Saturday Series: Another GREAT way to use the Balloon Celebration stamp set!!

I am so excited to share this ultra cool idea with you!! Just about the time you think, what else can I do with that Balloon Punch? Well get that Easter Basket ready....how about some eggs!! Look at these great ideas ( I meant to post this yesterday...my Saturday got away from me, does that ever happen to you?)

Here are my treats using the Balloon punch gone Easter egg.



Are those adorable?? I LOVE it when I can make more out of a stamp or product than originally thought!! That makes it valuable!! Here's how to make to make these "Easter Eggs"using the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set,the Balloon Celebration stamp set, and Balloon Punch. In no time you got yourself a cute Easter Egg!!






First stamp the Balloon from Balloon Celebration (I stamped with Bermuda Bay on Pool Party cardstock). The Balloon Bouquet Punch and the Balloon Celebration come in a bundle, that saves 15%. 




Then add Gorgeous Grunge stamp set ( I used Soft Suede) near the bottom of the egg, like speckles.



For my first treat, well..... I had to make one for only the best dog ever!! :)))  Here's what I came up with:





I kinda cracked myself up, when I realized if I combined the No Bones about It, and the Greatest Greetings stamp set, I could create this sweet lil treat!! Here is another dog treat I made at Christmas using this same idea. I guess you could say we LOVE our little girl!







For this treat, I turned to the Fry Box. I used the Hardwood stamp to create a background, I stamped it after  I cut the Fry Box out. I added grass on the bottom using the Fringe Scissors. The strip I used for the grass was 1 1/2" x 4", and it fit perfect. I used the Circle of Spring stamp set to make the tag. Pretty cute, right??



Here's an Easter card I made using the Easter Eggs.  I used the Suite Sayings stamp set. What a fun card!! I thought adding the partial doilie on the side was a nice touch.



Here are the items I used:






Have great day!! Happy Easter to you and your family!!! (and your four-legged family members!!)  :)

I wanted to share this sweet Easter card I made using the Easter Lamb stamp set. I think the tulip paper in the English Garden Designer Series paper is just perfect for Easter.




How precious is that?? I think this would also make a super cute Baby card.  I used the Metallic Glitter tape that is a new Sale-A-Bration item that you can get for FREE with a $50 order. This just sparkles and looks great with the Dazzling Diamonds on the Lamb.

Here are the details:

• Pear Pizazz cardstock  5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Whisper white front of card and inside 4" x 5 1/4"
• English Garden Designer Series Paper 4" x 3"
• Lamb Layers: Pear Pizazz 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", Pink Pirouette 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", Whisper White 3" x 3"
• I stamped the 3 x 3  in  Basic Gray Archival ink

I wanted to share this quick and simple Easter treat bag. What makes this such a fast little treat, is that it uses folded bags. You could use this to hold a treat or a gift card.  Because these treats come together pretty quickly, so you still have time to make a couple of these for Easter.



Is that cute??



In my little treat bag,  I put a card in it and Easter M & M candy. This was an idea I got from Patty Bennett, I first made these at Christmas time. So you could make these and put a candy in the back pocket, or a gift card. This is a great little gift, that just says "thinking of you" that you can tuck in an Easter basket, or leave on a desk for co-worker, or mailman, or just about anyone would love this!!


To make this I took the Kraft bag, and folded it, not in half exactly but just enough that I would have 2 pockets. Once it's folded the 2 pockets are created from the folded area and then the bag opening.  I then wrapped a 1 1/2" inch x 11, piece of It's My Party Designer Series Paper. One tip here is I lined up my seam in the back, so all seams are together. I think I learned  to line up seams from my mom, when she was teaching me to sew as a kid. :))




I then stamped my little chick in Archival Basic Gray ink. Then I  took my Daffodil Delight stamp pad and squished it (above), I like to call this CPR (that's the nurse in me!!  Hee-hee!) and that gets just a little ink on the upper lid.




I then used my Blender Pen, to apply ink to the sides of the edge of the chick first, then blend my color over the rest of the chick.



Here's what all my goodies look like.I stamped my sentiment from Suite sayings in Calypso Coral, on a 4" x 3 1/2" piece of Whisper White cardstock. Do you love the corners?? I used the Curvy Corner Trio Punch on the edges, I think this really made it so sweet!! I also used a Stampin' Write Calypso Coral marker on the chick's feet and beak. I used a Tea Lace Doilie to finish it off.

Here are the items I used:



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Tool Tuesday: Aqua Painter

Good Evening Everyone!  I wanted to share these cute treats I made using the Honeycomb Happiness and the Aqua Painter. So for Tool Tuesday I thought I would highlight the Aqua Painter. They are very versatile for controlling water coloring. With the Aqua Painters there is no need for a cup and water and no mess! To use these, fill the reservoir with water and either use with re-inker or just a little ink on the inside lid of a stamp pad. And just water color away, like you did when you were a kid!!

• 2 painters included per package: 12 mm and 15 mm brush sizes
• Portable and easy to use
• Reservoir holds 8 cc of liquid
• Great for use with the Classic Stampin’ Pads
• Re-fillable
• affordable

Here are these cute treats:


To make this sweet treat, I stamped the lil chick in Archival Gray ink, this ink won't smear with the water coloring. Then I took my Daffodil Delight ink pad and squished it, while the lid was on, this gets just a small amount on the inner lid. Then I took my filled up Aqua Painter and lightly dabbed it into the ink. What I like to do is start on the edge, so this is the darkest area then work my way to the rest. I also like to leave the center area open (free of color) so it kinda highlights that area.


I made these for all the people at class today. Very cute and a  fun little Easter treat. I used the Polka Dot Cone Cellophane bags on page 23 in the Occasions catalog. What a fun way to give a cute treat!!

I hope you have a great night!!

I made this card for our first grand baby's  1st Easter. We got him some of the cutest lil' Easter things, I just can't wait to see him in them. I think this little card just turned out so precious, I used the Sketch CCMC397 from Create with Connie and Mary this week.

Here is that sketch: (this is a great sketch, thank you Connie and Mary!!!)




Here is our sweet little Easter card:





Did you notice the words on the Onsie? It's from the Made with Love stamp set, I thought it just looked great here! The onsie and the little duck are so cute here and really make this card.



To make the words "Happy 1st Easter" I combined two stamps, the Crazy about You and Day by Day stamp set. I love combining sets to make it personal and unique!! Here's how I finished the inside.





If you know me, something happens to me when I get the Fringe Scissors in my hands.  :)) I can't explain it, but somehow the sky is bright, I get to giggling and all the troubles in the world are gone!! :)) Maybe I should use them everyday!!




I hope you have liked my Easter card today, I was totally fun to make!! If you're in the Burleson area, and want to come to some fun classes, get a hold of me. If not, I encourage you to find a demonstrator in your area and go to some classes. To hand make cards for family and friends, is just so incredible, it gives back to you more than you can ever imagine! You may never know who's day or life your changing!!

Here's the items I used:



Have a great day!!

I am so excited to share this sweet little Easter card. I used the Circle of Spring stamp set. What I love about this stamp set is that it uses the Wreath Framelits,  that I have used so many times in making Christmas cards.  I LOVE how I can change out stamp sets, but use a framelit that I already have, that really makes it valuable!! I used the Sketch from Create with Connie and Mary CCMC395.

Here is that sketch:




Here is my Easter Card:




The details:

• I used the Hardwood stamp with Old Olive Ink on Old Olive paper, for a subtle background
• I stamped the wreath in Crumb Cake, and then I used the blender pen to apply Old Olive, and Blushing Bride, and Melon Mambo.
• To make the Bow, I used the un -wound Melon Mambo from the black baker's twine in the Baker's Twine Combo pack
• I used strips of English Garden Designer Series paper-which is so perfect for Easter
• I also used a strip of Blushing Bride
• The Sweet little sentiment is from Circle of Spring Stamp set (It's in the Big catalog on page 77)

Here are the weekly specials:




Have a great day!!!

Easter Banner

I wanted to share this Easter Banner that I made using the Create-A-Banner that was available in the Holiday catalog. I had enough left over to make this adorable little Easter banner.



I think it turned out so cute!! I took it to one of my classes and everyone just loved it!! Here's a closer look


The little yellow fuzzy is  something I picked up at the dollar store. It's like a boa, I just cut it and hot glued together. The dots were one of the templates that came in the kit.



For this letter I just layered a Rosette and flowers from the Fun Flowers die. The Very Vintage button added an element here.




Is this bunny the cutest thing?  Are you wondering what he's made of? Well this was a complete trial and error, but I was so happy with the final result.  I made him out of the Burlap Ribbon and the Oval Framelits. When you run the Burlap Ribbon through the Bigshot, it doesn't cut all the way through the ribbon, so some additional cutting is needed. I just lightly daubed the inner ear with Strawberry Slush. The nose is the small heart punch, the eyes are from the Owl Punch. The whiskers are actual wire that I had. And finished him off  with a cute bow.








I made the yellow lines with the stencil that came in the kit. I made this 'e' opposite of the other 'e' where the rosette is smaller, the flower is bigger.





On this one I added a carrot, and added grass with the Fringe Scissors.


I hope you liked this, I had fun making it!

Have a great day!

Janet Holmes

I wanted to show you an Easter treat I made using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. I saw this on Pinterest and changed the measurements to fit my treat better.  I thought this turned out real cute. We made this in our class, and everyone really loved it. It's perfect because it's fast and simple!!

1. The basic measurements are 2" x 8". 
2. Score at 3 1/4" and 4 3/4". 
3. Use Scallop Tag Punch  on both ends
4. Fold on score lines
5. Use  Designer Frames Embossing Folder, carefully place thru bigshot
6. punch center of oval out with Extra Large Oval punch
7. Decorate as desired (I used the fringe scissors to make grass, boho punch for the flowers

I wanted to share this cute Easter scrapbook page we made at our monthly Scrapbook day retreat!!  This little page was alot of fun!! Everyone loved this page!!





I used the banner punch and the Pennant Punch to make the banner. And I just LOVE the Easter chick dressing up as a bunny!!! My kind of humor!!!  What do you think? Too cute, right?










The bunny chick body was made using the 1 3/4" circle punch. The legs and the wings I made using the bird punch (the legs were the leaves from the bird punch). The ears I made using the large oval. I tried to use the Oval Framelits, but that turned out to be one scary looking bunny!! hee-hee. In order to make the ears, I cut 2, one out of  Whisper White, the other out in Blushing Bride. For the Blushing Bride ear center I cut it out and then punched it smaller by lining it up in the punch, to get a smaller ear. I then daubed the center with Melon Mambo. For the headband I used the Large Oval punch and punched out an oval then lined it back up and punched again to get that headband look. Hope that makes sense. The eyes were made from the owl punch.










The Easter eggs were made using the Backyard Basics Framleits and stamp set! The Scallop on the bottom is the Large Scallop Framelit, then the rick-rack is from the Tasteful Trim Die. In my opinion the Tasteful Trim Die because it will make several long borders is an essential scrapbook tool!







I used a couple different Designer Series Paper. The yellow stripe here from Garden Gingham. The green dots is from Epic Day designer Series Paper. I think the colors really complemented each other.






I couldn't resist making a carrot, it just helped finish it off. One of my friends in our scrapbook class said "Janet I think you LOVE making carrots...!! " we all laughed!  The carrot is made using the  Petite Pennants Punch and corner rounding the top with he Envelope Punch Board. The grass by cutting  1" x 1 piece of Gumball Green with the Fringe Scissors!!








I put another banner on this page to balance it off. I really liked how it turned out!!







Items Used:
Stamps: Backyard Basics
Paper: Epic Day Designer Series paper, Garden Gingham Designer Series Paper, So Saffron Cardstock, Blushing Bride cardstock, Subtle Designer Series Paper, Whisper White cardstock, Early Expresso cardstock, Basic Black cardstock
Accessories: Backyard Basics Framelits, Petite Pennant Punch, Banner Punch (from Sale-A-Bration), 1 3/4" circle punch, Owl Punch, Bird Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Butterfly punch, Boho Punch, White Bakers Twine, Rhinestones, Blushing Bride Ink, Pool Party Ink, Melon Mambo Ink, So Saffron Ink


Have a great Day!!  click here if you want to order


Janet Holmes