Another Avant Garden Case
Well the new catalogue has launched and we are all excited checking out the gorgeous new product and imagining all our new creations. As a demonstrator we were able to pre-order from the Occasions Catalogue and at the same time we could earn the Free items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. Avant Garden is one of my Free items and I think it might just become my favourite. This is another CASE of one of the cards shown in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.
I masked a piece of Whisper White card with a 3cm wide strip of copy paper. Then I stamped the flowers using Tip Top Taupe and Peekaboo Peach ink. I stamped the leaves using Pear Pizzazz ink. The solid leaf is stamped onto scrap paper first to give a lighter image. 
The detailed leaf is also stamped using Pear Pizzazz but this time it isn’t stamped off first. I stamped the centre of the flowers using Early Espresso ink. The mask was removed once I finished stamping and I attached a piece of Whisper White card where the copy paper had been. I stamped the greeting from the Avant Garden stamp set onto Tip Top Taupe card using Tip Top Taupe ink. I wrapped the greeting panel with Whisper White Baker’s Twine and tied a knot before attaching it to the centre of the strip of Whisper White card using dimensionals.
I attached the stamped panel to Tip Top Taupe card and then to scored and folded Peekaboo Peach card.
Inside I stamped the flowers and leaf images onto the lower left hand corner of Whisper White card.
I love this and I know you will too. If you haven’t received your copy of these catalogues, live in Australia and don’t already have a demonstrator, then contact me to arrange to receive your copy. I know you will love them and there will be lots of stamps you will need to add to your stash.
Why don’t you let me know if you think my card is a match for the one in the catalogue.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Gift of Love
Since I started using the Delicate Details stamp set I have been trying out a few more techniques for adding it to my cards.
For this card I cut a piece of copy paper and attached it to Whisper White card. I stamped the lace image from the Delicate Details stamp set so that it just touched the edges of the copy paper using Old Olive ink. Once I removed the copy paper I had a lovely border and a place to attach the Whisper White card I embossed using the Falling Petals Embossing Folder. 
I wrapped the lower part of the card using Crumb Cake 3/8″ Satin Ribbon (retired) and attached the panel to scored and folded Crumb Cake card. I stamped the image from the Gift of Love stamp set (hostess) onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using the Melon Mambo and Old Olive Watercolour Pencils and an Blender Pen. 
I cut the image using the largest oval in the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and attached it to a Melon Mambo scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. Lastly I tied a bow using the Crumb Cake 3/8″ Satin Ribbon (retired) and attached it using a Glue Dot.
To decorate the inside I attached a piece of copy paper to the bottom Whisper White card. Stamped the lace border image from the Delicate Details stamp set using Old Olive ink. After removing the copy paper I attached a piece of Whisper White card embossed using the Falling Petals Embossing Paper where the copy paper had been.
I love how the lace border adds so much dimension to the card, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Another Beautiful You
Here is the last card I will share for a while (maybe) using the Beautiful You stamp set. This one uses the Mediterranean Moments stamp set as well.
I stamped the image from the Beautiful You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I also stamped the image onto a Post-it-Note and cut it out. I covered the stamped image with the Post-it-Note image and then stamped the large image from the Mediterranean Moments stamp set over the top using the same ink. When you remove the mask, it looks like the lady is walking through the lane in the Meditarranean Moments image. I love it. I coloured the Beautiful You image using Pacific Point and Basic Gray Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen. 
I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful You stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image panel is attached to Pacific Point card and then scored and folded Smokey Slate card.
To decorate the inside I simply stamped another of the fabulous greetings from the Beautiful You stamp set.
By now you are all probably aware that I do love the Beautiful You stamp set and that I am falling in love with the Watercolour Pencils. I hope that I have inspired you to look at your stash and take out a long forgotten stamp (or perhaps purchase the Beautiful You stamp set) and use the Watercolour Pencils to bring it to life in a completely new way.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Beautiful You – Card 3
This is the last card I made using the pieces I created when practicing my colouring.. This time I used Watercolour Paper to create the panel for the left hand side. I washed water from the Aqua Painter across the Watercolour Paper and then added ink from the Calypso Coral and Smokey Slate ink pads. Once the piece was dry I attached it to the left hand side of Whisper White card, wrapping the edge of the Watercolour Paper with Silver 5/8″ Satin Ribbon. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful You stamp set onto the lower right hand side of the Whisper White card using Calypso Coral ink. 
I stamped the dancing lady image from the Beautiful You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This time the image is coloured using the Calypso Coral, Pacific Point and Basic Gray Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen. The image panel is attached to Pacific Point card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside, I added a narrow piece of the Watercolour Paper to Whisper White card and covered the top of the Watercolour Paper using the Silver Satin Ribbon.
All three cards used the same layout and the same stamp set but I think you will agree they are all very different cards. It’s kind of nice to know that one stamp set can have so many different feels and of course the addition of a different technique or different product can make such a difference. 
I would really love you to comment and tell me which one you like and why you think it is the “best”. In case you can’t remember them all, here is a photo of the three cards all together.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Beautiful You – Card Two
This is the second card I created using the images from my practice colouring. This time I used copy paper to mask the left hand side of Whisper White card and stamped the lace image from the Delicate Details (Sale-a-bration) stamp set onto the Whisper White card using Rich Razzleberry ink so that the image sat on the edge of the copy paper. I removed the copy paper and added a piece of the very beautiful Falling in Love Designer Series Paper. I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful You stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the Whisper White card using Rich Razzleberry ink. 
The stamped panel is attached to scored and folded Rich Razzleberry card. I stamped the image onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using the Rich Razzleberry Watercolour Pencil and a Blender Pen. The image is attached to Rich Razzleberry card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of copy paper to the bottom edge of Whisper White card and once more stamped the lace image from the Delicate Details (Sale-a-bration) stamp set using Rich Razzleberry ink. Once I removed the copy paper I attached a piece of the same Designer Series Paper.
You will notice that this card uses the same layout as the card yesterday but it has a completely different feel. Don’t you agree?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Beautiful You
After watching the video I shared with you yesterday I had time to sit down and do some colouring. I coloured several images and, of course, I needed to create cards to use them.
For this card I stamped the greeting from the Beautiful You stamp set onto Daffodil Delight card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached a piece of the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper down the left hand side and added a piece of the Affectionately Yours Washi Tape over the edge of the Designer Series Paper. The Daffodil Delight card is attached to scored and folded Basic Black card.
I stamped the lady with the umbrella image from the Beautiful You stamp set onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Early Espresso Watercolour Pencils and a Blender Pen. I attached the stamped image to Bermuda Bay card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card I attached a piece of the same Designer Series Paper to the lower edge of Whisper White card and added the same Washi Tape over the top edge.
I find the colours in this card are really striking and it has a happy feel despite the Basic Black. I will be back tomorrow with another card made using my practice pieces.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Watercolour Pencils
The addition of a new colouring option in the Occasions Catalogue on page 24 has me very excited. This will allow each and every one of us to take another look at those stamps in all our catalogues which cry out to be coloured in. I have always steered clear of colouring, but I kind of started to get the taste when we had the Blendibilities and I am really excited to be using the Watercolour Pencils. They can be used on all sorts of mediums and with all sorts of tools. You can just colour in if that’s what you like. You can colour and then use a Blender Pen to move the colour around and even up your pencils strokes. You can use them with an Aqua Painter and also with Watercolour Paper, but how about we look at this great video Stampin’ Up! have released and let Shannon West show us all about them.
Now you have seen the video I bet you are all as excited as I am by this fabulous new product and can’t wait to get your hands on them. I’ll be following up this video with some more watercolour pencil samples of my own over the next few days.
Don’t forget to use the Hostess Code for January – 23TQTAT6 – and you will also qualify to receive a gift from me.
Bye for now,
Kris
Freshly Made Sketch #269
The sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches was open to lots of interpretation. I decided to break out some new product on my creation. I used copy paper to mask the left hand side of Whisper White card and then stamped the Watercolour Wash background onto the card using Soft Sky ink. I removed the copy paper mask and ran two rows of Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape down the left hand side. I stamped the greeting from the So In Love stamp set onto the bottom right hand corner using Night of Navy ink.
I attached the stamped panel to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I cut the string of dragonflies from Night of Navy card using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlit Dies and attached them over the Watercolour Wash background.
Inside the card I simply ran the two strips of Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape down the left hand side.
A very, very simple card and I like it a lot. In fact I like it so much it will be part of my class at Beachmere when they start again. However, I realised after I had finished that I added the Washi Tape in the wrong order to be exactly like the sketch. I should have had the wider Washi Tape close to the left hand edge. But never mind, I am quite happy with the card and I simply love the dragonflies. I will have to spend some more time with these products creating. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Delicate Ombre
I love the Delicate Details stamp set which you can find in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. This set features 5 beautifully delicate border stamps. I decided to use them all with a little ombre effect. I found a colour combination on Pinterest (where would we be without it). I embossed Whisper White card using the Falling Petals Embossing folder. The embossed card is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card. 
I stamped the different images in the Delicate Details stamp set from the top to the bottom of Whisper White card using Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Pacific Point and Night of Navy inks. I attached the stamped card to Night of Navy card and then the card front. I stamped the greeting from the So in Love stamp set onto Whisper White card using Marina Mist ink and cut it out using an oval Stitched Shape Framelits Die. 
I attached the greeting to a Night of Navy scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and then the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside, I stamped the image from the Delicate Details stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I had to stamp the image twice, side by side, which was easy as it is a photopolymer image. I cut the image out and attached it behind one long edge of Whisper White card which I embossed using the Falling Petals Embossing Folder. The whole piece is attached to the bottom of Whisper White card.
Well, I am pretty impressed with this stamp set. I think it has a lot of potential for adding that final finishing touch to a card. What about you? Does it appeal? Don’t forget to use the Hostess Code when placing your order so that you can get a gift from me.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Dad’s present
Because my Mum was celebrating her 80th birthday and my dad was only celebrating is 86th, Mum got most of the presents – although it is one they will share, so I thought I had better get Dad something just for himself. Since he still loves to play golf I thought I would give him a golf ball and created a little box for it to go in. I used the Gift Bag Punch Board to create a little box that would hold the golf ball. The stamp is from the Urban District stamp set and I used Early Espresso to stamp on the Crumb Cake box. I used the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon to tie the box closed. Small gift but one that Dad will enjoy and it always looks better in a beautiful box. Don’t you agree.
Hope you are enjoying the new catalogues. Don’t forget you can use this month’s hostess code when ordering to ensure you get a small gift from me.
Bye for now,
Kris
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