Sunday Suite - Ice Cream Corner

Spring is definitely here in the UK to lighten the mood amongst these lockdown days... so whilst I am thinking ahead... lets go even further... to summer days... and meeting up with friends for... ice cream...

So introducing the brilliant and mouth watering Ice Cream Corner suite... which has a myriad of alternative uses for those of you that like to get creative with your products...

Starting with the whole Ice Cream Corner Suite Collection in just one click...

Comprising the Sweet Ice Cream bundle ( with 10% off the total of the individual items)

Which includes the Sweet Ice Cream stamps...

And the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch... great for making ice cream embellishments for all your crafty projects... but RU thinking banners, party hats, golf hole flags, hair styles, octopus, teddy bear face, Mickey & Minnie Mouse too like me... as well as "roll up" beads from the triangle for a bit of jewellery making...

Then you have the Ice Cream Corner papers... Click here for the sheet by sheet view...

The Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles...

And last but not least the Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Striped Ribbon...

And a round up of some lovely projects for you...

Bright, cheerful, contemporary and "cool" with something for everyone of all ages...

Something Lacy Silver Clay Pendant

So this is what I made on Tuesday. Now folks… this is what you could call serious kissing using a rubber stamp!! 99% silvers’ worth!

For years I have wanted to take a rubber stamp and go and make a silver clay pendant with it! After seriously hinting for 2 years worth of Christmas and birthday presents… in December I gave up and booked myself on a Silver Clay Pendant course…

So now I have…! And here is my make…  difficult to get a great photo though!

Of course, Something Lacy had to travel with me…well that stamp is too good not to share! And now I will for eternity! And I cannot believe how much detail comes off that stamp…

And I had such a fabulous morning. True crafting therapy for me!  After 6 years of running workshops for cardmaking, packaging and scrapbooking for others - I cannot tell you how lovely it was to be a true crafting beginner again, to sit at a workshop and be instructed – to make and learn something new and and to come away with something so beautiful. Thanks to Helen Drye at Silver & Stone Jewellery in Riccall, York for such a fabulous workshop.

And of course I had the perfect box (already made and shared here) to pop it into…. though this pendant will be around my neck…not in a gift box!

And now I have realised how much of my stash can be used for Silver Clay work… think there may be a little clay purchase coming along soon….. though I think it may be a little silver and a lot more of bronze! Well I have to have pure crafty play time…. lots of ideas already!!

Although first I will use some of my newly learnt techniques with our Stampin’ Up! Simply Pressed clay – and moulds. Luckily no fire involved with this clay… I am sure the new techniques will prove useful…. watch this space!

Simply Pressed White Clay 2.4 oz. 130685  Price: £6.25

Moulding clay to create your own embellishments. Use with our silicone moulds. Add colour by kneading ink into clay or colouring with markers after it dries for a more saturated look. Air dry is all you need.

Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds   2 total molds: 1 with 3 flowers, 1 with 3 buttons  2-1/4" diameter; 3/8" high   131272  Price: £7.25

Silicone molds to create your own embellishments. Use with our Simply Pressed Clay.

Alphanumeric Simply Pressed Clay Mold  137854  Price: £8.95

Create your own custom 3D phrases using Simply Pressed Clay and the Simply Pressed Alphanumeric Moold. 1 silicone mould. Letter size: 3/4" (1.9 cm) high.

Something Borrowed Embellishments Jewellery & Sloping Jewellery Gift Box

And, something different for a true paper-crafter like me.  Some quick jewellery and a  special jewellery box for them to go in!

The box is a remake of one I designed about 3 years ago. It was based on a gorgeous box I saw in a shop many years ago and it was one I remembered when I started to be able to work out how to make my own boxes.... Took a while to work it out & it is a “very precise” little box ... But I am so glad that I persevered.... Works well for a Ferrero Rocher and Lindor chocolates too.... ( as I made them that way one Christmas a while back!)

As soon as I saw the gorgeous Something Borrowed embellishments in the Spring Summer catalogue - I knew I had to repeat my very popular Frosted Finishes jewellery class from 18 months ago.

The necklace and the box were also a Team Gift swap at Convention 18 months ago in Manchester… so some of you will definitely recognise this project!! But for some reason… the project never got shared on my blog… think I must have had enough after making so many of them at the time!!!

So a necklace, earrings, a ring, a bracelet and a box for the necklace and earrings to go in... I just need to design a matching little ring box and bracelet box and then I have full set!

Sorry blurry jewellery…and a misplaced earring!! But you get the idea….

Though some of my ladies fit all the jewellery pieces except the bracelet into the one box… so maybe just a box for the bracelet to complete the set…

And the box decoration …. purposefully left as simple as simple can be… just some Something Borrowed papers, an image from Tag Talk and a Label Bracket punch, 1 3/8” circle & a 1 1/2” die cut circle to finish off