A new hat
or should I say my only hat. I am not really a hat person so they are not something I have in abundance. I have a couple of old caps that I can wear in the sun at the beach or around the pool but they are not really socially acceptable.
As all of you in Australia will know, the biggest race in the country is coming up next Tuesday. Everyone who can will be attending some form of Melbourne Cup Luncheon and I am no exception. Soooo, I needed some kind of hat and I decided that I would make one using Stampin’ Up! supplies.
My youngest granddaughter Ava helped me with my photo shoot and my lovely daughter Sarah took the photos.
I took a length of Crumb Cake 3-1/2″ Scalloped Tulle and ran a gathering thread along one edge. I pulled it up into a loose circle and attached it to one of the Jumbo Sticky Rounds. Then I took some Cherry Cobbler 3-1/2″ Scalloped Tulle and make a flower using another Jumbo Sticky Round. I attached some Old Olive 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon to make a couple of “leaves”. I attached the flower into the centre of the gathered Crumb Cake Tulle. Then I used a couple of pieces of material I had lying around and Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheet to attach the whole piece to a very narrow headband I found at one of my local $2.00 shops.
I think it is kind of nice, now I just need a dress, oh, and some shoes.
Bye for now, Kris.
Special Order Wedding Card
I love this card by Debbie Yates I found on Pinterest and when my sister asked me to make a wedding card for her, I had to CASE it. Of course mine is slightly different and I have used a retired punch on my finished card.
I embossed Whisper White card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, attached it to Certainly Celery card and then to a Whisper White card base. I cut the heart using the one of the dies in the Hearts Collection Framelits and then I cut a smaller heart from the centre. I attached the heart frame to the card front, embossed the smaller heart using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and attached it over the heart frame. I used the retired Spring Bouquet Flower Punch to punch the flowers from Whisper White and Pretty in Pink card. 
I added 1/4″ circles (retired) of Pretty in Pink card to the centre of the Whisper White flowers and attached Large Basic Pearls to the centres of the Pretty in Pink daisies. The leaves are punched from Certainly Celery card using the Bird Builder Punch and trimmed down to fit behind the flowers. I stamped “for the newlyweds” from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set onto Whisper White card using Certainly Celery ink and cut it using the Framelits Bitty Banners. I attached it to the card front using a dimensional in the centre and Mini Glue Dots on the ends.
I love how this turned out and thank Debbie for the inspiration. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris
Turning 4
I thought I would share the card I made for my beautiful granddaughter Jae, who turned 4 on Monday.
I started with a base of Cherry Cobbler and added a layer of Whisper White. I attached a piece of Designer Paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Paper Stack to Marina Mist card which has one long edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. This piece is attached to the left hand side of the card front. I stamped the cupcake base from the Build a Cupcake stamp set onto Whisper White card using Early Expresso ink four times and punched them out using the Cupcake Builder Punch. I stamped the frosting from the same set onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink four times and punched them out using the Cupcake Builder Punch. Using the same punch I cut Marina Mist card for the candles and Daffodil Delight card for the candle flames. I attached the cupcake bases to the right hand side of the card and attached the frosting over the top using dimensionals. 
The candles are tucked under the frosting. I cut four number “4” from Cherry Cobbler card using my Timeless Type Alphabet (retired) and attached them to the designer panel. I stamped “Happy Birthday” from the Create A Cupcake stampset using Cherry Cobbler ink onto Whisper White card. I cut the greeting using the Framelits Bitty Banners and attached it to Cherry Cobbler card, trimming the ends to match. The greeting is attached to the left hand side of the card front. Once I had the card assembled I used Crystal Effects on the frosting and on the number fours to give the card a little more fun.
Of course I had to create a gift bag to match! I used the same elements as the card but instead of adding the cupcakes I stamped the greeting from the Bring on the Cake stamp set and coloured in the letters using Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight Markers.
I think it turned out cute and Jae seemed to like it, however she was more interested in the contents of the bag.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 65
This week we have a lovely sketch brought to us by Gwen with the added condition that we had to make a sympathy card.
I inked the image from the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set using Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto Whisper White card. I punched one long edge of Gumball Green card using the Scallop Trim Punch and embossed it using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I attached it to the Whisper White card,wrapped it with Raspberry Ripple 1/2″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (hope you got yours free this month) before attaching it to scored and folded Gumball Green card. I inked “Thinking of You” from the same stamp set using my Gumball Green Stampin’ Write Marker, stamped onto Whisper White card and punched the greeting using the Extra Large Oval Punch. 
I embossed Raspberry Ripple card using the Oval Designer Frame and then cut around the edge of the embossing. I attached the greeting to the centre of the embossed oval and then to the card front using dimensionals. I tied a bow in Raspberry Ripple 1/2″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and attached it to the greeting panel.
Now for some more inspiration visit Gwen and Vicky. Then when you have created your card, scrap page or 3d item pop into Sunny Challenges and add it to Mr. Linky. We are really loving all the support we are getting for our challenges.
Bye for now, Kris.
Another Birthday Gift
I told you I would share the gift I made for my other downline Jenny after I had given it to her. I was able to catch up and have lunch last week, which was soooo nice, as we don’t get together often.
I found a stall at our local Sunday market (Caboolture) where they sell soap made into many different shapes, including some that look like cupcakes. I thought this would be perfect for Jenny. I had been given a cupcake in a holder at an event I attended recently and I kept the holder (as you do) and pulled it apart to create a template for myself.
I used Early Expresso card to cut the base and added layers of Cajun Craze card and Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper. I tied it up with a length of Early Expresso 1/8″ Tafetta Ribbon. I think it is really cute and I am sure that I will use this template again.
I also decided to make her a tea bag dispenser, as I know Jenny likes her tea. I used a tutorial that I found through Pinterest (I know I shouldn’t go there so much but look at the wonderful things you find) by Kerry Bunting. I did change the opening for the tea bags slightly. I made mine using Cajun Craze and Early Expresso card and Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper. I used the Tea Shoppe stamp set to create the “tea for two” to go on the front. The beautiful Victoria Crochet Trim is the perfect finishing touch.
As I was going to be meeting Jenny out, I needed something nice to hold the gift. I am a bit of a hoarder when it comes to gift bags and found one that was a perfect colour match. I decorated the front and the back using Cajun Craze card and Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper.
I created a small gift card to match using Whisper White, Early Expresso and Cajun Craze as well as the Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper. The main image is from the Serene Silhouettes stamp set which I coloured using Stampin’ Write Markers – Midnight Muse, Daffodil Delight and Crumb Cake.
I was pleased with this gift and hope that Jenny was too. Of course it didn’t look so pretty when I presented it to her, as I was worried that the soap scent would go through the tea, so I put them in a plastic snaplock snack bag!
Bye for now, Kris.
Cards…Cards….Cards
I am quite excited to share that I am going to be a designer for the next round of Stampin’ Fun and Friends. This will be a fun round of tutorials, chats and challenges. It only costs $20.00 for 20 different project pdfs. There will be lots of inspiration for Christmas and some fun ideas for the New Year. To join just click on the photo image and you will be taken to CherylAnn’s blog where you can sign up.
I look forward to catching up with many of you when this great session begins on November 1st.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Hostess Gift
I thought I would share with you the gift that I made for my Hostess last week (hello Sarah). We had a fun time making a card and packaging a shortbread biscuit stamped using the new Cookie Press Holiday Stamps. I love to give my Hostesses something that I think they will use, so I made a set of Christmas Cards using an idea that was shown by Connie Stewart (I just love her ideas, just check out her Flash Card series – amazing).
Anyway I used two sheets of designer paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (just the front and back of one sheet) in the Holiday mini and two sheets of Very Vanilla card. I embossed one piece of Very Vanilla using the Stripes Embossing Folder and the other piece using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. The idea being you cut each sheet exactly the same, swap them around and then mount them onto a co-ordinating neutral (Crumb Cake) and then onto a card front. This way you get four different but the same card fronts. I used the images from the Sentsational Season stampset to decorate the front of the cards. Colours used are Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade and Early Expresso.
I had some small pieces of paper left over from the cards, so I used them to create a patched panel for the front of my bag. I added 3 of the Christmas Trees from the Sentsational Season stamp set to the front as well. The great thing about this stamp set is that it has matching Framelits (Holiday Collection), so no fussy cutting. The bag is tied closed with a length of Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Dotted Scallop Ribbon.
Of course I used the Silver Glimmer Paper to cut the stars for the Christmas Trees. The mug has a Basic Rhinestone in the centre of the snowflake and I added a bow using Early Expresso 1/8″ Tafetta Ribbon to the Candy Canes. I used 3 Mini Silver Brads to create the buttons on the Gingerbreadman and used small Basic Pearls as eyes.
Below you can find individual photos of each of the cards.
The Candy Canes.
The Christmas Tree.
The Gingerbreadman.
The Mug of Chocolate.
Well, what do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 64
The challenge this week is set by me. All you have to do is create a Triple Time Stamping card.
Now if you don’t know how to go about creating one of these cards, I will walk you through it. You need to cut 3 pieces of neutral card stock. I used Whisper White, 5cm x 9.3cm, 7.5cm x 11.8cm and 10cm x 14.3cm. You need to use a repositional glue to layer the three pieces on top of each other. Then you need to stamp over the three pieces as if it was one piece of card. I used two of the images from the Delicate Doilies stamp set and Rich Razzleberry and Pretty in Pink ink. Once you have finished stamping you separate the card and add mats. The smallest mat is attached to Early Expresso card 5.5x 9.8cm. The middle piece is attached to Early Expresso card 8cm x 12.3cm. Now you attach them on top of each other. I wrapped the assembled pieces using Early Expresso 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain and tied a knot before attaching to scored and folded Early Expresso card.
I stamped the greeting from the Loving Thoughts stamp set using Early Expresso ink and cut it out using the Framelits Bitty Banners. I attached the greeting to a piece of Early Expresso card and trimmed the ends so that they matched the Framelit.
Ok so now for some more inspiration pop on over to Sunny Challenges and see what Vicky has in store you. Once you have created your card, add it to Mr. Linky. We had such a successful week last week, I am looking forward to seeing lots of entries.
Bye for now, Kris.
Betsy’s Blossoms
This is a card we made last week at Beachmere. I love Betsy’s Blossoms, especially when you do some fussy cutting.
My base card is Whisper White and I used some scrap paper to stamp the large circle flower from Betsy’s Blossoms using Sahara Sand ink, so that I could get half and image in the top left and bottom right hand corners.
I stamped the bird image onto Whisper White card using Marina Mist ink twice and cut out one full bird image and one extra wing. I stamped the leaf image onto Whisper White card using Wild Wasabi ink and cut it out.
I wheeled the Betsy’s Blooms Standard Wheel using Rose Red ink across a 3cm (1″) wide piece of Whisper White card. I attached this to a piece of Rose Red card 4cm (1-1/4″) wide. I attached this strip to the card front with the end of the leaf image tucked in behind it.
I attached the bird over the leaf and then the extra wing using dimensionals. I added a small pearl to the birds eye.
When I showed this card to the ladies last week, I had one immediately say it was just too plain and one immediately say they loved it. So you can never tell which cards will be “ok” and which cards will be “loved”. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
A Birthday Gift
My downline consists of two lovely ladies, who are wonderfully talented and they both celebrated birthdays last week. I am going to share the gift I made for Shirley with you today. The other one will have to wait until I catch up with Jenny. (Happy Birthday Shirley and Jenny).
Shirley loves chocolate and I thought that I would create a gift for her re-using a coffee jar. I wrapped the jar with some of the gorgeous Early Expresso 3 1/2″ Scalloped Tulle and tied a knot. Then I used one of the Jumbo Sticky Rounds in the Holiday Mini and some Cherry Cobbler 3 1/2″ Scalloped Tulle and created a flower. I used some Old Olive 1/2″ Seam Binding to create the “leaves” and attached it to the front of the bottle over the Early Expresso Tulle.
To make the card, I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, wrapped it with Early Expresso 3 1/2″ Scalloped Tulle and then attached it to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. I stamped happy birthday from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stampset onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut it using the Framelits Bitty Banners. The greeting is attached behind a flower created in the same manner as for the jar before attaching to the card front.
Very simple but I am really happy with the result. What do you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Stamping with Kris 