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Friday, 26 February 2016

"Card Off Challenge": With Jen On Thursday 18.02.2016

So excited that Jen and I had time for anther “Card Off Challenge”.

The card I had created was featured in my “Create With Kathe” Class week.

So as I taught my Class, Jen tweaked the card, but still used the same base of Stampin’ Up! products.

I always love to see the outcome of Jen’s tweaking, as she is a master of colour!

As you can see from the two cards, the original was Portrait, and Jen’s switched hers up to Landscape

The stamp sets featured are “Birthday Blooms” and “Timeless Elegance”, these two are my absolute favourites from the new Occasions Catalogue.

The pretty flower on the original card was is soft tones of Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaroon and Pear Pizzazz.

Jen’s flower was in deepening colours, perhaps with a touch of Rich Razzleberry, and she coloured the background of the flower, by adding a wash of Tempting Turquoise.

Both cards have faux stitching, created using the “Updated Essentials” Paper Piercing Pack, and the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker.

If you look super close at the “Sahara Sand” layer, you will also find heaps of stamping using the “Timeless Textures” stamp set and Soft Suede and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pads.

Jen’s card was framed in Blackberry Bliss and a cute sparkly embellishment added to the top right-hand corner, and some gorgeous pleated ruffled ribbon {Venetian Crochet Trim and Seam Binding}.

I always love a touch of shabby chic, so in my card I added a Doily, fabric rose, ruffled ribbon {Venetian Crochet Trim and Seam Binding}, and a beautiful Brad, from the “Antique Brads” collection.

At the end of the day {or night as it had become}, it was a draw!!!

By Kathe Oldham

By Kathe Oldham {altered Antique Brad}

By Kathe Oldham

By Jen Hassloch

Hmmmmmm … wonder what our next challenge will be!

Till next time ...

Monday, 1 February 2016

A New Year = A Card Off With Jen …

A New Year = A Card Off With Jen …

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On Wednesday night, Jen and I decided to play with some of the new products from the Stampin’ Up! OccasionsCatty.

As soon as Jen saw the new Catty, she instantly fell in love with pages 26-27, which have the “BotanicalBlooms" stamp set, and matching “Botanical Builder” Framelits, and the “BotanicalGardens“ Designer Series Paper, which are available to be purchased separately, or as a Bundle for $105.75

When Jen arrived at my "Create With Kathe" Craft Class {she arrived just in time for the last project}, I gave her {cause she’s my bestie and I love her to bits} the “Flowering Fields” Sale-A-Bration stamp set, and the “Botanical Gardens“ Designer Series Paper.

Why the DSP? … because I detest the colours featured which are Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Mint Macaroon, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Whisper White.

For some reason, the “Regals”, or deep colours just don’t do it for me, I tend to favour the “Subtles”!

So ... Jen’s mission on Wednesday was to change my mind about the DSP …

For a change, we decided our “Card Off” Challenge was going to be a collaboration, usually on past “Card Off” Challenges, we have a theme, have free range of the “Kathe's Cave Craft Room”, and make some amazing projects!

To see past “Card Off” Challenges, please click the "Card Off" Label to the right.

On this occasion, I was in charge of construction of the “Card In A Box”, and adhering panels of DSP, colours directed by Jen.

Jen’s involvement was making ALL the gorgeous flowers, adhering and titivating all the foliage.

Our joint effort was awesome, and I have to give full credit to Jen, as she did an amazing job with all the beautiful and colourful flowers.

New Year = A Card Off With Jen … DONE!

At the end of the day {or should we say night, as we finished at 12am}, and 3 hours later, Jen went home with her new stamp set and the “Botanical Gardens“ Designer Series Paper, and I think she was really chuffed!

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Monday, 22 June 2015

Card Off With Jen, Wednesday 17th June 2015

It’s been ages since Jen and I had another “Card Off” Challenge.

Jen set the challenge this time, “Thank You + Gift Bag Punch Board”!

As usual, although we both had access to all the same crafty items, both of our projects turned out so differently!

Jen’s Thank You Gift Bag featured the stamp sets “Another Thank You”, ”Flowering Flourishes” and “Petite Petals”, + Rich Razzleberry and Wisteria Wonder cardstock, + Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding Ribbon, and White Stampin’ Embossing Powder.

My Thank You Gift Bag featured the stamp set “Kinda Eclectic”, my colours were Island Indigo, Lost Lagoon, and Whisper White cardstocks, and Gold Stampin’ Embossing Powder

I added some Gold Sequins¸ from the Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Metallic Thread and more gold on the flower, which was punched using the “Fun Flower” and "7/8” Scallop Circle" Punches, and secured with an Antique Brad.

The Gift Bag was secured with my favourite Ribbon, Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim.

I also made a cute little matching 3”x3” card ...

The result … it was a Draw!

Thanks for stopping by, feel free to leave a comment.

Happy craftin’

Kathe.

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Saturday, 21 February 2015

“Card Of With Jen” For Thursday 19th February 2015

So excited that Jen and I were able to sneak in another “Card Off” Challenge.

This Challenge was for a “Top Note Swing Gift Card Holder” ...

By Kathe Oldham

By Jen Hassloch

To check out my other Gift Card Holder ideas, please click here

For my “Top Note Swing Gift Card Holder”, I chose a card-base of Soft Suede, which I cut two of, with the “Top Note” die.

Next I cut a third “Top Note”, this time in Naturals White, trimming off where the faux stitch line is.

Finally I cut a fourth “Top Note”, but only approx ¼ of the length is needed, as this forms the pocket for the Gift Card. I chose a lovely piece of cardstock from the “All Abloom” Designer Series Paper Stack, and again the faux stitch line was cut off.

For the stamping, I chose the gorgeous “An Open Heart” stamp set.

The sentiment “Love with an open heart.” is stamped in Island Indigo {which matches back with the “All Abloom” Designer Series Paper Stack}.

The branch and bird are stamped with the Momento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black, as this gives a nice crisp finish.

The branch, berries and bird are all coloured with Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils, and blended with the Aqua Painters.

Small Pearls {from the Pearl Basic Jewels} have been placed on the berries.

The Heart Punch from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack” has been used to create a small “negative detail” heart on the lower right corner, This allows for the “All Abloom” Designer Series Paper Stack to show through.

I have added Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder to the bird, and heat set with the Heat Tool. This gives the bird a glossy effect and another dimension.

To make the card “swing”, an Antique Brad has been fastened along with some Venetian Crochet Trim.

Wah-lah … “Top Note Swing Gift Card Holder” done!

For Jen’s “Top Note Swing Gift Card Holder”, the card base is Crumb Cake, which has been stamped with the “En Francais” stamp in Soft Suede, the two “Top Note’s” have also been sponged with Soft Suede.

Jen has added a gorgeous “Something Borrowed” Embellishment to the centre of the flower, which has been punched with the “Fun Flower” and “Five Petal Flower” Punches,

Some Burlap has been cut down to size, and layered with the sentiment “Hello Sunshine”, which is from the “Crazy About You” stamp set.

Jen has created a window with the “Decorative Label” Punch, and placed some patterned cardstock behind the window.

Jen has used the same patterned cardstock from Kaisercraft for the pocket, which will hold the gift card. The faux stitch line has been fussy cut off of the pocket.

To make the card “swing”, an Antique Brad has been fastened along with some Natural 5/8” Chevron Ribbon.

The finishing touch on the “swing” is the small bow which is made with off cuts from the Burlap.

The peace-de-la-resistance is the small Pearl {from the Pearl Basic Jewels} on the lower right hand corner which anchors the project nicely.

Cool beans … “Top Note Swing Gift Card Holder” done!

AND the verdict … it’s a draw!

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : “An Open Heart”, “Crazy About You”, “En Francais”

Ink : Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Momento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black, Soft Suede

Cardstock : “All Abloom” Designer Series Paper Stack, Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Soft Suede,

Dies : Top Note

Punches : Decorative Label, Five Petal Flower, Fun Flower, small Heart from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack”

Ribbon : Venetian Crochet Trim, Natural 5/8” Chevron Ribbon

Xtras : Antique Brads, Aqua Painters, Pearl Basic Jewels, "Something Borrowed" Embellishments, Stampin’ Emboss Powder in Clear

Special Tools : Big Shot, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Trimmer

Other : Burlap, Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils, Kaisercraft Pad

Monday, 9 February 2015

“Card Off With Jen” For Thursday 5th February 2015

Finally Jen and I got together for another “Card Off” challenge.

{We} have to confess that we finished at 2am, and ate a whole packet of “Salt and Vinegar “ chips and a whole bag of chocolate covered honeycomb {similar to bite sized Crunchie Bars} … oh yum!

We attempted to create to a “4 Easel Card”, and I think we did a fab job too!

I was so pleased with how my card turned out, that I will be teaching this card at this weeks “Create With Kathe” craft class.

My “4 Easel Card” is in shades of Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant, and features the Stampin’ Up! stamp sets “Petal Potpourri”, “Something To Say” and “Kinda Eclectic”.

This is the first card I have made with my new stamp set “Petal Potpourri” and matching “Flower Medallion” Punch – and I love the combo of this set.

For the sentiment Panel, I added a layer of construction tape, a strip of Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon, along with punched shapes, using the following Punches: Large Oval, Extra Large Oval, Modern Label, Word Window and Banner.

For the 2^nd and 4^th Panels, on two layers of cardstock {in Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant}, I stamped the Medallion Flower in Versamark, then heat set it with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, and featured an elegant “Antique Brad” as the focal point. I loved this combo so much, that two of the Panels have the Medallion Flower.

On the 3^rd Panel, I featured the “Butterflies” Framelits, which is one of my favourite items from the Occasionals Catalogue. I cut two butterflies {in Wonder and Elegant Eggplant}, and added a gorgeous vintage Flower Trim.

Jen’s card is a case via Debbie Henderson over at “Debbie’s Designs”, and features the Stampin’ Up! stamp sets “By The Tide” and “Something To Say”.

Jen’s card is a masterpiece, and has tonnes of fussy cutting, and each panel is coloured by hand using Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils, Twinkling H2Os, and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter.

I can’t wait for our next “Card Off” challenge, I wonder what our next theme will be?!!!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and if you would like to make a Stampin’ Up! purchase online, please head on over to my Stampin’ Up! website.

Happy craftin’,

Kathe.

Friday, 5 September 2014

Card Off With Jen For Thursday 4th September 2014

Woop woop … Jen and I finally got together for another “Card Off” Challenge.

The theme was “FlowerPot Card” and this is what we made …

Jen's on the left, mine on the right

We had many giggles throughout the night, and finished at 12.30am!

We actually made 2 other cards, as Jen also attending my “Create With Kathe” Craft Class earlier in the evening {photos to be posted in next Blog Post}.

My card featured all Stampin’ Up! products, where as Jen’s was a hybrid.

“FlowerPot Card” by Jen Hassloch

If you wish to make a FlowerPot Card like my version, please book in now, as we will be making this card at next weeks “Create With Kathe” Craft Class on Thursday.

“FlowerPot Card” by Kathe Oldham

P.S. … can’t wait for our next “Card Off” Challenge.

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Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : “Flower Shop”, “Good Greetings”, “Petite Pairs”

Ink : Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana Mossy Meadow, Versmark

Blendabilities : Coastal Cabana

Cardstock : Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White,

Punches : Pansy, Ticket Duo Builder

Embossing Folders : Decorative Dots, Fancy Fan + Hybrid

Framelits : Project Life Cards and Labels + {Hybrid} Memory Box Dies “Elegant Scrollwork”

Xtras : Basic Pearl Jewels, Large Pearl Jewels, Dimensionals, Embossing Powder in White, Silky Taffeta Ribbon in Lost Lagoon + {Hybrid} Washi Tape

Special Tools : Big Shot, Heat Tool, Magnetic Platform, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin Trimmer

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Card Off With Jen, 15.05.2014

I did NOT take the Thursdays evening Class off {unlike last week}, as Jen and I had a “Card Off” challenge, that lasted till 1am, + we went through a whole packet of Chewy Caramel Tim Tams!!!

After many giggles, we were down to the last one, which Jen kindly offered to me, however when I slid the packet open there were 2 left, so we had one each … ahhhh Bliss!!!

Project 1 “Floral Card”

We both started with the same sheet of cardstock “Coastal Cabana” and “Pool Party”, and the stamp set “Secret Garden” and went for it!

My card also featured the {embossed in Clear Embossing Powder} “En Francais” stamp set, and “Happy Watercolor” {embossed in White Embossing Powder}.

We did some hand painting with the Aqua Painters in Tempting Turquoise and Coastal Cabana + tried out Jen’s new H2Os.

I choose to add a sentiment {in Gold Embossing Powder} from the “Chalk Talk” stamp set, with the wording “I am so grateful there is you in the world”, and on in the inside of the card, also in Gold Embossing Powder are the words “Thanks so much” from the “Wetlands” stamp set.

My card is finished off with the gorgeous "Watercolour Wonder" Washi Tape.

Jen’s card had a beautiful background, stamped and embossed {in Clear} with the “Secret Garden” stamp set, then hand-coloured using the H2Os

The finished touch on both cards, were the abundance of gorgeous Pearls.

Project 2“Nautical Card”

Our card-base{s} was Naturals White, and I used the “Circle Card Thinlits” dies, and stamped with the “Hardwood” stamp. The lining of the card is from the “Fan Fair” Designer Series Paper {My Digital Studio download}.

The flip-circle is stamped with the Ledger from ”The Open Sea” stamp set in Sahara Sand, then the Ship is stamped in Soft Suede, and the water is added with Aqua Painters and Pool Party.

The Compass is stamped in Night Of Navy and an Antique Brad is used.

Twine is then tied around the card and secured with a reef knot.

I stamped the Anchor {with Night of Navy on Naturals White} and fussy-cut, and tied with twine, which is attached to the twine wrapped around the card, and tied with a slip knot. The anchor rope can then move up and down the line!

The inside of the card is stamped in “Night Of Navy” {♥♥♥ this is my first time using the Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad and I am in ♥ with this colour} with the “Wetlands” stamp. The sentiment “Birthday Greetings” is also from the “Wetlands” stamp set.

Jen’s card has the Ledger {from “The Open Sea”} stamped in the background of the sentiment, which is from the “Wetlands” stamp set and a Compass is then over-stamped in Night Of Navy.

The ship is fussy cut, and is adhered with Dimensionals.