Showing posts with label heat embossing. Show all posts
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November 2, 2025

Quick & Easy Lights of Aurora Cards – Free Class with $40 Purchase

 Embrace the Magic of the Lights of Aurora Suite ✨

The northern lights have always fascinated me—those shimmering waves of color dancing across the sky. This week, I wanted to bring that same sense of wonder into our craft rooms with the Lights of Aurora Suite Collection from Stampin’ Up! The best part? Because this was the first Sunday of the month, this class is free with a $40 purchase in my online store through November 15!

When you place your qualifying order, I’ll send you pre-cut kits to make all three cards from this week’s class—no measuring, no stress, just pure creative fun. You’ll want the Light and Wonder Bundle to complete them as shown, but feel free to substitute what you have on hand!


Card 1: Embrace the Magic 🌠



Our first card features the soft glow of the Aurora Borealis, layered with circles of Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape, and Basic Black cardstock. The background is embossed with the So Swirly 3D Folder, creating a Milky Way-like texture that pairs beautifully with the Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper.

We heat embossed the sentiment “Embrace the Magic” in white on black cardstock for that striking, starry-night feel, then finished it off with Frosted Iridescent Dots and sheer Balmy Blue ribbon.


Card 2: May Your Day Be Filled with Wonder 💫



This design is a beautiful reminder that simple can still be stunning. We embossed the sentiment directly on the Lights of Aurora DSP using VersaMark Ink and White Embossing Powder—a perfect way to make those words glow.

Layered on Azure Afternoon cardstock, this card practically radiates light. Add a few of those Frosted Iridescent Dots, and you’ve got a soft, celestial masterpiece in minutes.


Card 3: Wishing You a Year of Love 💜



Our final card bursts with rich color using a Berry Burst card base and a gradient panel from the same designer paper. The sentiment “Wishing You a Year of Love” is heat embossed in white and accented with a delicate die-cut overlay in Basic Black for dramatic contrast.

This one might be my favorite—it’s elegant, easy, and looks like it took way longer than it did!


Don’t Miss These Holiday Goodies 🎁

🧧 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar – This adorable set includes 12 pre-filled boxes with fun crafting surprises for just $99 (while supplies last). My friend Cyndy and I are even creating a PDF tutorial with 10 bonus project ideas coming early next year!

🎄 Gift Card Holder Class – Registration is now open for our newest class-to-go! For $45 (shipping included), you’ll create eight adorable gift card holders—two each of four festive designs—featuring the North Pole Delivery Bundle. You’ll also get a full bolt of white ribbon and a pack of Deer Dots embellishments.
Registration closes November 7, and kits ship November 19—perfect timing for your holiday gifting!

🧧 Paper Pumpkin – Wrapped in Cheer (November Kit)
Subscribe by November 10 to receive this charming box filled with festive goodie boxes, tags, and coordinating colors in Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive.




Ready to Create Under the Northern Lights?

Place your $40 order by November 15 in my online store and I’ll send you the free card kits from this class! Orders will ship by November 20, so you’ll have everything you need to craft along before the holiday hustle sets in.

Until next time—embrace the magic, find joy in the little details, and never underestimate the power of a good embossing folder 💖

Happy stamping, friends!
Katrina from Katrina’s Kreative Heart

October 12, 2025

Modern Christmas Suite: 3 Chic Cards (Ornament, Star & Trees)

 If you’re itching to kick off Christmas card season with something elegant (and quick!), you’re going to love the Modern Christmas Suite. Think classic black and white, luxe gold foil, and simple layouts that look oh-so-fancy. Tonight I’m sharing three chic designs: a gold-star showstopper, a joy-fold with evergreens, and an inlaid ornament that feels like jewelry for your card front.

Why the Modern Christmas Suite?

This suite makes it easy to craft “wow” cards fast. The specialty DSP gives you black-and-white patterns on one side and gold foil on the other—so every piece you cut feels designer. Add the Ornamental Christmas bundle (stamps + dies), twine, and optional large gold hoops, and you’ve got endless mix-and-match options.


Card 1: Wishing You Peace & Joy (Gold Star)



Vibe: Minimal, luxe, timeless
You’ll need:

How to assemble:

  1. Layer the 3" x 3" DSP over the 3-1/4" square foil. Wrap twine around the panel four times and tie a bow to the left (tweezers are your best friend).

  2. Die-cut a gold star and pop it up in the center with a single Dimensional.

  3. Gold heat-emboss “Wishing you peace and joy” on a 1/2" strip of Basic Black; pop it across the panel to finish.

Pro tip: When heat-embossing on black, swipe first with an embossing buddy to keep stray powder at bay and get that crisp, metallic shine.


Card 2: Joy-Fold “’Tis the Season” with Trees



Vibe: Interactive, classic, warm
You’ll need:

  • Thick Basic White (9" x 4-1/4", scored at 5-1/2") – main base

  • Thick Basic White (8-1/2" x 3-1/4", scored at 4-1/4") – inner flap

  • DSP panel (4" x 5-1/4") + front layers: Basic Black (4" x 3-1/4"), DSP (3-3/4" x 3")

  • Circle die-cut (≈3") for sentiment

  • Mossy Meadow ink + cardstock for trees, Memento for trunks (or a Basic Black Blend)

  • Low-profile gold dots, Dimensionals, Adhesive

How to assemble:

  1. Adhere the 4" x 5-1/4" DSP inside the main card base. Center and adhere the smaller folded card (inner flap) onto the left panel of the main base.

  2. Layer Basic Black (4" x 3-1/4") with DSP (3-3/4" x 3") and adhere to the small front flap.

  3. Stamp “’Tis the Season” slightly left-of-center on the circle, pop up with Dimensionals.

  4. Stamp two Mossy Meadow trees; color trunks; die-cut. Adhere one flat behind the circle; pop the second with Dimensionals so it overlaps the right edge of the circle.

  5. Finish with three gold dots for a rule-of-three sparkle.



Pro tip: Place Dimensionals only where the circle sits on the small flap—so your card still opens easily.


Card 3: Inlaid Ornament with Diagonal Embossed Panel



Vibe: Sophisticated, textural, couture
You’ll need:

  • Thick Basic White base (8-1/2" x 5-1/2", score at 4-1/4")

  • Basic Black layer (5-1/4" x 4")

  • Basic White layer (3-3/4" x 5")—cut diagonally, then trim 1/4" from the straight edge of both pieces to create a channel

  • Christmas Words Collage 3D embossing folder (hybrid)

  • Ornament dies: outline (Black), solid backer (White), detail inlay (Gold Foil) + topper (Gold)

  • Black/Gold baker’s twine, Gold dots, Dimensionals, Tear & Tape (as a “holder” for angled twine)

How to assemble:

  1. Emboss the two White diagonal pieces. Stamp “Merry Christmas” on the lower piece in Memento and let it dry.

  2. Adhere both diagonals to the Black layer, keeping an even gap between them for the twine channel. Wrap twine on the angle and secure on the back (use Tear & Tape to coax it into place), tie a small bow.

  3. Die-cut: Black ornament (outline), White ornament (backer), Gold detail circles + topper. Adhere Black outline to White backer; inlay Gold pieces; add Gold topper.

  4. Pop the ornament over the twine channel with Dimensionals; add three gold dots.

Pro tip: Inlay tiny pieces with micro-dots of liquid glue—just enough to hold, not enough to ooze.






What’s New & Can’t-Miss

  • Paper Pumpkin (November: “Wrapped in Cheer”) – Subscribe by November 10 for festive treat/gift-card boxes with tags, twine, and classic holiday colors.

  • Online Exclusives – Fresh holiday goodies (including this suite!) available online—some while supplies last.

  • 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar – I’ll be opening one box per night this week—join me live and craft along!

  • Best Join Offer I’ve seen: Choose $125 in product for $35 or $189 in product for $99—both with free shipping and a past Paper Pumpkin kit. If you’re curious, let’s chat—no pressure, just options.


I hope these ideas spark your creativity and make holiday cardmaking feel joyful, not stressful. Tell me: which card is your favorite—the star, the trees, or the ornament? Drop a comment, save this for later, and share with a crafty friend who loves black, white, and gold as much as we do!

September 24, 2022

More Leaves of Holly

Leaves of Holly Border


 I love working with the Leaves of Holly bundle. No matter the simplicity of the card, the results are always elegant. I had the privilege of sharing this bundle during my Facebook Live/ YouTube Live stream this week. Whether you're die cutting or stamping, your results are amazing and the Festive Pearls add just enough to the embellished look. 

Leaves of Holly side view
Here I turned the label on it's side in a portrait orientation for a little bit of a different look. I stamped the berries in Real Red ink onto Real Red cardstock and die cut them out to add to the label with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

For the full instructions for these cards, you can catch the replay of the Live Stream right here.




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September 18, 2018

Stampin' Up! Dashing Deer and Buffalo Check

Good afternoon and Happy Tuesday! I'm getting so excited, this weekend coming is my first ever full day stamping retreat and I can not wait to spoil my stampers! It actually makes me giddy just thinking about it!
Anyway, today I want to share a fun card with you, using the Dashing Deer bundle and the awesome background stamp, Buffalo Check. But what I think really steals the show here is the Swirls & Curls embossing folder! It came as a surprise really just how amazing this embossing folder is when I got the card all put together.
To create this card, I used a Cherry Cobbler card base cut 8.5" x 5.5" scored and folded at 4.25; I then cut a second layer of Cherry Cobbler 5.25" x 4" and stamped the Buffalo Check image with Blackberry Bliss ink. Amazing right? The Blackberry Bliss actually looks Black against the Cherry Cobbler. I then cut a strip of Gold Glimmer paper .5" x 4" and adhered it to the left edge of the 4" x 4" Whisper White panel that I embossed with the Swirls & Curls embossing folder. I then attached them to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals. I cut the Reindeer from Gold Foil paper and added him to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals and added a double bow made from Linen Thread. I then stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White measuring 3/4" x 3" in Versamark ink and embossed it in Gold Embossing powder with my heat tool, flagged the left edge and added it to the bottom right of the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed today's card as much as I did. I have a great day and until next time,
Happy Stamping,








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