Cards

3×3 Note Holder

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May where we are preparing for the retirement of some Stampin’ Up! products. Though it may be goodbye to some very loved supplies, it will make room for the much anticipated new catalog products. We hope you enjoy the Pals’ creative projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat, number 7 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

One of the reasons I started stamping back in 2003, was to make thoughtful gifts for family, friends, kid’s teachers, etc. I was at a Kindermusik class and saw an altered notebook made by a Stampin’ Up demo. It was so cute and I was hooked. I love the fact that I can be almost ready to walk out the door for an event, and go to my stamping office and whip up a cool hostess gift. For today’s post I made three 3×3 cards and envelopes with a matching note holder. My favorite retiring colors are Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush. My favorite retiring punch is the Blossom punch. I will also miss the stamp set, Mixed Bunch. My “go to” paper is the Backgrounds DSP stacks which are also retiring.

I made three very simple 3×3 cards using punches and white embossing powder.

Here’s a set of cards I made using Coastal Cabana.

The note holder is held together with a cute flower on a belly band.

I originally made a similiar 3×3 note holder years ago with directions from Julie Davison. Please let me know if you would like the instructions for the Note Holder.

The next stop is Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations, number 9 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

Mixed Bunch Wood Stamp Set

$27.95

Mixed Bunch Clear Stamp Set

$21.95

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Whisper White Mini Square Envelopes

$7.50

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pad

$5.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$8.50

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Happy Easter Berry Basket

I love the Stampin’ Up! Berry Basket Die in the 2015 Occasions Catalog. Here’s my first Easter Basket. I made half the basket in Bermuda Bay cardstock and the other half using the Backgrounds DSP Brights Collection. The sides of the basket are the same polka dots as the handle. I didn’t use all DSP for the basket because the card stock is a heavier weight and I found using half cardstock and half DSP makes the basket both cute and sturdy. I also have found so many uses for the Butterflies Thinlits Dies. It’s no wonder Stampin’ Up! has sold out of these. They are supposed to get more in stock soon. The “happy easter” is stamped on a garden pick using the Handpicked Framelits Dies. Hope you have a wonderful Easter!

April 6-10 Stampin’ Up! is offering free shipping on everything! You can order on the link at the top of my blog.

Happy Easter Bunny

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Welcome to the March Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating spring. This month we are featuring spring related projects for Mother’s Day, Easter or any other occasion that celebrates winter coming to an end.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from

Becky Volpp at inkblossomwithbecky.com

on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I love this Happy Easter Bunny! I actually had made this card using Blendabilities before I knew they had been discontinued. I remade the card using Stampin’ Write Markers. It’s great that we have so many choices to color our cards. I saw the Calypso Coral Pompom Trim for the tail on Pinterest. It seems like the Pompom Trim was designed to be this bunny’s tail.

The largest Oval Framelit is a scallop oval. It is the perfect size to look like an Easter Egg, yet fit inside a standard size envelope. When cutting this card, I left the very top out of the Framelit to keep the pieces connected as a card. I think the scallop oval Framelit will be useful for making fun cards for any occasion.