Delicate Designs

I just love the Delicate Designs embossing folders. I can't believe they are on the Retiring Product list and aren't going to be available for purchase anymore once the stock is gone. If you don't have them, snatch them up quick! They are such a great deal right now at just $5.48!

I decided that I would dedicate a post to show how I have used these embossing folders.

The card above was stamped with stamps from the Layers of Gratitude Paper Pumpkin kit. The two coloured piece was created with a slight variation of the Bokeh Technique that I explained in a previous post.

Here are some cards I've featured in earlier posts (Click on the picture to go to the blog post):

And here's some I haven't featured on my blog before:

If you decide you have to have the Delicate Design Embossing folders, don't forget to use my Hostess Code for May. Find it, and the details on how it can help you get free product, on my Jac's Stampin' Points page.

Stilling pouring over the catalogue...

...so here's a card I made back in December, believe it or not. I wanted to showcase a couple of new embossing folders I had received and I also wanted to show how a stamp set that was in the Christmas Catalogue could be used throughout the year.

Sadly, I'm not sure what the colours where that I used for this card. I think the cardbase is Lost Lagoon and the inks are Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist.

I used two embossing folders on the cardbase - the Perfect Polka Dots and one of the Delicate Designs embossing folders.

I absolutely love the Delicate Designs Embossing folders. Sadly, they are on the retiring products list and will no longer be available for purchase once the stock is gone, and I'm fairly certain that won't be long as the are now on sale for just $5.48! If you don't already have them, I'd snatch them up quickly. To see more card I have made using these folders click on the Delicate Designs label at the end of this post.

The Texture Boutique Machine is also on the retiring list and will no longer be available when the stock is gone. It is also on sale right now.

The wreath I made using the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies. Happily, these are in the new catalogue!

If you decide to place an order any time this month, be sure to use my May Hostess Code -WBUKVHXN to be eligible for Jac's Stampin' Points that can be used for free merchandise. Let me know if you need any help.

When things don't work out the way you thought they would

I wanted to make an Easter Card, but I don't have any Easter specific stamps, so I put on my thinking cap. I experimented a bit and came up with a plan. But things didn't work out as I planned. I thought I had it all figured out, but when I went to put it together, it just didn't work, so I had to come up with another plan.

The cross made using one of the stamps from the Mother's Love stamp set was part of my plan. I thought it made an interesting, artsy cross. My plan was to have a wreath hanging on the cross, but it just didn't look right, so I ended up putting the wreath inside.

The wreath was made using stamps from the Wondrous Wreath stamp set and die cuts from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits dies. The banner was made using a die cut from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits dies. I printed the words with a Stampin' Write Marker and also went around the edge of the banner with the markers.

Not what I planned, but I think it turned out okay. I like how the front of the card is plain, symbolic of the darkness of the death of Jesus on the cross, while the inside of the card is more colourful, symbolic of the light and hope his resurrection brought.

Which got me thinking...

It's kind of like how Jesus followers must have felt. They never dreamed that Jesus dying on the cross was part of the plan to bring His kingdom on earth, but there was a higher plan that they didn't know anything about. The day Jesus died on the cross was a dark, dreary day, but it wasn't the end. A few days later things brightened up in a way they never would have imagined, and there's still more to come! We look forward to the day that is coming!