Clockworks – A Stamping Journey

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH 25% OFF 25 STAMPS!

October 22, 2013October 27, 2013 Jenny Hayward

We are officially celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Birthday this week. Receive 25% off 25 selected stamp sets. These are only available for one week only until October 28th.

See them all here.

Here are some cards with some of the discounted sets on offer.

One with Betsy’s Blossoms I made last year using Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit and Rasperry Ripple.

‘Oh Hello’ Another earlier card. I used the ‘Tea for Two’ DSP and added a Lace Doily. The flower was coloured with Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade Markers.

This is a card I made just today using ‘A Dozen Thoughts’. I needed to make a card for a reply to a wedding for Glenn’s Nephew and his Partner. I didn’t want to just email a reply. The colour and the hearts were inspired by the Wedding Invitation. The Background stamp is one from ‘Clockworks’. I punched hearts out using the large Heart Punch and cut one from the Gold Foil Sheets and I punched one from Blushing Bride. They were both embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

There are so many more fantastic sets so go and check them out now.

You can Email or phone your order to me.

OR shop Online here using the Hostess Code: Q73ZV3E3

cards, Masculine, Personal Ramblings

‘CLOCKWORKS’ – FOR THE BOYS!!

April 26, 2013April 26, 2013 Jenny Hayward

We all have trouble with cards for the Boys, don’t we???? I have a card for you today using the stamp set ‘Clockworks’. I created this a couple of weeks ago when I was after some samples for class. I must say I did CASE this from ‘nicepeoplestamp.com’. I have seen versions of this on Pinterest too. I changed the colours on my card.

I have used Gumball Green, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. It’s a quick card for those male cards we need to make. I should play around with this set a bit more. I really haven’t used this set since I got it at Stampin’ Up! Regionals in September last year. Just so many toys to play with sometimes!!!

Speaking of Boys, I thought I would give you a quick update on how the boys went last week at the National Gridiron Championships that Josh was playing in. Just spare me a little “proud Mummy moment” OK 🙂 Last post I mentioned how New South Wales won their first game 36-24 after coming back in the second half to win. The next game they played they won 69 NIL. I did feel really sorry for the other team. With two wins it meant they were through to the Grand Final held last Saturday. It was a very tough game but NSW dug deep and their Defence was strong. NSW were named Australian Champions with a win of 7-0. It was a nail-biting finish though. Well done NSW. Well done Josh. Here he is in action in the Grand Final. He is #28 – on top of the pack in the middle – of course!

I thought I would just show you a photo of Josh after the game with his prize-winning medal.

Thanks for indulging me. 🙂

Be back again soon with some card creations!!

Jenny

cards, Masculine

A MASCULINE 50TH!

January 7, 2013January 7, 2013 Jenny Hayward

Last week I needed to create a 50th Birthday card for my Brother-in-law. What to do??? Masculine cards are always a dilemma. I went through my “saved card ideas”. We all have one (or more) of those files don’t we?? The layout was inspired by this card by Debra Currier. Of course I couldn’t use Extreme Elements now but ‘Clockworks’ was a good substitute. A racy red sportscar is a good addition for a 50th. Unfortunately it wasn’t a real one though! 🙂 The ’50’ was done on the Bigshot with ‘Timeless Type Alphabet’ now retired. I punched a circle with the large circle on the Owl punch and punched a centre hole with a small hole punch. I threaded some Linen Thread through it to create a tag. The edge of the tag was sponged with ink.

While I was on a roll I created a similar card to use for another Male Birthday. They can always come in handy. This time I used the “Wish Big” from ‘Word Play’.

Here are the 2 together. I did use Sahara Sand on both these cards but they do look a little different. Possibly the lighting – or my bad photography!

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a good day. I hope my Aussie friends are surviving the heat. It has been hot and looks like it will continue all week. Stay cool 🙂

Come and visit again soon,

Jenny x