Dad’s Birthday

Apr 18, 2015 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Masculine cards are often most difficult for me to design as I gravitate toward floral stamps that tend to look more feminine.  My dad celebrated his birthday last month so I sorted through my stamps and searched Pinterest for inspiration in my quest to create an appropriate birthday card for him.  The Sheltering Tree stamp set seemed perfect especially after a cold winter.  It was a great way to offer birthday wishes with sights of Spring and memories of youth.  Of course, I had to sneak in a few flowers!

Spring Break Visitor

Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

This week has been Spring Break for my 6 year old grandson, Alexander, and we’re fortunate that he wanted to spend it with Grandma and Grandpa. This has kept me busy but Alexander made time for crafting.   Next week is his uncle’s birthday so Alexander prepared a special card for him so today I am sharing Alexander’s talents with you.

 

 

Happy Easter – Treat Holders

Apr 4, 2015 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

Just a short post to share the Easter treat holders made in the recent “Easter is coming” class.  The first uses the Berry Basket Bigz Die and the second the Fry Box Bigz L Die.  There are endless ways to use these two dies so they’ll get lots of use by me! 

Easter Berry Basket using For Peeps’ Sake stamps from Stampin’ Up!

The card stock used for the Berry Basket is Hello Honey and each side panel was covered with designer series paper from the Lullaby paper series.  Coordinating inks of Coastal Cabana and Hello Honey were used to stamped the tags.  The tags were cut using the Banners framelits and the Big Shot.  Final embellishments include a bow tie using Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine and a strip of Gold Sequin trim. 

Bunny Fry Box using the Fry Box Bigz L Die from Stampin’ Up!

This bunny is one of my favorite treat holders for Easter.  The original idea was shared by Dee Slater and I can’t thank her enough for sharing it!  Many others have used it as it’s posted often on Pinterest but Dee sent the instructions with her 8 weeks of Easter series.

Happy Easter Bunny!

Mar 31, 2015 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Easter’s quickly approaching so I’m sharing another Easter card from the recent class…apply titled “Happy Easter Bunny”.  To create the card, after texture embossing the first layer, use an oval framelit to cut through both the embossed layer and card front.  This will create a “frame” for the interior panel that’s stamped with the Happy Bunny Stamp.   We used a combination of  Blendabilities (now discontinued) and Stampin’ Write Markers to color the image (using all Stampin’ Write markers would also work well.) 

The card is quick to assemble and is sure to make recipients smile.

“Happy Easter Bunny”

Just a couple of pointers…for ease in cutting the oval, attach the embossed layer to the card base prior to cutting with the oval framelit.  This keeps everything in place for cutting.  To create the yellow  frame, cut card stock using two framelits (the one used to cut the oval in the card base and the next larger oval framelit).  The magnetic platform works great to hold framelits nicely in place when cutting.  To ensure that the stamped image is centered in the oval frame, you may need to trim the panel if stamped slightly off center prior to attaching to the card interior…but that’s okay, it won’t be noticed.

Later this week, I’ll post photos and provide information on the treat holders that were made for Easter…so be sure to check in.

Spring is here and Easter is coming soon!

Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hope wherever you are that the weather is warming and that you’re seeing signs of Spring!  Here in Georgia, the early blooming trees are showing their colors and the sight is absolutely beautiful. Below is a picture of some of the cherry trees we have in our front yard.  We have total of 6 in front of our house and I love it when they’re in bloom.  The dogwoods are starting to offer a “peek” of the blooms to soon open so you can look forward to a picture of them next month when they’ve fully opened.

With the arrival of Spring, Easter is soon to come.  In preparation, yesterday’s card class created two Easter cards, as well as, two treat holders.  All had a fun afternoon!  Today, I am showcasing the Cheerful Critters card.  I love the whimsy of the critters and look closely,  there are a few Easter eggs in the grass!  After stamping the critters,  Blendabilities (unfortunately, discontinued) were used to color each critter but the Stampin’ Write Markers also work well. Each critter was “fussy cut” after coloring.  The Easter eggs are from the For Peeps’ Sake stamp set and Stampin’ Write Markers were used to color them.  The clouds were created using the discontinued Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Folder but you can create your own clouds by sponging Soft Sky ink on the background paper and using a paper piercer to punch cloud formations.   The fence was created using the lumber designer series paper page from the Adventure Bound paper stack.  (A full list of currently available project materials is at the end of this post.)

Be sure to register on the “follow me” link.  I will be sharing another Easter card and the treat holders in my next two posts.