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In the Zone

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Turns out creating with pre-printed die cuts is super fun and I found myself in the zone creating a number of cards. Will keep the chitter chatter to a minimum as I have five cards to show today.

Card One…

What a Hoot
Materials used: Die Cuts – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Cardstock (Unknown); Distress Ink and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

Card Two…

Thank You
Materials used: Stamps – Chit Chat, Warm Hearts (Paper Smooches); Alphabeans – Fig Brown (Jillibean Soup); Die Cuts – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft), Paper from Simple Stories; Cardstock (American Crafts) and Stickles – Crystal (Ranger).

Card Three…

Today Have a Whale of a Time
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Sea (Lawn Fawn); Die Cuts – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Cardstock (American Crafts); Distress Ink and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

Card Four…

Materials used: Stamps – Chubby Chum Pals (Paper Smooches); Die Cuts – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Cardstock (American Crafts); Glossy Accents (Ranger); Template – Sweethearts (Pagerz Templates); Mister Huey’s Mist (Studio Calico) and Ribbon (American Crafts).

Card Five…

Hello Friend
Materials used: Stamps – Chit Chat, Warm Hearts (Paper Smooches); Dies – Hello Words (Paper Smooches); Die Cuts – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft), Paper from Simple Stories; Cardstock (American Crafts); Mister Huey’s Colour Mist (Studio Calico); Stickles – Crystal (Ranger) and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

And there they all are. There would have been another one but I haven’t quite finished it and now as I sit here looking at it, I have decided to change it. 🙂 I think it’s worth noting that all of these cards are primarily made with one pack of the Collectables – Hello Sunshine and one 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine. I still have a lot of the die cuts leftover and a bit of the patterned paper too (although I’ve used up most of the full sheets of my favourite designs/colours in the pad, I do still have lots of little off cuts which can be used for borders, etc).

It was a fun and productive creative session! I hope you all experience the same the next time you sit down to play.

Happy Stamping!

17 March, 2014 4 comments

Cards

Whoo Loves You?

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

While at Spotlight on Friday I picked up a packet of the KAISERCraft Collectables – Hello Sunshine as the critters in the pack looked SO CUTE! (The pack is FULL of critters, banners, and tags which are great for both cardmaking and scrapbooking). I’ve never really created using pre-printed die cuts but these were just so cute I had to have them. I already had the matching paper pad and the colours and designs are just GORGEOUS. I’ve made a couple of cards already and have another one on the go so I’ll be sure to share it when it is finished.

Here’s card one…

Whoo Loves You?
Materials used: Stamps – Whoo Loves You? (Hero Arts), Warm Hearts (Paper Smooches); Die Cuts – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Glossy Accents (Ranger) and Stickles – Star Dust (Ranger).

And card two…

For card two, I used the technique which is super popular at the moment. I die cut half a dozen of the “hello” die. Then I layered them together finishing off with a lovely green designer paper on top. As I was pulling the card together I realised it just didn’t look awesome, so cut out another “hello” in orange and whacked that on top of the green. Soooo much happier. Love the look. And seriously, aren’t those pre-printed die cuts ADORABLE?!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

16 March, 2014 1 comment

Cards Thank You

Hello and Thanks

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Last night I popped into Spotlight on the way home from work to pick up one item and by the time I left I had a basketful – how does that happen? Anyway…I have now jumped into the world of mists and masks and I have also realised there is a reason why I hadn’t jumped in earlier. They’re a bit messy. lol They are fun though.

I made a couple of simple cards to share using the mists – just spraying them onto wood veneer shapes. The dark butterfly isn’t black as it appears in the photo it is actually “heirloom blue” and it matches the card very well.

Hello
Materials used: Alphabeans – Fig Brown (Jillibean Soup); Designer Paper (Simple Stories); Wood Veneer – Butterflies (Studio Calico); Mists – Mister Huey’s Colour Mists (Studio Calico); Pearls (KaiserCraft) and Distress Ink (Ranger).

Having made one, I thought…why not make another. This time I used a mask to add a bit more texture to the background.

Thanks
Materials used: Alphabeans – Fig Brown (Jillibean Soup); Designer Paper (Simple Stories); Wood Veneer – Butterflies (Studio Calico); Mists – Mister Huey’s Colour Mists (Studio Calico); Pearls (KaiserCraft); Huey’s Masks – Chevron Mask (Studio Calico) and Distress Ink (Ranger).

I was a bit worried that this one has way too many pearls on it but…I got over that thinking. lol I like it. 🙂

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

15 March, 2014 3 comments

House Mouse Stamping

Monster-ous Fun

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

A few days ago I mentioned I was stamping with a super-cute House Mouse stamp but was having trouble achieving a finished look I was happy with. I played with a number of different looks and mediums. In the end, I decided a paper-pieced look might be fun. On the positive side, by playing with the different looks and mediums I have a few more ideas to explore next time I pick up this stamp. Yay!

Here’s the card…

Monster-ous Fun
Materials used: Stamps – Monster Mouse (House Mouse, Stampa Rosa); Cardstock – American Crafts; Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); Copic Markers and Glossy Accents.

I decided the sentiment was a bit too large for the front of the card. On the inside, however, it looks so cute, especially with the “scary” mouse next to it.

Here’s the inside…

Monster-ous Fun (inside)
Materials used: Stamps – Monster Mouse, 11-1843 (House Mouse, Stampa Rosa); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Hello Sunshine (KAISERCraft); and Copic Markers.

Hope you are all having a day full of monster-ous fun!

Happy stamping!

9 March, 2014 8 comments

Birthdays Cards Paper Smooches

Hello

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the blogging absence lately. Basically it comes down to summer. We had one week where the temperature stayed in the low to mid 40’s (that’s celsius so approximately 104 to 113°F) and I don’t function well in that weather. lol It’s been a pretty hot summer and it is the perfect time to kick back and watch the cricket and there has been a lot of cricket to watch. I have made a couple of cards to try and get myself back into the swing of things but the mojo isn’t quite back yet. Need more practice! 😉

So it all started with this card:

Hello!
Materials used: Designer Papers from Simple Stories; Chipboard Stickers – Vintage Bliss (Simple Stories); Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn).

I totally LOVED the butterflies from the Simple Stories Chipboard Stickers – Vintage Bliss set and thought that a little bit of bling would finish them off perfectly. So next up came this card.

Be Happy
Materials used: Designer Papers from Simple Stories; Chipboard Stickers – Vintage Bliss (Simple Stories); Rhinestones – Silver (KaiserCraft).

I really then just wanted to keep using the stickers in the Vintage Bliss chipboard sticker set so quickly whipped up this card. I added a ribbon to the sticker just to give it a bit more oomph.

Sweet
Materials used: Designer Papers from Simple Stories; Chipboard Stickers – Vintage Bliss (Simple Stories); Ribbon (American Crafts).

Last, but not least, I finally gave into the banner phase. This card is sweet but now that it is finished I have been thinking about what I would do differently. Actually there is really only one thing I would have done differently – clouds. I wish I had sponged the sky to have a few soft clouds. I think that would have been perfect. Is that a good excuse to go out and buy another pack of these cute stickers? lol Maybe…

Happy Birthday
Materials used: Designer Papers from Simple Stories; Chipboard Stickers – Vintage Bliss (Simple Stories); Stamps – Salutations (Paper Smooches).

So that’s all I have done lately. Hope you have all been happy and well!

Happy Stamping!

27 January, 2014 4 comments

Shopping Splurge

Happy New Year!

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to 2014 and my first post for the year. What a busy time it has been. I had a couple of weeks off work but with Christmas and New Years it seemed to pass by way too quickly. We had a wonderful time with the family. I hope you were all able to spend this period with your loved ones.

For those of you who asked about the Christmas present I gave to my sister and her family, the QR Code was a link to a website which showed the family the experience they will be enjoying at some stage through the year. I’ve given them a “Wild Encounter – African Cat Encounter“. Looks amazing! Wish I was going with them. lol They all seemed really quite excited by the gift.

I haven’t done much in the way of creating lately. I have been using any spare time to watch the cricket (Yay! The Aussies won the Ashes! and now it is BigBash time!) or to work on my family history. Genealogy has been a passion of mine (yes, another one!) for a lot of years now. I’ve broken through a few walls this last few weeks which has been wonderful. Despite not having been creating, I did have a littttttle shop on the weekend. I felt like a bit of a “back to work” splurge. I went off to Spotlight and, to be honest, I am usually super disappointed with their range but this time they had a few things which I just had to have. The first is the new KaiserFusion markers from KaiserCraft. I think they are relatively new to the market. They are alcohol based markers and would be competition for Copic Markers. The best part is the price – only A$2.99 each! I had to get a couple (or so) to try. They have 168 colours in the range. There is a chisel nib one end and a bullet point nib on the other. This end also has a dark grey tip so you can easily see which end you are using. Speeds up the process, I think. Now, I haven’t tried these on a project yet but here’s hoping they will be good as the price is so affordable and KaiserCraft products are so easy to get here in Australia. The shop also had some colour charts to take so I’ve already started to catalogue my collection. lol

Kaiser Fusion Markers

Next up on the shopping spree, Studio Calico Here&There Paper pads. I ended up getting both the 6×6 and the 12×12 paper pads as I loved the designs and thought they would be great for both card making and scrapbooking.

Studio Calico: Here + There (American Crafts)

Speaking of scrapbooking….onto my next splurge. I have been watching people post amazing projects using the Becky Higgins Project Life range. I love scrapbooking but don’t really want to do Project Life. I’m happy with how I scrapbook. Every now and again then there are some photos I want to scrapbook super simply and I thought Project Life style pages might work. Spotlight had a lot of items available and at pretty good prices too so I figured…why not?! lol I also thought the little cards that come in the Core Kit could be good for cardmaking. I splurged on a Core Kit, some page protectors, a 12 x 12 paper kit, some stickers and the craft punch. As soon as I publish this post, I am going to open it all!!! I didn’t want to open it until I had taken the photo. lol

Here’s the photo of my new goodies:

My new Project Life goodies (oopsy, the punch is upside down!).

….so now I am off to play! lol Hope you all have an amazing day!

Happy Stamping!

11 January, 2014 2 comments

Baby Cards Penny Black Stamping

Babies and Bunnies

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Welcome baby Avery!

As I mentioned in my last post, my sweet friend Bev became a grandma to a sweet baby girl. Here’s my little welcome to Miss Avery.

Welcome Baby Avery
Materials used: Stamps – Baby Kitty 1755H (Penny Black), A Birdie Told Me, Critters Ever After (Lawn Fawn), Salutations (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Copic Markers; Fiskers Craft Punch; and Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Fine & Sunny (KaiserCraft).

After I made Miss Avery’s card I decided I really should make those stamped Penny Black bunnies into cards. I know everyone tends to think of bunnies as being Easter images…and I did have this comment made to me by someone who shall remain nameless…but I think this is just a super cute image which really could be used year-round.

So first up….and in no particular order….

Card 1: Thanks so Much

Thanks So Much
Materials used: Stamps – Bonnet Bunny 1440K (Penny Black), Salutations (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Copic Markers and 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Tea Party (KaiserCraft).

Card 2: Hello (this is actually the first image coloured).

Hello
Materials used: Stamps – Bonnet Bunny 1440K (Penny Black), Salutations (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Copic Markers and 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Miss Match (KaiserCraft).

Card 3: Thinking of You

Thinking of You
Materials used: Stamps – Bonnet Bunny 1440K (Penny Black), Salutations (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Copic Markers and Designer Paper – The Floral Fair Stack (DCWV).

Card 4: Hello (Somehow the ribbon doesn’t look as huge and odd as it does in the photo here. lol)

Hello
Materials used: Stamps – Bonnet Bunny 1440K (Penny Black), Salutations (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight; Copic Markers and Ribbon (Unknown).

So, that’s me done for today…..well,, not quite. I am just about to tidy up and then get back into it. I want to colour some more. lol

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

29 September, 2013 4 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Hope to See You Again

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been playing with the Promenade set from Paper Smooches tonight. I liked the basic idea (the scenic panel) of the Feel Better Soon card I made last week so I started with that idea. I loved the idea of making the little scene appear through a window so that is what I tried today.

Here’s today’s card:

Hope to See You Again
Materials used: Stamps – Party Posse, Promenade (Paper Smooches); Home Sweet Home (Lawn Fawn); Distress Markers; Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Blae & Ivy (KAISERCraft); Pearls – Snow (KAISERCraft); Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn), Distress Stickles – Crystal (Ranger) and Die Cut – Window (Silhouette).

I think it is just a little bit cute. Oh, if you are wondering why the grey shadow on the window frame is where it is – I had just applied the glue when the doorbell rang. I quickly stuck it down and it wasn’t until I got back that I realised I had done it the wrong way. lol Oh well…I still like it. I’ve now cut some more so will give this window scene look another go. It’s CUTE!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day and I…hope to see you again! 😉

Happy Stamping!

2 September, 2013 4 comments

Cards Get Well Soon Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Feel Better Soon

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Couldn’t help myself, I just had to play with the Promenade set from Paper Smooches again. It is just so sweet.

This card didn’t quite work like I was hoping. Whilst it has plenty of texture, it just comes across as flat to me. I haven’t quite worked out what I don’t like about it. lol I’ll sleep on it and maybe tomorrow I will have worked out what I should have done, or maybe I will just develop a new appreciation for it. It’s funny how that happens sometimes. Update: I know what it is – too similar to other designs I’ve done in the past (and which, just quietly, worked better) AND that pink is too pale. 🙂 Phew! Back to the drawing board on this one.

So here’s the card for today:

Feel Better Soon
Materials Used: Stamps – Home Sweet Home (Lawn Fawn); Chit Chat, Debonair, Party Posse, Promenade, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Designer Papers – 6-1/2″ Paper Pads – Summer Breeze, Tea Party (KaiserCraft); Distress Markers, Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn) and Glossy Accents (Ranger).

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

28 August, 2013 4 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Paper Smooches Stamping

Welcome

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I really wanted to create another scene card tonight so I grabbed my new stamp set from Paper Smooches “Promenade“. It has the sweetest little images and I think it is going to be a fun set to play with.

Here’s my first attempt at using the stamp set. I painted all the images using distress markers and then cut them out and layered them on the background. I pop dotted the two buildings to give a little dimension. It’s just a cute little scene. Will be playing around with this idea a bit more – different colours, layouts, etc. Should be fun.

Welcome
Materials used: Stamps – Promenade, Simply Said (Paper Smooches); Designer Paper – 6-1/2″ Paper Pad – Summer Breeze (KaiserCraft); Distress Inks; Distress Markers; Lawn Cuts (Lawn Fawn); and Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn).

Thanks for visiting today! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

27 August, 2013 4 comments

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