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Happy Birthday (Butterfly Brilliance / Itty Bitty Greetings)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I was blown away by the response to the card I shared on Monday featuring the upcoming Butterfly Bouquet collection. I decided to share another card featuring this same collection- one that is *completely* different from the first card. I want to show how this collection is perfect for all types of crafters.

If you love to colour, this card is going to be right up your alley. All you need to do is stamp the main image and then colour it in with Stampin’ Blends. See how dark and stormy it looks?

Here’s the card…

It’s quite different from the pretty and elegant card shared on Monday. I love a collection which enables you to use it in so many different ways. The Butterfly Bouquet collection will be available from 02 March 2021.

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 (A Cut Above)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, yesterday was my Dad’s birthday so I, of course, had to make him a birthday card. The stamp set which immediately came to mind to use was the A Cut Above Stamp set. I love the imagery and sentiments in this set. So great for masculine cards.

Oh, and don’t you immediately think of Norm from the Life. Be In It.™ campaign which ran here in Australia during the 1970’s and 1980’s? Is it just me? Am I showing my age now? haha

If you love to colour, you are going to love this stamp set. I couldn’t wait to get the Stampin’ Blends out and colour away. It was so fun. Of course, as always, you can use whatever colouring medium you prefer.

Here’s the card…

I really enjoyed making this card. These days I tend to make a lot of cards with flowers and more feminine imagery so it was nice to switch it up.

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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A Happy Birthday to You (Handsomely Suited)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, when thinking about my favourite technique for the StampingPals challenge this month, I confess I was torn between the Joseph’s Coat Technique and the Tailored Tag technique. In the end, the Joseph’s Coat Technique won, but I still couldn’t resist making another card using the Tailored Tag punch. I love these cards! I usually veer towards making more feminine cards but this time I decided to go for a masculine look. I used the Well Suited Designer Series Paper and the coordinating Handsomely Suited bundle (Handsomely Suited stamp set and Suit & Tie dies).

This is such an easy technique and if you’ve never seen it before, you are going to love it! All you need to do is punch out a heap of shapes and then adhere them to a panel of cardstock. I always start with a panel of cardstock which is the same size as my card front. I can then easily trim the edges and cut the panel to my preferred size. This panel was then attached to a Basic Grey cardstock base.

Moving on to the sentiment, my original idea had been to add a block and have a bow tie placed half on it and half off. I discarded that idea for this card as I thought it might have faded into the background. Instead, I stamped the sentiment (from the Handsomely Suited stamp set) and die cut the panel (using the Stitched Shapes dies) so that the bow tie could sit nicely above it.

Here’s the card…

I love this idea so much. It is fun and easy and looks so good. It’s perfect for feminine and masculine cards alike. Have I convinced you to give it a go? I hope so!

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 (Hey Birthday Chick Bundle)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, what do you all think about the new Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick range? Super cute, right? I confess I didn’t know where to start when I got both of the bundles as all of the imagery is so dang cute! I wanted to use it all! I decided to start with the Hey Birthday Chick Bundle. Don’t you think the flying chook is the cutest?! Okay, they are all so cute!

To start I stamped and coloured the image with Stampin’ Blends. I then decided I needed to add some more balloons so I stamped the image again twice (but only down to the tail feathers). I ran these images through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

For the sentiment, I decided to use the Happy Birthday die from the Birthday Chick die set. Isn’t it a great font? I used a Blending Brush to pick up some Rococo Rose ink and I added just a soft blend of colour along the edge of some white cardstock. I wanted the sentiment to be a soft graduation of colour from the white down to the stronger pink. I love this look. The banners were die cut from this same softly blended Rococo Rose.

Actually, the new Blending Brushes may just be my new favourite thing – I love how you can use them to create really soft backgrounds as I did here with the background of Pool Party. So soft and pretty!

I finished off the card by adding some Wink of Stella to the balloons, banners and the sentiment.

Here’s the card…

I’m so happy with how this card turned out! Oh, and if you love that background paper I used – it comes as a FREE gift for new Demonstrators who sign up during Sale-A-Bration. If you are thinking of joining, I’d love it if you signed up with me. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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 (Pretty Perennials / Paper Blooms DSP)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, for many years I could have been classed as a Paper Hoarder.   I had shelves of gorgeous patterned paper.  I had the perception that if I used it I might mess it up, or find a project I liked better to use it on.  The problem was that this gorgeous paper never got off the shelf and onto my projects.  Of course, it was compounded by the fact that new paper was being released regularly and there’s always something I thought ‘might be better’.  What a waste! Nowadays I make sure I use my papers.  The awesome thing about the Stampin’  Up! paper packs is that there are multiples of the different designs.  This means some I can leave whole for scrapbooking 12×12 pages, others, I cut up for card bases, and others again, I can die cut or fussy cut out the images.  And you know what?  I can always buy more if I find that I am using lots of one of the paper packs.  I love actually using these gorgeous papers.

Today’s card features the gorgeous Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper.  This is a Level 1 Sale-A-Bration reward and could be yours for FREE with a qualifying order.  I used the paper in a couple of ways.  I cut a strip to add to my card base.  I also fussy cut out the flower and foliage images to create a cluster around my stamped sentiment (which is from the Pretty Perennials stamp set).

Here’s the card…

 

You might be able to notice the pattern on the Night of Navy cardstock base.  I added some of the stamps from the Pretty Perennials stamp set into a cluster on one block and then stamped it in Versamark all over the background.  You could also use the Night of Navy ink if you want a stronger tone on tone look.

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 (Floating & Fluttering / Approaching Perfection)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, recently I shared a card using the new Floating & Fluttering stamp set and coordinating Fluttering die set.  I created the card using the Floating Die Cut technique.  Whilst this technique is super easy and looks very so good, there might be times when you want to create the same look but perhaps you need to create it more quickly.

For this card, all you need to do is stamp and colour the butterflies from the Floating & Fluttering stamp set).  Add a sentiment and you are done! So quick and easy!

Here’s the card…

 

Isn’t the Floating & Fluttering stamp set so pretty!  I love creating with it already!

Not long to wait now as all of the new items featured above will be available tomorrow (5 January 2021).

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 (Approaching Perfection / True Love DSP)

by Kylie
written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today three of my friends and family members are celebrating birthdays!  Well, technically, one is on the 17th  but with the different time zones they all end up celebrating on the same day.  For their cards, I decided to play with the new True Love Designer Series Paper and the Approaching Perfection.  Both items will be available from 5 January 2020.  What I love about the True Love DSP is that you can colour it yourself with your preferred colouring medium.  I also love that while one side has lots of floral imagery, the other side has plainer, more geometric shapes which can be used in so many different ways.

As I needed to make three cards, I went with my favourite “same but different” theme.  All three cards use the same products, but I’ve just changed up where I have placed the sentiment, the Rhinestones, and the width of the strip of paper down the left-hand side.

Here are the cards…

Which is your favourite of the three?  I quite like them all but if pressed, today, I would choose the second card.

All of the new items featured above will be available from 5 January 2021.  If you cannot wait, Demonstrators can actually obtain these products now.  All the signing up details are here, if this interests you.

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 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

Shop 24/7 at my online store at Stampers Workshop!
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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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