Recently you might have read I was giving away a Stamparatus celebrating my 10th Stampin’ Up! Birthday. I made up some special miniThank You Cards to give to those who ordered during that week with a little gift. I thought I would show you the cards.
These measure 10cm x 10cm (4″x4″). The flowers, I think they are roses, from the Petal Palette set are stamped in Memento Ink and then coloured with the Stampin’ Blends. The white card is adhered to a co-ordinating coloured card mat and then to a Thick Whisper White card base. The sentiment is from the Petal Palette set and cut with the shape from the Petals and More Thinlits. For a little extra addition I added the small leaf spray from the Thinlits set which was cut in White card.
Here is a close-up of 2 so you can see them a little clearer.
These ones are Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight.
I think they liked them. 🙂
I appreciate each and every person who orders from me. Thanks so much. If you are needing your Stampin’ Up! supplies and you are in Australia why not shop with Me. Visit my store now ->HERE.
So now have you taken advantage of this yet?Bonus Days? YOU HAVE ONE MORE DAY!
Spend $90 and you will receive a $9 rebate voucher for September. Are you going to knock that back. That’s awesome! I know a lot of people who have taken advantage of it. Even I have. Get on it. 🙂
You can order directly from me by emailing me at jghayward@yahoo.com
OR through my store. But do it by 9pm 31st August. Australian residents only.
Order in store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 9EUYZ6RX
BLENDED SEASON
Last day for the Blended Seasons Bundle or you can choose to order the Blended Seasons Stamp set or the Stitched Seasons Framelitsseparately. I love the double stitched framelits. Don’t forget the new assortment of Watercolor Pencils too. They are such pretty colours.
See all these in store -> HERE and you can order from there directly too. If you order please use the Host Code: 9EUYZ6RX
Thanks for your orders and be sure to add your details so I can send a little Thank You gift your way.
A quick one for Wednesday’s WOW! #38today. I wanted to share with you a way to make those images ‘POP’ after you colour them.
The other day I was colouring the butterfly from the Beautiful Day set with the Stampin’ Blends. I had an idea to add a few dots to it with my White Gel Pen. I thought it added a little something to the image and thought you might like to see it.
It is a little rough but the idea is something to work with. What do you think? Maybe you could try that on a project you are doing?
Anyway, what did I do with this butterfly when I was done? I added it to a jar that I collected my Lucky Door Prize forms at the show.
Do you know someone who would like to learn to stamp and make cards OR perhaps it’s been a while and you have lost your MOJO. We are getting Back To Basics this week.
In this class we will talk about stamps, inks and paper. We will go through some tips to help you get the best results when you stamp. We will also create 2 cards.
WHEN: Friday 31st August 7pm or Saturday 1st Sept. 2pm.
Cost: $15 RSVP: Thurs. 30th August.
This is one of the cards we will make.
Do you know someone who might like to try this? Please pass on the details to them.
Are you feeling a little lost in stamping yourself? Why not join us.
Please RSVP by Thursday 30th by emailing me at jghayward@yahoo.com or commenting here and I will get back to you.
I am giving a Stamparatus away this week to celebrate my 10th Stampin’ Up Birthday. Entries close tomorrow (Sunday) so you better get on to it.
Here are the details to remind you.
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The Stamparatus is a great positioning tool that will help you in your stamping.
I am really excited to be able to give one lucky person the chance to have their very own one.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Every order over $50 will receive one entry. Orders can be emailed/phoned directly to me or can be submitted through my store. (see below). Australian residents only. Orders must be received by 8pm Sunday 26th August.
EVERY ORDER WILL RECEIVE A SMALL GIFT TO SAY THANK YOU.
Don’t forget with Bonus Days on too, for every $90 order you will receive a $9 redemption voucherto use in September.
TO ORDER
Email me directly at jghayward@yahoo.com
OR
**Shop Online ->HERE.Please use theHOST CODE: EFQMYZZJ
Tomorrow (Tuesday), I celebrate 10 years with Stampin’ Up!. It’s pretty crazy really! It’s been a wild ride I have to say with lots of creating, travelling to fun events and “meeting” many amazing people here and from all over the world. I have many customers who have been with me nearly the whole time and some blog readers here too. I have to say a HUGE THANK YOU for sticking with me. ❤
It still amazes me what you can do with ink and paper and I am continually learning new techniques and ideas. 10 years ago I threw myself into this journey having no idea what I was doing – and still don’t half the time, but I keep going and I hope that I inspire you along the way. Stampin’ Up! has given me a greater confidence in myself to try new things and to believe in myself that I can create. 🙂
I appreciate each and every one of you whether you have been with me for 10 years or 10 days. Thank you for sharing this ride with me. I love sharing my creations and ideas with you. Creating is such an important part of our lives. So keep creating and I hope you continue on this ride with me. To many more years of creating! 🙂
So to celebrate my 10th Stampin’ Up! Birthday, I am giving you the gifts.
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You might have seen the Stamparatus? The great positioning tool that helps you in your stamping.
Well I am giving one away this week. I am really excited to be able to do this. 🙂
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Every order over $50 will receive one entry.Orders can be emailed/phoned directly to me or can be submitted through my store. (see below). Australian residents only. Orders must be received by 8pm Sunday 26th August.
EVERY ORDER WILL RECEIVE A SMALL GIFT TO SAY THANK YOU.
Don’t forget with Bonus Days on too, for every $90 order you will receive a $9 redemption voucher to use in September.
TO ORDER
Email me directly at jghayward@yahoo.com
OR
**Shop Online ->HERE.Please use theHOST CODE: EFQMYZZJ
I just discovered a fun new technique and I thought I would share it with you for this Wednesday’s WOW!Can you believe we are up to #36?? There are so many exciting techniques and projects to share with you each week.
This week I wanted to share with you the Watercolour Lift Technique.
Here is a card from Stampin’ Up! to show you the technique. How pretty is it?
Basically, it is washing your Shimmer Whitecardstock with a wash of ink using the Aquapainter. Let it dry. Then stamp your images in Versamark over the area. Solid images work better. Then clear emboss them. After that, wash over the card with a clean Aquapainter to lift some of the ink. It lightens it revealing the images. How cool!
I have a video to show you how it is done.
What do you think? Now I am going to have to go off and try this ASAP. Share your samples with me too I would love to see them.
Thanks for visiting me today for another episode of Wednesday’s WOW!
If you have followed me for a while you would notice that I don’t do a lot of scrapbooking. I have done a page here and there. (If you want to see some of them then be sure to click on the tag ‘scrapbooking’ at the top and it will take you to some of the posts).
I have had this photo for a couple of years now with the idea of scrapping it. I needed to make a page this week and thought of this photo again – and it was time to do something with it. So … I made a scrap page. 🙂
Here it is for you.
WHAT I HAVE USED
Card and Paper: Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper, Tranquil Tide cardstock, Sahara Sand cardstock, Whisper White, Vellum.
Stamps:Petal Palette. Dies: Petals and More Thinlits, Layering Oval Thinlits, Stitched Labels Thinlits.
THE PROCESS
Choosing the photo was the easy part but working out how to put it together took a little time. I first went through some scrapbooking page ideas I had pinned on Pinterest. I also looked at some ideas I saved to my computer and in some magazines. I wanted to use some of the gorgeous Stampin’ Up! paper in some way. I had thought in strips. I tried a few sheets of paper that I had to see what worked. I found that this piece looked the best against the black and white photo. I thought I might cut it in strips with some other prints from the Nature’s Poem pack but I liked this piece left as it was.
I narrowed down the stamps and the dies to the Petal Palette setand cut a few pieces from the Petals and More Thinlits and the Stitched Labels Framelits. I played around with the positioning and then added the sentiment. I have to say it was a fun process putting the page together and I was happy with the way it turned out.
Now don’t hold your breathe for me to scrap another page in a hurry. 😉
By now you would have seen quite a bit of the Blended Seasons Bundle around different blogs and Pinterest. It is a beautiful bundle. I am just sad that it is only around for this month. It is so versatile. So today for Wednesday’s WOW! #35 I thought we would take a closer look at it.
Here is the Blended Seasons stamp set and the matching Stitched Seasons Framelits.
How many different occasions can you see using this set for?
Birthday – The sentiments are fitting for a birthday. The flowers come up beautifully coloured with whatever your choice of medium whether it is Watercolor Pencils, Stampin’ Blends or Inkpads and Aquapainter. You could also use the ‘husk’ type image or the leaves for a great male card.
Congratulations/All the Best– Try colouring the flowers for this occasion too. The leaves are great as well.
Wedding – Those sweet bells are not just good for Christmas but they make a lovely wedding card.
Thinking of You – Add flowers, leaves or the husks and with those sentiments you have a lovely card to let someone know you are thinking of them.
Christmas– There are lots of stamps to use for this occasion, the bells or that gorgeous holly. I love the font in this set.
Teamed with the Framelits they make cards for every occasion. It is such a versatile set.
Speaking of those Framelits though. Did you realise they are double stitched? They have a stitched line effect on the outside edge and the inside edge of the diecut. It looks really cool. With 3 different sizes you can layer them together.
Below is a videofrom Shannon West at Stampin’ Up! to show how these stamps and dies can work together but it especially has some great tips on watercolouring, so be sure to check it out. If you are viewing this from an email update and the video is not showing be sure to click on the blog link above to go directly to my blog to view it. 🙂
Here are some ideas courtesy of Stampin’ Up! Some of the cards are the ones featured in the video.
I think this one below is one of my favourites I have seen with this bundle. It shows how the Framelits work with the stitching and I love the colours used.
Lots of great ideas for you.
If you are after some more inspiration you can head to my Pinterest board ->HEREand check them out.
Grab your Blended Seasons Bundle in my store now ->HERE. Don’t delay as it is only available for this month but only while supplies last. If you are ordering online please use the Host Code: WRQSC9N3
August is an exciting month with some awesome happenings. Let me tell you about them.
COLOUR YOUR SEASON
The Blended Season Bundleis a limited release bundle. It has some gorgeous stamp images and sentiments for many occasions. The matching Stitched Season Framelits you will love. They leave a stitched edge on the inside and outside of your diecut. Use them in many ways. If you love the Stitched Shapesand the Stitched Labels Framelits, these are a must have.
Bundle Available in Wood mount $134.00 AUS Clear Mount $113 AUS
Dies on their own $57 AUS
So you can colour these beauties, Stampin’ Up! have added another colour set of Watercolor Pencils. $21.75 AUS
If you want to order any of these you need to be quick. They are only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. I don’t want you to be disappointed so get in early. (To order see below).
BONUS DAYS
What a “bonus” that Bonus Days are on this month when the gorgeous Blended Season is available.
HOW IT WORKS
For every $90in orders during August you get to earn a $9 voucher to redeem in September. How cool is that.
NB: After your order is placed you will receive an email with a code. You must keep that email with the code so you can use that for your redemption in September. You can earn as many Bonus Days vouchers as you like.
TO ORDER
Email me directly at jghayward@yahoo.com
OR
Order online in my store ->HERE. Please use the Host Code: WRQSC9N3
