60 Years
My Mum and Dad celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday. It sounds like such a long time but I’m sure the years have flown by. My Mum was 17 and my Dad 23 when they got married and together they have created a wonderful life and watched their family grow. They have three daughters (I am the eldest), 5 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
I wanted to create a special card and this is what I decided on. I embossed Whisper White card using the Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Whisper White card. I cut the heart from Whisper White card using the Heart Framelit Dies, rubbed it with Versamark, sprinkled it with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and heat set it. I tied a bow through the 60 charm using some retired Silver Thread and attached it to the tip of the bow with a Glue Dot. I cut Vellum card using the Little Leaves Sizzlit and attached it to the bow. I stamped Happy Anniversary from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set onto Whisper White card using Smoky Slate ink and cut it out using one of the Bitty Framelit Dies. 
I punched two circles from Whisper White card using the 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle, two circles using the 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle and two using the 3/4″ Scallop Circle. I separated the card, scrunched them and stacked them on a retired Silver Brad before attaching the flower over the leaves and the greeting.
Inside the card I attached a narrow piece of Smoky Slate card to Whisper White card embossed with the Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder. I cut another set of leaves from Vellum card and attached a small heart over the top. I forgot to take this photo before I wrote in the card, so forgive my blurry editing.
My parents are taking a little cruise and spending some time with my sister and her daughter in Perth. A well deserved break to celebrate such a milestone.
Bye for now,
Kris
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For my Aunty
My Aunty celebrated her birthday yesterday and I wanted to share with you the card I made for her. I’m sorry to be tormenting you with the Blendibilites but I was enjoying using them so much when I made my daughter’s card, I just had to have another play with them.
I embossed Coastal Cabana card using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Baked Brown Sugar card. I stamped the Vivid Vases onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the vases with the Coastal Cabana Blendibilities and used Blendibilites in the following colours for the flowers – Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzlebrry, Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight. 
I used the Old Olive Blendibilites to add colour to the leaves and stems. I attached the stamped panel to Baked Brown Sugar card which has the lower edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch (I am really sorry that this punch is retiring) and attached the panel to the card front.
I stamped the greeting from the Petite Pairs stamp set using Baked Brown Sugar ink onto Whisper White card and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to a Baked Brown Sugar Scallop Oval and then the card front using dimensionals.
Inside the card I stamped three of the images from the Vivid Bases stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them to match the front of the card. I added a strip of embossed Coastal Cabana card to Baked Brown Sugar card to look like the vases are sitting on a shelf.
I do hope my Aunt likes her card as much as I do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Emma
My youngest daughter celebrates her birthday today. I won’t tell you how old she is but I will share the card I made for her.
I embossed Whisper White card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. Before attaching the embossed card to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card I wrapped it with Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding. I stamped the image from the Bloom with Hope stamp set (a Hostess set which I was able to pre-order) onto Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then I got to use my gorgeous new Cherry Cobbler Blendibilites to colour the flowers and Old Olive Blendibilities to colour the leaves and stems. I am absolutely in love with these wonderful markers. 
The only trouble is the Blendibilities won’t be available to customers as soon as the catalogue launches because of supply issues. You could, however, still take advantage of the $85.00 joining promotion and buy them in your kit (but you need to hurry). Anyway, I cut the image using an Oval Framelit Die and attached it to another Oval cut from Cherry Cobbler card.
I stamped happy birthday from the Petite Pairs stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut it out using one of the Banner Framelit Dies. The greeting is attached to the back of the Cherry Cobbler oval and then the whole piece is attached to the card front. I tied a bow in another length of Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding and attached it to the card front using a Glue Dot.
Inside I kept the card very simple by attaching another small flower which I coloured and then cut out.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Ethan’s Birthday Card
My grandson Ethan celebrated his 8th birthday on Thursday and this is the card I made for him. Ethan and my husband are both learning the guitar together and they spend lots of time together “jamming”! Anyway we all got together and bought him an amplifier to go onto his Accoustic Guitar. I’m not sure how his family is going to cope with the extra volume when he practices but he was so excited to receive this present.
Anyway I decided to make him a guitar themed card. So I went to my favourite place for inspiration – Pinterest – and found this great card to case . It was originally posted on Splitcoast Stampers. 
I used Basic Black for my card base and added the guitar shape which I hand cut from So Saffron card. I used various Circle Framelits to create the central “hole”, the shadow shape on the right is cut using the smallest Oval Framelit and the part at the bottom where the strings start is the the bottom part of the Artisan Punch with a narrow strip of Basic Black card on top. I used the smallest circle punch on the Owl Punch to create the place where the strings begin. I used Linen Thread to represent the strings.
Inside the card I put My Digital Studio to good use. I used the Extreme Elements Stamp Brush Set Digital Download to create the background (colours – Soft Suede and Crumb Cake) I added the Extreme Guitar Stamp Brush Set Digital Download in Early Expresso over the top. The greeting is from the Cake and Ice cream Stamp Brush Set Digital Download and is also coloured with Early Expresso. I printed the images onto Whisper White card on my home printer and cut it to fit inside the card.
Ethan really like his card and even tried to play the strings! It’s always so nice when you know that your hard work is appreciated.
I’m so glad he had a wonderful birthday and even better he got the present he wanted. In fact he was lucky enough to get enough money from his aunt and great grandparents to buy himself a microphone. I’m sure there will be many concert performances now!!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Project Life has Arrived
Well, actually it arrived yesterday.
I am really excited to be sharing this fantastic new product line with you. We get the flexibility of Project Life with the co-ordination of Stampin’ Up! The colours in our Project Life range will match Stampin’ Up! colours, so if you want to add some card stock or some ribbon or a Candy Dot, the colours will match the Stampin’ Up! colour families.
I had my first play with Project Life at Convention when we were given a Make and Take using one of the 6″ x 8″ Page Protectors and a package of the Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack. I think this is going to be a fun size to work with, although you will have to wait until the new catalogue goes live on the 1st July to be able to purchase this particular item.
The quality of some of the photos is not fantastic but it highlights the things that were truly memorable about Convention.
So without further ado – these are the traditional Project Life products that you can pre-order from this range.
And…these are the digital Project Life products that you can pre-order.
Kris
Work of Art – maybe
After my pre-order arrived, I spent some time playing with the images from the Work of Art stamp set. This is my first effort and basically uses just about every image in the set. I thought it looked cute but my husband just raised his eyebrows.
I loved the way these colours worked and also the way it was so easy to line up the chevron image so I had another try. This time I stamped the curved image onto the Whisper White card using Soft Suede ink. The first time I stamped first generation, the second time, I stamped off once and the third time I stamped off twice. It gave a really nice graduation in colour. I attached this to Soft Suede card before attaching to Whisper White card embossed with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. 
I stamped the chevron image onto Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink and attached it to Crumb Cake card before adding it to the card front. Note how well the chevrons line up and I didn’t use a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. I stamped the greeting onto Whisper White card using Early Expresso ink and punched it out with the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch.
I attached it to a Early Expresso 2-3/8″ Scalloped Circle and then the card front using dimensionals. Lastly I stamped the heart using Cherry Cobbler ink, cut it out and attached it to the greeting panel. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Early Expresso card.
Inside I stamped the background image using Crumb Cake ink and then stamped the greetings over the top using Early Expresso and Cherry Cobbler ink. I love this card how about you?. I think this is a fabulous stamp set and I am sure it will make its way onto lots of creations in the future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just click on the photo to take you directly to my store where you can place an order for the product you want. You will have to wait until July to be able to order the Work of Art stamp set. If you want it now, take advantage of the $85.00 sign up and get it in your starter kit.
A couple of Gift Cards
I had a request from one of the ladies at Beachmere to create some small cards, perfect for a box of chocolates or other small gift.
The thinking of you card uses the very beautiful Stippled Blossoms stamp set. The solid flowers were stamped in Pink Pirouette and the outline flowers were stamped over the top using Cherry Cobbler ink. Once the flower was stamped it was covered by a post-it-note mask before stamping the leaves. The solid leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink and the outline flowers were stamped over the top using Gumball Green ink. I removed the mask and stamped “thinking of you” from the Sassy Salutations stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink, but your could easily use the Happy Birthday greeting from the same stamp set.
For the second card I stamped the background from The Open Sea stamp set using Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the world image over the top using Marina Mist ink and then stamped the ship over the top using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the birthday greeting from Bring on the Cake stamp set also using Night of Navy ink.
These are such a great sized card to have on hand. You can get four of these from an A4 sheet which also makes them very economical. Each card is 10.5cm x 14.8cm, scored along the 14.8cm length at 7.4cm.
I’d love to hear what you think of these cute little cards.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Something Old, Something New
Yesterday I got my first pre-order from the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue. Remember I told you as a demonstrator I get to “play” with new goodies before they are released to the general market. For me this is one of the reasons I love being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator (there are so many more). If you would like to “play” a little earlier with new product then you should take advantage of the great deal at the moment to sign up as a demonstrator for the really low price of $85.00 (ends on June 30th). You get to pick your own product to the value of $90.00 and you will also get all the business supplies you need to get started as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. I would love to have you join my team.
Anyway, I unpacked my box, and then just had to have a quick “play”. So here is my first card using the Something For Baby stamp set and matching framelits. I also used Midnight Muse ink and ribbon which unfortunately is retiring as an in-colour but it is being replaced by some gorgeous new colours.
I embossed the top two-thirds of Whisper White card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and wrapped it with the Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and tied a knot. I attached the embossed card to Midnight Muse card and then to scored and folded Whisper White card. 
I stamped the pram image onto Whisper White card using Midnight Muse ink and cut it out using the matching Baby’s First Framelits (you will be able to buy the stamp set and framelits as a bundle and save). I attached the pram to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “hello baby” from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set onto Whisper White card using Midnight Muse ink and punched it out using the Word Window Punch.
I attached the greeting to a Midnight Muse Modern Label and then to the card front using dimensionals.
Inside I stamped the pram once more using Midnight Muse ink. A really simple card but I think it is just gorgeous (maybe I am a little biased).
So don’t forget to check out the fabulous deal to sign up as a demonstrator for $85.00 and please contact me if you want any more details.
You need to check out the retired list and order your Midnight Muse supplies before stocks run out.
Bye for now,
Kris
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MDS Monday 67
This week the challenge at MDS Monday is all about Project Life. Since Stampin’ Up! have already released the Everyday Adventure Digital Project Life Cards – Digital Download, I decided to use use of the 3″ x 4″ cards to create my page.
I added Designer Series Paper from the Convention 2014 Photobook Template Digital Download to my 12″ x 12″ page as my background. I added a Square Punch, resized it and filled it with Whisper White card on top of the Designer Series Paper. I add one of the Simply Life Photo Templates – Digital Download to my page which gave me the space to add my photos and the Everyday Adventure Digital Project Life 3″ x 4″ card. I added photos from my recent trip to the South Pacific Stampin’ Up! Convention in Melbourne and added journalling to the Project Life card.
These photos show out gorgeous apartment and the views from our windows. Gwen and I had a wonderful time as you already know and I was glad to be able to make this page to document such a happy time.
bye for now,
Kris
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It’s Time to Say Goodbye
Today marks the release of the retired stamp set and accessories lists. Can you believe that it is almost a year since we got our hands on the current catalogue. I can still remember my excitement. So many new goodies! Now it is time to say goodbye to some that have become our favourites. Some may still be on your Wish List. If that is the case you need to get in early to ensure that you secure what you need. I believe that some stamp sets and accessories sold out within 24 hours when the lists were released in the United States and Canada. I would hate for you to miss out on something you really want.
All the product on these lists will be sold on a “While Stocks Last” basis, so you really do need to act fast. You can order your favourite products while stocks last at my online store. If you don’t already have an account it is easy to set up and the product will be delivered directly to your door. If you have any questions or need some help, do not hesistate to contact me.
Bye for now,
Kris
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