A Stamping Journey

“ON THE GO” FOR A 5 YEAR OLD!

August 5, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Another Great Nephew’s Birthday….yesterday. Again I left it until the last minute, and again I realised I don’t have any suitable stamps for a young little boy since the new Catalogue came out! So I turned to MDS (My Digital Studio). I love how MDS extends your card and paper supply. Here is the card I made.

I printed off some Designer Series Paper to card size. I used the ‘On The Go’ paper. Then I created a ‘5’ using the “Schoolbook Serif” Digital brush set, resized it and recoloured it to Island Indigo. I chose a little car from the ‘On The Go’ Brush set and recoloured it Real Red. Once these were all done I printed them off. I did have to go back and resize the car to fit the 1 1/4″ circle punch (a couple of times). A circle was punched out with the 1 3/8″ circle punch from Crushed Curry to layer underneath it. I cut the ‘5’ out leaving a white border around it. After adhering the Designer Series Paper to the Island Indigo card base I then raised up the 5 and the car with dimensionals.

MDS to the rescue again – and you can still have dimension and layers by creating a Hybrid card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jenny

Stampin' Up!

BIG SHOT BUNDLE BONUS!!!

August 2, 2014 Jenny Hayward

You have probably heard by now about the fantastic Big Shot promotion this month. It is awesome whether you have a Big Shot already or not. What’s the deal???

Buy a Big Shot and get a Bundle for FREE!!!!! How good is that? That is a huge bonus with your new Big Shot machine.

Buy a select Bundle and get 15% off.

The prices are a bit hard to read aren’t they?? I have added a table below with the clearer prices. Check them out here.

Below you can see the stamp sets in these bundles just to help you out. So you don’t have to go fumbling through the Catalogue. NB. I have just added the wood-mount images but they are available as wood and clear mount. The prices are just for the stamp set only but use the bundle prices as in the table above.

Sumthin’ Sumthin’ Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$25.95

Oh My Goodies Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$42.95

Day Of Celebration Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$44.95

Daydream Medallions Wood Stamp Set

$63.95

Bright & Beautiful Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$56.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

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Do you recognise the Bright and Beautiful stamps??? These are a little sneak peak from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. This would have to be my most favourite set from the catalogue AND you get the Star Framelits in the bundle. Gotta love that!

Here is a close-up. Isn’t it gorgeous??? How nice would it be heat embossed??? I can’t wait to get my set later this week to play.

Now how can you get your hands on these bundles. For Australian residents.

1. Email or phone me your order.

2. Shop at my online store. Head over here NOW to check them out. You can order them and they will be shipped direct to your door.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a Happy Stamping Day 🙂

Jenny

Classes

BEGINNER’S CARDMAKING CLASSES!

July 31, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I am starting a new series next week for people who would like to have a go at Cardmaking OR maybe they have lost their MOJO and are having trouble pulling out their stamps again. If you are in the Wollongong area I would love you to join in. Cardmaking is a lot of fun and brings great pleasure not only to you when you make them but for the special person receiving your card.

SO, maybe you would like to come along or you know someone. Tell them about it. Here are the details.

“Classes just for the Beginner – or for someone who wants to kick their MOJO in to gear!!”

During these classes we will go through basic Stamping Techniques such as simple stamping, stamping off, masking, 2 step stamping and many others.

WHEN: These are run over 2 sessions.

Friday 8^th August at 10am or 7.30pm in East Corrimal.

And Friday 5^th September 10am or 7.30pm.

*Can’t make it, we can work out another time.

COST: $15 per week or $20 for the 2 sessions paid up-front.

RSVP: Wednesday 6^th August.

Drop me a comment and I will get back to you with further details shortly.

Jenny

3D projects, cards

BIRTHDAY STEP CARDS!

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Last week we had a stamp day with my stamping buddies Leonie N, Andrea and Tracey. They are always good times. I have been wanting to make the Block/Step cards you might have been seeing around the blogosphere. I had a chance to make them that day. So here are my versions, then I will share you the link to the instructions.

Firstly, using ‘Amazing Birthday’ stamp set.

I used the DSP ‘Sweet Taffy’. Isn’t it cool?? I love all the bright colours in this pack. A little brightness and sparkle makes for a HAPPY Birthday.

Now another version. This time for the menfolk. I used the ‘Amazing Birthday’ set again and also the ‘Traveler’ set.

I have also used the new In Colors – Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist. I stamped the background on the Mossy Meadow cardstock BEFORE assembling it!!! 😉 Then I stamped the other images separately and cut them out and adhered them on. I added a silver button and a Linen Thread bow.

Now for instructions. There are a few tutorials you might find but I found this one on Libby’s blog. Check it out here. Click on the link just a little way down to take you to the template. I just changed it slightly. Since our Australian card size is longer, instead of cutting the cardstock to 28cm x 10.5cm, I made the length 29cm. Which meant I didn’t have to add the extra little strip (10.5cm x 2cm) to join the block card. So I scored the card on the long side at 3.5cm, 7cm, 10.5cm, 14cm, 17.5cm, 21cm, 24.5cm and 28cm. Cut and assemble the box as it says in the template. I just added Sticky strip along the small tab that was left on the end and adhered it together. Hope that all makes sense. I do love making these. They are fun. Now I have done these two I will make some more again soon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

My DIgital Studio

ANOTHER DIGITAL BON-VOYAGE!!

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Jenny Hayward

A month ago I showed you a Bon Voyage card I made with MDS for my son as he headed off to Fiji for 4 weeks. You can see that card here if you missed it. I can say he has now returned safely. The day after he returned my daughter set off for China as part of a trip with her Dad’s employer. There are over 100 children from countries all over the world. She will be away for 3 1/2 weeks (One sad Mumma again!). It is a big adventure for her at only 13 years, but a fantastic opportunity. So, with her leaving I had to make another Bon Voyage card (I hope this doesn’t become a regular thing!). Once again I turned to MDS to create it.

She loves orange and loves daisies so I thought this was fairly close. She loved it anyway. The dotty background was a digital DSP (I can’t remember the name of it now). The stamp set was the digital ‘Enjoy Every Moment’ for the text and the flowers. I added a couple of other digital stamps. (I really need to make a note of the stamps I use!). The speech bubble was a punch which I coloured in Tangerine Tango and added a mat in Daffodil Delight. I was going to add real bling to it but in the end just went for the Digital Rhinestones.

Have you tried MDS yet? You can always download the free MDS Trial version and have a play to see how it works. Then if you like it, you can download the software and add your digital elements as you go. Check out the link to the right for my store and you can see there how you can go about downloading it. If you need any help, just ask me. I will try and help you out.

Thanks for stopping by.

3D projects, cards, Masculine

MONEY HOLDER FOR THE BOYS!

July 19, 2014July 19, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Hope life is going well in your corner of the world?? Here it is cold and windy – but I guess you have to expect that for this time of year. Yesterday was my gorgeous boy’s 18th Birthday. I can’t believe how the time has flown. I thought I would show you the card and gift I made for him.

You might recognise the card???

I used this card for my Convention swap a few month’s ago. Josh loves vinyl records so thought this idea would be really cool for him. I used the Circle Thinlets Die to cut the Smoky Slate card base. I used the Music Notes wheel (now retired) to run over the card in Black Stazon. The black circle was punched with the 2 1/2″ circle Punch and the white inner circle was punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle. The small black circle was punched with the 2 step Owl Punch. The ‘YAY’ is cut from Real Red card using the little extras in the Circle Thinlets set. I could have used the Chevrons in the set too but these ones were punched with the Chevron Border punch. The ’18’ is cut using the ‘Timeless Type’ Die (now retired). I stamped the streaks in Smoky Slate from ‘Gorgeous Grunge’ too.

Here is a close-up. Josh thought it was pretty cool and even at 18 had fun flipping it! 😉

Here is the inside with just a simple “Happy Birthday” from ‘Fabulous Phrases’.

I forgot to take a photo of the Money Holder on it’s own but you can see it in the photo at the top. For this I followed the theme of the Vinyl Record. I stamped over the front of the card using the streaks and splodges from ‘Gorgeous Grunge’. The stars were punched from the new ‘Itty Bitty Accents’ pack and the greeting is from ‘Label Love’. Here is the inside of the Money Holder. I added some more streaks and stars.

I will give you directions so you can make your own Money Holder. They can just add a little extra to the gift rather than just adding it inside the card. I didn’t take step-by-step photos but I think it is fairly straight forward – I hope 🙂

MONEY HOLDER (The finished pocket is 16cm long)

METRIC

Cut you card 21cm x 16cm. Score on the short side at 8cm.

On the long side score at 5cm. Cut off the Top Left Hand section. (This will be the smaller tab section)

Add adhesive along the top and bottom of the lower Left Hand section and fold over to create a pocket.

IMPERIAL (These are approximate. Check your card size – and your money size).

Cut your card to 8 1/2″ (ie the width of the card) x 6 1/2″. Score on the short side at 3 1/4″.

On the long side score at 2″. Cut off the Top Left Hand section. (This will be the smaller tab section)

Add adhesive along the top and bottom of the lower Left Hand section and fold over to create a pocket.

Have a happy day. I hope to go and create today.

cards, Masculine

HEXAGON HIVE SOCCER INSPIRED CARD!

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 Jenny Hayward

Just a quick post as I race out the door to get this in the mail. I made this card up for one of my Great Nephew’s 9th Birthday. I have to get it in the post TODAY!

I realised I didn’t have a lot of stamps for the young boys, but Hey! with the World Cup Soccer that has been around this would work the trick.

I cut Black card with the Hexagon Hive Die and layered it on some Whisper White card. This was adhered to the Pacific Point Card Base. The greeting is from the ‘Hip, Hip, Hooray’ card kit and stamped in Pacific Point and cut with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. I cut a Real Red Starburst with the Starburst Framelits. The little yellow flags are punched with the Petite Pennants Punch.

I am sure the inside money would be more appreciated than the outside card so no need to go to too much trouble!! Hope you like it though??

Gotta run, Have a great day 🙂

Uncategorized

COME AND TRY OUT THE BLENDABILITIES!

July 14, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I am sure you have heard all about the Blendabilities by now. You have probably watched the videos. They are great for colouring and blending the line image stamps. Why not come and try before you buy at my Blendabilities class.

Here are the details.

BLENDABILITIES CLASS

Friday July 25^th. 10am or 7.30pm at my classroom in East Corrimal.

COST: Please note there are 2 different prices costs and different RSVP dates.

Class only: $15 RSVP: Wednesday July 23^rd.

**Blendabilities Starter Kit: Includes

1 pack of Blendabilities

1 Memento Ink pad

1 Color Lifter (Free)

Blended Bloom Stamp set

TOTAL $54 (class Free) **This must be ordered and paid for by Friday 18^th July to receive it back in time for the class.

CAN”T MAKE IT?? Let’s organise another time.

Here is one of the cards we will make on the day. Come and join in BUT make sure you RSVP in time 🙂

cards

CHEVRON TRAVELER!

July 10, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I wasn’t sure of this stamp set when I first saw it. How about you?? But with all my stamps before I buy them I do a little research on the internet to see what clever people have created with these sets. Sometimes I have a look at some cards with similar stamps or style that the set has. It gives me some ideas of what I might come up with. I decided that this set might just fill a hole in my masculine stamp sets – and I have to say I like it. I was playing around with this set the other day and created this card.

I was inspired by a card on Splitcoaststampers with a similar type of stamp set. I changed it a little and added the Starburst circles to it too.

The base card is Smoky Slate and I embossed a piece of Tangerine Tango card with the Chevron Embossing Folder. I stamped the train in black Stazon on Whisper White card and added the Washi Tape strips on the corner. This was adhered to a Smoky Slate card mat. The Starbursts were stamped in Tangerine Tango and Smoky Slate and raised up with Dimensionals. A simple card but HEYyou don’t need fancy for the boys 😉

Thanks for visiting me today.

Jenny

cards

SOMETHING FOR – A BABY BOY!

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 Jenny Hayward

I have a few baby cards to make at the moment and the set ‘Something For Baby’ has just arrived in time. If you have baby cards to make this set is great. I will tell you about the set below but I will show you the card first.

I have used Marina Mist and Real Red on this. I cut the little baby suit using the ‘Baby First’ Framelits from the Marina Mist card and then embossed it with the ‘Alphabet Press’ Embossing Folder. This folder is ideal for a cute baby type card. I wrapped around some White Baker’s Twine. On a piece of Whisper White card I pierced the baby suit from the ‘Eclectic’ Piercing Template set and adhered that behind the Marina Mist card. I adhered it all to the Marina Mist Base card. I stamped and cut the little tie in Real Red and adhered that with Dimensionals. (Don’t just think of this tie for baby cards what about for Dad for Father’s Day???). The tie adds a cute little touch. The greeting is from ‘Itty Bitty Banners’ and cut with the matching Framelits.

In the catalogue (p74) this is available as a bundle which is just fantastic as you save 15% off for the bundle ($80.50 W and $68.75 C). The Piercing Template is on p 218 is a great asset for this set and has piercing templates for the Tag Topper Punches, Star Framelits, Word Bubble Framelits and the Chalk Talk set. A very versatile Piercing Template set at only $13.95.

In cutting the Baby suit out for this card and a second one I didn’t want to waste the off-cuts so I made up some other cards similar to this.

The heart is punched from the 2 step Owl Punch. The Marina Mist piece at the bottom has been embossed with the ‘Alphabet Press’ Embossing Folder again. The greeting is from ‘A Dozen Thoughts’ and punched out with the Word Window Punch. I punched out a second one in Real Red and then cut it in half and layered it behind the white sentiment.