The Boss Experience
Our lovely daughters and their families bought Ron and I tickets to see The Boss Experience at the Redcliffe Entertainment Centre for Christmas. I usually don’t get photos when Ron and I go out – I am hopeless at selphies! However, we had to call into Sarah’s for something on the way and I got her to take a photo of Ron and I. I used the Tasteful Touches stamp set to decorate a piece of Whisper White card. I stamped the square background image using Petal Pink ink and the leaf image using Mossy Meadow ink. 
Once I had done all the stamping I wanted I embossed the stamped card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed Whisper White card is attached across the top of 12″ x 12″ Whisper White card. I attached a piece of the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. I wrapped the page using Denim 3/8″ Ribbon to cover the top of the Designer Series Paper. 
I coloured the white side of a retired Pearlized Doily using Rococo Rose ink. I stamped the flower image from the Tasteful Touches stamp set twice onto Whisper white card using Night of Navy ink and cut them out. I attached the photo to Night of Navy card and attached the doily behind the top left hand corner. I also tucked one of the flowers between the doily and the photo before attaching the piece to the page. I attached the second flower to the bottom right hand corner of the photo using dimensionals. I printed the title onto Whisper White card and cut it out using one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. I cut Night of Navy card using another of the Tasteful Labels Dies. I attached the printed title to the Night of Navy Die cut and then to the right hand side of the page.
Once more a simple page but kind of pretty don’t you think. The In Good Taste Designer Series Paper is simply gorgeous and I love how it pairs with the stamped and embossed Whisper White card. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Freshly Made Sketch 436
I saw this sketch on the Freshly Made Challenge page and loved it because it gave me the perfect way to show off the images in the Jar of Flowers stamp set which is part of the Flowers For Every Season Product Suite, which can be found on pages 10-13 of your 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. I embossed Whisper White card using the Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Daffodil Delight card. I stamped the large jar outline image from the Jar of Flowers stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I stamped the flower stems inside the jar using Mint Macaron ink. I coloured the stems using the Dark Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blend. I added the fill image using Mint Macaron ink which I stamped off onto scrap paper first before punching out the image using the Jar Punch. I attached the punched image to Whisper White card and then Daffodil Delight Card. 
The whole panel is attached to the card front. I stamped the sunflower image from the Jar of Flowers stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Daffodil Delight, Light Soft Suede, Light Mint Macaron and Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image and attached it to the top of the jar image using dimensionals. I coloured a length of the Whisper White 1/2″ Faux Linen Ribbon from the Flowers For Every Season Combo Pack using the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend. 
I tied a bow in the ribbon and attached it to the card front using a Mini Glue Dot. I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set onto Daffodil Delight card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched it out using the Classic Label Punch. I trimmed the right hand side of the punched greeting and attached it to the card front using Mini Dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Daffodil Delight card behind one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
I loved this card so much, I went on to create three more cards using the floral images in the Jar of Flowers stamp set. For each of the cards, I used the same embossing folder and created the “jar” image in the same manner.
For the second card, I used Petal Pink for my card base. The ribbon is coloured using the Dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend and the greeting is stamped onto Petal Pink card. The image is coloured using Petal Pink, Light Highland Heather, Mint Macaraon and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.
The third card uses HIghland Heather card for the card base and the greeting. I coloured the ribbon using the dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend. The image is coloured using Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Light Highland Heather and Light Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends.
The last card uses Calypso Coral card for the card base and the greeting. I coloured the ribbon using the Dark Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend. The image is coloured using Highland Heather, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Light Soft Suede and Light Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends.
I love these cards and I love the gorgeous floral images in the Jar of Flowers stamp set. Thanks for Freshly Made for the inspiration, although I did miss the deadline to contribute to the challenge. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
World of Good Product Suite
Yesterday, on my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the World of Good Product Suite. This product suite can be found on pages 24-26 of your 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue, which is now available for you to purchase from. Yay! I like to start with a beginners card when I start using a new product, it kind of gets my thought processes working to get creative, so the first card uses a Whisper White Note Card. I stamped the ink well image from the Beautiful World stamp set onto the front of the Note Card using Mossy Meadow ink. 
I stamped the feather image using Crumb Cake ink and the greeting using Early Espresso ink. I also decorated the envelope by stamping the feather image twice onto the lower left hand corner using Crumb Cake ink. Simple but pretty.
To create my slightly stepped up version for the Casual Stamper, I stamped the inkwell image from the Beautiful World stamp set onto scrap Whisper white card using Mossy Meadow ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating World Map Die. I stamped the feather image from the same stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating World Map Die.
I attached the two images to Whisper White card before stamping the greeting from the Beautiful World stamp set using Early Espresso ink. The Whisper White panel is attached to Cinnamon Cider card (one of the new in-colours) and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Beautiful World stamp set using Early Espresso ink and also the feather image using Crumb Cake ink. A couple of more steps but still pretty simple and easy for someone to re-create.
The third card is created with the Avid Stamper in mind, someone like me who just has to have it all. I must admit that Stampin’ Up! has made that super easy by giving us an item number to order everything in the product suite! This time, I embossed Whisper White card using the Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of the World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed card. This Designer Series Paper is simply gorgeous with the addition of Brass foiling l to some of the papers including the one I have used. 
I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper with the Early Espresso 1/4″ Faux Suede Trim (also part of the Product Suite) and tied a knot. The Whisper White panel is attached to scored and folded Cinnamon Cider card. I cut an oval from Whisper White card and a scalloped oval from Cinnamon Cider card using the Layering Ovals Dies.
I attached the Whisper White oval to the scalloped oval and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the inkwell image from the Beautiful World stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Mossy Meadow ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating World Map Die. I stamped the feather image from the same stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating World Map Die. I attached the feather to the Whisper White oval and the inkwell over the top of the end of the feather using a dimensional. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful World stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I fussy cut the greeting and attached it to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of the same World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Whisper White card. I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper using the Early Espresso 1/4″ Faux Suede Trim before attaching the panel to the inside of the card.
So there you have it, my three versions – Beginner, Casual and Avid Stamper – all beginning with the same basic images. I am getting quite a collection of Note Cards which I am thinking need to be packaged up and given as a gift to someone special.
Let me know what you think of this gorgeous Product Suite.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Leaves and Greetings
Here is another card using the Forever Fernery Product Suite which I showed on my Facebook Live last week. This one features the second embossing folder in the Greenery Embossing Folders. This one embosses a leaf image at the top and bottom of the panel. These panels are narrower than standard folders and are designed for the Mini Stamp and Emboss Machine which will hopefully be released soon. The folders are only 8.3cm or 3-1/4″ wide but standard length. I like to cut my card so that it fits perfectly inside the embossing folder and these measurements work perfectly. So I embossed Just Jade card (a new in-colour) using this Greenery Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed panel to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Just Jade card. 
Since I can’t order the in-colour inks until tomorrow, I stamped the small leaf from the Forever Fern stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. The second leaf is stamped onto Whisper White card using Soft Sea Foam ink. I cut out the images with the co-ordinating Forever Flourishing Dies. 
I also cut Shaded Spruce card using one of the other leaf dies and cut it in half. I stamped the greeting from the Forever Fern stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink and punched it out using the 2″ Circle Punch. I attached the greeting to a 2-1/4″ circle punched from Gold Foil card. I attached the leaves to the card front and then the greeting using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed the lower right hand corner using the same folder from the Greenery Embossing Folders. I like the way this finishes the card and you could still write over the embossing if you need to. Beginning tomorrow the new Annual Catalogue goes live, so you will be able to begin purchasing these fabulous new products.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
To A Friend
Today’s card is another that I made using the Forever Fernery Product Suite. I began by attaching a piece of Soft Sea Foam card to the bottom of Whisper White card. I embossed the whole piece using one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. I wrapped the top of the Soft Sea Foam card with a piece of the Open Weave Ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack. I attached the embossed card to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. I stamped the circle image from the Swirly Frames stamp set onto Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the greeting from the Forever Fern stamp set inside the circle image using Shaded Spruce ink. 
I cut two small leaf images from Shaded Spruce card and two from Gold Foil Card. I cut one long semi-circle leaf image from Shaded Spruce card and a second smaller semi-circle image from Soft Sea Foam card. I layered the images onto the lower left hand corner of the stamped circle image. I tied a bow in the Gold Metallic Trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack and attached it to the centre of the layered die cut images. 
I attached the Whisper White card to Shaded Spruce card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed Soft Sea Foam card with the same Greenery Embossing Folder and attached it to the bottom of Whisper White card, I stamped two small leaf images from the Forever Fern stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink. I wrapped the top of the embossed card using the Vanilla Open Weave Ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack before attaching the panel to the inside of the card.
I love the way this card has turned out, it is just so pretty.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
A Night Out
The page I am sharing with you today shows off a couple of photos taken when we went out to dinner with our eldest daughter and her family. I cut down a 12″ x 12″ piece of Pool Party card and stamped it with the Birch Background stamp using Pool Party ink. I love this background because it is forgiving when you want to cover a whole piece of card like this one. I attached the stamped card to a 12″ x 12″ Whisper White page. 
I punched the two right hand corners of a piece of Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper before attaching it to the right hand side of the stamped Pool Party card. I printed my journaling onto Whisper White card, punched the two left hand corners and attached it to the page, partially over the left hand edge of the Designer Series Paper. 
I stamped “sweet moments” from the long retired Remember This stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink. I attached a strip of Cherry Cobbler card across the top of the page before attaching my photos. I fussy cut flowers from the Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper and attached some to the Cherry Cobbler card and three to the corner of the bottom photo. I attached the larger of these flowers using dimensionals. I didn’t add a title to this page because I didn’t think it was necessary.
Another simple page but one that brings a smile to my face when I remember this night out. I do hope that I am inspiring you to get your photos printed and onto a page to be shared with your family and friends.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Essential Sunshine
Today’s card uses some of the soon to be retired Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. I attached the Designer Series Paper to Blackberry Bliss card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I printed the image from the Share Sunshine PDF download onto Whisper White card. I cut out the image using one of the Layering Circle Dies. I coloured the image using Dark Petal Pink, Dark Old Olive and Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blends.
I cut a scalloped circle from Blackberry Bliss card using the Layering Circle Dies. I attached the image to the scalloped circle and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of co-ordinating Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Whisper White card. I cut the greeting from the Share Sunshine PDF Download using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I attached the greeting to a Blackberry Bliss rectangle, cut using the same dies, and then the Whisper White card.
I really love this image from the Share Sunshine PDF download. If you haven’t purchased your download yet, you have until the 3rd June to do so. The cost is $12.00 (USD) and the total amount is donated to charities helping to deal with the CORVID-19 pandemic. The great thing is that once you have the download, you can print it as many times as you wish. Such fun!
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Forever Fernery
Yesterday I shared the Forever Fernery Product Suite on my Facebook Live. This product suite can be found on pages 108 – 110 of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. Today I thought I would share the cards I made for my blog viewers. I like the idea of sharing ideas to cater for all kinds of crafters. The first card is quite simple and uses a Whisper White Note Card as the card base. I stamped the leaf image from the Forever Fern stamp set onto the Note Card using Shaded Spruce ink. 
I also stamped the greeting from the Forever Fern stamp set using Basic Gray ink. I also stamped the leaf image onto the front of the envelope.
For the second card I stamped the same leaf image from the Forever Fern stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the same image onto scrap Whisper White card and cut it out using the Forever Flourishing Dies. 
I attached the die cut leaf over the stamped leaf before stamping the greeting from the Forever Fern stamp set using Basic Gray ink. I attached the stamped panel to Shaded Spruce card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I tied a bow in the gold thread which is part of the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack and attached it over the stems of the leaf images. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the leaf image onto the lower left hand corner.
For the third card I embossed Whisper White card using one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. I attached a piece of the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed card. I attached a piece of the ribbon which is part of the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack across the top of the Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. I stamped the floral image onto Whisper White card twice using Shaded Spruce ink. 
I stamped the floral image onto scrap Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Forever Flourishing Dies. I attached the die cut leaf over the stamped images before stamping the greeting using Basic Gray ink. The stamped panel is attached to Shaded Spruce card before attaching to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another of the leaf images onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I embossed Whisper White card using the Greenery Embossing Folder and attached it across the bottom of the stamped Whisper White card. I attached a length of the ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack before attaching the whole panel to the inside of the card.
I think the cards look lovely together don’t you? I really love this Product Suite, the images in the Forever Fern stamp set are distinctive, which, as you know, makes the images look so much more lifelike. Unfortunately, the photos don’t do it justice, they are so much better in person. I did share another card using this Product Suite in my Facebook Live and I will share that with you on another day.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Some retiring
……some not. Today’s card again features Designer Series Paper, this time the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper. I cut the paper into card front sized pieces and attached them to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut a large circle from Whisper White card using the Layering Circles Dies. I stamped the circle using the background stamp from the Love What You Do stamp set using Balmy Blue ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I didn’t mind how uneven it stamped because I wanted it to have a “watercolour” look. I attached the stamped circle to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped the large boat image from the Sailing Home stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Light Real Red, Light Smoky Slate and Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Come Sail Away Die and attached the boat to the stamped Whisper White circle. 
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and cut it out using the banner die from the Come Sail Away Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a strip of the same Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to the bottom of Whisper White card. I stamped the small boat image above the Designer Series Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the same blends as for the boat on the front of the card.
Such a simple card, but I think it is a great guy card.
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Free As A Bird
Today I am sharing some cards I made using the Free As a Bird stamp set and the Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper. The first card uses Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper attached to scored and folded Basic Gray card. I cut ovals from Whisper White card using the Layering Ovals Dies and stamped the image from Free As a Bird using Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using Light Poppy Parade, Light Night of Navy. Light Balmy Blue, Light Old Olive and Light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends. 
I attached the image panel to a Basic Gray scalloped oval before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals.
The second card has Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper attached to scored and folded Basic Gray card. I die cut, stamped and coloured the image in the same manner as the first card. This time I layered some Calypso Coral 3/8″ Satin Ribbon to the back of the panel before attaching to the card front using dimensionals.
The third card follows the same principals as the first two but this time I punched the image panel using the 2″ Circle Punch and attached it to a 2-1/4″ circle punched from Basic Gray card. The image panel is attached to the centre of a Pearlised Doily before being attached to the card front.
For the next card, I embossed Whisper White card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.
I attached a piece of Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed panel and wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper with Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon. I cut a Pearlized Doily in half and attached half to the Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel to scored and folded Basic Gray card. The image panel is stamped and coloured as before and punched out using the 2″ Circle Punch. I attached the image to a 2-1/4″ Basic Gray circle before attaching the image panel to the card front using dimensionals.
For the last card, I embossed Whisper White card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder before attached a piece of the Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper to the left hand side. I wrapped the edge of the Designer Series Paper with Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon before attaching the whole panel to scored and folded Basic Gray card. The image from the Free As A Bird stamp set is stamped, coloured and punched out using the 2″ Circle Punch. I attached the image to a 2-1/4″ Basic Gray circle and a Pearlised Doily before attaching to the card front.
Each of the cards is decorated on the inside using a strip of matching Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper across one edge of Whisper White card.
I love how these cards turned out, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
Product Used:
Stamping with Kris 