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

Legacy Scrapbook Page

A few months ago I made THIS page honoring my Grandma and Grandpa.  Now I get to honor my other set of grandparents.  And yes, they are all still alive and both marriages are going strong at over 65 years each!! WOW....amazing, right?!  

I love this photo of my Grandma and Grandpa....they are so cute!!  I used Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.  Of course GOLD, too!  I used the Doily Stamp....yes...I know it's retired, but this grandma makes doilies and I am so blessed to have them all over my house!  She is so talented!! I will be putting this in a frame to hang in my house....although, I'm sure, like the other page I made, my mom will be trying to "borrow" it for her house.  ;)

Hop on over and join us at Stampin' Celebration!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Bee Happy With Sweet Stuff

The summer so far has been SO busy...road trip, amusement park, beach trips, sleeping in, late movies and so much more. But it's over now...year around school in our area forced us to start on July 7th.  Back at it.

But I get to go to the Stampin' Up! Convention this year.  It starts on Wednesday evening and I can't wait to share with you guys....ALL OF THE FUN!!

Join us this week at Stampin' Celebration too for a sketch challenge.  Here is my card:

I used the set called Sweet Stuff.  It has some SUPER CUTE images.  I used Razzleberry Ripple and Daffodil Delight with Whisper White of course.  Triangles Embossing Folder, some cotton ribbon and here you have it.

Here is the sketch....join us at Stampin' Celebration!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

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!

Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Happy Stamping,

Krista

I Have A Silly Kid!

It's been a while since I've done anything with MDS for a challenge.  When I saw the sketch for this weeks challenge at Stampin' Celebration....I knew it was perfect!

My littlest dude LOVES to make faces.  He always jumps in front of the camera when I'm trying to take pictures of my cards and such.  Here is one of those photo shoots.

I used the Designer Paper Kit for MDS called Summer Possibilities.  I added a few embellishments and punches with MDS and there you go....

Now it's your turn!  Here is the sketch.  I hope you will join us at Stampin' Celebration

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 

Tap Tap Tap Typing Away

It's time for a sketch at Stampin' Celebration!  I wanted to showcase some NEW stuff and here it is...

Below is featuring a new photopolymer set called What's Your Type?. Do you see it?  The word is RAD!!  Cool, huh?!  The tiny letters are from a rotary stamp called "Alphabet Rotary"....it's HUGE and oh the possibilities!

The colors are Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Early Espresso and a smidge of Rich Razzleberry.  Don't you think the little sequins look like old 45's (aka Records)?

BUT....I FIRST made this card....

It's from a set called TAP TAP TAP.  I won all of these sets at the Stampin' Up! Catalog Reveal Event in Long Beach, CA.  It was so much fun!

After I made this card, I was just like ehhhh....my coloring on the typewriter wasn't my fave, so I made 

THIS CARD....

Do you see the NEW DSP?  It's the bottom part of the card.  It's called Back to Black and will be available for purchase on June 2nd.  I LOVE it!!

Here is the sketch....JOIN US!!!

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

Wish Big With a Sketch

It's mid-month inspiration time at Stampin' Celebration.  Don't miss out...there are some GORGEOUS ideas over there!  I hope you can join us!!

I used the Petite Petals, A Dozen Thoughts and the Off The Grid stamp sets.  

Colors are Crisp Canteloupe, Bermuda Bay, Summer Starfruit and Whisper White.

Accessories are Arrows Embossing folder, Circles framelits, Petals punch, Doily, Rhinestones

Here is the sketch...

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 

Fab Friday Word Bubble

I wanted to experiment with the word bubble framelits.  I saw this blog post from Stampin' Up. This fun sketch came up, perfect chance to do these techniques....here it is...

Starting at the stamped image, here are the instructions...

1. I stamped the image, die cut the word bubble, cut out around the word bubble to make a frame, glued it to the stamped image and cut it out.

2. The Calypso Coral is the positive and negative image of the die cut.

3.  The top word bubble is actually an "embossed" image of the die.  I put it flat side on the cardstock then cut out around the "embossed" edge.

4. The silver glimmer paper solid word bubble is the positive image.

Ingredients:

Stamps- Just Sayin' 

Colors- Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Accessories- Word Bubbles Framelits, Silver Glimmer Paper, Stripes Embossing Folder

Now hop on over to Fab Friday and check it out....they've got some cute stuff!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Celebrate Travis in Green

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the possibilities of this sketch at Stampin' Celebration this week!!  

You MUST join us!!  Check it out...

I really wanted to do a card, but I've been scrolling through my traditional scrapbook and realized it doesn't have a page honoring Travis's 3rd Birthday.  So I went digital.  

Here it is....

We had a golf themed Birthday party for him.  He is definitely a sporty kid.  Here are some other pics from the special day...

Happy Stamping....or should I say Digitizing?!

~Krista

Celebrate Gold

I am in the middle of creating projects for my next class.  We are going to make cards using new products.  I needed some inspiration and found a really cool sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  Here is what I came up with....

Here is a close up of the details.  

I used the Vellum with Gold accents, I used the gold foil paper and embossed it with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.  I cut out the shapes using the Starburst Framelits.  The stamp is from the Starburst Saying stamp set and I heat embossed that with Gold Embossing powder.  I finished it all off with some white bakers twine and Gold Sequins.  

Check out the other fun designs at Freshly Made Sketches.

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

The Open Sea Sketch Card

It's that time again...be inspired!  Check out this amazing sketch.  Endless possibilities at Stampin' Celebration this month!!

I have been wanting to make a masculine card using the Open Sea stamp set again, and I saw this sketch as my chance.  Here is what I came up with....

I used the This and That DSP as my starting point for color combo....it's the background paper you see.  

Join us this month at Stampin' Celebration!!  Be inspired!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Sponged Birthday Polka Dots

I joined a challenge today over at Fab Friday and The Friday Mashup.  Here is my entry....

How did I get those AMAZING polka dots on the background you ask??  I used the sponge dauber and dipped it in the Real Red ink refill.  Part of the challenge at the Friday Mashup was to "sponge" part of your project...this works, right?!  :)

Ingredients:

Colors: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself

Punch: Chevron

Accessories: Fresh Prints DSP, Crumb Cake button, Linen Thread

Hop on over to THESE blogs and check out the challenges!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Sweet Sorbet Easy Card

Hand Stamped Sentiments has a cool sketch for you this week!  Join us this week...don't miss out!!

I wanted to use the fun new Sale A Bration paper.  The patterns are so pretty, it's easy to make a cute card without doing a whole lot.  I just punched out two different size circles, stamped a word bubble with the new set called "Just Sayin'", used the matching die cut to cut it out...added an essential hardware clip and VIOLA...a SUPER EASY, COLORFUL, CUTE card. Right?!?!  :)

Happy Stamping,

Krista