Back to Basics: Black Ink & A Giveaway!!

Hi all!

I've been off the "crafty" grid for a month due to an unusual amount of basically family things (everything is fine right now, actually pretty good!)  I promised myself and those who visit my blog, youtube channel or instagram that I would only post what I would consider "quality" things and not quantity.  So, I can't promise a set amount of posts per week, month...  I guess that turns off some people, but I hope you understand that I really can't be consistent.

So here is my first video of 2019!    The supplies are linked below and the giveaway information is in the video.  Giveaway ends 1/20/2019. ***Winner is Susan Thatcher!!!**. I need your snail mail address 😁

Here is a quick overview:

General Properties of Dye Inks:
*soak into paper

*quick drying (not good for heat embossing)

*lighten after dry

*can’t use with black paper

and our chart:

General Properties of Pigment Inks:

*sit on top of paper

*slower drying (good for embossing)

*can use with black paper

*color same after dry

and the chart:

Specialty Inks:

StazOn—solvent based ink for slick (non-porous) surfaces.

Hybrid Inks—have some properties of both dye and pigment inks

Distress Inks—an ink that is very water reactive.  Distress Oxides have properties of pigment inks, but still water reactive.

I really hope you found this guide helpful and share it with others!  Here are the supplies I used (afil):

See you soon!!
Gale

How To Make An Easy Snow Globe Card --Kat Scrappiness Blog Hop For Coffee Oasis

(The drawings have closed.  To see if you are a winner please click here!)

Hello!  

Welcome to our blog hop to support a great cause!  There are loads of prizes, so don't forget to comment here on this post (not on YouTube as this is technically a blog hop) if you want to be in the drawings.   Also, please take a moment to learn about the Coffee Oasis and how you can help homeless teens.  Details below!

Here is the project for today:

The complete process is on this YouTube link, but abbreviated instructions below:

Coffee Oasis is a coffee shop/organization located in Washington State that provides help for our youth including programs for drug abuse, homelessness, violence and poverty. (You can read more about their programs here: https://thecoffeeoasis.com/youth-programs/. )

We are hoping that this blog hop will bring awareness to organizations such as Coffee Oasis and that we can raise a little money and support for them! Kat Scrappiness has pledged to donate 15% of all sales proceeds to Coffee Oasis and our other sponsors have all donated prizes to give away to all of you blog and youtube hoppers! So please visit them and show some support. You can also donate directly to Coffee Oasis here: http://kskat.com/donate. Even if you can only donate $1 or $5, it doesn't matter. Every little bit will help a kid in need.

To donate directly, click HERE.

(I am donating all of my proceeds for any purchases using my product links below or through the Kat Scrappiness badge on the right margin through 12/10/2018! So shop away!!)

Back to the project!

You don't have to use special dies to make the snow globe. Just a plain circle and rectangle will work!

Directions:

-Die cut 3 white rectangles from heavy weight card (Neenah 110#) and 1 from silver glitter card.

-Die cut 1 heavy weight card circle.

-Have 1 4.25" x 5.5" sheet of heat resistant acetate and 1 of white heavy card the same size.

-Decorate the 4.25" x 5.5" sheet of white card, keeping in mind the size of your circle.

-Lay the acetate over top and decorate if desired, allowing the acetate to overhang the top at least     1/4".  Heat set. 

-Fold the acetate sheet over the back of the card piece and secure with heavy duty double-sided tape.

-Partial die cut the circle by hanging die a little over the top so it won't cut complete circle.  This will   be your hinge.

-Attach the rectangles by gluing the top glitter one, then lining up a white one to cover the back. 

  Line up the back set as well.

-Finish decorating and you are done!

Don't forget to comment below to be entered in a huge drawing! The sponsors are at the bottom of the page. Good Luck!

Prizes being donated by our sponsors:

• A Jillian Vance Design - $25.00 Gift Card
• Art Impressions - Latte Love Stamp Set
• Avery Elle - One Holiday Glass stamp set and one Punny Pantry stamp set
• Brutus Monroe - $25.00 Gift Card
• Cathy Zielske - Free class of winner's choice
• Concord & 9th - $50.00 Gift Card
• Doodles Paper Playground - (1) full size set of the December 6th Release Sparkle Blends sequin mixes
• Gina K Designs - (2) $50.00 Gift Cards
• Gina Marie Designs - $15.00 Gift Card
• Honeybee Stamps - $25.00 Gift Card
• Janes Doodles - $50.00 Gift Card
• Jennifer McGuire - $100 Care Package
• Jessica Lynn Original - One Stamp Set of Winner's Choice! (PLUS 8% of all sales go directly to Coffee Oasis!)
• Joy Clair - $25.00 Gift Card
• Kat Scrappiness - is offering 15% off EVERYTHING IN THE STORE and is donating 15% of all sales during this blog hop to Coffee Oasis! Use coupon code: COFFEEOASIS to save! We are also giving away FOUR gift packages, each valued at $25.00 or MORE! We also have a care package from HERO ARTS to give away!
• Karen Burniston (KB Riley) - (2) sets of the dies used in the video
• Lawn Fawn - $25 Gift Card
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - $25 Gift Card
• Magnuson Custom Stamps - One FREE Custom Made Stamp!
• Neat & Tangled - $15.00 Gift Card
• Newton's Nook - $25.00 Gift Card
• Not2Shabby Shop - Five (5) Coffee First stamp sets.
• Paper Smooches - $25.00 Gift Card
• Precious Remembrance Shop - One (1) Everyday Stamp Set
• Pretty Pink Posh - Three (3) $30.00 Gift Cards
• Rinea - $25.00 Gift Card
• Scor-Pal - Three Gift Packs with products such as the Full Size Scor Pal, Scor-Tape and the Scor-Bug Embosser.
• Scrapping For Less - $15.00 Gift Card
• Technique Tuesday - $20.00 Gift Card
• Trinity Stamps - $30.00 Gift Card
• Whimsy Stamps - Two (2) $25.00 Gift Cards
• White Rose Crafts LLC - Two (2) $25.00 Gift Cards

Don't forget to visit the other blogs on the hop!

An InLinkz Link-up

I'll be back soon with some final holiday cards!

Gale