Stampin' Up! Scattered Sequins Thank you card

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

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This month we had a sketch to work from and this is it, clean and simple, just my style. 

 I started off with a base of Calypso Coral and a Smoky Slate layer which I dry embossed with the Scattered Sequins Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing folder.

I tied a piece of the Sale-a-Bration Calypso Coral ribbon around the Smoky Slate layer before adhering it to the base.

The Thank you sentiment comes from the Southern Serenade Stamp set, I stamped it in Calypso Coral ink on Smoky Slate cardstock before die cutting with my stitched shaped framelits. I layered it onto a scalloped circle of Calypso Coral.

I then added some of the basic Rhinestones but I didn't like the look of them so I painted them with the Calypso Coral dark Stampin' Blend to give them a hint of colour. I think they look perfect now.

Here's a close up of the fabulous ribbon, coloured rhinestones and the embossed sequins.

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

  

Jillian xx

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge June 2017

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!

Our challenge this month was set by Hannah McCurley of Stampin by Hannah. For a change Hannah decided to give us a colour challenge, using these colours:

I decided to use the smoky slate as my card base and front layer and to use the other three colours for my sentiment. Firstly I ran the front layer through the new Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then I cut narrow strips of Fresh Fig, Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral and adhered them to a piece of the new Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets at an angle and then used the new 'Happy Birthday' die to cut out my sentiment. It was then so easy to stick the sentiment on the front of the card. 

 I'm not sure the sentiment stands out enough but surprisingly I do like all these colours together, they are certainly not four colour I would have put together!

 I absolutely love the texture you get from this embossing folder, I've zoomed in on the front of the card so you can see the texture, isn't it amazing?

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Until next week

Jillian xx

Bokeh Technique

Jillian Selwood Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

I have watched quite a few You Tube tutorials on the Bokeh Technique and have been meaning to try it for ages. I recently watched this tutorial by Sacha van de Kerkhof which inspired me to make these cards. 

 This is the first one I made

I used a sponge rather than a dauber which has left scratchy marks but I actually like it as I think it gives some extra texture to it. Doesn't it look moody?!

The second card I made was for a Tic Tac Toe challenge so I could only use three colours; White, Dapper Denim and Flirty Flamingo with white embossing powder for the sentiment. I also used daubers for this card so no scratchy marks. Which one do you prefer?

I will certainly be using this technique again but will I be using sponges or daubers...I'm undecided so watch this space...

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

Jillian xx