Stamping With Kristen

Lilypad Lake Anniversary Card

I just assembled my Lilypad Lake and decided it would make a great anniversary card.    Today my husband and I are celebrating 24 years of marriage!  I love our Pretty Peacock 1/2" Scalloped Ribbon, so I decided to start with that for color inspiration.  

When I stamped the 2 birds I noticed by having the one higher than the other that the water would cover the lily pads if I stamped the water where I wanted it to reach on the birds.  I decided to mask them.  The easiest way to do this is to stamp the lily pads on a post it at the top where it is sticky.  I cut by hand out the lily pads, cutting into the bottom a little so it stamps just right over it.  Simply place your cut out piece on top of the image, and stamp over it.  

 

The ink will not go where you have the post it piece.  Isn't that  slick?

I keep the cut out post it note in my case so it is ready to go the next tie I want to make a card.  

I used my Stampin Blends to color in the card.  To make the flowers a little lighter, I used the color lifter.  Tip: Use lightly and give it a minute and it shows up.  If you put too much on, the colors can bleed.  

For the greeting, I stamped Happy Anniversary from Itty Bitty Greetings.  I used the Classic Label punch. On the video I show how to use the punch to trim it smaller.  I then put a 1"X2" piece of Pretty Peacock card stock behind it to make it stand out a little more.  

 

This Stamp set along with High Tide are going to be the stamp sets for my next round of Stamps in The Mail.  If you would like to make 12 cards using this 2 sets let me know and I can get you signed up for SITM 44!

 

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Product List

Lilypad Lake Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151272] $22.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Pretty Peacock 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751] $8.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149560] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $4.50
Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $4.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151331] $36.00

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Incredible Like You Card Kit

Have you seen our Incredible Like You card kit?  I LOVE it!  I don't know why I waited so long to make it!  All you need is the Incredible Like you Stamp Set, Lovely Lipstick and Costal Cabana Stamp pads or similar colors.  This is what comes with it:

 

It took me 45 minutes to make the 16 cards.  It comes with coordinating envelopes. 

 

I took a close up of each card.  

Here is a video I made showing all that comes in the kit and give a few tips:

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant 

Wonderful Romance Triple Layer Card

I won Wonderful Romance in November while I was at Stampin Up's On Stage event.  When I got it I thought, "nice to win it because I didn't think I would buy it."  Now I just love it!  I have made a few different cards, and wanted to do a more simple card.

 I made a card like this years ago.  I had to go back on my blog to 2012 to find it! https://www.stampingwithkristen.com/2012/10/blooming-with-kindness.html

The technique I am doing I have seen called Triple Time Stamping, or Triple Layer.  

Triple Layer Card Measurements:

Whisper White

5 1/4 X 4

4 1/4 X 3

3 1/4 X 2

 

Cut Old Olive

5 1/2 X 8 1/2

4 1/2 X 3 ¼

3 1/2 X 2 1/4

I stack the Whisper White pieces to stamp.  (If you are worried about them moving, you can use a tiny bit of adhesive.)   I stamped the greeting first and then the leaf in the center.  I then added more leaves by first stamping off on a piece of scrap paper to make it lighter.  (Don't worry when you are stamping if you see a little space with no ink between the layers.  The Old Olive Card stock will be there so you will not see it.)  I then took each layer off and added the Old Olive Card stock behind each piece.  Wrap the Old Olive ribbon around the middle pieces and tie in a knot.  Adhere pieces together.

 

I made a video showing how easy this is to make.  You could use this card layout with many of your stamp sets.  

 

 

 

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Product List

Wonderful Romance Cling Stamp Set [148632]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Old Olive Linen Thread [148811]

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Fold out Butterfly Card

I have really liked working with the Garden Impressions Suite.  The Abstract Impressions stamp set, Springtime Impressions Thinlit dies and Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper Stack give you so many options.  I wanted to design a card that used the Thinlit traditional way- to cut out, and then also to emboss with the embossing mat.  This is what I came up with.

I folded the card in 1/2, and then folded the front flap back.  I opened up the card and then use the butterfly thinlit and embossing mat to emboss the butterfly on the inside of the card.

I made a quick video to show how easy this is to do. The embossing mat is just $15 and it gives you many more options for embossing.

 

 

The Designer Series Paper Stack gives you so many great colors to work with.  I have been using our new color Shaded Spruce quite a big.  It is a great green!  A tip for assembling: When attaching the Melon Mambo butterfly, I just put adhesive on the left side so I didn't tape the card shot.   Don't forget to add 3 rhinestone jewels to the butterfly.  It adds a little bling to the card.  

 

The products I used are shown below.  

 

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Product List

Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Stamp Set [147513] $26.00	Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies [146326] $29.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146289] $11.00
Big Shot Embossing Mats [146327] $15.00	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105118] $8.50	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $8.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $7.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Puzzle Card

When I saw the Love You To Pieces Stamp set and Puzzle Dies, I knew I wanted to get them right away.  We love puzzles at our house.  We often have one going on our table.  For the card I designed, I used our new embossing mats.  They allow you to use your thinlits to emboss images using the Big Shot.  I own so many thinlits, so this gives me so many mote options!  

 

For the card, I used the thinlit the traditional way to cut out the puzzle pieces using smoky slate card stock.  I then got out my thicker silicone embossing mat and used the same puzzle to emboss on the Basic Gray card stock.  The then adhered a few of the smoky slate pieces to the embossed puzzle.

I made a video to show how the embossing mats work.  They are $15 and you get a base place and a thin and thicker silicone mat.  The thicker mat gives a deeper impression.  For very detailed thinlits, I like to use the thinner silicone mat.

 

 

Think of the fun cards you can make for kids where you put a message on the puzzle that they have to put together.  

 

These are the items I used to make the card. 

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Product List

Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Big Shot Embossing Mats [146327] $15.00	Love You To Pieces Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147392] $19.00	Puzzle Pieces Thinlits Dies [146830] $25.00
Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $7.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $8.50
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $8.50

 

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Rose Garden Brusho Crystal Colour Card

We just celebrated my grandma's 90th birthday.  Here she is with our kids.  Isn't she cute! 

I decided to get out my Brusho Crystal Colour to make her birthday card. I thought it would be nice to make a background for the large flower that I cut out using the Rose Garden thinlits.  

This is the card I made:

I cut out the flower image first using shimmer white paper and saved the piece of the outline of the flower.  

I put the outline of the flower down and used it as a stencil to get the area inside of it wet.  

 

Some Tips:

-When using Brusho Crystal Colour you should use watercolor paper since you get it so wet.  

-I use a paper piercer to make 3 holes in the top of the Brusho container.  I then shake it out.  The powder is super fine and if you open the lid it can fly all over.

-You can start by creating a single color background.  

-If you don't like how it looks, spray a little water and it will change a little.

-Use your aqua painter if you want to move the color into an area without any color.

 

Brusho Crystal Colour will last you a long long time!  You barely use any on a single card.

 

I made a video showing how to make this card.  

 

 

Give it a try!  These are the products I used to make this card.  

 

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Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00	Brusho Crystal Colour [144101] $30.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111349] $8.00	Always Artichoke 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105119] $8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910] $8.00

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

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Colorful Leaves

The leaves in Minnesota are turning right now, and it is so pretty!  Each day it looks a little different.  I just love Fall leaves.  I wanted to create a card using the leaves in Colorful Seasons with different shades in it.  There are a few ways you can do this, but I chose to use stamp pads and a spritzer.  

 

To do this, pick 2 or more colors of stamp pads and stamp starting with the lightest color first. Take the second color and add it around the edges and a little in the middle. Spray a little water on the stamp.  If you get to much water on it, you will not get a good defined image.  I suggest trying it on scrap paper first.  Clean your stamp off each time so you do not wreck your lighter stamp pad.    

I made a quick video to show how to do this:

 

 

You can use this same technique for any solid stamp.  It looks great on flowers too.  

 

Here is the finished card. The Early Espresso is 4 1/8 X 1 1/2".  I used Thick Vanilla card stock since the stamp would be a little wet.  The thick card stock holds up much better when things are a little damp.  The Vanilla card tock is 3 3/4x 3 3/4.  I LOVE the new copper trim.  

 

 I used the products listed below to make this card.  

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Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies [143751] $33.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684] $8.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $6.50
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $7.00	1/4" Copper Trim [144179] $6.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658] $40.00

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Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

 

We Need To Celebrate This!

Great Big Greetings has HUGE greetings in it.  I made this card using the Spritzed Block technique I showed in my last blog post.  I used Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, Pool Party, Fresh Fig, and Peekaboo Peach markers on the E Acrylic Block.  I then Spritzed it with water using our spritzer.  It creates this fun background. 

 Aren't the colors fun together?  Sometimes when looking for inspiration for color combinations, I look to the colors in our Designer Series Paper packs.  These colors I pulled from Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper.

 

Each time you make a background using this technique it turns out different.  Here are 6 that I made.  The amount of water you spritz and the amount of coloring are factors in how it looks. It is a fun way to create your own background using the colors you want to incorporate into your card. 

 

 

Here is the video in case you want to see how you can do the Spritzed Block Technique. I have only made 3 videos, so keep that in mind as you watch.  

 

https://youtu.be/VoWl22MjyHw

 

I hope you have time to create this week!  

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Product List

Great Big Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set [143685] $27.00	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910] $8.00	Clear Block E [118484] $12.00	2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $15.00	Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker [131904] $3.50
2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393] $15.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.00	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Polka Dot Basics Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143709] $7.50

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Colorful Seasons Spritzed Block

I am loving the Colorful Seasons Stamp set.  There are so many possibilities with it!  This card makes me smile as I think of sitting in a chair like this at the beach reading while my family surfs.  That is a favorite family trip for us- to the ocean.  For this card I used markers on an acrylic block, and then spritzed it with water and then stamped with it.  

 

I made a little video showing how to do this technique.  It is a quick way to make a background. I ran out of space on my phone so it ends abruptly, but you get the idea!  

 

This is my 3rd video and as I looked at my other 2 I realized I only have been doing 1 a YEAR!  I am going to try to do better.  A funny thing is the first video I made was of the same technique!  You will have to take a look.  

 

When assembling this card together, you will want to use extra adhesive on the piece that was "wet".  Otherwise it can warp up.  I like to use either our Shimmer paper, or the thick white card stock.  They don't warp as much.  I hope you give it a try!

 

 

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Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Clear Block D [118485] $8.50	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $6.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393] $15.00
Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker [131904] $3.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker [120967] $3.50	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141414] $8.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00

 

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant

Party Wishes Fun Fold Card

I designed this card for Stamps In The Mail 30.  I decided to make my 2nd ever video to show how to make the fold since pictures sometimes aren't enough.  

 

I started with a 10 1/2" X 4 1/4" piece of card stock.  

 

Here is the video on how to make it:

 

 

 

Here are a few other pictures of the card:

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Product List

Party Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140961] $19.00	Party Punch Pack [140608] $17.00	Baker's Twine Combo Pack [140555] $6.50	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $7.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $6.50	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $7.00	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850] $18.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $16.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] $10.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00

Happy Stamping!

Kristen Bryant