Happy Anniversary #1

Every June I post a series of anniversary cards leading up to mine.  The first one this year is for my dear friend Lisa.  She is also a crafter and stamper and it is a joy to create cards for her.  Can you spy the # of years they are celebrating?

Enjoy!

Kristin

8 years ago...

Eight years ago today I became a mom... wow... the joy, wonder, and craziness that is held in that word. 

Hardest job ever- and this is from a woman who has 3 degrees, has started a professional department out of nothing, then left it to start a private practice out of nothing (and worked countless hours). 

And, it is the best job ever- and this is from someone who has seen a child hear for the first time, given a woman the ability to hear her child laugh for the first time, and cried with countless patients over the years as they heard leaves rustle and birds sing again. 

I pray with both my children... "Thank you God for letting me be your mom"  And that is such a true statement.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Dad's birthday

I used the new Layerz MS 1 die, MS 1 die, and MS 1 collection stamp outline.  Then, I piled lots of Happy Birthday stamps onto a big background block and alternated stamping over the card front.  I embossed the main image, popped it up, and put some ribbon behind it.

Dad loved it- that's all I needed :)

Enjoy!

Kristin

score boy bday monkey

 I've done it several times and THIS is probably my fave example.

I always score first, then mask, then stamp. I used several shades of green with TANL and then the monkey from TT:B (I'd LOVE the monkey image a bit bigger!! anyone else??). Finally, the sentiment is from Big Birthday Wishes.

Enjoy!

Kristin

NSBD Kraft Card (post 2)

Saturday May 7th was Nat'l Scrapbooking Day.  There were lots of blogs and websites celebrating.  I was working on some projects but when I needed a break I would play along with Robyn over at My Pink Stamper.  (there is also a gal in the PTI Dolls group, Laurie, who was celebrating and I checked in with her too... *hi Laurie*... but never got to any of her challenges)

Anyway, I had already intended on making a masculine birthday card and this challenge : USE KRAFT CARDSTOCK (#2) was perfect for me!

I used one of the Make it Monday "challenges" from several weeks ago (was this the first one??) and masked out the image of the die for MS 1.  Then used a gel pen to dash in the outline and stamp in my sentiment.  Thought it was pretty cool.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Make it Monday: Frames

It's the end of the week, but this past week Nichole showed a fantastic video of drawing frames for Clean & Simple cards. She is the Master of these frames and many times I have wondered how she did it. Now we know! :)

I used the following sets: Take Note and Big Birthday Wishes. The 7 and the starburst matted circle are both cut from the cricut. I used Clearly Creative Cardstock for the "Take Note" sentiment (stamped with staz-on)... first time for doing that!! Yea me! and I popped up the 7 for a bit of dimension.

The line was drawn with a green gel pen. I did use Nichole's tip so watch her video here to learn how!

Enjoy!

Kristin

PTI Paper Dolls Blog Hop

Hi! Welcome to the PTI Paper Dolls Blog Hop!! You should be coming to my blog from Renee.
If you are a "regular" to my blog and would like to join in the hop (there are details on our main blog site here) then start with Jen. There ARE prizes involved including a stamp set AND a gift certificate so make sure you read the details!! :-)

Now... on to the "hop":
"PTI" is the theme. Please include something on our project that starts with a "P", something that starts with a "T" and something that starts with an "I".

The "P" in my project is "Plum Pudding" (cardstock), "T" is "Turning a New Leaf" stamp set and twine (wrapped around and tied in a bow), and the "I" is ink... and lots of of it! I used Versamark ink, Plum Pudding ink, and Simply Chartreuse ink.

We are using the blog hop to get to know our Paper Doll "blog sisters" a bit better so here you can learn more about me:

-name Kristin
-state Texas
-age over 35 :)
-day job Audiologist (doctor who evaluates and treats disorders of hearing and balance)
-family married to the BEST husband (almost 14 yrs); 2 kids (ds 7 and dd 4)
-When did you discover PTI? 2008
-How long have you been a Doll about a month :)
-Favorite PTI products not counting stamps it used to be cardstock, now it is dies
coordinate with the stamp sets (*love those*)
-Favorite PTI stamp sets Signature Greetings, Tiny Treats, Mat Stack Collections
-Favorite PTI color used to be Lemon Tart, now Hibiscus Burst
-Favorite PTI color combo Lemon Tart, Spring Moss, Hibiscus Burst


Keep on hopping, you are almost at the end! You should be ending the hop with Christy.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Make It Monday Week 1 #1

What a FUN challenge! PTI is now issuing weekly "Make It Monday" challenges via a video on Nichole's blog and You Tube. It is open all week long and there is a prize at the end. This was the first challenge. We were to select similar type sentiments from a variety of sets and group them together. I've looked over a variety of cards (especially now with ANOTHER snow/ice day here in DFW today), and even though there have been several birthday cards... including Nichole's, I'm always needing masculine cards.

So, I pulled out my birthday sentiments... and I have finally accumulated *enough* (lol). Even though these came from only a few sets, there was a lot of variety. To help the black stand out on the Smokey Shadow I embossed the background sentiments. Then, I used soft stone and Matstack 1 and Enchanted Evening ink to soften that but keep it *manly*. Finally, it needed something extra, so I added a blingy rhinestone for the *I* in birthday on the MS the "to you" in Smokey Shadow ink and the EE ribbon behind the mat.

I might have to try this again in a few other color combos!

Enjoy!

Kristin