Happy Birthday BFF Bella Card

Can you believe that July is over....How did that happen....Although I must admit that I am so ready for the summer to be over.....Today is the first day of school for us (Yippee) so I actually have my house back (Yippee) with both boys at school and my DH at work....I'm so going to enjoy this....I would like to thank you wonderful ladies that come and look at my blog and take the time to leave comments it is so nice to hear your feedback.....It's awesome meeting all of you talented ladies that share my passion for anything paper crafted/slightly altered and handmade.....Thanks so very much.....As you can tell I have changed my blog again....What do you think....My friend Kellie said that the black was to distracting and it takes away from my projects.......So I went with the white but it still has some color......Do you think it's still distracting.......Is a standard white background better......What do you think......I love for things to be cute so I always want to add a little something but if it doesn't look good then I would go with a plain blog layout.....O.K. enough with the chit chat.......Hope you are all having a wonderful day.....

Now about the card.......This is a birthday card for a girlfriend that I have known since the 7Th grade and we still talk almost daily......Love Love Kim....Although we live far apart now and don't see each other as often as we would like she still means the world to me and is one of those people that truly knows me (the good things & the not so good things) and still loves me anyways.....Thanks for always being there......Your the best......

The Details....
I of course used my nestabilites dies, SU word window punch, SU Creative License Simply Scrappin kit, Prima flowers, Bella Stamp, SU sentiment stamp and Autumn leaves stitched journal stamp....Ink is Versafine (embossed with clear embossing powder) and I colored with Copic Markers (as always)

Thanks For Stopping By
Kristina

Magnolia Friendship Card

Of course it's another Magnolia Card.....I had fun coloring as always.....I even pulled out the sewing machine....I thought that the bottom needed a little something so I added the brown robin's nest pebbles at the bottom.....Not to sure if I love it......So tell me what you think....I just can't seem to stamp these stamps enough......Have a great night......

Hula Sophie

Well I came across this stamped and colored image and figured I had better finish whatever it was I had planned on making....So it was to be a card......I think I get new stamps and then I have to ink and color them right away but then I can't find the right paper or need for the image and then it just sits there forever......Does this make any sense at all.....So I needed some thank you cards and this became one of them......Interesting right......I used the green paper (served w/ sushi) which is not recycled I bought it at the Japanese market in a package for like a dollar....I just said hula skirt to me....Why is that......I also used some old Heidi Swapp tape....Does anyone else have to much of this....If so how did that happen....I put some rub-ons on the plastic slide mount and used a few prima flowers and there you go......I have not stamped any Riley or Sophie cards lately so I enjoyed putting this together.......Enjoy and happy stamping...Kristina

My Copic Storage!

Recently a gal from one of my user groups had posted a photo of how she stored her copic markers so I thought I would take a few pictures of mine....I bought these from IKEA for $1.99 they were bare wood silverware holders to use after you wash your utensils.....Well when I saw them I didn't know what I would do with them but for $1.99 I needed to get them.....After I flew home I had the idea to paint them (pink & brown of course) and store my copic markers inside.....I also have a metal three tiered shelf on my table where I keep my prisma pencils, watercolor pencils, SU markers and then all my gel pens and blender pens, etc.....It makes it very easy to find what I'm looking for and having them all right in front of me makes it even easier.......Just thought I would share.....So how do you store your markers, pens and pencils.....Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday afternoon.......I need to finish making dinner so I can get back to coloring.......Love Love

Sketch # 23

So I am on the challenge kick I guess....So I took another shot at it.....Katharina at http://www.katharina1704.blogspot.com/

put up this sketch as a chance to be a guest designer for her new stamp company Whiff Of Joy....How exciting this must be for her.....Congratulations Katharina....Well I am finding that using a sketch really pushes me along in the process of putting a card or layout together....It so fun....Well I have to get going we have a birthday party to get to but I wanted to finish up this card and get it posted before I left....Hope you like and check out her blog she is a very talented lady.....I love seeing everyones work......I get so inspired by what other people do....Have a great day and Happy Stamping....Love Love Kristina

KKMC1 Challenge

How cute did this journal come out.....I am in love....I did this for a personal need as well as for a challenge....I have never done these challenges before and this was my time to try.....I don't remember things for some strange reason so I have to write everything down with usually gets done in many different places so when I read the post on Kimmie's Blog
http://kraftinkimmieskorner.blogspot.com/
I knew that I had to make one and that I was up for the challenge......So pulled out my bind it all and cut some chipboard which I painted, found some pink and brown embellishments and the rest I think just made itself.....I used a bosskutz die for the tabs, nestabilites dies for the ovals, flowers are all Prima, pattern paper is all my memories I think, the buttons unknown maybe SEI and I used some Maya road rub-ons and ribbons....I made four different tabs.....Swaps, Challenges, blogs, sketches........These are all the things I forget about....I colored with both copic markers and my prisma pencils.....I just love to color these great magnolia stamps.......They are awesome and I want them all.......Well I hope you enjoy my new creation and thanks Kimmie for not only the challenge but the great idea to put together a book for myself that I will is going to be so useful.......Happy Stamping and have a great weekend.......Kristina

Lily Springtime Butterfly

I finally had the chance to stamp Lily....She is so cute....I am such a little kid......I wonder will I ever get tired of coloring.....Of course not....I bought this stamp at a local stamp store along with another one of Lily and Milo sitting on a bench.....I pulled out the sewing machine to add a finish to my card.....I was happy with it......I have been busy stamping and creating.....I have finished several projects and have some great things coming to life on my table.....I made a storage solution for my nestabilites dies, created a calendar, almost completed a notebook/ journal.....currently working on two challenges.......It's always such a great feeling to complete projects.....Oh I also stamped about thirty images times two swaps and mailed them (early~Shocking!!)......So I will be getting some fun images that I don't already have......How exciting is that......I have a stamping date with a few friends in the morning so I cant stay up to late........I guess I better get my act together....Hope you had a wonderful day and I will try to be back tomorrow.......Happy Stamping........Kristina

I Love These Magnolia Stamps!

How cute is she........Just love pink and brown of course and then with Tilda what else could I want......I used the sketch from Creative Ideas by Katarina and the card just came together in minutes......The girls came over on Friday morning for coffee and stamping and so I sent out a sketch challenge at like nine p.m. the night before.......It was so fun......So we all made this card when they came over........Of course Camille made tons of wonderful goodies......I took some pictures so I will try and get them posted soon......Have a great day........Happy stamping as always.......Kristina

Savvyshoppabella

Here is another Bella card that I made......I know I'm almost done with this paper......Just putting the last of it away tonight.......I'm not sure if this is familiar to you or not but often times when I get angry or depressed I feel the need to go shopping.....I guess it's better than eating....So this Retail Therapy was just what I needed the other day and so I was inspired to make this card....She came out so cute......I used purple stickles and my purple copic glitter pen...SU word window punch, Nestabilities and cuttle bug embossing folder.....The retail therapy stamp is rubber romance I think.....Well I have to finish up my cards with the new magnolia stamps....They are so fun and I think I want them all......Humm sounds familiar......Happy Friday....

Magnolia Blog Candy

So my new love in life these days are those awesome Magnolia Stamps.....Just love them....I just got my first order......I came across Andrea's Blog and she is giving away some really great stuff....So I will add my comments to the 160 something that are already there......Check it out http://andreabrownjohn.blogspot.com/2008/07/magnolia-blog-candy-pauline-from.html

Maybe it will be your lucky day!

I will post pictures tomorrow......We went to the movies tonight and I'm just to tired......See ya tomorrow.....Happy Stamping......

Veggiebella

Well as you can still see using up this Making Memories Paper........I love coloring these bellas.....So fun....I made two and I used a few more buttons but these were more work because I used the embroidery floss.....

Recipe:
Papper - Bazzill, Making Memories
Stamps - CTMH, Veggiebella
Tools - Nestabilites, Swiss dots Cuttlbug, SU circle punch
Accessories - Prima Flower, Brads, Buttons, Copic

Hey Sweetie!

This is a really fast card that I made with What's Up Cupcake from MFT Stamps.....I used Versamark to stamp the flourish and then punched the circles with Marvy Punches and stamped the image, colored with Copic markers and added a little glitter.....The clear nameplate was a clearance item at Ben Franklin from who knows how long ago and I stamped it with brown stazon and the card was done......I want to make more cards with those great stamps I got but have yet to stamp.....Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Precious Moments Stamps

Precious Moments Stamps are so sweet.....I love them.....Well I have always loved Precious Moments.......I even have my own Precious Moments coloring book.....I have had it since Dominick was really little......When we would color that was my book and his was always some action hero or cars or something and the same thing happened with Jared.......I wonder were that coloring book is......I know I still have it......As if I ever get rid of anything.......My Friend Kellie had a stamp store several years ago and still had some old stamps from then and one day when I was helping her she gave me about four or fie precious moment stamps and I was so excited about it.....I will confess that I have stamped the images a few times and even colored them (that's the fun part) but never did anything with the images so here is one....What do you think.......Should have done her hair a light color and maybe not so much purple but what do you do.....

So I was just telling my friend the other day that I keep seeing buttons on every one's layouts and cards.......I said what is the deal with that.......And as we were having this discussion I decided that it had to be because we all (stampers and scrappers alike) have so many buttons......What is that all about.....I then thought of the collection I have wow.....Where did all those buttons come from and when was the last time I actually used them.....So I pulled out some purple buttons and this is what I did with them......I was to lazy and tired to put any twisties or embroidery floss through the holes so I thought I would try to use my pearl ex stuff that I have and I liked the way it came out......I also used my clear copic glitter pen on her hair bows and dress......

Recipe:

Paper - SU Pattern Paper, SU white cardstock, Doodlebug paper frills

Stamps - Precious Moments

Ink - Black Versafine

Accessories - Copic Markers, Copic glitter pen, purple buttons, pearl ex

As you can see in the pictures it hasn't yet dried so it still looks a little clumpy.......When it dried it looked flat.......What do you think.......I am curious....

It's always fun to do something different sometimes.....Have a great day.....

More Cards

As you can tell I'm still trying to use up all this Making Memories paper......I do love the colors though......This was a pretty easy card and came together so quickly.....So I have a question.....Do you stamp and color your image first or do you make the card an then stamp your image.....I always wonder in what order this happens.....I think I used to color first and then find the paper to go along with my image but now I have to find the paper and somewhat put the card together and then color the image.......Tell me what you think....Happy Stamping

Recipe:

Paper - Bazzill Cardstock, Making Memories

Stamps - Gina K Designs Texted Messages

Ink - Black Versafine

Tools - Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Accessories - American Crafts Flowers, Making Memories Charm, Bazzill Brads, White Twill

Metal, White Brads and Twill

For My BFF!

I made this card for my bestest friend cause she recently went back to work after be home for the last six years.....I know that it's hard and she just went out and got a great job like it was nothing....Very impressive and I'm so proud of her......Love Love Jenny......This card is kind of funny because I stamped and colored this image a long time ago......Possibly over a year so when I looked at it just laying in my table still I knew I had to use it.......And for whatever reason this is my favorite mini Quickutz alpha......I have a few of these rubber romance stamps I need to ink up and make some fun cards......Maybe soon......I have made a lot of cards this last week I just need to take some pictures and upload them to my blog......I will try and get that done tomorrow.....Thanks for looking......

Some More Riley Cards

Coffee Riley is one of my very Favorites......I also found this little coffee single stamp at a local stamp store.......I don't remember what brand it is though.......And again I'm trying like crazy to use up some more old patterned paper......Where did all this paper come from....Oh yea years of collecting right......Do you like?

Recipe:
Paper - Bazzill Cardstock, Making Memories Pattern paper
Stamps - Coffee Riley Hanna Stamps, Sentiment I don't remember
Ink - Black Versafine
Tools - Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities, Sanding block, paper distresser
Accessories - Brads Queen & Company, Copic Markers, Wal-Mart blanket ribbon


Hello Coffee Riley.....See I bet I have the most cards made with this stamp......Just love it

Recipe:
Paper - SU textured Cardstock, Doodlebug Pattern Paper
Stamps - Coffee Riley Hanna Stamps
Ink - Black Versafine
Accessories - White Twill, Making Memories jelly labels
Tools - Sewing, Nestabilities


This one didn't come out like I had wanted but it that's alright......

Recipe:
Paper - SU Textured Cardstock, Doodlebug Pattern Paper
Stamps - Cake Sophie G Hanna Stamps
Ink - Black Versafine
Tools - Nestabilites, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Copic Markers, Copic glitter pens
Accessories - Making Memories fabric labels

A Few Bellas

I love the Grillafella but I don't have that one I have the beerafella.....So I used the BBQ Grill from Hanna's Patriotic Set and then King of the Grill from Gina K designs......I also stamped a little background with an old Stampin Up Set. I really liked the way it came out.....

Recipe:
Paper - SU Cardstock, Bazzill Cardstock and Doodlebug Pattern Paper
Stamps - SU Background stamp, Grillafella, Hanna Stamps, Gina K Designs
Ink - Versafine Black
Tools - Copic Markers, Hole Punch, Nestabilities


Bellabusta I just love her.....I bought this awhile ago but had yet to inked her up so this is my first try.......I used an old hostess simply scrappin kit and did some paper piecing and Ta Da....This is what I came up with.....Do you like?

Recipe:
Paper - SU Simply Scrappin Kit, SU Cardstock
Stamps - Bellabusta and Gina K Designs
Ink - Black Versafine
Accessories - Ribbon SU, Prima Flowers, Nestabilites
Technique - Paper Piecing

A Great Month!

Well I didn't realize that I hadn't posted on my blog at all this month.....But this is the month of my Birthday (wow I'm getting old) and 4th of July and many of my friends birthdays......So our celebration started on July 2nd when the ship pulled in.....My birthday is July 6th my friend Tiff's birthday is July 5th and of course there is July 4th......So we had a party at my house on Saturday the 5th and we waited until midnight to eat our wonderful tasting Coldstone cake.....Love Love their cakes......We ate and drank and laughed and hung out with friends.....I can honestly say that I don't remember the last time that I had a Birthday Party......It was so fun.....Also just the fact that my husband was home for my birthday was great.......First time in four years......So I was a happy girl.......Oh and my honey bought me a mountain bike......Pink and Black......I love love it.....Well with the exception of the seat which really hurt my bottom......But I found this really cool like gel filled seat that actually just slips over the seat.......So much better......Dominick and I enjoy going on bike rides together......At 10 getting him to anything with me or the family is big.......He is way to cool for that......So we rode our bikes to our old neighborhood and to the garden center and a few other places......Let me just say WOW it's been a long time since I rode a bike.......so that is pretty much what we have been up to.....Of course I have been making cards so I have a few to share........Let me know what you think....