Healing Vibes
I made today’s card for a friend who recently had an operation. I stamped the greeting from the Healing Hugs stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of scored and folded Thick Whisper White card using Bermuda Bay ink. I attached a piece of the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper to Pool Party card and then the card front. I stamped the large water lily from the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set onto Pool Party card using Bermuda Bay ink. I cut out the image using the Lily Pad Dies. 
I also cut out the open large lily from Bermuda Bay card using the Lily Pad Dies. I attached the die cut to the stamped lily and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Healing Hugs stamp set using Bermuda Bay ink. I stamped the small water lily from the Lovely Lily Pad stamps set onto Pool Party card using Bermuda Bay ink. I cut out the flower using the Lily Pad Dies. I stamped the double leaf image from the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set onto Pretty Peacock card using Pretty Peacock ink. 
I cut out the image using the Lily Pad Die. I attached the leaves to the back of the small lily and then to the inside of the card to the left of the greeting.
You know the best thing about this card? The Lovely Lily Pad stamp set, the Lily Pad Dies and the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper are all FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. So knock yourself out shopping and earn some lovely product for FREE!
Did you also notice that this card is exactly the same layout as this card I shared with you previously.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hello Fabulous
Today’s Fancy Fold is a “W” card. Sounds interesting doesn’t it? I think I might have shared one of these with you previously but this one uses the Dressed to Impress stamp set from the 2020 Handmade For You Mini Catalogue. I began by embossing Whisper White card using the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed card to scored and folded Smoky Slate card. To decorate the front of the card I borrowed an idea I saw somewhere, on Pinterest, I believe. Unfortunately, I can’t find it now. To do this you need to cut two scalloped circles from Smoky Slate card, one circle from Whisper White and one circle from Silver Foil. The last piece you need is cut from Whisper White card, which is folded in half and when you cut it with the circle you leave them attached at the folded edge. 
All of the circles and scalloped circles are cut using the Layering Circle Dies. I attached the Silver Foil circle to the inside of the folded circles before attaching them to a Smoky Slate scalloped circle. You might need to trim the Silver Foil circle so that it sits below the score line. I attached the second Smoky Slate scalloped circle to the top of the folded Whisper White circle before attaching the panel to the card front. I stamped the greeting using Poppy Parade and the lipstick image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the last Whisper White circle. The greeting and the lipstick image are from the Dressed to Impress stamp set. I coloured the lipstick image using Dark Poppy Parade and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. 
The stamped circle is attached to the top of the Smoky Slate scalloped circle. When you lift the top circle you get a mirror like effect from the Silver Foil, creating a kind of makeup mirror – someone(?), was very clever! To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed two pieces of Whisper White card using the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder. 
I scored a strip strip of Smoky Slate card to create the “W” mechanism. This mechanism is attached to the outside of each of the panels before they are attached to the inside of the card. I created four panels to fit onto the “W” mechanism from Whisper White, Poppy Parade and Smoky Slate card. For the first panel I stamped the greeting from the Dressed to Impress stamp set using Poppy Parade ink.
For the second panel I stamped the perfume image and coloured it using Light So Saffron, Light Smoky Slate and Light Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends. The third panel I didn’t stamp so I would have somewhere to write a greeting. For the last panel I stamped the shoe image from the Dressed to Impress stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I covered the image with a post-it-note mask and stamped the shoe a second time. I removed the mask and coloured the image using Poppy Parade and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends.
Isn’t this a fun fold? When you fold the card closed, the “W” mechanism stays hidden inside the card and pops up when you open it. The front of the card lifts as well, so it’s a kind of double fun fold! I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thank You
I recently needed to make a Thank You card and the recipients were going to be a mixture of men and women, so I couldn’t go with my usual flowers! So this is what I created. I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to Night of Navy card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Very Vanilla card. 
I cut Night of Navy card using one of the dies from the Detailed Bands Dies. I attached the band across the embossed Very Vanilla card. I stamped “Thank You” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Night of Navy ink. I cut out the greeting using the oval die from the Detailed Bands Dies.
I attached the greeting to the centre of the Night of Navy die cut using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed a narrow strip of Very Vanilla card using the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Night of Navy behind one long edge before attaching the panel to the inside of the card.
Simple, but I think, really lovely. We have so many beautiful dies and embossing folders to work with and sometimes they are all you need.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Koala Birthday
I just love the cute little Koala image in the Bonanza Buddies stamp set. So I couldn’t resist using him on this card. I attached a piece of Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of Whisper White card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached the panel to scored and folded Bermuda Bay card. I cut Bermuda Bay card using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and attached it to the card front. I used a smaller die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies to cut Whisper White card. I stamped the balloon string image from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set onto the Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I stamped one balloon using Bermuda Bay ink onto the top of the balloon strings before attaching the panel to the card front. I cut Daffodil Delight and also Coastal Cabana card using the balloon die from the Bonanza Dies and attached them to the top of the other balloon strings. I stamped the Koala from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Smoky Slate ink and stamped the nose and eye image over the top using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the co-ordinating Bonanza Die to cut out the Koala before attaching him to the stamped Whisper White panel. I stamped the birthday hat from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Bermuda Bay ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Bonanza Die. 
I also stamped the pom-pom image onto scrap Whisper White card using Coastal Cabana ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Bonanza Die. I attached the pom-pom to the birthday hat and then to to the Whisper White panel using Mini Glue Dots.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Bonanza Buddies stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I also stamped one of the “present” images using Bermuda Bay ink. The co-ordinating ribbon image is stamped over the top using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
These images are such fun and I know I am going to have fun playing with this stamp set.
Bye for now,
Kris
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First Day 2020
Today’s page is my signature style – simple! I wanted to create a layout using the photo of my grandchildren starting their first day of school for the year. I punched a length of Early Espresso card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind one long edge of a piece of the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper. The paper is attached across the top of a Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached my photo to Early Espresso card before attaching it to the page. 
I wrote my journaling by hand onto some 4″ x 3″ journaling cards I had on hand and added one of the stickers from the Tropical Oasis Memories and More Card Pack to the journaling panel. The panel is attached to Early Espresso card before being attached to the page. I cut the letters for the title from Early Espresso card using the now retired Large Letters and Large Numbers Dies. It’s such a simple page but I love how the Designer Series Paper compliments the photo.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Birthday Dies
After my first success with the Happy Birthday To You stamp set and the Birthday Dies, I decided to have another play. One of the dies in the Birthday Dies cuts out only the flowers from the birthday cake image. Such fun. So, I decided to play with some images that I had already coloured. I stamped the birthday cake from the Happy Birthday To You stamp set twice onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I coloured the image using Flirty Flamingo, Dark Soft Sea Foam, Dark Daffodil Delight and Dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. I used the Birthday Die to cut out the flowers. I embossed Flirty Flamingo card using the Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. 
I cut Whisper White card using the largest stitched scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto the top right hand corner using Flirty Flamingo ink. I attached one of the die cut flowers to the lower left hand corner of the stitched scalloped rectangle before attaching the panel to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set using Flirty Flamingo ink. I attached the second set of die cut flowers to the right of the greeting. Let me say that wasn’t my original plan but I had a smudge I needed to cover and it seemed to work.
I loved this card and decided to make two more using different colours. The first one uses Poppy Parade card and ink as well as Poppy Parade, Light Old Olive and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. The second one uses Highland Heather card and ink as well as Highland Heather, Dark Granny Apple Green and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.
Don’t they look cute? Now I have a few more cards in my stash for upcoming birthdays. Let me know what you think!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Back to Front Fancy Fold
I have made a similar style of card as this one without the opening in the front of the card. I love the fact that you are actually putting two cards together to create one. I followed the instructions which I purchased from Elizabeth Shannon to create this Back to Front Aperture card. I began by attaching Cherry Cobbler to scored and folded Basic Black card with re-positional glue. I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut through both layers of the card front. I removed the Cherry Cobbler card and embossed it using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. I re-attached the embossed card to the card front. 
I cut Basic Black card using the same Stitched Rectangle Die along with another of the dies two sizes larger to create the frame which I attached to the card front. I stamped the floral image from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends before cutting out the image using the Cherry Blossoms Dies. I stamped the single flower from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I covered the flower with a post-it-note mask and stamped the flower again. 
I masked the second flower and stamped the double leaf from the Forever Blossoms stamp set twice using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images using Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut them. I created a slightly smaller card from Whisper White card to fit inside the Basic Black card. I stamped the greeting from the Parisian Beauty stamp set onto the inside of the Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the Eiffel Tower image onto the front of the Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink before attaching the panel to the inside of the Basic Black card. You will note that the Whisper white card is attached with the folded edge to the right. 
I stamped the single flower onto scrap Whisper White card three times using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped one image, masked it before stamping the second image, masked the second image and stamped a third time. I left the masks in place to stamp the double leaf image three times. I removed the masks, coloured the images using Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut the images.
To finish decorating the card, I attached the large spray of flowers to the left hand side of the cut out on the card front. I attached the double flower image to the lower right hand corner of the card front and the three flower image to the lower right hand side of the Eiffel Tower image. Last, but not least, I added Basic Pearls to the centre of all of the flowers.
This is a wonderful fancy fold to allow yourself to be super creative. I would truly love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Jenny’s Class
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending a class conducted by my friend and downline Jenny Habraken. What an amazing class. We were all required to purchase a pack of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper and to bring our paper trimmer.
We made four projects over a couple of hours, the first one was to cover a small notepad. A really cute project and such a great one to gift (as Jenny suggested) to a new co-worker or perhaps a new Mum you just met at school.
Our second project was an easel style card which holds a pen, calendar and post-it-notes. Jenny supplied the calender, post-it-notes and the pen! This project is perfect for beside the phone or on your desk.
Our third project was a perpetual birthday calendar book. 
We created a place to add our cards with a calendar for each month so we don’t miss one. We also created pockets for the inside of the front and back covers. I think this one turned out really well. Jenny went to a lot of trouble to make sure that we had all the elements we needed to create this project without adding too much bulk AND she had the best book binder I have ever seen to put all of our pages together.
Our last project was a perpetual bookmark style calendar which has a magnetic strip so it can be attached to the fridge for easy access. 
You add the current month to the plastic bookmark sleeve to go on the fridge and keep the remainder of the months tied together for safe keeping.
Jenny had packets for each of us with everything we need to create our projects already pre-cut, printed and even stamped if necessary.
While we completed all our projects for our first class using the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper, Jenny has more classes planned to use up the rest of the Designer Series Paper and to incorporate the co-ordinating stamp sets and dies. If you would like to attend one of Jenny’s amazing classes, visit her Facebook page to contact her.
Thanks Jenny and all the lovely ladies for a great afternoon.
Bye for now,
Kris
New Dies
Did you know that on the 4th February you can order some limited time dies to co-ordinate with some of the stamp sets in the Sale-A-Bration and 2020 Handmade For You Mini Catalogue? Woohoo. You can see what’s available by downloading the PDF here. As a demonstrator we were able to purchase these dies early and my first pick was the Birthday Dies which co-ordinate with the Happy Birthday To You stamp set which is in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. So this first card is rather simple but it does show off two of the dies from the Happy Birthday Dies. 
I embossed Flirty Flamingo card using the Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut Whisper White card using the largest stitched scalloped rectangle die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I stamped the birthday cake from the Happy Birthday To You stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Flirty Flamingo ink.
I coloured the image using Light Smoky Slate, Light Old Olive Dark Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Birthday Die. I also cut Flirty Flamingo card using the cake stand die from the Birthday Dies. I trimmed down the stamped image and attached the die cut cake stand before attaching the whole piece to the Whisper White stitched scalloped rectangle. The whole panel is attached to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped two of the greetings from the Happy Birthday To You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Flirty Flamingo ink.
Simple, but I love the extra dimension you get when an image is cut out and attached to the card rather than just stamped, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Happy Birthday To You
Today’s card uses the Happy Birthday To You stamp set which you can earn for free during Sale-a-Bration. I attached Whisper White card to scored and folded Flirty Flamingo card. I stamped the birthday cake image onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Light Smoky Slate, Flirty Flamingo and Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. 
I attached the image to Flirty Flamingo card and then to the left hand side of the card front. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Happy Birthday to You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Smoky Slate ink. I fussy cut the greeting and attached it to the right hand side of the card front. 
I stamped the flower section of the birthday cake onto scrap Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the flowers only using Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends and cut them out. I attached each of the flowers over the co-ordinating one on the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the flower section of the birthday cake image onto scrap Whisper White card and coloured the flowers using Flirty Flamingo and the leaves using the light Old Olive Stampin’ blends. 
I fussy hand cut the flowers and I attached the single flower to the top right hand corner of the card front.
I attached the double flower with leaves to Whisper White card and stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set to the right of the flowers using Smoky Slate ink. The whole panel is attached to the inside of the card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 