Tag Kits

Hello crafty friends!

In October we had a 2 day crop,

 complete with social distancing and masks.

One of the things we decided to do was a tag kit contest.

I went into my stash and found things that I thought

could coordinate on a tag and made up a kit for

each person that attended the crop.

My 2 "partners in crime" and I made up our tags

ahead of time to give everyone an idea of how to

use the kit.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of their tags

or the tags of all the croppers.

This is what I laid out when I was planning out my tag.

And this is the tag I ended up making.

Moved things around a little bit as I was working on

it and I was happier with the final result than the 

original layout.

Everyone made the tags and got tickets for the

prize drawing for each of the elements that they used on their

tag.  Everyone was very creative and I wish I had remembered

to take pictures of the tags.

We may just do something like this again,

everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what

I've been up to.

Come again soon,

until then,

try something different.

 

Thanksgiving Onesie

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving

and have lots to be thankful for.

I know I do and one thing I'm extremely thankful for

is my granddaughter, Marie.  She has brought joy,

love and sweetness to this difficult time.

My daughter in law had some onesies sent to me

and told me to do whatever I wanted to them.

Marie needed a onesie for Thanksgiving and this

is what I came up with.

She has the best chubby legs ever and 
I thought this suited her perfectly.

Jaryd and Sara love it and I know she's looking 

cute in it with her "turkey" pants.

Here's a picture of Marie with her Thanksgiving 

onesie, but she doesn't have her turkey pants on yet.

Thanks for stopping by,

come again soon.

You never know what you'll see on 

Kristie Kreates!

 

Swap Christmas Card

Hello and welcome!

Today's card was made for a friend in 

an art swap group I'm in.

I'm hoping that by the time this is posted

the card has arrived at it's destination.

It was sent plenty early, but had to go to 

Australia and with the mail the way it has been

during the pandemic, I'm sure it's taking a while to arrive.

When the card is flattened, it fits into an 

A-2 card envelope.

Take it out of the envelope and the base slides 

down and the card is free standing.

The stamps I used are from the

Quirky Christmas Set

by Avery Elle

This card is actually very simple to make,

but looks more difficult and impressive.

Here is a video showing how to make it.

Thanks for stopping by and spending a little 

time with me.

Come again soon,

until then

try a new card design!

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.

 

Strawberries for Marie

Hi!  I hope you're having a wonderful day.

Today I have some cute little strawberries to show you.

My granddaughter, Marie, turned one on

November 14th and Sara asked me if I could

make some strawberries for the party.

Marie absolutely loves strawberries so

they decided this would be the theme for her

party.

I found a pattern online, there are many to 

choose from. and got to work crocheting them.

They don't take much yarn and they are fast

to work up.

I think they turned out very cute and 

they are nice and soft, so Marie can play with them.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you are well and keeping safe.

Come again soon, 

you never know what you'll find on
Kristie Kreates!

 

Snowman Card with Gelli Print Background

Hello Blog fans!

Today I have a cute Christmas card to show you.

I was cleaning out some things one day recently,

and found a few pieces that I had stamped and colored, 

but never used.  This cute snowman was one of them.

I fussy cut him and adhered him to a 

gelli print background that I had recently made.

I think he looks quite cute.

He'll be sent out to someone this Christmas season.

Thanks for popping in today.

Have you made your Christmas cards yet?

I hope you'll stop again soon,

until then:

finish up something you set aside.

 

Scarf set for Marie

Hi blog fans!

Today I have a little different project to show you.

My granddaughter celebrated her first birthday on

November 14th and I wanted to knit something for her.

I decided on a hat, scarf and mitten set.

This is what I started with.

I saw this big spool of coordinating yarn at the 

store, it happened to be on sale and I thought it

would be perfect for this project.

I'm sorry I can't link you to any patterns,

because I just flew by the seat of my pants

for these pieces.
I looked at a few patterns for hats and mittens

then made up my pattern as I went.  

They were all actually very easy to make,

my only problem was knowing what size to make

them.  I did get an estimate from a couple patterns

I found online and guesstimated as I went.

I did pretty well, the only thing is that the mittens

are a little long, but that's okay, they will stay in the sleeves

of her jacket better this way.

Here are a couple pictures of Marie in her scarf set.

I'm glad you stopped in today and I hope 

you enjoyed my post and will come again soon.

Until then,

try something different!

 

Another Gelli Plate Card

Welcome to Kristie Kreates

Today I have another Gelli Plate print card to show you.

I started with this print that I pulled from my

Gelli Plate.  I had been playing with some paints and 

alcohol ink on the plate and got this lovely subtle 

print that has some nice texture.

I simply cut it down and adhered it to a rust colored card base.

I will wait until I need a card to add a sentiment or a focal point to this card.

Or I may just use it as is.  I love it and hope whoever receives it will too.

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

Come again soon,

until then,

have a fun play with some paint or ink.

 

Llamazing!

Welcome!

A while ago my daughter in law had some

Caregy - Cameleon Heat Transfer Vinyl 

 sent to me from Amazon.

I can't tell you how much I love this stuff.

It's hard to see in the pictures, but depending on the

angle you look at it and the lighting, it is different colors.

It is the coolest stuff ever.

I made this llama onesie for Marie as my first project.

Don't know if you can see the color difference

in these picture, but in real life they are so

cool.

Sometimes it looks very purple,

Sometimes it shows as green.

There are several different colors and I can't

wait to use them all.

I have another project in the works as a

Christmas gift for my 

Godchild.  I'll show it when it's finished.

If you do any kind of  HTV projects, 

check out this cool HTV it cuts beautifully

and weeds easily and feels smooth and soft once

it's on your fabric.

The llama file was bought through

The Silhouette Design Store
It's called Llama Mandala Zentangle.

They have a number of different designs

like this and the price is very reasonable

at only $.99 each.

I'm so glad you decided to visit today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then

try a new product!

 

Gelli Plate Card

Hello blog friends, I hope all is going well with you.

Today I have a card to show you that I made from one

of my Gelli prints.

I used a variety of paints and ink on my Gelli Plate

and pulled this print.

I love the color combination and the abstract look of it.

I cut it to a size that worked for the print then layered it 

onto a piece of purple mulberry paper, then onto

a white card base.  This card works for any occasion at

all. 

I do love my Gelli Plates and the pieces I get from using them.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you enjoyed your visit and will 

come again soon.

Until then,

think outside the box!

If your interested in how a Gelli Plate can be used

here is a great video from Jennifer McGuire.

Her techniques are a little different than what

I usually do, but I think I need to try some of

them too. Check it out and see if it's something

you'll love doing.

 

Sara's Birthday Card

Good Day!

My daughter in law, Sara, just celebrated her birthday.

Today I'm showing you the card I made for her.

This card had quite the evolution.

I started by finding a purple background in

my stash, as her favorite color is purple.

At that point I had no idea what I was going to

do with it.  Then I decided that I wanted to emboss

a piece of acrylic and see what I could come up with.

I used an embossing folder with tiny hearts on it.
I can't find a link to this particular folder, but there

are several varieties of this online.

I had a bit of vellum with music on it and

added that to the background.

I then used scotch tape to hold the background

and acrylic together, then had to figure out how to cover

that tape up.  I scored a piece of card stock and folded

it over the top to cover the tape and make it into an 

actual card.  This worked out great for a unique card.

I cut the words out of a scrap from the same background

piece, using my 

Silhouette Cameo

 and adhered them to the acrylic piece with

Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.

The last thing I did was add some of that 

glue behind the letters so the acrylic would 

adhere to the background, this worked perfectly.

Sara loved the card and how unique it is.

I was pretty happy with it myself.

Sometimes flying by the seat of my pants works

out great.

I'm so thankful to have a wonderful daughter in law

like Sara!

Thanks for stopping for a visit today,

come again soon.

Until then,

fly by the seat of your pants and see what

you can create.

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.

Watercolor card

Good day y'all!

Today I have a card for you that is a little different

from anything I've showed you before.

I was inspired by my favorite 

water color artist YouTuber,  CeeCee, and

this video

If you are interested in water colors and want to watch some

relaxing videos, CeeCee is someone to watch.

Her YouTube channel is 

CreationsCeeCee

She is very relaxing to watch and I have learned a lot from 

watching her.

I usually use my watercolors for backgrounds or for

painting stamped images, but I want to become better at

creating more with them.  So I gave it a try and I am pleased with this

little painting and the card I made with it.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon,

you never know what you'll find on

Kristie Kreates!

 

Thanksgiving Card

November is upon us.
For me November is special for a couple reasons.

My birthday is in November and it's the month

where I concentrate on things I'm thankful for.

Today's project is a card that I will be sending to 

my Aunt Marilyn.  Aunt Marilyn was my Mom's 

best friend for almost 90 years.  She lives in a nursing home

in Charlotte, NC and is now 97 yrs old.  She is one of the

sweetest ladies you'd ever meet.

This card started out as a Halloween card,

I sketched the pumpkin, then decided to cut it out

into pieces, and layered it onto the patterned paper.

The leaves at the top and the stem are cut out from a

patterned paper that is all leaves and flowers.

I thought it looked more like a Thanksgiving card

than a Halloween card, and will be perfect to send to her.

I am so thankful that I have had Aunt Marilyn in my life

and that she can still be part of my life.

I haven't been able to see her, because of Covid,

but I've talked to her and she is doing well.

She did test positive for Covid earlier in the year,

but luckily she didn't have any symptoms.

She's one strong lady!

Do you have someone special, like this, in your life?

Here's a picture of my sweet Aunt Marilyn,

this was taken at the beginning of Covid when

the nursing home had just closed to visitors.

They set up a photo booth and put a sign next

to her that said I miss you and sent me this beautiful

picture.  Doesn't look 97 yrs old, does she?

Thanks for stopping by today and spending a little time

here.  I hope your come again soon,

until then,

let someone know you're thankful for them.

 

Smile and Congratulations

Hello and welcome!

Today I have a couple more 2 for 1 cards.

For these two cards I embossed some white card stock with 

the Octogon Embossing Folder from Darice.

I then used Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin

Distress Inks to color the embossing with an ink

blending tool.

I cut the embossed piece into two pieces and used one for 

this card.

I used this sentiment inside the card,

from Cas-ual Friday

(sorry I can't find a direct link)

For this card I used the other half of the embossed piece

and a congratulations from my stash of stamps.

For both cards, I cut down some scrap pieces of coordinating 

card stock and added little strips to finish off the card.

I'm happy with how these cards turned out.

Thanks for stopping today, I hope you have been

inspired in some way.

Come again soon.

Until then,

try something new.

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.