Stamping Techniques – Page 23 – A Stamping Journey

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #32 – SPARKLY RAINBOW HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 Jenny Hayward

For today’s Wednesday’s WOW! #32 I wanted to show you how I created the sparkly rainbow effect on the card below.

I wish you could see how sparkly this really is. I have a close-up of the card below but it still doesn’t show it well but it may give you a little idea.

The Happy Birthday is from the One For All set that I have been sharing recently. I went for a rainbow effect by sponging on the colours and then adding some Versamark and Dazzling Diamonds and Heat and Stick. I have the step by step below.

Since the greeting is so bright and fun I kept the rest of the card simple. The paper is from the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack using the Granny Apple Green and the Melon Mambo print. I was going to add a balloon but then decided on a Hot Air Balloon from the Lift Me Up set for something a little different. I added a Glitter Enamel Dot for a little sparkle.

CREATING A SPARKLY RAINBOW

I used the Stamparatus for this technique and I will tell you the advantages of this below.

1. Position your piece of card on your Stamparatus ready to stamp it. Place the stamp face down on your card in the position you would like it. Fold over the top plate of the Stamparatus to pick up the stamp.

2. TIP: Whenever you are inking your stamp on the plate it helps to place an inkpad or a clear block under the plate so the plate is relatively level.

For your card, select your ink colours you want to use and matching sponges or daubers. The colours I used were Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody. TIP: I have punched out tabs from cardstock for the ink colours using the Pretty Label Punch. I stapled the tab on to the sponge. You can see it in the photo below. This way you won’t mix up colours when you are sponging.

3. Fold over your plate and press the stamp on to your cardstock. Rub over the plate on the back of the stamp to transfer the ink. NOW – because I had the Stamparatus, firstly I knew it would be straight BUT I could re-sponge over any spots that didn’t come out well on your stamped image and I could stamp it again.

What I did find also when I first stamped it I had a little too much yellow on the right hand end so I went back and sponged the Mango Melody just on the end. I knew it was going to turn out in the right spot when I stamped again thanks to the Stamparatus. I think the extra colour made a big difference on the card too.

4. Now to emboss your piece. Firstly, wipe over your card with the Embossing Buddy. Clean your stamp with the shammy then pat your Versamark over your stamp.

5. Turn over your plate and press down onto your card. With the Stamparatus you know it will be in the right place. Rub over the back of your stamp.

6. Remove your card from the Stamparatus. Sprinkle over the Dazzling Diamonds and Heat and Stick Powder. I have mine mixed together already in a small tub with 1/2 Dazzling Diamonds, 1/2 Heat and Stick. It is so much easier having them combined together. Heat the powder with the Heat Tool. Your sentiment should be all sparkly. 🙂

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Hope you can make some sparkly sentiments or even images. Sparkly flowers might look nice.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you like these Wednesday’s WOW! segments. I have fun bringing them to you and hope they inspire you in your stamping. Let me know if there is something particular you would like to know about.

Jenny

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #30 – DID YOU SEE THE THINLITS CUTTING GUIDE??

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 Jenny Hayward

You know you go through the catalogue so many times and still discover things in there. It is a wealth of inspiration and ideas. I discovered this recently and thought I would share it for our Wednesday’s WOW! today. Perhaps I am a little late to the party here and you already know about it but if you are like me then let me tell you…

On page 215 of the 2018 Catalogue is a Die cutting and embossing guide. Here it is here for reference. I hadn’t read it that closely previously.

The Framelits, Edgelits and Thinlits are coloured coded in the catalogue (page 215-221) to show which sandwich to assemble on your Big Shot platform when cutting or embossing. Sometimes it can be confusing how to get the best result when you use your dies.

The grey shaded box is for the Standard dies to simply cut.
The Pear Pizzazz coloured box are for more detailed dies and it recommends to use the Precision Plate. (That is a personal preference I find). You may like to use an extra shim from paper or card in your own platform. Each Big Shot is calibrated differently so just trial that in your own. Note too: the Thin Die Adapter mentioned is the separate piece you get with the new Big Shot Platforms. Earlier styles use a “book” type platform with “pages” to open. In this case, you will use the “book” closed.
The Coastal Cabana coloured box is how to use the dies for embossing but not cutting. It is suggested to the use the Magnetic Platform to keep your dies in place when embossing. (How fun is it that you can emboss with some of your dies!!). 🙂

So in the catalogue showing all the dies the boxes are colour-coded to help you. (Ok, I thought at first it was all just pretty colours happening!!)

Here is an example shown on p217.

Now when you are using the dies you can refer back to the guide to see how to set up your platform. You could always print off the chart and have it near your Big Shot to remind you. When you use them often you will remember without referring back to it.

Is that helpful?? I hope I wasn’t alone here.

Ok, back to creating now. 🙂

Jenny

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SOFT PEACEFUL REFLECTION!

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Jenny Hayward

A few weeks ago I was playing around with the set Peaceful Reflection. I share a z-fold card some time ago (if you missed it see it ->HERE)

Today’s card I had in my head and was pleased it turned out as I thought.

Some quick details on it:

The ripples are stamped in Versamark on Whisper White card and heat embossed in White. Then sponged over with Pool Party ink to create an emboss resist effect.

The large waterlily is stamped on Vellum in Versamark and heat embossed in White and coloured with the Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. It was then hand-cut around and adhered on to the white card.

The Dragonfly is stamped on Vellum and heat embossed in Copper powder. Then coloured with the Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blends and hand-cut and adhered on to the card.

The sentiment is from the Petal Palette set and heat embossed in Copper. It is cut with a label die from the Petals and More Thinlits. I sponged around the edge with Pool Party ink.

The decorative strip is cut from Copper Foil with the die from the Petals and More Thinlits.

It was all adhered to a Pool Party card base.

I like the softness of how this card turned out.

Thanks for visiting. I have more with this set that I will share later in the week.

Jenny

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STAMPING IN THE ROUND!

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Today I have had my Stamparatus class showing lots of fun ways to use this great new tool. I posted the projects we were making a couple of posts back but I thought I would show you more detail of one of the projects. I don’t often share the details of class projects but today I want to share it would you my lovely blog readers.

The Stamparatus is a great positioning tool for your stamping but it can do so many other fun techniques. I think my favourite is stamping in a circle. I created these 2 projects with them. The first one is the one we made in class and everyone loved it. I think this might have just sold them on it. 🙂

This one is using the Accented Blooms set. The tiny flower creates a lovely flower wreath. These were coloured with the Stampin’ Blends. The White mat was embossed with the new Tufted Embossing Folder.

I was playing around with a few other ideas. This leaf is from the Colorful Seasons set. Wouldn’t this be a lovely idea for a Christmas card?? (filing away that idea so watch this space). 🙂

This is a mini card measuring 10cm x 10cm (4″x4″). The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Sentiments.

So how you do this?? There are lots of great tutorials online. Rather than me repeat it why not head to Allison’s Blog -> HERE and see the video.

Have fun with it. If you haven’t got one yet, you might just have to get one. 😉

Jenny

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #26 – SPINNER CARDS!

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I have a fun Spinner card for you today for Wednesday’s WOW! #26 I made this recently as a request from a friend. The same one who requested the 1st Birthday card in the last post.

I thought you might like to see how to put one together.

I was asked to make a Baby Shower card in yellow/cream colours. I wanted to make something a little different so created it as a Spinner card.

This is the card using the set A Little Wild. It was the first time I have used this set – and I have had it sitting there for a while! The great thing too is that it has a back stamped image so this works great for the Spinner Cards PLUS it has matching Framelits so you don’t even have to hand cut it.

This is the front of the card. I coloured the cute little lion with the Stampin’ Blends.

And we have the back of the Spinner.

HOW TO CREATE A SPINNER CARD

1. Cut a card base to a standard card size. I used Whisper White here. Cut a piece of So Saffron card slightly smaller and a piece of Whisper White smaller again. For metric I reduce the card size measurements by 4mm on each piece. For US card sizes you might like to reduce the size by 1/4″ on each piece. Of course it’s totally a personal preference.

Cut a circle using the 2nd largest Circle Framelit in the Layering Circles Framelits set from your smaller piece of Whisper White card.

2. Layer all the pieces together starting with the card base then the So Saffron piece then the Whisper White. Place the next size down circle Framelit inside the already cut circle on the white. See the photo below.

3. Carefully place the card pieces in the Big Shot to cut your circle out. You may carefully remove the top white card piece if you like without disturbing the position. (Just a tip: If you are unsure you can lightly tracing the inside of the circle Framelit with pencil so you can see where to line it up if it moves before cutting it).

4. Take the White card base with the right side facing upwards. Place a length of twine or even fishing line across the cut out circle. Adhere both top and bottom with tape. I have used the thin White Baker’s Twine which has now retired on this one. Be sure that the twine is pulled tight when you are taping it down.

5. Adhere the So Saffron card piece over the top of the white card base. Before adhering the top white card piece run that through your Embossing Folder if you like to. I used the Sparkle Embossing Folder.

Stamp and colour your images and then cut them out. On the back of your images run a length of Snail Adhesive on them. Place the front one over the centre of the twine. Turn your card over and adhere your other image directly on to the first one. You can now spin your images around and let it go and watch it spin.

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I made a Christmas Spinner card a while ago which you can see -> HERE. This was based on a similar idea but I used Designer Series Paper and one layer with the card base.

Have fun spinning. I would love to see your versions. Share your Spinner cards you create by emailing me them or tagging me. I would love to see them.

Jenny

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ECLIPSE WELCOME SIGN!

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I started making this sign before Christmas at a team meeting and as usual hadn’t finished it. I put it aside and actually forgot about it. When I was clearing up things the other week I found it and thought it must get finished. So yesterday, although it was Mother’s Day here I did get some time to indulge in a little creating for me and got about doing it.

I thought you might like to see it. Nothing fancy but I thought it would be nice to hang in my studio to welcome all the lovely stampers that come along to classes.

This is using the Eclipse technique with the Large Letters Framelits and the Touches of Texture.

This is the length of an A4 sheet of white but I have cut the width to about 15cm (6″) I think. I backed the Whisper White card on some thick card from the Foil Sheets packaging we get and then backed that on some Silver Foil.

I think I will add some sparkle with the Wink of Stella pen??

I have classes several times per month in the Wollongong area so come along, and bonus – you can see this in real life and get to have some creative fun with all my other lovely stampers. 🙂

Thanks for visiting,

Jenny

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #25 – PUNCH/DIE GUIDE!

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Wednesday’s come around so quickly. It’s time for another Wednesday WOW!. Do you like these each week? I would love to know what you think and if you have any tips, ideas that you would like to see here then please drop me a comment. I would love to hear from you.

Wednesday’s WOW! #25 I have a useful tool for you. I use this a lot in my stamping and thought I would share it with you.

This is my Punch/Die Guide.

They are black tags which I have punched or diecut labels or small circle shapes. Each one is labelled with what they are. I have it handy hanging above my desk. When I have a sentiment to stamp I use this to see what shape or size would suit best. You can just lay the shape over the stamp to see. Just a note: On the photo above I have it positioned over the front cover of a stamp set. That’s fine if the sentiments are at actual size. Just be aware of that. If they are different you can position it over the stamp itself.

The tags are strips of Black card. They measure 7.5cm wide by 12cm long. (approx. 3″x 5″). You can make them any size you like. Punch a hole in the top of each card so you can loop the tags through a clip. Each year I update this with the current punches and dies.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #23 – LET’S LOOK AT THE NEW INKPADS!

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Have you heard that the Stampin’ Up! inkpads are changing in design? This is because it was time to update the moulds that they are made with. So it was time for a new design. I think they are much easier to open. I hope you will too. I managed to get one of the new inkpads at Onstage so I thought I would do a little comparison of the new pads with the current ones.

You can view the video below. (**If you receive the updates by email and the video doesn’t show up then please head to my blog post by clicking on the heading above and it will take you to view it there – or you can view it on my Youtube channel: Jenny Hayward_A Stamping Journey).

Let me know your thoughts on the inkpads. Also, I would love feedback on the videos too. I am just starting out in this area and would love your input – good or bad. I know I have a long way to go 🙂

So for Wednesday’s WOW! #23 – Comparing the New with the Old.

So what do you think??

Jenny

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SOMETHING QUICK WITH THE SWEET SOIREE PAPER!

April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 Jenny Hayward

OK, Let’s chat. Do you have lots of pretty paper sitting in your craft stash?? I can guess you do. It looks so nice sitting there but you are scared to cut in to it or you might be saving it for a “special” project?? Yes I know. It is tough!

So a new catalogue is coming very soon and we will have more pretty paper to collect. We need to use this paper we have now.

SO… Let’s use it. I am going to be sharing some projects over the next days and weeks to USE THAT PAPER. Will you join me?? I am sharing these projects on here and Facebook and Instagram and adding #usethatpaper So you can join in with me.

Today’s project is using that gorgeous SweetSoireepaper. It is so pretty and I was really hesitant to use it but really …

Anyway, here is the card.

Cut the Designer Series paper about 2cm (3/4″) shorter than you would usually. Cut off 2.5cm (1″). Adhere them to the Whisper White card with the smaller section at the bottom of the card. Stamp your sentiment in the white space. This is from the set Birthday Blossoms. The leaf is from the Flourish Thinlits cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper although you can’t see the sparkle too well.

ok. Go and grab some pretty paper and #usethatpaper

Have a happy, crafty weekend.

Jenny

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ONSTAGE SWAPS IN RETURN!

April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I showed you my swap card I made for Onstage a couple of posts back. If you missed it then just head back 2 posts. Today I thought I would show you my swaps I received in return. I only made about 30 so just have a small number. It’s great swapping with other demonstrators to get new ideas and different ways of using a stamp set. You might like to see them.

Cards with Backgrounds.

These cards are created with either lovely paper (The Painted with Love Specialty DSP) or with a stamped background. The bottom left card uses the Texture Embossing Paste. The bottom right has a watercolour wash. Then you have a lovely scene using the Waterfront set.