by Jackie Bultje | Dec 10, 2020 | #loveitchopit, quite curvy bundle, stitched shape framelits, Toile Christmas |
Hello stampers and happy Thursday to you. Today I am sharing with you some easy cards with Toile Tidings paper. I wanted to focus on some cards for my Prime Time With The Pampered Stamper group that showed the #loveitchopit technique. The premise behind this hashtag is that in order to really love your paper and use it, you need to chop it. Paper is beautiful to look at, but it is even more beautiful when you use it on your cards.
Toile Tidings
Toile Tidings is very pretty paper that was carried over from last year. Too often we are totally caught up with what is new, so I have not yet used this paper this year I am ashamed to admit. When I finally brought it out today I remembered how much I love it! These cards are easy to recreate using whatever paper you have on hand.
Why do I love toile so much? It reminds me of the wallpaper that we had in our living room in the farmhouse growing up. Ironically, even though I am totally a “red”girl, I prefer the green side of this paper with just a pop of red from the birds. The birds are actually what inspired these cards. I used one of these birds in my weekly live YouTube videos for my virtual coffee and a card class and I had a whole whackload of them laying on my desk just begging to be used on a card. If you want to see that video, just click here.
Flying Home
This post was supposed to be published yesterday but I was busy saying goodbye and getting some last minute gifts. My flight doesn’t leave till afternoon so I have a bit of time this morning to finish this off. One of the blessings of being loved by a wonderful man in the Netherlands is that I also get to reconnect on a whole new level with some of my relatives. A very touching moment happened last week when I was visiting my cousin Machteld. Machteld’s mother died of cancer when she was ten years old so she has few memories of her. My mother was very close to her mother and when my mom was telling me a story of when she was little I knew that Machteld needed to hear this story right from my mom. So we called mom while I was at their house. Trust me, there were tears all around!
My hope is that Machteld and Henk can come to Canada and meet my mom. Family ties are so precious.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me today, the next time we interact I will be in Canada again and in quarantine for two weeks. I am looking forward to my #itsallaboutthetreats event on December 15. You can still join if you like! Just click here for the details. Be sure to check out both the clearance rack and the blow-out sale as there are some amazing deals. I haven’t been on top of what is still available, but you will find out as soon as you try to order. The host code is still open if you want to get in on some extra freebies and the chance to win the A Merry Hello stamp set. Have a super day!
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by Jackie Bultje | Aug 5, 2020 | Crushed Curry, stitched shape framelits |
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Today I am sharing some cheerful crushed curry cards. For those of you who are not familiar with Stampin’Up! our colours for ink pads and card stock are often two words starting with the same letter and also seem to refer to food! Crushed Curry is a deep shade of yellow and one which all of my grandchildren seem to wear beautifully. Unfortunately this colour looks like death on me!
Laura Lowe’s Card
Laura just happens to be engaged to my son and will soon be my daughter-in-law. She is a very lovely and very creative girl and I am thrilled that she loves stamping as much as I do! Laura was a big help to me in creating the #kitsforkids. Her favourite colour just happens to be yellow, so she made this monochromatic card for me. Laura comes from Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia but she lives in London where she and Oliver just got the keys to their new house!
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
This beautiful village has a claim to fame as the cradle of our country. It was first inhabited by European settlers in 1605. You can read all about it on this website and see some awesome videos as well. We were hoping to celebrate Oliver and Laura’s wedding there on September 26 and are still hoping that this can happen!
This last picture is the Queen Anne Inn where I was hoping to stay with Gerard at the end of September. It’s nice to dream isn’t it?
Linda Atkin’s Card
Linda comes from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and she found me on YouTube. That makes me so happy! It is wonderful to connect with people all over the world through social media. My presence on YouTube is amateur at best. I just thought I would share my Facebook live videos there so that I could reach a different audience and it looks like it is working. I’m so happy that you sent me this cheerful crushed curry card!
I am not sure which stamp set this is but I can see that Linda used the stitched shape dies and crushed curry blends. If you know which stamp sets they are, feel free to leave a comment below. Here is another blog post that features the beautiful colour, crushed curry. This blog post also has a link to another post that tells you the story of Gerard and me!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is known as the Steel City and also as the City of Bridges and is now also known as a leader in the health care sector. It was named in 1758 in honour of British statesman William Pitt. Interesting trivial tidbit, we had a William Pitt hotel in Chatham last century as well! Here is their tourism website if you want to see what there is to do in this beautiful city.
Free Paper Sampler with August Online Order
Thanks so much for joining me today and for sending me happy mail! The holiday catalogs have arrived and if you live in Chatham, you can pick one up from the tote on my front porch. You can also see the catalog online on my website here, just click on the image on the right hand side of my blog on the home page. By today the new online store should be up and running and you should have a much easier shopping experience. I would love to get your feedback! In fact, EVERYONE who places an online order in August will get a free pdf tutorial from me AND a paper sampler from the holiday catalog. Have a super day!
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by Jackie Bultje | Jan 23, 2020 | Blends, Painted Poppies, Peaceful Poppies, stitched shape framelits |
Hello stampers and happy Thursday. For some reason my heart is full today and a little bit sad. Always remember is the theme of my card and it happened quite by accident. Let me tell you the story and set the mood.
Always Remember
My card started with the idea of having a window in the front and layering the vellum poppy accents around the edge. When the card was almost finished I decided that the flowers needed colour, it was just too washed out looking for my mood. I wanted a small sentiment for the outside and “always remember” was perfect. The problem was, I wasn’t sure what to put with it in the inside. Then inspiration hit. It didn’t need anything more.
This is the perfect card to always remember what our soldiers did for us. So many of them were so young, children really, who had no idea what they were going into. The horrific slaughter they would witness. The atrocities they themselves had to do in the face of war. Many, many, many of them gave their lives or their limbs.
Poppies really aren’t peaceful, they are symbols of loss, of war, of death. And yet. Those beautiful, bright flowers also keep growing and blooming and are witness of a hard won peace. Always remember.
War Cemeteries
Three years ago I visited several war cemeteries and it was a profoundly moving experience. In May I hope to be back in the Netherlands. May 4 is the official holiday here (their Remembrance Day) and the entire country will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Holland by Canadian troops. If you want to read a moving story of how the Canadian war cemeteries are maintained and honoured by Dutch citizens, check this out. A Canadian veteran tells the story of his experience here. This town of Holten is just minutes away from where Gerard’s sister lives!
Reading the stories of Canadians who served in various wars makes it real and also makes sure that we always remember! I hope that you take the time to check this out and also share with your children and grandchildren. As time passes it is even more important to keep this truth alive. Here is a great link to get your started.
Always Remember Card
Blog posts don’t usually drain me like this, but I am just heaving a huge sigh. This is heavy stuff, but I am so happy to be able to share the honour that these children and this nation bestows on soldiers who died so long ago. It really is true that Dutch people today still love Canadians so much. They have always remembered!
I first adhered the striped patterned paper from Peaceful Poppies to the front of the card and then I used a stitched circle die to cut out a “window”. In the inside of the card is another circle with contrasting paper from the same suite. The vellum elements were coloured with mossy meadow and poppy parade Blends.
The stark simplicity of the sentiment suits the purpose of this card. I am hoping to some kind of fundraiser for our veterans using this suite of products. I am hoping that we can make a ton of poppy cards that I can take with me to Holland so I can give them to both soldiers, their families and also to the local Dutch people who have maintained the cemeteries there.
Feeling Deeply
I can now tell you why my mood was sad to begin with. When I create I often watch Netflix and the show I was watching involved a mother who was a drug user and her own daughter had to report her so that her three year old sister would not be in danger. Yes, it is only a show, but I know this happens in real life and I can just get way too involved and feel so sad for those who do have struggles like this in their lives.
Good thing those sad feelings culminated in this great card! I really am happy with it. It evokes just the right feeling that I want to express to those receiving it. Making a card is like writing a blog post or cooking a meal, you have to feel it in your heart to make the magic happen!
Thanks
Thanks again for joining me today, it makes my heart happy to see you here. I love your comments, your silent footsteps and of course happy mail. Thanks if you have ordered online from me and thanks to my team members for their love and support. My tribe is awesome and please know, there is a place for you too!
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