Create with Katarina

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

🎁 Your FREE Cardmaking SVG Gift – for Summit Participants!

Hello crafty friends!

If you’re here from the Card Making Success Summit, welcome - I’m so happy you stopped by 💖

As a little thank-you for joining us and supporting the summit, I’ve created a special free SVG download for you. You can use it in your cardmaking projects, electronic cutting machines, and crafty creations.

✂️ What’s included?

You’ll receive:

A high-quality SVG file + link to a step by step video tutorial
Perfect for Cricut, Silhouette, and other cutting machines
Great for cards, toppers, sentiments, and layered designs

It’s designed to be easy to use and fun to customise for your own style.

👉 How to get your freebie

Click the link below
Add the SVG to your basket
Check out for Free 😊

🎁 Click here to download your free SVG -Download the files here

💖 Want more cardmaking inspiration?

If you enjoy tutorials, techniques, and creative ideas, I’d love for you to join me over on YouTube where I regularly share:

Step-by-step card tutorials
Mixed media ideas
Die cutting & embossing techniques
Product inspiration
Crafty tips and tricks

▶️ Watch my videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@createwithKatarina

Thank you so much for being part of this wonderful crafty community — and happy creating!

Katarina

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Building a Colourful Card Background with WOW! Quad Citrus Mixed Media powders

Today I’m sharing a colourful mixed media birthday card created using the WOW! Quad Citrus Embossing Powders inspired by Seth Apter. This playful design focuses on bold colour, layered circular elements and expressive texture, allowing the mixed media powders to really shine across the background. This project fits perfectly within our Mixed Media Spotlight, which brings together a variety of creative approaches and techniques using mixed media embossing powders. In this post, I’ll talk you through how I built the vibrant background, incorporated multiple colours from the Quad Citrus set, and finished the card with sparkling floral details for extra dimension and shine.✨

🎥 A quick peek at how this card came together - watch the video below for the complete tutorial.

• Stack and layer circles in multiple sizes and bright colours using WOW! Quad Citrus Embossing Powders for a vibrant, textured background.

• Give the flowers a sparkling finish with WOW! Sparkling Sugar Sparkles.

• Add dimension and interest with vellum, die-cut foliage, and a small diamond shape.

• Foil the sentiment in gold Fab Foil for a stunning celebratory touch.

• Add clear rhinestones to catch the light and complete the design.

SUPPLIES I USED

You can grab 10% off with my code, and I may receive a small commission if you shop through my link; thank you for helping support my creative projects!

Sparkling Sugar SPARKLES – UK - https://www.wowembossingpowder.co.uk/sprk043-sparkling-sugar-sparklescatherine-pooler-7614-p.asp

Sparkling Sugar SPARKLES – US - https://www.wowembossingpowderusa.com/SPRK043-Sparkling-Sugar-SPARKLES-Glitter_p_900.html

Vivid Blooms Etched Dies - https://www.spellbinders.co.uk/products/vivid-blooms-etched-dies-from-the-vivid-expressions-collection?_pos=1&_psq=vivid+blooms&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Monday, December 8, 2025

Icy Glam & Pink Sparkle Christmas card

Hi everyone! Katarina here, and today I’m sharing a beautifully frosty “Pink Sparkle Christmas Card” created with some of my absolute favourite WOW! Embossing Powders and glitters. ❄️💖

In this project, I’m using Pink Ice from the Ice Crystals Trio to give plain coloured cardstock a stunning icy makeover. It’s the perfect way to turn your florals into soft, non-traditional pink poinsettias with a gorgeous frosted finish. I’ve teamed them with teal holly leaves, coated in Clear Sparkle, for that crisp winter-morning shimmer we all love.

And because I can never resist a bit more shine, I added a dusting of Sparkling Sugar SPARKLES Glitter, it gives the whole card the sweetest, most magical sparkle. ✨

If you enjoy experimenting with unexpected colour combos or want to bring more texture and shine into your festive crafting, this tutorial is packed with ideas you can easily use across all your Christmas makes.

Watch my step by step YouTube tutorial here:

STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL:

Create the card base: Die cut two of the largest white oval shapes. Trim a tiny sliver off the bottom of one oval so the finished card won’t roll. On the opposite end of that straight edge, score a hinge at roughly 1½”. Add glue to the hinge and adhere the second oval on top to create your shaped card base.
Prepare the oval layers: 1x pink oval (one size smaller than the base, 1x patterned oval (one size smaller again). Skip down a couple of sizes in your die set, then cut 1x a smaller pink oval and one size smaller white oval. Add glitter to the edges of both pink ovals using Sparkling Sugar and to the patterned oval using White Earth Sparkles (biodegradable). Use dry clear glue to trace around the edges before sprinkling the glitter.
Make the sparkle background: On the smallest white oval, stamp the Falling Sparkles image using the WOW! Embossing Ink Pad. Cover with Pink Sapphire embossing powder and heat set. Dot a small amount of glue randomly over the sparkles and sprinkle Sparkling Sugar Sparkles Glitter on top. Set aside to dry.
Make the flowers: Die cut multiple sets of petals from white pearlescent cardstock. Ink the petals with Festive Berries Distress Oxide and, before the ink dries, cover with Pink Ice embossing powder. Heat set. Repeat this process three layers for each flower. Offset and layer the petals to create one large and one smaller full flower.
Make the foliage: Die cut holly and fern leaves from two shades of teal cardstock. Cover the holly leaves with embossing ink, sprinkle with Clear Sparkle embossing glitter, and heat set.
Make the sentiment: Die cut the word 'sparkle' from pink cardstock and its shadow layer from white. Layer these pieces together and mount on foam pads. Stamp ’Tis the Season' on pink cardstock with embossing ink and heat emboss using white embossing powder. Trim into a small strip and raise on foam pads.
Assembly: Once the glittered edges are dry, adhere the large pink oval and the patterned oval to the card base. Layer the smaller pink and white ovals together, then raise them on foam pads and attach to the centre of the card front. Arrange the flowers and foliage on the left side of the oval. Add the sentiment to the right. Finish by embellishing the flower centres with blingy silver rhinestones.

PRODUCTS I USED:

I may earn a small commission if you purchase via my link - thanks for supporting my crafting!

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Friday, December 5, 2025

WINTER WONDERS 20% OFF THE COLLECTION 1-17 DEC 2025

❄️ Winter Wonders is here! ❄️

If you love cool palettes, icy sparkle, and that soft winter glow, this collection is going to be a dream. WOW! has curated a beautiful mix of powders, sparkles, and foils that capture the magical, frosty feel of the season — all bundled into one stunning winter-inspired set.

Enjoy 20% off the full Winter Wonders Collection from 1–17 December with the code WOWDEC20.

Think shimmering whites, brushed silvers, crisp winter blues, and subtle layered textures — perfect for cosy winter cardmaking, mixed media projects, journalling, or simply refreshing your stash with something seasonal.

Shop the list below — these are affiliate links, which means if you choose to purchase through them, you’ll be supporting my crafting at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support! 💖✨

Clear Sparkle Shop at: WOW USA \| WOW UK	Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad Shop at: WOW USA \| WOW UK	Dual Speed Heat Tool - Euro Shop at: WOW USA \| WOW UK	Dual Speed Heat Tool - UK Shop at: WOW USA \| WOW UK	Dual Speed Heat Tool - US Shop at: WOW USA \| WOW UK
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