Stamping with Friends

Every so often friends drop in to stamp or create.  A regular visitor is Sharon, we stamp, chat and put the world to rights  - I love our nights together.  Recently we were on a mission to make a card for a little girl who was turning 3.  Here's what you get when you mix up some enthusiasm, a need to use a Sweet Treat cup, a request to not use blue cardstock, some lollies .... oh and a bottle of bubbly!

Isn't he cute?  I hear that he didn't last long once Miley had opened the card and she really wasn't interested in the little pull tab we had spent ages constructing so that you could eat the lollies without damaging the card!

But still it kept Sharon and I occupied all night!

Hope you had a great birthday Miley.

And if you ever have a free evening and want to stamp - you know where to find me ..... anyone is welcome.

Nikki

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Happy Mother's Day to Our Mums!

Okay for my Australian and American friends you can breath ... it's okay ... it's Mother's Day in the UK this weekend!

And to celebrate here is another Sweet Treat creation.

Now I have CASE'd this 'sort of' and I was hoping that by the time you read this I would have found the original owner .... but as usual I didn't write down the lady's name - if you know who you are can you me know.

I thought the idea of a butterfly underneath a magnifying glass was so brilliant I had to make one myself ... hence that call to Sue Madex to ask her to stamp the handles from the Sweet Something stamp set.

The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints set and I've used the matching punch - I can't believe that I will only be demoing this for another couple of weeks - I have a sneaky suspicion that it will be back in the new Ideas Book and Catalogue in September.

I've used Upsy Daisy and Pocket Silhouettes to create the flowers and Whimsical Words for the sentiment.

The ribbon technique at the bottom is so simple .... if you check this post over at the Stamp-a-Memory site you'll find my easy instructions - have a go ... it looks really effective.

Well that's it for the Sweet Treat creations for a little while - I hope you have enjoyed them.

Happy Mother's day to my Mum and and to my mother-in-law Pauline - we all hope you are having a lovely day.

 

Sweet Treat Flower Cups

When I saw this post on the lovely Mary Fish's blog,  I knew that I would have to CASE it ... it is just so cute.  

Chocolate Chip with More Mustard and Whisper White, such a great combination.  I have a workshop this Saturday for a friend of mine and she requested a card using the Sweet Treat Cups and some little Bo-Peep lollies from Darryl Lea - so here is the version to match the cute little lollies ... I hope her workshop guests are going to like it.

The colours of this one are Regal Rose and Whisper White, the paper is from the Hostess Level 1 set and the sentiment from the Sale-a-Bration set Whimsical Words.

The flowers are so easy to make, just punch ten of the large and small oval punches and sponge the edges for depth.  Then clip the base of each petal with a circle punch so that they sit nicely around the end of the Sweet Treat Cup.  

The little flower on the side of the sentiment is from the Boho Blossoms - again sponged to add depth and I've used the neutral brads for the centres.

If you'd like a workshop to make one of these lovely cards call me ... I have one date left during March if you want to qualify for a Sale-A-Bration bargain too and one date in April where you will get to be one of the first to view the new Autumn Mini.

 

Just Add Ink Challenge #7

Okay so I am little late off the mark joining in with the new Just Add Ink Challenge Site - I've been checking it for a few weeks now - have you visited the site yet?  There are some amazing ideas.  This week's challenge is a colour combination 

I've been playing with the Sweet Treat Cups and creating Easter cards - do you love the little bunny. I love punch art animals - and this bunny is just so easy - there are lots of examples of it around the net ... and in various different colour schemes too.  

I've used the large and small ovals, the new 1 3/4" circle and the 1/2" circle and the crop-o-dile to make the little eyes and nose.  Did I mention that I don't often use these colours?  Well I don't own the Pink Passion stamp pad so I had to make do with the Regal Rose - but I think it looks okay.  

With matching brads and designer series paper this card was so easy to make - and I've included a little slide out bit so that the recipient can eat the little eggs without needing to demolish the card.

Back in a couple of days with more Sweet Treat delights.

 

It's Sweet Treat Cup Week!

When I saw the Sweet Treat Cups in the Summer Mini I loved them - but ... I wasn't keen on the Something Sweet stamp set that went with them.  

Then I started seeing some lovely creations (and one really lovely idea that you'll have to wait until Sunday to see) so I put the call out on the forum for some stamped images.  The lovely Sue Madex was quick of the mark and two days later I received numerous images ... so here goes ... a whole week of Sweet Treat Cup ideas for you.

I had to start with the gum ball machine really didn't I!  The colours are Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Brilliant Blue. It's cute isn't it .... I've raised the image up with Dimensionals and used a Build a Brad for the little handle on the front.  A little piece of 3/4" Polka-Dot ribbon finishes it off.

Now if you are wondering how on earth you post these lovely little cups, there are some Padded Envelopes which are just the right size to keep your sweet creation in perfect condition.  The cups are $6.50 for 12, the envelopes are $6.50 for three and the coordinating 1 3/4" punch is $30.95.

The Summer Mini finishes at the end of March - so if you were thinking of ordering the Sweet Treat cups, beautiful polka-dot ribbon or anything else from the mini call me before the end of March - and don't forget Sale-a-Bration is ending at the same time ... if your order is over $100 you get a free stamp set too!

Call me!