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 411 Sketch Challenge 217
This week Stamping 411 have two sketches to choose from to complete your project. They are also offering a prize to be awarded to one of the operators picks for the week. A great incentive to enter the challenge.
I used the pretty striped Poppy Parade Designer paper in the Hostess Designer Series Paper Pack – In-Colour and added it to a mat of Poppy Parade card. I stamped the image from the Lovely as a Tree stampset using Night of Navy ink onto Very Vanilla card. I attached the image panel to a mat of Night of Navy card and added it to the centre of the designer paper. I wrapped the whole piece with Poppy Parade 1/2″ Stitched-Poly Ribbon and then attached it to the Sahara Sand base card. I stamped “thinking of you” from the Three Little Words stampset using Night of Navy ink onto Very Vanilla card. I punched a Night of Navy mat using the Scallop Oval punch and then attached the greeting to the card front.
Here is a close up of the gorgeous tree image. I absolutely love this stampset and I am so glad that it is included in the new catalogue which will be released on the 1st September.
Bye for now, Kris.
Sunny Challengs Sketch 004
Well I cannot believe another week has flown by and it is time for a new challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations. Gwen, Vicky and I are really pleased with the support we are getting for our challenge blog.
This week the sketch is brought to us by Gwen .
In addition to providing the sketch for us to follow, Gwen has set two additional challenges. The theme of the card must reflect Christmas and we must use an embossing folder.
Well this is really a great challenge because we all always need more Christmas cards, so I am looking forward to seeing lots of creations from you all this week.
I used Always Artichoke to create the 3 rectangle pieces for the layout and embossed them all using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed Always Artichoke card to Very Vanilla card and wrapped it with the gorgeous new Chocolate Chip 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon . This whole piece was then attached to the Ridinghood Red base card. I made an Elegant Bow and attached it to the ribbon using Mini Glue Dots. I inked the large bird/leaf image from the Beautiful Season stampset using Always Artichoke, Ridinghood Red, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Markers and then stamped onto a Very Vanilla Oval. (I used the largest oval which can be cut using the Ovals Originals Die.) I cut a strip of Ridinghood Red card 1.5cm wide by the length of an A4 sheet of cardstock and punched one long edge using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I snipped the unpunched side up to the punched pattern, taking care not to snip through the patterned edge. I applied snail to the back of the oval around the entire edge and then attached the punched cardstock behind to make a nice frame for the image. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “very merry” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Ridinghood Red ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched the greeting using the Word Window Punch. I attached the greeting to a Modern Label punched from Ridinghood Red card and then attached it to the front of the card.
If you need some additional inspiration have a look at what Gwen and Vicky have created.
Ok so now off you go and create your masterpiece and then pop on over the Sunny Challenges and Creations and add it to Mr. Linky. I cannot wait to see what you create this week.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Techno Christmas
I made this card on Wednesday after spending the morning with my daughters and grandchildren at an Ekka Fun Day. I hadn’t had time to photograph the card and funnily enough last night was issued with a challenge by Vicky to make a card without using an embossing folder, which made Gwen suggest that I might struggle. I must admit to a certain fascination with the embossing folders and I do use them on almost the card I make, however, I CAN make a card without using them.
The sketch was fairly straightforward and I decided to keep it simple. My base card is Cherry Cobbler and I added Jolly Holiday Designer Paper. I used one side of the DSP at the top of the card and the reverse side at the bottom. I stamped the greeting from Contempo Christmas onto Whisper White card and attached it to Cherry Cobbler card which has both edges punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I attached this to the card front making sure that it covered the joins in the Designer Paper. I stamped the “ornament” image from the Contempo Christmas stampset onto Whisper White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and punched it out using the Ornament Punch. I tied a bow in Old Olive 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and attached it to the ornament using a Mini Glue Dot. I added dimensionals t the back of the ornament and attached it to the card front.
As I said very simple, but it gave me excuse to use up some more of my retiring Designer Paper. Gotta love that.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Fox and Friends Baby Card
Here is another card I made for this week’s challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations.
I used Pretty in Pink for my base card and added a layer of Very Vanilla which has been embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I stamped the giraffe from the Fox and Friends stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Pretty in Pink ink. I also sponged the edges using the same ink. I added a mat of Pretty in Pink card and attached it to the card front. I wrapped a strip of Pretty in Pink card with Very Vanilla 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and tied a knot before attaching it to the card front. I stamped “welcome baby” from the Short and Sweet stampset using Pretty in Pink ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the Small Oval Punch (retiring) and added a Pretty in Pink Large Oval as a mat. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals.
Not too sure if this one is not just a little too plain. What do you think?
I’d love to see your creation for this week’s challenge, so why not pop on over to Sunny Challenges and Creations and add your card to Mr. Linky.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Hostess Gift
Yesterday I held a workshop for a lovely lady (Hi Anu) where some of the guests had never stamped before. It was a lovely afternoon, with lots of fun and creating. I like to make something special as a thank you for holding a workshop and I thought I would share the gift I made for Anu.
I created a boxed set of 4 cards using the retiring Hostess Set Punch Potpourri. I used the Quick Box by Gwen pattern from The Three Sisters blog (free to join). I have used this box before. It is ideal to hold up to 6 cards depending on the embellishment or a great box to hand deliver a card that is bulky and not suitable to post.
I constructed the box from Whisper White card and added Whisper White panels to the lower front of the box and the back of the box which have been embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I cut a narrow strip of Island Indigo cardstock and punched one edge with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and attached it to the inside of the front of the box flap. I stamped the bird from Punch Potpourri onto Whisper White card using Island Indigo ink and punched it out using the Two Step Bird Punch and added a wing punched from Island Indigo card. (Island Indigo is one of the new In-Colours to be released with the new catalogue on the 1st September.) I stamped the flowers from Punch Potpourri onto Whisper White card using Calypso Coral ink (another new In-Colour) and then punched them out using the Boho Blossom Punch. The leaves were punched from Lucky Limeade card (new In-Colour) using the Two Step Bird Punch. I attached these pieces to the right hand side of the front flap and stamped “A Gift for You” from the Bring on the Cake stampset. I actually did the stamping and attached all of the decorative pieces before assembling the box. The last addition were some Clear Rhinestone brads to the centre of the flowers and I also added a small one to the bird to represent an eye.
The cards were put together similarly to the box. I used Whisper White card for the base and added an embossed Whisper White panel to the lower card front. I used a different embossing folder for each card – Petals -A-Plenty, Vintage Wallpaper, Finial Press and Perfect Polka Dots. The bird, flowers and leaves are made in exactly the same way as for the box front. The greeting for each card was from the Sincere Salutations stampset and I used 4 different ones – Best Wishes, Birthday Wishes, Get Well Soon and Thinking of You.
This shows a close up of the bird and you can see the Basic Rhinestones and the embossing.
I will be really sorry to see this set retire at the end of the month. I have used it many times to create some really gorgeous cards and 3D items.
If you would like to receive a gift made especially for you, then contact me (krismac8@bigpond.com) and we can arrange a date for your workshop.
Bye for now, Kris.
Week 3 of Sunny Challenges
Can you believe it, this is our third challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations. We are very excited by the support that you are giving to our new site. It is quite fascinating to see how differently each creation is. This week the sketch is supplied by Vicky….
…and the stampset is Fox and Friends. I have to admit this one had me stumped for a while.
I decided to use Pacific Point for my base card and added a piece of Very Vanilla card which I embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I stamped the whale from the Fox and Friends stampset using Pacific Point ink onto Very Vanilla card and added a little sponging around the whale to look like the ocean. I embossed the very bottom section of the image panel using using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I wrapped a strip of Pacific Point card with Very Vanilla 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and then attached it to the card front over the image panel, concealing the top edge of the Square Lattice embossing. Lastly I stamped “hello” from the Pennant Parade stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Pacific Point ink and punched it out using the Word Window Punch. I punched Pacific Point card using the Modern Label punch to create a mat and attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals.
I must admit to being slightly in love with the Stampin’ Up! embossing folders. I just love how easy it is to get extra dimension onto my creations.
Don’t you think that whale is the cutest ! I will try and post another sample later in the week using another image from this fantastic stampset.
Now don’t forget to pop on over the Sunny Challenges and Creations to see Gwen and Vicky’s fabulous samples for more inspiration, then add your gorgeous creation to Mr. Linky.
Bye for now, Kris.
