New Baby

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

We have a new baby in the family so I just had to make a special card and also a box for the little romper suit I bought for him.

It was a great excuse to use the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and matching punch again. I also used the new Any Occasion stamp set for both the sentiments.

I always enjoy making boxes and this one was no different.

You've got to have a matching tag so here's mine. 

And finally a close up of the card which I decorated inside as well.

Many congratualations Jasmine and Rich on the birth of Benjamin, Congratulations to the Grandparents, Karen and Brian and also to the GreatGrandma, Kate. 

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

Jillian xx

Card Swap November 2016

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

The theme for the November card swap was Butterflies and Rainbows. I had no idea how I was going to stick to this theme until I saw this brilliant technique from Jennifer McGuire. I think this is the third month in a row I've used this technique, yes it is quite addictive!  Unfortunately as most people were really busy in November we decided to not to go ahead with the swap, which was good news for me as it meant I got to keep mine.

I could have adhered the large butterfly on top of the grey cardstock but I decided to do it the hard way so the butterfly was actually flush with the grey cardstock. It took ages putting all the little grey pieces into the butterfly wings, so glad I did though as I think it looks stunning. I finished it off with my wink of Stella pen to give it some sparkle.

I did have three rhinestones on both of the small butterflies I have only just noticed that one has fallen off the left hand one.

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Until next week.

 Jillian xx

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge November

Thank you for joining us for another Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! We’re so excited to be sharing this hop with you.  The products used are all available in the current Annual, or seasonal, Stampin’ Up!® Catalogues*.  Simply use the buttons at the bottom of the post to keep hopping!

This is the sketch which was designed by the lovely Anna Krol.

What a great sketch it is. I decided to use one of the cats from the Pretty Kitty stamp set. All these cats are so pretty.  One of the things I like about making cards is the fact that you can send a card to someone for no reason at all, 'just because' you can!

When I saw the sentiment on the Vertical Greeting stamp set I just knew I had to buy the set and it was just perfect for this card.

I used a base of Pacific Point which is a beautiful vibrant blue. Whisper White layer on top with three pieces of cardstock in Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Pacific Point. I adhered the two vertical strips to the card and then decided that the darker one needed something to lift it - I just about managed to stamp the stars on it without getting ink everywhere!

I'm really pleased with how the card has turned out. Thanks Anna a brilliant sketch.

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Jillian xx