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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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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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Father’s Day
I know it was Father’s Day a while ago but I hadn’t got around to sharing with you the card I made for my Dad. I CASED this card which I found on Pinterest and unfortunately I cannot read the watermark to give credit to the creator. I used the skinny line image from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and Archival Black ink to create the striped background on Whisper White card. I stamped the car from the Guy Greetings stamp set onto Whisper White card using the same ink and punched it out using the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. I made sure to leave a straight edge on one side. 
I attached the image to a circle of Basic Black card cut using one of the Circles Collection Framelits Dies, which I trimmed to match the straight edge. This was attached to the stamped/striped panel and then to Basic Black card. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Whisper White card. I added some large Basic Rhinestones to add a little bling. 
Inside the card I stamped “World’s Greatest Dad” onto Whisper White card using Archival Black ink and images from the Guy Greetings stamp set. The panel is attached to Basic Black card.
I also created matching packaging to house my Dad’s gifts. I used the Baker’s Box die to cut Basic Black card and stamped Whisper White card using the same line image from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and Archival Black ink to decorate the side panels. 
I cut a tag from Basic Black card using the Lots of Labels Framelit Dies. I stamped Whisper White card with the “just for you” from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set using Archival Black ink. The Baker’s Box is wrapped with Whisper White satin ribbon with the tag attached and tied in a knot. The box holds two golf balls. My Dad loves his golf! I created a matching tag to hang from a bottle of port and added”happy father’s day” which is from the Guy Greetings stamp set. My Dad also loves his port!
Lucky for me Dad was happy with his gifts and I thought they looked really cute. What about you, what do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Golden Wedding
This is another card I created after a request from one of the ladies at my Beachmere Class. She needed a card for a special friend celebrating her Golden Wedding Anniversary. I attached some of the very gorgeous Fancy Foil Designer Vellum to Whisper White card and then to scored and folded Basic Black card. I stamped the greeting from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of another piece of Whisper White card using Versamark, sprinkled it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it. 
The stamped card is again attached to Basic Black card and then the card front. I stamped the flowers from the Flower Shop and Petite Flowers stamp set onto Whisper White card using Versamark, embossed them in Gold and punched them out using the Pansy Punch and the Petite Petals Punch. The leaves are from the Crazy About You stamp set which are again embossed in Gold but this time they were cut out by hand. 
I gave the flowers some dimension before attaching the small flower to the centre of the large flower using a Gold Brad (retired). The leaves are attached to the back of two of the flowers using Glue Dots and all the flowers are attached using dimensionals. Inside the card I stamped the leaves and once again embossed them in Gold. The flowers are stamped, embossed and punched as before and attached over the leaves. This time I didn’t add a brad to the centre of the flowers.
I love how gorgeous this card is and of course I love embossing, however, some of the ladies at class were not so enthusiastic! What do you think? Is is gorgeous enough for such a special occasion?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Memory Keeping with Friends
Last Friday night I held my monthly Memory Keeping Class. This class is fun because basically you get to work on your own projects and just use my stamps, inks, and accessories. I usually create a page which uses some of the Stampin’ Up! Project Life products on a 12 x 12″ scrap page which anyone who attends can create or just keep the pieces for another project. Last Friday I worked on some pocket pages about a holiday my husband and I had with two of our grandchildren last April. 
We took a mini road trip from Moree to Cunnamulla, up to Charleville and then across through Roma and Miles back to Brisbane. What a great time we had sharing this experience with our Grandchildren. Ron & I have been to Cunnamulla and Charleville many times but it seemed different seeing it through the children’s eyes. We got to see lots of native animals up close including a night encounter with a very large Kangaroo who was only a few feet in front of us! Anyway I kept my pages simple focusing on the photos and hand writing about our experiences. I used the Love Story Project Life cards to fill my pages and to journal on. Keep an eye on my Classes & Workshops page if you would like to attend next month’s class.
Bye for now,
Kris
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