Henry Says in Monocrome

How adorable is this little guy? This is Henry from 'Henry Says', he is so versatile, so I'm sure you'll see me use him a few more time before the end of the Seasonal Catalogue.

This card was made for a 'Monocromatic' Swap (Monocrome is using 1 colour or colour palette {blues, pinks etc} and 1 Neutral colour).

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

128090 - (Wood) Henry Says Stamp Set
128093 - (Clear) Henry Says Stamp Set
123128 - Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
124262 - Whisper White Baker's Twine
106549 - Whisper White Card Stock
127546 - Midnight Muse Card Stock
124391 - Pool Party Card Stock
126860 - Midnight Muse Classic Stampin' Ink Pad

Retired - Sycamore Street DSP

All the items above with codes can be purchased  by clicking on the shopping trolley link in the side bar or by visiting here.

Until next time,
Happy stamping!
Kirra :)

Mummy Valentine

Another swap to show you today.

I know its well and truely past Valentines Day, but this card could be adapted to any event.

I think the Mummy out of the 'Googly Ghouls' (now retired) Stamp Set is so adorable!

All Materials are Stampin' Up!

125599 - Hearts Collection Framelits
117193 - Small Heart Punch 
117335 - Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
122650 - (Wood) Delightful Dozen Stamp Set 
122652 - (Clear) Delightful Dozen Stamp Set
124005 - Red Glimmer Paper
117155 - Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack
106578 - Real Red Card Stock
106549 - Whisper White Card Stock

Retired - Googly Ghouls, Googlies.

All the items with codes can be purchased from my online store at www.kirraleighbrooks.stampinup.com and click the shop now icon.

Until Next time, 
Keep Smiling
Kirra :) 

Feeling Hot? How About an Ice Cream?

Today I am showcasing a Swap Card I made for my Team Swaps for December (Yes, this is how far behind I am!)

The theme of the Swap was 'Summer'.... Ice Cream was the first thing that popped into my mind when I thought of Summer! So here is a punch art card of Ice Cream! 

I have used the Pennant Punch and the 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch to make the Ice Creams, I scored the cones using my Simply Scoring Tool and I have used Summer Smooches DSP (why? - because the theme was Summer, why else! haha).

Until next time

Keep Smiling and happy creating!

Kirra xo

'Celebrate' Swap Card

Hello!

Today I have popped in to show you my card swap for March.  The theme this month for The Artfull Stampers monthly swap is 'CELEBRATE'.  

Here is my take on the theme :)

This card features a few Big Shot elements - I have used the 'Labels Collection' Framelits to cut out some Whisper White Card Stock, which was then embossed using the 'Cloudy Day' Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The 'Pinwheel' Sizzlet Die was used with the Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper 'Sycamore Street' (which is now retired).
The vine pattern was also from the 'Sycamore Street' Designer Series Paper stack aswell.  
Some Mini Silver Brads, Island Indigo Bakers Twine and a simple Happy Birthday from the stamp set 'Wishes Your Way' finished the card off :)
The other 2 colours of card stock used were Pool Party and Crumb Cake :)

If you have any questions, or would like to place an order of any kind, please drop me an email at kirraleighbrooks@gmail.com or shop ONLINE at www.kirraleighbrooks.stampinup.net

Until next time,
Keep Smiling and Happy Crafting!!
Kirra xx

Guest Blog - Baby Cards

Good Morning! 

As my last post said, I am a little behind in posting my creations and cute cards that were given to me as parts of swaps. 

Here is a really cute 'Baby' card that was part of a swap from March.

Tami is the creator of this super cute card! I just love how she's used the Easter Stamp Set 'Everybunny' in a different way!

Until Next Time,

Keep smiling and happy creating!

Kirra :)

Dynamic Duo Swaps

Hello!

Today I am here to share my Dynamic Duo Card I made for our recent Card Swap within the Artfull Stampers (my wider network of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators).

A Card Swap is where X amount of people say they will participate, they then make the X amount of the same card based on the specified theme, and post of X-1 cards to the Card Swap organiser, who then returns one of each of the swaps to you (minus your own which you kept and didnt post), so you then have X amount of DIFFERENT cards for the same theme to inspire you and so you can inspire your customers with different ways to use various products!
(I hope I didn't loose you with the Algebra in there hehe)

So as I said above the theme for this Swap was a Dynamic Duo (which is a set of 2 colours which work well together and can be found on the Stampin' Up! Colour Coach Cards) - My Dynamic Duo was Pool Party and Island Indigo and I featured the Stamp Set 'Just Believe'.

To order any of the products I have used, please contact me at kirraleighbrooks@gmail.com

Until next time,
Keep Smiling and Happy Creating!
Kirra :)

Summer's Calling!

Good Afternoon!

Each month my downline and one of my sidelines run a swap, where we made 3 cards around a theme and swap 2 of them with each other so we have 1 of each card of the theme (if that makes sense).  
December's theme was 'Summer'.

Here is my take on a Summery card!

Ice Cream was the 1st thing I thought of when I said the word Summer!  What do you think? What do you associate with Summer?

Materials Used are all Stampin' Up!

Card Stock & Paper:

Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper

Rich Razzleberry

Island Indigo

Whisper White

Naturals White (Ice Cream Cone)

Early Espresso (Choc Scoop)

Very Vanilla (Vanilla Scoop)

Regal Rose (Strawberry Scoop)

Tools:

Pennant Punch

1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch

Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Until next time
Keep Smiling & Happy Stamping!
Kirra :)

August Team Swaps

Ok, so these are a little late, but better late then never right! Over the next 3 days I'll be showing you our team swaps for 'The Lasting INKpressions', my upline's team that I'm stoked to be a part of! 

Each month we have a theme to base our swaps around, and the theme for August was 'Weddings'.

Here is my take on a Wedding Card for our swaps :) - (supply list at the end of the post).

This card could also be made into an engagement or even a birthday card! Just a simple change of the sentiment and its anything you want it to be!

And tomorrow I will show you the swaps I received in return. 

I just love being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and surrounding myself with lost wonderful talented crafty women!  Not only that but I also get a great discount on the products that I already love to buy! That sounds like a win-win to me! Plus there are so many other GREAT incentives and benefits of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator! If you would love to hear some more then just comment below with your email address or email me at kirraleighbrooks@gmail.com for more information and how to join this fantastic company!

Card Supplies
All supplies are Stampin' Up!

• Whisper White Card Stock
• Basic Black Card Stock
• Teeny Tiny Sentiments Stamp Set
• Big Shot
• Elegant Lines Embossing Folder
• Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die
• Word Window Punch
• Modern Label Punch
• Pearls
• Adhesives (I used sticky strip, tombow glue and dimensionals)

Until Tomorrow

Keep Smiling

Kirra :)

2012-2014 In Colour Team Swaps

As the title suggests, my team decided that the 2012-2014 In-Colours would be a great theme for our October Swaps! 

I am just in love with my 5 brand new colours, and their co-ordinating Stitched Satin ribbon! And even better is every $60 order placed this month gets you a spool of that ribbon! Spend $120 (before p&h) and get 2 free spools of Stitched Satin Ribbon! Spend $300 (before p&h) and get all 5 spools of In Colour Stitched Satin Ribbon FOR FREE!!!! I think this is a FANTASTIC special from Stampin' Up! At the bottom of my email will be my email address, if you would like to take advantage of this special offer, just send me an email and Ill pop your order in for you!

OK, so here is my October Swap!

I used the Block E from the Clear-Mount Blocks,  and applied the Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin' Pad Ink directly to the block (no stamp mounted) and stamped it onto Whisper White Cardstock.  I then silhouetted Just Believe onto it in StazOn Black Ink as well as the Thank you sentiment from the Delightful Dozen Set.  I mounted the cut out Acrylic Block Print and rounded the corners with the 3/16" Corner Punch. The ribbon is Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, which has just been knotted off to the opposite side to the sentiment to balance the card out. All of this has been mounted on Midnight Muse Card Stock to give a border and that was then 3D mounted onto Naturals White Card Stock which has been stamped with the Woodgrain Background Stamp in Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad Ink.  

A nice simple card that is quite effective and gender neutral for a Thank You Card, or with a quick change of the sentiment would make a beautiful Get Well Card or Sympathy Card. 

To order any of the products used on my October In Colour Swap Card or to take advantage of the FREE Spool of Stitched Satin Ribbon (as seen on my Card Swap) you can email me at kirraleighbrooks@gmail.com or phone me on 0402 906 605.

Until Next Time
Keep Smiling
Kirra :) 

Spring Time!

As we all know September always means Spring in our beautiful Country. So to celebrate Spring my Stampin' Up! Team decided to make our Team Swaps Spring Themed! This could be interrupted in any way, whether it ment colours, stamp sets or paper, so long as it was 'Spring' to us it counted!

Here is my Swaps :) 

Stampin' Up Supplies used are as follows - Betsy's Blossoms Stamp Set, 2012-2014 In Colours Classic Stampin' Pads (Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, and Gumball Green), Modern Label Punch, and Whisper White Card Stock.

When I receive my Swap back from my team member I'll be sure to feature it! I've had a sneak peek and its GORGEOUS! And uses a set in a completely different way to what it was intended to be used as!

All of these products can be ordered by simply dropping me a line on 0402 906 605 or by emailing me at kirraleighbrooks@gmail.com

Make sure you leave a comment to let me know you popped in!

Until next time,

Keep Smiling

Kirra :)

  

Team Swaps

Team Swap time and this month's theme was 'Male Cards'.  Unlike most people I find male cards quite easy to make, sometimes alot easier than female cards. Shocking I know! But when this challenge for team swaps came up I was loaded with Ideas of all the fantastic Male Cards I could make....... Then I hit a wall when I realised that all the stamp sets I love to use for my male cards are either retired Stampin' Up Stamp Sets or NOT Stampin' Up Stamp Sets. Both these are NO-NOs for teams swaps... All swaps need to be made using current Stampin' Up Stamp Sets and Card stock and Accessories. Back to the drawing board I went.  After looking through my Idea Book & Catalogue about 50 trillion times I finally decided Id CASE and alter one of the cards shown in the Catalogue. This is what I came up with

My 8 swaps all together... only needed to make 6 to swap but I couldn't decide which base colour I liked better so I made myself 2 to keep for my folder.

Surf's Up on 'Not Quite Navy' Card Stock

Surf's Up on 'Night of Navy' Cardstock

Close up of the embossed waves

So what do you think?? Does it resemble the card on Page 61 at all?? Do you prefer it on the 'Not Quite Navy' or the 'Night of Navy' better??

BLOG THAT I LOVE

Once again, a shout out to a Blog That I Love - Today's Blog is one that I love visiting time and time again, I'm always gaining inspiration from Melissa's Blog (Bee Devine Designs)  and just love seeing what she's been creating! Thanks for an inspirational Blog Melissa!

SUPPLY LIST - 

All Stampin' Up Supplies - 

Stamp Set - 

Just Surfing

Card Stock - 

Whisper White

Confetti White

Night of Navy

Not Quite Navy

Ink - 

Versamark

Peach Parfait

Pumpkin Pie

Pacific Point

Pear Pizzazz

Basic Black

Early Espresso

Tools & Accessories - 

Big Shot

Lattice Embossing Folder

1-1/4" Square Punch

Heat Tool

Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing Buddy

Sponge Daubers

Scissors

Until Next Time

Keep Smiling

Kirra :)