Fall into Fun

Hi guys. Coming at you again with more soggy foggy weather here but I don't dare despair 'cause crappy weather is crafty weather! I've really been getting into the season and what used to be a problem area for me (earth tones) I've been embracing lately. In fact I can't get enough of the warm rich colors of fall, or my latest SOG goodie, the Fall Friends clear set. As promised, another post it note holder, this time featuring Tobi and Tia having fun in Fall

SOG Fall Friends Clear Set

Don't you just love the browns, golds, oranges, and reds of fall? And who doesn't remember playing in leaves as a child? Growing up it was one of my favorite things to do...until it came time to rake them back into a pile and then bag them O.o That part I could have done without, but it sure as heck seemed worth it when you were making that big mess and listening to all the crunching and crackling of those leaves! I used SU! Chocolate Chip as the base, layering pieces of Bazzill heavyweight card shoppe cardstock in the color candy corn on top and finishing with some DP from the DCWV Fall/ Halloween stack. The small leaves and pumpkin as well as the sentiment are all included in the Fall Friends clear stamp set and the bigger leaf was printed from my computer. All images were colored with my copic markers and the leaves and pumkin got a quick shimmer added with my wink of stella clear glitter brush pen. A new "Warm Colors" challenge just perfect for fall colors just opened up over at the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog  and I can't wait to head over there and share. Speaking of sharing, there's still time to enter the October Linky Party if you haven't already, and as you know, you can't win if you don't enter! There's also two more days of the Digi Me contest so if you have some ideas there's a bit more time to share so lets see that creativity, after all who wouldn't love to see their very own idea come to life as a digital stamp? Follow the link for more details. Have a great day all!

-Krys

Pretty Post-Its

TGIF people! I had a lovely birthday yesterday and even got a lovely and very loud version of happy birthday sang by my hubby and my little monsters when they brought out my cake! Unfortunately I never did get that moscatto I wished for, but that must mean I didn't really need it right? At least that's what I told myself anyway ^.^ Today I have a cute and simple project that will add dazzle to any desk, an easel type post it note holder featuring an SOG digi cutie, Winter Mae

Winter Mae Digi

The tutorial for this little post it note holder can be found here. Since I don't own the envelope die used in the tutorial, I created my own (after much trial and error because I'm horrible at measuring). Winter Mae was colored up using my copic markers and bit of wink of stella for some extra shimmer. The snowflakes were stickers from my stash, placed on white cardstock and cut out for extra stability, then adhered with pop dots. The DP is also from my stash, and since it was kind of a 'busy' pattern to me, I went with only a pearl flourish in the bottom corner for embellishment. The sentiment was printed from my computer. I ended up giving this as a gift to my daughter's teacher and she liked it so much I'm working on a set of them for a few more of the teachers and the school nurse. After all, who doesn't love a pretty post it? Now all that's left to do is pop on over to the Some Odd Girl blog and add my post it project to the October Linky Party and the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge, Pretty Woman.

-Krys

Sticky Noted

Hey guys! Sitting home waiting for these so called thunderstorms we've been expecting for the last two days, and the cool front that's supposed to come with it...no such luck! I think I've been away from my sweet Lone Star State too long because my goodness it's been over 80 degrees here and I've been downright melting, but in Texas we saw triple digits so much, 80 degrees WAS a cool front! Maybe Texas 80's and NY 80's are different, because I shut myself in and decided to get crafty while staying cool. As promised (albeit, a few days late) another post it note holder using the oh so adorable Bookish Tia SOG digi.

Bookish Tia

Both my friend and I agree that this girlie looks absolutely too cool for school, strolling by oblivious to the world outside her book. I LOVE fiction and so I can definitely relate to being so caught up in a good book that I'm drawn into the world I'm reading about and the pages seem to turn themselves as the real world fades into the distance! That exciting point where you leave reality behind for a world where anything is possible. That is what I look forward to the most when I read, which is one of my favorite thing to do second only to crafting! Bookish Tia reminds me of myself and you may get tired of seeing her because she may very well be my new favorite digi and I can't wait to use her again on a set of book marks for both myself and my friend so be looking for those! I'm off to join in on the SOG July Linky Party  before I get back to my projects. What do you enjoy doing when you're not crafting?

-Krys

Stuck on You

Hi guys, did you know that the pinterest contest over at Some Odd Girl ends tomorrow? OMG wow where did the time go?! I barely got to squeeze in any projects but got a lot of love for the ones I have done, I got a spotlight last Friday for the mixed media canvas I created using Geisha Kaylee and won two digi stamps of my choice! For my two, I knew Bookish Tia and Library Mae would be perfect for my rapidly growing digi collection. So far I've only used Mae but tomorrow's project will be Tia

Library Mae Digi

I've seen these adorable little post it note holders many times before but they've always seemed a little intimidating to me so I never tried. Well these girlies were perfect for this type of project and I can just see her sitting on someone's desk, being admired! Maybe I'm a bit proud of this but hey I put on my big girl panties (excuse the expression) and tried something that seemed difficult and I LOVE the results so I can't help but smile from ear to ear ^.^ I can't wait to link this up for the Some Odd Girl July Linky Party and pin this to the oddies Pinterest board, which may be the best idea I've ever seen. In case you didn't already know, SOG created a Pinterest board specifically for all their fans/ followers to pin their Odd Girl project, so sweet of them! I'm on my way over to pin my project now, hope to see some of your awesome creations too!

-Krys