Spring Hop for the Freaks!

Don't you love the 20th of each month?  I sure do!  Why?  The Control Freaks strut their stuff to amaze us with incredible ideas on their monthly Control Freaks blog hop.  

You may have just arrived from Melanie's blog - Pockets of Inspiration.  She has such unique & creative ideas that make me say..... 'how does she think of that?' 

This month's theme is Springtime.  I know you'll see tons of wonderful ideas you can case for yourself as you travel on the tour.

 

This is one of the cards we did at my Card Clubs this month.  I just love the little kisses! 

What 'kisses' you ask?  The curvy white die-cuts we stamped the tulip baskets on are called kisses.  You can find them in your Occasions mini catalog on page 19 (US).  You get 20 for just $3.95.  And they have the cutest little Glassine envelopes to fit them too.

The stamped kisses are popped up onto a 3" circle cut out with the Circle Scissors Plus.  Here's a close-up to see the details:

  

• Stamps - Flowers for All Seasons (a Free SAB choice!), Well Scripted
• Ink - Versamark, Black Stazon
• Card stock - So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Tea Party dsp
  
• Accessories - Perfect Details Texturz plate, Big Shot, Circle Scissors Plus, Kisses, SS brads, Dimensionals, Extra Large two-step Bird Punch for the leaves, White embossing powder, heat gun, piercing tool, mat pack, Crystal Effects, markers for coloring

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I changed a plain white gift bag into this beauty!

 

How did I do the flowers....?  I found multiple colors of tissue paper in my gift wrap box & punched out 8-10 flowers using the Extra Large Fancy Flower punch - new in the Occasions Mini catalog on page 10 (US).  And I stamped some of them using the coordinating stamp set 'With All my Heart'.

I folded a piece of tissue paper up about 4", stamped the flowers & punched two out at once using the Fancy Flower punch.  Each one does not need to be stamped. Then layer them over one another turning slightly so the petals on each successive flower are off a bit. Poke a hole in the center & add a brad.  I used many colors of our Corduroy brads on mine.  Tightly scrunch up each flower layer one at a time, starting with the top layer.  Then open them up & you get these adorable 3-d tissue flowers.  Do they remind you of carnations too? 

Here's a close-up of the tag for the gift bag.

• Stamps - With All My Heart, All Holidays
• Ink - Bermuda Bay, YoYo Yellow, Sage Shadow, Cameo Coral
• Card stock - Whisper White, Bermuda Bay textured, Sweet Pea DSP
• Accessories - Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Two-Tags die, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, Scallop Trim border punch, small oval punch, tissue paper, corduroy buttons, mini glue dots, gift bag

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And now you'll continue to be wowed by the talent in this group when you check out what Wendy Weixler has for you!

 

March Tour de Freaks Blog Roll

 

1) Cindy Major

2) Wendy Janson

3) Connie Babbert

4) Mary Brown

5) Janine Tinklenberg

6) Brandi Wiggins

7) Robin Spinner

8) Dawn Olchefske

9) Lisa Martz

10) Melanie Schulenberg

11) LeeAnn Greff

12) Wendy Weixler

13) Julie Buhler

14) Erin Blair

15) Katy Clark

16) Dannie Graves

17) Patty Bennett

Comments

[Wendy J.]

LeeAnn, these are wonderful spring projects! I love the way you used the kisses! Just wonderful!

[Gretchen Barron]

great projects, leAnn -- love the tissue paper flowers! Blessings, Gretchen

[Jennifer Hagfeldt]

These turned out GREAT!! Love all the flower projects!

[Lisa Young]

Wow! I love all of your projects especially the tissue flowers!

[Shannon Willis]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. Love the tissue flowers. Thanks for sharing your projects. I love the blog hop.

[Anita]

I love the tissue flowers.

[Dannie Hussey (Graves)]

Gorgeous projects. Thanks for showing how to make the flowers.

[Robin Spinner]

Loving that gift set!

[Julie]

SO great - love how you recycled the bag!!

[Karen Jutila]

Oh,the tissue paper flowers are to die for!!!!! They certainly add PINACHE to the bag and tag!You are a clever craft-ess! Karen J.

[Rhonda Griffin]

Love the tissue paper flowers! Can't wait to try it! TSMFS!

[Erin Blair]

BEAUTIFULLNESS! What a clever idea for the flowers on the bag!! Great cards, too! Erin Blair

[Susan]

this whole project is so adorable & such a nice gift for now thru fall; the colors are radiant!

[Wendy W.]

Nice-nice-nice, LeeAnn!! I agree with Brandi on the Crystal Effects, too! PERFECT touch!! GREAT job on EVERYthing!! :)

[Yvonne]

your bag is so cute! Just love all of your projects! So spring-y.
Yvonne