Morning Meadow
I am a little embarrassed to say that this is the first time I have used this lovely Hostess set, Morning Meadow. I have had it since this catalogue launched and I really love it, but for some reason just hadn’t used it. Well, anyway, I found an old sketch at Sketch Frenzy Friday and thought that it fitted perfectly with this stamp set.
I inked the floral image using Pistachio Pudding ink and stamped it onto Whisper White card, making sure to stamp several times before re-inking to fill the space before attaching the stamped piece to Primrose Petals card. I attached a piece of the gorgeous Pistachio Pudding 3/8″ Ribbon to a length of Smoky Slate 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon and then wrapped it around the left hand edge of the stamped piece. I made sure to stretch the Pistachio Pudding Ribbon when I attached it to the Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon so that it would sit nicely on the card. 
The image panel is attached to scored and folded Baked Brown Sugar card. I stamped the frame image onto Whisper White card using Baked Brown Sugar ink and stamped happy birthday in the centre using Primrose Petals ink. I cut the image using an Oval Framelit and then traced around the outside of the same framelit on Primrose Petals card and cut it out. I wanted a smaller frame around the image than I would have if I used the next size up Oval Framelit. (Does that make sense?). I attached the greeting to the front of the card using dimensionals on each end so that it would sit over the ribbon properly.
Inside the card I stamped the bird image using Primrose Petals ink and added ribbon as I did on the front of the card.
I really love this card and I don’t know why I waited so long to use this set. Anyway you can purchase all the supplies you need from my online store, except the stamp set, that one you can get free with a qualifying order. So contact me to organise your in home party, so you can start creating with this gorgeous stamp set.
Supplies:
Whisper White A4 card – Item No. 106549
Primrose Petals A4 card – Item No.127544
Baked Brown Sugar A4 card – Item No. 131301
Pistachio Pudding ink – Item No. 131177
Baked Brown Sugar ink – Item No. 131174
Primrose Petals ink – Item No. 126858
Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon – Item No.131152
Pistachio Pudding Ribbon – Item No. 130020
Oval Collection Framelit Dies – Item No.129381
Stampin’ Dimensionals – Item No.104430
Bye for now,
Kris
Techo Challenge
I surprised myself and had time to play along with another challenge this week. This time it’s for the Techo Stamper Monday Lunchtime Challenge. Mary Jo has a great sketch this week which gave me the opportunity to use some much neglected designer series paper.
I cut strips of the Gingham Garden Designer Series paper and attached them to Night of Navy card. I attached this panel to scored and folded Whisper White card and then stamped the greeting from the Hostess Set Express Yourself using Night of Navy ink. I punched both long edges in a strip of Night of Navy card using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, wrapped it with Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon and attached it to the designer series paper panel. 
I stamped the image from the Embellished Events stamp set onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink and punched it out using the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch. I attached the image to a Night of Navy 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle and then the card front using dimensionals. Lastly I added three Primrose Petal In-colour Dahlias to the image using Glue Dots.
To decorate the inside I punched one long edge of Night of Navy card using the Scallop Trim Border Punch and attached a narrow strip of designer series paper. 
Sometimes it’s nice to not add too much to the inside so that you can add what you need when you are ready to give the card.
Remember that all of the supplies to complete this card can be purchased at my online store.
Bye for now,
Kris
Sketch Frenzy Friday
I don’t often to get to the chance to play along with many challenges lately. I seem to be keeping busy with other things. However, I decided to make a card today using the sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday’s latest challenge. It also gave me another opportunity to use a Framelit so it fits perfectly with the Sunny Challenge as well.
I embossed Whisper White card using the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler Card. I attached another piece of Cherry Cobbler card and a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper. I stamped the ornament from the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and used the matching Holiday Ornament Framelit to cut it out. I attached the ornament to the card front using dimensionals and added a Basic Rhinestone to the centre. 
I couldn’t resist tying a bow in the beautiful Silver 1/8″ Ribbon and attaching it to the ornament with a Glue Dot.
To decorate the inside, I stamped the greeting from the Delightful Dozen stamp set using Cherry Cobbler onto Whisper White card. I created an ornament as before and attached it to the top of the Whisper White card. I also attached a small piece of the Silver 1/8″ Ribbon tied in a knot using a Glue Dot.
I am really happy with the way this has turned out. I think the Silver Glimmer Paper adds just the right amount of “wow”, don’t you.
I hope you are having a fantastic day – crafting of course – maybe you will be able to fit in a challenge or two yourself.
Bye for now,
Kris
Sunny Challenge 90/13
This week’s Sunny Challenge has been brought to us by Gwen. She would like us to use “framelits” on our card, scrap page or 3d item. Since there are lots of framelits that you can use, it should be easy for you to join our challenge this week.
With Christmas approaching so fast, I decided to make a Christmas Tag using the Apothecary Accents Framelit Dies and also the Holiday Ornament Framelit Dies.
I cut Very Vanilla card using the largest framelit from the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies and made sure to cut it on the fold. I cut another framelit from Soft Suede. I also cut another one of these framelits from Very Vanilla card, this time I moved the framelit ever so slightly to make it smaller to attach to the front of the card. Tanya Bell has an awesome Video which shows you how to do this here. 
I attached the Soft Suede Framelit to the front of the Very Vanilla framelit cut on the fold. I embossed the lower two-thirds of the Very Vanilla Framelit which I had reduced in size, using the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder and attached it to the Soft Suede Framelit. I stamped the image from the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut it out using the matching Holiday Ornament Framelit Die. I attached the ornament to the front of the tag and added a row of Basic Rhinestones. I stamped “merry christmas” from the Embellished Events stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Soft Suede ink and cut it out using the largest Bitty Banner Framelit Die. I attached the greeting to Soft Suede card and cut the ends to match the die. I used my bone folder to give some shape to the Banner and added two dimensionals on top of each other to the back of the banner in the centre. 
I added a Glue Dot to each end of the Banner and then attached it to the front of the tag over the ornament. I stamped “to from” from the Tag It stamp set to the inside of the tag using Soft Suede ink. I punched a hole through the top of the tag using the smallest hole on the Crop-A-Dile and tied Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding through the hole.
This was a fun tag to make and I am sure to be making more of these for my Christmas presents this year. For more inspiration pop on over to Sunny Challenges and see what the rest of the design team has created. Once you have made your card, scrap page or 3d Item, pop back to Sunny Challenges and add it to Mr. Linky. As always we look forward to see your creations.
Bye for now,
Kris
Cased Christmas
I CASED this card from one by Narelle Farrugia I saw on Pinterest. I loved the way she had created a forest of trees.
I cut a piece of the Polka Dot Designer Series Paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack and attached it to Chocolate Chip card. This piece is attached to Whisper White card and then to scored and folded Crumb Cake card. I cut strips of Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake card, cut “v’s” in one end and attached them to the top of the designer series paper. I stamped Merry Christmas from the More Merry Messages stampset onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut a “v” in one end. I attached the greeting to Chocolate Chip card which I trimmed to match before attaching it to the card front. I stamped the “solid” tree from the Evergreen stamp set onto scrap Whisper White card using Old Olive ink, three times. I stamped the “outline” tree over each of the “solid” images using Chocolate Chip ink and cut them out. The trees are attached to the card front so that they are overlapping. Lastly I added three Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots to the top left hand corner.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a strip of the Polka Dot Designer Series Paper to Chocolate Chip card and then to Whisper White card. I stamped the tree as before using Old Olive and Chocolate Chip ink before attaching to the inside of the card.
I think this is a great card, don’t you? Thanks again to Narelle for the inspiration.
You can purchase the supplies to make this card from my online store.
Supplies:
Evergreen Stamp Set – Item No. 127973(clear), Item No. 127970(wood)
More Merry Messages – Item No.126402 (clear), Item No. 126400(wood)
Whisper White A4 card – Item No. 106549
Crumb Cake A4 card – Item No. 121685
Chocolate Chip A4 card – Item No. 108599
Cherry Cobbler A4 card – Item No.121681
Old Olive Ink – Item No. 126593
Chocolate Chip ink – Item No. 108599
Cherry Cobbler ink – Item No. 126966
Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack – Item No. 132181
Regal Candy Dots – Item No. 130932
Bye for now,
Kris
Baby Card
Here is another card for the current challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations. I cut the letters from Whisper White card using the Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies and attached them to Crisp Cantaloup card which I cut using one of the smaller Square Collection Framelits. I attached the squares to the top section of Whisper White card to spell “Baby”. I punched both long edges of a narrow strip of Crisp Cantaloup using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I wrapped this card with Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon and tied a knot. This ribbon piece was attached to the lower portion of the Whisper White card and then to scored and folded Crisp Cantaloup card.
I stamped the words “welcome baby” and “so glad you’re here” from the Petite Pairs stamp set using Crisp Cantaloup ink onto Whisper White card. I punched one long edge of a narrow piece of Crisp Cantaloup card using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, wrapped it with Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon and attached it to the stamped Whisper White card. 
This piece was then attached to the inside of the card.
This is such a simple card to make and could be made in any colour. Have you joined the challenge yet? You still have plenty of time, the challenge doesn’t end till Friday night.
You can purchase all of the supplies necessary to complete this card from my online store.
Supplies:
Petite Pairs stamp set – Item No.122497 (clear), Item No. 128706 (wood)
Crisp Cantaloup A4 card – Item No. 130021
Whisper White A4 card – Item No. 106549
Crisp Cantaloup ink – Item No. 131176
Scallop Trim Border Punch – Item No. 118402
Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon – Item No. 114339
Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies – Item No. 127553
Square Collection Framelits Dies – Item No. 130921
Bye for now,
Kris
It’s been a little while
since I shared anything with you, but I promise I have a good reason. I spent the last week holidaying with my daughter and four of my six grandchildren. We visited Moree and spent just about every day in the hot artesian pools. So relaxing. My husband’s cousin took us all on a tour of the cotton gin where he works which was quite fascinating. Of course the highlight for the children was receiving some cotton and some seeds! So now I have lots of things to share with you.
Stampin’ Up! has announced two great promotions. One is a recruting promotion and the other is a Hostess Promotion.
First the recruting promotion. Ever thought about becoming a demonstrator? Not only do you get great product at a reduced price but you also get the support of a fantastic company. The other fantastic upside to being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is that you get to meet and form friendships with other demonstrators who are always willing to help and share. I have a couple of great online groups which I belong to and they are always very helpful. If you join my team I would be happy to pass along the details. OK so now for the promotion details……for a limited time (7.10.13 to 21.10.13), in fact only two weeks, you can join Stampin’ Up! for the ridiculous price of $25.00. No that’s not a misprint, join for $25.00. You will get a fabulous business pack and you can select product $25.00 worth of product (I have some great ideas on how to get the most from this). Added to that if you place a $300.00 order within your first 45 days you will get an extra discount for that order only. If you want any further information about becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, please contact me and I will be happy to answer any of your questions.
And now for the Hostesses. For a limited time if you place an order of $300.00 or more you will get an addition $25.00 to spend on free product. So for a $300.00 order you get your normal $50 and an extra $25.00, making a total of $85.00. So how do you take advantage of this offer. Contact me and I can arrange to come to your home (depending on where you live I can organise someone else to come) and show you and your friends some of the great product Stampin’ Up! has to offer and how to use it. You can collect orders from your family and friends without hosting a get together and still qualify. Want more ideas, then contact me and we can work something out.
I am really excited by these offers and hope that you are too. This is a great way to become a demonstrator with only a very small outlay and for those lovelies among you who love to party, you get some extra money to spend on free product.
Don’t forget if you need any more information, please contact me so that I can answer all your questions.
Bye for now,
Kris
Sunny Challenge 89/13
This week’s challenge has been brought to us by Vicky and all we have to do is create something to do with babies. We can all use a welcome baby card or a gift for a new little someone, so how about joining us this week.
I created two cards using the Easy Events stamp set (actually this is the only stamp set I own with any images remotely baby like). I used the same layout for both cards too. For each card I embossed three pieces of Whisper White card, each one using a different embossing folder – Chevron, Stripes and Stylish Stripes. The embossed card is attached to either scored and folded Pistachio Pudding or Wisteria Wonder card. I stamped the duck image in Smoky Slate and also in Wisteria Wonder on Whisper White card and punched both images using the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch. I attached the Smoky Slate image to Smoky Slate card cut using one of the Circle Framelits. I ran snail around the edges of the back of the Smoky Slate Circle and attached the gorgeous Pistachio Pudding 3/8″ Rufle Stretch Trim. This ribbon is stretchy so it is perfect for this type of use. This piece is attached to the Pistachio Pudding card front using dimensionals. 
The Wisteria Wonder image is attached to a circle of Pistachio Pudding card, again cut using one of the Circle Framelits and then to a Wisteria Wonder 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle. The image panel is attached to the Wisteria Wonder card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the cards I stamped the duck image either in Smoky Slate or Wisteria Wonder onto the bottom left hand corner of Whisper White card. I also stamped “hello baby” from the Sweet Essentials stamp set onto the centre of the card using the matching ink.
These cards are simple but oh so sweet for a new baby. I absolutely adore how gorgeous the stretch ribbon looks attached behind the image, and it is so easy to do.
Now if you want more inspiration just pop on over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and see what the design team has created. Once you have made your card, 3d item or scrap page, pop back and add it to Mr. Linky. I need some inspiration for baby cards, etc., so I cannot wait to see what you create.
Bye for now,
Kris
A Lego Birthday
We made this card at my Beachmere Class this week. It was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest by Melissa Davies. I loved the way she had stacked the blocks on the front of her card.
The Whisper White card was stamped with the greeting from Sassy Salutations using Real Red ink. Once stamped it was embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and attached to scored and folded Basic Black card. I added a 1-1/4″ strip of Basic Black card to the left hand side of the card front. The blocks are created by using the 1″ Square Punch and the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. All the pieces were sponged with the corresponding inks – Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point and Pumpkin Pie. 
The circles are attached using 1/4 of a dimensional and then stacked onto the Basic Black card. The Tempting Turquoise block is 2″ x 1″ and has eight circles instead of four. After assembling it is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
Inside the card I added a Real Red 1″ square block and a Pacific Point 2″ x 1″ block. The circles are attached this time using Mini Glue Dots. I stamped the greeting from the Bring on the Cake stamp set using Tempting Turquoise ink.
I think this is a really fun card and I have two grandsons who would love it. Thanks so much Melissa for the inspiration.
If you would like to re-create this card all the supplies can be purchased from my online store.
Supplies:
Whisper White A4 card – Item No.106549
Basic Black A4 card – Item No. 121688
Real Red A4 card – Item No. 106578
Daffodil Delight card – Item No.121680
Pacific Point card – Item No. 116202
Pumpkin Pie card – Item No. 108601
Tempting Turquoise card – Item No. 108598
Real Red ink – Item No. 126949
Daffodil Delight ink – Item No. 126944
Pacific Point ink – Item No. 128951
Pumpkin Pie ink – Item No. 126945
Tempting Turquoise ink – Item No. 126952
Square Lattice Embossing Folder – Item No. 119976
Sassy Salutations stamp set – Item No. 126707 (clear), Item No. 132070 (wood)
Bring on the Cake stamp set – Item No. 121958 (clear), Item No. 126490 (wood)
1″ Square Punch – Item No. 124094
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack – Item No. 118309
Bye for now,
Kris
Ornament Card
I created this card using the sketch challenge at Sudsol which is an online group for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to which I belong. I took a little licence with the sketch but not too much.
I embossed Whisper White card using the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder. I punched both long edges of Night of Navy card using the Scallop Trim Border Punch and attach to the embossed card. I wrapped the Silver 1/8″ Ribbon around the card in the centre of the embossed strip and then attached it to scored and folded Night of Navy card. (I can’t believe how absolutely stunning the Silver 1/8″ Ribbon from the Seasonal Catalogue really is. It’s sooo shiny, more like a metal than a ribbon and just gorgeous in real life. Can you tell this is the first time I have used it – but not the last I bet). I stamped the Ornament from the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and cut it out using the matching Holiday Ornament Framelit. The ornament is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I tied a piece of Silver 1/8″Ribbon in a bow and attached it to the ornament using a Glue Dot. 
I punched two tiny ornaments from Night of Navy card using the ornament punch in the Merry Minis Punch Pack. The tiny ornaments are attached to the card front using 1/2 a dimensional. I added a small Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the centre of each of the tiny ornaments and a large Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the centre of the large ornament.
To decorate the inside of the card I punched one edge in a narrow strip of Night of Navy card using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, wrapped it with Silver 1/8″ Ribbon and then attached it to the top of a piece of Whisper White card. Stamped and cut another large ornament and attached it under the ribbon. I stamped the greeting from the Delightful Dozen stamp set using Night of Navy ink.
I like this card so much, it is going to be part of my next Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Class. I am sure that it will be a big hit.
You can purchase all of the supplies to make this card from my online store.
Supplies:
Whisper White A4 card – Item No. 106459
Night of Navy A4 card – Item No. 106577
Night of Navy ink – Item No. 126970
Keepsake Ornaments stamp set – Item No. 128051 (clear), Item No. 128048 (wood)
Delightful Dozen stamp set – Item No. 122652 (clear), Item No. 128547 (wood)
Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies – Item No. 127816
Scallop Trim Border Punch – Item No. 118402
Merry Minis Punch Pack – Item No. 126882
Silver 1/8″ Ribbon – Item No. 132137
Rhinestone Basic Jewels – Item No. 119246
Stampin’ Dimensionals – Item No. 104430
Glue Dots – Item No. 103683
Snail – Item No. 104332, refill – Item No. 104331
Bye for now,
