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Hope Your Birthday is Unforgettable (WPlus9)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

A super quick post today (mainly because it is getting late and I need to get to bed! lol). I totally forgot it was my boss’s birthday today and I’ve always given her a card for her birthday. I felt so bad even though I did actually wish her a happy birthday in person. So tonight, the plan was to make a birthday card. (Turns out I don’t actually make a lot of birthday cards so I need to remedy that too and put a few away for days like these). At first I thought I would use the WPlus9 stamp set Unforgettable as it has a couple of sentiments related to forgetting birthdays but when I sat down I decided to just make a regular birthday card.

Here’s the card…

Hope your birthday is unforgettable
Materials used: Stamps – Unforgettable (WPlus9); Dies – Die-namics Blueprints 13, Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (Lawn Fawn); Distress Inks, Copic Markers and Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).

Hope you enjoyed my card! Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

17 August, 2015 2 comments

Cards The Greeting Farm Thinking of You

Thinking of You (The Greeting Farm/TGF)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today’s card is another variation using “Lavender” from The Greeting Farm’s Super Secret Stamp Club from last year. You can view two other cards created with this same stamp here.

While the little hairbow on Lavender features a skull, the design is otherwise cutesy. Simply by covering the little skull you could use the stamp in many different ways – so that is exactly what I did. Isn’t she darling!

Here’s the card…

Lavender
Materials used: Stamps – Lavender SSSC No. 011 (The Greeting Farm), A Little Sentimental (Clearly Besotted), Snow Day, (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers; Distress Ink; Cardstock – American Crafts, Knight Smooth; Dies – Snow Day, Spring Showers, Stitched Hillside Borders, (Lawn Fawn), Die-Namics Blueprints 4 (My Favourite Things); Sparklets – Princess (KaiserCraft) and Wink of Stella.

So that’s my sweet and simple take using Lavender – nothing scary or halloween-y about her now. Love a versatile stamp!

Hope you all have a happy day!

Happy Stamping!

4 January, 2015 6 comments

Cards Christmas Kaiser Craft Penny Black Stamping

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I have just finished making some Christmas cards so thought I would share them. I had a blast colouring in the gorgeous Penny Black image. (Unfortunately, it would seem this image has been discontinued although I am convinced I have seen it as part of a T for Transparent set. If I find it again, I will link it here). It’s possible I made the card a little more complicated than it needed to be. Was fun though. 🙂 The gold spots on the background, and the wink of stella on the ribbon shimmer so beautifully. The glossy accents on the berries finish it off so prettily. Wish the photograph could capture just how pretty the card is.

Here’s the card…

Merry Christmas
Materials used: Stamps – Christmas (KaiserCraft), Christmas Spirit 1871K (Penny Black); Cardstock – American Crafts, Unknown; Dies – DD701 (KaiserCraft); Copic Markers; Distress Ink, Colour Shine – Gold (Heidi Swapp); Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

And now I’m off to make more Christmas cards. lol

Hope you are all happy and well!

Happy Stamping!

30 November, 2014 6 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have An Ice Day – part 2 (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I had so much fun making my card yesterday so I couldn’t put the Critters in the Arctic set away just yet! There are still so many other delightful critters to colour, including the subject of todays card – the narwhal! How cute! I thought it might be fun to create another little scene like yesterday but vary a couple of features. I’m so pleased with how it turned out.

Here’s the card…

Have An Ice Day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders, Project Life (Becky Higgins), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Stencil – Under the Seas (Simon Says Stamp); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Distress Ink and Wink of Stella.

And…just to give you the heads up…I’ve already coloured in the walrus so you just know the third card in this series isn’t too far away. lol

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

14 September, 2014 5 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have an ice day (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today I sat down to create with a particular stamp set. I had an idea percolating away and had even stamped out a rough design. It was then that I made a fatal mistake – I turned on the computer to watch some YouTube while I created and it seemed like everyone was using the same set (a slight exaggeration, Kylie!). Instead of being inspired, I confess I became a little intimidated. It really is a silly attitude but I guess we all fall victim to comparisons from time to time. I decided to put the stamp set away and grab another one. The idea will still be there another day. It was a great move! And if you are in the same boat, I’d recommend doing exactly the same. Grab another stamp/stamp set and just create! Stop with the comparison. Don’t put that stamp away and never use it again!

Okay, so I’ve been crushing on all the new Lawn Fawn stamp sets which have recently been released. I had a little splurge and picked out a few of my favourites, including Critters in the Arctic and Winter Penguin. I *love* their critters and you know I *love* creating scenes. It’s a win win. As soon as I saw the two sets I knew I wanted to combine them and create a little winter scene so that’s what I did. (I can tell I am going to use that little iceberg a lot!) I did have a bit of drama with the embossing (reminder: make sure inked background is completely dry before applying embossing powder. lol). I thought long and hard about re-doing it but I decided that I actually liked the rough, splotchy look. To me it looked more realistic. I have to say I *love* how this card turned out. Go me! lol

Here’s the card….

Have An Ice Day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, Winter Penguin (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders, Happy Trails (Lawn Fawn), Project Life (Becky Higgins), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; and Distress Ink.

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

13 September, 2014 9 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stampin' Up!Stamping

Everything is fun with you (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been colouring again! This time I pulled out the Lawn Fawn set Love You S’more as I realised that I haven’t used it since I bought it, apart from the initial “stamp up all the images to see what they look like” play. I LOVE this set, especially the bear. I now have a sleuth of bears of all different colours decorating my craft space. lol

The scene for this card came together because I have also been playing with the Critters in the Forest set testing out the new Stampin’ Up! Blendabilities markers (I recently purchased the Old Olive Assortment and the Coastal Cabana Assortment as I’ve been keen to see how they compared with Copics).

I’d been busy colouring away – animals and trees – and it hit me that I really should make the images into a card. What a novel concept! lol I decided that instead of distress inking the sky (I do tend to favour this technique), or using a stamp to create a starry night, that I would use some pretty paper from the Hello Sunshine 6×6 petite paper pack from Lawn Fawn (which I couldn’t find on their website – please don’t tell me it is discontinued…). I thought the paper was a little too bright for the scene I had begun to set so I sponged over it with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. That’s better! I stamped the greeting and embossed to make it pop and then finished assembling my scene.

Here’s the card…

Everything is Fun with You
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Forest, Love You S’more (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Distress Ink Pads; Copic Markers; Blendabilities (Stampin’ Up!); Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (Lawn Fawn); Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

It’s a typical “Kylie” card, isn’t it? lol

Anyway, I hope you are all happy and well and spending lots of time creating! Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Happy Stamping!

2 September, 2014 10 comments

Cards Gorjuss Stamping

Totally Gorjuss

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

What do you do when you stamp up and colour some images (which you are reasonably happy with) and then you go blank on how to finish off your cards? That’s the situation I found myself in after my last post. I had coloured in a couple of images but when I went to finish off the cards I didn’t like any of the papers I chose or designs, etc I came up with. It was tempting just to put them aside and move onto something else but I feared that I might never return to them. I sucked it up and just assembled them. They may not be my favourite cards and they may not have any real flair to them but they are done. 🙂

I used the Gorjuss stamp set “Ruby” which is so cute. Decided to see how she would look if I water coloured her with distress markers and then coloured using copics. I stayed rather true to the colours displayed on the stamp set. Room for improvement with both but it is a start. Think I am getting better with skin tones, hair shading and shadows too. So yay!

Here’s the first card…

I Love You
Materials used: Stamps – Ruby (Docrafts/Gorjuss), In My Heart (Mama Elephant), Stinkin’ Cute (Simon Says Stamp); Distress Inks, Distress Markers; Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (KaiserCraft) and Wink of Stella.

And here’s the second card…

Gorjuss
Materials used: Stamps – Ruby (Docrafts/Gorjuss); Copic Markers; Designer Paper – Favourite Things (Heidi Swapp); Distress Ink (Ranger); Ribbon (American Crafts).

The above cards were a great learning experience for me in many ways. I thoroughly enjoyed colouring them both – playing with watercolours and then seeing if I could create the same/better/different look using copics. The putting the card together bit though…was less satisfying. Perhaps next time I’ll begin with the end in mind. lol

Happy Stamping!

23 August, 2014 4 comments

Cards Rambling Stamping

Hello (Gorjuss)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Hope you have all been having a happy and creative week. My week started off brilliantly as I had a “Behind the Scenes” experience at Healesville Sanctuary. I had seen on Facebook that dingo puppies had just arrived at the zoo and for a limited time they were offering “Puppy Playtime” sessions with the pups. I *had* to do it! After chatting with my sister, we decided to go together and to take our parents too. So I grabbed the phone and booked it in before it was too late.

We had an AMAZING day. It was the first time just the four of us had been out like this for years. As it was a Monday, most people were at work/school. The weather was a little average too which meant the sanctuary was pretty quiet which was a bonus for us. The highlight was definitely the playtime with the dingo puppies. I believe they have now gone on main display too.

Cute!

I haven’t been doing much on the creative front this week. This had to change! Armed with my distress markers and a paint brush I grabbed the gorgeous Gorjuss “The Fox” stamp set and painted away. Now that I have finished my card I realised the painted background combined with the Simon Says Stamp sentiment is very “Kristina Werner“. I ummed and aahed about sharing it but decided to go ahead. I’ve actually got another couple of the Gorjuss designs I’ve pre-coloured and still have to turn into cards.

Here’s the card…

Hello
Materials used: Stamps – The Fox (Gorjuss); Handwritten Borders, Stinkin’ Cute (Simon Says Stamp); Distress Inks, Distress Markers and Cardstock (American Crafts).

So, that’s it from me for now. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

17 August, 2014 6 comments

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge: August 3-9 Anything Goes (wk1)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Ever had one of those “missed it by *that* much” moments? Today was one of those days. I decided I was going to make another card for the Paper Smooches SPARKS Designer Drafts challenge. Half way through colouring and cutting out the elements I realised I was running out of time. I had just finished assembling my little fish tank (you’ll see it below) and decided to check how long was left – 5 minutes. Oh no! Not long enough! Oh well…

Turns out that when I refreshed the page on the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge blog they had already posted the new challenge and it is an Anything Goes challenge. Silver lining! I kept going with my card (I would have done so anyway. lol), changed the design a little and have decided to enter it into the new challenge. Funny how things work out.

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog

Anything Goes Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

Here’s my card…

You’re Fintastic
Materials used: Stamps – Briny Blue, Debonair, My Guy, Surf & Turf (Paper Smooches), A Little Sentimental (Clearly Besotted); Cardstock – American Crafts; Distress Inks; Distress Markers; and Wink of Stella.

Really quite happy with how the water turned out for this card. 🙂 Love the little highlights of glitter on the fish too.

And now I am off to clean up my space as I have somehow found myself working on a patch of desk no bigger than the card I just made. Oops! lol

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

3 August, 2014 10 comments

Cards Competition Entry Paper Smooches Stamping

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge: July 27-August 2 Designer Drafts challenge

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

When I saw the sketch for the new Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge I had a few ideas run through my head – yay! Always a good start, right? lol

I had the urge to create a scene like the olden days using the adorable “Cuteasaurus” set. Gosh I love this set. I wish there were more scene building stamps to go with it – different sized rocks, some grasses, a couple more trees, etc, and then I would be a super happy girl. 🙂

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog

Paper Smooches July 27-August 2 Designer Drafts challenge

And here’s my card…

You Are Awesome
Materials used: Stamps – Cuteasauraus, Eco Friendly, Summer Groves (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts; Distress Inks, Distress Markers; Glossy Accents (Ranger) and Wink of Stella.

I’ve a couple more ideas for this sketch – looking through windows at scenes as well as a couple of streetscapes so, depending on how things go, I might try and create a couple more cards. It’s just such a great sketch. I think it could easily become a go-to design.

Oh, I also made another card based on this sketch (in fact, I made it before the one I am submitting for the challenge) but I thought it might be a bit busy.

Here ’tis…

Cheer Up Grumpasaurus
Materials used: Stamps – Cuteasauraus, Eco Friendly (Paper Smooches); Cardstock – American Crafts; Distress Inks, Distress Markers; Glossy Accents (Ranger) and Wink of Stella.

Hope you are all having a great day!

Happy Stamping!

31 July, 2014 10 comments

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