Kate's Paper Creations

Christmas Wishes

This card was so fun to make.  And really super easy too thanks to the Silhouette Cameo.  I found the sketch of the candle on the internet, copied the image and brought it into the Cameo workspace. 

Next, I sized it to fit the front of a standard A2 card and created an oval frame to fit around it.

I set up may page to make four 4 x 5.25 art pieces and used the new dual pen holder to sketch the design and then cut out the art piece.

To color the sketch I used the discontinued alcohol ink pens that Stampin' Up! tried out a while back.  Mine still work so I kept them and I love how they color.  Of course there are other brands out there that will work as well.  I just love the smooth look you get when coloring with alcohol inks and I hope Stampin' Up! brings them back.

For a finishing touch I added three of the smallest Pearl Basic Jewels and some shimmer to the flower petals with the Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

They are really beautiful.  Hope you like them as much as I do.

Kate

Christmas Wishes

This card was so fun to make.  And really super easy too thanks to the Silhouette Cameo.  I found the sketch of the candle on the internet, copied the image and brought it into the Cameo workspace. 

Next, I sized it to fit the front of a standard A2 card and created an oval frame to fit around it.

I set up may page to make four 4 x 5.25 art pieces and used the new dual pen holder to sketch the design and then cut out the art piece.

To color the sketch I used the discontinued alcohol ink pens that Stampin' Up! tried out a while back.  Mine still work so I kept them and I love how they color.  Of course there are other brands out there that will work as well.  I just love the smooth look you get when coloring with alcohol inks and I hope Stampin' Up! brings them back.

For a finishing touch I added three of the smallest Pearl Basic Jewels and some shimmer to the flower petals with the Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

They are really beautiful.  Hope you like them as much as I do.

Kate

Pretty Pines Thinlits Card

As those of you who follow me regularly know I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I am also a Silhouette Cameo owner.  Quite often I will combine both to make cards, 3D projects , wall art and more.

Today I made some Christmas cards.  This was most certainly a combo card.  I used a bird image I found on the internet, brought it into the Silhouette, traced it so I could cut it out, then used the registration marks to print and cut it out.  I then used blender pens to color the little guy.

I also used my Silhouette to cut the two Soft Suede mats using an image called "stamp frame".  

The stamp set I used for the Merry Christmas on the front was "Good Greetings".

Colors are Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and the DSP is from the Holiday catalog Candy Cane Lane

So cute!  Hope you like it too.

Kate

Pretty Pines Thinlits Card

As those of you who follow me regularly know I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I am also a Silhouette Cameo owner.  Quite often I will combine both to make cards, 3D projects , wall art and more.

Today I made some Christmas cards.  This was most certainly a combo card.  I used a bird image I found on the internet, brought it into the Silhouette, traced it so I could cut it out, then used the registration marks to print and cut it out.  I then used blender pens to color the little guy.

I also used my Silhouette to cut the two Soft Suede mats using an image called "stamp frame".  

The stamp set I used for the Merry Christmas on the front was "Good Greetings".

Colors are Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and the DSP is from the Holiday catalog Candy Cane Lane

So cute!  Hope you like it too.

Kate

Bunch of Blossoms

This might be the last entry in my series of Bunch of Blossoms for a while.  I think it may be time to move on to fall, winter and Christmas cards.  EEEEK!  Christmas!  It's in the 80's all week this week.  Oh well, it's always a good time to think about Christmas, right?!

Back to the task at hand.  One more Bunch of Blossoms card.  This one uses Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green and Whisper White card stock.  Rich Razzleberry, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green ink pads, Blooms & Bliss DSP.

It's a very simple card to build.  I stamped the base of the flower with Razzleberry that had been stamped off, the middle color with Razzleberry full strength and the final layer with Cherry Cobbler.  The leaves and stems I used the final leaf image and stamped green on green card stock.  The bow is from Jar of Love. 

A Tip:  I actually found it easier to line up the bow with the stamp if I cut the bow out first and then used the Stamp a Ma Jig to line it up and stamp it.  

The scallop edge, well, I'm sorry but Stampin' Up! discontinued the scallop border punch but I kept mine.  Hopefully you did too.  There isn't too much available in the way of borders in the catalog this year.

The card is standard A2 size, the scallop piece is cut 2.5" wide x 5.5 long, the art piece mat is 2.75 x 3.75 and the white layer is 2.5 x 3.5.

There you have it, have fun making your own version.

Kate

Bunch of Blossoms & Flower Shop

One more Bunch of Blossoms card.  This one was a lot of fun to make.  I did case it from the internet but it didn't have a name on it so I don't know who made it originally.  

Colors used for the flowers: Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo.  For the leaves Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive.  For the background flowers which used a stamp from the Flower Shop stamp set I used Daffodil Delight.  Base card is Flirty Flamingo with Whisper White for the art piece and Old Olive for the banner.

Pretty, and though it takes a little time to stamp and punch all the pieces it went together fairly quick and easy.  

Hope you enjoy!

Kate

 

Bunch Of Blossoms & Jar Of Love

This card was originally designed by Sharon Burkert of As The Ink Dries.  Of course I added my own touched to the design but I wanted to give credit to Sharon.  I checked out her blog after I made this card and Sharon shares some really cool ideas for using the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set and Blossom Builder Punch.  You should check it out, just click on the name of her blog above and then scroll through her posts.  You won't be disappointed.

In the meantime here is my rendition.

 

The colors don't show very true in my photo but I used Sweet Sugarplum and Rich Razzleberry for the flowers, Rich Razzleberry for the bow, Pool Party for the water, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves and stems.

I like how it turned out, hope you do too.  Let me know what you would do different.

Enjoy!

Kate

Bunch of Blossoms & Brick Wall

No I didn't hit a brick wall. BWG  I used the Brick Wall embossing folder to make the background for this card.  This card was cased from Patty Bennett and you can see her details by clicking HERE

I didn't read her blog before I made my version opting instead to just figure it out as best I could but she has a really cool suggestion for the background design.  

I stamped the flower and flower center with Peek a Boo Peach, Pumpkin Pie and Watermelon Wonder.  The leaves I stamped with Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive. The dark part of the center I just punched from Early Espresso.  The background I used Crumb Cake and the Brayer tool to ink the raised side of the embossing folder and then ran it through the big shot.  

I used the bone folder to curve the flower petals and leaves and attached them with a glue dot at the tip so they would stay curled.  A little bit of the fat Baker's Twine for the finishing touch.  There is room at the top to add a sentiment if you choose, I just make all my cards blank.

Hope you enjoyed stopping by today.  More tomorrow from this bundle.

Kate

 

Bunch Of Blossoms

A customer bought the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set and the Blossom Builder punch from Stampin' Up! and asked me to make some cards using the set.  I saw a version of this one on the internet but gave it my own touch which I will explain.  

Materials are really simple:  

Whisper White And Watermelon Wonder card stock

Wild Wasabi and Garden Green ink pads

Bunch of Blossoms stamp set

Build A Blossom Punch

Scor-Pal score board & Stylus

 I will take you through step by step as there are some tips that will help you utilize your materials more efficiently and you will see how I made the lattice pattern on the art piece of the card.

The base card is 5.5" x 4.25",  The art piece is 5.25" x 4".  Using the Score-Pal score board and stylus line up the two opposite corners on the 4" line of the score pal. (all photos will pop open to full size for better viewing if needed)

Hold it in place and score every 1/2" across the piece.  Turn it to the other two corners and do the same.  When you're done you'll have a lattice look on your art piece.

Now, to make your leaves use Wild Wasabi for step one, stamping it off once before stamping on the piece you'll keep.  Step two stamp with Wild Wasabi and don't stamp off.  Step three stamp with Garden Green.

 

For the stems I stamped part one with Wild Wasabi and part two with Garden Green and then I hand cut those out.

For the stem toppers I stamped the 5 point flower, punched it out and them trimmed the center petal out and trimmed the two bottom petals off a bit as shown.

For the flower I punched out 5 larger petals and two smaller petals from Whisper White and one smaller petal from Watermelon.  I like to save materials as much as possible so I cut the piece for the larger petals 1.25" wide and the one for the smaller petal .75" wide so I could feed them through the punch losing as little peripheral material as possible.

Flower assembly

Attach the complete flowers, stems and leaves to the card front.

I liked the white on white but of course with the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set you can stamp your petals and create an even different look.  

Hope you enjoyed dropping by.  Leave me a comment.

Kate

 

 

Flourish & Butterfly Thinlits Acetate Card

To really enjoy this card you must make one and see it up close and personal.  My pictures do not begin to catch the striking beauty of this card.  That being said let me tell you how I made it.  There are some tricks to it and putting it together in sequence is really important.  So read on and see how to make this card.

For the cards I use for workshops, especially those that have details too lengthy to remember I make a "Project Planner" sheet.  This sheet lists the Stamps, Papers, Inks, and accessories used to make the card along with page number, item number and cost and then includes a picture and instructions as well.  Those who attend the workshop get one to take home with them so they can duplicate the card at home.  Usually my customers use this sheet and order everything I used to make the card.

My customers really like these.  If you would like a copy for this project, just leave me a text and I will send it out to you.  If you like it, let me know.  If you want to share it please send them to my blog to leave a comment and I'll sent it out to them.

For now I'll just list things here for you:

• Whisper White, Night of Navy card stock.
• Floral Boutique DSP
• Window Sheets
• Flourish Thinlits
• Butterflies Thinlits
• Tear & Tape Adhesive
• Simply Scored Score Board and Stylus
• Die Brush
• Paper Piercing Tool
• Big Shot and appropriate base plate, cutting mat, etc.
• NON Stampin' Up! tool - Xyron Sticker Maker 5"

 

 

Cut the Whisper White card stock 4.25" x 11", using the score pal, score at 5.5" and fold.  This is the base

Cut 2.75" off the front of the base - save this piece and cut it down to 2.75" x 4" 

Cut Floral Boutique DSP 5.5" x 4.25" - the design I chose had a pattern that I needed to make sure I oriented my cut so it would be the right orientation.  Attach this to the inside of the base card, it will cover the entire inside back flap.

Now you can attach the 2.75" x 4" Whisper white piece you cut down to the inside of the card.  Tight to the fold line and centered left to right.

Cut 4 pieces of Floral Boutique .25" x 4.25" - attache Tear & Tape tape to the back side of each piece.  

Cut Window Sheet 4.25" x 3"

Attach on of the Floral Boutique strips to the edge of the window sheet, turn it over and attach another to back side, same edge.

Put a piece of Tear and Tape adhesive on the facing of the short front card flap.

Line up the Window sheet piece with the bottom edge of the card back and lay in place over the adhesive edge of the front flap.  To do it this way assures perfect alignment.

Now use the last two strips of Floral Boutique attaching one strip to the front of the card covering the edge of the acetate and opening up the card front and attaching the last piece to the inside at the same seam.  This way the card looks good both from the outside and the inside.

Use the Butterflies Thinlits die medium butterfly to cut one from Whisper White

Use the Flourish Thinlits flouris die to cut one from Night of Navy

Run these pieces through the Xyron sticker maker.  After running them through use your stylus and run around all the inside cuts and the outline.  this makes the sticky stay where you want it and not where you don't.  Don't skip this step or you'll have sticky where you don't want it.  Once it's done, peel away the clear coating.

Gently peel up the Butterfly and attach it to the Window sheet section of the card front.  The peel up the flourish and attach it as shown.  Depending on how you lay the flourish it may have edges that go off the card, if they do just trim them off.

And there you have it.  Beautiful isn't it?  

I hope you enjoyed stopping by today,  remember if you want to see my Project Planner page just leave me a comment and I'll send and editable version out to you.

Enjoy!

Kate