Kat Scrappiness Blog Hop For the Benefit of Coffee Oasis Youth Program

December 7, 2018December 4, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello and welcome to the Kat Scrappiness Charity Blog Hop to Benefit Coffee Oasis! The blog hop begins today, Friday, December 7 and will remain open through Monday, December 10^th. The theme of our blog hop is “WINTER”. (There is more information about Coffee Oasis and how you can help at the end of my blog post .)

Simply click on the first photo in the list below to visit the blogs of those who are participating. Each blog will have the same list of links on their blogs and you just follow them in order to go to the next blog!

And to make it more fun we have many prizes to give away! There are two ways to participate and win in this blog hop.

Option One: Create a winter themed card and enter it into the blog hop. If you are entering your card to the blog hop, just click on “Add Your Link” at the bottom of the list and follow the instructions, it’s quick and easy! If you have any questions on how to enter the blog hop, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
Option Two: Leave a comment on the blogs and YouTube channels participating in the hop!

At the end of the hop, (on December 13th) we will randomly choose the winners and they will win fabulous prizes from our sponsors. (Prizes listed below) All Winners names will be posted on our blog and we will attempt to contact everyone who leaves their contact information. If prizes are not claimed within 7 days, another winner will be chosen.

If you are participating in the hop, please post your card/project on social media and use the following tags:

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR MEGA SPONSORS!

The following sponsors have agreed to donate a portion of their sales during this hop to the Coffee Oasis. Please visit them and remember that if you place an order, you will be donating and supporting Coffee Oasis as well! These sponsors are also providing prizes to the hoppers as well!

Kat Scrappiness is offering 15% off EVERYTHING IN THE STORE and is donating 15% of all sales during this blog hop to Coffee Oasis! Use coupon code: COFFEEOASIS to save! We are also giving away gift packages! To look at all the amazing prizes, please visit this link –> http://katscrappinessblog.com/charity-blog-hop/

Now let’s get on to my project. For my card today, I am showcasing the Blah Humbunny stamp set and coordinating dies by Honey Bee, the All That Glitters stamp set by Picket Fence Studios, the stitched rectangle dies by Kat Scrappiness, and a bunch of other supplies available at the shop.

I started by stamping the background stamp by the Picket Fence Studios called All That Glitters onto my Neenah Solar Classic Crest 100 lb. card stock using my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform. I also stamped the images from the Blah Humbunny stamp set and colored my images in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies.

I adhered the presents using my Nuvo liquid adhesive onto my stamped background, and also adhered the bunny with foam adhesives. To finish my design, I used my white gel pen to add some details to the images and also added some crystal jewels on my background.

I also added the eyelashes to my cute little bunny using my 0.3 Copic multi-liner pen. Here’s a little close-up:

I used my Versafine Onyx Black ink to stamp the sentiment on my card. Here’s another look:

I hope you like my card today. Please visit http://katscrappinessblog.com/charity-blog-hop/ to find our more info about this hop. Click on the inlinkz button below to hop along with us and leave us a comment. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have a wonderful day.

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Learn more about Coffee Oasis:

Coffee Oasis is a coffee shop/organization located in Washington State that provides help for our youth including programs for drug abuse, homelessness, violence and poverty. (You can read more about their programs here: https://thecoffeeoasis.com/youth-programs/. )

How you can help Coffee Oasis

We are hoping that this blog hop will bring awareness to organizations such as Coffee Oasis and that we can raise a little money and support or them! Kat Scrappiness has pledged to donate 15% of all sales proceeds to Coffee Oasis and our other sponsors have all donated prizes to give away to all of you blog and youtube hoppers! So please visit them and show some support. You can also donate directly to Coffee Oasis here: http://kskat.com/donate. Even if you can only donate $1 or $5, it doesn’t matter. Every little bit will help a kid in need.

Let’s get hopping and spread the word to see how much we can help this wonderful organization.

This is the sign up for bloggers/youtubers who are participating in the Kat Scrappiness Charity Blog Hop to Benefit Coffee Oasis. Click to view and add your links:

It’s A Hot Chocolate Kind of Day – Fall/Winter Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello my fellow coffee-lovers! This is my second post for the Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop. I wanted to enter another card today showcasing some of my favorite stamp sets by Newton’s Nook Designs.

For my card below, I am featuring the Cup of Cocoa stamp set and its coordinating dies, the Sweater Weather stamp set and coordinating dies and the Sky borders die set.

Just like my first blog post, I stamped the images on Copic friendly ink and colored them in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images with the coordinating dies. I inked up a piece os Bristol smooth white card stock with my Distress Oxide inks and used a circle trio die from my stash to cut the windows.

I adhered the colored background onto my card base with some foam adhesive. I also die-cut another piece of white card stock using the sky borders die set. I adhered the images with foam adhesive and some Nuvo liquid glue.

To finish my design, I die-cut the little bows and also stamped the sentiment. Here’s a little close-up of my card:

I don’t know about you but this kitty cat certainly makes me want to put on some skinny jeans, UGG boots and comfy sweater and drink hot chocolate all day long! Okay, maybe not all day because I now have low-tolerance on caffeine but maybe two cups will be my limit! Haha! Here’s another look:

I hope you like my second card for today! The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have an amazing day!

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It’s Beginning to Look a Sloth Like Christmas

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I meant to post on November 23rd but due to my current move and travel schedule, I was not able to organize the post so I apologize for that. Before I begin, I wanted to let you all know that Cyber Monday sale is 25% off! Please use coupon code “MONDAY25” Hurry and order your favorites before they are gone!

I am back today with this cute Christmas card, showcasing the Foliage Frame Die, the Slothy Christmas stamp set and matching die by Newton’s Nook and other products available at the shop.

I started by stamping my images on Neenah solar white card stock and colored the images in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies. I also die-cut another piece of Neenah solar white card stock using the Foliage Frame die set. This die is so beautiful!

I cut an A2-size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock and inked up this background with some Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar distress oxide inks, using my mini-ink blending tool. I put a few drops of my Vintage Photo distress re-inker onto an acrylic block and added a few drops of water then used my watercolor brush to splatter some color onto my colored background. I adhered this piece onto my card base.

I added some foam adhesive on the frame to give it a little bit of a dimension. To finish my design, I adhered my colored images onto the card and covered the Santa hat with some stardust stickles. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just LOVE this new Foliage Frame die? Also the sloth is so cute with that little mouse! I really love how this card turned out.

I hope you like my Christmas card today. Please visit Kat Scrappiness today to order all of the supplies I used. They are listed and linked below. Don’t forget to take advantage of the Cyber Monday sale using coupon code “MONDAY25” for 25% off your order!

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Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 3

November 21, 2018November 15, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the November reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the last two days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the last day of the November reveals, the design team is showcasing the Newton Celebrates stamp set and the Newton’s New Year stamp set, with their coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I don’t know about you but that cat in the martini glass is the BOMB! I just love, love, love that image.

NEWTON CELEBRATES:

I don’t know if you can tell but I put glossy accents on the martini glass and the olive. To finish my design, I added some champagne jewels by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a little close-up:

NEWTON’S NEW YEAR:

For my last card, I wanted to create a shaker card to celebrate the occasion. I created my own stencil using my circle dies and colored my Bristol smooth white card stock with different distress oxide inks. I also used my rectangle dies to create my border with the Sky Borders die.

Here’s my card:

I added glossy accents to the champagne glasses and the bubbles! I really LOVE how this card turned out. Here’s another look:

I hope you like my cards today. Which one is your favorite? Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 2

November 20, 2018November 15, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the November reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check out yesterday’s reveal. You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For our projects today, the design team is showcasing the Poinsettia Blooms and Winter Birds stamp set plus the coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

Just like I said yesterday since we are featuring a couple of products each day, I will not have any tutorials. If you have any questions or would like to see how I made it, please leave me a message below.

POINSETTIA BLOOMS:

At first, I colored the poinsettia images in pink but I didn’t like how it turned out so I used my red Copic markers to layer on top of the pink. For this card, I also used my all-time favorite Pines & Holly die set and added the berries from the Winter Birds stamp set. For my sentiment I used the Ornamental Wishes stamp set, released last month. Here’s a little close-up:

WINTER BIRDS:

Jennifer was just so kind because she sent us this PDF document that identifies the birds and what they look like in real life.

Here’s how I colored mine:

I just LOVE cardinals! They are so pretty and in my opinion, they are a symbol of the holidays! For my card, I used the Pines & Holly die set once again to decorate my branch and the Festive Forest stamp set for the trees. Here’s a little close-up:

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 1

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 | marialrussell

It is that time of the month where the entire design team get so excited to show off the new stamps, dies and stencils by Newton’s Nook Designs. You also have a chance to win a stamp set for each reveal day so please read through til the end of the blog post to find out more info. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the first day of the reveals, we are showcasing the Christmas Haul and Moose Mountain with their coordinating dies, with the Snowman Advice stamp set and two new layering stencils called Plaid stencil set and Argyle stencil set. Heres what they look like:

Since we are featuring a lot of products today, I will keep this blog post short and will jump right in showing you what I made. If you have any questions or would like to see a step-by-step tutorial, please leave me a comment below and I will either post a YouTube video tutorial or a step-by-step blog post.

CHRISTMAS HAUL:

My sassy girl is shopping in the big city and she is definitely looking fabulous, don’t you agree? Here’s a little close-up:

MOOSE MOUNTAIN:

My little guy is enjoying skiing in the mountains and is excited for the holidays!

I also used the Forest Scene Builder dies and the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set and Snow Globe Scenes die set with the Holiday Greetings die set. Here’s a little close-up:

SNOWMAN ADVICE:

I also used the “snowman” from the Sun-Soaked Christmas stamp set and the Festive Forest stamp set. To finish my design, I added the Black AB (Rainbow) Jewels by Kat Scrappiness for the buttons. I think it turned out so cute. Here’s a little close-up:

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

There’s Snow One Like You with Kat Scrappiness

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty peeps! Maria here with you today and I’m back with a Christmas card, showcasing the Merry Critters stamp set. I LOVE this stamp set so much and I just couldn’t wait to play with it.

I started by stamping my images on Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers. The little yellow bird reminds me so much of tweety! Here’s what the stamp set look like:

Since this stamp set didn’t come with coordinating dies, I die-cut the images using my Brother Scan N Cut 2.

I inked up my background with some distress oxide inks. I ahve been loving the Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar color combination lately! It gives the perfect wintery-sky! Here’s my card:

I used some white glittered card stock as well to create my snow hill. I think this card turned out so cute. Here’s a little close-up:

I hope you like my project today. The supplies I used are listed and linked blow. Please consider supporting me by clicking on those links. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order. Have an amazing day!

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop with CAS-ual Fridays

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello coffee lovers and CAS-ual Fridays fans! I am so excited because today, the CFS Ink Squad is collaborating with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers group. There will be tons of inspiration during this hop and if you leave comments, you will have the chance to win 1 of 3 $25 Gift Certificates.

For my project, I am showcasing the Coffee Cup Fri-Dies, Coffee Talk Stamp Set and the Hot Coffee stamp set.

I started by stamping my image on some smooth white card stock. I die-cut the image using the Coffee Cup Fri-Dies. I colored the image with my Copic markers.

I die-cut a piece of some Bristol Smooth white card stock and used a stencil from my stash to color my background. I used Carved Pumpkin and Wild Honey distress oxide inks. I smooshed my Vintage Photo distress oxide onto an acrylic block and added water, then used my watercolor brush to splatter some colors on my background. I adhered the coffee cup onto my card.

The stamp sets that I used for this card are definitely must-haves for any coffee lovers! I think the sentiments are so funny! Here’s a little close-up:

I finished my card design by adding some Sparkling Clear Jewels. Don’t you think the little color splotches look like coffee? I love how this card turned out.

Please don’t forget to use my coupon code below if you’d like to order the stamps and dies I used today. Hop along with us by clicking on the link below to see more inspiration from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers DT and CAS-ual Fridays Ink Squad. Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win 1 of 3 $25 Gift Certificates. I hope you like my card and got inspired. Happy crafting!

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 4

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the October reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the first three days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the last day of the October reveals, the design team is showcasing the Slothy Christmas stamp set and coordinating dies, the Happy How-lidays stamp set and coordinating dies with two new mini stamp sets called Mistle-Toad and Fleece Navidad with their coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I stamped and colored all the images with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images with the coordinating dies. Also die-cut the other elements I needed to create my scene. Here’s my first card:

The little stockings are from the Ornament Shaker Dies. The Birch Trees and Pine Trees are from the Forest Scene Builder and the Snow Hills, using the Land Border die set. Since this is a holiday card, glitter is the way to go! I added some stardust stickles to the Santa hat. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just love this little cutie? He represents me around the holidays. I get so tired from traveling, cooking and entertaining that all I want to do is take a long nap.

Here’s my second card with the Happy Howl-idays stamp set.

I added some gold detail on the dog’s jingle-bell collar using my Sakura Gold gel pen. Also added some red stickles to the berries. Here’s a little close-up:

Last but not the least, here’s my card with the Mistle-Toad stamp set. This is so adorable.

I used the Framework die set to add some embossing details to my card stock. I also used the Fancy Edges Tag Die Set and the Pines and Holly Die set, with the Festive Forest stamp set. Here’s a close-up:

To finish my card design, I added sparkling clear jewels and stardust stickles.

Would you like to win the “Slothy Christmas” or the “Happy Howl-idays” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here’s how to win:

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday October 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 19th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Kat Scrappiness Blog Hop For the Benefit of Coffee Oasis Youth Program

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It’s Beginning to Look a Sloth Like Christmas

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 3

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 2

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 1

There’s Snow One Like You with Kat Scrappiness

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop with CAS-ual Fridays

Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 4

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