Good Things
After I created my first card with Tasteful Textures, I was drawn to re-create one of the examples from the Annual Catalogue. This time, I cut Mossy Meadow card using the die from the Tasteful Backgrounds Dies. The die cut card is wrapped with the 3/8″ White Linen Ribbon from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack and tied a knot. The Mossy Meadow card is attached to scored and folded Pear Pizzazz card. I stamped the greeting from the Tasteful Textures stamp set onto Sahara Sand card using Soft Suede ink. I punched one end of the card using the Triple Banner Punch. 
I stamped the bird, large flower, small flower and leaves (3 times) from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the leaves using Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends and cut them out. I coloured the flowers using Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends and cut them out. I coloured the bird using Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends and cut it out. I attached the bird to the left hand edge of the greeting banner and attached the leaves and flowers around the bird. 
The whole panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the bird image onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I masked the image and stamped the leaf image twice using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the leaves using Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends and the bird using Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.
I love being able to get ideas from the catalogue. It makes it easy to start creating, especially when you have loads of new product.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Case This Sketch #327
I needed to make a birthday card for a friend’s upcoming birthday and the sketch challenge at Case This Sketch gave me just the inspiration I needed. I embossed Sahara Sand card using the Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. I stamped the greeting from the Band Together stamp set onto Granny Apple Green card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched it out using the Everyday Label Punch. I attached the stamped label to the back of the left hand side of the embossed panel before attaching it to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. 
I stamped the double flower image from the Band Together stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. 
I cut out the flowers after they were coloured and attached them to the embossed panel.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped one of the flowers from the double flower image onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using the Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. The panel is attached to the inside of the card.
I am really happy with this card and hope that my friend loves it too. Thanks Case The Sketch for the inspiration.
I really would love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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A Little Lace
Have you seen the stamp set A Little Lace, and the co-ordinating Stitched Lace Dies, on page 42 of your 2019 Annual Catalogue. When I saw this die on pre-order, I just had to have it and of course it was a bargain to buy the stamp set (which I didn’t think I really liked) so I bought the bundle. Well was I wrong about the stamp set! It is just beautiful. It kind of fits with our existing daisy stamps but adds a whole lot more opportunities for different styles of cards. This is the first card I created using this bundle. I cut Call Me Clover card using the Stitched Lace Dies and then used the edgelit to cut the top edge of the lace panel before attaching it to Whisper White card. 
The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Lovely Lipstick card. I inked the daisy image using Lovely Lipstick and Call Me Clover Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped the image onto Whisper white card. I attached the stamped panel to Lovely Lipstick card and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the A Little Lace stamp set onto Whisper White card using Call Me Clover ink and cut it out using a Rectangle Stitched Die. The greeting is attached to the card front below the image panel. I added Gold Faceted Gems to the centres of the flowers.
To decorate the inside of the panel, I inked the border image from the A Little Lace stamp set using Lovely Lipstick and Call Me Clover Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped across the top of Whisper White card.
It always makes me happy when I use products for the first time and I am totally love the result. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Cruising
Today I am sharing a mini album which I created using the Come Sail Away Product Suite which you can find on pages 144 and 145. This is a reasonably easy album to create but the papers and embellishments really bring it to life. The base of the Album is Crumb Cake and as well as the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper I have used a few of the cards from the Come Sail Away Memories and More Card Pack as well as some of the die cuts that come this this pack. 
I have also used various dies including Smooth Sailing, Stitched Labels, Stitched Shapes and the Stitched Nested Labels. The album is tied closed with 3/8″ Denim Ribbon. 
I used the album to showcase some photos from a cruise we took in 2016 with my parents, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren to celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary.
This is a project which I think would make a great class. If you are interested in learning how to create this album for yourself, contact me so we can work out the details.
Bye for now,
Kris
Celebrating You
I have been wanting to make a card like this for a long time and the birthday of a friend gave me the opportunity. I stamped the circle from the Swirly Frames stamp set onto Whisper White card using Gray Granite ink. I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto the lower right hand corner also using Gray Granite ink. The panel is attached to scored and folded Flirty Flamingo card. I stamped the flowers from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo ink. I cut out the flowers using the co-ordinating Bouquet Bunch Framelit Dies. 
I stamped the leaf from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card six times using Granny Apple Green ink. I cut out the leaves using the co-ordinating Bouquet Bunch Framelit Die. I attached leaves behind three of the flowers before attaching the two largest flowers flat to the circle stamp. 
The two small flowers are attached to the card front using dimensionals. I added Basic Rhinestones to the flower centres.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another of the greetings from the Perennial Birthday stamp set using Gray Granite ink. I also stamped the flower stem from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the lower left hand corner. I stamped the larger flower using Poppy Parade ink and the smaller flowers using Flirty Flamingo ink (although technically the small flowers are actually flower centres).
This is a really pretty card and you could use almost any flower you wished to decorate the “wreath”. Happy Birthday Rachel.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Anniversary
My Mum and Dad celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary yesterday. Such a milestone! I am so lucky to have them living close by and to be able to spend time with them. Anyway I thought I would share with you the card I made for them. I began by embossing Gray Granite card using the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder. I cut one edge of Whisper White card using the edgelit from the Stitched Lace Dies, before cutting it with the background die in this set. After I had die cut the whole piece, I then cut the opposite side of the Whisper White card with the edgelit, to give me a beautiful banner piece to go across the embossed Gray Granite card. 
I wrapped the Whisper White banner with the Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon before attaching the panel to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut Petal Pink card using the large heart image in the Stitched Be Mine Dies as well as the smaller detailed heart. I cut the large plain heart from Whisper White card using the same dies. I used dimensionals to hold the outer Petal Pink heart and plain Whisper White heart together and attached it to the card front. I attached the detailed heart to the centre of the Whisper White heart. I cut the “65” from Petal Pink using some very old sizzix dies in my stash. I stamped “happy” and “anniversary” from the Well Said stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Gray Granite ink. 
I punched the greetings using the Classic Label Punch and then trimmed the ends so that there is only a small amount of white space around the greetings. The greetings are attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed another piece of Gray Granite card using the Tufted 3d Embossing Folder. I cut the scalloped border from Petal Pink card using the Stitched Be Mine Die.
I didn’t see them yesterday but I hope that Mum and Dad had a lovely day celebrating their Anniversary.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Pretty in Pink
I made the card I am sharing with you today for my youngest daughter who celebrated her birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday Emma. I attached a piece of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper to Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the upper right hand corner using Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut both edges of a strip of Blackberry Bliss card using the edgelit die from the Stitched Be Mine Dies. I attached the die cut piece over the top edge of the Designer Series Paper and wrapped the panel with the Petal Pink 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon before attaching to scored and folded Blackberry Bliss card. 
I stamped the flower image from the Floral Essence stamp set three times onto scrap Whisper White card using Petal Pink ink and cut them out. I stamped the leaf image from the same stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card three times using Mossy Meadow ink and punched them out using the Leaf Punch. (Even though it doesn’t say so in the catalogue, this punch fits the image perfectly.) 
I attached the leaves to the back of the flowers and then to the card front. The lower two flowers and leaves are attached using dimensionals. I coloured three Clear Faceted Gems using the Dark Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blend and attached them to the flower centres.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the smaller of the flower images onto Whisper White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I stamped the flower centre using Petal Pink ink. I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set below the flower using Blackberry Bliss ink.
I hope you had an amazing day Emma.
Bye for now,
Kris
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A Good Man
I am not one who easily creates male themed cards but there is a stamp set in the new catalogue designed for males which makes it very easy. The two cards I am sharing today use basically the same products and I love the way both cards turned out.
To create the first one, I stamped the image from the A Good Man stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Sof Suede, Crumb Cake and Ivory Stampin’ Blends. 
I cut out the image using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I also cut a Rectangle Stitched Die from Night of Navy card. I embossed a piece of Old Olive card using the Curls and Swirls Embossing Folder. I stamped the greeting from the A Good Man stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. 
Then I assembled the rest of the pieces, I attached the right hand side of the stamped Whisper White rectangle to the right hand side of the Night of Navy stitched rectangle, then I slipped the Night of Navy Rectangle under the embossed card and the stamped Whisper White rectangle over the embossed card, using the stamped Whisper White card as a quide. Once positioned, I added more adhesive to the panels to attach them to the card front. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed a strip of Old Olive card using the Curls and Swirls Embossing Folder and attached it to the bottom of Whisper White card.
For the second card, I stamped the image onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it using the Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Ivory Stampin’ Blends. The image is cut out using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I also cut a rectangle from Night of Navy card using the same dies. 
I embossed a piece of Old Olive card using the Curls and Swirls Embossing Folder. I also punched a narrow strip of Night of Navy card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. To assemble the card front, I attached the punched strip behind the top edge of the embossed Old Olive card. I attached the panel to Whisper White card using adhesive across the bottom of the panel and on the right and left sides but not behind the punched edge. I attached the stamped Whisper White Rectangle to the top of the Night of Navy Rectangle. 
I added more adhesive to the panels and slipped the Night of Navy Rectangle behind the embossed card to attach it to the Whisper White card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card.
To decorate the inside of this card, I stamped the greeting from the A Good Man stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink.
These are relatively simple cards to create but I love how they turned out. I am sure this stamp set is going to be a real favourite, not only with me, but with you also.
And don’t they look great together. There is another stamp in this set and I think you could create a great gift set of cards with this stamp set. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Another Cousins layout
This time using the May Hugs From Shellie Paper Pumpkin Kit. I know that this kit has now sold out in Australia but I created this page to share at my Open House and thought that you might like to see it. It’s a photo of my dad on the left and his cousin Marie. I haven’t added any journaling yet as I need to check the details with my Dad. I used one card and envelope from the Paper Pumpkin Kit. Firstly I cut the card in half and then cut the patterned card front in half again and attached one piece behind the top right hand corner of the photo and one behind the bottom right hand corner of the photo. 
I stamped the background from the stamp set included in the Paper Pumpkin kit onto the top right and bottom left hand corners pf a Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ card using Balmy Blue ink. I stamped several of the bird images from the same stamp set over the top using Early Espresso ink. I used removable adhesive to attach Very Vanilla card (for my journaling) to Balmy Blue card and then attached it to the page.
I cut the label and flowers from the envelope front and added the title using my computer. The label is attached over the journaling panel using dimensionals. At this stage I haven’t removed the backing on the dimensionals behind the top of the label. It’s kind of a simple page but it let me stretch the use of the cards from the Paper Pumpkin kit, to create more than just cards. I loved this kit and I do hope that we get more of these in Australia.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Birdie Birthday
Today’s card is one that I made for a customer who celebrated her birthday earlier this week. I used the Fab Friday 165 sketch challenge as the inspiration for my card. I embossed Balmy Blue card using the Layering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Very Vanilla card. I attached a length of scalloped ribbon to Burlap ribbon the same length using Mini Glue Dots before attaching it to the embossed card. 
I stamped the image from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto Shimmery White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using the Balmy Blue, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen. I cut out the image using a Rectangle Stitched Die and stamped “happy birthday” from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the single bird image from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the bird using the Balmy Blue and Daffodil Delight Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen. I also stamped another of the greetings from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
This card is sooo pretty. I am totally in love with this stamp set. The images are just gorgeous and if you love colouring then this is for you too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 