Category Archives: Easter

Mini Milk Carton Birdhouse

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Here is my first attempt at a little birdhouse made from the Mini Milk Carton Die (#117310) for the Big Shot.  It was so fun to make and there's lots of room for creativity!  I punched the hole with the 1" Circle Punch (#109046), the bird and branch with the new Extra-Large Two-Step Bird Punch (#117191), and the little flower with the Trio Flower Punch (#109183).  For the roof you can use any of the new border punches in the Occasions Mini or the Scallop Edge Punch…..or leave it plain.  Try it, you'll love making one!

 

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In Your Easter Bonnet

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                            Easter Parade

    In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
    You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
    I'll be all in clover and when they look you over,
    I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
    On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us,
    And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
    Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet,
    And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade.

                                            ….Irving Berlin, 1933

                           Happy Easter!!!!

 

Easter Treats

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A few more Easter projects!

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Had to make another "envelope basket" like in this post, but I was ready for something different than bunnies, as cute as they are!  I got this chick idea from Mercedes Weber on Splitcoast….not sure I made it exactly like hers but it served the purpose.  I stamped the envelope with one of the "Wow Flowers" and added a little grass at the bottom with a piece of textured Kiwi Kiss paper.  The chick is punched from the large oval punch for the body, the Scallop Circle punch cut for the wings, and flowers from the Boho Blossoms punch for pieces of the feet and top of head.  I just drew in his eyes with a black marker (always add a little white twinkle of sorts with a gel pen for eyes to make them come alive!) and cut a little orange triangle for his beak.

And one more envelope basket….

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This punched lamb is inspired by MariLynn on Splitcoast.  Again, I wasn't exactly sure how hers was made but this is close.  It's just fun to play with the punches!  The body is the Scallop Circle punch, the legs the Word Window Punch, the ears part of the 5-Petal Flower Punch.  The face is just drawn on.

Easter Boxes Instead of Baskets?

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How about a little Easter box filled with candy?  This is what I made for my nephews to send for Easter.  Of course when you are mailing things, you are a little limited in size, so I decided to use the new Big Shot BigzXL Box #2 die to make these cute little boxes.  I chose the two In Colors, Tangerine Tango and Pacific Point, plus Kraft for the cardstock for the boxes.  These boxes are so easy with the Big Shot…..all you need is some Sticky Strip or Tombow Multi glue on one tab to make your box….the rest just goes together!  Stamp the little chick from "A Good Egg" and you just about have it!

Big Shot Basket and Blooms Easter Basket

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We all know we can use the Basket and Blooms die to make round baskets and very cute ones.  Naturally, some creative demos saw that you can also make rectangular baskets with this Basket and Blooms die!  Here is my project using the basket part attached to some strips of cardstock.  I think you can vary the size to suit your project purpose. 

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To decorate the front, I cut another basket shape out of Baja Blue, trimmed the bottom, and then used my new Eyelet Border Punch to punch the bottom border.  The flowers are from "Flower Fusion Too", a fun collection of three colors of felt flowers.  I used the Rhinestone brads to hold the flowers together and glue dots to attach to the basket.

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Here is the back side.

And filled with Easter treats!

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Big Shot Scallop Envelope Easter Basket

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Looking for some small Easter treats to give as gifts or to mail?  If you have the Big Shot, you have so many possibilities!  And it doesn't take long to make something very cute!  In this project, I used the Scallop Envelope die and glued four of the envelopes together into a basket.  You can either leave it plain like that, or for a little extra strength or design, wrap some designer paper around your basket.  In this project, I used the beautiful new Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP which already has some extra weight to the paper.  Just put the bottom together by alternating the flaps (like you might on a box) and make yourself a handle.  I secured the handle with the new "Flower Assortment" brads on each side of the basket.  I used the oval punches to make the Easter eggs on the front.

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Easter Big Shot Pillow Box

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Love the Big Shot and all the cute things you can make with it!  Last night I used the Pillow Box die to make this little candy holder.  I made one with the new Medium Weight Window Sheets and it did work, but I felt that this particular project which needs a  little "mooshing" of the ends to close properly works a little better using a thinner transparency sheet.  Paper would really be easier than any window sheets, but the clear sure is cute when you get it made!  I used Mini Glue Dots and hid them with the belly band and the ribbon.  That's the secret to using adhesives on Window Sheets….just use something else to cover.  This bunny stamp is from the new set in the Occasions Mini "Eight Great Greetings" and it really is a versatile set!  I just colored in the bunny with our Stampin' Write Markers and used the circle punches plus the fabulous Scallop Circle Punch.

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Easter Nugget Tin Candy Box….a Cute Easter Gift!

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I just LOVE making these nugget tins!  They really are just rectangular tins but got the name nugget tins because Hershey's Nuggets chocolates fit so well inside and are so easy to decorate!

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You can choose your "flavor" of Nuggets by what color paper you want showing….gold or silver!  Just cut 1" x 3" strips of Designer Paper and adhere to your nugget.  I like to put just a dab on SNAIL in the middle of the strip to hold it on to the candy and then either a mini glue dot or the Tombow Multi Glue (hold it for just a second until it sticks) as it wraps around the nugget.  Twelve nuggets fit in the box with a little room to spare.  Then you can get really creative!  I usually make a belly band by just wrapping some cardstock and/or Designer Paper around the tin.  Here I have used the DSP from Sale-A-Bration but of course you can use anything you like.  I stamped the chick from "A Good Egg", punched it with the 1 1/4" circle punch, layered on a 1 3/8" circle punch and then layered that on the Scallop Circle Punch.  I used the SU White Gel Pen to put the little dots on the scallops just for some extra fun!

Here is a link to where I purchased my tins:  http://www.specialtybottle.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=410

Happy Easter Week!

Easter Envelope Basket

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This is a really easy and fun project, I think.  I used one of our lovely Stampin' Up! envelopes to make this.  I think once you get used to the smooth feel of our Stampin' Up! envelopes, you really don't like any other kind!  This is the Whisper White Medium Envelope (#107301).  All you do is seal the envelope, stamp it (I used a stamp from Priceless), and then use the Large Tag Punch on the sides.  Just slide the Tag Punch down as far as it will go along the side, with the envelope flap vertical, and punch.  You'll have a little piece left at the top, which you can punch off with the tag punch or just cut off with a scissor.  There will also be little triangle pieces on each side from the Tag Punch, but just cut those off with a scissor.  Stick your hand inside to open it up a little and there you have your basket!  I made the Punch Bunny on the front to decorate and tied a little ribbon.

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The pink inside of the bunny's ear is bent forward a little bit, I think really his whole ear is slightly bent forward!  I just used markers to hand draw his eyes, nose and whiskers.  Very easy!  To make some grass inside, just cut very narrow strips of scrap cardstock and crimp with the Crimper on page 192 of the Idea Book & Catalog.

Happy Easter Bunny Pail

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Recently I helped one of my customers with a luncheon and stamp camp at her church.  This was one of the projects.  She purchased the pails at Oriental Trading.  They are a little less than 3 inches tall and a little over 3 inches in diameter.  Then we used oval punches to make the bunny face and the Trio Flower punch to make the little flowers out of the SAB Designer Paper at the bottom.  Just attach everything to the pail with some glue dots or dimensionals!  We added a little tag from "A Good Egg", punched with the Word Window Punch and tied on with Linen Thread.  Very cute and easy project and the little pail is ready to fill with some grass and  candy treats from the Easter Bunny!  Contact me if you need any more details!

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An Easter Surprise Card

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While there are lots of creative Stampin' Up! demonstrators out there, you don't have to be creative yourself to be a demonstrator!  This card is an example.  I followed the directions in our demonstrator Stampin' Success Magazine….ask any demo….probably one of the best parts of being a demo is receiving this great magazine once a month from Stampin' Up!  So many cute ideas for cards, scrapbook pages and other fun projects as well as business tips from other top demonstrators in the company.  All I did on this card was change the image they used to my "A Good Egg" chick!  It's not a card that opens the normal way, but rather the top half flips up (due to the mini brad on the side holding the pieces together so that they are moveable) to reveal the sentiment.

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