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
Wednesday’s WOW! #163 – A Watercolour Wash on your images.
You might have tried Watercolour Washing over your card to create a background, but have you tried giving your stamped images a wash? It creates a really soft look.
Stamp your image on to Watercolour Paper. This one uses the Painted Lavender stamp set. Spritz over the image lightly with water. Allow to dry for a short time. Then stamp over the washed area again with the same image. You will get a mottled look with a wash in the background. It looks really lovely.
Hope you get to try it out. I have added this image below so you can save it to try later.
Happy Crafting,
Jenny
In Australia and need supplies? I would love to serve you.
Head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: JTRANKN3
OR contact me and I can help you out.
Don’t forget it’s Bonus Day. When you order over $90 in one order you will receive a $9 bonus voucher to redeem in August.
Oops! You forgot someone’s birthday. No time to make a card. I love the kits for quick cards.
Our Kit Tuesday for this week. Expressions of Kindness Kit. It is so pretty.
This is the Kit. You will make 8 cards – 4 of each of the 2 designs plus envelopes. Just some simple stamping and you are on your way.
The stamp set is a great one and you have that to use for any cards later.
See that little “swooshy” squiggle. It is for the flower centres. I don’t know what else to call it but it looks like flames. Now how could you use that later?
The Expressions of Kindness Kit is available now in my store. $41 AUD. You can see it more in my store -> HERE.
If you need to order it for your quick crafting you can head there OR contact me directly and I can help you out.
We have been talking Online Exclusives. There is another great new Bundle. This one is the Changing Leaves Bundle.
This bundle consists of the Changing Leaves Stamp set, the Dies and the Hybrid Embossing Folder.
The Changing Leaves Stamp set has some lovely sentiments in it. The leaf images give a skeleton detail. The dies will diecut the leaves and there are additional leaves and little sentiment shapes.
The dies can also work with the Embossing Folder. It is a Hybrid folder which means the dies fit the leaf shape that are in the pattern. Run your card piece through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, and out come die-cut, embossed accents. You can also use the embossing folder without the dies for embossing large pieces or use the dies alone to cut out solid, flat leaves and labels.
It is a great bundle for cards for any occasion but especially those ‘Thinking of You’ and ‘You are special’ type cards with those sentiments.
Let’s check some ideas for this. These are created by Stampin’ Up! Artists.
This one the images are stamped and simply diecut. The White card mat has been embossed with the Embossing Folder.
For this one it appears the card has been given a watercolour wash and then the card embossed and diecut.
You can see the Changing Leaves Bundle in my store -> HERE.
You can view all the great new Online Exclusives Products there too.
If you are in Australia and would love these for your crafting or any of the other amazing products you can stop by my store at the above link
OR Contact me directly and I can help.
It’s Bonus Days at the moment so with this purchase you receive a $9 voucher to redeem next month.
New products are arriving Online from tomorrow (July 3rd). I will bring you more news about those later but today I wanted to show you a card I made recently with one of these new bundles. This is with the Frosted Forest Bundle.
The Frosted Forest Bundle comes with a stamp set, dies and masks. The stamp set has a number of different trees, great for any occasion. The masks have 2-3 masks for each tree so you can layer the colours on the image. I like that because I’m not a huge fan of colouring.
I will show you the bundle more later but for now I couldn’t wait to share the card. I used Pecan Pie for the trunk and Old Olive for the tree. Using the different layers added to the depth of the tree branches.
With the sentiment I added a sticky note over the full sentiment and just showed the Thinking of You on a small strip of Crushed Curry. Then I snipped the sentiment in half to separate it for the card.
Watch out from tomorrow for more products released as part of the Online Exclusives. There are a number of products for different occasions including Christmas. Great if you are planning some Christmas in July creating. Or to get started for your Christmas cards now. So check back soon.
If you love any of the Stampin’ Up! products and you are in Australia I would love you to stop by my store -> HERE. You can order Online. Please use the Host Code: JTRANKN3
Sunday Suites today. Let’s take a moment and look at this beautiful Thoughtful Journey Suite.
The Thoughtful Journey Suite contains brushed watercolours in the gorgeous paper prints. You can be an artist without even trying. The stamps and dies have beautiful florals. You can stamp and diecut the simple images and add them with the beautiful prints or the shiny embossed paper in the Thoughtful Journey Specialty Paper.
The full Thoughtful Journey Suite Collection includes:
The Thoughtful Wishes Bundle
The Thoughtful Journey 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper
The Thoughful Journey 12″x12″ Specialty Paper
Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio (120 adhesive-backed pieces * 40 each of 3 colours * 5 mm * In Calypso Coral, Misty Moonlight, Petunia Pop
Let’s see some of these beautiful products closer.
The Thoughtful Wishes Bundle.
The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set is a cling mount set containing 10 stamps. It was inspired by Million Sales Achiever Laurie Krauss. The Thoughtful Wishes Dies contain 11 dies. Use the dies to cut out the thistle and greenery stamps for a focal point on your cards. Or die cut the smaller foliage to create a layered background behind the sentiments. You don’t need a lot more to add to your projects.
The Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper has such beautiful Watercolour prints in flowery and field prints. It contains 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs.
The colours used in this paper are: Blackberry Bliss, Boho Blue, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat.
To see more of this gorgeous paper and see the prints closer view them all -> HERE.
Not just the patterned prints but the beautiful and shiny Thoughtful Journey Specialty Paper.
This Specialty Paper has a lovely pearlised paper. You can see the colours shift as you move the paper around.
There are 5 sheets of 12″x12″ patterned paper: 5 each of 1 single-sided designs. The colours in this paper are Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, pearl, Petunia Pop, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat. So gorgeous. You need to see it up close!
Well let’s see some project then. These are created by Stampin’ Up! Artists.
If you want to see more of this beautiful Suite. Or if you need any of these in your life you can check them in my store -> HERE.
To Order:(Australian residents only)
In store – Head to the link just above. Please use the Host Code: 7M7V93KG
June has just flown by don’t you think? Here we are nearly at the end of the month. Which means the Bundle Savings ends on Sunday.
Let’s check out some more of these bundles.
The Citrus Blooms Bundle. I particularly like the leafy edge die it adds such elegance. And you have a die to cut around that too to have just that shape. Check it out.
See the Citrus Blooms Bundle more in my store -> HERE.
Reduced until Sunday to $96.75 AUD.
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From the fruity to the retro. This one is the Tune In Bundle. Very cool!
The Tune In Bundle is reduced to $64.75. See it more in store -> HERE.
There are many other Bundles too. Is there one you have been eyeing off?? Maybe grab them this month to save 10%.
If you are in Australia and need some supplies. You can shop directly in my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 7M7V93KG
Or Contact me and I can assist you. Happy to help you get your crafting favourites.
You might have seen the cute Hearts and Hugs Bundle around? It’s a sweet one. So today – let’s check it out for Sweet Sunday.
This one is a bright, cheery, heart flower hug for you. (That’s a mouthful isn’t it!).
This card is created by Stampin’ Up! Artists but there are some features I just love – and it might inspire you with some ideas for your next project.
Use a mini heart punch to create flowers. Add some additional flowers and leaves too.
On the white card sponge a little ink to create a background.
Instead of just a card mat to lay your feature piece on, cut strips of card and emboss them before adding the pieces evenly on your card base. And give those edges a little sponge to help highlight them.
Are there ideas you could use?
This is the Hearts and Hugs Bundle. (It is reduced this month too which is a bonus savings).
A Stamping Journey 