Happy Easter!

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing a pair of cards I made for family this Easter.  This has become a big of a tradition for me - featuring the lovely "Sprinkles" (the feline focus of many of The Cat's Pajamas stamps) in bunny ears!  I'm sure there's a stamp that already does this, but there's nothing quite like putting my own on there :)

Making the card itself was pretty easy, thanks to Spellbinders!  I used layered oval and scalloped ovals die cuts.  The white square I cut myself and used the "notched corner" Stampin' Up punch.  I inked the edge of the square, and used the upside-down oval die to stencil the color into the oval.  The ink was Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass.

The stamped verse is A|Muse studio and stamped in their Sky pigment ink.  The ribbon is Stampin' Up from their 'clearance rack.'  I layered this on A|Muse Studio's yellow gingham paper (LOVE their paper - the inside is already white and ready to write on!).

And of course - I hand-cut white ears from some scraps, and used a colored pencil to finish off the ears/nose/eyes of the kitty.   All in all it was pretty quick!

I'm actually gone this weekend on a stampin' and scrappin' retreat!  I'm really excited!  I'm planning a post about how to pack- and prep-for a multi-day retreat.  Wish me luck!

Recent Projects

So I have definitely been out of touch with the blog, but that doesn't mean i haven't been working on a ton of projects!  This is going to be a whirlwind set of posts - so let's get started!

The stamp company Denami Design is one of my favorite stamp producers.  They sell only wood-mounted rubber stamps, though, which means I have really limited what I buy from them anymore - I love the stamps, I just don't have the space!

Anyway - each month on their blog they post a challenge - follow the theme, use their stamps, post your projects.  Easy!  You can see the details here: http://denami.blogspot.com/2012/01/theme-challenge-9.html

I decided to participate this month with this card - it uses a few of the different Denami circle stamps (dotted circle and dotted line circle) as well as that super fun Star background stamp!  I topped it off with a mix of scraps punched in circled, a few random buttons, ribbon, and some sassy cat stamps and verses from The Cat's Pajamass.

I really have to admit that the series of stamps I have featuring this cat may very well be the favorite that I own!  "Sprinkles" (as she has lovingly been named by the people over at Cat's Pajamas) is always full of attitude and just the right amount of attitude.  Love it!