Easter Box

I had the ladies at our March club make this adorable Easter box.  It used the Fancy Favor box die for the Big Shot.  Have I told you how much I love that tool?????  I have a hard time NOT using it every time I create.  This was another punch art sample for them.  The bunny was easy - I took a few minutes on the the Stampin' Up! demonstrator only group, Stampin' Connection, and came up with some ideas to get my mojo going for this cute bunny.  I can't give credit to any one person - but to MANY- I think I took bits and peices of about 5 samples, and then did my own thing to make it perfect. 

The box was made with Bashful Blue CS and accented with Blushing Bride for the punch tag and Pear Pizzazz for the ribbon.  The trim on the top of the box was made with Springtime Vogue DSP cut out with the same Fancy Favor Box die.  The handle was from the extra piece left over after cutting out the box.  The Easter Wishes stamp comes from a wonderful holiday set - ALL HOLIDAYS. 

The punches used were Full Heart, 2 3/8" scallop circle, 1 3/8" x 5/8" oval, 1 3/4" x 7/8" oval, and the eyes were from the 2 Step Owl punch.  The edges were all chalked with Pretty in Pink chalk and I highlighted the eyes with the fabulous White Signo gel pen!

Ecclectic Stamp club

March is a fun month - fast, but fun. Annette was our hostess and she wanted to make a scrapbook page.  I wanted to spotlight an Easter gift and of course we have our technique card and birthday card.  SOOOO what resulted was a wonderful mix of fun!  I want to share the scrapbook layout first since i was sort of of a scrapbook roll in my earlier posts. 

This layout didn't really use much stamping (just the sentiment in fact) however, I have wanted to kick up the punch art with the ladies, so this was a wonderful example.  They punched the Easter chick and voila!  Super cute layout!

The colors were inspired by the wonderful Springtime Vintage DSP.  I love this paper and will be so sad when it retires after April 30.  Rose Red and Always Artichoke are a great combination.  The chick was punched out of Daffodil Delight with the 1 3/4" scallop circle, 2" x 1 3/8" oval punch, snowflake punch, 2 Step Owl punch and the 5 Petal Flower punch.  I chalked the edges with Pumpkin Pie chalk to give it some dimension.  I CASEd a card I received at Stampin' UP! Regional convention in 2010 to make this element.     The sentiment was punched out and added.  Rose Red Seam Binding ribbon adds just a special touch to the Scallop Trim border punched strip