Hey Chickie - Blog Hop & Giveaway

Can you believe it's just a week until Easter? THAT IS CRAZY TALK.

I thought this spring was wide open - I wasn't traveling much, I had all these things I was going to get done, and POOF - three months gone already.

So let's talk about Easter, shall we?

I'm not much of a dress person, but I was when I was little. For a long time, my mom made our Easter dresses, and they were always very fancy. Easter was definitely our dressiest holiday, right down to the often white patent leather shoes. We even wore hats and gloves!

However, Texas threw a wrench in every Sunday, and especially Easter.

See, we had these little things called Blue Laws. These laws were intended to keep all of us from the wickedness prowling the aisles of the grocery stores on Sundays.

At about 11 PM on Saturday night, the employees at our Safeway would unfurl heavy plastic curtains over the sinful aisles that were off-limits on Sunday. The toy aisle was a fast track to hell, so it got covered up. So did the beer - that's just the devil in a bottle. Books, magazines - nope - there's only one book you should be reading on Sunday.

But the real crime was pantyhose. Any God-fearing Texas woman would be ruined forever by soiling herself with a shiny silver L'eggs Egg with un-ripped pantyhose in them on a Sunday morning.

Unfortunately, the last thing any God-fearing Texas woman was thinking about on Saturday was blasted pantyhose, so what that meant is that me and my sister often sat in church hearing about the wonders of the resurrection with giant ladder-style runs up the back of our pantyhose, ruining the effect of our lovely, handmade Easter dresses. Thanks a lot, Texas.

Now that no one wears pantyhose anymore, we can actually purchase them on Sundays without the devil bursting out of a L'eggs egg to steal our soul. But we still can't buy beer until noon, which is apparently the end of Satan's workday these days.

I just had to get that off my chest. #pantyhosePTSD

I'm taking part in a big blog hop today with the team at my sweet friend Jen's company - Reverse Confetti - and the My Sweet Petunia team.

She has the CUTEST spring stuff.

I decided to sit down and focus on a simple, classic Easter image - a new chick in an egg carton. I started with my magical fadeout ink, and painted it with just a handful of Daniel Smith watercolors - New Gamboge, Aussie Red-Gold, Ultramarine Blue + Burnt Sienna for my custom Jane's Grey (from this essential book), and a touch of Indanthrone Blue for the shadow on the bottom of the egg carton.

I framed the little scene with Daffodil Delight cardstock, cut with these fantastic frame dies. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Fadeout No Line coloring Detail Ink [ INK ] Carton Cuties – Reverse Confetti [ RVR ] Reverse Confetti Cuts ALL FRAMED UP... [ SSS | RVR ] The Ultimate Mixing Palette: a World... [ BLR ] Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors [ BLIC ] Da Vinci Cosmotop Sable Mix F Brushes... [ BLIC | ELH ] Burnt Sienna - Daniel Smith Extra... [ BLIC | SSS | ELH ] Aussie Red Gold Daniel Smith Watercolor [ BLIC | ELH ] New Gamboge - Daniel Smith Watercolor [ BLIC | ELH ] Indanthrone Blue - Daniel Smith Extra... [ BLIC | ART | SSS | ELH ] Daniel Smith Ultramarine Blue Extra... [ BLIC | SSS | ELH ] Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. Cold Press... [ AMZUS ] Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11"... [ SUP ] Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock by... [ SUP ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | SBC ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | ELH | CST | ART | SBC ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Multipurpose Liquid Glue by Stampin' Up! [ SUP ] Nesting Porcelain Bowls - BLICK art... [ BLIC ] Meeden 48 Half Pan Watercolor Palette [ AMZUS ]

And yes, I have a video in which your favorite feline may or may not be joining me. Also, if something about this card is bothering you, that is also covered in the video. :)

Watch below or click here to watch in HD on YouTube, and then come back for the blog hop info & giveaway!

Now - on to the blog hop! Below is a list of the people participating. If you leave a comment on all the stops, you'll be entered to win one of our two prizes - a $60 shopping spree at Reverse Confetti, and a $60 shopping spree at My Sweet Petunia. So enjoy all the projects and thanks for stopping by!

Go buy yourself some pantyhose! :)

Amy Tsuruta

Ilina Crouse

Lisa Henke

Jeanne Streiff

Susan Liles

My Sweet Petunia

Tricia Barber

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Deanne Kuntz

Ceal Pritchett

Melissa Phillips

Giovana Smith

Audrey Tokach

Chris Dayton

Kathy Schweinfurth

Stephanie Severin

Laurie Schmidlin

Janine Tinklenberg

Amy Rohl

Dina Kowal

Heather Hoffman

Jana Millen

Reverse Confetti

Jennifer Timko

Kelly Lunceford

Joan Bardee

Olga Moss

Judy Rozema

Jeanne Jachna

Susan Wymer

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