OK Kids 6-12 years old, this one is for you. I have 2 cool cards and matching bags for you to make in this fun class. Come and join the fun. Bring a friend along for more fun.
This is what we will make.
It’s on THIS FRIDAY 22ND at 10.30am in East Corrimal. (I will let you know the address when you book).
Please RSVP by Thursday morning.
I can’t wait to show you how to make these.
Jenny
I had overlooked the ‘Timeless Textures’ stamp set in the Occasions Catalogue. I really couldn’t see how I would use it but then at our Team Stamping Day last weekend I saw a card that my friend Leonie made and I wanted to CASE it. I soon discovered what a great set it was. Lots of little elements that could be used on their own or to create backgrounds with other stamps. It’s a great alternative to ‘Gorgeous Grunge’. So since then I may have purchased this set myself. 😉
Here is the card. This was originally CASED from Pinterest. I made mine in Soft Suede. I am keen to try this in other colours to see how it would look.
I used Crumb cake for the “speckly” edge and for some of the “dots”. The rest of the images were stamped in Soft Suede. The greeting is from ‘Rose Wonder’ set and cut with the matching framelits.
Here is a tip to create a mat for the framelit from my friend Leonie. Trace around the outside edge of the framelit with pencil on to some scrap card. Then cut it out with scissors and rub out the pencil marks. Clever idea!! I added some Linen Thread loops behind the greeting too. This might be good for a masculine card??
This is the inside.
So I think this is a good addition to your stamps. Here is the set so you can see all the different elements.
It is $49 for Wood mount and $35 for Clear mount. I think you will find this set very useful. Stay tuned for some more projects with this set.
Jenny
Our team (Inky Fingers) has challenges every couple of weeks. Sometimes I join in. I thought I would have a go at this week’s colour challenge. The colours were Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black and Whisper White. I don’t use Daffodil Delight very much and I haven’t used Rich Razzleberry for a while since we have had Blackberry Bliss. So it was good to drag out these colours.
I went through my stamp sets to see what would work well with these colours but I wanted to use something new. I inked up this gorgeous Sale-A-Bration set ‘What I Love’.
This stamp set is a 2 step set (or you could say 3 step) but it is very easy to use. I stamped the outline flower over the Whisper White card and then stamped some small Rich Razzleberry flowers in between these. I stamped the large flower again on scrap white card in Razzleberry and then inked up the solid image in the set and stamped it off lightly on scrap paper then stamped it over the outline stamp. Yes there is Daffodil Delight there in the centre. I brushed over it with the Clear Wink of Stella brush to make it sparkle. It’s a shame you can’t see that too well. I am loving this brush. You can add sparkle without a glittery mess! The Designer Series Paper is from the ‘It’s My Party’ Designer Series Stack. I added some Black Stitched Satin Ribbon. The greeting is from the stamp set and I cut it out with the label that is with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlets.
It’s just a simple card but I hope you like it. 🙂
This is the stamp set. This is one of the Free choices with a $90 order.
Have you caught up with what Sale-A-Bration is all about yet?? It’s a great time for you to get Freebies when you Shop, Host or Join. If you want to know more then you can read about it on my Blog post HERE. You won’t want to miss out on the Sale-A-Bration offerings. They are only available for a limited time. Why not invite me around to your place if you are local and I can share some fun projects with you and your friends.
Thanks for stopping by,
Jenny
Join us for this fun Birthday Card Class using the Party Wishes Bundle. If you can’t make it, then you can order the kit and have it sent to you. Here are all the details.
COST: $15 class only
OR
Party Wishes Bundle
BYO: Scissors and adhesives.
Please RSVP: Thursday 14th
If you can’t attend the class then order the card kit. Includes all cardstock and twine. Stamped images are not included. You can order the Bundle separately or substitute the stamps.
COST: Card kit Only $15
Order the Bundle: $15 (kit) + Wood Mount $71.20 or Clear Mount: $59.45 (Includes shipping and handling).
Jenny
So I have given you a few days for you to peruse the new Occasions Catalogue. So what do you think?? What is your favourite on the list?? I mentioned one of mine was the Rose Wonder stamps and thinlets. I thought I would show you another card with these.
The one on the left I CASED from Pinterest. I made mine in Lost Lagoon. Then I thought I would change the orientation and make a birthday one. This one is in Blackberry Bliss.
The base card is the Thick Whisper White. I cut the Rose Thinlets from Whisper White card and adhered this to the card mat. I then cut around the rose shape leaving a thin border. I stamped the greeting on the front. It is a very basic card but I like the effect. I did consider whether to add some Adhesive Pearls but still not sure on that one.
I did stamp the inside with some of the images from the set but I didn’t take a photo of that though. It was just one of the greetings with some of the leaves stamped. Nothing too dramatic. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by,
Jenny
Book your Party now to see more fun projects with the new products in the Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration. Lots of free products on offer whether you SHOP, HOST OR JOIN!
The 2016 Occasions Catalogue AND Sale-A-Bration is live TODAY! Woo!!!! This is such an exciting time of the Stampin’ Up! year where YOU get the free stuff! I have the catalogue links below so you can check them out online. Grab a Cuppa so you can take your time looking through them and make sure you have a pen and paper handy. Forget the housework. You don’t need to do that today and the kids will survive on toast 😉
HERE ARE THE CATALOGUES.
Click on this link HERE to view them Online and click on ‘Download PDF’. (At the moment the catalogue for SAB doesn’t seem available some come back later and try again).
There is so much to love in these catalogues. There are some fantastic new products.
Just to refresh you with Sale-A-Bration, here is how you can get the FREE STUFF!!!
Sale-A-Bration runs from January 5th to March 31st.
For every $90 you spend on Stampin’ Up! products, you choose ONE FREE Product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. There are some awesome choices this year.
This is a great deal. Join Stampin’ Up! for $169 where you can choose your products and you get an additional $60 on top of the $235 of products you normally would get. That is a total of $295 products. That is $126 of free products. Did you read that?? $126 of Free products. I am sure you have a long Wish List??
If you are not sure what is involved in joining Stampin’ Up! then head to my Page HERE and read about it. And no you don’t have to do workshops or classes if you don’t want to. 🙂
Ask me for an information pack if you would like to know more. This is for Australian Demonstrators only.
Host a qualifying party and earn an extra $40 in Stampin’ Rewards. More free stuff!!!
I will share more of my favourite products later but for now I will leave you to read the catalogues now. I do have one card to show you though first before you go.
This is using my top pick of the catalogue, the Rose Wonder stamp set and the matching Rose Garden Thinlets. You can get these as a bundle and save 15%. I have cut these from the Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue – The ‘Perfectly Artistic DSP’. The splodges are from ‘Gorgeous Grunge’.
So stay tuned for more later. For now go and get reading. If you want your own catalogue in the mail then let me know.
Jenny
Sometimes at classes when we are talking about the Big Shot we wonder what we did before we had the Big Shot. I love the Big Shot and everyone who sees it loves it too – and wants one!!! Isn’t that right? I was sorting through one of my big boxes of cards today and I came across some very early cards I had made. I don’t have many left but sometimes it is good to look back at them. I thought you might be interested. Now I am a little embarrassed to share these but well, we have to start from somewhere don’t we. I made these cards back in late 2008 and in 2009 in my very early days as a Demonstrator. I remember being so proud of these at the time. I had never done any stamping until just before I joined. So I share these with you. You can laugh, you can cringe or you can just ignore them completely BUT here they are for the blog world to see ……………..
This was one of my very early cards. This was the first stamp set I bought with Stampin’ Up! that came with my Starter Kit and I must admit the first stamp set I ever owned. This was a favourite set though ‘Baroque Motifs’.
I hardly every use Chocolate Chip now. This is teamed with Certainly Celery. I even added a little dazzle with Dazzling Diamonds. No Rhinestones back then. 🙂
I don’t mind this card really but well I didn’t even own any ribbon. I just used a thin strip of cardstock tied in to a bow. This card was for a workshop a long time back showing the Rock and Roll Technique. Once again using Certainly Celery. I used a lot of that colour back then. It’s not available now and no that is not Bermuda Bay it is with. This is Taken with Teal (retired). My first inkpad I bought. The light flowers were stamped in Versamark onto the base card. I had used Regal Rose (not available now) and Rose Red.
I still love the layout of this card. I think I will have to try this one again with some new stamps. 🙂 I think I CASED this from the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue at the time??? There was no Pinterest back then either. I used Pink Passion (no not available now either) and Elegant Eggplant. I don’t think I have used that colour combination since. The greeting was from ‘Sincere Salutations’ (retired).
As I think on these cards and other earlier ones I realised that I used more stamping techniques where now I rely on the Big Shot to cut and add texture. I think I need to get back to some more stamping techniques.
But enjoy your chuckle as you look at these. We shall move on now to new products and new catalogues.
Only 2 more sleeps until the new catalogues begin. I am excited about this.
See you again very soon.
Jenny
I hope 2016 is a wonderful year for you full of great health, happiness – and I hope lots of opportunities to create. 🙂
I am looking forward to another year of stamping. It always excites me at the start of the year when I think of the new discoveries in stamping and being able to share them with my lovely customers and you my lovely readers. 🙂 I am also excited when I think of the new people I will meet to share all this creativity with.
Before I look too far forward though I thought I would look back at this past year at some of my favourite projects from the year. I hope you will indulge me a little and enjoy recapping these – or seeing them for the first time.
I will add the link below each project to the original post so you can read about them.
I had fun making these Masculine cards with the ‘Adventure Bound’ Paper Stack. See about them HERE.
A special 21st card. Read about it HERE.
A fun Triangle Easel Card. See the post HERE.
One of the first cards I made with this gorgeous set. See about it HERE.
This is still one of my favourite cards. You can check it out HERE.
I had trouble limiting it to 5. I have to throw in a Christmas card too. 🙂
One of my favourite Christmas cards. See it HERE.
Well those are my favourites BUT what did you think?
Here are some interesting facts from WordPress that you liked this year.
The most popular post in one day was my Convention Swaps on May 9th with 486 hits. We are always interested in swap cards I think for their inspiration.
This is just one lot of them. You can read the full post HERE.
The most popular post continues to be my Tote bags. These were made in 2012 but are still so popular.
The tutorial and the link can be found HERE.
and the more recent one HERE.
Thank You for being part of my journey this year. I love sharing what I create and I am glad you like to visit. Feel free to drop a comment now and then. At least I know then I am not talking to myself. 🙂
Have a great 2016,
Jenny
I shared the Fold Flat (3D) cards the other day. I have made one of these cards using some great Sale-A-Bration products. (Only 5 sleeps to go until Sale-A-Bration begins!). You will love this year’s offerings for Sale-A-Bration. There are so many fantastic products. It will be hard to choose believe me. 🙂
Here is the card but you can see how to make them in the earlier post HERE.
Don’t you love that swirly paper?? It makes the plane look like it is flying over the ocean! This paper is the ‘Perfectly Artistic’ Designer Series paper and comes in 12 sheets of 12″x12″ and available in so many gorgeous colours in the pack. This one is Tempting Turquoise. The stamp set is ‘Sky is the Limit’ A great one for those male cards!
On the front panel I stamped the clouds on the white card and stamped the plane in Basic Gray. I stamped the plane again on scrap white and cut it out and raised it up with Dimensionals. The greetings which come in the set are stamped in Basic Gray on Crushed Curry card and cut with the ‘Lots of Labels’ Framelits. They were raised up with Dimensionals too. The little loops are from the Burlap Ribbon. I cut off the edge of the Burlap and then pulled off a couple of threads and looped them around. I adhered them onto the back of the label with glue dots. These give a little wavy look rather than than using the Linen Thread this time. I added a Turquoise Candy Dot to finish but I am still not convinced of that but it is there now. 🙂
There you have it. Now I know you are going to want to grab this set. This set and the paper are only available until February 15 and then some new products will be offered so be quick.
Thanks for stopping by,
Jenny
You know I just realised that it is Wednesday today – and the day is nearly over! You lose track of time during this Holiday period don’t you! Well since it’s Wednesday I need to show you this weeks Weekly Deals. Here they are for you.
That Baker’s Twine is so cheap – AND it is Bermuda Bay. Nice!
While we are talking about bargains, have you checked the Year-End Sale items recently?? More items have been added at great prices. A number of them are from the retiring Holiday Catalogue but also some catalogue products both current and retired. Here are just some of them. Now don’t forget these are only available now until January 4th so be quick!!!
What about that Hip, Hip Hooray Kit at 40% OFF!!! And if you loved that gorgeous Home For Christmas paper it is 25% OFF!
The Beautiful ‘Wonderland’ Stamp set was very popular for Christmas and is 25% OFF!
The Label Card Thinlets Die is very useful and is 40% OFF!
Check out more of the items HERE.
Grab them quickly! 🙂
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