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On Top of the World (Gorjuss)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

A while ago I purchased the Gorjuss – On Top of the World stamp set. Not long after I saw some other card makers had used this stamp set and I thought, “Oh I cannot do anything as lovely as that” and so it went back into the stash. Such a silly attitude! Recently when flicking through my stamps I came across it again and thought it was about time I used it! Even better, I had quite a number of ideas running through my mind. Hooray! So, today, I am sharing FOUR cards using this gorgeous stamp set.

Here’s card one…

For this card, I stayed with the original intention of the stamp set. The little gorgeous girl is sitting on a wire in the sky with her little bird friends. I used the sentiment which came with the set.

On Top of the World
Materials used: Stamps – On Top of the World (Gorjuss/DoCrafts); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Dies – Die-namics Blueprints 22 (MFT); Rhinestones – Clear (KaiserCraft); Copic Markers, Distress Inks and Wink of Stella.

While I was colouring the above card, it crossed my mind that with a few lines, the little girl could easily be sitting on some stairs…and card idea number two was born.

Here’s the card…

Hello Friend
Materials used: Stamps – On Top of the World (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Crazy Talk (Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz); Dies – Die-namics Blueprints 13 (MFT), Die-namics Blueprints 20 (MFT); Copic Markers, Distress Inks, and Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers.

So why stop at stairs? Maybe the little girl could be sitting on a brick wall?

Here’s the card…

Hello Sweet Friend
Materials used: Stamps – On Top of the World (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Six-Sided Sampler (Stampin’ Up!); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz); Copic Markers, Distress Inks, and Distress Markers.

And just when I was going to put the stamp set away, it popped into my mind the little girl would be the cutest little witch. (OOOH IDEA! I should have masked the bird and added a cat…maybe next time). This time I thought she could be sitting on a fence. I have to say this is my favourite of all four cars. The idea just came together effortlessly…although she really does need a black cat, doesn’t she? lol Maybe next time! (Edited to add: Tell me she wouldn’t look super cute as a witch with GREEN skin!!)

Here’s the card…

Happy Halloween
Materials used: Stamps – On Top of the World (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Crazy Talk (Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous), Crazy Things (Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous), Vintage Fence (KaiserCraft); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz); Dies – Die-namics Blueprints 7 (MFT); Copic Markers, Distress Inks, Distress Markers and Wink of Stella.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards today.

Happy Stamping!

18 October, 2015 5 comments

Lawn Fawn Stamping

Enjoy your day (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Yikes! Has it really been so long since I last blogged? I haven’t been idle creatively during this blogging hiatus. I’ve spent time colouring and playing (and organising!) rather than actually turning anything into finished projects.

On Friday I said to a friend of mine that this weekend I was actually going to finish a card! I even knew from the outset what I was going to make. So here we are at Sunday night and I have a pile full of coloured images and ONE card! The card is very much a “Kylie” card as I have been wanting to make a few more cards in this style. I guess that is a bit of a warning that there will be more like this to come. lol

Whilst so many in the cardmaking realm have switched their attention to Christmas, Halloween and Thanksgiving, I have actually been wanting to make a card using Lawn Fawn’s Happy Easter stamp set. The little bunnies look so happy and I wanted to create a little scene with them frolicking in a spring or autumn setting. Having decided to have white bunnies and a white picket fence, the card became quite flat so I switched out my bunnies in favour of two cute puppies from the Critters at the Dog Park stamp set. The bunnies are waiting here patiently for their turn to shine on another card.

Here’s the card…

Enjoy Your Day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters at the Dog Park, Critters from the Past, Critters on the Farm, Let’s Play and Starry Backdrops (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Project Life (Becky Higgins); Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights; Distress Ink; Copic Markers and Wink of Stella.

Oh and tip of the day, if you are a fan of the Wink of Stella glitter brushes (and who isn’t?!) make sure you check which colour of brush you are using before you start colouring. I picked up what I thought was the clear glitter brush to colour the butterfly, heart and flowers. I couldn’t work out why they then turned a milky colour. Seems I grabbed the white glitter brush instead of the clear. Oops!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and as the card says – Enjoy your day!

Happy Stamping!

11 October, 2015 4 comments

Cards Doodlebug Design Lawn Fawn

Have an OTTERLY great birthday (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

As you all know Lawn Fawn make some of the cutest stamps and it is a sheer delight to create with them. The Year Five stamp set made it onto my *must have* list as soon as it was released and I couldn’t wait to have it in my hot little hands and start creating with it.

The design for this card popped into my head the minute I saw the stamp set. Originally, I had pictured the middle panel sitting on a white card base but when I placed it down it looked rather bland. I decided it needed a pop of colour! The Doodlebug Design paper pad (Sunkissed) I had used for the water had a lots of really bright background sheets and I thought I might try the beachball/sun page. There were a couple of reasons for choosing this paper – firstly, it matched the existing paper choices. lol Secondly, you might recall from my haul video I mentioned I really struggle using such busy patterned papers and I thought it was time to see if I could make it work. I think it works reasonably well.

(Oh, and you might also remember from the haul video where I purchased the foam paper to use to pop up my images instead of the mounting tape. Turns out I prefer the mounting tape. I can definitely understand why people might like to use the foam but at this stage, once I have used up the foam paper, I am going to be sticking with (no pun intended) the foam mounting tape.)

Here’s the card…

Have an OTTERLY lovely birthday
Materials used: Stamps – Year Two, Year Five (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Spring Showers, Ocean Waves Borders (Lawn Fawn), Pierced Rectangle Stax (MFT); Designer Paper – Sunkissed (Doodlebug Design); Cardstock – Knights Smooth, American Crafts, Doodlebug Design; Wink of Stella; Distress Inks; Copic Markers and Enamel Stickers – Blue (Francheville).

I hope you enjoyed this card. I’m off to use this same stamp set in a one layer card… well, I say one layer but you all know that I rarely do true one layer cards. Wish me luck!

Happy Stamping!

SUPPLIES:

If you are interested in the supplies I have used to create my projects, I have linked to some of them here. Disclaimer: I have signed up for an affiliate program with scrapbook.com but will only link to products I actually use and like. They have not asked me to use or promote any products. I will also make them less intrusive (when I work out how!).

Lawn Fawn - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Year Five

Lawn Fawn - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Year Two

Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts - Dies - Ocean Wave Borders

Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts - Dies - Spring Showers

Doodlebug Design - Sun kissed Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Doodlebug Design - 8.5 x 11 Textured Cardstock Assortment - Rainbow

American Crafts - 12 x 12 Cardstock Pack - 60 Sheets - White

ZIG - Memory System - Wink Of Stella - Glitter Brush Marker - Glitter Clear

9 August, 2015 5 comments

Cards Stamping Techniques Video

New Heights (Gorjuss)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today I have a bit of a long post as I got a little carried away colouring the Gorjuss stamp set New Heights. I totally love this stamp set and it is SO fun to colour! I am also super excited and scared to share with you my first card making process video and hope you will enjoy it! I really salute people in our industry who make such polished videos as they aren’t easy! I don’t think it is *too* bad for a first effort. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

Here’s the video…

Here’s the card…

New Heights
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts); Copic Markers and Cardstock (Knights Smooth).

I decided the above card was nice but I wanted to make it more like my usual style. I was also really enjoying colouring this image. Anyway, next thing you know I have four more cards using this same stamp set. I was so happy with the finished cards.

For this first card, I decided to add the cute little butterfly stamp which comes in the set. I also tried to do the hair a little differently. TIP: If you don’t have the right colour cardstock, use your copic markers to colour white cardstock to the correct shade. I didn’t have the right shade of brown but my copic markers came to the rescue (and for those who watched the video, yes, it is E71. lol).

Here it is…

Hello Sweet Friend
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Six-Sided Sampler (Stampin’ Up!); Copic Markers; Cardstock – Doodlebug Design, Knights Smooth and Wink of Stella.

For the next card, I decided to cut out the image and layer it on patterned paper. (And woohoo me, I actually used the paper I shared in my haul video!) I *love* this paper. I also finally used the Thanks stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.

Here’s the card…

Thanks a million!
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Thanks (Simon Says Stamp); Copic Markers, Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz) and Circle Craft Punch (Fiskars).

The next card design came about because I accidentally splattered some ink on the design. I have found ink sometimes pools slightly on the edge of the lid of the copic markers. I usually give them a little clean with an alcohol wipe when this happens. Unfortunately, I missed this lid (yes, the E71 again) and it splattered on my work as I was colouring. At first I tried using the blender pen to remove the colour but it was unsuccessful. I decided to embrace the splatter and added more of my own.

Here’s the card…

Thanks
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Thanks (Simon Says Stamp); Copic Markers, Distress Ink – Walnut Stain; Cardstock – Doodlebug Design, Knights Smooth..

The last card was a hybrid of the other cards. I loved the punched sentiment and the patterned paper but didn’t want to cut out the entire image. I think it turned out super cute.

Here’s the card…

Thinking of You
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Thinking of You (KaiserCraft), Making Frosty Friends (Lawn Fawn) ; Copic Markers, Cardstock – Doodlebug Design, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz) and Circle Craft Punch (Fiskars).

I love how you can use the same image and make such different cards, even if they are coloured in a very similar way.

If you actually managed to stick with me through to the end, thank you! 🙂 If you watched the video all the way through, I thank you for that too. 🙂

Hope you have an amazing day!

Happy Stamping!

1 August, 2015 8 comments

Cards Kaiser Craft Thank You

Thanks (KaiserCraft)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I am still totally crushing on the Stained Glass die from KaiserCraft that I used yesterday. Yesterday, I used the cut out shape as a stencil and sponged over the top using Hero Arts Shadow Inks. After I had finished the sponging the image, I put the stencil to the side to finish creating the card. A bit later I picked up the stencil with the idea of throwing it away, but oh wow, the colours had smoothed and looked so very pretty. I decided to finish colouring in the shape. After I had finished I really wasn’t sure what I was going to do – and then the ideas hit! So, today, I have four very similar cards which I totally love.

Here’s the first card…

Thanks
Materials used: Dies – Stained Glass (KaiserCraft), Scripty Thanks (Lawn Fawn); Hero Arts Shadow Inks (Hero Arts); Cardstock – American Crafts and Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).

So sweet! And look how the colour pops when you use black instead of white.

Thanks
Materials used: Dies – Stained Glass (KaiserCraft), Scripty Thanks (Lawn Fawn); Hero Arts Shadow Inks (Hero Arts); Cardstock – American Crafts and Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).

I thought another little sentiment might be fun to add another pop of colour.

Thanks, you’re the best
Materials used: Stamps – A Little Sentimental (Clearly Besotted); Dies – Stained Glass (KaiserCraft), Scripty Thanks (Lawn Fawn); Hero Arts Shadow Inks (Hero Arts); Cardstock – American Crafts and Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).

Then I thought it might be fun to move the sentiment into the centre of the card.

And there are four quick and simple cards! Can you imagine just how many different looks you could make with this die? Use different colours, patterned papers, trim parts of the die cut away, stencilling…oh wow, so many ideas! I love it when dies (and stamp sets) offer so many different ways to use them.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

1 June, 2015 6 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn

You’re Dino-mite (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today marks the last, for now, of my cards using the Critters from the Past stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I still have lots of stamped and coloured images in my stash (and now have a little container to store them for future use!) but thought I’d use a few other stamp sets so they don’t feel unloved. lol

Here’s the card…

You’re Dino-mite
Materials used: Stamps – Critters from the Past (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Custom Panels Die (Avery Elle), Project Life (Becky Higgins), Stitched Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn), Pierced Rectangle Stax (MFT); Embossing Folder – Waffle (Sizzix); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth, Unknown; Copic Markers and Wink of Stella.

Just a super simple scene. I don’t know if you can see it in the photograph but the white edge was stamped with the dinosaur footprints. It’s subtle but adds just a little bit more interest.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

20 May, 2015 12 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn

You’re Dino-mite Shaker Card (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today I’m sharing another card using the super cute dinosaurs from the Lawn Fawn stamp set “Critters from the Past“. I stamped and coloured so many of the images the other day. You can expect to see another dinosaur card again very, very soon.

For today’s card I decided it was time to make a shaker card. They have been all the buzz in recent months but I kept resisting joining in. It has been *years* since I last made a shaker card. It’s so fun though and I won’t leave it so long until I make another. I cut out lots of leaves to go in the centre to shake around. I really like the look.

Here’s the card…

You’re Dino-mite
Materials used: Stamps – Critters from the Past (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Custom Panels Die (Avery Elle), Pierced Rectangle Stax (MFT); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth,; and Copic Markers.

And another view…

You’re Dino-Mite

That’s all for today. Hope you have had a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

19 May, 2015 8 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn

Reach for the sky (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the nice comments regarding the view I have when I create from my last post. His name is Zac and he’s my 10 year old border collie. He doesn’t realise he’s 10 though as he still acts like a puppy. Love him to pieces.

I’ve been challenging myself to not get carried away with all the new products which are constantly being released onto the market. I *love* so many of the new products but I am finding that I am not using older products and some of them haven’t actually been used much, if at all. I’m trying to find the happy balance between old and new. lol Isn’t that the constant battle for the hobbyist?! Flipping through my Lawn Fawn stamps the other day I came across the Sunny Skies stamp set and realised I hadn’t used it in AGES and felt drawn to have a little play. As I always stamp up multiple images, I was able to create four cards. They are pretty similar but I’ll share them all below.

Here’s the first card…

Reach for the sky
Materials used: Stamps – Sunny Skies (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Sunny Skies (Lawn Fawn), In & Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle STAX (MFT); Cardstock – Knights Smooth, American Crafts; Designer Paper – Rise & Shine (Amy Tangerine/American Crafts), and Wink of Stella.

Here’s the second card…

Here’s the third card…

Soar
Materials used: Stamps – Sunny Skies, Violet’s ABC’s (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Sunny Skies (Lawn Fawn), Pierced Rectangle STAX (MFT); Cardstock – Knights Smooth, American Crafts; Designer Paper – Rise & Shine (Amy Tangerine/American Crafts), Happy Snaps (KaiserCraft); and Hero Arts Shadow Ink – Soft Pool (Hero Arts).

And the last card…

Reach for the sky
Materials used: Stamps – Chevron Backdrops, Hello Baby, Hello Sunshine, Sunny Skies (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Sunny Skies (Lawn Fawn); Cardstock – Knights Smooth, American Crafts; Designer Paper – Rise & Shine (Amy Tangerine/American Crafts), Happy Snaps (KaiserCraft) and Wink of Stella.

If you liked the above you might also be interested in a couple of the cards I made when I first received the stamp set (see this post). The older cards are of a similar design however instead of paper piecing they were painted with distress inks.

And I’ll finish my post with a picture of what is on my desk now…I’ve been having a BLAST colouring!

Now to make them into cards…or just keep colouring. lol Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

10 May, 2015 8 comments

Cards Penny Black Stamping

Thinking of You (Penny Black)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Something different for you today – more Penny Black cards! lol I don’t think I will ever tire of creating of creating with these gorgeous images. First up today is my attempt at a CAS card. It’s a one layer card and I rarely make them so it still feels a little unfinished but I forced myself to walk away. lol I did have to make this card twice. The first time I added some of my own handwriting and it looked a little…not good. lol I also somehow managed to sponge blue across the poor little hedgehog’s face – he looked a little unwell. Poor thing!

Here’s the card…

Thinking of You!
Materials used: Stamps – Paint the Town, Salutations (Penny Black); Distress Ink, Copic Markers, and Wink of Stella.

The idea for my second card came about when I was thinking how cute it would be to have the hedgehog lying on a hill, or in a big field of green grass and flowers. I think it would also be super cute if the hedgehog was lying in a bed of autumn leaves. I really wish I had popped the sentiment but aside from that I totally love this card.

Here’s the card…

Thinking About You
Materials used: Stamps – Paint the Town (Penny Black), #Awesome, Scripty Sayings (Lawn Fawn); Distress Ink, Copic Markers, Die – Die-namics Blueprints 8 (My Favourite Things) and Wink of Stella.

I thought I’d finish of my post by sharing a little bit of the aftermath of creating the above cards. I’d also like to challenge YOU to post a photo of your space after a craft session.

The Aftermath

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

18 April, 2015 16 comments

Birthdays Cards Penny Black

Happy Birthday (Penny Black)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the long blog absence. Lots of things going on…except creating.

When my family got together the other day for my birthday my niece and one of my nephews wanted to see what I had been making. I really didn’t have much to show them as I hadn’t been creating. They both asked if they could play so I set them up with the necessary equipment. They picked out stamps and off they went. Love creating with children as they are so creative. They really experiment with colours and design. At one stage, however, my nephew said to me, “Auntie Kylie, would you please colour my owl as I can’t do it?” I said, “No, buddy, you can do it”. He said, “I can’t do it right though.” I said to him, “There is no right. Play, experiment and see what happens”. He did but he wasn’t happy with his efforts. I pointed out to him that he was using markers he was unfamiliar with, he hadn’t coloured in a long time, and that not every attempt would be a work of art. We need to practice and learn how to use the mediums. At that point, I thought…someone should be listening to her own advice. lol So, I sat down and played. Some of the cards are okay, some are in need of improvement BUT I had fun. I’m out of practice. I’ve forgotten colour combos which I used to use all the time so never thought to write down. It doesn’t matter though. It was wonderful to dip my feet back into the water.

So without further babble, here is what I came up with. For card one, I decided to stamp directly onto patterned paper. I think it is my favourite out of all the cards I made.

Happy Birthday
Materials used: Stamps – You’re Retro! (Penny Black); Designer Paper – KaiserCraft; Cardstock – American Crafts, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Signo Broad – White (uni-ball); and Wink of Stella.

Next up, I wanted to try putting a country scene…had trouble with my greens so it is quite bright. lol

Live Life in the Fast Lane
Materials used: Stamps – Let’s Play (Lawn Fawn); You’re Retro! (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Doodlebug Design; Dies – Tim Holtz Alterations – Here & There (Sizzix); Copic Markers; Signo Broad – White (uni-ball); and Wink of Stella.

For card three, I decided to stick with the country theme. In order to soften the brightness of the greens, in particular, I went with distress inks for the background. The colours are a bit weird though. lol

Live Life in the Fast Lane
Materials used: Stamps – You’re Retro! (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Doodlebug Design; Dies – Tim Holtz Alterations – Here & There (Sizzix); Copic Markers; Distress Inks; Signo Broad – White (uni-ball); and Wink of Stella.

I decided to make one more card to try and nail the green. It kind of missed the mark again but it isn’t too bad.

Happy Birthday
Materials used: Stamps – You’re Retro! (Penny Black); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Signo Broad – White (uni-ball); and Wink of Stella.

And just like that the drought is broken. 🙂 Lots of practice still to do but it is great to be back at my craft desk creating again.

I hope you are all happy and well…and creating up a storm.

Happy Stamping!

11 April, 2015 6 comments

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