Easter Bunny Baskets

This was one of the projects at last month's S.O.T.T.S. club. We made the Punch Bunny and adhered it to a wooden skewer with Sticky Strip.

The basket was made using the Basket & Blooms Sizzix Die and Tea Party DSP...the perfect Spring colors! The basket would make the perfect little Hostess Gift, Party Favor, Birthday Gift Card Holder, Wedding or Baby Shower Favor....the possibilities are endless.

Stamp Sets: Loads of Love Accessories

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Basic Black (For Punch Bunny), So Saffron, Whiper White, Tea Party DSP

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black Marker (For Punch Bunny), Almost Amethyst

Accessories: Big Shot, Basket & Blooms Sizzix Die, Soft Subtles Brads, White Gel Pen, Sticky Strip, Pink Gingham Ribbon, Sponges
I have a couple more Easter cards to show you tomorrow!

Easter Banner

I FINALLY used my SU! Pennant Big Shot Die to make this cute Easter Banner to hang in our Living Room.


I used the *NEW* Walk In The Park DSP from the Occasions Mini. I just love the color combo!

The scallop circles are from the same Pennant Die and the Die Cut Letters are from the Serif Essentials Alphabet Set. Here is a close-up of each letter....

Card Stock: Going Grey, Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Walk In The Park DSP
Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot, SU! Pennant Die, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die Set

This will become a fun way for me to decorate my home each Holiday!
Hope you are getting ready for Easter!

Leprechaun Punch Art

Happy St. Patty's Day! I saved my favorite St. Patty's Card for today. It's a cute punched Leprechaun and his pot of gold!

I had so much fun making this card! For those of you who know me, you know I love Punch Art! I just love the way someone can make something from a few different punches!

Here's the recipe for the Leprechaun:
Small Tag Punch-Always Artichoke
Word Window Punch-Always Artichoke
1-3/8" Circle Punch-Blush Blossom
Scallop Circle Punch-Really Rust
1/3"x 1" strip of Basic Black, trimmed to fit hat width
1/2"x1/2" Square of Summer Sun, punched with a 1/4" Square Punch to make the buckle

Here's the recipe for the Pot of Gold:
1-3/4" Circle Punch-Basic Black
Wide Oval Punch-Basic Black
2 Word Window Punches-Basic Black; one is the top of the pot, the other is cut in half for the pot legs
10-12 1/4" Circle Punches-Summer Sun for the Gold

The "Gold" was then covered with Crystal Effects and Gold Fine Galaxy Glitter. The background texture was made using the *NEW* Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1. To use you sandwich as follows: Multipurpose Platform (Comes with the Big Shot), Textured Plate, CS, scrap piece of CS to make more defined texture, Silicone Rubber, Impressions Pad

Inks: Basic Black Marker
Card Stock: Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Summer Sun, Really Rust
Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Crystal Effects, Gold Fine Galaxy Glitter, Always Artichoke 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimentionals, Sizzix Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Silicone Rubber, Impressions Pad

Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Lucky Leprechaun Card

This was one of the cards we made at last month's S.O.T.T.S. Club. It's the happy Leprechaun from the set Pinch Proof.

This is a 5-1/4" x 5-1/4" square card, which fits the Scallop Circle Die perfectly. I used the *NEW* Circle Scissor Plus to cut the 3-3/4", 3-1/2", 3-1/4" circles. It is so easy to use and another fun way to layer your cards.

The Leprechaun is stamped in Versamark Ink and then in Garden Green Ink, then covered with Clear Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool. If you have Garden Green Craft Ink, you can omit using the Versamark Ink. The Pinch Proof Scallop image was inked the same way, and then punched with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch. I used markers to color in the images. Here is a close-up.



For the Kiwi Kiss color around the Pinch Proof and on the Leprechaun's jacket I used my Classic Kiwi Kiss Stamp Pad and with it closed, I squeezed it together to get ink on the top cover. Then I took a Blender Pen to transfer the color. That's one of the best techniques to use the In Color Stamp Pads as markers...until ©Stampin' Up! realizes we want them to start making In Color markers.

Stamp Sets: Pinch Proof
Inks: Versamark Ink, Garden Green Pad, More Mustard Marker, Blush Blossum Marker, Kiwi Kiss Pad
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Garden Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sizzix Scallop Circle Die, Circle Scissor Plus, Glass Mat, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Dimentionals, Blender Pen, Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon


Thanks for looking!

Top Note Quited Card

This is one of the cards we made at the last S.O.T.T.S. Club. It's a Paper Quit!


This is such a fun idea! I cut 1" squares from the Raspberry Tart DSP....I used about 20 squares total for this card. This I layered them in rows and adhered them to a piece of Whisper White CS about 4"x5" in size. Then I ran it thought the Sizzix using the Top Note Die and cut off the scored frame. It was then adhered to a Pretty In Pink Top Note to give a nice frame.

The flower image is from the Sweet Stems Stamp Set. I colored the image in, punched it out using the Curly Label Punch, and then finished it with Crystal Effects and sponged the edges with Rose Red Ink.

Stamp Sets: Sweet Stems
Inks: Rose Red Pad, Kiwi Kiss Pad, Cameo Coral Marker, Rose Red Marker
Card Stock: Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pretty Ink Pink, Rapsberry Tart DSP, Whisper White
Accessories: Sizzix Top Note Die, Curly Label Punch, Crystal Effects, Dimentionals, Sponges

Thanks for looking and remember,
Friendships are Sewn with Love and Measured by Kindness!