‘L’ Plates
My granddaughter got her learner plates in March this year and she was so excited! I just had to memory keep her photos. I attached the photos directly onto a Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page. I cut squares from Boho Blue and Wild Wheat card and embossed them using the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the squares below the photos. I cut the title from Basic Black card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies and attached it above the photos. I cut Basic Black and Crushed Curry card using two of the Deckled Circle Dies and attached them together. I cut an “L” from Basic Black card using the retired Large Letters Dies and attached it to the Crushed Curry Circle. The circle panel is attached between the two photos. I wrote the date using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. I love that smile, she is just so happy.
Bye for now,
Kris McIntosh
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You can view the Deckled Circle Dies here in my online store.
Nature Thanks
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I created using the Spotlight on Nature Bundle and today I have another card to share. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I cut a piece of Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper on the diagonal and attached it to the embossed card. I cut a rectangle of another pattern of the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper and attached it to the left hand side of the embossed panel.
I attached a narrow strip of another pattern from the same Designer Series Paper before attaching the whole panel to scored and folded Balmy Blue card. I cut Basic White card using one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I masked the bottom of the die cut before stamping the large floral image from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. I stamped “thanks” from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set onto the die cut using Memento Tuxedo Black ink before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped part of the large floral image from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is again coloured using the Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends. I absolutely adore this stamp set and I am sure you will see more projects created using the Spotlight on Nature Bundle.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can find the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder here in my online store.
Bundled Savings
From today (5th June) up until the 30th June you can save an additional 10% off the price of a stamp & die bundle. Any bundle. That’s right any current stamp & die bundle. So if you have your eye on something now is the perfect time to purchase and make a great saving as well. You can also get 10% off the price of a Stampin’ Cut n’ Emboss machine and the Mini Cut n’ Emboss machine. So if you have been wanting to update your die cutting capablities now is also the time to jump right in and save at the same time. So don’t forget from today, the 5th June up until the 30th June place your order and SAVE.
Happy Shopping.
Bye for now,
Kris
Sunny Thoughts
Today I have a card I created using the Online Exclusive Trucking Along stamp set. To begin I embossed Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Early Espresso card. I cut three pieces of Early Espresso patterned paper from the Neutrals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and attached them onto the embossed card front. I cut Basic White card using one of the Nested Essential Shape Dies. I stamped the “road” image from the Trucking Along stamp set onto the bottom of the Basic White die cut using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I stamped the outline truck image from the Trucking Along stamp set just above the “road” image also using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the fill image using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the palm tree image onto the truck image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Old Olive, Real Red and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends. Lastly I stamped the greeting from the Trucking Along stamp set above the card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped a greeting from the So Sincere stamp set using Early Espresso ink. I also attached a piece of Early Espresso patterned paper from the Neutrals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. I love how happy this card makes me feel. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Cowra Japanese Gardens
Another great place to visit if you are in Cowra, the gardens are amazing, so beautiful and so peaceful. For my first page I attached a piece of Balmy Blue Countryside Inn 12″ x12″ Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached a narrow strip of Night of Navy Designer Series Paper next to the larger piece. I also added two photos.
I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and punched the top using the Elegant Edge Tag Topper Punch I die cut two sets of leaves from Mossy Meadow card and one leaf from Granny Apple Green card using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. I also stamped the large outline flower twice onto Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I stamped the fill images using Blackberry Bliss ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I also stamped one outline small flower and fill image using the same technique and ink.
The flowers are cut out using the co-ordinating Flowers of Beauty Die. I stamped the double leaf image from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink. I stamped the fill image from the same stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. The leaves are cut out using the co-ordinating Flowers of Beauty Die. I layered the tag, flowers and leaves together onto the lower left hand corner of the page.
The title is cut from Night of Navy card using the Mini Alphabet Dies. I cut strips of the Countryside Designer Series Paper and attached them across the lower section of the second Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached my photos to Balmy Blue card. I die cut several more leaves and stamped and die cut flowers and leaves as before. I also cut tags from the Designer Series Paper and punched the top using the Elegant Edge Tag Topper Punch. I stamped “Peace” from the Unbounded Love stamp set onto Basic White card using Granny Apple Green ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Unbounded Love Dies. The tags, flowers and greeting are layered together around and over the upper right hand corner of the photo panel. The title is again cut from Night of Navy card using the Mini Alphabet Dies.
I am loving how beautifully these pages have come together.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Unbounded Birthday
This week in my Facebook Live I shared some cards I created using the Unbounded Beauty Collection and today’s card uses products from the same Collection. I cut two pieces of Pretty in Pink paper from the Unbounded Beauty 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I attached one piece to the top and one piece to the bottom of Basic White card. I cut a narrow strip of Summer Splash paper from the same Designer Series paper and attached it between the two Pretty in Pink pieces of patterned paper. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Pretty in Pink A4 card. I cut Basic White card using one of the Radiating Stitches Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Unbounded Love stamp set onto the top section of the die cut using Pretty in Pink ink.
I stamped one large outline flower and two smaller outline flowers from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set onto Basic White card using Pretty in Pink ink. I stamped the fill images using Pretty in Pink ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I cut out the flowers using the co-ordinating Flowers of Beauty Dies. I stamped the leaf outline image from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set three times onto Basic White card using Summer Splash ink. I stamped the fill images using Summer Splash ink which I stamped onto Basic White card first. The leaves are cut out using the co-ordinating Flowers of Beauty Dies. I layered the leaves and flowers onto the lower left hand corner of the Basic White die cut using dimensionals underneath the large flower.
The whole panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I also added five Pretty in Pink gems from the 2024-2026 In Colour Shimmer Gems onto the image panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a greeting from the Unbounded Love stamp set using Pretty in Pink ink. I stamped the leaf outline image from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set beside the greeting using Summer Splash ink. I stamped the fill image using Summer Splash ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I also attached a piece of the Summer Splash paper from the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped panel. The Unbounded Beauty Collection has some gorgeous images, greetings, paper & gems which also showcase the new In Colours. I am sure you will see more projects using these products in the future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hooray, it’s your birthday
Today I have a card to share with you which was inspired by one I saw on You Tube by Jenny McCormack. For my card, I embossed a piece of Balmy Blue card using the So Swirly Embossing Folder which I attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the large flower from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink.
I masked the image and stamped a small flower either side using the same ink. I masked the flowers and stamped several of the double leaf image from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set using Lost Lagoon ink. I masked the leaves and stamped the “dotted” image from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set using Soft Sea Foam ink.
I removed all of the masks and used Balmy Blue & Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends to colour the flowers. I cut out the images using one of the Countryside Corners Dies before stamping the greeting from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel is attached to the centre of the embossed card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the same images using the same inks on the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I love how this card turned out. So thank you Jenny McCormack for the inspiration. I’d love to hear what you think of this card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Goorambat
When we were leaving Wangaratta on our Great Ocean Road Road Trip we decided to do part of the Silo Trail from Benalla to Tungamah on our way to Bendigo. Today’s pages show off some photos from our first stop at Goorambat. The silo art work was amazing and so was the Sophia in the Uniting Church. I attached pieces of the Take to the Sky 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of two Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ pages. I did cut a “V” in the edge of the paper on the left hand page. I attached all of my photos to Basic Black card before attaching them to the pages. I didn’t attach the right hand side of the bottom photo on the right hand page. I stamped one large, two medium and three small clouds from the Adventurous Sky stamp set onto Basic White card using Smoky Slate ink.
I cut out the clouds using the co-ordinating Adventurous Sky Dies. I attached the large, one medium and one small cloud to the upper right hand corner of the right hand page. I also attached one medium and two small clouds behind where my journalling is attached. I decided to stamp the large cloud directly onto the upper left hand corner of the left hand page using Smoky Slate ink. I masked the image and stamped the small cloud using the same ink. I masked the small cloud as well and stamped the medium cloud. I attached the title which is cut from Basic Black card using the Mini Alphabet Dies over the stamped clouds. I printed my journalling onto Very Vanilla card and cut it out using one of the Happy Little Things Dies. Love that my photos show off the art work so well.
Did you know that Stampin’ Up! invited the previous Makers from Close to My Heart to join Stampin’ Up!? Well they did and because of that we can look forward to seeing more Memory Keeping/Scrapbook supplies in the future. A win for everyone.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Anniversary
This week in my Facebook Live I shared some cards made using the Layers of Beauty Bundle. I just love these bundles with the co-ordinating Decorative Masks and today I have two more cards to share with you. For the first card, I stamped the large floral image from the Layers of Beauty stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks to add Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green to the stamped image. I embossed a piece of Crushed Curry card using one of the Basics 3D embossing folders and attached it across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
I wrapped the top of the embossed card with Pecan Pie Centre Stripe Ribbon before attaching the panel to scored and folded Crushed Curry card. I stamped the greeting from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set onto Basic White card using Crushed Curry ink and cut out the greeting using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies.
The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped part of the large floral image from the Layers of Beauty stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks to add Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green to the image. I love this card so much, I created another one, this time I did not stamp the large floral image, I just used the masks to create the beautiful floral bouquet using the same inks as the first card. I added embossed Lemon Lime Twist card and used Lemon Lime Twist ink to stamp the image. Otherwise everything is created as before. Which one is your favourite?
I am having a hard time choosing, I love the brightness of the Crushed Curry version but I also love the softness of the Lemon Lime Twist version.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Shy Shamrock
Today I have once again played with the Leaf Collection Background stamp. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to the bottom of a plain piece of Basic White. I covered the join with a strip of Shy Shamrock card. The whole panel is attached to Shy Shamrock card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the Leaf Collection stamp twice onto Basic White card using Shy Shamrock ink. I cut out the same leaf image from each stamped panel.
The leaf has two separate sections so I cut them in half. I added one large leaf section and two small leaf sections to the card front just above the embossing. I stamped the greeting from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White card using Shy Shamrock ink.
I cut out the greeting using one of the Countryside Corners Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a greeting from the So Sincere stamp set onto Basic White card using Shy Shamrock ink. I trimmed one leaf from the remaining large section of leaf and attached is beside the greeting. I am really loving this stamp and just know that I will be using is quite a bit.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 