<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Egg-cellent cards and&nbsp;freebies!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Wow, I never tire of egg related puns! Kinda odd seeing as I am a vegan and haven&#8217;t eaten an egg in over 15 years LOL! There is something about a pastel colored Easter egg that just makes me smile 🙂 I designed the <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html">Cute Easter Digital stamp set</a> in hope that it will make you smile too, here as my latest batch of cards from this set:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3033" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3033" data-attachment-id="3033" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/eggs_set/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg" data-orig-size="600,460" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267026432&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eggs_set" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3033" title="eggs_set" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?w=468&#038;h=358" alt="Digital Stamps: Lindsay's stamp Stuff, Colored Cardstock: Co'ordantions, doublemates, DCWV, White cardstock for stamping: GP Image Plus, Punch: SU! &amp; Martha Stewart (bird)" width="468" height="358" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?w=468&amp;h=358 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?w=150&amp;h=115 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?w=300&amp;h=230 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3033" class="wp-caption-text">Digital Stamps: Lindsay&#39;s stamp Stuff, Colored Cardstock: Co&#39;ordantions, doublemates, DCWV, White cardstock for stamping: GP Image Plus, Punch: SU! &amp; Martha Stewart (bird)</p></div>
<p>I am still smitten with my new Copic markers. I was having a hard time getting a large area blended smoothly though and I wanted a blue background on this card, I do not have the copic airbrush system but I have an actual paasche VL airbrush that I haven&#8217;t used since my kids were born so I dragged it out put some denatured alcohol and a few drops of &#8220;stream&#8221; alcohol ink (ranger) in the fill cup and sprayed me a nice smooth background. The only problem is it is so smooth I might as well have printed it on blue paper LOL!</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3035" style="width: 431px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3035" data-attachment-id="3035" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/eggs_basketcard-2/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg" data-orig-size="600,781" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267026459&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13.74&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eggs_basketcard" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg?w=230" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3035 " title="eggs_basketcard" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg?w=421&#038;h=548" alt="" width="421" height="548" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg?w=421&amp;h=548 421w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg?w=115&amp;h=150 115w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg?w=230&amp;h=300 230w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_basketcard1.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3035" class="wp-caption-text">This is my favorite card of the batch. I am getting this Coopic blending thing!</p></div>
<p>I printed my basket 2 times on white cardstock, I colored one and trimmed it closely. The other one I trimmed in a 4.5&#8243;x6.5&#8243; rectangle and airbrushed it with blue then colored the basket with grey and adhered the other colored basket on tip with foam dots:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3036" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/eggs_closeup/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg" data-orig-size="600,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267026488&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.889&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eggs_closeup" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3036" title="eggs_closeup" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg?w=468&#038;h=351" alt="" width="468" height="351" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg?w=468&amp;h=351 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_closeup.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>I had lots of fun coloring all of the elements on this card. I needed a little somethin&#8217; in the top corners and I designed a photo corner svg to go there, download is below as a freebie as well as the word art used on these projects! To make the grass I simply used scissors to snip fringe from two strips of green paper and taped them on under my basket.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3037" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3037" data-attachment-id="3037" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/eggs_cloud/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg" data-orig-size="600,659" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267026523&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eggs_cloud" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg?w=273" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3037" title="eggs_cloud" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg?w=468&#038;h=514" alt="" width="468" height="514" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg?w=468&amp;h=514 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg?w=137&amp;h=150 137w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg?w=273&amp;h=300 273w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_cloud.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3037" class="wp-caption-text">I used 3 shades of blue markers to color the large egg quickly!</p></div>
<p>I also fringed the green paper on this card. The cloud is a nesting SVG file from <a href="http://pennyduncancreations.blogspot.com/">Penny Duncan</a> that I cut with my Cricut and <a href="http://www.craftedge.com/index.php?rfid=4291406&amp;ref=c05943995fc9e9df4a0b0672d997478d">SCAL software</a> and ren through my big shot, there is a tutorial on embossing with the cricut and big shot <a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/hippity-hoppity/">here</a> if you want more info. The mat on the card below is also embossed with one of penny&#8217;s files:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3038" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3038" data-attachment-id="3038" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/eggs_minicard/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg" data-orig-size="600,536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267026500&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.889&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="eggs_minicard" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3038" title="eggs_minicard" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg?w=468&#038;h=418" alt="" width="468" height="418" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg?w=468&amp;h=418 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg?w=150&amp;h=134 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg?w=300&amp;h=268 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_minicard.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3038" class="wp-caption-text">A quick and simple card!</p></div>
<p>Now for the freebies! <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/229276924/cda775eb/lss_photocorner.html">Click here to download 2 simple photo corner SVG files</a>. One has scored edges that you fold back over the edges of a photo. (it is the one I used in my project) and the other is a glue on photo corner.</p>
<p>Here is another EGG-stra for you: set of word art stamps to go with my Cute Easter set. Click on the picture to download 🙂</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3042" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/229274262/e6f432b0/lss_easterfreebie.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3042" data-attachment-id="3042" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/lss_easterfreebie_preview/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg" data-orig-size="600,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lss_easterfreebie_preview" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3042" title="lss_easterfreebie_preview" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg?w=468&#038;h=468" alt="" width="468" height="468" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg?w=468&amp;h=468 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_easterfreebie_preview.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3042" class="wp-caption-text">6 handy stamps for you! *LD Adornment font licensed from <a href="http://www.letteringdelights.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.letteringdelights.com</a></p></div>
<p>Here is a peek at the Cute Easter stamp set, Think of all the projects you can make!</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3039" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/cute-easter-digital-stamps/prod_1947.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3039" data-attachment-id="3039" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/egg-cellent-cards-and-freebies/lss_cuteeaser_preview/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg" data-orig-size="600,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lss_cuteeaser_preview" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3039" title="lss_cuteeaser_preview" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg?w=468&#038;h=468" alt="" width="468" height="468" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg?w=468&amp;h=468 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/lss_cuteeaser_preview.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3039" class="wp-caption-text">Only $5 in the Lindsay&#39;s Stamp stuff Shop!</p></div>
<p>Now lets see what the talented <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/lindsay-39-s-stamp-stuff/aff_100.html">Lindsay&#8217;s Stamp Stuff </a>DT has for us today:</p>
<p><a href="http://reflectionsbyrebekah.blogspot.com/">Rebekah Doak</a> *February Guest DT</p>
<p><a href="http://www.corrosivecreationsbyjanet.blogspot.com/">Janet Rossi</a> her last week snif snif:(</p>
<p><a href="http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/">Margie Visnick</a></p>
<p><a href="http://zippycrafts.blogspot.com/">Lisa Jurecek</a></p>
<p><a href="http://scrapstampandbemerry.blogspot.com/">Erin Bailey</a></p>
<p><a href="http://myfenceposts2.blogspot.com/">Tracey Allen</a></p>
<p><a href="http://stampitscrapitshareit.blogspot.com/">Melissa Craig</a></p>
<p><a href="http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/">Leanne Garner</a></p>
<p><a href="http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/">Tamara Bennett</a></p>
<p><a href="http://cindi-hookedoncrafts.blogspot.com/">Cindi Hooks</a></p>
<p><a href="http://artfulxpressions.net/">Micki Harper </a></p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!</p>
]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/eggs_set.jpg?fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>