Tag: Best Yet

cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques

WHERE HAVE I BEEN???

Jenny Hayward

Wow!  It’s been over a week since I have been back here.  What a week it has been!!!  Between running around with banks as our credit card had been swiped last weekend, organising the rides for the school fete that was on yesterday and organising my own stall, I had a funeral to go to and my husband left his job. Also, Stampin’ Up! announced huge discounts to their clearance sale before the end of the catalogue finishes tomorrow and my phone has been running hot with orders.   Today I have been at the orthodontist for my daughter as she got her plate fitted on her mouth.  Apart from all that, I really have no excuse!

I thought I would come up for air for a minute and show you some more cards with retiring products.  It’s only 2 days until the new catalogue goes live.  How exciting!  These cards I did at a class a few months ago.  I am a bit behind, aren’t I???  These were for a Fun Folds class.  We did the Joy Fold card.  The tutorial to create this card can be found here.  I used the bright and funky “Pink Flamingo” DSP.  We used the direct to rubber technique with the markers to colour the tree from “Thoughts and Prayers”.  This was done twice and then a circle was punched with the 1 1/4″ circle punch from one  and then layered on a 1 3/8″ Pink Passion circle and then on a Gable Green scallop circle. This scallop was raised up with dimensionals to allow the flap to tuck.  Note:  Only add the dimensionals to one half so you can fit it under!!!!!  The edge of the white card was sponged with Pink Passion.

Here is the inside:

This time the tree image was inked up with the Pink Passion stamp pad and stamped onto whisper white.  The edges were sponged in Pink Passion again.  The greeting on the inside and outside was from the set “Teeny Tiny Sentiments”.

The 2nd card we did was the criss-cross card which can be found here.  This was another bright and funky card using the “Kaleidoscope” DSP.  For the inside card I cut a top note from Whisper White, added a tab using the circle tab punch.  I sponged the edges with Tempting Turquoise and the small flowers are from “Cottage Garden”.  On the front of the criss cross pocket I added a strip of Pink Passion, then crimped a strip of Tempting Turqoise.  The greeting is from the Hostess set “Best Yet”, then punched out using the circle punches and scallop circle.  These were layered and raised up with dimensionals.

Lots of retiring products on these cards.  I must run now.  I will be back in a few days with the new catalogue.  Whoo Hoo!  There are so many exciting new things in there.

Till next time, take care. xx

Classes

CANDLE STAMPING!!

Jenny Hayward

I have been wanting to try candle stamping for so long.  I have mananged to have a go at it recently.  It’s a lot of fun!  Do you want to have a go?   I’m having a class next week, so if you’re in the area come along.

You will get to make these 2 candles for $18.  All material is provided.

It is on Wednesday 28th July  10am or Friday 30th July 7.30pm. 

Contact me to reserve your place TODAY.

3D projects

ANOTHER BOX!!!

Jenny Hayward

You might have seen these stationery boxes around on your blog travels. 

(It’s a bit hard to get a good photo of it opened as there is so much to include!!! )

 I got this idea from Jackie Topa.  It is a great little Stationery Set that folds up into a neat box.  I converted all the measurements to metric, but then Australian card sizes are different to the U.S. and our cards don’t fit.  So, then I adjusted the measurements.  It took a little working, BUT we got there!!!  Maybe somewhere in blogland someone has already done that and could have saved me a job, but ANYWAY it’s all done now!!!!

I did a class today to make these.  It was quite an involved project as there are lots of different steps along the way. I did change a couple of things.  I made separate pockets on the base to fit the booklet and the stamp envelope in.  This way they can be taken out to use. 

This would make a great Christmas Gift for someone special.  The set includes 4 standard cards and envelopes, 4 love note cards and 4 tags; along with the stamp envelope and notebook.

If you would like the instructions for this Stationery Set with the Australian Sized measurements, then drop me an email at jghayward@yahoo.com and I will send one out to you. 

Till next time,  Happy Stamping!!

 

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IT’S A CHRISTMAS CARD BUFFET!!!

Jenny Hayward

Well, It’s only taken a week to get back here!!! Sorry about that!  Life is a whirlwind at the moment – and it’s only going to get busier over the next few weeks.  But I did say I would show you the cards we did at my Christmas Card Buffet.  It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed it – I think??

There were 5 different cards and everyone could make a number of the cards they wanted.  When designing the cards they needed to be simple so everyone could make them without me demonstrating.  They needed to be quick to do, for people to make multiples of them. And, I needed to design them so each of them used different stamps so there was no doubling up of stamps.  I designed them so that cards 1 and 2 used similar size pieces and cards 3 and 4 used similar sized pieces.  That helped in cutting on the day for when people ordered the cards they chose to make.  I didn’t want to have too much cut in advance so that there wouldn’t be a lot left over.  These cards were inspired by many cards I have seen recently.  I have put various parts of these into creating these cards.

So, here is Card 1 and Card 2.

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After I have shown you all the cards I will give you the card recipes.  (To make your life easier!!!)

I will be back very soon, so come back and see the other cards.

Enjoy your day 🙂

 

 

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CHRISTMAS TEAM SWAPS

Jenny Hayward

I’ve had these cards sitting around to post for sooo long!  It’s so terrible.  I’ve got so behind.  Last month our team (Led by the wonderful Ness) had a Christmas in July card swap.  I wanted to show you them.  We have some very clever people in our team.  There are some very creative cards and some great ideas.

First off:  This one is the card I did.  Not that I’m saying this one is clever.  I cased this from last year’s Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue on page 98.  It’s not called an Idea Book for nothing!  I loved the layout of it, and of course using my favourite “Baroque Motifs”.  I added some Dazzling Diamonds onto the flower and on the text strip, but that’s a bit hard to see!

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Here are the rest of the team swaps.  PICT1430

It’s a bit to capture them all closely.  But, there are some good ideas.  What do you think?

Thanks for looking.  Have a good day 🙂

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A BABY SHOWER!!!

Jenny Hayward

Two posts in one day. Whoo Hooo!! This weekend I am going to a baby shower. It is very exciting. I have been wanting to make this card for a while and now I have the perfect excuse. This is a fun card to make. It is a baby jumpsuit (or onesie as they are called in the US). You can find all the instructions how to make one here on Lauren’s blog. I was surprised how small it was though, so I doubled the length and then folded it over.

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Stamps: Best yet, Short and Sweet.

Card: Whisper White, Certain Celery, Rose Red.

Ink: Certain Celery, Rose Red.

Other: 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop circle punch, Dimensionals.  Pink Eyelets (not SU).

It is sooo cute!  I thought if you don’t punch the circles for the leg holes you could turn it into a dress.  That would be good to try sometime.

Why don’t you try one.  Have a good weekend!

3D projects, cards

A BIRTHDAY BOX!!

Jenny Hayward

I saw this cute little box at Ness’ recently.  It is different to the Triangle boxes I usually make so I wanted to check out how to make one.  After much searching I came across the instructions for something similar here at Splitcoast.  I copied the base instructions to make the lid too but I made the sides of the top a bit longer so I could scallop the edge.  I used the beautiful Rasperry Tart paper to go with the Regal Rose cardstock.  The flower on the top I came across also at Splitcoast here and wanted to make one straight away.  I thought it would go well on top of this little box.  Here is how you make them.  They are crinkle paper flowers.  Aren’t they cute!  The button I used is not an SU one,  just one I had lying around and it matched perfectly.

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Cardstock: Regal Rose, Real Red, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP.

Ink: Regal Rose.  Real Red and Old Olive markers.

Stamps: Best Yet, Short and Sweet.

Other: Wide and Large Oval Punch, Circle Tab punch, Scallop Border Punch, Mounting Tape,  Sponge, Red Grosgrain ribbon, Red button and pink thread (not SU).

I filled this box with chocolates and rhinestone brads for a lovely friend’s birthday that was yesterday.  I’m sure she won’t be looking today to spoil the surprise, so it is safe to put this here today.  I’m going to have to make another one to keep myself though.  I don’t think mine will come with chocolates though!

This is the card I made to match.  This is using the beautiful set ‘Thoughts and Prayers’.  It is a very simple card.  I inked up the branch with markers, sponged around the edge of Regal Rose cardstock for the base and I added a red rhinestone brad and red grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.

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Thanks for looking.  Enjoy your day!