Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Lots of Lavender Thank you card

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Welcome to the second Pootlers Blog Hop of 2018. Today we are showcasing the fabulous Sale-A-Bration products. Spend £45 and you get to choose from so many wonderful free products.

I love Lavender so when I saw this stamp set I knew I had to order it. For me the only colour it could be was Wisteria Wonder, in real life it is slightly lighter than the photo is showing. Wisteria Wonder is one of my favourite SU Colours and I love how it looks against a white card base.

I used Wisteria Wonder and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers to colour in the image. Then I used the small triangle stamp from the Picutre Perfect Birthday stamp set, stamped off once to create a background. I cut the image using the layer oval framelits and sponged the edges with Wisteria Wonder. The ribbon is the brand new White Organza ribbon.

You can never have too many thank you cards and I just love this Thank you sentiment from the Daisy Delight Stamp Set, I heat embossed this using white embossing powder.

Don't forget to continue hopping around the blog to see the other fabulous creations my fellow Pootlers have created, you will find lots of inspiration - just click on the names below.

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine Thank You card

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Simply Sketched Saturday has had a face lift, we are now called The InspirINK Blog Hop, bringing you inspiration every month.

This month our theme is Sparkle, shimmer and shine.

One thing I don't really do is sparkle, shimmer and shine so this month's theme was a bit of a struggle for me, in more ways than one as the original card I made whilst it fit the bill exactly, I just didn't like it. So finally at the very last minute I came up with this card. This is based on a card I made for one of the Simply Sketched Saturday challenges last year and I really love the layout so it is one of my go to layout designs.

I started off with a Thick Whisper White base. The layer is from the Bubbles & Fizz Sale-A-Bration DSP, available until end of March with a qualifying order. I then used the Stitched Shaped Framelits to die cut a Burmuda Bay circle, a Silver Foil circle and a Shimmery White Circle which is stamped with Thank you from the new Southern Serenade stamp set. The glimmer paper is from the Myths and Magic Glimmer paper pack, I used the Bermuda Bay and punched out the circle using the Starburst Punch.

When I put the stamped circle on the foil circle I thought it looked a little lost so I sponged the edges with Burmuda Bay ink to make it pop. I then added two strips of the same DSP at the bottom of the card.

Finally I added two die cut flowers die cut from the Flourish Thinlits before adding lots of Wink of Stella and some Basic Rhinestones for that bit of bling!

Well I think I have hit the brief with this card, what do you think, do you like it?

Don't forget to hit the next button below to continue hopping through the blog, we have some very talented crafters in this group.

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! Lots of Lavender Candle

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Welcome to the Crafty Cupcakes Team Stampin' Up! Blog Hop for January 2018. Each month members of the Team take part in our Team Blog Hop to share with you our cards and projects made using the fabulous Stampin' Up! products. You are currently visiting Jillian Selwood from the UK and below you will see the full list of everyone taking part. To move to the next blog just click the name after mine in the list. This month we are showcasing the fabulous Sale-A-Bration catalogue.

Back in November I got together with the Crafty Cupcakes for a crafting day after the Stampin' Up! OnStage event in Birmingham.  Our lovely Gemma Clarke showed us how to stamp onto candles using tissue paper. I'd never done this before and have to say I'm a bit hooked now. How fabulous to be able to personalise a candle with whatever image or sentiment you want.

Here I've used the Lots of Lavender stamp set, I coloured the image using the Stampin' Write Markers in Wisteria Wonder and Old Olive, the ribbon was coloured in Elegant Eggplant. This candle now sits in our living room and matches our decor perfectly!

The Team have worked really hard on our Blog Hop to bring you a variety of creativity and inspiration. Make sure you click the next name on the list to carry on through the Hop.



Thank you once again for visiting my blog and taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don't want to miss so make sure you carry on hopping through the list. Remember that currently you are at my blog, Jillian Selwood, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next.

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! Colourful Seasons Autumnal Card

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Happy New Year everyone. Let's hope 2018 is a good year for us all.

I'd like to share with you the card I made for the October card swap challenge. The theme was Mother Nature.

Not sure what this technique is called so I will explain how I made it. Using watercolour paper or thicker cardstock, stamp your leaves in different colours then spritz the paper liberally with water until the ink starts to run. Keep moving the card until all the colours miggle, then let it dry. Once it was dry I heat embossed the 'skeleton' leaf over the larger leaves.

I used the beautiful gold sequin trim on the side and mounted it on Tranquil Tide card base.

I just love the effect, if you haven't tried it you should do. 

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! Perennial Birthday Project Kit

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Welcome to the Pootles Blog Hop, this time we are celebrating the brand new Stampin' Up! Spring / Summer catalogue and what a catalogue it is, there are so many beautiful new products it was hard to choose which to showcase on my blog today.

 I'm not usually a big fan of kits but when I saw this stunning box I just had to buy it. Doesn't it look amazing? It also comes with 12 dividers that you can label up for the months in the year so you can store all your birthday cards in there.

I'm so pleased with the cards in the kit as well, I have made them exactly as the instructions. There are 4 of 4 different designs so 16 cards in all. Here's a closer look of them, aren't they just beautiful?

Don't forget to continue hopping by using the links below to see more fabulous creations my fellow Pootlers have made, we really are a very talented lot!

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! Party Pandas Eclipse New Year Card

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

I am so excited to be joining Janet Wakeland's blog hop today, we are showcasing the new 2018 Sale-a-Bration catalogue. My name is Jillian Selwood and I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator based in the UK.

As soon as I saw the Party Pandas stamp set I wanted it! It is just gorgeous and so versatile.

I thought this would make a perfect invitation card for a New Year's Eve party or just a Happy New Year card, either way I'd love to receive it.

I started off with a card base of Rich Razzleberry and a whisper white layer. I stamped two of the three Panda's and coloured the balloon and party hats with Stampin' Blends in Rich Razzleberry and Pink Pirouette. Next I cut out the numbers 2018 and then dry embossed the layer with the new Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. To finish I highlighted all the sequins and the balloon with my Wink of Stella pen for a bit of sparkle.

I rather like the end result and hope you do too.

Don't forget to visit all the other blogs to see the fabulous creations from my fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all over the world.

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx