November Class
Thought you might be interested to see what projects we will be making in the November Class. This is my last class for the year and it will be lots of fun. We are going to make a Framed Art piece as well as 3 extra special cards. You can use the framed art to update the one we made last year. I am so excited for you to be making the Bendi Fold and Triangle cards. There is something extra special and magical about making cards that are able to stand on their own and are not “flat”.
If you live in or near Narangba (Brisbane, Qld) and would like to attend this class, then check out my Classes and Workshops page where you can find the dates and all the other details you need.
Bye for now,
Kris
Turning 7
My granddaughter Jae celebrated her 7th birthday on Thursday. How quickly she is growing up! Like all little girls her age she loves the movie Frozen, so I used Pinterest to get some inspiration to make her a frozen card. I embossed the Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Soft Sky card. I cut Soft Sky card using my Dress Up Framelits (retired but with 4 granddaughters I couldn’t let this one go) I trimmed the bodice, covered it in Versamark and sprinkled with Heat & Stick powder and Dazzling Details combined and then heat set it. 
I cut one more full dress and two more skirts and layered them together. I added lots of Basic Rhinestones – a girls gotta have bling! The greeting from the Petite Pairs stamp is stamped in Soft Sky on Whisper White card, punched using the Large Oval Punch and attached to a Soft Sky Scalloped Oval. Inside I just added the second part of the birthday greeting and a piece of Soft Sky card embossed using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. 
Of course you have to have matching decoration on the gift bag, so once again I embossed Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and attached it to Soft Sky card. I stamped the greeting from the Happy Birthday Everyone Hostess Stamp Set onto Whisper White card using Soft Sky ink and cut it out using the largest Oval Collection Framelits Die. The greeting is attached to the Soft Sky Scalloped Oval Framelit from the Oval Collection Framelits Dies. 
I punched three flowers from Soft Sky card using the Petite Petals Punch, added a little dimension and a couple of sets of leaves punched from Soft Sky card using the Bird Builder Punch. Lastly I added a large Basic Pearl to the centre of the flowers. Her present included a small set of books which would not fit inside the gift bag so I used the brown paper that Stampin’ Up! supplies in my orders to wrap them.
I’m pleased to say that Jae loved her presents, card and gift bag. Success!
Bye for now,
Kris
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A Pretty Box
The bonus project for last month’s card class was this cute little Pillow Box. Who knew they could be gorgeous and practical too! The box pieces were cut from Kraft Card which is sold in 12″ x 12″ packs of 12 and is a little thicker than our normal card and therefore perfect for boxes. Once you have cut out the box pieces you need to make sure that you have folded all the score lines very well, especially the curved ends which hold the box closed. We used Fast Fuse to hold our boxes together which made it a very quick and easy. 
The front is decorated with half a Tea Lace Paper Doily and Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon which covers the cut edge of the Paper Doily. The ribbon is joined on the front of the box, again with Fast Fuse. The flower is created by stamping the image from the Reason for the Season stamp set onto Garden Green card once and Cherry Cobbler Card twice using Basic Black Archival ink. We cut out the whole Garden Green image, one full flower from a Cherry Cobbler image and a smaller section from the middle of the flower for the last Cherry Cobbler image. The full Cherry Cobbler flower is attached flat to the Garden Green image and the smaller flower is attached to the centre of the full flower using dimensionals. Lastly I added three tiny Basic Pearls to the centre of the flower. The flower is attached to the front of the box using Fast Fuse.
I love this box and I am quite impressed at how large it actually is. This will be gorgeous under my tree this year.
I’d love to hear what you think of my pillow box and if you have made any yourself.
Bye for now,
Kris
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SFF10915
Unfortunately I had to make a sympathy card this week and found some inspiration in the sketch challenge at Sketch Frenzy Friday.
I attached Whisper White card to scored and folded Sahara Sand card. I inked the image from the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set using Wisteria Wonder and Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Write Markers, stamped onto Whisper White card and cut the image using one of the Circles Collection Framelits Dies. I cut a Circle of Sahara Sand card and attached the image panel to it, before attaching the piece to the card front. 
I embossed a strip of Wisteria Wonder card using the Brick Wall Embossing Folder and attached it to the left hand side of the card front. I inked “Thinking of You” using the Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Write Marker, stamped onto Whisper White card and punched the image using the Large Oval Punch. 
I attached the greeting to a Sahara Sand Scalloped Oval before attaching to the card front.
To decorate the inside panel I stamped the tree image from the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set onto Whisper White card using Wild Wasabi ink. I embossed a strip of Wisteria Wonder card, again using the Brick Wall Embossing Folder and attached it to the bottom of the stamped card.
These cards are never fun to make but I think this has turned out very nicely. What about you, what do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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If you need more information or you would like to host your own workshop, please contact me to find out all the details. I would hate for you to miss out on this great opportunity to stock up on your Stampin’ Up! supplies.
Bye for now,
Kris
Bohemian Flowers
Can I let you in on a little secret? I was given the Bohemian Designer Series Paper at the Stampin’ Up! Convention way back in March and I have to admit that it did not impress me very much. I love the colours but the patterns were just too “busy” for me. So it has sat in my cupboard gathering dust until I decided that I needed to get it out and have a play. So here is a card I created using this paper for one of my classes at the Beachmere Retirement Resort. I cut four different papers from the Designer Series Paper and attached them to Delightful Dijon card and then to scored and folded Bermuda Bay card. 
I stamped part of the Vivid Vases stamp onto Very Vanilla card using Stazon Jet Black ink. I also stamped the image onto Bermuda Bay card and cut out the vases. 
I attached the Bermuda Bay vases over the stamped vases and then coloured the flowers and leaves using Delightful Dijon, Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write Markers. I added a small Basic Pearl to the centre of the Blackberry Bliss Flower. I punched the image using the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch and attached it to a circle of Blackberry Bliss card cut using one of the Circles Collection Framelits Dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. Inside the card I added a narrow piece of Blackberry Bliss behind a strip of the Bohemian Designer Series Paper and attached it to Very Vanilla card.
I may have to review my first opinion of this Designer Series Paper and get it out to use more. Let me know what you think? I actually think this card works well.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Joy Fold Card
I haven’t made a Joy Fold card in quite a while, and I should have shared it before now, because this is one I created for my August Class. I used Tip Top Taupe card for the base and added a layer of Bermuda Bay card which I embossed using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. I added a strip of designer series paper from the Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack to the left hand flap. I folded Watermelon Wonder card in half and attached it to the centre of the embossed Bermuda Bay card. 
I stamped the images from the Build a Birthday stamp set using Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder and Bermuda Bay ink onto Whisper White card. The top layer of the cake is a piece of the yellow Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape. I used the flower from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack to punch Watermelon Wonder, Tip Top Taupe and Bermuda Bay card. I attached the flowers using Glue Dots and then added a Basic Pearl to the centre of each flower. 
To hold my card closed, I stamped the greeting from the Petite Pairs stamp set onto Whisper White card using Bermuda Bay ink and punched it out using the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch. I attached the greeting to a 1-3/8″ circle of Crushed Curry card and used dimensionals to position it so that I could close the card. I left the Whisper White panel on the inside of the Watermelon Wonder card blank, to add a message.
These are such fun cards to make. If you don’t know where to start to make one of these you will find a great tutorial on the Splitcoast Stampers website.
Why don’t you make one and share the result with me. I’d love to see your creations.
Bye for now,
Kris
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A Christmas Challenge
The sketch challenge this week at Sketch Frenzy Friday caught my eye and I decided to have a play with my Sleigh Ride Edgelits to complete this card. I attached a piece of Soft Sky card, which had one end punched using the Triple Banner Punch, to Whisper White card and embossed the card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. The embossed card is attached to scored and folded Soft Sky card. I cut an oval from Soft Sky card and two ovals from Whisper White card using one of the Oval Framelits Dies.
I cut one oval using the tree edgelit from the Sleigh Ride Edgelits and the other one using the house edgelit. I attached the oval with the trees to the Soft Sky oval. I cut the houses from the Whisper White oval and cut another set of houses using Basic Gray card. I attached the Basic Gray houses behind the oval which I had cut and then attached it to the Soft Sky Oval. (Oh, that sounds so complicated but in reality it was pretty easy.) 
The oval is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I cut the sleigh and horse edgelit from Basic Gray card, cut away the excess card and attached the sleigh and horse to the card front.
Inside the card I embossed the lower portion of Whisper White card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. I cut the sleigh and horse once more from Basic Gray card and attached it over the embossed card. Lastly I stamped the greeting merry everything” from the Jingle All The Way stampset onto the Basic Bray card using the Archival Basic Gray ink. Want to know the best thing, well you can purchase the Sleigh Ride Edglits and the Jingle All The Way stamp set as a bundle! Yay – I love to save money don’t you?
I love this! It is so soft and delicate and the edgelits make it look very professional, even if I do say so myself! Have you tried these edgelits yet? I really recommend that you do, and once you have you will love them as much as I do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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A Happy Christmas Scene
If you don’t buy anything else from the Holiday Catalogue, I thoroughly recommend you look at the Festive Fireplace and Happy Scenes Bundles. These sets work together very well and allow you to create many different types of cards quickly and easily and you have to love a stamp set that has a matching framelit. I know everyone at my classes gives a little groan when they have to fussy cut, so these sets are perfect.
Anyhow, onto the card! I embossed Whisper White card using the Boughs and Berries Embossing Folder. I attached Crumb Cake card to the bottom which is embossed using the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, only I made the stripes run vertically on the card (I think I am missing the retired Stripes Embossing Folder). I cut out the Window Box from Crumb Cake card, cut it in half and attached it to the top of the embossed card. The embossed panel is attached to scored and folded Garden Green card. I stamped the trees from the Happy Scenes stamp set onto Whisper White card using Garden Green ink and then added a little Pool Party ink using a sponge. I used a 2-Way Glue Pen to add Dazzling Diamonds to the “snow” section of the card. I cut out the window from Crumb Cake card and attached the stamped card to the back. This is attached to the card front using dimensionals. 
I stamped “seasons greetings” from the same stamp set onto Whisper White card using Garden Green ink and punched it out using the Word Window Punch. I attached the greeting to Garden Green card punched using the new Washi Label Punch before attaching to the card front, also using dimensionals.
Inside the card I stamped the trees once more onto the lower right hand corner of Whisper White card using Garden Green ink. I cut Silver Glimmer Paper using one of the Sleigh Ride Edgelits and attached it over the bottom of the card. I hope I created the look of a hill of snow in front of the trees!
I love this card and if you love it too, why not come along to my October Class where we will be creating this card along with another four Christmas Cards. Check out my Classes and Workshops page to get the details.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just Add Ink 279
I was browsing Sketch Challenges this week and the one at Just Add Ink took my eye. So I used their sketch to create this Christmas Card using the Christmas Cuties stamp set. I embossed Real Red card using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Smoky Slate card. I rounded two corners on a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper Stack using the Project Life Corner Rounder Punch. I rounded two corners on a piece of Old Olive card using the same punch and attached it over the bottom of the Designer Series paper. 
I stamped the image onto Whisper White card using Basic Black Archival ink. I coloured the image using a Blender Pen and the following inks – Old Olive, Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Hello Honey and Basic Gray. I cut the image using a die from the Circles Collection Framelits Die but I had to fussy cut one of his feet first so that I didn’t have to use a die that was too big. I attached the image to the card front using dimensionals. 
I stamped the greeting from the Happy Seasons stamp set onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink. I punched the image using the Washi Label Punch before attaching it over the Old Olive card. The finishing touch was to punch small circles from Gold Glimmer Paper using the Cupcake Builder Punch to place over the stamped baubles on the collar and the hat of the cute little elf. Inside the card I added a narrow strip of Real Red card behind one long edge of the same Designer Series Paper and just to add a little something extra I stamped the two bauble images from the Among The Branches stamp set, one using Real Red and the other using Old Olive ink.
Cute isn’t it? Despite the fact that “colouring- in” is not my favourite thing to do I am having fun with this stamp set. If you haven’t got this set, maybe you should take another look.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 