Something Sweet
Today I am sharing a card that I made using the Something Sweet stampset from the Summer Mini. I wanted to participate in the Stamping 411 sketch challenge and also the Just Add Ink colour challenges for this week. The colours to use were Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, Pink passion and So Saffron and they just screamed gumballs to me so this is what I have come up with.
I started with a base of So Saffron and to round the corners I punched out a 11/4″ circle, traced around it using pencil and then I cut along the pencil line. The corner rounder punch would not have been “round” enough. I added a strip of tempting turqoise card. The image of the gumball machine was stamped using So Saffron ink onto Whisper White card (also used my stamp-a-ma-jig to get perfect alignment). I stamped the gumballs using Green Galore, Pink Passion and Tempting Turquoise ink. Some of the gumballs were stamped onto scrap whisper white card, cut out and attached over the stamped gumballs using dimensionals.
This image panel was layered onto Pink Passion card and attached to the card front. The “happy birthday” greeting is from the Think Happy Thoughts stampset. Using Tempting Turquoise ink I stamped the greeting and then the flower inside using Pink Passion ink. I punched it out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch and then layered it onto a 1 3/8″ Green Galore circle. This was attached to the card front using dimensionals. I love the way the colours have come together and I would love to hear what you think.
This stampset also works fabulously well the the Treat Cup as you have seen in previous posts, but don’t forget that you won’t be able to purchase it after the 31st March. .
Bye for now, Kris.
Happy Birthday Elyssa
Yesterday was my granddaughters 2nd birthday. She was excited about it all last week and kept on saying “Happy Birthday Elyssa Saturday”, perhaps not as clear as that but we knew what she meant. Anyway there is a bit of pressure in creating a card for any of my grandchildren as they are all so into handmade cards.
I used the Something Sweet stampset from the Summer Mini and a Treat Cup to create a flower with a “snow globe” centre. Firstly I punched my hole in the Whisper White card using the 1 3/4″ cirlce punch also found in the Summer mini. I stamped the flower petal image from the same stampset in Rose Red ink all around the “hole” using my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up. I did this again on a scrap piece of Whisper White and cut out the petals, but not cutting all the way into the circle. My stem image is from the Fifth Avenue Floral stampset and is stamped with Certainly Celery
ink. I stamped a couple of leaf images from Something Sweet stampset onto scrap Whisper White card using Certainly Celery ink and cut them out. To create the “Snow Globe” I followed the instructions in this video and used my Light Pink Chunky Sprinkles to create the “snow”. I layered the Whisper White piece onto Certainly Celery card and added Regal Rose 5/8″ wide grosgrain before stamping my “happy birthday” from the Occasional Greetings stampset using Rose Red ink. I attached the second layer of flowers around the treat cup using dimensionals to give it some extra lift. This whole piece was then layered onto Rose Red Card. On reflection I think the card was a little “old” for a two year old but Elyssa loved the “Snow Globe”.
To hold the gift I decorated a kraft gift bag. Firstly I rolled it using the Watercolour joy standard wheel and Rose Red ink. I tied two bows to the front set of handles using Whisper White Kraft ink. I stamped Happy Birthday using the Happy Everything Stampset and then added a cute “flower” made using the Scallop Circle Punch.
I wanted something soft and fluffy, so I rolled some tissue paper with the Watercolour Joy wheel using the Rose Red ink. Then I cut it into pieces to make a stack of 8 and punched out the Scallop Circles.
I inserted a Filigree Brad through the centre and then scrunched each layer up and around the brad, creating a really soft and fluffy flower which I think looks sooo cool and a bit like a carnation. I attached it to the Whisper White card using a Mini Glue Dot and then distressed the edges. I layered this onto a piece of Rose Red card which also had the edges distressed and then this was attached to the front of the gift bag.
All in all I am pretty happy with the way both the card and the gift bag turned out.
What do you think?
Bye for now, Kris.
Classes Update
I have just updated my Classes and Workshops page. I am holding a Technique class on the 27th March featuring a fantastic technique called Split Negative.
We (Shirley, Sarah & I) are also holding an Open House on Friday 9th April to launch the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue being released on the 1st April. This is a very exciting time to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator because of the fabulous new releases and also the new direction some of our products are taking. I hope that you will be able to come along and see for yourself the fantastic new product in this Mini Catalogue.
As we are talking about new classes I thought I would show you one of the cards we made at the Stained Mosaic technique class.
The colours in this card are Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun and Kiwi Kiss. The stamped flower is one from 5th Avenue Floral and I have also used my 5 Petal Flower Punch, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon and some Silver Hodgepoge. I am not going to go into specific details with this card, however, if you missed this class and would like to learn this technique, then contact me and if we get numbers I will run another class.
Bye for now, Kris
Sale-A-Bration Event Wrap Up
Ok, I know I should have posted this before but I was waiting on a couple of photos as my camera batteries went flat on me just as I was starting to take photos.
We had a great time last Saturday with a fantastic group of ladies who came along to enjoy our celebration of Sale-A-Bration (try saying that quickly three times). Sarah, Shirley and I were joined by another demonstrator, Gwen, and some of her lovely customers.
Shirley, started our morning off with a great demonstration of the Circle Scissors. Everyone had fun creating the four cards we had designed using Sale-A-Bration and Summer Mini products.
I demonstrated three techniques to the ladies, showing them some additional uses for their scallop punch. Everyone learned the technique and made a mini card using it.
Everyone took home 2 door prizes from our table. The three of us worked very hard to make these prizes and were very happy to be able to give them to such lovely ladies.
This is Gwen receiving the major Lucky Door prize from Shirley. The basket contained a heap of Stampin’ Up! product as well as some great hand made items.
Here is Lyn receiving the second major Lucky Door Prize from Sarah. Lyn also received some great Stampin’ Up! product and handmade items.
Here I am presenting the third major Lucky Door Prize to Jenny. If you are wondering why the kiss, well, Jenny happens to be my sister. She also received some great Stampin’ Up! product and handmade items.
Now for those of you who were unable to attend last Saturday, we are planning another one to launch the Autum Catalogue in April. I am so excited about the amazing new tools and innovative new products that Stampin’ Up! is going to be releasing.
Bye for now, Kris.
Simply Said – I don’t use it enough
Sad to say that the sampset I have used in this card is one that I have hardly used at all. I wanted to play along with Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge 61 and thought that it would be just right.
I started with Basic Black and then added a layer of Perfect Plum which I stamped with En Francaise using Versamark ink and then sponged the edges with Perfect Plum ink. I punched out three Scallop Squares from Pale Plum card. I stamped these with En Francaise using Versamark ink and then sponged the edges with Pale Plum ink. I added 3 brads to the top and the bottom Scallop Squares. These were attached over the central square using dimensionals. I then wrapped the piece with Basic Black 1/4″ grosgrain and tied a knot.
I stamped the image from Simply Said onto Whisper White card using Basic Black ink. I coloured the flowers using my blender pen and Pale Plum ink. I added a Filigree DesignerFlower with a pink Rhinestone brad through the centre. I also sponged the edges with Pale Plum ink. This layer was then added to the black layer using dimensionals and then added to the card using double dimensionals so that it would sit above the Scallop Squares.
I thing the thing I am loving about these challenges is that I have to think very carefully about what stamps will fit with the sketch and therefore I am using a wider variety of stampsets.
Hope you like this one.
Bye for now, Kris
Animal Stories – Happy Birthday
This stampset Animal Stories is one of the ones that caught my eye in the new Summer Mini and I had to have it, however, I haven’t played with it as much as I should. Today I played along with the Weekend Sketch Challenge on Gretchen Barron’s blog and decided to use Animal Stories with the matching Tall Tales Designer Series Paper (also in the Summer Mini).
I stamped the Giraffe and the Elephant onto Whisper White card using Chocolate Chip ink. I filled the space above the elephant by stamping “happy birthday” from Happy Moments (Free Sale-A-Bration stampset) in Chocolate Chip Ink onto Whisper White card and punching out with the Small Oval Punch. I layered it onto a Large Oval in Chocolate Chip and trimmed the right hand side to match the edge of the larger piece of Whisper White card. The base card is Chocolate Chip and I added an Old Olive card layer. I added three narrow strips of Tall Tales DSP onto the Old Olive card and also a piece of Chocolate Chip card with one edge punched with the Scallop Edge Punch. I wrapped the Old Olive card piece with 5/8″ Old Olive Grosgrain tied a knot and attached it to the Chocolate Chip folded card. The image panel is attached using dimensionals. I am happy with the way it turned out and I am sure my grandsons would love it as well.
Don’t forget that Sale-A-Bration and the Summer Mini both end on the 31st March, so contact me (k.mcintosh1@optusnet.com) if you would like to be eligible for FREE stamps.
Bye for now, Kris.
More Challenges
Hi everyone, I hope you are not enjoying the heat we are here in Brisbane. It is raining today but it is so hot and humid. Anyway, I decided to combine two challenges into one card again today. Firstly this card fits the Stamping 411 sketch challenge and also the Just Add Ink colour challenge for this week.
The Colour Combo we needed to use was More Mustard, Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Kraft. I started with a piece of Whisper White card and stamped the large image from Fresh Cuts in Versamark and embossed in White. I then sponged Rose Red ink over the top of the image and then polished off the excess so that the white image really “pops” from Rose Red ink. I distressed the edges using my distressing tool from the Cutters Kit and mounted it onto a piece of Kraft card (with distressed edges) and then Rose Red card, also with distressed edges. The base card is Pumpkin Pie and I have stamped the same large image all over it using Versamark ink and then sponged the edges with More Mustard ink. The Sage Shadow piece has also been stamped with the large Fresh Cuts image in Versamark ink and the edges sponged with Sage Shadow ink. I punched both edges of a strip of Whisper White card using the Eyelet Edge punch and wrapped it with Kraft Tafetta ribbon and tied a knot. The Sage Shadow piece is attached to the Pumpkin Pie card and then the Whisper White punched piece attached over the edge of the Sage Shadow Card. The image panel is attached over the ribbon using dimensionals.
You can see the ribbon and the Versamark stamping on the Pumpkin Pie and Sage Shadow card in this image. On reflection, this card will also fit the Late Night Stampers challenge for this week, which is to use punches. I wasn’t sure that I would like these colours together, however I am happy with the way it has turned out.
If you would like any information on the techniques or products used in this card, then contact me k.mcintosh1@optusnet.com.au.
Bye for now, Kris.
Happy Birthday from Mum
I think I have mentioned before that my Mum is a very crafty lady so I wanted to share with you the birthday card that she made for me. I have taken a while to get this uploaded but have been very busy lately with preparations for our Sale-A-Bration event hosted last Saturday.
Anyway this is her card. She has used Certainly Celery, Brocade Blue and Bordering Blue cardstock. The beautiful swirls are made with the large image from Baroque Motifs and the butterflies from the very lovely Natural Beauty (retired). Inks are Certainly Celery and Brocade Blue. Mum has stamped the butterflies four times onto scrap white and cut them out and attached two together using dimensionals and added them to the card. I am not sure of the colour of the ribbon but it just finishes it off. I love this card and I love the effort to make a special card just for me. Thanks Mum.
I will try and come back later with a card I have made for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge.
Bye for now, Kris.
Baby Scrapbook Pages
Well, as you all know I am not a fantastic scrapbooker. I love it but I am always a little disappointed with my pages. Anyway, I have tried to do a 1st Year Scrapbook for all of my grandchildren, however, I am running a tad late. Last week I managed to do the first page for my granddaughters (Elyssa and Jae) 6 x 6″ albums. Now Elyssa will be 2 in March and Jae turned 1 last October, so I am just a bit behind.
This is the first one I completed and I am not sure if it is just too pink (can you have such a thing), although I do like it. I used my Texturz plate Perfect Details on the Pixi Pink base card and then I distressed the edges (using my distressing tool in the Cutters Kit). This was then wrapped with Whisper White Tafetta ribbon. I layered my photo (the quality of which leaves a lot to be desired) onto Whisper White, then Pixi Pink and Whisper White card. The bottom two layers have had one edge punched using the Eyelet Edge Punch. I used the Texturz plate on some Whisper White card and punched out hearts using the Heart to Heart punch. The hearts were sponged with Pixi Pink ink to make the embossing stand out and attached to the right hand side of the page using dimensionals. I printed her name and birth date onto a scrap of Whisper White card setting the printer so that the colour matched Pixi Pink ink. The greeting is punched out using the Small Oval Punch and layered onto Pixi Pink card (punched out with the Large Oval Punch) and Whisper White (punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch). This piece was also attached to the page using dimensionals.
Although I didn’t plan this, I think this page will also fit this week’s Late Night Stampers Challenge.
This is my second page. I started with Pale Plum card and stamped the heart image from the Sprinkles stampset all over using Versamark ink and then sponged the edges with Pale Plum ink. I used the Eyelet Edge punch to decorate one side of a piece of Perfect Plum card and wrapped it with Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain ribbon and tied a knot. I ran the Whisper White Card through my printer to write the name and birth date (matching the colour to Perfect Plum). I used my corner rounder on the bottom right corner. The photo (forgive the quality) has had the bottom right corner rounded as well and is attached to the page using dimensionals. I punched three flowers from Pink Pirouette card using the Trio Flower punch. I inserted pink Rhinestone Brads and then attached to the page using mini glue dots. Simple but I am pretty happy with this one.
I hope my scrapbooking is going to improve. I am starting a class tonight run by my downline (and daughter) Sarah. Its a “scrap your year” class and will continue monthly until we have completed the twelve months, so hopefully I will learn a thing or two.
I will post the rest of the albums as I get them done – but possibly it may take a while.
Bye for now, Kris.
Urban Get Well
I really must have nothing else to do. This is my second post today – but as I said it has been raining a lot. This card combines two challenges, the sketch from Just Add Ink and the colour combo from The Colour Dare weekly challenge.
The sketch was really lovely to work with and I love the colours, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point and Kiwi Kiss. I started with a base card 4 1/4″ square using Basic Gray card. I added a piece of Urban Garden DSP in Pacific Point and also added a piece of Baja Breeze card. I stamped “Get Well Soon” from the Sincere Salutations stampset using Basic Gray ink. The 1/2 circle was cut using my fabulous Circle Scissors (love them). I stamped the branch image from Thoughts and Prayers using Kiwi Kiss ink onto Very Vanilla card. I punched the flowers from Baja Breeze card using the Trio Flower Punch. I layered the flowers over the flower image on the stamp and then added vanilla mini 1/2 pearls from the Pretties Kit. A couple are popped up with dimensionals as well. I wrapped the Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon and tied a knot before layering onto the Basic Gray card.
I am having so much fun playing along with these challenges. It has made me push myself to come up with my own original designs, something I need to work on a lot more. Why don’t you give it a try. It’s amazing how many different ways there are to use the same sketch and colours.
If there is anything I can help you with or you would like to purchase anything that I have shown you, please do not hesitate to contact me, k.mcintosh1@optusnet.com.au.
I will try and come back later with some 6 x 6″ scrap pages I have done recently.
Bye for now, Kris.
Stamping with Kris 