Kristie Kreates

I stamped the heart and the sentiment onto

black card stock with VersaMark Ink

and heat embossed them with

white embossing powder.

I then trimmed them out, adhered them to some

light purple vellum and cut around them leaving a

little border.

I then adhered them to the card base.

For the "bling" I added pearl accents in a

coordinating color.

I hope you'll pop over the

Mashed Potatoes and Crafts.

and check out all the particulars

about the challenge.

I'm sad to announce that this will be my last

challenge as a design team member,

I started on the QKR Stampede design team in

October of 2010.

Since then I have been a member of sister companies

Eureka! Stamps,

QKR Stampede

and

Biblical Impressions

Design Teams.

But the time has come for me to resign from the team.

Please continue to follow my blog as I have lots of fun things

coming along the way.

There will be scrapbooking, more about Ireland,

Silhouette projects and, of course stamping.

I'm hoping to try some new techniques

and I'll still be doing guest tutorials on

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon and

see what I'm up to.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, September 22, 2014

Eureka! Stamps Challenge Vintage/Distress

Hello everyone!

It's time for another

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

This weeks challenge theme is

"Vintage/Distress"

I chose to used

"Open Maple Leaf" (#10501)

"Lg Open Oak Leaf" (#10402)

"Just a note..." (#6405)

all from

For both my cards I stamped the leaf images onto

white card stock and used a variety of

Distress Inks to color them with sponge

daubers. I then fussy cut them.

The leaves are mounted on handmade paper that

I tore to size and colored the edges with

Distress Inks.

I hope my cards have inspired you to

play along with this weeks

Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

All the particulars are on the

Go check it out and see all the design team

inspiration.

And stop by the

Eureka! Stamps Store

and I'm sure you'll find something that will

fit the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, May 19, 2014

Birthday challenge

Hello Stampers!

It's Monday and that means a new challenge on the

Stop over there to see all the particulars about the challenge

and to join in the fun.

This weeks challenge theme is

"Birthdays"

For my card I used

"Lg Wrapped up Kitty and Puppy" (#17802) from

I stamped the image onto white card stock and colored it with

water color crayons.

I inked around the image with distress ink.

I then layered the image panel onto orange and blue card stock

using my Perfect Layers Mini and Perfect Cutting Mat.

Getting perfect, even mats is a snap with these tools from

(Follow the link and you will see how to get a 5% discount.)

I decided that my card needed something more,

so I found some ribbon and bows to mimic the ribbons on the image.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you will join in the fun of this

Birthday Challenge.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Up in the Air Challenge

It's time for another

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

and this weeks challenge theme is

"Up in the Air"

Check out the

for all the particulars about the challenge and to join in the fun.

For my card I used

Girl Balloon Holder (#13803)

Daisy Balloon (#13901) and

Flower Balloon (#13903) all from

For my background, I used a cloud template

to create the clouds and sky using Distress Inks.

(Check out the cloud template and instructions here.)

I cut a piece of scratch paper and adhered it with temporary adhesive

along the bottom while I inked the sky.

I then used the top half of the scratch paper to cover the sky while I inked the grass.

For the grass I used Distress Inks and then stamped

Field Grass Left (#38901) from

Biblical Impressions

sister company of Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the flowers and the girl onto white card stock and colored them with

colored pencils and blended with Gamsol, then fussy cut them.

I stamped the girl onto patterned paper

as well as onto a piece of brown paper.

I paper pieced the dress and sash.

The balloons are adhered with foam tape.

I cut around the girls fingers

so it would look like she is holding the strings of the balloon.

I love these balloons and holders!

Eureka! Stamps has a whole line of them and

each is cuter than the last!

I think they are perfect for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will join in the challenge fun.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, May 5, 2014

Mother's Day Flower Challenge

Hello!
The Eureka! Stamps Blog
has a new challenge and this week the theme is
"Mother's Day Flowers"
For my card I've used
"Mixed Bouquet" (#9206) from Eureka! Stamps and

Happy Mother's Day from the

"Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from QKR Stampede

sister company of Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the Mixed Bouquet onto white card stock and colored them with

colored pencils and Gamsol.

I love the way the Gamsol smooths and blends the colors.

I used some blue Distress Ink to lightly color around the bouquet.

All the mats were cut easily and perfectly with my

Perfect Layers Mini Tools and The Perfect Cutting Mat from

I hope you'll play along with the challenge,

someone is going to win, maybe it will be you!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, April 28, 2014

Lace and Pearls Challenge

"Lace and Pearls"

that's the challenge this week on

For my card I used

"Lg Filagree Heart" (#24601)

"Happy Anniversary" (#9004) from

Eureka! Stamps

I started by stamping the heart with red ink onto white card stock.

I fussy cut the heart and added

a few different sizes of pearls to the heart.

The Happy Anniversary was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

For a perfect mat I used Perfect Layers Mini Tools from

The heart and sentiment were added to the red panel with

foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired

in some way.

Pop over to The Eureka! Stamps Blog

to see all the details about the challenge,

then join in the fun and show us what you create.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, April 21, 2014

CAS Challenge

It's Monday and you know what that means, another challenge from

This week our theme is

"CAS" we want to see some

"Clean and Simple" projects.

For my CAS card, I used

"Baby Zebra" (#39902) from Eureka! Stamps

Baby Zebra was stamped onto white card stock and colored with

colored pencils and Gamsol.

I used my

Perfect Layers Mini Tools and

The Perfect Cutting Mat from

to cut perfect mats on my card.

Quick, easy and perfect every time.

All the details for the challenge are on

so pop over and see how easy it is to participate.

Someone is going to win, why not you?

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

Until then, Happy Crafting!

Monday, April 14, 2014

Easter Challenge

Hello stampers!

It's Monday, so that means it's time for another challenge from

This weeks theme is

"Easter"

I have used

"Tulips" (# 28502) from Eureka! Stamps

"Daydreaming Bunny" (#15209) from QKR Stampede

sister company of Eureka! Stamps

I started by stamping "Tulips" several times onto white card stock.

I colored the images with colored pencils and Gamsol.

The Bunny was done in the same way.

I then fussy cut all the tulips and the bunny.

For the background, I used a cloud template and Distress Inks.

You can find the cloud template and instructions on my friend Roxie's blog

Paper Scaper

I also inked the bottom of the background with green Distress Inks.

Once I had the background panel done, I started adding tulips in the

back most part of the scene. These I adhered directly to the background panel.

I then added the bunny with foam tape.

The front row of tulips were then added with double layers of foam tape.

This picture shows the different layers

on the card.

I love how this card turned out.

I hope you'll hop over to the

and see all the particulars of the challenge.

You'll also find links to other inspiration pieces from the design team.

Join in the fun and you may just be a lucky winner of some

Eureka! Stamps digital stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you've been inspired in some way.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Anything Goes Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog.

Today starts the
"Anything Goes" challenge on the

I have used

"Pirate Balloon Holder" (#23907)

"Parrot Balloon" (#23906)

"Heart Balloon" (#5204)

"Oval Balloon" ( #5201)

From Eureka! Stamps

"Field Grass Right" (#38925) from

Biblical Impressions

"Happy Birthday" (#22803) from

QKR Stampede

Biblical Impressions and QKR Stampede

are sister companies of Eureka! Stamps

The pirate and balloons were all stamped onto white card stock, colored with water color crayons and fussy cut.

The sky background was done with a template that I got from my friend Roxie's blog Paper Scaper

Roxie is very talented, so check out her blog.

You'll find the template link along the right hand side of her blog.

I used Distress inks to color the sky as well as the hill the pirate is standing on.

My great nephew just had his 5th birthday and his kids party had a pirate theme. To stay with that theme, I made this card for him.

I think he'll like it.

I hope you've been inspired and will play along with the challenge.

You might also want to check out the

Eureka! Stamps Store

and see all the wonderful images they have.

There are a LOT of these balloons and holders,

so pop over and see what you like.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, January 20, 2014

3 Favorite Embellishments

Hello blog fans!

Today we start a new challenge on the

This weeks theme is
"Use 3 Favorite Embellishments"

I used

"Cool Cat With Shades" (#23902) from

Eureka! Stamps for this card

I stamped Cool Cat onto white card stock

colored him with water color crayons and fussy cut him.

For my 3 favorite embellishments I used

1. The sunglasses. I bought several pair of these sunglasses a long time ago. They were on clearance and had pins on the backs. I cut the pins off and have used them on cards and layouts when I can. I love them.

2. Ribbon is another of my favorite embellishments, so I tied a bow for a tie around his neck.

3. I have these little wood stars that I just love. I covered them with a bit of Glossy Accents and dipped them into gold glitter.

I thought I could write
"You're a star!"

inside.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired in some way.

I'd love to see some of your favorite embellishments,

so pop over to the Eureka! blog and check out the

challenge particulars.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, January 13, 2014

Bundle Up It's Cold Outside

Hello crafting friends!

I hope you've been staying warm through the "Polar Vortex"
The theme for this weeks

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

is coincidentally
"Bundle Up It's Cold Outside"

for my card I chose to use

"Snow Background" (#27301) and

"Snow Scene Circle" (#17301)

both from
Eureka! Stamps

I stamped Snow Background onto white card stock with

Versa Mark ink and embossed it with white

embossing powder.
I then used Distress Inks to color over the embossed image.

The embossing resists the color leaving snow in a blue sky.

I stamped the Snow Scene Circle onto white card stock and colored

it with water color crayons then fussy cut around the scene.

There are snowflakes around the whole scene, but I cut them out.

The particulars for the challenge can be found on the

I hope you have been inspired and will join

the challenge and check out

the other inspiration pieces on the blog.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Stay warm!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, January 6, 2014

Blue and Bling Challenge

Happy New Year!

And welcome to my post for the first

Eureka! Stamps Challenge of 2014.

This week our theme is

"Blue and Bling"

I chose "Snow Background" (#27301) from

as my background.

The sentiment is "Be Still" (#30126) from

Biblical Impressions

which is a sister company of Eureka! Stamps.

Eureka! Stamps has this same sentiment,

but in a different font.

It is "Be Still and Know" (#27503)

I stamped the Snow Background with VersaMark ink,

embossed it with white embossing powder,

then inked over the entire surface with

blue Distress Ink.

The sentiment is also done with

white embossing powder.

I added some 'blink' to the centers of the snowflakes.

All the mats are cut using the
Perfect Layers

which give an equal cut every time.

For all the particulars on the

challenge, please check the

I hope you have been inspired here today

and will take the
Blue and Bling Challenge.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!"

That's the theme of the Eureka! Stamps Challenge

this week.

All the particulars can be found on the

For my card I used

"Package Tower" (#23301) from

I stamped the image onto white card stock and

colored it with water color crayons.

I used Perfect Layers rulers

to mat the image onto patterned paper, red card stock

and then onto the card.

It is so easy to get perfect mats

without any measuring with Perfect Layers.

I hope I have given you some inspiration and that

you will join us in this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you will leave a comment for me

and come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, December 9, 2013

Side step card challenge

That's right, it's time for another

Eureka! Stamps Challenge!

This week the challenge is to make a

"Center or Side Step Card"

I have used 3 images from Eureka! Stamps for my card.

"Skunk and Lights" (#10901)

"You Light" (#10903) and

"Snowy Christmas Tree" (#39401)

My images were stamped onto white card stock.

The only coloring needed was the lights,

which were colored with water color crayons.

The images were then fussy cut and adhered to the card.

Side and center step cards

are not as difficult to make as you might think.

If you Google "Side step card pattern" you will find a lot of

patterns for this type of card.

They are something a little different with a real "Wow" impact.

I hope you have been inspired and will

make one of these styles of cards and enter the

Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

All the particulars can be found on the

Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Monday, December 2, 2013

A mistake that I love.

Hello blog friends!

Today is the beginning of a new

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

This weeks theme is "Button It Up"

I was searching through my images and got the idea to use buttons on
"Art Palette"

I stamped the image onto white card stock and used Distress Inks to give it the wood grain. I stamped the image again and colored and fussy cut the paint brushes. I then used glue to add the paint brushes to the palette.

The buttons were adhered with Glossy Accents.

I used my Perfect Layers rulers to cut a perfect mat.

There is only one problem with this card.

I made it for the Eureka! Stamps Challenge as my

design team inspiration piece,

when I went to check on the item number to include it in my blog post,

I found that this isn't an image from Eureka! Stamps.

It is from the sister company,

QKR Stampede!

This is Art Palette (#19601)

I even have the stamp marked at Eureka!

Guess I better change that!

I do love how this mistake turned out though.

Why not pop on over to the Eureka! Stamps Blog

and check out the other inspiration

and the particulars on the challenge,

then stop into the Eureka! Stamps Store

and the QKR Stampede Store

and see what you can find that you might like to work with.

Both companies have tons of great images

in both red rubber and digital format.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Leave a comment if you will and come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, November 18, 2013

Cornstalk and Pumpkin card

Thanksgiving is so close

and that is the theme of this weeks

Check out the particulars on the

and then join in the fun.

I chose to use

"Cornstalk and Pumpkin" (#29802) from

for my card.

For the background I taped a paper doily over white card stock,

then used a sponge applicator to apply

Distress Ink over the doily.

When I removed the doily,

I had a beautiful background panel for this card.

The Cornstalk and Pumpkin image was stamped with

brown Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and colored with water color crayons.

I love this simple image, to me it says

"Thanksgiving"

I like the idea of the Thanksgiving image

over the "lace tablecloth" look of the background panel.

I used my Perfect Layers tool to get the perfect mats on

my card without the trouble of measuring.

Easy to use and perfect every time.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Why not stop by the Eureka! Stamps Store and

see all the wonderful images they offer

in red rubber and digital format alike.

Then stop over to the Perfect Paper Crafting site

and see how the Perfect Layers works.

And keep your eyes open for a give away, here on my blog.

I'll be giving away a set of Perfect Layers Tools one day soon

so come back for a chance to win.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, November 4, 2013

Fall Leaves/Feathers challenge

Hello blog friends!

It's time for another Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

Follow that link to see all the particulars so you can participate.

This weeks theme is

"Fall Leaves/Feathers"

I chose to use

"Open Maple Leaf" (#10501) from

for my card.

I stamped the Open Maple Leaf onto

pages from an old book.

I love doing this and have a couple old books

just for that purpose.

I stamped them with

brown ink and colored them with water color crayons.

I then fussy cut them and adhered them to brown card stock.

It was a bit too plain so I stamped the seed part of the

image, colored and fussy cut that and added it to the card.

Still needed something and I found some buttons

in my stash for that corner.

Once I added the white lines

I was happy with the card.

I hope you've been inspired in some way today!

Thanks for visiting, leave a comment if you will,

and come again soon.

Eureka! Stamps has so many wonderful images,

not only for fall, but for any occasion.

So why not pop over and see what they have

for you!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, October 28, 2013

Just A Note Of Thanks

Today is the start of another challenge on the

The theme is

"Just a note of thanks"

I have used

"Just a note" (#6405)

"Parachuting Squirrel" (#27402)

both from

I stamped the image with Versa Fine Black Onyx ink

and colored it and the background with

water color crayons.

Just a note... was also stamped with the same ink.

I love this image, so cute and fun to color.

Eureka! Stamps has so many

wonderful images and lovely sentiments!

Pop over to the Eureka! Stamps Store

and see what you find

that you'd love to work with,

then join in the fun of this weeks challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll stop by again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, October 21, 2013

Halloween Colors challenge

Halloween is pretty close and this week's challenge is

"Halloween Colors"

I used

"Ghost" (#3904) from

for my card.

I stamped Ghost 3 times with Versa Mark Ink and

embossed them with white embossing powder on

black card stock.

The "Boo" I wrote with a Versa Mark Pen

and embossed it also.

This was a very simple, quick card to make.

I'm sure you can create something for our challenge too.

You can find all the particulars at the

Eureka! Stamps Blog Challenge

I hope you'll play along.

Eureka! Stamps has a lot of great Halloween images in both

red rubber and digital format, so hop over and take a look.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Scarecrow with twine.

It's time for another

This week the theme has 2 parts,

"Fall and add some string or twine"

(not ribbon)

For my card I used

"Scarecrow and Sunflowers" (#15901)from