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ESAD OCCASIONS BLOG HOP

February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Have you checked out the Occasions Catalogue yet??? There are some fantastic products in there! Today you can join in on a Blog Hop and check out the fantastic projects that some Demonstrators have been creating. This Blog Hop you are joining in with today is the ESAD Demonstrator group. Hopefully the projects will inspire you!!!

Firstly though, What is ESAD?

ESAD –

stands for “Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators” and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators.

We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge, ideas & friendship, and we’re always there to help and support each other.

So, if you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to leave me a comment with your email address then I’ll contact you with information on how to join our group.

Now onto the Blog Hop. You may have come from Angela’s blog or starting here. Either way, Grab your coffee and settle in for the ride.

Today I have chosen to use the ‘Petite Petals’ Bundle. This is a cute little stamp set AND matching punch. You can see these on page 33 of the Occasions Catalogue. Not only is it a cute set but it co-ordinates so well with many other stamps and accessories you probably have already. I have shown you some projects here and here already with this set but I have created some other projects just for you today.

Firstly – a card.

I have layered some of the gorgeous Watercolor Wonder DSP behind the lattice Diecut. One of the flowers from Petite Petals were stamped 5 times in Tangerine Tango and punched out with the matching petal punch. No cutting out these little flowers!! I added some Gumball Green leaves punched with the 2 way Bird punch and a little Dazzling Diamonds to the centre of the flowers for some dazzle. The greeting is from Label Love and punched with the Label Punch. A second label was punched in Island Indigo and cut and layered behind the label. I tied some Linen Thread around the card too. Now this card turned out differently to what I had planned. I think it is kind of tropical though, don’t you???

I have another project for you too. This is a cute little gift box and matching card.

For these projects I have used the paper from the free Sale-A-Bration ‘Sweet Sorbet’ DSP. The instructions for this cute little box can be found on Sam’s blog here. Now if you scroll down in that post you will see the measurements. I followed the metric measurements. I didn’t bother trimming off the 4 or 5 mm that Sam suggested. It is not really necessary. It is just the cutest box and way easy, so go and make yourself some! The circles layered with the flowers are punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle and 1 3/8″ circle. The greeting is from ‘Simply Sketched’ and I just finished the card and box off with some Crisp Canteloupe ruffled ribbon and some pearls.

Now you can head to your next stop. Go and see the wonderful creations that Libby has in store for you here.

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PETITE PETALS WITH PUNCH!!!

February 14, 2014 Jenny Hayward

This is a card I made last week using Petite Petals stamp set. One thing I love about this set is how it co-ordinates so nicely with the other flower punches we have. This card was CASED from Deb Valder on Pinterest . I just changed things a little.

I stamped and punched one of the flowers from Petite Petals and layered it with a flower stamped from Flower Shop. But then, see how they both layer nicely with the flower punched with the Blossom Punch. Isn’t it great! I am sure that you would have at least one of these other stamps/punches in your collection. (If you don’t, then you probably should have!!).

On this card I have also embossed a strip of Whisper White card using the Arrows Embossing Folder and layered it again on Whisper White. I added a Chevron strip of Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder using the Chevron Border Punch. The greeting is from ‘Simply Sketched’.

Don’t forget to check in on Sunday. I am showcasing the Petite Petals stamp set and punch in the ESAD Blog Hop. Join us as we share projects using products from the current Occasions Catalogue. There will be some awesome ideas.

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THIS DAY FORWARD WEDDING!

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 Jenny Hayward

The last couple of weeks/months have been really busy. My Mum was married on Saturday so there has been a lot to do in preparing for the wedding and starting to pack up her house to move. It was a great day on Saturday though and I am very happy for them both. Now I know there is a lot of excitement with the new products from the Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration but I thought now was a good time to show you the invites and cards I made for them before it gets too much later.

Firstly, the engagement card. I bought the set ‘This Day Forward’ especially for my Mum. She loves birds and I knew that she would like it for the invitations as well. Of course, I was assuming I was making them though! I will just tell you in advance in case you don’t work it out, my Mum likes blue!!! 😉

I started using the set for the Engagement card.

Is is hard to tell but I stamped the image in versamark and Marina Mist ink and then clear embossed it. I matted it on Silver Glimmer Paper.

See the border??? This has been created with the Chevron Border Punch. I cut 2 strips and punched along them. Then I flipped one over and wove one through the other. I saw this idea on my blog travels somewhere. I added some Rhinestones in the centre and around the image (although they seem to look a bit black in the photo). Then I tied around some striped organza ribbon which is now retired.

Here is the Wedding Invitation. I needed to keep it simple as there was not a lot of time. These needed to get out before Christmas so it was crazy for a week or two.

I was going to heat emboss the image again but that was going to take too long. After I stamped the image I embossed the bottom edge with the hearts from the Adorning Accents Embossing Folder. The “You’re Invited” is from the set ‘A Dozen Thoughts’. This piece was then matted on Marina Mist card. I added a white Taffeta ribbon bow and a Rhinestone. For the card base I cut an A4 piece of card vertically and then scored it half way. I embossed the inside edge with the hearts once again. I cut the front bottom edge with the ‘Adorning Accents’ Edgelits. I forgot to take a photo of the inside but I had the wedding details on a separate piece of paper and attached with 2 silver brads at the top.

Now for the wedding card. It was 3 days out from the wedding and I thought maybe I should get the card made. So of course I used ‘This Day Forward’ again. I didn’t have a lot of time to make one but I was pleased with the end result.

I stamped the image with versamark and Marina Mist and added clear embossing powder and heat embossed this. Along the bottom edge of the card I dry embossed this with the ‘Delicate Designs’ Embossing Folder. I added some white organza ribbon. The sentiment from the set was heat embossed as well and then I cut a banner shape from one end. This was raised using Dimensionals. I added 3 Rhinestones to the hearts.

The inside was just kept simple.

OK, so just a couple of family pics. If you are friends with me on Facebook you would have seen these so I don’t want to bore you too much with these again.

Here is my Mum and her new husband.

I have to add my gorgeous girl. Carlie was Bridesmaid and she looked beautiful!

Thanks for looking. Hope I didn’t bore you too much. All this was a whirlwind done in about 3 months. So I might just come up for air now – maybe!!!! This year is turning out crazy. Never fear though creating is what keeps me sane – or saner! I will endeavour to share my projects with you as best I can. I have been having fun playing with all the new products so I will show you some of them soon.

Jenny

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ANOTHER GREAT YEAR BIRTHDAY!

January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I think this set from the new Occasions Catalogue is going to be very popular. Don’t you love this big swirly ‘Happy Birthday’?? I stamped this in Black Stazon on some of that free ‘Sweet Sorbet’ DSP that you can pick up during Sale-A-Bration. Gotta love FREE DSP!!! LOL I layered this on Raspberry Ripple card base and Summer Starfruit mat. I added some little banners from the set ‘Banner Blast’ in Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit. Now this set also has a co-ordinating punch to cut those little banners. No hand cutting!!! These are another free choice with Sale-A-Bration. So many choices!!

I added the little cupcake from the stamp set ‘Another Great Year’. How cute is this. I punched it out with the 1 1/4″ circle and then layered it on a 1 3/8″ circle in Raspberry Ripple. I have a close-up.

Now don’t look too closely at the colouring. I coloured the cupcake with the Aquapainters and inkpads. I didn’t realise how bad it was until I saw this photo. Sorry about that. I wanted to show you the sparkle though on the icing. Does it look good enough to eat???

Have you checked out the new Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration brochure yet??? You can view it online in the link in the right hand column OR do you want your own copies to drool over?? Drop me a message and I will get one in the post ASAP.

Until next time, Happy Stamping.

Jenny

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CRAFT FAIRS PART 4 – NOTE CARDS!

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Jenny Hayward

We have come to the last in my series of Craft Fairs now. Today I am going to share with you the cards I made to sell. You have to have cards to sell now don’t you???? Time was limited so I couldn’t spend too much time on them. I had a number of Christmas cards from past classes so they were fine but I wanted some Different Occasions cards. I ordered a couple of packs of Notecards and Envelopes. With only 5 days to go from when I received the order I knew they needed to be simple and quick so I kept them to one layer cards. Well, I managed to create 40 cards in under 3 hours. Here they are. I have added full-size images so you can see them clearly.

I used the Butterfly Bigz die to cut some Butterflies from DSP. Some I added some Pearls but others I just kept plain. I added a sentiment with Black Staz On. (I use Black Stazon as I find it stamps better than the Basic Black inkpad).

Using DSP I punched out some birds with the 2-step Bird Punch and added a sentiment at the bottom again.

I created some simple cards with ‘Timeless Talk’ and various sentiments.

I went all out with colour on these ones. Here I have used the set ‘World Treasures’. I inked up Peacock in Daffodil Delight and then sponged randomly with Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise. Each one of these turned out differently. It’s funny how you got various colours when they mixed together. You know what they say: Blue and Yellow make green!! These were my favourite cards.

Here is a close-up.

So there you are. What has been your favourite project that I have showed you this week?? Maybe there are some great ideas for your next fair/market or even as gifts for a special occasion. I hope you have enjoyed seeing them. I am glad I have finally got to share them. If you are after more ideas check this post out that I did some time ago for another fete/fair that I went to.

Now I can go back to sharing some projects I have been making with products from the new catalogues coming out NEXT WEEK!! I am so excited for these.

Come back and visit me soon,

Jenny

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PETITE PETALS MEETS FLOWER SHOP!!

January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 Jenny Hayward

One of the great features with the Stampin’ Up! products that I think many people love is how great they co-ordinate together. Card, ink, ribbons co-ordinate. Stamp sets co-ordinate with punches and dies. What about stamp sets co-ordinating with other stamp sets??? Well, this new little stamp set available in the upcoming Occasions Catalogue looks great when used on it’s own but how great is it when you combine it with one of the other stamp sets!

The small flowers are from the new stamp set ‘Petite Petals’. There are 6 little flower stamps in the set plus there is a matching punch. They are very cute on their own BUT why not layer them! Here I have added them with a flower from the ‘Flower Shop’ set. For this card I have used some of the new DSP ‘Watercolor Wonder’. Absolutely gorgeous paper. You must grab some of this. The colours and images are just beautiful. The problem is though that each side is so beautiful it seems a shame to cover up one side to use on a card! On the card I have also used the new Embossing Folder – Decorative Dots. You can grab one of these for Free during Sale-A-Bration with a $90 order. You will need that Embossing Folder too. The greeting on this card is from ‘Remembering Your Birthday’. This card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.

Hope you like what you see!!!

Would you like your own copy of the upcoming Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration Brochure?? Let me know and I can send one directly to you. I am mailing them out now. (Australian Residents only). You will be able to check out these products I have used on this card PLUS so many more great products. Don’t forget the freebies you can get during Sale-A-Bration with your $90 order!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

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EASY WATERCOLOUR!!!

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I have been playing with some new goodies. You are going to love some of these new products coming out in the new Occasions catalogue. The dilemma was what to play with first! I did play around with some of the other stamps but thought I would show you this card first. This stamp is from the stamp set ‘Happy Watercolor’ that will be out soon. It has some great images. You know the great thing about this set is that if you find watercolouring difficult this makes it so easy. In the set are a couple of “splodges” if you like to call them that and you can just stamp over the image to create a watercolour wash. No need for detailed watercolouring although you can still do that if you choose. Too easy!!!

Doesn’t this make you think of Ice-Cream??? LOL Maybe it’s just the heat getting to me!

I have also used the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. You can create tags any length you like. Plus check out the Embossed Background. This is using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder that you will be able to choose for Free during Sale-A-Bration! How cool is it!! Colours used are Pistachio Pudding and Baked Brown Sugar. I have just added a Linen Thread bow to finish it off and the greeting is from ‘Remembering Your Birthday’.

This is one of the cards you will be able to make at my ‘Upcoming Birthday Card Buffet’. All the details you can find in this post here. It is on February 8th. Places are booking out fast so if you want to join us you better book in quickly.

Thanks for visiting. Hope you are surviving the extreme weather conditions wherever you are. In Australia we are having heatwaves but I have heard of all the extreme storms and cold in the UK and the US. Stay safe!

Jenny x

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A DAY FOR WEDDINGS!!

January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 Jenny Hayward

What a beautiful day for weddings on Saturday. Firstly, my nephew and his beautiful partner were married in the most gorgeous rock canyon setting surrounded by 200 family and friends. Before I show you the card I made for them I have to show you a photo. Aren’t they beautiful????

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Now onto the card. I used the circle Thinlets to create the card based on a similar design I made for another wedding recently. You can see that card here. For this card I have used the Modern Medley DSP and silver glimmer paper. The “Mr and Mrs” from ‘Label Love’ was clear embossed after I stamped in versamark although you can’t see that too well. I made the card base longer than the thinlet die so it could create a flap to fold over.

Here is a photo of the side. This card is really hard to take photos of so sorry for the odd angles. I added some hearts punched from the silver glimmer card too. I forgot to take a photo of the inside of the card.

Now for the second wedding card. This was for my lovely friend Andrea’s daughters wedding. Unfortunately we couldn’t make it but Josh and Carlie went along. I am sure you will see more details of the wedding on Andrea’s blog here when she can catch her breath a bit! Here is the card I made for Skye and Mitch. It is the same design. Why change it, although you would think I would have had this done in record time but I think it took me longer than the other 2 put together!!! I just couldn’t get the colours happening together.

For this card I used the ‘Venetian Romance’ DSP and Pistachio Pudding card base.

Another odd angle!! I wanted to show you the other side of the circle. I cut a scallop circle from silver glimmer paper and stamped one of the labels in Pistachio Pudding. The greeting is from ‘Fabulous Phrases’ and punched out with the 1″ circle punch to layer over it. Not sure that I should have stamped the greeting in Island Indigo though???

There you go. Hope you like??? Thanks for stopping by. See you again soon,

Jenny x

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I STAMPED!!!

January 9, 2014January 9, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Yes, I stamped! Not an amazing revelation really BUT it has been 2 weeks since I had touched a stamp. That’s a long time for me. It has been a good break though. I opened up one of the new Sale-A-Bration sets I received last week and created not ONE but TWO cards!! Whoo Hoo!! Here they are. OK, they are both the same BUT….

This card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest (sorry not sure who by though). I changed the card to a standard size card. I think the other one was a 10cmx10cm one. I used the stamp set ‘Perfectly Penned’ and stamped this on a small strip of Whisper White in Black StazOn. I added a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper underneath and added the small banners. The Banners are from the Sale-A-Bration set ‘Banner Blast’ which is one of the Free choices you can get during Sale-A-Bration starting on the 28th January. You can get a little Banner punch to punch them out too. No hand-cutting here!! The Whisper White strip was then adhered to a Whisper White Card base. The colours I used for the Banners on the card on the left were Pacific Point, Soft Sky and Tempting Turquoise. The banners on the right hand card were Real Red, Blushing Bride and Melon Mambo. I was going to make some other colour combinations but I stopped there. I wasn’t sure whether they were a bit plain. What do you think???? Here they are individually to get a closer look.

I have just received my preorder of some of the goodies coming up in the new Occasions Catalogue. This starts on January 28th. I can’t wait to get creating with these goodies and share the projects with you. There is so much to love. I am having a little trouble deciding what to start with first!! If you would like your very own copy of the new Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration brochure then drop me a message and I will get one to you as soon as I can.

Happy Stamping,

Jenny

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CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR US!

December 27, 2013December 27, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day. Hard to believe after all the craziness leading up to it, it is now all done for another year. Why does it get so crazy!!! We had a lovely Christmas Day though. Church Christmas Eve and time with the family for Christmas Lunch. It was nice and relaxing.

Today I thought I would share some special hand-made cards we received for Christmas. They are all so gorgeous and it is always great to see new ideas. I won’t go in to too much details of the cards. If you want to know more about them or a closer look just let me know.

This first group is from my close Demonstrator friends. How lucky am I!

These 2 are from some special blog readers who have now become good friends. The one on the left is from Lynda. Thanks Lynda for your continued loyalty and encouraging comments. Isn’t this a clever way of using ‘Lovely as a Tree’. That set is so versatile. The one on the right is from my lovely Blog friend Patti from the the US. How cute is that snowman??? It has been lovely to get to know Patti over this past year. Thanks for always stopping by Patti and encouraging me along the way. 🙂