Another Scrap Page
It’s been quite a while since I shared a scrap page with you. This is one of Abigail from last Christmas (that makes five down and one to go, hopefully before this Christmas).
I started with Basic Black card and added a piece of Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Designer Paper from the Brights Patterns Paper Stacks. The Designer Paper is layered onto Whisper White which has one long edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I printed my title on the computer and cut it using the Framelits Labels Collection, added another Framelit cut from Basic Black card and attached it behind the Photo. I punched Whisper White card and Rich Razzleberry card using the new 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch and the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch, cut them into a spiral and created the flowers. The leaves are cut using Old Olive card and the Little Leaves Sizzlit. 
I arranged the flowers and leaves over the top right hand corner of the photo and added Basic Pearls and Basic Rhinestones to the flower centres.
I am rather pleased with how this page turned out. I love that Abigail isn’t shy about smiling even though her front teeth haven’t grown back properly.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 60
The Sunny Challenge this week has been set by Gwen. She has provided us with a great sketch and added that we must use embossing. Well, I ask you, how easy is that, who makes a card these days without some embossing on it? I think my folders are nearly all worn out from over use!
I kept my card simple in keeping with the sketch. I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder. I also embossed Early Expresso Core’dinations card using the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder and sanded it using the new Stampin’ Sanding System and wiped off the dust using the Core’dinations Dust Buddy. I love the effect you get when you do this. It kind of gives it a vintage feel. I attached the Early Expresso Core’dinations card to the Very Vanilla embossed card and wrapped it with Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding. The piece was then attached to scored and folded Garden Green card. 
I stamped the greeting from the Perfect Punches stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink and punched the central part of the image using the 1-3/8″ Circle Punch. I used dimensionals to attach it to a Garden Green 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle before attaching it to the card front again using dimensionals.
I love the simplicity of this card, what do you think?
If you need more inspiration then take a visit to Gwen and Vicky’s blogs and once your have created your card, scrap page or 3d item, pop over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky. As always I look forward to seeing your creations.
Bye for now, Kris.
Everything Eleanor Birthday
Last Friday my good friend Gwen celebrated her birthday. She was visiting with me last Saturday while I held a garage sale and I was able to give her her card only one day late.
I loved this stamp set (Everything Eleanor) when I first saw it in the catalogue so it was a must for my first order (let me tell you I liked it so much I actually bought two sets!)
I stamped the swirly image onto Very Vanilla card using Always Artichoke ink. I had to mask it a couple of times, to get the smaller swirls on the right side. Next I embossed the stamped piece using the Square Lattic Embossing Folder. I don’t know why but this one really works the best with inlaid embossing or stamped pieces. The embossed card was attached to scored and folded Ridinghood Red card. I stamped the large frame image onto Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink and cut it out. 
I attached it to the card front covering the ends of the swirls. I stamped happy birthday wishes from the Petite Pairs stampset onto Very Vanilla card and punched it using the Large Oval Punch. I attached it to an Always Artichoke Scallop Oval and then to the card front. I stamped the flower onto scrap Very Vanilla card three times and cut it out, each layer a little smaller than the last. The flowers are layered together using dimensionals and then attached to the card front. Lastly I added small and medium Basic Pearls to the flower. I didn’t get a photo but the inside has been stamped to match as well as the envelope.
I’d love to hear what you think of my first time using this set.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 59
This week Vicky set out challenge and as well as providing a sketch, we had to make an easel card. If you do not know how to create one of these, there is an excellent tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers. I decided to borrow an idea from a card I found on Pinterest to make the focal image panel for this challenge. The original card was created by Paula Dobson.
I stamped the intricate floral image from the Mixed Bunch stamp set onto Glossy White card using Versamark ink and embossed it using White Embossing Powder. Then I sponged the centre of the flowers using Night of Navy ink, the petals using Marina Mist ink and the rest of the white space is covered with Bashful Blue ink. The mat of Night of Navy card is actually two narrow strips, one of which I punched along one long edge using the Scallop Trim Border Punch (saves on card stock and nobody can see that it doesn’t go all the way). The piece was than attached to Whisper White card. 
I stamped Merry Christmas from the Petite Pairs stamp set using Night of Navy ink, punched it using the Large Oval Punch, attached it to a Night of Navy Scallop Oval and then to the card front. I cut the smallest and middle sized snowflake from Silver Glimmer paper using the Snow Flurry Bigz Die. I sponged over the snowflakes using Night of Navy ink to blend in with my colour scheme and attached them to the card front. This whole piece was then attached to the scored and folded easel card base. 
I created a narrower version of the emboss resist panel, added the Night of Navy mat as before and then attached it to the base of the easel using dimensionals to hold my image upright.
As you can see I really do love the Navy/White combination!
Now for some more inspiration visit Vicky, Gwen and Christine, then when you have made your card, scrap page or 3d item, pop over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky. I will be really interested to see what you can create for this challenge.
Bye for now, Kris.
Anniversary Card
My husband and I celebrated our anniversary last week and I thought that I would share the card that I made for him.
I embossed the top 2/3rds of a piece of Whisper White card using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I stamped the greeting from the Loving Thoughts stampset onto the bottom right hand corner using Night of Navy ink. I punched both long edges of a strip of Night of Navy card using the Scallop Border Punch and attached it to cover the end of the embossing on the Whisper White card. I added a strip of Whisper White to the punched Night of Navy card, wrapped it with the 3/8″ Denim Jean Ribbon and then attached it to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped the “24-7” imaged from the Pretty Postage stamp set three times onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. 
I punched the images using the 1″ Square Punch. I punched Night of Navy card using the Postage Stamp Punch three times. I attached two of the stamped 1″ square images to the Night of Navy postage stamps using dimensionals. I attached the other stamped image using Snail and then used dimensionals to attach it to the card front – this is the central image. The other two are attached to the card front using snail.
You probably already realise that I love using lots of white on my cards and this one is no exception. I probably love this Night of Navy/Whisper White combination best of all.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Beautiful Thankyou
I thought I would share this beautiful card which I received today from my friend Vicky. I love this set and I love the way Vicky has created the glassy focal panel. Thank you so much for sending me this gorgeous card.
Bye for now, Kris.
Bottle Tag
Here is a really quick little project for you. I made this tag to go on a bottle of Chocolate Port that I gave my Dad for Father’s Day.
The idea came from a card I found on Mary Fish’s blog a long time ago which used ribbon to create a tie. I used Chocolate Chip card to make the hanger. I punched a hole using the 1-3/8″ circle punch, but of course you would need to make sure that it goes over the neck of your bottle. 
I scored the Chocolate Chip card, so that it would hang a little straighter on the bottle. I ran a piece of Very Vanilla card through the Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder and tied Chocolate Chip 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon to simulate a tie before attaching it to the Chocolate Chip card. I stamped Happy Fathers Day from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Chocolate Chip ink. I used my Framelit bitty Banners to cut the greeting and then attached it to Chocolate Chip card and free hand cut the “v” shape to match. I attached it over the ribbon to simulate a Tie Clip. A very simple little tag but it does dress the bottle up somewhat.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
New Catalogue Launch
Last weekend I held a new catalogue launch which was great fun. I invited my regular customers, new and old, to come and see some of the fantastic new product in the two new catalogues. We had a fun afternoon, laughing, previewing the new product and shopping the retired stuff. I love catching up with my customers when I have time to share a laugh, a glass or wine or a cuppa.
I love the Snowflake Season Simply Scrappin’ Layout Kit in the Holiday mini but didn’t want to make a Christmas page. My daughter Sarah and her family have recently been on a skiing holiday at Mt. Bulla in Victoria and I thought it would be a great way to show off some of their holiday photos. You will have to forgive the relatively poor picture quality, I only took the photos this morning and would you believe it, today is the first cloudy day we have had in weeks.
I used a set of alphabet dies which I have had for years to create the heading from Crumb Cake card but all the other embellishments come in the kit. They are all die cut and from the same quality card that you would expect from Stampin’ Up!. 
I love that they are not sticky, so you can pop them up on dimensionals for a really pretty look. The snowflakes are cut from Silver Glimmer paper to add some bling to the page. I have only added two photos and there is no journalling yet but you get the idea.
I hope this inspires you to take a close look at this kit and perhaps use it for one of your favourite holidays.
For those of you who live close by, you might want to pop over and visit me next weekend, I am having a sale of all my retired product from the last couple of catalogues. There are savings of at least 50% and in many cases much more. The doors will be open from 7am on Saturday and again on Sunday. If the garage doors aren’t up, just knock on the front door. Hope to catch up with some of you in person then.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 57
This week the challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations has been set by me. A simple sketch and the addition of Black and White. Easy, right? Well sometimes even your own challenge can be a little daunting and I did have to think about this one quite a bit.
I scored and folded Whisper White card and then embossed the front right hand corner using the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder. I embossed a piece of Basic Black card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, wrapped it with Whisper White 3/8″ Tafetta Ribbon and attached it to the card front. I stamped the image from the Apothecary Art stampset using Jet Black Stazon ink and cut it using the matching Framelit from the Labels Collection. I stamped the greeting from the Loving Thoughts stampset using my stamp-a-ma-jig and Jet Black Stazon ink. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
This is a very simple card to make but I think it looks great. I’d love to hear what you think. I have had a couple of emails stating that people have been unable to leave a comment. Please if you are having trouble, let me know and I will try and sort it out.
Now for some more inspiration take a visit with Vicky, Gwen and Christine, then once you have created your card, scrap page or 3d item, pop over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky. I am looking forward, as always, to see your beautiful creations.
Bye for now, Kris.
Two Step Bird
This is a card we made yesterday at my Beachmere Class. I haven’t used the Two Step Bird punch in a while and decided to combine it with the beautiful new in-colours.
The leaves are cut from Gumball Green card using the Little Leaves sizzlit. I trimmed the branches down a little and then added them to Very Vanilla card.
I embossed the Very Vanilla card and attached it to scored and folded Midnight Muse card. I stamped ‘happy birthday” from the Bring on the Cake stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Midnight Muse ink, attached it to a piece of Midnight Muse card which has both long edges punched using the Scallop Trim Border punch and then to the card front. I punched the bird body and wing from Midnight Muse card using the Two Step Bird punch and attached them to the card front over the leaves. I punched the flowers from Primrose Petals card using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and attached them around the bird and over the leaves. I used Dazzling Details Sparkling Silver to add centres to the flowers and also an eye to the bird. This is a brand new product and absolutely wonderful, although it does take a little while to dry. You can just see in the close up of the flowers that it is slightly smudged. I had carefully set aside my card to dry and promptly placed a stamp box on top! I kind of like the effect but will remember to be very careful in the future.
I think it is a lovely card and the ladies all seemed to like it as well. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
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