Hello and welcome to Crafting with JaneA. I have been a crafter for many years now and enjoy all type of paper crafting, cardmaking, mixed media, as well as crochet, sewing and upcycling, I hope to bring a bit of what I love to my channel and inspire and encourage you in wherever your crafting journey takes you.
Free As A Bird Bundle by Stampin Up which you can buy from my shop now, is perfect for all bird lovers who enjoy crafting and this beautiful table lantern project is easy to achieve and take centre stage on your summer tables with a battery operated candle inside.
Decorated with pretty flowers coloured with the Aqua Painter in Night of Navy and Blackberry Bliss ink to coordinate with the lovely paper from the Perennial Essence dsp
I have done a video tutorial to show you how to make this lantern, how you decorate it is up to you, but this was my idea.
Measurements -
4 x largest labels cut on the inside with the 6th smallest label die with heavy Whisper White Cardstock
8 x 2nd largest labels cut with the 6th smallest label die in the patterned paper
80 little flowers from the Best Birds for decoration.
Connecting piece - 3 5/16th x 1 1/4 scored at half inch, and three quarter inch
The new Stampin Up Annual catalogue is live. Visit my shop to buy the new products HERE
The BIRD BALLAD SUITE is everything birds and more. The project today is 3 cards using elements from the Bird Ballad Suite.
The Bird Ballad patterned paper is 12 sheets of 12" x 12" double side paper, with lots of designs which with a pair of scissors ca be fussy cut out to make literally hundreds of cards.
I chose 9 feathers cuts from a tiny strip of this paper to make these 3 cards.
By using coordinating colours of So Saffron, Sahara Sand and Pool Party with the feathers the card really pops and with a different sentiment on each one, it makes for a lovely collection. Make 6 and make a little gift box to put them in to delight any of your friends and family.
As always I take the time to make a video tutorial to show you how easily you can make these lovely cards for yourself. Do give it a try and remember you can buy all these lovely products from the new annual catalogue now.
Make a simple bookmark with a hidden message tag insert using Bird Ballad Stampin Up
Whenever a new catalogue is launched the first thing I turn to is the patterned paper and in the Stampin Up new annual catalogue you won't be disappointed as there are some gorgeous papers.
Patterned papers are great from cards but for any 3d project they really come into their own. The Bird Ballad dsp,patterned paper has bird elements which you can fussy cut out and lots of floral images to team those birds with.
Todays project is a bookmark with a twist. There is a hidden message tag for you to write a hidden message or an inspirational quote.
It is a lovely project to make so here is what you'll need.
For the bookmark -one piece of 6" x6" patterned paper scored at 2" and 4"
For the tag insert -one piece of patterned paper 4 1/2" x 1 3/4 with a white matt 1/8" wider
Two birds fussy cut out of the patterned paper
4 labels from the Stitched Nested Labels Dies
All of these products are available in the new annual catalogue launching 4th June and can be bought from my shop (link at top of this page) or click HERE
Here is a step by step video showing you how to make the bookmark
If you missed the journal tutorial which I show at the end of the bookmark video and fits the bookmark in the inside tuck spot then her it is again
My first steps in junk journaling has begun and to create a vintage page I used Stampin Up Free As A Bird with cardboard and brown paper to give it a lovely vintage feel.
I have just created my first junk journal and now it is time to decorate the pages and fill this journal. Having a large craft hoard it was relatively to start making my junk journal.
Items I am collecting and using,
Old Book pages,
Tea dyed paper,
Tea dyed ribbon,
Cardboard packaging,
brown paper,
brown paper envelopes,
patterned paper,
buttons, paper clips, beads and other bits an bobs.
This page was to go over a brown paper envelope tuck opening.
I stamped the Free As A Bird stamps onto the brown paper, coloured with blends and fussy cut out. I used the Rectangle Stitched Framelits and the Nested Labels Dies to cut out the base shapes in recycled carboard packaging and brown paper.
This was then mounted on to a book sheet, torn and distressed with Crumb Cake ink. I added some lace and buttons to give texture without detracting from the simple brown paper feel of this page.
I have made two step by step video tutorials for you to follow and have a go. This layout would work for a scrapbooking page as well as to go in a junk journal.
If you are interested in making a junk journal from start to finish I am looking at making a video tutorial, so would appreciate your thoughts if you would like this or not.
Have you ever struggled with colouring to achieve a realistic look? Me too. With a lot of practise and trial and error I have, I think, cracked it.
Using our STAMPIN UP BLENDS pairs of light and dark dual tipped alcohol markers I will show you how to colour the new Free As A Bird stamp set birds.
These little birds have some light and dark area to give a realistic look. I used the light and dark pool party, light crumb cake and ivory for the branch, old olive light and dark for the leaves and daffodil delight light and dark for the flowers.
Here is step by step video tutorial which will help those like myself who struggled in colouring my birds. I hop you will give it a try and remember the Free As A Bird stamp set is available June 4th I the new annual catalogue. Want a copy just leave me a note and I will post one out to you.
Love birds? so do I and the Free As A Bird stamp set in the new Stampin Up Annual Catalogue is to die for.
I just love these little birds on a branch and with the lovely flowers and some fantastic sentiments it is one to add to your wish list for the new annual catalogue.
All my customers who have ordered from me in the last year will be getting their free copy in the post over the coming week. Want one too? then just drop me a note and I will send one out.
We have a great selection of stitched dies to create some lovely layers for cards with pretty stitched borders.
