Balmy Birthday
I found a lovely card on Pinterest by Cornelia Janssen which was the inspiration for this card. I attached Balmy Blue card to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut a frame from Whisper White card using the Rectangle Stitched Frames which I embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I stamped the clouds from the Above the Clouds stamp set onto Whisper White card using Balmy Blue ink. I attached the stamped panel to the back of the frame using dimensionals before attaching the whole piece to the card front. I stamped the large balloon onto scrap Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched it out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch.
I stamped the basket image from the Above the Clouds stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card and punched it out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. I coloured the image using Balmy Blue and Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends. I stamped the small balloons from the same stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card, coloured them using the Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends and then cut them out. 
I attached the two small balloons over the stamped clouds and the large balloon to the left hand side of the card front, partially over the frame using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto Whisper White card using Balmy Blue ink and cut it out using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Dies. I attached the greeting to a Balmy Blue scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circles Dies and then the card front, partially over the frame using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the cloud image from the Above The Clouds stamp set using Balmy Blue ink. I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set over the clouds using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Thank you so much Cornelia for the inspiration. I love this card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Pretty Floral
The more I look at the Perennial Essence Product Suite, the more I fall in love. The Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper is absolute stunning and as you have seen in previous projects doesn’t need much additional product to create a beautiful card. I also love the flowers in the Floral Essence stamp set. So much detail and no extra steps to achieve it. Anyway, I decided to have a little play with these products and this is what I created. I embossed Whisper White card using the Pinewood Plank 3D Embossing Folder and attached a piece of the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed card. 
I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper with the absolutely gorgeous Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Blackberry Bliss card. I stamped the large and small flower onto scrap Whisper White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I added the flower centres using Crushed Curry ink and then fussy cut each flower. I stamped the three leaf image onto scrap Whisper White card using Mossy Meadow ink. The leaves are punched using the leaf punch which carried over into this catalogue. 
So even though it doesn’t mention it in the stamp set description this punch fits the leaves. After punching out the leaves, I attached them to the flowers and then the card front. The small flower is attached using dimensionals. I didn’t add a greeting to the card front, I just wanted each of the elements to be the focus.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting “you are like a diamond, Resilient, Strong, and Beautiful” from the Strong and Beautiful stamp set using Blackberry Bliss ink.
I don’t believe that you could create a card using these products that doesn’t look amazing. Have you tried this product suite, if not, why not?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Family Memory Page
Today’s page showcases a photo of my Dad (back row right) with his Mum and Dad, sister and brother. His sister only just made it into the photo and everyone except Dad look very unhappy, but I wanted to use this photo in my Family Memory Keeping Album. The layout was inspired by a page I saw on Pinterest. I added some Shimmery White Embossing Paste to a Clear Block and added a drop of Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill. I used one of the Party Decorative Masks to add some interest across the Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page. I embossed a large piece of Smoky Slate card using the Bricks and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder and added it over the embossed area. I attached my photo to Sahara Sand card and then the page. I stamped the image from the Tasteful Textures stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink.
I cut out the image using one of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes Dies. I attached the image to a Crumb Cake scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Dies. I stamped a greeting from the retired Part of My Story stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Memento Tuxedo ink and fussy cut out the word “family”. I cut Very Vanilla card using the Classic Label Punch which I punched twice to get a smaller label. I attached “family” to the Classic Label and then the centre of the stamped panel.
I will add my journaling after consultation with my Dad about the why’s and where’s etc of the photo.
I really love the way this page turned out and I am so glad that I have another memory shared for my family.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I don’t know why I can’t bring up an image for the Layering Ovals Dies but the item no. is 141706.
AWLSU034
I belong to a Facebook page called Aussies Who Love Stampin’ Up!. This page is open to everyone who loves Stampin’ Up! not just demonstrators. They have a sketch challenge at the moment and I decided to use the sketch to create a birthday card for a friend who recently celebrated her birthday. I stamped the greeting from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of a piece of Whisper White card using Mossy Meadow ink before embossing using the Layering Leaves 3D embossing folder. I wrapped the embossed card with the Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon before attaching to Petal Pink card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Mossy Meadow card.
I cut a piece of Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper using the Squares Layering Dies and attached it to a Petal Pink scalloped square cut using the same dies. The Designer Series Paper square is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped the small flower from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card. I coloured the flower using Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the flower using the co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies and attached the flower to the card front using dimensionals so it sits partially over the Designer Series Paper. I tied a bow in a double length of Whisper White Baker’s Twine and attached it to the flower using a rolled up Mini Glue Dot.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto Whisper White card using Mossy Meadow ink. I punched a narrow strip of Mossy Meadow card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind one long edge of the same pattern of Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached to the bottom of the stamped Whisper White card.
I love the end result using this sketch, don’t you. Thanks AWLSU for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Simple Diorama
Today’s card was inspired by the multilayer diaorama card I shared with you all earlier. I wanted to create something similar that was also a little easier to achieve. For this card you only need two pieces of card. I used Whisper White as the card base and stamped the sea image from the High Tide stamp set across the centre using Bermuda Bay ink. I cut an oval from the other piece of Whisper White card using the Layering Ovals Dies. The card pieces are cut to standard card size and scored at 1/2″ and 1″ on either end.
I stamped the small sailing ship from the Come Sailing stamp set three times onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Sail Away die. I stamped the lighthouse from the Come Sailing stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating die. 
I attached the lighthouse to the left hand side of the oval cut out and one of the sailing ships to the right hand side of the oval cut out. Laying this piece over the stamped piece for placement, I attached another of the sailing ships to the stamped background. I did want to add a little more dimension to this card, so I attached the last sailing ship to a strip of Window Sheet and holding the pieces together for placement, trimmed the Window Sheet so that the ship would sit between the other two sailing ships. The Window Sheet is attached between the right hand sides of the card.
I didn’t add a greeting and I probably should have stamped some birds onto the background piece but I like the simplicity of this card and the fact that it would be easy to create. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I can’t seem to get the Layering Ovals Dies to show up as an icon but you can see it in my store.
Cased Car
I saw a card Pinterest created by Cindy Elam and knew that it would be perfect for my card classes. I changed it a little – but not much. I stamped the greeting from the Geared Up Garage stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I cut the large cog wheel from Whisper White card using the Garage Gears Dies and attached it to the upper left hand corner of the stamped Whisper White card. I embossed the whole panel using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Bermuda Bay card. 
I stamped the car image from the Geared Up Garage stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it using Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the car using the co-ordinating Garage Gears Die and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting “awesome at any age” from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set onto Whisper White card using Bermuda Bay ink.
So thank you Cindy for sharing your creation. My ladies loved it.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Birthday Birdies
When I created the card with the Soft Spring stamp set, I had a Nested Label Die left over and thought I would use it as the starting point for today’s share. I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Whisper White card using Pretty Peacock ink. I embossed the top part of the stamped card using the Layering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and wrapped the bottom of the embossing using the Pretty Peacock Scalloped Ribbon. The panel is attached to scored and folded Purple Posy card. 
I stamped the bird image from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto Whisper White card and then coloured the image using the following Stampin’ Write Markers – Pretty Peacock, Purple Posy, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake. I fussy cut the image and attached it to the Pretty Peacock Stitched Nested Label and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped “time to celebrate” from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set using Pretty Peacock ink. I stamped the leaf image from the Free As A Bird stampset using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the leaves using the Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Write Marker.
I love that I was able to use the new incolour Purple Posy on this card. The ink pad is still unavailable, however, the Stampin’ Write Marker and the Stampin’ Blend can be used to add this colour to stamped images.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Special Night
This photo is of all of us dressed up at the Casino in Darwin for dinner on our last night. It was a beautiful night and we had an amazing view of the water, looking over the pool, from the windows in the dining room. The sunset was gorgeous and dinner was fabulous. The page is really simple because the photos are a little busy. I attached a piece of the now retired Best Route Designer Series Paper across the Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached each of the photos to Gray Granite card and then attached them to the page with two of the photos sitting slightly over the other two. I print my own photos for my scrapbooking on my Epson Picturemate photo printer and these photos were all printed at 4″ x 6″ size and then trimmed down a little to fit on the page. I cut the heading from Gray Granite card using the now retired Little Letters Thinlits Dies. I printed my journaling on the computer and cut it out using the Layering Squares Dies. I attached the journaling to a scalloped square cut from Gray Granite card. As I said a simple page but one that brings a smile to my face remembering this lovely night.
I apologise for using retired product, but when I am scrapbooking I usually look for the “best fit” with my embellishments and dies and although retired they are always Stampin’ Up! Do you do that too?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Pretty Simple
I really love the images in the Soft Spring stamp set. This is a two-step stamp set which is only available to purchase using your Stampin’ Rewards. I cut Pretty Peacock card using one of the Stitched Nested Labels Dies and wrapped the right hand edge with Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle and tied a knot. The panel is attached to scored and folded Gray Granite card using dimensionals. I stamped the floral image onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added the leaf fill image using Pretty Peacock ink and the flower fill image using Rococo Rose ink. 
I cut out the flower using a smaller Stitched Nested Labels Die and attached the image panel to the card front. The image panel is attached inside the cut out in the Pretty Peacock card straight onto the Gray Granite card. I love the way the dies “nest” inside one another!
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the other floral image from the Soft Spring stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the flower fill image using Rococo Rose ink and the leaf fill image using Pretty Peacock ink. I stamped the greeting from the Band Together stamp set using Pretty Peacock ink.
This card is really quite simple to make but the use of dimensionals and die cuts makes it look pretty special. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Pop Up Box Card
I have been working my way through a series of fancy fold cards and today’s card is one of those. This card is called a Pop Up Box Card and will fit into a standard envelope. My base card is Old Olive. I created the tall image panel by stamping the mermaid image from the Magical Mermaid stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I masked the image and stamped the seaweed image from the same stamp set across the bottom of the Whisper White card using Soft Sea Foam ink. I stamped the single seaweed image from the Sea of Textures stamp set across the bottom of the card using Old Olive ink. 
With the mask still in place, I stamped the dotted image from the Magical Mermaid stamp set using Balmy Blue ink. I removed the mask and coloured the Mermaid using Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Ivory Stampin’ Blends. The image panel is attached to Basic Black card and then the card base. I stamped the greeting from the Magical Mermaid stamp set onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink.
I attached two small and one large star fish which I cut from Crumb Cake card using the Under the Sea Dies. This panel is attached to the panel on the front of the card. I stamped the netting image from the Sea of Textures stamp set onto two panels of Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the small and large seaweed image from the Sea of Textures Stamp set over the net image using Old Olive ink. I attached a small “sand dollar” image which I cut from Crumb Cake card to each panel. 
These panels go on the side panels of the box card. I decorated three more panels the same size using the border image from the Sea of Textures stamp set and Crumb Cake ink. These panels decorate the lower part of the front and sides of the box. To decorate the back of the box, I attached Whisper White card to Basic Black card before attaching to the back of the Mermaid panel. I attached two small pieces of Old Olive card across the middle of the box. I cut the long seaweed image, the small and the large seaweed images from the Under The Sea Dies from Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive card. I attached the die cuts to the two central panels, making sure that they were different heights. To place the card in an envelope, you fold up the side and front flaps and fold it down.
This is such a clever fold. I know that this fold is one that would be fantastic for children but also for the man in your life. Men seem to love things that have a fold or mechanism to make them a little different.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 