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

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

The May STAMPlorations challenge begins

 Hi everyone welcome back to my 2nd blog post today. My blog posts are like London buses when I was a child...none for ages and then two together! Welcome to the May STAMPlorations challenge. The theme is anything goes and the link is here.

This is my design team card for a little creative inspiration. I used the Coffee cup stencil..(yes stencils are back in stock), with one of the cute Doodled coffee and tea colorables,

and this is how it came together. 

I inked though the  Coffee cup stencil onto a sheet of shaving foam marbled ink from my stash.

I coloured a teapot and teabag from the Doodled coffee and tea colorables pack.

I stamped sentiments from the Always tea time stamp set

and added some sequins before matting it up.

Here is my finished card once more.

The prizes up for grabs are; 

1 winner of a $25 code to spend on the website, which will be chosen by a STAMPgirl from entries that use STAMPlorations products

Plus 1 winner of a $10 code will be randomly chosen from all the entries (these do not need to feature a STAMP product). 

You can make any type of project in any style. You just need to link back to the challenge post (if yours is a blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG and share the challenge graphic in your post. If you use IG please add the challenge graphic as your 2nd photo.  There is even a free digi image Shery has added for you to download and use too. 

Please ensure that you read all the full rules here before you add your project to ensure your entry complies. 

You can enter up to 7 different projects and the challenge ends on May 31st. You can find the challenge and my other teamies inspiration on the STAMPlorations blog here.

Here is the challenge logo 

Also remember to use my code...

There is also a Spring clean going on check these out On the website

Please also visit me over on Instagram here where I share new creative makes most days.

One final heads up is that the fab Spring Fling starts on 11th May...don't miss out. I will be joining in so I'll be back on Monday with my DT make for some inspiration. 

 Thanks for stopping by today. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

The return of the STAMPlorations challenges

Today is a very special one..it is the return of the STAMPlorations challenges.  If you saw my Instagram post here you will know that after her 4 year breast cancer battle, our fearless Shery reopened her online shop last November. Today she has also restarted the challenges. For now it will just be a single "anything goes" challenge. 

The prizes are; 1 winner of $25 code to spend on the website, which will be chosen by a STAMPgirl from entries that use STAMPlorations products

Plus 1 winner of $10 code will be randomly chosen from entries (need not feature a STAMP product). 

You can make any type of project in any style. You just need to link back to the challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG and share the challenge graphic in your post. If you use IG please add the challenge graphic as your 2nd photo.  There is even a free digi image Shery has added for you to download and use too. 

Please ensure that you read all the full rules here before you add your project to ensure your entry complies.

There is no limit on your number of entries and the challenge ends January 31.You can find the challenge and my other teamies inspiration on the STAMPlorations blog here. 

I chose to make this card as I think it sums up the brave cancer journey that Shery has been through.

I made a distress stain spray back ground and usedthe gorgeous Say it big Soar stamp sentiment with the Perched bird die cut in black card. 

You will also spot the birds from Trendy Birds 2 stamped in blue in the background. 

Please check out the challenge page here. It would be lovely if you could support Shery and welcome her back to challenge land.

If you would like to buy any new products and use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout you can also get 20% off your order.

I am also delighted to re start entering some challenges and would like to enter my card into the following;

Allsorts winter animals

A cut above anything goes

The paper shelter Out with the old in with the new with option of anything goes

Creative inspiration anything goes

Creative knockouts celebrations

Love to craft anything goes

Path of positivity anything goes

Here is my card once more. 

And just in you case you missed my Instagram post here in November or you don't use IG below is the card I shared with the news that Shery was reopening her online shop;

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

 

Stamps and text for the STAMPlorations April theme and photo prompt challenge

 I am back with my second blog post on my birthday as it is also time for my design team post for our next theme and photo prompt challenge over at  STAMPlorations.  

Our theme for April is 

Stamps and text

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 😊I also offer a very special extra treat if you use my code, details at the end of this post.

You can enter up to a maximum of 3 entries using any stamps.  There are 3 awesome prizes up for grabs; 

$20 prize code to winner ($25 if a STAMPlorations product was used as the main/focal point of the card)

$10 prize code to 2 randomly picked entries ($15 if a STAMPlorations product was used as the main/focal point of the card)

Please remember to add our challenge logo of you are entering via a blog post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning. You don't have to do this if you are linking via IG or other social media platforms, but it would be  great if you do!  Full details can be found here.

You can work with the theme, the photo prompt or both. 

Remember if you also use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

I used the following awesome products and have added live links to the website in my post.

Coffee for all seasons 

and 

sketchy coffee cups stamp sets.

This is what I got up to; I used a page from my much used for crafting "Tale of 2 cities" which I glued onto thin card and cut to size for my card background,

I stamped all the seasons from Coffee for all seasons 

onto kraft card in brown ink, clear embossed and cut them out. 

I stamped and cut out some of the fab cups from the sketchy coffee cups stamp sets.

and added a little colour to them. I the put my design together; 

Here is my finished card

and one last shot.

 I hope I may have inspired you to join in with this month's challenge, which is open internationally. Once again all the details are here.

Remember that 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.

I would love to see you also over on Instagram where I share new creative makes nearly every day. This is my link/profile @jane.tyrrell

Sadly these days I just don't have the time to blog everything! 

Bye for now,

Jane x