Welcome to the Ink.Stamp.Share Blog Hop!
It's a pleasure to be blog hopping with this talented bunch of papercrafters and demonstrators again.
If you have just arrived from Sue's blog and you are visiting my blog for the first time - hello and welcome! My name is Kim and I live in Somerset in the UK.
There is no theme today - although you'll find we have all used products from the Annual, Beginners or Mini catalogues.
To view all of today's projects, scroll down my post until you find the 'Next' button - simply click this button to be taken to the next blog and then repeat until you end up back here again!
Alternatively, you can click each name under the Roll Call to check out all of the amazing projects!
For today's project I've created four Christmas cards using the Trimming the Town DSP.
I've created these Slider cards several times, the first time being way back in February 2015! I always go back to a video tutorial from Dawns Stamping Thoughts which you can find here. There are more recent versions available of course but I like this one!
I did a combination of die cutting and fussy cutting to cut out all of these houses from the DSP. I've layered them onto shapes die cut with the Layering Circles and Layering Ovals dies and added sentiments cut out from one of the patterned sheets of paper in this DSP pack.
I love coordinating my cardstock with my DSP, I don't usually work with the colour red but I adore the combination of Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight and Early Espresso in this suite.
I must admit the only thing I didn't get from the Trimming the Town Suite is the ribbon - major fail!
I need to add a piece to the top of the card but I am lacking coordinating ribbon. I reckon I will end up going for some white ribbon - I may even colour it in with my blends!
In case you are wondering, he Merry Christmas sentiment is from the Tag Buffet stamp set.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog - I hope you enjoyed my project today! You can sign up to receive my future blog posts by email by clicking here.
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Next up is Tricia, click the button below to check out her project!
Hello and welcome to the monthly Stamp N’ Blog Hop!
If you're starting here, come and join the hop! If you have just arrived from Alison's blog, isn't her project fantastic? My name is Kim and I'm so happy you are visiting my blog Handmade by Kim!
To see all of today's projects all you have to do is scroll down this page until you find the 'Next' button. Click 'Next' to be taken to the next blog and repeat until you end up back here again!
This month’s theme is 3D projects. There are over 20 of us on this blog hop today so you'll be spoilt for inspiration for your papercraft projects!
I've created this 3D Christmas Card - I have NO IDEA what this style card is called (leave me a comment if you know!)
In the last few years, I have received at least two cards like this, one from each of my aunties Chiquita and Sherida, who live in Utrecht in The Netherlands.
A week ago I was going through the Christmas cards we received last year (I like to double check my Christmas card list has everyone who sent us a card last year on it!) and I found a card just like this (I forgot to take a photo). I hsve never seen this style card for sale in the UK so the challenge was on, I wanted to create my own version.
I didn't have any circle dies large enough and whilst I'm sure I could have worked this out using various items to draw a pattern onto window sheets, I decided this was a job for my electronic cutting machine!
I designed this shape (yes, it does look like something else lol) in Cricut Design Space using two circles of different sizes (the larger one being 5") and a rectangle. I then welded the shape together so that it would cut as one piece. I added my Window Sheet onto my cutting mat and put the machine to work! The shape was perfect and I have saved it for future use!
I scored the Window Sheet where the rectangle meets the circle and attached it to the underneath of my card with Tear & Tape.
The card base is Mint Macaron cardstock measuring 5" x 10", scored at 5". I've covered the whole inside with a piece of the Snowflake Splendor DSP of the same size.
I've decorated the Window Sheet with die cuts from the So Many Snowflakes dies and Joy dies.
I've used a combination of Whisper White cardstock, Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper - plus Whisper White cardstock which I'd previously painted with Frost White Shimmer paint mixed with Pool Party ink (which was leftover from previous project).
I applied Adhesive Sheets to the back of all the cardstock, before die cutting. This is so all the pieces would stick to the Window Sheet really easily (and be repositionable) and also so it didn't look messy on the reverse side of the Window Sheet. Adhesive Sheets are so much easier to use with die cuts than any other adhesive, especially when working with intricate shapes such as snowflakes.
As you can see the Window Sheet piece folds totally flat. This makes posting easy and if you are in the UK, the bonus is this card would only need a standard stamp.
I've decorated the top of the card with a piece of the same DSP measuring 4 3/4" square. This distracts from the small cut I created, which was needed to be able to insert the top of the Window Sheet into the cardstock, to create the 3D effect.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog - I hope you enjoyed my project today! I really enjoyed creating this.
Like I said at the start, if you know the name of this type of card please let me know in the comments.
Next up on the Stamp N' Hop blog hop we have Stacey Marsh who has created a wonderful project for you. Simply click next to hop from blog to blog to see all of the fabulous projects!
Alternatively you can visit each blog by clicking on the names in the roll call below.
Roll Call
Stacey Marsh (UK)
Jenn Charles (USA)
Narelle Fasulo (Australia)
Libby Dyson (Aus)
Laura Mackie (UK)
Vickie Kello (Aus)
Karen Egan (UK)
Jo Blackman (UK)
Cheryl Taylor (UK)
Gez Carpenter (UK)
Sandra Herzog (AT)
Donna Lester (UK)
Nicole Mahler (US)
Jill Chapman (UK)
Mo Rootes (UK)
Susan Simpson (UK)
Caroline Peck (US)
Sandra Roberts (UK)
Annette Elias (NL)
Alison Carter (UK)
Kim Price (UK) - YOU ARE HERE!
Jenn Charles (USA)
Narelle Fasulo (Australia)
Libby Dyson (Aus)
Laura Mackie (UK)
Vickie Kello (Aus)
Karen Egan (UK)
Jo Blackman (UK)
Cheryl Taylor (UK)
Gez Carpenter (UK)
Sandra Herzog (AT)
Donna Lester (UK)
Nicole Mahler (US)
Jill Chapman (UK)
Mo Rootes (UK)
Susan Simpson (UK)
Caroline Peck (US)
Sandra Roberts (UK)
Annette Elias (NL)
Alison Carter (UK)
Kim Price (UK) - YOU ARE HERE!
Today's blog hop is all about the fabulous Tag Buffet project kit and coordinating stamp set!
I don't have the kit but I have made these two simple yet elegant white and silver Christmas cards!
If you have arrived from Alejandra's blog, welcome to my blog Handmade by Kim!
I'm Kim and I live in Somerset in the UK. You'll find lots of inspiration here today from Stampin' Up! demonstrators and papercrafters from Canada, USA and the UK!
Both cards I have created have a Whisper White dry embossed card base.
I've used the Winter Snow Embossing Folder for this card and the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder for the other card.
I added a layer of Silver Foil which I don't often do as it feels ever so indulgent.
All the stamping has been done in Versamark and has been heat embossed in silver.
I adore the combination of white and silver but I find it a challenge to photograph.
I fussy cut the stockings and baubles which was super easy to do! I punched tiny holes into the shapes so I could thread the twine through.
I layered the shapes into place on a piece of Whisper White using Dimensionals and then wrapped the twine around the back of the cardstock before attaching to the Silver Foil Sheet.
I've done some stamping inside my card too! I've used a sentiment from the Tag Buffet stamp set
I hope you've enjoyed my project today! If you have the time I'd love you to leave me a comment to let me know you stopped by. You can subscribe to receive my blog posts by email here.
Next up is Alison aka The Inkspirational Crafter and she has a lovely project to show you. Simply click on her name in the list below to visit her blog and then repeat, working your way down the list and back to the top, until you end up back here!
Roll Call
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