Challenge Swap #2

Hello crafty people!

I'm in an online group of friends and crafters

and we're doing a monthly challenge swap.

Today I'm showing you the card I did for the 2nd 

challenge.  It was my turn to choose the theme

and I chose "friendship"

I got to send my project to one of my closest friends,

so this was perfect for me.

I started by playing with some alcohol inks on

Yupo. I can't tell you which colors I used,

I just chose them and got to work playing.

This is how my first piece turned out and I loved

the color combination.

I made a couple more pieces with the same colors,

but blended them a little bit more.

I then used Alcohol Lift Ink to lift the Poppies image from

the ink on the Yupo.

I stamped what I picked up onto a piece of white card

stock, you'll see that later.

I loved the colors with this stamped image, 

so I started stamping on vellum and loved the results.

I cut a couple masks and stamped over this sheet of vellum.

I then laid it over the bright colored piece that

was my original creation.

I trimmed it down and adhered the vellum by 

folding it over the sides of the base piece,

using ATG tape on the back to hold it in place, then 

mounted it onto a white card stock base.

I use my computer to print the sentiment and adhered the

pieces to the front of the card.

I then took the pieces that I lifted the ink from and

played with them a little more, by adding some 

alcohol to them and this is what I got.

I love that you can just add more alcohol, and ink

if you want, and get more use out of the pieces.

I used the 2 pieces inside the card with the rest of the 

sentiment.

The flower in the bottom corner is the original

one that I stamped from lifting the ink.

I stamped it and fussy cut it, then added it

to the inside of the card.

The card was an odd size, so I made my own envelope

with my Envelope Punch Board.

I lifted another bit of ink and stamped the envelope with 

a matching flower.

I loved making this card and sending it to one of

my closest friends.

I think she loved receiving it too.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you learned something and/or have been

inspired in some way.

I hope to see you again soon.

Until then,

make something for someone you love.

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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.

Unicorn Card

Hi! 

Do you love unicorns?

Well, my little God daughter does.

In fact her whole bedroom is done in

unicorns, she absolutely LOVES them.

I knew I needed to make her birthday card

a unicorn card.

 

I found a unicorn that was free on the internet and 

traced it with my 

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software.
I cut all the pieces from some "printable glitter card stock"

that I got on clearance when I was shopping with a friend.

Now I wish I had picked up a few more packets, as

it was only $1.00/pkg.

After cutting all the pieces with my Silhouette,

I colored them with my alcohol inks to be the 

colors I needed.  Purple is Andrea's favorite color, so

we certainly needed a purple mane.

I then cut a piece of the glitter card stock for the 

background panel and colored that with a variety

of colors of alcohol inks.
The unicorn was adhered with ATG tape and then 

put onto a white card stock base with foam tape to 

create a pocket.

I made a tag from white card stock and cut the 

sentiment from the same inked glitter card stock as

the background piece.

Adding a bit of gold thread at the top finished off the card.

Andrea loved her card and wants it in her unicorn bedroom,

with all he other unicorns.

I'm glad you stopped in today and hope you enjoyed

your visit.

Come again soon, you never know what you'll find at

Kristie Kreates!

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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.

Jason's Birthday Card

Hello everyone.

Do you struggle with masculine cards?

I know I do and I have decided that I'm going to overcome

this problem.  I needed a birthday card for my daughter's boyfriend

and I wanted to do something a little different.

I put my mind to it and this is the card I created.

I started out with a die cut circle in a piece of card stock and 

a few coordinating colors of Distress Inks.

After some trial and error, I finally decided on these 3 large 

 intersecting circles.

I simply moved the circle "stencil" around and inked it with 

the Distress Ink and an ink blending tool.

Once they were the color I liked, I fussy cut them leaving a small outline around

them.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is 

from Biblical Impressions

and I stamped it with Timber Brown Staz On Ink

using my MISTI stamping tool, to be sure I got a clear, crisp impression.

The tag behind the circles is a manila tag covered with a piece of 

deli paper that I used alcohol inks to create. 

(See how here)

I used ATG tape to adhere the tag to a brown piece of card stock,

then trimmed the extra from the sides.

The circles were adhered on top of that piece and it was all 

adhered to a white card base.

The sentiment is from the 

Lovely Greetings Set 

from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

I stamped it with the same brown Staz On Ink as the sentiment on the front

of the card.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog today,

and that you'll come again soon.

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.

3 More Cards

Greetings fellow crafters!

Today I have the last 3 of the Easter cards

that I made.

For this card I used 

Cross With Flowers from 

Eureka Stamps

I stamped it with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

and colored it with colored pencils.

I used Distress Ink to add a little color around the

image.

I inked the background for this card with 

Distress Inks and stamped the grass with 

Field Grass Right

from Biblical Impressions.

I cut strips of brown card stock to make the basket.

I wove the strips then used ATG Tape to adhere it to

a piece of card stock.  I then trimmed it into the basket

shape.

The eggs were stamped, colored and fussy cut, then adhered

with Mini Glue Dots to the card.

My last card is a shaker card.

I stamped the Happy Easter onto the card base,

then added the shaker window over it.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you've been inspired in some way.

Until next time:

Enjoy being creative!

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.

Multi gift card holder

Hello everyone!

I hope your Christmas shopping is done or going well.

As of this writing, I still have a bit to do

and one thing is to buy the gift cards for this 

little holder.

Every year we give my Aunt Marilyn, who is 93 yrs old,

gift cards.  I get several cards for restaurants like 

Subway and Wendy's for her.

She loves it and every year I come up with another 

gift card holder for her.

In the past I have done this one and this one

and this one and this one

and this year I made the one below.

I got the idea from Kristina Werner's blog

in her post for 

Day 5 of her Holiday Card Series

I made 2 of the double card holders and adhered them

to each other.

I then cut a cover for them and adhered the inside with

ATG tape.

I made a small "cover" for the edges of the 

part where they were taped together, just

to give a more finished look.

I threaded a piece of craft twine through a button,

used foam tape to adhere the button to the front of the 

card holder and wrapped the twine around the

card holder and then around under the button to hold

it closed.

I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Now I just have to get the cards for it and get it 

sent out to her with her other gifts.

Sure wish I could be there when she opens it.

I know she'll like the gift and she always 

appreciates the time I take to make a unique

card holder for her.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Not long until it will be Christmas,

my favorite holiday!

See you again 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.

All Wrapped Up

Hi All!

Today is day 3 of my Halloween cards.

I was inspired by Vicky at Clips-n-Cuts

when she made a similar card.

I used Crushed Olive and Gathered Twigs

Distress Inks to distress some 

green card stock, then tore it into 

strips, then used ATG tape to adhere it

to a black piece of card stock.

I stamped the "BOO" with an alpha set

from 7 Gypsies, I couldn't find a name

on the package and can't find them on their website,

they are a quite old set, so may no longer be available.

I love the gold google eyes that 

I used from my stash.

(I may have picked them up at The Dollar Store)

I used the same alpha set to stamp the 

sentiment inside the card.

I love the distressed look, I think it's perfect for 

a Halloween card.

I used Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

for the stamping.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you are enjoying my 

Halloween cards

Come tomorrow for the last card

in my Halloween series

Until then

Happy Crafting!

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.

Christmas shaker

Welcome!

I have a Fuse Tool and haven't really used it.

I tried it a couple times, but didn't get good results.

Recently I talked to a couple people about how to

use it and thought I'd give it a try again.

Of course I wanted to use it to make a shaker card.

I used a scrapbook page protector to make a small

"envelope" with my Fuse, added several colors of sequins

and sealed up the end.  And there I had it, it worked

out great.  The secret is to be sure the Fuse is 

heated up enough and to run the Fuse fairly slowly

over the plastic.  This gives it time to melt, but be 

careful not to go too slow, or it will melt right

through.  It's a delicate balance and takes a little

practice.  Be sure you are using the little wheel

nib and not the pointy one.  The wheel is for fusing seams

the pointed one is for cutting.

For my card, I stamped a simple Christmas tree

and cut just inside the stamped image.

I then cut the tree from the snowflake paper 

just a bit larger than the stamped tree and adhered it directly to the 

card base.

I used ATG tape to adhere the sequin envelope behind the 

tree cut out, then taped a white card stock panel over the back

of it, inside the card.

On the inside, I stamped 

"Merry Christmas"

#3206 from Eureka Stamps

First Christmas card of the year done!

Thanks for popping in today.

Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

I know a few people who have.

I probably won't do another one for a few more

months.  Guess I work better under pressure.

Until next time, make 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,

and you may find better prices elsewhere.

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

However the Eureka Stamps image is 

exclusive to that company.

Somebunny Loves You

Happy Easter!

I wanted to make a cute card for my Mom

for Easter and here is what I came up with.

I used some of my deli paper and alcohol ink

background paper for the base panel.

I stamped and colored 

Daydreaming Bunny

and

Tulips

with colored pencils, 

fussy cut them and adhered the 

bunny directly to the background panel

with ATG tape.

I added the tulips with 

foam tape.

The sentiment is 

Some Bunny

and is stamped with

Onyx Black Versa Fine Ink.

I'm sure my Mom loves her card.

I hope you have a beautiful and blessed

Easter.

Thanks for stopping by today,

see you again soon.

Happy Thoughts

Hi all!

Today I have another card I made using some of

the backgrounds I made with alcohol inks

I glued one of the papers onto a manila tag with

gel medium then stamped the image with 

Chestnut Roan ink.

I used gel medium to adhere the other paper to card

stock then adhered it to the card base, then simply 

adhered the tag to the front.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap

of the background paper and cut it down and ATG taped it

to the inside of the card.

Here is a close up of the sentiment I used.

So glad you stopped by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

I hope you're having a better than average day!

If You're Feeling Blue ~

Hello crafty friends!

My last post showed how to use 

deli papers and alcohol ink to make 

background papers.

Today I'm going to show you how I 

used some of the backgrounds that I made.

I used gel medium to glue the background paper

to card stock.

The paper on the front was glued to a piece of

black card stock.

Then it was adhered with ATG tape to the

white card base.

The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece

and then layered onto white card stock then onto 

the card front.

The inside piece was glued to kraft card stock

and stamped with the rest of the sentiment.

Here is the stamp I used for the sentiment.

I simply used some tape to mask the area I didn't

want to stamp, inked it up, removed the tape and stamped

the sentiment onto the card pieces.

Sorry, I don't know the company that made this

stamp, I borrowed it from a friend and 

didn't make note of it.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you enjoyed this post and maybe

are inspired to try the technique I used to make 

these backgrounds.

They are fun to make and do give projects

a unique look.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Gift card holders

Hi blog friends!

I know these gift card holders are Christmasy,

but just change up the papers and they would

be any theme you want.

We had several gift cards that we gave this year and

needed holders for them, so I created these on the fly.

It's really quite easy to make a gift card holder.

For the front you can just add any themed paper

and embellishments that you like.

Here I used some snowflakes, but they could have

been flowers or balloons or whatever you may have in 

your stash.

For the inside, I made a fold about 1.5" from the bottom

and  used my ATG tape on the sides. 

Then fold the top of the card stock

down to line up with the bottom of the card.

Just be sure when you cut your card stock that there is enough

room for the gift card.

Most gift cards are about 3.5" which means the card stock 

needs to be about 8.5" long.  I made the width about 3"

for this card.  

This holder was very simple.

I cut a piece of card stock about 5 - 5.5" x 4"

I used a piece of trim paper for the "pocket" and

taped it along the sides and bottom,

then stamped a greeting in the upper corner.

I made a plain white envelope with my
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

cut the design from a piece of scrap paper and 

added it to the front of the envelope to dress it up.

This holder was actually a "happy accident"

Somehow I had cut the wrong size piece of card stock,

so decided to just turn it sideways

and use it as the inside of this holder.

I'm not sure of the exact dimensions on this,

but I'd say they are probably pretty close to the one at the top.

There was plenty of room to write a sentiment in this

holder, or I could stamp something along with the 

leaves and berries.

After I'd made all my gift card holders I realized that I 

needed one for a card my Mom was giving and I had to make 

one more.

I simply folded some card stock to fit the card and dressed it

 up with some scrap paper.

I wish this paper showed better in the pictures,

it's one of my favorites with the leaves and berries 

flocked and the background a shimmery paper.

Probably the last little bit of that paper in my scraps.

So glad I hang onto scraps like I do.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you were inspired in some way and 

maybe will try creating some gift card holders.

Just take some scraps or card stock

 from your stash and start folding around

a gift card and see what you can come up with.

And like I said, they can be made to work for any occasion,

just use your imagination and whatever you have in your stash.

Hope to see you again soon!

Masculine Happy Birthday

Hello!  Hope you're having a great day!

I don't make a lot of masculine cards, but this one turned out to be a bit on the masculine side and I really like it.

I used 3 different stamps from QKR Stampede,   Trees (#21601), Cattails (#11602) and Happy Birthday (#22803)

I started by setting up the nesting ovals on my SCAL2 program and cutting them on my Cricut Expressions. 

I used white card stock for the oval in the center.  I used Pan Pastels to color the background and used hair spray to set the color.

I then use the Trees stamp on the sides of the oval.  These trees are one stamp, first I inked up the stamp with VersaFine Mossy Green and Smokey Gray inks and stamped the right side of the oval.  Then repeated the process and stamped the left side of the oval.  Since I used only half the image on each side, it looks like two different stamps.

I used watercolor crayon to color the trunk of the trees.

I then stamped the Cattails stamp, using VersaFine Smokey Gray, then colored that image with watercolor crayons.

I layered and adhered the 3 ovals with ATG tape and then adhered them to the green card stock, and onto the card base.

All these card stocks were from my scrap stash.

I cut the 2 sizes of a banner from SCAL2, stamped the white one with the Happy Birthday stamp and inked the edges with the Mossy Green ink and adhered it to the larger banner, then onto the card.

I'm pleased with how this card turned out.  I don't do a lot of masculine cards, seems to be the hardest style of card for me.

Thanks for stopping by today! You know I always like to have your feedback, so leave me a comment if you care to.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!