Summer Celebration with the QKR Design Team

Welcome to the Kristie Kreates post for the

Summer Celebration with the QKR Stampede Design Team!

If you have just happened upon my blog and didn't start at the beginning of this summer celebration hop, you probably want to start at the beginning.  You won't want to miss any of the great inspiration and projects any of the design team ladies have posted.

If you have arrived here from Kristine's blog you are on the right track.  I'm sure you were inspired by her project!  Isn't she talented?!?!

For my project today, I have a card to share with you.  I used "Sneakers" (#12706) from QKR Stampede along with one of the 3-D images from Eureka! Stamps called "Butterfly Pattern" (#29401) Eureka! is a sister company of QKR Stampede.

Nothing says 'summer' to me more than walking barefoot in the grass and that is what inspired this card. 

I love the "Sneakers" image and thought it was perfect for a summer card.  It reminds me of being out of school for the summer and running through sprinklers to stay cool in the summer sun.

I stamped the image onto Kraft card stock and fussy cut it. 

For the grass I cut strips of green card stock from my scrap stash and then cut LOTS of little blades of grass, then layered the 'grass' onto the card.

The sneakers nestled into the grass and adhered with foam tape.

The butterfly is a wonderful 3-D image and I will post more with this image at another time. 

Be sure to stop by the stores and take a look at the many wonderful summer images they have at QKR Stampede and Eureka! Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by, now you will want to go to

Jessica's blog

and see what creative project she has to show you.

Feel free to leave me a comment and become a follower!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Summer Fun....

Hello crafty friends!

Today I'm showing you a card made with the "Upset Golfer" image (#16507) from QKR Stampede.

My older brothers are big into golf and now my son is also.  Personally, I have never golfed and I'm sure I never will.  I think if I did, you could put my face on this image and it would be appropriate.  LOL!

I used watercolor pencils to color this image and printed off the "Summer Fun..." from my computer.

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check back tomorrow (Friday, June 17) to see what I have to post for the QKR Stampede Design Team Blog Hop.  We will be featuring summer and 4th of July images and project. 

Feel free to leave a comment and become a follower. 

I love to hear what you think.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

First ever Eureka! Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome one and all to the first ever

Eureka! Stamps Design Team Blog Hop!

If you have arrived from Jessica's blog, you are on the right track.  If you have just happened upon the hop by stopping by my blog, you will want to start at the beginning at our Eureka! blog.  There is sure to be some wonderful inspiration all along the hop.  If a link doesn't work along the way, just go back to the Eureka! blog where there will be a "master" list.

I'm so excited to be on this new design team. 

I love the stamps at Eureka! Stamps. 

Today our theme is 4th of July and summer. 

I have chosen to show you a couple cards that I have made to send to some of our servicemen/women.  I think they deserve a huge thank you for all they do to keep our freedom.  Without them, past and present, we wouldn't be celebrating the 4th of July!

This first card was made using Large Patriotic Star (#11603)

from Eureka! Stamps. 

I used VersaMark ink to stamp the star randomly onto the kraft card stock.

I then stamped it onto white card stock with blue ink and fussy cut it,

and adhered it over one of the VersaMark stars with foam tape.

This second card, I used the same Large Patriotic Star image.  This time I stamped them onto red card stock with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with white puffy embossing powder.

I fussy cut them, adhered them to blue card stock and fussy cut them again.  They are adhered to the card with foam tape.

I'm sorry this doesn't show up better in the picture, but I used VersaMark again to stamp a star at the bottom of the inside panel.

I will be adding a personal note of thanks and then sending these cards off to a cyber-friend who will be sending them to her husbands unit in Afghanistan.

If you are interested in sending some cards to thank our servicemen & women, send me an e-mail (there is a link in my right side bar) and I will get more information out to you.

Thank you for stopping by!  I'd love it if you would leave a comment and then you need to hop on over to Monika's blog where I know you are going to find some more wonderful inspiration!

And be sure to stop in to the Eureka! Stamps Store and see what fabulous stamps you can find!  They really are quite wonderful!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Just a note... 2 cards

Hello Blogland friends!

Today I have 2 simple cards for you. Very similar using a different border stamp on each.

This first one is using

"Filagree Border" (#57703) and "Just a note" (#6505) from Eureka! Stamps

I like the clean and simple look of this card.

This second card is using

"Heart Chain Border" (#35902) and "Just a note" (#6505)

I adhered the green to some kraft card stock that I stamped with

Baroque Background" (#57701) using VersaMark ink to give it a bit of texture.

All these stamps are from Eureka! Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you like these simple cards.

Be sure to stop in at the Eureka! Stamps Store and see what other wonderful stamps they have to offer!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Did someone say...

Hey all you blog fans!

I love tennis!  Did y'all know that?  Maybe not, I haven't played for several years.  This year, I'm hoping to be able to play at least a little bit of tennis.

I had a total hip replacement almost a year ago and the doctor says I can play if I'd like to.  So maybe soon!

Anyway, my love of tennis is what prompted me to order this image.

 This is "Tennis Bear"  (#16113) from QKR Stampede

I don't look near as good as this little gal in a tennis outfit, LOL!  I think she is pretty cute. 

I stamped her onto watercolor paper and colored her with watercolor crayons.

I think she looks a little clueless, so I printed off the sentiment from my computer and added the 'Love' tag with a brad.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoy the humor in my card.

I'd love it you would leave me a comment letting me know if you 'get' my humor.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

What's on you desk?

That's the question that Christina posed on her blog.

Creations with Christina is one of my favorite blogs.  If you are not familiar with it, you should check it out.  Christina is very down to earth and shows some wonderful projects, some in pictures and some in videos.  I just love seeing what she creates.

Today she is encouraging others to take a picture of their desk, or crafting area and post a link to the pictures on her blog. 

So, here ya go!  You asked for it!  I know it's an unholy mess, but it's the way I work.

This first picture shows the entire table from one end of it.  I have a pile of things that need going through there on the end.  Seems I'm always cleaning things up and putting things away, yet it's always a mess.

Here is my actual work area right now.  You can see that I didn't put things away when I was done making the last card.  I was running late and had just finished stamping a couple gift bags for a couple of my 'greats' and I just ran out the door once they were finished. 

Tonight I'll probably be getting in some crafting time and will get these things put away, so I can make another mess.  LOL!

There you go Christina!  I've bared my mess to the world!

Thanks for stopping by today, no new project tonight, just a mess!

If you stopped by to check out my mess, I'd love it if you took a look around my blog and let me know what you think!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Life is Good and an announcement.

Hello all!

Today I have a card to show you, but I also have an announcement to make.
Y'all know I'm on the QKR Stampede Design Team, and QKR has two sister companies, Eureka! Stamps and Biblical Impressions.
I'm proud to announce that I am now on the first ever Eureka! Stamps Design Team as well as the QKR team.

Eureka!  has so many beautiful and versatile stamps that I have a huge wish list!  I'm sure you will love their stamps as much as I do.  Stop into the Eureka! store and check them out.

Now onto my card for today.

I made this card using the

"Hybiscus & Bee"(#21001) from Eureka! Stamps and "Life is Good" (#16307)from QKR Stampede. 

I love flowers, so it only seems appropriate to put this beautiful Hybiscus with the "Life is Good" sentiment.

I stamped with VersaFine ink onto watercolor paper and colored with watercolor crayons.

I extended the outline around the card with a black pen.

Thank you for stopping by today, come back again soon.  Now that I am on 2 design teams that means twice the fun.  More posts and more blog hops.

Be sure to stop in at all three sister shops and see what wonderful images you might want to try out.  Many of them come in rubber stamps as well as digital. 

And be sure to stop at our blog, where we now have 3 pages besides the home page, one for each company.  The design teams will be posting some wonderful inspiration on a regular basis on all pages.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think of this beautiful image!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!