What's Up @ Kathe's Crafty Class?!!

Hi Crafty Ladies,

These are the projects we made last week @ Kathe's Crafty Class, come along this week and enjoy the fun ...

Thursdays, 1pm>3pm and 7pm>9pm

So I have decided to take the plunge and start doing Classes here from home.
I will be running 2 Classes a week to start with, on Thursdays, 1pm>3pm and 7pm>9pm.
Cost will be just $10, and Classes will continue to run each Thursday until further notice!!!
YOU make two amaze-balls projects, come along and enjoy the fun!
I am flexible if you have school aged children, just come 1/4 hour early to finish by 2.45pm

Bookings essential (as I make up kits), thanks!

Hot Offers (please see below flyers) ...

♥ Envelope Punch Board, only $38.95, used in both of last weeks projects

♥ Thinlits Card Dies, only $67.95 per set, make those fancy fold cards with ease, 2 sets to choose from and each set comes with a number of AWEsome dies!!!

♥ Christmas Single Stamps, available to order till 31st January 2014!!!

♥ 20% off Tag It Bundles!
Create a pretty package this year and grab a bargain!

♥ My Digital Studio Seasonal Sale

30% off selected downloads for cards, kits, pages, tags and frameables 

♥ Undefined Stamp Carving Kit

Design and carve your own stamps … think of the possibilities!

Taking preorders for official release date of 12th November

Check out all my H♥T Stampin' Up! offers, H♥T of the press @ my Stampin' Up! website.

P.S. Leann from Stamps Plus has for sale her brand spanking new Stampin' Up! Gift Bow die, I ♥ it!!!

I already have one, and will demonstrate mine at this weeks "Kathe's Crafty Class".

To get some amaze-balls ideas in how to use the die, please got to my Pinterest page. 

Till next week!

Best wishes,

Kathe.

Kathe's Crafty Class

So started my "Kathe's Crafty Class" with a rip and a roar, and my first WOW project seemed to really startle the ladies!!!

Project 1 Swallowtail Double Slider Card {looking back the card was a tad harder than I anticipated!!!}

Project 2 Birdhouse and matching Petite Purse

The Swallowtail Double Slider Card turned out better than I had anticipated  but took 1 1/2 hours to make!

Stamp Sets: “Swallowtail”, “Chalk Talk"

Punches: Boho Blossoms, Decorative Label, Small Heart

Embossing Power: White

Special Tools: Aqua Painters, Antique Brads, Big Shot, Candy Dots, Dimensionals, Plastic, Ribbon, Stampin' Write Markers 

The Bird House is made using the Mini Milk Carton die, and the Dress Up Framelits for the scallops on the roof!

Stamp Sets: “Mixed Bunch”, “Season Of Joy” (R)

Punches: Bird Builder, Boho Blossoms, Circle 1"

Dies/Framelits:  Petite Purse, Mini Milk Carton, Dress Up

Special Tools: Big Shot, Brads, Dimensionals

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AND had another successful class yesterday, had the two gorgeous Sally’s at the 1pm and Angela from Angela’s Attic at the 7pm class.

We made 2 projects, both using the new Stampin’ Up! “Envelope Punch Board” {#133774 $38.95}.

Project 1 was a Tabbed File Folder Card, featuring the Chalk Talk stamp set and matching Framelits, side note if you purchase this as a set, you save 15%!!!

Project 2 is a Tabbed Gift Card Holder, which is Christmas themed, and can be adapted to any occasion.

Tabbed File Folder Card

Fold cardstock in half, Use Punch Board and line up corner of the blade, Punch and also Punch at 3”, cut off excess with Stampin’ Trimmer, flip and repeat on reverse side.

The front of the card has the “Shop Around” wheel roller in Basic Grey, rolled/stamped twice, and the Chalk Talk stamp is on the front to convey the special message.

Stamp the large Bread Tag stamp twice in White Staz On on black cardstock, I then cut the word “something” out with my Paper Snips. It is then layered with Dimensionals over the original word ”something”, use the matching Chalk Talk Framelits to cut the Tag, and then the Tag is also Dimensionaled on the card.

I used 2 different Washi Tapes on the 2 Tabs it make it look like two different Files, the pink on the front of the card, and the black pattered Washi Tape on the entire length of the inside card and then also on the Tab.

The Insert of the card is stamped with the words “I’m so grateful there’s you in the world” from the Chalk Talk stamp set, and a flower from “Flower Shop” is heat embossed with Iridescent ice

Cardstock 8 ½” x 5 ½

Card Insert 5 3/8 ” x 3 ½”

Stamp Sets: “Flower Shop”, “Chalk Talk”, and “Shop Around” Wheel

Punches: Pansy

Framelits: Chalk Talk

Ink: White Staz On, Basic Grey

Embossing Power: Iridescent Ice

Tabbed Gift Card Holder

To make the Snowflake, I used the Rock N Roll technique on the Vellum, and whilst the ink was still wet, dipped it in to the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, and heat set is with the Heat Tool.

Then layered it with 3 pieces of cardstock {punched with the Blossom punch} that has been put through the Crimper 8 times to distress the cardstock.

Once distressed, I then pulled the cardstock apart gently to create 6 Blossoms.

I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to a Candy Dot Brad Base to create the centre of the Snowflake.

Cardstock 11” x 4 ¼”

Score at 2”, 7 ¼”, 7 3/8 “

Punch at 1” and 3 1/4 “

Insert 6 ½ “ 3 ¾ “

Score at 1 ¾ “ 6”

DSP on front (top layer) 8.5cmx7cm

DSP on front (bottom layer) 8cmx6.5cm

Stamp Sets: “Mixed Bunch”, “Season Of Joy” (R)

Punches: Blossom

Ink: Baja Breeze Not Quite Navy

Embossing Power: Iridescent Ice, White

Special Tools: Big Shot, Candy Dot Brad Base, Crimper, Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board, Heat Tool, Letters To Santa DSP (R),  Rhinestone Basic Jewel, Ribbon, Stampin Around Handle, Vellum, Washi Tape

Licorice Allsorts Slice

Just came across this recipe  from "Wendys Kitchen Table" and just had to share ...

"Licorice Allsorts Slice"


INGREDIENTS250g packet Malt ‘O’ Milk Biscuits125g Butter1/2 can (200g) Sweetened Condensed Milk125g Licorice Allsorts, chopped into small pieces1 1/2 cups Icing Sugar2 tablespoons Cocoa2 teaspoons Butter, melted2-3 tablespoons hot Water


METHODCrush the biscuits in a food processor or with a rolling pin until fine crumbs.Place the biscuits in a bowl and pour in melted butter and sweetened condensed milk. Mix well and then add the licorice allsorts.Press the mixture into a 30cm long rectangular slice pan and allow to set before icing with chocolate icing.To make the icing, combine icing sugar, cocoa, butter and hot water in a bowl and mix until smooth.

Recycling 101: Update {AVON} Shampoo/Conditioner Bottles

Soooooo long weekend here in New Zealand {Labour Weekend}, so I decided to tidy up my beauty supplies.

I recently posted about up-cycling my empty {Avon} Shampoo and Conditioner bottles, for a step by step Tutorial, please see Post here.

I did the same here, but cut the bottles shorter in order to store my Glimmerstick Eyeliners/Glimmerstick Browliners and MakeUp Brushes.

I also re-purposed a glass cake stand that my Mom-In-Law gave me (she is moving and I am “care-taking” some of her special possessions!).

It has lifted all my MakeUp supplies off of the bathroom cabinet top, and being glass, makes everything look all the so more oh so chic!

A Fancy Fold Card With A Halloween Twist

♥ this Halloween card, that can also be adapted to any theme.

I used the Black Embossing Powder to really make my stamping stand out.

Did you notice the {dangling in the centre of card} flattened Beer Bottle Top/Soda Pop Top? ... Just run it through your Big Shot/Cuttlebug (in other words squash it!)and you can add pictures to the insert.

On this occasion I have used my Crop-A-Dile to create a hole and threaded some ribbon through and tied it off on the card.

In the past I have made Earrings, Necklaces and Key Rings using Bottle Tops - ♥ em!

Did you see the Ghost? This is made using the Owl Builder Punch, but upside down and adding some googly eyes!

And the head of the Tombstone is made with the end of one of the Labels Collection Framelits - so cute, and this technique can also be used for making a Tag too. 

The Bat is made by using the "Elegant Butterfly" Punch {picture 1) and then re-punching to clip the lower wings off!

You can make a smaller Bat by using the "Bitty Butterfly" Punch {picture 2}.

I found this xtra cute idea on Pinterest and I have case'd this idea and Tutorial from Kimberly Morris, image source and Blog details can be found here. 

 

Stamp Sets: “Paisley Prints” (R) and “Got Treats” (R)

Punches: Decorative Label, Elegant Butterfly, Owl Builder

Framelits: Labels Collection Framelits

Embossing Powder: Black

Special Tools: Beer Bottle Caps/Soda Pop Tops, Big Shot, Crop-A-Dile, Designer Series Paper “Frightful Sight” (R), Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Googly Eyes, Organdy Ribbon – Calypso Coral.