Good morning stamplings~ How are you doing dealing with all this social isolation and mandatory time out at home? I confess that it's been harder on me than I originally thought it would be, but thanks to my sweet friends and design team mates from Double D's Challenges, they've lifted my spirits and brightened my outlook. I've been spending way too much time sitting on the couch watching waaaayyyy too much news. So my dear friend Darlene from Dar's Crafty Creations challenged me to get off the couch and get crafty. Many All of my team mates from Double D's Challenge has joined in on a challenge going on over at Cut It Up, this is a new challenge blog for me and one I think I'll be visiting more often. The challenge is to follow the theme and be sure to use a die cut. We all have lots of those, right? I've had these Sizzix Bunny Hop dies sitting in my pile of NBUS just begging to be used. I love the playful, dancing images of these darling bunnies and paired with the Funky Foliage dies, they're a match made in heaven. Don't these bunnies just make your heart glad? The over sized Easter egg is from Memory Box Half Dozen Eggs. I added a bow to each of these fine fella's from Lil' Inkers Bunnies & Bows. The grass is cut using Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges and everything is framed using Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles. I hope you're staying well and keeping a healthy outlook during this difficult time in our world. It will pass eventually and never again will I take for granted, the freedom to visit friends and family and the ability to take a deep breath. Nor will I ever forget the gift of friendship to lift my spirits. Below are links so you can visit each of my friends blogs to see their creations for this challenge: Darlene Donna Vicki Amelia Diane Annie Kathy Judy Barbara I'll also be adding one of these cards to the following challenges: Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes The Library Challenge ~ Egg Drop Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Add Texture Below is a list of products I used: Tim Holtz Sizzix BUNNY HOP Thinlits Die Set 664421 Price: $16.99 Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Thinlits Die - Bunny Hop Price: $16.14 Tim Holtz Sizzix FUNKY FOLIAGE Thinlits Die Set 663087 Price: $19.99 Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations Collection - Thinlits Die - Funky Festive and Funky Foliage Bundle Price: $37.99 Memory Box HALF A DOZEN EGGS Open Studio Craft Die 30072 Price: $20.99 Elizabeth Craft Designs ADVENTURE EDGES Craft Die 1388 Price: $13.95 Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Price: $99.00 Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Ranger ranger114 Price: $71.99 Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz- Distress Oxide Ink Pads - (1) Random Selection Price: $5.69 Thanks for stopping by!

Easter quotes, captions (for Instagram or not), and messages can help you send good wishes to friends, family, and loved ones this holiday season.

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Hippity Hoppity -Easter Bunny a design that encapsulates the anticipation and joy of Easter. Proudly featured at the center is a whimsical bunny, elegantly dressed in a dashing purple vest, adding a touch of sophistication and whimsy to its appearance. With a mischievous twinkle in its eye and ears poised in excitement, the bunny exudes an infectious sense of anticipation for the festivities to come. Whether worn to Easter gatherings or simply as a celebration of the season, this t-shirt is sure to bring smiles and warmth wherever it goes.

Easter is almost upon us and that means "Let's decorate some eggs"! You can buy those little plastic sleeves that you shrink wrap around your egg for that "perfect look" but how absolutely generic. Egg dyes, stickers, pompoms, and glitter whahoo; that's what little eggs are made of! Those eggs may not be perfect but they are yours... or your child's. To get in the mood put on some music such as this late 50's or early 60's vinyl record. "Here comes Peter Cottontail", dip those eggs, "hopping down the bunny trail", add some glitter, "hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way". Not all of these Easter egg dye packets are old. Some of them are from when our kids were small, but I liked the packaging, so I either kept the package or bought an extra one for myself. Both of these Braun dye packets are European and are from the late 80's or early 90's. The European package illustrations are so much more interesting than the contemporary North American illustrations. There were food colour transfers and decals to decorate your eggs included with the egg dyes in this 1960's packet. Fleck's egg dyes had wonderful full colour illustrations on their packaging. They also had small stickers that you cut out and stuck onto the egg to create the characters illustrated on the outside of the package. The back and front of this Fleck's dye package is absolutely delightful. These stickers are inside to create the characters shown. I know someone out there is saying "What's the difference between a modern shrink wrapper for an egg and one of these characters for your dyed egg". I guess not a lot, but you can put it on the egg anywhere you like. A child's attempt at achieving the exact same look will be stamped with that child's personality not the perfection of infallible modern technology. There were twelve transfers in this package to decorate your dyed or plain eggs. The transfer was soaked in water for one minute and then slid off of the paper onto the egg and would be used in conjunction with the following Heitmann egg dyes. This package of egg decorating supplies has four sets of rabbit face transfers, four pairs of paper ears to cut out to add onto your eggs, and five colours of dye. Heitmann produces egg dye sold under the name of Iris if you wish to just dye eggs and not use transfers or if you are on a budget. These pages of punch out images were ready to wrap around your dyed eggs. They were then ready go on the table as part of the Easter decorations. Paas egg decorating kits had six different colours of dye, an egg dipper, and twenty eight transfers. I have no idea what egg decorating kit these came with but the images look like they could be 1930's or 1940's. I debated about including all of these dye transfers but I figured that they may inspire someone out there for a project or design. Let me know if they have been useful. The designs are printed in dye on tissue paper. they are cut out individually applied to the egg and then a damp cloth dipped into a vinegar and water solution is wrapped around the egg to transfer the design to the egg. The images are quite charming. To get a better look at them just click on each picture.

Get this adorable FREE printable for Easter! Here Comes Peter Cottontail was created entirely in PicMonkey. Learn how following this PicMonkey tutorial.

Inky Paws Challenge is a biweekly card/paper project challenge using Newton's Nook Designs products.

Two bunnies are riding in their carrot car to deliver Easter greetings. Inside message: Hippity-hoppity! The Easter bunnies are on their way!

If you remember correctly, the Walkush children like their PEZ as evidenced here, here, and here. So, when I stumbled upon this vintage PEZ Easter ad, I just knew it was too good not to share: Methinks this ad is creeptacular for the following reasons: The Easter Bunny seems to have only one leg if you look very closely. Sure we can assume the other leg is behind the giant egg, but the leg that's shown just keeps going and going and going - weirdness. The PEZ dispenser that he's holding looks like an actual rabbit! AND Easter Bunny looks more like he's trying to eat the poor live bunny PEZ dispenser than the PEZ he's dispensing. (And even has a twinkle in his eye about it - BOO!) :-( However, the one redeeming quality about this ad is that apparently, you could still get this creeptacular PEZ dispenser with 2 PEZ paks (that's how they always spelled it - AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!) for a mere 25 cents. What value! (Sounds like they were liquidating some bad inventory if you ask me.)

Get your preschoolers excited for Easter with this list of Easter picture books - both religious and not. There's something for everyone here.

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Hello friends! With Easter only a few weeks away, it was time to get busy on my Easter cards. I decided to start with Doodlebug's Hippity Hoppity collection. They always make the cutest collections. I usually purchase the 6x6 paper pad and ephemera pack. But this time I bought a few extras from the collection

Find even more amazing yard art at titanoakdecor.com! Hippity hoppity, Easters on it's way with this delightful version of Garfield as the Easter bunny. He'll be an excellent addition to any egg hunt as long as there is lasagna nearby.******This piece is 32" tall and is made from 1/2" MDF. Every piece is hand-painted and coated with multiple layers of high quality exterior paint to ensure total coverage. These will last for years and look bright and vibrant every time you bring them out. Includes brackets and poles for quick and easy assembly. Production All products are made to order as they come in and are completed within 1-2 weeks. Due to storage space I can only keep a limited amount of inventory on hand. Items listed as Ships Immediately will go out within 1-2 business days. Shipping All orders are shipped with Fedex ground and will arrive within 3-4 days after being picked up. Orders may be shipped separately if needed due to seasonal demand. IE: An order placed in mid-November for a Christmas and Valentine set will have the Christmas set sent first and the Valentine set sent in the first week of January. You will receive an email once your order ships that contain your tracking information. If you haven’t received tracking info within 5-7 days, please contact us. Feel free to contact me for any custom orders as well. I'd love to turn your ideas into reality.

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