Special Christmas Card

Hello, Crafters.

I hope you are all 
well and looking 
forward to Christmas. 

I have a few things 
to show you but 
have to be careful 
of timing! 

Today it's the card 
I made for my 
partner before I 
personalised it. 

I used the Hot 
Diggity Dog stamp 
set and the Get 
Your Santa On stamp 
set for the sant hat. 

I used a plastic spring 
to adhere the dog's 
head to the card so 
there is movement.

I wish you all a very 
merry Christmas and 
a health, happy new 
year.

Until tomorrow.
 
JanB.

Convention - Brussels 2014

This is one of my actual swaps

Hello, Crafters.

Travelling by Eurostar to 
Brussels was so
incredibly quick, easy 
and stress-free. 

Once I had checked
into the hotel, I 
unpacked and went 
for a walk. 

I found the Square 
Business Centre 
which is where the 
Convention is being 
held.
 
I went in so I could 
pre-register rather 
than doing it in the 
morning. 

We were given our 
special red Stampin' 
Up! bag, name badge 
and two stamp sets. 

I am so thrilled - both 
sets wereon my wish 
list: Kinda Eclectic 
and Amazing Birthday.

I took my swaps with 
me although I wasn't 
sure if anybody else
would.

There was a lot of 
swapping going on 
but, as I was in a 
long, slow moving
queue, I was 
restricted to 
swapping with the 
demonstrators who 
approached me!

But I have collected 
13 beautiful ideas so 
far!

 

I have just uploaded 
the video of the 
Christmas card I made 
which inspired my swap. 
 
This is the link:
Convention Swap

I hope you watch the
video and decide to 
give this card a go 
- it's a nice, fun card!

Until tomorrow, happy crafting!

JanB

 

Santa and faux pin wheel

Hello, Crafters.

That's my week of 
working in London 
finished! 

Although I love
my job, the journey 
is a nightmare, 
especially in the 
morning. 

Why do train 
designers decide 
to put tables in 
carriages instead 
of as many seats 
as possible?

Yesterday I edited 
my video called 
Santa and Faux 
Pin Wheel and
have uploaded 
it onto YouTube. 

I absolutely love 
this stamp set 
- Get Your Santa 
On - and have 
another video 
lined up for you.

 
This is the link 
to the video:
Santa & Faux Pin Wheel 

I hope you like 
the card and give 
it a go.

If you'd like to buy 
any of the products,
please visit my 24/7 
online shop:

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/janbcards/

Until tomorrow, 
happy crafting!

JanB

Looking through the window!

Hello Crafters.

I am about to edit 
a video to post onto 
YouTube although it's 
unlikely it'll be ready 
to post tonight. 

This is the card I'm 
demonstrating on 
the video and as you 
will see there are 
three options as to 
the width of the 
window. 

If you watch the 
video, you'll see I'm 
undecided which 
card I prefer - I now 
know I prefer the 
one with the widest gap.

The card stock 
measurements I have 
given is for the last card 
i.e. the one with the 
widest gaps. 

If you would like to 
make the first two 
cards, contact me for 
the card stock sizes.

I will post the video 
link as soon as it is
ready. 

If you have 
subscribed to my 
YouTube channel, 
you will be notified 
as soon as the video 
is ready. 

In the meantime, 
until tomorrow, 
happy crafting. 

JanB

Swaps for Convention

Hello, Crafters.

I've had a really busy 
and satisfying day 
today. It started off 
with me doing chores 
which was followed 
by a visit from a good 
friend of mine. 

After I had lunch, I 
made another video 
then I started on some
jobs I needed to do in 
my studio. 

I collected all the 
Christmas cards 
together I've been 
making recently for 
my workshops and 
videos and was 
amazed to find I've 
made a total of 41! 
That's nearly all my 
cards made already!

Then I decided I had 
to make a determined 
effort to get my swaps 
made for the Stampin' 
Up! Convention in 
Brussels. 

I only have 16 days 
to make 100-120 of 
them. Fortunately I had 
already decided on 
the design. 

By the time I had 
finished, I had 
completed 20 and 
am halfway through 
another 10. I have also cut out all my card stock for another 20. At this rate, I'll have them all ready by the end of this coming weekend.

The card I have posted here is the card I made which inspired my swap design.

That's it for today friends. Until tomorrow, happy crafting.

JanB