Retiring Soon... Basket Bunch & Basket Builder

It may be the last day of the Easter break... but these Easter focused stamps and dies are useful at other times of the year too... especially the grass, flowers, basket & small balloons (ie eggs upside down!)... and are currently reduced on the Retiring List... so please be sure to snap them up fast!

Here is a quick round up of some of the Easter projects I used them for... and I made a matching Happy Birthday card too...but the photo escapes me for the moment...

And here are the product details...

Basket Bunch stamps reduced from £19 to £16.15

And the coordinating Basket Builder dies reduced from £28 to £19.60

Such fun...

Basket Bunch Mini Egg Carton... and Happy On Stage!

Another day... another wrapped Mini Egg Carton... another Basket Bunch bunny... Can't you just tell I love this image!! 

15 drops of Bermuda Bay ink in a spritzer for the colouring... Scoring & wrapping recipe and details here... Greetings from Perfectly Wrapped (this is the HAPPY DAY I chopped in half and the 2 halves have never been put away in the craft room since!) and Crazy About You 

And a quick message for all of you demos around the world that are setting off on your travels to the Stampin' Up! On Stage events this week... have a wonderful time... I SO wish I could be with you guys and gals in Amsterdam... until next time!! I will MOST DEFINITELY be thinking of you all!!! 

Now why didn't I think of making a HAPPY On Stage version for you all... maybe I can catch a creative minute or two before running my class tomorrow!!?? In fact I know the very thing..... mmmm...

Host of Daffodils...

It has been a beautiful Spring Day today... and as I look out at my garden full of beautiful daffodils ...

I couldn't help but want to share these Easter treat makes with you...

A simple Mini Egg carton decorated using Basket Bunch and Basket Builder - and wrapped with paper from the Subtles 12x12 Colour Collection Paper Stack.

And the details for you... A 6cm wide strip scored at 3.9, 7.5, 11.1, 19.6, 23.2 and 26.8cm. Wrapped from the top and closed on the top with a 6cm wide x 5cm high piece of card...

And here is the host of daffodils... Denise was very busy with her 12 cartons for a special Easter event this year.... though unfortunately she had only finished the 5 Pear Pizzazz wrapped ones when I took the photo!

And I have to laugh at the photo of the daffodils in my garden... spot the little son and heir!! The photo must have been from our Spring Festival & Open Gardens village event at least 12 years ago!! There a LOT more daffodils for me to look at nowadays...

Oh and before I finish... only a week until the 2016-2017 Retiring List is published (Mon 10th April 8pm GMT) now... so I think this image says it all!! And PLEASE don't forget your 2015-17 In Color ink refills and cardstock... as I very much doubt they will still be available 15 minutes after the Retiring List is published!!

 

Basket Bunch Beautiful Banner... Happy Easter ...

LOL... what a tongue twister of a title!!!

I just had to make another banner whilst the Beautiful Banners stamps , Banners Framelits  and Layered Letters - were all still out... Previous banner made with Falling in Love papers shared earlier here...

But then the Basket Bunch stamps and the Basket Builder dies were also still out... 

As were the Cupcakes and Carousels papers... which I then decided are just perfect for the light and bright feel we need for Easter celebrations...

So they all came together like so! 

And a wonderful tip for you... The Gift Bag Punch Board is perfect for punching 2 holes at the same time in the back of your banners to thread the ribbon through... so easy...

This is not my original fantastic idea... but one I saw on our Stampin' Up! Demo Only Facebook Group (yes we have one of those!!! And it is fabulously inspiring... though lethal on the pocket... ) And after much searching... I am delighted to be able to say thank you to the clever and talented Anja Luft who has some piccys on here blog to explain how if you click here... 

Jems Monthly Blog Hop - Easter

Welcome to The Craft Spa and to April's Team Monthly Blog Hop... featuring projects to celebrate Easter....

I have been bursting to share this with you!!! But I had to save it for today... And so I have an Easter Lantern for you... this is an update to the one we made for Christmas as shared here... and it stands 8" tall...

Apart from the church I made earlier... everything has been made with the Basket Bunch stamps and Basket Builder dies... available as a bundle with 10% off...

I have had such fun with these stamps and dies... I have never made so much for Easter... so please feel free to visit daily over the next week for more inspiration using this set and more makes for Easter...

But did I say Lantern!! Mmmm... maybe not this time... I think my son will far prefer this version for Easter...

Only other problem was... I just couldn't resist trying out each mini egg type as I filled the glass hurricane jar! Oops... but yum!! And I can't help wonder how many eggs it would take to completely fill the jar!! As that would really make Joe happy!!!

And a couple more shots of the sides for you... 

Thank you so much for visiting me today... and I hope that you can drop by again soon... 

But now it is time to pass you onto my fellow Jems and more Easter inspiration... Next up is the lovely Sarah Lavelle at Rag Bag Badger...

Or if you have missed one ... or you are going in reverse order... then it is the lovely Allie at Jolie Paperie 

Happy Celebrations Hoppy Easter

Delightful duo for you today!

Not that I can take any credit for the main event... the stamped panel is the brainchild of Brian King in the USA... click here for more details and his original version (in Watermelon Wonder & Pear Pizazz colourway and with a much "prettier" EASTER word!) ... but I was so inspired and just couldn't resist CASEing and making some of my own (within 30 minutes of seeing Brian's post I think!!)... Too cute Brian! Thank you so much for sharing your awesome idea!

First up ...a simple standard A6 card... spot the detail of the marker pen coloured wording in the paper... highlight whatever words you see fit...

And second up... my new A6 Double Z Joy Fold card... based on my (very popular!) Large Square one but reconfigured for the standard A6 size... click here for the A6 Tutorial... (Square Card Tutorial here and other samples here, here and here)  Edited to Add - note that these are the "not full opening versions"

Love this... it just makes me smile all round!!

SU! Products Used

Stamps - Happy Celebrations, Basket Bunch, Crazy About You

Dies - Basket Builder Framelits Dies

Card & Papers - Thick Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Subtles 12x12 Paper Stack (Wild Wasabi)

Ink Pads  - Bermuda Bay, Wild Wasabi, Island Indigo, Memento Black

Marker Penss - Bermuda Bay, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron