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Hello – welcome! Thank you for popping by. I hope that you like today’s Blog Hop project.

It’s Wednesday – so it’s time for a FRESHLY BREWED PROJECTS BLOG HOP. This week’s theme is ICE CREAM CORNER.

This is such a colourful and fun collection of products.

I have been making a lot more fun fold cards recently and decided to make one for this project. Now, this is going to sound all a bit ‘politically correct’ but I am going to name this card a tripod card because I really think calling it a ‘teepee’ card is a bit outdated.

So, here it is.

Isn’t it bright and colourful? One of the things I like about our Stampin’ Blends is that I can colour match ribbon if there is a pen in that colour. I used the Dark Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blend for this project.

I made a custom envelope for the card because it is larger than usual.

The three pieces of card stock I used were cut to 5″x 5″ and scored diagonally. The hypotenuse is 7″, so the card definitely needed a larger envelope.

You can never have too scoops of ice cream on your cone or too many ice creams on your birthday. The ICE CREAM CORNER DESIGNER SERIES PAPER is a treat to create with. And, of course, you have to pop sprinkles on top.

Make sure that you visit the other Freshly Brewed Projects:

• Leonie Schroder  
• Narelle Fasulo
• Michele Miller (you are here)
• Pam Jorgensen

Jeanne Moss

We would all appreciate you leaving us comments on our projects.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Ice Cream Corner Suite Collection [155984] $97.50	Sweet Ice Cream Bundle [156244] $54.75	Sweet Ice Cream Photopolymer Stamp Set [154456] $30.00	Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch [154241] $31.00	Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles [154568] $10.50
Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper [154567] $20.00	Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack [152468] $18.25	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello to each of you lovely crafters who pop by to see what I have to share today. I appreciate that you take the time to check in.

I had wanted to start on this project during a recent Facebook Live but totally ran out of time. So, here is what I made.

I wanted to make one 3-1/8″x 3-1/8″ Acetate Card Box so that I could make lots of 3″x 3″ cards to pop inside. I actually made 2 boxes and 8 cards per box but needed to place the envelopes behind the acrylic box. To hold them in place, I used some of the white twine from the SNAIL MAIL TWINE COMBO PACK to keep everything in place.

The bellyband was made by using a 2″ strip of Bermuda Bay card stock and a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock that has been cut using one of the dies from the SNAIL DIES set.

The ‘4’ is from the PLAYFUL ALPHABET DIES and the ‘you’ is from the WELL WRITTEN DIES. Everything we have in our crafting collection from Stampin’ Up!© is able to be used across varying bundles and suites.

This very funky chick was stamped and coloured using Stampin’ Blends.

These are the first four cards that are included in the box.

These are the next four cards.

The cards that feature the eggs also have ‘you’re a good egg’ greeting stamped inside.

Let me share a closer look at each of these gift cards.

Each gift box contains the same eight gift cards as well as envelopes. I think this makes a great little gift for someone – after all, who doesn’t need to have birthday cards on hand?

Leave a message and tell me which is your favourite. Who knows, I might it to you as a thank you for taking the time to comment.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) [158631] $75.50	Hey Birthday Chick Cling Stamp Set [154464] $37.00	Birthday Chick Dies (English) [158200] $47.00	Hey Chick Bundle (English) [158627] $77.25	Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (English) [158190] $30.00
Chick Dies [158199] $56.00	Snailed It Cling Stamp Set [154472] $33.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Basic White 3" X 3" (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes [159233] $17.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello and thank you for popping by to see today’s project. I hope you like it – please leave a comment to let me know what you think – I love hearing from you.

When I saw the HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK STAMP SET in the January to June Mini Catalogue, it reminded me of the HEY CHICK STAMP SET from a Sale-a-bration brochure a few years ago.

Then, I was so pleased to see that the HEY CHICK STAMP SET has been brought back AND that there are bundles for both stamp sets that have coordinating dies.

For a recent Facebook Live I made a card with a simple pop up mechanism.

I wanted to have my chicks (chooks in Australia) fly the coop.

Because I wanted my first escaping chick to be the feature, on the front of the card, I chose to create a simple background for her. I cut a piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and carefully teared the hilly slope. I used some IN GOOD TATSE DSP, to cut the chicken coop, so that I had a rustic, wooden structure.

For each of the three birds I coloured, I used the same colours but in different sequences. They are kaleidascopes of colour.

I stamped the greeting onto a scrap of card stock and cut it using my CLASSIC LABEL PUNCH. To ensure that I could pop it up on dimensionals and have ‘her’ hold it in her wings, I stamped her onto a sticky note so that I could cut out a mask. Then I needed to use my Stamparatus to stamp the image onto a piece of Stamparatus Grid Paper. I was then able to place the greeting and position/adjust the mask. Once I was happy with the positioning, inked up the stamp and add her wingtips to the greeting. Then I added the matching colours using my Stampin’ Blends.

Open the card and see the surprise inside.

Making the pop up mechanism was quick and easy. This is the ‘sample’ card I made and learned lots about how to make it easier the next time around, including placing all the background elements – wire fencing and corn – before positioning the pop ups.

I felt so connected with the people who watch my Live. During this Live, my friend from the US (Fran Ward) shared her knowledge of corn. My placement of the corn cobs, in this first card, was not ‘accurate’. So I was able to put the cobs on the stalks more accurately on my Live card.

As you can see, these next two birds, are equally as colourful, as they fly away. They are flying above the picket fence, past the bags of cornmeal.

I forgot to include the envelope in my photo – it has a Granny Apple Green balloon on it.

I was so happy with my Facebook Live version of the card. I did want to move onto a second project but this Live had already gone for over an hour. Tomorrow’s post will be the project that I hoped to do during the Live.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) [158631] $75.50	Hey Birthday Chick Cling Stamp Set [154464] $37.00	Birthday Chick Dies (English) [158200] $47.00	Hey Chick Bundle (English) [158627] $77.25
Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (English) [158190] $30.00	Chick Dies [158199] $56.00	Snailed It Cling Stamp Set [154472] $33.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00