Practical Scrappers: Stamp Around the House

Today's post at Practical Scrappers features stamping, using Frugal Finds from around the house.  I decided to try stamping with a wine cork.  I love the uneven nature of cork, which added a fun touch to the pink background on my all pink layout.

This is what I started with:

After a lot of dipping and stamping, here is the final look:

Using a Spica pen, I framed the stamped portion, added a few layers following the ScrapbookSteals.com Peridot 5 sketch, and viola!

 

Cheers!
Kristy

Practical Scrappers: Little Things

Today on Practical Scrappers, the 10 Things team is featuring Tiny Things.  For my card, I used a Cosmo Cricket Glubber (also known as a giant glue dot), to adhere some seed beads I've had in my stash for a long time as the center of the flower.

Paper: So Noted collection (Carta Bella)
Stamp: Unity Stamp Company
Templates: Adorn 3B, Sweetheart 3, Accent 2 (Kiwi Lane Designs)

Thanks for visiting. 

Cheers!

KLD: Tuesday Tip Time

Happy Tuesday!  I'm up today on Kiwi Lane Designs' Blog with a new Tuesday Tip Time.  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  We started out our weekend celebrating my son “graduating” from kindergarten to 1^st grade.  When I saw the fun stamps and journaling cards from Technique Tuesday, I knew I wanted to document the day (I even reached into my stash of Technique Tuesday stamps to add to what we received!).

After laying out my page, I also thought that this would be a fun opportunity to do one of my favorite stamping techniques – embossing!  There a bunch of different techniques on this page - see if you can spot them all!  Check out the Kiwi Lane blog for more details!

 

 

Templates:
Playtime 3, 4 & 6
Adventure 5
Aspen Court 1 A&B, 2 A&B, 3 A&B

Technique Tuesday Stamps:
Year Round
Live Laugh Love
Capture the Moments
Original Seal

Papers and additional embellishments:
Gossamer Blue May Kits

I have to say, I love all the templates featured this month.  There was so much variety to them.  I am pretty happy with how they blended together.  I used my “Live Laugh Love” stamps to create that final touch along the bottom of the page.

 

I’ve been in such a card making mode lately, I thought I would make one more.  I plan to send this card to a friend that needs a little cheering up.

 

Templates:
Aspen Court 2A
Adventure 1

Technique Tuesday Stamps:

Live Laugh Love

I hope I’ve inspired you to break out your stamps and use them not just on cards, but also on your scrapbook pages.

Cheers!
Kristy

Practical Scrapper Card Sketch

Happy Friday!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.  I just put my little boy on the bus for his last day as a kindergartner.  I have mixed emotions about this - I'm sad about him growing up so fast, but I'm happy for him to move on to 1st grade.

Today also marks the first post as a designer on Practical Scrapper's Ten Things Design Team.  I'm very excited for this opportunity.  I hope you will join me on this journey.  There are a lot of great things in store!

First up: a card for a Jeep loving 3rd year old, based on the sketch, found here.

 

Recipe:
Paper: Freebird: Endless Collection (Authentique)

Stamp: Need for Speed (Stampin' Up)

Sequins and Arrow: Studio Calico

Letters: My Little Shoebox

Thank you for visiting.  See you on Tuesday for 2 new projects.  Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.

Cheers!
Kristy

Growing in Unity Winner!

I am happy to announce the winner of my Growing in Unity comment contest:

KaryMay 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM

Congrats on your GIU Week! Your card is really sweet, and you are so lucky to have a 91 yr old grandad! Happy Birthday to him!!

 

Congratulations Kary!  Please email me at kmackeen1 at gmail dot com with your address and the 2 Itty Bitty stamps of your choice.

 

If you didn't win, make sure you check back often.  I have another giveaway coming up soon!

 

Cheers!

Kristy

PGCB #32: Pretty Poppies

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  For those of you in OK, KS and other areas hit by the tornadoes last night, I hope you are safe.  Those were some wild storms.

It is hard to believe we are at the 3rd Monday of the month.  Where has time gone?  My little guy will be graduating from Kindergarten on Friday.  Yikes.  Sorry, reality set in here for a minute.  ;-)  3rd Thursday of the month means it is time for a new Paper Girls challenge.  Today it is from the WONDERFULLY INSPIRING Charissa Miller.  She gave us a wonderful sheet of paper from Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm collection as our starting off point.  There are beautiful shades of navy, coral, pink and cream in this paper.

 

For my project, I decided to create a birthday card.  My husband's mom, brother and sister all have birthday's next week, so needless to say, I am in card making mode.

 

 

Recipe:

Paper: Studio Calico - Snippets

            Bazzil - Wayfarer

            Authentique - Freebird

Button: My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing

Bird Sticker: Echo Park - Everyday Eclectic

Sequins: Studio Calico - Atlantic collection

Silver Metallic Embossing Powder: American Crafts

 

This is a quick and easy card that I can use for any of the 3 upcoming birthdays.  I wonder whose hands it will end up in?!?  Time will tell, I guess.

 

Tomorrow, I will be announcing the winner of my Growing in Unity comment contest.  Be sure to check back and see if it is you.

Cheers!
Kristy



Growing in Unity - Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of my Growing in Unity guest designer spot.  I've had a great time sharing some of my creations with you.  When I was trying to decide what I would do for my final project, I thought about doing a scrapbook page, or an altered art project, but instead I thought a thank you card!  It is a thank you card to all of you for visiting me all week.  I love reading your comments.  They are very inspiring.

Yesterday was the third Thursday of the month.  That is when Unity Stamp issues their {Be Inspired} Challenge.  I loved the look of the card sketch, and I thought it would great for my Thank You card.  I also realized that I hadn't done much coloring on my cards this week (if you don't count coloring sentiments).  So I decided to "make my own" background paper for the card using a stamp and a little ink.  Now, I don't claim to be an expert at coloring with pens, by any stretch of the imagination, it was fun to pretend to be a kid for a while.  :-)

Recipe:
Unity Stamps - Dutch Mustard Soup, Favorite SentimentsBrad & Tag - Simple Stories


Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps of your choice.  At the end of the week, I'll choose 1 lucky winner from all the comments during the week to receive 2 free Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamps.  You have until Sunday, at 11:59 pm to leave a comment.  I will announce the winner of the 2 Itty Bitty stamps on Tuesday, May 21st.

If you missed my previous Growing in Unity projects, you still have time to comment:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

Cheers!
Kristy

PS - I would love it if you became a follower.  There are lots of exciting things coming in the future.  :-)

Growing in Unity - Day 4

Wow!  I can't believe today is Day 4 of my Growing in Unity guest designer spot.  It has been such a fun week.

Today, how about a little summer fun?  I used to hate to fussy cut, but this little swim suit just called to be "hung out to dry".  I also fussy cut the swirl out of the Splash paper and added a little glitter shine to it.  Again, the sentiment is only part of the actual stamp that comes as part of this Itty Bitty set.  Coloring just the part of the stamp you want to use, even if it is just part of it, is a great way to find more uses for your stamps.

Recipe:
Unity Stamps - It Suits You
Echo Park Paper - Splash collection
Assorted embellishments from my stash. 

Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps of your choice.  At the end of the week, I'll choose 1 lucky winner from all the comments during the week to receive 2 free Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamps.

If you missed my previous Growing in Unity projects, you still have time to comment:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Cheers!
Kristy

PS - I would love it if you became a follower.  There are lots of exciting things coming in the future.  :-)

Growing in Unity - Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of my guest designer week with Growing in Unity.  I'm having so much fun breaking out some of my Unity Stamps to create some cards this week. 

My family has a lot of birthdays coming up next week.  I thought this card would be fun for one of those days - because yes, it really does suck getting old! 

The sentiment was a little long for the area I had "allotted".  Instead, I colored half the words and stamped it, then repeated with the other half of the sentiment.  The lollipop was stamped on watercolor paper so it would be sturdy enough to cut and wrap with a piece of cellophane (actually a wrapper from a stamp set - upcycling :-) ). 

Recipe:
Unity Stamps - Sucks to Get Old
Crate Paper - The Pier: Sunscreen
Simple Stories - Urban Traveler: Grey Concrete
American Crafts - jute twine

Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps of your choice.  At the end of the week, I'll choose 1 lucky winner from all the comments during the week to receive 2 free Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamps. 

If you missed my previous Growing in Unity projects, you still have time to comment:
Day 1
Day 2

Cheers!
Kristy

Paper Secrets Scrapbook Page

When I saw the May 1st sketch on Paper Secrets, I knew I had to play with it.  So I decided this afternoon to break out my May Studio Calico kit and just go.  Here is the final result.

I'm really enjoying just grabbing paper and going.  Be prepared to see a lot more layouts done this way.

Cheers!
Kristy

Growing in Unity - Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of my week as a the Growing in Unity guest designer. 

As I was going through my stamps, I saw this little fairy and decided she needed to be used in one of my project. 



I used pop dots add some dimension to the card.  A few neon sequins added to the whimsical feel of the card.

Recipe:
Unity Stamps - Believe in Fairytales
Echo Park Paper - Everyday Eclectic
Studio Calico - neon sequins

Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps of your choice.  At the end of the week, I'll choose 1 lucky winner from all the comments during the week to receive 2 free Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamps. 

If you missed my previous Growing in Unity projects, you still have time to comment:
Day 1

Cheers!

Growing In Unity - Day 1

Happy Monday!  Today is my first day featured as the Growing in Unity guest designer.  Be sure to check on my blog all week to see some fun projects featuring Unity Stamps.  Be sure to leave a comment.  At the end of the week, I'll choose 1 person to receive 2 free Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamps.

For my first project, I am featuring a birthday card I made for my grandfather.  Today is his 91st birthday - Happy Birthday Pompa! 

Recipe:
Unity Stamps - Worn Grid, You Did It, and Ticket to Life
Authentique Paper - Loyal Collection: Brave, Steady and Faithful
My Mind's Eye - Collectable Enamel Dot
American Crafts - Jute Twine
Pebbles - Metallic Cream Chalk

Layout based on the sketch from Paper Secrets, found here.

Thank you for visiting.  Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps of your choice.  (I would love it if you would follow my blog too!)  And check back tomorrow for another project featuring Unity Stamps.

Cheers!

PGCB #31 - Doodle Time!

Do you only put pen to paper on your scrapbooking projects just to journal?!?  Then the challenge over at The Paper Girls Challenge is for you.  All the Paper Girls came up with some beautiful projects.  Here are a couple of mine.  Click over The Paper Girls to see more!

Here is a fun, different way to doodle: the straw from a mister bottle.  I used the edge of my Kiwi Lane templates as a guide, but you could totally freehand this!

I would love to see your doodling projects.  I hope you play along on Paper Girls!  Since I never heard from the winner of the Celebrate Kiwi Lane Templates, I will be doing another drawing on Wednesday.  Be sure to check back then to see if you are a winner.

Cheers!
Kristy