Cathie Allan Archives - Creative Scrapbooker

In Christmas

Art Impressions Christmas Slimline Stamp Set and Cathie Allan

September 14, 2023 No Comments

Cathie Allan was very busy designing projects using this Art Impressions Christmas Slimline Stamp Set. Here is a look at one of the layouts she designed. And here is a fabulous coordinating card. That snowman from the Art Impressions Christmas Slimline stamp set is absolutely delicious. WOWZA! Stunning creations Cathie! I love that Cathie used the stamp on BOTH a card and a layout. We often purchase supplies with one thing in mind and forget that there are so many possibilities and projects that it could apply to! Cathie’s projects both have a really unique aspect to them – they both include REMOVABLE tags that you can take off and hang on the Christmas tree. How stinkin’ cool is that! Both of these projects were featured in the Fall issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine in Cathie’s regular column – Cathie’s Choice.Do you have your copy yet? CLICK HERE to order…

In home decor

Wall Display featuring Heartfelt Creations Designed by Cathie Allan

January 28, 2023 No Comments

Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year, as I am able to share my passion of creating beautiful gifts using my favourite rubber stamps, dies, ink, and paint. This year, as a gift for my daughter Nikki, I decided to create a photo montage—a gorgeous wall display that she can leave up year-round. I used an amazing Christmas-ish die—Noel Decorative Die from Heartfelt Creations—to do the backgrounds on all three of the handmade frames. I referred to the die as “Christmas-ish” because it was designed as part of their Christmas angel series, however, it was perfect for this “Every Summer Tells a Story” custom-made gift. A Christmas gift that keeps on giving all year long!!!! YA! Have a wonderful Saturday everyone My project was featured in the Winter 2022 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine in my regular column – Cathie’s Choice. Get your copy of the magazine…

In stamping

From WHITE to BRIGHT! with Cathie Allan

August 2, 2022 2 Comments

Create your own embellishments and patterned paper Cathie Allan style! INSTRUCTIONS 1. Stamp the Impression Obsession background stamp using VersaFine black ink on a piece of Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock. This panel will be cut into design elements when assembling the layout at the end. Set panel aside. 2.Apply Split Pea VersaColor ink on a piece of recycled plastic. Mist with water.3. Place a second piece of recycled plastic on top and move the ink around with your finger.4. Pull the two pieces apart. We have just created TWO stamps.5. Gently stamp the green-coloured plastic on a piece of Super Stock. Clean the plastic pieces.6. Repeat Steps 2 to 5 using Orange, Opera Pink, and Cyan VersaColor ink.7. Use a ruler and marker to create a frame, and edge the piece of Super Stock. Set aside.8. Using an Impression Obsession die, die cut a variety of foliage from Super Stock.…

In stamping

Once Upon a Heart with Cathie Allan and Impression Obsession

March 9, 2021 No Comments

Did you ever get one of those timeless stamps that you know that you can use in a million projects? I may have just “a few”. Recently I took out this amazing heart stamp from Impression Obsession (Wavy Line Heart) and I have been creating and creating and creating with it AND guess what, it is still on my desk because this stamp is simply not done with me yet. So far I have created 4 projects with it, 2 cards, a scrapbook page, and an altered piece of cardstock that I have not used in an actual project yet because I love it so much. I just don’t want to cut it up or put anything on it, yet, lol. I simply love it just like it is. The “I LOVE US” card was my husband’s valentine’s card. Brian actually gets offended if I buy a commercially built card…

In Cards

Making a “Me” Card with Cathie Allan

October 27, 2020 No Comments

Hi Everybody, Cathie Allan here today to share with you a card I made for myself. Yes …. for me! I love making these types of cards because it allows me to get my photos off of my phone or my computer and share them by displaying some of my favorites in my home. I make cards like this all year but most of them “go away” to a new home as I am always creating them for someone’s birthday, graduation, wedding etc. How I love creating one of a kind, very personal cards … I tend to always add photos in my cards …. for my special peeps but today …. that special peep is “me”. This “Me card” focuses on some amazing photos sent to me of my youngest “Grandhandsome son” Max. They simply could not just be on my phone …. they needed to be out and…

In Cards

6X6 Rubber Stamps for the Win! with Cathie Allan

August 18, 2020 No Comments

Hello everyone! Cathie Allan here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. Creating a “notecard” to remember is so easy when you have a great 6X6 background stamp. Impression Obsession’s collection of 6X6, red rubber (for that perfect image) rubber stamps is massive. With over 280, deeply etched, full of amazing detail, 6X6 rubber stamps to choose from you will be in “stamp heaven” for a long, long time. For this blog post I am focusing on the “Pixel Daisy” image. Because I was wanting to create a number of “any occasion I need them for” cards, I kept the process super simple and fast. Yes, pigment ink is my choice for ink for “oh, so many versatile reasons”. Pigment ink can mimic so very many “specialty inks” when you know how to use them and I love that the projects I made with them “30 plus years ago” look…

In stamping

Hydrangea Stamp by Heartfelt Creations and Cathie Allan

February 11, 2020 1 Comment

Hello everyone, Cathie Allan here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. I am so excited to share with you my blog post for February. It involves a gorgeous Hydrangea stamp along with a few other stamps and dies from the amazing Heartfelt Creations. This amazing company constantly creates stamps and dies to inspire. Of course, I broke out my pigment inks and I now have a totally awesome collection of Tsukineko’s, StazOn, Pigment ink. If you are like me … and love to incorporate window plastic or transparencies to your projects, this ink will blow your ‘”stamping on window plastic” mind :). I will also share with you a delightful little cleaner that will clean this “relatively, new ink” off of your rubber stamps and your clear stamps and “nourish your stamps” at the same time. Let’s check it out! Using the “StazOn ink” of your dreams, stamp the…

In Christmas Tags

Art Impressions Christmas Tags with Cathie Allan

October 15, 2019 2 Comments

Can you smell it …. can you feel it ….. ? Fall is here and that means Christmas is right around the corner. Oh, for a card/tag maker this is the “funnest” time of the year. Break out ALL your Christmas stamps and your favorite mediums and create until the reindeer fly. This is what I have started my “Christmas card/tag journey” with, for 2019. I pulled out 3 of my favorite “Art Impressions”, Christmas sets then pulled out some of my favorite mediums, some paint, fiber, and ribbon. First I stamped and colored my images. Yes, because I love the light fastness of pigment ink I pulled out my “VersaFine” quick-dry pigment ink and stamped the images that I wanted to color. Coloring was easy with my artist quality pencil crayons and I used Gamsol to blend. Now for the tag background …. this was easy & crazy quick!…

In stamping

Greeting Card featuring Clearsnap ColorBox and Cathie Allan

August 22, 2019 2 Comments

Wondering what the inside of the Fall 2019 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine looks like? Here is a little peek of a gorgeous Greeting Card that Cathie Allan designed featuring Clearsnap ColorBox. Each and every issue is filled with gorgeous STEP BY STEP photos on how to create a variety of different projects! Here is the step by step that you will find in the Fall issue of Cathie’s Greeting Card. The Fall issue is now at your local scrapbooking stores and will hit newsstands Sept 01. Visit the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine STORE LOCATOR to find a store nearest you. We are EXCITED to announce that Clearsnap ColorBox will be sponsoring The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnivals! Here are the carnival dates – MARK YOUR CALENDARS Edmonton – Sept 6-7 Calgary – Sept 20-21 There are still seats available in our crop area! HURRY!!!! We want you to come on down to…

In Tuesday with the Team

Dare 2B Artzy and Cathie Allan

April 9, 2019 2 Comments

Hello everyone, Cathie Allan here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog playing with Dare 2B Artzy! While demoing and doing make’n takes in the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine booth in Dallas at the Stamp & Scrap Expo I had the absolute pleasure to meet Cindy Sartain, owner of Dare 2B Artzy, stamps, dies & stencils. Their booth was directly across from ours & oh, my goodness …. I fell in love at first sight with her products. Of course, I had to bring some home to introduce her stamps to my ink 🙂 I have created 2 awesome quick & easy cards using two of her sets and one of her stencils. I kept the techniques so simple & fun that if you follow my articles in the fabulous, quarterly book, “Creative Scrapbooker Magazine” (you know it is “way” past “just” a magazine) you will probably know how I achieved…