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

I Freakin' Love You

I've been known from time to time to squeeze my kids' faces and say "I Freakin' Love You"...they are just so cute and squishy sometimes.  

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we are using a photo for inspiration.  Now, after Convention this year I feel like my brain is on project overload....and all I could come up with was SIMPLE...I know....AGAIN.  

But here it is folks....straight lines and super cute, right?!  :)

I used the Gorgeous Grunge and Yippee-Skippee sets for this card.

The colors are Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple...all In Colors.

Join us this week and be inspired by THIS PHOTO:

Happy Stamping,

Krista Jensen

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

HSS #164

 It's time for another sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I used the set called Six Sided Sampler and punched out the shapes with the hexagon punch.  The colors are Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight and Very Vanilla.

I added some sparkle with the rhinestones and a few spritzes of Vanilla Shimmer Spritz.  Tied up a fabulous bow with Vanilla Seam Binding and viola!

Here is the sketch....

Now get on over there and join us for the fun!!

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