Emerald Medallion
I wanted to create a card to demonstrate how easy it is to create a beautiful card using the Eastern Medallion Thinlit Dies to the ladies in my Beachmere Class. I had rather a lot of Emerald Envy 3/8″ Ruched Ribbon in my stash and decided to do a monochromatic card using Whisper White and Emerald Envy.
I cut the medallion from the Whisper White card using the Eastern Medallion Thinlit Dies. I embossed the bottom of the same piece of Whisper White using the Petal Burst Embossing Folder. 
The greeting from the Eastern Beauty stamp set is stamped into the centre of the medallion using Emerald Envy ink. 
I wrapped the top of the embossing with the Emerald Envy 3/8″ Ruched Ribbon and tied a knot. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Emerald Envy card. To complete the card, medium Basic Rhinestones were added all around the inside edge of the medallion.
To decorate the inside, I attached a narrow strip of Emerald Envy card behind one long edge of Whisper White card embossed using the Petal Burst Embossing Folder. The panel is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
Simple but oh so stunning! I think it is the colour combination but I do love it. What about you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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One more Eastern Palace Card
I have spent a reasonable amount of time playing with this beautiful product suite and I am really happy that I didn’t wait to buy it. I think it is amazing the way the products all compliment each other. Today’s card is based on a sketch I found on Pinterest.
I attached the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper to Very Vanilla card and added a golden edge to it using one of the Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers. I stamped the greeting from the Eastern Beauty stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the Very Vanilla card using Fresh Fig ink before attaching to scored and folded Dapper Denim card. 
I cut the large medallion from Gold Foil card using the Eastern Medallion Thinlits. The Medallion is attached to the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper using Glue Dots. I attached one of the Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers to Fresh Fig card and cut it out using the two matching Eastern Medallion Thinlits. I attached the Fresh Fig flower to the centre of the Gold Foil Medallion using Glue Dots. 
To decorate the inside of the card I stamped across the bottom of Very Vanilla card using two of the stamps in the Eastern Beauty stamp set. One uses Lemon Lime Twist ink and the other Fresh Fig ink. Isn’t that just gorgeous. I am loving all the different ways I can use these smaller stamps.
I have to say I am completely blown away by how absolutely amazing all these products look together, even the stickers and I am not a sticker kind of girl.
Well, what do you think? I think I am falling in love!
Bye for now,
Kris
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An Elegant Sketch
I found the sketch for this card on Pinterest – surprise, surprise! I thought it would work well with the dies from the Eastern Palace Product Suite.
I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and attached a strip of the Lemon Lime Twist Designer Series Paper from the Eastern Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper to the right hand side. The embossed card is attached to scored and folded Dapper Denim card. I love the combination of Lemon Lime Twist and Dapper Denim, it is so vibrant. I attached a Gold Metallic Foil Doily to the card front. I attached a Very Vanilla circle punched using the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch to a 2″ circle punched from of Berry Burst card and then to the centre of the Gold Doily. 
I cut Dapper Denim card using a small circle die from the Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies and also a medium circle from the same dies. These are attached to the card front, small one below and the large one above the Gold Doily. I stamped “enjoy today” from the Eastern Beauty stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Dapper Denim ink and attached it to a circle of Berry Burst card cut using the smallest Layering Circles Die. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I cut the flower from Berry Burst card twice and then cut between the petals to make two flowers. 
I curled the petals using my bone folder and attached the flower one on top of the other before attaching to the centre of the Very Vanilla circle using a dimensional. Lastly I punched a 1/2″ circle from Gold Foil card and added it to the centre of the flower.
To decorate the inside of the card, I borrowed an idea shared on a demonstrator facebook group. Unfortunately I have forgotten the demonstrator’s name but I am really thankful for the idea. You simply stamp the flower and then stamp twice more, slightly offsetting each time. I creates this gorgeous flower medallion. My flower is stamped in Dapper Denim ink onto Very Vanilla card.
The more I use these products, the more I am loving them.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Blooms and Wishes
I had the Blooms and Bliss Designer Series paper on my desk for a project which I will share a little later so I decided to create another card. I used lots of the “blue” toned designer series paper, cut to varying sizes and attached to Sahara Sand card. The Sahara Sand card is attached to Whisper White card and then scored and folded Sahara Sand card. 
I stamped the flower from the Butterfly Basics stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it using Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Markers. 
I cut the flower using an oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and attached it to a Sahara Sand scalloped oval cut with the same dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside I attached a narrow strip of Sahara Sand card behind one long edge of a piece of Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper before attaching to the bottom of Whisper White card.
This card lets the paper do the talking. The flower is simply coloured and I love how the papers look busy but not overwhelming.
What do you think?
I am slowly getting through my stash of designer series paper, I hope you are enjoying my journey.
Bye for now,
Kris
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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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