Card For Emily

Good morning!! I am so thankful that there is one more day left in this month, I am just cutting it close with getting this card posted!! Michelle from Scrappin' For Kenzie had a blog hop and asked people to make a card for her niece Emily who has Leukemia and link it up to her blog. You can read Emily's story if you click on the link above. I read her post to find out what Emily likes to incorporate it onto the card. I still have to write in the card and type up the poem for it and then it will be sent in the mail.

What I Used:
K Andrew Design Art Stamps : Amazing You
Create A Critter: Horse 2.5
Once Upon A Princess: Background for Emily's name 1.2"
Cupcake: Emily's name 1"
Memento ink: Sweet Plum
3 Girl JAM: Witch's Brew Crinkle Ribbon
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Kitchen Diamond
Ek Success Corner Rounder
Purple Gems
Iron on beads from Fabric Land

Amazing You Buy HERE

Ok so for this card I made a tri fold card and put Emily's name on the outside as well as the ribbon, when you open that flap you will see the horse and the sentiment and when you open that flap (sry no picture) you will see the Foot Prints In The Sand Poem  that I have yet to print out and put inside.

Although today is the last day to link a card to Michelle's blog you can still make a card for Emily and mail it to her. I am sure that her and her parents would appreciate all the love and support!! You can click HERE to find the mailing address.

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless

Kristan

Simply Sunday Challenge: Argh Matey

Good Afternoon!! Today is another Simply Sunday Challenge over at Getting Cricky With K Andrew. Today we were asked to make a pirate/fish project up to our interpratation. I chose to do a birthday card with a fish on it as I am not really into Pirates. This card will go into my stock pile.

What I Used:
K Andrew Designs Art Stamps : Food For Thought "Have A, Birthday"
                                                     Splashtastic Summer "fin tastic"
                                                     Pirate & Memaid party Image "Fish"
Animal Kingdom Cart.: Fish Bowl cut at 2"
Memento Ink:Tuxedo Black
We R Memory Keepers: Sweetheart Inker:Navy
Glossy Accents
Ditto Background stamp (by Hampton Art) (bought from Michaels)
Martha Stewart Embossing Ink Pad
Clear Embossing Powder (very old, can't buy it any more as it was my moms from probably 15 years ago)
Ek Success Corner Rounder
Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencil (1122-113, when I looked it up it said transparent Orange)
Blue Ribbon

Wow I used alot of supplies on this card!! Please don't forget to head over to Getting Cricky With K Andrew to see what the rest of the DT has made and leave them some love. Also join us for this challenge by linking up your own pirate/fish creations click on the link above to see how to join.

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!!

Kristan
                                                  

My First Centre Step Card

Good Afternoon!! We finally got some snow here and it is nasty out there!! Well I came across Sherrie's Blog Post: Sherrie Scraps with Passion and got so inspired to create my very first step card. I found a tutorial on how to make a centre step card like the one Sherrie made HERE. It was so easy that I think I am going to make alot more when I get the time. I will be entering it into the Birthday Sundaes Challenge #44: Step Cards

What I used:
K Andrew Designs Art Stamps: Coffee & Tea For You & Me " Birthday"
                                                    Owly Hoo "Happy"
                                                    Hooty Owl Accessories "gift"
Memento Ink:Tuxedo Black
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big Scalloped Circle Large
Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder: Flower Rose

Coffee & Tea For You & Me Buy HERE

Hooty Owl Accessories Buy HERE

Owly Hoo Buy HERE

Ok I also have to give a big shout out to my Design Team Sister Shawn from Crafty Chics who showed us how to do the technique that I used on my card fort he Happy Birthday background. Thanks Shawn you rock!!!
I will be back on Sunday for the new Simply Sunday Challenge over at Getting Cricky With K Andrew, you still have until tomorrow night to enter the current Simply Sunday challenge HERE

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!!

Kristan

"Getting Cricky With It" Surprise Blog Hop

Welcome the “Getting Cricky With It” Surprise Blog Hop for Kristal!!!

Today the Design Team is bringing you some very special projects created for our wonderful and amazing leader Kristal! Our term is almost over and we wanted to show her just how much we appreciate ALL that she has done for us this term. The projects that we will be sharing with you will also be sent to Kristal. We encourage ALL of her fans to join in on the fun as well! Be sure to add your card/project to the link below and then be sure to mail it off to her!

If you've hopped along from Jennie then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

What I Used:

K Andrew Designs Art Stamps : Owly Hoo

White Gel Pen

Momento Ink:Tuxedo Black

1" circle punch

Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big Scalloped Circles Large

Ek Success Corner Rounder

Owly Hoo Buy HERE

This was my second time making a criss cross card (the first one I never posted, it was just a sample to see how to make it) I found a video on YouTube on how to make them. Because it was so long ago I don't have the link for it but if you search criss cross cards you should find some. For the flower I came across it on The Paper Variety, mine is alittle different as I used more circles and I put mine on the nestability, if you click on the link you will see how to make it.

I would like to take this time to thank everyone on the Design team for such a great term, you are all so talented and really amazing women. Kristal thank you for putting together such a great team of ladies and for your amazing stamps. I have been blessed to be able to work with everyone. So Thank You!!

Now you can dance on over to your next stop: Jamie

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way:

1.      Kristal

2.      RhoLynda

3.      Charlotte

4.      Cheri

5.      Linda

6.      Amanda

7.      Debbie

8.      Vero

9.      Lisa

10.  Jennie

11.  Kristan

12.  Jamie

13.  Christel

14.  Jana

15.  Patti

16.  Heather

17.  Miranda

18.  Ildi

19.  Jessie

20.  JoAnn

21.  Letillia

22.  Larelyn

23.  Anita

24.  Laura

25. Sherry

26.  Shawn

27.  Faith

28.  Amy

Candy's Craft Corner: Giveaway

Good Morning!! Happy Family Day/ President's Day. Here in Canada for the last couple years the third Monday of February is called Family Day. Today we will be playing games going out for lunch and if the weather is good going to the local zoo,  I thought I would share with you before I am off for the day a giveaway that is going on over at Candy's Craft Corner she is wanting to reach 400 followers she has a huge giveaway to give to one of those followers that followers her guidelines. Here is a picture of what she is giving away!!

Please click on the link above and help Candy reach her goal!! She is picking a winner on March 19th!!

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Colour Challenge Over at Love to Crop

Good Morning!! My amazingly talented Design Team sister Amy from Love To Crop has a new challenge going on, orange, pink and another colour. Well I chose to make a birthday card for this challenge, it is mostly orange an white(my other colour) with a pretty pink bow to tie it up!!

What I Used:
4x8" paper scored in half
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big Scalloped Circle Large
4x4 dark orange cardstock
Memento Ink:Tuxedo Black
Ek Success Corner Rounder
Black gel pen
Pink Ribbon: came on the pack of K Andrew Stamps
K Andrew Design Art Stamps: Coffee & Tea For You & Me -sentiment
                                                  Hooty Owl Accessories: Images

Coffee & Tea For You & Me Buy HERE

Hooty Owl Accessories Buy HERE

I cut out the nestability at the largest size and added it to my 4x8 folder card as a flap. I then took by 4x4 dark orange card stock and placed on the inside of the card to cover up the other half of the nestability. This was a really easy and fun card to make. i love the little peak a boo sentiment under the flap.

Please stop by Amy's blog and check out the challenge (my other super talented Design Team sister Lisa: A Mermaids Crafts was the guest designer for this challenge)

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Getting Cricky Cabin Fever Blog Hop

Welcome to the "Cabin Fever" Getting Cricky Blog Hop!!

We're so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  We have an EXTRA SPECIAL hop for you this month -- All week long, the Design Team has been featuring many of Kristal's stamp sets as well as an array of Cricut Cartridges, SVG cuts, and more in anticipation of the hop...  If you've missed out on any of the week, be sure to check out our previous posts for MORE THAN 100 CREATIVE IDEAS and PROJECTS as well as giveaways, promotions, tips, and tutorials!!

If you've hopped along from Shawn: Crafty Chics then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:











Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

For my project, I'm featuring the Amazing You Stamp Set. For more details or to make this set YOURS, please click on the preview:

What I Used:
K Andrew Design Art Stamps : Amazing You
Give A Hoot Cartridge: Bees cut at 2.5"
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Stickles: Crystal
Black and Yellow Paint
8 Popsicle Sticks
Hot Glue Gun

When I was trying to come up with a project to match this theme I had a hard time at first. It's kind of weird seeing how I run a home daycare and have done summer programs for kids and taught sunday school, but I drew a blank!! Finally having seen this cute bee cut I knew I wanted to do a picture frame for my daughter's Halloween picture. I thought it would be cute to use popsicle sticks and easy for the kids to paint themselves and then with an adults help hot glue them together. You can paint the sticks any colour to match the picture or the cut. I may put a magnet on the back or put some ribbon on it to hang it.

Now you can hop on over to your next stop:
RhoLynda

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Pre-Hop project Day 5:Happy Bird-Day

Good morning!! Today is the final day for the pre-hop and then tomorrow night at 9p.m EST the hop begins. If you missed the other days please go 
HERE , HERE, HERE  and HERE. For this card I wanted to make a birthday card for my stash pile.

What I Used:
Give A Hoot: Bird 1.7"
K Andrew Design Art Stamps : Owly Hoo
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big Scalloped Circles Large
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Faded Jeans
Memento Ink; Tuxedo Black
Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder:Happy Birthday
Martha Stewart Ribbon

Owly Hoo Buy HERE

This card will probably go to my aunt for her birthday (which isn't til December) she loves birds!! I had fun all week making my cards using just the Give A Hoot cartridge and K Andrew Design Art Stamps and I hope I gave you some ideas. I know I have plenty more ideas using this cartridge and wish I had more time this week to make them. Please stop by tomorrow night for the hop where I didn't make a card but a fun project using the Give A Hoot Cartridge (I had to get one more project in there).

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Pre-hop Project Day 4: Don't Let Anything Foil your Day

Good Morning!! Today is day 4 of the pre-hop for Getting Cricky With K Andrew, if you missed the other days you can go HERE , HERE and HERE I chose to try a different technique with this card that I found on YouTube. You can see the video HERE on how I made it.

What I used:
Give A Hoot Cartridge: grass 1.3", flowers and cloud 2.5"
K Andrew Design Art Stamps: Food For Thought
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Peachy Keen Stamps: Everyday Character Face Assortment
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels Eight
Stickles: Crystal

Food For Thought Buy HERE

I hope that you will go and see what the rest of the design team has made and show them some love. Don't forget the hop is on Friday February 17th at 9p.m EST.

Please come back tomorrow for one final project before the hop!!

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Pre-Hop Project Day 3: My Heart Is Yours

Good Morning and Happy Valentine's Day!! Today is day 3 of the Pre-hop for Getting Cricky With K Andrew. If you missed day 1 and 2 please go HERE and HERE Since today is Valentine's Day I wanted to create a Valentine's Day card using the Give A Hoot Cartridge and the I Heart You K Andrew Design Art Stamp Set.

What I Used:
Give A Hoot: Bear cut at 2.5"
K Andrew Designs Art Stamps : I Heart You
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
We R Memory Keepers Crop-A- Dile Corner Chomper: Deco
Red Floss
Fiskars Punch
Ek Success Corner Rounder

I Heart You Buy HERE

For this card I stamped the heart balloon and then cut out just the heart and added the red floss to it and attaching it to the bears hand. The sentiment for me I would never use to give to anyone because my heart only belongs to one person and that is God, so this card is for Him!! Please don't forget to stop by the other Design Team ladies blogs to see what they have created and please come back tomorrow!! Also don't forget about the hop on Friday starting at 9p.m EST!!!

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Pre-Hop Project Day 2 : No Peeking

Good Morning!!  Today is the second day of the pre-hop for Getting Cricky With K Andrew. the hop starts on Friday February 17th at 9p.m EST. if you missed yesterdays post please go HERE . Today I made a tag using the Give A Hoot cartridge and the Winter Wishes K Andrew Stamp set.

Outside of Tag

Tag

The two pieces together

What I Used:
Give A Hoot: Everything cut at 4"
K Andrew Design Art Stamps: Winter Wishes
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

Winter Wishes Buy HERE

I cut out two of the actual solid garbage cans and added tabs to it so that I could make the pocket for the tag. This cut was one of the reasons why I bought this cartridge, I think it is super cute!!  Please don't forget to check out what the other ladies have made and check back tomorrow for another Give A Hoot card.

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge:Wedding Bells Are Ringing

Good Afternoon!!  It is another Simply Sunday over at Getting Cricky With K Andrew. This time the theme is Wedding Bells Are Ringing: Project for a wedding/anniversary or engagement. I don't have anyone who is getting married, celebrating an anniversary or engagement so I made just a general card. It is also the kick off of our Pre-hop week where we each picked a different cartridge to use all week with the different K Andrew Stamps. All week you will see me use the Give A Hoot Cartridge, each project uses a different stamp set of K Andrew's. The hop starts on Friday February 17th at 9p.m EST.

What I used:
Give A Hoot:Butterfly 1.5"
K Andrew Design Art Stamps: Winged Things
Memento Ink:Tuxedo Black
Spellbinders: Big Scalloped Circles Large
Stickles:Purple
Purple Gems
Ek Success Corner Rounder
Homemade Wiggle

Winged Things Buy HERE

You can see how to make the homemade wiggle over at my fellow DTM  Amy"s blog Love To Crop. You will have two weeks to join us for the Simply Sunday Challenge amd link up your own project over at Getting Cricky With K Andrew. You can also link up a project using a cricut cartridge that you haven't use in awhile along with a K Andrew Design Art Stamp Set for the pre-hop project starting tomorrow. Please head over there and check out what the rest of the team has made (I am not officially apart of the Challenge this week)

Please stop by tomorrow for another Give A Hoot project!!

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Love: Coffee Style

Good evening!! I haven't posted in a few days because I have been going through some health stuff and have been going through tests. I have been having constant chest pains and ended up passing out. I went to the hospital and they referred me to a cardiologist. All the tests have come back fine so I am now wearing a heart monitor for the next two days. I have more blood work to get next week and then go from there. They don't think anything is wrong because of how young I am but they want to be on the save side. It has really opened my eyes to how I eat and my lack of exercise. I am going out to get good running shoes and I will be trying to walk everyday especially in the spring and summer. I am definitely going to be changing my eating happens, meaning I am going to eat more then I have been. No more skipping breakfast for me!! Anyways I just thought I would let you know what has been up. Now for my card, I have a few more of these to post that I made before all these health scares.

What I used:
K Andrew Design Art Stamps : Coffee & Tea Time (mug)
                                                   Food For Thought (Love)
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big scalloped Circles Large
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels Eight
Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink: Rhubarb Stalk and Rich Cocoa
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

Coffee & Tea Time Buy HERE

Food For Thought Buy HERE

This card was made for my stalk pile for a man's card. I layered a bunch of the spellbinder dies solid cuts and the negatives. Stay tuned for the next Simply Sunday this Sunday February the 12th. You still have until Saturday to enter the past Simply Sunday Challenge: Fantasy Land HERE. We as a Design Team are also having a Pre-Hop week again (Sunday Feb.12th-Thursday Feb.16th), this time we are using one cartridge each all week. Then on Friday Feb.17th there will be a Hop. You will have to come back on Sunday to see which cartridge I chose to work with all week!!

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!!

Kristan

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"
Jeremiah 29:11

ScrapGuy's Paper Crafting Adventures:Relaunch and Giveaway

Good Morning!! I hope you all had a great weekend. mine was busy getting ready for some fun things going on next week. I will let you know about that closer to the end of the week, I came across Bryan from Scrap Guy's Paper Crafting Adventure post and I thought I would share it with you. He is doing a relaunch of his blog and is having alot of giveaways on his blog. He is even giving away........... O you have to go over there and find out (you won't want to miss out on it, believe me) Please let him know that Kristan (Crazy4Christ) sent you.

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!!

Kristan

I Love You

Good Afternoon!! So I have another Valentine's Day card to share with you today. I really don't have anyone to give these cards to and I honestly don't really like Valentine's Day ( I know I know, I'm a downer). I know one day I will like Valentine's Day again, hopefully all these cards I have made won't have collected dust by then!! Anyways here is the card I came up with:

What I Used:
K Andrew Design Art Stamps: Owly Hoo
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big Scalloped Circles Large
Memento Ink:Tuxedo Black
Colour Box Fluid Chalk Ink Orchard Pastel
My Memory Keepers Corner Chomper: Cloud

Owly Hoo Buy HERE

When I sit down to make a card I don't usually have any ideas in my head, I just grab stuff from my craft room and start creating. This time I knew I wanted to make a window type card so that is how this card came about. I still have a couple more Valentine's Day Cards to post so stay tuned!!

Have A Great Day!!

God Bless!

Kristan

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #50: Anything Goes

Good Morning!! Ok so I saw this challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas and thought I would enter it. this time it is anything goes (just make sure it has a die cut on it). Well I decided to make a Thank you card using the Paisley Cartridge.

Front Of Card

Back Of Card

What I Used:
K Andrew Design Art Stamps : Owly Hoo
Paisley Cartridge: owl cut at 2"
Memento Ink:Tuxedo Black
Scalloped border was left over scraps
Blue gems for eyes
White gel pen
Stickles:Purple

Owly Hoo Buy HERE

This was a super easy and simple card to make and I just love this stamp set from K Andrew Design, it is so versatile and can be used with more then just owl images, I have a few more cards to post using this stamp set that do not involve owls.  Head over to the store to pick up a set of your own or any of the other sets. At least $1 for each set goes to a different charity, so not only are you helping Kristal and her boys but you are helping someone in need.

Have A Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan