Category: Holidays

Team Egg Cartons

Challenges, Easter, Occasions Mini, SAB, Sale a bration, Spring Mini
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We had a team meeting recently and I had challenged my team to use the egg cartons for a project.  Some of the gals took me up on my challenge and I want to share the results with you today!  Send out some love for……..

Our beach loving friend, Anne!  She did a home decor egg carton.

The carton is decorated with Swirly Bird and the matching dies and filled with…..

sea shells!  Brilliant!  Next up is Lynne……….

She used the Salebration set Hey Chick and made the chicks stand up on the top of her colored egg carton!

Can you see how they stand up?

Inside she made an Easter treat box.  Cute!  Then there was Elena’s carton – which made everyone gasp!

Yeah, I know!  She used paper succulents and some store bought succulents to create a rock garden!

There were so many gorgeous things going here!  See her cute sign?  I played along too……..

I used Bunny Basket to make a traditional Easter egg carton.

And that’s it!  Thanks to gals who participated and hope you’ve enjoyed seeing all these ideas.  Hugs, Fran

Avant Love

Avant Garden, Big Shot Large Letters, SAB, Sale a bration, Wedding
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I had a piece of card stock that I’d stamped with the Saleabration set Avant Garden left over from another project and I decided to die cut some letters from it.  “Love” fit on the paper (!) so that’s what I went with!  After die cutting the letters from the Large Letter die, I adhered it to a Whisper White stitched rectangle and mounted it on a larger Stitched rectangle with a piece of Blushing Bride. I added the sentiment from Best Birds in Early Espresso.    Hugs, Fran

Falling Flowers

Falling Flowers, Sympathy
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I needed a sympathy card and decided to use Falling Flowers.  I stamped the large flower 5 times and cut the middles out of 2 of them to make a dimensional flower,  The edges were sponged in the same color (So Saffron) and slightly curled with my bone folder.  The flourish image was stamped Old Olive.

I used the left over pieces to place petals on the front and inside.  The sentiment is Hero Arts Prayers, stamped in Verafine Onyx Black and heat embossed in clear.  And, of course, some Dazzling Details and gold gel pen.  Hugs, Fran

Perfect Mix Birthday

Birthday, Occasions Mini, Perfect Mix
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Here’s a very simple card for you!  I used Perfect Mix from the Occasions catalog to make this birthday card.  I stamped the mixer twice – once on Pacific Pint and once on the Whisper White and then fussy cut the blue one and popped it up over the sentiment.  I went over the lines on the mixer with a silver gel pen.  The background patterned paper is from Party Animals DSP.  Hugs, Fran

Lift Me Up Birthday

Big Shot Up & Away, Birthday, Cards, Lift Me Up, Occasions Mini, SAB, Sale a bration
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I’ve been doing a lot of this style card recently!  This time I used Lift Me Up to create a birthday card.  The balloon and clouds are die cut with the matching framelits and the Salebration paper Carried Away was used for the card.  (Actually the dots behind the ballon are Mint Macaron from the In Colors paper pack). The clouds are stamped in Smoky Slate and the balloon in Night of Navy.  Hugs, Fran

Bunch of Blossoms in Blue

Birthday, Bunch of Blossoms
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This set is called Bunch of Blossoms and it’s a three step stamp set that makes beautiful flowers.  I used Marina Mist and Soft Sky to stamp the flowers and Old Olive on the stems and leaves. There is a matching punch for the flowers.

The flowers are popped up on Dimensionals and the ends of flowers (where they meet the stems) are held down with glue dots.  A gentle curl with my bone folder gives them lots of dimension.  Then I added sequins and dots of Dazzling Details and gold jelly roll pen dots 🙂  Hugs, Fran

Super Reverse Words

Birthday, Confetti Celebrations, Everyday Hero, Occasions Mini, Occasions Mini, Reverse Words
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One more Reverse Word – this time pairing it with Everyday Hero.  The balloon is from Confetti Celebrations.  I stamped the superman, colored with Copics and fussy cut him out.  The bottom of the card is stamped (with a mask) over and over and a few of the buildings were quickly colored with some W Copics and little stars stamped in Smoky Slate.  The balloon is covered with Crystal Effects.  Perfect masculine birthday card!  Hugs, Fran

Reverse Words in the Air

Big Shot Up & Away, Birthday, Cards, Occasions Mini, Occasions Mini, Reverse Words, SAB, Sale a bration
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So after I did party balloons with the Reverse Word set, I decided to do hot air balloons. The balloon is die cut using the Up & Away Thinlits and the background paper is the Salebration paper Carried Away.  The Reverse Words is stamped in Mint Macaron.  I’m sure you can create a prettier hot air balloon!  Hugs, Fran

Straightening Up Reverse Words

Balloon Adventures, Big Shot Balloon Pop Up, Birthday, Cards, Occasions Mini, Reverse Words, SAB, Sale a bration
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Does it feel like Deja vu?  This is the same card from yesterday – just straightened up and popped up.  This time I fussy cut the balloons (there is a punch for balloons – I just forgot!) and used the die for the ribbons.  Then the balloons are popped up with Dimensionals.  Now you decide!  This one –

or this one –

Hugs, Fran