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SWIRLY BIRD PINWHEELS!

June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I have been having fun making samples with the Swirly Bird stamps and Swirly Scribbles Thinlits ready for my Swirly Bird Class tomorrow. I just finished this card today and had to show you now. I really liked how it turned out. I saw an idea for a type of pinwheel using it somewhere, I think on a group I am on?? So I thought I would have a play and see what I could come up with. I wasn’t sure how it would work at first. Here is the end result.

What do you think? Pretty funky?

It’s a simple card in itself. The colours for the pinwheels are from the top right: Emerald Envy and Wild Wasabi; Dapper Denim and Tempting Turquoise; Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo and Peekaboo Peach and Tangerine Tango. I only realised as I got to the last one that I was using the new Incolors. 🙂 The “spots” from the stamp set and stamped in Daffodil Delight. The sentiment is from ‘Guy Greetings’. I went through all my stamp sets and thought this font really suited.

The Rhinestones were coloured with a Black Sharpie to add to the centres. The white card was then adhered to a Basic Black mat and the base card is Tangerine Tango.

These pinwheels were really fun to do and being a clear set you can see through the block to line up each stamp. I stamped the shape running across lengthways first and then inked the stamp again and flipped it to run across the other direction. Then inked the other colour and stamped to line up the long edge with the shorter edge already stamped if that makes sense?? I think I will have to try some more cards with these pinwheels!

Go and make some funky pinwheels for yourself. Of course, you need the Swirly Bird stamp set to do this. If you haven’t already got it and the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits you better buy it. This is such a fun and versatile set. Get it as a Bundle and save 10%.

If you are in Australia you can order it through me if you don’t already have a Demonstrator. Head to my Store HERE and place your order or contact me directly.

Thanks for visiting me today.

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

STAMPIN’ UP! CATALOGUE LAUNCH – PART 2!

June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I have some more of the fun from my Catalogue Launch for you. If you missed out on the first part then head back to the last post I did. Today I want to share with you some of the stamping fun we had.

The table all set up ready to go. I was pretty excited with the Pom Pom Flowers I found that was a fairly close match to some of the new Incolors.

This was a sample of some of the new products and some cards. I had other new products in the Product Playground that I showed in the last post.

I had some Swirly Bird card samples to share. I have a class this coming Saturday just with the Swirly Bird stamps and the Scribbles Thinlits. That should be a lot of fun.

This was the first Make and Take using the new Flourish Thinlits. I love the delicateness of these dies. I found they cut surprisingly easy even with just the regular platform. I used the new ‘Playful Palette’ DSP stack too. The sentiment is from the new set ‘Best Birds’.

The other Make and Take was using the new Dapper Denim Incolor. I have used the ‘Thoughful Banners’ stamp set. These banners are so easy to punch with the Duet Banner Punch. I stamped a background on the base card with the Timeless Textures stamp set. The colours of the stripes were from the top – Night of Navy, Dapper Denim, Island Indigo, Marina Mist and Soft Sky. I cut a scallop square mat for the white stamped card piece with the new Layering Square Framelits. It just gives a subtle peek of the silver Foil. This card was inspired by a card I saw on a Facebook group I am on.

So lots of fun was had by all my lovely ladies who came. I appreciate each and every one of them. If you are local make sure you come along to my next launch or class to enjoy the fun.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

ELEGANCE WITH FLORAL PHRASES!

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Have you seen the new Floral Phrases Stamps and the Detailed Floral Thinlits in the Catalogue? They are just so gorgeous. It makes elegant cards so easily. I had a play with them yesterday and thought I would show you my creations.

These cards were inspired by 2 I had seen on a Facebook group I am on. I love the new Dapper Denim Incolor too. It just adds to the elegance. 🙂

The Detailed Floral Thinlits cut so easily. I then placed it on the Whisper White card mat so I could line it up to stamp on the white card. Then I could adhere it in place with the Fine Tip Glue and then to the Dapper Denim Card base. The stamped strip is in Sahara Sand. The butterfly was stamped in Dapper Denim and is from the Papillion Potpourri set.

The Rhinestones add a little sparkle. I debated on whether to tie around some White Baker’s Twine but decided against it. When it was all stuck together though I realised that I should have done it and kept coming back to it. In the end I added a small twine bow.

This second card was in Dapper Denim too. This time I stamped the floral image and then added the “spots” in the Crumb Cake. I wanted to keep the sentiment simple so I stamped the floral border in Crumb Cake on a piece of card strip and then stamped the greeting over the top. This time I added some Pearls for glamour. I sponged the edge of the card too which softens it.

Here is the stamp set and the Thinlits if you haven’t noticed them before. They are available to order from my store.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

PEEKABOO PEACH SITTING HERE!

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 Jenny Hayward

A few posts ago I shared a card with the ‘Sitting Here’ stamp set in the new Dapper Denim Incolor. You can see that post HERE if you missed it before. Today I have another card to share with this set that I made at the same time. This one is in another new Incolor Peekaboo Peach.

I have used the new paper stack ‘Playful Palette’. After stamping the swing I coloured it with the blender pens and inkpads and then added some colour with the markers. The cushion is stamped separately on scrap card and cut out, then adhered on to the swing. I stamped the flower pot separately too and coloured it with the markers. I added some of the gorgeous soft Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon.

What do you think?

This is a really sweet stamp set. Here it is for you? The sentiments are really lovely.

You can order this or any other product at my store HERE.

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Thanks for stopping by today,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

SWIRLY TIME!

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Have you seen cards with the Swirly Bird stamps and the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits on your blog travels? These I think will be one of the top sellers for this catalogue. I had a play with them the other day and thought I would share them with you. These cards were inspired by others I had seen on Pinterest using a different stamp set.

These first 2 cards use the Emboss Resist technique. I love the magic of heat embossing still even after all these years. Heat Embossing was the first thing I had seen in stamping and I was just amazed. I still love pulling out the heat tool. 🙂

Anyway, to the cards.

I stamped the sentiment first in black. This is from the set ‘Birthday Blossoms’. I then stamped the large swirl in versamark and heat embossed it. Then sponged over the ink. The one on the left is Sweet Sugarplum. The one on the right is Peekaboo Peach. Then I stamped the small flower in black. The card is matted on to black card and then to the base card either Sweet Sugarplum or Peekaboo Peach.

This next card I was creating a flower with the swirls. I stamped the large swirl in Sweet Sugarplum on to the Whisper White card and then cut swirls from the Sweet Sugarplum and the Emerald Envy. I added a Metal Rimmed Pearl to the centre. The sentiment on this card is from the new set ‘Mixed Borders’.

I added some strips of Emerald Envy card under the stamped white piece and then adhered it to the Sweet Sugarplum card base.

I can’t wait to play with this set some more. Not enough hours in the day. 🙂

If you love the look of this set then you can buy your own at my store. Buy the bundle and save 10%. Head directly HERE. Here is the stamp set and the thinlits for you to see.

Have a great weekend. It is a long weekend here for us this weekend. Time for more creating then maybe?? I hope so.

Jenny

cards, Onstage, Stampin' Up!

LOVE AND AFFECTION WITH AFFECTIONATELY YOURS DSP!

June 4, 2016June 4, 2016 Jenny Hayward

We made this card at Stampin’ Up! Onstage in April. You might have seen some versions of it around. I thought it was about time I share mine with you. Check out that paper. It is the ‘Affectionately Your’s Designer Series Paper and it has little specks of copper colour in the paper making it very sparkly. Copper is so on-trend at the moment.

I am still not completely sure of the stamp set (Love and Affection) but I really love the Floral Affections Embossing Folder. What do you think? The greeting is from the set and is stamped on Watermelon Wonder card. The base card is Mint Macaron. The card is nice with that little bit of shine from the paper.

It is very, very wet here this weekend. Just the weekend to stay inside and craft away I would say. 🙂

Stay safe wherever you are. I hope you have some crafting time,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues

DAPPER DENIM SITTING HERE!

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I finally got to play with this set the other day. I have had it since we received it at Onstage. I CASED this card off a Facebook group I am on.

This is using a new set ‘Sitting Here’. I coloured the images with blender pen and inkpads and touched it up with the markers. The card base and oval mat is Crumb Cake. The embossing folder I used on the Dapper Denim card mat is the new one ‘Floral Affection’. There is 2 in the set. I love these Embossing Folders.

I think Dapper Denim is fast becoming a popular colour when I speak to people. What do you think of the colour?

Here is the stamp set if you have not noticed it yet and the Embossing Folders.

These are available to order from my store now. -> HERE.

Thanks for visiting,

Jenny

cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques

WETLANDS DIRECT TO PAPER TECHNIQUE!

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Jenny Hayward

We made this card at our team meeting earlier this month. Thanks Barbara for sharing it. I thought I would show you how you can make it too. First let me show you the card.

I have used the ‘Wetlands’ stamp set. I am glad this is still around. I haven’t had a lot of time to play with this set. I have used the Direct to Paper technique to create the background.

DIRECT TO PAPER TUTORIAL

1. Choose your ink, I have used Crumb Cake and Soft Sky. You can use regular Whisper White cardstock for this technique. With the Crumb Cake ink place it over your cardstock near the edge. With the inkpad tilted very slightly upwards swipe the cardstock across the card starting at just off the edge of your card just in the lower half of the card. You may want to repeat the swiping a couple of times until you are happy with it. Always starting off the cardstock each time. It is fine to have white patches showing.

2. Now using the Soft Sky repeat the swiping in the top half of the card. Repeat the swiping a couple of times until you are happy with the coverage.

3. When you are finished stamp the image and the greeting from the ‘Wetlands’ set using Black ink.

Each time you do this technique it will be different – which is the fun part. You never know what you are going to get. Try it with different stamps and see what you get. I can’t wait to try this again.

Thanks for visiting me,

Jenny

cards, Stampin' Up!, swaps

BOTANICALS AND TIMELESS TEXTURES!

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I made this card a couple of weeks ago for our team swaps. It was a really busy time but I was determined to make some. A number of the lovely people in our team had given me swaps at the previous meeting and at Onstage and I didn’t have any so I really had to make up for it. Although I still don’t think I made up for the lovely cards I received. 🙂

This card was CASED from a card on a Facebook group I am on. Yes, I was in a hurry and didn’t have time to think for myself. I loved the idea though of teaming two of my favourite products and with one of my favourite colours.

I have used Timeless Textures and the greeting is from ‘Tin of Cards’. I am having a great time with the Botanical Builders Thinlits. I cut a Mint Macaron flower with them and then sponged some Mint Macaron ink on the edges. I added a black centre to the flower. I think it just “pops” it a little. A little bling with the Rhinestone is good for the sparkle factor.

Thanks for visiting me. Do stop by again. Drop a comment and say Hi too. I love to hear how you are and where you are from.

Jenny