Easter's on it's Way!

Once in a while, I get to attend my downline, Jennifer's, Stamp-a-Stacks.  She always has great projects, some that she creates, some that she CASES.  I always enjoy going, as I get to see some of my original stamping group, that started with me 8+ years ago.  I also get to visit with Jennifer, whom I love to pieces.  She took over the group when I moved away (4 moves ago!)

Anyway, here are her beautiful Easter Cards!!!

Recipe:
Stamp set:  Everybunny
Cardstock:  Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Paper Snips, Blush Blossom Pleated Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Pastels

I love this card, and I enjoyed using the Stampin' Pastels...I don't get mine out often enough.  Jennifer had a great tool to use with the chalks:  cotton swabs with one end that comes to a tip.  They worked great!  I could color the smaller areas with precision, and then color the larger areas will the rounded end.  Great card, Jennifer!

Recipe: 1 3/4", 1", 1/2" Circle Punches, Large and Small Oval Punches, Word Window Punch,
Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Border Punch
Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, SAB DSP, and SAB Brads, White Gel Pen

Punch Recipe:
2 Ornament Punches (head and belly)
Large Oval Punch (bill)
Small Oval Punch - retired - (bill)
Scallop Circle Punch - (wings and feet)
Boho Blossoms - (tuft)
Word Window - (sign post)

Great job, Jen!  I really enjoyed making these Easter cards!  Now I'm off to finish getting my envelopes all addressed....tomorrow I will show some of the rest of the Easter cards I made to send out to friends and family.

More Christmas cards, thanks Jennifer!

This one makes me laugh every time I see it!  I haven't even given this one away yet this year, because I don't want to part with it; it's so cute!  But now that I've gotten a good picture of it, I will be able to recreat my own next year.  Perhaps I'll part with it soon. The Word Window punch makes up the hands and legs, and the mouth is the small oval punch (retired), with the head being the Wide Oval Punch.  The body is one of the Circle punches.  And those antlers are one of the Swirl Sizzlets, so if you have a punch collection started, you can probably make some very cute characters!

Now this card, in all its elegance, is another one that is even prettier in person.  That white is our Shimmer White, so the paper glistens beautifully, reflecting the light.  This card features the Bells & Boughs set, stamped in Garden Green, and the berries are red glitter-glue.  The ribbon is Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, and the ornament is from Delightful Decorations, punched with the Ornament Punch.  I have one more card tomorrow from Jennifer's stamp-a-stack, so check back then!  I had 2, but I sent one out before I photographed it!

Colored Christmas Cards!

Look at this beautiful card!  I made this with my downline, Jennifer Reed, at her Christmas Stamp-a-Stack back in October.  She had some really great ideas, one of which was to create trees with the 3 Heart Punch!  And the picture doesn't do it justice, as the Garden Green paper was first layered in Irridescent Ice, so it has a wonderful sparkle to it!    The white is Glossy White, so the Watercolor Crayons are wonderfully muted and soft-looking.  The snow on the hills is Dazzling Diamonds, on a layer of 2-Way Glue!

Jennifer's stampers love to color, so she always has different mediums to color with on her card samples.  This adorable card is CASED from the catalog, and showcases the Watercolor Pencils.  Now, the Watercolor Pencils do not exactly coordinate with the Stampin' Up! 40 colors, but that's not a problem.  Since there was not a pencil for Old Olive, I simply layered a green pencil over yellow, and then when I wet them, the layers blended beautifully to match the green in the rest of the card.  And check out those paper buttons!  I love that you can make as many buttons as you need, in any color that you want!  Jennifer did a beautiful job on these 2 cards, featuring different ways to color on cards!  Check back tomorrow for a few more of Jennifer's cards!