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