Candle decorating

Hello again,

I didn't realize how easy it is to decorate a candle.










Stamp your image onto a piece of white tissue paper. Cut around the image to remove the excess tissue paper, but you don't have to be too fussy. Place the stamped tissue paper onto the candle, then wrap a piece of waxed paper around the candle and hold firmly. This keeps the image in the correct position as well as being able to hold the candle. Using the heat gun, heat till the white colour of the tissue paper disappears. It doesn't take long. Remove the waxed paper, and the image is on the candle. How simple is that!!! I will be making lots more of these. What a great easy gift.

I used Rich Razzleberry (#126950) and Gumball Green inks (#126861). To decorate around the base I used the Rich Razzleberry from the Brights Colour Collection DSP Stack (#130134) with the Scallop Trim Border punch (#118402). I then added a piece of Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain ribbon (#126876). The stamp set is Everything Eleanor (#124164).


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That's all for today,
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Secret garden

Hi to all,

Secret garden is the stamp set where you will find these flowers I used on this card.




Cardstock is Strawberry Slush (#131300), Whisper White (#106549) and Raspberry Ripple (#127545).
The ink is Strawberry Slush (#131178).
The stamp sets are Secret Garden (#129144) and Sassy Salutations (#126707).
Accessories used are Large Scallop Egdelits (#127019), Delicate designs Embossing folder (#127023), Decorative label punch (#120907), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch (#119275), Secret garden Framelits (#129372), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430).

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Have a great weekend and if you are still on holidays, I hope you are enjoying the break.
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au



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Timeless Talk Birthday card

Welcome back,

I hope you all had a very happy and relaxing Christmas. I have had a few days enjoying time with my family, with a busy Christmas Day here, but its very quiet again so a great opportunity time to get back to my craft room. So today's card is for a male birthday.




Cardstock is Pacific Point (#116202), Basic Black (#121688), Real Red (#106578) and Very Vanilla (#106550).
The inks used are Real Red (#126949) and Crumb Cake (#126975).
The stamp sets are Timeless Talk (#126607), Bring on the Cake (#121958) and Off the Grid (#130736),
Accessories used are Circles Collection Framelits (#130911), Chevron Embossing folder (#127749), Stampin Dimensionals (#104430) and Neutrals Candy Dots (#130934).

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Have a great day,
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au



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Papillon Potpourri and Bitty Butterfly punch

Hi,

I have stamped the small butterfly onto the card then attached another butterfly on top for a 3D effect.





The Cardstock is Whisper White (#106549), Bermuda Bay (#131286) and the Brights DSP Stack (#130134). The ink is Bermuda Bay (#131171). The sentiment is from Petite Pairs (#122497) and punched with the Postage Stamp (#122344). The Bitty Butterfly punch is used for the butterflies. These were then attached using Stampin' Dimensionals in the centre of the butterfly so the wings can be lifted. I added Dazzling Details (#124117) to the body of the butterflies.


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With only a couple of days till Christmas, I hope you are all organized and relaxed.

Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

LesleyJendra,
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Washi Tape and Papillon Potpourri

Welcome again,

Yes, I have used the Washi Tape again today. I hadn't used it for some time, but after using it on yesterday's card, thought I would continue with it today.




I love these bright colours of Pacific Point (#116202), Daffodil Delight (#121680) and Melon Mambo (#119980) along with Whisper White card (#106549).
The inks are also Pacific Point (#126951), Daffodil Delight (#126944) and Melon Mambo (#126948). The stamp sets are Papillon Potpourri (#123759) and Sketched Birthday (#130426). I used the Bitty Banners Framelits, as well as the Scallop Trim Border Punch and Elegant Butterfly punch (#127526). The ribbon is Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain (#126872). The Pearl Basic Jewels (#119247) were added to the butterflies.

I spent this morning cooking for Christmas. I made a fruit cake, which I guess I should have made a few weeks ago, and lots of nibblies. These included apricot balls, apricot slice, macadamia slice, ginger coated in chocolate, apricot and chocolate and triple layer fudge. Yum!!!
Here's a sample of these delicious goodies which I will have to try to resist till Christmas Day.




Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au



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Secret Garden and Washi Tape

Hello,

Secret garden (#129144) is the stamp set and Framelits (#129372) used on today's card.




The card stock is Whisper White (#106549), Basic Black (#121688) and Crushed Curry(#12168). I used Versamark (#102283) and Black embossing powder (#109133) to stamp the flowers and sentiment. Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape has been used on the lower part of the card. The Framelits to cut the sentiment is from Hearts a Flutter (#130159). Happy Birthday Wishes is from the Petite Pairs stamp set (#122497).

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Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

LesleyJendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au




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Thinlits label card

Hello stampers,

I need an engagement card for my niece and her fiance, and I love this Thinlits Label card (#133479) with the extension.







I cut the Shimmery White card (#121717) 13.9cm x 22cm. This fits in nicely to the Framelit as shown.



There will be a bit of a score line at the egde of the Framelit, which is where you will fold the card, as well as the normal score lines.

I embossed the front with the Perfect Polka dots folder (#117335). Polka Dot Parade DSP (#126902) and Champagne Glimmer Paper (#127885) are used on the card. Congratulations and Best Wishes are from Express Yourself stamp set, with "&" from Fabulous Phrases (#120501). The ink used is Real Red (#106578). The hearts are from the Hearts A Flutter set (#129252), using the coordinating Hearts A Flutter Framelits (#130159) to cut them. I used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch on the Glimmer Paper.

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Still lots to do,
So till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au




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Mixed Bunch Birthday

Hi,

Christmas is only a week away, so I think I have done enough Christmas cards and decorations so it's back to some Birthday cards again.





The DSP is from Epic Day This and That (#130814) and Venetian Romance (#130144). Card stock is Calypso Coral (#124392), Basic Black (#121688) and Island Indigo (#124390). The stamp sets used are Mixed Bunch (#125537) and Itty Bitty Banners (#126257), both using Black embossing powder (#109133) and Versamark (#102193). The Flower is punched with the Blossom punch (#125603), and the sentiment with the Bitty Banners Framelits (#129267). Neutrals Candy dots (#130934) are used on the banners, and an Antique Brad (#117273) was used for the flower centre. Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the flower and sentiment to the card.

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Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au



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Snowflake Christmas Decoration

Hello,

Today's beautiful Christmas decoration uses Season Of Style DSP Stack (#132181).




This looks complicated but thanks to a really great tutorial video it is quite easy. For the tutorial go to - Big 3-D snowflake frenchiestamps.com

This was one of the decorations we made in today's class. I also did one in the yellow DSP from the Brights DSP Stacks (#130134)



The finished size of these are about 29cm (11-1/2") starting with 4-1/2" square paper. All the info is on the tutorial, so I don't need to elaborate.

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Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Paper Cone Wreath

Hello

Last night my daughter, a friend and I spent a great time together making these beautiful Paper Cone Wreaths.








We were really pleased with the finished results. We used a 24cm styrofoam wreath for the base. The paper is from the Season Of Style DSP (#132340) from the holiday catalogue. I used the 1-3/4" Scallop Circle punch (#119854) to make the cones. I stapled the bottom of the cones, then attached them to the styrofoam with hot melt glue. The Merry is from the Expressions Thinlits Dies (#132171) using Cherry Cobbler card (#121681) and glued to a piece of Whisper White (#106549). The ribbon is retired - scallop tulle.

I then decided to add another bow, using the Gift Bow Bigz L Die (#129977) with Cherry Cobbler card.






I found this tutorial but made a few changes -
http://www.cornerhouseblog.com/2011/07/awesome-paper-cone-wreath-tutorial.html

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Time to organise (clean) my craft room before starting on some more cards.
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au




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Flowerfull Heart

Hi and welcome,

Red, White and Blue always looks so vibrant together, so I have used these colours on this card.




The card stock used is Pacific Point (#116202), Real Red (#106578), Whisper White (#106549), with the Brights DSP Stack (#130134). The stamp is Flowerfull Heart (#134617) stamped with Real Red ink (#126949). This single stamp is only available for a limited time, from A Whole Lot Of Love collection, so if you would like one contact me or order online. It also coordinates with the Hearts Collection Framelits (#125599). The Pacific Point heart was also cut with these Framelits. Love is from the Expressions Thinlits Dies (#132171) from the Holiday Catalogue. The Modern Mosaic folder embossed the Real Red card. The Scallop Trim Border punch was used for the Whisper White card. The ribbon is Real Red 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain. Adhesives used are Glue Dots (#103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430), Snail Adhesive (#104332) and 2-way Glue Pen (#100425).


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I'm off now to make one of those beautiful paper wreaths, so will have that to show you soon.
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

LesleyJendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Everything Eleanor Birthday Wishes

Hello

Another one of my favourite stamp sets is Everything Eleanor (#124164).( I do have lots of favourites).


I heat embossed the Flowers using Versamark (#102193), Rich Razzleberry ink (#126950) and Clear embossing powder (#109130). I then fussy cut the flowers. The Cardstock used is Rich Razzleberry (#119981), Gumball Green (#127543), Pink Pirouette (#116203) and Whisper White (#106549). Using the En Francais background I stamped using Pink Pirouette ink (#126956) on the Pink Pirouette card, then I stamped the flourish with Gumball Green (#126861). Rich Razzleberry (#126950) was used for Birthday Wishes which is from Bring On The Cake set (#121958). The Butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits (#118138) and used 2-way glue(#100425) to adhere these to the card. The tag for the sentiment is from the Apothecary Accents Framelits (#127003). As usual I attached the flowers and sentiment using Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430).

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I'll be back again tomorrow,
So till then,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra.
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Mosaic punch and Expressions Thinlits dies Christmas Card

Hi again,

A very easy Christmas card today using Merry from the Expressions Thinlits Dies (#132171)



I tend to be very traditional with my Christmas cards, and red and white always looks nice. I have used Real Red (#106578) and Whisper White card (#126949) as well as Brights DSP stacks (#130134). The embossing folder on the red card is Fancy Fan (#127751) which match nicely with the DSP. The Needlepoint Border (#129383) was used on the white card. The Mosaic punch (#131267) was used to cut out the white card, then the DSP was taped behind. The ribbon is Real Red 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain (#126875).

Thought for the day-





We are enjoying a few quiet days away.
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au





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Flower Shop Birthday

Hello all,

Flower Shop (#130942) is one of my favourite stamp sets and having the matching punch makes it super easy.




Cardstock I have used is Wisteria Wonder (#124389), Whisper White (#106549) and Elegant Eggplant (#108614). Elegant Eggplant (#126969) is also the ink used. I have used 2 embossing folders - Chevron (#127749) and Pretty Print (#132175). The punches used are the Scallop Edge Border (#119882) and Pansy (#130698). Happy Birthday is from the Bring on the Cake set (#121958) and the Framelit to cut this is Chalk Talk (#129983). The ribbon is Whisper White 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain. Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the flowers to the card.

Thought for the day-




Lots to do, so till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.a




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Secret Garden Sympathy card

Hi

I love the elegance of this White and silver card (nicer in reality than the photo shows).





I have used Whisper White (#106549) and Brush Silver Card (#124918) as well as White Vellum (#106584) for the leaves. The flowers from Secret Garden stamp set (#129144) were heat embossed with Versamark (#102283) and Silver embossing powder (#109131), and cut using the matching Secret Garden Framelits (#129372). The leaves were stamped using the Silver Metallic Encore ink pad (#132142) onto the vellum. The sentiment is from the Petite Pairs stamp set (#122497) and also done using silver embossing powder. Rhinestone Basic Pearls (#119246) were added to the centre of the flowers.

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Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net
Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au





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Baby Prints

Hello,

I make and donate cards to our local church, so this is one of the baby boy cards I made today.




Using Whisper White (#106549) and Tempting Turquoise card (#108598), I stamped using Tempting Turquoise ink (#126952). The embossing folder used is Alphabet Press (#130916). I stamped the feet from the Baby Prints stamp set (#125472) and used the Chalk Talk Framelits (#129983) to make the tag. The "welcome baby" is from the Petite Pairs stamp set (#122497) and " boy" is out of the Baby Prints set. The sentiment was then cut using the Bitty Banners Framelits (#129267). The ribbon for the bow is Whisper White Stitched Grosgrain (#126877) and attached using Glue dots (#103683). The tag and sentiment are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)

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I have lots more cards to make,
so till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
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Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au





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Hearts a Flutter with Hearts Framelits

Hi and welcome,

Hearts a Flutter stamp set (#129252) with Hearts a Flutter Framelits (#130159) and Hearts Collection Framelits (#125599) were used for this card.





To cut the base card with the Framelits, fold the card in half and place the Framelit on the card as shown below. This allows the card to have a piece at the top that isn't cut through.




The Cardstock is Whisper White (#106549) and Real Red (#106578). The embossing folders used are Pretty Print (132175) and Fancy Fan (#127751).
Love You is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set (#126257) and I used the coordinating Bitty Banners Framelits. Real Red ink (#126949) was used to stamp all the images.


This was also a great opportunity to make the correct size envelope using the Envelope Punch Board.



It is so easy to make any size envelope. I just stamped some hearts to decorate the envelope. It's nice to really personalize the envelope and match it with the card.


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Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Feel better male card

Hello again,

I have had a few very busy days, but I'm back again. I was asked for a male get well card so this is a very easy one.





The Cardstock used is Midnight Muse (#127546), Crumb Cake (#121685), Cherry Cobbler (#121681), Very Vanilla (#106550) and Basic Black (#121688). I used the Woodgrain embossing folder (#127821) on the crumb cake card and the Honeycomb folder (#1129378) on the Cherry Cobbler card. The Circles collection Framelits (#130911) were used and the punch is the Owl Builder (#118074). I also used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder (#117335) for the front of the owl. Feel Better is from the Sassy Salutations stamp set (#126707). The ribbon is Midnight Muse Stitched Satin (#126847). The owl was attached with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430).

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Till next time
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Christmas Tags

Hello,

This will be very quick today. I have been making some Gift tags for Christmas. Here are some of them.



In have used various Framelits and stamp sets (sorry - some retired), to make some very simple tags. I have stamped "to" and "from" on the back. I have also heat embossed most of the images.

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Must go,
Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Secret Garden stamp set and Framelits

Hello,

It's great to have Framelits and punches that coordinate with the stamp sets.
The flowers for this card are from the Secret Garden Stamp set (#129144).





The card stock is Bermuda Bay (#131286), Crushed Curry (#131288) and Whisper White (#106549). I embossed on part of the white card with the Honeycomb folder (#129378. The Flowers were heat embossed with Clear embossing powder (#109130). With the new ink pads, because they stay wet for a bit longer, you can just stamp the image and quickly add the embossing powder, then heat set. The inks used are Bermuda Bay (#131171), Crushed Curry (#131173) and Soft Suede (#126978). Gorgeous Grunge (#130517) and Label Love (#130622) are the other stamp sets used. The punch for the sentiment is the Artisan Label (#130920), and the Secret Garden Framelits (#129372) cut the flowers and leaves. For a bit of sparkle I added Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246) and Dazzling Details (#124117) to the flower centres.

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Till next time,
😊Happy Stamping😊
Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,
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Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au




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