Port Campbell
More photos of our trip along the Great Ocean Road. This time from Port Campbell. This was a very pretty little town but it was freezing when we were there. I used a layout from the Everyday You & Me Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (which is now a last chance product) for my photos. When I receive my Kit I like to cut all the Designer Series Paper and create the three double page layouts.
I keep the pages with the instructions so that I can add the embellishments once I know which photos I am going to use. For this page I changed the embellishments slightly and I did add Basic Black card to mat my photos.
I created the title on my computer and printed it onto a piece of left over paper before cutting it out using one of the Nested Essential Dies. Other than that my pages are created pretty much as per the instructions in the kit. I love having these pages read to go when I find the right photos.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Same layout, different product
Today I am going to share with you two cards I created after receiving some instructions I purchased from Janice Gilhooley. I found a beautiful scrapbook layout on You Tube created by Janice and decided that I would have to purchase the instructions and they came with some bonus cards. For my card I created a card base from Thick Basic White card and trimmed down the front panel. I attached a piece of Botanical Textures 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the right hand side of Basic White card. This panel is attached to the inside of the card base.
I attached another piece of Basic White card to the front panel of the card base. I stamped the large leaf from the Textured Notes stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the smaller leaves from the Textured Notes stamp set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink. I fussy cut the leaves before attaching them to the card front.
The large leaf is attached using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Arched Wishes stamp set onto Basic White cad using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used one of the Textured Notes Dies to cut out the greeting before attaching it to the card front. I did use dimensionals but I made sure that there were none on the piece that overhangs the card front. Janice shared instructions to create the same card using the Arched Wishes stamp set.
I created mine using Strawberry Slush Paper from the 2025-2027 In Colour 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. The balloons are stamped onto the card front using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped them again onto the Designer Series Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut out the Designer Series Paper Balloons and attached them to the stamped Balloons. I stamped the greeting from the Arched Wishes stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I trimmed both ends of the greeting on an angle and attached it to Strawberry Slush card which is trimmed to match. I love both of these cards, don’t you? So thank you to Janice for the inspiration even if I did change them a little bit.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Gallery Birthday
For today’s card I die cut Lost Lagoon card using one of the Textured Notes Dies. I attached the die cut to the right hand side of Basic White card. I attached a strip of Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper onto the left hand side of the Basic White card, partially covering the die cut. The panel is attached to scored and folded Lost Lagoon card. I die cut Basic White card using the floral die from the Beautiful Motifs Dies. I used Dark Calypso Coral and Dark Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends to colour the floral image.
I cut Basic White card using another of the Textured Notes Dies and attached the coloured die cut image. The whole panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink.
I cut out the greeting using the banner die from the Textured Notes Dies. The greeting is attached across the image panel using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I die cut Basic White card using the floral Beautiful Motifs Die. The image is coloured using the Dark Calypso Coral and Dark Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends. The coloured image is trimmed and attached to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. Again this piece of Designer Series Paper was left over from previous card I created using the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper. I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Special Day
Today I am sharing Layout 1 from the Wildflower Birthday Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. Once again I have had the Designer Series Paper cut and layered onto the pages just waiting for the right photos. I decided to attach some photos from Elyssa’s third birthday. To fit the photos I wanted onto the page, I added an extra photo to the second page.
I also added a flower and leaf to the upper right hand corner of the second page and the “hooray” strips across the bottom of both pages. I love how you can take the pages and change them up a bit to make them your own. This Workshop Kit is no longer available, however the Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper can still be purchased.
I am loving these Kits and cannot wait until new kits are released. Having my pages ready to add the photos makes memory keeping so much easier and so much quicker.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Everyday Birthday
For my card today I embossed Basic White card using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I did leave about an inch at the top of the panel which I didn’t emboss. I stamped three different flowers from the Everyday You & Me stamp set onto Basic White card using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut out the flowers using the co-ordinating Everyday You & Me Dies. I stamped both leaf images from the Everyday You & Me stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink.
I cut out the leaves using the co-ordinating Everyday You & Me Dies. I attached the flowers along the top of the embossing using dimensionals and tucked the leaves underneath. I also added a Basic Rhinestone to the centre of each flower. I stamped “happy birthday” from The Right Words stamp set onto Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink.
I cut out the greeting using one of the banners from the Beautiful Butterflies Dies. I attached a piece of Gorgeous Grape to the back of the greeting before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I added three flowers and two sets of leaves to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I love how pretty these colours are together. The colours sit side by side on the Color Coach and work beautifully together.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Wonderful
When I posted my Facebook Live using the Most Wonderful stamp set, I wanted to show how the stamps fit together and could be stamped altogether if needed. So, I stamped a piece of Basic White card using all the stamps from the stamp set at the one time onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink. I found it lying on my desk when I was cleaning up and decided to create a card using the panel. I coloured the leaves using the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blend as I did with the cards in my Facebook Live.
I trimmed the stamped panel down and attached it to Gold Foil card before attaching it to scored and folded Real Red card. I stamped the greeting onto Basic White card using Real Red ink and cut it out using one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies.
I attached the greeting to a piece of Gold Foil which I cut using a slightly large Spotlight on Nature Die. The whole panel s attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the lower border image from the Most Wonderful stamp set onto the bottom of Basic White card using Old Olive ink. I coloured the leaves using the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blend before attaching the panel to the inside of the card base. I really love the different ways that you can use this stamp set.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Cape Otway
Today’s page shows off a couple of photos from our visit to Cape Otway on the Great Ocean Road. I really loved this place. I used a layout I created using the template from the 1, 2, 3 Layout Class. I attached the pieces of retired Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to White Willow 12″ x 12″ card. I attached the photos on the left hand page to Night of Navy card before attaching them to the page.
I attached the photos on the right hand page without card mats, however, I did use two 4″ x 3″ photos in the centre instead of one 4″ x 6″ photos. The title is cut from Night of Navy card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I did add Adhesive Sheet to the back of the card before I cut out the letters to make it easier to attach them to the page. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and attached it to Night of Navy card before attaching it to my right hand page. I cut Mossy Meadow card using the double tree die from the Scenic Adventure Dies.
I stamped a greeting using the stamp from the Weekend Adventure stamp set onto the left hand page next to the trees using Night of Navy ink. I also stamped the bird from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set three times onto the left hand page using Night of Navy ink. I added the second set of trees beside the title on the right hand page. Another page I am truly happy with. I am slowly working my way through the photos for our amazing road trip on the Great Ocean Road.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Paper Hug
I created this card whilst exploring the ways to use the Paper Tags Bundle. I also wanted to use the second pack of Designer Series Paper from the Botanical Textures Suite. I attached three pieces of Botanical Textures 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the bottom of Basic White card. All cut from the same paper but I just reversed the paper for the centre panel. I attached a strip of Basic Black card across the top of the Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel to scored and folded Basic Black card.
I stamped the greeting from the Paper Tags stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The greeting is cut out using one of the Paper Tags Dies. I cut Basic Black card using another of the Paper Tags Dies.
The two dies are attached together before being attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card. I also stamped another greeting from the Paper Tags stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I love how pretty this card is even though it is all Black and White. This paper is truly gorgeous and I know that I am going to find lots of ways to use is.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Galley Blooms
Today I have a card to share with you that I created for my grandson’s girlfriend. In fact this is the first card I created using the Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection from the current Annual Catalogue. I stamped the image from the Gallery Blooms stamp set onto the upper left and lower right hand corners of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the images using Fresh Freesia, Lost Lagoon and Dark Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends. I stamped “happy birthday” from the With You in Mind stamp set onto the centre of the panel using Fresh Freesia ink. I attached the stamped Basic White panel to Fresh Freesia card and then Thick Basic White card.
I added three retired Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins around the greeting to add a little bling. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the same flower image from the Gallery Blooms stamp set onto the upper left hand corner of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using the same Stampin’ Blends. I also stamped a greeting from the retired So Sincere stamp set using Fresh Freesia ink. I love how this card turned out I just know that this is going to be a favourite product suite for me.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Amazing Memories
Today’s pages show off some photos from our day trip from Torquay to Wye River on the Great Ocean Road. The views along the Great Ocean Road are amazing and at every turn there is something new to see. I am not sure what Designer Series Paper was used on this page as I cut the paper a while back to create two different pages. I also used Night of Navy 12″ x 12″ card (retired) on this page which I embossed with the Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder (last chance). You can see that I have had these pages ready for a while because I only create with current products. My base pages are White Willow 12″ x 12″ card.
I attached most of my photos to Basic White card but the two photos on the upper right hand side of the second page are attached to Night of Navy card. The layout I used had all 4″ x 6″ or 6″ x 4″ photos but I decided to add a few more and used 3″ x 4″ and 4″ x 3″ photos instead on the right hand page. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and attached it to Night of Navy card before attaching it to the left hand page. I cut “memories” from Night of Navy card using the Mini Alphabet Dies and stamped “amazing” from the Scenic Adventures stamp set using Night of Navy ink.
I inked the mountain/sea image from the Scenic Adventures stamp set using Mossy Meadow and Night of Navy ink and stamped it onto the right hand page. I die cut Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze card using the mountain dies from the Scenic Adventures Dies and attached them beside the title. I stamped “happy” and “memories” from the retired Love This Moment stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I punched out the greeting using the Modern Oval Punch and attached it to the right hand page. I am really happy with my pages and it makes me smile to remember how much fun we had on this road trip.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 