Christmas Wonder
Today’s cards are created using a 6″ x 6″ One Sheet Wonder which was shared with Demonstrators by Clare and Emma our South Pacific Stampin’ Up! leaders. I cut a piece of the Christmas Trimmings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper using the template that they provided. I also cut Evening Evergreen card to create layers for the Designer Series paper.
For each card I embossed a piece of Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Evening Evergreen card. I attached all of the pieces of Designer Series Paper to the co-ordinating piece of Evening Evergreen card before attaching them to the card fronts. I die cut four of the largest star from the Christmas Trimmings Dies from Evening Evergreen card. I also die cut Gold Foil card using the largest detailed star from the Christmas Trimmings Dies. I attached the detailed stars to the Evening Evergreen stars and then to each card front using dimensionals. For two of the cards, I stamped “seasons greetings” from the Tidings and Trimmings stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I cut out the greetings using my paper snips and attached the greetings to the centre of two of the stars. For two more cards, I stamped “Noel” from the Tidings and Trimmings stamp set onto basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink and punched them out using the Double Oval Punch. I cut a scalloped oval from Evening Evergreen card using the same punch. I attached the greeting to the centre of the scalloped Evening Evergreen oval and then the card front using dimensionals. For the last card, I punched Gold Foil card using the scalloped oval from the Double Oval Punch. I attached the last greeting to the centre of the Gold Foil scalloped oval and then the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the cards, I stamped the star image from the Tidings and Trimmings stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink. I stamped the greeting from the Tidings and Trimmings stamp set beside the greeting using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I love how these cards turned out. It is amazing how different the same cutting layout can look using different Designer Series Paper and embellishments.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Case The Catalogue
I joined a group on Facebook because one of the admins is my friend Vicky Wright, a very talented Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now located at Toogoom new Hervey Bay. The aim of the group (at the moment) was to celebrate World Card Making Day which was 2nd October. One of the challenges in the lead up to World Card Making Day was to case one of the samples on page 67 of the July-December Mini Catalogue. Today I thought I would share my creation with you all. I embossed Evening Evergreen card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Thick Basic White Card.
I stamped the image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I coloured the image using Polished Pink, Dark Evening Evergreen, Dark Fresh Freesia, Ivory and Bronze Stampin’ Blends before attaching it to the embossed card front.
I cut a piece of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and attached it below the stamped image. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card and cut it out using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink. I stamped the small flower image from the Beautiful Moments stamp set beside the greeting using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Dark Fresh Freesia and Dark Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends. I attached the image panel to Evening Evergreen card before attaching it inside the Thick Basic White card base.
I love how my card turned out, so a big thank you to the Work Card Making Day 2021 Facebook Group.
Bye for now,
Kris
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New Bike
My eldest grandson rode around to our place last week to show off his new bike. We are very proud of the fact that he paid off this bike himself! I attached Gray Granite card to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page and attached Night of Navy card over the top. I attached each of the three small photos to Gray Granite card before attaching them to the page. The large photo is attached to Basic Black card. I created the journaling on my computer and printed it onto Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the long retired En Route stamp set beside the journaling use Night of Navy ink. I stamped the push bike image from the same stamp set across the bottom of the Night of Navy card.
The title is cut from Basic Black card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. You know I am going to say it but it is a simple page. The object for me is to get as many photos as I can onto a Memory Keeping page that can be shared now and into the future. I just recently had a portable hard drive fail and although it does contain lots of photos, I know that most memories are also preserved as pages, so I am not as devastated as I would be if that was not the case!
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Expressions in Color
This week has all been about the Expressions in Color Paper Pumpkin Kit which is available for purchase now. These Paper Pumpkin Kits are amazing and I wish we were able to get them every month but I’ll take them whenever I can! Today I have another three cards for you which I made using just one card base from the kit. I cut the card from the kit in half and cut one half down to fit my card front and embossed it using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed panel to Evening Evergreen card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I cut Basic White card using the beautiful floral die from the Artistic Dies and attached it to the embossed card. I stamped “congratulations” from the stamp set included in the kit onto one of the labels using the Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Spot also included in the kit.
The label is the one the instructions for the kit use for this card. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I cut Bumblebee card using the same die from the and attached it to the bottom left hand corner of the inside of the card. This particular card comes with a vellum over lay and I attached it to the remaining piece of the card base and then cut it in half.
I attached the vellum pieces to Basic White card. I stamped the background image from the included stamp set twice onto the Basic White part of the card front using the included Bumblebee Stampin’ Spot. I did stamp the images onto scrap paper first, so that it was lighter. I stamped the small leaf from the included stamp set several times over the background image using the included Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Spot.
I wrapped the top of the vellum piece using Evening Evergreen Chevron Weave Ribbon and attached the panels to either scored and folded Bumblebee card or Evening Evergreen card. I cut the leaf die cuts included in the kit for this particular card into pieces. I layered one piece from each die cut onto the card front. I stamped the greeting from the included stamp set onto labels from the kit once using the Bumblebee Stampin’ Spot and once using the Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Spot. I threaded a length of the Evening Evergreen Chevron Weave Ribbon to create “tails” and attached the greetings using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the background image onto Basic White card, for one card I used Bumblebee ink and for the other Evening Evergreen ink which was stamped onto scrap paper first. I attached the remaining pieces of the die cuts over the stamped background.
Again I am so happy with how these variations turned out. The amazing thing about these kits is that they are fantastic for beginners but can also be used by Avid stampers (like myself) to upscale the basic components. I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Expressions in Color
No I didn’t make a spelling mistake, that is the name of the Paper Pumpkin kit which is available to purchase now. This kit co-ordinates beautifully with the currently available Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper. Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I shared the cards as created according to the instructions. Today I have three cards to share which I made using just one of the cards from the kit.
For the first card, I cut the card in half, and trimmed the Fresh Freesia piece to fit my card front and embossed it using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I wrapped the panel with the twine from the kit and tied a bow. I attached the floral die cut (which the instructions tell you to use with this particular card) to the embossed panel before attaching the whole piece to scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I stamped the greeting from the stamp set included in the kit onto one of the die cut labels, also from the kit, using the Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Spot included in the kit. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of this card, I attached a narrow strip of card which I had left over from the card base to the left hand side of Basic White card. I stamped the background image from the included stamp set onto the centre of the Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink which I had stamped off onto scrap paper first. I stamped “thanks” from the Artistically Inked stamp set over the background image using Evening Evergreen ink.
I took the front panel from the card I cut in half and trimmed it to a square which I cut in half on the diagonal. I attached a narrow strip of Fresh Freesia card along the diagonal edge of the panels before attaching them to Basic White card which is embossed using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Fresh Freesia card. I stamped the floral image from the included stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the flowers using Dark Fresh Freesia and Dark Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the images using the Layering Circle Dies. I cut Fresh Freesia card twice using a scalloped circle from the Layering Circle Dies and attached an image to each one. The image panels are attached to the card fronts using dimensionals.I stamped the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink. I cut out the greetings using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. For one of the greetings, I used the Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend to add colour around the edges of the label.
I left the other one plain. The greetings are attached to the card fronts using dimensionals where necessary. For the card with the coloured edge around the greeting, I used the Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend to add colour to three large Basic Pearls. I attached one to the centre of the flower and the other two to the card front. For the second card, I used the Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend to colour three large Basic Rhinestones, one for the centre of the flower and the other two for the card front. To decorate the inside of these cards, I took the remaining piece of the card front and cut it in half, I attached a strip of Fresh Freesia card behind one long edge and attached the panels to the left hand edge of a Basic White layer. I stamped the background image from the included stamp set onto the Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink which I stamped off onto scrap paper first. I stamped the greeting from the included stamp set over the top using the Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Spot included in the kit. I love the way these cards turned out and I love getting more for my dollar by turning one card into three! I have to thank Vicky Wright for the layout I used on the two matching cards.
One of the things I love about any kits from Stampin’ Up! is that you can take the pieces and create in any way you wish. The cards created as in the kit are beautiful but it is fun to stretch your imagination and see what you can come up with. I’d love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Christmas Season Greetings
My Christmas card today features the Painted Christmas Product Suite. I began by cutting Evening Evergreen card using the Christmas Pinecone Dies. I attached the die cut panel to Basic White card and then scored and folded Evening Evergreen card. I stamped two different leaves from the Christmas Season stamp set onto Basic White card using Soft Succulent ink. One of the leaves has two steps and I stamped off the ink for the first step.
I stamped the berry image from the Christmas Season stamp set using Soft Succulent for the stems and Cherry Cobbler for the berries. I stamped one small pine cone from the Christmas Season stamp set using Early Espresso for the detailed image and Crumb Cake ink for the more solid image. All of the images were cut out using the co-ordinating Seasonal Labels Die. I attached two leaves to the top left hand corner of the card front and two leaves to the bottom left hand corner.
I attached a berry image over each set of leaves and added the pine cone image to the top left hand corner. I stamped the greeting from the Christmas to Remember stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I cut out the greeting using the Seasonal Labels Die and attached it 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 Cherry Cobbler ink. I stamped the two step leaf from the Christmas Season stamp set next to the greeting using Soft Succulent ink.
A busy kind of card but I love the way it turned out, what about you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Harvest Birthday
Today’s card is one I made for a special friend for her birthday. I began by embossing Basic White card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of the Harvest Meadow 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to Misty Moonlight card and then the embossed panel. I attached a different piece of the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper to Misty Moonlight card and then the card front.
The embossed panel is attached to scored and folded Misty Moonlight card. I attached Basic White card to scored and folded Misty Moonlight card. I stamped the image from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set onto Basic White card using Basic Gray ink.
I coloured the image using Misty Moonlight, Dark Daffodil Delight and Dark Just Jade Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Harvest Die and attached it to the Basic White card. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the smaller floral image from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set onto Basic White card using Misty Moonlight ink. I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set beside the floral image using Misty Moonlight ink. The stamped Basic White panel is attached to the inside of the Misty Moonlight card base.
I hope my friend loved this card as much as I do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Charlieville
Charlieville is a place we stop at frequently on our way out west. We love the town and the park we stay in. This time we saw a sign to a Rock Pool about 10klms out of town so we decided to set up and go back to have a look. We also passed some ruins which turned out to have been a Meat Works built in 1888 which later became a Wool Scour which ceased working in 1940. Amazing! As usual this is a rather simple page beginning with a panel of Crumb Cake card which I attached across the middle of the Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached strips of In Good Taste Specialty Designer Series Paper on either side of the Crumb Cake card before adding a strip of Early Espresso card which I cut along one edge using the largest Scalloped Contour Die. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card and attached it next to the photos. The title is cut from Early Espresso card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. Such a happy day!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Field of Poppies
The Painted Poppies stamp set is a fabulous stamp set which I love, but unfortunately, have neglected of late. I shared a fun fold on my Facebook Live this week and this card uses the same fold. I cut my card base from Granny Apple Green card using the template I shared on my Facebook page. I attached a piece of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper to Basic White card before attaching to the front flap.
I stamped the poppy image from the Painted Poppies stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the poppies using the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend. I cut Granny Apple Green card using the largest rectangle from the Scalloped Contour Dies and attached the panel across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. I stamped the greeting from the Quiet Meadow stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I cut out the greeting using the label die from the Beautiful Trees Dies. The greeting is attached to the image panel using dimensionals. The panel is attached to Granny Apple Green and then to the front flap. I used Granny Apple Green and the same pattern Designer Series Paper to create the triangle panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another of the poppy images from the Painted Poppies stamp set onto the left hand side of Basic White card. I coloured the flower using the Dark Poppy Parade and Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
This is a really fun card to try. I especially love that the piece you cut off to create the front flap becomes the layer for the front panel. Whoever created this is very clever! If you want more inspiration and cutting sizes, then visit my Facebook Page and check out the video.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Golden Birthday
Today’s card is another one I created using the fancy fold I shared in my Facebook Live this week. To create the card base, you cut the A4 card in half on the short end (at 10.5cm) and trim 7cm from one end to create the flap for the front of the card. The piece you cut off becomes the base for the horizontal front panel.
You also need to cut a square of card (6cm) in half diagonally. To decorate the card base I attached pieces of the gorgeous Expressions in Ink Designer Series paper. I cut Gold Foil card using the Artistic Dies and attached the die cut to the card front. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Magenta Madness ink and cut it out using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
The die I used was not quite long enough for this greeting, so I cut one half and then re-attached the die and cut the other half. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I cut Gold Foil using the leaf die from the Artistic Dies and attached them to the front of the triangle. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the leaves from the Artistically Inked stamp set using Just Jade ink. I stamped the small flower from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Magenta Madness ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Artistic Die. I attached the flower over the ends of the leaves.
This is such a fun fold to try. If you need more instruction just visit my Facebook Page and check out the video.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 