Happy ( More Perfectly Pencilled W Folds) Easter!

Wow... these photos took a bit of finding and sorting out! 

But here you go...

Happy W Fold Easter using Perfectly Pencilled papers 5 ways... 

FYI... the papers are reduced by 30%... so only £7.87 a pack now ... but only while supplies last! 

Just glad I found these four before this Easter was over!

Plus the one I shared last Friday...

Spot the difference... Stampin Blends coloured in leaves and flowers on the papers...or not...

Spot the difference... Stampin Blends coloured in flower petals on the papers...or just the centres coloured in...

And a 5 ways group shot! Boy am I going to miss Bermuda Bay!

Happy (W Fold) Easter....

Another version of an Extra Small Square W Fold card... just to say Happy Easter to you... and to send all my best wishes for a lovely holiday period (or time off in lieu!!)

Just can't find photos of the other 4 versions I made to send for now!! New PC and set up has solved SO many previous problems and "time thieves"... but it has brought a few new ones in too!!! Very frustrating!!

Hope to be back soon with some more!

Happy Easter....

Happy Easter to you and yours... which simply has to be said with a Friendly Hello fun fold card... 

I hope that you have a wonderful Easter holiday... certainly looking like some amazingly warm weather for us in the UK ... and its not many years we can say that!!

Click HERE for the Easy Side Step Card Tutorial along with other examples... 

Penguin Place Buddies - Charlie Chick

Whilst I had the new Penguin Place bundle out... 

Planning early for Easter! Meet Charlie Chick...

Click HERE for more information on the versatile (not just for winter!) Penguin Place bundle... along with Olly Owl...

Happy Easter ...

Blossom and chocolate in the trees... what a perfect world that would be! 

Have a very Happy Easter... Being with who you are with... Doing what you can do... Come sun, snow or rain (we may get all 3!!) 

Enjoy... Especially those of you that are lucky enough to get some crafty time too!

 

Happy Easter Three Ways from Stampin' Up!

Happy Easter everyone...  This Easter is obviously going to be different for all of us... but I hope that you still get to do something  lovely... make some special memories... and eat some nice things!! I am really looking forward to the Hot Cross buns that a kind neighbour has just left on our doorstep! Yum! I have three Easter cards to share today, and each one features a unique tip that you can add to your paper-crafting repertoire.

If you’d like a card with simple lines and a subtle touch of colour, try the Direct Marker technique featured on the Easter Promise Happy Easter card. Simply use Stampin’ Write Markers to colour directly on the rubber. This gives you perfect control over the depth of colour in your stamped image; it also lets you easily incorporate more than one colour for a clean, sophisticated look.

Go bold with Melon Mambo and Pool Party, as we did with our Welcome Easter Sweet Friend lamb card. Pro tip: Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper isn’t just for birthdays! We love how it makes the Melon Mambo Cardstock pop.

The adorable You Brighten My Day chick card features the Distinktive Full of Happiness Stamp Set. The varying rubber densities give your image depth and complexity, making it super fun & easy to stamp with and get extra texture....

Not got Stampin' Write Markers... then click here to contact me for more details on a Marker Share...  

3D Thursday Easter Baskets... AKA Painted Poppies # 8

Before I put the Painted Poppies away.... I couldn't resist a re-make of these 2 favourite Easter projects for the display...

But now I have been asked to include the Large one in some of next month's classes... happy to oblige for those that didn't create one before! Or would like another one....

Too many miles away from me to visit... then click here for the tutorial for the Small Basket... or here for the Large Basket... The main difference being that we now have the fantastic Basket Weave embossing folder for the even more realistic finish!

Happy Towering Easter--O...

Apologies for the title but I just couldn't resist!!

A quick share today...

Along with my wishes to you and yours for a very Happy Easter ... and I hope that you are having a wonderful holiday break.... in glorious sunshine like we have in the UK at the moment!

So these are the Easter Treat Sweet Cups I have given out this holiday... 2 towers worth! There were a few more... but I handed those out last weekend before I remembered to take a photo!

So nice to be able to decorate something special (and so simply!!) so that my friends and family can feel special too! And I think they felt that way from their expressions at the time!

Though I think you can tell between those for the older generation and those for the younger!!

The older generation giving me the more positive & immediate feedback... lol!! Think the younger might have been expecting a HUGE chocolate egg or something!!

Stampin Up Products Used

Sweet Cups

Tea Room Paper

Floral Romance Paper

Best Bunny

Well Said

Stitched Shapes dies

All Adorned (retired) 

3D Thursday - Floral Romance Easter Sweet Cups

So these are why the Sweet Cups were actually out... as I am keeping the Easter makes simple this year... but I just couldn't resist dressing one up for Mothers Day for yesterday's post...

So these are the Floral Romance Easter Sweet Cups... the simple version! And there have been a lot of these made in these parts!!!

Love these Sweet Cups for Easter as they hold a decent amount of chocolate mini eggs! But what will you put in yours?

Finishing decoration care of Well Said (HAPPY), More Than Words (Easter), Layering Circle dies, Stitched Shapes dies, 1 1/2" Circle Punch and Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon or Very Vanilla Gold Edged 3/8" Ribbon...

And I am very happy to report that no Tombow glue showed through the vellum... though I did "scrape it out" using the thick end...

Like these beautiful papers... just click here for all the details on the Floral Romance suite...

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Monday Mini Tea Room Easter Origami Bags

My lovely friend Denise made all these for her Easter table at our last crafty session... using Tea Room papers... and Bitty Blooms Punch Pack ...  with a Classic Label Punched greeting (from retired Teeny Tiny Sentiments... though Itty Bitty Greetings would work too!) surrounded by a Happy Birthday Gorgeous frame 

Inspired by a fabulous Quarterly Team Swap Mini Origami Bag project created by the lovely and very talented Suse Jepson... 

Which after a bit of digging around on the internet means... step by step photo tutorial here by the originator & lovely Nadine Köller... and video tutorial here by the lovely Julie Di Matteo... 

Great job Denise... Much better than mine!! But more on that another day!!

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