HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE

TODAY IS GOOD FRIDAY.  GETTING READY FOR EASTER CELEBRATION WITH MY FAMILY.

I MADE SOME GOODIES FOR A FEW FRIENDS THAT I PLAN TO BRING TO THEM TOMORROW.  LET ME SHARE THEM WITH YOU.  I MADE THEM WITH MY BIG SHOT AND THE  TWO TAGS DIE AS WELL AS THE BASKET AND BLOOMS DIE.

 I created the baskets in daffodil yellow, apricot appeal (retired), pear pizzazz and blushing bride.

 I attached the tags from the two tags die after I stamped on it HE IS RISEN and the Easter lily stamped image from the current Easter set.

 I used the blossoms from the same die as the basket on the second tag in from the right and attached it to the tag with a HAT PIN.  So cute~~

 Above is a close up of the tag with the Easter message for you to see better.

 I put some of that paper basket filler (can't remember what it is called!!  hate when that happens) and a goodie in the basket.

 You can see the hat pin on this tag with the die cut blooms that are attached with it to the tag.

 Closeup of the hat pin tag.  All tags were sponged around the edges with contrasting or coordinating colors.

 This one is my favorite - pear pizzazz and pretty in pink.  Love the striped ribbon I got on the clearance rack.  And the lillies are so pretty, aren't they?

 This glimmer pink ribbon is recycled from a store bought card from Valentines day.  I always try to reuse and recycle anything I can!!  Thought it worked perfectly here, don't you??

WHAT GOOD NEWS - HE IS RISEN.  EASTER BLESSINGS TO YOU AND HOPE YOU HAVE A LOVING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

BEAUTIFUL CARD WITH NO STAMPING!! (REALLY??? - YES REALLY)

MOJO MONDAY  CHALLENGE:  (http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/

I KNOW, IT SEEMS AMAZING, BUT I ACTUALLY MADE A CARD THAT IS BE)AUTIFUL AND INCLUDED NO STAMPING.  Now I did NOT say no INK or no Designer Paper, and I did NOT say no punches or ribbon.  ha

Here it is - what do you think?  It is the beee-u-ti-ful NEW DESIGNER PAPER called SPICE CAKE.  The colors in this pretty paper are pool party, soft suede, more mustard, pear pizzazz, and river rock.  I chose a few of those colors to highlight this amazing paper.  First I used pool party as my card base.  Then I layered more mustard under soft suede.  I used my fancy flower punch and punched out the patterned flowers from the paper, used snail to put it on the soft suede layer and then ran it through the big shot with the petals a plenty embossing folder.  This makes it look like a piece of an old quilt from grandma, doesn't it?

Now, I hear some of you murmuring to me saying, "hey, I recognize that patterned flower.  I think you stamped it with the NEW TRIPLE TREAT FLOWER SINGLE STAMP."  To you I say, NO I DID NOT, BUT IT DOES PERFECTLY MATCH THAT SINGLE STAMP.  How cool is that?  You could use the DSP and the stamp together on one card, not to mention the fancy flower punch with it!!

Don't you just LOVE how everything coordinates here at Stamin' Up!  I sure do!!  I LOVE this company.  Ok, back to my card, I digress...

For the middle I flipped the DSP over and it is a more mustard pattern which I punched out with the fancy flower punch BEFORE I did the embossing in the bigshot.  That ended up being the bottom layer of my 3-D flower in the middle.  I added two layers of punched pool party card stock, which I bent the petals a bit to go under, and I rubbed the middle to make it cup a bit.  Oh, and I also used a sponge and pool party ink to edge the flower.  Then I fussy cut (with scissors) the flower pattern and rubbed the center to make it cup also.  Then I used Stampin' Dimensionals in the middle to layer the flower all together to make it 3-D and more mustard card stock cut in slices thinly is the stamen.  You like??

I LOVE the new Pool Party ruffled ribbon.  I added a knotted tie at the bottom of the card and VOILA - a pretty NON STAMPED card made all with SU supplies.

Please consider leaving me a comment - I enjoy hearing your thoughts or questons.  Happy Saturday to you all.

p.s. Did  tell you that today it is 109 degrees here in my part of Texas??!!  They say the hurricane on the east coast is causing it to be hotter than normal.  I believe we set a record for this high of heat.  I am inside stamping and my hubby - he is outside working on the lawn!!  Stubborn man would not wait until this evening when it got down below 100 degrees.  I have been taking him glasses of water every 30 minutes so I won't find him passed out in the grass.  Love him and am grateful for all his hard work.

Inky fingers y'all.

TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS

OH HOW I LOVE SPRING - especially springtime in TEXAS.  The humidity is low and the weather is reasonably cool.  It is fabulous.  I have been working in my garden planting cilantro, tomatoes, tomatilloes, fennel (for the monarch butterflies) and some flowers like impatients and daisies.  Impatients should be my "signature" flower - because I SURE AM IMPATIENT!!  ha

Here is a fun card I tried after watching Valita's wonderful UTube videos on using punches unusually.  This tulip is made with mostly the OWL PUNCH which is then punched with the oval punch.  It was fun to make.  Please tell me what you think.  And for sure go to UTube to search Valita and watch her amazing videos on punches flowers.  She is Awesome!!

Stamp:  Oval All

Paper:  Daffodil delight, poppy parade and pear pizzazz card stock; Sunny garden DSP

Punch: Owl punch, large oval punch

Inks:  daffodil delight, poppy parade and pear pizzazz

Embellishments:  flower brads, daffodil pompom trim

Other: top note die, big shot, sponges, stamping dimensionals, tombow glue, snail adhesive

Happy spring to you all.