Something Old, Something New
This weeks sketch challenge at Stamping 411 just screamed at me to use up some bits and pieces of designer paper that I had laying around. The designer paper actually retired at the end of July and it is so pretty I was glad to be able to use it again.
I attached two strips of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper to a piece of Very Vanilla card – one in Marina Mist and Early Expresso and the other in Old Olive – and then embossed it using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Then I attached another strip of Designer Paper with the gorgeous Marina Mist birds over the top. I stamped one of the flowers from a Hostess Set called Posy Punch which will be released on the 1st September using Cherry Cobler ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it out using the Fancy Flower Punch. (There are 3 flowers in this Hostess Set and they can all be punched using the Fancy Flower Punch – so easy to get the perfect accent.) I added a gorgeous Antique Brad to the centre of the flower and attached it over the Designer Paper using dimensionals.
So simple, but so pretty, don’t you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
A combination card
I decided to use two challenges to create this card. The first one is the Late Night Stampers “All Blue” challenge and the other was a sketch challenge at Sudsol this week.
I started with my base card of Night of Navy and added a Whisper White layer which has been embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I stamped “Thinking of You” from the Sincere Salutations stampset onto Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink and then embossed it using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I added a mat of Night of Navy card which has one edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I stamped the “reedy” image from the Pocket Silhouettes stampset onto Whisper White card several times without re-inking. I added a mat of Night of Navy and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
This is my favourite style of card – clean and simple.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
It’s All Blue
This week’s challenge at Late Night Stampers is to make a card using blue to let someone know that you are thinking of them. 
I also used the sketch at Technostamper this week, although I did take a little licence with the placement of my images.
I used the new In-Colour Island Indigo for my base card. I embossed the Whisper White card using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder. I stamped the small image from the Delicate Doilies stampset (you are going to love this stampset) using Island Indigo ink. I ran a strip of another In-Colour, Pool Party, through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and attached it to the bottom of the Whisper White piece. I added some Whisper White Organza ribbon and tied a bow before attaching the whole piece to the base card. I cut Whisper White card using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and added one to the centre of each of the doilies.
Don’t you just love these gorgeous little butterflies. I still cannot believe that this die cuts 5 butterflies in 5 different sizes.
What do you think? Is this the sort of card you could send to let someone know you are thinking of them?
Bye for now, Kris.
New Stamp, New Colour
Here is a card i made using the gorgeous new In-Colour Wisteria Wonder and a new stampset Delicate Doilies. I also used some of the new Flirtatious Speciality Designer Series Paper.
I stamped Whisper White card with two of the images from Delicate Doilies using Wisteria Wonder ink. I punched one edge of a piece of Wisteria Wonder card using the Eyelet Border Punch, added a piece of Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper and wrapped it with some of the beautiful Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon. I attached the whole piece to scored and folded Wisteria Card. I made a double bow from the same ribbon and attached it using Mini Glue Dots. I stamped “Get Well Soon” from the Sincere Salutation stampset onto Whisper White card using Wisteria Wonder ink and punched it using the Decorative Label Punch. I also punched a Decorative Label from Wisteria Wonder card and cut it in half, attaching one half behind the bottom of the Whisper White Decorative Label. Then I attached this to the card front with the top edge underneath the ribbon.
Very simple really, but this colour is absolutely stunning. This card is for a special friend of mine who is in hospital this week. I hope it cheers her up.
Bye for now, Kris.
New In-Colours
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator we are able to order product from the new catalogue which starts on 1st September on the 1st August. This is one of my favourite perks as it is always exciting to get your hands on new product. As part of my pre-order I purchased all of the new In-Colour cardstock and what gorgeous colours they are. This card was made as part of a challenge to use all of this year’s in-colours on the one card.
I decided to make a quilt panel using four of the new In-Colours – Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo. I cut 1″ squares from each of these colours and snailed them to Whisper White card. I cut a Top Note shape with the Big Shot and then embossed it with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I attached it to a piece of Calypso Coral card which is embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and then attached the whole piece to a folded and scored Whisper White card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Perfect Punches stampset onto Whisper White card using Island Indigo ink, punched it out using the Wide Oval punch and layered it on one of the tags from the Lots of Tags Sizzlet 4 Pack Dies cut from Calypso Coral ink. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I think it may be a little overpowering – but aren’t these new in-colours just gorgeous.
Bye for now, Kris.
Technostamper – Friends 24-7
I decided to use the soon to be retired Friends 24-7 stampset for the challenge at Technostamper this week. I also used some of the lovely Botannical Gazette Designer Series Paper which also retires at the end of this month.
I took my colours from the Designer Series Paper and used Early Expresso card for the base. I embossed a piece of Cherry Cobbler card using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and attached it to a piece of the Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper in Early Expresso tones. I attached a piece of the Old Olive Botanical Gazette Designer Series paper to a piece of Old Olive card with the edge punched using the Eyelet Edge Punch and then attached it to over the embossed Cherry Cobbler card. I used my Mat Pack and Paper Piercer to punch 3 holes and inserted 3 Antique Brads. Then I attached this piece to the folded and scored Early Expresso card. I stamped the bird image from the Friends 24-7 stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Early Expresso ink and sponged the edges with the same ink. I added an Early Expresso cardstock mat and used dimensionals to attach it to the card front.
I really love the Antique Brads. There are some lovely designs in the pack but these are my favourites.
I think this card has a real vintage feel. What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Week 2 Sunny Challenges
Well Gwen, Vicky and I are really excited by the interest you have all shown in our new Sunny Challenges and Creations blog. We are going to post the winner for the first week tomorrow, so don’t forget to check back and see which entry it will be.
Here is the sketch …..
…and the stampset you need to use this week is Friends 24-7.
And here is my creation.
I scored and folded Concord Crush card and added a layer of Whisper White which has been embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of Pear Pizzazz Designer Paper from the Hostess Designer Series paper Pack – Incolour to Pear Pizzazz card and attached it to the left hand side of the card. I attached a piece of Peach Parfait Designer Paper from the same paper pack to Peach Parfait card and wrapped it with Concord Crush 1/2″ Stiched Poly Ribbon and tied a knot. I attached it to the right hand side of the card using dimensionals. I cut the largest Oval using the Ovals Originals Die from Whisper White card. I stamped the floral image from the Friends 24-7 stampset onto the oval using Black Stazon ink. I coloured the image using my Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait Stampin’ Write Markers. I cut a strip of card 1 1/2cm wide from the length of an A4 piece of Concord Crush cardstock and punched one edge with the Scallop Trim Border punch. I snipped along the other edge and then applied snail to the back of the oval and attached the punched card to create a frame for my image. I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “24-7” onto Whisper White card using Peach Parfait ink, punched it out using the Small Oval Punch, added a Pear Pizzazz oval punched using the Large Oval punch and attached it to the Peach Parfait Designer Paper.
I hope you like the sketch for this week’s challenge because I am excited to say I actually designed it. Being part of Sunny Challenges and Creations is just what I needed to help me push my boundaries and try lots of new things. I hope that I can inspire some of you to try something new in your papercrafting.
Ok so now off you go and create your masterpiece and then visit Sunny Challenges & Creations to add them to Mr. Linky. If you need more inspiration check out Gwen and Vicky’s examples. I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations this week.
Bye for now, Kris.
Fresh Cuts one last time
I created this card using the Sketch at Stamping 411 and the colour challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.
I embossed a piece of Whisper White card using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of Daffodil Yellow Designer paper from the Brights Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack to Basic Black card which has been punched along the bottom edge using the Eyelet Edge Punch. I used Mini Glue Dots to attach this to the embossed Whisper White card. I stamped the “leaf” image from the Fresh Cuts stampset onto Whisper white card using Old Olive ink attached a Basic Black mat and added it to my card front again using Mini Glue Dots. I wrapped this whole piece using Daffodil Delight 5/8″ Satin Ribbon. I created an “Elegant Bow” using the same ribbon and attached it on top of the wrapped ribbon using Mini Glue Dots. The whole piece was then attached to the scored and folded Basic Black card. I stamped the single flower from the Fresh Cuts stampset onto Whisper White card using Daffodil Delight ink and cut it out. I pierced a hole in the centre of the flower using my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack and added a Basic Black Brad. The flower was then attached over the “leaf” image using a Mini Glue Dot.
Here is a close up of the Elegant Bow. We had a whole class last week based around ribbon and bows, so ladies I do use the techniques that I teach.
I’ll be sorry to see this stampset retire, although I must confess to not using it very much.
Bye for now, Kris.
Inspired by Nature Take 2
I thought I would create another card for our first challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations. If you haven’t played along yet there is still time. Vicky, Gwen and I would love to see your creations.
I wanted to add some more colour to this example so I took a piece of Pumpkin Pie card and added a strip of Early Expresso card to the right hand side and then layered it onto a piece of Old Olive card and then I ran the whole piece through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. This piece was attached to the folded and scored Early Epresso base card. I stamped the reed image from Inspired by Nature onto Very Vanilla card using Early Expresso ink. Then I inked the flower image using my Stampin’ Write Markers. I used Old Olive for the leaves and inked the flowers with Daffodil Delight and then added some Pumpkin Pie and Early Expresso to add more dimension to the flowers. I stamped the flowers onto Very Vanilla card and then cut them out. I attached them over the reeds using snail and then added an Early Expresso mat. I gathered a piece of Daffodil Delight 5/8″ Satin Ribbon and attached it over the bottom of the whole piece. The image panel is added to the card front using dimensionals.
Here you can see the effect of the cut out images over the top of the stamped image. I love the texture and dimension in this card.
So now it’s over to you, lets see your wonderful creations.
Bye for now, Kris.
Stencil Style
This month’s Impression magazine (a free magazine from Stampin’ Up! for Demonstrators) shared a technique called stencilling. I decided to give it a try and combine it with the “Use Your Punches” challenge at Late Night Stampers this week.
I scored and folded Confetti Cream cardstock to make the base card. I made a stencil by punching a window in a piece of cardstock that was the same size as my card front using the Curly Label punch. I used Dotto to attach the stencil to the front of my card and used a sponge and Night of Navy ink to fill the stencil. I punched two flowers from Daffodil Delight cardstock using the Fancy Flower Punch. I used my bone folder to separate each flower into two, scrunched them up into small balls and opened them out again. I threaded the buttonholes in a Night of Navy button with Linen Thread and then passed the thread through the centre of the flowers and tied a knot at the back to keep them altogether. I scrunched the flowers up around the button again to get the look I wanted. I punched Old Olive cardstock using the Five Petal Flower punch and cut away all but two of the petals. I partly separated the cardstock and scrunched the petals up a bit and then attached them to the card front using Mini Glue Dots and attached the flower over the top. I stamped “thinking of you” from the Three Little Words stampset using Night of Navy ink.
This is pretty much a CASE of the card in the Impressions magazine although I did change the orientation.
This is a simple technique with lots of WOW. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
