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  • “You’re One In A Chameleon” Card

    Hello, crafters!  I’m back today with a brand new card using the Kat Scrappiness Stitched Scalloped Circle Dies and Lawn Fawn’s “One In A Chameleon” Stamp Set and matching Lawn Cuts Dies.  These fabulous new circle dies are absolutely a must have in your collection, and with seven different sizes to choose from, you won’t have any trouble finding just the right size for your projects.  The bright colors and graphic designs make this card pop, but it’s really quite simple to recreate.  Let’s get started!

     

    The first thing I did was choose two of the scalloped circle dies and cut them out in black and white card stock.  I found a plain circle die that was just a bit smaller and cut a blue piece to act as my “sky” background.  A softer blue could also be used here, but I just loved that rich aqua.  I then attached them all together, centering each layer carefully.  I chose not to add any dimension between these layers because I will be popping up the entire focal piece later on.

     

    These adorable images are super quick and easy to color, and I chose to keep things bright and vivid with some Copic alcohol marker coloring.  I shaded my little branch with two lighter browns, then flicked some “bark” onto it with a deeper chocolate color.  The little leaves are stamped with green ink – any shade that you have on hand will do.  I stamped and hand-cut the tiny heart as well, but you will see that I didn’t end up using it in my final design.

     

    As I was trying to figure out where to put my one little stamped heart, I luckily remembered that I had a bag of these adorable heart confetti shapes from Kat’s shop!  The pretty red is just perfect, and I had two sizes to choose from.  They were easily attached with tiny dabs of the Ranger Multi Medium Matte adhesive.  Aren’t they just so cute?

     

    This gorgeous green (lime green? green apple?) is my very favorite color in the world, so I knew I had to use it with my cute chameleon.  The graphic pattern speaks for itself, so I just used a strip of it, adding three wraps of baker’s twine and a narrow strip of black card stock to balance the colors.  This is a favorite layout of mine, so you will definitely be seeing it again in the future  🙂

     

    I used some of my 3M foam tape to add a little dimension to my focal circle.  I wanted lots of stability, but I also left some open space so that my piece could “straddle” the baker’s twine beneath it.  Believe it or not, those few strands could really make your circle bumpy if you’re not careful!

     

    As my sentiment, I naturally used the perfect one that comes in the stamp set.  I opted for clean lines again, so I stamped it on black card stock and trimmed it neatly into a rectangle.  The white heat embossing really makes the words pop, but you could use maybe another color from the design if you have it in your stash.  I also popped this piece up with some of the same foam tape so that it didn’t get lost in the background.

     

    And that is my card completed!  This one was so much fun to make because I love Lawn Fawn and I love coloring stamped images.  This simple layout is something I encourage you to try, because you can easily adapt it to any type of card you’d like to make.  If you would like to purchase this cute stamp set, and a set of Kat’s Stitched Scalloped Circle Dies, they are available now in her shop.  To receive a 10% discount off your entire order, please be sure to use coupon code “CYNTHIA10” during checkout.  Happy crafting!

  • Flag Flowers Thank You Note

    Hello, crafters!  Thanks for joining me for today’s card project.  I was playing around with the Stitched Flag Dies from Kat Scrappiness and realized that I could make some fun flowers with them!  Being a lover of all things floral, it was easy for me to see the dies used in this way.  And with just a few added embellishments to complete the look, I really like how they turned out.  So let’s go through the steps of how I made this card.

     

    The very first thing I did was cut out 8 separate flags.  I used the smallest flag for this, which still makes a good-sized flower for a card front.  You could absolutely use any card stock or patterned paper you like – the whimsical nature of these flowers encourages you to think outside the box.  I knew I wanted to use an assortment of papers from a single 6×6 pad, so I chose a more subtle tone-on-tone pattern for my petals.

     

    To join the “petals,” I simply taped them end to end in pairs, then joined two pairs into a cross shape.  To finish the shape, I offset the crosses so that you get a nice little “flower” with equal spaces between the petals.  For added dimension, you could add another layer of petals underneath cut from the next bigger size flag die.  Or you could also gently bend the petals upwards so they “cup” a bit and will lift off the card front.

     

    For my flower centers I found a layered floral die set in my stash and cut the starburst shape in dark brown card stock.  I then added two circles of yellow, the larger one in a deep sunflower yellow and the smaller circle in a buttercup yellow.  For my leaves I found a Doodlebug cut file in my Silhouette Cameo and cut two of them from a pretty spring green card stock.  If you don’t have dies like this, you could use a small scalloped circle die for the dark brown, and add a yellow brad to the center.  There are TONS of options, so just start playing and go wild with your flowers!

     

    The spring green polka dot and the blue woodgrain papers are both from the same patterned paper pad, and even though the blue paper wasn’t long enough to go across my card front, I absolutely loved it and had to use it.  I cut a piece of the dark brown card stock that was just 1/4″ taller than the blue for matting, then I added the thin strips of polka dot paper behind that.  Since the blue and green are both paper, this triple layer piece isn’t very thick when it’s all together.

     

    I knew that I wanted my flowers in a little cluster off to the left, so I lined my layered panel up to the right side of my card front.  I’m using an A2 size (4.25×5.5″) top-folding card as my base.  I stamped the sentiment from the Dad’s Tools Layered Stamp Set by Kat in Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink.  I love how crisp and clean this ink stamps!  It’s great for stamping sentiments  🙂  After the stamping was done, I arranged the leaves first and then added the flowers on top, popping them up on foam tape and slightly overlapping them.  The final step was to bring in a bit more yellow by adding Nuvo Crystal Drops in the Dandelion color.  I can’t say enough good things about these drops, and I encourage you to get a bottle or two and give it a try.

     

     

    And that’s a look at the final card.  I hope that you enjoyed this project as much as I did – I’ve already made this card in 3 different color palettes, and I’m going to try different flower centers, too.  Don’t forget to share your own Kat Scrappiness creations with us for a chance to win prizes each month.  If you’d like to purchase the KS Stitched Flag Dies or the Dad’s Tools Layered Stamp Set, you can use discount code “CYNTHIA10” and receive 10% off your entire order.  Happy crafting!

     

     

  • National Scrapbooking Day Challenges & Giveaways at Kat Scrappiness!

    National Scrapbooking Day Challenges & Giveaways at Kat Scrappiness!

    National Scrapbooking Day is May 5, 2018 and we are planning on having a SALE, card challenge and SEVERAL giveaways right here on our blog, Facebook page and Instagram page.  So be sure to follow us on all three!

    See you on May 5th!

    National Scrapbooking Day 2018 at Kat Scrappiness

  • Birthday Card with Everyday Brush Strokes

     

    Hello, crafters!  I hope that you’re all having a great day out there.  My project for the end of this month features the Kat Scrappiness Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set, which I use to create a fun birthday shaker card.  This stamp set is really wonderful for “thinking outside the box,” and stretches the way that you think about shapes.  What ideas do you have for these stamps?

     

    After cutting a piece of white card stock to 3.75×5″ I selected one of the medium sized stamps and repeatedly stamped it across the bottom third of the panel.  I chose some primary colors in red, blue, and purple to match the Kat Scrappiness Rainbow Splash sequins I plan to use.  I also varied their heights just a bit to add to the whimsical feel of the card.

     

    Using a bright yellow ink, I stamped the smaller of the two “splatter” stamps to give the illusion of glowing candle flames.  These little shapes are so versatile!  You could use them as splatters, stars, flowers, snowflakes….just about anything you could think of.

     

    Since I have Copic markers on hand, I decided to pick two different shades of orange to give my flames depth.  I just pressed the brush tip down to my card stock and flicked up – so easy!  If you’re looking for a little bit more realism, you could easily use a black fine tip marker to create little wicks for your flames to sit on, and even outline your “candles” to refine their shape.

     

    My next step was to cut out an opening to create my shaker.  You can make any size or shape that you would like – I decided on a square.  I selected the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from the stamp set and stamped it in my favorite VersaFine Onyx Black pigment ink.  It’s a very rich black and stands out very well against the colorful candles.

     

    I attached a square shaker pouch to my window, carefully sealing the entire perimeter with a strong double-sided tape.  Then I sprinkled in a good amount of the Kat Scrappiness Rainbow Splash sequins.  You want to make sure there’s enough in there so that it always looks full, but not so much that the sequins can’t move freely.  This is also a good chance to throw in some pretty glitter if you’d like – I’m always looking for ways to add sparkle, aren’t you?  To seal my shaker window, and add another bit of decoration, I cut a square of orange polka dot patterned paper and taped it down over the opening.  Now is the time to adjust the amount of sequins in your shaker if you need to.

     

    I cut a piece of red card stock to 4×5.25″ and attached my panel to it for a pretty frame.  To help tie in the black ink in the sentiment, I decided to add some black and white baker’s twine.  I pierced a little hole in each corner of the shaker window, then threaded the twine through them with a tapestry needle, tying a little bow in one corner.

     

    And that’s the finished card!  This one was so much fun to make, and could be customized in any different color combination you’d like.  I hope that you get yourself one of these stamp sets and start playing around to see what you can come up with – you just might surprise yourself!  Take care, and I’ll see you all in a few weeks for some more Kat Scrappiness fun.

     

     

  • Gingerbread Christmas Gift Tags by Maria

    Gingerbread Christmas Gift Tags by Maria

    Hello my crafty peeps! I am back today for Kat Scrappiness sharing a process video on how I made these cute Gingerbread Christmas Gift Tags, showcasing the new Gingerbread Die, Stitched Scalloped Tags and a bunch of other products available at the shop.

    Here’s what they look like:

    These tags are so easy to make you can mass-produce them for your holiday gift-giving this year.

    Here’s a process video on how I made the tags.  I hope you will give it a try and share with us your creation at the Kat Scrappiness Facebook Page.  Have an amazing day!

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  • Greetings

    Greetings

    Hi there!  DT Carly here with a super cute card featuring Kat Scrappiness Oval Never Ending Dies and Kat Scrappiness Wave Border Dies.  I first watercolored my page with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks then cut out my waves using the Wave Border dies.  With the same watercolored paper, I cut out my ovals with the Never Ending Oval dies.

     

    To make my waves look a little more realistic, I used my dauber and added some darker blue ink on the edges of the waves and some white ink on the crest of the wave on top of the blue.

     

    I cut an oval out of acetate for the front of the shaker, and another oval out of the background paper for the card one size smaller.

     

    I started layering the pieces of my shaker card together beginning with adhering the teal background paper to the card base, then the water colored oval, and the top layer being the water colored waves.  For the inside of the shaker I used Kat Scrappiness 4mm Peacock Feather sequins.  I then colored up some fish stamps that I had in my stash.  I placed one inside the shaker, adhered the acetate. then adhered the water colored oval to finish up the shaker portion.  The second fish I had colored, I placed on the outside of the oval, and added the sentiment “greetings” from my stash.

    I hope I have inspired you to try out your oxide inks with water coloring.  The results you get are amazing and are always different!!  Remember katscrappiness.com has all the supplies you~ need to make this card, as well as many other supplies to make a ton of other projects!!

    ~ DT Carly

  • When Black Cats Prowl

    When Black Cats Prowl

    Hello crafty friends, Cheryl here today with a Halloween card. I used one of Kat’s new stamp sets called Toil & Trouble Layered Stamp Set. It’s really cute! So let’s get to it. Simple card today, but kinda vintage looking.

    I stamped out the cute black cat from KS Toil & Trouble Layered Stamp Set using three shades of dark gray to black. I knew I wanted to mount him onto the black die cut image for the cat and also knew I was using a white card base. So I fussy cut him leaving just a tiny bit of white left showing. I then used foam adhesive and adhered it to the die cut. I stamped green eyes for him and added Glossy Accents to make them shine.

    I cut the first layer of patterned paper using the new KS Cross Stitched Rectangle Dies…LOVE!!! Lol, anyway, I also cut a black piece to layer the stamped sentiment on…which I cut using the KS Never Ending Rectangle Dies. While I had the Never Ending dies out I cut a larger piece in white. I layered that over a bright green pattern from a Lawn Fawn pad called Perfectly Plaid Rainbow Petite Paper Pack. I layered all the papers together and then added it to the card base. Finally, I used some liquid glue and placed the cat. I chose some sequins from Sparkling Manhattan Sequin Mix and some from Grandma’s Garden Sequin Mix and glued to the front.

    I then went to finish off the inside of the card. I stamped the middle layer of the cat stamp in a mid gray ink. I then created a layered sentiment with one from the Toil & Trouble Layered Stamp Set. I took a few more of the sequins and glued them to the inside.

    And that’s it for me today. Hope you like my card. Here’s where you can get these supplies, and many more.

    Kat Scrappiness

    Toil & Trouble Layered Stamp Set

    KS Never Ending Rectangle Dies

    KS Cross Stitched Rectangle Dies

    KS Sparkling Manhattan Sequin Mix

    KS Grandma’s Garden Sequin Mix

    Happy Crafting!

  • Boo Luminary

    Boo Luminary

    Hi there everyone! It’s Cheryl again today. I have a fun little Halloween 3D project for you today. I used an svg file and my Cameo to cut it out. The rest is Kat Scrappiness dies.  Hope you like!

    I printed off some digital paper from my stash and then cut out the file using my Silhouette Cameo. I then used KS Never Ending Square dies and KS Fancy Scalloped Stitched Squares. I cut a window into one side using the square die. Then I cut a square using the scalloped dies and centered a smaller square from the Never Ending dies to create a frame for around my window. I put vellum on the backside and then glued the frame around it. I also cut square mats and fancy scallop pieces to create panels for the other three sides. I used foam squares and liquid to glue to attach.

    I then pulled out a stamp that says Boo and cut that using a Lawn Fawn die. I added that with foam squares and then liquid glue to attach to each side. I scattered around some sequins and then put a battery operated tea light inside. I tied it shut with some lime green ribbon.

    I pulled out a dark orange ink pad and did a bit of inking around the edges of the box to cover over any of the white core of the paper. I don’t like to see that, lol.

    So that’s it for me today. You can use any of your digital cutting files and then jazz them up with stamps and dies. It’s the best of both worlds, stamping and dies, and electronic die cutting machines. Who says you can’t do it all, lol!

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    Hopefully this little clip shows the flicker of the battery operated tea light.

    Here is your shopping list.

    Kat Scrappiness Store

    KS  Never Ending Square Dies

    KS Fancy Scalloped Stitched Squares Dies

    Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banners

    Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow Petite Pack

    KS Sunkissed Sequin Mix

    KS 12th Man Standing Sequin Mix

    Now…don’t forget to use Cheryl10 for a 10% off code! Head over to KatScrappiness to shop for these products and so much more!!! And check out Kat’s dies, best prices I’ve seen!

  • Grateful

    Hey my friends, Cheryl again today, with another card project for you. Today’s card is mostly just dies and patterned paper. Added one tiny stamp and a few sequins. So, let’s get to it.

    I used the KS Never Ending Dies and the new KS Border Dies. I also took advantage of some of the cute images in my patterned paper pad. I love to use them, everything coordinates, and they are quick and easy cards. You could whip some out really fast. The papers I used are from Authentique, called Bountiful.

    I used the KS Never Ending Dies to cut the dark patterned paper in the background and also to cut the patterned paper squares. I cut the ivory cardstock and used a fall embossing folder. I matted each of the squares and the ivory piece on rust colored cardstock, for a pop of color. I also cut a piece of the dark brown patterned paper and used the KS Fancy Scalloped Border Dies on the top edge. I chose a sentiment from Hero Arts Thank You Messages and embossed it with gold embossing powder.

    I used foam tape on the back side of the squares and spaced them out evenly from top to bottom. I then added the entire panel to an A2 piece of ivory cardstock. I chose some sequins from KS Sangria Masquerade Sequin Mix, scattered them around and glued in place using liquid glue.

    So that’s it. Easy and yet cute. No one says a nice card has to take a long time to make, and these elements included in paper pads are great to use! Hope you got a bit of inspiration. Here’s where you can find these products and many more.

    Kat Scrappiness

    KS Never Ending Rectangle Dies

    KS Never Ending Square Dies

    KS Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies

    KS Sangria Masquerade Sequin Mix

    Hero Arts Thank You Messages Stamp Set

    DON’T FORGET to use the coupon Cheryl10 to get 10% off your order! Get out your supplies and have fun crafting!

     

     

     

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  • Are You Kidding Me…

    Are You Kidding Me…

    Hi everyone! It’s me, Cheryl, here with another card post to share. Hope you are enjoying your Summer and the bit that remains. My grands start Kindergarten this week, can’t believe it!!! Anyway, let’s get to it.

    Kathleen has come out with some super cute dies this past month, and I’ll be showcasing several in this card.

    I started out by die cutting the largest of the square Postage Stamp dies from a scrap of woodgrain paper in my stash. I then used one of the Never Ending Square dies to cut a window in the center. I adhered acetate on the back side and a double layer of foam tape to create a shaker window. I added some sequins, Sunkissed Sequin Mix, Lucky Charms Sequin Mix, and Teal Woodgrain Sequins. I then cut a square of patterned paper to close off the backside. The papers I used come from Doodlebug’s Flea Market 6×6 paper pad. I die cut the elements for the Cute Layered Owl Die and assembled it. I cut the Stitched Nesting Flower Pot die from a scrap of textured cardstock by American Crafts. And I also cut the pieces from the Sign Post Die Set in the same woodgrain paper.

    I chose my sentiments from a Gerda Steiner stamp set called Moody Unicorns. I LOVE this stamp set, it’s adorable!!! I stamped in clear sticky ink and embossed with white embossing powder. Also, for the flower pot, I cut an extra one and trimmed off just the top rim and added it with foam tape. Also inked the edges a bit.

    So, for assembly I attached the owl as though he were coming out of the flower pot and trimmed off what showed. I attached it to the front of the shaker window with foam tape as well. Then I positioned the sign post and added it with foam tape. I pulled out some twine and taped it to the backside and tied a bow to make the entire piece resemble a sign. I cut a piece of patterned paper and attached it to the front of an A2 sized card base and then attached the entire shaker element to that. For the final slat from the sign post, I used foam tape and adhered it to the top right of the card. I chose a few of the sequins and scattered them around the card front and glued in place. I also added Glossy Accents to the eyes of the owl and set aside to dry completely.

    And there you have it. My finished card for today. I will include the items used and link them to Kat’s store. I hope you are inspired to combine lots of different sets into one project. It’s fun to mix and match! Happy crafting!

    KatScrappiness

    Postage Stamp dies

    Never Ending Square dies

    Cute Layered Owl Die

    Stitched Nesting Flower Pot die

    Sign Post Die Set

    Moody Unicorns

    Sunkissed Sequin Mix

    Lucky Charms Sequin Mix

    Teal Woodgrain Sequins

    Here’s a 10% discount code you can use when shopping.

    Cheryl10

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