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Now then this is not my usual thing at all (having a bit of that recently what with making a Thomas the Tank Engine card too!). I recently had a stall at my sons pre-school sellin a few hand made bits and bobs. One of the teachers bought a stack of stuff and then asked me if I could make a notepad and pen set with a  sheep on it. I said yes without really thinking what I could do and basically went home and had a little panic! After some time and lots of loking at punch art done by others I came up with this:

I had an image in my head of a sheep jumping over a gate and this turned out to be a bit of fun to make! I used the Scallop Circle punch for the body, the owl punch for the face (with the owls feet snipped off - ouch). The ears / horns are made using the five petal flower punch and the legs with the word window punch. You can see I've used other punches too for the wool above the face and the flower in it's mouth.

A bit of fun anyway!
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My Little Man is Two

My littlest Blake is two today! Where did the time go? (I must be getting old to say that). We were going to have a bit of a party this afternoon for him but are going to do it another day as his brother Zac needs a bit of peace and quiet and rest today.

Yesterday he fell off his chair and split his head open so it was a dash up to A and E, typical Jelly.....almost out of petrol, two screaming boys in the car, get to the hospital and there is no parking anywhere near the A and E department. Found a car parking space - no change for the meter. So I left a note on the dashboard saying I had to get to A and E etc. Then it started to really rain and I had a long walk, pushing the buggy and carrying a screaming Zac. Walked in to A and E, dripping wet, blood everywhere and burst into tears!! Anyway, after three long hours at the hospital we came away after having Zac's head cleaned and glued and he is now fine.

So hopefully on Sunday if the weather dries up we are going to take Blake to Thomasland to celebrate. He loves Thomas so I made him this card:

It's made entirely with Stampin' Up! products took me longer than any card I've made before! I used a variety of punches and Big Shot dies. Around the tunnel the bricks are made using the small jewellery punch. I love the Timeless Type alphabet and numbers die set - it's so versatile on cards and for scrapbooking.

I made a Thomas cake too - I was really pleased with the cake itself, a dairy free madiera cake, it didn't sink in the middle or anything. But then we move on to my cake decorating skills. Shall we say I'm less than amateur and all you cake makers out there are in for a real laugh now.......ta dah:

Ahem, I think I'll stick to making cards from now on!
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Simple but cute

A very simple and quick card from me today using the Owl Punch:

I used my favourite Crumb Cake for the base and teamed it up with Early Espresso card and a scrap of Springtime Vintage DSP. I added a bow in Early Espresso 3mm tafetta ribbon and some googlie eyes from my kiddy craft stash!

I've got to make a leaving present and card today for one of Zac's pre shool teachers who finishes the school year early tomorrow as she's going in to hospital. Time is ticking and I haven't a clue what to make for her yet.

Oh and some exciting news, I applied to re-join the design team at Die Cut Dreams Challenge after stepping down last year and luckily for me - I'm back on the team! Can't wait to make my first creation for them.

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Punching Frogs

I've been punching a lot of frogs this week making some craft fair bits and bobs and my Hubby asked me to use one of them on a Father's Day card for his Dad.

The sentiment was stamped by masking the letter 'a' and then replacing it with an 'o'. I used the Always Artichoke Marker to match the ink. The sentiment is from the level two hostess set in the mini Celebrations. The frog is made by punching lots of ovals and circles, the wobbly eyes and the red pen used for his tongue are none Stampin' Up!

Being as it's Father's Day here in the UK I'm off tostart cooking my hubby a lovely roast dinner so we can sit down and eat with the boys later.

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If Jelly Did Royal Weddings.....

I'm sure I'd make a card like this:

This is my version of Will and Kate! I've seen so many versions of owl punch bride and grooms and had to make mine today to commemorate the special event! I've used just the owl punch for the majority, cutting the top hat by hand. the bunting is made using the star punch. Thought rather than putting a wedding sentiment on I'd go with Party This Way to make it more fun. There are tons of street parties taking place today. The last time I went to one was ahem.......1977 for the Silver Jubilee! Makes me feel old knowing I watched Will's parents get married too!

James is home today and is going to occupy Zac and Stunt Baby whilst I get some work done. Of course I'll be taking breaks to watch a bit of the wedding too!

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Introducing Nurse......

Owl! I have been wanting to get my crafting mitts on the fabulous owl punch since we first knew it was coming our way in January, but sometimes even I have to wait and now my wait is over! So, my first owl creation is a get well card:

Isn't she a cutie? I've used the owl punch for everything with the exception of the red cross, for that I used one of the Itty Bitty Shapes punches. The hugs and kisses sentiment is from Basic Phrases. Here's the card again with the owl punch:

If you want the owl punch it's item number 118074, £15.50, just get in touch by phoning 07748 707845 or emailing me at bluejellystampin@sky.com to place your order.

Alternatively why not wait until Saturday 25th June when I'll be running a fun owl punch art class for £12 at 10.30am and again at 1.30pm. If you order your owl punch at the time of booking your class place, you can get the owl punch for just £14. This class will book up fast so don't hang about reserving your place.

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My Very Own Mad Hatter

Here's something a little bit different from the usual projects you see from me:

Yes you've seen me make cupcakes before, but not one this big! It was Zac's last day of term at pre-school today and they had an Easter bonnet parade, I was in such a panic yesterday wondering what to make, wondering how to make a hat base. Didn't realise you could get a basic plain kids bonnet at the supermarket! Here's my finished creation:

It's all Stampin' Up! minus the hat itself, the chicks and the felt flower on the cake top. Oh and the inside frame of the cupcake is a plastic plant pot! I folded Neautrals DSP to wrap around it and secured with some very unboyish pink grosgrain ribbon. Now before you protest, Zac asked for a cake hat! He'd seen some at school with eggs and chicks on and said he didn't want one. I asked him what he did want and he said 'a big chocolate and pink cake Mummy' So I had to oblige of course, how could Mummy say no?

The cake top was the hardest bit, I cut the largest circle I could from the DSP and cut in places to fold in the get the shape. Stapled it together and just plopped it in place in the plant pot. The bunnies are all made from our punches with a little Basic Gray Marker for detail. And here is my very own little Mad Hatter, still in his jammies this morning:

Not the best photo but as good as I could get at 6.30am! Hope the school took some good ones. Now it's two and a half weeks before he goes back, got to find lots to keep him occupied now.

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Look who's back!!

Sorry I haven't blogged for the last few days, Blake has been unwell and my time has been spent looking after my little fella. He seems a little better today but I'm going to have to re-schedule some classes as need to be home with him this weekend.

Soooo - look who's back!!!

Yes it's the Ornament Punch - it's back available for ordering at £15.50 as of now! And as you can see, an Ornament Punch isn't just for Christmas! I've stamped this little lady using the Delightful Decorations stamp set in Tempting Turquoise and punched her out using the ornament punch. I've used a mixture of punches to create this little fishy in Melon Mambo. The sentiment is masked off from the Level Two Hostess set Long Fellows.

Shame on me - nothing from the mini on this card! But this punch is just so versatile, fish, varses, balloons, rabbits....the possibilities are endless!

Back tomorrow with some Easter creations
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Cupcake challenge and a free tutorial

Over at Cupcake this week our theme is 'Food for thought' so we want to see food somewhere in your creations. I'm late as usual so mine isn't on the challenge blog yet!

I've made a pizza style box with a yummy slice of chocolate fudge cake inside and a matching card. No prizes for guessing the box in now empty! Here's the card:

I've made punch art chocolates again and used the lovely sentiment stamp I bought at Stampin' Up! European convention last year. And here's the stash that was inside the box:

I've written up a tutorial for this project and this is the first time I've tried to add a document to my blog so this could all go very wrong! Well after some feedback, some of you can see the tutorial, some of you can't. So if you can't and you want it, please email me at bluejellystampin@sky.com and I'll email it to you!




I'd love to see your punch art chocolate creations so if you make some, please add a comment with a link to your creation.

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I want candy

Well hello chocolate fans. Still on my mission to get you in the mood for making your Valentine's treats I created these yummies for you:

It's something very new to me as I've never tried to create punch art before - unless I've cased it off someone else and I only intended to make a card but got carried away in the moment. You can see a bit more detail on the first card here:

I've used the Sale-A-Bration Bliss stamp set for the sentiment and everything else is punched, cut or drawn! Oh and buttons and pearls for decoration. Wasn't entirely sure I liked the daubed ink on this one - hence my second attempt! Here's the matching treat box:

And my second card - which I think looks much cleaner without the extra daubing - what do you think?

Were you wondering if I had put anything yummy inside the boxes? Well it would have been rude not to wouldn't it?

I've used a mix of Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Close to Cocoa Card. Close to Cocoa isn't available as a card colour on it's own any more, but you can still buy this textured version as part of the Love Stories Scrappin Kit.

I'm now thinking I might run a chocolate themed class to show my lovely ladies how to make these and some other bits and bobs - so please get in touch if you'd like to come and we'll set a date!

Now for some challenges, I'm going to join in with:

• My time to craft - Chocolate
• Crafty Catz - Food or drink
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Colour photo inspiration
• Sweet Stampin - Try something new

Hope I've given you some ideas to get yourself all creative with.
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