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.

 

Baking With Marie

Hello everyone!

Today I'm sharing a couple layouts with you.

Sara and I both love baking with Marie and have for

a long time now.  She is only 3, but has been baking almost

since she could stand and walk.

She started out just licking batter, but now she 

measures and mixes with us.

Since I didn't have any embellishments of cooking

utensils, I made my own.

The whisk in the picture above doesn't show very well

in the picture, but it was drawn onto glitter paper and cut

out with a craft blade.  The spoons and cup were drawn and

fussy cut.

The oven mitt was free hand drawn and fussy cut also.

I found a scrap of wood grain paper and

drew and cut out the rolling pin.

This is another layout that was a simple one to 

put together.  I had the printed papers for years and 

knew that one day I'd find a layout to make with them.

This little gal puts love into everything.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you were inspired in some way and 

will come again soon.

Until then,

have fun with a child!

 

Best Treat Ever!

Hello!

Today I'm showing you a layout I did of 

when I took Marie for a special treat.

I love french fries dunked in chocolate milk shake.

Marie and I were out doing a little crafty shopping and

I told her we would go for a special treat.
I took her to Wendy's for fries and a chocolate Frosty.

We each ordered our own and when I went to pay,

the guy cashing us out, apparently thought she was 

stinkin' cute and didn't charge us a cent.
We had a great time eating our treat together.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

partake in a special treat with someone you love.

 

Marie's First Hair Cut

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a layout to share with you.

This is my granddaughter getting her first hair cut.

She was getting close to 3 yrs old and it just needed a nice

trim and shaping.

She was so good and loved being pampered.

She looked adorable, of course.

The following pictures are of her

when she got her 2nd cut in March, 2023

She decided that she wanted "bangies" 

this time.  She looks so happy and confident!

She's loving her new style!

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

do something for your self to make you 

feel good!

 

Monkey Business

Hello! 

 I hope you are having a crafty day.

Today I have a layout to share with you.

My granddaughter, Marie, loves spending time

with her Auntie Kelsie and Uncle Brad.

They always have a lot of fun together.

These are a few of my favorite pictures of them

being goofy and having fun.
The monkeys, the words and the letters for the

title are all fussy cut.  I'm known as a lover of

fussy cutting and I find it very relaxing.
Many of my cards and layouts have fussy cut pieces

on them.  The names were done on my label maker,

I've just started using it for some of my crafts.

Until now, I've only used it to label things in my

craft room, but I'm liking it on some of my

layouts.  Especially to add the date.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you will come again soon.

Until then,

monkey around with someone. 

 

Summer 2022 with Marie

Hello everyone!

Today I have a layout to share with y'all.

My granddaughter, Marie, is always a joy to spend

time with.  Last summer we had so much fun together.

These pictures all have a little special meaning to them.

She has some special toys at our house that she plays with more

than others.  Her huge "Mama Bear and Daddy Bear" are

by far her favorite stuffies.  She has a wonderful imagination

and lugs them around the house and onto the deck and 

acts like they are real and her best friends.
The outfit she is wearing with the pink and orange stripes

was an outfit that was my daughter's when she was little.

There were select clothes of  Kelsie's and Jaryd's that we 

kept and now the grands are wearing them.
The picture on the right just radiates her 

sweetness and beauty.

Can't tell that she is my heart, can you?

Thanks for coming by to see what I've been creating.
I hope you will come by again soon.

Until then,

see the beauty in a child.

 

Apron and Baker's Hat

Hello crafty friends!

Today I'm showing you one of the gifts I made for
our Granddaughter, Marie, for Christmas.
Marie is a huge Paw Patrol fan and when I saw this
fabric at 
JoAnna’s Craft Castle 5807 Monroe st 43560
on a visit to Toledo, Ohio for a phenomenal price,
I knew I had to get it.

It was a 2 yard piece and I had no idea what I'd
do with it, but had to have it for Marie.
I sent a picture and message to my daughter in law
and she suggested a new apron and bakers hat.
That is exactly what I did.
I searched the internet and found a few different
tutorials and then combined a few ideas and got to
work.

Here is the apron that I made for Marie.

And modeling the apron and hat is
"Mama Bear"

Here is our little chef/baker in her 
new cooking get up.
I think from the smile, she likes it.

She seems to like the little utensils Mom got
in her stocking too.  Guess I know who's going
to be using those.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I've been up to.
Come again soon,
until then:
bake or cook something yummy!

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.

 

You Make Me Giggle

Hello crafters!

Today I'm sharing a layout with you that I created a little

while ago.  

This layout makes me happy.

One page is my son with my granddaughter and one page is  

my daughter in law with her.

They are so good with her and can always seem to make

her smile and laugh.  

She is the sweetest little girl ever

and she is the light of our lives.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope this layout made you smile.

Come again soon,

you never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates.

 

Newset Layouts

Hello everyone!

Today I have more layouts to show you.

I've been really moving along on catching up with 

scrapbooking the last couple years.
Most of my pages are of our granddaughter, Marie,

but I've also been scrapping in a lot of family events and pictures too.

Marie loves to get comfortable when she eats

Check out her feet in the pictures on the left page.

I love these pictures that my daughter in law took of Marie

and had to do something special with them.

All the hearts are cut from background papers that I have

created.  I LOVE how this turned out.

Check out our girl with her cool sunglasses.

Yes, I do scrap way out of order, but at least they are

getting done.  Baby's first Christmas.  That's my daughter

holding her precious niece.

The Maynard and Phillips families have been doing things

together since Jaryd and Brian (and the rest of us) met when they

were 3 yrs old.  They are now 29.
I love this layout with my second family.
I have a whole scrapbook dedicated to what 

our two families did together over the years.

Thanks for popping in today, 

come again and see what I'm creating lately.

Until then,

enjoy your crafting!

 

Recent Layouts

Welcome!

Thanks for coming to see what I've been up to lately.

Today I have some layouts that I've made recently.

As you can see, I don't do my scrapbooking in chronological order.

Hopefully, I'll be caught up soon and will be able to 

get them into their final scrapbook in some semblance of

order.
I'm trying to do some different things on my layouts.

May not be new or different to others, but I'm really trying

to think outside the box.  
Maybe it's the embellishments, or that I'm stamping on

the layout, or the way I'm cutting the mats or even just

the way I'm laying out the pictures.

Just trying to stretch my creativity.

This is our happy girl, Marie.

Canalside Fun with 
Great Aunt Zoe and Uncle Dennis.

St. Partick's Day 2021

We had Marie out to the park and Dave (Grandpa) took

a whole slew of pictures.

Trip to the Aquarium with Mommy, Daddy and Grandpa

Mickey and Minnie lovers.

Marie's first couple trips to the Buffalo Zoo.

When she was born and going home.

Such a precious time.

Thanks for stopping in, I hope you have been inspired

in some way.

Come again soon, until then,

think outside the box on your layouts.

 

Layouts

Hi All!

Now that the pandemic is more under control and 

many of us have had our vaccines, we have opened our

scrapbooking and crafting studio again.

I'm finally finding the time and motivation to get moving

on my scrapbook of our granddaughter.  I have 18 months to 

catch up on and I'm making a decent dent in that.

Here are a few layouts that I've finished.

If you click on a picture you can see them enlarged.

When I had my kids they didn't have this kind of photography

available at the hospital.  Beautiful pictures!

It was wonderful getting to visit and hold my 

first grandchild!

My hubby was out of town when Marie was born,

but the first thing he did when he got home was 

go and meet her.

Our daughter was so excited to be an Auntie.
Aunt Zoe is Jaryd's God Mother
Uncle Brian and Aunt Kelsey Ann are Marie's

God Parents.

Sara's Moms and sister got to visit her too.

I think this is my favorite layout that I have done so far.

I love all the smiley faces.

Buffalo Bills fan, Harry Potter fan, little ballerina and just

silly fun.

First Christmas!

Daddy and his girl.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting for a while.

I hope you'll be back soon to see what else I have to 

share with y'all.

Until next time,

Cherish those you love!

 

Thanksgiving Onesie

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving

and have lots to be thankful for.

I know I do and one thing I'm extremely thankful for

is my granddaughter, Marie.  She has brought joy,

love and sweetness to this difficult time.

My daughter in law had some onesies sent to me

and told me to do whatever I wanted to them.

Marie needed a onesie for Thanksgiving and this

is what I came up with.

She has the best chubby legs ever and 
I thought this suited her perfectly.

Jaryd and Sara love it and I know she's looking 

cute in it with her "turkey" pants.

Here's a picture of Marie with her Thanksgiving 

onesie, but she doesn't have her turkey pants on yet.

Thanks for stopping by,

come again soon.

You never know what you'll see on 

Kristie Kreates!

 

Dress for Father's Day

Happy Day to y'all!

For Mother's Day one of the gifts my kids gave me was

yarn and a pattern to crochet a dress for my granddaughter.

Unfortunately, I didn't get it right on Mother's Day.

With the pandemic, we weren't seeing the kids much, but 

finally I got the yarn and pattern.

I worked up this dress in just one evening.  It's a pretty easy

pattern and I gave it to Jaryd for Father's Day.

This is my fabulous granddaughter, Marie, in her

new dress and head band.  The pattern calls for a 

sort of waist band, but I thought it would be a bit

bulky and warm, so I chose to make the flower and 

add that to the front instead.

Here's the funny thing, the kids surely didn't know much

about crocheting and how much yarn would be needed.

They bought me 4 skeins of yarn to make this dress.

The dress took exactly one skein.

Guess I'll be making something else for our little one.

I'm thinking a little cardigan to match might be nice

for cooler nights.

Thanks for stopping in today and spending time

seeing what I've been up to.

Come again soon,

until then:

Happy Crafting!