“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 7th August 2014

This week was all about the gorgeous stamp set “Kinda Eclectic”, this is my favourite stamp set from the new Catty!
I like to show the ladies how they can utilise one Stampin’ Up! product, and use it many different ways.
This week we made two greeting cards, which look completely different from each other.

The first card is a Shaker Window Card, and is case of a lovely layout by France Martin, however I changed many of the details, but kept the window {different shape though}, shaker and stamp set the same.
The second card made is all about the “inchies” and layering, and was my first time using Naturals Cream cardstock {I usually use Naturals white as my card-bases}.

As we had a couple of my favourite ladies absent this week, I made their cards up for them.
When I went to start the remake, I discovered that quite by accident my sample card had gone home with one of the other ladies, so ended up making another 3 Shaker Window Cards – phew!

Project 1 ”Shaker Window Card”

 

 

5 ¾“ x 8 ¼”               Bermuda Bay {Card-Base}, A5
5 5/8” x 3 ¾”            Naturals White x2
5 5/8” x 3 ¾”            Pool Party
5 5/8” x 3 ¾”            Acetate
3 ½” x 4 ½”               Coastal Cabana {Window Border}
3 ½“ x 3 ½“               Pool Party {Insert Heart}
Xtra                            Naturals White for the Butterflies

This card is all about tone-on-tone, and features 3 colours that work so well together, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay.

The card-base is Bermuda Bay, with the lining/insert in Naturals White.
On a piece of Naturals White, and using Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder, stamp and heat emboss the Sun from the “Kinda Eclectic” stamp set. Add a small circle {3/4”} of “Champagne Glimmer” cardstock for the centre of the Sun. Then Stamp the leafs in Bermuda Bay ink.
Make a packet for the Shaker using a Cellophane Bag and add “In Color Sequins Assortment” to the packet. Seal and place on top of the Naturals White Cardstock.
Using the Costal Cabana cardstock {3 ½” x 4 ½”}, and using the Labels Collection Framelits, cut a “Label”, then using the next size down, cut another label inside for the first, to leave a border. Discard the Label and keep the border.
Using the same smaller Framelit {as used above}, cut a hole in the Pool Party Cardstock {5 5/8” x 3 ¾”}.
Stamp the leaves in Coastal Cabana around the cardstock.
Through practise {and trial and error!} I discovered it is better to cut the hole {Label} first, and leave a clean “Label” to be used in another project, rather than stamp the cardstock first, and then cut the Label, as this left leaves all over my spare Label!
On the Acetate, first use the Emboss Buddy to get rid of fingerprints etc, then stamp with White StazOn the words “A little kindness goes a long way” from the “Kinda Eclectic” Stamp set.
On the xtra Naturals White cardstock, stamp 4 large butterflies in Bermuda Bay, and 4 small butterflies in Costal Cabana. Then use the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches to punch out the butterflies.
Layer the butterflies, and add 3 small Pearls to the middle of each butterfly.
Now it’s all about the assembly for the front of the card.
You may have to trim the underlying layers to fit.
Adhere as follows, Bermuda Bay {card-base}, Naturals White, Cellophane Packet, Acetate, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana window frame.
All of the layers are adhered by tape {or glue if you’re a glue crafter!}, except for the layer of Pool Party, which adhered with Dimensionals.
Add 3 butterflies to the side of the card at varying angles.

 

For the card insert, take the Naturals White cardstock and using the “Hearts Border” Punch, punch the top, this leaves negative detail, which when placed over the Bermuda Bay cardstock, you can see the colour popping through the hearts. Also corner the Naturals White insert with the “Corner Rounder” Punch
Stamp the words “Thank you from the bottom of my heart” from the “From My Heart” stamp set, in Bermuda Bay on to Pool Party.
Use the “Hearts Collection” Framelits to cut a heart, and add a Pearl to the little swirls at the top and bottom of the heart.
Adhere heart to the Naturals White insert, and add the 4^th butterfly to the bottom corner.
And finally, adhere the Naturals White insert to the Bermuda Bay card-base.
And as Frenchie would  say … “Wah-lah” Shaker Window card done!

Project 1 ”Inchies Card”

 

 

5 ¾“ x 8 ¼”               Soft Suede {Card-Base}, A5
5 5/8” x 3 ¾”            Naturals Cream x2
Xtra                            Soft Suede for the Postage Stamps
Xtra                            Naturals Cream for the Butterflies and 1” Square s
1” x 1”                        Champaign Glimmer Paper

Compared with the above card, this was my quick and easy project.

On Naturals Cream cardstock {5 5/8” x 3 ¾”} offset the corners, by punching the opposite corners with the Corner Rounder Punch.
Add a Candy Dot Brad Base and Pearl to the bottom right corner.
Stamp the words “A little kindness goes a long way” from the “Kinda Eclectic” Stamp set, in Soft Suede, and adhere to the card-base with tape {or glue}.
Punch 4 postage stamps from the Soft Suede cardstock, using the “Postage Stamp” Punch.
On Naturals Cream cardstock, stamp the leafs in Soft Suede, 2 large butterflies in Soft Suede and 2 small butterflies in Crumb Cake {all from the “Kinda Eclectic” Stamp set}.
Using the “1” Square”, the “Elegant Butterfly” and “Bitty Butterfly” Punches, punch 2 x leafs, the butterflies, and well as the “Champagne Glimmer” Paper.
Prepare the “inchies” by layering the 1” squares with Dimensionals on to the Postage Stamps.
With the butterfly, layer together, and then add a strand of Linen Thread for the antennae. Add a Dimensional and layer on to the final Postage Stamp.
Place the Postage Stamps on to the Naturals Cream cardstock, and then tape {or glue} down, ensuring that they are all evenly spaced, and straight!

For the card insert, as above, take the Naturals Cream cardstock and using the “Hearts Border” Punch, punch the top, this leaves negative detail, which when placed over the Soft Suede cardstock; you can see the colour popping through the hearts. Also off-set the corners the Naturals Cream insert with the “Corner Rounder” Punch to match the front of the card.
Stamp the banner dots in Crumb Cake along the bottom of the cardstock.
Add the second butterfly {antennae include!} to the bottom right corner.
Adhere the Naturals Cream insert to the card-base using tape {or glue}.
Wah-lah Inchies Card done!

AND today I unpacked my Christmas pre-order …

 

 

 

Can’t wait to try out these goodies …
Stamp sets: "Festival Of Trees", "For All Things", "Four Feathers", “Holiday Home”
Framelits: “Feathers”, “Homemade Holiday”, Card Thinlits Dies "Snowflake"
Punch: “Tree”
AND my freebie Hostess stamp set "Good Greetings".
Ahhhh … I’m in heaven!

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “From My Heart”, “Kinda Eclectic”

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Versamark, White StazOn

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Coastal Cabana, Naturals Cream, Naturals White, Pool Party, Soft Suede

Punches: ¾” Circle, 1” Square, Bitty Butterfly, Corner, Elegant Butterfly, Hearts Border, Postage Stamp

Framelits/Dies: “Hearts Collection”, “Labels Collection”
Xtras: Acetate, Basic Pearl Jewels, Candy Dot Brad Bases, Cellophane Bags, Dimensionals, Gold Embossing Powder, In Color Sequins Assortment, Linen Thread

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

  

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 24th July 2014

Ab-so-toot-ly loved what we made this past Thursday.

I love to teach the ladies new techniques each week, and was squealing with excitement, waiting to show the ladies the “Baby Wipe Technique”.

Our first project was an xtra cute card featuring the “Pictogram Punches” and “Really Good Greetings” stamp sets + the “Stars” Framelits.

The second project featured the gorgeous and very versatile stamp set “Gifts Of Kindness” + “Papillion Potpourri”, the “On Film” Framelits, and … the “Baby Wipe Technique”!

Project 1”Star Shaker Card”

The card-base for this card is Basic Gray, with a layer of So Saffron, and on the inside, the insert is Naturals White.

Fold a piece of A5 Basic Gray cardstock in half.

Cut a piece of Basic Gray cardstock 5 5/8”x4” for the overlay.

On the Basic Gray overlay cardstock, emboss with White Embossing Powder the words ”You’re A Star” from the “Pictogram Punches” stamp set.

Use the “Stars” Framelits to cut 2 Stars, and use the Star from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack” to cut another 4 stars.

Punch a heap of small stars with the new In Colours Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist from the Designers Series Paper Stack, + 1 star in Champagne Glimmer Paper.

Cut a piece of Acetate and the So Saffron cardstock 5 3/8”x 3 ¾”.

Layer up as follows: So Saffron, heaps of stars, Acetate, Basic Gray + 1 Champagne Glimmery Star on the 2^nd largest Star.

Adhere the above to the Basic Gray card-base.

Now for the inside of the card …

On the 5 5/8”x4” Naturals White cardstock, stamp the words “finally a day that really is all about you!” from the “Really Good Greetings” stamp set, using the Stampin’ Write Markers Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist.

Place the punched stars, working from the middle out, i.e. the Tangelo Twist Star first, on either side of the punched Stars, stamp a small Star from the “Pictogram Punches” stamp set in Gold Encore Metallic Ink.

Using the Decorative Masks “Hearts & Stars”, sponge the Stars in Lost Lagoon.

Finally round the corners of the insert, and adhere with tape.

Wah-lah ”Star Shaker Card” done!

Project 2 ”Baby Wipe Technique”

I designed this card in muted tones, keeping in mind that it could be used for a bereavement/sympathy card, or for someone suffering from illness.

The cardbase for this card is Basic Gray, with a layers of Coastal Cabana, Whisper White and Vellum.

{Baby Wipe Technique - Afternoon Class}

Fold a piece of A5 Basic Gray cardstock in half, and emboss the front with the “Fancy Fan” Embossing Folder.

Stamp 2 butterflies from the “Papillon Potpourri” stamps set in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White, and punch with the Elegant Butterfly Punch, also punch 2x Butterflies in Vellum.

Layer the Butterflies, and add 3x Basic Pearl Jewels to each Butterfly.

On the card insert, which is Whisper White, and 5 5/8”x4” in size, stamp the words “Hoping that each passing day brings you closer to a brighter tomorrow” in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White.

Round the corners of the cardstock and adhere to the card base, add a single butterfly to the bottom corner.

Now to the front of the card…

{Baby Wipe Technique - Evening Class}

Stamp the words “Thinking Of You” in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White and punch using the “Word Window” Punch.

On a scrap of Coastal Cabana cardstock, punch using the “Modern Label” Punch, and layer with Dimensionals, to the Word Window “Thinking Of You” sentiment, and adhere to the bottom corner of the card with Dimensionals.

Using the “On Film” Framelits, in Coastal Cabana cardstock, cut a Polaroid Frame.

Now to the Baby Wipe Technique …

I came across this technique by Amy White on her Blog "Whitehouse Stamping".
On a single baby Wipe {I used Pam’s brand}, drop single drops of “Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills” in Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Real Red.

You may need to drop a couple of drops of each colour, until the colours bleed into one another {as above}.

Using the flower stamp from the “Gifts Of Kindness” stamp set, use the baby wipe like an ink pad and stamp on the baby wipe, ensure that the whole stamp is covered in ink, then stamp down onto the Whisper White cardstock.

Cut the cardstock to fit inside the Polaroid Frame, and adhere to the card.

I made several cards {which I have already given away}, experimenting with straight and diagonal placement of the Polaroid Frame, and adjusted the butterfly to suit.

I love to add a layer of Vellum over my Butterflies, as it softens the effect.

Wah-lah ”Baby Wipe Technique” done!

With the Baby Wipe Technique, no two images will be the same.

For my afternoon class, I did one baby wipe per 3 people, however for the evening class, I accidentally left the baby wipe on the bench, and only remembered a couple of hours later. There was enough ink left on the baby wipe, to do another 12 images, so one baby wipe serviced 15 images!

 

 

 

I simply love this effect, and have another project planned for this weeks Class, which I am really excited about!

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Gifts Of Kindness”, “Papillon Potpourri”, “Pictogram Punches”, “Really Good Greetings”,

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Lost Lagoon, Gold Encore Metallic Ink

Stampin’ Write Markers: Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist

Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Real Red

Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana, Naturals White, So Saffron, Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist from the Designers Series Paper Stack, Champaign Glimmer Paper and Vellum

Punches: Corner, Elegant Butterfly, Modern Label, Star from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack”, and Word Window

Framelits/Dies: On film, Stars

Embossing Folders: Fancy Fan

Xtras: Acetate, Baby Wipes, Basic Pearls Jewels, Decorative Masks “Hearts & Stars”, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder

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

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 29th May 2014

Thursday’s “Create With Kathe” Craft Class, we had a newbie attend the evening class, Sharon {and my bestie Jen}, and at the day class we had Bev, Kay, Lizzy, and Marion attend.

Lizzy made some yummy chocolate muffins, which went down a treat, along with the Sour Worms {btw these are lollies!!!}!

The first card we made is a c.a.s.e. by my very good friend Sally, Sally had a guest post here on my Blog, when she first made this gorgeous card.

{Sally's "Springtime Hello" Card}

Sally made this gorgeous card for a Swap, and features the “Springtime Hello” stamp set and the Painters Tape technique.

{My version of Sally's "Springtime Hello" Card}

{Sally's card is on the left, mine is on the right}

Our next project was a warm up to the finale …we made two cute 3”x3” cards {in Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush}, and features the “Zoo Babies” stamp set and the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, along with the retiring Ruffle Stretch Trim {which is my fav}.

Our finale was this Shaker Card, featuring the “By The Tide” and “By The Seashore” stamp sets.

The Sailors Knot was a bit of a challenge, but I found an easy step by step tutorial here 

For the Shaker, I used a card cellophane bag and filled it with Chunky Glitter and the sequins from the Gold Sequin Trim.

I love the way the fish looks like it is swimming through the coral and the glitter.

In other news …

Woop woop … the NEW Stampin’ Up! catty is on it’s way and should be with me on Thursday … can’t wait!

To pre-order yours for $5 {+ postage}, contact me NOW to add you to the Catty List.

Hope you’re excited as moi!

“By The Seashore” Stamp Set

“By The Tide” Stamp Set 

“Petite Pairs” Stamp Set 

“Springtime Hello” Stamp Set

, “Yippee-Skippee!” Stamp Set

“Zoo Babies” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “By The Seashore”, “By The Tide”, “Petite Pairs”, “Springtime Hello”, “Yippee-Skippee!” and “Zoo Babies”

Ink:  Black StazOn, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Night Of Navy, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush

Stampin’ Markers: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Pistachio Pudding, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise,

Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush

Punches: Corner, Modern Label, Scalloped Tag Topper, Word Window,  

Embossing Folder: Decorative Dots, Honeycomb, Needlepoint Border

Framelits: “On Film”

Xtras: Basic Pearl Jewels, Cellophane Bags, Chunky Glitter, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Painters Tape, Ruffle Stretch Trim in Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana, Satin Stitched Ribbon in Summer Starfruit, Sequin Trim in Gold, Thick Bakers Twine in Crisp Cantaloupe

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