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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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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Earthern Textures
Would you believe that I have had this stamp set sitting on my desk for weeks and this card, along with the ones I shared on my Facebook Live this week are the first cards I have created using the Earthern Textures Bundle. My card today is a fancy fold which I shared recently with you that I found here on Terri Gaines blog. I cut my card base from Pebbled Path card which I scored and folded according to Terri’s instructions. I embossed a panel of Basic White card using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder which I attached the Moody Mauve card and then the left hand front flap of the card base.
I stamped one of the leafy images from the Earthern Textures stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Shaded Spruce card. I stamped another leaf image from the Earthern Textures stamp set onto Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Earthern Textures Die. I attached this leaf over the stamped leaves on the Basic White card.
I stamped the vase image onto Basic White card using Moody Mauve ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Earthern Textures Die. I also cut the vase topper from Moody Mauve card using the Earthern Textures Die which I attached to the top of the die cut vase. When you stamp and cut out the vases from the stamp set, the die cut vase will be slightly smaller when you use the co-ordinating die. I attached the vase over the stamped and die cut stems of the leaves before attaching the panel to Moody Mauve card. I stamped “thank you” from the Earthern Textures stamp set onto Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink. I used the banner die from the Something Fancy Dies to cut out the greeting which I attached to the stamped panel using dimensionals. The stamped panel is attached to the right hand front flap of the card base, making sure that the left hand panel can slide underneath.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Earthern Textures stamp set onto Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink. I also stamped one of the leaf images from the same stamp set beside the greeting using Shaded Spruce ink. The stamped panel is attached to Moody Mauve card and then the inside of the card base. I just love the “earthern” feel that these colours and this bundle give to this card, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Festive Christmas
Today’s card uses the fun Online Exclusive stamp set Trucking Along. I embossed Basic White card using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Old Olive card. I cut Old Olive card using the largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached it to the card front. I cut Basic White card using the second largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies and stamped the greeting from the Trucking Along stamp set across the die cut using Old Olive ink.
I stamped the solid car from the Trucking Along stamp set above the greeting using Real Red ink. I stamped the outline and tyre fill images from the Trucking Along stamp set over the solid image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I stamped the present outline image from the Trucking Along stamp set onto the car image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The fill image is stamped using Old Olive ink. I attached the stamped panel to the centre of the Old Olive square using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the truck and present images as I did on the card front onto the bottom of Basic White card. This stamp set is so versatile and lends itself to many different occasions, if you haven’t checked it out, take a look at the Online Exclusives in my Online store.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Wine Bottle Decoration
Today I have a two in one gift giving idea. At this time of year a favourite bottle of wine or port can make a wonderful gift, however, I have great difficulty in wrapping these bottles! So this year I made these little decorations that you can add to your bottle and also add a chocolate, so a two for one gift!
My decoration holds one of the chocolates you buy in a pack of five from Aldi. I used some paper that is retiring and the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies which are not retiring – yay. If you would like to create one of these for your Christmas Gift Giving, then you can visit my Free Tutorials page and download the PDF. I hope that you love creating these and come up with some great ideas.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Myra
Today my page focuses on a couple of photos of my Mum in her Uncle’s backyard probably in the late 1940’s, early 1950’s. I attached three pieces of Delightful Floral 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper across the centre of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached my photos to Blackberry Bliss card before attaching them to the centre of the page. I cut the title from Blackberry Bliss card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies and attached it above the left hand photo. I cut the flowers from the Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper and attached them to the lower left and upper right hand corners of the photos. The journaling is printed onto Basic White card. I have to admit that I love this gorgeous Designer Series paper and I can always find an excuse to use it.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Framed Art 2023
You have probably already noticed that I am posting a little more than usual and that is because I have a lot of Christmas projects that I want to share with you all. Today I am sharing the Christmas Framed Art piece that we made during our November class this year. I love putting these together because you can create the framed piece which fits into an A4 document frame or your can create cards using each panel. I love how bright and cheery this frame is to decorate during the Christmas season.
I also created cards using the panels and added them to the tutorial for my ladies so that they would have some ideas for using the panels if they didn’t want the framed art panel. I love how the cards turned out, especially the slim card using the Horse & Sleigh. If you would like to know how the Framed Art as well as the cards are made pop over to my Free Tutorials page and download the PDF.
Bye for now,
Kris
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