Most Wonderful Time.
I didn’t get many things from the Holiday Catalogue on my pre-order but one thing I did buy was the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley found on page 39. The medley contains a stamp set, co-ordinating dies, designer series paper, Gold Foil card fronts, 7 sticker sheets, gold/white Tinsel Trim and adhesive backed gold faceted Stars. It truly is amazing. Many of you know that I have been away caravanning for the last month but I did take this medley with me to do some creating when I had time. I found an amazing video by Lisa Curico using these products and cased one of her cards. The card has a Real Red card base and a strip of one of the Designer Series Papers is attached to the top left hand corner. A piece of the gold foil card is attached to the lower right hand corner. 
The smaller of the tree images in the stamp set is stamped onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink multiple times without re-inking. The trees are cut out using one of the squares from the Stitched Shapes Dies. A deer from the sticker sheet is attached over the stamped trees. Dimensionals are added to the back of the image panel and a length of the tinsel trim is attached before adding the panel to the card front. The greeting “Deck The Halls” is stamped onto one of the banners on the sticker sheets using Memento Tuxedo Black ink before attaching to the card front using dimensionals. Since this is a sticker you need to make it less sticky and you can do this by using your Embossing Buddy.
I decorated the inside of the card by stamping the tree image several times onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card without re-inking using Old Olive ink. 
I stamped another of the greetings from the same stamp set to the right of the trees using Real Red ink.
Now I am home and I decided that a version of this card would be perfect for my Beachmere Classes. But… To do that I needed to be a little more careful with the Designer Series Paper. So this time I cut Real Red card and embossed it using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder before attaching to score and folded Thick Whisper White card. 
I attached the Designer Series Paper and Gold Foil card in the same manner but used slightly smaller lengths. Some of the ladies will be using one Gold Foil pattern and some another. Both work equally well. I stamped the small tree image onto Whisper White card 3 times without re-inking using Old Olive ink. This time I cut out the image using one of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes Dies. I attached the image panel to a scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits and added a Gold Star. 
I attached dimensionals to the back of the image panel and added a piece of the Tinsel Trim before attaching it to the card front. I stamped the greeting onto Old Olive card using Old Olive ink and used a die from the Medley to cut it out. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I decorated the inside of the card in the same way as the original by stamping the tree image several times without re-inking using Old Olive ink. I added the greeting to the right using Real Red ink.
I am so grateful to Lisa for sharing her creation and inspiring me to create my own version.
If you haven’t had a look at this amazing medley, check out this video by Stampin’ Up!.
I bet you can’t wait to take another look at this product medley! If you don’t have a demonstrator and you need a copy of this catalogue, please contact me so that we can organise to get one to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Retirement
A very good friend of my husband and I has just retired and I wanted to make a special card for him to celebrate this milestone. I stamped across a piece of Whisper White card using the mountain image from the Waterfront stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink. I stamped the border image underneath the mountains using Crumb Cake ink. I added more Crumb Cake ink using another of the images from the Waterfront stamp set. Lastly I added Coastal Cabana ink using another of the images from the same stamp set. I stamped the palm tree trunks from the Waterfront stamp set onto the right hand side of the Crumb Cake area using Early Expresso ink. I stamped the palm tree leaves from the same stamp set using Garden Green ink. Hopefully it looks like a beachy scene. 
The stamped panel is attached to Cajun Craze card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I stamped three of the small sailing ships from the Sailing Home stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the boats and the sails using Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze and Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Markers. I cut out the ships using the co-ordinating Come Sailing Dies. I laid the images over the stamped card to get an idea of position and used the Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Markers to fill in around the sails to suit the background. I attached two ships to the stamped card using Snail and one using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cajun Craze ink. 
I cut out the greeting using one of the dies from the Stitched Label Dies. I actually cut the greeting once with the edge of the die matching the left hand edge of the greeting and then re-cut with the edge of the die matching the right hand edge of the greeting. The greeting is attached to the lower right hand corner of the stamped card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the border image from the Waterfront stamp set across the bottom of the inside of the card. I was going to stamp the palm trees straight onto the inside of the card, however, a really large smudge in the middle of the card led me to add another layer. I stamped the border image across the bottom of the Whisper White card, making sure that the edges matched the stamping on the inside of the card base. I stamped the palm tree stems using Early Espresso ink and the palm tree leaves using Garden Green ink.
I love how calm and relaxing this card makes me feel and hope that Kerry’s retirement is just one long holiday!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Me and Mum and Dad
Today’s page features two photos of my parents and me. The photo on the right was taken in my Great Grandmother’s kitchen but I am not sure where the photo on the left was taken. My parents look dressed up so maybe we were going out. I embossed a 6″ piece of Petal Pink card using the Bricks and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder and cut it into two pieces. I attached the large piece to the top right hand corner of 12″ x 12″ Whisper White card and the smaller piece to the lower left hand corner. I coloured two pieces of Very Vanilla 3/8″ Scalloped Lace Trim using the Dark Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blend. I attached one behind the top edge of the Petal Pink piece of Perrenial Essence Designer Series Paper. I attached the other piece behind the narrower piece of Perrennial Essence Designer Series Paper. 
The photo on the right was attached to Blackberry Bliss card before attaching to the page. I cut Petal Pink card using the retired Little Letters Dies to create my title. I hand wrote my journalling, something I am not keen to do but I didn’t have much to add to the photos.
I am truly enjoying scrapping these old photos that my Mum and Dad gave to me. What about you? Do you have some old photos that need to be preserved for your children and grandchildren? I hope I am inspiring you to get them onto pages for your family to enjoy.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thank You
I showed you one card I made for my granddaughter to thank her team manager. Well Sarah is the manager for both Abi and Elyssa’s teams, so I needed to make a second card. I took inspiration from the corner pop up card I shared with you recently for the design and the layout is from a card I found on Pinterest. I cut Thick Whisper White to create the outside part of the card and cut a window in the card using one of the Layering Circle Dies. I also use the same dies to cut a frame from Night of Navy card for the front and the inside of the window. I stamped “thank you” from the Daisy Delight stamp set below the window on the front of the card using Night of Navy ink. 
The inside card is created using Whisper White card but not the Thick variety. I stamped the small daisy from the Daisy Lane stamp set onto the lower right and left hand corners of the inside of the card using Daffodil Delight ink. 
On the front of the card, I printed “manager” using my computer and then stamped “worlds greatest” from the retired Guy Greetings stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached the smaller stamped card to the inside of the Thick Whisper White card. I stamped two large and two small daisies from the Daisy Lane stamp set onto Whisper White card using Daffodil Delight ink.
I punched out the daisies using the co-ordinating Daisy Punches. I curled the petals on the flowers using my bone folder and attached them one on top of the other using Mini Glue Dots. I closed the card and attached the daisy through the window on the front of the card onto the stamped front of the inside card. I added a Clear Faceted Gem to the centre of the flower to finish it off.
Not a lot of stamping and not really a complicated card, but again, there is plenty of room for the girls to write their messages.
I think it is pretty, what about you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Floral Thank You
Today’s card was made as a special request by my granddaughter for her netball team’s manager (who just happens to be her Mum!). Anyway, I saw this fancy fold card on Patty Bennett’s blog and thought it would be perfect. I cut my card base from Seaside Spray using Patty’s dimensions as a guide. I attached Seaside Spray 2019-2021 In-Colour Designer Series paper to Whisper White card and then to the two outside flaps on the large card base. I stamped the large open flower from the Floral Essence stamp set onto Whisper White cards using Soft Seaside ink. I used an Aqua Painter to move the ink around inside the flower to add colour, although with this soft colour, it’s not very noticeable, before I attached them inside the large card base. The small card base is also Seaside Spray card. I attached a piece of the Seaside Spray In-Colour Designer Series Paper to Whisper White card and attached it to the inside right hand panel of the small card. 
I stamped “world’s greatest” from the retired Guy Greetings stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I printed “Manager” onto the card using my computer. I stamped the open flower from the Floral Essence stamp set below the greetings using Seaside Spray ink and once more used the Aqua Painter to move the ink around inside the image. This panel is attached to the inside left hand panel of the small card. The small card is attached to the small flap on the large card base. I stamped the large open flower onto Whisper White card using Seaside Spray ink. 
I stamped the leaf next to the flower using Old Olive ink. I used my Aqua Painter on both the flower and the leaves to add colour. I stamped “Thank You” from the Daisy Delight stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Before I attached this panel to the small card front, I wrapped the card with the Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon so I could tie a bow to keep the card shut.
This is a lovely card to work with and does give the opportunity to add more embellishments inside if you wish. However, I am happy to have lots of room on the inside for the girls to write their messages.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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For the Coach Take Two
As you are already aware, I was asked by my daughter to make cards for her daughters Netball coaches, so the card I am sharing today is for Abigail’s team (I have already shared the one I made for Elyssa’s team). When creating this first card, I cut my Designer Series Paper deliberately so that I could get two cards from the one piece of Designer Series Paper. I cut my Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper 11-1/2″ x 12cm, cut it in half on the diagonal before scoring as described in this Pinterest video by Nancy Novak. 
I cut my Whisper White card to co-ordinate with the Designer Series Paper at 14.3cm x 12cm. As you can see this is going to be an oversized card, but all of the girls in the team need to be able to sign it and leave a message. I stamped “thank you” from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached my scored and folded Designer Series Paper across the card, making sure to add tape inside the folds as well as on the back of the folds. 
I tied a knot in the White 3/8″ Linen Ribbon which is part of the Magnolia Lane Combo Ribbon Pack and attached it across the top of the Designer Series Paper. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Basic Black card. To create my flower I cut two of each of the three petal dies from the Magnolia Memory Dies from Whisper White card. I sponged So Saffron ink onto the centres of the petals and used my bone folder to curl the leaves. I stacked the petals one on top of the other, making sure to stagger the petals and using Glue Dots to hold them in place. I cut the large and small flower centres from So Saffron card using the Magnolia Memory Dies and sponged the edges using So Saffron ink. I stacked the flower centres before attaching to the centre of the flower. Lastly I added a Clear Faceted Gem to the centre of the flower. I cut Mossy Meadow card using the dies from the Magnolia Memory Dies and attached them to the back of the flower.
I attached the flower to a Basic Black scalloped circle, cut using the Layering Circle Dies, before attaching to the card front.
I decorated the inside of the card by attaching Whisper White card to both panels. I stamped the small flower from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the flower using Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the flower using the co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Die and attached it to the centre of one of the Whisper White panels.
Since the card is oversized and slightly bulky, I created a pizza box from Thick Whisper white card to house the card. I created a simple belly band by wrapping the box with a narrow strip of the same pattern of Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper. 
I cut the label for the front of the box from Basic Black card using the Detailed Band Dies and attached it over the ends of the Designer Series Paper. (The designer series paper piece is the left over strip when you #loveitchopit.) I stamped the greeting from the Beauty Abounds stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card and cut it out using the co-ordinating Detailed Band Die. The greeting is attached to the centre of the Basic Black label.
I love this card. My first time making one with the pleated designer series paper and I love the look. By making the card a little oversized and adding Whisper White card to both inside panels, the girls in Abigail’s team will have plenty of space to write a message to their coach.
I’d love to know whether you have made one of these pleated cards or what you think of mine.
Bye for now,
Kris
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For the Coach
Both my granddaughters have the same netball coach and I was asked by my daughter to create cards for both girls teams to give to her for looking after them so well this season. Since both coaches are one and the same person, I couldn’t create two cards the same. I really love this dreamy double fold card that I found on Lisa Curico’s blog and decided that it would be perfect for Elyssa’s team. I used Petal Pink for my card base and attached a piece of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper to the small panel on the left. I stamped “Thank you” from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the front Whisper White panel using Blackberry Bliss ink. I stamped the large and the small flowers from the Floral Essence stamp set onto Whisper White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. 
I stamped the flower centre for the small flower using Crushed Curry ink. I stamped two sets of leaves onto Old Olive card using Old Olive ink. I hand cut the flowers and the leaves. I attached the small flower on top of the large flower using dimensionals and attached the leaves to the back of the large flower. The flower is attached flat to the stamped panel. I attached the greeting panel to Petal Pink card and then attached it to the small flap using dimensionals under the left hand side of the panel only. I used Whisper White to create the inside card and stamped the small flower onto the lower left hand corner using Blackberry Bliss and Daffodil Delight ink. 
This panel is attached to the inside back panel of the Petal Pink card. I stamped “worlds greatest” from the retired Guy Greetings stamp set onto Whsiper White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut “coach” from Blackberry Bliss card using some non-Stampin’ Up! dies I have had for ages. I love the funky look to these dies. I also stamped the small flower from the Floral Essence stamp set once more using Blackberry Bliss and Crushed Curry ink. The stamped panel is attached to Petal Pink card and then the front of the folded Whisper White card, making sure that sits completely behind the stamped panel on the front of the card.
This such a lovely card fold and really simple to do but it packs a lot of punch, Don’t you think? AND it does leave lots of space for the girls to write their messages.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Snap
Today’s page features a photo of my Mum and Dad with my Dad’s mother and sister with me and my two sisters. The photo looks like it was taken around 1962-63 judging by the size of my sister Jenny. I love how happy everyone looks in this photo. I used the Gallery Grunge stamp set to add Petal Pink dots onto the top right and bottom left hand corners of a 12″ x 12″ Whisper White page. I also added a couple of the stripey images from the same stamp set using Blackberry Bliss ink. 
I attached a piece of Blueberry Bushell card to the centre of the page and added strips of the beautiful Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. I attached my photo to Blackberry Bliss card before attaching over the Designer Series Paper. I cut “happy” and “love” from Whisper White card using the Well Written Dies. Lastly I added a bit of journaling so my grandchildren would know who everyone is.
As you can see this is another simple page, as are most of my memory keeping pages.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Notes of Kindness
Earlier this week I shared with you the cards I made using the Notes of Kindness Card Kit. I told you that I had a few ideas for using these cards in a different way. To create my cards today, I took one of the cards from the kit and cut it in half. Both the front and back of this card have the same design. For one card, I attached the pieces from the kit in the same way as before. I attached this panel to Whisper White card using dimensionals and then to scored and folded Soft Sea Foam card. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the cross image onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Blushing Bride ink. 
I stamped the leaf image twice over the crosses using Mossy Meadow ink. Both of these stamps are in the stamp set that comes with the Notes of Kindness Card Kit.
For the second card, I cut a banner from Blushing Bride card and attached it to the striped piece from the Notes of Kindness Card Kit. 
I cut Copper Foil twice using one of the dies from the Frosted Bouquet Dies. I also cut two sets of leaves from Mossy Meadow card using another of the Frosted Bouquet Dies. I attached the die cuts over the banner. I cut Whisper White card using one of the squares from the Stitched Shapes Dies and stamped the same greeting specified in the card kit. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. I also added a bow tied using the Copper Twine from the kit. The striped panel is attached to Whisper White card using dimensionals and then scored and folded Soft Sea Foam card.
I decorated the inside of this card in the same manner as the other one using the cross and leaf images
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So what do you think? I kind of like the idea of getting two for one from the card kit, what about you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Front Panel Pop Up Card
In case you hadn’t noticed, I have been having fun playing with fancy folds and today’s card is another one I have tried. This is called a front panel pop-up card. Long name for a simple card. Basically it has a back panel which folds up to create a space to add the front panel. You can fold the card flat which is awesome, because whoever receives this card won’t have to know how it works, it will pop up when it comes out of the envelope. I cut my card bases from Thick Whisper White card, which I think works well for this type of card. I attached pieces of the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper to Blackberry Bliss card to decorate most of the panels. 
I stamped the image from the Beautiful You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the “skin” areas of the image using the Ivory Stampin’ Blend and her hair using the Dark Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend. I stamped the image once more onto a different piece of the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper and fussy cut the dress and hat. I glued the hat and the dress onto the stamped and coloured image. 
The image panel is attached to Blackberry Bliss card and then the front “pop-up” panel. I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. The greeting is cut out using the Layering Ovals Dies. I attached the greeting to a Blackberry Bliss scalloped oval (cut using the same dies) and attached the panel to the card front. I added Whisper White card to Blackberry Bliss card and attached it to the back panel of the card to give me somewhere to write.
What do you think? Isn’t this a fun card?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 