Peaceful Oceanfront
Today’s card is another one I created using the Oceanfront stamp set. For this card, I attached a strip of Bermuda Bay card to the centre of Basic White card before embossing the panel using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel is attached to scored and folded Sahara Sand card. I stamped the sand image from the Oceanfront stamp set onto Basic White card using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the double sand image using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the sea image using Bermuda Bay ink and the sky image using Coastal Cabana ink.
I stamped the large grass image from the Oceanfront stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink and the smaller grassy image using the same ink. I cut out the images using the Stitched Rectangle Die. I cut Sahara Sand card using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies and attached the image panel to the centre. The whole piece is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped “thinking of you” from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Sahara Sand ink and punched it out using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to a scalloped Sahara Sand oval cut using the same Punch. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the sand image from the Oceanfront stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I stamped the large and smaller grassy images from the Oceanfront stamp set onto the sand using Mossy Meadow ink.
I love the colours in this card, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Golf
Today’s page shows off a couple of photos that Ron took when he and Ethan visited my Dad at the Retirement Village and had a game of golf. I am not sure what Ethan enjoyed more, playing golf or driving the buggy! I attached a piece of Garden Green card to the centre of Crumb Cake 12″ x 12″ card. I embossed a narrow strip of Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it across the lower part of the page. I attached each of the photos to Basic Black card before attaching them to the page. I stamped the image from the Clubhouse stamp set (retired) onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I masked the image with a post-it-note mask and used a Blending Brush to add Garden Green ink across the bottom of the panel and Balmy Blue ink across the top of the panel. I removed the mask and stamped the grass image from the On The Horizon stamp set across the bottom section of the panel using Garden Green ink. I stamped the bird image from the On The Horizon stamp set across the top of the panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the stamped image using Ivory, Dark Smoky Slate, Dark Balmy Blue and Dark Basic Black Stampin’ Blends. The stamped panel is attached to Basic Black card before it was attached to the page. I cut the title from Basic Black card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. I printed the journaling onto Basic White card which I attached to Basic Black card before attaching to the page. Simple but I love it. Who knows how many more opportunities there will be for them to play together.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Beautiful Thinking of You
Today’s card is another one I created using the Oceanfront stamp set which I shared on my Facebook Live this week. I stamped “thinking of you” from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached a piece of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of the stamped Basic White card before attaching the panel to scored and folded Basic Black card. I stamped the image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I covered the image with a post it note mask and stamped the sand image twice using Sahara Sand ink. I also stamped the double sand image over the top using the same ink. I kept the mask in place and stamped the sea image using Bermuda Bay ink and the sky image using Coastal Cabana ink.
I removed the post it note mask and coloured the images using Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather Ivory and Bronze Stampin’ Blends. I stamped the bird image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto the sky using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached the stamped panel to Basic Black card and then the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I simply attached a narrow strip of the same pattern from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of Basic White card.
This is such a fun set and I am sure that you will find many stamp sets in your stash which will work perfectly with these lovely images.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just Because
This week on my Facebook Live, I shared some cards made using the Oceanfront stamp set. This is a great set to use on its own but it goes so well with just about any other stamp set you can think of. For today’s card, I attached a piece of Bermuda Bay card across the bottom of Basic White card and embossed the panel using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel is attached to scored and folded Early Espresso card. I stamped the sand image from the Oceanfront stamp set onto Basic White card using Sahara Sand ink.
I stamped the lighthouse image from the Sailing Home stamp set onto the sand using Sahara Sand ink. I placed a post-it-note mask over the lighthouse and stamped the sea image from the Oceanfront stamp set using Bermuda Bay ink. I kept the mask in place and stamped the sky image from the Oceanfront stamp set using Coastal Cabana ink. I cut out the image using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies before stamping the bird image from the Sailing Home stamp set onto the sky using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I also stamped the grass image from the Oceanfront stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink. I attached the image panel to an Early Espresso rectangle cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “just because” from the Lovely You stamp set onto Basic White card using Early Espresso ink. I punched out the image using the Double Oval Punch and attached it to an Early Espresso scalloped oval cut using the same punch. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the sand image from the Oceanfront stamp set across the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the double rock image over the top using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the grass image from the Oceanfront stamp set over the sand images using Mossy Meadow ink.
I really am loving all the different looks I can get using the Oceanfront stamp set. I hope I have inspired you to take a closer look.
Bye for now,
Kris
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VW Birthday
We have had a lot of issues here in the South Pacific receiving items from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue. I am happy to say that they are now all available and the Sale-a-Bration period has been extended for us until the 16th March. Yay! Today I am using the Driving By stamp set which is Free with a $90 qualifying purchase. I began by embossing Basic White card using the Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I cut two strips from different patterns of the Sunshine & Rainbows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (also FREE during sale-a-bration with a qualifying purchase) to the embossed card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Pool Party card.
I stamped the car image from the Driving By stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Soft Sea Foam, Light Smoky Slate, Dark Basic Black, Dark Flirty Flamingo, Dark Bermuda Bay, Dark Night of Navy & Dark Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends.
I cut out the image using one of the Layering Circle Dies and attached it a Pool Party scalloped circle which I cut using the same dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Best Year stamp set onto the Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
This stamp set was one of the first things I wanted to select from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue, so I am happy that I now have it to “play” with!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Hello Friend
I have another card to share today using the Friendly Hello bundle. This card was created during the all day session held recently on the World Card Making Group Facebook page. Such a fun day, demonstrators from Australia and overseas shared 8 videos to show us how to create different looks using products from the Sale-a-bration and January to June Mini Catalogue. This card was one I stamped along with Vicky Wright a Queensland demonstrator and friend of mine. For this card, I attached a narrow strip of Basic Black card behind one long edge of a panel of Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached across the bottom of a Basic White panel.
I cut Basic White card using one of the Tasteful Labels Dies before stamping the die cut with the dotted image from the Friendly Hello stamp set. I used the die cut to give me an idea of where to stamp several of the very small images from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto the Basic White card using Pool Party and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding using the Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blend and wrapped it across the top edge of the Designer Series Paper. The whole piece is attached to Basic Black card and then scored and folded Pool Party card. I stamped the greeting from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto the Basic White die using Memento Tuxedo Black ink before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals.
I tied a bow in another length of White Crinkled Seam Binding which I had coloured using the Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blend and attached it to the card front using a Glue Dot. Lastly I added three to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Basic Black behind one long edge of a piece of the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel is attached across the bottom of Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto the Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped one of the small images used on the front of the card beside the greeting using Pool Party Ink.
I big thank you to Vicky for the inspiration for this card.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Bird Feeding
Mum just loved feeding the birds at Cania Gorge. She was especially excited when this one came to visit while we were having a coffee. She shared her biscuit with the bird and was fascinated by the way it used its foot to hold it. I decided to use some of the Friendly Hello bundle to create this page. I attached a strip of Friendly Hello 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached another piece of Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper partially over the first.
I attached my photo to Basic Black card and then the page, making sure to tuck a small Basic White circle behind the top left hand corner. I printed my journalling onto Basic White card and cut it out using one of the Hippo & Friends Dies. I attached the journaling using dimensionals so that it would sit partially over the photo. I stamped the bird image from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the image using Dark Real Red, Dark Old Olive, Fresh Freesia, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Soft Suede and Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends before cutting it out. I was hoping that this bird would look like the Parrot Mum is feeding, not sure if it does. I attached the image to the page below the photo. I stamped the large flower image onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I masked the image using a Post-it-note and stamped several leaves around the flowers. I removed the mask and coloured the image using Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green & Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I attached the flowers onto the Basic White circle using dimensionals so that it would sit slightly over the photo. I love that this page brings a smile to my face.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Friendly Birthday
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I created using the Friendly Hello bundle which you can earn for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration. For today’s card, I attached a piece of the Friendly Hello 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to Basic White card and then scored and folded Pale Papaya card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Artistically Inked stamp set four times down the left hand side of Basic White card. I cut two strips of Basic White card using the largest of the Scalloped Contour Dies. I attached the die cut strips to each long side of the stamped Basic White card before attaching the panel to the card front.
I stamped the large floral image from the Friendly Hello stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the flowers using Pale Papaya and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I also stamped one of the leaf images from the Friendly Hello stamp set three times onto Basic White card using Soft Succulent ink and cut them out. I trimmed one flower away from one of the stamped images and attached it flat to the stamped Basic White panel. I attached the double flower image over the top using dimensionals. I attached the leaves flat to the panel around the floral images.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the floral image from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I masked the image and stamped the leaf image around the flower using Soft Succulent ink. The flowers are once more coloured using the Dark Daffodil Delight and Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends.
This bundle gives you lots of options for creating beautiful cards, I hope I have inspired you to take another look and perhaps add this bundle to your wish list. I will definitely have more cards using this bundle to share with you over the coming weeks.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Best Birthday
This week on my Facebook Live, I shared some cards created using the Friendly Hello bundle which is Free with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration ($180.00 in Aus). The bundle includes the lovely Friendly Hello stamp set and the co-ordinating Friendly Hello 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. For today’s card, I attached a strip of Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper to the top left hand side of Basic White card. I embossed a piece of Fresh Freesia card using the Macrame 3D Embossing Folder and attached it over the top section of the Basic White card.
I stamped the greeting from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Fresh Freesia card. I stamped the bird image from the Friendly Hello stamp set onto Basic White card. I cut out the image using the second largest circle from the Layering Circle Dies.
I coloured the image using Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Soft Succulent and Light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends. The image is attached to a Fresh Freesia scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circle Dies and then the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card. I stamped the small floral image from the Friendly Hello stamp set just above the Designer Series Paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image is coloured using LIght Soft Succulent, Dark Daffodil Delight and Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends.
This is such a lovely bundle. The stamp set has beautiful images and greetings and the Designer Series Paper is just so pretty with beautiful colours – Basic Black, Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Pool Party and Shaded Spruce. If you don’t already have your eye on this bundle, take another look!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just a Note
For today’s card, I embossed Basic White card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder which I attached to scored and folded Misty Moonlight card. I attached two different patterns of paper from the Harvest Meadow 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (retired but I have a lot left) to the embossed Basic White card. I punched the end of the blue patterned paper using the Tailored Tag Punch to create a banner. I cut Misty Moonlight card using one of the Encircled in Beauty Dies before attaching the panel to the card front.
I stamped the greeting from the Encircled in Friendship stamp set onto Basic White card using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut out the greeting using one of the Layering Circles Dies and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the large floral image from the Encircled in Friendship stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Light Magenta Madness and Dark Just Jade Stampin’ Blends.
Sometimes when the Mini Catalogues come out, you just forget to use things from the Annual Catalogue, so I wanted to remind myself (and you) about these lovely products.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 