Happy Easter!

Apr 8, 2012 | Easter | 0 comments

Happy Easter!  We had a beautiful day here.  Aren’t these the cutest Bunny Apples!  I got them in Blue Ridge at Mercier Apple Orchard – fudge covered apples decorated to look like bunnies – yum!

Cutest Little Purse and babies

Apr 7, 2012 | Big Shot, Easter, Stamper's Club, Watercoloring, Wildlife | 1 comment

I hope you are having a great weekend and that you have a Happy Easter with family and friends.  I’ve been getting ready all day.  The casseroles are ready to assemble and bake tomorrow, the ham is in the fridge, the brownies, cookies and treats are made, the tables are set, the eggs have been filled and the baskets are ready.  I have laundry to finish and final cleaning to do and I’ll be all ready.

But for today I have one cute little purse to share – we made these last night at my stamp club meeting.

This is the new Petite Purse Die – a sneak peek from the new catalog – you can get it now during the month of April and then it will be available in our new catalog starting June 1st!  These are so cute.

I made this one as a little Easter purse.  The purse is cut from Crumb Cake card stock, then I cut an extra front panel and ran it through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder and glued that to the front.   I cut the back and flap out a second time with some designer paper – the new Summer Smooches Designer Series paper – also available as a sneak peek in April – I used the piece that had the Tangerine Tango print.  The purse is assembled with a little bit of sticky strip on the two side flaps.

The handle is cut along with purse and I glued it to the back side of a piece of Tangerine Tango scalloped polka dot ribbon.  Then attached the ends inside the purse with a little piece of sticky strip.

I added a “Happy Easter” tag to the handle and a little button to the front flap.  Finally I stamped the little bunny from the Every Bunny stamp set on some Naturals White card stock using black StazOn ink and Watercolored with an AquaPainter.  The bunny is Crumb Cake and the scarf is Daffodil Delight.  For the egg I stamped the image on a scrap piece of the same designer paper and cut it out and glued it on top of the watercolored image.  The cut out bunny is then attached to the front of the little purse with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Inside the purse is none other than a yummy Peanut Butter Egg!

And I checked the bird house this morning and we have babies!

See TWO babies ready to eat!

There were 5 eggs and mom was watching me so I only took a quick peek and got this pictures showing the 2 babies – I don’t know if the others hatched yet.  I’ll check again in a day or so. These are the chickadees.

And one more picture to share with you today.  In my craft room I have two dogs beds for the dogs but they are different and they both always prefer the one the other one is in.  So on Friday Magnolia was in the dog bed and all of sudden Aspen hops in and lays down and she gives me this look – “Mom, look what he did…….”

 

I hope you enjoyed the cute little project and the fun pictures.  Have a great Easter Sunday and I’ll be back next week.

Happy Easter Everybunny

Apr 6, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Easter, Sale-A-Bration 2012, Watercoloring | 0 comments

I created another Easter card using the Everybunny stamp set.

I used a strip of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series paper from Sale-A-Bration.  Tied a piece of Pool Party Seam Binding around the card (Crumb Cake).  I used my Big Shot and the Scallop Circle and Circle die to cut the focal point.  The stamps were stamped in Black StazOn ink and then watercolored – except for the egg – I stamped the image on another piece of designer paper from the same pack and cut it out and layered it over the stamped egg on the circle.  I call that paper-piecing.   Another little trick for you on the mushrooms I used a Poppy Parade marker to fill in the dots and the stripe and then used the Aquapainter to spread the ink from there to the rest of the mushroom which created the pink color.

Have a Happy Day!

Easter Bunny Cupcakes!

Apr 5, 2012 | Easter, Punch Art | 1 comment

Look at these cute bunny cupcakes!

Fran brought these to my last downline meeting – such a cute idea.  The cupcakes are baked in some decorative paper liners.  Then the Stampin’ Up! punches were put to good use and the bunnies were born.  Here is a close up…

Enjoy!

Every Bunny Cards

Apr 3, 2012 | Cards, Easter, In Colors, Occasions Mini 2012, Retired List, Watercoloring | 0 comments

These are the Easter invitations I made this year to send to our family.  We always invite everyone to our house for lunch and an afternoon Easter Egg hunt.  Our largest group was around 40 people.  This year we have a small group there will only be 14 of us and just two little ones hunting Easter Eggs this time.  The menu is planned and the seating arrangements are figured out – now to finish up the decorations and get the house and yard in order.

These cute little cards use the Every Bunny stamp set – it was one of the first sets I wanted last summer out of the new catalog – but I had to wait for so long to use if for Easter.

The base of the card is Pear Pizzazz and wheeled with the Every Egg Stampin’ Around wheel that matches the stamp set – I actually used Old Olive ink in my ink cartridge for the wheel – and I wheeled the envelope to match.  Above the eggs the Happy Easter Everbunny stamp is done in Jet Black StazOn – which is also what the bunnies and mushrooms are stamped in so I could watercolor them.  The bunnies and mushrooms are stamped on a piece of Naturals White card stock that was cut with one of the Framelits Labels (love them).  The images are watercolored with an aquapainter – colors I used are – Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride.  I also sponged around the label with the Baja Breeze along the top (the sky) and Pear Pizzazz along the bottom (the ground).

I ripped 1″ strips of fabric from the Twitterpated pack – I used all three prints but just noticed the cards in my picture both use the striped print.  I tied the strip with a piece of the Whisper White Baker’s Twine and on some I added one of the Twitterpated buttons.  The buttons and fabric are from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini catalog.  I really like how they turned out.

Just a couple of reminders April is the last month for the Occasions Mini Catalog – so if there are things you still want out of there don’t let the month slip by before you order them.  Hopefully some items will carry over into the new catalog but so far no word on that.  This year the In-Colors from 2010 are retiring – Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade and Concord Crush – so don’t delay ordering your ink refills and card stock so you’ll have when you want to use those colors later.  The retiring stamp sets and accessories will be announced later this month and anything on the accessories list is only while supplies last so once they are out – they are out. You can order online on my website or email me and I’ll get them ordered for you.

Happy Easter Bunny Scrapbook Layout

Mar 29, 2012 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Easter, Occasions Mini 2012, Sale-A-Bration 2012, Scrapbook Pages | 1 comment

So today I have the Bunny Scrapbook Layout that I mentioned yesterday.  I used the same bunny idea from the box and added a body and put it on this layout.

Isn’t the bunny so cute – I used the large Dresdan die petal to make the body – just trimmed it at the bottom of the page.  Remember yesterday I said I used one of the large petals to punch the bunny cheeks, well here I also punched the paws and the tail from that same piece.

Along the bottom of the layout I rolled the Every Egg Stampin’ Around Wheel – I used an Old Olive ink cartridge because that was what I had on hand.  But Lucky Limeade is the green in the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper that I used on the page.  Since it is wheeled on the Crumb Cake background it matches just fine for me.

I used the Circles #2 Die and the Big Shot along with the 3-1/2″ Circle Die and cut various circles out of the Designer paper and just scattered those along the top of the page.  Added some more of the squished paper flowers and a Happy Easter flag.

Now I just need to add some pictures on the Poppy Parade panel that goes across both pages.

When Kyle was little I took him once to see the Easter Bunny – he was at our local grocery store and the kids could sit on his lap and get their picture made.  Kyle screamed like you wouldn’t believe – I have that picture somewhere – it was before this digital age so I’ll have to find it.  I’m not sure I ever took the other boys to see the Easter Bunny since it was so traumatic for Kyle that one time.  I’ll have to look and see if I have any – they would be fun on this page even if they are from different years.

So have a nice day – it’s really pretty here again.