Blooming Thinking of You
Today’s card shows off my take on one of the samples in the current Annual Catalogue. I wanted to use products from the Beautiful Gallery Product Suite and this design gave me an opportunity to use quite a lot. I attached a piece of the Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to scored and folded Petunia Pop card. I cut Petunia Pop using the frame die from the Gallery Blooms Dies.
I stamped the large floral image from the Gallery Blooms stamp set onto Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink and attached it behind the smaller frame. I attached a piece of Gorgeous Grape card behind the right hand edge of the stamped panel before attaching the whole piece to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the smaller floral image from the Gallery Blooms stamp set onto Basic White card using Petunia Pop ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Gallery Blooms Die. I attached this flower to the lower right hand corner of the larger image panel.
I stamped “thinking of you” from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set onto a narrow strip Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I attached the greeting across the lower part of the image panel. I coloured three Antique Pearls using the Dark Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blend and added them to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the retired So Sincere stamp set using Gorgeous Grape ink. I stamped the small floral image used on the card front beside the greeting using Petunia Pop ink. I am very happy with my version of the sample in the Annual Catalogue. I find that the catalogues are a great starting point for creating with new product.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Time to Celebrate
Today I am sharing some photos from my husband’s 70th birthday celebration. He is not one to want a big fuss so we just celebrated with our girls and their families. I cut two pieces of paper from the Soda Pop Paper & Stickers Pack using my June 1, 2,3 Layout Class. This is long retired but I love the papers. The layout is created by Noreen Smith and you can find her 1, 2, 3 layouts here on You Tube. My pages are Willow White 12″ x 12″ card and the photos on the right hand page are attached directly to the page.
On the left hand page I cut the bottom of Night of Navy card using two of the Fancy Border Dies before attaching the photos. The whole panel is attached to the right hand side of the first page. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink.
I used one of the Everyday Arches Dies to cut out the greeting before attaching it above the photos on the left hand page. I die cut Basic White, Night of Navy & Balmy Blue card using the heart dies from the Wonderful Thoughts Dies. I attached three dies together before attaching one cluster to the left hand page and one to the right hand page. I decided not to add any journaling as the photos tell the story.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Gallery Congratulations
For today’s card, I attached a piece of Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to Basic White card. The panel is attached to scored and folded Lost Lagoon card. I cut Basic White card using the leaf die from the Beautiful Motifs Dies and attached it to the card front. I stamped “congratulations” from the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set onto Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink.
I attached the greeting to the card front over the end of the leaf image using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I cut Lost Lagoon card using the same Beautiful Motifs Die and attached it to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card.
The panel is attached inside the Lost Lagoon card base. The Designer Series Paper I used for this card was left over from some previous cards I created using this beautiful Designer SEries Paper. Such a simple card but oh so pretty, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Let The Journey Begin
To I have another card to share with you using the Scenic Adventure Bundle. For this card I began by cutting Lost Lagoon card using one of the Textured Notes Dies and attached it to Basic White card. I attached a piece of Country Woods 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper down the left hand side of the Basic White card before attaching the whole panel to scored and folded Lost Lagoon card.
I cut Basic White card using a slightly smaller die from the Textured Notes Dies. I die cut Lost Lagoon card using the grass die and also the double tree using the Scenic Adventure Dies. I trimmed the grass to fit on the Basic White die cut and attached the grass and the trees. I stamped the “let the begin” greeting from the Scenic Adventure stamp set onto the top of the Basic White die cut using Early Espresso ink.
I stamped “journey” between the stamped greeting using Early Espresso ink. I love how Stampin’ Up! created these two dies to work together. I attached the Basic White panel to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same pattern Country Woods Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card. I cut Lost Lagoon card using the double tree die from the Scenic Adventure Dies and attached them to the left hand side of Basic White card with the tree trunks touching the top of the Designer Series Paper. I have had a lot of fun with this bundle and I am sure I will find lots of ways to use it in the future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Kuranda
I recently shared some pages I created using Soda Pop Paper Packet & Stickers to showcase my husband’s birthday. When I created those pages, I actually cut two pieces of the paper to create the 1, 2, 3 Layout. So I had the remaining pieces to create the layout for todays pages. I attached the Soda Pop Designer Series Paper to White Willow 12″ x 12″ pages. I Basic White card using one of the Nested Essential Dies to create the banner for the title.
I did have to extend the die so that I could fit all the letters. I also cut Night of Navy card and Balmy Blue card using the same die to create two more banners. I layered the banners together before attaching the title which is cut from Night of Navy card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I did attach Adhesive Sheet to the back of the card before die cutting to make it easier to attach the letters. I used a banner die from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut Basic White, Night of Navy and Balmy Blue card. I layered the banners together before attaching them behind the bottom of the photo on the left hand page. On the right hand page, I attached the camera sticker from the Soda Pop Sitckers before attaching the photos so that the sticker sits slightly under the photo.
I stamped “picture perfect” from the retired Remember This stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I cut the greeting using one of the banner dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the greeting to a slightly larger banner cut from Night of Navy card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I also cut another Balmy Blue and Basic White banner using the same die. The banners are layered together, trimmed on the left hand edge and attached below the camera image. I stamped Basic White card using the line image from the retired Wildflower Celebrations stamp set using Smoky Slate ink. I cut out the lines using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I stamped “the story” from the retired Love This Moment stamp set using Night of Navy ink. I wrote my journaling on the to Basic White circle before attaching it to the page using dimensionals. I die cut Basic White, Night of Navy and Balmy Blue using the banner die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I layered the banners together before cutting them in half and attaching one half to behind each side of the journaling panel. Another page I am so happy with. These photos go back to 2010 so its really lovely to finally see them showcased.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can view the adhesive sheets here in my online store.
Coneflower Birthday
Today’s card was created using the Coneflower Celebrations Bundle. I made the card base 6″ x 6″ using White Willow 12″ x 12″ card. I attached a piece of Coastal Cabana card to the left hand side of the card front. I embossed a piece of Coastal Cabana card using the So Swirly Embossing Folder before attaching it across the card front. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the Plaster Painting 3D Embossing Folder which I attached to the card front using dimensionals. I die cut Basic White card four times using the flower die from the Coneflower Celebration Dies.
I also cut four leaves, two of each die in the Coneflower Celebration Dies and also two flower centres all from Basic White. I used a Blending Brush to add Coastal Cabana ink to the flowers, Granny Apple Green to the leaves and Daffodil Delight to the flower centres. I attached two flowers together overlapping the petals to create two flowers. I attached the flower head and trimmed away the underneath flowers where necessary. I attached the leaves to the back of the flowers before attaching them to the card front. The lower flower is attached using dimensionals.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White card using Coastal Cabana ink. I cut out the greeting using the larger banner from the Beautiful Butterflies Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Unbounded Love stamp set onto Basic White card using Coastal Cabana ink. I attached the stamped panel to Coastal Cabana card and then to the inside of the card base. This card is along way out of my comfort zone and I am still not completely happy with the way it looks but it was a learning curve and gave me an excuse to play with this lovely bundle from the Annual Catalogue. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stripes & Lines Birthday
Today I am sharing a card I created using the Stripes & Dots stamp set as well as the Along the Lines stamp set. I began by stamping “happy birthday” from the Cake Celebration stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of a piece of Basic White card using Balmy Blue ink. I embossed the stamped panel using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder.
I stamped a piece of Balmy Blue card with the dotted image from the Stripes & Dots stamp set using Balmy Blue ink. I also sponged Balmy Blue ink around the edge of the stamped panel before attaching it to the left hand side of the embossed Basic White card. The whole embossed panel is attached to scored and folded Balmy Blue card. I stamped the cake image from the Along These Lines stamp set onto Basic White card using Balmy Blue ink.
I cut out the image using one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I cut Balmy Blue card with another of the Spotlight on Nature Dies and attached them together. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped a narrow strip of Balmy Blue card using the dotted image from the Stripes & Dots stamp set and Balmy Blue ink. I sponged the edges of the stamped panel using Balmy Blue ink before attaching the panel to the bottom of Basic White card. I love how pretty this card looks, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Love This
Today I have the third layout from the Wildflower Birthday Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. I added some photos taken at my daughters birthday back in 2019. I completed the left hand page layout according to the guide. However, I did change up the right hand page slightly.
The layout shows two portrait 3″ x 4″ photos but I wanted to use one 3″ x 4″ and one 4″ x 3″ photo so I changed around the placement of the photos and embellishments.
I also printed my journaling onto the tag and stamped a sentiment from the retired Remember This stamp set before attaching it to the page. I love how this turned out and loved playing with the stickers and die cuts to make the layout my own.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Wildflower Celebration
Today’s card is once again using up scraps of Designer Series Paper. This paper is left over from the Wildflower Birthday Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. I cut three pieces of the Designer Series Paper and attached them to the bottom of Basic White card. I attached a strip of Pretty in Pink card across the top of the Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel to scored and folded Pretty in Pink card. I stamped the cake stand image from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushell ink.
I stamped the cake image on top of the cake stand using Crumb Cake ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I used the icing image to add to the top of the cake using Pretty in Pink ink. I cut out the image panel using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. I stamped the three small flowers from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto Basic White card using Pretty in Pink ink.
I cut out the images using the co-ordinating Cake Celebrations Dies. I stamped the large leaf image from the Cake Celebrations stamp set twice onto scrap Basic White card using Soft Sea Foam ink. I cut out the leaves using the co-ordinating Cake Celebrations Die. I cut Pretty in Pink using a slightly larger circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached the image panel to the top. I attached the leaves and flowers to the top of the cake, using dimensionals under the flowers. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I added a small Basic Rhinestone to the centre of each of the flowers. To decorate the inside of the card I attached a strip of the Designer Series paper to the left hand side of Basic White card. I also stamped “celebrate” from the Cake Celebrations stamp set using Blueberry Bushel ink. The Cake Celebrations stamp set and dies are now on the Last Chance list. This kind of makes me a bit sad, I will miss this bundle.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Wildflower Celebrate
Today’s card uses up a few scraps from my Wildflower Birthday Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. Although this Kit is retired, you can still purchase the Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper. I attached two pieces of Designer Series Paper the same size to Basic White card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Blueberry Bushel card. I stamped the cake stand image from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. I stamped the cake image on top of the cake stand using Crumb Cake ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first.
I stamped the icing on top using Pretty in Pink ink. I cut out the image using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. I stamped the three small flowers from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto Basic White card using Pretty in Pink ink. I cut out the flowers using the co-ordinating Cake Celebrations Dies.
I stamped the small leaf image from the Cake Celebrations stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Soft Sea Foam ink. I cut out the leaves using the co-ordinating Cake Celebrations Die. I attached the flowers onto the top of the cake image using dimensionals and tucked the leaves underneath the flowers. I attached the image panel to the right hand side of the card front. I stamped “celebrate” from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. The greeting is attached across the card front using dimensionals. I added small Basic Rhinestones to the centre of each flower and added two more beside the greeting. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Designer Series Paper down the left hand side of Basic White card. I stamped “happy” and “birthday” from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto the centre of the Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. Such a pretty card and so happy to use up some of my Designer Series Paper scraps.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can view the Cake Celebrations bundle here in my online store.
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