Around The Bend

Hello again,

I have used the 3 different colours from the Fine Shimmer 12”x12” Paper Pack (#160428) on this card. The colours are Soft Succulent, Fresh Freesia and Gold and look great together and I love the shimmer.

The base card is Very Vanilla (#106550). The Soft Succulent paper was cut with a die from the Around The Bend Dies (#160649) and attached to the base card. The flowers & leaves were also cut with the Around The Bend dies. With 3 of the flowers I added extra colour using a Dauber (#133773) with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099). The 2 lighter coloured flowers were attached with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and the 3 darker ones were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The gold leaves were also attached with Mini Glue Dots. The flower centres were glued with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

“Happy Birthday” from the Go To Greetings Stamp set (#158763) was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155555) and set with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was stamped on the Pearlescent Specialty Paper (#154291). The sentiment and Gold paper were cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies (#151820), then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The embellishments are the Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls (#160449).

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

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lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Around The Bend

Hi stamping friends,

The Fine Shimmer Paper (#160428) and the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper (#160833) look beautiful together on this card. The Favored Flowers DSP is from the Sale-a-bration products.

I stamped the line and spots from the Around The Bend stamp set (#160853) onto Basic White card (#159228). I used VersaMark (#102283) and Gold Embossing Powder (#155555) and set it with the Heat Tool (#129056). This was cut with a die from the Around The Bend (#160649). I attached the DSP to the Gorgeous Grape card (#147011) and attached the die cut scalloped card on top. The Fresh Freesia from the Fine Shimmer Paper Pack (#160428) was cut with another die from the Around The Bend dies, and attached on top of the card.

“Thinking Of You” is from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763). I stamped this with Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) using the Stamparatus (#148187). Without moving the stamp, I re-stamped this with VersaMark (#102283) and embossed it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#155554) and set it with the Heat Tool. A Pretty Pillowbox Die (#156321) was used to cut the sentiment. This was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

In The Country from Saleabration

Hello again,

I have used the second image from the In The Country stamp set (#160828) from Sale-a-bration which is now underway.

I stamped this image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) onto Basic White card (#159228) and coloured it with Stampin’ Blends. The colours I used are Crumb Cake (#154882), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Poppy Parade (#154958), Balmy Blue (#154830), Granny Apple Green (#154885), Soft Succulent (#155521), 700, 800 (#159463) & 300 (#159461) from the Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends.

Using a Small Blending Brush (#160518) I added the Balmy Blue ink (#147105) to the background. I used a Stitched With Whimsey Die (#155314) for the stitching around the edge. This was then matted with Poppy Parade card (#121694) and attached to the Basic White base card.

“Happy Birthday” from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Poppy Parade ink (#147050), then cut with a Potted Succulents Die (#154330). I lightly added Granny Apple Green ink (#147095) to the sentiment using a Small Blending Brush and attached it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

In The Country stamp set

Hi my friends,

The image on this card is from the Sale-a-bration stamp set, In The Country (#160828), and I have coloured it with Stampin’ Blends.

I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) to stamp the image. I used the following Stampin’ Blends - Soft Suede (#154906), Ivory (#154922), Soft Sea Foam (#154902), Mossy Meadow (#154890), 500 from the Medium Natural Tones (#159462), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Old Olive (#154892) and Granny Apple Green (#154885).

I cut the Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) and the Pear Pizzaz card (#131290) with the Layering Diorama Dies (#155565). The Soft Sea Foam card was dry embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406). These were attached to the Basic White base card (#159228) with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

“Birthday Wishes” is from the Nested Friends stamp set (#160322) and stamped with Pear Pizzaz ink (#147104). A die from the Potted Succulents (#154330) was used to cut the sentiment, then attached with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Nested Friends

Hello friends,

Another bundle which is new in the mini catalogue is the Nested Friends Bundle (#160489). I love that Stampin’ Up! have now named the stamp sets, dies and bundle all the same, so the Nested Friends Bundle includes the Nested Friends stamp set (#160322) and the Nested Friends Dies (#160488). This will make it so much easier to remember the names of the co-ordinating products.

The bird and sentiment are from this stamp set. The bird was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and the sentiment with Daffodil Delight ink (#147094). I coloured the bird with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (#154883) and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends (#154958) for the beak.

The bird and nest were cut with the Nested Friends Dies. I used Crumb Cake card (#121685) and Soft Suede card (#119982) for the nest. The green leaves were cut with a die from the Dainty Delight Dies (#160674) using Old Olive card (#106576) backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334).

I dry embossed the Soft Sea Foam card (#147012) with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder (#156406). This card and the Old Olive card had the corners punched with the Very Best Trio Punch (#159878). This was then attached to the Very Vanilla base card (#106550).

The sentiment & nest were attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Dainty Delight Bundle

Hello again stamping friends,

The Dainty Flowers 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (#160834) is a Sale-a-bration product (with a $90 order) and it co-ordinates with the beautiful Dainty Delight Bundle (#160675). If you purchase this bundle you will be able to get the DSP to match for free.

I have used this DSP for the background. The “stitching” around the edge is achieved with the Stitched With Whimsey Dies (#155314). This was matted with Basic Black card (#121688) then attached to the Crushed Curry base card (#131288).

The floral images from the Dainty Delight stamp set (#161078) were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and coloured with Stampin’ Blends which include Old Olive (#154892), Daffodil Delight (#154883), Sweet Sorbet (#159224) and Orchid Oasis (#159223). The stamped images and the Gold Foil Brushed Metallic cardstock (#153524) were cut with the Dainty Delight Dies (#160674). The gold was backed with Adhesive Sheet (#152334). The stamped images were attached to the card with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

“Thinking Of You” from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763) was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. The ends of the sentiment were punched with the Happy Labels Pick A Punch (#160693). The edges were daubered with Crushed Curry ink (#147087), then attached to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). The embellishments are from the Iridescent Pastel Gems (#160429).

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com

Beautifully Happy

Welcome and Happy New Year to everyone,

I hope your Christmas & New Year was a relaxing time for you. I had a lovely Christmas but then suffered from a vomiting bug which slowed me down for a week but I’m now back on track. I am looking forward to an exciting year ahead.

Tomorrow (5th January) is the start of the new Mini catalogue (till 1st May) and Sale-a-bration (till 28th February) which is very exciting. If you aren’t sure what Sale-a-bration is, well you can receive free products when you place a qualifying order ($90 or $180 in Australia). Please contact me if you want more information.

Today I have made 3 cards using the Beautifully Happy stamp set (#160804) which is a Sale-a-bration product. The first card is simple stamping, the second card I have stepped it up a bit and the 3rd is stepped up even more. However all cards are easy to make, just requiring a few more products for the 3rd card.

For this first card I stamped on the Basic White base card (#159228). I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (#132708). This stamp set is a Two-Step set which allows you to stamp the outline then stamp other parts of the image with different colours. The flowers were stamped with Pale Papaya ink (#155670), the leaves with Soft Sea Foam ink (#147102) and the buds with Pear Pizzaz ink (#131290). It is very easy to line up the images. The sentiment from the same stamp set was also stamped with Memento ink.

The second card was stamped exactly the same but on a separate piece of card. I also added the splotches to the background using Crumb Cake ink (#147116). I daubered the edges of the card front with Pale Papaya ink, then attached it to the Basic White base card.

The third card was also stamped the same. I also stamped 2 single flowers and fussy cut these and added them just above the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108).

I punched the corners of the Basic White card & Pale Papaya card (#155669) with the Very Best Trio Punch (#159878). I am so excited that this punch is still available and is one of the few carry over items from the previous mini catalogue. It is my favourite punch.

 The sentiment was cut with a die from the Waves Dies (#158840). I threaded the Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon (#155672) through the label and attached it to the back of the card front. The card front was attached to the base card. The sentiment was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430).

I added the shimmer to the stamped images with the Clear Wink Of Stella Brush (#141897) and the embellishments are the Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems (#159967).

As you can see, you can make a simple card which still looks great or step it up, depending on what you like and what tools you own. If you are just starting out stamping, start with something simple then build up to more advanced as you get more products.

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

INSPIRE. CREATE. SHARE.

lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesley.j.jendra@gmail.com