My art project today is an Easter Basket with Blown Eggs that were decorated.
The Easter Basket was made with the retired Bigz Scallop Envelope Die. I cut out four of the envelopes from Stampin’ Up! Daffodill Delight Card Stock. Using Stampin’ Up! Sticky Strip, I adhered one envelope to another until all four sides were formed.
The sides of the Easter Basket with Blown Eggs were decorated with flowers made with the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Bunch Stamp Set, Blossom Punch, Designer Builder Brads, Bashful Blue Card Stock, and Melon Mambo Card Stock.
Have you ever blown eggs? If not and you want to learn, follow these instruction. You will need raw eggs (not boiled) that are not cracked or boiled.
Wash your eggs well. Carefully poke a small hole in each pointed end of the raw egg. (The Stampin’ Up! Paper-Piercing Tool worked great for poking the holes.) Hold the egg over a bowl and blow into one of the holes. The egg liquid should slowly come out the other hole. (Sometimes this is a big job, and kids should get an adult’s help and permission before trying this.) Once the egg shell is empty, rinse it off (inside and outside) and set it aside to dry. I set mine upright so any liquid would drain from the inside.
Now the fun begins!!
Because an egg shell is non-porous and, thus, won’t absorb ink and certain paints well, I used Folk Art Acrylic Paint and a sponge to paint the eggs. You can find this paint at any craft store. I found that acrylic paint with glitter or metallic paint, as well as the Stampin’ Up! Reinkers, would not cover the shells. Believe it or not, the reinkers left a very pale color but didn’t cover well at all. I tried the reinkers as I was curious about using them. Anyway, you may want to consider this when selecting your form of color for the eggs.
Next, decorate the eggs to your heart’s desire. As you can see, I created a bunny, chicken, and decorated egg with flowers and some tangling (Zentangle). I used Stampin’ Up! Card Stock to create elements (e.g., eyes, ears, wings, feet) of both the bunny and chicken. If you look closely in the above picture, you can see the feet of both of them.
STAMPIN’ UP! SUPPLIES (unless otherwise noted) USED FOR THE EASTER BASKET WITH BLOWN EGGS
Stamps: Mixed Bunch Stamp Set (125537)
Paper: Bashful Blue Card Stock (195120), and Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320)
Ink: Bashful Blue Classic Ink (126961) and Melon Mambo Classic Ink (126948)
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Bigz Scalloped Envelope Die (retired), Blossom Punch (125603),1-3/4″ x 7/8″ Large Oval Punch (119855), 1-3/8″ x 5/8″ Oval Punch (119863), Designer Builder Brads (129329), Bird Builder Punch (117191), Sticky Strip (104294), and Paper-Piercing Tool (126189).
Other: Acrylic Paint for the Egg Shells
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen
