Say Cheese!

Hello crafty friends, today I am up on the  Kat Scrappiness blog with another adorable quokka card for you! I used the selfie loving quokka stamp from the Quokka'n Up stamp set to make this mini slimline card.

I just love how this little guy is taking a selfie with his selfie stick! I placed him in the polaroid frame stamp from the Quokka'n Up stamp set and the "Say Cheese" sentiment is from that set as well.

I am loving the size of the mini slimline cards and  Kat Scrappiness has a great assortment of mini slimline dies. There are some new styles coming to the shop in mid April so make sure you join the Kat Scrappiness Insiders group on Facebook to stay alerted to new product releases, sales and coupons!

Fort this card I used the Mini Slimline Wonky Stitched Dies and I layered a fun piece of patterned paper on top of it to match my polaroid frame.

I also added an extra sentiment to the bottom of the card from the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set. I thought it went well with the Say Cheese sentiment.

To add a little more interest to my card I added some fun confetti sprinkles in 3 different colors to match my patterned paper.

Lime Green Confetti Sprinkles

Bright Yellow Confetti Sprinkles

Light Blue Confetti Sprinkles

I love to pour out my sprinkles into Kat's Triangle Embellishment (Sorting) Trays to make them easy to pick up and apply to my cards. There is also an awesome Embellishment Organizer that can hold up to 64 different embellishments. It's a great way to organize your sequins, confetti and sprinkles all in one place and to see them at a glance!

Here's a look at all of the supplies I used on my card today.

Thanks so much for joining me today, make sure to check out  Kat Scrappiness for all of your crafty needs. There's quokka's and mini slimline dies and TONS of embellishments to choose from!

Have a great day, I already am!

🤳  Lisa  🤳 

He Is Risen Eclipse Card and Video

Welcome back to my blog crafty friends! 

Today is my day on the Kat Scrappiness blog and 

 I have a fun Eclipse card to share with you and a video 

to go along with it to show you exactly how I made it!

I have 2 guests in my video today.....

My cat Poppers who refused to get off of my desk for the video

so I let her stay, excuse the cat hair....

My second guest is my daughter Taylor who took over for my 

voiceover about half way through the video.

I was frustrated and tired and she knows so much about 

card making she agreed to help me out!

She has a great sense of humor, I love her take on card making!

Now on to the card.

This card measures 4" x 4" and features the eclipse technique.

I started out with a panel cut from the Square Zig Zag dies to stamp on.

I stamped those lovely pastel brush strokes from the 

Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set and then I used the He Is Risen

trio of crosses die to cut out a focal point.

I also cut that beautiful trio of crosses out 4 more times in 

aqua card stock to layer under the stamped die cut.

Once I layered the "built up" trio of crosses back on to the panel,

they really stood in a very subtle way giving that classic

eclipse look to the card.

Sparkling Clear Jewels gave a nice finishing touch to this card!

It's much easier to understand in a video so you can check out

my video here or on YouTube.

I hope you have enjoyed today's card and I hope it inspires you 

to make your own eclipse card!  Also please consider joining the monthly

card challenge over at Kat Scrappiness. The theme is "Pastel" and 

you can check out this post for more details.

April Card Challenge

As always feel free to use my code LISA10 to save

10% on your order anytime in the Kat Scrappiness shop.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day,

I already am!

🌸Lisa 🌸

Patriotic Birthday Card

Good morning crafty friends, today I'm up on the Kat Scrappiness blog 

to share a new card with you!  

I hope everyone who celebrates the 4th of July had a safe and enjoyable day yesterday!  

In honor of the 4th I thought I'd use the new 

Crafter's Essentials 1 dies to share a patriotic birthday card with you!

The Crafter's Essentials dies have 13 individual dies in the package and there are literally an endless number of combinations available for making cards.  These dies are a cardmaker's best friend! There is a great picture showcasing 9 different sketches as examples using these dies which I'll share below. 

My card was a quick and easy one to make and I decided to use quite a few different embossing folders on the card to give it a lot of texture.

I used polka dot folders on the card background and mini polka dots on the letters from the Condensed Lowercase Alphas. The smaller white panel was embossed with a brick background folder and the circle die was run through my paper crimper to give it some texture as well.

I heat embossed my sentiment from Everyday Brush Strokes on to the blue strip across the circle in white.  I popped the circle, stars, white panel, sentiment and letters on foam tape to give it even more dimension.  Here is a picture of all the supplies used.  

Head over to the shop today to take advantage of the sale going on.  15% off storewide and a free sequin package with all orders!

Thanks for stopping by today, all products will be linked below.

Have a great day everyone!

I already am!

🇺🇸Lisa 🇺🇸

• Condensed Lowercase Alphas
• Crafter's Essentials 1
• Everyday Brush Strokes 

CAS(E) This Sketch 278

A one layer card for the CAS(E) this sketch challenge this week.  

Seriously!!!! Do you know how hard it is to make a one layer card?

Well, at least for me it is!  Anyway I love how it turned out despite the lack of embellishments and layers.  I used the You Are a Masterpiece stamp set from Papertrey Ink for the butterflies and colored them with Zig Clean Color markers.  The sentiment is from a Kat Scrappiness stamp set called Everyday Brush Strokes.

Here is sketch #278

Here is a picture of the supplies used to make my card.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

I already am!

🦋Lisa 🦋

Mother's and Father's Day Cards

Hello crafty friends!

I'm on the Kat Scrappiness blog today to share two cards with you that I made with the same supplies but with 2 very different looks.  It's always nice to make 2 cards at the same time especially at this time of the year when Mother's Day and Father's Day are so close together.
The new Stitched Flags dies in the shop this month when paired with the Upper and Lower Condensed Alpha Dies allow for some very versatile combinations of cards.

The first card is a masculine card that could be used for Father's Day or Birthday.  I decorated the Stitched Flags with the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set from last month's release.  I cut out the letters D-A-D with the Condensed Uppercase Alphas and gave them a confetti like appearance with some polka dots at the bottom of the letters in blue and brown.  I die cut the kraft panel with a Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle die and then embossed it with a woodgrain embossing folder.  Lots of foam tape to pop up the flags and the letters.  I just love the added dimension!

My second card is just a feminine version of the first card.  It's amazing when you change the color palette and the stamp set what a different look you can achieve.  The Fab Flowers stamp set from Lawn Fawn and the pink palette make this the perfect Mother's Day card
or a sweet Birthday card for Mom.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope I've inspired you to look at your dies and stamp sets in a new light to see what combinations you could come up with!
Don't forget to use code Lisa10 at checkout in the Kat Scrappiness shop to get a discount
on all your crafty goodies!

Have a great day!
I already am!
👩🏼Lisa 👦🏼

Lots of Envelopes

💌HAPPY MAIL💌

I don't know about you but that sentence brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it, not to mention when I see it in my mailbox and at my front door!

Today I'm over on the Kat Scrappiness blog with some fun envelopes to give your snail mail an upgrade!

The April Card Challenge over at Kat Scrappiness is Envelope Art and there are 2 new stamp sets that make it easy to add some PIZZAZZ to your envelopes!  Giraffe Envelope Art and Owl Envelope Art. Here are 2 examples of how you can use the Giraffe stamp set to take your
envelopes from drab to fab!

On the first envelope I stamped the Giraffe with some Memento Tuxedo Black ink so I could color him with copic markers and then cut him out so he could sit at the bottom corner and then I added some fun leaves around him. The stamp set also comes with 2 cute stamps that say "to" and "from" in a fun font.  I thought it would be fun to stamp them and highlight them with Lawn Fawn Cilantro ink using the rectangle shape from the Swatches stamp set.  To finish the envelope off I stamped the cheeky sentiment "It has been so long" diagonally near the giraffe's head.  For the second envelope I stamped the entire Giraffe with his sign and colored him in and then added some fun leaves around the border of the envelope.  The sign is the perfect space to add your recipients name and address. The "to" and "from" stamps look cute in their respective places on the envelope as well.  HAPPY MAIL for KAT!!

The next envelope I have to show you is a mini envelope that is meant for hand delivery as opposed to sending in the mail.  It has a super fun shaker element on the front and uses the star stamp from the Swatches stamp set again and some dreamy Sent from Heaven sequin mix.  I stamped the star with some Golden Glitz Pigment ink by Delicata for a sparkly look.  This envelope will be a keepsake that your lucky recipient won't stop shaking!

The last 3 envelopes I decorated using the Swatches stamp set one more time.  This stamp set is so versatile with its basic shapes and the sky is the limit with what you can create after you've swatched your inks and markers with it.  For the top envelope I stamped only half of the circle stamp in a rainbow of Lawn Fawn inks to give the look of a fun scalloped border along the bottom edge.  I highlighted the "to" and "from" stamps with that same circle in red and blue ink.  The "happy mail" sentiment from the Giraffe Envelope Art set was the perfect addition to repeat 

along the scalloped border.

For the bottom two envelopes in the picture I combined the Swatches stamp set with the Everyday Brush Strokes set for fun side border stamped in Distress Oxide inks.
I love the chalky appearance the Oxide Inks give and I love the look on kraft paper!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some fun with your envelopes today and dress them up with your stamp sets!  It is our responsibility to add some fun to the mailbox for our hard working post men and women!  Not to mention distracting your recipient from those nasty bills and junk mail!

Thanks for joining me today!  All supplies will be linked down below and don't forget to use code: Lisa10 to receive 10% off your purchase at checkout in the Kat Scrappiness shop! 

Have a great day everyone!  I already am!

💌Lisa💌

Kat Scrappiness Supplies Used:

• Giraffe Mail Art Stamp Set
• Swatches Stamp Set
• Everyday Brush Strokes Stamp Set
• Sent From Heaven Sequin Mix
• Distress Oxide Inks
• Lawn Fawn Inks
• Golden Glitz Delicata Ink
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Video: Kat Scrappiness Design Team Project: Rainbow Brush Strokes

I'm so happy to be bringing you another fun project from the Kat Scrappiness design team!  Today I have a really fun and colorful card to share!  One of the new stamp sets in the shop this month is the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set.  I'm a sucker for rainbow colors, I have been since I'm a kid! 

❤️ 🌈 🌈 🌈 ❤️ 

Those bright colors just make me happy!

Here is the card I'll be sharing with you today.

I used 4 different colors of Distress Oxide inks and I stamped a repeating background in a rainbow pattern on the front panel that I die cut from the
Kat Scrappiness Stitched Postage Edge Rectangle Dies.

Once I stamped all the colors all the way down the card I decided to play with a little black paint splatter.  I love to add some fun paint splatter to my cards, it really adds a ton of interest to any project, not to mention it's just plain FUN!!  I'll show you a tip for adding this look to your cards with a fan brush in the video below.

After I was happy with the paint splatter on the background, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark Ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then just because I couldn't get enough paint splattering I decided to do it again with white paint on the black sentiment panel! What a stress reliever!  You must try this technique if you haven't already!

After I had just the right amount of white paint splatter on the sentiment, I popped the black panel up on foam tape over my rainbow background.  To finish off the card I added some Sparkling Clear Solid Confetti Sequins randomly over the card and a colorful pink heart die cut from the Concord and 9th Quilted Heart Die set.

That's all the rainbow 🌈 paint splattery 🎨  fun for today!
I hope you'll try some paint splattering for yourself!
You can see the process on YouTube or click on the video below.

Products used on card will be linked below and you can use code: LISA10 at checkout

to get 10 % of your order at KatScrappiness.com.

Have a great day!
I already am!
🌈 Lisa 🌈

Products Used:

• Everyday Brush Strokes Stamp Set
• Stitched Postage Stamp Rectangle Dies
• Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink
• Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink
• Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Ink
• Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Ranger White Embossing Powder
• 4 mm Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix 
• 6 mm Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix
• Concord and 9th Quilted Heart Die