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

I have 2 special events to tell you about.

The first is a reminder. My Catalogue Online event is on THIS WEDNESDAY JUNE 1ST 7.30pm AEST. It’s all happening HERE. You can join from anywhere in the world. There are so many great products to share from the catalogue. Head to the link just above and click ‘Interested’ and you can click ‘Join’ after that.

SIP AND STAMP FOR YOU!

Maybe you know someone who might like to give cardmaking a go OR you have lost your mojo and need a kick. If you are local join me on Saturday afternoon for a chat and a cuppa and just some time out. Here are the details.

I hope you can join me for one 0r both or join me soon at one of my classes.

Jenny

Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

WELCOMING THE NEW STAMPIN’ UP! CATALOGUE!

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I am welcoming in the new 2016 Stampin’ Up! Catalogue Online next Wednesday 1st June.

Why not join me? There will be some fun games and a little catalogue tour. Head to the event post HERE for the details. It will all happen through the Facebook Event so you can join from anywhere.

cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques

WETLANDS DIRECT TO PAPER TECHNIQUE!

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Jenny Hayward

We made this card at our team meeting earlier this month. Thanks Barbara for sharing it. I thought I would show you how you can make it too. First let me show you the card.

I have used the ‘Wetlands’ stamp set. I am glad this is still around. I haven’t had a lot of time to play with this set. I have used the Direct to Paper technique to create the background.

DIRECT TO PAPER TUTORIAL

1. Choose your ink, I have used Crumb Cake and Soft Sky. You can use regular Whisper White cardstock for this technique. With the Crumb Cake ink place it over your cardstock near the edge. With the inkpad tilted very slightly upwards swipe the cardstock across the card starting at just off the edge of your card just in the lower half of the card. You may want to repeat the swiping a couple of times until you are happy with it. Always starting off the cardstock each time. It is fine to have white patches showing.

2. Now using the Soft Sky repeat the swiping in the top half of the card. Repeat the swiping a couple of times until you are happy with the coverage.

3. When you are finished stamp the image and the greeting from the ‘Wetlands’ set using Black ink.

Each time you do this technique it will be different – which is the fun part. You never know what you are going to get. Try it with different stamps and see what you get. I can’t wait to try this again.

Thanks for visiting me,

Jenny

cards, Stampin' Up!, swaps

BOTANICALS AND TIMELESS TEXTURES!

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I made this card a couple of weeks ago for our team swaps. It was a really busy time but I was determined to make some. A number of the lovely people in our team had given me swaps at the previous meeting and at Onstage and I didn’t have any so I really had to make up for it. Although I still don’t think I made up for the lovely cards I received. 🙂

This card was CASED from a card on a Facebook group I am on. Yes, I was in a hurry and didn’t have time to think for myself. I loved the idea though of teaming two of my favourite products and with one of my favourite colours.

I have used Timeless Textures and the greeting is from ‘Tin of Cards’. I am having a great time with the Botanical Builders Thinlits. I cut a Mint Macaron flower with them and then sponged some Mint Macaron ink on the edges. I added a black centre to the flower. I think it just “pops” it a little. A little bling with the Rhinestone is good for the sparkle factor.

Thanks for visiting me. Do stop by again. Drop a comment and say Hi too. I love to hear how you are and where you are from.

Jenny

Classes, Stampin' Up!

BOTANICAL BUILDERS MEETS DOTTY ANGLES!

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Just a quick one today. This is one of the cards we are making at my class this Saturday 21st at 2pm. There is still room if you are in the area. $15. The cards are a mix of current products with some retiring stamps.

This card uses the Botanical Builders Thinlits which I am really loving at the moment. I have teamed it with the Dotty Angles set which is leaving. Did you know I have only just inked this set up. BAD!! I have so many uninked sets.

Leave a comment or email me if you would like to come. I might even let you have a new catalogue. 😉

Jenny

cards, Classes, Stampin' Up!

CARD CLASS FOR THIS SATURDAY!

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Saturday Stampers is on this Saturday 21st, 2pm My place. (East Corrimal) If you are local do join us. Cost is $15.

This week we are mixing it up with some old and some new products that are leaving us in 2 weeks. Here are the cards.

Please let me know by Thursday. It’s a fun time out just for you. 🙂

Jenny

Catalogues, Online events, Stampin' Up!, Workshops

ONLINE CATALOGUE SEND OFF IS ON TONIGHT!

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 Jenny Hayward

It’s on tonight, my Catalogue Send-off and you can join in wherever you are in the world! It’s happening on Facebook. You can even wear your PJ’s. Here are the details.

Head to the Facebook page event HERE. Click on the event to say you are interested or to join and then make sure you are there at least 5 minutes beforehand. Throughout the time you will earn points to receive prizes so to Kick off make sure you Like and share the event (or my page) for 20 BONUS POINTS!

We are saying Good-Bye to some loved products from the 2015 Catalogue. We will have some fun games and I will share a few cute projects. All while you join in and win some prizes. You can join wherever you are in the world but only Non-Demonstrators and Australian residents are eligible for prizes.

(Now I am still not technical savvy yet so all the conversation will be through the event page not via video – YET!! It will help during the event to have the event page open in a separate window so you can keep up with the conversation there not through your general News feed).

Make sure you are there with your catalogue (or download it from the website) and maybe even the retirement list. For the Retiring List click Here -> -> Retiring List Annual Occasions and click on the link on that page. It will run for about 1 hour so time for you to go about the rest of your day/night.

You can also go in the draw to win this great set ‘Choose Happiness’.

Can’t make it but want to join in. You can place an order with me by Wednesday Midday though my store or by contacting me directly.

You can Order Online at my store HERE. Please use the Host Code: REKURR47

See you there,

Jenny

cards, Stampin' Up!

YOU FINALLY GET TO SEE THIS BOTANICAL BUILDERS CARD!

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I have had this card sitting here for a while now waiting patiently in line to share with you. I started this card LAST NOVEMBER at Onstage! I just needed to finish it off but I didn’t know what to do with it. It was quite a few months later that I thought I would tackle it. So here is the finished card.

I was pleased with the end result. I have used the Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper and the Botanical Blooms stamp set. I don’t have either of these but these little bits were from Onstage.

I stamped the lined pattern onto a piece of Whisper White and adhered this straight on to the Designer Series Paper. I matted this piece on to Hello Honey card. Did you notice the piece of Designer Series Paper? Some of the leaf prints from the Botanical Blooms stamp set were stamped on to the paper.

The greeting is from Celebrate Today set and I pierced some holes either side of the greeting and then wrapped around some white Baker’s Twine around the card before it was all adhered to the Mossy Meadow base. A flower was cut from the Designer Series Paper using the Botanical Builder Framelits.

Have you got the Botanical Builders Framelits yet? I have seen so many gorgeous creations with these dies. You can put so many different flowers together and I really love the leaf edge die.

Buy them all together in the bundle and save money BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH! Bundle price is $87.75. (AUS).

Head to my store now HERE and you can grab it. (AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS ONLY)

Please use Host Code: REKURR47 Thanks.

Thank you for visiting. I hope your day is super wonderful.

Jenny 🙂

Classes, Personal Ramblings, Stampin' Up!, Workshops

ONLINE CATALOGUE SEND OFF!

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 Jenny Hayward

The 2015 Catalogue is coming to an end. I am having an Online Send-Off and YOU ARE ALL INVITED. I will add the link below but just to tell you about it first.

It’s on Monday 16th May at 7.45pm AEST

Join me in your PJ’s as we say Good-Bye to some loved products from the 2015 Catalogue. It’s all going to happen online via Facebook. We will have some fun games and I will show a few cute projects. All while you join in and win some prizes. You can join wherever you are in the world but only Non-Demonstrators and Australian residents are eligible for prizes.

Mark it in your calendar. Join the event. Don’t forget to Like and Share and then make sure you are there with your catalogue (or download it from the website) and maybe even the retirement list. It will run for about 1 hour so time for you to go about the rest of your day/night.

See you there,

Jenny

For the Retiring List click Here -> -> Retiring List Annual Occasions and click on the link on that page. Items are sold out already. You can Order Online at my store HERE. Please use the Host Code: REKURR47

or contact me directly to order.

cards, Classes, Stampin' Up!, Techniques

WATER SPRITZING TUTORIAL!

May 8, 2016May 8, 2016 Jenny Hayward

A few weeks ago for Onstage I didn’t have an opportunity to make swaps to share with other demonstrators. Life has been a little busy. 🙂 I did make a card for the Display boards though where you can add your swap cards or samples. They are always so inspiring and is a big part of why I love to go. It’s like a live Pinterest board!!!! 😉

I thought it was time to show you the card. This is a technique I have been playing around with recentlly. I don’t really know what the name of the technique is but I call it the Water Spritzed technique. I will show you how to do this below so read on.

This is my card I made for the board.

You can see the little “splodges” in the ink where the colour has lifted. It creates a cool motley effect. Here is how it is done.

WATER SPRITZED TECHNIQUE

1. Using Thick Whisper White or Shimmery white cardstock, heat emboss your images. On these I embossed the coral and the fish with white Embossing powder. I stamped the seahorse with Black Stazon. It is important to emboss or to use the Stazon so the ink on the images don’t run when you spritz.

2. Use your first colour and sponge in patches over the card. I have used Bermuda Bay here.

Then add your 2nd colour. I have used Daffodil Delight.

3. Fill in with your 3rd colour. I have used Marina Mist I think. It’s good to have 3 co-ordinating colours. Once you have sponged the colours on, use a tissue to wipe off the ink where the images are embossed. This makes the embossing shine.

4. With a spritzer with water or I use an old Stampin’ mist bottle, hold the bottle a little away and lightly spray the card. You don’t want to soak the card just lightly mist. You will see some of the colour start to lift. Mist until you are happy with the coverage. Keep the card level or you will start to have runs from the water running down. Leave the card aside on the table for a few minutes. The longer you leave the card, the more effect you will get. Finish off drying your card with the Heat Tool lightly. You don’t want to melt your embossed images any more.

You can now finish your card as you like.

Here is the first card I made using this effect. I have used Rose Wonder set. Thank you to my friend Leonie for showing me this technique. We made this card at my last technique class too. I have heat embossed the images in white, The inks I have used are Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise and Bermuda Bay.

I made another card that day but I didn’t leave the water sitting on the card for long so it doesn’t have as much mottling. I was a little disappointed with the colour combination. I used Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron I think and Lavender Lace. I thought I would show you the card anyway. This is using Birthday Blossoms.