Our card

Merry Christmas!

Today I'm showing you the card that I decided

on for our Christmas card this year.

I decided on something simple and easy to

replicate.

I found this paper at Tuesday Morning

They have the best deals on card stock and papers.

This is double sided card stock, 25 sheets of 12"x12" 

for only $1.99.  How could I go wrong with that.

There was another that I picked up, but decided to 

use this one for my cards.

I used my MISTI to stamp all my sentiments

with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.

I cut them into banner shapes and

layered them onto white card stock 

to give them a little pop.

I made about 70 of these cards.

So all in all, with the cards for 

The Caring Hearts Card Drive and all,

I made almost 200 cards this year,

you can see why I wanted a simple design for

these.

I always have good intentions to start my cards

very early, but it never seems to happen as early

as I plan. 

Maybe next year, right?

I'm glad you stopped by today,

I hope you have enjoyed all the Christmas cards

I have posted over the last month or so.

I would like to wish you all a very 

Merry Christmas

and a happy and healthy

2017!

Until next time,

Peace to you all!

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.

Cards for the Card Drive #7

Hello! 

 I hope you've got all your Christmas cards

done and mailed or ready to go soon.

This is the last post in the

Caring Hearts Card Drive

series.

Today I'm showing you the last card style

I made for the drive.

A few years ago I found a great deal on this

patterned card stock and I love it.

I got it at Tuesday Morning,

25 sheets for something like $2.99.

I love it so much, but I don't use it a lot,

I guess I just don't want to run out of it.

I pulled it out and created this simple card.

I used a couple different colors of mats as well

as card bases.

I thought it needed a little extra pop so I heat embossed

the sentiment with clear embossing powder over the

VersaFine Onyx Black

to give it some shine.

If you haven't made your cards yet and want to,

this is a very simple design to make.

I did them in assembly line style,

cutting all the pieces at once, then stamping and

assembling all the sentiment pieces.

Having everything cut, stamped and ready make it go

very quickly and easily.

You can see I made quite a few of these style.

I ended up with 107 cards.

I had an extra panel and needed to use it, then I 

had an extra card base and had to use that, then there was

an extra mat and on and on.

So my 100 cards turned into 107,

but that's okay, I know they will bring smiles to someone's

face this Christmas season.

And here is what 107 cards all in envelopes looks like.

All packed up and ready to be sent out.

I can't wait to get the cards that I will deliver to 

"my homes"

Vera Yates

heads up this card drive every year.

If you want to be involved, be sure to 

keep an eye here next October for info

or follow Vera's blog

Ling's Design Studio

She usually posts the info in October and cards

can be mailed in during the month of November.

This is a huge undertaking,

last year these ladies collected and sent out

over 22,000 cards for delivery to nursing homes.

This year we are all hoping to top that,

they are collected and distributed in 

The USA,Canada, Australia and this year

they added the UK.

Thanks for stopping in to see my cards.

I truly enjoyed making each and every one of them.

Come again soon,

you never know what you might find on 

Kristie Kreates.

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.

I'm Here For You!

Hi all!

Today's card was made with a couple stamp sets

that I picked up at a good price when I was shopping at

"Tuesday Morning"

I don't know if you have this store in your area,

but I'll tell you I just love it.

You never know what you'll find there and the prices

are great.

The sentiment stamp was in a pack of 6 small sets

at the price of $.99 for them all.
I found 2 of these packs and only had 2 or 3 duplicates.

For that price, how could I go wrong?

These little sets are usually at least $1.00 a piece,

and I got 12 for $1.98!

The chevron was from a different set and I 

stamped it onto a piece of white

card stock with 

Color Theory Inks from Studio Calico

onto water color paper.

The texture of the water color paper resulted in

the distressed look of the chevrons.

I used my MISTI stamping tool and I know

I could have made them more "uniform"

but I loved the distressed look,

I think it goes well with the look of the sentiment

that I used.

I cut the chevron piece down to fit the card and 

adhered it directly to the card front.

The sentiment says
"needed you to know I'm here for you"

and was stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

The inside is left blank to write a personal note.

I really love how this card turned out.

A nice clean and simple card.

Thanks for stopping in today,

now go check out what they have at 

Tuesday Morning,

you never know what you'll find there,

just like you never know what you'll find at

Kristie Kreates,

so come visit again soon.