Happy New Year

Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week.  This week has been a pretty slow week for me. The kids went back to school and hubby went back to work, and I don't go back to work until Monday, so I have been hanging around getting things done. I have kicked off the New Year by crafting, mostly coloring images every night, even if for a little while. I have found it very relaxing. 
   Today's card is not my "typical" type of card. I used this New Years collage stamp from I Brake For Stamps.  This year, I am trying to explore many different types of stamps, as well as media types.  Be creative I say......Well, that is all for me today, I hope you have a fabulous weekend and happy Crafting!

Life is About Using the whole Box Of Crayons!

Happy Tuesday!!! Hope you had a wonderful New years day!  My family and I spent most of the hanging around the house. Hubby took the kids sledding and I was able to get the house cleaned....I love a day when we have "nothing" planned......just a day to relax....that is exactly how I wanted to ring in the New Year!
   So, I have some SUPAH exciting news to share with you today....I have been asked to be January's guest Design Team member for Stampotique Originals.....Wahooo....Of course I said yes, right after I was done dancing around my living room with excitement....LOL...Seriously, I was SOOO excited...as you may know, I am a HUGE fan of their stamps and they have the most amazingly talented DT, and I am thrilled to be a part of it, if only for a short time.
   Today starts Stampotique's first challenge of the year and they are kicking it off with :
Dear Diary.... It's the beginning of a new year so time for calendar pages, diaries, 2013 journal covers. For this challenge, I went with a journal page, as it is my favorite thing to create right now, and with one of my New Years resolution being to create MORE, I went with a crafty page.....This page was super fun to make...I think one of the reasons I enjoy creating journal pages so much is because when you start, you never know what it will look like in the end.......Kind of like a New Year!!!!!
    Well, that is all for me today. I hope you have a fantastic day and happy Creating!

Supplies Used:

Ink: Dylusions sprays, acrylic paint, Ranger black ink, white pen

Stamps: Whisker Monster with Sign, Keep Calm

Computer generated words.

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations Challenge: Something New

Happy New Year.....I hope you all kicked off the New Year Safely...My family and I kicked off  New Years Eve in our pjs at home, just the way we like it:)
   So, in case you didn't have a chance to catch our last post prior to Christmas, Going Grey With Scrap-Creations challenge is now a bi-weekly challenge.  So this "something New" challenge will end on Monday January 14th at 6pm.  Were you lucky enough to get anything "new" for the holidays??? Honestly, I have been trying VERY hard not to purchase to much lately, but I did buy this new Christy Tomlinson paper, as well as the snowflake stencil that I used in the background of this journal page.  I traced on of Christy's diecuts and added my own touch to her girl diecut.  When I look at this page, I think "what a mess", but you know what, it is my mess.....LOL...
    So, this week we want to see one of your creations using something "new" to you......We can't wait to see what you create....but first, I want to show you what the DT created for this weeks "Something New" challenge:

 

Kim:

 

Peggy:



 

Michelle:

 



 





Weren't those fabulous? Don't be afraid to head to their blogs and leave them a little love. You will have until next Monday @ 6pm to get your card in for the challenge. We only allow 2 entry's per person. Also, we have new Blog Badges, please feel free to take one and post on your blog. I will be picking the top 3 next week, and I will award 3 people with the new top 3 badge! When posting to a gallery's, please use the key words GGSC143.....Have a great day and happy creating ! 

Goodbye 2012.....Hello 2013.....

Wow, hard to believe another year has gone by, and what a year it was.  While there were some great moments in 2012: My graduated Nursing school (wahooo), I got my first nursing job, we went on a fabulous cruise, and for the most part we were healthy, but honestly, I am happy to see 2012 come to an end, as it was one of the toughest years we have had to face as a family.  My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer (thankfully is doing ok now, after surgery, radiation and injections), My father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer and continues to fight everyday, My cousin (38 years old) was diagnosed with Breast cancer (doing well after surgery, chemo, and radiation), we had to put one of our dogs to sleep this year (one of the hardest things I we have ever had to do), so to say the least, I am happy to kiss 2012 goodbye and happily say hello to 2013.  My only wish for the New Year is health and happiness to all my family.
         As many of you know, I have taken up journaling, but haven't had much time to do much crafting lately, with the holidays and all, but as I reflect on the past year, and what I would like to change for the new year, I have come up with:

1. Continue on my weight loss journey. From October to December, I lost 24 pounds. My hope it to continue and lose at least 60 by the end of the year.
2. Get crafty at least 3 times a week......
3. Waste less.....save more
4.  go back to school for my BA in Nursing
5. Continue to organize my house...always a work in progress.

As you see, I am keeping my list simple, as simple seems to be working for me. I am hoping to complete a journal page for 2013, but I am making no promises.....LOL

So, as I say goodbye to another year, I would like to THANK all of you for following along with my post and challenges...you are the reason I continue to post and I appreciate all your comments....Happy New Year...Stay safe and I will talk to you next year .....LOL

b-a-a-a humbug!

Happy Tuesday.......I hope you had a GREAT weekend! I worked all day Saturday, but had a very relaxing day on Sunday and I even took a 2 hour much needed nap. I love Sundays when I can just spend the day at home relaxing and getting caught up on things. I haven't been making a whole lot of cards, but I did manage to get this super cute frog image card done and with his expression, I couldn't help but add the b-a-a-a-a humbug saying.  The image is called Freddie Santa with Gift, and it is from I brake for stamps website and it happens to be on sale this week, and if you use this code:SAVE10KRISTEN you save another 10%......just can't beat the price.

Well, this may be my last Christmas card of the season, but I have been crafting away with other things and hope to share them with you throughout the week.  So, bye for now and maybe I will have another post tomorrow!
  When I was making my frog card, my daughter decided that the frog was so cute, that she need to color one too.  This is her card to the right!

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations Challenge: Anything but a Card....and Blog Candy!

Happy Tuesday!!! I hope you you enjoyed your weekend.  Minus working all weekend, It was rather quiet.  I had a little bit of time to do some crafting and worked on this altered cigar box, for this weeks "Anything But A Card" challenge.  I have to tell you that I LOVED making this project and since making this one, I have made another and started working on my 3rd....Great way to use up your scrap papers and they are really fun to make.  This is my first one and I actually made it for ME....LOL...I made it to match my bedroom and decided it will look great on my dresser.  It is not completely done, as I would like something else on top in the middle, but
until I can find the "perfect" something, it is staying the way it is.  If you are needing a last minute holiday gift, you may want to consider making one of these. It cost under $10.00 to make and it is a fairly quick make.  I even got the Tim Holtz legs on sale...wahooo...
   As I mentioned, not only are we having a great challenge this week, but I have decided to give away some blog Candy.....because of the upcoming holidays, I have decided to keep it a surprise...all you have to do is leave a comment on this weeks post stating what your FAVORITE themed challenges are to participate and why.....example, I love Halloween and I am always up for a Halloween challenge. Next tuesday I will choose I random winner and send your package off.  I also want to mention that this weeks challenge will be the last challenge of the year...We are taking off a few weeks for the Holidays. Going Grey With Scrap-Creations will start up again in the beginning of January....
   Last week we had a HUGE number of participants and that always makes me excited....but it also makes it REALLY hard to choose the weeks TOP 3......after much consideration, Last weeks TOP 3 of the Christmas Challenge are:

Sandy: Gorgeous Coloring and love the papers

 

Lena: Stunning coloring and I love the colors and embellishments.

 

Mona: Great colors and image for the theme.

 

Fabulous cards ladies Please feel free to grab the I made TOP 3 banner on the right of my blog!

Feast your eyes on the DT's amazing "Anything But A Card " Creations

 

Peggy

Jovita



 

            Weren't those fabulous? Don't be afraid to head to their blogs and leave them a little love. You will have until next Monday @ 6pm to get your card in for the challenge. We only allow 2 entry's per person. Also, we have new Blog Badges, please feel free to take one and post on your blog. I will be picking the top 3 next week, and I will award 3 people with the new top 3 badge! When posting to a gallery's, please use the key words GGSC142.....Have a great day and happy creating !

 



Some News to share!

Happy Sunday! I have some news that I can't wait to share with you....I am happy to say that I am a new mamber of "I Brake For Stamps" Design team....I am super excited and I can't wait to share with you the creations I create with their fabulous stamps.....and top things off, I am happy to share with you a 10% off your total order with this coupon code:SAVE10KRISTEN....What a great time to treat yourself to a little holiday gift (wink).  If you get a chance, check it out....I hope you are enjoying your weekend, and happy creating.