Thank You
I needed to create a Thank You card recently and thought I would share it here. I embossed Whisper White card using the Hexagon Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Berry Burst card. I stamped “thank you” from the Daisy Delight stamp set onto the bottom of a 7cm wide strip of Whisper White card using Always Artichoke card. I wrapped the card with Berry Burst 5/8” Crinkled Seam Binding and tied a knot. The stamped card is attached to Always Artichoke card and then the card front. 
I stamped the flower stems from the Daisy Delight stamp set onto a Whisper White circle, cut using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies, using Always Artichoke ink. 
I stamped the small flowers using Berry Burst ink and the larger flowers using Powder Pink first and then Berry Burst for the detail. The stamped circle is attached to a scalloped circle cut from Always Artichoke card using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies and then the card front.
To decorate the inside, I once more stamped the leaves and the flowers using the same inks onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card.
Daisy Delight is one of my favourite stamp sets from the Annual Catalogue and I don’t need much encouragement to use it on my cards. What about you, is it one of your favourites too?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Dino-Birthday
I recently saw a card somewhere on the net using the No Bones About It stamp set, which, of course, I can’t find now which was so lovely and so simple I couldn’t help but Case it. If this is your card, please let me know so that I can give you credit. I stamped the dinosaur bones around the outside edge of scored and folded Thick Whisper White card using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the leaf image around the dinosaur bones using Old Olive ink.
I stamped the dotted image using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the solid dinosaur onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink and stamped the bones over the top using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the greeting from the No Bones About It stamp set onto the top left hand corner using Early Espresso ink.
The image panel is attached to Old Olive card and then the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the footprint image along the bottom of the card using Early Espresso ink. I also stamped another of the dinosaur bone images onto the lower right hand corner also using Early Espresso ink.
I love this card, it is so simple but I think just perfect for someone special in your life, especially someone who loves dinosaurs which both of my grandsons do. Once again thank you to whoever it was who supplied me with the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Half Full
I gave in an bought the Half Full stamp set from the current Holiday Catalogue. Those of you who know me, know that I do enjoy the odd glass of wine! I thought this set would be a fun one to use when making cards for my friends. One of my friends recently celebrated her birthday and I made my first card using this set for her. I started by adding a piece of the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Very Vanilla card. I stamped the greeting from the Half Full stamp set onto the top right hand corner using Early Espresso ink. 
I wrapped the top of the Designer Series paper with Berry Burst 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding and tied a knot. The panel is attached to scored and folded thick Very Vanilla card. I stamped the wine glass from the Half Full stamp st onto Very Vanilla card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the “wine” using an Aqua Painter and Berry Burst ink. I coloured the rest of the glass using Clear Wink of Stella and then added a wash of the Clear Wink of Stella to the “wine”. 
I cut the image using one of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and attached it to a Early Espresso scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals.
I kept the inside of the card very simple and added “happy birthday” from the Butterfly Basics stamp set using Early Espresso ink.
I think this is going to be such a fun stamp set to create with. What do you think? Is this stamp set going to be added to your wish list?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Rose Wonder Birthday
Yesterday I shared with you the card I made for my Mum’s friend’s 80th birthday. Well she is actually my friend as well and so I had to create a card from me as well. This time I used the Rose Wonder stamp set and the matching Rose Garden Thinlits Dies. I began by cutting the flower and leaves die from the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies from Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Rose Wonder stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Rose Red ink. 
The panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut the same die, using Rose Red and Always Artichoke card. I trimmed the leaves and flower so that they were separate pieces. I attached the Rose Red Flower to Pink Pirouette card and cut out the image. I attached the leaves to Pear Pizzazz card and cut out each of the leaves. 
The Rose and the leaves are then placed back into the space left when I cut the die from The Whisper White card. I love the effect and the dimension created by adding two layers into the space.
To decorate the inside of the card, I cut the smaller flower from Rose Red card, attached it to Pink Pirouette card and cut around the image. The Rose is attached to the lower left hand corner. I cut the numbers from Rose Red card using the same retired dies I used on the previous birthday card I shared and attached them next to the Rose.
This is a really bright and happy card, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Flourishing Birthday
I was asked by my Mum to create a card for a friend who was celebrating a milestone birthday. Since she is a good friend to my Mum, I wanted to create something special. I cut the large flourish twice from Whisper White card using the Flourish Thinlits Dies and attached them to Whisper White paper. I punched a strip of Whisper White card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached the border behind both long edges of a piece of Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Rose Wonder stamp set using Pink Pirouette ink. 
I attached the stamped panel across the centre of the card. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Thick Whisper White card. I cut the large and small flowers from Whisper White card using the Flourish Thinlits Dies. I gave a little curl to the petals of each flower and attached them to one another just in the centre. 
They are also attached to the card front with a little glue just in the centre. I added a large Basic Pearl to the centre of the flower and added several medium and small pearls to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I cut the small flower and two of the single leaves from Whisper White card using the Flourish Thinlits Dies. Once I had attached the flower and the leaves I added the “80” which I cut from Pink Pirouette card. The die I used is an old one from my stash that is not Stampin’ Up! but I wanted the “80” to be small and not overpowering.
I really love this card, I think it is quite elegant, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Brayer Dry Embossing
H
ere is another technique card I made for my Technique Class which will be held in October. You can check out my Classes and Workshops page to get more details. For this card, I used Always Artichoke ink to cover the Petal Burst Embossing Folder and then embossed Whisper White card. I love how this technique really shows off the detail in the embossed panel. I punched a strip of Always Artichoke card using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind one long edge of the embossed card before attaching to Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Best Birds stamp set onto the bottom right hand corner using Always Artichoke ink. The Whisper White card is attached to scored and folded Crushed Curry card. I stamped the stem images from the Daisy Delight stamp set onto Whisper White card and cut out the image using the second largest oval in the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. I attached the stamped oval to an Always Artichoke scalloped oval cut using the same Framelits Dies. 
The panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped two daisy images onto Whisper White card using Crushed Curry ink and punched them out with the matching Daisy Punch. I cut one daisy into two sections, one with three petals and one with two petals. The pieces are attached on top of each other and then I used Glue Dots to attach them to the top of one of the stamped flower stems. The second flower I cut into two sections, one with four petals and the other with three petals. The pieces are once more attached to each other and then the card front using Glue Dots. I stamped the flower centre onto Whisper White card using Crushed Curry ink and punched out the image using the 1/2″ Circle Punch. 
The flower centres are attached to each of the flowers and then just for fun I added a large Clear Faceted Gem as well.
To decorate the inside of the card, I once more embossed a piece of Whisper White card using Always Artichoke ink and attached a piece of Always Artichoke card punched with the Decorative Border Punch behind one long edge. I stamped another daisy onto Whisper White card using Crushed Curry ink and punched it out. This flower is cut into two sections, each with four petals before being attached over the embossed card. I stamped the flower centre once more using Crushed Curry ink and punched it out and attached to the flower.
What a fun technique! I actually held this Technique Class yesterday for some ladies who can’t come in October and we all got a little inky but everyone enjoyed learning how to get more from one embossing folder. I am so looking forward to holding more of these classes. Hope you can make it too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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A Sailing we will go
I thought it might be time to move onto something new before you got sick of me creating Christmas cards. Although I am sure that I will be back with more samples soon. This card is for my next class with the ladies at Beachmere Retirement Resort. I embossed Whisper White card using the Seaside Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Marina Mist card. I cut a circle from Whisper White card and a scalloped circle from Night of Navy card using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. 
The circles are attached to each other and then the card front. I cut the swirly, scribbly image from Marina Mist card using the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies and attached it on top of the Whisper White circle. I stamped the boat onto scrap Whisper White card using the images from the Swirly Bird stamp set and Marina Mist and Night of Navy ink.
The boat is cut out and attached to the centre of the circle using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Sunshine Sayings stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I punched both ends of the stamped card using the Triple Banner Punch and attached it a Night of Navy banner. The greeting banner is attached to the card front.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Night of Navy card behind one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Seaside Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
I think this card has a masculine feel to it, or at least I hope it does.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Fab Friday 121
You have already seen one card I created using the new (to me) stamp set Hearts Come Home and for this one I decided to play along with the Fab Friday 121 Sketch Challenge. The one thing that I find hard about some of the gorgeous stamps in the Holiday Catalogue is that the Christmas themes have a lot to do with snow and being cold. Now where I live in Brisbane it is more likely to be hot, dry and dusty. So I created my card today hoping to give the feeling of Christmas in the summer. The first step was to emboss Very Vanilla card using the Woodland Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Crumb Cake card. I coloured the bottom half of a piece of Watercolour Paper using Always Artichoke ink and an Aqua Painter and when it was a little dry I added some Crumb Cake ink. I coloured the top half of the Watercolour Paper using Soft Sky ink and then add some Tempting Turquoise, because when it’s hot and dry the sky is nearly always blue. 
I added both the tree images from the Hearts Home Home stamp set to the one clear block, inked them with Always Artichoke ink and stamped all over the top half of the card, sometimes several times without re-inking. I wanted to convey the feeling of a small community in the bush. The Watercolour Paper is cut out using one of the ovals from the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. I inked the first house image using Tempting Turquoise and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Markers, stamped onto Whisper White card and cut out the image. The second house is created the same way using Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Markers. The third house is created using Cajun Craze and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Markers, although the Cajun Craze did blend into the Smoky Slate a little. 
I attached the houses to the Watercolour Paper oval, before attaching to a Crumb Cake scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. The panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the same stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink, sponged the edges lightly with the same ink and attached it to the card front over the image panel using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I once more stamped the tree images across the bottom of Very Vanilla card using Always Artichoke ink, again stamping several times without re-inking. I cut a strip of Crumb Cake card using one of the Hometown Greetings Edgelits Dies (this can be purchased as a bundle with the stamp set). The row of houses is added across the stamped Very Vanilla card.
I’d love to hear what you think. Have I succeeded in my quest to create an Aussie style Christmas card?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hearts Come Home
Hearts Come Home is one of the stamp sets in the Holiday Catalogue. When I saw this stamp set, I had an idea of what I wanted to do with the Santa’s Sleigh image. I often struggle to use the window die in the Hearth and Home Thinlits Dies because you can’t have a window without a view. Do I make it a looking out or a looking in scene? Anyway this image gave me the idea of looking out the window. I started by embossing Sahara Sand card using the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder. I attached it to the bottom of Very Vanilla card. I embossed a narrow strip of the same card through the same embossing folder and attached it across the top of the previous embossed panel. 
I stamped the Santa’s sleigh image onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I punched a post-it-note using the 1-1/4″ circle punch and attached it over the image. I sponged all over the Whisper White card using Pacific Point ink and then went over the outside of the image using Night of Navy ink. I cut Crumb Cake card using the window frame from Hearth and Home Thinlits Dies and attached the stamped scene behind it. The window frame is attached to the top left hand corner of the card front.
I cut the tree from Always Artichoke card using the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits Dies and wrapped it with the Real Red Mini Tinsel Trim before attaching to the card front using dimensionals. I punched Silver Glimmer Paper using the Owl Builder Punch (retired) and added the circles to the tree. I also used the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits Dies to cut the star from Gold Glimmer Paper which is attached to the top of the tree.
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Watercolour Christmas stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Real Red ink.
Lots of product used to make this card but I think I pulled it off. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Match The Sketch 194
The challenge at Match the Sketch this week gave me the opportunity to try out another new stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue – Hug in a Mug. I am not usually drawn to the “coffee” style stamp set but I liked the idea of this one. I think it will be great for decorating tags for lots of different presents, not necessarily just at Christmastime. However, my card today does have a Christmas theme. I embossed Whisper White card using the Cable Knit Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. 
I cut two different designs from the Be Merry Designer Series Paper using the two largest circles from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I attached the largest Circle to the card front. I stamped the greeting from the Hug in a Mug stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and punched one end using the Triple Banner Punch. 
I attached the greeting to the card front on top of the designer series paper circle. I attached the second designer series paper circle so that it partially covered the end of the greeting. I stamped the coffee mug outline using Early Espresso ink and added the “fill” using Chocolate Chip. I also added the “steam” image using Early Espresso ink. The coffee mug is cut out using the second smallest of the circles in the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and attached over the circles and the end of the greeting banner.
To decorate the inside of my card I stamped the greeting which is from the Hearts Come Home stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I love the play on words in the greeting on this card, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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