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.
A Hostess Gift with Array of Sunshine
I just love the Array of Sunshine Hostess stampset from the current catalogue. It probably has something to do with all the layering you can get from the flowers. I do love to cut my stamps out to add dimension to my projects and this set is just perfect for it.
I made a set of 4 cards and a box to hold them for my one of my Hostesses last weekend. I used the new in-colours Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder, because Lynda just loves purple or mauve.
I started with Whisper White card stock scored and folded card and added a layer of Lucky Limeade card stock which I have embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I cut the Top Note die from Whisper White card stock and attached it to the centre of the Lucky Limeade card stock. I stamped the large flower from the Array of Sunshine stampset 3 times onto Whisper White card stock using Wisteria Wonder ink and cut one whole flower, one flower with two sections and one just the centre of the flower. I also stamped the small flower onto Whisper White card stock twice using Wisteria Wonder ink.
I cut one whole flower and one with just the centre flower. I stamped the large leaf image from the same stampset onto Whisper White card stock using Lucky Limeade ink and cut it out. I also stamped the small leaf onto Whisper White card stock using Lucky Limeade ink and cut it out. I attached the flower sections to each other using dimensionals and then arranged the leaves and flowers onto the Top Note. I added a large Basic Pearl to the centre of the large flower and used my Two-Way Glue Pen to colour in the centre of the small flower and add some Dazzling Diamonds. Lastly I stamped the greeting from Sincere Salutations onto Whisper White card stock and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch, attached it to a Scallop Oval cut from Wisteria Wonder card and then attached it to the Top Note.
I used Gwen’s Quick Box pattern from The Three Sisters Blog to make the box. (This is a free site.) I stamped the large flower onto Whisper White card stock using Wisteria Wonder ink and cut out the flower. I stamped the large leaf onto Whisper White card using Lucky Limeade ink and cut them out. I attached the leaf and flower to the piece of Whisper White card stock and then embossed the whole piece using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I attached this piece to the lower front of the box. To decorate the flip top I stamped the small flower twice onto Whisper White card using Wisteria Wonder ink and cut out one whole flower and one small flower. I placed the small one on top of the large one using a dimensional. I stamped one large leaf image and two small leaf images onto Whisper White card stock and cut them out. I attached the leaves and the flower to Whisper White cardstock and then stamped “a gift for you” from the Bring On The Cake stampset on the right hand side using Wisteria Wonder ink. I coloured the centre of the flower using my Two-Way Glue Pen and added Dazzling Diamonds.
I didn’t take a photo but I decorated the back of the box in a similar manner to the front of the box by attaching a large flower in the centre of the back panel with one large set of leaves on either side and then embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.
This is a great box pattern as it will hold 4 cards quite easily or a very heavily embellished card you want to hand deliver.
My Hostess was very pleased with her gift.
Bye for now, Kris.
Memoboard
This is the latest project at Craft Project Central for the month of October. What a great addition to the kitchen or home office. This gorgeous project was designed by Laurie Zoellmer. Pop on over to her blog and see all her fabulous work and don’t forget to leave her a comment to tell her how wonderful it is.
I can’t wait to see what the next project is, can you?
There is still plenty of time to sign up at Craft Project Central if you haven’t already done so. At only $10.00 for 10 projects it is truly a bargain.
Bye for now, Kris.
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I cannot believe how fast the weeks are going. Christmas really is only just around the corner. Anyway this week the sketch at Sunny Challenges and Creations is brought to you by me.
In addition to using the sketch you need to use the Season of Joy stampset. This stampset is a favourite of mine and has lots of elements to use to create a card. I hope that you can find time to play along with us this week.
My card is very traditional. Real Red and Whisper White. I seem to be doing lots of cards with white and another colour lately. Oh well. …
I attached a piece of Real Red Designer Paper from the Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack to a piece of Real Red card stock. I attached this to the lower edge of a piece of Whisper White card stock. I embossed another piece of Whisper White card stock using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, again attached it to Real Red Cardstock and then attached it to the card front. I stamped the large greeting image from the Season of Joy stampset onto Whisper White cardstock using Real Red ink and attached it to Real Red card stock. The image panel is added over the other layers using dimensionals. 
I attached 7″ lengths of Real Red 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon to the back of each side of the Whisper White card near the top. I attached the Whisper White card to the front of scored and folded Real Red card stock, making sure to keep the ribbon ends free. Then I tied a bow with the ribbon over the top of the embossed panel.
Simple really but I do think the Real Red and Whisper White is very effective – don’t you?
Now pop in and visit Gwen and Vicky to see what they have created for your inspiration. Once you have completed your project then visit Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky.
We really do look forward to seeing how you use the sketches each week.
Bye for now, Kris.
Stitched Stockings Make and Take
Last night I held a workshop for some very special customers of mine (Hi Lynda, Hi Sharron). These ladies were my very first Hostesses and they are still very loyal customers, but more than that they are my good friends.
I wanted everyone to be able to play with the Stitched Stockings stampset and the matching Stocking Tag Punch. Lynda was lucky enough to earn this for Free simply by hosting a qualifying workshop.
The base card is real red and we added a layer of Whisper White card stock which is embossed on the top section using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder. We added a strip of Garden Green card stock which has been embossed using the Stripes Embossing Folder. We embossed another piece of Whisper White card stock using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and wrapped it across the top with a piece of Real Red 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon. This was then attached to a mat of Real Red card stock and attached to the card front using dimensionals. We stamped one stocking from the Stitched Stockings stampset onto Whisper White card stock using Garden Green ink and the other stocking using Real Red ink. We used the matching Stocking Tag punch to punch them out. We attached them to the card front and then added a small Basic Rhinestone to the Real Red stocking. We stamped “very merry” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Real Red ink onto Whisper White card and punched it out using the Word Window Punch and attached it to a Real Red Modern Label. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. Lastly we tied a bow and added it to the card front above the stockings.
Actually I forgot to take my Short and Sweet stampset with me but luckily Lynda has almost as much Stampin’ Up! stock as I do and we used one of her stampsets, so their greeting is not quite the same. So thanks Lynda for being such a great customer and having something we could use!
The card itself has lots of bits and pieces but because we used the Big Shot and the Embossing Folders it came together very quickly.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Halloween Treat
The challenge this week at Late Night Stampers is to create a Halloween Treat Holder. This is not a traditional Australian Holiday and I don’t usually do anything to celebrate, however, there are more and more children who love the excuse of collecting extra sweets. So I thought I would try and come up with something for this challenge.
I love the new Petite Pocket XL Die in the catalogue and this gave me an excuse to play with it. I don’t have any Halloween stampsets so I made a little punch bat/owl. I cut my Petite Pocket from Always Artichoke cardstock and assembled the pouch. It really is cute and it can be closed but I have left mine open. I used my Owl Builder Punch and created the basic owl and then I punched two 1 3/8″ circles from black cardstock and then punched them with the 1 3/4″ scallop circle to make the little bat wings. I had to attach him on an angle to fit him on the front of the pouch. I printed Happy Halloween onto Whisper White card stock using the computer and then punched it out using the Word Window Punch. I attached it to a Basic Black Modern Label and attached it to the bottom of the pouch.
I don’t think he is very scary, more like an owl dressed up for Halloween, but cute all the same. Of course it needs a little treat to go inside – not sure what yet. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Technostamper Challenge 194
Well I finally had a chance to play along with the sketch challenge at Techno Stamper this week. I love the sketches on this blog and really do love to be able to play along.
I started with Cherry Cobbler card stock, scored and folded to make the base card. I added a layer of Crumb Cake card stock which has been embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I added another layer of Cherry Cobbler which has also been embossed, this time using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Crumb Cake striped Designer Paper from the Neutrals Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack to a strip of Always Artichoke card stock and then attached this to the card front over the Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake panels. I cut the middle sized oval from Very Vanilla card stock using the Ovals Originals Die. I stamped the pot base from the Pennant Parade stampset onto Very Vanilla Card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut it out. 
I stamped the tree image from the same stampset onto Very Vanilla card stock using Always Artichoke ink and punched it out using the Petite Pennants Builder Punch. I also stamped the star image using Daffodil Delight ink onto Very Vanilla card stock and cut it out. I attached the pot base onto the Very Vanilla card stock oval and then attached the tree over the top using dimensionals. I attached the star to the top of the tree and coloured it using the Two-Way Glue Pen and then sprinkled it with Dazzling Diamonds. The oval is attached to the card base using dimensionals. I wasn’t going to add a sentiment to this card but at the last minute decided to stamp the “Merry Christmas” from the Contempo Christmas stampset onto the Crumb Cake Designer Paper using Cherry Cobbler ink. Lucky for me I used the stamp-a-ma-jig and it worked perfectly.
I am really happy with the finished product. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
