A Ducky Easter card

Hi all - I'm sharing the card below at Die Cut Divas today. We have Angle It as our February challenge with sponsor Hero Arts, my favorite company - yay!! I was able to get a Spring 2022 item early, via the ShopBox program at my local store Anchor Paper. As of Feb. 15th, you can purchase all Spring 2022 items at the Hero Arts online store.

Supplies: Paper - BoBunny Cottontail;

Authentique (a mixed pad);

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb

Stamps - Hero Art Color Layering Duckling Bundle &

Apr 2021 My Monthly Hero kit,

plus matching Frame Cuts

Dies - My Favorite Things Blueprints 18 (retired);

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop

Other - black & white gel pens, pink marker, 

Hero Arts inks; Park Lane gems

Isn't this duckling the cutest?! I thought he'd make an adorable Easter card and the stamp set happens to include an Easter sentiment. I die cut my angled panels from an Easter paper pad and glued them to a white panel. Next I die cut it with a stitched dot rectangle. Stamped the sentiment and found the font hard to read. I carefully blotted out parts with white gel pen and rewrote them the way I preferred.

The duckling image has with 3 layers so I chose my 3 inks and die cut the outline. I always stamp a trial image in my MISTI and put the negative of the die cut around it. I pop the die cut in and stamp, removing it to reset each layer. I find that works best for me. If I'm "off" a bit on stamping the trial layers, I can reposition the negative. Sometimes I'm still "off" and just try to correct things with markers and gel pens.... This time I started with the second layer since it had the feet, making the negative easier to position. I stamped the little patch of grass from the set and included a leftover dragonfly from my Scramble card from a couple weeks ago.

Now for a bonus! My friend Linda (can you believe she has my middle name too?) and her hubby bought a new house and invited me over for lunch. I took them a birdhouse as a housewarming gift and made this card:

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts, Basic Grey, Paper Studio

Stamps - Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Dec2021

Dies - Hero Arts Neighborhood Houses;

Taylored Expressions Easy Strips 1/8"

Thanks for stopping and I hope to see you in the February Diva gallery!! You have until 9pm Pacific Time to share your creation with an angle, plus a die cut &/or embossing folder. A random winner, chosen from eligible February entries, will receive a $25 credit to use at the Hero Arts online store.