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Tag: Heidi Randazzo

  • Fun With Scallops

    Fun With Scallops

    This month in the Kat Scrappiness shop, there are lots of new dies featuring a scalloped detail.  I love scallops– so I thought I’d do a couple of projects and a video using the Stitched Scalloped Border Dies and the Stitched Scalloped Heart dies.

    For the first card, I die cut multiple pieces using the border dies and blended ink onto the panels.  I adhered them in a “swooping” fashion down the front of my card for a pretty scalloped rainbow.

    For my second project, I created a cute window card layering the hearts.

    This card would be perfect to add to a little gift bag of chocolate…….

    I have a video below showing how these projects came together.  This will be my last post for the Kat Scrappiness Design Team.  It has been such a great year and I want to thank all of the talented ladies on the design team and Kat for all her encouragement and generosity.  Best wishes and happy crafting!

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEIUVBsDGs]

     

    —SUPPLIES—

    Stitched Scalloped Border Dies

    Stitched Scalloped Heart dies

    Distress Oxide Inks— Candied Apple, Spiced Marmelade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean

    Layered Chocolate Bar Stamp Set

    Chocolate Lover’s Sentiment Stamp Set

     

     

  • Christmas In August

    Christmas In August

    Normally, I like to do a few “Christmas in July” cards, but the new Stitched, Scalloped Collage Frame die from Kat Scrappiness had me changing things up a bit.  When I first saw this background die, it made me think of a cute little window that would be in a gingerbread house, so why not Christmas in August?

    I chose some cute Christmas paper from Crate Paper I had left over from last year.  I like that it had a little village scene on it.  Perfect for “looking out the window”.

    I created a shaker by first cutting some fun foam with the die, then another piece with some white card stock.  I added acetate to the top of the foam piece with liquid adhesive and then glued the white piece on top.

    After cutting down my patterned paper to fit behind the scalloped die, I added some Snowflake Kisses II sequin filler on top.

    I added some Scor-Tape to the back of my shaker window and adhered it over the top of the patterned paper.

    I glued the entire piece to a note card I created using some wood grain style cardstock.

    For the sentiment, I used Technique Tuesday’s Classic Christmas Stamp set and added a few Pretty Pink Jewels.

    Thanks for joining me today.  Be sure to head over to the Kat Scrappiness shop to see all the new releases for this month.  Feel free to use my coupon code:  Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.  Have a great day!

     

    –SUPPLIES—

    Stitched, Scalloped Collage Frame die

    Classic Christmas Stamp set–Technique Tuesday

    Snowflake Kisses II sequin filler

    Pretty Pink Jewels–Kat Scrappiness

    Crystal Katana Tool

  • Bright Birthday Wishes

    Bright Birthday Wishes

     

     

    Hi Everyone!  Today I have a bold and bright birthday card using the Wood Grain Framed Diamond Wire Die and some pretty blooms from Mudra’s Wild Rose stamp set.

    I started off by die cutting the background  using Gina K. card stock and leaving the  pieces intact.  I love that you can get different looks from this one background die!

    I used some tape on the back to secure everything.

    Next, I wanted to create a frame for my flowers, so I spread out my Never Ending Rectangle dies to find the perfect size.

    I blended some Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink all over my chosen panel going from dark to light.

    I thought orange flowers would look nice with the purple and yellow, so I used a variety of Copics to color my stamped flowers.

    A sentiment from Hero Arts finishes the card.

     

    Thanks so much for joining me today.  Be sure to head over to the Kat Scrappiness shop and feel free to use my coupon code: Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.  Have a great day!

     

     

    —SUPPLIES—

    Wood Grain Framed Diamond Wire Die

    Never Ending Rectangle dies

    Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink

    Mudra Wild Rose stamp set

    Hero Arts Birthday Messages stamp set

    Copic Markers

     

     

  • Crafting Happiness

    Crafting Happiness

    For those of us who craft, the statement on this card rings true.  The happy calm we feel when stepping into our craft space is like no other!  Even if it’s just for fifteen minutes or so :).  Today’s project uses the recently released Crafters Essentials 2 die set along with Echo Park’s Eat. Sleep. Craft. stamp set.

    The big background panel in the set is perfect for the graphic style sentiment stamps.  I arranged a couple of the sentiments utilizing the chevron arrows to create the movement of “eat, sleep, craft, repeat”.  I really like the sunburst die included in the set.  It’s perfect for cute little focal points like the sewing machine.  Notice the design “triangle” I made with the stamps and the sunburst.  This is a design principle I love using for CAS cards.

    I stamped, colored and cut out the little sewing machine adding a little Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen for fun.  I actually have a fun, flowered sewing machine in my craft area that I need to use more.  Threading that bobbin just throws me off every time, LOL!  Someday…….:).

    I adhered the sewing machine to the sunburst with some foam tape and the entire panel was adhered to a lavender notecard with more foam tape.

    Here’s another card I made with the die set using the big fish tail banner.  I love how wide the banner is.  Perfect for block-style sentiments.  This sentiment is from the same Echo Park set I used in the previous card.  I die cut 2 banners in Crafter’s Companion Silver Spotlight Shimmering Cardstock to back the main banner.  A few drops of Liquid Mercury Nuvo Crystal Drops highlight the sentiment.

    Thanks so much for joining me today.  Be sure to head over to the Kat Scrappiness shop and feel free to use my coupon code: Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.

    —SUPPLIES—

    Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform

    Crafters Essentials 2 die set

    Echo Park Eat. Sleep. Craft. stamp set

    Crafter’s Companion Silver Spotlight Shimmering Cardstock

    Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen

    Liquid Mercury Nuvo Crystal Drops

     

     

  • Sending Sweet Wishes

    Sending Sweet Wishes

    There are so many different options for the new Crafters Essentials 1 die set.  For today’s project, I wanted to do a shaker card and use the fun, stitched window panel that is included in the set.  I still have a thing for purple, so there’s lots of it!  I was actually inspired by the colors in the sequins I used to fill the shaker.

    I have a video below that shows how this card came together.  All supplies from the Kat Scrappiness shop are linked below.  Be sure to use my coupon code:  Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.  Thanks for watching!

     

     

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwDi6uqZI-4]

    –SUPPLIES–

    Crafters Essentials 1 die set

    Lawn Fawn How You Bean? Conversation Heart Add On stamp set

    Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy stamp set

    Sweet Word and Sentiment die

    Nuvo Crystal Drops Crushed Grape, Sweet Lilac

    Kat Scrappiness Solid Confetti Dots, Silver Solid Heart Confetti

    Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform

    Crafter’s Companion Silver Spotlight Shimmering Cardstock

    Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

    Memento Tuxedo Black ink

  • Welcome Baby!

    Welcome Baby!

    The Crafters Essentials 1 die has so many options.  The design team gals have come up with so many great ideas for this set.  I thought today, since I had this cute baby stamp, I would use some of the shapes from the set for a little “welcome baby card”.

     

    I chose these shapes from the set along with some Watercolor Wishes paper from Lawn Fawn.

    I cut my shapes using various colors of the paper.  I love how the stitching on these dies are farther apart.  It’s a softer look–perfect for a baby card!

    I colored my stamp using various gray Copics, then cut it out with scissors.

    I arranged my shapes on the front of a white notecard, using foam squares for some.  I wanted the squares to kind of mimic baby blocks.  I then added a few sequins for shimmer and texture.

     

    Thanks for joining me today, I have the supplies from the shop I used listed below.  Be sure to use my coupon code Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.  Have a great day!

    –SUPPLIES–

    Crafters Essentials 1 die set

    Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes 6×6 paper pad

    Kat Scrappiness sequins:  Fluffy Clouds and Fairytale Princess

  • Creating a Floral Background

    Creating a Floral Background

    For this month’s release of the new Stitched Scalloped dies, I wanted to showcase all the ways you can use these dies to create wonderful layers on a card front.  To break it up a bit, I added a layer of background stamping in a unique way……

     

    I started off with a white card stock panel and stamped the floral layer from Hero Arts’ Color Layering Hydrangea stamp set right in the middle.  I followed up by stamping it again right next to the first flower, kind of fitting it in like a puzzle piece.  A stamp platform works really well for this.  I used my new favorite summer-y ink pad from Lawn Fawn–Forget Me Not.  I continued to stamp the flower all around until I filled the panel.

    When I was finished, I took one of the Stitched Scalloped Square dies and used it to cut out the center of the stamped panel.

    I backed that panel with a piece of gray card stock I cut using one of the Never Ending Square dies.

    I layered everything over a note card I made using woodgrain cardstock and added another white scalloped square over the top layers.  A sentiment strip and some sequins finished it off.

    Those bright blue hydrangeas remind me of summer at the sea and those layers add such great texture.

    Thanks for joining me today.  I have the products from the shop linked below.  Feel free to use my code HEIDI10 to receive 10% off your purchase in the Kat Scrappiness shop.

    —Heidi

     

    –Supplies–

    Stitched Scalloped Square dies

    Never Ending Square dies

    Hero Arts Color Layering Hydrangea stamp set

    Technique Tuesday Besties clear stamp set

    Lawn Fawn Ink–Forget Me Not

    Fluffy Clouds sequin mix

    Mint Sprinkles sequin mix

    Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform

    **Kat has a couple of options to create a woodgrain look on your card fronts–here, here, and here.

  • Spring/Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop!

    Welcome to the Kat Scrappiness Design Team’s contribution to the 2018 Spring/Summer Coffee Blog Hop!  Today we have some great coffee related projects to share with you.  But first let me share the goodies we are offering today!

    First ,we are having a SALE to celebrate the Coffee Hop!  Everything at Kat Scrappiness is 10% off through June 1st using coupon code:  ILOVECOFFEE!  You can click HERE to shop the main store or HERE for our coffee lover’s  section!

    Next, we are offering three prizes to three lucky hoppers!  We are giving away two $25.00 gift cards to the Kat Scrappiness store and….one lucky winner will win Kat’s New Layered Coffee Cup and our “got coffee?” dies!

    Now, let’s take a look at our designer’s coffee projects!  (Just click on the images to view the designer’s blog post with more information about each project!  The links will open in a new window so you won’t lose your place on this post)

    Each of our designers used the new Kat Scrappiness Layered Coffee Cup Die along with our “got coffee?” die to create their cards.

    Caren Bartholomew

    Jana Melton

     

    Heidi Randazzo

    Heidi Randazzo

    Kel Acopan!

    Lisa Schneider-Golzbein has FOUR projects to share with you today!

    Lisa Schneider-Golzbein 

    Cynthia Fahlgren

    Cynthia Fahlgren

    Maria Russell

    Hannah Rubenstahl

    Jess Gerstner

    Jess Gerstner

    Thanks for stopping by!  Don’t forget about our SALE to celebrate the Coffee Hop!  You can visit us at Kat Scrappiness.

    The coupon code:  ILOVECOFFEE will take 10% off your entire order through June 1st.

    You can click HERE to shop the main store or HERE for our coffee lover’s  section!

  • Thanks for Building Me Up

    May’s new stamp set from Kat Scrappiness called Dad’s Tools is another great all around stamp set with perfect “punny” sentiments for anyone important in your life.  I love the idea of sending a thank you note to those who have made a difference in our lives.  Many times, those people may be pleasantly surprised that they’ve had such an impact.  Today’s card is super clean and simple and revolves around a favorite sentiment of mine from the set.

    Many times, when I receive my design team package, I like to take out the stamps and arrange them on a card base while I’m brainstorming ideas for projects.  I liked the idea of using boxes to show “building up” so I stacked a few kraft-colored squares using my Never Ending Square dies on a panel of white card stock cut about 3 3/4″ by 5″.

    I arranged my stamps around the boxes to get the perfect fit keeping everything spaced close together in a cluster.  When I was happy with my design, I stamped the hammer and nails using various shades of grays for the hammer head and nails and browns for the hammer handle.  I used my Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform which made it very easy.

    I added some Doodlebug paper to the front of a 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″ note card to serve as a background for my main panel.

    I stacked the boxes onto the panel using various levels of foam tape to give a 3D look of stacking.

    I added the sentiment on a strip of white card stock as well as a little heart cut out to finish the card.

    Thanks so much for joining me today.  Be sure to check out the new Kat Scrappiness stamps and dies for the month of may over at the shop.  Feel free to use my coupon code:  Heidi10 to receive 10% off your order.

    Don’t forget, this Saturday, May 5 is National Scrapbooking Day.  The Kat Scrappiness blog will be having a big sale and some great giveaways so stay tuned……..

    —Heidi

    –SUPPLIES–

    Dad’s Tools stamp set–Kat Scrappiness

    Never Ending Square die set-– Kat Scrappiness

    Double Stitched Heart Dies–Kat Scrappiness

    Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform

    Doodlebug Swiss Dots Petite Prints 6×6 paper pad

    Lawn Fawn Tea Party Ink Cube Pack (Doe)

    Lawn Fawn Candy Store Ink Cube Pack (Walnut)

     

  • Fun With Envelope Art

    One of the great things about this month’s stamps in the Kat Scrappiness release is that they are so versatile.  You can use them as they were intended or branch out and create all kinds of variations.  The Envelope Art stamp sets are no exception.  For this first project, I used the Giraffe Envelope Art stamp set along with some fun patterned paper to make a safari-themed card.

    After stamping the image onto a white card panel, I colored it with Copics, then added some background color using Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink.  I used a stencil brush to add the color instead of an ink blending tool.  This gives a great, subtle, smooth background and allows you to easily put color where you want without hurting your main image.

    I decided the sentiment needed a little more interest, so I took a piece of white woodgrain cardstock and colored it with a Copic marker.   I popped it up with foam tape over the original sentiment that I stamped on the sign, then re-stamped the sentiment onto a small strip I colored with the same Copic.  I popped this up with foam tape over the woodgrain piece.

    To finish the card, I added a few wood veneer hearts I colored with a red Copic marker.

    I made a little envelope and card set for my next project using the Owl Envelope Art stamp set and the Got Coffee word die.

    For the frame of the card, I gathered a bunch of the little faces from the Punny Snacks stamp set and placed them on an acrylic block.

    I then, stamped them all over the front of a white card panel and cut a frame out using my Neverending Rectangles die set.

    Before adding the frame with foam tape, I cut out a question mark from the Large Alphabet die set using some Gina K. cardstock in Wild Lilac.  I heat embossed the coffee cup from Echo Park’s But First Coffee stamp set and added the Got Coffee die along the bottom.  I backed the white die cut with black to give it a shadow effect.

     

    I added a cute little stamped detail to the envelope flap using some of the flowers and words from the stamp set.

    Some simple coloring using Copics to match my card finished the envelope.

    Lots of options–I hope you were inspired today :).  You can head over to the Kat Scrappiness shop to find the products I used (also listed below).

    Be sure to join in this month for the April card challenge where we would like you to show us your envelope art.  The winner will receive a $25 gift card to the shop.  The challenge is open through April 30.  Thanks for joining me today!

    –Heidi

    –SUPPLIES–