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Christmas Inspired by Sweet Little Stockings

Santa Paws Is Coming to Town! (Sweet Little Stockings) – Inspired by…

by Kylie July 22, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a few days ago my very talented friend Jill, also known as Saipan Stamper, shared a great card using the coming soon Sweet Stockings Suite. It was the cutest card and I asked if she wouldn’t mind me re-creating it to share with you. She ever so kindly agreed and I cannot wait to show it, and another card based on this same design.

The card is actually very simple. All you will need is the new Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper and the Sweet Little Stockings Bundle.

Create your card bases. I’ve used Cherry Cobbler for both cards. Layer some of the other designs of patterned paper from the Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper. Cut a panel of Basic White Cardstock and stamp the sentiment. Layer with Old Olive Cardstock.

Fussy cut out one or more of the animals from the SweetStockings Designer Series Paper. Either layer directly on the white panel or pop up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The final step is to either add some die-cut stars (from Bumblebee Cardstock) or some of the new Matte Decorative Dots (coming early next month).

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Don’t you love the new Sweet Stockings suite? The imagery is so cute! All items in the new suite will be available from August 3, 2021. If you cannot wait that long, new Demonstrators are able to add these products to their Starter Kit.

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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.

July 22, 2021 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Seascape

I’m Here for You Always (Seascape / Sea Life) – CASE the Catalogue

by Kylie July 20, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing another card featuring the fabulous Seascape bundle. I’m loving this bundle and the samples in the catalogue are so fabulous! This time we are CASE-ing (Copy And Share Everything) a card from page 12 of the Annual Catalogue. It is such a lovely card and really makes the fish die the standout feature.

The card is really easy to make. Grab some Pool Party cardstock and create your card base. Take a panel of Basic White cardstock and run it through your die-cutting machine with the Fish die from the Sea Life die set. You can see it doesn’t completely cut out the shape and for this card that is perfect! Gently lift the tail of the fish and stamp the seaweed stamp from the Seascape stamp set in Granny Apple Green. This gives the appearance of the fish being in front of the seaweed.

Layer a panel of Daffodil Delight behind the fish. (The catalogue sample actually uses Mango Melody so you might prefer this colour). I then added some Wink of Stella to the fish to make it shimmer. So pretty.

With the Pool Party ink, stamp the bubble stamp near the fish, as well as around the edge of the card base. Also, go ahead and stamp, with Crumb Cake ink, a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock with the sand stamp. Tear this strip for some extra interest. With Early Espresso ink, stamp the sentiment on a strip of Calypso Coral cardstock.

All that is left then is to assemble the card. I popped up the fish panel and the sentiment strip with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Here’s the card…

This card was so simple to make and is rather lovely. The big takeaway from this card is to think about where you will stamp the seaweed. Don’t stamp it too far up the page. You need the sand strip to cover it, but not cover the fin of the fish. I hope you’ll give this card a go.

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July 20, 2021 0 comment

Best Year Birthdays Hand-Penned Petals Inspired by

Happy Birthday to You (Hand-Penned Petals / Best Year)

by Kylie July 18, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a week or so ago I shared a card CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from fellow Demonstrator Maheswari Rajaguru. It was stunning! When making the original card, I actually messed up the spacing of the patterned paper so put it aside and started again. I was looking at it today and realised that although the spacing was strange, I could still use it but I would just need to be a little more creative.

To create the card, take a sheet of Gray Granite cardstock and create a card base. Take another panel of Gray Granite cardstock (cut to 10cm x 14.4cm) and emboss with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere this panel to the card base. Next, cut a sheet of Basic White cardstock to 12.9cm x 9cm. Choose four patterns from the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper and cut each one to 3 cm x 8.7cm. Adhere these pieces to your Basic White cardstock panel and attach this to your cardstock base. I started by adhering the two end pieces and so when I stuck the third piece down I had a much larger white gap. It was not evenly spaced. To combat this I rotated the card to be portrait instead of landscape. I then added some white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack to cover this gap. Now, no one knows I messed up. All that is left is to finish the card.

Stamp, in Basic Gray ink, the floral images from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and die cut. I added a light wash of Wink of Stella to these flowers to give them a little more sparkle. Position them on the card and pop up the main image for a little extra dimension.

Stamp the sentiment in Versamark on Basic Gray cardstock and emboss with White Embossing Powder. Die-cut this sentiment using a die from the Ornate Frames die set. Pop this up on the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Finally, add a few clear dots from the Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials pack.

Here’s the card…

Don’t ever think that just because you have ‘messed up’ that the card isn’t salvageable. You might need to sit on it for a few days before you take action. In the end, I was able to create another pretty card from a mistake!

If you love the paper I used to create today’s card, you will also love that the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper is currently on sale for 15% off! All products are available in my online store.

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July 18, 2021 0 comment

Hand-Penned Petals Peaceful Moments

These are the Moments We’ll Look Back on With Joy (Hand-Penned Petals / Peaceful Moments)

by Kylie July 16, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a card that nearly didn’t make it featuring the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set. The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set is one that lends itself to watercolouring. The set does come with a solid stamp though so you don’t have to colour it yourself if you don’t want to.

My plan was to white heat emboss the floral images on a panel of Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper. I would then paint the images. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? And truthfully, it is. The problem was that it was hard to see Versamark ink on the Watercolour Paper. I prepped the paper by running my Embossing Buddy (any antistatic powder tool will do the same job) over the background and stamped the floral image for the first time. As I struggled to see where I had stamped, I decided to add the White Embossing Powder and heat emboss it, then repeat this process rather than doing all the stamping first.

It wasn’t until I was on my last one that I realised the embossing powder was sticking in places I really didn’t want it to be. While I HAD used an Embossing Buddy to help with static, I had handled the paper A LOT. Stamping, heat embossing, moving it around so I could see where to stamp next and I hadn’t been using the Embossing Buddy in between. So, I wiped some of the extra embossing powder off with a fine paintbrush as best I could and kept going.

I picked out a selection of inks – Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya and Granny Apple Green. I smooshed some of each onto my Acrylic Blocks. I worked in sections, adding some water then adding some colour. It was looking quite pretty….until I got to the corner where there was the most extra embossing powder. It didn’t look so good. I finished colouring the panel but I didn’t love it. It crossed my mind to throw it out but thankfully I didn’t do so. This panel sat on my desk for weeks until I finally decided that I was going to make a card with it and that I was being WAY too picky!

I added a sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set and popped this up in the centre of the card. The clear dots came from the Elegant Faceted Gems pack. The final touch was a Polished Pink Ribbon tied in a bow.

Here’s the card…

Can you see where I’ve messed up? Would you have continued or thrown it away?

This is another case of don’t ever think that just because you have ‘messed up’ that the card isn’t salvageable. You might need to sit on it for a while but there are times when you can go on to make a lovely card as I feel I have done in this instance.

Let me know if you’ve ever ‘messed up’ as I have and what you’ve done to ‘fix’ it.

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July 16, 2021 0 comment

Birthdays Blog Hop Challenge Sketch Stampers Anonymous Stellar Birthday

Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #32: Sketch Challenge

by Kylie July 14, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, welcome to the Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop day! Thanks so much for hopping with us this month. The theme for our July 2021 Blog Hop is a Sketch Challenge. We were challenged to create a card based on the sketch featured below.

Here’s the Challenge…

I really like this sketch and I knew exactly what I was going to do as soon as I saw it. It rarely happens for me this way! The Stellar Birthday stamp set had been laying on my desk unused for a week or so. I thought this sketch would be perfect to create a scene of an astronaut child passing by the moon on a dark and starry night.

Here’s the card…

I used a Layering Circle die and cut out a mask from a Post-It note. This was going to be my moon shape. (If you don’t feel like masking, you could simply die cut a circle from Basic White cardstock and stick it down instead). After adhering my mask, I used a Blending Brush to add a layer of Misty Moonlight ink. Then I added a layer of Night of Navy ink. I wanted this to be darker around the edges of my panel. Depending on how juicy your inkpads are, you might find that some of the ink seeps through the mask. Don’t worry about it! In fact, it helps to add a little interest and you then don’t have to try and add anything to make it look more like a moon (well, that’s my theory anyway).

Once you are happy with the colour of this panel, splash some water droplets on it as this will ‘lift up’ the colour in places. Helps it look a bit more like a sky. Then put this panel aside to dry very well. I let mine dry overnight. You could heat it with a Heat Tool, but remove the mask first. Once the panel is completely dry, randomly stamp the stars from the Stellar Birthday set all over this panel with Versamark ink and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder. Put this panel aside. (If the panel isn’t completely dry you will end up with flecks of embossing powder where you do not want them).

Stamp the astronaut in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colour with your Stampin’ Blends. Cut out the image and add Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop the image up on the card. I added a torn strip of Polished Pink cardstock and a strip of paper from the Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper pack to the sky panel. The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy. It was also popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The final touch was to add some silver diamond shaped epoxy stickers from the Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials pack.

Let’s continue on the hop…

You might have come here from Melissa Gifford’s blog. Next up, please hop along to Marelle Taylor’s blog. Here’s a list of all the participants:

Kylie Page | Stampers Workshop (You Are Here)

Marelle Taylor

Meighan Wheller

Sharon Wilson

Thanks for hopping along with us. I had so much fun with this sketch. I hope you’ll try your hand and creating something based on it too. We’d love for you to continue on the hop and see the wonderful projects by the rest of the Stampers Anonymous ladies.

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July 14, 2021 15 comments

Best Year Birthdays Peaceful Moments Technique

Create pretty cards with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder (Peaceful Moments / Best Year)

by Kylie July 12, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a couple of years ago I shared a card that continues to draw interest from people who have seen it. Unfortunately, the embossing folder I used to create it retired and there was nothing in the Stampin’ Up!® range that I felt was a suitable substitution….until now! YAY! The Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder is perfect for this technique. You are going to love it and you will be addicted to making this style of card just as much as I am. It’s super easy and the result is so beautiful!

Take your Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder, add some Basic White cardstock and run it through your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I’d suggest making a few panels at this time because trust me, you won’t stop at one. Next, take your Stampin’ Blends and colour the embossed (raised) part of the design. The ink from the Stampin’ Blends will naturally bleed into the cardstock so use a gentle hand but don’t worry too much if it does bleed. The overall effect will still wow!

Finish off the card by adhering the panel to a card base and adding your sentiment and any bling you might like.

I’m sharing three cards based on this technique today. The first two cards have the embossed image facing up. The third card was coloured in the same way but when I adhered it to the card base I flipped it over so it’s a much more subtle look. I just love it!

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Here’s the third card…

They are just the prettiest of cards, aren’t they? I could just colour them all day. I cannot wait to make some more and play around with some different colour combinations. So much fun!

If the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder is now on your wish list too, you can purchase it from my online store.

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July 12, 2021 0 comment

Seascape

I’m Here for You Always (Seascape / Sea Life)

by Kylie July 10, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, have you all seen the Seascape bundle on page 12 of the Annual Catalogue? I loved it the moment I saw it and all the fun samples. My original plan was to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) all of the cards from the catalogue (and I probably will as they are the cutest) but when I sat down to start I got sidetracked playing with the Seahorse die from the Sea Life die set.

The card I’m sharing today is all about die-cuts and blending. I had so much fun playing with different colour combinations. And let me tell you, the Blending Brushes are FABULOUS! They are a bit of an investment at $21.00 for a pack of 3 but they make blending so much easier. Plus, you can wash them to use them again and again. I have a couple labelled with the colours I use most often. I also have some without labels which I wash and leave to dry at the end of a crafting session. They are the best. You can order them through my online store here.

Okay, back to the card. It is important to note the dies don’t actually cut the seahorses completely out of the cardstock (this is the same for the fish die as well). You will need to cut a few paper tabs. I die-cut the seahorses twice and used one in reverse so I could position them as though they were looking at each other. I also die cut two of the coral shapes from the Sea Life die set, and a heart from the Floral Heart die set. Then I got to colouring them in with the Blending Brushes.

The colours I used are listed below:

Seahorse #1: Pale Papaya, Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzleberry
Seahorse #2: Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape
Coral: Pale Papaya, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green
Heart: Polished Pink

The next step was to stamp the seaweed from the Seascape stamp set onto a panel of Coastal Cabana. I also stamped the sand stamp in Crumb Cake on a small piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock. I also stamped the greeting in Crumb Cake onto a small strip of Basic White Cardstock.

To pull the card together, I adhered all the die cuts in place and popped up the sentiment strip. The final touch was to add a coat of Wink of Stella to the Seahorses. They didn’t photograph well but they do look so pretty in real life.

Here’s the card…

It’s such a fun card and I really want to make another one. Do you like making cards with lots of die-cuts too? If so, the Sea Life die set (or the Seascape Bundle) might be just the set for you.

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July 10, 2021 0 comment

Color & Contour Inspired by

You’re Absolutely Amazing (Color & Contour) – Inspired by…

by Kylie July 8, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I’ve mentioned before that one of my favourite things about being a part of the Stampin’ Up!® community is the actual community of Demonstrators. Our Demonstrator group comes together to share hints, tips as well as some of their creations. It is wonderful! Demonstrator Narelle Fasulo recently shared a card and I LOVED it! I asked if I could CASE (Copy And Share Everything) it. I knew you’d all love it too! She graciously said I could and so here it is (with very few changes from the original).

First off, start by selecting an assortment of Designer Series Paper and some coordinating cardstock. I used the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper for this card. I had already cut some of these papers into 6″ x 6″ pieces. So I grabbed out some of the designs and then trimmed them into 1.5″ strips. I didn’t cut these strips to the width of my card at this stage as I decided I would cut the overhanging paper at the end. I have an uncanny knack for trimming to my card size but not in the right spot which is very frustrating! Now I do this part at the end after I have lined everything up.

Use the Basic Borders dies and die cut all pieces. Important: Make sure you use the dies in the same orientation each time. The dies are double-edged with one edge cutting a dash line, and the other cutting a dotted line.

Arrange your papers and cardstock into the order you find most appealing. Take your card base and start layering the pieces from the top of the card and work your way down. Adhere the first piece, then take the next piece and slide it up under the first one. Important tip: Make sure you only add a single line of adhesive at the top of the cut piece of paper. If you add too much adhesive you will find it difficult to slide the next sheet up as far as it needs to go.

Once you have finished securing all the paper strips, you can trim off any overhanging pieces. If you have too much white space at the bottom of the card you can also trim this up too.

Take some white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack and wrap it a few times around the card. Secure it in a bow, or a knot. Finish off the card by adding a sentiment. The sentiment I chose was from the Colour & Contour stamp set and was stamped in Night of Navy ink. I die cut it with a die from the Scalloped Contours die set.

Here’s the card…

You could add a little bling if you want but I honestly don’t think it needs anything else. I’m sure you’ll agree with me this is a gorgeous card. I’m so glad Narelle allowed me to recreate and share it with you all. It was surprisingly easy, and quick, to create. The other cool thing about this card is that the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper used to create it is currently on sale for 15% off! How good is that?!

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July 8, 2021 0 comment

Hand-Penned Petals Thank you

Thanks (Hand-Penned Petals)

by Kylie July 6, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, one of the things I love most about being a part of the Stampin’ Up!® community is the actual community of fellow Demonstrators. We have a group on Facebook where Demonstrators share hints, tips as well as some of their creations. It is SO inspiring! Demonstrator Maheswari Rajaguru shared a card in the group this week and I immediately commented and asked if I could CASE (Copy And Share Everything) it as I knew you’d all love it too! She graciously said I could and so here it is (with only a couple of changes from the original).

Take a sheet of Gray Granite cardstock and create a card base. Take another panel of Gray Granite cardstock (cut to 10cm x 14.4cm) and emboss with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere this panel to the card base. Next, cut a sheet of Basic White cardstock to 12.9cm x 9cm. Choose four patterns from the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper and cut each one to 3 cm x 8.7cm. Adhere these pieces to your Basic White cardstock panel and attach this to your cardstock base. Trim another piece of the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper to approximately 5.5cm x 1.8cm and save this piece for later.

Stamp, in Basic Gray ink, the floral image from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and die cut the image. I added a light wash of Wink of Stella to this image to give it a little more sparkle. Tie a bow around the image with the Silver Simply Elegant Trim and adhere this to your card panel.

Stamp the sentiment in Black on another piece of Basic White cardstock. I used the Tailored Tag punch to create the banner. Adhere the 5.5cm x 1.8cm patterned paper to the card with the sentiment strip popped on top of it. The final touch is to add some bling. I used the clear dots from the Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials.

Here’s the card…

Isn’t this a gorgeous card?! It was actually really easy to make too. The best bit is that if you want to re-create this card too you’ll find that the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper is on sale at the moment for 15% off! So good!

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July 6, 2021 0 comment

All for Baby Baby CASE the Catalogue

Three Baby Cards using the All for Baby stamp set (CASE the Catalogue)

by Kylie July 4, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, as I was flicking through the catalogue I came across a card design which I immediately wanted to CASE (Copy And Share Everything). It is located on page 59 and features the All for Baby Bundle. I decided to make three cards in total – one the same as the design featured in the catalogue and the other two would be pink and blue respectively.

The cards were all made in the same way. Create your card bases and then emboss the front with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. Put this aside for later. I then stamped up a heap of the baby rompers, from the All for Baby stamp set, in different colours before die-cutting them with the Baby Clothes dies. (I stamped up more than I needed so I could play around with different colour combinations. The leftovers are stored with the stamps so I can use them for future projects).

Next, I cut a panel of Basic White Cardstock to the size I required. I stamped the clothesline, and the pegs, in Crumb Cake ink. The little rompers were attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. If you need to trim the panel, you can do so at this stage. Attach the panel to your card base. The sentiment, from the All for Baby stamp set, is stamped onto a coordinating colour and then this piece is stuck down on the card.

It is a super simple card but looks so pretty. You could easily whip up a few to have on hand like I’ve done.