The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town.....

Hi Friends and Stampers,

Happy Holly-Day Monday. I know, I know, me too. But I hope I can provide you with some inspiration for when you do get a little time to get inky. It's my turn to post over at The Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog. I actually made a card that inspired another Scrap page layout! I have now double the number of scrap pages I've done in a year! Whoot. Okay, don't be too impressed, it's only a few, but I do have the Scrapping Fever now, so you can expect at least one more, lol.

Here is my card for you today:

Sugar Pea Designs - One Big Hoppy Family

Memento Black Ink

Memento Cantaloupe Ink

Memento Tangelo Ink

Copic Markers

Copic X-Press It Paper

Best Glue Ever

Doodlebug 6X6 paper pad - Springtime

Die-Namic Fishtail Flag Stax

Die-Namic Fishtail Flag Stax Layers

Die-Namic Circle Stax Set 2

Die-Namic Pierced Circle Stax

Die-Namics Woven Basket

 

My Copic Colors are: G24, G21, G20 - for the greens, C1, C0 - shading on the bunny, R81, R83, R85 - Pink dress and hat, E25, E23, E21 for the little bunnies, RV00, RV10 for the cheeks and in the ears. So I sat back and loved this one. It's simple but it's so Easterish. And I thought about what I would do with this One Big Hoppy Family set on a scrap page layout. So I did it.

 

 

 

 

Sugar Pea Designs - One Big Hoppy Family

Memento Black Ink

Memento Cantaloupe Ink

Memento Tangelo Ink

Copic Markers

Copic X-Press It Paper

Best Glue Ever

Doodlebug 6X6 paper pad - Springtime

Die-Namic Fishtail Flag Stax

Die-Namic Fishtail Flag Stax Layers

Die-Namic Circle Stax Set 2

Die-Namic Pierced Circle Stax

Die-Namics Woven Basket

Die-Namics - High Rise Numbers

Die-Namics - High Rise Alphabet Uppercase

Die-Namics - Grassy Edges

 

I used the basket, the marshmallow looking bunnies and the eggs from the Woven Basket Die-Namics. I have a system I use when I am cutting out multiples of the same and so it's all assembly line work, lol. Here is a close up of the stamps I used on the layout:

 

 

I added some glitter to the Letters, Numbers, Bow and Eggs, but it's not really showing up on these pictures. The additional Copic colors I used are: E35, E34, E31 for the smaller bunnies, Y35, Y13 for the eggs, B91, B93. I do have an airbrush but sometimes I just like to sponge on some Memento Cantaloupe and Tangelo for a warm sunny feel. I also dearly love punch art and I have seen this bunny on several cards at Splitcoast Stampers. I am not too sure who to give the credit to, but I did shamelessly KopyKat it and added the ears and the pom pom tail to it.

This may be the first time I scrapped a layout for an event that hasn't taken place, lol. I'm so years behind that sometimes it's just good to look ahead and now I know I have to have six really good pictures! lol.

Thanks for Looking and I hope I have inspired you today.

Holly

 

I am using the sketch over at the SugarPea Sugar Sketch Challenge:

 

 As well as playing along in the Way to Embelish It Challenge.

Case Somebody

Hi Friends and Stampers,

Today is a New Challenge Day over at Loves Rubberstamps!!! 

Our New Challenge is to Case Yourself or a DT Member.  I chose this card to Case:

By Jenny Pete of My Little Stampin Spot

 

And this is what I came up with:

 

AI - Girlfiends At The Movies

MFT Die-Namics - At the Movies

MFT Die-Namics Circle Stax 1

MFT Die-Namics Pierced Circle Stax

Copic Markers

X-press It Paper

Best Glue Ever

Memento Black Ink

Memento Lady Bug Ink

 

I know, it's more of an inspiration to my card, than an actual case, but I still consider it casing because when I saw her card, I knew I had to make some version of it. lol.  Laura will be adding, "Girlfriends" to the Art Impression line she is carrying in the store soon.  And I cannot wait!  I have a few more of the ones she is carrying in the store coming:

These are from the "People" line and they either just got in the store or are coming very soon.  I just love them!  In addition to yesterdays discussion about preorders and the timing with shipping, I also wanted to add that the weather in that part of the Country has been so extremely cold!!!  With extreme temperatures, comes electricity and Internet service outages, colds and flu's.  Plus the sheer energy and time it takes to shovel your way out of your driveway.  I am a native Californian and I cannot imagine having to do this one a daily basis for a whole season, lol.  So please be patient with Laura, she is doing the best she can and she is truly a wonderful person.  I would not stand behind her and her store if I didn't already know what a reliable and wonderful person she is.  I can however, relate to being very anxious and jumping up and down about stamps I am going to get!!! lol.   I love shopping and finding these just as much as I love using them....if not more.  And it's not like I don't have a plethora of others to use, but I just love getting knew ones.  So I can totally relate. 

 

So anyway, you can case anyone of the Design Team or yourself.  If you going to case anyone else, you will need to get their permission before hand.  This tends to go either way.  They are either very flattered or they definitely don't want anyone using anything or any likeness of their design.  So that part is really important.  I know everyone on the design team is going to be very flattered if you pick one of their cards. 

 

I remember when I was a little girl, the theatre seats were a dark red and velvet in texture.  The ceiling had twinkling stars like the night sky, the popcorn was the best ever, and all the seats were in an even row, so you had to be careful how far back you sat because you didn't want to get a really tall person in front of you, or someone with a hat!  A lot has changed these days!  We have three theatres in town that have stadium seating and so having to look around someones head is never an issue.  I love that!  I miss the stars on the ceiling though. 

 

Any day now, Laura is going to be adding some NEW ITEMS in the store.  She already has some boxes she NEEDS to unpack and place in the store... but her Internet has been down :(  So keep checking back!!!

 

 

We did laser tag for our son's birthday part on Saturday in our backyard.  Joe made the barriers in red and blue minecraft out of cardboard boxes and we were able to rent the laser tag guns and vests with a commando for two hours, lol.  I got a little bit carried away, lol.   Thankfully it was sunny and a little nippy, so we didn't get too hot.  We ran around and had a blast.  Now if all fitness was this fun, I could get some of this weight off, lol.  Now I must say that Joe and I do not advocate for guns but we do believe in free choice and we do believe all little boys need to get this out of their systems. lol.

 

Thanks for Looking and for your kind Comments.

 

Holly

 

Entering in the AI Travel Challenge - my poor girlfriends and I cannot afford a vacation, so they have to go to the movies to take them to far away places. lol. 

 

 

 

Flying Butterfly Friday

Good Morning Friends and Stampers,

Happy Holly-Day Friday!  I have a card to show you for my Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Friday Post.

MFT - PI On a Picnic

MFT- Die-Namics Butterflies

MFT Die-Namics Pierced Circle Stax

MFT - Die-Namics Circle Stax Set 2

MFT Die-Namics Flying Butterflies

Bo-Bunny Apple Cider Collection 6X6 Pad

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Copic X-Press Paper

Best Glue Ever

 

Originally I was going to make the PI Butterfly.  I searched and searched through my stash and discovered I do not have that one, lol.  I do have more than enough PI's, lol, but I thought I had that one too.  So I chose the on a picnic and fussy cut her out.  I used the negatives from the butterfly on the bottom for leaves around her.  I also used some of the negatives from the flying butterflies for inside the card.  It is a bit orangey, but the rain just started to fall and the trees just started to really turn and I have had a pretty nasty bronchitis and it definitely feels like fall here.  So I was in the mood for fall.

 

Do you have weekend plans?  I am working this weekend but I'm not that upset about it, I do have some time off coming up next week for the Holly-Day and I've got our Thanksgiving planned out.  We are going to  have a quiet one, just our immediate family.  This will be the first one in a long time, if ever... and we are due for a bit of a break.  Plus there is football to consider and you all know how much I love football, lol.  I'm actually very excited and hope there are at least a couple games on Thursday.   But if you are off this weekend, I hope you have plans to get inky and join us in our Challenge!  Also you do not want to miss out out on Indah's video tomorrow at the Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog.  And you want to be sure to check out the New Items.

 

Thanks for Looking and for your kind Comments.

 

Holly

 

I am using this weeks sketch from MFT: