Tag: Priceless

cards, Challenges

ANOTHER CHALLENGE CARD!!

Jenny Hayward

I finally managed to get back here.  I don’t know where this last weekend has gone.  I wanted to show you another card we did last week at our stamping get together.  This one was for the sketch challenge at stamping411 here.

We added a colour challenge to it just to make it interesting!!!

The colours were REAL RED, CHERRY COBBLER, CRUMB CAKE, VERY VANILLA, WHISPER WHITE.  I really wasn’t sure how I was going to put Vanilla and White together.  One thing I have come to realise when there are lots of colours in a challenge is to just add a subtle touch of a colour.  Otherwise, it can get a bit overwhelming.  Here is the card I created.

I used the Crumb Cake for the base and the mat pieces.  I ran the Cherry Cobbler card through the Big Shot with the Elegant Bouquet folder. (Must add that to my wish list!!!). I borrowed “Priceless” set from Leonie and stamped the swirls in Crumb Cake onto Whisper White and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake.  I stamped up 2 butterflies in Cherry Cobbler and 1 in Real Red and cut them out and raised them with mounting tape.   You can’t see in the photo but I added some bling to the butterflies with the 2 way glue and Dazzling Diamonds.  It makes them sparkle! 🙂

For the token Very Vanilla I used a piece of the Vanilla Neutrals DSP pack and sponged that in Crumb Cake and matted it onto a Crumb Cake piece.  I used some Kraft Taffeta ribbon (now retired).  The greeting is from Pocket Silhouettes and stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  So, I got a touch of Vanilla and Real Red in there.  It works!!!!!

I have another challenge card to show you.  I will leave that till next time.  Have a Happy Day 🙂

Jenny xx

cards, Challenges, Tutorials

BUTTERFLIES AND BLING!!!

Jenny Hayward

I’ve been a bad blogger this week!  Sorry about that.  I have been very busy creating, but they are for upcoming classes so I can’t show you them yet.  I just realised though that I hadn’t shown you this card.  On our team forum we had a challenge last month.  To make a card with purple, blue and green AND to have butterflies and bling!  How to combine all that on a card????

I wasn’t sure where to start.  I had borrowed the “Priceless” set and wanted to use that, and I have been wanting to try a triple panel card too. So, I played around with that.

Here is a close up of the BLING!!

I used Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace and Certainly Celery.  I don’t usually use the Soft Subtles colours but I liked these together.

Stamps: Priceless, Best Wishes and More.

Card: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace, Whisper White.

Ink:  Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery,  Lavender Lace. (Ink pad and markers).

Other: Corner Rounder Punch, 1 1/4″ square punch (notches on the end of the text), 2 way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Sponge, mounting tape, Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon.

Here are the dimensions for the panels so you can make one up yourself.  I apologise in advance for the “exactness” of the measurements.  I like to have a 2mm border around my card edges, so working down from the base card it can get a bit “precise”.  You change it to how you like.

Base Card: 29.6cmx10.5cm   (Australian standard card size), scored at 14.8cm.   (Lavender Lace)

Mat: 14.4cmx10.1cm    (Bashful Blue)

2nd Mat: 14cmx9.7cm (Certainly Celery)

Panel Card: 13.2cmx9.3cm (Whisper White).  Stamp image first before cutting.  Cut card at 4.4cm and 8.8cm.

Got all that!!!  Why don’t you try one yourself! I’m off to do more creating. 

Don’t forget to get your FREE stamps for Sale-A-Bration. You have until the end of March to place an order for $100 and then choose your Sale-A-Bration set.  Easy as that!  Now is the good time to stock up on your inkpads and cardstock.  If you don’t have your own Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator then you can email me your order and I can have it sent directly to you anywhere in Australia.  You can click on the link in the right hand side bar to check out the catalogues.

Happy Stamping!! 🙂

cards, Workshops

HAPPY VALENTINES!!

Jenny Hayward

Well, This is a weekend of LOOOOVE!!  I have a workshop tomorrow and the hostess has asked for some Valentines goodies!  I thought I would show you these now as I know nobody from the workshop will be looking at these before tomorrow!!

These are the projects I am showing.

Here are some close-Ups for you.

This is a 6″x6″ page.  I won’t go into details.  I think it is straight-forward.

Card: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Whisper White, Pink Flamingo DSP.

Ink: Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip Marker, Chocolate Chip.

Stamps: Priceless, Whimsical Words (SAB).

Other: Wide Oval Punch, Rhinestone Brads, Mounting Tape.

Actually on this page I have used the Regal Rose but the one I am showing tomorrow has 2 red hearts in the top left and the text uses Real Red and Chocolate Chip Marker.

This is the bag.

This is such a cute bag to make and so easy.  I found the template at Mel’s blog here.  I stamped the label from Vintage Labels (SAB set) first on Regal Rose then on Whisper White.  I punched out the Regal Rose with the wide oval punch.  I punched out the White label with the 1 1/4″ circle punch and layered it on the Regal Rose oval with mounting tape.  The paper is from the Pink Flamingo DSP again.  You can’t tell from the photo but I created the handle by punching a strip of Real Red card with the Lace Eyelet Border Punch on either side of the strip to create a fancy edge.  The hearts are from Priceless set again.

While I was at it I created another bag.

This one was using the Ski Slope DSP (retired from Spring Mini).  I created a label from the Vintage Labels and punch it out with the scallop circle punch.  Punched some holes out with my crop-a-dile and threaded through some Real Red grosgrain ribbon.  A very quick bag.  This is the Lucky Door Prize.  I have put in a cello bag with some goodies in.

Onto the card which is the Make and Take.

The hostess asked for heat embossing too.  It had to be very simple as many of the guests haven’t even stamped before.  I have used the set “Happy Heart”.  I stamped the Tic-Tac-Toe grid along the bottom in Real Red.  I matted this on Chocolate Chip scalloping the top strip.  I stamped and clear embossed the heart on to Real Red card.  I need to take better photos, you can’t see the shimmering heart!!!  After I cut it out I mounted it onto some Whisper White cardstock that I had sponged the edges with Red ink and stamped the text on.  The piece was matted onto Chocolate Chip card.  It was all put together on Real Red card base.

There you have it.  Now there is still time to get some of these projects done to give to your loved one!!!

Happy Valentines!