Happy Friday, peeps! I have a quick card to share today for the Just Add Ink challenge of CHOCOLATE!
What a fun challenge! It reminded me of this single bunny stamp from SU from a long time ago, so I dug it out, along with a Hero Arts stamp and this is what I came up with:
One last Easter card! My background paper is from Fitting Florets, and the sentiment panel was stamped with Blushing Bride and Chocolate Chip. I think it took me longer to find my Chocolate Chip reinker to ink up my old CC ink pad than it did to make the card, LOL! I cut the frame out with a Rectangle Deckle Edge die, added some grosgrain ribbon and "chocolate" dots:
and of course, my chocolate bunny! He was stamped on Pecan Pie cardstock with Chocolate Chip ink, then fussy cut:
A sentiment from Throughout the Year went on the inside. I'll probably save this one for next year!!
Longwood Gardens has a
blog and they often have really interesting stories to tell about the gardens! This week they had a piece about "Uncle Pierre's Iron Snakes"....apparently Mr DuPont had two iron snakes created and he would hide them around the yard and tell his nieces and nephews to go find them! You can see a photo of them below, in front of Mr DuPont's home:
These snakes are over 100 years old and were beginning to show deterioration, so they decided to have a new pair made by a local ironworker. It's a fascinating story and you can read the whole piece
HERE. The next time I go, I will be on the lookout for them! Meanwhile, the last time I was there, one of the gardeners walked past my brother and me with this in his hand:
Yuck! I wasn't sure whether I should be fascinated or repulsed by this creature! The gardener said it was a snail, obviously, but it was NOT a good snail and it would damage the plants. So off to the head gardener he went....not sure of his future but I don't think it was a good one! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!
Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified |
Stamps |
Throughout the Year, Single Bunny (ret), A Little Something (Hero Arts) |
Card stock & Papers |
Basic White, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Flitting Florets DSP |
Ink |
Blushing Bride (ret), Chocolate Chip (ret) |
Accessories |
Opaque Faceted Gems, Dimensionals, Grosgrain Ribbon (ret) |
Tools |
Cut & Emboss Machine, Rectangle Deckle Edge Dies |