Happy Birthday Sean
My Son-in law celebrated his birthday on Sunday and although he had to work, I hope he had a great day. I created a Joy Fold card for him following the tutorial I found at Splitcoaststampers. The tutorial is easy to follow and you can adjust the size of the panels to suit the images you are using. I cut my card bases from Basic Gray card and adhered the blue striped designer series paper from the Bubble and Fizz Designer Series paper (available free while Sale-a-bration lasts) to the inside of the card.
I embossed a piece of Whisper White card using the Basic Polka Dot Embossing Folder and attached it to the small panel on the left of the card front. I attached another piece of the Bubble and Fizz Designer Series paper to the flap that folds on the right hand side. I cut Basic Gray card using the Happy Birthday Thinlit Die and attached it over the designer series paper. I stamped the party whistle from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set onto Whisper White card using Bermuda Bay and Basic Gray ink and the images and cut it out. 
The whistle is attached to the Whisper White panel using a mini dimensional on each end. This whistle is what holds the card closed. Inside the card, I added a Whisper White card panel so that I could write a message and on the small left hand flap I created a pocket to hold some money for Sean to spend on whatever he wants. This is a fun fold to make and really very easy. I recommend you give it a try.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Freshly Made 328
I found time to play along with the sketch challenge at Freshly Made this week which gave me the opportunity to work with Brusho. I cut a mask in a piece of scrap copy paper using one of the Layering Squares Framelits Dies. I laid the mask over a piece of Whisper White card and sprinkled the opening with a little of the Prussian Blue Brusho and spritzed it with water. I set the piece aside to dry. I cut the leaves from Whisper White card using the Petals and More Thinlits dies. I stamped the bird from the Petal Palette stamp set onto Whisper White card using Basic Black Archival ink. I also stamped three of the flowers from the Petal Palette stamp set onto Whisper White card using Powder Pink ink. The bird and the flowers were cut out using the matching Petals and More Thinlits dies. I sprinkled some Moss Green Brusho onto a clear block and used my Aqua Painter to add water, mix the crystals and then colour the die cut leaves. 
I cleaned the block and sprinkled a little of the Prussian Blue Brusho onto the block, once more using the Aqua Painter to add water, mix the crystals and then colour the bird. Once the leaves had dried I attached them over the brusho background and attached the flowers to the leaves using Mini Glue Dots. The Whisper White card is attached to Pool Party card and then scored and folded Thick A4 Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Petal Palette stamp set onto Whisper White card using Basic Black Archival ink and cut out the greeting using the die from the Petals and More Thinlits Dies. I also used the detailed banner die from the same set to cut Powder Pink card. I attached the Powder Pink banner behind the greeting banner and then attached it to the card front. 
Lastly I added the bird image so that it sits on the greeting banner.
To decorate the inside of the card, I mixed some Moss Green Brusho and used the Aqua Painter to add the colour to the leaf image from the Petal Palette stamp set. The image is stamped onto the lower left corner of the inside of the card. I am loving how versatile these Brusho crystals are and I am hoping that we get a few more colours when the new catalogue launches in June this year. It was fun to use the Brusho like and ink and you can get lighter and darker shades by modifying the amount of water you use to mix the crystals. If you are unsure about this great product, just do a You Tube search and check out all the great ideas being shared. Love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Mum and Dad’s Wedding
I’m still working on the family photos my Mum and Dad are sharing with me and today’s layout showcases my Mum and Dad’s Wedding. I attached two pieces of the Petal Passion Designer Series paper to a Whisper White 12″ x 12″ page. I coloured the flower on one of the Petal Passion Memories and More 6″ x 4″ cards using the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends before printing directly onto the card. Once I attached the card to the page, I cut “love” from Powder Pink card using the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies and attached it to the Memories and More card. 
I attached both of the photos to Basic Black card before attaching to the card front. I cut Powder Pink card using the Petal and More Thinlits Dies and attached one onto the lower corners of each photo. I stamped the images from the Petal Palette stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the images using the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. The images were die cut or hand cut if there was no matching Petals and More Thinlit Dies and attached to the page below the photos using mini dimensionals. 
I printed the journalling about the group photo onto Whisper White card, cut it into strips and attached it to Basic Black card. The last decoration was to add large Basic Rhinestones to the centres of the flowers. I may have gone a little over the top with the decoration but I love how this page has turned out. For your information, I scanned the original photos using my brother printer and simply printed them out at 6″ x 4″. I used photoshop to enhance the colour a little but that’s all, so I am really happy with the quality of the prints. The same church where Mum and Dad was married was also where I was christened and where my husband and I also celebrated out marriage. I love the continuity of family history, don’t you?
bye for now,
Kris
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Sweet Soiree Memories and More
You know that I love the Memories and More card packs which Stampin’ Up! have for Memory Keeping, but did you know that the card packs make a great starting place for greeting cards too.
Today I will share three cards I made using the Sweet Soiree Memories and More card pack which is one of the items available for free during Sale-A-Bration.
For the first card, I cut down a 4″ x 6″ card and attached it to scored and folded Thick A4 Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto one of the 3″ x 4″ cards using Rich Razzleberry ink and attached it to Whisper White card, before attaching to the card front. 
For the second card, I cut a narrow strip from one of the 6″ x 4″ cards and attached it across the front of scored and folded Thick A4 Whisper White card. I attached the 4″ x 3″ card to Basic Gray card and then the card front using dimensionals. 
For the last card, I cut a narrow strip from one of the 4″ x 6″ cards and attached a narrow strip of Calypso Coral card to the right hand edge. I punched Calypso Coral card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind the right hand edge before attaching to scored and folded Thick A4 Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Best Birds stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Calypso Coral ink. I attached the 3″ x 4″ card to Calypso Coral card and then the card front using dimensionals. These cards are so pretty and they were so easy to make. I think I might have to get out some of my other Memories and More card packs and see what I can create.
Bye for now,
Kris
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New Sale-A-Bration items
From today Stampin’ Up! has made available a number of current catalogue products to be selected Free with a qualifying order until the end of Sale-a-bration on the 31st March, so don’t delay in placing your order and selecting your free items. Please note that in order to receive the product free, you need to use the Sale-a-bration item number which you can view here or your can download the brochure here.
Take a look at the awesome new items you can earn for free.
Don’t forget to use the item number from the flyer to receive the product for free.
Happy Shopping!
Bye for now,
Kris
Last Brusho for a while
Here is another card we will be making at my March classes. For this card, I embossed the lower two-thirds of Whisper White card using the Basket Weave Embossing Folder (boy is this folder gorgeous and it’s free with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration). I wrapped the top of the embossing with Silver 1/8″ Ribbon and attached the embossed panel to scored and folded Real Red card. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto Whisper White card using Always Artichoke ink , punched one short end with the Triple Banner Punch , sponged the edges with Always Artichoke ink and attached the greeting to the card front. I cut Always Artichoke card using one of the dies from the Flourish Thinlits Dies. I attached the Always Artichoke leaf to the top right hand corner of the card front. I stamped the flower from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto Shimmery White card using Versamark ink, sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I used my Aqua Painter to add water to the inside of the embossing. 
It pools and you need to leave plenty of water inside the embossed lines. Then I sprinkled Yellow Brusho, trying to cover most of the flower. I sprinkled Gamboge Brusho into the central parts of the flower and lastly add Brilliant Red Brusho to the very middle of the flower. You need to let the flower dry completely before cutting out. I tried to hurry the first flower with the Heat Gun and it kind of made everything look very flat, so this time I waited. 
I stamped the leaf part of the flower once more onto Shimmery White card using Versamark ink, sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. Once more I used my Aqua Painter to pool water inside the embossed lines of the leaf. I sprinkled the leaf with Moss Green Brusho and once more left it to dry before cutting out. Once the leaf and the flower were cut out I attached the leaf to the back of the flower and then to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed a narrow strip of Whisper White card using the Basked Weave Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Real Red card behind one long edge and attached it to the bottom of Whisper White card.
I really do love playing with Brusho, however, I must warn you, it is very messy. The crystals are very fine and go everywhere, so make sure you cover anything you don’t want sprinkled!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Brusho and Butterflies
I created this card using Brusho after seeing a very similar card on the net, Pinterest or somewhere, which I cannot find now. If this card is your’s please let me know so that I can give you credit. I stamped the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto Watercolour Paper using Versamark ink. I sprinkled the image with Silver Embossing Powder and Heat set it.
I sprinkled the whole piece of Watercolour Paper using the Brilliant Blue and Yellow Brusho, but making sure that there was more Brilliant Blue Brusho inside the butterfly images. I spritzed the card with water and watched the magic happen. You need to let the Watercolour Paper dry, which takes a long time, depending on the weather. If you use a Heat Tool, only apply heat to the back of the paper. Once the Watercolour paper was dry, I wrapped the left hand edge with Silver 1/8″ Ribbon and tied a bow. 
The image panel is attached to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Dapper Denim card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I sprinkled Brilliant Blue and Yellow Brusho over a narrow strip of Watercolour Paper. I attached a narrow strip of Dapper Denim card behind the Watercolour Paper before attaching to Whisper White card. Don’t you just love how the crystals take on a life of their own and each time you get a slightly different look? If you haven’t purchased Brusho yet, take another look and get creating.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Family History
I shared a scrapbook page with you recently which showed my father’s great grandfather. Well after showing the page to my dad I had to do some editing. It was in fact his grandfather who unfortunately died when my dad was only three. I had to do a little editing but I didn’t want to change the page and when I found a photo of his grandfather and grandmother together I created a co-ordinating page. The photo of both of them is rather blurry but it is taken in the garden of their home in Redfern, a home I remember visiting as a little girl as my great grandmother lived into her 90’s. 
I love how I was able to put these pictures together so that my grandchildren would know how these people fit into their lives. The page has the same background created with the Pattern Party Masks using the White Embossing Paste with a little added Crumb Cake ink. I added the same Colour Theory Designer Series Paper and used the banners to add a little journalling about the photo. Sometimes we work very hard on our Memory Keeping pages but we need to remember that the photo and the reason behind the photo is all that is really important.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Brusho Birthday
I have been working on cards for next month’s class where we will be using the fabulous new product Brusho. There are many ways to use this product and quick search of You Tube will bring up many wonderful Videos to show you how. For this card I embossed the top section of Whisper White card with the floral folder from the Petal Pair Embossing Folders. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Peekaboo Peach ink. I wrapped the embossed card with Peekaboo peach 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding and tied a know before attaching the card to scored and folded Peekaboo Peach card. I stamped the the flower onto Shimmery White Card by firstly inking with Versamark and then Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
The image is sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and then heat set. I sprinkled a little Yellow Brusho onto a Clear Block and using my Aqua Painter added a drop of water which I mixed into the Brusho crystals to clear a liquid ink. I coloured the floral image completely using my Aqua Painter and the yellow ink. I cleaned the block and added some Gamboge Brusho which I again mixed with water and used my Aqua Painter to add darker hues to the flower. I cleaned the block and added some Brilliant Red Brusho to the block which I mixed with water and used my Aqua Painter to add some darker shading to my flower. I cleaned the block once more and added some Moss Green Brusho which I once more mixed with water before using my Aqua Painter to add some colour to the leaf. You need to let the Shimmery White Card dry completely before cutting out the image. I attached the dry image to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed Whisper White card using the same floral folder from the Petal Pair Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Peekaboo Peach card behind one long edge and attached it to Whisper White card.
Let me tell you, playing with Brusho is so much fun and you are only really limited by your imagination. This is a new product which is available in the current Occasions Catalogue as a set of five colours. I am hoping we get more of these to add to our stash of colouring tools. One thing you must remember is that these Brusho crystals are very fine. DO NOT open the bottle. Use your Paper Piercing Tool to pierce a hole in the top of the container and use a thumb tack to cover the hole. If you open the bottle you will end up with Brusho everywhere and the product will not last very long. Also a quick tip is to shake the bottle before sprinkling out the crystals.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Another Blossoming Basket
After I finished making the card yesterday using the Watercolour Pencils, I decided to create the exact same card but this time colouring the basket using the Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. The card uses the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch to define the edges of the stamped panel and the Basket Weave Embossing Folder for the background. 
This time, I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto a narrow strip of Whisper White card using Crumb Cake card. 
I punched the ends using the Triple Banner Punch and sponged the edges of the banner with Daffodil Delight ink. The banner is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I finished the inside of the card with Whisper White card embossed using the Basket Weave Embossing Folder with a Daffodil Delight border punched using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. 
I loved yesterday’s card and I love today’s card. When I had finished creating, I thought I would like to create the same card with just a little more dimension, so this time I stamped, coloured and cut out the central flower which is attached over the one in the basket using mini dimensionals. I also added two small and one medium Basic Rhinestone to the centres of the flowers.
Such a small difference, but oh so much prettier. I hope you enjoying this series of cards using the same stamps but different colouring techniques. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 