I've been working on the railroad.....

Ok it wasn't a railroad per say but I have been working on several projects. I decided to take a break from building my craft show empire to create a few cards. All of these are super cute if I do say so myself.

Here is what I've been creating this past week.

As you can tell I have been on a birthday card kick!

If you like what you see pop on over to my esty store, these are ready for purchase :)


Kristin

Happy Monday

Well it has been no stop for me, it's been go, go, go but it has been great to stay busy (ok can you sense that I have had to much soda)!

During my latest creative binge I whipped up this nifty birthday card (nifty? really, where did that come from?)

I must have traveled back to the 70's for this color scheme, heck it doesn't matter where I went, I think the end result is awesome! (Ok I may be tooting my horn a tad much hehe) The flower was created using circle punches and the center is a little bling to tie it all together :)

 

 I wanted to carry similar elements to the inside of the card. To do this I added a circle to the corner of where you would write your birthday wishes.

If you can't tell I am thrilled at how this card came out, here lately I have been working on holiday items and it was a refreshing break to get away from snowman and witches!

Don't forget to swing by our etsy store and check out the latest items up for grabs.

Kristin

Update on Life!

Hello World!

OK I know it has been a while but I have a good excuse....it's called life. Many of you know I am a teacher and I love to make creative crafty projects; what you may not know is I am also completing my Masters in Education. I just started the program last summer and all year I have been doubling up on classes so I can graduate this May. Between work and college I have had very little time to craft. I hope once everything calms down I can begin to create again and share my visions with the world.

Speaking of creating I have an update on my mom. We are still waiting on word from the hospital to know if she qualifies for a program to help pay for the cost of the hospital's part of the surgery bill. Until we get word from them we can't schedule the surgery which just frustrates us all to no end. Every day that we have to wait is one more day she is in pain. Why or why do things happen this way, we have the money for one hand and if she had the surgery today she could be back to painting a little bit in 3 months or so. Ugh! I am not good at waiting but unless someone has a magic wand they can wave I guess we will have to continue to wait. On a good note, my mom received a card the other day from Deborah in Pennsylvania with a donation of $50 to the surgery fund! We were all blown away by this very generous and thoughtful gesture.
I wanted to take a moment and share this wonderful news, this was a nice ray of sunshine in our sometimes gloomy days.

Before I head off to dream world I want to leave you with a creation I made a while back. I love this card because it is cut a little differently and I added charms for a bracelet to accent the card. The colors complement each other so well too :)

Happy Saturday night and if you have a moment click the etsy banner to visit my online store. We are still selling our handmade items to raise money for the rest of my mom's surgery costs. I appreciate all the support.

Night Night,
Kristin

Hello Friend

I wanted to post this card I made for 2 challenges quickly. I tried to post it yesterday but blogger and I were having troubles understanding each other. I am entering this card in the animal challenge at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps and The Sweet Stop  192.

Sorry for the flash bounce, I just wasn't winning with technology yesterday!

This card was made with paper from K & Company Urban stack, Pepper & Friends embellishment, Recollections rhinestones and I have no clue who made the stamp :)

Kristin

Love Song

O Happy Day!

I was able to squeeze in a little crafting time and what better way to use my precious time than to create a new card for a challenge over at Paper Craft Crew.  I gotta say, this was almost not completed. While I was trying to create awesomeness, my dog Strudel decided to chew a pillow she found on the couch. The filling was everywhere! Of course I can't blame Strudel completely, Madi was standing in the middle of all the filling too so she could have helped destroy the pillow but with Strudel's track record I would almost put money on her.

Any who on to the card that almost never was....

I created this card using Provencal stamp from Stampin Up, Early Espresso ink from Stampin Up, the flower is a Prima flower, the words love song is from a G- stamp and the paper is a little of this and that scraps.

Kristin

Candy Cane Wishes

Happy New Year! I hope this post finds everyone happy and healthy. I've been busy busy, Jason and I went to lunch today and then bowling. It was a great way to start the new year. Of course since we have been back home I have been scouring the internet looking for my next challenge; several hours later I stumbled onto Papertake Weekly and their anything goes challenge! Whoot Whoot, I am one happy crafter but what to make what to make.

After staring at my supplies and looking through my latest paper purchase I finally settled on a design. I have this adorable penguin image on cardstock I have been dying to use so I paired him up with white snowflake embossed paper, layered on a solid red card, added a splash of candy cane themed paper, tied it together with a little ribbon and added a sentiment at the bottom; BAM my little creation is born.

All I have to do now is name my little penguin friend, any suggestions?

Have a spectacular Tuesday!

Kristin

Winter Wishes

I am excited to take part in my first challenge! I found this awesome challenge on Pink Buckaroo and I had to try it for myself.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project using "Snowflakes".
2. Or Make a project with the colors "Whisper White, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, and Basic Black".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Snowflake Project with the colors Whisper White, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, and Basic Black".

I must admit I was a little intimidated when I first started the challenge but I think the end results are pretty awesome. For the base of the card I used black cardstock and layered a light blue on top of it leaving just a tiny border around the entire card. Next I placed a snowflake pattern paper on the light blue layer. Then I used a scrap of the light blue and embossed it with snow flakes and layered it on top of a strip of black cardstock to set it off. The polka dots strips are layered on matching light blue paper and placed to over lap the middle of the card. I kept the layering look going throughout the entire card with the stamped penguin and word joy. I colored the penguin's scarf and bottom part of his boots with a glossy pen. Finally I cut out 3 snow flakes from glittery paper. Add a little glue and bam! I made a card.

There must be a little magic in the air because as I was completing my card, it started to snow outside :) Thank you The Friday Mashup for the challenge!

Happy New Years, be safe and God Bless.