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Lacy Layered Love card and an Announcement

Good morning crafty friends! It’s Lisa here on the blog with you today and

I have some exciting news to share! As of today I am

re-joining the Kat Scrappiness design team. I am so happy to be back on the team

and designing for Kat again! Those of you who shop at Kat Scrappiness often know

what a variety of crafty products she carries in her online shop, not to mention the

growing number of products being released under the Kat Scrappiness brand name.

And all of this at excellent prices!

All of my nested background dies are from Kat and I reach for them

on almost every card I make!

For my first project back on the team I made a Valentine’s Day

inspired card to put you in the mood for the new release!

You’re definitely going to want to check back in the shop on

January 17th, 18th and 19th to see all of the wonderful new Valentine’s products

being released!

Here is the recipe for today’s card:

1) Cut a panel of white Bristol Smooth Cardstock with the largest die in the

Stitched Scalloped Square Dies.

2) With a cloud stencil, blend some

Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink on your scalloped panel

in varying heights. Adhere stenciled panel to square card base.

3) Die cut the solid heart from the Lacy Layered Heart Die

from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and the Lacy cover die from vellum.

4) Do some ink blending in rainbow colors on the solid heart and then

lay the lacy vellum over the rainbow heart. It looks so pretty to see the

pretty rainbow colors peaking through the lace.

5) Lastly adhere the heart shaped die to the cloud blended background

and die cut the word “love” from the I Love You Shadow Dies

out of silver foil cardstock. Adhere the “love” die cut over the lacy heart.

Here are the Kat Scrappiness products used on my card:

Lacy Layered Heart Die

I Love You Shadow Dies

Stitched Scalloped Square Dies

That’s all for today’s card, don’t forget to follow Kat Scrappiness on all

social media platforms to be alerted to new release, sales and giveaways!

Kat Scrappiness Shop

Kat Scrappiness Blog

Kat Scrappiness FB Fan Page

Kat Scrappiness Instagram

Kat Scrappiness YouTube Channel

Have a great day, I already am!
? Lisa ?

January 12, 2020
Happy Valentine’s Day
Hello crafters! Did everyone have a great holiday? Does any one have any crafting goals for the new year? I’m hoping to send out more cards to friends and family this year.

I jumped from making Christmas cards right into Valentine Day’s card.

I began the card by ink blending with Worn Lipstick onto a white card panel. I thin added score lines every half inch on the white panel and adhered it to a pink panel that has a 1/16 border around it. I die cut a heart using the Embossed Edge heart dies from Kat Scrappiness from patterned paper. I colored the puffins and hearts from Lawn Fawn’s Stud Puffin stamp set, colored them with Copics, and die cut them with the coordinating dies.

I heat embossed the Happy Valentine’s Day sentiment from the Say it with Hearts stamp set from Kat Scrappiness on gray paper with white embossing powder. I adhered all these pieces onto my panel with dimensional adhesive. I added three pink jewels to finish the panel and then adhered it directly to a white card base.

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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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January 7, 2020
Crafting Valentine’s Day Cards with the Kat Scrappiness “Star Fusion” Coverplate Die

Hi Guys! I’m back today to showcase both some fun Valentine Day cards AND the new Kat Scrappiness “Star Fusion Coverplate” die. Sit back with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) and enjoy!

Without a doubt, the “Star Fusion” die creates a gorgeous background. It can be used two ways — die cut or dry embossed. I’ll be showing you cards today using both techniques.

Here’s a look at the die with a sample piece of card stock after I ran it through my Big Shot machine with embossing pads, to avoid having the die cut through the paper.

Isn’t this beautiful? This piece of card stock will actually be the background of my first card. Let’s get started!

My truck, which is part of the Honey Bee’s stamp and die set called “LittlePickup,” is making a “Special Delivery” (sentiment is also Honey Bee) of Kat Scrappiness“Red Heart Droplets.” Here’s the Copic colors I used on the truck:

For my next Valentine card, I wanted to create a “sidewalk easel” greeting on the front.

This time I die cut the “Star Fusion Coverplate” die instead of embossing it and then backed it with white card stock. I created the easel frame by cutting pieces from a Kat Scrappiness “Cross Stitched Rectangle Frame” die cut.

I used Poppy Stamp’s “Doodle Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment die on the “chalkboard,” smudged white pigment ink around the edges, and added a red heart die cut to finish this card.

For my third card, I again backed the “Star Fusion Coverplate” die cut with white card stock.

This card features Kat’s “Layered Chocolate Bar”stamp set. I stamped this “non-traditional chocolate bar” with two shades of Vera Clairinks in “Glamorous” and “Charming Pink,” before adding white pigment ink to create the shading on the top of the chocolate. I used three different brown shades for the wrapper. The fun patterned paper that borders the card, along with the adorable sloth, are from the Pebbles “Loves Me” paper padandcoordinating ephemera die cuts. The sentiments on the card and envelope are also part of Kat’s “Chocolate Bar” collection.

Pink hearts from Kat‘s “Heart Sprinkles Embellishment Mix” has our sloth dreaming of love (and chocolate). LOL!

My fourth card has a more “romantic” look to it . . .

Similar to my first card with the pick-up truck, I used the “Star Fusion Coverplate”die to create a dry embossed background that would be a soft backdrop for the “Floral Heart” wreath and dieby Neat & Tangled. I embossed the wreath and the coordinating sentiment with gold embossing powder and then colored the image with Zig “Clean Color Real Brush Markers.” I added a fuchsia colored ribbon behind the wreath and a strip of papered paper from the Authentique“Romance” paper pad on the left side.

Sequins scattered on the wreath from Kat’s “Sweetheart Valentine Sequin Mix”were the finishing touch.

My fifth and final card was a “Just for Fun” Valentine, with the “StarFusion” die cut just peaking out on the right hand side of the card this time.

I used the Pebbles“Loves Me” paper collectionagain, pulling in sentiments from the Kat Scrappiness“Say It With Hearts”stamp set.

A few of Kat’s “Red Heart Droplets” are drifting from our “Diva Llama’s” heart. And did you catch that she’s wearing diamonds???

Well, that’s all for today. See you again soon!

The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Please don’t forget to use my coupon code “Priscilla10” for 10% off your order at the shop.

PRISCILLA

SUPPLIES

February 11, 2019
Mandala Die – Happy Valentine’s Day
Have you been keeping up with the February release? Today is the grand finale! Be sure to check out all the beautiful dies that were released this week.

For today’s card, I’m using the new Mandala die from Kat Scrappiness. I love all the new dies buy I think this one is my favorite!

I die cut the Mandala die four times out of some white card stock. I then found a perfect sized circle from Kat Scrappiness’ Never Ending circle dies to back the Mandala die. I cut the circle die out of purple card stock. I then sponged a little bit of Dusty Concord distress ink into the center of each purple circle. I adhered the white Mandala die cuts to the purple circles and adhered them to my card base.

For the sentiment, I used one of the Stitched Sentiment dies. I heat embossed my sentiment using white embossing power. I then sponged on Dusty Concord distress ink. I adhered it to my card using foam adhesive, then added some Lilac jewels to finish off the card.

Here are a couple of other cards I created for the Mandala die release:

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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February 7, 2019
February Release Day 1 – Medallion Coverplate Die

Hello Kat Scrappiness fans! It is day 1 of the February product release and today, the design team is showcasing the Medallion Coverplate Die. We are also having a giveaway everyday during release week so please scroll down at the end of the blog post to find out how to WIN this Medallion Coverplate die. The design team has been super busy creating the samples for you. We will not have a blog hop at this time but you will be able to see how they created their projects all throughout the month of February so please stay tuned. Some of the girls are even planning on posting a YouTube process video. Are you ready to see the Medallion Coverplate Die? Here’s what it looks like:

Here are some amazing samples by the design team.

CAREN BARTHOLOMEW

Caren created this super cute Valentine’s Day card with the new coverplate die and did some inlaid technique. She used the stitched sentiment strip die for her Happy Valentine’s Day sentiment. What an awesome card, Caren!

Caren created another card using the medallion coverplate and die-cut a scalloped circle as her focal point. She also used the Give Thanks sentiment from the Happy Fall Y’all stamp set and added the fall leaf and some sequins to adorn the card. Wow!

LISA GOLZBEIN

Lisa did some ink-blending on her card stock with some distress oxide inks in pastel colors, and die cut the same using the medallion coverplate. She also used the Thank You script sentiment die and added some jewels to finish her design. So beautiful and perfect for Spring. Here’s a closer look:

MARIA RUSSELL

I created a love-themed card. I die-cut the medallion coverplate from some 110 lb card stock and adhered acetate sheet. I added the foam adhesive to create the well and used the Golden Anniversary sequins as my shaker element. I adhered this piece onto a white card-base and added an image from a stamp set from my stash. I also used the new Stiched Sentiment strip die and heat-embossed the sentiment and adhered this strip on the center of my card. Here’s a closer look:

I created this simple card by die-cutting a tiffany-blue card stock using the coverplate die. I stamped the sentiment from Virginia Turtle stamp set (purchased from the shop awhile back) using Versafine ink. I added the black bow using a Penny Black die set. I finished the design by adding some Sparkling clear jewels from the shop. Doesn’t the black bow remind you of the outfit by Audrey Hepburn in the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Here’s a closer look:

MARTHA GOMEZ

Martha used the Medallion coverplate die and cut it in half. She adhered the die-cut on top of a green background using foam adhesive and stamped her sentiment on the stitched sentiment strip die. To finish her design, she added the red heart. Here’s a closer look:

PRISCILLA JOSEPH

Priscilla created this gorgeous Valentine’s Day card with the Medallion Coverplate as her background. She stamped and heat-embossed the heart wreath using the Floral Heart stamp set by Neat and Tangled. To finish her design, she added some Fuschia Jewels. Here’s a closer look:

Priscilla used the Medallion Coverplate die with the Cross Stitched Rectangle dies and a stamp set from Papertrey Ink called “Glorious Globes”. I love the tone on tone background that she created on her card. Here’s a closer look:

TINA GUIGUI DORNBAUM

Tina created this beautiful card by inking up her background with distress oxide inks and die-cut the piece using the coverplate die. She adhered this piece onto a black card stock to make the colors pop! She stamped the sentiment with versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder and added some sequins to finish her design. I love the colors that she used!

Here’s another card from Tina but this time, she colored the background instead of the die-cut and added a very colorful butterfly as her focal point.

HOW TO WIN:

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN THE MEDALLION COVERPLATE DIE? Leave a comment everyday during the reveals in the comments section below for a chance to win the die. Deadline to leave a comment is on Friday, February 8, 2019. Winners will be announced on the blog on Saturday, February 9, 2019. I hope you love the as much as I do. This Medallion Coverplate die is now available for purchase here –> http://bit.ly/2MQXcn4

Happy crafting!

February 5, 2019
Send your love!!!

Hello dear friends, Martha Lucia here with you to share another of my cards using the I Love You Shadow Dies from Kat Scrappiness. Like you have been noticed the entire Design Team and of course costumers are fascinated with these words to send your love!

To make this card, I used a cool technique of double stamping. It is double because I used both sides of a single stamp and it works great when you are using symmetric images like this kite from the stamp set Life’s a Breeze from Joy Clair. First I randomly stamped the back side of the image over a whisper white layer of card stock using Pink Shimmer Delicata Ink and then with Glamorous VersaFine Clair I over stamped the correct image over the solid background and embossed with clear embossing powder to have more texture.

After have the background layer finalized, I resized it using a stitched rectangle die cut from Gina Marie Designs and pasted directly over the real red card base to have the perfect mat for the I Love You Shadow Dies from Kat Scrappiness.

I take a piece of whisper white card stock and inked directly with the inkpad of Glamorous VersaFine Clair and covered the entire layer with clear embossing powder that I melted with the heat tool. I die cut the mat layer of the words included on the I Love You Shadow Dies using pink card stock and then I die cut the letters from this embossed layer. I assemble all the pieces and pasted over my decorated card base using double sided foam tape.

This is a creative technique that you can explore with different types of stamps. The result is always different and if you mix and match the colors of ink you will love the effect and you will take advantage of your words!

See you soon!

Martha Lucia

January 25, 2019
Heart Shaped Cards
Hi everyone. Today I have a video for you to show you how I made a heart shaped card using the Kat Scrappiness Lacy Layered Heart die set.

I created two of the heart shaped cards with some cute matching envelopes. I also created a circle shaped card using Never Ending Circle dies by Kat Scrappiness.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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January 24, 2019
Say It With Hearts Valentine Card

Good morning, crafters! Design Team Member Cynthia here with you for a super-sweet Valentine’s Day card featuring the brand new KS Say It With Hearts stamp set. This stamp set is just the cutest thing ever, and with so many different sentiments to choose from, you can send any message you like! Let’s go ahead and start going through the steps you’ll need to follow to recreate this card for yourself.

My first step was to go ahead and cut the paper layers for my card. I used my favorite KS Stitched Scalloped Rectangle dies for the perfect touch. The pink-on-pink hearts patterned paper was cut using the largest rectangle die, which is just a tiny bit smaller than my A2 size card base. I added a diagonal black & white stripe paper next, trimmed to fit within the layers neatly. Then I used the next largest rectangle die to cut my white card stock piece, where I’ll be adding the stamping.

I selected four fun colors of ink from my ink pad stash, using dye inks so that they would dry immediately. Remember, when using pigment inks, you’ll have to allow time for them to dry completely. Using the solid heart stamp from the KS Say It With Hearts stamp set, I stamped a random pattern of hearts across my white rectangle (I used some washi tape strips to mask the scalloped edges.) I then stamped the heart outline stamp over the colored ones using some Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I was happily surprised at how easy it was to layer my hearts with these stamps! The final touch was to stamp my sentiments inside the hearts. There are so many to choose from that I was able to use a different one for each of my hearts with no repeats.

For my last step I decided to wrap some black & white baker’s twine around the center of my card and tie a little bow. I absolutely LOVE this twine, and it worked perfectly with my colors and design. This card turned out to be one of my favorites, and if you would like to recreate this for yourself, you can follow the links above and below to start shopping. Please remember to use my coupon code “CYNTHIA10” to save 10% off your entire purchase. Thank you so much for joining me today, and I will see you all again soon for more crafty goodness 🙂

Kat Scrappiness shop

January 21, 2019
Lacy Layered Heart die with glitter
Hi everyone! I’m still enjoying making cards with the goodies from the new release. Today I have two cards that use the Lacy Layered Heart Dies by Kat Scrappiness and glitter paper.

For my first card, I cut strips measuring 1/4 inch of red, pink, and silver glitter card stock from my stash. I adhered them to a piece of white card stock that was a little larger than the die. I then used the outline heart die to cut out the glittered heart. I adhered the heart to my card base with foam tape. I added a strip of the red glittered paper to the left side of the card and heat embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder.

My second card uses the fancy layered die from the Lacy Layered Heart Dies. I die cut it out of blue and purple glitter paper. On my card base, I heat embossed some random hearts using clear embossing powder. I die cut one of the Stitched Sentiment Strip dies from Kat Scrappiness and heat embossed the sentiment from Love Letters stamp set by Lawn Fawn. I adhered the sentiment strip to the card using foam adhesive.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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January 17, 2019
?Love Is In The Air?

Happy New Year Kat Scrappiness Fans!

I want to wish you all a happy early Valentine’s Day as well

since this post will be centered around our new

“Love” themed products!

There was recently 4 new products released in the shop and if you

haven’t seen them yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Kat Scrappiness just released 3 new dies and 1 new stamp set to help

get you in the Valentines mood!

Say It With Hearts stamp set

I Love You Shadow Dies

Stitched Sentiment Strip Dies

Lacy Layered Heart Dies

Valentine’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays

mostly because of the color scheme and pretty hearts.

I’ve always loved the decorations and the way the stores look

at this time of year. It’s a wonderful sea of pink and hearts!

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I created 3 cards with the new products that I’ll share today and I have

some process pictures to share with you for one of them.

Here is the first card I made using the I LoveYou Shadow Dies

and I’ll share the process with you.

For this card I made my own background by ink blending

3 different distress inks in the following colors:

Broken China

Picked Raspberry

and

Twisted Citron

Even though I only used 3 colors it looks like so much more

because of the blending properties of the distress inks!

This is my favorite color combo right now and I

am reaching for them a lot!

Once I got the background blended just the way I wanted it

I pulled out a heart stencil from my stash and used it to

cover the background in soft white hearts.

I had an old makeup brush on hand that worked perfectly

to apply the white ink.

After the hearts were stenciled in I hit the panel with my heat gun

so it wouldn’t smear in my Vagabond.

I used the Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Dies to cut

out the panel for the front of my card.

The next step was to pick out colors that I wanted to die cut

the I Love You Shadow Dies out of.

I knew I wanted the shadow pieces to be black since

it makes the rainbow colors pop.

I decided on some sparkly pink paper for the actual words.

Once I adhered the words to their black shadows I popped them

all up on foam tape so they would really stand out on the card.

And of course I needed to add some Sparkling Clear Jewels to the card

for some extra BLING!

I really love how this card turned out and I am planning on making a lot

more ink blended cards in the near future.

Here are all 3 cards that I made for the new release and I can tell there

will be a lot more LOVELY HEART cards very very soon!

As you can also see I used the ink blending technique on all 3 of

these cards in different ways.

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share my cards with you!

I am enjoying the new stamps and dies and I know you will too!

Please use my code Lisa10 to do some crafty shopping and

you can save 10% on your order.

Have a great day, I already am!

?Lisa?

January 12, 2019