With all things Paper!
Another different card for you today with the Beachy Little Christmas set.
The tree was coloured with the Watercolor Pencils. I did add some Wink of Stella to the larger shells although it is hard to see here. I added a strip of Red Glimmer Paper under the left edge of the white mat.
The Desiger Series Paper added to the Old Olive card base is from the Merry Little Christmas pack.
A simple, summery Christmas card.
Jenny
I am joining in with the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop today. You would have come from Jenny Hall’s blog (HERE) coming all the way from the US. Or you have just started here. Thanks for stopping by either way.
The theme this month is Something Different. A fold, a technique, something we have been wanting to try but haven’t as yet. Really! That’s an open minefield. I like doing different card folds so thought I would try a different.
This Fun Fold really is simple but I think it is fun. This is a Step card and I haven’t done a Single Step card before. For this I used the Night In Bethlehem Bundle.
I love how you have the stamps and the matching dies in the bundle making it so easy to create your images. No scissors required Thank you very much. 🙂 I lightly sponged around the edges of the white card to soften the edges.
The sentiment on the bottom panel has been heat embossed in Gold. For the ground under the figures I used a stamp from the Timeless Textures set. I like the effect that created. Edited to add: The base card and the stamping is Cherry Cobbler. It is a bit hard to tell in the photo. 🙂
As you are all busy hopping today I don’t want to take up much of your time. Stop by tomorrow and I will have a tutorial for you to create your own step card.
For now you need to continue on with the Hop. You can head off now to Sue’s blog HERE. She creates amazing projects so be sure to stop by.
Jenny
I have a special class for you this week if you are a Wollongong local. We are making a lovely Tent Card and a stamped candle using the Night in Bethlehem Bundle. I am sure this would look lovely sitting on your shelf over the festive season. This would be a special gift to give someone too.
Here are the details.
WHEN: This Friday 22nd 10am or Saturday 23rd 2pm.
Can’t make this time?? Let’s make another time to get together (or invite your friends along too).
COST: $20. Please bring your own scissors and adhesives.
RSVP: Wednesday 20th.
It’s important to RSVP early to be sure there is enough candles.
I hope you can make it.
Jenny
I played around again with the Brightly Lit Bundle. If I am not sure where to start with a card I take a look at some card sketches to see what grabs my attention and how I can work that stamp set in with the sketch. I have a number of sketches on my Pinterest Card Sketches board (See the board HERE).
I chose the Freshly Made Sketches #278 one.
Here is the card I created.
The paper is the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper. It is a bit hard to tell but I heat embossed the sentiment and the bow in Gold. The lamp post is cut with the Christmas Lampost Thinlits die. I did trim the lamp post down a little to fit closely within the rectangle. It needed something extra (of course!). I added a few loops of the Gold Thread under the sentiment. I do love this bundle. Must play more …
Thanks for visiting today. Have a wonderful weekend. I hope it is a creative one for you.
Jenny
I finally had a chance to quickly play with this new stamp set Brightly Lit. I like it as it is something a little different for Christmas. Not that we have lamp posts like these ones but that’s OK.
Usually when I first play with a set I head to Pinterest and CASE a card. For this card I CASED one of Amanda’s cards at the Craftspa.com. You can see her card HERE.
I liked it as it had a masked sponged background. This was my version.
To create your sponged area: first cut a rectangle in your piece of copy paper. I used the Stampin’ Trimmer to do this. You could cut any shape you like with the Framelits too. Below is the rectangle I had. It is 2cm border each side (or 3/4″). Have the piece of Copy paper the same size as your card mat (whisper white) to be sure you cover the whole piece. You can adhere the piece on your card with some non-permanent adhesive in a couple of spots or hold the frame in place where you are sponging at the time so it doesn’t move.
I will try to do a video soon but just a note with the sponging: Start with your lighter colour and start off the inside framed area each time you pick up ink. Move in a circular motion from the outside moving in and along. I used Marina Mist. Then pick up a darker colour and just sponge near the edge in a circular motion once again. This time I used Dapper Denim. You can lift off an edge carefully and see how it is looking if you like to. You want to leave a lighter area in the middle.
To finish the card I adhered this to a Dapper Denim card base. Then add the light post and lamps cut from Smoky Slate. The centre lights were cut from Daffodil Delight. The sentiment stamped in Real Red and then cut with the matching Framelits. I added a Silver Taffeta bow to finish.
I have another card with this set to share next time.
Jenny
The Brightly Lit Bundle is available in my store Now -> HERE for $72. Please use the HOST CODE: HSVFAXRX
I think many people liked the idea of Watch It Wednesday when it launched last week. Thanks everyone for your comments and messages. Each Wednesday I am planning to bring you a video on a fun new project, or product help.
We are back for Watch It Wednesday with #2. Today I have 2 videos for you.
Since the 2017 Holiday Catalogue has just gone live I thought I would bring you a fun video of one of the Bundles in the Catalogue. This is the Ready For Christmas Bundle – and you just have to love Bonnie from Stampin’ Up!. She is so gorgeous. 🙂
What do you think of this Bundle? That little Dachshund is so cute. I like that you can see how all the little pieces can go together. Even thinking out of the box (Carrot???) 😉
This next video is a great one by Stampin’ Up! to see many of the products in the Holiday Catalogue. I love how they have been putting these videos together recently for the catalogues. I would imagine they would take some time though.
I hope you liked them. Thanks for stopping by today,
Visit again soon,
Jenny
Following from the card I shared yesterday I have 2 more cards to show you with the Christmas in the Making set.
I do love the images in this set. Very retro! I am not sure of the colours I have used though and the colouring is not great but I was pleased with the finished cards.
For both these cards I have used the Merry Little Christmas DSP again on the black side this time.
The mailbox image for this first card was stamped on Shimmery White cardstock and coloured with the Inkpads and Aquapainters. It was then layered onSilver Foil sheet and Real Red cardstock.
The image for the next card was stamped on Thick Whisper White and coloured again with the Inkpads and Aquapainter. The sentiment was stamped and then cut with the Stitched Circle Framelits and layered on a Real Red scalloped circle using the Layering Circle Framelits. I wrapped around some of the thin Real Red Solid Ribbon before adhering the paper to the base card.
I wanted to do something a little different. Have a close look.
I stamped the image again on Thick Whisper White, coloured just the gifts, the bow and the girls collar and cut them out. They were then raised up off the card with Dimensionals giving a 3D effect. The white gifts were coloured with the Clear Wink of Stella pen.
Here are the 3 cards together for you.
Thanks for visiting today,
Jenny
Of all the new stamps I recently ordered from the Holiday Catalogue I pulled out this set first; Christmas in the Making. I was looking at doing some watercolouring so I thought I would have a go with it. I must say in advance I am not great at watercolouring. But as I tell my daughter you can only get better at something if you keep trying. 🙂 Anyway, apologies in advance.
This is the first card I made with one of the images in the set.
The image was stamped with StazOn on Thick Whisper White card. I coloured the lady with the Watercolor Pencils and blended it with the Aquapainter. I will show you a close-up of the skirt. I coloured that with the Clear Wink Of Stella brush. It is a little hard to see in the photo. It gives it perhaps the look of Organza fabric, very soft and shimmery. That was the effect I was going for anyway. I went over the ornament too with the Wink of Stella to give it a sparkle.
I used the Olive side of the Merry Little Christmas DSP pack (p 12). I don’t think this paper is shown so well in the catalogue but it has some really lovely prints and I think will be versatile for occasions other than Christmas. Have a look at this below. It comes in 12″ x 12″ sheets.
To finish the card off wrap around some of the fine Real Red Solid Ribbon. For the sentiment I stamped it on a strip of Whisper White and angled the ends. It needed something so I added some Silver Glimmer paper.
This is the stamp set, Christmas in the Making if you had missed it in the catalogue. (p 16)
W $44 C $31
Tomorrow I will show you cards with the other 2 images.
Jenny
September 1st always brings excitement. The start of Spring. YES! Although it has been a mild winter really. What I am really excited about also is …
I have mailed some catalogues out recently but if you still haven’t got one, drop me a comment or email and I will get one to you ASAP, because you just have to see it for yourself.
This was one of my first choices. I think because it is just a bit different.
Brightly Lit Bundle $72
You don’t need to add much to a card with the gorgeous Thinlits in the set.
Night In Bethlehem Bundle W $95.25 C $83.50
A great one for Aussie Christmas cards. Beachy Little Christmas W $49 C $35
Are you a cat person or a dog person?? I am a dog person. I know a few people who will love this punch. I think it will be very popular.
Cat Punch $31
I am interested to try these Foil Sheets. How gorgeous! Maybe some elegant Christmas boxes?? Champagne Foil Sheets $7
View these and many more gorgeous products in the catalogue now. View it online -> HERE
Contact me directly by email or phone
OR
Order online -> HERE Please use the Host Code: HSVFAXRX
Visit tomorrow when I have some sweet cards to show you,
Jenny
I have had my Carols of Christmas class this weekend. I thought I would show you the cards we made. Everyone loved using this bundle and making these cards.
The first card was one of the cards from my Carols of Christmas week last week. (If you missed that head back a few posts. I posted a different card each day with this bundle).
This one is using Fresh Fig and adding a little Copper Foil. It’s hard to see but I wrapped some Copper Thread around the Fresh Fig card before adhering it to the White card base. We had a Fig and Gold combination as well which was still nice.
The next card was inspired by one on Pinterest but it took a different direction – as it does sometimes.
The double trees were cut from the White card mat and adhered to the Emerald Envy card mat. You can see the green trees through the cut window. Another tree was cut from a small piece of Emerald Envy and then raised up with Dimensionals. We added a little sparkle with the Dazzling Diamonds. You can just run around the edge of the tree with the Fine Tip glue and then sprinkle with the Dazzling Diamonds. The sentiment is cut with a Circle Stitched Shapes Framelit. And of course, don’t forget those cute little deers. These are cut from Sahara Sand card.
The last card which I think was the favourite of each class as it was so different is the Square Z-Fold Christmas. I am loving these Z-Fold cards.
While I have just received my new Christmas paper this one used retired Christmas paper from a few years back. I still had so much left and really it was the idea of the card. I never normally use retired products in class but I didn’t have anything else, And yes it’s not an idea to use retired stuff as everyone says “I love it! can I buy it?” 
The flowers and leaves were stamped and cut using the Thinlits and adhered off the card with Dimensionals. Adhesive Pearls were added to the centres. Don’t you love that frame??
If you want to make your own Square Z-Fold card, then head HERE to a recent post with this card fold.
There you have the 3 cards we made. This bundle is SO versatile. It is endless what you can do with it. I hope you can grab your bundle and you can get it this month – early!
Here is the bundle if you have missed it.
You can grab it in my store now HERE (Australian residents only) and get started on your Christmas cards.
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. See you again soon,
Jenny
The 2017 Holiday Catalogue starts on September 1st. Grab your Free copy now to be sent to you by commenting or emailing me.
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