Happy Easter

I hope you have a beautiful Easter! We started celebrating yesterday with an egg hunt at church followed by a dinner here for part of my family.

Today we will head out for the early service at church --NOT sunrise :) -- followed by breakfast cooked by the church men. That's a lovely tradition!!

Looking forward to a relaxing day with my family once all the egg and candy craziness is over.

Hope you have a fantastic day as well!

Tasha

Crosses of Hope Easter Card

With St. Patrick's Day passed, that means our next holiday is Easter. And this year there's still time to make cards even if you haven't started yet!
This striking card is fairly simple to create with the right tools. For the center panel, the cross is stamped with Versamark ink onto Stampin' Up!s glossy white cardstock. After letting it dry just a bit, I inked up the brayer with elegant eggplant and rolled across the glossy piece going right over the cross.

After letting the panel dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Just Believe stamp set using elegant eggplant ink. Mounting the panel on a piece of elegant eggplant cardstock adds a subtle accent.

For the card border, I used a Stamp 'n Write marker to color a little elegant eggplant in each flower well on the Framed Tulips embossing folder. Then I inserted the cardstock and cranked it through the Big Shot.

That's it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Tasha

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter, Stampers! I realize not everyone celebrates this day, but if you do I hope that you are lucky enough to be able to spend some time this weekend with your family. And I am honored that you took the time to visit today because I most certainly enjoy my "stamping family".

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Here is the card I made for you. A clean and simple style full of symbolism.

We will be celebrating with my family this year. Since my husband will be working (a definite negative to his otherwise great job) I decided I wasn't up to driving 9 hours to his family. Ends up that was a good decision because my sister-in-law who was hosting (hi Monica!) had a business trip come up and will be flying out mid-afternoon. They certainly didn't need my rowdy bunch there while she tries to get ready!

I plan on eating lots of jelly beans and chocolate eggs--hope you do too! Tasha

It's the Cute Chick!

Hi Stampers! I'm really enjoying these pastel colors this spring.

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This is another stamp from Stampin' Up!'s Egg-cellent Easter set. I just think this chick is so cute and the size works well on a 3x6 card. Talk about quick!! Just stamp him up and a touch of markers and the image is ready for mounting--my kind of card!

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These are the Stampin' Up! supplies you'll need to make this card:

stamps: Egg-cellent Easter

cardstock: barely banana, almost amethyst, certainly celery, whisper white

ink: black staz on, markers in certainly celery, pretty in pink, barely banana, almost amethyst, apricot appeal (for shading)

accessories: so saffron ribbon (from SAB catalog), large designer circle brad

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I hope if you are making Easter cards that you are nearly done so you can enjoy the season. We dyed eggs last night. I have been saving them for a couple weeks since we only have 1 chicken that lays white eggs!

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Thanks for stopping by. Oh--if you need any stamping supplies you can order 24/7 by clicking the catalog in the upper right or you can always email me at tasha_hickert-consulting@yahoo.com. Tasha

Easter Reminder

Hi Stampers! Just a little nudge for those of you who haven't completed (or started) your Easter cards. Now you can tell your family "I have to stamp" this weekend. You can always come to me for a reason to stamp and I'll help you out! Anyway, I'll be mailing my cards out Monday to ensure they're not late.
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Here's another card idea in case you are needing some inspiration.

The Stampin Up! supplies I used are as follows.

stamps: Special Blessing, Great Friend (in the mini)

cardstock: almost amethyst, elegant eggplant, barely banana

ink: Versa Mark, elegant eggplant
accessories: white organza ribbon, irridescent ice embossing powder
tools: eyelet border punch, stampin' sponge
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I hope you have a good weekend. We'll race around outside today getting things done before the next cold front comes in--getting a little tired of the wind!!
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Thanks for stopping by! Tasha

An Egg-cellent Easter

Hi Stampers! I took a little time to play with my new Easter set, An Egg-cellent Easter. This card is 3x3 and perfect for tucking in a gift or Easter basket.
This basket below I created from a 6x8-3/4" piece of so saffron cardstock. Very economical and quick to make! Notice I used thin strips of the matching cardstock and ran through the paper crimper to create my basket filler.


Coloring tip: to make the bunny stand out, I used the barely banana marker just below the black lines, kind of like a shadow.
To make the subtle background I stamped the hanging egg using summer sun.

Here's what I used if you want to make these at home. All products are Stampin Up! and can be ordered directly by clicking on the catalog in the upper right corner.

stamp set: An Egg-cellent Easter (113196)

cardstock: so saffron, lavender lace, certainly celery, whisper white

ink: certainly celery, bashful blue, pretty in pink (for sponging edges), so saffron, black Staz-On and Stamp 'n Write Markers in certainly celery, pretty in pink, lavender lace, barely banana, bashful blue

accessories: eyelet border (113692), celery twill ribbon (free from SAB), paper crimper

And remember, that Easter set can be ordered today, you do not have to wait for the spring mini-catalog release.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tasha