Let’s Talk Storage
With the approach of a new Annual Catalogue, I have been doing lots of clearing out and taking stock. I am finding that I don’s use lots of product simply because I cannot find it. I’m sure that many of you are the same. So today I did a search of YouTube and found a video by Tracy Elsom. The video shows how to create a storage box for your Memories and More Card Collections. Since this fits with my re-organising at the moment, I thought I would create her box and share it with you in the hopes that it may also help some of you. I have to admit to not rocking the boat too much, by using the same cardstock and Designer Series Paper that Tracy used. However, I am thinking that this could be a good way to use up some of my retired/retiring designer series paper. I also believe that the storage system has lots more use than just storing Memories and More cards. 
So the basic idea is that you create the base box and then create small boxes that fit inside to hold the 6″ x 4″ cards and the 3″ x 4″ cards. You can fit up to four rows of small boxes inside the base box. I decided to create two boxes to hold the 6″ x 4″ cards and two boxes to hold the 3″ x 4″ cards. I liked the idea Tracy shared of placing the specialty cards in your card pack at the back – the clear acetate sheets as well as the sticker and die cut sheets to help protect them from being squashed inside the box. I used the next box to hold the rest of the 6″ x 4″ cards and the two smaller boxes to hold the 3″ x 4″ cards. I liked the idea of being able to store photos which I want to scrap using the particular collection in the space at the front of the box. I liked the idea of creating a label so that I would know exactly which cards are stored in that particular box. 
It also means that when one card collection is finished, I can change out the label and add a new label to store a new collection. I am hoping this will mean that I have less of the cards in a particular collection hanging around when I want to purchase a new collection. Because we have all got to have new, don’t we? I created the label by using the Layering Square Framelits Dies and the second largest square from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. Basically the Basic Black card is cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I cut the centre from this shape using one of the Layering Squares Framelits Dies. I cut a slightly large square from Powder Pink Card as well. The Basic Black card has a piece of Window Sheet attached at the back and then I used the Foam Adhesive Strips to attach the Basic Black card to the Powder Pink card. I cut a piece of Whisper White card and printed the label details on my computer. I attached a Basic Black Circle Tab to the top of the label so that I can easily remove it.
I think I am going to create a few more of these today to get ready for the new catalogue. I am going to use these for storing the 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Papers too. So thanks once more to Tracy for the awesome tutorial and inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Freshly Made 335
This week’s sketch at Freshly Made is so versatile. The sort of sketch you can do very simple or you can step it up as much as you like. Today’s card is very simple. I decided to showcase the beautiful flower from the Butterfly Basics stamp set which is retiring at the end of May. This is one flower, that I have used as a “go to” every since I purchased it and I will miss it when it is gone. I also decided to feature a couple of retiring colours – Wisteria Wonder and Always Artichoke. 
I embossed Whisper White card using the Layering Leaves Dynamic Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Wisteria Wonder card. I stamped the flower from the Butterfly Basics stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Wisteria Wonder, Always Artichoke and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Markers.
I cut out the image using the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. The image is attached to a Wisteria Wonder scalloped circle cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies before attaching to the card front. I didn’t use any dimensionals on the image panel because I think it “pops” off the Whisper White without them.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the leaf image from the Butterfly Basics stamp set three times onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Always Artichoke ink.
So thanks for the sketch challenge Freshly Made it gave me a chance to use these retiring products one more time.
Bye for now,
Kris
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So sorry, the Regal Stampin’ Write Markers are no longer available.
One Sheet Wonder
Recently I saw the most gorgeous set of cards made using a One Sheet Wonder which was shared by Dawn Bougette on a Facebook page I belong to where she shared a link to the template for the One Sheet Wonder. 
Since I am trying to use up both my retired and soon to be retired Designer Series Paper I decided to create my own set of cards using one of the papers from the Delightful Daisy Designer Series paper. 
I cut the paper following the template (or so I thought) but made a little mistake and so I only created eight cards instead of the 14 in the template. I used the Daisy Delight stamp set to create the focal panels and flowers as well as for the “Thank you”. I also used the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set for the “Happy Anniversary” and “Happy Birthday”. 
The Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies helped me to create some of the image panels. I used the Daisy Punch to create the flowers and the Triple Banner Punch where necessary to complete the greeting panels. I used Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy inks for the images and greetings. Since I had some designer series paper left over because of my “mistake”, I used the pieces to decorate the inside of the cards.
One Sheet Wonders are so much fun because they allow you to finish your cards in any manner you wish. The set of cards Dawn shared only used a greeting with no image panels at all. I hope I have inspired you to use some of your Designer Series Paper to create your own set of cards. I also must say a special thanks to Kylie Bertucci for her Love it Chop it inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I can’t add the icon for the Delightful Daisy Designer Series paper item no. 144137 but you can view it here.
First Share
Yesterday, I shared the exciting news that today you could begin ordering from the Share What You Love product suite and I promised to show a card I made using the product. So here it is! I embossed Whisper White card using the Lovely Floral Dynamic Embossing Folder, once in the top right hand corner and once in the bottom left hand corner. I cut a piece of the really awesome Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper on the diagonal and attached it across the embossed Whisper White card. I wrapped the top and the bottom edges of the Designer Series paper using the Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon which is also part of the product suite. 
The embossed card is attached to scored and folded Rich Razzleberry card using dimensionals, because the ribbon is quite bulky and I wanted the embossed card to sit nicely. I stamped the flower image from the Love What You Do stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the solid flower over the top of the image using Rich Razzleberry ink. I cut out the image using the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Love What You Do stamp set onto the stamped Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
The stamped oval is attached to a scalloped oval cut from Rich Razzlesberry card using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals, so that the panel would sit over the ribbon. I added three of the Artisan Pearls which are part of this product suite to each of the flowers.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Rich Razzleberry card behind one edge of the same Share What You Love Designer Series Paper before attaching to Whisper White card.
I know you are going to love this Product Suite whether like me, you can’t wait and have to have it all now, or you purchase the Getting Started Bundle and add to it over time. Can’t wait to see all your creations.
Bye for now,
Kris
No icons today but here are the links to the bundles you can purchase beginning today.
Just Getting Started bundle – item no. 149804
A Little More, Please – item no. 149808
Gotta Have It All – item no. 149812
In-Colour 2018-2020 Ink Pad Assortment – item no. 147153
Share What You Love
This week demonstrators can pre-order certain products from the Annual Catalogue to be released in June. Soooooo exciting! One of the things I love about being a demonstrator is early access to new products. However, tomorrow you get to share some of that excitement with me, because tomorrow you can pre-order from the gorgeous Love What You Do product suite from the upcoming Annual Catalogue. This is an amazing range of products. You can purchase from four bundles – Just Getting Started, A Little More Please and Gotta Have It All, plus a bundle of ink pads in the new 2018-2020 In-Colours. So everyone should be catered for from those that are just beginning their love of Stampin’ Up! to those of you who are already avid fans. Personally, I believe, if you “Gotta Have It All” you might be just as well to sign up as a demonstrator. If you need any information about this, please do not hesitate to contact me.
To get an idea of how wonderful this Product Suite is, check out this video by Brandy from Stampin’ Up!.
You will love all the options available to you in this Product Suite. The Artisan Pearls come already coloured to match the Designer Series paper. The Share What You Love Designer Series Paper is also awesome because you get four of each of the six double sided patterns in each pack. So download the PDF to print out and study to your heart’s content.
If you pop back tomorrow I will share a card I made using this amazing Product Suite.
Bye for now,
Kris
A Pocket Page
Today I am sharing with you a very quick and easy page to create using the Petal Passion Memories and More Card Collection. This beautiful pack of gorgeousness will be retiring with the release of the new Annual Catalogue and I must say I haven’t used these cards as much as I should. These photos show my Aunt’s Wedding photos. This is my mother’s sister and my Mum was the Matron of Honour. I love the photo in the pocket at the bottom on the left. 
It shows my parents, grandparents and also two great grandmothers. So lucky to have these photos to share with my children and grandchildren.
I need to check a few dates with my Mum but really all I had to do was slip in the photos, slip in the Petal Passion Memories and More cards and then write a little about each photo. I am not your typical scrapbooker – I generally don’t create fussy pages – but I love having my photos somewhere that I can look at them and share them with my family. So if you haven’t already started printing and sharing your photos, please do it. Storage devices can fail and if they do it is almost impossible to recover them.
Hope you like my page.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I can’t add the icon for the Petal Passion Memories and More Card Collection, item no. 145592 but your can see them here.
Freshly Made Challenge 334
Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches this week. I decided to combine the retiring stamp set No Bones About It with the Waterfront stamp set which will be included in the next Annual Catalogue. I attached Whisper White card to scored and folded Basic Gray card. I attached a piece of the Myths and Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper to the centre of the Whisper White card. 
I cut a narrow panel of Whisper White card and stamped the bone image for each dinosaur from the No Bones About It stamp set using Basic Gray ink and then stamped the solid images over the top using Smoky Slate ink. I stamped the solid dinosaur image onto a couple of post-it-notes and cut them out to cover the stamped dinosaur images. I used the mountain image from the Waterfront stamp set and Fresh Fig ink to create the mountains behind the dinosaurs. I stamped the ground beneath the dinosaurs using another of the images from the Waterfront stamp set and Basic Gray and Pool Party ink. I stamped the sky using the same image as for the ground but this time only Pool Party ink. 
I partially inked the tree image from the Waterfront stamp set and stamped multiple times using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel is attached to Basic Gray card and then to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the mountain image and the tree image from the Waterfront stamp set using Fresh Fig and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I am really happy with the way these two stamp sets have come together. The Waterfront stamp set has created what I believe is a great “rainforest” background to compliment the dinosaurs. Don’t you agree?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Floral Designer Series Paper
I am here with another card that is focused mainly on using up my Designer Series paper stash. Following Kylie Bertucci’s advice, I am loving it and chopping it. One of the papers which I had stored away but never opened was the Petal Garden 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper collection. I sometimes struggle to use patterned papers which are large and all over – if you know what I mean. So this paper is probably not one of my favourite styles. Anyway I cut each sheet so that I had one full card front and one narrow strip. I chose to attach the card front to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card and then I cut a piece of Vellum cardstock and attached it to the centre of the paper. 
I only used adhesive in the middle of the Vellum. I stamped the flower from the Graceful Garden stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers. 
I stamped the greeting from the Best Birds stamp set below the flower using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut the image panel using a circle from the Layering Circle Framelits Dies and attached it to a Calypso Coral scalloped circle (cut using the same dies) before attaching to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same Designer Series Paper to the left hand side.
Such a simple card but I love that I can use this paper which is not my favourite style and still create a pretty card. What do you think? I’d love to hear.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Ron
My husband recently celebrated his birthday and today I am sharing with you the card I made for him. I was a little bit last minute so I pulled out the Tailored Tag Punch and the Wood Textures Designer Series paper. Using up the scraps, I punched out a number of pieces and attached them to Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Guy Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink and punched it out using the same Punch. I punched Early Espresso card, twice and layered the greeting on top of these pieces before placing it onto the card front. 
The panel is attached to scored and folded Early Espresso card. This technique lets the greeting really pop off the front of the card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I used some of the greetings from the Guy Greetings stamp set. My grandchildren were with me at the time, so I had to have – husband, dad and grandpa.
You might want to know that the Guy Greetings stamp set is on the retired list and that the Wood Textures Designer Series paper is a carryover item to the new Annual catalogue. So if you want that stamp set do not delay placing your order, I notice that a few things are already sold out.
I love how quick and easy this card was to make and how very effective the punched shapes make it. Sometimes when it comes to family, I do leave it till the last minute to create them a card. I’d love to know what you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Cased Daisy card
I saw a card on Pinterest by Amy Koenders and just had to create a version for my Beachmere class. It uses the gorgeous Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper. What I love about this card is that is uses one of the beautiful floral designs and shows it off to perfection without being too busy. The Designer Series Paper is attached across the top of Whisper White card and then a narrow piece of the Calypso Coral paper from the same Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper is attached below the floral piece. The greeting from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set is stamped onto the lower left hand corner of the Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. 
The Whisper White card is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped the daisy from the Daisy Delight stamp set twice onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the flower centre onto one of the daisy’s using the same ink. The flowers are punched out using the Daisy Punch and attached to each other using Glue Dots and making sure to stagger the petals. The daisy is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Calypso Coral card behind one long edge of the same floral designer series paper i used on the front of the card. 
The designer series paper is attached to the lower edge of Whisper White card before the panel is attached to the inside of the card.
Can you tell? I am on a mission to use up my retiring Designer Series Paper. Since the retired list has come out I have found that I am a hoarder and I need to use up the paper. I kind of hate to cut it in the first place and then all of a sudden its retired and I am onto something new. If you are like me and need help to overcome this problem, then search out Kylie Bertucci on facebook and her Love it Chop it video. So from now I on if I love it I will chop it and I will use it. Special thanks to Kylie for this great idea.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I can’t get the icon to work but the Designer Series Paper is still available today (in Australia), item no.144137.
Stamping with Kris 