"N" is for Nifty Easter Greeting Card Inspired by a few from The Book: 1000 Handmade Greetings

You know the old game of: If you were stuck on a desert island what would be your one...album, food, etc. be?

Well I think Rockport Publisher's 1,000 Series would be it.

1,000 Handmade Greetings:
Creative Cards and Clever Correspondence

Laura McFadden, with Deborah Baskin

Even in this current day and age, where we are all senders and receivers of voluminous emails, handmade greeting cards, stationery, and invitations never lose their charm or fail to touch the heart. This book is a delightful showcase of 1,000 exciting and contemporary hand-designed greeting cards, with examples that feature a wide array of paper craft techniques, including: paper cutting, paper stencils, stamping, punching, stitchery, monoprints, screenprints, paper piecing, and more.

Laura McFadden runs her own graphic design studio, Laura McFadden Design, Inc., and has contributed to various craft books and magazines. She is co-author with April Paffrath of The Artful Bride: Wedding Invitations and The Artful Bride: Wedding Favors & Decorations. Her most recent book is 100 Ideas for Stationery, Cards, and Invitations.

Click on the image to enlarge and see the card # 0913 by Loi Luc and cards 914,915,and 916 by Guavah Designs.

I loved the way these cards had a simple yet whimsical feel.

Just what Easter is saying to me. It looked like they were made from little scraps of fabric to me and boy do I have a lot of little scraps of fabric.

Here is the Easter Egg Die Cut Card from Fabric I made

 

How I made the card:

 

I went to my die cut stash and found my egg one and my Happy Easter one.

I used Stiffy to stiffen my fabric and cut a whole mess of eggs with my Hello Kitty Die cutter using die # 655995 Eggs & Decorations #2.

I cut the "Happy Easter" with die cutter Easter Phrases set out of a nice paper.

Then simply glued it all down and added a bit of green rick rack.

To see a bunch more cards from1,000 Handmade Greetings hop over to this post. (And read tons of great craft ideas left there by YOU, the fabulously creative holiday crafters and artists!)

And if you need another festive Easter (or spring) greeting card hop on over to this post.

Are you sick of all the bunny innuendo? (That's not today's question)

This is:

How are you decorating your eggs this year?

I am clearly working the fabric this year.

Comments

[Lynda Taylor]

That book looks wonderful and I love your card.
We are simplifying this year and the girls are just going to paint our eggs this year.

[Angie Platten]

I'm excited to see this book getting good reviews as I have two pieces in it! My first book publication so I want the book to be a success! Your cards are darling!

[julie]

the only eggs we're having this year are chocolate-covered varieties. no trim necessary.

[Delilah]

Those cards are too cute!
And I LOVE the hello kitty die cutter. I've never seen one!

[BrendaLea]

The book looks like a wonderful addition to a craft library....I love what I see on the cover.

Question: Since my Grandsons are teen and tween....we didn't do any eggs this year. :-(

[Katina]

I'm Greek Orthodox and our Easter is on April 19th and we will be going traditional and dyeing our eggs scarlet red. (that's for the reals eggs!)

As for faux eggs, I plan to take some wooden eggs and cover them with tissue and other ephemera and painting them with washes of bright colors so I can display them in a clear glass bowl every year.