Art Impressions Blog: Easter Place Cards by Lynn Dionne

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!

Today I thought that I would share a few of these easy "last minute" Easter place cards that I am currently working on by using the Ai Bunny Hugs Set (6008). Also, to create the place card itself we will be using the Ai Scalloped Rectangle Dies (6048).

We will begin by die cutting the scalloped rectangle onto some white cardstock. Now we will stamp the little bunny in the center and color it in using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Sugared Almond Pink, Pink, Yellow, Orange, Ice Blue, Sea Green, Lt Gray.

Now that the coloring is complete, we can use the bunny die to partially die cut the bunny. For that, we will only die cut the top of the bunny (about from the neck upwards). When you are doing a partial die cut you will want to put the top plate on your die cutting machine only over the area that you want to cut!

Now we will score at the center of the scalloped rectangle from the cut line to the edge of the card. You will need to do this on both sides of the bunny. At this point, you can fold the place card in half right on that score line. This will make the bunny pop-up over the top of the place card!

Let's add a strip of plaid paper to the bottom of each of the place cards using the same rectangle die, but we will only need about a 1/2" strip.

After we attach the plaid strip, we will then add a solid strip of 1/4" coordinating cardstock. We can also add a bit of interest to each of the eggs using our gel pens in a variety of colors.

Next, you may want to add the names of your guests to each place card, or you can just simply stamp a cute easter sentiment on each of your place cards. For the lettering, I used the Ai Journal Letter Dies (5562) and some black 100lb cardstock. However, you could also stamp the names using the Ai Letter Stamps (5284).

Finally, let's add some sparkle using a few pretty gems in those same coordinating colors!

Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!