Katrina's Kreative Heart

August 16, 2018

Pocketful of Sunshine Gift Card/Cash Holder

Good Morning and Happy Thursday! Well, I'm over the moon excited! I've officially registered for my very first Stampin' Up! OnStage event for November! Ready or not Orlando, here I come! (Make sure you're following my FB Business Page because I will be sharing as much as I will be allowed to share.

In the meantime, I have a fun card to share with you. I actually did this card during a FB Live this past Sunday. It's a fun card and is perfect for sending those new college bound students off with a gift card or a little "pocket cash"!
I am really falling in love with this new Balmy Blue. It pairs beautifully with Night of Navy and the Daffodil Delight as you can see here. I think this card really pops with these pretty colors.
To recreate this card, you will need the product listed below. Everything is linked to my online store to make your shopping experience easier.

Measurements:

Night of Navy card base: 4.25" x 11" scored at 5.5" and 2.75"

In Color 2018-2020 DSP: 4" x 5.25"

Balmy Blue: 4" x 4" to cut out the pocket shaper

Whisper White: Large enough to die cut the largest layering shape from the Stitched Seasons dies

Daffodil Delight: Large enough to die cut the largest layering shape from the Stitched Seasons dies

Assembly:

Begin by running the Balmy Blue through the Big Shot with the Pocket die set and run the Whisper White and Daffodil Delight pieces through the Big shot with the largest layering die from the Stitched Seasons Framelits. Fold over the Night of Navy with the first score line to make a standard card base. then, fold back on the second score line creating the Z Fold. Adhere the Daffodil Delight die cut to the outside flap. Add the DSP to the inside of the card base and layer the Whisper White die cut on top, taking care to line it up with the Daffodil Delight to hide it on the inside.

Next, stamp the "stitching" onto the pocket with Sahara Sand ink and the the sentiment using Night of Navy ink. Add adhesive, preferably Tear & Tape to the pocket tabs and adhere to the card front. Add rhinestones to the corners of the stitching and that will complete your gift card/cash holder.

I hope this card inspires you to give it a try. It was a lot of fun to play with and was so quick and easy. Go ahead, grab your supplies and give it a try. If you would like step by step video instructions, visit my YouTube channel where I uploaded my FB Live session and you will be able to follow along while I make this card. And while you're there, please take a minute to follow my channel, I would greatly appreciate that.

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Happy Stamping,

Product List

Pocketful Of Sunshine Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143719]

$17.00

Pocket Framelits Dies

[143750]

$25.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

[149013]

$33.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.50

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119683]

$8.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146963]

$11.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[147117]

$7.50

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

August 14, 2018

No Line Watercolor with Blended Seasons

Hello and Happy Tuesday!Today is such an exciting day...I get to register for OnStage Live in Orlando for November! I can't explain just how excited I am to go. It will be my first ever event in person so, I'm over the moon with excitement as this is the 30 Year celebration so, I know it's a BIG deal, HUGE even. Anyhoo, I digress.

Today I want to share a card with you that I did over the weekend. I decided to play with the "no line watercolor" technique and was pleasantly surprised with the results. Of course, I am madly in love with the Blended Seasons stamp set so of course I reached for that. I firmly believe the reason I love this set so much is it's versatility. It's appropriate for any occasion, any time of the year. All you need to do is change up your color combinations and run with it. Here, I used the new Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 collection, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Crushed Curry along with my Aqua Painters.

The trick here is to stamp the image using a light colored ink such as Sahara Sand using 2nd generation stamping and moisten the image before applying the color, but don't make it too wet (keep a paper towel handy to blot up excess water) then add color and blend out the colors with the Aqua Painter, and add more color where needed and blend again. Be sure to watch the video where I walk you through the steps.

The measurements for recreating this card are Balmy Blue CS card base 4.25" x 11" scored and folded at 5.5" Night of Navy CS panel 4" x 5.25" and Watercolor Paper 3.75" x 5". I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White CS .75" wide and long enough to accommodate my sentiment using Night of Navy ink. I bannered one end and adhered it to the bottom left corner of the card.

This card was a lot of fun to do and really didn't take much time at all to complete. I truly hope this card encourages you to pull out those Watercolor pencils. Don't let them intimidate you and see how amazing they are to work with. I promise you will love them!
Happy Stamping,

Product List

Blended Seasons Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[149019]

$53.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

$39.00

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2

[149014]

$12.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.50

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[147117]

$7.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

August 11, 2018

More Fall Leaves from the Color Your Seasons Bundle

Well hello and good Saturday morning! Wohoo! I am so excited that the weekend is here. Wow, what a long week it was! But I did make time to play in my craft room a few nights during the week. But today, I'm not sharing one of my own cards with you. Today, I'm sharing a card I received in my swap cards that I did with a group of other demonstrators. This particular card just over the top wowed me! It was made by the very talented Linda Cullen.

Look at the amazing paper piecing in-lay work she did....then there is the glisten from the Wink of Stella. She truly rocked this card. She used the Stampin' Blends to color it and then using the detailed leaf die, from the Stitched Seasons collection, she cut out the leaf in Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler and placed each individual piece into the Old Olive "outline" and adhered it down.
Again, it's just so striking and to really make the stamped leaves POP, she outlined them all in the light Pool Party Stampin' Blend marker.
I hope you enjoy this card as much as I have I think she did an amazing job on it and continue to admire it daily. I hope this card inspires you to think outside the box and try a little "in-lay" work and pull out those Stampin' Blends. Oh, you don't have any Blends yet? Oh, well then, you will want to stay tuned for more information to come, but I will be resuming the Stampin' Blends club in the very near future! Keep your eyes out and Happy Stamping,

Product List

Blended Seasons Wood-Mount Bundle

[149893]

$77.25

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle

[149894]

$64.75

Blended Seasons Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[149019]

$53.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

$39.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

[149013]

$33.00

Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144575]

$4.50

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144585]

$4.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119685]

$8.50

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119686]

$8.50

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100702]

$8.50

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119683]

$8.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119684]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

August 9, 2018

Color Your Seasons Fall Falling Leaves

Hello and Happy Thursday! Well we have another week winding down and today I have a fun card to share with you using the awesome, but limited edition, Color Your Seasons bundle. This card has a fun Fall twist, using Stampin' Blends to color the leaves.

I began with a standard card base of Crumb Cake, measuring 8.5" x 5.5" scored and folded at 4.25". My Stampin' Blend colors are, the light and dark Daffodil Delight and light and dark Cherry Cobbler after I stamped my image onto a Whisper White panel of 5" x 3.75" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then layered it onto a Merry Merlot panel measuring 5.1/8" x 3.7/8". This card went together rather quickly including the coloring. I added a button from the True Gentleman Button collection along with a double bow made from Linen Thread to finish it off. This truly is a stamp set that will carry you from season to season and has so many possibilities that it really should be on you list of MUST haves!
Happy Stamping,

Product List

Blended Seasons Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[149019]

$53.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

$39.00