Just For You
Today’s card uses the Stylish Sketches stamp set which is FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a qualifying order. I began by embossing Very Vanilla card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder which I attached to scored and folded Old Olive card. I cut two pieces of the Design A Daydream 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and attached them to the upper left and lower right hand corners of the embossed Very Vanilla card.
I stamped the dog/wolf/dingo image from the Stylish Sketches stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Soft Suede and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I attached the image panel to Old Olive card and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Celebrating You stamp set onto Very Vanilla card and cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals where necessary.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Celebrating You stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Old Olive ink. I also attached a piece of the same pattern Designer A Daydream Designer Series paper across the bottom of the stamped Very Vanilla panel.
I wasn’t sure I was going to like using the images from this stamp set but boy was I wrong. If you don’t have a demonstrator and live in Australia contact me so that we can organise for you to receive the new Mini Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration catologue too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Mum & Dad
Today’s page shows off a photo of my Mum and Dad on my wedding day. I cut four different patterns from the Splendid Day 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper and attached them to the right hand side of a Basic Gray 12″ x 12″ page. I die cut Copper Foil, Silver Foil and Mint Macaron card using the same die from the Splendid Stems Dies. I attached the dies to the top left hand corner of the Basic Gray page.
I attached my photo to Basic White card and then the page, covering the ends of the die cuts. I stamped the title using the Alphabest Stamp Set onto Mint Macaron card using Basic Gray ink.
I used the Best Label Punch to cut out Mum and then Dad. I die cut Mint Macaron card using the “&” from the retired Playful Alphabet Dies. I attached the title to the left hand side of the page below the photo. I punched Mint Macaron card once more using the Best Label Punch and wrote the date before attaching it underneath the edge of the right hand piece of Designer Series Paper. I love how pretty this page is using this gorgeous this Splendid Day Specialty Paper.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Anniversary
My parents celebrated their 66th Wedding Anniversary recently and I forgot to make them a card. So rather belatedly I used the Splendid Thoughts Bundle to put together this card. I embossed Basic White card using the splatter from the Stripes & Splatter 3D Embossing Folders. I attached the embossed panel to the front of one of the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes. These cards & envelopes can be earned for FREE during Sale-a-Bration with a qualifying order and are especially geared to work with the Splendid Thoughts Bundle. I cut Soft Sea Foam card using one of the leaf dies from the Splendid Stems Dies and attached it to the embossed card.
I stamped the floral/leaf image from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Calypso Coral ink. I coloured the images using the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend before cutting out the images using the co-ordinating Splendid Stems Die. I attached the floral images to the card front over the die cut leaf. I stamped the leaf image from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set onto Basic White card using Soft Sea Foam ink.
I coloured the image using the Light Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blend before cutting out the image using the co-ordinating Splendid Stems Die. I attached this image to the card front using Mini Dimensionals. I cut the 1/2 circle from Sahara Sand card using the Splendid Stems Die and attached it over the stems of the leaves and flowers using Mini Dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Celebrating You stamp set onto Basic White card using Calypso Coral ink. I cut out the image using one of the Banners from the Stylish Shapes Dies before attaching it to the card front using Mini Dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped, coloured and die cut the floral image and attached it to Basic White card. I stamped the greeting, also from the Celebrating You stamp set beside the floral image using Calypso Coral ink. I am really getting to love the Splendid Thoughts Bundle and co-ordinating products. Check out my Facebook Live this week to get a few more ideas for using this bundle.
Thankfully Mum and Dad loved this card, even if it is a little late.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hippest Hippos
Today I am sharing a card I made with the Hippest Hippos stamp set which you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration with a qualifying order. Not only is it free but is so cute. I have paired it with the Silver & Gold 6″ x 6″ Specialty Paper which you can also earn for Free during Sale-A-Bration with a qualifying order. I cut two pieces of the Gold paper from the Specialty Paper and used a Blending Brush to add Fresh Freesia ink. I attached the Specialty Paper to Basic White card and then scored and folded Fresh Freesia card.
I cut Gold Foil card using the die from the Eden Dies and attached it to cover the join in the Specialty Papers. I stamped the image from the Hippest Hippos stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using the Light Smoky Slate, Dark Petal Pink and Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using one of the circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached it to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I coloured a narrow strip of the Specialty Paper using Fresh Freesia ink and a Blending Brush. I attached the Specialty Paper across the bottom of Basic White card before stamping the greeting from the Hippest Hippos stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Simple but so pretty! Don’t you think? If you don’t have a copy of the new Sale-A-Bration brochure and you live in Australia, then contact me so that I can get a catalogue to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Day 1
Today’s page shows off the day we met up with out friends at Toowoomba to road trip to Winton. Our friends live in New South Wales and had met up at Tweed Heads to travel to Toowoomba together. Can’t wait to begin our trip. I attached the photos to Basic White 12″ x 12″ card which I cut down before attaching to a Basic Black 12″ x 12″ page. I cut the title from Basic Black card using the retired Playful Alphabet Dies.
I printed the journaling onto Basic White card and attached it to Basic Black card. The journaling is attached to the page below the photos. I cut the caravan image from Smoky Slate and Basic Black card using the Tree Lot Dies. These dies are FREE during sale-a-bration with a qualifying order and co-ordinate perfectly with the Trees For Sale stamp set in the July to December Mini catalogue. I attached the pieces together before attaching to the left hand edge of the journaling panel. I stamped the three solid trees from the Trees For Sale stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Soft Succulent ink. I stamped the detail image over the top using Evening Evergreen ink. The trees are cut out using the Tree Lot Dies before being attached to the page beside the caravan. A simple page (you know that’s my style) but lots of memories in these photos.
Bye for now,
Kris
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You can view the Basic Black 12″ x 12″ card here.
Retirement Wishes
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared the Trees For Sale stamp set which you can find in the July to December Mini Catalogue and the Tree Lot Dies which you can have FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a qualifying order. For today’s card I am once more using these items. I began by embossing Basic White card using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder which I attached to scored and folded Mossy meadow card. I cut Shimmer White card using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies. I stamped the “sand” image from the Oceanfront stamp set twice across the bottom of the die cut panel using Crumb Cake ink. I used a Watercolour Brush to move the ink around to give complete cover over the bottom half of the die.
I used the “sky” image from the Oceanfront stamp set to add Coastal Cabana ink to the remaining half of the die cut and once more used a Watercolour Brush to move the ink to give a little more coverage of the die. I attached the die to the upper right hand corner of the card front. I die cut the caravan image twice using the Tree Lot Dies, once from Smoky Slate card and once from Basic Black card. I trimmed around the wheel on the Smoky Slate image and cut off the jockey wheel. I trimmed down the Basic Black image and attached it to the back of the Smoky Slate image. I die cut the second caravan image from Basic Black card using the Tree Lot Dies and attached the images to the Smoky Slate die before attaching the whole piece to the stamped Shimmery White rectangle. I cut the caravan image once more from Basic White card and attached the two window pieces into the image on the card front.
I stamped the three solid trees from the Trees For Sale stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink which I stamped first onto scrap paper. I stamped the three detailed tree images over the solid images using Mossy Meadow ink before cutting out the trees using the co-ordinating Tree Lot Dies. I attached the trees to the left hand side of the card front. I stamped “retirement wishes” from the Paradise Palms stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink and punched out the greeting using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to a Mossy Meadow scalloped oval punched using the same die and then the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Paradise Palms stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink. I stamped the large solid tree onto the lower left hand corner of the stamped Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the detailed tree image also using Mossy Meadow ink.
The Trees For Sale stamp set is presented as a Christmas card stamp set but I hope I have convinced you that you can use it for almost any occasion.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hello Daffodil
Today’s card once more uses the Fabulous Frames Dies which I showcased on my Facebook Live this week. I cut Old Olive and Basic White card using the large rectangle frame from the Fabulous Frames Dies. I attached the outside Old Olive frame to a Basic White panel before attaching a strip of Design A Daydream 12″ x 12″ Designer Series paper over the left hand side. I stamped the image from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto the smaller Basic White rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I attached the stamped panel inside the Old Olive frame, partially covering the Designer Series Paper. I inked the “hello” part of a greeting from the Eden’s Garden stamp set using Old Olive ink and stamped onto Basic White card.
I cut out the greeting using the banner die from the Fabulous Frames Dies. This die cuts with a score line around the inside of the frame and I used my Paper Snips to cut along the score line to create a smaller banner. I attached the trimmed greeting to an Old Olive banner cut using the same die. The greeting is attached to the image panel over the end of the daffodil image. I added two small Basic Rhinestones to the banner and one large one to the image panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the smaller daffodil image from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I am having fun playing with the Fabulous Frame Dies and hope that I have inspired you to take a look at these dies when you receive you new catalogue. Don’t have a new catalogue! Don’t have a demonstrator but live in Australia! Send me a message and I will organise to get one to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Turning 4
Today’s pages show off some photos from when my youngest granddaughter turned 4. We had a great day with lots of fun and lots of cake. I began by attaching strips of Petal Pink and Sahara Sand card across the bottom of two Basic White 12″ x 12″ pages. I trimmed the edges of the strips on the left hand page to create a banner effect. I attached my photos to Basic Black card before attaching them to the pages. I stamped the title using the Alphabest stamp set and punched out the letters using the Best Label Punch.
I also cut Sahara Sand card using one of the dies from the Sentiment Silhouette Dies and attached them beside the “4”. I stamped the greeting from the A Grand Kid stamp set onto Sahara Sand card using Memento Tuedo Black ink and punched it out using one of the punches from the Heart Punch Pack. I attached the greeting to a Petal Pink scalloped heart before attaching it to the left hand page. To decorate the right hand page I cut Sahara Sand, Petal Pink and Daffodil Delight using the Sentiment Silhouette Dies to create four candles. I cut Basic Black card using one of the Fabulous Frames Dies and attached it to the lower right hand corner of the second page. I cut Basic White using the same die and temporarily attached the panel to the inside of the Basic Black frame.
My printer is out of action at the moment so I will add the journaling at a later time. Simple pages but full of amazing memories. I can’t believe that 8 years have passed since that day – time flies!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Penciled Birthday
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the stand along Fabulous Frames Dies. These dies do not co-ordinate specifically with any stamp set but with just about any stamp set you may already own. Today’s card also uses the new (to this catalogue) Perfectly Penciled 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I cut three pieces from different patterns of the Designer Series Paper including one that I could colour. I used Dark Sweet Sorbet, Dark Daffodil Delight and Dark Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends. The three panels of Designer Series Paper are attached across the bottom of Basic White card.
I attached a narrow strip of Sweet Sorbet card across the top of the Designer Series Paper panels before attaching it to scored and folded Basic Black card.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Sweet Sorbet ink and cut it out using the oval frame from the Fabulous Frames Dies. I cut the same die from Sweet Sorbet card as well. I attached the Sweet Sorbet oval frame to the card front and attached the stamped Basic White oval inside the frame. I coloured one of the flowers from the Designer Series Paper as before and cut it out. I attached the flower to the greeting panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I coloured a strip of the same floral pattern from the Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper using the Dark Sweet Sorbet, Dark Daffodil Delight and Dark Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends. I attached the panel to the left hand side of Basic White card. I also added a very narrow strip of Sweet Sorbet card alongside the Designer Series Paper.
I love how pretty the colours look on this card, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Penciled Sympathy
Today’s card was created with left over pieces from this card I shared with you on Tuesday last week. I embossed Basic White card using the Bricks & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. I cut Basic White card using the Layering Circle Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the Basic White die cut using Highland Heather ink.
I cut a scalloped circle from Highland Heather card using the Layering Circle Dies and attached the greeting. The greeting panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I had coloured the floral images using the Light Highland Heather and Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
I cut out the floral images and attached one to the top left hand corner and one to the bottom right hand corner of the greeting panel. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped another greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set using Highland Heather ink. I attached a smaller floral bouquet previously coloured using the Dark Highland Heather and Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. Sympathy cards are always hard to make when you really need one, so it’s always easier to have some on hand.
Bye for now,
Kris
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