Welcome to the Creatin' With Kirsteen stop on the November Stampin Friends Blog Hop!

This month we are highlighting Happy Holidays!

Weren't Anastasia''s projects awesome? You can navigate back to her blog, or forward to Pia's...by clicking on the previous or next name at the bottom of this post (you are currently at #1).

Christmas is always a Holiday that makes me happy and recently the little elves in the Signs of Santa bundle make me just want to wrap presents, get the tree decorated and cook a turkey!

When I purchased the Santa's Workshop Memories and More Card Pack I really thought it would be like most of the card packs I've purchased and sit in my stash untouched - but I took it with me to retreat and made LOADS of cards with it using 2 of the packs of Santa's Workshop Cards and Envelopes.

​Here are a few of my favorite....and as you can see they have a common theme - they all have those CUTE little elves on them :)

I am so in love with those wee elves that I used them as inspiration for my bag design - here I made a simple small gift bag from a piece of Crumb Cake Card stock and then added clothing to look like the little elves in the card pack...

To make those little curly tip boots I used heart framelits cutting a smaller one out of a larger one, then trimmed the smaller top piece off (that gives the sole of the shoe) and then cut 2 of the ghost framelit from the cauldron bubble bundle...and trimmed the 'head' off the ghost and used the 'tails' as the trims for the boots.

I hope you liked my projects....Thanks for stopping by. Click on #2 to hop on for more Happy Holiday ideas!
​K :)

Here is a wee video of the movement...

Here is what you need to make this Gift Card Holder:

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you get lots of Birthday inspiration on this hop! Now hop on over to Jan's Blog by clicking on the next arrow or on her name below to see what she has created.

Welcome to the Creatin' With Kirsteen stop on the September Stampin Friends Blog Hop!

This month we are highlighting Halloween themed projects.

Weren't Sandra's projects awesome? You can navigate back to her blog, or forward to Katja's...by clicking on the previous or next name at the bottom of this post (you are at #1).

When I made the green treat box in the Holiday Catalog for out KILTS Team meeting my great friend Leslie mentioned it would be cute as a 'Frankie'. So, with her permission I ran with that idea, taking inspiration from the pillow boxes and I have to admit he's so darn cute! Thank you for the idea Leslie!

There is a list of what I used for this project at the bottom of this post, but to make this treat box I cut one full box from the Takeout Thinlet Dies in Granny Apple Green and trimmed the top tabs off.
Then I cut another box in Black and using scissors I cut a jagged edge around the top making sure I was always about 1/4" from the top.
I then ran a thin line of adhesive around the top of the 'hair' that I had created and glued the black 'top' to the Granny Apple Green 'box base'.
I then punched a couple of circles in white and black and added those for eyes, punched another in Granny Apple Green and sponged the edge then adhered that with a Stampin' Dimensional.
I added the mouth freehand with a Grey Marker.

I used the 'mummy' from the pillow boxes as inspiration for my card - it's basic but I think cute - and EASY to replicate! Tear strips of Very Vanilla and sponge the edges with Sahara Sand then glue one layer over another. Punch 2 circles in White, 2 in Vanilla and 2 in Black. Tear the Vanilla ones in half and sponge then glue on top of one another.

I hope you liked my projects....Thanks for stopping by. Click on #2 to hop on for more Holloween ideas!
​K :)

Here is another sneak peek at items from the Holiday Catalog available on September 1st....I CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) a few of the projects for our team meeting at the weekend.

This time I made a frame - but it is smaller than the one in the catalog I think.

This uses Country Lane Designer Paper, Country Home Stamp Set and the new Galvanized Metallic Paper along with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder.

To give the Metallic Paper that Galvanized look I smooshed Black Stazon over it.

Yesterday was The KILTS August meeting and we swapped cards made using items from the Holiday Catalog pre-order. One of the 'perks' of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is that we get to order in advance of these products being released to the public...so these items cannot be ordered until September 1st.

If you would like to learn more about becoming a demo and a member of The KILTS and the other perks then CLICK HERE or Email me.

As soon as I opened the catalog I KNEW I had to make a pop out scene card using the new Signs of Santa Stamp Set and framelits - but - then I realised the images on the matching Santa's Workshop Designer Paper can ALSO be cut with the framelits! How awesome is that? And so perfect for multiple cards - roll on my idea for my swap card!

So - the front is kind've plain - then the inside is pop out creating a snow scene.

Isn't that Santa SO CUTE??!!!

So - you can cut out multiple pieces at a time using the magnetic platform....

Here is what you need to make this card:
Signs of Santa Stamp Set
Santa's Signpost Framelits
Santa's Worksop Enamel Shapes
Card Base $ 1/4" x 11"
Whisper White cardstock for snow layers: 9 1/2" x 2",  8" x 3", scrap approx 4"x4" for front square, 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
Garden Green cardstock 2 3/4" x 4"
Santa's Workshop Designer Paper tree design: 8" x 2", Snowmen (cut by hand), Santa, Elves and Mrs Claus.
​Memento ink
Paper Trimmer, Score Board, Glue, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform
​Grey Marker

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