Clean & Simple Card Day 1

I signed up for a card making class.  I've never done this before but just what I read in today's notes showed me how much I will get out of this class!  I chose the 2nd sketch (of 3) and did a monochromatic look. I used all Aqua Mist colors from PTI, Rosie Posie Stamp set as the background image on the panel, and the sentiment from Little Labels (embossed) in white with a white button.

As my own critic, I would choose a *larger* sentiment.  I feel like it is getting swallowed up by the images on the panel.  But my larger sentiments (from Think Big Fave's -PTI line) were too big... I don't have any *medium* size that I liked.... hmmm.

What do ya'll think?

Enjoy!

Kristin

Season's Greetings... from 2010

So, I finally got around to scrapping Jake's layout from last Christmas.  Silver lining... I used this year's EchoPark "Season's Greeting's" line.  LOVE IT!  This sketch matches Emma's from last year (I uploaded it a long time ago... see it Here).  The sketch from page 1 is from Bug Junkie.  I honestly don't know if page 2 is a sketch from somewhere, or a combination of things put together- I almost always use a sketch though- so if you recognize it, please let me know so I can give credit.  I went through my book and didn't see it!

I used lots of PTI products too: Holiday Photo Finishers (stamps and dies), BB:Christmas, In the Meadow dies, Jar Labels 2 dies, ribbon, and cardstock... LOTS of cardstock.

Enjoy!

Kristin

out from under the rock :)

Hey there! I really haven't meant to be hiding under a rock... it just sorta happened that way. The first weekend after school started for my son, my husband and I spent the entire weekend painting and moving JetMax cubes into my "new" craft room. It is actually going to be a craft room for my kids and I. They *love* to craft with me and I love it too. So, I now can truly spread out and have "stations" : stamping/assembling (main work area), cutting/diecutting/cricut, laptop, mini-books, and sewing. Finally, one of the only things we purchased was a 5 ft. (foldable) table that is in the center of the table for the kids. They can sit there and leave their crafts out- or I can sit with them if we are doing a project together (instead of on the floor which is what happened in the past!). OR, if I have a BIG project or girlfriends over, most all of that can MOVE and everyone can have their OWN spot!! So, we just need to finish up the walls and I'll post pictures. WELL.... that was a LONG intro into those 2 cards (sorry!!). Do you remember SAFaire weekend? Nichole posted lots of challenges. Well, these were cards I made (the top was close to a CASE of Pine's card- #3) for the challenges. The bottom ended up being my dh's birthday card and it was for #6 with the notches/twine.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Papertrey PaperDolls challenge #43

I am the host for this challenge over at the Papertrey PaperDolls blog.  Come on over and join us!

enjoy!

Kristin