Blue and Yellow Wedding Card

 Hello everyone. Yes! I'm doing a blog post. This card that I made was a wedding card for a good friend of my family's who was getting married. I made this card to sort of go with the wedding colors (blue and yellow), but I didn't have exact colors on hand. But it works!

The patterned paper is from the Boho Chic stack from Hobby Lobby. The brad and flower are also from Hobby Lobby. The couple is cut from the Wedding cartridge from metallic paper found at Michael's. The stamp is from Pink by Design.

I really love how this card turned out. I hope you enjoyed my card, and I hope you will check back for more posts! ~E

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

Muted Colors Masculine Card

Hey everyone! Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend and new year! I wanted to share a card I made that I never posted. This last summer I bought my first border punch and have been in love ever since. They are so much easier to use than decorative scissors. 

This simple card is perfect for the one male that is so hard to make cards for, but can easily be redone with a scalloped border punch, lacy ribbon, and a flower for a lady's card. 

For this card, I used the Binding Edge Punch by EK Success for the edge, Vintage Greetings from Pink By Design, and jute binding. The stars are cut from George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge.

For the star, I cut a larger brown star and crimped it for some texture.The green star adds another layer to the the card. 

 Thanks for visiting and I hope you all have an awesome weekend! ♥E

Thanksgiving Puppy Cards

Hello Everyone! Happy Thanksgiving Day!! Before I get started on festivities, I wanted to share a couple cards I made. These were just for mailing out a note to somebody. Here are the specs:

Pilgrim Hats - Designer's Calendar Cricut Cartridge

Marquee shape - Storybook Cricut Cartridge

Dog Stamp - Mr. Cricut Crazy Razel Stamp Set

Twine - Timeless Twine

Sentiment Stamp - PBD

Patterned Paper - All Seasons II

Glitter Paper - The Glitter Stack DCWV

D'vine Swirl Cuttlebug folder

Thanks for stopping by! Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! ~Emma

Simple Wedding Card - I'm Back!

Hey everyone! Well! I might have my creative mojo back! I'm feeling excited about creating and ready to make a post. I created this simple wedding card about a month back. Here are the details:

Rings cut from Designer's Calendar

Stamp from Pink By Design's Vintage Greetings

Flower and brad from Hobby Lobby

Paper from Boho Chic Stack by The Paper Studio

I like using this cut on wedding cards, because it offers tons of creative possibilities with the ribbon. I usually color it in. If I know the wedding's colors, I usually do the card in that scheme. Otherwise, I just go with what I have.

I hope you enjoyed this post! I'm glad to be back! Have a wonderful Friday, everyone! ~Emma

Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows Blog Hop winner!

Hello everyone!Welcome back to KatelynCo! I have the winner of the Pink by Design Cocktails Stamp set that I gave away on my birthday blog hop. This set is so versatile, containing umbrellas, fruit, and glasses of all kinds. This set will work for New Year's, Weddings, and all other occasions. Alright, on to the winner! 

The winner is number 17 - Stacey Hall!

These stamps are stinking adorable! As well as your cute blog!

Thanks for the compliment on my blog, Stacey! I love it! :) Email your address to KatelynCo.EKS@gmail.com so that we can get your prize to you! ;) Have a great day, everyone! ~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

Happy Mother's Day! Glitzy Flower Cards

Hello everyone! Welcome back to KatelynCo! Today, as most of you already know, is Mother's Day. So I decided to make a few cards that would work for Mother's Day.

For the patterned cardstocks on these cards, I used the Lemon Flower stack from Die Cuts with a View. This stack has beautiful patterns. And some of them even have glitter. :)

The flower cuts are from the Storybook Cricut Cartridge. And the stamp is Pink By Design! :) These are beautiful cards and I love the Lemon Flower stack for its colors. It's amazing to think that I've had the stack for 5 months and only now got it out.

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows Blog Hop. It starts right here tomorrow. Come back for lots of fun and inspiration. There are even a couple of giveaways involved. :) RSVP to the facebook event here. Hope to see you there! ~Emma

Episode 15 - Cute Graduation Card

Hello everyone! Welcome back to KatelynCo! Today I have a video for you. I received a request from Cindy H. about graduation projects. She specifically requested orange. Well, Cindy, I left some hints in the video for you, even though my project doesn't include orange. Sorry about calling you Crysti!! :) Hope you all enjoy the video!! ~Emma

Episode 14 - Simple Note Cards

Hello everyone! Welcome back to KatelynCo!! I think I'm getting back into posting!! I have a layout that I made to post tomorrow!! :) Anyway, I made this video with some very simple, yet effective note cards that I made! Hope you enjoy it! ~Emma

Tangled Birthday Card

Hello everyone!! Welcome back to KatelynCo! As you might have noticed, I haven't been posting lately. I have been super busy, and not much time to craft. But I have been doing a little more. I have a video to post later this week.

For this card, I used my Gypsy to create the tower. I simply found a tower on Happily Ever After, and recreated it using various shapes for my Gypsy (If you would like the file, email me at KatelynCo.EKS@gmail.com). I used purple ink to give it more dimension. I also inked the embossed background that I made using my Cuttlebug and Stylized Flowers folder. I hand-cut the banner and stamped it with Pink By Design stamps. The twine is Lilac color from the Twinery. The braid is made from regular craft yarn. I used a mini glue dot to stabilize it.

As another great thing, I am giving away a 10-pack of vinyl from Vinyl Couture. Leave a comment on this post and I will select a winner. I also have this giveaway on Facebook open to comments as well. Have a great day!! ~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

Little Prince Blog Hop Day 1 - Gift Crayon Box with Video

Well, Good Morning everyone, and Welcome 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! :)

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 Today and Tomorrow 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.

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. I will be drawing two winners, so be sure to come back on Tuesday to see who they are!

Now, on to my project for today! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for another fun project.

This was my first video actually talking you through the steps!! Let me know what you think!! :)

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, today and tomorrow 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

Thank you so much for joining us!! I hope you will come back tomorrow to see my project for Day 2 of this blog hop!! :) ~Emma

Big Red

Hello everyone!! Welcome to KatelynCo!! Today I have this cute card to share with you. This was a card to give to a 16-year-old that got a big red truck for his birthday. I wanted to incorporate something traffic related, but couldn't find anything. Then I found this big truck in my Boys will be Boys cartridge. I also cut the circles for a traffic light. I added the plaid paper to tie in with the blue in the wheels and the window. I added the lines up on top to mimic a road. The stamp is from Pink By Design. I also added some doodling with a black pen to mimic motion. You can hardly see it in this photo. Sorry about the bad photo. It was taken a hurry. :) I hope you liked this fun card!! :) ~Emma

Froggie Birthday Cards

Hello everyone!! Welcome back to KatelynCo! I made these cards from inspiration of Leap Day. I made the square one below first. Then yesterday I was staring at scraps on my table and made another... just a different shape. :) I think these are some of my favorite cards ever!! :)

I used George to make the cute little flowers. The frog is from Once Upon a Princess and the stamps are from Pink By Design. I also used the Cuttlebug and D'vine Swirls folder. I am really loving this color combo!! Hope you all have a great day!! ~Emma

Episode 10 - Treat Box Tutorial

Hello everyone! Welcome back to KatelynCo! Do you remember my Retirement series? I was making gifts for the retiree. Well, my family and I were also in charge of the decorations. So, I decided to make a treat box for candy. I had made a few when I realized that a few people don't know how to make these super-cool boxes that I found on Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More cartridge. So I decided to make a video for you! Enjoy! ~Emma

I'm back!!

Hello everyone! Welcome back to KatelynCo! I got sick with the stomach flu, so I didn't have a lot of ambition to blog or craft. :) But, I made two birthday cards for today's post. Did you see my button over on the right sidebar?? -----------> I just installed it. And it's available for grabbing! :) Anyway, here are the cards.

This one is a girl's card. I used my Gypsy to weld together the shapes for the card base. I also used my Smiley Cards cartridge on my Gypsy to make the cupcake. Did you know that that cartridge is available in the Digital Cartridges section of Cricut.com? That means you can use it in the Cricut Craft Room!! Back to the card. :) I used a Pink By Design stamp to make the sentiment. The twine is from The Twinery.

This card was really simple. I just took some cardstock scraps that I had and cut them for the layers and the base. The star was cut out of the same color as the card base. I embossed it with the Reptile Cuttlebug embossing folder to give it more interest. The stamp is from Pink by Design, again. :) And last, but not least, the twine is from The Twinery. :)

I hope you enjoyed these cards, and I hope you all have a great day!! Thanks for stopping by!! ~Emma

Valentine Thank You

Hello everyone!! Welcome to KatelynCo! The reason this post didn't go up yesterday is because I was entertaining out-of-town company. Well, it's up now! :)

I made this card as a thank you note for some money that I received for Valentine's Day. And (believe it or not) I didn't use any Cricut cuts on this card. The tickets were cut from some patterned paper from Hobby Lobby. I cut the pennant shape by hand. The heart shape is from an old calendar that I have. The twine is from The Twinery. I used it to cover the buttons as well. The stamp is from Pink By Design. I hope you enjoyed this project!! ~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

Retirement Series Part 4 - Shell Congratulations Card

Here's the last part of this series. Here is the card that I made to actually give to the retiree. :) I made it to sort of match the note cards that I made and the packaging. They have the same shapes, the same embossing design, the same stamps, the same colors. The only thing different about this is that I added some white dots, which I may add to the packaging. :) I hope you have enjoyed this series on gifts. I sure wish I had the Pink By Design Retirement set for this set of projects. ;) Don't forget to enter in my giveaway (sponsored by Vinyl Couture of www.vinylcouture.com) on the Facebook page. I will be picking the winner tomorrow morning!! Good luck to all!! ~Emma