KISSED BUTTERFLIES

August 23, 2013August 23, 2013 Jenny Hayward

Have you kissed lately??? Your stamps – what else would I be talking about!!! Here is a recent ‘Kissed’ card I made using the’ Butterfly Collection’ wheel.

I have used Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie. The other stamp sets I have used are ‘Gorgeous Grunge’ and ‘Oh Goodie’ which is a sneak peak at a stamp set in the upcoming Holiday Catalogue.

This card was inspired by a project in last month’s Demonstrator magazine. I really liked the effect so I thought I would give it a go, and I thought I would share with you how to do it too. So, let’s get kissing!!!

KISSING YOUR EMBOSSING FOLDERS

1. Firstly, take an Embossing Folder with a small print on it. I have used the Square Lattice folder. Run a piece of scrap Whisper White card through it.

2. Ink up your wheel and run your wheel over the card. Alternatively, ink a solid image stamp and stamp on the embossed card. This is taking off some of the ink on your wheel or stamp. OK now you are thinking, Why can’t you wheel or stamp directly on to the Embossing Folder. You can but it doesn’t give you such a defined impression. Try it and see. (I did!!). It really pays to do the extra step.

3. Run your wheel over a second piece of Whisper White card that you are using for your finished card. You will see the embossed print on your stamped image.

4. For the finished card above, I inked up the wheel in Pumpkin Pie and repeated the steps. That is I ran it over the scrap Whisper White. You can use the same piece you already used it doesn’t matter as you are just wanting to take off some of the ink. Then wheeled it over another strip of Whisper White card. I cut the middle row of butterflies out and adhered them over the Melon Mambo piece I had previously inked. (As in Step 3).

For the card I finished it off with some black Taffeta ribbon.

I hope you like this technique. Now go and get kissing your stamps – and Embossing Folders.

Have a great weekend,

Jenny

cards, Masculine

“BLUE RIBBON CONGRATS”

August 14, 2013August 14, 2013 Jenny Hayward

One of my Nephew’s recently graduated from University so I wanted to make a card congratulating him. I didn’t think I had a ‘Grad’ stamp but then I remembered the Blue Ribbon stamp set.

It is a hard to tell by the photo but I clear embossed the ‘Congrats Grad’ after I stamped it in Black. So it has a nice shine to it. This was punched out with the 1 3/8″ circle. The Scallop was stamped in Pacific Point and punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle. The tail outlines were stamped in Pacific Point and then I stamped the words over it with Black. The Whisper White card was embossed with the Chevron Embossing Folder. This was layered on a Basic Black mat and then a Pacific Point card base. I have added some Black Taffeta ribbon. It doesn’t hurt to add a little bling on a boy’s card either does it???

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you can visit me again soon.

Jenny

Stamp At Home Kits

‘STAMP AT HOME’ KITS LAUNCHES!!!!

August 2, 2013August 2, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I am excited. From today I am going to start offering ‘Stamp At Home’ Kits for you. Life gets busy and I have had so many people say to me that they would love to come to classes but the times don’t suit, or they are just too busy, or they would love to create at home but they don’t know where to start. SO, let the class come to YOU!!!

These “Stamp At Home’ kits contain all the card cut, the embellishments and step-by-step instructions to create 6 cards (2 each of 3 different designs). You use your own stamps, ink and adhesives. I suggest stamps and colours that you can order separately if you wish.

August ‘Stamp At Home’ Kit.

Includes card, ribbon and step-by-step instructions. to create 6 cards (2 each of 3 designs). HINT: Check out my last post and you will see a full view of one of the cards 😉

$15 + postage to mail out if you need me to.

(Australian residents only)

Orders must be in by Friday 16^th August and will be posted just after that date.

I have used the ‘Flower Shop’ Stamp set. You can use a similar flower stamp set. The colours are the current new In Colors. If you wish to order any of these additional items then let me know.

Flower Shop Bundle – Stamp set and coordinating punch. These can be ordered separately. Ask me for individual prices. As a bundle you save 15%.

$60.95 (C) $54.25

In Colors 2013-2015. Cardstock and Pad Kit $47.95. Or buy the colours individually.

Sentiment Stamps – A Dozen Thoughts $46.95 (C) $36.95. Any sentiment set would be suitable.

Any questions, please ask but I am sure you will enjoy these card kits.

Jenny

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FLOWER SHOP AND PANSY PUNCH!!

July 29, 2013July 30, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I loved the new set ‘Flower Shop’ in the catalogue. Do I really need another flower stampset??? OH YES!!!! I love the flowers in this set AND to have a matching punch. Awesome! No fussy cutting these pretty babies! I have been playing around with this set recently. Here is one of the cards with the gorgeous In Colors.

The sentiment is from ‘A Dozen Thoughts’ which I have been playing with. I punched the sentiment out with the Curly Label Punch. Don’t you love the ribbon? This is the Ruffle Stretch Trim in Crisp Cantaloupe.

I will tell you though punching the flowers out can be a little frustrating as they are not symmetrical. It takes a little fiddling to line it up each time. I found a couple of videos on my blog travels to help line up the stamps in the punch. The one I saw was by Connie here. You can stop by there and check it out but I have done out a written tutorial for you if that helps.

USING THE FLOWER SHOP AND PANSY PUNCH TOGETHER

1) Make a mark at the bottom edge of your flower punch. Punch a flower from scrap card. When you take it out of the punch, don’t turn the punch-out around. Lay it down and make a mark at the bottom of the punch. You know that point will always be to the bottom.

2) Stamp a flower on White card. Line the punched flower over the stamped flower until you get it to match up. There are particular markings on the punch and flower that enable you to see where it fits best. You have an extra divet in the flower so look out for that. (By doing these steps it enables you to see where to line it up each time so you don’t have to try turning it and twisting it in all directions each time! Believe me I know!!). Once you have the place then mark that on the stamped image.

Here I have just pulled the punched out flower up so you can see what I mean.

3) Place the stamped image over the stamp to line it up with that. (You could probably just place the punch-out over the stamp but it can be a bit easier having the stamped image to go by).

Once you have it lined up, place a mark on the stamp with a permanent marker like I have shown. You know this goes on the bottom of the punch each time.

From the top of the block.

From the side of the block: You can do this whether it is wood-mount or clear-mount.

4) Now when you stamp the flower, stamp it with the mark on the rubber stamp closest to you ie at the bottom. Pick up the stamped image and punch out straight away without turning it.

5) You will need to mark each of the stamps in the same way. This does take a little time initially but believe me, it saves a lot of time and frustration each time you stamp!!!!

ANOTHER TIP: I have marked the rubber insert in my clear case with marks so that when I put the stamps away I don’t have to turn and twist them each time to get them to fit the right way.

I hope this is helpful to you.

Just a note on the card above too. This is a little sneak of one of the cards you can make in my card kits being released later this week. Stay tuned for more details. 🙂

Have a good day,

Jenny

Masculine, Personal Ramblings, Punch Art

FOR A BIRTHDAY BOY!!!

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I wanted to show you a special card today for my gorgeous big boy. I have probably bored you enough about his Football pursuits BUT well it is his 17th birthday today so I have to show you the card I made for him. I have had a number of people share this idea with me over the last few months. Thanks so much my friends. So I only just remembered to use this idea for his card. This idea originally came from the blogosphere somewhere (sorry I can’t remember where) but recently it was on Pinterest.

I used Cherry Cobbler which is close to his club colours since I don’t have Bravo Burgundy anymore. The ‘Fence’ was created by brayering the inside of the Stripes Embossing Folder with Soft Suede and running Whisper White Card through it. The card was too wide to fit so I cut it in half before embossing it and then joined it together on my Old Olive Card base. (See you don’t even notice do you???). I added a strip of Soft Suede card along the top of the fence.

Punches I used for the Football Dude:

1 3/8″ circle, 1 1/4″ circle, 1″ circle, 3/4″ circle, Word Window and 2-step Owl Punch. I did a little cutting of some of the circles to adapt them to what I wanted. The Helmet cage took the most work. It is not quite right but it is OK, although Glenn and Josh thought it was a cool beard!!!!!????? The stamp sets I have used are ‘Great Sport’ for the football and ‘Itty Bitty Banners’ for the greeting.

I hope you like my cool dude anyway.

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY JOSH!! xx

Here are my gorgeous two this morning. Love you both xx

cards, Catalogues

WILDFLOWER MEADOW IN PISTACHIO PUDDING!!!!

July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 Jenny Hayward

That sounds an interesting title!! It conjures up strange kind of images but I am sure if you are up to date with Stampin’ Up! and the fantastic new Catalogue that has just been released you will know what I am talking about. I hope!!! Yes, the Catalogue is now live. I have been playing around with some new goodies now for a couple of weeks. That’s just one of the bonuses of being a Demonstrator. One of the products I am loving is the new set ‘Wildflower Meadow’. I love that you have a co-ordinating Embossing Folder with the stamp. You can stamp up the image and then emboss around it creating a beautiful outlined edge. I shared this card on my Facebook Demonstrator page a couple of weeks ago and realised I hadn’t shared it with you yet. Sorry about that. A bit slow here! Of course I have used one of the new In Colors, Pistachio Pudding. I love the new subtle colour range of the In Colors this year. Not that I didn’t like the past In Colors. I am so glad they have made it in to the core colours now. Anyway, enough of this. On with the card.

I have stamped and embossed the image on Pistachio Pudding, then layered this on to Whisper White and then on to a Pistachio Pudding base card. I added some Organza ribbon and adhesive Pearls. Check out the greeting label. The greeting is from ‘Pennant Parade’ and I have punched it out with the Mosaic Punch. I am sure you will be seeing a bit more of this too.

I have put the link to the new Catalogue in the Right Hand column so be sure to go and check it out online. If you would like me to send you your very own catalogue, then drop me a message and I will get one to you.

Thanks for stopping by. Come and visit me again soon with some more creations from the new Catalogue.

Jenny

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CATALOGUE SHOWCASE WITH WILDFLOWER MEADOW!

June 29, 2013June 29, 2013 Jenny Hayward

Today I held my Catalogue Showcase and I just had to stop by and show you what we made. It was a fun time and I was so grateful that so many came out despite the constant rain we have had for a week now!!

There are so many gorgeous new products but I had to use the set ‘Wildflower Meadow’. It is a beautiful stamp and to have a matching Embossing Folder is fantastic! Of course we used the new In Colors too. Here is the card. It is very simple but having the embossing just adds that little texture to it with very little effort. It is a bit hard to tell in the photo though. I have used Crisp Cantaloupe here but everyone could choose the colour they liked to. The greeting is from ‘Sketched Birthday’ and stamped in Baked Brown Sugar. Don’t you just love the names!! I have cut it out with the Itty Bitty Banners die and layered on a Baked Brown Sugar piece underneath. A little linen thread bow finished it off.

For everyone that came I covered little notebooks. They can use them for their wishlists perhaps??? Or anything really!

I had 2 different designs. They were all covered with card that had been run through with the Mosaic Embossing Folder. One design had a strip of DSP. I then punched a 1 1/4″ scallop circle and layered a butterfly with the Elegant Butterfly punched with matching DSP and then a Bitty Butterfly punched with coordinating card. Some Rhinestones finished them off. The other one I simply cut a dress from the Dress Up die in DSP and then dressed it up with a punched flower and pearls. I think everyone liked them.

I have made some other cards using the ‘Wildflower Meadow’ stamp that I will show you soon.

I hope you are dry where you are? I am looking forward to some sunshine to dry everything out.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

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A SPECIAL DOILY DRESS!

June 20, 2013June 20, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I can finally show you this card now. I made it a couple of months ago for my Niece’s 19th Birthday. I think it is safe to show you now. 🙂

The dress is made from 2 Tea Lace Paper Doilies. I found the idea for the folding on Becky’s blog. I thought I could show you the folding but why not stop by Becky’s blog here and you can check it out! I tied around some Island Indigo satin ribbon from Sale-A-Bration.

I have layered the dress on a piece of Island Indigo card that I ran through the Big Shot with the Vine Embossing Folder. The bottom edge was cut with the Adorning Accents Edgelits. I stamped the greeting in Island Indigo using the Curly Cute stampset. If you want to get hold of this set you better be quick. You only have just over a week and it will be GONE!!!!

I’m glad I can finally show you this card. I think it was well-received????

See you again soon,

Jenny

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SINGLE STAMPS AND THE BEST OF…!

June 16, 2013June 16, 2013 Jenny Hayward

SINGLE STAMPS

Stampin’ Up! have just released a select range of Single stamps. These are really cute and great value starting at $9.95. They are all clear-mount and available ONLY UNTIL 31st AUG so if you want to grab one (or more) send me a message or add a comment and I will contact you.

I couldn’t resist the ‘Sunshine’ stamp. That saying has been special in our family for years. It is a song I sang to Carlie a lot when she was young (and still do sometimes). I plan to do some pages with them. I made a quick card the other day. I have to say I passed over all my new preorder sets to ink this up first. Here is a quick card I made. When Carlie saw it she asked if this was her Birthday card. Well I did make it orange her favourite colour!

I used the Adorning Accents Edgelits and Folder on the edge. The strip of ‘Floral District’ DSP is on the inside of the card. The card base is Tangerine Tango. The zig-zag edge is cut with the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die.

THE BEST OF ………..

As you probably know it is the 25th Anniversary of Stampin’ Up! this year. To celebrate Stampin’ Up! are offering some special ‘Best of ..’ sets each month for the rest of the year. They will all be available to order until April 2014. This month is ‘The Best of Flowers’.

I am sure you will recognise some of these flowers from recent sets. Some of the these ‘Best of ..’ sets will contain images of never-before seen stamps. This set is available for $25.95 clear mount.

Contact me to order any of these items or head over to my Online store here.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are having a great weekend. It is a beautiful Winter’s Day here so I might even catch some sunshine myself today.

Jenny

3D projects

STAMPIN’ UP! BOUTIQUE BOXES!

June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 Jenny Hayward

I have had the Boutique Boxes Kit since the Seasonal Catalogue came out. I put some together a few months back and then I was so busy with Convention Swaps that I didn’t get back to them. The other day I was pacing the floor waiting for the delivery man with my preorder (yes, you can relate to that!) and saw them sitting in my craft room. I thought it was time I got back to finishing them before I started on new projects. You can find the Boutique Boxes Designer Printed Kit on p25 of the Seasonal Catalogue and it only $13.95. There are 8 die-cut boxes in the set you assemble (very easily with 1 piece of Sticky Strip). There is also a sheet of paper die-cuts, Crumb Cake Twine and some buttons. Everything you need to assemble them!

You will notice there are only 7 here. Ok, I really stuffed one up and that was filed nicely in my recycling bin. 🙂

On these I used a lot of the embellishments in the set but there was still some over you could add to cards. I added a Paper Lace Doily on one and Summer Starfruit Scallop circle but you could easily do without them. These are an ideal size to give a Gift Card in or something small like that. Remember there is only a couple of weeks left of the Seasonal Catalogue so if you want to get any of these products then grab them soon.

Thanks for stopping by. My Delivery Man arrived. I have varnished my wood Blocks and need to get creating!!

Jenny