Masculine Easter Basket Card

Hello crafty friends!  Have you noticed that I sometimes enjoy finding unexpected ways to use crafty products?  Haha!  Well today, that's what I've done!  How about using some of the tools from the Honey Bee Stamps new Mechanic Tool Box Add-On to make an Easter Basket for the guys?  This was fun to make combining new products with some older favorites!

Here is a list of the featured products I've used:

• Mechanic Tool Box Add-On dies
• Gears 3D Embossing Folder
• Bunny Basket dies
• Lovely Layers: Rabbit
• Grass Border die
• Eggstra Special stamps/dies
• Itty Bitty Eggs dies -- in retiring category
• Hoppy Easter stamps/dies -- retiring

To begin, I inked blue ink onto 80# Neenah with a blending brush.  Then I put it into the Gears 3D embossing folder to add some fun and manly texture.  I glued this to an A2 card base.

Next I die cut the basket from the Bunny Basket set from blue cardstock.  I added a bit of dimension with a shade darker coordinating ink.

The next step was to cut two pieces of white cardstock with the Grass Border die.  I used a few green Copic markers to color the grass.  Then I hand trimmed one piece into two pieces of grass to layer into the basket.  When I glued these to the basket layers, I made sure to just add glue at the sides so I can tuck the basket goodies into the grass.  The second grass piece is glued to the bottom front of the card.

I die cut white cardstock with the egg dies in the Itty Bitty Eggs (retiring).  I did some quick coloring of each egg with my Copic markers.  Then I used a white gel pen to add details to a few of the eggs.

I die cut the tools in the Mechanic Tool Box Add-On from white and matte silver cardstocks.  I colored the tool handles with two red shades and then glued the layers together.

One more element I wanted to go with the basket is a rabbit!  I die cut white cardstock with the dies from the Lovely Layers: Rabbit set.  I used a couple shades of brown inks and blending brushes to color the layers.  I used a pink Copic marker for the ears and cheeks.  I used my favorite Bee Creative glue to adhere the layers.

I used two different sets for the sentiments and stamped both with black pigment ink.  The top sentiment is from the retiring Hoppy Easter stamp set and coordinating dies.  The other is from the Eggstra Special stamp set and cut out with the coordinating die.

After I assembled the Bunny Basket, I used the NEW ½" White Hexagon Ultra Thin Foam Dots to assemble it and the Rabbit. 

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my version of a masculine Easter basket card!  Before I go, I just want to remind you that the retiring sets are gone once they're gone.  I was really surprised to see SO MANY new items (and some of my favorites) in the retiring category!  Be sure to check it out HERE!

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