Author: Jenny Hayward

I am married to Glenn and we have 2 adult children: Josh and Carlie. I live in the Northern Suburbs of Wollongong; just south of Sydney, NSW Australia. I joined Stampin' Up! in August 2008. I'm having a great time playing with ink and paper and sharing my creations with you. Thank you for visiting me in my corner of the blogosphere. I hope I inspire you along the way. I hold regular classes and workshops in my studio in East Corrimal and offer classes and tutorials by mail. I hope I can share stamping with you and your friends soon. Take a look around. If I can help you with any of the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products please don't hesitate to ask me. Happy creating, Jenny
cards, Catalogues, Christmas, Stampin' Up!, Techniques, Tutorials

WHITE HOLLY BACKGROUND WITH REINDEER FUN DIES!

Jenny Hayward

Did you know you can create your own textured background with dies?

For this card I diecut lots of white Berries and Holly leaves from the Reindeer Fun Dies and adhered these together. Then I added them to a white card mat. It adds a subtle texture.

Here’s how to Create this effect:

  • Diecut lots of Holly Leaves and Berries from the dies on white card.
  • Adhere the Holly and Berries together.
  • Lay all the Holly/Berry pieces out on the white card mat to position them how you like. Have some overhanging the edges.
  • Adhere them down to the card mat. Turn over the card and trim off the overhanging pieces.

Then complete the card as you like.

I added a strip of Reindeer Days Paper and a strip of the Green Glimmer Paper along with the bells coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I finished it off with a bow from the Real Red and Gold Ribbon.

Try this idea with some dies you have. It takes a little diecutting and sticking together but it is a fun way to use them.

Hope your Christmas Creating is going along well.

Jenny

If you need some crafty supplies and you are in Australia you can stop by my store -> HERE. Or Contact me directly. I would love to help you out.

cards, Christmas, Techniques, Tutorials, Videos

WEEK 10 – 12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS – INKED EMBOSSED TECHNIQUE!

Jenny Hayward

Well this is an Oops!

Recently I posted our Week 11 project for 12 Weeks of Christmas – and I just realized Week 10 project was still sitting in the Drafts Folder! SO you all missed out. So sorry. So we might be out of order but here is our Week 10 project. Be ready for our last project later this week.

Week 10 of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Series. This week’s card uses a fun technique to add extra detail. It’s the Partial Inked, Embossed Technique.

This is the card.

I have used the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. The technique is inking part of the Embossing Folder and embossing the card. You can follow along in the video below.

The paper strip is from the A little Bit Festive Specialty Designer Series Paper. The Holly is from the Reindeer Fun Dies and the sentiment from the Reindeer Fun Stamp Set.

We are coming to the end of the Christmas series. Hope they have inspired you. Check back on my blog for the past ones if you missed them.

Happy Christmas Crafting,

Jenny

Need any products for your crafting and you are in Australia? You can head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 7BBQ9BKK

OR contact me directly.

Stampin' Up!

PAPER FOLDED TREES FOR WEEK 11 OF 12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS

Jenny Hayward

It’s Week 11 for our 12 Weeks of Christmas Series. The time has flown by. Here we are nearly at our last week.

Our project today is using some of those scraps of Christmas Paper you have. I’m going to show you how to make Paper Folded Trees. They can be added to a card or to a tag.

They are very easy to do and you can create them in any size. Just be sure it is a square piece of paper. You can fold little bases for them too.

Check the video to see how to fold them.

Have fun making them.

If you need any products and you are in Australia. Do stop by my store-> HERE or Contact me directly. I would love to help you out.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Christmas, Online Exclusives

TRY A Z-FOLD WITH THE SEASON OF GREEN AND GOLD SPECIALTY PAPER!

Jenny Hayward

With just a simple scoring on the front of the card and folding it back you create a Z-Fold Card. Then instead of adding your card mat and paper to the front of a card you can adhere it just to the left hand side panel.

The gorgeous paper is the Season of Green and Gold Specialty Paper. I have used so much of this beautiful paper already. Maybe even on to my second pack … The Paper is available as an Online Exclusives online and can sometimes be missed. You can check my store.

The stamps are the Golden Greenery stamps and dies also available online. I love how these ones work and I think you could use these leaf images for any occasion card. That would work. The sentiments are from the Greetings of the Season Bundle.

This is the paper if you haven’t noticed it. You can see it more -> HERE.

Try this idea to mix up your crafting. It’s an easy variation to try.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

Need some crafty supplies and you are in Australia?

I can help you out. Head to my store -> HERE Please use the Host Code: 7BBQ9BKK

OR Contact me directly.

Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

FREE SHIPPING FOR 3 DAYS!

Jenny Hayward

Stampin’ Up! has just announced – Free Shipping for the next 3 days!! 

You could include the Last Chance products OR the New Online Exclusives Or Stock Up on Card and Ink.  

So maybe there could be some Crafty Christmas gifts for you under the tree after all. 

It’s all happening Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th December. 

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Need to order and you are in Australia? I would love to help you.

Head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 7BBQ9BKK OR Contact me directly.

You can see all the Last Chance retiring Products -> HERE. Some are discounted – hugely!

Have fun Shopping to get those Christmas presents for others. (I mean yourself…)

Jenny

Catalogues, Online Exclusives, Stampin' Up!

LAST CHANCE NOW FOR THE 2024 HOLIDAY MINI CATALOGUE!

Jenny Hayward

We’ve been enjoying the Holiday Mini Catalogue but it’s now time to say Good-Bye to many of them.  And some of the Online Exclusives we have had are leaving. 

Many of them are reduced – incredibly with some of them.

These are ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

These are just a taster.

FAVOURITE PICKS

Make quick Christmas cards with the Joyful Sayings Ephemera Pack. Reduced to $15.07 from $16.75

See them more -> HERE. 

Zinnia Embossing Folder.
Reduced to $7.70 from $19.25

See it more -> HERE.

One of my favourites. Everyday Details Dies. 
Reduced to $48 from $60.

There is so much more.

See all the Last Chance products Online -> HERE. 

Head now and check them out.

Need to order and you are in Australia?

Hop on by my store at the links above OR Contact me directly and I would love to help you out. Thanks for shopping with me.

Happy Shopping,

Jenny

cards, Christmas, Classes

SWEET SUNDAY WITH STAMPIN’ UP HUMBLE HOME!

Jenny Hayward

Sweet Sunday with the Humble Home Bundle. The Bundle comes with the Stamp Set and Punch. This is a new addition to my collection. Why did I wait so long… Do you have it yourself?

This was one of the cards we created for Our Christmas Card Buffet on Friday.

I have used the retired paper Shining Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. I thought the Candy Canes were so cute and suited the little house.

I stamped and coloured the house as I had in the recent video with this set. You can head back a post to see the video there. It was stamped on Crumb Cake card but it seems more yellow in the photo. The scallops were coloured in Real Red Stampin’ Blends, the window sills in Pecan Pie and the door in the Dark Granny Apple Green.

The white card piece with the sentiment was diecut with one of the rectangular dies from the Everyday Details Dies.

It’s a simple card but it’s cute. And when you have a Buffet of cards you want to keep them fairly simple to be able to make a lot and move on to the next course.

This is the cute Humble Home Stamps and Punch set.

You can see it more in my store -> HERE.

Happy Christmas Creating,

Jenny

Do you need supplies and you are in Australia?

I would love to serve you. You can head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 7BBQ9BKK OR Contact me directly.

cards, Catalogues, Christmas, Stampin' Up!

WEEK 9 – 12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS – A WINDOW CARD WITH HUMBLE HOME!

Jenny Hayward

Week 9 of our 12 Weeks of Christmas series.

Today’s project is a Window card and it’s using the cute Humble Home Stamps and Punch. I have just recently bought this bundle so it was fun to play with.

This is the card I created. I have used the ‘A Little Bit Festive’ Specialty Designer Series Paper.

This is the inside of the card.

Don’t forget the Mini Tag you can create with the Circle cut out.

Follow along with the video below (or you can find it on my Youtube). The Full Tutorial with the measurements and directions will be sent out in next week’s Newsletter. Have you subscribed Yet? Find the link in the right hand column on my blog.

This is the Humble Home Bundle.

You can see it more in my store -> HERE.

If you have missed any of the past 12 Weeks of Christmas Projects be sure to check back on my blog. Click on the Tags for the name and it will come up with the posts. OR head to my Youtube and find them there.

Happy Christmas Creating,

Jenny

PIN It Now to come back to later.

Need any products for your crafting and you are in Australia? You can head to my store -> HERE. OR contact me directly.

cards, Challenges, Christmas

JEN’s INK TEAM CHRISTMAS MYSTERY CRAFTING WITH THE LITTLE BIT FESTIVE PAPER PACK!

Jenny Hayward

We had our JEN’s INK Team Christmas Get Together last weekend. It was a great time to celebrate my lovely team, to chat, to dwell on the new Mini Catalogue coming and of course to create. It was a Mystery Card.

I gave everyone an envelope with some pieces from the ‘A Little Bit Festive Specialty Paper Pack’. This pack has 3 sheets of 12×12 paper, a 12×12 frame/image sheet. and some sheets with different elements in them.

The envelope included a different type of wreath and other pieces. They could also use co-ordinating card I had with any other stamps or embellishements. As well as the Joyful Sayings Ephemera Pack. They didn’t have to use all their pieces.

These are the cards created. Aren’t they great??

And I was so busy chatting and sharing with them that I forgot to take a photo of them all having fun. At least you get to see all their lovely creations that I snapped a photo of just before they left.

These ladies are so great. I appreciate each one of them and love that we can create together. If you want to know more about my JEN’s INK team and to join in other activities next year do ask me. You can also click on the page on my blog titled JOIN NOW.

Stampin’ Up! is not just selling the products, it’s having fun together crafting with people that “get it”. I’m sure there may not be many in your household or among your friends that “get” what you do. 😉 And it’s great to glean over the catalogue with others. Always an inspiration too to share with others. Do come and join in the fun.

Have a great day,

Jenny

Just some of my great JEN’s INKer’s from Onstage this year.

3D projects, Christmas, Stampin' Up!, Techniques, Tutorials

AN EASY GIFT BAG FOR WEEK 8 – 12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS

Jenny Hayward

It’s Week 8 for 12 Weeks of Christmas with an easy Christmas Gift Bag to make. This cute bag could be used for any occasion.

I have used the Season of Green and Gold Specialty Paper on this bag. I created some other version and I will share them later.

You can follow along with the video here. If it isn’t shown then head straight to my Youtube Channel and you can find it.

It’s hard to see but I have some extra texture to the Blackberry Bliss card on the tag. I have used the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. This is a close up of the tag.

I send out a written tutorial to all my newsletter subscribers with the full measurements and details. Are you a subscriber yet? I send out a free tutorial each week. You can find the link to join my subscriber list in the tab on the right hand column on my blog.

Thanks for following along.

Happy Creating,

Jenny

You can PIN it Now to Pinterest to come back to later.

Need to order and you are in Australia? I would love to help you.

You can shop in my store Online -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: EXSTTBB6

OR contact me directly.

And don’t miss out on your Color Wheel as a gift this month. All orders over $90 with me will receive one.