Dragonfly Garden
As a demonstrator I was able to attend our Onstage Online Convention earlier in November. One of the presentations was a kind of stamp along and to join in you could purchase the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and the co-ordinating Dragonflies Punch before the event. I was able to watch this event and join in on the day even though I was not at home. How good is that! Anyway, I loved the stamp set and haven’t had a chance to play till now. I attached a piece of the Dragonfly 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the middle of Whisper White card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Blackberry Bliss card.
I stamped the floral image from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set onto Whisper White card using Mossy Meadow ink. I used Dark Daffodil delight and Light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends to add some colour to the “daisy” images before attaching the panel to Blackberry Bliss card. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped the dragonfly image from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card three times using Soft Suede ink. I used the wing fill image (you only get one image and it is not meant to be a perfect fit) to add Blackberry Bliss to the wings. I did stamp the image onto scrap paper first. I punched each of the dragonfly images out using the Dragonfly Punch. I used my bone folder to slightly curl the wings to give some dimension. I attached two of the dragonflies to the card front using mini dimensionals underneath the wings and glue dots in the centre of the bodies. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink. I attached the last dragonfly beside the stamped image once more using mini dimensionals and glue dots.
I love this card! This is such a lovely stamp set and I know that you are going to love it too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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The product used from the soon to be released January – June Mini Catalogue are currently not available for me to link to.
Classic Christmas
As we head towards the end of another Mini Catalogue, I am once more looking for ways to use all the beautiful Designer Series Paper I have bought and loved and admired but not used. So today is the first of three cards, I have created using some of Dawn Griffin’s sketches from her Sketch Gallery. I decided to work on using up the remainder of my Classic Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. Dawn’s sketch sizes are all in inches and worked out for a standard American card front, so I had to do a little fiddling with the pieces. So for the first card, I cut three pieces of the Classic Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper into 9.5cm x 2.5cm pieces. I also cut one piece 9.5cm x 5.7cm.
The Designer Series Paper is attached to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Sahara Sand card. I stamped the large single tree from the In The Pines stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the fill image also using Shaded Spruce ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I cut out the image using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I used one size larger die to cut Sahara Sand card and attached the image panel. The whole piece is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut it out. The greeting is attached across the bottom of the stamped tree image. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Wishes & Wonder stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I also stamped the row of trees from the In The Pines stamp set onto the bottom left hand corner using Shaded Spruce ink. Once more I added the fill image using the same ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first.
I love this card and will be using this layout quite a bit! Did you know that the In The Pines stamp set and co-ordinating dies are retiring when this Mini Catalogue finishes and the dies are discounted in the Mega Sale which started on the 8th December. So what a great time to pick up this stamp set and the co-ordinating dies. I have a couple more cards to show you over the next week or so, all using the Classis Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Gleaming Merry Christmas
Today’s card shows off the beautiful Christmas Gleaming Specialty Paper and the Curvy Christmas stamp set, along with the Curvy Dies. I cut the top edge of a piece of Christmas Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper using the dotted edge die from the Curvy Dies. I also used the same die to cut a piece of Night of Navy card.
I attached the dotted edge Night of Navy card behind the dotted edge of the Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel to Very Vanilla card. I stamped the starry image from the Curvy Christmas stamp set onto the Very Vanilla card using Night of Navy ink. The Very Vanilla panel is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card.
I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Curvy Christmas stamp set onto Very Vanilla card and cut it out using one of the Layering Ovals Dies. I cut Night of Navy card using a scalloped oval from the same dies and attached the greeting. The greeting panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached the offcut Night of Navy panel behind the top edge of the Designer Series Paper off-cut. The panel is attached across the bottom of Very Vanilla card.
A pretty simple card but I think it packs a lot of punch because of the gorgeous Designer Series Paper, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Goodbye
Ron and I have bought a new caravan and we were a little bit sad on the day we traded it in. This van had bunks in it for our grandchildren and the new van doesn’t. So we know that we won’t be having any more adventures with them and that made us a little bit sad. On the other hand, they are all growing up and getting busy doing their own thing, so they probably wouldn’t be coming with us in any case! This is a simple page but you know that’s my style and I wanted to focus on the feelings and emotions that Ron and I were experiencing. I attached a piece of World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper across the bottom of a Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper with Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim.
I attached the top two photos to the page using dimensionals and the third photo flat to the page. I created the journaling on the computer and printed it onto Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the long retired Let’s Get Away stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I cut out the greeting using the Layering Oval Dies and attached it below the photos. The title is cut from Cinnamon Cider card using the Playful Alphabet Dies.
Now all we have to do is wait for the new van to arrive.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Congratulations
I embossed Whisper White card using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. I cut Soft Sea Foam card using the dotted Curvy Die and embossed it using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I also cut Gold Foil card using the same die. I attached the embossed Soft Sea Foam card to the Gold Foil card and then the embossed Whisper White card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. I punched Whisper White card six times using the Medium Daisy Punch.
I stamped one of the leaves from the Forever Fern stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Forever Flourishing Die. I stamped the flower centre from the Floral Essence stamp set three times onto Whisper White card using Daffodil Delight ink. I curled the petals of each of the flowers and attached two flowers together using Glue Dots. I cut down the leaves to create a small section and attached them to the back of the flowers. I attached a small piece of Gold Twine from the Tag Buffet Kit to the Soft Sea Foam card and attached the flowers over the top.
I stamped “Congratulations” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I coloured around the edge of the die using the Dark Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blend and attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I used the opposite side of the Soft Sea Foam and Gold Foil card which I cut for the card front to add to the bottom of the stamped card. I did emboss the Soft Sea Foam card using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder before I attached it.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas Decoration
Yesterday on my Facebook Live, I shared how to make some Christmas Decorations using the Snow Globe Shaker Domes. This decoration I am sharing with you today is one I made for the ladies who support me all year in my business. I cut Real Red card using the smaller petal and the really small petal die from the Poinsettia Dies. I layered the petals on top of each other using Glue Dots. I cut the smaller petal from Old Olive card and cut it into 2 two leaf and 1 one leaf sections. I attached one two leaf and one single leaf pieces to the back of the flower. Lastly I added a large Basic Pearl. To create the decoration, I cut two of the largest scalloped circles from Old Olive card and one from Whisper White card.
I also cut one circle from Whisper White card using the Layering Circle Dies. I cut the centre from one of the Old Olive scalloped circles using the Snow Globe Scenes Die. To put it together, I trimmed down the sides of the Snow Globe Shaker Dome (they are designed to fit behind a larger piece of card). I attached the Old Olive with the centre cut out to the front of the Shaker Dome. I attached the flower to the centre of the Whisper White scalloped circle and attached it to the back of the Shaker Dome. I attached the Whisper White circle to the remaining Old Olive scalloped circle before attaching it to the back of the Shaker Dome. I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole in the top of the ornament and tied a length of Real Red 3/8″ Sheer Ribbon through the top. I like to write the year on the back of the ornament so that I can remember when it was created.
I hope you like the idea of creating these for yourself. If you want more instruction, take a look at my Facebook Live video here.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Framed Art 2020
Over the last week or so I have held a number of classes to finish off the crafting year. One of the projects we made was this framed art piece. The frame is an A4 Document Frame and we used Gray Granite card for the background. Each of the panels is embossed using the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder. A number of stamp sets and dies were used but the basic theme was use Shaded Spruce/Gray Granite and Whisper White to create the panels. Since there is such a lot going on with this frame, I have uploaded the PDF to my Free Tutorials Page for you to download and re-create if you wish. Of course, each of these panels could be used as a card front too.
I’d love to know what you think of my “art work”.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Tuesday Morning Sketch 583
I thought the sketch at Tuesday Morning was really lovely and wanted to play along. I embossed the top portion of Whisper White card using one of the Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folders. I cut Cherry Cobbler card using one of the scalloped squares from the Layering Squares Dies, trimmed it and attached it behind the left hand side of the Cherry Cobbler patterned paper from the Classic Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This gave me the same look as the edging on the scalloped oval! I attached a Shaded Spruce patterned paper from the same Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed panel and attached the Cherry Cobbler panel on top.
The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Early Espresso card. I stamped the tree from the In The Pines stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the fill image using Shaded Spruce ink which I had stamped off first. I cut out the tree using one of the Layering Oval Dies and attached it to an Early Espresso scalloped oval cut using the same dies.
The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I cut the smallest star from the Stitched Stars Dies from Silver Foil card and attached it to the top of the tree. I coloured three Basic Rhinestones using the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend and added them to the upper left hand corner of the embossed Whisper White card. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I attached a narrow strip of Early Espresso card behind one long edge of a narrow strip of the Cherry Cobbler patterned paper from the Classic Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. The patterned paper is attached across the bottom of the stamped Whisper White card.
I love the effect of layering the different Designer Series Paper patterns onto the Whisper White panel, don’t you? Sooo, thank you Tuesday Morning Sketches for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Giant End of Year Closeout
From the 8th December to the 4th January on a while stocks last basis, lots of your favourite products from the August to December Mini Catalogue will be discounted. You can download a list of the product that will be retiring with the end of this catalogue here. These products will never to be seen again, so if you want it don’t wait order it because when it’s gone, it’s gone. You can also download a list of the product that will be carrying over to the next annual catalogue here. One thing I am really excited about is that the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia Dies are on the carryover list. Yay!
I have added a Host Code for the month of December (W72XDA74) for orders of less than $250.00
I hope you act quickly to get your hands on something you love. There are some really great bargains to be had but only while stocks last.
Bye for now,
Kris
Lunch Date
I was lucky enough to be invited to join my daughter and granddaughter for lunch during the week. Abi is in year 10 and finished school earlier than her brother and sister and so it was just the three of us. It was lovely to spend time with them. I created a simple page to show off our “selphie” taken by Abi. I used one of the pieces from the Forever Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper and cut it in half. I attached one half to each side of the photo before attaching Merry Merlot behind the Gold Die cuts.
The panel is attached to the upper left hand side of 12″ x 12″ Whisper White card. I printed my journaling onto Whisper White card and cut it out using one of the Layering Circle Dies. I also cut a scalloped circle from Merry Merlot using the same dies.
The journaling is attached to the Merry Merlot scalloped circle and then another of the die cuts from the Forever Gold Specialty paper. Creating memory keeping pages to help me remember happy events is one of my favourite things to do. I have been working through all the photos from this year and also trying to catch up on previous years. I am happy to say, I am starting to win the battle! What about you? How is your memory keeping progressing?
Bye for now,
Kris
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