Spring and Easter Card Ideas with the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection

Hello there, Michelle Short here, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards using the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection. This wonderful collection is perfect for spring and Easter cards, which is what I have created today, but a lot of the collection would work for all year-round cards too. Who doesn’t love a bunny on a card?!

SPRING BUNNY

My first card uses Bunny Buddies, along with an older picket fence die to create a simple scene card. To make this card:

• Die cut large bunny from Classic White and Blush ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Adhere bunny together using Bearly Art Glue. Make sure to not adhere hands so that the flowers can be popped between them.
• Die cut stem for flowers from Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Die cut flowers from Fairy Tale, Lavender, and Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock.

• Adhere flowers to stem and then onto bunny, popping the leaves behind the bunny’s hands.
• Die cut Picket Fence from Fawn ColorWheel Cardstock. Adhere one on top of another.
• Die cut grass from Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Adhere fence first to an A2-sized white card base.
• Adhere grass on top.

TIP: I like to use either tweezers or an embellishment tool to help place small die cuts down.

• Adhere bunny on top using thin foam tape.
• Die cut top layer of ‘happy spring’ sentiment from Raven ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Die cut bottom layer of sentiment from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Adhere together and then adhere onto card below bunny.
• Add Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems to centres of flowers.
• To finish, add Glossy Accents to bunny’s nose.

SPRING EGG

My next card uses Bunny Buddies again, but this time with In Bloom Egg. This is a great die as you can cut the floral pattern into the egg or leave it plain. You can also add the egg to a card base or create an egg-shaped card base like I have. To make this card:

• Die cut two of the base layer of the In Bloom Egg from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock.
• On one, add a scoring line towards the top to create a hinge. At the bottom of the egg, cut a little off using a guillotine. This will help the card stand up nicely.
• Add adhesive to the hinge and adhere to the other egg panel to create the card base.
• Die cut base layer of egg die again from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock, but this time with the floral insert inside.
• Pop out positive die cut pieces and adhere negative to the card base.

• Die cut floral insert die from Lavender, Lilac, Rainforest, Peridot, and Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Pop positive pieces out. Add Bearly Art Glue inside openings on the egg and pop pieces inside for the inlay technique.

TIP: I adhered the pieces inside with Bearly Art Glue, but you can add a double-sided adhesive sheet onto the back of the cardstock before die cutting to create stickers with the die cuts. That way you can remove the backing and place them inside, like a puzzle, without having to add glue each time.

• Die cut Bunny Buddies bunny from Classic White and Blush ColorWheel Cardstock. Adhere together using Bearly Art Glue.
• Adhere to card using thin foam tape.
• Die cut ‘happy spring’ sentiment, the same as the first card, adhere together and adhere to the card so that the bunny is standing on it.
• To finish, add Glossy Accents to the bunny’s nose.

EASTER BUNNY

For my last card, I’m using Bunny Buddies again but this time, pairing it with Ornate Eggs 3D Embossing Folder. There is a stencil that works with this folder, so that you can colour the eggs using ink blending, but I decided to go simple today and simply use it as a subtle background for my bunny. To make this card:

• Die cut bunny from Classic White and Blush ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Die cut eggs from Fairy Tale, Lavender, Lilac, and Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Adhere bunny together using Bearly Art Glue, adding egg underneath his hand/paw.

• Die cut grass from Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock.
• Die cut ‘happy Easter’ sentiment from Raven ColorWheel Cardstock for the top layer and Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock for the base layer.
• Adhere sentiment pieces together.
• Place panel of Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock inside Ornate Eggs 3D Embossing Folder.
• Run through Platinum Six.

• Adhere panel to the white A2-sized card base.
• Adhere sentiment to card, followed by grass above.
• Adhere bunny and eggs on top with thin foam tape.
• Embellish with Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems.
• To finish, add Glossy Accents to the bunny’s nose.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my projects today. As you can probably tell, I really love those bunnies! I love that you can customise them to hold different objects – flowers, eggs, and even an Easter basket! Thank you so much for visiting today. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Other Supplies

Glossy Accents, thin foam tape, Scoring board, and bone folder.