Inkyfingeredcat

Carrying on with the patterned paper challenge from the beginning of the month with another four cards using the templates from Card by Kendra using #kcc20

Again I videoed the process so please check out my YouTube channel.

Card 6:

This time I added some foiled cardstock layers to bring some shine and colour.

I also used the cute robots from a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set.

Card 7:

This card has the pop of colour from the teal I had paired it with to match the splatter in the Maggie Holmes paper. For the leaves, I went over the grey colouring with a dark Bermuda Bay alcohol marker which gave it a lovely teal colour.

I also added texture to the square panel using the Waffleflower cover die – I kept it flat though rather than popping up the leaves.

Card 8:

I kept this one simple – I added the postage stamps I made with the leaves and this added a fun touch.

I also grabbed card Candi for the embellishment. I love the drama of the black layers – so cool!

Card 9:

This final one just has the one panel of patterned paper which is quite unusual for the KCC templates but with the turned over corner it is so effective – and of course I went a little embossing mad!

I embossed the sentiment to the back panel of black and the edge of both panels.

My focal element I went with the Paperartsy present image.

I raised this onto foam to give dimension – and then also added the gold gems.

So these are the next four cards in the challenge – just six more to go!

Love how these came out.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today’s #ScrappinSaturday project is using the papers and stamps and stencil from the Crafters Companion magazine kit I’ve been using as a series on my YouTube trying to use it up on camera – this is project number 24 and the first time I thought to scrapbook with it!

The process of putting this page together was quite simple – embossed the stamped flowers with white on the patterned papers and fussy cut them.

Added a bit of stencilling in the background and lots of light shimmery splatter. Then adhered the flowers randomly along the diagonal.

I mounted the photo of craft projects on tv onto some peach cardstock and then layered some scrap white underneath to raise the image.

I then added my title, my journaling and a little extra doodling with the stencil and some black doodled dots.

Then finally added some embellishments of the little white flowers with brown beads to just finish off!

Really pleased with how this finished up – a fun page with texture and pattern but also (odd for me and the designs I usually end up with) lots of white space!

Happy that I thought to grab the magazine kit to make this page as it’s also made a good inroad into the papers 🤣 – I will find a way to finish off using them all!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Here we go – first Christmas card of 2026 and I started with my favourite purchase from 2025 – the Alex Syberia Christmas bouquet dies!

I just love these dies and these were all die cut from scraps and coloured with my alcohol markers and then adhered together into the ‘designed’ cluster.

I added glitter glue to the centres of the flowers and then set it aside. I actually made this element either in late November or early December when crafting with my daughter and just using up scraps!

When it came to assembling the card – I did stick the camera on – so you can check out the short video over on my YouTube channel.

I added the cluster to the embossed and inked panel and then added a mat of the black. I then used a black die cut foiled sentiment to bring that black in again.

I then added wink of Stella to the darker red berries to finish the front of the card which is the 5×7 size.

Next I added the panel inside the card using pink, black and white.

I added a few more of the die cut elements and the second foiled sentiment to tie it in – I then added some of the yellow glitter glue to the smallest die cuts and the wink of Stella to the berries – so inside the card is just as lovely as the outside!

Love this card and think it’s the perfect way to start off another year of #festivefriday

Will you be joining in on making cards throughout the year?

Wonder how many I will have made by Christmas 2026?

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Starting the new year with two blogposts – my patterned paper one was earlier today but now I have my design team contribution for Creative Knockouts where the theme is appropriately Celebrations!

I chose the image of Mabel with balloons from Polkadoodles and made this card …

I coloured the image using a mix of alcohol pens and tombow pens just to mix up my supplies a bit, and then cut her out with a white border.

Then I went through the scraps pouch to find colours of cardstock that went with my coloured image.

I decided to keep the actual design really simple – no patterned paper or texture or designs in the background – I wanted the focus to be on the image but then with some fun finishing touches.

I love the three bits of blue and green poking out the main topper panel – reminds me of a vision board where you put paint swatches with your fabrics type of thing!

I raised the image up on foam adhesive to give it some dimension and kept everything else flat.

I brought in the ribbon from the stash and all the sequins from a Hey Little Magpie embellishment kit and a foiled sentiment.

I love those iridescent sequins that pick up the different colours.

I also gave the balloons the bow and her hair decoration a coat of wink of Stella to bring some extra sparkle!

Love how this turned out – such a cute card and that starts my Design team contributions for the year off!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Happy New Year!

I’m carrying on with the challenge of using up my patterned paper as my first of the month project and this year I am thinking that I will try to do a Kendras card challenge each month. I’ve started with the #kcc20 for this month as the latest template has only gone live today and this was made in advance!

I started by just making the first of the five cards.

I did video the process so you can watch that on my YouTube challenge.

Card 1:

For all of these cards the patterned papers are random neutral coloured ones from the stash – some are Stampin Up, one papermania and one Maggie Holmes – a real mix!

For this one I chose to use chess based images for my focal points and mixed them up with a few fussy cut out and then the postage stamp image too!

Card 2:

This one I went with the lightbulb image stamped into the postage stamp shape. All these images I actually stamped and coloured a while ago – I think it was inspired by a postage themed card I made for the Christmas in July!

Making themed postage stamps are so much fun and so easy!

Card 3:

The focal points for this one is a bit different as it’s the scribble circles stamp from Indigo Blu. I added some white gel pen marks into this too over the top of the colouring using the promarkers.

I also added in the thread best below the sentiment banner.

Card 4:

This one I added twine both below the focal point panel and also as a bow. I loved this – almost a shame the focal point was so big!

I also love the wonky panels – more from necessity because of the fiddling I did placing them – I think they work well like this – and it’s a lot less pressure to ‘get them straight’ if you do them wonky on purpose!

Card 5:

This final card for crafting session one I went to town on … embossing and die cutting the black panel made the whole thing come to life!

I also added ink to the patterned papers too – this made them look like they went together better. The Waffleflower fall leaves set of dies and stamps and stencils worked so well for this card – and cute to see the Hugs die cut sentiment on the top!

Love these five cards – all of the toppers were mounted onto the Kraft 5×7 card blanks which gave a nice frame to the panels.

Quite a masculine set of cards but I think also suitable for females too!

I love the little pops of colour on the first and second one – and love the gold embossing on the final one!

Which is your favourite I wonder?

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello! Yes I managed another three cards! I kept two very similar – just turned over one of the papers to be the other side for a layer and then slightly changed the positioning of the flowers – but pretty much the same – and then the third one I revisited a technique for using up smaller scraps.

I love the white embossing on the patterned paper – it gives some lovely variation to the colouring of the leaves and petals.

The second one using the more patterned paper is quite busy but it still looks lovely!

This one using scraps and then adding gilding flakes to the cracks I love! Really fun technique. Also love the gold embossing for the double layered flower – so pretty!

So three more made – still some larger scraps and small puddle of smaller scraps left but I am getting there!

And of course the process for making these is up on my YouTube!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I kept going with the papers and made another three cards done- I’m also starting to think that the pile of papers is increasing when I look away! 😂

Anyway the video is up on YouTube of these three cards .

This time I went with pinks and purples – and gold embossing!

This one I kept the focus on the background paper because that hummingbird is so beautiful!

The embossing of the oval really helped to elevate the card – just so pretty! Also love the navy ribbon too.

Added embossing of a script stamp to the background – again a perfect way to add texture and shine!

I liked making all of these – wonder if I will have energy to make anymore before I give up and pop the pouch away until sometime next year?

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I really wanted to use up the magazine by the end of December but then life got in the way and I never got a chance until yesterday – I pulled it out and made a start! Three cards done! Far too many papers left I think to get them all used up but I’m going to give it a go!

I started with just using one of the A4 pieces and some of the cut apart pieces to make three different sized cards – a standard, a DL and a small notecard.

This one was nearly a disaster as I originally stuck the topper element on upside down but then I realised and managed to pull it apart and rescue it! Phew!

I added a little bit of green ribbon to this one and an extra layer of the patterned paper.

This final one is so simple but I like how simple it is! Shows off the texture in the design of the papers.

All of the above I filmed the process – so check out my YouTube channel– plus as this is project 21 there are plenty to watch in the playlist of the previous projects.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Quick little project to share with you of the place cards I made for our Christmas table this year.

I used the cute little Polar Bear Pals dies to create five lovely bears. I inked the elements to give shading and then added the glitter glue to the bobble on the hat. It took me about an hour to cut and then assemble these fellas. You could easily personalize them with different coloured accessories or leave the scarves and hats off if you would prefer. I went with them all the same to match the colour scheme in my family room.

Next up I created the little place cards from black and then panels of white. The white panels I then embossed them with the snowflake embossing folder.

I glued them together and then added a bear to each one.

Next I die cut the initial for each of us in red and black and stacked them together. I then glued them in place and added the same glitter glue to them.

This finished off my place cards.

Then for the rest of decorating the table I die cut stars and snowflakes from scrap white card stock. These became the sprinkles for across the table!

Of course the table prettiness was soon destroyed and covered with six million dishes of food which we loved!

Had a great Christmas – hope you did too!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Hello! It’s Saturday and once again I have a filmed Scrappin Saturday post!

This is using some old and mismatched SU papers to make this page of me and my daughter from a couple of years ago when we went to see the Disney100 in concert at Liverpool arena.

Even though the patterns don’t exactly go together I think it works well enough with the colours in the photos and I love how the page came out.

I used some foliage and floral elements and the heart puffy stickers that I got from my lovely friend Helen and also the letter stickers I bought from Hey Little Magpie at the last crop.

The central panel I added some stencilling to usi by an old Claritystamps stencil – I think that helped add some softer pattern in contrast to the bold patterned paper.

So there we go – the last Scrappin Saturday project of the year!

Really enjoyed putting this together and have loved having got lots of scrapbooking done in the past 12 months. Hope you’ve enjoyed them too!

Happy crafting!

Catherine