Card swap August

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

The theme for August's Card swap was Trees and Flowers. I have wanted to make a diarama card for a while now after watching Jan Brown's tutorial. You can view Jan's tutorial here. 

It does look rather complicated but was so easy and I am so pleased with the finished result. I die cut out lots of small flowers from the Botanical Builder framelit dies and the May flowers framelit dies in Sweet Sugarplum and Peekaboo Peach cardstock and used the new enamel dots in the centre. 

The trees are from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.

The card I received from Nicky May is beautiful. I love how she has cut the different coloured frames, I will have to CASE that idea!

Next month the theme is to make a punch art card for a boy.

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

Jillian xx

Notelet Wallets

Jillian Selwood Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

I really don't think I would ever do any crafting if I didn't case other people's work. (Case stands for Copy And Share Everything). Jan Brown is one of my go to people for inspiration and her You Tube tutorials are excellent, She makes everything look so easy. This is another Jan Brown case! Her video is here.

There are super easy to make and have been a real hit at the Craft fairs I have done recently.

In true Jillian form I didn't just make 1! All they take is one sheet of 12 x 12 double sided paper. I have used an extra piece to decorate the notelets.

That's all for this week, thanks for stopping by, until next time.

Jillian xx

World card making day giveaway

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

Saturday 1st October 2016 is World Card Making Day and to celebrate I thought I would have a giveaway.

I recently took part in the Cupcakes and Friends Creative Challenge, we had to make a card from this sketch. 

I am not usually an indecisive person but on this occasion I just couldn't decide which Designer Series paper (patterned paper)  to use so I ended up making five cards!

Here are the cards I made

These are the five cards I will be giving away, so if you would like to receive one of them please either leave me a comment below, 

comment on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/purplejellydesigns/   

or on my Twitter page @PurpleJellyDes

I will draw five names at random - good luck.

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

Jillian xx

Pootler's Design Team September, Week 5

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

This is the final week of the September Pootler's Design Team challenge. I've had so much fun and I have thoroughly enjoyed created these projects. 

I decided to use the Pumpkin face for my final project. We always get lots of trick or treaters on 31st October and I always make special boxes for the children who live near us.

I love the curvy keepsake boxes, they look so special. I made a little tag to hang off the handle and attached it with some metallic thread as I thought that looked spider web'ish. 

I heat set the face on the box with clear embossing powder, you can just see shine on the second photo.

I will fill them with chocolates. Now I just need to make five more!

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

Jillian xx

Business card holders part 3

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

Last week I showed you the business card holders I made for Martin of Mucky Paws Pet Photography, Today I'd like to show you the business card holders I made for my Dad

He initially only ordered one but quickly filled that so asked me to make him another one!

I love making these so if you need one for your business cards or know of someone who might like them please let me know.

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

Jillian xx

Pootler's Design Team September, Week 4

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

I can't believe it's week 4 of this challenge already.

Today I decided to use the 'You put the Merry in my Christmas' stamp to make a spinner card.

I started with a card base of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I then die cut the circles out of another piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Stampin' Up! brought out a sliding star framelits die in the Annual Catalogue which makes these cards so easy to make. If you don't have the framelits you can use the layering circles framelits instead.

I stamped the sentiment on the bottom in versamark ink and heat embossed in gold. I also stamped the second smallest snowflake from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set on the circle and heat set that in gold embossing powder. I also dipped the edge of the circle in my versamark ink so I could give it a gold edge.  Then I stamped the smallest snow flake and punched out using the matching punch.

I used a piece of This Christmas DSP for the background. I then put it all together using the new Foam strips which makes it very quick and easy to assemble. I used two 5p pieces to make the spinner element and trimmed the edges off a Stampin' Dimensional before adhering them together.

I'm really pleased with this card. What do you think?

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

Jillian xx

Business card holders

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

When I was at the Cuerden Valley Park Farmers and Craft Market in June I was chatting to Martin who owns Mucky Paws Pet Photography, he loved my business card holders and asked if I could make some for him.  Martin takes fabulous pet photos and his website is here

These are the holders I made for him.

I'm really pleased with how they turned out. 

My Dad came to visit me and liked the holders so much he ordered two for himself. Check in next week to see them.

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

Jillian xx