“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 22nd May 2014

Thursday’s Class we had a test run for my upcoming Work Shop, which was this past Sunday, where we case’d a card designed by Jacque Williams.

In attendance we had Bev, Kay, Lizzy, and Marion, and Lizzy brought with her some yummy homemade Ginger Slice – soooooo good!

The ladies first made a card that featured not one, but three different Embossing Powders, Clear, White and Gold, and all the cards looked amazing.

The second project was a case of a card designed by my Mentor Jacque, featuring the “Wetlands” stamp set and the Painters Tape technique.

Project 1 Floral Card

The cards base is “Pool Party”, and the stamp sets “Secret Garden”, “Happy Watercolor” and “Chalk Talk” are all stamped on “Coastal Cabana” cardstock, with Versamark and Embossing Powders; White for the flowers, Gold for the sentiment, and the “En Francais” background is Clear Embossing Powder stamped on to the Pool Party base.

We did some hand painting with the Aqua Painters in Tempting Turquoise and Coastal Cabana for the flowers.

The flowers are then cut out using the “Secret Garden” framelits, and the long stem from the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set is fussy cut.

I chose 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.

The card is finished off with the gorgeous "Watercolour Wonder" Washi Tape, and the finishing touch on the card, are the abundance of gorgeous Pearls.

Project 2 “Wetlands” Card

The “Wetlands” stamp set is the perfect stamp set to purchase, as it can be used for a masculine card, birthday or bereavement, and is such a versatile stamp set.

The ladies knocked this card out in 20 minutes, and although they all started with the same products, each card looked slightly different.

The card base {11”x4”} is Crumb Cake, which is stamped with the Hardwood stamp {also} in Crumb Cake, and the edges are then sponged with Crumb Cake.

The smaller piece of Naturals White card-stock {4,3/8”x2,7/8”} is stamped with Sahara Sand with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set, to represent the sand.

Painters Tape {the green roll – I tried 3 different types before I got it right!} is then laid on the Soft Sky Ink Pad and then onto the cardstock {to resemble the sky}, follow the same process, but this time with Sahara Sand {to resemble the sand}.

The birds are stamped with StazOn Black, along with the sentiment.

Sponge the edges with Crumb Cake, and then add Stampin’ Glitter “Dazzling Diamonds” to the feet and shadows of the birds.

Strands of Linen Thread are tied with a bow around the card, and then the card is Dimensionaled onto another piece of Naturals White card-stock {4,½”x3”} which is 1/8” larger, which is also Dimensionaled onto the card base - Phew!

The inside of the card has a lining of Naturals White {5,3/8”x3,7/8”}, sponged in Crumb Cake, and some more birds stamped with StazOn Black.

Wah- lah … Wetlands card done!

“Chalk Talk” Stamp Set

 “En Francais” Background Stamp

“Gorgeous Grunge” Stamp Set

“Happy Watercolor” Stamp Set

“Hardwood” Background Stamp

 “Secret Garden” Stamp set

“Wetlands” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Chalk Talk”, “En Francais”, “Gorgeous Grunge”, “Happy Watercolor”, “Hardwood”, “Secret Garden”, “Wetlands”

Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Sky, StazOn Black, Versamark

Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Pool Party,

Punches:  Extra Large Oval

Framelits: Secret Garden

Embossing Powder: Clear, Gold and White

Xtras: Aqua Painters, Basic Pearl Jewels, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Painters Tape, Stampin’ Glitter “Dazzling Diamonds”, “Watercolour Wonder" Washi Tape

Special Tools: Heat Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin’ Trimmer , StazOn Cleaner

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.

Yet again, even thought with both stated with the same themes and crafty items available, our projects both look stunning, yet completely different!

Roll on next Card Off!

"Fan Fair” Designer Series Paper {My Digital Studio Download}

Circle Card Thinlits

“Chalk Talk” Stamp Set

“En Francais” Background Stamp

"Happy Watercolor" Stamp Set

“Hardwood” Background Stamp

“Secret Garden” Stamp Set

“The Open Sea” Stamp Set

“Wetlands” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Chalk Talk”, “En Francais”, “Happy Watercolor”, “Hardwood”, “Secret Garden”, “The Open Sea”, “Wetlands”

Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Night Of Navy, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise

Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Naturals White, Pool Party, “Fan Fair” Designer Series Paper {My Digital Studio Download}

Punches:  Extra Large Oval

Framelits: Circle Card Thinlits, Secret Garden

Embossing Powder: Clear, Gold and White

Xtras: Antique Brads, Aqua Painters, Basic Pearl Jewels, Dimensionals, Jen’s new H2Os, Twine, Watercolour Wonder" Washi Tape

Special Tools: Heat Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin’ Trimmer 

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 8th May 2014

Thursday’s Class was all about colour “Blue”, with Marina Mist and Pacific Point makin’ an appearance!!!

In attendance we had Bev, Kay, Lizzy, Lucy and Marion.

We made two projects, a "Spinning Circle Slider" card and a gorgeous card featuring the Stampin' Up! "Mosaic" trilogy of products, the "Mosaic Madness" stamp set, "Mosaic" punch and "Modern Mosaic" embossing folder ...

and

I took the evening Class off, as I went to a Nutrimetics Autumn "Girl's Night Out" with fashion styling tips and seasonal makeup trends, and had so much fun, and met a bunch of really great ladies.

Project 1 “Spinning Circle Slider Card”

Back on my "Create With Kathe" Craft Class on 3rd April, the ladies made a Spinning Slider Card ...

and here is the video ...

And Thursday's card was case’d via an idea by Dawn Griffith at Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts 

The card base is Crumb Cake, with naturals White on the interior.

The Circle Framelits are used to create a track for the flower to slide/spin around.

I am in love with the “Watercolor Wonder” Designer Series Paper, and this is used in the background of the “track”.

The main flower is from the “Flower Shop” stamp set, and is stamped in Black StazOn on Naturals White, and Is hand-coloured with the Blender Pens with the Marina Mist and Pacific Point Ink Pads. A tiny flower from the Boho Blossoms Punch is added to the centre of the flower, along with a Large Pearl.

On the bottom right corner of the card, flowers are punched from the “Petite Petals”, and “Boho Blossoms” punches, and the leave are from the “Bird Builder” punch. Little Pearls are added for the final touch

The flower spins on 2x 10c pieces of real money, connected with a Dimensional.

The sentiment is from the “Wetlands” stamp set, and on the front of the card is stamped in Black StazOn, and on the inside of the card, is stamped with Pacific Point.

Project 2 “Mosaic Madness” Card

This sweet little card is case’d via a Stampin’ Up! design.

The card base is Naturals White, which is first stamped with Marina Mist and from the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set.

The card is then embossed with the “Modern Mosaic” Embossing Folder..

The “Mosaic Madness” stamp set and matching and matching “Mosaic” Punch are stamped on Naturals White in Marina Mist and Basic Gray.

The Vellum is stamped with Black StazOn form the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set, and is adhered at the back of the card, covered with a Mosaic.

An abundance of butterflies from the “Beautiful Wings Embosslits” in Marina Mist and Naturals White card-stock are added, along with Pearls.

The inside of the card is stamped with Marina Mist, and features the

 “Papillion Potpourri” and “Chalk Talk” stamp sets, and a gorgeous Large Pearl finished the card off.

 “Chalk Talk” Stamp Set

“Flower Shop” Stamp Set

“Happy Watercolor” Stamp Set

"Mosaic Madness” Stamp Set

“Papillion Potpourri” Stamp Set 

 “Wetlands” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Chalk Talk”, “Flower Shop”, “Happy Watercolor”, "Mosaic Madness”, “Papillion Potpourri”, and “Wetlands”  

Ink:  Black StazOn, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, and Pacific Point

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Naturals White, Pistachio Pudding, “Watercolor Wonder” DSP, and Vellum

Punches:  Bird Builder, Boho Blossoms, Corner, Mosaic, Pansy, Petite Petals, Small Heart,

Embossing Folders: “Beautiful Wings Embosslits”, “Modern Mosaic”

Framelits: “Circles Collection”

Xtras: Large Pearl Basic Jewels and Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, 2x 10c piece of real $

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

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 20th March 2014

At Thursday’s “Create With Kathe” craft class, we had a new crafter attend, the gorgeous Sue.

We had an afternoon filled with giggles, as Bev and Kay were also able to come along and enjoy the fun!

This week we made two cards, the second card I believed would be the harder of the two to make, but these awesome ladies had the second card done and dusted within 30 minutes!

The first card is case’d by a card that I made on Tuesday with my Tutor and Mentor Jacque, who was in town for the day.

I adapted it, as I did not own {yet – they are in my latest Stampin’ Up! order!} the SU Heart Framelits, instead I switched the Hearts out for the Labels Collection Framelits.

The flower was the first item to be made, first punching 3x Blossom Punch in “Blushing Bride”, 2x Pansy Punch in “Blushing Bride” and 2x Pansy Punch in “Always Artichoke”.

The flowers were then embossed with the “Square Lattice” embossing folder. The flower petals were curled with the Bone Folder, then braded with a Candy Dots Brad Base, with a Pearl to finish off the centre.

The flowers were then spritzed with the Smooch Spritz, and then left to dry.

Once dry I then sponged the tips of the petals in “Sahara Sand”.

The background stamp which is heat embossed in Black, is my favourite stamp, the “Hardwood” stamp form the Occasions Brochure, available till 30th June 2014.

And I had to break out my new “Little Leaves Sizzlits”, and at only $11.50, I don’t know why I hadn't purchased these before!!!

These perfectly framed the flower, above the sentiment…

“Sending Good Thoughts Your Way’ is from the “Perfect Pennants” stamp set, and is stamped in “Always Artichoke” on Naturals White cardstock.

The inside message first stamped in “Blushing Bride” {for the background}, then with “Always Artichoke” are the words “Thank You You’re The Best” from “Hello, Lovely” stamp set.

Finished off with a sweet little heart in Blushing Bride cardstock and an extra  

Pearl, and this card is complete.

The second card we made, tested the ladies, as they learnt some new techniques along the way …

The card base is Naturals White, with an overlay off the Sale-A-Bration “Sweet Sorbet” Designer Series Paper, and Coastal Cabana on the inside of the card.

The Scalloped Tag Topper Punch is used to create the fancy closing of the card, which is tied with Ruffled Stretch Trim in Coastal Cabana.

The sentiment is from the “Perfect Pennants” stamp set and hand coloured with Stampin’ Markers in Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Old Olive.   Stamped on Naturals White and adhered to the Coastal Cabana cardstock, and then placed on Dimensionals.

A window is cut with the Circles Collection Framelits, and peaking through the {Circular} window is the cutest hand painted flower!

The background of the card is first stamped in graduating colours of Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, and Bermuda Bay, using the gorgeous watermark stamp from the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set.

From that same stamp set, the Pansy is stamped in Black StazOn, before starting to colour the Pansy, using the end of a pencil and Versamark, make 3 little round splotches in the centre of the flower, then cover in Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

Hand colour with a Blender Pen and the Pacific Point stamp pad.  

After colouring with the Blender Pen, add 3 little Pearls to the centre of the Pansy.

To finish the card, using the Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder, add the cute little circles to the corner of the card, from the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set.

Wah lah, card done!

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Hardwood”, “Happy Watercolor”, “Hello, Lovely”, “Perfect Pennants”

Ink: Always Artichoke, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Stampin’ Markers Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Old Olive

Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Always Artichoke, Coastal Cabana, Naturals White, “Sweet Sorbet” Designer Series Paper {SAB 2014}

Punches: Small Heart, Blossom, Pansy, Scalloped Tag Topper

Framelits/Dies: Labels Collection Framelits, Circles Collection, Little Leaves Sizzlits

Embossing Folders: Square Lattice

Xtras: Blender Pens, Bone Folder, Candy Dots Brad Bases, Dimensionals, Embossing Powder – Black and Gold, Basic Pearl Jewels, Ruffled Stretch Trim in Coastal Cabana, Smooch Spritz, Versamark

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