Gratitude Journal

Hello-

Hope the holidays are treating you well :-)

I have been busy busy BUSY the past few weeks making gratitude journals for my family for Christmas. I made SEVEN (YIKES!) - which is why my posts lately have been few and far between...

Some pages of the journals were inspired by Dawn's here.  Below are the photos... I apologize for the photo-heavy post, but we all know that is the best part of posts anyhow right?

I also filled them with some loose leaf paper that I picked up at a GREAT price after the back to school sales were done (like 28 cents a package! w00t!)

Thanks for looking. Happy Holidays!

Giveaway at the Crafty Power Blog!

Hello!

Today I have a post up over at the Crafty Power Blog (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L).

http://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog

Be sure to hop over there and leave a comment for a chance to win the giveaway they are having :-)  (you must leave a comment there to win!)

Thank you and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Notepads! Notepads! Notepads!

Wow...the holidays have really been taking their toll on my creative time!  It's been busy busy busy around here... On Thanksgiving day I ran in my first 5K (a HUGE feat for me!) and my awesome brother ran it with me... in a SUIT! (Dress shoes and ALL!)

One of the projects I have been fiendishly trying to finish in time for Christmas is these little notepad holders - the floral prints are such a nice reminder that Spring is right around the corner :-)

I personalized each notepad holder with a monogram for the recipient.

Thanks for stopping by! Come back on Saturday - I will have a post for SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L and an opportunity to WIN a prize pack!!


-Kristen

Giveaways ALL Month Long on the Crafty Power Blog!

Hi Everyone-

I apologize for my extended absence on the blog lately... unfortunately sometime the "not fun" work gets in the way!

Just wanted to pop in to let you know that SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L is having a MONTH long Holiday Extravaganza for December :-)

Head over to the blog each Saturday in December, get inspired, and enter to win some great prizes from SBAby3L and Epiphany Crafts!

Check it out:

Crafty Power Blog

Thanks for stopping by and head on over there and WIN!

There is a new project and a new chance EVERY Saturday in December!

-Kristen

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble Gobble :-)

Just wanted to share a decorative tile that I made for Thanksgiving.

I used a limestone tile in 4x4 size (a box of 9 is $5 at Lowe's).  Limestone tile is porous so the ink sinks into it a bit, rather than floating on top like a ceramic tile would.

I stamped the pumpkin and the sentiment using Black Staz-On ink. I colored the pumpkin using my Copics - carefully - since the ink is Staz-on, Copics don't get along very well!

Next, I used Crafty Power Tape to frame out my image.  I shook on a little cinnamon colored glitter and the tape holds it perfectly!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

-Kristen

Wine Bottle Tag

Hello-

Today I have a post up over at the Crafty Power Blog, hop on over and check it out!

The post is for this super simple Wine Bottle Tag - how easy is it to add just a little something to a plain wine bottle - and make it personal? :-)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

-Kristen

Supplies

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: MyStik Permanent, EZ Dots Permanent, Crafty Power Tape, 3D Foam Squares

Spellbinders: Labels 14

Waltzingmouse Stamps: Holiday Labels No. 14, Compliments of the Season

Papertrey Ink: Vintage Cream & Kraft Cardstock, Wine Bottle Tag, Tag Sale#5

DCWV: Fall Stack

Ranger: Wild Honey, Tea Dye Distress Ink, Brown Sugar Ink

Courage

Hello!

Today I made a card to go along with October's theme of Breast Cancer Awareness.  I used the new Faith & Hope set from PTI.  Of course - these are cards that we hope to never have to make.  Everyone has been touched in some way by this horrible disease - the least we can do is try to offer comfort and encouragement.

I stamped the background using the new Spring Moss ink.  The Mat Stack was stamped in the new Aqua Mist ink and the ribbon was stamped with Chewing Gum from Jenni Bowlin.  The sentiment was added in Fountain Pen (also JB).  I inked all the edges with Tea Dye (Tim Holtz)

I assembled the card using foam tape and foam squares for extra dimension.  The card was made out of Aqua Mist CS. 

Have a great weekend!

Kristen

Make your own Halloween Luminary!

Hello!

Halloween is right around the corner and I am starting to drag out my decorations :-)

Some of my decorations are store-bought - but some of them are handmade... today I am sharing a do-it yourself luminary idea.  Just slip a battery-operated tea light inside and you are good to go!

I have a quick tutorial on how to make this adapted version of a 2-5-7-10 bag over at the Crafty Power Blog (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L) - stop by if you are interested in seeing more :-)

Thanks!
Kristen

CASEing a Christmas Card...

Hello!

Today I am sharing a card I made which is a CASE of THIS card by Nichole Heady.  As soon as I saw it, I KNEW I had to CASE it!  I have loved that Mat Stack die since the day I bought it, and I love finding different ways to use it!

I am not *quite* ready to start my Christmas cards, so I used Harvest Berries instead. I stamped the leaf image in versa mark onto Ocean Tides cardstock.  I also stamped the leaf image using Forest Moss onto the Mat stack.  The berries were added with Weathered Wood, and the sentiment was added in Fountain Pen using a sentiment from Tiny Tags. I finished it off by inking the edges of the mat stack with Tea Dye and tying on some PTI twine.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You!

I recently purchased a new set from the FSOT boards at PTI, and I literally linked it up within an hour of its arrival!  I have been eyeing the set "Places, Please" for a while now, and I finally snagged it!

For this clean and simple card, I stamped the frame from the set in Brown Sugar.  Then I masked it off and stamped the Ginkgo leaves from Harvest Berries in Wild Honey.  I finished it off with the "Thank You" sentiment from Botanical Silhouettes stamped in Peeled Paint.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make it Monday #35 - Custom Stamped Washi Tape

Today's card is my entry into the Make it Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink.  After several (cough cough) unsuccessful attempts at this pretty simple technique... I was FINALLY able to get it right! I wont go into the details...let's just focus on what went RIGHT... (lol!)

I don't have a lot of background stamps, so taking a cue from this card here, I made my own background using the diagonal stamps from Postmarks.  I stamped the diagonals onto the handmade washi tape using Stick Candy and Bahama Blue.  Then I applied the tape to the Kraft card.

I die cut and stamped the 2 postage stamps using the same colors, and then added a heart shaped button.

For the sentiment, I first stamped the circle using Label Basics, then added the winged image from Postmarks using Malted Milk.  The sentiment is from Botanical Silhouettes.

Thanks for stopping by!

A Proper Vintage Gentleman - Mini Album

Hello!

Thanks for stopping by! Today I am sharing a mini album that I made for the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L and Graphic 45 blog hop.  You can visit the 3L blog here.  Be sure to hop along on both the 3L blog and the Graphic 45 blogs (hint hint PRIZES!)

So for my mini, since it will be a gift, I don't have the photos ahead of time.  This can present a problem if you like to have elements that overlap your photos.  This is where the 3D Foam squares and Crafty Foam Tape come in.  They provide just the right amount of "lift" to my elements so that the recipient can easily slide their photos behind the various embellishments.

The album is 4x6 and the photo mats are approximately 3.5" square.

Here are some shots from inside the album:

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Cardstock: PTI (vintage cream)

Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 (A Proper Gentleman, Staples: Envelope Tags)

Stamps: PTI (Background Basics: Newsprint), Stampers Anonymous (Adverts)

Ink: Ranger (Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone, Brown Sugar)

Adhesives: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™

Other: PTI (twine, Tag Sale Dies), Maya Road (Mini Tickets, Bingo Markers), EK Success (Star Punch), Buttons, Game Pieces, Metal Key

OWH World Cardmaking Day 2011 BLOG HOP!

I am so excited to be taking part in the World Card Making Day blog hop in support of Operation Write Home!  I am already in the holiday spirit- trying to get a jump on those holiday projects!  What better way to get inspired than by hopping around and viewing all the wonderful cards.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kristen

Supplies
Cardstock: PTI (Kraft, vintage cream)

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket 

Stamps: Hero Arts (Merry Christmas),  PTI (Label Basics)

Ink: Ranger (Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Tea Dye)

Adhesives: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ (3D Foam squares)

Other: PTI (Labels Die, Bloom Builder Die), unknown (brad)