Super Simple
Do you send out lots of Christmas cards? Well, here is a card which really is super simple and super quick to make. I stamped the greeting from the Oh What Fun stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Smoky Slate card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink before embossing using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed card to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. 
I sponged the edges of a piece of Be Merry Designer Series paper using Cherry Cobbler ink and attached it to the left hand side of the embossed card. I stamped the tree from the Lovely As A Tree stamp set onto Whisper White card using Garden Green ink and cut it out with the largest oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies.
I sponged the edges using Garden Green ink and attached it to the card front. I used the darkest of my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends (you are going to love these) to colour three large Basic Rhinestones which I added to the tree.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same designer series paper to Smoky Slate card and then the bottom of Whisper White card.
See, I told you, super simple, super quick. You could make heaps of these in no time at all. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Birthday Wishes
This is a card I created for a friend of mine who recently celebrated her birthday. I started by stamping the Burlap Background onto Whisper White card using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the flower from You’ve Got This onto Whisper White card three times. Once using Berry Burst ink, once using Rich Razzleberry ink and once using Fresh Fig ink. I used the no line colouring technique I learned from my friend and fellow demonstrator Vicky Wright. What that means is that you use an Aqua Painter which is slightly wet as soon as you stamp the image and move the ink around to colour the image. It gives a lovely wash of colour and you don’t need to pick up ink from anywhere else. 
Once I had stamped and coloured each flower, I cut them out. I stamped the stem and leaf part of the image three times onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink and using the same technique, couloured them and cut them out. I did leave a little of the flower on the top of the stems so that I could attached the flowers I had already cut out to each one. 
I attached the Fresh Fig flower onto the top right hand corner of the stamped Whisper White card card and attached the Rich Razzleberry flower over the top. I used dimensionals to add the Berry Burst flower. I wrapped the bottom of the card with Berry Burst 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon and tied a bow. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Berry Burst card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Butterfly Basics stamp set using Berry Burst ink. I also stamped, coloured and cut out another flower using Berry Burst ink. The flower is attached just above and to the right of the greeting.
I am loving this card. So happy birthday Shirley, hope you had an amazing day.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stampin’ Blends
Some really exciting news to share with you today. Stampin’ Up! is releasing new Alcohol Markers – Stampin’ Blends on the 1st November. These markers are alcohol based and come in colour sets of two which you can buy individually or as a pair. This gives them an advantage over the Blendibilities which had to be bought in sets of three markers. When the Blendibilities were withdrawn due to manufacturing problems, I for one was devastated. I have never succumbed to the other alcohol markers which are available because they always seemed so complicated to pair together. Stampin’ Up! as usual has made it really easy to choose your markers and have some fantastic results. With the release of the markers you will be able to purchase the Colour Me Happy Project Kit and Colour Me Happy stamp set which are designed with the Stampin’ Blends in mind. These products will be available only while stocks last.
As you know being a demonstrator gives me some fantastic perks and one of these is being able to purchase product before they are released to customers. As demonstrators we were able to purchase the Stampin’ Blends at the beginning of October and I have had a fun time playing with them. I am delighted with how easy they are to use and blend. The markers also include two skin tone markers and a Colour Lifter which I am happy to say works wonderfully well.
Here is a video by Stampin’ Up! to give you an idea of how fantastic they are.
I have completed one of each of the cards from the Colour Me Happy Project Kit using the Colour Me Happy stamp set. The kit contains enough product to complete four each of four different designs with the exception of the stamp set, glue and a stamp-a-ma-jig (not completely necessary but I found it very helpful).
The first two cards are 4″ x 4″. I love the cute little birds and although I did change up the colours for the “Thank You” card, I am so happy with the completed projects.
The second two cards are standard size and also so adorable, don’t you love those lanterns and flowers. Take note of the beautiful envelopes with liners that come with the kit.
I bet you are excited now and can’t wait to place your order for these fantastic markers. Oh, and if you want to be part of my team, you can purchase the Stampin’ Blends as part of your starter kit.
Bye for now,
Kris
Fab Friday 123
Here I am attempting another challenge and giving you all a break from my Christmas Card creations. I might have taken a little liberty with this week’s challenge at Fab Friday but I did use the sketch as the inspiration to create a card to send with a package of cards to my Aunty. She doesn’t read my blog so I can share before she receives her gift. I used the Flourish Thinlits Dies to cut Elegant Eggplant card and attached it across the lower right hand edge of Whisper White card. The Whisper White card is attached to Perfect Plum card and then scored and folded Elegant Eggplant card. 
I stamped the large flower from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set onto Whisper White card three times, once using Elegant Eggplant, once using Perfect Plum and once using Crushed Curry. I cut the full flower, the smaller flower and the flower centre from each of the stamped flowers. They are attached on top of one another using Tombow Multipurpose Glue. I stamped the leaves from the same stamp set three times onto Whisper White card using Always Artichoke ink and cut them out. The leaves are attached behind the flower before attaching to the card front, covering the left hand edge of the die border. I stamped Just a note from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set onto Whisper White card using Elegant Eggplant ink. 
I punched one end using the Triple Banner Punch before sponging Elegant Eggplant ink lightly around the edges. I attached the greeting to the top right hand corner of the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I once more stamped and cut out the flower and leaf images before attaching them to the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card.
I love these colours together, don’t you. Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy to co-ordinate colours, if you get stuck for a combination just choose your colour palette from one of the colour families and you can’t go wrong.
Thanks once again to Fab Friday for the inspiration to create my card today.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Floral Birthday
I needed to create a birthday card for my friend recently and decided to use a layout I had previously used but with the a different stamp set. I stamped the flowers from the Painted Harvest stamp set directly onto Whisper White card using Crumb Cake as the base layer and Berry Burst as the top layer. The centre of the flowers is Chocolate Chip which I stamped off first. I also stamped the dots into the centre of the flowers using Chocolate Chip ink (without stamping off first). I stamped the “frilly” leaf image around the flowers using Lemon Lime Twist ink. I stamped the greeting from the Butterfly Basics stamp set onto the top right hand corner using Chocolate Chip ink. 
I wrapped the stamped card with Berry Burst 5/8 “Crinkled Seam Binding and tied a knot before attaching to scored and folded Chocolate Chip card. I stamped the flower onto scrap Whisper White using Powder Pink as the first layer and Berry Burst as the second layer. I used Chocolate Chip ink to add the flower centre and some dots before cutting out the flower. I stamped the solid three petal leaf onto scrap Whisper White card using Lemon Lime Twist ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the detailed leaf image over the top using Lemon Lime Twist ink once more and punched out three sets of leaves using the matching Leaf Punch. I attached the leaves to the back of the flower and then to the card front using mini dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the flower using Crumb Cake and Berry Burst inks. I added a few of the frilly leaves using Lemon Lime Twist ink and then wrapped the panel with the Berry Burst 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding. I stamped the flower onto scrap Whisper White card using Powder Pink and Berry Burst ink and cut it out. I stamped one three leaf petal as before and punched it out. The leaves are attached to the back of the flower and then the stamped panel.
I love this card, I love the colours and I love the layout. I hope my friend Jenny had a wonderful birthday.
Bye for now,
Kris
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‘Tis The Season….
….to be jolly. Don’t you just love Christmastime. I know it’s still a way off, but not so very far now. I’m sure most of you are thinking about Christmas, even if you haven’t started planning for it. Anyway this is the last of this series of cards using the Merry Patterns stamp set. Once more this card is created with one of the sketches saved to my Card Sketch Pinterest Board.
I embossed Berry Burst card using the Polka Dot Basics Embossing Folder and attached it to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Lemon Lime Twist card. To create my image panel, I first had to stamp the greeting from the Merry Patterns stamp set onto a post-it-note and cut out the letters. 
I stamped the same greeting onto the Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the post it note letters to cover the word “season”. Once covered I stamped the candle image from the same stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
With the masks still in place, I stamped the fill images for the candles using Powder Pink ink. I also stamped the fill image for the candle flames using So Saffron ink. With the masks still in place I stamped the leaf image across the card underneath the candles and over the masks using Lemon Lime Twist ink. I removed the masks and stamped the word “season” using Berry Burst ink. The image panel is attached to Lemon Lime Twist card. I have also attached half a Gold Metallic Foil Doily behind the lower right hand edge of the image panel before attaching to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the reindeer image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I also stamped “to be jolly” inside the reindeer image using the same ink.
I think the masking was worth the effort to create the image panel, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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A candlelit Christmas
Today I am sharing the second of the cards I have made for my upcoming classes using the Merry Patterns stamp set. As you know this stamp set is only available until the end of the month and only if you place a workshop or individual order for $450.00. Sooo, if your wish list is still long for product from the Holiday Catalogue then why not place an order to qualify for this fabulous stamp set. Don’t forget it won’t be long till the Holiday Catalogue ends and who knows if you will be able to purchase what’s on your list after that.
For this card I used another of my trusty Pinterest card sketches and embossed Whisper White card using the Holly Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of the Be Merry Designer Series paper to the left hand side of the embossed card and wrapped the right hand edge with Gold 1/4″ Natural Trim before attaching to scored and folded Rose Red card. 
I stamped the candle images onto Whisper White card using Black Archival ink. I filled the candles by stamping the images in Rose Red ink and Garden Green ink. The candle flames were filled with Crushed Curry ink. 
The image is cut using one of the Ovals from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and attached to a Rose Red scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. I attached the stamped panel to the card front before attaching a bow which is tied using the Gold 1/4″ Natural Trim using a Mini Glue Dot.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Rose Red card behind one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Holly Embossing Folder. The embossed card is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card before stamping the greeting from the Hang Your Stocking stamp set using Garden Green ink.
Merry Patterns is such a cute stamp set. I love the dimension you get from two step stamping. I know you can’t wait to get your hands on this lovely stamp set, better hurry!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge #380
I’m on a roll creating Christmas Cards for my classes at Beachmere and I found the latest sketch challenge at Just Add Ink. I love playing along with their challenges as often as I can, unfortunately I missed the deadline for this one. Anyway since it is nearly the end of the promotion for you to be able to earn the Merry Patterns stamp set, I thought I would share a few cards made using this stamp set and this will be the first.
I started by embossing Whisper White card with the Cable Knit Embossing Folder which I attached to scored and folded Soft Suede card. 
I attached a piece of the Be Merry Designer Series paper to the right hand side of the embossed card. I added a strip of Gold Glimmer Paper to the embossed card as well. I stamped the reindeer image onto Whisper White card using Soft Suede ink and then stamped the “fill” image using Crumb Cake. 
I have found that for this “fill” stamp you need to have a fairly dry ink pad. If it is too juicy it just fills the pattern and you can’t see the detail in the “sweater”. Anyway, once stamped I attached the image to Soft Suede card and then to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the “tis the Season” greeting using Cherry Cobbler ink. I then coloured the “season” using a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker.
Love the finished card, especially as the designer series paper has tiny reindeer on it as well. Thanks again Just Add Ink for the inspiration for my card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Trees
This is the last of three cards I made using the Watercolour Christmas stamp set and my trusty sketches. You might ask “Why Three?” Well we make three cards each week at Beachmere and if I do three from the same stamp set, I can spread them across three weeks and be a little organised ahead of time. This time I embossed Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Real Red card. I wrapped a piece of the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper with a length of Real Red 1/8″ Solid Ribbon and attached it to the left hand side of the embossed card.
I took another length of the Real Red 1/8″ Solid ribbon and tied a bow over the ribbon attached to the Designer Series paper. I stamped the three tree images from the Watercolour Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Black Archival ink. Two of the trees are coloured using an Aqua Painter and Lemon Lime Twist ink. The images are cut out using the smallest square in the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and attached to a Real Red scalloped square cut using the Layering Squares Framelits Dies. The image panels are attached to the right hand side of the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed a strip of Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Real Red card behind one long edge of the embossed card and attached it to the bottom of Whisper White card. I stamped the tree image from the Watercolour Christmas stamp set just above the embossed panel using Black Archival ink. I used an Aqua Painter and Lemon Lime Twist ink to colour the tree.
I’m so happy with this card, in fact all three cards I created in this series. I truly love the Watercolour Christmas stamp set. The large greetings and the small tree images are just so versatile. I bought this stamp set to create the cards in the Watercolour Christmas Project Kit but I am using it for so much more. Maybe you have this set on our wishlist or maybe you have been inspired to take advantage of the Designer Series Paper Promotion this month and get some free.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Lots of Trees
This is the second card I made using Watercolour Christmas. This one uses the Be Merry Designer Series Paper from the Annual Catalogue. I attached the Designer Series paper to Garden Green card and then to Whisper White card. I attached a narrow strip of Gold Glimmer Paper over the left hand edge of the Designer Series Paper panel. The Whisper White card is attached to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. 
I stamped the three trees from the Watercolour Christmas stamp set onto Whisper White card using Black Archival ink. I coloured two of the trees using an Aqua Painter and Garden Green ink. 
The images are cut out using the smallest square from the Stitched Shapes Framelits dies. I attached the images to Cherry Cobbler scalloped squares cut using the Layering Squares Framelits Dies. The images are attached to the card front over the Gold Glimmer Paper using mini dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Watercolour Christmas stamp set using Black Archival ink.
To be honest, I don’t think this particular pattern was one of my favourites in this Designer Series paper but I love the effect of the trees on trees, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 