Seasons Greetings
Today’s page is one I created for my Memory Keeping Class which I held last weekend December. For this page I used the A Little Bit Festive Specialty Designer Series Paper. I followed a guide by Noreen Smith a Creative Memories Consultant to cut my Designer Series Paper before attaching the panels to Basic White 12″ x 12″ card. I attached my photos to Early Espresso card before attaching them to the pages. I attached one of the card fronts from the A Little Bit Festive Designer Series Paper to Early Espresso card before attaching it to the left hand page. I added greeting to this panel from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera pack over the tree image to create my title.
I printed my journaling onto Basic White card which I cut using one of the banners from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the journaling to a banner cut from Early Espresso card also using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The journaling completes the left hand page. I attached the stocking image from the A Little Bit Festive Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the portrait photo on the right hand page. I cut a circle from Basic White card and another one from Early Espresso card using the retired Deckled Circle Dies. I stamped “happy” and “memories” from the Love This Moment stamp set onto the Basic White circle using Versamark ink.
I sprinkled the greeting with Gold Wow Embossing Powder from the Metallics Wow Embossing Powders and heat set it. I attached the bauble image from the A Little Bit Festive Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the Basic White circle before attaching it to the Early Espresso circle. I attached the panel to the top of the right hand page, partially covering the photos and trimmed off the excess at the top of the circle. I love how this page turned out and love the happy memories of Christmas with the grandkids when they were little.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Seaside Wishes
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I created using the Seaside Wishes Bundle. You can find this Bundle in the current Annual Catalogue. This bundle consists of a stamp set, embossing folder and co-ordinating dies. You can use one of the dies inside the embossing folder to cut and emboss at the same time. Amazing! I embossed Crumb Cake card using the Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed card to scored and folded Thick Basic White A4 card. I cut Mossy Meadow & Early Espresso card using the Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder.
I attached each of the die cuts to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Seaside Wishes stamp set onto Basic White card using Crumb Cake ink.
I cut and embossed the greeting using the Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the large “sand dollar” image from the Seaside Wishes stamp set using Crumb Cake ink. I masked the stamped image and stamped the smaller “sand dollar” over the right hand edge using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the “dotted” image from the Seaside Wishes stamp set across the bottom of the stamped images using Crumb Cake ink. This is a lovely bundle and when I purchase it I thought it would be a great addition to beach memory keeping pages too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas two ways
The cards I am sharing today were originally created to stamp along with Lauren on the World Cardmaking Group on the first weekend in October to celebrate World Card Making Day. I cut the bottom of the Basic White card using one of the Dies from the Around the Bend Dies and attached it to scored and folded Real Red card.
I created the tree using the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks and Garden Green ink. The tree is cut out using the coordinating Frosted Forest Die. I attached the tree to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “Merry” and “Christmas” from the Greetings of the Season stamp set onto the right hand side of the Basic White card using Real Red ink.
I cut Gold Foil using the star die from the Merriest Trees Dies and attached it to the top of the tree. I used the Dark Red Stampin’ Blend to colour three small Basic Rhinetones and attached them around the greeting. To decorate the inside of the card I used the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks to add a small tree to the lower left hand corned of Basic White card using Garden Green ink. I also stamped the greeting from the Greetings of the Season stamp set beside the tree using Garden Green ink.
I loved this card and wanted to create another one but this time I stepped it up a little and added a layer of Real Red card which I embossed using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. So thank you Lauren for the inspiration. If you haven’t already joined the World Cardmaking Group on Facebook, you might like to take another look.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Free Shipping
From today 9th December to Wednesday 11th December you can get free shipping with any order over $65.00. How amazing is that! This aligns perfectly with the last chance products, some of which have been discounted. So a win/win for you. If your wish list is long then this is the perfect time to stock up on some of your must haves and some of your soon to be gone products and save on the cost of postage. So for 3 days only, you can have free postage on a qualifying order. Happy Shopping.
Bye for now,
Kris
Joy
I have previously shared layout one and layout two that I created using the Reindeer Memories Scrapbook Workshop Kit. Today I have the third layout created using the product and instructions from this kit. Again I maybe changed out the stickers for something different but they all come from the kit.
I did add a greeting from the Peaceful Seasons stamp set to the journaling mat using Real Red ink. I love how all of the pages turned out and love that I now have some more photos documented for my family and friends to enjoy. I don’t think I mentioned that although you can buy the Reindeer Memories Scrapbook Workshop Kit you can also purchase the Designer Series Paper and stickers without the instructions if you want to create in your own way using these gorgeous papers.
Stampin’ Up! have also provided a Reindeer Memories 12″ x 12″ Two-Tone Cardstock Pack that you can purchase separately as well. You could tie this Workshop Kit in with the Reindeer Days Memories & More pack and the Reindeer Memories stamp set. There are a lot of options to create and of course you could just use the products to create your Christmas cards for the year. I hope you are inspired to take a look at the amazing co-ordinating products that Stampin’ Up! have provided for our Christmas creations this year.
Bye for more.
Kris
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Christmas Ephemera
I shared some card using the Ephemera packs in the September to December Mini Catalogue in my Facebook Live this week. Today I have another card to share which uses some elements from these packs. I embossed a piece of Cherry Cobbler card using the Modern Herringbone 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I cut Basic White card using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached it to the embossed card using dimensionals.
I attached the hot chocolate mug from the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to the circle. I also attached the greeting from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to the card front using dimensionals where necessary so that it sits slightly over the circle.
To decorate the inside of the card I attached another greeting from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to Basic White card. I love how quickly this card came together using these fabulous Ephemera Packs.
I also want to share a tag I made using one of the tags from the Tags for the Season Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. I attached the present image from the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to the tag. I also attached the greeting from the Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to the tag using dimensionals. I finished the tag by threading some of the green thread from the Natural Tones Linen Thread through the top of the tag.
Again so simple to make but so effective, don’t you think? To make it even easier I used Template 15 from page 22 of the current Annual Catalogue to create the card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can view the Modern Herringbone 3D Embossing Folder here in my online store.
Happy Anniversary
Today I am sharing a card I created for my sister and brother-in-law to celebrate their Wedding Anniversary. I attached a piece of Gorgeous Grape card to the lower half of Basic White card. I stamped “happy” & “anniversary” from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto the upper right hand side of the Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I embossed the whole panel using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Highland Heather card. I cut Highland Heather and Basic White card using circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies.
I stamped the cake stand from the Cake Celebrations stamp set onto the Basic White panel using Blackberry Bliss ink. I stamped the solid cake image from the Cake Celebrations stamp set using Highland Heather ink and the decoration image from the same stamp set using Gorgeous Grape ink. I attached the stamped Basic White circle to the High Heather circle and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the three small flowers from the Cake Celebration stamp set onto Basic White card using Lemon Lolly ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Cake Celebrations Dies. I stamped the small leaf twice and the large leaf once onto Basic White card using Lemon Lime Twist ink. The leaves are also cut out using the co-ordinating Cake Celebration Dies.
I attached the two largest flowers and the leaves flat onto the top of the cake image. I attached the smallest flower using a mini dimensional. I also added Irridescent Pearls to the centre of each flower. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped a greeting from the So Sincere stamp set onto Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I stamped the background image from the Cake Celebrations stamp set over the top of the greeting using Highland Heather ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I love how pretty this card is and so did my sister. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can see the Happy Celebrations Bundle here in my online store.
1, 2, 3 Layout
Whilst I was cruising on Pinterest I found this amazing layout created using one piece of 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper complete with cutting guide shared on the Creative Memories Blog . I decided to use the last full sheet of Frames & Flowers 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper that I had to create my page. I did add some strips of Basic Black in place of the Designer Series Paper but I love how easy it was to cut the Designer Series Paper with no waste.
I attached the paper according to the instructions that were shared, however I did add Basic Black card to mat my photos. I added some of the ephemera pieces from the Frames & Flowers Designer Series Paper that I had left to decorate the focal image.
I cut the title from Basic Black card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies and attached it below the focal photo. I added some Pumpkin Pie ink to the “beautiful” from the Saying Something Ephemera Pack using a Blending Brush before attaching it below the journaling. If you love scrapbooking two page layouts and like to be a little careful with your Designer Series Paper the blog post is certainly worth checking out.
Bye for now,
Kris
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My Gift To You
This week in my Facebook Live I shared some cards I created using the Festive Words Stamp Set. Today I have another card to share with you. For this card, I cut two pieces of Iconic Celebrations 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and attached them to Basic White card. I cut a strip of Blueberry Bushel card and attached it across the Designer Series Paper. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Blueberry Bushel card. I stamped the image from the Festive Words stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I used the Light Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blend to colour the bow before cuting out the image using one of the circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used a sponge dauber to add Blueberry Bushel ink to the outside edges of the circle.
The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a greeting from the Greetings of the Season stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. I attached a narrow strip of Iconic Celebrations Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped panel before attaching it inside the Blueberry Bushel card base. This is a fun stamp set to play with and I love how I was able to pair it with the Iconic Celebrations Designer Series Paper.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Magnolia Anniversary
I created today’s card for my daughter and son-in-law who recently celebrated their wedding anniversary. I began by attaching a piece of the Season of Green & Gold 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper to scored and folded Fresh Freesia card. I cut a piece of Basic White card using the scalloped border edge from the Around the Bend Dies and attached it to the card front. I stamped the large magnolia image from the Magnolia Mood stamp set onto Basic White card using Versamark ink. I sprinkled with White Embossing Powder from the Metallics Wow Embossing Powder and used my Heat Tool to set the image. I used sponge daubers to add Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight ink to the image.
I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Magnolia Mood Die and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Layers of Beauty stamp set onto Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink. I cut out the image using one of the Greetings of the Season Dies and attached it to the card front. I will let you in on a little secret. I stamped the greeting straight onto the card front after I had assembled everything else and smudged the ink. So as we all know there are no mistakes, just an opportunity to add embellishments, so the die cut greeting covers my mistake and I think it works well, don’t you?
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the large flower from the Magnolia Mood stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Versamark ink. I coloured the image using sponge daubers and Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green & Daffodil Delight ink. I stamped “congratulations” from the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set using Fresh Freesia ink. Such a pretty card, and such a fun way to colour the image. Do you like this technique? Do you use it?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 