Party Poopers Card

Hi everyone!

I need a card for my great nephew's birthday,

since he loves animals, I thought this would be the

perfect card for him.  He'll be 3 yrs old on the 17th.

I stamped 

"Party Poopers"

from Stamp On It

onto watercolor paper and colored it with my

Water Color Crayons

I stamped the golden dog and the black and white one

again onto scrap pieces and colored them the same as

the original.

I fussy cut the extra images.

The black and white dog is adhered over the original with

foam tape.  The golden one is adhered with a 

Action Wobble

The background was also colored with water color crayons.

I hope this video works for you, sometimes it does

and sometimes it doesn't, but I can't figure out why or

how to fix that.

Inside I stamped this Happy Birthday sentiment

with a stamp that I took off a wood block, so 

I don't know what company it is from.

I colored it with colored pencils.

I think Emmett will love this card, especially since it

has the movement of the action wobbler.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

try making something a little interactive.

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.

Crazy Dog Card

Hello friends!

Today is another card from my 

unused stash of goodies.

I love the dogs from the 

Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs stamp set

They are just so darn cute and bring a smile to 

my face, they have such personality!

I colored this card using my 

watercolor crayons for the dog as well as the

sky and grass.

Inside I stamped this sentiment from the 

Lovely Greetings stamp set

from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps.

I added a little Glossy Accents to his nose and tag

to give a little shine.

I also made an envelope, since it is a square card,

using my Envelope Punch Board.

Did you know square cards cost more to mail?

I made the envelope a bit larger than the card, in 

a rectangular shape to avoid the extra postage.

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

I hope you have a wonderful day and 

create something fun.

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.

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.

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.

Mother's Day Card #5

Hi crafty friends!

Now you are probably wondering why I have 

made so many Mother's Day cards.

Earlier this year I decided that I wanted to make

a point of sending out more cards to my family,

so that's what I've been trying to do for 

holidays.  I'm lucky enough to still have my

Mom, she is 92 yrs old and going strong.

But I also have a few sisters in law that I'll be

sending them too.

Just because they are not MY mother

doesn't mean they don't deserve a card, right?

Today I have card #5 in my series.

This poppy stamp is one of my favorites.

It is "Poppies" from Stacy Stamps

I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

onto water color paper.

I colored it with 

Neocolor II water color crayons,

and fussy cut it.

The black background is from a piece I had

in my stash.  I made this using Perfect Pearls

and black card stock.

It's hard to capture the shimmer in a photograph, 

but in real life it's just beautiful.

The larger background was also in my stash,

it was made using

 deli paper and alcohol inks.

I simply wrapped it around a piece of white

card stock to give it stability,

then adhered it to the card base.

I love having these handmade background

pieces in my stash to choose from.

I used some craft foam on the back of the 

black piece to give a little dimension.

The sentiment is from 

The Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

I hope you are enjoying these cards,

I sure did enjoy making them.

Come again soon for card #6 and the

last in the Mother's Day Card Series.

See you soon!

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.

Coloring pad

Today I have something a little bit different to show you.

I often go to the craft stores just to walk around

and believe it or not, I often don't buy a single thing.

But every now and then I find something fun on clearance.

This was one of those finds.

I found this pad of 6x6" foiled paper on 

clearance for only $1.79

There are 9 designs and 2 of each.

They are just gorgeous.

For that price, how could I go wrong?

They also had 12x12" pads that are prints like this

to color, printed in black and I picked one of them 

up also for only $5.99.

I'm sure I'll be posting something about that one 

day also.

But for now, I'll show you this gold foiled paper.

I colored this page with my watercolor crayons.

This picture shows the entire page, 

although you can see it is cut at the right side, 

as I forgot to take a picture before making the 

card with it.

Here is the completed card.

I simply cut the piece to size and adhered it

to a white card base with ATG tape.

I decided to leave it with no sentiment

as a plain note card, I thought a sentiment 

would take away from the beautiful design.

Here is another of the pages that I colored.

I haven't decided what I will do with this one yet.

I may use it on a scrapbook layout, or make a 

card with it.

I'll be sure to post what I end up doing with it.

I haven't been able to find anywhere to link

these beautiful paper pads for y'all.

I got mine at Michael's,

but can't find any online.

Sorry about that.

They had other products in this line also,

craft tape, tags, journals, other coloring pads

and more,

they were all beautiful,

you might be lucky and find some at your 

local Micheal's if you are interested in checking

them out.

Good luck.

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way,

maybe just to do a little coloring,

or maybe make a card with something you've 

already colored.

Come again soon.

Until then,

have some fun!

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.

woven background

Hello all!

Today I'm showing you a card that I made for my Mom.

I was going out of town for a couple weeks and wanted

her to know that I was thinking of her while

I was away.  I made this card and sent it

while I was visiting a friend in Ohio.

For a tutorial on how to make the woven background

hop over to 

Mashed Potatoes and Crafts

where you'll find a step by step tutorial.

.

I used "Flower Basket"(#24608) 

from Eureka Stamps

I colored it with water color crayons,

fussy cut it and adhered it right to the 

stamped background.

I used the Small Folded Banner Die

from Simon Says Stamp,

to make the banner and stamped

the sentiment with the coordinating

stamp set.

I used a little distress ink to give it a little color.

The inside was left blank and I wrote a note

to my Mom before sending the card.

I know she loved receiving this card

and I enjoyed making it.

Thanks for stopping by today

and be sure to pop over and check out

the tutorial on 

Mashed Potatoes and Crafts

Until next time, have fun crafting!

The links on this post are not necessarily the brand

I used or the site

 I bought my supplies from.

They are just a reference for you.

You may find supplies at better prices 

than the ones in the links.

The stamps and dies, however are exclusive 

to the companies they are linked to.

Kitty Cards

Hello everyone!

Today I have 2 cards I made, a little different,

yet mostly the same.

Someone very close to me was diagnosed with breast cancer

recently and I wanted to send a card letting her know

I'm thinking of her.

I made this "big hugs" card for her and wrote a personal

note inside.

The cat image is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black  ink,

using my MISTI stamping tool.

I colored the cats, on both cards, with 

colored pencils and blended with Gamsol.

The background was painted by scribbling some

water color crayon onto an acrylic block and 

mixing it with water, then painting it on with a

water brush.

  I also made the envelopes since the cards are

not a standard size.  I used my

 Envelope Punch Board

to make the envelopes for both cards.

This second card I made for my Aunt Marilyn who

will be 93 at the end of September.

She loves cats and I know she will get a kick out of this

card. I can hear her now, exclaiming how cute the cat is.

The cat image is

Crazy Kitty Set (#32111) from

Biblical Impressions

The sentiments are both 

"Big Scripty Words"

from 

Lawn Fawn

I have linked many of the supplies I used,

I did not necessarily purchase them from the linked

sites. I only use them for reference for you to

see the supplies.
You may very well find these supplies at 

many other sites and maybe at better prices,

just do a little research.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have enjoyed my cards as 

much as I enjoyed making them.

Come again soon.

Until then, Happy Crafting!

Recollections crayons

Hello crafty friends!

One of my favorite mediums is water color crayons.

I have a nice set from LYRA and some additional colors

that are Neo-Colors.  I use them often and really enjoy them.

Last week I was visiting a friend and she had a set of the new

water color crayons from Recollections (Michael's brand)

and I gave them a try.

They only come in this set of 12 colors, the price is

very reasonable at $14.99 (US) and with a coupon the 

price is even better.

I have to say that I absolutely loved playing with them.

They went on beautifully.

I like to use a water brush and pick up the color from the

crayon then put it to the paper.

I stamped this image with Archival black ink,

which is waterproof.

These aren't necessarily the colors I'd ever use for that image, 

but I wanted to use all the different colors and also see how they

blended.

The results was great, I loved working with them every step

of the way.

My only complaint is that they don't have a brown in the mix.

The difference with these water color crayons is that they have 

some shimmer to them.  If you have ever used Wink of Stella,

they have a comparable look.

This close up shows the shimmer a bit better.

Of course I had to get a set for myself and I was

lucky and got the last set in the store.

These will make a great addition to my water color crayon

collection.

I haven't tried them direct to paper yet, but I'll give that a try one

day soon and let y'all know how that works out.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll stop by again soon.

You never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates!

Thinking of you

Hello all you craft lovers!

Today I have a card to show you that I made for a friend.

I wanted to let her know she is always in my thoughts and prayers.

I started with a piece of water color paper and an acrylic block.

Using a few water color crayons, I scribbled on the acrylic

block and spritzed it with a bit of water.

Then I laid the paper onto the block to soak up the color.

I have seen this technique done before and I've tried it

a number of times and I'm never very happy with the results,

but this time, I really did love it.

I stamped the Thinking of You sentiment onto the water 

color piece using my Misti tool.

I started out stamping it with yellow, hoping that it would show

up on the pink, but it didn't work and I ended up stamping over

it with a slate gray ink.

I adhered it to a bright yellow card base and added a white

piece of card stock inside.

On the inside the yellow worked much better.

I left room so I could write a message to my friend.

When I was at Ikea, I picked up this hook to send her.

She had gotten one when we had gone to Ikea a few weeks

ago when I was visiting and I know she wishes she had

picked up another, so I sent this along with the card.

I'm hoping it brings a smile to her face.

Now I'm wishing I would have picked up a couple for

my craft room.  Oh well, I'll just have to make another

trip to Ikea.  I just wish there was one close to me.

Another excuse to go visit I guess.

Thanks for stopping by today,

hope you'll stop by again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Swap gift

Hello!

I have to start by saying 

I LOVE paper!

Not just scrapbooking paper, although most

of what I have is for scrapbooking, but I love paper 

of different kinds.

And I have a real problem with it,

I hate to use it, I just want to keep it,

look at it, admire it and cherish it.

I have been getting better about that,

and this past year I have made a real effort to use

some of my favorite papers.

After all isn't that what they are for?

No more saving them for just the right project,

I'm MAKING them the right projects.

Okay, now that I've made that confession,

I'll get to the reason for this post.

There is a store in Rochester, NY, about an hours

drive from where I live, that I just love.
The Art Store

isn't a crafty type of store, they have a LOT

of wonderful art supplies.

One of the things they have is paper!

Not just any paper, but some gorgeous handmade papers.

Thanksgiving weekend I went with my friend, Mary,

to do a little shopping and I couldn't resist buying some 

of the papers, but this time, I had a real purpose in mind.

This picture doesn't really do the paper justice,

but I bought this with Mary in mind.

We are in an Art Swap Group together and I 

happened to be given her name for the Christmas

exchange.

It took a while to decide what I wanted to do,

but then when it came to me, it came together pretty easily.

I started with some nice quality heavy weight watercolor paper

and Tim Holtz Distress Inks

(Sorry I don't remember which inks I used to create

this background.)

I wet the paper with a generous amount of water.

I "smooched" some ink onto an acrylic block and

picked it up with a wet paint brush, then dropped it into 

the water on the paper.

I let the color flow through the water and then used a 

heat gun to dry the entire piece.

It took me a while, but I finally found a quote that I

thought was perfect for Mary.
I printed the quote out in a font that I liked onto

plain computer paper.

I taped the quote to my light box,

then taped the painted paper over the quote.

I painted the quote with a gold water color crayon

and a fine paint brush.

I love how it turned out.

Now I needed to decide where to place it on the paper

and what size I wanted it to be.

I trimmed down the quote as well as the background paper.

I matted the quote with white card stock to set it off,

adhered it to the background paper and adhered that to

a piece of foam core.

I'm very fortunate to have a husband that is a photographer

and custom framer.  He had just the frame I needed

and we framed the piece in a gold frame

I love how this turned out and hope Mary loves it

as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll think about some projects you can

make with some special papers that you've 

been hoarding, or pick up something wonderful

to work with.

Come again soon and you'll see the projects

 I made for my kids for Christmas with

some of these gorgeous papers.

Until then, Happy Crafting

Post card - Life is Good

Hello craft friends!

Today I have a post card to show you.

Our art swap group had a swap of post cards in May.  

I decided to send out a card to the gal who organized the swap

I used a water color post card and stamped

"Tub of Flowers" (#82001) from 

Biblical Impressions

onto the card and colored it with water color crayons.

I also used 

"Field Grass Right" (#38925) also from 

Biblical Impressions 

for the grass around the tub.

"Life is Good" (#16307) is from 

QKR Stampede

I think MB will like this postcard

I hope it brightens her day.

Thank you for stopping by today,

come again soon.

I wish you a bright day.

Until next time, Happy Stamping!

Art Swap Group

Hello crafty friends!

Our Art Swap Group has had another swap.

This time it was to make a post card with a season theme.

It could be the season we're in, our favorite season,

whatever we want as long as it has to do with a season.

I chose to use "Rose" (#17505) from 

Eureka! Stamps

My favorite season is the summer and what says summer

more than beautiful flowers?!?!

I stamped the roses onto a water color paper post card

with Staz-On ink then colored them with 

water color crayons.

For the background I colored a bit of the crayon onto an

acrylic piece and watered it down with water.

I wanted just a light blue for the "sky"

"Life is Good" (#16307) is also from 

Eureka! Stamps

I hope this post card brings some sunshine and warmth to Heather.

She lives in Australia, so as we are just going into our summer season,

she is going into her winter season.

When I receive my post card from the swap in the mail,

I'll post it for y'all to see.

Thanks for stopping by today,

leave a comment if you will and come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Masculine Happy Birthday

Hello!

Today I have a masculine birthday card that I made.

I used

"Happy Birthday" (#36314) from 

Biblical Impressions

"Fishing Hat" (#20309) and

"Fishing Gear" (#20401) from

QKR Stampede

For my background I used water color paper,

brushed it with a good amount of water then

brushed on water color crayons.

The Happy Birthday is stamped directly onto the background.

I stamped the hat and fishing gear onto

white card stock and colored them with water color crayons 

then fussy cut them.

The are adhered with foam tape to give a little 

dimension to the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

3 Favorite Embellishments

Hello blog fans!

Today we start a new challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

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!

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

Eureka! Stamps Blog.

For my card I used

"Package Tower" (#23301) from

Eureka! Stamps

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!

Just A Note Of Thanks

Today is the start of another challenge on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

The theme is

"Just a note of thanks"

I have used

"Just a note"  (#6405)

"Parachuting Squirrel" (#27402)

both from

Eureka! Stamps

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!