Tiddbits from Dawn: Easter

Easter

03/26/2018

Welcome Easter

I don't make many Easter cards but I always make one for my mother. This year I had to improvise a bit because I didn't buy a new Easter stamp. I went with the At Home with You bundle to create a card.

This is a one layer card and it started with the Brick Decorative Mask, found in the Pattern Play Decorative Masks, and some Embossing Paste tinted with some Cajun Craze re-inker added to it. The porch floor was added with a piece of Wood Texture Designer Series Paper. A door was die cut from Soft Sky card stock and a wreath was colored with Stampin' Blends to add to it. When that door opens it brings my Easter Wishes from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

The Stampin' Blends also made it fun to color a pot of flowers and porch light to add to the porch too! I'll be able to write a little note inside the card and hand deliver along with something sweet!

This morning is Cards & Coffee. We're a week late this month due to my being out of town last Monday. I'm looking forward to it and I'm off to make sure I have everything set up and ready to go. Have a great Monday! - Dawn

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03/19/2018

Easter Treat Box

We've been away from home for about eleven days and will be traveling back home today. Before I left home to travel I created this cute little box that I thought would make a fun Easter project.

I had a protocol of this box I had made before and I happened to run across it when emptying out my old craft room. The little images from A Good Day stamp set are perfect for the front of the box.

Here's another one I made a few days after these when I received my Basket Weave Embossing Folder in the mail.

I love the texture the embossing folder gives it.

These are the views from the end...

I just added a little green shred and a couple of Dove Chocolate Eggs but it could hold most any Easter candy!

I've made a video tutorial for you so you can make your own Easter treat boxes. The video is linked below and there may be a little delay posting it so try again if it's not there when you first visit! I'm going to give you the box and scoring measurements at the below but I was able to add them to the video too. I cut myself off a second or two short at the end but I hope you'll enjoy it. I also hope you'll try some of these yourself. They're quite simple and don't use much adhesive at all!

Cut card stock at 5 1/2"x8 1/2". Score on the long side at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5" and 6 3/4". On the short side score at 1 3/4" and 4".

Thanks for visiting me today! - Dawn

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03/28/2016

Wrapping Up Easter

I didn't mean to go missing in action last week but life just kind of got in the way. We went our daughter's house for Easter so I thought I'd share a couple of things I made last week for Easter.

A few little tags for some goodies...

I used a Simon Says Stamp set, My Kind of Peeps, and coordinating dies to make these tags. After stamping the Peep's outline on Daffodil Delight card stock I used Versa Mark and the solid image to stamp over the peep again. Then I could add some Iridescent Ice to give them a sugary sweet look.

I added them to these...

And this gift bag...

I used the littlest Peep stamp in the set to stamp tiny Peeps on the stripes on the bag. They were a perfect fit!

I only made two cards (I know, I'm a bad stamper!) for Easter this year...

A Joy Fold card and some Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper were my picks for Easter cards this year. The sentiment with a gorgeous font is from Suite Sayings. A few blooms from Bloomin' Love and some leaves from Endless Thanks to add a background for the sentiment. To keep the card closed a Classy Designer Button was topped with a 2015-17 In Color Blossom Accent in Mint Macaron. Crystal Effect was used to keep those two together and I don't think they'll be separating any time soon!

The inside of this card….

I used the same products to make this Criss-Cross card...

And the pull-out for this card...

That's it! Thanks for hanging in for that picture overload. Since Easter's over, I think the sentiments on these cards could be changed for other occasions too, like a birthday or Mother's Day! I've got Stamp Clubs tonight and I'm off to get things ready for that! Have a great day! - Dawn

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03/09/2016

Pals March Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for March 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring Spring and Spring related projects. We hope you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below. The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

Easter will be here before we know it! I used today's Blog Hop as an opportunity to create something that we can give to the grandchildren this year. I started with this. Take a look...

Using one of our Polka Dot Cone Cellophane Bags starts the treat. I filled it up with Jelly Beans and tied a pretty Pink Pirouette Seam Binding bow around it. A tag, made using a Framelit from Chalk Talk, was added around the bag. That bunny is so fun to stamp and punch out using the Friends & Flowers stamp set and coordinating Festive Flower Builder Punch. A Dozen Thoughts has that cute "Hippity-Hoppity" sentiment in it and it went perfectly with the tag. Of course, I'll have to change up the color, maybe to green, for the boys!

Then I put it in a Berry Basket…along with a few other goodies!

Here's a close-up view of the tag.

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop!

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04/07/2015

Lucy's Bunnies

I'm checking in really quick today. I have been miserably sick, missed the entire Easter weekend and am still recuperating in bed! YUCK, but this too shall pass. In the meantime, I have had requests for a picture of Lucy in her Easter dress. My husband and son-in-law had to each drive about an hour to meet for dress pick up since we couldn't go to their house, as planned. Oh well, you know what they say about the best laid plans. The dress did turn out cute and looked even cuter on Lucy. Take a look at this sweet baby...

And here she is with her sweet brothers who adore her!

And another thing I'm missing right now in our yard...

I planted 90 red tulip, my favorite, bulbs last Fall. I had my husband snap this picture yesterday so I could see these in bloom as we're expecting rain and I was afraid it might knock some petals off! I have another planting that is just a bit further behind these which I may be able to enjoy.

That's about it from me…but don't give up on me. I hope I'm feeling well enough to be back in my craft room soon!

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03/20/2015

Happy Easter for Freshly Made Sketches 178

I recently purchased the Happy Easter Bunny stamp because he just looks so dang happy! I had held off on Easter stamps but finally gave in and he was tops on the list. When I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week, and even though he's a little bit bigger, I decided to incorporate him into the sketch. Come and take a look….

Since I heat embossed the image with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder the Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper was perfect to use with it. I love the gold in this DSP, so fun! After embossing I colored the image in with Stampin' Write Markers in Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding. The piece of DSP was cut in 1" strips to cover the sides of the Whisper White card front. Then a piece of Calypso Coral card stock was embossed with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder for the background for the bunny. I'd like to see that bunny coming down my bunny trail, wouldn't you?

Inside, I stamped a couple of banners from Celebrate Today...

And the Freshly Made Sketches inspiration….

It rained all day long yesterday! Happily, it's supposed to clear up today and get up to about 70 degrees. I missed my walking so I'm ready to get out and pound the pavement! I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend! - Dawn

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03/17/2015

CAS Easter Card

When I saw The Paper Players challenge on Sunday I knew I already had a card ready to go. It is one of the cards we made at Cards & Coffee yesterday. it really is an easy card and one I think I'll go to often.

It's not green but it does meet the CAS Floral criteria. It's a simple spotlighting technique. I started the card by stamping the large floral image from Indescribable Gift in Early Espresso on the Whisper White card stock and then repeating it on the Pink Pirouette piece. Using the 2" Circle Punch I choose the area on the Pink Pirouette image that I wanted to spotlight and punched it out. Using Stampin' Dimensionals, I put it right over the part of the stamped image on the Whisper White piece right where it matched. The it was as simple as tying a bow and adding the greeting.

Inside another floral image, which was colored Pink Pirouette with the swoosh from Work of Art, adds a sweet touch….

And here's The Paper Players challenge...

Okay, that's it from me today! I've got a busy, busy day. Our oldest son is coming tonight for a quick visit on his way through town. I'm putting my corned beef in the crock pot so dinner will be ready when he gets here. I hope you have a good St. Patrick's Day and that manage not to get pinched! I've got my green on! - Dawn

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03/11/2015

March Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the March Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating Spring. This month we are featuring Spring related projects for Mother’s Day, Easter or any other occasion that celebrates Winter coming to an end.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Nicole Watt's blog, Pixel Maven's Retreat, on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I admit, I procrastinated on my project for this month's hop! I just couldn't decide what I wanted to make. Finally, I remembered a little project I'd written down, so I decided to follow through with it. I think it definitely works for Easter or Spring!

I know these cute little bunnies have been around awhile but this one is attached to one of the sweet Clothespins. And look, what it is when it's removed from the tag….

It's a magnet! I thought it would look great holding an Easter picture. Have you picked up on the fact that I love making tags? This one is a Spring scene done on a Soft Sky tag punched from the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. Cutting the grass was simple with the Fringe Scissors. The Flower Fair Framelits gave me the flower. I doubled up the flower itself to make it look more like a sunflower. These framelits also are where the bunny's ears are from, one of the leaf framelits makes the perfect ears! I used one of the Calypso Coral poms from the Pompom Trim for the bunny tail. Can you guess what the carrots are? They're part of the picks from the Handpicked Framelits and the carrot tops were found in those same framelits. The Hardwood Background stamp was the perfect place to plant this tag and greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

And inside the card I decided to use a pick for the sentiment found in From the Garden….

The next stop is Sue Becker's blog at RnR Stamping, on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

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04/10/2014

Paper Flowers

I love burlap and I've been using it on my dining room table as a stage for holiday vingettes. My Easter centerpiece is no different this year. Last Fall a friend of mine was moving her gift store and had Easter bunnies on sale. I was fortunate enough to grab up a bunch of them. It was so fun to pull them out when April arrived. I carried them to the table and once I had things arranged I kept changing out the focal point. Nothing I tried looked right. Then I had an "aha" moment! I thought a paper flower arrangement might just do the trick. Let me show you....

Here's a close up view of the flowers...

I spent one evening cutting flowers out with my Big Shot and Spiral Flower Die in various colors. How quick is that?! These are so easy to roll up and you can make them tighter or looser depending on the look you're trying to achieve. I used various size oval punches and framelits to make the leaves. For my "filler" I used my Fringe Scissors to cut into Pear Pizzazz paper. Then I rolled it up and stuck it in the holes in the frog that came with my container. I could then stick the flower stems in the middle of the fringe and get the fullness to the arrangement that I was looking for. I also made three flowers from scallop circle punches but the spirals were so much easier I stuck with them! After the arrangement was complete I carried it back to the table. Guess what, it was just the right thing to complete my centerpiece. An added bonus is that I can use it year after year!

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1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch

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7/8" Scallop Circle Punch

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I hope you might give these a try yourself, they're really a lot of fun. I appreciate your visit today! Thanks for stopping by. - Dawn

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03/27/2014

Side Stepping

This was such a fun card that we made at Stamp Clubs this week. I thought I would share it with you today. So take a look at what had us cutting, scoring and running the Big Shot!

The Backyard Basics Bundle was perfect for this Side-Step card! It's so nice when each stamped image has a framelit to cut it out and images these did. There was enough stamping and fringing to be done that everyone had something to work on while turns were taken on the Big Shot. I love the piece of Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper, only available through Monday, for the background. It looks like a sky filled with blooms. It was Teeny Tiny Wishes to the rescue again with the Happy Easter sentiment. It fit perfectly in the Bitty Banner Framelit.

Here's a side view of the steps. I'll probaby print a sentiment, using My Digital Studio, to put on the back of the taller side before mailing this out.

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Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

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So Saffron 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

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Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper

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