Kat Scrappiness Blog

Tag: Christmas Card

  • Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with you!

    I prepared some easy shaker cards and more for you! Now Kat Scrappiness is selling Shaker Dimension Sets that are easy to manipulate, decorate and create amazing shaker cards. Let me show you my designs:

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

     

    On my first card, I used the new Merry Christmas Snowglobe Shaker Card Kit. Originally It is color Kraft and to make it different I inked the lower part with VersaFine Satin Red and covered it with clear embossing powder. After melt the powder, I repeated the process and obtained a very shiny touch. To make the snowglobe more special, I inked the circular part with VersaMark and covered with Sparkle Embossing Powder. I repeated the process to obtain  a very sparkle touch.

     

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    In a separate piece of whisper white card stock, I stamped different images from the stamp set Merry Critters from Kat Scrappiness and colored the images with Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir. I fussy cut the images and arranged over an inked circle that I cut with one of the Never Ending Circle Dies. I arranged all the pieces with different highs and added some 3mm Clear Solid Stars and some Golden Anniversary Sequins to make the shaker effect. Then I pasted my shaker piece over a whisper white card base that I decorated with the Star Fusion Cover Plate.

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    My next card is a Fall card that I made using the stamp set Happy Fall Y’all and the Medallion Cover Plate in combination with the Medium Oval Shaker Card Kit. This shaker kit came in white and I changed the colors of the frame using Powder Puff Chalk Ink from Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company. To make the background I die cut an oval with one Never Ending Oval Die and used Harmony Water Reactive Inks from Spectrum Noir.

     

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    To embellish the card, I used one of my favorites products from Kat Scrappiness, Sequins! I used the Autumn Harvest collection and the colors are simply gorgeous!

    Now I have a different product to share with you. The fabulous Halloween Borders!

     

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    I decided to create a non scary Halloween card. The base and the second layer of my card is Whisper White. I just inked the second layer with five different tones of Harmony Water Reactive Ink from Spectrum Noir and stamped on the center a sentiment Halloween Stamp. The colors of Harmony Ink that I used are: Pale Fig, Crushed Velvet, Plum Pudding, Lemon Tonic and Baby Blue. The sentiment is Trick or Treat by Rena from my stach that I stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

     

    Shaker Cards and more by Martha Lucia

    I die cut the the second layer using the large Zig Zag Rectangle Stitched Die from Kat Scrappiness and pasted over the card base using double sided foam tape. To embellish the card, I used basic black card stock to die cut the spiderweb and the bats borders included on the Halloween Border Dies from Kat Scrappiness. I separate the bats, and pasted over the front card area with double sided foam tape and finalized with the super cute gosh included on the Halloween Party Sequin Mix from Kat Scrappiness.

    Thank you for stopping by and see you soon with more new products!

    Martha Lucia

  • So many sprinkles, so little time!

    So many sprinkles, so little time!

    Hi crafters!  Did you see all the new sprinkles and awesome acetate sheets that were released this month?  So much cuteness.  Today, I’m sharing three cards I made with three of the new sprinkle mixes.

    For my first card, I made a small shaker window using the penguin sprinkles, acetate sheets, stitched scalloped square dies, and the stitched square dies from Kat Scrappiness.  I used one of the Stitched Fishtail Banner dies for my sentiment.  To make this the size I wanted, I die cut the paper twice using the same die.

    My next card uses the Fun Christmas Icon sprinkles, acetate sheets, and the Condensed Lowercase Alphabet dies from Kat Scrappiness.  I added a few teal jewels on the corners of the card and a fuchsia jewel to dot the I in bright.

    For my last card, I wanted to show that you could use the sprinkles  without making a shaker card. I used the Multicolor Paw Print sprinkles on this cute puppy card.  I picked out the brown paw prints to match the card.

    Here is a look at all the new sprinkles and the acetate sheets that are now available in the Kat Scrappiness shop.


    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!  Here is a link to the Kat Scrappiness shop and direct links for products used on this card are below.

    – – – Kat Scrappiness products – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

    Acetate Sheets – A2 size:

    Penguin Card:

    Merry & Bright Card:

    Paw Print Card:

  • Christmas In July – Merry Christmas Shaker Card

    Christmas In July – Merry Christmas Shaker Card

    Hi Crafters!

    We are still celebrating Christmas in July here at Kat Scrappiness.  It has really put me in the mood to make Christmas cards, they are my favorite!

    I tend to use fun/bright colors on my cards, so it was good to get out of my comfort zone and use brown/gold tones for this card.  I absolutely love the way it turned out.

    I found a piece of light brown patterned paper with gold snowflakes on it from my stash.  I used the double stitched rectangle dies to cut out a panel from the patterned paper.  I then used the double stitched circle dies to cut a circle from this piece.  As you can see, the double stitched circle die left stitches on the outside of the circle.

    I used the VersaMark watermark pen with a ruler to draw a line from the top of the circle to the edge of the paper.  I covered the line with gold embossing powder and heat set it.  I also heat embossed the sentiment Merry Christmas from the Merry Critters stamp set onto a Stitched Fishtail banner die cut from kraft card stock.

    I backed the circle opening with clear acetate and attached gold glitter paper to my kraft card base.  I added Golden Anniversary sequins to create the shaker part of the card and attached it to the card base using dimensional adhesive.  I die cut the bow from Lawn Fawn’s Mini Picture Frame dies in gold glitter paper and attached it to the top of the circle to create the ornament.

    To finish the card, I added the sentiment banner with dimensional adhesive.

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

    Check out this great sale – use code JULYXMAS to get 20% off all Christmas products.  Also, you will receive tickets for a giveaway in August.

    Christmas in July Sale & Giveaway

    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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

  • Christmas in July – No Stamping, All Dies

    Christmas in July – No Stamping, All Dies

    Hi Crafters!

    We are celebrating Christmas in July here at Kat Scrappiness.  I’m thinking cool thoughts in the 100 degree weather here in Oklahoma!  Keep reading for a sale and giveaway at the end of the post.

    Today I have fun and simple card using some great Kat Scrappiness dies.

    I used three Kat Scrappiness dies to create this card:

    To create the card, I cut a piece of brown card stock to fit the front of my A2 sized card.  I used an embossing folder with a knit pattern to add some texture to the card.  I adhered this to the card base.  I adhered the three layers of Merry Christmas together and then to the card base using Nuvo Deluxe adhesive.

    I adhered the white zig zag square to the card base and added each stocking using foam adhesive.  To finish off the card, I added three brown jewels.

     

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

    Use code JULYXMAS to get 20% off all Christmas products.  Also, you will receive tickets for a giveaway in August.

    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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

  • Winter Wonderland Card

    Winter Wonderland Card

    Hello again, crafters!  It’s Cynthia, back again with one last Christmas project before we put the holidays behind us.  This time, I decided to create a wintery scene with lots of layers to highlight each of Kat’s fabulous dies.  I used the Foliage Frame Die, the Pine Tree Border Die, and the Woodland Reindeer Die.  Each one of these dies are perfect on their own, but I decided to combine all of them for a rich, heavily detailed design.  Let’s go ahead and break down the steps for creating this card project.

     

    My first step was to cut the Foliage Frame Die in white card stock.  I apologize that my photo isn’t showing the delicate veins in the leaves, but they are visible when the card is in hand.

     

    To further the theme of a frosty winter night, I edged each one of the leaves with a fine line of glue, then sprinkled on a generous amount of the gorgeous Nuvo Glitter in Ice White.  This glitter is so lovely, with the texture of granulated sugar and a very bright shine.  I also love that it is crystal clear, meaning the sparkle doesn’t have any “rainbow” iridescence to it.  I set this panel aside for the glue to dry while I worked on the next steps.

     

    For a nice border of trees, I cut the Pine Tree Border Die with a piece of medium blue card stock.  This pretty die can be cut in many different colors, depending on the season and the theme of your card.  A die like this one is something I would consider an essential in any crafters stash 🙂

     

    My final layer, which will be the middle layer in my scene, is the adorable Woodland Reindeer Die.  This die cuts like a dream!  Even the delicate antlers cut perfectly, which is not always the case with dies like this.  I have purchased and used many different brands over the years, and I can honestly say that Kat’s dies are the highest quality 🙂  To add a little highlighting, I used my white gel pen and outlined some of the edges of this piece.  You could also sponge the edges if you want – even using a deep navy or black ink would help define the edges.

     

    Here is a look at the background layers, all assembled.  You can see the white detailing here on my Reindeer die, which I also popped up on a single layer of foam tape.  My line of Pine Trees was adhered flat to the background panel, and I completed the look with some “stars” made from super-tiny droplets of glue and more of the Nuvo Ice White glitter.

     

    To add the Foliage Frame die cut panel, I popped it up on two layers of foam tape so that it was clearly in the forefront.  Because of the low profile of the tape, adding two layers still gives you an attractive card that isn’t ridiculously thick.  I will be delivering this card in person, but if you were going to mail yours you’d want to add an extra stamp just to avoid any embarrassing Postage Due to the recipient 😉   Since there is so much going on here, I decided to add my sentiment stamp on the inside of the card.

     

    And there is my finished project!  If you’d like to get yourself some (or all!) of these dies, they are all available right now at the Kat Scrappiness website.  I have included a shopping link for you below to see these and many other fabulous items.  Please be sure to use my coupon code “CYNTHIA10” at check out to receive 10% off your entire purchase.  Thank you for joining me today, and Merry Christmas to you all 🙂

     

    Kat Scrappiness Shop

     

    My YouTube Channel

     

     

  • Stitched and Layered Dies – Snowman, Gingerbread Man, Christmas Tree

    Stitched and Layered Dies – Snowman, Gingerbread Man, Christmas Tree

    Hi everyone!  I have three cards for you today that feature some older Christmas dies from Kat Scrappiness that are super cute.  I also use a ton of other great Kat Scrappiness products.

    My first card features the Stitched and Layered Snowman die.  For his buttons, I used the red glitter sequins from the Holiday Sparkles sequin mix.  The candy cane I added to the snowman’s hat is from the same sequin mix.  I used foam squares to adhere the snowman to piece of pattern paper I cut out using the Stitched Scalloped Oval dies.  The sentiment for this card is from the Merry Critters stamp set.

    The second card I created uses the cute Design a Gingerbread Man die.  For the buttons on the gingerbread man, I used the glittery green sequins from the Sparkling Wintergreen sequin mix.  I used foam squares to adhere the gingerbread man to piece of pattern paper I cut out using the Stitched Scalloped Rectangle dies.

    For my final card, I cut the Stitched and Layered Christmas tree out of some green pattern paper.  I then used the same die set to cut out the bows, star, and tree trunk out of colored card stock.  I arranged the bows on the tree and added green sequins from the Holiday Fun sequin mix to finished the decorations on the tree.  I cut out the word Christmas from the Merry Christmas Brush Script Sentiment die out of some red glitter paper.  For this card, the Merry from that die was too big for what I wanted.  So instead, I used one of the Stitched Fishtail banner dies and heat embossed the word Merry from the Merry Critters stamp set.

     

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

    Use code caren10 for a 10% discount in the Kat Scrappiness shop.

    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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

    Snowman Card

    Gingerbread Man Card

    Christmas Tree Card

  • Jingle Card featuring Fancy Floral Die

    Jingle Card featuring Fancy Floral Die

    Hello again, everyone!  This is Cynthia with my final Design Team project for the month of November.  I used the lovely new Kat Scrappiness Fancy Floral Coverplate Die and the “Holiday Sparkles” Sequin Mix, along with the Jingle All The Way Brush Script Word Die, and one of the Cross Stitched Oval Dies to create my card.  Let’s go ahead and start looking at the steps I used for this project.

    My first step was to select my card stocks.  I knew I wanted to cut the Fancy Floral die in Black, with something colorful/exciting behind it.  I decided to bring out some of my treasured Gold glitter card stock, which I love so much that I tend to hoard and never actually use!  But if any backdrop die deserves the best, I think this one is it 🙂  I attached the Gold paper flat to my white card base, then added the Fancy Floral piece on top with some paste adhesive.  This gorgeous die measures 4.25 x 5.5″ so it will perfectly fit your standard A2 sized cards.

     

    Next, I cut out the Jingle All The Way Brush Script die in Black, and then cut one of the Cross Stitched Ovals in White.  I love the elegant simplicity that black and white have, like a handsome man in a dapper tuxedo.  Also, I didn’t want anything flashy that would either clash with or override the glittery gold background.  I wanted to mention also that this fabulous script die cuts out all in one piece – even the dot on the letter “i.”  If only you knew how much wasted time I’ve spent chasing tiny dots around my work table, you would understand the depth of my joy!

     

    To add a touch of dimension, I cut some narrow strips of foam tape and added bits to the back of the script die.  Because of the wider strokes in the lettering, there were plenty of places I could easily attach the tape.  Once I’d removed the release paper bits, I pressed the words onto my oval, centering them the best I could.  I like the look of some overhang, so just a few edges extend beyond the oval.  You may or may not want to cut yourself a larger oval for your own card.  I also added a few large foam dots to the backside of the oval to give this piece a tiny bit of lift as well.  Because the foam dots and tape are quite thin, this didn’t add too much bulk.

     

    As my final finishing touch, I couldn’t resist dipping into this fabulous “Holiday Sparkles” Sequin Mix.  I love the rich, traditional Christmas colors, the fun shapes, and also the glittery pieces.  I decided to only use the gold glitter sequins for my card, but really any of the colors would have been lovely.  They were very easy to attach with just some dots of paste adhesive, and their flatness is actually helpful for keeping them intact.  If you haven’t tried any sequins mixes with the flat pieces, go ahead and grab some from Kat’s huge selection.  I think you’re going to fall in love with them like I have 🙂

     

    So that is my finished card!  There are so many things I love about this one, and it’s all due to that incredible backdrop die.  You can really take this one through all the seasons, and totally change the look of it just by your color choices.  I hope that this card has inspired you to try out these new products, all of which are available now at Kat Scrappiness.  I’ve included a shopping link below for you, and don’t forget to use my coupon code “CYNTHIA10.”  When you enter this code at checkout, you will receive 10% off your entire purchase, including brand new items!  Thank you again for joining me today, and I will be back again in December with more Kat Scrappiness goodness 🙂

     

    Kat Scrappiness Shop

     

     

  • Merry Christmas Card using Kat Scrappiness dies

    Merry Christmas Card using Kat Scrappiness dies

    Hi everyone!  Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

    Today, I have a simple Christmas card using four different dies from Kat Scrappiness, paper, and distress oxide inks.  I die cut the Stitched Winter Swirl Backdrop die out of white card stock.  I then blended Broken China and Faded Jeans distress inks onto the die cut piece.  I used one of the stitched rectangle dies to cut out a portion of the Stitched Winter Swirl backdrop die.  I die cut the Merry Christmas sentiment three times – once from glitter white card stock and two from white card stock – and stacked them together.  I die cut the snowflake from the Snowflake Kisses dies from glitter white card stock.  I then adhered everything to a white card base.

    Use code SHOPKAT18 for 18% off all in stock products in the shop now thru 11/27 at Kat Scrappiness for the Black Friday sale.

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

    Use code caren10 for a 10% discount in the Kat Scrappiness shop.

    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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

  • Gingerbread Cookies Card

    Hello again, crafters!  Cynthia here with another Design Team project, this time featuring some wonderful holiday themed items from Kat Scrappiness.  Christmas crafting is my absolute favorite thing to do, so it was a pleasure to create this little plate of Christmas cookies on a card.  I used the tree die from Kat’s Build A Stocking Dies, a lacy border from Kat’s Elegant Border Dies, the winter backdrop die from Kat’s Crafters Essentials WINTER Dies, and finally a sprinkle of snowflake sequins from Kat’s Holiday Fun Sequin Mix.  Keep on reading to see the details of how this project came together.

     

    My first step was to use the little Christmas tree die and cut out several pieces from some kraft card stock.  To enhance the idea that these are gingerbread cookies, I sponged the edges with soft brown ink and used my white gel pen to add icing details.  I hope that you can see the look I was going for!

     

    Step two was to cut and layer all of my background pieces.  I chose a pretty red Lawn Fawn patterned paper for the wide band, then edged the piece with some lacy borders in crisp White.  These were both layered over a piece of Kraft card stock, which I then ran through my BigShot machine with the gorgeous wintery backdrop die.  It only captured the stitched details and the largest snowflakes, but I could have run it through again with an embossing pad if I had wanted to press all of the little shapes into my panel.

     

    Since I needed a little “platter” for holding my cookies, I cut two circles from some more patterned paper to create it.  I edged all of these pieces in the brown ink as well, because I really like the homespun look it adds.  I attached two of the cookies flat, then added two more popped up on foam tape.

     

    For my sentiment, I used the “Merry Christmas” stamp from the Merry Critters stamp set.  I love using White embossing powder and heat setting it over Kraft – it has such a classic look to it!  It also helps it stand out and not get lost on the card front.

     

    For just a bit of extra fun, I sprinkled on some of the tiny white snowflakes that are in Kat’s Holiday Fun Sequins Mix.  This mix is ADORABLE, and has snowflakes, gingerbread men, Christmas trees, and an assortment of sparkling round sequins in reds and greens.  This mix will be a staple in my sequins drawer for sure!

     

    And that’s my final card!  I just HAD to add a fifth cookie with a little nibble out of it, because if there are gingerbread cookies lying around you KNOW I’ll be all over them 😀   I hope that you enjoyed this project, and that you’ll give these new items a try.  Kat always provides such a generous assortment in her sets, and you’ll be amazed at all the darling things you can create.  I’ve included a shopping link below for you to use, and please don’t forget to use my coupon code “CYNTHIA10” to save 10% off your entire order.  Thanks for reading through my post, and I’ll see you all again soon!

     

    Kat Scrappiness Shop

  • Holiday Cards Galore!

    Holiday Cards Galore!

    Hey Everyone! It’s Priscilla again! Since this is my last post as the November Guest Designer for the  Kat Scrappinessblog, I admit I went just a littlecrazy making Holiday cards with so many of the amazing goodies from Kat’s latest release.

    Nothing says Christmas like “stockings hung by the chimney with care.” The Kat Scrappiness “Christmas Stocking Banner Die” was so much fun to work with.

    Let’s take a look at two cards I made with it.

    Card #1:

    For this card , I removed two of the six stockings so I could fit them on the front of an A2 size card, which I die cut using the largest of the Kat Scrappiness“Cross Stitched Rectangle Dies“. I inked the background with the Distress Oxide“Fire Brick Red” through a brick patterned stencil. I created the mantle out of wood grain paper and inked it up with several brown Distress Oxideinks. I had fun “dressing” the stocking with patterned paper and of course, fur. LOL! The sentiment is from the Kat Scrappiness“Merry Critters” die.

    Card #2:

    This time I used all six stocking on an 7″ x 4.25  card base. The brick background for this card was created using texture paste tinted with a Distress Oxide“Pumice Stone” reinker and spread it over the same stencil as the previous card. I dressed the stockings with black velvet card stock, black/gray/white buffalo plaid paper, and burlap. Snowflake sequins from the Kat Scrappiness “Snow Flurries Sequin Mix” collection were my finishing touch.

    For Cards #3 & 4, I used images and sentiments from the Kat Scrappiness“Merry Critters” stamp set again.

    Card #3:

    Rudolph is working over time hauling Santa’s gifts on Christmas Eve. For the night sky, I used texture paste over a snowflake stencil on metallic navy card stock. The Kat Scrappiness“Ho Ho Ho Brush Script and Word Sentiment” die completed this card.

    Card #4:

    For this card I made a “collage” scene with the “Merry Critters” stamp images, and Copic colored them before fussy cutting them out. I used patterned paper inside each area of the die cut collage frame before foam mounting the critters, the tree, and the gifts. The two sentiments, also from the “Merry Critters” stamp set. are white heat embossed.

    Card #5 was such a clean & simple card to make using the Kat Scrappiness“Holly Leaves & Berries”dies.

     

    I used  one of the holly leaves dies to cut two matching leaves out of red/black buffalo plaid paper. I also cut out two eyes and a nose from some of the berry dies. The card stock layers were cut with the Kat Scrappiness“Cross Stitched Rectangle” dies. The “Merry Christmas” sentiment is from the “Merry Critters” stamp set.

    For Card #6,  I used two new dies, “Fancy Floral Cover Plate” die and “Happy Holidays Brush Script and Word Sentiment” die.

     

    This was a super easy card to make! I simply die cut the “Fancy Floral Cover Plate” from gold card stock and adhered it to a bright red card stock under layer. Then I die cut the “Happy Holidays” die from green card stock and adhered it on a gold strip and placed it across the center of the card. The Kat Scrappiness“Christmas Cheer” sequins, scattered about, were the finishing touch.

    And for my final card I used one of the just released Kat Scrappiness“Crafters Essentials Winter Dies,” which includes this A2 sized “Cut & Emboss Stitched Snowflake Swirl Background die,” combined with theKat Scrappiness“Happy New Year” die.

     

     

    I ran this really unique background die through the Big Shot the first time to die cut it out on navy metallic card stock, with a 2nd pass through using a silicone embossing pad to add the raised snowflakes you can see in the final card. I die cut the “Happy New Year” sentiment out of sliver glitter card stock and adhered it to the front of the card. Finishing touches? I tinted the white snowflake sequins from the Kat Scrappiness“Snow Flurries Sequin Mix” silver and sprinkled them across the front of the card.

    The supplies I used are listed and linked below.  Please don’t forget to use my coupon code “Priscilla10” for 10% off your order at the shop.

    And on a personal note, it’s been a real honor to have been the November Guest Designer on the Kat Scrappiness Blog.

    Happy Holidays and Happy Crafting!

    Priscilla

    SUPPLIES USED