My First Iris Folding Card

Hello everyone! So yesterday, I decided that I would learn how to do a technique called Iris Folding. It is a neat technique where the paper is folded in a pattern in such a way that it gives a 3-D effect. I had never done this before and I really wanted to try it. When I was finished, the back of the piece was a mess, but with gorgeous results in the front. I made it into a 4.25" x 4.25" card by using my Gypsy to cut a heart out of a 4" x 4" panel. The heart is from Create-A-Critter. I also made the banner with my Gypsy and Create-a-Critter. The stamp is from Pink By Design Stamps' Vintage Greetings. I gave the banner more dimension by scoring and folding it slightly. To finish it off, a piece of twine from The Twinery.

I hope you all enjoyed my card. Stay tuned for an iris folding tutorial very soon! ~E

You Make Me So Yappy Card

Hello everyone! Welcome to KatelynCo. Today I have a card that I made a while ago, but never posted. I used Create-a-Critter to cut the bone. I don't personally think that the Cricut does well cutting the little faces, so I drew my own. I used some patterned paper that I got at a garage sale (can anyone say bargain???). The Twinery Twine is Cappuccino. The stamp sentiment is from Mr. Cricut Crazy's Razzle set. A very quick, cute card. I hope you all enjoyed this card! :) ~Emma

Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows Blog Hop - Note Cards

Well, Good Morning everyone, and Welcome to the Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows Blog Hop!! If you just stopped by to check out my blog, be sure not to miss out on any of the inspiration or giveaways by hopping to all the blogs on the line up.

This blog hop is in celebration of my birthday with just a little twist from the regular birthday blog hop. We are being inspired by the song written by Lesley Gore. I am so excited to be hosting this blog hop, and have some VERY creative friends who will be sharing some fabulous creations! I hope that you all have a fabulous time! Please leave some Blogger Love on their designs that they have worked so hard on! :)

Quite a few stops along the way have fun and exciting giveaways to share with you all! To be entered all you need to do is Hop Today and on each stop along the way leave a comment! This blog hop is not requiring you to follow each of the blogs, but we'd love it if you joined our blogs. My comment button is below my post.

For my project today, I created a set of 4x4 note cards. These cards include all the elements of the song. I drew on the little faces on the cuts. For the tag that is stamped on, I used Once Upon a Princess. The rainbow and heart with wings are from Create-a-Critter. I used Maraschino twine from The Twinery to wrap across and break up the straight lines.

The sun is from Designer's Calendar. The sunglasses are cut from Create a Critter. The lollipop I created my self on my Gypsy. The bow around it is Orange Twine. The patterned paper is from Michael's.

For my giveaway, I am giving away the Cocktails stamp set from Pink by Design.This set has fruits, glasses, and even umbrellas in it. A very versatile set in other words. Just leave a comment on the designer's blogs for a chance to win.You have until Thursday to comment and win! I'll announce the winner Friday! :)

Thank you SO much for stopping by and celebrating my birthday with us!


Here is the line-up for the Hop in case you get lost along the way. Hop on over to Court next! Please make sure to comment on each of their projects today to be entered in our giveaways!


Emma @ www.katelynco.blogspot.com

Court @ http://www.courtscraftcorner.com/

Madison @ http://funkycards.blogspot.com/

Jill @ www.jaihart.com

Helen @ http://www.craftingcricutmom.com/

Jessica @ http://homespunelegance.blogspot.com/

Shannon @ http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/

Jillian @ http://www.princessandthepaper.com/

Thanks again so much for joining us!! I hope you have been inspired by the girls today! :) ~Emma

Circus Thank You Card

Hello everyone!! Welcome to KatelynCo!! Today I have a cute Thank You card to share. This is a circus themed card. I just used the Create a Critter cartridge for this card. I loved the little peanut and circus tent, so I decided to use those. The face on the peanut is from Peachy Keen Stamps. It is from the Everyday Faces set. For the cross hatch on the peanut, I drew it on using my Cricut markers. I didn't want to cut that tiny piece. The banner I made by welding 2 signs together. I scored it with my trimmer to add dimension. The twine is Charcoal twine from the Twinery. The embossed background is the seeing spots folder that I inked. The stamp is from TPC Studio. I hope you have enjoyed this card! ~Emma

P.S. The winner for the vinyl has been chosen. Congrats to Lisa!! :) ~E

Say Cheese Scrapbook Page

Hello everyone! Welcome back to KatelynCo! Today I have a super cute layout for you guys. I created this layout with just the Create-a-Critter cartridge. That's one of the reasons I love this cartridge. It has titles and accent shapes all in one!! :) I created this page for some pictures of different photo shoots. Perfect for those shots that weren't quite perfect. :D For the geometric shapes on the left side of the layout, I just used all the little cutout pieces from my cuts. I embossed them with my Polka Dots Cuttlebug Folder. I also embossed the triangle mat at the top. I topped it all off with black and white doodling. :) I hope you all enjoyed this project!! ~Emma

Little Prince Blog Hop Day 2 - Cowboy Card

Well, Good Morning everyone, and Welcome back to the Little Prince Blog Hop!! If you just stopped by to check out my blog, be sure not to miss out on any of the inspiration or giveaways by clicking the button at the top of this post or going to www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com. I am so excited to be a part of my first ever Blog Hop, and have some VERY creative friends who will be sharing some fabulous creations for the little Prince's in their lives! I hope that you all have a fabulous time! Please leave some Blogger Love on their designs that they have worked so hard on! :)

If you are just joining us, each stop along the way has fun and exciting giveaways to share with you all! To be entered all you need to do is hop yesterday and today on each stop along the way, follow and leave a comment! My comment button is below my post. :)

For my giveaway for the Little Prince Blog Hop, I have a bunch of goodies.

A bunch of fun holiday stamps, perfect for your holiday cards for this year coming.

Some fun Studio G stickers for all your Valentine's Day pages and cards, as well as anything else you can think of. I will be drawing two winners, so be sure to come back on Tuesday to see who they are!!

As well as a $15 gift certificate to OhMyCrafts.com. This can buy you a bunch of goodies. To be entered in these giveaways, you must follow each blog and leave a comment on each blog both days.

Now, on to my project for today!

For this card, I used the Smiley Cards digital cartridge and Create - a - Critter. I used this cute cowboy cut from Smile Cards. Inside my card, I used a sheriff's star cut from Create - a - Critter to add something to the inside.

For my patterned paper, I used a stamp that I made myself (see this video) using Create - a - Critter. I just used VersaMark ink with it to create my own patterned paper.

For my sentiments, I used Pink By Design's Vintage Greetings.

My cute fiber is just a jute type fiber to mimic rope.

This card was made for a 15-year-old, but would work perfectly for any age boy/man.

Thank you SO much for stopping by and celebrating with us! This one is for all of those little men in our lives.

Thank you for joining us!!

Here is the line-up for the Hop in case you get lost along the way. Please make sure to FOLLOW each of the designers blogs, AND comment on each of their projects, yesterday and today to be entered in our giveaways!

Jessica Kephart - www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com

Deirdre Smith - http://glitteredroses.blogspot.com

Kathy Salido - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

Tiffany Simmons - www.angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com

Laurie Mince - http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com/

Heather Flahtery - www.papercrafteranonymous.com

Marji Franklin - http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/

Emma (a.k.a Katelyn) - www.katelynco.blogspot.com You are here

Doris Parker - http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com Your next stop

Sharon - http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/

Jessica Kephart - www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com

I hope you all had a wonderful time on this blog hop! I also hope that you will come back to see my other projects!! Thanks for hopping with us!! ~Emma

3 Turtle Cards

Hello everyone!! Welcome to KatelynCo!! I haven't been posting because I've been so busy. I have started something new with birthday cards. I just make as many as I need of one card. It's a great way to use your scraps too. :)
For these cards, I used TPC Studio Greetings Stamps and The Twinery's Charcoal twine. I also used my Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder. The turtle I cut from Create-a-Critter cartridge. I originally was going to do all the layers, but when I put them on, it didn't look quite right, so I just drew the circles on with a white gelly roll pen. I cut the bottom of the black layer with some decorative scissors to give it texture.



I also wanted to announce the blog hop that I am participating in later this month. I have some great blog candy to giveaway. :) Hope you all will join us starting at Jessica's blog (www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com). Hope to see you all then!! ~Emma

A Valentine's Recap

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!! :) For today, I am going to show you most (if not all) of the valentines that I made this year.

I thought I would start with my favorite. A fun, flourish heart from Celebrate With a Flourish was the perfect cut to finish this card up. Here's its post.

I made this valentine while I was trying out the Cricut Design Studio trial version (I like my Gypsy WAY better). :) I didn't make a post on this one. The patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby and the stamp is from TPC Studio.

Here is my second favorite valentine. :) I made this without a Cricut cut; however, I did use my Cuttlebug. Seems like I can't make a card without Provo Craft products. :D Here is it's post.

Here is a different color-schemed card. I used my Cricut on this one. :) I really like this stamp cut and will most definitely be using it again. :D Here is its post.

Here's the last one. I made this one to try out my Pink By Design stamps. I love the little 'angel heart'. ;) Here is it's post from July 2011. :D

I am a little late handing out my valentines, so there may be a couple more coming up. :D Tomorrow is a Valentine's Thank You card. :) Something different than usual, right? ~Emma

Angry Birds Card

Whoops! This post was supposed to go up yesterday (2/10/12), but I forgot. Ooops!! Oh well! It's up now! Hope you enjoy!

If you remember back in October, I designed an Angry Birds die cut on my Gypsy (here's the post). Well, I finally designed a card around that. I also made a pig die cut. :) Here it is!!



I used TPC studio stamps for the sentiment and Create a Critter for the egg and the crown. I just made this a really simple card. It is very simple to put together. I wanted to add a full pig somewhere, so I decided to do it on the inside. Just make your cuts, pop dot them on, stamp, and you're done. ;) I hope you liked this card and I will be back Monday with something new! :)

Non-Traditional Colors Valentine

Hello everyone!! Soooo... How do you all like the new blog design? A new look for a new year!! :)

Sorry that I haven't been posting regularly yet. I was kind of taking a Christmas/New Years break. :) But I'm back today with a Valentine with rather non-traditional colors. I got both the stamp and the mailbox from Create-a-Critter. The mail-box is white sponged with silver ink. The stamp does not come with a checked background. I created that myself. :)

Tomorrow I will be back with a project for sure as I am guest designing. I can't tell you who for just yet. :) I will tell you though that I have to quit typing and get to work on my project. :D Yes, it looks like I am a procrastinator. :D ~Emma

The 8th Day of Christmas - Envelope Mini Album

Hello everyone! Sorry this post is late. I was trying to get this album done in time to share yesterday, but it wasn't quite quick enough. So today, you get 2 days in one. :) I am making three of these mini albums for the grandparents in my families. I covered all of the envelopes with the pattern paper. After making the covers with cardboard covered with paper, I took it too Office Depot to get it bound. Then the fun part - DECORATING!!! LOL! For the cover, I used Once Upon a Princess for the word 'Grandkids' and Storybook for the year.

For this page, I used Boys will be Boys for the basketball hoop. And I used Blackletter for the first time ever! I used it for the name and for the 's' on the hoop. The 's' stands for 'Spartans'. :)

This page is one of my favorites. I used Indie Art for the heart. The name is cut from Storybook. Because the top layer ripped slightly, I added silver glitter (not Stickles :D) to cover that. :)

This is my page. :) Isn't it cute. I cut the bow from Once Upon a Princess. Since I used gray for the dots, I decided to add glitter to make it look like silver. My name is cut from All Mixed Up.

This page is for an army obsessed boy. :) The tank is cut from Boys Will be Boys. The name is from the Designer's Calendar font. 

This last page is also one of my favorites. I cut the butterfly from Create-a-Critter. The name is from Printing Press. I had to make sure there was room for the bird. :D

This book acts as a scrapbook, but it also acts as a photo album. What grandparents don't have tons of pictures of their grandkids, especially those little wallets. :) The envelope part of this book is to store those for each person named. I hope you enjoyed this (late) project. :D Come back soon for my guest designer Sandra! :D ~Emma

Horse Bleach Stamped Card

Hello everyone! I know it's not Christmas related, but I wanted to share more bleach stamping. I demoed it in this video this week, so here's a card that I stamped. I even made it with handmade stamps. I used Create-a-Critter for the horse and phrase. :) I hope you like it. ~Emma

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Sharing my only Thanksgiving project of the year today. :) I used Create-a-Critter for the 'Gobble' word, Animal Kingdom for the turkey, and Plantin Schoolbook for the grass. Sorry about the bad photo. I took it in a hurry. :)

Here are a couple of things I am thankful for:

Health
Family
Home
Friends
Hobby
Cricut :)

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving/Black Friday! ~Emma

Teacup Card with a Challenge!

Hello everyone! I had the idea to use a doily in a project, so I thought that I would make a challenge out of it. Here's the challenge:

Make something that has something that you don't normally use on it.

Sounds like fun, right? Here's the video I did to go with it.

I'd love it if you posted pictures of your project on the KatelynCo facebook page (link is at the top of the blog). If you post this challenge on your blog, please leave a link for me! Thanks! ~Emma

Pattern Paper Tip

Sorry that I haven't been posting in a while. I did a couple of cards today. I am waiting on a package, so there will be more posts. I wanted to share a quick tip about pattern papers that are not a continual pattern. They are really easy to use. All you have to use is stick 1-4 photos on and add a die cut, stickers, etc. Also journaling. :) So if you are looking to make some quick layouts, turn to 'picture pattern papers' as I call them. :D I hope you have enjoyed this! ~Emma

My Angry Bird!!

Oh My Goodness!!! I can't believe that I designed this myself on my Gypsy!! This is a character from the oh-so-popular smartphone game... ANGRY BIRDS!! I made this from scratch on my Gypsy and managed to do it with only 3 cartridges! I used George, Gypsy Wanderings, and Create-a-Critter. :) If I can figure out how to do it, I will post my file. It needs a little tweaking, but that will have to wait until I make something with this. :) Just wanted to share this with ya'll! ~Emma

Gingerbread House Christmas Card

Hi everyone!! Sorry that I haven't been posting lately. :) I am planning to get a schedule going for my blogging activities. :) I created this card last night to share with you all. Here is the recipe:

House - Cut at about 2.4" from Create-a-Critter
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Polka Dots
Stamp - Unknown Source (I wish I had Joy's Life 'Holiday Occasions' stamp set for this card)

I inked the polka dots silver to make it look a little bit like snow. :) I love being clever with my tools. Hope you enjoyed this and have a wonderful day! ~Emma

Purse Card

Hi everyone! I just thought that I would share a card that I made this morning. It was an irregularly shaped card. I used a Cuttlebug folder that came with my V2 Cuttlebug. The purse was cut at 2" from Create-a-Critter. The sentiment from Pink by Design's Vintage Greeting Stamp Set. I prefer to keep a stash of cards around to use at any time. This one will most likely go into my stash for a card 'just because' :) Hope you all have a fabulous day!!

Blue and Brown Butterfly Page

Hi everyone! I'm back! I thought that I would share a scrapbook page that I made a while back. I love this page because it was SOOO easy to put together. So so simple. Here's the recipe:

Background Paper from Die Cuts with a View (Blossoms and Butterflies 12x12 stack)
Butterfly cut at 2" from Create-a-Critter
White Gel Pen

Since the stack that I got the background paper from was 12x12 and I scrapbook 8.5x11, I had to do some resizing. I cut 3.5 inches from the left side so that I wouldn't cut off the swirl and then I cut 1 inch of the foil dots from the bottom. But that didn't leave quite enough of the blue dot part. So I stuck it over the strip of butterflies. I think I like it better. -happy dance- :D LOL! I love it when things turn out better than expected. I didn't want to mat the photo, so I used a white gel pen and drew a line around the photo. I used cursive to add the caption to the photo mat. I think it turned out well. :) Also, keep your eye on Facebook tomorrow!! I will have a fun game. :) Hint: it has to do with Think Pink Week!! :) ~Emma

Cutest Card/Tag ever!!!

Hi everyone!! I made this ADORABLE gift tag/mini card today and I just LOVED making it. I used my Gypsy (again) to plan it out and do my welding. That little device is such a time saver!! Here is the recipe:

Cow: Create-a-Critter
Phrase: Create-a-Critter
Though bubble: Create-a-Critter
Barn: Create-a-Critter
Milk bottle: Create-a-Critter
Marquee shape: Storybook

The marquee shape is welded for the card base and cut again for the layer. When I planned this out on my Gypsy I knew it would be small, but I didn't know that it would be this small. :) I included a quarter in one of my pictures for size comparison. :) On the facebook page, I am having a giveaway to celebrate 50 fans!! Go check it out!! And come back tomorrow for another fun project!! ~Emma