Katrina's Kreative Heart

March 7, 2017

Sweet Treats with the Cool Treats Bundle

Hello there! Wow, we are in the midst of a deep freeze here in CNY. Today isn't as bad as the weekend though, so I am grateful for that. I think Saturday and Sunday were the coldest we've been all winter long...brrrrr! I did a Spring Craft Fair Saturday and unfortunately there was very little traffic and I'm sure it was because it was so COLD.
Anyway, today I have a really cute card to share with you that I actually CASED from the Occasions catalog. What does CASED mean you ask? Well, it means, Copy and Share Everything! You see, in Paper Crafting, it's encouraged as long as you give credit where credit is due and never claim someone else's work as your own. As long as you do that, copy away. So, today, I recreated a Stampin' Up! design team design straight from the pages of the catalog. What a wealth of great ideas! So here it is:

I had so much fun creating this card and I think it will make a great birthday for someone special, especially someone who loves ice cream. Now, who doesn't just love ice cream?
Directions:
Standard Card base of Whisper White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4". Adhere a piece of the DSP cut 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" to the front. Cut a piece of Whisper White with the larges Lots of Labels framelits and adhere to the front. Stamp a piece of Crumb Cake CS with Early Espresso ink with the "waffle cone" stamp and cut out using the coordinating framelit. Add a couple of strips of Washi. Then cut an ice cream scoop in each of the following colors: Soft Sky, Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach and Wild Wasabi. Stamp each scoop with the "sprinkles" stamp using the craft white ink and adhere with the ice cream cone to the the card using Dimensionals. Cut the "chocolate" from Early Espresso and the cherry from Watermelon Wonder and adhere. Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White, cut 1/2" x 4 1/4" with the Early Espresso ink and banner the ends with your paper snips. Add this to the front of the card using Dimensionals. Add a bow to the top front using the Thick White Bakers Twine and adhere with a glue dot.
I hope you enjoyed this card and I wish you all Happy Stamping,
Katrina

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Cool Treats Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Cool Treats Photopolymer Bundle

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Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Tasty Treats Designer Washi Tape

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

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Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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

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Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Frozen Treats Framelits Dies

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Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

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Paper Snips Scissors

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Big Shot

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Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine

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Fast Fuse Adhesive

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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February 28, 2017

Quick and Easy Baskets

Hey All! Today I have an adorable yet quick and easy basket for you that is just perfect for little bits of Easter candy.

I just love how quick they go together and all you need is an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock and some scrap DSP. To begin, I trimmed off a 1/2" x 11" from the full sheet of cardstock to use as a handle, I then cut the cardstock down to a 6" x 6" square and scored all 4 sides at 2" and 4", clipped up 4 score lines, folded all the score lines added a 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" piece of DSP to all 4 corners, brought the sides up over the center, inserted the handle and stapled into place. I then covered the staple with an embellishment. The Mint Macaron basket is using retired DSP and embellishments, however the Crumb Cake basket is using the Falling In Love DSP from the Occasions Catalog and I punched the large butterfly from Blushing Bride, and stamped the small butterfly from the Papillion Potpourri in Crumb Cake ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and punched with the small butterfly punch and attached with glue dots. Here is a template I made showing the score and cut lines.

Hopefully you will find this helpful. I also did a FB Live showing just how easy it is, so if you would like to watch as I put one of these together, hop on over to www.facebook.com/snsfromtheheart and check out the video.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. Have a great day and Happy Stamping,
Katrina

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February 25, 2017

Watercolor Celebration Duo

Hi there and Happy Saturday. Well, as predicted, our warm weather is coming to an end and they are now calling for a Lake Effect snow storm...can you see my sad face? Ugh, just those few warm sunny day's have me hopping up and down for Spring!
Anyway, today's card is using the new Celebration Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. The cool thing about these folders, is they DE-boss rather than EM-boss. Of course, this lends itself to some pretty cool watercoloring! And of course, I used..... surprise....the awesome new watercolor pencils! I LOVE these pencils. I am having SO much fun with these that I can't get over it. I am really finding myself addicted to them and the different blending options for them. Here I used the AquaPainter to blend out the color after I scribbled the color onto the cardstock after I had Debossed the Happy image into it.

I can not recommend these pencils more highly. If you have been sitting on the fence wondering if you should make the plunge, I've got to tell you, just do it! It will be the best $16.00 you've ever spent on a craft supply. I promise! And, if you have them, and you haven't tried them yet, GET THEM OUT! Play with them! You will LOVE them!
Happy Stamping,
Katrina

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February 23, 2017

Nailed It Chrome Style!

Hi all! Happy Thursday! I hope you're having a great day. We are still in the throws of warm and balmy weather. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and it looks like winter will return Sunday (insert sad face)
Anyway, I have a cute card for you that is perfect for the men in your life. It uses the Nailed It bundle and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bundle!

To begin, I ran a piece of the Silver Foil paper through the Big Shot using the brand new Dynamics Embossing Folder, Hexagons. This is such an amazing effect on this card. It totally looks like chrome here. I then adhered that to my basic card front using Tombow liquid glue. I then stamped my images onto Whisper White cardstock using Black Archival ink and colored them in using my beloved Watercolor pencils and blended the color out with my blender pens. I cut each tool out with the coordinating dies from the bundle and stamped the sentiment and cut out with the die and adhered them onto the the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals. I cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock 1/4" x 5 1/4" and adhered to the center of the card, over the tools using a Stampin' Dimensional on each end.
Fast and Simple, just the way I like it but it still packs a punch!
Thanks for stopping by. I really appreciate that. Please leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts on this card.
In the meantime, Happy Stamping,
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