Artisan Embellishment earrings set - Stampin' Up artisan blog hop

Hello and welcome to another fabulous blog hop where the Stampin' Up artisan designers around the world are eager to show you their ideas for using the beautiful stamp sets and accessories in the spring/summer catalogue! Are you ready?

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When I saw the Artisan Embellishment kit I gasped - all those precious little pieces and everything so tactile! I particularly loved the little resin roses which reminded me of vintage jewellery... Well, why not?! 

And so I came up with this feminine gift set, decorated with the stunning Butterfly Basics stamp set.

Inside the box are the earrings - aren't they pretty? I have lots of jewellery findings in my stash and I simply super-glued the pair of peachy coloured roses to a pair of sterling silver stud posts. 

They make a lovely gift, especially presented in a box made with the Gift Box punch board.

In fact I made two, one slightly smaller than the other. I glued a pretty stamped panel to the base of the smaller one, pierced holes in it to hold the earrings, and inserted it upside down into the larger box. Adding ribbon loops first means that you can easily pull it out to take the backs off the earrings and release them.

There's a special punch on the Gift Box punch board which enables you to make an integral closure on the flaps but I chose to leave mine unpunched and close the box with a slip-off band decorated to match the inner panel. I couldn't resist adding some of the feminine rose trim from the Artisan Embellishment kit to top the box along with some punched leaves - the bird builder punch is so useful for quick leaves!

Here's the card, decorated again with Butterfly Basics. Using the same stamp set gives a lovely coordinated look to this gift set.

I love collage style stamping and this set is perfect for it with all its wonderful variety of images. The sentiments are designed using a gorgeous ribbon style font and I'm finding this is my 'go to' happy birthday greeting at the moment!

I do hope you've enjoyed this pretty project. There's heaps more inspiration from the rest of the artisan team so do hop along and see! Click the button below to start with the fabulous Allison Okamitsu!

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What's in the box?

I loved using yesterday's Primrose Petals and lace combination and it gave me the idea for a little gift. Come and have a look:

What do you think? It's ridiculously feminine isn't it?! All lace and pinkness with just a dash of green ribbon to calm things down a little.

The box measures just 4cm square. I decorated it with a flower made with the new Creped Filter Paper which enabled me to get the look of a tissue flower but with a lot more strength! To make it, I layered four flower shapes cut with the Blossom punch and fastened them with a brad in the centre; the petal were ruffled up and the edges dabbed with Primrose Petals ink using a sponge dauber. Have you noticed the lace? It was so easy to wrap it around the box as it's self adhesive - perfect for tiny projects like this one. TIP: This Lace Tape is quite wide, so if you just want a hint of lace as I did here, cutting it in half vertically makes it go further!

Are you wondering what's inside the box? Hang on, I'll just take the lid off...

Oh look - it's a ring of Purest Green (that's a reference for Blackadder fans!)

I made it with one of the small Soda Pop Tops in the new spring/summer catalogue and it was SO easy! First I flattened the pop top in my Big Shot using this sandwich: (from bottom to top) Multi-purpose platform open at tab 1, cutting pad, a piece of cereal packet cardboard, Soda Pop Top sharp bits down against the cardboard, cutting pad. Next I cut circles from a piece of designer paper and layered them with glue, placed them in the Soda Pop Top recess and sealed it in with plenty of Crystal Effects. I let it dry overnight and then, turning the pop top upside down, added crystal effects to the underside and placed the ring blank into it. Next day I wore it all day and I love it to bits!

NOT very pink and lacy at all in fact and much more my kind of thing!

Here's what you'll need for the ring and the box

Stamps: None  (again!)

Ink: Primrose Petals for edging the flower

Card stock: Primrose Petals Core'dination

Punches: 1/2" circle punch, circle from the Itty Bitty punch pack

Other: Wild Wasabi stitched grosgrain ribbon, Delicate Details lace tape, Creped Filter Paper, brad, Simply Scored, Big Shot, Soda Pop Tops, Print Poetry designer paper stack, Crystal Effects, ring blank (from stash)

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But wait - who is this lunatic, acting the goat with MY ring on? Oh it's me! My husband was taking a photo of me and made me laugh by pretending to be the paparazzi. "Over 'ere love!" he yelled, clicking away. "Come on love - give us a pout!" I just hope the neighbours weren't in!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend, and I'll see you very soon,

PS. I've had a bit of bother with an avalanche of spam over the past couple of days and I do apologise to anyone who has been trying to leave me a comment while I've been trying to sort it out. Bloomin' spam - grrrrr!