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 [email protected]. 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!
Hello stampers and happy Monday to you. Today I am talking about sharing creativity. In this blog post I will be sharing creativity from my Happy Mail in Holland contributors. All three are Dutch artists! One of them is my cousin Corien (actually she is married to my cousin Chris) and I am going to start with her card.
Corien’s Card
Corien is the kind of artist that I would love to be. She paints!! When I received her lovely watercoloured Christmas card, I had no idea that it was part of a bigger whole. She told me that later and I thought it was a genius idea. It is so wonderful to be inspired by the creativity of others! First I will show you her card, then I will share the bigger watercolour painting, known here as an “aquarelle”.
I love the calming natural colours of Corien’s card, don’t you? Now here is the much bigger painting that she cut up into cards. What a novel idea! I’m sort of hoping that she made two of these so. that there is still one original large painting hanging on the wall somewhere.
I love the combination of styles here. My eyes see the old world manger scene that reminds me of paintings throughout the centuries combined with the modern feel of the ornaments and the straight lines of the squares. Wow, wow, wow!! Corien, you are incredible. Thank you for sharing your gift of art with us. Isn’t sharing creativity just the best?
Corien lives in Maasluis, the Netherlands which is quite close to where Gerard lives. I love that because that means we can see each other regularly. Chris and Corien are beautiful souls and among my favourite people.
Carla van der Meé’s Card
Carla comes from Drachten, the Netherlands (I’m going to have to look that up!) Her lovely card combines the Arctic Bears stamp set with Whimsical Trees. I love her choice of colours (mossy meadow, soft succulent and old olive) as well as the layout of her elements. Very clever to stamp the saying at an angle as well. It’s catchy and it also means you don’t have to stress out about getting it perfectly straight. That can be especially tricky with small sayings.
Carla’s card measures 4 3/4″ square. Thanks for sending me this beautiful card!
Drachten is located in the northern part of the Netherlands and is the second largest city in the province of Friesland. I think I would love to go to this museum to learn more about the local history, especially the harvesting of peat, as this was a job that my father did in Canada before he bought his farm.
Bianca Rebel’s Card
The last card that I am sharing today comes from Bianca Rebel who lives in the beautiful city of Dordrecht. Bianca’s card is clean and simple and I love how she used a corner rounder on the two opposite corners of her card. The cardstock is balmy blue from Stampin’Up! but the stamp is what I affectionately call “contraband”. Bianca tells me that it is from Alexandra Renke.
It was so nice to receive your happy mail Bianca, thank you!! If you want to see another beautiful card that Bianca made as well as read a little bit more about Dordrecht, check out this blog post from two years ago.
Happy New Year from Holland
I thought I would close this post with a photo of my new amaryllis bouquet. Gerard brought in three new ones to replace the Christmas ones. He knows how much I love the salmon coloured ones. The name of this variety is called Desire. Gerard just has a few of these rogues growing in the greenhouse, it is not a variety that he sells. They are just for me!!
By picking these particular flowers and arranging them just so, Gerard also shared his creativity with me and it just makes me so happy.
They look so nice and fresh inside the house and also from outside. The other day we were driving away and I looked back and saw these flowers and I thought, I need to take a picture of these from outside. Lovely!!!
Gerard and I wish you a very Happy New Year. Thanks for joining me today. Just a gentle reminder that today is the LAST day to order from the holiday catalog. Tomorrow saleabration begins!! Have a super day.
Hello stampers and happy Friday…actually, almost Happy New Year!! Today I want to show you a way to save your sanity. We can put so much pressure on ourselves to create beautifully stunning and intricate cards. While that can be a fun challenge and very rewarding, this is a gentle reminder to also enjoy easy simplicity once in a while. Yesterday I was feeling overwhelmed and a bit stressed and these simple cards brought me joy and peace.
Save Your Sanity with Some Simple Cards
I have always loved words. Words are very important and convey so much meaning and feeling, so choosing the right ones for your card is a big deal. Especially when the card is simple and the focus is mainly on the words and on the paper you want to make sure that your words are the right font, the right size and the. right thoughts! My cards use In The Moment for the images and Flowering Tulips for the words. The gorgeous paper is Expressions in Ink.
Here is a little video telling you the story of how these cards came about.
My last card is not shown in this picture because I make it at the end of the video. Curious? Be sure to watch AND subscribe. I am aiming for 4100 subscribers and to help make that happen I am doing a draw for the Poinsettia Petals bundle. All you need to do to enter is to subscribe to my channel, comment on your favourite video and share one to social media such as Facebook.
Simple Cards Bring Joy
These cards brought me joy yesterday and today as I see them laying on my desk they are bringing me more joy. I am going to offer a class where we can make these cards. People can choose their own colour scheme and stamps. It will be so much fun to see what they come up with!
Here is a closeup of one of the cards so you can see just how gorgeous this paper is and how well it combines with these stamp sets, In the Moment and Flowering Tulips.
Sometimes cards look a little different seen from another angle, so here they are against the backdrop of our fabulous Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. If you don’t have this beauty yet, January is your month! You can put it in a starter kit and pay no tax or shipping AND get to pick two bonus stamp sets to put into your kit. Perhaps you could choose the two I have used today!! How much fun is that??
Prime Time Group
Did you know that I have a private Facebook group called Prime Time With The Pampered Stamper? Each Wednesday I post the supply list and measurements and on Thursday I do an exclusive video. Once a month there is a prize drawing and each month there is a free 15 project pdf tutorial for this group. It costs only $10 a month to join. If you are interested, just click here.
This is the card we made yesterday, another exercise is simplicity and beauty. Next week will do something a lot more challenging.
More Happy Mail Next Week
Next week I will share some more happy mail in Holland cards including a gorgeous hand painted one from my cousin. I hope that you have a fun celebration today and a very happy and blessed New Year. Thanks for joining me on my stamping journey. I’m so glad you’re here.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today’s Happy Mail in Holland features Peaceful Christmas Wishes which was the Paper Pumpkin for October. Paper Pumpkin is a wonderful crafting kit subscription which will bring you instant gratification every month. Have you ever subscribed to Paper Pumpkin?
Paper Pumpkin Instant Gratification
Paper Pumpkin really is about instant gratification! This crafting box comes every month and all you have to do is unwrap your gift, find the instruction sheet and start stamping! I usually make only one of each of the projects in the box and then I go to the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club page on Facebook to see what everyone else has done with it. You can also simply Google it. For example for this kit you would Google “Paper Pumpkin Peaceful Christmas” and then all the projects will pop up; just click on “images”. Here is a link to see what happens when you do that.
If you would like to give yourself a belated Christmas present, just click here. If you really want to spoil yourself, then get a twelve month prepaid subscription after January 4 and before February 28 and then you will get five free saleabration items and about $40 worth of host products as well. How much fun would that be?
Paper Pumpkin Happy Mail
Today I received this beautiful card from Ingrid Vos, from Hamilton, Ontario. Ingrid is a fellow SU demonstrator and we have met at SU events and she has also participated in some of my online classes. I appreciate you Ingrid and thanks for the happy mail AND the gorgeous handmade ornament from your niece.
Do you see what a difference the beautiful red linen twine bow makes? A full spool of it was included in the October Paper Pumpkin. I love all the extras that you get in your Paper Pumpkin kits.
Supporting Local Business
I love when I hear a story about a woman starting her own business so that she can stay home with her young children. Ingrid included a beautifully detailed wooden ornament with my card that her niece made. She started a business called Fox and Leaf Co. so she could work from home and raise their three little ones.
Looking for a Great Deal?
If you are an avid stamper and collector, you might already have this set. If not, it is a steal of a deal right now for only $38 instead of $95. The second best part is that I already have a great tutorial written for it as well, so you don’t even have to come up with your own ideas!! Check it out here.
If you want to see a great card that I blogged about two years ago, you can check it out here.
Stamping Through My Stash
Every Wednesday I do a live video where I “stamp through my stash”. I pick a stamp set from my stash that has not yet seen ink and I made something fun with it. Join me on my adventure every Wednesday at 10am EST (Detroit or New York time zone if that makes it easier) You can check out this video playlist on YouTube here.
Did you know that if you subscribe to my channel, comment on your favourite video and share it to Facebook that you could win the Poinsettia Petals bundle? There will be a draw as soon as I get to 4100 subscribers.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me today, it always feels good to connect with you and to share what is happening in my stamping world. The rain is falling here, the skies are grey, but my heart is happy because I am with the one I love. Hugs from Holland!! Have a super day.
