Happy I do day
I was asked to be a guest designer for Late Night Stampers this month and I cannot tell you what an honour this is for me. The talent on this group is amazing. So you will see quite a few creations this month which relate to the theme challenges at Late Night Stampers each week.
The challenge this week is to create a card for a new beginning – new job, new home, new baby, new spouse, new retirement etc. I used the sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday for this card and just love how it turned out. I have used Whisper White as the base for this card. I added a strip of Perfect Plum card to the left hand side which has been embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. The next layer is a rectangle of Pretty in Pink card embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. On top of this is a layer of Pink Pirouette card embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I stamped “happy I do day” from the Word Play stampset using Perfect Plum ink onto Whisper White card and used my 1 3/4″ circle to punch it out. I added a 2 3/8″ scallop circle cut from Perfect Plum. I used dimensionals under the scallop circle to pop it up. Lastly I added a small basic rhinestone.
What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
A birthday cupcake
I followed the sketch at Stamping 411 this week to create this card.
I used Daffodil Delight as my base cardstock and added a layer of Whisper White which is embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I stamped the cupcake images from the Create a Cupcake stampset in Pacific Point and Tempting Turquose onto Whisper White card and punched them out using the Build A Cupcake punch. I inked the cherry using my Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Stamping Write Markers and punched it out using the Build A Cupcake punch. I added the cupcake images to a piece of Whisper White card and stamped the “happy birthday” from the same stampset at the very bottom of the Whisper White card using Pacific Point ink. I attached the image panel to a layer of Old Olive card and attached it to the card front. I punched one edge of a strip of Rich Razzleberry card using the Scallop Trim Punch and attached it using dimensionals over the image panel. I added 3 of the Pacific Point buttons from the promotional gift bundle as a final touch.
Can you tell I am loving the colours in the Brights collection?
Bye for now, Kris.
Mini Album
Yesterday I held a class where 3 lovely ladies made this gorgeous Always Mini Album. The tutorial for this album was purchased from Class in a Flash and believe me their class tutorials are sensational. They provide all the instructions which are very clear with lots of photos. My ladies loved it and they loved the instructions to take away (and so will the ladies who purchased kits and were unable to attend – Hi Julie, Hi Lynda).
This shows the inside of the album. There are 4 double sided tags to add photos or journalling.
This shows the front and back covers and two more places to add photos.
I love the way all the elements of the stampset have been used and in ways that I probably wouldn’t have thought of on my own.
This shows the accordinan folded and tied. Now that I have made this album I am sure that I will recreate it many times for many different occasions.
Please let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
A new month means a new Promotion
Starting today until the end of the month. If you place a $100.00 order with Stampin’ Up! you will automatically receive a gift bundle. The bundle contains one spool (approximately 13.7m) of white 1/4″ (6mm) grosgrain ribbon with repeating flower designs and 48 flower buttons 16 each of 3 colours (Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Pacific Point).
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I was able to get my hands on these gorgeous products a whole month ago and so I have had a little time to play with them.
This card uses Melon Mambo as the base cardstock. I have added a layer of Whisper White which is embossed using the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder. I added a layer of Old Olive cardstock which has both edges punched using the Scallop Edge Border punch. I also wrapped this with some of the gorgeous new ribbon and tied a knot. The ribbon is stamped with tiny flowers in Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Pacific Point – gorgeous. I inked part of the vine image from Thoughts and Prayers using my Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker and stamped onto a circle of Whisper White card. I didn’t add any ink to the flowers instead substituting the Melon Mambo buttons. I stamped “thank you” from the Silhouette Sentiments stampset using Pacific Point ink next to the vine image. I punched one edge of a long thin strip of Melon Mambo card with the Scallop Trim Border punch and attached it behind the image circle to frame it. I punched a 1 3/4″ circle and a 1″ circle from Pacific Point card and attached them behind the image circle and over the Old Olive panel.
I love the ribbon and flowers and who doesn’t like to get something for free – so don’t forget to place an order before the end of the month.
Bye for now, Kris.
Baby Mobile
I was inspired to make this mobile by one I saw somewhere on the web using butterflies and have no record of who created it. I used templates from the tutorials that were shared on the Summer Edition of Inkspirations 4U.
For those of you with the Petal Cone Die, making this will be a lot easier. I used Bashful Blue and Whisper White to create my mobile. I cut 3 of the petal cone shapes from Bashful Blue card for the top of the mobile and attached them together. I cut Whisper White mats and ran them through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I also cut the scallop pieces from Whisper White card, embossed them with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and attached them on the underside of the mobile. I used a piece of Whisper White 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon to hang the mobile. I cut a tiny piece off the top of the petal cone pieces and pushed the ribbon through from underneath after tying a knot in the end. I used a template to cut a hexagonal piece to fit inside the mobile. I used some white crochet cotton as the strings for my mobile and attached them so that the knots were on the top of the hexagonal piece. Once I attached it inside using sticky strip it covered all the knots in the ribbon and crochet cotton.
I stamped images from the Animal Stories and Fox and Friends stampsets onto Whisper White card using Bashful Blue ink. The largest image was stamped onto the largest oval from the Ovals originals die. I made a narrow trim from Bashful Blue card with one edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border which is sandwiched between the two images. The other images were stamped onto various circles and attached to either the 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle of the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle cut from Bashful Blue card. The crochet trim is sandwiched between the two sets of images. I also added 3 clear crystal beads at the ends of the crochet trim and underneath each image to add a bit of sparkle.
This shows a couple of the images in a bit more detail so you can see what I mean.
I decorated the top of the mobile by cutting Bashful Blue card using the Beautiful Wings embosslit. I alternated the panels, decorating one with the largest butterfly image and the next with the next 3 largest images.
I absolutely love the way this has turned out. I’m not sure how to package it yet, I might just hand deliver it the way it is.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye the way, you might have noticed a new badge on my side bar – the baby card I made for my niece won the challenge at Late Night Stampers this week. How exciting!
Bye for now, Kris.
A bit of quilting
I was inspired by a clean and simple sketch at Splitcoast Stampers to create this card. Quilted cards seem to be everywhere lately.
I used a favourite colour combination of mine Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink and Bravo Burgundy.
My quilt is made by cutting 1″ squares of Sahara Sand and Pretty in Pink card which I attached to a 3″ square of Whisper White using SNAIL. Once attached I ran it through the Big Shot and embossed it using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I added a 3 1/2″ square mat of Bravo Burgundy and then attached it to my Sahara Sand card. I cut Bravo Burgundy using the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit and attached it over the quilting using dimensionals. I stamped “congratulations” from the Occasional Greetings Stampset using Bravo Burgundy ink.
Another simple card but I really love it.
Bye for now, Kris.
Wedding Invitations
My niece is getting married later in the year and I have been very busy making the invitations. I’m finally able to share them with you as they have all been posted.
This is the invitation closed. The cardstock is Soft Suede and Whisper White with a little Certainly Celery as well. All of the Whisper White panels have been embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. Because the invitations are 8″ x 4″ (closed) I had to emboss each piece twice.
You can see the Certainly Celery more easily in this photo. The “groom” heart has 3 layers, firstly Soft Suede cut using the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit, then a Full Heart Extra large punched from Certainly Celery and lastly a Full Heart Extra Large punched from Soft Suede. The last heart has a little slit and turn backs to represent lapels. The ties are made with .4mm strips of Soft Suede wrapped with a small Clear Rhinestone Brad, attached with a mini glue dot. The “bride” heart has 2 layers – the first is Certainly Celery card cut with the Scalloped Heart of Heart Embosslit, then Whisper White punched with the Full Heart Extra Large punch and embossed using the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder. I lined the heart in the embossing folder to ensure that I had to two circles centred on the heart to add the small and medium Basic Rhinestones.
The invitation details were printed onto Vellum Cardstock and attached to a piece of Whisper White card which I embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder with Silver Brads. The Whisper White card was attached inside using Sticky Strip.
The Wishing Well verse was printed onto Whisper White card and I made little tags out of them by attaching a Certainly Celery hert punched using the largest heart on the Heart to Heart Extra Large punch. This heart was also embossed using the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder and attached to the tag using a Silver Brad.
I have covered the wording on the invitation and wishing well because I believe that is something that only the guests should see.
I enjoyed making these and love the way they turned out.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sudsol Case
This week at Sudsol one of the challenges was to CASE (copy and share everything) from the Stampin’ Success magazine (a US publication for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators). It inspired me to create the last card for my Christmas in July Stamp-A-Stack.
I used Very Vanilla card as my base and added a strip of Cherry Cobbler card which has one edge punched with the Scallop Edge Border and which I also ran through the Big Shot using my Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I wrapped this with Old Olive 1/8″ Taffeta ribbon before attaching to the Very Vanilla card. The image portion of my card is Very Vanilla with an Old Olive mat. I created my Christmas Trees by folding half-circles of Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper. I added tree trunks punched from Early Expresso card using the Word Window Punch. I inked Merry from Occasional Greetings using my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker and stamped onto Very Vanilla card. I used my Word Window Punch to punch out the greeting. I attached this under the middle tree and over the third tree (dimensional under the right hand side of the word window).
This shows a close up of the folded Christmas Trees. I love how cute these are.
If you would like to make this card then check out my Classes and Workshops page and reserve your place for my Christmas in July Stamp-A-Stack. I’m holding this class twice, once on Friday morning and then again on Friday night.
Bye for now, Kris.
Welcome Baby
The sketch at Stamping 411 this week inspired me to make a baby card. This also fits the bill for the challenge at Late Night Stampers this week which is Animal Antics.
I started with Whisper White card and added a layer of Bashful Blue. The next layer consists of 3 pieces of Whisper White each of which is embossed with a different embossing folder – Vintage Wallpaper, Perfect Polka Dots and Square Lattice. I stamped the elephant image from the Animal Stories stampset onto Whisper White card using Bashful Blue ink. I cut the image using my circle scissors and then added “welcome baby” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Bashful Blue ink. I attached the image circle to a Bashful Blue 2 3/8″ scallop circle and then added the whole piece to the card front using dimensionals. Lastly I cut the Beautiful Wings Embosslit from Bashful Blue card and attached the smallest butterfly to the elephants trunk using a mini glue dot.
I love this card and again the sketch has inspired another card for my Christmas in July Stamp-A-Stack. Thanks Stamping 411.
Bye for now, Kris.
Just Believe
I admit it, I am a hoarder when it comes to my designer series paper. I love to buy it but I hate cutting it – however – I forced myself to play along with the Sudsol challenge to use it.
I used Pretty in Pink for the card base and added a piece of the Lap of Luxury Designer Series Paper. On the left hand side I added another piece of the same designer paper. I cut a circle from Very Vanilla card using the Circle Scissors and stamped it with the large floral image from the Just Believe stampset using Concord Crush ink. I punched a long thin strip of Pretty in Pink card using he Scallop Trim Border punch. I snipped the edges making sure not to cut into the scallops and attached it behind my Very Vanilla circle to create a lovely frame. I like the layout of this card and I am thinking that I might use it for one of the cards in my Christmas in July Stamp-A-Stack.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
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