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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Not Just a Card!

Hi friends!  I am over on the Kat Scrappiness Blog today, and I am sharing a project that is not a card!  I wanted to show how versatile the amazing dies are!  First, I would love to know if you create handmade gifts or not.

Rather than creating a card, I used the Mason Jar Shaker Card Dies to create an ornament.   I had seen an advertisement for a wood shaker ornament somewhere, and I immediately thought that I could recreate it using these dies.

 Here are the instructions for creating the ornament:

1.  Die-cut the mason jar outline from heavy cardstock several times.  I used heavy kraft cardstock and I cut 6 outlines.
2.  Die-cut the solid portion of the mason jar twice from acetate.
3.  Adhere acetate to the top of one outline die-cut, the bottom of one outline die-cut and set them aside to dry completely if using a liquid adhesive.
4.  Using the remaining die-cut pieces, adhere them together and adhere to the bottom die-cut that has acetate adhered to the top.   This will create your shaker base.  Allow to dry completely if using liquid adhesive.
5.  Once the layers are dry, add your shaker bits.  I used the Holiday Bliss Mix for my ornament.
6.  Adhere the top of the shaker (acetate is adhered to the bottom of the die-cut layer) to the base and allow to dry.
7.  Die-cut the "fabric" piece from your favorite patterned paper and the jar band from your favorite metallic paper.  I used the Gobble Gobble 6 x 6 Paper Pad.
8.  Prior to adhering the "fabric" and band, wrap a piece of jute around the top of the mason jar and tie it to create a hanger.
9.  I added two banners and hand wrote the year on one of them, adhered them down and then added the "fabric" piece and jar band.
10.   Add a simple bow and any other desired embellishments.

Shopping List:

Mason Jar Shaker Card Dies

Holiday Bliss Mix

Gobble Gobble 6 x 6 Paper Pad

I hope that you are inspired to find new ways of using your products!  I had so much fun creating this ornament, and I am amazed at how simple it really was!

Thanks so much for hanging out with me!

 Xoxo, Kim

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Kat Scrappiness Creative Crew's 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

Hi friends!  Today, I am sharing my contributions to the Creative Crew’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide!  Make sure to check back throughout the month, as the entire Design Team will be sharing their favorites on the Kat Scrappiness blog and over on our YouTube Channel!

I created a list of my Top 5 Favorite Kat Scrappiness items to share with you, along with some of my favorite projects that I created using them!

#1 - Stamp Set

I literally love absolutely everything about the Gobble Gobble Stamp Set!  The turkeys are ridiculously cute, and the sentiments are hysterical!

#2 - Patterned Paper

My favorite patterned paper pad is the Perk Up 6 x 8 Paper Pad.  The patterns in this pad are incredibly beautiful!

#3 - Cover Die

 I love, love, love the A2 Quilted Cover Backdrop Die!  It creates the most beautiful background panel that is so subtle and elegant.

#4 - Layered Dies

The In the Doghouse Dies are incredibly fun to create scenes for the dog lover in your life.

#5 - Embellishments

Last, but DEFINITELY not least, are the AB Glass Bubbles.  These are my favorite embellishment to use.  They come in tons of colors and add just the right amount of somethin’ somethin’ to your projects!

**Bonus - Storage**

The Embellishment Organizer was a game changer for me!  All of my shaker bits and sequins are now stored neatly, and I can find exactly what I am looking for!

Make sure to head over to the shop and check these out for yourself!   Did you know that you can ask your loved ones for gift cards to the shop?  They are available in varying amounts, starting at $10.

Thanks for checking out my favorite products!  Let me know what your favorite product is in the comments! 

Xoxo, Kim 

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Know Someone on the Naughty List?

Happy Friday, crafty friends!  Today, I am over on the Kat Scrappiness Blog and I am sharing a fun Christmas card, perfect for someone that you just know has landed themself on the Naughty List! 

Here is how I made my card: 

• I started with an A2 (5 1/2" x 8 1/2") card base, scored at 4 1/4" and burnished the score line.
• I stamped "Naughty" all over the card using Versamark Ink.  If you don't have a Versamark pad, you can also do tone-on-tone stamping using ink the same color as your cardstock.
• I die-cut "Naughty" from silver cardstock three times, glued them together, and set them aside to dry. 
• I heat embossed the sentiment in silver and trimmed it into a banner and backed it with a silver banner. 
• I stamped, die-cut, colored and assembled Santa Quokka.
• Assembled the card and finished with a bow of silver metallic thread. 

Colors Used:

E29, E25, E23, E21

E04, E11, E00

E49, R59, R29

C3, C1, C0

100

Gold Gelly Pen

Shopping List: 

Dress Up Quokka Stamps

Dress Up Quokka Coordinating Dies

Quokka Christmas Costume Add-On Stamps

Quokka Christmas Costume Add-On Coordinating Dies

Naughty Word Die

Naughty Clear Stamp Set

Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Head over to the Kat Scrappiness shop and check out the Dress Up Quokkas and all of their accessories!  They are SOOOO cute! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Happy Thanksgiving - Eat Chicken!

Hi crafty friends!  Today, I am over on the Kat Scrappiness Blog sharing a project and I wanted to share it here with you!  You may that remember that recently, I participated in a Live Craft & Chat with my crafty friends, @LV Handcrafted and @stamprgrl to celebrate World Card Making Day.  We had an absolute blast and I was able to complete this card.  

During the Craft & Chat, Linh, Dalis and I all worked from the same sketch from CardMaps.  It was so much fun because each one of our cards were drastically different.  I colored the turkey from the Kat Scrappiness Gobble Gobble stamp set with Copics (listed below) during the live.  That was an adventure.  I have never colored in front of people - add having to talk on top of that, and OMG. Once I finished coloring him, I cut him out and set him aside. 

This is the sketch that we used. 

 

I layered 4 different squares from the Gobble Gobble 6 x 6 Paper Pad onto colored cardstock squares and adhered them to my card front.  I die-cut a circle and I stamped one of the sentiments from the Happy Fall Y'all stamp set. I cut the sentiment strip into a banner, along with two strips and adhered them to the underside of the circle before placing it on the card front and trimming off the excess.  

To complete the card, I tied a loopy bow from gold metallic thread and placed it behind the turkey before adhering it to the card front, followed by some strategically placed Chocolate Jewels.

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

Sign Frame - 100

Sign - E25, E23, E21

Eyes - C1, C0, 0

This card was so much fun to create, doubly so, as it was done while spending time with crafty friends!  If you missed out on the Live Craft & Chat, don't fret!  We will be doing it again on October 22, 2022.  This time we will be creating a fun-fold card together!  

Please make sure to head on over to the Kat Scrappiness Shop!  She has absolutely EVERYTHING you could possibly need to create cards for all of the upcoming holidays, and then some!  

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo,  Kim

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Spooky Boo to You!

Hello friends!  Today, I am over on the Kat Scrappiness Blog sharing my first post as part of the amazing Creative Crew!  

I had so much fun creating this Halloween card using some of the amazing new products in the shop.   The best part?  There was absolutely NO stamping involved!

Did I mention that I didn't do any stamping?  I started with a shimmery black card base and added some orange cardstock, which coordinated perfectly with the fun patterned papers in the Creepy & Kooky 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  

Before layering up my papers, I inked the edges up using Distress Ink and after adhering the layers, wrapped them with orange and purple crochet thread. I added some hexagonal frames that I made using the Stitched Nested Hexagon Dies.  I cut one of the frames open so that I could link them all together and adhere them to the card front.  I die-cut the sentiment using the Spooky Boo Word Die and popped it up with foam dots.  Lastly, I scattered some of the sequins from the Boo-Who Sequin Mix and added a bow from the remaining crochet thread.  

This card was pretty easy to bring together and I love how bright and funky it is!  

Make sure to head over to the Kat Scrappiness Blog and check out all of the DT inspiration and then head over to the shop and load up on all of the crafty goodies! 

Thanks so much for spending part of your day with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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