Happy Easter !

Today I’m showing you the Easter Treats I’m giving my best friends, Alice and Janet. You’ll also see the masculine “mostly undecorated” one for Janet’s husband, Tyler. I found these great stainless buckets in the Target Dollar Spot. I thought they’d make great Easter “baskets”. Well, I’ve already decorated buckets, boxes, and other containers for my friends. So, I wanted to do something different. Then I was inspired by all the paper flowers I’ve seen on various blogs. I decided to make an Easter Bouquet. I didn’t really have any specific flowers in mind since I don’t have any of the Sizzix Flower Dies – YET. I just grabbed my punches are started forming flowers.

The tallest flower is one of the “fan fold” flowers. I started with a two 1-1/2” x 6” strips of the In Color DSP. I punched the strips with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and folded each scallop. Then you connect all the ends together, forming a circle, and adhere that to a punched circle. I added a Big Designer Button to the front.

The next tallest flower is made with the XL Scallop Circle. I cut slits between all the scallops to make “petals” and formed them into a more natural looking curve. The inner petals are from the Modern Label Punch. I finished the front off with a 3/4” circle and Rhinestone brad.

The shorter flowers are from the Flower Fusion die and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack.

Then I saw this Punch Art Bunny on Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek’s blog and thought it’d be the perfect finishing touch for my “bouquet”. I also decorated the backs of all the flowers and added a cotton tail to my bunny. I had a hard time photographing these, so please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by and Have A Blessed Easter Weekend !

Easter Bouquet Recipe: Stamps- A Good Egg; Paper- In Color DSP (Hostess), Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Pacific Point, Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery; Ink- Pretty In Pink, Perfect Plum, Pacific Point; Accessories- Wide Oval Punch, Medium Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1-1/2” Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Flower Fusion Sizzlet, Boho Blossoms Punch, XL Scallop Circle Punch, Regular Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon, 1” Circle Punch, 3/4” Circle Punch, 1-3/8” Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Big Designer Buttons, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, Wooden Skewers (non-SU!)

Fun Punch Art Bunny card

Good morning! Here’s an Easter card I made for my Aunt and Uncle. First, I CASEd the punch art bunny from JanTink. She’s amazingly creative, you should really check out her blog. Second, since this is for my Aunt and Uncle, I chose bright colors instead of the traditional pastel colors. I really like how this turned out.

I love this stamp set, Pocket Silhouettes. It’s one of the most versatile stamp sets I own. It’s great for making scenes, like this card. Or for creating a focal image, like this card. And guess what?! They just released Pocket Silhouettes as a Digital Download for MDS. Now, I can use this wonderful stamp set on my Scrapbook pages, too! I have a goal to complete my 2009 and 2010 scrapbook albums by the end of May. So, you’ll be seeing many more MDS Pages over the next few weeks. CLICK HERE to view the complete MDS Catalog with all the fabulous downloads available.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pocket Silhouettes, A Good Egg; Paper- Whisper White, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue; Ink- Real Red, Pacific Point; Accessories- Boho Blossoms Punch,1-1/4” Circle Punch, 1” Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, Medium Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Jewels Pearls, Dimensionals

Stamp Club Stair Step Easter card

Good morning! Today I’m sharing a fun Easter card we made at Stamp Club last weekend. I originally saw the idea for a Stair Step Easter card on Kim Wilson’s blog a couple years ago. I kept the same cutting and scoring measurements that Kim explained. Then I changed the design to get the look I wanted on my card.

All the patterned paper is from the Springtime Vintage DSP pack. I’ve got to tell you these paper packs go a long way. I’ve used the same package for a couple different Stamp Club cards, plus I’ve made a few other “spring” cards, and I still have several large pieces of paper left. I’ve got to quit hording paper and use it more! :-)

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- A Good Egg; Paper- Springtime Vintage DSP, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Always Artichoke; Ink- Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke; Accessories- Stamp-a-ma-jig, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Dimensionals