Category: cards

cards, Catalogues, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!, Techniques, Tutorials

WEDNESDAY’S WOW! 166 – CREATING A BLACK BODY FOR THE BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES!

Jenny Hayward

I have been sharing the Beautiful Butterflies. They are gorgeous. I recently shared a video of 5 Ways with the Beautiful Butterflies. You can head back a post or 2 to see that.

But how did I create the Black centre of the Butterfly. Let me show you below. (If the images don’t show head to the blog directly to view them).

I hope you find this helpful when you create with the Beautiful Butterflies.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

Are you in Australia and need crafting supplies yourself? I would love to help you out. Head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 32KKQAX6

Or Contact me Directly.

Don’t miss out on the bonus Sale-A-Bration gifts you can choose from with your orders over $100 or $200 AUD.

cards, Catalogues, Sale-A-Bration

NEW SALE-A-BRATION CHOICES FOR FEBRUARY!

Jenny Hayward

Sale-A-Bration is happening in January and February.

While we have enjoyed the new products during January there have been new Choices added for February.  And these are current Catalogue products.  And I think they are really great choices!

These are the new Sale-A-Bration Choices available.  You can pick one with your $100 order (AUD).

The Trusty Tools Dies are great for the masculine cards.  Bees are popular at the moment.  But how versatile are the Alphabet Dies!  So many great picks.  What would be your favourite? 

Be sure to add your pick when you order is over $100.  

If you are in Australia I would love to help you get one of these picks. You can Order through my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 32KKQAX6

OR Contact me directly and I can add the order for you.

Happy Shopping time,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Techniques, Videos

5 WAYS WITH THE STAMPIN’ UP! BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES BUNDLE + VIDEO ~

Jenny Hayward

I have been playing with the gorgeous new Beautiful Butterflies Bundle. There are so many ways creating with this bundle and I discovered some Tips that might help you when creating with this yourself.

I put together a video to share 5 Ways creating with these Stamps, Dies and Embossing Folder and point out some things to look out for when using them.

If you don’t have the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle some of the ideas may work with other Butterfly stamps and dies you have so check them out.

I will share the cards more over the coming weeks in separate but for now follow along with the video.

The Tutorial for the mini card I shared in the video will be sent out to my newsletter Subscribers in next week’s newsletter. Are you a subscriber yet? Check the side bar on my blog to see how to receive them.

If you are in Australia and need some supplies for your crafting I would love to help you out. You can head to my store -> HERE Or Contact me directly.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Kits, Online Exclusives

HIDDEN GEMS – THANK YOU KINDLY KIT!

Jenny Hayward

Each week I feature a “Hidden Gem”. With so many Online Exclusives happening they can sometimes be missed.

This week it is the Thank You Kindly Kit.

The Kit creates 8 cards and has envelopes included. Kit includes one of each item listed below.
– Pre-designed projects
– Step-by-step instructions
– 8 printed envelopes
– Adhesive
– Pre-cut paper with gold foil
– A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go.

Now they may be a bit plain for you. Why not try sponging ink over the leaves? That would look pretty with these diecut leaves. You could make your own sentiments too if you didn’t want them as Thank You cards. Ooh! The possiblities…

This is newly released this month. Kits make super quick cards when you are in a hurry. You don’t have to thing about the design or cutting the “bits”.

You can see it -> HERE. If you want a kit do let me know.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Classes

BEAUTIFUL BOKEH BUTTERFLIES CARDS

Jenny Hayward

I have been playing a lot with the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle along with the Beautiful Bokeh Paper. They are a pretty combination together.

For some simple cards I embossed the paper with the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder. I love the depth of texture you get with this folder. The paper gives you the Bokeh effect without creating the mess doing the technique.

These are 2 of the colours. A Balmy Blue look and Calypso Coral.

Then there is this one a little more blue and Fresh Freesia showing on the pattern.

I diecut 3 butterflies in white card to add to the card with a simple HELLO Sentiment. This was cut with the Perennial Postage Dies. Simple but sweet cards. We made this as one of our cards in class last week.

What colour do you like?

This is the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle which includes the Stamp Set, the Dies and the Hybrid Embossing Folder.

You can see more with the Beautiful Butterflies -> HERE.

If you are in Australia and need your supplies I would love you to stop on by and shop with me. Thanks so much.

You can head to that link just above and select your items. Don’t forget your Sale-A-Bration choice when you order.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Stampin' Up!

THOUGHTFUL JOURNEY BOOKBINDING CARD

Jenny Hayward

Recently I shared a Book Binding Card with the cute Toadstool Gardens Paper. That was part of a Blog Hop I was in. Today I’m sharing another version along with the link to create your own.

This one is created with the Thoughtful Journey Paper. The sentiment is from the Bright Borders Stamp Set and using the To The Point Label Punch.

This is the inside. I added a strip of the paper across the bottom.

The Bright Borders Stamp Set has some really versatile sentiments and I love the pretty bordered edges.

See it more -> HERE.

It is great to cut these sentiments with the punch too. See it more -> HERE.

Now let’s get back to the card.

BOOK BINDING CARD

I have made quite a few of these cards previously and have put together a video too.

You can see the original Blog Post with the measurements and including a video -> HERE.

I will add the video again below too.

I hope you get to make one.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!

A LITTLE ALICE VIBE WITH THE TOADSTOOL GARDENS PAPER!

Jenny Hayward

I’ve been having a little play with the Toadstool Gardens Paper. Not tell me – Does this give you Alice in Wonderland Vibes?? I’m expecting to see the Big Green Caterpillar sitting on those toadstools. What do you think?

I kept the layout simple for this one. I wanted to make the paper the highlight. I was inspired for this one by a card on Page 23 in the Annual Catalogue.

Here is a side view.

I added some gems on it for a little dazzle. The sentiment is from the Simply Said Stamp Set and was diecut with a die from the new Heart Shaped Dies Set.

The paper and the dies I used are available as Free choices for Sale-A-Bration. This all starts TOMORROW! (Tuesday). This is always an exciting time. Watch out for more news on that shortly so stay tuned.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

Are you in Australia and need supplies? I would love to help you out.

You can contact me directly or Head to my store -> HERE. Get ready for Sale-A-Bration.

cards, Catalogues, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!

A TROPICAL CORNER IN BLOOM CARD!

Jenny Hayward

I’m feeling tropical at the moment. Maybe it’s the hot weather we are having here in Australia. So this card turned out a little tropical I think. Inspired by the Frangipanni flowers I coloured the flowers in one of the Corner In Bloom Stamps.

The Corner in Bloom Stamp Set is one available for Sale-A-Bration starting on January 7th. I will share more about this in a later post.

The flowers were coloured with the Stampin’ Blends. The paper is also available as a Sale-A-Bration choice. It is the Toadstool Gardens Paper. I love the bright, fun colours in this pack. So be sure to check back with more on this soon.

Not long to go now until Sale-A-Bration – and the new Mini Catalogue. Ooh! Exciting new products.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Christmas, Online Exclusives, Stampin' Up!, Tutorials, Videos

WEEK 12 – 12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS WITH A SPECIAL TREAT BAG!

Jenny Hayward

We have arrived to our last week for our 12 Weeks of Christmas Series. Our Week 12 project is a quick and easy Treat Bag.

For this one I have used the Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Here’s a close-up of the tag.

A tag was diecut from White card but also from the Graceful Greenery Vellum. I used the Greetings of the Season stamps and dies. Add a stamped leaf from the Golden Greenery stamps and dies and then also diecut leaves. One from Shaded Spruce and the other from Soft Sea Foam card.

It’s nice to dress up some chocolates in a cute bag. All you need is a clear plastic or Cello bag and some pretty paper. I share some tips in how to create them in the video below.

I hope you have enjoyed the projects through our 12 Weeks of Christmas Series and that they have inspired you. Some would work for any occasion so file them away for upcoming ideas.

Happy Christmas Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Christmas, Stampin' Up!, Techniques, Tutorials

WHITE HOLLY BACKGROUND WITH REINDEER FUN DIES!

Jenny Hayward

Did you know you can create your own textured background with dies?

For this card I diecut lots of white Berries and Holly leaves from the Reindeer Fun Dies and adhered these together. Then I added them to a white card mat. It adds a subtle texture.

Here’s how to Create this effect:

  • Diecut lots of Holly Leaves and Berries from the dies on white card.
  • Adhere the Holly and Berries together.
  • Lay all the Holly/Berry pieces out on the white card mat to position them how you like. Have some overhanging the edges.
  • Adhere them down to the card mat. Turn over the card and trim off the overhanging pieces.

Then complete the card as you like.

I added a strip of Reindeer Days Paper and a strip of the Green Glimmer Paper along with the bells coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I finished it off with a bow from the Real Red and Gold Ribbon.

Try this idea with some dies you have. It takes a little diecutting and sticking together but it is a fun way to use them.

Hope your Christmas Creating is going along well.

Jenny

If you need some crafty supplies and you are in Australia you can stop by my store -> HERE. Or Contact me directly. I would love to help you out.