Priscilla's Papercrafts: Sweet Peas

Monday, April 28, 2025

Sweet Pea

I'm going to a baby shower next weekend. My nephew and his wife are having their first baby, and the theme of the shower is "home grown". I noticed that the invitation (very cute) was sprinkled with tiny vegetables and flowers to fit the theme.

So I was perusing Pinterest to get ideas for a baby card and saw one that just seemed to be perfect. Cindy Brumbaugh had created a very cute card using the Sweet Peas stamp set...and the thought of "peas" felt very "homegrown" to me. So I CASED Cindy's card.

Is that not the cutest? 😍

And I'll bet you'll never guess whether this child will be a girl or a boy...😆

OK, they are having a little girl, so I went with pinks! Surprise!

A card base of Melon Mambo was topped with a layer of Pretty in Pink - such a great combo! On my white layer I stamped the leaves in two directions (it's just one stamp, inked and stamped twice).

Then I added a layer of the Full of Life designer paper; it's a 6" x 6" sheet of multicolors that I cut so just the pink area is on the card.

The Nested Essentials dies made the perfect die-cut to stamp the tiny pea and greeting. And everything is colored with Stampin' Blends.

I finished with a few of the soon-to-be-retired In Color Shimmer Gems (the Shimmer Gems are retiring but new Flat Pearls will be coming in the same colors).

I think my "home grown" card will be just perfect for this wonderful baby shower!

Be sure to check out the Last Chance list of products that are retiring May 5th or when sold out. There are some great bargains and products you might have missed. (Sweet Peas is on sale!)

Product List

Sweet Peas Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163621]

$20.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad

[163807]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$11.00

Full Of Life 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163357]

$12.50

Pretty In Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163793]

$11.50

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Nested Essentials Dies

[161597]

$34.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Sweet Peas Birthday

Those of you who follow me regularly know that I rarely purchase whimsical stamp sets. I find I don't have enough ideas to make them versatile for me.

However, this past year, I have found myself drawn to more and more of these fun little sets (think Attention Shoppers, Cutest Cows, Market Goodness and Submarine Life) and now I have another one that I just had to add to my collection: Sweet Peas.

What could be more fun than a pod of happy peas wishing you a HaPEA Birthday? I mean look at these little faces:

And they're even wearing hats and using party blowers!

Anyway, I digress...all I'm sayin' is that I found these little guys irresistible!

So I put them on a fun-fold card.

I cut my cardstock to 5-1/2" x 6-1/2", and scored it at 4-1/4". Then I used the flap on the front as the anchor for a Nested Essential tag with these singing peas.

The image was stamped with Tuxedo Black, and colored with Stampin' Blends. I fussy-cut the largest pea and popped him up on a Dimensional.