Artistic Birthdays
I needed to make several birthday cards for some of my friends and had an idea in mind. I love the Expressions in Ink Specialty Paper but don’t like to cut it because it is so pretty. However, I did cut up one 12″ x 12″ sheet and I am so happy with my four creations. For the first card I attached a piece of the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper to Gold Foil card. I cut the centre out of the Gold Foil card using the second largest Stitched Rectangle Dies before attaching the Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I used the Artistic Dies to cut Gold Foil card and attached the die cut to the card front. I also used the leaf die from the Artistic Dies to cut several leaves from Gold Foil card. I stamped the small flower from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Magenta Madness ink. I cut the flower out using the co-ordinating Artistic Die.
I attached two die cut Gold Foil leaves to the back of the flower before attaching it to the card front. I stamped ”happy birthday” from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Just Jade ink. I cut out the greeting using the Stitched Rectangle Dies and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Gold Foil card behind one long edge of Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series paper, before attaching it to the bottom of Basic White card. I stamped the smaller flower from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Magenta Madness ink. I attached two Gold Foil die cut leaves to the back of the flower before attaching it over the Designer Series Paper.
For the second card I attached a piece of the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper to the Gold Foil card panel cut from the front panel on the first card. The panel is attached to scored and folded Magenta Madness Card. The front of the card is decorated in the same manner as the first card, with the addition of an extra small flower. The inside of the card is decorated similarly to the first card.
I created two more cards using the reverse side of the Expressions of Ink Specialty Designer Series paper and a Just Jade card base. I love how they all turned out, don’t you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Have fun shopping.
Kris
Quilpie
Today’s pages show off some photos from our stay at Quilpie back in August/September. We stayed three nights here and it was so lovely. The park was beautiful and the town was typical with wide streets and centre gardens with some amazing sculpture as well! I began by stamping some mountains using the Mountain Air stamp set. I stamped the solid mountain image using Cajun Craze ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the detailed mountain image over the top using Early Espresso ink.
I stamped the solid tree image across the bottom of the mountains using Sahara Sand ink with the detailed image over the top using Mossy Meadow ink. The mountain images were stamped onto the right hand side of one Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page and the left hand side of another Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page. I cut two strips of Early Espresso 12″ x 12″ card using the border die from the Scalloped Contour Dies.
I attached the strips down the side of two pieces of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. The designer series paper panels were attached to the left hand side of one Very Vanilla page and the right hand side of the other Very Vanilla page. I attached the photos to Early Espresso card before attaching them to the pages. I created the journaling on the computer and printed onto Very Vanilla card which I also attached to Early Espresso card before attaching to the right hand page. I cut the title from Early Espresso card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. Lastly I stamped the bird image from the Mountain Air stamp set above the mountains on both pages using Early Espresso ink.
I was a little worried about how to get a lot of photos onto these pages but I used a page layout from Pinterest to get me started and I am so happy with how they turned out. What about you? What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Just Because
Today’s card is another that I created using the Classic Cloche Bundle. I found that the more I played with the stamps, the more ways I found to use them. For this card, I attached a piece of the Pool Party patterned paper from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper across Very Vanilla card. I stamped the greeting from the Lovely You stamp set onto the top right hand corner of the Very Vanilla card using Balmy Blue ink.
I attached a strip of Gold Foil card so that the edge touches the top of the Designer Series Paper. I stamped the cloche outline from the Classic Cloche stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Early Espresso ink and used the co-ordinating Cloche Die to cut it out. I coloured the inside of the cloche image using a Light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend. I stamped the outline village image from the Classic Cloche stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I stamped the solid house fill image using Smoky Slate ink and the greenery image using Soft Sea Foam ink. I cut out the village scene using the co-ordinating Cloche Die and attached it inside the coloured cloche image. I cut Early Espresso card using the Cloche Die to create the solid shelf and Gold Foil card using the Cloche Die to create the decorative overlay. I attached the two shelf images together before attaching them to the stamped cloche image. The whole image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a piece of the same patterned Pattern Party Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Very Vanilla card. I attached a narrow strip of Gold Foil card so that the edge touches the top of the Designer Series Paper.
I love the finished result. So pretty and so versatile for many occasions.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Most Wonderful Time
Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I shared several cards I created using the Classic Cloche Bundle. You can find this bundle in the July-December Mini Catalogue. I wasn’t immediately drawn to this stamp set but I am glad I gave in and purchased it! For this card, I cut Smoky Slate card using the cloche die form the Cloche Dies and then embossed the panel using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I stamped the cloche image from the Classic Cloche stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Early Espresso ink and attached it behind the window in the Smoky Slate card using dimensionals.
The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Very Vanilla card. I cut the solid shelf panel from Early Espresso card using the Cloche Die and the detailed shelf panel from Gold Foil card. I attached the two images together before attaching them to the card front across the bottom of the cloche opening.
I also cut the half round image in the Cloche Dies from Early Espresso card. I trimmed the rounded edge off the die cut and attached it across the bottom of the shelf images to create the look of a “stand”. I die cut Old Olive card using the large and small tree dies from the Cloche Dies. I layered the trees inside the stamped cloche image. I tied a knot in a length of the Cherry Cobbler & Gold Metallic Ribbon and attached it to the front panel on the top of the cloche opening. I stamped the greeting from the Classic Cloche stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Old Olive ink. I trimmed the edges on the diagonal and attached the greeting to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Classic Cloche stamp set using Smoky Slate ink. I die cut the three larger trees from Old Olive card using the Cloche Die and attached them to the lower left hand corner.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Jolly Santa’s
I was showing my ladies at Beachmere how to use the Stamparatus to get a mirror image and I was left with these two cute Santa images which of course I couldn’t waste. Both the Santa images from the Be Jolly stamp set were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White card. I coloured the images using the Dark Real Red, Dark Basic Black, Dark Balmy Blue (eyes) Dark Petal Pink (tongue) and Ivory Stampin’ Blends.
I stamped the greeting from the Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set between the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I trimmed the Basic White panel and attached it to Real Red card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the sleigh image from the Be Jolly stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Real Red, Dark Shaded Spruce, Light Mossy Meadow and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I also stamped the greeting from the Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set onto the centre of the stamped Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Such a fun card, especially suitable for someone younger, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Eden’s Garden
Today’s card is another using the Eden’s Garden stamp set and co-ordinating products. I began by attaching a piece of Evening Evergreen Ever Eden Cotton Paper to Basic White card. I embossed the panel using the Macrame 3D Embossing Folder before attaching the panel to scored and folded Evening Evergreen card. I stamped the large image from the Eden Garden stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink and cut it out. I attached the image to a circle cut from Basic White card using the Layering Circles Dies.
I stamped the same image from the Eden Garden stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut out the berries which I attached over the stamped Evening Evergreen image.
I cut a scalloped circle from Soft Succulent card using the Layering Circle Dies and attached the image panel. I cut Gold Foil card twice using the banner die from the Eden Dies and attached the die cuts to the back of the image panel. The whole piece is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Eden’s Garden stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink. I stamped one of the smaller leaf images from the Eden’s Garden stamp set beside the greeting using Evening Evergreen ink.
So far, this card is my favourite of the ones I have made using this product suite. What about you which one is your favourite?
Bye for now,
Kris
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New Fence
Last week we replaced our timber fence with a colourbond fence. Boy, what a difference! Unfortunately it will be a while until my bougainvillea grows back and makes a colourful display! My page couldn’t be more simple. I managed to take photos from the same spot on our back verandah at each stage of the construction. I attached the photos to Basic Gray card before attaching them to the Basic White 12″ x 12″ page.
I created the titles on the computer, printed them onto Basic White card and used my paper snips to trim around the words. I punched Basic Gray card using the Label Me Fancy Punch and attached the titles to them. I hand wrote the date. Again, it can’t get much simpler but reminds me of a busy couple of days – not that I did much, but my hubby worked pretty hard. He still has to refinish our veggie garden but I love our new fence and the difference it makes to our back yard.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Paper Pumpkin Birthdays
Today’s cards are created using the last of the card bases from the Expressions in Color Paper Pumpkin kit. You have seen previous creations using the other two card bases here and here. I needed to make a birthday card for my granddaughter who is turning 13 today. How quickly the years go! I attached the patterned card to the centre of Basic White card and then scored and folded Evening Evergreen card.
I stamped the image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using Fresh Freesia, Ivory, Bronze, Dark Polished Pink and Light Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends. I attached the stamped and coloured panel to Evening Evergreen card and then the card front. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink and cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
I attached the greeting to Evening Evergreen card and then the card front, just covering the bottom of the stamped and coloured image. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink. I stamped the small floral image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set beside the greeting and coloured it using the Dark Polished Pink and Light Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends.
The card base in this instance is Evening Evergreen and I decided to cut up the card base and emboss the panels using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. The panels are attached to Basic White card and then scored and folded Evening Evergreen ink. The layout is the same as the first card with the stamped image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set and the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set. The images are coloured using a combination of Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Dark Fresh Freesia and Light Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends. The insides of the cards are decorated with the same greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set and the small floral image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set.
I am so happy with the way these cards turned out. It’s amazing what you can do when you let your imagination run wild! You can see the variations I made using each of the other cards from the kit here and here.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Coming Soon
Stampin’ Up has released a beautiful stamp set and co-ordinating dies from the next mini catalogue early. Demonstrators were able to purchase these products on the 2nd October and customers can purchase from the 3rd November. The release consists of the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies which will be in the next mini catalogue released in January. However, they have also released co-ordinating Eden’s Garden Designer Series Paper, Ever Eden Cotton Paper and Garden Gems which will only be available while supplies last or until the 3rd January. Yesterday on my Facebook Live, I shared three cards using this product suite and today I have another card for you.
For this card, I cut the card base from Evening Evergreen card and trimmed 3.5cm from the front panel. I cut Gold Foil card using the border die from the Eden Dies and attached it to a piece of Eden’s Garden Designer Series Paper and then the smaller front panel of the card base. I cut the banner die from the Eden Dies from Gold Foil card and attached it to the centre of the Designer Series paper. I stamped the greeting from the Eden’s Garden stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink and punched it out using the Double Oval Punch. I punched Evening Evergreen card using the same punch to create a scalloped oval. I attached the greeting to the scalloped oval and then the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a strip of the Soft Succulent Ever Eden Cotton Paper across the bottom of the inside of the card. I stamped the leaf image from the Eden’s Garden stamp set onto a piece of Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink and attached the stamped panel across the top of the Cotton Paper.
I think you are going to love this suite. The stamp set is a distinctive stamp set, so you get lots of depth in your stamped images using just one colour. The Eden’s Garden Designer Series has one side of each pattern paper with gold foil accents and the Cotton Paper is so soft and fine but strong. So don’t delay, place your order on the 3rd November so you can get this amazing product suite.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 