I Love You Berry Much!

Hello friends!  Today, I am sharing a berry sweet card that I created for a "Galentine's" Card Swap and Instagram Hop using some of the amazing newly released products from Kat Scrappiness! 

I started by coloring the strawberries from the Berry Sweet Stamp Set with Copic markers and I used the coordinating Berry Sweet Craft Dies to cut them out.  I die-cut the chocolate portion using the same die set, and I swiped the die-cut pieces over a dark brown ink pad until they were colored in really well.  Once the ink was completely dry, I swiped them across a Versamark ink pad and I heat embossed them with clear embossing powder several times, which gave them a beautifully raised glossy surface.  I then adhered them to the berries.

To create the card, I started with a white card base, and I layered one of the patterned papers from the Berry Sweet 6 x 6 Paper Pad onto a panel of pink, and then adhered them to the card base.  I used the Stitched Scalloped Border Dies to die-cut a piece of deep red card stock and then I heat embossed the sentiment from the Berry Sweet Stamp Set on it.  I wrapped that layer with iridescent white embroidery floss and adhered it to the card front, followed with a loopy bow.  Lastly, I added some Clear AB Glass Bubbles to the front of the card. 

I hope that my swap partner really loves this card. It was berry fun to create! 

I hope you will join us on Instagram for the Crafty Fun w/Friends of LV Handcrafted Hop!  There will be tons of inspiration for your last minute Valentine's cards! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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So Much Goodness, So Little Time!

Hi friends!  Have you seen the new Kat Scrappiness Kat's Meow and Pawsome Dog Add-Ons Releases yet?  If you haven't, you NEED to!   They are a pet lover's dream!  We are celebrating with an Instagram Hop that you will not want to miss!  It is full of amazing inspiration from the Design Team and there is a $25 gift certificate to the Kat Scrappiness shop up for grabs. 

I created two cards for the hop and have been dying to share them with you!  The first is an easel card that stands up on its own but folds flat for mailing.  I colored this adorable cat from the Pawsome Cats Stamp Set with Copic markers (listed below) and used the coordinating Pawsome Cats Dies. 

My sweet kitty, Stanley (or Stan Lee as my husband calls him), is a big fluff ball that will squish himself into any box that is available.  Size doesn't matter, if you ask him!  When I saw this sentiment from the Pawsome Cats Sentiments Stamp Set, I knew I HAD to make a box for my Stanley cat to sit in. 

Here is the inspiration for my card.  I sure do love this guy!  

I cut out the box on my Cricut and I cut a slit in the top of it with a kraft knife, tangled some crochet thread around Stanley, and slid him into the box and adhered with glue.   To create the card, I paired some of the sweet kitty themed papers from the Kat's Meow 6 x 6 Paper Pad and finished the card by adding some Fish Bone Sprinkles to the card front.

My next card is one that I hope I never have to send, but I am so happy to have this beautiful set in case I need it.   By now, you know that I am an animal lover!  Sadly, when our animals leave us, they leave such a huge hole in our hearts.  

I stamped a few of the images from the Rainbow Bridge Stamp Set and die-cut them using the coordinating Rainbow Bridge Dies. I colored the bridge with Copic markers (listed below) and set them aside. 

\I used the A2 Quilted Backdrop Die to create my background.  I embossed the sentiment from the Rainbow Bridge Stamp Set in black and created a banner.   I adhered all of the elements to the card front and finished the card by adding some Clear AB Glass Bubbles. 

Colors Used:

Kitty Card - 

Cat - E33, Y38, Y35, Y32

Stripes - E35, Y38, Y35, Y32

White Gelly Roll Pen

Rainbow Bridge Card - 

Red - R59, R29, R27, R24

Orange - YR09, YR07, YR04

Yellow - Y17, Y15, Y11

Green - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Blue - B29, B26, B13, B21

Teal - BG49, BG57, BG53

Violet - BV08, BV13, BV02, BV00, BV000

Brown - E18, E15, E13

I really love both of these cards for very different reasons!  These releases are nothing short of fantastic, so I hope you will check them out in the shop!   Please join us for the Instagram Hop to see all of the beautiful inspiration that the Design Team has crafted for you and be entered into the giveaway!  Look for this graphic and you will know you found the right post! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you are inspired to do something crafty! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Kat Scrappiness Perk Up Hop

 Hi friends!  Have you seen the latest release from Kat Scrappiness yet?  If you are a coffee lover like me, you will NOT want to miss the Perk Up! Release.    We are celebrating the release with an Instagram Hop with a $25 prize up for grabs! 

This release is chockers full of the most amazing papers, stamps and dies celebrating coffee!  It makes my heart so happy.  I created this very simple, yet beautiful card for the hop. 

I started with a brown card base, and added a teal panel, followed by my absolute favorite paper from the Perk Up 6 x 8 Paper Pad. 

I wrapped all of the layers with some champagne metallic embroidery thread and added a very loopy bow.   I used the Layered Got Coffee Word Die and adhered it to the front of my card.  Lastly, I added some Chocolate Jewels to add a little bit of bling.

I am absolutely in love with this card.  How about you? 

Make sure to head over to Instagram and join in on the hop!  You might win a $25 voucher to the Kat Scrappiness shop! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Xoxo, Kim

Give Thanks! - Kat Scrappiness IG Hop

Hi friends!  I am so excited to be sharing my debut project with the Kat Scrappiness Creative Crew! We are celebrating the latest release with an Instagram Hop, so make sure to head over to join in on the fun. 

This release is full of the most amazing products - Halloween, Thanksgiving, shaker bits, and tons of incredible dies!  It made creating my projects so incredibly fun. 

For my card, I used the Goobble Gobble Stamp Set and colored up this cute turkey with Copic markers (listed below). I used the coordinating Gobble Gobble Dies to cut it out and set it aside. 

I created the background using the small stamps from the set and inking them up with Versamark Ink for a tone on tone look.  I die-cut the sentiment using the Give Thanks Word and Shadow Dies, adhered them together and set them aside. 

I layered up my panels and added a strip of the zig zag patterned paper from the Gobble Gobble 6x6 Paper Pad, followed by my sentiment.  I then added a loopy gold bow and popped the turkey up on foam squares.  Lastly, I added some Chocolate Jewels, because everything is better with bling! 

Copics Used: 

Burgundy - E49, R59, R29, R24

Orange - YR18, YR27, YR24

Gold - YR24, Y26, Y23, Y21

Teal - BG49, BG57, BG53, BG11

Brown - E29, E27, E25, E23, E21

Black - 100, N8, N6, N4

Eyes - C1, C0

Make sure to head over to Instagram and join us for the hop! One lucky participant will win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Kat Scrappiness Shop.  Look for this graphic and follow all of the instructions: 

And seriously, you need to head over to the shop and check out the release!  It is just full of so much goodness! 

Thank you for spending part of your day with me!  

Xoxo, Kim

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AECP Family Instagram Hop - Our Favorite AECP Class

 Good morning, crafty friends!  Today, I am so honored to be participating in an Instagram Hop for the AECP Family.  We are celebrating all of the wonderful things we have learned during our AECP journey! 

For my card, I focused on the last class I took, which happens to be my favorite so far - With A Twist.  I decided to create a shaker card that shakes all the way through!  

Because I knew that I had to die-cut two exact panels  using multiple dies, I started by creating a template out of copy paper.  I laid down some lines with a ruler and pencil, and determined the placement of my letters. I then die-cut the word "hello" out of the copy paper using the Altenew Bold Alphabet Die Set. 

Using low-tack tape, I adhered my template to my top card panel. Placed the dies inside of the die-cuts and cut my word out of the panel.   I repeated this process with the top flap of my card base. 

I adhered a piece of acetate behind the top card panel using super sticky adhesive to be sure that the acetate stays put.  I also adhered a piece of polka dot paper from the Altenew Verdant Walk Paper Pack to the inside of my card base.  

I set the panel and card base aside and got to work stamping and die-cutting my floral images. I stamped a few flowers using the Altenew Springtime Azalea stamps and dies, and a whole lot of leaves, as I knew I wanted some pretty beefy clusters for the front of my card.   Once I had them all die-cut, I arranged them on my card panel, and once I was pleased with them, began adhering them.  I trimmed off any overhanging pieces, and then used them to fill in any place in the cluster that I felt needed more. 

I them went to work on the back side of my card.  Using foam tape, I created a barrier around the words and filled it in with sequins.  I laid another sheet of acetate over the top of the foam tape to seal the sequins in.  I filled in the rest of the panel with foam tape so that it would lay on the card panel evenly, added super sticky tape over the acetate, and lined the panel up on top of my card base. 

To finish my card, I glued in the center pieces of the "o" and the "e" that I had so carefully saved.  I adhered some Nuvo Drops, and added an embossed sentiment strip.  

Honestly, the photos don't do this card justice.  I looked at it and thought "I can't believe I just did that!"  It was a lot of work, but the end result was so worth it!

**Giveaway**

Make sure to head over to Instagram and find my post (@kim.kreates) that has the same photo that is at the top of this post!  Altenew has been incredibly generous and is providing (4) $25 gift certificates to the store.   While you are there, follow the links in the post and hop over to the other participant's pages and leave them some love! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to hop along on IG!  You will be sure to find so much inspiration!  

Xoxo, Kim