hAppY sUmmEr!!!

Carrying on with the summer theme, I had chosen to make a congratulatory card this week - associating sun with happy occasions. A scalloped background was cut onto a summery stripy paper by Colorbok 'Sweet Blooms'. Next, a three-tiered flower was die-cut and softly embossed using Go Kreate 'Concentrics die' and finished with a embossed flower sticker (by We R Memory Keepers ' Twirl collection'). A red bee (also by We R Memory Keepers, 'Ribbit clear stamps') was then inked in Memento 'Lady Bug' and spotted flying around the flower. The card was then completed with a soft pink border-Congratulations ribbon (by East of India) and a wiggly white ribbon (by John Lewis) just underneath.

So.. a summery flowery card to celebrate a happy occasion this week!

tWeeT twEeT...

Summer is always fabulous. Weather is great. Sales are on. What more can I ask for? :)

So, this week I had been playing with my recent purchases and decided to use summer as the theme inspiration. The card featured two birdies hopping around on a blooming pasture, enjoying the atmosphere as well as each other. The wild colourful background is by We R Memory Keepers 'White Out Collection' (Nonsense - Ding Dong). Then, my glittery birdies (from Whirligig Bag-O-Buttons) had their tail, beak and feet stamped in various Memento inks (using Papertrey ' Everday Button Bits'). The pasture was then pencil-coloured and blooms were decorated with Anita's gemstones in four different colours. Absolutely adore Anita's gemstones (come in a wheel with twelve unique colours at a decent price)! Final touches included a rainbow colour ribbon (by John Lewis) and a simple message inked using the same stamp set to tie everything in - just a little something this summer! :)

May I present the gorgeous little birdies... :)

yUmmY tReaTs...

Special this week...

I had been back to Jam Jar Beads for another jewellery making class. For this week's special, we have yummy treats, made from polymer clay. The class was good fun, although it was much harder than I thought. However, it did bring back childhood memories of playing with Playdoh. :) To make it real, the polymer clay treats were baked for 20 mins to harden before serving.

So, my jewellery theme is desserts; (from clockwise) chocolate/blueberry cheesecake with cherry on top, malteser, easter egg, chocolate/raspberry praline, chocolate bar, marshmallows, and finally fondant icing cake. Don't they look yummy? Would you like a taste? :)

But, the question now is what do I do with them? Don't think food jewellery is really my thing. So, I'll take any suggestions/requests. :) To set the ideas flowing, my first pair of cheesecake earrings...

Tada... enjoy... :)