Every Cloud....

I hope I'm not boring you too much with

the versatile Sprinkles of Life?

pinterest was the inspiration for various elements,

the silver foil, the sun poking out behind.....

with a bit of a mark where I got too overzealous with the glue remover darn...

stuck it at a jaunty angle.......another accident......happier one this time!

Lesley

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Simples Sprinkles

Simples, sprinkles....

are you now imitating a meercat?!

multi coloured sprinkles on the cupcake,

and a knot that was knotted before sticking the ends behind........

when is a knot not a knot?.....

Lesley

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Basket Bunch

Sprinkles of life again,

this time punching some flowers to add to the basket

These were a recent swap I made

Do you see how the notch keeps the twine in place?

You can make a notch with lots of punches....just use the tip....

this 'tip' was from Vicky Hayes....miss her blog sooooo much!

How many candles?

Sprinkles of Life is an adaptable set,

and money goes to charity too.

For a sweet nephew, hope it's not too 'sweet'

but he does like his cakes!

Can you tell how old he is?

Lesley

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Hello Honey

Happy Sunday to you

Just sharing a different colourway for the Baker's Box

Thanks a bunch for looking :)

Lesley

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New new home

I know you've seen one similar,

but this one's different honest!

Another new neighbour in the lane,

lots of changes this year in more ways than one.

I used tempting turquoise on this one,

and I have re-discovered it and fallen in love again.

SU do have some gorgeous blues!

Couldn't resist that heart over the chimney again :)

Now, I know you trust me really, (lol)

but to save you looking back, here's the one I did earlier!

'Happy' whatever it is you are doing!

Lesley

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No calorie cake

Here's what did at my class recently

I took my lead from the Sweet Stack Project Kit from Stampin' Up!,
we made a little cake wedge, kept it simple,
but I shared how to decorate with stamps and papers. 

I kept mine white, with a punched border frill,

but they all came up with different ones (always forget to take a pic !).

Then we made a cute dinky card to match using
Sprinkles of Life.


Tip of the day was how to make a notch for the twine.
If your ribbon or thread, slips or goes wonky,
make little notches with the edge of a punch,
to hold it in place.
We used a triangle here.
Thanks go to Vicky Hayes, she's full of neat tricks!

I'll show you the full cake soon!

Lesley
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Play Day June

Having a play day today where we get together,

and make a swap and a make n take for each other.

I wanted to use my new Tree Builder Punch, with Sprinkles of  Life,

a new stamp set from Stampin' Up! where a percentage goes to their

charity RMHC, whom they've supported for a long time.

I love the sentiments, it's quite a whimsy set which appeals to the child within!

The punch has a tree canopy which can also be a cupcake, ice cream, cloud, bush, shrub etc etc!

I couldn't decide, so thought I'd share my process......

from left to right........in the end I decided on the simplest!

 .....the single white 'cloud'

I used my new Neutrals Background DSP,

which of course is absolutely GORGEOUS!,

to make these little gift pouches

Very simple. from 12" x 4" paper, scored at 1" on each long side,

and 5 1/2" and 6 1/2" on the short side to make the base.

Then fold central score lines to meet the edges

to form the base.......this is a bit fiddly!

I added an ample large bow in the new  luxurious Trim,

so they could recycle it!

They contained a mini travel Nivea Body wash 

I also decided to add a mini card 3" x 3", that fit our mini envelopes,

using some of the experimental tags.

I thought it a nice way to show some of the new In Colours...

Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder

I hope they like them, and can't wait to catch up and see what they've been doing.

My make n take is the Bokeh technique,

can't wait to show you!

Lesley

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CAS colours challenge

I love my new Sprinkles of Life stamp set from Stampin' Up!,

it's the new charity stamp where a percentage goes to RMHC

It cried out to be used on the CAS Colour Challenge

using these new In Colours:

I chose this simple white one layer design

I initially layered it up as follows, before I realised the challenge

calls for few layers and white space.

I also did a double leaf canopy.....I love experimenting with new stuff!

Have a great weekend

Lesley

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