Bunny Basket

I've been working on a project for the Papercrafting group to work on next week.

My inspiration for this project was my friend Nikki Spencer.  She did some bunnies last year and I thought they were so cute.  She was kind enough to send me a scan of the bunny pattern.  Thank you Nikki! Go check her out.  She is so talented!

I reduced and scanned and fiddled for the better part of a day to get the size I was happy with.  I don't want to have to make a withdrawal at the bank to fill this little guy.  He measures about 5" long from nose to tail and about the same from foot to ear tip.  The little box in the middle is about 1" x 4".  

Edited to add:  You can find the original pattern here.  And another delightful project using this bunny pattern at Anne's blog.

And since I was half asleep and didn't realize that CASology was asking for bunnies, I'm going to go in the back door and make a visit.  I hope the fact that it's not a card won't matter.

Dynamic Duos this week is

Perfect Easter colors!

And Simon Says Stamp challenge is asking for  A Bit O' Green.  It doesn't have to be a lot.  

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Baroque Motifs, Easter Blossoms (both retired)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight

Paper:  White (Georgia Pacific), Whisper White, Daffodil Delight scraps

Other:  Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Basic Pearls, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Stampin' Pastels

The tail is a cotton ball.  If I get to the craft store, I'll have some authentic pom poms for the group.

I'm really glad you could stop by.

Enjoy!

Neutrals

We're back to a colour challenge at Less is More this week.  And the colour is

Neutrals

This could be anything from off white to black with any shade of beige brown or gray in between.

I dug into that UFO box and found this design I did last year and never put on a card.  The stamp set has been retired, but it's one that will stay in my collection.

I wanted to do something new for this challenge too.  So I made this card.

I played around with the new Labels Framelits dies and found that I could emboss with it.  I was so excited to do it that I forgot to write down what I used for shims.  LOL, I can't remember what I used!

I stamped the cross with Chocolate Chip ink on a scrap of Naturals Ivory and die cut it with a Framelit.  I cut 2 more of the same size Framelits from scraps of Chocolate Chip to make a mat for the design.  All this is adhered with dimensionals.  Stamped the sentiment and it was done.

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Crosses of Hope

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Chocolate Chip

Other:  Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, SU Markers (Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight)

Paper:  Naturals White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Other:  Signo White Gel Pen, Small Oval Punch

I tried to link yesterday's card at Styles Ink for the OLW challenge and wasn't able to get my card to link up. I see that Inlinkz has some changes going on and thought I did what needed to be done.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Isn't that always the way?  If something works well, change it!

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

So Long Occasions Mini 2011

I wanted to share a couple more cards made with stamps from the Occasions Mini.  Today is the last day to order these beautiful sets.

First, here's a card that didn't make it into the recent Stamp Stack.

And the one that did make it.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Easter Blossoms, Teeny, Tiny Wishes
Ink:  (Card One) Timber Brown StazOn, Blushing Bride SU Marker; (Card Two) Black StazOn, unibal Signo White Gel Pen, Whisper White, Yellow SU Marker
Paper: (Card One) Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Whisper White; (Card Two) Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories:  Big Shot, Framed Tulips EF, Sponge Dauber, Small Oval & Large Oval punches, Basic Pearls

And tomorrow the Summer Mini catalog goes live. Oh what fun!

I'm so glad you stopped by today.

Enjoy!

Bonnie

Easter Egg Hunt

The One Layer Wednesday Challenge this week was to put an egg or eggs on a one layer card.  A One layer card is defined as one layer of cardstock folded in half...no other layers.

I had seen this card by snowmanqueen on SCS and liked the idea of putting the eggs in the grass. 

I chose to use bright colors for the eggs, then had trouble deciding what color to do the sentiment.  Taken with Teal (now retired) popped into my mind right away.  I tried about 5 other colors and then listened to my better judgement and got out the Taken with Teal.

I didn't plan on the butterfly, but somehow there was a smudge above the sentiment.  The butterfly was already punched and I really didn't want to start over.  Actually, I thought the butterfly was a fun touch and still within the limited embellishments stipulation.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, Inspired by Nature

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, Pear Pizzazz

Paper:  Whisper White

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Big Shot, Wonderful Wings Embosslit, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack

Thanks for visiting today.  Enjoy!

Bonnie

Happiness Sketch

This stamp, from the Easter Blossoms set in the Occasions Mini, was sitting on my table as a possiblity for the Hex card.

Sketch 324 at SCS had been sitting there since Wednesday.  Here's the sketch...

And then the WT314, also on SCS, is Miles of Smiles.  Kim said to do anything that reminds us of smiling.  Happiness makes me think of smiling.

Then at Just Add Ink, the challenge this week is a color challenge..

There's not much Crumb Cake, but it's there.  Can you find it?

I think these challenges fit together very well.   This is a combination I would use again.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, Happiness Shared

Ink:  SU Markers (Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Crumb Cake)

Paper:  Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  Basic Pearls

Thanks for the visit.  And thank you all for the lovely comments! Enjoy!

Bonnie

Shimmery Blossoms

The One Layer Wednesday challenge over at Simplicity this week is to use shimmer, but not glitter or bling.

A one layer is defined as a single piece of cardstock folded in half.   No other layers of cardstock are permitted.

I colored the flowers with my Signo white gel pen first to get a nice white flower.  Then I dry brushed a bit of shimmer paint over that.

Maybe you can see the shimmer better in the close up.

The sentiment is heat embossed.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, Thoughts and Prayers
Ink:  Black StazOn, Whisper White
Paper:   Crumb Cake
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, White Signo gel pen, gold glitter pen, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Thanks for the visit.  Enjoy!
Bonnie

Springtime Smiles

I can't believe it!  This never happens! I checked the CAS challenge at SCS and one of the cards I made yesterday fits the challenge!  So I can get this in early.  Yippee!  The challenge is The Great Outdoors.

The layout is from Stamping 411's Saturday Sketch Challenge.

Edited to add:  Also the Stampin' B's challenge last week was to use a flower on a card.

I played with painting the girl on the stamp again.  I did a card last week using this technique.  Click here to see that one.

Oh, I can remember running barefoot across the lawn at Easter with flowers in my hand for my mommy.  That must have been a late Easter like we'll have this year!

The little flower is made from the elements from the Boho Blossoms Punch.  I punched one medium flower from green and 2 from pink.  I put them on my Mat Pack cushion and used a stylus in a circular motion to soften the paper and curl it.  Then I added an Itty Bitty pink flower and the pearl.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Easter Blossoms
Ink:  SU Markers (Certainly Celery, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Blush Blossom, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight)
Paper:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo
Accessories:  Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Scallop Trim Corner, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Boho Blossoms & Itty Bitty Shapes Punches)  Basic Pearl

Thanks for the visit.  Enjoy!
Bonnie

Springtime Smiles

Have you checked out the Less is More blog yet?   This week's challenge is to do a SPRING Clean & Simple card.

Clean & Simple:  A design of card with clean lines, minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments.

Here's mine.....

I thought the flowers were shaped a bit like Daffodils and they are the first flowers to bloom in the Spring in my yard.  I inked the stamp with markers and stamped on a Whisper White card.  I used the Peach Parfait marker to add the centers and a bit of contrast to the flowers.

After stamping the sentiment, I could see that it needed something else.  After mulling it over for a couple of hours, I stamped some leaves above the sentiment and that did it for me.  A couple of butterflies finished it off.

The last time I checked, there were 180 submissions for this challenge!  I think the Clean & Simple style is becoming very popular.  There are some awesome submissions.  As soon as I'm finished, I'm going to do some blog hopping and check them out.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Just Believe, Easter Blossoms
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, SU Markers (Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait)
Paper:  Whisper White
Accessories:  Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Basic Pearls

Thanks for the visit.  Enjoy!
Bonnie

Easter Blossoms Girl

Ever since I saw the Easter Blossoms stamp set in the Occasions Mini, I thought, what if  I inked that delightful little girl in colors instead of a silhouette?

The other night, I experimented a bit.  This is what I came up with......

By inking the stamp with markers, I was able to have a real girl!  I'll have to admit, the first one went in the trash, but the second try made me happy.

First, I imagined the features on the girl and used markers to color those features.  Then I huffed, and puffed too for good measure, and stamped her on some Whisper White.  I added some little curls with the More Mustard marker and touched up some of the flesh tones and the face with the Blush Blossom marker.

I used the BIG GUY and the Ovals die to cut the image with the largest oval.

Then I pulled out an old stamp set.  I think it was the first SU stamp set I bought.  It's called Watercolor Minis and I used one of the stamps to do the leaves around the edge.  By the way, there is a set in the Occasions Mini, Baby Blossoms, that reminds me a lot of this set.

I used my non SU shape cutter to cut some larger ovals to frame the design.

Ta Da! The finished card!

No challenges, just some fun.  I hope I can do it again, but if not, I have a card for our Emmy.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, Watercolor Minis
Ink:  Certainly Celery, Pear Pizzazz, SU Markers (More Mustard, Blush Blossom, Marina Mist, Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz)
Paper:  Whisper White, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories:  Big Shot, Ovals Die, Perfect Polka Dots EF, White Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Enjoy!
Bonnie

Spring Branch

Sunday, when DH & I were riding around, we spotted a tree in full bloom with it's beautiful pink flowers!  I'm not sure whether it was a Redbud, or some kind of flowering fruit tree.  It was small, but magnificent, covered with those beautiful little flowers.

This branch is not as pretty as the real thing, but maybe will remind the recipient that Spring will come.

I stamped the branch with Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla cardstock, then used my SU Watercolor Pencils and a blender pen to color the flowers.  I found my distressing tool, and distressed a bit around the edges and rounded the corners.

The scallops at the bottom are the top of the Scallop Envelope cut with the BIG GUY.

The layout is from the JAI#56 challenge....

I flipped the sketch and left off the scallops under the ribbon.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, To You and Yours (Retired Christmas set)
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Big Shot, Scallop Envelope die, Corner Rounder, Very Vanilla Seam Binding

Enjoy!
Bonnie

Sweet Silhouette

After struggling creating a couple of one layer cards, my mind went to the Ways to Use It challenge on SCS Thursday to use a silhouette on a card.  I immediately thought of the Easter Blossoms set that I hadn't used yet.

Stampin' B's challenge this week is to do a monochromatic card and that's perfect for a silhouette image!

I stamped that beautiful branch with Basic Gray then pulled the color into the petals with a blender pen.  When everything was good and dry, I stamped the girl with VersaMark and heat embossed with Black EP.

I used the BIG GUY and the Ovals die to cut out the design and pulled out "the other" shape cutter stashed deep in my drawer for the black oval.

A little dry embossing and a piece of ribbon and it's done!  It took  half the time of the one layer cards posted earlier!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Easter Blossoms
Ink:  Basic Gray, VersaMark
Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories:  Big Shot, Ovals Die, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Black Satin Ribbon

Enjoy,
Bonnie