Saturday, October 31, 2020

Playful Alphabet Dies certainly make me want to play!!



I was inspired by a card I received from a fellow friend & demo, Alison, to buy these, the Playful Alphabet Dies. 
And. OMG! they are so fun!!

The possibilities really are endless with what you can create!! The letters, numbers AND punctuation make it such a great die set!


So of course, I had to start having a play with them, right?



I've been asked to make Divorce cards before & have struggled in the past. But these dies, teamed with a sentiment from Celebrate Sunflowers make this task so easy!
While this baby card doesn't actually have a baby type sentiment or image on it, it's exactly what it is!! Or it could be for parents of an adult child that has moved out of home, perhaps?

Either way, I just love how it turned out.

This stamped sentiment has to be one of my all-time favourites, as a demo. It represents everything that is motherhood, juggling work/ house/ sports/ outside family commitments.

So of course, "ugh" had to be used, just to accentuate the truth of it all!!

You can see my Live video, filmed last night, here on my Facebook page: Jo Weedon Melbourne

Thanks for giving me a reason to create!

From Jo x



Card 1: 
Stamps: Beauty Abounds & Celebrate Sunflowers
Cardstock: Very Vanilla & Basic Black
Ink: Momento Black 
Stampin' Cutting & Emboss Machine: Playful Alphabet Dies Tasteful Labels Dies
Accessories: Adhesive Foam Sheets, Adhesive, Dimesionals, Pearls coloured with Black Sharpie Marker

Card 2:
Stamps: Vanilla & Black
Cardstock: Whisper White & Mossy Meadow cardstock
DSP: World of Good
Ink: Mossy Meadow 
Stampin' Cutting & Emboss Machine items: Playful Alphabet Dies
Accessories: Adhesive Foam Sheets, Adhesive, Dimensionals

Card 3: 
Stamps: Here's a Card
Cardstock: Calypso Coral & Whisper White
DSP: Playing With Patterns
Ink: Calypso Coral
Stampin' Cutting & Emboss Machine: Playful Alphabet Dies
Accessories: Adhesive Foam Sheets, Adhesive, Dimesionals

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Bundle It Up!



When you purchase certain bundles, (that is a stamp set with either matching dies or a punch), you automatically receive a 10% discount - just for purchasing them together!

This immediately gives you so many more options for creativity. And of course, just because the items come together, it doesn't mean you are only restricted to using them without any other products!


Sometimes a simple stamped image & punch works well, just like this card...
And other times, you can go all out & involve many different products, like this one.


I like to focus on bundles for these three reasons: 
  •  First, bundles already include a discount—and everyone loves a discount.
  • Second, they show off one of Stampin’ Up!’s best benefits: our awesome product coordination. 
  • Third, bundles help stampers create fantastic projects with less effort. 


This DSP & many others are now on sale at My On-line shop, within Australia. 

Don't forget to tick the box to have me as your nominated demonstrator so that I can help you with your order, at any time. 
(If you don't choose a demo, then when you get stuck, we cant assist you - how annoying right?)

It was nice to see you here, see you again, soon, 

Jo x





Sunday, October 25, 2020

Cards For Customers.

I'm trying to find people who are also interested in creating, stamping & giving out cards that they have made themselves. And I'm doing this by making up small packs with a brochure, my Live video & class details, (when they can begin again) & an example of what they could learn to make.

It's always a fine line between showing off our gorgeous products & not overwhelming the receiver with the feeling that, "I could never make this...". So I decided to use the Beautiful World stamp set & accompanying it with the Worlds of Good DSP!


The way the design ran, determined the way the card was presented, obviously, but they both certainly work!!

How gorgeous is that shine from the Bronze embossing, hey?

I can't wait to finish packing it altogether & handing these out & apart from getting my name out there, it just may give someone a smile when they receive one of these cards - from me to them and then onto someone they care about!!


Thanks for stopping by! Jo x

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

One card, 3 designs!


Fun with Parts & Pieces

Can you see how these 3 cards use the same products, but are quite different?

That's how versatile these products are!!
  • A Crushed Curry card base
  • A 3-3/4" x 5" (9.5 x 12.7 cm) piece of white cardstock
  • A 4" x 3/4" (10.2 x 1.9 cm) piece of Cajun Craze Cardstock
  • A 5-1/2" x 2" (14 x 5.1 cm) piece of Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper
  • Life Is Beautiful Stamp Set
The SU! concept artist accepted this challenge and now look at all of the lovely cards: one for summer, one for autumn, and one all-occasion card or any card for any occasion!
I particularly wanted to draw your attention to the card with three 1-5/8" x 3-3/4" (4.1 x 9.5 cm) panels. The first depicts late summer/early autumn, the second shows a tree in full autumn glory, and the third panel illustrates a tree preparing to cosy up and hibernate for the winter.

By changing the number and colour of the leaves in each panel, the artist was able to suggest the seasonal progression—and create a fun build-up of leaves on the bottom of the card, which gets bigger with each panel.
I do love the idea of taking part in a challenge similar to this, just find & use measurements & items similar to these & allow your mo-jo to flow...


 I’d love to see your creations!


Cards:
Stamps: Life is Beautiful
Cardstock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze
DSP: Plaid Tidings
Ink: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce, Crumb Cake, 
Accessories: Twine, Dimensionals.