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Authentique Cottontail Easter Basket in a Box Card

Autehentique Cottontail Easter Basket in a Box by Kathy Clement Kathy by Design Photo 01

Authentique Cottontail Easter Basket in a Box Card

Hello, Friends! Let’s get ready for Easter with an Easter Basket in a Box Card! The holiday will no doubt be different this year, but we can share the joy of the season via the mail. I’ve used Authentique’s Cottontail collection to create this sweet box style card and it’s so cute, even the Easter Bunny approves!

The entire Authentique Paper Design team is sharing wonderful Easter inspiration ideas on the Authentique blog this week. You’ll want to be sure to pop on over and see what goodies they have prepared for you.

Cottontail Easter Basket in a Box Card: A Closer Look

Start with a 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ box card folio base. You can find a tutorial for the base HERE. Then dress it up with pretty pink flowers, ribbons, and Easter embellishments. You’ll hear all the details in the video tour below, so I won’t bore you with them here. I’ll just share the pretty photos with a few comments.

Color a resin bunny with Distress ink, then heat emboss with Seth Apter Dirty Sand Embossing Powder. Then rub some of the embossing off with your finger to create fake fur. The wee nest is made with burlap, twine and Spanish Moss.

Dress up the spine with a bunny key and carrot buttons.

The inside is filled with all sorts of fun interactive elements.

And here’s the “Easter Basket” and a sweet little pull out folio.

“Gift wrap” your treats with paper from the collection. Who wouldn’t love to receive an Easter Basket like this in the mail?

Cottontail Easter Basket in a Box Card Video Tour

If you’d like to see how all these elements work together, you can watch this short video tour. I share lots of tips and tricks as we walk through all the moving parts.

I hope I’ve shared some Easter Joy with you today. How are you going to celebrate this year? I’d love to hear about it in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

Authentique Cottontail 12×12 Collection Kit
Little Birdie Flowers (website is closed due to Corona Virus)
Prima Resin Bunnies
Coral Rose Checkerboard Satin Ribbon
Carrot Buttons
Easter Chick
Bunny Key

Authentique Abundant Easter Bunny Hideaway House

Hello, Friends! Happy Easter! The Easter Bunny is visiting the blog today, in a super sweet Authentique Abundant Easter Bunny Hideaway House. This is my inspiration piece for the Authentique Paper Group Post. You can find more beautiful Easter inspiration over on the Authentique Blog.

Easter Bunny Hideaway House Rescued from The Closet of Shame

Some time ago, I purchased this house shaped shadow box, thinking I would use it to make some Christmas gifts. Then life got busy, and the poor house lay forgotten in the Closet of Shame.

Authentique Abundant Easter Bunny Hideaway House by Kathy Clement Kathy by Design Photo 02

Somehow, I think it was meant to be. While doing a little springtime tidy up, I ran across the house and knew immediately that it was destined to become this little Easter Bunny Hideaway House.

Easter Bunny Hideaway House: Tips and Tricks

Authentique Abundant Easter Bunny Hideaway House by Kathy Clement Kathy by Design Photo 03

Here’s how I created this dimensional focal image.

First, fussy cut around the 4″ x 6″ card front from Abundant 6.
Leave an extra 1/2″ border on the bottom edge.
Then score along the 1/2″ border and fold.
Use your scissors to cut little “v” shapes about 1/2″ apart along this folded edge. These will serve as tabs that you can adhere to the bottom edge of the shadow box. Of course, you will want to decorate the back of the box before you insert this element.
Fold a lightweight piece of chipboard into 3 sections. Adhere one piece to the back of the Easter Bonnet girl. Then adhere the other to the back of the shadow box. You will have to use trial and error to get the length just right. But this will prevent the girl from flopping over.

Easter Bunny Hideaway House: A Button Tiled Roof

Authentique Abundant Easter Bunny Hideaway House by Kathy Clement Kathy by Design Photo 04

Any time I can play with my vintage button collection, I’m a happy girl! I’ve created a “tiled” roof effect. Add a few more inside the box to resemble the shine of Easter Eggs.

Authentique Abundant Easter Bunny Hideaway House by Kathy Clement Kathy by Design Photo 05

Decorate the sides and the back of the box. You could actually add a 4″ x 6″ photo to the back of the box.

This was such a fun project to make, I just had to share it with you here. I hope it has served to spark your own creativity. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you all a warm, wonderful and blessed Easter!

Cheerio,

kathy

Easter Bunny Hideaway House Supply List

Authentique Paper Abundant Collection Kit
Shadow Box
Little Birdie Pastel Palette Flowers (check your local AC Moore Craft Store)
Spanish Moss
Champagne Wrinkled Ribbon
wood bunnies from my stash
Buttons from my stash

The Button Farm Club Abundant Boxed Mini Album Kit

The Button Farm Club Abundant Boxed Mini Album Kit for The Button Farm Club

Hello, Friends! What a happy day it is! Today I’m sharing the big reveal for my latest Button Farm Club Kit. Hooray! This Authentique Abundant Boxed Mini Album Kit has been approved by the Easter Bunny Guild. Loaded with vintage charm, perfect for spring home decor and destined to become a treasured family keepsake, I am thrilled with the way this lovely project has come together.

Remember when we all got dressed in our Easter best for Easter Sunday? For me, the outfit was a complete ensemble with little gloves, a matching hat (with an annoying elastic string to keep it firmly on one’s head) white patent leather shoes and an itchy crinoline petticoat. There is something about this project that takes me right back to those precious memories.

This lovely bit of home decor is housed in a Graphic 45 Ivory Deep Rectangle Box. The easel top design makes it perfect for display.

Ooooh…look what the Easter Bunny tucked inside!

This Prima Canvas Album tucks perfectly inside the G45 box. The printed tutorial that comes with the kit gives you simple step by step directions and beautiful full color photos to help you recreate the album.

Look at this adorable ribbon laced spine! You get these darling charms in the kit as well.

This kit has some really fun designer style elements built into it, like these shaped pockets.

And these darling bunny tags with photo mount inserts.

You’ll also learn how to maximize your scraps and turn them into sweet little tuck in elements.

What You Will Receive in Your Button Farm Club Abundant Boxed Mini Album Kit

Here’s what you’ll receive in this amazing kit:

Authentique Paper Abundant Collection Kit with (12) 12×12 double sided papers and the 12×12 Cardstock Components Sheet
(4) 12×12 sheets of Authentique Spectrum Mustard Seed Cardstock
A Graphic 45 Ivory Deep Rectangle Box
(5) Graphic 45 Ivory Square Tags
A Prima Canvas Album
(2) custom designed chipboard Easter Bunnies exclusive to the club kit
A package of Wild Orchid Crafts Daffodils and Tulips
Seam Binding Ribbon and Ivory Burlap String
3 silver tone charms: a carrot, a bunny and a key
an antique brass miniature key
4 Maya Road Crystal Stick Pins
Printed full color tutorial

Here’s a little video tour of the project for you to enjoy:

I’m so proud to be partnering with The Button Farm Club. The kits they provide are such a good value. This one sells for $62.99. I honestly don’t think you could purchase all the elements separately for less. You receive almost everything you need with the exception of adhesives and basic paper crafting tools. Just sit down, follow the tutorial and create something beautiful.

Designing these kits and tutorials for you is a real joy for me. So many of you have asked me to teach a class, or provide a tutorial. This is a way for me to meet that need, and provide top quality products for you to work with. It’s a win/win in my book.

This kit is a limited edition, so hop on over to The Button Farm Club and place your order right away. As always, thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card

Hello, Friends! Today I’ve transformed a lowly brown paper lunch bag into a showy shabby chic paper bag Pocket Easter Card. I haven’t done anything like this in quite a while, but I kind of had a hankering to make a project with lots of pockets and tags…and this is where I wound up!

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card Eastertime by Kathy Clement for Really Reasonable Ribbon Product by Authentique Photo 01

Oh, but I had so much fun making this triple decker pocket card from an old brown paper bag! To make the base, I simply folded a standard brown lunch bag, lined it with darling Eastertime papers from Authentique, then adorned it with Yellow Chevron Striped Twill Ribbon , Hot Pink Quatrefoil Satin, Burlap String, and WOC flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card Eastertime by Kathy Clement for Really Reasonable Ribbon Product by Authentique Photo 02

Pink and yellow is such a fun, fresh color combo for Springtime! Would you like to see what’s in the pockets? I thought so!

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card: Pocket #1

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card Eastertime by Kathy Clement for Really Reasonable Ribbon Product by Authentique Photo 03

The bottom pocket is filled with treats for the tummy and treats for the eyes! Each 3″ x 4″ string tie envelope is dressed up in its Easter best. The sweet little tag is made with a sticker from the paper collection. Snippets of ribbon, , flowers, and burlap string are Easter Bunny approved!

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card Eastertime by Kathy Clement for Really Reasonable Ribbon Product by Authentique Photo 04 I’ve tucked some tasty almonds and the dearest miniature card into the string tie envelopes.

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card: Pocket #2 and #3

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card Eastertime by Kathy Clement for Really Reasonable Ribbon Product by Authentique Photo 05

Tags and pockets go together like the Easter Bunny and Jelly Beans! I created a tall tag for the middle pocket, then had dressing it up with ribbons, flowers stickers and charms.

The top pocket holds a decorated 4″ x 6″ string tie envelope. Because it’s Easter, you have to have chocolate, so I’ve tucked a bag of M&M’s inside this pretty little packet.

Shabby Chic Paper Bag Pocket Easter Card Eastertime by Kathy Clement for Really Reasonable Ribbon Product by Authentique Photo 06 Here’s a peek at the paper bag pocket with everything removed. I think this is a really fun alternative to an Easter Basket. What do you think?

I hope I’ve shared some tips, tricks and ideas that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Authentique Jubilee Center Step Easel Card Tutorial & Project Share

Thinking Spring: Authentique Jubilee Center Step Easel Card Tutorial & Project Share

Hello, Friends! Old Man Winter just seems to be hanging on for dear life. I’ve been making my own springtime in my studio with pretty papers and flowers and ribbons! This Authentique Jubilee Center Step Easel Card Tutorial is a really quick and easy card design. Build the base with just two simple straight cuts and one simple fold. The end result looks so amazing, everyone will think you are a card making genius!

These are the cards we will be making today. Aren’t they darling? Each top fold card measures 7″ x 5″. I love the fact that the center step easel design makes it very easy to set these cards out for display.

If you haven’t seen Authentique’s Jubilee collection yet, you are in for a real treat. This whimsical spring collection has a strong vintage vibe with a dash of Authentique’s signature charm and humor. The patterned papers are just stunning, as you can see in this sweet card.

I really appreciate the fact that there are images and patterns that are not strictly for Easter. This beautiful 3″ x 4″ image from the cut apart page lends itself to any occasion. I just love a versatile paper collection, don’t you?

Other Fun Projects: Eileen Hull Trinket Box Home Decor Piece

Once I opened this beautiful paper collection up, I simply could not stop playing with it. It’s always fun to add a little fresh home decor to welcome springtime. So I pulled out my Eileen Hull Trinket Box Die to create this dimensional vignette.

The cavity of the trinket box is lined with more gorgeous papers and images from the Jubilee Collection Kit. I also altered a Tim Holtz Idea-Ology trophy with gesso, embossing powder and paint to create this flower urn inside the box.

I found this darling chipboard bunny in my stash. He looks quite dapper on the front of the trinket box. He’s complemented with a little wooden Easter Egg, a twine bow and some sweet Petaloo Flowers. (Sadly, Petaloo flowers are hard to find these days, but you can still find a few HERE.)

This cute dimensional box is attached to an altered spool. Beautiful Spring Ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon form the tie closure on the box. (You will find a supply list at the end of this post.)

Authentique Jubilee Center Step Easel Card Tutorial & Project Share: One More Bunny Card

I had one more fun idea for a Jubilee Easter card. This 5″ x 7″ top fold card base has a 1/2″ spine and a hidden tag pocket on the front.

I fussy cut the banner and floral cluster from the top corner of Jubilee Two. Then I cut out a 4 7/8″ x 6 7’8″ panel with the bunny image from the same sheet of paper. After stitching, inking and distressing the paper edges, I rolled the top left hand corner around a pencil to create a scroll. Next I backed my card base with a complementary paper and glued the two layers together, leaving a gap in the top left corner for a tag.

This is the tag that pulls out of the card front. Fun, right?

I also painted some Prima Resin eggs with watered down Distress Paint. Then I glued them into a “nest” made from burlap string.

The inside of the card has 2 pockets filled with Easter treats.

I could have kept right on playing with this delightful collection, but I had to go start dinner.

Authentique Jubilee Center Step Easel Card Tutorial & Project Share on YouTube

I thought you’d like to learn how to make a center step easel card, so I stole a few more minutes from my schedule and made you this YouTube tutorial. It starts with a project share of all the paper pretties I’ve featured here, then moves into a full tutorial for the center step easel card. I hope you enjoy!

I hope I’ve shared some tips, tricks and ideas today that you can incorporate into your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Supply List for

Authentique Jubilee Center Step Easel Card Tutorial & Project Share

Authentique Paper
- Jubilee Collection Kit (includes sticker sheet)
- Jubilee 6×6 Bundle
Ribbon
Dies
- Eileen Hull Trinket Box Die by Sizzix
Flowers
- Petaloo (hard to find, but there are few styles left HERE.)
- Little Birdie Crafts Wendy Carnation, Ariel Vivid Palette
Other
- Scoring Tool, Cutting Tools, Adhesive of your choice, vintage style buttons, Scor-Tape

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