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Merry Christmas Shadow Die Cards

November 7, 2019

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Hi everyone, it’s Caren here today. What did you guys think of the new release? So many great dies and the design did a fabulous job showing them off.

I love them all, but the Merry Christmas Shadow die might just be my favorite. I love the size of it and how easy it is to make quick and easy cards. Also, I get to use all my patterned paper with it! Today, I have several cards using this die. If you mass produce cards, this die makes it a snap. The longest part of making these cards was choosing my paper!

I used the same design for all the cards, just used different patterned paper. As you see, the die is the focal point and big enough that you don’t really need to add anything else to the cards.

Here is the introduction video to this die with a few more examples.

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. Get this die (plus other goodies) for 15% off in the store thru November 8th by using code COFFEE2019.

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A Classic Holiday Card

November 6, 2019

Tina Dornbaum

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Hi Everyone, It’s Tina here. By now you have seen the new Holiday release. Today’s card is featuring the Christmas Tree Coverplate die. I decided to use it in a different way. Below you will find the steps to create your own 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 Red Metallic Cardstock to 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”. Adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

Step 3 – Trim Gold Metallic Mirror Cardstock to 5 1/2” x 4”. Adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

Step 4 – Trim Red Metallic Cardstock to 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. Using any foil press machine you have trim foil paper to the size of the Christmas Tree Coverplate. Using the sandwich that your machine advises foil the Christmas Tree Coverplate onto Red Metallic Paper with Gold Foil. Trim Cardstock and adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

Step 5 – Diecut Merry Christmas With Shadow Die (on the word Merry) x 3. Two scratch piece of cardstock and one Gold Metallic cardstock. Adhere all 3 using Collage Medium with the Gold on top. Adhere to card using Collage Medium.

Step 6 – Stamp Merry Critters sentiment using Versamark on Red Metallic Cardstock. Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder and remove the excess. Heat set it with a heat tool. Trim and adhere to card using Collage Medium.

If you don’t have a Foil Press Machine you can the Christmas Tree Coverplate as a stencil with Deco Foil Transfer Gel onto Red Metallic Cardstock. Let it dry and apply Gold Foil. Pass it through a Laminator and remove the Gold Foil.

Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Products Used:

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New Releases

KS November Release – Day 2 – Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah Sentiment Dies

November 5, 2019

Maria Russell

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It’s day 2 of our November release! Have you seen yesterday’s post? Which die is your favorite? For today’s release, we are showcasing two sentiment with shadow dies – the Merry Christmas with Shadow and the Happy Hanukkah with Shadow. We also have a GIVEAWAY so please scroll through at the end of this post to find out how you can WIN.

Are you ready to see the design team makes today? They are all fabulous!

ADAM KARLE

CAREN BARTHOLOMEW

DAWN SOTO (YT TEAM)

JO THOMPSON (YT TEAM)

MARIA RUSSELL

MARTHA GOMEZ

MEGHAN KENNIHAN

PRISCILLA JOSEPH

TINA DORNBAUM

Would you like to win the new dies we showcased today? We will choose TWO winners! One lucky winner will win the Merry Christmas with shadow die and one lucky winner will win the Happy Hanukkah with shadow die.

Here’s how to win:

Leave a comment on this blog post and tell us what project or projects inspired you today. You have until November 7th to leave a comment. Winners will be announced on November 8, 2019. All winners should send an email to: winners@katscrappiness.com to claim their prize within 48 hours.

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Christmas Cover Plates with Martha Lucia

November 4, 2019

adminkat

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Hi there, Martha Lucia here with you. I want to share the new Christmas Cover Plates from Kat Scrappiness. I am fascinated with them because they are elegant, beautiful and versatile!

The first, is this Chirstmas Tree Cover Plate. The size is just perfect to create a entire layout. This design don’t require a lot of work but invite you to use different textures or materials. I used Gold Glitter Sheets from Tim Holtz. Mime were adhesive and to give more dimension, I paste it over regular card stock and then I passed it through the big shot with the Christmas Tree Cover Plate.

I added the die cut piece over a real red card base using double sided foam tape. As final touch, I added some Brown Jewels from the Kat Scrappiness Collection.

My next project is using the second die cut released today, the Ornament Strip Cover Plate. This has a complete strip of ornaments with great design and dimension!

I die cut the Ornament Strip Cover Plate using Whisper White card stock and blue glitter sheet. I pasted both pieces with a few lines of difference to create the sensation of movement.

I completed the design with a sentiment from the stamp set Merry Critters from Kat Scrappiness.

The third project is a card that I made for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I made this inspired in one design of my team mate Angie Cimbalo. She sent me a card recently and I love it.

To make this, I used the Stamp Set Let’s Get Caffeinated. But let me share the easy steps to create this. First I die cut a zig zag stitched circle from a whisper white card stock and from soft suede card stock, both the same sizes. Then with masking paper and distress ink I created the color strips. I used Mowed Lawn, Fossilized Amber and Fired Brick Distress Ink. To finalize the design, I stamped the sentiment message and some coffee grains using Memento Rhubarb Stalk Ink. I pasted both pieces a little moved over the whisper white card base and added a strip of designer paper on the left border.

You can find these products now on Kat Scrappiness Store and remember that this week the entire store is 15% Off for Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

See you tomorrow with two new products that I am sure you will love….just like me!

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New Releases, News

KS November Release – Day 1 – Christmas Coverplates

November 4, 2019

Maria Russell

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Before I proceed with the release post, I’d like to apologize as I have completely missed to announce the winner of our last Shaker Kit mid-month release. I have moved houses and took a much-needed break from DT duties. Please forgive me for this late announcement. The winner of the shaker kit is BECCA Y. Please email Kathleen at winners@katscrappiness.com to claim 3 shaker kits of your choice.

Now for the best part, it is Day 1 of our November release and we have a lot to show you! For today’s release, we are showcasing two Christmas dies – the Ornament Strip Coverplate and the Christmas Tree Coverplate. We also have a GIVEAWAY so please scroll through at the end of this post to find out how you can WIN.

We have a lot of samples to show you today, including a video by our YT DT members so let’s get started.

ADAM KARLE

Adam created a unique design by die-cutting the Ornament Strip Coverplate die twice and creating a gatefold card.

CAREN BARTHOLOMEW

Such a beautiful Christmas card by Caren using traditional Christmas colors and the jewels she added just gave it some festive touch.

Simple and classy!

DAWN SOTO (YT TEAM)

I absolutely LOVE the samples that Dawn created this month. Please be sure to check out our YT channel throughout the month as Dawn will be showing you how she made both cards.

JO THOMPSON (YT TEAM)

Jo has a special treat for you today with her process video of how she made her card:

MARIA RUSSELL

MARTHA GOMEZ

Martha created some stunning designs using both dies. Wait until you see the other samples she created. You will be seeing them all throughout the month.

MEGHAN KENNIHAN

I just adore this Fuschia pink and red color combo on Meghan’s card. She also added some jewels to give it a festive touch.

PRISCILLA JOSEPH

Priscilla created two beautiful Christmas cards using the new dies and some older sentiment dies from the shop, as well as the snowflake sprinkles.

TINA DORNBAUM

Tina used her Crafter’s Companion Foil Press to foil the Christmas Tree Coverplate die. She added the “merry” sentiment using the new Merry Christmas sentiment with shadow die that you will be seeing tomorrow. Such a classy design.

Would you like to win the new dies we showcased today? We will choose TWO winners! One lucky winner will win the Christmas Tree Coverplate die and one lucky winner will win the Ornament Strip Coverplate die.

Here’s how to win:

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Coffee Lover Gift Card Holder

November 2, 2019

Adam Karle

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Coffee Lovers Unite!

Who does’t know someone that is a coffee addict? We all know them and think about the perfect gift for them at this time of year. Well how about a gift card to their favorite coffee shop?

This is a simple gift card holder decorated with the KS Layered Coffee Cup Die. I embossed snowflakes on the body of the cup in Brutus Monroe Alabaster Embossing Powder. I made a stitched tag stamped with a Honey Bee sentiment from the Blah Blah Blah Stamp Set. The insulated sleeve was die cut from corrugated Craft paper. A half Circle was punched in the side of the holder to make it easy to remove the gift card. How simple is this gift card holder to make? (This would be great for any type of gift card.) Cheers

Supply List:

KS -Layered Coffee Cup Die

B|M -Alabaster Embossing Powder

Honey Bee -Blah Blah Blah Stamp Set

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Challenges & Hops, Coupons & Sales, Giveaways

2019 Fall | Winter Coffee Blog Hop – Kat Scrappiness

November 1, 2019

adminkat

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Welcome to our stop on the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Kat Scrappiness is proud to be a Super Sponsor and we are giving everyone a 15% discount on your entire purchase* at Kat Scrappiness from 11/1 through 11/8 when you use coupon code COFFEE19. In addition, All orders over $50 will receive a free (die) surprise!

ONE MORE SURPRISE! Kat is giving away one $50.00

Kat Scrappiness Exclusive Product Prize Pack!

Just a reminder that we have a Coffee Category in our store that lists all coffee related products, just for you! (There are currently 111 products listed there!)

Our design team has created some pretty awesome coffee related projects to share with you. To view their projects in detail, click on the image or the link and it will open a new window which will take you to their blog/project listing. When you are done, simply close the window and you will be back here! There is a link back to the blog hop at the bottom of this post. Let’s get started!

Maria Russell

You can view Maria’s card in more detail and get a product list by clicking here or on any of the two photos above.

Adam Karle

You can view his project in dept by clicking HERE.

Priscilla Joseph

Priscilla has created several awesome cards for this blog hop and they are all listed below. To see each card in detail or find out how to make it and what products she used, just click on the image of the card you are interested ink or click here for her complete blog post.