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Tag: Patterned Paper

  • Celebrate the Season

    Celebrate the Season

    Happy Holidays everyone!  I can’t believe Christmas is just over one week away.

    Before I get to today’s card, I wanted to share a sale that is going on now thru January 1st in the Kat Scrappiness shop.  All Christmas and Hanukkah products are 15% off with code BYE2020.

     

    I’m excited to share a fun shaker card with you today that uses several great products from Kat Scrappiness.

    I die cut with the Stitched Scalloped rectangle dies using one of the polka dot papers from the Cuppa Christmas Slimline paper pads.  These paper pads aren’t just for slimline cards, they work great with many card sizes!  I layered that onto a piece of green card stock that was slightly bigger.  I used gold twine across the top of this card to string gold jingle bells.  I secured the twine with tape on the back of my card.

    I die cut a Stitched Fishtail Banner from green card stock and heat embossed mine sentiment with gold embossing powder.  My shaker is a wreath that I filled with the Holly Leaves and Berries sprinkles.  Finally I adhered all the elements to a kraft card base.

    Thank for stopping by and Happy Holidays!

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    Here is a link to the Kat Scrappiness shop and direct links for products I used on today’s cards.

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  • There’s No Bunny Like You

    There’s No Bunny Like You

    Hi everyone, hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.  Has anyone had any extra crafty time over the past few weeks?  Mine has been about the same as I’m working my “real” job from home.  Today, I have a card that can be used for Easter or just a Spring card featuring products from Kat Scrappiness.

    My card measures 4 1/2 by 4 1/2, so I cut my yellow card stock 4 1/2 by 9 inches and scored at 4 1/2 inches.  I die cut the largest Stitched Scalloped Square die from white card stock.  This measures about 4 1/4.  I adhered this directly to my card base.

    The bunny die is from the Crafters Essentials Easter die set from Kat Scrappiness.  I die cut it from four different coordinating patterned papers.  I adhered the bunnies to the card using dimensional adhesive.  I then glued one pink and light blue bunny tail to two of the bunnies.

    I colored my sentiment strip with a coordinating Copic marker and adhered it to the card with dimensional adhesive.  This card was super easy to make and could be mass produced for last minute Easter cards.

     

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

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  • Build-A-Stocking Gift Tags

    Build-A-Stocking Gift Tags

    Hello, crafters!  I hope that all of you are having some fun this holiday season.  It can be extremely busy and stressful, but don’t forget to take a little break now and then to re-set and re-energize 🙂  Since crafting is such an integral part of my personal happiness, it was a pleasure to escape to my craft room and work up a little project to share with you today.  So sit back with your drink of choice (no judgement here!) and let’s dive into these Stocking Gift Tags.

     

    My first step was to do some die cutting with the wonderful Kat Scrappiness Build A Stocking Dies set.  I wanted a sturdy base, so I cut eight White stockings and then eight more in an assortment of greens and red.  I then selected four different Christmas themed patterned papers and cut out the “fabric” pieces two times for each paper.  I also cut some trees and hearts with the accent dies that come in the set.  I will use some of these in this project, and save the others for a future project.  I really love the size of all of these, as they are big enough to handle easily but small enough to fit into many different projects.

     

    Assembly of these stockings is very easy.  I glued one of the White stockings over one of the solid colored ones, then attached the patterned paper pieces into place.  You can see that this gives a nice white cuff, toe, and heel to the stockings.  You can definitely choose to make your own however you’d like – I just liked the classic look of white.  You can also see that I used the patterned hearts here, as well as some solid green trees to fill the cutouts I’d made earlier.  Again, you can use anything you’d like for this – I think a gold glitter card stock would look great, too!

     

    Now you KNOW I couldn’t just leave that white stocking cuff all alone, so I brought out one of my favorite new sets from Kat – the Holly & Berries Dies set!  This fabulous little set is chock full of five different sized holly leaves and three sizes of berries.  I chose to use the two smallest leaves and the middle-sized berry to create these cute little clusters.  Although they look amazing when layered with foam dots, I kept them flat for these tags.  I love how they look!

     

    There’s plenty of room on the backside of these tags for a message, some stamping, or a simple To and From like I chose.  Although I do have tiny stamps that say this, I went ahead and used a White gel pen to write it myself.  Easy-peasy!  You can see in the first photo of this blog post that I also added some sparkly red and white yarn to tie these tags onto my packages.  I used some simple slip knots to attach the yarn to the little loops of the stockings.

     

    My final touch was to add just a bit of glitter, because there is NO WAY I can create a Christmas tag with no sparkle!  The gorgeous White Blizzard Nuvo Crystal Drops added just the right amount of fun to my little berries.  Again, feel free to embellish your own stockings as much as you want!  There are no rules when it comes to gift tags 😀

     

    And that completes my Gift Tag project!  Making these was a joy, and I plan on making many more with all different colors and patterns – including frosty white/silver/blue tags.  If you’d like these two wonderful die sets, as well as other great items from Kat, please follow the links above or use the shopping link I’ve included below.  Don’t forget to use the discount code “CYNTHIA10” to save 10% off your entire purchase.  Thank you again for joining me today, and have a wonderful, crafty day 🙂

    Kat Scrappiness shop

    My YouTube channel

     

  • “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!

  • Stitched Flower Card

    Stitched Flower Card

    Hi Everyone, it’s Tina here today. I have a super fun and fast card to share with you using the new Stitched Scallop Circles Die, Stitched Scallop Rectangles Die along with the Double Stitched Rectangles Die. Below you will find the link to the products used along with the steps to replicate this card.

    • Step 1 – Trim White Cardstock to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ fold in half for a vertical side fold card.
    • Step 2 – Diecut Stitched Scallop Rectangles using Black Cardstock. Adhere to card using double sided adhesive tape.
    • Step 3 – Diecut Double Stitched Rectangles using Patterned Paper (you want this to be mostly a solid color) Set it aside for now.
    • Step 4 – Diecut Double Stitched Rectangles using a Striped Patterned Paper.
    • Step 5 – Diecut Stitched Scallop Circles 6 times using different Patterned Paper. About half way through the Striped Patterned Paper adhere the Diecut Stitched Scallop Circles using Collage Medium in the center. Once you have all your Stitched Scallop Circles adhered cut out the top half of the Stripe Patterned Paper.
    • Step 6 – Place the Striped Patterned Paper on top of the Solid Patterned Paper and mark the area for the sentiment placement. Stamp Sentiment. For my Hello sentiment I used Versamark Ink and sprinkled Sparkling Embossing Powder then heat set with a heat tool. For my friend I used Versafine Onyx Black Ink.
    • Step 7 – Adhere Solid Background to the front of the card using Double Sided Adhesive Tape. Adhere Stripe Patterned Paper to the front of the card using Foam Tape.
    • Step 8 – Optional – Add Trim Mix II Sequins Mix to the upper part of the card.

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card. This card can be used for any occasion by changing the Color and/or sentiment. Below are links to all the products used. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

    Kat Scrappiness Products Used:

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  • 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!

     

     

  • I Love You Card ft. Patterned Paper

    Hello, everyone. Happy Wednesday! Being right in the middle of the week, I hope today card with cheerful rainbow colors will brighten your busy day. So let’s dive right in.

    I’ve always been hoarding patterned paper packs but don’t ever get around using them. So I’ve been looking into using them more often. And when it comes to a patterned paper pack with a rainbow theme? It’s just so easy to do.

    I chose two designs from the Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow paper pack. I I cut a piece out of the brighter color one down to 5.5″ by 4″, and adhere it down towards the top of an A2 size, landscape side-folding notecard. I then trimmed a thin strip of the white and color strips paper and adhere it along with a wide strip of black cardstock towards the bottom.

    The card is really simple and easy. I white heat-embossed the sentiment “i love you” from Neat & Tangled Floral Heart directly on my card as shown, and also the floral heart wreath on some black cardstock then cut it out. I adhered the floral wreath on my card with some foam tape to add dimension. I also added some White Diamond sequins from Kat Scrappiness here and there for some finishing touches.

    I hope you like this card and remember to use use the discount code: Siqi10 to get 10% off you order! Have a great week!

    Supply List:

    Floral Heart – 3″x4″ Clear Stamps by Neat & Tangled

    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

    Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Clear Embossing Ink Pad

    EK Success Embossing Powder Tool Applicator

    White Embossing Powder by Lawn Fawn

    Ranger Multi Medium Matte .5 oz

  • You Are Fabulous

    Hi Everyone!h

    It’s Heidi and I’m here with a project using a fun new Echo Park paper pad from Kat’s shop called Fashionista.  The fashion theme definitely called for me to incorporate the  Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle die from Kat Scrappiness.  I am in love with that wonderfully wavy stitched detail along the edge!

    I wanted to break from my usual straight lines in my layering, so I did a kind of “decoupage-inspired” background with the paper pad.

    I have a video below showing how I put this card together.  I have all the products I used from the Kat Scrappiness Shop linked below.  Be sure to head over there and use the coupon code:  Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.  Enjoy!

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    SUPPLIES:

    Never Ending Rectangle dies

    Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle dies

    Retro Christmas sequin mix

    Technique Tuesday–Say It 2-Fabulous stamp set

    Mudra Stamps–Wild Rose 4×4 stamp set

    Echo Park Fashionista 6×6 paper pad

    Versafine Onyx Black Pigment Ink Pad

    Ranger Clear Embossing Powder

    Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Pad

    Ranger Multi Medium Matte 

    Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform

    Foam Tape

    White Cardstock

    Black Cardstock

    Copic Markers

    Tape runner

  • Magic Slider Card Featuring: Lola the Giraffe

    Magic Slider Card Featuring: Lola the Giraffe

    Hi there!

    When I received the NEW! Kat Scrappiness Interactive Instructions Stamp Set along with the NEW! Kat Scrappiness Lola the Giraffe Set, the two were a match made in magic slider card heaven!

    I started out by following the easy instructions I found HERE! When visiting that site be sure to look for the printable instructions;)

    As I mentioned, I followed the instructions in the link and did all of my cutting and die cutting first. To cut the frames and windows I used the Kat Scrappiness Double Stitched Rectangle Dies. The pull tab for the top of the card was made using 2 of the smallest of the Kat Scrappiness Double Stitched Oval Dies. The “pull here!” Interactive Instruction was a perfect fit inside the ovals. I attached them back to back creating a tab at the top of the slider card.

     

     

    I stamped Lola and her accessories on the acetate cover in Staz On Black Ink. The image of Lola that is colored was stamped on the inside white card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I did some super simple Copic coloring to Lola and her butterfly friends.

    The whole slider portion was attached to a bright and fun patterned paper from the Echo Park Summer Fun 6×6 Paper Pad. All of that was then added to a white top folding card base.

    This slider card was a WHOLE lot easier that I thought it was gonna be! Finding those printable instructions made this project super easy 😉 Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you link your Lola Cards and Projects to the Kat Scrappiness Instagram Page. We’d love to see your Lola creations!

    See ya next time! Kelley 😉

    Below are 2 videos introducing both Lola the Giraffe and the Interactive Instructions Stamp Sets!

    Introduction to Lola the Giraffe

    Introduction to the Interactive Instructions Stamp Set

     

     

    Supplies:

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  • Praise You! Featuring: Gina Marie Scroll Cross Die

    Praise You! Featuring: Gina Marie Scroll Cross Die

    Hello Everyone!

    Can you believe it’s almost time for Easter?

    For today’s project I’ve paired this amazing Gina Marie Designs Cross Die with yummy Spring paper and what’s actually a sentiment from a Christmas stamp set.

    The first thing I did was all my die cutting. I folded my yellow card base and positioned my Fancy Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die where it would only cut the sides and bottom. I wanted to leave the fold line intact on the top, so I used washi tape to hold the die in place while running it through my die cut machine. The largest die in this set is barely smaller than A2 card size, which is 5.5 x 4.25 inches. I used the largest for the card base and the next size smaller for the patterned paper.

    It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but the patterned paper has a layer of vellum over the top. I cut the vellum with the same sized die as the patterned paper and used this to mute or soften the patterned paper. It gives a soft and elegant texture, which is perfect for Easter.

    Next, I cut 2 crosses with the Gina Marie Designs Scroll Cross Die. I love that you can cut as many colors and patterned papers as you like and inlay them into the scrolls of the cross.

    Here you can see the beautiful detail of the Fancy Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Dies, and the delicate  scrolls and inlays inside the Gina Marie Designs Cross.

    I added the verse Psalm 63:4 onto a strip of black card stock. Using the Stampaholic Stamping Tool, I positioned my card stock and my stamp. I used an anti-static powder tool to treat the paper and then stamped with Versamark sticky ink and covered with white embossing powder. After heating the powder until smooth, I trimmed the ends of the paper and added the verse to the front of the card.

    The finishing touch was a small bit of Wink of Stella on the inlaid yellow card stock. This added just a bit of shimmer without overpowering the beautiful cross.

    Supplies:

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