Technostamper Challenge 341
Well, it seems that my life hasn’t settled down just yet to the point where I can share with you as much as I would like. However, I did find time to play along with the sketch challenge at MaryJo’s Technostamper blog. It is a really fun sketch and I am happy with the final result.
I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Garden Green card. I added a piece of the Early Expresso paper from the Under the Tree Designer Series Paper to the centre of the Very Vanilla card. I punched a narrow piece of Garden Green card using the Scallop Border Punch. The punched strip is cut into two pieces and one is attached behind the top right hand edge and one behind the bottom left hand edge of Real Red card which is embossed using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. This piece is attached across the centre of the card.
I stamped the image from the Festival of Trees stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Garden Green ink and cut it out using the 2nd smallest Oval Framelit Die. I covered the whole oval with Versamark ink. I sprinkled over a combination of Heat and Stick Powder and Dazzling Diamonds and heat set it. Makes is oh so sparkly. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals and covers the ends of the punched card.
Inside I decorated Very Vanilla card with a strip of Garden Green card punched with the Scallop Border Punch which is attached behind the top edge of Real Red card embossed using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. I stamped the tree image onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the Tree Punch before attaching it over the decorative border.
I am really loving the colour combination in this gorgeous Designer Series Paper. Maybe it’s because they are so traditional. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Garden Green A4 cardstock
Real Red A4 cardstock
A Christmas Star
I thought I would share another project that we are going to be making at Beachmere tomorrow. This star is made from the Kraft card stock in the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue. It is a great medium to use for making boxes because it is of a heavier weight than our other card.
I used the largest of the Stars Framelit Dies to cut two stars from the Kraft card stock. The strips to join the stars together as a box were also cut from Kraft card. You need to calculate the width of your box, add a strip each side to use to adhere to the box and add Sticky Strip. I cut another star from Real Red card and embossed it using the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder and attached it to the front of the box. I punched Silver Glimmer Paper using the Tree Punch and cut the word “Joy” from Gold Glimmer Paper using the framelit from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies. I love how cute this ornament turned out and I know that the ladies are going to love it when they make it tomorrow. You could punch a couple of holes in the joining strip before you assemble the box to add some ribbon to hang this from the tree. I am going to use mine as a standing ornament in my dining room this Christmas.
Confused about exactly how to go about this, well, Stampin’ Up! has this fantastic video which should answer all your questions.
I would love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Framed Art
Once a year the ladies that come to my class at the Retirement Village ask me to do an all day event. We usually have this event in November and create lots of different projects. However, we always make a piece of framed art and this year is no exception.
This year’s framed art is made up of lots of different product, mostly from the Holiday Catalogue. I’ve used different sized panels to accommodate the stamps used.
All of the panels are layered onto A4 Crumb Cake card. The other colours of A4 card used are Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black. 
The frame is designed to hold an A4 document. This frame is particularly versatile because it is a shadow frame, so 3d pieces will easily fit behind the glass.
We are also going to create this piece at my Christmas Decoration Class on the 13th and 15th November. Check out my Workshop and Classes page to get the details. If you live near me and wish to attend, don’t delay in reserving your place, as space is limited.
I hope to be posting a little more regularly once I have the preparation for these classes completed.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Jason
Yesterday my son-in-law celebrated his birthday. It’s always a dilemma to know what to buy and as usual I ended up opting for his favourite Bourbon.
I saw these cards on Pinterest by Ally at Laughadaisy and knew that I could make something very similar using Stampin’ Up! products.
I embossed Blackberry Bliss card using the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, added a strip of Lost Lagoon card which is punched using the Scallop Border Punch and then attached it to Sahara Sand card.
I stamped the greeting from the Sassy Salutations stamp set using Blackberry Bliss ink. I wrapped Tangello Twist 1/2″ Stitched Satin Ribbon before attaching to scored and folded Blackberry Bliss card. 
I used the Stars Framelits Dies to cut two small (one from Blackberry Bliss card and one from Lost Lagoon card) and one slightly larger star (from Sahara Sand card). I embossed the Sahara Sand star using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, attached it to the card front using dimensionals and added the Blackberry Bliss star, again using dimensionals. 
I punched a small star using the star punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack from Sahara Sand card, attached it to the Lost Lagoon star and then the card front. I also added one small star punched from Blackberry Bliss card using the same punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.
To decorate the inside of the card, I wrapped Sahara Sand card with the Tangello Twist 1/2″ Stitched Satin Ribbon. I attached a small Sahara Sand star to a slightly larger Blackberry Bliss star, which is attached over the ribbon.
I created a tag to hang from the bottle using all the same elements. This time the greeting is from the Project Life Remember This Photopolymer stamp set.
I think these turned out really well and can’t thank Ally enough for the inspiration. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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MDS Monday 88
I have been very busy creating projects for my All Day Class at the Retirement Village and haven’t had a chance to play along with any challenges, but this morning I made time to use the sketch challenge at MDS Monday.
I created my page using photos from my granddaughters birthday party at the local bowling alley. The challenge was to use the sketch and have fun being playful and colourful.
I used the Everyday Adventure Digital Project Life Cards – Digital Download to fill in the photo boxes on my page. I love how bright and cheerful the colours are in this collection. I added a few photos and some journalling but not too many embellishments. My background is a paper from the Back to School Ensemble – Digital Download. I recoloured the paper to match the blue in the bottom right hand photo box and changed the opacity so that it wasn’t quite as bright.
I love this page. I also love how quick and easy it is to create with My Digital Studio.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Jae
My granddaughter Jae celebrates her 6th birthday today. You realise how old you are getting when you see your grandchildren growing up so quickly.
I love making co-ordinated gifts for my family and friends, especially my grandchildren because they get quite excited to see what Nan has created. Bless them!
Anyway, Jae is like many youngsters her age and absolutely adores the movie Frozen. I think she and her sister know every word to every song in the movie. I wanted to create a card for her with a Frozen them and used my favourite medium to find this adorable Curvy Keepsake Box on Pinterest. Suzanne very kindly shared how she created her “Olaf” and I followed her directions to create my box. We gave Jae some earrings and this was the perfect presentation box. Thanks Suzanne.
I decided to follow her idea and create a card with a punch art Olaf as well. My background is created by stamping the “tree decoration” dots from the Festival of Trees stamp set using Versamark ink onto Whisper White card. I embossed with White embossing powder and then sponged the whole area using Lost Lagoon ink. I think it kind of looks like falling snow – maybe!! The body of this Olaf is a 2-1/2″ Circle of Whisper White, the rest is as per Suzanne’s instructions.
Inside the card, I created a mask and added more “snow”, leaving plenty of room for my message. The tag is punched with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch1. Again I masked the bottom of the tag and added some “snow”. I wrapped Jae’s other present in the brown paper that Stampin’ Up! kindly supplies me with in every order. I wrapped the parcel with Lost Lagoon Stitched Satin Ribbon and tied a knot. I fed the tails of the ribbon through the tag from the back and pulled them tight. This keeps my tag in place and adds a little more embellishment.
I’m pleased to say that the gifts and packaging met with complete approval from Jae and all the children. Thank Goodness!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hello December
Can you believe how close Christmas is getting, not only are the shops (and the children) counting it down in weeks, but in days! I’m not really organised, and haven’t even started thinking about presents. However, I did make a start on my December Daily Memory Keeping Album (after all one has to get the priorities right!). The Hello December Project Life Card Collection and matching Accessory Pack are perfect for creating this type of album. The idea is that you document something from every day in December. Now that sounds like a big deal but think of all the events that happen in December. For me there are lot’s of end of year concerts and performances by my Grandchildren and then there is the tree decorating and the Christmas crafting. Of course there is also the present wrapping and the Christmas baking too. Not everything has to be about Christmas, there are always lots of things happening in our lives and it will be fun to see how much happens over the month.
I purchased the 6″ x 8″ Cherry Product Life Album from the Holiday Supplement and two sets of Variety Pack 6″ x 8″ Project Life Photo Pocket Pages. I am going to the use the Hello December Card Collection and Accessory Pack to document my December. I also have a few stamp sets which I think will be useful to complete this album – 25 Days, Project Life Remember This and Project Life Holiday Cheer.
This should be a fun album to look back on when my grandchildren get older. Our Christmas will be busy this year as my sister, niece and her husband are going to be visiting from Western Australia to celebrate with us.
Anyway, I have created the first page which I don’t anticipate will have any photographs, but I can always change my mind. I have also gone through my pocket pages and added in a few of the cards from the Hello December Card Collection to make it easier to document the days. Of course, because they are only slipped into the pockets I can certainly change my mind and re-arrange, according to when certain things happen. So, from time to time I will share the new pages I create for this album, but you will have to wait till December.
I have never created this type of album before but I am loving that the Project Life by Stampin’ Up! products are making it much easier for me to keep up with my Memory Keeping.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Memory Keeping Fun
Just wanted to say thank you to those ladies (and a couple of gorgeous kids) that attended my Memory Keeping night last night. We had a blast getting together and getting some memory keeping done. I had created a 12″ x 12″ page that we completed together and which we can use to add a photo from either a Christmas past or maybe even this year. The fun thing about Project Life by Stampin’ Up! is that most of the Card Collections are available as Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio, so I was able to print out the cards so that everyone could make the same page. Such fun.
The cards are all part of the Seasonal Snapshot Digital Project Life Cards – Digital Download which is the same as the Seasonal Snapshot Project Life Card Collection that can be found in your Holiday Catalogue,. I also used the Season of Style Pocket Cards -Digital Download to create the saying and the Wishing You Stamp Brush Set – Digital Downlaod to create the present. Adding colour to the images is so easy in My Digital Studio. The banner is created by cutting up two of the Seasonal Snapshot Digital Project Life 4″ x 6″ cards and creating the tails. The card stock colours are taken from the colours used in the collection with the exception of the Early Expresso which I think tones in nicely with the colours used. The background of our page uses the Stars Decorative Mask. We sponged on Sahara Sand ink to create a starry background for our page.
I look forward to getting together again to get our photos off the phone or computer and for me, out of boxes and onto pages and into pockects so that they can be enjoyed by everyone.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Holiday Supplement – Available Now
I’ve been a little quiet this week, as I have been laid up with a sore foot, but couldn’t miss out on some crafting yesterday because my pre-order from the Holiday Supplement arrived.
Stampin’ Up! has released this very mini catalogue with some exclusive Christmas crafting products. My first creation is the very largest star from the Many Merry Stars Simply Created Kit. When I say large, I mean large, this star is around 15″ wide. It was easy to put together because the pieces are all pre-cut for you. I had to push out the die-cut stars and then attach the side strips – can you believe it, they already have the adhesive on them – yay! It didn’t take long to attach them and then all of the additional pieces are die cut as well.
I simply cased the star on the front of the Holiday Supplement to create mine. This kit contains enough product to complete 26 stars, only one of the largest star, but 5 each of the remaining 5 sizes. You get beautiful wooden snowflakes in three sizes, silver sequins, gold small stars, gold accents and words, six bows, tags, flags and more. These is also lots of Gold Baker’s Twine, so you can add bows to your embellishments. Can you tell, I love this kit.
My ladies are going to be making a few of these stars in different sizes in our Christmas Decoration Class in November. They could easily be adapted to hang on your tree, they would look so cute, especially the smaller ones.
The catalogue also contains four stamp sets, one which matches our Star Framelit Dies and one especially designed to go with the Project Life Hello December Card Collection and Accessory Pack also in the Holiday Suppplement. There is a fabulous Simply Created Watercolour Winter Simply Created Card Kit too.
There is one big catch to this Supplement and that is everything is only available WHILE STOCKS LAST, so do not delay, if you want anything from this catalogue then you need to order it sooner, rather than later.
You can view the catalogue online if you follow the link in my side-bar, if you don’t have a demonstrator, then contact me so that I can get a catalogue to you.
I’m sure you are going to love this catalogue, it really is fabulous.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Starry Birthday Card
Well here I am again, sharing a card I made after being inspired by one on Pinterest. The three cards were shared by Darlene McCallum and I absolutely loved them.
I punched a strip of Whisper White card using the Confetti Stars Punch and attached it to Early Expresso card. I scored and folded a piece of Crumb Cake card (14.8cm x 10.5cm, scored in half on the 10.5cm length) and attached the punched card piece. I cut Crumb Cake card using the fourth smallest Star Framelit Die and attached it to the back of the scored card. I cut three stars from Marina Mist card using the three smallest Star Framelit Dies. They are stacked on top of each other using dimensionals and then attached to the card front so that they nest on top of the Crumb Cake star. I attached one of the small Whisper White stars punched with the Confetti Stars Punch to the centre. I stamped the greeting from the Petite Pairs stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Expresso ink and punched it out using the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch. I attached it to 1-3/8″ circle of Early Expresso card and then the card front.
Inside I stamped the greeting from the Pictogram Punches stamp set using Early Expresso ink. I punched a star from Marina Mist card using the Heart Punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch and attach over the stamped star. It is a little tricky to open the card but there is plenty of room to add a personal message.
I love this card and as Darlene suggests it would make a great name place card for a special occasion as well.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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