Wish Big

I made this card for a very special girl who has a birthday this month.  Loving the Pebbles paper!! I case'd a card I had pinned (but apparently deleted the pin?), but luckily I had the actual card copied into my Evernote file.

So, I was able to find the original cardmaker's actual blogpost!

Go here and scroll to the "party" card

Enjoy!

Kristin

Celebrate Generosity- Thanks Renee! :)

This month on the Paper Doll's blog Joyce's challenge is to create a card using something in our stash that was "gifted" or a RAK.  Awhile back, Renee- another Doll, sent out the prettiest pearls to me.  They aren't the standard white pearls (which is why I hoard them so and still have 90% of the original package, lol!) but more of a cream color.  They are a Recollections brand, but try as I might, I cannot find them in my Michael's.  (sigh)

***Please play along and link up your card to Joyce's post.***

However, I broke them out for this month's challenge.  I paired them with the Aqua Mist pattern pack and Birthday Tags.  I never really used Berry Sorbet until I had the new ink to match (the old ink formula was just not as vibrant) and I have found a new color to love!  (I actually feel that way about Melon Berry too!)

As most of you know I have a cricut that I love but haven't bought a cartridge in forever!  I have plenty and with the new craft room online I can do anything I need to do.  Well, I broke down when they introduced the new banner cartridge (pennants, I think) and J's was selling it for $20.  LOVE it! It was a anniversary gift from DH :) - even better!  Banners in 5 shapes, any size, with mats.

Enjoy!

Kristin

"Rosie" Easter

So I'm not sure if this layout (i.e. my daughter's Easter dress from last year) is why I *love* Rosie Posie so very much or not, but when I finally pulled out the pics and started the layout I couldn't have been happier to have this stamp set!  I also was very happy with my decision to buy Button Boutique (after what, 14 months??) because it was one of Leigh's layouts with the Handmade stamp in Raspberry Fizz that I have remembered forever (!!) knowing it would go on one of E's layouts. (I couldn't find the original layout)

Lots of Hibiscus Burst (PLEASE release that ink soon... I'm dying here... my ink pad is soooo dry), Raspberry Fizz, and little touches of green.

(as a side note I downloaded My Pix from iTunes store to add a watermark to my pictures before uploading them to myself and I like it SO much better than the other free watermarking program I had! I use my iPhone as my only camera now so this is a much better solution!)

Enjoy!

Kristin

Little Baby girl

Here's my "pink" baby girl version.  Had to use another piece of This & That Graceful (2 this time!) paper.  LOVE Tiny Tags... always have and never use it often enough.  Just a simple card for a sweet baby girl.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Valentine Goodness overload

These are the cards I made for my kids for Valentine's Day.  I used the cricut and Pebbles and PTI pattern paper for the card & envie. Stamps are PTI.  The mailboxes are Target $1 and I used CTMH and Pebbles pattern paper, cricut for the guitar, stamps are PTI (the guitar was stamped with Grunge Me using Kraft ink).

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

Sending you

I actually CASEd a Betsy Veldman card (but of course today when I try to blog the card... I can't find the original!) and pulled this off with OA paper and PTI supplies.

Enjoy!

And Merry Christmas!

Kristin

MIM: Pleated Ribbon & PTI: Pages 30 min LO

The top page (left side of the layout) is for Leigh's Pages w/ Papertrey for a 30 minute LO. I used a sketch from this site and had completed my son's so I was sure I could do my daughter's in the time limit. I wanted to use the Make it Monday: Pleated Ribbon challenge so I used a bit of Terracotta Tile grosgrain ribbon as an accent to her page.

Now, for an apology of sorts.  I have neglected my blog for the first time in a long time and neglected the ladies I follow as well.  However, I have used my time to craft (a lot!) instead of surf (or even pin!).  So, I've decided to post the pictures of the things I've made without any (or much) detail.  If you want to know, please email me or leave a comment.

My goal by Christmas is to get back in the groove of visiting all of my blog friends too!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Amber Ink Project 4

Back again with another fun card for my 4th Amber Ink project.  This time it is a "card combo" because I wanted to carry the theme (and this awesome iPaper) over to an envelope.  I used a coordinating die on the card, envie, and iPaper to tie everything together (as well as a cute little flower embellie).

Did a bit of sewing on the iPaper this time (and again, you would NEVER know this wasn't paper I hadn't bought online or at a retail store... LOVE it!), and then added on a clear acrylic tag to coordinate with the pattern on the paper and the sentiment on the tiny tag.  Lots of ribbon and a big flower embellishment help to tie everything together.

Head on over to the Amber Ink Shop today and check out what they have in store for you! (lol, couldn't resist!)... there are also some great projects featured on the Amber Ink Blog by my fellow torchbearers.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Amber Ink Project 2: Oh What a Doll!

Welcome back to another Amber Ink project!  Today I am showcasing two digiStamps: Oh What a Doll! and a cute princess babe.  These are separate images you can get at the Amber Ink Shop. This was my first *real* time venturing into digiStamps, even though I have used printed journalling off the computer.  And, I must confess I am no copic coloring goddess like many other crafters.  I actually sold all my copics awhile ago.  I do use watercolor pencils and like the effect, but mostly I paper piece stamped images.  So, I needed to see what I could do with this princess image to do her justice.

And, well, I paper pieced her! I traced her onto the Yellow Dot iPaper after printing out my page onto regular copy paper using something similar to a lightbox.  Then, I cut out her dress and shoe (as one piece), and her crown.  I adhered those pieces to the cardstock image I had printed her on and then finished coloring her with watercolor pencils.  Then, I die cut her image and a mat out of cardstock.  I printed the sentiment and die cut it as well.  The pattern paper was die cut multiple times with a scallop border.  Everything was adhered to the card base and the princess matted image was popped up.  Buttons, pearls, and stickles were added as finishing touches because she is, after all, a PRINCESS! :)

Enjoy!

Kristin

AI Yellow Tiny Swiss Dots	Princess stamp	AI Oh What a Doll sent	PTI Med Scallop Die
PTI Photo Finisher Die Collection	PTI Perfect Match Lavender Moon Cardstock	PTI Fillable Frame #10 Die	PTI Lavender Moon buttons

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Bloom Builder 3 and scallops

Well, just a quick post from me tonight... seems like that is all I have time for lately... {sigh}.  Anyway,  I (for the life of me) can't remember why I made this card.  I didn't have a post-it note reminding me of a color challenge or sketch challenge, but I made it nonetheless.  I've got it set aside for safe-keeping in my anniversary stash.  It's Ocean Tides, Scarlet Jewel, and Vintage Cream.  Really very pretty together. 

Enjoy!

Kristin

baby card

I made this for a friend who recently found out she was having another baby.They are so very excited to welcome this newest addition into their family.  I used a bit of embroidery floss for the clothesline and held it to the card with mini glue dots.  Hanging out, Tiny Tags, and Congrats All Ways are wonderful complimentary sets!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Laurie-Our Gallery Idol Blog Hog

Welcome!! If you are joining in the Blog Hop today you should be coming from Christy's blog. If you'd like to start at the beginning, please go to our PTI PaperDolls Blog where LeeAnne posted ALL the details! :)

One of our PaperDolls made it ALL the way into the TOP 10 of the PaperCrafts Connection Blog Gallery Idol competition!!  We are SO proud of her and want to celebrate her success!

Laurie, is truly a CAS (Clean & Sophisticated) *Queen* Stamper if there ever was one... and I love her style! I was happy to jump on the bandwagon to do this for her. And, I knew immediately which card I would CASE in her honor.

I remember seeing THIS card the first time and thinking... WOW, that is beautiful, genius, and I MUST have that stamp set!! There aren't a lot of stampers who can really make me see a stamp set, I truly thought wasn't my style, in a whole new light.

Here is my CASE of that card using Iconic Images and watercolor pencils:

I really enjoyed doing this for Laurie and hopefully she knows she IS our idol :)

The next blog you should go to is: Suzanne

Enjoy!

Kristin

Kite Flying

Quick post today! Lots of scallops and polka dots!  Inspired by a previous PTI blog hop of scallops, I used a similar theme here.  The kite is from an October Afternoon stamp set that matches the paper by the same line "Fly a Kite"... I paper pieced it. 

Enjoy!

Kristin

Butterflies and flowers

I was just playing around one day and this is what I came up with- not too shabby (yes, I do hear Adam Sandler in my head... if you don't get the reference just keep on going, lol). This is a little bit PTI (dies and felt), a little bit SU (dsp and cardstock), and a little bit CTMH (stamp). I figure when or if I decide the card will be given to someone I'll put a sentiment on it.

Right now, it appears plain and *blah* to me.

All you PTI fans who have listened to Erin's latest Radio Podcast... I'm asking for *real* constructive feedback...

What should I do to this card to make it better?? One thing, many things, trash it and start all over? :-)

Give me your suggestions and let's see what I can come up with this week on my days off for Spring break!

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

PTI February Blog Hop: Scallops

Today is Papertrey Ink's February Blog Hop!! Welcome to the world of SCALLOPS ;-)... should be a fun hop!

My entry today is a compliation of lots of fun goodies. I used scallops cut from a cricut cartridge layered over each other and a scallop circle under the butterfly. What's fun is I have been using ideas and inspiration from Nichole and Dawn and Mish: lots of layering, cutting out dies ahead of time in different colors to have on hand when I am ready to craft, and using an inspiration jar. My "inspiration jar" holds my die cuts. All I knew when I started was the base color of my card would be Sweet Blush from PTI and I would use layered scallops along the bottom.

Enjoy!
Kristin

All supplies PTI unless otherwise noted:
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy
Ink: Pure Poppy, Chai, CTMH Chocolate (last 2 for distressing)
Stamp: Everyday Button Bits
Die: Signature Series: Butterfly, MS4
Pattern Paper: Distressed Dots (PP & FL), Flowers & Frills from TPC, One of a Kind from OA
Other Cuts: Cricut-Scallop Circle (Lacy Labels 2"), Scallop Borders (Plantin 3/4"), Heart (Doodlecharms 1/2"), Flower (Paisley 1 1/4")
Doily: Hobby Lobby
Baker's Twine: Pure Poppy

Full of Joy

I don't have a lot of flower stamp sets, but hopefully this will qualify for the Papertrey Paper Dolls FLOWER challenge! Please join us and link you card as well :-).

I was inspired by an Erin Lincoln card in this post (4th card down). Using Kraft cs as a base and SU dsp and their Poppy Parade cs and ink it really came out so pretty. Signature Series: Flower stamp and die (on a dimensional) finished it out perfectly.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Love notes for the kiddos

So PTI introduced the cutest little die last month: Lunchbox note. I think it is darling and have seen some cute things done with it. But, I do not have it on my must have list yet. Since I own the cricut, I have to be very choosy about dies. Well, I have several cricut cartridges and *before Christmas* as I have time I am cataloging my cartridge images and sentiments. I also wanted to know which ones made cards, tags, or 3D items. Big project even if you only have a few carts. Imagine my very pleasant surprise when I ran across the LB Note "image" in a cricut cartridge!! Paisley!! Yahoooo!! So, cutting it at 3 inches it appears to be just about right. I made these 2 *love* notes for the kids for Valentine's today. I paired them with Tiny Treats: Birthday images and Signature Greetings sentiments and TT: Valentine sentiments on the inside. On the inside I used more cricut cuts that matched the TT stamps. LUCKY me!! What a good day.

Happy Valentine's Everyone!

Kristin

PTI Tag Card #2

Here's my 2nd submission for the Anniversary happenings over at PTI (scroll down for my 1st tag card). This tag was created by Heather Nichols. I loved that the colors matched CTMH Boom-di-ada paper and that I was able to use my favorite sketch!! I added some embossed lines to the cardstock strip on the bottom. The PTI Scarlet Jewel scallop circle is *way* too dark from the photography (sorry!) but it matches the paper beautifully!

Enjoy!

Kristin