CupCards to Go Valentine Kit Reveal

Happy Monday Friends!!  I am so excited to share my designs from the CupCards to Go Valentine's kit. This month's kit is absolutely amazing and filled with so many Valentine's Goodies, you'll be able to make a ton of Love-ly cards!!  From Shabby Chic goodness to CAS simplicity there's something for everyone!!

The first card I'm sharing with you tonight is my favorite of the bunch.  The rub ons that are included in the kit are a part of my focal point as well as the sweet layered heart and fussy cut birdies.  Love, love, love the little quote!!

The challenge this month was to create a pocket card to hold some of the fun little Love Notes that are included in the kit.

 When you take out the notes, you find a sweet little surprise!

 I was really in a Clean and Simple mode with this kit.  Love, love, love me some white space and there are plenty of embellishments to make a handful of CAS cards!!

This card was inspired by the sketch for this month.  I just had to put the embellishments toward the bottom corner rather than in the middle, I just couldn't help myself...wink, wink!  I layered several die cut hearts to make a nice thick embellishment.

Love, love, love this technique! The top layer is made from printed vellum and I do have to say that is my favorite paper in the kit!! Vellum is my new favorite!!

If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you know how much I love shaped cards.  The beautiful Turquoise bow totally inspired this card!!

The angled design has become one of my favorite go to sketches.  So quick and easy and effective too!!

These cards came together so easily and I have more ideas on tap using the goodies in this kit!! You're gonna love it!!

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a wonderfully creative day!!
Kristii

Love You Madly with Glitz Design

Good Morning sweet friends!!  I have some brand spankin' new Glitz Goodies to share with you today!!  I have been so blessed to be able to design with Glitz Design and I can honestly say that each and every line has been absolutely amazing!! Glitz Design only gets better and better!! The Love you Madly line is one of my new favorites and I'm sure you're going to fall in love with it too! 

This first card is layered with Love You Madly patterned papers, a lacy little Peek a Boo and a fun little film strip Whatnot.  I love, love, love the filmstrip!! Soooo very fun!

I added a little stamped heart and flowers that I adhered with dimensional tape.  Love a little dimension for sure!  Oh, and did I mention how cute the Love you Madly Paper Garland is!!  Sooo way cute!  I think that I love this line madly!!!

The colors in the Love You Madly line are absolutely gorgeous and the Washi Tapes are my favorite!! I just had to decorate the inside of the card with all of the Love You Madly goodness!  This card was based on Sweet Sunday Sketch #176.  Love Sweet Sunday Sketches!!

I am totally in love with the colors in this second card!!  I started with a layer of Love You Madly Floral and topped it with two different Whatnot layers.  I added a beautiful Peek a Boo doily on top.  

To embellish the card I used a Love You Madly Giant Rhinestone and Paper Garland.  I also added a hand dyed seam binding bow and pearl.  Such a quick and easy card, but very rich in color and thought!  The sentiment on the doily is absolutely fabulous and the font is gorgeous!

The inside of the card features a layer of the Love You Madly Floral paper, the back side of the Stripe paper, and a little Paper Garland piece.

Oh my goodness I love these papers and I look forward to making more goodies with them!!  I totally know that you'll love them too!

Supplies Used:
Love You Madly Papers:  Floral, Stripe, Herringbone, Hello
Love You Madly Paper Garland
Love You Madly Whatnots
Love You Madly Peek a Boos
Love You Madly Giant Rhinestones
Love You Madly Washi Tapes Stripes
Other Supplies:  Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream and Berry Sorbet Cardstock; Papertrey Ink With All my Heart stamps; Hand Dyed Seam Binding and Pearls from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by and I wish you a very Glitzy Day!!
Kristii

A Little Cashmere Dame Love With Glitz Design

Good Morning Dear friends!! I have a little Cashmere Dame love to share with you!!  My first card to share with you today is very special to me! My sweet daughter's birthday is this week and I wanted to make her a very special card and I'm loving the way it turned out!

I started off with a die cut base and added some layers using some papers from the 6x6 Cashmere Dame pad.  Next I added a Cashmere Dame Journaling Sticker that I stamped with a sweet little Flurries of Love stamp.  Then I stamped the adorable little girl on the blue stripe, the solid blue and the light pink papers from the 6x6 pad and then fussy cut them out and glued the pieces to the little girl.

I added some Cashemere Dame Paper Garland, lace, glitter, a hand dyed seam binding ribbon, button and hand stamped sentiment.

In the next card, I layered several different patterns from the 6x6 Cashmere Dame pad.  The colors are so fun and I had a blast playing with them!!!  Who doesn't love a bowl full of cherries??

I created a tag using a sticker from the Cashmere Dame Titles Stickers and a fun little Cashmere Dame Glitzer Sticker.  I added some little hearts and rhinestones to the cherries for a fun little touch.

I cut out the diva from another piece of patterned paper and made some stripes with the banners from the same paper. I added a hand dyed seam binding ribbon and a little bauble from my stash.  The inside of the card was printed on my computer and I also used the fun little cherry Glitzer.  The embellishments in the Cashmere Dame line are fabulous!

Supplies Used:

Glitz Design Cashmere Dame 6x6 Paper Pad

Glitz Design Cashmere Dame Glitzers

Glitz Design Cashmere Dame Titles Stickers

Glitz Design Cashmere Dame Journaling Stickers

Glitz Design Cashmere Dame Paper Garland

Other supplies used:  My Favorite Things Flurry of Love Stamps; Heidi Swapp free printable; Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock and Card Base-ics #1 die; Lace, Hand Dyed Seam Binding, button and bauble from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!!!
Wishing you a very Glitzy Day,
Kristii

Happy Monday before Christmas!!

Happy Monday before Christmas my friends!!  I have lots to do before my family begins to arrive!! I'll be getting up early and staying up late to get it all done, but it will be worth it when I will be able to relax while they're here!!

We are taking a couple of weeks off at Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps to enjoy the holiday, so I will take the opportunity to share some Christmas projects that I am working on in these days just before Christmas.

Vintage Christmas with Lisa Pace's  Antiquated Collection by Pink Persimmon :

I stamped the absolutely beautiful image onto Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock and colored with Copic Markers. Then, I covered the card base with a Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnot.   I added a couple of strips of Melissa Frances Deck the Halls paper and stitched the edges.  I added lace, buttons, and a sweet little leaf along the bottom edge.

Along the top edge of the card I added a beautiful red seam binding bow, a button and a K and Co. Chipboard embellishment.  Sigh....I just love vintage goodies!!!

This weekend I made two batches of one of our favorite Christmas candy recipes and I thought I would share it with you!

Rocky Road

Ingredients:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
2 cups dry-roasted peanuts
1 (10.5 ounce) package miniature marshmallows

Directions
In heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and butter with EAGLE BRAND®; remove from heat.  In large bowl, combine peanuts and marshmallows; stir in chocolate mixture. Spread in wax paper lined 13X9-inch baking pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm.
Remove from pan; peel off paper and cut into squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

So easy to make and absolutely delicious!!

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Kristii

One more for today!!

Wow!! Two blog posts in one day!!! Who would've thought!!! I am having lots of fun getting back into the swing of things!! Today I worked on the Papertrey Senior DT challenge. Have I told you how much I love Papertrey Stamps??? Well, I absolutely love them and their inks are pretty wonderful too!! I do have to say that Papertrey Ink is probably one of my favorite finds of 2009!

Here's the challenge just in case you are interested:

Senior DT Challenge: Scrap-tastic

We all have 'em. Lots and lots of scraps. Whether it be paper scraps, ribbon scraps or fabric scraps, this month's challenge is to share a clever & unique idea for using those little bits that sometimes end up neglected.

Here's my take on this challenge:

I used some Basic Grey Bittersweet Scraps, a pretty little vintage tag, Say it with Style Stamps from Papertrey Ink, Heidi Swapp chipboard shape, Tim Holtz distress ink-worn lipstick, prima flower and Kaiser Craft Pearl. I used a standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2 " card base and cut another piece of cardstock the same size and then trimmed the edge with my pinking shears and then I inked all the edges. I then cut out six 1 1/2" squares inked them and glued them down. Then I tied a ribbon around the card and added all the embellishments. I stamped the sentiment on paper and cut it out and added it to the front of the card.

Very basic, and very easy!! Such a great way to use up those scraps!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday!!

Kristii

It's Wednesday!!

Good Morning everyone!! I am so happy that this week is going by rather quickly! I was so tired on Monday after having a week and a half off from work, but I think I am back in the swing of things. I have been busy taking inventory, working on my Little Red Scrapbook kit, and in all honesty just creating for fun! I feel I have been way too busy and my work has suffered for it. I intend on making 2010 a year of getting back to the heart of things-my family, my faith, and my craft. I can't allow Busy-ness to rule my life. I have so many dreams and desires and they won't be fulfilled if I am too busy to step out and try them. My devotions today from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers really convicted me.

Worship is giving God the best that He has given you. Be careful what you do with the best you have.

I want to glorify Him in everything I do...not just get a lot done. I have to change my focus and

my motivation and I think the rest will come. I hope today finds you at rest wherever you are and that busyness isn't in charge of your day!

Since I am determined to create for fun I thought that getting back to those challenges I love would be a good start. So I stopped by the CPS Blog and decided to create a little Valentine card. I used Papertrey Stamps and a cute little vintage image for this card, so this card works for the Papertrey Scraptastic challenge too! Here is the sketch:

and here is my take on the challenge:

Thanks for stopping by!!

I hope today finds you resting in the peace of the Lord!!

Kristii