Meandering Meadows
The Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper has some beautiful scenery which you can use to create beautiful cards with very little effort. Today I have to share two cards I created using just one sheet of this gorgeous paper. For the first card, I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card and trimmed down the front panel 2.5cm (1″). I trimmed the 6″ x 6″ panel of Meandering Garden Designer Series Paper to 14.3cm. I kept the narrow strip I cut off. I cut two pieces from the left hand side of the 6″ width at 7.5cm and 2.5cm. I kept the remaining panel. I attached the wide panel of Meandering Meadow Designer Series Paper to the card front and the narrow strip to the right hand side of Basic White card.
The whole panel is attached to the inside of the card. I stamped the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink and trimmed around the greeting. I attached the greeting to the card front. I added one of the birds from the Adhesive Backed Dragonflies & Birds to the greeting panel. I stamped the greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto the inside of the card using Night of Navy ink
To create the second card, I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card. I embossed Basic White card using one of the Elegant Eucalyptus 3D Embossing Folders, making sure that the embossing was on the right hand side of the card. I attached the large panel that was left after I cut the pieces for the first card and attached it to the left hand side of the embossed card.
The whole panel is attached to the card front. I stamped the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I trimmed around the greeting and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. I also attached one of the birds from the Adhesive Backed Dragonflies & Birds to the greeting panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Charming Sentiments onto Basic Whtie card using Night of Navy ink. I attached the narrow strip which I cut from the 6″ x 6″ piece of Meandering Meadow Designer Series Paper across the bottom the stamped card. I love how pretty these cards are and how super easy and quick they were to make.
What do you think, do you like this idea?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Zoo Crew
I love the Zoo Crew 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper from the Annual Catalogue because one side of each paper is black & white and I love black & white! However, I did not to buy the co-ordinating Zany Zoo Stamp Set and Dies. I decided that I do not make enough children’s cards and this paper has so many gorgeous images so today I have four cards to share using this Designer Series paper. I cut card panels in Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist (I got the colours from the Designer Series Paper). I cut up the four bases in the same manner and added one of each colour to four pieces of Basic White card. I made the Basic White card the same size as the card panels so you don’t see any white but it lets me align the pieces correctly. I used four different embossing folders – two from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders, Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder and the Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder.
I attached each of the embossed panels to scored and folded Basic Black card. I cut Basic Black and Basic White card using the Deckled Circle Dies. I cut four of the cute animals from the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper and attached one to each Basic White circle. Each one is attached to a Basic Black circle and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto Basic White card four times using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the co-ordinating Sentiment Silhouette Die to cut out the greetings before attached them to each card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of each card, I stamped the greeting from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I embossed a piece of each of the four colours using the embossing folders and attached each one to the bottom of a stamped panel.
I love how cute these cards are and will have to come up with some more ideas to use these cut little animals.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Celebrate
Today I have another simple page to share with you. This page shows off some pictures from Elyssa’s birthday. I cute one piece of Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper in half and attached the pieces on the left hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page to create a single column. I cut Misty Moonlight card using the largest circle from the Deckled Circle Dies and attached it to the left hand side of the page. I cut Basic White card using the second largest circle from the Deckled Circle Dies.
I printed my journaling onto this circle before attaching it to the Misty Moonlight circle. I attached my photos down the right hand side of the page, layering them slightly. I stamped the balloon images from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set onto Basic White card using Misty Moonlight and Berry Burst ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight to the sparkle image. I also cut three tails for the balloons, one from Misty Moonlight, one from Berry Burst and one from Basic White. I coloured the Basic White tail using the Blending Brush and Misty Moonlight ink. I attached the tails to the balloons before attaching them around the journaling. Lastly I cut Berry Burst and Basic White using the Wanted to Say Dies to create the title. I love it and I remember I loved the beautiful food too!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Layered Thank You
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I created using the Layering Leaves stamp set. Today I have another version of those cards to share with you. I stamped the outline leaf from the Layering Leaves stamp set three times onto the top portion of Basic White card using Garden Green ink. I stamped the fill image over the outline image using Old Olive ink. I embossed the stamped Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. I attached a narrow strip of Cajun Craze so that it sits next to the Designer Series Paper. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Cajun Craze card. I stamped the same outline leaf from the Layering Leaves stamp set onto scrap Basic White card twice using Garden Green ink.
I stamped the fill image over the top using Old Olive ink. I used the Bough Punch to punch out the leaves. I stamped the small flower image onto scrap Basic White card three times using Garden Green ink. I stamped the same flower onto scrap paper three times using Crushed Curry ink. I used the Bough Punch to punch out all six floral images. I cut the Crushed Curry flowers from the stems and layered them onto the Garden Green images. I attached the large leaves and the small floral images across the top of the embossed card.
I stamped “Thank you so much” from the Layering Leaves stamp set onto Basic White card using Cajun Craze ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Timeless Type Dies. I did have to cut it twice to extend the length and I showed how I did this yesterday in my Facebook Live. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the large outline leaf twice onto the lower left hand corner of the Basic White card using Garden Green ink. I stamped the fill images over the top using Old Olive ink. I attached a narrow strip of the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped card with a narrow strip of Cajun Craze card sitting against the top edge. I had a lot of fun creating cards with this stamp set and I am sure that you will find lots of ways to use it too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Jae
My granddaughter recently celebrated a birthday and I thought I would share the card I made for her with you. I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card and attached two pieces of Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the two inside panels. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using one of the Cheery Patterns Embossing Folders and attached it to the front panel.
I stamped the large solid flower from the Two-Tone Flora stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Bubble Bath ink. I stamped the large detailed flower over the top using Fresh Freesia ink. I masked the flower and stamped the leaf image from the Two-Tone Flora stamp set on either side of the flower using Lost Lagoon ink. This panel is attached inside the card.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Go To Greetings stamp set onto Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink. I stamped one large solid flower and two medium solid flowers from the Two-Tone Flora stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Bubble Bath ink. I stamped the detailed images over the top using Fresh Freesia ink. I also stamped two sets of leaves from the Two Tone Flora stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink. I cut out all of the images using the co-ordinating Two-Tone Flora Dies. I layered the flowers and leaves onto the lower left hand corner of the stamped Basic White card before attaching the panel to Lost Lagoon card. The whole panel is attached to the small front panel. I added three Brushed Metallic Adhesive Dots to the image panel just because. I love this fancy fold and if you would like to make one you can learn how from Susan Campfield here.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can find the link to the Cheery Patterns Embossing Folders here.
Player’s Player
Today’s page showcases a photo of my granddaughter with her Player’s Player award. Her team played in her netball final and were runners up. She was given the award by her team mates. I knew as soon as I started thinking about this page that I wanted to use the Delightful Floral 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper which is on Online Exclusive offer at the moment. With this paper you don’t need to add any embellishments everything comes in the paper! I cut the paper into three large strips which I attached to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page.
I also cut a strip of Basic Black and a strip of Berry Burst A4 card which I attached across the largest strip of Designer Series Paper. I attached the photo to Basic Black card before attaching it to the left hand side of the page over the Designer Series Paper panels. I cut the floral bouquet from the Designer Series Paper and attached it over the lower right hand corner of the photo. I printed the journaling onto Basic White card and cut it into strips before attaching it to the page. I also printed the title onto Basic White card, cut it out with my Paper Snips and attached it to the top Designer Series Paper panel. I love how pretty this page is, so thank you Stampin’ Up! for giving us this gorgeous paper.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Note Card Boxes
This week on Facebook Live, I shared some boxes I made which will hold nine Note Cards & Envelopes. I have a lot of these as I usually create a Note Card first when I start to create with a new stamp set. I mainly use Basic White and Very Vanilla Note cards and these do not come with a co-ordinating box. The box is created pizza box style – dimensions 7′ x 10-1/4″. Scored on the 7″ length at 3/4″ and 6-1/4″. Scored on the 10-1/4″ length at 3/4″, 4-3/4″, 5-1/2″ and 9-1/2″. You can watch my video on my Facebook Page if you want to see me create the box and share four different decorations.
Today I have two more boxes to share with you. For the first one I used the Artistically Inked stamps set which has been neglected of late because of all the new stamps I have been creating with. I stamped the background image from the Artistically Inked stamp set across the centre of Basic White card 5-1/4″ x 3-3/4″ using Lemon Lime Twist ink. I stamped the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the Basic White panel using Berry Burst ink.
The stamped panel is embossed using one of the folders from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders before being attached to Berry Burst card (5-3/8″ x 3-7/8″) and then the top of the box. I stamped one large flower from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Berry Burst ink and two smaller flowers using Poppy Parade ink. I also stamped the double leaf image from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Granny Apple Green ink. I cut out the flowers and leaf using the co-ordinating Artistic Dies. The flowers and leaves are layered together onto the upper left hand corner of the embossed Basic White card.
The second box is decorated using the Waves of Inspiration stamp set. I stamped the pelican image from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set onto the right hand side of the Basic White card using Early Espresso ink and covered it with the mask. I stamped the pelican image again so that it sits slightly over the first image. I masked the second image and stamped the wave from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set across the bottom of the Basic White card using Azure Afternoon ink. I stamped the cloud images from the Whale Watching stamp set twice onto Masking Paper and cut our three images which I attached to the Basic White panel.
I used a Blending Brush to add Coastal Cabana ink over the masked images and the stamped wave. I removed the masks and added a little more Coastal Cabana ink over the clouds. I stamped the greeting from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set using Azure Afternoon ink. I also stamped three of the bird images from the same stamp set using Early Espresso ink. The stamped panel is attached to Azure Afternoon card and then the top of the box.
I didn’t decorate the sides of the boxes but I think they look great and will make great stocking fillers this Christmas.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hooray
it’s your day! Today I am sharing a card I made for a very dear friend following the instructions by Terri Gaines. Terri very generously shares her dimensions and also has a video to watch how to assemble the card. I cut my card base from Thick Basic White. I attached a piece of Basic White card to Flirty Flamingo card and attached it to the inside panel. I cut a flower from the Hello, Irresistible 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper using the co-ordinating Irresistible Blooms Die and attached it to the lower left hand corner.
I stamped the double leaf image from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set onto one of the papers from the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper using Pretty Peacock ink. I attached the leaf so that it sits underneath the flower. I cut two more pieces of Basic White card and embossed them using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. Each embossed panel is attached to Flirty Flamingo card. I attached the largest panel to the left hand side of the card front and the smaller panel to the right hand side, making sure to leave room for the larger panel to slide underneath. I stamped the greeting from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set onto Basic White card using Flirty Flamingo ink.
The greeting is cut out using one of the banners from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the greeting to the right hand front panel using dimensionals. I cut one large and one small flower from the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper and attached them to the card front using dimensionals. I only added dimensionals to the centre of the back of the flowers. I stamped one three leaf image and one double leaf image from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set onto one of the papers from the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper using Pretty Peacock ink. I cut out the leaves using the co-ordinating Irresistible Blooms Dies. The leaves are also attached to the card front using dimensionals. This is such a fun card to make, so thank you Terri for your wonderful instructions.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Ronald
The photo on today’s page has been sitting on my desk for quite a while, waiting for me to be motivated to create a page. I am not sure exactly how old my husband is in this photo but we think approximately 3 years old. I cut a piece of Starry Sky and a piece of Tahitian Tide A4 card and used one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks to add Starry Sky and Tahitian Tide ink to the panels.
I attached the card panels to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I cut a thin strip of Orchid Oasis card and attached it across a Basic White panel. I embossed this panel using the dot folder from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. The embossed panel is attached across the centre of the page. I attached my photo to a piece of Parakeet Party card which I embossed using the Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder. This panel is attached to the centre of the page. I cut the title from Basic White card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I attached a banner to the right hand side of the photo with the approximate age. I love how bright and cheery this page, matches my husband’s cheeky smile.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Meadow Garden
This week in my Facebook Live I shared a new product suite from the Online Exclusive listings. This product suite along with quite a few other products is now available for customers to purchase. I decided to use a fancy fold which Sharon Dalton shared on Facebook World Card Making Group.
I used Garden Green to create the base for my card and cut a panel of Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper into three pieces to decorate the card front. I stamped “thinking of you” from the Garden Meadow stamp set onto the piece of Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper for the centre panel on my card using Versamark ink. I sprinkled the greeting with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it.
I tied a knot in a length of Pecan Pie Centre Stripe 3/8″ Ribbon and attached it across the bottom of the stamped Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached to scored and folded Basic White card which is attached into the centre of the card base, with the narrow panels on either side. You need to make sure that you cut your Designer Series Paper in sequence so that the pattern is lined up. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped one of the floral images from the Garden Meadow stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green pencils from the Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2. After I coloured the image, I used a Blender Pen to move the colour around and completely fill the image. Such a simple card to create but the Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper takes it to a new level.
I hope I have inspired you to take a look at this gorgeous new collection.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 