Welcome Easter

Kre8tors Blog Hop – Spring

April 12, 2020 · 19 Comments

Hello! Happy Easter to all of you!

I hope you are finding peace during this quarantine most of us are experiencing, all around the world.

I love the fact we are taking time out to be with our crafting friends through a blog hop! #stillstamping

Out theme this month is spring!

I’ve been creating a lot lately, but I’ve been in a funk along with it. I created a sweet, comical Easter card –

See? I hope it brought a little chuckle for you. I didn’t buy any new religious Easter stamps this year, so another silly card today.

I had stamped several of these bunnies and did not get around to using them for the original purpose. Sooooo, they were looking at me begging to be used!

Fussy cutting is therapeutic for me, so off with their heads and hence this card was created!

I like the bright squares behind the bunnies. Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, and Balmy Blue. It’s bright and fun and happy!

The sentiment is also from the Welcome Easter stamp set. Nice when everything comes from the same place.

I hope this has brightened your day. I’m sure you will see lots of lovely creations today to help your day be a creative one!

Melissa Tennison (USA)

Rochelle Laird-Smith (Australia)

Deb Naylor Flying Stamper US

Margriet Siekman (NL)

Tracie St-Louis – Ottawa, Canada

Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia

Sue Allen – Australia

Annette Elias-De Kijkkast-NL

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Card Stock – Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue
Ink – Basic Gray

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Cards

April 4, 2020 · 3 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features cards for Easter, perhaps we will inspire you today!

I created a cute trio of cards to share –

Right? Soo cute!

I used the Welcome Easter stamp set, Blends for coloring, Label Me Lovely Punch, and the 2019 -2021 In-Colors 6×6 Designer Series Paper (because I have so much!).

They are all very similar, except for the colors and embossing folders.

This is Rococo Rose with the Ornate Floral folder.

This one is Purple Posy with the Eyelet Lace folder.

Lastly, this is Seaside Spray along with the Coastal Weave folder.

These are all just super sweet cards! Now, since I have soo much of this pattern paper, I’m going to make more of these!

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Mary Brown. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Embossing Folders : Ornate Floral, Eyelet, Coastal Weave
Card Stock – Rococo Rose, Purple Posy, Seaside Spray, Whisper White
Ink – Basic Grey
DSP – 6 x 6 2019-2021 In Color DSP
Punches – Label Me Lovely
Other – Whisper White Bakers Twine

Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Baby Come Rockin’

April 3, 2020 · 4 Comments

Hello and happy Friday!

How has your crafting mojo been?

How about a blog hop to inspire you?

Our theme this month is Baby Come Rockin’, a card for a baby.

I had to think about this one……..until I remembered I had this cute little Welcome Easter stamp set that also has a baby sentiment in the mix! Just look how adorable –

What makes this card? This adorable embossed background, its the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder! It’s just too sweet, soft and perfect!

The little fussy cut lamb is adorable too!

The banners are from the Bonanza Dies. It just adds to the cuteness!

I hope I inspired you today to mix up you products! Check out the others on the hop for more great inspiration!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Framelits – Ornate Floral Embossing Floder, Bonanza Dies
Card Stock – Grey Granite, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo
Ink – Grey Granite
Other – Flirty Flamingo Blends

Happy Easter Chick

March 26, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!

Here is our newest color challenge –

I thought about Easter when I looked at these colors! So, I went with a simple Easter card –

A light, fun, fresh card!

I started with the Designer Series Paper, Birthday Bonanza.

I had this little chick on my desk, perfectly colored with Blends. I added as a focal point on the card. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment which is also from the same Welcome Easter stamp set.

Simply cute!

Check out the Design Team creations on our Create with Connie and Mary blog.

Create a card using our challenge and you can post it on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Stitched Shapes Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Grapefruit Grove
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – Birthday Bonanza
Other – Blends

Welcome Little One

March 23, 2020 · 1 Comment

Happy day!!

I love when someone calls and ask, ‘do you have a card for ____’! I can either rummage through a few hundred categorized cards or I can just whip one up!

I decided it was quicker to whip up a new card –

The request was for a card for a baby girl.

I started with a piece of Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper. I had this adorable bunny stamped, punched, and colored in my stash, so I grabbed that too.

The swirly circle from the Painted Labels Dies was just the right highlight for the bunny.

The sentiment was conveniently in this Welcome Easter stamp set, where the bunny came from. I stamped and punched that using the new Label Me Fancy Punch. I colored the heart to match!

I wanted to add a soft touch of girlie, so I added a floral strip from the Ornate Border Dies. It just tied everything together! And that was pretty much it!

Super adorable! What do you think?

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Painted Labels Dies, Ornate Border Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Smoky Slate
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – Pleased As Punch
Punches – Label Me Fancy
Other – Blends, retired Whisper White ribbon

Joy of Sets – Easter / Spring Blog Hop

March 14, 2020 · 10 Comments

Happy Saturday! Welcome to my second hop of the day!

This afternoon I’m joining up with –

I am in the midst of getting ready for a Card Buffet next weekend so all these ideas will come in handy!

I went with an adorable Easter card today –

Soo sweet! This little lamb puts a smile on my face! He is from Welcome Easter stamp set. I colored just his ears, nose, and feet with Stampin’ Blends.

I cut his front feet out a bit to hang over the sentiment strip! The sentiment is also from the same stamp set.

What do you think? I’d love to read you compliments before moving on!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Layering Circles Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Purple Posy, Smoky Slate
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – 6 x 6 2019-2021 In Color DSP
Punches – 2″ Circle, Banner Triple
Other – Metallic Pearls

Welcome New Grandbaby

March 11, 2020 · 8 Comments

Ohhhh, I am soo excited!!

My friends daughter, which is also my daughters childhood friend, just had a baby girl yesterday! Of course I just had to celebrate card style –

Isn’t this the sweetest!?!?!?!

I started with a sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches –

I was soo excited I just didn’t know where to begin! This helped!

I had this little Welcome Easter stamp on my table. All these cute little animals were looking at me with cute eyes! The lamb won.

I had THE perfect sentiment from Grandma’s House to use too! Check out this set! It is wonderful if you have friends who are becoming grandmas!

Adorable, right?

Got to run to the post office now! Thanks for stopping by today!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Grandma’s House, Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Layering Circles Dies, Painted labels Dies
Card Stock – Blushing Bride (base), Purple Posey, Smoky Slate
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – Pleased As Punch
Punches – 2″ Circle
Other – Blends

Welcome Easter

March 10, 2020 · 2 Comments

Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Here is our latest two-week challenge –

Optional Theme :

This is an adorable challenge for the next two weeks!!!

I used the layout and from the picture I used the colors. I went an adorable Easter card –

Right?? See what I mean?

I started with a base that has a slight white and black pattern. It is from the Sale-a-bration* option, Golden Honey Designer Series Paper.

Next, I figured out my strip size for the card and cut them from the Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper.

I pulled out the Welcome Easter stamp set and stamped the three animals and the sentiment twice. I punched them all out using the 1 3/8″ Circle punch. I placed them on the card for a test and decided they could use a bit of coloring. Blends to the rescue!

Simple adorable, fun Easter card!

Check out out the other Design Team cards on our Try Stampin’ on Tuesday blog or Facebook page. You can also play along with our challenge and show us your cards on either site.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Card Stock – Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Pleased As Punch, Golden Honey*
Punches – 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Blends Markers