mmm...Stampin' Time

Hello and welcome to another Wednesday Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop. Thank you for joining me, and the other wonderful Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators taking part.

This week’s theme is Oh, Baby – so we will be sharing ideas for baby cards.

For this weekly hop, I decided to use the Baby Pull Toys Stamp Set. It seemed to be the perfect stamp set to use to make a sideways waterfall card, so that the toys can be pulled along.

The first thing I did was to prepare the waterfall mechanism. Then I stamped, coloured and die cut the images and sentiment.

I assembled the waterfall component of the card then I cut two 2″ strips of Balmy Blue card stock and used the Scalloped Tag Topper punch to create the pull tag. I added some star images and tied some Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon through the end of the tag.

For the front of the card, I used a Blending Brush and one of the Basic Pattern Decorative Masks to create the polka dot design on the card stock.

Now, I couldn’t just make a blue card – so, here’s a pink one.

Same process, just some colour changes. If you would like to see how I made these cards, click on the image below and you can watch today’s Facebook Live. I make a third card, in Mint Macaron.

I think that I will make another one, during my Facebook Live, using either So Saffron or Mint Macaron. That way I will have three options available – baby boy, baby girl or baby gender yet to be revealed.

I can’t wait to see what the other blog hoppers have created. Make sure you pop across to see what the others have created:

• Leonie Schroder 
• Narelle Fasulo
• Michele Miller

There are two new stamp sets in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue that are perfect for baby cards. I can’t wait to share them with you.

So until then, 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.

Baby Pull Toys Cling Stamp Set [154537] $35.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Scalloped Tag Topper Punch [133324] $40.00	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697] $10.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $15.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.50	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $15.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.50	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $15.50
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.50	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello again to those of you who have popped by for another peek at my crafting progress. If you are new, welcome.

It is time for another blog hop. I am really enjoying taking part in different blog hops and challenges. It is a great way to ensure that I am using my Stampin’ Up!® products and posting projects regularly. I hope that you like today’s.

The ongoing theme for this blog hop is THANK YOU. I really like this theme, while it might seem like the idea of thanking someone is unfashionable, it is alive and well and needs to be modelled for others. If I send someone a thank you card, that is a prompt for them to remember to thank others for what they appreciate.

This is the card I made for the April 2021 Blog Highlights – an image of my card is posted on Kylie’s gallery.

This gallery features everyone’s submissions and gives you the opportunity to vote for up to 5 of your favourite cards. The top 10 vote winners then get to participate in an International Blog Hop. Would you consider taking a moment and voting for my card? I’d really appreciate it!

How to do Voting?
Once you click on the link below you can see the photos. Please look for my gorgeous Dandy Laser Cut dragonflies card (#) and click on the little heart sign on the right-hand top side of my photo. Once you’ve touched the little clear heart it will turn to Red Color and that is the notification that you voted. You can vote for up to five, but it’s not required, you can also just vote for one. Thanks so much!

For this project I wanted to use some of the lovely paper from the SAND & SEA DESIGNER SERIES PAPER, the DANDY LASER-CUT PAPER (the dragonfly piece) and the shimmery PEARLESCENT SPECIALTY PAPER..

I used my BLENDING BRUSHES to colour the dragonfly DANDY LASER-CUT panel. The colours I used were Flirty Flamingo and Seaside Spray. As soon as this panel was dry I painted it using FROST WHITE SHIMMER PAINT. The photos don’t show the full effect of the blending brush colouring.

I cut a 1″ strip of PEARLESCENT SPECIALY PAPER and placed 1″ strips of FOAM ADHESIVE SHEETS onto one side. Then I used my MINI STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE and dies from the PLAYFUL ALPHABET DIES to cut the letters for this “thank you”.

For the card insert and envelope front I used the space left behind from the single dragonfly, that I coloured and attached across the N and K. I positioned this ‘template’ over the bottom right hand side of the card insert and the same posiotn on the envelope and then coloured it using Flirty Flamingo and Seaside Spray.

if you like the project I have shared today, please make sure you click on the link below and vote for me.

Thank you again for popping by.

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.

Sand & Sea Suite Collection [155980] $159.75	Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper [154288] $20.00	Dandy Laser Cut Paper [154300] $20.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $14.00
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $8.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25	Pearlescent Specialty Paper [154291] $7.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello and thank you for popping by. I hope that you enjoyed yestarday’s post. I had such a good laugh when I realsied that I had got one of the colour for a colour challenge wrong.

Yesterday I had intended to explain why I hadn’t posted anything on Saturday. Time got away from me – I spent all of Saturday and fair amount of time on Sunday making 45 Mother’s Day cards. The Kangaroo Point Markets where I had a stall at the end of last year, is back for the first time in 2021 next Sunday. So it made sense to have a heap of cards ready so that I can plan a special Mother’s Day promotion.

I made an Easter gift box ready to give yesterday, so I thought that I’d share it with you today.

It measures 5-1/2″x 1-1/2″x 1-1/2″ and holds lots of lovely mini chocolate eggs. I used the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle and coordinating Butterfly Bijou DSP. The colours used are Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral and Just Jade.

I used some Terracotta Tile ribbon, from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack, Vanilla ribbon, from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack , and Linen Thread for the ribbon bundle on the gift box top. The ‘Happy Easter’ is from the Timeless Tulip Stamp Set. After I stamped it and trimmed the Basic White card stock, I popped it between the ribbons and the last butterfly.

I really enjoy making 3D projects and it’s been such a long time since I’ve made a box of this type – so long, that I can’t even give it a name for you. If you know, please leave me a coment. And, it is always fun to fill gift box with goodies.

What treats have you shared with family and friends over Easter?

I hope that you and your family had a peaceful Easter.

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.

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle [155821] $96.25	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $30.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00	Butterfly Bijou 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156824] $20.00
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $15.75	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack [152479] $12.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00