Follow:
    Design Team Projects

    Christmas Stocking Card

    Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with you!

    Today I am featuring the Christmas Stocking Banner Die and the Stitched Winter Swirl Backdrop Die . I made a Stocking Christmas Card.

    Christmas Stocking Card

    Let me share the steps to create this fun card:

    1. Cut the card base in regular size. I used Cherry Cobbler Card stock of 4-1/4″x11″ with score in 5-1/2″.
    2. Cut a second layer using whisper white card stock.
    3. Embellish the second layer using the Stitched Winter Swirl Backdrop Die. You only need to pass your white layer through the die cut machine with the die to create the texture and perfect size.
    4. If you consider necessary, resize the layer just cutting a few millimeters to let see the red border.
    5. Cut two pieces of the Christmas Stocking Banner Die using whisper white card stock.
    6. Arrange the banners over your decorated card base.
    7. Cut the small parts of the stocking banner using garden green and cherry cobbler card stock. Paste it over the stockings alternating the colors.
    8. Stamp the sentiment and birds from the stamp set Merry Critters onto Whisper White card stock.
    9. Die cut the sentiment using the Stitched Sentiment Strips and with scissors, cut the little birds.
    10. Paste the stamped images onto your card using double sided foam tape.
    11. Embellish the stocking banner using some Penguin Sprinkles.

    Christmas Stocking Card

    Thank you for stopping by and see you soon with more Christmas Inspiration.

    Challenges & Hops

    December Card Challenge & November Winners

    Welcome to the Kat Scrappiness December Card Challenge and the announcement of the November Card Challenge Winners!

    First we would all like to thank  everyone who entered last month’s Let’s Give Thanks! Card Challenge.   The team really enjoyed seeing all of your creations.


    And NOW the WINNERS for November!

    1. The Winner of the Let’s Give Thanks Challenge for November is:  Lagene – (Random.org Pick) and her prize is a $10.00 gift certificate to the Kat Scrappiness StoreLagene, please email us at winners@KatScrappiness.com with your address so we can send out your prizes!
    2. The Design Team’s Top Pick (shown below and winner of 6 pack of sequins, jewels, and/or sprinkles is KT Fit Kitty.  KT Fit Kitty, please save the badge below to your computer and upload it to your blog or website to show off your accomplishments!  You can link back to our blog here:  http://www.KatScrappinessBlog.com!


    December Card Challenge

    Hi Crafty Friends,

    It’s time for a NEW Challenge at Kat Scrappiness. This month Happy Holidays!

    To enter our December Card Challenge all you need to do is share with us your Holiday Creations (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza).  Your project can be any December Holiday, a Christmas card, Season’s Greetings or anything that just includes the Holiday theme.  You can join at the bottom of this page, just upload a photo of your card and you will be entered to win our monthly card challenge prize of a $15 gift code to the Kat Scrappiness Store!

    We also have some great Holiday and Christmas Products to get you started such as our:

    And if that’s not enough, here are some more Christmas/Holiday themed products to help get your creativity flowing!

    AND THEY ARE ALL ON SALE for our Black Friday!!!

    http://www.katscrappiness.com?aff=174What’s Happening Next?

    Stay up to date on everything Kat Scrappiness!  (For instance, a little birdie told me that the BLACK FRIDAY SALE is going on RIGHT now until December 3rd and the DEALS are INCREDIBLE)!

    We want you to be the first to know about giveaways, sales, challenges and so on, and the best way to do that is to subscribe to us!  Here are a few ways you can keep in touch:

    • Subscribe to the Kat Scrappiness Blog HERE
    • Join the Kat Scrappiness Facebook Fan Group HERE
    • Subscribe to the Kat Scrappiness Instagram HERE

    Trust us, you don’t want to miss our holiday releases and inspirations!


    December Card Challenge Inspiration

    Now for my Inspiration to get you started! Some non-traditional Christmas Color Tag Cards using the Woodland Reindeer Die!

    Supplies:

    Kat Scrappiness Woodland Reindeer Die

    Kat Scrappiness Tag Die

    I can’t wait to see what you create for this month’s challenge.  Remember the prizes are:

    1. A $15 Gift Certificate to the Kat Scrappiness store if you use Kat Scrappiness Products, $10 if you don’t
    2. A Kat Scrappiness Sequin, Jewel, and/or Sprinkles Prize Pack.

    While you do not “HAVE” to use our products, we would LOVE to see how you use our stamps and/or dies in your projects!  Plus, the prize is bigger if you use our products!

    Rules:

    1) Follow the theme

    2) You must link back to our Challenge in your Entry

    3) No Backlinking, projects must be NEW

    4) Only projects that use at least one Kat Scrappiness Product are eligible for DT Top Pick

    5) If the Random.org winner uses KS products they will receive a $15 Gift Card.  If not, the winner will receive a $10 Gift Card;

    6) Challenge Runs from December 1st- December 28th

    We will randomly pick the winner at the end of the month for the Gift Card and Sequin Prize Pack.

    The design team members will choose the “TOP PICK OF THE MONTH” project and the creator will receive the following badge to proudly display on their blog, Instagram, and/or Facebook Page!


    Enter our Card Challenge below:

    You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

    Click here to enter


    Design Team Projects

    Christmas Snow Globe Shaker

    Hello,

    It is time to start making Christmas cards! I have a fun and easy shaker card today. I started with a green card base and added a Christmas plaid layer one. Next I cut two layer fours, one in green and one in white. I placed the green layer askew on the plaid then added the white layer squarely on top of the green. I splattered a bit of black watered down acrylic paint to the layer for dimension.

    Using the KS Merry Critters Stamp set, I stamped an assortment of the images, colored and cut them out.

    Next, arrange the images to create the back drop of the shaker. We are using the KS Merry Christmas Snow Globe shaker dimensions set.

    The top of the globe was coated in glue and covered with gold glitter.

    Close up of the layered card stock.

    The snow globe is attached to the card layers. The sentiment is stamped and embossed onto red banner and attached over the snow globe base. A few colored images are adhered to lower corners along with a few gold sequins and the shaker card is complete.

    Supply List:

    KS Merry Critters

    KS Merry Christmas Snow Globe shaker dimension set

    Brutus Monroe Alabaster Embossing powder

    KS Autumn Harvest Sequin Mix

     

     

    Design Team Projects

    Snowman Holiday Card

    Hi Everyone, it’s Tina here. Today’s card is using some older but super fun dies to create a holiday scene. Below you will find the steps to create your own Holiday Card.

    Step 1 – Trim White Cardstock to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ and fold in half for a vertical side fold card. (A2)

    Step 2 – Trim Light Blue Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ (if you don’t have coloured cardstock then use White and Ink in colour of your choice). Use a snow stencil to create a snowy background using texture paste. Before it drys sprinkle some glitter. If you don’t have a stencil you can add white paint by splashing it on with a paintbrush. When completely dry adhere to card front using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    Step 3 – Diecut Stitched Scalloped Border dies using White Cardstock. I diecut twice and changed the position on the second diecut. Adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    Step 4 – Diecut Stitched and Layered Snowman. I used White Cardstock for base, Red and Black for the hat, Black for the eyes, Brown for the arms, orange for the nose and a DIY Plaid for the scarf. Assemble using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive and adhere to card using Foam Tape. For the button I used 2 Red Jewels and adhered it using Collage Medium and a Crystal Katana.

    Step 5 – Diecut Stitched and Layered Christmas Tree. I used Green Cardstock for the tree, Glitter cardstock in various colours for the ornaments and bows, and Brown Cardstock for the tree stump. Assemble and adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    Step 6 – Diecut Merry from the Merry Christmas With Shadow dieset using Glitter Cardstock and an additional 2 diecuts using White Cardstock. Assemble all layers with the Glitter Cardstock on top and adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    Step 7 – Optional – Stamp Christmas using Versafine Onyx Black Ink on White Cardstock. Trim and adhere to card over the word Merry using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    You can change the card to add a second snowman or change the colours when mass producing. Between now and Dec. 3 use code: SANTA2019 at checkout to receive 20% off sitewide (this excludes Gina Marie Designs. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

    Products Used:

    https://linkdeli.com/widget.js?1559654439292

    Design Team Projects

    Personalizing Birthday Cards with Alpha and Number Dies | Giveaway!

    Hi Everyone, it’s Priscilla here. Today I thought I’d take a break from Holiday cards to show you two cards I made for recents birthdays for friends and family members. What’s unique about them is that they are personalized to the recipients using alphabet dies to spell out their names, and in my first case, adding numeric dies to give a “shout out” to the BIG 4-0 birthday year the recipient was celebrating . Both dies set are from Kat Scrappiness. And stay tuned. At the end of this blog post, you can find out how to win a set of Kat’s “Condensed Number” dies on my accompanying post on “Nubble Light Designs.”

    Let’s get started!

    For my first card, I used the Kat ScrappinessCondensed Lowercase Alphabet Dies” and the “Condensed Number Dies.

    Working with alpha and number dies can be tricky in terms of aligning them on your card front perfectly straight. “Purple Tape” to the rescue!

    I spelled out the recipient’s name and birthday year on black card stock using the ruler that came with my glass craft mat and then quickly taped them together and down onto the card stock using iCraft’s 1/2 inch “Purple Tape.” What a lifesaver this tape is for doing tasks such as this!

    Then I ran the card front, purple tape and all, through my Big Shot machine. I “puzzle-pieced” the letters and numbers I die cut out right back into their respective openings on the card front, as I was going for a 3-D look with the buffalo check patterned paper pictured below becoming the top layer of all of them.

    Because the Purple Tape is removable, I was able to pick up the dies, still strung together, and place them on the buffalo check patterned paper next.

    After all the letters and numbers were layered and inserted back in the card front, I moved on to the the final embellishments on the card. I used a rose stem die from my stash and the “Happy” from the Kat Scrappiness “Happy Birthday Brush Script Word and Sentiment Die”, cut out of gold metallic card stock. Kat‘s “Sparkling Clear Droplets”added some “dew” to my rose petals.

     

    My second card features a beautiful patterned paper behind the alpha die cuts.

    I followed the same procedure to align the letters to the front of the card.

    Then I simply adhered the floral patterned paper behind the wood-grain top layer and then adhered both layers to a red card base.

    To finish, I white heat-embossed the “Happy Birthday” sentiment and added some of Kat’s “Red Flower Sprinkles” to the card.

    GIVEWAY TIME!!!!!

     

    I am giving away a set of the Kat’s “Condensed Number” dies on my “Nubble Light Designs” blog. To enter the giveaway, simply:

    Thank you so much for stopping by! Don’t forget to check out what’s NEW in Kat’s Shop, and follow my blog and Instagram for more “Kat Scrappiness Amazingness”!

    HOLIDY SALE!
    AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 27- DECEMBER 3, 2019

    CLICK ON THIS IMAGE TO SHOP!

    Priscilla ??

    The supplies I used are listed and linked below.

    SUPPLIES

     

     

     

    Coupons & Sales, Design Team Projects, News

    Design Team Holiday Shopping Guide & Holiday Sales!

    crafter's shopping guie

    Are your friends and family asking you what you want for Christmas? Struggling to figure out what to get your crafty friends and loved ones? Let us help!

    The Kat Scrappiness Design Team Members all got together and each came up with their personal TOP TWO FAVORITE Kat Scrappiness products that they believe everyone needs in their craft room. So whether you are making a list for Santa or giving to a crafty friend we have what you need in our Design Team Recommended Shopping Guide!

    And the BEST PART of this list?

     It’s ALL ON SALE!

    Beginning November 27th through December 3rd is our biggest sale of the year!  BLACK FRIDAY, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND CYBER MONDAY HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!

    It’s the perfect time to get amazing deals on ALL your FAVORITE products!

    Black Friday Sale at Kat Scrappiness.com


    Design Team Recommended Shopping Guide!

    Let’s start with design team member, Meghan Kennihan’s top two Kat Scrappiness products!

    Her first choice is the Kat Scrappiness Wavy Wonky Rectangle Die.

    Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Rectangle Die

    And here is a sample of this die in action:

    http://bit.ly/2NvQFi3


    Meghan’s second choice is the Kat Scrappiness  You Guac My World Stamp Set

    You Guac My World Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness

    Here is a sample of a project made with this stamp set.

    http://bit.ly/36md9uJ


    Caren Bartholomew’s Favorites include the Kat Scrappiness  Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die.

    Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die.

    Here is a project created using this die.

    Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die.


    Caren’s second choice was the Kat Scrappiness White Jewels.

    Kat Scrappiness White Jewels

    Here is a project using the White Jewels.

    White Jewels


    Adam Karle’s Favorites include the Kat Scrappiness Bamboo Backdrop Die

    Bamboo Backdrop Die

    Here is a project using the Bamboo Backdrop Die.

    Bamboo Backdrop Die


    Adam’s second choice is the Kat Scrappiness  Crafter’s Gonna Craft Stamp Set.

    Crafter's Gonna Craft Stamp Set.

    Here is a sample project that was made using this stamp set.

    Crafter's Gonna Craft Stamp Set.


    Priscilla Joseph’s Top Recommended Products include the Kat Scrappiness Wok On Stamp Set.

    Wok On Stamp Set.

    Here is a project using this stamp set.

    Wok On Stamp Set.


    Priscilla’s second choice was the Kat Scrappiness Building A Stocking Christmas Dies.

    Building A Stocking Christmas Dies.

    Here are a few cards she made using this die set.

    Building A Stocking Christmas Dies.


    Jo Thompson’s Favorite Two Kat Scrappiness Products include the newly released Give Thanks Sentiment Die with Shadow.

    Give Thanks Sentiment Die with Shadow.

    Here is a beautiful shaker card she made using these dies.

    Give Thanks Sentiment Die with Shadow.


    Jo’s Second Favorite product is the Kat Scrappiness Layered Coffee Cup Dies.

    Layered Coffee Cup Dies.

    Here is a warm and cozy card she made using that die set.

    Layered Coffee Cup Dies.


    Martha Gomez’s Favorite Two Products include the Kat Scrappiness Medallion Coverplate Die.

    Kat Scrappiness Medallion Coverplate Die

    Below is a clever and creative way she used this die to make the following card.

    Medallion Coverplate Die.


    Martha’s second choice is the Kat Scrappiness Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Dies.

    Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Dies.

    Again, a very creative and unique way to use these dies!

    Kat Scrappiness Zig Zag Rectangle Dies


    Maria Russell’s favorite two Kat Scrappiness products include the Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies.

    Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies.

    These cards are a great way to show off those border dies.

    Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies.

    Maria’s second favorite Kat Scrappiness product is the Layered Chocolate Bar 6″x8″ Stamp Set.

    Kat Scrappiness Layered Chocolate Bar Stamp Set

    Here is a sweet card made using this stamp set:

    Kat Scrappiness Layered Chocolate Bar Stamp Set

    https://www.katscrappiness.com/collections/ks-stamp-sets/products/layered-chocolate-bar-6x8-stamp-set-by-kat-scrappiness

    https://www.katscrappiness.com/collections/ks-stamp-sets/products/layered-chocolate-bar-6x8-stamp-set-by-kat-scrappiness


    Dawn Soto’s Favorites begin with the Kat Scrappiness Give Thanks Wreath Die.

    Give Thanks Wreath Die.

    Look at all the different ways she used these dies to create these beautiful cards!

    Give Thanks Wreath Die.


    Dawn’s Second Favorite Product from Kat Scrappiness is the Woodgrain Framed Diamond Wire Die (which is one of Kat’s faves as well)

    Kat Scrappiness Woodgrain Framed Diamond Wire Die

    This is a fun and creative card that Dawn made using this die.

    Kat Scrappiness Woodgrain Framed Diamond Wire Die Card Project


    Tina Dornbaum’s Favorite Product for this year’s gift guide is the Kat Scrappiness Hoppy For You Stamp Set.

    Hoppy For You Stamp Set.

    This is an adorable card that Tina made using this stamp set.

    Hoppy For You Stamp Set.


    Tina’s second favorite is the Kat Scrappiness Merry Critters Stamp Set.

    Merry Critters Stamp Set.

    And here is a fun and festive Christmas Card Tina made using this stamp set.

    Merry Critters Stamp Set.


    AND LAST but NOT LEAST… OUR AMAZING LEADER AND CEO of Kat Scrappiness!

    Kat Driggers’ favorite Kat Scrappiness Product is the Embossed Edge Dies.  They also come in circles, ovals, squares and hearts!

     Embossed Edge Rectangle Dies.

    And here is an example project using this die.

     Embossed Edge Rectangle Dies.

    Kat’s Second Favorite Kat Scrappiness product is the Crafter’s Essentials Winter Dies.

    Kat Scrappiness crafters essentials winter die set

    And here is just one example of how you can use the many dies in this die set.

    Kat Scrappiness crafters essentials winter die set


    That’s it for our Design Team Recommended Shopping Guide for this year.  Kat Scrappiness has over 660+ exclusive products including stamps, dies, embellishments, shaker card kits, a2 acetate sheets, gift cards and more!  Plus we carry many of the other top crafting brands in our store as well.  And…

    Don’t forget our Holiday Extravaganza begins on the 29th!

    • 20% off All items Eligible November 29th- December 3rd (*sale excludes Gina Marie Product*)
    • Free Gift for all orders over $50
    • Free Shipping for all orders over $75
    • All orders over $100 will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing on January 8 ,2020 with multiple prizes/winners!

    START YOUR WISHLIST HERE!

    Design Team Projects

    Christmas Stocking

    Hi crafters, is everyone ready for Thanksgiving this week?  I’m just having a small get together with my family.

    For today, I have a card using the Build a Stocking die set.  This is such a fun and versatile die set.

    I started by die cutting the pieces of the stocking – red card stock for the stocking, chevron pattern paper for the body of the stocking, blue glitter card stock for the opening of the stocking, and white glitter paper for the snowflake.  After putting the stocking together, I added sequins from the Retro Christmas sequin mix to the stocking.  I added glitter on the edges by using a glue pen and loose glitter.

    I used the largest Cross Stitched Rectangle die to cut out a rectangle from white card stock.  I used a snowflake stencil and mermaid lagoon distress ink to create the inked background.  I used more ink at the top of the card then gradually faded the ink toward the bottom.

    I stamped Merry Christmas from the Merry Critters stamp set on the inked panel, adhered it to my card base, and attached my stocking using foam adhesive.

    – – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– – –– –

    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!  Here is a link to the Kat Scrappiness shop and direct links for products I used on these cards are below.  Stay tuned later this week for an awesome (early) Black Friday sale!

    – – – SUPPLIES for today’s project– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –