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  • I Love You More Than Chocolate Dad

    I Love You More Than Chocolate Dad

    Hello Kat Scrappiness fans!  Maria here with you today sharing this Father’s Day card, showcasing the Condensed Uppercase Alphabet Dies, the Layered Chocolate Bar 6×8 stamp set, the Chocolate Lover’s Sentiment stamp set and the Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies.

     

    I struggle with Masculine cards but I like how this one turned out.  I stamped the chocolate images on Neenah solar white card stock, using 3 different brown inks.  I die-cut a piece of patterned paper using the Gotta Have Gingham 6×6 patterned paper by Lawn Fawn with the larger die from the Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border dies.

     

    I wanted to do a ghost die-cut technique so I die-cut my stamped background using the Condensed Uppercase Alphabet Dies.  I adhered the background onto my card base and adhered the letters with foam adhesive to give it dimension.  To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment on the foreground.  Since this is a masculine card, I didn’t really add anything else to it, which is really tough because I normally embellish my cards a lot.  Here’s what it looks like:

     

     

    I hope you like my card today.  I am sorry for being a bit M.I.A. on the blog or on YouTube.  I am in the process of moving my household stuff from overseas, back to FL and I have been crazy busy lately.  You will be seeing more posts and videos once I am settled in.  Thanks for supporting Kat Scrappiness and for liking our videos and blog posts.   The supplies I used are listed and linked below.  Have an amazing day!

     

     

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  • Father’s Day Card with Dad’s Tools

    Father’s Day Card with Dad’s Tools

    Hello my crafty friends, Maria here with you today on the blog!  I hope you are all having a great week so far.  Father’s Day is fast approaching and it is time to honor all the AMAZING dads out there.  The new Dad’s tools – 6×8 Layered stamp setis perfect for this type of occasion, or you can even make just-because cards.  It doesn’t always just have to be for one day out of the year.  I know if my Dad were here, I probably would make him a card at least once a month.

    I started out by stamping my images on Neenah solar white card stock, using my Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform.  I think it is a must-have tool for stamping layered images.  Since this stamp set did not have matching dies, I used my Brother Scan N Cut2 to die-cut the images.

    I used the biggest of my Cross Stitched Rectangle dieto die-cut the blue patterned paper taken from the Gotta Have Gingham Petite Paper Pack 6×6 by Lawn Fawn.  I then used the third piece of the Cross Stitched Rectangle dieto die-cut a piece of silver card stock. I placed this card stock onto my We R Memory Keepers embossing folder and run it through my die-cutting machine to emboss this piece.

    I adhered my blue patterned paper onto my card base and then layered the embossed silver cardstock on top for my foreground.  On another piece of white card stock, I die-cut the word Dad with the Uppercase Condensed Alphabet Dies.  To give it some dimension, I used my foam adhesive to adhere the word Dad onto my card.

    I stamped the sentiment on a black card stock with my Versa-mark ink and used my white embossing powder then set it using my heating tool.  I also adhered the hammer and screwdriver images from the stamp set.  I finished the design by adhering my blue enamel dots on the four corners of my silver card stock embossed piece.  Here’s the card.

     

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    I honestly struggle with masculine cards so designing this was a bit of a challenge for me.  However, I love how this turned out.  Here’s a close-up look:

     

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    I hope you got inspired today.  Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop.  The supplies I used are listed and linked below.  Have a wonderful day!

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  • Star Shaker Card with DT Member Cynthia

    Hi, crafters!  Cynthia here with a new video on how I made this Star Shaker Card.  I was very inspired by Kat’s Breezy Summer sequins mix to make something colorful and fun, so I reached for the Kat Scrappiness Swatches stamp set and pulled out the solid star stamp.  I am a BIG fan of making my own background panels, and this stamp set makes it super quick and easy.  I selected two yellow inks and a soft blue (to match the sequins colors), then decided to add some shiny silver embossing.  I found a small, solid circle stamp to include in my panel, which really helped fill in any small gaps between the stars.  I encourage you to take a look through your own stamp set collection and see how many of these small accessory stamps you might have.  They are the perfect way to add little details to your projects!

     

    I don’t know about you, but I used to be very intimidated by making shaker cards.  Yes, there are multiple steps to the process, but it really isn’t anything to be worried over.  My favorite way to make them is to create them as a separate element that I can attach to the front of my card.  You can make any shape that you would like to use – even a star!  I actually used my Silhouette Cameo 3 machine to create a star that was exactly the right size for my card front, but you could easily use dies to do it as well.  The “sandwich” of layers I used (from bottom to top) is as follows:

    • Yellow card stock star
    • Foam tape layer
    • Sequins mix
    • Acetate piece
    • White card stock star frame

     

    The final touch was to add a sentiment.  I used the “congratulations” from the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set, heat embossed in the same shiny silver as the polka dots.  The adorable stitched banner is a little sneak-peek of more Kat fabulousness to come!  (Shhhh, don’t tell the boss!)  I really hope that you like this card as much as I do, and that you give shaker cards a try if you haven’t already.  Please watch my video (linked below) to see my entire process from start to finish.  Thank you so much, and I’ll see you all again soon!

  • Mother’s Day Card with Matching Envelope by Maria

    Hello my crafty peeps! I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday and getting some much-needed quality time with the family before the start of the work week again, which is the much-dreaded Monday, haha!

    Since Mother’s Day is fast approaching, I figured I’d better get started on my Mother’s Day card.  For today’s project, I am showcasing the Lola the Giraffe 3×4 stamp set, Giraffe Envelope Art stamp set, Uppercase Condensed Alphabet Dies,  Cross-stitched Rectangle dies, and a bunch of other supplies available at the shop.

    I have a process video for you today if you would like to see how I created the card and the matching envelope.  Please click on the link below:

     

    Here are some photos of the finished project:

     

    Close-up:

     

    Here’s the matching envelope:

     

    I hope you like the projects.  The supplies are listed and linked below.  Have a wonderful day!

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  • Clean and Simple Cards with Punny Snacks by Maria

    Clean and Simple Cards with Punny Snacks by Maria

    Last week, I talked to a crafty friend and she told me that she was so sad because the card she gave to a co-worker was thrown out.  She said that she has put so much work and effort on making the card and she was expecting the co-worker to appreciate it and at least keep it!  I know how she feels!  This is the reason why sometimes, you just need to work on clean and simple cards to give out to other people.  I only really give my “special cards”  to friends and family who I know will appreciate them a lot.

     

    For todays card, I am showcasing the Punny Snacks stamp set, with Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle Dies and a bunch of other supplies available at the shop.

     

    The Punny Snacks stamp set is perfect to create some clean and simple cards.  Don’t get me wrong, I also used this stamp set to make some very elaborate (special) cards but these images are so cute and simple and you can even create just a one-layer card.  It’s good to have a bunch of these cards in your stash for “just-because” kind of days.

     

    I have a process video for you below.  I hope this inspired you to create some clean and simple cards!   I also listed and linked the supplies I used below.  Have a wonderful day!

    Here’s the process video:

    Here are the cards:

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  • You have a Pizza my heart

    Hi everyone, it’s Caren.  I’m back again today with a card using one of Kat Scrappiness new stamp sets – Punny Snacks.  I absolutely love this stamp set – maybe because it has all my favorite foods!

    For today’s card, I stamped the piece of pizza 6 times times, colored them in with my alcohol markers, then fussy cut them out.  I found a piece of red gingham pattern paper in my stash and used Kat’s Double Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out the patterned paper.  It reminded me of tablecloths I used to see at pizza restaurants.  I then used Kat’s Double Stitched Circle dies to cut out a circle in the patterned paper.

    I used foam adhesive on the pieces of pizza to create a whole pizza.  I used white embossing powder and VersaMark ink to emboss the sentiment and hearts on the patterned paper.

    Head over to the Kat Scrappiness store to check out this stamp set and the other two new stamp sets released this month.  Other products I used are listed below with links to the store.  Also, be sure to use code caren10 for a ten percent discount in the store!

    Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

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  • Easter Peeps by Maria Russell

    Easter Peeps by Maria Russell

    Hello my crafty peeps! (pun intended! haha!)  I am back today to share with you some fun Easter cards, showcasing the Stitched Easter Bunny outline dies, the Never-ending Circle dies, Brush Script Happy Easter die, Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border dies, and a bunch of other supplies available at the shop.

     

    I started out by die-cutting my bunnies with different colored card stocks.  For one of the bunnies, I adhered some googly-eyes and drew the mouth with my black Copic multi-liner pen.  I colored the cheeks and the ears with my R00 Copic marker.

     

    I die-cut a piece of Bristol smooth white card stock and inked the background with Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick distress oxide, using my mini-ink blending tool.  I sprayed the background with water to give it a distress look.  I used the Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border dies to give my card stock a decorative edge.  I die-cut another piece in light blue to layer it together.  I adhered this piece onto my card base.

     

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    I die-cut another piece of white card stock using my Rectangle Stick Frame by Your Next stamp, also available at the shop, and adhered this piece on my foreground.    My stamped my sentiment using my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform.

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    Using a mini action wobbler,  I adhered the bunny in the center of the frame.

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    Here’s my first card:

     

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    For my second card, I colored another piece of Bristol smooth card stock with my Broken China, Worn Lipstick and Wild Honey distress oxides.  I used the Never-Ending circle dies to cut some circles on my foreground.  I adhered this piece to my colored background with my foam tape to give it some dimension.  I adhered the cute peeps on each circle.

     

    I finished my design by adhering some white pompoms on the bunnies, and added the script sentiment “Happy” from the Brush Script Happy Easter die and stamped the sentiment “EASTER”.  I also used my white gel pen to add some details to the script sentiment.  Here’s my second card:

     

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    Aren’t these cards so much fun?  I love how they turned out.  I hope you got inspired today.  I have also listed and linked the supplies I used below.  Have an amazing day and happy crafting!

     

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  • Everyday Brush Strokes – You Color my World

    Everyday Brush Strokes – You Color my World

    Hi everyone! This is Diane, and Im so excited to be a Guest Designer this month for ⁠Kat Scrappiness ⁩.

    For todays card I’m using the newly released Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set and the Wonky Stitched Rectangles  dies. This set was so much fun to work with, each card ended with a new idea to create a new one.

    I used the sentiment You color my world from the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set and stamped it with versamark ink on white card stock that I cut out with the 2nd to largest Wonky Stitched Rectangles die. Then embossed it with Wow metallic gold embossing powder .

    I was super excited to start creating my flowers so I started with the thinner brush strokes stamp and stamped it out three times using Lawn Fawn’s freshly cut grass ink   for my leaves I used the smallest brush stoke stamp and Lawn Fawn’s Celery stick ink ,

    Now for the blooms, I used the largest splatter stamp from the  Everyday Brush Strokes and  inked it with both Lawn Fawn’s sunflower ink, and fake tan, but you could easily use carrot which is already in this set of inks.

    And now to put it together, I cut out a piece of Lawn Fawn sunflower card-stock using the largest die from the Wonky Stitched Rectangles set  and taped my largest panel  to a A-2 size card base using Score Tape, then taped a piece of white craft foam  to my smallest panel and taped it to the largest panel , for a finishing touch I add a bit of sparkle with Spectrum Noir clear glitter pens.

    And that completed my first card , Here is a link to the video  Brush Stroke Flowers Don’t forget to head over to https://www.katscrappiness.com  and look at the rest of the new release,  I’ll be back on the 3/28 for a new card, I’ll  See you then, meanwhile here’s a look at two more cards I made using the Everyday Brush Strokes  stamp set, and Wonky Stitched Rectangles,

    Crafty Hugs, Diane

     

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    Lawn Fawn’s freshly cut grass ink  

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  • Patriotic Card with Everyday Brush Strokes by Maria

    The time has finally come and Kat Scrappiness has just released the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set!  I was looking forward to showcase this set because it is just simply beautiful.  You can create a lot of projects with this set.  You can even use it to decorate your planner pages, traveler’s journals, scrapbook layout and project life.  The possibilities are endless.

    For my projects, I used the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set, the Cross-stitched Rectangle dies by Kat Scrappiness and a bunch of other supplies available at the shop.  I also listed and linked the supplies below.

    I have a process video for you today at the end of this blog post.  Here are photos of the cards I’ve made using this set.

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    Here’s the process video:

    I hope you got inspired day!  Have an amazing week!

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  • Kat Scrappiness Dies with Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends by Maria

    Kat Scrappiness Dies with Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends by Maria

    I hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day yesterday!  I have two cute cards today for you showcasing the (new) Large Alpha Dies, Distressed Edge Circle Dies, Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies, Fancy Scalloped Edge Dies by Kat Scrappiness, with Lawn Fawn’s Sweet Friends stamp set and Sweet Friends Lawn Cuts dies.

     

    Even though these two cards have hearts, they are not for Valentine’s Day.  My friends and I love s’mores and I thought the Sweet Friends stamp set with the Large Alpha Dies and other dies by Kat Scrappiness would be perfect to use for my cards today.

     

    I have a process video for you so I will keep this blog post short.  Here are my cards:

     

     

     

     

     

    Here’s the process video:

     

    I hope I have inspired you today.  If you like to purchase the products I used, they are listed and linked below.  Please don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order.  Please also check out the Valentine’s Day sale at the shop as they are only valid until February 18, 2017.  Have a wonderful day!

     

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