Spreading Some Social Sunshine!!

Today's 'Show 'n Tell' with Kelly is all about spreading sunshine - how could I possibly resist this, hey?

Up until Friday morning I was going to make a card or scrap page about the sunshine, specifically, or maybe even my 'son-shines', my 2 sons... But then I saw that a close friend, who lives in Tasmania needs a different kind of sunshine....

Nicole had spent the last 4 days in hospital with her boy. He was very unwell with a stomach bug of some sort & given our current world, it would have been a very worrying time for her, her husband & his older sister. 

It's always so tough when our children can't tell us what is wrong , what pain they are feeling or what happened. Thankfully they are all home now, sleeping in their own beds, (not on a plastic chair) and are finally recovering!

This all being said, onto my card for my mate, Nicole!!

Using the Share Sunshine PDF Download, (which gives various COVID-19 related sentiments), Ive teamed it with the Bird Ballad DSP & Daisy Delight stamp set.

Dont you love how the petals are curved? Ive used the Bone Folder to just gently curve them, to give them some life.

I've also placed a strip of that DSP inside, to give it a lift, otherwise the Whisper White cardstock would look so stark. It was screaming for colour!!

This card just has to cheer Nicole and her family, with all those bright colours, right?

Thanks for leaving me a comment below, be sure to jump forward, (or backward) and continue looking at Michelle's amazing creations - there are certainly talented people around here!!

Click on the large "Next" below :)

Enjoy your Hop ahead!! Jo x

Card 1:

Stamps: Share Sunshine PDF, Daisy Delight

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

DSP: Bird Ballad

Ink: Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Daisy Punch, Large Pearl, Dimensionals, Tear 'n Tape, Bone Folder.

Socials:   https://linktr.ee/JoWeedonMelbourne

Kylie's Demonstrator Training Program - Monthly Blog Hop

Thanks for coming along for this Blog Hop!! I've joined other demonstrators from a group run by Kylie, hence the name, right?

Since being at home due to the Corona Virus, I have been looking for new ideas to share with my stamping ladies, over Zoom. 

Each Monday night is a hoot as we sit in our clothes, or sometimes pyjamas, laugh together & show off our latest creations of the week.

During this time I like to offer them a challenge so that they have a reason to create & hopefully I inspire them to try something new & finish with making a card for someone special!!

So last night I showed them my latest creation...

Im not sure what this fold is actually called, so Im calling it a Triple Fold Card :)

It is simply a piece of DSP scored at various places along the length so that it folds in on itself!

Super simple but so effective!! I love how the DSP does all the work & I dont have to do much additional work to it!!

Maybe you can find some DSP that needs to be loved, to send a card like this to someone special too?

Thanks for commenting below & thanks for stopping by...enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop! You can start from the top of the list or find my name, (36) and continue from there. Enjoy x

Card 1:

Stamps: Good Morning Magnolia

Cardstock: Early Expresso, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White.

DSP: Magnolia Lane

Ink: Early Expresso, Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: SU! Trimmer, Adhesive, Scorer, Aqua Painter, Painted Labels Dies

Socials:   https://linktr.ee/JoWeedonMelbourne

Kylies demonstrator blog hop, Feb 2020

Oh my goodness, the birthday, Christmas & New Year celebrations have come, gone & become a memory already & now it's February!! Ekkk!!

And now I'm trying to play catch-up from the time that I have had away from my business...a bit of a mistake, I think??

That's why I'm here participating in Kylie's Blog Hop, giving my blog some desperately needed CPR!!

So with this in mind, here is one of the projects that I have made this week. I found out that the mother of a friend was recently married to her partner of 21 years, during January & I loved the idea of making a card to celebrate the occasion.

 After using the hearts dies, I then ran one through the Beads & Baubles embossing folder & the other through the Country Floral embossing folder.

And the third embossing folder I used, for the back of the card, was the Subtle one, just to give a softer look, rather than the stark white of our beautiful Whisper White cardstock.

I then painted each of them using Wink of Stella, to give the hearts a little bit of glimmer & added the beautiful pearls for a touch of class.

Teaming the Silver Embossing powder, I stamped a sentiment from the Sending You Thoughts set, (available FREE during Salebration, ask me how) & mounted this.

So, of course, I JUST HAD to complete the 'set' & went ahead & made a card for 2 grooms & then a bride & groom.

 For each of these cards, I simply embossed Congratulatios inside.

 Here they all are, together, gosh Im happy with the simplicity of them!

And of course, I always dress up the envelope, Going back to the original card), the new wife s must have a tease of what lays inside, right?

For those interested, here is my Live video from last week, where you can see how I put this card together...

Thanks for looking at my blog, Jo Weedon, I'd love to see you back here again, soon.

Now onto someone else who has been busy with their creations!!

Stamps: 

Cardstock: Whisper White & Very Vanilla

Big Shot & Accessories: Beads & Baubles, County Floral, Subtle embossing folders.

Ink: Versamark

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Tear n Tape, Dimensionals

Holiday Catalogue - Sneak Peak Blog Hop

Wow!! The year is moving so quickly & it wasn't until I signed up to this Blog Hop that I realised how neglected my Blog is...eeeek!!

So I'm super glad to be here & working on it & finding some inspiration from others.

ESAD is such a wealth of knowledge relating to SU!, as well as giggles, support & inspiration, (as mentioned above!). It is my go-to for SU! questions & beyond!!

That being said, let's get to why we are here: this Blog Hop!!

I've decided to work on a couple of cards that show-case items & techniques for the Beginner stamper, but it would also work for the time poor & those who may not have many supplies, for many reasons.

There is something organic & magical about blowing the seeds of a dandelion & watching them float away - I still do it, ad an adult & when I watch them drift away with the breeze, the world stops its ugliness, just for a minute... *sigh*

I've used the Hammered Metal 3D embossing folder, Sweet Silhouettes dies and NO STAMPING as such, only some dragging of the Soft Suede cardstock across the ink pad to give the 'dirt' some texture.

Using the negative part of the dandelion for the wispy parts floating away, it gave my card the sense of movement...& adding a bit of bling, is always necessary, right?

I've cared for turtles for many years & this little stamp image made me smile!!

I cased the first card & then made the second card to give to a turtle professional who helped me when my current little friend was ill. 

In this example, the Hammered Metal embossing folder looks exactly like a turtle's shell, so this card didn't need much else to dress it up.

Did you notice the difference between which way I've used the embossed cardstock?

When I stamped the turtle again, for the inside of the card, I used a baby wipe to wipe away his sadness & used the Basic Black marker to lift his smile the right way!!

During my preparing for this Blog Hop, my order wasn't going to arrive in time, so I raced to my fellow demo's house, Alison & she had purchased the Memories of Home stamp set. While I love the tree & its details, I wanted to team it up with something else, so that it didn't take up the whole card. 

The Dashing Deer stamp looks gorgeous on Cherry Cobbler & then clear embossed, (just like the snow falling, behind the tree).

Adding a simple Red Rhinestone to make this deer the very popular Rudolph, was a given!!

I decided to step up my stamping for the next card. It could encourage the Beginner or Casual stamper to learn new techniques.

 Using our Difference Maker stamp set, Nature's Beauty, (when you purchase this set, a portion of the money is given to various charities), I coloured the gentle doe with our Watercolour Pencils, ran the Crumb Cake ink pad over the Woodlands embossing folder before putting it through the Big Shot. 

I teamed these items with Sweet Silhouettes & Stitched Rectangle Dies with the gorgeous Wink of Stella for a little touch of shimmer.

I do love the dimension that the leaves give & her soft face peeking through the branches! I used this as a swap that I participated in also but I just had to share it with you also!!

Well considering I only had 2 of the items & a stamped image from the incredible Holiday Catalogue, (available from 4 Sep to 2 Jan), I'm pretty happy with how they can be added to various items from the Annual Catalogue.
Increasing the use of each item means that they are more affordable, gets the creative juices flowing & therefore makes even more creations, obviously!!

Thanks for looking at my cards, I's love to hear which product grabbed your attention...& don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any of my posts.

Happy hopping to the next Blog! Cheryl's work is gorgeous!!

Blog hop participant list:

1. Sharon Dalton

2. Cathy Pinchbeck

3. Tanya Rees

4. Sandra Mastello

5. Shannon Kissane

6. Rochelle Blok

7. Lou Kitzelman

8. Nicole Wilson

9. Bronwyn Eastley

10. Peta Stephen

11. Siobhan Fitzsimmons

12. Libby Dyson

13. Jo Weedon              (This is me :)

14. Cheryl Algie

15. Rochelle Laird-Smith

16. Denise Buetler

17. Rebecca Scurr

18. Kelly Kent

19. Monique Fielder

20. Maree McIntosh

21. MelissaGifford

22. Barbara Williams

23. Angela Meiritz-Reid

24. Jackie Aitken
25. Lauren Meiklejohn

Card #1:

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Basic Black, Soft Suede

Ink: Soft Suede.

Big Shot items: Hammered Metal Embossing Folder, Sweet Silhouette dies.

Accessories:  Red Rhinestones, Fine Tip Glue, Tear n Tape adhesive, Stampin' blocks.

Card #2:

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla.

Ink: Momento, Mossy Meadow & Old Olive markers.

Big Shot items: Hammered Metal Embossing Folder, Little Alphabet.

Accessories:  Googly eyes, Fine Tip Glue, Tear n Tape adhesive, Stampin' blocks, baby wipes.

Card #3:

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Old Olive

Ink: Crumb Cake, Versamark.

Big Shot items: Dashing Deer dies.

Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Embossing Tray & Brush, Fine Tip Glue, Tear n Tape adhesive, Stampin' blocks.

Card #4:

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla.

Ink: Soft Suede, Mometo Black, Mossy Meadow.

Big Shot items: Stitched Rectangle dies, Sweet Silhouettes dies, Woodlands Embossing Folder

Accessories:  Paper Snips, Watercolor Pencils, Fine Tip Glue, Tear n Tape adhesive, Stampin' blocks.

Cooooeeee - Creativity Is Calling!!

Gosh, Im loving these Blog Hops!! I think I need to commit to more, 'cos it gets me thinking & creating, of course!!

And I get to share the items with you, how is that not a win-win!!

You've just come from Libby's blog & she will not have disappointed you with her work, I always love what she has created!!

So apart of this Blog Hop is to create items that use the new items from the 2019-2020 catalogue, going live in just 1 more sleep!! Wahoooo, hey!!


To show off some of the new products, I've used the Come Sailing Away DSP with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits.

I've allowed the various designs of the paper to speak for themselves!! I don't usually use so many options of the DSP at once, often i simply use one side, maybe 2, so this is a big deal for me!! :)

 The compass image uses a 1.5" circle punch & the 1 3/4" circle punch for the Night of Navy cardstock behind it. The dies for the arrow simply adds dimension to such a image, right?

Yesterday, amongst trying to prepare for the Blog Hop and life, it was our youngest's 15th birthday. Darcy has always loved basketball & is now a B grade referee for various games throughout the week, so of course, the card HAD to be basketball related!

And while this Sea of Textures stamp set isn't new, I think I had discovered a new use for it, so I'm showcasing it... I've stamped the net image in Night of Navy, free-handed the edging of the net & attached the top of the ring with Night of Navy also.

To give the card a bit of dimension, I folded a short piece of acetate on itself, glue dotted it & stuck this to the basketball - I remember doing this in art in Primary School, haha!!

The third project I have to share with you, is a card that I sent out to a few fellow demonstrators and/or my support crew over the past 10 years as a Demo. I am so very blessed to have had many women who have supported me in so many ways.

This card uses the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set, one that will be a popular item, I believe & I have cased it almost completely, from the catalogue itself!!

The annual catalogue is such a great resource for ideas and techniques!!

I made 20 of these & 20 of another design that I will share with you in my next post.

The inside needed something special also, so I added a simple image of the budding magnolia, here.

Thanks for stopping by to see my projects, I truly enjoyed making them for you!!

Be sure to leave a comment, so I know you have visited & enjoy the next trip along the blog hop!!

Click on the blue arrow, to move onto Peta's blog & enjoy the amazing work that she has created for you...

Blog hop participant list:

1. Lou Kitzelman

2. Rochelle Blok

3. Kelly Kent

4. Jo Stubbings

5. Nicole Wilson

6. DeniseBuetler

7. Sandra Mastello

8. Rochelle Laird-Smith

9. Siobhan Fitzsimmons

10. Shannon Kissane

11. Libby Dyson

12. Jo Weedon

13. Peta Stephen

14. Carly Middleton

15. Lisa Whitehead

16. Bronwyn Eastley

17. Cathy Pinchbeck

18. Monique Fielder

19. Rebecca Scurr

ESAD So Long Old Favourites Blog Hop

Old friends are always hard to say goodbye to, arent they? And by old, I mean longtime friends, like one of our Mother's Group mums who lives in Hobart, Tasmania.
 It's always hard to say goodbye to her.. *sigh*

Thankfully, being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator means that while we are saying goodbye to some much loved products, we know that new ones are coming!! Just one of the many perks of being a demo!!

Another perk is being a member of the inspiring group we lovingly call ESAD. The details are below & you really cant put into words the warm n fuzzy feeling you get from being with such a wonderful group of like minded people!!

With the house-keeping stuff out of the way, let's get onto the reason we are here: what we have created to share with you... & you would have come from Siobhan's  blog. I must say that I've spent a bit of time looking at her work & it's stunning!!

I'm so glad you took part in the blog hop Siobhan, I love what you do :) Now, onto my work...

I loved this Bubble Over stamp set when I saw it & yet, I havent used it much at all?? And then this blog hop comes along & I drag it out & dust it off AND I"M LOVING IT AGAIN, go figure?

The fun of this set makes me smile. And weddings are meant to be fun, right, so this card had to be also...

Ive used Bubble Over, as mentioned, the Bottle & Bubbles dies, the Polka Dot Basics embossing folder with Lemon Lime Twist & Berry Burst cardstock.

Both of the main colours haven't grabbed me for 2 years & now I'm loving them too! Crazy, hey?

The only current items are the Whisper White & Basic Black cardstock, StazOn ink & Vellum, so I was pretty happy with how this worked out.

My next project came about because I participated in my first challenge over the weekend. The challenge presented was to make a card using Basic Black, Whisper White & a pop of colour.

It had me thinking, but after making the previous card, I had it worked out.

Here I teamed up Swirly Bird stamp set with the matching dies, Swirly Scribbles & Follow Your Dreams. I believe this technique is called "Inset", where you make a puzzle essentially with the various pieces...


My last creation I'm sharing is using the So Santa stamp set teamed with Botanical Butterfly DSP. I so want it to be summer again, as we begin to approach winter, I just yearn for the sun on my face, but maybe not as much as poor Santa, he could do with a hat for protection!!

And learning how to do the Reflective technique was simple & fun too - I'll share that this week, in another post, so be sure to come back :)

Of course, us demos wouldn't usually show off the light bouncing off the embossing powder, but I just had to show you how it looks like water, right!!

I've used more current items on this card: Balmy Blue ink & cardstock, Watercolor Pencils with the Aqua Paint Brush, StazOn Ink, Balmy Blue, Whisper White & Basic Black cardstock.

I do always enjoy using DSP differently to how it was intended, ie: butterflies on a card or scrap page...

The other thing I loved about this whole process was that I needed my 16 year old son to take the photos for me, as the camera on my Iphone is broken. So Kyle organised the way the light should be, how the card should be standing etc & took the photos for me - he did okay, didn't he!!
Thanks mate.

I hope you have enjoyed my items, I absolutely enjoyed the challenge of making them for you, be sure to come back for more inspiration sometime.

Click on the green sign here, to go to Peta's blog, tell her I said 'hi'...

Blog hop participant list, from here onward:

14. Jo Weedon - https://joweedon.blogspot.com/…/esad-so-long-old-favourites…
15. Peta Stephen - https://www.stampincat.com.au/esad-so-long-old-favourites-…/
16. Lisa Whitehead - https://stampwithlisa.co/esad-so-long-old-favourites-blog-…/
17. Rochelle Laird-Smith - https://stampingflair.com/esad-so-long-old-favourites-blog-…
18. Rebecca Scurr - https://thepaperandstampaddict.com.au/…/so-long-old-friends/
19. Mandy Depiazzi - https://mypapertrailblog.wordpress.com/…/esad-so-long-old-f…
20. Denise Buetler - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/denisebuetler/blog…
21. Monique Fielder - https://stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com/…/esad-so-long-ol…
22. Kelly Kent - http://mypapercraftjourney.com/…/esad-blog-hop-so-long-old…/
23. Sharon Dalton - https://studioshabazcreativeme68.blogspot.com/…/esad-so-lon…
24. Rebekah Crisp - https://bcreativewithberyl.wordpress.com/…/so-long-old-favo…
25. Maree McIntosh - https://stampwithmareescards.blogspot.com/…/esad-april-2019…
1. Bronwyn Eastley - http://addinktivedesigns.com/…/esad-so-long-favourites-blo…/
2. Libby Dyson - http://libbystampz.com/so-long-old-favourites-blog-hop/
3. Katrina Duffell - https://inkpapergirl.com/?p=13579
4. Lou Kitzelman - https://withabowontopbylou.blogspot.com/…/esad-april-2019-s…
5. Shannon Kissane - http://shannonkissane.com/?p=3064
6. Nicole Wilson - https://nicolejuliewilson.blogspot.com/…/so-long-old-favour…
7. Delys Cram - https://delyscram.com/…/esad-so-long-old-favourites-blog-h…/
8. Lauren Meiklejohn - https://laurenmeiklejohn.wordpress.com/?p=5792
9. Cathy Pinchbeck - https://wp.me/p3zFY4-rV
10. Sandra Mastello - https://www.violetvspurplepapercrafts.com/?p=25912
11. Richelle Fletcher - https://stampingwithrichelle.blogspot.com/…/esad-so-long-ol…
12. Rose Packer - https://wp.me/p6g0iC-1k9
13. Siobhan Fitzsimmons - https://hightreeshouseofcards.com/…/so-long-to-old-favourit…