I received a really sweet gift box last week for a Secret Santa gift. I just had to show you.
It’s quite a large size and is a great one to use your 12″x12″ paper.
Want to make one yourself? I think it’s like the one Sara made on her Facebook Live last week. See it -> HERE.
Hope all your last minute crazy Christmas plans are going ok?? I still have wrapping to do and the house to clean and food to cook. It will happen. 🙂
Take care,
Jenny
The Extravaganza Sale is on this Tuesday 24th November.
There is 10% off many items including stamps, dies, inkpads, cardstock, paper, punches. There is so much.  All from the Annual Catalogue. I’m sure you will find something to love there – and to stock up on. 🙂
Some exclusions apply. See the list below. Everything else is 10% off. YAY!Â
TO ORDER:
Firstly, make your list.
Head to my store on Tuesday 24th to order. Head -> HERE.  Please use the Host Code: RCDPWPWK
OR
Phone or email me your list anytime up until 8pm on Tuesday night. You can contact me before Tuesday and I will just hold your list until the time.Â
So what are you waiting for. Grab that cuppa and catalogue or go online HERE to view the catalogue and make your list.Â
FUN FACT: Did you know if you joined the Stampin’ Up! Family on Tuesday you will get even more in your Starter Kit as you will get 10% off on all your products too.  Email/Phone me to find out more about joining my JEN’s INK Team.
Check out 9 Reasons why you would want to join the Stampin’ Up! Family.  -> HERE. Make that 10 Reasons when you get the extra savings. And with this too you don’t pay the shipping. 🙂
Happy Shopping,
Jenny
Last weekend was the Stampin’ Up! Onstage event @ Home. It was sad not to meet together but a few from my team got together which was a lot of fun.
It was lovely of Sarah to open her home up to us and we could watch the big TV screen together with all the sessions and chat about them. There is always lots of ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’. 🙂
We had a card display and I made up some gifts for my team.
Here are the little gifts. I included a Stampin’ Up! file folder with some Stampin’ Up! hand-outs, a clipboard (great for all those sessions notes), and I made up a little pack with a highlighter, sticky notes and a Stampin’ Up! magnet. These were all gifted in past Stampin’ Up! convention bags.
These were little table gifts for the tables. I made them up using some retired pillow boxes and decorated them with the new Dandy Garden suite. These are some gorgeous new products coming in the 2021 Occasions Catalogue starting in January. I thought this sentiment was good as we start out on a new Stampin’ Up! year.
Of course one needs to be hydrated at these events so I made up some bottle tags using the cute Zany Zebras.
Just some of the name tags. Sarah created these which were great!
And then you must have Prize Patrol right. We had drawings over the 2 days for some fun prizes. And that was in addition to the Stampin’ Up! giveaways over the weekend.
Some card displays with the Curvy Celebrations and the Curvy Christmas stamp set, the Dove of Hope and a few other stamp sets.
The Dandy Garden Suite. I will share closer views of the cards over the next couple of weeks and months. I think you will love this suite.
The Poinsettia Petals card samples created by Sarah.
Getting some creating going on with the Dandy Garden project. I will share those with you very soon.
Some of my JEN’s INK Team. (A socially distanced photo. 🙂 )
Recognition was announced. I was so pleased to achieve Sales and Team Building Recognition for this past year. Thank you to you all for your support and encouragement and Thank You to my wonderful team.
Thank you to you all for your support and encouragement whether you order from me or cheer for me from near and far. I appreciate you. Thanks for visiting my blog. And of course Thank You to my wonderful team.
If you would love to be a part of these fun get togethers then I would love to welcome you to my JEN’s INK team. I go on about the discount a lot but really being with Stampin’ Up! means a lot more. It’s connecting with so many “crazy” people like you who get excited about stamps and ink. You can find out more on my page HERE of 9 Reasons why you need to join the Stampin’ Up! Family.
Keep creating,
Jenny
Wednesday’s WOW! today #112. I want to share with you how to create the lovely sponged backgrounds.
I don’t know about you but I have been enjoying creating these backgrounds a lot lately.
Here is a tip from our Stampin’ Up! Catalogue.
The great tool to use for these backgrounds is the Sponge Brayers.
To use the Sponge Brayer build up the ink on the Brayer to roll over your project. I have shared this technique in a few videos recently. You will find those on Youtube or scroll back a few posts to catch them.
One tip I tell people when rolling to collect your ink is to not roll back and forward on the inkpad. It’s a “roll and lift movement”. Roll gently over the ink pad, lift the roller and roll again gently. Keep repeating this until you get the amount of ink you want.
When rolling on to your card it’s a good idea to start off the edge of your project and roll gently onto your card. Repeat building up the ink on your inkpad and roll on your project again starting off the card. Keep building up as much colour as you like.
The Sponge Brayers come with 2 handles and 4 sponge rollers. So it’s good to have a different Sponge for a different shade of colour. You can see them in store -> HERE
For creating your backgrounds you could also use the Sponges or use the Sponge Daubers but I think the Sponge Brayers are more effective as they cover a larger area at a time.
TIP: To create your “horizon” as shown in the projects above, place a piece of paper over a section to create a lined edge before you start rolling. Then if needed change your paper around to mask the edge again from the other direction to roll. Or on these cards they have elements stamped.
The stamp set used for these projects is the Sending Sunshine set seen -> HERE.
I hope you have a go at this technique. It’s a fun one to build up your coloured background.
In Australia? If you need any products to get creating these projects please stop by my store -> HERE. Thanks for your orders. Or you can contact me directly on 0439 844574.
Don’t forget to use the host code if ordering online. 9J63PU4C
Happy “rolling” 🙂
Jenny
Last week we had a Team Recognition Day for the Inky Fingers Team I am in. It was a lovely day of creating together especially as we hadn’t been able to meet together for so long. We chatted and created and were recognised for our achievements this year.
This was all the lovelies in our team who attended the day.
Clare our DDM (Demonstrator Manager for Australia) was there. It is always so lovely to see her bubbly self. 🙂 This is also with Sarah one of my team members who came along too. It was so great to share that with her.
Vanessa our team leader gave some of us a little gift. There were particular requirements to attend the day and those who achieved the requirements TWICE received this gift box with some special ribbon and embellishments. I was so honoured to receive one.
The boxes are the Mini Paper Pumpkin boxes. Isn’t it gorgeous!
Below are the swaps I received. I didn’t make any swaps. We only found out the day before and I really didn’t have time to get anything together but people were so lovely to share some of their swaps with me.
This is a little bar of soap in the little cellophane bags. It is a lovely idea instead of chocolate.
This one is created with the Dove of Hope stamp set with the World Map Dies. I love how these co-ordinate together.
This is a little treat bag. Another lovely gift. It’s a great size for a mini chocolate.
This card below was created by my friend Leonie. It’s the cutest mini Pop-Up card using the Warm and Toasty stamp set. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Christmas.
The little tree inside is from the Most Wonderful Time stamp set.
Stop by tomorrow and I will share the cutest little gift box and mini cards we made as our projects.
Have a great day,
Jenny
It’s World Cardmaking Day. How great is it that there is a date that we celebrate all things cardmaking whether it be creating the cards and the pleasure it brings or in sharing the joy of giving the cards.
Today to celebrate we have a Blog Hop with lots of Demonstrators from around the world. The theme today is sharing a corner of your world.
For me, I live on the East coast of Australia just south of Sydney. I live about 200 metres (1/4 mile) from the beach. I spend a lot of my time at the beach all year around. It’s my happy place, my place to escape and leave the worries of the day behind.
This is my local beach. We have so many beaches up and down the coast though which I do visit too.
So of course since the beach is a big part of my life I had to create a card for that. I chose to use the Seaside Notions stamp set.
I love different folds too so wanted to make something a little different. This is a type of Easel card.
Front on.
Side view you can see the fold and the flaps.
Don’t forget to decorate the inside.
See it open.
This was a fun card to make. To save time I won’t share how to make it today. Come back and visit me again tomorrow and I will give you the details. Be sure to PIN one of the images to Pinterest so you know how to head back here.
You can now continue on the hop by heading to the link below where it says Click here.
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Happy hopping around the world.
Jenny
If you need to order your supplies to get creating your own projects and you are in Australia, I would love you to shop with me. Visit -> HERE.
Many stamp sets are included.
For the stamp names with images head to my store ->Â HERE and check the listed items.
Shop at the link above or phone me on 0439 844574 and I can help you with your order. Please phone or message me by 8pm.
Online orders – Please use the Host Code: TAWWBMRC Orders need to be placed by 11pm.
I appreciate your orders. Thank You.
Happy Shopping,
Jenny
World Cardmaking Day celebrated worldwide is a day we celebrate making and sending cards.
We are having some creating fun together wherever you are with the very beautiful Gorgeous Posies Card kit.
Be quick though as registration closes Sunday 20th September.
The Gorgeous Posies Card kit contains 16 cards and envelopes with all the card materials you need. Of course they are easy to put together by yourself which you can but why not have some fun and create the cards together.
WHEN:Â Saturday 3rd October at 2pm Via Zoom (link given later)
Or if you are local join in the Face-to-Face class on Friday 2nd October (places are limited) 10am (possible 7pm option).
Can’t make the time or prefer not to use zoom? The session will (hopefully) be recorded and uploaded to a private link on Youtube.
COST: 1) $61.95 for the Gorgeous Posies card kit delivered to your door.
Or
     2) Upgrade to include the Gorgeous Posies stamp set. $94.95. Includes the Gorgeous Posies card kit, Gorgeous Posies stamp set and an additional card kit to make 2 other cards using these that are not in the Gorgeous Posies card kit.
Isn’t this such a pretty stamp set??
REGISTER:Â Head to this link ->Â HERE.
to register your name and address details. I will email you the Zoom link closer to the date.
You must register by Sunday 20th September to receive the card kit in time.
PAYMENT:Â 1) Order the Gorgeous Posies Card kit and the stamp set if choosing that option through my store ->Â HERE
OR
          2) Contact me directly at jghayward@yahoo.com and I will order it for you.
I look forward to stamping with you soon with these gorgeous products.
Jenny
Wednesday’s WOW! #110 – I have talked about the new Diecut and Emboss Machine.
Today I want to tell you a little more on How To create the sandwiches in your new Diecut and Emboss Machine.
I have been using the new machine now for several weeks. It rolls though SO smoothly. No clunking!!  You might be asking though how to create the sandwiches to cut or to emboss. I thought I would share you some videos to help you build your sandwiches.
Embossing with your machine
Diecutting with your machine
If you use the Magnetic Plate with your machine I have a video for you in using that.
Do you need the new Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine? Do you need an upgrade?? You can grab it now in my store.
In Australia? Head -> HERE. People are grabbing these already. $209 AUD
Now do you want to save $40 on your new machine (Plus the $10 shipping). You can grab it for $169 Plus get some “extras”.
Come and join the Stampin’ Up! Family. In Australia? Come and join my JEN’s INK Team. We would love to welcome you. Â
You can grab the new Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. Pay $169 and no shipping. Choose $235 of products including your new machine. Plus with the Get & Go this month you can grab the 2 bonus stamp sets, Rhinestones and Card kits for 16 Cards!!! How awesome is all that! Winner I say. 🙂
Email me at jghayward@yahoo.com or phone me on 0439 844574. I can chat with you and answer any of those questions/fears/hesitations.
Have your $235 shopping list ready? You can join in my JEN’s INK Team now -> HERE.Â
Have a great day,
Jenny
Recently I shared a card with a video using the gorgeous, colourful Rainbow Glimmer Paper. I used the Many Layered Blossoms dies. You can see that blog post -> HERE.
I created a similar card using the Butterfly Beauty Dies. I thought I would show you this one and compare it. See what you think.
I used the Tasteful Textiles 3D Embossing Folder for the background.
So here are the 2 together. Which one do you prefer – Butterflies or Blossoms??
In Australia? Shop for any of these items in my store not -> HERE.
Have a great week,
Jenny
