Mother Of Pearl Specialty Paper

Hi crafty friends,

I wanted to stamp an image on the gorgeous Mother Of Pearl Specialty Paper (#157666) so I used the StazOn Jet Black ink (#101406). This is a permanent ink for non porous surfaces so works perfectly on this paper.

I used the birds from Free As A Bird stamp set (#149468) and cut it with a die from the Hippo & Friends Dies (#153585). I then used the same die to cut a piece of Pacific Point card (#116202). I cut this in half horizontally and attached it the the back of the birds. 

Happy Birthday from the Art Gallery stamp set (#158201) was stamped with Pacific Point ink (#147098). I cut the sentiment and the Pacific Point card under the sentiment with a die from the Tasteful Labels Dies (#152886).

I dry embossed the Silver Foil from the Blue Foils Specialty Paper (#159983) with the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder (#152725) and matted this with the Pacific Point card. I coloured the White Glittered Organdy Ribbon (#156408) using a Blending Brush (#153611) and Pacific Point ink. This was wrapped around the card front before it was attached to the Basic White base card (#159228). The embellishments are the Elegant Faceted Gems (#152464).

The retiring products on this card are the Free As A Bird stamp set, Ornate Floral Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels Dies and the Hippo & Friends Dies.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Free As A Bird stamp set

Hello friends,

Unfortunately the beautiful Free As A Bird stamp set (#149468) is amongst the retiring products. I will miss this stamp set as I love these cute little birds.

I stamped the birds with VersaMark (#102283) and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I coloured the image with the Stampin’ Blends - Fresh Freesia (#155518), Crumb Cake (#154882) and Soft Succulent (#155521). I used one of the dies from the Ornate Layers (#152726) to cut this.

I attached a piece of Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate (#154574) to the Basic White base card (#159228). The birds were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The ribbon under the sentiment is Highland Heather Grosgrain (#155812).

The sentiment is from the Elegantly Said stamp set (#155095) and stamped with Highland Heather ink (#147103), then cut with an Ornate Frames die (#150664). The embellishments are Playing With Patterns Resin Dots (#152467). I coloured these Purple Posy dots with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends to add some extra colour to the dots.

The retiring products used on this card are the Free As A Bird stamp set, Ornate Layers dies, Ornate Frames Dies, Elegantly Said stamp set, Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate, Highland Heather Grosgrain Ribbon and Playing With Patterns Resin Dots.

“Love what you do & share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Birds & More Dies

Hello again lovely friends,

I am highlighting more of the retiring products today. Here I have used the Birds & More Dies (#152721).

I backed a piece of the Soft Succulent 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum (#155616) with Adhesive Sheet (#152334) before cutting with the die with the circular leaves. I then cut it with a circle from the Layering Circles Dies (#151770). I then cut the Mother Of Pearl Specialty Paper (#157666) with a scalloped circle die from the Layering Circles. The Circular leaves were attached to this.

The birds are cut from the Ombre Specialty Paper (#155784) using the Birds & More Dies.

The DSP from Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper (#155696) was matted with Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum, then attached to the Basic White Base card (#159228). “Happy Birthday” from the Blossoms In Bloom Stamp Set (#158283) was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink (#155576) and cut with the label die from the Bloom dies (#155989). I also cut the Mother Of Pearl Specialty paper with this die.

The circle was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and Mini Glue Dots (#103683) were used to attach the birds. The embellishments are from the (retired) Garden Gems.

The retiring products used here are Birds & More Dies, In Color Shimmer Vellum, Ombre Specialty Paper and Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper.

Check out all the retiring products here

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Pattern Party Designer Series Paper

Hello friends,

The Pattern Party Designer Series Paper (#155426) is a host product and is great value, with a great range of designs. This floral Black & White design is from this pack.

The serrated edges were cut with one of the Basic Borders dies (#155558). I cut the DSP, Basic Black card (#121688), Real Red card (#106578) and the Basic White base card (#159228) with this die. The Basic Black was attached to the base card, then the DSP attached on top. The Real Red card was attached to the base of the card as seen in the photo.

I coloured the flowers from the DSP with Real Red Stampin’ Blends (#154899). I fussy cut 3 flowers to attach to the Real Red card. “Happy Birthday” from the Expressions Of Friendship stamp set (#158460) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I used the Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155554) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The embellishments are the Matte Black Dots (#154284).

The Expressions Of Friendship stamp set is a host product from the Mini Catalogue. All host products are available to purchase with Stampin’ Rewards from qualifying orders (from $250 in Australia).

The Pattern Party Designer Series Paper is retiring.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper

Hi & welcome friends,

Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper (#155698) is retiring, as is the Paper Lattice (#155697).

The Woodgrain paper, the dark green foliage paper and the plants are all from the Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP. I fussy cut the potted plants. 

The base card is Basic White (#159228). I attached the Woodgrain & green DSP to the Evening Evergreen card (#155575). The Paper Lattice was attached on top with Mini Glue Dots (#103683). The plants on the left and in the middle were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and the 3rd plant was attached with Mini Glue Dots.

I threaded the Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon (#155780) through the Paper Lattice and wrapped it around the card front. “Best Wishes” from the Art Gallery stamp set (#158201) was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink (#155576) and cut with a Potted Succulents die (#154330). I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) to attach the sentiment. The embellishments are Faux Sea Glass Shapes (#158141).

If you haven’t checked out the retiring products click on the link here

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Sailing Home stamp set

Hi stamping friends,

Another of my favourite stamp sets is retiring, which is the Sailing Home stamp set (#149457) along with the co-ordinating Smooth Sailing dies (#149576).

I used one of the beautiful papers from the New Horizons 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#157768) for the background. The birds from the Sailing Home stamp set was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto the DSP. This was matted with Evening Evergreen card (#155575), then attached to the Basic White base card (#159228). 

I stamped the lighthouse from the Sailing Home stamp set with VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed with Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) which was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used dies from the Smooth Sailing Die to cut the lighthouse and the rope. I used Cinnamon Cider card (#153083) for the rope which had Adhesive Sheet (#152334) on the back. The compass is also from the Sailing Home stamp set and stamped with Smoky Slate ink (#147113). I cut this with a Layering Circles Die (#151770).

“Happy Birthday” from the Home & Garden stamp set (#157910) was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink (#155576) and cut with a Tasteful Labels Die (#152886). The compass, lighthouse and sentiment were all attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104330) and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The retiring products here are the Sailing Home stamp set, Smooth Sailing Dies, Bumble Bee card and the Tasteful Labels dies. 

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Shaded Summer stamp set

Hello friends,

I am continuing to highlight some of the retiring products again on this card.

I attached the Paper Lattice (#155697) using Mini Glue Dots (#103683) to the DSP from In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (#152494). This was then attached to the Basic White base card (#159228). 

The stamped floral images are from the Shaded Summer stamp set ($155783). I stamped each image with Granny Apple Green Ink (#147095) and Mango Melody ink (#147093). I cut the images with the dies from the Summer Shadows dies which were from a previous Sale-a-bration. I fussy cut the flowers from the Mango Melody images and attached them on top of the flowers on the Granny Apple Green images with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). 

Happy Birthday is also from the Shaded Summer stamp set and stamped with Mango Melody ink. A die from the Bloom Dies (#155989) was used to cut the sentiment. The embellishments are from the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#150457) and attached to the flower centres.

The retiring products used are the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Paper Lattice and the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

“Love what you do and share what you love.”

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com