"Create With Kathe" For Thursday 12th March 2015

I always like to do a mini display each week for my ladies, showing the past weeks Class, the projects I made made during the week, along with the projects for that day.

It always looks so bright and welcoming  …

This week we had lots fun making a Mini Album, featuring the Envelope Punch Board and a cute gift card holder ...

Project 1 Mini Album

This is a mini version of the Album I made on Friday, and features the Stampin' Up! stamp sets "Kinda Eclectic", "Painted Petals" and "Perfect Pennants".

"Altered Butterfly Album"

Eight mini envelopes, that started out being 6"x6" are made with the Envelope Punch Board.

The base card for the cover is Soft Sky, which has been stamped in Soft Sky with the leaves from the "Kinda Eclectic" stamp set.

The Watercolour Paper is washed with Aqua Painters and Soft Sky ink, then the the blooms are stamped in Strawberry Slush, with Pear Pizzazz for the stems, and little Pearl Basic Jewels have been added to the centre of the blooms.

Once the Watercolour Paper has dried, the sentiment "Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful" is stamped in Lost Lagoon.  

The Watercolour Paper is then framed with ribbon, before being adhered to the cover.

The cover, back cover, and envelopes are then bound using the Zutter Bind-It-All.

The finishing touches are the ribbons which are tied to the spiral binding, and of course the gorgeous butterflies in Soft Sky and Lost Lagoon cardstock, which have been cut using the "Butterflies" Thinlits.

A third butterfly in Vellum has been punched using the "Elegant Butterfly" Punch.

The little flower has been coloured using Lost Lagoon ink.

Wah-Lah ... "Mini Album" done!

Project 2 "Gift Card Holder"

This card is very economical to make, as it uses 1/2 sheet of Soft Suede cardstock and 1/2 a sheet of Naturals White cardstock, along with a scrap of Designer Series Paper.

Cut 2x Soft Suede and 2x Naturals White cardstock using the "Top Note" Bigz Die.

Trim the faux stitch line off of both of the Natural White cardstock Top Note's.

Featuring the stamp set "An Open Heart", stamp the branch and bird in Memento Tuxedo Black. Colour in using Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils, and blend with Aqua Painters.

The sentiments "Live with an open heart." and "Thank You" are stamped in Lost Lagoon, as this matches back with the "All Abloom" Designer Series Paper Stack.

Layer and adhere the cardstock over the Soft Suede Top Note's.

A small heart {from the "Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack"} is punched out of both of the front cover layers, as this gives very cute negative detail.

Both of the birds are stamped again, this time in Versamark, and Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder is then heat set with the Heat Tool.

Pearl Basic Jewels have been added to the centre of the berries.

An Antique Brad is threaded with Venetian Crochet Trim, and is attached to the card, as this gives the card the swing effect.

A pocket is added to the inside piece of Soft Suede cardstock, by cutting another Top Note in DSP, but you only need approximately a 1/4 of the Top Note, so this too is very economical.   The faux stitch line is cut off, then the panel is adhered, so as to form a pocket for a gift card.

The finishing touch is on the reverse of the card, when a smudge of Pear Pizzazz ink has been washed under the feet of the bird to ground it, and a small heart added, in the same DSP colour/pattern.

Wah-lah ... "Gift Card Holder" 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 : “An Open Heart", "Kinda Eclectic", "Painted Petals", "Perfect Pennants"

Ink Pads : Memento Tuxedo Black, Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Strawberry Slush

Cardstock :  Naturals White, Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Watercolour Paper, "All Abloom" Designer Series Paper Stack, Designer Series Paper, Vellum

Framelits : “Butterflies", "Top Note" Bigz

Punches : Elegant Butterfly, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

Xtras : Antique Brads, Aqua Painters, Pearl Basic Jewels, Seam Binding Ribbon in Soft Sky, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Emboss Powder in Clear, Venetian Crochet Trim

Special Tools : Big Shot, Envelope Punch Board, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Cleaner, Stampin Trimmer, Zutter Bind-It-All

Weekly Deals For Wednesday 18th March 2015

The Weekly Deals are up!

This week 'tis all about Embossing Folders ...

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.

Masculine Birthday Card ...

 

It hardly seems a year since we celebrated my Dad’s birthday!

This is the card I made yesterday, based on the Mitre10Mega gift card I gave him ...

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{and masculine} set of tools, which have been cut in Basic Gray cardstock.

My Dad loved his birthday card… and his gift card!

Wah-lah … “Masculine Birthday Card” done!

Here's a sneaky peak at last years birthday cake and card, to read the full story, click here ...

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 : Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Cardstock :  Basic Gray, Smokey Slate

Framelits : “Hello You” and “Tools Set” from All Occasions Dies

Punches : Artisan Label

Xtras : Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Emboss Powder in Clear and White, Sika FibaTape

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

“Create With Kathe” For Thursday 5th March 2015

We had fun learning new technique this week called “Braiding” or "Braided".

After spotting a very fancy card on Pinterest by Brandy Cox, I watched her fab Tutorial on her Blog, of course I added the “Kathe” twist and altered it up. 

Our second card is a very fun card featuring my new stamp set “From The Herd”.

This weeks tempting display!

Project 1”Braided ‘Butterflies Basics’ + ‘From the Garden’”

My order had just arrived in, and I thought “Always Artichoke” would be the perfect colour as the base layer {8x5,½”}.

Strawberry Slush cardstock has been embossed with the “Fancy Fan" TIEF.

The stem of flowers had been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, then coloured using Aqua Painters and Blender Pens, with Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz and Strawberry Slush ink pads.

Once colouring has been completed, the stem and flowers are then fussy cut.

The sentiment “Sending Wishes Your way” is from the “Butterfly Basics” stamp set, and is stamped in Always Artichoke on Vellum. If you look very closely, there is an under-layer of Blushing Bride cardstock which has been stamped with the butterfly from the “Butterfly Basics” stamp set, in half strength {stamped off once} Strawberry Slush.

The Vellum panel over top, give a very subtle effect. The finishing touch to the sentiment are three small Pearls.

The other sentiment “Fresh Picked For You Best Buds” is from the “From The Garden” {yes, I did write that tongue twister!} stamp set and is stamped in Always Artichoke on Blushing Bride cardstock, which is then cut using the “Handpicked” Framelits, sponged with Crumb Cake and a Pearl added to the corner.

The butterflies are also from the “Butterfly Basics” stamp set, are stamped in Strawberry Slush {stamped off once} on to Blushing Bride cardstock

The butterflies are then punched using the “Bitty Butterfly” Punch. The bigger butterflies are punched using the “Elegant Butterfly” Punch, then sponged in Crumb Cake. The butterflies are layered together and the finished tough are 3 small Pearls.

Once the front panel has been assembled and layered using Stampin’ Dimensionals, the finishing touch is a scrap of Venetian Crochet Trim which is tied in a knot around the bottom of the Braid.

The card insert is is Blushing Bride cardstock, that features negative detail, by using the “Chevron Border” Punch.

The sentiment “Happy Birthday” is from the “Butterfly Basics” stamp set, and is stamped in Always Artichoke.

Another cute butterfly is placed at the lower right hand corner of the card inset, and the finishing touch is another scrap of Venetian Crochet Trim.

Wah-lah … “Braided ‘Butterflies Basics’ + ‘From the Garden’” done!

Project 2 “From The Herd”

As the “Label Love” stamp set, “Artisan Label” Punch and Fringe Scissors were on this weeks “Weekly Deals”, I decided to incorporate them all in to this cute and fun card …

The card base for the card is Soft Suede {8”x5,½”}, with a panel of Marina Mist {3,7/8”x5,3/8”} added, which resembles the sky nicely.

The animals are from the “From the Herd” {yes, I did say that again!} stamp set, and are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the corresponding cardstock : Goat and Lama – Smokey Slate, Pig – Blushing Bride, Ox – Soft Suede, Chicken – So Saffron, and Bird – Real Red.

The animals are then all fussy card, and then adhered back into their original place, I cut an xtra piggy and adhered his head with Stampin’ DImensionals.

The fence is Crumb Cake cardstock which has been stamped with the “Hardwood” stamp set in Versamark and Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder has been sprinkled on, then heat set with the Heat Tool.

I used the Triangle Punch to form the heads of the posts, and the Crop-A-Dile + Glue Dots for the nail/knot joins in the fence.

The grass is Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz cardstock which as been cut wit the Fringe Scissors.

The petals are punched using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, with tiny Rhinestones added to their centres, that have been coloured with the Pink Pirouette Blendabilities.

The sentiment “To the best friend I’ve ever had” is from the “Label Love” stamp set, and is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on to Vellum, and punched using the “Artisan Label” Punch.

The sun is from the {vintage}“Life’s A Beach” stamp set, and is stamped in Daffodil Delight, and has Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter, adhered with my 2-Way Glue Pen.

For the card insert, Naturals Ivory cardstock has the same animal image stamped, with little party hats added, which have Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter on them.

The sentiment “Happy Birthday” is also from the “From The Herd” {YUP!!!} stamp set, and is stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock, which has been cut with the “Word Bubbles” Framelits, and then sponged with Crumb Cake.

For the Tab, I used the “Artisan Label” punch again, with a scrap of Soft Suede cardstock and wrapped is around the top left corner of the card insert, then added a tiny nail/knot to finish.

Wah-lah … “From The Herd” 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”, “From The Garden”, “From The Herd”, “Hardwood”,

Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads : Always Artichoke, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Strawberry Slush, and Memento Tuxedo Black

Blendabilities : Pink Pirouette

Cardstock :  Always Artichoke, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Naturals Ivory, Smokey Slate, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Strawberry Slush and Vellum

Framelits : “Handpicked”, “Word Bubbles”

Textured Impressions Embossing Folders : “Fancy Fan" 

Punches : Artisan Label, Bitty Butterfly, Chevron Border, Elegant Butterfly, Extra Large Oval, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Triangle

Ribbons : Vintage Crochet Trim

Xtras : Aqua Painters, Basic Pearl Jewels, Blender Pens, Dots, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Glitter in Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stamping Sponges,

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

Weekly Deals: For Wednesday 11th March 2015

The Weekly Deals are up!

Love love love the “Wildflower Meadow” stamp set and the “Wildflower Meadow” Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Come along to tomorrows Classes (1pm>3pm and 7pm>9pm} and learn some new techniques, we will be using this weeks ‘Deals, the “All Abloom” Designer Series Stack, and the” Elegant Butterfly” Punch.

Now’s the time to stock up on your accessories, such as the Old Olive Bakers Twine and Gold Stampin’ Glitter, and of course Taffeta Ribbon…

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.