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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Framed Art
This is another project which we made at our All Day Class at Beachmere a couple of weeks ago. Every year I try to come up with a piece of what I call Framed Art to display over the Christmas season. This year, because I love working with uniform sizes, I was inspired by the sizing of our Memories and More cards. So four of the panels for this piece are 3″ x 4″ and the remaining two panels are 3″ square. 
The central piece of designer series paper was added to close in the open space in the middle of the page. I am not going to go into too much detail because I am including a Free Tutorial for this project here and also on my Free Tutorials page so you can create this Framed Art for yourself. The panels are attached to Crumb Cake card and the whole thing fits into an A4 or document frame (that’s how it is sold in Australia). All of the stamp sets, dies and accessories are current, except for the Merry Patterns stamp set which of course was a limited release stamp set. However, it would be easy to use another set on this panel if you didn’t get this one while it was available. I’ll include all of the product used in the information below this post.
The ladies look forward to creating their Framed Art each year and this year was no exception. I believe several of the ladies will be gifting their projects to family members. I myself will be gifting a couple of these as well.
Click here to download your Free Tutorial
Bye for now,
Kris
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Blue Christmas
Some of the pieces for this card have been floating around my desk for a while, it’s about time they made it onto an actual project. I embossed Whisper White card using the Holly Embossing Folder before attaching it to scored and folded Night of Navy card. 
The greeting from the Carols of Christmas stamp set is stamped onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and then cut out using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. The greeting is attached to a Night of Navy scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies before being attached to the card front. 
The trees are cut from Night of Navy card using the Card Front Builder Dies and attached to the card front using mini dimensionals. The deer is cut from Silver Glimmer paper and also attached to the card front using mini dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card a narrow strip of Night of Navy card is attached behind one long edge of Whisper White card which is embossed using the Holly Embossing Folder. The embossed panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
This is so pretty don’t you think? I really love Navy and White for Christmas.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thinking of you
The idea for this card has been in my head for a while but it kind of took its own direction once I got started. I attached Whisper White card to scored and folded Pink Pirouette card using repositional glue and cut a circle through both pieces using one of the Layering Circle Framelits Dies. I removed the Whisper White card and used the brick wall stencil from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and the Embossing Paste to add some texture to the card. I also stamped one of the dotted images from Touches of Texture over the embossing using Old Olive ink. I re-attached the Whisper White card to the scored and folded Pink Pirouette card. 
I scored and folded a piece of Whisper White card and attached it inside the Pink Pirouette card with the fold on the right hand side. I stamped the branch images from the Climbing Orchids stamp set onto the front of the card and also inside the circle cut out using Early Espresso ink. I opened the front of the card and continued to stamp the branch images onto the front of the folded Whisper White card. I stamped the small orchid images as well as the single two leaf image for the medium flower onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the large orchid image and the two leaf image twice onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I also stamped the two small flower buds twice onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured all of the images using the Light and the Dark Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends. Once coloured I cut each of the images using the matching Orchid Builder Framelits Dies. Lastly I stamped one small and two large flower centres using Pink Pirouette ink. I stamped the small detailed flower centre image over the top using Rose Red in. These images were also cut out using the matching Orchid Builder Framelits Dies. I curled the petals on the medium flower and one of the large flowers to add a little dimension. The two petal image is attached to the full flower using a Mini Dimensionals. The flower centres are attached using a glue dot. The large flower is attached to the lower left hand corner of the front of the card over the branch image using a couple of Mini Dimensionals. 
The medium flower is attached in the centre of the circle opening using Mini Dimensionals. One each of the flower buds is attached to the front of the card. The second large flower and the remaining flower buds are attached to the folded Whisper White card over the branch images. I stamped “Thinking of You” from the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set onto the inside of the folded Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink.
What do you think? I am really happy with this card and feel I will make more of these in the future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Online Extravaganza and Free Shipping
Today is the last day that you can purchase from the Online Extravaganza list of discounted products. So if there is anything on that list you need, then better get in quick sale ends at midnight tonight (don’t forget to factor in daylight saving). To mark the end of this fantastic extravaganza, for tomorrow only Stampin’ Up! is offering free shipping on any order. So now is the time to pop on over to my store to place an order for any goodies that you may need/want and save the cost of postage. Woohoo.
Bye for now,
Kris
Happy Anniversary
Today is my eldest daughter’s 17th Wedding Anniversary. How quickly time flies, it doesn’t seem that long ago we were making preparations for the wedding. I liked the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches this week and thought that I would use it to create my card. I have to say that I stepped completely out of my comfort zone with this one. I embossed Whisper White card using the Pinewood Plank Embossing Folder before attaching to scored and folded Fresh Fig card. 
I took a length of 1/4″ Copper Trim, stretched it out and attached it to the embossed card. I cut the large heart from a piece of Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper using one of the Sweet and Sassy Framelit Dies and attached it over the 1/4″ Copper Trim. I cut a piece of Lemon Lime Twist card and attached it over the top of the large heart. I stamped the heart image from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set onto Whisper White card using Fresh Fig ink and cut it out using a smaller die from the Sweet and Sassy Framelits Dies. 
The stamped heart is attached over the large heart and the Lemon Lime Twist card. I cut “congrats” from Copper Foil using the Sunshine Wishes Dies and attached it across the front of the card.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Best Birds stamp set onto Whisper White card using Fresh Fig ink.
I would really love to know what you think of this card because I am torn between loving it and hating it!
Bye for now,
Kris
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