True Love Designer Series Paper

Hi friends,

The True Love Designer Series Paper (#154281) is currently one my favourites especially for colouring with Stampin’ Blends.

For a change I used the Shimmery White cardstock (#121717) which has a lovely subtle shimmer. I dry embossed the card front with the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder (#151801) then matted this with the Champagne Foil Sheets (#144748).

The flowers were fussy cut and then coloured with the following Stampin’ Blends - Petal Pink (#154893), So Saffron (#154905), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Fresh Freesia (#155611), Pale Papaya (#155670), Flirty Flamingo (#154884) and Soft Sea Foam (#154902).

The stamped leaves are from the Forever Fern stamp set (#152559) and they were stamped with Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102). A die from the co-ordinating Forever Flourishing dies (#152714) cut the leaves. The leaves from the Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) were cut with dies from the Floral Heart dies (#154306) and attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

The coloured flowers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The Gold Simply Elegant Trim (#155766) was attached to the card under the sentiment. Best wishes from the Borders Abound stamp set (#152627) was stamped with Fresh Freesia ink (#155611) and cut with a Stitched Rectangles die (#151820). 

As usual I used the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) to add glimmer to the flowers and leaves.

The retiring products are

Champagne Foil Sheets

Tin Tile 3D embossing folder

Enjoy your day.

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

Wreath Builder dies

Hi again,

Another beautiful retiring product is the Wreath Builder dies (#152722).

I used Very Vanilla card (#106550) for the base card & card front. Before dry embossing the card front I sponged one side of the Tin Tile 3D embossing Folder (#151801) with Crumb Cake ink (#147116). This gives some subtle colour to the embossing. I sponged the edges of the card front with Rococo Rose ink (#150080).

I used the Pretty Peacock card (#150886) and the Champagne Foil Sheets (#144748) for the wreath. The wreath, flowers, bow and heart are all cut with dies from the Wreath Builder Dies. I used Rococo Rose card (#150888) for the flowers, heart and bow. I cut 2 flowers and offset them when I put them together using a Stampin’ Dimensional (#104430). The wreath, flower and bow were attached to the card with Mini Glue Dots (#103683).

“Sending” is from the Well Said stamp set (#148796) and stamped with Rococo Rose ink. I cut this with the Messages Die (#144422). This is a very versatile die as it co-ordinates with the Many Messages stamp set (#154510), but also allows you to cut many other sentiments, like I have on this card. After attaching the sentiment to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108), I then attached the heart.

The flower, bow & heart were all brushed with the Clear Wink Of Stella (#141897) for that shimmery look. I coloured some Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#144220) with Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends (#154900) before attaching them to the centre of the flower.

Today’s retiring products are

Wreath Builder Dies

Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder

Pretty Peacock card

Rococo Rose card

Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends

Rococo Rose ink

Champagne Foil Sheets

Wishing you all a very Happy & safe Easter.

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

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Garden Shed

Hello everyone,

I have created this garden scene using the Garden Shed stamp set (#149247) and Garden Gateway dies (#151512).

The shed from the Garden Shed stamp set was stamped on Basic White card (#159228) with Soft Suede ink (#147115). The pot of flowers & watering can, cat and bird were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708). The cat & bird are from the Grace’s Garden stamp set (#151513). The Stampin’ Blends to colour the images are Granny Apple Green (#154885), Old Olive (#154892), Smoky Slate (#154904), Crumb Cake (#154882), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Flirty Flamingo (#154884), Mango Melody (#154888), Misty Moonlight (#153108), Seaside Spray (#154901) and Cinnamon Cider (#153105).

Using Blending Brushes (#153611), I added some colour to the grass with Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) and to the sky with Seaside Spray ink (#150085).

The gate and fence were cut from Champagne Foil Sheets (#144748) using the Garden Gateway Dies (#151512). I attached these to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The flowers in the pot, the cat and bird were attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

The base card is Soft Suede (#119982).

The retiring products are -

Garden Shed stamp set

Grace’s Garden stamp set

Gateway Garden dies

Seaside Spray stampin’ blends

Seaside Spray ink

Mango Melody Stampin’ blends

Champagne Foil Sheets

Check out what’s on the retiring list here - lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

Wishing everyone a Happy & safe Easter.

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

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Seashells 3D Embossing Folder

Hi everyone,

You can make a very easy card with the beautiful Seashells 3D Embossing Folder (#154309).

I dry embossed the Champagne Foil Sheet (#144748) with the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. This was attached to Cherry Cobbler card (#121681), then onto the Very Vanilla card (#106550).

I stamped the sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set (#154510) with Cherry Cobbler ink (#147083). The “Happy Birthday” and “congratulations  are positioned together on the stamp, so instead of cutting them separately with the co-ordinating Messages Die #(#154422), I cut them with the Stitched Nested Labels dies (#149638). The smaller banners are also cut with the Nested Labels dies. The sentiment was then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I coloured the Pearl Basic Jewels (#144219) with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends (#154880) before attaching them to the card.

Enjoy your day!!

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

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch

Hello again,

Today I was challenging myself again, this time to use colours I don't use very much, but when I do use them I wonder why I don’t use them more often. The colours are Sahara Sand and Blushing Bride.

The base card and card front are Very Vanilla (#106550). I stamped the image from the Woven Heirlooms stamp set (#c149306) on the top and bottom of the card front with Sahara Sand ink (#147117). I also sponged the edges with Sahara Sand ink.

I punched 3 Rectangular Postage Stamps (#152709) from Champagne Foil Sheet (#144748), then embossed these with the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder (#151801). I attached these to Sahara Sand card (#121695) cut slightly bigger than the punched rectangles. The Very Vanilla 3/8” Scalloped Lace Trim (#149593) was wrapped around the card front. I stamped 3 butterflies from the Positive Thoughts stamp set (#151490) with Sahara Sand ink and another 3 with Blushing Bride ink (#147100). The Sahara Sand butterflies were attached to the Foil Sheet, then the Blushing Bride butterflies were added on top with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#1144108).

I attached a piece of Blushing Bride card (#131287) to the Foam Adhesive Sheets (#152815), then cut “birthday wishes” using dies from the Well Written Dies (#151816). The Foam Adhesive Sheets are double sided adhesive foam sheets and great for adding depth and dimension to your project. The little hearts are also cut with a die from the Well Written Dies, using Blushing Bride card and glued to the card with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309). 

I coloured the Pearl Basic Jewels (#144219) with Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends (#154906) and attached them to the butterflies.

Have a great day!!

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Blossoms In Bloom Bundle

Welcome again,

I am loving the variety which can be achieved with this beautiful bundle - the Blossoms In Bloom bundle (#p154123).

I placed the floral image from the Blossoms In Bloom stamp set (#p152684) onto the Stamparatus (#148187) and coloured the flowers by daubering the colour onto each of the flowers. The reason I used the Stamparatus was in case I hadn’t added enough ink to the stamp and could re-ink and re-stamp it easily. The colour inks I used were Flirty Flamingo (#147052), Daffodil Delight (#147094), Coastal Cabana (#147097), Seaside Spray (#150085) and Highland Heather (#147103). Then I cut the Champagne Foil Sheet (#144748) which I had backed with the Adhesive Sheets (#152334). This was cut with the Many Layered Blossoms Die (#154123), then attached to the card. The sentiment is also from the Blossoms In Bloom stamp set and stamped with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094) and cut with a Tasteful Labels Die (#152886). The designer paper is from the Subtles 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#153072). I finished the card by adding the glitter to the flowers using the Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (#141897). I think this is one of my favourite tools at the moment as I seem to use it on nearly every card I make. It also shows up much better in real life than when photographed.

I hope your weekend has been fun and productive.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au