Happy 17th
My eldest granddaughter celebrated her 17th birthday recently and today I thought I would share the card I made for her with you. I embossed Misty Moonlight card using the Painted Texture 3d Embossing Folder before attaching a piece of the Heart & Home Designer Series Paper across the panel. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I cut Fresh Freesia card using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies. I attached a narrow strip of another piece of Heart & Home designer Series Paper down the left hand side before attaching the panel to the card front.
I stamped the image from the Blessings of Home Stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used sponge daubers to add Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya and Soft Succulent ink to the image before cutting it out using another of the Scalloped Contour Dies.
The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. For the inside of the card I created a pop up using the same instructions as I shared on a recent Facebook Live using Basic White card. I embossed a piece of Misty Moonlight card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to the left hand side of the pop up. I stamped the same image from the Blessings of Home onto the lower right hand corner of the pop up and coloured it using sponge daubers and the same inks as on the front of the card.
I cut Basic White card using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies and stamped “happy” and “birthday” using the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut the “17” from Misty Moonlight card using the Playful Alphabet Dies and stamped the “th” by inking only those letters from the Artistically Inked stamp set. I attached the stamped die cut to a piece of Fresh Freesia card and then the pop up. I loved the finished result and decided to create a little tag to go with the present. I used the Tailor Made Tags to cut out the stamped and coloured image from the Blessings of Home stamp set. I cut Misty Moonlight using a slightly large die and attached the two tags together using a length of Denim Ribbon.
I just know that you are going to love the Heart and Home Product Suite in the next Mini Catalogue when it is released on the 3rd January.
Bye for now,
Kris
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On The Road
Today’s page shows off some photos from our drive from Longreach to Emerald. Our day started with a visit by four friendly Brolgas while we were packing up. On the drive we passed through Jericho, a lovely little town with it’s own Drive-in movie theatre (not sure it still operates). We arrived mid afternoon at Emerald and had a lovely drive-through site. Our neighbour was a lovely man who joined us for a chat while we had a couple of drinks before dinner. I printed my photos to 3″ x 4″ size and attached three of them to Cajun Craze card before attaching them to a Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page. The last photo is attached to Crumb Cake card and then the page.
I embossed a Crumb Cake square of card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to the left of the last photo. I embossed a Cajun Craze square of card using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to the page partially covering the Crumb Cake square. I added strip of Early Espresso card across the two embossed squares. I printed my title onto Very Vanilla card and cut it out before attaching it just above the Early Espresso strip of card. I stamped the large tree from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Soft Succulent ink and added the detailed tree image over the top using Evening Evergreen ink. The image is cut out using the co-ordinating Beautiful Trees Die and attached to the lower left hand corner of the page. I printed my journaling onto Very Vanilla card and attached it to Early Espresso card before attaching it to the page. Another simple page but one that makes me smile.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Panel 2 Card
Today’s card uses the second panel that I created for my Framed Art piece this year. I will update the PDF instructions for the Framed Art Piece to include instructions for these cards once you have seen all five. To begin this card I embossed Basic White card using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. I cut a piece of Real Red card in half using the Basic Border Dies.
I attached one half behind a piece of Christmas Trimmings Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel across the bottom of the embossed Basic White card. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Real Red card.
I created the image panel according to the instructions in my Framed Art PDF instructions. The image panel is attached 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 piece of Christmas Trimmings Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel is attached across the bottom of the Basic White card.
I love how much texture is on this card don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Panel 1 Card
I wanted to show you how to use the panels from the Framed Art Piece to create cards. Today’s card uses the first panel and since I had a few kits left over, this was quick and easy to create. You can find the instructions for the Framed Art Piece here and once I have shared all five cards with you, I will update the PDF instructions for the Framed Art Piece so that it includes instructions for each of the cards. To begin this card I cut a piece of Real Red card in half using the Basic Border Dies and attached one half behind the edge of a piece of Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached to Basic White card and then scored and folded Old Olive card.
I created the image panel according to the instructions in my Framed Art PDF instructions. The panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink.
I attached the second half of the Real Red border piece behind one long edge of a narrow strip of Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel is attached across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. Since I had a couple of kits for this project already cut it was easy to create this card with all the pieces ready to go.
Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Framed Art 2021
Every year, I hold a class where I create a Christmas Panel which can be framed and used for decoration. Today I am going to share this year’s piece with you. I am not going to go into a lot of detail, but if you need the instructions you can download the tutorial here. The colours in the panel are Old Olive and Real Red with the addition of Crumb Cake and Early Espresso for the last panel. I used a piece of Crumb Cake A4 to go in the A4 document frame as background.
The first panel uses the stamparatus to create a small wreath using a leaf image from the Merriest Moments stamp set as a background. The other images and greetings also come from this stamp set. I also added three Real Red Rhinestones to the flower centre.
The second panel uses the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder as background. I have also used the Christmas Cheer Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies and the Words of Cheer stamp set.
The middle panel uses the Merriest Frames Dies and Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder along with the Merriest Moments stamp set.
The lower left hand panel uses the Words of Cheer stamp set and the Christmas to Remember stamp set also with the Seasonal Labels Dies. The image is coloured using the Dark & Light Real Red, Dark & Light Old Olive and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.
The last panel uses the Christmas Season stamp set, Christmas to Remember stamp set and the Seasonal Labels Dies. I love creating these frames for Christmas, it gives me a chance to use lots of Christmas stamp sets and dies all in the one creation.
I have recreated each of these panels as cards which I will share with you soon.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Floral Thanks
I was inspired by this card by Teri Pocock on Pinterest to create my own version or two! I cut a piece of Smoky Slate card using the rounded Basic Border die and embossed it using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed panel to the front of scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped “thanks” from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Smoky Slate ink.
I stamped the image from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Basic White card using Sm ink. The image is coloured using the Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
The image is cut out using the co-ordinating Cherry Blossom Die and attached across the bottom of the embossed card. I added some Basic Rhinestones to the centre of the flower. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the top portion of the same floral image from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto the lower left corner of Basic White card. The image is coloured using the same Stampin’ Blends before attaching to the inside of the Thick Basic White card base.
I thought I would have another try at this card using different Stampin’ Blends. This time I stamped the floral image from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Basic White card using Smoky Slate ink and coloured the image using Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. I die cut the image using the Cherry Blossom Die and used repositional glue to attach it across Smoky Slate card.
I trimmed the Smoky Slate card to match the shape of the die cut. I removed the flower and embossed the Smoky Slate card using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the flower to the embossed card before attaching the panel to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of the card base using Smoky Slate ink. Once more I added some Basic Rhinestones to the flower centres. I stamped and coloured the inside panel as before but this time using the Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends.
I love how they turned out and thank Teri for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Nogo Station
We have done many tours with the Outback Pioneers while staying in Longreach but we have never done the Nogo Station tour until this last visit. I cut a piece of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper in half and attached one half to the top of two Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ pages. I attached a strip of Cajun Craze below the Designer Series Paper on both pages. I also attached a strip of Soft Suede card across both pages below the Cajun Craze Strip.
I attached two large and one small photo to the left hand page and four large and two small photos to the right hand page. I cut my title from Cajun Craze card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. The trees were created by stamping the large and the small solid trees from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Soft Succulent ink. I stamped the detailed trees over the top using Evening Evergreen ink. The trees were cut out using the co-ordinating Beautiful Trees Dies and attached over the two pages. My journaling is printed onto Whisper White card and attached to Cajun Craze card before being attached to the page with a strip of Soft Suede underneath.
Simple pages but the photos bring back so many memories of a wonderful day (and stay) in Longreach. If you ever get to Longreach visit the Station Store in the main street and check out the gorgeous products for sale and don’t forget to book a tour with this great bunch of people.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Starry & Bright
Today’s card is one that I made for my grandson’s for Christmas. It’s kind of hard to make teenage boy cards at Christmas because we have so many flowery stamp sets. I saw this card on Pinterest by Jennifer Cotton which gave me some inspiration. I stamped the greeting from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set onto the lower right hand corner of Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I embossed the stamped panel using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper to the left hand side of the embossed card.
I also attached a narrow strip of the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper (Sale-a-bration Freebie) next to the Designer Series Paper. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Cherry Cobbler card. I used the Christmas Trimmings Dies to cut a solid star from Soft Succulent, Cherry Cobbler and Evening Evergreen card.
I used another Christimas Trimmings Die to cut the detailed star from Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen card. I attached the detailed Soft Succulent star to the solid Evening Evergreen star and the detailed Evening Evergreen star to the solid Soft Succulent star. I cut the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper using one of the Stitched Stars Dies and attached it to the centre of the solid Cherry Cobbler star. These dies do not match exactly but look perfect together anyway. I attached the Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen stars flat to the card front and the Cherry Cobbler star using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I attached a narrow strip of Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. I attached a narrow strip of Be Dazzling Specialty Paper abutting the top edge of the Designer Series Paper.
I think they turned out great for a couple of young men, so thanks Jennifer for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Love Santa Tags (Not)
Today I want to share with you some Gift Card Holders I made using the Love Santa Tag Kit. These tags are amazing just as tags but they make great embellishments for other things too. I used an idea that was shared by Deseree Buss Krumm on a Demonstrator only Facebook Page way back in 2018 to create these Gift Card Holders. The first thing I did was follow the kit instructions and create each of the tags. Next I created the folded section by cutting and scoring Basic White card.
I embossed Poppy Parade or Just Jade card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached one embossed panel to the front of the folding section and one embossed panel to the last panel of the folding section. I attached the die cut tag to the front panel using dimenionals.
I wanted to add the twine so I tied it in a knot and added it to the eyelet hole using a Glue Dot to hold it in place. For three of the cards I added a piece of Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper (Sale-a-bration Freebie). I punched each of these panels using the Tailored Tag Punch to create somewhere to add my Gift Card. The last card has a piece of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (Sale-a-bration Freebie) which I also punched using the Tailored Tag Punch. Each of the panels is attached to a piece of either Just Jade of Poppy Parade card. To create somewhere to write my message, I cut Basic White card using the Stitched Rectangle Dies and attached the die cut to the inside embossed panel.
These are such simple cards to create and if you would like to create them you can download the tutorial for free here. You will find that the instructions begin with a different variation but the Love Santa Gift Card Holders are also included.
I’d love to know how you go creating these.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Triangles and Christmas
I saw a US Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator (Patty Bennett) show how to use the Stitched Triangle Dies to add panels to your card front and thought it was a good idea and decided to have a go. I cut Painted Christmas 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper using the largest of this shape Stitched Triangle Die and attached them to the upper right and lower left hand corners of Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto the Basic White card using Real Red ink. I stamped one of the leaf images from the Merriest Moments stamp set three times onto the upper right hand corner of the Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink.
I stamped various leaves onto Basic White card using Soft Succulent, Just Jade and Evening Evergreen ink and cut them out using the co-ordinating Merriest Frames Dies. I also stamped the berry image from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Real Red ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating die. I layered the leaves onto the Basic White card over the stamped leaves and included one of the Gold Holly Leaves.
The holly leaves and berries are attached at the top using mini dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Merriest Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink. I had one leaf I had stamped and die cut left so I attached that beside the greeting. I attached a narrow strip of Evening Evergreen card behind one long edge of Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper before attaching the panel across the bottom of the stamped card.
Now that I have finished the card, I am not sure whether or not I like it. I think it might just be a little too busy for me. What about you? What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 