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Festival of Trees

17 September, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well who would of thought I would be making another card with the Festival of Trees Bundle! Yes, I do love this set, it is just so versatile and today is no exception with this card. I was extremely happy with the outcome and can’t wait to show you.

Festival of Trees

Colours used are Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss, my two favourite 2014-2016 In Colours. I just can’t get enough of them lol.

I sponged the stars using the Stars Decorative Mask and sponge daubers with Lost Lagoon ink. Then die cut the decorative labels and paper pieced the Blackberry Bliss one. The smaller one is from the In Colours Designer Series Paper Stack. The ribbon bow is from the current Holiday Catalogue.

I stamped the trees and punched them with the coordinating Tree Punch and added them to the card with dimensionals, before adding some Dazzling Details.

Festival of Trees

The sentiment is from the Good Greetings Stamp Set. Can’t find this set in the Annual Catalogue, well it is a new set available for FREE with any order of $300+ as well as earning your hostess dollars. Yes, you heard correctly, it is FREE! You don’t need to host a party, but ask your family and friends to place an order along with your own (in the one transaction) and you too can simply earn this set for FREE!

The 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue is available online here. This catalogue is jam-packed with amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures bursting with ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Christmas

Bright & Beautiful Stars

15 September, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I share with you a card that can be used for so many occasions, from Christmas to Birthdays, masculine or feminine!

Stars are amazing and look so good in nearly any colour. So here I made a card using the new Star Framelits and the coordinating Bright and Beautiful Stamp Set.

Bright & Beautiful Stars

I made the card base in white cardstock, but folding a piece in half and placing the die on top, but ensuring the point on the fold line sits off the card. This will ensure you get the fold of the card when you run it through the Big Shot machine.

Once you have your card base cut, die cut the same size framelit with gold foil sheet and adhere it to the white card.

I stamped the two large stars from the Bright & Beautiful Stamp set on Blackberry Bliss cardstock using Versamark ink, then embossing with gold embossing powder. Wow does it shine!

Die cut these two stars with the coordinating framelits, and cut a second gold foil star in the smaller size.

Adhere them with dimensionals as shown.

Bright & Beautiful Stars

I finished it off with some rhinestones, just to add a little bling!

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Challenges, General

Four Feathers Shaker Card

12 September, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

I have been very busy today and I want to share another challenge at Pals Paper Arts. The challenge this week is a Colour Challenge PPA2219.

This is my first time entering a challenge at Pals Paper Arts, but these colours are some that I just don’t use. In fact, this is the first time I have actually opened my Always Artichoke and Cajun Craze inkpads and cardstock! Can you believe this? They are just not my style, so I felt the need to have a go and get out of my comfort zone.

Well enough of my chatter, let me share what I came up with.

Four Feathers

So I began with my cardstock in front of me and worked out which layers I was going to start with. I used the Crushed Curry as my base card and added the Cajun Craze then the Always Artichoke. Both of these being the Core’dinations cardstock. I embossed the green with the Pretty Print TIEF.

The next layer is Crushed Curry stamped with Always Artichoke ink using the image from the Bordering Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set. Then I die cut the centre using the Labels Collection Framelits. A piece of acetate was glued to the back of this die cut to create a window for the shaker card.

The little stars were created using the Stars Border punch. The images are Four Feathers Stamp Set and coordinating dies, also a new photopolymer set.

Four Feathers

The flower was made using the Simply Pressed Clay and coloured with the inkpad. Once it was dry, I them covered it in Crystal Effects and left to dry. It gives it such a gorgeous shiny sheen! Some linen thread was added behind.

Four Feathers

Why don’t you give a challenge a go, they are so much fun. Head across to the Pals Paper Arts page for more inspiration and see how the designers interpreted this challenge.

The 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue is available online here. This catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures full of ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,

Baby

Something for Baby

12 September, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

I want to say a big sorry for missing in action over the past 2 weeks. I have been quite unwell, but now I am back and ready to share some wonderful ideas with you all!

I begin with a challenge at Just Add Ink. The challenge this week is a Colour Combination Challenge JAI#231.

My dear younger sister had her third baby last week, a little boy to add to the two girls she already had! It was such wonderful news and Mitchell is just adorable.

Anyway, I saw these colours and immediately thought baby card, so here it is.

I began with a Bermuda Bay card base and added a layer of Crushed Curry cardstock.

Something for Baby W'eve Grown

The next layer is Whisper White, the best cardstock for stamping on by far. I sponged the stars at the top using a sponge dauber and the stars decorative mask, then punched the side of the cardstock with the new stars border punch. Isn’t it just gorgeous?!!!

I stamped the pram from the Something For Baby stamp set in crushed curry onto the white card and again on some spare white card twice. I also stamped the pram in Bermuda Bay ink onto white card and cut out just the bassinet of the pram and added it with dimensionals.

The two yellow images on the spare card, I cut out the hood of the pram from each and folded them and put them together with glue.

I added some ribbon, tied it in a bow towards the bottom, so the sentiment could be added above it.

Something for Baby We've Grown Something for Baby W'eve Grown

The sentiment is from the Baby We’ve Grown stamp set inked in black and punched out with the decorative label punch. The little stars on the sentiment are bits out of the stars border punch, so cute hey?!!!

I glued the white card to the crushed curry card and then used dimensionals to add them to the base card.

I didn’t feel it looked quite finished and it needed something, so I added a little of the silver glimmer paper which was an off cut from another project.

Why don’t you give a challenge a go, they are so much fun. Head across to the Just Add Ink page for more inspiration and see how the designers interpreted this challenge.

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Christmas

Festival of Trees

29 August, 201421 August, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well, here I am again with another Festival of Trees creation! I am just loving this punch, with its simplicity and how quick it is to create a card.

Festival of Trees

I used Crisp Cantaloupe card stock to create the base of the card. The next layer is Cherry Cobbler card stock, then pieces of designer paper from the Trim the Tree DSP Stack with a piece of Champagne Glimmer paper edged with the scallop border punch.

Festival of Trees

I used the Tree punch and cut 2 from the coordinating DSP and a glimmer paper one to place in the centre of the card. The small star punch is from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (pg 222).

Festival of Trees

The Tree punch also has a coordinating stamp set (can be purchased as a bundle saving you 15%) available in the Holiday Catalogue that started yesterday!

If you don’t have a copy of this catalogue, be sure to view it on my blog or request a copy to be mailed out to you!

The Annual Catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures for ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,

Christmas

Holiday Home

27 August, 201421 August, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I want to share a card I have made using the Holiday Home Stamp Set and coordinating framelits. When I first browsed the Holiday Catalogue, this was one of the first sets I marked as ‘I want it’. I could see straight away that this set had potential, not only for Christmas cards, but also scrapbooking pages, Project Life pages, Halloween cards as well as New Home cards!

The Holiday Catalogue goes live on 28 August 2014, so be sure to request your copy to be mailed out now!

Holiday home

I case’d this from the Holiday Catalogue but changed up the colours and altered it slightly. How cute are these little home image!

Holiday home

I used the Blendabilities to colour small parts of the homes and added the red lights which is part of the stamp set. Be sure to check these products out on page 16 of the Holiday Catalogue.

Buying both the 24 piece Stamp set and coordinating Framelits can save you 15% if you purchase them as a Bundle for only $55.95!

Be sure to get yours from 28th August by entering the following code (137631) into your online account in my Store.

The Annual Catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures for ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,

Christmas

Festival of Trees

25 August, 201421 August, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

This Festival of Trees Stamp Set and coordinating punch will surely be a major hit with crafters abroad when the Holiday Catalogue goes live on 28 August 2014!

Festival of Trees

I used Baked Brown Sugar card stock to create the base of the card. The next layer is Champagne Glimmer Paper then Very Vanilla card stock. I stamped the tree image with Versamark and added Gold Embossing powder and heat set it. You can see the gorgeous shine of the embossed image!

I used the Tree punch to cut out a plain Baked Brown Sugar tree and the tree image. I glued the brown tree to the Very Vanilla Card before adding dimensionals to the back to raise it up.

Three small pearls were added to the bottom corner to finish it off!

Festival of Trees

Buying both the punch and coordinating stamp set can save you 15% if you purchase them as a bundle for only $48.95! Be sure to get yours from 28th August by entering the following code (137640) into your online account in my Store.

The Annual Catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures for ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and join my Newsletter Subscription for all the latest news and specials!

Happy Stamping,

Challenges, JAI, Kids Cards

JAI #228 Colour Combo Challenge

22 August, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I am feeling rather miserable with a cold along with my two girls who are both home from school, but I needed to dose up on tablets and do some creating, even if it was only 1 card!

I begin with a challenge at Just Add Ink. The challenge this week is a Colour Combination Challenge JAI#228.

I started with this idea, but it soon became obvious that maybe they didn’t quite look like feathers when Miss 5 says to me “I love the bunny ears mummy”!

Anyway, I carried on but wasn’t completely happy with this card, as all I could see was bunny ears, but I do love the simply pressed clay flower coloured with blackberry bliss ink and covered with crystal effects.

Stampin' Up! Four Feathers

I sponged the insert of the card using the front panel before adhering it to the card!

Stampin' Up! Four Feathers

Anyway, I had to go ahead with the idea to create an Easter card, as the bunny ears just couldn’t leave my mind! So here is what I came up with using the same colour combo.

Stampin' Up! Four Feathers

The grass and the whiskers were created using the fringing scissors!

Why don’t you give a challenge a go, they are so much fun. Head across to the Just Add Ink page for more inspiration and see how the designers interpreted this challenge.

The new 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue is now available ~ you can view it online here. This catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures full of ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,

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Short & Sweet

22 August, 201422 August, 2014 craftwithkate

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Happy Stamping,

Christmas

Festival of Trees

22 August, 201417 August, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I share with you some more new ideas using the Festival of Trees which will be available from 28 August in the new Holiday Catalogue!

Remember this stamp set and coordinating punch can be purchased as a bundle saving you 15%

The bundle is called Festival of Trees and is a 13 piece stamp set with a coordinating tree punch, to make is so simple to create your Christmas cards or tags this year.

Festival of Trees

I love the silver glimmer paper to punch a small star to sit atop the tree. The size of this card is more gift card size and only takes a few minutes to make. You could have all your Christmas tags made in an hour!

I used Real Red and Wild Wasabi inkpads for the trees and soft suede for the pot.

Festival of Trees

Be sure to check back over the coming weeks to see many more new products in action from the Holiday Catalogue!

The Annual Catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures for ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,