Cozy Cottage…..
…is a new Hostess stamp set in the 2018 Occasions Catalogue. As part of my pre-order I was able to earn this stamp set and I have been having a lovely time colouring in this gorgeous cottage. This is the first actual card I have created using this stamp set. I stamped the greeting from Colourful Seasons onto Pool Party card using Early Espresso ink and attached it to Whisper White card. I embossed the Whisper White/Pool Party card using the Basic Polka Dot Embossing Folder. 
I cut a piece of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and attached it to the left hand side of the embossed card before attaching to scored and folded Pool Party card. I stamped the cottage image from the Cozy Cottage stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured in the image using Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Ivory, Bronze, Smoky Slate and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using one of the Layering Oval Framelits Dies and attached it to a Smoky Slate scalloped oval cut using the same Dies. 
The image is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the chair image from the Cozy Cottage stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Crumb Cake and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
I love this card, so peaceful and serene, don’t you think? Of course I also love the Stampin’ Blends, they make it so easy to create a beautifully coloured scene to add to our cards or for that matter anything we might be creating with paper.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Last Christmas Share
I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and a restful Boxing Day. I was going to share this project with you yesterday but I spent the day relaxing instead, so I thought I would pop in today with my last Christmas share. I wanted to use up some of the Be Merry ornaments that I had left and found this cute little idea which was shared on a demonstrator only page. You can learn how to create the cutlery holder by watching this video by a UK Demonstrator Angelina from Intertwine Designs. 
I created the basic holder using Whisper White card. I decorated half using Old Olive card and the other half using Real Red card and created belly bands to match. Once I had created the ornaments, I simply attached them to the belly bands. Angeline uses a corner rounder to round the top corners of the cutlery holder which we do not stock any more, however you can use the corner rounder on the Envelope Punch Board instead. You could, of course, omit the ornaments and add any embellishment you wish including just adding a guest name.
If you would like to purchase these gorgeous ornaments which are really quite simple to make and look absolutely stunning, don’t delay in placing your order, they are available until the 2nd January on a while stocks last basis.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Merry Christmas
Thought I would pop in early and wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. This photo of Abi, Ethan and Elyssa was taken last night before we went to look at Christmas lights. You can tell you have a teenager in the family when Abi says but Nan my hair isn’t done!
I am lucky enough to be spending the day with my eldest daughter, her husband and these three beautiful children, as well as my Mum and Dad. My sister, niece and great nephew will also be there. My youngest daughter and her family will be visiting with her husband’s family, which is lovely but I will miss having them here. I hope your day is filled with all the things that make your life happy.
Bye for now,
Kris
Global Design Project 118
Today I am sharing with you some more new product which I used to complete the sketch challenge at Global Design Project this week. This card uses a great new photopolymer stamp set called Waterfront. I embossed Whisper White card using the Seaside Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Early Espresso card. I attached a strip of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of the embossed card. The stamped piece was one that I had been playing with to get the feel for this stamp set. I stamped the sand using Daffodil Delight ink and the sea using Island Indigo ink. 
I stamped the house using Soft Suede ink and the stems of the palm trees using Crumb Cake ink. The palm leaves are stamped with Old Olive ink. The image is cut using the Layering Circle Framelits Dies and attached to an Early Espresso scalloped circle cut using the same dies. The image panel is attached to the card front over the designer series paper using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set onto Whisper White card using Island Indigo ink. I punched the greeting using the Classic Label Punch.
The greeting is attached to Island Indigo card which I trimmed to match the shape of the punch before attaching to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the sand using Daffodil Delight ink onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card. The palm tree stems are stamped using Crumb Cake card and the palm leaves using Old Olive ink.
I think this is going to be such a fun and versatile stamp set, keep your eye out I am sure you will see this used many times.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sneak Peak Birthday Card
I have had some of the product from the soon to be released Occasions Catalogue sitting in a box on the floor of my craft room neglected while I finished my Christmas projects. I have finally got them out of the box and have started to play with them. One of the first sets I wanted to use was the Petal Palette stamp set. I decided that the best way to see what was in each stamp set was to stamp them onto Whisper White card. This stamp set has a co-ordinating set of dies – the Petals and More Thinlits Dies, so I cut them out and attached them to the stamped page. Now I have a visual record of what is in these sets which I find makes it easier to begin creating with them. 
Anyway while doing this I stamped a number of the flower images onto some scrap Whisper White card and started trying a few different colouring techniques. This card features two of the images which are stamped onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist ink and an Aqua Painter. The images are so pretty and I love that I have been able to achieve some depth of colour in the images. They also have a co-ordinating die to cut them out – Woohoo. Soooo….. I stamped the greeting from the Best Birds stamp set onto Whisper White card and cut it out using one of the Layering Circle Framelits Dies. 
The greeting is attached to a Berry Burst scalloped circle cut using the same dies. I attached the two images to the Whisper White circle around the greeting. I embossed Whisper White card using one of the Petal Pair Embossing Folders. These embossing folders come as a set of two, so they are the smaller dies but this one was easy enough to line up and cover the whole of the Whisper White card. I wrapped the bottom of the card using Berry Burst 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon and tied a knot (a new ribbon in the Occasions Catalogue). The embossed card is attached to scored and folded Berry Burst card before I attached the image panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached another of the stamped images, which I had coloured in the same manner, to the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card.
This card is destined for a friend, whose birthday was a couple of days ago. A little late but hopefully she will like it enough to forgive my lateness.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas Memory Keeping Page
I haven’t shared with you the 12″ x 12″ page we made at our last Memory Keeping Class. This page has 12″ x 12″ Cherry Cobbler card as its base. I cut one piece of Be Merry Designer Series Paper and attached it down the left hand side of the page. I attached a piece of the black Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper across the centre of the page. I punched a long narrow strip of Gold Foil card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it across the bottom of the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper. I cut a tree from Gold Foil card using the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits Dies and attached it to the top left hand corner. I cut two pieces of Basic Black card 4-1/4″ x 6-1/4″ to create mats for my photos. These are attached across the centre of the page with the one on the left raised on dimensionals. 
I cut the sleigh from Basic Black card and the detailed sleigh from Gold Foil card using the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits Dies. These are attached to each other and then to the bottom left hand corner of the page. I cut the reindeer from Gold Foil card and the wreath from Basic Black card using the same dies. They are attached in front of the sleigh. I coloured three medium Basic Pearls using the Dark Red Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend and attached them to the wreath. My title is cut from Whisper White card using the Timeless Type Alphabet Dies (retired) and attached above the photo on the right. I printed my journalling onto Whisper White card and cut it into strips before attaching to the lower right hand corner of the page. This page forms part of my attempt to complete my memory keeping for 2016. I am hoping to finish these pages over the Christmas period and make a start on 2017.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Another Tri-Shutter
This time for my Mum and Dad. I followed the same directions at Splitcoaststampers as I did for the cards I made for my daughters. This time the card base is cut from Thick Whisper White card. I decorated the two end panels with a piece of the Be Merry Designer Series Paper which is attached to Cherry Cobbler card. The long panels in the top and bottom sections of the card are also decorated with Be Merry Designer Series paper, however this time, the designer series paper is attached to Garden Green card. The four small panels are decorated with the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper which is attached to Basic Black card. The image panel on the front of the card has a piece of Whisper White card embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder which is attached to Garden Green card. 
I stamped the greeting which is from the now retired Merry Patterns stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the fill for the word season using Cherry Cobbler ink. The greeting is cut out using a Layering Oval Framelit Die and is attached to a Cherry Cobbler scalloped oval which is cut using the same dies before being attached to the embossed panel. I stamped “to be jolly” from the same stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink before attaching to Cherry Cobbler card and the central panel. For the panel on the right I once more embossed Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder which is attached to Garden Green card. I stamped the candle image from the Merry Patterns stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The fill images for the candles are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and the candle flames are stamped using Crushed Curry ink. I masked the stamped candle image and stamped the leaf image using Garden Green ink. 
The image is cut out using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and attached to a Cherry Cobbler scalloped oval cut using the same dies. I cut two reindeer from Gold Foil card using the Card Front Builder Thinlit Dies and attached them to the top right and lower left small panels. I cut two stars from Gold Foil card using the Starlight Thinlits Dies and attached them to the upper left and lower right small panels.
I love the bright, happy colours in the Be Merry Designer Series Paper and think it works well on this card. What about you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas Tri-Shutter
I thought I would share with you today the cards that I made for my daughters and sons-in-law. I followed the directions at Splitcoaststampers, so check it out if you would like to make one. I embossed Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and attached the pieces to Gold Foil card before attaching to the Cherry Cobbler card base. 
I stamped “tis the season” from the Merry Patterns stamp set (sorry this one is now unavailable) onto Whisper White card using Versamark ink. I embossed the image using Gold Embossing powder and then stamped “season” inside the embossed greeting using Cherry Cobbler ink. The greeting is cut out using one of the Layering Oval Framelits Dies and attached to a Cherry Cobbler scalloped oval before attaching to the card base. The greeting is attached to the left hand central panel of the card. I stamped “to be jolly” from the same stamp set onto Whisper White card using Versamark ink and once more heat set it with Gold Embossing Powder. The stamped Whisper White card is once more attached to Gold Foil card and then to the middle panel of the card.
I stamped the candle image using Versamark ink onto Whisper White card. The image is embossed using Gold Embossing Powder. I stamped the fill images for the candles using Cherry Cobbler ink and the candle flames using Crushed Curry ink. I covered the candle image with a post-it-note mask and stamped the leaf around the bottom of the candles using Garden Green ink. The image is cut out using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and attached to a Cherry Cobbler scalloped oval cut using the same dies. 
The image panel is attached to the right hand central panel of the card. I cut two reindeer from Gold Foil card using the Card Builder Framelits Dies and attached them to the small panels on the top right and bottom left of the card. I cut two stars from Gold Foil card using the Starlight Thinlits Dies and attached them to the small panels at top left and bottom right of the card.
I wasn’t sure if this card would be a little plain but I think the Gold Foil card and the Gold Embossing looks fantastic with the Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler, don’t you? I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Abigail
I can’t believe my eldest granddaughter is turning 13 today. It only seems like yesterday, I was rushing to the hospital to have my first cuddle and now she is a teenager! I might add she is a lovely young lady and both Ron and myself are blessed to have her in our lives. So a special birthday calls for a little extra effort on my part to create her card. I layered Calypso Coral card onto scored and folded Thick Whisper White card using temporary adhesive and cut a circle from the centre using the Layering Circle Framelits Dies. 
I removed the Calypso Coral card and layered a piece of Whisper White card. I used a pencil to mark the circle in the Calypso Coral card onto the Whisper White card and cut a scalloped circle using the same dies, making sure to centre the circle inside the scalloped circle. I removed the Whisper White card and embossed it using the Basic Polka Dot Embossing Folder. 
The pieces were all attached back together. I attached a folded piece of Whisper White card onto the inside of the Thick Whisper White card with the fold on the right hand side. I stamped the image from the Beautiful You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using the Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Ivory and Bronze Stampin’ Blends. The Whisper White card is layered onto Calypso Coral card and then the front of the inside panel so that the image shows through the circle in the front of the card. 
I cut the Happy Birthday thinlit die from Calypso Coral card twice, so that I could cut the Happy and Birthday apart. I used some retired dies to cut the numbers and letters for 13th, also from Calypso Coral card. There are layered onto the central panel of the card. This is a 5″ x 5″ card, so I created an envelope from Whisper White card using the Envelope Punch Board. Since it is such a special birthday her gift is jewellery and I created a matching box to hold the gift for her.
I love that this is so bright and pretty and also a little grown up. Once more Happy Birthday Abigail.
Bye for now,
Kris
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For My Grandsons
Have you seen all the wonderful bridge cards on demonstrator blogs and on Pinterest? Aren’t they just adorable? Such a fun fold. Well, I decided to make one for each of my Grandsons for Christmas this year. I created my card bases from Thick Whisper White card and then cut Whisper White pieces to layer onto each of the panels. The panel pieces were embossed using the Woodlands Embossing Folder. After they were embossed I used my Crumb Cake stamp pad to rub over the top and accentuate the trees. 
Once the panels were attached, I stamped three trees for each card using the image from the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set and coloured them using the Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. The images are cut out using the matching Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits Dies. I attached two of the trees to the middle panel. The third tree is attached to Window Sheet and a small bridge that fits across the central part of the card. The sleigh image and the reindeer image from the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set are stamped onto Whisper White card and coloured using the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. 
I marked a spot about 5cm from the bottom of the card and cut between the images using my Stampin’ Trimmer. I then trimmed around the outline of each of the images and attached the panel across the front of the card, with the outside edges of the image panel and the card base matching. I stamped Merry Christmas Wishes from the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink, attached it to Crumb Cake card and then across the card beneath the stamped images. I love how gorgeous these cards look and I know my grandsons will love that they fold into the envelope and then pop open when they pull them out.
Have you tried one of these yet? If not, I recommend that you do. Right at this minute I can’t find the link to the video that I watched to create this card, but I am sure if you google it, you will find any number of tutorials and videos to help you create one of these card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 