We're at day 4 of 5... and it's a given that no bunny hop would be complete without a bunny crossing tag! Here's mine:
You'll need:
Kraft / Oatmeal cardstock (FSJ)
Chocolate cardstock scrap (FSJ)
blue textured cardstock scrap (Bazzil)
Sizzix eclips2 and ecal3
Hoppy Easter craft file from Creative Fabrica
Burlap ribbon (stash)
Twine (FSJ)
blue ink
TombowUSA marker in brown
Foam pop up dots (1/4 inch squares)
blending tool and felt
Glue (lineco)
CUTTING & ASSEMBLY:
Select the tag from the Basic Shapes Library. Size as desired. Copy and paste a second tag to the mat. Open the Hoppy Easter craft file and ungroup, break apart. Highlight the bunny. and move just the outer shape to the bottom of on of the tags. Center and nudge for placement as needed. Delete the rest of the Hoppy Easter file from the mat. Cut the Craft paper tags, and cut a third tag using the blue texture paper and trim as desired.
Using the Text Tool and Tool on Arch command, create the bunny crossing text - I'm using Bodini in this instance. Fill is selected on color palette and stroke is set to none. Make sure the text is then set to print 2 cut print. Drop a half circle on the mat and size to the same width as the tag. Move away from the tag and set layer to back. Move the text to the top of the half circle, size and center. Drop a heart just under the text and open the Spring folder in basic shapes and click on the raindrops. Ungroup or break apart. Select the small raindrop. Size and move to one side of the heart, turning as shown in the picture above. Copy the raindrop, flip it horizontally and move to the other side of the heart. Set the stroke to none and the fill to none. for the three shapes you just added to the half circle. They will disappear. Click on preview and you'll see that they will cut, but not visible during the print, print 2 cut portion of the process. You're ready to print and cut. Follow the directions on the software screen for best results.
Cut two small strips of the chocolate paper - just bit enough to go behind the rabbit cut out and the heart and raindrop cuts on the half circle. use a bit of glue to secure to the back of the cut tag and the half circle.
Glue the second tag to the back of the first covering the chocolate paper. Ink the edges of the blue paper before adhering to the front of the tag. Ink the rest of the tag as desired.
The rabbit cut has a dot added for an eye using a marker and if desired, you can edge the cut with a marker so it stands out a little more. Rub a little ink on the cut too. Set the rabbit slightly off center of the cut using some pop dots. Apply some pop dots to the half circle and secure in place. Add a burlap ribbon tied with some twine to finish.
Again, thanks for stopping by. Hoping you're having some creative fun of your own this week! Hope you'll check in tomorrow for the final day of the hop. And don't forget to check out all of the creativity on the FB page!
Welcome back! So happy you stopped by for day 3's tag. I just love this one! Hope you do too!
You'll need:
White cardstock
Chocolate cardstock
Tombow Markers
Ink (light green and sky blue, oatmeal)
Easter Grass (Sizzix eShape Store)
Tombow markers
Flower shaped sequins
Clear and white seed beads
Glue (Lineco)
Foam pop dots (1/4 inch)
Scissors
Blender Tool and felt
Sizzix eclips2 and eCal3
CUTTING AND ASSEMBLY:
Size and cut the shapes from the Easter Grass file and a tag from the Shape Library.
Color the background of the tag using the ink and blender tool. Set aside.
Put the basket together. I glued the vertical splines at the bottom only and did a over/under weave. Make sure the top edge is open and not glued shut.
Color the "grass" using markers. I crumpled mine up a bit and glued to the back inside of the basket. You can't really see it, but it's there for a little bit of filler.
Using the brown/oatmeal ink, add a little bit of color to the edges of the bunny pieces. Color the pads of the feet with a bit of pink. Glue the pads to the feet and add the tail using a piece of the foam pad. Glue the body to the grass, tucking the bottom of the body into the basket. Add a pop up to the feet.
Glue the basket to the tag. Glue a few sequins to the basket and add some seed beads to the sequin centers.
You can see a little more detail in this image -- the weave on the basket is pretty tight and the seed beads are a perfect fill if you're not stitching the sequins to the paper.
The Sentiment was created in eCal3 as a print 2 print. Super easy and the font is Bodini. Just fill the font with the desired color and set the stroke to none. Size the font, make sure it is set to print*; add a rectangle (Fill is white and stroke is set to none and layer to the back). Print and cut according to the step by step instructions in the software.
*Check preview to make sure the sentiment will print and the rectangle cuts.
Hoping you have some more creative time set for this coming week. Don't forget to stop by the FB page for more inspiration and if you'd like to participate, we'd be happy to have you join in the fun too!
It's day 2 of the hop -- have you stopped by the eclips/eCal page yet? You'll love all of yesterday's tags and enjoy the ones that will be shared today.
Here's my tag for today.
You'll need:
White cardstock (8.5 x 11)
Green Textured Cardstock (Bazzil)
Green watercolor print paper (Bazzil)
Ink
Tombow Dual Brush Markers
Sizzix Shapes Library (Bunny, Boot, Tag)
Xyron X (permanent adhesive)
Glue (Lineco)
Foam pop dots (1/4 inch squares)
Ribbon
Sizzix eclips2 and eCal3
CUTTING AND ASSEMBLY:
Select the tag shape from the library. Size as desired. Draw a line the same width as the tag and apply the Wave effect and place on the tag. Group. Copy and paste to cut 2 from the green papers. Cut a tag (hide the wave line) from white stock.
Place the bunny on the mat, using the knife tool cut the bunny just below the paws. Select the top portion of the image and close path. You can delete the other portion of the image. Copy and paste the head to cut 2. Create a small flower, stem and leaves using shapes from the library. Select the boot from the library and size to fit the rabbit. Make sure it will fit on the tag. Cut the boot, flower, and two rabbits from white card stock.
Using the white tag as the base, choose one piece from each of the two green cuts. I used the plain textured stock for the top portion of the tag and the print for the bottom of the tag. Before gluing in place, using the blender tool, blend a little color to the edges of the pieces. Glue in place. Be sure to rub a little more color along the edges to hide the white paper a bit more.
Pick one of the rabbit cuts and put through the Xyron. Apply to the other rabbit head. Add an eye and nose using markers.
Color the boot and add some dots to the boot and line the sole with a darker color. Using some ink, add a little more color along the edges to cover the white.
Fold over the front ear and glue the rabbit to the boot. Secure the folded ear to the front of the boot with a little bit of glue. Add the flower after you have colored it. Add some pop ups to the back of the boot and secure to the front of the tag.
Add your sentiment as desired. Add a ribbon hanger. And it's all done.
Thanks for stopping by again today! If you missed yesterday's post, just scroll down the page a bit for yesterday's tag.
Hoping you have some creative time scheduled this week and be sure to stop by the Facebook page for a little more inspiration from other #eclipsecalmakers.
Today on the eClips/eCal FB page, we're launching 5 days of tags with a Spring Bunny Hop theme. Come join us and see what other makers have been creating.
Here's my first tag... simple and quick!
You'll need:
Kraft/oatmeal card stock (6 x 6))
Chocolate cardstock (6 x 6)
Foil Quill, standard tip and machine adapter
Silver heat activated foil
White cardstock (4 x 4)
Hoppy Easter Craft File (Creative Fabrica)
Easter Grass (eShape store)
Sizzix eclips2 and eCal3 software
scissors
Tombow markers (green)
Silver gel pen
Oatmeal Cookie Ink
blender tool with pads
foam pop dots (1/4 inch)
Glue (Lineco)
Using a basic tag shape from the library, size as desired. The sentiment is a free file from CreativeFabrica. The coloring is very subtle on the kraft/oatmeal colored paper. Open the file, break apart and remove the rabbit. Re-group the image. Size and place the image on the tag shape. Set the Hoppy Easter image to print2cut and print following the step by step instructions in the software to cut.
The rabbit is an old free digital stamp (unknown origin); set the image to draw in the software. Remove the blade housing from the machine and replace with the foil quill. Secure the foil as the manufacturer directs and heat the tip. "Cut" using the pen settings in the cutting window. Once the foiling step has been completed, remove the foil. DO NOT remove the mat from the machine. Cut the rabbit.
Cut 2 of the grass svgs using the white cardstock. The file, Easter Grass, can be purchased through the eShape store. Color using a marker - I used Tombow Dual Brush markers for this tag.
ASSEMBLY:
Using the Oatmeal ink and the blender tool, blend along the edges of the tag. Outline the lettering Hoppy Easter using the silver gel pen.
Glue one layer of grass to the bottom edge of the tag. I wrapped the excess around the back of the tag. If desired, you can cut an additional tag and glue to the back for additional support and to cover any excess grass. Apply some pop dots to the back of the bunny and set in place. Add the second piece of grass, gluing to secure.
Add some complimentary colored ribbon, burlap ribbon in this case to the tag to hang.
Thanks for dropping by today.
I hope you'll stop by over the course of the next several days and check out the remaining tags for this hop. And be sure to stop by the eclips/eCal Facebook page to see more creative work from other makes who use the eclips and eCal software.
Enjoy your time in your creative space this week! Nurture your heart and soul!
This HOP IS CLOSED!
I'm excited to be a part of this small but hoping to grow bigger blog hop featuring Sizzix' eclips machine. Hoping you'll enjoy your stops and the projects created using the Sizzix eclips and files from a broad group of designers and shops.
I chose to use a file from a recent release by Mary Rudakis at SVGCuts.com. The Game Day Marquee Signs Set is so much fun and for my Baseball fanatic hubby, it's a perfect addition to his growing collection of Baseball decor on the walls and shelves in his space. The title is my own design and you can download a copy of the file in SVG form here.
I used some SU 12x12" stock and the Grand Slam Mini Theme Collection from Echo Park. Some red floss for the stitching AND Old Paper distress ink by Ranger. Scraps for the title. The eclips2 and eCal2 software made matting and cutting a breeze!
Use a good quick drying glue as adhesive. I used Scotch Quick dry for this project. It's a good quality glue and still gives you a bit of time to adjust if needed before the bond is secure.
Following the excellent assembly tutorial here, Mary made assembly EZ!.... Assemble your title and using some dimensional pop up dots, secure to the front of the baseball.
Add the lights. Heidi Swap has several kits available for use with Marquee items. You'll need a set of 24 lights for this project. Don't forget those triple A batteries!
T caught a glimpse of this and gave it 2 thumbs up!
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Join us on the eclips/eCal FB page to participate in future hops and challenges. Using your eclips and eCal software can be lots of fun with this versatile machine! Wishing you some happy creative time in the very near future!
The Dreaming Tree blog hop was a huge success! Thank you so much for supporting and hopping along with us.
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Thanks again - and I hear there's another hop in the works very soon. Hoping you'll join in again! Have a creative day!
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