Jenni Bowlin Easter

Happy Spring Everyone! It's me Christine, and I'm here to finish out this week with some Easter projects for you with our new and beautiful Jenni Bowlin papers.

I was thinking about Easter Baskets, and the special meal we always have on Easter Sunday after church with our family. I thought that these 4 x 4 papers would work well for a little Easter Basket perfect as a place setting, or little gift for each family member at the table.

Here's what you'll need to start with:

Your 4 x 4 Jenni Bowlin papers (these are from Spring Picnic and Tangerine Dream) , a cutter, a scoring board, accent paper, ribbon, a scallop or eyelet border punch, brads (if desired), Ink, and (not pictured) a crimper.

First you take your 4 x 4 designer paper and score it pattern side down at about 1 1/4 inches on each side.

Fold those pieces in and cut along the score line on one side of the four corners and fold in as pictured, and then adhere, I just used regular adhesive because the paper isn't heavy, but you could also use sticky or red-line tape.

Cut an accent piece 1 inch x 7 inches, use the eyelet punch along one edge, and score at just over 1 1/2 on each side, fold this in and adhere to the top of your little basket wrapping the left-over edge inside.


Make a handle from the same pattern - or contrasting pattern of JB, 4 inches x 1 inch and scallop punch along the edges. Add some ribbon to your handle and then adhere it to the inside of your basket.

Add ribbon to the front of the basket and your sentiment flag (this can be reinforced with a brad if you like).



Add crimped strips of paper for your *nest* and then add your favourite Easter Treat!

And to add more celebration to Easter I've created an Easter banner called HOPE for our home. It uses the Victorian Jenni Bowlin paper for accent on each piece, and the Signs of Spring daffodils watercolored on each banner section. The original source for these pretty folded circles and other gorgeous banners is Kelly Lunceford.



Here are closeups of the letters.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Christine

Creations with Purse-a-nality!

Happy Thursday! Today, I am going to show you a fun way to use some of the wonderful Jenni Bowlin papers in a different way!

These little nugget purses are wonderful little gifts you can give to friends or even make and give with a card! I found this little purse idea over on Splitcoaststampers a few years ago and have altered it for the size nuggets I buy at the time. I have even used the snack size candy bars and made it a little bigger!

Here are a few samples - keep it simple and let all the designer paper do the work for you or add an extra little touch with some stamping and a stamped image!

This template below shows you the measurements. The black numbers are your width and length. So 4.25" length, 1.50" width. The red numbers are your score marks from end 1.25", from that score mark 2.25", from that score mark 3.50". The red wavy line is your scallop edge if you choose to use a scallop edge. I have a picture with the solid color card stock (which is the template, the designer paper will always be a little shorter to save wasting) any paper.

Next, glue the designer paper to the solid cards stock template like this.

Then, fold on the score marks like this and punch a hole in the scallop ends for your ribbon to go through.

This is what the inside will look like after you have tied your ribbon through.

Then, you turn it over fold and punch for your brad, punch to add your primas, or glue down and decorate as above.

Here's a peek again at all of the options!
These are really simple honestly and so much fun! I hope you give it a try and let us see your creation!

Have a great day!

~Stacy