A Just Believe Birthday
This is a small 4 x 4″ square card. I have started with a base of Whisper White. The strip of designer paper is from the Regals Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack and I have added a Tangerine Tango cardstock mat with one edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I stamped the small leafy image from the Just Believe stampset onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink and punched it using the 1 3/8″ circle punch. A Old Olive 1 3/4″ scallop circle is added behind the image circle and then attached to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Create A Cupcake stampset onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink. I snipped both ends to get the banner effect and attached it to the cardfront with snail on the ends and dimensionals in the centre.
I made this card using a sketch at Sudsol last week.
Bye for now, Kris.
A doily flower
I’ve used some of the prize I won from Madeline Morcelo to create this card.
I started with a Melon Mambo Base card. Next is a layer of Elegant Eggplant. I added a piece of Very Vanilla card and I have added another layer of Elegant Eggplant which is embossed using the Finial Press Embossing Folder over the top. Before attaching the Elegant Eggplant layer to the Melon Mambo folded base card I wrapped it with Old Olive 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon and ited a knot. The flower is from the fabulous new Flirtatious Specialty Paper in the US catalogue (thanks Madeline). I simply cut the doily shape free from the rest of the sheet and added an Elegant Eggplant flower punched with the Boho Blossoms punch. A Very Vanilla 5/16″ Jumbo Brad in the centre completes the flower. The greeting from the Sincere Salutations stampset is stamped using Elegant Eggplant ink.
I do hope we get this paper in our catalogue. It is simply sensational.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Word Play Christmas
This sketch was a Sudsol challenge last week. I didn’t get around to it on time but created this card anyway. Someone was asking about easy Christmas cards and I don’t think it could get much easier than this. I used Whisper White as my card base and added a layer of Old Olive. The next layer of Whisper White is embossed using the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder. I rolled the Soft Holly standard wheel onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink and added an Old Olive mat. This is attached to the lower part of the card front. I stamped the greeting from the Word Play stampset using Old Olive ink and punched it out using the 1 3/4″ circle punch. I added an Old Olive mat cut with the Circle Scissors and attached this to the card front using dimensionals.
As I said very easy card and easy to change to other colours, Real Red and Night of Navy come to mind immediately.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Not much stamping…but I like it
I made this card for the sketch challenge at Stamping 411 this week. It also fits with the challenge at Late Night Stampers to use new catalogue product. I was lucky enough to win some Stampin’ Up! product from Madeline Morcelo (thanks Madeline) whilst participating in the last edition of Inkspiration 4U, so I incorporated a little something into this card.
I embossed a strip of Basic Black card using the Finial Press Embossing folder layered it onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler card and attached it to the left hand side of a piece of Basic Black card. I cut a Top Note from a piece of Very Vanilla card and embossed it using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder. This is attached to the right hand side of the Basic Black card. I wrapped a piece of Very Vanilla 5/8″ Satin Ribbon over the layers and then attached it to my folded Always Artichoke base card. I tied a bow with the Very Vanilla 5/8″ Satin Ribbon and attached it using mini glue dots. I stamped “celebrate” from the Fabulous Phases stampset (not current in Australia at the moment but current in the US and Canadian catalogue) using Basic Black ink onto Very Vanilla card and punched it with the Word Window Punch. The greeting is attached to a Modern Label punched from Cherry Cobbler card.
I cut Cherry Cobbler card using the Floral Fusion sizzlet, separated each of the 3 flowers into two layers, scrunched them and then stacked them onto a Basic Black brad. Then I attached a tiny piece of a laser cut doily from the Flirtatious Specialty Designer Paper. This comes as Melon Mambo or Pumpkin Pie on one side and is white on the other. I sponged Always Artichoke ink onto the white side and used it as leaves. This paper is truly lovely.
I will post another card using these laser cut doilies during the week.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Very Simple Card
I thought I would share one more card I made using the inspiration photo at Late Night Stampers.
I masked the bottom of the Whisper White piece and then stamped the large flower image from the Just Believe stampset which I have inked using Real Red and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers. I wrapped the Whisper White card with Old Olive 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon and attached it to my Old Olive folded card base. I stamped the greeting from the Curvy Verses stampset using Real Red ink.
A super simple card but sometimes less is best.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Bug Birthday
My friend Gwen has very cleverly designed a double fancy fold card and of course I had to try one out.
My card base is Basic Grey which I have cut according to Gwen’s dimensions. I stamped the “ants” from the Bugs and Kisses stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Basic Grey ink added a mat of Ridinghood Red card and attached it to the bottom of the front of the card. I stamped the “dragonfly” image onto Very Vanilla card using Basic Grey ink and used my Tempting Turquoise pastel to colour in the wings. Both these pieces are matted with Tempting Turquoise card and are attached to card. I stamped the greeting using Ridinghood Red ink onto Very Vanilla card and then stamped the worm image twice using Basic Grey ink. The image is attached to Daffodil Yellow card and then attached to the central panel. For the two narrow panels on both edges of the card, I cut a piece of Ridinghood Red card and punched one edge with the Scallop Edge Border Punch and then attached a narrow strip of Very Vanilla card. The whole piece was then embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.
Here is a close up to show the embossed panels and the coloured wings. These cards are such fun to make so why not pop over to Gwen’s blog and check out the instructions. I’d love to see what you make.
Bye for now, Kris.
Another Design Team Card
I hope you are enjoying the cards I am making for Late Night Stampers. I am having fun creating my samples and I have been more organised with my posts, which hopefully means more for you to see and enjoy.
This time my card base is Old Olive and I have added a piece of Old Olive Designer Paper from the Brights Designer Series Paper Pattern Stack (I love these – thanks Shirley for making me buy one) which is matted on a piece of Pacific Point card with the top edge punched using the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I stamped my image from the Simply Said stampset onto Whisper White card using Old Olive ink. I punched a piece of Pacific Point card using the Ornament Extra Large Punch and trimmed the top and the bottom to give straight edges. I attached this over the bottom of the stamped image. I attached some of the pearl trim to dress up the “pot”. I punched Tempting Turquoise card using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. These were attached over the flowers in the stamped image and each flower has a small Basic Pearl in the centre.
Here is a close up to show how the pearls really dress up those tiny flowers.
I love how this card turned out. What about you?
Bye for now, Kris.
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.
