Tag: Stamping Techniques

cards, Christmas

STAMPIN’ UP! PRETTY POINSETTIA CHANGES ~

Jenny Hayward

I recently made a card with the Stampin’ Up! Pretty Poinsettia Bundle.

I wasn’t happy with it. I will show you the card but then I will show you what I did. Sometimes making a card just doesn’t turn out right but it’s ok to review and change it up and even ask others what you could do.

Here is the original card. And to be honest I wasn’t really sure where I was going with it. It certainly didn’t look balanced or right.

I shared this on my Facebook page to see what others thought. I had some great suggestions too. Moving the leaves, move the flower, add more flowers. The issue was those leaves were stuck down hard. I couldn’t move them and I wasn’t about to remake the card. If I moved the flower it would still be unbalanced.

I managed to move the flower a little. It wasn’t stuck down too hard. Then I diecut and assembled another flower and added it lower down. So here is the updated card.

So what do you think of this now?? Better?

I added Wink of Stella to the leaves and flowers to add some sparkle.

So don’t be afraid to revisit a card that you are not happy with – and to ask others too. 🙂

This is the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle if you haven’t come across it before. It’s an Online Exclusives you can find on the website -> HERE.

Happy Crafting to you,

Jenny

cards, Product of the Month

BRANCHED OUT MESSAGES FOR NOVEMBER PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

Jenny Hayward

It’s a new month. Which means a new Product of the Month.

This month it is the Branched Out Messages Stamp Set. I have been playing with this set recently as part of the Product of the Month Demonstrator Council. It has a large leafy stamp that can cover your card mat. And the sentiments are simple, sweet ones to use for many occasions.

Here is another card with the set that Stampin’ Up! has shared. This one has a light stamping on the card mat and then stamped again and heat embossed in white. Those little flowers are easy to fussy cut out.

I have been playing with this set recently as part of the Product of the Month Demonstrator Council. It has a large leafy stamp that can cover your card mat. And the sentiments are simple, sweet ones to use for many occasions.

This is one of the cards I have made with it. I used the Double Layer Technique for it. You stamp the card mat and the white card square at the same time. This one is in Hydrange Hue. I have done a different colour too that I will show you soon.

Just a tip: When using this leaf stamp I got a better result when I used the Stamp Positioner with it. It gives a crisper image.

Stay tuned for some more projects with this set.

The Product of the Month items are available for an additonal $9 when your order reaches over $125. (This is Australian figures. Check your market to see the amount for you). The products are only available While Supplies Last. And sometimes these have sold out before the month ends so you need to be quick.

You can see it more -> HERE (and order there too if you are in Australia)

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Christmas, Stampin' Up!

SANTA’S HAT WITH THE EVERYDAY ARCHES DIES

Jenny Hayward

Getting in to the Christmas creating – well trying to anyway …

This one is with the Santa’s Hat Stamp Set. It’s a nice easy stamp set to use being a 2-step set. You don’t need to colour the hat. There is the solid inside image you can use. Of course if you love colouring don’t let that stop by. You can colour the hat yourself.

For this one I used the Everyday Arches Dies and had them running in a landscape way. The larger arch was diecut from the Timeless Christmas paper and the white card is embossed with the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder (now retired).

So get a little Ho, Ho, Ho on this year with some easy cards. I like this fun set. Easy to stamp away. You do need to fussy cut the hat yourself if you want to raise it. It is very simple to cut out and raising it up adds extra dimension to your cards. Which is good.

This is the Santa’s Hat Stamp set. You can see it more -> HERE.

If you would like to order this set – or any other products – for your Christmas creating you can head to that link just above. (Australian residents only).

Happy Crafting,

Jenny

cards, Online Exclusives, Stampin' Up!

SWEET SUNDAY WITH THE BIRTHDAY SONG

Jenny Hayward

Sweet Sunday with this bunch of happy characters. This is with the Birthday Song Stamp Set.

This card was created by Stampin’ Up! artists but I just had to show you.

I like how all the elements went together. I couldn’t work out the “sea” though. Then I found it is paper from the Waterside Retreat Paper Pack. Clever… The background sky is from that pack too. It’s good to look at your paper in different ways. It really forms a big part of the scene on this one.

The characters are colours so well though too. These ones have been lightly watercoloured with the Ink Pads and Water Brush.

How sweet. Have you noticed this Birthday Song set?

You can see it more -> HERE.

Happy Sunday,

Jenny

cards, Product of the Month, Tutorials, Videos

DOUBLE DUTCH FUN FOLD CARD + VIDEO

Jenny Hayward

I have a fun card for you today. It might look hard but really it’s not!!

This is a Double Dutch Fold Card. Some might call it a Farm Door card. It goes by other names too.

I used the Glow of Harvest Paper for this one. This is the Product of the Month item you can choose. You can use whatever paper you like.

To help you create one I have put together a video for you to follow along. I will send out a Written Tutorial to those on my newsletter list next week. Are you on my List? I send out a new project each week (almost). Check the side bar on my blog to see how to sign up for it.

This is the card.

Double Dutch Card - Standing up

Double Dutch Fold Card _ Flat

And inside.

Here is the video for you. You can find it on my Youtube Channel too.

If you want to see some others of the Double Dutch Fold Cards I have made you can see them HERE and HERE.

This is the Glow of Harvest Paper.

The Product of the Month is available with your qualifying order (Over $125 AUD) for an additional $9 AUD. Check your market for the amounts.

If you need to order and you are in Australia head on over to my Store -> HERE OR Contact Me directly. Thank you for your support.

Happy Crafting and enjoy the video.

Jenny

cards, Online Exclusives

STAMPING PATTERNED PAPER WITH THE STAMPIN’ UP! VIOLET DREAMS

Jenny Hayward

I have been playing with the Violet Dreams Suite this last week. I will share more soon but this is the card I started out with.

I wasn’t sure where to go first. This card was CASED from one from Stampin’ Up!. I just added a little more stamping and more ribbon.

I liked the idea of stamping on the paper. It’s just a subtle amount in the corner rather than all over. The flowers are pre-diecut from the paper and I coloured them with Stampin’ Blends as they had in the original.

The Fresh Freesia ribbon is so satin-ny and adds a little elegance to the card.

I like this Sending Love sentiment. I like sending out cards like that to share a little love.

This is Violet Dreams Suite including the paper, ribbon and the Framed Violets Bundle.

Have a look at the Violet Dreams Paper. I think that is my favourite part of the suite. I love the soft images and pretty purple colours.

This is a closer look at the diecut sheets from the paper.

The Violet Dreams Suite is available now Online -> HERE. Or you can contact me directly. I would love to help you get this gorgeous suite. (If you are in Australia).

Happy Stamping,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues, Stampin' Up!, Techniques

STAMPIN’ UP! HOT FOILING IS HERE~

Jenny Hayward

Add metallic Shimmer using the Hot Foil Machine, Foils and specialist dies. 

I have often seen the look but never ventured down that path. You can watch how it works here. 

You can see how it all works on the Youtube video -> HERE.

To see the Hot Foil Machine and associated products head to my store -> HERE. 

For 2 weeks only I’m sending a gift to those who purchase the machine from me.
Receive a 2 pack Roll of Foils in your colour choice. (Gold, Silver or Pink). If you order Online let me know and I will send the Foil Rolls to you separately. 

Order Your Hot Foil Machine at the link Above. 

Download the Hot Foil Catalogue -> HERE.

Here are some samples for you. Isn’t the shine lovely??

The Hot Foil Machine is $280. I know that is a big expense. But there is a more affordable way to get hold of this. Join Stampin’ Up! And purchase it at 20% off. (Approximately $215).
And you can purchase any dies and accessories at 20% also. Stock up and stay as long as you like. You can drop anytime. 

You might have questions. Drop me a reply or message me if you are unsure. 


Happy Foiling Day! 

Jenny

cards, Challenges, Online Exclusives, Techniques

FRIENDLY FOLIAGE FOR THE COLOUR INKSPIRATIONS CHALLENGE 212 ~

Jenny Hayward

I had a little time over the weekend to play “Just Because”. Which was fun! I don’t often get that chance. So I had a go at this week’s Colour Inkspirations Challenge 212. It has been a while since I have played along with this.

The Colours were Golden Glow, Crisp Canteloupe, Barely Blush and Lost Lagoon.

It was a bit hard with these colours. I don’t have the Stampin’ Blends or the Ink Refills in these colours or any patterned paper. So I went with the Ink Pads. We are creative people. We can work with what we have right?? 😆

I thought I would go with the “smooshing” technique. I dabbed the ink pads in random places over the large Clear Block. If you don’t have that you could use a piece of acetate. Or if really desparate grab a plate.

I then lightly spritzed the inked block with water and moved the block around a little. Then lay some watercolour paper on to the clear block and pressed over the back of the paper. Voila! It worked ok. The fun thing with this is you could put another piece of paper over and create a second one too as there was enough ink to work it.

I used the Friendly Foliage stamp set and dies. And embossed the Lost Lagoon Card mat with the new Textured Tree Rings Embossing Folder for a subtle background. The sentiment was heat embossed in Gold for a little class.

There is time to play along too if you would like to. It’s good to stretch our creativity. You can find the challenges -> HERE (on Facebook).

Happy Crafting this week with whatever makes your heart happy.

Have a great week,

Jenny

cards, Catalogues

SCENIC COAST PART FRONT CARD ~

Jenny Hayward

Back with another Scenic Coast card. Sometimes when I want to do a card a little differently but I don’t have a lot of time to do the whole complex Fancy Fold Card I do this. It’s an easy effect. I call it a Part Front Card.

I cut off half of the front of the card. Added some pretty papers. They could be the same or co-ordinating papers. Then add a front panel. This panel could be any size depending on what you want to add.

This particular card I cut a square of white card to diecut the lighthouse. Then layered some paper behind it. It kind of looks like a sunset perhaps. Then added it to a card mat panel.

Try it out when you want to cheat and do something differently. Especially if Fun Folds cards are not your favourite to do as they can be complex.

Have fun creating and exploring new things.

Jenny

Are you in Australia and “need” some supplies? Let me help you. You can jump over to my Online store -> HERE OR contact me by email or commenting here and I will get back to you.

Stampin' Up!

5 MINUTES, 5 DAYS, 5 WAYS WITH THE OPULENT OASIS BUNDLE – DAY 5

Jenny Hayward

Last day of this Mini Series. 5 Minutes, 5 Days, 5 Ways with the Opulent Oasis Bundle.

See some other ways to stamp with the stamps and dies in this set.

This is the card I created.

You can make your own background paper. You could use different colours for the stamps and dies or as I have using one colour. I chose Smoky Slate as a subtle background.

The flower was stamped in Strawberry Slush and the leaves in Granny Apple Green. The smaller diecut leaves were in Old Olive.

Thanks for following along with this mini Series. Let me know what you think? Would you like to see more like this?

If you missed them head back to the past posts or Head to my Youtube channel and you can find them there.

If you are in Australia and need supplies I would love to help you get them. Head to my store -> HERE. Or Contact me directly.

Happy Crafting,

Jenny