Valentine Card with Layered Chocolate Bar Stamp Set by Kat scrappiness

February 3, 2022January 25, 2022 | marialrussell

Hello Kat Scrappiness fans! I am loving all the pinks and reds this month and today, I am also featuring one of my favorite stamp set by Kat Scrappiness called the Layered Chocolate Bar and I am pairing it up with the Embossed Edge Rectangle Dies, Heartfelt Wishes SL Paper Pad and the Lawn Fawn Valentine Hearts Border Die Set.

Here’s how I made this card:

Stamp the images using the Layered Chocolate Bar Stamp Set on some Neenah solar white card stock with 3 colors of Brown Dye inks.
Cut the “chocolate bars” with precision snips.
Use the Embossed Edge Rectangle Dies to die cut another white panel, as well as the Heartfelt Wishes SL Paper Pad and adhere them together with liquid glue. This will achieve a seamless look.
Cut a strip of brown card stock and adhere on the panel.

Adhere the focal images on the card with liquid and foam adhesive for added dimension.
Die cut some dark and light pink card stock using the Lawn Fawn Valentine Hearts Border Die Set. Adhere them together and add on the card with liquid glue.
Stamp the sentiment from the Valentine Quokka Stamp Set on some black card stock with Versamark Ink and heat-set with the heating tool.
Finish the card design by adhering the sentiment.

The images look so realistic, don’t you think? This is honestly one of my favorite layering stamp set of all time! It is so easy to layer and the result is just fantastic! Check out my older project photos of the Layered Chocolate Stamp Set on the website for more samples.

I hope you like my card today. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Thanks for stopping by today and have an amazing day!

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Newton’s Nook Designs January Release – Day 4 – My Type and Candy Heart

January 17, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

I am a bit bummed because it is the last day of the January 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 reveals, the design team is showcasing two mini stamp sets with its coordinating dies. They are My Type and Candy Heart. Here’s what they look like:

For my first card, I stamped my images with memento ink and colored the images in with Copic markers. I die-cut the images with its coordinating die. I used my handmade circle stencil and inked up a piece of some Bristol smooth white card stock using different pastel color inks.

I stamped the sentiments using the Candy Heart stamp set and adhered the pieces onto my card with some foam adhesive.

I adore this mini stamp set. You can use this stamp set not jsut for Valentine’s Day but for any occasion as well. Here’s a closer look:

For Christmas this year, my daughter gave me a mint-green typewriter! I was bawling when I received it! I’ve always wanted one and every time my daughter and I went to Michael’s I would stop by to admire the typewriter and say to her one of these days I’ll get one of these. She bought it out of her teacher’s salary! I was so touched by this and I was super emotional that day! So coloring the typewriter with pastel colors reminded me of my very special gift from my loving daughter!

For my second project, I also used the cat images from the Newton’s Christmas Cuddles stamp set. I wanted these kitties sitting on a pyramid of candy hearts. I stamped he images with memento ink and colored them in with Copic markers. I die-cut the images with the coordinating dies. Here’s my second card:

I used a Hearts embossing folder that I purchased from Hobby Lobby to add more details to the card. To finish my design, I added the red heart from the Heart Sprinkles Embellishment from Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a closer look:

Don’t you just love the kissing kitties? Those Candy Hearts are adorable too! The coordinating die really cuts out the hearts perfectly and is a must-have. These mini sets are so inexpensive!

Would you like to win both the “My Type” and “Candy Heart” Stamp Set?
We will choose ONE lucky winner to win both of these mini stamp sets!

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 January 17th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 18th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs January Release – Day 3 – Love Owl-ways

January 16, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

It is the third day of the January 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 third day of the reveals, the design team is showcasing the Love Owl-ways stamp set and coordinating dies. Here’s what it looks like:

For my project today, I also used the “What A Hoot” stamp set and its coordinating dies with the Sunscape Stencil. If you know me or have been following me for awhile, you know that I LOVE OWLS! They are my spirit animal! It is safe to say that this is my favorite stamp set of the month! These images are so cute!

For my first card, I inked up my background with Squeezed Lemonade and Spiced Marmalade distress oxide inks. I used the Sunscape stencil to add more details to the background. I set this aside to dry.

I stamped my images on Neenah solar white card stock and die-cut the images using the coordinating dies. The tree branch is from the What a Hoot stamp set. I adhered the images onto my card. Here’s what the first card look like:

To finish my design I also added the pink hearts using the Heart Sprinkles Embellishment mix by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a closer look:

I absolutely adore these images. They re perfect for Valentine’s Day but you can also use this for any occasion. The possibilities are endless using this set.

Would you like to win the “Love Owl-ways” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner to win this stamp set!

Here’s how to win:

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs January Release – Day 2 – Caffeinated Cats

January 15, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the January 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 Caffeinated stamp set. Here’s what it looks like:

I love to color! Coloring is very therapeutic for me and I normally do it while listening to music or while waiting for my laundry to finish, or even waiting for my instant pot meal to finish cooking, haha!

I stamped the image on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored the images in with some Copic markers. I wanted to use some intense colors so I mostly used dark Copic markers. I altered the image a little bit to make it look like a pyramid of cats. I fussy-cut the image and set it aside.

On an A2 size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock, I inked up my background with some Squeezed Lemonade and Dried Marigold distress oxide inks with the Sunscape Stencil.

To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment on the background and adhered this piece to an A2 size card base. I was soooo bummed that I smeared the sentiment a little. I almost threw out this card out of frustration but I spent so much time altering and coloring the image so I decided to stick with it. I also added the hearts from the Heart Sprinkles Embellishment by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a little closer look:

I don’t know about you but coffee and kitty? They are my jam! haha! I especially love kittens because they have so much energy and they can basically play all day. I wish I have about 10 of them running around!

Would you like to win the “Caffeinated Cats” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner to WIN this stamp set!

Here’s how to win:

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Love is in the Air with Newton’s Nook

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

Hello Newton’s Nook fans! I hope your holidays went perfectly well and you’ve managed to spend a lot of time with your loved ones. 2019 is here and it is time to start this month to welcome the season of LOVE! You will probably see a lot of love-themed projects on the blog this month.

For my project today, I am showcasing the Newton’s Christmas Cuddles stamp set and its coordinating dies (sssh! this stamp set is also perfect for Valentine’s Day projects or an anniversary-themed card), the Tumbling Hearts stencil the Sky Borders die, and the Uplifting Wishes stamp set.

I started out by stamping the image on Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating die. On a piece of Bristol smooth white card stock, I colored my background with distress oxide inks and used my Tumbling Hearts stencil to add the hearts. I die-cut the rest of the elements that I needed to assemble the card. Here’s what it looks like:

To finish my design, I used my home-made clouds stencil using the Sky Borders die and colored the frame to make it look like sky. I also stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and used white embossing powder and my heating tool to heat set it. Here’s a little close-up:

I added the Heart Sprinkles Embellishment mix from Kat Scrappiness.

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

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Kat Scrappiness January Release – Day 2

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty peeps! It is day 2 of the January release by Kat Scrappiness and the design team is showcasing the new “I Love You” shadow dies. We also have a giveaway every day during release week. We are picking one winner for each release day so a total of three winners! Please head on over the the Kat Scrappiness blog post to leave a comment. Here’s the link: http://katscrappinessblog.com/january-release-day-2-i-love-you-shadow-dies/

I started out by stamping the images on some 110 lb card stock. I used the stamp set from Altenew called Watercolor dots. I embossed this piece using a hearts embossing folder that I purchased from Hobby Lobby. I also die-cut two tags using the Stitched Scalloped Nesting dies.

I die-cut the word “love” from the new I Love You shadow dies on pink, and die-cut the shadow with some vellum. I used my hearts embossing folder to emboss the white tag and adhered this piece on the black tag to layer it. I adhered the “love” sentiment. I stamped the sentiment on black card stock with versamark and heat-set this with my heating tool.

To finish my design, I die-cut the bow from my stash and adhered the red heart from the heart sprinkles embellishment mix. Here’s a closer look:

I really love how this card turned out. Even though the background is busy, the design kind of worked, don’t you think?

I hope you like my project today. Don’t forget to check out the blog post on Kat Scrappiness to leave a comment. Tomorrow is the last day so head on over there! I hope you guys win. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have an amazing day!

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Kat Scrappiness January Release – Day 1

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty friends. I’m super excited to share my first post for January 2019 and it is the January release by Kat Scrappiness. For Day 1, we are showcasing the Lacy Layered Heart dies and the Stitched Sentiment Strip dies. They go perfectly well together or on their own.

For my first card, I inked up some Bristol smooth white card stock with my distress oxide inks and die-cut the piece with the outer layer of the die. I also die-cut some Lawn Fawn glittered card stock using the lacy heart die. I adhered this piece onto my colored heart with some Nuvo liquid glue.

On another piece of some heavy-duty card stock, I used the Fancy Floral Coverplate die with an embossing mat to dry-emboss the details on the card stock. I think this turned out so beautifully. I love the impression it makes on the card stock.

I adhered the heart on this embossed piece with some foam tape. I also adhered this piece onto an A2 size card base. Here’s what it looks like:

I stamped my sentiment on some black card stock with versamark ink and heat and sprinkled some white embossing powder. I used my Wagner heating tool to heat-emboss the sentiment, and cut this piece using the new Stitched Strip Sentiment dies. I finished the design by adding some Sparkling clear jewels. Here’s a closer look:

I love how this card turned out! I know this is a simple card but that glitter heart in the middle compliments the colored background. Here’s another look:

For my second project, I used the Everyday Brush Strokes stamp set and stamped the image with Ballet Slippers and Pizza Crust inks by Lawn Fawn. I used the Stitched Sentiment Strip die to die cut the middle piece. I used foam adhesive to adhered my foreground on an A2 size card base. I stamped the sentiment on the strips and adhered the pieces using Nuvo liquid glue.

To finish my design, I added the Silver Scissor Sequins mix. Since this is going to a crafty friend, I know she will appreciate those cute little touches that I added on this card. Here’s a closer look:

I added some Nuvo glitter drops on the heart to give it some dimension and shine. I also love how this card turned out.

I hope you like my projects today. These dies are now available at the shop. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop. Happy crafting!

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Valentine’s Mailbox Treat Holder with Color Washed 12×12 Paper Pad by PHP

February 12, 2018January 31, 2018 | marialrussell

Are you looking for some last-minute gift ideas for Valentine’s Day? Look no further. Here’s an easy and fun Valentine’s Mailbox Treat Holder idea! You can find these mailboxes at a craft store, or go to your local Target at the Dollar spot section. I have altered my mailbox, using the beautiful Color Washed 12 x 12 Paper Pad by Paper House Productions. You guys are all going to love this paper pad. The pad comes with a sticker sheet that contains alphabet stickers, and other ephemeras.

I love making 3D projects for Valentine’s Day, especially making treat holders for my family and friends. Valentine’s Day is always a special day at my house. When my kids were a lot younger, I would surprise them by decorating the table with hearts, candles, confetti, and flowers! I would also leave the little treat bags on top of their plates so that before they eat breakfast and go to school, they already have their treats with them. It made their day. It doesn’t matter how big or small the presents were but they were always happy to get a few treats to celebrate the day. We also made treats for their friends!

Here are the photos of my finished project:

I have a process video for you today to show you how I altered this inexpensive mailbox that I found from Target. It is super fast and easy, and it doesn’t require decoupaging. I hope you like it. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have a wonderful day!

SUPPLIES: Color Washed 12 x 12 Paper Pad, Xyron Creative Station Lite, Mailbox

Kat Scrappiness Large Alpha Dies with Lawn Fawn

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty friends. I am back today to share with you a simple Valentine’s Day card, showcasing the new Large Alphabet dies and Christmas Red Sequins by Kat Scrappiness, Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends stamp set and Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends coordinating dies, plus other supplies available at the shop.

I started out by stamping my images on Neenah Solar white card stock and I colored the images in with my Copic markers. I cut another 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of Bristol Smooth white card stock and used my Tumbling Hearts stencil to create my background, with my Worn Lipstick distress oxide ink and the ink blending tool.

I wanted to create a Valentine’s Day shaker card and also use the new Large Alphabet Dies. I chose the letters, X and O and used my die-cutting machine to cut my background. I covered it with my acetate and used my foam tape to create my shaker window. I have been meaning to use the Christmas Red sequins and thought that this was the perfect color to use as my shaker element.

To finish my design, I added my little Froyo images and stamped my sentiment. I also added the little strawberries to the Froyo and covered it with glossy accents. Here is the card:

Isn’t this adorable? I hope you like my card today and got inspired. Please visit www.katscrappiness.com for inexpensive dies and craft supplies. Don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have an amazing day!

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Kat Scrappiness January Release – Day 2

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