A Little Note
This week in my Facebook Live I shared some cards I created using the Changing Leaves Bundle and today I have another card using this same bundle. I embossed Basic White card using the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Pretty Peacock card. I spritzed a piece of Fluid 100 paper with water and used a Water Painter to add Lost Lagoon, Shaded Spruce and Pretty Peacock ink. Once I had added the colour, I spritzed the Fluid 100 paper with more water and left it to dry.
I embossed and cut the three large leaves from the Fluid 100 paper using the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder and the co-ordinating leaf die. I also used the single and double open leaf dies to cut two double and two single leaves from the Fluid 100 paper. I stamped the greeting from the Changing Leaves stamp set onto Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink and cut it out using the larger banner die from the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder.
I layered the leaves onto the card front using dimensionals under the solid leaves before attaching the open leaves flat to the embossed card. I attached the greeting across the leaves using dimensionals where necessary. Lastly I added a few Basic Rhinestones around the leaves. To decorate the inside of the card I cut the small solid leaf image from the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder from the Fluid 100 paper. I attached the leaf to Basic White card before stamping another greeting from the Changing Leaves stamp set using Pretty Peacock ink. I had a lot of fun playing with this Bundle and I am sure I will find more ways to use it in the future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Friendly Seagulls
Today’s card uses one of the stamp sets you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration when you spend $100.00. Sale-A-bration runs from today the 7th January to the 28th February and you can qualify by purchasing any current product from either the Annual Catalogue, January to April Mini Catalogue or from the Online Store. Today I used Template 22 from the Annual Catalogue to create my card. I attached Balmy Blue card to Basic White card before embossing the panel using the Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder (new in the January Mini Catalogue).
The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped two different seagull images from the Friendly Seagulls stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. Each Seagull is attached to Night of Navy card and then the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped the greetings from the Friendly Seagulls stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink and inked the edges using the same ink. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped another seagull image from the Friendly Seagulls stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. Such a fun stamp set and I love that the stamp set includes the words “chips” and “french fries” so it will fit with whatever country you come from.
Bye for now,
Kris
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The Bluff
I recently started holding Memory Keeping classes with a twist. I do not supply any of the products for these classes, everyone brings their own supplies from their stash. We craft along together learning how to cut one piece of Designer Series paper to create a double page layout. I shared a couple of different versions so that everyone can see how using different paper and photos gives a totally different look. For this page I have some photos of a walk we did when we were at Yeppoon. I used a piece of Country Woods 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper for my page.
I sponged the edges of my Designer Series Paper as well as my Basic White 12″ x 12″ card bases using Misty Moonlight ink. Before I attached all of the pieces to the right hand page, I did a little sponging with Balmy Blue ink in the title area. I stamped one of the dophin image from the Under the Moon stamp set using Smoky Slate ink. I also stamped one of the clouds from the Under the Moon stamp set a couple of times using Smoky Slate ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. The title is cut from Misty Moonlight card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card, making sure to leave room at the top for my stamping. I punched a 1-3/4″ Circle from a post it note and attached it to the top of the journaling panel. I sponged the panel using Balmy Blue ink.
After removing the mask, I stamped the dolphin image from the Under the Moon stamp set again using Smoky Slate ink. I also stamped several clouds from the same stamp set using Smoky Slate ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. All of the photos and the journaling panel are attached to Misty Moonlight card before being attached to the pages. I love how these page turned out and I also love that everyone was able to create their own gorgeous pages using supplies from their own stash. I am hoping this is going to be a regular class with us all learning how to use what we have in lots of different ways.
Bye for now,
Kris
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So Sorry
I am so sorry that my posts have been a little “all over the shop” at the moment but we have been busy moving my Dad into the same nursing home as my Mum on Christmas Eve and since then we have been emptying out their duplex in the retirement village so that we can get it on the market ASAP. So I haven’t been posting like I should and my Facebook Lives have not been happening either. My hope is that by next week everything should be done and I will be able to get back to posting regularly and sharing all the exciting new things coming from Stampin’ Up! in January. So a little late but Happy New Year and wishing you all a better 2025.
Bye for now,
Kris
Tags & Labels Christmas
I know that Christmas is over but I wanted to share this card with you, which, once again, uses the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. For this card I cut pieces of the Season of Green & Gold 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper and attached them to Gold Foil card. I also attached a narrow strip of Cherry Cobbler card to the Gold Foil card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. I cut Very Vanilla card using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I attached one of the images from the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to the circle. I stamped the greeting from the Christmas Labels stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I cut out the greeting using the co-ordinating Christmas Labels Die and attached it to the bottom panel of Designer Series Paper using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same Designer Series paper across the bottom of Very Vanilla card. I also stamped another greeting from the Christmas Labels stamp set using Cherry Cobbler card. I love how easy this card was to create using Template Eighteen from the Annual Catalogue and the Ephemera Pack.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Lake Placid
This is the third page I created using the Lake Life Scrapbooking Workshop Kit which is on sale while stocks last. This one fitted some photos from the very first long road trip Ron and I did in our van. We had such a lovely time while staying at the caravan park near Lake Placid. The location is close to the Kuranda Rail & Sky Rail and the Barron Falls and so peacful.
Once more I followed the instructions pretty much as they were. The only thing I changed was the title – I used the letters from the wood die cuts for “Lake” and cut the letters for “Placid” from Pecan Pie card using the Mini Alphabet Dies. All of the letters were sponged with Pecan Pie ink to add more depth to the colour. I didn’t add much journaling as I didn’t feel it was necessary, the photos remind me of such a happy time. I have a few bits and pieces left over from the Workshop Kit and I will use them to create some cards.
I can’t wait to try some techniques using the Two-Tone paper which means you get a darker and a lighter side to the paper which will be great for adding more depth and texture. The Two-Tone paper also has a white core, so there are some really great techniques I need to try. Hope you have enjoyed seeing some of the pages created using the Workshop Kits. There will be more of these type of Kits released with the next mini catalogue in January. Can’t wait.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can find the Lake Life Scrapbooking Kit here if it is still available.
Golden Birthday
I made today’s card to send to a friend whose birthday slipped past before I knew it. I embossed a piece of Fresh Freesia card using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the large flower from the Magnolia Mood stamp set onto Basic White card using Veramark ink. I sprinkled the image with Gold Embossing Powder from the Metallics Wow Embossing Powder and used the Heat Tool to heat set it. I used a sponge dauber to add Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight ink to the image. I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Magnolia Mood Die.
I cut a circle from Basic White card using the Deckled Circle Dies. I attached the floral image to the die before attaching the whole panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White card using Versamark ink.
I sprinkled it with Gold Embossing Powder from the Metallics Wow Embossing Powder and used my Heat Tool to heat set it. I cut out the greeting using one of the banners from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I did have to cut half the die out and then moved it and cut again to get the whole greeting into the shape. The greeting is attached over the floral panel using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Something Fancy stamp set using Fresh Freesia ink. I hope my friend forgives me for being so late.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Merry Christmas
to you and your family. Life has been a little hectic for my husband and I as we prepared to move Dad into the same care facility as my Mum. However it was lovely to see them chatting to each other when he moved in yesterday. I am sure that this is the best present one could ever wish for. My best wishes for a happy Christmas for you and your family filled with lots of love and happy memories.
Enjoy your day
Kris
Iconic Trees
Today I have a card to share with you that I created using sketch number ten from the September to December Mini Catalogue. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the Modern Herringbone 3d Embossing Folder (a newly released online exclusive) and attached it to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I attached piece of Mossy Meadow card to the embossed panel. I cut four squares from Basic White card using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached them to the Mossy Meadow card.
I die cut the trees from the Iconic Celebrations 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper using the Iconic Imagery Dies and attached one to each square. I stamped “Peace”, “Love” and “Joy” from the Iconic Imagery stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink.
I cut out the greeting using one of the banners from the Iconic Imagery Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Greetings of the Season stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink. I attached the stamped panel to Mossy Meadow card before attaching it inside the Thick Basic White card base. I just love how the green pops on all of the white background, don’t you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can view the Modern Herringbone 3D Embossing Folder here in my online store.
Celebrate
I am slowly working through my digital photos to get them all scrapped before I loose any more to digital failure! Today’s page shows off one of my Granddaughters celebrating her second birthday. I attached a piece of Unbounded Beauty 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper down the left hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I mounted my photos onto Basic Black card before attaching them to the page aligning a couple of narrow strips down the edges of the Designer Series Paper and slightly over a couple of the photos. One strip is Petuna Pop and the other is Basic White. I stamped the striped candle image from the Iconic Imagery stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Petunia Pop ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Iconic Imagery Die.
The images are attached to a Basic White circle cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I cut the candle flames from Daffodil Delight card using the Iconic Imagery Dies and attached them to the top of the candles. The circle is attached to a Petunic Pop circle punched using the 1-3/4″ Circle. I stamped the background image from the Iconic Imagery stamp set onto the upper right hand section of the page multiple times using Petunia Pop ink. I cut the large banner die from Basic White card using the Iconic Imagery Die. I stamped “Celebrate” from the Iconic Imagery stamp set onto the banner using Petunia Pop ink before attaching it to the page over the stamped background. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and used the narrow banner die from the Greetings of the Season Dies to cut it out. I cut Petunia Pop card using the wider banner die from the Greetings of the Season Dies. I attached the two banners together and threaded a length of Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon through the holes. I tied a length of White Baker’s Twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack around the ribbon before attaching the journaling to the lower right hand section of the page. I just love the look on Elyssa’s face when she is getting ready to blow out the candles.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 