Pastel Easter Decor

Hello crafters! Easter comes early this year and today I am sharing an Easter decor tutorial, with pastel colors and glitter. You can also use the techniques for other themes, it doesn't have to be for Easter.

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I wanted to make a project with the happy bunnies from Tim Holtz Vault Hippity Hop dies and decided to use an Etcetera panel as my base. The project is about 5.3 x 7 in. The mixed media background can be used for many different projects and you can of course change the colors to get a completely different look. I used both texture and crackle paste for the background, combined with Distress Paint, stamping and Stickles glitter gel.

Paint the Etcetera panel with gesso. I added two coats. Let the gesso dry in between applications.

Stamp the background here and there with the alphabet stamp from Tim Holtz School Desk set.

When dry, apply Texture Paste through Simon Says Stamp Geo Leaves stencil.

Add Crackle Paste at the base.

Cracks appear as the paste dries. The thicker the paste, the larger the cracks.

Paint with Distress Paint and add water to blend.

Die cut the Tim Holtz Hippity Hop bunnies from collage paper. I made this paper for a different project and had left-overs. Glue pieces of old book paper to watercolor paper, coat with gesso in an uneven manner. Let dry. It's a great paper to use for many different types of projects.

Paint the bunnies with Distress Paint and mist with water. 

I also decided to die cut three butterflies (also from the Hippity Hop set) from the collage paper and paint them.

I die cut the butterflies from glitter paper and from vellum too, shaped the wings and layered them. 

Apply Ranger Moon Dust Stickles Glitter Gel to the background - of course before gluing everything in place (I forgot to take a photo). Let dry.

Use sequins to create a trail behind the butterflies. Add a Tim Holtz Bouquet Flower to one of the bunnies.

To make the bunnies stand out from the background, I die cut them again from Simon Says Stamp Slate cardstock and offset it slightly to create a shadow. 

Die cut foliage with Simon Says Stamp Budding Branches, from Simon Says Stamp white glitter cardstock and vellum. 

The old book paper, gesso and paint adds an interesting, but still subtle, texture to the bunnies.

You can mix Distress Paint to get the shade you are looking for.

I added sequins to the buds on the glitter die cuts.

The title was die cut with the alphabet dies from the Hippity Hop set. It was die cut from Simon Says Stamp yellow glitter paper and Slate cardstock. Glue together. Add a layer of Glossy Accents to the letters for a finished look.

Some of the Bouquet Flowers were colored with yellow shades of Distress Ink. The heart beads have been in my stash for a very long time.

I added a piece of lace trim at the bottom of the panel. The stamped sentiment at the top comes from Tim's Crazy Talk and was stamped on a Journal Card.

See you soon again! 

Anna-Karin

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