IT’S A CHRISTMAS CARD BUFFET!!!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: November 9, 2009
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Well, It’s only taken a week to get back here!!! Sorry about that! Life is a whirlwind at the moment – and it’s only going to get busier over the next few weeks. But I did say I would show you the cards we did at my Christmas Card Buffet. It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed it - I think??
There were 5 different cards and everyone could make a number of the cards they wanted. When designing the cards they needed to be simple so everyone could make them without me demonstrating. They needed to be quick to do, for people to make multiples of them. And, I needed to design them so each of them used different stamps so there was no doubling up of stamps. I designed them so that cards 1 and 2 used similar size pieces and cards 3 and 4 used similar sized pieces. That helped in cutting on the day for when people ordered the cards they chose to make. I didn’t want to have too much cut in advance so that there wouldn’t be a lot left over. These cards were inspired by many cards I have seen recently. I have put various parts of these into creating these cards.
So, here is Card 1 and Card 2.
After I have shown you all the cards I will give you the card recipes. (To make your life easier!!!)
I will be back very soon, so come back and see the other cards.
Enjoy your day 
TAG TIME!!!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: November 3, 2009
Wow! What a weekend I’ve had. It was so busy with stamping things, but it was such a great time. On Saturday I had my Christmas Card Buffet. I was not sure how that would go BUT I think everyone had a great time, and enjoyed the cards they made. I will show you the cards, but first I thought I would show you the little tags I made. I made different ones and then bundled them in little cellophane bags I had stamped. I used these as little giveaways.
(There are other tags on the other side, I didn’t take a photo of that side!!)
I’ll give you the measurements for the tags so you can make your own!
Large Tags:
Base colour: 9cm x 4.5cm Whisper White: 8.6cm x 4.1cm
I used the 1.9cm (3/4″) circle punch to create the little tab at the end. With the Crop -A-Dile I punched a hole through to tie on the ribbon. I used Bashful Blue, Handsome Hunter and Real Red. The ornaments from “‘Tree Trimmings” and the flower from “Season of Joy’ were stamped on scrap card, cut and raised with mounting tape. I added some bling with the 2 way glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds. (Gotta have bling for Christmas!)
Oval Tags:
Punch an oval using the wide oval punch. I sponged the edges and then stapled on some ribbon. The ornaments from “Tree Trimmings” were stamped on scrap card, then cut and mounted onto the oval. I added the bling to these too.
EASY and SUPERQUICK!!! They had to be since I didn’t have much time.
I’ll pop back soon and show you the cards we made. Hope you visit again soon.
SOME RANDOM CARDS!!!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 29, 2009
Now, I hope you’re sitting carefully on your chair because I have something to tell you. I don’t want you falling off. These cards I am going to show you ARE NOT using ‘Great Friend’ Stampset!!!!! It’s Ok Lynda, you can breathe!!! I thought I needed to ink up some other sets. My poor ‘Great Friend’ set is nearly worn out. I’ve lost count of how many times I have cut that little butterfly and the frame out.
This first card is using ‘A Rose is a Rose’ set that I borrowed. I was playing around with it. I have to say this is about the only decent card I ended up with. I thought afterwards that I should have embossed the outline image. That would have made it ‘pop’ out. Maybe when I borrow this set again I will try that!!! Maybe I should even take a better picture!!!!!!
I stamped the centre in Regal Rose and then lined up the outline with the SAJ (Stamp -A- Ma- Jig) and stamped that in Rose Red. I inked up the inside leaves with Old Olive and stamped it off on scrap paper and then stamped it on the card. I inked up the outline in Old Olive and stamped that on the leaves lining it up with the SAJ. I adhered it to the Rose Red card and punched a slot with the slot punch and threaded through the ribbon. Adhered this onto the base with the Raspberry Tart DSP piece. I think I could have layered the rose a bit more too. Mmmm! I will have to borrow that set again!!
Card: Old Olive, Rose Red, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP.
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Old Olive.
Stamps: A Rose is a Rose, Short and Sweet.
Other: Horizontal slot punch, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon.
The next card uses the hostess set “Live like you Mean it”. This was the first time I had played with it. It was a quick card.
I stamped the flower in Regal Rose and then the flower outline in Rose Red. I adhered this to a Certainly Celery mat, stapled a piece of Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon. I had adhered a piece of Raspberry Tart DSP to the Rose Red card base and adhered the stamped piece onto this. I stamped up the greeting from ’short and sweet’ inRose Red onto Certainly Celery card and punched it out using the Word Window Punch. I mounted this with dimensionals on the card.
Stamps: Live Like you Mean it, Short and Sweet.
Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red.
Card: Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP.
Other: Word Window punch, Certainly Celery Grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, stapler.
There you have it!! Thanks for Looking! I hope you have time to stamp today! As for me I have to run. I have a workshop tonight, a Girls Night In event tomorrow and my Christmas Card Buffet on Saturday. So a busy time ahead! Stop by again soon!
PUNCH SWAPS!!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 23, 2009
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This month’s team swap was to use punches! Last month was a non-stamping swap and I had chosen to use punches then. This is the little ballerina I made. After a big project with that one I thought I would keep this one nice and simple. So this was my card.
I cased this from this year’s Stampin’ Up! Catalogue on p141. I just changed it a little. I liked the simplicity of the card and think it is a great one to do multiple copies for Christmas Cards. As it was I made a lot of them for the swaps! I like the effect of the punched out small star in the larger star. To do this, first punch out the small star from your cardstock. Make sure you leave room around it. Then turn the large star upside down and place it in your cardstock. That is the great thing with the Stampin’ Up! punches that you can see what you are doing from underneath the punch. Line the large punch up around the smaller star so it is even – and then punch it out! It is great. You can do this with any different size punches such as the circles and ovals. I added a row of paper piercing and some staples. I like using the staples they just add another dimension on the card. This is what I have used.
Stamps: Short and Sweet.
Card: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Old Olive, Ski Slope DSP.
Ink: Real Red.
Other: Small and large star punches, dimensionals, paper piercer and mat, stapler.
Well, my card was pretty boring compared to some of the other team cards. Here are some very clever creations.
Here are some lovely ladybugs by Cass, Erin and Rachel (?).
These are by Shannan, Andrea and Tracey.
Aren’t they just great! Time for you to get your punches out and create!!!!
Have a good day
GET STARTED ON YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 20, 2009
Christmas is sneaking up on us very quickly. I know we don’t want to think about that. Why not get started on making your Christmas Cards!!!
Why not come along to my:
CHRISTMAS CARD BUFFET
Make a number of Christmas Cards for $2 per card. There will be 5 different simple designs. Choose to make 1 card, or a number of cards (max. 3 of 1 design).
WHEN: Saturday October 31st Between 1pm and 5pm.
WHERE: My studio, East Corrimal.
COST: Registration – $5 (to be paid on booking, non-refundable)$2 of this will be donated to Anglicare Christmas Appeal.
$2 per card (envelopes will be available at an additional cost)
Tea and coffee will be provided and there will be come special giveaways!!
RSVP: Book and register by Monday October 26th.
Bring a friend who hasn’t seen Stampin’ Up! Products before and you and your friend will make a card for FREE!!
Book a workshop or place an order over $100 and you can make 5 cards for FREE!!
Here is a sneak peak for you.
Let me know ASAP to book your seat so you don’t miss out!
Enjoy your day
BRAYERED THOUGHTS!!!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 16, 2009
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I thought I would show you another card that we did on our stamping weekend the other week. Did I tell you we had a great time??? Did I mention the chocolate???? We worked on so many different techniques. This card was done using the brayer. You get a good workout using the brayer!!!!
Leonie N. showed us brayering using the techniques by Michelle Zindorf. She is one very talented lady! (Michelle that is, Leonie is one very clever lady too!!) This is the picture we did. I have just managed to put the card together this week. I was pleased with how it turned out.
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers, Sanded Background, Great Friend (I had to throw that one in somewhere didn’t I!)
Card: Baja Breeze, More Mustard, Black, Whisper White.
Ink: Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Basic Black, Apricot Appeal, Sahara Sand (!)
Other: Large oval punch, sponges, brayer, white gel pen, Stamp-A-Ma-jig, dimensionals.
Andrea has posted her card on her blog, so why don’t you pop on over there and see her’s. She has also explained how to do the brayering, so you can check that out on her card recipe.
Have you given brayering a go?
“A GREAT FRIEND” BOX!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 11, 2009
I had mentioned in a previous post of the great time some of our team had stamping together last weekend. I still laugh when I think of some of the silly things we got up to! I haven’t had much time this week to finish off some of the projects we did. But, I thought I would show you these little boxes I had made. I made 2 as Thank You’s, one for Leonie Schroder who came down from Sydney and one for Leonie Newman whose place we stayed at.
These are little pizza boxes and I have made a number of these over the last few months. They are so quick to make. I got the pattern from splitcoast stampers. For these ones I adjusted the size a little so it would fit the small boxes of chocolates. On the front I used a small square of Urban Garden DSP. One was in Certainly Celery matted on Certainly Celery Cardstock and the other in Baja Breeze, matted in Baja Breeze. I stamped up the frame from “Great Friend” in Chocolate Chip on the Whisper White and added the “For You” greeting. I cut it out on the inside line of the frame. I stamped up the frame again in Chocolate Chip card and cut that out on the outside line. The butterfly was inked up in the celery or Baja Breeze and then rock and rolled in Chocolate Chip. This was cut out, and I added some Dazzling Diamonds with the 2 way Glue pen. I added some Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.
Here is a close up of the dazzling butterfly.
Don’t you just love this butterfly!!!!
On the weekend we talked a bit about setting up a blog. Now 2 of the girls have just started up their blogs. I would love you to pop on over and say hello to them and encourage them. It is very overwhelming getting one started so go and see their beautiful creations.
We have Leonie Newman and Jennifer Gray. Way to go girls!!!
Thanks for stopping by. I hope to be back soon. It is hard with school holidays to get time to pop by, but I will try to very soon.
Happy Stamping!!
CARLIE’S PAGE!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 6, 2009
I just had to stop by today to show you this beautiful creation by my DD Carlie, who is 9 years old might I add! She often gets in my craft room EARLY in the morning. She brought it to me later and I was so impressed. She did this all herself. I did help tie the ribbon for her. The design and the stamping was all her own ideas.
She inked up the tree from Christmas Classics with the markers. (I hadn’t even inked this set up yet!). She used Taken with Teal, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip. She has used the Spiral punch on the edge of the Whisper White square. Carlie then stamped the greeting with Real Red and used the Word Window punch to punch it out and then finished it off with the Real Red Grosgrain. She has said it is ready for me to take a photo of her by the Christmas Tree 
I had to laugh though. Later when I went into my craft room I found this piece of paper on my desk. She had put a lot of thought into this! She had drawn a sketch even with what colour she was going to use! Now where does she get these ideas from!!!
Thanks for stopping by to see Carlie’s creation. I’m very proud of her!!
Hope you stop by again soon!
WHAT A WEEKEND!!!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 5, 2009
I have just had the bestest weekend. A group of girls from our team got together for a fun time of stamping. I don’t know if there was a lot of stamping going on but there were lots of laughs, lots of chocolate, lots more chocolate. I don’t think I have laughed that much in ages!! It was a great time. The very talented and lovely Leonie Shroder came along. I learnt so much from her. I have a lot of unfinished projects. Probably too much laughing and chocolate breaks! So I will have to finish those up and show you. Leonie showed us these little bags. They are little sack purses. They are so gorgeous. She set them as a challenge on the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator’s forum ESAD a while ago. I did make one that I showed you here. I think this one is so much better. Isn’t the papers just gorgeous?? This is the Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper. It is slightly thicker than the regular paper and is textured. It is just beautiful. And of course, using ‘A Great Friend’.
If you haven’t stopped by Leonie’s blog yet, you must do. She has some gorgeous creations.
So just a quick one today. Hope you have time for stamping today!
ANOTHER COLOUR CHALLENGE!
Posted by: Jenny Hayward on: October 1, 2009
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I can’t believe it’s been a week since I last posted. Sorry about that! I don’t know where this week has gone to. I have been busy doing lots of creating. I will show you those soon. I managed to squeeze in some time to do Keesh’s colour challenge for this week. The colours were:
This is the card I created. It was inspired by a card on page 157 of the 2009-10 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue. What a great resource that is! It is quite a simple card, but it still seemed to take me a while! Lots of fiddling around. I was pleased how it turned out in the end. It is not the clearest photo though, the lighting is not really good, or maybe it’s my camera, perhaps more likely my photography skills
I stamped the tree from ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ in Old Olive ink on Old Olive cardstock. I stamped the swirly tree branches from “Trendy Trees’ in Not Quite Navy onto Very Vanilla Cardstock. I like how that turned out. This piece was mounted onto Not Quite Navy cardstock and I added a scalloped strip of Choc Chip card. Adhered it to the card with Choc Chip Grosgrain ribbon. Then I added a greeting from ‘Trendy Trees’ in Choc Chip, a Choc Chip designer flower brad and some paper piercing. A simple card!
Thanks for looking! School Holidays start here tomorrow but I will try to get back here a bit sooner than last time!!!!
Have a good day xx
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