Mum and Dad
Today’s page shows off a photo of my Mum and Dad before they got married. I cut a piece of Zoo Crew 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper into a smaller square and attached it to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I cut a strip of Basic White card using the scallop edge die from the Scalloped Contour Dies and attached it across the centre of the page. I attached my photo to Basic White card and then a panel of Soft Sea Foam card which I embossed using one of the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. The photo panel is attached to Fresh Freesia card which is also embossed using one of the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. The whole panel is attached to the left hand side of the page. I printed the title onto Soft Sea Foam card and attached it to the right hand side of the page.
I stamped one large and two smaller solid flowers from the Two-Tone Flora stamp set onto Basic White card using Bubble Bath ink. I stamped the detailed flowers over the top using Fresh Freesia ink. I also stamped two large and two small leaves from the Two-Tone Flora stamp set onto Basic White card using Soft Sea Foam ink. All of the flowers and leaves were cut out using the co-ordinating Two-Tone Flora Dies. I layered the flowers and leaves onto the lower right hand corner of the photo. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card, cut it into strips and attached it below the flowers and leaves. I love how this page turned out and love having a photo of Mum and Dad from before they were married.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Irresistible Birthday
Today’s card is one I made for a special friend. Unfortunately I was a little late getting this in the mail, but I hope that Shirley had a lovely birthday. I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card and scored the front panel in half to create a fold. I added pieces of the Hello, Irresistible 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to the inside back panel and the front of the fold on the card front.
I embossed Basic White card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to Soft Sea Foam card. I cut the flowers and the leaves from a couple of patterns from the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper using the Irresistible Blooms Dies.
I used my bone folder to give some shape to the flowers before attaching them to the card front using dimensionals. I attached the leaves flat underneath the flowers. I stamped the greeting from the Enjoy the Rhythm stamp set onto Basic White card using Flirty Flamingo ink. The greeting is punched out using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to a Soft Sea Foam scalloped oval created using the same punch and then the card front using dimensionals. I added Iridescent Basic Pearls to the centre of each of the flowers. I added a piece of Basic White to the inside of the card to write my message. Happy birthday once more Shirley.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Father’s Day
Today I have a card to share with you that I CASEd from Anna Wheaton. She shared some cards on a Demonstrator only Facebook page I belong to and I just loved her idea. I attached a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the back of a small piece of each of the new in-colours with the die from the All That Dies. I attached each of the die cuts to a Basic White panel following the layout that Anna used. Don’t all those new in-colours look lovely together?
To complete the card front, I stamped the greeting from the He’s All That stamp set on the bottom of the Basic White panel using Pebbled Path ink. The whole panel is attached to a panel of Wild Wheat card before being attached to scored and folded Pebbled Path card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I kept it really simple. I stamped another greeting from the He’s All That stamp set onto Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink. I love this card, so thank you Anna for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Miles
This was our last stop on our trip to Winton and back. Such great friends, I love spending time with. For today’s page I kept it really simple. I trimmed the photos to 6″ x 3″ and attached them down the centre of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I printed “Last Night Miles” onto Balmy Blue card and trimmed it down to 2″ x 3″. I used the retired Detailed Trio Punch to round the upper right hand corner. I cut another piece of Balmy Blue card to 2″ x 3″ and rounded one corner. I embossed the panels using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder before attaching them beside the top photo.
I printed “Good Times, Good Friends, 3.7.2022” onto Calypso Coral card. I cut a second piece of Calypso Coral card and embossed them using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. These panels are attached beside the second photo on the page. I stamped the greeting from the long retired Let’s Get Away stamp set onto Lost Lagoon card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut another panel of Lost Lagoon card and rounded one corner on each piece. The panels are embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder before being attached beside the third photo. As I said simple, but makes me very happy when I look at these photos.
Bye for now,
Kris
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On The Ocean CASE
Today I have another card to share with you that I CASEd from the new Annual Catalogue. To begin I cut a piece of Very Vanilla card and used a blending Brush to add Pool Party ink across the top of the panel. I used a Blending Brush to add Moody Mauve ink below the Pool Party ink and then Lemon Lolly ink below the Moody Mauve ink. I stamped a couple of the cloud images from the On The Ocean stamp set onto the Pool Party section using Pool Party ink and onto the Moody Mauve section using Moody Mauve ink. I attached the coloured Very Vanilla card to scored and folded Thick Very Vanilla card.
I die cut a panel of the Hello, Irresistible 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper using the On The Ocean Dies three times to create the ocean. I also cut Moody Mauve card using the die for the boat and also the sail/mast from the On The Ocean Dies. I attached the boat die cut to the coloured panel with the ocean panels over the top. I die cut the sails from Very Vanilla card using the On The Ocean Die and embossed the panel using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. I added a little Pecan Pie ink to the sails before cutting them apart. I attached them to the sail/mast die cut before attaching the panel to the card front. I stamped the bird image from the On The Ocean stamp set onto the card front using Pretty Peacock ink.
I also stamped “happy birthday” from the On The Ocean stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Very Vanilla ink. I trimmed around the greeting and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I die cut the same pattern of Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper using the On The Ocean Dies and attached them across the bottom of a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped another greeting from the On The Ocean stamp set onto the Very Vanilla panel using Pretty Peacock ink.
I love CASEing the catalogue because Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy for demonstrators. As a demonstrator you can access all of the info on how to create each of the cards in the Annual Catalogue. How good is that. Another reason to join Stampin’ Up!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Radiating Stitches
Today I have a card to share using the Radiating Stitches Dies which are part of the Online Exclusive products. I began by cutting Gray Granite card using the largest rectangle from the Radiating Stitches Dies. I then used the second largest rectangle to cut the centre from the die to create a frame. I cut Basic White card using the background die from the Two-Tone Flora Dies, trimmed it down and attached it to the back of the Gray Granite frame. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Fresh Freesia card. I stamped three of the largest solid flowers from the Two -Tone Flora stamp set onto Basic White card using Bubble Bath ink.
I stamped the detailed flower images over the top using Fresh Freesia ink. I stamped three sets of leaves from the Two-Tone Flora stamp set onto Basic White card using Lost Lagoon ink. All of the flowers and leaves were cut out using co-ordinating dies from the Two-Tone Flora Dies. I layered the flowers and leaves onto the lower left hand corner of the Gray Granite die, attaching the largest flower and one set of leaves using dimensionals.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Something Fancy stamp set onto Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink. The greeting is cut out using one of the Something Fancy Dies and attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the largest 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 detailed flower image over the top using Fresh Freesia ink. I covered the stamped flower with a paper mask and stamped the leaf image using Lost Lagoon ink.
I love how pretty this card is and I am sure to be using these Radiating Stitches Dies on lots more projects.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Broadbeach
Today’s pages show off some photos from our recent catch up with Ron’s school friends at Broadbeach. We havent’ had a catch up since before COVID so it was lovely to see everyone again. I attached a piece of the same pattern from the Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper across the top of one Basic White 12″ x 12″ page and the bottom of a second Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached a strip of another pattern from the same Designer Series Paper down the outside edge of each page. I attached the portrait photos to Night of Navy card before attaching them to the pages. I attached two more photos to each page before adding any decoration. I cut the title from Night of Navy card using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies and attached them to the top left hand side of the right hand page.
I stamped a tree image from the retired Mountain Air stamp set and cut it out using the co-ordinating and retired Majestic Mountain Dies. I cut Mossy Meadow card twice using the tree die from the Majestic Mountain Dies. The trees are layered together on the bottom left of hand side of the first page. I cut Basic White card using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached it to the right hand side of the second page. I stamped the wine, bottle, beer glass and froth images from the Brewed For You stamp set onto Basic White card using Smoky Slate ink. I stamped the fill image for the wine glass using Cherry Cobbler ink and the fill image for the beer glass using Crushed Curry ink. I coloured half the bottle image using the light Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend. I cut out the images using the co-ordinating Brewed Dies before attaching them to the Basic White Circle. I cut Cherry Cobbler card using the berry die from the Brewed Dies and Mossy Meadow card three times using the leaf die from the Brewed Dies. The die cuts are layered over the stamped images on the Basic White circle. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and attached it below the landscape photos on the first page.
As usual it was great fun catching up with everyone and Broadbeach is a great venue for such things with plenty to see and do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Charming Thanks
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the Timeless Charm Bundle which is another new Online Exclusive. Today I have another card to share with you. I embossed Basic White card using the splatter folder from the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. I attached the embossed card to scored and folded Melon Mambo card.
I die cut Lemon Lime Twist card using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies and stamped the greeting from the Timeless Charm stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The die cut is attached to the centre of the embossed Basic White card. I die cut Basic White card using another of the Deckled Rectangle Dies and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I also die cut Basic White card using one of the floral dies from the Timeless Charm Dies. I used Dark Melon Mambo, Dark Lemon Lime Twist and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends to colour the flower before attaching it to the Basic White rectangle. To decorate the inside of the card, I die cut and coloured another die which I attached to the left hand side of Basic White card. I loved how this card turned and decided to create the same card using another of the floral dies from the Timeless Charm Dies.
For the second card, I also used the leaf/grass die to cut Lemon Lime Twist card. I think they both look pretty, don’t you? Don’t forget to check out the new Online Exclusives in my online store.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I cannot get the icons to work for you but you can see the Timeless Charm Bundle here.
Drum Kit Birthday
Today’s card was inspired by one I found on Pinterest by Tamara Bertram. I stamped the music image from the Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set down the left hand side of Crumb Cake card using Crumb Cake ink. I used a small Blending Brush to add Crumb Cake ink around each of the four sides of the stamped panel before attaching it to scored and folded Crumb Cake card. I attached a piece of Pecan Pie card to the card front as well as a piece of Crumb Cake card embossed using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder.
I stamped the drum kit image from the Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set onto Basic White card using Pecan Pie ink. I attached the image to the card front using dimensionals in the corners only.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set onto Crumb Cake card using Crumb Cake ink. I trimmed around the greeting and added it to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Enjoy The Rhythm stamp set onto Basic White card using Crumb Cake ink. I also stamped the music image below the greeting using Crumb Cake ink. Such a fun card to make, so thank you Tamara for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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My Dad
Today I have a couple of photos of my Dad when he was only little. One picture with his Mum and Dad and the second a little older. Not sure exactly when or where these photos were taken. I embossed a panel of Granny Apple Green card using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and attached it across a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I used one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks to add Granny Apple Green ink to a piece of Basic White card using a Blending Brush. I attached the sponged card to the right hand side of the page.
I embossed a 1-3/4″ Circle of Granny Apple Green card using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to the top of the sponged card. I didn’t add card mats to my photos before adding them to the page. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and punched it out using the 2″ Circle Punch. I attached the jounaling to a 2-3/8″ Circle punched from Granny Apple Green card. I cut Basic White card using the heart from the Radiating Stitches Dies and attached it to the bottom of the right hand photo. I embossed a 1-3/4″ Circle of Basic White card using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder which I attached so that it sits underneath the journaling circles. You know what I am going to say – another simple page but I feel lucky to have photos of my Dad when he was so young.
Bye for now,
Kris
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