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

It’s here TODAY!!! The Holiday Catalogue is available NOW!

You have been starting to see little sneaks here and there but now you can see it all. The Holiday Catalogue is out NOW! How do you get your very own copy??

1) Check the link HERE or at the link in the right hand column to view it online.

2) Contact me and I will get one in the post for you ASAP. You will want to see it – AND isn’t it better to have it in your hot little hands yourself than looking at it on a computer screen!! YES!!

3) If you are local come and join me at my Holiday Catalogue Launch (2pm) and pick up your own copy AND play with some new products. Let me know ASAP.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS CREATING!! 🙂

Classes, Stampin' Up!

START THINKING CHRISTMAS!

August 27, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I know we don’t want to think about it but it is time to start your Christmas creating. The new Holiday Catalogue will be available Tomorrow! Exciting times! I know you are going to love it. SO…

“LET’S KICK OFF CHRISTMAS”

You are invited to Welcome in the new Holiday Catalogue. Come and see all the new products Stampin’ Up! have for your Christmas Creating this year.

WHEN: Saturday August 30th at 2pm in East Corrimal.

COST: $15 or Free with a Minimum purchase.

The afternoon includes playing with new Christmas products, Make and Take, Afternoon Tea and Give Aways. Come and Join us.

RSVP: Thursday, August 28th

Bring along a friend I haven’t met and pick a prize. I love to meet new stampers. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Psst! Here is a sneak of what we might be making. 😉

cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques, Tutorials

BLENDABILITIES + WHITE EMBOSSING = COOL EFFECT!!!!

August 26, 2014August 26, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I am loving using the new Blendabilities. Have you had much of a play yet?? When they first came out I discovered this cool technique but I only got a chance to try it out a couple of weeks ago. Finally I can show you the cards PLUS I have a tutorial so you can try this out yourself.

For this card I used the Hostess Set “Hello There”. I love how you can get the different coloured effect. Isn’t it cool??? Once I coloured it (which you can read about in the tutorial below), I added it to my card. For the card I wrapped some White Baker’s Twine around a piece of Sweet Taffy DSP and adhered this to a card base of Melon Mambo. I added the little flowers punched from the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack. It is hard to see it clearly but I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the centre to add some sparkle.

So how do you create the effect? I will show you.

COLOURING WHITE EMBOSSING WITH BLENDABILITIES

To show you how to create the technique I am making some little tags using the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.

1. White emboss your image. If you are not familiar with that then I will just explain this. Swipe your cardstock with the Embossing Buddy (this reduces the static on your project in which stray specks of embossing powder will cling to). Stamp your image in Versamark and then pour over your White embossing powder. Tip off the excess then heat the image with your Heat Tool to melt the Embossing Powder. (I love watching the embossing powder melt. It is so magic. I don’t think you ever get sick of watching it.)

Take just a minute to let this dry before you start colouring.

2. Select your Blendabilites. I used Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight. Colour over your image as you like. I found using the fine tip more effective especially on the finer parts of the image.

3. Once you have finished colouring you can complete your project.

I made lots of these at the time to give out.

Now you can go and try this technique yourself and watch the magic happen. ENJOY!!

Until next time 🙂

Jenny

Stampin' Up!

MORE VALUE IN THE STARTER KIT – BUT FOR ONE WEEK ONLY!

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 Jenny Hayward

So, you like the Stampin’ Up! Products don’t you?? Would you like a regular discount when you purchase, access to a Global forum PACKED FULL OF INSPIRATION, Sneak peeks of the products before they are even released??? Well, these are only available if you are part of the Stampin’ Up! family. For ONE WEEK ONLY 22nd August – 29th August you will get MORE in your Starter Kit. Pay $169 and you will get $255 of products on WHATEVER you like.

How good is that! I have more information on my page HERE. (NB: The price listed there is the regular price but the extra value is available until August 29th). Stop by, have a read and then you can talk to me more if you have any questions Or ask me for an information pack. If you can’t wait any longer then head to the link on my page to go right to my website and join now. Too Easy! You can stay as long as you like and join for your own discount or to sell to others.

I look forward to welcoming you to my team – JEN’S INK.

Jenny

Classes, Stampin' Up!

IT’S A BOGO SALE!!!!

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Everyone loves a Sale! This year my Sale Day is even better!

Come and join me at my –

BOGO SALE!!!

Purchase retiring Stamps and Accessories and receive the same value in new product from the current Stampin’ Up! Catalogue for FREE!!

BOGO – BUY ONE GET ONE (free)

HOW DOES IT WORK???

– Retired product is priced at retail value (there will be a select number of items reduced).

– Total the amount that you spend on full priced items.

– Pick out the same $ amount in the NEW catalogue (*shipping and handling applies to new product). You get that product for Free!

You get double the product for your money!!

WHEN – Sunday 24^th August between 2pm and 3.30pm. Drop by anytime between then. Be early though for the Pick!

WHERE – My place, East Corrimal. Message me for the address.

SEE YOU THERE!!

cards

BORDERING BLOOMS!

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 Jenny Hayward

A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to play with the ‘Bordering Blooms’ set. This was my first time playing with Photopolymer stamps too. I have to say I loved them. Love how they stick to the block and stay!!! They are very easy to use too being able to see clearly through the block. So here are the cards I made then.

This first one was CASED from Pinterest by Shelly Godby. Her version was a lot more gorgeous and she stamped the inside too but I was happy with this. I used Crisp Canteloupe and Baked Brown Sugar. The scallop edge under the border was using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch. The greeting is from ‘Wetlands’.

Another quick card. This one was CASED from Sharon Burkert on Pinterest. Her card had a White Card base. I decided to make mine on a coloured card base so I used Hello Honey. I think this will look good on any colour base. I will try that sometime soon. The little flowers were punched from the ‘Itty Bitty Accents Pack’. The greeting was from ‘Blooming with Kindness’. I coloured Adhesive Pearls with the Calypso Coral Blendabilities set.

I liked this simple layout so I thought I would make it into a Christmas Card. My first for the season. It’s a bit hard to get your head around Christmas yet but since the Holiday Catalogue is out very soon I have to make a start.

I used Cherry Cobbler and stamped the “vine” type image in Mossy Meadow. The pearls were coloured with the Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities.

One more – sorry. This next one I made for a workshop last week. After stamping the blooms I coloured them with the Blendabilities. The greeting is from the hostess set ‘Hello There’. I added a little of the Gold sequins, Gold Twine and some paper piercing. I haven’t used this colour combination for some time using Rich Razzleberry and Wisteria Wonder.

Hope you liked them. I think these will be a great addition to your stamp collection suitable for many occasions. Check it out below. You can buy this or any other Stampin’ Up! products in my Online store. Check the link in the right hand side bar.

Thanks for stopping by today. The rain is still pouring down here but it is good to have it. The grass was looking a little brown. Hope all is well in your part of the world. 🙂

Bordering Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

cards, Classes

CHRISTMAS CLASSES STARTING!

August 11, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I know we don’t want to think about preparing for Christmas yet but it will sneak up on us. This week I start my Christmas Stamp-A-Stack classes so if you are in the Wollongong area do come and join in. Be organised this Christmas! We are using the old and the new this month. Here are the details.

WHEN: This Friday 15th August at 10am or 7.30pm at my studio in East Corrimal.

COST: $15 OR FREE with a minimum order.

BYO: Scissors and Adhesives.

RSVP: By Wednesday evening please so I can prepare the card kits. Just leave a comment or you can phone or email me.

I am going to show you a little sneak of what we will be making.

Can’t make it??? Let’s make another time for you and a few of your friends for your own Private Class. Contact me for details.

Hope to see you in my Classroom soon 🙂

cards

COLOURFUL ‘LOVELY LACE’!

August 9, 2014August 9, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I have been playing around with the ‘Lovely Lace’ Embossing Folder this week. As soon as I saw this in the Catalogue I knew I had to get it. I love all the detail in it.

Here is the first one. Since I had been playing around with the Blendabilities as well I thought I would do some colouring in.

For this card I embossed on Whisper White cardstock. I then just simply coloured to highlight the impression. The Blendabilities work better colouring on the card than the Stampin’ Write Markers as you don’t need to press hard to colour so you don’t effect the impression, and the colour blends nicely. I found using the fine tip on the Blendabilities worked better for the finer lines. So easy – and so therapeutic just sitting and colouring. 🙂

I just finished it off by wrapping around some Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker’s Twine. This was adhered to a mat in Pistachio Pudding and a card base in Lost Lagoon. I added a greeting from ‘Label Love’. The banners were cut from the ‘Bitty Banners’ Framelits. One from Daffodil Delight and one from the Silver Glimmer paper. They were then cut in half and adhered behind the label. Some Rhinestone bling was added for more sparkle.

Another card I made was very simple.

Simply emboss on white cardstock. Tie around some Island Indigo Cotton ribbon ( I love how soft and easy to tie this ribbon is!). This was adhered to an Island Indigo mat and then Whisper White card base. I punched out a scallop circle in Silver Glimmer Paper. The “For You” is from the ‘Hello There’ Hostess set. I will be making a few of these cards to send out to some special people this week.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. 🙂

cards, Masculine, My DIgital Studio

“ON THE GO” FOR A 5 YEAR OLD!

August 5, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Another Great Nephew’s Birthday….yesterday. Again I left it until the last minute, and again I realised I don’t have any suitable stamps for a young little boy since the new Catalogue came out! So I turned to MDS (My Digital Studio). I love how MDS extends your card and paper supply. Here is the card I made.

I printed off some Designer Series Paper to card size. I used the ‘On The Go’ paper. Then I created a ‘5’ using the “Schoolbook Serif” Digital brush set, resized it and recoloured it to Island Indigo. I chose a little car from the ‘On The Go’ Brush set and recoloured it Real Red. Once these were all done I printed them off. I did have to go back and resize the car to fit the 1 1/4″ circle punch (a couple of times). A circle was punched out with the 1 3/8″ circle punch from Crushed Curry to layer underneath it. I cut the ‘5’ out leaving a white border around it. After adhering the Designer Series Paper to the Island Indigo card base I then raised up the 5 and the car with dimensionals.

MDS to the rescue again – and you can still have dimension and layers by creating a Hybrid card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

Stampin' Up!

BIG SHOT BUNDLE BONUS!!!

August 2, 2014 Jenny Hayward

You have probably heard by now about the fantastic Big Shot promotion this month. It is awesome whether you have a Big Shot already or not. What’s the deal???

Buy a Big Shot and get a Bundle for FREE!!!!! How good is that? That is a huge bonus with your new Big Shot machine.

Buy a select Bundle and get 15% off.

The prices are a bit hard to read aren’t they?? I have added a table below with the clearer prices. Check them out here.

Below you can see the stamp sets in these bundles just to help you out. So you don’t have to go fumbling through the Catalogue. NB. I have just added the wood-mount images but they are available as wood and clear mount. The prices are just for the stamp set only but use the bundle prices as in the table above.

Sumthin’ Sumthin’ Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$25.95

Oh My Goodies Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$42.95

Day Of Celebration Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$44.95

Daydream Medallions Wood Stamp Set

$63.95

Bright & Beautiful Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$56.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

————————————————————————-

Do you recognise the Bright and Beautiful stamps??? These are a little sneak peak from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. This would have to be my most favourite set from the catalogue AND you get the Star Framelits in the bundle. Gotta love that!

Here is a close-up. Isn’t it gorgeous??? How nice would it be heat embossed??? I can’t wait to get my set later this week to play.