Kim's Kreative Korner: scalloped contour dies

Sunday, October 10, 2021

I share my passion for stamps, ink & paper with a special flock of ladies called the "Stampin' Stray Ducklings". Whenever we're together, feathers fly because of all the fun we have! Today, my feathered (or notsomuch! LOL) friends & I are featuring Thank You or Thanksgiving cards. I chose to use the Pretty Pumpkins bundle and the Scalloped Contour Dies

I love how that big Scallop Die makes the prettiest and simple background for so many of my cards!

And check out that gorgeous gold brushed metallic paper from the Gold & Rose Gold 6x6 metallic paper stack. So pretty! Pairing it with the copper foil sheet pumpkin really set it off too!

The inside of the card was given some love using the Detailed Trio Punch. It dresses it up so much, don't you think?!

And there you have it! Please make sure to check in with the rest of my duckling friends. Next up is Sheryl Diemer or you're welcome to waddle back to visit Sue Boerner

HAPPY WADDLING!!!

~Kim~

Kim Baker <----- you are here :)
Sheryl Diemer
Nancy Legate
Debbie Widener
Lori Helvick
Sue Boerner

Product List

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$8.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Sweet Symmetry 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155605]

$11.50

Pretty Pumpkins Bundle

[156478]

$45.75

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$5.00

Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper

[156844]

$5.00

Everyday Label Punch

[144668]

$18.00

Detailed Trio Punch

[146320]

$20.00

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

[156506]

$9.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$10.00

Clear Block D

[118485]

$8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$60.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

$7.50

Simply Shammy

[147042]

$8.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Guilty

Yep. I'm guilty.

I tend to overthink EVERYTHING and feel like I have to come up with these grandiose cards that wow everyone Every.Single.Time. I tend to forget that beautiful cards don't have to be hard.

I was playing with the Pretty Pumpkins bundle in my craft room on Sunday. I was making all of these beautiful die cuts out of Specialty papers, trying different stamping techniques with the set, and on one piece of Vanilla Cardstock, I simply heat embossed the three pumpkins using Versamark and Copper Embossing Powder. Then I colored them with my Stampin' Blends and set them aside. I continued messing with the other stamps, coloring them with markers then stamping, using the baby wipe technique, etc. However, my eyes kept drawing back to that simple piece of CS with the copper embossed pumpkins on it. I loved it. But, how could I? I mean, it was sooooo simple....

I could just picture a nice sentiment heat embossed on the front and die cut with a pretty die. Soooo, I followed my heart and just did it.