HP Birthday Card

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a birthday card to show you.

The young man this was made for is a real

Harry Potter fan, which I am too, so I decided a 

Harry card would be perfect for him.

I had some Harry Potter themed paper and thought this

Gryffindor image would be perfect, especially since

he and I are both from that house.

Inside I added a little joke with a scratch off area 

with the answer under it.

"How do you get a mythical creature into your house?"

Answer:  Through the Gryffindor!

He loved it.

Here is a picture of my little Harry lover.

The onesie is one that I made for her.

Jaryd is reading the books to her already

and she's loving it. 

Thanks for stopping by,

come again soon.

Until then:

read a good book,

maybe a Harry Potter one!

Our Challenge Swap

Hello and welcome to 

Kristie Kreates!

I'm way behind in posting this Challenge Swap.

The theme for this one was 

Hearts, Hugs and Happiness

I made this shaker card to go along with the

projects that I made.

I ran a piece of acrylic through the Cuttlebug

with an embossing folder to emboss hearts onto

the acrylic for the window.

I made this little "brag book"

The tin is intended to be for a gift card, but I 

put a fold out "album" inside.

The gal that received it, is a proud Grandma,

so I knew she's have pictures for it.

Here it shows it partially unfolded,

I believe there is space for 15 pictures.

I also made this little tic tac toe game for her to 

play with the grandchildren.

She loved everything I sent and I'm sure she'll 

find some great pictures to put into her 

"album"

Thanks for stopping by today,

come back again soon.

You never know what you'll find on

Kristie Kreates!

Valentine for Marie

Hello Everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year I have the pleasure of having a

very special Valentine.

It's our first Valentine's Day with our Granddaughter.

I decided that I wanted to knit her a sweater and I had

been eyeing this yarn for quite a while.

I finally found the pattern book I wanted and

bought the yarn and made the sweater.

This was my first cardigan and although it isn't 

perfect, I do love how it turned out.

If I were to make another one for her, I wouldn't put as many

buttons on it, I think the 8 they suggested was a little bit too much

and I'm not crazy for how they sit, but I think for a first

cardigan, I did a pretty good job.

I wanted to have different colored buttons, but couldn't 

find all the colors I wanted, so I went with the yellow buttons

and sewed them on with yarn that matched the stripe they 

were on.

Here is the card I made to go with the sweater.

I found a colorful piece in my handmade background stash,

then embossed the 

Filagree Heart

with purple Wow embossing powder

The sentiment is from a set I got on clearance

without a package, so I have no idea who made it.

I also heat embossed the edges of a piece of card

stock with the same powder to use as a mat for the

image.

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

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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Unicorn Birthday Card

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a fabulous day.

Today I'm showing you a card I made for our 

Goddaughter for her birthday.

She does love her unicorns, so of course, it had

to be a unicorn card.

When Pat Catan's, in the Toledo, Ohio area, was 

closing they had a great deal on some foam stamp sets.

Of course I picked up every kind they had and one set

was mythical creatures.

I stamped this unicorn with silver and gold 

Delicata Inks

I used make up brushes as blending brushes to 

apply Distress Ink for the background

I scattered some sequins around to finish it off.

Inside I stamped a simple 

"Happy Birthday"

At the top of the inside I added a joke,

"What do unicorns call their Dad?"

I wrote the answer and covered it with 

Silhouette Scratch Off Sticker Sheet

I stuck a penny next to the scratch off area,

so she could scratch it off right away.

Answer?....... Popcorn.  lol

So glad you stopped by today and hope

you'll come again soon.

Until then:

try something a little different.

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

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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Dorky Bird Card and Cool Cat Envelope

Hello and welcome back!

My last post was a card I made for a little guy

turning 6.  Today I have the card I made for his twin 

sister.

I again used an alcohol ink background.

I stamped "Dorky Bird" with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

and colored it with colored pencils and 

fussy cut the image.

I stamped the Hello and cut it into a banner

and adhered the images with foam tape.

For the envelope I stamped
"Cool Cat" 

and colored him with colored pencils also.

I love how this card and envelope turned out

and I think the little gal they are going to will

like them too.

Thanks for stopping by,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Hope to see you again soon,

until then,

Happy Crafting!

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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.

Party Poopers Birthday Card adn a Fishy Envelope

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a card to show you.

Recently a mom in a group I'm in on Facebook

posted that he twins are turning 6 yrs old and that they

love opening mail.  She asked if anyone would be

willing to send them cards for their birthday, just so they

would have them to open from the mail.

Being a card maker, I was happy to help out.

This is the card I made for her little guy.

The background piece was made with alcohol inks 

on Yupo paper.

I thought it was a great background for a celebration.

The dogs are Party Poopers

I stamped the image with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

and colored them with colored pencils.

I fussy cut the image and adhered it to the background

with foam tape to give it a little dimension.

I stamped the Celebrate with an alpha stamp set

from my stash, I have no idea what company they are from.

I then fussy cut around it to make a banner shape.

The whole thing was then adhered to a white card base.

Inside I simply stamped "Happy Birthday"

I made the envelope with my

We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

and decided to decorate it.

I stamped the fish onto the envelope, then stamped them 

onto scrap paper and fussy cut them to make a mask.

I put the mask over the fish (Sm Fat Fish & Lg Fat Fish)

and used Distress Inks to 

apply the 'water' to the envelope.

After taking the masks off the fish I colored them with 

colored pencils.

I covered the colored areas with 

Distress Micro Glaze 

which is a glaze that makes it water resistant, 

so the inks and coloring won't be ruined if they get wet.

I think the little guy will get a kick out of receiving 

this in the mail.

Thanks for spending time with me today,

I hope you have enjoyed it here at

Kristie Kreates 

and will come again soon.

Next up, the card I made for the other twin.

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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.