Happy Easter To You All

Just a quick post tonight to wish my blog readers a Happy and Safe Easter.

I saw these little bunnies on Pinterest and thought they would be fun to try - so here is my version.

I've made lots of them over this last week and find that each has it's own little personality depending on the position of the eyes and the angle of the ears.  So cute!

Supplies needed in addition to your choice of card stock colours:

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Stamped Muslin Bags

A quick post today showing one of my Easter projects for this year. 

I wanted to stamp on the gorgeous muslin bags from Stampin' Up!® and thought this little bunny from a retired stamp set was just perfect. This project was so quick and I think really cute. 

The bag holds some Easter eggs plus the shredded paper and is a simple gift idea for a variety of small gifts. All you have to do is change the stamp.

I ironed the muslin bag flat, place a sheet of card inside and stamped the image with Stazon Jet Black ink. Then I just added a touch of colour with my Stampin Write Markers and blended them a little with a fairly dry Aqua Pen. 

If you would love to try stamping on these bags click on the image title below to see more information and shop at my on-line store.

Muslin Bags

Until Next Time .....

Getting Ready for Easter

I have a busy few weeks ahead of me with an interstate trip for 10 days and a number of workshops, classes and scrap nights, so I thought I'd get a couple of Easter items under way.

I recently purchased the lovely "Easter Blossoms" clear mount stamp set from Stampin' Up!®, and although Easter is in autumn in the southern hemisphere, I love the blossoms and thought they would make a lovely background for my bunny on these little Easter Baskets. Also I love the Paper Players challenges, so I'm going to pretend I'm visiting good friends in the USA!


Paper Players Challenge # 37 this week is Spring has Sprung - hop on over to their blog and see some of the fabulous DT designs. What could be more "springy" than baby bunnies and blossoms?

 

The baskets are made from the Big Shot "Fancy Favor" Box die. It is such a versatile die and even scores the card for you so you can easily fold in the correct places.

I've hand coloured the rabbit and blossoms with a blender pen and classic ink by Stampin' Up! and kept to a traditional colour theme for a girl (pink) and a boy (blue).
Colours used:
Pretty in Pink
Baja Breeze
Chocolate chip

The bunny is cut out with paper snips, and raised on dimensionals. The greeting is stamped onto vanilla card, punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then I sponged around the edges with blue and brown ink. It struck me after I finished that this was in the shape of an egg and the sponging helped to create a roundness.

If you are looking for some new challenges, have a look at "jac-inks Challenge #3" It is an Inspiration Challenge that allows you full creative process and interpretation. These are fortnightly challenges - so plenty of time to get a project completed, but don't forget to up;load it in time!

As this stamp is one of my first stamp purchases nearly 6 years ago, I'm entering this project in the Creative Belli Challenge #112 - Animals.
Paper Play - Shabby Chic/Vintage
SU Only Challenge 14 - Favourite RetiredStamp

Tonight I'm having my first Canvas Scrapping class. I'm very excited for this occasion, and can't wait to show you some of the results as the ladies who have booked into the class have very diverse talents and we always end up with so many different solutions to the one set of guidelines.

As a teacher, this is my main objective - develop each persons individual talents and stylistic preferences and enjoy the fantastic creative results that are achieved.

If you live in the Canberra or regional NSW area and would like a workshop or class, you can contact me for further information


Until next time,

Stay crafty!