Stampin' Up! Climbing Orchids Cards

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

Earlier this year I entered the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge with this card, to see the original post click here

I loved the card so much I decided to make it again but I wanted the orchids to stand out more.

To do this I stamped the flowers on a scrap of Whisper White and die cut the three parts before adhering together. I then curled the petals before adhering to the square.

I used the same Layered Leaves 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder as I thought that worked perfectly.

Then I tried to heat embossed the orchids and wondered what it would look like if I dry embossed a sheet of silver foil. I was rather pleased with the result although my husband thought it was too much.

A crafting friend of mine recently promoted to Silver so I thought this card was perfect to send her as a congratulations card.

So which is your favourite, please leave me a comment 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! Colorful Seasons Easel Card

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

I'm so disappointed that it's the final week of August as that means it is also my final week on the Crafty Cupcakes Design Team, I've thoroughly enjoyed myself and would like to thank Lea for the opportunity.  I am on the Design Team with Emma Hudson of Little Crafty Me, you can visit Emma's blog here. We have been given the Colourful Seasons Stamp Set to work with. It also comes with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies and you can save 10% if you buy the bundle. 

This week was a difficult one, as there are only four seasons and I've already done Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter what on earth was I going to do for this week? So I decided to take part of each of the four cards I have already made and put them onto an Easel card.

I die cut cardstock in Powder Pink, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Pool Party using the Stitched Shaped Framelit dies then die cut a scalloped square in Gold foil for the Summer and Autumn colours and Silver foil for the Spring and Winter colours.

I also die cut the flowers, chair, leaf and snowflake in Gold and Silver foil.

Then I had to decide which sentiment to choose and not only that what colour to stamp it in. So I decided on 'Just breathe' as that is my favourite and I used both gold and silver Heat Embossing powder, I was quite pleased how it turned out.

I think I might trying that again. I also layered the sentiment on Gold and Silver foil which is cut on an angle.

Here is the card in all it's glory. I'm not sure I would have chosen all these colours together but I actually think it works. What do you think?

Don't forget to hop over to see Emma's beautiful creation here.

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! Colorful Seasons Christmas Card

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

It's already week 4 of the Crafty Cupcakes Design Team for this month. I am on the Design Team with Emma Hudson of Little Crafty Me, you can visit Emma's blog here. We have been given the Colourful Seasons Stamp Set to work with. It also comes with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies and you can save 10% if you buy the bundle. 

This week I have used the beautiful snowflakes for my card. Whilst I don't really like snow I love snowflakes on cards!

I used a card base and top layer of Pool Party, I'm not really sure if this is a pale blue or a pale green colour, I just know I love it.

I tried, and failed miserably, to stamp the snowflakes randomly didn't I? Oh well I still think they look nice.  I heat embossed in Silver the snowflakes on the top of the card and die cut the snowflakes with silver foil at the bottom of the card.

I used the sentiment from the Flurry of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set as I thought that was very appropriate, 'Sending you a flurry of warm Christmas Wishes'. I also used some of the new beautiful Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon, I think it works perfectly with the silver embossing and the silver foil.

Don't forget to hop over to see Emma's beautiful creation here.

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 July

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Jillian Selwood Purple Jelly Designs

 The theme for July was congratulations.

This is the card I made and although I didn't use the word congratulations I love this celebrate sentiment and thought it worked perfectly.

I used the Botanical Builder dies for the flowers and leaves, I really love these dies they are so versatile and look stunning in any colour.

My swap this month came from the lovely Gwen Magdour and I absolutely love it.

Next months theme is Flowers and Trees.

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

Jillian xx