"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

By Jen Hassloch

Hmmmmmm … wonder what our next challenge will be!

Till next time ...

"Create With Kathe" Craft Class For Thursday 9th April 2015

At this weeks "Create With Kathe" Craft Class, we made a shabby chic feminine card with the "Moon Lake" stamp set, and a masculine card featuring the "Guy Greetings" and "By The Tide" stamp sets.

We will be re-making these gorgeous cards at my RE# Class on Wednesday evening, bookings essential!

Project 1 Shabby Chic “Moon Lake” Card

The cardbase for this card is Soft Suede, with an overlay of Sahara Sand cardstock, which has been faux-stitched with the “Essentials” Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, and Paper-Piercing Tool. The faux-stitch line is then connected with the Early Espresso Stampin’ Marker. And  finally sponged with Sahara Sand ink.

Faux-stitched, this time in a xx pattern has been used on a small square of “Stacked With Love” Designer Series Paper Stack, and adhered behind the rolled corner of the Sahara Sand cardstock. The roll is created by using a cocktail skewer. A gorgeous vintage rosette is then placed in the corner.

Pink Pirouette cardstock has been stamped with the “Something Lacy” background stamp in Pink Pirouette. The edges have the cardstock have been distressed using my Paper Snips, then sponged with Sahara Sand ink.

Watercolour Paper has been stamped in Black StazOn with the bird stamp from the “Moon Lake” stamp set. Using the Aqua Painters and various inks: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Soft Suede and Early Espresso Stampin’ Marker, the image has been coloured, and the Soft Sky has been used to illuminate the image. The cardstock has then been distressed, and sponged with Sahara Sand ink. Three small Pearl Basic Jewels have been added the watercoloured panel – ‘tis all in the details!

The sentiment “Happy Birthday” is from the “Butterfly Basics” stamp set, and is stamped in Early Espresso ink.

Some gorgeous Sahara Sand Lace Trim is adhered to the Pink Pirouette panel, and some Linen Thread is tied with bow, cinching the middle of the Lace Trim.

The Pink Pirouette panel is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals, all other panels are adhered with tape or glue.

For the card insert, Naturals White cardstock is stamped with the same “Happy Birthday” sentiment in Early Espresso ink.

A scrap of Tea Lace Paper Doily is placed behind a strip of stamped Pink Pirouette cardstock {again stamped with the “Something Lacy” background stamp set in Pink Pirouette on Pink Pirouette}, which has been punched using the “Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border” Punch.

Some Linen Thread is threaded through the small punched holes and a tiny bow added – again ‘tis all in the details!

Some interpretations of the birds by a couple of my afternoon ladies ...

Kay's "Bluebird"

Bev's "Bird"

Wah-lah … Shabby Chic “Moon Lake” Card done!

Project 2 Masculine “Guy Greetings” + “By the Tide” Card

The cardbase for this card is Pool Party, with an overlay of Pacific Point cardstock.

Whisper White cardstock has been scored with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, 1/8” in on all sides.

The sentiment “World’s Greatest” is stamped in Pacific Point ink.

The pond is an interpretation of a Pin I saw on Pinterest by Janine Tinklenberg 

The fish are from the “By The Tide” stamp set, and are stamped in Black StazOn onto Watercolour Paper.

They are then coloured with Aqua Painters and Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise inks. The eyes are enhanced with an extra-fine Sharpie in Black and the Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen in White.

The fish are then fussy-cut, then tied with Linen Thread, and attached to the fishing pole which is cocktail skewer.

Some of the ladies cut their pool, to allow the fish to do their thang!

The finishing touch on the fish is the use of the Dazzling Details, which makes the fish look like they have real scales!

The Whisper White panel is adhered to the Pacific Point panel with tape/glue.

The Pacific Point panel is adhered to the base-card of Pool Party with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For the card insert, Whisper White cardstock has been punched with the “Spiral Border” Punch.

The sentiments “Happy Father’s Day” or “Happy Birthday” are stamped in Pacific Point ink, and are both from the “Guy Greetings” stamp set.

On the lower right-hand corner, the anchor stamp from the “By The Tide” stamp set is stamped in Pacific Point, on to Whisper White cardstock, then punched using the 1” Circle Punch, then adhered with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I love how my crafty ladies can interpret my designs and make them their own, I have selected a few of the cards made by the ladies, and ALL the fish are doing totally different things!

Kay's "Fish"

Bev's "Fish"

Jill's "Fish"

Jenny's "Fish"

Pam's "Fish"

Wah-lah … Masculine “Guy Greetings” + “By the Tide” Card done!

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.

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : “Butterfly Basics”, “By The Tide”, Guy Greetings”, “Moon Lake”, “Something Lacy”

Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads : Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, Wisteria Wonder and Black StazOn

Stampin’ Write Markers : Early Espresso

Cardstock :  Naturals White, Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Whisper White, "Stacked With Love" Designer Series Paper Stack, and Watercolour Paper

Punches : 1” Circle, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Spiral Border

Ribbons : Linen Thread, Sahara Sand Lace Trim

Xtras : Cocktail Skewer, Dazzling Details, Glue Dots, Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen in White, Vintage Rosettes

Special Tools : Aqua Painters, Blender Pens, “Essentials” Paper Piercing Pack, Extra-Fine Sharpie Pen in Black, Paper-Piercing Tool, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin' Trimmer, Stamping Sponges 

"Create With Kathe" For Thursday 19th March 2015

Last week we had three Class, Tuesday 17th March 1pm>3pm, and also Thursday 19th March 1pm>3pm and again 7pm>pm , ... and we are doing it all over again this week!!!

This week we made a "Masculine Birthday Card", which I also re-created in pink! And also a shabby chic birthday card featuring my Tim Holtz Sizzix Bird Cage Die, which was the first Dies I ever bought!

To check out some other great versions, head on over to Pinterest 

Project 1 "Masculine Birthday Card"

The card-base is Basic Gray, with the contrasting colour of Smokey Slate.

I featured the Sika FibaTape that I have used in the past, this time on a diagonal.

Stamp sets featured are “Harwood”, which has been embossed in Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, “Label Love” which has been embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, “Crazy About You”, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, “Measuring Tape” stamp from Urban Stamps, which is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Smokey Slate, then cut into strips.

Dies featured are the “Hello You” Thinlits on the card insert, as well as the All Occasions Dies “Tools Set” for the cute set of tools, which have been cut in Basic Gray cardstock.

I also made the same card up in pink, just in case!

Colours are Strawberry Slush with Blushing Bride.

Wah-lah … “Masculine Birthday Card” {and Feminine Card} done!

Project 2 "Happy Birthday Shabby Chic Bird Cage Card"

The cardbase for all three cards featured is Shara Sand.

This first card has an overlay of Naturals White, which has been embossed with the "Modern Mosaic" Textured Impression Embossing Folder, then sponged with Crumb Cake.

The bird cage is Soft Sky, with the word "happy" from the "Hello You" Thinlits, which is cut from Blushing Bride cardstock.

The little flower is layers of sponged "Irresistibly Yours” Specialty Designer Series Paper, secured with a Cady Dot Brad Base.

Embellishments are the flower trim, Seam Binding Ribbon and fabric covered buttons.

For the card insert, I have cut the same "happy", added the word "BIRTHDAY" in Garden Green, from the “Crazy About You” stamp set, and added a bird, punched using the Bird Builder Punch.

For the second and third cards, they have an overlay of newsprint which has been faux stitched, with a little flower peeking out the top right corner.

The bird cages are in Soft Sky cardstock, the and the birds are from the "All Abloom" Designer Series Paper Stacks.

The word "happy" is in Lost Lagoon cardstock.

The ruched ribbon is Lost Lagoon, and again there is a fabric covered button.

For the card insert, the word "happy" is cut in Lost lagoon cardstock, and the word "BIRTHDAY" is in Lost Lagoon, from the “Crazy About You” stamp set, and I have added a bird, punched using the Bird Builder Punch.

Wah-lah ... "Happy Birthday Shabby Chic Bird Cage Card" done!

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.

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets : “Crazy About You”, “Hardwood”, “Label Love”, and “Measuring Tape” stamp from Urban Stamps

Ink Pads : Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Lost Lagoon, Memento Tuxedo Black 

Stampin' Write Markers :  Early Espresso 

Cardstock :  "All Abloom" Designer Series Paper Stacks, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Naturals White, Smokey Slate, Strawberry Slush, Newsprint, and "Irresistibly Yours” Specialty Designer Series Paper

Framelits/Dies : “Hello You” and “Tools Set” from All Occasions Dies, Tim Holtz Sizzix Bird Cage Die

Textured Impressions Embossing Folder : Modern Mosaic

Punches : Artisan Label, Bird Builder, Petite Petals, 

Ribbon : Seam Binding Ribbon Pink Pirouette, Lost Lagoon

Xtras : Candy Dot Brad Bases, Glue Dots, "Essentials" Paper Piercing Template, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Emboss Powder in Clear and White, Stampin' Peirce Mat, Fabric Covered Buttons, Rosettes, Sika FibaTape

Special Tools : Big Shot, Crop-A-Dile, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin Trimmer, 

“Create With Kathe” for Thursday 19th February 2015

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This week we had so much fun making two gorgeous, but very different cards.

The first is a "Pop Out Swing Card", based on the card I made for Valentine’s Day.

The second card we made was a Parisian Shabby Chic Card, showcasing my new MFT “Bicycle” Die ...

Project 1 “Pop Out Swing Card”

Based on my Valentine Card, the ladies were able to choose their own sentiment from the “Crazy About You” stamp set, and matching die cut words from the “Hello You” Thinlits.

“You make me happy”

“Thinking of you”

For all the construction details, please head on over to my original Post, which can be found here 

“Crazy about you”

I took on Jill’s advice for this last card and made panel slight longer, so that it sat over the square cut, so it was more obvious to the recipient to pull/swing the card open.   Thanks Jill for your suggestion ...

“Just sayin’ happy birthday” 

This last card was made for a little friend turning 5 years old. I added in the swing, as it looks so cute and childish.

Wah-lah …”Pop Out Swing Card” done {again}!

Project 2 “Parisian Shabby Chic Card”

I had so much fun designing this card, which was based on a couple of watches I purchased earlier this week, can’t wait till they arrive!

The card-base is Naturals Ivory, measuring 8” x 5, ½”, folded in half, finished size is 4" x 5, ½”.

The “Post Card” stamp is inked up with Soft Suede, and stamped on to another piece of Naturals Ivory cardstock.

Stamps from the “Artistic Etchings”, “Painted Petals” and “Sheltering Tree” are stamped in Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Strawberry Slush, and Momento Tuxedo Black.

The Post Card is then cut to size using the Stampin’ Trimmer.

Four strands of the Wild Wasabi “Painted Blooms Cotton Twine” are combined with two lengths of Linen Thread, which are twisted together, then wrapped around the “Post Card” panel and adhered.   Combining the same 4+2 recipe, some more Wild Wasabi {PBCT} and Linen Thread are tied in a bow and adhered.

The bicycle is cut in Basic Black cardstock using the MFT “Bicycle” Die, and adhered using 2-Way Glue Pen.

The sentiment “You've got courage, you've got strength.” is from the “Something To Say” stamp set, and is stamped in Soft Suede, and cut using the “Word Bubbles” Framelits.

The cute little heart is also from the “Something To Say” stamp set, and is stamped in Strawberry Slush and punched with the little heart from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack”.

Both of these are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and finally the "Post Card" is also adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card-base.

The finishing touch are the small Pearls, from the Pearl Basic Jewels, which are added to the flowers, the heart and 3 little Pearls on the left side of the card.

For the card insert, as the cardstock is Naturals Ivory and quite thick, I was able to stamp/decorate straight onto the cardstock, without needing to add another panel/layer.

Strawberry Slush blooms are stamped from the “Painted Petals” stamp set, with little Pearls added to the centre of each bloom.

The Eiffel Tower {from the "Artistic Etchings" stamp set} is stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black, as it gives a nice clean finish.

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter is added to the Eiffel Tower with 2-Way Glue Pen.

For the sentiment “You are amazingly amazing” is stamped in Early Espresso onto Vellum.

The sentiment is layered with another piece of Naturals Ivory cardstock that has been stamped with blooms in Strawberry Slush, which peak out from under the Vellum.

Both the Vellum sentiment and the stamped blooms {on Natural Ivory cardstock} are punched with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, and then Venetian Crochet Trim is looped and threaded through, knotted and stapled with the Mini Handheld Stapler. The "Project Life Corner" Punch is used to round the corners of the Tag. 

The finishing touch are the three small Pearls that have been coloured with Pink Pirouette Blendabilities.       

Wah-lah … ‘Parisian Shabby Chic Card” done!

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.

Recipe Ingredient List ...

Stamp Sets : “Artistic Etchings” {My Digital Studio Download}, “Crazy About You”, “Painted Petals”, "Post Card", “Something To Say”, “Sheltering Tree”

Ink : Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Momento Ink Pad in Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Soft Suede, Strawberry Slush

Blendabilities : Pink Pirouette

Cardstock : Basic Black, Naturals Ivory Real Red, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Vellum

Dies : “Hello You”, “Squares Collection”, “Word Bubbles”, and MFT “Bicycle”

Punches : Banner, Hearts Border, small Heart from the “Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack”, Project Life Corner, Scallop Tag Topper, Sweetheart

Ribbon : Wild Wasabi “Painted Blooms Cotton Twine”, Linen Thread, Venetian Crochet Trim,

Xtras : Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals Stampin’ Glitter in Dazzling Diamonds

Special Tools : Big Shot, Mini Handheld Stapler, Stampin’ Trimmer

Other : MFT “Bicycle” Die