So Special
My Mum and Dad celebrated their birthdays last Saturday and today I thought I would share the card I made for my Dad with you. I stamped the solid mountain image from the Mountain Air stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the detailed mountain image from the Mountain Air stamp set across the top of the solid images using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the solid treeline image from the Mountain Air stamp set across the bottom of the mountains using Soft Sea Foam ink.
I stamped the detailed treeline image over the top using Pear Pizzazz ink. I used a Blending Brush to colour the Very Vanilla card below the treeline using Pool Party ink. I used a Blending Brush to add colour to the area above the mountains using Balmy Blue ink. I stamped the birds from the Mountain Air stamp set above the mountains using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the greeting from the Tasteful Touches stamp set using Early Espresso ink.
I used one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out the image. I die cut Pear Pizzazz card three times using the large single tree die from the Majestic Mountains Die. I attached the die cut trees to the left hand side of the image panel. I attached the image panel to Early Espresso card and then scored and folded Thick Very Vanilla card. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the double tree image from the Mountain Air stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Very Vanilla card using Pear Pizzazz ink. I stamped the greeting from the Handsomely Suited stamp set onto the Very Vanilla card using Early Espresso ink.
I loved making this card for my Dad and hope that he had a wonderful day celebrating his 91st birthday. I am so blessed to still have him in my life.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy New Year
As one door closes another opens and I know that we are all hoping that 2022 is going to be a really good year. To celebrate this new beginning, I created some Happy New Year cards. I began by attaching a panel of Fresh Freesia card across the centre of Very Vanilla card before embossing the panel using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel is attached to scored and folded Fresh Freesia card.
I punched three balloons from Fresh Freesia card using the retired Balloon Builder Punch and attached lengths of Gold Simply Elegant Trim to each one before attaching to the card front, using dimensionals underneath the top balloon. I cut “happy” from Very Vanilla card using the Christmas Cheer Dies (now unavailable) and attached it over the Gold Simply Elegant Trim. I cut narrow strips from the sides of a dimensional sheet and used pieces to attach the “happy”.
I inked “new year” from the A Wish for Everything stamp set using Fresh Freesia ink and stamped onto Very Vanilla card. I trimmed the greeting using my Paper Snips before attaching the greeting using mini dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the A Wish For Everything stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Fresh Freesia ink. I embossed a strip of Fresh Freesia card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and attached it across the bottom of the stamped card. I loved the finished card, so I made a couple more using Pale Papaya, Polished Pink, Magenta Madness and Bumblebee card and ink.
They look pretty don’t they.
Happy New Year and bye for now,
Kris
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Daffodil Dies
This week in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards using the Daffodil Daydream Bundle and today I have another card to share. For this card, I embossed Basic White card using check folder from the Checks & Dots Embossing Folders. I attached a piece of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of the embossed Basic White card before attaching the panel to scored and folded Old Olive card. I die cut Old Olive card using the leaf dies from Daffodil Dies (I die cut one leaf twice). I also used the flower stem die to cut Old Olive card as well. I layered the leaves and flower stem onto Basic White card. I wanted them to look like a little posy. The Basic White panel is attached to Old Olive card.
To create the flower, I die cut the solid images from Daffodil Delight card and the detailed images from Crushed Curry card. The Daffodil Dies contain two of the three leaf solid dies and two of the leaf detailed dies so that makes it a little easier. After attaching the detailed dies to the solid dies, I attached the two three leaf images on top of each other. You get two solid flower centres and two detailed flower centres in the Daffodil Dies as well, so creating multiple flowers becomes a little easier. After attaching the detailed dies to the solid dies, I attached the flower centre using dimensionals, before attaching the daffodil flower over the end of the flower stem die.
Sounds complicated but believe me once you get started it gets easier and easier. I coloured a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding using the dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend before tying a bow and attaching it to the image panel using a Glue Dot. I attached the image panel to the card front (not using dimensionals). To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto the panel using Old Olive ink.
This bundle is definitely going to be a favourite with all of you I am sure. Once your start playing with the dies, your imagination will take flight. This bundle will become available for you to order once the catalogue goes live on the 4th January. If you do not have a demonstrator and you live in Australia, please contact me so that we can organise to get the catalogue to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Easter Blessings
Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards made using the Daffodil Daydream Bundle and today I have another card to share. What an amazing suite this is! The stamp set is just lovely with beautiful floral images, a couple of backgrounds and two gorgeous sentiments, and not forgetting the butterfly. The Daffodil Dies are amazing and my goodness there are lots and lots of dies. For today’s card, I embossed Daffodil Delight card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed panel to scored and folded Old Olive card. I stamped the image from the Daffodil Daydreams stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using Daffodil Delight & Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
I stamped the background dotted image across the bottom of the stamped daffodils before cutting out the image using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I attached the panel to the centre of the embossed Daffodil Delight card. I stamped the greeting from the Daffodil Daydreams stamp set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink. I punched out the greeting using the Double Oval Punch and attached it to an Old Olive scalloped oval cut using the same punch. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the background border image across the bottom of Basic White card using Old Olive ink.
I stamped the butterfly from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set onto Basic White card and coloured it using the Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the butterfly using the co-ordinating Daffodil Die and attached it over the left hand side of the border.
I am so happy with my first attempts using this Daffodil Daydream Bundle and I know that you will love it too. Don’t forget the Mini Catalogue goes live on January 4 and so does the January-February Sale-A-Bration catalogue. If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and you live in Australia, contact me so that me can arrange to get one to you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thanks
Today I have another card for you using the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set and co-ordinating Amazing Thanks Dies which I have teamed with the Simply Marbleous 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This paper is one of the items that you can earn for free during January and February with a $90.00 spend. I decided to create a centre step card following the instructions at Splitcoast Stampers.
I cut the card base from Basic Gray card and added pieces of the Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper to the side panels. I stamped the tree image from the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink and attached it to the centre panel. I cut another piece of the Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper to go across the bottom panel.
I cut the solid “thanks” from Mossy Meadow card and the detailed “thanks” from Basic White card using the Amazing Thanks Dies. I attached the two “thanks” together before attaching them across the bottom of the stamped tree. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the same tree image onto the left hand side of Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink. This panel is attached inside the centre step card to give me somewhere to write a message.
I just know that you are going to love this stamp set, co-ordinating dies and the beautiful free Designer Series Paper.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Amazing Silhouettes
Last week on my Facebook Live, I shared some ideas using the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set which you can find on page 40 of the January to June Mini Catalogue. This stamp set was in my swag bag when I attended Onstage at Home in November. At first I wasn’t too sure how to use this stamp set but now that I have used it I think I am going to love it.
The stamp set has co-ordinating dies which I purchased in my pre-order (a demonstrator perk). For the first card I am sharing today, I stamped the butterfly image from the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set onto the left hand side of Very Vanilla card using Highland Heather ink.
I cut “you are amazing” from Gorgeous Grape card using the solid word images and from Highland Heather card for the more detailed word images using the Amazing Thanks Dies. I attached the Highland Heather image to the Gorgeous Grape images and then the card front. I attached the Very Vanilla card to Gorgeous Grape card and then scored and folded Highland Heather card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the butterfly image from the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Very Vanilla card using Highland Heather ink. For the second card, I stamped the butterfly image from the Amazing Silhouettes stamp set three times onto Very Vanilla card using Highland Heather ink. I cut “thanks” from Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather card using the Amazing Thanks Dies. I attached the Highland Heather die cuts to the Gorgeous Grape Dies cuts and then stamped Very Vanilla card. The image panel is attached to Gorgeous Grape card and then scored and folded Highland Heather card. To decorate the inside of the card, I once more stamped the butterfly image onto the lower left hand corner of Very Vanilla card using Highland Heather ink.
I really love the way this stamp set and dies work together, don’t you? Only a few days until you too can order this Amazing stamp set!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Magic & Wonder
Can you believe it? Today is Christmas Day, the most wonderful day of the year. I wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. A little different for us this year as my two girls are spending Christmas elsewhere, so it will just be Mum & Dad, my sister, neice, great nephew and Ron & I. I hope that all of you have a wonderful day celebrating with those you love. Instead of a scrap page, today I am sharing with you the cards I made for each of my four granddaughters for Christmas this year. The vintage style was inspired by a card from a tutorial that I purchased from Create with Connie & Mary but the layout was inspired by this card I found on Pinterest by Julianne Richards. I created the first card using the colours that were used in Connie & Mary’s tutorial. I sponged the edges of Very Vanilla card using a sponge dauber and Soft Suede ink and stamped the greeting from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto the top right hand corner using the same ink.
I attached the panel to Soft Suede card and then Blushing Bride scored and folded card. I stamped two large and one medium flowers from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto Blushing Bride card using Soft Suede ink. I cut out the flowers using the co-ordinating Poinsettia Die. I sponged a little Soft Suede ink into the centre of each of the flowers before using my bone folder to add curl the leaves. I used a Glue Dot to attach the layers together and then added mini dimensionals underneath each of the curled petals. I stamped two large leaves onto Soft Suede card using Soft Suede ink. I cut them out using the co-ordinating Poinsettia Die and sponged a little Soft Suede ink onto the lower part of the leaf.
I stamped the berry image from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set twice onto Blushing Bride card using Soft Suede ink. I stamped the berry fill image onto the stems using Soft Suede ink as well. I cut out the berry images using the co-ordinating Poinsettia Die. I also cut two sets of berries/leaves from Mint Macaron card using the Poinsettia Die. I layered the flowers and leaves onto the lower left hand corner of the sponged Very Vanilla card. Lastly I added three Champagne Rhinestones to the centre of the flower.
To decorate the inside of the card I sponged Soft Suede ink around the edges of Very Vanilla card before attaching the panel to Soft Suede card. I stamped and die cut, one medium and one small flower, two small leaves, one berry image and one mint macaraon berry/leaf image. The flowers and leaves are layered onto the lower left hand corner of the sponged Very Vanilla card.
When I am creating a card, like these, I only adhere the flowers in the very centre, so that I can layer the leaves underneath the outer edges of the flowers. Once I have everything in the right place, I carefully remove the backing from the mini dimensionals and adhere them to the card. For the inside of the card, I just add a little liquid glue underneath the petals to secure them to the card base.
I created three more cards using Petal Pink, Highland Heather and Fresh Freesia for the flowers and card bases. I love them all and hope that my granddaughters do too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Panel 5 Card
Today I am sharing the card I made using the last panel from my Framed Art Piece. You can find the instructions for this decorative piece and all five cards here on my Free Tutorials Page. I cut a piece of Real Red card in half using one of the Basic Border Dies. I attached one half of the Real Red die cut behind the top edge of a peace of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (Sale-a-bration Freebie).
The Designer Series Paper panel is attached across the bottom of Basic White card before being attached to scored and folded Old Olive card. I created the image panel following the instructions and attached the panel to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Christmas to Remember stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink. I attached the second half of the Real Red die cut behind one long edge of a strip of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel is attached across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. I have had so much fun using up my left over kits to create cards using the panels from the Framed Art piece. So, since this is the last card, I created using the panels from the Framed Art Piece, I thought you might like to see them all together.
I hope that you find the tutorial for these cards and the Framed Art Piece useful now and in the future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Panel 4 Card
Today’s card uses the fourth panel that I created for my Framed Art piece this year. You can download the PDF instructions here. I did change this panel slightly, instead of stamping the image from the Words of Cheer stamp set twice onto Basic White card, I only stamped it once onto the top left hand corner. The image is coloured using the Real Red, Old Olive and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I cut a piece of Real Red card in half using one of the Basic Border Dies.
I embossed Old Olive card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached one half of the Real Red die cut behind the long edge. The embossed panel is attached to Basic White card and then scored and folded Old Olive card. I attached the stamped panel to Old Olive card and then the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Christmas to Remember stamp set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink. and cut out using the Seasonal Labels Die. I cut Old Olive card using the same die and then cut it in half, I attached one half behind the back of the top of the greeting label and the other half behind the bottom half of the greeting label.
The greeting is attached to the card using dimensionals. I added a Basic Rhinestone to the centre of the two flowers and one to the greeting label. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the image from the Words of Cheer stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image once more using Real Red, Old Olive and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I embossed a narrow strip of Old Olive card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the second half of the Real Red die cut behind one long edge of the embossed card before attaching the panel across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
I really love this finished card and love that I am using up my left over kits.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Panel 3 Card
Today’s card uses the third panel that I created for my Framed Art piece this year. I will update the instructions for the Framed Art Piece as soon as I have shared all five cards. I didn’t really add much to this panel except a Crumb Cake card base since it was a perfect card front as it was.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped two leaves from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Merriest Frames Die. I stamped the holly berries from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Merriest Frames Die. I attached the leaves and berries onto the upper left hand corner of Basic White card before attaching the panel to the inside of the Crumb Cake card base.
Simple!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 