Anzac Day
Today’s page was created to hold some photos taken at this year’s Anzac Day march. My grandson is an Air Force Cadet and has joined the Drum Corps. He marched with the Cadet Corps in Brisbane and played the drum. Unfortunately the Air Force Cadets do not want photos displayed on the internet, so I added them after I took the photos for this post. I began by attaching three pieces of Basic Black card to a square of Basic White card. I cut the edge of the two pieces of Real Red card using one of the Scalloped Contours Dies.
The title is cut from Basic Black card using the now retired Playful Alphabet Dies. I stamped the poppy image from the Painted Poppies stamp set onto the Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using a Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blend. I printed the journaling onto Basic White card and cut it out using one of the Painted Labels Dies.
I stamped the single flower image and the leaf image from the Painted Poppies stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the flower using Real Red Stampin’ Blends and the leaf using Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the flower with the co-ordinating Painted Labels Die and the leaf with Paper Snips. The Basic White panel is attached to the centre of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. The photos will be attached to the Basic Black rectangles. I love the colours of this page, don’t you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Record Birthday
Today’s card once more uses the For The Record stamp set which I featured this week in my Facebook Live. I used an idea shared by Lyn Dunn to create the front panel of this card. I attached strips of the 2022-2024 In-Colour Designer Series Paper across a panel of Basic White card. I attached the panel to another slightly larger piece of Basic White card and then a panel of Tahitian Tide card. The panel is attached to a Tahitian Tide card base which I scored so that it would be an easel card. I stamped the record image from the For The Record stamp set onto Basic Black card using Versamark ink.
I sprinkled the image with Black embossing powder and heat set it. The image is cut out using the largest circle from the Layering Circle Dies. I cut Tahitian Tide card using the smallest circle from the Layering Circle Dies and attached it to the centre of the record image before attaching the image to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped “happy birthday” from the For The Record stamp set onto Basic White card using Tahitian Tide ink and cut it out using the smaller banner from the Seasonal Labels Dies. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I added a panel of Basic White card inside the Tahitian Tide card base. I stamped “you’re awesome” from the For The Record stamp set onto Basic White card using Tahitian Tide ink. The greeting is cut out using the banner from the Seasonal Labels Dies and attached to the Basic White card using dimensionals. This allows the card to stand correctly when it is open. I love how pretty all the designer series paper panels look together, don’t you? Thanks Lyn for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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For The Record
This week on my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using the For The Record stamp set. As usual when a new catalogue arrives, I forget all about the product in any other current catalogue. So this stamp set from the January to June Mini Catalogue has actually never been inked (but don’t tell my husband that)! I decided to use the striped image from the stamp set and stamp it across a panel of Basic White using the new In-colours – Starry Sky, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Sweet Sorbet and Orchid Oasis. I attached the stamped panel to Starry Sky card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I stamped the record image from the For The Record stamp set onto Basic Black card using Versamark ink. I sprinkled the image with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it. I cut out the image using the largest circle from the Layering Circle Dies. I cut Starry Sky card using the smallest circle from the Layering Circle Dies. I attached the Starry Sky circle to the centre of the record image before attaching the panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the For The Record stamp set onto Basic White card using Starry Sky ink and cut it out using one of the banners from the Seasonal Labels Dies.
I attached the banner across the record image using dimensionals underneath both ends. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the For The Record stamp set using Starry Sky ink onto the inside of the card base. I stamped the striped image across Basic White card using Starry Sky ink, cut it into a narrow strip which I attached to Starry Sky card. The striped panel is attached across the bottom of the inside of the card. I really do not understand why I waited so long to ink this stamp set because it is so much fun. I’d love to know what you think of the card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Starry Birthday Wishes
Last week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards made using the Sending Smiles Bundle and today I have another one. I began by embossing Basic White card using the Bricks & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Starry Sky card behind one long edge before attaching it to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the card front.
I cut Starry Sky patterned paper from the 2022-2024 In-Colour Designer Series Paper twice using one of the squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the two squares to the embossed Basic White card. I stamped the flower stem from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto Basic White card using Parakeet Party ink. I stamped the flower from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto the flower stem using Starry Sky ink. I added the flower centre using Daffodil Delight ink before cutting out the image using one of the squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies.
I attached the image panel to another square cut from Starry Sky card before attaching the whole piece to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Sending Smiles stamp set using Starry Night ink. I also stamped the flower stem, flower and flower centre as before onto the lower left hand corner of the inside of the card.
All of these products will be available for you to purchase from the Annual Catalogue beginning today. I hope I have inspired you to take a look at this bundle and the gorgeous new in-colours.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Easter Blessings
Today I have a card for you showcasing some product which is carrying over to the next Annual Catalogue. What better way than to actually CASE the catalogue. So my first card uses the Daffodil Daydream stamp set and co-ordinating Daffodil Dies. I cut Basic White card three times using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink to one rectangle, Daffodil Delight ink to the second rectangle and Granny Apple Green ink to the last rectangle.
I stamped “Easter Blessings” from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of the Granny Apple Green rectangle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached the three rectangles to the front of scored and folded Night of Navy card. I stamped the large daffodil image from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Daffodil Die.
I stamped the butterfly image from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Daffodil Die. I attached the daffodil image to the card front using dimensionals and the butterfly image with dimensionals under the wings and Tombow Multipurpose glue underneath the body. To decorate the inside of the card, I sponged Night of Navy ink onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using a Blending Brush. I stamped the smaller daffodil image from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut out the floral image using the co-ordinating Daffodil Die before attaching it over the blended ink on the Basic White panel.
My card doesn’t use exactly the same technique as the card in the catalogue (which you can find on page 20) but I love the end result. So thanks Stampin’ Up! for some great inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Birthday Wishes
Today’s page shows off a couple of photos taken on the occasion of my husband’s recent birthday. I attached pieces of the All Together 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. One piece of the paper is 6″ x 6″, one is 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, one is 5″ x 5″ and the last one is 4-1/2″ x 4-1/2″. I attached the photos to Basic Black card and then the centre of the page. I used the Stamparatus to hinge stamp “happy” from the Biggest Wish stamp set onto Basic White card using Bermuda Bay ink.
I used the Stamparatus to hinge stamp “birthday wishes” from the Sending Smiles stamp set using Pacific Point ink. I hand wrote the date and attached the stamped panel to Basic Black card and then to the page. I used the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder and the co-ordinating Bouquet of Love Dies to cut Bermuda Bay card to create one large floral heart. I also cut Bermuda Bay card using the smaller heart die from the Bouquet of Love Die. I attached the large and smaller heart to the centre of the page. I used the small heart from the Here’s For You Dies to cut a Bermuda Bay heart which I attached to the stamped panel.
Simple page but I love it.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sending Sunshine
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made with the Sending Smiles Bundle which will become available to customers soon when the new Annual Catalogue goes live. This is a lovely stamp set and the dies cut out some of the images and greetings. For my card today, I embossed Basic White card using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a strip of Tahitian Tide 2022-2024 In-Colour 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the panel. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Sahara Sand card. I stamped the flower stem from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto Basic White card using Parakeet Party ink and added the flowers using Tahitian Tide ink.
I added the flower centres using Daffodil Delight ink. I cut out the stamped images using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies before attaching the panel to the card front using dimensionals. I used the Sending Dies to cut Sahara Sand card and Tahitian Tide card to create “sending”. I attached the greeting to the card front using mini dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Sending Smiles stamp set onto Basic White card using Tahitian Tide ink and cut out the greeting using the longest banner die from the Sending Dies.
The greeting is attached to the card front using mini dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the flower stem onto Basic White card using Parakeet Party ink. I added the flowers using Tahitian Tide ink and the flower centres using Daffodil Delight. I attached a narrow strip of the same In-Colour Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card before attaching the panel to the inside of the card.
I am really enjoying creating and getting to know this stamp set. I hope you are enjoying my creations as well.
Bye for now,
Kris
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I can’t add the links to the new product until the catalogue goes live.
New In-Colours
This week in my Facebook Live I shared a new stamp set and some of the in-colours from the new Annual Catalogue to be released next week. Today I am sharing some cards using an old stamp set and each of the new 2022-2024 In-Colours. I created the same card in each of the five colours to share with you. I began by stamping the Daisy Garden stamp onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut a circle from the stamped card using the Layering Circle Dies. I coloured the images using the new In-colour Stampin’ Blends – Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Sweet Sorbet, Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky. Each flower has been coloured with the light blend and the petals in the dark blend.
I coloured all of the flower stems with the dark Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blend and the leaves with the light Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blend. I cut a scalloped circle from each of the co-ordinating in-colour card using the Layering Circle Dies. I attached one of the plain panels to a scored and folded card base in each of the colours.
I attached the coloured circle to the co-ordinating scalloped circle and then the card base in the co-ordinating colour. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto a strip of Basic White card using each of the colours. I tied a length of the co-ordinating In-colour Baker’s Twine around the banner. Each stamped banner is attached to a co-ordinating piece of card and then to the co-ordinating card front. (Boy that’s a lot of co-ordinating!) To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the Daisy Garden stamp so that just a little shows on the bottom of a Basic White card. All of the panels were coloured to match the co-ordinating card base. You can see all the colours below from left to right, Sweet Sorbet, Starry Sky, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis.
I am not sure that you can see the colour in these photos too well but hopefully you will have some idea of how beautiful they are.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sunflower Celebration
Since I am still waiting on my pre-order today I am sharing another card I CASEd from the new Annual Catalogue. This time I am using the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set and Sunflower Dies. My card is loosely base on one you can find on page 34 of the catalogue. I embossed Petal Pink card using the Bricks & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the one large sunflower, one small sunflower and two large leaves onto Basic White card using Stazon Saddle Brown ink. I coloured the images using Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Soft Sea Foam and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.
I die cut all of the images using the co-ordinating Sunflower Dies. I also cut Basic White card using the large open sunflower die, the large open leaf die(twice) and both sets of flower stem dies. I attached the open sunflower to the stamped and coloured sunflower and the leaves to the stamped and coloured leaves.
I attached the die cut flower stems, both leaves and the large sunflower to the card front. I stamped the greeting from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set onto Soft Sea Foam card using Stazon Saddle Brown in and cut a “v” in one end. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. I attached the small sunflower to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped, coloured and die cut the small sunflower as before. I cut the two flower stem dies from Soft Sea Foam card and embossed a narrow strip of Petal Pink card using the Bricks & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the two flower stem dies to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I attached the embossed Petal Pink card over the flower stems and attached the stamped flower on top. Again I love the finished result, so once more thanks Stampin’ Up! for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Relax
I created today’s card for my sister who recently celebrated her birthday. I used some of the limited release All Together 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I coloured the “crosses” on the long central panel using the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend before attaching it to the Basic White card. I coloured some of the hearts on the second piece of Designer Series Paper also using the dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend. I attached the Designer Series Paper across the Basic White panel before I attached the whole panel to scored and folded Basic Black card.
I stamped the image from the In The Moment stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Poppy Parade, Night of Navy, Ivory, Bronze, Daffodil Delight and Dark Basic Black Stampin’ Blends.
I cut out the image using the second largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies (coming soon). The image panel is attached to a square cut from Poppy Parade card using the largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies (coming soon). I attached the image panel to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the In The Moment stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut out the word “relax” and attached it to the image panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I coloured a piece of Designer Series Paper and attached it across the bottom of Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set (retiring) onto the Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I liked the card so much that I made a second one for my sister-in-law who is celebrating her birthday soon.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 