Truckin’ Birthday
I decided to create another card for this weeks challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations. I broke out a cute little set that took my eye when I first saw it in the new catalogue – I Dig You. I have two grandsons who are mad about all things that play in the dirt so this set was a must have for me.
You will remember that for this challenge we had a sketch and also a colour combination – Marina Mist, Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake.
I used Marina Mist scored and folded for my base card and attached a layer of Crumb Cake which I embossed using the Stripes Embossing Folder. I added a layer of Cajun Craze card which has been embossed using the Houndstooth Embossing Folder. 
I stamped the truck image in Crumb Cake onto Very Vanilla and then again on scrap Very Vanilla in Marina Mist. I cut out the back of the truck in Marina Mist and attached it over the Crumb Cake one. I punched two Basic Black 1″ circles and attached them over the Crumb Cake wheels. I inked the “present” image using Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Cajun Craze markers, stamped onto Very Vanilla card, cut them out and attached them onto the top of the truck. I pierced a hole in each Basic Black circle and added a Silver 5/16″ Jumbo Brad. I attached the image panel to a layer of Marina Mist card and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the On Your Birthday stampset using Cajun Craze ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the Word Window Punch. I attached it to a Cajun Craze Modern Label and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I love the way this card turned out. What do you think? I hope you are going to play along this week, you still have plenty of time.
Bye for now, Kris.
Array meets Calypso Coral
I really love the new Hostess Set Array of Sunshine so I was happy to be able to use it again this time for two challenges in one. Firstly the In-Colour Challenge at Late Night Stampers and the sketch challenge at Stamping 411.
I kept this card really simple to go with the sketch. I stamped the large flower from the Array of Sunshine stampset three times onto Whisper White card using Calypso Coral ink and cut a different section out of each one – one full flower, one two-section flower and lastly the central flower. I layered the flowers on top of each using dimensionals. I stamped the large leaf image twice onto Whisper White card using Lucky Limeade ink and cut them out. I attached a piece of Whisper White card onto a layer of Lucky Limeade card and then onto a folded and scored Whisper White base card. I arranged the leaves onto the card front and attached the flower over the top of the leaves.
I just love the dimension that you can achieve with this gorgeous flower. So simple and yet so stunning.
Aren’t the new in-colours this year fantastic – I love them. This gorgeous Calypso Coral is such a pretty pink/coral colour and the Lucky Limeade is really bright but has great depth of colour.
I’d love to hear what you think of this simple card.
bye for now, Kris.
Sketch Challenge 008/11
Well it’s time for another challenge over at Sunny Challenges and Creations and this week it was my turn to provide the sketch.
Its pretty simple and you can make the focal image any shape you wish, however you must use this colour combination – Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Cajun Craze. The colour combination is straight off the Colour Coach, so I know they will work together.
I started with a base card of Cajun Craze and then added a Whisper White layer which I had stamped using 3 of the images from the Extreme Elements stampset and Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Cajun Craze ink. I added a layer of Cajun Craze card and – wait for it – it has no embossing or stamping (must be a first for me). I stamped the largest image from the Exteme Elements stampset onto Whisper White card using Crumb Cake ink and then stamped the racing car image from the Need for Speed stampset using Cajun Craze ink. I attached the image panel to a piece of Marina Mist card and then added it to the card front using dimensionals. Lastly I stamped “Imagine the possibilities” from the Word Play stampset using Cajun Craze ink.
Now if you want some more inspiration pop on over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and see what Gwen and Vicky have in store for you. Once you have created your entry, pop back and add it to Mr. Linky. We are really excited about the growing support for our challenge blog.
Bye for now, Kris.
Pin Cushion & Card Gift Set
Another tutorial has been released at Craft Project Central, yah.
Isn’t this the most adorable gift set. You wouldn’t need to be a sewer to appreciate this gorgeous pincushion. I’m always looking for pins for something! This delightful gift set was designed by the very talented Monika Davis. Please visit her blog and let her know how much you love this project and see more of her amazing work.
Don’t forget if you haven’t already signed up to visit Craft Project Central and for $10.00 for the month you will get all the details to make this project and 10 more equally fabulous projects.
Bye for now, Kris.
New In-Colours
This week Late Night Stampers challenge is to use two of the new in-colours on your project and I chose the fabulous Wisteria Wonder (one of my favourites) and Lucky Limeade. Don’t you just love the names Stampin’ Up! uses for its colours.
I used Wisteria Wonder card for base and added a layer of Whisper White which I embossed down the right hand side using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder. To do this I passed the folder through the Big Shot from one side until I could no longer see the folder, backed it out of the Big Shot and this left a section on the left hand side which was not embossed. I covered the card which was not embossed with a piece of Lucky Limeade card which I ran through the Big Shot using the newly released Stripes Embossing Folder. I inked up the large floral image from the Just Believe stampset using Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto Whisper White card (don’t forget to huff – I just love that technical name).
I added a mat of Wisteria Wonder and attached the whole piece to the card front using dimensionals. I love using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and especially love that you can use it to only partially emboss or to create different sized frames for your images. The new Stripes Embossing Folder is sure to be a favourite when making Male cards – something I do struggle with, however, it looks equally at home here on this very feminine card.
I look forward to hearing what you think of this one.
Bye for now, Kris.
Holloween Luminaria & Candy Container
Isn’t this the most fantastic Halloween project. It was designed by Laurie Zoellmer and is the last project released by Craft Project Central for the month of September. I’m sure we could all find great places to use this when Halloween rolls around. You could change the decoration and make a really gorgeous Christmas themed Luminaria and Candy Container. Ohhh…. the possibilities. To get the instructions for this great project and 10 more this month pop on over to Craft Project Central and sign up – it’s only $10.00.
Now I know you want to visit Laurie’s blog and see more of her amazing work.
Bye for now, Kris.
Triple Treat Flower
I love the A La Carte stamps in the new Idea Book and Catalogue and the sketch at Try Stampin’ On Tuesday gave me the perfect opportunity to try out the Triple Treat Flower stamp.
I embossed the left hand side of a piece of Early Expresso cardstock using the Stripes Embossing Folder. I embossed the Pear Pizzazz card, one piece with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and the other with the Houndstooth Embossing Folder and attached them to the Early Expresso card. I wrapped a piece of Whisper White 5/8″ Organza ribbon around the whole piece and attached it to scored and folded Blushing Bride Card. I stamped the Triple Treat Flower onto Whisper White card using Regal Rose ink twice and Blushing Bride ink once. I punched one Regal Rose image out completely using the Fancy Flower Punch and I punched the centre from the other Regal Rose flower using the 1/2″ circle punch. I used the 5 Petal Flower Punch to punch that section of the stamp from the Blushing Bride image. The images were layered on top of each other with dimensionals between the layers. I punched a 5 Petal Flower from Pear Pizzazz card, cut out 2 of the petals and attached them to the back of the flower. The whole flower was then attached to the card front, again using dimensionals.
Unfortunately, even in the close up it is hard to see the detail in the Blushing Bride 5 Petal Flower, but you can see the dimension of the embossing folders and how perfectly the shapes fit inside each other on this beautiful stamp.
This card again has clean and simple lines but I think it is kind of cute. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Array of Sunshine
Here is a card I made for the colour challenge at Inkspiration 4U online. The colours were River Rock, Ridinghood Red and Chocolate Chip.
I took my layout from the sketch challenge at Sudsol this week. I used River Rock for my base Card and added a layer of Ridinghood Red. I stamped the large flower from Array of Sunshine (new Hostess Set) 3 times onto Whisper White card using Ridinghood Red ink. I cut each of the sections of the flower out and layered them using dimensionals to give the flower height. I used my paper piercer to pierce a hole through the centre of the flower and added a Chocolate Chip 5/16″ Jumbo Brad. I stamped the large leaf image onto Whisper White card twice using River Rock ink and cut them out. I attached a strip of Chocolate Chip card which has been punched along one long edge using the Scallop Trim Border Punch to a piece of Whisper White card. I stamped ‘thinking of you” from the Sincere Salutations stampset using Chocolate Chip ink and then attached this piece to the Ridinghood Red card.. I arranged the leaves and flowers onto the card front.
I love this set it has 3 different flowers and 2 of them can be cut in layers, which gives great dimension to simple stamping.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Winner of Free Pass
I have drawn the winner for the Free Pass to Craft Project Central and the winner is ….
Roberta Gannon
Congratulations.
I wish I had more passes to give away. All of you were deserving but there can only be one winner.
Thanks for all your comments and I hope that you continue to visit.
Bye for now, Kris.
Field Flowers Tag
I have been inspired to create some tags by CherylAnn. She has been sharing some fabulous tags lately and I thought I would give it a try.
I created this for an Open House I held last weekend. I wanted to create something that gave everyone a chance to see some of the new In-colours and to touch some of the new product in the newly released Idea Book and Catalogue.
I ran some Calypso Coral card through the Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder. I punched a strip of Wisteria Wonder card using the new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and attached it behind the top of the Embossed card. This piece was attached to the lower edge of the Whisper White tag. I stamped the stem image from the Field Flowers stampset using Lucky Limeade onto the tag. The flowers were stamped using Wisteria Wonder ink. The flower is a tw0-step flower and so I stamped off once before stamping the base image and then used the same ink with the second image. This gives a lighter and deeper impression of the same colour. I stamped the words from the same stampset using Wisteria Wonder ink. Lastly I punched a 1 3/8″ circle from Calypso Coral card and folded it in half and attached it to the top of the tag. I used the Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole and then threaded some Wisteria Wonder 3/8″ ruffled ribbon through the hole.
A simple tag but I think it turned out pretty and I could use it either on a gift bag, card front or scrap page. I have to say that I absolutely love this flower.
The second tag uses the Creative Elements stampset. I stamped the large floral swirly image onto the Whisper White tag using River Rock ink and sponged the edges with the same ink. I stamped the floral border image down the left hand side of the tag using Marina Mist ink. I stamped the frame image onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and stamped “happiness” from the Fabulous Phrases stampset using the same ink. The image was then cut out and attached to the tag. I stamped the butterfly image from the Creative Elements stampset onto Whisper White card using Marina Mist ink and cut it out. I attached the butterfly to the tag using dimensionals under the wings and a glue dot in the centre to give it some dimension. I stamped the flower image from the Creative Elements stampset onto Whisper White ink using Cherry Cobbler ink four times. I cut the full flower out once and the other three times cut smaller and smaller sections of the flower. I attached each layer on top of each other using dimensionals and then attached it to the tag using Mini Glue dots. I punched a 1 3/4″ circle from Cherry Cobbler card, folded it in half and attached it to the top of the tag. I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole and then threaded Whisper White 5/8″ Organza ribbon through.
Here you can see the dimension in the flower and the butterfly. I love this set. It has lots of different “elements” to create endless projects. I look forward to using it again and again.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
