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HOLIDAY CATALOGUE REVIEW!

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Last Saturday I had my Holiday Catalogue Review where everyone could come together and have some fun trying out these wonderful products from the new Holiday Catalogue. It was such fun and craziness. I wanted to share some of the happenings with you.

Sorry it has taken so long to get this together. I have had a really stressful week with our dog. Last Sunday we woke to find he couldn’t walk and he was vomiting foamy stuff. It was really bad. We took him straight to the vet and I am sure he was nearly gone. We thought Monday we may have to make a tough decision for him. It was a scary time. He had a little stay at the hospital and he was treated so well that incredibly he has made a full recovery. We still don’t know what caused it but he has enjoyed some extra attention!!

So now as things have settled a little I can get back to creating and sharing with you.

Firstly, I will share a couple of photos beforehand. I missed taking some photos with all the busyness but you can get a bit of an idea.

(NB: I do apologise for the photos with different size watermarks. Funny things were happening with my editing program!)

The room was set up ready for guests to arrive.

Apart from the usual tea/coffee and snacks I made these special treats. I got the idea from a fellow Demonstrator on a Facebook group I am on.

Some little Santa hats (marshmallows and strawberries on Toothpicks), Some Gingerbread men (we only had Tiny Teddies at the time), and some reindeer noses. I punched out some Cookie Cutter characters to go with them.

I made a little banner with the Cookie Cutter stamps and punches too. It was only small to fit where I was hanging it but silly me forgot to take a photo of that before I packed everything up. Here is the Banner though.

I cut some strips of Real Red card. I think they measured 5cm x 10cm (2″ x 4″)?? and cut the end with the Banner Punch. I ran the card through the Big Shot with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. I punched holes in the top to thread through some Real Red/White Baker’s Twine. Then added the characters.

These were little treat boxes I made for everyone. They were very simple boxes. I will tell you how I made them in another post. They are decorated with some Candy Cane Lane DSP and a tag made from the ‘Merry Tags’ Framelits. The sentiment is from the ‘Merriest Wishes’ set. I filled the boxes with a little cello bag with lengths of different twine and a small pack of M&M’s.

Now for the projects everyone made.

This is the first card we made. It’s a cute Spinner card. I didn’t show the other side but the front character is the Santa and then the other side was the Eskimo. They could make them whatever they like. We had Santas and Gingerbread men and Eskimos all happening. They loved this card. I did CASE this off a Demonstrator friend on a group. (yes it was the same person who did the Character treats above).

This was another of the Make and Takes. We created a little tag using the Paisley Framelits. The sentiment is from ‘Tin of Cards’ stamp set. The tag was finished off with some of the Ruched ribbon.

Thanks for letting me share these pics. Hope you have a great day,

Jenny

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HOLIDAY CATALOGUE BLOGHOP!

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I’m excited to be a part of this International Blog Hop as we showcase some exciting new products from the Holiday Catalogue! Are you ready?? It’s just a small one but I think you are going to love these projects. You might have come from Alexe‘s blog or just starting here. Don’t worry you can hop anywhere.

For my projects today I am showcasing the Paisleys & Posies stamp set and the Paisley Framelits. These new products are so fun and cheery. I reckon anyway.

For my first card I thought I would create my own dry embossed background. Here is my card and then I will show you how I have created it.

The card is on a Thick Whisper White base. See the background? I have embossed the Dapper Denim card using the Paisley Framelits.

To create the background lay the Framelits pieces on to your card making sure the cutting edge of the Framelits face up NOT DOWN on your card. Position them as you like. Here is a photo to show you.

Run the piece through your Big Shot on the platform you normally would with the Framelits. Just double check your Framelits are facing up before you roll it through. (I made a little mistake with this the first time!!). You will see once you run it through that the pieces will be embossed. You could try this with a number of different Framelits.

I didn’t want too much to finish the card off so it didn’t hide the embossed pattern. I just cut some Paisleys from Gold Foil Sheet. The sentiment from Tin of Cards is Heat Embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and cut with the Tags and Labels Framelits.

I have another card to show you using the Paisleys & Posies stamp set. I called on a technique and colour combination I used a little while back. It was good to pull this one out again.

This one is the Emboss Resist Technique. If you are not familiar with it, Stamp your images in Versamark on white card and then heat emboss in White Embossing Powder. Sponge over the card using your chosen colours. I have used Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant and Bermuda Bay. Once you have inked the card, rub over the card with a tissue to wipe off the excess ink on the embossed parts and you will see your images “POP” even more. It’s quite magic.

I finished if off by tying around some Thick White Twine then layering it onto Perfect Plum card mat. I found that a better match than using the other colours that I sponged with. It was then layered on to a Thick Whisper White card base. Just a note too: I stamped my sentiment from Tin of Cards onto the card before stamping any of the Paisleys so I knew where to position them.

Hope you like these cards?

Now off to Amberlee’s blog HERE. Enjoy your little Global trip. 🙂

If you get lost along the way then here are the blogs to visit. (If the links aren’t working immediately just be patient and come and see again soon. Also you may wish to use Google Translate if you haven’t got a Translate tab on your computer).

Elizabeth Green

Alexe Guillemette

Jenny Hayward – You are here 🙂

Amberlee Batchelor

Jenny

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CHRISTMAS THOUGHTFUL BRANCHES!

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Today I am going to show you a couple of Christmas cards with the Thoughtful Branches set. You can see just how versatile this set is. A set for so many different occasions.

Here is the first one. I CASED this from Pinterest but changed the colours.

I have used Emerald Envy for the card mat and for the tree branches. I will say it was a little tricky lining up the branches with the trunk. Thank goodness for clear stamps!! But it took a couple of goes.

Just a tip: Stamp the tree trunk first. (this one is in Early Espresso). Then ink up your branches and hold it over the trunk. Just move the stamp around until you have lined up a few of the tree branches with the branches on the trunk. I started at the bottom of the branches and worked up the tree. Have a practice on scrap card if you like. I did fill in a couple of leaves with the marker because I missed, but hey! you wouldn’t have known if I didn’t tell you. 😉

I did try to stamp the branches first and then stamp in the trunk but I think it is much easier to stamp the trunk first. Have a play and see what works for you.

The sentiment is cut from Gold Foil Sheets with the Christmas Greetings Thinlits.

The next card is one I CASED from my friend Leonie when we had a stamp day. I think this was CASED off Pinterest.

The tree is cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. I hope you can see the sparkle. The ground and the 3 trees are stamped in Versamark and then Heat embossed in White Embossing Powder on to a piece of Whisper White just a little smaller than your card base.

The sentiment is from the Merriest Wishes set (coming out TOMORROW in the Holiday Catalogue!) I stamped it on scrap white and heat embossed it, then just flagged the ends with scissors. I have to say this was the first time I had used the Copper Embossing Powder. WOW! I think it is more like Rose Gold. I may have ordered it now!! 😉

So are you convinced you NEED this set yet? I am sure you have seen lots of samples around. Today is the last day to order it but we have been told by Stampin’ Up! there are still some supplies left so they will be available until sold out. SO, go and get your set now!!

If you are in Australia you can order directly from my store HERE. Please use the HOST Code: AEA9A3PT

Tomorrow the Holiday Catalogue goes live. I am excited to share more projects from this catalogue. Join me later tomorrow as I am taking part in a Global Blog Hop showcasing projects from this catalogue. Can’t wait!

Have a happy day,

Jenny

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HAVE YOU GOT THE THOUGHTFUL BRANCHES BUNDLE YET??

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Time is running out to get this gorgeous set. Tomorrow is the last day. Don’t miss out because I am telling you, you will be sorry. Don’t come to me on Thursday asking to order it. You know what I am going to say!! 🙂

So, grab it now. You can get just the stamps or just the dies but why not get the bundle and save 10%. ($92.50 AUS)

You can order it by emailing me or ordering Online at my store HERE. If you order online please use the Host Code: AEA9A3PT

Also, if you order from me you will receive a PDF of some gorgeous projects PLUS get 2 Loyalty VIS points.

Here are a few cards that I have made recently. You might have seen a glimpse of these on earlier posts.

This first one was CASED off Pinterest. I added some stamping down the side with the tree top stamp and added some twine on the side. I think this would be a good masculine card.

This next one was inspired by one on Pinterest. I embossed the background with the Fluttering Embossing Folder and added some Melon Mambo Twine. The doily is the retired ones.

For this next one, I have sponged the card and stamped the trees.

To create this, you can cut a square from scrap paper to form a window. Then lay this window piece over your white card to create a mask. Then sponge your colours over it. I have used Soft Sky for the top section and Pear Pizzazz on the bottom section. Before removing your mask stamp the trees in Early Espresso.

I heat embossed the greeting in gold Embossing Powder.

You might have seen this version around your blog travels. I wanted to make it myself. I stamped the flower head/tree top stamp onto Marina Mist card with the Dapper Denim. (I think it was those colours!).

Tomorrow I have some Christmas cards for you. Come back and visit and check them out.

Have a great day/night,

Jenny x

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COOKIE CUTTER Z-FOLD CARD!

August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I have a little sneak peek for you today. Very soon the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue will be Live. September 1st to be exact. You are going to L.O.V.E. it! I tell you there are so many exciting new products it is going to be hard to choose. I am having a hard time to choose myself!

Have to say though when I first saw our sneak peek I just loved the cute little gingerbread in the Cookie Cutter Christmas set. It was the first on my list – and the first thing to play with the other day when my preorder arrived. It has the stamp set AND the matching punch. It makes it so easy to cut those gingerbread and the other characters out.

So here is the card I made, because I couldn’t wait until later in the month. 🙂

This is a Z-Fold card which you might have seen a bit around recently. I have been waiting to try one of these folds and I thought the Gingerbread were just the thing to use.

I thought the corner looked a little plain so I created a little Holly leaves and berries using the NEW Holly Berry Builder Punch.

This is the card when it is folded flat.

Have you tried a Z-Fold card before?? There are a number of tutorials around the internet and some vary in size. I based mine on Amanda’s version (craftyspa) HERE. You will find that Amanda’s tutorial makes 2 card bases from one sheet of cardstock. That’s OK if you want to do multiple cards or you are using the same colour card base for different cards.

I adjusted the measurements a little and have them in Metric and Imperial for you if you wish to create just one card.

Square Z-Fold Card Tutorial (Based on Amanda Bates – Craftyspa)

* This makes one card.

1. Cut card t0 21cm x 13cm for your card base. (8 1/4″ x 5 1/8″)

2. On the long side score your card at 5.2cm and 10cm (2 1/16″ and 4 1/8″).

3. On the short side, cut your card at 10.5cm. The thin strip you cut off will be your band.

*Doing it this way by cutting your card after you have scored saves you scoring the little strip. 🙂

4. Cut your Designer Series Paper – I have used the new ‘Candy Cane Lane DSP. You will need 2 pieces: 4.8cm x 10.1cm (1 7/8″ x 4″) and 10.1cm x 10.1cm ( 4″ x 4″)

Plus a piece of Whisper White piece: 5.1cm x 10.1cm (2″ x 4″).

5. Adhere your Designer Series Paper pieces to each end sections. Stamp your Whisper White piece with a sentiment as you like and then adhere that to the centre section.

6. To attach your band please take note of where to place adhesive. You don’t want to run adhesive along the whole length. Place your card base down open and flat on the tabletop. Lay down the strip on to the card halfway down the card. Work out where you want to place your adhesive. I find it helps to mark in pencil where to place it. You will want to place adhesive on the back of your strip just where it rests on the front section not where it lays on the white section. Then on the back of the strip on the last section. I hope that makes sense??

Hope these instructions are helpful to make your own Z-Fold card.

Why not share your version with me.

Jenny

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TRIANGLE EASEL CARD WITH THOUGHTFUL BRANCHES!

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I was looking at my Butterfly Easel card the other day that I made some time ago and thought this would be a great card idea for the Thoughtful Branches. So of course, I had to make it. 🙂 Here it is for you.

Front view.

I have used the Sweet Sugarplum as the card base. The tree is cut with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. The Designer Series Paper is the Playful Palette Paper stack.

Side View.

The card folds flat for postage. It measures 10.5cm x 10.5cm (4″ x 4″). So you could make an envelope with the Envelop Punch Board.

Inside of the card.

I made up a tutorial for this Fold way back when I made the Butterfly Card. You can find that tutorial HERE in this post. So go and check it out for you to make your version.

Thanks for looking. I hope you can make a Triangle Easel card yourself.

Jenny

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THOUGHTFUL BRANCHES CARD CLASS!

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 Jenny Hayward

At card class this Saturday we are going to create some sweet cards using the Thoughtful Branches Bundle. This is a great opportunity for you to play with it. Here are the details. If you can’t make it, card kit details are below.

THOUGHTFUL BRANCHES CARD CLASS

We will create some different cards using the set PLUS there will be other samples on display.

WHEN: Saturday 13th August 2pm at my studio in East Corrimal.

COST: $15, or $20 to use my adhesives.

Buy the bundle and get the class FREE!

Please RSVP by Thursday 11th August.

Here are the cards we will be making. Hope to see you there for some stamping fun.

Let me know by emailing me or leaving a comment and I will get back to you.

Are you too far to come to class or you can’t make it?? Why not get the Card Kit? You will need the Thoughtful Branches stamps and dies which you can order additionally from me.

CARD KIT TO STAMP AT HOME: $15 Includes all materials but no stamped images or adhesives.

You can order this Bundle directly from me OR through my store. Order HERE at my store. Bundle price is $90.50. Australian residents only.

BONUS – Receive a PDF of some bonus projects PLUS receive 2 VIS (Loyalty) points when you purchase this from me.

Here is a reminder of the stamps and Dies for you.

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POP UP EASEL CARD!

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Jenny Hayward

A customer called in last weekend and showed me a card she had made. She had gone to a class to do it. (It wasn’t a Stampin’ Up! class and I don’t know who the original creator is). I loved the idea of the card so I had to make one. I had a little time to play around with it the other day. I call it a POP UP EASEL CARD. I used Confetti Celebration on mine. I will show you the photos of the card (sorry, lots!) and then give you the instructions.

This is the front of the card. The Rhinestones you see is what holds up the Easel part. The balloons are suspended on strips of acetate in a folded crease.

This is another view front on. The Designer Series Paper is from the Playful Palette pack. The balloons are punched with the Balloon punch in Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo. I sponged around the edges with the sponge and added a small star that from the stamp set.

Side on view gives you an idea of the suspended balloons. I punched 2 each of the balloons and adhered one to the front and back of the strip of acetate to keep it tidy.

You can see the side view and inside of the card with the sentiment that I will show you below.

The card can fold flat for postage.

When it is folded flat it is a square card measuring approximately 15cm x 15cm (6″ x 6″) so you would need to make an envelope to fit but that is no problem with the Envelope Punch Board!

This is inside of the card. I continued with the sentiments from the Confetti Celebration set.

You can see when it is open that the balloons can fold flat against it. This is a trick too. Whatever image or shape you have suspended in the front crease, you need to fold it against the inside of the card to test it out first before you put it together to be sure that it will fit below the score line for when it is folded flat. You can’t have it squashed in. 🙂 Check the photo below to see what I mean. The balloons sit just below the score line.

Now I will tell you how to make your own.

POP UP EASEL CARD

NB: I have included metric and imperial measurements. For those following the Imperial measurements can you please just check these. Maybe do a test run first. I am just concerned with all the “16th” measurements if they are correct. 🙂

What you will need:

Cardstock for base 14.8cm x 29.8cm (5 7/8″ x 11 3/4″).

Designer Series Paper 14.4cm x 7.6cm (5 7/8″ x 3″)

Whisper White card (inside piece) 14.4cm x 6.6cm (5 7/8″ x 2 3/4″)

Scrap card for your suspended images (Of your choice. I have chosen balloons for this one).

Acetate strips 1 cm x 4-5cm (1/4″ x 1 1/2″-2″) You will trim these as you make the card depending on where you want your images to sit.

To construct your Easel:

1. On the long side score your card at 2cm, 3cm, 4cm, 5cm, 6cm, 13.8cm and 21.6cm.

(3/4″, 1 3/16″, 1 9/16″, 2″, 2 3/8″, 5 7/16″ and 8 1/2″) – Please check the measurements.

2. Fold on all the score lines starting as I have shown in the photo in a concertina fashion creating a “M” shape at the beginning and then after folding it as a Valley fold on the next 2 score lines. (ie folding it up towards you). I haven’t shown those folded in this photo.

3. On the back of the card, place adhesive behind each side of “peak” that is formed. in the “M”. Adhere these together. Check the photo below. (sorry if it is a little unclear). This is it turned back to the correct side of the card. It now becomes more a “V” shape which will be your crease for your acetate strips.

4. After you have stamped and punched your images adhere them to the acetate strips. I used Fast Fuse to adhere them but you could use glue dots or other tape. I punched 2 balloons so adhered one to the back and one to the front of the acetate strip. Check the length of the acetate strip with the image to see if it is the right length BEFORE you adhere them in. 🙂 Trim the strip if necessary remembering you want to make sure they fit below the score line as I described above.

Place your adhesive (Fast Fuse or tape) along one edge inside the crease and adhere the acetate strips in place. Once in place then adhere the crease together. See the photo below.

5. Now you can create the front and the inside as you like. I adhered the Designer Series Paper piece on the front. The Whisper White piece I stamped and adhered inside.

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I hope you can follow this. Perhaps I need to start making videos. 🙂 If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask me.

Jenny

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SWEET SUGARPLUM THOUGHTFUL BRANCHES!

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Jenny Hayward

The delivery of my Thoughtful Branches bundle arrived today as I was creating. I had been waiting with anticipation for this set so I was excited. I had been deliberating what to make next so it arrived just in time!

I had been pinning ideas on Pinterest, so I could have CASED some but I wanted to see what I could create. So here is what I made.

The Designer Series Paper is from the Playful Palette paper stack. The tree is cut from Early Espresso. I stamped the leaves in Sweet Sugarplum on the cardstock then cut it out with the Thinlits. The sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso and then matted it on Sweet Sugarplum. I tried several colour card bases but then settled on the Thick Whisper White card base. I think that was the right choice. Before I assembled the card I wrapped around Thick White Baker’s Twine. I think I should have gone with the thinner white though. Too late then though 🙂 It needed a little sparkle to finish so I cut the little birdie from Glimmer Paper.

There are so many elements in the stamp set and the Thinlits so it is very versatile. I think you would get lots of use from these making cards for different occasions. If you haven’t seen the set you can check them out in the previous post.

The bundle is $90.75. Of course you can get them individually but you can save 10% by buying the bundle. You can order this bundle from me. When you order from me You will also receive a PDF of some bonus projects PLUS receive double the VIS (loyalty) Points.

I am looking forward to creating more with these so stay tuned.

Jenny

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BABY BEAR COLOURS!

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I have shown you a couple of ‘Baby Bear’ cards now but I realised I hadn’t shown you the Colour Cards for the bears that I made up some weeks ago. You might have seen some similar around your blog travels but I thought I would make some to show my ladies coming to my classes so they can see the difference.

Just a couple of notes before you see the colour cards.

~If you are not sure already, when I mention stamp the colour off, it means to ink up the stamp and lightly stamp on some scrap paper to lighten the colour.

~Each of the stamps in the ‘Baby Bear’ set have numbers. You will notice the more solid stamp has #1 next to it, the next more patterned stamp is #2, the more detailed pattern is #3. You might find that some people stamp in reverse order so the darker colour first which would be #3 and then work backwards to the lighter colour Play around yourself to see what you feel more comfortable with and what way gives you the better effect. I found going from #1 with the lighter colour up to #3 with the darker one to be work fine.

~When I note the number below the colour card that denotes the number on the stamp. eg. #1 is the numbered 1 stamp.

~When stamping the bear some people have said they have had trouble lining up the bear for each stamp. What I found that helps is when you ink up and go to stamp the 2nd stamp, I line the inked image up with the stamped one by lining up it’s bottom and then lining up the ears. I have found that helps a lot. Hope it might help you.