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Angelique here with a new handmade card tutorial. Today I’m excited to share a fun and cheerful 5×7 card featuring products from the new Kat Scrappiness Pirate Release.
This card I created for last Saturday’s Kat Scrappiness Instagram Hop, and I’m happy to walk you through the process here step by step.
The Pirate release is packed with personality, and the Pirate Quokkas are just too cute to resist. I turned this handmade card into a playful little beach scene, full of soft clouds, sandy mountains, a colorful rainbow, and of course… a treasure!
So let’s dive in!
Card size: 5 x 7 inch
White card base
Dark blue mat: 4.75 x 6.75 inch
White background panel: 4.5 x 6.5 inch
I started with a white cardstock panel (4.5 x 6.5 inch) and used the Scene Builder 6×6 Stencil to create a soft, cloudy sky.
I kept the ink blending very light and airy, building up the clouds slowly so the background stays subtle and dreamy.
(See photo for reference.)
Next, I die cut two mountain shapes from the Crafters Essentials – Winter Edition Craft Dies using white cardstock.
To turn them into sandy beach mountains, I ink blended several light brown tones, mixing them softly for a natural look.
For texture, I added fine splatters with two darker brown inks, and finished them off with small white dots using a Nuvo white gel pen.
This little detail adds so much interest and dimension!
Using the Confetti Party Rainbow Craft Dies, I die cut only the solid (closed) stripes.
Each stripe was ink blended with two rainbow colors, blending them into each other for a smooth transition.
(You can see the color choices on the photo.)
The rainbow instantly adds a playful and happy feeling to the card.
I stamped, heat embossed, die cut, and colored all the pirate elements using alcohol markers:
The lady pirate
The captain
The crab
Treasure chest
Gold details
Pirate flag
These images are full of personality, and coloring them was such a joy.
(See the photo with all the colored pieces.)
For the sentiment, I used the Pirate Quokkas Sentiments Stamp Set and chose:
“Surrender yer booty” — because honestly… how could I not? 😄
I heat embossed the sentiment, trimmed it into a small rectangle, and matted it on a dark blue cardstock layer for contrast.
Feel free to choose any sentiment that fits your style — this set has so many fun options.
Now comes my favorite part: playing with the layout.
I tucked the rainbow behind the top mountain for a clean, layered look
Part of the rainbow extends off the edge of the card, which adds movement and visual interest
I placed the treasure chest and gold at the beginning (or end) of the rainbow — just for extra fun
Once I was happy with the composition, I adhered almost everything flat.
Only the lady pirate and the captain were popped up with foam tape for dimension.
I adhered the finished scene panel onto the dark blue mat, and then onto a white 5×7 card base.
To finish the card, I added a little sparkle.
I used Ruby Red Rhinestones and placed a few on the largest rainbow stripe, which I ink blended in red/pink tones.
And that completes the card!
This Pirate Quokkas release is so much fun and incredibly versatile.
My card turned into a cheerful little beach scene, full of color, character, and playful details.
I hope this project inspires you to create your own pirate adventure — whether it’s cute, colorful, or completely over the top.
Thank you so much for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out What’s New at Kat Scrappiness for even more crafty inspiration!
Until next time!
Hugs,
Angelique 
I have a cute shaker card for Kat Scrappiness’s newest release of Pirate themed stamps, dies, and pattern paper.
Here is the card I will be discussing below:
To make this card, you will need the following products:
From Kat Scrappiness:
Other products:
There’s quite a few steps, but don’t let that discourage you. You can choose to eliminate any steps to make it easier.
Let’s dive in!
Step #1 – Blue Splatter panel
To make the blue splatter panel, you can use a few different products such as the liquid ink refill for ink pads, an ink pad, watercolor, or a colored liquid spray. If you are using the ink refill or the ink pad, put a drop or smoosh onto your work surface, add a little water and pick some of it up with a fan style paint brush. Then by using a flicking motion with the paint brush by either hitting the brush on the side of a ruler, box, or even your finger from your other hand, to get the splatter onto the paper. Note: protect your work surface cause the ink splatter can get anywhere! If you have an old box with high sides, lay the panel on the bottom to help contain the ink splatter. Once you have the look of the splatter, set it aside to fully dry.
Step #2 – Burlap panel
Using the Burlap stencil and your die cutting machine along with the embossing mat that came with the machine, dry emboss the burlap stencil and a white piece of A2 sized card stock. Set that aside.
Note: This is completely optional. You can eliminate this step and have the front of the card without this step. You will see a pic of the same card without this step at the end.
Step #3 – Blue strips
Find a matching blue cardstock similar to the ink splatter panel and a blue glitter cardstock, cut a ¼” piece from each and set aside.
Step #4 – Pirate Quokka
Such cute Pirate Quokka stamps with the new release but I opted for the little one on the barrel.
After stamping with black ink, I colored him in using alcohol markers before die cutting.
Helpful tip: for getting an accurate die cut from an image, take a dark colored cardstock, and die cut the die.
Take the negative piece of this and line it up with the colored stamped image.
Once you have it lined up, tape it down so it won’t budge while die cutting. Lay down the die cut and also secure with tape.
Now you have a perfect die cut image with even border all around! Set the quokka aside till later.
Step #5 – The Porthole
Using two of the Etched circle dies, line one inside the other onto a silver piece of cardstock and die cut to make the porthole. Using double sided adhesive tape, adhere acetate onto the back of the porthole and trim off the excess. Then add foam strips behind the acetate making sure it doesn’t show inside the circles. Set this aside.
Step #6 – Card base
Using a side folding card base, it’s time to do some partial die cutting. Using the largest of the two Etched Circle dies you used in the previous step, place the die onto the card base towards the right side of the top of the card base and secure it down.
Now, place this onto your die cutting machine platform, place the top plate onto the die and paper, but only where you want it to cut (do not cover the whole card base). Carefully run this through your die cutting machine.
After die cutting, your paper will look like this:
Using a paper trimmer, or a cutting knife and a ruler, cut off the right side from the top and bottom of what was just die cut.
Step #7 – Dry Embossed Panel
Take the dry embossed panel and line up with the card base and mark with a pencil where the card base is cut on the top and bottom. Take the dry embossed panel to your paper cutter and cut top to bottom from where your marks are.
Next, place that back onto your panel, lay the same Etched Circle Die onto your paper and line up with the circle on the card base. Using a pencil, trace the inside of the circle die onto the embossed panel and use scissors to cut that piece out.
Step #8 – Sentiment
Lay the card base into your stamp positioner, line up the stamp “Ahoy Matey” and stamp using black ink.
Step #9 – Card Assembly
Now that all the pieces are ready, let’s start assembling the card.
Adhere the blue cardstock strip to the back of the front panel of the card (behind the circle) and trim off any excess.
Close the card and add adhesive along the side of the blue cardstock strip onto the back of the card base and adhere the blue glitter card strip.
Take the blue ink splatter card panel and adhere that to the right of the blue glitter cardstock onto the card base. Trim off any excess.
Then, adhere the dry embossed burlap panel to the left on the front of the card.
Grab your shaker bits and lay them on top of the Ahoy Matey! Remove the backing from the foam strips on the porthole and adhere that on top of the circle, carefully lining up the edges.
Add some foam tape behind the quokka, remove the protective backing, and adhere that to the card.
Next, add the small black gems around the porthole with liquid adhesive.
And that completes the card!
Here is the card without the dry embossed burlap panel.
The dry embossed burlap panel adds a little more interest and texture to the card.
I hope you enjoyed the card and I invite you to check out the other amazing cards from the Design Team over on Instagram as well as Facebook. Also, don’t forget to check out What’s New at Kat Scrappiness for even more crafty inspiration.
We are so excited to finally share our brand-new Pirate Release from Kat Scrappiness! 🏴☠️⚓️ This collection has been in the works for a while, and we can’t wait for you to see everything up close. From adorable pirate quokkas to swashbuckling sentiments and coordinating papers, this release is packed with personality, humor, and creative potential for your cardmaking and paper crafting projects.
To give you the full experience, we’ve put together a special reveal video over on the Kat Scrappiness YouTube Channel where we walk through the entire release. In the video, you’ll get a closer look at all of the new products, including the stamps, sentiments, and patterned papers, as well as how beautifully they work together.
We’re also thrilled to showcase a variety of amazing cards created by our talented Design Team! They’ve truly outdone themselves with creative scenes, clever layouts, and fun storytelling using the new Pirate products. Whether you love cute characters, bold backgrounds, or interactive designs, their projects are sure to inspire your next creation.
So grab a cup of coffee (or your favorite crafty beverage), and join us on YouTube for a fun, pirate-filled reveal! You’ll find plenty of ideas, tips, and inspiration to get your creative wheels turning.
✨ Mark your calendars!
The full Pirate Release will be available in the Kat Scrappiness shop this Friday at 7 PM PST. Be sure to set a reminder so you don’t miss out!
We can’t wait to hear what you think of the new collection — let us know your favorite items in the comments on YouTube!
Happy crafting, and let the swashbucklin’ begin! 🏴☠️💛
— Kat & the Kat Scrappiness Team
Hello, my lovely crafty friends!
Angelique here, with another Valentine card!
This will be my last Valentine card of the season for Kat Scrappiness. You still have plenty of time to create your sweetest card for your loved one, best friend, or just to brighten someone’s day.
For today’s project, I created a very sweet heart-shaped Valentine card using warm red and pink colors, plenty of sparkle, a lovely sentiment, and topped it all off with an ephemera image of Quinnie the Quokka. Sounds like a fun card, right?!
So, let’s get started!
A2 Heart Sunburst Craft Die
Quokka Flowers Stamp Set
Card Shoppe Essentials Clear Acetate Sheets 8.5 x 11 – 10Pkg by Spellbinders
This time, I made a heart-shaped card with multiple layers for extra interest and dimension.
For the card shape, I used the largest heart from the Kat Scrappiness Embossed Edge Heart Craft Dies. I started with a slightly larger square card base. At the fold, I placed the heart die slightly over the edge of the fold (as you can see in the photo). After die cutting, this created a lovely heart-shaped card.
The top of the card is flat because of the fold, but once you add a layered heart panel on top, this detail completely disappears.
To create the background layers for this heart-shaped Valentine card, I used several different sizes from the Kat Scrappiness Embossed Edge Heart Craft Dies.
I started by choosing a patterned paper from the Love Doodles Gold 6×6 Paper Pad. Pick a design you love and that works well with the color combination you’re using. Using the largest heart die, I die cut a heart from the patterned paper.
Next, I took the heart die one size smaller and die cut it from red cardstock. On this layer, I used the Love is in the Air 6×6 Stencil together with Gold Glitter Mousse. After that, I added a little Ruby Glitter Mousse to give the small hearts a warm and romantic touch. I applied both mousses with Kat’s Crafty Dabbers, which makes it easy to control the color and sparkle. This added beautiful texture and shine while keeping the background soft and elegant.
For the next layer, I used the A2 Heart Sunburst Craft Die and die cut it from soft pink cardstock. I then took another, smaller heart die and placed it over the pink die-cut piece, securing it with a bit of removable tape (as shown in the photo). I positioned the smaller heart toward the higher right corner, as I thought it would look nice framed within the sunburst design. I then die cut this piece.
Using that same heart shape, I die cut a piece of acetate to place behind the soft pink heart.
The small heart from the A2 Heart Sunburst die was die cut again, this time from gold glitter cardstock, to add extra sparkle.
Finally, I adhered the pink heart layer onto the acetate.
Once the stenciled hearts were completely dry, I took the largest patterned paper heart and softly blended soft pink ink around the edges. This creates a subtle border and helps the heart stand out more.
Next, I used red ink and my Kat’s Crafty Dabber to ink the very edges of all the heart layers, including the small gold glitter heart. You can see this clearly in the photo. After inking the edges, I adhered the small heart onto the larger pink heart layer.
Tip: When working over acetate, it’s best to use pigment ink. This ink stays nicely on the acetate if you let it air-dry. Be careful when using a heat tool, as too much heat can warp the acetate.
For the focal point, I chose the cutest ephemera image of Quinnie the Quokka from the Meet the Quokkas Ephemera Pack. Quinnie adds such a sweet and playful touch to this Valentine card. I also inked the edges of the ephemera image with red ink to match the rest of the design.
I stamped a sentiment from the Quokka Flowers Stamp Set onto the same soft pink cardstock. I used the Clear Embossing Ink together with gold embossing powder. Before stamping, I made sure to use an anti-static powder tool. After embossing, I die cut the sentiment using the Quokka Flowers Coordinating Craft Dies.
To finish the card, I adhered all the elements together using liquid glue. For some pieces, I added foam tape to create a bit of extra dimension and depth. On the acetate heart, I only put glue on the non visible places, so behind the glitterheart and the pink parts.
As finishing touch, I took another ephemera image, this time from Quickey the Quokka, the round one. I adhered this on the inside of the card. Lastly, I inked the very edges on the inside of the card also red.
This sweet heart-shaped Valentine card is full of warmth, sparkle, and love. It’s perfect for a partner, a friend, or anyone who could use a little handmade happiness.
I hope this project inspires you to create something heartfelt and special. Thank you so much for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out What’s New at Kat Scrappiness for even more crafty inspiration.
Until next time!
Hugs,
Angelique 💗
Hello There!
Thank you for stopping by today. I have a fun technique on how to use Kat Scrappiness’s Layered Bokeh Hearts Stencils on top of a unique background.
Before I delve into the process, let me first show you the card I will be discussing below. If you stay to the end, you will see the other two cards I created with the same technique yet each a little different.
To create this card, you will need the following items from Kat Scrappiness:
You will also need the following products:
Now that all the supplies are gathered, let’s make the card!
Step 1 – Background Panel
I placed an 8 ½” x 11” smooth sheet of white cardstock onto my work surface and grabbed two very light shades of pink ink pads. (Note: You can use more than two but I had two that worked really well together without overpowering the panel, so I kept it to just the two.) I then used a brayer to randomly roll ink onto the paper in different sections with one ink color, then did the same with the next color, leaving some little spots of white.
I repeated this step with the two inks until I liked how the paper turned out. Next, I cut the paper into fourths so that I have four A2 sized card panels (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) to work with.
Now that I have my card panels done, on to the stenciling!
Step 2 – Stenciling
I opted to use the same colored ink pads for the stenciling. Using Kat’s Crafty Dabbers, I inked the first layer with the lightest of the two shades and then used the other ink pad to stencil the second layer of the stencil.
For the third stencil layer which is the one with the smaller hearts, I used a small palette knife to spread the Shimmer Paint in Iridescent White onto the stencil and insured that I had an even layer all over the hearts. (Note: As long as I didn’t pick up any ink on the excess shimmer paint, I scraped the excess back into the bottle.)
I then carefully removed the stencil and set the panel aside to dry. As it was drying, I cleaned off the palette knife and the stencil with some soap and water.
Step 3 – Foreground – Pawsome Heart Craft Die
I die cut the Pawsome Heart Craft Die in two shades of pink cardstock and twice more using white cardstock. I glued the white die cut pieces together and then glued the lighter die cut on top. I snipped the paw from the darker shade and glued that on top of the other paw die cut.
Step 4 – Sentiment
For the sentiment, I used the “Be My Valentine” sentiment from Simple Sentiments Valentines Edition stamp set. (Note: the Simple Sentiments Stamp collection are stamps that have multiple sentiments on one big stamp. The Universal Coordinating Die die cuts all of the sentiments at once. I keep the extra die cut sentiments in a small container so that I have them ready to go for my next project. They are great stamps to have in your collection!)
Step 5 – Card Assembly
I used liquid glue to adhere the Pawsome Heart Craft Die to the center of the card panel. I also used liquid glue to adhere the sentiment overlapping the paw print and the heart to finish off the panel. (You can add embellishments or leave as is since the Shimmer Paint adds such great shimmer and texture to the panel. I chose to leave it as is.)
And that completes the card panel! Now I just have to adhere this to an A2 sized card base. Here is the final card again using all three stencils.
Card #2 – Hugs and Kisses
Additional product:
I ink splattered the panel using some light red ink from a re-inker for my ink pads before stenciling. (Note: If you don’t have re-inkers, you can smoosh the ink pad onto a work surface, add some water, then use your paint brush to pick up the ink for the splattering part).
For this card, I only used the third stencil (the smaller hearts). First, I stenciled it with a pretty pink ink, cleaned the stencil, lined up the stencil again, then applied the Shimmer Paint in Iridescent White.
I die cut the “XOXO” in two shades of pink cardstock, and white cardstock to add dimension. The “Hugs and Kisses” is also from the Simple Sentiments Valentines Edition and die cut using Universal Simple Sentiments Coordinating Die.
Card #3 -Happy Valentine’s Day
Additional Product:
For this card, I used only two of the three stencils. I ink blended a medium pink ink and a darker pink ink using Kat’s Crafty Dabbers using the stencil with the medium sized hearts. The third stencil layer, the smaller hearts stencil, I applied the Shimmer Paint in Iridescent White.
Final notes:
The Shimmer Paint in Iridescent White dries quickly depending on how much you put on. It creates such sparkle and texture onto your project and the shimmer also doesn’t rub off!
I preferred using Kat’s Crafty Dabbers instead of a blending brush for stenciling on these cards as it gave the hearts a soft, powdery look with no harsh lines or edges.
Although the brayer technique on the background panels are subtle, it adds a bit of interest by adding shades of color across the panel instead of a stark white background or trying to find the right shade of color cardstock.
Here is a look of all three cards together:
Do you have a favorite card out of the three? Have to tried this brayer technique or used the Shimmer Paint? Leave a comment, we would love to hear your thoughts!
Thank you again for stopping by and don’t forget to check out What’s New at Kat Scrappiness for even more crafty inspiration!
Happy Crafting!
Crafty Bo
Hello, my lovely crafty friends!
Angelique here, with my very first blog post of 2026!
I kicked off the new year by creating Valentine cards, because let’s be honest, February 14th will be here before we know it. Although… I truly hope this year will feel a little calmer and won’t fly by in the blink of an eye like last year did.
So tell me, do you make Valentine cards? And if so… how many? One very special card, or a whole stack? I’d love to hear about it, so feel free to share in the comments.
For today’s project, I created a fun Valentine shaker card featuring our famous Quokka, dressed up as a tiger, from the Hundred Acre Quokka collection by Kat Scrappiness. I used non-traditional Valentine colors and added a playful tag element. Even the inside of the card got some love!
I promise—it may sound complicated now, but it really isn’t. So let’s get started 😉
No surprise here, I made this card as a 5 × 7 inch Valentine card, but it can easily be adapted to an A2 size. That said… you will miss that lovely white border around the card.
The shaker element itself is A2-sized, so if you plan to keep the card A2, you can simply ignore the extra mats I mention below.
I die cut the Hundred Acre Honeycomb Background Craft Die twice: once from light blue cardstock and once from gold glitter cardstock. We didn’t need the small honeycomb pieces for this project.
I glued the two layers together, slightly offset, blue on top, with the gold glitter peeking out just a little. After that, I trimmed the panel straight so no glitter showed on the outside edges.
Next, I cut a piece of acetate to 4¼ × 5½ inches and adhered it to the back of the honeycomb panel using strong double-sided tape. That small red tape is my favorite—we really don’t want shaker bits flying through the room when the card gets shaken. 😂
If you prefer glue, make sure it’s strong and fully dry before moving on.
I then chose a piece of patterned paper from the Hundred Acre Quokka 6×6 Paper Pack. I went with soft colors this time, but bold or traditional Valentine colors would work beautifully too—it’s completely up to you.
Using my guillotine trimmer, I cut the patterned paper to 5¾ × 4½ inches, creating a small border around the shaker.
Lastly, I cut a piece of light blue cardstock to 4½ × 6½ inches (you can skip this step if you’re making an A2 card).
I added thin double-sided foam tape around the edges of the shaker panel. Before assembling everything, I brushed both the acetate and the sides of the foam tape with anti-static powder. This helps prevent the shaker elements from sticking.
I added Sparkling Clear Shaker Tinsel, Sky Blue Shaker Tinsel, and a small amount of Brilliant Sky Blue Confetti Dot Sequins, then carefully placed the patterned paper on top, making sure everything lined up nicely.
Tip: You can also reverse this process; place the shaker elements on the patterned paper first, then lower the foam-taped panel onto it. Use whichever method feels easiest for you.
For the tag, I selected two coordinating patterned papers from the same paper pack. One was more muted for the front, and the other could be a bit busier since it would sit behind it. I used die 3 from the Nesting Fishtail Banner Dies.
I punched a round hole near the top of the tags. I added mine later and had to go through the balloon instead of the sentiment…..oops. Lesson learned!
I stamped a short sentiment from the Hundred Acre Quokka Sentiment Stamp Set onto the front tag, keeping in mind that the Quokka and decorations would still be added.
Next, I stamped the Quokka Tiger, balloon, bees, and little bouquet from the Hundred Acre Quokka Stamp Set twice in black ink and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I colored everything with alcohol markers and then die cut the images using the Hundred Acre Quokka Coordinating Craft Dies.
I adhered the Quokka Tiger to the front tag with foam tape, and added the balloon, bouquet, and two bees with liquid glue.
Inside the card, I adhered the second Quokka Tiger, balloon, bouquet, and one bee in the lower middle of the right.
I folded a thin gold thread in half and again in half, threaded it through both tags, and tied a bow. I added a second piece of thread to attach the tag to the card.
To secure it neatly, I adhered the thread behind the blue cardstock panel, not behind the shaker. I then adhered the blue panel slightly off-center onto the card base, followed by the shaker panel placed straight on top.
I added white gel pen accents to both Quokka Tigers and finished the balloons with Judikins Diamond Glaze. Be sure to let the glaze dry completely before closing the card.
And that finished my card!
I truly enjoyed making this Valentine shaker card and hope you enjoyed this blog post as well. If you decide to create something inspired by this card, I’d love it if you tagged me on Instagram so I don’t miss it!
Thank you so much for visiting today, and don’t forget to check out What’s New at Kat Scrappiness for even more crafty inspiration.
Until next time!
Hugs,
Angelique 💌