Stampin' Up! 10th Wedding Anniversary card

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

It was our 10th Wedding Anniversary last week and I wanted to make a very special card for my wonderful husband. I love this concertina box card from Samantha Clayton of Mixed Up Crafts, you can find her video here

I started off with Elegant Eggplant cardstock to make the box. The front panel is stamped in Elegant Eggplant ink using the Marbled stamp. I then cut out a white heart using the Sweet and Sassy Framelit dies and stamped Happy Anniversary.

I used Whisper White cardstock to make the concertina and layered with more Marbled pieces. I used more heart dies to decorate the four inside panels and the large number dies for the 10.

I also printed out two of our favourite wedding photos for inside the box.

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

Big Birthday cards

Jillian Selwood Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

We have some 'big' birthdays coming up this year and I thought that big birthdays deserve special cards.

The first card I made is for my Brother in Law who is turning 60 this year. I followed Jan Brown's You Tube tutorial, click here to watch it. Jan's original card was a Christmas card but it can be made for any occasion. Before you put the card in the envelope you turn the white circle round and round so when it is opened it spins. Looks really effective and would be perfect as a card for a child.

This is the first time I have 'distressed' a card and I really love the technique.

The second card I made is for a friend who is turning 70. This card was cased from Linda Parker of Papercraft with Crafty. Linda's You Tube tutorial can be found here.

This is an interactive / kinetic card as the 70 moves round 360 degs. It's very clever how it's put together and not too difficult to make either.

I'm not sure it is obvious that the 70 turns so I think I will have to put a little label on it saying 'turn me'! I do love the play on words with the sentiment saying 'look who's turning'.

Massive thanks to Jan Brown and Linda Parker for their excellent tutorials.

And a massive thanks for you all for stopping by this week to read my blog, I do hope you've enjoyed it.  Until next time.

Jillian xx