Silent Night!

Hi friends!  I am up on the Kat Scrappiness Blog today, and I am so excited to share a card I made using some of the amazing products from the latest release!   I am a huge fan of the beauty in nature, and I feel that this card represents that so well! 

Here is how I made this card!

1. I die-cut a panel for my card front using the Birch Tree w/Cardinal Backdrop Die. 
2. I added a shimmery white embossing paste to the die-cut panel, and I love the effect that it gave.  I then set it aside to dry completely.
3. When the panel was dry, I adhered it to a white card base.
4. I die-cut the cardinals from a deep red cardstock and adhered them to the branches.  
5. I die-cut one of the deer from the Reindeer Duo Dies from dark brown card stock and adhered it to the front of the card.
6. I used a sentiment from the Simple Sentiments Stamp & Die Bundle and backed it on holographic cardstock.
7. I tied a loopy bow from iridescent embroidery floss and added it behind the sentiment panel and then popped the panel up on foam dots.
8. Lastly, I pulled out some of the snowflake sequins from the Glistening Christmas Tree Sequin Mix and added them to the card front.

Make sure to head over to the shop to check out the full release!  You will not be disappointed!   Don't forget that all Christmas products are 10% off through December 24th with code CHRISTMAS10! 

I hope that you love this card as much as I do!  It was so incredibly much fun to create, and was really quite easy, as the dies did all of the hard work!

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your day with me!  

Xoxo, Kim

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You're the Very Best!

 Hello friends!  Today, I am sharing a card that I created using the Lumberjack Collection from Keep It Simple Paper Crafts.  I wanted to show that this collection is not just for masculine, or lumberjack themed cards! 

I love this little bear and his bee friends, and I thought he would make a great friendship card.  Paired with the soft greens in the Back To Basics Jade 6 x 6 Paper Pack, it would also make a sweet baby card.

The only stamping that I did on this card was the sentiment.  I absolutely love the pre-colored die cut elements that come with the collection and didn't want to mess with perfection. 

To complete my card, I paired it with some ribbon that I had on hand, the Back to Basics Jade Enamel Dots and a sentiment from the Lumberjack Camping Stamp Set.

I hope you love this card as much as I do!  It was sure fun to create! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

Hello From A Furry Friend!

Happy Sunday, friends!  I hope that your weekend has been amazing! Today I am super excited to share one of the cards that I created for the Pawsome Dogs Re-Release from Kat Scrappiness!   I am 100% in love with this card!  

I started by using the In the Doghouse Dies to die-cut the pieces for the fire hydrant, food and water dishes, and the grass.  I then inked each of the pieces up with Distress Inks to add some depth to them before putting each item together.  Once I was happy with them, I set them aside. 

I colored up this adorable little lazy dog from the Pawsome Dogs Stamp Set and cut it out with the coordinating dies. 

To create the background, I die-cut a piece of white and gray card stock using the Stitched Nesting Dome Dies.  I stenciled clouds all over the white piece and I tore the gray piece to give the illusion of uneven ground.  I inked the gray cardstock up and adhered it to the top of the white dome.  I then made a dome-shaped frame using two of the nesting dies and adhered it over the background.

I layered a piece of paw print paper from the Pawsome Boy 6 x 8 Paper Pad over a piece of red card stock after inking the edges of both with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and adhered it to the card base.  I added the dome element to the card front before arranging and adhering the images.  I used the Simple Sentiments Stamp and Die Bundle for the "Hello Friend" sentiment, which I backed with a piece of red cardstock.  Lastly, I added some of the beautiful Almandine Garnet Rhinestone Mix to the front of the card for a bit of bling.

I hope you love this card as much as I do!  It was a ridiculous amount of fun to create, and I am so pleased with the results! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending a few minutes of your day with me!  I would LOVE to know - are you Team Woof or Team Meow? 

Xoxo, Kim

 

Sip Happens!

 Hi friends!  I am just popping in to share this fun shaker card that I made for the Kat Scrappiness Perk Up Release.  This release is perfect for coffee lovers like myself!  

Using the Cuppa Love Shaker Dies, I die-cut my shaker elements - the top layer was cut from the Cuppa Love 6 x 6 Paper Pack and I cut the background from holographic paper that I had in my stash, along with a spoon from the holographic paper.  I filled the shaker with some chunky glitter and the Coffee to Go Sprinkles and I set it aside.

I layered several card panels together and wrapped them with irridescent white embroidery thread.  I adhered the spoon and my shaker to the card front.  I embossed the sentiment from the Perk Up Stamp Set and die-cut it using the coordinating dies. Lastly, I added a loopy bow.

I hope that you love this card as much as I do!  Please head over to the shop and check out all of the amazing goodness!  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Sending Hugs!

 Hello crafty friends!  I am just popping in to share one of the cards that I created for the Kat Scrappiness September Release.  

For this card, I used the Mail Storm Cover Plate Die and layered it over one of the patterns from the Gobble Gobble 6 x 6 Paper Pad.

Using my Cricut Joy, I created a mini envelope to go on the front of the card, and lined the envelope with another of the patterned papers.

I also created a mini card to fit inside the envelope.  I stamped the front of the card using the leaf from the Gobble Gobble stamp set, and I created the sentiment using the Simple Sentiments Stamp & Die Bundle.

Let me talk about the Simple Sentiments Stamp and Die Bundle for a moment.  It is brilliant!  Sometimes, cutting sentiment strips, especially the small ones can be extremely challenging.  This stamp has 24 sentiments on one stamp, all strategically placed.  The stamp adds 4 crosshatch marks in the corners to line up the die, which will then cut out all 24 sentiments in one shot.  Genius, I tell you!  You can cut out multiple sets of the sentiments and have them on hand and ready to use when needed.  

I had a great time creating this card.  You can write a message inside the mini card, and a message inside the main card.  I hope you love it too! 
Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Friends are Flowers

Hello friends!  It's Saturday, and that means that we have a brand new Anything Goes Challenge in full swing over on the Polkadoodles Blog.  This week, the Design Team was challenged to create a friendship themed project using flowers and autumn colors, so I decided to create a tag. 

I was dying to play with the Magic Garden Soup collection, and they were perfect to crate my tag with.  I printed up one of the tags and numerous elements from the collection and cut them out.  

Using Antique Linen Distress Ink, I inked up the edges of all of my elements and I also used a script background stamp randomly on the tag.  

I layered my elements and adhered them to the tag and finished by adding some ribbon. 

I hope that you are inspired to go get crafty and create something beautiful!  Make sure to share it with us and be entered to win some great prizes, not to mention bragging rights!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  
Xoxo, Kim

You're Too Glamourous for Words!

Happy Friday, friends!  I am over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog today sharing a card that I am so ridiculously proud of!  

I colored up this beauty and her fan from the Scrappy Boy Stamps Burlesque Beauty stamp set with Copic markers (colors listed below), cut them out, and set them aside. 

I began with a base of shimmery black cardstock, a red panel, and a panel of patterned paper from my stash.  I inked up the edges of the panels with Black Soot Distress Ink. I also diecut a circle from the shimmery black, and a piece of tracing paper (I couldn't find my vellum, so I used what I had on hand LOL) and inked up the edges of those. 

I heat embossed my sentiment onto the shimmery card stock, and bordered it with the red.  I wrapped the card panels with silver metallic thread before adhering them to the card base.  Once I had placed all of the elements on to the card, I added my embellishments.  My new favorite - the Red Glitter Enamel Dots from Eyelet Outlet were PERFECT for the jewel and the tips of the feathers.  I also placed some around the image to draw the viewer's eye to the focal point.  Lastly, I used the Gray Pearl Strips in two different ways.  I added three to each side of the card - I left them together as part of the strip before applying them to the card front.  I also separated a few of them and added them to the fan. 

Colors Used:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair - E09, E08, E13

Clothes/Boots/Lips - R59, R29

Feathers - N10, N8, N6, N4, N2, N0

I hope that you love this card as much as I do!  It was so much fun to create!  Please hop over to the Eyelet Outlet shop and check out all of the amazing embellishments that they carry!   While you are there, stop by the blog and be inspired by all of the amazing creations from the Design Team! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim