Stampin' Up! Botanical Blooms easel card

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

Our challenge for the August Card Swap Challenge group was to make a card with a summer wreath, it had to have depth so not just stamping! This was the perfect excuse for me to get out the Botanical Blooms dies again. This is the card I made.

I was really pleased with how it turned out, I do love an easel card, I just think they look stunning. I used the Wood Textured DSP Stack to give an impression of a wreath hanging on a wooden door. I used Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Real Red cardstock for the flowers. The sentiment comes from the Climbing Orchid Stamp Set.

This is the card when it is closed

And here is a close up of the gorgeous flowers

This is the beautiful card I received from Michelle. Isn't it stunning? I will definitely be casing this one.

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! Painted Harvest Hedgehog card

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

It's World Card Day on 7th October so to celebrate I've offering all my followers a chance to receive a hand made card. 

This Hedgehog card is one of the cards I will be giving away.

I have seen quite a few people using this stamp set to make a Hedgehog card so it's a little difficult to credit just one person. The first YouTube video I watched was by Serene Stamper you can watch her tutorial here.

I love the fern leaf and as it is a two step stamp you can use a variety of different colours to make each leaf look completely different, a bit like nature really.

Don't you just love this little face?

So to be in with a chance of receiving one of my hand made cards please just email me at Jillian@purpleselwood.co.uk and I will draw four lucky people. Please response by Saturday 14th October.

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 Sunset Card

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

It is week 2 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 stepped right outside my comfort zone with this card.

I never seem to get the shading just right whenever I attempt to blend colours together, so I've been practising and am rather pleased with this. I used shimmery white cardstock and the Stampin' Up! sponge daubers and it seemed to blend much easier.

I die cut the chair from a piece of Wood Textures DSP Stack, I love this paper but just wish it was 12" x 12" instead of 6" x 6".

This sentiment is my favourite from this set, I just love it.

It just seemed the perfect stamp set to use with the chair and the sunset.

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

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge July

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Jillian Selwood

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!

The lovely Louise Thomas of White Flag Designs designed our sketch this month and here it is:

I was sorting out my craft room last week and discovered that I have a lot of DSP (Designer Series Paper) so I set myself a challenge to use some of it. Making this card was the perfect opportunity,

I have used paper from the Fruit Stand DSP and am rather pleased with how it turned out. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

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Jillian xx