PTI February Blog Hop!

Time for the PTI monthly blog hop! This months challenge was to make an interactive card. I received my Feb. PTI order just in time to use one of their new Movers & Shakers dies to make a zipper card. When you pull on the zipper it rips off and reveals the rest of the sentiment underneath. Very fun!

Since I did have my PTI order, I decided to also use some great new stamp sets. For the sentiments and arrows I used the Movers and Shakers sentiments set. Such a great set to use on anything- with or without using the new dies. There are lots of really great sentiments. The small sentiment under the zipper strip says "I am even more grateful for you".

I used the smaller floral image with versamark stamped on the green, from the new Anniversary set "Pretty Peonies". While stamping that, I just used a couple post it notes to mask the zipper, first stamping above, than below it.

I also used the solid large flower, outline and leaves on the main panel.

The background was done using the new Background Basics: Medallions. I really love this set. The stamp strips for this large pattern are HUGE which makes it really easy and quick to do the whole background!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the hop!

Hugs- Kelly

Ingredients (all PTI):

Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain

Dies: Zippers, Mat Stack 5, Rickrack

Inks: Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Smokey Shadow, Versamark

Stamps: Pretty Peonies, Movers and Shakers Sentiments, Background Basics: Medallions

Other: rhinestones & stickles

TE Sketch Challenge #152

Just in time! I'm quick putting up my entry for the #152 sketch! I used an older TE KOTM for all the papers/button as well as a cute TE stamp set (The Places You'll Go)!

Perfect set to make a thank you card for an author who came to speak at our elementary school! I just love all the great children's book quotes!

Sorry for the crummy pic, but it's late, dark and taken with my phone :)

Hugs- Kelly

PTI day 10 Challenge!

Today the PTI team showed all the fun new Mover and Shaker dies! Great dies to make interactive cards even funner and easier! Because of that, today's challenge is to make an interactive card.

It is Valentine's Day, so I had to make one more valentine! I made a viewfinder card using the Tiny Treats: Valentine set.

DCWV September Stack-a-Holic Sketch Challenge!

Hello! Well, I finally got my DCWV September challenge entry done today- the last day! I knew as soon as I saw the sketch what I wanted to do. I've been waiting for the perfect sketch to use this goofy single picture of my oldest son wearing a fake mustache at our county fair last year! I used the "Guy" paper stack from DCWV.
For the title, circle and the mustache cuts, I used the Billionaire Lite Cricut cartridge & Cricut Essentials on my E2.


Thanks for stopping! Stop back soon, there may be a giveaway coming up shortly! :)

Hugs- Kelly

Doodle Monster!

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Hello! Well, I finally found the perfect match for my little monster's Halloween costume from 2008! Doodlebug's new Monster Mania collection- C*U*T*E!!!

Everything is from Doodlebug, including all the papers, stickers, rhinestones, button, twine (fab!) and that adorable 3 dimentional blue monster with the google eyes!

Thanks for stopping!

Hugs- Kelly

Triplicate Trials Tuesday Blog Hop!!!

Hello! Welcome to the Triplicate Trials Tuesday blog hop! You should have arrived here from Rochelle's blog.

When I first saw this challenge, I instantly thought of doing something "groovy"! :) I decided to use it as inspiration for a tag for my oldest son's back to school treat for when he comes home after the first day (today!). He's 14 and he always jokes that I raised him as a hippie! Perfect!

I first cut the circle images with my Cricut from the Groovy Times cartridge. I made a base from just white cardstock, stamped with the music notes & rounded the corners. The guitar die, banner die & stamps are all from Papertrey Ink.

I wanted to do a guitar in the three challenge colors, so I just used 3 teardrop ink pads to ink up the stamp, starting at the top with the lightest color & working down to red. I love the way it turned out & I know my guitar playing son will think it's pretty cool, too!

I used my project as a "topper" for a tube full of M&M's. Each of the kids will get their own when they get home today from school!

Thanks for stoppin & keep on hoppin!

Your next stop is: Janice!

Here is the Blog Hop list:

Tiffany Call owner of: http://www.bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/

Marie Otake owner of: http://www.ethansimprints.blogspot.com

Alberta Futch owner of: http://www.albertascloset.com/

Natasha owner of: http://www.craftingwithnatasha.blogspot.com

Caryn Kidwell owner of: http://www.thescorpiancrafter.blogspot.com/

Kate Blue owner of: http://www.kateblue.blogspot.com

Debby McGrath owner of: http://www.debblesdabbles.blogspot.com/

Lisa Foust owner of: http://www.islandhoppingfoustcrafts.blogspot.com

Rochelle Washington owner of: http://www.twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com/

Kelly Braund owner of: http://www.kellystamps.blogspot.com YOU ARE HERE

Janice Coble owner of: http://www.twin2u2-scrapaddict.blogspot.com

PRIZES: Comment on all participating blogs AND create a project to win our GRAND PRIZE of TWO WILSON DESIGNS STAMP SETS of your choice! There will be ONE lucky grand prize winner. As an added bonus some of the Triple T Team will be offering blog candy on their blogs! Yaaay!

DCWV August Stack-a-holic Sketch

This is the August DCWV Stack-a-holic sketch challenge! Great sketch and so fun & easy when you have a big stack that all goes together! All of the papers I used are from the DCWV Linen Closet stack & matching cardstock stack. Love that! I just pulled out all the papers I thought I might use from each stack, than went to work! A few added elements from some light colored stamping, circle punches, branch punch, a few buttons, die cutting my title (from the same stack paper) and wala! I'm just gonna finish it up with some hand written journaling on the stamped journal lines and it's goin in the book!



Thanks for stopping!
Hugs- Kelly