Framed Birthday
Today I am sharing a card I made for a friend who celebrated her birthday at the beginning of October. I followed some instructions you can find on Lyn Dunn’s blog to create this card. She also has a video and a free downloadable tutorial. I cut my card base from Evening Evergreen card and embossed the small section at the front using the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder.
I cut the second card base from Smoky Slate card and added an Evening Evergreen panel to the front before attaching it inside the base. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder and attached it to the Evening Evergreen panel. I attached a length of Gold Simply Elegant Trim to the card front using a dimensional.
I cut two floral images from the Fitting Florets 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and attached them over the Gold Simply Elegant Trim using dimensionals. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
The greeting is attached to an Evening Evergreen rectangle cut using the same dies. I attached the greeting to the embossed panel on the card base using dimensionals along the lower edge only. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached another flower I cut from the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I love how this turned out. I have tried to create this type of card before but have not succeeded, so I am very grateful to Lynn for her instructions. I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Most Wonderful Time
Today I am sharing a page I created using the Santa Express Memories & More card pack. If you love to create quickly and easily then Memories & More card packs are your best go to. I don’t have any photos to add to this page yet but I am sure that over the coming months, there will be lots of Christmas memories created. I attached a piece of Early Espresso card to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached one 6″ x 4″ and two 3″ x 4″ Santa Express Memories and More cards to the Early Expresso card. I added Basic White card where I will place my photos. My page is ready to go all I need are the photos and some journaling. Easy! What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Special Delivery
Today’s card uses the Santa Express suite of products to create a slim card. This is a really fun product suite to use with great images in the Santa’s Delivery stamp set and co-ordinating Santa’s Train Dies. The Santa Express 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper is gorgeous and has some great images which you can cut out using the Santa’s Train Dies. I began by using a Blending Brush to add Coastal Cabana ink across a panel of Basic White card. I die cut Soft Suede card using the train track die from the Santa’s Train Dies. I attached this across the bottom of the coloured Basic White card. I embossed two pieces of Basic White card using the mountain folder from the Charming Landscapes Embossing Folders.
I cut around the top of the mountains and layered up the pieces to cover the length of the Basic White card. I made sure to butt the bottom of the embossed pieces up against the top of the die cut train track. I stamped the images from the Santa’s Delivery stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I also added greetings from the Santa’s Delivery stamp set onto the side of the two carriages using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images using Ivory, Real Red, Old Olive, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Basic Black, Soft Suede and Light Smoky Slate ink.
I die cut all of the pieces and attached them to the card front using dimensionals. The tree and present images are attached separately. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Santa’s Delivery Stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the candy cane image from the Santa’s Delivery stamp set across the bottom of the Basic White card also using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blend to colour the candy canes. I am so happy with the way this card turned out. In fact I am very happy with all the product I have used from this amazing Product Suite.
Bye for now,
Kris
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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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Stamping with Kris 