Your Smile...

Hello-

Today I have a post up at the Crafty Power Blog... hop on over to check out how I made these leaves with realistic texture!

Kristen

Butterfly Thanks!

Happy weekend! Well...almost...

Today's card set is a Butterfly Thank You set.

I used the Hero Hues I talked about yesterday for these colors.  LOVE!

The stamps are from PTI - Beautiful Butterflies and Thanks All Ways.

Don't forget about the Giveaway post here.

Kristen

Sympathy Card Set

Sympathy cards are always tough to give, and even tougher to make when needed.  I created a set of 8 Sympathy Cards - just to have on hand.

I am loving this set from PTI, I really don't know why I waited so long to get it!

-Kristen

Make it Monday #99, Take 2

Hello again!

Today's card for Make it Monday features an older set - that is brand new to me :-)

I have been eyeing this set for a LONG time... so glad I finally took the plunge.

I switched up the classic order so that the red focal point was right where I wanted it. The outline cars are stamped in Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides and Plum Pudding.

I stamped the sentiment (from Lovely Leaves)using Vintage Cream and the entire card is mounted on Pure Poppy card stock.

Have a great weekend!
-Kristen

Make It Monday #99

I finally found some time to play along with this week's MIM, even though the ideas have been floating around in my head all week!

For this card, I used "Through the Trees" and inked it up with Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides and Plum Pudding.

I added a strip of distressed grey paper from my scrap pile and the sentiment which is also from this set. Everything was mounted onto True Black card stock.

I'll be back tomorrow to share another card using the Repeating Rainbows technique :-)

-Kristen

So Many Smiles...

Hello!

Today I have a post up at the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog.  Please stop by and check it out!

Kristen

Landscape Calendars

Hello!

Today I am sharing some landscape calendars I made for Christmas gifts.  The original idea came from Amber here.  Love love LOVED these calendars as soon as I saw them.  Amber graciously offers PDFs of her calendar templates and I snagged them up for this year's project.

Here is my take on it :-)

 

All Stamps are Papertrey Ink, Waltzingmouse Stamps or October Afternoon.

Kristen

Christmas Card Holder - part 2

Yesterday, I featured a Christmas Card Holder I made for the blog hop.  Today, I am showing another one I made this year, but with different papers - this one uses Cosmo Cricket papers and features the snowflake die from Papertrey Ink.

I love making these for gifts... and MYSELF! :-) What a great way to keep all your Christmas cards together year after year.

Happy Holidays!

Kristen

Blog Hop with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Graphic 45!

Graphic 45 and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L are hosting a week long blog hop - be sure to stop by!   Today I am featuring a post on a Christmas Card holder I made :-)

Feel Better Soon

Hello!

Today I am sharing a get well card I made for my friend that recently had back surgery.  Making masculine cards is so hard.. its even harder for a 30-something male!  Then I got to thinking, video games!

Have a good week!
-Kristen

Lovely Layers Birthday Card

Hello-

What? 2 posts in one week? I KNOW!!!  I'm taking full advantage of the holiday time off to get crafty and catch up on my blog.

Today's card is a birthday card with a feminine theme. I used Lovely Layers (I LOVE this set!)

I stamped a white panel with the complete design from left to right using Hibiscus Burst ink.  The panel was adhered to a Spring Moss base to coordinate with the other stamped elements.

I stamped the leaf veins on Spring Moss cardstock using Simply Chartreuse ink. Next was a combo of Hibiscus Burst and Pure Poppy, followed by Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise and Canyon Clay.

The inside was stamped with an image from Birthday Tags 2012 in Spring Moss.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristen

Masculine Birthday Card

Hello-

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving :-)  I celebrated mine by running a 5k in the morning, and filling up on sweet potatoes in the afternoon! PERFECT!

Today's card is a masculine card I made for my cousin, Jeff.

I stamped the Ocean Tides panel with a background from Market Street Stamps. I used Ocean Tides Ink for the argyle.  

I used Birthday Tags 2012 for the circular element, stamped in Kraft.

The front sentiment and the inside sentiment are both from the Think Big Favorites collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristen 

Counting My Blessings

Hello-

Today I have a post up at the Crafty Power Blog :-)  Be sure to stop by and check it out!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kristen

Snowflake Thank You Cards

If it ain't broke... don't fix it, right?  I always seem to keep going back to the layout that works so well for me... Circular element + Sentiment.  Clean and Simple - but with a lot of impact.

Today I am sharing a few Thank You cards I made - its not even Halloween yet, so thinking about snow might seem crazy, but in Chicago, it could be 70 one day and snowing the next!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Halloween! HA!

-Kristen

Operation Write Home - World Card Making Day Bloghop!

Hello! 

I am so excited to be participating in another OWH Blog hop!  I love supporting this great cause!  Here is my card for the hop:

Its based on this sketch here:

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristen 

Never too early for Halloween!

My favorite holiday. Period.  I would have decorations up year round if could :-)LOVED this stamp set the minute I saw it...

Dragged out my Vintage Cream ink on this one :-) I need to stamp more on dark cardstock. I love the way it looks! 

Happy Weekend! I'm running in another (GASP!) 5K tomorrow... lets hope I don't get rained on!

Kristen

What? More Lovely Layers?

Once I pull a set out, I like to use it a few different ways before putting it away.  Today was no exception. This time I made a gift tag.

 I REALLY love Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse and Harvest Gold together :-) So bright and spring like --- my last attempt at holding on to summer. LOL.

Happy Holiday Weekend!

Kristen

Lovely Layers - CAS

Hello!

I am really loving the Lovely Layers stamp set. So elegant and it really filled a niche in my arsenal.

I paired it with a few sentiments from the new Thanks All Ways set - I already know this will be a great set!

Kristen