Cheers To You
My son-in-law recently celebrated his birthday and today I am sharing his card with you. I followed a video by Lisa Curcio to create this fancy fold card. You can find her video here. I cut my card base pieces from Sahara Sand card and used the He’s The Man 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to decorate the panels. I stamped a greeting from the Whiskey Business stamp set onto Basic White card using Early Espresso ink and attached the panel to the inside of the card.
I cut Basic White card using one of the frames from the Framed Florets Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Whiskey Business stamp set onto the top of the Basic White oval using Early Espresso ink. I only inked the word “Cheers” the first time and then “to you” the second time so that I could space the words how I wanted.
I stamped the “lime” image from the Whiskey Business stamp set onto the oval using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Light So Saffron Stampin’ Blend. I stamped the glass image from the Whiskey Business stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the So Saffron Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the glass images and attached them to the stamped oval. The oval is attached to the centre of the card front. I really love how this card turned. Thank you Lisa for your instructions. I must admit I will have to play with this one to convert the directions to fit our A4 card. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Seasonal Sale
First we had Click Frenzy and Black Friday and now Stampin’ Up! is holding a Seasonal Sale from the 15th November to the 18th November. Select product from the Annual Catalogue will be discounted. 10% of selected punches. 15% of Selected Stamp Sets. 20% of selected Dies. 20% of selected embossing folders. 20% of selected Designer Series Paper. Wow! What a wonderful time to stock up on the items on your Wish List. You can download a PDF of the items on sale here.
Once you have decided what to buy you can head on over to my store to place your order.
Happy Shopping!
Bye for now,
Kris
Emu Park
and Koorana Croc Farm. We had a lovely day visiting Emu Park where we did the Memorial WWI walk up the hill to the Singing Ship. It was a lovely sunny day but really windy (just check out the hair!). After our walk we had lunch at the Hotel. The next day we visited the Koorana Croc Farm. This is an amazing place and certainly worth a visit if you are in the Rockhampton area. I decided to create this page to co-ordinate with the one that I shared last week. I attached a piece of Boughs of Holly 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the page before attaching my photos. I created the journaling on my computer and printed onto Basic White card. I stamped the palm tree image from the retired Island Vibes stamp set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink and cut it out. I attached the palm tree image above the right hand photo. The title is printed onto Basic White card and fussy cut.
Here are both pages together. Simple pages but the happy memories will last a long time. I hope I am inspiring you to do some Memory Keeping of your own.
Bye for now,
Kris
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‘Tis The Season
Today’s card uses the Sweetest Christmas Suite from the July to December Mini Catalogue. This product suite has two stamp sets with co-ordinating dies, sequins, ribbon, designer series paper and some glimmer paper too. For today’s card, I attached a piece of the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper to Real Red card and then Thick Basic White (note that I used a flat piece of card for the base). I scored and folded a panel of Thick Basic White card to create the front panel of the card. I stamped a greeting from the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set onto the inside before attaching the panel to the left hand side of the card front.
I attached a piece of the same Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper to Real Red card and then front of the folded card. I stamped the candy cane image from the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink. I also stamped two of the leaf images from the Christmas Banners stamp set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink. I die cut the candy cane using the co-ordinating Candy Canes Die and the leaves using the co-ordinating Christmas Banner Die.
I also stamped the banner from the Christmas Banner stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Christmas Banner Die. I stamped the greeting from the Christmas Banners stamp set onto the centre of the banner die using Old olive ink. I attached the leaves and candy cane flat onto the Designer Series paper on front of the folded card. I attached the banner using dimensionals. Lastly I added three Gold Adhesive Backed Seasonal Sequins around the candy cane. This is such a great fancy fold which I found on Pinterest here. Not sure who created the card but thanks for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Birthday Wishes
My niece celebrated a special “O” birthday and I wanted to give her a special card as I couldn’t attend her celebration party. This card is very similar to one I created when I first got the Fitting Florets Collection but a little more stepped up. I embossed Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached a piece of the Fitting Florets 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom. I added a narrow strip of Polished Pink card across the top of the Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel to scored and folded Polished Pink card.
I die cut Polished Pink and Basic White card using the frame die from the Framed Florets Dies. I inked “wishes” from the birthday stamp in the Framed Florets Stamp set using Polished Pink ink and stamped it onto the bottom of the Basic White oval. I inked “birthday” from the same stamp using Polished Pink ink and stamped it above “wishes”. I attached the Polished Pink frame and the stamped Basic White oval to the card front. I die cut two flowers from the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper.
I attached one floral image to the stamped Basic White oval. I cut the flowers from the second die cut and attached them over the full image using dimensionals. I added three Basic Rhinestones just to add a little bling. To decorate the inside of the card, I die cut another flower from the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper and attached it to the upper left hand corner of Basic White card. I decided since it was a special occasion to die cut another image from the Designer Series Paper and attach it to the upper left hand corner of a Basic White envelope.
As you can see in the photo the first card on the left is pretty but I think the second card, on the right is just a little bit more special. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Long Day
Today’s page shows a couple of photos from our long drive from Brisbane to Yeppoon. We took Mum and Dad away for a break. My Mum has Dementia and we wanted to give my Dad a break from all the mundane daily tasks. We were blessed with a lovely day, no rain and not too hot. I attached a piece of Boughs of Holly 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper down the left hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I stamped the palm leaf image from the retired Sale-A-Bration stamp set Island Vibes across a strip of Old Olive card using Old Olive ink.
I attached the stamped Old Olive card to the page beneath the photo on the left. I stamped the same palm leaf image twice onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink and cut them out. I attached the images to the right hand side of the page, slightly overlapping them before attaching the two photos on the right. The photo at the top was taken during our lunch stop and I attached this photo to scored and folded Soft Suede card. I added my journaling to the inside of the panel before attaching it to the page. I printed the title onto Basic White card and cut it out before attaching it to the right hand side of the page. With my Dad being 91 and my Mum 86, I am not sure how many more of these trips we will be able to have, so the memories this page brings are very special.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Season’s Greetings
For today’s card, I decided to cut White Glimmer Paper using the large background die from the Candy Canes Dies. The die cut panel is attached to scored and folded Real Red card. I also cut Real Red Glimmer Paper using the same die and attached the strips from the Real Red die cut into the White die cut on the card front. I cut Basic White card using the largest circle from the Layering Circle Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto the Basic White circle using Real Red ink.
I die cut Garden Green card using the largest scalloped circle from the Layering Circle Dies. The two circles are attached together before attaching the panel to the card front. I die cut the White Glimmer Paper using the flower dies from the Merriest Frames Dies. I also stamped the leaf image from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto the White Glimmer Paper using Garden Green ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Merriest Frames Die. I used the Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blend to colour the flowers before attaching them together using Glue Dots. I attached the flowers to the stamped Basic White circle using a dimensional.
The leaves are attached using Tombow glue so that I could slide them under the flowers. I added Basic Pearls to the centre of the flowers to give them a finished look. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a greeting from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink. I also stamped and die cut a leaf to match the card front and attached it next to the greeting. Once I had made this card, I had the left over pieces from the White and Real Red die cuts, so I attached the Real Red frame to scored and folded Thick Basic White card and added the White strips inside the frame. I created the card front and inside the card in exactly the same manner as the first card.
I think they are both pretty cute, don’t you? I love that I could use all of the die cut pieces without wasting anything.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Cheers
Today’s card features a fancy fold which I shared on my Facebook Live way back in early 2021. I cut the base card from Early Espresso and attached panels of the He’s The Man 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the front panels.
I attached one of the die cut greetings from the He’s The Man Designer Series Paper to Very Vanilla card before attaching the panel to the inside of the card.
I cut the pieces for my slider from Early Espresso and attached a piece of Very Vanilla card embossed using the splatter folder from the Stripes and Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. I attached another die cut greeting from the He’s The Man Designer Series Paper to the embossed Very Vanilla card using dimensionals. I love how these cards go together and they really are super simple. This one even more so, because the Designer Series Paper does all the work!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Grand Finals
My two youngest granddaughters recently competed in grand finals for their netball club. One team won the grand final and the other team was runner’s up! Both girls played so well. I embossed a piece of Real Red card using the stripes folder from the Stripes and Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. and attached Early Espresso card down both sides before attaching the panel to a Basic White 12″ x12″ page. I embossed a piece of Night of Navy card using the stripes folder and a piece of Daffodil Delight card using the splatters from the Stripes and Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. I attached the panels across the lower part of the page, however, I did leave a spot without glue to slide the Basic White circle into.
I embossed a large circle of Daffodil Delight using the splatters folder from the Stripes and Splatters 3D Embossing Folders and attached it to the top section of the page. I cut Early Espresso card, attached my photos before attaching the panel to the page. I printed the title onto Basic White card and cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I stamped the greeting from the A Grand Kid stamp set onto Basic White card using Early Espresso ink and cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I attached the greeting to an Early Espresso rectangle and the top left hand side of the page. I will print my journaling onto the Basic White circle, which I cut using the Layering Circle Dies, when I have clarified a few details. Such a fun page to comemorate a fun day.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Designer Tag Birthday
Today I have a card I made using the Designer Tag Dies. I have had these dies for a while and this is the first time I have used them! I embossed Fresh Freesia card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I die cut the tag and added the floral die to create the front panel from Basic White card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the tag using Fresh Freesia ink.
I wrapped some of the White Crinkled Ribbon through the ends of the tag before attaching it to the embossed card. The ends of the Crinkled Ribbon are attached to the back of the panel and the whole piece is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I die cut Fresh Freesia card using the floral die from the Designer Tag Dies and held the pieces for the flowers in place with Washi Tape.
I added adhesive into the blank spaces in the Basic White tag and added the Fresh Freesia pieces to the floral spaces. I die cut Soft Succulent card using the same die and added the leaf pieces to the Basic White tag. To decorate the inside of the card, I die cut the flower from the lower left hand corner of Basic White card and attached the panel to the inside of the Thick Basic White card base. I cut Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent card as before to fill in the blank spaces from the die. I really love this effect, although it is a little fiddly, because it really makes this flower so much prettier. Don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 