Katt's Creative Corner

Katt's Creative Corner Events

Welcome to our events page!

If you have any questions for us, please email us at lisap53705@yahoo.com anytime

We look forward to stamping and crafting with you!

 

All classes take place at the Stamp Studio, 5701 Cedar Place, madison Wi 53705

Bring a friend new to us and you and your guest will make a special VIP project

You are considered registered when payment is received

Registration closes at noon the Tuesday before

 

Cards and Cupcakes

on select Wednesdays of the month, from 4-7 pm you can join us for a sweet treat and 3 cards for $5.

January 16

 

 

January 30

 

Make It Monday

one monday a month we will have a fun "come and make it" time for you to join us in home decor and more

January 21, Valentine Wreath made with fabric and ribbon

cost is $20 for all supplies

Watermark Your Pics with this Quick Tutorial!

Hi everyone!

This is just a short post today- Recently I was asked how to watermark photos on your blog- without all the hassle of using Photoshop!

I did a little research and came up with this method:

Notice the web address on the picture?  Now with this method you cannot add a picture- just text- but it is super fast and super easy!

Click the link below for a free downloadable PDF tutorial and start marking your photos today!

Download Quick Watermark PDF 

Have a great day and Keep Creating!

Katt and Lisa

EDITED TO ADD:

We have has a few questions on this tutorial- mainly asking if this would work with Wordpress.

We surfed around on the internet to try to answer this question for you.  We do not use Wordpress so my answer is based on the web searches I conducted.

The quick tutorial we posted was based on the photo editing available through Typepad.  It does not look like this is possible through Wordpress.  

Wordpress does have a plug-in that is for watermarking.  It is called Watermark Reloaded and here is a link to the page we found detailing available photo-editing plug-ins.

Watermark Reloaded is #5

If any of you using Wordpress have a better answer we would love to hear from you!

Katt and Lisa

 

Romancing Our Sale-a-bration Hearts a Flutter Kit!

Yay! I had so much fun playing with this kit!  I just know you are going to love these cards!

 

Now- on to the cards!

Tips:

1) punch out a piece of designer series paper with the Curly label punch (available during Sale-a-bration) and fold over edge of vanilla card stock for added pow!
 
2) tie a bow in the two toned ribbon and pull ends through the Basics Designer series button- adhere with glue dots. 

 

Tips:
1) offsetting your square vanilla layers gives this card movement!

2) Stamp the striped ribbon from Hearts a Flutter and punch out with Curly Label punch before layering under a Basics Button 

 

Tip:  Use glue dots to hold your ribbon ends in the perfect place!

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Get Hearts a Flutter with this cute treat box!

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Get Hearts a Flutter with this cute treat box!

Check this out!  I am so loving this little treat box and so will your customers!

Yes, I know, pie slice boxes have been around for a while now but.....

We figured out how to make them serve up a hot cuppa tasty brew for your favorite valentine!

Yup, there are two K-cups inside!

Want to make some of your own?  Of course you do!  That is why we are offering two kits to make  these lovely little boxes- or if you have the supplies, you can order just the PDF!

Each of these kits will make 8 of these scrumptious boxes- you will need to provide your own K-cups though!  

Need to make more than 8?  
Email me with your number and I will help you figure out what you need to add to get the job done!

The Basic Kit is as follows:

Hearts a Flutter Bundle (in either clear mount- 36.95 or wood mount-42.95)
Vanilla Card Stock-8.50
Basic Jewels: Rhinestones-4.95
Vintage Faceted Buttons-5.95
Brights Collection Buttons-8.95
Metallic brads-6.95
Very Vanilla Seam Binding-6.95
Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain-4.95
More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper- FREE (12.95 value)
As well as a 7 page PDF with color pictures, tips, step by step instructions and 3 Printable templates- FREE! 
cost before tax and shipping: Clear- 84.15  Wood- 90.15

email us with your order here: Katt@inkbigacademy.com  

The "I Want it ALL" kit is as follows:

Hearts a Flutter Bundle (in either clear mount- 36.95 or wood mount-42.95)
Vanilla Card Stock-8.50
Basic Jewels: Rhinestones-4.95
Vintage Faceted Buttons-5.95
Brights Collection Buttons-8.95
Metallic brads-6.95
Very Vanilla Seam Binding-6.95
Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain-4.95
More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper- 12.95
1 3/4" Circle Punch-16.95
Snail-6.95
Glue Dots-4.95
Dimensionals-3.95
Primrose Petals ink pad-6.95
Pool Party ink pad-6.95
Simply Scored- FREE (29.95 value)
Plus the same step by step PDF-FREE! 
Cost before tax & Shipping- Clear-143.80  Wood-149.80 

When you decide which kit you would like to purchase email me and I will put the order in for you, then send you an invoice via paypal!

For you Demonstrators and those who already have it all, we have a special deal- get the PDF for only 5.95!  

Once payment has gone through you will be taken to the PDF download page!

You will also find a Promotional Flyer you can download and use to get the word out to your customers!  The only thing we ask is that you do not change it, or charge anyone else for it- send them to us for their own copy! 

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Valentine Treat Bundle- Magnify the Love!

We have a new kit to offer you!  With all the amazing feedback on yesterday's kit, we just know you are going to love this one too!

To start- the Basic kit:

When you purchase this Bundle you get a great EXCLUSIVE stamp and a package of (50)  1 x 8 cello bags- for only 5.95!  Wow, right?!?!

Here are some ideas on how you can use these two items together to make some really cute treats:

         

Emory boards with a Valentine spin...
Pink, Red & White M&M's...
Chopsticks- wait what?  seriously!  think about what an amazing way to invite someone for a Valentine's Sushi dinner!
Twizzlers...
and lastly, jeweled pencils! 

Now what if you want to step it up a bit?  Or as we so cleverly named our new kit-
Magnify the Love? 

 

For all you demonstrators we have a great promotional piece to go with this kit!  You can Download the Valentine Treat Bundle PDF for free and use it to market your upcoming class!

These samples are quick, easy and very duplicatable!  

Your customers will leave your class with amazing treats, lots of ideas and having had hands on time with these great new products from the Spring Mini!  

The biggest bonus to you?  Very little time needs to be spent on the prep work for this class!  

There are only two pieces of designer series paper that you might want to pre-cut -in fact,  you will spend most of your prep time picking up the candy and treats!

So everyone- are you ready to get creating?  

Here is the link to  Download Magnify the Love kit!

Thanks for visiting! Katt and Lisa

My Little Valentine Promotion!

Stampin' Up has a great little promotion going on right now!

Buy the My Little Valentine stamp set and get the

Simply Sent; Sealed with a Kiss for FREE!

Here are three samples on how to use these items-

Tips:
1) trim off the end flaps of the envelope and fold remaining points back to create this super cute presentation!

 

2) grab a scap of pool party yo make a sweet belly band!
3) stamp right over the pre-printed image for more pop! 

Click here to be taken to our Kit page- where we share all the deets on how easy it is to get the supplies to make these cards!

Want to go Even Bigger? 

 These next samples showcase a few more of the Spring Catalog items and how you can step up your cards very easily!

 

1) Use the Be My Valentine stamp from the set to create a flower image to punch out with the circle from the Itty Bitty punch pack! 
2) Snip a heart from the specialty paper in the designer series paper More Amore to add a bit of old school charm! 

 

1) add a bit of the dsp to the included pre-printed cards for just a little more romance!  Top it off with a snippet of lovely lace ribbin from the Artisan kit!
2) The brass circle and flower are held on with three glue dots each- better safe than sorry and these little dots don't cost all that much! 

 

 

1) carefully trim the roses between blooms and add a flower over the pre-stamped image- you get a great look with a bit of background peeking through!
2) to get this belly band for our envie- bring the two ends together and tie with some of the Cherry Baker's Twine included with your Simply Sent kit- overlap by two blooms-  top with a custom Build A Brad and your romantic adventure is ready to take off!

This is my favorite envelope!  Cut that luxurious vanilla ribbon in the Artisan kit in half and then wrap one piece around around the envie- where the two ends meet, tie with baker's twine- before you tie that bow- add three of the paper roses and then finish the bow!  Lovely!

  Okay- when I was all done making up my samples I had this ribbon card left over- and you just know I couldn't toss it!  Here is a super cute idea for a quick and easy bookmark to make for your special Valentine!

One more tip:  this ribbin was quite creased from being wrapped around that card- so I grabbed my curling iron and said good bye to those unsightly wrinkles! 

Fellow Demonstrators: want to use these ideas?  Go For IT!

To help you even more here is a PDF to help you market these kits!

Download My Little Valentine Promo

Please feel free to use the photos of the samples above as well!

Have a lovely day all- see you soon! 

 

 

Hearts a Flutter Bundle and More Amore Kit

Waiting until Sale A Bration starts to get the ball rolling on orders will definitely slow down your momentum.

Make sure you are using your time now to plan, design and market your classes and kits.

Kits....trust me these are the future of your business, and we are going to help you get started!

 

Below are 3 cards that would make for a great class or kit to offer

You may have seen these cards floating around on blogs and Pinterest, and here is one little secret to hold onto:

there is absolutely NO VALUE in the card

don't be shy to "case", there is no profitability in being original.

 

the value of cards, kits, and classes comes in the marketing of these projects

decide what you are going to sell and then choose projects that support the sale

for this kit we choose to focus on the Hearts a Flutter bundle and More Amore DSP, which comes to 49.90

I then give my customers an option of adding on a stamp pad, dimensionals or roll of ribbon

this takes them over $50 and they will get the Vintage Verses Stamp Set free

 

 

I can offer this as a class

I can offer this as a private class

I can offer this kit on my blog

I can include the pdf free to my customers

I can sell the pdf to demos who want the info but not the product

I can include an "add on" of cardstock, stamp pads, texture plates....a way for them to get to $100 and then choose another SAB item of their choice.

 

This works because:

1) it makes buying easy

2) customers see the value in buying the kit because they can make a variety

3) demos can focus on one kit which means you don't need to order "everything"

 

AND

if you are a demo and you are cutting cardstock, splitting up rolls of ribbon, doling out embellishments and packaging up bits and pieces for your kits AND not charging for those services you are shooting yourself in the foot.

Your time has great value

Your new downline are not going to be intrigued by all that work

Stampin'Up! does a beautiful job of packaging items already, don't step on that. You would have to have items delivered to you, re-package and send it out.

That means inventory, which is a no no

And it means shipping twice, if I was a customer I wouldn't dig that

And as a demo if you are eating the cost of shipping and the prep time cost, you can't possibly be happy with your pay per hour.

stick with us, re-think your sales approach, and let's make some money in 2013!

 

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You Rule: Downline Cards and Customer Kit

The minute I saw this stamp set, You Rule, in the New Spring catalog I knew I had to have it!

Seriously, who doesn't love a crown?!

 

and I thought they would make perfect downline achievement cards!

New stamp set, new oval framelits, and that dsp? one of our SAB freebies!

not only is this a great downline card, but it would make a great kit for your customers.

the You Rule stamp set is perfect for birthdays (feminine and masculine), mother's day, father's day, and more

Add in the Ovals collection and 2 stamp pads or a punch of choice and they are at $50 and get the dsp for FREE

 

Everytime you show a card or project during SAB be sure to include an item they can earn for free and show them how they will earn it.

Take all the guess work out of purchasing, lead your customers to easy decisions.

 

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Sparkle....and how to sell kits

I love sparkle!

and if you have ever shopped for a greeting card, a card like this will run you $5-$7

one of the things I like to focus on when designing cards for events or classes is how many different looks can I get with some of the same items.

So for this card I would have samples of other cards made with this one stamp set, same layout, just changing out the silver glimmer cardstock for red and champagne. And then using the coordinating cardstock to the glimmer paper.

The kit would be:

stamp set

white cardstock

glimmer paper of your choice

coordinating cardstock

2 markers

3 oval punches

3 embossing folders

dimensionals

white baker's twine

 

the key to really making this kit what your customers want to purchase at the end is also using those same punches and embossing folders on many other projects

 

Decide what you want to sell and then design projects around it

Put your kit together, know what your focus is and then build your cards around what you are featuring.

 

 

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Organization=Money

as demonstrators we use our products differently than our customers do. Most of our customers make one or two of a card and that's it unless it is a Christmas Card, invitations, etc

 

For those of us who do events, we need to be ready to make 20-30 of one card.

so we have learned to store our accessories a little differently so that we have a better idea of what we have

by separating our buttons out by color it gives me a quick feel of "oh, I can use turquoise buttons, I have plenty of those"

rather than design projects only to realize I need to order more items, it makes a lot more financial sense to work with what I already have on hand.

 

Financial decisions when creating? Sounds like no fun, right?

but if we are in business we need to set ourselves up for business success.

And part of being a successful business is being profitable

 

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Tough to use Items? Here is our answer

there always seems to be that one piece of dsp that is a little tricky or different. For us, we used the Holiday mini DSP to make the curly wreaths and found ourself left with a lot of these transparent flocked sheets

 

our answer was to make up these quick and easy cards, add a little bling, and package them in groups of 4, with envelopes.

We sell these cards to our events, and usually average between $40-$50 in card sales each time. For us that is a couple $100 each month. 

 

This is great money to put aside for events, trainings, hotels, air fares....all those things that are easy to say "oh, I can't go,  I don't have the money"

 

the trick is not spending it on shoes (or whatever your downfall might be) and setting up a savings that you can access when you need to!

 

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