Control Freaks Spring / Easter Blog Tour

Hello and welcome to our March Tour de Freaks!  Glad you could stop by and visit.  You may have come from Cindy Elam's blog.  She does such a wonderful job.  Hope you are enjoying our Tour.

Spring is almost here.  It's fun to stamp and daydream about spring.  My first card has lots of textures.  I wanted to play with our new Fringe Scissors so used them to make the grass.  Next I cut 1/4" strips of card stock and weaved an Easter Basket...to carry my eggs.  
Oh, look...an Easter Chick came to visit.  

Stamps:  Backyard Basics, Teeny Tiny Wishes
CS:  Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Crumb Cake,
       Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White
Ink:  Basic Black Classic pad, Whisper White Craft pad
Markers:  Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, Basic Black
MIsc:  Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies, Backyard Basics Framelits Dies
          Beautiful Butterflies Embosslits Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
          Fringe Scissors, Small Rhinestone Jewels
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Here are a couple of origami boxes I made and taught at our March Rubber Ducky Group meeting.  The floral box was made with the wonderful new Sale-a-bration Designer paper.  I wish it was in the big catalog.  I don't want it to go away.

Stamps:  Secret Garden
CS:  Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP:  Sweet Sorbet [SAB DSP] & Polka Dot Parade
Markers:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Marina Mist
Misc:  Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits Dies, Floral Framelits Collection Dies
          Rhinestone Brad, Boho Blossoms punch, Dazzling Details Glitter Glue
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Here is a spring card I just finished for this blog hop.  I love these tulips!  I popped up one tulip in each cluster so it is more dimensional.  

Stamps:  Blessed Easter, Blooming with Kindness
CS:  Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink:  Basic Black
Markers:  So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
Misc:  Scallop Trim Border punch, Small Lines of Basic Rhinestone Jewels
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Thanks for stopping by.  Now to continue on your way, you are in for a treat at LeeAnn Greff's blog.

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)

Embossing Paste Technique

Connie Ingram presented this wonderful Make & Take for our February Mile High Stampers Meeting.  She made a tag using this technique for our technique Stamp-a-Stack.  

Connie Ingram

Stamps:  Delicate Doilies
CS:   Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink:  Early Espresso
Misc:  Spritzer with Island Indigo toned down and pearlized, Embossing Paste, 
        Stencil [non-SU], Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)

Mixed Bunch - Emboss Resist

Tami Wasson made this fun emboss resist card.  She mounted lots of rubber pieces together and made it look like broken glass.   

Tami Wasson

Stamps:  Mixed Bunch, Unknown Words
CS:  Gumball Green, Tangerine TAngo, Whisper White
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, VersaMark
Punch:  Angled Tag Topper punch
Misc:  Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, White Ribbon

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)

Best of Butterflies

This card was made by Rochelle Hart.  Her technique was using sponge daubers and sponging ink onto a clear block and then misting it to make the color look like it was watercolored.  Love the boldness!

Rochelle Hart

Stamps:  Best of Butterflies [25th anniv set], Papilion Potpourri, Loving Thoughts

CS:  Island Indigo, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink:  Basic Black, Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo

Ribbon:  Island Indigo & Tangerine Tango 1/4" Satin Ribbon [retired]

Misc:  Acrylic Block "D", Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)

Swallowtail

This card was made by Linda Pierce for our February Technique Stamp-a-Stack.  The technique uses three different embossing powders.

Linda Pierce

Stamps:  Swallowtail, Loving Thoughts
CS:  Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Ink:  VersaMark, Tangerine Tango
Punch:  Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, 3/4" & 1" Circle punches
Misc:  Heat Tool, Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder, Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder
          Whisper White Embossing Powder, Small Rhinestone Jewels

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)

Petite Petals

This is a light and springy Get Well card made by Lisa Gray.

Lisa Gray

Stamps:  Petite Petals, Flower Shop, Perfectly Penned
CS:  Whisper White, Pink Pirouette
Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede
Punches:  Petite Petals punch, Pansy punch
Misc:  Big Shot, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder [Sale-a-Bration Item]
          Ovals Collection Framelits Die, Small Pearls Basic Jewels

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)

Perfect Pennants

Another card made at January's Stamp-a-Stack.  This was Rochelle Hart's card.  This would make a great masculine birthday card.  We could all use more of those.  :)

Rochelle Hart

Stamps:  Perfect Pennants, Best of Birthdays
CS:  Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana
DSP:  Retro Fresh 
Ink:  Chocolate Chip Classic Pad, Whisper White Craft Pad
Punch:  2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch
Marker:  White Chalk marker
Misc:  Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, Paper Trimmer

Stamping Hugs!   Judy  :)