Kate's Paper Creations

Bokeh Dots Christmas

Oh, this card was so fun to make.  I saw a similar version on the internet or facebook and have been wanting to give this stamp set a try.  

Now, I really like the way the coloring on the background stamp came out.  To acheive this look I used Stampin' Spots that had been inked with re-inkers and daubed them onto the stamp.  The edge lines ended up being exactly the right look.  I love that the middle color looks like mountains as it goes perfectly with the tree next to it.

There are a couple of other tips you will find when you visit the These Are My Stamps site so you will want to hop over there to get those.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I invite you to leave a comment and encourage you to consider using my on line store for your stamping supplies.  You can check it out by clicking on the Shop Now button to the right or through my These are My Stamps site as well.

Kate

Buffalo Check Christmas

Trying out a few ideas for Christmas cards.  It is September and for some of my customers they want to get started early on those Christmas cards.  So here is one I came up with.

The Buffalo Check pattern is obvious and so is the Tin Tile Dynamic embossed background.  Details are on my These Are My Stamps site so hop on over there and check it out.  

 

Kate

Happy Fall Rooted In Nature

I have been feeling challenged to come up with fall cards.  I'm not sure why but there it is.  I had a bunch of stamp sets and dies laying on my work table and sat down to start playing with them and these two cards are what I was inspired to create.  I hope you like them.  They are very similar yet very different too.

Here is card number one.  You can access the supplies list and instructions on my These Are My Stamps site.

I offset the letters and word with Very Vanilla to make them stand out a little bit better.  I really like this card and the Buffalo plaid look is totally "IN" this fall.

 

Card number two: This is a type of Eclipse card.  When looking from a distance it is difficult to see the detail of the letters that are raised but up close they stand out so that you can.  I added some Wink of Stella to the letters as well so they had a bit of a shimmer to them and I really liked that.

I used similar technique to get the background for this card and for the lettering for the first one.  Traditional fall colors and there it is. Check out my These Are My Stamps site for more info.

Kate

Pleasant Phesants Thanksgiving Card

I used the Pleasant Phesants stamp set to make a Thanksgiving card.  It could also make a nice masculine card with a different sentiment.

I am not very good at coloring but it came out fairly well.  Some people have a real knack for blending and shading but it's just not me so I have a hard time using these kind of stamps that require a lot of coloring.  But I got brave and gave it a try.

I think a litlle Wink Of Stella added to the Phesants neck color would help too as in real life they do have a kind of shimmer.  The supply list and instructions are on my These are My Stamps site.

 

Thanks for stopping by

Kate

Buffalo Check Wishing You Well Christmas Card

I can't stay away from Christmas entirely so today I used the Wishing You Well stamp set and the Buffalo Check background stamp to create a Christmas card.

This wreath could be combined with the flowers from the same set and turned into a totally different card.  I just added some berries and made it a Christmas wreath.  I have some hints on how to use the Buffalo Check background stamp on my These Are My Stamps site along with supplies list as well.  Check it out and let me know what you think.

Kate

Wishing You Well A Good Day

A second card using the Wishing you Well stamp set from the 2018 Holiday Stampin' Up! catalog.  A very simple card to make yet very pretty.

It was hard not to pull that bow stamp out again as it is so pretty but instead I used the Gold Metalic Thread and I am glad I did.  I'm not sure what I'll use this card for but it could easily be a thank you, sympathy, even a wedding card.  

See instructions and supplies list on my These Are My Stamps site and please consider letting me know if you use that site so I know weather to continue to produce the instruction sheets.

I would love to have you be a customer as well so if you are not a demonstrator or a customer of someone else already consider shopping through my on line store.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Kate

Wishing You Well

This stamp set is the Wishing You Well set featured on page 35 of the Stampin' Up! 2018 Holiday Catalog.  I am really liking this stamp set.  It can be used as a Christmas stamp but will also work well for get well, sympathy and mother's day cards in the future.

One thing in particular about this stamp set is the bow stamp.  It is so realistic and beautiful and when you add a touch of Wink of Stella to the bow it just pops!

Ohh!  You can really see what the wink of stella does for that bow!  As always supplies list and instructions are found on my These Are My Stamps site.  If you use my instructions for yourself or for a workshop if you are a demo I'd love to hear from you.  I am evaluating weather to continue to offer that as it is a lot of extra work.  So give me some feed back and let me know if you are using the instructions.

Thanks for stopping by.

Kate

Many Blessing Fall Card

I agree it's a little early to be thinking Christmas so today I am presenting a fall card.  This one was also cased from the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog page 46 with a few improvisions.

The Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder is really awesome and I can't wait to try it out inking the folder to see how that looks.  Stay tuned for that in a future post.  This one however is just the embossed card stock.  Still it adds a lot to this card.  You can check out the instructions and supplies list on my These Are My Stamps site.  I provide these free of charge to my current followers for now.   I hope that at some point there will be some who will choose to support me by shopping with my through my online store.  I invite you to click the Shop Now button to the right.

Thanks for stopping by.

Kate

Many Blessings Christmas Card

The new Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog is out and in the hands of many of you as we speak.  I have begun to make some cards using a few of the items I was able to purchase early as a demonstrator.  If you are not a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like to sign up even just as a hobby demo contact me and I will help you with that.  

This first sample is a Christmas card simply because I am trying to case the cards that are shown in the catalog and share how I made them.  I don't have everything they use so sometimes I have to improvise.

This card really is very cute and the tone on tone of the Merry Christmas made a nice background.  You will find measurements, colors and supplies along with instructions on my These Are My Stamps site.  You can shop with me through the Shop Now button to the right of this post or by clicking on the supplies at the TAMS site.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kate