Sweet Treats for Ewe!!

Sorry, couldn't resist...........................

I saw a sheep similar to this made with Stampin' Up! punches a long time ago on You Tube, but I cannot remember who did it, very sorry!!

These Sweet Treat cups are really growing on me, they are great fun. I used the 1 3/4" circle punch to make the hole for the cup, rolled up some cotton wool into little balls and then sealed the cup inside the card. The paper with the tree is from the excellent Sweet Pea designer paper stack (Mini catalogue), which goes perfectly with my lovely sheep.

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Stamps: Hello Again (butterfly), One of a Kind (sentiment)

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Sweet Pea designer paper stack (Mini catalogue)

Card: Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, Basic Black

Punches: 1 3/4" Circle, Boho Blossoms, Large Oval, Word Window, 1/2" Circle, 1/4" Circle

Sweet Treat Cups (Mini catalogue)

White gel pen

Bird on a Branch in an air freshener!!

Do you have those gel-scented air fresheners that dry up and leave you with a glass thing that you don't know what to do with?

The papers are from the new Sweet Pea designer paper stack and the bird and branch is the new Extra Large Two Step Bird punch, both of which can be found in the new Mini catalogue. The flower is punched with the Boho Blossoms punch.

Cute isn't it?

You are One of a Kind

I kept overlooking this stamp set, but after 'acquiring'(!!) it I absolutely love it. I especially love the fact that it co-ordinates with the Boho Blossoms punch - no more cutting out little flowers!

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Stamps: One of a Kind, Bird on a Branch
Card: Kraft, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Sweet Pea designer paper stack
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana
Boho Blossoms punch
Scallop Border punch
Mat Pack and Paper Piercer

Another Andrea Walford inspired card.

I've got that Spring feeling.....

Even though it is grey and raining outside I felt like making a Spring inspired card.



The A6 Kraft card base had a piece of Sweet Pea designer paper attached to the front and a strip of Close to Cocoa cardstock. On Whisper White I stamped the branch and blossom from the Bird on a Branch stamp set in Close to Cocoa. The sentiment is from One of a Kind stamped on Kraft CS with the corners rounded and two rows of pricking along the bottom using the Mat Pack and Paper Piercer. I punched out two pieces of Pretty in Pink with the Word Window punch to make it look like a ribbon, as I do not have any Pretty in Pink ribbon...yet. The flowers were stamped in Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink and punched out using the co-ordinating Boho Blossoms punch. I popped these up on Dimensionals.

This project was inspired by a similar card by Andrea Walford.

Jumping Frog!

The inspiration for this card came from a tutorial on You Tube by StampWithHeather. He is sooo cute!!

I punched and inked five ovals from Old Olive and one from Certainly Celery, one 1 3/4" circle from Old Olive, two 1/2" Old Olive circles and three small flowers with the Boho Blossoms punch in Certainly Celery. The head is made using an oval as the mouth and the two 1/2" circles for the eye bases. The eyes are from the Sweet Pea felt flowers and the tongue is punched from Pretty in Pink using the Word Window punch. The Certainly Celery oval is stuck on the 1 3/4" circle and a small flower is cut in half for the hands. The remaining four ovals are attached together, and then to the body, using brads. The last two small flowers are attached to the bottom of the legs AND through the card base to secure the frog to the card. As it is only the feet attached to the card, the frog with 'jump' up and down by pulling/pushing his head.



The A6 landscape card base is So Saffron and it is decorated with co-ordinating Sweet Pea designer papers.

Can't stop playing with it...................!

Altered Coffee Tin

My husband gave this tin to me and said "Can you use this?" - I wanted to say "Don't be silly I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, of course I can use this!", but I smiled sweetly and said, "Yes dear, thank you."



So, out came the Sweet Pea paper AGAIN (actually I haven't put it away since it was delivered!) and this is what happened.



The only problem is, even though I washed the tin, it still smells of hazelnut coffee!

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Paper: Sweet Pea designer paper stack (available from 1st April)
Card: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Stamps: My Sweet Pea (available from 1st April)
Ink: Old Olive, Sage Shadow
Ribbon: Old Olive Grosgrain

Sneak Peek...Sweet Pea Slider Box and Cards Class

This is one of the cards that will be made in my next class. I will post the full details when the dates and prices have been finalised.

Sweet Pea note pad

Apologies for lack of posts, just recovering from the headache from hell!!

I found these little note pads in Wilkinsons and knew they would look cute covered in the soon-to-be-released Sweet Pea designer paper stack.



What do you think? I love these bird images!

Bird in a box-ish!

Ok, so I can't stop using this Bird on a Branch stamp set and the Sweet Pea papers - they are absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately for you they are not available until the new Mini Catalogue comes out on 1st April!

I really love this design with the fancy fold envelope - obviously you wouldn't want to post it in this envelope, but it really looks impressive!



Inside the envelope is a 14cm square Chocolate Chip card with strips of striped paper at the top and bottom and a small butterfly image, from the same paper, cut out and popped up on dimensionals. The central branch image is from Bird on a Branch stamp set which is stamped in Chocolate Chip and the blossom is in Pretty in Pink. I stamped the bird in Old Olive, cut it out and popped it up with dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped in Ruby Red.



The envelope is approximately 21cm square with the corners folded into the centre and then folded back on itself. Chocolate Chip grosgrain is tucked under the flaps before they are fastened down with Crystal Brads. Insert the card into the centre, pull the ribbon until the envelope closes and tie a bow at the side.



All items Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Bird on a Branch
Card: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Paper: Sweet Pea DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip grosgrain
Crystal Brads
Dimensionals

Sneak peek ...... sshh don't tell!

Take a quick look at this card then look away fast..........and don't tell anyone I showed you!!



Oooh, new bird on a branch punch? Mmm, new felt flowers? Wow, new papers? Oh Yes! But sorry, not available until 1st of April in the new Mini Catalogue, and then may only be around until the end of September - we never know what Stampin' Up! will keep on and what will go! So get ready for the rush at the beginning of April - I've already got mine, will you get yours???

My Sweet Pea spring card

Oldie, but goodie.................

I haven't made one of these cards for a long time and couldn't remember how to do it. Luckily someone made me one a while back so I took it to bits to remind me how it was done - I did put the card back together....honest!

Chocolate Chip is the base card and the new Sweet Pea paper stack (available 1st April in the new Mini Catalogue - limited stock!!) was used layered with Taken with Teal and So Saffron. On Whisper White I stamped the cute bird from My Sweet Pea (available 1st April in the new Mini Catalogue) in Pumpkin Pie first, then, on a scrap of white, I stamped the bird again in Chocolate Chip and cut out his body only and popped it up on dimensionals over the main image. The flower was stamped in Taken with Teal, for the centre I stamped the swirl from the stamp set on So Saffron in the same colour and punched it out with the 3/4" circle punch. I used the same swirl stamp, in So Saffron again, in the top corner to look like the sun! I cut a small triangle of Kraft CS, scalloped the edge, added some spots of white gel pen to the scallops and attached it to the bottom of the diamond.

All items Stampin' Up!
Stamps: My Sweet Pea
Papers: Sweet Pea Designer Paper Stack
Card: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, So Saffron, Whisper White, Kraft
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, So Saffron
Punch: Scallop Border punch
White Gel pen
Adhesive

Happy Mother's Day to all you crafty Mums out there xx