Alpha Stamps: Springtime + Easter Bunny Swap

	February 20, 2011

Springtime + Easter Bunny Swap

I've tracked down lots of beautiful embellishments (and papers... oh, are there some great papers!) in anticipation of the new swap. Plus there are 6 new collage sheets!

Once Upon a Springtime Papers & Cling Stamps:

- Five 12 x 12" Scrapbook Papers
12" x 12" double-sided scrapbook papers depicting cheerful scenes of fairies, birds and flowers, and Peter Rabbit (inexplicably in a tutu!). Very Spring!

- 8 x 8" Paper Pad
20 double-sided papers (2 sheets each of 10 designs). The images include vintage childrens's book illustrations of fairies, butterflies, birds, flowers, faux postage marks and Peter Rabbit ... miniatures of all five 12 x 12" paper plus a few more.

- Die-Cut Tags
12" x 12" double-sided die-cut sheet of tags in lots of small sizes (double-sided on heavy cardstock). The little hole in each tag is also die-cut (for hanging on a string or other closure).

- Cling Stamp Set (below)
Adorable mix of fairies, faux postage and Peter Rabbit. Set is 4-1/2" x 4-1/2". Available mounted on cling-foam only.

Peter Rabbit Rubber Stamp (far left)
Aw... Peter Rabbit is so cute. Approx. 1-1/4" x 3"

Happy Easter Clear Stamp Set
4" x 6" overall; 19 individual stamps.

6 New Collage Sheets:
Chicks & Violets & Vintage Greetings... and more Bunnies than you can shake a stick at (whatever that means)!

Violet Rub-Ons
24 rub-ons per 5-1/2" x 9-1/4" sheet.

Violets with Rhinestones
Delicate cast resin flower with rhinestone center. No holes. 14 x 12mm. Imported from Germany.

Easter Scrap Sheet
Cardstock printed with children, bunnies, chicks, birds, greetings, etc. 8" x 19" sheet (folded in half for shipping).
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Small Bent-Wing Dragonfly Charms - New Colors
Approx. 1/2" tall. Antiqued gold-, pewter- or copper-plate over brass (or raw brass). All brass is lead free and made in USA.

Glass AB Butterfly Beads
Beautiful aurora borealis finish pressed glass beads imported from the Czech Republic. 11 x 9mm.

Tiny Antiqued Brass Butterfly Beads
8x6mm. Antiqued brass plated over cast, lead-free pewter.

Glass Baby Bunny Beads
Adorable glass rabbit beads are handcrafted using lampwork and hand-applied techniques. 19 x 12mm. Due to the handcrafted nature of the beads, size and shape may vary.

Brass Sitting Bunny
Raw brass stamping.

Verdigris Rabbit Charm (far right)
Aw... a bunny rabbit in a little suit and tie (with a high collar). Very Alice in Wonderland. 20 x 9mm. The verdigris patina (over lead-free brass) is handcrafted and no two charms are exactly the same.

4 Animal Buttons (including bunnies)
Adorable buttons. 2 are metallicized plastic (so lightweight even though they look like pewter).

New Colors of 1/8" Drapey Ribbons
100% polyester but very soft. Imported from France.

5mm Contrast-Edge Ribbons
Also imported from France. Mint/Violet, Lavender/Purple, and Peach/Aqua (plus a Pink/Pink one not shown in this photo).

Center Stitched Ribbons - 2 new colors
Hey, guess what? Imported from France. 3/16" wide.

1/8" Edge-Stitched Ribbons (at left)
Peach, purple, violet, and periwinkle. The periwinkle color has a bit of an aqua iridescence.

Miscellaneous

Madeline Journaling Notebox
30 single-sided, die-cut cards. 6 designs, each approx. 4 x 6". The hinged box is almost 5 x 7".

Botanical Love Letters Scrapbook Paper
12 x 12", double-sided cardstock printed with yellow roses and a pale dragonfly watermark (amongst writing, gears and distressing) against light green on the front side, and with a collage of correspondence in a pale aqua blue on the back.

5 Mini Clear Stamp Sets
Sheets are sized 2-1/2 x 3". Includes 1 sheet and 1 strip of self-adhesive clear rhinestones per pack. Beside the design at right, there are more birds, a steampunk garden, tiny handwriting script and baroque flourishes. For a sense of how tiny (and cute) these sets are, see the small photo of me holding one.

Curtain Call Cling Stamp Set
Eiffel tower, faux Paris postage and dancers from the Moulin Rouge.

3 Pink Mini Roses
24 mulberry paper roses on wired stems, 8 each of 3 colors. Each rose is approx. 1/2" in diameter.

Metal Flowers (Roses) - Larger Gold Size
For a Limited Time: 12mm Gold Roses

Whimsy Flowers
Set of 6 adorable resin flower embellishments in 2 different shapes, each a different color. Approx. 3/4" diameter. Flat-back so you'll need to glue them down.

Pressed Sea Glass Leaves
Leaves made from hurricane glass with the look of sea glass, imported from the Czech Republic. Approx. 8x11mm. Top hole.

Corner Decor
Vintage patinaed brass. Nicely embossed details... 20mm x 20mm.

Not New to the Site, But Newly On Sale!

Large Square Ornate Brass Frames
Nice, large pendant frame; perfect for ornaments. Outer dimension of the square is 2-1/2" x 2-1/2". These raw brass frames can be patinaed with Liver of Sulphur, painted (see the artwork by Lynda Roddy Ozzauto at near right), gold leafed or tinted with alcohol inks. Even more samples are in the Annual Ornament Swap Gallery.

Silver Egg Shape Flower Connectors
Beautiful, 3D (hollow) links with a floral design. Each egg/seed shaped piece has an open-work flower/leaf cut-out running down the center, front and back, and is hollow with openings along the sides as well.

Antique Silver Hang-it-Alls
Hang-it-Alls turns your projects into hangable art (and art you can change and rearrange). Attaches with rivets (included). Each package contains two pair of hooks and loops, with 2-part rivets.

Large Trifoil & Ball Crown Rubber Stamps

Each is approx. 1-7/8" x 7/8"

Odds & Ends Cling-Mounted Stamp Set
6 "finished" tickets (mostly filled in, though 2 have places to fill in your name and details of your artwork) and a blank ticket with 6 phrases you can stamp inside the outline. Also includes Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas tickets. 13 separate cling-mounted stamps. The set comes on a plastic sheet (for storage).