On The Road
Recently Ron & I travelled to Woolgoolga to meet up with some friends. We stayed at the caravan park right in Woolgoolga and were blessed with perfect weather. For my page today, I attached a large piece and a narrow strip of Night of Navy card across the lower part of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I cut Balmy Blue card using the die from the Palm Dies and attached it across the bottom of the large Night of Navy panel. I didn’t add any mats for my photos before attaching them to the page. My journaling was printed onto Basic White card. I cut the title from Night of Navy card using the now retired Playful Alphabet Dies. I stamped the image from the long retired Glamper Greetings stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using Basic Black, Smoky Slate and Light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends. The image is cut out using my Paper Snips before being attached to the page. I have used a few retired products on my page but I love to keep products that I am sure I will be able to use in my Memory Keeping. I am willing to bet that you don’t get rid of your retired products if you love them too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas Trees
Today’s card is created using Panel 3 from the Framed Art Decoration we created in my all day class at Beachmere. I stamped the greeting from the Trees For Sale stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink onto the lower right hand corner of Basic White card.
I embossed the stamped panel using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of Sweetest Christmas 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of the embossed card before attaching the whole panel to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. I attached the panel from the Decoration piece to the top of the card front.
You can find the instructions to create the panel here. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the largest solid tree from the Trees For Sale stamp set using Soft Sea Foam ink. I stamped the detailed tree over the top using Shaded Spruce ink. I also stamped the greeting from the Trees For Sale stamp set below the tree using Shaded Spruce ink.
Another sweet card, don’t you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Celebrate
Today’s card is created using a Fancy Fold which I shared on my Facebook Live this week. I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of Designer Series Paper that is about to become retired, so I am on a mission to use it up. This Fancy Fold uses quite a bit of Designer Series Paper. I created my card base from Basic White card and attached pieces of Fitting Florals 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper.
I stamped a greeting from the Framed Florets stamp set onto the inside of the card using Evening Evergreen ink. I cut Basic White card using the fancy shaped die from the Framed Florets Dies. I cut Soft Succulent card using the embossed oval from the Framed Florets Dies.
I stamped the floral bouquet from the Framed Florets stamp set onto the Basic White oval using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Polished Pink and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. I attached the Soft Succulent oval onto the edges of the Basic White oval and stamped the greeting from the Framed Florets Stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The oval is attached to the Basic White belly band to keep the card closed. I added Iridescent Rhinestones to the centre of each of the flowers to give them a little sparkle.
I am really loving creating these cards. You can use any stamps and any Designer Series paper you like. You could even use embossed card panels instead of the Designer Series Paper.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Seasons Greetings
Today’s card uses the second panel from the Framed Art Decoration we made at our all day class at Beachmere. For this card, I attached a panel of Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of Basic White card.
I attached the image panel to the right hand side of the card before attaching the whole panel to scored and folded Real Red card. You can find the instructions to create the image panel here.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of the same pattern Sweetest Christmas Designer Series paper to the left hand side of the Basic White card. I also stamped another greeting from the Leaves of Holly stamp set using Real Red ink. This is a very simple card but I am happy with the way it turned out.
I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Designer Tags
Today I decided to have another play with the Designer Tag Dies. These dies are stand alone dies and do not specifically co-ordinate with any stamp set, which means you are only limited by your imagination. Since I also had the Framed Floret Dies on my desk, I decided to cut the large tag from the Designer Tag Dies from Basic White card. I then cut the leaf image from the Framed Flored Dies from the Basic White tag. I cut Old Olive card using the large tag die from the Designer Tag Dies. I trimmed the bottom of the dies and attached them together. I stamped the greeting from the Framed & Festive stamp set onto the bottom of the Basic White tag using Real Red ink
I coloured the die cut leaf using the dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blend and attached it inside the space on the Basic White tag. I added Real Red Rhinestones to look like the berries on the image. I added a Basic White panel to the back of the tag and stamped the “to/from” from the Christmas Gifting Kit using Real Red ink. Lastly I threaded a length of the Real Red Ribbon from the Real Red & Garden Green 3/8″ Ribbon Combo Pack through the tag.
I had fun creating this tag so I created a second one. This time I cut the large tag and flower from the Designer Tag Dies from Basic White card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto a Basic White panel using Melon Mambo ink. I also die cut Melon Mambo card using the same tag die. I attached the two tags together before adding three Basic Rhinestones to front of the Basic White tag. I added a Basic White panel onto the Melon Mambo tag and stamped the “to/from” using the stamp from the Christmas Gifting Kit.
I coloured a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding using the Dark Melon Mambo Stampin’ Blend and attached it through the tag. I could stop at two and so I created a third tag. This time I die cut Basic White card using the large tag die and the butterfly die from the Designer Tag Dies. I also cut Highland Heather card using the same tag die. I trimmed the bottom of the tags before attaching the dies together and stamped “happy birthday” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the Basic White tag using Gorgeous Grape ink.I coloured the Basic White butterfly using the Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend before attaching it into the die cut space on the Basic White tag. I also added three Basic Rhinestones just because. I added a Basic White panel to the back and stamped the “to/from” using the stamp from the Christmas Gifting Kit using Gorgeous Grape ink. I coloured a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding using the Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend and attached it through the tag.
I love the way they all turned out, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Ilfracombe
We had a really short day when we travelled from Barcaldine to Longreach with our friends, so we stopped off at the Hotel at Ilfracombe. It was a little early for a beer, so we had a coffee. The only cafe in town burned down several years ago and now the Hotel has a coffee bar. We had a wander around the hotel and found these amazing bar stools! I attached a piece of now retired In Good Taste 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I added cut a strip of Basic Gray card using one of the Basic Border Dies and attached it to the right hand side of a strip of Early Espresso card. The panel is attached down the right hand side of the Basic White page. I attached all of the photos to Basic Gray card before attaching them to the page. The circle is cut from Basic White card using the Layering Circle Dies. I printed the title and my journaling onto Basic White card and attached them to the page. I did fussy cut the title to make it stand out a little more. I stamped the glass image from the Brewed For You stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo ink and added the fill image using Crushed Curry ink. I cut out the glass using the co-ordinating Brewed Die and attached it next to the journaling. This page fills me with happy memories!
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Anniversary
Both my sister and my eldest daughter celebrated their Wedding Anniversaries recently, actually on the same day! I decided to make them Triple Side Step cards following some instructions shared here by crafykarendesigns. For the first card, I cut my card base from Thick Basic White card, following Karen’s instructions.
I cut pieces of the beautiful Fitting Florets 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and attached them to Polished Pink card. This Designer Series Paper is available as part of the Fitting Florets Collection which is available now until the 4th January while stocks last.
I attached each of the panels to Silver Foil card and then to the card base. The greeting from the Celebrating You stamp set is stamped onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink. The panel is attached to Polished Pink card and then Silver Foil card before being attached across the bottom of the front of the card. I cut the floral arrangement from the Designer Series Paper and attached it to the left hand side of the stamped panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I cut one of the partial floral arrangements from the edge of the Designer Series Paper and attached it to the left hand side of Basic White card. I attached the panel to Polished Pink card and then the inside of the card.
I created the second card in exactly the same way using a different pattern of the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper, Balmy Blue card and Balmy Blue ink. I love how they both turned out, don’t you.
Kris
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Christmas Happiness
Today I decided to use up some product left over from making the Framed Art Decoration from my all day class at Beachmere. I embossed Basic White card using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder before attaching a piece of Sweetest Christmas 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the left hand side
I attached panel 1 from the Decoration and then added it to a card front partially coering the Designer Series Paper. You can find the instructions to create the panel here. The Basic White panel is attached to scored and folded Real Red card. I stamped the greeting from the Decorated with Happiness stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink. I punched out the greeting using the Double Oval Punch and attached it to a punched Real Red scalloped oval.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of the same pattern Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of Basic White card. I also stamped another greeting from the Decorated with Happiness stamp set using Real Red ink. I love how this panel looks on the card front and I know that some of my ladies from Beachmere are going to create cards with their panels instead of the Framed Art Decoration. You can get the instructions for the panel on my Free Tutorial Page. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Framed Art
Every year since I started classes at Beachmere we have had an All Day Class in November to create projects for Christmas. One of the projects which has been an ongoing favourite is our Framed Art decoration. Today I thought I would share the one we created this year. I embossed each of the Basic White panels using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder before attaching the embossed panels to Shaded Spruce card. The first panel has some decorations attached which were die cut from Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam and Grey Granite card using the Decorated Pine Dies. The second panel uses the Leaves of Holly Dies to cut Soft Sea Foam and Shaded Spruce card. The greeting is from the Leaves of Holly stamp set and uses Shaded Spruce ink. The third panel uses the Trees for Sale stamp set and the Co-ordinating Tree Lot Dies. The stars were cut from Gold Foil using the Tree Trimming Dies. The fourth panel uses the Trimming the Tree Stamp Set and co-ordinating Tree Trimming Dies. I uses Soft Sea Foam and Shaded Spruce ink. The dies are cut from Real Red and Gold Foil card. The fifth panel uses the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set and co-ordinating Candy Cane Dies. I also added a bow tied with the Iridescent Trim. The last panel uses the Misteltoe Dies cut from Real Red and Shaded Spruce card.
If you like this decoration you can download the instructions here. Or you can visit my Free Tutorials Page to download the instructions.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just so you know the Tree Lot Dies were part of Sale-A-Bration and are no longer available. The Tree Trimming Dies were released as a short term promotion and are currently available on the clearance rack while stocks last.
Graduation
My eldest granddaughter graduated from High School recently and I thought I would share the card I made for her. I searched Pinterest and was inspired by a number of ideas, so thank you to all those who shared their creations. I used one of the retired Triangle Dies to cut Basic White card. I used that as a guide to cut a piece of Daffodil Delight card. I attached the panels together before attaching them to a piece of Night of Navy card. I stamped “congratulations” from the A Grand Kid stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink.
The greeting is attached to Daffodil Delight card and then the Night of Navy panel. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I used the Dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend to colour three large Basic Pearls and attached them to the Basic White triangle. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the retired Strong & Beautiful stamp set using Night of Navy ink. Such a simple card but it commemorates a massive effort on Abigail’s part. We are so proud of her.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 