Sunday Stamps Challenge 192
Today’s card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps this week. I wasn’t quick enough to actually enter the challenge but thought I would share anyway. I began by attaching a piece of Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Old Olive card. I stamped the tree image from the Winter Woods stamp set onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink. I attached the tree panel to Old Olive card and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Timeless Tidings stamp set onto a narrow strip of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I punched one short end using the Triple Banner Punch and sponged the edges of the banner using Old Olive ink. The greeting banner is attached to the card front, this time without using dimensionals.
I kept the inside of the card simple by stamped another of the greetings from the Timeless Tidings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I love the pattern on this Designer Series Paper, kind of like the Buffalo Check background but a bit more “stepped up”. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Freshly Made 365
There is a great sketch challenge at Freshly Made this week which inspired the card I am sharing with you today. I did make one change and turned the sketch on its side. I love the Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper, especially this lovely green pattern. So, I was happy to find a way to use it on this card. I embossed Whisper White card using the Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder before attaching it to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. 
I attached a piece of the Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper onto the top right hand corner. I stamped the greeting from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set onto Whisper White card using Shaded Spruce ink. 
I attached the stamped Whisper White card to Shaded Spruce card and then the card front using dimensionals. I cut two small stars and one larger star from Gold Glimmer Paper using the Starlight Thinlits Dies and attached them around the greeting.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greetings from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink.
Simple isn’t it, but I love it. You might say, this is just my style. My apologies however, for the quality of the photos. I shouldn’t have left it till this morning to take the photos. Too many shadows!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Party Time
Last Saturday, I held a Christmas party for my customers and downline, firstly to celebrate Christmas and the end of a great crafting year, but also to thank them so much for supporting me and my business. I am really lucky that my husband and the rest of my family are always ready to help out and support me in any way they can as well. 
I thought I would share with you the little gift that I made for each of the ladies who attended. I decorated some plain kraft gift bags with a piece of the Dashing Along Designer Series paper. Some have a Garden Green theme and some have a Cherry Cobbler Theme. I cut Whisper White card using the Stitched Labels Framelits Dies. 
I created a template for the Stamparatus and stamped each of the labels using the greetings from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set and either Garden Green or Cherry Cobbler ink. I love how easy the Stamparatus makes it to stamp multiple images in a very short time. Now you can’t give an empty gift bag, so I filled a small jar with some Peppermint Body Scrub and created a tag by firstly printing onto Whisper White card, then I stamped the outline image from the Label Me Pretty stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
The images were punched out using the co-ordinating Pretty Label Punch. One tag has the name on it and the other tag a list of ingredients. You have to be careful as many people are allergic or have reactions to different products. I made some homemade Rocky Road which is housed in one of our gussetted cellophane bags and also has a tag made in the same fashion as the one for the body scrub. I created a small chocolate slider using Real Red card. I decorated the slider by stamping the “ho, ho, ho” image from the Candy Cane Season stamp set onto Whisper White card using Garden Green ink. 
I actually stamped across a length of Whisper White card and punched out 2″ circles. I stamped the candy cane and bow using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then stamped the fill images using Real Red ink. The candy cane and the bow are punched out using the co-ordinating Candy Cane Builder Punch. The candy cane and the bow are attached to the stamped Whisper White circle and then attached to the front of the slider. 
Each of the bags also contained a small selection of ribbon and embellishments. The ribbon is mostly retired but the colours are still current and the embellishments are all still current.
For my downline I decorated larger White bags using the same Dashing Along Designer Series paper. These ladies received the same chocolate slider and rocky road, but their jars of Body Scrub were larger. 
They also received a selection of ribbon and embellishments all of which are current or will be when the Occasions Catalogue goes live. 
I also filled an Acetate Card Box with a selection of Whisper White cards and envelopes which are available from Stampin’ Up! – Note cards, Memories and More, Narrow Note cards and 3″ x 3″ envelopes. I decorated the Acetate Card Boxes by wrapping the box with Real Red card and attaching the same embellishment which I created for the Chocolate Slider.
I am feeling somewhat blessed today, reflecting on all the friends I have made through Stampin’ Up!. I want to also thank each and every one who attended and gave me beautiful gifts and cards. I so appreciate the time it takes to choose something that I will love. I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and holiday season and look forward to catching up with all of you in the New Year. Thank you so much.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Than Tags
I had quite a few Sincerely Santa Tag kits left over from my recent classes and I thought that I would try and upscale them for another use. Soooo, I used some of the tags to create pocket pages for my Christmas Memory Keeping. For the first tag – Joy to the World, I created the tag pretty much according to the kit, however, I used a piece of the Garden Green Satin Ribbon and tied a knot and added it where the string to hang the tag would normally go. 
I attached the tag to Whisper White card which I had embossed using the Corrugated Dynamic Embossing Folder before attaching it to Cherry Cobbler card. This creates a lovely 6″ x 4″ card to go in one of my pockets or maybe even on one of my more traditional Memory Keeping Pages.
The second tag is the “Fa La La” tag which I created using the pieces which came in the kit, except this time, I used two of the pieces of White Twine and tied a bow which I attached where the string would normally be to hang the tag. Once more the tag is attached to Whisper White card which is embossed using the Corrugated Dynamic Embossing Folder and then Garden Green card. Again this creates a 6″ x 4″ card for my Memory Keeping.
For the last tag, I decided not to use the greeting as per the instructions and instead stamped the tree from the Timeless Tidings stamp set several times onto the greeting panel using Garden Green ink. I did stamp several times without re-inking to give a little depth. I also trimmed a little from the length of the tag. I tied one of the pieces of Garden Green Satin Ribbon into a bow and attached it where the string to hang the tag would normally go. Again the tag is attached to Whisper White card embossed using the Corrugated Dynamic Embossing Folder before being attached to Cherry Cobbler card. This time, I have a 3″ x 4″ card for my Memory Keeping.
These pocket page cards were a lot of fun to create and I think I will be using more of the tags this way for my December Memory Keeping. How about you, have you thought about using these kits in a different way than the one they were created for?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Although I cannot show the icon for the Sincerely Santa Tag Kit, it is still available for order here.
Freshly Made Sketch 365
Today’s card was inspired by the current sketch at Fab Friday I had been wanting to get out the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set for a while and for some reason, this sketch just seemed perfect. I embossed Cherry Cobbler card using the Cable Knit Dynamic Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Early Espresso card. I stamped the reindeer image from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I used my Stamparatus to set up and stamp “Merry Christmas” from the Star of Light stamp set using Early Espresso ink. I stamped once and then moved the plate one step down the hinge and stamped again. 
I removed the “Merry Christmas” stamp and re-set it to stamp between the two Early Espresso greetings and stamped once more using Cherry Cobbler ink. I absolutely love my Stamparatus! I punched a 1/2″ circle from Cherry Cobbler card, trimmed it slightly and attached it over the stamped nose on the reindeer and, now, it looks like Rudolph! 
I trimmed the bottom of the Whisper White panel into a slight “v” and attached it to the right hand side of the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped one of the greetings from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the reindeer image below the greeting using Early Espresso ink. I added a red nose in the same manner as the one on the front of the card.
I am loving the clean and simple lines of this card and I know that my grandchildren would love to receive this card for Christmas. I bet you know someone who would love it too!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Case This Sketch 298
The idea for this card grew from this week’s sketch challenge at Case This Sketch. It’s a simple sketch and I kept the card simple as well. I embossed Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder before attaching two pieces of Under The Mistletoe Designer Series paper to the right hand side of the embossed card. The panel is attached to scored and folded Early Espresso card. I stamped the Santa image from the Hearts Come Home stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the greeting from the same stamp set using the same ink. 
I cut out the image using one of the Layering Circle Framelits Dies. I punched a 1″ circle from a Post-It-Note and masked part of the Santa image and then sponged Night of Navy ink over the Whisper White circle. 
I removed the mask and very lightly added a little more Night of Navy ink so the white space wasn’t so stark. The stamped panel is attached to a scalloped circle cut from Early Espresso card using the Layering Circle Framelits Dies.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another of the greetings from the Hearts Come Home stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The photo of the inside of the card is really not very good but I took it this morning and I can’t seem to get the light right. So, although it looks like the card is blue, it is really white.
As I said a simple card but one that is quite easy to reproduce.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I can’t add icons for some of the product used as the items have been turned off because of the Extravaganza Sale. I believe they will be back on line in a day or so.
Last Mediterranean Moments
So this is the final card I made after my colouring session. For this card, I stamped Congratulations from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set onto Whisper White card using Smoky Slate ink. I embossed the stamped card using the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of Natures Poem Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed card. I wrapped the top of the card with Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and tied a knot before attaching the panel to scored and folded Smoky Slate card. 
I stamped the image from the Mediterranean Moments stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. The image is cut out using one of the circles from the Layering Circles Famelits Dies and attached to a Smoky Slate scalloped circle and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same Natures Poem Designer Series paper across the bottom of Whisper White card.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing these cards, and just to refresh your memory here is a photo of all four cards.
I’d love to know which one is your favourite. I love the simplicity of the “Just Because” card but I do love the addition of the 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon on this card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Congratulations…..
….to my eldest daughter Sarah and Son-in-Law Sean who celebrated their 18th Wedding Anniversary yesterday. Of course I had to make them a card! I embossed Whisper White card using the Tufted Dynamic Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Flirty Flamingo card. I cut the large flourish from Granny Apple Green card using the Flourish Thinlit Dies. The flourish is attached to the top right hand side of the embossed card. I stamped the flower from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set onto Whisper White card twice using Flirty Flamingo ink. 
I cut out one whole flower and just the centre from the second flower. The smaller piece is attached to the full flower using dimensionals. The flower is attached to the left hand side of the card front, covering the end of the Granny Apple Green flourish, also using dimensionals. 
I stamped “happy Anniversary” from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto Whisper White card using Flirty Flamingo ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Layering Ovals Dies. The greeting is attached to a Flirty Flamingo scalloped oval cut using the same dies and attached to the card front. Lastly I added a Clear Faceted Gem to the centre of the flower, ’cause you gotta have bling!
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the flower from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card. I also stamped the leaf image from the same stamp set using Granny Apple Green ink.
Congratulations again to the happy couple.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Travelling to Darwin
In the September School Holidays, Ron and I were invited to travel to Darwin with our eldest daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren. We decided to leave home a few days before them so we could have a few days in Mt. Isa before we travelling into the Northern Territory. We stopped overnight in Mitchell, Blackall and Winton and then Mt. Isa. Funny but true story, we went into the Post Office in Winton and Ron ran into an old friend from Laurieton. We had a great afternoon catching up. I created a quick overview page as the cover for our travel story. This is the same layout I used for the trip to Cooktown in the June school holidays. This time the photos are attached to Early Espresso card. I used the retired Date It stamp set to stamp the date onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I punched out the date using the Every Day Label Punch. I used the same punch to cut Early Espresso card and attached it behind the stamped card. The piece is attached to the back of the photo layout before being attached to a Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. 
The title is cut from Early Espresso card using the Large Letters Framelits Dies. So simple to create but effective for a title page, don’t you think?
While in Mt. Isa we took a drive to Lake Moondarra. We had never been out there before and weren’t we surprised. Such a fabulous waterway with beautiful picnic areas, and a boat ramp. According to friends of ours who live in Mt. Isa, it is well used by the locals. For this page, I attached a piece of Blueberry Bushell card to a Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached the photos and the Best Route Memories and More journaling card to the page over the Blueberry Bushell card. I cut the letters for the title from Blueberry Bushell card using the retired Timeless Type Alphabet.
Pretty simple, but really, that it my favourite style.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Another Mediterranean Moments
For today’s card I stamped the greeting from the Best Birds stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Whisper White card using Smoky Slate ink. I embossed the stamped card using the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of Natures Poem Designer Series Paper across the top of the embossed card before attaching to scored and folded Smoky Slate card. 
The image panel is coloured in using Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using one of the circles from the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. 
The image panel is attached to a Smoky Slate scalloped circle cut using the same dies and attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same Natures Poem Designer Series paper across the bottom of Whisper White card.
I’m having fun with these cards, hope you are enjoying them. I have one more card left to share with you.
Bye for now
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 