Tag: Kat Scrappiness Stamps

  • Let’s Get Hammered

    Let’s Get Hammered

    Not that I endorse this, but sometimes you need a glass (or bottle!) of wine with your girlfriends.  Today, I’ve got the perfect card to invite your girlfriends to a girls night out.  I’m combining the new Stitched Scalloped Rectangles (which is a must have) with the Dad’s Tools stamp set.

    I used four different gray inks to stamp the head of the hammer from Dad’s Tools onto the largest Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die.

    After stamping the first row of hammer heads, I stamped the handle of the hammer with four different shades of ink.  I then lined up the bottom row and stamped the hammers again.

    I die cut a Stitched Fishtail Banner in gray and black card stock.  Then stamped the sentiment, which is also from Dad’s Tools,  with Versafine black onyx ink, added clear embossing powder, and heat embossed the sentiment with a heat tool onto the gray card stock.  I cut the black Stitched Fishtail Banner in half and off set it behind the gray banner.  For a finishing touch, I used the clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen on the handles of the hammers.

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

    Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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  • Dad’s Tools – Happy Father’s Day

    Dad’s Tools – Happy Father’s Day

    Hi there! It is Hannah, bringing you a Father’s Day card! We’ve got just about a month to get those cards to the father figures in our lives, there is no time like the present to start working on them!

    Fortunately, Kat has a new layered stamp set called Dad’s Tools! This set is PERFECT for Father’s Day, men’s birthdays, or just because. There is such a wide range of sentiments in this set you’ll always find a use for it!

    I started by smooshing Distress Inks: Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, and Tumbled Glass onto some Watercolor Paper. Then I use the largest of the Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies, by Kat Scrappiness, to cut a panel of that out. The finishing touch, on that panel, was to create a vignette look by adding the same Distress Ink along the edges.

    Next, I stamped out my hammer. I chose to use Altenew Inks, as this is what I had on hand, however you should look at your grays and browns. You can mix brands! You might have a variety of different companies that work well for you! You’ll want 4 grays and 4 browns. If you are interested you can message Kat and see if she is able to special order something for you too. 😀

    The hammers I cut out using my Scan-n-Cut, however, it would be really easy to fussy cut. I laid them out to figure out where they would go on my card and then stamped out my sentiment accordingly. This sentiment was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black and then clear embossed. Finally, I popped my hammers up using foam squares. The watercolor panel was then adhered to some coordinating cardstock I had on hand and voila! The perfect Father’s Day card! Super easy and super fun!


    This has been Hannah Rubenstahl, of Fanciful Spaces. It is my sincerest hope that I have inspired you to create! If you need the Dad’s Tools stamp set or any other products at Kat Scrappiness, please feel free to use my discount code Hannah10!

    Products Used:

    Dad’s Tools Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness
    Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness
    Distress Inks
    Altenew Inks
    Memento Tuxedo Black
    WOW! Clear Embossing Powder
    Foam Squares
    Scor-Tape
    Coordinating Cardstock, Navy Blue
    Neenah Solar White Cardstock in 80 & 110lb

  • 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!

  • Create a Faux Coffee Look!

    Create a Faux Coffee Look!

    Hi there! Hannah, here, with another Kat Scrappiness project!

    Kat seems to have a huge love of coffee. She and her design team participate in several “coffee” themed blog hops throughout the year it seems, and she has a whole section in her shop dedicated to Coffee Themed Products.

    Recently she came up with two brand new products in her line that were both coffee related. Her “Got Coffee” die and her new Layered Coffee Cup die are two of the newest Kat Scrappiness brand products in her shop. Today’s card is using both of those, as well as a stamp from another new KS product: Owl Envelope Art stamp set.

    First, I die cut the coffee cup bits out of Neenah Solar White cardstock. For the center portion of the cup, where a logo might go, I lightly dusted it all over with Altenew’s Rose Quartz and the edges with Altenew’s Puffy Heart. In the center of this, I stamped the small owl from the Owl Envelope Art stamp set. I also covered some of the small portions of the lid with the same Altenew inks.

    Next, using some light grey Copic markers I created a curved or shadowed effect. Basic Copic coloring rules applied here, sticking with either a W, C, or N and then using alternating colors. I relied heavily on the “0” to ensure a smooth transition to white.

    Using a liquid adhesive, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, I layered most of my coffee cut bits and adhered them together. If you are confused as to how to go about building the cup, there is a fabulous guide Kat has put together:


    Then came the fun part! Playing with Yupo paper and Copic markers! You can see my video here:

    Taking some Neenah Desert Storm paper I cut out the largest rectangle from the Cross Stitched Rectangle dies. Along the edges gently dusted the beautiful Delicata Golden Glitz.  Using the same Delicata ink I performed the same technique on a light pink doily I had.

    Using pink fun foam I cut out the “got coffee” sentiment. As it turned out the pink in the foam was pretty much the same pink in the doily and a complimentary one to the other pinks in the cup, therefore I left the foam naked and didn’t cover it with adhesive and paper.

    I trimmed my Yupo paper down to an A2 length and die cut out the inner portion of my cup. This die cut portion was a total mistake on my part, I didn’t have the plans above when I was crafting the card. However, I like how it tied the cup in with the background, created movement in my card, and looked like coffee!

    I layered everything on top of a light pink A2 card front using my favorite dot runner and Ranger Multi Medium Matte, then finished off the look by sparkling gold dots everywhere.

    I rather like the final look of this card! If you like it and are in need of any of the following products please feel free to use my discount code HANNAH10 at checkout!

    Products Used:

    Layered Coffee Cup die by Kat Scrappiness
    “Got Coffee?”
    sentiment die by Kat Scrappiness
    Owl Envelope Art
    stamp set by Kat Scrappiness
    Cross Stitched Rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness
    Delicata Golden Glitz Ink
    Ranger Multi Medium Matte Adhesive
    Yupo Paper
    Fun Foam
    Neenah Solar White in 80 and 110lb
    Neenah Desert Storm in 80lb
    Momento Tuxedo Black

    Are you participating in our monthly challenges? Each month we have a new challenge whose theme is picked out from our Design Team members. You create your project, based on the theme, and making sure you use at least one Kat Scrappiness product and you could win a $25 store discount! This month’s link can be found above, at the top of this page, or here!

    This has been Hannah Rubenstahl, from Fanciful Spaces, hoping you have an epic crafting day.

  • Happy Mail Shaker Card

    Happy Saturday! It’s Siqi here today with another shaker card. Yes, I’ve been addicted to shaker cards lately. And I will be using another new product that’s released this month called Owl Envelope Art Stamp Set.

    So I had this idea in mind when I saw this stamp set, to white heat-emboss the images against some rainbow color background. But, I totally cheated today. I used one of many pretty designs from the Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow Petite Paper Pack for my front panel. I simply cut it down to 3.75″ by 5″.

    I die cut a circle in the pattern paper panel and start stamping the little flowers images around my circle window with embossing ink pad and the white heat-embossed the images. BTW, I kept the circle piece for later.

    I then stamp the little owl image on a piece of heat resistant acetate with embossing ink and white heat-embossed it too. I used some strong double sided tape to tape my acetate on the back side of the panel.

    I used some foam tape to add dimension and also go around the back of my circle window to start forming the shaker part. I used some clear sparkling sequins in different sizes along with some clear glitter. For the backing of the shaker part, I grab the leftover circle piece I die cut earlier and tape it on another piece of cardstock that’s slightly bigger that the circle, then adhere on the back when lined up.

    I adhere the whole panel on an A2 size top-folding notecard. I white heat-embossed the sentiment “Happy Mail !” on a thin strip of black cardstock, cut both ends to a banner shape, then adhere it on the card with some more foam tape.

    To finish it off, some more clear sparkling sequins here and there to really accomplish the shaker part.

    I hope you like today’s card and look forward to see you again in my next post. Happy Crafting!

    Supply List:

    Owl Envelope Art Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness

    White Diamond Sequin Mix – Shaker Card Fillers

    Really Rainbow Petite Paper Pack 6″X6″ by Lawn Fawn

    Gina K Designs Cardstock 8.5″X11″ 12/Pkg – White

    Gina K Designs Cardstock 8.5″X11″ 12/Pkg – Black Onyx

    Heat Resistant Acetate 8.5″X11″ 5/Pkg

    Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Clear Embossing Ink Pad

    EK Success Embossing Powder Tool Applicator

    White Embossing Powder by Lawn Fawn

  • 3 Easy-to-make Patriotic Cards!

    3 Easy-to-make Patriotic Cards!

    Greetings, Friends! Memorial Day and 4th of July will be coming before we know it, how is that possible? It seems as if we JUST celebrated Christmas. This only means one thing, we’d all better get busy crafting in advance! Fortunately, for us, Kathleen has new stamp sets that make this a breeze!

    It’s Hannah, by the way, intrepid Design Team Member for Kat Scrappiness. Today I’m sharing you 3 variations on the same card, these options will make your celebratory card making a snap! AND, if you’re mass producing it will provide you with a break from making the exact same card over and over again!


    I created these three similar cards using my stamping platform and 2 of Kat’s new stamp sets! The Everyday Brush Strokes set, and Swatches. Additionally, I thought that the Stitched Postage Stamp Rectangle Dies would finish these cards off to perfection while helping to give the Americana look I was looking for.

    To start, I lined up one of the brush stroke stamps and the star, from the above-listed stamp sets onto my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform. There are a lot of stamping platforms on the market, but in my opinion, the Tim Holtz one is superior for this project because it allowed me to shift my cardstock as much as I needed, without the worry that my paper would run off the platform. LOVE that option on this tool!


    For this card, I embossed the stars and the stripes with Versamark Ink and WOW! Clear Embossing Powder! Then I lightly dusted Distress Inks over the embossing. I believe I used Candied Apple for the red, and Salty Ocean. I used a finger dauber, and made sure that I first brushed it off after I touched it to my pad each time, this helps ensure no harsh lines. Once that was done I took a clean paper towel and burnished off any ink from the embossing, this cleaned up that area and made it shine!


    For this card, I used the same Distress Inks but just stamped the inked images directly onto my cardstock. YUP, if you didn’t know, you can stamp using Distress Inks! That was all there was, easy peasy!


    Where the other cards were stamped onto Neenah Solar White Cardstock, I stamped the Distress Inks directly onto Watercolor Paper, this time. Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper to be exact. Just like the card before this, I stamped my Distress Ink directly onto the paper. Once my stamping was done I took a wet paintbrush and just carefully ran it over the inked portions of the card.

    I adhered my card front to the base using EK Tools Adhesive Foam Strips, the added bulk provided just the extra finishing touch these CAS cards needed!

    I used the same stamps, the same set up on my stamping platform, the same dies, and the same inks to achieve 3 different looks. Isn’t it remarkable how flexible our crafting products are? I think that is one of the reasons why I just ADORE paper crafting so much!

    If you’re interested in any of the products I used, specifically the Kat Scrappiness ones, please see the list below! You’re welcome to use the discount code HANNAH10 for 10% off!

    This has been Hannah Rubenstahl of Fanciful Spaces, and creating these cards to inspire you has been a joy! Have a great day!

    Products used on these cards:

    Swatches 3×4 Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness
    Everyday Brush Strokes Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness
    Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness
    Tim Holtz Stamping Platform
    Versamark Ink
    WOW! Clear Embossing Powder
    Distress Inks
    Neenah Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock in 80 and 110lb
    Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper
    EK Tools Adhesive Foam Strips

  • Happy Birthday Gorgeous!!

    Happy Birthday Gorgeous!!


    Hi Friends!  Kel here today to share a process video for a pair of super fun cards for a super special friend!

    Today’s cards feature the brand-spanking new Every Day Brush Stroke stamp set and it was just so much fun to play with!! I even made two different colored cards with it because I enjoyed them so much!

    The inspiration for the color combos came from two beautiful sequin sets, Tutti Frutti (red/orange/yellow)…

    …and Turquoise Sunrise (blues/yellow).

    I hope you enjoy the video… still getting used to doing voiceovers!!

    [youtube https://youtu.be/q_xrdq8CJcg]Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

    lovies, =o) kel

    Supplies Used (use code kel10 for 10% off your order!):

  • Chocolate Valentines

    Chocolate Valentines

    Valentines Day is coming! Fortunately, you are in luck because Kat Scrappiness is your Valentine’s headquarters! Kat has so many amazing products in store and there is still quite a lot of time to get your order in! I have a card which was really quick to create but packs a lot of love!

    I started with the new Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies I used the largest rectangle die cut a panel with Neenah Solar White in 80lb. Then using the Mini Hearts Stencil from CC Designs and some Distress Oxides I covered that panel with pink hearts! FUN!

    I heat set my hearts and dusted them thoroughly with an embossing buddy, then using Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder I heat embossed a sentiment from Kat’s Chocolate Lover’s Sentiment Stamp Set.

    Going back to the same rectangle dies, I chose two smaller ones and taped them together to cut out a pink rectangle out of some pink cardstock I had. While the dies were still taped together I cut out several white rectangles out of less expensive cardstock which would be used to allow the sequins to move around in the card. I think in the end I used about 4 or 5 white sections for enough bulk.

    I cut a rectangle out of acetate and adhered that to the back of the pink frame using Scor-Tape. Then I started adding my white rectangle layers.

    I took an A2 sized sheet of that same pink cardstock and adhered that to my card base (Neenah Solar White 110lb) using my favorite tape runner, then using the same taper runner I adhered my heart/rectangle panel. Using more Scor-Tape I started to adhere the pink rectangle frame in the center, however, I only adhered one side. I very carefully snuck some sequins from the Hearts O’Plenty sequin pack, then I sealed up the other three sides.

    And voila! It was done! It didn’t take a huge amount of time, but it did come with a lot of love! Any person would LOVE to receive this card from you! If you need any of these products, use HANNAH10 at check out for 10% off.

    I used the following products on this card:

    Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness
    Chocolate Lover’s Sentiment Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness
    Mini Hearts Stencil by CC Designs
    Distress Oxides
    Acetate
    Scor-Tape
    Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder
    Hearts O’Plenty Sequin Mix by Kat Scrappiness
    Neenah Solar White in 80 and 110 lbs
    Pink Cardstock
    Tape Runner

    And don’t forget! Kat Scrappiness is still looking for Design Team members! Get your applications in!

    Design Team Call

  • Hannah’s Top 10!

    Hannah’s Top 10!

    Hi there! Hannah Rubenstahl here, from Fanciful Spaces! I can not believe that this is my first Kat Scrappiness blog post for 2018! I am so excited to see what this new year brings to us! With the coming of the new year, I thought it would be a great time to go over my top 10 products that can be found in the Kat Scrappiness shop! Kat carries her own brand of stamps, dies, and sequins, but she also carries a variety of other products! My list combines all of these to bring you, what I think, is the best of the best!

    I have a video for you, showcasing these products down below, first here is a collage of my faves!

    I also have a card for you! I made this card last year, and I wanted to create a video for it, but never got around to it. I wanted to share it anyway because I thought it was clever and fun!

    I started by taking an 8.5″ x 5.25″ piece of paper and scoring it so that the front panel of my card was bisected to open in the center.

    Then I took Kat’s Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies and just cut off the edge of the two center portions.

    I took some Lawn Fawn paper, cut it down so that it covered the front panels, and also cut with the Fancy Scalloped Edges. I covered the inside with blue cardstock, in order to help hide the scars my die cutting machine left on the underside of my white paper and to add an extra something special on the inside. I needed to offset the fold line so it would fold correctly, which took some trial and error. I also traced the curve of the scalloped edges so that that design element would carry through to the inside.

    I colored and die cut these ADORABLE critters from Lawn Fawn using the For You, Deer Stamp and Die sets and snuck those in between the layers of paper, being careful that they overlapped and didn’t cross in front of each other. I used my tape runner to adhere the paper and the cardstock panels, however, I used just a touch of Scor-Tape to help adhere the critters.

    I silver embossed the outside edges of my card to help give a more finished look with Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder, however, this embossing powder from Lawn Fawn would be a perfect substitute! I also silver embossed the inside sentiment which is from Hero Arts, a set called Poster Christmas Carols.

    Whew, that card took quite a bit of math and work, but it is so different that I think it was worth it! I love the inner sentiment, it still works for these cold January days making that Hero Arts sentiment set work outside of just the Christmas season!

    The products I used for this card are:

    Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies by Kat Scrappiness
    Perfectly Plaid Winter Petite Paper 6×6 by Lawn Fawn
    Silver Embossing Powder by Lawn Fawn
    For You, Deer Stamp Set by Lawn Fawn
    For You, Deer Dies by Lawn Fawn
    Poster Christmas Carols by Hero Arts
    Scor-Tape
    Tape Runner
    Neenah Solar White Cardstock in 80 and 110lb
    Blue Cardstock

    If you are interested in any of the Christmas themed products I used you can save 30% by using 2017CLEARANCE at checkout! This works from now until the 15th and is only good for Christmas items.

    If you are looking to save money but aren’t shopping for Christmas items, use HANNAH10 at checkout!

    Now, back to that Top 10!

    My video:

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhm2d4A7FpE]

    Or, check them out here:

    Never Ending Rectangle Dies
    Never Ending Circle Dies
    Stitched Postage Stamp Dies
    Stitched Scalloped Nesting Tag Dies
    Scor-Tape Sheets
    Scor-Tape
    Inkadinkado Masking Paper
    Ranger Multi Medium Matte
    Distress Oxide
    Kat Scrappiness Sequins
    Kat Scrappiness Sparkling Clear Droplets

    Now that we made it through all that, have you applied to be a part of the Kat Scrappiness Design Team yet? If not, what are you waiting for?!?!?! This design team is so supportive, and Kat is so incredible, you’ll kick yourself for not trying!

    Design Team Call

  • Chocolate Valentine with Angeline

    Chocolate Valentine with Angeline

    Hi! Angeline here with my LAST post for Kat Scrappiness. Yups, so sad right? Well, my time has come to step down and it’s been a good run. I hope you have been inspired by my cards and you can always keep in touch with me on my social media. Do drop by and say Hi! 🙂

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    For today’s card I thought it’ll be good to move on to the next holiday coming soon — which is Valentine’s Day — using the NEW Kat Scrappiness Layered Chocolate Bar stamp from her Chocolate Lover’s Card Kit by Kat Scrappiness.

    So I first started out by stamping the chocolate using a stamping platform and inks from the Coffee Break Mini Ink Pad Cube Set by Altenew. Then I stamped the chocolate wrapper and also added glitter embossing for the last layer of stamping.

    Then I die cut the heart from the Wonky Wavy Stitched Heart Dies by Kat Scrappiness and stamped the chocolate sentiment from the Chocolate Lover’s Sentiment Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness on some vellum. I also added some party confetti from the “I DO” Sequin Mix – Shaker Card Fillers – Kat Scrappiness.

    Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card. For all the supplies linked, you can get it from Kat Scrappiness store. Do remember to use my code “Angeline10” to get 10% off your order! Happy shopping and have a wonderful happy 2018!

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    Kat Scrappiness Layered Chocolate Bar stamp
    Chocolate Lover’s Card Kit by Kat Scrappiness
    Chocolate Lover’s Sentiment Stamp Set by Kat Scrappiness
    Wonky Wavy Stitched Heart Dies by Kat Scrappiness
    “I DO” Sequin Mix – Shaker Card Fillers – Kat Scrappiness
    Coffee Break Mini Ink Pad Cube Set by Altenew
    Gold and glitter Embossing powder
    Vellum
    Crate Paper patterned papers
    Sizzix Big Shot
    Ranger Heat Tool
    Stamping platform

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