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Happy Birthday (Art Gallery)

by Kylie February 6, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, there are a few things I try to teach when it comes to cardmaking. One is to actually use your products. It sounds silly but I know we can all be guilty of buying and not using. Another is to not be afraid to use your products repeatedly. Practice. Experiment. Create the same card but just switch one or two details. It might be the colour combinations or the orientation or even the sentiment. This way you can begin to really discover what works for you. No one is going to know, unless you tell them, that you’ve made multiples of the same card. Amongst other things, I always tell you that CASEing yourself (Copy And Share Everything) is a good way to kick start your mojo when it seems to have vanished.

After making my card for StampingPals, I thought it might be fun to create the same card but pick colours which really POPPED! So that is what I did. This time, I chose Magenta Madness, Mango Melody and Garden Green. They are so vibrant, aren’t they? The stamp set I used is called Art Gallery and the technique is Joseph’s Coat. If you aren’t familiar with this technique, here’s a technique video I made last year. It walks you through the process.

Here’s the card…

Aren’t those colours gorgeous? I don’t often use Magenta Madness and I don’t know why! It is so pretty! Did you prefer a subtle look or one that has a bigger impact?

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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.

February 6, 2021 0 comment

StampingPals Challenge #12 | Favourite Technique

by Kylie February 1, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone! Welcome to the StampingPals Challenge for February 2021. This month we have a theme challenge. We were challenged to make a card using our Favourite Technique.

Here’s our Challenge…

The hardest thing about this challenge was deciding which technique was actually my favourite – I like so many! In the end, I went with the Joseph’s Coat technique. If you aren’t familiar with this technique, I do have a video showing this process. You can view it here.

Here’s my card…

I love the subtle look but you can certainly use brighter colours and really make the images pop!

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

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February 1, 2021 0 comment

Always In My Heart Technique

You Are Always In My Heart (Always In My Heart) – Spotlight Technique

by Kylie January 30, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a card which features one of my favourite techniques – the Spotlight Technique. It is such an easy technique but looks so effective.

All you need to do is select some lovely black and white designer series paper which has some images you can colour. For this card, I used the gorgeous True Love Designer Series Paper. I picked out a part of the paper which had the images I wanted. I then cut it to the size of my card front, allowing a small margin for a border as I wanted to see some of the Basic Black cardstock base. Once this was cut I used the Layering Ovals Dies to cut out a panel from the centre. You can use any shaped die you like, and position this die wherever it looks best to you.

Colour in the die cut piece with your preferred colouring medium – I used the Stampin’ Blends. Next layer this image on Basic Black cardstock. Match up the die-cut piece so it positions back into place perfectly. You can attach this piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it a bit of a lift or simply stick it straight down with Seal, as I did here. Now you have created the Spotlight on your card.

Add your sentiment – mine was from the Always In My Heart stamp set – and voila! You are done! Okay, I wasn’t quite done – I added a little bit of subtle interest with some Matte Black Dots. Now you are done! Let’s take a closer look…

Here’s the card…

Have you tried the Spotlight technique? Are you as big a fan as I am? If you haven’t given it a go, I hope this encourages you to do so.

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January 30, 2021 0 comment

Sale-A-Bration Simply Succulents Technique Thank you

Thanks (Simply Succulents / Paper Blooms DSP)

by Kylie January 10, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing one of my favourite card types to make. It is so easy to make but I think it looks so effective and it is a good way to show off all that gorgeous patterned paper we all have! All you need is an assortment of paper, craft punch and a stamp set with a nice sentiment. I’ve chosen the Sale-A-Bration paper called Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper, the Tailored Tag punch and the Simply Succulents stamp set.

Simply use the Tailored Tag punch and punch out lots of different pieces of patterned paper. Then position these punched out items on a second piece of cardstock. You can lay out the design before you stick it down, or just wing it as I do. Once all the pieces are stuck down, trim off the edges and cut the panel to the size you want. I decided to pop up this panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment was inked up with Versamark and then stamped on to a strip of Night of Navy cardstock. I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. The Banners Punch made it easy to add a banner end to this strip. The final touch was a few scattered pearls.

Here’s the card…

Isn’t the Paper Blooms Design Series Paper gorgeous? I love that the card design above lets you highlight snippets of this pretty paper. This is a Level 1 Sale-A-Bration option which you can choose for FREE with a qualifying order. Read all about Sale-A-Bration here.

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January 10, 2021 2 comments

Oh Snap Technique

Hello Friend! (Oh Snap)

by Kylie December 30, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, another super cute stamp set from the upcoming January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue is the Oh Snap stamp set. It features a rather large crocodile and I think it is going to be a great set for making cards for children and adults alike. It has many versatile sentiments. The crocodile itself can be coloured with any colouring medium you prefer, or you can paper piece it as I’ve done below.

Paper piecing is such a fun and easy technique. All you need to do is pick a patterned paper you like and stamp the image directly on it. Fussy cut the image and you are done. For the crocodile, I wanted him to have white teeth so I stamped the image again on white cardstock. It really didn’t take too long to fussy cut around the teeth.

Here’s the card…

Isn’t it the cutest?! I think you are going to love it and I cannot wait to see how you use this image.

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. You can join here if this interests you.

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December 30, 2020 2 comments

Berry Blessings Floating & Fluttering Technique

You Always Have a Way of Making My Day (Floating & Fluttering / Berry Blessings)

by Kylie December 22, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing another card featuring the gorgeous Floating & Fluttering stamp set, coordinating Fluttering die set and the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Berry Blessings. (All products will be available from 5 January 2021.)

For this card, I used one of my favourite techniques – the floating die-cut technique. It looks so effective. All you need to do is stamp, colour and then die cut your images (in this case, the butterflies from the Floating & Fluttering stamp set). Then you pop each image up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. It looks so effective! You can create all kinds of different designs or framed pieces but for this card, I kept it super simple.

Here’s the card…

I really love how this card turned out and I’m going to make more with different sentiments to have in my stash. The Floating & Fluttering stamp set is so great! You’ll love it!

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.

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December 22, 2020 2 comments

Berry Blessings Floating & Fluttering Technique

You Always Have a Way of Making My Day (Floating & Fluttering / Berry Blessings)

by Kylie December 16, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, are you in the mood for another sneak peek of products from the upcoming June to July Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogues? Today’s card features the super cute Floating & Fluttering stamp set (which also has a coordinating die set) and the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Berry Blessings. They will be available come 5 January 2021.

The Floating & Fluttering stamp set does not come with any sentiments so you will need to choose one from a different stamp set. What I love about the Floating & Fluttering set is that you can use it with a variety of different techniques although for this card, I’ve kept it simple. The set does have stamps so you can add different spots and colouring to your butterflies but I simply used the rock and roll technique. For this technique, ink your stamp completely with your lightest colour. Take a second, darker colour and just slightly roll the stamp onto the ink pad where you would like a touch of colour. It’s imperfect but is still so fun!

Here’s the card…

I love this card and I can assure you the Floating & Fluttering stamp set is going to get a lot of use from me! I love it!

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December 16, 2020 2 comments

Blog Hop Challenge Sketch Stampers Anonymous Technique Whale Done

Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #24: Sketch Challenge

by Kylie November 14, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone and welcome to Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop day! Thanks so much for hopping with us this month. The theme for our November Blog Hop is a Sketch Challenge.

Here is the challenge…

I love a good sketch challenge and when I saw this sketch I thought it would be fun to create a shaker card. Of course, this meant I had to use the Whale of a Time suite because…well, I love everything about it! As well as adding sequins to my shaker, I also cut out some of the smaller images from the Whale of a Time paper and added these too, to add a little more interest.

For those of you who also follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed I had a *teeny tiny* issue while making this card. I added all the foam adhesive strips to my cardstock BEFORE adding the window sheet. Oh boy! Fortunately, I was able to remove the adhesive from the circle area without destroying the cardstock. Phew!

Here’s my card…

Here’s a close up of the shaker section…

It was such a fun card to make! Okay, let’s go see what everyone else has been making.

Let’s continue on the hop…

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

Nikki Stalker

Kylie Page | Stampers Workshop (You Are Here)

Thanks for hopping along with us. I hope you will join us by playing along with this challenge.

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November 14, 2020 12 comments

Celebrate Sunflowers Ornate Thanks Technique Thank you

Thanks Ever So Much (Ornate Thanks)

by Kylie November 8, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the Tailored Tag punched backgrounds are making a return to the blog today. I have been crafting up a storm creating cards with beautiful backgrounds made with the wonderful Tailored Tag punch. I have made a LOT of cards! It’s so easy and I love watching the cards come together. I am sharing another two cards made with this same technique. If you need to see the process, I do have a video which you can see here. It is a very easy technique and I know once you start making cards like this you will make a LOT of them too.

The first card features papers and stamps from the Ornate Garden suite. The second card features papers and stamps from the Flowers for Every Season suite. (Products are available separately and are shown below).

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Aren’t they beautiful?! They really are an awesome card to make. If you have a large stash of patterned paper, now is the time to dig into it and turn it into beautiful cards.

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Supplies for the first card…

Supplies for the second card…

November 8, 2020 0 comment

Rooted In Nature Technique Thank you

Thanks (Rooted In Nature/Well Written) – Joseph’s Coat Technique

by Kylie November 4, 2020

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, one of my all-time favourite techniques is the Joseph’s Coat Technique. I love experimenting with colours and that WOW factor at the end always makes me smile. Today I am sharing a card using this technique and colours from a recent Stampers Anonymous challenge– Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and Pretty Peacock.

The technique is so simple. Sponge on assorted colours of ink. Don’t worry if it looks like a hot mess. I promise it gets better. Make sure this layer dries completely before proceeding. Once dry, use an embossing buddy, if you have one, to reduce the potential of embossing powder staying where you don’t want it. Then ink up your stamps with Versamark. I used stamps from the Rooted In Nature stamp set. Stamp all over the inked up panel and then emboss with Clear Embossing Powder. Heat the powder.

The next step can be a bit scary but it will not ruin your card! Take a dark colour of ink. For this card, I used Early Espresso. Wipe the ink all over the card base. Once you have covered all of the background, take a soft cloth and wipe the ink off the embossed images. How good does that look?!

All that is left to do is to finish off your card. I used the Well Written dies for my sentiment and the butterfly embellishments.

Here’s the card…

If you have never seen the Joseph’s Coat Technique before, I have a video here which will walk you through the process. It’s for a different card but the principle is the same. Substitute any colours and stamps as you like. Just remember, the biggest tip is to make sure your ink is completely dry before adding the stamping and embossing. If you get this right, you’ll be fine!

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