Merriest Trees

Hi stamping & crafty friends,

I am always thinking ahead when making cards, so when I was making yesterdays card I had a thought about a variation of the Merriest Trees stamp set (#162043). I wondered how heat embossing would work on the shimmer paper and yes it worked beautifully.

I used the Pretty Peacock from the Soft Shimmer 12”x12” Paper Combo Pack (#161750) and stamped the image from the Merriest Trees stamp set with VersaMark (#102283). I then added the Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). The tree was cut with the Merriest Trees dies (#162047).

For the background I used the Winter Meadow 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#162133). I used a small strip of the Lost Lagoon from the Soft Shimmer Paper Pack and dry embossed this with a die from the Autumn Leaves dies (#162185) and attached this to the card between the 2 designs of DSP. The edges of the card front were daubered with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) then attached to the Basic White base card.

The sentiment from the same stamp set was also Gold embossed then cut with Deckled Rectangles dies (#159173). The tree and sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the card was finished by adding the Blooming Pearls (#162238).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

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Two-Tone Flora Bundle

Hi everyone,

The Two-Tone Flora stamp set (#160844) is a Two-Step stamping set, so you can stamp 2 different colours on the flowers - one for the outline and one for the solid colour.

I stamped 3 flowers with the “outline” of the flowers using VersaMark (#102283) and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555). This needs to be set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The leaves were also gold embossed. I then stamped the flowers with the solid colours using Balmy Blue ink (#147105), Pool Party ink (#147107) and Calypso Coral Ink (#147101). The leaves and flowers were cut with the Two-Tone Flora Dies (#159181).

The Fancy Flora 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (#160413) was matted with the gold from the Fine Shimmer 12”x12” Paper Pack (#160428) then attached to the Basic White base card (#159228). 

“Happy Birthday” is from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) and also Gold Embossed. I used a Seasonal Labels Die (#156299) to cut the sentiment.

The sentiment, Balmy Blue & Calypso Coral flowers and the leaf near the sentiment were all attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). Mini Glue Dots (#103683) were used to attach the other flower & leaves. The embellishments are the Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls (#160449).

TIP: To save your gold shimmer paper (or other specialty papers) cut a piece from the middle before attaching the DSP on top.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Queen Bee Bundle

Hi friends,

I have used the Queen Bee Bundle (#160485) for todays card. I love this gorgeous bee.

The floral images from the Queen Bee stamp set (#160476) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I used Granny Apple Green (#154885), Highland Heather (#154887) and Flirty Flamingo (#154884). The bee was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and I added Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) and set this with the Heat Tool (#129056).

The floral images, bee, flowers and leaves were all cut with the Queen Bee Dies (#160484). For the die cut flowers I used Flirty Flamingo card (#141421) and Highland Heather card (#147010). I used Granny Apple Green card (#147014) and Gold Foil (#132622) for the leaves.

The sentiment was stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink (#147052) and Highland Heather ink (#147103) and this was cut with another die from the Queen Bee dies.

I dry embossed the Basic White card front with the Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder (#160766). I used the reverse side which looks great too. This was matted with Highland Heather card then attached to the Basic White base card.

The gold foil leaves were attached with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the other elements. The Enamel Dot Essentials (#160751) were added to the flowers & sentiment.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Rays Of Light

Hello everyone,

I was having a clean up in my craft room (a never ending job) and came across some bits and pieces and immediately thought “I could make a card with those pieces”, so was very happy with this beautiful card. I do love the traditional red, green & gold for Christmas.

The Rays Of Light stamp (#158925) was used for the background. I stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) onto Pearlescent Specialty Paper (#154291) and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555), then set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was matted with the Shaded Spruce card (#147006) then attached to the Real Red base card (#106578).

The poinsettias were fussy cut from the Boughs Of Holly Designer Series Paper (#159600). These flowers were from the edge of the paper, so you don't need to throw any of these beautiful flowers away.

“Merry Christmas” from the Brightest Glow stamp set (#159542) was also Gold heat embossed. A Labels Aglow die (#159551) was used to cut the sentiment.

The flowers at the top and the sentiment were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the other flower was taped to the card.

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

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Blessings Of Home

Hi my friends,

Here’s a simple but elegant card using just white & gold and would be great for any special occasion.

I stamped the image from Blessings Of Home stamp set (#157930) with VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555). This was set with the Heat Tool (#129056). The sentiment is from Forever Blossoms stamp set (#151457) and also gold embossed.

After setting the floral image on the Basic White card (#159228) I dry embossed this with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406). I attached the card front to the piece of Gold Foil sheet (#132622) then this was attached to the Basic White base card.

I cut the sentiment and the gold foil under the sentiment with dies from the Ornate Frames dies (#150664) and this was attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

Yes, a simply elegant card!!

The Blessings Of Home stamp set will be available from 4th January in the next Mini catalogue.

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

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Merriest Moments Bundle

Hello everyone,

I love the Gold & white on this beautiful card using the Merriest Moments Bundle (#156783).

All the card is Basic White (#159228) except for the smallest petals on the flower which is Gold Foil (#132622). The card front was dry embossed with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (#156385). The edges were heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#102283). To do this I VersaMarked (#102283) the edges of the card front, then sprinkled with Gold Emboss Powder and set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I did one edge at a time. 

The flowers, leaves and sentiment are all from the Merriest Moments stamp set (#156353) and also all gold embossed. The co-ordinating dies which are included with the embossing folder, were used to cut all these elements. The flower was assembled using Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the leaves were attached to the card also with the glue dots. The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), and a Gilded Gem (#152478) was added.

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

Stay safe & keep crafting!

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Elegantly Said

Hello,

All the images on this card are from the Elegantly Said stamp set (#155095).

I stamped the detailed swirls using VersaMark (#102283) and heat embossed it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) and set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I used the Stamparatus (#148187) to stamp the images on both pieces of Basic White card (#159228). Then the white cards were attached to the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011). The ribbon is Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon (#154572). 

I stamped the flowers with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and then fussy cut them. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) were used to attach this to the card. The sentiment was also stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink. After assembling the card I added the Pastel Pearls (#154571). 

The specials for the designer series papers finishes on 2nd August, so don't delay if you still want to take advantage of these discounts. The papers are-

155841 - Beauty of the Earth - $17

155696 - Bloom Where You’re Planted - $17

155499 - Hand Penned - $17

152494 - In Good Taste - $31.45

155817 - In The Wild - $17

155807 - Pansy Petals - $17

155605 - Sweet Symmetry - $17

155718 - Tidings Of Christmas - $17

155686 - You’re A Peach - $17

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

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Very Versailles

Hello everyone,

The images on this card are from the Very Versailles stamp set (#c149275).

I stamped the script image using Crumb Cake ink (#121685) onto Very Vanilla card (#106550). Then using VersaMark (#102283) I stamped the branch, and added the Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#10929) and set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I then used the Stitched Nested Dies (#149638) to cut the 2 “labels” from the centre of the card. I attached the outside of the Very Vanilla card onto the Pretty Peacock base card (#150886). The next cutout piece was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and the middle piece was attached directly onto the base card. The sentiment was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink (#150083) and also cut with a Stitched Nested Die. The embellishments are the 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots (#149607). The ribbon is Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon (#149751).

Well the weekend is here already, so enjoy!

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lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au