Kat Scrappiness Blog

Author: Lisa Golzbein

  • Bunny Slimline Card

    Bunny Slimline Card

     

     

    Hi there! It’s Lisa from Oh So Cute By Lisa and I’m up on the Kat Scrappiness blog today with an adorable slimline card featuring the
    Slimline Filmstrip Border Die and the adorable Build a Bunny Stamp set with matching dies.

    I started out by blending Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxides onto a slimline base. I used one of the dies from the Slimline Filmstrip Border Die and cut it out with black card stock. I layered the filmstrip border over some patterned paper and layered them both over the ink blended panel.

    For my adorable bunnies I used the same 4 Distress Inks as mentioned above and after blending them on to card stock I cut out 4 bunnies (1 in each color). Their cute little faces were stamped using the Build a Bunny stamp set. I tucked them into the 4 windows on alternating sides and my cute card was done.

    I just love all of the slimline products over at Kat Scrappiness! My favorites are the mini slimline dies, especially the scalloped edge die!

    You can check out all the amazing stamps, dies and embellishments at Kat Scrappiness and save money while you shop! There is a Spring Sale starting today through March 14th.
    See banner below for all the details and coupon code!

     

    Thanks so much for stopping by today!

    Have a great day, I already am!

    🐰  Lisa  🐰 

  • A Quokkka for Every Card

    A Quokkka for Every Card

     

    The Quokka has been nicknamed the world’s happiest animal!
    They are marsupials and just like a kangaroo, they can carry their baby Joeys in their pouch.
    You can find these adorable little chipmunk lookalikes in Australia on Rottnest Island!
    They are said to be so friendly that you could even take a selfie with them!
    Kat Scrappiness has 3 different stamp sets featuring the adorable Quokka!
    Quokka’n Up
    Valentine Quokka
    and the newest addition is
    Everyday Quokka
    It’s Lisa from Oh So Cute By Lisa here with you today on the Kat Scrappiness blog and I have a fun card to share today that features a few fun products from Kat Scrappiness!
    The Everyday Quokka set is so versatile because it comes with so many accessory stamps to dress up your Quokka with! Here’s a look at the stamp set:
    I created a mini slimline card using the Everyday Quokka stamp set and I used the birthday cake stamp to make a birthday card. Depending on what your Quokka is holding you can make birthday cards, holiday cards, baby cards and the list goes on and on!

    I started with a piece of Neenah 110lb Classic Crest white cardstock and cut out a panel using the largest die from the Mini Slimline Double Stitched Dies. After I cut out the panel I embossed it with a paw print embossing folder.

    *Cardmaking Tip*
    Make sure you cut your panel out with the slimline die before you emboss it so you don’t flatten the embossed pattern in the die cut machine.
    **ask me how I know**
    😂😂😂
    I matted the embossed panel on to a piece of brown card stock and then on to a mini slimline base.
    The clean and simple Happy Birthday die was the perfect addition.

     

    Look how cute this little guy looks holding his cake! You just can’t be sad if you’re holding cake!
    🍰 🍰  🍰
    In hindsight I wish I cut his hands out so you could see him holding the cake but he’s still
    cute nonetheless right?
    I hope you enjoyed my cute little Quokka card today and make sure to head to the Kat Scrappiness store today and check out the entire new February release! There are lots of new dies and an endless amount of sprinkles and sequins to choose from!
    Have a great day, I already am!
     🍰  Lisa  🍰 
  • Valentine Quokka Gift Bags

    Valentine Quokka Gift Bags

    Hello there! It’s Lisa here with you today from Oh So Cute By Lisa!
    Valentine’s Day 2021 is just 2 days away and if you’re struggling to find a cute little package to wrap a small gift or some candy in, I’ve got an idea for you!
    Kat Scrappiness has tons of Valentine’s Day inspired products including the brand new
    Valentine Quokka Stamp Set!  I used the Stitched Heart Tag Dies to make these cute little gift bags and I decorated them with those adorable Quokkas!
    These cute little bags were super easy to make but I cannot take credit for the original idea.
    My fellow Kat Scrappiness teammate Maria made a video a few years back explaining how to put this gift bag together. Here is a link to that video on YouTube in case you’d like to see the process.
    DIY Treat Bag Using Heart Stitched Tag Die by Kat Scrappiness.
    Maria makes it super easy to follow the instructions to construct the treat bags.
    I created 2 treat bags for today’s post using patterned paper from the Heartfelt Wishes Slimline Paper Pad.
    This paper pad coordinates with the Valentine Quokka Stamp Set and has the cutest little images of the Quokkas throughout the pad.
    I started by cutting out 2 panels from the larger of the 2 dies in the Stitched Heart Tag Dies. You can actually get 2 panels out of one piece of paper from the Heartfelt Wishes Slimline Paper Pad.
    The next step was to create the strip of paper that will connect the 2 panels to each other to make the gift bag. The connecting strip measures 2″ x 11 7/8″ and is scored at several points on the strip.
    Score at 4″ and 7 7/8″ on the 11 7/8″ side
    and
    Score at 1/4″ on the 2″ side down both sides
    Maria’s video shows exactly how to do this and shows the markings on the score board.
    The long strip is attached to the 2 heart panels with strong double sided tape.
    The long panel lines up perfectly with the heart panel and forms a little box to add your gifts and/or treats to. It’s the perfect size for a small gift such as jewelry or a fun mask or some home baked cookies.
    I decided to custom wrap some granola bars to add to my bags. I picked out some fun polka dot paper and wrapped the granola bars giving them a fun scalloped edge on each end of the bar.
    For the decoration on the front of the wrapped bars, I stamped images from the Valentine Quokka Stamp Set on to a Stitched Scalloped Circle Die and a sentiment from the stamp set on to a Stitched Flag Die.
    I decorated the front of the bags the same way.
    Don’t they look sweet all wrapped up with matching paper and stamps! What a darling little treat bag to give out on Valentine’s Day!
    Here’s another look at them all wrapped up and ready to go with the granola bars inside.

     

    Here’s a quick look at all of the products used for this project as well as they are linked throughout the blog post.
    I hope you enjoyed my little project today and I hope it gave you some fun ideas for creating fun and unique Valentine’s Day packaging!
    Have a great day, I already am!
    ❤️ Lisa  ❤️  
     
     
    Disclaimer: I have used affiliate links
    whenever possible in this post at no additional cost
    to you. I only promote products I actually
    use and love and think other crafters might
    enjoy as well!
  • Mini Slimline Dies with a Heart Shaker

    Mini Slimline Dies with a Heart Shaker

     

     

    Hi there! It’s Lisa from Oh So Cute By Lisa and I’m up on the blog today with a fun Valentine Shaker Card!

    While most crafters love making Christmas cards, I actually love the crafty season that follows next!
    Valentine’s Day is my favorite crafty holiday! I’ve always loved hearts and pink and girly things ever since I was a little girl! The recent release at Kat Scrappiness brought with it the most awesome Mini Slimline Dies you’ve ever seen! There are so many different varieties which means there is something for everyone! My favorite of all of them is the Mini Stitched Scalloped Slimline Dies! Those dainty little scallops just make my heart go pitter patter! My second favorite Mini Slimline Die has to be the Mini Slimline Double Stitched Dies because it is the perfect layering dies for ALL the minis!

    I used both of my favorite minis today for my shaker card.

     

    For the shaker element on my card I used 2 different heart dies. The first is the Stitched Scalloped Heart Dies and the second is the Layering Nested Heart Dies. To make the shaker window I took the largest Stitched Scalloped Heart and I cut the middle out of it with the second largest Layered Heart Die. Once I had the scalloped frame I adhered a piece of acetate to that back of it that I cut out using one of the Layered Heart Dies.

    The next step was to add foam tape to the back of the frame. A tip to help you mold foam tape around a specific shape easier is to remove the backing tape before you start to adhere it. Once I had the entire frame lined with foam tape it was time to pick out the fun shaker bits to go inside the window.
    The back of the shaker heart is the largest Stitched Scalloped Heart  cut out and left whole.

    For my Valentine’s themed card I chose the adorable Cupid’s Arrow Sequin Mix and I stamped my Happy Valentine’s Day sentiment from the Valentine Quokka stamp set. I also used the beautiful Pink Heart Droplets around my sentiment in the 4mm and 6mm sizes.

     

    This card was so much fun to make and probably because I used so many of my favorite Kat Scrappiness products! Head on over to the shop and check out all of the new Mini Slimline Dies, the new Quokka stamp set and the hundreds of adorable sequins and sprinkles!

    Here is one more look at my card with all of the supplies used.

    In addition to all of this Valentine goodness Kat Scrappiness has just released some more awesome new Valentine dies and they are ADORABLE!! They make shaker cards so easy and one of them even has peekaboo flaps! You can check them all out here!

     

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! If you love any of these products as much as I do than it would make me so happy if you clicked on any of my affiliate links throughout the post to purchase them and add them to your crafty collection!

    Have a great day, I already am!

    💓 Lisa 💓

  • Santa… Define Naughty!

    Santa… Define Naughty!

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    Happy Turkey Day to all of my crafty peeps! It’s Lisa here today from Oh So Cute By Lisa  and I’m up on the blog with this cheeky Christmas card! The Naughty Christmas Stamp Set with matching Die has the funniest sentiments and this really great scripty “naughty” word die cut.
    I started by stenciling a fun background that resembles the Starlight mints that are so popular this time of year. After my panel was all stenciled I cut it out with the largest die from the
    Wonky Wavy Rectangle Dies.
    For my focal point I colored one of the gnomes from the Christmas Gnomes Stamp Set with my Copic markers and then I gave him some dimension by using a snow marker on his hat and boots.
    The sentiment and “naughty” die cut are from the Naughty Christmas Stamp Set with matching Die and I decided to make the die cut nice and shiny by heat embossing it with clear embossing powder!
    Here is one more pic with all the supplies used on today’s card.
    Thank you so much for joining me today! Make sure to check out
    Kat Scrappiness for all of your holiday card making needs!
    Don’t forget to follow
    Kat Scrappiness on all
    social media platforms to be alerted to new releases, sales and giveaways!
    Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day, I already am!
    🎅🏻  Lisa  🎅🏻
  • Kat Scrappiness Holiday CARDAPALOOZA!

    Kat Scrappiness Holiday CARDAPALOOZA!

    Welcome to the Kat Scrappiness blog! It’s Lisa from Oh So Cute By Lisa and today I have a lot to share with you!
    The November release at Kat Scrappiness is amazing and I want to share all of the projects I made using the brand new dies and sprinkles!

    I’m going to start with my favorite dies from the release!
    They are called the Christmas Shaker Ornament Dies and there are 3 different shapes included in this set.
    They make the cutest little shakers and I made 4 cards with them but then I took it a step further and created some felt ornaments with them as well. I made most of them with the sewing machine (with my mom’s help) and one of them I hand stitched with floss thread. Here are the cards and felt ornaments I created using the fabulous die set.

    I will list all linked products used on each project directly under their pictures!
     

    Christmas Shaker Ornament Dies
    Condensed Lowercase Alphabet Dies
    Sugarplum Fairies Sequin Mix
    Sugar Plum Fairies Slimline Paper Pad

    Christmas Shaker Ornament Dies
    Happy Holidays Brush Script Word Die
    White Jewels

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    Next up from the new release is this gorgeous
    It’s perfect for holiday cards or any occasion where a bow would be appropriate!
    I have a holiday card and a birthday card to share with you using this new die!

    Wrapped Up With A Bow Slimline Die

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    The next die I want to share with you today is another Slimline Die called the 
    Forest For The Trees Slimline Die and it features a wonderful forest that you can use year round depending on how you decorate it! It also comes with 3 different size mini leaves to decorate your trees with depending on the season!
     


    Here is my card using the Forest For The Trees Slimline Die and it features a Winter Wonderland scene using dies from the Crafter’s Essentials Winter Dies.

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    And last but certainly not least I have one more shaker card to share with you that features an older Kat Scrappiness die that is just perfect for all of your holiday cards!
    What an elegant die and it’s so easy to create a shaker card using the multiple layers that come with it. You can make separate shaker sections or make one big shaker like I did.  I decided to make a holiday card in some non-traditional colors. This card is pretty simple to let the tree and sequins take center stage.

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    Thank you so much for joining me for my Kat Scrappiness Holiday Cardapalooza! I hope I gave you some new and fresh ideas for your holiday cards! Make sure to check out 
    Kat Scrappiness for all of your holiday card making needs! 
     
    Don’t forget to follow
    Kat Scrappiness on all
    social media platforms to be alerted to new releases, sales and giveaways!
    Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day, I already am!
    🎅🏻 🎄  Lisa  🎄 🎅🏻
  • Clean and Simple Calming Cards

    Clean and Simple Calming Cards

    Welcome to the Kat Scrappiness blog, take a deep breath and relax!

    It’s Lisa here with you today from Oh So Cute By Lisa!

    2020 has been a stressful year and the past few days of this crazy election hasn’t made it any easier.  No matter which side of the political fence you are on, the stress is running high!
    The ugliness in the world only seems to be getting worse and it is so scary!

    As card makers we tend to craft away the stress and it can be very calming to immerse yourself in making art and pretty things! Today is my day on the Kat Scrappiness blog and I knew I wanted a pair of clean and simple cards to deliver a calming message. It felt so good to sit at my desk and use minimal supplies and some of my prettiest pattern paper to make 2 cards to share today.

    I don’t know who needs to hear this today but keep taking deep breaths and surround yourself with people who bring you peace! My 2 cards today are centered on the words PEACE and BREATHE.

    I created these 2 cards using minimal supplies but I think they came out so pretty!

    I started by taking some of my favorite floral patterned paper from my stash.  I’ve had this paper forever and it is my go to when I want some pretty dainty florals. I cut out all the letters for both cards using the Condensed Lowercase Alphabet Dies  by Kat Scrappiness and put them aside. Next I took some beautiful linen paper and cut out 2 panels using the largest die from the Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die set.

    I wanted to place the letters down evenly so I used my Wendy Vecchi MAKE ART Stay-tion to line them up. I laid out my letters evenly and placed a thin piece of purple tape over them that extended beyond the letters. I took the strip of letters still on the tape and flipped them over to apply my Nuvo adhesive to the back side of the letters. Having them on the tape made it easier to lay them down on the card panel. Once I laid them down I carefully peeled off the purple tape and pressed the letters down one by one allowing the glue to seep in.

    After I adhered both panels to a soft pink piece of card stock the only thing left to do was add some sparkly Pretty Pink Jewels around the letters.

    When I apply my jewels and embellishments I like to use the Kat Scrappiness Jewel Picker tool and a Triangle Sorting Tray. It makes the application and clean up so much easier. I pour my embellishments into a sorting tray and pick them up with the jewel picker and place them on a small dot of glue on my card. The process is super easy and very efficient.  After I’m done the triangle tray makes it so easy to pour the jewels back into their bag.

    There is even a Kat Scrappiness Mini Pink Funnel Tray to keep your embellishments confined and make it easy for you to funnel them back into whatever is holding them.

    Kat has also just released a brand new item that is a MUST HAVE for anyone with multiple packs of sequins and embellishments. It is called the Embellishment Organizer Solution and it is FABULOUS! This awesome case has 64 individual containers to hold all of your beads, sequins, jewels and other such embellishments. It also comes with 196 label stickers so you can remember the names of all of your pretty embellishments.

    Here is one more look at my cards with all of the products I used.
    You really don’t need a lot of supplies to make beautiful cards!

    Thank you so much for joining me today, I hope I brought a little PEACE into your life and encouraged you to BREATHE deeply and go make some pretty art!
    Stay tuned to all things Kat Scrappiness because the new release is coming out November 7th and 8th, just a couple of days away and you don’t want to miss it! There will be lots of holiday themed Dies and brand new Sprinkles!
    Don’t forget to follow
    Kat Scrappiness on all
    social media platforms to be alerted to new releases, sales and giveaways!
    Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day, I already am!
    🌸 Lisa  🌸
  • Quokka Love ❤️

    Quokka Love ❤️

    Hello everyone, it’s Lisa from Oh So Cute By Lisa here with you today! I hope you’re having a good day, if not than just take a look at my card and it should brighten it up! That cute little animal is called a Quokka and it is known as the world’s happiest animal! If you’re interested in learning a little bit more about this adorable little marsupial, you can read this POST where I went into a little more detail.

    The Quokka is the main character of the brand new

    stamp set from Kat Scrappiness called Quokka’n Up!

    This Quokka a selfie loving animal and will add the cute to your cards and projects!

    For my card today I did some watercoloring on a beautiful rose themed background.
    I used the Stitched Scalloped Border dies to cut some white card stock for the top and bottom of my card.
    I thought they framed the roses beautifully and toned down the busy pattern. Once I had the two scalloped panels glued down I tucked my cute little Quokka into the bottom panel and added the sentiments to the top and bottom of the card. To finish it off I added some fun bling to the sentiments by adding a trail of White Jewels and a single sweet Red Heart Sprinkle.
    To make placing my embellishments easier I used the brand new Embellishment Pick Up Tool and Triangle Embellishment Tray recently released by Kat Scrappiness.  No more embellishments all over my desk and on the floor and the pick up tool makes placement a breeze!
    I hope you enjoyed my card today and I hope you’ll check out all of the fun crafty goodness over at
    Kat Scrappiness! New products are arriving frequently and the signature line of Kat Scrappiness stamps, dies, embellishments, patterned paper and tools is expanding quickly!
    Don’t forget to follow
    Kat Scrappiness on all
    social media platforms to be alerted to new releases, sales and giveaways!
    Have a great day, I already am!

  • Quokka’n Up with Kat Scrappiness

    Quokka’n Up with Kat Scrappiness

    I’d like to introduce you to the Quokka! 

    The world’s happiest animal! 

    Isn’t that the cutest face you’ve ever seen?

    Hi, it’s Lisa here from Oh So Cute By Lisa and you might ask
    why I’m introducing you to the Quokka? Well, Kat Scrappiness has come out with a new stamp set called Quokka’n Up featuring this adorable marsupial! Marsupial you ask? Yes a marsupial…… here is a brief history lesson on this adorable chipmunk looking creature.
    The Quokka is found on some smaller islands off of the coast of Western Australia and is
    the only land mammal on Rattnest Island. They are marsupials which means that they have a pouch that their baby Joey stays in. Just like the Kangaroo! They are herbivores and they eat grass and leaves. They live for an average of 10 years.
    I’d like to thank my son Matthew for researching this adorable little guy for me. I had never heard of a Quokka up until now but Matthew knew all about them.  He’s a huge animal buff and he was more than happy to provide me with some interesting facts that I’d thought I’d pass along to you.
    Here is the adorable new stamp set from Kat Scrappiness appropriately called Quokka’n Up!
    Here are a few cards I made using this cute new stamp set with this selfie loving cutie!
    My second card is a slimline card with a bright happy scene and a Quokka couple!
    Aren’t they just adorable together! This card is also showcasing the brand new slimline dies available now at Kat Scrappiness called the Fancy Scalloped Nesting dies. I also added some fun bling on this card with the Clear Sparkling Jewels.
    Thanks for joining me today and I hope you learned a little bit about this cute little animal from Australia!
    Check out Kat Scrappiness for all of your papercrafting needs plus all of the sequins, sprinkles and embellishments you’ll ever need.
    Don’t forget to follow
    Kat Scrappiness on all
    social media platforms to be alerted to new releases, sales and giveaways!
    Have a great day, I already am!
    🐿 Lisa 🐿
  • Slimline Dies Two Ways

    Slimline Dies Two Ways

     

     

    Hello there, it’s Lisa from Oh So Cute By Lisa and today I have 2 cards for you using some of the newest Slimline Dies from Kat Scrappiness. I used the same Stitched Scalloped Nesting Slimline Dies on both cards yet they have 2 very different looks to them!
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    Let’s start with the card that uses the Stitched Scalloped Nesting Slimline Dies in the traditional way that you are used to seeing it.
    For this card I cut a piece of Bristol Smooth card stock using the largest die from the
    Embossed Edge Nesting Slimline Dies and did some rainbow ink blending with a polka dot stencil.
    The black scalloped inner frame was made using the second and third largest dies from the Stitched Scalloped Nesting Slimline Dies. I nested them inside each other and sent them through my die cut machine together together at the same time and the result was that cool scalloped black frame that I adhered to the inside of the polka dot panel.
    For the sentiment I used the Condensed Uppercase Alpha Dies and the Condensed Number Dies to cut out HB2U in glitter paper which is short for “Happy Birthday to You”. I popped the letters and number up on foam tape for some dimension. To finish off the card I added some fun and colorful
    Party Confetti Sprinkles to mimic the fun polka dots in the background.
    I took the entire panel and matted it on to black card stock and then adhered all of that to a side opening slimline card base measuring 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.
    The brand new Triangle Embellishment Trays and
    Embellishment Pick Up Tool are super helpful when picking up and adhering embellishments to my cards.
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     For my second card today I also used the Stitched Scalloped Nesting Slimline Dies but in a less traditional way.
    I began by using the largest die and cutting out a piece of Bristol Smooth card stock so I could do some ink blending. After I cut out the paper, instead of using it as a traditional slimline panel, I folded it in half to make a notecard.
    These dies are the perfect size when folded to make the cutest little notecards!
    Once it was folded I did some ink blending using Distress Oxide inks and then some stenciling in the same colors.
    I just love the way this panel came out. These 3 colors blended together so well!
    For the main focal point on my card I stamped and Copic colored the adorable little giraffe from the
    Lola the Giraffe Stamp Set. She cut out perfectly on my Scan n Cut but she could be easily hand cut as well. Before I adhered that cute little giraffe down with foam tape I stamped the sentiment in black ink on the bottom of the card. That beautiful “Thank You” is from the Friendship Greetings Stamp Set and looks lovely on any card! After I had Lola down and the sentiment stamped I added a few random sequins from the Aww-tumn Sequins Remixed and Fall Blessings embellishment sequin packs.
    Pictured above are the brand new Triangle Embellishment Trays and
    Embellishment Pick Up Tool and I love using them when I have to place sequins or sprinkles on my cards.
    Here is one more look at both cards photographed with all of the supplies I used on them.
    Thanks for stopping by today! I hope I gave you some new ideas for using your slimline dies in a not so traditional way. The sky is the limit with your imagination and creativity!
    Here is a complete list of Kat Scrappiness products used on both of my cards including links.
    Embossed Edge Nesting Slimline Dies
    Stitched Scalloped Nesting Slimline Dies
    Condensed Number Dies
    Condensed Uppercase Alpha Dies
    Lola the Giraffe Stamp Set
    Friendship Greetings Stamp Set
    Party Confetti Sprinkles
    Aww-tumn Sequins Remixed
    Fall Blessings
    Triangle Embellishment Trays
    Embellishment Pick Up Tool
    Have a great day, I already am!
    🎉  Lisa  🦒