Kate's Paper Creations

I jumped ahead and did a couple of Christmas cards and that was fun but one of other favorite holidays is Thanksgiving and I love the fall season.  

I just go my demonstrator pre-order yesterday so I could start making some projects using some of the stamp sets and framelits from the Holiday catalog. Prepare to get tempted.  This catalog is chock full of stamp sets with coordinating framelits.  One of those is the Fall Fest stamp set and the Fun Fall Framelits Dies both on page 46.  

I love how they kept the faces for the pumpkins separate so you could just have pumpkins and not have to make Jack-O-Lanterns.  That way the set doubles as a fall/thanksgiving set and a Halloween set too.

The other stamp set I used is For All Things found on page 41.

This is not 100% Stampin' Up!.  I wanted acorns on my card and I couldn't really find any I liked so I used my Silhouette Cameo and filled the shape with patterns and did a print and cut to make them.

The DSP background is Under The Tree specialty designer series paper.  Colors are Pear Pizzaz, Crushed Curry, So Saffron, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie.  The scallop circle mat is Rich Razzleberry, also cut on my Silhouette.

All attached to a Center Step Card base of Very Vanilla.

Hope you like it.  Let me know what you think.  I love to hear from you,

I came across a youtube video showing how to make a Gatefold Shutter Card.  It looked so fun I just had to try it.  The video tutorial can be found .  And the gal who made the video has a web site here.  

It took me a while to figure out how to put it together but now that I've done it once it really is easy to do.

The reason it is called a shutter card is because once assembled the center inside the card opens like a camera shutter.  Really fun.

This is a combo card.  Stampin' Up! materials and stamps combined with Silhouette Cameo pieces.  I actually took the measurements for all the pieces of the card and created a cut file for them and saved it in my Library so I can make more later.  But, don't despair, if you don't have a Silhouette you can make your own the video gives you all the info.

This is the card front.  The mats are from Parkwood DSP.  The lattice (image #8863 by Jamie Koay) and stem ( unknown) are from the Silhouette library and cut out with the Silhouette Cameo.  

The flowers and leaves are from the Stippled Blossoms stamp set by Stampin' Up!.  

Here is where having the Cameo is soooo cool!  I stamped the flower and stem in black onto white card stock, scanned them, brought them into the Silhouette and made cut files for them.  Then I cut them out of white card stock and use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp them.  I love doing it this way.  I don't have to fussy cut them out and I can cut them the exact size so I don't have a white border around them or I can make it a bit bigger so I do.  My choice.  In this case, no border.

Here's a tip.  When stamping small pieces like this with the Stamp-a-ma-Jig I put a strip of removable adhesive on my work surface and stick the pieces to it.  That way they don't move when you take the plastic away.

This is the inside of the card. 

 Stamp Sets by Stampin' Up!:

• Bordering Blooms - inside edges
• Epic Alphabet - Heart
• Groovy Love - sentiment
• Stippled Blossoms - flowers and leaves

Another Tip:  When attaching the shutter pieces to your card I recommend using Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue.  There is a lot of tension on those pieces when the card is opened and closed and Snail or Tombow will break loose at some point.

Hope you enjoy this card as much I do.  I share my cut files with those who follow my blog.  If you are already receiving my blog simply leave me a comment and I will send the Silhouette cut files for this card to you.  If you're new to my blog follow me and send me your email and I will share the cut file with you too.

Enjoy!

The Silhouette Cameo comes in handy when you want to make a window card with a design in it.  This particular card is made using the Window Ribbon Card-Hello item 9197 in the Silhouette Store by Karla Dudley.  

I liked this particular design because it allowed me to add my stamped designs with it to make a couple of really cute cards.

I used blender pens to color the truck in the first card and the second card uses the Stippled Blossoms stamp set that is in the current catalog.  I'm sure you could find a number of images to place in the open space.  You could even do some sketching with your Silhouette instead of stamping.

Enjoy!

Last year in June I made this special card for a friend.  It was a lot of fun to make.  I used the Oval Framelits from Stampin' Up! and then created a larger scallop oval mat with my Silhouette Cameo.  

I came across the picture of it and decided to make another one using some of the new In Colors from Stampin' Up!.   

The ovals are fastened together with Silver Mini Brads.

And once connected they can be folded over each other ...

... so that it will fit into a standard A2 envelope.

Stamp set used are all Stampin' Up!

• Thoughts & Prayers
• Papilion Potpouri
• Love & Sympathy
• Wildflower Meadow

Colors:

• Blackberry Bliss
• Mossy Meadow
• Rose Red
• Tangerine Tango

I am really liking the new in colors.  Especially the Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow.  To accomplish the multiple color effect I colored directly onto the stamp and then spritzed it with a very light mist of water before stamping.  

Just a tip.  If you want room to write a little something or add a sentiment cut an extra oval and attach it to the back.  Then you'll have plenty of room.  

Enjoy!

Mother's Day is just around the corner so I thought I'd better get busy and make a couple of cards for the mother's in my life.  I only have two to make one for my mother in law and one for my daughter in law.   

I was looking through the posts on my facebook page the other day and someone asked about a template for a Diamond Fold card.  I shared a card made using this fold just a short time ago and mentioned I would be making another more tuned in to the current season and seeing the facebook inquiry motivated me to get busy.

First I went into my Silhouette and created a template for the card and the mats and saved it.  Then I went back to facebook and sent the template file and a tutorial for the diamond fold card to the person who made the inquiry.

Finally I returned to my Silhouette and made the following card.

The center sentiment is difficult to see.  I sketched it with silver on white.  Here is a close up so you can see it better.

Now, you may think I had to hand cut those lovely Hydrangea flowers out by hand but I did not!  I made a cut file from the image in the Silhouette.  The center circle image is an enlarged version of one of the circles from Petite Pennant Builder Die.  

Do you want a printable pdf tutorial on how to do this?  I would love to share it all with you, the tutorial for the Diamond Fold Card, the tutorial for creating cut shapes from your stamps, dies and punches and the Silhouette V3 template for the Diamond fold card.  To get them all you have to do is become a follower of my blog.  If you're already a follower, just leave a comment and I will send them all to you.

Just a note, if you're not a Silhouette Cameo user the Diamond Fold Card tutorial has instructions for making the card without the Silhouette. 

Enjoy!

Kate Creasey

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Card Making, Scrap Booking, Paper Crafting

Silhouette Cameo Digital Cutter Classes