Season's Greetings Envelope

All this week, Graphic 45 is sharing their 3 new collections along with a new Deluxe Collectors Edition. I was lucky enough to receive the new Winter Wonderland collection to play with, so today I'm up on Graphic 45's blog sharing with you my Season's Greetings Envelope which features the new Winter Wonderland collection and a regular policy envelope. I have a few photos on my blog for you, but if you haven't stopped by Graphic 45's blog yet, make sure you do go and check out the rest of the photos of my project as well as Sandy's beautiful project.

I'm totally in love with the Winter Wonderland Collection and I can't seem to stop creating with it! With adding fussy cut images and patterned paper to the front of a regular policy envelope, I was able to transform it into a beautiful piece that could be given to someone at Christmas, or you could keep it and add it to your Christmas decorations. There are so many different possibilities when creating with this beautiful collection.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to head over to Graphic 45's blog  to check out the rest of the photos of my project as well as Sandy's beautiful project!

To find my Elizabeth Craft Designs project, head here. 

-Katelyn

Technique Friday with Els Inspiration - Die Cut & Colouring Team Designer Challenge

We're kicking off a new Die Cut and Colouring Team Designer Challenge on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today.  For July it's all about Technique Friday with Els inspiration. I set out looking on Youtube to find the video that inspired me the most and that video was the Lacy Poppies with Distress Oxide Background. 
Here's the video:

With lots of ideas floating around in my head, I ended up creating a Thinking of You card featuring the Dandelion Fluff die from ModaScrap and the Stitched Rectangle Die from Els van de Burgt Studio. Make sure to read below as I share with you how I created my card, so you can re-create it at home. Read all the way down to the bottom of my post as I share with you some information on a fabulous giveaway from Elizabeth Craft Designs. 

To start, die cut the 4 1/2" Stitched Rectangle out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Once the rectangle has been cut out, start by blending the Broken China Distress Oxide Ink in the top and bottom portion of the stitched rectangle. Blend Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink in between the Broken China sections. The last colour to blend is Faded Jeans, blend the Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink beside the Broken China Distress Oxide Ink in the top and bottom portion of the stitched rectangle. Spritz the ink with water. Let the piece of cardstock dry.

Dip a paint brush into Black Soot Distress Spray Stain and splatter the stain onto the stitched square. Let the piece of cardstock dry. 

Die cut both the small and large Dandelion Fluff out of White Soft Finish Cardstock.

Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Thinking of You sentiment. Stamp the sentiment on the right hand side of the stitched rectangle. 

Using liquid glue, adhere the small and large dandelion fluff to the middle of the stitched rectangle. 

I loved how Els added the black stitching around her rectangle piece, so I went over the stitched part on the stitched rectangle. Once the black is on the stitching, go back over the stitching with a white gel pen.

In the top right and bottom left hand corners, add dots in between the stitching.

Cut a card base out of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 6" x 9 1/2",  score at 4 3/4". Foam square the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few close up photos of my Thinking of You Card. 

And here's your finished Thinking of You Card.

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For today's challenge Elizabeth Craft Designs are giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on our website to 3 winners. 

To enter simply leave a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post and tell us "What your favorite technique learned from the Technique Friday With Els series". 

We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing 

The winners will be announced on Friday, July 21 on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.

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Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

- Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape - 6mm

- Beacon - Kids Choice Glue

- White Soft Finish Cardstock

- Stitched Rectangles

- Dandelion Fluff

- General Sentiments Clear Stamp Set

Other Products Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Oxide Ink - Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans, Broken China, Distress Spray Stain - Black Soot, Distress Sprayer, Blending Tool & Foam

- Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink

- Misc: Paint Brush, Micro Pen - 0.05 and Gelly Roll Gel Pen - White

- Katelyn

Season's Greetings Sneak Peek

I hope that you've had a wonderful weekend! I just wanted to quickly share with you a sneak peek of a new project that will be on Graphic 45's blog. You'll want to mark your calendars for Tuesday, July. 18th. I hope that you'll take the time to stop by the Graphic 45 blog and check out all the photos of my project as well as Sandy's beautiful project. I will be sharing some photos and other details about this project on my blog on Tuesday.

- Katelyn

Happy Happy Happy Birthday

I'm up on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today sharing my Happy Happy Happy Birthday Card. I've created my Birthday Card using a few dies from Els van de Burgt Studio and Joset Designs. To compliment the die cut images, I've also used the Butterfly Dreams and Thinking About...Polinesia Patterned Paper Pack from ModaScrap. 

You'll want to make sure your way over to Elizabeth Crafts Designs Blog to read all about how I created my Happy Happy Happy Birthday Card, so that you're able to recreate it at home. 

- Katelyn

Canada 150 Tag

With Canada Day just a few days away, Tracy Sagriff of My Grandma's Tea Cup, has organized a blog hop with Southern Ridge Trading Company, Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and a few other Canadian Designers. For us here in Canada, this Canada Day is a little more special as we celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday. 

You can join the blog hop here: http://mygrandmasteacups.blogspot.ca/ and check out the rest of the fabulous designers participating in the blog hop.

For my project for the blog hop, I created a fun Canada 150 Tag to celebrate this milestone for Canada. I will have a full tutorial on my tag so that you can recreate it at home, tomorrow on Southern Ridge Trading Company's blog. So for today, I will share with you my finished tag.

I had so much fun playing around with some fabulous Canada themed Chipboard and Wood pieces from Southern Ridge Trading Company and paired some of the pieces with a selection of wonderful Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies. 

Here are the links to other design team members from Southern Ridge Trading Company who are participating in the blog hop:

- Deb Riddell

- Karen Bearse

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and checking out my project. I hope that you enjoy the rest of the blog hop. Make sure to head over to Southern Ridge Trading Company's Blog tomorrow for the full tutorial on my tag so that you can recreate it at home. 

Here's the link for the full tutorial on how to create my Canada 150 tag over on Southern Ridge Trading Company's blog: http://southernchipboard.blogspot.com/2017/06/canada-150-tag-with-katelyn-grosart.html

Make sure to enter the giveaway from Tracy at My Grandma's Tea Cup. She's giving away a Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine and Southern Ridge Trading Company is also giving away some Canada 150 goodies.

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- Katelyn

Thanks & Hugs Triangle Treat Boxes

Happy Tuesday! I've been playing with the fabulous Triangle Treat Box Die from ModaScrap. While playing with the Triangle Treat Box die, I created these two fabulous treat boxes that features some of the new patterned paper from ModaScrap as well as some dies from ModaScrap and Els van de Burgt Studio. I have a tutorial below for you so that you can recreate my two fabulous Thanks & Hugs Triangle Treat Boxes at home. 

To start, you'll need to cut two Triangle Treat Boxes out of two patterned pieces from the Sweet Vintage Rose paper from ModaScrap.

Die cut two 1 1/4" Stitched Circles out of the backside of the fly sheet from the Sweet Vintage Rose Patterned Paper. Ink the edges of the stitched circles using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with foam.

Die cut two 1 1/2" Dotted Scallop Circles out of patterned paper from the Sweet Vintage Rose patterned paper.

From the Dancing Butterflies die, die cut two small butterflies out of patterned paper from the Sweet Vintage Rose patterned paper.

From the Stitched Fishtail Banners die, die cut two 1/2" stitched fishtail banners out of patterned paper from the Sweet Vintage Rose patterned paper. Once the banners have been cut out, cut each banner down to 2". Ink the edges of each banner using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam.

From the Stitched Fishtail Banners die, die cut two 3/4" stitched fishtail banners from White Soft Finish Cardstock. Once the banners have been cut out, cut each banner down to 2 1/4". Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the "Hugs" sentiment and stamp onto one of the banners. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the "Thanks" sentiment and stamp onto one of the banners. Ink the edges of each banner using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam.

Using the Bunch of Flowers 4 die, die cut one of the flowers set out of the Sweet Vintage Rose Patterned Paper pack. Die cut the same set of flowers out of another piece of the Sweet Vintage Rose Patterned Paper. 

From the Curvy Leaves die, die cut two - two leaf leaves, two - three leaf leaves and two - five leaf leaves out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Once the leaves have been cut out, ink the entire surface of all the leaves using Shabby Shutters Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam. Shape your leaves as desired.

Assemble both of your Triangle Treat Boxes using liquid glue or Clear Double Sided Adhesive.

Now it's time to adhere your first Triangle Treat Box.

Adhere one of the patterned paper banners to one of the sentiment banners. Adhere the banners to the back of one of the Dotted Scallop Circles. Adhere one of the stitched circles to the middle of the Dotted Scallop circle.

Adhere one of each of the leaves set to the stitched circle has desired. Adhere the butterfly to the left of the sentiment. 

To assemble your flower, adhere the three layers together. Once the flower has been put together, add a Transparent Glitter/Gold dot to the center of the flower. Adhere the flower overtop of the leaves and butterfly.

Adhere the banner embellishment to one of the Triangle Treat Box. Your first treat box is finished.

Now, lets create your second Triangle Treat Box.

Adhere the other patterned paper banner to the other sentiment banner. Adhere the banners to the back of the other Dotted Scallop Circles. Adhere the other stitched circle to the middle of the Dotted Scallop circle.

Adhere each of the leaves set to the stitched circle has desired. Adhere the butterfly to the left of the sentiment. 

To assemble your flower, adhere the three layers together. Once the flower has been put together, add a Transparent Glitter/Gold dot to the center of the flower. Adhere the flower overtop of the leaves and butterfly.

Adhere the banner embellishment to one of the Triangle Treat Box. Your first treat box is finished.

Here are some photos of my finished Thanks & Hugs Triangle Treat Boxes.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I've inspired you to re-create my Thanks & Hugs Triangle Treat Boxes at home.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used:

- Stitched Fishtail Banners

- Stitched Circles

- Triangle Treat Box

- Dotted Scallop Circles

- Dancing Butterflies

- Bunch of Flowers 4

- Curvy Leaves

- General Sentiments Clear Stamp

- ModaScrap: Sweet Vintage Rose Collection

- Transparent. Glitter/Gold Dots

- White Soft Finish Cardstock

-  Clear Double Sided Adhesive - 6mm

- Beacon Kids Choice Glue

Other Products Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Shabby Shutters and Blending Tool/Foam

- Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink

- Katelyn

Vintage Hollywood Ticket Booth

Today I'm up on Graphic 45's blog sharing with you my Vintage Hollywood Ticket Booth.  This month, three Brand Ambassadors were challenge to create a project using three Graphic 45 products. The three products we had to use was the Deep Square Matchbook Box, any Patterns & Solids collection and the matching Tags and Pockets. In addition to the three products, we could also use Metal, Inks and Ribbon.  Below I'll share a few photos, a bit about my ticket booth as well as some tips and tricks about my project. If you haven't stopped by Graphic 45's blog yet, you'll want to, as Sandy and Marina have also created fabulous projects using the same three products and I have some more photos on their blog of my Vintage Hollywood Ticket Booth.

With only being able to use three products plus a few additional products, I found this project to be a bit more challenging and definitely put me out of my comfort zone, but it was a ton of fun to make. 

Tip: Cut a bit off the side and top of the tag to create the shelf at the front of the box.

Tip:  Using black gesso, paint 1/4” in from the box giving you a nice finished edge.

To see more pictures of my Vintage Hollywood Ticket Booth, you'll want to head over to the Graphic 45 blog.

Graphic 45 Supplies Used:

- Vintage Hollywood 12x12 Patterns & Solids Pad

- Vintage Hollywood Tags & Pockets

- Deep Square Matchbook Box

Other Supplies Used:

- Petaloo: Mixed Texture Mini Blossoms - Ivory

- 20mm Black Roses 

- 10mm Blue Roses

- Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Baubles

-  Ranger Ink: Glossy Accents & Acetate

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Crayon: Black Soot, Distress Ink: Black Soot and Blending Tool with Foam

- Black Gesso and Paint Brush

- 3/4" & 1" Circle Punches

- Edge Distressor, Paper Trimmer, Scissors, Sookwang Tape, Glue Dots and Liquid Glue

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to head over to the Graphic 45 blog  to check out the rest of the photos of my project as well as Sandy and Marina's projects!

To see my Creative Scrapbooker Monthly Post, head here. 

-Katelyn