H2H Bunny Hop

It's time for the Bunny Hop at Heart 2 Heart!  Click the badge to check out all the other wonderful Easter/Spring creations.

This week I'm sharing a little home decor item I put together.  I don't have a lot of Easter decorations, and took this challenge as an opportunity to fix that!

I made a three panel wall hanging using the Caboodle paper pack because I thought the colors were just perfect.  The panels are linked together with a 2" wide strip of pleated Crystal Blue cardstock.  I stamped one of the "Boutique Borders" on the edges to dress it up.  It's hanging from grosgrain ribbon that has been tied to an On Target Dimensional Element that I covered in cardstock and then coated with Liquid Glass to make it pretty.

On to the panels...these "Sensational Season" bunnies are my first attempt at heat embossing.  I really love the effect.  I used a Blending Pen to color the images.  The lacy punches in the corners are from a Martha Stewart punch.  I covered a 6"x6" piece of chipboard with a B&T paper, and stacked the rest of the layers on top with dimensional adhesive.

 I decided to dress up the middle panel a little by applying cardstock and paper to 2 more On Target Dimensional Elements.  It took some time to file the edges smooth, but it really looks great.

Thanks for stopping by to view my creation!  Happy hopping!

Layout Recipe Challenge & Flip Flaps

This week's Lasting Memories Layout Challenge is a recipe challenge:  (1) die cut,  (2) brads, and (3) layers.  Here's my humble contribution:

You have to look closely to find the brads.  I placed them on the chipboard circle to draw attention to the photo.

On the right hand page I was able to incorporate one of my all-time favorite products...Flip Flaps!

I had a lot of pictures and didn't have the heart to leave any of them out! Flip flaps to the rescue!  I also got to use my new 1.25" circle punch. I punched circles out, folded them in half, cut along the fold, and then used them to create the border you see at the top of the layout. I really like the chipboard accents, too. I love that you can ink them up to match whatever color scheme you're using. And look at that...another layout done! I'm on a roll! :)