Sweet Stamps and Pinque Peacock Team Up

Boy, Oh, Boy do we have some FUN in store for ALL of YOU

Welcome to DAY 2 of our Cross Promotion Blog Hop

with the talented Designers 

at Sweet Stamps

 This will be a 2 Day Hop starting at the Sweet Stamps Blog and the Pinque Peacock Blog each day. Please DO VISIT each of the Main Blogs to show your love to BOTH Companies that have organized this fun event for you!Tell Your Friends, too....Lot's of Eye Candy along the way!And there is sure to be lots of Blog Candy, too!!!

The Pinque Peacock "Pinquette" Artists and Creators (DT) 

andThe Sweet Stamps Design Team "Sweeties" 

have been working their Creative Efforts to the MAX behind the scenes, 

to create some wonderful projects using

the Pretties at the Pinque Peacock Shop

and the Fabulous Products from the SweetStamps.com Shop

This Hop will lead you directly into the NEW Challenge at theSweet Stamps BLOG

where the new Challenge will start and the theme will be everyone's favorite:

ANYTHING GOES

HERE ARE THE FANTASTIC PRIZES BEING OFFERED TO 2 LUCKY HOPPERS(Prize Drawing Eligibility Rules are Below) Sweet Stamps is Sponsoring a Prize to 1 Lucky Hopper 1 PERSON WILL WIN

Gift Certificate can be used towards any Stamps, Sweet Stamps Dies or Shades Dye InksPinque Peacock is Sponsoring a Prize to 1 Lucky HopperA 2ND PERSON WILL WIN

Fabric Buttons, Handmade Fabric Flowers, and Pearl Beaded Stick Pinsall in Coordinating "Nana's Pillowcase" fabrics and colors RULES TO BE ENTERED TO WIN1 - HOP BOTH DAYS2 - LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH HOP STOP IN THE HOP3 - FOLLOW BOTH SWEET STAMPS AND PINQUE PEACOCK ON FB(LINKS ARE BELOW THE LINEUPS) Winners will be selected towards the beginning of Next Week (Monday or Tuesday-ish)to allow everyone ample time to visit all of the Hop Stops along the way!   Now, you should be sure to head over to Kimberly's Blog to peek at her beautiful creation and get all the details on how it was created.~~~HERE IS THE FULL LINEUP FOR BOTH DAYS~~~HOP LINEUP - DAY 1 (6/18/13) SS Blog http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com

1. Kendra Sand http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/
2. Donna K Baes~ http://createdbydonnak.blogspot.com/
3. DeNetra Bates http://essentiallyyourswithdenetra.blogspot.com/ 
4. Marji Franklin ~ http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/
5. Erika Selander http://lillgumman.blogspot.com/
6. Janet Royer ~ http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/
7. Lisa Lahiff http://lisascreativeniche.blogspot.com/
8. Paula Driver ~ http://ScrapYourWorld1.blogspot.com/
9. Irit Shalom http://iritshalom.blogspot.co.il/
10. Susie Gerdes~  http://scrappyrandomness.blogspot.com/
11. Karrie Snider http://www.stampers-den.ca/blog/
12. Beckie Woodall~ http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/
13. Calypso Bastian http://calypsocandycraft.blogspot.com/
14. Jessie Mitchell ~ http://edoggsugarlipsandprincessbuttercup.blogspot.com
15. Shelly Schmidt http://shellymc2.blogspot.com/

SS Blog http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com HOP LINEUP - DAY 2 (19/6/13) SS Blog http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com

1. Kimberly Pate ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
2. Annette Anderson http://designette.blogspot.com/
3. Robin Perkey ~ http://www.thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com/
4. Carolyn LaBille http://mspetuniascrafts.blogspot.com/
5. Nupur Patel ~ http://downthememorylane9008.blogspot.com/
6. Roxie Glaza http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/
7. Mary Montecalvo ~http://Mary-fortheloveofart.blogspot.com
8. Monica Edwards http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
9.  An'Jenic Gibson~ http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/
10. Denise Paxton http://dixicreations.blogspot.co.uk/
11. Heather Flaherty ~ http://www.papercrafteranonymous.com/
12. Tamara Morton http://poshcatcrafts.blogspot.com/
13. Lisa Woodward~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/
14. Irena Kowalczyk http://papierowaobsesja.blogspot.com/
15. Rhonda Bewley-Ratliff ~  http://flowersbyrhonda.blogspot.com

SS Blog http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com If you want to stay up to date on all the latest and greatest things happening at Pinque Peacock and at Sweet Stamps, be our latest FANS!

   

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR THE CROSS PROMOTION BLOG HOP YESTERDAY & TODAY!!!

I love these mini bottle caps which I have punched out matching papers then added a resin dome sticker. Mays a wonderful addition to your projects. Click on the badge to check out Pinque Peacock store and blog.

These fabulous flowers are a stamp available from sweet stamps as is the sentiment. 

I have coloured again using Shades Ink Spots in Papaya, Butterscotch and Palm Grove.  

Here's a close up of the Pinque Peacock pins.

Supplies from Sweet Stamps

Daisy bunch

Enjoy the moment

Shades Ink Spots - Palm Grove, Butterscotch and Papaya 

Core'dinations Cardstock - Sunflower Yellows

Cheery Lynn - Bird Cage

Prima Papers - Songbird

Mulberry Flowers 

Pinque Peacock - Pearl Pins

Distress Ink - Walnut Satin 

Victorian Christmas - Sweet Stamps

Morning all, welcome to Tuesday and its time for another challenge over on Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog and this week our challenge is "Victorian Christmas Colours". 

Hop on over and enter for the chance to win a $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps Store.  You don't have to use a Sweet Stamps image to enter but if you do you get entered into the challenge twice!

I used these cute little boy and Girl gingerbread stamps these stamps come in two sizes but come as a pair..Sorry about the quality of the photos I had to use my phone as my camera has had to go into the shop for repair (I haven't even had it for a year)

Again sorry for the quickness of this post but I'm running late this morning.. Have a good day where ever you are...

Cheery Lynn Wall Hanging

Morning Folks, hope you are enjoying your weekend. Well what gorgeous weather we had in my part of the world yesterday sure beats the terrible rain we had on Friday! This week I have created a Wall Hanging using Cheery Lynn Dies:

Kaleidoscope Lace French Flair Reflection Dies (Largest Die)

French Flair Classic - LG Silver Stackers, French Flair Classic - XL Purple Stackers 

Square Scalloped LG Purple Stackers, Square Classic - LG Silver Stackers 

Build a Flower # 1, Olive BranchesMini Roses, Medium Roses , 

Francesca Border, SM Scalloped Circle and Classic Circle little Stackers, Tropical Flourish

I first cut the base using the Kaleidoscope Lace French Flair Die, I used the biggest die for this. I then used the French Flair Classic die from the XL Purple Stackers and again I used the biggest die. ( The Purple series are slightly bigger than the silver series this is to be able to create that laying effect)

The silver French Flair came next (paper with the ladybirds on).

I have again used the roses dies mixed in with a few mulberry flowers and then you have the gorgeous build a flower, olive branches and Tropical Flourish 

Here's a close up for you of the build a flower. These are so easy to make and don't take a lot of time. 

Sorry about the quality of the photos but they are taken with my phone as my camera has had to be sent for repaired.  

Love this new little Tilda and her Ducky from the new Stamp kit.

You still have time to enter into our challenge "Christmas in July" over on the Challenge Blog which ends this evening 10:00pm (Eastern Time)

Craft Supplies 

Magnolia Stamps, Cheery Lynn Dies, Lilly of the Valley Sentiment, Scrim, Ribbon, Card Stock, brads. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I'll be back on Tuesday.

By Floral Arrangement Only..

Morning everyone, what horrible weather we had at the weekend.  Hopefully the weather will pick up for the summer holidays. 

Over on Sweet Stamps this week are challenge is micro beads and what you can use them for to embellish your projects. We have a $20 voucher to spend in the Sweet Stamps Store up for grabs for the winner. So head on over to the challenge blog to enter and view the rest of the teams fabulous cards and projects.. 

Right onto my project for this week.  I make a half card (If that's what they are called) I used a Cherry Lynn Reflection die - Mini Pearl Square to create the shallow scalloped edge around part of the card. The gorgeous stamp is of course from Sweet Stamps and this one is called Floral Arrangement This is going to become my new favourite stamp, me thinks.. lol what a dream to colour!

The micro beads I used are from Sweet Stamps and are called Sugar Sand I have also used them to create a couple of twirly things I used distress inks to colour the sand.  The tutorial is HERE if you want to give it a try. 

The picture didn't come out very well of the sugar sand but I coated all the flowers with it and looks gorgeous in real life.

Other Craft Supplies 

All supplies are available from the Sweet Stamps Store

Sweet Stamps - Floral Arrangement stamp

Sweet Stamps - Thank you sentiment

Design Papers - First Edition (Spring Feast)

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies 

Lace Corner Deco I

Mini Fanciful Flourish 

Mini Pearl Reflections Die Square

Little Window Stackers Classic and Scalloped Circles

Sugar Sand

Distress Inks 

Shades Dye Ink

Core' dinations Paper 

Florist wire, Copics and flowers 

Black and One Other Colour

Morning again, today is going to be a very busy day on my blog.. lol.. Anyway I'm back again with my post and project for Anything Goes Challenge Blog and this fortnights challenge is a Colour challenge "Black + One other" (you can use skin and hair colours on your image) 

I have gone for Black and a hot pink as my colour scheme.  I kept the image quite plain and in very light shades on pink.. Sorry I can't remember the copics I used. (note to self - remember to write down the colours) 

Loving this new image from the Princess and Prince collection, this sweetie is called "Tilda with Ballet Shoes". I know this has been a very popular stamp but Lynne over at the Craft Den has them in stock.  

Craft Supplies 

Tilda with ballet shoes - Magnolia

Sentiment - Whimsy 

Cheery Lynn Dies

XL Stackers Straight edged and Scalloped 

(Purple stackers are slightly bigger than the Silver to achieve that lovely layering effect)

Lace Rose and Flourishes 

Spellbinders label die

Flowers, ribbon and gems from stash 

Martha Stewart Border punch

Copics 

Distress Inks - Tattered Rose 

(The Craft Den has a special offer on all distress inks - Buy 3 for £13.00) 

Get Ready For Easter....

Good morning all, well I have 2 weeks left at work before the Easter Break . Not that I'm counting the days or anything ;0) So our challenge over on Anything Goes Challenge is just right

  "Lets get ready for Easter"

So head on over and join in.  

Also if you are free and fancy coming along to a birthday party, the Craft Den will be holding a demo day on Wednesday 25th April at their Studio in Sheffield. For more information contact Lynne sales@craftden.co.uk

Onto my card for the card, well its not a card as such, I decided to make another wall hanging for the occasion. Thought it was something a little different to send that a card. 

I started with cutting a Scalloped square for the base using Cheery Lynn XL scalloped square dies (the biggest die). The Craft Den will be getting in some new stock of Cheery Lynn Designs Dies they should be in the store sometime this week. This includes doily dies, borders, cutie flowers and lots more. 

The design paper is one of the new paper pads from Prima called Songbird just love these new papers.  The card stock is Bazzill - Deep Sea Dotted Swiss.  The paper doily behind is a new one from Nellie Snellen called paper frames and come in two sizes 9cm and 10cm.  I masked Tilda in front of the flower basket and managed to get it just right in one try.. 

I have coloured the gorgeous Tilda in copics 

Top and Flowers - YR02, 01, 00, 000 - B95, 93, 91

Jeans - B97, 95, 93

Hat - G00, 000, 0000 & B95, 93

Hair & Skin - E29, 25, 31 - E11, 30, 00, 000, 0000 & R20

Rabbit - W5, 3, 1, 0

Wooden Barrow - E44, 43, 41, 40

The Craft Den has all their Copic Ciao's on special offer at the minute, so stock up on those running out colours. 

This is the view of the back so enough space to write a little sentiment. 

Crafty Supplies 

Stamps 

Magnolia Easter 2011

Stempelgede Stamps for the edging 

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Mini Roses and Medium Roses 

Lace Corner Deco D 

XL Square Scalloped Nesting dies 

Magnolia Doohickeys - Swirls 

Fence 

Martha Stewart Leaf punch

Flowers, buttons, flowers and white puffy velvet pen for the rabbits tail from stash.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit hope to see you back soon.. 

Challenges I would like to enter

The Crafters Challenge - Ribbon and or Lace

Catered Crop - Stitching

Dream Valley Challenge - Easter

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Magnolia Sentiment

Magnolia Down Under - Recycle (orange buttons from a cardigan)

CMC - Anything Goes 

My Sheri Crafts - Easter

Just Magnolia - Green 

Think Spring - Sweet Stamps Challenge

Morning all, hope all is well in the land of blog today. As its Tuesday its time for a new theme and Challenge over on SWEET STAMPS and the theme for this week is.. 

"Think Spring" anything that reminds you of spring. 

 All you have to do to enter is make a card or project using the theme and if you use a Sweet Stamps image you get two chances at winning the $20 shopping spree in the Sweet Stamps Store.  

I went for the delightful Girl with Watering Can for my stamp this week. She is such a delight to colour and great for practising folds in clothes. The design paper is from First Editions - Spring Feast and is one of the embossed and glittered papers, 

Coloured with Copics

BV04, 02, 01, 00, 000

G99, 95, 85, 82

Crafting Supplies 

Sweet Stamps

Girl with Watering Can 

Bloom where you are planted 

Design Paper 

Spring Feast - First Edition 

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Scalloped Circle XL nesting stackers 

Polynesian Sails Doily Die 

Copics 

Memento Ink 

Shades Ink Pad - Brownie 

Flowers and Ribbon from Stash 

Times Treasured - Lets Ink It Up

Hiya everyone, hope you are enjoying your Saturday!

Over on Lets Ink It Up its the start of a new month so that means its the start of a new challenge and our theme for the month of March is 

"Show us your Flowers" With a twist

You do not have to use stamping, but you cannot

use digi images.

Flowers may be handcrafted or shop bought.

Please see Lets Ink It Up Challenge blog for details of the prize....

I would also like to welcome our new team members 

Val 

Mags

Marion 

Susan 

Maira 

Velma

So head on over to Lets Ink it Up, join in the fun and see what these gorgeous ladies have created. 

For my card this challenge I made an Anniversary card for my Brother and Sister in law.  Using a Lilly of the Valley stamp (Can't get enough of these stamps just love them to pieces) 

Crafty Supplies 

Stamps & Sentiment- LOTV

Stempelgede Stamps 

Design Papers - Melissa Frances 5th Avenue 

Marianne Designs - Bird, Ivy and Bird House die

Magnolia Doohickey - big swirl & small flowers 

Mulberry Flowers 

Martha Stewart - PATP & Butterfly punch

Raffia lace, frilly lace and Velvet ribbon from stash 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Simon Say's Stamp - Anything Goes 

Amusing Challenges - Die Cuts (No Digi's)

Catered Crop - Ribbon

PansPastel - Use a stamped image

Paper Sundaes - Green or Good Luck

Dare to Dream - Cheery Lynn - Lots of Layers

Hi everyone, hope you are having a great start to the day.  I'm at work again today but good news I only have one more day after today and then I have two days off so looking forward to that. 

Today I want to show you a wall hanging that I made using Cheery Lynn Dies.  I just love these dies to pieces and really couldn't live without them. They are just so versatile and can be used for soooo many different projects! 

I have over loaded on photos again as this project was just so hard to photography I didn't want to miss showing all the details.. 

Ok so let me start at the very beginning, its a very good place to start.. (sorry breaking out into song) :o)

The base of the wall hanging I used Cherry Lynn XL 2 Square Scalloped nesting stackers - the largest die. 

All the connectors have been made out of grunge board then distressed in Dusty corduroy distress inks I cut the shape out using Cheery Lynn XL 10 Coved rectangles - the very smallest die.  I folded the top ones over to create a tab like effect then threaded a wooden dowel through.  

I'm so pleased with the colours of my project.  I don't use purple, cream and brown together very often and now I wonder why as it goes so well with the vintage/ shabby chic style.  Will definitely be using more of this colour scheme!! Loving that plum coloured velvet ribbon teamed up with a pearl ribbon slider really stands out on the natural raffia ribbon.  Sadly I only have about a meter left of this natural raffia as they have discontinued this colour choice.  

More of the coved rectangles peeking out of the background I have distressed and then used Rock Candy crackle paint to add a glossy coating. The Sentiment has also been die cut from the smallest coved rectangle die but this time distressed in walnut satin DI's I thought this make the grunge board look like leather.  The sentiment is one from Lilli of the Valley and stamped using Shades dye ink - Brownie.  This ink is exclusive to Sweet Stamps all the colours co-ordinate perfectly with the cordinations card stock so you can't go wrong..

Other Cheery Lynn dies I have used on the above 

DL102 French Pastry Doily Die 

D130 - Butterfly Dimensional Dies 

B117 - Fanciful Flourish 

Below is a close up of the little tab I made using the grunge board, and Coved rectangle stackers 

....... XOXO ......

This is the middle plate I have used a Lilli of the Valley image and another of they sentiments which I again have stamped onto grunge board, die cut using the smallest coved rectangle from the XL nesting stackers and Distressed using dusty corduroy DI. 

The image has been stamped onto one of the XL square scalloped stackers, inked around the edges using Antique Linen DI's and coloured with copics.  For another added layer I used

 DL153 - Polynesian Sails Doily Die 

More of the D130 - dimensional butterflies 

and again the largest scalloped square for the base.  On some of the corners I used a little flower soft too.  I have left the mulberry flowers plain and not inked these ones as I wanted to achieve a more crisp look.  The butterflies have been given the once over with Caramel Creative Inspirations Paint to get that wonderful shimmer. 

This is the last and final plate, bear with me I've nearly finished. lol..  If I had to pick one of the plates this one has to be my favourite.  Everything seemed to come together. Although I have just noticed the butterfly charm is caught on one of the flowers, how annoying! 

The Cheery Lynn dies I have used on this plate are 

DL106 - Heart to Heart Doily's these are fabulous dies as you get two different die cuts out of one die (The die with all the hearts cut out and a smaller whole heart) such a brilliant idea. 

More of the dimensional butterflies these ones have to cut out of kraft cardstock, painted with white acrylic then inked over with Winter Frost Creative Inspirations Paint and a pearl for the centres. (Close up of butterflies below).  The flowers have also been splashed with Winter frost too!

Tilda has been 3D'd for more dimension and stamped onto XL Circle Nesting Stackers then layered onto an  XL Scalloped Circle also from Cheery Lynn. 

and finally a compilation for you.. 

Wow what a mammoth post that was.. hope I haven't lost you somewhere up the top.. ;o) 

I shop for my Cheery Lynn Dies at 

Sweet Stamps or direct from Cheery Lynn  

A List of all supplies used

Cheery Lynn Dies 

 XL 2 Square Scalloped nesting stackers

XL 10 Coved rectangles
DL102 French Pastry Doily Die 
D130 - Butterfly Dimensional Dies 
B117 - Fanciful Flourish 
 DL153 - Polynesian Sails Doily Die 
XL4 - Circle Nesting Stackers
XL5 - Scalloped Circle Nesting Stackers 
DL106 - Heart to Heart Doily's

Other crafting items 

Magnolia, Stempelgede & LOTV Stamps - Images, sentiments & grunge postcard, Magnolia design paper & Prima Sweet Fairy,  Creative Inspirations Paint - Winter Frost & Carmel , Pearls, Ribbon, Mulberry & Fabric Flowers, Lace, Raffia Lace, Cotton Scrim, Martha Stewart Punches (Butterflies & Board hearts punch), Kraft Card, Distressing Inks (Dusty Corduroy, Antique Linen & Walnut Satin, Shades Inks - Brownie, Sliver Charm, Home made Pin, Pearl brads and Tim Holtz Grunge Board. 

Challenges I would like to enter 

Cheery Lynn - Lots of Layers
Allsorts - Free and Easy
Our Creative Corner - Over the edge
Just Magnolia - Add a Doily
Move along with the times - Lots of layers