Jemini Crafts

Friday 26 July 2024

Perfect card design for crafters who don't like colouring images

Hello and thank you for catching up on this latest BLOG entry.

This week we chose Poised Peony as our #stampsetoftheweek and it was a great choice for #coffeeandcards too. We teamed it with our Subtles Designer Series Papers - stamping on the background papers with the smallest peony bud to create a pretty co-ordinated design.

Here was my sample using Pretty in Pink:

As always, there were some fabulous choice of colours - you can check out my reel on my Facebook page for more details.

The main image was stamped in Early Espresso and we used the Blends alcohol markers to colour the images.

However - not everyone loves colouring in, so you can watch this video below for a set of 2 black and white cards that I made during my LIVE on Thursday 25th July.

I wonder which you prefer?

Here are the details of the stamp set we used. If you buy the #stampsetoftheweek through me during the week I am showing it, I send you for FREE the card blanks, papers, diecuts and envelopes for you to make your own.

Product List

Poised Peony Cling Stamp Set (English)

[163529]

£20.00

Thanks so much for joining us - watch out for some exciting news next week which a special offer for the month of AUGUST.

Stunning card with matching stencils / masks

Layers of Beauty is a stunning stamp set in it's own right - but add the matching stencils (masks) and they really come to life.

These are perfect for crafters who are not that keen on colouring in images, as the light and shade is all done for you.

There are 5 masks in this pack - 3 for the flowers and 2 for the leaves - Choose 3 colours, or just 1 for the flowers.

We are using this set for #coffeeandcard this week, so the following video shows the basic version. Watch out for the stepped up version later in the week.

Here are some more sample cards from coffee and card:

https://www.stampinup.uk/products/layers-of-beauty-bundle-english

Product List

Layers Of Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163514]

£19.00

Layers Of Beauty Bundle (English)

[163519]

£54.00

Layers Of Beauty Decorative Masks

[163517]

£13.00

It's time to get myself organised!

What can I say? I have been very lapse indeed with my BLOG

I seem to be able to keep up with my Facebook and You Tube channels, but my BLOG always seems to be at the bottom my my list.

Not that I don't have anything to post- I have PLENTY to share with you.

So, I have challenged myself to make sure I am blogging again, thanks to a conversation with another Demonstrator Michele Miller from Australia. Michelle and I met up today - during her trip around the world - how lucky was I that she chose to join us at coffee and card this morning! That's just one of the many benefits of being a Demonstrator.

Michele is an avid blogger and so I have commited to getting my own blog updated and posted!.

Here we are at coffee and card in Brackley this morning. Michele is in the pink at the front on the right.

Here are a few of our coffee and card design today - fun cards with the Attention Shoppers stamp set.. Click on the photo below for more details.

After coffee and card, Michele and I popped to our local pub, The Fox at Farthinghoe, followed by a short walk at Evenley Wood Gardens. The rhododendrons there are amazing.

So, if you want to see more of my blogging (and I hope you do), please let me know by commenting!

See you again very soon.

Thanks for being so patient with me.

Trusty Tools Stamp set for a great DIY enthusiast

Trusty Tools is a fantastic stamp set

To make cards for all the DIY and mechanics in your family. Whether that is for birthday, Mothers Day, Fathers Day or other occasion.

It is so versatile and features paintbrushes, tools and some great sentiments. It was our #stampsetoftheweek last week and was used at all of our #coffeeandcard sessions. The first two photos are the simple coffee and card designs. You can click on either of the top two photos below to watch the video that shows how I made them.

The attendees at coffee and card had a great time with these, it seemed to inspire some fantastic ideas. I have to share two of these - from Father and Daughter duo Scott and Faith Hawkins. Scott is known for his love of masking images - and this was a fabulous result as you can see.

For our evening Facebook Live I produced a stepped up version of the initial simple card. I was really pleased with the finished design - as were my viewers. You can see the main products in the list below the video. Buy the bundle and you can choose the papers as a FREE item until end Feb 2024.

Product List

Trusty Tools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163274]

£23.00

Trusty Tools Bundle (English)

[162723]

£52.00

Trusty Toolbox 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162978]

£11.75

More Sparkling Snowflakes Designs

The Sparkling Snowflakes stamp is so versatile for Christmas Cards.

Here are some more samples I made during my Facebook Live videos. The first uses the Snowflake 3D Embossing Folder, and then I used the Snowflake Foiled Papers for the Stack, Slice and Shuffle technique which I used at a class recently.

The backing piece is from our White Centre Paper pack, which I put through our current Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder and then used a small sanding block over the embossed detail, which shows the white core through it.

The layer of white card is die cut using the Scalloped Contours dies, which I stamped with the snowflake in the background. The larger sentiment in Night of Navy comes from the Joy to You stamp set. A little bling was added, and the card done.

I also used the stunning Snowflake Magic metallic papers (sadly now sold out) for the set of 3 cards you can see below. Such an easy way to use up paper and create multiple cards at the same time! I used 3 pieces of designer paper (9.5cm x 13.85cm), stacked together and cut at the same time into 3 different pieces. It's best not to go for triangles as they can all look the same and make it difficul to put back togethee, unless you like puzzles of course!