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January Release – Day 3 – Say It With Hearts

I am kind of a little bummed that it is the last day of the January release. For today’s reveal, we are showcasing the Say It With Hearts 4 x 4 stamp set. Did you manage to check out the first two days of the reveal? Don’t forget to comment on the blog because we are picking one winner for each release day – total of 3 lucky winners! Here’s what the stamp set looks like:

Here are some samples made by the design team. I hope you love them as much as I do:

CAREN BARTHOLOMEW

CYNTHIA FAHLGREN

JESS CRAFTS

LISA SCHNEIDER GOLZBEIN

MARIA RUSSELL

Isn’t my design team amazing? The girls have worked so hard creating these samples for you. During this month, they will be showing you how they made their cards either on our YouTube channel or on the blog.

Here is the link to the Say It With Hearts 4×4 stamp set: http://bit.ly/2M0K9im

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for liking, commenting and subscribing to our blog, YouTube channel, Facebook Fan Page, etc. You are all rockstars! Please don’t forget to leave a comment today if you haven’t done so already. Winners will be announced here on the blog on Friday at 8:00 am PST. Good luck! Happy crafting!

January 10, 2019
January Release – Day 2 – I Love You Shadow Dies

Hello again Kat Scrappiness fans! It is the second day of the January reveals and today we are showcasing the I Love You Shadow dies. WE ALSO HAVE A GIVEAWAY! We are picking one winner for each day of the release – total of three winners! Keep commenting for a chance to win! Here’s what the dies look like:

Here are some of the projects created by the team:

Caren Bartholomew

Cynthia Fahlgren

Jess Crafts

Lisa Schneider Golzbein

Maria L Russell

Martha Gomez

Tina Guigui Dornbaum

Which one is your favorite? I can’t even pick one because I honestly LOVE them all! Here is the link to the product if you’d like to purchase it –> http://bit.ly/2LVbiDe

We will be picking one winner for each day of the release – a total of three lucky commenters! If you will place an order, please use the coupon code by the design team to get 10% off. Happy shopping!

January 9, 2019
You Are My Happy by Maria Russell

Hello my crafty friends! I’m super excited to share my first post for January 2019 and it is the January release by Kat Scrappiness. Have you seen all the projects made by the team? They are awesome and I am so proud to be on the same design team as these girls. For Day 1, we are showcasing the Lacy Layered Heart dies and the Stitched Sentiment Strip dies. They go perfectly well together or on their own.

For my first card, I inked up some Bristol smooth white card stock with my distress oxide inks and die-cut the piece with the outer layer of the die. I also die-cut some Lawn Fawn glittered card stock using the lacy heart die. I adhered this piece onto my colored heart with some Nuvo liquid glue.

On another piece of some heavy-duty card stock, I used the Fancy Floral Coverplate die with an embossing mat to dry-emboss the details on the card stock. I think this turned out so beautifully. I love the impression it makes on the card stock.

I adhered the heart on this embossed piece with some foam tape. I also adhered this piece onto an A2 size card base. Here’s what it looks like:

I stamped my sentiment on some black card stock with versamark ink and heat and sprinkled some white embossing powder. I used my Wagner heating tool to heat-emboss the sentiment, and cut this piece using the new Stitched Strip Sentiment dies. I finished the design by adding some Sparkling clear jewels. Here’s a closer look:

I love how this card turned out! I know this is a simple card but that glitter heart in the middle compliments the colored background. Here’s another look:

For my second project, I used the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set and stamped the image with Ballet Slippers and Pizza Crust inks by Lawn Fawn. I used the Stitched Sentiment Strip die to die cut the middle piece. I used foam adhesive to adhered my foreground on an A2 size card base. I stamped the sentiment on the strips and adhered the pieces using Nuvo liquid glue.

To finish my design, I added the Silver Scissor Sequins mix. Since this is going to a crafty friend, I know she will appreciate those cute little touches that I added on this card. Here’s a closer look:

I added some Nuvo glitter drops on the heart to give it some dimension and shine. I also love how this card turned out.

I hope you like my projects today. We will also have a giveaway at the end of the release on Thursday so please stay tuned. These dies are now available at the shop. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop. Happy crafting!

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January 8, 2019
January Release – Day 1 – Lacy Layered Heart Die and Stitched Sentiment Strip Dies

Hello Kat Scrappiness fans! It is the first day of the January reveals and we are super excited to show off our new products! For day 1, we will be showing you samples made by the team, showcasing the Lacy Layered Heart Die and the Stitched Sentiment Strip dies. These dies will go perfectly well together or on their own. Here’s what they look like:

Lacy Layered Heart Die:

Stitched Sentiment Strip Dies

Throughout the month of January, you will be seeing blog posts and/or videos by the girls showing you how they made their cards. Are you ready to get “wowed” by the design team? Here are some of their AMAZING projects:

Caren Bartholomew

Cynthia Fahlgren

Lisa Schneider-Golzbein

Maria L Russell

Tina Guigui Dornbaum

I hope you LOVE the projects as much as I do! Here are the links to the new products:

Lacy Layered Heart: –> http://bit.ly/2LTVKzJ

Stitched Strip Sentiment Dies –> http://bit.ly/2s8I8Ym

Remember to use the DT Coupon codes to get 10% off your order. We will have a GIVEAWAY at the end of the reveals on Thursday so keep checking the blog. Have an amazing day! HAPPY CRAFTING!

January 8, 2019
January Card Challenge

Happy New Year Kat Scrappiness fans!

Is anyone else behind right now due to the holidays?

I know I am but it’s OK because it’s never too late to get back on track!

I am so happy to announce that our December challenge was a huge

success and we had 48 amazing entries!

Thank you to all who entered for playing along!

The winner of the Winter Wonderland challenge from December is

***Super Stick Chick***

Congratulations and thanks so much sharing your beautiful projects with us!

We will be doing things a little differently in 2019.

Maria from the design team will be bringing you a special blog post

on release days to show off the projects made by the design team

showcasing the new release items!

January will bring some fun new releases here at Kat Scrappiness and we are very

excited to share all of our new goodies with you.

Let’s just say that the new release is

LOVELY!

You’re going to want to stay tuned to the Kat Scrappiness blog, Facebook group and Instagram

to see all of the new releases coming in the next week or so!

I truly HEART all of the new products coming out!

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That brings us to the January Challenge and I thought it would be fun to

make this month an ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE!

Please feel free to share any cards or projects with any theme you like!

Do you still want to create holiday/winter cards?

Have you started on Valentine’s cards yet?

Maybe you want to show off some cute Thank You cards?

We want to see them all!

So go ahead and get out your favorite stamps and dies and play along with us!

You just might get lucky and win a $25 gift certificate to KatScrappiness.com!

While you do not “have” to use our products, we would love to see how you

incorporate your Kat Scrappiness stamps and/or dies in your projects!

This month since the theme is anything goes we only have 1 easy requirement to play along.

****Remember to link back to our challenge in your entry.****

That’s it! Easy Peasy right!

To enter, submit a photo of your project below

(Click on the “Add Your Link” button) and we will randomly pick the winner at the end of the month. Inlinkz is requiring you to verify your email address now but don’t worry, that will just make it easier for us to contact you should you win the $25 gift certificate!

Good Luck from the Kat Scrappiness team and we look forward to seeing your creations!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

January 5, 2019
Dropping by to say “HI”

Hi there! Hannah here! 😀 I have a SUPER bright card for you today!

This card came about primarily because I wanted to use For You, Deer Stamp and Die set by Lawn Fawn. It came out just prior to Christmas and I didn’t want it to become one of those “one use” stamp sets that got used once and never gets used again. Also, Lawn Fawn has a similar set coming out and I really can’t wait to play with it, so this was partially me just messing with ideas that may or may not potentially work.

The stamp set works PERFECTLY with the letters “H” and “I” in the Kat Scrappiness Large Alphabet Dies, with the partial sentiment of “Dropping By To Say.” All I needed to do was figure out how I was going to combine the two aspects. I decided that it would be super cute of one of the characters from the stamp set was hanging out in the letter “H.” The deer fit better than the bear, in my opinion, so I colored him in and adhered him to the letter “H” that I had cut out of some fun patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs that I had floating around my craft room.

From that pad of paper, I selected two other sheets that I was going to use, the pink flower background was obvious that I was going to use as a background for the card. I wanted my little deer to feel as if he was frolicking in the flowers! I dusted the outside edges with some Distress Oxide so that any paper showing along the outside edge would look like it was receding.

After die cutting an opening in the other piece of patterned paper using the NEW Distressed Edge Oval Dies I trimmed the panel down with the Stitched Rope Nested Rectangle Dies, also by Kat Scrappiness. The edges of this paper I also ran some Distress Oxide around as well, and because this paper was so bright, I ran some around the front, just to tone it down. Because I love dimension, I cut a piece of fun foam down to be just slightly smaller than this top piece of paper, I also die cut fun foam letters “H” and “I” too.

Using more Distress Oxide, and some clear embossing powder, I embossed the sentiment “Dropping By To Say” in the corner of this panel. Then it was a matter of piecing everything together with my favorite adhesives and decorating with some sequins. For this I loved the Grandma’s Garden sequin pack from Kat Scrappiness, there are little tiny flowers in it, which I could insert some gems from the pack onto the inside. PERFECTION!

Sometimes you just need a fun card to send to a friend, and I hope that this card fits the bill. If I have inspired you, please let me know! If you need these products or any others from the Kat Scrappiness store use my discount code: Hannah10 at checkout! This has been Hannah Rubenstahl, of Fanciful Spaces, blogging for Kat Scrappiness, hoping you stay crafty! 😀

For a complete list of all the products I used:
Large Alphabet Dies by Kat Scrappiness
For You, Deer Stamp Set by Lawn Fawn
For You, Deer Dies by Lawn Fawn
Distressed Edge Oval Dies by Kat Scrappiness
Stitched Rope Nested Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness
Doodlebug Designs Paper
Distress Oxide
WOW! Clear Embossing Powder
Fun Foam
Grandma’s Garden Sequin Pack by Kat Scrappiness
Scor-Tape
Ranger Multi-Medium Matte
A Tape Runner
Neenah Solar White in 80 and 110lb

Oh, and don’t forget the sale going on at Kat Scrappiness!!!!

February 13, 2018
I Lava You, Valentine!
Hannah here! How are you this lovely February day? Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I am SO excited! I don’t know why I love this “holiday” so much, we hardly celebrate it at our house, I think it has to do with my love of hearts. 😉

I recently came back from Creativation where I had the opportunity to play with alcohol inks for the first time ever. We were using them for a much different purpose than they are generally used for, however, it did inspire me to purchase a bunch and start playing with them. This really was the basis for my card, I wanted to play with alcohol inks. 😉

So, play I did! I gathered 3 inks in “lava” colors, and some Yupo paper, and went to town having fun!

While that was drying I stamped out my image from Avery Elle, the Lava You set, using Memento Tuxedo Black. Then using the filler stamps from the set I stamped those in with other Distress Inks. I then die cut this image out using the coordinating Lava You die set and colored the ocean water with Copic Markers.

Because I was making a shaker card, when don’t I made a shaker card, I needed a frame, so I created a lovely blend of Distress Inks on a piece of paper using Clarity Stencil Brushes. Next, I die cut my frame out using two of the Distress Edge Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness.

I built my shaker window to this frame with the help of some fun foam, some acetate, and score tape. I adhered my volcano onto the front and added a bit more fun foam behind the volcano for stability, and used score tape to adhere this to my Yupo paper while sneaking in a TON of sequins in there. Like A TON!

I didn’t care for the Yupo Paper that extended past my frame, so I trimmed it down and adhered that to some red paper which I had run some Delicata Golden Glitz along the edge of.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set on the inside of my card using some Distress Oxide.

I hope I have inspired you, and I hope you’ll find the products you need to create at Kat Scrappiness! If you need a discount code to save a little money, please feel free to use Hannah10 at checkout!

Thank you for following along, again this is Hannah Rubenstahl of Fanciful Spaces, for a list of the products I used please see below:
- Lava You Clear Stamps by Avery Elle
- Lava You Coordinating Die Set by Avery Elle
- Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness
- 3mm Hot Pink Valentine Solid Heart Confetti by Kat Scrappiness
- Yupo Paper
- Alcohol Inks
- Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
- Distress Inks
- Distress Oxide Ink
- Delicata Golden Glitz Ink
- Scor Tape
- Fun Foam
- Acetate
- Neenah Solar White in 80 and 110lb
- Red Card Stock
February 11, 2018
Happy Heart Day!

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a card featuring the versatile Large Alphabet Dies by Kat Scrappiness.

The letters make such a nice focal point, I wanted to attach a few together to make an almost chipboard-like embellishment. I first adhered black “fun foam” to the backs of 2 Xs and 2 Os using liquid adhesive. This not only gives more thickness, but also gives a nice shadow effect. You could use other colors as well and those would look great too!

I then clustered the Xs and Os together so they fit nicely, adhering them with flat glue dots. This bold embellishment would be really great on a scrapbook page too!

I’ve been in love with Lawn Fawn’s new How You Bean?-Conversation Hearts Add-On stamp set. The little hearts are so fun to color with Copics! This time, I went with bright colors to offset the black and white of the letters.

After laying out my design, I wanted to stamp a few of the open hearts and a sentiment directly on my card. I used my Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform to be sure I got everything straight and close enough together. For a graphic card like this, being precise is very important for the look.

Copics tend to show through cardstock if you color directly on it, so my remedy for that is cute patterned paper. I took a strip of paper from Lawn Fawn’s Perfectly Plaid Rainbow Petit Paper Pack and added it to the inside of the card where the Copics ran through. The paper coordinates with the front of the card and adds a cute detail to the inside.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you’ll try this clustering technique with your letter dies. It’s a fun way to make a bold statement on the front of your card. All the supplies from the Kat Scrappiness shop are linked below. Be sure to use my coupon code Heidi10 to receive 10% off your purchase.

SUPPLIES:

Large Alphabet Dies by Kat Scrappiness

How You Bean?-Conversation Hearts Add-On stamp set-Lawn Fawn

Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform

Lawn Fawn’s Perfectly Plaid Rainbow Petit Paper Pack

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board

Black fun foam

Glue Dots

Liquid Adhesive

Copic Markers

White Cardstock

February 9, 2018
Large Alpha Dies with Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends by Maria

Hello my crafty friends. I am back today to share with you a simple Valentine’s Day card, showcasing the new Large Alphabet dies and Christmas Red Sequins by Kat Scrappiness, Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends stamp set and Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends coordinating dies, plus other supplies available at the shop.

I started out by stamping my images on Neenah Solar white card stock and I colored the images in with my Copic markers. I cut another 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of Bristol Smooth white card stock and used my Tumbling Hearts stencil to create my background, with my Worn Lipstick distress oxide ink and the ink blending tool.

I wanted to create a Valentine’s Day shaker card and also use the new Large Alphabet Dies. I chose the letters, X and O and used my die-cutting machine to cut my background. I covered it with my acetate and used my foam tape to create my shaker window. I have been meaning to use the Christmas Red sequins and thought that this was the perfect color to use as my shaker element.

To finish my design, I added my little Froyo images and stamped my sentiment. I also added the little strawberries to the Froyo and covered it with glossy accents. Here is the card:

Isn’t this adorable? I hope you like my card today and got inspired. Please visit www.katscrappiness.com for inexpensive dies and craft supplies. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have an amazing day!

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February 8, 2018
February Card Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

Last month’s Card Challenge Winner was Amy Osburn Purdie! Her card was entry #17. Congrats Amy!

Greetings, everyone!

It is Design Team member Hannah Rubenstahl here, and this month it was my turn to decide on a crafting challenge! I don’t know about you, but I’m darn glad that the holidays are over. I am personally ready for the softer colors and the warmer weather!?!?!

This is my inspiration board for the challenge!

Can you tell that I’m over the Golds, Silvers, Reds, and Greens of the holidays? Welcome Rose Gold, Pale Pink, Light Blue!

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to be inspired by the collage above, and use a minimum of one Kat Scrappiness product in your creation! Link your blog post about your project below and we’ll randomly choose a winner at the end of the month! That is all! If you’re chosen you get to win a $25 credit to the Kat Scrappiness shop! (PSSST, Those fabulous sequins in the collage are from her shop!)

To start the ball rolling, I created a card based off of my inspiration board:

The Kat Scrappiness products I used for this card are:

Large Alphabet Dies
Distressed Edge Rectangle Dies
Hearts O’Plenty Sequin Pack
Mint Sparkles Sequin Pack

Additional products I used for this card are:

Distress Oxide Inks
Fun Foam
Scor-Tape
Lawn Fawn Heart Swatch
Nennah Solar White Cardstock in 80 and 110 lb

This has been Hannah Rubenstahl of Fanciful Spaces asking, “What are you waiting for?!?!?! Go get crafty!”

An InLinkz Link-up

CONGRATULATIONS #7 – Evie Does It who is our February Card Challenge Winner!

February 1, 2018