New Classic Christmas Perfect Pairs

I’m back with a 2nd post to share with you a brand-new concept from STAMPlorations – Perfect Pairs! Check them out here

If you love creating beautiful handmade cards but sometimes find yourself searching through your stash for the perfect sentiment, background or embellishment to finish your design, you’re going to love this idea.

Perfect Pairs brings everything together for you.

Each collection combines a coordinating two-stamp set with a pack of beautifully designed coordinating ephemera cuts. The two have been designed together from the very beginning, so everything works seamlessly together. 

 I was lucky enough to receive the Perfect Pairs Classic Christmas available here collection to play with, and it really does make creating a Christmas card wonderfully simple. The Classic Christmas collection contains a two-stamp set featuring a sentiment stamp and a coordinating background stamp, along with 11 full-colour ephemera pieces. 

If you missed my first make check out my post here

This is the card

Today I'm sharing my 2nd make. This card is even quicker to make than my first sample. 

I selected the Nutcracker and bells from the Ephemera pack and gold embossed the sentiment onto a piece of black card. 

I added some extra sparkly twine to the bells to give added texture and sparkle. 

I added a little distress ink to the white edges (you can of course keep the edges as they are but I am a bit of a grungy girl and like to ink them!).

I just used gold paper and a square of gold mirror card to create the front of my card and adhered my elements in place. I raised them up on foam pads to add some extra dimension. 

And that's it! No inky background, just gold paper and mirror card!

Do check out this brilliant new product on the website here.

and for 20% off use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout!

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Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

New Perfect pairs from STAMPlorations

I’m delighted to introduce you to a brand-new concept from STAMPlorations – Perfect Pairs! Check them out here

If you love creating beautiful handmade cards but sometimes find yourself searching through your stash for the perfect sentiment, background or embellishment to finish your design, you’re going to love this idea.

Perfect Pairs brings everything together for you.

Each collection combines a coordinating two-stamp set with a pack of beautifully designed coordinating ephemera cuts. The two have been designed together from the very beginning, so everything works seamlessly together. 

I was lucky enough to receive the Perfect Pairs Classic Christmas available here collection to play with, and it really does make creating a Christmas card wonderfully simple. The Classic Christmas collection contains a two-stamp set featuring a sentiment stamp and a coordinating background stamp, along with 11 full-colour ephemera pieces.

Below is some of the co ordinating paper ephemera. 

 

For my first design team card I repeat stamped the background sentiment stamp onto a distress stain spray background. 

I found some hessian in my stash and frayed the edges, using one of the pieces to create a bow for the cinnamon stack piece of ephemera. I stuck the hessian down with glue.

I created a little tag with the sentiment and created a bow with the thread from the hessian, 

I adhered everything in place and added some sequins as a finishing touch. Below is my finished card. 

Here is a close up of the sentiment tag and the gorgeous ephemera.

and one last shot.

The ephemera cuts are beautifully printed and generously sized, so they can easily become the focal point of your card. Simply combine them with the coordinating stamps and you have a finished design with very little effort.

And that's what I particularly love about Perfect Pairs – there's no guessing which elements will work together. The colours, images, sentiments and designs have all been created as one complete cardmaking concept.

You can keep your card beautifully simple, or, of course, add your own favourite inks, dies, stencils and embellishments to make the design completely your own. This is the link to all the sets available for now

Although I've been playing with the Classic Christmas collection, these little ephemera pieces would be perfect for so many festive projects.

Think Christmas cards, gift tags, holiday greetings, festive happy mail and even little decorations. You could also use the stamps and ephemera separately, giving you even more possibilities. Plus if you use my unique discount code STAMPGIRLJANE you can save 20%. Just enter the code at checkout. 

So whether you're a new card maker looking for an easy way to create beautiful cards, someone who is short on crafting time, or simply someone who loves products that coordinate effortlessly, Perfect Pairs takes away a lot of the guesswork. Do check everything out on the STAMPlorations website here

I will be sharing more of my makes over the coming weeks. Please also remember to check me out here on Instagram where I share new makes and creative inspiration most days. 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

A Visible Image afternoon tea in the garden.

For my fortnightly Design Team make for Visible Image I couldn't resist creating a charming afternoon tea scene using the beautiful Afternoon Tea stamp set together with the Puzzle Stencil. The stencil creates the perfect patterned tablecloth, while the stamps cleverly capture the moment of tea being poured into delicate china cups. I decided to set my afternoon tea outdoors on a glorious summer's day, with blue skies and fresh green grass created using Distress Inks.

The stamp set is on the website here;

and the stencil here. 

Here is how it came together. 

I cut a panel of smooth pink cardstock to fit the bottom part of the card. I placed the Puzzle Stencil over the cardstock and blended picked raspberry Distress Ink through the stencil to create a patterned tablecloth. 

I cut a scallop for the "drape" of the tablecloth

and then stamped one of the sentiments and some flower detailing. 

I created the garden background using blue distress sprays in the upper part of the card to create a bright summer sky.

Mowed Lawn ink from the pad was blended along the bottom edge to create soft grass.

I stamped the teapot and 3 teacups from the Afternoon Tea stamp set onto smooth white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne. I clear heat embossed the images and then cut them out.

Rather than cut out the tiny cup handles I added some blue distress ink in the gap so that they blended into the sky. I also added gold detailing to the china using gold glitter pen.

I set out the placement for the tea pot and cups and added the fun "pouring" and "splash" details using brown  ink.

I then adhered the stencilled tablecloth onto my background before arranging the teapot and cups on top. I raised the teapot with foam pads to add depth and dimension.

Finally I stamped the Afternoon tea sentiment at the top

and then matted onto pink card and a 5X7" white card blank.

This stamp set is so versatile. Whether you're creating cards for birthdays, thank yous, invitations or simply celebrating friendship, it's full of charming images that can be dressed up or down for any occasion. I loved how my card turned out. It has such a cheerful, summery feel and reminds me of enjoying afternoon tea in the garden with friends. 

I hope this project inspires you to create your own afternoon tea scene. If you do, I'd love to see what you make!

Bye for now,

Jane x