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Peace and Joy (Peace and Joy)

by Kylie November 18, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, one of my favourite cards in the August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue was a Christmas card featuring the Peace & Joy Bundle. It was relatively simple but had a great impact. You can see it on page 18. One of the first things I did when I bought the Peace & Joy Bundle was to recreate this card.

The most challenging part of this card, aside from the fussy cutting (I know some of you are not a fan of fussy cutting), was lining up the stamped image with the die-cut card base. There are a few ways you can do this part. I think I made it harder than it needed to be but I’ll share my process. I cut a panel of Whisper White Cardstock which was smaller than the card base. I positioned the Peace and Joy stamps where I thought I would be happy with them. I then picked up both stamps on the one block. You could also use your Stamparatus for this process. I stamped the words in Misty Moonlight on the Whisper White panel. After cleaning the stamps, I actually positioned the Joy dies over the stamps and tried to make then as perfectly spaced as I could. I used removable tape to tape the dies together. Next up, I put them onto my card base and ran them through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine. Once that was done all I had to do was tape the stamped panel to the card base, and then finish off the card.

Here’s the card…

I love this card so much. The card sample in the catalogue used the smaller die so that less white space was showing. I decided I really loved the look of more white space. As you play around with card designs, especially if you are CASEing (Copy And Share Everything) a card, try and do what feels right for you.

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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.

November 18, 2020 2 comments

Christmas Kits Paper Pumpkin

Paper Pumpkin Kit: Joy to the World

by Kylie November 3, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, what an exciting day it is today with not one but TWO new product releases. The first of which is the new Paper Pumpkin Kit: Joy to the World. It is a gorgeous kit which contains all the items you need (excluding an acrylic block) to make eight (8) gorgeous Christmas cards. This is a limited release kit and is only available while stocks last. Let’s take a closer look…

Paper Pumpkin Kit – Joy to the World

(03 November 2020 – while stocks last)

The Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit contains enough supplies to create eight elegant cards (four each of two designs) and coordinating envelopes—the perfect project kit for simple, fun, and artistic festive cards.

Your kit includes:
• Joy to the World Photopolymer Stamp Set
• Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Spot®
• Card bases with gold foil
• Printed envelopes
• Brass foil die cuts
• Printed die cuts
• Stitched die-cut labels
• Cherry Cobbler linen thread
• Dimensionals
• Adhesive dots

Coordinating Colours: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Just Jade, Soft Sea Foam

The kit, as mentioned above, does not come with a clear block. If you are a regular stamper, then you will definitely have one in your stash. If you are new to stamping, I recommend you purchase Clear Block D as well. When you get your kit you attach the stamps to the block so you can stamp out the images.

It’s a beautiful card kit and I am sure you are going to love assembling it almost as much as the recipient will love receiving it at Christmas.

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November 3, 2020 0 comment

Christmas Peace & Joy

Joy to the World / Peace on Earth (Peace & Joy)

by Kylie November 2, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today we are getting into the Christmas spirit with some super easy, and cute, Christmas cards. You only need a packet of the Feels Like Frost 6×6″ Designer Series Paper, the Peace & Joy Bundle (stamps and dies also available separately), assorted cardstock and ink.

I simply picked out a couple of the paper designs I liked, paired it with coordinating cardstock and then attached the die-cut sentiments. My tip for the die cuts is to add Adhesive Sheets to the cardstock before you run it through your die-cutting machine. It makes it so much easier to attach the thin sentiment at the end. I also think the use of the vellum is a great touch as it allows the sentiment to pop but you can still see the image beneath it (thanks, Melissa, for this great idea).

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Of course, you could always step up the designs if you wanted to. You could also stamp the sentiment, rather than die cut it. I just love the look of the die cuts. These cards are so easy to make and you could whip up a stack in a very short period of time. I hope you’ll give it a go.

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November 2, 2020 3 comments

Challenge Christmas Gnome for the Holidays StampingPals

StampingPals Challenge #9 | Christmas

by Kylie November 1, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone! It’s time for the November StampingPals Challenge. This month our challenge is to create a Christmas card.

Here’s our Challenge…

Here’s my card…

I decided to use the Gnome for the Holidays stamp set because the images are so dang cute! It was so fun to create a cute scene and then colour the images. I teamed the images with the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper. This is such lovely Christmas paper!

I hope you will play along with us this month. All the details are on the StampingPals blog.

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November 1, 2020 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Christmas Coming Home Itty Bitty Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (Coming Home / Itty Bitty Christmas) – CASE the Catalogue

by Kylie October 24, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, with Christmas fast approaching it is time to start working on, or at least seriously thinking some more about Christmas cards. These days I tend to make a few different cards before deciding on a design. If you are stuck for ideas, take a look at our catalogues. There are so many fabulous ideas and today I am CASE-ing (Copy And Share Everything) a card which caught my eye.

If you find yourself CASE-ing a card and wondering why your card doesn’t work or doesn’t look the same, keep in mind that in Australia we use A4 paper and decimal sizing, whereas in the USA (where the Stampin’ Up! and their catalogue originates) they use 8.5″x11″ paper and imperial sizes. Sometimes this difference doesn’t mean much but other times it does…such as with this card.

My card uses products from the Trimming the Town Suite. The Coming Home stamp set does not have sentiments so I needed to find a different sentiment to go with it. In the end, I paired it with a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas set. After I had die cut all the pieces and started to place them all together I realised that the larger Australian sized card base was going to be a problem. Given I had already adhered the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper to the card base, I had to find a way to make it work. In the end, I added another mat under the main panel. It helped to tie everything together.

Here’s the card…

I love the Coming Home stamp set. You can create such darling scenes.

Have you started on your Christmas cards? Do you like to get them done to post on the 1st of December or do you end up leaving them until the last minute?

On Sale!

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

Win Me!

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

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October 24, 2020 2 comments

Christmas Designer Series Paper

Happy Holidays (Trimming the Town DSP)

by Kylie October 10, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the card I am sharing today is quite different for me because…I haven’t done any stamping at all! It’s all made from the beautiful papers in the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper (which is on sale for 15% off this month – yay!). If you are thinking to yourself, ah, but Kylie, I don’t like fussy cutting! Don’t stress! Some of the designs on the papers are sized to coordinate perfectly with the Home Together dies!

This is actually a really simple card and took very little time to put together. If you are a keen observer you might also realise that the house is pieced together from two different houses. I was trying to maximise my use of the paper and the first house cut off some of the chimney. The second house was missing the lower part of the house. I die cut them both and pieced them together! Easy peasy!

Here’s the card…

I think it is such a sweet card! I hope you’ll take another look at the gorgeous Trimming the Town papers and see how you might make them the feature in your crafting.

On Sale!

You can save 15% on Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper (and other selected Designer Series Paper) during the month of October.

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

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October 10, 2020 4 comments

CASE the Catalogue Christmas Coming Home

Season’s Greetings (Coming Home / Trimming the Town Suite)

by Kylie August 10, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, are you ready for Christmas? I’m wasn’t but with the launch of the new August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue this past week I’ve been inspired to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) the catalogue as the examples are SO fantastic. My favourite suite from the new catalogue (today, haha, because let’s be real that changes on a daily basis) is the Trimming the Town suite. Whilst it is perfect for Christmas cards, you could also use it to welcome someone into their new home, or just create a cute scene. The scene builder dies are also great to use with other new sets such as Warm & Toasty, Freezin’ Fun or Menagerie Mix-Up.

The card I am CASE-ing today is from page 24 of the new catalogue. The original card was created in portrait however I decided to flip it to landscape. I added a couple of extra trees to fill in some of the space. To add the sentiment, I cut out one of the greetings from one of the designs in the coordinating Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper. It adds a different look. Just be aware when purchasing this set that there are no sentiments in the Coming Home stamp set. You can add greetings like I have done here or look at other stamp sets for coordinating sentiments.

Here’s my card…

So, are you a little more into the Christmas spirit? I confess I think I might be now. Just a little anyway. And if you are, you can get a headstart on all your Christmas cards and decor now as these products are available in my online store now.

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August 10, 2020 2 comments

Christmas Gnome for the Holidays

There’s no place like GNOME for the Christmas season (Gnome for the Holidays)

by Kylie July 20, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today’s card shares a little sneak peek at one of the super cute stamp sets coming in the new August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue. It was one of the stamp sets that jumped out at me and made it straight on to my wish-list. The stamp set is called Gnome for the Holidays. It features three super cute gnomes, the little treehouse and four great sentiments. It’s so darling! And yes, if you like to colour, and create little scenes you will LOVE this set!

You might have also noticed that awesome designer series paper I used for the background? It’s from the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper pack which is also from the August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue. This paper pack is so fantastic that I’ve just ordered my second pack.

Oh, I also used Shimmery Crystal Effects on this card to add a little shimmer to the Christmas lights and the ornament in the gnome’s hand. Unfortunately, I added it before I decided to die cut the panel and I squished it. It lost some of its shine but it could have been a lot worse – if it hadn’t been completely dry I could also have made a big mess of my card, That would have been terrible! I did add another coat which helped. My BIG tip is to add the Shimmery Crystal Effects as the very last touch.

Here’s my card…

My other tip is to add extra details using a coordinating Stampin’ Write Marker (I used a Black one for this card as it matched my stamping). These details can really help to finish off your design.

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July 20, 2020 0 comment

3D Christmas

Gift Box (Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box / Let It Snow Specialty DSP)

by Kylie December 25, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thank you so much for stopping by this Christmas Day! Thank you for your support of me and my business this year. You will never know how much I appreciate every comment, message and order. Thank you!

I thought I’d share some of the gift boxes I am giving today. They are made using the Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box dies and this is an incredible set! You can create the most adorable boxes (I’ve seen reindeers, Santa’s, and puddings) but really they look fantastic just cut out of paper (such as the Let It Snow Speciality Designer Series Paper I’ve used here). They are SO easy to create that my partner whipped up 9 for his family this season and he is not in the least bit crafty (or so he claims!).

Here’s the Gift Box…

Here’s another look at the Gift Boxes…

I hope you all have a very happy and safe day surrounded by those you hold most dear! Merry Christmas!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all.

December 25, 2019 0 comment

Christmas Merry Christmas to All

Merry Christmas Trio (Feels Like Frost / Merry Christmas to All)

by Kylie December 18, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I’m sharing a trio of cards today featuring the beautiful Feels Like Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper. I’ve made a few cards using this paper (see here, here and here) but they have all focussed on the photographic imagery rather than the silver foiled side. The cards I am sharing today all feature the white paper with silver foiling side of this paper and they were all created in the same way. I really wanted to see how this card design would look in different colourways – and seriously, I LOVE them all!

The three colourways are Blueberry Bushel, Melon Mambo and Pool Party. I used sponge daubers to apply the colour but you could also use Stamping Sponges or a Brayer.