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