Cork

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card to show you that I mad for no

other reason than that I wanted to use this really cool

cork that I have.

My friend, Marie, saw a 12x12 stack of cork "paper" on

clearance and thought of me and picked it up for me.

How nice was that?!?!

I started by stamping

"Buck in the Forest"

from Stamp On It

onto a manilla tag with brown 

StazOn ink.

I then used water color crayons to add 

a little green to the leaves.

I used Distress ink and a blending tool to color the top of the 

tag and added the sentiment with the same brown ink.

The cork is self adhesive, so it was easy to adhere to 

a white card base.  A little twine, added the tag to the cork

front with ATG tape and called it done.

I like the way this card turned out and can't wait to

try more cards and maybe a layout with that cork.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been 

inspired to try some new supplies.  If you see something

different, especially on clearance, pick it up and give it a try.

You never know what new favorites you might discover.

Come again soon.

You never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates!

You're How Old?

Good Day Blog Friends!

Today I have a card to show you that I just love.

I wanted to make a card using the 

Crazy Dogs stamp set from Tim Holtz

I chose this one, because I love that surprised look on the 

little guys face.
I stamped it onto water color paper 

with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and colored him with

Lyra Water Color Crayons

The black card stock had been crumpled,

 spritzed with water and had Perfect Pearls brushed onto it.

It's hard to see the shimmer in the picture, but in real life it has a lot 

of shimmer and shine.

I tore the card stock to mimic the shape of the dog, then 

adhered the dog to it.

The background panel was made using 

alcohol inks on deli paper

that I found in my stash, I adhered it to a piece of 

white card stock.

I stamped the sentiment using an alphabet set

that I have in my stamp collection.

I thought it went perfectly with the look on the dogs face.

The whole panel was then adhered to a black card base.

Inside I stamped the 

"happy birthday" with the

Big Scripty Words

from Lawn Fawn

with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

onto a color that coordinated with the 

front panel.

I'm glad you stopped by today and hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

have fun 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,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Birds

Hello crafting friends!

Today I have a card that was inspired by 

this post 

by Jennifer McGuire

After seeing Jennifer's post I decided that I needed to make a few cards

that I could use for sharing kindness.

This is one of those cards.

These little birds are from a set I found at ACMoore

in a clearance bin for only $1.00!

Aren't they adorable?

They are from Inkadinkado.

Unfortunately I can't find them anywhere that I can link to.

The banner is a die from

Simon Says Stamp

The sentiment is from

Titled Banner Sayings

also from Simon Says Stamp.

I colored the birds with my Lyra and Neo-Color II

Watercolor crayons

and fussy cut them.

The inside is blank so I can write or stamp a sentiment

when I decide who it is going to.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll be inspired to share some kindness today.

Come again soon.  

Until then,

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,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

2 Cards Same Stamp

Hello crafty people!

Today I'm going to show you 2 very different cards

made with the same stamp, which happens to be

one of my favorites.

This poppy image is 

3101AA POPPIES

from

Stacy Stamps

This first one I stamped onto watercolor paper

with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

then colored it with my 

Lyra Watercolor Crayons and

Neocolor II Crayons

I stamped this poppy again with VersaFine Onyx Black,

but colored it with my 

Fantasia Colored Pencils

I used a mask to cover the poppy and stamped 

with VersaMark Watermark Ink using

a polka dot background stamp.

I'm not sure which polka dot stamp I used,

but there are many available.

Both sentiments are from the 

Lovely Greetings Stamp Set from

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps.

I love how these 2 cards turned out,

of course, like I said, it IS one of my favorite

stamps.  So how could I go wrong?

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you're having a lovely day and

you'll take time to create something

beautiful.

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,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

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!

Sympathy cards

Sadly, I have needed some sympathy cards recently.

I didn't have a sentiment that was exactly what I wanted and

decided on "Just a note..." from Eureka Stamps

This way I could write my message inside the card.

These cards could easily be used for any type of note.

I stamped the poppy image from

Stacy Stamps

onto watercolor paper and used my watercolor

crayons to color them.

I have both Lyra and Neo Color water color crayons 

and love them both.

The difference doesn't show up a great deal

in the pictures, but I tried using different combinations

of reds, oranges and purple to color the flower

and a few greens for the rest.

I fussy cut the flowers and adhered them to 

a blue background paper,

then onto the white note card.

I varied the size of the card a little bit

and I like how they both turned out.

Sometimes simple is best.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Until next time, make something beautiful.