Crafty Secrets August Linky Part

Hello again!  Sorry that I have not posted in quite a while, but it has been a very hectic.  I have not had a chance to work in my studio.  I hope things will start to settle down, so I can have more creative time. 

It is time for the Crafty Secrets August Linky Party!  I just love the stamps and digital products from Crafty Secrets.  They have that wonderful vintage feel.  I grew up surrounded by antiques, so it is no wonder that I love vintage!

I decided to create a tag!   I took a pretty springtime image from Crafty Secrets along with a purple sponged background paper (Hot Off The Press).  I distressed the image and then inked it with Tim Holtz Gathered Twig Distress Ink.

I took some tea-dyed twill tape and stamped "Bloom" from Paper Sweeties on it.  I then added a crocheted flower from Maya Road.  The tag was made used Tim Holtz Tag Die.

I added some pretty flower lace at the top along with a little flower.

That is my tag.  I am hoping to have more time in my studio over the next month.  Please visit Crafty Secrets. They  have a wonderful blog and store.  Have a wonderful Sunday evening and Happy Crafting!

Kris

Artistic Outpost Challenge

Artistic Outpost has a monthly referral program (challenge).  The theme is "anything goes" as long as you use stamps from Artistic Outpost. 

 

 



 I used Artistic Outpost stamp set "Keeper".  I like the fisher woman!  I love this paper that I stamped on.  It is from Recollection and reminds me of linen.

 

The ribbon is from The Pink Petal on Etsy.  She has beautiful ribbon and it smells wonderful.  Her ribbon is died to order. 

 The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  The patterned paper is from K&Company, blue cardstock from DCWV, and the dies are from Spellbinders.

 

Please take time to visit Artistic Outpost.  They have great stamp sets.  Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful Fourth of July!

 

 





Kris

Paper Sweeties Challenge #8 (Part II)

 

Paper Sweeties is having their monthly sketch challenge.  Paper Sweeties is a delightful stamp company.  It is like playing paper dolls with rubber stamps.  Cute little girls and one little boy plus lots of great clothes and accessories.  I have created two cards for this challenge.

 I turned the stripes sideways for this card.  I love these tickets.  They were the touch of whimsy that I wanted for this card.  I then added seam binding that I dyed myself.  I used different shades of silver, gray, and pewter.

 

I cut out the rectangle with a Spellbinders die and then stamped the cute Paper Sweeties sentiment.  I then added the two orange brads on the left and then took the silver metal flower (Tim Holtz) and added another brad to the center. 



If you get a chance, please go over to Paper Sweeties.  They have a new sketch challenge every month on their blog.

 

Thank you for joining me.  I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Fourth of July!

Kris

Paper Sweeties Challenge! (Part I)

Paper Sweeties is a delightful stamp company.  They have three cute little ladies and one gent with lots of outfits.  Lots of fun to play paper dolls with rubber stamps.  This month's sketch challenge is:

I enjoyed this challenge and went outside my normal design style.  I have created two cards for this challenge (which will be in two posts to enter into the challenge).

 For the first card, I found this pretty striped paper from K&Company (Brenda Walton Mira).  I used it as the base. 

 I then added this pretty purple ribbon with the crystal drop.  This beautiful ribbon was purchased on Etsy from The Pink Petal.  All the ribbon is hand dyed for each customer and it smells wonderful.  I keep all the ribbon in a kitchen zipper bag.  When I open the bag, the wonderful smells of spices come out.







 

 I then picked two coordinating papers to layer and add the cute Paper Sweeties sentiment.  I cut out the papers with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B. 

Thank you for joining me for the Paper Sweeties Sketch Challenge.  Please watch for my second posting on this challenge.  Have a great weekend.

Kris



Crafty Secrets June Linky Party

It is time for the Crafty Secrets June Linky Party!  I have created a cute card using Crafty Secrets Digital Baby Girl Printable Sheet.  I thought this image was adorable and went well with the lovely pink parchment paper I had on hand. 

 I die cut the pink paper using my Spellbinders.  You definitely need to use wax paper between the die and paper when using this die.  Otherwise the paper gets stuck in the die and you end up tearing the delicate edges.

The seam binding I dyed myself with Glimmer Mist.  I then crinkled it just a little and let it dry in the sun.  I then attached this cute little crocheted flower and a pink crystal.

 Inside I used another image from the Crafty Secrets Digital Baby Girl Printable Sheet.  I used another Spellbinders die to cut out the green paper (K&Company).  The inside paper was part of the 12 x 12 sheet I used on the outside.  I liked them better separated.  I also added pink crystals to the die cut.

I like how this card turned out.  So cute!  Sorry it has been so long between posting, but I have just not been feeling well lately.  I suffer from Fibromyalgia and it has been worse lately.  I am, though, so thankful for some of the new medications on the market.  Without them, I would not even be able to create my cards.

 

I hope everyone checks out Crafty Secrets.  They have a great blog and a wonderful web site.  Lots of cute digital stamps, printables, stickers, CD's, and etc.  I just love their vintage images.  Crafty Secrets also has a contest the first week of every month with a great prize. 

 

Have a great evening and happy creating!

 

Kris

Cornish Heritage Farms - Digital Challenge

Cornish Heritage Farms is hosting a "Let's Go Digital" Challenge.  I have purchased a couple of their digital images, but I really like Palace #2 Digital Stamp.  It reminds me of Downton Abbey!

I used Spellbinders Grand Labels Four for the shape of the card. 

 Here is a closer look at the image.  I edited it in Picasa 3 (a free photo editing software).  I changed the color of the image to brown.  I wanted the warmer tone to go with the paper.

 This is the inside of the card.  I like the sentiment "There is no place like HOME".  I then added the little keyhold brad and key dangling from it.

 Thank you for visiting.  When you get a chance, please visit Cornish Heritage Farms and check out their digital and rubber images.  I am off to watch the season finales of Call the Midwife and Mr. Selfridge.  Have a lovely Sunday evening and remember to keep creating!

Kris

Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Part VIII)

My last posting of the day!  It is time for the Crafty Secrets May Linky Party!  You still have time to enter.  The contest closes at 12 a.m. tonight!  I have used their Crafty Secrets Digital Flower Printable to create charms and gift envelopes.

 

 

 The beautiful blue paper comes from K&Company.

 

I love the blue bird with the sunflower.  When I get a chance, I am going to dye some seam binding to match to the bird for this charm.   The seam binding that I currently have on the charm is from The Pink Petal on Etsy.  She makes the most beautiful hand-dyed seam binding.

Thank you for checking out my creations for Crafty Secrets May Linky Party.  I am off to watch the season finale of Once Upon a Time, Survivor, and Revenge.  I hope that you have had a wonderful weekend and very Happy Mother's Day!

 

Kris

Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Part VII)

Crafty Secrets has a montly linky party.  It is at the beginning of every month.  You can enter any new creations made with items from Crafty Secrets (digital and rubber).  I have created cute charms and little gift envelopes from Crafty Secrets Digital Flower Printable.  I think they are adorable.  The charms can be used for pendants or ornaments.

 

 I think this image is so pretty.  I liked it in the square shape.  I think the green of the paper goes with well with this lovely image.

 The seam binding on this charm is from Oohlala Crafts on Ebay.  It is just lovely.  It comes wrapped on a tag. 

 

 I just love the cute bird.  I love to watch the bird that are around this time of year.  I keep a bird feeder in the back yard to encourage the birds to come and feast! 

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful evening!

 

Kris

Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Part VI)

I promise that I am almost done!  It is time for the Crafty Secrets May Linky Party.  I have created some cute charms and gift envelopes for the challenge.

 The picture really does not do this one justice.  It is just lovely.  The embossed paper is from K&Company.

 

 The seam binding is from The Pink Petal on Etsy.  I love the combination of orange and copper.  I think I will make this one into a necklace for myself!

Thank you for visiting me tonight!  I hope you have had a wonderful and creative weekend!

 

Kris



Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Part V)

It is time for the Crafty Secrets May Linky Party.  I really need to start working ahead of time for these challenges.  I did not count on such a busy week.  I have created some cute charms (can be used for ornaments or pendants) and gift envelopes for this month's challenge.  I used the Crafty Secrets Digital Flower Printable.  It has eight beautiful flower pictures and I thought they would be lovely as charms. 

 The seam binding is from The Pink Petal on Etsy.  She has beautiful seam binding.  She hand dyes each order.  You get the finished seam binding within a week.

 

The embossed paper that I used to make the little envelopes is from K&Company.  I hand distressed the flower image and then inked it with Tim Holtz' Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.















I hope you have had a lovely Mother's Day!  Make sure you take time out for yourself this week to create.  Thank you for visiting!

Kris

Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Part IV)

Thank you for joining me for the Crafty Secrets May Linky Party.  You have until 12 a.m. tonight to enter the contest.  I have been so busy this week, that I did not get my entries done until yesterday. 

 

 The embossed paper for the little envelope is from K&Company.  I found colors to match each flower picture.

The seam binding is from The Pink Petal on Etsy.   It is just beautiful.  I love the various shades of purple.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Mother's Day and using their free time (or, if you are like me, you have no free time today because you had to cook a big meal, dessert, and then clean up the mess) to create!  Enjoy your evening!

 

Kris

Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Party III)

The Crafty Secrets May Linky Challenge is still going on until midnight tonight!  When I see this third charm, I want to start singing "The Yellow Rose of Texas"!

 

 When I have time, I am going to dye some seam binding yellow for this charm.

 

The embossed paper for the little envelope is from K&Company.
















I hope everyone is having a lovely Mother's Day!  Thank you for visiting!

Kris

Crafty Secrets Challenge (Part II)

It is the time for the Crafty Secrets May Linky Challenge.  I have created some cute little charms and gift envelopes. 

 The seam binding on this charm is beautiful!  I love how it is white with just a touch of green.  I purchased it on Etsy from The Pink Petal. 

 The embossed paper for the envelope is from K&Company.

A few more posts and then I am off to enjoy a busy evening of television watching.  The season finale of Survisor,  Once Upon a Time and Revenge are on tonight.  Also on tonight are Call the Midwife, Mr. Selfridge, and The Client List.  

 

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful Sunday evening! 

 

 

Kris

Crafty Secrets May Linky Party (Part I)

It is that time again.  It is the Crafty Secrets montly Linky Party!  I have created several items for ths month's challenge.  To enter them in the challenge, I will be doing several posts.  I wanted to do something different, so I created cute charms and gift envelopes from Crafty Secrets Digital - Flowers Printable Sheet - DPS-11.

I took the sheet into Microsoft Word to crop and shrink each picture.  I then printed out two of each each (front and back).  Cut out the images and put them in the memory frames.  I then attached seam binding ribbons to the top of each charm.  They can be used as ornaments or pendants.

I also printed out a full sheet of the Crafty Secrets Digital Flowers.  I cut out each picture, distressed, and inked.  I then made an enveloope for each charm from embossed paper. 

 The embossed paper is from K&Company.

The seam binding on this charm came from Paper Sweeties.
It is gorgeous!

 

Thank you for joining me today and I hope all Mother's have a very special Mother's Day!

 

 

Kris