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Peaceful Moments

Create pretty cards with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder – Facebook Live Replay

by Kylie August 8, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, a few weeks ago I shared a couple of cards that generated a bit of interest including some requests to show how I created the top panel. The card features the gorgeous Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder and it is perfect for the technique I am going to share today. I know you are going to love it! I think you might even become as addicted to making cards like this as much as I am. It really is super easy and the result is so lovely!

I’m also sharing some new examples of these cards as I did a Facebook Live this week (my first one where I’ve made a card live! – that’s not AT ALL nerve-wracking. haha) to show exactly how I made this style of card. I’ve now uploaded the replay to YouTube because I know it can be so hard to find a Facebook Live after the event. Please note, this video hasn’t been edited so you’ll see all warts and all, and it does run for nearly 35 minutes.

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.

Here’s the card from the Facebook Live…

Here’s the Facebook Live Replay…

Here are the other sample cards…

They are just the prettiest of cards, aren’t they? I cannot stop making them. I find it really relaxing and I love how pretty they turn out. 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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August 8, 2021 0 comment

Best Year Birthdays Peaceful Moments Technique

Two fun birthday cards with the Tailored Tag Punch Technique (Best Year / Peaceful Moments)

by Kylie July 30, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, last weekend I had the absolute joy of hanging out with my friend, and Team Leader, Melissa Gifford. She drove down from Perth to catch up and it was a blast! Time sped by WAY too quickly! We laughed, talked and solved the problems of the world. We also crafted. Melissa was making some STUNNING cards for a Card Swap she had signed up for. She used the fabulous Tailored Tag technique which, as you all know, is one of my favourite techniques. I couldn’t stop looking at her cards and commenting on gorgeous they are.

She said she had prepared a lot of extra pieces and graciously offered some to me so I could make some cards too. I was thrilled and gratefully accepted. The cards feature the new (from 3 August) Blackberry Beauty Designer Series Paper. This is a specialty paper that has beautiful gold foiling. It’s even better in person too! The catalogue (and my cards) do not do this paper justice! It is now on my wish list!

I’m sharing two cards today but they have both been created in the same way. The only difference is the sentiment and the sentiment strip. For the first card, I used the Best Year stamp set and a Stitched Rectangle die. For the second card, I used the Peaceful Moments stamp set and the Ornate Frames dies.

To start, punch out a heap of patterned paper with the Tailored Tag punch. Take a piece of cardstock and start adhering each punched piece, leaving a small gap between them. I usually start with a panel bigger than I think I will need and then cut it to size later (and that is part of the reason I ended up being able to create two cards). Once I have stuck down all the pieces, cut the panel to the size you want and mat on a layer of Gold Foil Sheet. This panel can then be adhered to your card base directly or popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For the sentiment, I thought I’d do something a little different – gold on gold embossing. If you have an embossing buddy or other powder tool, I recommend you use it before you start as you really don’t want stray embossing powder on this piece. Stamp your sentiment with Versamark ink on the Gold Foil Sheet and then emboss with Gold Embossing Powder. Melt the embossing powder with your Heat Tool before die cutting the shape you like.

Add a circle of Gold trim from the Simply Elegant Trim pack and then pop up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I finished off the card with a few of the gold Gilded Gems.

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Aren’t they pretty cards?! I was so thankful Melissa was happy to share her supplies with me.

I have previously shared a video showing how to assemble the punched out pieces. If you need more of a step by step guide, you can see it here. If you need any products to create this card, you can find them in my online store here. The new patterned paper will be available from 3 August 2021.

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July 30, 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

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!

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!