Merry Christmas

Hello everyone,

Firstly I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. I am taking a short break from the blog but will be back after Christmas with lots more cards. 

The Dove is from the Dove of Peace stamp set (#w139800). I stamped and heat set this with VersaMark (#102283) and Gold Embossing powder (#109129) on Soft Sky card (#131292). The other cardstock is Whisper White (#106549) and Night Of Navy (#106577). The Deco Labels Collection Framelits (#130102) cut the labels which I then attached the dove to using Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). I embossed the white label with the Softly Falling embossing folder (#139672). The sentiment is from the Peaceful Wreath stamp set (#p139794) and stamped with Night of Navy ink (#126970).

Thanks for your support this year.

Wishing you Peace, Joy, Love and good health this Christmas.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Reason for the Season

Hello,

Today's card is the same design as a birthday card I made last week using the flower from Beautiful Bunch, but here I have made a Christmas card using the Reason for the Season stamp set (#p139730) for the flower and leaves.

The Cardstock I have used is Whisper White (#106549), Cherry Cobbler (#121681), Pear Pizzaz (#131290) and Mossy Meadow (#133683). The inks are Mossy Meadow (#133645), Pear Pizzaz (#131180) and Cherry Cobbler (#126966).  The flower was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and Gold Embossing powder (#109129) then heat set and hand cut and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). I added a small amount of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (#133751) also to the flower. The 2 way glue was used as the adhesive for the glitter. The leaves were punched using the Festive Flower Builder Punch (#139682). Merry Christmas is also from Reason for the Season stamp set. The Framelits used are the Deco Labels Collection Framelits (#130102). The dotted line is from the Butterfly Basics stamp set (#c138816, #w138813, #p137154).

This week's WEEKLY DEALS -

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That's all for today.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator,

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Butterflies

Welcome,

This butterfly was stamped with the Watercolour Wings stamp set (#p139424) then cut with the Butterflies Thinlits (#137360). This two- step stamping set is made easy with the photopolymer stamps as you can see exactly where you are stamping.

The ink is Melon Mambo (#126948) and the cardstock is Melon Mambo (#119980) and Whisper White (# 106549). I embossed the whisper white card with the Fluttering embossing folder (#139304). I then added the labels cut with the Deco Labels Colllection  Framelits (#130102) and attached the butterfly to these with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246) to the butterfly and the ribbon. The ribbon is the 5/8" Organza Ribbon (#114319). The sentiment is from the Circle of Spring stamp set (#p138964) and cut with the Washi Label punch (#138296). 

That's all till next time.

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Dove of Peace

Hello again,

There are so many beautiful Christmas stamps in the holiday catalogue and the Dove of Peace (#139800) is one of them. The dove and the verse are both in this set.

The dove was heat embossed with VersaMark (#102283) and Silver Embossing powder (#109131) on Whisper White card (#106549). This was hand cut. The sentiment and verse were stamped with Night of Navy ink (#126970). Peace ..at Chritmas is from the Peaceful Wreath stamp set (#p139794). The Night of Navy card (#106577 under the dove was cut with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits (#130102). The dove was attached with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430).

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Beautiful Bunch

Hello,

Today's card uses a variety of punches, including the new Curvy Corner Trio punch (#139683) which is in the new Holiday catalogue. This punch has 3 shapes, the one as shown on the card that cut the corners of the Night Of Navy card (#106577). It also punches another fancy corner as well as a slot for ribbon.

Here is the punch and the 3 different shapes.

The base card is Whisper White (#106549). The leaves punched with the Bird Builder punch (#117191) uses Garden Green card (#108605). These were glued  to the DSP using the 2-way Glue pen.  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the Brights DSP Stack (#138434) and cut with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits (#130102). The flower from the Beautiful Bunch stamp set (#c134282, #w134279) was stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder (#1222949). This was then punched with the co-ordinating Fun Flower punch (#133785) and assembled using Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). Happy Birthday is from the hostess set Happy Birthday Everyone (#c139958, #w138942) and this was also heat embossed with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder. 

Have a great weekend.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Butterflies Thinlits

 Hi and Welcome,

What would we do without Framelits? I use them on most cards - so easy to use and there is such a large variety which can be used separately or together.

The Bold Butterfly Framelits (#138135) co-ordinate with the Butterflies Thinlits (#137360) to make this butterfly. One cuts a solid butterfly, the other cuts the intricate design. The other Framelits are the Circle Collection (#130911) and Deco Labels Collection (#130102). I stamped the starburst from Kinda Eclectic stamp set (#c135350, #w135347) with Daffodil Delight ink (#126944). Happy Birthday is from Petite Pairs stamp set (#c122497, #w128706) and I used Pacific Point ink (#126951). The bow is made using the Bow Builder punch (#137414). Metal Rimmed Pearls (#138394) have been added to the bow and butterfly. I embossed the Whisper White card (#106549) for the background with the Brick Wall embossing folder (#138288). The blue card is Pacific Point (#116202) and Basic Black (#121688) was used for the top butterfly.

I have just received some of the new products from the new holiday catalogue which will be out on 1st September. There are so many fantastic products for Christmas, and I am now busy designing cards etc for an upcoming Christmas workshop. I can't believe I am already talking about Christmas! It's very exciting playing with new products and I look forward to sharing these with you in the near future.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping,

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Email: lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Butterfly Basics

Hello,

Not sure if this card fold has a particular name but it looks like a normal card till you open it. Hopefully the recipient knows how to display it. I made some Christmas cards like this a couple of years ago and I found out later most people didn't realise this was how the card was meant to be. I think I should have sent instructions with the cards.

The base card is Very Vanilla (#106550) and I have also used Real Red card (#106578) and Timeless Elegance DSP (#138444). I scored the front in the centre of the card to be able to make the fold, before embossing with the Elegant Dots embossing folder (#138287). The labels were cut with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits (#127012) and Happy Birthday from Sassy Salutations stamp set (#c126707, #w132070) is stamped with Real Red ink (#126949). Only tape the bottom part of the label to the card to allow the card to be be displayed as shown.  I added some Metal Rimmed Pearls (#138394) under the sentiment.

The flowers are from Butterfly Basics stamp set (#c139950, #w138694) and were stamped with Pear Pizzaz ink (#131180) on the inside of the card.  I also stamped the flowers using Real Red ink on some scrap card, hand cut them and placed them on top of the already stamped flowers using Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). This holds the card in place as shown.

Here are this weeks WEEKLY DEALS. Check them out and if you would like to take advantage of any of these specials just let me know.

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