Bring on Christmas
Today’s card uses the Sweets & Treats stamp set from the July to December Mini Catalogue. I love that this set can be used for birthdays as well as Christmas. I attached a piece of Tidings of Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper across the bottom of a Cherry Cobbler panel. The panel is cut using the largest rectangle from the Scalloped Contours Dies and attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card.
I cut Basic White card using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and stamped the greeting from the Sweets & Treats stamp set across the bottom of the panel using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I stamped the cake plate image from the Sweets & Treats stamp set above the greeting using Smoky Slate ink. I stamped the Christmas Cake image from the Sweets & Treats stamp set onto the cake plate using Smoky Slate ink. I coloured the images using Light Smoky Slate, Light Crumb Cake, Light Soft Suede, Dark Cherry Cobbler and Dark Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends. I attached the stamped rectangle to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the Christmas cake image from the Sweets & Treats stamp set onto Basic White card using Smoky Slate ink. I coloured the image using the same Stampin’ Blends as I used on the card front. I attached a narrow strip of Cherry Cobbler card behind one long edge of the same pattern Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. The panel is attached across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
Simple but sweet, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Changing it up
I shared this card with you recently which was one we made in my class at Beachmere recently. I had a couple of kits left over and decided to create the same pieces in a different orientation. This time I embossed the Basic White card using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder before attaching it to scored and folded Highland Heather card. I attached three pieces of the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper across the card.
Two of these pieces of Designer Series Paper are cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I stamped the outline flower image from the Colour & Contour stamp set onto Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I stamped the fill flower image from the same stamp set using Highland Heather ink. I cut out the flowers using the co-ordinating Scalloped Contour Die and attached three of the flowers flat to the card front.
I attached the last flower using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set onto Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I cut a “v” in the right hand end before attaching it to the card front partially over the raised flower, using dimensionals on the banner where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I stamped, and die cut another flower and attached it beside the greeting. I love that you can use the same pieces in a different way to get a different look, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Hour
One of the things Ron & I love most about catching up with our friends each year is “happy hour”. We always meet in the afternoon to talk about what we did today and what we might do tomorrow. Of course we have a few drinks and lots of laughs. So today’s page shows off a few photos from our catch up in Dubbo in 2018. I decided to print the photos 4″ x 3″ so I could fit a few on the page.
I kept it pretty simple because the photos tell the story. The title is cut from Basic Black card using the Playful Alphabet Dies and attached in the centre of the photos. I stamped the wine glass image from the retired Half Full stamp set twice onto Basic White card. I coloured in one glass using the Dark So Saffron Stampin’ Blend and the other using the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend. I cut out the wine glasses and attached them below the title. I added a very small amount of hand written journaling below the photos on the bottom of the page. Simple but gives me such happy memories.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Harvest Birthday
I created today’s card for a friend who recently celebrated her birthday. I die cut scrap Basic White card using one of the Harvest Dies. I used the space created in the scrap card to sponge Soft Sea Foam ink onto Basic White card using a Blending Brush. I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set to the right of the sponged images using Mossy Meadow ink.
I embossed the stamped panel using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a piece of the Cork Specialty Paper across the bottom of the embossed panel. I coloured a length of White 1/4″ Crinkle Ribbon using the Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blend, tied a bow and attached it across the top edge of the Cork Specialty Paper.
The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Mossy Meadow card. I stamped the large floral image from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Calypso Coral, Light Soft Suede and Light Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. The image is cut out using the co-ordinating Harvest Die and attached to the left hand side of the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped, coloured and die cut the large floral image from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set. The image is attached to the left hand side of Basic White card.
I love this card and hope that my friend did too.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Thank You
Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards I made using some of the products from the Natures Harvest Product Suite. Today’s card again uses some of the product from this Suite. I embossed Basic White card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Mossy Meadow card. I cut two pieces of the Cork 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper and attached one piece to the top right hand corner and one piece to the bottom left hand corner of the embossed Basic White card. I used a Blending Brush to add some Soft Sea Foam ink to a piece of Basic White card.
I attached the panel to Mossy Meadow card and then the card front using dimensionals. I die cut Basic White card twice using one of the dies from the Harvest Dies and coloured the die cuts using a Sponge Dauber and Mossy Meadow and Daffodil Delight ink. I attached the die cuts to the sponged Basic White panel. I stamped “thank you” from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set onto Basic White card using Mossy Meadow ink.
I cut out the greeting using the label die from the Natures Dies. I cut another label die from Mossy Meadow card and cut it in half. I attached one half of the Mossy Meadow label behind the top edge and the second half behind the bottom edge of the greeting label. The greeting is attached to the card front using mini dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I cut and coloured another Basic White piece I die cut using the Harvest Dies. The die cut is attached to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card.
This product suite includes stamp set, dies, embossing folder and paper that I shared with you on this card. It also includes ribbon, metallic dots and Harvest Meadow 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper which I do not have as yet. Hopefully I will be able to share some more cards with you using these additional products in the near future.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Pick Six Wonder
Recently I joined an online zoom experience with Clare and Emma our Australian and New Zealand Demonstrator Development Managers for Stampin’ Up! This was a fun experience where we were shown how to turn six, 6″ x 6″ pieces of Designer Series Paper into 14 cards. The first pieces from the patterned paper were used to create three cards. I followed the template that was provided to cut the six pieces of Christmas Trimmings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I embossed Basic White card using the checked folder from the Checks & Dots Embossing Folders which I attached to either scored and folded Soft Succulent or Evening Evergreen card.
I joined and folded the Designer Series Paper pieces together and attached them to either Soft Succulent or Evening Evergreen card. The panels are attached to the card fronts, one for a portrait card and two for landscape cards. I stamped the greeting from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set three times onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink and punched them out using the Everyday Label Punch. I also punched two labels from Evening Evergreen card and one from Soft Succulent card.
I cut the coloured labels in half and attached them behind the greetings to give a little dimension. I attached a length of Evening Evergreen Chevron Ribbon behind each greeting before attaching them to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set using Evening Evergreen ink. I also stamped the leaf outline from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set beside the greeting using Evening Evergreen ink. I stamped the leaf fill image from the same stamp set using Soft Succulent ink.
I loved the idea of this Pick Six Wonder and we have been creating these in my weekly class at Beachmere. I had a kit left over and decided to create the cards again but this time adding an image from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set. So I created the card front up to the point where the Designer Series Paper panels are attached. To create the focal image panels, I stamped the stocking image from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set onto Basic White card using Soft Succulent ink. I attached the stamped panel to either Soft Succulent or Evening Evergreen card and then the card fronts using dimensionals. I stamped “Noel” from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I trimmed around the greetings and attached them to the image panels. To decorate the inside of the cards, I stamped the greeting from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set onto Basic White card using Evening Evergreen ink. I stamped the stocking image from the same stamp set beside the greeting using Cherry Cobbler ink.
I love both versioins of these cards. Which one do you like best?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Deepest Sympathy
Sympathy cards are always hard to make at the time, so I decided to create one to have in my stash. I embossed Basic White card using the Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Soft Succulent card. I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink and cut it out using one of the Hippo and Friends Dies.
I cut Soft Succulent with a larger die from the Hippo and Friends Dies and attached the greeting to the centre. The greeting panel is attached to the centre of the embossed Basic White card using dimensionals. I stamped the floral image from the Jar of Flowers stamp set twice onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the images using the Polished Pink, Soft Succulent and Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the images and attached them to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the same image from the Jar of Flowers stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the image using the same Stampin’ Blends.
I have neglected this stamp set for a long time and I don’t know why.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Moree
Today’s page is created around some photos taken back in 2018. Funny when you go through your albums and realised whole months of the year have gone unscrapped! Anyway, they were taken in Moree on our way to Dubbo for a week’s holiday. Ron was born in Moree and his Mum and Dad are both buried there, so when we are there we always refresh the flowers on their headstone. I attached a piece of Basic Black card across a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I added a square of Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper to the centre of the page. I added a strip of the reverse side of the patterned paper down the left hand side of the page. This beautiful black and white Designer Series paper is available FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. I attached my photos to Basic Black card before attaching them to the page.
The title is cut from Basic Black card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card, attached it to Basic Black card and then the right hand side of the page. I stamped the large dahlia and two small dahlias from the Delicate Dahlia stamp set onto Basic White card using Magenta Madness ink. I also stamped three sets of leaves from the same stamp set onto Basic White card using Just Jade ink. I cut out the flowers and leaves and arranged them onto the page using dimensionals to attach the two smaller flowers. The Delicate Dahlia stamp set is also available FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. You might need to be quick as Sale-A-Bration ends in a couple of weeks.
I’d love to know what you think of my page.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Feels Like Home
Today I am once more sharing a card I made using the Feels Like Home stamp set which you can earn for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration. For this card, I stamped the image from the Feels Like Home stamp set onto Basic Black card using Versamark ink. I sprinkled the image with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I used a technique called Black Magic to add colour to the embossed image.
I used a combination of Dark Old Olive, Light and Dark Smoky Slate, Light Soft Suede, Dark Calypso Coral, Dark Poppy Parade and Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends to add colour to the image. You just add colour to the embossed lines.
I love how this technique makes the image stand out so beautifully. I attached the image panel to Basic White card and then scored and folded Old Olive Card. To decorate the inside I stamped the single flower pot image from the Feels Like Home stamp set onto Basic Black card using Versamark ink. Again I sprinkled the image with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. The image is coloured using the Dark Old Olive, Dark Poppy Parade, Light Calypso Coral, Light Soft Suede and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using one of the scalloped circles from the Layering Circles Dies and attached it to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card.
I think this is my favourite of the cards I have so far made using the Feels Like Home stamp set. What about you which one do you love.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Feels Like Home
Yesterday on my Facebook Live, I shared a couple of ways to colour the beautiful image in the Feels Like Home stamp set which is another stamp set you can earn for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. For today’s card, I stamped the image from the Feels Like Home stamp set onto Vellum paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I turned the image over and coloured the back of the image. I used a Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blend to colour the leafy images. I coloured the door using the Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend. I coloured the door frame using the light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend.
The brick work is coloured using the Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend. I coloured the flower pots using Dark Calypso Coral with Light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend over the top. The timber flooring is coloured using firstly the Dark Pumpkin Pie and then the Light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend. I cut the image using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I used the same die to cut Old Olive card and then cut the centre away using a slightly smaller Stitched Rectangle Die. I attached the Vellum image to the back of the Old Olive frame and then Basic White card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Old Olive card.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the single flower pot image from the Feels Like Home stamp set onto Vellum paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Once again I flipped the image over and coloured it using Dark Old Olive, Dark Calypso Coral, Light Soft Suede and Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image using the Layering Circle Dies. The image is attached to the centre of Basic White card using Tombow Multipurpose Glue around the edges only. I cut a scalloped circle Old Olive card with a smaller circle cut in the centre using the Layering Circle Dies. I made sure that this smaller circle was one size smaller than the circle used to cut out the image. The Old Olive scalloped circle is attached over the stamped edges so that no edges are showing.
I am enjoying trying different colouring mediums with this gorgeous stamp set. Don’t forget it could be yours for FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 