A Sketch and a Colour Challenge
This week at Create with Connie and Mary they have two challenges. You can either do a colour challenge or a sketch challenge. This is because the challenge will last two weeks as everyone is busy enjoying themselves at the US Stampin’ Up! Convention in Salt Lake City.
I couldn’t decide which challenge to do so combined both challenges in the one card. I cut a circle from Whisper White card and masked the bottom section with a piece of scrap paper. I stamped the flower from the Every Moment stampset once using Basic Black ink. I masked the image and then stamped again. Added another mask and stamped for a third time. Once I removed all the masks and the scrap paper I coloured my flowers using Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron Stampin’ Pastels. I also used a little Certainly Celery on the stems. I added a mat cut from Basic Grey card and then attached both layers to a Pumpkin Pie cut using the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle Bigz Die. Lastly I added these three layers to a So Saffron square mat. I wrapped the Pumpkin Pie 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon around the layers covering the ends of the flower stems. I stamped “best wishes” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Basic Grey ink. I attached the whole piece to a Basic Grey folded card base. I tied a bow using the Pumpkin Pie 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon and attached it using Mini Glue Dots. Lastly I added 3 buttons from the Brights Button Collection.
Here’s a close up of the card. You can see the pastel colouring on the flowers, although the So Saffron is a little hard to see. I have been a hoarder of my buttons but I love the way they look on the card and will be using them a lot more.
This card is 5 1/4″ square so will probably be hand delivered to someone special.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
A new week and a new challenge
This week the challenge at Late Night Stampers is to use this photo for inspiration to create a card.
I decided to use the colours in the photograph to create my card. I took a piece of Whisper White card and added a strip of Tempting Turquoise card down the left hand side and then embossed the piece using the Square Lattice Embossing folder. I attached it to a base card of Certainly Celery. I stamped the image from the Just Believe stampset using Certainly Celery ink onto Whisper White card and attached it to a Certainly Celery mat. I added another piece of Certainly Celery which has one edge punched using the Eyelet Edge Punch over the top of the Whisper White card. Then I tied a bow with some Whisper White 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon and wrapped it around the whole piece. Then I attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
Simple, but you know how I love clean and simple cards.
Bye for now, Kris.
Strength and Hope
I made this card for the sketch challenge at Stamping 411 this week. I have used Whisper White as my card base and added a layer of Blushing Bride which has been embossed using the Tulips Embossing Folder. I wrapped the Blushing Bride card with Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon before attaching it to the card base. I attached a piece of Blushing Bride designer paper from the Level 1 Hostess Designer Series Paper Pack to Whisper White card and attached it to the card over the ribbon using dimensionals. I embossed a piece of Blushing Bride card using the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, added a Whisper White mat and attached it to the right hand side of the card front. I cut Whisper White card using the Ovals Originals Die and stamped the middle sized oval using the “words” from the Strength and Hope stampset using Blushing Bride ink. I also sponged the edges with the same ink. I stamped the butterfly from the same stampset onto Whisper White card using Blushing Bride ink and cut it out. I attached the oval to the card using dimensionals and then attached the butterfly using dimensionals under the wings. Lastly I made a bow and attached it to the card using Mini Glue Dots.
Simple card but I like it.
Bye for now, Kris.
Welcome Baby
Here is another card I made for the challenge at Late Night Stampers this week.
I started with a base of Regal Rose and added a layer of Very Vanilla which I ran through my Crimper. I don’t use my crimper that often now that I have the Big Shot but when I do I always love the effect. Next I added a layer of Chocolate Chip which has been punched along one edge using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I wrapped this piece with Certainly Celery 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and tied a bow before attaching it to the card front. I stamped the “horse?” image from the Animal Antics stampset using Regal Rose ink onto VeryVanilla card and added a mat of Regal Rose. I stamped “welcome baby” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Chocolate Chip ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch. I added a Certainly Celery Scallop Oval and attached the greeting behind the image panel. The whole panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I love this card even though it is a little brighter than baby card usually are. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Father’s Day
I know it’s not Father’s Day until September but I held a class in the school holidays for children and they made Father’s Day gifts for their Dad’s.
The first thing they made was this box to hold the present. The box is constructed from Sahara Sand card. The children had a little help from 2 Mum’s who stayed for the class (thanks Sarah and Vee). Once they had assembled the box, they used the Big Shot and two different folders (Perfect Polka Dots and Square Lattice) to create the Very Vanilla panel. A strip of Marina Mist card to hide the join of the two folders and then they attached it to the layers and to the front of the box. They stamped “Happy Father’s Day” from the Occasional Greetings Stampset using Night of Navy ink onto Very Vanilla card. With some help for the younger ones, they cut around the image and added it to the mats and attached it to the front of the box. I cut the large Night of Navy and Marina Mist stars using the Movers and Shapers Punch Windows and the children punched out the smaller Very Vanilla and Night of Navy stars. The largest Night of Navy star is layered with a Very Vanilla star and then each one was embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots or Square Lattice Embossing Folders They assembled their stars and added them to the front of the box according to their taste. I was quite impressed with the way they put them together. They added a little embossed Very Vanilla card to the fold back clip to hold the box closed.
Next they made a simple chocolate slider to go inside the box. The Sahara Sand card has been wheeled with the Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel using Versamark ink. They stamped “love you” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Night of Navy ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the Small Oval punch and added a Marina Mist or Night of Navy Large Oval Punch, depending on which they liked. They punched the 3 small stars from each of the colours and added them around the greeting, again, according to their own taste. The ribbon is Marina Mist 1/4″ grosgrain. They all loved the way the chocolate slides when you pull the ribbon.
Lastly they made a card, because you can’t give a gift without a card! The base is Sahara Sand and it has been stamped with the Sanded Background using Sahara Sand ink. The Night of Navy card has been embossed using the Square Lattice Folder. They stamped the sailing ship from the Seaworthy Stampset using Night of Navy ink onto Very Vanilla card and attached a Marina Mist mat. The image panel was added to the card using dimensionals. I printed the greeting for them onto Very Vanilla card and they punched it out using the Word Window Punch. They added a Modern Label mat punched from Marina Mist card. The children all placed their images and greeting according to their own artistic preference.
Here they all are at the end of the class. Children’s classes are a lot of fun because they love using all the tools and they love having something to show off and take home.
Bye for now, Kris.
Just Moved
Here is my second design team card for Late Night Stampers.
My base card is Basic Black and I have added a layer of Very Vanilla card which has been embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I attached a strip of Tangerine Tango paper from the Brights Designer Series Paper Pattterns Stack to a piece of Tangerine Tango card which has one edge punched with the Scallop Edge Punch. I stamped the ute from the Loads of Love stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Basic Black ink. I also stamped the same image onto a piece of Tangerine Tango paper from the same Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack again using basic black ink and cut it out. I stamped the “furniture” from Loads of Love Accessories onto Very Vanilla card and coloured it using various Stampin’ Write Markers. I cut it out and attached it over the truck image on the Very Vanilla card. I also stamped the “girl” image from Loads of Love Accessories inside the window of the truck on the Very Vanilla card and coloured it using Stampin’ Write Markers. I coloured the wheels using my Basic Gray Stampin’ Write Marker and then attached the designer paper truck image over the top. I added a Basic Black mat and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “just moved” from the Loads of Love Accessories stampset using basic black ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the 1 1/4″ circle punch. I added a Tangerine Tango 1 3/8″ circle and attached it to the card front over the corner of the image panel using dimensionals.
I got the Loads of Love stampset in my Starter Kit and it is still one of my favourite stampsets.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
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.
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