A Special Recruting Offer
Well along with the release of the new catalogue there is a great new promotion to join Stampin’ Up! for only $169.00. You will get 2 stampsets, 4 ink pads, a cardstock assortment, Designer paper, Ribbon, Notecards, Clear Mount Block C, Blender Pen, Snail and all the usual business supplies. This is a fantastic offer $310.00 worth of product for only $169.00. You can see the details here on the Stampin’ Up! website or contact me and we can get together and discuss this fantastic offer.
Here are just a few of the fabulous benefits you get when you become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator –
Discount on Product
Chance to get additional volume rebates
Great resources
Able to join Stampin’ Up! only websites, including Stampin’ Connection
Make lots of friends (my favourite)
Just remember it is for a limited time only 1-30 September, 2011.
Bye for now, Kris.
New Catalogue
Well today is a very exciting day in the Stampin’ Up! world. The new catalogue is released today and you can now get your hands on all the fabulous goodies. There are some very exciting new stampsets and Big Shot accessories.
One of the biggest changes is the way the Hostess Benefits work. If you host a workshop with sales of $300.00 you now get $50.00 worth of Hostess Dollars to spend. They can be spent on either the exclusive Hostess Sets or on any product that you like in the catalogue. Hostess Sets no longer have a level, you can purchase any set you want with your Hostess Dollars. If you reach $600.00 in sales at your workshop not only do you get $100.00 Hostess Dollars to spend but you also get one item in the catalogue at HALF Price. So you could get the Big Shot half price. WOO HOO what great benefits. Especially since some items in the catalogue have actually gone DOWN in price, including the Big Shot.
You can view the catalogue on line HERE, and if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator then contact me and find out how you can get some of the fabulous new products for yourself.
Bye for now, Kris.
Marina Mist meets Seaworthy
Here is another card I created for this week’s challenge at Sunny Challenges & Creations.
I started with a base card of Whisper White. I used the Colour Spritzer Tool and my Marina Mist Stampin’ Write Marker to add some colour to the Whisper White card. I tore the top edge of a piece of Night of Navy card and added a strip of Marina Mist card which I had run through the crimper. I stamped the “surfer” image from the Seaworthy stampset onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and punched it out using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. I cut a 2″ circle of Marina Mist card using the Circles Originals Die and then added a Night of Navy 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Sincere Salutations stampset onto Whisper White card and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch. I attached it to a Night of Navy Scallop Oval and then attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I love the beautiful texture you get when you use the Colour Spritzer Tool with the Stampin’ Write Markers. I also love the dimension you get from the crimper, but often forget to use it.
I am looking forward to seeing all your entries for the challenge this week.
Bye for now, Kris.
Doilies in Poppy Parade
Here is a quick card I made that is a case of one I made previously in Wisteria Wonder. This one uses Poppy Parade for the base card. I stamped two of the images from the Delicate Doilies stampset onto Whisper White card using Poppy Parade ink. I attached a piece of Poppy Parade Designer Paper from the Hostess Designer Series Paper Pack – In-Colour to the lower half of the Whisper White card. I was really glad to use a little more of this paper before it retires on the 31st August. I wrapped the Whisper White card with Poppy Parade 1/2″ Stitched-Poly Ribbon. The whole piece was then attached to the base card. I stamped “Get Well Soon” from the Sincere Salutations stampset onto Whisper White card using Poppy Parade ink and punched it out using the Decorative Label Punch. I punched another Decorative Label from Poppy Parade card and cut it in half. I attached one half to the back of the bottom half of the stamped Decorative Label. This was then attached to the card front underneat the ribbon.
I tied a bow using the Poppy Parade 1/2″ Stitched-Poly Ribbon and attached it to the card front using Mini Glue Dots. I love the simplicity of this layout and I just know it would look fabulous in just about any colour.
Only a couple of days now until you can place your order from the new catalogue. Soooo exciting.
Bye for now Kris.
Challenge Week 5
Wow, can you believe it….it’s five weeks since Gwen, Vicky and I started Sunny Challenges and Creations. While there haven’t been lots of entries we have been encouraged by your support and the lovely comments that we have been getting. We would really love to see more of your gorgeous creations……
…So this week we are supplying a sketch and you can do anything you like as long as you use Marina Mist somewhere on your card. So let’s see what you can create. You can use any shape where the flower is on the sketch.
I used Cherry Cobbler for the base of my card and then added a layer of Very Vanilla. I embossed a piece of Marina Mist using the Finial Press Embossing Folder and attached a piece of River Rock behind it that has had one long edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I attached this piece to the top of the Very Vanilla Card. I stamped a greeting from the Curvy Verses stampset using Cherry Cobbler ink onto the bottom right hand corner of the card front. I cut 3 sets of leaves from River Rock card using the Little Leaves Sizzlit. I punched 3 Fancy Flowers from Cherry Cobbler card, distressed them with my bone folder and separated each flower into two. I scrunched all 6 flower pieces as tightly as I could. I punched 2 of the largest flowers on the Boho Blossom Punch from River Rock card – separating each into two layers. I pushed Linen Thread through the holes in a Cherry Cobbler button from the Regals Designer Buttons then threaded the Linen Thread through the centre of all of the flowers, tying a knot at the back to keep the flowers all stacked tightly together. I scrunched the flowers a little more around the button and attached them to the card front over the leaves using dimensionals.
You can see a close up of the flower and the embossing. I love the colour combination I used on this card and guess what, it comes straight from the Colour Coach. The Colour Coach makes it so easy to always have great colour combinations on my cards and scrap pages.
Ok so now over to you…go and create your masterpiece and then visit Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky. I am really looking forward to seeing some gorgeous creations this week.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Lovely Christmas Tree
After spending a day cooking because someone (who shall remain nameless) left the freezer door open, I created this card for the sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary .
I started with a base of Real Red and added a piece of Old Olive Designer Paper from the Brights Designer Series Paper Pattern Stack. Before attaching the Designer paper to the base card I added 2 Chocolate Chip 5/16″ Jumbo Brads to the lower right hand side. I stamped the tree image using Old Olive ink touched up with a Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker onto the right hand side of the Very Vanilla card. I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Many Merry Messages stampset onto the left hand side of the image panel. I attached the image panel to a piece of Real Red cardstock and then wrapped it with Chocolate Chip 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon between the two stamped images. I ran a 2cm wide piece of Old Olive cardstock through the crimper and attached it to the Designer Series Paper. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals making sure that the ribbon was centred on the strip of crimped Old Olive card.
I love how this turned out and I love making square cards. I guess the only problem is that they ar more expensive to post, maybe this one will be for someone special I can hand deliver to.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Father’s Day
I really like the sketch at Stamping 411 this week and decided to use it to make a Father’s Day card.
I started with a base card of Basic Black and added a layer of More Mustard, topped by a layer of Whisper White which is embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I stamped the Medallion background stamp onto Whisper White card using More Mustard ink and attached it to a layer of Basic Black card. I punched one long edge on a narrow strip of More Mustard card using the Scallop Border Punch and attached it over the stamped image. I printed “Happy Father’s Day” onto Whisper White card (don’t have a Father’s Day stamp so I used my computer) and punched it out using the Decorative Label Punch. I punched another Decorative Label from Basic Black card and cut it in half. I attached one half behind the top of the greeting and one half behind the bottom of the greeting. I attached the image panel to the card using dimensionals and then attached the greeting using dimensionals also.
I really like the way this card turned out. I love the Medallion background stamp and don’t use it nearly often enough. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Case Challenge
Every week Sudsol posts a CASE (Copy and Share Everything) Challenge. They supply a photograph of a card and you can either CASE it exactly or you can change colours, stampsets etc.
I didn’t have the same stampsets and I did change the colours but the essence of the card is still the same. I scored and folded Old Olive card and then stamped the swirl image from the Baroque Motifs stampset onto the card front using Basic Gray ink. I punched a strip of Melon Mambo card using the soon to be released Lace Ribbon Border Punch (you are going to love this one). I attached it to the right hand side of the card front, trimming to match the card front. I attached a narrow strip of Basic Gray card to a slightly wider strip of Old Olive card and then attached it to the right hand side of the card front over the Lace Ribbon Border. I punched two Fancy Flowers from Melon Mambo card and also punched the Lace Ribbon Border Punch on a scrap of Whisper White card and trimmed it so that I had one doily shaped piece. I did use my bone folder on the Fancy Flowers to soften them a little and then attached the Fancy Flowers and the Whisper White doily together using a Vintage brad. I stamped “cherish” from the Baroque Motifs stampset onto the card front making sure that the flower wouldn’t hide it. I scrunched the petals of the Fancy Flowers a little and then added it to the card front using dimensionals.
I took my colours from the colour coach and I’m really not sure that I actually like the card. I think these colours would look better with a different mix and perhaps a little more Whisper White. There is a challenge to use these very colours at Holly Krautkremer’s Rubber Redneck blog this week, so I might have a play and see what I can come up with.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Blue Christmas
Here is another card I made for the challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations this week. I’m finding it quite fascinating to see the many different cards that are being created each week.
This time I cut two rectangle panels of Whisper White and embossed them using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I attached them to a piece of Night of Navy card. I punched a strip of Whisper White card using the new Lace Ribbon Border Punch and attached it to the bottom of the Night of Navy card. I attached this piece to a folded Whisper White card. I stamped the tree image from the Season of Joy stampset onto a Whisper White oval using Night of Navy ink and then sponged the edges using the same ink (this is the largest oval which can be cut using the Ovals Originals Die). I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “merry” from the Pennant Parade stampset onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and punched it out using the Jewellery Tag Medium punch. I attached it to a 1″ circle of Night of Navy card and then added it to the centre of one of the doily shapes in the punched border. I also added a small Basic Rhinestone to the tag and a medium one to the tree.
Isn’t this Ribbon Border gorgeous. It’s sure to be featured many times on my creations over the coming months.
You can see the Basic Rhinestone I added to the tree image in this close up.
I love Navy and White Christmas cards! What about you? Why not make your creation using your favourite Christmas colours and pop on over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky.
Bye for now, Kris.
Doilies anyone
This week Create with Connie and Mary had a great colour challenge – So Saffron, Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise.
My base card is Pacific Point and I have added a Whisper White layer which is embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I stamped the smallest image from the Delicate Doilies stampset onto Whisper White card using Pacific Point, So Saffron and Tangerine Tango ink. I added a mat of So Saffron card and also a mat of Pacific Point which has one edge punched using the Pinking Hearts Border Punch. I wrapped this with Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon and tied a knot. I inked the image from the Bring on the Cake stampset using Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and So Saffron Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto Whisper White card. I punched the image using the Decorative Label punch. I punched another Decorative Label from Pacific Point card and cut it in half, attaching one half at the top behind the image and the other half at the bottom behind the image to create a mat effect. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. 
I just love the Delicate Doilies stampset and I am sure you will be seeing a lot of creations using it.
The layout for this card was a sketch challenge at Sudsol last week.
I’d love to hear what you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Stamping with Kris 