Bethinking

Hopkins (aka Popcorn)

Hopkins has always been one of my favourite poets. He is also a favourite of my friend Cath, so I thought it was pretty amusing when Cath named one of her chickens after the poet, in honour of his poem, "Pied Beauty".

When Felicity was first introduced to Hopkins, she couldn't get her head around this grand name, so ended up calling the chicken "Popcorn". Hopkins, who has a sense of her own worth, was unimpressed by this, but in our family, the name has stuck.

The perfect material for a scrapbook page - I get a chance to record an amusing family story, along with one of my favourite poems! 

Baby Gift

It's always beautiful to welcome a new little person into the world! This gift was for a friend who had a little baby girl recently. The Flip Book album is based on a design by Amy Celona, and it was so easy to make using the elements from the Simply Scrappin' Kit "Rock-A-Bye Girl". In fact, you can make 2 albums just using the contents of one kit, and there were plenty of materials left over, so I could make the card to match, using the Fox & Friends stamp set as well.

You can see that when the album is open it has lots of space to hold photos, so hopefully it willed be filled up soon with pictures of the gorgeous baby!

Thanks, Robot!

Who said that Robots are just for boys? Anything that you make using the new In-Colour Melon Mambo is bound to be bright and very girly! The good news is that this colour is going to be part of Stampin' Up!'s new core colour range, so it will be available long-term.

I really love using the Tiny Tags set, too, with the coordinating jewelery tag punch. I think that you'll get bored of seeing cards made with this set before I get bored of making them!

Lots of Bots

I really do enjoy making kids' birthday cards. This Lots of Bots stamp set is great for that - funky robot images that are fun to colour in.

For this card, I coloured most of the main image using Watercolour Crayons, but also stamped the robot on some Tangerine Tango patterned paper to do some paper piecing.

My Big Shot was great to use for this card, too. I embossed the Brilliant Blue cardstock with the Perfect Polka Dots folder, and die cut some paper buttons - a great solution if you don't have buttons in the colour that you need right away!

Lots of people love this stamp set for boys' cards, but it's also great for girls. I'll post a more feminine robot card, soon!

Supplies Used

Stamps: Lots of Bots

Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, haiku DSP.

Accessories: Big Shot (buttons and Perfect Polka Dots), Watercolour Crayons, Blender Pen, Crystal Effects.

Colour Renovation

Stampin' Up! have announced a "Colour Renovation" - they've been reviewing their Colour Families and In Colours, and have decided to create some new colour collections that are fresh and up to date.

As a result, a bunch of colours will be unavailable from September this year. So, if any of your favourites are on the "Fond Farewell" list, then please let me know if you'd like to stock up on cardstock, inkpads or ink refills!

Pillow Boxes

I made these boxes as a thank you gift for people who came to my recent Card Buffet. They were so quick and easy to create! I cut the Pillow Box shape using the Big Shot, then embossed each box with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. Some cardstock and ribbon, in new colours of course, was tied around the middle of each one, with a tag from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

The Big Shot cut and scored each box shape in one go. No measuring or scoring was required on my part, so I think these really were the quickest boxes that I have every made!