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Detailed Floral Thinlits Easter treat bag

Posted on March 15, 2017March 27, 2017 by Josee

Good Morning! Today's project is an Easter treat bag that uses the gorgeous Detailed Floral Thinlits to create lovely gift packaging. These dies really make this project so quick and easy to put together! By just switching up the stamped greeting and the treats inside the cello bag, this treat bag could be used for wedding favors or briday shower favors.

How To Make This Hand Stamped Easter Treat Bag:

I started out with a sheet of Blushing Bride cardstock cut to 8"x4"- I die cut each end of the sheet with the Detailed Floral Thinlits. This die cut job is much easier with the help of the Precision Plate and the Die Brush! After both ends were die cut, I scored fold lines just below each die cut to create a flat spot for the cello bag to sit in.

Then I die cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Lots of Labels Framelits and scored it down the middle of the long side to create the bag topper.

With Blushing Bride ink I stamped the filigree from the Designer Tin of Cards stamp set and then stamped the Easter greeting from the Suite Sentiments stamp set in Smoky Slate ink.

Then the cellophane bag was filled with some chocolate easter eggs and adhered closed (or staple it). Place the filled cello bag inside the Detailed Floral Thinlit die cut piece, then add the bag topper with a strand of Smoky Slate Stitched Ribbon in the middle of the fold. Adhere the tag to the top of both sides of the Easter treat bag (or just staple it).

To finish it off, tie the ribbon in a bow.

The best part about this project is that these can easily be duplicated for multiple Easter treat bags! (or wedding or shower favors!)

Stampin' Up Stamps:

Suite Sentiments- 142968 wood, 142971 clear mount; Designer Tin of Cards- 141739 (Photopolymer)

Stampin' Up Paper:

Blushing Bride cardstock- 131198, Whisper White- 100730

Stampin' Up Ink:

Blushing Bride ink- 131172, Smoky Slate ink-131179

Other Papercrafting Supplies and Tools:

Detailed Floral Thinlits-141482, Lots of Labels Framelits- 138281, Smoky Slate Stitched Ribbon-141687, Gusseted Cellophane bags- 141704, Precision Plate-139684 , Die Brush-139684

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today! I hope you enjoyed today's Easter treat bag and will give it a try!

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Gate Fold card using Foxy Friends Easter bunny

Posted on March 14, 2017March 10, 2017 by Josee

Good Morning! Over the next two weeks I am going to be sharing Easter cards and gift ideas with you to get you inspired and ready for Easter weekend. In case you missed it, I showed you this card on Friday. Today's card is super cute! I decided to make a gate fold card featuring the Foxy Friends bundle to make the Easter bunny- perfect for an Easter card.

How To Make This Hand Stamped Gate Fold Card:

I started this gate fold card with Blushing Bride cardstock for the card base. The cardstock was cut to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and then scored on each side at 2 1/8"- if you have a scoring tool like the Simply Scored Scoring Tool you may find it easier to make the score lines. Essentially you want to make sure the middle of the card is 4 1/4" wide so it fits a standard envelope.

Then I cut strips of Pear Pizzazz cardstock to cover the gate fold card on the card front. These pieces were 5 1/4" x 1 3/4" wide. Then, the strips were run through the Big Shot in the Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered to the card front.

On the inside of the card, I added a Whisper White panel (4 x 5 1/4") and stamped the Easter sentiment from the Suite Sentiments stamp set from the 2017 Occasions catalogue.

Then, I built the Easter bunny with the Fox Builder Punch and Whisper White cardstock. Some of the punched pieces were cut using Paper Snips to create the shapes I wanted for the arms and the carrot. The ears were the fox's tail, using the coordinating stamp from the Foxy Friends stamp set and Blushing Bride ink to create the pink inside the ear.

The tail was punched using the Blossom Punch.

All the pieces were inked up along the edges using the Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker and then adhered together using the Fine Tip Glue Pen and Mini Glue Dots. The face was stamped using the Foxy Friends stamp set.

A strip of Vellum Cardstock was cut about 10" x 2" and scored to make wrapping it around the cardfront easier. The ends were adhered at the front of the card so that the main focal point would be adhered on top to hide the glue.

The Whisper White scallop circle and Blushing Bride circle were die cut using the Layering Circles Framelits. Before adhering them together, the Blushing Bride circle was inked along the edges and the filigree was stamped using the Designer Tin of Cards stamp set. I had to shape the photopolymer stamp to get it more rounded to fit the circle. Gotta love photopolymer stamps!!

The circles were added to the vellum strip and then the Foxy Friends bunny was adhered on top.

As a final touch, I added a Subtles Enamel Shapes heart to be the bunny's nose and also used a black marker to make some buck teeth for him.