Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Wollongong – Page 63

As demonstrators we could order from the Holiday Catalogue weeks ago. When I received my preoder I didn’t know what to play with first. Do I stamp or punch or do I cut??? Such a dilemma. After I had a little play I made up a card using the Home For Christmas product suite. This was one of the first cards I made. I will be honest I am not completely happy with it. Not sure why but maybe you can help me out there. I shared it on my Facebook page a few weeks ago and realised I hadn’t shared it here. So for your viewing pleasure – or not! here is the card. 🙂

I loosely based the layout of the card on Freshly Made Sketches #142

I do love the new Curvy Corner Trio Punch I have used here. I used markers for the greeting and punched it out using the Decorative Label Punch. A little sparkle with the Silver Glimmer Paper and Rhinestones and finished off with some Real Red Pom Pom Trim and Silver Ribbon.

I am showcasing this suite in the ESAD Blog Hop TOMORROW (Sunday) so head back here at 6.30pm AEST. We are all focusing on the great products in the Holiday Catalogue. I do hope you can join us.

Jenny

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CHRISTMAS STAMP A STACK!!

September 7, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Christmas Stamp A Stack is on THIS FRIDAY!!! Are you coming?? If you are local to Wollongong I hope you can come on by. Stamp A Stacks are a great way to make a large number of cards in a short space of time. Not to mention the fun we have along the way!! If you can’t make it, then you can order the cards kits to make them at home. See the details below.

Here are the details for the Stamp A Stack.

This Friday 11th September 10am or 7.30pm – Christmas Stamp A Stack.
COST: $15 BYO: Scissors and Adhesives. RSVP: Wednesday 9th.

Do you want to see the cards we are making this week? We are using some of the great new products in the Holiday Catalogue.

Here they are close-up.

This one uses the ‘Boughs and Berries’ Embossing Folder and the ‘Delicate Ornament Thinlets.

This card uses the set ‘Reason for the Season’ and the Curvy Corner Trio Punch. It is such a cool punch!

Now if you can’t make it then get the ‘Class at Home’ Kits. This includes all the card and embellishments included to make the cards BUT it doesn’t include the stamped images. You can order the stamps separately OR substitute other stamps. Cost for the Kits (to make the 6 cards) is $15.

Let me know ASAP if you would like to join us OR if you would like the ‘Class at Home Kit’ option.

Jenny

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS!!

September 2, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Have you checked out the Holiday Catalogue yet??? What is on your wish list?? There are so many great products it is hard to choose. I have the link in the right side bar for you to check out if you haven’t already. I was playing with some of the new things they other day I made up this set of cards to show you. They are using the new ‘Christmas Greetings’ Thinlets. I have a little trick I wanted to tell you about.

I will show you each card close up so you can see them better. The layouts were inspired by some cards I had seen on Pinterest.

I cut a circle from Cherry Cobbler card and then embossed it with the Woodland Embossing Folder. There is some lovely Vellum sheets in the Holiday Catalogue but I don’t have them as yet so I have used the Gold Fancy Foil Vellum from the Annual Catalogue. I adhered some Whisper White card on to the back of the vellum. Don’t you just love the cute Reindeer clips??? I tied some Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine onto them. I cut the words from the ‘Christmas Greetings’ Thinlets (p34) from Gold Foil Sheets.

TIP: In this set of Thinlets there are 3 words “peace”, “merry” and “jolly”. Now I didn’t want jolly for this so when I cut the word I then carefully snipped off the “ll’s”. If you cut it off near to the “l” letters then you have a little tail. I adhered the tail of the “y” over the “o” tail. Does that make sense? Using the new Fine Tip Glue Pen (p 43) it makes it easy to adhere the letters together and also adhere the letters to the circle. You only need a very little bit let me tell you. I found that you needed to just hold the piece down for a minute to take hold.

Hope you like these cards. I’m loving playing with this new stuff. Go check the catalogue out if you haven’t already done so.

Have an awesome day 🙂

Jenny

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DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE 2015 HOLIDAY CATALOGUE???

September 1, 2015 Jenny Hayward

It’s September 1st which means ….It’s Spring!!! Well in the Southern Hemisphere it is BUT even more exciting – (can I say that??) – Yes, even more exciting is the 2015 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue is live TODAY!!!

You are going to absolutely love this. There is so much AWESOMENESS!! Now click HERE to go and view it online. (I will add the link in the sidebar shortly for future reference).

I have been playing with products in this catalogue for a few weeks now. (Just one of the benefits of being a demonstrator!). I have posted a few projects recently and I have more to share with you too. Yesterday I had a quick play and made up this card. This was inspired from some cards on Pinterest.

I have used the new ‘Woodland’Embossing Folder. Now this is towards the back of the catalogue (p39) and can be overlooked especially by us downunder as we don’t celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving and people tend to stop after the Christmas products; BUT keep going there are some awesome products that you will be able to use anytime. The stamp set is ‘Jingle All the Way’ (p12) and I love those sweet wooden Snowflake Elements (p23). I have finished it off with an Adhesive Pearl.

So now I am going to stop talking so you can go looking at the catalogue. If you want to get any of that goodness and don’t have a Demonstrator then let me know. If you would like a Catalogue sent to you then let me know too. I know you can read it online but it is so much nicer to have the real thing. 🙂

Happy Reading 🙂

Jenny

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WEEKLY DEALS!! EMBOSSING FOLDERS ARE THE GO THIS WEEK!!

August 27, 2015 Jenny Hayward

25% off these Embossing Folders this week!!!! Gotta love that! Who wants one – or two? Let me know if you would like to order any.

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FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES #200 – TAKE 2!

August 24, 2015 Jenny Hayward

Yesterday I shared a card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches 200th Birthday Challenge. I mentioned that the card I posted wasn’t my first card I made for it. I wasn’t really happy with the first card but I thought I would show you it today. It was my first time inking this stamp set up and I had an idea in my head but it just didn’t seem to work. I don’t know?? You can be the judge. 🙂

Here is my card.

I started with watercolour paper and lightly misted water on the card. Then I used an aquapainter and the inkpads to brush colour over the card picking up ink from the pool of ink in the lid. I used Marina Mist, Calypso Coral and Pear Pizzazz and let it dry. Really I left it overnight as I had to get going doing other things. I really wanted to stamp the card to get it finished and picked up the stamp several times to stamp but had to seriously talk to myself to wait!!! The stamp set is ‘Gift From The Garden’. I stamped the pots in Mossy Meadow onto the card and then on scrap white stamped them again in Calypso Coral. I cut the pots out and raised them up off the card with dimensionals. I stamped the gloves onto scrap white card also and cut them out. The greeting is from ‘Butterfly Basics. I finished the card off with Whisper White Baker’s Twine and a Marina Mist Candy Dot.

Something is a miss though. What do you think????

Thanks for visiting today. I hope your week is super awesome. 🙂

Jenny

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FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES #200!

August 23, 2015August 24, 2015 Jenny Hayward

It’s a Birthday Celebration this weekend. Over at Freshly Made Sketches they are celebrating their 200th Sketch challenge. I don’t often have time to join in on their challenges but I love their sketches and have used them at times when I make a card. I thought being the 200th Challenge I would just have to have a go.

Here is the sketch for you.

Now when I sat down to make the card I had something in mind. I played around with it but wasn’t quite happy with it for the Challenge. I will show you the card later but I thought I would show you the card I have actually entered. Now when I check out the cards on the site there are some pretty awesome cards so, oh well! I will add my card anyway because it is about the fun of it and having a go, isn’t it!!

Here is my card I ended up with. There is not a lot of stamping involved but don’t you love this paper? This is new Christmas paper in the upcoming Holiday Catalogue callled ‘Home For Christmas’. Isn’t it just gorgeous!! The Poinsettia print and those cute little Deers are in the pack. I love those Deers. You will see some more of them coming up.

I have also used a Gold doily behind the deer and some Gold Cord. The greeting is from ‘Lots of Joy’ from the Annual Catalogue.

I think this is a very versatile sketch that I will file away for future reference.

Thanks for stopping by. Make sure you head to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see all the amazing entries and Design Team Creations (link above).

Jenny

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HAPPY STAMPIN’ UP! BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

August 21, 2015 Jenny Hayward

It’s my 7th Stampin’ Up! Birthday!!! Woo Hoo!! Let the party begin!!!

It has been a fun ride. Bumpy in parts, but hey that’s part of the journey isn’t it??? I have loved to create and share my projects with you. I hope I have inspired you along the way. 🙂

I have had this blog running for over 6 years now. A number of you have been with me since those early days and I thank you so much for still being here with me. Whether you have been with me for a long time or a short time, or just popping by today, I thank you for sharing the journey with me. I am excited for another year of creating with some fantastic products, especially as very soon we welcome in the new Holiday Catalogue with lots of exciting products for your Christmas creating!!

So I want to say Thanks!

As a special gift to you to say THANKS, I am offering 20% off all orders for this weekend only. This offer will end at 8pm on Sunday 23rd August (Australian residents only).

How to Order:

Email or Phone me 0439 844574

Order Online HERE Please use the Hostess Code X4GXMQRK
** Note: If you are ordering online, you will need to pay the full price at the time of checkout but I will then reimburse you later.

Thanks for sharing the ride with me.

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SIX-SIDED SAMPLER CASES!!

August 17, 2015 Jenny Hayward

How was your weekend?? Monday comes around too quickly doesn’t it!! I have another 2 projects from out Stamping weekend. These are with the set ‘Six-Sided Sampler’. I don’t own this set so it was good to use it. Both these cards were unashamedly CASED. I am not sure the original creators but they were from Pinterest I believe.

First one uses the set ‘Awesomely Artistic as the main images. These are stamped on Smoky Slate cardstock and matted on Early Espresso and Island Indigo is the base. The flowers/blossom is stamped on Whisper White card in Island Indigo and fussy cut around. The centre of the leaves/flowers are coloured with Blender Pens and then I used a Daffodil Delight Marker in the centres. This was raised up off the card with Dimensionals. The hexagon shape from ‘Six Sided Sampler’ set is stamped in Whisper White craft ink. The ink is so wet so you just need to touch the inkpad very lightly. I just eye-balled to line up the hexagons but you could use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig if you like. I am just a bit lazy and didn’t bother getting it out!!! The centre of 2 of the hexagons are coloured in with the chalk marker. I finished it off with some Linen Thread and then Dazzling Diamonds on the dragonfly.

This next card was the last card we made on the weekend. We literally had about 15 minutes left but just had to make this. It was a bit stressful to be honest as the clock was ticking. So I just stamped and punched and then headed home to finish assembling it back home. I chose to make mine in Watermelon Wonder.

I have also used ‘Papillion Potpourri’ stamp set and the greeting is from ‘A Dozen Thoughts’. The greeting is cut with the little label from the ‘Mini Treat Bag’ Thinlets. Some of the hexagons are raised up and some adhered directly onto the doily.

I have just a couple of cards left from our stamping weekend. I am really excited to get more stamping done with the new holiday products though. One thing at a time hey!!!

Thanks again for visiting. I do appreciate it. Do stop by and say Hello. 🙂

Jenny

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FESTIVE FLOWER POINSETTIA!

August 13, 2015 Jenny Hayward

I received my preorder for some new goodies from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. Oh! It was just like Christmas – literally!! Opening up all the fun new products and the sparkly papers. It was all so festive. I had to open all the packets straight away and punch and cut and emboss. One of the first things I used was the new Festive Flower Builder Punch. I can’t show you the punch yet (just wait until September 1st). I made up the flower and today just added it to a card. Here you are….

I have used Real Red for the card base. The flower is Real Red and Old Olive. You will find a few new products on this card. Apart from the fun Builder Punch you have a co-ordinating stamp set which the greeting is from – ‘Reason For The Season’ (Don’t you love that font!), and the gorgeous new Embossing Folder ‘Boughs and Berries’.

So now you really want to see the Catalogue don’t you?? If you would like me to send you a catalogue, then just leave me a comment or email me and I will send one to you. Australian residents only. I am going to start mailing them next week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny