Sprinkles of Life - Cupcake Toppers

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of Ten Minute Tuesday! Yesterday was hectic with the catalog launch and my monthly stamp class that I completely forgot to post my Ten Minute Tuesday project!

This one was so quick and easy that I'm thinking many people will be making these cupcake toppers soon with the new Sprinkles of Life stamp set.  We made two cards last night with the set so I wanted to make cupcake toppers to match.  My husband was so awesome and he made these oreo cupcakes for the girls in my class.  We were very impressed!  I think he's now in charge of the snacks. :)

 

The Sprinkles of Life set and coordinating Build a Tree punch made these a quick project!  I made 7 in under 10 minutes.

 

My new camera lens gets here tomorrow! I will finally be able to take better close ups!

 

And of course... If you give your stamp class ladies a cupcake,

 

somewhere a 4 year old will ask for one too.

 

:)

 

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-Holly

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Ten Minute Tuesday - Lilacs Abloom!

 

Sunday I finally was able to pick some of my lilacs from my backyard.  Last year was our first spring living here and when I came home last May from visiting family for a week, I was surprised to see lilacs!  This year I did not want to miss out on enjoying them - because they come and go so quickly!

 

 

 

In fact, these were already dying quicker than I had anticipated so yesterday I stopped in to see my friend Jed at Thompson's Floral and Antiques (an awesome stop if you're ever in Rhode Island).  Jed had these locally grown Rhode Island lilacs and I just loved the different shades of purple and even some white...

 

Needless to say, they came home with me!  And if you can't have flowers in a vase, the next prettiest thing is flowers wrapped in brown paper.  It reminds me of someone who lives in the city and just stops on their way home from work and the florist hands them a bouquet wrapped in paper.  Maybe I'm weid, but I love it!

 

 

 

So I thought I would make a tag for Ten Minute Tuesday and show you how quick you can make something special even more special with a personal touch! 

(These weren't given away... sorry my friends!  This is just for show!) :)

 

 

For the tag, I took a 2" strip of Whisper White CS and stamped the leaves from the Summer Silhouettes in Old Olive.  The ribbons are both "available" but the chevron is retiring and the Old Olive is on the clearance rack.  I added a little snippet of a lace doily, but the picture isn't the best.

 

The sentiment is from a new hostess set out of the new catalog!  Sneak peeks are fun, are they not?

 

And for the lilacs I took a stamp from the Summer Silhouettes set and only colored part of the stamp.  I love how it turned out! 

 

 

So there you have it!  Ten Minute Tuesday :)  I think the blog writing took longer than it did to actually make the tag!  Haha!

 

See you Thursday for some birthday invites for a princess that are adorable!

 

-Holly

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Ten Minute Tuesday - Daffodil Delight

 

Happy Tuesday friends!  Just a quick post for Ten Minute Tuesday!  And really, I only had about ten minutes. Today is my card class and I don't have a single set picked or paper cut.

This morning I was in the yard with my boys.  They were picking dandelions and putting them in their dump truck.  I noticed some of my daffodils were already dying so I grabbed a vase so I could enjoy them a little longer.

 

This particular flower (coral and white) was among the daffodils.  There were only 6-7 of them but I had never noticed them in our yard before.  I'm not sure if it's a variation of a daffodil or some sort of cross-pollination between that and a rose?  If you know, please tell me! I'd love to know!

But as I took pictures this morning, I couldn't help but think of a color combo! And while the one flower could be calypso coral, I wanted to pay homage to the beautiful (and retiring) Crisp Cantaloupe.

I used the balloon and sentiment from the set From the Herd.  Such a fun set and the balloons make a great background don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your day!!

-Holly

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Ten Minute Tuesday - Just Add Ink Challenge

Well it's Tuesday which means two things: Monday is over (yay!) and it's Ten Minute Tuesday!  Now these cards may seem a little more involved than a ten minute card, but I have a few tips to speed things up.  I also am playing along with the talented group of stampers from Just Add Ink for their color challenge. 

You will see that I tried two different masking techniques.  This first one I stamped the two dahlias along the edges and then stamped another on a separate piece of cardstock so I could cut it out and adhere with dimensionals.  Cutting the dahlia might be the most time consuming part that of your ten minutes.

I chose the smoky slate color for my card base and ribbon.

For the next masking technique I first stamped the dahlia on a separate sheet and cut it out.  Then I stamped in the corner, covered it and stamped a dahlia on each side.  I covered them a little bit more to add my smoky slate splatter.

So there you have it!  Two cards that take less than ten minutes (each) to make!  

Here are some tips that I have for you to make your cards come together a little quicker.

1  -  Have your card bases and layers of whisper white/very vanilla precut.  This saves a ton of time! 

2  -  If you have the dahlia set (or any set you want to mask often), keep the piece you have cut out and use it over and over.  Mine was already cut, but I still cut a new one to see if I could keep things under ten minutes.

3  -  To get the two tone look - VERY IMPORTANT to stamp your lighter color first then "rock/roll" the edges of your stamp gently in the darker color.  ALSO, clean between each flower!! 

I hope you all enjoyed the technique and tips :)  Happy Stamping!

-Holly

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Ten Minute Tuesday - 2x

Well I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!  It's been a little busy here at my house and I'm really looking forward to relaxing tomorrow.

Tonight I had my Stamp n' Snack.  It's my monthly get-together with a few friends.  We had a great time and made 4 beautiful cards.  And since it's Ten Minute a Tuesday (TMT), I thought I would share two of the cards we made.  They were both quick and easy! 

The first one features the Four Feathers set.  I haven't used this set in a few months and the ladies in my class loved it.  I guess I'll be featuring it again :)

The second card features Banner Blessings!  I told the ladies that I designed the set and they were excited to use it.  I'm so glad it's a set that many people have enjoyed so far.  It was a joy to win the contest with SU! and an even greater joy knowing the set would be a blessing to so many! Glory to God! ;)

So there you have it - quick, easy, and fun for all!

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Thanks for stopping by!  

-Holy

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Ten Minute Tuesday - So Many Stars!

Today I'm going to share with you a fun & quick card!  I'm going to start something new on Tuesday with a card you can make in ten minutes or less!  This card might look like it took longer, but trust me, it only took a few minutes!  The kids were playing, my hubby was making dinner and I cranked out a new card.

Yes, literally cranked the big shot, cut 4 stars, embossed a layer and assembled.  Easy peasy!!

I added a few SAB items (the vellum pack and in-color accessories are both awesome!) and the card was complete.  

Thanks for swinging by! See ya next week for another quick ten minute (or less) Tuesday!!

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-Holly

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