Quick and Easy card

Hey there!

This is a video tutorial I have made using SU products.Hope you enjoy watching this.



Visit my other blog for more video tutorials at http://www.jadore-stampinup.blogspot.com
See you there!
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Cardmaking and Papercraft Free stamp

Hey there!
I have used my Free stamp from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine to make this fairy card. I have used Distress ink in red to colour the image in, and Distres ink in brown as well for the body. The dots and sentiment is from ' Polka Dots and Paisley' from Stampin Up. Finished off with Gros grain ribbon from SU as well - loving ribbons at the minute.Hope you like it!



Do not forget to visit my stampin up blog for more projects.... Sneak peak of my other blog and if you click on the pic below, it will take you straight to my stampin up blog.Hope to see you there, and leave a comment please, I will be pleased!:)

Just a card...

Hey crafters!!I am going to be very honest and admit, I don't even like this card.I made this card couple weeks ago and today when I saw that , I was like, what is this? Why did I even make something like this? I have even tried faux stitching! I must have been in one of these moods, weird moods...so, I must post it to remind me not to do this mistake again.Sorry peeps, but this is what I have to show at the minute....Watch this space for a project made using bind it all.I have just finished it now but too lazy to take pics and all.

Take care and speak to you soon!

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A quick catch up...

Hey everyone!I am so so sorry, I didn't realise I had couple of emails/queries regarding my video post...I have been very busy lately and didn't really check my email which is attached to my blog and anyway...I will do more videos hopefully soon but remember it is a learning process for me, so,I am still struggling with the uploading bit. It's kind of a hit and miss at the moment. And regarding special request about a talking tutorial video....well...I never thought about it:) Do you really want me to talk you through a tutorial? Don't you like my little notes in my videos then? Well, I will think about it. I have a very strong accent and you might not even understand what I am saying, but, I will think and if I will do one, then you will see one - obviously!
But thanks for all your sweet comments - It means a lot to me:))I love doing these short video clips though it takes time and can be a bit stressful at times...I know that there might come a time where I will not find the time for blogging or making these videos so I want to make the most out of it.
Thanks for all your encouragement. And yeah, the chipboard were precut and you can get them almost everywhere now in a good craft store eventhough I cannot remember where I got mine from..sorry!

Okay, bye for now - speak soon.
Tassy
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Holidays - At last!

I am on holidays as from now on....Feeling absolutely tired and we were all stunned at work that we have managed to pack everything, so that they could be moved to our new school site for next academic year, which is in August.Everyone is tired, and some are even leaving today itself for a holiday - lucky people!
Today, Im feeling as though I do not want to do anything at all - Can't be bothered at all. I just want to relax with a book - did I say book? Nah, not even a book!My eyes are tired, I need to rest them.Im feeling a bit overwhelmed.I think I still cannot believe what has been going on at work this week with the packing, moving and everything else.It is a lot to take in. And now that its done and over with, I still feel on the edge.It will take me at least 2 days to unwind completely I guess.

Anyway, You might see more of me in the next couple of weeks.I would like to go away for a week end in the countryside or something.

Okay, speak to you soon.

Take care
Tassy

Papercraft Junkies Free Emag is Finally Here

As promised, this is the link to the second issue of the Free Emag from PCJ website. I hope you enjoy reading this. I know that it's been a long wait, but its worth it!Have a look below:-

http://www.papercraftjunkies.com/eMag/PCJ-2.pdf


Bye

Tassy

Why?

Just a quick note as I am so annoyed.I left my email address in my last post as I wanted some help with video editing. But my email was showered with spam messages...and I know it has been like this since I had my email up here...Why? why do people do that?! so so annoying!!!I am so angry.Please, do not abuse information found on my blog to send me those horrible messages....I even had one where someone will definitely kill me if I dont send my bank details, I mean, what kind of people do things like this?
I am so so annoyed.
Please, live and let live!

Bye for now

Take care and be sensible.

Altered Chipboard

Hi there! I have finally managed to upload this video...I have been struggling with this one as first and foremost, it was over 17 mins, I mean, What was I thinking? I didn't know it has to be 10 mins max on to be downloaded on Youtube. I have tried to download it here on blogger, but couldn't do it. I didn't really want to put it on youtube but well,I guess I have no choice.



Anyway, finding a song to go with it was another story as I couldnt download the songs I want from Imesh to be played on movie maker program...All in all, it was such a headache that I want to do another one soon, to try and solve all the problems I've had.If any of you out there are familiar with uploading videos using movie maker, and downloading songs, please please please, email me.Leave me a comment and a link to your blog, I will get back to you. I did put my email here but the minute I did so,my email was flooded with spam emails....so annoying!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this video. I have fast forward this one much faster as I had to make it shorter...Sorry about that!Give me any constructive feedback as I would like to improve on my videos.Thank you!

Hop over to....

my other blog....Look under my profile and click under Simple and Beautiful. I have just posted a project using SU.

Bye and take care...

Mini Cards for School Leavers

I was asked to make some cards for the school leavers this year. They are friends at work , teachers who want to give these to their form group and I was given enough time to do them so I thought yeah why not. I made these weeks ago now.

Because I had to make about 60 I opted for a quick option , which is nevertheless effective.I decided to use Big shot to cut out some designs. I had butterflies, sunflowers and daisies. My friends love them...I printed the names and cut them out and mounted them on patterned paper to match the die cut shape.

Ane because I believe in making something pretty, even more prettier, I decided to package them before giving them to my friends. I didn't want to hide them in gift wrap, so I decided to use pink ribbon to tie them up and also, put them in clear cello bags...I fell in love with Cello bags.
What do you think?:)
The small hearts are the cut offs when I was die cutting the butterflies, so I threw them in the bags and they look like confetti! Now why do I miss my school days??

My friends at work were impressed and they didn't know how to thank me. I got a big box of choccies and gift voucher from Next....and money!I think they are mad!

Bye for now and hope you like it.

Reminder....

Hi everyone!

This is just a reminder about Papercraft Junkies Free emag which was due to be available tomorrow. But unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, it will now be available in July. I am sorry about this and will let you know the date as soon as it is available to me.

Have a nice Sunday.

Regarding a recent query I had...I do not blog everyday. I wish I could. I work full time and this is a part time thing, a hobby, an outlet..:)But thanks for your interest in my work.

Keep an eye on my new blog coming up soon.Under my profile section, you will find the Jadore Stampin up blog which will showcase work about stampin up only.

Thanks for all your support.

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How sweet of you

I have used Great impression stamp(the flower one- not sure what it's called), some DCWV cards,pink ribbon and 'how sweet of you' sentiment from the sweet treats set by Flourishes.

This time I wanted to try layering with the stamped image. I also wanted a clean cut ,simple and cute card.

As you can see, I have stamped the images a few times and then I cut them out in such a way, I had seperated them from the original design so I can layer them. So , I stamped on the green card, then on the white card, then four times on the pink card. Then I cut them out and layered them with 3d sticky foam pad.Then I stick down my green card onto my pink card, trim to required size and stick down to my main greeting card.

I have then used my corner rounder punch to punched the scalloped edge in a strip of green card and I tied a pink ribbon , with a bow around it, then I glued this down to the bottom of my card. I finished off with the How sweet of you sentiment.

Hope you like it,

take care

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Hugs to you

This is a card I have made using the following: Great impression stamp(the flowery one-not sure what its called though), Hugs to you by Hero Arts, Carl corner punch, and watercolour pencils. I found this flower stamp to be quite unique and challenging. It looks simple but the minute I saw it I knew, I could do much more with it than just a stamped image.

So, I have decided to try rotating the image but, to my big surprise, even though the four middle corners meet to give a repeated image, however, the main flower in the picture doesn't give a mirror image. I do not understand why!If I didn't try this out, I would somehow think it would give a mirror image...but come to think of it now, the whole point of rotating it is to have a continuous rotating image and surely not mirror image!!(excuse my conception of rotation- I do not like maths). Anyway, if the image is found at the corner then it gives a mirror image.Does that make sense?Oh well, never mind!

I have stamped the images four times, coloured them in and used a water brush to slightly go over the colour. Then I cut them out and placed them on a piece of orange card and decide on the size of my orange card . I stamped the hugs to you message four times around the square along the edge of the orange card. I punched out the corners. I then placed some 3D sticky foam under the four squares and stick them down to give a raised effect. I used some double sided tape to secure the orange card onto my greeting card. I think, I do not need any more embellishemnt to go with it.

I think its high time we get some colour coordinated sticky foam pad, don't you think so??

I hope you like it!

Take care,

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Tassy

Scrap-a-Paris

This is a project I made in February...I think I put off uploading them since there are so many pics to compress and crop and what not!!!I feel more tired uploading them than doing them. Actually it was a really cool project and my sister agreed to give me her pictures when she went on holiday to Paris with her husband. I saw that project on tvweekly and it was a project called 'pocket book' by Jami Patersen. She has used a card kit which I do not have. So I had to think about which papers to use, which stickers , and work out all the measurements again, to accomodate with what I have.

So, here are some patterned papers (DCWV christmas glitter stack), some images of Eiffel Tower on acetate which I bought from Craftyindividuals , Ki memories stickers and Three bugs in a rug (chit chat stickers)

This is my planning. I downloaded the step by step guide for the pocket book.You can do that on their website. Then I cut them out and pasted them in my sketch book as this is the easiest way for me to work out my measurements. I hate having to go back and forth on my PC when Im sitting down ready to work. Anything that distracts me will become a major distraction! This is who I am! So, on the next page , I have worked out that my photographs are much bigger than those she used, so my notecards will be A5( A4 folded in half). A4 size is 210mmx297mm and A5 is 148mmx210mm. Then my inserts will be 110x200mm or 11x21cm. My photos are at least 10x13cm~(4inchx5.2inch).This is the largest size I will crop my pictures.Basically, each notecard will be A5 size, then there will be an insert going inside it.

Once I have got all my measurements sorted, I now have to count my photos, then choose how many notecards, envelopes, vellum envelopes I will make. I have 55 photos!!!!
Each notecard will hold one photo or 2 on top and 1 on the insert.So I have 16 notecards, 16 envelopes and 5 vellum envelope.

Colours of notecards: Red, black and white vellum
Patterned papers: Red and black are my predominant colours
It might sound confusing but if you have a look at what Jami did then you will be able to understand the whole process much better.
Sorry for the poor quality of these pics, don't ask me why it happened!

These are all my papers cut to size...Notecards , inserts, vellum.

These are DCWV christmas patterned papers...They are so pretty and I had loads of them. So I thought why not use them since they fit the bill!These papers will be used to mat and layer my notecards and inserts.

I took all my A4 size paper and score them on my ultimate score board, using the half fold A4 line which will allow me to fold them exactly into half.

Then I used my vellum A4 sheet and score them along the first line which is normally used to crease a line for when you are making boxes.(the box base line).I scored along the right , left and bottom;so three scored lines.

Then I've creased them with my bone folder, and cut out the square piece at the corners. See below and yes I know my cutting board needs a scrub but you know wot, I like it like this....I am an old fashioned girl!

I am not sure you can see this properly, but I have cut out a semi circle in the middle of the top end side of the vellum. Then I have glued it onto a card to make it into an envelope. I have given the sizes above.

To make the notecard, after I scored down the middle half line on the card, I've applied some glue on the edge of the card to form an L shape, in reverse and then I glued down the two sides of the card together. The top part is open which turns it into a pocket where the insert will go later.

Then I've stamped some swirl images with clear embossing ink, covered it with some black glittery powder and heat embossed it.

See....?

This is the front of my first note card.

Okay, now, if you look carefully, you will see, I have glued down a piece of patterned paper on the right hand side which will cover about three quarter of the front side of the notecard. Then I cut out my photograph, and stick this down on the patterned paper, add a cute sticker and the word paris has been printed off the computer and chalked with red.

Then next is the vellum envelope. I used a sheet of dotty card as the base and stuck down my acetate image, then the photograph and inserted it in the vellum envelope.

This is a closer view...and yeah, by the way, this is my sister:)

Then I kept on decorating as I wished and just let my idea lead the way really.... I used stickers as tabs..

This is what I meant by inserts!

As you can see, you can also, put it up on display...quite nice isn't!

Oh I forgot to say, that before sticking things down, I punched some holes on the left side and used some key rings to secure them together.

I hope you like it and you will have a go! It's a nice way of creating a keepsake of your trips, or an event. If you do one, please put a link in the comment section. It will be nice to see what you have come up with.

Bye for now,

Take care

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