A Red Poppy!

Hello and Happy Thursday! 

These weeks just fly by!

Today I have a card that really drew a lot of attention at the show!

Everyone is loving the Bold Blooms Mega Die Set.

It is so versatile as it can be shaped to look like a poppy, or a rose!

And the possibilities are endless with your imagination and ability to shape it how you want it! 

First I started with a white Slimline Essentials Backdrop for my card base, then added the Slimline Signature Polka Dot Cover Plate. 

Cut the Flower Pot in Kraft cardstock, stamped with a sentiment from Welcome Spring Stamp Set in Jet Black Archival. 

To create the stem, I used the Top Stitch Edges Die Set, it brand new and has unlimited possibilities as well!

the leaves are cut from Garden Mum Mega Die Set.

The Poppy is cut from Bold Blooms and using my Petal Pusher and Shape Up Mat, I shaped the petals down so they pop off the card. I then adhered it using a foam dot so it kept the shape of the petals and didn't flatten them out.

I just used the smaller petal layers to create the little blooms. I used a Want2Scrap Baby Bling in Black in the middle of them, and a larger one in the middle of the large bloom.

My card from May 3rd, was very similar using the Garden Mum Mega Die Set. Both are awesome sets that can be shaped in so many ways!

Find that post here: https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2023/05/happy-hello-with-yellow-mums.html

Thank you for stopping by today!

A Jillian Vance Design will have a shipping delay during the dates of May 25 - June 19. Jillian and I will be on the road for several events, and Sam will be shipping. He will be shipping in groups, so it may be a 3 day delay. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

If you are in Arlington. Texas, come see us at the Great American Scrapbook Convention

June 16 & 17, 2023 at the Esports Stadium and Expo Center.

https://www.ckscrapbookevents.com/Great-American/GASC-Arlington

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Happy Hello!

Hello, Happy Wednesday already!

We want to thank EVERYONE who came and saw us at Adventures in Stamping in Akron, Ohio, last weekend. It was a great show and great to see familiar faces and make new friends!

We sincerely appreciate your business and support of Jillian and A Jillian Vance Design!

We had this card on display and it was a HIT!

I started out with the Slimline Essentials Backdrop Die Set cut in Black Cardstock, then added the Slimline Signature Polka Dot Cover Plate cut in the same black cardstock. 

The Flower Pot is cut from Kraft cardstock. Stamped with a sentiment from Everyday Greetings Stamp Set in Jet Black Archival Ink.

I then cut the Garden Mums Mega Die Set in Bright Yellow cardstock, I shaped them using the Petal Pusher and Shape Up Mat, turning the petals up rather than down. With the new flower dies, it is so fun to create different looks just by the way you shape the petals!

I used lime cardstock to cut the leaves from the Bold Blooms Mega Die Set and a Want2Scrap Enamel dot in the middle of each one.

Such a bright and cheery card!

Thanks for joining me today!

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Red Glitz Valentine!

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

Today I have an elegant but pretty simple card ~ you know me, easy peasy is my favorite way to make cards.

For this card, I grabbed my Vintage Floral Flourish Background Stamp, some Wow Embossing Ink and Wow Red Glitz embossing powder and created these lovely backgrounds for the Slimline Heart Window Cover Plate. It gives me Red Velvet vibes!

Using the Love from the same set, and a couple sentiments from Happy Hearts Stamp set.  I added the red Slimline Essentials Backdrop in Red and there you have a beautiful card!

The Sentiment banners are also from the Slimline Essentials Backdrop Die Set, they were perfect for this scriptures.

Thank you for visiting today! Enjoy the rest of your week!

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A Pair of Valentines!

 Hello, so Tuesday night on our live we decided to feature the Happy Hearts Stamp Set. This set is a 6x8" stamp set that features two heart graphics and a bow graphic.  it's kind of a sleeper set because it came out right when the pandemic was starting and shows were stopping!

Our Stitch Dot Heart Backdrop dies match the two hearts and will cut them out.

 

So so I decided to use the set and do two similar cards but with totally different types of coloring. 

For this card I use the new watercolors that Jillian got, they are Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI  from Japan. We had seen them used by several designers and decided to try them.

They are a lot of fun but it does take a lot of patience. The colors are just very vibrant and beautiful! I didn't do this on the live because it's kind of boring watching me paint and letting it dry. So you'll see where we take that image and use one of the heart dies to cut it out on the video.

I used the the Mini Slim Backdrop Die and the new yet to be released Mini Slim Quatrefoil Cover Plate as the card base, and a Sentiment Strip from the Slimline Essentials Backdrop Die Set. 

For this one I embossed with clear Wow Embossing Powder and then went over it using Jillian's Signature Ink Blending brushes with Villainous Potion and Worn Lipstick distress ink, and once you do that, gently wipe it with a paper towel and it will bring out the white of the cardstock, under the clear embossing powder. Then I popped them both up using Foam Tape, on the Mini Slim Backdrop Die and the new yet to be released Mini Slim Quatrefoil Cover Plate.  This plate will be coming out in February and will be shipping at the end of February. It's gorgeous just like her other quatrefoil cover plates which is one of her most popular cover plate designs. I used a Sentiment Strip from the Slimline Essentials Backdrop Die Set. 

Here is the video if you would like to watch! Warning: we do chit chat a lot!

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Birthday Candles!

Happy Wednesday! I am back again today!

We are missing Rosemary, she is a wonderful designer who was with us over 6 years on the Design Team.

We want to THANK her for her gorgeous designs with A Jillian Vance Design products!

Today I am showing another Birthday Card, I am hooked on this PhotoPlay paper!

We were fortunate enough to be across from Jody and his staff at Mega Meet in October. Jillian shopped their booth SEVERAL times and got some great papers!

Today I decided we needed birthday candles...but how?

Well I used So Many Stitched Sentiments to cut them, and the flame from our Classic Candle Die Set and BAM we have Birthday Candles! And isn't that paper just perfect for the candles?

Of course, you can't go wrong with the Signature Polka Dot A2 Cover Plate either!

Sentiment strip is from Slimline Essentials Backdrop Die Set ~ A must have for every crafting stash!!

Happy Birthday sentiment is from Make a Wish Stamp Set.

I popped up the candles using our Studio Essentials Foam Tape.

Have fun and look at your dies to see what you can mix and match to improvise to create something new and fun!

Have a great week!

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White on White Vintage Ornament

Hello, this is Jillian in for Mom today, sharing her card! Just a simple, yet elegant Mini Slim for the holidays! Can you believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve? This year has absolutely flown by!

I love this card she created with the Vintage Ornaments die set! Using background stamps and embossing on these ornaments is one of our favorite ways to use them, it adds so much and I've experimented with so many different color/stamps/ombre options! (Pro tip: emboss the entire piece of paper first, and then cut from it!)

The Mini Slimline Quatrefoil coverplate isn't out yet but... it's coming soon! In the next few months. Keep an eye out! 

This is just a simple and fun card that could easily be mass produced. 

Thanks so much, see you tomorrow for another holiday card!

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