SAF 2015 Bridal Challenge

Our challenge this morning is to create a wedding card using nothing but white supplies except for a neutral ink color.  I was really fortunate with this challenge because almost all wedding cards I make are like this anyway.  I tried to do some additional things, like adding the ribbon and the pearls.  I typically leave them CAS.

Kristin

Adoption mini-book (pic heavy)

Some good friends of ours are adopting a little boy this month who is 2 years old.  We are just so very excited for them and can't wait to meet him!  What a blessing!  There was a surprise "baby" shower for the mom and she is one of my friends who loves all things scrapbooking.  I really wanted to make something special.  Since he is older I wanted him to know he was loved and a part of their family long before he ever joined their family.  So I made *him* a little picture book.  My friend can place a current picture of each member in the frames, then a pic of him, and pic of the 4 of them at the front.  I used a little icon to represent something that was special to each of them (mom is crafty, dad is in seminary, big sister likes horses, and he's a little boy so hopefully he likes planes :) ... and of course on the front is one of my favorite sentiments for little ones who are adopted!).

Enjoy!

Kristin

Chevron Grandpa :)

I picked up a sheet of Studio Calico Kraft Chevron paper in a cute little LSS a couple of weeks ago when I was doing the "kid exchange" for grandparents' week ;).  We met halfway both times and had lunch in town and I got there too early and found out there was an LSS (LUCKY me!).

So, I broke out My Hero, My Dad and Grunge Me and whipped up another Dad's day card.  The kids make their own of course :)

Enjoy!

Kristin

PTI MIM #69: Inspiration Sketch

Here's my card for this week's MIM from PTI. You can go here to watch the video and play along! I haven't participated in forever, but vacation week helps a lot! :)

 Of course, it also helped that I need to make 3 Dad's day cards so I whipped this one up quickly and will make a couple of more before the week is over.

 I used the sketch below from Nichole Heady as my inspiration. 

Enjoy!

Kristin

Strawberry Explosion: Teacher Gifts

This is a picture heavy blog post today!

End of the school year is this coming week (YEA!!!!).  I'm sure my kids are excited, but not by much.  Yes, I was the over achiever all those years, but I'm old now :).  I am ready for homework-free evenings.

As you can see it *appears* as though I went all out for the teachers this year, but really these products made it super simple.  The stamping was amazingly simple and easy and I stayed with the same color theme for each one.  I used DT's idea for a pouch (anyone? who's was it??) from the berry basket die.  I bought cellophane wrap and my daughter insisted on the curly-Q ribbon (and she was right!) and voila!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Simply "Rosie" you

Short post today.  I started the stamped background the week I rec'd Rosie Posie.  It's on Kraft but, wow, the lighting was terrible that day.  I have 3 different shots of it and even editing it didn't help.  Finally finished it when I rec'd Simply You.  Perfect touch for a perfectly feminine card.  The flowers are all stamped and colored with watercolored pencils that I blended just a bit with a Tim Holtz felt blending pad.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Clean and Simple Day 7

Today is the Clean & Simple class again and yet again I have skipped a day.  This time I skipped Day 6, but not for lack of effort.  I threw away 3 different elements that I was attempting to make into embellishments because I hated them all.  However, when I opened my email this morning I knew I could do this day.  PTI MS1, B&B Wishes, Cane Print IP, Scallop border die, and Echo Park paper.  I think in the picture the print of the cardstock and the pattern paper are busy but in real life the cardstock impression is more subtle.  I also put stickles on the sentiment for a bit of bling.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Lots of Cards Today

One month shouldn't contain the need to make so many sympathy cards when most of the recipients are in their 30s... but that is how the end of November was for many of my friends and their family.  I'll say it again... tell those you love how much you cherish them.  Put aside your differences and cling to your similarities.  Give them a hug! 

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