Hello stampers. Happy Friday! Today I am sharing some creations using Crane of Fortune. My suite just arrived this week but these projects are all by Stesha Bloodhart who is a member of the Artisan Design team. When I saw this set in the mini catalog I wasn’t sure if I would like it. It was also demonstrated at the last online event I attended with Stampin’Up! and that put me over the top!
Crane of Fortune
This suite is very ephemeral or dream-like.The paper is in shades of grey and soft succulent intertwined with gold. Simply stunning!
Stesha made an adorable gift bag and she also used our new slimline envelopes to make something gorgeous! The envelope is as pretty as the card, don’t you think?
Supplies
To make it easy for you, here is a list of the supplies. You can also click on the links below in the product list to go straight to my online store.
Crane of Fortune Bundle (157663)
Happy & Heartfelt Stamp Set (158005)
Symbols of Fortune 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper (157652)
Slimline Envelopes (157981)
Basic White Thick Cardstock (159229)
Slimline Envelopes
Did you spot the slimline envelopes in the new mini catalog? They are hiding on page 53, but I found them in the back of the catalog on page 87. That is where you find the very handy “Catalog at a Glance”. This is where I always look first when I can’t find something. It saves me a LOT of flipping. There are 15 heavy duty, line envelopes in three colours: soft succulent, white and smoky slate.
Here you can see both Stesha’s pretty gift bag. I have long admired Stesha’s work! You can check out her blog post here.
This Morning
This morning I had a coffee and a card class here in the Netherlands and we made two of the In The Moment cards that we will also be making at my “Day Away With Jackie” class on February 5. Tomorrow is the LAST day to sign up for this. You can participate either in person or online. Here is short video that I made showing the cards and the stamp sets.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me. On Monday I will be sharing some of my own creations again. The star of the show will be the Ladybug bundle. I hope you enjoyed Stesha’s Crane of Fortune projects. I found it a refreshing change! Have a super day and a good weekend. Hugs from Holland.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today I am featuring a bunch of cards all made using my Penguin Playmates Parcels in the Post. What on earth is “Parcels in the Post”? It is a package of supplies that I make each month to coordinate with the video series I am doing on YouTube.
The purpose is to make stamping more affordable and easy. Instead of having to buy full packs of cardstock and full packs of designer series paper, you get a collection of coordinating paper and cardstock as well as ribbon and embellishments. You also get inspiration for what to do with these supplies. Do you want to see what you get in the Parcel in the Post?
Penguin Playmates Parcels in the Post
Here is a photo of what you get in your Parcel in the Post. If you would like to see the videos that I have already done in this series, click here.
It’s hard to see in the photo, but you get 12 6″ x 6″ pieces of patterned paper and ten sheets of coordinating cardstock, three yards of ribbon and about 40 iridescent rhinestones and six iridescent snowflakes.
Penguin Playmates Cards
I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed making cards with this cheerful, fun paper. Looking at those creatures as you create just brings a smile to your face. These cards were just what I needed after a busy holiday season and recovering from a nasty cold (not covid thankfully!)
These adorable cards are NOT my original creations but were cased from the very talented Cindy Brumbaugh whose blog post you can find here. Cindy’s cards are so gorgeous that I could probably just stop blogging and just case her work!!
The small 4″ square card at the bottom was made when I made a mistake cutting the patterned paper for the card on the top left. The strips were supposed to be 1 1/2″ by 3 1/2″ but I had cut them too short at only 3″. Necessity is the mother of invention and I was really pleased with my extra card!
Penguin Place was available in the holiday catalog and has been carried over and will once again be available in the annual catalog of June 2022. As you can see it is also available in Dutch. I had a lot of fun stamping the penguin in the inside of the card with all the accessories. The curvy “snow line” is especially fun to work with.
Saleabration Freebies
Saleabration means free products! I know that there has been an unfortunate delay in the shipping of the spring mini catalogs and the saleabration flyers. If you have not yet had a chance to see them, check them out online or on the side of my home page on this blog. This is the best time to update your stamp and paper collection and to stock up on adhesives. Are you from Europe? You can shop with me here!
This card is a Spinning Tower card and is much easier to make than it looks. The stamp set beside the card? Did you know that you can get it for FREE with a $120 purchase while saleabration lasts. Saleabration is a special sale that goes until February 28, 2022. Want to know how to make the card? Here is my video from yesterday. You can tune in every Tuesday at 10am EST to see a video made with this month’s Penguin Playmates Parcel in the Post.
If you want to stay informed, it is important to click on the red “Subscribe” button. After you do that, click on the bell icon that shows up beside it so that you will be notified whenever I post another video. It’s amazing what you can learn from these simple videos.
Do you want to see another photo of the Spinning Tower card? If you want step by step directions on how to make this card, it is available in my Gingerbread and Peppermint tutorial. It is chock full of great ideas AND it is on sale right now too! The focus of this tutorial is on the stunning Gingerbread & Peppermint suite and the Strong of Heart stamp set. You can easily substitute with other products, just like I did with this adorable Penguin Playmates card. Click on the links below in the supply list to shop with me online.
Thanks!
Thank you for joining me today. I appreciate your involvement in the stamping community that I have created. Your pins, your comments and your shares mean a LOT to me. We need each other and the world needs us. Together we can change the world, one card at a time. Have a super day!
Hello stampers and happy Monday to you. Today’s blog post is about a beautiful and meaningful Bay Window Fold Card. Thanks very much to Ina Eisen for sending me this lovely “Happy Mail in Holland” card. Can you believe that I have not yet made a Bay Window Fold Card?? It is definitely time to give this fold a try. Ina was very smart in that she wrote on the back of the card that it was this type of fold. If you aren’t immediately aware you might be a bit confused when you first look at it folded flat. People who don’t stamp will definitely be even more clueless that I was in the first ten seconds!
Ina’s Bay Window Fold Card
Here is Ina’s card. What makes it even more meaningful and special is that she put a photo of Elora in the inside of the card. Elora is my hometown and where my parents still live today. I am going to take this card home to show them, I know Mom is going to love it. Many people love using their favourite photos as cards, this is a great way to do just that!
Create With Us International Tutorial
Did you know that in our latest Create With Us International Tutorial bundle there is a Bay Window Card by our very own Tamara Bertram? You can get this tutorial for free with a $60 purchase which just happens to be the amount that you need to spend to get a free saleabration item. If you have not yet received your saleabration brochure in the mail or picked it up from my tote on the front porch, you can see it online here.
Just click on the blue word and then you will have a new tab open on your computer and you can see the two categories of. free items. Some are free with a $60 purchase and some are free with a $120 purchase. Below is a sneak peek of all the projects in our Create With Us Tutorial. The theme is Blessings of Home. If you would rather just purchase the tutorial, you can do so here.
Are You Missing Out?
Do you watch YouTube videos? Do you sometimes wish that you could get more information about the projects that were made? Well, you might be missing out because you didn’t know you could click on those small words “show more”. Here is my short little video that I did with Screen Castify. I couldn’t figure out how to end the video so it gets a bit weird at the end.
Thanks!!
Thanks for joining me today. On Wednesday I will be blogging about my Penguin Place cards that are part of this month’s Parcels in the Post. This is a great way to get a package of assorted coordinating supplies so that you can play along with me for a month of cardmaking. It is only $25 for porch pick up or $32 mailed anywhere in Canada. Check it out here.
Please let me know if you received your spring catalog and/or saleabration flyer in the mail. Stampin’Up! was super late in mailing them out and I am so very sorry that you have not received them yet. Nothing I could do about it!!! Have a super day and happy stamping my friends. Hugs from Holland.
Hello stampers and happy Friday to you! Today I am finally sharing the gorgeous Flowering Fields Suite with you. Oh how I love this product line. Every little bit of it calls to my heart, the stamps, the dies, the ribbon and the stunning paper! Yesterday I made a triple cube pop-up card with it but there will be more to come that is for sure. Let’s take a look shall we?
Flowering Fields Suite Triple Cube Pop-Up Card
One of the things I like the most about the triple cube pop-up card is that it lets you show off lots of the pretty coordinating designer series paper. Although it is only January, we are already looking forward to spring flowers. Here in Holland the bulbs are already popping up through the soil. Hard to believe right?
Here are a few more close-up photos so you can see the details. I love the delicate fence pieces and the bike!
In this one you can get a better view of the bike diecut and the flower border. I have seen this layered in different colours and it also looks stunning.
This last picture shows the top view of the card. The inside of the tall cube is also lined in patterned paper. Decadent and beautiful! This card folds flat to go into an envelope. I did a video tutorial for this card in my Prime Time With The Pampered Stamper group.
Day Away With Jackie Class in March
I am loving the “Day Away With Jackie” classes. It has just so happened that they are happening on the first Saturday of the month. That way the classes are available also to those who work during the week. With COVID situations in flux, we never know if a class will be in person or not, but I am offering a class by mail as well. These classes are definitely a deluxe experience.
1. In person class on Saturday March 5 at 9:30am. Cost is $100 and includes the Tulip Fields Bundle, 6×6 package of the Flowering Fields paper, a package of Brass Butterflies, two yards of windowpane ribbon and five cards. Pdf will also be mailed to you in case you cannot complete all the cards in the class.
2. Class by mail. $120 including postage anywhere in Canada. All of the above included as well as all the card pieces. You will get a private Facebook group with video tutorials. Pdf will also be mailed to you.
3. Pdf tutorial. This is still in the planning stages and is not yet complete. Stay tuned! Tutorial is $20.
If you purchase the suite online from me then you will get the pdf tutorial for free and also have access to the private Facebook group for the video tutorials.
More Inspiration from Flowering Fields
Here are a few more photos from Stampin’Up! that showcase this lovely suite. You can also click on the links below to shop with me OR put them in your starter kit and get two bonus stamps for free as well.
Registering for the March 4 Class
You can use this convenient PayPal button to register for this class OR you can simply etransfer me to jackiebultje@gmail.com. Remember to register by February 15 and then you can also let me know which free saleabration item you would like to add to your class kit.
I have since updated my blog post with the Day Away With Jackie In The Moment class with a PayPal button as well. You can see that here and register…time is running out for this amazing class and I really do hope that you will sign up for it. Thanks and have a super day.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today I have two Valentine’s Triple Cube Pop-Up cards for you. Isn’t that a mouthful? I am super happy with how they turned out and I hope that you are too. There is even a video showing you how to make it so that you can see it isn’t too difficult. The fun part of this video is that it is part of a Global Video Hop Collab Group, so you will be able to see videos from around the world all showing fun fold cards.
Valentine’s Triple Cube Pop-Up Cards
For these cards I used the Sweet Conversations bundle and the Sweet Talk paper. It really is quite adorable. One of the cards is more simple than the other one with less layering.
The one on the left is without the layering and has a basic white base, the one on the right has a highland heather base and has that extra layering as well. Which do you prefer?
Here is a shot of all the pieces that you need to layer on to your card base. Can you believe that I started with these pieces before making the actual base? I find it easy to get all the fiddly bits out of the way first. The card base is actually really simple. If you would like to see another card like this, check out this blog post from a while back.
Video Tutorial
Want to learn how to make this card? Just watch this video and you will be all set!
Measurements
All measurements are all included in my video. The purpose of doing a video is to save time writing a tutorial! It is also helpful to see a card being made rather than just reading about it. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing your comments! If you like it, please share so more people can see it too. Thanks so much!
