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.
Romantic Birthday Card
This is one of the cards we are making at my Beachmere class today. I think that I was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest (again! I know I spend too much time there, but it is so addictive).
Anyway I embossed Whisper White card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, attached it to Old Olive card and then to a Whisper White card base. I stamped the large floral image from the Bordering on Romance stamp set onto Whisper White card twice using Stazon Jet Black ink. I coloured the images using Real Red, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Markers. 
I cut the images out, leaving off the smaller flowers and leaves scattered around the large flowers and attached one image to the top left hand corner and one to the bottom right hand corner of the embossed card using Mini glue Dots. I attached Basic Pearls to the centres of the flowers (a girls gotta have bling). I stamped happy birthday from the Perfect Punches stampset onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink and punched it out using the Extra-Large Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to an Old Olive Decorative Label and then to the card front using dimensionals.
I love how bright and happy this card is. What about you?
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 63
Our challenge this week was set by Gwen and luckily she provided it many weeks ago. She has been very lenient on us as all we have to do is use the sketch.
I decided to use my new favourite stamp set (at least for this week) Everything Eleanor and make a bit of a one sheet wonder. I stamped the flower onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I also stamped the flower onto four post-it-notes and cut them out so that I could mask the ones on the Very Vanilla card. Next I stamped the label image using Crumb Cake ink. I also stamped this onto a post-it-note and cut it out. I masked the label and then stamped over the top of everything with the flourish using Always Artichoke ink. Then I cut the card into 3 strips and attached them to Crumb Cake card. 
I wrapped the piece with Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding and tied a knot before attaching it to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. I stamped Birthday Wishes from the Bring on the Cake stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Cherry Cobbler ink and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch. I embossed Always Artichoke card using the oval Designer Frame Embossing Folder and then cut around the outside of the frame. I attached the greeting in the centre and then attached it to the card front over the ribbon using dimensionals.
I’m kind of pleased with this and I did have fun using this great stamp set. What do you think?
Ok so now for some more inspiration pop over to Sunny Challenges and see what Vicky and Gwen have created. Once you have made your card, scrap page or 3d item add it to Mr. Linky. We love seeing your creations.
Bye for now, Kris.
Christmas Decorations
I’m holding a Christmas Decoration class on the 10th November and one of the things we will be making is this wooden block “Noel”. Special thanks to my Dad and son-in-law Sean for cutting the blocks for me.
I think this would look sensational on your side-board or even in your entry way at Christmastime. Space is limited for this class so if you would like to make one of these, then please reserve your place early. Check out the Classes and Workshops page for more details on this and other classes.
Bye for now, Kris.
Male card
This is a card we made this week at my Beachmere class. I don’t do male cards very well but I love the way this one turned out.
I cut a piece of Marina Mist card 10.5cm x 4.5cm and attached 1cm strips of Night of Navy card behind both long edges. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. I punched the greeting using the Word Window punch and attached it to the Marina Mist card so that the right hand edge of the greeting was cut off square with the edge of the Marina Mist card. This piece was then attached to scored and folded Whisper White card. I stamped the “log” image from The Open Sea stampset onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink. 
This piece also has 1cm strips of Night of Navy card attached behind before attaching it to the left hand side of the card front. I stamped the “world” image from The Open Sea stamp set onto Whisper White card and punched it using the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. The sailing ship image from the same stampset was stamped over the top using Night of Navy ink. I cut Night of Navy card using the 3″ Circle Originals Die and pierced a row of holes around the edge using the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin’ Pierce Mat and Paper Piercing Tool. I attached the boat image to the Night of Navy 3″ Circle and then to the card front using dimensionals.
I really like this one, what about you?
Bye for now, Kris.
For Sale Page
I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I have updated the For Sale page on my blog. I have photos of most of the stamp sets and also the dies. I also have lots of punches for sale. The prices do not include postage and handling.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challenge 62
This week the challenge has been set by Vicky. She gave us a lovely sketch and said we had to make “one for the girls”. This was an easy one for me as girly cards seem to be my favourite. It’s only when it comes to all things male that I get a little stuck.
I cut my Whisper White card in half lengthways to get a tall card that opens at the bottom. I embossed the top half of the card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I embossed the Old Olive card using the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow piece of Night of Navy card which is punched along one long edge using the Scallop Edge Border Punch behind the Old Olive card before attaching it to the card front. I embossed a piece of Daffodil Delight card using the Stripes Embossing folder and attached it over the middle of the card front. I stamped the image from the Bordering on Romance stamp set onto Whisper White card using Stazon Jet Black ink and punched it out using the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. 
I used Old Olive, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Markers and a blender pen to colour the image. I stamped the same image twice more onto scrap Whisper White card and coloured two flowers from one of the images and one flower from the other one using the Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Marker and a blender pen and cut them out. I cut the scallop circle from the Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die from Night of Navy card and attached it behind the punched image. I attached this to the card front using dimensionals. The flowers which I cut out were attached over the matching flower using dimensionals, so that you get two layers on one flower and three on the other. 
Lastly I added a few Basic Pearls to the flower centres.
I think this is girly enough, what about you?
Now if you need additional inspiration pop over to Sunny Challenges and see what Vicky has in store for you. Once you have created your card, scrap page or 3d item, add them to Mr. Linky. As always I look forward to seeing your creations.
Just to keep you all up to date, Gwen won’t be part of our challenge this week as her husband has just undergone an operation. Everything seems to be going according to plan but if she hasn’t already prepared a challenge card, then she won’t be participating at least for the next couple of weeks, she is saving all her energy to look after Ron. Hopefully he will be back on his feet in no time.
Bye for now, Kris.
