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Studio Katia 1st Birthday Celebration Blog Hop! (+GIVEAWAYS!)

4 May

Good morning!  I am so excited and honored to be a stop on the 1st Birthday Celebration Blog Hop for Studio Katia!  Even though she’s relatively new Katia has made quite the impact on her first year in the crafting community!  I had the opportunity to chat with Katia when we were arranging a collaboration for A Blog Named Hero and I love her cheerful, supportive, and generous spirit!  And I am so excited to help her celebrate her first year!  I hope Studio Katia celebrates many MANY more birthdays! 🙂  Here’s the shaker card I created for the hop!

Thank You by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

This is definitely the opposite of a flat card but I love the dimension!  I started by stamping the gorgeous peony from Thank You So Much onto watercolor paper three times and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Then I watercolored it with carmine red and light carmine zig clean color real brush markers and a damp paintbrush.  After I laid down the initial wash of color I added additional shading with the same markers.  I knew I was going to be layering the flower so I only colored the layer I needed on each flower.  Then I fussy cut each flower: once around the whole flower, once around the second inner layer, and once around the center of the flower.  Then I went over the edge of the flowers with my RV23 copic marker to make sure there were no white edges.  I adhered the the middle of the second layer of the flower with regular adhesive and then popped up the petals with foam mounting tape.  Then I adhered the center of the flower with foam mounting tape.  I love the dimension you get from layering the flower!

Thank You by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

To create my shaker card I stamped the peony from Thank You So Much twice onto a panel of white cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  I also stamped the sentiment and heat-embossed it with the same embossing powder.  Next I die-cut the inner rectangle from Dotted Shaker Tag 1 twice to create an accent around my sentiment.  Before I created the shaker I lined up the panel on my cardbase and adhered the pieces I had die-cut onto the card base so they would show through the shaker windows once the card was finished.  Then I adhered acetate to the back of the panel, built up a shaker frame with foam mounting tape, and filled it with the Majestic Fusion sequin mix!  Finally I adhered the card base to the back of the shaker to finish the card!

Thank You by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Studio Katia

Again, happy birthday to Studio Katia and many thanks to Katia for inviting me to be part of the hop!  Best wishes for the years to come! 🙂

Katia is offering several prizes to celebrate her first birthday!  First off, you can win a $20 gift card to Studio Katia at EVERY stop on the hop!  Make sure to leave a comment by Sunday, May 7th for your chance to win! The more blogs you visit, the greater your chances of winning.

You can also win a Simon Says Stamp goody bag or a set of Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens (80 color set)!!  The winners will be chosen randomly from all the comments along the hop! 😉 All comments must be left before 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, May 7th and winners will be announced on May 10th.

Studio Katia is also offering 15% off all purchases to their online shop using the code “SKTURNS1” through Sunday, May 7th at midnight EST.

You should have arrived from Svitlana’s blog and the wonderful Amy is your next stop!  If you get lost you can head to the Studio Katia blog to start at the beginning!  Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!

Studio Katia THANK YOU SO MUCH Clear Stamps STKS015
Thank You So Much | Clear Stamp Set
Studio Katia DOTTED SHAKER TAG Creative Dies STK007
Dotted Shaker Tag 1 | Creative Dies
Studio Katia MAJESTIC Fusion Sequins SK2825
Majestic Fusion
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker CARMINE RED RB6000AT022
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker LIGHT CARMINE RB6000AT021
Arches HOT PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD 9×12 inches 012890
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Hot Off The Press HEAT RESISTANT ACETATE 5 Sheets 8.5×11 042348
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Ranger Embossing Powder GOLD Tinsel EPJ41047
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Wagner
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226 Comments
Categories:
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Tags:
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Comments

  1. Caly says

    May 4, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    LOVE the bold flower with the gold, Jessica!

    Reply
  2. Sharie Wilson says

    May 4, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    You Peony is stunning I love your card today.. Studio Katie has some awesome products

    Reply
  3. julie m says

    May 4, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    your designs are always so elegant. the gold sets it off so well.

    Reply
  4. Amante del Papel says

    May 4, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    your shaker card is super elegant!!!

    Reply
  5. mij says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:02 pm

    Wow, this card is lovely. How clever to think of layering the flower … so beautiful.

    Reply
  6. Preeti D. says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    beautiful shaker card, totally love the coloring of the flower, so pretty 🙂

    Reply
  7. Mona H says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    Wow, what a beautiful card using 4 of my favorite elements. Peonies, vibrant color, heat embossing, and shaker card. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply
  8. Carol Ric says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    Gorgeous card.

    Reply
  9. Janet Lech Picado says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:09 pm

    Love the unexpected placement of the shaker windows here and all the white space with the bright flower!

    Reply
  10. barbara lassiter says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    This is gorgeous! Love the card design and the beautiful stamp set!

    Reply
  11. Mary-Anne V. says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    I just love your design for this gorgeous card.

    Reply
  12. Christine Smith says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    Very beautiful! Gorgeous flower. xxx

    Reply
  13. Cindy Reynoso says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    Oh my gosh! This card is absolutely stunning! Love your coloring on the flower. And, doing the shaker the way you did with adding the cut-out under the window is so creative! Just beautiful!

    Reply
  14. Mary Faith says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:18 pm

    Love the colors!

    Reply
  15. Katherine says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    Gorgeous card Jessica! So elegant, love it!

    Reply
  16. kerry myers says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:27 pm

    I love the idea of layering the flower!!!

    Reply
  17. Jeanne says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    This card is so classy! Wow!

    Reply
  18. phabbit says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Beautiful card. Very creative. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Sue LD says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Wow—what a fancy shaker card. Beautiful flowers and I like the embossing.

    Reply
  20. Ashley L says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:40 pm

    Love the dual shaker windows.

    Reply
  21. Denise Bryant says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    Beautiful card! Love the stamps and dies you used, and your awesome coloring! Happy 1st Birthday to Studio Katia!

    Reply
  22. Lindar C says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:43 pm

    Very pretty card! Love that pop of color!

    Reply
  23. Kathy Beemer says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    Wow! What a gorgeous card!!!! I *heart* it!

    Reply
  24. nikki says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:51 pm

    Your card is just beautiful. Love the peony.

    Reply
  25. Carla Hundley says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    Beautiful coloring, love
    the colors. The shaker
    part is so fun.
    Carla from Utah

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