February Memory Keeping
I love creating pages with the photos I have taken from different events and holidays but I am finding that as I get older, I am want to learn more about all the photos that my parents have and creating pages or even a book (if I get really enthusiastic). So the page for this month’s class came about because I wanted to document this photo of my Great, Great Grandfather, William Plowright Gray. Can you image losing that information? I wouldn’t have a clue who it was without my Dad telling me. He was born in Stepney in England and emigrated with his wife and at least one son to Australia.
So I started by adding some Crumb Cake re-inker to White Embossing Paste and randomly applying it to my page using one of the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. I cut four pieces of Colour Theory Designer Series Paper – one in each colour – to add across the page. Because the photo was sepia, I wanted to add some colour to the page and because William is smiling I wanted a happy page. I created the banners for my title by printing onto Whisper White card and punched one end using the Triple Banner Punch before attaching to Crumb Cake card which I trimmed to match.
I also printed onto Whisper White card what information my Dad had given me about William. It’s a simple page, but one that I love and hopefully during my Memory Keeping Classes I can document more information about my family history.
So if you are interested in documenting the important things in your life, and you live in the Narangba area of Brisbane, why not join me for this class. The classes are going to be held on a Sunday from 10.30am to around 2.30pm. You can check out all the information on my Classes and Workshop page. Please note that you do need to bring along your own basic took kit including adhesives. I will supply the product to complete the page or you can use it on your own projects, the choice is yours. You can use my stamp sets and accessories to complete your projects. I will also provide morning and afternoon tea and plenty of tea and coffee. You will need to bring along your own lunch.
Please remember that space is limited, so let me know as soon as you can if you wish to attend our first class for the year on the 25th February.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Dapper Day
Do you struggle with where to begin when you want to make a card? Well I do, not all the time but sometimes, so here is what I do. I either go to my favourite challenge sites and use the sketch challenge or even the colour challenge to begin my creation. If that doesn’t inspire me then I will go to my Card Sketch Pinterest Board and scroll through my pins until I find something that suits my purpose. Today I used one of the sketches from my Pinterest Board to create another card featuring the Truly Tailored stamp set and True Gentleman Designer Series Paper. This time I cut a piece of Tranquil Tide card using the largest square in the Layering Squares Framelits Dies and attached it to Whisper White card. 
I embossed the piece using the Simple Stripes Embossing Folder and attached the panel to scored and folded Chocolate Chip card. I cut a strip of the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper and punched one short end using the Triple Banner Punch before attaching to the left hand side of the card front.
I stamped the greeting from the True Gentleman stamp set onto Whisper White card using Tranquil Tide ink and cut it out using one of the circles from the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Chocolate Chip card behind one long edge of a narrow strip of the same True Gentleman Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
This truly is another clean and simple card but I think they make the best kind of manly card, don’t you. I’m pretty sure my husband would love this card. I certainly am loving this great product suite.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Truly Tailored
I got quite a lot in my pre-order from the Occasions Catalogue and some of them still haven’t seen ink. So today I got out the Truly Tailored stamp set and the True Gentleman Designer Series paper. I was very excited to see these in the Occasions Catalogue because we don’t have a lot of “manly” stamp sets. However, I don’t make a lot of male cards and so this has sat gathering dust for a couple of months now. Anyway I had a look at my card sketch Pinterest board and this is what I created. 
I cut three pieces of the True Gentleman Designer Series paper – one 7.5cm x 9.5cm and two pieces 6cm x 4.6cm. I attached the designer series paper to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Night of Navy card. I inked the “to a classy kind of guy” stamp from the Truly Tailored stamp set using a Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker without inking the comb on the image. I stamped onto scrap Whisper White card and punched out the image using the matching Tailored Tag Punch. 
The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the bow tie image from the Truly Tailored stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and cut it out. The bow tie is attached to the greeting panel using Mini Glue Dots.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped “today is your day celebrate in style”, which is another of the greetings from the Truly Tailored stamp set, onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink.
This stamp set, the co-ordinating punch and designer series paper is just delightful. I am sure you will see me using this more in the coming weeks.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Same but different
I was inspired by yesterday’s card to create another one using the same sketch from Fab Friday, this one for a friend’s birthday. I embossed Bermuda Bay card using the Fluttering Embossing Folder and attached it to the left hand side of Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Bermuda Bay ink before attaching Gold 3/8
Metallic Edge Ribbon over the edge of the embossed card. The panel is attached to scored and folded Bermuda Bay card. I stamped the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto Vellum Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I flipped the image over and used the Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends to colour in the butterfly. I cut out the butterfly and attached it to the card front using glue dots (in the centre only). I cut out the medium detailed butterfly from Gold Glimmer Paper using the Butterflies Thinlits Dies.
I attached the Gold butterfly to the centre of the stamped butterfly.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed Bermuda Bay card using the Fluttering Embossing folder and attached it to the bottom of Whisper White card. I wrapped the top of the embossed card using the Gold 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon before attaching the panel to the inside of the card. I cut the small detailed butterfly from Gold Glimmer Paper using the Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies and attached it to the embossed card.
I am really happy with this card. I think the detailed butterfly die on top of the stamped butterfly adds a lot of extra dimension, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Fab Friday #129
The sketch challenge at Fab Friday this week is awesome and I decided to create my card using the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Powder Pink ink. I attached a strip of Powder Pink Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of the stamped Whisper White card. I attached a piece of Powder Pink 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon over the edge of the Designer Series Paper before attaching to scored and folded Powder Pink card. 
I stamped the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto Vellum Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I flipped the stamped vellum over and used the Light and Dark Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends to colour in the butterfly. I cut out the butterfly and attached it to the card front using Mini Glue Dots in the centre only.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the butterfly once more onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The butterfly is also coloured using the Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends.
This card is super cute and super simple. I love it so much it will be part of an upcoming class at Beachmere.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Some inspiration from Pinterest
You already know that I love Pinterest and this card is inspired by several I have seen recently (thanks so much for the inspiration). I stamped “happy birthday” from the Perennial Birthday stamp set all over a piece of Pool Party card using Pool Party ink. I did use my stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure it was pretty straight. After stamping I punched three holes in the card using the 1-3/8″ Circle Punch. I stamped the panda from the Party Pandas stamp set onto Whisper White card three times using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut them out.
(There is no matching framelit you need to use your paper snips.) I coloured in the party hats using the Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker and attached each Panda so that they would be popping through the circles. 
The panel is attached to Sahara Sand card and then scored and folded Pool Party card.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped another of the Panda images from the Party Pandas stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I also inked the “love” from the love you stamp in the same stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the word inside the banner the Panda is holding.
These Pandas really are very cute. I bet you cannot wait to place your qualifying order and earn this stamp set for free during Sale-A-Bration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Panda Birthday
After I made the card for my great nephew’s first birthday, I was a little bit hooked on the Party Pandas stamp set. So I just had to create another card. I punched Basic Black card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind a piece of the Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series Paper which you can earn for free with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. The designer series paper is attached to Whisper White card which is embossed using the Scattered Sequin Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to Basic Black card and then scored and folded Lemon Lime Twist card. 
I stamped the Panda from the Party Pandas stamp set onto Whisper White card and cut out the image using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. 
I coloured the Panda’s hat using a Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Write Marker and attached the panel to a Basic Black scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the happy birthday from the Party Pandas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, punched it out using the Classic Label Punch and attached it to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I punched a strip of Basic Black card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind one long edge of a piece of the same Bubble and Fizz Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
Aren’t these Panda’s just so cute? The more you use them the more you love them.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Karyn
My sister recently celebrated her 60th birthday and I know by now she has received her card and gift, so I can share them with you. I embossed Whisper White card using one of the folders from the Petal Pair Embossing Folders. This is a narrow embossing folder so I had to run it through the Big Shot twice to cover the whole piece. I coloured a piece of Whisper White 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon using the Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blend and wrapped it around the embossed card. 
I stamped “celebrate” and “you” from the Amazing You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Rich Razzleberry ink and cut it out using one of the Layering Oval Framelit Dies. The greeting panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the large floral image twice and one small image from the Petal Palette stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
The images are coloured using the Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. The large floral images are cut out using the matching Petal Passion Framelit Dies and the small image is fussy cut. The three images are attached around the greeting using snail and dimensionals. I tied a bow in a length of the Whisper White Ribbon 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon which is also coloured using a Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blend and attached it to the card front using a glue dot.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set onto Whisper White card using Rich Razzleberry ink. I used a Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write Marker to ink the greeting but not the word “of”. The image is cut out using one of the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and attached to a scalloped Rich Razzleberry oval. The greeting is attached to Whisper White card. I cut the number 60 from Rich Razzleberry card using some old dies I had on hand – not Stampin’ Up! unfortunately and attached them to the greeting panel.
I also created a gift card holder to match the card. I cut the base from Rich Razzleberry card and embossed Whisper White card using the same Petal PairEmbossing Folder to decorate the Panels. I made belly band using Rich Razzleberry and embossed Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set onto Whisper White card using Rich Razzleberry ink. The greeting is cut out using the Layering Oval Framelit Dies and attached to a Rich Razzleberry scalloped oval cut using the same dies. I stamped the floral image from the Petal Palette stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends cut out and attached to the greeting oval. The greeting panel covers the join in the belly band.
So once more a happy birthday to my sister Karyn.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Jack
My great nephew turned 1 recently and this gave me the opportunity to play with the Party Pandas stamp set which is one of the sets you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration. I was actually a little late getting his birthday gift together but hopefully he will forgive me. I embossed Whisper White card using the Woodlands Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Bermuda Bay card. I cut Whisper White card using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and also a scalloped circle from Bermuda Bay card using one of the scalloped circles from the Layering Circles Dies. 
The pieces are attached together and then to the lower right hand corner of the card front. I stamped the panda from the Party Pandas stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the balloon using the Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends. 
I cut out the panda and attached the Panda to the stitched circle, I added a dimensional to the back of the balloon so that it would sit properly on the card front. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Party Pandas stamp set onto Bermuda Bay card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched out the greeting using the Classic Label Punch. The greeting is attached below the panda.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the panda using the same ink and used the Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends to colour the panda’s party hat.
I wasn’t sold on this stamp set when I first saw it, but I can see it has huge possibilities. What about you? Do you love it?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Bird Banter
I thought you might like a change from all the Waterfront cards I have been sharing. I saw a card recently (or maybe not so recently) that has this simple but very effective layout, so I saved it for future use. I stamped the greeting from the Bird Banter stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I also attached three strips of the Basics Pack 2 Washi Tape across the centre of the stamped card before attaching to scored and folded Old Olive card. I stamped the bird from the Bird Banter stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using the Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. 
I cut out the image using one of the circles from the Stitched Circles Framelits Dies. I stamped the stem image onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the leaves using the Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. 
I cut out the image and attached it to the stamped circle so that the bird was sitting on the branch. I trimmed off the excess branch and attached the panel to a Daffodil Delight scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circle Framelit Dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped Whisper White card using another of the greetings from the Bird Banter stamp set and also the two small birds, one either side of the greeting. The birds are coloured using the Pool Party, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends.
My colouring of the birds may not fit any particular type but aren’t the birds cute? I really need to use this set more, there are so many images and so many possibilities.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 