Magnolia Slider
I loved creating this Double Slider card following Elizabeth Shannon’s instructions. This card uses the Magnolia Blooms and Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets. I attached a piece of the Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper to Cherry Cobbler card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I created the mechanism from Thick Whisper White card. I stamped the magnolia from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto Whisper White card. 
I coloured the image using Petal Pink, Old Olive and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. The panel is attached to Cherry Cobbler card and then the front of the mechanism. I used the Detailed Trio Punch to punch a hole in the top panel of the mechanism and tied a length of Petal Pink 5/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon through the hole. 
I stamped the small magnolia from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set onto the top panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I stamped “happy birthday” onto the bottom slide out panel using Cherry Cobbler ink.
To decoate the inside of the card, I stamped the large magnolia from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Petal Pink, Dark Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I love making fancy fold cards, especially ones that “move”, don’t you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Positive Thoughts
This stamp set kind of stayed below my radar when I was looking through the 2020 Handmade For You Mini Catalogue. However, when I saw the brochure for the additional Natures Thoughts Dies that became available to purchase from the 4th February, it made me have another look. The other thing that caught my eye was that Stampin’ Up! says these dies will carry over to the next annual catalogue. (Sorry they are not available to purchase right now.) So today I had a little play with my new goodies. I decided to create basically the same card for the beginner, casual and avid crafter. 
So the beginner card has the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set stamped onto the front of a Whisper White note card using Soft Sea Foam ink. I stamped the image three times without re-inking to give a little depth. I stamped the greeting from the same stamp set using Smoky Slate ink. I also stamped the leaf image onto the envelope. Simple and easy for a beginner stamper to create. Only one stamp set and two ink pads.
For the casual crafter, I stamped the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set onto Whisper White card using Soft Sea Foam ink three times without re-inking. I cut out the stamped panel using the die from the Natures Thoughts Dies. (Isn’t this cute with the stitching around the edges!) I stamped the greeting as before using Smoky Slate ink and this time I also stamped the flower image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set using Petal Pink ink. 
I attached the stamped card to Soft Sea Foam card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I stamped the leaf image onto the inside of the card using Soft Sea Foam ink for a little decoration. This card is slightly stepped up using one stamp set, one set of dies and three ink pads.
For the Avid crafter, I embossed Whisper White card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I stamped the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set onto Whisper White card using Soft Sea Foam ink twice without re-inking and a third time, stamping onto scrap paper first. 
I wanted the leaves to have a little more depth of colour. I cut out the stamped Whisper White card using the die from the Natures Thoughts Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Positive Thoughts stamp set using Smoky Slate ink. The stamped die cut is attached to Soft Sea Foam card and then the card front.
I stamped the flower onto scrap Whisper White card using Petal Pink ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Natures Thoughts Die. I also cut Soft Sea Foam card using the border from the Natures Thoughts Dies. I trimmed the border and attached it to the card front, with the flower attached over the left hand end. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set using Soft Sea Foam ink. I also stamped and cut out a flower and the border image as before. I attached the border and the flower across the bottom of the card, partially covering the stamped leaf image. This card is a stepped up again using one stamp set, one set of dies, one embossing folder and three ink pads.
Don’t they look lovely together. I hope you have enjoyed this set of cards, as much I enjoyed creating them. I have to apologise for not sharing these cards earlier. I have had them on hand for quite a while but caught up sharing my creations using Sale-A-Bration items and these slipped off my radar!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Using Up Kits – Last one
This is the card I created using the last of the left over kits from my March classes. This time I embossed the Poppy Parade card using the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder before attaching it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut Whisper White card using the largest of the scalloped rectangles from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I stamped the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set twice, without re-inking, onto the Whisper White rectangle using Pear Pizzazz ink. I stamped the leaf once more onto scrap Whisper White card using Pear Pizzazz ink and cut it out using the Natures Thoughts Dies. 
These dies were part of the co-ordination product that was available for purchase up until the end of March. However, Stampin’ Up! assured us that these dies were carrying over to the next Annual Catalogue – YAY! I also stamped the flower from the Positive Thoughts stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card twice using Poppy Parade ink before cutting them out using the co-ordinating Natures Thoughts Die. 
Lastly I stamped the butterfly image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Blueberry Bushell ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Natures Thoughts Die. I attached the leaf and the flowers onto the stamped Whisper White rectangle. I curled the wings of the butterfly and attached it to the card front using a Mini Glue Dot in the centre and Mini Dimensionals under each wing. Lastly I stamped the greeting from the Positive Thoughts stamp set using Blueberry Bushell ink.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set three times, without re-inking, onto the lower left hand corner using Pear Pizzazz ink.
Since the cards, all started out using the same product, I thought I would show you the original card and the three variations.
I think they all look pretty good, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Celebrate
Today’s page shows off a couple of photos from my sister Karyn’s wedding. The one at the top shows Ron & I with his parents, my sister and her husband Jim. The bottom photo is just of Ron & I with his parents. I kind of followed a sketch that I found on Pinterest to create the page. I stamped the image from the Gallery Grunge stamp set onto a 12″ x 12″ Whisper White page using Crumb Cake ink. I embossed a strip of Mint Macaron card using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. (I don’t have 12″ x 12″ Mint Macaron card, so I used a strip of A4 card. If you put your card into the Embossing Folder across the folder, you can emboss and then slide the card across and match the design and emboss again. 
To do this you need to have the embossing folder in your machine with the fold to the side, so you have to be careful, but it does work.) I cut two frames from Early Espresso card using the Ornate Layers Dies. I attached the photos to the frames and then the right hand side of the page. I cut another smaller frame from Early Espresso card using the Ornate Layers Dies and attached it over the split in the Mint Macaron embossed card. 
I used the Rectangle Stitched Dies to cut a 3″ x 4″ journaling card (from my stash) to create the panel to write my story. This piece fits perfectly onto the Ornate Layers Die. Lastly I stamped the floral image from the Ornate Style stamp set twice onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images using Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the flowers and spritzed them with a mix of Isopril and Champagne Shimmer Mist before attaching them to the page. The title is cut from Early Espresso card using the retired Celebrate You Dies.
These photos are over 40 years old – how time flies – and Ron’s parents are no longer with us. It makes me happy to see these photos on a page instead of in a box. I know my Grandchildren will get a surprise when they see these photos. (They forget Nan and Pop were once young!)
Bye for now,
Kris
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Using Up Kits Take 2
I was so happy with the card I shared with you in my last post using up my left over kits, I decided to create another one. Once more I used the same supplies and another stamp set which I haven’t shown much love of late. I embossed Poppy Parade card using the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. 
I cut Whisper White card using the largest of the scalloped rectangles from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I stamped the flower from the Healing Hugs stamp set onto the Whisper White rectangle using Poppy Parade ink. I masked the image and stamped the leaf image three times around the flower using Pear Pizzazz ink.
I removed the mask and stamped the greeting onto the upper right hand corner of the Whisper White rectangle using Pear Pizzazz ink. The image panel is attached to the centre of the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Healing Hugs stamp set using Poppy Parade. I also stamped the leafy image from the Healing Hugs stamp set beside the greeting using Pear Pizzazz ink.
Another success story, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Tri-Shutter Birthday
Today’s Fancy Fold is a Tri-Shutter card and you can find instructions for this card on Splitcoast Stampers if you need them. I cut the card base from Night of Navy card. The layers are Whisper White and the Designer Series Paper is from the Country Club Designer Series Paper. I used both sides of the one paper. 
To decorate the long central panels on the top and the bottom of the card, I cut a strip of Garden Green card using my retired Fringe Scissors to give a grass effect. The cut strip is attached to Whisper White card before being attached to the card base. I cut a rectangle from Whisper White card and stamped the golfer image from the Clubhouse stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I coloured the image using Night of Navy, Sahara Sand and Ivory Stampin’ Blends. I used a Blender Pen and Garden Green ink to colour the grass. I attached the images to the card front, making sure to only add adhesive in the appropriate places. For the middle panel I stamped the gold ball image from the Clubhouse stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Sahara Sand, Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends. I used the Blender Pen and Garden Green ink to colour the grass. I stamped the golf stick using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I didn’t add any additional colour to the golf stick image. For the last panel I stamped the greeting from the Clubhouse stamp set using Night of Navy ink. I also stamped the flag image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the flag using the Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend. 
I stamped the balloon image from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set over the grass part of the image using Garden Green ink which I had stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the “happy birthday” from the Clubhouse stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I punched both short ends using the Triple Banner Punch and sponged Night of Navy ink around the edges before attaching the greeting to the front panel.
It’s been a while since I made one of these cards but I do love this fancy fold. This type of card looks very special when it is open with all the different sections and folds. However, as you can see from the last photo it folds up to fit inside a standard envelope. Isn’t that great, I’d love to know if you have made one of these fancy folds.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Facebook Live
Hello everyone, just a quick post today to let you know that since I am unable to have in-person classes, I have started doing Facebook Lives! I know, amazing what you can learn even at my age! I did my first one last week and I will be doing one today at 10am. The purpose of these Facebook Lives are to keep interacting with all of you and to keep you crafting and especially sending all of the cards you make. With Social Isolation we all have a lot of time on our hands, so, for me, I have been finishing lots of projects, using up lots of DSP and generally making lots and lots of cards. Last week I shared a card sketch and some examples I had made and I thought you might be interested to see them.
Anyway, if you have the time, pop in and see what I am up to today and if you can’t make the live you can always pop in later and have a look. So just go to my Facebook Business page – Stamping with Kris – and you can see my very simple attempts at keeping in touch. I must give a big shout out to my son-in-law who made the stand for me so that I am not quite so clumsy with the camera (thank you Sean) and my daughter (Sarah) and her children (Abigail and Ethan) who have been amazing at helping me learn all the technical parts!
Bye for now,
Kris
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For my Hubby
Today is my husband’s birthday and I thought I would share the card I made for him with you. I found this card on Pinterest by a French Demonstrator and absolutely loved it. Of course I did make some changes but that’s what happens when we CASE something isn’t it. I began by attaching Night of Navy card to Whisper White card. I embossed the whole panel with the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder. I wrapped the top of the Night of Navy card with a length of the Crumb Cake Bakers Twine from the Nature’s Twine combo pack. 
I attached the embossed panel to scored and folded Smoky Slate card using dimensionals. I stamped the hat image from the retired Well Dressed stamp set onto Whisper White card using Smoky Slate ink. I coloured each hat using Dark Pool Party, Dark Balmy Blue and Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends. I cut each of the hats out and attached them to the card front using Mini Dimensionals. I stamped “world’s best husband” from the retired Guy Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. 
I cut out the greeting using the Layering Ovals Dies. I attached the greeting to a Smoky Slate scalloped oval cut using the same dies before attaching to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Crumb Cake card behind one long edge of Night of Navy card which I embossed using the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder. The whole panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card. I love the way this turned out, so thank you for the inspiration mes ateliers de papier. (Apologies for the quality of the photo of the inside of the card, I have taken quite a few and this is the best that I could get, sorry.)
Bye for now,
Kris
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Using up Kits
When I prepare for a class, I cut all the product needed to create the card and place them in a plastic sleeve so my customers have everything they need to create their project. Often I have kits left over and mostly I disassemble them and re-use the card pieces for another project. I had quite a few kits left over from my March classes and today I am sharing a card I created using the pieces to create something completely different. I embossed Poppy Parade card using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut Whisper White card using the largest scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. 
I stamped the background stamp from the Love What You Do stamp set onto the Whisper White rectangle using Soft Sea Foam ink. I stamped the flower from the same stamp set using Pear Pizzazz ink. I stamped the flower once more onto scrap Whisper White card using Poppy Parade ink. I stamped the flower fill image from the Love What You Do stamp set using Poppy Parade ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. 
I cut out the flowers and attached them over the Pear Pizzazz image. Lastly I stamped “thank you” from the Love What you Do stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Well Said stamp set using Poppy Parade ink. I also stamped the image from the Love What You Do stamp set three times without re-inking using Pear Pizzazz ink.
It doesn’t take much imagination (luckily!) to use a pre-cut kit to create a completely different card than the one for which it was created. It also makes me happy that I used a stamp set which I love but has been a little neglected of late.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Day
Today I am sharing more photos from the box of old photos. I found the photo of Sarah and Emma with Abigail first and thought how gorgeous all three girls look. Then I found two more photos from the same event. One of Sarah with her husband and children and one of the three children. The photos were taken at my niece’s wedding and Abigail was flower girl. This page couldn’t be more simple. The photos all had a black line around them to give depth, so I just attached each of the photos to a 12″ x 12″ Whisper White page. I cut “happy birthday” from Basic Black card using the retired Happy Birthday Die. I trimmed down “birthday” to give me “day”. I attached the title to the page on the right hand side and used a 0.5 Journaling Pen to add the event.
I hope you are enjoying these super simple pages. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to get your photos onto a page to share with family and friends.
Bye for now,
Kris
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