Giraffe Cards

Hi All!

The other day I decided I wanted to play with some 

embossing folders, so I pulled them out and started embossing.

Once they were done I made a bunch of cards.

I'm sorry I don't have the names of the folder or the 

stamp set I used for these cards.

I used Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks

and a blending tool to go over the embossed piece very lightly to 

color the embossed panel.

The giraffe and sentiment were stamped onto kraft card stock

with brown Color Theory ink.

I used the same distress inks to color the edges of them.

For this card, I had some scraps of animal print papers and used them on

the white card base and stamped the giraffe with 

VersaFine Onyx Black ink and the sentiment

with brown Color Theory ink.

I haven't used this stamp set before and I don't know why, because

I love it and I love how these two cards turned out.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until then: 

use something from your stash that you

haven't used before!

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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.

 

Painting With Leaves

Hello blog friends!

Welcome back, I'm glad you've stopped in today.

Today I'm showing you a card I made with some scraps

from a background that I made.

I gathered some leaves and used them like stamps with 

paints.  I simply painted the leaves, then pressed them onto some

white card stock, then lifted the leaves.

The background turned out beautifully, I used it for a larger

project that I will show in a future post.

I'm so glad I kept the scrap pieces, as they really made a 

beautiful card.

I used metallic gold card stock to accent the gold in the

leaf prints and I love the effect.

The metallic look of the gold paint and card stock

doesn't show up in the pictures, but in real life it's beautiful.

I hope you have been inspired in some way today,

maybe to use something different or out of the ordinary 

as a stamp, or maybe just to use your scraps.
Come again soon,

until then: 

Try something new and different!

 

Wedding Card

Hello!  I hope you are all well.

Today I have a wedding card to show you.

A family friend got married the other day,

unfortunately, due to COVID they had to change their 

wedding plans and have a much smaller wedding than

originally planned and could only have immediate family

with them.  They will have a "reception" for their 1st anniversary

next year.  I thought this was a great compromise.  In these times

we all have to do what we need to do to stay safe and healthy.

I wanted to send a card to Michelle and Tony so I made this one.

I found this lovely hand made paper in my stash, just waiting for something

special. I tore it to the size I needed and adhered it to 

the card stock panel with Fabric-Tac glue.

I adhered the panel to a white card base and

heat embossed the sentiment with 

white embossing powder.

On the inside I used the same color panel,

printed a sentiment onto white card stock and adhered

them to the card base.

I love how this card turned out and I think

the happy couple will too.

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

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then:

Make something special.

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.

 

Card/Photo Carrier

Hello and welcome to 
Kristie Kreates.

Today I'm showing you a card/photo carrier that I made

for my sweet Aunt Marilyn.

Aunt Marilyn lives in North Carolina and I haven't been able to 

see her due to COVID.
I hope this will cheer her up and give her some smiles.

I wrote a letter to put into it and enclosed some pictures of

our family.  She has never met my daughter in law or granddaughter,

so I thought some pictures would be very welcome.

I stamped the

Penny Black Timeless Stamp

 onto white card stock with 

VersaFine Onyx Black ink

then colored it with colored pencils.

The "card" itself is made from 2 envelopes.

The flap of one envelope was glued into the other envelope,

then the outside was covered with  the green paper

and the flower image was adhered on top.

I chose some colorful paper from my handmade background stash for the

inside.  Here you can see where the envelopes open in the center to put 

the pictures inside.

I'm sure that Aunt Marilyn will keep this right next to her chair and look 

at the pictures often.  I know they will make her smile.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then:
Make something pretty for someone.

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.

 

Journal for Watercolor Practicing.

Hello crafty people!

I wanted to show y'all another journal I made.

Yes, I've been obsessed with making journals lately.

This one I specifically made for myself and put watercolor

pages into it.  I need a place where I can do some

practicing with my watercolors and this will be perfect

for that. 

For the front I used this alcohol ink flower piece that I

had in my stash.

For the binding, I used a piece of goldish fabric.

I love how it turned out and I'm sure I'll love 

doing some practicing in this journal.

Hopefully I'll see some progress through out the book.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon, until then:
give something new a try!

Love This Journal

Hello and welcome to 

Kristie Kreates!

Today I have a journal to show you.

This journal was made with the technique I learned

in This Video.

For the cover I used a piece that I created

a while ago and had never found the right use for.

I absolutely love this piece, so felt is should 

have a special place.  I finally found the 

perfect place for it.

I used a purple fabric for the binding,

which actually matches better than this

picture shows.

I was going to use this as a gift, but I

may just keep it for myself.

Thanks for stopping by and having a visit with me.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then:

be creative!

Hand Made Journals

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a lovely day and

that you are happy and healthy.

Today I'm showing you a couple journals

that I made recently. 

Mike Deakin is one of the artist/crafters

that I follow on YouTube and he posted

this video showing how to make these 

journals.  As soon as I watched his video,

I knew I had to make some of these journals.

For this cover I used a piece that I had drawn

and colored with colored pencils.

I also learned how to draw these

stylized poppies from another of

Mike's videos. 

This one I used some eco-print background

pieces that I recently made.

These prints were made using some leaves

from a Japanese Maple tree.

I put these eco-prints on both the front and

back of the journal.

One of the things I really love about these journals

is that they open flat, there is, of course, a crease in the

center of the page, but it opens nicely and lies flat.

Making a layout or painting or whatever across the 

2 pages is no problem at all, it isn't interrupted by the binding.

The reason that they open so nice and flat is because

the binding is fabric.  I had some fabric in my stash that

was the right color and that's what I used. 
I love the look of the fabric binding on my journals.

Thanks for stopping by today, if you are interested

in making a journal, I encourage you to watch the

video linked above, it's really pretty simple, you 

can make then any size you want and

they turn out great.

I hope you've been inspired in some way today and

will be returning soon to see what

will be next for

Kristie Kreates.