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 am a little behind with my blogging lately. Life is busy and with Josh studying on the computer a lot at the moment with the HSC I have had little access to the computer. BUT I am here now. Just squeezing in a little time while he is still in bed!

By now you would have known about the wonderful new products released just this past week. I thought I would show you what I have been doing with them.

Firstly, have you seen the new Thinlets Card dies??? These make fun, interactive cards in no time. Check them out.

These come in the Labels shape or the circle and come with lots of other fun bits to add to your cards. They are $55.95. I had a chance to play with Leonie’s circle thinlets the other day as I am still waiting on mine to arrive. (Thank you Leonie). Here is a fun, birthday card to create.

I have used the set ‘Sketched Birthday’ and the paper is from ‘Birthday Basics’. This is really a great pack of paper. I think it gets lost in the catalogue. Leonie kindly gave me a piece. (Thanks again Leonie!!!). You are a star 🙂

I think it was the 1 3/4″ circle punch I used to punch the circle in Summer Starfruit card and the Whisper White scallop circle is the 1 3/4″ scallop circle. I added a little bling to this too.

Now on to the Envelope Punch Board. I have been having so much fun with this new little gadget. You MUST have one of these. Not only does it cut up to 66 different size envelopes BUT there are so many other fun boxes and projects you can do with it PLUS it has a corner rounder punch on it if you need one for any of your projects.

Here are some little treat pouches I have been making with them.

Made with the ‘Sweater Weather DSP’ and ‘Label Love’ stamp set. I added a little Burlap Ribbon. Add a little treat and this might be a good one for the men in your life???

How about a Christmas one with the ‘Season of Style’ DSP.

The label is from ‘Chalk Talk’ and stamped in Gumball Green. The ornament is one from the ‘Best of Christmas’ sets and stamped in Cherry Cobbler. You could add ribbon and hang these in the Christmas tree with a special Christmas treat. These are the right size to hold a Gift card. If you want to make one you can use the Gift card size shown on the Envelope Punch Board. The original idea came from Angie over at Chic N Scratch here.

Here is a little sneak of another project I created using the Envelope Punch Board. If you are on my Facebook Business page you would have already seen it. (BTW: You can click on the link in the right hand column and ‘LIKE’ my page to see my projects I show there). I will show you the rest of this project in the new few days.

So I hope you grab yourself the Thinlets Cards Dies AND the Envelope Punch Board. I can tell you they are essential 😉

Have a good day however you spend it.

Jenny

Stampin' Up!

LAST DAY OF 25% OFF!!!!

October 28, 2013 Jenny Hayward

Have you checked out the 25% off List yet??? You only have until tonight. There are some great stamps on this list and I am sure there are one or two that have been sitting on your Wish List for some time????

OK, so head over here to view them online.

You can order there if you like. Use the Hostess Code Q73ZV3E3 if you are shopping there. OR drop me an email with your order and I will fix that up for you.

DON’T DELAY NOW!!!

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EX LIBRIS CARD FOR PATTI

October 25, 2013October 25, 2013 Jenny Hayward

One of the great things about Stampin’ Up! is the people you meet. I have made friends not just locally but in so many countries that I would not have otherwise known. I am so blessed to call them my friends. Recently I made a card for a special blog friend in the US that I have got to know over the last few months. I sent her a card and a little bit of Australia.

Before I show you the card I will show you the gift I sent her.

I forgot to take a photo of it before I sent it so I have just taken it from her blog. Sorry Patti I hope you don’t mind??? 🙂

I sent her a Tea Towel with the Kookaburra and Rosellas. I thought she might like to see the visitors I get to my garden. I didn’t realise HOW wrapped she would be though!! The tag is from Chalk Talk and is stamped in Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Canteloupe.

Here is the card I made for her (after the first one went missing somewhere between here and there).

I have had this ‘Ex Libris’ stamp for nearly a year and haven’t used it yet. (Hangs my head in shame). I inked the stamp in Pistachio Pudding and then sponged over it in places with Crisp Canteloupe then stamped it on Whisper White card. The greeting is from ‘A Dozen Thoughts’. (One of the stamps you can get for 25% off until Monday). I stamped this on a piece of Whisper White and flagged the ends then sponged the edges in Crisp Canteloupe. For the label on the card I stamped the stamp again on Whisper White. If you look at the stamp it has a label on it which is larger then our Decorative Label Punch. I cut around the inner line of the label and then sponged it with Pistachio Pudding. I added a flagged strip of Crisp Canteloupe underneath the label. The butterflies are from Papillion Potpourri. I stamped the smaller ones in Crisp Canteloupe and used a blender pen to slightly colour the centre. The large butterfly was inked in Crisp Canteloupe and sponged in Pistachio Pudding. Then I added some Dazzling Diamonds with the 2-way glue pen. It does look so sparkly in real life.

Now I received a special package from Patti. Check this out!!

Some delicious Maple Candy!! Who Hoo! AND a beautiful book of Vermont where she lives. Throughout the book she had added post-it notes with little notes of the area or where she had been. It made it so special. What a beautiful part of the world!

Then a gorgeous card.

This is using the set ‘Gently Falling’ which I don’t have so that is lovely. The ‘Just for You’ is from ‘Label Love’ and was stamped then embossed in White Embossing Powder. Finished off with one of Patti’s specialty bows. How special to receive a treat like this from across the other side of the world. You must go and visit Patti and say G’day. Stop by Patti’s Stamping Studio here.

Thanks for visiting. See you again soon.

Jenny

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CHALKBOARD CLASS

October 23, 2013October 23, 2013 Jenny Hayward

Do you want to learn the Chalkboard Technique? Come along to my class this Saturday at 2pm. This will be held in my studio in East Corrimal. So if you are close-by come and join us.

Here are the cards we will be making. I am using ‘Sketched Birthday’ and the ‘Best of Christmas’ stamp sets. These are fun to make. You have to come and try it!

Cost is $15 for the 2 cards. Please RSVP by Friday morning. Book early!!!

Jenny

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH 25% OFF 25 STAMPS!

October 22, 2013October 27, 2013 Jenny Hayward

We are officially celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Birthday this week. Receive 25% off 25 selected stamp sets. These are only available for one week only until October 28th.

See them all here.

Here are some cards with some of the discounted sets on offer.

One with Betsy’s Blossoms I made last year using Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit and Rasperry Ripple.

‘Oh Hello’ Another earlier card. I used the ‘Tea for Two’ DSP and added a Lace Doily. The flower was coloured with Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade Markers.

This is a card I made just today using ‘A Dozen Thoughts’. I needed to make a card for a reply to a wedding for Glenn’s Nephew and his Partner. I didn’t want to just email a reply. The colour and the hearts were inspired by the Wedding Invitation. The Background stamp is one from ‘Clockworks’. I punched hearts out using the large Heart Punch and cut one from the Gold Foil Sheets and I punched one from Blushing Bride. They were both embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

There are so many more fantastic sets so go and check them out now.

You can Email or phone your order to me.

OR shop Online here using the Hostess Code: Q73ZV3E3

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHEVRON PUNCH

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I recently got the Chevron Border Punch from the Holiday Catalogue. I was playing around with it to create some Christmas cards.

This card was CASED from Barb Mullikin I think?? I have used the ‘Season of Style’ Designer Series Paper. I punched some Chevrons at the bottom of the paper and backed it with some Cherry Cobbler card. I coloured the gifts from the set ‘Wishing You’. I used Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green Markers. I then cut them out and lifted them up using Dimensionals. I added a little Rhinestone to the centre of the middle gift although it is a hard to see that. The greeting from that set was inked with Cherry Cobbler ink and was cut out using the Labels Framelits. Some Gumball Green Satin Stitched Ribbon helped break up the busy paper.

The next card is using the Chevron Border Punch a little different. I added 3 of the punch outs in a line pointing downwards, actually towards the greeting which just highlighted the greeting!

This Santa is from the stamp set ‘Santa’s List’. I don’t have this set but I used it at Leonie N’s at our last stamp day a few weeks ago. It’s good to get together and share stamps – and ideas 🙂 You can’t see here but I added some Dazzling Diamonds with the 2-Way Glue Pen to the white trim on Santa’s coat and hat and on his beard. It is hard to see it though. If you click on the photo to see a larger view you might just be able to see it sparkle!

I have used a different pattern of the ‘Season of Style’ Designer Series Paper and added some Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon to finish it off.

I have seen some more great ways to use this punch on my blog travels so I look forward to playing around with this punch some more . So stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

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‘MERRY’ CHRISTMAS EXPRESSIONS!

October 7, 2013October 7, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I was playing around with the Expressions Thinlets the other week and created 2 cards. This first one was CASED from Kris McIntosh. You can see her original card here. I just changed the colours on this to blue where she used red.

I have used the new Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder too. I love these colours this Christmas. I think I have said that before today!!

For this next one I am seeking your help. I am really not happy with this.

I have used the lovely Designer Series Paper ‘Season of Syle’ and layered this on Old Olive and then Cherry Cobbler. I used a strip of the new Burlap Ribbon seen in the Holiday Catalogue. I cut the Merry from Gold Foil Sheets in the Holiday Catalogue. That’s all OK BUT it is missing something! I tried adding some small ornaments and played around for a bit with other things. What do you think??? Is it missing something? What should I add? I would love to know your thoughts. I will try some of your suggestions and post an updated version soon.

Thanks for stopping by. I love your visits.

School Holidays have finished now and it is back to school tomorrow. I can’t believe one more term left of school for the year and one more week before the HSC for Josh. YIKES!

Take care and visit again soon,

Jenny

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CHRISTMAS SIDE SPRING CARD

October 3, 2013October 3, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I have had the new Stampin’ Up! Best of Christmas stamps for a couple of weeks now and only yesterday managed to get some ink on them. Here is a side-spring card for you. I was inspired by a swap card I received from convention using this fold and thought I would use this fold to make a different Christmas card. You can find a tutorial to make these on Splitcoaststampers here. They are quite easy to do once you work out the scoring and folding.

Here is the card.

I stamped the santa on watercolour paper and coloured him using the Blender pen and inkpads. I used Cherry Cobbler for his hat and Blushing Bride for his face. The little holly on his hat was coloured with Old Olive. I stamped him on the angle of the card so it would sit right when it was sitting up. I added a little sponging, some pearls and some burlap twine. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages.

Why not head over to Splitcoaststampers and make yourself up one of these. They are very cute.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope all is well in your part of the world.

Jenny

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HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY STAMPIN’ UP!

October 3, 2013October 22, 2013 Jenny Hayward

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I am sure by now you all know that we are celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary. There has been some great celebrations this year already but how about some more Birthday presents FOR YOU!! Check these out!

You love Stampin’ Up! products don’t you?? Would you like to get a discount EVERY time you order your favourite Stampin’ Up! products?? Of course you would. Between 7th and 21st October Stampin’ Up! are offering you the super low price of $25 to join. What is stopping you? What do you get for this?

In your $25 Starter Kit you can choose your products up to $26.95. That’s great if you already have lots of supplies already.
You will receive all your business supplies including 8 Catalogues, 8 Holiday Catalogues, order Forms and other supplies.
As with any Demonstrator you will receive 30% off on your first order over $300 made in the first 45 days.
Your first full quarterly minimum is not due until the end of March 2014. Plenty of time!
Have access to the Demonstrator website and Global forum with thousands and thousands of inspirational projects and ideas.
Opportunity to work your Stampin’ Up! in a way that suits you and your family. Maybe you want the discount for your own purchases, maybe you can collect orders from your family and friends or you might like to build a business and hold workshops and classes. It is entirely up to you.
Opportunity to attend regular Stampin’ Up! events and local team meetings.
You can leave Stampin’ Up! at any time. No obligations to stay forever 🙂

If you want to know more just ask/email me. I would love to welcome you to my growing team. You can join Online right now. Head here and Click ‘JOIN NOW’.

During October host a party and get more rewards. Receive $25 more when your party goes over $400. Instead of $60 of free products for a $400 party you would get $85. Lots more reasons to party this month! So check in a date with me, grab some friends and lets do some partying. It’s coming up to Christmas so let’s make it a Christmas party. I can’t wait to hear from you to set your date. Want to see one of the cards we could make this month? Check it out.

I don’t have many available dates this month so contact me ASAP to reserve your party and have fun with your friends.

I look forward to talking to you soon about any of the great promotions this month or if you need help with any of the great Stampin’ Up! products.

Jenny

3D projects, cards, Stampin' Up!, swaps

MINI CHRISTMAS TAGS

September 30, 2013September 30, 2013 Jenny Hayward

A couple of weeks ago just before our last team meeting I realised I hadn’t done swaps yet. These are not compulsory but I really hadn’t done any for a few months and yet another meeting comes by and I haven’t got anything to share. What was I going to do??? It was a couple of hours before I had to leave. I did a quick trawl on Pinterest. Isn’t that your ‘go to’ site!!!! I found some little Christmas tags that inspired me. So thought I would create some little simple tags similar to the ones I saw.

Here are the ones I created. It is not the best photo as I was just dashing out the door to leave. I gave everyone a couple of them each. I know it is only a small token BUT it was something. I realised I didn’t even keep any for myself though! DOH!

I used the Chalk Talk Framelits to cut the tags from Whisper White and Crumb Cake. I punched out little shapes using the Merry Minis punch pack. Did you know these were still available??? They are very cute. I adhered these to the tags and added a Rhinestone on the ones cut from coloured card. Then I added a small greeting. These ones are from Petite Pairs and Teeny Tiny Sentiments. I added some co-ordinating twine to finish them off. Job done in record time. I will just have to be a bit more organised next time. 🙂 Have a great day in your part of the world. It’s a lovely sunny day here. I think Summer has hit us early.

Till next time,

Jenny