Tiny little Sprinkles of Life - Stampin' Up Artisan blog hop

You're in for a treat on today's Artisan blog hop as the whole team is working with one of the most talked-about stamp sets in the new Stampin' Up annual catalogue!

STAMPING THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
I'm talking about Sprinkles of Life (it's right at the back of the catalogue, inside the back cover, just in case you missed it) and it really is hot, hot, hot! Why? Well, first, every time one of these sets is sold, Stampin' Up donates £2 to Ronald McDonald House Charities; and second, this is an AMAZINGLY versatile stamp set, with trees that can be a cakes or clouds, baskets that can be cones or cupcake cases... well you see my point!

WHAT ABOUT THE TINIES?
The set also comes with some tiny little images designed to embellish the main ones, but these can also be used on their own as I've done with these one layer cards. Come and see:

There's a tiny apple and a little leaf cluster in the set and I've used these to stamp borders, divided with lines drawn with markers and a ruler. The 'oranges' are made by stamping in Hello Honey ink with the eraser end of a pencil and adding dots with a Tangelo Twist marker.

My next card uses the tiny flower and the grassy stem images. I drew the lines first with markers and these acted as a guide for the flowers. It was really easy to stamp them straight because this is a clear photopolymer set and you can see where you're stamping!

Here's another border-style card! This time I used the little bird, the flower head on its own, the sprinkles and also my pencil again!

It's really good fun stamping these borders and adding little bits of detail to the images. AND there's a coordinating punch so that you can pop some of those images up if you fancy it! Go on, why not give it a go!

Before you do though, you'll want to click through the blog hop to see the amazing projects the rest of the team has made with this fabulous set. Just click the button below to start with the innovative Allison Okamitsu!

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Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set £19.00	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers £13.50
2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers £13.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock £6.50

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The cards I made for today remind me of some Miffy stickers my husband once gave to my daughter when he returned from a business trip to the US. They are quite clear in my mind but I was staggered when I worked out that it was nearly 20 years ago! Time really does fly by so don't forget to make the most of every single precious moment!

See you tomorrow,

Crafting for a good cause with Stampin' Up

I love how excited us crafters get when the new Stampin' Up annual catalogue is released! Have you checked it out yet? One of my favourite new items is the Tree Builder punch. Oh the possibilities! Here's a simple little card designed to cheer someone up.

I stamped the fab crosshatch stamp from You've Got This onto a panel and topped it with a clouds, an emerging sun, some raindrops and a wonderfully uplifting sentiment.

The cloud was punched twice, once with Basic Grey card stock and once with Silver Foil sheet. I layered them together to create the silver lining mentioned in the sentiment. Isn't that fun?! Oh and there's a gold foil sunshine peeping out from behind those clouds as a further symbol of hope :)

The striped vellum and card stock trim adds a bit of extra interest :)

If you're a fan of the Owl, Bird and Cupcake punches, you'll adore this fabulous new punch, with an apple, flower, bird, raindrop, branch and cloud/tree foliage all in one! It doesn't get much better than that... but no, WAIT! Yes it does because there's a wonderful stamp set that coordinates with it!

Sprinkles of Life is a brand new photopolymer stamp set designed to help you make the most of your Tree Builder Punch. Cupcakes, ice creams, trees, clouds - it's SO versatile! But even that isn't all!

Every time this set is sold, Stampin' Up donates £2 to the Ronald McDonald House Charity which helps families stay together when children have to travel to receive medical treatment. I'm horrified at the thought of an ill child having to go for treatment without mum so this charity definitely gets my support.

So, go ahead - buy this fabulous punch and stamp set together, smile and feel happy that you're doing something good for others as well as for you :)

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Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set £19.00	Tree Builder Punch £16.00	You've Got This Clear-Mount Stamp Set £25.00	Silver Foil Sheets £3.75
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad £6.00	Gold Foil Sheets £3.75	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock £6.50	Gold Fancy Designer Vellum Foil £10.00

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

When the boys and I are breakfasting by the window in the mornings, we always see a couple meet under a garage shelter across the road. They're a boy and girl, who go to one of the local secondary schools, and we've nick-named them Romeo and Juliette as they are obviously deeply in love. They hover there, smoke a cigarette together and then walk slowly off to school, hand in hand. "I love how close they are," I remarked one morning. "But I just want to tell them to stop smoking so they can live happily ever after." My youngest son nodded. "It's supposed to be quite difficult to give up smoking," he said. "I'd advise them to try those electronic cigarettes." He is definitely my old head on young shoulders!

See you tomorrow,