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    Easy Easter Cards with Kat Scrappiness Mandala Frame and Lawn Fawn

    Hello crafty friends! I’m excited to share one of the new products from Kat Scrappiness. One of my favorites from the new release is the Mandala Frame. I love using it to create card sets like the one I’m featuring today. I was inspired by the colors from the Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Spring and Rainbow paper pads. For more details on how I made these cards check out the video below.

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    After cutting the backgrounds from the patterned paper I picked out some coordinating inks and jewels. I picked out the Kat Scrappiness jewels in Lime Green, Lilac and Teal. As mentioned in the video I originally intended to mix up all the colors but I also liked the monochromatic look. Let me know which one was your favorite.

    In addition to keeping it simple with the gorgeous Kat Scrappiness die, I also decided to keep it simple by stamping the duck image from the Lawn Fawn Easter Party set onto patterned paper. Having the subtle background under simple coloring I can add interest without having to add detailed shading.

    Above you can see a mixed card and below you can see the monochromatic version. I personally don’t know which I like better but I do know those Kat Scrappiness Jewels are a perfect finishing touch every time!

     

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    Star Fusion Coverplate by Martha Lucia

    Happy Saturday! Martha Lucia here with you featuring one of our new coverplates. Today I am using the Star Fusion Coverplate and I prepared two cards using it.

    Star Fusion Coverplate by Martha Lucia

    On my first sample I used the Star Fusion coverplate over a card base soft blue. I took a piece of whisper white card stock and sprayed it with different colors of Fireworks. I let the paper dry naturally but if you need to speed the process you can use the heat tool. Then I cut from the sprayed layer the Star Fusion Coverplate and pasted it directly over the card base.

    Star Fusion Coverplate by Martha Lucia

    To complete my design I added a poppy parade strip with a 3D embossed on the left side of the card and arranged some stamped flowers and sentiment from the stamp set Reckless Love of Joy Clair Stamps. To cut my sentiment I used the small size of the Stitched Sentiments Strips Die Cuts released a month ago.

    Star Fusion Coverplate by Martha Lucia

    My second card was totally made with whisper white card stock. I just created the card base and inked the top layer with two different colors of distress ink. Then I took another piece of whisper white card stock and made the partial cutting of the Star Fusion Coverplate. My idea has to have only on the center part of this layer the design of the Star Fusion coverplate to see the soft colors behind of it.

    I pasted the die cut layer with double sided foam tape to give more dimension and finalized the decoration with a  sentiment and image from the stamp set Spring Stroll from Joy Clair. I fussy cut my scissors the image and for the sentiment I used the Stitched Sentiments Strips Die Cuts because this set include 5 different sizes that work wonderful with many designs. My final touch was a complete spray of Sheer Shimmer over the finalized card.

    Did you like the Star Fusion Coverplate? You can find it HERE and you can see all the new die cuts released this week HERE.

    Thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

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    February Release Winners

    Hello Kat Scrappiness fans! Maria here on the blog with you today. On behalf of the Kat Scrappiness Design Team, I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the wonderful comments. We appreciate your support more than you’ll ever know!

    Here are the February release winners, chosen through random.org.

    Day 1 – Medallion Coverplate – Becca Yahrling

    Day 2 – Mandala Frame – Nancy Carroll
    Mandala Die – Elaine D.

    Day 3 – Star Fusion Coverplate – Phyllis Zimmerman

     

    Please contact Kathleen Driggers at katscrappiness@hotmail.com for your mailing address.

    We can’t wait to see you next month for the March release! Don’t be sad if you didn’t win this time. There will be more to follow and everyone will always have a chance to win.

    Have a great weekend and happy crafting!

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    February Release Day 3 – Star Fusion Coverplate

    It is the last day of our February product release.  I hope you were able to check out the first two days of the reveals.  Which die is your favorite so far?  Don’t forget to leave a comment if you haven’t done so already for a chance to win the dies.  For our projects today, the design team is showcasing the Star Fusion Coverplate die.  Here’s what it looks like:

     

     

    Here are the samples made by the design team.

     

    CAREN BATHOLOMEW

     

    Caren used the Star Fusion coverplate die to die-cut the blue glittered card stock and adhered this piece on her card base.  She also adhered another pink card stock behind the die-cut.  She added two hearts to finish the design and stamped her sentiments.  What a cute Valentine’s Day card.

     

    LISA GOLZBEIN

     

     

    Lisa die-cut the star fusion die on some blue card stock and adhered it on a kraft card base.  She also used the Lola The Giraffe stamp set from the shop and stamped her sentiment using the Stiched Sentiment strip die.  What a cute card!

     

    MARIA RUSSELL

     

    I die-cut the Star Fusion Coverplate die with some white card stock and adhered this piece on some white card base.  I have been loving the clean white-on-white look lately.  I die-cut the flowers and the branches using some dies that I have from my stash and colored the branches with some Copic markers.  I stamped the flowers with some lawn fawn inks to give it some dimension and adhered and layered these pieces on my card.  I die-cut the script sentiment “Thanks” on some black card stock and vellum using the Paper Rose dies.  I also added some Sparkling Clear Jewels to finish my design.  Clean and simple!  Here’s a closer look:

     

     

    MARTHA GOMEZ

     

     

     

    Martha created TWO gorgeous cards today with the star fusion coverplate die.  Please check out her post this month to find out how she made her cards.

     

    PRISCILLA JOSEPH

    Priscilla created quite a few samples for you  guys today.  She definitely outdid herself this month.  Get ready to be wowed!

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TINA GUIGUI DORNBAUM

     

    Tina created this heavenly card using a lot of products from the shop.  She inked up her background with some distress oxide inks and used a clouds stencil die.  She die-cut a yellow piece of card stock using the Star Fusion Coverplate and used her distress oxide to add more texture and color.  She used the Lacy Layered Heart Die to die-cut the window and adhered this piece on her card base.  She stamped and colored the flowers and vase using the Happy Fall Y’All stamp set.  To finish her design, she stamped her sentiment using the Stitched Sentiment Strip dies and adhered some jewels to her card.  What a beautiful card, Tina!

     

     

    For Tina’s second card, she inked up her background again with some distress oxide inks and adhered this piece on her card base.  She die-cut some white card stock using the Star Fusion Coverplate.  She stamped some coffee images from a Lawn Fawn stamp set and colored it with alcohol markers.  Added the sentiment “You’re The Cream to my Coffee” and some Pink Jewels to finish her design. Another beautiful card, Tina!

     

    HOW TO WIN:

    WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN THE STAR FUSION DIE?  Leave a comment everyday during the reveals in the comments section below for a chance to win the die.  Deadline to leave a comment is on Friday, February 8, 2019.  Winners will be announced on the blog on Saturday, February 9, 2019.  I hope you love the projects as much as I do.  This Star Fusion Coverplate die is now available for purchase here –> http://bit.ly/2DZnVLn

     

    There you go Kat Scrappiness fans!  I hope we have given you some inspiration this week!  Have an amazing day and happy crafting!

     

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    Mandala Die – Happy Valentine’s Day

    Have you been keeping up with the February release?  Today is the grand finale!  Be sure to check out all the beautiful dies that were released this week.

    For today’s card, I’m using the new Mandala die from Kat Scrappiness.  I love all the new dies buy I think this one is my favorite!

    I die cut the Mandala die four times out of some white card stock.  I then found a perfect sized circle from Kat Scrappiness’ Never Ending circle dies to back the Mandala die.  I cut the circle die out of purple card stock.  I then sponged a little bit of Dusty Concord distress ink into the center of each purple circle.  I adhered the white Mandala die cuts to the purple circles and adhered them to my card base.

    For the sentiment, I used one of the Stitched Sentiment dies.  I heat embossed my sentiment using white embossing power.  I then sponged on Dusty Concord distress ink.  I adhered it to my card using foam adhesive, then added some Lilac jewels to finish off the card.

    Here are a couple of other cards I created for the Mandala die release:

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    Mandala Frame and Die

    Hi Everyone, it’s Tina here. Today is the new release for the Mandala Frame and Die. Both can be used on their own or combined. I will be showing you combined. Below are the steps so you can 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.

    Step 2 – Apply Alcohol Inks onto Alcohol Ink Paper. Once completely dry Diecut Mandala Frame using the background created. Adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    Step 3 – Diecut Mandala Die using White Cardstock. Adhere to card using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

    Step 4 – On scrap piece of White Cardstock Apply Distress Oxide Ink using a mini ink blender. Let dry. Apply Anti-Static Powder to the coloured cardstock. Stamp sentiment using Versamark. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder and remove the excess. Heat set it with a heat tool.

    Step 5 – Diecut Stitched Sentiment Strips using the coloured cardstock from Step 4. Adhere to card using Foam Tape.

    This card can be used for any occasion by changing the background colors and sentiment. To receive 10% off your next order at Kat Scrappiness use code: TINA10 at checkout. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

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    February Release Day 2 – Mandala Die and Mandala Frame

    Good morning Kat Scrappiness fans!  Are you ready for Day 2 of the February reveals?  For our projects today the design team is showcasing the Mandala Die with the Mandala Frame.  These dies will either go perfectly well together, layered or used on its own.   We also have a giveaway everyday during the release so scroll down at the end of the blog post to find out how you can WIN these dies.

     

    Mandala Die

     

    Mandala Frame

     

    Here are some samples created by the design team:

     

    CAREN BARTHOLOMEW

     

    Caren inked up the background with some distress oxide inks and die cut another piece of some white card stock using the Mandala die.  She adhered this piece on top of her inked background and stamped her sentiment using the same ink for a seamless look. Simple and elegant!

     

    In this card, Caren used the Mandala die as a stencil and inked up the card stock with some distress oxide inks.  She finished her design by adding the sentiment script  “Hello Friend” from the shop.

     

    LISA GOLZBEIN

     

     

    Lisa had cut the Mandala Frame with a light blue card stock.  She die-cut the Mandala die using some white card stock and adhered both on her card base.  She colored a cute critter and used the Hello from the “Hello My Crafty Friend” sentiment script die.  How adorable is this card?

     

     

    For Lisa’s second project, she used both the Mandala Frame and Mandala dies again and added the coffee cup image from the Let’s Get Caffeinated stamp set.  She also used some Brown Jewels to finish her design.

     

     

    For Lisa’s third card, she created a square card using the Mandala die and adhered the “love” sentiment using the I Love You Shadow dies, just released last month.

     

    MARIA RUSSELL

     

    I used the Mandala die as a decorative background for my card.  Even though it is not the focal point, the die-cut pieces really stood out on this card.  I die-cut the Mandala die twice with some white card stock and adhered them onto a light beige card base.  I stamped the flowers with different lawn fawn inks available at the shop and die cut using the coordinating dies.  I heat-embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and die-cut the globe using the dies.  The stamp set I used is called Globe Greetings from Concord & 9th.  I finished my design by adding some Pink Sparkling Jewels from the shop.  Here’s a closer look:

     

     

    I die-cut the Mandala frame on some white card stock and adhered this piece on a blue card base.  I stamped my celestial background on another piece of Neenah solar white card stock with some Lawn Fawn inks and die-cut this piece using the Cross Stitched Circle frame die.  I adhered this piece in the middle of the Mandala frame and finished my design by adding my critters and Sparkling clear jewels from the shop.  I didn’t think this card needed a sentiment in the front.  Here’s a closer look:

     

     

    MARTHA GOMEZ

     

    Martha created this beautiful card using both the Mandala Die and the Mandala Frame.  She inked up her background using distress oxide inks.  She die-cut the Mandala Frame from some white card stock and adhered this piece on her inked background.  Martha inked up another piece of card stock and die-cut this piece with the Mandala die.  She adhered this piece on her card.  She finished her design by stamping her sentiment on the Stitched Sentiment Strip die.  What a beautiful card, Martha!

     

    PRISCILLA JOSEPH

     

     

    Priscilla had die-cut the Mandala die and used another die from Papertrey Ink to make it look like the moon.  This card is so beautiful and unique!  She also used the “Love You to the Moon and Back” sentiment strip die and finished her design with some sequin mixes from the shop.  Here’s a closer look:

     

     

     

    Priscilla created two birthday-themed card for her second and third project using the Mandala Frame die and Mandala die.  She also used the Happy Birthday script sentiment die with some Superhero Star Sprinkles Embellishment to finish the card design.   Priscilla, you outdid yourself this month with all of your projects!  Wow!

     

     

    TINA GUIGUI DORNBAUM

     

     

    Tina created this beautiful and elegant card by coloring some Yupo paper with alcohol inks and die cut the same with the Mandala frame die.  She adhered this piece on a white card base and die cut the Mandala frame die with white card stock.  She finished the design by adding her sentiment using the stitched sentiment strip die.

     

    HOW TO WIN:

    WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN THE MANDALA DIE AND THE MANDALA FRAME?  Leave a comment everyday during the reveals in the comments section below for a chance to win the die.  Deadline to leave a comment is on Friday, February 8, 2019.  Winners will be announced on the blog on Saturday, February 9, 2019.  I hope you love the projects as much as I do.   The dies are available for purchase now

     

    Mandala Frame: http://bit.ly/2MT4aYq

    Mandala Die: http://bit.ly/2MQBFe2