BBTB2 Easter Chick

Happy Monday!  Isn't it so nice to have started Daylight Savings Time and know it's going to be staying light later in the day?  I know it's just an illusion but it makes me feel like I'm getting closer to warmer weather.  I'm also elated that it will officially be Spring in a few more days.  That's why I was so excited when our DT sister, the ever so sweet and talented Penny, chose a nice Spring cut for us to work with this week.  Penny chose the little chick from the Easter 2010 cartridge.  Just precious as can be!  I've got a few Easter cards that I wanted to finish up so, of course, I went with an Easter theme.  All my papers I used are from my scrap bin.  My little chick is flipped, as you may notice, if you have the cartridge, and cut at 3".  Remember, if you want to play along with the challenge and you don't have this cartridge you can use a chick or duck from any other Cricut cartridge.  I wanted to put an Easter bonnet on my little chick so I used a hat from the Freshly Picked cartridge.  I found that cutting it at one inch was the perfect size to fit on the chick.  I also tied a little bow around her neck.  My scalloped frame was cut from Just Because Cards.  It's found on page 45 and I cut it at 3".  My sentiment is computer generated.  The eggs are cut from scraps at 1.5". 

Headstart on Easter cards

I got the Simply Charmed cartridge a few days ago and fell in love with this little chick in the egg.  So I thought I'd start on my Easter cards for my grandkids using this image.  I made a side stair step card so the chick would be the prominent image.  Isn't she so darn cute with that little bit of fluff on the top?  My granddaughter was over visiting one day and she brought this feather boa with her.  By the time she left I had feathers all over the place.  I gathered them up and put them with my supplies thinking one day I might need a feather for something.  See, I knew I could find a use for them!  This is a standard A2 size card when it is folded down.  My chick is cut at 3".  The blue and green dp that I used are from last year's DCWV Spring stack.  I used the Easter 2010 cartridge to cut the Happy Easter at 2".  For the middle step of the card I used the grass cut from the Easter cartridge cut at 1 3/4".  The assorted Easter eggs are hand cut from a dp that has been in my stash for a long time.  I'd love to give credit where credit is due, but there was no brand name on the backside of the paper for me to tell who made it.  This card will probably go to my youngest granddaughter, Paige.