Easter Blossoms

This is one of the cards that can be made on the second and forth Tuesdays. You know you want to make it so come on over it is all cut out and ready to go. ;)

• The card base is Melon Mamba with a layer of Basic Black and a layer of Whisper White that was ran through the Big Shot with the Elegant Bouquet folder.  Sending Springtime smiles was stamped onto the bottom of the Whisper White with Stazon.
• I stamped the flowering branch onto a piece of Whisper White using Basic Gray I stamped the girl over the blossom using the Basic Black marker to ink up the stamp so I could leave the egg filled basket out of her hand. 
• The image was layered onto Basic Black and then onto Melon Mamba and finally onto the card front.

We had a late snow storm yesterday that destroyed many of my flowering trees, they had barely started to bloom. I so needed a bit of spring cheer and since I am not getting it outside I made it in my stamp room!

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Easter Blossoms- Easter Class

So in yesterdays post I told you that card #2 was the inspiration for my Easter class card. . . so here it is.

All About Easter April 6th Wednesday

Come make an Easter card and Easter Treat holder, then learn to make a Punch Art Bunny and Chick to add to scrapbook pages or a card. Please bring your favorite adhesive or add $5 to the class payment and I will order you your own snail adhesive. Class times will be at 11 am and 6:30 p.m. please indicate time preference when paying for class. Class is $8 if prepaid by March 31st and $10 after that date, cut off date to register is April 4th.

Water Cooler Swaps part 4

So when I recieved all my swaps I put post its on the back so I would know who made what, the problem with post its is that sometimes small fingers remove them and then you lose who made what so for most the rest of my swaps you will just have to know that some of the most fun on line friends made wonderful creations. Hopefully they will stop by and claim their work and if they do I will update this post.

Card#1 was made by Margaret, she used confetti white card stock and scored it with a stylus and the trimmer. It was brayered with Bravo Burgundy ink, she then placed it in a container for the wood stamps and in another container she placed 4 marbles with several drops of Chocolate Chip re-inker and Rich Razzelberry re-inker and rolled the marbles around and then dumped them on top of my card stock and rolled them around. She then used black craft ink and clear embossing powder to stamp and emboss the Upsy Daisy stamp in the lower corner. A piece of Rich Razzelberry ribbon was wrapped around the card and the Decorative Label punch was used with Confetti White CS that she sponged. The phrase is embossed. She went around the card with the Bravo Burgundy marker to make it look like it was matted.

Card#2 is one of the ones that I'm not sure who made, hopefully she will leave a comment. Martha made this card, I have to thank her because this card is the inspiration for the card in my upcoming Easter class. On to the card! The base of the card is Soft Suede stamped with the Sanded background stamp with Chocolate Chip. She tore the edges of a strip of Always Artichoke and ran it through the crimper and attached it to her base. A piece of Chocolate Chip ribbon and some Linen Thread were wrapped around it and the thread was tied in a bow and a silver brad was added.  On a piece of Crumb Cake the branch from Easter Blossoms was stamped and the blossoms were colored with the white gel pen and one of the pink markers (my guess is Regal Rose). The edges were lightly sponged with Soft Suede. The image was layered onto Rich Razzleberry CS and added to the card front.

Card#3 I think was made by Robin this is information from an email I sent asking for help identifying the card fronts (I am still waiting for some to arrive so I might be wrong about the card)  Its the white card front

with Got Treats stamps embedded embossing and the BEAUTIFUL SAB ribbon. I love that ribbon. (This was an Inspired by Mary Brown--my awesome upline--card. Not so much CASED, but inspired.) That sounds like this card right? Keep this one in mind for next March and St Patrick's Day!

Card#4 here is the link to Roberta's card http://robertascreativespace.blogspot.com/2011/03/turquoise-bliss.html

So these are the cards I received so far, pretty great Huh? Many of these cards that I have shared have used Sale-a-bration sets, we only have until Thursday to put in qualifying orders to earn these sets so let me know ASAP if there is anything you want to order. I plan on putting in an order on Wednesday night.  You can also go on line and order and have the shipped directly to you.
Go to http://kathallthatscrap.stampinup.net/ and then to shop now to order.

Water Cooler Swaps part 3

Card #1 was made by Marsha, another one of my Water Cooler friends it has been so fun getting to know her.  She used  two Stamp Sets: For All You Do and a Sale-a-bration set  So Happy For You

The Card stocks and DSP she used is: Very Vanilla; Old Olive; Brights DSP Old Olive Stripe, Tangerine Tango Stripe; Daffodil Delight; Tangerine Tango; Neutrals Very Vanilla DSP (dot side). She uses  Old Olive; Pumpkin Pie ink.  Boho Blossoms Punch; Eyelet Border Punch; Modern Label Punch; Dimensionals; Square Lattice Embossing Folder were also used to make the card.

Card #2 was made by Jackie another lady that I have been getting to know though our Stampin' Connection Water Cooler Group.  She used the following: Paper: cherry cobbler, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pretty in pink, red glimmer paper, patterns love DSP, and a very small piece chocolate chip for cherry; The Ink: chocolate chip The Stamp set: Curly Cute (mine is coming Monday, saw the cardm had to get it); she also used a paper crimper, cupcake punch, 2 3/8 scallop circle punch, big shot, tulip embossing folder, perfect polka dots embossing folder, dimensionals.

Card #3 was made by Patti, Patti has added so much fun to our discussions her sense of humor keeps us laughing. She used Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Card stock with the Finial Press embossing folder and the Ticket Corner punch, Cherry Cobbler seam binding,  and the stamp sets Charmed and Totally Tess (words) and one of the tiny Pearl Jewels.

Card #4 was from Darrah, Darrah is another fellow demo that has been answering my questions from the time I first started with Stampin' UP!.  Darrah used the Stamp sets: Fresh Cuts and Easter Blossoms (mini); Inks: Old Olive and River Rock (the dirt on the pot);  CS: Old Olive, Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie; Punches: 2 1/2" Circle, Word Window (fold cs in half to get a longer window) and Scallop oval; also used is
Sticky strip and 5/8 organza ribbon.

One of the best things I have found as a demo is the friendships as well as the willingness that so many of the demos to share their ideas and knowledge, these ladies and the others that are a part of our Water Cooler group have added so much humor and fun to my days.  I am often laughing at what they write, my kids have even started asking whats going on with your friend at the Water Cooler. . . who would've thunk it?

So I realize my camera takes rotton pictures, sorry. Good news is I will be getting a new one. . .bad news not until the end of April so until then I will keep posting, just know many of the cards look much better in real life. ;)

Easter Blossoms

It has felt like Spring the last few days and while I have been inside working on classes and Scouts, I have made it outside to run errands and have enjoyed the warmth.  The tulips and daffodils are starting to poke through the ground and the crocus are in bloom.  Maybe I will find time this weekend. On to the card. . .

• The card base is Whisper White, I stamped Happy Easter in Tempting Turquoise centered on the lower half of the card.
• I stamped the egg three times once in Tempting Turquoise then Daffodil Delight and last Melon Mamba. I cut them each out and added dimensionals to the back.
• I ran a rectangle of Whisper White through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots folder, I layered it onto a piece of Melon Mamba DSP and centered it above the greeting.
• I added the cut out eggs to the panel on the card.

The card makes me feel like spring!

On another note, our Scout District had it annual Adult Leader Recognition Banquet and I was honored to receive the District Award of Merit.  The food wasn't the best but the program was pretty darn good. Getting everything ready for the event was stressful and a lot of work and it is a relief to have it done.  I do appreciate all the volunteers that give so much time to the youth of our area.

Easter Blossoms- Club projects

We are starting a new round of clubs, meeting the first Monday of the month,  and I was having the most difficult time trying to decide what to do for this month.  We won't be holding club in June, July or August So I figured I'd do Easter theme in April and Mother's day in May and I really couldn't decide what to do for March, because lets face it not many people send St Patrick's Day Cards. My husband solved my problem(I was making it harder then it was) He said do Easter in March, Mother's Day in April and Father's day in May.  So that is what I am planning on doing

I don't usually try these challenges, mostly because I fail at them and this time was no different.  But this was the jumping off point for my club projects this month.

I just couldn't make all the different layers/embellishments work, but I am happy with where I stopped.

• Card base is Chocolate Chip cut at 5 1/5" x 8 1/2" folded in half and ran through the Big Shot with the Scallop Circle die.
• The first layer is a 3 13/16" circle cut from the Regal Rose DSP. I punched one edge of a Chocolate Chip strip with the Scallop edge punch I layered a strip of Regal Rose DSP on top of it, layered it at the top of the DSP circle and trimmed the ends to fit. I then added it to the base.
• I stamped the girl from Easter Blossoms onto Whisper White with Chocolate Chip ink and then punched it out with the 2 1/2" circle punch. Layered it onto a 2 3/8" circle of Chocolate Chip.
• I stamped the Easter Wishes from All Holidays in Regal Rose onto Whisper White and punched it out with the 1 3/8" Circle punch and layered it onto the 1 3/4" circle punched from Chocolate Chip
• The Butterfly was from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. I used four pearls off the connecting pearls strip for the butterfly body.

So even though I wasn't able to complete the challenge what do you think of the card?

Th basket is made with the Two Tags Die using two of the tags cut from Chocolate Chip to form the sides and a simple box was made with another strip pf Chocolate Chip. A 1" strip of Regal Rose DSP was wrapped around the middle of the box with a Regal Rose Decorative Label centered on it with the Easter Wishes stamped in Regal Rose onto Whisper White and punched with the Scallop Oval punch. The roses are spiral cut circles punched from Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink with the 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punch. the leaves are from the Little Leaves Sizzlits.  The handle was punched with the Scallop Ribbon punch and again a butterfly from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

Easter Blossoms

Easter Blossoms is in the Occasions Mini, the silhouette of the girl caught my interest right away and it was one of the first ones I ordered.  This card is only three colors Very Vanilla, Regal Rose and Basic Gray. 

• The card base is Basic Gray with a front of Regal Rose ran through the Big Shot with a the Framed Tulips folder.
• I stamped the girl in Basic Gray onto Very Vanilla, layered it onto Regal Rose and again onto Basic Gray.
• On a piece of Very Vanilla I stamped the blossoms in Regal Rose then layer it onto Basic Gray. I layered it onto the card front and then added the matted image on top of it.
• I inked up the egg stamp with Regal Rose and stamped it off once before stamping it on Very Vanilla, The Happy Easter is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamp in Basic Gray. This was punched with the 1 1/4" circle and layered onto a Regal Rose 1 3/8" circle .  A piece of Basic Gray was punched with the Modern Label punch, the circle was added to the center of it and Pearls were added to each side of the label. this was centered below the main image with the top of the circle over lapping the image.

So there you have it. This card may have the most layers of any card I have made, but I am happy with the way it turned out.