Sea & Sand Recessed Panel
Today’s cards are made using the recessed panel idea I shared on my Facebook Live earlier this week. This time I used a piece of the Sea & Sand Designer Series Paper and Basic White card. After cutting the Basic White card, I embossed it using the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the central Designer Series Paper panel to Basic White card. I attached a narrow strip of Mint Macaron behind the edges of the embossed Basic White card and attached the panels to the card front using dimensionals. The whole piece is attached to scored and folded Mint Macaron card.
I cut Mint Macaron card and Basic White card using the Seaside Seashells Die. I stamped the seashell images onto the Basic White die cut using Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo and Sahara Sand ink. I trimmed the seashells from the die cut and attached them to the Mint Macaron die cut.
I cut the Mint Macaron die cut into pieces and attached several of them to the card front, using dimensionals where the pieces sit over the recessed panel. I stamped the greeting from the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set onto Basic White card using Sahara Sand ink. I cut out the greeting using the Layering Ovals Dies and attached it to a Mint Macaron scalloped oval cut using the same dies. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a seashell from the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set using a co-ordinating ink colour. The second card uses the remaining die cut pieces for the card front decoration.
I love both versions of this cards, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Recessed Panel Card
Yesterday in my Facebook Live, I showed a couple of versions of the recessed panel card. I have never made one of these angled recessed panel cards before. I really don’t know why because I love that you get “two for one”. Cut one panel of designer series paper and one panel of co-ordinating card and you get two card fronts! Today’s card uses a piece of the Butterfly Bijou 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper which was a pre-release from the next Annual Catalogue in the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle. Unfortunately this paper was only available while stocks last and it has sold out. Anyway, I cut the Basic White card and Designer Series Paper using the template I shared yesterday.
I embossed the Basic White card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. Using the outside panels as a guide, I attached the central panel to Basic White card. I attached strips of Silver Foil card along the inside edges of the outside panels before attaching them to the Basic White card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Just Jade card. I stamped “thinking of you” from the Beautiful Moments stamp set onto Basic White card.
I cut out the greetings using one of the circles from the Stitched Shapes Dies (unfortunately sold out). The greeting is attached to a Silver Foil scalloped circle which was cut using the Layering Circles Dies. I attached the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the butterfly from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set onto Basic White card using Just Jade ink. I cut out the butterfly using the Brilliant Wings Dies. I curled the wings of the butterfly and attached it to the greeting panel using dimensionals under the wings and glue dots under the body. I cut the co-ordinating detailed butterfly from Silver Foil card using the Brilliant Wings Dies and curled the wings slightly upwards. I attached the Silver Foil butterfly to the stamped butterfly using Tombow Multipurpose Glue under the body and antennae only. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of the same pattern Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper down the left hand side of Basic White card.
As I said at the beginning of this post, by cutting a co-ordinating piece of card and designer series paper you can create two card fronts and I think they both look pretty, don’t you. If you haven’t given one of these type of cards a try, take a look at my Facebook Live video and use the template to create your own versions.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Colouring Fun
Yesterday I share some cards with you I cased from Jan Ewan, well I loved how easy and how beautiful these cards looked. So as the True Love Designer Series Paper is just so beautiful, I thought I would spend some time colouring the design patterns and creating some more cards. Once more I cut two pieces of patterned paper from the same design.
I used both sides but I coloured the floral side using combinations of Highland Heather, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Petal Pink and Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends.
I attached each piece of Designer Series Paper to Basic Black card and then Basic White card which I embossed using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a strip of Basic Black card across the centre of the card front before attaching to scored and folded Basic Black card. I stamped the greeting from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched out the greeting using the Double Oval Punch. I attached the greetings to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a narrow strip of Basic Black card behind one long edge of a narrow strip of True Love Designer Series Paper. The Designer Series Paper panel was attached across the bottom of Basic White card. I created five different versions of this card using five different patterns from the True Love Designer Series Paper.
Don’t they look pretty. Which one is your favourite?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Cased layout
I received an email from Jessica Taylor a US demonstrator who shared a card by Jan Ewert using Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer SEries Paper. Since this paper is on the Last Chance list and because I had lots of 2″ strips of this paper, I decided to case her design. To create my cards, I embossed Basic White card using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Just Jade Card
I cut two pieces from the same pattern of the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper and attached them to the embossed card, using both sides of the paper.
I attached a strip of Just Jade card across the centre of the card front. I stamped the greeting from the Many Mates stamp set (another stamp set on the Last Chance list) onto Basic White card using Just Jade ink and punched the greeting using the 1-1/2″ Circle Punch (another one on the Last Chance list). To decorate the inside of the card, I attached a strip of Just Jade card behind one long edge of a strip of the same pattern paper from the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper. The designer series paper panel is attached across the bottom of Basic White card. I created more cards using different patterns from the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper. This one uses Cinnamon Cider ink and A4 card.
This one using Bumblebee ink and A4 card.
The last card uses the Christmas pattern from the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper. For this card I used a greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set and Cinnamon Cider ink and A4 card.
I love this design and I am sure it will be a design that I use with many different Designer Series Papers. So thank you to Jessica for sharing in her email and thank you to Jan for the beautiful layout.
Bye for now,
Kris
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School Days
The photos on this page are quite old. The top photo shows my grandmother in a school photo. I don’t know the exact year but she looks quite young so maybe 1913-1914 The bottom photo is of my Dad in a school photo. Again I don’t know the exact year but going by how young he looks, I am guessing 1945-1946. I began by stamping the writing image from the Very Versailles stamp set onto the top left hand corner and continuing diagonally across the Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ page to the bottom right hand corner using Crumb Cake ink.
I stamped the leaf image from the same stamp set over the writing in the top left and lower right hand corners using Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the straight edge image from the Very Versailles stamp set onto the top right and bottom left hand corners using Crumb Cake ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Crumb Cake ink to all four sides of the page. I attached the photos straight onto the Very Vanilla page. I created the journaling on my computer and printed onto Very Vanilla card. I stamped the straight edge from the Very Versailles stamp set twice below the journalling using Crumb Cake ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Crumb Cake ink around the edges of the journaling panel before attaching it to Early Espresso card and then the page. I cut the title from Early Espresso card using the Playful Alphabet Dies.
I love finding these old photos and I am lucky I still have my Dad to help me with the details.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Fab Friday #211 Sketch Challenge
I was looking for something to create and found the current challenge at Fab Friday and decided to play along. I embossed a panel of Basic White card using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed card to Silver Foil card and then scored and folded Poppy Parade card. I cut a piece of the True Love Designer Series Paper (my least favourite pattern) and coloured it in using Highland Heather Blackberry Bliss, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Poppy Parade and Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
I attached Silver Foil card to both long edges of the coloured Designer Series Paper and attached it to the embossed Basic White card. I stamped “always and forever” from the Forever Blossoms stamp set onto Basic White card using Poppy Parade ink.
I cut out the greeting using one of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes Dies. I attached the greeting to a Silver Foil scalloped oval cut using the Layering Ovals Dies. The greeting is attached to the centre of the Designer Series Paper Panel. To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed a narrow strip of Basic White card using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. I attached a strip of Silver Foil card behind one long edge before attaching the panel to the bottom of Basic White card.
I wasn’t sure if I liked this card when I first created it, however it has grown on me. I think it could make a lovely wedding or anniversary card. So thank you Fab Friday for another great sketch challenge. Please let me know what you think of my creation.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Unfortunately the Stitched Shapes Dies and the Layering Ovals Dies are no longer available.
Happy Birthday Ron
Today’s card is one that I made for my husband to celebrate his birthday yesterday. I was in the middle of getting ready for my Facebook Live where I shared this fancy fold and so I had to make one for Ron. I created the card base from Basic White card. The panels are decorated with layers of Basic Gray card and Well Suited Designer Series Paper. To decorate the front panel, I stamped the image from the A Good Man stamp set onto Basic White card and cut it out using the largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies.
I coloured the image using Ivory, Smoky Slate and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends. Once coloured, I covered the image with a post-it-note mask and used a Blending Brush to sponge some Balmy Blue ink and Sahara Sand ink around the image to create a sky and some sand.
The image panel is attached to a Basic Gray scalloped circle cut using the Layering Circles Dies. I attached the panel flat to the card front. To create the panel to hold my easel in place, I stamped “happy birthday” from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set onto Basic White card using Basic Gray ink. I cut out the greeting and Basic Gray card using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I attached the greeting to the Basic Gray rectangle then the card using dimensionals. To decorate the greeting panel, I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set using Basic Gray ink and the heart image from the A Good Man stamp set using Poppy Parade ink. This card suited my hubby, fancy in that it has a special fold but simple in that it is not too fussy!
Bye for now,
Kris
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Not sure why I can’t get the icon for Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends but you can see them here.
A Wonderful Man
Yesterday I shared a card with you using the retiring Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to create a male card. Today I have another male card using the same Designer Series Paper. This time I attached the dotted Misty Moonlight paper from the Flower For Every Season Designer Series Paper across the bottom of Basic White card.
I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper using the Bumblebee Ribbon. The panel is attached to scored and folded Bumblebee card. I cut Basic White card using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and stamped the plane image from the Soar Confidently stamp set onto the panel using Misty Moonlight ink.
I stamped the greeting from the same stamp set below the plane image also using Misty Moonlight ink. I attached the stamped die cut to Bumblebee card and then the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped the plane image from the Soar Confidently stamp set onto the centre of Basic White card using Misty Moonlight ink.
This is such a simple card, but kind of lovely, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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A few of the products I used in this card are on the Last Chance List and appear to already be sold out. So if you want something on this list, don’t delay in placing your order.
Not just for Girls
Today’s card uses the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper not for a girly card, but one for the boys. I embossed Basic White card using the Woodland Embossing Folder. I attached a strip of the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series paper across the bottom of the embossed card.
I wrapped the top of the Designer Series Paper with the Just Jade Ribbon before attaching the panel to scored and folded Cinnamon Cider card. I stamped the car image from the All Geared Up stamp set onto Basic White card.
I cut out the image using the Layering Ovals Dies and stamped the greeting from the All Geared Up stamp set below the car using Just Jade ink. I cut Cinnamon Cider using one of the scalloped ovals from the Layering Ovals Dies. I attached the image panel to the Cinnamon Cider scalloped oval and then the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I embossed a narrow strip of Basic White card using the Woodland Embossing Folder. I attached a narrow strip of Just Jade card behind one long edge of the embossed card before attaching the embossed panel across the bottom of Basic White card.
I love that this pattern from the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper works so well for a male card. I wonder, do you agree?
Bye for now,
Kris
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A few of the products I used in this card are on the Last Chance List and appear to already be sold out. So if you want something on this list, don’t delay in placing your order.
Summer Fun
Today’s page shows off some photos taken during a quick visit by three of my grandchildren. They love the pool and it’s hard to get them out. Although they will get out for a game of Gin Rummy! I embossed a panel of Night of Navy card using the Old World 3D Embossing Folder and attached it to the left hand side of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. It is a little tricky to emboss larger pieces of card but I did manage using my Big Shot Plus.
I also embossed the blue panels which span across the two pages (I think it is retired Soft Sky) using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. The two small photos taken when we went 10 pin Bowling are attached to Night of Navy card before being attached to the page.
The larger photos are attached straight onto the embossed panels. The journaling was created on my computer and printed onto Basic White card and cut into strips before attaching it to the left hand page. The small images I used to decorate the page come from a long retired stamp set called Day at the Beach. I stamped the images onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the images using Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and Daffodil Delight Stampin Blends. I hand cut the images before attaching them to the pages. The title is cut from Basic White card using the Playful Alphabet Dies.
These pages bring back such happy memories.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Some product I have used on this page may already have disappeared from the Last Chance List.
Stamping with Kris 