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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Memorable Bridge Fold
Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I shared my method for creating a Bridge Fold card. You will find all the instructions on the video with photos of my templates and examples. For today’s card, I used Thick Basic White to create the card base and added pieces of the Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper across all the panels, including the bridge.
I inked the palm tree image from the Timeless Tropical stamp set using Early Espresso and Just Jade Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto Basic White card. I stamped the hibiscus flower from the same stamp set onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink. I stamped the frangipani flower from the Timeless Tropical stamp set three times onto Basic White card using Pale Papaya ink.
I cut out all of the images using the co-ordinating In The Tropics Die. I attached the palm trees to the card first and then layered on the hibiscus and two frangipani flowers. I stamped the greeting from the Timeless Tropical stamp set onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink and punched it out using the Double Oval Punch. The greeting is attached to the right hand side of the card so that the left portion floats. I attached the last frangipani to Basic White card which I attached to the back of the card to give me somewhere to write a message. Since this card folds flat, it will fit into a standard envelope.
I haven’t made one of these cards in a while but I have been having a lot of fun creating them. I have one more to share with you tomorrow.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy Anniversary
Today I thought I would share the card I made for my Mum and Dad who celebrated their 67th Wedding Anniversary recently I began by cutting a piece of Basic White card using one of the Layering Circle Dies. I embossed the piece of card with the circle cut out using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the panel to Old Olive card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I cut a slightly smaller circle from Basic White card and stamped the greeting from the stamp set included in the For The Guys Card Kit using Old Olive ink.
he greeting is attached inside the space in the Basic White card. I stamped the smaller floral image from the Art Gallery stamp set onto three times Basic White card using Real Red ink which I stamped onto scrap paper first. I stamped the small single flower over the flower images using Real Red ink. I also stamped the same image onto Basic White card three times using Old Olive ink. I cut out the images using the Floral Gallery Dies. I trimmed the stems from each of the Real Red images. I attached a couple of leaves I trimmed from the Old Olive images behind one of the Real Red flower images and attached it to the card front.
I attached another of the Real Red floral images to an Old Olive image and attached it to the card front. To decorate the inside of the card, I trimmed two leaf images from the Old Olive floral images and attached them behind the last Real Red floral image. The floral image is attached to the lower left hand corner of the inside of the card.
I was inspired to create this card after seeing one on Pinterest by Teah Woodward. Of course, I had to make mine a landscape card but I thank you for the inspiration Teah.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Happy 40th
My youngest daughter turned 40 recently, which makes you kind of wonder where has all that time gone! So today I though I would share with you the card I made for her. I began by stamping the word image from the Very Versailles stamp set onto Basic White card using Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the leaf image from the same stamp set several times also using Crumb Cake ink. Lastly I stamped the floral image from the Quiet Meadow stamp set several times using Crumb Cake ink. I used a blending brush to add Crumb Cake ink around the edges of the card as well. Lastly I stamped the floral image from the Quiet Meadow stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I coloured the Memento image using the dark Polished Pink and Dark Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. I attached the stamped image to Crumb Cake card and then scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I tied a bow in a length of the Polished Pink 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon and attached it to the flower stem using a glue dot. I stamped the greeting from the Best Year stamp set onto Basic White card using Polished Pink ink.
I cut out the greeting using the label die from the Meadow Dies, added some Crumb Cake ink using the Blending Brush before attaching it to the card front using dimensionals. I coloured five medium Basic Pearls using the dark Polished Pink Stampin’ Blend and added them to the flower centres as well as one to the greeting label. To decorate the inside of the card, I used the calendar image from the Days to Remember stamp set to add a “4” and then an “0” to Basic White card using the Polished Pink Stampin’ Write Marker. I stamped the greeting from the Best Year stamp set below the “40” using Polished Pink ink. I stamped part of the floral image from the Quiet Meadow stamp set onto the lower left hand corner of the card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Dark Polished Pink and Dark Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends.
Not my usual style of card, but I do love the finished look, don’t you? I hope that Emma loved it as much as I do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Flower Girl
Last week I shared a page using a photo of my grandmother at my daughter’s wedding. Well after I had created that page, I found this photo of my granddaughter Abigail who was a flower girl at her Aunty’s wedding. I wanted to make this page co-ordinate with the page last week and since I have loved and used the True Love Designer Series Paper so much I had to use a different paper for this page. I attached the strip of True Love Designer Series Paper across the Basic White 12″ x 12″ page.
I attached the photo to Basic Black card and attached it to the Designer Series Paper panel. I created the journaling on my computer, printed it onto Basic White card and attached it beside the photo. I coloured the flower from the True Love Designer Series paper using Melon Mambo and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. I cut out the floral bouquet and attached it below the journaling. I cut the title from Basic Black card using the Playful Alphabet Dies. I attached the title below the Designer Series paper. I coloured another flower from the True Love Designer Series Paper using Melon Mambo and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, cut it out and attached it to the lower right hand edge of the Designer Series Paper panel.
Even though I didn’t create them together, I think they co-ordinate very well, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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It’s Your Day
Today I am sharing another version of my take on the Bay Window card. This time, I stamped across a Basic White panel using the images from the Mountain Air stamp set. I stamped the solid mountain image using Crumb Cake ink and added the detailed mountain image over the top using Early Espresso ink. I stamped the solid tree image across the bottom of the mountain images using Old Olive ink and added the detailed tree image using Mossy Meadow ink.
I used a blending brush to add Pool Party ink across the top of the mountain images and Old Olive ink below the tree images. I stamped the cloud image from the Mountain Air stamp set across the sky using Pool Party ink. I used Early Espresso card to create my card base and folded and scored all the panels. I cut up the Basic White card into panels to cover the four main panels on the front of the card.
I didn’t add an image panel to the small locking panel because it will be hidden most of the time. I stamped the greeting from the A Good Man stamp set onto the middle panel of the bay window using Early Espresso ink. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a Basic White panel and then used Foam Adhesive Strips to attached the stamped panel to the right hand side of the Basic White card. You only add adhesive behind the right hand side of the image panel, so that you can slide the small panel on the front underneath to lock the bay window into position.
I really love the look of this card. Let me know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Sand & Sea
Yesterday on my Facebook Live I shared a fun fold which I had never made before, it’s called a Bay Window Card! Sounds complicated but they are surprisingly easy. For today’s card, I used Thick Basic White card for the card base and after scoring and folding added Sea & Sand Designer Series Paper to each of the panels on the card front. I cut Basic White card using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and stamped the greeting from the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set onto the top right hand corner using Sahara Sand ink. I stamped the seashell from the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set onto the bottom of the Basic White panel using Flirty Flamingo ink and covered it with a post-it-note mask.
I stamped the star fish image and the sand dollar image from the same stamp set using Sahara Sand ink. I added a post-it-note mask over the sand dollar image and stamped the seaweed image twice using Mossy Meadow ink. I attached the stamped panel to the centre of the bay window. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the seashell image from the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set onto the lower left hand corner using Flirty Flamingo ink. I covered the seashell with a post-it-note mask and stamped the seaweed image twice using Mossy Meadow ink.
I attached the Sea & Sand Designer Series Paper panel to the right hand side of the inside of the card using Foam Adhesive Strips. You have to make sure that you only add the adhesive strips to the back of the right hand side of the Designer Series Paper so you can tuck the front panel underneath to create your “bay window”. I also added panels of the same Sea & Sand Designer Series Paper to the panels on the back of the card front. Not because you need to but because I managed to get ink where I shouldn’t and this covered it beautifully.
I think this is a fun way to play with your stamps and perhaps I haven’t created my card in quite the way it was meant to be done but I love the end result, don’t you.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 