Easter Magnolia project!

I have been busy working on ideas and inspiration for this project for a few weeks now, and I finally finished it all up yesterday! Yipppeee. I LOVE the final product. I will be teaching this project at my advanced Magnolia class this saturday, April 16th, at the Stampin Post in Temecula, CA. Please come on out, there are still a few spots left. WARNING: This post is pictures HEAVY. Get a cup of coffee to view this one! LOL

I made this caaauuuttteeee little Easter Basket, and matching card. Isnt it adorable??!!! I totally love how it all came out. I used the Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime paper for this project. It actually only too 2 pieces of 12x12 paper to complete both projects, not bad huh? I added lots of girlie touches and embellishments to this project, and just love the warm sunny feel of it.
I got the idea of the Easter basket from Jacqui and followed her easy tutorial, and had this basket made in no time. She has some great tutorials on her blog, you should definitely check it out. Anywho, this basket was SUPER simple to make. I added some mini and regular size Magnolia stamps, which I got at Magnolia-licious. Magnolia-licious has the the best selection of Magnolia Stamps, along with superb service. For this project, I used Mini Two Eggs and Mini Little Bunny Tilda. I colored them with copics, then placed them over the brad that is holding all the pieces together. Then I punched out a butterfly using my Martha Stewart Monarch punch and added some rhinestones for added interest.

I used my Doohickey Doily flowers to punch out some flowers from the design paper. I layered them with a pink feather, and added a rhinestone to the center. Along the handle, I used my Doohickey Tilda Lace die, then added a cream silk ribbon along the center, with a bow on each side. I added some of the FAVE Easter candy into the basket, Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs. They are my FAVE, YUUUUMMMMM.

The matching card was SOOOO much fun to make. I adore these images, and just played with them all night, such a blast. I masked Beautiful Tilda from the new Butterfly Dreams collection with Stone Pathway from the same collection. (It looks like the Stone Pathway is out of stock right now, but I am sure that Diana has it on re-order, and it will be back soon.) I LOVE these two images together, they just fit so perfectly! I tried a new background technique too, making my own sky. I still need some practice, but for my first attempt, I think it turned out pretty good.
I colored this cutie with copics

Skin - E000, E00, E11, R32

Hair - E25, E31, E50

Dress - R02, R01, R00, R000, R08 (I added Diamond Stickles to the bottom ruffle of the dress for lots of shine and sparkle)

Wings - R02, R01, R00, R000, R0000, G20, G21, G24 (I added lots of Stardust stickles for lots of shimmer)

Stones - C07, C05, C03, C01, C00

Grass - G20, G21, G24, YG99, YG67

Sand - E35, E33, E57, E44, E50

Flowers - R02, R01, G20, G21, G24, YG67

Sky - B0000, B91, C00, C1, 0
I added more punched butterflies from the paper collection, which I also glitzed up with Platinum stickles, and a Doohickey border from Tilda's lace. I also added a cream silk bow and more Doohickey Doily flowers. I used more of the design paper for the flowers, layered them, then added a Wild Orchid 15mm white rose center which I sprayed with Patina glimmer Mist to match the design paper. I then added Platinum stickles to edges of the flowers, they are very shimmery. I also stuck a pink feather behind the flowers to match the flowers on the basket.
The inside of the card is pretty simple. I used more of the design paper, and created a pocket. I then cut a tag with my Doohickey Vintage Tag die and stamped "Happy Easter" from a Hero arts stamp set. Them I used my mini Two Eggs stamp again to tie it in to match the basket. I think it turned out pretty cute!
If you made it through this incredibly LONG post today, thank you!!! I hope you enjoyed my project, I LOVED creating this one.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Easter Extravaganza (category 4, mini and regular size maggies)

Just Magnolia - Sketch

7 Kids College Fund - Easter

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Easter Challenge

Papertake weekly - Truly Dimensional

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Use punches/dies and ribbon

ABC Dt Challenge - Easter

Creative Inspirations - Easter

Paper Sundaes - Childhood Memories (Easter Baskets, Watching Butterflies)

Make It Colorful - Coloring Skies

Creative Inspirations - Easter