SU! Display Board Entry

I LOVE being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  10 years and going strong!  I love to exercise the creative side of my brain....it's relaxing, fun and it makes me feel good when people love what I make!

I am entering the contest to be a Display Stamper for Convention 2014...here are my entries...

3D Project #1

A 2"x4" Altered Wood Block.  I made this for my husband 2 years ago for Father's Day.  I get to look at it often and I love the way it turned out, don't you?!  :) I even used a hammer and nails for the flags on the top of the block!  Great gift for the woodworker guy(or gal) in your life!

Some close ups of the details...

3D Project #2

An altered wood frame, turned into a Christmas Countdown Calendar.

I stained the frame with the Soft Suede ink Refill and a Stampin' Sponge.  I really like the effect it gave.  

I made DOZENS of these for a Christmas Boutique and SOLD OUT!  They were the hit of the day for sure!!

Card Entry #1

I made this card for a swap at Convention last year.  The little spritz of Silver Glimmer Spray sure added a nice touch to the colorful hexagons....

Card Entry #2

I saw a blog post from the SU! page and made a frame of the framelit with the silver glimmer paper.  Added some Petite Petals and viola....

Card Entry #3

This is a vellum, gold, gold and more gold extravaganza!  I love this bright card....it's got serious energy!

And last, but certainly not least....my 

Scrapbook Page Entry

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this page!!  Reason #1 my Grandparents are Awesome!!  

Reason #2 there is absolutely no detail spared!! Reason #3 I got to use my new SILHOUETTE CAMEO to make the Gold Foil Paper leaves and stem.  It's from the Betsy's Blossom Set on MDS.  :)

More GOLD accents all over, but not too much.  The CORE-dinations Cardstock is gorgeous with the new Spiral Flower Die....rub it down on the edges a bit and here you have it!!  (So sad to see this go)

After looking over all of my entries, I realized that I like a little bit of sparkle on everything.  From Heat Embossing, sequins, Gold Foil paper to Shimmer Paper...a little bit goes a long way!

I had fun going through my old projects and can't wait to create some new ones with NEW Stampin' Up! products!

Happy Stamping,

Krista Jensen

You're In My Thoughts Sketch

I really love the colors in this card.  I used Real Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Basic Black.

This card is an entry at Freshly Made Sketches.  Check out the other gorgeous creations!!

Here is the Sketch...

Happy Stamping,

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

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

Banner Blast Sale-A-Bration

Wowza....I entered a challenge!!  SALE-A-BRATE good times COME ON! :)

The Friday Mashup asked us to do a Birthday project mashed up with some twine.

So after I made this project I realized it's not a "birthday" per-se, but you might "love" the Birthday person and this card would be perfect, right?!?!  But....i just LOVE the way the twine bow turned out....don't you??

I used the SAB set called Banner Blast, it coordinates with the little banner punch, too.  I also used the new DSP called Sweet Sorbet.  The twine comes in a 3-pack as part of the SAB catalog, too.  Guess what???  YOu can earn each of these items FREE for every $50 you spend starting on January 28th.  Oh my gosh...you HAVE to have these....all of them!!  :)

Happy Stamping and Happy New Year!!

Krista

Favorite Things Party Banner

Have you ever heard of it?  Well, I never did until my cousin Lindsay was posting all of these cute things on Pinterest.  I had to check it out and I asked her what it was all about. Here's how it works:

Invite your friends over for a get together.

Have them bring 3 of the same item (brand new)...something that is their favorite thing.  A lipgloss, kitchen utensil, home item, accessory...anything. 

Set a dollar limit for this item. I chose to ask everyone to spend no more than $10 per item.  REMEMBER...they are each bringing THREE of the SAME item.

Once they arrive they will write their name on 3 slips of paper and drop them in the jar.

When everyone is here and all names are collected, everyone will draw 3 names (not their own of course!)

Each person will stand up, describe their favorite thing, and then give their favorite thing to those people they drew from the jar.

Sounds like fun, right?! I HAD to make a banner for this fun girls night.  It's all about the details!!!

My party is this Friday. I will let you know how it goes.  I'm sure it will be lots of fun since it's with some pretty cool ladies!!

Every time I see this banner I burst into song....."These are a few of my Favorite Things!!"  You know, Sound of Music?!?!  It's a classic!!

Here are some close up shots.  I'm not fond of the coloring in these photos....sorry about that!!

I found inspiration for this project on a fabulous challenge blog...

NOW....

Hop on over to Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge and check out the other gorgeous ideas from the Design Team and the other entries.

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Get Well Soon

I actually had some quiet time last night.  2 sick kids asleep and the other kid with my hubby at a beach camping trip.  So, I decided to find some inspiration and join a couple challenges.

I was inspired by a sketch and a color combo.  

Here is what I came up with...

I used the sets called Bright Blossoms and Delightful Dozens.  I love this color combo!!  It's so soft and pretty, I thought a "get well" card was fitting.  I also really love the sketch. It's so pleasing to the eye!  I also got to use those new cool In Color buttons. 

Check out Freshly Made Sketches and see all the beautiful creations from this sketch!!

Then, hop on over to Fab Friday and see all the gorgeous projects using these awesome colors!!

Happy Stamping, 

Krista

Ho Ho Ho...In July?!

It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas!! Time flies and before you know it, you'll be frantically searching for that perfect card!  I'm so happy to find motivation from my friends over at The Friday Mashup.  Hop on over there and get your Christmas on!!

Click here to see the design teams ideas and to join in on the fun!!  Go for it...HO HO HO!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Weeee-ooooooo!

I always like to have kid cards on hand and this cute set called "You're My Hero" jumped out at me!  I sometimes get to stamp with local Girl Scout Troops and we make cards for local heroes and this set is perfect!

I used a sketch from a challenge blog called Freshly Made Sketches.  Perfect!  Sweet!  Simple!  

I added some ribbon, I embossed the black cardstock with the chevron folder and I embossed the firetruck with Black Embossing Powder then cut out the image and colored it in.  It gives it a nice 3D look.

Hop on over to Freshly Made Sketches and check out all of the other fantastic ideas from the design team and all of the other entries using this sketch!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Celebrating Yellow and Gray

It's been a super fun June so far!!  The kids are out of school and we've hit the beach a number of times, Disneyland, the park, had friends over and much more!  We have to pack an entire summer in 6 short weeks.  We are on year around school here since our schools are so crowded.  That means we start the next school year on July 8th.  Then we'll have 3 months on and then one month off for the rest of the year.  It's actually pretty cool!

I get to stamp less often these days, a lot of it was my choice.  My kids are growing up so fast and I don't want to miss ANYTHING!!  I do, however, still have my scrapbook club.  These are the pages we just recently made and I absolutely LOVE THEM!!  I didn't have any photos printed yet, but I will be taking some soon.  I think black and white prints will look great.

Did you see that FAB paper bow on the page above?  It was a bow that I saw on my friend Elizabeth's blog.  Click here to see her amazing work!!  I actually saw the bow on Pinterest and clicked on it only to find out it was made by someone I know!  Cool!!

The layouts fit 4" x 6" photos with a perfect frame. No need to crop!  YAY!

Love the color combo, too!  Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand and Vanilla.

It's funny how things inspire you.  Check out the challenge blog called Stampin' Celebration.  They have a fantastic challenge this month!  Here are the photos to inspire you to create something beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Happy "I Do" Day

I'm going to a wedding this weekend for a sweet friend of mine and I wanted to make her and her new hubby a special card.  I found some inspiration over at Stampin' Celebration.  So, not only did I make a card for the big event, I also am entering it into a challenge. 

Get on over there and check out the gorgeous creations of the Design Team and join in the fun!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Spring Butterflies in Pink

I had a few spare minutes this weekend between all of the celebrating for the twins' 8th Birthday activities.  So, I decided to enter a couple of challenges over at Dynamic Duos and Friday Mashup.

Here is my card....simple and sweet, using the butterfly embosslit, the flower flourish stamp set, a button, some pearls and topped it off with a few splashes of vanilla shimmer spritz.  Can you see it? 

Here are the logos, sketches and color palettes for this challenge.  I did, however fail to read the fine line and I didn't use my brayer.  :(  Sorry for that!  But, it was fun to get involved this week!

Happy Stamping,

Krista Jensen

Fab Flower

I'm entering a FAB FRIDAY Challenge this week.  It's time to get back to it.  I've been on "Aloha time" for long enough!  :)  This week it's a sketch challenge.  I also found inspiration from my friend Erica C.  Check her blog out by clicking here.  My card for the week:

Here is the challenge photo for the Fab Friday blog:

Thanks for stopping by!

ALOHA from the North Shore!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

All of My Hearts

 I will say again that I love Valentine's Day.  I love the hearts, the colors, the chocolates, the gifts, the flowers, telling someone you love them, but most of all...I love Valentine's Day because that's the day my Husband was born!  He is truly MY Valentine!!

I made a cute card this week for a couple of challenges.  I love how it turned out.

Here is a close up of the hearts.  Look at all of those details, the textures, the yummy colors!!  Do you see the little spritz of color on the background?

Check out this GORGEOUS ribbon.  You can get this for FREE starting at the end of this month.  It comes with buttons and 2 other colors of ribbon.  WOW....awesome, right?!

I entered the card over at Freshly Made Sketches.  Hop on over there and check it out!!

I also entered this a Paper Players Challenge.  Oh my, you must check out their fun stuff, too!!

Ingredients in my card:

Stamps:  None

Colors:  Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.

Accessories:  Pool Party ribbon (SAB), Finishing Touches Edgelit, Heart Embossing Folder, Fashionable Hearts Sizzlit, Primrose Petals Marker, Spritzer Tool, Big Shot, Owl Punch (tiny heart), Small Heart punch, Hearts Framelit

Happy Stamping,

Krista