April 5, 2023 - Easter Cross Stamp Set - CLR032B

Hello again, Pals!  I have been dying to share this gorgeous Easter card that I made for my daddy using the Easter Cross Stamp Set.  You may remember that I shared a card using the Crosses 2 Stamp set a few days ago.  I love how these sets all coordinate beautifully together! 

I started by using the same trick that I shared in my previous post - using the negative space from the die-cut as a template for stamping and die-cutting the cross.  It makes lining the die up so easy-peasy!  I also stamped the beautiful lilies at the same time.  I colored the images up with Copic markers and I fussy cut the lilies.  If you know me, you know that was a labor of love for me because I can't stand fussy cutting and will avoid it if at all possible!  

I really wanted the cross to be the star of the show, so I decided to go with a clean and simple look.  I dry-embossed a white panel using one of my favorite embossing folders in my stash and adhered it to the card base.  I stamped the beautiful Hallelujah sentiment on a white strip, and backed it with coral cardstock, which matched the lilies perfectly! 

I spooled some gold metallic thread into a nest on the card front and strategically placed some mini glue dots down where they would be hidden behind the cross and hold the thread in place.  I arranged the lilies on the cross, and I trimmed the stems off of them, before adhering the cross to the card front. 

I know my dad will love this when he receives it and I hope you do too!  Thank you so much for hanging out with me for a few minutes!  

Xoxo, Kim

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April 2, 2023 - Crosses 2 - CLR032A

 Good morning, Prickley Pear Pals!  Do you create and send Easter cards?  Today, I am sharing a beautiful Easter card that I created using the Crosses 2 Stamp Set. 

I absolutely love how simple, but elegant, this collection of beautiful crosses is.  There are three stamp sets along with a coordinating die set and there are sentiments for Easter, Baptism, Communion, and so many others!  In fact, a friend just asked me if I had any ideas for Baptism and First Communion Cards, and I sent her after these stamp sets! 

This really was a fairly simple card to create.  I stamped the cross image and colored with Copic markers.  I die-cut it using the coordinating die and set it aside.  

TIP:  Die-cut the image from a scrap of paper before stamping the image.  Place the piece of card stock that you wish to stamp on BEHIND the panel with the die-cut removed.  The stamp will line up perfectly in the center of the die-cut space, and then once your image has been stamped, you can place the die in the same hole and it will line up perfectly. 

I set my stamped and die-cut image aside to work on the rest of the card elements.  I die-cut an oval from vellum and then I dry-embossed it with a folder from my stash to add some texture to the front of the card.  I also die-cut a slightly larger oval from black card stock. 

I adhered a panel of pink glittery patterned paper backed with black cardstock to the front of my card panel, followed by the black oval.  I stamped my sentiment on a strip of white cardstock and backed it with black.  I created a loopy bow from metallic black embroidery thread, and I adhered it to the back of my cross.  I adhered the cross to the vellum with foam dots which provided me with a hidden place to apply my adhesive to the back of the vellum, which I then adhered to the black oval.

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me!  I hope that you are inspired to create something beautiful today!  I would love it if you shared in the comments if your family celebrates Easter, and if you do, how do you celebrate?! 

Xoxo, Kim
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In Time for Easter

Happy Tuesday!

Easter is just a few short days away. Are you looking for some last minute creative ideas for friends and family? 

Here are two ideas from the Prickley Pear Design Team.

Heidi has used Easter Flowers on this sweet card perfect for the host of your Easter gathering.


 
And Sharon has put together this elegant celebration of the season using the Large Cross. 
Sentiment is from the Spring/Easter Banner set.

 

I hope you and your family have a happy celebration, and that Easter treats are enjoyed by all.

Don't forget to visit the Prickley Pear Store and Facebook page for all the latest news.

Designer Highlight with Kelly Santi

Hello, Prickley Pear Fans!

It's Designer Highlight week and this week Kelly Santi is here. Let's see what sweet inspiration Kelly has for us.

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Hello Prickley Pear Fans! 
Today's post brings you a quick and easy way to make treat holders for any occassion - for the young and young at heart! My spring/easter projects use two stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps: Jumping Bunny and the Spring/Easter Banner clear set. Add in some paper, glue and ink - and that's it! With just the supplies you have right on hand, and your Prickley Pear stamps, you can make these and deliver them to your family members, friends, teachers, co-workers' desks and more!

 

To make these little carrot treat boxes, you'll need a sheet of patterned paper, some glue, a stapler, some green paper for the sprouts, stamps, ink, your die cut machine and dies.

The measurements for my carrots are 8" x 4", and to create the shape, you'll need to make a few nips and tucks! First, roll the patterned paper into a cylinder shape and adhere the paper together with a quick drying glue (it will resemble a toilet paper roll). Then, cinch one end closed by gluing it shut and you'll have the beginning shape of a "sour cream container" look.  

Fill the container with the desired chocolates (I used two Lindor truffles for the perfect fit!) and then seal the top end of the container in the opposite direction as the bottom, so if you turned the container right or left, you'll see opposing seals.

  

Next, I fussy cut a strip of green paper to resemble sprouts of the carrot and simply stapled that to the front of the carrot box - don't worry about how it looks, you'll cover that up with your label or stamped image. 

Using my Jumping Bunny stamp, I stamped it using Memento brown ink onto white cardstock and ran it through my diecut machine with my desired shape. Add some adhesive and attach to the front of the carrot. Easy breezy! 
 
 

I repeated this process twice more to get my "garden" of carrots. These are so easy to add to someone's desk or lunchbox and a real treat to open for a tasty surprise!

The bunny basket is another way to hold a few treats. This one uses a sheet of heavy duty cardstock cut to a 10" x 3" size, folded in four places to create the rectangle shape. I added a piece of corrugated cardstock as the handle and a sheet of patterned paper to the front. On top of that, I stamped the Happy Easter sentiment from the Spring/Easter Banner clear set and added that to the front as well. I reinforced the handle using a brad, so it could swing from side to side - easier to reach the yummy chocolates! 

 

I hope you enjoyed my project this week. Be sure to stop by the Prickley Pear store to pick up these cute stamps and have your Easter treats done well before the holiday gets here.

Check out the other stamps in the new release collection for many more options that would work just as well for this fun project!

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Thursday Inspiration!

Hello Prickley Pear Fans!
 Welcome to Thursday Inspiration with the Design Team!

Last week we celebrated our first New Release of 2017. Did you come by and admire all the fantastic projects? 

What was your favorite New Release item? 
Leave us a comment and let us know!

We had so much fun creating for you with the new release, that we just couldn't resist a few more projects with these products!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and Katie's made this colorful valentine with the Love Banner Set.  I love the way she's used the Banner Die set for a double sided effect.

 

 
Donna's created this beautiful ombre effect with Happy Valentine's Day.

Donna reminds us about the importance of love in our lives with There is Only One Happiness and Medium Swirl Heart.



These beautiful swirl hearts are so pretty! And, available in three sizes. Here, Sharon shows us the Large Swirl Heart. Sentiment from Love Banner set. 

Sharon has been hopping her way into spring with this adorable Jumping Bunny and Left Bunny scene. Sentiment from Spring/Easter Banner set.



Sharon's Easter treat box uses the same Spring/Easter Banner set and Ducks in a Row.

Be sure to follow Prickley Pear on Facebook for even more inspiration and all the latest news.

We'll be back next Thursday with a Designer Highlight!

January New Release - Day 5, Part 2

Welcome back, Prickley Pear fans!

This is it, we're at the end of the January New Release. One final post for you with inspiration from all of our Design Team Members. Ready to wrap it up?

But, before we start, don't forget that the sales will stick around until January 29th. So, you have a few more days to get your favorites ordered.

We started out the week featuring the Valentine Cupcake set. This set pairs with the Cupcake Die set and previously released cupcake clear sets. Here's Donna's pretty Valentine. You can get this set, along with the Valentine and Spring/Easter Banner sets, with the Clear Set sales special.

 


From there we moved onto Valentine's Day, which is right around the corner. Have you made your card for your true love, like Katie? She's used the Large Swirl Heart and sentiment from the Valentine Banner set.
 
 

Heidi's gone with a vintage look for her Valentine. This book pop-up card features Love Birds and the There is Only One Happiness sentiment. Heidi's also made a belly band for her card, using the banner from Happy Valentine's Day.

 

Don't forget to check out the Valentine's sales special. Six gorgeous Valentine's stamps, including this one featured on Sharon's elegant creation, called Happy Valentine's Day.

 

February will swiftly turn into March, with St. Patty's Day. Michelle's card features the Pot of Gold with Flowers, Shamrock Swag and Celtic Border stamps (all available in the St. Patty's sale special), as well as the There is Only One Happiness sentiment.

 
Kelly leads us into the Easter sales special with Tall Cross and 1 Corinthians 5:17. Both of these are included in the Easter bundle. 

 

The Double Lillies stamp, featured here in Sharon's card is also included in that Easter bundle. 

  

But, there's plenty of Easter cuteness available too, both in the red rubber options and with the Spring/Easter Banner set, used in Heather's creation below.

And that wraps up our week! 22 fantastic red rubber stamps, 3 fantastic clear sets, 5 fantastic sales specials....wait, did I post 5 specials?? Oh yes, don't forget the SHIPPING special. Just use the code FREESHIP in the coupon box upon check out to receive free shipping on your domestic US order.

Here's a rundown of those new release specials one more time.

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to inspire you this week. We'll be back again soon with more fantastic creations with the Design Team of Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps!

January New Release - Day 4, Part 2

Happy Thursday afternoon, Prickley Pear fans! 

If this is your first time on the blog this week, we're right in the middle of our January New Release. 
All week the Design Team has been sharing samples with the 22 red rubber and 3 clear sets now available.


Let's kick it off! The sales specials for this release are shown below. One of those specials, Sales Special #4 - Easter features eight Easter themed stamps from this release. This morning, we saw Bunny Cart, included in this special. What else is featured? 

The Easter sales special also includes three stamps shown here in Heidi's card.  Included in this gorgeous gold embossed creation is Tall Cross, Wishing You an Easter and Double Lillies.



Large Cross, shown here in Donna's creation, is also included in this sales special. 

 

Here is another Large Cross creation by Heidi. 

 Michelle has used the Valentine Banner set to make this fantastic background for Wishing You an Easter.

 
 And here Michelle has shown us a non St. Patty's use of Celtic Border, pairing it with Large Cross and Wishing You an Easter. I love the purple tones in this! 
 

 And, one more creation from Sharon before, using Tall Cross.
 



What elegant creations! I hope you've enjoyed our creations today. Don't foret to check out all the new release specials, including FREE SHIPPING on domestic US orders (use code FREESHIP).

There's one more day left in this New Release. Have we saved the best for last? Come check us out again tomorrow at Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps!

January New Release - Day 4, Part 1

Welcome back once again, Prickley Pear fans! 

Here we go again with more inspiration from the talented Design Team. Today we focus on Easter. This morning, we'll celebrate all the adorableness of the holiday, and this afternoon celebrate the religious aspects of the season. 

Let's kick off with a card from Michelle who has used Bunny Cart, as well as banners and sentiments from the Spring/Easter Banner set. I love the color in this creation!

 
Here Katie gone with a pastel look for both Bunny Cart and the banner set.



Looking for more bunny realism? 
Check out Left Bunny and Right Bunny on Donna's card.




Heidi's mixed and matched her banners sets, pairing them with an older Prickley Pear stamp, Pond of Ducklings.

 More banner mixing here, which is all the more reason to pick up the Sales Special #5 - Clear Set Special.
 
 

Check out how Michelle has used her banners to make a cute and colorful background. (Main image is Bunny with Daisy, available previously in the Prickley Pear catalogue). 

 
 And last, but not least, Heather returns us to Bunny Cart and the Spring/Easter Banner set.



Bunny Cart is one of 8 stamps available in the Easter Cling Rubber Special. Check out all the new release specials below and order before January 29th to get the new release pricing!

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January New Release - Day 3, Part 2

Welcome Prickley Pear fans! 

Has snow arrived to your part of the world? It has arrived here and I can't wait until spring starts to arrive. Already the days are getting longer again and I know it won't be long. Time to stock up on spring stamps and welcome the season with open arms!

The focus of today's post is on Spring. Tomorrow, we'll celebrate the Easter options of this New Release, but today's focus is on that coming season of renewal and growth. Ready? 

Sharon kicks us off with Bunny Cart and the Happy Spring sentiment from Spring/Easter Banner set Check out her background with Left Bunny and Right Bunny!

 

Donna is also preparing for spring. Check out the coloring on Bunny Cart!

I think Heidi must be hoping her creations convince spring to come early - like next week? Here's the adorable Bunny Cart again.




And this creation from Heidi pairs the Easter/Spring Banner set paired with the previously released Lamb with Flowers.



The Easter/Spring Banner set has a number of great sentiments. Here, Heidi's rearranged them slightly for a new greeting. This card paired with Edith (previously released).




And finally, Heidi's used the older Bonnie the duck for this adorable pop-up card paired with the Spring/Easter Banner set. 


 
Check out the inside! The Spring/Easter Banner set is featured prominently here.

 

 The new release specials are listed below. They are only available until January 29th, so don't delay!

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