Merry Christmas
to You…. Today’s card shows off an image from the Gift of Giving stamp set which can be found in the September to December Mini Catalogue. This stamp set contains three large images for colouring in any manner you wish. I embossed Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Old Olive card. I attached a piece of the Joyful 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the embossed panel. I stamped the image from the Gift of Giving stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Old Olive and Light Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends before cutting out the image using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies.
I attached the image to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched it out using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greeting an Old Olive scalloped oval cut using the same punch and then the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of the same Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card.
I stamped a greeting from the Very Best Occasions stamp set onto the Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the holly leaf image from the Gift of Giving stamp set beside the greeting using the same ink. I coloured the image using Light Old Olive and Light Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends before attaching the panel to the inside of the Old Olive card base.
This is the first card I have made using this stamp set and I just know that I am going to love creating with it. You also have to love this gorgeous Specialty Paper from the September to December Mini Catalogue. It has lots of gold embossing on each of the four different patterns in the pack.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Moree
Today’s page shows off some photos of our time in Moree earlier this year. I trimmed 3/4″ of two sides of a Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page and attached a piece of Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper across the page. The Very Vanilla panel is attached to a retired Basic Black 12″ x 12″ page. I attached my photos and cut the title from Basic Black card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I printed my journaling onto Very Vanilla card and used one of the squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut it out. I attached the journaling to a Basic Black square cut using a larger square die before attaching it to the page.
I stamped the caravan and car images from the retired Let’s Get Away stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Another simple page but it brings a smile to my face as I remember the great time we had.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happiest of Birthdays
Today’s card uses the Beauty of the Deep stamp set as well as the Charming Sentiments Bundle. I embossed a piece of Basic White card before attaching a piece of Boho Blue 2023-2025 In-Colour Designer Series Paper across the bottom. I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper with Linen Thread before attaching the whole panel to scored and folded Boho Blue card. I stamped the anchor image from the Beauty of the Deep stamp set onto Basic White card using Boho Blue ink.
I punched out the image using the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch. I attached the image to a Boho Blue circle punched using the 2″ Circle Punch before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto Basic White card using Boho Blue and cut it out using the co-ordinating Charming Sentiments Die.
I attached the sentiment to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped another greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto Basic White card using Boho Blue ink. I attached a narrow strip of the same pattern Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped card. I wrapped the top of the Designer Series paper using Linen thread before attaching it inside the card.
I really love how easy this card was to create and how lovely it turned out. I would love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Father’s Day
To all the Dad’s out there and especially to my Dad hope you all had a wonderful day. Today I am sharing the card I created to give to my Dad on this special day. I attached a piece of the Let’s Go Fishing 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of Basic White card.
I stamped the greeting from the He’s All That stamp set onto the bottom right hand corner of the Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink. The stamped panel is attached to scored and folded Pebbled Path card. I stamped the outline beer glass image from the Brewed For You stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I stamped the fill image onto the outline image using Crushed Curry ink. and cut out the image using one of the Deckled Circle Dies. (You will be able to purchase these dies from tomorrow – Yay.) I attached it to the centre of a Pebbled Path circle cut using the same dies with dimensionals. The whole panel is attached to the card front. To decorate the inside I stamped a greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink. I attached a narrow strip of the same Let’s Go Fishing Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped panel. A pretty simple card but one I know that he appreciated.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hansel & Gretel
Last March, I attended a local production of Hansel & Gretel with my daughter and granddaughters. So much fun and totally not like the original story. So today’s page shows off a few photos for our night out. I printed a photo I found on the internet onto Basic White card and also my journaling before attaching the panel to a retired Basic Black 12″ x 12″ page.
I embossed a strip of retired pink card (not sure what colour but it matched my page) using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and attached it across the page. I didn’t add any mats to my photos before attaching them to the page. The title is printed onto Basic White card which I fussy cut before attaching it over the printed photo. Simple but it brings a happy smile to my face.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Congrats
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the Year to Celebrate stamp set from the September to December Mini Catalogue. Today I have another card to share with you. I cut a piece of Thick Basic White card in half lengthwise and scored it in half. I folded the front panel in half again to give a different shape to the card. I added Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper to the two small panels and Night of Navy card to the large panel on the inside of the card.
The Night of Navy card is embossed using one of the Cheery Patterns Embossing Folders which are also new to the September to December Mini Catalogue. I cut Basic White card twice using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I stamped “let’s party” onto the centre of one die cut using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the confetti image from the Year to Celebrate stamp set over the top of the greeting using Bubble Bath ink. I attached this panel to the embossed Night of Navy card. I stamped “congrats” from the Year to Celebrate stamp set onto the second panel using Night of Navy ink.
I attached this stamped die cut to the card front, making sure to align it over the top of the previous Basic White die cut. I stamped the whistle image from the Year to Celebrate stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Night of Navy and Bubble Bath ink. I cut out out the images using my Paper Snips and attached them to the die cut on the card front using dimensionals.
I am sure you are going to see me using this set a lot over the coming months. You can find this stamp set on page 62 of the September to December Mini catalogue which goes live to customers on the 6th September. If you do not have a copy of this catalogue, you live in Australia and don’t have a current Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, please contact me so that we can organise to get one to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sending Birthday Wishes
Today’s card uses the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies which carried over to this current catalogue. Yay! I embossed a panel of Blackberry Bliss card using the Quatrefoile Tile Embossing Folder. I stamped “birthday wishes” from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto the bottom of Basic White card using Berry Burst ink. The stamped Basic White panel is attached to the centre of the embossed card and then scored and folded Blackberry Bliss card. I stamped the two sets of leaf stems onto Basic White card using Lemon Lime Twist ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Sending Dies.
I stamped three of the flowers from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto Basic White card using Berry Burst ink. I added the flower centres using Daffodil Delight before cutting out the flowers using the co-ordinating Sending Dies. I stamped “sending” from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto Basic White card using Daffodil Delight ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Sending Die.
I trimmed the smaller leaf stem of one leaf before attaching both sets of flower stems to the stamped Basic White card. I attached the flowers to the leaf stems using dimensionals. I attached “Sending” across the bottom of the leaf stems also using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the small leaf stem image from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Lemon Lime Twist ink. I stamped one of the flowers from the same stamp set onto the leaf stem using Berry Burst ink. I also added the flower centre using Daffodil Delight ink.
Another stamp set that I am happy to see carrying over to the new Annual Catalogue. Such a versatile stamp set with lots of different greetings to suit many occasions.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Dad
I was going through a bag of photos that my Dad gave to my daughter and found this photo of my Dad receiving a Naval Board Commendation. I am not sure of the year so will have to check with Dad. I began by cutting Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy and Smoky Slate card using the second smallest rectangle from the Nested Essential Dies. I attached the rectangles to the right hand side of a Very Vanilla page. I did cut one rectangle larger so that I could add a smaller rectangle with my journaling which I printed onto Very Vanilla card. I attached my photo using mini dimensionals. I stamped two of the seaweed images from the Beauty of the Deep stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Mossy Meadow ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Beauty of the Deep Dies.
I also stamped three fish images onto Very Vanilla card using Misty Moonlight ink using the stamps from the Beautify of the Deep stamp set. The fish were cut out using the co-ordinating Beauty of the Deep Dies. I also cut Mossy Meadow card using one of the seaweed dies from the Beauty of the Deep Dies. I layered the seaweed and fish images below the photo, using dimensionals where necessary. I cut the title from Very Vanilla card using the retired Playful Alphabet Dies and attached them to a Night of Navy rectangle cut using the Nested Essential Dies. I attached the title below the seaweed and fish. I am very happy with the way this turned out.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Trucking Along
Yesterday on my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the Trucking Along stamp set and Trucking Along Builder Punch. This bundle is an Online Exclusive which means you can only find it online and it has no specific end date. Although if you want the bundle, I wouldn’t wait too long to purchase it because we never know when they are going to end. For today’s card, I embossed a piece of Blueberry Bushell card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Basic White A4. I cut Basic White card using one of the rectangles from the Scalloped Contour Dies and stamped the ground image from the Trucking Along stamp set across the bottom using Memento ink.
I also stamped the grass image from the Trucking Along stamp set across the panel using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the outline tree image across the panel using Memento Tuxedo ink and masking the images where necessary. I stamped the greenery image from the Trucking Along stamp set onto the tree images using Shaded Spruce ink. I coloured the tree trunks using the Dark Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend before attaching the image to the card front. I stamped the solid car image from the Trucking Along stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushell ink. I stamped the outline car image over the top using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
(I found it easier to line up the images if I stamped the solid image first – but that is my choice.) I stamped the tyre fill image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the floral image to the back of the truck using the same ink. I added the flower fill image from the Trucking Along stamp set using Crushed Curry ink. I added a little colour to the leaves and stems using a Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blend. Instead of punch out the truck, I fussy cut the image so that the flowers and car were one panel. I added the car to the stamped scalloped contour die using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the grass image onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the outline tree image using Memento ink and added the fill image using Shaded Spruce ink. I used the Dark Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend to colour the tree trunk. I also stamped one of the greetings from the Trucking Along stamp set using Blueberry Bushell ink.
This is such a fun set to play with and I know you are just going to love it.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You’re Absolutely Amazing
Today’s card is a CASE from the current Annual Catalogue. There are so many beautiful samples in this catalogue, I thought I should try and recreate some of them. I cut one long edge of a piece of Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper using the scalloped edge die from the Scalloped Contours Dies. I attached the Designer Series Paper to scored and folded Bubble Bath card. I stamped the single outline flower from the Color & Contour stamp set twice onto Bubble Bath card using Versamark ink. I sprinkled the images with White Embossing Powder and heat set them.
I stamped the flower stem image from the Color & Contour stamp set onto Pretty Peacock card using Versamark ink, sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. All three images were cut out using the co-ordinating dies from the Scalloped Contour Dies. I attached the single flowers to the Designer Series Paper with the flower stem over the top.
I stamped the greeting from the Color & Contour stamp set onto Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink. The image is cut out using the smallest rectangle die from the Scalloped Contour Dies. I attached piece of Gold & Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon to the back of the greeting panel before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I cut one long edge of Basic White card using the scalloped border die from the Scalloped Contour Dies. I stamped another greeting from the Color & Contour stamp set onto the Basic White panel using Lost Lagoon ink. Such a soft and pretty card, don’t you think? Thank you Stampin’ Up! for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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