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.
A Quick Tutorial
I shared this brooch on my Facebook page today and had a request for a tutorial so I thought I would share with everyone.
I remade the brooch for the tutorial today but I attached two layers of satin with iron on adhesive so that I could have two “shiny” sides on my flowers.
I cut the largest flower on my Island Floral Die using my double sided satin. In fact I cut 4 flowers at a time. Once cut I folded as you can see in the photo. I want them to be folded so that the petals do not line up.
Then I fold the flower again so that it is in quarters. I use the central hole which is made when cutting the flowers as a quide for my folding.
You need to take a needle and thread and sew the flower across the folds near the end. Use the photo as a guide.
You keep adding flowers, sewing across the corner and attaching each flower to the flower before it.
Continue adding flowers until you have enough to make it nice and full. I used six flowers for this brooch. Once you have added the last flower you need to attach it to the first flower to complete the circle.
I attached my flowers to a brooch back which I purchased at Spotlight, but you could attach it to a hat, headband, clip or even an elastic.
Here is the completed brooch. I think they are so pretty. I know my granddaughters are going to love them.
Here is one I made from felt and attached to a hair elastic.
I hope that you can follow my tutorial and that you have fun making these.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Tissue Box
I watched a video tutorial by Dee which showed how to make a cover for travel sized tissue packs and thought it was a cute idea.
I followed Dee’s instructions and made my cover using Basic Black Cardstock and Newsprint Designer Series Paper. I made my flower by cutting Real Red Cardstock using the Island Floral Die. I cut one of the large flowers and one of the small flowers. I also punched one flower from Real Red cardstock using my Fancy Flower Punch. I cut the leaves using Old Olive cardstock and the Island Floral Die. I used my bone folder to separate each of the flowers and leaves into two pieces. I scrunched them and then adhered them onto a Vintage Brad making sure that all the layers were staggered. I attached the flower to my cover using Mini Glue Dots.
After I made the cover I discovered that it was too large for the travel sized packs of tissues that I had, so I altered the dimensions and made a smaller one.
Again I used Basic Black cardstock and Newsprint Designer Series Paper, but this time I cut the flowers using the Birds and Blooms Sizzlit 4 pack. I cut one each of the two largest flowers on the dies. I also cut the large leaf from this die set using Old Olive card (3). The flowers were separated and scrunched and again layered onto a Vintage brad (Did I tell you how much I love these brads?).
The leaves are attached to the flower and the flower to the cover using Mini Glue Dots.
These are so cute and small enough to adorn your desk at work.
Bye for now, Kris.
An Award and an Apology
Some time ago Bev Watt passed a Liebster Award to me. Bev and I have become friends through our online connections although we have never really met.
So let me say thanks to Bev for passing me this award and also apologise to her for not acting on it sooner.
The idea behind the award is to draw attention to blogs with less than 300 followers.
So here are three blogs for you to visit.
Vicky – I have been “talking” to Vicky online for a while now and although we live fairly close we have not had the opportunity to meet. I love her work and I am sure she will inspire you as she does me.
Shirley – my downline and one very talented lady. Shirley’s work is really gorgeous and I am lucky to have her as part of my team and also my friend.
Gwen – Gwen is a very talented papercrafter and is always inspiring me and challenging me to move outside of my comfort zone. I love her work and I am so glad to have her as my friend.
I am lucky that my job – being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – has given me the opportunity to meet these wonderful women.
Bye for now, Kris.
Scrappin’ Ethan’s Birthday
I thought the scrapbook sketch challenge at Sudsol this week would suit photos from Ethan’s Bowling Birthday Party.
I started with a Night of Navy 12 x 12″ page and rolled it with the Spot On Jumbo Wheel using Night of Navy ink. I added my journalling to an A4 Sahara Sand page and then added my photos. I used Real Red cardstock and the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet to create my title. I added my photos and then added my “bowling balls” across the bottom of the page, actually the sketch called for circles and I thought that they would be cute as bowling balls. I used my circle scissors to cut the large circles and my 1 3/4″ , 1 1/4″ and 1″ circle punches to create the “bowling balls” from Real Red, Garden Green and Night of Navy cardstock.
I love how this page turned out and I know that Ethan will enjoy looking at it as well.
Bye for now, Kris.
Happy Anniversary Mum and Dad
Today is my Mum and Dad’s 57th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations to you both – its an awesome milestone.
I made this card following a tutorial I purchased from Class in a Flash – if you haven’t had a look at these tutorials then you must because they are fabulous. The colours are Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake and Early Expresso. The stampset used is Always and it is perfect for this type of card. The bird is actually stamped onto Vellum cardstock using Versamark and then heat embossed using White embossing powder and mounted behind a cut-out window. The heart image was embossed onto Crumb Cake card using White embossing powder and then the centre of the heart was cut out, leaving this gorgeous frame. The Always in Bloom standard wheel was also used on the top section of the card, again wheeled using Versamark ink and embossed with White embossing powder. I used my computer to add the greeting to Whisper White card which is mounted over and under the heart frame. The border of the Early Expresso card is punched using the Scallop Trim Border punch and the ribbon is Early Expresso 5/8″ Satin.
I hope that they have a wonderful day.
Bye for now, Kris.
Happy Birthday Emma
Today is my youngest daughters birthday and I thought I would share the card I made for her with you.
This is the front of the card. I have used a circle of Basic Black cardstock and added a circle of Whisper White card which I sponged using Real Red ink. I stamped the heart and flower images from the Punch Potpourri stampset onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink and punched them out using the Heart Extra Large Punch and the Boho Blossoms Punch. I sponged the edges of all of the pieces before attaching them to the Whisper White Circle. I used my paper piercing mat and paper piercing tool to round the centres of the flower and give them a slight “cup” shape. Lastly I added Basic Rhinestones to the centres of the flowers for a little bling.
This is the inside of the card. I cut Basic Black card using the Scallop Circle Die to form the base of the card. The Whisper White circle again has the edges sponged with Real Red ink. I stamped the heart, flowers and bird onto Whisper White card using Real Red ink and then sponged the edges of all the pieces using Real Red ink. They were all punched using the Boho Blossoms punch, Heart Extra Large and Two Step Bird Punch. I also punched a wing from Real Red cardstock using the Two Step Bird punch and sponged the edges with Real Red ink. As this is the inside of the card I added all of the pieces flat to the Whisper White circle.
Here is the card fully open – its called a Telescoping Circle card – for obvious reasons. I watched this video by Barb Mullikin which explained how to assemble all the pieces. I used Medium Clear Rhinestones to attach all of my pieces together and a piece of Real Red 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon to use to open the card.
These are really fun cards to make and the video explains really clearly how to assemble all of the pieces and also gives circle sizes.
I hope that Emma has a fantastic day.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Christmas card!!
I am trying to get some designs ready for a Christmas Stamp-A-Stack and the sketch challenge at Technostamper just seemed to work really well.
I started with a base of Cherry Cobbler and added a layer of Very Vanilla card which has been embossed using the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder. I added a piece of Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper over the bottom section of the card which I sponged using Cherry Cobbler ink. Next I cut a Cherry Cobbler scallop circle using the largest scallop circle on the Scallop Circle #2 die. I cut a Very Vanilla Circle approximately 3″ round and stamped three of the decorations from the Tree Trimmings stampset using Cherry Cobbler ink. I also stamped Very Merry from the Short and Sweet stampset inking with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker so that I could stamp the words individually.
Pretty simple but one that can be reproduced fairly easily. This one might make the Stamp-A-Stack.
Bye for now, Kris.
