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 to show you this new product in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue supplement that was just released on Monday. Stars just typify Christmas don’t you think and why not ‘Many Merry Stars’.
These kits contain all you need to create 26 stars. All the diecut papers and embellishments.They come in all different sizes and look fun to sit on the top of a shelf or under the tree.
Here is a video to show you how they are put together.
But don’t just think of them as stars sitting on the shelf. There are so many other beautiful ways to create them. Check out this gorgeous display.
Here is a video to show you how to use this kit in other different ways.
If you would like to order your own kit of Many Merry Stars then drop me a message OR head over to my store HERE.
I told you in the last post that there are some more offerings for our Christmas creating. Well, the ‘Merry and Bright’ Christmas supplement is out now! These products are designed to work well with the current Holiday Catalogue. There are some fun Star Kits, a different Star stamp set, more Project Life offerings and a few additional kits and stamp sets. These products are only available while stock last so you have to be quick to grab them.
You can view the Catalogue Online now HEREor I can get one in the mail one for you. I have added the link in the right hand side bar so you can check it out later rather than come back to this post. If you have any questions then don’t hesitate to ask me. 🙂
Do you love creating for Christmas??? Do you just create cards or like to decorate the house and send cute projects as gifts for your friends??? It really starts getting you in the Christmas mood when the creating begins – or is that just me!!!
Well, as if the Holiday Catalogue wasn’t enough for you Stampin’ Up! have released a Christmas supplement. Starting October 20th, 2 days time!!! Here is a sneak peek of the cover just to get your started.
There are stars and kits and Project Life.
You will be able to check it out Online from Monday BUT if you want your very own “starry” catalogue then drop me a comment and I will get one to you ASAP.
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” HAHA! Now I have got that song in your head I will sign off. 🙂 (sorry!)
We have another project in our 12 Weeks of Christmas series today. This project is brought to you by Narelle. Check this project out for your Christmas entertaining. This is a lovely Table Setting.
This table setting consists of a cutlery bag, a bonbon and a name place card. I think these would really dress up your Christmas table and make it something special.
Here are some photos of the individual items and also some videos showing how to make the key components. For full instructions and a complete list of supplies, please email me for a detailed pdf.
CUTLERY BAG
I just love this Cutlery Bag. I know you could just put the cutlery on the table next to the plates, but that would be boring, right ? Making this bag gives you a reason to create and show off a little to your guests. I am sure they will be appreciative of the effort you went to and the table will look so festive and special.
Here are a couple of videos showing you how to make the rosettes.
BON BON
Bon Bons are a fun thing to have at Christmas time aren’t they?? The cute hat and funny jokes and the little novelty inside. But once they are pulled apart they are thrown away. With these Bon Bons not only are they a lot of fun but they will look pretty having them on the table. The bonus of these is that you can fill them with wrapped chocolates or something as an extra treat, and the guests get to keep them as a memento of a wonderful gathering with family and friends.
Here is a video how you can make them.
NAME PLACE CARD
Can you see this on your Christmas Table this year?? It would make all your guests feel pretty special.
The full materials you need for these projects are in the PDF that I can send you but here is some special products put together for the Bundle this week.
We have these 4 products on offer in our Latte Girls’ 12 Week of Christmas Bundle Three(3). You can get all these products for the fantastic price of $77. That’s a saving of 10% . Gotta love that !
Contact me with your order. This deal is not available online.
Don’t forget if you want the detailed instructions and a complete list of supplies used, please email me to get the pdf.
You can purchase everything you need to make these items and more, from my online shop.
I hope this helps you with your Christmas preparations.
Yesterday we went to a wedding for a work colleague of Glenn’s. It’s always interesting when you don’t even know the bride and groom!! It was a lovely wedding though. The wedding invitation was in a Crumb Cake colour with black swirls. I knew for the wedding card I wanted to replicate this. The stamp set ‘Everything Eleanor’ was dusted off. I have hardly used this set but it was one I loved when it first came out. Here is the card.
It is hard to tell in the photo but I Heat Embossed the swirl, the flower and the greeting so it had a nice shine to it. The greeting is from ‘Petite Pairs’ and punched with the large oval punch. I used the Crumb Cake Taffeta ribbon (retired) and some pearls to finish it off. I thought it would be a bit heavy to have a Black card base so I matted the stamped piece in black cardstock and layered it on a crumb cake base.
I think the Bride and Groom will like it???
Have a good week this week. I hope it is a creative week for you. 🙂
It’s Thursday and today I bring you the second week of our “12 Weeks of Christmas”.Today it is Virginia’s turn to bring you the project that I am sharing. Check this out!
It is a cute little Christmas Village scene in a Card in a Box. How sweet is it??? These are great too as they fold flat to fit in a standard size envelope.
Virginia has used Basic Black and Very Vanilla A4 cardstock. The Designer Series Paper used is the ‘Typeset’ pack from the Annual Catalogue. The cute houses are from the set ‘Holiday Home’ from the Holiday Catalogue. They have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured with Blendabilities. The gold stars have been punched from Gold Glimmer Paper and some have been ‘suspended’ by gluing them to strips of the Window Sheet. The Christmas trees are from the same Holiday Home stamp set, stamped in Mossy Meadow while the brown trees were double stamped in Baked Brown Sugar and Crumb Cake inks. Virginia added some accents on the trees by dabbing on Versamark ink and sprinkling Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and heat setting with a heat gun. Here is a close-up so you can see them.
You can create any scene in these little “Card in a Box” type cards.
Now how would you like to get all the goodies to make this card in a box and pay a special Latte Girls 12 Weeks of Christmas Bundle price? Here’s what you’ll get …
Latte Girl’s 12 Weeks of Christmas Bundle Two (2)
Purchase this bundle for $85.90 and you will get the Glimmer paper for Free!
Another Christmas Stamp A Stack is this Friday. Have you been thinking about coming along but not sure. Then if you are in the local area (Wollongong area) you really must join us. We are normal – kind of! ;). We do have a lot of fun and laughs at these classes. Here are the details for you.
This Friday 10th October 10am or 7.30pm.
Cost: $15. BYO: scissors and adhesives.
Please RSVP by Thursday so I can have your card cut all ready to go.
I made this card a few weeks ago and realised I hadn’t shown you. I think I shared it on my Facebook page but forgot here. SO, here it is! This is one of the first cards I made using the Snowflake Thinlets from the Holiday Catalogue.
These cards are a bit hard to photograph but I hope you get the idea. I extended the card so it has a little fold out flap. On this flap I adhered some Gold Vellum and a strip of the Gold Foil Sheet. I cut the snowflakes and the joy word out from Gold Foil sheet also and adhered them on the card. I stamped the snowflakes from the set ‘Cheerful Tags’ over the Blackberry Bliss card. I think they co-ordinate so well with this Thinlet. I finished it off with a Gold Twine bow on the front snowflake. Hope you like???
Thanks for stopping by today. Do say Hello. I love to hear from you. 🙂
I have some exciting news for you. Over the next couple of months. I will be bringing you ’12 weeks of Christmas’. I have teamed with some other creative ladies in our team to bring you some exciting projects to help you in your Christmas preparations. Each week I will share a project with you that either myself or one of the other clever ladies have made. Today is the first project!
Today’s project is brought to you by Leonie Schroder. Here is the project and then I will tell you about it.
Leonie has created a Star Box Stack. This stack comprises three Star Gift Boxes all tied up with the gorgeous Silver Satin Ribbon and star frame tags from our Foil Cardstock. These would be great to give to someone if you were giving them small things like jewellery or chocolates, Or maybe use it as a Table Centre piece or Decoration. These could be made any time of the year for any occasion.
Do you want to know how to make it??? Here is a video for you.
We have a special bundle put together to create your own Star Box Stack.
Buy this Bundle now and save 10% – pay just $78 plus shipping! Contact me with your order. Plus, receive the written tutorial for Free as a Thank You for your order.
Stay tuned for further projects in the coming week.
