Manly Thanks
I needed to make a couple of Thank You cards for my Dad’s two doctors and couldn’t go past the Sailing Home stamp set. I embossed Whisper White card using the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder and attached a piece of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper across the bottom. The panel is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card. 
I stamped the lighthouse image from the Sailing Home stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I added the greeting from the same stamp set using Night of Navy ink and cut out the panel using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies. 
I cut another label from Night of Navy card and attached the image panel. The whole piece is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a thin strip of Night of Navy card behind one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card before I stamped the sailing ship image from the Sailing Home stamp set using Night of Navy ink.
I hope the doctors receiving these love them as much as I do and maybe it will inspire them to take time for themselves as well as looking after their patients.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Toowoomba
We had a lovely time exploring Toowoomba when we visited in the July school holidays. The pictures on today’s pages show off our visit to the Cobb & Co Museum and the Downsteam Train Museum, both amazing places! I used Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ card for the base for each page. On the first page, I added the photos to the right hand side and then attached a strip of the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. 
One photo is mounted onto Balmy Blue card which is embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I cut Night of Navy card using the edge die in the Be Mine Stitched Dies and attached it behind the left hand side of the photo panel. I also embossed a piece of Early Espresso card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. The photo panel is attached over the embossed Early Espresso card. 
I cut a heart from Whisper White card using the Be Mine Stitched Dies. I used the die cuts from the Flowers For Every Season Memories and More cards to create the title. I simply cut the “to” from the “today” die cut. The second page has a piece of the same In Good Taste Designer Series Paper attached down the left hand side. The strips of Early Espresso card are again embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and the hearts are cut from Whisper White and Balmy Blue card using the Be Mine Stitched Dies. I created the journaling on the computer and printed onto Very Vanilla card. I cut the journaling using the Layering Square Dies, attached it to a Night of Navy scalloped square cut using the same dies before adding it to the page. Such happy memories.
I hope you like today’s pages.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Plush Poinsettia
I have already shared a card using the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper where I cut pieces from the paper and added them to my card. However today I am CASing a project from page 16 of the August to December Mini Catalogue and using this Paper as my background. I cut a piece of the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper and attached it to scored and folded Garden Green card. I stamped the smaller single leaf image from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto Garden Green card using Garden Green ink.
I also stamped the three layering flowers onto Real Red card using Real Red ink. I cut out all of the pieces using the co-ordinating Poinsettia Dies. I used my bone folder to add a little bit of a curl to each of the flower petals before layering them together. I attached the flower to the card front using dimensionals. 
I tucked the leaves underneath the flower and glued them flat to the card front. I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. I also added a Beaded Pearl to the centre of the flower.
I kept the inside of the card simple by stamping a greeting from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink.
I love this card and I love the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper and you have to love the way those Beaded Pearls just add so much to your project! Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Wishes & Wonder
stamp set is part of the bundle I shared on my Facebook Live yesterday. I bought the Wishes & Wonder stamp set and the co-ordinating North Pole Wonder Dies because I thought they would work well with the In The Pines bundle. So this card uses some product from both suites. I began by embossing Whisper White card using the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (I love this embossing folder, don’t you?). I cut Old Olive card twice using the same border die from the Pine Wood Dies. I embossed the pieces using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, making sure to reverse one of the pieces first. I attached the die cuts on top of each other across the bottom of the embossed card. I cut one small and two large trees from Old Olive card using the Pine Wood Dies. 
I tucked the large trees under the bottom piece of Old Olive card and the small tree behind the top piece of embossed card. I stamped the reindeer image from the Wishes & Wonder stamp set onto Whisper White card using Soft Suede ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating North Pole Wonder Die. The reindeer is attached to the card front using mini dimensionals under the top part of the reindeer. I stamped the greeting from the Wishes & Wonder stamp set onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink. I used the co-ordinating North Pole Wonder Die to cut out the image. I cut Soft Suede card using another of the North Pole Wonder Dies and attached the greeting. The whole piece is attached to the top right hand side of the embossed Whisper White card.
The whole Whisper White panel is attached to scored and folded Soft Suede card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I cut Old Olive card using the same border die from the Pine Wood Dies and embossed it using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. The panel is attached across the bottom of Whisper White card. I cut the small tree from Old Olive card using the Pine Wood Die and attached it to the left hand side of the Whisper White card, tucking the tree trunk underneath the embossed card.
I had fun creating this card and know that I will continue to enjoy using these fantastic products.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Flowery Thanks
I am still making thank you cards for the different wards that my Dad has been cared for in St. Vincents Northside. These cards are kind of cased from something I saw on the internet. I embossed Whisper White card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Bumblebee card. I stamped the floral image from the Four Season Floral stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Magenta Madness and Just Jade Stampin’ Blends. 
I punched out the image using the Postage Stamp Punch. I used my Magenta Madness Stampin’ Write Marker to ink just the “thank you” from a greeting in the So Sentimental stamp set and stamped onto Whisper White card. I cut out the greeting using the Postage Stamp Punch. I also punched two pieces from the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper using the same punch. 
I attached all of the punched pieces to Bumblebee card before attaching the panel to the card front.
To decorate the inside of this card, I attached a narrow strip of Bumblebee card behind one long edge of Whisper White card which is embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.
I loved the way this card looked and since I still needed more cards, I created another one using Just Jade ink and card and a different pattern from the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper.
I think they look really pretty, don’t you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thank You
Today I am sharing some cards I am making to thank the wonderful staff at St. Vincent’s Northside in Brisbane who have been looking after my Dad after a triple bypass. Everyone we have come in contact with have been just lovely. I thought the floral arrangements in the Jar of Flowers were perfect for thank you cards. I began by stamping the floral images onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The images were coloured using different combinations of Daffodil Delight, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends before being cut out. 
I embossed Whisper White card using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder and attached a piece of the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed card, I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper using the Silver Edge Metallic Ribbon before attaching the panel to scored and folded Just Jade card. I attached the image from the Jar of Flowers stamp set to an oval of Whisper White card cut using the Layering Ovals Dies.
I attached the image to a Just Jade scalloped oval cut using the same dies and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “Thanks” from the Ornate Thanks stamp set onto Whisper White card using Just Jade ink. I trimmed the image before attached it to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Whisper White card. I also stamped the greeting from the Ornate Thanks stamp set using Just Jade ink.
I used much the same supplies to complete three more cards using the images from the Jar of Flowers stamp set. I did use a “thank you” from the Beautiful World stamp set on one card and the ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack.
I just love how beautiful these cards turned out, don’t you.
Kris
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Celebrate Today
Today’s Memory Keeping Page shows off a photo taken on a visit to Ron’s mother at Evans Head. Sarah had come down from Brisbane to visit us and we spent the day with Mum. It’s a great shot of everyone, four generations in all, which is kind of special, especially now that Mum is no longer with us. I began by attached to 6″ x 4″ cards from the Flowers For Every Season Memories and More Cards to a Whisper 12″ x 12″ page. I embossed a length of Night of Navy card using the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a couple of pieces of the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper to the embossed card as well as a piece of the Very Vanilla 3/8″Scalloped Lace Trim. The panel is attached over the Memories and More cards covering the join in the middle of the page. 
I attached the photo to Whisper White card and then to the page across the embossed panel. I created the journaling on my computer and printed it onto Whisper White card. I cut out the journaling using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Dies. The journaling is attached to a Night of Navy scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circles Dies. I attached the journaling panel to the page over the lower right hand corner of the Memories and More cards. I cut the flowers from another piece of the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper and attached them to the card front using Mini Dimensionals. Lastly I added the title using the die cuts from the Flowers For Every Season Memories and More Cards.
This page is probably a little busier than my usual style, lots of patterns and designs but I love how it turned out. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Challenge 470
I thought this sketch challenge at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday was a really good one, so I couldn’t resist coming up with a creation. I embossed Cinnamon Cider card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I stamped the image from the Zany Zebras stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cinnamon Cider ink. I attached a piece of Bumblebee Designer Series Paper from the 2020-2022 In-Colour 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to either side of the stamped image. I wrapped the edge of the Designer Series Paper to the right of the stamped image with Linen Thread. 
I attached the stamped Whisper White card to Bumblebee card using dimensionals. I stamped he greeting from the Zany Zebras stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cinnamon Cider ink. 
I punched out the greeting using the Postage Stamp Punch and attached it to the back of the image panel. The whole piece is attached to the card front. I tied a bow in a length of Linen Trim and attached it to the card front using a small dot of Multipurpose Glue.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another image from the Zany Zebras stamp set using Cinnamon Cider ink. I also stamped the greeting from the same stamp set using Cinnamon Cider ink.
Such sweet images. Thanks Try Stampin’ on Tuesday for the inspiration. I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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In The Pines
Yesterday on my Facebook Live I shared some cards using the In The Pines stamp set and co-ordinating Pine Woods Dies. Today I have another card to share using this Product Bundle. I began by embossing Whisper White card using the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder. I moved the Whisper White card down inside the embossing folder so that the embossing went to the top of the Whisper White card.
I attached a piece of ‘Tis The Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed card. This also covered the line where the embossing folder ended. I attached the embossed panel to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. 
I stamped the greeting from the In The Pines stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink and punched the ends using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. I attached the greeting to Shaded Spruce card which also has the ends punched to co-ordinate. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I used the Layering Ovals Dies to cut a Whisper White oval before using the Pine Woods Die to cut the tree shape. I attached the Whisper White oval to a Shaded Spruce scalloped oval cut using the same dies before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I cut the tree shape using the Pine Woods Die into the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card.
I love this card and decided to make a second one swapping the paper and ink for Cherry Cobbler. I love the way they both look but I guess I am a little bit traditional because I like the one with the greeting tree best. What about you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Zebra Birthday
I refused to give in to the temptation to purchase this stamp set on my initial orders from the Annual Catalogue because I thought it would have limited use. However, as happens over time, my resolve was worn down by the cute images and the gorgeous creations other people shared. So, here is my first card using the Zany Zebra stamp set. I embossed Whisper White card using the Woodland Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Misty Moonlight card. I attached a narrow strip of one of the Misty Moonlight patterns from the 2020-2022 In-Colour 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to Misty Moonlight card and then the card front. 
I stamped the Zebra image from the Zany Zebra stamp set onto Whisper White card using Misty Moonlight ink and cut it out using the Layering Circles Dies. I attached the stamped Whisper White circle to a Misty Moonlight scalloped circle before attaching to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the party hat image from the Zany Zebra stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Bumblebee ink and cut it out before attaching it to the stamped Zebra. 
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Zany Zebra stamp set onto Whisper White card using Misty Moonlight ink and punched both ends of the card using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. I punched both ends of a strip of Misty Moonlight card using the same punch and attached the greeting. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another Zebra image from the Zany Zebras stamp set onto Whisper White card using Misty Moonlight ink. I stamped another greeting from the same stamp set next to the Zebra also using Misty Moonlight ink. I attached a narrow strip of Misty Moonlight card being one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Woodland Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to the bottom of the stamped card.
Such a fun card and one I think my ladies at Beachmere with enjoy making.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 