It’s Friday and that means I’ll be sharing another fun tutorial with you. I created this little treat for my team meeting this past week and wanted to share it with you too! This treat will hold those little Ghirardelli Chocolate Bunnies that you’ll find in the store right now. Or if you prefer the squares they will work too!
Check out my video tutorial below and then under that my PDF with a complete supply list, step by step instructions and the video link that you can print or save so you have everything in one place!
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It’s spring and the sweet little daffodils are shinning their little faces up to the sun, that is when it isn’t raining. Daffodils always make me think of my childhood since my mother always had them on the table for Easter. Always one of the first pops of color in the garden that my mom loved to tend. So today I thought I’d share with you some cards that use the Daffodil Daydream (157786) stamp set and their coordinating Daffodil Dies (157794).
This first card teams up the images that have been colored with our Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends
and highlighted with the beautifully versatile Scalloped Contour Dies (155560) done in our In colors Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. And this next card uses that same Evening Evergreen to create this lovely Easter card.
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The Arrange the Wreath Bundle has options for multiple holidays making it a fun choice for your holiday stamping needs.
See what I mean lots of great images and sentiments and when you team it up with the Wreath Builder Dies you’ve got all kind of options. Check out this card using the bundle it’s got a great home spun feel to it, don’t you think?
The bundle has been teamed up with the Buffalo Check background stamp using the classic color combination of Basic Black, Real Red, and Smoky Slate.
So what do you think? Why not check it out? Change up the colors and you’ve got a layout that works for lots of occasions!
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Today’s project is my take on a quick and easy basket. AND it’s perfect for spring, especially since it uses our lovely Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper!
I made this basket with a moving handle so it is more like a picnic basket than an Easter basket. Don’t you love the little bit of lace on the handle? I made this with our Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and it was so easy to do with just a small strip of Whisper White card stock.
Want to whip some of these up too? They are a nice size so add a little shredded paper and treat and you’re set to go. You can make a ton of these with just one stack of Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper and it comes in a variety of spring like colors so they are perfect for giving to others!
I hope you’ll enjoy making these cute little baskets too.
On a personal note I thought that I’d finally share the home improvement project that I was working on with you. I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago and then realized last night that I’d taken the pictures but didn’t share them. Sigh. Some days… lol Can you relate?
Any how here is what was keeping me busy – I still have a couple of finishing touch of things I need to do, but it’s all good.
I had a great time watching my son work on and build the cabinets and then watching the kitchen come together after dreaming about it for so long. I’m bias, but I think my son has done a great job. It turned out beautifully and I really like the look of the hickory. Johnathan did a beautiful job of choosing the grains so they look nice. I love doing projects like this together – great family time and memories being created in addition to a functional end result. You’ll get to see it yourself the next time to come to class, since this space is for our use and will make things easier than the old temporary kitchen set up.
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Today’s project is a quick and easy punch bunny treat that holds Lindt Lindor Chocolate bar.
Cute right? I love the way we can use the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch and coordinating stamp set to create this cute little bunny!
Here is a tutorial for you with the supply list so you can make your own little treats!
Punch Bunny Sweet Soiree Treat Tent Tutorial (printable) PDF
And you can click hereto see my video tutorial on how to make my Painted with Love Treat Tent Tutorial from an earlier post.
Count Down for Sale-a-bration
We are just 2 days away from the end of Sale-a-bration! So I thought I’d share some wonderful swaps that I’ve received to inspire you using some of my favorite products from Sale-a-bration.
These first cards are made with the Party Pandas stamp set – one of our most popular Sale-a-bration choices.
This next card is made with the Lots of Lavender stamp set.
And these next two cards are made using our Celebrate You Thinlits Dies – one of our $100 choices
I love how this one uses our Sale-a-bration choices – Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper
And finally – Beautiful Peacock done in Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay – yes you spotted our wonderful Shimmer Ribbon Pack. This ribbon is beautiful and comes in 3 widths as well as colors in this FREE Sale-a-bration option.
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I just received my We Must Celebrate stamp set and couldn’t wait to get started creating with these fun little animals. I knew I would love using the little bunny for creating Easter gifts for family and friends.
I knew just want I wanted to do with them after making this chocolate box for my team members (Click HERE to see the video tutorial). So today’s project is one I whipped up a bunch of for those attending yesterday’s card class as a little surprise.
And of course it holds what else? Chocolate of course! I’m really finding these Merci Chocolate quite yummy and fun to work with and am asking myself how I’ve over looked them for so long!
I love the soft spring feel of the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper when I ran across the package – so I used it to help choose the colors I used.
Wonder how I got just the bunny image? You could color it with Stampin’ Write Markers, or even mask the other section of the stamp off, but I cut the stamp apart. Yes, you heard me correctly – and for those of you who know me you know just how hard this was for me. LOL!
But I did it and am glad I did now, since it makes using this image so much easier AND when I want to stamp the group together I simply put it together on my clear block.
It didn’t affect the image at all when I stamped it, which made me very happy. The only thing I would do differently is cut the label before I apply it to the back of my clear mount stamp.
I’ve made a quick tutorial for you so you can make some too!
We Must Celebrate Easter Merci Chocolate Box Tutorial (printable) PDF
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I loved the daffodil images in the You’re Inspiring stamp set (145805/145808) as soon as I saw it, so was excited to sit down and play with it the other day. I came up with a bunch of cards quickly and wanted to share one with you today.
I designed this card for Easter. Seemed there were always these smiling little faces trying to pop up on a warm winter day – next to the snow in Wisconsin it was a cheerful pop of color. LOL!
I love the way the faux embossed Letter Press technique that I used for this card turned out using the Basket Weave Embossing Folder that is part of the Sale-a-bration Blooming Basket Bundle (147504/147505). I can’t wait to play more with this folder.
If you haven’t seen this bundle – check out this video
beautiful right?
Well good news about this card I’m sharing with you today – I’ve made a quick tutorial for you so you can make some too.
Tuesday was our monthly Paper Pumpkin Craft Time for open crafting – if you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin with me this time is for you – It’s my way of saying thank you for choosing me as your demonstrator.) So we spent the morning crafting together and sharing alternative ideas for the March kit.
If you haven’t seen the March kit it is super cute!
The kit always have a quick video in case you don’t want to read the instructions. LOL!
And I love the fact that Stampin’ Up! shares alternate projects for the kit if you don’t like the instructions included.
I’ve even seen the muslin bags whip stitched across the bottom to create a sachet filled with potpourri! Cool right?
So today I thought I’d share with you my alternate project that I made with the kit. I love to give little 3d gifts but don’t tend to use 3×3 note cards as often so I simply took one of our 2″ x 8″ Cello Bags (141703) and put some pencils I had picked up as basket stuffers for the kits and voila!
Cute? I’ve taken some quick shots to show you how I did the ears. I simply punched out a face using the punch 1 1/2″ Circle Punch (138299) and Whisper White Card stock and stamped the face I wanted. There are all kinds of cute combinations you can make with this kit. Then stamped the ears I wanted to use.
I fussy cut the ears and then stamped the floppy ear onto one of the stickers and cut it out before adding it to the ear.
A couple of the glue dots to attach the ears onto the face and added it to my note card that I turned so the opening went over the cello bag. The staple is covered by the bunny. I love the baker’s twine in the kit, so I tied a little bow to put on this little bunny with another glue dot.
The kits always come with lots of stuff that can be used for additional projects! AND these kits are great for all ages!!! Since they contain everything you need except scissors they are great gifts or even kits to take on the road so you can craft. It’s a surprise each month so there are all kinds of different kits.
If this sounds like something you or someone you know would enjoy why not subscribe today? During the next 36 hours (or until March 31st at 11:50 pm MT) you can not only purchase a prepaid subscription to get started, but you can earn a free Sale-a-bration item too!!!
And even more great news. We’re celebrating our 4th Birthday of Paper Pumpkin with a surprise!
We love surprises—and we have a big one in store for you next month! Our April kit was inspired and designed by Stampin’ Up! CEO, Sara Douglass. Get ready to embrace your inner artist and skip to the fun with her. You don’t want to miss this kit—promise! Make sure you’re a subscriber on April 10. Watch this video from Sara to learn more.
And of course as always you can purchase past kits and refills when you subscribe too! Got questions? I’ll be happy to answer them for you, just call or email me.
Sale-a-bration EVEN MORE FREE ITEMS!!!
Sale-A-Bration has flown by! Times flies when you’re having fun, though, right? Only a few days are remaining during Sale-A-Bration and Stampin’ Up! has added additional products for you to choose from!!!
Don’t forget you have until March 31 to earn free products, join the fun and earn additional $25 in hosting rewards.
That’s the name of our stamping community. I enjoy welcoming new members to our group. We’re from all over. If you’re considering joining Stampin’ Up!, you may have questions about how I would support you as part of my team. I do offer a variety of ways to learn, grow and to have FUN as a Blue Mountain Stamper!
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Hobbyists are welcome!
Did you know? 90% of my Blue Mountain Stampers’ areHappy Shoppers – purchasing for themselves, (along with their family and friends.) That’s right…you can just get a discount on products you love!
We welcome the hobbyist who’s looking to be a “happy shopper” (and save money), as well as those of you that want to build a business (and make money).
Everyone is welcome after all there’s room for both and everyone in between.
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I enjoy making treats for family and friends of all ages, so for Easter this year I pulled out my Envelope Punch Board and created this cute little gum holder.
These gum holders were quick and easy to make and I can put everyone’s favorite gum inside. How easy is that!
Want to learn how to make these cute little rabbits? You can click HERE for my video tutorial. Want to learn how to make these cute little file folders? Click HERE for my video tutorial.
Now what are you waiting for? Hop to it and make some for your family and friends! LOL!!! Enjoy!
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