Thanksgiving 2

Hi friends!

This is the second post of the Thanksgiving cards

I made.

I used a leaf stamp from QKR Stampede sold through

Stamp On It.  Apparently they don't sell this in unmounted

red rubber any longer, but they do have it in digital.

I stamped it onto white card stock and colored it with 

Distress Inks with an ink blending tool

then fussy cut them.
I stamped the Happy Thanksgiving and used a die to

cut it, and adhered it with foam tape to the front of the card.

For this card I used the same stamps and 

stamped the leaf at different angles around the card.

I then colored them with my Fantasia Colored Pencils.

Thanks for stopping in today,

what are you planning for Thanksgiving?

I'll be having family over and cooking

a turkey.

Hope to see you again soon.

Until them,

Happy Stamping.

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Halloween Envelopes

Hello and welcome!

My last post was about my Halloween cards,

today's post is about the envelopes I made for those cards.

I started by making the envelopes with white card stock

and my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

I then stamped images onto the envelopes

and colored them with my Fantasia Colored pencils

This is "Pumpkin Vine Stamp"

QKR Stampede

I drew the banner freehand and added Mom's name.

This is done with 

"Ghost" Eureka Stamps

"Halloween Border"  Eureka Stamps

My friend loaned me this stamp, I don't know

what company it is from.

My friend also loaned me this stamp.

The background with the clouds doesn't show very well

in the pictures, but in real life it turned out pretty cool.

This one I didn't realize that I hadn't colored the 

owl or broom until I took the picture.

I may just leave it white like this, or maybe color the 

broom and leave the owl white.

I have never done any artwork on envelopes before,

but I was inspired by Kristina Werner in 

this video.

Kristina is one of my favorite artist and bloggers,

she does a mail art video every month and I've wanted

to give it a try.  This was the perfect time and I loved

the way they all turned out.  I'm sure I'll be doing more

mail art in the future.

If you haven't checked out Kristina's blog you should

do so, she's really quite wonderful and talented.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you were inspired in some way.

Maybe you'll give mail art a try, I hope so.

See you next time, you never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates!

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Halloween Cards

Hello crafters!

It's October, so time to get those Halloween cards ready.

I usually don't send Halloween cards, but

as I've said before, this year I'm trying to send more

cards.  So I decided to make and send some Halloween cards.

Not only to a couple kids, but to adults too.

Here is what I made.

I heat embossed this Sm. Witch 

by Eureka Stamps, sold through 

Stamp On It

For the moons, I punched a circle out of card stock

laid it over the black card stock,

smushed the VersaMark Ink pad over the circle hole,

then added gold embossing glitter and heat set it.

On some of the cards I stamped and heat embossed

"Flying by" on the outside,

inside I stamped "to say" with the same silver 

embossing powder and
"Happy Halloween"

in Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

For this card I added some 

Ghosts also from Eureka sold through 

Stamp On It.

I attached the witch with an Action Wobble

For this card I used the same Ghost stamp

and Halloween Border Stamp

I used Black Soot Distress Ink

for the night sky and added some water droplets

to give it a little texture.

I cut the curve on the bottom of the front of the card

with a Curved Edge Die

For this card I used

Autumn Friends Stamp

from QKR Stampede

sold through 

Stamp On It.

All coloring was done with my 

Fantasia Colored Pencils

I'm pretty happy with how these cards all 

turned out and I hope the recipients like them too.

Thanks for stopping by today

I hope you'll come again soon.

My next post, I'll show you the envelopes
I made for these cards to be sent in.

Until then,

Have fun crafting!

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Celtic Father's Day

Father's Day is getting closer.

Have you made your Father's Day cards yet?

Here is another on the cards I made this year.

This one is for my husband.  We are huge fans of 

Ireland and Celtic designs, that is why I chose to make this one

for him.

I stamped Heart Chain Border from Eureka Stamps

onto red and black card stock with VersaMark Ink.

I then heat embossed them using 

Silver Embossing Powder

I embossed both of these pieces thinking I would choose 

the one that I liked the best, then decided to use them both

on the card and like the results.

The sentiment is from the 

Happy Birthday Set 

from QKR Stampede,

using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

I think my husband will like this card as much as I 

liked making it for him.

Thanks for stopping by,

come again soon and see some more in the

Father's Day Card series.

Until then,

Enjoy Life!

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Fishing Father's Day

Hello crafty peeps!

Today I'm starting a series of Father's Day cards that I have

created to send to the fathers in my life.

I no longer have my own father, but there are plenty of 

others that I'd like to share my appreciation with.

For this card I stamped

Fishing Gear, Fishing Hat and 

Happy Father's Day from the 

Happy Birthday set

all from QKR Stampede, 

onto card stock and colored them with my 

Fantasia Colored Pencils

I added a little VersaMark ink and Perfect Pearls

to the fish to give the scales a little shine.

The stamped panel was layered onto kraft card stock and

then adhered to a white card base.

I will add a personal note inside the card.  

Have you made any Father's Day cards yet?

I hope you'll come again soon to see some more

cards in this series.

See you then!

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Mother's Day Card #6

Today I have #6 and the last in my 

Mother's Day Card Series.

I enjoyed making these cards and coming 

up with different looks for each one.

I hope you have enjoyed them and as

I have said before, just change that sentiment

and they can be used for almost any occasion.

Today's card was again inspired by 

Jennifer McGuire

and her video on using scraps.

For this card I chose 2 colors that I thought

went well with the flower I had colored.

I used the single flower from

 "Poppies" from Stacy Stamps,

stamped it onto water color paper

with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

and colored it with 

Neocolor II watercolor crayons.

I fussy cut the poppy and backed it with

craft foam.  I also used craft foam on the back

of the sentiment strip. That little bit of 

dimension makes a big difference.

The sentiment is from the 

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

Thanks for popping in today to see

what I've been creating lately.

I hope you've been inspired in some way 

and will come again soon.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

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Mother's Day Card #5

Hi crafty friends!

Now you are probably wondering why I have 

made so many Mother's Day cards.

Earlier this year I decided that I wanted to make

a point of sending out more cards to my family,

so that's what I've been trying to do for 

holidays.  I'm lucky enough to still have my

Mom, she is 92 yrs old and going strong.

But I also have a few sisters in law that I'll be

sending them too.

Just because they are not MY mother

doesn't mean they don't deserve a card, right?

Today I have card #5 in my series.

This poppy stamp is one of my favorites.

It is "Poppies" from Stacy Stamps

I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

onto water color paper.

I colored it with 

Neocolor II water color crayons,

and fussy cut it.

The black background is from a piece I had

in my stash.  I made this using Perfect Pearls

and black card stock.

It's hard to capture the shimmer in a photograph, 

but in real life it's just beautiful.

The larger background was also in my stash,

it was made using

 deli paper and alcohol inks.

I simply wrapped it around a piece of white

card stock to give it stability,

then adhered it to the card base.

I love having these handmade background

pieces in my stash to choose from.

I used some craft foam on the back of the 

black piece to give a little dimension.

The sentiment is from 

The Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

I hope you are enjoying these cards,

I sure did enjoy making them.

Come again soon for card #6 and the

last in the Mother's Day Card Series.

See you soon!

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Mother's Day Card #4

Hi all!
I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day!

I know it's passed, but I'm continuing my
Mother's Day Card Series

since I think any of these cards could be 

used for any occasion,

just switch up the sentiment and you're

good to go.

Today's card was inspired by
Jennifer McGuire and a

 video that she posted recently

using scraps.

I found some colors that I liked and

just went to town with it.

I'm so glad I added in that scrap of 

card stock with the silver hearts.

The sentiment is from QKR Stampede

The Happy Anniversary Stamp Set.

I cut the sentiment into a banner shape and

adhered it with foam tape to give it a bit 

of dimension.

I really love how this card turned out,

I love the bright happy colors and

hopefully the recipient will too.

I'm so glad you stopped in today to

see what I've been up to.

Come again soon and you'll see

#5 in the series.

Until then,

try something new!

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Mother's Day Card #3

Hello!

Today I have card #3 in my
Mother's Day Card Series

For this card I used the 

Zinnia stamp from 

Impression Obsession

I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

onto white card stock.

I stamped onto some scrap paper and fussy cut

 the flowers to use as masks.

This gives the look of the flowers being 

in front of or behind others.

I colored the flowers with my 

Fantasia colored pencils

and a 

Prismacolor Colorless Blender Pencil

I fussy cut around the top of the flowers,

adhered it with foam tape to the card base.

The sentiment is from the 

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

To finish off the card I added some 

small sequins and Yellow Nuvo Drops.

I think they added just the right touch

to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you are enjoying my 

Mother's Day Card Series.

Next time will be card #4.

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Mother's Day Card #2

Hi crafty people!

Today I have #2 in my 

Mother's Day Card Series
This card was inspired by my friend Marleen

Marleen posted a video 

showing this background technique 

on her blog

Marleen's Crafty Space.

I used the tree stamp from the
Mindscape Fall Stamp Set from Inkadinkado

for both the background as well as the 

tree as the focal point.

The sentiment is from 

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

I used Versafine Onyx Black Ink

for the background and

Crushed Olive Distress Ink 

for the tree and sentiment.

The tree was fussy cut and adhered with 

foam tape to the background panel.

This card could be for any occasion,

just change up that sentiment and you're good to go.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

And I hope you'll pop over to Marleen's 

blog and check out her video to learn

how to make this background.

Until next time, 

Make something pretty!

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Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day is coming up pretty quickly.

Sunday, May 14th is Mother's Day,

have you started your cards yet?

I have to make a few cards to send out, 

and this is my first.

When I was shopping with a couple friends

in Ohio, I found this 

"Spider Mum" stamp set from Stampendous 

for half price, so I had to pick it up.

I do love flower stamps!

I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink,

colored it with my Fantasia Colored Pencils,

then fussy cut the pieces.
I used my Prismacolor blender pencil 

for the first time and love how it works.

I wanted something more than a plain white background,

so I went into my stash of goodies and found

a piece of deli paper that I had colored with 

alcohol inks and used that.

The sentiment is from the

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set from

QKR Stampede

I wasn't sure at first how I liked this card, but 

it really has grown on me and I really do like it.

I'm hoping to get some more
Mother's Day cards done this weekend.

How about you, what do you have planned?

Thanks for stopping by,

see you again soon!

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Somebunny Loves You

Easter is on it's way!

Hi all!

Do you make and send Easter cards?

I haven't really in the past, but this year I'm

trying to send out more cards and thought

Easter cards were in order.

Here are a few that I made that are similar.

This one is a shaker card and I think it turned out cute.

This is "Daydreaming Bunny" from 

QKR Stampede.

Another shaker card with the same bunny.

The grass under him is
"Field Grass Right"  from 

Biblical Impressions

For this card, I used Distress Inks to make the 

background inside that oval cut out.

I have stamped
Somebunny Loves You

 from QKR Stampede inside these cards.

And last, I made this card.

The sky and ground were sponged with 

Distress Inks

and I used the Field Grass stamp again to 

stamp the grass, also with Distress Inks.

The bunnies were all stamped

with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, 

colored with colored pencils and fussy cut.

The sentiments were also stamped with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

I hope you enjoy my cards and will 

think about making some yourself.

Come again soon and see some

more of the Easter cards I have ready to 

send to some family and friends.

Until next time:

Get Creative!

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Autumn Greetings

Happy Autumn!

I'm not crazy about the fall time,

I don't like the cooler weather,

but I do love the colors of fall.

The trees are so beautiful and the leaves on the

ground are so pretty.

The card I have today is kind of a mash up of a

 cards that I saw on blogs.

This is kind of how inspiration works for me.

I see different techniques and designs and end up 

combining them into something that I like.

For this card, I started with a piece of white card 

stock.  I used different colors of Distress Inks to 

cover the front of the card stock.

I then found all the leaf stamps that I had,

 and stamped them onto the 

colored card with brown Color Box Chalk Ink.

I used 2 rectangle layering dies to cut the

 window in the card.

The outside was adhered to the card base.

The frame was layered with craft foam and card stock

 cut with the same dies to give dimension to the frame

around the window.

I used the frame as a guide to adhere the inside piece

to the back of the window.

I used a piece of acetate that was from some packaging

that I saved to cover the frame and adhered the 

colored frame piece on top of it.

I used a variety of sequins in the shaker window

as well as a few acorns and leaves that I stamped and fussy

cut.  I then stamped the sentiment and fussy cut that

and adhered it to the front of the shaker area.

For the sentiment inside I used a stamp that I borrowed 

from a friend.  Sorry there was no company name anywhere

on the stamp.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you are enjoying the beauty of autumn.

See you again soon.

The supplies I used are:

Darice Embossing Essentials Nesting Rectangles

Inkadinkado Autumn Foliage Stamp Set

Large Skeleton Leaf (#90312) Biblical Impressions

Leaf (#3901)  QKR Stampede

Open Maple Leaf (#10501) and

Lg Open Oak Leaf (#10402) from

Eureka Stamps

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