Cania Gorge
My husband and I took two of our granddaughters to Cania Gorge a couple of years ago. The page I created for the April Memory Keeping Class shows a photo from the same trip. That page became my title page for the pocket pages which shared the rest of the photos. I wanted you to see that by using the same embellishments you can co-ordinate your 12″ x 12″ pages with your pocket pages for quick and easy scrapbooking.
I used a couple of pocket cards from the All Year Long Project Life Card Collection to fill the pockets I didn’t have photos for. I stamped the leaf image from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set three onto Very Vanilla card using Mint Macaron ink and cut them out. I attached two to the 3″ x 4″ pocket card and one to the 6″ x 4″ pocket card. 
I stamped the butterfly image from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Watermelon Wonder ink and punched it out using the Elegant Butterfly punch. 
I attached the butterfly over the ends of the leaf stems on the 3″ x 4″ pocket and added a few pearls to the butterfly. It brings the two pages together and only took me a few minutes to add the embellishment. I also stamped a greeting from the retired Remember This Project Life stamp set onto the 3″ x 4″ pocket card.
I am really starting to get on a roll with my scrapbooking, well, for me anyway. I have actually completed scrapping the whole of the month of January for last year! Maybe one day I will catch up. In the meantime I am having a lot of fun remembering the stories behind the photos and that’s the important thing.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Eastern Palace Suite Now Available
Isn’t it exciting, today is the first day of a product pre-order from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue. From today until the end of the month you can purchase one of two different bundles. If you haven’t seen what you can pre-order then download the PDF and check it out.
Today I am going to share the first card I created using these products. I attached a length of Very Vanilla Ribbon behind one long edge of a piece of the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached to Melon Mambo card and then to Thick A4 Very Vanilla card (a very exciting addition to the new Annual Catalogue). To create the medallion I selected three dies which nest one inside the other from the Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies and cut them from Very Vanilla card. 
I like to do this all at the same time and I use Washi Tape to hold everything in place. Once I had die cut all the pieces, I cut out the medallion using the largest of the circles in the Layering Circles Framelits Dies. I cut another large circle from Rose Red card and attached them together. The medallion is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the circle and the greeting from the Eastern Beauty stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Fresh Fig ink (you will get this fantasitic new In-Colour ink in either of the bundles). 
I punched the greeting out using the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. I attached Basic Rhinestones around the medallion to add a little bling.
Inside the card I combined several of the stamps in the Eastern Beauty Stamp set to create a medallion shape. I actually used one of the Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies as a template and attached it to the card using Washi Tape. I stamped the Melon Mambo image around the shape and when I removed the thinlit, I stamped the dotted circle and the small flower/star image using Fresh Fig ink inside the shape I had created.
I found the colour combination online (Pinterest I am pretty sure) and used that as a jump point to start my design process. I think the colours all tone together nicely, with the Melon Mambo giving it a real pop. What do you think?
I bet you can’t wait to place an order and start creating with this fantastic Product Suite. Don’t forget if you want a gift from me to use this month’s Hostess Code when you place an order online (you will find it on the right hand side-bar).
Bye for now
Kris
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Hexagons
Since I am still on a mission to use up my designer series paper stash, here is another card layout that I found on pinterest. It is a great way to get a card out of even the smallest scraps.
I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Hexagon Dynamic Embossing Folder. I cut seven hexagons using the Build it Framelit from the Urban Underground Designer Series Paper and attached them across the bottom of the embossed Very Vanilla card. I trimmed off any excess and attached the embossed card to scored and folded Delightful Dijon card.
I stamped “world’s greatest” from the Urban District stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Delightful Dijon ink and cut one end using the Triple Banner Punch. I punched one end of a strip of Urban Underground Designer Series Paper and attached it behind the greeting. The greeting banner is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside, I attached a piece of the same paper I used to create the banner to the bottom of Very Vanilla card.
I am pretty happy with the layout on this card and feel pretty sure that you could use any designer series paper to create this layout, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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All in Blue
I was playing around with a sketch I found on pinterest which uses small squares and decided to cut squares from the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper using the smallest square in the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I attached the squares to the top part of Whisper White card and trimmed off any excess pieces. I wrapped the bottom of the Designer Series Paper using the Very Vanilla 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and attached the card to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped the greeting and the large flower from the Floral Phrases stamp set onto the bottom of the Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I tied a bow in the same Very Vanilla ribbon and attached it to the card front using a Glue Dot.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the border image from the Floral Phrases stamp set across the bottom of the Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink.
I am so glad that this stamp set is not retiring and neither are the co-ordinating Detailed Floral Thinlit Dies. Unfortunately this Designer Series Paper is retiring but I believe there will be plenty of gorgeous new Designer Series Papers to take it’s place.
I hope this has inspired you to use up your paper scraps so that you have room for all the new papers you are going to want to buy.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Eastern Palace Suite
We all know that this annual catalogue is coming to an end and that on the 1st June we will all be able to purchase from an amazing new catalogue. As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I am able to purchase product from the new catalogue beginning on the 1st May which is very exciting. You will have to wait until the 1st June to place an order – well that is usually what happens. However, this year, Stampin’ Up! is releasing the Eastern Palace Suite early, so that you can get your hands on this fantastic new product.
You are able to purchase one of two fantastic bundles choc full of product from this amazing suite and some freebies too, check them out.
Remember this offer is only available from the 1st to the 31st May and while all of these products will be available to order on 1st June, the bundles will not be available. If you want to get your hands on some new product sooner including some of the new in-colours, sooner rather than later, then these bundles are for you. I have been using my bundle (yes demonstrators could order earlier) and will have some samples to share soon. If you look closely you will see a couple of products which are new to the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue.
Remember to visit my store on the 1st May so that you can place your order.
Bye or now,
Kris
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March Thank You
Here is the card I made for those ladies who used the Hostess Code when ordering online during the month of March.
I cut the top of a piece of Pink Pirouette card using the border from the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies (unfortunately these dies are retiring) and attached it to Whisper White card. I stamped the greeting from the Rose Wonder stamp set onto the Pink Pirouette card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel is attached to scored and folded Pear Pizzazz card. I cut the flowers from Whisper White card using the Botanical Builder Framelit Dies. I sponged the edges of the large split flower using Pink Pirouette ink, the large solid flower using Rose Red ink and the small split flower using Cherry Cobbler ink. 
I used my bone folder to add some shape to the flower petals and attached them to the card front using Glue Dots. I cut the two flower centres from So Saffron card and sponged the edges using the same ink. The flower centres are attached to the large split flower and the large solid flower using Glue Dots. 
I cut the leaves from Pear Pizzazz card and sponged the edges with the same ink before attaching to the card front behind the flowers. I added large Basic Rhinestones to the centres of each of the flowers.
To decorate the inside of the card I cut the top edge of a piece of Pink Pirouette card using the border from the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies and attached it to Whisper White card.
I wrapped the small gift in a brown paper bag and created a belly band to match the card. I used Pear Pizzazz card to wrap around the back of the box and then created the focal piece, flowers and leaves as I did for the card.
I hope the ladies who received this gift liked it. If you would like to receive a similar gift from me, then don’t forget to use the Hostess Code when you place an online order.
I know I don’t usually post on Wednesday but yesterday was rather a busy day watching the Anzac Day March and then spending some time with my family. Hope all of you spent time with your family enjoying the freedoms that the Anzacs created for us by their tremendous sacrifices in all the theatres of war since World War I. Lest we Forget.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Memory Keeping
Today I am going to share with you a scrap page I made using the Moments Like These Project Life Card Collection. I had three photos of Ethan playing the cello at his very last band performance. Ethan loves music but he just wanted to play the guitar and his teacher wasn’t appreciative of his efforts to make the cello work like a guitar! Anyway he has since left the band but I wanted to preserve this memory. I printed my pictures (not fabulous but I can still see Ethan) at 3″ x 4″ size and matted them onto Whisper White card 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″. I selected three 3″ x 4″ cards from the Moments Like These Card Collection and attached them to Cajun Craze card 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″.
The photos and cards are attached to Basic Black 12″ x 12″ card, which will soon be available to purchase as a pack of 12 sheets (yay). I stamped the “you are” and “awesome” from the Marquee Messages stamp set onto one card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink to create the title for my page. I stamped the guitar from the Country Livin’ stamp set onto Crumb Cake card using Early Espresso ink, cut it out and attached it to another card. I also inked the “Rock Star” greeting from the Marquee Messages stamp set and stamped it onto the same card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The last card contains my journalling.
As you can see a really simple page, but I love that I can personalise the cards by using the stamps that I have on hand. I know that sometimes the thought of preserving our memories can be daunting, especially these days when you might have hundreds of photos from the one event to choose from. I like to keep it simple and I love combining simple pages like this with my pocket pages. So don’t be put off by those amazingly talented people you see sharing on the net, just share the photos and your thoughts and the memories will be restored. My grandchildren love seeing my scrapbooks out, so that they can ooh and aah over the times we have shared.
I have been doing quite a lot of memory keeping lately and will have more pages to share with you over the coming weeks.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Baby Card
I had a request from one of the ladies in my Beachmere Class for a baby boy card. It’s kind of nice that people know exactly what kind of card they need ahead of time – boy or girl, instead of having to wait till the baby is born and then create something quickly, or use generic colours so that it could suit a boy or a girl. Anyway, this lady wanted a baby boy card, so this is what I created.
I attached a piece of Pool Party designer series paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack (retiring and sold out – but I’m sure you could substitute with something you have on hand) to the left hand side of Whisper White card and attached it to scored and folded Pool Party card. 
I stamped the greeting from the Baby Bear stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Pool Party ink. I stamped the pram image from the Something For Baby stamp set (retiring) onto Whisper White card using Pool Party ink and attached it to Pool Party card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I attached a strip of the same Pool Party designer series paper across the bottom of Whisper White card and stamped the toy image from the Something for Baby stamp set on the left hand side.
This is a really quick and simple baby card, but still quite lovely. Sometimes simple is the best, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Memory Keeping Class
This month’s Memory Keeping Class uses the All Year Long Project Life Card 4″ x 4″ cards. I chose four neutral colour cards to add in a grid form to my Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page. Before attaching the cards I stamped the “sun ray” image from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set onto the top left hand corner using Crushed Curry ink. I also stamped the dotted border image onto the lower right hand corner using Crumb Cake ink. Once I attached the 4″ x 4″ cards, I added my photo which has been attached to Early Expresso card to give it some definition. I stamped the leaf image from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set three times onto Very Vanilla card using Mint Macaron ink and cut them out. 
I stamped the large butterfly from the same stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink and punched it out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch. I attached the leaves and the butterfly to the 4″ x 4″ card on the lower left hand side and added some Basic Pearls to the centre of the butterfly. I printed my journaling onto Very Vanilla card, cut it into strips and attached it over the 4″ x 4″ card on the lower right hand side.
As you can tell I am a fairly “simple” scrapbooker, I love to let my photos tell the story and using the cards that are created to fill the pocket pages is so simple. I can add the rest of the photos from our trip to Cania Gorge into co-ordinating Pocket Pages.
As you are all by now aware Stampin’ Up! will not longer be carrying Project Life when the new catalogue is released at the beginning of June. While I am sad about this, I can tell you that the product that will replace it will be equally fantastic, so pocket page memory keeping will still be with us. 
You will find the retiring Project Life by Stampin’ Up! cards and accessories on the retired product page on my website. If there is something you really want or need, do not delay placing your order, as products are selling out fast.
If you live near me and want to make this page, my class is being held next Friday 28th April at 6.30pm. Details are on my Classes and Workshops page. Space is limited, so let me know if you want to come as soon as you can.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Designer Series Paper
Are you a hoarder of Designer Series Paper? I struggle to cut the papers and use them up. I did pretty well this year but I still have a fair bit lying around which will retire at the end of May. 
Sooo, I thought I would drag out an old card sketch and use some.
This sketch is really a good one, because with four pieces of Designer Series Paper, you can create four different, but similar cards. I used Basic Black as my card base which is cut 10.5cm wide. 
I added a layer of Very Vanilla card which is 10cm x 14.3cm. I cut each piece of Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series paper (Sold out) 9cm x 13.3cm. Lining up the short end on the paper trimmer I cut at 6cm. The wide piece I turned to the right and cut off 5cm. The narrow piece I turned to the left and cut of 5cm. Once you have cut each piece, you simply move the pieces around until you have one piece from each designer series paper on the card front. 
To create the focal piece, I used four different sentiments which I stamped onto Very Vanilla card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the hexagon sentiment from the Urban District Stamp set, the hexagon sentiment from the Nailed It stamp set, the camera and greeting from the Pun Intended Hostess stamp set and the last greeting 
is from the Suite Sentiments stamp set. Unfortunately all of these stamp sets and the DSP are retiring and may already have sold out! I cut the hexagon greetings and the “hoping your day is perfect” using the hexagon framelits from the Build It Framelits Dies (sold out). I drew around the outside edge of the same framelit onto Delightful Dijon card and hand cut three pieces to add to the back of the sentiments. 
The camera and greeting is cut using one of the Layering Squares Framelits Dies and attached to Delightful Dijon card cut with one of the scalloped squares from the same framelits. Each of the greetings is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I cut a narrow piece of a different paper from the Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series paper and attached it to the bottom of Very Vanilla card.
A simple set of card, but I think they look great and what a way to use up my leftover DSP. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 