Easter Wishes

Easter is right around the corner! Don't these cute little chicks look festive or are you too distracted by the foiled covered milk chocolate eggs? Mmmm! My photography skills are lacking, so I thought the little props might enhance my photo.

I love to emboss! The very first card making class I ever took was an embossing class. They utilized the old brass embossing templates and a stylus with a light table. I was so thrilled with the technique and what I created, I bought everything I needed to emboss and went to town with it! I still have my old collection of brass templates. Stampin' Up! still sells some of these on page 188 in the IB&C. I am totally spoiled now with my Big Shot and embossing folders which make things much easier and quicker!

My new favorite embossing product is Stampin' Up! Texturz Plates. The one I used for the chicks white background on this Easter card is called Perfect Details. The Texturz Plates come double-sided and measure 8" x 5-7/8". You simply run them through your Big Shot using the Multipurpose Platform, Impressions Pad, and Silicone Rubber. Stampin Up sells three different packages of these.

I'm off to buy my Easter ham and maybe some more foiled eggs. The ones in the picture . . . gone!

Enjoy your Sunday and happy stamping!


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Recipe for Easter Wishes Card (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: A Good Egg (#114974), All Holidays (#114916)
Ink: Basic Gray, Watercolor Pencils (#101879), Blender Pens (#102845)
Card Stock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst
Designer Series Paper: Tea Party (#113992)
Tools: Perfect Details Texturz Plates (#115962), white uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (#105021)

Need A Little Stampin Up Pickup?

Then the Loads of Love & Loads of Love Accessories stamp sets from Stampin' Up! is just what you need!

I have a friend who recently moved and as we all know, moving is stressful and tiring! I thought I would send her this card to "pickup" her day.

The pickup was colored in using Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pens. I was looking for a soft look since its recipient is a female. All I did was pencil in a little color with the Watercolor Pencils, and blended/softened the hue with the Blender Pens. They are very easy to work with. If you add too much color, brush your Blender Pen over it to catch some of the color and rub it off on scrap paper. Need more color? Add more with your Watercolor Pencil and blend again until you have the desired shade.

For more uses and tips on Blender Pens click HERE.

Summer is going by fast! Last night my husband & I went to see an Abba tribute band. What a blast! They looked, dressed, and sang just like Abba. It was awesome! Everyone was dancing and singing along. Too fun!

Take care and drop me a comment letting me know what kind of fun you are having this summer?

Thanks for visiting!

Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Loads of Love, Loads of Lovc Accessories, Fundamental Phrases
Ink: Basic Gray
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, YoYo Yellow, Basic Gray
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Mini Library Clips, Silver Brads, Ribbon, Prima Flowers