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Easter Basket of Flowers Card on a Basket Weave Background

Images (c) Stampin’ Up! 2018 Design by Karen Fontinelle

Easter is fast approaching so you might enjoy making an Easter Basket of Flowers Card on a Basket Weave Background. Even if you don’t have these exact supplies, this card might give you an idea for your own creation with whatever supplies you own!

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. This Basket Weave Dynamic Embossing Folder works magic on a plain piece of cardstock! You will just gasp when you take the paper out of the folder and see the deep embossing that looks like basket weave! For best results, spritz some water lightly on the cardstock first, or some people recommend spritzing rubbing alcohol. Rubbing alcohol tends to dry faster but really by the time I run the paper through the Big Shot and work on my card, my paper is dry. Don’t get it “wet”…just spritz it.

The Basket Weave Folder is available in a Bundle with the Blossoming Basket Stamp Set during Sale-A-Bration with a $100 purchase. And if you would rather pay for it in the future, you will be able to buy the Embossing Folder in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Either way, I think you will LOVE this embssoing folder! And of course it is perfect for Easter and Spring cards!

For this card, I embossed Crumb Cake Cardstock for the basket weave background and adhered that to a card base of Whisper White Cardstock.

The basket of Easter flowers is stamped with the Blossoming Basket Stamp Set and colored in. Even though the Stampin’ Blends markers are not orderable right now, you can use other coloring techniques like the Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen. I cut out the basket just around the outside and left the part inside the handle alone. I don’t think it takes anything away from the look of the basket. Besides, the pretty bow at the top of the basket will catch the eye of anyone looking at the card! The ribbon is the Gold 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon.

And for a little something to set off the basket, I pulled out a doily from my stash! Sometimes a doily or even a piece of a doily is just what a card needs! This one is the Delicate White Doilies by Stampin’ Up! I really like the look of the doily on this card!

The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, the stamp set that has practically every greeting you will need! It’s punched with the Classic Label Punch and accented with two Enamel Shapes.

There you have it! A card you could use for Easter, for spring, for a birthday, anniversary, and more! Make a card you can send someone for Easter or another occasion like this Easter Basket of Flowers Card on a Basket Weave Background.

Sale-A-Bration Ends March 31st!

Last Days! These Are Your Free Sale-A-Bration Gift Choices!

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There are only a few more days left of Sale-A-Bration, and these are your FREE Sale-A-Bration gift choices with each $50 or $100 purchase! Sale-A-Bration is the biggest promotion Stampin’ Up! has annually, and it is about to come to an end! With each $50 or $100 purchase (no limit!), you can choose a free gift from the special Sale-A-Bration brochures and also these specific catalog items! Whether you are a new stamper or long-time customer, you can still take advanage of this highly regarded special! It’s been a favorite since the early days of Stampin’ Up!

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE 2ND RELEASE

SALE-A-BRATION CURRENT CATALOGS SELECTIONS

You MUST use the product numbers in the flyer above, NOT the normal catalog numbers if you choose any of these items for your free Sale-A-Bration gift(s).

I personally think Stampin’ Up! did a great job this year on the Sale-A-Bration offerings! There seemed to be so many favorite things to choose from! Don’t miss out! You have until Saturday, March 31 at 11:50 PM (MT) to make your selections! Who doesn’t want FREE stuff??!

Leave a comment on this post if you want to let other stampers know what you think were the best items!

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SEE THE SALE-A-BRATION CHOICES HERE!

Springtime Foils All-Occasion Butterfly Card

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This Springtime Foils All-Occasion Butterfly Card can suit almost any occasion, it would even make a pretty Easter card with an Easter greeting or springtime. After all, it uses the Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper, still available this week during Sale-A-Bration.

This is another card I made the the other day when I was making a stack of cards with the Springtime Foils Paper. This paper is so pretty you almost don’t need to do anything else to it except add a greeting if you like. On this card, I used two different patterns of the paper, side by side (with a tiny bit of overlap). I also colored in the flowers with some of the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers that unfortunately are not available right now until they get them restocked.

The butterfly is cut with a die we’ve had for awhile, the Butterflies Thinlits Dies. Some dies are just classic and can be used for a lot of things. This is one of them. I cut the butterfly out of the Copper Foil Sheet. All of our foil paper is so gorgeous!

The ribbon adds something to the card. Sometimes I have to remember to tie it around the paper before I glue it down to the card! This ribbon is the Pool Party 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon. Very pretty!

Here is the card from the other day that I made using the Springtime Foils paper and the butterfly.

All this card needs is a greeting before you put it in an envelope! And really, I think it could just go the way it is and you can write a personal note inside or a greeting. Not every card has to have a greeting on the front, but that’s what we usually do.

You could make a card design like this with any designer paper you have. Get into your stash and see what you can make, something like this Springtime Foils All-Occasion Butterfly Card.

Last week for Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration! Ends March 31.

It’s Tutorial Time For the Stamparatus Stamp Positioning Tool

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Since some Stampin’ Up! customers are getting to order their Stamparatus stamp positioning tool recently once Stampin’ Up! received the early reservations and placed them in their shopping carts, I thought it was a good time to put the Stampin’ Up! videos up for you tutorial viewing pleasure! You may have seen some of these but Video #4 is a new one. Enjoy!

I might suggest wrapping some washi tape or similar type take around each magnet and leaving a couple inches of tail. This will help you have something with which to pull two stuck magnets apart or even just pick them up off the Stamparatus. Those are strong magnets to be sure! Don’t let them near your scissors either!

Also be sure not to store the Stamparatus with both plates still attached. When you fold them over they will not lie flat and may damage the hinges. Just pull them straight up and out and lay on top.

This Stamparatus tool will be in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog so you won’t have too long to wait if you missed the early reservation windows! In the mean time, the rest of us will come up with the expertise to help you when you order yours! I think it is a tool everyone will use and will want!

Easy Easter Bunny Clear Tiny Treat Box

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If you want to make something for a little Easter treat, try this quick and Easy Easter Bunny Clear Tiny Treat Box. These little treat boxes are handy to have on hand for when you want to take a little treat to someone and it is almost time to walk out the door! Yes, it would be better to plan ahead, but if you didn’t……you can do this! And the recipient will love it!

These Clear Tiny Treat Boxes are very small and come flat so they are easy to store! Just take one out when you need it and unfold and assemble. I happened to have a little bit of brown “shred” from another package and I thought it would look cute in this treat box. Then I put some Easter chocolates inside and tied up the box with the Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon.

To decorate the box, I stamped the bunny from the We Must Celebrate Stamp Set. Yes, I cut the little animals apart that were on the one stamp! I thought that the bunny would be cute to use for Easter. You can see how I did that in THIS POST HERE. You have to be very careful but it can be done!

I stamped the bunny with Memento Black Ink and then colored in just a little with Stampin’ Blends markers. Since I was in a big hurry, I just punched out the bunny with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and layered it on a piece of pink cardstock punched out with the 2″ Circle Punch. You might want to add an Easter greeting.

You can use the Clear Tiny Treat Boxes for any occasion! It looks snazzy to have the clear box, I think, with the treat inside showing through. And if you want something quick and easy, make this Easy Easter Bunny Clear Tiny Treat Box or change it up for a different occasion.

An Easy Card For Spring, Easter, or Any Occasion

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I would hazard a guess that one of the most popular Sale-A-Bration items this year is the Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper, available FREE with a $50 purchase to make cards like this Easy Card For Spring, Easter, or Any Occasion.

This Springtime Foils Paper is beautiful enough just on its own, but if you like, you can color in a little or a lot with the Stampin’ Blends markers or other coloring techniques.

REMEMBER: The Stampin’ Blends Markers will become unorderable TODAY at Noon (MT). If you want to get some that are not backordered or order all of them and be ready for your order to go out when they get restocked in late May perhaps, be sure to place them on your order before Noon Mountain Time today. That way you can get Sale-A-Bration rewards even though you have to wait for your markers.

Here’s a card I was coloring with the Stampin’ Blends in several colors.

This card is just a Whisper White card base and a layer of the Springtime Foils Designer Paper. I colored in some, but not all, the leaves with the Old Olive Blends markers. I also tied around a piece of the Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon. The butterfly is die cut with the Big Shot and the Butterflies Thinlits Dies out of Copper Foil.

I didn’t add a greeting yet to this card because I don’t know if I will use it as an Easter card or thank you or maybe something else. Honestly, I don’t know what occasion you couldn’t use it for except maybe Christmas!

When you find a card design you like or designer papers, make a stack of cards….at least 3….and keep them on hand. You can always add an appropriate greeting later! I made other cards with this beautiful paper, some colored in and some left plain, different ribbons, some with two patterns of the papers on it, top and bottom. Try you hand at making an easy card for Spring, Easter, or any occasion, make multiples, and keep them in your stash for when you need a card at the ready!

Make an Easter Card With a Basket of Flower Blossoms

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Make an Easter card with a basket of flower blossoms using the beautiful stamp, Blossoming Basket. You can earn this stamp set free during Stampin’ Up!’s promotion called Sale-A-Bration! With a $100 purchase, you can earn not only this Blossoming Basket Stamp Set but also the Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Check out the Blossoming Basket Bundle.

The card base is made with Crumb Cake Cardstock. Then I chose Blushing Bride for a pink background layer and embossed it with the Basket Weave Embossing Folder. I am still saying “Wow!” every time I open up that embossing folder and take out the embossed paper! The Dynamic heavyweight folder really embosses the paper into a deep basket weave! It’s best to spritz the paper with a little bit of water or rubbing alcohol to dampen the paper fibers to allow for the deep embossing. It really is stunning!

I stamped the basket with Memento Ink on Whisper White Cardstock, and enjoyed coloring everything in with my Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.

Unfortunately, Stampin’ Up! just announced that they will turn off the ordering for these markers on Friday, March 23 at Noon (MT). The good news is that so many people love these markers that they were selling like hotcakes, but the bad news is that was happening at the same time as factories were shutting down in China for Chinese New Year and whatever other difficulties the supplier was having to keep up with the demand. So to take some time to catch up, Stampin’ Up! is making the markers unorderable until the supply is restocked probably the end of May. You can try getting some of the markers that you want before Friday and get the rest later on. This way you can still take advantage of Sale-A-Bration even if you have to wait for all your markers. But do it before the deadline tomorrow!

I die cut the Whisper White paper with the basket using the Lots of Layers Framelits Dies. The Easter greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The bow is tied with the Powder Pink 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon. And for a bit of embellishment, I adhered two little Subtles Enamel Shapes to the ends of the greeting.

If you want to see one of the first cards I made with this folder and stamp set, please click HERE.

This Basket Weave Embossing Folder is going to be available in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog, if you happen to miss out during Sale-A-Bration. I’m not sure about the Blossoming Basket Stamp Set, but it will not be bundled with the Folder even if it is.

Of course this Easter Card With a Basket of Flower Blossoms is not just for Easter, just change the greeting or don’t even put on a greeting and you have a beautiful card for any occasion!

Paper Pumpkin Flowers For the First Day of Spring!

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Here are some Paper Pumpkin flowers for the first day of spring today! It might not feel like spring where you live if you are having snowstorms, and it is a bit chilly here even in Houston, but today is the Spring Equinox! So we should generally have equal hours of light and darkness. It will be a beautiful day here in Houston as soon as it warms up a bit! The azaleas are in full bloom as our the Texas Bluebonnets, at least in our backyard garden!

The Paper Pumpkin March Kit sold out even before the deadline to sign up, so there are no extras to purchase. BUT if you missed out on this beautiful spring kit, I have a couple of deals for you!

If you are a new Paper Pumpkin subscriber and sign up by April 10th or May 10th, you can save 50% off the first two months of kits! That is a tremendous bargain for all you get in each kit! You get a clear block with your first kit when you are new so you can mount the stamps. Each kit includes an exclusive stamp set, an ink spot (a very small ink pad!), instructions (of course!), link to a video, and all the supplies you need to assemble the project! You can follow the directions exactly or change up the design if you like! And no risk, no obligation!

If you are already a monthly subscriber, put a 3-, 6- or 12-month Prepaid subscription on your Stampin’ Up! order. You will get an email with directions for activating your account. Even if you have a monthly subscription, Stampin’ Up! will recognize that, suspend the monthly account until after you use up your prepaid subscription and then it automatically goes back to the monthly account. Don’t worry, it’s easy!

The advantage of the Prepaid Subscription right now, during March, is that with a 3-month prepaid subscription or higher, you will earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration gift! Add some other items to your Stampin’ Up! order so you won’t pay shipping just on your free gift!

Enjoy your first day of spring today! Think about treating yourself to Paper Pumpkin, especially if you are new and want to take advantage of the 50% off offer! And enjoy watching the Paper Pumpkin video with spring flower cards!

Quick and Easy Thinking of You Heartfelt Blooms Card

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Here’s a quick and easy Thinking of You card with Heartfelt Blooms. This Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set is one of the free choices during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase. I chose this stamp set with my first Sale-A-Bration order, yet it got lost in the shuffle I guess, and I only used it for the first time on this card!

Stampin’ Up! describes the stamp as a new Distinctive stamp that lays down the ink at different opacities giving the image more depth. I chose to use my new Stamparatus when stamping with this stamp in case I didn’t get the stamp inked up enough. That’s one of the advantages of the Stamparatus……if your image doesn’t come out fully, you can re-stamp because nothing has moved (as long as you are using the magnets!).

Three nice greetings also come with the Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set. It’s very easy to make a quick and easy card with this stamp set with the nice image and the greetings all right there! And you can still fancy it up more if you like!

The card base is one of the about-to-retire In Colors 2016-18, Flirty Flamingo. I decided to cut the stamped Whisper White top layer a little smaller and add a layer of Peekaboo Peach and then tied a piece of Peekaboo Peach 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. The stamping is done with Flirty Flamingo Ink.

Keep in mind that all of these In Colors 2016-18 are going to retire before the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog comes out in June. As soon as the Retirement List hits the streets, some products are going to go like hotcakes! Often it is the In Colors, especially the ink refills. But don’t just think about the ink pads and refills…..the ribbons, the cardstock, the designer papers with those colors, everything with these In Colors is going to retire. Demonstrators are beginning to put the word out to their customers to get what you want EARLY so you aren’t disappointed IF they sell out. Now is the perfect time because you can stock up and also take advantage of Sale-A-Bration!

Shop Stampin’ Up! Online HERE for all your papercrafting supplies!

Thinking of You and all-occasion cards are so handy to have on hand. With this stamp set, you can make all sorts of cards. It is an interesting stamp in the way it is made and stamps! And the best part is you can get it FREE during Sale-A-Bration! Try this Quick and Easy Thinking of You Heartfelt Blooms Card and add it to your stash!

Lots of St. Patrick’s Day Ideas For Cards and Treats!

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St. Patrick’s Day Punch Art Leprechaun Card

I’m digging into the archives for Lots of St. Patrick Day Ideas For Cards and Treats for you, if you are making some last minute cards or treats of some kind…..or just enjoy looking at the ideas to celebrate!

Make a St. Patrick’s Day Card

St. Patrick’s Day Gift Bag and Tag

A Fun St. Patrick’s Day Card Idea

Make a Leprechaun Hat For St. Patrick’s Day

I hope you have fun with some of these older ideas and can change them up according to whatever supplies you have!

Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Especially if you are Irish!

St. Patrick’s Day Card and Leprechaun Treat Tubes

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If you need some last minute St. Patrick’s Day things for today or tomorrow, I hope you will get some inspiration from this St. Patrick’s Day Card and Leprechaun Treat Tubes. I told you hearts weren’t just for Valentine’s Day! Just make a little treat or card for a loved one, a friend, or a neighbor for a St. Patrick’s Day wish!

The card is made with Emerald Envy, one of the retiring In Colors. I am not fond of this color at all! I guess I’m not a “green” person unless it’s a really pretty green! I used the Heart Happiness Stamp Set to stamp the hearts randomly around the card front. In order to make sure I got each stamp stamped the way I wanted it, I used my new Stamparatus! The St. Patrick’s Day greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, which has a greeting for almost anything, and it is punched out with the Classic Label Punch. I wanted to add some gold to the card so I just tied a little bow with the Gold 1/8″ Ribbon and attached it to the big heart with Mini Glue Dots.

For the candy treats, I used some Treat Tubes I had leftover from the ones in the Holiday Catalog. I don’t believe you can get those any more, but if you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can order the Something Good to Eat Kit or Refill under Past Kits. They are filled with green candies, and then the cork top is wrapped with Pick a Pattern Washi Tape to keep it from coming off and spilling the candy! Wouldn’t want that to happen!

Thanks to some other creative stampers, someone discovered that you could color the Santa in the Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set to look like a leprechaun for St. Patrick’s Day! I cut off the curved part of the hat and added a separate square piece of paper, colored green, to make the top of his hat. The leprechaun is colored with Stampin’ Blends Markers. I love coloring with these markers! Then he is punched out with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.

I layered the leprechaun on a piece of Gold Foil die cut with the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies. The leprechaun is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop him up a bit and then the whole piece is adhered to the tube with Mini Glue Dots. If you don’t own the Treat Tubes, just use a little cello bag or make a little box and then adhere the leprechaun to the front of that, There are lots of ways to make little candy treats to give someone!

If you are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 17th, or if you just want to have a little fun with your family, make something like this St. Patrick’s Day Card and Leprechaun Treat Tube.

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Sale-A-Bration Ends March 31!

More Free Sale-A-Bration Gift Choices!

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There are only two more weeks left of Sale-A-Bration, and today Stampin’ Up! is adding even more FREE gift choices with each $50 or $100 purchase! If you haven’t heard, Sale-A-Bration is the biggest promotion Stampin’ Up! has annually! With each $50 or $100 purchase (no limit!), you can choose a free gift from the special Sale-A-Bration brochures….and now today, from these specific catalog items!

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE

SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE 2ND RELEASE

SALE-A-BRATION CURRENT CATALOGS SELECTIONS

You MUST use the product numbers in the flyer above, NOT the normal catalog numbers if you choose any of these items for your free Sale-A-Bration gift(s).

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP! ONLINE HERE!

SEE THE SALE-A-BRATION CHOICES HERE!

How to Make a St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Card

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It’s very easy to learn how to make a St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Card! Just use hearts! Whether you have a heart punch, heart dies, or simply cut them by hand, put three or four hearts together and you have a lucky shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day!

My card today has a base of Old Olive Cardstock and a layer of a pattern from the Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack. It provides a greenish background for St. Pat’s but is still neutral enough to add other designs on top.

To make shamrocks, just use hearts! Or even stamp three hearts together in the shamrock shape and draw on a stem. For my larger shamrocks, I used the Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies to die cut three hearts each, and then I just cut a stem with my Paper Snips.

For the little shamrocks, I used the strip of hearts die in the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies. That die is great because you can cut seven hearts in one pass! I didn’t do a very good job on my stems, maybe I should have just drawn them in!

I thought the Gold 1/8″ Ribbon around the bottom for an accent. This has been one of my favorite and most useful ribbons of all time! I always have some on hand. Beginning tomorrow, Stampin’ Up! is adding some catalog items that can be chosen for a Sale-A-Bration reward, and this gold ribbon is one of the choices with a $50 purchase!

I still wanted a little more gold on my card, so I added the Painted Love Gold Vinyl Stickers little hearts. These are high quality, beautiful stickers. Might be worth keeping some in your stash for those times when you need a little something on a card or project.

Beginning tomorrow, March 15, Stampin’ Up! will have even more choices for the end of Sale-A-Bration (yes, the end is near….March 31st!). There are certain catalog products that you can choose with every $50 or $100 purchase as your free reward item. You must use the number provided on this flyer below, not the catalog number, so be sure you are not charged for the item and then you know you did it right! The page isn’t set up yet, so I don’t know how it will look on the ordering system.

MORE CHOICES FOR SALE-A-BRATION! STARTS MARCH 15.

All-Occasion Lavender Springtime Card

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Here I have made an All-Occasion Lavender Springtime Card. I will probably make it into an Easter card, but before I put any greeting on it, I liked it so much as is that I just left it plain. Now I can add any greeting I like or need to this card! You might consider making a stack of cards like this that are ready to go for almost any occasion, and then if you need a birthday card, sympathy, congratulations you can simply add a greeting for the occasion!

This lavender bouquet is stamped with the Lots of Lavender Photopolymer Stamp Set that you can get FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase from Stampin’ Up! It’s actually a 2-step stamping process, if you want to do it entirely with stamps. You can stamp over the image to color in the flowers and even to color in the leaves. With the stamps being photopolymer you can see through them for placement. And it doesn’t have to be perfect! Many artistic images are not colored in “completely”.

This simple card was actually made over time! Awhile back, I made THIS CARD and at the same time I was stamping, I stamped this lavender bouquet you see on my card above, but I got a smudge or something on the paper. So I put that aside and made the Easy Easter Card With Lavender. I thought maybe I could just cut out the lavender bouquet on the smudged paper to eliminate the smudge. Then at some point I wanted to color in the stripes on this Springtime Foils paper to see what it would look like. After that I thought maybe that lavender bouquet would look pretty on the Springtime Foils paper! Finally, the whole card came together with the cut-out lavender bouquet and an oval die-cut layer underneath of Whisper White, layered on a Silver Foil scalloped oval die cut. For these oval die-cuts I used the Layered Ovals Framelits Dies. You could add more embellishment to this card, but I liked it simple the way it is.

I used Wisteria Wonder Cardstock for the card base even though I used the Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Marker to color the Springtime Foils paper. I think it has a greenish look to it which goes with the leaves on the bouquet.

The photo doesn’t do this card justice because of the glare from the foils. It’s very simple and pretty in person! I think I should make more to have on hand, as I suggested to you!

There are only about two more weeks left of Sale-A-Bration so don’t let it slip by! Sale-A-Bration ends March 31. Lots of great choices this year!

Today your assignment is go make several cards like this All-Occasion Lavender Springtime Card and leave it plain so you can add any greeting you like when you need a card next time, or add some greetings and send out the cards right away!

Easter Bunny Tiny Treat Box For Candy

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Here’s a fun Easter Bunny Tiny Treat Box for candy or even a small Easter gift! It’s so handy to keep some of the Clear Tiny Treat Boxes on hand for making cute little treat boxes or party favors like this one for any occasion.

The Clear Tiny Treat Boxes come flat so storage is not a problem. They are small, just 2″ x 2″ x 2″ and even food safe. But that size is big enough to make a cute project out of them. Just assemble when you are ready and fill with your special treat or gift!

For Easter, I made this cute punch art bunny! Just use one of the heart die cuts in the Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies for the bunny face, or you can use a heart punch if you have one the right size. For the ears, I used a small oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and then layered on a scalloped oval die cut from the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. I just drew on the face myself. Use oval punches for the ears if you prefer.

After you put the treat in the box, just tie with a ribbon! I used the Powder Pink 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon, which is a beautiful light pink color and has such a nice feel to it. In fact, I think I have used up my roll so it’s time to order more!

Speaking of ribbon, if you need or want any of the 2016-2018 In Colors that will be retiring in May (at least if Stampin’ Up! follows their usual routine!), whether you need ink refills, cardstock, any ribbon with those colors or designer paper (well, usually most designer papers retire!), I would suggest ordering what you need in those In Colors right now before everyone else is thinking about it. As soon as that retirement list comes out, people rush to order, especially the ink refills, and later on you will end up paying a higher price on an auction site! I know it is early to think about retiring products and the list won’t come out until May, but that’s only a month and a half away! Beat the rush so you won’t be disappointed.

But right now, we have Easter coming up, so if you want some easy cute treats for your family, your guests, teachers, co-workers, try this Easter Bunny Tiny Treat Box and impress everyone!