Happy Easter! Mr. Rabbit Etcetera Tags
Hi friends! Happy Sunday and Happy Easter! We’re delighted to welcome back special guest Cheiron Brandon to our blog with this delightful and seasonally appropriate project featuring the always lovable Mr. Rabbit from Tim Holtz! Read on for all the details and enjoy!
Hello there! It’s Cheiron Brandon and I am happy to be back here on the Simon Says Blog to share a project with Tim Holtz products with you. This month I have made some Easter themed Etcetera tags with the Mr. Rabbit stamp set and Simon Says Stamp coordinating dies. I thought these tags would be perfect for an Easter table with the addition of some paper “easter grass” and colorful idea-ology Tiny Eggs. You could even tie them to a cellophane bag filled with lots of candy.
To begin, I colored my Tiny Eggs so that they could dry while I was working on my tags. I used some light colors of Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks in Pink Sherbet, Sunshine Yellow and Laguna. I put the eggs in tiny plastic cups, dripped on the Alcohol Inks, then swirled them around until the eggs were coated. I poured the eggs out onto a paper towel to let them dry.
Then I stamped Mr. Rabbit several times and colored him in with Distress Watercolor Pencils. I used different colors on each bowtie and colored them in pairs for when I cut them out. I cut out the rabbits from one panel, then cut the jacket pieces and bow tie from another. I layered all the rabbit pieces together with foam tape.
To create the tags, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Kitsch Flamingo, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Shaded Lilac. I first put my papers into the inks sprayed with water and dipped the tag papers in each color to create a painty layered background. Once my tag papers were dry, I used the same colors of oxides, and the stamps from the Mr. Rabbit set to stamp patterns on the tags, overlapping different colors.
I traced the tag papers and cut the holes out of the top of the tag. I added each paper to the Etcetera tag using Distress Matte Medium and let it dry. Once the paper was adhered, I sanded the edge of each tag.
To assemble the tags, I added a Mr. Rabbit to each tag using foam dots, leaving some space at the bottom. Then using a glue gun, I added some paper Easter grass to the bottom of each tag. Once the grass was adhered, I added some of the colored Tiny Eggs to each. Finally, I added some ribbon to the top of each tag to complete it.
I love how these turned out, and I love that they are on a nice thickboard tag as a keepsake for your guests at Easter, or something sturdy to take out year after year! I hope you have a Happy Easter if you celebrate!
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These are soooo Beautiful and fun!!!!
Happy Easter!
So very cool
so wonderful
Hey everyone, these Easter tags are so cute! They remind me of the detail and care you put into crafting the perfect pizza at Papa’s Pizzeria. Imagine handing these out as party favors, just like serving a delicious slice to a happy customer. Such a fun, seasonally inspired project – happy crafting!