Inspired by Kristina Werner

Hello!  Hope you are having a beautiful day!

Today I have 2 cards to show you,

they were inspired by 

this post by Kristina Werner.

Kristina is one of my favorite bloggers and artists.

If you haven't discovered her yet, be sure to pop over

and check out her blog, she's really quite wonderful.

Now I have to start by saying that I goofed up both my cards.

This first one I adhered the vellum in the wrong spot for 

the style I was going for, but that's not really a problem,

because I love the way it turned out.

Kristina use a background stamp on her card, but 

I didn't have one large enough with me at the time,

so I used a patterned paper.

You can barely see the patterned paper in the pictures,

but in real life you can see it.  It's a fairly delicate purple pattern.

I cut the shapes on the Cricut from white card stock.

I then embossed them with silver embossing powder.

The sentiment, I did a little differently.

I covered a piece of card stock with Versa Mark ink

and silver embossing powder and heated it.

Once I had that done I used a die to cut out the sentiment.

I arranged all the pieces and glued them on with 

Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.

Although this wasn't as I intended it,

I do like how it turned out.

For the 2nd card I decided to go with a Christmas theme.

This one I put together the right way.

The snow flakes were cut on the Cricut,

adhered with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

and covered with clear Wink of Stella.

I added a little bling on the centers of the flakes also.

The vellum opens to reveal this striped card front.

This is a piece I had in my stash that I had made a while 

ago when I was experimenting.

I made it using 

Simon Says Clear Stamps Basic Stripes

and 

Studio Calico Color Theory Inks

I didn't add a sentiment to this panel yet,

I want to see about fixing my goof on this card first.

I'll show that in a bit.

Lastly the front opens at the top and shows the sentiment 

inside the card.

This sentiment is 

"Christmas Blessings"

from Eureka Stamps.

I put this card together pretty quickly as I was running out of time.

It's not prefect, far from it, but I wanted to post it anyway.

I don't mind showing my mistakes and sometimes I think

it encourages people to try new things and continue trying

until they like the results.

Now for the goof on this card.

Here you go!  

When I was stamping the sentiment inside

the card, I got red ink on one of the snowflakes as well as

on the vellum.  It came off the vellum pretty well, but not that

flake.  Can't get that snowflake off either, that Quick Dry Adhesive

really sticks!

Oh well, it was a quick card and I wasn't crazy about those

flakes anyway.  

Things don't always turn out the way we want them to,

but sometimes they are fine anyway,

and sometimes we just learn from them.

Now, why don't you hop over to

Kristina Werner's Blog

and see what she has to show you.

I'm sure it's something quite wonderful.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you are inspired in some way.

Remember to have fun with whatever you are working on.

Come again soon,

you never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

and you may find better prices elsewhere.

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Inspirational Quote Project

Hello crafty people!

Today my post is pretty photo heavy as I'm going to 

show you how I went about making this project

(click on any of the pictures to see them larger)

Recently I've been working on some pieces with 

inspirational quotes on them.

I'll be posting them as I get them done, I have

several in the works right now.

The first thing I did was decide which flowers I wanted

to stamp and color.

I stamped onto a 12"x12" piece of white card stock

with Onyx Black Versa Fine Ink

and did all the coloring with colored pencils.

I stamped my first flower, which is an old one from 

Stampin' Up, into the upper corner of the page.

I also stamped it onto 

Inkadinkado Masking Paper, cut it out and used it as

a mask.

I had stamped the images I was going to use onto 

scrap card stock, colored them and roughly cut them out.

This way I could position the image and see where 

I wanted to stamp it.

I then laid the stamp over the cut out image and closed

the cover of my MISTI tool on the stamp to pick it up.

Placing the stamp over the cut out image also will prevent

any stray ink from getting where I don't want it.

As you'll see, most of the stamps were used more than 

once and that stray ink can ruin a project.

Here you can see where I used masking.

When I masked off a flower, then stamped over

it with another flower, then removed the mask,

the original flower appears to be in the front.

(Here is a video that explains masking much better)

I just started coloring before I realized I hadn't taken 

a picture of the project with just the stamping on it.

Here it is, before I colored it.

I started by coloring a first layer of color.

This way I could plan out my colors then go back and

do any shading and intensify colors.

Here is what it looked like once I was finished

coloring the flowers.

Now it was time for the quote.

I printed the quote I wanted onto white card stock

from my computer.

I taped it to my light box and taped the project 

over it using Post It Tape.

Once I turn the light box on, I could see the lettering

and traced it.  Sometimes I put paints right to the

project, but since I wanted to use colored pencils, 

I felt it would be easier to trace it with pencil.

I traced all the lettering with a light hand.

Here is a close up of the traced quote.

Even though I used a light hand, I do wish I had 

used an even lighter hand.

Some of the pencil was a little darker than I needed,

it only had to be dark enough that I could see it to 

go over it with the colored pencil.

I think my project turned out nice.

I haven't decided how I will hang this project,

but I'll get that figured out soon and let y'all know.

Thanks for stopping in today to see what I've been up to.

I hope you'll let me know what you think of my project, 

and I hope you've learned something and/or been inspired

in some way.

Come again soon. 

Until then, make something pretty.

All the stamps are from my stash,

the ones I know are:

The flowers in the lower left corner 

"Poppy" from Our Daily Bread Designs

The roses in the lower right and upper left 

"Rose" from QKR Stampede

The 3 along the bottom

Anna Griffin Parrot Tulip Stamp

very old, I couldn't find a link for it.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

and you may find better prices elsewhere.

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Snack container

Hello!

Quick post today.

My great nephew is going to Disney for the first time

next month.  Tonight his Mom brought him over so

I could cut some Mickey heads on my Silhouette.

They will be decorating the window of their room 

for Halloween with them.

I stopped at the Dollar Store today and picked up this 

little snack container.

I wanted a plain one to put Mickey on, but they didn't

have any, so I got the Minions.

I used my Silhouette to cut his name from vinyl

using the Mickey font.

I think it turned out cute.

Would have liked Mickey better, but ya gotta 

work with what you can get, right?

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until then, Happy Crafting!

Pop Up Panel Cards

Hi blog friends!

Today I'm excited to show you a 

couple really cool cards.

(click on the pictures to see them larger)

I saw a video on another blog the other

day and had to try making some

"pop up panel cards"

(I'll link to that video below)

First I wanted to make a

get well/ encouragement card.

For the front of the card I stamped 

"Lacy Butterfly"  from 

Eureka Stamps.

I colored it with colored pencils and

fussy cut it.

When I added it to the front of the card,

I used Glue Dots on the body of the butterfly

and put a couple layers of foam tape

under the wings to give dimension.

The exciting part comes when you open the card

and a panel pops out.

The sentiments are from

Simon Says Stamp Titled Banner Sayings

The little flowers are from
TaDa Creative Studios

I have no idea if it is available any longer.

I decided that I should also make a Christmas card

with a pop up panel inside.

I used card stocks from my stash.

Sorry I don't know the name of the stamp set I used

for this card.

The dotted border stamp that I used along the left side

is from Winnie and Walter's 

Scenery; Stripes

All the stamped images were stamped with 

Red Versafine Ink

On this card I didn't use as many layers and it

still turned out beautifully.

I weighed each card and this one would be able to 

go through the mail on a regular stamp,

the other one is much heavier with the extra 

layers of card stock and would need extra postage.

For an excellent video on how to make this style of card

go to this post on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have found some inspiration here

and maybe you'll give this style of card a try too.

I hope you'll stop by again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

and you may find better prices elsewhere.

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Masked Sentiment

Hello all!

Today I have a card to show you that I used 

a couple masking techniques on.

Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of all of 

it, but hopefully I'll explain it so you understand.

The first thing I did was stamp the
"hello." 

onto the card stock panel.

I then applied a piece of Post-It Tape

directly over the sentiment.

I'm loving this tape,

it's great for masking, comes off easily

and doesn't damage the paper.

Next I began stamping the flowers.

I cut a few stamped images from

Inkadinkado Masking Paper

and applied them over the flowers.

Everywhere there is a flower in the background

there was a mask over the flower in the foreground.

Here is a video that shows the technique

Once I had all the flowers stamped, 

I removed the masks and colored 

all the images with colored pencils.

I used a very light blue to color the 

background of the panel.

I then adhered it to a white card base.

Inside I stamped

this sentiment.

I don't know what companies made any of these stamps.

They are all stamps that I found in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have found some inspiration here

and will come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Smile card.

Hello blog friends!

A little while ago, I posted about winning

some fabulous prizes.

Today I have a card that I made with some of

those supplies.

The stamps I used on this card are from

CAS-ual Fridays. 

The foliage is from the

Casual Comfort Stamp Set

I used Color Box Petal Point Ink Pads

for all my stamping.

For the sentiment I used

Sassy Smiles

on the inside I used the sentiment that says

"it's the one thing that always fits

no matter how many cookies you eat"

For the edge I used 

Die-namics Stitched Basic Edge Die

from My Favorite Things

I love this angled die and the "stitching" it

leaves along the edge.

I added a few bits of bling from my stash and

adhered the panel to a card base and it was done.

A simple card, easy to make, quick to put together.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I'll be playing some more with my "winnings" 

so be sure to come back soon.

You never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates.

Veils and Vengeance

I have a new post up on
Mashed Potatoes and Crafts

Pop over and see which craft idea

I've posted from
"Veils and Vengeance"

I love Rachelle's books and 

recommend them for a fun,

entertaining read.

Now pop over and take a look!

See you next time,

you never know what you'll find on

Kristie Kreates!

Real Beauty

Hello visitors!

Today I have a layout that I'd like to show you.

I happened to find some 12" x 12" watercolor paper a

few weeks ago and snatched that right up.

It is Master's Touch which is the

Hobby Lobby brand.

I have wanted to do some stamping and watercoloring 

on some scrapbook layouts, but hadn't seen any of the right 

sized watercolor paper.

I decided to do a layout of my beautiful daughter.

She is not only beautiful on the outside, but on the

inside also.

Here is the layout I made.

The pictures and the title are both matted with some

green paper from my stash, it matches nicely with the

ink I used ,which was

Crushed Olive Distress Ink.

The rose stamp I used is

"Rose" from QKR Stampede 

and were stamped with Versa Fine Onyx Black ink

which is water proof, so is perfect for watercoloring.

I colored all the roses with watercolor crayons.

I have 2 brands, Lyra and Neo-Colors

I love using watercolor crayons, they blend so beautifully.

The "baby's breath" is

"Tiny Baby's Breath" from Biblical Impressions.

I used my MISTI tool to do all the stamping

and it worked beautifully.

I hope you will try doing some stamping and/or watercoloring on 

your scrapbook layouts.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until next time, try something new!

New goodies!

Hello Crafty friends!

I have been very lucky recently.

First I got an e-mail from Jennifer McGuire that I 

had won a gift certificate from her for
My Favorite Things

on her blog.  I was so excited,

I love shopping when I don't have to pay for it and

there were some dies that I'd been wanting!

Here are the 2 die sets that I got with my gift certificate.

they are:

Die-namics Basic Stitch Lines

and

Die-namics Stitched Basic Edges  

The GC was for $25, so I did have to pay a little bit,

but not much for a couple great sets of dies.

Can't wait to get some time to play with these!

Thanks to Jennifer and My Favorite Things!

Then I got an e-mail from Julia that I had won a gift 

certificate on her blog

Just One More Card

This was for 

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

This GC was for $100!

YES!  That's what I said, $100

A big thanks to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

and Julia.  I had a ball spending that on some wonderful 

stamps and dies.

Here's what I got with that GC.

I opened my package and this is how my goodies arrived.

How cute is that?  

Such a nice little courtesy that made me smile.

If you know me very well, you know I'll be saving that 

paper to craft with.

Casual Trees Fri-Dies

Casual Comfort Stamp Set

Lovely Greetings

Whole Shebang

Sassy Smiles

Stars Fri-Dies

Holly Jolly Borders

I can't wait to ink up these stamps and run those 

dies through my Cuttlebug!

Come back soon and you'll be able to see

what I make with all my new goodies.

I can't wait to get started.

Be sure to check out these 2 companies,

they have wonderful products and their delivery was

very fast.

Also go check out Jennifer and Julia's blogs

They both have some wonderful ideas

and videos

Hope to see you again soon,

Until then, Happy Crafting!