A Hostess Gift
Yesterday I held a workshop for a great customer and friend of mine (Hi Michelle). I thought I would share with you the Hostess gift which I made for her. The tutorial for this Love Notes Presentation Box was shared by Amanda at one of Steph’s downline meetings. Thanks Amanda for a great tutorial.
I’m not going to share the instructions with you but I will tell you that I used Sahara Sand to make the bottom of the box and also the divider. I used a medium window sheet to make the lid of the box and tied it with Whisper White 1cm Taffeta Ribbon.
I will share with you how I made the little 3 x 3 notecards to go inside.
I used Whisper White cardstock cut 6″ x 3″, scored and folded to make the 3″ x 3″ card (I actually used 12″ x 12″ sheets as it is more economical to cut). The Christmas notecards (or tags) were stamped using 6 different “reds” from the core colour groups and I matched the ink to the 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ layer of card, e.g. Real Red ink with Real Red cardstock. The 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ Whisper White squares were stamped and then run through the Big Shot using the Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder and then attached to the card fronts. The image is from the Christmas Classics stampset – one of my favourite Christmas stampsets.
The For You gift cards (or tags) were made in the same way using Whisper White and then I used Early Expresso for the next layer. Then I stamped the For You Flower using Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede and Marina Mist ink. They were then punched out using the Fancy Flower Extra Large Punch and attached to the front of the cards.
I love the way this set turned out and I am very grateful to Amanda for sharing her versatile box with us.
Bye for now, Kris.
My Third Swap
I finally found my third swap card and had time to photograph it.
This card uses Whisper White and Rich Razzleberry cardstock. I am finding it very hard to not use Rich Razzleberry, at the moment it is my favourite colour, especially in this combination. The Rich Razzleberry cardstock has been run through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and layered onto Whisper White card which has been through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I wrapped this with Old Olive 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon and made the bow using a large Clear Rhinestone Brad and a small piece of Old Olive 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon. I attached the bow to the wrapped ribbon using Mini Glue Dots. I stamped the image from Friends Never Fade onto Whisper White card using Rich Razzleberry ink and cut one of them out. The other two were matted with Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White before being attached to the bottom right of the card. The image which I cut out is attached on the top right hand corner using dimensionals.
I love this card, it turned out so elegant.
Well that’s the end of my swap cards, now all I need to do is photograph some of the fabulous cards and 3D items which I received from the other attendees at the Brisbane Regionals.
Bye for now, Kris.
Colour Your World
Today I held a workshop where the ladies made a great colour inventory booklet. The original instructions for this booklet were posted by Kathy Alt.
We used Whisper White as the base of our booklet and added Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive to the mix. The image panel was created by stamping the large flower and two small flowers from Vintage Vogue onto Whisper White cardstock using Rich Razzleberry ink. The flowers were masked and overstamped with the vine image from Vintage Vogue using Old Olive ink. The edges were sponged with Old Olive ink as well. This piece was matted onto Old Olive cardstock and then Rich Razzleberry cardstock with one edge punched using the Eyelet Edge punch. “My Colour Combos” was formatted on the computer, printed out on Whisper White card and punched out with the Wide Oval Punch. The edges were sponged with Rich Razzleberry ink. The mat was created by running Old Olive cardstock through the Big Shot with one of the dies from Lots of Tags. Lastly we stamped one of the large flowers from Vintage Vogue onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and cut it out. A 1/2″ Rich Razzleberry circle was added to the centre and this was added to the front of the booklet using dimensionals. The long floral image was stamped onto Old Olive cardstock and the edges sponged with the same ink. This was added to the right hand panel of the booklet. One edge of a piece of Rich Razzelberry cardstock was punched using the Eyelet Edge punch and added under the Whisper White card on the right hand closure. A velcro dot was added underneath the right hand side to close the book.
Inside the booklet is a page for each of the four Core Colour families and also the 2010 Incolour family. There is space to record purchases of cardstock, ink pads, re-inkers and markers. These pages were provided by Kathy as a download but I have reformatted them so that they are slightly larger.
I also formatted some additional pages so that stamp set and Big Shot purchases could be recorded. So the ladies who attended today will no longer have to ask me “Have I got that stampset?”, “Did I order that embossing folder?”.
And just to make sure there is no confusion when they bring their books to classes and workshops the front page identifies the owner of the booklet.
To go along with this little inventory booklet we also created a book to record our own favourite colour combinations.
For the covers of this book we used the Very Vintage Wheel using Old Olive ink and then sponged the edges with the same ink. The Old Olive panel has also been rolled with the Very Vintage Wheel using Old Olive ink and again the edges were sponged with the same ink. The Rich Razzleberry cardstock has been punched down one side with the Eyelet Edge Punch. The focal image panel has been created in the same way as the image panel on the Inventory Booklet. After the booklet was bound alphabetical tabs were added.
Inside the book colour combinations can be recorded to be reused over and over again. Not only can you record the combination under “O” for Old Olive but it can also be recorded under “R” for Rich Razzleberry and “P” for Pacific Point. I like to record my favourite colour combinations this way because often I will decide that I want to use a particular colour and can look it up to see what other colour combinations I have previously used.
Due to popular demand this class is being held again on Wednesday 6th October at 10am. If you would like to join me for this class please email me (k.mcintosh1@optusnet.com.au ) to reserve your place.
Bye for now, Kris.
Another Swap Card
I meant to get back and show you this card much sooner but life has been hectic.
I really like the colours in this card and must admit I have used them a lot lately. I ran the piece of Basic Black cardstock through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and layered it onto a piece of Crumb Cake card which I had stamped with the large filigree diamond from the Friends 24-7 stampset using versamark ink. The Very Vanilla 5/8″ grosgain ribbon was tied around this piece. I then punched out an Fancy Flower from Very Vanilla card. I layered this with 5 3/4″ circles punched from Real Red card. I stamped the For You Flower onto Very Vanilla card using Real Red ink and punched out the centre using the 1 3/8″ circle punch and attached it to the flower over the 3/4″ circles using dimensionals. The whole flower was then attached to the front of the card again using dimensionals. I am really loving this single stamp.
I was going to show you my other swap but I couldn’t find it to take a photo.
I will be back to show you some of the swaps that I received back.
Bye for now, Kris.
One of Three
Well yesterday I attended my first ever Stampin’ Up! event, the Brisbane Regional Training. What a day!!! I was lucky enough to travel in with my friends and fellow Demonstrators, Gwen and Jenny (my downline). We met up with fellow demonstrator Shirley(also my downline) and her sister-in-law Lorena. We had a fabulous time and learned so much and it made me want to attend more of these events. The presenters shared some great tips and ideas and you will probably hear more about them in due course.
This is the first swap card I made and was inspired by the 3 x 3″ cards I made to go with the Black and White Purse. I used Whisper White card as my base and stamped En Francais in Rich Razzleberry ink to match the flower. I sponged the edges with the same ink. I ran a piece of Rich Razzleberry card through the Big Shot with the Finial Press Embossing Folder. I punched one edge of a trip of Old Olive card with the Scallop Trim Border punch and then attached it behind the lower edge of the Rich Razzleberry card. I made the focal piece by layering Whisper White card which I had run through the Big Shot using the Finial Press Embossing Folder onto Old Olive card. The leaves were cut in the Big Shot using the Little Leaves Sizzlit and the flower using the Simple Flower embosslit (this one cuts and embosses at the same time). The focal piece was attached to the card using dimensionals. I made this one also using Tangerine Tango and Melon Mambo instead of the Rich Razzleberry.
I have two more swaps to show you but I haven’t taken photos of them yet. As soon as I do I will pop on and share them with you.
I’d love to know what you think of this one.
Bye for now, Kris.
Gifts for Regionals
I thought I would pop on and show you the gifts I made for my downline who are attending the Reginals in Brisbane with me tomorrow.
I found these little notebooks with hardcovers which I thought would be the right size for taking notes at Regionals and recovered them using the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper. I recovered 4 of these and one for myself using the different prints in this Designer Series. Each one has the recipients initial on the front. I also added Designer Paper to the pens so that they would match the books. Of course no gift would be complete without chocolate, so I used the medium cellophane bags that Stampin’ Up! sells filled them with chocolates and made toppers using the Big Shot, Top Note Die, Designer Series Paper and co-ordinating cardstock. The greeting is from Great Friends and I also used the flower from Friends Never Fade. I cut the Chocolate Chip cardstock using the Lots of Tags Die and punched the greeting out using the Wide Oval Punch.
I am happy with the way these have turned out and hope that the girls like them.
Bye for now, Kris.
Not quite right
Well as you already know I have been busy working on swaps for the Regionals in Brisbane on Saturday. This card I am sharing with you today is one that just didn’t make the grade.
I wanted to make a card to swap using Tree Trimmings and because all my new colours hadn’t arrived, I used Always Artichoke, Ridinghood Red and Whisper White card. The base card is stamped using the large swirly image from Baroque Motifs using Always Artichoke ink and then I sponged the edges with the same ink. I stamped the christmas bauble using Ridinghood Red ink onto Whisper White card. I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to place the three images correctly, then I used my Ridinghood Red marker and drew in the “strings”. I sponged the edges of the Whisper White card using Ridinghood Red ink. To hide the top of the strings I punched a small piece of Always Artichoke card using the new Scallop Trim Border punch and attached this to the top of the Whisper White card. I added a layer of Ridinghood Red card and lastly stamped “Merry Christmas” from Occasional Greetings in the bottom right hand corner using my stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect placement and Always Artichoke ink. I actually re-inked and stamped the words twice without removing the stamp-a-ma-jig to make the colour stand out more.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
A Simple Card
I thought the last challenge I did was hard just using one layer, well this week’s challenge at Late Night Stampers was to have NO layers. I saw lots of beautiful cards being uploaded to the challenge folder so decided to have a go.
Ok so this is what I decided on. I used Whisper White card and ran the front of it through my crimper to give a little texture to the bottom of the card. Then I decided to use two of the new in-colours for the very first time. So I stamped the stem image from Cottage Garden using Pear Pizzazz, then I stamped the solid flower using Poppy Parade which I had stamped off twice. I overstamped the flower with the outline using Poppy Parade without stamping off. The small flowers and the saying were also stamped with Poppy Parade. This is a very simple card but I think I like it. Lot’s of white is not too hard to look at and the crimping adds just a little texture.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now, Kris.
Black and White Purse
I made this gorgeous little purse after seeing one that Elizabeth Hurst made. She was kind enough to send me the template which I printed onto Whisper White card.
One of the things which I was able to pre-order from the new catalogue was the Newsprint Designer Series paper. Until I made this purse I hadn’t used it but I think it is going to be very versatile. So after printing my template and cutting it out I covered the purse with a piece of Newsprint DSP. The top of the purse is a piece of Basic Black cardstock (I know the colour is off but it is black) which I ran through the Big Shot, firstly with the Top Note Die and then with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder. I made the handle by adding a piece of Basic Black 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon to a piece of Very Vanilla 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon. I added two Antique Pewter Jumbo Brads to the sides of the purse and tied the ribbon on the inside. I made a little flower by punching out 6 1″ circles from the Newsprint DSP and scrunching and layering them to make a gorgeous carnation-like flower. I added a velcro dot to close the purse.
Elizabeth had made some gorgeous little 3 x3″ notes to go inside and I cased one of the designs because I absolutely love it. I cut my Whisper White card 6″ x 3″, scored it in half and it through the Big shot using the Finial Press Embossing Folder on the front half only. I cut the flowers using the Simple Flower embosslit (which cuts and embosses at the same time) using Rich Razzelberry, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Regal Rose card. I cut the Old Olive card using the Little Leaves Sizzlet to go underneath the flower.
Very simple but I absolutely love the way this turned out. I gave this to my last Hostess (Hi Lynda) as a token of my appreciation.
I’d love to hear what you think of this gorgeous purse.
Bye for now, Kris.
A simple challenge
As you know I belong to a group of Australian and New Zealand Demonstrators ESAD and this week was a card challenge. The challenge was to make a card with only two layers. Do you know how hard that is?
Anyhow, this is my submission. I started with Rose Red cardstock and stamped it with the reeds from Inspired By Nature using Rose Red ink. Then I sponged the edges of the card with the same ink. I used Regal Rose, Rose Red and Certainly Celery markers to ink up the flowers from Inspired By Nature and stamped them onto Whisper White card. To add some dimension I tore the right hand side of the Whisper White card and then sponged around the edges using Rose Red ink. I stamped “cherish” from the Baroque Motifs stampset using Rose Red ink as well. To make the word a little darker, I used my stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped three times.
Well I’m off to work on my swap cards for Regionals. I have come up with two designs and have finished making those cards but I want to make one more card. So far I have rejected several designs but I think I have one in mind now.
Bye for now, Kris.
