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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!

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.

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!

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Here’s the third card…

They are just the prettiest of cards, aren’t they? I could just colour them all day. I cannot wait to make some more and play around with some different colour combinations. 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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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.

July 12, 2021 0 comment

Challenge Happiest of Birthdays StampingPals Technique

StampingPals Challenge #15 | Colour Challenge

by Kylie May 1, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone! Welcome to the StampingPals Challenge for May 2021. This month we have a colour challenge and you can see it below. We were challenged to create a card using Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo. You could also choose to add Basic Black, Basic White and/or Very Vanilla.

Here’s the Challenge…

Colour challenges can be just that – challenging! At first, I had no idea where to start and so I pulled out all the ink and swatched the colours to see how they worked together. They looked so pretty and before I knew it I had created a really pretty background. I really wanted that background to be the focus of my card and the Bokeh Technique popped into my head. Have you heard of this technique? It’s actually really simple and looks super pretty. Bokeh is “the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph taken with a narrow depth of field” (Mirriam-Webster Dictionary). That’s the type of effect I wanted to create!

To create the card, I created a sponged a background of Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, and Pumpkin Pie using the Blending Brushes. Next up, I created my own template using the Layering Circles dies. Once this was created, I sponged White ink over my card base. Immediately, the Bokeh look began to appear. So cool! The card was finished with a sentiment stamped and embossed on vellum. The sentiment is from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set. I die cut the sentiment out using the Scalloped Contours dies (which will be available from 4 May 2021).

Add some Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the back of the vellum. I try to stick to the areas where I have the embossing so that it doesn’t show through the other side. Add some White Twine (from the Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack), a few gems from the Elegant Faceted Gems and you are done!

If you want to see this process in detail, I do have a technique video you can watch.

Here’s the technique video…

This was such a fun challenge and the Bokeh technique is so fun too. I hope you’ll play along with us. All the details, and the Link up, is on the StampingPals blog.

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May 1, 2021 0 comment

Challenge Fun Folds Itty Bitty Greetings StampingPals Technique

StampingPals Challenge #14 | Sketch Challenge

by Kylie April 1, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone! Welcome to the StampingPals Challenge for April 2021. This month we have a sketch challenge and you can see it below.

Here’s the Challenge…

I love a sketch challenge. Sometimes I find them to be so easy but other times I struggle. I don’t know why! This one, however, was SO fun! I chose to use products from the Fine Art Floral Suite Collection. Whilst it can be fun to mix and match products, it is also fun to be able to pick up one suite and know everything just works!

I had such fun with this sketch and using the Fine Art Floral Suite. I think it might be fun to replicate this design – which is quite simple – with some of the other colours featured in this collection.

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

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April 1, 2021 0 comment

Challenge Fun Folds Itty Bitty Greetings StampingPals Technique

StampingPals Challenge #13 | Fabulous Folds

by Kylie March 1, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone! Welcome to the StampingPals Challenge for March 2021. This month we have a theme challenge. We were challenged to make a card with a Fabulous Fold.

Here’s the Challenge…

I don’t tend to make a lot of cards with fun folds…and I don’t know why. They look so good and many of them are also very simple. For this particular challenge, I decided to go with a Gatefold card. It’s simple but effective.

To create this card, all you need to do is score the card so that the sides meet in the middle. Simply cut an A4 sheet in half at 14.85cm. Next score this sheet at 5.25cm from each end.

I added a panel of Basic White cardstock, die-cut from the Stitched So Sweetly dies, to the front of the card but make sure you only adhere this to one side of the card. Add some butterflies which are die cut from the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper (which will be available from 2 March 2021). They are so pretty! Once again, make sure you only adhere the butterflies to one side of the card or the die-cut panel. We don’t want to accidentally adhere anything to the other side of the Gatefold card as it won’t be able to be opened. Add the sentiment (from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set) and you are done! You now have a quick, easy and really pretty card!

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

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March 1, 2021 0 comment

Art Gallery Technique

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.

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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February 6, 2021 0 comment

Art Gallery StampingPals Technique

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

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