Katrina's Kreative Heart

December 20, 2016

The Winter Solstice and the Tin of Tags

Happy Tuesday everyone. Can you believe it's almost Christmas? And tomorrow kicks off the official 1st day of winter, known as the Winter Solstice; which means tomorrow is the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight; which means after tomorrow, we will begin to gain daylight rather than lose it! (insert happy face)

Today, I would like to share a card with you in honor of the Winter Solstice. It uses one of my favorite sets from the Holiday Catalog, Tin of Tags. I just love the versatility of this set. Although it was intended for making gift tags, is certainly steps out into the card making world very easily.

I started with a card base from Whisper White cut standard at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4", I then cut a piece of Marina Mist cardstock 5 1/4" x 4" and a piece of Whisper White 5 1/8" x 3 7/8" I secured the piece of Whisper White to my desk with some old Washi and layed the circles mask from the Seasonal Decorative Masks over it also using Washi (both the stamp set and the masks are currently on the End of Year Closeout!!) Then, using a clean sponge dauber, I applied the retired Dazzling Details glitter glue over the mask (any clear glitter glue will work for this) this created a "snowy" look. I tried to capture the beauty in the photos but just couldn't ...this is the best I could do. I removed the mask and allowed the glue to dry. Once dry, I stamped the snowflake and sentiment, both from the Tin of Tags stamp set, in Marina Mist ink. I then layered it onto the Marina Mist cardstock piece and finally layered it onto the card base using Fast Fuse.

I hope you enjoyed my Winter Solstice card. Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. In the meantime, I wish you all a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
Katrina
Product List

Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142180]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119682]

Seasonal Decorative Masks

[141848]

Dazzling Details

[124117]

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

[126962]

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

December 17, 2016

Big On Birthdays

Happy Saturday! Wow, it sure is brutally cold! We are into a deep freeze here in NYS but we're supposed to warm up this weekend. Current temps are those we usually see at the end of January, early February. Brrrr! Any way, I have another sneak peak into the new catalog for you. It's the brand new stamp set, Big on Birthdays. This set is awesome. The stamps are larger than life! Really, the stamp that I uses on this cars is the size of the palm of my hand!

I actually made this card for my best friend's birthday. She happens to be 2 days older than me. We met in nursing school many years ago and we have remained the best of friends ever since. I love her dearly and plan to get this out in the mail right off so she gets it in time. So, for the instructions on this one:

I began with a Soft Suede card base cute 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4"

I cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock 1 3/4" x 5 1/2" and ran it through the Big Shot with the Petal Burst Embossing Folder

I then ran a piece of Very Vanilla through the Big Shot with the "So Detailed" Thinlit.

Finally, using the marker technique, I inked up the stamp, I uses Flirty Flamingo on the flowers from the 2016-2018 In-Color Stampin' Write Markers, Mint Macaron from the 2015-2017 In-Color Stampin' Write Markers and the Happy Birthday with the Soft Suede marker from the Neutral collection. I cut that piece down to 2 1/8" x 41/4" and punched the corners using a retired corner punch. Finally, I adhered everything down to the front of the card.I just love the new die and this stamp set is a must have.

I hope you enjoyed today's card. I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment below. And, if you haven't already, be sure to sign up for my newsletter. It's real easy, At the top of the right side bar, there is a sign up, when you do. you will get a tutorial delivered to your inbox and in the next few days, I will be sending all of my subscribers 4 more tutorials, You won't want to miss out on this so go ahead and subscribe.

Happy Stamping!

Katrina

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December 15, 2016

The New Beautiful You

Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping by. Today I have a great new card using the brand new Beautiful You stamp set from the Spring Occasions Catalog. I paired this set up with the Serene Scenery DSP stack and I just love how it turned out. It looks as though they were made for one another. Of course, I just love this DSP stack. Every design and pattern is just gorgeous.

Again, this card was very simple to put together with just a few supplies and I have to say, I am extremely happy with it.
Card base is Crumb Cake cut 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Serene Scenery DSP cut 5 1/4" x 4" and adhered to the card base with snail adhesive
The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink directly onto the DSP
Scalloped Oval is cut from a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock using the largest oval in the Layering Ovals Framelits collection. The image is then stamped onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored using the new watercolor pencils and blended out using the Aqua painter. I then cut it out using the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes collection and layered it with the scalloped oval and adhered them down with Snail adhesive. This kept the layers from being too thick so it shouldn't require additional postage when it gets mailed out.

So, what are your thoughts? I would love to hear what you think of this card and this new stamp set, so please leave your comments below and again, thanks for stopping by.
Happy Stamping,
Katrina

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December 13, 2016

Hey Chick!

Well happy Tuesday! I am so glad you stopped by today. I have a cute preview of one of the most adorable Sale-a-bration stamp sets coming in January.I just love this set, it makes me smile every time I look at it.

Is that not the craziest chicken you have ever seen? To create this card, I started with a standard card base from Crumb Cake cut 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4". I then stamped the chicken and sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the chicken using the brand new watercolor pencils also coming in January. I uses the Real Red for his "hair" and trail feathers, Daffodil Delight for his body feathers and Pumpkin Pie for his beak and legs. I then used a blender pen to blend the color. I then cut him out using the largest circle in the Stitched Shapes framelits and layered it onto the card base with the plaid pattern from the Warmth and Cheer DSP stack cut at 4 1/2" x 2" and 3 1/4" x 2 1/4". This is a quick and easy card but was fun to make and it still makes me smile. You just gotta love the chickens!
I would love to hear your thoughts, so please leave a comment below. In the meantime, happy stamping,
Katrina

Product List

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack

[141991]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

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December 10, 2016

Easy Peasy Adorable Christmas Tags with Cookie Cutter Christmas

Hey guys! Happy Saturday. Again, I find myself apologizing for going missing this week. Last Friday I woke up with a sore throat and stuffy head. Well that progressed to full on sinusitis complete with pounding headache in short order that left me not feeling up to par. But, long story short, Wednesday I started an antibiotic and I am finally seeing the happier side of things. My voice is still froggy, but, that's the beauty of blogging....you can't hear me ;)

Anyway, I wanted to share with you these adorable, quick and easy Christmas tags that I did with the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set. I was actually able to put these together in spite of feeling under the weather.

I began with a 2" x 3 1/2" piece of Whisper White and punched one end with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch, I then stamped the Gingerbread image from the stamp set using Chocolate Chip ink. I wrapped a piece of washi from the Candy Cane Lane collection around the entire tag, stamped "Put on a Happy Face" above the Gingerbread man in Real Red and "To/From" on the back of the tag, also in Real Red. I then looped a piece of Real Red bakers twine from the Candy Cane Lane collection through the hole in the tag top. And that was it. Just a few supplies and a few minutes and I have adorable tags for my little great niece and nephews Christmas gifts.

Next week I will have some sneak peaks into the up coming Spring and Sale-a-bration catalogs! So stay tuned.