Melbourne Cup
2022. Ron and I don’t get many photos together so we took advantage of the great backdrop to get a photo of us together while we were out to lunch. I attached pieces of the Delightful Floral 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached my photo to Basic Black card before attaching it to the page. I cut my title from Basic Black using the Mini Alphabet Die and attached it beside the photo. I printed my journaling onto Basic White card, cut it into strips and attached it to the lower left hand corner. I found a photo of the winning horse and printed it onto Basic White card. I used a 2″ Circle Punch to punch out the image and attached it to a 2-3/8″ Circle punched from Basic Black card. I printed the horse’s name onto Basic White card and cut it out using one of the Something Fancy Dies. The photo of the horse and the banner are attached over the bottom corner of the photo using dimensionals. I love the fact that this paper is an Online Exclusive and doesn’t necessarily retire when other products do.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Join Stampin’ Up!
If you have ever thought about joining Stampin’ Up! then May might just be the time to do it. As well as getting $235.00 worth of current product of your choice for the low price of $169.00, you will also receive the new 2024-2026 in colour product for free. So in addition you will receive the in colour 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, a pack of A4 card with 2 sheets in each of the 5 new in-colours, ink pads in each of the 5 new in colours and Stampin’ Write Markers also in the 5 new in-colours. That’s $144.00 worth of free product in addition to the $66.00 worth of free product you can choose in your starter kit. This deal is awesome and not only do you get great product, you also become part of the Stampin’ Up! family. Make sure that you sign up between the 1st and 31st of May so that you can take advantage of this amazing deal. You can contact me if you want more information or you can simply go to my site and join up.
Happy Shopping.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Moonlight Birthday
Today’s card uses the Under the Moon stamp set which is going to be released in the new Catalogue in May. I also used this stamp set in my Facebook Live yesterday, so if you want some more inspiration for this stamp set take a look. For this card, I inked the moon image from the Under the Moon stamp set using a sponge dauber with Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie ink. I stamped the image onto the top edge of a piece of Basic White card. I stamped the sea image from the Under the Moon stamp set below the moon using Balmy Blue ink.
I also stamped the boat image from the Under the Moon stamp set partially over the sea and moon images using Blueberry Bushel ink. I attached the stamped panel to the top section of Blueberry Bushel card. I embossed a panel of Balmy Blue card using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached it below the stamped panel.
I attached the panel to the front of scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I attached a narrow strip of Blueberry Bushel card across the card front using dimensionals so that it covered where the stamped and embossed card meet. I stamped “birthday wishes” from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink and punched it out using the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals where necessary. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. I also stamped the boat image from the Under the Moon stamp set beside the greeting using Blueberry Bushel ink. The stamped card is attached to Blueberry Bushel and then to the inside of the card base. This is such a lovely stamp set, one of many in the new catalogue.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Floral Birthday
Each week as a Demonstrator I receive an email from Stampin’ Up! with information on upcoming specials, new catalogues, inspiration and they usually have a project or two to share. My card today is inspired by one of the projects shared by Stampin’ Up!. I embossed a piece of Fresh Freesia card using the polka dot folder from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders which I attached to scored and folded Fresh Freesia card. I cut the flowers from one of the patterns of paper in the Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper.
I used a small Blending Brush to add a little Fresh Freesia ink to the flowers before attaching four to the embossed panel. I cut Basic White card using the solid happy birthday die from the Wanted to Say Dies and Fresh Freesia card using the detailed happy birthday die.
I attached the dies together before attaching the greeting to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped a greeting from the Very Best Occasions stamp set onto Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink. I cut another flower from the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper, used the small Blending Brush to add some Fresh Freesia ink and attached it next to the greeting. I absolutely love this card. So, thank you Stampin’ Up! for the inspiration.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Graduation 2022
Today’s page shows off some photos taken at my eldest daughter’s graduation from High School a couple of years ago. I attached pieces of the Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper to the left hand sided of a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. Unfortunately this Designer Series Paper is retiring at the end of the month. I attached my photos to the right hand side of the page, partially covering the Designer Series Paper. I cut “graduation” from Night of Navy card using the Mini Alphabet Die. I stamped “2022” onto Basic White card using the Classic Letters stamp set and Night of Navy ink. I cut out the numbers and attached them to the page. I stamped the outline from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set onto Basic White card using Night of Navy ink. I stamped the greeting from the retired A Grand Kid stamp set inside the outline using Night of Navy ink. I stamped three hearts around the greeting using the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set and Fresh Freesia ink. The image is punched out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch before being attached to the page. Another simple page but one that brings many happy memories to mind.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Rock Star
Today’s card features a product suite that will be retiring at the end of the month. It also features one of the card sketches which Stampin’ Up! has kindly shared on page 22 of the 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue. I shared some cards made using this card sketch in my Facebook Live this week also. I cut two pieces of the Rock & Roll 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and attached them to Basic White card. The panel is attached to scored and folded Basic Black card. I die cut Basic Black card using the large pick die from the Rock Star Dies and attached it to the card front.
I stamped the guitar image from the Rock Star stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Rock Star Die before colouring it using Tahitian Tide and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I attached the image to the card front using dimensionals. I stamped the greeting from the Rock Star stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut it out using the co-ordinating Rock Star Die.
The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals. To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Rock Star stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I attached a piece of Rock & Roll Designer Series Paper across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card. The whole panel is attached inside the Basic Black card base. I love this card and I did design it with my husband in mind. He recently celebrated his birthday and loved the card when I gave it to him. I am sad to see this set go but know that I will fall in love with something new from the fabulous new Annual Catalogue.
Bye for now,
Kris
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More Rock & Roll Birthdays
Today I have two cards to share with you both exactly the same, except one is blue and one is pink. I embossed Azure Afternoon card using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. I cut one long edge of a Basic White Panel using the Basic Border Dies and attached it to the embossed card. The whole panel is attached to scored and folded Thick Basic White card. I stamped the guitar image from the Rock Star stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the image using the Light Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blend. I cut out the image using the co-ordinating Rock Star Die and attached it to the card front using dimensionals.
I stamped the greeting from the Rock Star stamp set onto Basic White card using Azure Afternoon ink and punched it out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. The greeting is attached to the card front using dimensionals so that it sits slightly over the guitar image.
I die cut Azure Afternoon card using the three different lightning dies from the Rock Star Dies. The lightening is attached to the card front around the guitar and greeting. To decorate the inside of the card I stamped the greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp set onto Basic White card using Azure Afternoon ink. I die cut Azure Afternoon card using the largest lightning die from the Rock Star Dies and attached it next to the greeting. The pink version is created in exactly the same way but this time using Melon Mambo card, ink and Stampin’ Blends.
I love how they both turned out, don’t you?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Mother and Son
My page today shows off a photo of my Dad with his Mum taken at his cousin’s 21st birthday. I am not sure how old my Dad is but I am thinking late teens. I cut pieces of the Delightful Floral 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and attached them to a Basic White 12″ x 12″ page. I attached my photo to the page, this is the original photo as I couldn’t get a clear picture when I scanned and edited it. I cut flowers from the Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper and attached them to page on each side of the photo. I cut Shaded Spruce card using the Mini Alphabet Die to create the title which I attached below the photo. I used the retired Journaling pen to add some information to the left hand side of the page. I love this simple page, don’t you? I especially love that this paper is still available as an Online Exclusive.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Magnolia Mood
This week on my Facebook Live I shared some cards I made using the Magnolia Mood Bundle and other products which are new to the Online Exclusives. Today I have another card to share with you. I attached a piece of 2023-2025 In-colour Designer Series Paper to scored and folded Wild Wheat card.
I embossed a piece of Wild Wheat card using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders (also available in the Online Exclusives) which I attached to the centre of the Designer Series Paper. Unfortunately Wild Wheat is one of the in-colours that will be retiring at the end of this month. I attached Adhesive Sheet to the back of a piece of Basic White card and cut out the large floral die from the Magnolia Mood Dies.
I attached the die cut to the right hand side of the embossed Wild Wheat card. I stamped the greeting from the Magnolia Mood stamp set onto Basic White card using Wild Wheat ink and fussy cut it. I attached the greeting to the top left hand corner of the embossed Wild Wheat card. To decorate the inside of the card I used a Blending Brush to add Wild Wheat ink to the lower left hand corner of Basic White card. I cut Basic White to which I had attached Adhesive Sheet using the single flower die and one of the three leaf die from the Magnolia Mood Dies. I attached the flower over the sponged ink and cut the leaves individually and attached them around the flower. I am loving playing with this gorgeous Magnolia Mood Bundle and I love that is an Online Exclusive. I would love to know what you think.
Bye for now,
Kris
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Everyday Thank You
I am once more using the Everyday Details Bundle, which I must admit, I am loving. I attached a piece of Tahitian Tide card to Basic White card and stamped the greeting from the Something Fancy stamp set onto the lower right hand corner using Tahitian Tide ink. I embossed the panel using the Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder and attached it to scored and folded Tahitian Tide card. I stamped the image from the Everyday Details stamp set onto Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I cut out the image using one of the circle dies from the Everyday Details Dies. I coloured the image using Orchid Oasis, Light Tahitian Tide and Light Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends. The image panel is attached to the card front using dimensionals.
To decorate the inside of the card, I stamped another greeting from the Something Fancy stamp set onto Basic White card using Tahitian Tide ink. For the second card, I decided not to stamp the greeting before embossing the Tahitian Tide/Basic White panel.
After colouring the image and attaching it to the card front, I stamped “thank you” from the Something Fancy stamp set onto Basic White card using Tahitian Tide ink. I cut out the greeting using the smallest circle from the Everyday Details Dies and attached it to the card front using dimensionals where necessary, so that it slightly overlaps the image panel. To decorate the inside of this card, I stamped the same greeting as before onto Basic White card using Tahitian Tide ink. I cut across the bottom of the stamped Basic White card using the border die from the Everyday Details Dies.
Just steps up the card a little and changes the feel, don’t you think?
Bye for now,
Kris
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Stamping with Kris 