5 Generations
Today’s page shows off a photo that I found in my box of photos waiting to be scrapped. Although the photo is not a great one, it shows the five generations of my family and was taken not long before my grandmother passed away. I attached three pieces of the beautiful but now retired In Good Taste Designer Series Paper to the right hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I cut the floral image from Basic White card using the Artistic Die. I coloured the image using Dark Petal Pink and Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends.
The image is attached to the top left hand side of the page. I attached the photo to Early Espresso card before attaching it to the page. I stamped the title onto Soft Sea Foam card using the Alphabest stamp set and Early Espresso ink. The letters are punched out using the Best Label Punch before being attached to the page. Simple but pretty, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Best Day
For today’s card I attached a piece of the Design A Daydream 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the outline leaf image from the Framed Occasions stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I stamped the leaf fill image onto the outline image using Shaded Spruce ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the greeting from the Framed Occasions stamp set onto Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut the leaves and the greeting using the same hexagon die from the Beautiful Shapes Dies and attached them to the card front.
I stamped the single flower from the Framed Occasions stamp set onto Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink and used my paper snips to cut it out. The flower is attached over the stamped hexagons.
Lastly I added three Classic Matte Dots to the card front, including one onto the centre of the flower. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the outline leaf and the fill leaf images from the Framed Occasions stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. I attached a narrow strip of the same pattern from the Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card, covering the end of the leaf image.
Another simple card using this great stamp set. Hope you like it.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happiness Birthday
Today I am sharing the card I made for my youngest daughter’s birthday. I attached a piece of Hues of Happiness 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I embossed a strip of Starry Sky card using one of the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders. I attached the embossed card across the card front. I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the other folder from the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I attached four flowers which I cut from the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper using the co-ordinating Blossoming Happiness Dies. I also added three sets of leaves which were also cut from the Designer Series Paper using the co-ordinating Blossoming Happiness Dies.
I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Starry Sky ink and punched it out using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to a Starry Sky scalloped oval and then the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set using Starry Sky ink. I attached another die cut flower and leaf beside the greeting. This card is so pretty and I love that the Designer Series Paper co-ordinates perfectly with the Blossoming Happiness Dies. I hope you have had a good look at the Hues of Happiness Product Suite because it is truly beautiful.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Free Shipping
Hello everyone, just popping in to let you know that Stampin’ Up! is offering free shipping on any orders over $65.00 for tomorrow the 21st June only. This would be a great time to stock up on your favourite accessories, adhesives, paper and ink. Just remember it is for the 21st only, that’s tomorrow. Happy Shopping!
Bye for now,
Kris
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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Stamping with Kris 