Noel
My page today shows off some photos from our family get together just before Christmas at our youngest daughter’s home. I used one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks to add Shaded Spruce ink to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I embossed a panel of Shaded Spruce card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached the main photo before attaching the photos to the page. I don’t have any Christmas Designer Series Paper left as I created lots of cards for this year and some for next, so I decided to decorate a couple of panels to add to the page.
Each panel is Basic White card which I embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. For the panel on the top right hand side of the page, I used the Merriest Trees Bundle. I stamped the tree image onto Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I also stamped the presents and bows using Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry & Real Red ink. Each of the images are cut out using the co-ordinating Merriest Trees Die. I also used the dies to cut the tinsel and the star from retired Silver Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper
For the panel on the lower left of the page, I stamped the image from the retired Joy of Noel stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images using Shaded Spruce and Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blends. The images are cut out using the co-ordinating retired Joy of Noel Dies before being attached to the embossed Basic White card. I die cut Real Red card using the bow die from the Country Wreaths Dies. Lastly I cut Silver Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper to create the title using the Joy of Noel Die. I love using the Decorative Masks but I think I need to practice my technique more, however, I just love how the page turned out, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Dad
My Dad recently celebrated his 93rd birthday and I today I am sharing the card I made for him. I attached two pieces of Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Circle Sayings stamp set onto the bottom right hand corner of the Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I attached a piece of Boho Blue card across the panel using dimensionals.
The Basic White panel is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped the wave image from the Circle Sayings stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it using Boho Blue and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.
I punched out the image using the 2″ circle punch and attached it to a Night of Navy circle punched using the retired 2-1/4″ Circle Punch. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals where needed. I decorated the inside panel by stamping a greeting from the Very Best Occasion stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I attached a narrow strip of Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the Basic White card. Kind of simple but just the thing for a male, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Mother’s Day
The stamp set I am using today, I featured in my Facebook Live this week. It is from the Mini Catalogue which went live yesterday. There are so many gorgeous products in the new catalogue but the Stippled Rose Bundle was high on my list to use. For this card, I stamped the greeting from the Stippled Roses stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Basic White card using Old Olive ink.
I embossed the top portion of this panel using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I wrapped the bottom edge of the embossing using the Gold & Vanilla Satin Edge Ribbon. I stamped the greeting from the Stippled Roses stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the Basic White card using Old Olive ink. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Real Red card. I inked the large rose bouquet from the Stippled Roses stamp set using an Old Olive and Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker and stamped onto Basic White card
I used the co-ordinating Stippled Roses Die to cut out the flower. I attached the flower to the card front using dimensionals. I tied a bow in a length of the Satin Edge Ribbon and attached it to the card front using a Glue Dot. To decorate the inside of the card, I inked the small rose using the same Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card.
I absolutely love this stamp set. What about you, do you love it too?
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can find the Stippled Roses Bundle here in my online store.
Fancy Congrats
Have you seen the Pretty Pleats Card Design that Susan Camperfield shared on her blog. It is so amazing and a great way to show off some of the gorgeous new papers being released in the new Mini Catalogue. I decided to use her card design but I did change up the folds in the centre of my card. I used the Bright and Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper but I did add more folds than Susan does with her 6″ x 6″ paper. I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card and added a panel of Misty Moonlight card to the front panel. I embossed Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached a piece of Bright and Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper down the left hand side.
This panel is attached to the card front. I cut Misty Moonlight card and Basic White card using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I stamped the greeting from the now retired Year to Celebrate stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of the Basic White rectangle using Misty Moonlight ink. I attached the stamped Basic White rectangle to the Misty Moonlight rectangle and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the images from the Year to Celebrate stamp set onto scrap basic white card using Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath ink. I cut out the images and attached them to the stamped Basic White rectangle. Inside the card I attached two pieces of Misty Moonlight card, one on each outer edge.
I attached a Basic White panel embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to the left hand panel. I attached plain Basic White card to the right hand panel to give me somewhere to write my message. I scored my 10cm strip of 6″ Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper every 3/4″ before attached to the two outside sections to the inside of the card base. I stamped the greeting from the Year to Celebration stamp set onto Basic White card using Misty Moonlight ink. I punched out the greeting using the 2″ Circle Punch and attached it to the centre panel of the Designer Series Paper. What a fun card to create and the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper worked really well don’t you think? I am sure you will see me creating more of these gorgeous cards in the future.
Bye for now
Kris
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Action Station
Today’s page is rather simple but it is dedicated to a photo of my Dad in the Gun Turret on the HMAS Hobart while he was serving in Vietnam. I cut three pieces of Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I attached the pieces to a length of Night of Navy card along with the photo. This panel is attached across a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I printed the title onto Basic White card and fussy cut it before attaching it to the page below the photo.
I added a little more information using a now retired Journaling Pen. I used the wave image from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set to stamp across the bottom of the page. Firstly I stamped the image with Misty Moonlight ink, then I stamped across the page using Boho Blue ink and then I stamped again using Balmy Blue ink. I am rather happy with the way this simple page turned out.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Let’s Eat Cake
This week on my Facebook Live I shared some cards I made using the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle which is in the next Mini Catalogue. As a Demonstrator I was able to purchase this stamp set a while ago for a Demonstrator only Online Event. Unfortunately, it got put to one side whilst preparing for Christmas but I am so happy to be playing with this Bundle again.
For today’s card I wanted to create a background using the Heartfelt Punch and this is what I created. I punched three hexagons each from Coastal Cabana, Azure Afternoon card and two from Night of Navy card. I stamped the greeting from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set onto each hexagon using the co-ordinating ink
I also stamped the border image from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the cupcake image from the Circle Sayings stamp set inside the border image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I punched out the image using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch and coloured the cupcake using Dark Asure Afternoon, Light Balmy Blue and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends
I attached each of the stamped hexagons to a Basic White panel and trimmed off the excess. I attached the cupcake hexagon onto the panel using dimensionals. The whole piece is attached to Basic White card and then scored and folded Night of Navy card. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped another greeting from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink
I decided that I loved this layout but wanted to add some designer series paper so I created two more cards. One using the Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and another using the Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The stamping on the blue card is done in Night of Navy and I used Night of Navy and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends to colour the cupcake. The stamping on the pink card is done using Fresh Freesia ink and the cupcake is coloured using Fresh Freesia and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends
I just love how all of these cards turned out, don’t you? As a customer you will be able to purchase this great bundle when the new mini catalogue goes live on the 3rd January.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can view the Heartfelt Hexagon bundle in my Online Store.
Happy Birthday Abi
Today I have a card to share with you that I made for my eldest Granddaughter’s recent birthday. I created a Double Decker Pop Out card. I followed instructions by Susan Camperfield to create my card, although I did convert the dimensions to centimetres. I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card and attached a panel of Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper onto the inside back panel. I embossed two pieces of Basic White card using the Elegant Eucalyptus 3D Embossing Folder and attached them to the small panel on the card front as well as the small inside panel. I created the pop up mechanism from Basic White card and attached it to the inside of the card. I used the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes to create my flowers using Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly and Smoky Slate ink.
I created several leaves using the masks, Blending Brushes and Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon ink. I cut all of the flowers and leaves out using my Paper Snips. I attached one flower and one leaf to Basic White card before attaching it to the pop up mechanism. I stamped the greeting from the Year to Celebrate stamp set using Lost Lagoon ink onto the upper right hand corner of Basic White card. I attached the stamped card to Fresh Freesia card before attaching it to the card front. I love how soft and pretty this card is, don’t you? I am going to miss these masks when they retire.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Merry Christmas
to each and every one of you. I hope that your Christmas is filled with lots of love and family and that your New Year brings you everything you could wish for. We are joining my Mum & Dad and my sister, her daughter & grandson for Christmas lunch today. We celebrated with our daughters and grandchildren last Saturday at Emma’s home and christened her pool. I thought I would share some gift card holders I made this year. I don’t know about you but to buy presents for teenagers is too hard, so a gift voucher lets them buy whatever they need whenever they want. However, I still want it to feel like I am giving a gift, so these cute card style gift holders are just the ticket. If you would like to create one of these then you can pop over to my Free Tutorials page and download the free PDF.
Stay safe this Christmas and if you are travelling, please be careful on the roads.
Merry Christmas,
Kris
Mum & Her Sister
Today’s page shows off a photo of my Mum and her sister at a work do back in 1967. I used one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks to add Soft Sea Foam ink to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I embossed one piece of Flirty Flamingo, three strips of Soft Sea Foam and one strip of Pretty Peacock card using the Exposed Brick 3d Embossing Folder. I layered the embossed panels and pieces of Hello, Irresistible 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper along with the photo onto the decorated Basic White page. I used the Classic Letters stamp set to stamp the title onto Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. I cut out the letters and attached them to the lower left hand corner of the page. I printed the journaling onto Basic White card which I attached to Pretty Peacock card which I attached below the title. I love how pretty this page turned out, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Tree Ornament
I love to make a new ornament for my tree each year so I can look back at all the different ones I have created. This ornament can be a tree ornament or with just a little more effort, it can be a card.
I wanted to share this project with you and if you would like to create this project just visit my Free Tutorials page to download the PDF. I hope that you love this ornament as much as I do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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