For my Granddaughters
I had a lot of fun making these Christmas cards for my granddaughters. I found a link to a You Tube video by Georgai Giguere to create a night background. 
I had to improvise with the colours as the video used Blackberry Bliss a long retired Stampin’ Up! colour for which I substitued Berry Burst. I started by creating my card base from Thick A4 Whisper White card. I cut my layers from Whisper White card and stamped across them using the single tree from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set and Stazon Jet Black ink. I created a mask for the largest panel by punching post-it-notes using the 1-3/4″ Circle punch. 
I sponged across the card firstly using Smoky Slate, then Berry Bliss across the majority of the card with a little Old Olive across the bottom of the card and lastly Night of Navy over the whole of the card and then sponged around the edges to give the depth. I removed the post-it-note mask and stamped the greeting from the Merry Patterns stamp set (no longer available) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I created a little starry look to the sky by adding small drops of Fine Tip Glue to the sky and then sprinkled over Dazzling Diamonds. I had to leave it dry for a while before I could attach the sponged pieces to the card base – I love how the background turned out. After I attached all the background pieces and the small z-fold panel across the bottom of the card, I cut the solid sleigh from Silver Foil using the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits Dies. The detailed image and the reindeer are cut from Dazzling Details Glimmer Paper. This is so pretty, so thank you Georgai Giguere for the fabulous video.
I just know my granddaughters are going to love these cards.
Bye for now,
Kris
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3″ x 3″ cards
Yesterday I shared with you the Mini Pizza Boxes I gave as gifts at my Christmas celebration. Today I am sharing the set of four 3″ x 3″ cards and decorated Mini Pizza Box we created at our last class at Beachmere. To decorate the top of the box, we embossed Whisper White card using the Cable Knit Embossing Folder. The embossed card is attached to the Cherry Cobbler card and then the top of the box. We stamped “Merriest Christmas wishes” from the Watercolour Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. The greeting is cut using the largest Layering Circle Framelit Die and attached to a Early Espresso scalloped circle cut using the same dies. 
The greeting panel is attached to the box lid using Tombow Multipurpose Glue. We decorated two cards with Cherry Cobbler card bases and two cards with Early Espresso card bases. Each of the cards has a Whisper White square of card which is embossed using the Cable Knit Embossing Folder before being attached to the card front. They also have a Whisper White circle and either a Cherry Cobbler or Early Espresso scalloped circle all cut using the Layering Circle Framelites Dies. The first card has the bear image from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set stamped onto Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink. 
The face is stamped in Early Espresso and the the hat is created using Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White card and the retired Santa Hat Punch. The bow is punched from Cherry Cobbler card using the Cookie Cutter Punch. All of the pieces are attached to each other and layered onto the centre of the Whisper White circle on a Cherry Cobbler card. The second card uses the Gingerbreadman image from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set. The image is stamped onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink and punched out using the Cookie Cutter Punch. 
Two small Basic Pearls were coloured using the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend to create buttons. The image is layered onto the Whisper White circle on an Early Espresso card base. For the third card, the Reindeer image was stamped onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink and punched out using the Cookie Cutter Punch. A second image was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink on Whisper White card and the nose only was cut out and attached over the stamped Early Espresso nose. The image is attached the Whisper White circle on a Cherry Cobbler card base. 
The last card has the Santa image from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set stamped onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured with the Cherry Cobbler, Dark Smoky Slate and Light Skin Tone Stampin’ Blends. The image pieces are layered onto the Whisper White circle on an Early Espresso card base. For each of the cards, the inside Whisper White was stamped using the For/From image from the Merry Little Labels. The image is coloured using Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green Stampin’ Write Markers.
I love this set, it is so cute and would make a perfect small gift or stocking filler for friends or family this Christmas. If you would like to create this project, then please download your free tutorial. You can also download this tutorial on the Free Tutorials page.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Chocolate Pizza Boxes
I love the Mini Pizza Boxes in the Holiday Catalogue and was so excited to know that they will be carrying over. They are a great size for holding 3″ x 3″ cards (and by the way the 3″ x 3″ envelopes are carrying over too) but they are also food safe so you can add your favourite chocolate to make an edible gift as well. I used these Mini Pizza Boxes to hold some Rum Balls that I made for the ladies who attended my Christmas celebration and they all loved them – the boxes I mean, not sure about the Rum Balls. 
To decorate the top of the box I attached a piece of the Merry Littel ChristmasDesigner Series paper. I trimmed a length of the 7/8″ Striped Ribbon and attached it onto the Designer Series paper. I stamped the greeting from the Merry Little labels stamp set and punched it out using the 2″ Circle Punch. I layered it onto Cherry Cobbler card which I punched using the Starburst Punch. I stamped the holly and leaf image from the Half Full Stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the leaves using the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blend and the berries using the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend. 
I cut out the leaves and berries and attached them over the top of the stamped holly and leaves. They are a slightly different size but you can successfully cover the stamped image without losing the greeting. The greeting panel is attached to the top of the box using Mini Dimensionals. I added four mini cupcake liners to the inside of the box to hold four Rum Balls. I cut greaseproof paper using the largest scalloped Layering Square Framelit Die. I printed the ingredients for the Rum Balls onto Whisper White card and punched them out using the 2″ circle punch before attaching to the greaseproof paper. The greaseproof paper is placed on top of the Rum Balls before closing the box. I love how pretty and professional looking this is, don’t you. I hope I have inspired you to add your favourite Christmas treats to one of these boxes to share with your friends and family.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas Party
Today I am sharing with you the gift bags that I made for the ladies who attended my Christmas Party. I decorated four large White bags for my downline and the other attendees got a decorated Kraft Bag. Each of the bags is decorated in a similar fashion. I embossed a piece of Whisper White card using the Woodland Embossing Folder. This is a great folder to use when you want to emboss a wide piece of card because you don’t have to match anything up, you can simply emboss the width of the folder and then move the card beyond the embossing and emboss again. So each. 
I punched Silver Glimmer Paper with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached a piece behind the upper and lower edges of the embossed card before attaching to the front of the bag. I stamped Peace on Earth from the Carols of Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I cut the image using the largest Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and attached the greeting to a Early Espresso scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. The greeting is attached to the left hand side of the embossed Whisper White panel. I cut the tree images from Always Artichoke card using the Card Front Builders Thinlits Dies and attached them to the right hand side of the embossed Whisper White card. 
The White gift bags have two sets of the double trees and the Kraft Gift Bags only have one set. I cut the star from Silver Glimmer Paper using one of the Starlight Thinlits Dies and attached the star above the trees.
I stamped the tags onto Whisper White card using Early Espresso, Real Red and Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Markers to ink up the For/From image from the Merry Little Labels stamp set. I punched the top of the Whisper White card using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and used the Real Red 1/8″ Solid Ribbon to attach the tags to the bag handles.
I love how pretty these look and so did the ladies. I’ll show you what’s in the bag in upcoming posts.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Freshly Made Sketch Challenge 316
Today I am sharing with you a quick and easy card that I created for the Freshly Made Sketch challenge this week. This card is super simple if you need a few cards in a hurry. I embossed Whisper White card using the Holly Berry Embossing Folder and attached it to the top right hand corner of scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. I stamped the greeting from the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set onto Whisper White card using Soft Suede ink. 
I attached the greeting to Cherry Cobbler card and then the card front using Mini Dimensionals. I stamped the reindeer image from the Carols of Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Soft Suede ink and cut it out using the matching Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies. The reindeer is attached to the greeting banner.
To decorate the inside of the card I attached Cherry Cobler card behind one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Holly Berry Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
Hope this inspires you to finish making the cards you need to send out this year. Thanks also to Freshly Made Sketches for another great challenge.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Graduation
Last night was my eldest grandson Ethan’s graduation from Primary School. He also did a solo performance singing and playing his guitar. Ron and I are so proud of him. Anyway, enough of the Nanna stuff. I thought I would share the card I made for him. I started by punching lots of balloons from Whisper White card using the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I attached them to Whisper White card using Tombow Multipurpose Glue. I attached the Whisper White card to Daffodil Delight card and then scored and folded Night of Navy card. 
I cut a square from Night of Navy card using one of the Layering Squares Framelits Dies. I lightly scored the square on the diagonal and attached a Gold Mini Tassel using a Mini Glue dot. The square is attached to the card front on a slight diagonal. 
I attached a medium Gold Faceted Gem to the top of the Gold Mini Tassel. I stamped congratulations from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. The greeting is attached to Night of Navy card and then the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card I once more punched small balloons from Whisper White card and attached them down the left hand side of Whisper White card.
I love this card, simple but bright and happy. It’s also in the school’s colours of navy and yellow. Congratulations once more to Ethan and Narangba Valley State School for a wonderful night.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamparatus reservation
The second reservation period for the Stamparatus opened today. Unlike the last reservation period, Stampin’ Up! will keep it open until the 31st December and they will start shipping on the 19th March and will continue until all the orders are filled. So don’t delay, the sooner you reserve this great tool, the sooner it will be delivered. I just reserved mine so hopefully it will arrive in Mid to late March and I can start playing, I mean working with it, and sharing how wonderful it is with all of you.
Bye for now,
Kris
Early Christmas presents
Today was my last class at Beachmere for this year and I like to give the ladies a little something from me to say Merry Christmas. This little treat box was shared by Bronwyn Eastley and I thought it was a great idea. I’ve changed up the colours but love her idea. I scored and folded Soft Sky card, cut a circle from one panel using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies and then embossed the card using the Woodland Embossing Folder. Once you fold the card and attach the panel you are left with a little pocket on the inside which is where you place your treat. In this case a small round chocolate. 
The front panel is decorated by cutting a circle from Whisper White card which is then cut using the Hometown Greetings Thinlits Dies. The Whisper White card is attached to a Night of Navy cirlce, then a Soft Sky circle and then a Whisper White scalloped circle. 
All these pieces were cut using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. Before attaching the panel to the card front, I wrapped the chocolate holder with the Night of Navy 1/2″ Gingham Ribbon. Once the panel was secure I tied the ribbon into a bow. Lastly I stamped the greeting from the Hearts Come Home stamp set onto a narrow strip of Whisper White card using Night of Navy in. The greeting panel is attached using a glue dot on each end.
I love how this packaging really dresses up the very small gift the ladies are receiving.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Bundle
Year End Sales Event
It’s almost the end of the year and the end of another fantastic Holiday Catalogue. To wind down to Christmas Stampin’ Up! is holding a Year End Sales Event.
If you head on over to my store, you will see what is discounted and what’s on the retiring list. All products will be on a While Stocks Last basis so if there is something there you want, don’t hesitate, place your order ASAP to ensure you don’t miss out. The sale ends on 2nd January and nothing that is on sale will be available for purchase after that date.
Bye for now,
Kris
Christmas Wreath
Today I am sharing with you my version of an idea I have seen used a lot on Pinterest. The idea is to use the Leaf Punch that co-ordinates with the Painted Harvest stamp set to create a wreath for your card or 3d item but in my case a card for my lovely hairdresser Lauren and her family. I started by stamping the solid leaf image from the Painted Harvest stamp set onto Whisper White card using Always Artichoke. I punched out the images using the co-ordinating Leaf Punch – I really don’t know how many but it was a lot. I cut a circle from Whisper White card using the largest circle and a slightly smaller circle from the Layering Circle Framelits dies.
I used Tombow Glue applied to the circle and layered on the leaves until I covered almost all of it. Lastly I stamped six leaves using Cherry Cobbler ink and punched them out. I layered the leaves together to create a flower and added it to the wreath. I embossed Cherry Cobbler card using the Pinewood Plank Embossing Folder and attached it to Always Artichoke card and then scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I attached the wreath to the embossed Cherry Cobbler card. I sponged some Always Artichoke ink onto Whisper White card and punched a 1/2″ circle which I added to the flower centre. I coloured a Clear Faceted Gem using the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend and added it to the centre of the wreath.
To decorate the inside of the card I simply stamped the greeting from the Watercolour Christmas stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I really love how gorgeous this wreath looks. I did use my bone folder to add some dimension to the leaves, but forgot to do it before I started adding them to the circle, which was a little difficult. I do recommend that you curl your leaves a little using a bone folder BEFORE you attach them to your circle.
I hope I have inspired you to try one of these.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 