Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! Wait - that was a few days ago. Yep - I'll admit it. This holiday snuck up on me a bit! And I must also admit - our Easter cards to our family members just got mailed yesterday. Oh, well! A late hand-made card is better than no card at all, right?! That's what I thought.

I didn't go very traditional with this Easter card on purpose. When you think of Easter, it is all bunnies, chicks and lambs. Well, I want to show you that you can make a holiday card without having all those specific holiday stamp sets! (All you need is Teeny Tiny Wishes - you have that yet??!) You can do a very traditional layout with simple greeting to make a great holiday card. Hope you all had a great Easter! :)

Recipe
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Old Olive, Kraft, Whisper White, Orchid Opulance, Cottage Wall DSP

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Hemp Twine, Sewing Machine

Stamp Club

Yikes! This is late - so it's gonna be quick. Stamp club tonight!

This first one is a "mystery project". Don't totally freak out! I have all the supplies ready for you, along with the stamp and the ink. I want to see your creativity, and see what you make from the supplies! :)

Recipe:

Mystery! :)

Happy Easter! This is the cutest little basket made from the milk carton Big shot die! Soooo lovin' it! :)

Recipe:

Ink: Creamy Caramel (for a little sponging)

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Easter grass, Large Oval punch, Oval Punch, Heart Punch, Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Booglie Eyes

Last project is super easy! Makes for a perfect party favor, table topper, place setting, whatever! Use any designer paper, any ribbon - make it your own. This one is filled with rolos - YUM! Ribbon is tied onto a book rign, which holds the corners of the 'basket' together!

Recipe:

Paper: Welcome Neighbor

Accessories: Crushed Curry Ribbon, Book Ring, Bahama Breeze Ribbon

See ya tonight! :)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Here is the card I picked to send out to our family. You can see the first version I made here. After playing with these colors for awhile, I decided I really like them all together. The sketch for this card is also a sketch challenge SC205.




Sketches are a GREAT way to get you inspired - especially if you have lost your mojo! Here is my version of this sketch....whatcha think?



Again, I just love the little bunny - so cute! Hope you all have a great Easter!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue, So Saffron
Cardstock: Regal Rose, So Saffon, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Confetti White
Accessories: Certainly Celery Ribbon (SAB), Dimensionals, Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB)

April Club

Tonight is my stamp club, and here is what my ladies are making.




The first project is our Easter card that I am so excited about! It's like a card and a 3-d project all in one. A moveable card! The top of the card is held together on the side with a brad. Don't use adhesive on the top part or your card won't be making any movement!



Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings, Yummy
Ink: Basic Black, Misc. to color bunny
Paper: Certainly Celery, Kraft, Regal Rose, Whisper White, So Saffron
Accessories: Brad, So Saffron Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch

The next card we are making uses some fabulous new things from the Occasions Mini Catalog! The stamp set is great, and the paper is even better!



This is kind of a card within a card, if you will. Here is a picture of the card opened:

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Great Friend
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray, Cameo Coral
Paper: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon


The last project we are making are cute little easter baskets to hold candy. I just love making things that hold candy! In fact, I liked them so much, I made additional ones to have on my Easter table on Sunday. You will see those in a few days.


To make these baskets, Cut your cardstock at 6"x6", and score at 1 1/2" in all sides. Snip 4 of the crease lines to fold up and form the bottom of your basket (I used sticky strip to keep it together, and inserted the ribbon when I folded up the box so you can't see it. Add some fun Easter grass and candy and you're done!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Garden Green
Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Garden Green DSP
Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon

Loads of Easter Love

I just love the truck in this set, and LOVE the versitility of the stamp set! You can use it for just about every holiday that comes along, even Easter! So, if you want a stamp set that can get you through many holidays, this is the one! And - it is soooo much fun to color!

Who has a pink truck, you say? Well, me! If I had a truck like this, I would want it to be pink! Actually, we do have an older refinished truck, but Duane would KILL me if I told him I wanted to paint it pink - he won't even let me drive the thing! And him driving a pink truck.....! HA!

Okay, back to the card. Here is another Easter card I made, the sentiment is on the inside (a first for me!)

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Basic Gray, Regal Rose, Misc. Soft Subtles for the eggs
Paper: Regal Rose, Basic Gray, Naturals White, Regal Rose DSP
Accessories: Brads, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Easter Card #1

Stampin' Up! has given us a sneak peak for their Occasions Mini Catalog. And boy is it awesome! There are some FABULOUS stamp sets in there that I just couldn't wait to get my hands on. You can find the sneak peak items here. The items they are 'sneak-peaking' are to help you get ready for Easter. The entire catalog will be available April 1st. If you need a copy of it, please let me know!

So I thought I would sit down and creat the Easter card we send out to our family. I made 3 different versions. This is the 1st (I decided to send out #3), and #2 will be made in April club. All are using the same color scheme, just mixed up!

The bunny is from Eight Great Greetings, which is in the Occasions Mini. Pretty straight forward - LOVE the colors! :)


Just love the little bunny holding all the eggs! Reminds me of the time my sis and I colored hard-boiled eggs and she told me the pink dye was juice.....it did NOT taste good.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Confetti White, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Dimensionals, So Saffron Ribbon (SAB), Scallop Edge Punch, Crop-a-dile, Corner Rounder Punch