STAMPlorations 13th birthday celebrations

Hi Everyone, it's a very special day today...STAMPlorations turns 13! 

And it's "especially" special as Shery missed 3 birthdays while she was undergoing her cancer treatment. So let's hang out the bunting, get out the fizz and celebrate this amazing milestone. This runs from today until Friday.

Head over to the STAMPlorations blog here  to see all of today's gorgeous team projects. Leave a comment letting us know which of the new featured products is your absolute favourite for a chance to win it! 🎂🎉"

 To celebrate 13 years, shipping is FREE on all US orders of $25 or more this week only – and you'll get the Freebie of the Month automatically included in your order! Happy shopping! 🛍️✨"

There are lots of prizes to grab so do check out the details over on the STAMP blog here. 

There are also some fab new products on the STAMPlorations website and I made 7 cards to showcase some of them. 

These are my first 4 and will share the last 3 on Friday.

These are 2 cards using one of the new Pocket backdrops. I used the Floral #1 pack for both the backgrounds. The cupcake is from  the Big cupcakes colourables set, such fun and so easy to colour and peeping out behind is a piece from the Floral parade cut-out ephemera which you will find here

My 2nd card also uses a Colourable but this one is from the pack called Big Birthday cakes I teamed it with 2 butterflies from the Fluttery stamp set and a sentiment from the Say it big, enough set  . Again I have tucked a piece from the Floral parade cut-out ephemera behind the sentiment which you will find here

For card number 3 I used one of the brand new face stencils called Profile 1 with distress inks. I paired it with a sentiment stamp from Romantic expressions 1

My final card uses a sentiment from the new Floral magic stickers stickers and a gorgeous image from the new Flowers and coffee focal fronts available here. The background is a sheet of my favourite Faded botanicals collage paper.

Do check out how to join in with the STAMPlorations party over on the blog here. It would be lovely for Shery to feel all the love we are sending her. I will be back to share my final 3 makes for the end of the celebrations on Friday. Remember that you can join in with the fun no matter which country you live in, the more the merrier!

Always remember that you can  use my unique code at checkout STAMPGIRLJANE for 20% off your order!

You'll also find me here on Instagram with all my latest makes!

Bye for now,

Jane x

6th annual giving thanks blog hop and giveaway with STAMPlorations

Hello and welcome to the 6th annual giving thanks blog hop and giveaway with STAMPlorations. Today several of the STAMPgirls, including me, are sharing makes to show how thankful and grateful we all are. I am thankful for having a close family who even though we are not able to see at the moment we are in daily contact via the wonders of modern technology.

 I am also thankful for the joy of Mother Nature especially at this time of the year. These were my dino ducks down at the ponds this week...how they make my heart sing.

This is a fun event with lots of prizes to be grabbed too! (No dinos though...sorry!!)

Blog hop prizes:

- 3 winners of a $15 prize code randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and designers' blogs

giveaway prizes:

- 2 winners of their choice of STAMPlorations products with a combined MSRP value of up to $25

- 1 winner of her choice of STAMPlorations products with a combined MSRP value of up to $50

extra prizes:

- a few surprise winners randomly drawn from their social media accounts (FB, IG, Pinterest, blogs) to win either prize codes or products

The hop and giveaway are open until December 8. Winners will be announced on December 10 in the November winners post.

This is the link with all the details you need. 

 I now have affiliate links in my STAMP posts which simply means that if you click on any of the links here and buy something from the STAMP store I will receive a small commission at no cost whatsoever to you 😊I can also a offer a very special extra treat if you use my code, details at the end of this post.

I think that 2 things I have also been very grateful for recently is my crafting in my garden studio and my endless cups of tea!

Here  is the card I made

and this is how I made it.

First I added a rainbow of Brushos to watercolour card. When dry I stamped the small cups from the 

Always tea time set

I then stamped the thank you from the thank you coffee set. I also stamped, coloured and cut out the lovely cup with flower from this set.

For a finishing touch I added the larger sentiment from the thank you coffee set. 

I then matted and layered my card.

Here is one last shot of my giving thanks make.

So before I close here is my treat I mentioned at the beginning of this post...If you order more than $15 of product from the website (after discounts and before shipping) and quote my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout not only can you get 20% off your order you can also choose a product for FREE up to the value of $7! Here is a link to the website.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Try to stay mindful in these difficult times. If you are struggling try to think of just one thing today that you are thankful for too. 

Stay safe.

Bye for now,

Jane x

7th birthday celebrations over at STAMPlorations

Hello and welcome to day 1 of our 7th STAMPlorations birthday bash.

 Yes 7 years of awesome STAMP products. I am taking part in a fun week long birthday celebration. As you can see in the graphic above there are some awesome prizes up for grabs and lots of ways of joining in with the fun. Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party closes on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

There are also some amazing deals over on the STAMPlorations website. EVERTHING in the store has a 10% discount until the end of October. If you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off...wow amazing savings! I have affiliate links in my STAMP posts which simply means that if you click on any of the links here and buy something from the STAMP store I will receive a small commission at no cost whatsoever to you 😊. Shery ships internationally at very low cost too. Don't miss out!

A little heads up too that if you use my unique discount code; STAMPGIRLJANE you will also receive a free product in with your order. Details at the bottom of this post.

There are lots of prizes along the way so please check out all the details here. 

Me and the STAMP girls will be sharing our makes every day up to and including this Friday.

So for Day 1 I thought I would share some coffee with you all and make a coffee inspired slimline card. These cards are really making a revival in the crafting market and Shery brought out a brilliant range of slimline stencils. I can remember making these card over 25 years ago, it shows that fashions go round and come round doesn't it! 

I used the gorgeous new leaf prints 4 slimline stencil

with 

smell the coffee

 and sketchy coffee cups 

This is what I got up to.

First I used glitter paste through the awesome stencil

I stamped the smell the coffee sentiment

and the hearts and cups from  sketchy coffee cups and cut them out. 

and here is my slimline card. These are such fun to make and these new stencils are just perfect. You can see the whole range here.

a few close ups;

and one final shot.

All the details are  here. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Pixie's snippets playground #389 

Crafty Catz 1/3 anything goes

Before I go here's the fab heads up; If you order using my unique 20% discount code STAMPGIRLJANE when you check out any orders you will also get this yet to be released (10 mil) stencil  just plaid added to your order absolutely FREE!

So head off the the website here to top up your stash with some awesome bargains.

I am back tomorrow with my Day 2 post..stay tuned.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Remember that even leaving a comment here you are  in with a chance of winning one of the prizes.  

Good luck 

See you tomorrow,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Zoom crafting with Daisy

Over the last 4 months I have  Zoom crafted at least once a week with my sweet 6 year old granddaughter Daisy. Thank goodness for modern technology. I miss her so much, it's not the same as being with her but it is a good 2nd best. We have made sooo many things that I thought I would share a few here in Jane's Journal.

She has a doll called Sydney which is similar to the American doll sold in the USA, a sort of "grown up doll" and she loves to make things for her. During one of our early zoom session Daisy asked if we could make some "food" for Sydney. Now I am a crafter who never throws things away and a few years ago I bought some fimo type clay for my jewellery class. I got a really good deal at the time on a mixed colours pack so even though I only used 1 packet I kept all the other colours. I realized I could use these to show Daisy using them my end and if I bought her some air dry clay we could work together.

I ordered her some via Amazon which were delivered to her house. I used my ancient packs, they were a little tough to roll out but worked fine.

We have had such fun.  My colours are limited by the ones I had so when I had used some up I had to resort to magical blue cookies and even a pink banana!

Here are some photos I took quickly before I sent my versions to her.

You can see I had to make green cookies, with purple choc chips!!

Green and purple spaghetti bolognase, purple sausages and even blue bread for the sandwiches.

The pizza colours though weren't too bad

I made rubber ducks so that Sydney had similar ones to Daisy and Jack's in their bath.

and then Daisy decided they needed a pond....

so I had to quickly make that.

We have also upcycled tomato tins, made cards and today we will me making some more artist trading cards and coins (ATCs). We have also been doing a Nanna and Daisy lockdown ATC swap. Our themes have ranged from garden, to butterflies and the seaside.

Here are a few that she sent me.

and I thought I would share the latest few I have made for her.
By the way I have been sharing a lots of my crafting makes over on Instagram, I could not possibly write a blog post for every one as there are literally dozens. If you would like to see them you can find me as jane.tyrrell on IG or via this link. I also have the address in my blog side bar.

What I have noticed is what a competent stamper Daisy has become. I can't be with her to stamp so she has been doing this completely unaided, as my crafting genes skipped a generation and her darling Mummy's eyes roll in their sockets when Daisy mentions the word "crafting!"

Below is a Thank you card for her teacher she made, she use her Visible Image Alice stamp which she then coloured. The only help her Mummy gave her was to spell the word "teacher" 

As my daughter is a doctor and both her and her husband Key workers so Daisy has been attending school throughout lock down. They are so grateful to them. I am sure her teacher will be thrilled with this. School finishes this week for everyone.

I am also really hoping that in the next few weeks I will be seeing my grandbabies again...there is a plan we are working on!

My own card challenge share today is one of my makes during lock down.This has been shared on social media but not entered into any challenges or seen on my blog.
Daisy lives at the seaside and we usually go over to the beach to collect shells whenever the weather is good. So that was my inspiration.
I made an alcohol ink background on silver sparkle card

 I altered some die cut acetate shells with alcohol inks.

and made this,
 It's very hard to photograph as the sparkle is so reflective. I love the words, they are from my small talk Tim Holtz stickers book and felt just right for my project.

I will be giving it to my sweet Daisy when I next see her.

I would like my seashells canvas into the following challenges;

Time out 1/3 peaceful
As you like it 1/3 summer or autumn definitely  summer for me as I can go to the beach and be warm!
A bit more time to craft 2/3 anything goes

Crafters' castle 2/3 anything goes

Crafty friends 2/3 anything goes

A gem of a challenge 2/3 anything goes

Try it on Tuesday 1/3 summertime

Crafty sentiments 1/3 anything goes

Through the dark room door 1/2 anything goes

 I want to look back at this post in years to come and try to remember the good things which happened during the Lock down to me. Zoom crafting with Daisy will be one of them.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope that life continues to treat you all as well as it can during this dreadful pandemic.

Stay safe,

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

PS Jane's Journal is 10 (gulp) on Sunday and I have a giveaway open to EVERYONE worldwide. You don't have to jump through any hoops to enter, just stop by and leave a comment. All the details of what you can win will be in Sunday's post but here is a sneak peek.

See you on Sunday, Jx

It's party time at STAMPlorations

The wonderful STAMPlorations turned 6 in the summer and on Monday the birthday celebrations started.

There are lots of celebratory posts and today I am part of the team who are showcasing  the awesome new
Clear stickers. 
 Here is the link to today's post..
Do also check out the previous days' post over at the website.

There are some really amazing prizes on offer and just by leaving a comment here you will be entered into the draw to be in with a chance to win a $10 gift certificate. 3 lucky commentators will be chosen by random draw from all the comments left on the birthday hop post and those designers taking place.

Someone will also win their $40 wish list too...check it out here

Last but not least there is also a linky party where someone will win a $50 gift code and 3 lucky entrants $15 gift codes. You can link up any birthday or celebration project. This is the link Please do check out the rules over there as you need to include the graphic and it closes on 5th November.

For my first card I used the stickers together with the
Crazy double running stitch die set

the shaker balloons ~3 die

and the cupcake stamp from the birthday bash stamp set

and a sentiment from the birthday word art stickers

The stickers are crystal clear and so easy to use. Simply peel and stick and they work on all paper types and lots of other surfaces too. The set I worked with are called Birthday word art. I added some alcohol inks to Yupo and die cut a focal

Then very easily stuck down the clear sticker

I also cut out some extra frames with the die

and I die cut the balloons using acetate I had coloured with alcohol inks.

Here is my completed birthday card.

For my second card I used the crazy double running stitch rectangle die again and a sentiment from 

Party time

I made a background using alcohol inks and glossy card.

You will also spot that I finished off my card with some of the gorgeous new Shaker blends

flat sequins. 

These are so yummy. They are only $4 a bag and there are lots of colours. My ones here are called golden autumn. 

Here is my 2nd birthday card. 

These brilliant stickers are so useful and stick over lots of surfaces.

This is a link to today's post  again to check out all the details. Do remember to leave a comment here and don't miss out on any of the awesome prizes. All entries close on 5th November. Shery is also throwing in a few surprises too so you need to be in it to win it!!

Remember if you would like to buy these stamps or any products on the website just enter my code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout to get 20% off on top of any current discount being offered.This is a direct link to the web site

I would also like to add my thanks and appreciation of Shery and her husband David, owners of STAMPlorations, Happy 6th birthday and thanks for having me as a part of the team for the last 3 years. I love it!

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x