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

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USING THAT EASTERN PALACE SPECIALTY PAPER!

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Jenny Hayward

Are you like me? The Eastern Palace Bundle paper came out early a few months ago, you used it and then it got stored away to be overtaken by more pretty paper???? Yes?

I dragged it out the other week and thought I would play a little. Although this paper is not one of the Designer Series Paper packs available as the BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE promotion for this month I thought it would be fun to share it anyway. After all you can use any paper. 🙂

This first one has a strip of the Tranquil Tide pattern in the Eastern Palace paper. Then how fun are the Eastern Medallions Thinlits. I cut the fancy circular diecut straight from the Very Vanilla card and layered it on the Tranquil Tide card base. The smaller flower shape from the Eastern Beauty stamp set is stamped in Tranquil Tide on that colour card and then cut with the matching die. No scissors required! The curvy sentiment fits nicely around the diecut shape. Finish it off with the Gold Faceted Gems and some Gold Ribbon. I think this is a classic style card.

This next one is totally out of my comfort zone. Really, mixing 3 different patterns of paper!! But I think it works and I have to say I am happy with it. I think it works as there is just one strongly patterned paper and then the other 2 are simple patterns. It helps that the colours co-ordinate which is always a special feature of Stampin’ Up! Products.

The sentiment is stamped on white adding the “spotty” circle surrounding. Then stamping and cutting a couple of the “flowery” shapes. They all layer nicely together. What more could you need to add than some loops of the Gold Thread.

What do you think? Ready to drag out some of that Eastern Palace paper again? Maybe try the one above with some of your other paper packs and dare to mix the patterns. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

There is just a short amount of time to get the BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE PAPERS. It finishes next Tuesday. Grab them and any of your other necessary creative products in my store now. Just pop over to -> HERE.

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WATCH IT WEDNESDAY #9 – THOSE HIDDEN STITCHED SHAPE FRAMELITS!

October 25, 2017November 10, 2017 Jenny Hayward

For today’s episode of Watch It Wednesday I want to share a product that sometimes gets missed in the catalogue. Every time I use these in class my class members are amazed. Where had these been hiding all the time?? So I wondered if you had really discovered these yourself.

Today let’s look at the Stitched Shapes Framelits.

I think these Framelits are great and I do use them all the time. They give an extra dimension around your shape without being too fussy. What do you think of them? You need them in your stamping supplies for sure.

Here are a couple of cards that I have used them on.

Thanks for visiting.

Jenny

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CARD IN A BOX WITH BIRTHDAY MEMORIES!

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Jenny Hayward

Back to some projects with the beautiful Designer Series Paper that Stampin’ Up carry. I wanted to share this fun Card In A Box style card using the cute Birthday Memories paper. This was created by my lovely friend Leonie N and she allowed me to share it with you.

Isn’t this just so cute??? 🙂 There is no stamping involved. All these cute images are cut from the paper. (No colouring too!). I love this paper as you get one side with really cute images and then the other side is some fun patterns. It really is a great pack.

The Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper is one of the packs available for the special promotion this month. Buy 3 packs and get one Free!!

Just to remind you of the papers that are available during this promotion.

You can order the Birthday Memories Paper or any other products in my store -> HERE now. Please use the Host Code this week BRE396PY

Thanks for visiting.

Jenny

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LATCH FOLD WITH TRANQUIL TULIPS!

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Jenny Hayward

Yesterday I shared a Christmas Latch Fold card. Today I have another version using the Tranquil Tulips set. OK, I did this card first and then realised for the Blog Hop that it was for the Holiday Catalogue. I thought I would share it with you today and give you the tutorial for it. 🙂

I have used the Birthday Blossoms set for the front and inside. I think it works well. The small flower to hold the flap was punched with the 3/4″ circle and then layered on a circle punched from Cherry Cobbler with the 1″ circle punch.

Here is the inside. I added a strip of the Old Olive paper from the Color Theory Paper Stack.

CREATE YOUR OWN LATCH FOLD CARD

** Apologies in advance for Imperial measurements. I am not too familiar with your standard card size so just check the measurements first for the front and inside card mats 🙂

1. From a standard size card base cut off 2.5cm (1″) off the front of the card.

2. Stamp your front image on Whisper White card. This piece was 7cm x 14.4cm. (for Imperial, measure a piece slightly smaller than the size of your front panel). If you like add a strip of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.

3. Cut a strip for your latch which measures 10.5cm x 2.5cm and score it at 8cm. (4 1/8″ x 1″). The white sentiment strip is 7.6cm x 2.1cm (3″x 3/4″)

4. For the inside panel cut a piece of Whisper White for the card mat slightly smaller than the inside of your card. (10.1cm x 14.4cm). (Imperial measure approximately 1/8″ smaller than the inside of your card). Add a strip of Designer Series Paper (14.4cm x 3cm) (Imperial 1 1/8″ x length of your card). BEFORE you stick this down to the inside of your card adhere your latch strip by adhering the smaller section of your strip behind your white card mat.

5. Fold this over the front of the card and position your punched circle piece in place that will hold your card closed. You can add a Dimensional to the back of the circle to raise it up but remember to ONLY ADD IT BEHIND HALF of the circle to allow you to fit the latch under it.

Hope this makes sense. Have fun making your Latch Fold card.

Jenny

Blog Hops, cards, Catalogues, Christmas

ESAD 2017 HOLIDAY CATALOGUE BLOG HOP WITH FANCY FOLDS OR 3D!

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 Jenny Hayward

Today’s Blog Hop with ESAD (that is Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators – We are all pretty special though!), is focusing on creating a Fancy Fold or a 3D project using products from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue. You would have just come from the very talented Sue’s blog HERE.

I love a Fun Fold card so I was keen to take part in this Blog Hop. Today I have made what I call a ‘LATCH FOLD’. It could be called a Buckle Fold as I have been investigating but there is no slit that the flap tucks in to so I will still call it a Latch Fold. 🙂

I have used the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set found on page 35 of the Holiday Catalogue and my favourite Christmas colour combinations of Island Indigo and Pool Party.

The “Merry Christmas” sentiment is heat embossed in silver to add some sparkle. It was cut with the Layering Circle Framelits and then raised up with Dimensionals on an Island Indigo circle cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and then this was raised up on a Silver Foil circle cut with a scallop in the Layering Circle Framelits. Before adhering it to the card I looped around some Silver Thread. The snowflake is from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits cut from Silver Foil too. To make that stand out I punched a circle from Island Indigo with the 3/4″ circle punch.

Here is the inside. I added a strip of Pool Party card which I had embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.

Do you want to make one yourself??

Stop by tomorrow I have made another Latch Fold card and I will share the instructions then.

For now you need to get hopping again. This time you are off to the lovely talented Nicole’s blog -> HERE.

If you get lost on your Hop then here is a list of all the participants for you to join in anywhere.

See you tomorrow.

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STAMPIN’ DREAMS BLOG HOP – BLACK, WHITE AND 1 OTHER COLOUR!

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Jenny Hayward

Today I am joining in with the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop. You might have just come from Jenny Hall’s blog HERE. This month’s theme for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop is Black, White + One. Any colour you choose. There are so many options really. What to choose?? I really wasn’t sure what to go with until I sat down and started making the card. My +1 for this Blog Hop is BERRY BURST! Such a fun colour and I think it really “pops” when added to black.

Here is the card I created. It’s a Triangle Pocket card using the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper. Don’t think of this paper just for Christmas!

I found the original card inspiration HERE. I changed the measurements a bit and also how I made it so I will add the tutorial below for you.

You can continue on your Blog Hop now and then come back to see how you make them. Now head off to Sharon’s blog -> HERE.

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CREATE YOUR OWN TRIANGLE POCKET CARD

You will need:

Base card – Basic Black 13cm x 10.5cm (5 1/8″ x 4 1/8″)

Inside card (I used as the inside lining) – Basic Black 12cm x 10cm ( 4 3/4″ x 4″)

Whisper White card 12cm x 10cm (4 3/4″ x 4″)

2 x Designer Series paper (DSP) squares 10cm x 10cm (4″ x 4″)

scrap card for embellishing.

1. Take your 2 Designer Series Paper squares.

2. Turn the papers so that the pattern that you want on the outside is faced down.

On each square fold the top edge in to 2 triangles. Be sure that both triangles on the piece match. I found it helped to just hold the mid point on the edge of the square with your finger or the bone folder as I folded it in. Fold up the straight edge over the triangles. I actually placed the paper on my paper trimmer and scored a straight line just under the triangles to give a crisper fold.

Open up the straight edge fold again. Place adhesive behind the triangles to adhere them down.

3. Place adhesive on the back of the patterned paper along the straight edge and adhere them down to the back of your card lining piece. (for this I used Black card). I added this step as I liked to hide the edge of the triangles to make it look neater especially as it is a colour I didn’t want showing.

4. Place adhesive on the back of the card lining piece and adhere that to your card base with the triangles sticking out.

5. The triangle pieces don’t meet in the middle but that’s OK. You can embellish the front. I added some diecut circles (one in black and one in vellum) and a diecut dragonfly from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. On the dragonfly I sponged in places with the Berry Burst Ink. I also went over just the “friend” word from the Dragonfly Dreams set with a Berry Burst Marker and it was then cut with the smallest of the Lots of Labels Framelits.

6. On the inside white card insert I stamped the sentiment and the spots from the Dragonfly Dreams in Berry Burst and added just a little sponging around the edge.

What do you think? I think I want to make more of them that’s for sure. 🙂

Jenny

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WATCH IT WEDNESDAY #8 – WHO KNEW YOU COULD EMBOSS WITH WATER!

October 18, 2017March 15, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I have been heat embossing today. I always love heat embossing. It’s what first drew me in to stamping. I love the magic as the powder melts and sets.

I came across this video today from Stampin’ Up!. I was so surprised that you can actually use water when you heat emboss. It looks so cool! You will have to check the video out. There are some other cool tips in the video too so be sure to watch it.

WATCH IT WEDNESDAY #8 – HEAT EMBOSSING WITH A DIFFERENCE.

Now when I spill water on my card I can just heat emboss them right! 🙂 🙂 🙂

I hope you enjoyed these tips. I thought they were so cool and I just had to share them with you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Why not drop a comment and tell me what you think of these videos I am sharing and maybe some suggestions of what you would like to see.

Have a great day,

Jenny

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CUT THAT PAPER ON AN ANGLE!

October 16, 2017June 5, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Do you hoard that precious paper away? Occasionally pulling it out and admiring it and stroking it. Maybe just maybe you might cut it. Oh boy that’s tough isn’t it!

This week it’s all about paper. We are going to cut that paper that you have piling up. You know if you use it then you can go and buy more of the pretty stuff. 🙂

Today’s card is getting that angle on your paper. I normally don’t do angles. They don’t sit well with me. Everything has to sit straight and even. I am trying to let go a bit more and throw caution to the wind – and angle things up.

So let’s check out this gorgeous paper Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper and cut it on an angle. I did give a sneak of these cards last week but I will tell you about them now.

Whether you use this gorgeous paper or another of the gorgeous papers Stampin’ Up! has, the idea is the same. You don’t need a lot of stamping with these cards as you can let the paper be the star.

Another great benefit to creating this type of card is that you get to make 2 cards at the one time.

TO CREATE YOUR ANGLE

1. From your 12″x 12″ piece of Designer Series Paper you will cut a strip of paper. Which way you cut will depend on which way the pattern lies on the paper but for the most part you will cut it vertically but just check first. The width you cut will be just slightly smaller than your card base. For metric you will cut your paper 10.1cm wide. For the US I think your card base is slightly wider at 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. You just want a small margin around each side so cut your paper to this size, (4″ but just double check).

2. Then from this long strip of paper, cut 2 pieces at 14.4cm (approx. 5 1/4″).

3. With these 2 pieces you have cut, flip one over and put them together. You can cut them both at the same time which will mean you get the same angle making it so much easier.

4. To cut the pieces put them together and place them on your paper trimmer with the long side along the top and the left hand end at approximately the 3 cm mark (1 1/4″). Tilt your paper to angle it slightly. The angle is really up to you. When you are happy with the angle then cut the papers.

5. You can now separate the papers. You will have 2 large sections which will be for the top. Take the 2 narrow bottom angled pieces and swap them over to mix them with the tops.

6. Assemble your cards as you like. I have added a strip of ribbon with the gorgeous Lemon Lime Twist and the Powder Pink Finely Woven Ribbon. I have then finished the cards with the sentiments from Oh! So Eclectic cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and the Ovals and Squares Framelits. I also added some diecuts with the Eclectic Layers Thinlits.

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This gorgeous Whole Lot of Lovely DSP is one of the packs available this month for the Buy 3, Get One Free! There are some beautiful prints in this pack. Well really all of them. 🙂

It’s only a couple of weeks left for this promotion to get your free paper.

Stop by again and we will see some more fun ways of using that paper.

Jenny

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MERRY PATTERNS HALF FOLD CARD!

October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 Jenny Hayward

I have had a couple of great classes yesterday and today. Lots of fun and chatter and creating. We have a good time at class. If you are local you will just have to come sometime.

These are the cards we made. Creating an Eclipse Christmas card with Carols of Christmas, a sweet one with Brightly Lit and a fun Half-Fold card with Merry Patterns. Everyone loved them. 🙂

I don’t often show the “how-to” of my class cards on my blog but I wanted to show you this one. I have seen a few Half Fold cards on Pinterest lately and wanted to try this card AND as we only have a couple of weeks left for the Merry Patterns I thought it would be good to give this an ink.

So for you to make your own here are the details. Of course, you could substitute any stamps and paper.

CREATING A HALF FOLD CARD

1. Whether you are using the Metric or imperial measurements it doesn’t matter the idea is the same. Take your standard base card (for this one I used Old Olive) and score at the half way mark on the long side. (For metric the base card is 14.8cm x 21cm. Score on the long side at 10.5).

2. On your score line cut down half way. Then cut across on the front of the card base from where you finished your cut on the score line to the edge of the card.

3. The piece that you have cut off becomes your card mat for the front image. Cut a piece of Whisper White just slightly smaller than the card mat. (For metric that measures 10.1cm x 7cm).

4. Cut a piece of Whisper White for the inside of your card just slightly smaller than the inside card base.

5. Stamp and Decorate your card as you like. The Designer Series Paper for this card is from the Merry Little Christmas pack.

I hope this makes sense. Please ask if you are unsure.

Jenny

PS. Only 2 weeks left to get your Merry Patterns set with qualifying parties/orders of a minimum of $450. Be sure to book your event soon or place your order so you can grab your set.

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CHRISTMAS PINES ECLIPSE CARD!

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Jenny Hayward

I have been playing with the Eclipse technique recently. You can see one of them a couple of posts back I made for a colour challenge. This one is a Christmas one using the Christmas Pines stamp set.

The base card is Cherry Cobbler and the card mat is Crumb Cake. The pine leaves are stamped in Garden Green. The Gold Foil bow is cut from the Pretty Pines Thinlits.

Have you tried the Eclipse Technique yet. SO easy but so effective.

Create the Eclipse Technique.

The Eclipse Technique is cutting the words or shapes directly from a stamped card piece and raising them off the card

1. Stamp your card with your chosen images. You can use a piece of Designer Series paper (patterned paper) too as an alternative.

2. For this card I used the Large Letters Framelits to cut the word out of the white card. You can use any dies though to cut other shapes from the stamped white card or paper mat.

3. Adhere the stamped white card mat or patterned paper piece directly on to your Crumb Cake card mat and then adhere both to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

4. Raise each letter up off the card in its place with Dimensionals.

NB: I have seen on some tutorials that the letters were cut several times from white card. Then the cut letter was stacked up and adhered together and then the stamped letter was adhered on top of that stack. I don’t think that is necessary. Raising up the letter with Dimensionals is quite adequate.

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Now you can go and create your own Eclipse card.

Thanks for looking today. I hope your day is going OK??

Jenny