Etsy Inspired Challenge 51

Yippee! We already are on challenge 51... which means next week will be our big Etsy Birthday Bash! :) Make sure you check out all the fun! :)

This week we have fun art and clay store as our inspiration, and it is called Red Crow Arts!!!! They have such incredible pieces in this shop, and right now all the pendants are on sale for only $6! :) Awesome right???? Here is the awesome pendant you are playing for this week!

Isn't that absolutely gorgeous?? It reminds me of Unity's Dream Tree! :)
So to play along go to the Red Crow Arts shop, pick an inspiration piece, create something made by YOU, and then link it up to Ashley's blog so she knows that you participated! Easy as that :)

And since it is the last Sat. of the month....... we have a Unity set to give away too!!! :) The set being given away this month is the set called Time for Travel. Thank you to Unity for this awesome prize! :)
I just used this set on my layout last week! :) You can see that layout here: Time For Travel Layout

Here is my inspiration piece for this week:


For some reason I absolutely love the color orange! :) It just makes me so happy! So I was really drawn to these little "buttons".

Here is my layout based on my inspiration piece:


Close up:


Now make sure you stop by to see the rest of the DT's amazing work! :)
Ashley
Kerry
Shannon
Jackie
Tonya-she is having a family emergency. Please keep her in your thoughts :)
Tiffany
Lee
Emily
Heather
Joy
De
Sherry- Guest DT


Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you stop by next week for all the Etsy Birthday Bash fun!!!! :)

Kristen

Hip Hop Hangover!

Wow... I haven't done a hip hip hangover in quite a while! Thanks for stopping by my blog to see what I have to share with you! :)
Unity has been a company I have loved for almost 1 year now, and I love how well I am treated as a customer! Unity definitely will continue to keep getting my service! :)
I decided since it was the last hip hop(sad, but we all know Angela will bring something amazing to the table for us customers) I wanted to participate this week. I decided to go with a nice and easy CAS card :)

I took my kraft card stock, then score some border lines on it, took some more kraft and matted it with choc. chip card stock. I stamped the bird on the branch image from the August 09 KOM, and the matching sentiment. I masked the branch and stamped on my ink pad with white ink, then did the chestnut roan ink, and then added the olive to the leaves. Added some pretty and ribbon and that was it! Easy! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Angela, thank you for always caring so deeply about your customers. You, and your team and your incredible customer service are what keep me coming back time and time again :)

One last HIP HOP!!!!!!

School Time Card

Just a quick post today! :)

Right when I saw the schoolhouse image from the August Unity KOM, I knew I wanted to pair it up with numbers ect, and some lined paper. Then I decided that some bright school colors would be a fun touch. :) So here is what I ended up with from those ideas:


I colored the image with my BIC mark its.
Other supplies used were:
August 09 Unity KOM
Numbers Etc.- Unity Stamp Co
SU card stock
white lined paper
black thread
pop dots
SU ribbon


Thanks for stopping by! :)
Kristen

EIC 50

Hi there! :) This weeks Etsy Inspired Challenge shop is Miss Kwitty's Cottage. She has such gorgeous things in her shop, especially the ones with all the little birds! :)
Here is my inspiration piece:

And here is my layout:

Now the reason this layout came from this inspiration piece, is because when we were at Disney I took pictures of some gorgeous flowers, and the one above reminded me of them.. so I decided to make a Disney layout :)
Here is the prize Mrs. Kwitty's Cottage is giving away:

This week we have a digital stamp co. that has generously decided to sponsor this weeks prize! :) The company is called Ildi Co. They are going to be giving away 3 digital stamps of the winners choice, and also 10% of the winners next purchase from Ildi Co. Cool right?

So to play along you have to go the Mrs. Kwitty's Cottage shop, find an inspiration piece, create something incredible like I know you will, link it up to Ashley's blog, and you are entered! :) Easy peasy!

Go check out the rest of the DT! Their links are on my sidebar! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Kristen

Masculine CAS card

Hey ladies! :) I decided to play along with the CAS challenge! The challenge this week was to make a masculine card! I automatically pulled out my kraft card stock knowing I wanted to use it.

So I used some kraft card stock, and stamped out the Dream Tree from the Growing in Unity kit by Unity Stamp Co. Then I took my olive green colorbox chalk and sponged it under the tree.
I then used my grid mat to draw out where I wanted to cut my tag. (yes I make my own.. I don't have a punch lol) I stamped the sentiment from Simply Said by Unity Stamp Co. I added it on to some twine, and then took my SU ribbon and put it all together :)


Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day! :)

Kristen

Etsy Inspired Challenge 49

Hi there! :) Thanks for stopping by my blog! Today is another Etsy Inspiration Challenge! :) This weeks shop is called MelissaKate! Isn't she talented? She has some beautiful things in her shop! I love it!!!!

Here is my inspiration piece:

This piece was definitely a color inspiration for me! :) I had the perfect DP for it!


And a close up! :)


Supplies Used:
Cosmo Cricket Get Happy DP
Unity Stamp Co- Numbers Etc. (number stamp)
SU ink- real red and always artichoke
staples
random buttons from my stash
SU ribbon- crushed curry polka dot grosgrain

Want to know what you are playing for this week?? You are playing for a chance at one of Melissa Kate's gorgeous cards! It will be any card of your choice(no photo cards) :) Awesome right?
So here is what you have to do: Go to MelissaKates etsy shop, pick something as your inspiration piece, make something wonderful, then link it up to Ashley's blog! :) Easy!

Bonus this week:
We also have a special bonus prize this week! AI factory has offered up an awesome prize! They have donated a blog header to one lucky participant(person chosen will be different than the one chosen for the Melissa Kate prize)
So that is a chance at 2 awesome prizes! :) So make sure you play along!
Now go check out the rest of the DT:
Ashley
Kerry
Shannon
Jackie
Tonya
Tiffany
Lee
Emily
Heather
Joy
De
Sherry


Thanks for stopping by! :)
Kristen

Happy Birthday .....

I know I don't usually post a lot of personal stuff on my blog.. but today I have to :)

Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter Raine. :) 4 years ago I gave birth to a gorgeous little baby. I had no idea how much this little girl would change my life. She is my motivation for everything. She makes me smile every day I wake up. She has made me appreciate everything in life.

Raine Happy Birthday hun! I love you!!! *xoxoxo*

Here is a recent picture of my sweet little girl :)


Thanks for stopping by! :)

Kristen

Blog Candy Alert!!

This super sweet women, Steph, is giving away some major blog candy! The candy is a $150 gift certificate to whatever you chose!!! Amazingly generous right? So stop by her blog and leave a comment and post on your blog for a chance to win! Thanks so much Steph! :)

Etsy Inspired 48 challenge

Hey there again :) I just want to start off with the fact that there has been a change in the Etsy Inspired BOGO event! :) We are extending it one week! Woo hoo!!! Here is the information on it:
Bring One (friend), Get One (entry)! All EIC players that “bring a friend” that is new to the challenge will be entered in a drawing to receive a $25 Gift Certificate sponsored by Paper Makeup Stamps!!!! Bring one friend, get one entry; bring two friends, get two entries, and so on!!!! The more friends you “bring” the greater your chances are to win! Additionally, the EIC player and her friend(s) will be eligible for the weekly shop give away, as well!!! You could win TWO great prizes!!!

Here’s how to participate… invite a friend (or friends) that are new to the challenge to play along with the challenge. Have your friend(s) go to Ashley’s Heart Hugs blog, read about the shop for the week, go to the shop, be inspired and CREATE! They should then go back to Ashley’s blog and post their project from the post for EIC 47
(or 48) post. In the post they should include “referred by” and your name. What YOU need to do as the referrer is post your card from Ashley’s blog, and ensure you include your BOGOs names. You’ll get one entry for the grand prize for each new person referred! The more people you invite to play, the greater your chance is to win!

On Friday 14 August, Noon PST, Random.Brady will choose the week’s challenge winner as usual. For those that referred new players, their names will be put in a “hat” and one lucky winner will be drawn to win a $25 Gift Certificate sponsored by Paper Makeup stamps! Some of you may know Katie and her shop and if you do, you KNOW it will be a GRAND prize! If you don’t go check it out and you’ll see!

Now onto this weeks FABULOUS SHOP(I am really excited about this one :) ) Most of you will know this fabulous shop's artist... It is Jessica Rose! :) Most of you will know her as an artist for Unity and Stamping Bella! Her shop is called Volume 25 on Etsy! The awesome prize that you can win is any 8x10 of your choice! I am sooooo going to be jealous of whoever wins! :) Good luck to all!!
*Jessica also let us know that she has embroidery patterns and you can get one for free here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vol25/sets/72157607735624272/
Here is my inspiration piece:


I am not sure why it inspired this layout.. because they don't really have much to do with each other, but oh well :) Here is my layout:


And a close up:


Is it weird to make a layout about your daughter's pig tails? haha I might be strange but I love them on her! :)

Now make sure you play along for a chance to win an 8x10 from Jessica Rose in her Volume 25 shop, and the Paper Makeup Stamps gift certificate. :)

And check out the rest of the DT:
Ashley
Kerry
Shannon
Jackie
Tonya
Tiffany
Lee
Emily
Heather
Joy
De
Sherry- Guest DT

Stop back tomorrow to see some cards from me, and some birthday cards I got from some amazing ladies! :)

Kristen

It's a new day

Hi ladies! :) I decided I am going to make my birthday kind of like New Years Eve. I am going to make a resolution(or a couple).
1.) Put more time into my blog (post more often, list all supplies used, take better photos of my work)
2.) Stop by YOUR blogs more often. You are all so amazingly talented and deserve to be told so.
3.) I am going to start taking better care of myself. I woke up this morning realizing how truely blessed I am. I want to be here for Raine as long as possible.
4.) I want to focus on getting more RAK cards out in the mail. I have gotten such beautiful cards from my friends for my birthday, and I need to start showing the love back to you!


Thank you to everyone who stops by blog and leaves me such inspiring comments. I read every single one of them. I can't tell you what they mean to me! {hugs} to all of you! :)

Kristen

Etsy Inspired 47 Challenge :)

Hello ladies! :) This week we have an awesome jewelry shop called Julies Jewels. She has 2 Etsy shops so here is the link to the other one: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5197768

She has some FABULOUS jewelry in her shops! :) Here is the piece I chose as my inspiration:


Isn't that stunning? I love it! :)
Here is the layout I made based off of my inspiration piece!


Close up:


Another close up:

Supplies Used:
Unity Stamp Co- July 09 KOM
Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie DP
Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste ribbon
random buttons from my stash
Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly punch
thickers- chit chat puffy alpha stickers
marvy marker

Now make sure you go check out the rest of the DT! Their links are on the side bar! :) And a huge thank you to Jacquie and Vickilyn for doing an awesome job as Guest DT's for the month of July!
This month we welcome to amazingly talented and sweet Sherry Campbell! Sherry is an amazing women and you will love her work! :)

To play along, all you have to do is go to Julies Jewels Etsy shop, pick an inspiration piece, create something based on your inspiration piece, and then link it up to Ashley's blog! :)

side note.. I am super excited! :) Tomorrow is my 21st birthday! Hope the day is nice out!

Have a great day!

Kristen