3D projects

A ‘SKINNY’ TREAT BAG!

Jenny Hayward

I can’t say that the content of these bags would make you skinny, but the bags are called clear skinny bags I managed to get from the US.  You can get them through clearbags.com.

We made these in my Gift Packaging Class a couple of weeks ago.  You can decorate them anyway you like to give as little treats for someone. 

Here is a close-up of the Topper.

For this I have used Elements of Style, Party This Way and Lots of Tags.  Can you pick them?  I have also used the large scallop circle punch from the Summer Mini which has been withdrawn at the moment.

This is the other bag using ‘Perfect Punches’

Not the best photo – sorry!

I best be off.  I still have presents to wrap and things to do.  Christmas is only 4 sleeps away.

Tutorials

NOW A CHRISTMAS BOX!

Jenny Hayward

I have shown you some bags for Christmas.  Here is a Christmas box I have been working on.  I found the instructions here.  I will add the metric measurement for this at the end of the post.

Before I assembled the box and ran the So Swirly wheel around the bottom edge.  I stamped the tree from ‘Christmas Classic’ in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla Cardstock and the Merry Christmas in Real Red.  I stamped the flourish from ‘Tiny Tags’ in Crumb Cake and sponged the edges.  It gives it a Vintage feel.

Here is a view from the top:

The top is a scallop square cut with the Big Shot, then I ran the card through the Big Shot again with the Vintage Wallpaper Die to add the texture.  I tied up some of that lovely striped Grosgrain ribbon and added tags from the ‘Tiny Tags’ set.

Here are the measurements:

TALL SCALLOP SQUARE BOX

Cut card 21cmx28cm. Score on the 21cm at 6.3cm. Score on the 28cm at 6.3cm, 12.8cm, 19cm and 25.4cm. With the long side running horizontally, cut up on each of the short score lines until they meet the score line running across. On the small tabs place your adhesive on the wrong side of 3 of the tabs. Also, place adhesive on the right side of the narrow tab on the side. Assemble your box

For the lid. Cut a scallop square with the Big Shot. Score on 2.3cm on each side. Cut up on the small tabs on 2 opposite sides. Place adhesive on these tabs and assemble.

UPDATE:  The lovely Lynda asked about how to create the lid without the scallop square die.  I have had a little play and come up with some dimensions for you. 

Lid (without Scallop Square Die)

Cut card 12.6cm.  Scallop the edge of the card.  TIP:  Punch opposite sides of the card first.  Then go back and do the other sides.  It doesn’t matter if the corners don’t match as they will tucked inside.  Emboss the card with the embossing folder of your choice.  I used the vintage Wallpaper Folder.  Score card at 2.2cm on each side.  Cut up tabs up to the score line running across.  Place Sticky Strip on the tabs and assemble the lid. 

You probably have your Christmas wrapping all sorted by now. So you could use this box for any occasion.  But if you are like me you still haven’t got the wrapping done.  That’s my children’s job this week!!  They’re going to love that!!

 
 
3D projects, Tutorials, Uncategorized

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS BAG!

Jenny Hayward

Here is another Gift bag I have been making recently.  This bag was inspired by one in our monthly Demonstrator magazine recently.  I set about to recreate it.  I will give you the instructions below.

I have used the Jolly Holiday DSP and then used the Delightful Decorations stamp set and the punch to decorate it.  I added some Rhinestones in the middle of the ornaments.  To seal the bag I punched out a scallop oval from Old Olive and an oval from Cherry Cobbler.  I adhered these together and attached them to the bag.  You can use a velcro dot to the front so it is easy to open and close to get the goodies out!!!

I had made another one previously to this Christmas bag using the DSP Lap of Luxury.  I punched 2 butterflies, one from the DSP and another stamped from the Hostess set ‘Punch Potpourri’.  These were adhered to the front and a Rhinestone added to the centre.  To close this bag I punched out a piece with the small Oval punch from Pretty in Pink and used a glue dot for this one. I just changed this yesterday and  added a bow with the Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon.  I also added some tags with the Tiny Tags.  One from the DSP and one stamped on Pretty in Pink.  These were punched out and tied on with Hemp Twine.  I really liked how this turned out!

 

You can decorate these any way you like.  It is better to use DSP for them though as they bend easier than card.

Here are the instructions to create these cute bags:

Cut DSP to 28cmx14cm.  Score on the 14cm side at 5cm.  Turn and score on the 28cm side at 8cm, 13cm, 21cm, 26cm.

Cut on the score lines along the long side up to the 5cm score line.  You can cut off the small tab at the end.  Add adhesive to the bottom tabs (on the right side of the 2 small tabs and on 1 of the large tabs), and to the narrow side tab (on the wrong side).  Does that make sense?  Assemble the bag together.  Pinch the sides in.  To seal you can use a velcro dot.  Decorate as desired.

These are very quick to make.  So you have no excuse not to make any of these to put little treats in!

 

3D projects, Tutorials

I’VE BEEN MAKING BAGS!

Jenny Hayward

I have been making up a few different Christmas bags recently.  This one I showed at some Christmas workshops.  It is a very simple Scallop Circle Bag.

I cut 2 Scallop Circles with the Big Shot from Jolly Holiday DSP.  I cut off 10 scallops across the bottom to create a flat edge.  To create the box inside I cut card 15cmx10cm.  (I cut this from Cherry Cobbler but sorry you can’t see that!)  On the 15cm side I scored it at 3cm and 9cm.  On the 10cm side score at 3cm and 7cm.  Cut up on the score lines on 2 opposite sides until it reaches the score line running across.  Place adhesive on these tabs and assemble.  

For the bag: Punch ovals from the scallop circle before assembling, it is much easier.  I found it helped to add some dotto to the scallop circles to hold them together and punch them out together.  That way the ovals line up.  Place Sticky Strip on the wrong side of the DSP.  Then adhere them to the box.   I found it easiest to lay these pieces with the Sticky Strip facing up and lining up the bottom edge of the box with the straight edge of the scallop circle.  Does that make sense???

The ‘Joy at Christmas’ is from Perfect Punches set.  I punched the circle with the 1 3/8″ punch and then punched a scallop circle from Old Olive which I sponged the edge with Old Olive ink.  I adhered this to the bag with mounting tape and added a  Rhinestone.  I then tied on some Old Olive ribbon.  This is a nice size for some choccies or a gift card for Christmas.

I have some other bags for you that I will show you next time so pop back soon!

3D projects, Tutorials

MAKE SOME CHRISTMAS BON BONS!

Jenny Hayward

I have been making some Christmas Bon Bons lately. These are so easy to make.  You can whip a few up for you Christmas festivities.

 

I found the original instructions here.  I will give you the Metric measurements below to help you out.  On the one above I used the Jolly Holiday DSP.  The tags are created with the set ‘Tiny Tags’.  I frayed the Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon, but not sure about that effect!  The next one is using the reverse side of this DSP.  I tied bows around the ends from the Real Red Taffeta ribbon.  I think it is missing a tag though!

BON BON MEASUREMENTS:

Cut paper 15cmx15cm.  Score one side at 3.2cm, 6.5cm, 9.5cm and 12.5cm.

Turn and score the other side at 3cm and 12cm.

You can follow along with the photo instructions found in the tutorial.  Just a note:  I used the Crop-A-Dile to punch the holes on the score lines rather than the small square punch.  AND, Don’t forget to fill it BEFORE you seal it up!!!  If you have any trouble following the instructions you can drop me an email and ask. 

There is still a couple of weeks left before Christmas to put a few of these together. So, get to work.   I do hope things are not getting too frantic for you with all the last minute shopping and creating.  I still have quite a bit to do myself and there are only 3 days of school left!  I did have big plans to make a few presents this year, but I’m not sure if that is going to happen. 

Pop back again soon and I will show you some more Christmas projects.

cards, Workshops

A DASHER MAKE AND TAKE!

Jenny Hayward

Just stopping by with a quick Christmas card.  I have a few Christmas projects to show you that I have done recently.  Thought I would start off by showing you this card I have been doing at some Christmas workshops over the last month or so.  This is using the lovely Dasher Stamp. 

 I sponged some  Champagne shimmer mist on him before stamping on Very Vanilla card.   It is a bit hard to see his real sparkle.  I embossed the Cherry Cobbler with the Very Vintage Embossing folder.  (I’m loving that folder!)  I added a strip of the Jolly Holiday DSP.  The greeting is from ‘Teeny Tiny Sentiments’ and punched out with the large oval and scallop oval and raised up with Dimensionals.  It was all adhered to the Old Olive Base.  You can’t beat these for Christmas colours!

I’m off now.  It is getting late.  We have just got home from my son’s school music concert.  He has been studying World Music this semester and being a teen doesn’t tell me anything he does at school.  I was amazed!  They performed some Irish pieces and a Brazilian samba.  It was very impressive.  I asked for an encore performance at home but I’m still waiting on that one!!

Be back in the next few days with some more Christmas projects so stop by again really soon.

cards, Techniques

SUMMER LAUNCH!

Jenny Hayward

While I am in the Summer Mini Mode I thought I would show you the projects we did at my Mini Catalogue launch on Saturday.  It was a small group but we had a lot of fun – I think???  After a quick Scavenger Hunt through the Mini and checking out all the great new products, we did 2 projects. This was the first one.

This card was using the technique called Inlaid Embossing.  The stars were punched out from Whisper White Card and then adhered to the Real Red cardstock before running it through the Big Shot using the new Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder.  It creates such a cool effect.  You can use any punched shape.  Just make sure that all the shapes are adhered down well.  I have use the ‘Extreme Guitar’ stamp and the crown is from the ‘Extreme Elements’ set.  The greeting is from ‘Short and Sweet’.  I punched this out with the small oval punch and then a black oval with the large oval punch.   I think this makes a cool guy card.   Do you think?????

The second card we did I kept a lot simpler.  It was using the fun ‘Aviary’ set. 

The bird stand was stamped on Very Vanilla in Chocolate Chip ink.   The cage was stamped on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla.  I stamped the bird in Baja Breeze ink.  The cage was then cut out and mounted with Dimensionals.  The greeting is from the set ‘Teeny Tiny Sentiments’, which can you believe is 50% off at the moment with the December Frenzy!  I scalloped the edge of the Chocolate Chip mat and adhered it all onto Crumb Cake card base.  I tied a little knot from the Victoria Lace and added that with a glue dot. 

I have so many Christmas projects that I have been working on so I will show you those in the next few posts.  Otherwise, it will be New Year before I finish!!

Until next time, Happy Stamping!

cards, Catalogues, Stampin' Up!

IT’S DECEMBER FRENZY!!

Jenny Hayward

It’s December and it’s Summer! Why doesn’t it feel like that outside. The rain has been coming down for days. (Not that there is anything wrong with that. We do need the rain!).  A little sunshine now would be good though!  Stampin’ Up! can bring you some sunshine.  The Summer Mini Catalogue is available from today.  You can view it by clicking on the link in the right hand side bar.  There are some fun new products in there.  I have been playing around with some new goodies.  One of the new stamp sets I have been playing with is ‘Aviary’.  I wasn’t sure about this one at first but it is really growing on me.  Here is a quick card I CASED from the catalogue. 

The photo is a little dark because of the lighting.  Sorry!

I did change the card slightly.  Don’t you love the look on that little owl.  He looks really perplexed!!  The sentiment is from ‘Tiny Tags’.

Today also is the start of the December Frenzy Sale.  Some catalogue items are reduced by up to 50% off.  How cool is that!  Just in time for that last minute Christmas shopping.  Don’t forget to buy yourself a Christmas present 😉  You can view the details here.  Just as an example though:

Heard form the Heart   p104     (W) 119167       $23.37

Teeny Tiny Sentiments p105  (W) 119185          $31.48

Selected Stampin’ Write Markers                          $3.45

Go and check out the rest of the deals.  If you don’t have a local Demonstrator, you can place an order through me and I can send it to you anywhere in Australia.      If you would like a copy of the new Summer Mini then email me jghayward@yahoo.com and I will get one to you.

I’m off to play with some more goodies.  Happy Browsing the catalogue! 

cards, Classes

10,000 HITS!

Jenny Hayward

Can you believe it! I have just hit 10,000 hits on my blog and I didn’t even realise it.  Thanks to Andrea for pointing it out to me.  I can remember the excitement when I hit 1,000 hits!  It’s nice to know that people click on my blog (even if it is by accident!!).  Sometimes you feel like you are talking to yourself here.  So, if you stop by make sure you leave a comment.  Even if it is just to tell me how you are going.  I like to hear it.  Remember too, you can subscribe to my blog.  Just click on the link in the right side bar and it will ask your email address.  Then, when I update my blog it will be sent straight to your email.  That makes life easier for you.

I have a lot of Christmas projects I have been working on in the last few weeks and I can show you them now.  It seems funny because today I have been playing around with my new Summer mini goodies.

A few weeks ago I was asked to do a Christmas card for the residents of a local nursing home.  The requirements were that it be simple as many have difficulty with their hands. I wasn’t even sure how many would turn up. So, I turned to the ‘Lovely As A Tree’ stamp set.  Always a good stand by!   I ended up having just over 20 there.  One lady was to turn 101 the following week.  She was amazing and I have to say was more adept than some of the 90 year olds!  You’re never to old to stamp!!!

This is the card we made. 

I stamped the front of the card and the Whisper White card with the group of trees in Baja Breeze.  The large tree was stamped in front of these on the white card in Night of Navy.  The greeting from Teeny Tiny Sentiments was stamped in Rose Red.  The white Card was then matted onto Rose Red card and then adhered to the Baja Breeze base.  I was so tempted to use Dazzling Diamonds on the large tree.  It would have looked nice but we probably would have had a nice mess!  They really liked what they did and have asked me back in the new year. So it musn’t have been too bad for them. LOL

Tomorrow the new Summer Mini Catalogue becomes available.  There are so many new and exciting products in there let me tell you!  Tomorrow is also the start of December Frenzy.  Some products are up to 50% off.  This is just in time for some last minute Christmas shopping.  So don’t forget to stop by to check it out!  

cards, swaps, Uncategorized

REGIONALS SWAPS SYDNEY 2010!

Jenny Hayward

It has taken a little while to get back here.  Sorry about that.  I have been laid up in bed sick for 2 days.  Finally, I could get these swaps sorted to show you.  Having so many makes it hard to photograph, especially with my little camera!!!  I have grouped them together to show you.  If you click on the photo you will see an enlarged photo to view it clearer.  

The Elegant Bouquet embossing folder was popular on a few! 

 

Some ‘Artistic’ ones! (with the stamp set and the Big Shot)

Lots of Christmas cards! Delightful Decorations were popular.

I wanted to show you these 2 particularly.  Both use the Petals-a-plenty Embossing folder.  The one on the left is by Cheryl Taylor. I like how she has left an oval not embossed in the centre to give a space for the sentiment.  The ornament is from ‘Contempo Christmas’.  It is hard to see in the photo but she has used Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint which gives a nice sparkle. The one on the right is from splendidstamping.com (sorry, I don’t know their name)  She has used non-traditional stamps ‘Dreams du jour’ and ‘Always’ to create the images.  The greeting is from ‘Contempo Christmas’ .  They are both simple but very effective.

I have to show you this clever creation too.

This is by Karen Cumming.  I chatted to Karen at Regionals about the “Cards for the Troops” she organises.  It was so wonderful to talk to her.  Go and check her blog out here and read some of the responses she has received back.  It is such a wonderful thing for the troops serving overseas to be able to send a Christmas Card back to their family at home.  It will make their Christmas!

Back to the creation.  This is a chocolate coin ornament.  How cool is it!!  The images are from ‘Artistic Etchings’.  She has stamped the medallion onto Real Red card and punched it out.  You need 2 per ornament.  Sandwich a chocolate coin in between.  The top is the crown stamped in Black and cut out and adhered to create the hanger.  Just tie some ribbon on, a few drops of Crystal Effects were added to the front and you are done.  I am going to whip up a few of these this Christmas!  Of course, you get really small ones in the pack of coins when you buy them.  But don’t worry, you just eat those ones!!!!!  Do you like the label Karen put on this.  “In case of emergency, Unwrap and eat!!!”  Too funny!!

Unfortunately, I didn’t take any photos of our group.  Too busy, chatting and taking in all the info given out.   I still haven’t finished my Make and Takes so I will have to get onto that.  But then, I still have some unfinished from convention!  Maybe on the holidays I will have some time to catch up – Perhaps!

I have some more Christmas creations to show you, so pop back soon.  Until then, Happy Stamping!  x