Kate's Paper Creations

Creative Circle - New Catalog Favorite Blog Hop

WHAAAAT?!!  New catalog favorite?!  Yes!  That is what our blog hop is featuring this month.  By the time you see this you will be able to order from the new annual 2017-18 annual catalog and we hope to help you add some items to your shopping list.  I hope you have your pen and shopping list handy because you are going to see some pretty spectacular displays of creativity.

If you have had your catalog in hand for a while and you're anything like me you've already started making a list of the items you think you would like to purchase.   AND, if you're like me it is really hard to narrow down the list to those few absolute must haves.  That is exactly how it was for me and while as a demonstrator I was able to pick a few things to play with ahead of time there is still a pretty long list of things I want to get and to try.  

For now though let me share with you what I made for the hop today.  I was in need of some thank you cards and I like the 3 x 3 size.  I used the new In Colors and made these cards.

Aren't they lovely.  From left to right the daisies are Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide.

I also used one of the little stamps to add a border to the front edge of the envelope and the bottom edge on the inside of the card.

Here is a list of the items I used to make the above cards:

• Daisy Delight bundle page 127 145361 $31.50 includes the Daisy Delight stamp set and the Daisy punch. (NEW)
• Touches of Texture stamp set page 152 clear mount 143251 $33.00 (Carry over)
• Faceted Gems page 127 Gold 144141 $5.00 (NEW)
• Wild Wasabi, Garden Green ink pads
• Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide ink pads page 184 144081 $27.50 (NEW)
• Envelope Punch Board to round the corners of the cards page 204 133774 $20.00 
• Whisper White card stock

There is so much more I want to show you but for now this will have to do.  I have placed another order for more new items and can't wait to get my hands on them and share with you what I make.

Be sure to hop on over to the other blogs on the hop to see what other favorites are in store for you.

 Kate Creasey (you are here)

Laurence Lolascrap

Liz Holloway

Lynn Streifert

Paper Pumpkin And Case Inserts

I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator so I have a lot of stamps, dies, inks etc.  BUT,  I still subscribe to Paper Pumpkin and I'll tell you why.  I love getting surprised each month with a kit that is totally complete, requires no extras, has complete instructions and requires very little thought.  I just open it up and put it together.  Sometimes it's cards, sometimes it's a kit but one thing for sure is is ALWAYS FUN!

You can sign up for Paper Pumpkin simply by clicking HERE. This will take you to the site where you can order.  Please, if you order on line just be sure to put my name (Kate Creasey) in as your demonstrator.  When you do I will get notified and then I can make sure you get alternative ideas on what to do with your kit each month.  I will also provide a printable case insert that you can use to create storage for the stamp sets that come with your kit each month.

Let me show you what I've put together.  I use my Silhouette Cameo to design, print and cut these out.  

These will fit in the standard stamp cases that Stampin' Up! sells.  Item # 119105 four to package for $6.00

 

I fold the instruction sheet that comes with the kit each month and slip it into the back of the case just in case I need it in the future.  All of the sheets for 2017 will be blue.  When the new year starts I will change the color.  That way it will be easy to sort them.

 

If you want to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin let me know and I can help you with that if you need me to.  Leave me a comment I love to hear from my readers!

Kate

Eastern Palace Suite

Stampin' Up! gave us an early release of one of the new bundles from the 2017-18 annual catalog.  The Eastern Palace Suite is available for the month of May with some FREE items included in the bundle.  

This is such a versatile set I couldn't resist sharing it with you.  There are 14 dies in the die set and the coordinating photopolymer stamp set is absolutely wonderful.

 

I was overwhelmed by the number of different options this set has to offer just in the die combinations alone so I made a chart to use that would make it easier.

Once all the dies were labeled I could then go through and put together combos and keep straight which ones I had used.  I started with the "A" die and made all the combinations I could come up with. Then I moved on to the "B" die and so on until I had gone through the bulk of the main pieces.  You can view the pictures full size simply by clicking on them.

 

Here are some cards I made using the various combinations.  Some were from the Artisan Design Team, some from the instruction sheets that came with the suite, some from the internet and some are my own.

             

This is just a very small sample of what can be done with this suite.  Change up the colors a bit and you'v got some amazing Christmas card ideas.  Add the Layering Circles Framelits and even more combinations are opened up to you!  This is a spectacular bundle!

Go here to see what is included in the Premier Bundle item # 147207 $103.50

Go here to order and please list me as your demonstrator

Thanks for stopping by.

Kate

 

Creative Circle May Blog Hop - "Oh Baby!"

It's that time again, time for the Creative Circle Blog Hop where you get to visit several blogs hosted by some of the most creative paper crafts designers you will ever come across.  Out fearless leader, Liz Holloway has designed a Rocking Crib file to use with the Silhouette Cameo and we have been challenged to see what kind of creativity we can come up with using her files.  Also included are a Bottle Card and a BABY mini album.  You are really going to like what you see so scroll on down and enjoy my contribution and then be sure to go to the next blog in the hop until you've seen them all.

Most of us use Stampin' Up! materials along with the Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter to craft these wonderful creations and any one of us would love to have you follow us on our blog and consider becoming a customer.  Stampin' Up! offers some really great products and they work really well with the Cameo.

Enough said here is my project:

Materials Used:

• Card stock backing from packages of DSP for the base pieces cut settings I used Blade 8, Thickness 33, Speed 4, Double Cut
• Falling Hearts DSP for the outside of the crib
• White wood grain card stock unknown source for the inside of the crib
• Piece of fabric for the bed liner
• Mobile image by Carina Gardner item#79795 in the Silhouette Store resized to 3"
• Copper wire
• Hot Glue Gun
• Papillon Potpourri stamp set (before it was discontinued, BWG)
• Sweet Sugarplum, Flirty Flamingo ink pads
• Bitty Butterfly Punch

The mobile wasn't part of Liz's file, that is something I added from the Silhouette store as noted above.  I was able to fashion the holder from copper wire and attach it with hot glue.  I made a little curl and twisted it so it would lay flat against the end of the crib and added a daub of hot glue.  It looks a little wonky up close but when standing back to look at the whole item it actually works quite well.

This picture gives you some idea of the white wood grain that I lined the inside of the crib with and I added some butterflies to each end on the inside to carry out the butterfly theme of the DSP and the mobile that I made.

To make the mobile I just stamped two of each color and attached them back to back with glue placing the Bakers Twine in the center.  I also used Bakers Twine to hang it.  To attach the butterflies to the mobile I hung it from my work lamp and used hot glue to attach one butterfly to each of the 6 scallops and one in the middle all with just a tiny dab of hot glue.  Working with it hanging made it possible for me to see what it would look like and to keep it balanced.

I didn't make the BABY mini album but I did create a card using the bottle shape.  I made it into a shaker card putting some of the Falling Hearts DSP in the background, some Subtles confetti and a few onsies and bottles that I cut with the silhouette.   I added some fluttering butterflies to the inside of the card and it's done.

                                                                                  

This was a fun challenge and I have the perfect person in mind to give it to but I won't share her name because she might read this and it would give away my plans. BWG  

I do hope you'll consider following my blog and possible becoming one of my customers.  I'd love to have you consider joining my team as well.  Drop me a line and we can talk about it.

Now on to the rest of the stops in the blog hop.

Sandra Mott

Liz Holloway

Lynn Streifert

Kate Creasey ( You are here)

Laurence Lolascrap

 

 

 

Soroptimist Of Sequim 70th Anniversary Centerpieces

As some of you know I am a member of a community service club called Soroptimist.  Soroptimist is a Latin term that loosely translated means "Best For Women".  It is an international organization working to improve the lives of women and girl through social and economic empowerment.

I am proud to be a member of a club with such a long standing reputation in our community of Sequim, Washington.  Our club is celebrating our 70th year of serving our community.  That is really something.  

To celebrate we are hosting an anniversary celebration, entering a float in our local parade, getting a special article written up by the local paper and more.

I made centerpieces for the anniversary celebration.  Our float is going to be made to look like a giant cake so I followed the same theme and made three tier cake centerpieces.  The image I used came from the Silhouette Store.  Image #80674 by Carina Gardner. Her website is www.carinagardner.com and you can see her cake design HERE.

 One of our members designed a 70th anniversary logo for us to use and I had made buttons for members to wear.  I used the same design to make picks to put into the centers of the balloon weights.  They also have the hook for attaching a helium balloon which might be something they add as well.  Very festive!

Once the basic cake was completed I knew it needed a little something more so I went to the dollar store and bought the balloon weights in white.  Since our colors are blue and white they were perfect for this application and at only $1.00 each very affordable.

I resized the entire package so that it was as large as I could make it using 12x12 card stock.  To make the balloon weights work I made a hole in the center of the top two tiers of the cake so it would sit down inside the cake and the picks would look like they were spraying out of the top of the cake.  Once that was done I designed a piece that would cover the hole in the top tier. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The card stock I used came from Joann's open stock.  It is Coordinations Gemstones collection Pearl and Sapphire.  I like this card stock because it has some texture and a slight shimmer which makes it look really rich.  

Just a little tip on acquiring card stock.  Regular price is $.79 to$.99 a sheet.  I NEVER pay that much.  I organize projects in my Silhouette that I want to make and I work up a list of what colors and how many of each color that I need.  Then when the 60% off sale comes up I am ready to go shopping.  This last time I also had a coupon for an additional 15% off so I was able to get my card stock for 75% off which reduced the price to $.20 to $.25 each.  Ahhh!  Much better.  I know that thinking ahead doesn't always happen but when I can it saves me a lot of money so I thought I would share my system with you.

This project was fun to figure out and I am pleased with the final result.  Let me know what you think.

Kate

 

Rocket Lanterns

Patriotic holidays are coming,  Memorial Day in May, Presidents Day and Flag Day in June and I'm ready to party with the 3D Rocket Lantern from Dreaming Tree.  You can see their video, get files and tutorials through their site by clicking HERE

Materials Used:

• White Vellum from Stampin' Up!
• Gold Foil from Stampin' Up!
• Red and Dark Blue Coordinations textured card stock and LIght blue glitter card stock from Joann Fabric
• Gold Glimmer card stock from Stampin' Up!
• Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue
• Silhouette Cameo
• Tea Light

All of Dreaming Tree's files are easy to use.  I preview the video once to get a sense of the sequence and then it is easy to put together.  I usually make mulitiples because I use these for centerpieces.  This time I made 8.  I didn't use the pipe cleaners like they did in the video I thought they looked cheesy so I just covered the holes that were created when I cut them out with the stars I saved from the accent pieces.

These are really cool looking and with the tea light inside it makes a perfect centerpiece or snack table accent.  I cut some gold tone "doilies" to place them on.  I used the Starblast Framelit from Stampin' Up!  By bringing it into my Silhouette I could set it up so that it would work on a round doilie shape.  Then they pop up and give an even more exciting look to the lanterns.

 

Pretty cool huh?!  Well, I thought so,   

Hope you enjoyed stopping by.  Leave me a comment and sign up to follow my blog, I'd love to have you join me.

 

Kate

 

Eastern Palace Suite Special Premier Bundle Workshop

Stampin' Up! is releasing two bundle choices of products from the new annual catalog called the Eastern Palace Suite for early customer purchase May 1 - May31.  

• The starter bundle (147196, $60.50 includes a FREE package of Very Vanilla note cards and envelopes.  Your total with S&H and tax $72.14.
• The premier bundle (147207, $103.50) includes FREE Very Vanilla envelopes and NEW 8.5x11  Very Vanilla thick card stock.  Your total with S&H and tax $124.41 (*final costs calculated using local tax rates, price may vary based on your area)
• BOTH bundles include THREE of the NEW 2017-19 In Color Ink Pads, Fresh Fig, Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist.

I will be hosting a special May workshop for those local who order the Premier Bundle through me.  At the workshop there will be:

• the "extras" needed to make at least 3 cards to include Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals, 1/8" gold ribbon, clear blocks, Big Shot, Dapper Denim ink pad and cardstock, paper trimmer and instruction sheets
• An extra kit for a 3D tealight box that uses the suite
• Refreshments, tea, coffee, water and some finger foods to nibble, YUM!

Let me know you want to order your Premier Bundle by April 30th.  I will be placing our group order first thing May 1st. ( I will need your payment before I order so contact me privately to make those arrangements.)

Workshop date will be Friday, May 12th.  We'll need more time than the typical workshop so we'll begin at 11am and go till 3pm if needed.

I've CASED 7 cards from the Artisan Design Team and the Instruction Flyer so far using the products from the premier bundle and there are enough materials to make many more  This is a very real value and a great way to get started with the new IN COLORS.  For those of you looking for a set with lots of versatility this set does that!

Here is some inspiration for you.  You can click on each image to see a larger view.

           
I hope you'll consider ordering the Premier suite and joining me for the special workshop.  Share this with a friend you think might be interested.  Anyone who gets a friend to buy the suite will get a FREE pack of Dapper Denim card stock from me!  This is going to be fun!

If you are interested just post a comment below and I will private message you to get everything in order.

Thank You!

Kate

Silhouette Life Inspiration Box April 2017 Daily Planner Makeover

I have had my Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter for over a decade and I use it to make a lot of things but lately I have felt like I could be doing so much more.  Recently I saw a post for the "Silhouette Life Inspiration Box".  It is a month to month subscription.  You can get the details HERE.  The reason I signed up was I wanted to be challenged to try new things. 

I received my first box this month.  Videos and files connected with the projects are posted weekly on the web page and the first project was to make a daily planner.   All of my appointments, birthdays etc. are on my google calendar and sync across all my devices so I don't use a planner.  However, I have been on a weight loss/healthy eating journey for about a year and have been consulting a nutritionist.  One of my assignments for this week was to begin making meal plans so this was a perfect opportunity to convert my planner to a meal planner notebook.

 

I printed the dividers that were provided for the kit, adjusting the holes so that the pages were centered top to bottom because in the original files they were off a bit and it drove me crazy. LOL   To do this I un-grouped the image until the holes were not connected to any other part and I used the arrow key to move them UP 7 clicks and that worked perfectly. I then printed them on Whisper White card stock from Stampin' Up!

Next I used the weekly pages that were provided and re-vamped them to fit what I needed adding a grocery list and changing the words at the top.  I adjusted the holes on these as well using the same procedure as before.These pages need to be printed front to back and you can get a very simple how to for that from Silhouette School HERE.  I printed on 24lb copy paper and was happy with the results but you could go heavier if you want to.

I kept the "notes" pages because they will work nicely for writing down recipes I see on Youtube or just making note of a source to find later.  Another  page I wanted to create was "Pantry List" page where items I wanted to keep on hand to use regularly are listed with a check box so I can just check off what I need before I go to the store.  

I also journal what I eat, at least for now, so I created a meal journaling page.  

And lastly I created a pantry shopping check list.

That was fun, a little bit of work but I'm pleased with the end result. The tag is made using Faux Leather Paper and HTV.   Believe it or not this is the very first time I've used HTV with my Cameo.  Most certainly a learning curve there and it didn't come out perfectly but for a first time attempt it wasn't bad.

 Hope you enjoyed stopping by.  Let me know what you think!

 

Kate

Stampin' Up! Window Box Framelits Pop Up Box Card

There is a page on Facebook for Stampin' Up! demonstrators where we can share things we make using Stampin' Up! products.  On this page I saw this video to make a really fun pop up box card using the Window Box Thinlits.  You can click on the pictures to get a larger view.

This isn't my design it was made by a demonstrator from the UK Mitosu Crafts.  Click HERE to go to their website where you can get the tutorial.  

It took me a couple of tries to make it.  The tutorial doesn't give all of the exact measurements you need in order to make it all come together so I had to figure some of that out.  In the process I also brought all the images into my Cameo so that I can duplicate the project again in the future without having to remember everything.

One thing the tutorial didn't address was just exactly how wide and long to make the slit on the top section that the pop up goes through. Another thing that I had to figure out by trial and error was that you need a score line across the center of the bottom because it will need to fold there.

Overall it was a good tutorial and a big help in figuring out how to make this cute card.  But you haven't seen everything until you look at the video I made so please take a look and then give it a try.

 

 

Kate 

 

Creative Circle - Spring/Easter Blog Hop

The Paper Pumpkin kit arrived this week in the mail and I LOVE Paper Pumpkin.  One would think I don't need it but there is just something fun about getting a surprise package in the mail each month full of EVERYTHING needed to make that month's project.  No thinking, no planning, no measuring just FUN packed in a box!

The theme this month was Easter which is cool and I held a Paper Pumpkin Party so my subscribers could come and we could all make our kits together.  It was fun and I have more info and pics on that on my facebook page which you can see HERE.

But, I got inspired by the shaker card that I found and so for our project here I used some of the Paper Pumpkin supplies and made 4 lovely shaker cards to share with you.

The kit came with a set of 3x3 cards with a plain window surrounded by a pattern.  I found that the Layering Squares Framelits set had a scallop frame that perfectly cut out the plain part and left the pattern edge.

I then used Scorpal tape to attach the frame to the front of a piece of 3x3 acetate and stamped the image on with Stazon ink.  Then I added foam adhesive strips to the back of the framed piece with the acetate (after it was stamped) to raise it up.  The other half of the card from the kit that I cut the frame from was used to create the background behind.  The card itself I used the Color Spritzer and Sweet Sugarplum ink to "splatter" some color on the background.  The "Happy Spring" came from the stamp set included with the Paper Pumpkin kit.  The "I love You" came from Flourishing Phrases and the banner came from Love Blooms.

 

 

Enjoy!  Let me know which one is your favorite, I'd love to hear from you and if you are interested in signing up for Paper Pumpkin let me know and I'll help you get set up.  

Now check out what the other gals have made, I'm sure you'll be blown away by all the creativity that comes from these special ladies

 

Sandra Mott

Liz Holloway

Lynn Streifert

Kate Creasey (You are here!)

Laurence Lolascrap