Question and Answer

Q: I’d like to make some treats and decorations for Easter, but I’m not sure what. Do you have any suggestions?

A:
Spring and Easter are coming up quickly! This time of year we think
about the weather warming up and start looking forward to spring
flowers. Spring also brings to mind holidays like Easter and Mother’s
Day, and small gifts for teachers at the end of the school year.
Stamping and paper crafting have virtually unlimited possibilities, but
some of the most popular are tags, treats, and baskets. Read on to get
your creativity blooming this spring!

Tags & Décor
Tags are a quick and easy way to personalize gifts, holiday tables, and Easter baskets. Tags can be made for:
• Spring themes with small stamps like Spring Sampler (#125510 wood, #125512 clear).
•
Floral themes with the Secret Garden stamp set (#129141 wood, #129144
clear) and coordinating Secret Garden Framelits Dies (#129372). You can
save when you bundle the stamps and framelits together in the Secret
Garden Bundle (#131100 wood, #131099 clear)!
• Easter themes with the
A Little Bit of Spring stamp set (#126009 wood, #126011 clear) or use
punches to create punch-art bunnies, chicks, eggs, and more!
• Family events with the Amazing Family stamp set (#129189 wood, #129192 clear).

Treats
A
little special packaging makes even a simple and small gift feel
special and heartfelt. Try creating a quick and pretty small box using
the Fancy Favors Bigz XL die (#115965) and the Tea for Two Designer
Series Paper (#129311). Fill it with homemade candy, small gifts, or
seasonal candy like jelly beans or chocolate eggs. Or fill a Small Cello
Bag (#102757) with homemade cookies and make a quick topper by folding
the tag from the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit (#131395) in half. Decorate
the tag topper with one of the beautiful flowers from the kit and stamp
“just for you” using the stamp included in the kit and you have a very
special gift!

Baskets
Store-bought
baskets can be decorated with stamped embellishments, torn fabric bows,
ribbon, and tags. Or create your own basket using card stock. This
small basket features the Mixed Bunch stamp set (#125535 wood, #125537
clear) and the coordinating Blossom punch (#125603). The Dragonfly is
created using Vellum card stock (#101856) that has been stamped and heat
embossed with Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#101930). The body
is created from the Word Window (#119857) and 1/2” Circle (#119869)
punches.

Let Your Creativity Bloom
I
hope some of these ideas for tags, treats, and baskets have given you a
few seeds to help your ideas grow and bloom into beautiful handmade
gifts and décor this spring! As always, I love to brainstorm ideas with
you and can demonstrate some spring-themed projects for you and your
friends. Just get in touch with me!