Feeling a Little Lovey Dovey

Hello all! More gloomy weather here in Texas and I'm still sick so this will be another quick post! I wanted to do a Valentines day card to get back to my theme but also wanted to enter this project in TGF's Farm Fresh Friday challenge, Recycle It and this is what I came up with!

Amelia (OA Lovey Dovey)

The striped red pattern paper is actually a scrap from a box of candy canes, adorable isn't it? I sent this out to my SIT today, hopefully he gets it in time! Hope you guys enjoy!

-Krys

Birthday Wishes

Hello all! Six years ago I met my best friend and was fortunate enough to become his wife and mother of our two beautiful daughters. I suppose you're wondering why I'm telling you guys this? I don't normally blog on Saturdays but today is a special occasion, my DH's birthday!!! Unfortunately he is still away at Army BCT so I can't celebrate with him but I miss him like crazy. Fortunately, the long process is almost over and after what feels like AGES, I'll finally get to see him again soon for family day and graduation later this month!!! In honor of his SIT status I decided to do an Army themed card instead of just a happy birthday. The colors were a nightmare to try and incorporate with the camo, but in the end it turned out just perfect and I hope he loves it

C.C. Dante

I used C.C. Dante and colored him up using copics. I then used the hat from the OA Lovey Dovey 4x6 set to complete the 'uniform' and altered him a bit by drawing those notorious military issued glasses, so lovingly called BCG's (or birth control glasses) most often. I took a few stars that were much to small for my toddlers leftover from their art kit and painted them gold for a little something extra. I then created a hand made dog tag out of a scrap of cardstock colored silver, and found a small section of an old necklace, whose pendant was long ago lost to complete this not so standard issued birthday card for my SIT ^.^ I plan to enter this card in the FFF Challenge Recycle It! over at Splendid Stamping. Hope you guys like this soldier inspired card and thanks for stopping by to join me in wishing my DH a happy birthday!

-Krys

Passion for Pizza...Boxes

Sorry guys no long post today I'm not feeling too well but I did want to sneak a project in for this week's challenge, Layers, over at splendid stamping. Don't worry, what this post lacks in paragraphs it makes up for in pictures! After all, isn't a picture worth a thousand words? Well that technically makes my post more than 6,000 words then (^.^)! Seeing a gorgeously adorable mini pizza box on Rosie's Blog reminded me that I'd wanted to try one a while back and never got around to it (mostly because the task seemed daunting). I finally gave it a shot and it turned out to be easier than some card folds (like the dreaded trifold shutter card I've only attempted twice)! It was so super fun and easy I made a few different ones in about an hour and here they are:

Amelia (OA Lovey Dovey)

 Cheeky Geeky

Beanie Ian

As you can see, when I love a technique it becomes an obsession lol! These awesome little babies will be filled with various Vday goodies and will make great treats for some of my DD's teachers, coaches, and principals as well as a few of my good friends! well you guys I'm going to try and get a bit of rest and hopefully I'll feel crafty and healthy tomorrow, thanks for stopping by and don't forget to try your hand at making these adorable mini pizza boxes guys, seriously ridiculously easy!


-Krys

More Amour

Good Monday everybody! Who doesn't love Monday....wait....me, I don't love Mondays they make me inexplicably grouchy but I think it has that effect on most people. Maybe they should just remove Mondays from the calendar would everybody just be grouchy on Tuesday instead? Lol pay my ramblings no mind, it's Monday ^.^ now on to better things! I was lucky enough to win last week's red white and blue challenge over at Splendid Stamping and can't wait to receive my prize from that, I never really win anything so Woo hoo me for that! I LOVE TGF, j'adore those awesome products so what better way to express it than with another altered journal!

Anya Styles

Adorable, no? Lol in keeping with my theme of Valentine-ish projects, I went with another Eiffel Tower background because does Anya Styles not compliment the city of love's most famous piece of architecture perfectly?  I decided to go with a pale purple and slate gray...grey...gr...(oh you know what I mean lol!) rather than traditional V day colors today sort of like a mini break so I don't burn out on my favorite day before it even gets here hope you guys like it!

-Krys

Happy Hearts

In getting back to my Valentine's Day theme, I decided to use a stamp that I've had for a while but have never had a chance to use, Sweetheart Marci, by La La land Crafts making her debut today!

Sweetheart Marci

I like these stamps because they have large faces and are generally overall a really good size to color up for cards journals or any other project you like. This is actually the only Marci stamp I own but may consider expanding if I can find them for a good price. I often compare these stamps to The Greeting Farm because they are my two absolute favorites for red rubber cling stamps. Both brands offer plenty to color, many different themes, and images that are just adorable. However on price and versatility, TGF simply can't be beat and that is why they will remain a favorite of mine! At just $9 a stamp The Greeting Farm is my number one favorite, while the La La Land Crafts stamps start at a whopping $13 each! As gorgeous as this little darling is... I'm on a budget (o_O) so in the meantime, I will enjoy using this cutie pie throughout my Valentine's day personal challenge! The image was colored with my trusty copics and the background was embossed with a candy hearts embossing folder (not sure what brand) and inked with SU! real red. The sentiment comes from TGF's 4x6 OA Lovey Dovey set. I plan to enter her in the "Love" challenge over at The Pink Elephant, pop on over and see what the DT has cooked up and as always, thanks for stopping by!
-Krys