“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 4th September 2014

Thursday we had a lot of fun experimenting with colour, as the Weekly Deals had Stampin’ Ink Refills listed, I created the class around colour, and even wore a gorgeous dress for the occasion!

Here I am in March wearing the same dress with my hubby.

For our first project, we played with colour and created with the “Bokeh Technique”.

The ladies all made a gorgeous card, and not one of the cards were the same!

For the second project, we used the “Blended Bloom” stamp set + Aqua Painters to create these gorgeous cards …

Project 1 “Bokeh Technique”

After watching a Tutorial; on Pinterest, I just had to give this new technique a go + it is always a pleasure to see how my craft ladies interpret the colours.

The card base for this card is Real Red {{although later that night we made one with a card base of Calypso Coral}, and the accent colour is Coastal Cabana.

Stampin’ Ink Refills used were Real Red and Coastal Cabana {and at the night Class Coastal Cabana + Calypso Coral}.

Vellum was stamped on with Black StazOn, with the words “Make A Wish” are from the “Perfect Pennants” stamp set, and punched using the new Note Tag Punch.

The Tag is secured with a Mini Brad, and a Sequin added for dimension. The ladies choose to use either 2013-2015 In Colour Sequin Assortment or Frosted Sequins {or both!} for their cards.

For the insert, the cardstock used was Whisper White, which has been punched using the Heart Border Punch for negative detail.

The world stamp is from “The Open Sea” stamp set, and the words “Wishing you a wonderful journey through a world of dreams come true!” is from the “World Of Dreams” stamp set.

A perfect little heart from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack” is added for the finishing touch.

Wah-lah … “Bokeh Technique” done!

Project 2 “Blended Bloom” + Aqua Painters

The card base is Crumb Cake, and the ladies got to choose between Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, or Strawberry Slush for their theme.

The “Blended Bloom” is stamped with Versamark, and Heat Tooled with White Embossing Powder.

The flower is then coloured petal by petal with Aqua Painters and grouping of colours:

Calypso Coral Version : Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, + Tangelo Twist

Coastal Cabana Version : Coastal Cabana, Tempting Turquoise, + Bermuda Bay

Strawberry Slush Version: Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, + Melon Mambo

Blendabilities in Calypso Coral

The centre of the flower is coloured with a white pencil.

The flower is then cut into quarters and adhered to the contrasting colour, then Dimensionaled on to the card base.

A Very Vintage Designer Button is then threaded with Thick Bakers Twine, and adhered to the centre of the flower.

The sentiment ”When I need a friend you’re there” is from the “Choose Happiness” stamp set and is in White Embossing Powder .

The same stamp set has some beautiful leaves which are stamped in Sahara Sand, and 3 small Pearl Basic Jewels anchor the card on the lower right hand corner.

The Project Life Corner Punch is used on the corners of both card and the card insert, which adds another dimension to this gorgeous card.

For the card insert, a border from the “Choose Happiness” stamp set is stamped in Sahara Sand, with the small bird overlayed in Early Espresso.

The sentiment “the best thing about someone like you is that you bring out the best in everyone” is from the “World Of Dreams” stamp set and stamped in Early Espresso.

A small Pearl for the eye of the bird finishes this card off.

Wah-lah  … “Blended Bloom” + Aqua Painters Card done!

For next weeks “Create With Kathe” Class, the ladies have had a preview, as one of the projects to be made is this gorgeous ”FlowerPot “card …

 “Blended Bloom” Stamp

“Choose Happiness” Stamp Set

“Perfect Pennants” Stamp Set

“The Open Sea” Stamp Set

“World Of Dreams” Stamp Set

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : “Blended Bloom”, “Choose Happiness”, “Perfect Pennants”, “The Open Sea”, “World Of Dreams”

Ink : Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral,  Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Strawberry Slush, Tangelo Twist, Tempting Turquoise, and Black and White StazOn, Versamark

Stampin’ Ink Refills : Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Real Red,

Blendabilities : Calypso Coral

Cardstock : Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, and Vellum + Watercolour Paper

Punches : Hearts Border, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack {Heart}, Note Tag, Project Life Corner

Xtras : 2013-2015 In Colour Sequin Assortment, Dimensionals, Embossing Powder in White, Frosted Sequins, Ghetto Template {homemade}, Glue Dots, Mini Brads, Pearl Basic Jewels, Sponge Daubers,  Stamping Sponges, Thick Bakers Twine in Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe and Strawberry Slush, Very Vintage Designer Buttons,

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

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“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 10th July 2014

 Another week done and dusted!

Saturday I had a Work Shop with Bev and her friends, and we made the sliding spinning card that I test ran on our Crafty Ladies last week {will do a separate post in the coming days}.

THEN Monday night I taught at the “Women Connecting” Craft Group, and we made 2 sliding spinning cards.

The ladies had the cards done and dusted, and we finished up early.

As the class is steadily increasing in numbers, I had to make up 35 kits of each card, which made 70 kits in all to be made!!!

I have just had to order new blades for my Stampin’ Trimmer!

{I will do a separate post in the coming days}.

This brings us to our weekly “Create With Kathe” Craft Class on Thursday.

We made 2 cards, the first a d lovely floral card featuring the “Vivid Vases” stamp set and the Blendabilities Pens, the second card was a ship in a bottle, where we carried on with last weeks theme and used the Apothecary Accents Framelits to make the bottle.

Project 1 Floral Card featuring “Vivid Vases” Stamp Set

The card base is Naturals White, layered with Basic Gray cardstock, and then Coastal Cabana cardstock, which has been embossed with the “Decorative Dots” Embossing Folder. The corners are rounded with the Corner Rounder Punch

Naturals White cardstock and Background Designers Series Paper Stack in Coastal Cabana are punched with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and then sponged with Crumb Cake.

Random splotches from the “Gorgeous Grunge” stamp set in Coastal Cabana are stamped on the Naturals White Tag.

The “Vivid Vases” stamp is stamped on Whisper White cardstock then coloured with the Blendabilities Pens, and then fussy cut and adhered with Dimensionals to the Naturals White Tag.

The “Hey There!” from the “Just Sayin’” stamp set are stamped with Black StazOn on Vellum, then cut with the “Word Bubbles” Framelits.

The rose is made using the same Background Designers Series Paper Stack in Coastal Cabana and the Spiral Flower Originals Die, and several flowers are punched using the Petite Petals punch, and placed either side of the flower and in the middle of the spiral flower.

The finishing touch is the colouring of the Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and the Pearls using the Coastal Cabana Blendabilities marker.

Inside the card, the words “Everything with be OK, even if we can’t see what OK is yet” is stamped from the “Really Good Greetings” stamp set, using the Basic Black and Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Markers, and of course another splotch form the “Gorgeous Grunge” stamp set in Coastal Cabana.

Wah-lah Floral Card featuring the “Vivid Vases” stamp set done!

Project 2 Ship In A Bottle Card

I first saw a similar card on Pinterest, which gave an awesome Tutorial via "Stamp With Bernie" on how to make the bottle using the Apothecary Accents Framelits.

I followed the instructions and then made a template in clear plastic, which the ladies used to draw around the edges of the Apothecary shape, to create the bottle.

The card base is Soft Suede, which has been sponged in Crumb Cake.

The next layer is Marina Mist, which has been stamped randomly with the stamps from “The Open Sea” stamps in Crumb Cake, and the edges are sponged in Marina Mist, with one corner being rolled, and then sponged.

The top left corner has a square of Crumb Cake cardstock which has been faux stitched with the Piercing Tool and the “Essentials” Paper Piercing Set, and placed behind the rolled corner.

The bottle is Whisper White cardstock, and is cut using the Apothecary Framelits, and then the Bottle template is placed over the shape and drawn around, and then fussy cut.

The bottle is first outlined in Black with the Basic Black Stampin’ Marker.

The ship is from “The Open Sea” stamp set, and is stamped on a slant in Black StazOn, with the sails lightly coloured with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Marker.

The sea and a touch of the sky are sponged with Marina Mist.

Once dry, the remainder of the bottle is sponged with So Saffron, and when that layer is dry, the edges of the bottle are sponged in Chocolate Chip.

The bottle is adhered with Dimensionals, and Bakers Twine is tied around the neck of the bottle.

A bottle top {you can pick up a bag of 100 at the grocery store for around $3} is then squashed in the Big Shot and the gum seal removed.

Stamped on a scrap of Naturals White in Black StazOn are the words  “1 great life.” from the stamp set “Something to Say”, and is punched out using the 1” Circle Punch, and then sponged in Chocolate Chip, this is adhered to the squashed bottle top.

The Crop-A-Dile is then used to punch a small hole through the metal, which the Bakers Twin is then threaded through.

The bottle top is adhered to the card with a Dimensional and the finishing touch is the Crystal Effects which is added the surface of the bottle top to give a raised and glossy effect.

This is then left overnight for the Crystal Effects to dry.

The inside of the card has a piece of Naturals White cardstock which has been sponged with Crumb Cake, and has an anchor stamped at the bottom corner, this is adhered with double sided sticky tape to the card-base.

Wah-lah Ship In A Bottle Card done!

Stamp Sets Featured ...

 “Gorgeous Grunge” Background Stamp Set

“Just Sayin’” Stamp Set

“Really Good Greetings” Stamp Set

“Something To Say” Stamp Set

“The Open Sea” Stamp Set

“Vivid Vases” Stamp

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets:  “Gorgeous Grunge”, “Just Sayin’”, “Really Good Greetings”, “Something To Say”, “The Open Sea”, “Vivid Vases”

Ink: Black StazOn, Chocolate Chip, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Momento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron

Blendabilities: Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry

Stampin’ Markers: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake,

Cardstock:  Background Designers Series Paper Stack in Coastal Cabana, Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Naturals White, Soft Suede, Vellum, Whisper White

Punches: 1” Circle, Corner Rounder, Petite Petals, Scallop Tag Topper

Framelits/Dies: Apothecary Accents, Spiral Flower Originals Die, Word Bubbles,

Embossing Folders: Decorative Dots

Xtras: Bakers Twine, Basic Pearl Jewels, Bottle Top, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, “Essentials” Paper Piercing Set, Linen Thread, Piercing Tool, Sponges, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons

Special Tools: Big Shot, Crop-A-Dile, Magnetic Platform, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin’ Trimmer, StazOn Cleaner

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 5th June 2014

Thursday’s Class{es} were so much fun!

For the afternoon Class we had Bev, Kay, and Marion attend, and Kay made some yummy Chocolate Muffins with tiny Easter Eggs in the centre, + of course my Sour Worms!

For the evening Class, Lizzy and Jen attended, with Lizzy bringing along some divine fudge, + we had a packet of Chewy Caramel Tim Tams - of course!

Project 1: Wedding Card

Bev requested a Wedding Card, blue themed to match back with a wedding Invitation, as Bev and her hubby were attending a wedding that same weekend.

“Pacific Point “ was an exact colour match, with Naturals White as the card base.

We made a tri-fold card, with the front panel an inspiration that came from Pinterest which so far I have had 886 repins – so sorry I do not know who the original artist was!!!

The first version used Clear Embossing Powder on the front panel, the second card has White Embossing Powder, both feature the retiring “Very Vintage” Wheel.

Tulle in “Café a Lait” is placed over the entire front panel. Then cinched with Bakers Twine and a heart shaped wooden button.

Two birds in Pacific Point are punched using the Bird Builder punch, and Pearls added for the eyes, and 2 little hearts in Blushing Bride are punched using the Small Heart punch, and 2 more Pearls are added.

The second panel features the “You are Loved” stamp set {My Digital Studio}, the large floral heart stamped in Blushing Bride, and on a scrap piece of cardstock, in Pacific Point the word “Love” is stamped, then punched with the Decorative Label punch, another small heart is added and 5 Pearls in total are on this Panel.

In Pacific Point cardstock, and using the Artisan Label punch, a label is punched and hen adhered to the Panel, a hole is made using my trusty Crop-A-Dile, then Tulle is threaded through and knotted, THEN the whole Panel is adhered to the main card base.

{Panel 2}

The last panel has two versions, the first card has a beautifully coloured bird on the third panel , however this  has been changed to a flower {thanks Kay for this idea} on the second card, both of these stamps are from the “Simply Sketched” stamp set.

{Panel 3}

{Panel 3}

Two more little hearts are added with more Pearls, and finally the words “for the new Mr. & Mrs.” Are stamped in pacific point, these words are from the “Petite Pairs” stamp set.

Wah-lah … Wedding Card done!

Project 2: “Masculine Nautical Card”

The second project also has two versions.

The card base is Naturals White which has been stamped on both sides of the cardstock with the “World Map” stamp set in Sahara Sand.

The “Festival Of Prints” {My Digital Studio} cardstock feature, with the accent colours of Island Indigo and Chocolate Chip cardstock.

Stamp set used through out this card are “Just Sayin’”, “The Open Sea”, “Wetlands”, and the “World Map”.

And Dies used are “Label Card Thinlits” {used to make the flip}, “Word Bubbles” and “Finishing Touches” Edgelits.

Punches used are “Banner”, “Extra Large Oval” and the “Postage Stamp”.

The inside Panel is Vellum, which has been cut to shape using the Label Card Thinlits, then stamped in Island Indigo with the birds from the “Wetlands” stamp set. Little banner flags have been adhered to the top, using the Banner punch, and scraps of cardstock.

The finishing touches are on the side panel, which has an Antique Brad through the Compass, Dazzling Diamonds on the birds feet, and the Anchor 

which has been Dimensionaled.

Wah-lah … Masculine Nautical Card done!

“Label Card Thinlits”

“Just Sayin’” Stamp Set 

“Petite Pairs” Stamp Set

“Simply Sketched” Stamp Set

“The Open Sea” Stamp Set

“You Are loved” {My Digital Studio}

“Wetlands” Stamp Set

“World Map” Background Stamp

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Just Sayin’”, “Petite Pairs”, “Simply Sketched”, “The Open Sea”, “You Are loved” {My Digital Studio}, “Wetlands”, and “World Map”

Ink: Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, StazOn Black, Versamark

Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo, Naturals White, Pacific Point, Vellum,  and “Festival Of Prints” {My Digital Studio}

Punches:  Artisan Label, Banner, Bird Builder, Decorative Label, Extra Large Oval, Small Heart, Postage Stamp

Framelits: “Label Card Thinlits” {used to make the flip}, “Word Bubbles” and “Finishing Touches” Edgelits

Embossing Powder: Clear and White

Xtras: Antique Brads, Aqua Painters, Bakers Twine, Basic Pearl Jewels, Blender Pens, Dimensionals, Stampin’ Glitter “Dazzling Diamonds”, Tulle, Wooden Buttons,

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