Stamping 411 Fox and Friends
I decided to play along with the sketch challenge at Stamping 411 this week and make a children’s card.
I cut 1″ strips of striped Daffodil Delight Designer Paper from the Brights Pattern Designer Series Paper Stack, attached them to 1 1/4″ strips of Daffodil Delight card stock and then to the Whisper White card stock. I stamped the lion image from the Fox and Friends stampset onto Whisper White card using Pumpkin Pie ink and cut the image out.
I stamped the giraffe image onto Whisper White card using Daffodil Delight ink and cut the image out. I stamped the owl and the monkey onto Whisper White card using Early Expresso ink and cut both images out. I attached the lion, giraffe and owl to a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped happy birthday from the Happiest Birthday Wishes stampset using Early Expresso ink. I attached the Whisper White card stock to a layer of Pumpkin Pie card stock. The image panel was then attached to the Whisper White card stock over the top of the Designer Paper panels using dimensionals. I wrapped this piece with Pumpkin Pie 1/4″ Grosgrain ribbon. I hung the monkey from the ribbon and then attached a bow tied from the same ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot. The whole piece was then attached to scored and folded Early Expressso card stock.
I cut the animal images out rather than stamping them straight onto the Whisper White card stock because I think it gives it just a little more dimension and definition.
I love the way this card turned out. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Need for Speed Masculine Card Set
This is my tutorial for the month of October over at Craft Project Central. If you are like me and struggle with Male cards, then this tutorial is for you. You get the instructions for the box and 4 different cards using the Need for Speed stampset.
If you haven’t already subscribed then now is the time, visit Craft Project Central and sign up. At only $10.00 for 10 projects it is excellent value and of course the tutorials are all fantastic.
Bye for now, Kris.
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Here we go again with another great sketch at Sunny Challenges and Creations. This one is brought to us by Vicky and all she wants us to add is flowers. I actually was a bit stumped to begin with but I love how the card came out in the end.
To create the split panel, I cut a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and stamped the reed image from Inspired by Nature using Certainly Celery ink. Once I had stamped the Very Vanilla card stock I cut it into three sections. I attached the panels to Crumb Cake card stock. I attached a strip of Certainly Celery card stock which has one long edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch to lower edge of the card front. I wrapped the Certainly Celery section with Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon. I pierced three holes using my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack and added Rose Red brads from the Subtles Brads. I stamped “happy birthday” from the On Your Birthday stampset on to the right hand side using my Stamp-a-ma-jig. Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig enabled me to stamp the greeting three times in exactly the same spot so that it had some depth of colour. Gotta love that. I then attached this piece to the scored and folded Rose Red card stock.
I inked the flower image from the Inspired by Nature stampset using Rose Red, Certainly Celery and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto Whisper White card stock. I cut the image out and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
To get the lighter effect on the “crown” of the flower, I firstly inked it with the Rose Red Stampin’ Write Marker, wiped it off a little with my finger and then used the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker.
I hope that you are going to play along with us this week. We love seeing your entries and I’m sure you must have one flower stampset somewhere in your collection.
Don’t forget to visit Vicky and Gwen and see what inspiration they have for you, then, once your have made your card pop in to Sunny Challenges and Creations and add your creation to Mr. Linky.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Birthday Gift
I made this gift for one of my downline who celebrated a birthday this week (Happy Birthday Shirley). I have another downline celebrating her birthday today (Happy Birthday Jenny).
I found a tutorial by Sandy Hancock to create a box which uses the Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die for the lid. I thought this was a terribly clever idea and used it to make this little gift box. I created the box which fits onto an A4 sheet of card. My base card is Melon Mambo and I have added pieces of the Flirtatious Specialty Paper. I created my accents by cutting two of the doilies from the large laser cut sheet in this Designer Paper and using the white side. I punched 3 1 3/4″ circle scallops from Melon Mambo card and used my bone folder to distress each one until I could separate them into two layers. I scrunched each one into a tight ball and then opened them out, stacked them onto a brad (any brad any colour because you don’t see it once the flower is made) and scrunched each layer again up and around the brad. Then I opened the layers again, used Mini Glue Dots to attach it to the centre of the laser cut doily and then used Mini Glue Dots to attach one flower to the front of the box and one to the lid. I used Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon to create a little handle.
I punched a strip of Melon Mambo card stock using the Lace Ribbon Border and attached this behind a strip of Flirtatious Specialty Designer Paper and then added it to Pretty in Pink card stock. I stamped ‘happy birthday” from the Happiest Birthday Wishes stampset using Melon Mambo ink. I wrapped this piece with Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon and tied a knot. This whole piece was then attached to the scored and folded Melon Mambo card base. I created the flower the same way as for the box, however I used a different laser cut doily as the backing.
Since this card is for someone special I decorated the inside of the card. I stamped a piece of Whisper White card using the Delicate Doilies Stampset. The large image is in Melon Mambo ink and the smaller image in Pretty in Pink ink. I stamped the greeting from the On Your Birthday stampset using Melon Mambo ink.
Of course no box would be complete without a few chocolates.
You can see inside the box and how the handle keeps the lid attached to the box. The Scallop Square Bigx Clear Die is scored at 7/8″ on each side, cut up to the score line on two sides and then assembled using Sticky Strip. Such an ingenious idea.
Sandy has another tutorial for this box on her blog, so don’t forget to check them both out.
Bye for now, Kris.
Everyday Elegance Simply Sent Card Kit
Have you ever looked at the Simply Sent Kits and thought about how to use it to its best advantage – well this is the tutorial for you. Sharon Burkert has done an amazing job of using this kit to perfection. The tutorial has instructions for making a unique card portfolio and two card examples of what to do with the Everyday Elegance Simply Sent Card Kit.
To get this tutorial just pop in to Craft Project Central and sign up for the month of October. At only $10.00 for 10 tutorials it is truly fantastic value.
Don’t forget to visit Sharon and see more of her gorgeous work and let her know how much you love it.
Bye for now, Kris.
Golden Snow Swirled
Here is the make and take we did at my Embossing Workshop last weekend.
I stamped the tree from Snow Swirled onto Cherry Cobbler card stock using Versamark ink – after rubbing the cardstock with my embossing buddy. I sprinkled on Gold Embossing Powder, tapped off the excess and then used the Heat Tool to set the embossing powder. I added the tree panel to a layer of Very Vanilla card stock and set it aside. I stamped “seasons greeting” from the Snow Swirled stampset onto the bottom of another piece of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock using Versamark ink. I sprinkled on Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using the Heat Tool. I added a piece of Victoria Crochet Trim and tied it in a knot. I attached the greeting piece to scored and folded Very Vanilla card stock. Lastly I attached the tree panel to the card front.
Again this is a very simple card but the gold embossing powder really “pops” against the Cherry Cobbler card stock.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Christmas Make and Take
Last weekend I held a workshop for a new customer who wanted me to show her and her friends how to use the heat gun.
This is the very simple card I demonstrated to show how to use the Embossing Buddy, Embossing Powder and Heat Tool. I wiped all over a piece of Whisper White card stock using the embossing buddy and then stamped the swirly image from the Season of Joy stampset using Versamark ink. I poured over Gold embossing powder, tapped off the excess and then used my Heat Tool to set the embossing powder. I don’t know about you but I still get this “wow” feeling when I see the embossing powder change colour. I also stamped “seasons greetings” from the Many Merry Messages stampset onto the bottom right hand side, using Versamark and my stamp-a-ma-jig to ensure perfect placement. Again this was heat set using Gold Embossing Powder. The Whisper White card stock was attached to scored and folded Ridinghood Red card stock.
I stamped the flower image from the Season of Joy stampset onto Whisper White card using Ridinghood Red ink and had one of the guests cut them out while I did the embossing. I also punched one 5 Petal Flower from Garden Green cardstock and cut two of the petals away. I pierced a hold through the centre of the flowers using my Paper Piercing tool and Mat Pack and inserted a gold brad. I attached the Garden Green flower behind the cut flower to represent leaves and then attached the flower to the card front using dimensionals.
As I said a very simple card but I think it is quite elegant and a very easy one to reproduce.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Posy of Flowers
Last weekend my Hostess’s daughter (Hi Sharron) wanted to know how to put the Petal Cone Bigz L Die together to make a vase. She had seen the one I made previously in All White. Sharron is vision impaired and loves to make 3D projects.
I cut Elegant Eggplant card stock using the Petal Cone Bigz L Die to get 2 pieces of the cone shape. I also cut two shapes from Very Vanilla card stock. I assembled the Elegant Eggplant pieces to form the Petal Cone and cut down the Very Vanilla pieces to create the panels to add to the Petal Cone. I ran the Very Vanilla pieces through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. Once my box was assembled I cut a tiny portion from the top to enable me to add my flowers. 
All the pieces for the flowers were cut using the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die. I used Perfect Plum cardstock and Very Vanilla. For the flower at below I just stacked the pieces together alternating colours with a Bitty Button in the centre. I threaded florest wire through the button and then through the centre of the flower shapes.
To make the white flower I again cut the pieces from Very Vanilla card using the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die and then I distressed each piece to separate each one into two pieces.
I then sponged Perfect Plum ink onto the edge of each piece, scrunched each piece into a tiny ball and then opened them out. I again used a Bitty Button in the centre with the florest wire threaded through and stacked all the flower pieces, making sure to stagger the petals. Once again I scrunched each piece up around the button and then opened the pieces out again.
I wanted to show that you could create flowers in two ways using the same die.
Although I have made the vase before, I got the inspiration for these flowers from a project that was shared at Inkspiration 4U online. This is a great site to join to get some amazing projects.
Sharron was delighted with the project and I think it turned out really pretty. The small decoration on the front of the vase is one large flower from the Boho Blossoms Punch and a couple of sets of leaves punched using the Bird Builder punch. This vase matches the Two Tags basket that I shared with you yesterday.
I’d love to hear what you think of this project.
Bye for now, Kris.
Witch Hat Treat Box & Pop Up Card
Isn’ this the most adorable treat box you have seen. The Witches hat has a secret place for you to put some sweet treats and the matching card has a spooky spider pop-up. This latest project for Craft Project Central was designed by Monika Davis. Monika is a very talented lady so be sure to visit her blog and let her know how much you enjoy her work.
If you haven’t already joined Craft Project Central it’s time you did – at $10.00 for 10 projects I think it is truly amazing value.
Bye for now, Kris.
Two Tags Basket
Here is a little basket that I demonstrated how to make last weekend. I found the tutorial quite a while ago on Cindee Wilkinson’s blog.
I won’t go into the details of how to make it, you can get all that clearly and easily from Cindee’s tutorial (thanks Cindee). However I used Elegant Eggplant card stock to cut the two large tags from the Two Tags Bigz Die. I also used the same card stock to create the little box section to join the two tags together. I added pieces of Very Vanilla card stock which have been embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder to the front and back of the box. I punched the largest flower from the Boho Blossoms Punch from Elegant Eggplant card stock and used my bone folder to give it a little shape. I punched two sets of leaves from Certainly Celery card stock using the Bird Builder Punch and attached them behind the flower. I used Mini Glue Dots to attach the flower and leaves to the basket and added a large Basic Pearl to the centre. I cut the handle from Elegant Eggplant card stock and punched both long edges with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I added a strip of Very Vanilla card stock which is embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I slipped the ends of the handles through the slot in the Tag and then using the hole which is already in the tag as a guide pierced through the handle and added a Clear Rhinestone Brad to hold the handle in place.
There are so cute and would look good filled with chocolates for almost any occasion – Birthday, Christmas, Easter.
I had fun showing the ladies how to make this and I know they thought it was very cute.
I love creating fun 3D projects with all the great products that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.
Bye for now, Kris.
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