Peek-a-boo Birthday
Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I shared some cards created using the Picture This Dies. These dies from the Annual Catalogue are stand alone dies, they do not co-ordinate specifically with any stamp set in the catalogue but can be used in any way you wish. For today’s card, I cut a card front sized piece of Misty Moonlight using the circle card front die. At the same time I cut a card front sized piece of scrap paper using the same dies. I used the template to stamp the Puffin and candle images from the Party Puffin stamp set onto a scored and folded Thick Basic White card front.
I coloured the images using the Dark Flirty Flamingo and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I attached small squares of three different designs from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper to the back of the Misty Moonlight card behind the small circle openings.
The Misty Moonlight panel is attached to the card front so that you can see the Puffin and candle images. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Party Puffin stamp set onto Basic White card and cut the greetings down so that I could attach them inside the last remaining circle opening. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the cake image and another greeting from the Puffin Party stamp set onto Basic White card. The cake image is coloured using the Dark Flirty Flamingo and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.
So much fun and just think of all the stamp sets you have collected with small images that can be used with these dies! I have one more to share with you tomorrow.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sharing My First Christmas Card
Once I saw the July-December Mini Catalogue I couldn’t stop thinking about Christmas Cards! So while I was waiting for my pre-order, I decided to use the Beauty of Friendship stamp set to create this card. I attached a piece of the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper across the bottom of a piece of Basic White card. I attached a narrow strip of Evening Evergreen card across the Basic White card just above the Designer Series Paper. I used the largest rectangle die from the Scalloped Contours Dies to cut out the panel before attaching it to scored and folded Evening Evergreen card.
I stamped the more solid large tree image from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set onto Basic White card using Soft Succulent ink. I stamped the more detailed image over the top using Evening Evergreen ink. I cut out the tree using the co-ordinating Beautiful Trees Die.
I attached the tree to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped “Merry Christmas” from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I trimmed around the greeting and attached it to the card front just over the edge of the tree using mini dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the greeting from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set onto Basic White card using Cherry Cobbler ink. I attached a narrow strip of Evening Evergreen card behind one long edge of a narrow strip of the same pattern Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel is attached across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
I am so happy with my first Christmas card and would love to hear what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Best Grandkid Ever
How fun is this stamp set Hats Off. I saw a post on a demonstrator only page where Laura Seki shared an idea. She wanted to make a camouflage background and used the fill images from the Dressed to Impress stamp set to create the background. I decided to try it to day to create a boy and a girl card using the Hats Off stamp set. I started with Smoky Slate card and added the largest fill image from the Dressed to Impress stamp set using Smoky Slate ink. I added the second largest fill image from the Dressed to Impress stamp set using Gray Granite ink.
I added the smallest fill image from the Dressed to Impress stamp set using Basic Gray ink. I cut out the card using the hat die from the Hats Builder Dies. I embossed Very Vanilla card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to Scored and folded Basic Gray card. I attached the hat to the top of the embossed panel.
I stamped the #1 image from the Hats Off stamp set onto Smoky Slate card using Basic Gray ink. I die the #1 using the co-ordinating Hats Builder Die and attached it to the hat. I stamped the greeting from the A Grand Kid stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Basic Gray ink. I cut out the greeting using the Stitched Rectangle Dies and attached it to Basic Gray card also cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped another greeting from the A Grand Kid stamp set using Basic Gray ink. I cut the small hat using the Hats Builder Dies from the left over piece I used for the large hat and attached it next to the greeting.
To create the girl card, I used Petal Pink card and added Petal Pink, Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral ink. The card base is Calypso Coral and the greetings are stamped using Calypso Coral ink.
I am so happy with the way these turned out and I can’t thank Laura enough for sharing her idea.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy 15th
Today’s page shows some photos from my Grandson Ethan’s birthday morning tea. We had a lovely time and Elyssa created this amazing guitar shaped birthday cake. I attached all of my photos to Night of Navy card and attached the two photos on the right to a Basic White 12″ x 12″page. I cut Night of Navy card using the now retired Happy Dies to cut out the title. I love this die because it keeps all of the letters together. I simply trimmed across the top of the letters and attached the bottom panel behind the edge of the Night of Navy mat photo mat before attaching to the page. I created the journaling on my computer and printed onto Basic White card.
I used the retired Remember This stamp set to add the “sweet moments” greeting to the journaling panel using Night of Navy ink. The journaling panel is also attached to Night of Navy card before attaching to the page. I cut “15th” from Night of Navy card using the Playful Alphabet Dies and attached the die cuts next to the “happy”. I stamped three balloons from the retired So Much Happy stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I cut out the balloons using the co-ordinating Happy Dies. I also used these dies to cut the balloon strings from Night of Navy card. The balloons and balloon strings are attached next to the journaling panel.
Another simple page but one that brings back happy memories. I know I use a lot of retired stamps and dies on my memory keeping pages but I do not sell off anything which I think I might use when I am creating my pages. I bet most of you do that too!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Set Sail
Today’s card is another that I made using the Give It A Whirl Dies. I cut Basic White card using the card front die and using the circle window at the same time. I stamped the lighthouse from the Sailing Home stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Basic Gray ink. I used a post it note mask to cover the lighthouse and more post-it-notes to mask off all but a small portion across the bottom of the card front. I used a Blending Brush to add Crumb Cake ink.
I masked the Crumb Cake section using post it notes and added Balmy Blue ink using a Blending Brush to create the sea. I masked the Balmy Blue section and added Pool Party ink to the rest of the card front for my sky.
I stamped the bird image from the Sailing Home stamp set twice onto the card front using Basic Gray ink. I stamped the large sailing ship from the Sailing Home stamp set onto Basic White card using Basic Gray ink and coloured the sails using a Light Real Red Stampin’ Blend and the hull using Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend. I cut out the ship using the co-ordinating Smooth Sailing Die. I attached the sailing ship to the card front.
I cut the turning mechanism from Basic White card using the Give It A Whirl Die and stamped the compass, rope and greeting from the Sailing Home stamp set using Basic Gray ink so that they would show in the circle window. I attached the circle from the card front to the back of the turning mechanism and attached it to Night of Navy card using dimensionals. I attached the card front also using dimensionals in the corners only. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Balmy Blue card. I cut the frame for the circle window from Night of Navy card using the Give It a Whirl Die. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the anchor image from the Sailing Home stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of Basic White card using Basic Gray ink.
I hope you are inspired to take another look at these dies and perhaps create a card (or two) using them.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Make A Wish
Yesterday on my Facebook Live, I made a couple of cards using the Give It A Whirl Dies which are a new product in the current Annual Catalogue. I love the idea of moving parts on my card, so I decided to buy the dies and have a try. The dies do not co-ordinate with any specific stamp sets and they don’t come with any instructions. I watched a few videos before embarking on my creating. For my card today, I cut Basic Black card using the Basic Borders Dies, this creates two pieces at the one time. I attached one die cut behind a piece of the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper. I attached the panel to a standard Basic White card front and then used the card front die from the Give it a Whirl Dies to cut out the shape. I love that it comes with a stitched border to give it a little more detail. At the same time, I cut out the basic card front, I attached the circle die and cut the circle window.
I also cut the circle mechanism from Basic White card. I didn’t cut my window in the centre of the card front, and so I had to do a little playing to get the stamped greetings right. I stamped, Make a Wish from the Party Puffins stamp set, the candle image from the Party Puffins stamp set and the cake image from the Party Puffins stamp set into the “window” space using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images where necessary using Bermuda Bay and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin Blends. I pierced a hole through the centre of the circle piece I cut from the card front and used a brad to attach it to the back of the mechanism. I added a dimensional to each side of the brad. I lined up the mechanism behind the card front and attached it to Bermuda Bay card.
The Bermuda Bay panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I cut the frame for the circle from Basic Black card and attached it around the circle on the card front. I added dimensionals onto the back of the card front panel in the corners only and attached it to the card front over the machanism. Sounds a little complicated but really isn’t. I stamped the puffin from the Party Puffins stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, coloured the image using the Light Bermuda Bay and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image and attached it to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped “happy birthday” from the Party Puffins stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White card.
I stamped the fish image from the Party Puffin stamp set onto scrap Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I masked the fish with a post-it-note and stamped the puffin image over the top using the same ink. I removed the mask and coloured the image using Light Smoky Slate, Light Bermuda Bay and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image and attached it beside the stamped “happy birthday”. I attached the remaining die cut created using the Basic Borders Dies behind a piece of the same Pattern Party Designer Series Paper I used on the front of the card. The panel is attached across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
If you haven’t been inspired to use these dies, please feel free to watch my video or search for more on Pinterest. You might be surprised at how much fun these dies can be.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Another Purple Birthday
I shared a card with you recently that I created after being inspired by a card on Pinterest by Carolyn King. Well, today I have a card created using the other layout in this pin. For this card, I embossed Basic White card using the dotted folder from the Checks & Dots Embossing Folders.
I attached a panel of True Love Designer Series paper to the embossed card before attaching it to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I cut Basic White card using the largest circle from the Layering Circle Dies and attached it to Basic Black card cut using the largest scalloped circle from the same dies.
I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the Basic White circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The greeting panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals. I coloured a floral bouquet from the True Love Designer Series Paper using Highland Heather and Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the image and attached it to the stamped Basic White circle. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached a narrow strip of Basic Black card behind one long edge of True Love Designer Series Paper and attached the panel across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
I think both cards turned out beautifully don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Purple Birthday
I needed to make a card for a friend recently and found these cards on Pinterest by Carolyn King and couldn’t resist creating a similar card. I embossed Basic White card using the dotted folder from Checks & Dots Embossing Folders. I attached a piece of True Love Designer Series paper to Basic Black card and then the left hand side of the embossed Basic White card. I attached the panel to scored and folded thick Basic White card. I attached another pattern from the True Love Designer Series Paper to Basic Black card and then the card front.
I cut Basic White card using one of the circles from the Layering Circles Dies and attached it to a Basic Black scalloped circle cut using the same dies. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the Basic White circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and attached the panel to the card front.
I coloured one of the flowers from the True Love Designer Series Paper using Highland Heather, Dark Daffodil Delight and Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the flower and attached the flower to the greeting panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached a strip of Basic Black card behind one long edge of a piece of True Love Designer Series Paper. The designer series paper panel is attached to the bottom of the stamped Basic White card.
I love this card so much, so thank you Carolyn for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Grandparents Day
Today’s page shows off a selphie taken when we attend Grandparents Day at Jae’s school. It’s not a great photo of Ron and I but it was the only one we got on the day so I will live with it because it reminds me of the special time we spent with Jae. I attached 3″ squares of Sea and Sand Designer Series Paper (which is no longer available) to Basic Black card. I also attached one square of Basic White which I embossed using the Macrame 3D Embossing Folder. The last panel contains my journaling which I printed onto Basic White card.
The Basic Black panel is attached to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached Adhesive sheet to the back of a piece of Basic Black card. I used this piece of Basic Black to cut using the beautiful floral die from the Artistic Dies which I attached over the embossed Basic White card. The photo is attached to Basic Black card and then the page, partially covering the die cut.
What I truly love about this page, is that the layout could be so easily adapted to any Designer Series paper or embossed panels and the photo could be either landscape or portrait and it would still work. What do you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Creative Download Birthday
Today I have another Bridge Fold card for you but this time I raided some left over kits from class for inspiration. If you need dimensions for the card, please check out my Facebook Live video here. I used Thick Basic White card for the base and the bridge. I added panels of Pattern Party Designer Series Paper to the two outside panels on each side of the card base. I also added the same Designer Series Paper to the Bridge panel. I added piece of Basic White card which I embossed using the Macrame 3D Embossing Folder to the central panel. I printed the flower from the United Through Creativity download onto Basic White card. You can download this wonderful product for free here.
I coloured the flower using the Polished Pink, Soft Succulent and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends before cutting out the image. I attached the flower to the outside panel and bridge of the card. I stamped “happy birthday” from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink and punched it out using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greeting to Basic Black card which is also punched using the Double Oval Punch and then the embossed panel on the centre of the card. I also attached another piece of Basic White to the back of the card so that I could write a message.
I have to say that it has been fun playing with this fold. I hope you have been inspired to give it a try.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 