There are so many opportunities for making nice Easter and Spring cards using some of the products in the Easter Joy Suite Collection. For this card, however, I used the Pastels Shimmer Specialty Designer Series Paper for the background. You’ll find this paper in the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives, but the Easter Joy Suite is in the Spring Mini Catalog.

Since I wanted to use the Pastels Shimmer paper, I used Pool Party cardstock for the card base after trying out a few other colors. The three colors of the Pastels Shimmer Papers are Bubble Bath (which I chose for this card), Lemon Lolly, and Pool Party. These pastels would be so pretty on cards or projects for other occasions. The paper has shimmer on both sides. I used the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the background. (Right now this embossing folder is unavailable with no date given yet of when it might be expected back in stock. If you are interested, fill in your email on that page to be notified when it is back in stock, or you can check with me, and I’ll see when a date becomes available.)

The basket is diecut with die in the Easter Basket Dies, along with the scallop edge and bow. I used the pink shimmer paper for the bow and scallops. The grass is diecut from Shy Shamrock cardstock. The little tag on the basket is stamped from the Banner Sayings Stamp Set, stamped in Bubble Bath ink. The little pink twine bow is from the current Paper Pumpkin Kit.

The bunny in the basket, the little brown bunny, and the Easter eggs are all stamped with the Easter Basket Stamp Set in Memento ink on Basic White and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. They are diecut with the Easter Basket Dies. For this card, since I was coloring several eggs (I made extras), I just cut those out by hand with my Paper Snips. I thought it was quicker than positioning each egg die over each stamped egg and running it through the machine, since the eggs are so easy to cut out!

The basket is popped up with Dimensionals, and then the white bunny and the eggs are stuck in behind it, but glued flat on the card. I love how the handle is diecut attached to the basket, so we don’t have to deal with a separate piece that has to be attached. If you don’t want the handle, just cut it off.

Easter Sunday will be here in just a little over a month!

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