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Free As A Bird

Your friendship means the world to me (Free As A Bird)

by Kylie October 18, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the Free As A Bird stamp set remains one of my favourites at the moment. I really love colouring the images and playing around with different colour combinations. I was flicking through the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue and saw a card example (page 190) which looked so good I had to CASE it (Copy And Share Everything). The designer had stamped directly on to the front of the card base and then cut around the top of the image. In the example, the designer had used an embossing folder to create the background. In the two examples I am sharing today, I’ve used patterned paper.

Here’s the first Card…

The second card I am sharing today is actually the card I made for my Mum for her birthday. She loves blue so I used Balmy Blue patterned paper for the background. I added a die-cut square of cardstock to the inside of the card so I could write my message.

Here’s the Card…

I really love this style of card. I haven’t made anything like this in a long time but hopefully, it won’t be too long before I try it again. It looks so good! I hope you’ll give it a try too.

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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, I link to all.

October 18, 2019 0 comment

Free As A Bird World Card Making Day

Hello (Free As a Bird) and the Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Challenge

by Kylie October 8, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, on World Card Making Day this past Saturday (05 October), Stampin’ Up! set a challenge for all the Demonstrators to actually SEND the cards we make. You can see all the cards people are making and sending if you search #worldcardsendingweek. They also arranged for people to sign up to send to and receive a card from other Demonstrators. I signed up to participate. Today I am sharing two examples of the one card design that I am sending to my fellow Demonstrators.

To create my cards I have used the lovely Free As A Bird stamp set. I have really been enjoying colouring in the birds in this set. I started out with the card design below.

Here’s the Card…

So then I thought I’d love to make a few more cards like this. I stamped, coloured and die cut out multiples of the birds and then I went to my paper bin to grab cardstock to make the card bases. Lo and behold – I’m OUT of Rococo Rose cardstock. Noooooo!!! Needless to say, I have now ordered some replacement cardstock.

Well, necessity is the mother of invention or in this case, flexibility so I grabbed a coloured cardstock which I thought would compliment my coloured panel. I’m so happy with how the Garden Green cardstock looks as the background. I love this green too. Okay, let’s be real, I love pretty much ALL of the colours offered by Stampin’ Up! 🙂

Here’s the Card...

Do you know what else might have looked really good? I think a really soft line of Pool Party around the image! It would have been a little more fiddly but I could have also masked the entire image and then sponged a very LIGHT layer of Pacific Point. Think I’ll have to add both of these to my to-try list.

I really hope the recipients love the card. I’ve mailed them out today because there’s no point making cards if you don’t send (or give them in person) to people. I think a handmade card can really brighten up someone’s day. It certainly brightens my day whenever I receive one.

I’d like to challenge you all to make a card AND send out a card this week. If you do, please let me know as I’ll notify Stampin’ Up! Together we will definitely reach their goal of sending 50,000 cards this week!

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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, I link to all.

October 8, 2019 0 comment

Clean and Simple Free As A Bird Thank you

Thank You (Free As A Bird)

by Kylie October 2, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a clean and simple card where I am embracing the white space! I know many of us struggle with white space…and I am definitely one of those people! I do keep trying though and every now and again I create a card where I seem to get the balance right. I think this is the one!

You only need a few items to create this card – cardstock, ink, colouring tools, a length of Bakers Twine and your choice of stamp. I’ve used the beautiful birds sitting on a branch from the Free As A Bird stamp set. I love this set! It’s so pretty! It’s also fun to colour. I used Stampin’ Blends but you could use whatever colouring medium you’d prefer.

Here’s the Card…

It is such a simple card and if you love to colour you could easily reproduce it multiple times. I hope you’ll embrace the white space and give it a try!

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October 2, 2019 0 comment

Bird Ballad DSP CASE the Catalogue Free As A Bird Thank you

Thanks for being you (Free as a bird / Bird Ballad DSP)

by Kylie September 28, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a card based on a sample in the current 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue. In the catalogue, the design was actually on the side of a tin and it was so cute I had to adapt it to a regular card. It’s super easy to make and I think it looks pretty cute. I hope you’ll give it a try.

To create the card, all you need is a sheet of patterned paper from the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper and cut it to fit the size of your card base. I allowed for a little border but you could increase or decrease this gap as per your own preference. Next up, I stamped the super cute bird from the Free as a Bird stamp set, along with some leaves. Don’t worry too much about how it will look near the bird’s feet as you will place the sentiment over this area. The sentiment is also from the Free as a Bird stamp set. To add a little more interest to the sentiment, I used the cute flower embellishment from the Bird Ballad Trinkets pack.

Here’s the Card…

It’s super cute, isn’t it? I love the samples in the catalogue. The designers are so talented and inspiring!

The Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper is one of the patterned paper packs included in the current Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale. This sale ends on 30 September.

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

September 28, 2019 0 comment

Bird Ballad DSP Designer Series Paper Free As A Bird

Hello (Free as a Bird / Bird Ballad)

by Kylie September 22, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, with the current Buy 3, Get 1 Free Designer Series Paper sale on (until the end of September), I was inspired to pull out some Designer Series Paper and create with it. I don’t tend to use a lot of patterned paper in my crafting but I LOVE it! The Bird Ballad DSP is gorgeous (and it’s one of the selected paper packs included in the sale) and it was my go-to paper. Often when we use patterned paper we use it as a background and layer other images on top of it. This particular design is so beautiful I felt it really needed to be the main feature.

Here’s the Card…

The lovely sentiment comes from the coordinating stamp set Free As A Bird. It’s a fantastic stamp set and I am definitely going to be using it again soon.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes as a bundle, I will link to this too. I will also link to refills as we often need these.

September 22, 2019 0 comment