Easter is Coming!

Did you realize that Easter is now less than 2 weeks away???? Maybe it isn't sneaking up on you like it is on me. I've been working on a few Easter projects that I wanted to share with you today. First is a little Easter basket made with the Scallop Square die. I've posted one of the purses I made but this little goodie is so quick and easy! You only use 5 squares instead of 19 so it doesn't take long to sew one up. Another Stampin' Up demonstrator named Sarah Stetler Miller made one that was so cute I just had to copy the idea! I haven't shabby chic-ed this one up yet but was excited to get a picture and share it. I love that I can use my Big Shot machine for sewing projects too, it makes it seem like a much better purchace that way.

Second is a little paper basket I made using the Fancy Favors die. The little bunny is punched from circle and oval punches and the carrot is stamped with the Trendy Trees stamp set. Yes, it is two of the tree tops stamped in green and orange! I got this idea from the Stampin' Connection website, a place where Stampin' Up demonstrators can go to find ideas and new techniques to share with their customers. It is a great benefit for demonstrators.

Speaking of which, the 15% off plus a free stamp set (up to a $47.95 value) ends on March 31st. If you've been thinking of joining Stampin' Up as a business or a hobby demonstrator, it doesn't get much better than that! Contact me if you want to discuss joining my team.

Last, an Easter card using the Beautiful Wings Sizzlet die and the Perfect PolkaDots texture die. It also featrues the Well Scripted sentiment stamp set and the FREE Scallop Trim Border punch. Don't miss out on Sale-a-bration, Stampin' Up's best sale of the year. It also ends March 31st. Contact me now to place an order or book a workshop. I don't have any openings this week but do have a couple of openings next week. I'd love to be able to give you free Stampin' Up products!

If you aren't familiar with Sale-a-bration, it is a once yearly sale that features free stamp sets with each $50 order. A hostess can also get a free stamp set besides her regular hostess benefits with each $300 in sales she gets at her workshop. My last hostess earned 3 Sale-a-bration sets, a hostess stamp set and $35 in free merchandise. She is going to feel like it's Christmas again when her order comes! Email me if you are interested: wrightplace4@mindspring.com

Garden Giggles Class

Don't you just love these adorable little critters? They were designed by Gretchen Baron but I bought the instructions and with that purchace, I have her permission to teach the class! I'll be teaching the class twice, Friday, March 26 at 6PM and Tuesday, March 30 at 1PM. You will get a package of punched pieces to make the class quick and easy for you as well as the full 20 page, color instruction sheet. All 5 of these adorable little baskets will be taught in the class for only $20 or free with a $40 Stampin' Up order.

The other classes I have left this month are fancy fabric flower pins, won't these be great for your Spring jackets or even to pin on an Easter hat? My granddaughter wants some on clips for her hair. Since they are quick and easy to make they are great for gift giving too. For the class, you will have several different fabrics to choose from. For a class fee of $10 you will be able to make 2 flower pins to add to your Spring wardrobe. This class will be March 23 at 1 or 7 PM.

The Fancy Folds die that I used to make the flowers has 4 sizes of flowers on it. Since you use 2 layers of 2 different sizes you can make 3 sizes of flowers using the die. The largest flower measures 4 1/2" across and the smallest is 3".

And the other class I'm offering is the Card Organizer book, Wednesday, March 31 at 1PM. It has 12 pockets for cards with a calendar on each pocket to keep up with birthdays, anniversaries, etc that you need to send cards for. The class is $15 or free with a $30 Stampin' Up order.

Let me know if you are interested in any of these classes and I'll send additional information. I hope to see you soon!

Easter is coming!

I love Easter for many reasons. Of course, the first and most important is that this is when my Savior made it possible for me to gain a great place in Heaven! That's what it is all about after all. After that there are a bunch of less important reasons like spring is here! I love spring. I love the flowers blooming and trees and grass turning green again. It seems the older I get the longer winter is and the more I look forward to the warmer days of spring.

I also love the baby animals. Little chicks, bunnies and lambs are so cute and are fun to use to represent the new life. I like the pastel colors that bring to mind a new Easter dress, which reminds me, I need to go shopping for a new dress. Being a chocolaholic, Easter candy is another reason to love spring. Somehow it seems my favorite candy changes every year. What I was loving last year didn't taste so wonderful this year and what was wonderful the year before last wasn't floating my boat last year. Just me or does the candy change??


OK, on to the cards. Actually, I don't have cards but a box and a bag to post tonight. I wanted the Top Note die since I first saw it and bags like this one are one of the reasons why. I'll be posting some cards soon that will have you drooling over that die too. It was in the layout I did for the March club also. I posted the layout on Friday.

For the little bag I folded a pink die lengthwise and used punches for the ears and face. Then I stapled it onto a bag of jelly beans. I'm thinking it would look better with pastel M&M's.

The box is using the Scalloped Envelope die. I cut 4 of them and cut off one side flap of each. Then I adhered the other flap to the inside of the next envelope die until they were all together in a square. I folded the bottoms in and adhered them and folded 3 sides out.

I cut the bunny's head using the oval coluzzle template. I cut flowers and the bird from Raspberry Tart Designers Series paper and used punches to add the feet, ears and face. Notice the ears, yes, we have a scalloped oval punch!!! It will be available on April 1st. It works with the large oval punch as shown in the ears and it also fits nicely inside the wide oval punch. I just love it when things work together!

I used brads for the eyes and nose and flower centers. I didn't put any wiskers on but maybe he needs them.I still think he is cute, cute, cute!

I saw simular projects on the internet that I copied and added my touches but I can't remember where right now. I'm thinking one is named Susan. I'll have to check and post a link for you to see her work too.

BTW, Ashley, I got the quilt you sent today and I love it! You did a great job. I like the card too. They really made my day. Thanks!