Just a note card

Hello and welcome.

I'm glad you've stopped by today.

I have a friend whose father is in rehab after

some health problems, so I wanted to send him

a card that would hopefully bring a smile to his face

and let him know people care and are thinking about him.

For the sky and grass I used 
Salty Ocean and Mowed Grass

Distress Inks with blending foam.

I cut a piece of scrap card stock with several

"bumps" on it and used it in different positions

to create the clouds.
I used colored pencils to create the grass.
The train is a stamp available from

Stamp On It

I stamped it with 

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

I used Black Soot Distress Ink

and colored pencils to color it.

I fussy cut the train image and adhered it

to the background piece.

I liked the silver card stock and black 

card base, I think it really sets off the image.

Inside, I wrote a personal note.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way and

will come again soon.

Until then,

brighten someone's day.

 

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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.

Zoo Animal Balloon Card

Hello Blog friends!

My beautiful granddaughter turned one

in November and I made this card for her

birthday,  I had a lot of fun with it and

I think everyone loved it.

Stamp On It

has a whole line of these balloon 

stamps and holders. I got them all when

I was on the Eureka Stamps design team

years ago.

I stamped them all with VersaFine Black Onyx Ink

 and colored them with my Arteza colored pencils.

Then I fussy cut each one and adhered them to 

the background paper with foam tape.

Each balloon has a piece of twine attached

and held by the little girl.

I love how this card turned out,

we love taking Marie to the zoo,

so I thought this was a perfect card for her.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope all is going well with you and yours.

Come again soon,

until then;

Stay safe and stay healthy!

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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.

 

Tags - A Gift For You!

Hi there!
Today I have another design of the tags I made for
my tag swap with my online friends.

I stamped the background with a background stamp
and Smokey Gray VersaFine ink.
I'm sorry I don't have the name of the stamp handy.
I stamped "Girl With Balloon" onto white
card stock and colored them with colored pencils, then
fussy cut them.

I adhered each one to a tag  and stamped
A gift for you!
This sentiment was from a set for
making tags  (I have no idea what
company it is from, sorry.)
onto the tag front and To and From onto
the back.
So there's tag #2 in the series,
I hope you like it and that my friends
do too.
Thanks for stopping in,
come 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.

More Holiday Themed Crop Ideas

Hello!

In my last post I was talking about our 

holiday themed weekend crop.

For this crop we had the biggest group we've ever hosted.

There were several new people, so I thought

it would be a good idea to have name plates on the tables

so everyone could learn names.

I had little tent name plates and decided

to add some holiday themed stamps to them.

Each cropper was to put their name on it and color

it if they chose to.

Here is what I came up with.

Daydreaming Bunny

Halloween Border Stamp

Happy Duckling

Pumpkin Vine Stamp

Cascading Hearts

Holly

Patchwork Holly

Round Ornament

Patchwork Glove

Ghost

Swirl Heart

All these stamps are available through

Stamp On It

Thanks for stopping by and spending time with me,

come again soon.

Until then,

happy stamping!

Party Poopers Card

Hi everyone!

I need a card for my great nephew's birthday,

since he loves animals, I thought this would be the

perfect card for him.  He'll be 3 yrs old on the 17th.

I stamped 

"Party Poopers"

from Stamp On It

onto watercolor paper and colored it with my

Water Color Crayons

I stamped the golden dog and the black and white one

again onto scrap pieces and colored them the same as

the original.

I fussy cut the extra images.

The black and white dog is adhered over the original with

foam tape.  The golden one is adhered with a 

Action Wobble

The background was also colored with water color crayons.

I hope this video works for you, sometimes it does

and sometimes it doesn't, but I can't figure out why or

how to fix that.

Inside I stamped this Happy Birthday sentiment

with a stamp that I took off a wood block, so 

I don't know what company it is from.

I colored it with colored pencils.

I think Emmett will love this card, especially since it

has the movement of the action wobbler.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

try making something a little interactive.

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except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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Thanksgiving 4

Happy Fall Y'all!

Fall isn't my favorite season, but I do love 

Thanksgiving! Today I have the last of my 

Thanksgiving cards to show you.

I used Pumpkin Vine Stamp from QKR Stampede

sold through Stamp On It.

Colored with Fantasia Colored Pencils 

The background panel is cork paper from a 

pad a friend gave me.

This image is 

Tree Losing Leaves from Eureka Stamps.

Colored with colored pencils.

This background panel is from a burlap pad,

I have in my stash.

I used the Harvest Basket stamp from 

Eureka Stamps sold though 

Stamp On It, stamped it onto white card stock

and colored it with colored pencils.

The sentiment is
Give thanks, from Biblical Impressions.

This last card was made using 

Lady Throwing Leaves 

Also from Eureka Stamps.

Colored with colored pencils.

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my 

Thanksgiving card series and will come 

back again soon.

Until then, I hope you have a wonderful

Thanksgiving!

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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.

Thanksgiving 3

Hello blog friends.

Are you almost ready for Thanksgiving?

At least my cards are, but I'm not sure about everything else.
Today I have post #3 in my Thanksgiving card series.

This cute guy is 

Scarecrow and Sunflowers from

Eureka Stamps, sold though Stamp On It.

I stamped this image with 

Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and colored it with my 

Fantasia Colored pencils

This image is Large Cornucopia from Biblical Impressions

sold through Stamp On It

Stamped with Fluid Chalk Ink and colored with

colored pencils.

Inside this card I used
Leaf Stamp from QKR Stampede,

sold through Stamp On It.  I used the rubber stamp, but

apparently they only sell digital of this now.
I did second generations stamping of these leaves.

I inked up the stamp, stamped onto scrap paper

then stamped onto the card. This gives a much more

subtle impression.

For this card I used

Cornstalk and Pumpkins

from Eureka Stamps,

sold through Stamp On It.

I colored the image with 

Fantasia Colored Pencils

and the sky and ground with 

Distress inks and Ink Blending Tools

The Happy Thanksgiving is a sticker that I 

found in my stash.

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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.

Thanksgiving 1

Thanksgiving will be here soon, so I got busy and 

made some Thanksgiving cards to send out.

Here are the first 2 that I'm going to show you.

For both of them I used 

Large Skeleton Leaf from Biblical Impressions,

sold through Stamp On It

I stamped them with 

Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and used Distress Inks and a ink blending tool

to color them.

The "Happy Thanksgiving"

is a stamp I borrowed from a friend.

I left the inside blank to write a personal note

to those I send them to.

So glad you stopped by today.

I hope you're having a wonderful day.

What are you thankful for?

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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.

Birthdays

Hello!

I hope you are having a good day.

Today I'm showing you a few birthday cards that I made.

These 2 were made with one of my favorite stamps.

I used 3101AA POPPIES from Stacy Stamps.

Stamped them onto white card stock with 

Onyx Black Versa Fine Ink and colored them

with my Fantasia Colored Pencils.

The sentiment is 

(43844) Happy Birthday Unmounted Stamp

from Biblical Impressions, sold through

Stamp On It

This is a Stampendous stamp, but I can't find

anywhere to link it.

I stamped it onto white card stock with 

Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

 and colored it with my 

colored pencils.

I hope the people I send them to

enjoy them as much as I enjoyed 

making them.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Come again soon,

until then

create something beautiful!

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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.

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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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.

Sara's Birthday

Hello!

Today I'm showing you a card I made for a special young

lady, my son's fiance, Sara.

She just celebrated her birthday at the first of the month

and I made this card for her.

I knew I wanted to use that kitty stamp for her card,

as she is a cat lover and I knew she'd love it.

I stamped "Crazy Kitty Set" sold through

Stamp On It onto white card stock with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

I then used washi tape to make stripes on the card stock,

and inked the card stock with Distress Ink, carefully removed the

washi tape and had a striped background,

Purple is Sara's favorite color, so this was perfect for her.

The "Peeking in to say" was stamped with a 

Dyan Reaveley Alpha Stamp Set and the 

"Happy Birthday" is also from 

Stamp On It.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon, you never know

what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates!

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Welcome Sweet Baby

Hello and Welcome!

Today I'm showing you a new baby card that I made.

The baby that is was sent to is very special, as 

the parents when through a lot to be able to have her.

And she is absolutely beautiful and so very loved.

I used "Baby Animals Stamp" and "Happy Duckling Stamp"

both sold through Stamp On It

I stamped them with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

and colored them with my 

Fantasia Colored Pencils

then fussy cut them and adhered them to the card.

The "Welcome sweet baby" was stamped with 

individual alpha stamps, but I don't know who they were 

made by.  I then colored them in.

The Baby Animals were adhered to the card with an

Action Wobble.

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Until next time,

create something fun!

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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.

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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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.

Engagement Card

Hello Friends!

Many of you know that my son, Jaryd, recently got engaged.

He and Sara will be getting married September 29, 2018.

I made this card for them to celebrate their engagement.

The image is

Lg. Knot Heart

from Eureka Stamps now sold by

Stamp On It

I stamped the heart design onto white 

card stock with VersaMark Ink and 

heat embossed it with silver embossing powder.

I then used Distress Ink and an ink blending tool

to cover the entire image with ink.

Once that was done I buffed off any ink that was 

on the silver embossing.

I fussy cut the image leaving a small border 

around the image.

For the background panel, I used a piece of

silver card stock and ran it through the 

Cuttlebug in a heart embossing folder.

I adhered the panel to a white card base and

used foam tape to adhere the Knot Heart to 

the panel.

I love the way the card turned out,

it is perfect for Jaryd and Sara,

as Sara is Irish and Jaryd is part Irish and has

visited Ireland a couple times.

Purple and gray will be their wedding colors.

I think they will like it.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you're having a creative day.

See you next time.

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I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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