Give Thanks Fall Fest

 Is it fall yet?  Why yes, it is!!  My Birthday occasionally lands on the first day...this year my b-day was the second day of fall....TODAY!!  WOOT!  To ring in the new season, I made a fall card for the HSS challenge.

 

Ingredients:

Stamps- Fall Fest, And Many More, Hardwood

Colors- Blackberry Bliss, Mellow Moss, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey

Accessories- Gold Vellum, Gold Foil Paper, Gold Button, Linen Thread, Fun Fall Framelits

So....I'm sure some of you know this by now, but I also signed up recently to be a Jamberry Nails Consultant.  For my Birthday, I want to giveaway a sheet of one of my favorite designs of Jamberry Nails....the one I'm wearing, it's called Stitched.  Click HERE to order now and you'll be entered to WIN!!  They are BUY 3 SHEETS GET 1 FREE!!  My Jamberry website will tell you all about the product, or you can send me an email....it's also on my site.  :) 

 

Here is a close up shot of my nails with my card for this week.  

 

Now after you've done your Jamberry Nails shopping, you can join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  Here is the sketch:

 

Happy Stamping!

Krista

By The Tide Blendabilities

Color Challenge time at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  This Saturday I'm doing a little demo table for a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator meeting.  I'm showing how to use Blendabilities.  Fun!  

I thought I'd make my card this week for HSS to use as a display for that event too.

I used the Night of Navy color pack of Blendabilities on the fish.  I added some little banners and 2 strips of Hello Honey Ribbon.  I embossed the background with the large polka embossing folder and done!  Easy masculine card!  

Join us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Queen Mary Vintage Birthday

It's time for a color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I wanted to go with a non-Christmas card with these colors.  When I was scanning through my stamps this one struck me as the one!  It's called "Traveler".  It looks like the Queen Mary that's docked out here in Long Beach, California.  It's a major tourist attraction.  The little pop of Cherry Cobbler was a perfect fit. 

Hop on over there to Hand Stamped Sentiments and join us for the fun!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Ombre Amazing Birthday

Ombre is so trendy.  So when I was making up my sketches and technique ideas for the Display Boards, I knew I had to make and Ombre card.  Here is what I came up with...

I embossed the stamp, from the Amazing Birthday set, in white embossing powder on 5 different shades.  

They are:

Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Lost Lagoon and Island Indigo.  

Here is a close up shot of the card...

This card fits in perfectly with the challenge for this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments, too.  Stop on over there and join us!!

This card was displayed at Convention, too.  Make sure you follow us on Pinterest.  Click HERE for the Pin Board.  

2013-2014 Convention Display Stampers
Cathy Caines
Anja Beckmann
Jennifer Blomquist
Jeanna Bohanon
Amy Bollman
Erica Cerwin
Chelsey Christenson
Becky Cowley
Ilina Crouse
Lynda Day
Shari Fritz
Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek
Mary Haugen
Krista Jensen
Jane Lee
Nance Lempinen-Leedy
Charlet Mallett
Sarah Naber
Allison Okamitsu
Amy O'Neill
Breelin Renwick
Sarah Sagert
Cindy Schuster
Jennifer Timko
Ashley Van Camp
Kimberly Van Diepen
Mercedes Weber
Alanna Wharf

Happy Stamping,

Krista Jensen

Awesome Card Sketch

Bright colors are so popular right now.  Nothing looks cooler and more like summer than Tempting Turquoise and Pumpkin Pie. I got to create this sketch and I think it has a lot of possibilities....I decided to go simple with it. 

I used the Sweet Taffy DSP and the stamp is from the set called Yipee-Skipee.  Added some tiny stars from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack....a cute button, some twine and viola!

Get on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments and play along.  You will be inspired by some cool DT projects too!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Patriotic Hello

Today the US World Cup Soccer Team is playing as I write. I hope they win!  This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments it's sketch time!

In the picture below you can see that I used Silver Paper to add a bit of shine.  The stamp set is called Kinda Eclectic.  The greeting is from A Dozen Thoughts.

Here is the sketch....make sure you check out the other ideas from our awesome DT!

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Happy Stamping,

Krista

Pink Flamingo In My Front Yard

 Okay...so I don't have Pink Flamingos in my front yard...sounds like a country song....but I do have one on my card for this week's challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  

This is from the brand new set called "Flamingo Lingo"...it's the Ronald McDonald House set.  Buy it and Stampin' Up! will donate money to RMcDH.  It's so cute, right?!  

Use these super fun colors and join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Vivid Vases For Mom

I chose to use some bright colors this week.  It's so bright and sunny out here in Southern California and I was inspired!  

I made this card for my mom and my mother-in-law for Mother's Day!  Here is a picture of my sister, my mom and me....

My mom is so pretty and she's such an amazing person inside and out!!!  I love you mom...aka....Sizz!  LOL

Hop on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments and play along!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista 

Petite Petals, Sweet Essentials Stack

 This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments it's a color challenge.  We want you to use Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar.

A friend asked me for some Thank You Notes for her friend that was recently widowed.  I thought this was a wonderful color combo so I made a stack of 12 cards....here is what I came up with...

I used the Petite Petals Stamp set and coordinating punch.  I bet you can't guess what my favorite stamp set is right now?!  Hahaha!

I also used the Sweet Essentials stamp set for the greeting.  The background is with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

Look at this next photo and I mixed it up a bit and changed out a couple of colors on the flowers....do you see it?

Here is the challenge...JOIN US!!  If nothing else, you MUST SEE the designs from our awesome DT!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

HSS Sketch #184

It's a sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I must admit I struggled a bit, but I am happy with the way my card turned out. 

Here is a close up shot.  Do you see the silver paper peeking out?  I put a strip of it behind the hexagon punches and a Modern Window Punch behind the greeting.  It added a little touch of shine.

Here is the sketch...join us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

HSS Color Challenge You Made My Day

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color challenge.  A friend of mine found a new technique on Splitcoast Stampers called Alcohol Resist Technique.  I wanted to try it.  Look at the lower half of the card...I embossed it with an embossing folder.  Tapped Versamark ink on it, poured clear embossing powder on it, tapped it off and heated it up until it left a shiny surface.

Then I took a spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol and a few drops of Gumball Green ink refill.  Spritzed that on the embossed paper and then wiped off the excess.  

This is what I came up with....

Stamps: Petite Petals, A Dozen Thoughts

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Gold, Coastal Cabana and a Sketch

I love this sketch over at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week!  Again...more gold!

Ingredients:

Stamp Set: Starburst Sayings

Colors: Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla, Gold

Accessories: Vellum with Gold, sequins, Vanilla Seam binding, Gold Foil paper

Happy Stamping,

Krista 

Oh, Happy Day

It's Sketch time at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  This is challenge #180. 

Here it is...

I have been wanting to use the Starburst Sayings stamp set with the coordinating Framelits. This sketch was perfect with the different sizes of images.  

Here is my card....

I used the Sweet Sorbet DSP from the Sale-a-bration FREE items as my color palette. Can you see a little bit of it?  It's the medium size starburst in the top left.  Then I added some of the awesome FREE Pool Party bakers twine and the arrows Embossing Folder for the background. I HAD to add some bling with the rhinestones too!! 

I really like the way this turned out!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

I Wish I Liked Coffee...

I love the smell of coffee and the idea of "going for coffee", but I simply don't like the taste.  Boo...I know!  I do like hot and iced tea, does that count?

It's all about color this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  They are very soft versatile colors.....use your imagination and join us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!!

Here are the colors.....so pretty!!  Now get stampin' and join us!! 

Thanks So Much

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we are challenging you to use our sketch.  It's super accommodating and there are so many fun ways to interpret this sketch.  Get on over there and join us!!

A close up of the detail.  I used the "Oh Hello" stamp set and the colors are ALL NEW!!  Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar.  All put together on some Very Vanilla.  I did cheat and use the color spritzer tool one last time with a Soft Suede Marker.  I will miss that thing!!

Here is the sketch....a little different than my card, but I love being able to take something and change it up a bit.  The beauty of inspiration and creativity!  Join us at HSS!!

Happy Stamping!

Krista