Big Day – A Stamping Journey

THE END OF SALE-A-BRATION 2015!

March 31, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I can’t believe how quickly the past few months have gone with Sale-A-Bration. There has been so many great products that are going to be sadly missed. What has been your favourite??? I have already mentioned a few of my favourites with ‘Lotus Blossom’ and ‘Big Day’. Then we had some fantastic new additions. Sadly not much time to play with them but the papers were gorgeous.

Here are some projects to share with you courtesy of Stampin’ Up! I don’t know who the original creators are so I do apologise but these showcase some of the gorgeous products we have enjoyed during Sale-A-Bration.

‘You Brighten My Day’ stamp. We do always have something to be thankful for and today I am thankful for my wonderful customers and my team for a great Sale-A-Bration.

Great gift bag with ‘Big Day’.

The lovely ‘Lotus Blossom’.

The fantastic ‘Irresistibly Yours’ Designer Series Paper. This looks stunning in gold!

So have you got your free Sale-A-Bration products yet?? You only have hours to go, so make sure you get them in to your Demonstrator. I will be adding my last orders in a few hours time so be quick!! I can ship anywhere in Australia.

Tomorrow is another day with a great new special and we can look at the Occasions Catalogue which has been a little neglected lately.

Thanks for visiting,

Jenny

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CELEBRATE YOUR BIG DAY!

March 12, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I was playing around with some Sale-A-Bration products the other day. Here is one of the cards I made.

You could pick out a few Sale-A-Bration choices on this card – The ‘Best Year Ever DSP’, the ribbon from the ‘Best Year Ever Accessory Pack’ and the the stamp set ‘Big Day’. The “Big Day” image was stamped on some Whisper White card in Coastal Cabana and punched the top with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch. I punched the top of a piece of Coastal Cabana card too with the punch and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. I tied off some ribbon and Pom Pom trim and then layered it on a piece of the DSP which had been adhered to the Calypso Coral base card. To colour the words I stamped the “Big Day” image onto some Crushed Curry card and cut out just the banner to adhere over the top and then coloured the “CAKE” word with Blender Pens and inkpad. The cake image was simply stamped in black onto Crushed Curry card and punched with the 1 3/8″ circle punch I think it was.

I will show you a close-up. I added some Dazzling Diamonds to make it sparkle. 🙂

Sale-A-Bration is quickly flying by. Only a couple of weeks left. Have you picked up your free Sale-A-Bration product yet with your $90 order? If you haven’t, you better hurry. I don’t want you missing out on Freebies!! You can shop online (link is in the right hand column) OR drop me an email with your order. I am happy to send it anywhere in Australia.

Thanks for stopping by today. I always love you visiting. 🙂

Jenny

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OCCASIONS AND SALE-A-BRATION LAUNCH 2015!

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Last Saturday I had my Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogue Launch. It was a great time with 2 different times scheduled. I think we all had a great time. Why wouldn’t we?? We are creating and having a few laughs (always good for the soul!!). I thought I would show you the projects we did.

Firstly, this card uses the new Chalkboard cardstock and chalk inks. (p 25 of the Occasions Catalogue). The chalk inks come in 3 colours at the moment – Aquarmarine (green), Rose Coral (pink) and Yellow Citrus (yellow). This card was CASED from Pinterest. I have used the Sale-A-Bration paper ‘Best Year Ever’. The chalk inks match nicely with this paper. I used the ‘Big Day’ stamp set. Another Sale-A-Bration Free choice!

To give an idea how the Chalkboard cardstock looks I stamped the images on different card for comparison. You might get some idea from the photos but I have to say it is much better in real life. 🙂

I used the same chalk ink on each of these cards – the Rose Coral chalk ink pad. The first one on the left the image is stamped on regular Basic Black cardstock, the middle one is stamped on the chalkboard paper on the rough side. The one on the right ( I know I didn’t write on this one. I thought I could use it on a card later), is stamped on the shiny, smooth side of the Chalkboard paper. This is important. You will notice the 2 different surfaces to the card. You must stamp on the smoother side. You get a much more crisper image.

This card was CASED from Pinterest also and is using ‘Crazy About You’ stamp set. This is stamped in Strawberry Slush and Pistachio Pudding. The greeting is in Smoky Slate and the “you” is from the ‘Hello There’ Thinlets from the Silver Foil.

Of course, we can’t forget the Goodie Bags I gave to all the guests. These were inspired by a project on Pinterest. I used regular brown lunch paper bags and decorated them with the ‘Butterfly Basics’ stamp set and the Butterfly Dies. The sentiment is from the Sale-A-Bration set ‘Simply Wonderful’. I coloured part of the “THANKS” with the blender pen and inkpads. The Designer Series Paper is from the Painted Blooms DSP. Absolutely gorgeous paper! The tags were attached with a cute little peg.

So I bet you wish you could have joined us!! If you are local you will have to make sure you are here next time 🙂 It was great fun.

If you haven’t seen the Occasions or Sale-A-Bration Catalogues yet then there is a link in the right hand column that will take you there. If you would like your own copy (and you are in Australia), then let me know and I can send one your way.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Jenny

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SALE-A-BRATION ‘BIG DAY’!

January 15, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I showed you one of these cards in a recent post but I thought I would show you it again and show the other card I made at the same time using one of the Free Sale-A-Bration stamp set ‘Big Day’. There are so many fantastic Free choices this year for Sale-A-Bration it is hard to choose a favourite but I think this is a fun one. There are so many ways of using it.

The card on the left was one of the cards we made at my stamp Day on the weekend. That was a fun card to colour. The “Happy Birthday” and the “Celebrate” stamp were stamped together on Whisper White and then cut with the Banners Framelits. To colour it I just used the blender pens and picked up the colour from the ink pad and coloured the lower part of the words. The “celebrate” word was stamped again on Crushed Curry, cut out and adhered over the word. The DSP on this card was another free Sale-A-Bration set ‘Best Day Ever’. I love the colours in this DSP of Crisp Canteloupe, Coastal Cabana and Crushed Curry (which is not a colour I have used before!!). I finished it off with a Coastal Cabana bow (Yes a Free Sale-A-Bration choice!).

The card on the right was from a sketch on Freshly Made Sketches #283. I turned the sketch when I created the card. I was pleased how quick this card came together. I stamped the “celebrate” stamp and cut it with the Circles Framelits. This was coloured the same way as the above card and the “celebrate” stamped on Crushed Curry card and cut and adhered over. The “icecream” greeting was stamped on Sahara Sand scrap. I added a button (yet another free Sale-A-Bration choice). The Coastal Cabana piece was ran through the Big Shot with the Arrows Embossing Folder.

Two quick cards which came together with little drama. Which for me is a great thing. I think these were both made in under an hour. Gotta love that! I agonise over cards way too much.

Here is the ‘Big Day’ Stamp set if you haven’t noticed it before.

Have you checked out the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue yet?? There is a link in the right hand column to view it online. Don’t forget, for every $90 of product order you can choose one of these items for Free!!!! Go and check it out. You can order directly online at my store too (the link is in the right hand column). I can ship anywhere in Australia. Of course, if you have a HUGE wish list, maybe you should think about joining Stampin’ Up! (discounts every time you order!!!). Ask me for more information if you would like to know more. You won’t regret it. You can check out all the Sale-A-Bration news HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have an inky day.

Jenny 🙂

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A CASUAL DAY OF STAMPING!!

January 6, 2015January 6, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Two posts in one day!! I had to stop by again and let you know of a Casual Stamp Day I am having on Saturday. If you are in the local area (East Corrimal, Wollongong) you are most welcome to join in. Here are the details.

Saturday January 10th from 2pm. Cost: $5. Come when you like, stay as long as you like.

Bring your own projects to work on. You can use my stamps, inks and Big Shot for those projects and/or I have some cards that you can choose to make for $2.50 each. I supply all the card etc for these. Make 4 and the 5th one is free.

Come and join us. Please RSVP by Friday 9th so I can have space available. Afternoon Tea is provided and you can pick up a copy of the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogue.

Here is one of the cards you can make on the day. Make one or make a number of them for $2.50 each. I have a couple of other cards to choose from too.

I know it is still school holidays here but you might just want to sneak out and have some time to yourself!!!! (YES, I hear you cheering!!). Drop me a message to let me know you are coming. It will be nice to have a relaxing afternoon together stamping.

Jenny