Easter Card & Basket / La Tarjeta & Canasta de Pascua

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My Techniques Club met this weekend and we had a lot of fun creating these two cards and Easter Basket.

The technique this month was Poppin’ Pastels that worked perfectly with the Medallion stamp on this Easter Wishes card. The Easter basket was created using the Big Shot and four envelopes die-cut with the Scallop Envelope Stampin' Up! Bigz Die.

Amanda’s Stamp Pad Tips:

• Use the center of your paper that is covered with another layer: the Easter eggs on the basket were punched out of the center of the Designer Series paper from the Easter wishes card.
• Wide Oval Punch + Designer Series Paper = beautifully decorated Easter eggs.
• Use the Scallop Trim Border to create a frilly handle for the basket (this punch is a free Sale-a-Bration item—hurry Sale-a-Bration is over March 31).

The other card we made at club was this QUICK & EASY birthday card.

The stamp set is from the Sale-a-Bration set named Happy Moments (actually I used the Spanish set Momentos Felices).

The colors for this card are all from the In-Color Collection and I used Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper to determined my color pallet. From there I chose Melon Mambo textured cardstock for the base of the card (I just love the textured cardstock, it adds such dimension to the card), with Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry layered on top. Then I used the In-Color Stampin’ Write Markers to color in the presents.




Momentos Felices (Happy Moments) FREE Sale-a-Bration set

Medallion 115223 $17.95

All Holidays 114916 $34.95

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Birthday Card for My Mom/ Tarjeta de Cumpleanos para Mi Mama

My mom’s birthday was yesterday so I made a card fitting for her: pretty and fun!

I used the chalk pastels to decorate the cake and light the candles. The pastels are so versatile…you can use them wet for a bold look or dry for a more subtle look. You can also use the pastels in a technique called poppin’ pastels. I will be posting an example of this soon, but I won’t post until after the club meeting—I don’t want to spoil the mystery of the projects for club members :).

TIP: The border around the birthday cake is created using the scallop trim border and scallop trim corner punches. To see more information on these punches see this post with a video tutorial on using the punches.

Supplies:
Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink,
Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack 117161 Price: $24.95

Punches:
Scallop Trim Border Punch 118402 FREE Sale-A-Bration set
Scallop Trim Corner Punch 118870 Price: $9.95
1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch 104403 Price: $15.95
1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch 104401 Price: $15.95

Embellishments:
Sweet Pea Stitched Felt 117266 Price: $7.95

Stamps (sellos):
Birthday Bliss 115442 $15.95

Happy Moments - Clear-Mount 119125 FREE Sale-A-Bration set

Happy Moments – Wood mount 118664
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Momentos Felices 118683
Gratis Sale-A-Bration set

Momentos Felices - Clear-Mount Stamp 119149
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