Be Magical Unicorn Card

Hello craft lovers!

Doesn't everyone love to receive mail?
My granddaughter, Marie, sure does.

That's why I decided to make her this card.

She loves unicorns, so when I found this stamp in my

stash, I decided to make a card with it.

Pink is her favorite color, so it had to be pink.

For the inside of the card, I stamped, colored and fussy

cut some other designs.  She does love rainbows too, so that

was another must.

I stamped and cut a few things for her to color herself.

Sending cards in the mail now and then is one simple

way to say I love you.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I've been creating.

I hope you have been inspired in some way and will come again soon.

Until then,

send a card and make someone smile.

 

October Swap

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card I made for an art swap.

The "parameters" were

Color: Use green or blue

Technique: Stencil, stamping, collage

Product: stencil paste, ink, magazine page, 

paper napkin/tissue paper

Theme:  nature, peace/calm, women

Finished piece:  card,  ATC, frameable/hangable art piece

Color: I used blue and green

Technique: I just realized that I failed on this one,

I didn't use any of them. 

Product:  I used ink and tissue paper for the background "water"

I also used magazine pages for the fish and seahorses

I covered them with packing tape, then soaked them in water

and rubbed the paper off.  This leaves the image on the tape.

I then glued some of them to plain white card stock and fussy cut them.

The larger seahorse was easy to cut and glue down 

with out the card stock.

I went with the nature theme in the over all card,

as well as in the "sea weed" which is actually

pressed and dried pieces from one of our plants

that we had in a planter this summer.

I just heard from my friend that she had received 

the card and loves it.

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

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

challenge yourself!

 

be yourself

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card to share with you.

This was made with some things I had on my desk

and in my stash.

I had gotten this hexagon die from Temu

and was trying it out in different ways.

It was sitting on my desk and I decided to 

use it for a card.  I had cut the "outline" with the

die and cut another with different paper.  I simply

glued the pieces into the outline on a piece of

pink card stock.
I cut that to size and adhered it to a card base.

The "be yourself" was from a set of printed sentiments

 from my stash and layered onto another piece of  pink 

card stock, and my card was done.

This card is only 3.25" x 4.50"

so it's a small one but I love it.

Thank you for spending time here today.

I hope you will come again soon.

Until then,

use your stash!

 

Spin Painting Clean Up #2

Hello and welcome!

Today I have a couple more cards that I made

with the clean up from doing spin painting with 

Marie.
This is the paint that was dried onto the inside

of the salad spinner after making some 

spin painting prints.
I simply peeled it off and glued it to 

pieces of card stock.

I wanted to do something a little different for this

card, so I adhered the piece with the paint onto 

a piece of white card stock.
I folded that and adhered it to a piece of

heavy weight hand made paper.
The hand made paper was torn to A2 size.

Inside I stamped this sentiment from my stash.

I love how this card turned out, it's a little outside

the box for me and I love it.

I had this small piece of "paint clean up" on an odd

sized piece of card stock, so I cut it down to add

to the side of a card.

I then added the sentiment onto black card stock and

onto a piece of mulberry paper.  
I left the inside blank on this one.

So glad you stopped by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again.

Until then,

use something that is usually thrown away

to make something creative.

 

Small Poppy Card

Welcome to Kristie Kreates!

Today I have a little card to show you.  I made it

with a poppy that I had stamped and colored, but never

 used.

I fussy cut the image and used foam tape

to give a little dimension to the card.

I mounted the poppy onto light green card stock

then onto a white card base.
This is a small card that could be used as a gift enclosure,

or it could be sent through the mail as long as it's in

an envelope that is large enough.
This is one of my favorite stamps and is 

from Stacy Stamps, but apparently she has gone

out of business, as her website no longer seems to exist.

Thanks for spending some time with me today,

come again soon.

Until then,

use some favorite stamps and supplies.

 

Corrugated Cards

Hi everyone!

Do you have supplies that you've had a while and

just haven't gotten around to using?
I think we all do.
I have a 6x6 pad of corrugated card stock that

hadn't been touched and I decided to make a couple

cards using it.
Here is what I made.

For this card, I simply used some corrugated card

for the background and then punched out a star as 

an embellishment.
The other pieces were cut from one of the 
embossed backgrounds that I made a while ago.
I stamped a simple 'Shine' on the front of the card.

I thought shine was perfect with the bright yellow and

the star.

For this second card, I found this background 

in my stash.  This background was made using the

inks on a slick surface, then putting the paper on top of

the ink and "smooching" it.  When lifted it

gave me this interesting background.
I used the corrugated card for that strip down

the side and to put the sentiment onto.  I think 

the colors work perfectly together and the

corrugated card makes that inked piece really 

pop.

Thanks for stopping today,
I hope you have enjoyed my cards and gotten

inspired in some way.
Come again soon, until then,

use something from your stash that you haven't 

played with before.

 

Eco-printing Card

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card to show you that I made

from some eco-printed pieces I had in my stash.

There are many ways to do eco-printing,

the easiest way that I have found is to use

my Cuttlebug.  Here is a post explaining 

how I do it.
There are a lot of tutorials online if you

want to see other methods, just search eco-printing

and you will find a lot of them.

I used a piece for the background, fussy cut a leaf print

then punched the other pieces from scraps.

I layered that onto a piece of dark gray card stock

then onto a white card base.
This is not my usual style, but I do like it.
I'm trying to think outside the box lately

when I'm making cards.

As usual, I left the inside blank so I can

use this card for any occasion.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again soon.

Until then,

give some eco-printing a try.

 

You Make My Heart Smile

I'm Back!
Covid knocked me for a loop, but I'm pretty much

back to my usual self.  And I tested negative the other day.
Turned out the entire family, including my 2 month old Grandson

ended up with Covid, but luckily, we are all recovered now.

Today I have a card to show you that I made for my Granddaughter,
Marie.  I love to send her cards in the mail now and then.

After all who doesn't love to receive mail?  Especially a 2 yr old.

I used one of the Embossing Powder Backgrounds that
I showed in this post.  They are fun and easy to do.

I chose this one, because pink and purple are her favorite

colors.
The sentiment and heart were stamped and heat embossed also,

then fussy cut and adhered to the card.

Having some backgrounds ready to go in your stash makes

it quick and easy to put a card together.

Marie loved this card and when I was over visiting after she

received it, she brought her card to me, rubbed her fingers over the

embossing and asked "What is this stuff?"
I told her that it was embossing powder and that I'd show her

how it works one day soon.  
She already loves stamping, I'm sure she'll love the 

magic of heat embossing too.

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

I hope you have been crafting and having some fun 

being creative.
Come again soon, until then

make a card and bring a smile to someone's face.

 

"Mickey" Cards

Hello creative people!

Today I have a couple cards to show you.

I decided that I wanted to send a card to my

2 great nephews, they are going to Disney for

a vacation, so I thought something Mickey themed would

be perfect.

It's hard to see the background paper under the

patterned vellum, but it is a piece that I created

with alcohol inks.  The blue and green were a great

match for that piece.  I adhered the vellum piece to the

inked piece with Bearly Arts Glue, I love that glue,

it is great for vellum and barely shows on the 'clear' 

spots, and doesn't show at all in the areas that are printed,

even though they are translucent.

I decided to use some corrugated paper that I had in my

stash as a mat on the card and I love the look.

I then made this card with the same technique, but

with different colors.  I decided to add the Mickey head,

but it needed something to make it stand out on the card.
I punched a circle from the corrugated paper and 

mounted the Mickey head and that did the trick.

This is the card I sent to the boys, hopefully they will

like it as much as I do.

I've been challenging myself to use up scraps and 

to think outside the box lately and I'm having a 

great time doing that.  These cards are very different

than what I usually create and I love them.

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm always

glad to have you check out what I've been up to.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

use those scraps!

 

Gratitude Card

Good day!

Today I'm showing you the cards I designed for 

our Girlfriends and Gratitude Crop at
My Happy Place Scrapbooking and Crafting.
Each cropper got a kit in their goodie bag with all

the elements for the card.  

The card base is a simple white card stock, cut to

8.5" x 5.5" and scored at 4.25 to make a standard A2 card.

I cut pieces of kraft card stock slightly smaller than the

size of the card base.

The flowered piece is a strip of beautiful vellum

that I wrapped around and adhered to the back of the

kraft card stock.

I decided to give everyone a choice of sentiments to use.

I stamped them and cut them to size and cut the 

white card stock to mat them also.  All they need to do is 

put them together and they have a lovely card to send

to a friend or as a thank you card.

I wanted to show how easy it is to make a 

pretty card that someone will love to receive.

I think they turned out lovely.

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

show gratitude.

 

Gelli Plate Card

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card to show you that I made with 

one of my gelli plate prints.

I cut the gelli print down and mounted it onto a piece

of handmade paper, then adhered it to a white card base.

I loved the colors and shapes that I got on this piece.

I didn't add a sentiment, but I may add something when 

I decide to use this card.

I had some small scrap pieces left from the

print, so I cut them down and added them to 

the inside of the card.

I really love how this card turned out

and had so much fun making the gelli print

that I used for it.

You never know what you'll get when you do

gelli printing, sometimes it's not so great

and other times you'll love it.

Either way, it's fun to play with the gelli plate.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope I'll 

see you again soon.

Until then;

use your imagination.

 

Embossed Star Card

Hello crafty people!

Today's card is another one I made during my 

embossing folder craze that I went through one evening.

I embossed a piece of white card stock with

Stars Assorted Embossing Folder from Darice

I then inked it with Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin Distress inks,

using an Ink Blending Tool.

I cut the panel into 2 pieces and adhered to a white card base.

I stamped the words onto the card with 

Orange County Color Theory Ink

from Studio Calico.

The inside is left blank to write my own message.

Thanks for coming by today,

I hope you are having a very crafty day and

will come again soon

Until then:

Do what makes you happy!

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.

 

Happy Thoughts 2 for 1

Hi everyone!

Today I'm showing you a couple cards I made.

This is kind of a 2 for 1 deal.

I started by embossing white card stock with the

Rectangle Background folder from Darice

I used an ink blending tool

and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink 

to color the panel.

I cut the panel into 2 pieces at an angle and adhered each piece

to a white card base.

I added a thin strip of black card stock and used

VersaFine Onyx Black ink to stamp the

sentiment from the

Lovely Greetings stamp set from Cas-ual Fridays.

I'm sorry, I can't find a link to this stamp set.

Thanks for spending time with me today, 

come again soon.

Until then:

See if you can make some 2 of 1 projects.

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.

 

Doodling Card

Hello! 

 I hope you're having a great day.

Today I'm sharing a card I made.

Lately I've gotten more into doodling,

one day I was going through my background

stash and found this piece that I had made

with watercolors and decided to do some

doodling on it.

I know I need to practice more and get better

at it, but the important thing is that I

enjoyed making it.  

I let this piece sit for quite a while,

not really sure that I was happy with it.

Then one day I picked it up and decided that

even if it wasn't unbelievably gorgeous or anything

close to it, it should be made into a card.

I trimmed it down and adhered it to a card 

base and I think whoever gets it will

love it even though it's not a 

"stunner"

I had fun, like I said, that's the important thing.

Thanks for visiting today,

come again soon.

Until then:

have fun with your crafting!

Split Image Cards

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have 2 cards to show you.

I made these cards using a technique that saw

on this blog post/video

from Jennifer McGuire

I stamped and colored 3 flower images,

then adhered them to a piece of card stock,

right along the middle of the sheet.

I then cut the sheet down the middle, creating

2 panels for the fronts of the cards.

I matted the panels with gold card stock and 

adhered them to white card bases.

I decided to leave them blank otherwise,

so I can use them for whatever occasion

I want.  The sentiments will be added when 

I use them.  I may also add some sequins or 

other embellishments when I use them, but for

now, they will remain clean and simple.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you are having a happy crafty day.

Come again soon.

Until then:

make something beautiful!

Card from background stash

Hello!

I hope you are all staying safe and healthy.

Today I'm showing you  a card I made with

a piece I found in my background stash.

I believe the background was made with 

acrylic paints and my gelli plate.

I then use a stencil and black paint to add

the flower image to the piece.
The edges didn't turn out perfect, but that's okay,

it's part of it's charm and look of being hand made.

This card was sent to a friend to let them know

I was thinking about them.

Thanks for stopping in to see what I'm up to.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until next time:

Stay safe, stay healthy and do something

creative.

Using Embossing Folder with Ink

Hi All!

Welcome to my blog.

Today I have a card to show you that I absolutely

love.

I used an embossing folder, sorry I can't give you the name

of it, as I don't have the packaging for it.

I inked the inside of the folder with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

then ran it through the Cuttlebug.

This embossed it and left the ink 

 around the embossed areas.

I cut the birds with a set of dies that I have,

added that one to the card and made an envelope

for the card and used the others on that.

I used a silver mat, then adhered the panel to a

white card base.

I love how this card turned out.

Very clean and simple.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll try inking up your embossing

folders and see what kind of impression you get.

Just remember to clean them after inking them, 

so you don't ruin the next piece you emboss.

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.

1st Birthday

Happy Day!

My great nephew turned 1 yr old this week.

It's hard to believe that a little over a year ago we didn't even know

we would have another great in the family.

Then on the morning of March 16th my nephew and niece

received a phone call that there was a baby for them to 

adopt.  So off they went and they met their sweet baby boy.

This last year has been a long and crazy ride, filled with

joys and worries, but everyone got through it and 

in February his adoption was finalized and Emmett is now 

and ever more a legal part of our family.

Here is the card I made for his 1st birthday.

I love the bright colors!

The words and 1st birthday were cut on my 

Silhouette Cameo.

These animals are all from Paper Smooches,

the set is called Chubby Chums

I stamped, colored and fussy cut each animal.

I then adhered them to the card with Action Wobblers.

I'm sorry I don't have the name of the font stamp set

that I used for the "celebrate".

Here is a video of how the animals wobble.

I hope it works for you.

I know Emmett is going to love the 

wobbly little animals.

As always, thanks for stopping by for a visit,

I hope you enjoyed my card and will try out some 

Action Wobblers,

they are so much fun!

Come again soon.

Until then, Happy Crafting!

     

Happy Thoughts

Hi all!

Today I have another card I made using some of

the backgrounds I made with alcohol inks

I glued one of the papers onto a manila tag with

gel medium then stamped the image with 

Chestnut Roan ink.

I used gel medium to adhere the other paper to card

stock then adhered it to the card base, then simply 

adhered the tag to the front.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap

of the background paper and cut it down and ATG taped it

to the inside of the card.

Here is a close up of the sentiment I used.

So glad you stopped by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

I hope you're having a better than average day!

Today I have two cards to show you. This first one I had the idea for quite a while ago. I had printed the sentiment onto the white cardstock and it was sitting waiting to be finished. Finally got it finished!

I used some red cardstock from my stash, of course! The stamps are "To The Point" by Stampendous. I laid out all the arrow stamps on the cardstock, then pressed the acrylic block onto them so they would cling to the block. Using Onyx Black Versafine ink, I stamped them onto the red cardstock.

The red cardstock was adhered to the white base which was cut to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded at 4 1/2". Using a red Zig pen and a white Ultimate Gel Pen, I made dash lines, rounded the bottom corners with my Corner Chomper and my card was done.

This second card is a card for my great niece Alexandrea's birthday. The base is white cardstock cut to 11" x 4 1/4" folded at 5 1/2" I used a EK Success 1" circle punch to punch circles from scraps from my stash. I cut each of those circles in half to make the scallops along the bottom of the card topping them with some fiber trim.

I also used those 1/2 circles around the 2" circle, also punched with an EK Success punch, to make the large flower. I used a large button tied with some white yarn, both from my stash, for the middle of the flower.

The "Celebrate" is a stamp from a Studio G $1.00 acrylic stamp set.

I think this card turned out very pretty for a beautiful young girl like my great niece.

Thanks for stopping by, leave me a comment and become a follower if you would like.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!