We couldn't throw a blog party without giving you some fab free papers! These fun Easter designs are sure to brighten up your seasonal cards.

To kick off the third and final day of our blog party, we've teamed up with Sizzix to bring you this gorgeous bonus project, and a fab giveaway including a Big Shot starter kit (including a Big Shot machine!) and one of the dies you need to make this gorgeous Easter gift bag! 

Welcome back to day 2 of the Papercraft inspirations Easter blog party! We hope you enjoyed the giveaways, offers and guest posts yesterday. If you missed out, then you can keep track of all the Easter blog party posts here. 

The first giveaway of the day is Stampin' Up!'s super-cute 'A Little Bit of Spring' wood-mounted stamp sets! The set features sweet little bunnies, as well as tiny Easter eggs and hearts. But it's not just for Easter - there are tiny ladybirds, jumping frogs and 'Happy Spring' sentiments to make this set is suitably seasonal!

It's coming to the end of day one of our big Papercraft inspirations Easter blog party, but don't fear! There are still two more days to go, and we've got a gorgeous bonus project to end day one with a bang! 

Janiel Corley from the fabulous Little Darlings Rubber Stamps design team has created a stunning Easter card especially for us! To get the full materials list and step-by-step instructions for making the card above, head over to the Little Darlings Rubber Stamps blog! 

During our Christmas blog party, the super-talented Paige Evans from American Crafts made us three gorgeous cards, and she's back for Easter with this fabulous bonus card for you to make! She's even put together a supplies list and step-by-step instructions to help you to make it! 

There's still lots of time to catch the March issue of Papercraft inspirations, bursting with makes for Mother's Day, Easter treats, birthday cards and lots more.

Be sure to check out the fab tips from our panel of Papercraft Testers, who test our projects for you! As an extra treat, the Testers have got some bonus tips that we can share with you right here! Read on to see how they got on with our marvellous March projects... 

You're going to love Kirsty Neale's quirky Easter bunnies in issue 97 of Papercraft inspirations. Make cards, bunting and more for a special celebration! 

As well as your free bunny templates, Kirsty's sharing a bonus template here on our website - a little sachet-style gift bag that's perfect for sweets or gifts. Kirsty's marked her measurements on the template, but you can make it any size you like!

Click here to download your gift bag template now.
Click here to find the rest of issue 97's free templates.

For more crafty inspiration from Kirsty Neale, visit kirstyneale.typepad.com.

Send Easter greetings to a friend with a special handmade card. Scroll down to find our step-by-step instructions and free templates!

Click here to download your Easter card template as a JPEG

Click here to download your Easter card template as a PDF

You will need

Your basic card, plus...

Blue, green, purple, white & yellow card

Purple patterned paper 'Happy Easter' greeting

Blue organza ribbon Flower punch

Click below to download your brand new set of exclusive Egg-citing Easter papers - fresh from issue 85 of PaperCraft inspirations! It's in shops from 16th March to 12th April – and inside you'll also find lovely ideas for cards to make with them plus lovely high quality printed versions of these designs for you to cut out and play with... happy crafting everyone!

Click on the links below to download these papers…

Egg-citing Easter jpgs