Inkyfingeredcat

Having background stamps like this set from Kingston Crafts that cover an entire card front as game changers – even better when they cover a 5×7 card front – as it means you can decorate the whole of a card without the need for patterned papers or extra layers.

I means you can keep designs simple like this one – with the full Kraft card blank embossed with the gold snowflakes and then added a panel I stamped with the trees as a bit of contrast.

Then all it needed was the die cut sentiment and some die cut stats as embellishments.

Whilst I don’t normally mind layers, sometimes you want to keep the weight and thickness down to make postage a little cheaper – so being able to stamp the background directly on the card blank is a great way to jazz it up without extra weight/dimension.

And of course embossing is a glorious way to use the stamps!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I decided to switch up one of the samples I made with the Christmas themed stamps and make a birthday card instead!

I stamped the background in full onto the white cardstock and then used my alcohol markers to colour the gifts using a pastel rainbow. I then cut the panel down to fit the front of the white cardstock blank.

I then decided to die cut out the frame and add in a frame of the black foiled cardstock.

I added the die cut sentiment as the main focal point.

I added some gems and then kept it simple – a funky card – which of course with a different colour scheme and sentiment could be a Christmas card – but for now – this is my play with it to make something not Christmassy!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today’s #scrappinsaturday is one I made a couple of weeks ago but popped the camera on to record the process but only just got around to loading up to my YouTube channel… you can watch it here.

I made it with a challenge in mind (Scrapbook Challenges UK) where the challenge was to include

Botanical – rocket – coloured cardstock – grey

I managed all four of these!

Started with the base of Kingston Crafts pastel cardstock in the pink and stencilled using the grey ink so a subtle finish but it is there!

I then used the pretty paper that was from the same pack that I did all those cards from at the beginning of the month!

I fussy cut to soften the edge and follow the pattern – then fussy cut the leaves that were left to add in as embellishments.

Then I grabbed some doilies and lots of stickers and elements from the stash – most of them leftover from a page kit I did a week or so earlier so was still hanging out on my desk!

Love how this came out – I did add little touches of glitter glue on the centres of the flowers plus the heart top right of the photo.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Snow crystal came out to play for this simple card …

Isn’t this just so cute?

I used some Kingston Crafts snowflake paper and then embossed the Snow Crystal onto that with white powder.

Then I mounted it onto the turquoise foiled cardstock.

I also embossed the sentiment onto the patterned paper and cut that into a banner and mounted that on the same foiled cardstock.

I layered all this onto a Kingston Crafts card blank – the light turquoise really worked with the rest of the card – so cute!

Finishing touches were the sequins I added!

Inside the card I did some stamping … and a panel of the paper.

A fun but super simple card.

I videoed the process so you can catch that on my YouTube channel.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

When you get a box of six different background stamps you want to try them all immediately! Well I didn’t quite do all of them but I managed a few to create a fun large background panel!

I masked off areas before I stamped and then went on with a blending brush to add ink inside the masked and stamped area to create a patchwork effect.

In doing this I managed to get the trees, snowflakes, presents and the words stamp all onto the same background.

I added little pen marks for faux stitching and then splattered the whole panel with the spritz for the dark blue shine!

I then added five of the vellum sentiment banners (you get so many in the pack it doesn’t feel wrong to use five in one go!) and then die cut some circles, inked them and added the little acetate reindeer to finish off!

So the stamping and masking was a bit fiddly but a fun way to get lots of pattern into the background!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I’ve realised that these stamps are available over on Hobbymaker.tv so I can share the samples I made with them (didn’t realise that they were available!)

As soon as I saw this gorgeous tree based background stamp I wanted to do a varied colour stamping – although I decided to stick to teal and green to start I am thinking rainbow would also work well – and to stamp directly to the card blank.

After stamping using all the teals and greens I blended the central part with a pale turquoise and green to create a frame for the focal image. I also added a little splatter too!

I chose to use a digital stamp as my focal point along with a die cut embossed sentiment – but could have easily chosen a die cut shape or sentiment banner instead. But I thought the cutesy image worked well against the tree background.

I did raise the image and sentiment on foam tape and then added the sequins to finish off the card.

I think the trees are my favourite of the stamps in the set – although the words and the gingerbread people ones are towards the top – oh and the snowflakes 🤣

Basically it’s a great set with six great stamps!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello & welcome to my little bit of the internet! Time for another Addicted to Stamps and More challenge and this time I went for stamping and colouring as our theme is Make your Mark!

I think it has been a while since I’ve done so much colouring with promarkers and it made for a relaxing hour just colouring in!

I used the Charming Day stamps I bought in January and stamped one long panel with the big cluster of flowers twice and then another panel I stamped that again twice.

Then I stamped the smaller flower three times on the large panel.

Then set to on colouring with a mix of both promarkers and Stampin blends.

Once I had coloured everything in I then die cut the two that I had stamped separately.

I then started putting everything together. I mounted the long panel onto black cardstock and then mounted it on a DL card I made.

I added dimension to the die cut I added to the front using foam adhesive and then I chose the foiled sentiment I had made previously adding foam on the side hanging off the floral element.

I added the black gems scattered along the card to finish off the front.

Inside the card I drew a rectangle to replicate the black mat layer on the front and then added the remaining die cut.

Just love how this came out – quite simple to create but the colouring took time – a perfect relaxing thing to do whilst listening to the radio!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Happy Valentines Day!

I wanted to make a scrapbook page with the heart chipboard shapes I had been given – I pulled out half of the colours for this page to make an ombré rainbow!

I inked each of the pieces with coordinated ink – it just adds a bit of depth to the pieces. I then glued them down one side of the light grey base I chose.

I decided I also wanted to add some silver splatter to jazz up the page.

I used a few sets of letter stickers to create my title and then added the photo from 10 years ago – from a photo shoot at CenterParcs.

I also added a little scrap of vellum and some ribbon to the right hand side of the photo.

I then added the journals and then decided the page was finished! Perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I went back to the Christmas tags and More papers and made a simple card. Again I used smaller pieces to create a background, and then used a cut apart for the focal feature.

I did cut into a new sheet though for the background. I love that plaid background.

Adding just the small mat layers of the black and crumb cake I think created nice frames.

I added a scrap of the ribbon that was sat on the desk to the edge of the panel – this added a nice texture. I also added the card Candi as embellishment.

The sentiment is one I had already foiled and die cut – always good to have these to hand ready for use!

I did add an extra bit of sparkle – I used wink of Stella to the star and the baubles on the tree and also on the card Candi – it’s subtle but I love it!

Inside the card I added a panel of white and then added a strip of the plaid and a tree cut out of another cut apart.

Love how this came out – always good to create simple cards and cards using this kit are really simple!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hi! Back to playing with the chipboard shapes I was given and this time I decided to step them up with inking, stamping and embossing to make the flowers have more interest and work with the shabby chic style paper I die cut for the panel on the card.

I started with a panel of pink cardstock and die cut that with the wobbly stitched detail rectangle. Next I die cut the paper with the circles die. This gives a lovely fun background.

Next I took six different sized flower chipboard shapes in the pink colour. Then I inked the edges of them with a pale pink ink just slightly darker than the chipboard.

Next I took a darker pink and stamped a scripty stamp over them all. This is only subtle but adds some pattern to them.

Next I did the same with the leaves but clearly green not pink ink! 😃

I only chose to use the lighter coloured green chipboard – they really pop against the pink background.

Then I embossed the white circles with a glitter white powder – this gives them lovely sparkly textured finish.

I adhered the flowers from smallest at the top to biggest at the bottom.

Then I chose a sentiment and raised it on foam so it sits just slightly higher than the chipboard flowers!

I then adhered everything to the pink cardstock base from the card bases kit – there are a few different pink shades on this card by now but I think they work well together.

Such a lovely card. Might make a few others with different backgrounds in different colours as I think they make an effective but pretty card!

Happy crafting!

Catherine