April Diva Blog Hop--Spring/Easter!

Hey, Folks!!

I hope you've been enjoying the Blog Hop today.  If you're joining me from Amy's blog, I'm the last stop for today.  If you just started here, feel free to head to Sue's blog and start from there to hop thru all the sites!!  And with Easter (and hopefully Spring!) just around the corner, I just LOVE the fact that we're 'hopping' today!!

This month's theme is Spring/Easter, and I can't tell you how timely that is!!  I am at a conference for work this week (got up to it on Sunday and head home on Wednesday) and Easter (and I'm hosting my brother & sister-in-law) will be less than a week away when I get back!  There is NO way I'll have time to do a ton of decorating, so for me, it was My Digital Studio to the rescue!!  If you go to any demonstrator's online store, and select 'Digital Downloads', and then select Occasion, you can see all of the great stamp brush sets and embellishments available for download that fit today's 'theme'.  I, however, being time-challenged this week, want to spend a little time talking about the kits.  There are a few kits (and one newer one that I showed when it came out a few weeks ago) that are GREAT for having quick/easy decor projects.

The Easter Blessing Ensemble is really great.   The download includes:
* 2 postcard templates (5" x 3-1/2" and 7" x 5")
* Greeting card template (4-1/4" x 5-1/2")
* 17-page décor templates (8-1/2" x 11")
* 2-page box template (12" x 12")

* 38-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 8 Designer Series Paper patterns
* 24 embellishments
* 2 punches

Features:
* Templates for hot cross buns box, banners, framables, brunch invitation, card, and more

Oh, and here's a little hint:  The box template (as you can see from above) is  a 12" x 12"template.  Well, I wanted to be able to print it at home, so I exported the pages as jpegs, and then inserted the square photo boxes on to an 8 1/2" x 11" page.  It gave me an automatically re-sized box that I just had to cut out and assemble (and add a clear window sheet to the top), and is super cute to boot!!

The banners are great, too!  I have one in my entry way, and the other up in my living room!

Of course, frameable art is a must have, too!!  The two larger images are from this same set.  The smaller image in the front is one I designed last year, but couldn't find, so just printed it on a 5"x7" cardstock and cut it out and put it in a black frame!

Everything Easter Ensemble is another favorite of mine.  

This download includes:
* 5" x 3-1/2" double-sided postcard designer template
* 7-page 11" x 8-1/2" décor designer template
* 9-page 8-1/2" x 11" décor designer template
* 18-piece stamp brush set
* 9 Designer Series Paper patterns
* 30 embellishments
* 1 punch

Features:
* Décor templates include basket boxes for favors; belly bands perfect for wrapping eggs, silverware, or napkin rings; table tents; oversized 3-D egg centerpiece (simply score in half vertically and attach multiple together)
* Includes Easter invitation photo postcard
* Elements included individually for use on other coordinating projects
*Imagery coordinates with traditional Everybunny Stamp Set

I actually have the baskets that come in this kit made, but with my disaster of a basement, can't even BEGIN to guess where they are to take a photo of them (and no time to dig!)!!  I did, however, take the postcard from the kit to use as my inspiration for my personal Facebook page Timeline Cover Photo:

So if you're pressed for time (like me!) consider going digital for your home decor needs!!

Now, I didn't 'just' go digital for this week.  I don't know about you, but the color 'yellow' always seems to mean 'spring' to me, so wanted to show a little closer-up photo of one of my March card workshop cards:

I 'did' use My Digital Studio for the saying.  I actually  had SEVERAL sheets with different sayings printed out, so my customers could pick what sort of occasion they wanted the card to be for their use.  And the great thing is I have lots of sayings printed that I could leave the oval blank until I needed the card, and just punch it out and attach then!!

The image was stamped using StazOn Black, and I used Garden Green and some water (to dilute it) to color in the leaves.  

Now, check out this close up of the flowers:

The image was actually stamped on Daffodil Delight cardstock then each flower was individually cut out and attached to the front of the card (in the right spot, of course!) using a dimensional!  HOW COOL IS THAT?!

O.K.  I need to get back to my conference, but just wanted to leave you with the list of all of our blogs for today:

Sue

Kat

Sandy

Autumn

Amy

Pam (You're here!)

Happy Hopping!!

Pam