Steampunk!

I have been looking around the extremely vast crafting universe and oh my oh my the new and exciting things I am finding!!!  I know that most of the things have probably been around for quite awhile but they are new and exciting to me and I am happy to jump on the band wagon!  

Last night I attended a Steampunk class in Komoko at Scrapping Great Deals.  Sheila is a sweatheart and is the owner!  Last night the artist was the amazing Lauren and WOW what that girl can do with paper - such an inspiration!

So she designed this amazing project for us to complete and today I will be tweaking it - I think I need to add some bats flying around the balloons for starters!  Any way here are some pictures of what I did!

 Here is the whole thing -- I think I need to have some bats flying around the balloons as well so I will work on that today

 The Papers are all from Graphic 45 this set is simply amazing!

So there you go my first Halloween Post of the year!

Glittery Hugs

Kathryne

Flight of a Butterfly....

I am just loving all my lovely little butterflies I cannot get enough of playing with these stamps!!  And of course I am loving the new In Colors for 2013-2015.  I am not sure which one I love the most!

I am really loving this one!  I made this one for a very special family friend for her birthday.

I made the envelope a little different.  I used it as a gift holder too for the cute little key fob I made her to match.

Hope you take some time to add a little craft time to your day.

Glittery Hugs,

Kathryne

Brain Injury Card Class for August

Whew!  I have been a busy busy little crafter but on behind the things secret stuff!  Don't worry you know I cannot keep crafting secrets for long!!  Trust me though this is huge!

This month we did a variety of cards with my Brain Injury Group!  Everyone loved them and of course we were able to make a couple of extras to donate to the Association for use at their many events to thank special people who help out the association time and time again.

The First one just made me smile so I dug out my smile stamp for it!

Yes I know I just cannot get enough of butterflies right now or for the last year!!  I just love them!  My corner rounder is kicking the bucket though so I am going to invest in a corner chomper I think  we shall see!

Next up!  Chalk Talk.  Used the Chalkboard technique and water colour pencils on this one.  And of course it has a matching die for the Big Shot so that makes life easy for everyone.

There is a whole lot of texture going on with this one but it was loved so that is the main thing!  Not completely satisfied with this design but everyone loved it when I got it out so sometimes that happens - something the designer is kind of blah about is a smash hit with the ranks so it does go to show you that you are your own worst critic - lesson learned!  maybe  :o)

Next up... this is fast becoming one of my new Fav stamps! And the members love it too!  Actually they did not realize this was a stamp we used before because we used it in a new way!  The colour just makes me happy it is Calypso Coral!  YUM

This set has a fabulous embossing folder that matches and I used it to emboss the flowers  check it out for this angle

A little of my Crafty Kat Shimmer Spray in Pearl and you have a beautiful simple card.

Cute Little saying and it is a great design for any occasion.

We also started a new tradition for my classes.  Birthday Celebrations!

We had two birthdays for this first week and here are the cards that the lucky gals received as part of the celebration!  

 This is first card was made for R  and she loves music and she is a rocker from way back so I thought a little rock 'star' card would be awesome for her!  Her cake was Strawberry short cake! Yummy!

Next up was C and she has a huge love of cats!  So I made her this adorable little Hello Kitty card complete with animal print embossing to two of the layers.  And she had chocolate fudge for her cake. 

The whole group signed the cards and we all sang happy birthday!  it was fun and everyone seemed to enjoy the special surprise!

Look for some new creations from the Holiday Catalogue coming up shortly!

Glittery Hugs

Kathryne

Out With the Old and In with the New

It's here and it's early this year!  Stampin UP! has gone to a new timeline with the New Mini Catalogues and and that meant a change to the big one too!  I am pretty excited about the new items especially the scrumptious new In Colours and the ribbon!  Could not wait to get my hands on them!

Here is my first creation with two of the new stamp sets.  Pool party and Island Indigo are part of the regular line up now!  So exciting because we all know how I love Pool party!  My little piece of Tiffany's in my creations.

 I used the New Stamp set called Wild Flower Meadow  I am already in love with this one! It is hard to see in the picture but in the back ground of this stamp is polka dots!  So adorable.  The base is a regular size base 8 1/2x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 in Island Indifo.  the next layer is pool party and it is embossed with the new Embossing folder also called Wild Flower Meadow!  I wanted to actually use the Coordinations card stock and then sand the embossed part but I was all out of pool party.  I placed this on the card on the debossed side to add a different texture.  I then added another layer of Island Indigo and then Stamped the image on Whisper White.  The greeting is from Label Love and is punched out with the coordinating punch Artisan label punch.   

I have had the honour to be asked to create the invitations for my Son's School for his Grade 8 Graduation.  I feel so honoured that they asked me to take care of this very important task!  I came up with a few ideas but they chose one that goes with the theme.  I will post pictures next week after they have been sent out to the Graduates.

Please make sure you check out the new Catty by clicking the link on the Right side bar or message me to receive your own copy!

Glittery Hugs

Kathryne

Spring time Layout

Hello my Crafty friends!  I have been busy busy busy in the craft room playing with tons of new stuff I got in and have been very neglectful of my blog!

I hope this bright and cheery spring layout for the May Making Memories class will help yo forgive me

 This Spring layout is a mixture of Stampin up and Non-Stampin up items, such as Close to My heart, and Pink Paislee.  The Title is Love Blooms in my Garden.  I just loved how all the colours worked together and the whole thing just made me smile.  I have to pick up my pictures to go in this one tomorrow

This is the second page

And here is the first page  and of course my "creative space"  LOL  yup I make a true Creative Mess!

Cannot wait to see what the BIASL members think of the layout!

Glittery Hugs

Kathryne

Feeling Springy....

Well even though it is FREEZING outside and snowing I am feeling like spring!  I am in Spring cleaning mode and have been slowly getting things re-organized and cleaned out, including the ever present ever increasing INBOX from hell!  If you are new to my blog then you do not know this..  I am horrible about deleting my e-mail, currently in my inbox are over 39,000 email, plus I deleted over 29,000 from files!  And although there is a lot to go through I feel lighter already!

On to some cards!

I saw a few cards similar to this first one on Pintrest and thought I know just the stamp set that might work with this technique.  The absolutely beautiful Papillion Potpourri.  I am not sure why I waited this long to get this stamp set but I cannot put it down.  You can find it on page 115 of the Big Catty!  There are two butterfly punches to match this set one in the Big Catty and one in the New Spring!  Amazing!

This card is made with just one piece of Whisper White Card Stock!  I stamped the butterfly on the Card stock in Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Tempting Turqoise.   After that I just used my paper snips to cut around the butterflies to create this cool edge on the card. The Sentiment is from the hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes that you can get for having a get together with friends as part of you hostess rewards!  And don't forget, its Sale-a-bration so this is THE best time of the year to be a hostess!  

The next card I worked on yesterday was designed for my upcoming Spring into Spring class.  Tangerine Tango is the base and the DSP is a retired one from Stampin UP!  The images are from the Stamps of Life with Stephanie Barnard!  Love that lady!  This is a stamp set and die cut in one!  Awesome!  makes creating that much easier.

Hope you enjoyed today's creations

Glittery Hugs,

Kathryne

Easter Card

So today I was busy cleaning and creating in the craft room!  Well mostly cleaning and organizing.  I seem to get in such a creative streak that sometimes I don't get everything back in its place!  

Here is a card I came up with for my upcoming Spring into Spring class.

I really loved the colour combination and it made me feel fresh and clean like spring!

I used the great new Ovals Framlits to create the Easter Egg shape and popped up the second layer to add texture!  I used the amazing little bow maker that I can run through my Big Shot to make the decorative bow on the top.  The embosslits butterflies complete the look and of course a touch of dazzling diamonds

This was a cute card made from the new Umbrella Set from Stampin UP! and the cloud embossing folder!

Notice the ribbon on the umbrella -- that is a piece of the ribbon pack you can get free right now during sale-a-bration!

Love how cute this card turned out! 

glittery hugs

Kathryne

It's a Double Post Day

As I finished up my first post my Mom called to let me know she needed a couple of cards.  So I got busy making a card I have been thinking about for awhile, but I just got the stamp set in the mail so could only play with it today.

I just thought the umbrellas were so adorable when I saw them and they have to be paired with the awesome new cloud embossing folder!  I have wishing for something like this for quite some time.  So here is cute little shower card I made for my Mom to give some lucky bride.

Here is the inside!  Cute!

Glittery Hugs

Kathryne

Easter! Its early this year! And KITS!!!

I was asked to make some Easter Card for the New Comers Club here in Sarnia.  I worked with this group last year as well and they are a fun fun bunch of girls!   So they requested Easter and I said YIKES!!!  Easter already - and sure enough there is was early this year March 31st so mark your Calendars.

Here is the first card I came up with to do with this group.  Love Love Love the butterfly stamps!  Its so versatile and you can use it for almost any occasion. 

   The base of this card is Whisper White.  The next layer is Wisteria Wonder and Stamped with Perfect Plum and a saying from Delightful Dozen.  The next layer is Whisper White again and I used Versa mark to stamp the Butterfly -- I used a NON-Stampin up stamp here but this would work perfectly with the new Butterfly Stamp in the Spring Catty.  If you don't have yours message me and I will get it out to you asap.  Its a must see!  And its sale-a-bration so more bang for your buck.

The Image was then heat embossed with black embossing powder.  I let that set then used my Stampin Pastels to highlight the embossed image -- Stunning!  Then of course a little dazzling diamonds are a must.  I added some organza ribbon to the layers.  The Edge punch is non-stampin up but is perfect for this card.  I hope the ladies will enjoy making this one! 

Also I would like to introduce  Crafty Kat Kits!  Watch the website soon for this card to be available in your own at home kit.  And the very first Crafty Kat Scrapbooking Kit as well!   Available for purchase Monday!

Have a crafty night!

Glittery Hugs,

Kathryne

Love is in the Air......

Ahhhh its February the month of Love and Chocolate!  Yummmmy.  All of my classes this month will be featuring a yummy chocolate treat for guests - just an extra little thank you for all your support!  So if you want to host your own party  message me and lets get a date set!

On to the main attraction- Valentines Day Cards!   I love making cards with a love theme and all the glitter and glitz of Valentines day just makes me smile.

So my first group this month was my amazing ladies with the Brain Injury Association - a love creating with these gals- they do their own thing and make the cards their own and I love to see how they work their creations from my template.  Of course there are some that just follow the guidelines but I love the free spirit when someone makes my creation their own too!

First up is my "chocolate" card.   The base is Regal Rose and then a layer of Early Espresso run through the Big Shot with a heart embossing folder.  Next is a Die Cut heart from the More Amore DSP from Stampin UP!  Love this paper so versatile.  I then stamped the outline heart form Hearts a Flutter and cut with the matching Edgelits dies Hearts a Flutter.  I used the single Valentines Promotional stamp as well.  The whole thing was spritzed with Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz to add a little smoochie to your card. Add a little rhinestone bling and write a sonnet inside.

Next up we went a little Non-traditional for this card,  Some people chose to keep it valentines related others made it into a birthday card and still others a thank you -- it works for all of them!  The base is Always Artichoke, and the images where stamped on Very Vanilla -- I used some Close to my Heart DSP and matching cardstock for the edge on the DSP which was created with Stampin UP's pinking heart edge punch  -- one of my favs!.  I used the hearts edgelits to cut out the heart image with the Big Shot and the Banner was fussy cut out.  Added a Pearl for an extra touch and some dazzling diamonds to some of the greenery on the DSP and Heart.  Simply beautiful.

Pool Party and Early Espresso are the high lights for this card.  I used the Stampin UP! corner rounder for round the edges on all corners of the base and layer.  Next I used Whisper White Ink and White embossing powder with the Candy Conversations Stamp from last year - I love this stamp though so I think you may see it in use every year for me!  I used the small heart punch and punched out six hearts from scrap pieces of DSP - then the large heart punch to punch out three larger hearts from the DSP pack for In Colours.  The cute little bow is from the sale-a-bration set of ribbons and buttons that you can have for free!!!  during sale a- bration when you spend $60.  Now is the time to book your own party and get everything in the flyer!  So much fun stuff.

This last one from this class is my new fav technique -- the chalkboard technique - its easy and quite stunning when finished.  Some of the members thought my banner looked like underwear hanging on the line!  Blush!  I guess it does a bit.  I forgot to take a picture of the inside of this one but I used a really cute heart stamp around the inside of the card in Real Red and the saying was Non stampin UP!  The front says My favourite place.... and inside says "inside your hug"  too adorable for words.

I also had a chance to hang out with some friends this week and create and here is what I made!

I hope you have time to be inspired and create some fabulous cards for all of your loved ones!  I am looking forward to Sunday afternoon and my friend Carolyn is coming over so we can work on her Thank You cards for her Wedding!!!!  Big Congrats going out to her and Jim.  She deserves more happiness than anyone I know and wish them a lifetime plus of love and sharing.

Glittery Hugs!

Kathryne

AKA  

Crafty Kat