Christmas – Page 5 – A Stamping Journey

I have been so busy showing you all my fun boxes and bags I have done for Christmas, I haven’t shown you many Christmas Cards yet. I have to say I haven’t done as many cards as I should have done. But here are a few quick ones.

A Gatefold Tree Trimmings Card. (Not the clearest photo, sorry!) Can you see the bling???

I really liked this one. It is so effective with the brayered, embossed background.

A ‘Dasher’ Christmas. This one and the one above we did at my Christmas Stamp-A-Stack. This card was inspired by one by Andrea Walford. The card above was inspired by a card by my lovely friend Leonie N. (Thanks Leonie!)

Some really quick cards with ‘Season Of Joy’ stamp set. Not very clear but I added a Self-adhesive pearl to the centre of the word ‘Joy’.

Sorry, no time for details on the cards today. I am in a hurry, but I thought I would stop by and show you these all together or it would be New Year before you saw them! We are off now to look at the Christmas lights. That is a tradition we do every year. There are some spectacular displays that some people put up on their houses. I can even manage to drag out my teenage son to see them. I don’t know how long that is going to last though!

Catch you very soon. xx

Tutorials

NOW A CHRISTMAS BOX!

December 19, 2010December 21, 2010 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!

December 15, 2010 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

MAKE SOME CHRISTMAS BON BONS!

December 11, 2010 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!

December 7, 2010 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, Classes

10,000 HITS!

November 30, 2010November 30, 2010 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!

November 25, 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

cards, Challenges

JUST ADD CHRISTMAS!

November 17, 2010November 17, 2010 Jenny Hayward

I have been very good today. I got stuck into my swaps for Sydney Regionals and finished them except putting them in the cello. bags. So, I got to play! I checked out Just Add Christmas challenge earlier and it was ‘Just Add Christmas’. You can see all the lovely creations here. Since I have been getting in Christmas mode I wanted to play along. I have been working on this card in my mind for days so it didn’t take too long to put together. Here is my card for the Just Add Christmas challenge.

The backgrouund paper is from the Newsprint DSP. I have used the Victoria lace coming in the new Summer Mini with an Antique brad. It is a bit hard to see but I have added some Adhesive Pearls to the ornaments. Here is a run-down of what I have used.

Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Christmas Classics.

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive.

Card: Real Red, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Newsprint DSP.

Other: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Victoria Lace, Antique Brad, Sponge, Adhesive Pearls.

OK, got to run! The Wednesday crazy afternoon begins between school pick-up, swimming lessons, cricket training, cook dinner and team meeting this evening. Be back later with some more Christmas Creations!

cards

SCALLOPED DASHER!

November 16, 2010 Jenny Hayward

Just stopping by very quickly. I am still working on my swaps for the Stampin’ Up! Regionals in Sydney this saturday, as well as a few other things. I wanted to show you this Christmas card I did a few weeks back.

You might have seen these around your blog travels. I cut the scalloped circle with the Big shot from a folded card base. Before cutting, line up the scallop circle die with part of the scallop just hanging off the edge of the fold line of the card. Does that make sense??? I then cut a circle with the circle scissors from Whisper White card. I embossed Dasher and the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments on the white card in Real Red. I added a bow with the Real Red narrow taffeta ribbon and some Rhinestones to his antlers. This is a very quick card!!

OK I should be off. Best get to bed and get stuck into finishing my swaps tomorrow. Come back and visit soon.

cards, Personal Ramblings

SOME MORE CREATIONS!!!

October 27, 2010 Jenny Hayward

Do you want to hear some more about our “Incentive Trip” weekend????

Firstly, let me show you the gorgeous little bags that Leonie made for us.

They were made in Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight. The card fronts were embossed in the “Elegant Bouquet” embossing folder and covered brown lunch sacks. Another piece of card went over the top to create a flap and ribbon was attached to the top flap. Leonie used the lovely hostess set “Because I Care” and this card piece was actually attached to the front. Here is a close-up. It is a bit dark though sorry.

We had a lovely lunch by the pool in the sunshine. By the time we finished though it started raining and that was it for the rest of the weekend. But, who cares if it rains and your inside creating!!!

Here are some of the Make and Takes we did on Saturday.

This is one that we all did by Tracey.

This is so much nicer in real life. You can’t tell but the card front has been sprayed with shimmer mist to give it a nice gold sparkle. Just what you want for Christmas. The centre of the Medallion stamp has been punched out and the Old Olive centre is adhered inside. You can see it in this next photo.

You can see a bit of sparkle there. The gold centre is faux metal. I had been wanting to try that for a while so that was great to do.

This next card is by Erin. It uses the “Cottage Garden” set.

This is using the new Incolors Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz and the bright and funky “Sunny Garden” DSP. There was a bit of cutting for this but that can be very therapeutic!!!

Here is Leonie, Andrea and Tracey hard at work creating.