Clearly iStamp and 3 Girl JAM Challenge

Good Morning! Looks like it is warming up here so a few more park days with the kids until it gets too cold to go. Today I have a card for two challenges Clearly iStamp (critter) and 3 Girl JAM (sketch with ribbon)

What I Used:
Clear Dollar Stamps: Spring Critters
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Martha Stewart Embossing Stamp Pad/Embossing Powder: Ebony
Bic Mark It
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Big Scalloped Circles Large
We r Memory Keepers Corner Chomper: Stub
3 Girl JAM: Crinkle Ribbon: Hot Chocolate
Hot Glue Gun

I have had this stamp set for a few months now but wasn't sure how to use it, this challenge was a perfect opportunity as it was a "critter" challenge over at Clearly iStamp and I decided to combine it with the sketch challenge over at 3 Girl JAM. There is still lots of time to enter both challenges so head over and check them out!

Tomorrow is my last day of cards for this weeks challenges. I will start all over again Saturday!!

Have A Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan

Stampin' Sisters in Christ 2nd Challenge Card

Good Morning. I had such a fun time at the crop last night! My mom's friend (also the crop ladies friend) came and we did alot of talking but I was on a mission to get stuff done. I was able to stamp 7 sheets of cute little stamps, emboss about 15 pieces of card stock for cards and cut out some Christmas ornaments for a scrapbook page. I will be busy colouring for awhile!! Today I want to show you the 2nd card I made for Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge. you can read the scripture and see the first card HERE.

What I Used:
Crafter's Companion Popcorn Bear : Someone Special
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Bic Mark It
Sizzix Embossing Folder: Retro Circles by Tim Holtz
EK Success Corner Rounder

This was my first time using these cute little images (ok not so little). I decided to go with a gate fold card to mix things up a bit. It still measures the same as a A2 card. I fussy cut the bear and the duck because honestly when I stamped the image, black from the edge of the stamp got onto the cardstock. I don't own a block big enough for the bear stamp so I had to use an "A" plate from my cuttlebug! I love how it turned out!! I have a few more stamps from them to colour in thanks to the crop and I plan on ordering more!!

Tomorrow I have another card for 2 more challenges and then Friday I will have my final card for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge.

Have A Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan

Thank You Card

Good Morning! Tonight I am going to another crop and I am excited, I have a list of things I want to get done. Hopefully I will beable to focus this time!  Today is another card for not one not two but three challenges.

Cardz TV: I'm So Thankful

Cut it Up: Give Thanks with a Twist (must include a die cut)

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Colossians 1:3-5 "Thankfulness"


"We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God's people- the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel."

What I Used:
Dearie Dolls Digi
Bic Mark It
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels Eight
Memento Ink: Rich Cocoa
Ribbon
Felt Leaves

This was my first time using a Dearie Doll digi, I have alot of them saved on my computer so I decided this was perfect for all of these challenges. I love the image it's so cute and the sentiment is right on there for you!

I will be back tomorrow with another card for another challenge.

Have A Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge: Sketch

Good Morning. Well craft wise I had a productive weekend, I was able to make 5 cards for some challenges plus 6 mini cards for Christmas. So all week I will have a new card for you that goes with a challenge. First up is the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge this week it was a sketch to follow.

 

 

 

What I Used:
Peachy Keen Stamps : Our 2 Angels in Heaven
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Bic Mark It
Spectrum Noir Markers (skin)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Candy Cane Strips
Ribbon
Gems


This was my first time using the Spectrum Noir markers and I really like them. I stayed pretty close to the sketch all but the circle is the same, I really liked the sketch. The challenge ends November 7th at 11:59p.m

I will see you back tomorrow with another card and another challenge.

Have a Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan

Sun Shine Award

Good Afternoon!! Last week I was awarded the Sunshine Award from a very sweet friend Naomi over at Creative Bug on the Loose.  Thank you so much Naomi you are such a talented and kind person!!

The rules are simple:

1. Include award logo in the blog post
2.Thank the blogger who gave it to you and have a link back to their blog
3.Answer 10 questions about yourself that have made up yourself
4.Nominate 10-12 bloggers and contact them through their blog to let them know


Questions:

1.One electronic that you couldn't live without?

Besides the obvious, my computer, I wouldn't beable to function without my cellphone. You are probably thinking I use it to text, bbm and talk while all that is true the reason I couldn't live without it is because it is my memory. Everything I have to do for the day, week, month is on that phone and set reminders. I have such a bad memory that I could go down stairs to get something and forget what it was I was looking for when I get there (no I don't have Alzheimer's I am too young for that!?!?)

2. What's your Favourite Crafting tool?

Cuttlebug. I use it to emboss, die cut, flatten bottlecaps without it my cards would look flat and boring.

3. When do you do the most crafting? Morning, afternoon or night?

Well a little of all, morning when my daughter is still sleeping, afternoon when all the daycare kids are sleeping and at night when my daughter is in bed. Sense a patterned everybody is sleeping but me. I do sleep don't worry.

4. Favourite Colour?

Green but I don't seem to use it alot when crafting, weird!!

5. Other then crafting what hobbies to you have?

Couponing. If I don't have a coupon for a certain product I check online for one. I never pay full price for anything including clothes. If you look at my closet and my daughter's closet they all have sale stickers on them. I try to buy for the next season while they are on sale. For example when they put there winter clothes on sale I will buy clothes for the following winter for my daughter always buying a size or two bigger then she is in now.

6. One thing you may not know about me?

I am a procrastinator. All though I am getting better I am constantly putting things off and saying I will get to that later, but as I mentioned my memory isn't the greatest so I usually never get to it later.


7. Why did I start blogging?

At first I started the blog to enter a giveaway and not know what this whole blogging thing was about I just started posting my cards not really thinking anything of it, just a good way to organize my cards. Then people started following me so I thought I better actually put some effort into this. Reading other people's blogs help me to become a better blogger and I have found that it helps to relax me if I have had a stressful day.

8.What have you gotten out of blogging?

I have learned so many new techniques, new computer skills, how to take better pictures and most importantly I have made such great friends!!


9. What is greatest accomplishment?

Personally my daughter , but crafting wise being on a Design team and being a Guest Designer for a couple of blogs.

10. What do you want your live to look like in 5 years?

I would love to be remarried and have more kids, I never wanted my daughter to be an only child. Career wise I am not sure yet, probably start my own home daycare and maybe sell my crafts. If I am really dreaming I would love to open a dessert/craft store. Have a cute little shop set up were people (women) can come and eat dessert, buy my creations and learn a few new techniques. I would have to have a personality transplant for that to happen though as I a very quiet person in the real world. Most importantly I want God's plan for my life.


Ok now to pass it onto some other bloggers. I know it says to nominate 10-12 people but I am going to be a rule breaker (so not me in the real world I have never been to the principals office) but I have come up with 8 ladies to pass it onto. These ladies have ones that I email back and forth, ask questions to and they are super helpful and just plain ray of lights!!

Amy: Scrap This, Save That
Cheri: DJ's Sundries
Lisa: A Mermaid's Craft
Kate: Small Bits Of Paper
Jewel: Joy-N-Jesus
Amy: Love To Crop
Chriss: Scrappin' With Chriss and Lou
Kim: Just Wordz

Have a Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan

My Creative time : Designer's Challenge

Good Morning. Just a quick up date on the baby I was telling you all about. For the original post please click HERE. If all goes well she is coming home on Monday. They will be giving her more antibiotics and monitoring her for 24 hours and if all goes well she will be discharged. They are also still waiting for more test results from sick kids but they are pretty sure it was bacterial meningitis, they said that the high dose of antibiotics that she received when she was first brought to the hospital saved her life, thank goodness for a mother's intuition. Thank you for all your prayers!

Ok so onto the challenge, over at My Creative Time there is a challenge going on to make a decorative tag but not just any tag it must be at least 4x6 or larger. Tags are not something I make especially ones this big but I decided to take on the challenge.

What I Used:
My Creative Time : Just Simply Live/All Around Christmas
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils
Glossy Accents
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Fleur de lis
Martha Stewart Border Punch: Traditional Scallop
EK Success Corner Rounder
3 Girl JAM : Crinkle Ribbon Holly Berry
Hole Punch

I wanted it to be pretty simple and not too cluttered, I think it turned out pretty good for my first tag!! The challenge ends on November 6th so hurry and get those tags made.

Have a Great Weekend!

God Bless!

Kristan

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Good Afternoon! It's another challenge over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ the verse is:

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

² A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
³ A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
⁴ A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
⁵ A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
⁶ A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
⁷ A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
⁸ A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Challenge: Time use clocks/watches, calendars, sundials etc. OR black and white only (to represent night and day)

I bought a stamp set from our local Home Sense a few months ago and hadn't used it yet. It has alot of flourishes and clocks on it so I decided it would be perfect for this challenge. I decided to make my own background with the clock and used a masking technique. I had a bunch of 1" circles sitting around that my little cupcake had punched out and they were perfect for masking the clocks so that I could stamp them in different colours.

What I Used:
Heidi Grace Designs: Only Time (clock)
Memento Ink: Rich Cocoa/Cottage Ivy/Rhubarb Stalk
Recollection Stamp Set (Dec.25)
EK Success Corner Rounder
1" Hole Punch
Jillibean Soup: Twine

I really like the look of making your own background and I think I am going to try this again. The challenge is over on Saturday November 3rd at 11:59p.m.

I want to leave you with one last thing.

Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, Today is a Gift. What are you going to do with that Gift?

Have A Great Day!

God Bless!

Kristan