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  • Easter Bunny Box with the Curvy Keepsake Die (VIDEO TUTORIAL)

    As I was getting ready for my Stamp Club for March, my hostess asked for some cute Easter box or place setting.  Well… when it comes to cute animals and boxes, I knew just where to turn – the Curvy Keepsake Box!  I had made a bunny before, but as I was hopping around the interwebs, I found a cute variation by Wendy Lee and so I had to make some tweaks to my bunny and out came this Easter Bunny Box cutie!!

    Easter bunny box from the curvy keepsake die

    The best part is that it only takes the Curvy Keepsake die and a few punches to pull together this super adorable guy.  And if you want to see how it all comes together, just check out below because I have a video tutorial all ready to go for you!

    But what you will need to play along is:

    • The curvy keepsake thinlit die  (base)
    • Large Oval Punch  (insides of ears and feet)
    • Extra-Large Oval Punch  (ears and feet)
    • Owl Builder Punch  (cheeks, nose, eyes)
    • Fast Fuse adhesive
    • Stampin’ Dimensionals

    Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny close up

    I also LOVED using the Perfectly Artistic designer paper (free for one more week with Sale-a-Bration, get it added to your order at no cost with any $50 order).  The watercolor wash side was super cute, but some folks in club used the marble side and it was awesome too!  Use that paper for the insides of the ears and feet… you are just layering your oval punches.

    Then glue the ears to the inside of the box flap so that you can open and close the box without hurting anything and you don’t see where the ears are glued on.  You just tuck them into the top slit of the box before gluing.

    Easter Bunny Curvy Keepsake Box Open

    And I just had to add a little bow over the ears with the 1/4” cotton ribbon in Blushing Bride to make my bunny extra cute. Smile

    Make It! – Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny Box Video Tutorial

    If you want to see the video for this project, check out the VIDEO TUTORIAL below:

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    Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny Treat Box

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    What I Used to Make This project
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    Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies

    $33.00

    Big Shot

    $110.00

    Extra-Large Oval Punch

    $18.00

    Large Oval Punch

    $16.00

    Builder Owl Punch

    $18.00

    Blushing Bride 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

    $6.00

    Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper

    $0.00

    Fine-Tip Glue Pen

    $7.00

    Fast Fuse Adhesive

    $10.00

    Glue Dots

    $5.25

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

    Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $7.00

  • Cross My Heart Faux Stitched Love Card

    Do you have a stamp set that you loved…bought… and now have no idea what to do with it?

    Being a word puzzle person, I love these stamp sets that are word search/crossword designs.  I even bought the word search background stamp years ago.  But did I ever figure out how to use it?  Nope!

    Well, my mom got the new Cross My Heart stamp set and while I thought it was really cool, I had no idea how you would use it.  So, I stamped a few images and have been making myself play with it.  Turns out, it was more fun than I expected!

    This is actually one of the first cards I made with this set.  I was trying to use up some scraps from around my desk and so I just started layering elements together to create a simple little card.

    One of the first things I knew I wanted to do was layer paper over the heart box to make it stand out.  So I stamped the sentiment on Whisper White and on Rose Red… then just cut out the Rose Red square to layer over the Whisper White.

    Then I realized that the flower image fit really nicely in the small oval punch.  So I grabbed than and a scrap of the Natural Trim ribbon (one of my favorite things from the new catalog!) and did a little layering here too.

    I felt like the top of the card was a little wide open, so I added some faux stitching with my white gel pen and accented my flower as well as the edge of the card.

    And ta-da!  You have a card with bits, pieces, and scraps that

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    Cross My Heart Faux Stitched Card
    Stamps:     Cross My Heart
    Ink: Early Espresso, Rose Red (marker), Lucky Limeade (marker)
    Paper: Crumb Cake CS, Rose Red CS, Whisper White CS, Patio Party designer paper
    Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, White Gel Pen, Natural Trim ribbon, Sycamore Street ribbon (SAB FREE item), Stampin’ Dimensionals

  • Happy Halloween!

    I wanted to wish you all a happy and safe Halloween this year!  I hope your evening is fill with fun and yummy treats!

    Here is my Halloween card treat:

    Happy Halloween!

    If you are curious, I created the spider by punching out a 1″ circle in Basic Black and then used the Curly Label punch to punch out the legs (you just slide the edge of the paper just barely into the punch to create the thin legs).  The mummy is just wrapping some ribbon around a Basic Black square and then adding white gel pen eyes.  And the pumpkin is the 1″ circle punch again only I cut out 3 and layered them so that two overlapped and then the center pumpkin covered up the overlap.  Add a bit of chocolate chip cardstock for a stem and you’re done!

    Card Recipe:
    Stamps:     Teeny Tiny Wishes
    Ink: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black marker
    Paper: Dusty Durango CS, Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS, Rich Razzleberry CS, Wicked Fun DSP
    Accessories: sm Scallop Square punch, Curly Label punch, 1″ Circle punch, 1-1/4″ Square punch, Small oval punch, Word Window punch, White gel pen, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals

  • My last index card – Sweet Stems

    My last index card I needed to make for Splitcoast Stampers was for the stamp set Sweet Stems.  I was hesitent to buy this set because I had bought and regreted Pocket Silhouettes, another small flower set.  However, after looking at the stamp set and all the coordinating items (besides the stamp set you have matching paper – Tea Party – which has some cute designs, and an embosslit which will emboss one of the flower images), I’ve decided this set is more my style and a bit more fun.  I guess the natural looking sets are just not for me. 

    Anyway, as part of my new catalog order, I also ordered the small oval punch which I’ve been wanting for a while.  So, it all came together as a chance for me to try out this design I’ve been eyeing for a while.  Sure, I could have added a bunch of layers, but it was nice to make something really simple and straightforward.  I made sure to place the vases just below the bottom of the stamped image so what you see with the flowers is exactly what you get.  Oh yeah, and if you haven’t tried sponging yet, you totally should.  Its super easy, adds neat texture, and is fun to do!

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    And one other tip.  I have both blender pens and an aqua pen.  I most often use the technique of lifting color from the lid of an ink pad and coloring in a stamped image, and I never quite new which to use when.  So, I used this card as an opportunity to play with both of them. 

    What I realized is that the aqua pen is good for adding colors lightly and for a true watercoloring effect.  Blender pens are great for slightly richer colors (pink pirouette will actually show up using a blender pen) and are the right tool for the job when coloring in small spaces.  The aqua pen, being based on water, has a tendancy to bleed which is fine if you are coloring in a slightly larger space, but is not nearly so great for small dots and the like.  (I’m sure using real watercolor paper helps this though).  And I believe you can turn blender pens into markers by using a reinker to dye the end of the pen, though I haven’t tried this yet. 

    So, my tip – use blender pens for precision work, you will be much happier with the result.