Jen's Jenuine Creations

Mini Albums!

2011-03-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

I'm offering these mini albums for my next class. Should be fun! (the small paper bag album idea came from Andrea Wolford)

Christmas Stamp a Stack!

2010-09-12T21:43:00.001-07:00

Here are the cards we made for the Christmas Stamp a Stack!

Card folio

2010-09-12T21:35:00.000-07:00

This is a card folio project I featured at my last stamp camp. I got the idea from www.stampingpro.com. It holds four 3.5 x 5" cards.

CD Literature Album

2010-09-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

This was an album I featured at my stamp camp. I got the idea from Cheryl, my upline. It features the Love Letter DSP using Riding Hood Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.

New folds and techniques!

2010-08-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

I was asked to use new folds and techniques for this stamp camp. It was nice to get back in the swing of these! WHEW! Life gets crazy some times :D

Here are the cards we made:

This one uses the new Concorde Crush, Pear Pizazz, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla and the Season of Friendship stamp set.

The second card we made was a waterfall card using the Cheers to You stamp set and Rose Red, Peach Parfait, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White.

Third card is the easel card featuring Morning Cup stamp set and Basic Black, Whisper White and Daffodil Delight.

Our last card was a tri-fold card featuring the Celebrations DSP and Real Red, Pacific Point, Pear Pizazz and Bashful Blue.

Thanks for lookin' and happy stampin'!

Squash Book!

2010-03-08T11:19:00.001-08:00

This amazing little album is so fun and so EASY to make! I made this for a special request class and has special requests to have more classes for girls to make it! The paper featured is the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper from the 2010 Spring Mini Catalog. You can view it here. Instructions on making this album can be found here.

Valentine's Day cards!

2010-02-03T09:31:00.000-08:00

So the holidays are over (whew!) and my "break" from Stampin' Up! is over. What better way to commence the start of a new year than with VALENTINE'S DAY?!?

Here are the cards we made this month using the all new cling mount clear block stamps from Stampin' Up! This first card is an "Easel Card". We used Real Red, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White. The With All My Heart stamp set was used as well as Well Scripted for the "Love You Much" greeting. "Sending Love" DSP was also used to mount in the center of the card. A new punch that is a Sale-A-Bration freebie but that will be available for purchase in the new catalog was also used (Learn about Sale-A-Bration here). This card looks really taunting and difficult, but went together SO easily!

The second card was this easy gem :D We used the I (Heart) Hearts clear mount stamps, Designer Brads, Corduroy Buttons in Real Red, Pinking Hearts Border Punch featuring Stampin' Up's all new punch design, Real Red Satin Ribbon and the Stampin' Around Wheel I (Love) Love. This card is featured in the same color palette as the first and also used the Well Scripted set for the greeting.

Hope you like! Happy Stampin' Up!

Halloween and Harvest Cards

2009-10-22T19:37:00.000-07:00

These are the cards I made for my Halloween and Harvest cards workshop. Please excuse the terrible photographing!

This card features the Haunting Hill Stampin' Wheel and the Autumn Harvest stamp set. I cased this card from a sample in Stampin' Up!'s Holiday 2009 mini catalog. Colors used are Whisper White, Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie.

This fun "matchbook" fold holds a fun treat inside. Stamp sets used are Grateful Greetings from the holiday mini catalog, and Batty for You. I used the Cast a Spell DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive and Perfect Plum coordinating colors.

This card was my favorite! I copied it straight from this gal-didn't even change it. I saw this card and fell in love! Stamp sets featured are Grateful Greetings and Falling Leaves as well as the Bright Blessings Wheel. Rich Razzleberry (in color 2009-10), Soft Suade (in color 2009-10), Very Vanilla and Pale Plum were the colors featured here.

The last card of the night was this fun harvest card. It featured the Autumn Harvest and Grateful Greetings stamp sets. Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suade and Dusty Durango (in color 2009-10) were the colors used. I also featured the Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suade Patterned DSP's.

Hope you liked the cards. Happy Stampin' Up!

Christmas in August

2009-08-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

This month we got started on Christmas cards early! I don't know about you but usually Christmas sneaks up so fast, I rarely have time to make cards. So I figured with a head start, I might actually get some out this year! I focused on making most of the cards very simple, very quick to replicate. Except this one...which turned out to be the favorite of the night!

This card features my favorite Level 3 Hostess stamp set, The More the Merrier. It also features the Holiday Lounge DSP with coordinating colors Taken with Teal, Ruby Red, Basic Gray and Sahara Sand. The snowmen are stamped on watercolor paper and then watercolored accents were added. The really fun part is the snow!

Getting this effect is super easy! Just mix equal amounts of flour and water, put the mixture on the paper, heat from underneath with a heat gun until it turns to a matte finish, then heat from above for a puffed finish! So cool! Just be careful not to burn your snow! I added dazzling diamonds for the glitter effect.
I also added dazzling diamonds to the snowflake, which is punched using the Jumbo Snowflake punch.

Now, onto the cards that are very easily replicated! The DSP is Merry Moments. I used the Snow Swirled stamp set which matches the DSP. Colors used are Garden Green, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla.

This card features two dropping ornaments in the Merry Moments DSP. The stamp set used is from Stampin' Up!'s "under $10" and it is called Merriment. I cuttlebug-ed the Old Olive paper and distressed it with gold ink. Naturals White and Real Red are the backdrop of this very simple card.
This card features the same DSP and Merriment stamp set. The Poinsetta flowers are made from the 5 Petal Flower Punch. I simply layered Garden Green and Old Olive to create the flowers leaves. The centers use the red mini beads from the bead duo set and the pop up glue dots. Very Vanilla hodgepodge hardware frames out the Merry & Bright sentiment.

Here's a close-up of the flowers.

Happy Stampin' Up!

New Catalog Kickoff!

2009-07-11T22:26:00.000-07:00

These were the cards made to kickoff the new catalog! I decided for this workshop to feature the Chit Chat Rub-ons.

Baby Boy and Girl cards using the Animal Stories Stamp Set.

Fun with Chipboard and Glitter.

The fun in this card lies in the Pink Flamingo DSP.

Brocade Basics with the fun new Rich Razzleberry In Color.

Happy Stampin' Up!

Garland for Reagan

2009-06-07T22:25:00.000-07:00

This is a garland I made for my friend's baby. Her name is Reagan and she was born on September 25, 2008. I really like the way this garland turned out! Reagan's room is decorated with ladybugs and is pink, red, white and black. So I used Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Whisper White and Basic Black for her garland. The lady bug on the first panel is from the hostess set Darling Dots in the Spring/Summer 2009 catalog. The swirls are all from an acrylic stamp set I bought from Joann's. The last panel I ran through the computer and put all of Reagan's birth stats on it. The letters are chipboard from Stampin' Up! It's retired, but it was from the Spring/Summer 2008 catalog and is called On Board Simon Lower.

Here's a close up of the panels.

Sunshine Garden 6x6 pages

2009-06-07T21:25:00.000-07:00

This was what I planned on doing for June's workshop. The Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin' Kit from Stampin' Up! sold out the first day the last chance list was updated! Bummer! No more workshop for June now. I'll let all the last chance items go and make room for the new catalog! Wooohooo!!! I loved this kit though...sad to see it go.

This last page is for journaling. The Whisper White isn't adhered yet so that I can run it through the computer. :D

Happy Father's Day

2009-05-29T20:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a card we made for Father's Day. I wanted something quick and simple because we also did the Hoppy Memories scrap night (below). I knew this card couldn't take a lot of time or my ladies would be beat! I featured the To the Nines DSP and Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip and Kraft colors. The stamp is from the Eight Great Greetings stamp set in the March to June 2009 Mini Catalog. It's a very versatile stamp set!

Hoppy Memories Scrappin'

2009-05-29T18:23:00.000-07:00

Here are 20-6x6 inch page layouts that we made using the Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin' Kit from Stampin' Up! I'm so sad to see this kit go but I can't wait to see what new ones will be offered in the new catalog! This kit is so fun and I can't wait to get my pictures in these layouts!

Workshop for beginners

2009-05-02T20:47:00.000-07:00

My friend and I put together a stamp camp for some of my friend's mom's friends in their senior community. These were a spunky set of 10 women! I featured two cards and my friend made two cards of her own. Here are my two cards:

The first card was meant to be very, very basic. All that was involved were adhering layers and placing the different layers on the card. I featured the Walk In The Park Designer Series Paper, a Basic Gray Corduroy Button and the Eight Great Greetings stamp set from the March - June 2009 Mini Catalog. The colors featured are Basic Gray, Cameo Coral, Whisper White and Baja Breeze.

The second card was meant to be a little more challenging. It's a card that looks like a flower pot! So fun! I featured the Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper with Summer Sun, Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss as the colors.

The flowers lift out of the pot to reveal your message!

Mother's Day card and project.

2009-04-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

I forgot to take pictures of my project before I gave them out! Check back soon for update!

My friend's baby shower!

2009-04-18T21:09:00.000-07:00

Here are the onesie invitations I made for one of my good friend's baby shower I threw for her. I did many different variations using the Nursery Necessities stamp set and Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, So Saffron and Bashful Blue colors. I made 88 of these little suckers! Thank goodness I had the help of a good friend to assemble!

And these were the Thank You cards I made for her to send out for all the wonderful gifts she got. I made 58 of these guys!

I also featured (but not pictured here) cupcakes picks with the scallop circle and the little chick stamp that is included in this stamp set. I had a lot of fun putting this shower together for her!

All New Techniques for March!

2009-03-28T20:07:00.000-07:00

This month, I chose to offer a workshop where everyone bought the stamp set I chose to demonstrate. They all made 4 cards using their stamp set to make them. This made the workshop a lot easier because no one had to share or wait for stamps to become available. I chose the "Three Little Words" stamp set because it's versatile and offers many "sayings" to use for different occasions as well.

The first card used the Sweet Always paper featuring the colors of Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose and Whisper White. I also featured the new grommets from the March to June 2009 mini catalog.

The next card used a technique I've never used before, the Shaker Card. This card was the class favorite! It's so fun and very easy to do, but it can get messy if you're not careful! I do not recommend mailing this card as it could easily get ruined through USPS processing. I used a friend's color challenge: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and Apricot Appeal.

Our third card was a challenge from one of my friends to "go retro". So I used Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip. This card was very fun and easy to make!

Our last card was a technique I've been waiting to use, the Acetate Card. I used overhead transparencies as the base of the card and then decorated with the Parisian Breeze paper featuring the colors of Kraft, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze. I also featured the grommet on this card as well! This card was my personal favorite!

Birthdays Workshop 2/28/2009

2009-02-28T22:56:00.000-08:00

For my February workshop, I decided to do another all birthday cards class. This time, I chose to do one adult card, one little girl card, one little boy card and one gift card tin. Who hasn't at some point or another needed all four of these birthday cards or holder huh?!? I have...which is kind of the ((selfish)) reason why I did this class! heheheh

My FAVORITE card, I won't even save for last...:

The Little Girl card is a lady bug on the front and her wings open up to reveal "Happy Birthday to you!" See!?!??
SO FUN HUH?!? I get giddy looking at it. Oh and of course you can open the inside and write your message (but who cares about that when you can play with the message under the wings! LOL) The inside of the card says "Just flying over to say hope your birthday is HAPPY in every possible way!"

The Adult Card: I actually got the inspiration for this card from a page in the Pottery Barn
catalog. It was a beautiful floral bedspread with all these colors in it! I used the "Petal Pizazz" stamp set.

The Little Boy card: This was actually inspired from someone's card off of Splitcoaststampers.com (whom I can't recall). I changed up her idea a little bit to make it my own. The stamp sets used here were "Pun Fun" and "Starring You".

Last but not least we made a gift card holder using the Skinny Tin from Stampin' Up!
On the front we wrapped Urban Garden DSP with Kiwi Kiss that we used the crimper on around the tin. Then we embellished using the Stampin' Up! Sizzix die "Little Leaves ", the oval punch to punch out the "Yummy" stamp set message and also the Martha Green Fern Leaf punch.

On the inside, we embellished using the same die cut and punch and used mini library clips to "hang" the message from. The Sale-a-bration "Yummy" set was used for the scroll work by masking the "a little something for you" (used on the front) message while stamping.

Thanks for looking!

New "Clubs" Started!

2009-02-16T12:41:00.001-08:00

I've got some exciting news to those of you who want EVERYTHING in the catalog, but can't necessarily afford to buy it all (who can, right?!?). Now, you can own a small piece of the catalog by joining The Ribbon Club or The Paper Club...or both!! For just $20.00, you can start either one of the clubs I'm offering or start BOTH for just $35.00!

What you get: By joining The Ribbon Club, you will enjoy 2 yards of each of the current catalog's (Spring/Summer 2009) 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon colors. You would have to spend over $100.00 to get all of this. Each ribbon color will come on it's own color-coordinating "bobbin" with the name of the color as well as the item number for easy reference should you wish to purchase a full roll of the ribbon, as you see in the pictures. The Paper Club includes 3 sheets of each of these same colors. The colors you will receive are:
Whisper White
Very Vanilla
Basic Black
Pumpkin Pie
Apricot Appeal
Pretty in Pink
Real Red
Rose Red
Bravo Burgundy
Elegant Eggplant
Night of Navy
Tempting Turquoise
Bashful Blue
Sage Shadow
Certainly Celery
Old Olive
Mellow Moss
Always Artichoke
Chocolate Chip

Don't forget that all of Stampin' Up!'s colors match perfectly. So by joining both clubs, you'll be sure to end up with beautifully matched cards or scrapbook pages.
Contact me today to join!

Thanks for lookin'!

Exploding Box

2009-01-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

I made this box as an additional project at the Hearts and Thank You's class. I thought this box was a perfect little scrapbooking gift to give to anyone, male or female. I featured the Parisian Summer DS paper and used Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand and a little Mellow Moss (for the leaves and ribbon on the top of the box). I featured a sneak peek stamp set from the Spring/Summer 09 catalog, Petal Pizzazz. I really love how it turned out since I was so excited to make it!

Frontal/top view.

Top View.

Box....exploded!!!

Hearts and Thank You's January 10th class

2009-01-10T12:14:00.000-08:00

For January's Stampin' Up! workshop, we made Valentine's Day cards and Thank You cards. For the Valentine's Day cards, I featured the Love You Much bundle which had the Love You Much stamp set, Candy Lane paper and the Heart to Heart punch.

On this card, I featured Pink Pirouette in color 09, Riding Hood Red in color 09, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla.
The card features a pull out card rather than your traditional opening card.

The next love card features the same stamp set but with Basic Black, Whisper White, Rose Red and Pink Pirouette in color 09. I also used the designer series papers in Rose Red and Pink Pirouette. The squares were punched with the brads and then adhered to the card so that the brads don't show through the inside of the card. All the items on top of the squares are popped.

Fight of the Butterfly was one of my favorite stamp sets in the Fall/Winter 08 catalog sampler of which was on sale when purchased December through the end of the Fall/Winter catalog. So I decided to feature it! It is a very versatile set to have in my collection. I used the Raspberry Tart paper that was a sneak peek for the catalog transition to the Spring/Summer 09 catalog. Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral and Rose Red were the colors used on both Thank You cards. I loved the layers on this card. Crystal Effects was used on the butterfly's body to give it a live effect.

I decided to challenge myself on this card by using the Fresh Cut Notes from Stampin' Up! They were a challenge to work with, but I like how this card turned out.

Oh, forgot to mention I held this class "open house" style. I liked the way it worked for my schedule and everyone who attended. By overwhelming demand, I will be featuring future classes this way as much as possible :D Thanks for lookin'!

Test cards for stamp camp in Laguna, November 30, 2008

2008-11-17T09:04:00.000-08:00

These are two cards I made for a Stamp Camp I'll be attending in Laguna Beach on November 30, 2008. I'm still debating which one I will choose. The theme was "holidays".

This card was made using Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Real Red and Whisper White. I embossed the whisper white with my snowflakes embossing folder on my Cuttlebug. I then used a gold cats eye ink and rubbed it over the embossing. Real red ink was used on the edges of the scallop square punched pink pirouette. I embossed the white snow flakes with iridescent ice. Holly is made from a punch I have (non-SU) and the red sequins I picked up from the jewelry section in Joanns. Please excuse the messy green glitter...it was an afterthought when the card was finished (and something I will fix before long!!)! All ribbons are non-SU. The Seasons Greetings is from Merry Messages set. Adorn with gold brads and VUELA!

This card was made from Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White. The pattered papers are non-SU as is the ribbon and the bunny stamp. Whisper White was embossed using the polka dots folder on my Cuttlebug. I layered the BB, KK and WW embossed together. I used a sponge and my PP ink pad to distress the embossed dots. Then I laid a BB strip underneath the pattered punched squares. I used my fingernail to distress the edges of the WW and KK that the bunny is on. I colored the bunny and his eggs with my blender pen and SU pastels (love those things!) Photo corner punch is poped. Adorn with silver brads. That SIMPLE!

Cute huh?!? I'm very excited about these two cards. Only problem is...I can only choose one for the camp :(

Stampin' Up! Workshop November 2, 2008

2008-11-02T19:42:00.000-08:00

My good friend Danielle hosted a workshop for me at her home. We had 7 girls there in total, 4 of which were "newbies" to Stampin' Up! I featured the new "in colors" on all the cards and tried to keep astray from "traditional" Christmas colors as much as possible. It was a lot of fun and some hard work with this card:

This one took everyone ALMOST 2 hours to complete! Whoops! Kind of underestimated the difficulty of that! hehheheh The wider strips and the snow flakes are embossed with iridescent ice as well as the words "let it" and the "snow" underneath the letters. I used Stickles on the coal, carrot nose and holly. Blender pens were used for the S N and W as well as the "snow" and Mr. Snowman's hat. Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze and Pacifc Point were the colors used. "Big On Christmas" is the set used for this stamp.

I designed the next card with simplicity and "mass production" in mind. I wanted to be sure to offer a card that might inspire my attendees to make serveral in repeat or to purchase the products to send out their own Christmas cards. Colors, of course, could always be adjusted to suit someone's preference.

"Snow Swirled" stamp set was used here. Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango were the in colors used. I used my glitter gel pen to accent the "Seasons Greetings" and the Christmas tree.

This next card was the favorite of the workshop! I must say it was my favorite too! It's the joy fold card, like the birthday one we did two months back, but with Christmas theme this time!

Bella Rose is the designer series paper used. Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip (the only non-in color used), Tangerine Tango and Riding Hood Red were used for the colors. The stamp set is "Season of Joy", my FAVORITE of the Christmas stamps from the fall/winter catalog this year. Glitter gel pen was used again as accents on the card. The best part about this card: it looks so difficult but is sooooo easy to put together! You can find instructions here on Splitcoaststampers.com.

Thanks again for another fun workshop ladies! Hope to see you and some more newbies at the next one! Thanks for lookin'!

Garland for Baylee

2008-11-01T20:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a garland I made for my friend's baby boy, Baylee. I got the garland idea from my friend and upline Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Heather. You can check out her blog here. She's very creative and the one that "sucked"* me into being a demonstrator for Stampin' Up! *I use this term in a VERY good way! LOL

My new mommy friend used a safari theme for her nursery. I found a cute safari stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs that I HAD to have. So I used that for her garland. The die cuts are quick cuts. I was actually too lazy to cut my own, so for a time saver, I ordered these off eBay from my favorite die cut seller wehrlyzoo. You can find her eBay store here. She has an awesome assortment of die cuts and is so super sweet. Plus she can pretty much make anything you can think of: she has a wide assortment that she doesn't have posted. If you ask nicely, she's willing to go the extra mile and make something that isn't posted in her store. And they're very reasonably priced. The jungle leaves are from a die cut machine at a local favorite scrapbook store as well as the paper for them. Had to buy their paper to use their machine...and I have no idea what the machine is called. I used SU's Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue for the colors on the backdrop as well as lower simon chipboard from last year's SU catalog (retired). Chocolate Chip was used on the chipboard letters and applied simply using a dauber, a fantastic tool if you haven't used any yet. Barely Banana is also used for the squares on the "a" and the "e". Whisper white was also used.

Thanks for lookin'!

Limited Supply Baby Cards

2008-10-05T20:07:00.001-07:00

These are some cards I made from my stock of miscellaneous papers and ribbons and such. The stamps are Stampin' Up!

Baby Boy Cards

Baby Girl Card

This is a card I made for my friend who is (was) expecting a baby boy! The onesie is popped.

Fun with limited supplies

2008-10-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

This is a graduation card I made using supplies from my stock. The stamps are Stampin' Up! The paper and punches are a hodgepodge of what I had :)

CD Album #2

2008-10-05T19:29:00.001-07:00

This is a CD Album that I "kitted" for a friend; she put it all together. I was impressed how it all came out! It uses the "Bali Breeze" paper from Stampin' Up!'s spring/summer 2008 catalog with Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie accents :D (the flower on the front cover is not SU). I may just have to make me one after all!

CD Albums

2008-10-05T19:15:00.000-07:00

Here is a CD Album I made (all non-Stampin' Up!). I made this for a friend of mine who's sister was having a baby boy!

September 13th Workshop

2008-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:00

These are the cards we made for the September 13th workshop. This workshop featured all new techniques to my group of girls (some of them even I hadn't done before!) and we used the "Crazy for Cupcakes" set.

This is the "Stand Alone Pop Up Card"

This card is held closed by magnets!
This card featured the coffee filter effect. The tye-died square in the background is a coffee filter! Also this card closes like a match book :)

This is the joy fold card. So fun and easy to do, but such a GREAT impact, I think!
Below is the Date Book we made. It's handy for keeping all those birthdates and anniversaries straight! It features the "Washington Apple" designer series paper from Stampin' Up!'s fall/winter 2008 catalog.

Much Appreciated

2008-08-24T13:41:00.000-07:00

This is a card I did for a Stamp Camp Swap with SuzieQ (www.suzieqpapercrafts.com) in Laguna Niguel, CA on August 23, 2008. This card has a lot of cutting, but I think the finished product is so worth it! I featured the Stitched Exotics stamp set and I used the same colors as the Summer Fun envelope book! (Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Read and '08 in color Wild Wasabi)

Desk Calendar: Dreams Du Joir Stamp Set

2008-08-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

This is a fun and easy project! It's a desk calendar with 15 months on it! (October 08-December 09) I featured the Dreams Du Joir (Fall-Winter 08 catalog) stamp set with this project. I will be featuring this project on my September 13th stamp camp! Oh yeah...did I mention is made using a CD case?!? SO FUN! Come join us and make this!

August 16, 2008 Card Making

2008-08-15T21:21:00.000-07:00

Here are the cards that we made for the card making class on August 16, 2008! I used mainly the Stitched Exotics stamp set. The Love Card is from the "Big On Spring" stamp set in the mini catalog from May 2008. I can't wait for next month's class...ideas are already beginning to brew!.....

Card Making and Envelope Book August 16, 2008 class

2008-08-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

This is an envelope book we will be making for the August 16, 2008 Stampin' Up! cardmaking and envelope book class! I'll post pictures of the cards as they come available!Inside, 1st and 2nd page with (orange) page for journaling and inside green tab pulls out!!! More pages...