It’s getting close for the Holiday Catalogue to go live. September 1st! You will be able to view it online BUT who doesn’t love to flick through the catalogue and see the samples and the products close up. I think you are one of those people am I right??
So, if you are a resident of Australia AND you don’t have a current Demonstrator then drop me a comment/email and I will drop one in the post for you. I am starting to mail them out so make sure you are on the list.
Have a wonderful day,
Jenny
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.
* 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
I can’t believe I forgot to show you these cute little cards! I made a few of these for Thank You cards for the lovely people who ordered at my Catalogue Launch last month Who can resist that cute Baby Bear??? 🙂
These are very simple little 10cm x 10cm cards (4″x4″). This cute set is a 3 step stamp set. To stamp the bear I used Crumb Cake for the 1st stamp, Soft Suede for the 2nd stamp and stamped off first on scrap paper before I stamped, then Soft Suede for the 3rd stamp, stamping without stamping off.
The sentiment is actually 2 stamps. I lined them up together on the clear block and inked the stamp and stamped on scrap paper a few times to test that they were lined up straight. making any adjustments as I needed. Then I stamped them on different scraps of the new Incolor card in Soft Suede ink. The one on the left is Sweet Sugarplum, the middle is Flirty Flamingo and the right one is Peekaboo Peach. I cut the sentiment with the Hearth and Home Thinlits. Before I added them to the card with Dimensionals. I added a little piece of Paper Doily under the bottom edge. These ones are the retired ones. I still have yet to get the new ones.
The bows are 2 stamps. I inked the first stamp (the more solid one) in the colour and then stamped it off on scrap paper first before stamping on white card. Then inked the other stamp up and stamped in full strength (without stamping off). I cut these out and raised them up with the Dimensionals.
Do you think these are “beary” cute?? 🙂
Thanks for visiting. Have a great weekend.
Jenny
We are celebrating Christmas in July next week (from 19th – 22nd July) so come and join in the fun and see some cute projects to get you on your way for the silly season.
Each day I will be sharing a Christmas project that I hope will inspire you. We will have time to chat and have some fun. I will have some great specials through the week too.
There are 2 different ways to follow along.
1) This will run through a Facebook group. Please Click HERE to ask to join. Invite friends of yours to join in too.
2) Not on Facebook? You can receive the projects by email. Please email me to ask to join in and I will send you an email each day with the project and the special. You will just miss out on the chatting.
The best part is – it’s all free!!! So come and join in!
Here is a sneak of one of the projects I will be sharing. I can’t wait to share it all with you.
Jenny
This month (from 7th – 31st July) for every $90 spent you receive a $9 coupon to redeem next month. This is a great way to check off those items on your wish list!
You can get some items now and some next month. Stretch out your spending – and save money in the process! I am sure you can easily find $90 to order especially with the lovely new catalogue out. Your bank account will love you. 🙂
HOW TO ORDER
You can order directly at my Online Store HERE. (Australian residents only).
Please use the Host Code: SGX4CRDG
OR
By emailing or phoning me your order.
*PLEASE NOTE: Your redemption coupon will be emailed to you directly following your order with your coupon number. Please keep the email sent as these emails can not be resent.
Have you seen the gorgeous ribbons in this year’s catalogue? You can find them on p178-179 if you haven’t. I know that at times it is hard to get through a whole roll of ribbon so why not share it around with others! I have some Ribbon Shares for you to join in. I only have a few places left so you have to be quick. Let me know by a comment or email. This is for Australian residents only.
* These prices include Shipping and Handling for the ribbon to be sent to me from Stampin’ Up! There may be a small cost to mail the share on to you so please ask me.
2016 Incolor Ruched Ribbon (3/8” or 1cm wide)
1.8 m of each colour (Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum) $14.70
Mint Macaron Sheer (3/8” or 1cm wide) 1.8m $ 2.60
Whisper White Mini Pom Pom Trim 90cm $2.60
Thanks for checking in today. Have an awesome day/night wherever you may be. 🙂
Jenny
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
This week I had my Catalogue Launch for this fantastic new catalogue. I had 2 sessions. One Friday night and one on Saturday. Both of them were lots of fun and laughs and of course creating. I thought I would share some of the fun with you.
Firstly, I had a Product Playground area with lots of new products that everyone could have a play with. This was very popular.
Here we had an Incolor bookmark they could make. A great way to have a sample of the new Incolors for their catalogue. Then they could use the Ombre Ink pads. This one is the Bermuda Bay. I will tell you about the Ombre Inkpads in another post. They could stamp the flower and add it to a card when they get home.
Of course we had to play with Baby Bear. I had done a few different colour combinations to show and they could stamp their own Baby Bear. He (or she) was very popular! I will tell you about Baby Bear in another post too.:) I also had the new embossing folder ‘Floral Affection’ which is really lovely too. So many nice new products.
Now I like to spoil my lovely ones who come. There was some fun gifts and some very useful product gifts.
I made up some Catalogue Survival Kits. To help everyone through their catalogue.
I found these fun Post-It notes and made up these cards for everyone so they can add them to their catalogue. For the header on these Post-It note cards I created the heading on the computer and then stamped around it with the ‘Swirly Bird’ stamp set.
I have so much Designer Series Paper and ribbon and bits from past years so I bagged up a lot to give a special grab bag to everyone. I think everyone thought it was Christmas. 🙂 It was a lovely way to say Thanks to them not just for coming to my launch but for their loyal support many for some years. It was so lovely to see the joy in their faces. That made the day all worthwhile.
It wasn’t a fancy bag but these Stampin’ Up! Bags are a good size for the Designer Series paper – and I have so many of them! I made a quick tag using the ‘Thoughtful Banners’.
I have some more photos to share with you but that will be next post so do come and visit.
Thanks for stopping by today,
Jenny
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
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.
My Host Code for this week is PWURGPJV
Thanks for stopping by today,
Jenny
