Happy Easter

 

 

HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE!

 

 

(Inspired by Penny Thomas)

He is Risen

Happy Easter Everyone!

 

I shamelessly stole this idea from my sister,

Penny Thomas.

I love the idea of taking a stamped image and framing it.

This one is so three-dimensional with the wound

card stock flowers. 

There are little pearls added to the stamped image too.

It's a small framed piece, but the impact is very

WOW!

Easter Bunny

This little bunny, made with

ovals,

just makes me happy.

 

 

(Inspired by Stampin' Up!)

Mini Bunny Nugget Treat

 

 

Inside this little cutie is a single chocolate Nugget.

The designer paper is called

Twitterpated.

I used four punches to form the bunny:

Ears - Small Heart (which I snipped into two pieces.)

Head - 1/2" Circle (this was used for the hole for the basket too.)

Body - 3/4" Circle

Tail - Itty Bitty Shapes

To form the basket, I used the cup

Framelit from the Big Shot Holiday Collection.
A small piece of the DP was adhered between the two
pieces of the basket to hold the Nugget.
I also used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop the bunny up on the basket.
When the Nugget is placed inside, it really stands him up!

 

 

He's just so cute, no one will notice that there is only

one piece of chocolate inside!

O - M - G ! Snow!

 

If you read my last posting,

you saw that I had to cut my St. Louis trip

short to beat a major snow storm coming to the Mid-West.

Wow!

We just made it!

This was Sunday.

 

Here is my hero,

Steve,

playing,

I mean working so hard with his snow-blower on

our front walkway.

Notice the depth of the snow.

 

Here is a closer view.

 

As the day turned to night, the snow never stopped.

This is a birdhouse I have sitting on a bench on the deck.

What birdhouse? 

Hope no one is inside!

 

 

Front porch again.

This is Monday morning. 

Remember the cut Steve made on Sunday?

Almost gone overnight.

So of course he had to go out with his

toy,

I mean snow-blower again to clean it up!

 

 

Don't let the look on his face fool you.

He's having a

Blast! 

 

 

SOOOOO ready for Spring!









St. Louis Stampin' Up! Demonstrators Regional

 

Last Saturday, the Pieces of Heart team attended the

Stampin' Up! Regional

at the America's Center, downtown,

 St. Louis, Missouri.

As you can see from the photos, we are happy!

We've just been given free stamps!

Top photo from left is:

Mary Ellen Cope, Patty Schnell, Jessica Schnell, Jayne Singleton, and Kathy Boxdorfer.

Bottom photo, from left:

Judy Sumner, Marla Schack and Mary Taylor. 

 

 

 

Lucky Mary Ellen won a goodie from the

Prize Patrol,

who happened to be

Bonnie Thurber.

She is just short of a rock star to us Demonstrators!

We LOVE Bonnie!

 

Another winner in our group was

Jessica Schnell.

She picked up a free

My Digital Studio download.

 

Because the weather was turning nasty,

they ended the event a bit early so those who had to travel,

could get home in time to beat the snow.

But because we just can't get enough of each other,

we met for dinner to continue the fun.

Then high-tailed it home in front of the storm.

 

I had a blast with my peeps and am so looking forward getting together

with them again soon. 

Love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!

 



Clean & Simple Thanks

 

 

I'm so excited to be able to see my stamping friends this weekend.

The Stampin' Up! Regional is being held in

St. Louis, my old home town.

There will be lots of hugs, card swapping, note-taking

and catching up with people who are very special to me,

fellow Demonstrators.

Speaking of card swapping, the card above is the one

I will be handing out. 

I love a clean and simple card and I think this one is perfect for that.

The stamp set I used is called

Best of Everything.

That's just the way I feel this weekend will be!

Clean and Simple

 

Stamp Set from Sale-a-bration

called

Madison Avenue.

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

and

Rhinestones.

Easter Blessings

 

Using the

Labels Collection Framelits Die,

and the Wisteria Wonder

from the Designer Series Polka Dot Parade Paper,

really emphasized the raised dots

on the Very Vanilla Card Stock

on this pretty Easter card.

 

 

(Inspired by Jan Hoyt.)

 

GREEN!

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day to ya!

 

 

 

(Inspired by Jill Franchett.)

Two Tags Chocolate Shamrock

 

What a nice way to say

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tucked inside this

Two Tags Die

is three chocolate nuggets.     

 

 

(Inspired by Penny Thomas)

Triple Time

 

The technique used to make this card is called

Triple Time.

It's very simple to make, but I think

looks striking. 

The three pieces of

Whisper White Card Stock

are layered on top of each other and then stamped

with the flower stamp from the

Button Buddies stamp set

in Daffodil Delight ink.

Then adhered to the pieces of

Basic Black Card Stock.

 

 

 

(Inspired by Angela Fernandez.)

Sale-a-bration Sycamore Street

 

Although, my lack of camera skills doesn't show it,

the colors on this card are so bright.

I love the base color of

Island Indigo and the

Summer Starfruit ribbon. 

The Sale-a-bration Designer Paper,

called Sycamore Street,

brings it all together. 

Sale-a-bration ends on

March 22.

Place your order now so you can take

advantage of free products!

 

 

 

It's all about the DOTS!

 

When I look at this card,

I see a pretty, summer dress.

The color of the designer paper,

ink and ribbon is

Daffodil Delight.

Love the sound of that!

Two punches were used,

Curly Label and the Petite Curly Label.

 

 

(Inspired by Laura Zaraza.)

 

Lemonade Pocket

 

I guess I am really looking forward to the warmer

weather.  I can see myself sitting outside, sipping

pink lemonade and listening to the birds

chirping. 

This little pocket holds two

packets of instant lemonade,

ready to pour into your

sparkling glass. 

The stamp set is called

Happy Hour.

If you used the set called

Morning Cup,

you could insert two packets

of instant Starbucks coffee. 

 

 

(Inspired by Erika Clark.)

Baby Sampler

 

 

I had so much fun putting this baby sampler together.

The colors are so soft

with just a pop of color every now and then. 

If you haven't tried making one of these

1 3/8" square samplers,

you are missing out on

stretching your creativity and

and giving a gift

that is sure to make someone smile. 

Click on the photo to get a closer look.

 

 

(Inspired by Kerry's Paper Crafts.)

Moving Forward!

 

I saw this on Pinterest by

Heather Summers.

I was drawn to the bright colors.

It just seems so cheery.

The stamp set is called

Moving Forward.

We have a
Pieces of Heart

team member, Mary Taylor,

celebrating her one year anniversary with our group.

So it is on it's way to her.

Congratulations, Mary!



Patterned Occasions Cup Cake

 

I could almost eat this card.

Love the color combination of

Pool Party and Crumb Cake.

The embossed design is called Chevron,

and is found again on the bottom of the cupcake.

The stamp is from the

Patterned Occasions

 set you can get for

FREE

during Sale-a-bration,

 now through March 22.

Even the ribbon is free during this

fun promotion.

For every purchase of $50 in Stampin' Up! merchandise,

you can pick from 19 free products!

Click the photo to get a closer view.

Easter/Spring Sampler

 

Oh my goodness.

Here I go again with another sampler.

This one has an Easter/Spring theme.

When I look at it,

I feel happy because I know winter is winding

down and spring is on it's way. 

 

These squares are part of a fellow

T.O.P.I.C.S Demonstrator swap.

We have some REALLY talented

stampers in our group. 

(Click on the photo to get a closer view.)

 

The swap I made is the kite in the middle of the top row.

My friends,

Julie Logan and Heather Klump,

helped me with the idea.

Thanks, ladies! 

Sweet Baby

 

Pinterest has become such a fantastic source

for showcasing talented stampers.

I found this sweet punch art lamb by

Kim Warne

not too long ago and melted.

That face is actually the 

Owl Punch!

I'm sure you recognized the embossed

Scallop Circle Punch 

for her fluffy body.

The legs are made using the

Word Window Punch. 

I love the

Itty Bitty Punch

above the eyes

to add more fluffiness!

Sweet Baby.