Digging Up Some Easter Fun!

Yesterday I shared the Easter card for the youngest boy in a family order and today I'm sharing the one for the oldest boy.   

Brandon has been a tractor, backhoe, excavator kind of kid since he was old enough to push and pull a toy.  Although his interest hasn't slowed one bit, it's not exactly the type of Easter image you can find a lot of.  In fact if you are searching like I was.... you may still be looking!  

I'm so grateful for my photography background and experience although limited with Photoshop Elements.  This image is actually three images combined - all Google free coloring pages.

Finding a backhoe or an excavator isn't that hard.  I selected one that had a larger window opening and downloaded it.  Then I found an image of a bunny holding an egg and layered him in the window area, covering the image that was there before.  Next I located a basket of eggs that showed a tall handle on each side and layered just the eggs into the scoop.  Sounds like zip, zip, zip and done but it took quiet a while and lots of erasing and redoing to get it to a printable state.  I'm sure others could have completed the task in minimal time, but I was pleased with the results.  I layered his sentiment at the bottom also before printing. 

After printing, I used LOTS of Copic markers for the coloring.  It turned out to be about a 5" square colored image once I added the black liner mat. I cut the mint green cardstock to make the 5 1/2" square card base and secured both layers to the front.  Lastly I added the metal 'Easter' embellishment at the top to complete the card design. 

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog. I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to 'Follow' my blog and to visit my site - "Not Just Scraps' on Facebook - where you can purchase my cards. 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Passion for Markers ~ Week 731 ~ Easter   

Creative Crafting Uncles ~ Challenge #51 ~ Spring/Easter  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends ~ Challenge 226  

Make Mine Monday ~ Challenge 221 ~ Spring

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