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Guest Designer | Happy Day with Ekaterina

/ CATEGORIES - Floral Cards, Guest Designer

Hello everyone! Ekaterina here and for my second guest design post I made a floral card! It features PEONY TRIMMINGS stamp set.


I stamped the image  and coloured it with alcohol nuvo markers and cut out with PEONY TRIMMINGS DIES. For the background, I decided to use LARGE POLKA STENCIL. I like to work with stencils, they add a bit of magic to handmade cards. I used pumice stone distress ink. I die cut the background panel using a die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 and foam mounted my colored image at the top of the panel. Next, I die cut out HAPPY DAY sentiment from LOVELY WORDS DIES out of glitter cardstock and stamped LOVE YOU sentiment from PEONY TRIMMINGS in black ink.


I added a black strip die cut out with one of the PEONY TRIMMINGS DIES out of black cardstock. My most favourite part – embellishing the card! I added some IRIDESCENT BUBBLES – TINY and SPARKLING CRYSTALS here and there on the peonies to imitate dew drops on the petals. ONYX CRYSTALS added the perfect little touch my card needed.

Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you liked today’s card!
Have a great day,
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Guest Designer | Missing You with Ekaterina

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, Guest Designer

Hello everyone! My name is Ekaterina Vorsobina and I’m from Russia. I am so happy to be a guest designer for Studio Katia this month! I likes to sew Tilda dolls, make albums and have been a passionate carmaker for several years now! I enjoy making elegant cards, which is so easy to do with amazing Studio Katia products!
I love house plants, especially cacti, and instantly fell in love with CACTUS HUGS stamp set. That’s the stamp set I used for today’s card.
First, I stamped and colored the images with alcohol markers and die cut them out using coordinating dies. Next, I made a window using a die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 4. I ink blended the panel I was planning to use as a background panel for my window, I used scattered straw and tumbled glass distress ink.
I cut out a scallop frame and adhered it to the card base. Next, I started assembling the card and felt that my window is missing something. Curtains! I made them using a die from Fancy Scallop Heart die. It looks so much better with those curtains! Nice and homey. All I needed now was a sentiment which I made using a stamp from PEONY TRIMMINGS stamp set and a banner die from PEONY TRIMMINGS DIES. I embellished the card with few IRIDESCENT BUTTERFLIES.

Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you liked the card!
Have a great day,
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Guest Designer | Happy Birthday with Noga

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Cards, Guest Designer

Hi crafty friends, I’m so exited to share with you another card that I created for  Studio Katia.

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock using the rounded corners cover die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 | CREATIVE DIE . The background was created by blended tattered rose distress oxide ink.

next I cut the window using the amazing new european window die and glued it on the background.

Next I colored the sweet cactus using copic markers. I glued them on the window with foam tape for dimension.

Next I stamped a greeting from the CACTUS HUG STAMP SET using black ink.

To finish off, I added some TROPICAL FOREST FUSION sequins for decoration using STUDIO KATIA GLUE.

I hope you enjoy the card I created and feel inspired to create!

Guest Designer | Floral Wreath with Svitlana

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Guest Designer

Hello crafty friends!

It’s Svitlana here. I’m so excited to guest design on Studio Katia blog today!

I want to share with you an idea for a Mother’s Day card (because it’s THAT season).

I fell in love with the new Floral Wreath Stamp Set and wanted to put it to use as soon as I got it.

I started by stamping the wreath onto a Neenah Solar White Cardstock panel using a COPIC-friendly ink. I was using my mini MISTI tool for stamping and after making the impression I left the stamp mounted to its lid.

Then I colored the wreath with COPICs markers. I choose blue and gray color scheme for my coloring. It’s not realistic, but I think it looks very cool.

When I finished coloring I placed the panel back into the MISTI and stamped again with the black ink. I did it to make the outlines darker and crisper.

Next I die-cut a circle out of the wreath and fussy cut it using my scissors.

I make a vertical side folding A2 card out of a Neenah Solar White Cardstock and blended the Salty Ocean Oxide Ink onto it covering the whole surface. Next I placed the Grid Stencil on top and blended the Salty Ocean Distress Ink through it. Using the same colors of both oxide and distress inks I achieved the perfect match of blended layers.

To add some interest to the background I added some water splatters, blotted them and then added splatters of white and black sprays. Next I foam mounted the wreath onto the card.

For the sentiment I die-cut two words out of white using the dies from the Best Ever Die Set. And I white embossed a word MOM on black using a stamp from the Best Ever Stamp Set. After white embossing I cut it out kind of following the word shape, I didn’t feel like having just a simple stripe with sharp corners.

I popped all the elements of the sentiment onto the card and finished it off by adhering several Gray Clouds Crystals.

I hope you like this idea and will give it a try. I’m a big lover of blue color, but this design can be implemented in any other color wave.

Have a wonderful day!

Svitlana

 

SUPPLIES

Floral Wreath Stamp Set

Best Ever Stamp Set

Best Ever Die Set

Grid Stencil

Gray Clouds Crystals

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

mini MISTI Stamping Tool

Guest Designer | Cactus Hugs Card and Tag with Noga

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Guest Designer

Hi crafty friends, I’m so exited to sharing with you my second card and tag that I created for  Studio Katia new release.

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock using the rounded corners cover die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 | CREATIVE DIE. The background was created by blended shaded lilac distress oxide ink using  grid stencil.

Next I colored the sweet cactus using copic markers. I glued them to my panel with foam tape for dimension.

Next I stamped a greeting from the CACTUS HUG STAMP SET  using black ink.

To finish off, I added some crystals from JUNE | CRYSTALS for decoration using STUDIO KATIA GLUE.

Next I created  the tag, featuring CACTUS HUG STAMP SET and CACTUS HUGS COORDINATING .

To make this tag I cut from white cardstock a tag from the set DOOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 – CREATIVE DIE.

The background was created by blended shaded lilac distress oxide ink.

Next I colored the sweet cactus using copic markers. I glued them to my tag with foam tape for dimension.

Next I stamped a greeting from the CACTUS HUG STAMP SET using black ink.

I hope you enjoy the card and the tag  I created and feel inspired to create!

Guest Designer | Aloha Card and Tag with Noga

/ CATEGORIES - Floral Cards, Guest Designer

Hi crafty friends, my name is Noga and I am so thrilled to be a guest designer for the amazing Studio Katia! I am really excited about it and extremely grateful for this opportunity!

Today I’m sharing with you a card and tag set that I created for using newly released products. My card is featuring ALOHA STAMP SET.

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock. The background was created by blended spun sugar distress oxide ink with picked raspberry distress oxide ink. I sprayed some water onto it and soaked it up with paper towel.

I took another A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock and cut an oval window using the biggest oval die from DOTTED OVALS DIES and glued it on the top of the blending ink panel.

Next, I colored gorgeous flowers using copic markers. I glued them to my panel with foam tape for dimension. I stamped a greeting from the ALOHA STAMP SET using black ink.

To finish off, I added some crystals from CUPID’S KISS CRYSTALS to embellish my card using STUDIO KATIA GLUE.

To make the tag I cut a tag from white cardstock from the set DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 – CREATIVE DIE.

Next, I colored the gorgeous flower and leaves using copic markers. I glued them to my tag with foam tape for dimension. I stamped a greeting from the ALOHA STAMP SET using black ink.

To finish off, I added some crystals from CUPID’S KISS CRYSTALS for decoration using STUDIO KATIA GLUE.

I hope you enjoyed the card I created and feel inspired to create!

Have a wonderful day!

Noga

Supplies:

ALOHA STAMP SET

ALOHA COORDINATING DIES

DOTTED OVALS DIES

DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 – CREATIVE DIE

CUPID’S KISS CRYSTALS

STUDIO KATIA GLUE

TRIANGLE TRAY

Guest Designer | Birthday Cards with Maria

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Floral Cards, Guest Designer

Hello everyone,

it’s Maria from @a_country_home. I’m very delighted to be a guest on the Studio Katia Blog today. A big thank you to Katia and Liliya for inviting me! I create three cards for today. It’s not a secret that I prefer watercoloring to other medium, it is the best way for me to relax after a long day at work. And here is what I came up with.

For my first card I die cut two panels using rectangle die from the Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames Creative Dies. Then I die cut one of the panels again with the decorative frame which is included in the Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames Creative Dies. Next, I stamped beautiful Lovely Blooms Stamp Set on both the frame and the panel. The Original Misti Stamping Tool is very helpful for this. Then I watercolored flowers and leaves and stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Greetings Stamp Set. When both panels were dry I adhered them together using foam tape for dimension. Then I mounted them on a light grey card base and embellished the card with the Cupid’s Kiss Crystals and May Crystals.

For my second card I used again the Lovely Blooms Stamp Set. I stamped it on a piece of water color cardstock with a light brown ink to create a watercolor card in no-line coloring technique. After all blossoms and leaves were colored I masked them and added some ink splatters in black. I used again one of the awesome Sentiments from the Birthday Greetings Stamp Set and stamped it on black cardstock then heat white embossed. I mounted my water colored panel on a dark grey cardbase using foam tape. Then I added the Sentiment also using foam tape. Some of the beautiful Cupid’s Kiss Crystals gives the final touch.

My third card I created with the cute Kobi Bearing Gifts Stamp Set in combination with the Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames Creative Dies. I stamped the tiny stamps all over a white die cut panel using beige ink. Then I stamped sweet Kobi with all his gifts on a piece of watercolor cardstock. I colored the gifts in all rainbow colors, such fun. I die cut Kobi with coordinating dies. I mounted the stamped panel onto a kraft card base, added Kobi in the middle and heat embossed the sentiment from the Birthday Greetings Stamp Set on a piece of pink cardstock using white embossing powder. I embellished the card with some April Crystals.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a lovely day!
Maria

Supplies:

Lovely Blooms | Clear Stamp Set

Birthday Greetings | Clear Stamp Set

Kobi Bearing Gifts | Clear Stamp Set

Kobi Bearing Gifts | Coordinating Dies

Dotted Patterns: Darling Ribbon | Creative Dies

Cupid’s Kiss Crystals | Mix

April | Crystals

May | Crystals

Guest Designer | Floral Cards with Alexandra

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Floral Cards, Guest Designer, Thank You Cards

Hello everyone!

Alexandra from made by Alexandra having the honour to guest design for Studio Katia today and wanted to share with you projects that I have created.

First is this floral card and I have to say that I just love  how the Spring Bouquet stamp set  come with the flowers already arranged in a bouquet and you don’t need to mask or try to figure out yourself how to arrange the flowers in a bouquet, which for me is the most struggling part when I create a floral card. 🙂

To start the card I die cut a piece a water color cardstock using Dotted Patterns : Scallop Frames creative dies and the stamped and embossed using white embossing powder and Versamark ink.

For the coloring I used distress inks which I just smooshed onto a piece of acetate and just picked the color with a water brush. After the coloring was completely dries I went ahead and die cut a circle using Dotted Patterns : Fancy circle Creative dies  kept all the tiny pieces and adhered the circle back in place using foam tape to create an inlaid technique . Final touch for the card was to add Clear round drops mix and this card was done.

And while i was playing with florals I couldn’t resist that gorgeous flower from Japanese Peony stamp set and created two cards.

Lately I’ve enjoyed using my alcohol markers to create alcohol ink backgrounds and this peony was the right size for my backgrounds so I stamped it using VersaMark in on vellum and for one card I used white embossing powder and for the other one I used gold embossing powder.

For this card I used the word ”friend” from the Spring bouquet coordinating dies and the other part of the sentiment is stamped and embossed on black cardstock, and added some Iridescent bubbles drops.

For the second card I used the sentiment from Spring bouquet stamp set   and this time I embossed using gold embossing powder on black cardstock , and added a few Clear round drops mix.

And while I love floral cards I always tend to gravitated towards cute critters and Kobi from Kobi the birthday bear stamp set  is just way too cute not to play with him 🙂 So here is a my last card as guest designer and is all about Kobi.

For this card I started by stamping that cutie and all the accessories using a light ink and coloured the images using my alcohol markers, trying to achieve a no line coloring. Also felt the need of adding some details to Kobi and for that I used a brown Polychromos pencil and for highlighting the images and for the dots from Kobi’s cheeks I used a white gel pen.

The ”happy birthday” sentiment is from Kobi the birthday bear stamp set and the ”friend ” is from Spring bouquet coordinating dies , to add a bit more interest I also added some sequins from Shimmering ice fusion.

Thank you so much for having me Katia, I had so much fun creating these cards and playing along with all amazing goodies!

Have a lovely day!

Guest Designer | Floral Trimmings with Laurie

/ CATEGORIES - Floral Cards, Guest Designer, Theme Week

Hi everyone!! Laurie here and I’m super excited to be a guest on SK blog today!! The theme is feminine or Mother’s Day cards. This was the perfect theme for me as I needed a card for my sister! My sister is truly my best friend and has helped me out tremendously lately so I wanted to make a card to thank her for everything.

The perfect set for this card is the Best Ever stamp set and matching dies. This set will let almost anyone know that they are “The Best Ever”. To give it a feminine flare, I used the Floral Trimmings which is absolutely gorgeous.

I started by embossing the florals with some Silver Pearl Embossing powder onto some Mixed Media paper. I choose several colours of Distress Inks to colour the flowers.

I stamped twice but only ended up using one. Here’s how the colouring turned out…

I fussy cut around the entire image because at this point I wasn’t 100% sure of what I wanted to do 🙂

I cut down some white cardstock with the largest die from the Dotted Patterns Set 1 Die Set for a mat on my blue card base. I used the same die to cut around the floral image. This gave me one larger floral piece along with a skinny piece.

For the sentiment, I die cut the “best” and “ever” scripty dies out of white cardstock and layered them onto the same colour of cardstock of the card base. I adhered the larger floral piece onto the bottom of the white panel and the skinny piece to the top with foam adhesive.

I also foam mounted the word dies and stamped “sister” directly onto the white panel. I finished the card of with a generous helping of the Sparkling Crystals Mix.

I already gave this card to my sis and she loved it!!

Thank you so much to Studio Katia for having me as a guest today and thank you for stopping by!!

Stay crafty, my friends!!

Laurie

SUPPLIES:

Floral Trimmings | Clear Stamp Set

Best Ever | Clear Stamp Set

Best Ever | Coordinating Dies

Dotted Patterns Set – 1 | Creative Dies

Sparkling Crystals | Mix

Guest Designer | Flower Elf Cards with Olesya

/ CATEGORIES - Floral Cards, Guest Designer, Thank You Cards

Hello! My name’s Olesya and I am super happy to be a guest designer at Studio Katia. Their products are of a very good quality and oh those sequins and mixes 🙂 one love!
I have prepared three cards using Studio Katia stamps and dies.

Using gold foil and double-sided tape I made several stripes on the card base.
I stamped a flower from Thank you so much stamp set three times to cut each layer of the flower and pop it up using some foam tape. Colored them with Zig brush pens. Die cut a Thank you sentiment with Thank you so much coordinating dies out of gold foil cardstock. Added a couple Nuvo glitter drops in Honey Gold.


I stamped the images from Thank you so much set and Friends of Winter set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink to color them in with Chameleon alcohol markers and pencils. Cut the elf apart and adhered him as if he’s a flower elf 🙂 Added a sentiment from Blooming Bunch stamp set.

Stamped the image from Blooming Bunch stamp set directly onto a card base, colored it in with Zig brush pens. Die cut a flower with Thank you so much dies, cut it apart to make it look like a bush. Stamped and die cut the elf, colored with Chameleon pencils. Added wings to the garden fairy using left overs after die cutting a bow using Fancy Square dies.

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!

SUPPLIES:

Blooming Bunch | Clear Stamp Set

Friends of Winter | Clear Stamp Set

Thank You So Much | Clear Stamp Set

Dotted Patterns: Fancy Square | Creative Dies

Thank You So Much | Coordinating Die Set

Clear Round Drops – Mix