Creatin' With Kirsteen

Sweet Strawberry Card Buffet Card

6/13/2021

When I saw this care I just had to CASE it! is so sweet! And it ended up being a favorite at Card Buffet last month.

The original card was by Caroline Van Der Straaten - here. She had used some non SU product to create the slimline card base and layers I challenged myself to use all SU product.....I also changed up the colours a little as I’m not a fan of Pool Party at the moment.

To create the longer cut of the scalloped rectangle from Stitched So Sweetly dies you place the edge of the top plate of your die cut machine just shy of the end of the die and roll through. Then flip it around, line up the scallops at the edge of the die and repeat :)

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3D Thursday Seasons Frame

4/29/2021

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Welcome to Creatin' With Kirsteen. This Thursday I am a 3D Thursday Guest Designer :)

Just over a month ago I started a new job - for those of you who do not know - I am a Hospice Nurse and I moved to a new company called 'Seasons'. So, when I saw the Beauty of the Earth Suite in the upcoming 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog I knew I had to create something to go on my office wall and, since Demonstrators could pre-order the suite, I took the opportunity to make a little wall art for my 3D Thursday contribution.

I made this 12"x12" piece to go into a frame - now I need to find the time to go buy a frame - then I can hang it in my office! It makes me smile when I look at it!

I hope you feel inclined to have a go making this piece. If you'd like to - the tutorial link to download is at the bottom of this post.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SEASONS TUTORIAL

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Double Slider Gift Card Holder - for Christmas

10/11/2020

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I made this card last weekend and folk have been asking for a tutorial. I only took photos of the start of the process - then forgot to take some as the make progressed - but I think you will be able to get the idea. I have heard of folk using a magnet to create a slider - but sometimes mailing a card with a magnet can cause issues in mailing, so there are no magnets on this one.

As you pull the tab on one side of the slider the slider on the other side also pops out - and in this case the Raccoon slides across the card too.

Essentially this card is a double slider - and I have a tutorial for that on a previous post
CLICK HERE FOR THE DOUBLE SLIDER TUTORIAL

Here is how I added in the sliding Raccoon 😊

Cut your Cardstock base for the card and score as in the instructions. Line the card up in this orientation with the smallest score to the right.

So - for this step it would obviously be easier if you had a knife and cut a line, or if you used a paper trimmer □ (I couldn't find my knife, and I didn't even think about using my trimmer at the time!) so I improvised and used a die from the Freezing' Fun Bundle. Position the die as you can see above, or cut your slit with a craft knife

I used a post-it note to keep the die in place

Fold the card over making sure the piece of card you want to cut is the only one under the die - everything else is folded on top

You don't want to cut the whole length of the die - or you'll cut off the edge of the card. So, position the top plate of your die cutting machine from the edge of the card - the machine will only cut where there is pressure from the top plate.

This is what your cut card will look like

carry on assembling the card just as any other double slider

Cut a small tab about 3/4" x 1 1/2" and add Tear Tape as in the picture

Push the tab in from behind and position to one side of the cut - if you have used the die you need to make sure the tape is ABOVE the top of any curve - you don't want it to catch on that as it slides. Remove the tape from the tab and the the score line, gently fold over the top of the card

The red line shows where the cut and the tab are hidden behind the decoration / snow. Cut layers of 'snow' in Whisper White Cardstock and glue to the bottom of the card Below the level of the cut. Add stamped images behind the snow - but you have to make sure these are flat against the card and do not overlap the cut area. I then added a Stampin' Dimensional to the top of the tab and trimmed around it before sticking the raccoon to the tab. This holds the raccoon above the Cardstock snow layers and means he doesn't get caught as he slides.

I hope that helps you recreate this card - or use the idea for another slider.

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Kre8tors June 2020 Hop

6/14/2020

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Welcome to the Creatin' With Kirsteen stop on the June Kre8tors Hop.
This month the theme is Masculine.

Who doesn't struggle with Masculine cards?
Heck - I struggle to think of gifts as well as cards...what to get the man that has all the stuff he wants?
A GIFT CARD! And - make a gift card holder to show him you care enough to make something ;P

For this Gift Card Holder I used some new product from the 2020-2021 catalog, some carry-over product and one of my tutorials from a few years back.

This is a double slider card - with a slot for a gift card in one of the slider 'wings'. When you pull the tab on the right hand side, a tab slides out from both sides :)

As I said in the original post for this Double Slider Gift Card Holder - usually these are made with 12" wide pieces of card stock - but I altered the dimensions so we can use regular 8 1/2" x 11" card.

There's a list of products used at the bottom of this post.

Click HERE to link to the original tutorial

Product List

A Good Man Cling Stamp Set [149270]	Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set [148590]	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153070]	Misty Moonlight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153624]
Just Jade 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153621]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153107]	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108]	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153105]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]

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Kre8tors May 2020 Hop

5/10/2020

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to those of you in the USA.

Welcome to the Creatin' With Kirsteen stop on the May Kre8tors Hop.
This month the theme is floral.

I JUST received my New Catalog pre-order...yup - a perk of being Demo in SU is getting to order some product from the new catalog a whole month before anyone else. You can become a Demo on my team - The KILTS by clicking HERE.

So, I decided to open the box and use some of that product.
There are flowers galore in the new catalog - whatever your taste in flowers - there is a stamp set to suit you!

I decided to use the CELEBRATE SUNFLOWERS Bundle, the IN GOOD TASTE Designer Series Paper, the LOVELY LABELS PICK A PUNCH, the JAR PUNCH, MASON JAR SHAKER DOMES and FOREVER FERN BUNDLE to make this card. I stamped the sunflower with Stazon on to watercolour paper and coloured with blender pens. I used the bubble wrap that's inside the delivery box inside the 'jar' to create some 'water'.

I then created this framed piece using the same product and an old 8x8 frame. If you look closely - the photo doesn't really show it, there's a small 'shelf' that the 'jars' are sitting on.

I was so happy with this little frame that it's already sitting on a shelf in our living room :)
I hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek at new product!

Again, Thanks for stopping by!
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Kre8tors April 2020 Hop

4/12/2020

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Welcome to the Kre8tors April 2020 Hop in which we are participating in a 'Spring' themed hop.

Spring to me is soft colours and flowers and getting the pots in the garden planted up and looking pretty.
And this Spring, Stampin' Up! have given us a sneak peek at upcoming new 2020-21catalog product - the Ornate Garden Suite. Mine just arrived a couple of days ago so I thought I would break it out and make a card. This suite is quite - well, ornate! It's not my style typically as you know I prefer clean lines and simple :) But - the great thing with crafting is that you can do what YOU want with products right?

Here is the front of the card I made. I cut some of the flowers from the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Paper, used the Ornate Borders Dies across the middle of the card, the Ornate garden Ribbon and the Ornate Thanks Stamp Set. I added a few Gilded Gems to the centre of the flowers.

On the inside of the card I created a little pop up 'pot' using the bag from the All Dressed Up dies. I cut more flowers from the Ornate Designer Paper and layered those in. When the card closes the whole 'pot' goes flat for mailing.

Here are the products I used for this card :)

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Kre8tors March 2020 Hop

3/8/2020

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Welcome to the Kre8tors March 2020 Hop in which we are participating in a Green Monochromatic Colour Challenge.

I am so happy to be back after another visit to Scotland to get ready to Register as a Nurse in Texas! Now I just face a couple of exams and the looooong process will be done! But for now I am enjoying some time in my craft room - which is still all a bit new and exciting after it's post Hurricane Harvey refurb!

Anyway - enough of my waffling :) and on to todays project.

When I'm faced with the challenge of creating a Monochromatic card I have a wee panic. So, I thought I would go down the 'green' and 'March' route and create a St. Patrick's Day project. But, as I was tidying up card kits from my card buffet I wondered if I could recreate a few of those cards in greens.

Here are the results....

This card was initially a 'Happy Easter' card on this week's card buffet...I didn't think I could use green for the bunny or the chick in the 'Welcome Easter' stamp set, so I used the lamb and changed the card a little into a baby card.

Product List

Welcome Easter Cling Stamp Set (English)

[151559]

Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper

[153558]

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

Layering Circles Dies

[141705]

I added a little Wink of Stella to the sheep to give it a little something - but you can't quite see it in the photo.

The next card began on the buffet with a Calypso Coral colour palette (and CASE'd from Windy Ellard), but I changed it to Pear Pizzazz. I used the Noble Peacock Foil Paper and the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder for the background layer - it turned out really pretty - it was almost sad to cover it up (but it's an idea I'll keep in my head for another time).

The next card on card buffet this week was inspired by a card created by Monika Davis and was originally in So Saffron and Sahara Sand. I used the original leaf colour of Mossy Meadow as the base for the green version, stamping off the smaller flowers before stamping on to the image...so this card only uses Mossy Meadow, although the layer of Vellum and the stamping off create some lighter green tones :)

Product List

Thoughtful Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[152290]

Small Bloom Punch

[152316]

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

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Thanksgiving Table Setting

11/7/2019

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Hello there!
Yes - I am back! It's been a very busy few months - just as I got back in to my newly remodeled craft room I headed to Scotland to undertake a 'Return to Nursing Practice' course for 4 months! I am pleased to say that the course is complete and I am now a Registered Nurse again!

Once I got back Stateside my fellow Stampin' Up! Demo friend Twila Davis invited me to be a guest designer for the 3D Thursday group - I have to admit, although I love designing - it's been a LONG time since I have crafted. So - what would I do?

A turkey card I had on my Card Buffet this last week inspired me to think of Thanksgiving. And, an old pumpkin pie card design from a couple of years ago was also sitting on my desk....

Here is what I came up with - a Thanksgiving Table Setting.

Pumpkin Pie card

Turkey Card

This Pumpkin Pie placemat is very easy to recreate - and would be a fun activity to do with children or Grandchildren!

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