Challenge Swap #3

It's time to show you my

creation for Challenge Swap #3 with 

my crafty friends group.

This month the theme was

"The birds and the bees"

I made this little wall hanging for my friend Marie.

I'm hoping she will hang it in her craft/sewing room.

The background was created by smooching ink onto

a slick surface, adding water and then placing the 

water color paper into the puddles of ink.

The birds are from Tim Holtz, Crazy Birds set.

I got these along with the dies at Michael's, 

but have never seen them again and can't find a link

to the set anywhere.
I did no line coloring with watercolors and this is the first
time I've liked the results with this technique.
I fussy cut them to add to the background piece.

The bees are from a set from Honey Bee Stamps

"Bee Hive" which also has a matching die set.

The wording was stamped with a Dyan Reavely
alpha set, "Dy's Alpha"

I love how this turned out and
Marie loved it too.

Thanks for stopping by to spend some time
with me today.
I hope you've been inspired in some way.
Come again soon,
you never know what you'll find on
KristieKreates

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HB2U

Hi All!

Today I have a birthday card to show you.

I love the Crazy Dogs stamp set from Tim Holtz!

One of my friends has the set and I stamped all the

different dogs onto watercolor paper to color

when I got to them.

I wanted to use one for a birthday card for my son

and I chose this cute little guy.

The stamp doesn't come with the spots, I added those

as I painted with my watercolor crayons.

I used the HB2U from the

Whole Shebang stamp set

from CAS-UAL Fridays Stamps

I added a bit of Glossy Accents to his nose 

and the tag hanging from his collar to give a little shine

and dimension.

The sentiment inside the card is from the

Whole Shebang stamp set also.

I think this card turned out adorable and Jaryd will 

love it.  He is a big dog and cat lover and I'm sure he'll

appreciate it.

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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.

You're How Old?

Good Day Blog Friends!

Today I have a card to show you that I just love.

I wanted to make a card using the 

Crazy Dogs stamp set from Tim Holtz

I chose this one, because I love that surprised look on the 

little guys face.
I stamped it onto water color paper 

with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and colored him with

Lyra Water Color Crayons

The black card stock had been crumpled,

 spritzed with water and had Perfect Pearls brushed onto it.

It's hard to see the shimmer in the picture, but in real life it has a lot 

of shimmer and shine.

I tore the card stock to mimic the shape of the dog, then 

adhered the dog to it.

The background panel was made using 

alcohol inks on deli paper

that I found in my stash, I adhered it to a piece of 

white card stock.

I stamped the sentiment using an alphabet set

that I have in my stamp collection.

I thought it went perfectly with the look on the dogs face.

The whole panel was then adhered to a black card base.

Inside I stamped the 

"happy birthday" with the

Big Scripty Words

from Lawn Fawn

with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

onto a color that coordinated with the 

front panel.

I'm glad you stopped by today and hope you'll come again soon.

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.

Bird Crazy

Hello everyone!

I have several birthday's in February, so I decided

to get moving one day and made the cards I needed

for the month.

I absolutely LOVE these mini crazy birds

from Tim Holtz.

I bought the set of 3 stamps and dies 

one day at Michael's

and I've never seen that set again

and haven't been able to find it online either.

This card is just an extra that I made while I was 

at it.  Love this sentiment.

This card I left blank inside so I can add a

sentiment when I need it.

I don't remember who I addressed each of these

cards too, but I think this one work well 

for anyone you want to give a smile too.

I thought this was a cute sentiment.

I'm sure this one is going to one of

my OLDER brothers.

This one is going to my other OLDER brother.

I think they'll get a kick out of them.

I made the backgrounds using a stripe from the

Basic Stripes Stamp Set

from Simon Says Stamp

Using Distress Inks

and my MISTI stamping tool.

I used these stamps sets from

 Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

for the sentiments:

Sassy Smiles

Whole Shebang

and stamped them in

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

I have decided that this year 

I will get better about sending out cards

to family and friends.

So I will probably be posting a lot

of cards in the future, so be sure to pop 

in and see what I've been creating.

Until next time,

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.

Best Friends Embossed

Today's card is another Tim Holtz inspiration.  I love this technique of embossing clear plastic.  Again, I used a piece of laminating film, but could just as well have used some recycled packaging. I embossed it with my Cuttlebug and the Snowflakes Embossing folder.

The image is from QKR Stampede and is titled Best Friends (#23502) I stamped it onto white card stock and colored it with water color crayons.  I used Icicle Stickles to give the snowman some nice sparkle.  I love the Icicle Stickles, depending on the light and angle, they show up different colors.  Sometimes blue, sometimes purple or pink.

I layered the image onto a piece of scrap pink paper from my scrap stash, then attached the embossed laminating film to it with pink brads.

This was then adhered to a blue card base with ATG Tape.  I love the look of the embossed snowflakes over the image!  What do you think?  Leave me a comment and let me know. 

Thanks for stopping by today to see my card.  I hope you enjoyed it.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Inspired by Tim Holtz!!!

I don't know if y'all are familiar with Tim Holtz, but he is the crafting, inking, embossing, tag making guru of the world! And I just love that man!  Although his style is much different than anything I ever make, his techniques are amazing and can be used with just about any style.  For 12 days this month he hosted The 12 Tags of Christmas on his blog and each and every one was absolutely amazing!  I learned so much from just these 12 posts! 
Today's tag was inspired by one of his tags and a technique he used on it.

I started out by stamping Ice Skating (#7902) onto a piece of white card stock.  This adorable penguin is from QKR Stampede, you have seen him before on my blog and I'm sure you will probably see him again.  I love this image, soooooo cute!

Once he was stamped, I applied Broken China Distress Ink with an ink blending tool with a sponge applicator, around the image.  I colored the image with water color pencils.

The other day I was laminating something and had a piece of the laminating film left that had gone through the laminator.  I saved it just in case I had a use for it, I hate throwing away potential crafting items!  The very next day I saw this technique on Tim's blog. 

I took that piece of laminating film and ran it through my Cuttlebug in the Snowflakes embossing folder .  I happened to have this piece of laminating film available, but you can do the same with any type of packaging, you know the kind I mean, those clear plastic packages that are so horrible to get into!

Using brads I attached the embossed piece to the tag.

I used a piece of red satin ribbon to make a loop and attached it to the back of the tag with ATG tape, then covered the back with a piece of white card stock.

This would make a very cute tag for a gift, or would be very cute hanging on the Christmas tree.

Thanks for stopping by so I can share my creations with you.  I hope you have enjoyed this tag and may be inspired in some way.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think, I love feedback!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!