Oval Bunny Basket made from Stampin' Up Framelits - another great idea!

Mar 19     Oval Framelit Bunny Basket

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Maria's Note: In case you missed this on the Stampin' Up Blog; I thought I'd post it here because I just love this little guy!  The following was posted on Stampin' Up's blog; see date and link above.

 

I can’t believe how fast Easter is coming up this year! My calendar is quickly filling up with egg hunts, classroom parties, and family dinners—so I’ve been playing with some different ideas for little favors and treats. Today, I wanted to share one of my favorites with you!






Didn’t he turn out cute? Plus he’s really simple and quick to put together.

I had some More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper left over from Valentine’s Day projects, so I used that and Naturals Ivory Cardstock. I stamped my cardstock with the Distressed Dots Background Stamp and embossed it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder to give it some texture.

After that, I used a few dies and punches to build my Easter Bunny. Here is a list of the parts you’ll need:
Body: Ovals Collection Framelits Dies (I used the fourth from the smallest)
Hands: Ovals Collection Framelits Dies (smallest oval cut in half)
Feet: Ovals Collection Framelits Dies (smallest oval cut in half)
Ears: Ovals Collection Framelits Dies (smallest oval) and Large Oval Punch
Nose: Small Heart Punch (trim off the top edge of the heart)
Eyes: Owl Punch
Whiskers: Pool Party Baker’s Twine
Egg: Small Oval Punch, Owl Punch (heart), Bitty Banners Framelits Die (banner)
Basket: Petite Purse Bigz L Die

I hope you’ll be able to use this project as you celebrate Easter and spring this year.
Happy Easter!
Carrie C.
Curriculum Developer & Training at Stampin' Up

Stampin' Up DIY Easter ideas!

Here are some awesome DIY Easter projects Stampin' Up is sharing on its blog.  Click here to see the full blog article describing what was used to make these projects.

Just a note that I'm in the throws of tax season and I don't know how much I'll be able to blog, so thanks for being patient with me until April 15th!

Happy Easter!

This is one of the baskets I made to take to our Easter dinner party.  The other basket has the cute Everybunny Treat Holders that I showed a few weeks ago (I forgot to take a picture of it before I loaded it in the car). 

I hope you and yours are well and enjoying this weekend together!  See you soon!

Easter Bunny Basket made with Stampin Up Punches & Dies

Below are most of the items I used to make this project.  I saw this adorable basket on our SU Demonstrator website and had to make one of my own! The little basket idea came from SU's Regional in January and how great an idea to add a bunny to it; thanks fellow demonstrator Dawn Griffin for that!  I used Whisper White and Blushing Bride cardstock, with Basic Black cardstock for the eyes. 

The most important trick to making this look really cute is the sponging!  I sponged Blushing Bride ink on everything; the ears, face, cheeks, nose, and mouth.  The other trick is to put the cheeks on the face using Stampin Dimensionals (foam dots) to give them lift; attach the mouth to the back of the cheeks so it doesn't sit flat on the heart face.  I used the 3/4" circle punch for the eyes and nose, the 1 3/8" circle punch for the cheeks, and the 1/2" punch for the mouth.  Below you can see that I used the Blossoms Petal punch (item #121808) for the ears, the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch (item #119275) for the handle, the Scallop Square Bigs Clear die (item #115950) for the basket, and the Heart Framelits dies (item #125599) for the bunny face; I used the 3rd framelit counting from the largest to the smallest.  

For the basket, I scored the Scallop Square using the scallops as a guIde.  You can see in the photo above that I scored at 2 scallops from both ends on the horizontal side and at 3 scallops from both ends on the vertical, then cut slits up to the score line as shown.  I used Sticky Strip to put the basket together and attached the handle using Mini Silver Brads (item #122941); the handle is 8" long.   The final touch is a cute bow made with Pink Pirouette 3/8" taffeta ribbon (item #122981).  I filled the basket with jelly beans I put in a Small Cello Baggie (item #103104 - 3"x5").

Well, I hope you like my version and don't forget that today is the LAST day to order and get SALE-A-BRATION FREEBIES!  Let me know if you need more info.  Have a great weekend!

Everybunny Easter Center Step Card

I've been wanting to make a center step card for some time, but just didn't feel it until I saw this great hot air balloon bunny!  I really LOVE this stamp set and how this card turned out!  I used the Everybunny stamp set and colored the image using an Aqua Painter.  I cut it out and added it to the card with Stampin Dimensionals.  I also added Rhinestones and Dazzling Diamonds glitter for the wonderful final touch!  Here's the template I used to make the center step card: 
 

(click on image to view it enlarged)

Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Everybunny (wood # 122705, clear #122707)

Ink: Black Stazon (# 101406), Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, and Pretty in Pink.

Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, and Brights DSP Paper Stack (#117155).

Accessories: Paper Cutter (#104152), Decorative label punch (#120907), Scallop Oval punch (#119856), Oval puch (#119855), Boho Blossom punch (#119858), Tasteful Trim XL Die (#120893), Rhinestones (#119246), Stampin Dimensionals (#104430), SNAIL (#104332), 2-way glue (#100425), Dazzling Diamonds glitter (#102023), and Aqua Painter (#103954).

Thanks for visiting and don't forget that March 31st is the last day to get FREE Sale-a-Bration products!  Please order with me here.  Be certain to select me as your Demonstrator when you login, or create, your Online Account to take advantage of Preferred Pricing and my Frequent Shopper Rewards Program here!

Everybunny Stamp Set Treat Holder

I just had to make some cute Easter Treat Holders this month for my Hostess Club members.  I glittered everything on it and I put yummy Jelly Belly's in it!   I've got a video on how to make the treat holder here; the only thing I changed was the size of the circle is 5 3/4" (instead of 6") and the width is 1/4" (instead of 1/2").

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Everybunny (wood #122705, clear #122707), Teeny Tiny Wishes (wood #115370), Distressed Dots Background stamp (wood #122815)..
Ink: Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, and Peach Parfait.
Cardstock: Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, and Whisper White.
Accessories: Circle Scissor Plus (item #112530, Simply Scored (#122334), Ribbon Border punch (#119275), 2 3/8" scallop circle punch (#118874), 1 3/4" circle punch (119850), Word Window punch (#119857), Big Shot machine (#113439), Circles #2 die (#114526), 1/8" Daffodil Delight taffeta ribbon (119254), Stampin' Pastels (#120962, Small Cello Bags (#103104), Aqua Painter (#103954), Mat Pack (#105826), Paper Piercing Tool (#116631), Dazzling Diamonds (#102023), 2-way glue (#100425), Dimensionals (#104430), Sticky Strip (#104294), Paper Snips (#103579), and Snail (#104332).

Thanks for visiting and Happy Monday!

Easter M&M's Party Favor

Happy Monday to everyone!  I tried making a short video over the weekend and I encourntered many technical difficulties; mostly because my computer is considered ancient and can't handle the new softwares!  So, suffice it to say, I'm still working on that.  In the meantime, I wanted to show you this cute party favor I made with the Easter M&M's.  The bags measure 1"x8" and Stampin Up sells a packet of 50 for only $2.50 (item #124134)!  I put about 24 m&m's in each bag then tied a couple of bows and stamped a "thank you" from the Matchbox Messages Stamp Set.  Colors are Perfect Plum, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

Easter Petal Cone

This is another project we made at stamp camp last month.  I finally got around to finishing my sample!  We used the SU Petal Cone Big Shot Die (you can find it in the SU Occasions Mini Catalog) and A Good Egg Stamp Set in the Idea Book & Catalog.  For bling, we used Rhinestones, Flower Brads, and the Chunky Essentials White glitter.  You can't see it well on the photos, but we put glitter on the flowers around the top of the cone and the eggshell.  The medium sized Rhinestones fit perfectly into the center of the Flower Brads.

To finish off the project, we put shiny pink shred and a painted egg inside the cone.  Thanks for visiting!

Easter Blossoms Quilt Card

This card measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" and has the "quilt look" by using the scallop square punch and circle punch together.  My sideline, Eva Davalos, liked my original card here and thought we could "kick it up a notch" for Stamp Camp by adding this quilt look!  We used the Springtime Vintage DSP for inside the quilt squares, some pretty Pearls, and the awesome antique brads.  The adorable little girl was stamped in Rose Red craft ink and embossed using Clear Embossing powder.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Petal Cone Bunny Treat

I'm just loving this little bunny, so I made a treat pouch in the shape of a carrot to hold jelly beans and the bunny!  I'm having my Sunday Club ladies make this as an example of a cute and fast Easter treat.  I just traced it back and found that the idea for the carrot shape using a single die cut from the Stampin Up Petal Cone Bigz Die came from Becky Roberts; once again thanks Becky for the idea!  I used Pumpkin Pie cardstock and stamped crosshatch lines on it using the Sanded background stamp and Pumpkin Pie classic ink.  For details on the bunny, see my Feb. 21st post here.

Thanks for visiting and I'll be posting Stamp Camp projects next week!

Fancy Favor Easter Basket

I remember seeing this adorable punch bunny everywhere on the internet last year, so I thought I'd make it this year and use it with Stampin' Up's Fancy Favor Box Big Shot XL Die.  I was finally able to trace back and I think that the bunny was the creation of Mercedes Weber; so thanks for the inspiration Mercedes!  My monthly Club gals made this and thought it was cute, so I hope you do too!  If you do, PLEASE leave me a comment; I need the encouragement!

I die cut the box from Pretty in Pink 12x12 cardstock then folded the tops down and added 2 extra layers of Whisper White cardstock that I also cut from the die.  I used White satin ribbon for the handle.   The bunny's background Whisper White scallop is die cut from the Scallop #2 circle die and the Crumb Cake circle is cut using the Circle Scissors. 

For the bunny, I used the 1 3/4" circle punch for the body, the 1 1/4" circle punch for the face, the small and large oval punches for the ears, 1/4" circle punch for the nose and mouth, 3/4" circle punch for the cheeks and feet, the small circle punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for the eyes, and the 1/2" circle punch for the tail.  I sponged the Soft Suede parts with Soft Suede classic ink and I sponged the Pink Piroutte pieces with Pretty in Pink classic ink for contrast.  Finally, I used SU's white gel pen to highlight the eyes and Basic Black marker for the whiskers.

Thanks for looking and don't forget that you can order any of the products to make this project at my ONLINE store; just click here and go to "shop now".

Easter Blossoms Card

I wanted to show you a sample of one of the stamp sets in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  I love this set and this little girl is just too adorable!  The image is embossed and the seam binding ribbon and patterned paper are all from the new mini catalog.

Ingredients:
Stamps: Easter Blossoms.
Paper: Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Springtime Vintage DSP.
Ink: Rose Red classic ink and Rose Red craft ink.
Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Circle Scissors Plus, Eyelet Border Punch, Trio Punch Pack, Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Rose Red Seam Binding ribbon, Pearls Accents, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, and SNAIL.

Thanks for looking and please visit my ONLINE Store at http://www.stampingmaria.stampinup.net/ if you'd like to purchase the items used to make this card!