Joy to the world with STAMPlorations

Hello everyone I'm back today with another of my STAMPlorations Design Team makes, and this time I've gone for a bright and cheerful Christmas card full of colour!

I've used the lovely Winter Village stamp set

with one of  the new STAMPcuts retro Christmas sentiments.  

STAMPcuts™ are ready-to-use die-cut typography pieces that add bold, beautifully layered sentiments to cards, journals, scrapbook pages, and creative projects.

So these aren't simply "sentiments" -- they're "die-cut typography pieces". There are 16 ready to use in a pack for just $7

I first stamped the buildings onto white card and cut them out.

I created a colourful background using Distress Inks in traditional Christmas reds, greens and yellows. I love the way the colours blend and create such an interesting, slightly grungy effect. 

To add some texture and interest to the background I added some stamping using the

 Found fragments #2 stamp

I used distress ink to keep to the grungy feel.

The stamped musical details add another layer of interest and are perfect for the joyful Christmas theme.

I added gold glitter pen details and windows to give the impression of lights glowing inside.

 I then arranged the houses across the card to create a little festive scene.

The bold Joy to the World retro sentiment takes centre stage, and I finished with a few colourful stars.

I really like how the crisp white houses stand out against that vibrant background. It's a great mix of traditional Christmas colours with a slightly contemporary twist!

And finally over on the back of my card I stamped a little handmade touch which finished off everything.

Yes it's another new stamp called  Maker's Mark #1 This lovely little set has all these words, perfect for adding to the back of you handmade cards or projects. 

Remember if you would like to buy any of these or any other products over on the STAMPlorations website you can take 20% off your order just by adding my unique design team code STAMPGIRLJANE at check out. 

I hope I have given you some inspiration to get started on your Christmas cardmaking. It's only 73 more sleeps...ho ho ho!!!

Bye for now,

Jane x

All wrapped up with Visible Image

Hi everyone today I'm sharing my latest Visible Image Design Team make, and this time I've been having some festive fun with the fabulous All Wrapped Up stamp set!

Rather than making a Christmas card, I decided to create a pair of handmade gift tags, perfect for adding a personal touch to Christmas presents. 🎁

These are great fun to make;

 I stamped and the gorgeous parcels and wrapping paper from the set onto pink and green patterned papers and onto white card.

I cut out the small patterned paper parcel and the one from the background and added gold pen accents to the ribbons. I also cut out the patterned end of the roll of the paper and the turned over corner. I cut around the whole scene on the white card

I then layered them on top for some dimension. I used kraft tags for a lovely vintage feel, and stamped the spool. I also stamped the sentiments in pink and green adding the fun  "tape" stamp to the edges.

I added the little coordinating presents and two of the fun sentiments, "No Peeking!" and "Handmade with love at Christmas".

 I mounted them on gold card  and some gold ribbon finished them off.

I love how these turned out. They're a little different from traditional Christmas tags and would look lovely tied onto gifts wrapped in brown kraft paper.

It's always fun finding different ways to use our stamps, and these tags were a lovely change from making cards.

I hope they give you a little inspiration for your own Christmas gift wrapping this year?🎄❤️

You can check out all the Visible Image range on the website here. and once again the All wrapped up set is here

Bye for now,

Jane x

The new Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer release

Hi everyone, today the gorgeous new Sending Cheer release from Simon Says stamp launches. You can see it here.

I am delighted to share some festive inspiration using the new Christmas Ornaments 2466msc stamp set available on the website here.

This set is a gorgeous set of layering stamps. I’ve made four projects with this one set — two cards and two Christmas gift tags — and deliberately gave them quite different looks to show just how versatile these fun retro-style ornaments can be.

For my first card I went for a cool, frosty look with a watery blue distress ink stain spray background and three brightly coloured hanging ornaments. I added white die-cut foliage using my Tim Holtz Holiday Greens mini along the top edge, a little sparkle and the Deck the Halls sentiment. A few gems on the ornaments added even more Christmas sparkle.

My second card takes a much bolder direction, with a vibrant rainbow distress stain sprays background. I added playful streamers made using the Tim Holtz streamers die set. I stamped and cut out one of the ornaments to create a dimensional focal point, finishing the design with colourful sequins. The Glad Tidings sentiment from the set finished it off.

And I couldn't resist making a couple of coordinating gift tags too. I kept these much clean and simple, using individual ornaments with the stars stamp and sentiments from the set. A little red and white twine and they are all ready for Christmas parcels.

I always enjoy finding different ways to use the same stamp set, and I think these would be great designs for batch-making Christmas cards and tags too.

The new Sending Cheer release launches today, 8th October over on the Simon Says Stamp website  with lots more festive inspiration to come! 🎄❤️

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

The stunning new The light you carry release from Visible Image

I'm very excited to share my first Design Team make from the brand new Visible Image release, The Light You Carry. It is a set of 4 wonderful thought provoking stamp sets and 4 wonderful stencils. You can check it out on the website here

This beautiful new collection has been created to coincide with Mindfulness Month (October), making it the perfect time to pause, reflect and enjoy a little creative time for ourselves.

For my first card I chose to use the gorgeous new Take a Breath stamp set.

HEADS UP; There is a special launch bundle price for all 4 new stamp and stencil sets on the website here as well as bundle deals for the stamps and stencils. 

 I wanted to create a peaceful sunset scene, with the girl sitting quietly on the rocks looking out across the water — and I think it fits the mindfulness theme perfectly. First I stamped the girl and horizon onto my mixed media card.

Then I started to colour the whole scene using my Distress Watercolour Pencils, building up layers of pinks, purples and warm sunset shades. This was inspired by the beautiful sunsets we see on our holidays in Rhodes. Here are the stages

The sentiment “pause. breathe. repeat.” seemed the perfect finishing touch for such a calm and reflective scene. I also finished off with some white posca pen detailing on the waves.

Here it is once more.

I really enjoyed working with this beautiful new set — and this is just the first of my samples from The Light You Carry, so I'll have lots more from the new release to share with you very soon. 💜

Remember to check out this gorgeous new release here 

And remember to follow me over on Instagram where I share my creative makes most days. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

Brilliant brand new products from STAMPlorations

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing my latest STAMPlorations Design Team make, and I've gone full-on autumn with this one!

I'm using 3 new products today, first up is STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude. This is a pack of ready-to-use die-cut typography pieces featuring layered retro lettering in a warm, earthy palette

secondly

Found fragments #1

This little stamp packs a big punch. It brings together bits and pieces of vintage typography, handwriting, numbers, ink splatters, and printed ephemera in one beautifully distressed collage.

and last but not least the new

Maker's mark #1

This is a handmade-maker’s signature stamp set for adding that extra personal touch to your creations. Featuring a mix of handmade sentiments, including handmade with love, made especially for you, happy mail, and created with joy.

This is how my card came together;

I started by creating a rich, inky background using Distress Stain Sprays. I allowed the inks to run and added some extra drips too.  I love all the little drips, splatters and variations you get with these sprays — perfect for an autumn mixed-media look.

Using the Found fragments #1

and rusty hinge distress ink I randomly stamped over the inky background. 

For my focal panel I used an ATC from the  Sweet autumn ATC set which brings in those softer florals and gorgeous seasonal colours. I teamed this with one of the fabulous  STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude sentiments. I chose “with gratitude”, which seemed just right for an autumnal card.

I distressed around the edges of a floral card from the Sweet autumn ATC set

It was then time to put my design together. A scattering of sequins added the finishing touches and a little bit of sparkle.

I really enjoyed mixing the grungy inky background with the pretty florals and bold retro typography — lots of different elements, but I think they all work together beautifully.

And finally on the back of the card you can see how I used one of the phrases from the Maker's mark #1

It's a lovely way of adding something personal to your cards. 

Remember if you use my unique DT code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout on the website  you can take a whopping 20% off your order!

There are lots of lovely new products on the website so do take a peep here.

Bye for now,

Jane x