The Dress
My eldest granddaughter is graduating from High School this year and she managed to purchase her dress for the occasion recently. I was privileged to see her wearing the dress but I am not allowed to share online yet…but I had to create a page for my own pleasure. So here is the page, minus the photos! I attached a piece of Hues of Happiness 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the right hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached a piece of Starry Sky card to the left hand side of the page, partially covering the Designer Series Paper.
I attached two strips of Basic White card to the page and attached the Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon over the top. I added Basic White photo mats to the page to show where the photos will sit. I added three flowers and three sets of leaves which I cut from the Designer Series Paper using the co-ordinating Blossoming Happiness Dies, using dimensionals. I used three lengths of the Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon to tie a bow and attach to the page using a glue dot. The title was printed onto Basic White card and trimmed out using my Paper Snips. Even without the photos I think this is a gorgeous page but I am not sure you could go wrong using this absolutely sensational Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Floral Birthday
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the Hues of Happiness Product Suite and today I have another card I made using this Product Suite. I cut one long edge of a piece of Basic White card using the border from the Blossoming Happiness Dies and attached it to scored and folded Pool Party card. I attached the flowers and leaves which were cut from the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper to the Basic White panel.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Happiness Abounds stamp set onto a narrow strip of Basic White card using Pool Party ink. I attached the greeting panel to a layer of Pool Party card and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a flower and leaves cut from the Designer Series Paper to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. This is such a pretty card and I must give credit to Emma Goddard who’s card I found on Pinterest. Thank you so much Emma for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy 16th
My eldest grandson turned 16 recently and today I thought I would share the card I made for him. I cut one panel of He’s The Man 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper in half. I attached the patterned panel across the bottom of Basic White card and attached the darker piece across the top of the Basic White panel. I cut a narrow strip of a different pattern and attached it across the panel to cover the joins. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I attached the car image which is one of the die cut pieces from the He’s The Man Specialty Designer Series Paper to the top left hand corner of the panel. I stamped the “happy” from the Biggest Wish stamp set onto the card front using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing powder from the Basics Embossing Powders and heat set it. I stamped “birthday wishes” from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto Basic White card using Early Espresso ink.
I cut out the greeting using the banner from the Harvest Dies and then trimmed down the edges to make it narrower before attaching it to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached two narrow strips of the He’s The Man Specialty Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card. I cut Basic Black card using one of the circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies and attached it to the centre of the Basic White panel. I cut Daffodil Delight card using the now retired Playful Alphabet Dies and attached it to the centre of the Basic Black circle.
My grandson is eligible for his learner driver permit so I thought this was appropriate.
Bye for now,
Kris
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1966
Today’s page shows off a photo I found of myself with my sisters on the first day of school 1966. Such a long time ago! I cut four squares from one of the papers from the Design a Daydream 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I attached the Designer Series Paper pieces to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page so that the squares showed both sides of the paper. I attached narrow strips of Basic Black card over the joins in the Designer Series Paper.
The photo is attached to Basic Black card and then to the page. I used the Alphabest stamp set to stamp the title onto Blushing Bride card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The letters are cut using the Best Label Punch and attached to the top left hand side of the page.
I printed the journaling onto Blushing Bride card, cut it out using the largest banner from the Harvest Dies before attaching it below the Designer Series paper. I cut the flowers and leaves from the same pattern of Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper and attached them to the lower right hand corner of the photo. Can you believe the uniforms we had to wear in those days – such a good fit – and the school bags!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Birdy Birthday
Today’s card uses the Pretty Birds Bundle and also the Charming Sentiments Bundle which I used in my Facebook Live this week. I began by cutting a circle from a piece of Basic White card and also the front of a Pool Party card base using one of the Layering Circle Dies. I embossed the Basic White card using the Timber 3d Embossing Folder and attached it to the card front, matching up the circle die cut holes. I cut Pool Party card using the same circle die and them cut around the circle using a larger scalloped circle from the Layering Circle Dies.I attached the Pool Party scalloped frame around the die cut circle in the card front.
I stamped “wishing you the happiest of birthdays” from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto Basic White card using Soft Suede ink. I cut out the greeting using the co-ordinating Sentiment Silhouette Dies. I used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink to the die cut and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I cut Basic White card and scored it in half before attaching it to the inside of the Pool Party card base, making sure that the fold is on the right hand side. I cut a circle from Basic White card and a scalloped circle from Pool Party card using the Layering Circle Dies. I attached the die cuts together before attaching them to the front of the folded Basic White card.I stamped the outline of the bird image from the Pretty Birds stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I stamped the branch image using Soft Suede ink and the bird fill image using Pool Party ink. I used the co-ordinating Birdhouse Die to cut out the image before attaching it to the centre of the Basic White circle using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting, also from the Charming Sentiments stamp set using Soft Suede ink. To decorate the inside panel I stamped the bird image using the same inks as before.
Both of these stamp sets and co-ordinating dies are truly lovely but I have to admit that I love the sentiment dies which fussy cut without me having to do it. I look forward to spending a little more time with these bundles working out fun ways to use them. I would love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sending A Little Message
Today’s card is another I made when I first received the Bottled Happiness stamp set. This time, I embossed Basic White card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed card to scored and folded Shaded Spruce card. I stamped the floral image from the Bottled Happiness stamp set onto Basic White card using Crushed Curry ink.
I stamped the leaf image from the Bottled Happiness stamp set over the top of the floral image using Shaded Spruce ink. I cut out the image using the largest circle from the Layering Circle Dies. I attached the image to a Shaded Spruce scalloped circle cut using the same dies before attaching it to the card front.
I stamped the greeting from the Bottled Happiness stamp set onto Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Layering Circle Dies. I attached the image to a Shaded Spruce scalloped circle cut using the same dies and attached it to the card front. The greeting sits partially over the stamped floral panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the floral and leaf images from the Bottled Happiness stamp set onto the upper left hand corner of Basic White card using Crushed Curry and Shaded Spruce ink.
Another pretty card, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Mother’s Day
Today’s page shows off a couple of photos from Mother’s Day. My daughter and family came around for morning tea. Elyssa had made some beautiful scones. Before they left my Mum and Dad arrived so we were able to get these photos. The background circle for this page was cut from the Perfectly Penciled 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I coloured the leaves using a Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blend. You can’t really see them but I did add some strips of Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the page.
The flowers are all from the Artistically Inked stamp set and they have been stamped onto Basic White card in Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight. The leaves are also from the Artistically Inked stamp set and they are stamped in Old Olive on Basic White card. All of the stamped images were cut out using the co-ordinating Artistic Die. To finish the page, I cut the title from Basic Black card using the retired Playful Alphabet Dies, which I attached across the flowers on the bottom of the page. I am not sure whether I really love the finished result but I do love the photos.
Bye for now
Kris
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Pelican Birthday
Today’s card uses the Waves of Inspiration stamp set and co-ordinating Waves Dies. This particular bundle was a pre-release for the soon to be released 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. To begin my card, I cut two pieces of Basic White card, one I cut using the Picture This Dies and the other I stamped using the Gentle Waves Background stamp and Night of Navy ink.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set onto the upper left hand corner of the die cut panel using Night of Navy ink before attaching the stamped panel to the back of the die cut panel.
The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped the pelican image from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Soft Suede ink. The image is cut out using the co-ordinating Waves Die and attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the pelican image onto the right hand side of Basic White card using Soft Suede ink. I covered the image using a post-it-note and stamped the Gentle Wave background across the bottom of the Basic White card.
Its a simple card but I am more than happy with the finished result and the best thing is the Picture This Dies are included in the new catalogue. Yay! I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Overflowing With Happiness
Today I am sharing a set of cards I made using the Bottled Happiness stamp set. This was the first thing I received from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. I decided to create some samples to share with the ladies who attended my Open House Catalogue Launch. Since I didn’t have the new in-colours, I decided to use some of the In-colours which are carrying over. To begin I stamped the floral image from the Bottled Happiness stamp set onto the top left and lower right hand corner of Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink.
I stamped the leaf image from the Bottled Happiness stamp set over the top using Soft Succulent ink. I attached the stamped panel to Fresh Freesia card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I stamped the greeting from the Bottled Happiness stamp set onto a strip of Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink. I attached the stamped panel to Fresh Freesia card and attached a length of Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon to the back of the panel. I attached the greeting panel across the card front and tied a bow with the ribbon. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the floral image using Fresh Freesia ink and the leaf image using Soft Succulent ink. I created two more cards, the first one using the same products but the Polished Pink ink, A4 card and ribbon, and the second using Pale Papaya ink, A4 card and ribbon.
I love how pretty they look and cant wait to stamp them using the new In-colours. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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For some reason I cannot get the icon for the Polished Pink A4 card to come up, but you can see it here in my online store.
Quill Family
Today’s page shows off a photo of my grandfather with his brothers and Mum and Dad. I cut a strip of Gray Granite card and embossed it using the Gingham Embossing Folder before attaching it to the centre of the Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page. I cut two strips from Early Espressocard which are slightly different lengths and embossed them using the splatter folder from the Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders. I attached the embossed Early Espresso card either side of the Gray Granite panel. I cut Basic White card and scored it in half, making sure that the front was large enough to hold my photo. I printed my journaling onto the Basic White card so that the journaling would be hidden inside the folded card and attached the photo to the front. The photo panel is attached to the centre of the embossed panels. I cut two narrow strips of Crumb Cake card which I embossed using the stripes folder from the Stripes and Splatters Embossing Folders.
I attached one to the top left and one to the bottom right of the page. I cut the title from Early Espresso card using the retired Playful Alphabet Dies. I cut Merry Merlot card using the star die from the Give-It -A-Whirl Dies and attached them around the title. Simple page but this is probably the one photo I have of my grandfather’s whole family.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 