Get Well Soon
I was inspired by this card I saw on Pinterest to create these cards I am sharing today. I already had the Whisper White frames cut out using the Rectangle Stitched Dies as they were left over from a class. I embossed the frames using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the frame to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Healing Hugs stamp set using Gorgeous Grape ink. 
I stamped the flower from the Healing Hugs stamp set onto Whisper White card using Gorgeous Grape ink and cut it out. I stamped the leaf image from the Healing Hugs stamp set twice onto scrap Whisper White card using Granny Apple Green ink and cut them out. I attached the leaves to the flower before attaching to the card front, using dimensionals where necessary.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another of the greetings from the Healing Hugs stamp set onto Whisper White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I inked the small floral image from the Healing Hugs stamp set using Granny Apple Green and Gorgeous Grape Stampin’ Write Markers. The image is stamped next to the greeting.
I loved this card and decided to make two more using different inks. The first one uses Bermuda Bay ink and Stampin’ Write Marker. The second one uses Mango Melody ink and Stampin’ Write Marker.
Here are all three cards.
Aren’t they pretty?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Soft Spring Birthday
I saw a card sketch on Pinterest which inspired me to create today’s card. I had a piece of Whisper White card embossed with the Layering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder so I trimmed it to size, attached it to Highland Heather card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Highland Heather ink The greeting is attached to Highland Heather card and then the card front. I stamped the image from the Soft Spring stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I coloured the flowers using the Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend and the leaves using the Light and Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends. I attached the stamped card to Highland Heather card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set using Highland Heather ink. I stamped the floral image from the Soft Spring stamp set beside the greeting using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Dark Highland Heather and Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends.
As all of you know, Stampin’ Blends do tend to bleed through to the back of your card but I thought the Thick Whisper White might be just thick enough to get away without a second layer.
Unfortunately, it still does bleed through to the back of the card! It won’t stop me from using this card, but it is a reminder to make sure that we are colouring on a piece of card where the back will be hidden on our finished project.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Nana
Today I am sharing a page I made with a photo of my great grandmother. I remember her very well as she didn’t die until I was in my mid teens. My page base is 12″ x 12″ Whisper White and I used the Decorative Masks to add the medallion using Blueberry Bushell ink. I punched a length of Blackberry Bliss card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind one long edge of a piece of the gorgeous Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. I added a Blackberry Bliss mat to my photo before attaching to the page. I stamped the large open flower from the Floral Essence stamp set twice onto Whisper White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. 
I also stamped the open leaf image four times onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink. I used my Aqua Painter to move the ink on the flowers and the leaves, to add colour. I hand cut the full flower and then a partial flower. I also cut out the leaves. I attached the smaller flower on top of the large flower using a dimensional. I attached the leaves to the back of the flower before attaching to the page, slightly covering the photo. I coloured a Clear Faceted Gem with the Dark Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blend before attaching it to the centre of the flower. I cut the title from Blackberry Bliss card using the retired Little Letters Dies. I printed my journaling onto Whisper White card and cut it into strips. The journaling is attached to Blackberry Bliss card and then the page. I have one piece of information missing. I don’t know the exact date of my Great Grandmother’s death, so I need to talk with my Dad and Mum before adding that final touch. I am really enjoying scrapping these photos and getting them into my Family Memory Album. I hope they are inspiring you to do the same.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Simple Christmas
Whilst I was anxiously awaiting new supplies from the Holiday Catalogue I created this simple Christmas card utilising Christmas stamp sets which carried over to the Annual Catalogue. I embossed Real Red card using the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder which is attached to Gold Foil Card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Winter Woods stamp set onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink. 
I cut out the greeting using one of the ovals from the Layering Ovals Dies. I also cut Garden Green card using one of the scalloped ovals from the same dies. I cut Gold Foil Card using one of the leafy dies from the Frosted Bouquet Dies. 
I attached dimensionals to the back of the greeting panel so that the Gold Foil die cuts could be attached to the back using the dimenionals to hold them in place before attaching the whole piece to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped a greeting from the Merry Christmas to All stamp set onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink. I stamped the flourish also from the Merry Christmas to All stamp set just below the greeting, again, using Real Red ink.
I think this turned out quite pretty. I love the look of Gold Foil with Real Red card, don’t you?
I want to share a little tip with you. To cut down on waste, I die cut a piece from the middle of the Gold Foil layer which is behind the Real Red card using one of the smaller Stitched Rectangle Dies.
Now I have another piece to use on a card front somewhere else and I didn’t waste all that Gold Foil card behind the embossed Real Red card. Do you do this too?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Pop Up Corner Card
One of the ladies who comes to my classes at Beachmere, asked me to have a look at this video and see if I could work out how to make the card. I followed Mary Deathridge’s instructions on her You Tube video and managed to get it to work! Mary uses the Daisy Delight stamp set to create her card, however, I used the new Daisy Lane stamp set to create mine. I cut my base from Thick Whisper White card, which may have been a mistake but I did manage to get it to work. I cut Night of Navy card to add to the sections which needed to be decorated. I added Whisper White layers, two of which I embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I cut a circle in the centre of one of these panels and also cut the same sized circle in the front panel of the card using the Layering Circle Dies. 
I cut the same circle from Night of Navy card but at the same time cut a scalloped circle around it to create a frame for the front of the card and also for the back of the panel as well. To decorate the stamped panel for the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Daisy Lane stamp set using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the flower stem using Old Olive ink and stamped the single leaf over the top using Old Olive ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the tall flower onto the stem but found I didn’t leave enough room to do that for the second flower. So I stamped the flower onto scrap Whisper White card, cut it out and attached it onto the flower stem. 
I stamped the large and the small daisies from the Daisy Lane stamp set twice each onto scrap Whisper White card. I punched out the daisies with the co-ordinating Daisy Punches and used my bone folder to curl the petals. I stacked the flowers on top of each other, making sure to stagger the petals. I closed the card and attached the daisy to the inside panel through the hole in the front of the card using a dimensional.
Isn’t it amazing. I am really loving playing with fancy fold cards and this one is a sure winner. So thanks Narelle for asking me to have a look and thanks to Mary for the great instructions.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thinking of You
Today’s card is another one that I have CASEd from the internet. I found this gorgeous card by Alessandra Winfield on Pinterest and couldn’t resist making my own version. I embossed Night of Navy card using the High Seas 3D Embossing Folder. I cut the Gray Granite card using the net die from the Under The Sea Dies. I cut down one piece and attached it to the upper right hand corner of the embossed card. I attached the second piece as a whole across the middle of the card. I die cut some of the other dies from Whisper White card and Night of Navy card. I also stamped the larger sea weed image from the Sea of Textures stamp set onto Whisper White card using Gray Granite ink and then used the co-ordinating Under The Sea Die to cut it out. 
I stamped “Thinking of You” from the Rooted in Nature stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Dies. The greeting is attached over the die cut netting using dimensionals. The other die cuts are attached around the greeting, some on dimensionals, some not. 
I wrapped the panel with Linen Thread and tied a bow before attaching it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Stitched All Around stamp set using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the netting image from the Sea of Textures stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Gray Granite ink. I stamped the small and large seaweed images as well as the long tall seaweed image over the netting using Night of Navy ink.
Another card I am totally happy with. Thank you Alessandra for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Enjoy Life
Recently I shared a card with you that I made using the Enjoy Life stamp set. I loved the layout and decided to create a couple more cards using the same format. 
The first card uses Crushed Curry ink and cardstock along with the Enjoy Life stamp set and the Bokeh Dots stamp set. This time I used a separate piece of Whisper White card to add the greeting and image from the Enjoy Life stamp set to the inside of the card. Don’t you think this is an awesome sentiment? I love it!
The second card uses Soft Sea Foam ink and cardstock along with the Enjoy Life stamp set and the Bokeh Dots stamp set. 
This card also uses a separate piece of Whisper White card to add the image from the Enjoy Life stamp set and the greeting from the Colourful Seasons stamp set. Unfortunately my photograph doesn’t show up just how pretty this card it. My apologies.
I think they all turned out lovely, don’t you? I enjoyed using the Enjoy Life stamp set to create these cards and hopefully I will be using it more in the future. Here are all three cards for your enjoyment.
I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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50 Years
Today’s page showcases a photo of my Mum and Dad at their 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration. We had a really lovely day at a beautiful restaurant out the back of Mullumbimby (Northern NSW). The layout was inspired by a sketch challenge at Freshly Made. I cut a piece of Basic Black card and attached it to the top left hand corner of the page. I cut the numbers (retired Numbers Dies) and letters (retired Large Letters Dies) from Whisper White card. I also cut the floral image from the Well Written Dies from Whisper White card. I cut the tiny flowers from Real Red card using the Well Written Dies. 
I attached two real red flowers on top of each other, staggering the petals and then attached them over the flowers on the die cut. I also added a Basic Rhinestone to the centre of the flowers. I cut two pieces Real Red card the same size as the Basic Black card and embossed them using the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed squares around the Basic Black square. I attached the photo to Basic Black card and attached it to the page. The only other embellishment is the handwritten date. Again this is a simple page, but I love this photo of Mum and Dad and wanted it to be the focus. I am so lucky they are still alive and well 15 years on.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Here’s to a Merry Christmas
Whilst still waiting for my Holiday Catalogue pre-order to arrive, I decided to create another Christmas Card using the supplies I already have. I must say that I didn’t have may stamp sets to work with. I had seen other Christmas Cards made using the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and thought that I would give it a try. I coloured the flowers in the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper using the Cherry Cobbler Blends. The background and the leaves are already coloured, so it’s not as much colouring as you would think. My piece of Designer Series Paper was already chopped (#loveitchopit) so I only had to cut it in half. 
I cut a strip of Cherry Cobbler card using the Delicate Lace Dies and attached the edge behind one long edge of one half of the Designer Series Paper. I attached the Designer Series Paper to Whisper White card embossed with the Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder before wrapping the top of the Designer Series Paper with Gold 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card.
I stamped the greeting from the First Frost stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. The greeting is cut out using the Layering Ovals Dies and attached to a Cherry Cobbler scalloped oval cut using the same dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I tied a bow in another length of the Gold 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon and attached it to the greeting panel using a Mini Glue Dot.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped “merry Christmas” from the Merry Christmas to All stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink.
Since I had two pieces of Designer Series Paper, I created another card in exactly the same manner using Mossy Meadow ink and card as well as Silver 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon.
I think they turned out really lovely, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Gatefold Card
I must admit I have never really been drawn to making these cards, because you need to be pretty exact with your scoring and folding, but a quick tip shared with demonstrators by Elizabeth Shannon made it easy. She recommends only scoring one side really well and just a light score for the second side of your card, that way you can line up the edges of the card in the middle and then create a hard score. Result – a perfect match in the middle, even if I do say so myself! I wanted to create this card to use in my classes at Beachmere. 
The ladies have been enjoying creating different types of cards and they also love getting their template and instructions so that they can re-create the fancy fold at home. I cut the base card and the belly band from Mossy Meadow card. I attached pieces of the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper to each of the small panels on the front of the card. The panel in the middle I stamped using the greeting from Magnolia Blooms and Mossy Meadow ink.
I also stamped the small flower from the same stamp set beside the greeting using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the flower using Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. As I said I cut the belly band from Mossy Meadow card and added a layer of Whisper White which I embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. Who would have thought that this rather plain looking embossing folder could become such a favourite of mine. I wrapped the belly band around the card to create the score lines and then joined it in the middle (at the front) using Tombow Multipurpose Glue. I stamped the large flower from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I coloured the flower using Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the flower using a Layering Circle Die and attached it to a Mossy Meadow scalloped circle cut using the same dies. The image panel is attached over the join in the belly band on the front of the card.
I am very happy with the way this card turned out, so I am sure I will be making more of these in the future. You are probably wondering where to find the Magnolia Blooms stamp set in the catalogue, well it’s not there. It’s in a special catalogue – Experience Creativity – which is aimed at beginner stampers. This small catalogue is filled with stamps and co-ordinating products to create beautiful projects by anyone, including those who have never stamped before. If you would like one of these catalogues and you don’t have a demonstrator (and you live in Brisbane) let me know and we can organise for me to get one of these to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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