Summer Mini 2012 Blog Hop!

Welcome to the ILWS Summer Mini Blog Hop, and thank you for hopping over to me from the very talented Jayne.

My projects today feature the Tea Shoppe Stamp set which includes this gorgeous huge teacup stamp!  The colours, taken from the Twitterpated DSP are Island Indigo, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White.

This diaper fold treat holder is so easy to make from a 6" x 6" square piece of DSP.  I have used fruity t-bags to suit the theme, but you can use any treat you wish!

 This teacup card has a pouch to hold a couple of teabags inside.  The beautiful ribbon on the front is the new pleated satin - just lovely!

This shows the pouch to hold the teabag packets, and there you have it....tea for two!! (though a couple of cakes wouldn't go amiss)!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set:    Tea Shoppe
Ink:               Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz, Riding Hood Red stamp pads and Stampin' write markers
Card:             Island Indigo, Whisper White
DSP:             Twitterpated, In Colour Paper Stack
Accessories:  Silver Brads
Punches:       Decorative Label, Scallop Edge Border
Ribbon:         Pleated Satin in Riding Hood Red

Thank you so much for stopping by, and now over to Sharon for more Summer Mini treats!

Clare

Everything Eleanor Class

My class last week featured the beautiful Everything Eleanor set, using Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake  and Very Vanilla.

The flower was stamped and cut out, the edges curled out slightly and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The swirl was stamped onto a background of First Edition Specialty DSP.

Chocolate is a regular feature at Craft Club, as my regulars know! Here is a simple way to create a matching wrapper for a chocolate bar.  The bar can easily slide out and be replaced by another if temptation prevails!!

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Everything Eleanor, Curly Cute

Ink: Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade

Card: Concorde Crush, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

DSP: First Edition Specialty DSP, In Colour Paper Stack

Ribbon: Stitched Poly-Ribbon in Concord Crush

Thanks for stopping by!

My Dad

This card was for my wonderful Dad's 70th birthday this month.  I used a simple combination of Very Vanilla and Cajun Craze with First Edition Specialty DSP.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: Nature Walk, Broadsheet Alphabet

Ink: Cajun Craze, Basic Black

Card: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla

DSP: First Edition Specialty

Punches: Decorative Label

Thanks for stopping by!

Easter Treats

A simple way to make lots of treats for friends and family, cellophane bags, scallop circle punch, circle punch and a stamp.  I made a basket full of treats for my friends at work to say Happy Easter and for being a great bunch of people!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Everybunny
Ink: Basic Black
Card: Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Punches: Large Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle
Watercolour pencils
Blender Pens
Small Cellophane Bags

Thanks for looking!

April Promotion

Although Sale-a-bration has now ended, it is time to celebrate Spring with a new offer for April.

From 1-30 April 2012, get one free pack of gorgeous Designer Series Paper when you spend £45 on Stampin’ Up! products*. Choose from the following:

122347 Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper

122354 Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper

122350 Berry Blossom Designer Series Paper

122342 Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper

Click here to view the choice of papers.

*Limit of one gift with purchase for every qualifying order.

Just contact me at clare@sparklecrafts.com to take advantage of this offer.

Happy Easter!

This Easter stamp set is called Everybunny and the images are great for colouring. At club last week we used the watercolour pencils with the blender pens which gave a soft subtle look.

The bunny image was stamped twice and the eggshell was cut out and layered on top to give a 3D look. The white strip of card was embossed in the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka embossing folder. The Happy Easter greeting is from the Easter Blossoms stamp set.

The pretty flowers were punched from the Itty Bitty punch set.

This cute Lindt bunny is peeking out from a carton, which was simply cut using the Big Shot and the Milk Carton die. The framed window was punched using the Large Oval Punch and the Scallop Oval Punch.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets: Everybunny, Easter Blossoms

Card/Ink: Pool Party, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

DSP: In Colour Stack paper

Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Big Shot: Perfect Polka Embossing Folder, Mini Milk Carton die

Punches: Large Oval, Scalloped Oval, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Itty Bitty Set

Watercolour Pencils

Blender Pens

Rhinestone Jewels

Seam Binding Ribbon: Baja Breeze

Thanks for stopping by!

So Many Flowers

This bright collection of flowers were punched from the 5 Petal Flower punch in Melon Mambo, Concord Crush and Lucky Limeade. The centres were punched with the Boho Blossoms punch and finished with Pearl Jewels.

A flower pot shaped card was so easy to create using the base of an A6 tent card and trimming from 1cm in from the bottom edge to the top creased edge. A rectangle of card was embossed with the Perfect Polka embossing folder and a 3d look was given with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The leaves were cut with the Big Shot and the Little Leaves Sizzlits Die.

The letters for Mum were cut using the Big Shot and the Medium Sizzlets Dies.

The flowers were stamped with the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set and inked using the Stampin' Write markers. The vase was punched with the ornament punch with the bottom cut off to turn it into a vase!

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Pocket Silhouettes

Card/Ink: Concord Crush, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake

DSP: Brights Paper Stack

Big Shot

Big Shot Dies: Little Leaves Sizzlets, Medium Sizzlet Alphabet Dies, Perfect Polka Embossing Folder

Punches: 5 Petal Flower, Boho Blossoms, Eyelet Border

Thanks for looking.