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Happy Birthday (So Much Love / Itty Bitty Greetings / Pattern Play)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, usually when I think of flowers, I predominately think of the colours pink, white, yellow, orange, and red.  For some reason, I randomly coloured the larger floral image from the So Much Love stamp set in shades of Smoky Slate.  I was tempted to discard the image but decided to see if I could make it into a card I was happy with.  This is the end result.

After colouring the flower, I fussy cut it with my Paper Snips and set it aside.  I was trying to find a colour scheme which might make the image pop and decided to use a Coastal Cabana card base.  I used the same stamp to create a pattern on this cardstock base.  Depending on your preference, you could create a soft background by using Versamark or a stronger background by using Coastal Cabana ink.

The panel in the middle was created by using the ‘lines’ stamp from Pattern Play.  I attached it to my Stamparatus and then stamped the image repeatedly to cover the entire panel.

Here’s the card…

I know the colour of the flower makes this card a little unusual but it does really appeal to me and I never thought I would say that.  I really hope this card really encourages you to look at your colours and maybe change them up a little.  Don’t worry if it looks weird at the start, it might end up looking really lovely!  Good luck!

And don’t forget the Online Extravaganza is still underway!  Selected items from the Annual Catalogue are 10% off until 11.50 pm (AET) / 8.50 pm  (WA time).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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May Your Birthday Be Memorable (Timeless Tropical)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I’m sharing another card featuring the beautiful Timeless Tropical stamp set and the coordinating In the Tropics dies.  Since I’ve been stamping the images with the Early Espresso ink, I’ve found that I have been using the stamp set more often.  If you find that you are not using one of your stamp sets because you cannot get it to look like you think it should play around with the ink colour you stamp it with.  I tend to use the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink for most line art stamps (as distinct from the solid images).  I couldn’t achieve a look I was happy with when stamping the images from Timeless Tropical with black ink and as soon as I swapped colours things just worked!

The stamped images were coloured with Stampin’ Blends (aside from the Plumeria which I coloured with the Bumblebee  Stamp ‘n Write Marker) and this time I went for a softer look.  It’s so pretty!  The paper from the In Good Taste added just a little extra bit of interest to the card design, as did a sprinkling of Rhinestones.

Here’s the card…

It’s such a great stamp set to colour.  The coordinating die set offers opportunities to create with die cuts on their own too.  So fun! So versatile!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Happy Birthday (So Much Love / Itty Bitty Birthdays)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone,  it has to be said that bright colours really POP against a black background.  So how do you achieve this when stamping images?  One way is to stamp the images and then either die cut or fussy cut them out and adhere them to black cardstock.   Another way and this is the method I used below, is to stamp the images on white cardstock and then colour in the background with your Black Stampin’ Blends Marker.  Easy!

For my card, I stamped the smaller floral image from the So Much Love stamp set on a panel of Whisper White cardstock.  Next, I coloured the images with Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green and Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends markers.  Finally, I took the Black Stampin’ Blends Marker and coloured the rest of the white space.  Doesn’t it make the colours POP off the page?

I added this stamped and coloured panel to a small mat of Whisper White cardstock.  This panel was popped up on a Basic Black cardstock base which had been embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder (which is still my favourite folder).

The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set and was simply white heat embossed on black cardstock.

Here’s the card…

 

I love how bright and happy this card is!  Of course, you don’t have to use black for the background.  Depending on the colours you are using, a grey might look really good too!  Have fun experimenting with colour!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Birthday Card Trio (So Much Love)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, when you find a card design you love it is a really good idea to use it again and again when creating…especially on those days when the mojo goes missing.  All you need to do is mix and match the products and colours used.  The following trio of birthday cards follows a style which I love and have made many times over the years.  This time I’m using the So Much Love stamp set.  I’ve teamed the florals from this set with sentiments from Itty Bitty Birthdays and Peaceful Moments.

All you need to do is grab a sheet of cardstock and make a card base.  Take a flower stamp from the So Much Love stamp set and stamp it repeatedly over the base.  I usually use the same colour ink as the cardstock but you could always switch this up based on your overall card design.  Stamp and colour the larger flower.  I used Stampin’ Blends to colour the image but, as always, please use your preferred colouring medium. There isn’t a coordinating die to cut out the flower but it isn’t too fiddly to fussy cut. You could just add the image directly onto the card base or pop it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.   For the cards below, I chose to layer the image on a Square Vellum Doily to add a little more interest.  Stamp and die cut your sentiment and add to the card.  Finish off with either some Rhinestones or Gilded Gems.

Here’s the first card…

 

Here’s the second card…

 

Here’s the third card…

As you can see, they are rather pretty cards. You could easily create a few cards like this in one crafting session.  I think the cards would also look super pretty pinks and reds.  What do you think?

On Sale!

You can save 15% on selected Designer Series Paper during the month of October 2020.

Win Me!

All orders over $50 during the month of October 2020 go into a draw to win The Gang’s All Meer stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Happy Birthday Trio (So Much Love / Itty Bitty Birthdays / Many Mates)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, when I find a design I like I end up making HEAPS of cards in that format. Sometimes I mix up the colour combinations or the sentiment.  Today I am sharing three of these “same but different” cards.  All that differs between the three cards are the colours used, or the sentiment used.  As they will all be going to different recipients, it doesn’t matter that they are all similar.  No one will know!

The three cards have been created with the So Much Love stamp set.  It’s a beautiful set with lovely floral images and sweet sentiments.  For all three cards below, I use the larger flower image and the sentiments came from either the Many Mates stamp set or the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp sets.

Here’s the first card…

 

Here’s the second card…

 

Here’s the last card…

You can tell I *love* the flowers from the So Much Love stamp set.  They are great to colour.  This card design is so simple and so pretty! I hope you’ll give it a go!

On Sale!

You can save 15% on selected Designer Series Paper during the month of October 2020.

Win Me!

All orders over $50 during the month of October 2020 go into a draw to win The Gang’s All Meer stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Hoping All Your Birthday Fishes Come True (Whale Done)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a quick and easy card but it really has a big impact! I think you are going to love it!  I used items from the Whale of a Time suite.  I love everything about this suite from the stamps to the punch (also available as a bundle for a 10% discount), to the embossing folder, embellishments, ribbons and papers. The papers in this suite are gorgeous!  For today’s card, I’ve used a few different papers – for the background, as well as accent strips and of course, I’ve fussy cut out the cute turtles too.

I added a little extra interest to the background paper by stamping some more fish in Pretty Peacock ink.  I stamped this off first as I wanted it to be a little softer.  I added a touch of Wink of Stella to the shells of the turtles, just to give them a little more interest.

Here’s the card…

 

I’m sure you will agree with me the Whale of a Time papers are beautiful and I know you will enjoy creating many fabulous cards with this suite.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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I Got You A Cake… (Way to Goat)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, one of the cutest stamp sets in the 2020 – 2021 Annual Catalogue is the Way To Goat stamp set.  It features three adorable goat images with a couple of accent images and five sentiment stamps. It’s seriously so adorable!  One of my colleagues had his birthday yesterday and I thought this stamp set would be perfect for him, mainly because of the “I Got You a Cake…” and “…but I ate it” sentiment stamps.  I knew he’d love it!

I kept the colouring of the goat very simple – Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake for the goat, with Calypso Coral for the flower and Pool Party for the sky.    For the card base, I used Calypso Coral and paired with paper from the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper and the Subtles 6×6 Designer Series Paper.

Here’s the card…

 

It is a fairly simple design and would look good in a variety of different colour palettes.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Happy Birthday (So Much Love / Peaceful Moments)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, having recently shared a soft and pretty card with the So Much Love stamp set, I thought I would share a much brighter card using this same set.  The card style is one I *love*.  You can use almost any stamp set and it always looks so good.

Simply stamp the smaller floral image from the So Much Love stamp set in Smoky Slate all over a Whisper White cardstock panel.  Attach this to a Basic Black cardstock base (after I ran the card base through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Subtle Embossing Folder).  The larger floral image from So Much Love was stamped on Whisper White cardstock and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. As there is no coordinating die set, I fussy cut the image out.  A touch of Wink of Stella really makes this flower sparkle!

To give the card a little extra bling, I added Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon, some Rhinestones and some of the Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins.  I hadn’t used the sequins until today and I really love that they don’t have that little hole in the middle!

The sentiment comes from the Peaceful Moments stamp set.  I die cut it out with the Tasteful Labels dies and then matted it on a scalloped circle from the Layering Circles die set.

Here’s the card…

You could easily replicate this card.  The most time consuming part is fussy cutting the flower but it really doesn’t take too long.  The flower could be coloured in many different colour combinations, and with your choice of colouring medium.  In fact, I think I might make a few more cards, in different combinations, for my stash.

The So Much Love is yours for free during September 2020 if you sign up during the Get & Go Starter Kit Promotion.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Happy Birthday (Sunflowers / Itty Bitty Greetings) – CASE the Catalogue

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a card CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from one of the best places to go for inspiration – the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue.  This card features the Sunflower dies (which coordinate with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set).

My big tip for a card like this is to apply Adhesive Sheets (I think these are a must-have item for die-cutting) to the back of your cardstock before you die cut it.  It makes it so much easier to adhere the different sections together.  For the top layer of petals, I only stuck the adhesive to the centre part of the flower so that it was properly secured but could I could separate the tips of the petals for more dimension.

Here’s the card…

Isn’t this a pretty card? I think you could also change up the background patterned papers, and switch up the colours of cardstock.  You could also use the stamped image instead of the die cuts if you prefer.  I hope you’ll give it a go.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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Happy Birthday Trio (Prized Peony / Itty Bitty Greetings)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I recently made a card using the Prized Peony bundle and some ribbon from the Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack (you can see the card here).  When trying to work out what colours to use with this card, I ended up stamping and colouring a few options.  They were too pretty not to use so I paired them with leftover stickers from the Box of Sunshine kit.  I kept the card design really simple and finished it off with a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.

Here’s the first card…

 

Here’s the second card…

 

Here’s the third card…

By the time I started creating my third card, I had run out of the stickers from the Box of Sunshine kit.  I cut a black cardstock panel to the same size as the stickers.  I used the Old World Paper embossing folder to add a little texture but it didn’t have quite the same impact as the stickers.  To try and add that impact, I placed a dot of Whisper White Craft ink on an acrylic block.  I added just a drop of water, mixed it up and then flicked this ink over my panel.  Whilst it is a much more subtle effect than the stickers, I think it still looks great!

As I already had all of the elements from previous projects, these cards really didn’t take long to put together.  Which colour of the trio is your favourite?

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping, Kylie

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices.  I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects.  These links take you to my online store.


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