cards, Christmas

RED AND SPARKLY WITH THE ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE

Do you like sparkle for your Christmas cards? On this card I added some red Glimmer Paper for the Ornament to make it sparkly.

The card is using the Ornamental Christmas Bundle. The curvy lines that are in the stamp set I stamped across the top of the diecut ornament for some extra detail. When I diecut the ornament I added a piece of Glimmer Paper with the red card so this would all cut together and would line up with this ornament. You can do it separately though too if you would rather.

The paper is from the Modern Christmas Specialty Paper.

This is one of the cards we made at our Modern Christmas Class last weekend. I realised I hadn’t shown you all the projects yet.

This is the Ornamental Christmas Bundle. It’s an Online Exclusives so not in the Holiday Catalogue. You can see it more -> HERE.

How is your Christmas creating going?? Time to send those cards out so they can get there in time. I so need to do this myself …

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Christmas

ADDING A SHINY GOLD SENTIMENT WITH THE ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE

Christmas time is certainly the occasion for some gold and shine. This is a simple card with shine using the Modern Christmas Specialty Paper. And the addition of the Ornamental Christmas Bundle.

Initially I stamped the sentiment in black ink on the Garden Green card. It just felt flat. After a couple of days I came back to it and I redid it and heat embossed the sentiment in Gold. That made it extra shiny and classy.

If a card is not working sometimes it’s just a matter of redoing the sentiment to give it a little WOW! especially with some shiny gold.

I’m loving the Ornamental Christmas Bundle and the Modern Christmas Paper. The paper is not your traditional red and green but you can add those colours as well. It gives you extra class.

This is the Ornamental Christmas Bundle.

This is the Modern Christmas Specialty Paper.

You can see it more -> HERE.

Happy Christmas Crafting,

Jenny

Classes, Stampin' Up!

ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA EVENT ~

For my local Wollongong crafters – You’re Invited…

Come along to our Ornamental Christmas Extravaganza Event.

We will create some cards, enjoy the Carols and have fun.

Your cards will be shiny and sparkly with the gorgeous Modern Christmas Specialty Paper and the Ornamental Christmas Bundle.

WHEN: Sunday November 23rd, 2pm – 4.30pm

WHERE: My Studio, East Corrimal

COST: $30 Includes all materials and some treats

RSVP: Thursday 20th November

Please Reply soon to reserve your seat. You can email me at jghayward@yahoo.com

I look forward to seeing you there.

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Techniques

WEDNESDAY’S WOW! 170 – ADD COLOUR ON YOUR EMBOSSED CARD

Wednesday’s WOW! #170 – Colour your Embossed Card with Ink.

If you have an embossed image on white card sometimes it can be a little plain. You can add a little colour to lift it. Of course you could swipe the Inkpad over the Embossing Folder before or after embossing, but try a little light watercolouring with your Water Painter and Ink Pads. It can really highlight the detail.

This one is with the Traditional Wreath Embossing Folder but you could try it with most folders.

Try it out.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

If you need supplies for your crafting then I would love to help you. You can stop by my store -> HERE OR Contact me directly.

cards, Catalogues, Classes

STAMPIN’ UP! BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE WHILE FLIPPING THE PEACEFUL GREENERY EMBOSSING FOLDER ~

We had our Branching Out Class last week. We made 3 different cards with this Bundle. It is so diverse and I will show you the cards over time but this is one of them.

We embossed the Mossy Meadow Card Mat with the Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder. Then diecut the leaf stems and the pinecones.

While I was sitting in the class I assembled one of the cards and decided to flip the embossed Card Mat. It gives a different impression but still looks ok I think.

What do you think? I don’t think there is a right or wrong with this folder. It just gives a different impression for your project.

If you are a Wollongong local I would love to see you at our classes. They have a lot of fun. I usually advertise them here on my blog or on my website or Facebook. If you still can’t find them contact me. It would be great to see you.

Hope you get some creative time in soon,

Jenny

If you need some supplies I would love to help you get them. You can shop in my store -> HERE Or Contact me directly.

cards, Christmas

STAMPIN’ UP! RUSTIC CENTERPIECE FOR CHRISTMAS ~

I made this weeks ago but just remembering to share with you now.

This one is with the Rustic Centerpiece Stamp Set. It’s a set with images that can be used for different occasions through the year.

I like the rustic deer and tree on this one. I coloured it with the Watercolor Pencils. I find them easier to control rather than the Stampin’ Blends or Watercolouring especially when there are finer details.

The sentiment is from the Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set. The paper is with the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper. It works well for Christmas too.

This is the Rustic Centerpiece Stamp Set.

See it more -> HERE.

I realised I haven’t shared the other cards I have made with this set too. I shared them on my Facebook but missed it here. SO… I will be back soon with those projects.

Crafting time is a little sparse at the moment but I hope to be back soon with some more creating. Especially as we start getting in to the busy Christmas season.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

Do you need some crafting Stampin’ Up! supplies? I would love to help you get them. Head to my store -> HERE OR Contact me directly.

cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques

STAMPIN’ UP! TWO-TONE SUNFLOWERS ~

I have been playing a lot with the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder and experimenting with the Two-Tone cardstock. So I put them together.

Here are 2 cards that I created. Some nice sunshine-y yellow to brighten your day.

For this one below I cut a piece of the Daffodil Delight Two-Tone Cardstock just slightly smaller than the front of the card. Then I cut the piece in half and flipped one half. I put the pieces together in the Embossing Folder and embossed them. I lightly sanded the embossed cardstock to reveal the white. I adhered them to the front of a white Card Base and added a simple sentiment.

We made this card recently in my local class playing with the Two-Tone Cardstock. If you are a Wollongong local I would love you to join in our classes each month. Contact me to find out more about them.

On this one below I cut a piece of the Two-Tone Daffodil Delight and embossed that. I lightly sanded the piece and added it to a white card Base. The sentiment heat embossed in white on black card and the Granny Apple Green leaf gives a ‘POP’ to the card.

You could do this in many other colours too. Hope you get to try it out.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

If you are in Australia and “need” some supplies I would love to help you out. You can stop by my store -> HERE OR Contact me directly.

cards, Masculine, Stampin' Up!

WEDNESDAY’S WOW! 169 – FRESH NEW COLOURS FOR THOSE MALE CARDS YOU MAKE?

Wednesday’s WOW! #169. Some Fresh New Colours for creating Masculine Cards.

Do you find Masculine cards hard to make? I know I do. I resort to the blues, browns, yellows, reds.

Well, I have some fresh new colours to try.

What do you think? What colours will you try out next??

This is good timing with Father’s Day coming up soon here in Australia. But these are great for Birthdays and any other occasion for the boys. Big and Little Ones.

So maybe Pin this Image above or Save it so you can turn to it when you have some cards to make.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

If you are in Australia and need some crafting supplies I would love to help you get them. You can head to my Store Online -> HERE OR Contact me directly.

Stampin' Up!

JUST A CIRCLE WITH THE STAMPIN’ UP! EMBOSSING FOLDER ~

The details in the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder is amazing! I have had a lot of fun with this folder lately. And I can’t wait to show you more with what I have created with it. But today I am sharing this one with you.

When you don’t feel like colouring the whole embossed piece you can diecut a circle or other shape and colour that small area. And don’t forget to colour with the blue around the flowers. It helps them POP more.

I embossed a piece of white card with the Sunflower Embossing Folder then I diecut a circle in another piece of white card. Then embossed the card. It is better to diecut the shape first. If you do that after you have embossed the card it can flatten the detail.

I used the Daubers and inks to colour this one. And used the Balmy Blue Light Stampin’ Blend for the surrounds.

I heat embossed the sentiment on black card. This helps it POP more too. The sentiment is from the Simply Said Stamp Set.

Have you tried the Sunflower Embossing Folder? It is a large one but there are lots of different Sunflower shapes over it and you can pick the area you like depending on your project.

The Embossing Folder measures 6″ x 8-1/2″ (15.2 x 21.6 cm). I said it was a large one!

You can see it more -> HERE.

Hope you get to create with it. I will bring you more with it soon.

We will be creating with this folder in class this week. If you are a Wollongong local I would love you to join in my classes. They are lots of fun and I can share lots of tips and and techniques that are sometimes a little tricky to share through a blog post.

Jenny

If you are in Australia and need supplies I would love to help you get them. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask too. I love helping my crafty friends.

You can head to my store -> HERE OR Contact me directly.

cards, Stampin' Up!, Tutorials, Videos

FOLD FLAT CARD FOR THIS WEEK’S VIDEO ~

It’s a Fold Flat Card for this week’s video. It’s an easy one to create. I have used the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Butterflies but you can decorate it as you like.

This is the card.

It can fold flat to post out. It will be a little bulky so check your postage.

You could even add a little chocolate or simlar in to the box part at the front when you give it directly to someone.

Don’t forget the inside.

You can watch along with the video below. If this doesn’t show in the post head to my Youtube channel.

See how you can decorate it if you don’t have the Beautiful Butterflies.

If you do like the videos did you catch the video of the 5 Ways with the Beautiful Butterflies I shared. You can see that on my Youtube Channel -> HERE.

If you need some supplies and you are in Australia I would love to help you get them. You can head to my store -> HERE Or Contact me directly.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny