An Annoucement... and a Prize??

Hello!

I am so happy to be able to share some wonderful news!!  I have been asked to be on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Design Team again for this year!

I absolutely LOVE their adhesives so this is a match made in HEAVEN! Today they have a big announcement on their blog to introduce all of the team.  They are also giving away a prize to one lucky person!  So head on over and leave your comment!

The Crafty Power Blog

I look forward to sharing projects featuring their adhesives throughout the year 2012!  And I might even have a few give-a-ways of my own!

-Kristen

It's the Little Things - Album

Hello!

Wow! It's been awhile! My apologies - this month has been - let's just say, BUSY!  Today I have a post up over at the Crafty Power Blog for this 9x9 scrapbook album.  I am posting all the pictures of the inside here on my blog - so I apologize ahead of time for SO.MANY.PICTURES.  But really, that is why we all visit blogs right? :-)

Thinking Outside the Envelope...

Hello and Happy Weekend!

I have a post up over at the Crafty Power Blog today.  I have a tutorial on how I made this Shaker Card - using their Keepsake Envelopes.

Here is the card.  Love those BUTTERFLIES!

Kristen

Supplies
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Lovely Leaves (PTI)
Ink: Berry Sorbet (PTI), VersaFine Black
Paper: Fancy Pants, Prism
Transparency: Fancy Pants
Other: Keepsake Envelope (SBABy3L), Beads, Die (PTI)

Beautiful Butterflies --- take 2!

Ok, I have to admit... I REALLY like this set! So easy to make a simple statement with just the image...so I couldn't stop where I left off yesterday :-) I kept going... and this time made some thank you cards using my FAVORITE TBF set of all time (as evidenced by the fact that it shows up on this blog a few times a month!)

Thanks for stopping by!
Kristen

Supplies
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Think Big Favorites
Inks: Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse

Beautiful Butterflies

Hello-

I recently received my latest PTI release - and I couldn't WAIT to bust out those Butterflies! So simple, so clean, so AMAZING.

I made a card set using the sentiments from the set, as well as BB:Circles.

Thanks for stopping by!
-Kristen

Supplies
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, BB: Circles
Inks: Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise

It's Leap Day! Thank you and a special honor :-)

Hello and a very happy leap day to you!

On this special day - I wanted to share with you an AWESOME honor I recently received from a dear blogger named Joyce.

Joyce's own blog is a constant source of inspiration.  She is always positive, and ALWAYS finds time to comment on my blog... (and other blogs I have noticed!)  I don't know how she does it or finds the time to be crafty AND supportive but I envy her.

Anyways - here are the details -

Liebster is German for 'dearest'.  The award is a 'share-the-love' arrangement, given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers. 

Here's the to-do list of any Liebster award recipient:

Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
Reveal your five blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog
Copy and paste the award on your blog (see above)
Hope that those you award forward it to their favorite bloggers

My Google reader is chock full of inspiration - and it was hard to narrow it down, but my pick for the 5 bloggers I find myself going to more and more for inspiration?  Here they are:

1. I am Derby

2. The Mango Boys and Me

3. Peppermint Patty's Papercrafts

4. Neat & Tangled

5. My Craftroom Creations

Peaceful Thank You

Whew! You think you are busy - and then before you know it, its been weeks since you updated your blog! YIKES!

I finally got some time set aside to play with my stamps... and I decided to "drag" out an older set - that hasn't seen much ink time lately...Peaceful Garden.

I love it so much - but often find I am stumped for ideas on how to use it... today's card is a simple use of the main image of the set.

Hope you all have a great week!

-Kristen

Supplies (all PTI)
Stamps: Think Big Favorites #5, Peaceful Garden
Paper: Vintage Cream
Ink: Spring Moss, Classic Kraft

Happy Birthday, MOM!

February 1st was my mom's birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!)

I made her this little gift bag to hold a very special gift :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

-Kristen

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop!

For this month's blog hop, we were challenged to pick a favorite project of ours from 2011, and revisit it.

I chose this card:

This time, I added a few medallions, colors and varied the position of the sentiment:

As you can also tell, I have a new camera since that original card - so everything doesn't look like I photographed it in a dungeon! :-)

Enjoy the hop!

-Kristen

Supplies
Stamps: Mehndi Medallion, Think Big Favorites
Paper: Stampers Select White

Valentine's Day - take 2 :-)

So it turns out, I really liked that color combo and layout - so I CASed myself - and added tree tops this time :-)

-Kristen

Valentine's Day Cards

Ok, Ok I KNOW we JUST finished with Christmas, but it's time to switch gears and start working on the next holiday!

I have to admit, I am LOVING the combination of Red, Blue and black together... I can see myself using this a lot!

Happy Weekend!
-Kristen

Supplies
Stamps: Love Birds, Think Big Favorites #11
Ink: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tea Dye (Ranger)
Paper: White (Neenah Solar White)

Make it Monday #49 - Ghost Masking - take 2

Ok, I decided after the first try, I wanted to try the ghost masking again - this time with a full-bleed stamp :-)

For this one I used Flower Fusion #6 - and the little hearts from Bundle of Love.

I really like this technique - it makes a really neat effect - without a lot of fuss. 

-Kristen

Supplies
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI)
Stamps: Flower Fusion #6, Bundle of Love, Label Basics, Think Big Favorites #3
Ink: Pumice Stone (Ranger), Grass, Papaya, Eucalyptus (A*muse)
Other: Angled Label Die (PTI)

Hope

Hello-

Today is my day over at the Crafty Power Blog :-)

For details and supplies ... hop on over and check it out!

-Kristen

Make it Monday #49 - Ghost Masking

Hello!

I am participating in my first MIM in a long time - its amazing how the holidays just take so much of your time!

This week's Make it Monday is Ghost Masking - and you can see the video and original post HERE.

This was my first attempt - and its a bit different since the stamp/die combo I used wasn't a full-bleed stamp - there is a little bit of a border around the stamp - but that's ok :-)

What WASN'T ok - was that I FORGOT to stamp off the red flower in the bottom of the frame before stamping it- just a bit too dark...oops! :-)

Its one of my resolutions to participate in more challenges - so I hope this is the first of many!

-Kristen

Supplies
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI)
Stamps: Flower Fusion #1, Fillable Frames #1, Mat Stack 3 Collection, Wreath for All Seasons (PTI)
Inks: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento -Tsukineko), Tea Dye (Ranger)
Other: FF#1 Die

Thanks a BUNCH!

Hello :-)

Is anyone else out there like me? I can't wait to get my hands on a particular stamp set, all sorts of ideas flowing through my head... then the set arrives - and in the drawer it sits - eagerly awaiting ink time :-)

That's exactly what happened here -  but I finally dusted off the stamps and put them to good use! :-)

I just love the inks from A*Muse - I think they are the perfect shades for grapes! (I used Currant and Grass)

Hope you have a great week!

-Kristen

Supplies:
Stamps: BB:Newsprint, Fillable Frames #1, Fruit Fusion: Grapes (PTI)
Paper: Kraft, White (PTI)
Ink: Grass, Currant (A*muse), Fountain Pen, Stick Candy, Tea Dye (Ranger)
Other: FF#1, Grapes Die (PTI), Crimper