Thanks

Hello fans!

I'm back, it's been a while since I've posted any

new projects, but I'm back at it.

I have had some time to create and will try to

post often again.

Today I'm sharing a card I made for friends that 

we visited on our trip south.

I, like many others, have become enamoured

with the string pulling that has become the

latest rage.

I am having a lot of fun with this technique,

if you are interested, check on YouTube for 

"string pulling"

you will find a lot of great videos there.

For this image I used plain white string,

you can use any kind you like, and 

Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Paint

The "thanks" is embossed with

 silver embossing powder

In this picture, you can see the shimmer and shine

that the mat around that pink image has.

I love how this card turned out and have

plans to make more cards with these 

string pulled images.

Thanks for stopping in today,

come again soon.

Until next time,

try something new!

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Father's Day

Hello all!

I know this is really late for Father's Day,

but I wanted to share this card I made for my husband.

It, obviously, could be used for any occasion,

with just a different sentiment.

Recently I have been spending a lot of my 

crafty time making backgrounds for my stash.

One of the techniques I've been doing a lot is

using alcohol inks, dropping them onto different

papers and seeing what I get.

There are many techniques that you can use to

make different patterns.

For this one, I dropped ink onto a piece of vellum.

I used blending solution to help the inks flow and mix.

When most of the ink was dry, but there were spots

that were still a little tacky, I applied 

light blue Deco Foil.

The foil adhered to the tacky ink creating 

shiny blue areas on the background piece.

I wrapped the vellum background around a

piece of white card stock to make it more sturdy

then adhered it to a white card base.

The sentiment was stamped with 

Twisted Citron Distress Ink.

Here you can see where the blue foil has adhered to the 

ink, giving a metallic shine.

I've been having so much fun creating backgrounds 

for my stash, I've built up quite a collection.

Now I just have to get to work making cards and

other projects with them.

Thanks for popping in to check out what I've been up to.

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,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.