I have to change this month’s Friday class to THIS FRIDAY 18th. I hope you can still come.
It’s Fancy Friday on this week. We are making 3 special Christmas cards.
Here is a sneak peek for you.
Here are the details.
This Friday 18th November at 10am and 7pm.
COST: $20. ($5 discount with your own adhesives)
PLEASE RSVP by Midday Thursday.
See you then.
Jenny
Here is another card using Holly Jolly Greetings. I have CASED this off Pinterest but I quite liked the idea. I am not sure who the original creator is.
The base is Mint Macaron. The snowflakes are stamped in Mint Macaron. The “JOY” is heat embossed in silver which gives a nice shiny finish. The “spots” are stamped in Smoky Slate. I liked how the ribbon is tucked behind the sentiment.
To do this cut a larger circle from your stamped Whisper White card. Wrap the Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon around the white card before adhering it to your card base. After you have heat embossed the “JOY” sentiment then cut with a smaller circle from the Layering Circles and raise it off your card with Dimensionals. Add some Rhinestones for the bling factor.
Thanks for visiting. Stop by again soon,
OK, some times these blog post titles gets a bit strange. BUT, well, what else do I call it?? 🙂
This card is using the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set which you will find in the Annual Catalogue. I looked over this set so many times in the catalogue but on our weekend I got to play with it and now I love it. I might have even bought my own set now!
The Base card is Dapper Denim. Hence the Dapper in the title 🙂
First off I Heat embossed in White Embossing Powder on to Whisper White card. Then sponged Dapper Denim ink over the card. I sponged it a bit heavier over the snowflakes. (maybe a bit too heavy, but anyway!). Ink it until you are happy with the colour. Then you can go over it with a tissue to wipe off the ink from the embossed areas. I really like the magic of this as you wipe over the images. It makes the images shine. I added some stars stamped in Dapper Denim over the card.
I wanted to add some copper to this. I matted the card onto some Copper Foil Sheet. Just a tip: I cut a rectangle from the centre of the copper mat so I don’t waste it as it is just hidden under the cardstock. I am sure you can have a use for that.
I cut a “merry” from the Christmas Greetings Thinlits from Copper foil too. The Christmas is from the Holly Jolly Greetings set. I thought it needed something else so added a Copper Mini Pinecone embellishment in the corner tied with some Baker’s Twine. I think I have been converted to copper too.
Hope you like it. Have a super wonderful day wherever you are.
Jenny
You can order your own ‘Holly Jolly Greetings’ set in my store HERE now.
Come and join us this week if you are in the Wollongong area. I think you will love this class.
It’s a Holly Jolly Christmas Stamp A Stack.
Here are the details.
We will make 6 cards. (3 each of 2 designs)
When: Friday October 28th at 10am or 7.30pm at my place in East Corrimal.
Cost: $20. $5 discount if you bring your own adhesives.
Please RSVP by Wednesday 26th. Can’t make it?? Let’s make a special time for you and maybe a few friends. Let me know.
I hope you can come. Can’t make it?? Let’s make a special time for you and maybe a few friends. Let me know.
Jenny
This past week I had a fun weekend with some of my stamping buddies. These are great times just to sit and stamp and not be interrupted … and have a few laughs and eat too much!!!
I want to show you all my creative efforts for the weekend. It still amazes me what you can put together with some ink and bits of card. I plan to share details on the projects individually over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned for that.
It was a mix of Christmas cards and general cards. I think the project I loved most was the Beach House and the card. It took some time put I was pleased with the end result. It has shown to be popular on my Facebook page and other group pages I am on too. I will tell you about that one soon.
The great thing when you get together with others too is sharing stamp sets that you don’t have yourself. It’s great to make cards using those sets.
Now what will I share with you first????
See you again soon.
Jenny
I have another card for you today with the Merriest Wishes set and the Merry Tags Framelits.
On a piece of Whisper White I embossed the card with the Holly Embossing Folder that you can find in the Annual Catalogue. I love the detail in this folder and how delicate it is when you emboss. Then it was a matter of Heat Embossing the sentiment in Silver Embossing Powder and cutting it with one of the Merry Tags Framelits. The deer tag was cut in Dapper Denim and then I cut a circle from the Silver Foil Sheet and adhered that to the back to the back of the tag.
Before I adhered the white card on to the Dapper Denim card mat I wrapped over some Silver Taffeta ribbon and adhered that down. I find Snail Adhesive the best thing to adhere ribbon down to your projects. The tags were raised up with Dimensionals and then I finished them with a Silver Taffeta Ribbon bow. The card base is Thick Whisper White.
I think this might be good to try in other colours. Must try that. If you make one in a different colour do share it with me. I would love to see.
Thanks for visiting me today.
Have an awesome day.
Jenny
I really liked the Merry Tags Framelits when I saw them in the Holiday Catalogue. I got to finally play with them the other week. Now I can share the cards with you. I wasn’t sure where this card was going when I first started it but I was happy with the end result.
It’s great to have different shapes in the Merry Tags Framelits set. You have the detailed tags and you have circles as well. So many options to create different looks.
For this card, the card base is Real Red and the card mat is Sahara Sand. I stamped the dots in Sahara Sand on to Whisper White. A number of people have asked me what you would do with the dotty stamp in the Merriest Wishes set. I stamped them a few times along the top of the White card reinking the stamp each time. I think they make a nice background or you could stamp them on card and cut them with one of the circles. What do you reckon?
I cut one of the detailed tags in Red Glimmer Paper and stamped the “25” in Memento black and then punched it out with the 1 1/4″ Circle punch. The small ornament shape is stamped in Emerald Envy and punched with the 3/4″ Circle punch.
The ornaments were raised up on the white card with Dimensionals and then finished off with some Gold Twine and to finish I stamped the sentiment in Real Red.
If you haven’t noticed these yet then here they are for you. You can find them on p 21 of the Holiday Catalogue.
If you buy the bundle you can save 10%. Pay $81 Wood Mount $68 Clear Mount.
You can order these in my store HERE or by emailing me directly. If ordering Online please use the Host Code this week: RYWGMMKD Thank you kindly. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by. I hope your weekend is a stamping one. My daughter heads off tomorrow for a 2 week school excursion through Central Australia. I am going to miss her but maybe I will have a little extra creating time. 🙂
See you again soon,
Jenny
A couple of weeks ago with my order I got the new ‘Sweet Home’ stamp set and the matching Thinlits. I finally had a play recently and made a cute little house. I thought I would show you.
These ‘Home Sweet Home’ Thinlits have so many special little “bits”, OK well dies to be more technical – 22 in fact. You can create so many variations. I will say this did take some time but I think now I have made one I can whip them up pretty quickly. I think the most time consuming part was the roof. Also, I found it a little tricky lining up the stripes on the walls of the house. This house was CASED from Pinterest but I added the circle wreath on the door using one of the dies and then punched some small red circles from the 2-step Owl punch for the “berries”.
In the photo above it doesn’t really give you much idea of the size. I thought I would take another photo for comparison. Check out the size against an ink refill.
Isn’t it the cutest?? I can’t wait to have some more play with these.
Have a wonderful day/night wherever you are in the world.
Jenny
Woo Hoo! I am excited! You can view the Holiday Catalogue Online NOW – if you haven’t already seen it. Here is the link below and I will add it to the side bar as well. AND, if you want a little preview of some of the exciting new products, check the video out below.
You can head HERE to download the catalogue.
If you want your own copy of the catalogue sent to you, then ask me. 🙂
For your viewing pleasure, check this video out HERE.
Later today I am going to share some projects for our International Blog Hop so make sure you come back and visit.
Today I am going to show you a couple of Christmas cards with the Thoughtful Branches set. You can see just how versatile this set is. A set for so many different occasions.
Here is the first one. I CASED this from Pinterest but changed the colours.
I have used Emerald Envy for the card mat and for the tree branches. I will say it was a little tricky lining up the branches with the trunk. Thank goodness for clear stamps!! But it took a couple of goes.
Just a tip: Stamp the tree trunk first. (this one is in Early Espresso). Then ink up your branches and hold it over the trunk. Just move the stamp around until you have lined up a few of the tree branches with the branches on the trunk. I started at the bottom of the branches and worked up the tree. Have a practice on scrap card if you like. I did fill in a couple of leaves with the marker because I missed, but hey! you wouldn’t have known if I didn’t tell you. 😉
I did try to stamp the branches first and then stamp in the trunk but I think it is much easier to stamp the trunk first. Have a play and see what works for you.
The sentiment is cut from Gold Foil Sheets with the Christmas Greetings Thinlits.
The next card is one I CASED from my friend Leonie when we had a stamp day. I think this was CASED off Pinterest.
The tree is cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. I hope you can see the sparkle. The ground and the 3 trees are stamped in Versamark and then Heat embossed in White Embossing Powder on to a piece of Whisper White just a little smaller than your card base.
The sentiment is from the Merriest Wishes set (coming out TOMORROW in the Holiday Catalogue!) I stamped it on scrap white and heat embossed it, then just flagged the ends with scissors. I have to say this was the first time I had used the Copper Embossing Powder. WOW! I think it is more like Rose Gold. I may have ordered it now!! 😉
So are you convinced you NEED this set yet? I am sure you have seen lots of samples around. Today is the last day to order it but we have been told by Stampin’ Up! there are still some supplies left so they will be available until sold out. SO, go and get your set now!!
If you are in Australia you can order directly from my store HERE. Please use the HOST Code: AEA9A3PT
Tomorrow the Holiday Catalogue goes live. I am excited to share more projects from this catalogue. Join me later tomorrow as I am taking part in a Global Blog Hop showcasing projects from this catalogue. Can’t wait!
Have a happy day,
Jenny
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