Wow, it's been too long!

I'm so sorry I have been MIA for so long.imoved my craft room frommy basement to an upstairs bedroom and had to do some major purging. I have almost everything unpacked a rearranged. So my latest projects are making wedding decor and invites for my daughter. My daughter will be getting married in Sept.,so I plan to start posting decor we make.

my other new thing is Young Living Essential Oils, I'm in LOVE! I started using these oils about 6 weeks ago and have noticed dramatic changes in my life. I have decided to not use OTC meds and make my own beauty products. I will be sharing recipes on here with these amazing oils. I have made pain cream,face moisturizer, sleep cream,lip balm and anxiety roller. I also use oils as is for headaches,body aches, illness prevention,etc.any ques, please feel free to message me on fb or on here,but I check fb a lot. It is great to be back and I hope you will share this new journey with me.

((hugs))
kris

What a Summer

Hello my friends,
It has been so long since I have blogged and I miss it. I went to Florida to care for my mom. She has jaw cancer and was needing extensive surgery. During the time I was there, she was rushed into another emergency the next day,had a heart attack and many other things. My 2 week visit ended up being 5 weeks,but was happy I was with her. I feel like I didnt have much of a summer. I'm finally getting back to crafting. My newest fun is SMASHING,love it! I will post some photos of my smashing stuff soon.

This is a frame I made the other day,very vintage. Hope you like it.

Altered canvas

Good afternoon my friends,
I hope you are all doing well. Can you believe this is already the end of February,where is this year going? I finally attempted my first altered canvas. The canvas itself looks white,but it is actually pink,blue and green by using Tim Holtz distress inks on them with direct contact method. I then pleated some ribbon from Webster Pages along the bottom using hot glue. The frame around the word SMILE was in my stash. The flowers,corner piece and jewels are from Recolections collection. The clip is Tim Holtz as well as the stamped saying. I'm having a hard time getting the clip to stick to the canvas, so any ideas would be greatly appreciated! I hope to alter a few more to hang in my craft room. I could also include a picture is I want to take off quote. I hope you like it. I treasure all your comments. Enjoy your weekend.

Krps.the colors are much brighter in person, this looks really washed out.=(

More from cheer party

Good morning,

Here are the other photos from my sons cheer party. Hope you like. These were cut from several Cricut font carts and stickles were added for sparkle. The last photo is of the display. The kids had a great time and I had lots of fun creating again. Enjoy your day!
Kris

Cheer party photos

Hello my friends,

Boy have things been crazy around my house! My sons cheer team made it to state, so I had a curling/send off party at my house and made some fun decorations. The signs were made from several different Cricut font carts,stickles and SU markers. The kids LOVED it! BTW-they took 4th in state!
YOU ROCK-has rock candy in the school colors.

BLOW comp away-bubbles in the school colors

I have a few more to show you, but I will post thoses tomorrow. Hope you enjoyed my crafty creations. It was hard coming up with sayings and candy to match! Have a great day!
Kris

A few more Christmas Tree photos.

Have a great day my friends!
Kris

Christmas Tree craft

Hello my friends,

My computer is fixed!! Every year my family draws names from a hat for Christmas and we go to Goodwill and buy a gift for each other. When we wrap it we leave the price tag on, just for fun. This tradition started several years ago figuring it is a good time to help other through Goodwill. We this year, we got crazy! We decided to make a theme tree and buy the stuff from Goodwill. My son decided to make a "game/toy" tree and that we did. We went to Goodwill and bought tons of games to make ornaments from and some jump ropes for garland,we had a blast! This was the ultimate in recycling! More phots to follow, since my computer wont let me put anymore.
Kris

I'm still here...

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. We have had a bit of a rough start this year,but I'm getting back into things again. I quit my job of 7 years in December, so that is a big adjustment for me. Our dog of 12 years had to be put down jan 2nd due to her hips and now my computer isn't working, so I can't post my pictures on my blog. I have a great creative Christmas tree to show you soon. Hopefully,my computer will be fixed soon. Have a great evening!
Kris

Jeanines B-day blog hop

Hello my friends,

My friend asked me to join her B-day Blog Hop and I was honored. I made a table decoration for a B-day party. The paper was Colorblok "so sweet" page kit. I used Something To Celebrate Cricut cartridge for most of the images, except the pinwheel was a die from MFT. I used Stickles to add some sparkle to the cupcake and the "smile" token. The hat and the pinwheel are 3D, so it has some nice dimension.The tin can was from the dollar spot at Target and the presents are Jolee's. The trim is from my supply and the flower on the top of the hat are from Michales. Happy Birthday my friend!! Below you will see the list of blogs to hop to. Have a great day!

Kris
Jeanine- http://scrappinwithjc.com

Holly- http://hollys-hobbie.blogspot.com

Jen-  http://scdesignbyjen.blogspot.com
...
Susan- http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com

Linda- http://themomentsbylinda.com

Lisa- http://lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com

Nicole- http://creationsbymommy.com

Courtney- http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com

Norma- http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com

Kris- http://creationsbykris-kris.blogspot.com

Suzanne- http://scrapbitz.blogspot.com

Jamie- http://jmecreations.blogspot.com

Happy hopping!
Kris

M.A.G. challenge #53

Hello my friend,
I hope you are all ready for Thanksgiving and the black Friday deals. I love to shop on black friday, but I'm not seeing any deals this year.What are you going shopping for?

I started a baby album for a friend at work and need to finish by the 5th of December, because she will be back from maternity leave-ugh! Tonight I did a page for the MAG challenge. The challenge was to use Sweet Treats cart pg 70 only. I cut the tag for journaling and added a cute little foam bear. The paper is from K&C-snuggle bug collection. The cordinating page has a large bear, so I thought this would be a great place for her to journal on.

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Kris

M.A.G. challenge #51

Good evening,
Todays challenge was to use Pagoda cart pg 43 only. I decided to use the dragonfly and the Linen stack from DCWV and Hopscotch stack from K&C. The scallop was a SU punch. The dragonefly was covered in Martha Stewart coarse glitter over Glossy Accents. The tulle was from my supply as was the big clip. I plan to give this to a friend that loves to read. Hope she likes it.

Krp.s sorry for the washed out photo. I just can seem to take a decent picture for anything-HELP!!

Crciut Circle Challenge

Good morning,
Today I have a card I made for the Cricut Circle monthly challenge-sketch. I used George catr for the circle and heart and Give A Hoot for the Leaf. The papers were from my supply. The circle was embossed with D'vine swirlls and the circle with Autumn Type in my Cuttlebug. All the edges were inked with Tim Holtz inks. The raffia is from my supply. The words say "Bushels of Blessings" and is from the Michaels dollar spot. Hope you like it. I appreciate all your comments. Enjoy your day.

Kris

MAG challenge #50

Hello again,
I decided to make a project for the MAG challenge this week. The challenge was to you Paper Doll Dress Up cart pg 56 only. It states you can add any embellishments, so hope my punch owl is ok. This is a fall treat for friends. The stary shape is from the cart, paper from my stash and the owl is a SU punch(this is the first time I used it).The plastic cello bag for the candy is also from Stampin Up.The brach was a random stamp from my supply of stamps. Enjoy your evening.

Kris

Cricut Circle Nov. monthly challenge

Hello my friends,
Happy November! I know it has been forever since posting. Thnak you for sticking with me.I have decided I need to get back to scrapbooking and away from so many cards, I think I forgot how to scrap! I decided I would do a fall page with texture for the Cricut Circle monthly challenge. These photos are about 4 years old, yes I'm WAY behind!! I used the Freshly Picked Cricut cart for all my cuts and different texture place from PC in my Cuttlebug. I hope to start posting more scrap pages, but it is getting busy with the holidays coming. Thanks for looking and continuing to follow me. Have a great day!

Kris

Baby scrapbook

Hello,
I'm in a hurry to get this photo album done for someone I work with, but finding it a challenge with my wrist in a splint. This is the first page of the book. I used Hello Kitty fort cartridge. The paper is K&C "Snuggle Bug" collection. I will post more as I get them done. Take care,

Kris
The colors are washed out in this picture, looks much better in person.=)

Magnolia colored with Copics

Hello my dear friends,
Today I have a tag that was colored with my Copics. I took 2 classes from Suzanne Dean and learned so much!! I haven't practiced much yet, but here is one try. I love this stamp and can't wait to buy it! I'm sorry that I didn't write the colors down that I used. I also used a white gel pen to highlight. Hope you like it. Have a great day!

Kris

3-D house

Good afternoon,
This is a project for a friends challenge to use Sweet Tooth Box cartridge. I made the house and let me tell you it was very difficu;t with one hand in a sling. I hope to try this again once my wrist is better. The paper is all from my never-ending stash. Enjoy your day and thanks for looking. Take care,

Kris

shoe card

Hello my friends,
Thanks for sticking with me even though I haven't been posting much lately. Things at my house are a little crazy right now. DS had some toe surgery and now has MRSA, so he is going for testing and specialist while I tried to do the right thing and I'm now in a splint. I was coming home from work and saw a girl getting beat, so I called 911 and tried to pull her away, but the guy didn't  like that idea. He ended up squeezing and twisting my wrist, which I let go for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks of still pain I went for X-ray and it is fractured. I now will spend at least 5-6 weeks in a splint. Boy, you never realize how much you use your non-dominat hand til you can't.

After a long few weeks I got together with a friend and actually made a card(2 of the same, to be exact). I used Graphic 45 paper the OZ collection,Crafty Secrets stamps and the Tie the knot Cricut cart for the shoe. The shoe also has glossy accents and stickles to add some shine with a little bling. Hope you like it. I hope to get some more crafting done, but it is a challenge in this brace. Have a great day.

Kris

Diaper tricycle

Hello my friends,
It has been crazy trying to get school stuff ready and fitting in a little travel, so I haven't been crafting at all. Tonight I have a diaper tricycle that I made for a friend at work. The idea came from my friend Paulette at scraplette.blogspot.com( around the block with Scraplette). This item uses diapers, receiving blankets, washclothes, bibs,socks and a bottle. It took some time to make, but I think she will love it. Thanks for the idea Paulette.

I hope everyone has had a great summer. I hope to get crafting again after the scrap expo I'm going to this weekend. Have a wonderful evening.

Kris

ps. isn't the dog cute riding it?

State pennant

Good morning my friends,
I made a state pennant for the Cricut Circle contest for the CHA road trip. The banner was cut from Birthday Bash cartridge,skyline is from Going Places and the clouds were from Hello Kitty. Above the clouds it says "Chicago-windy city". I really like how this turned out. I'm working on my magnets for the swap today-nothing like waiting til the last minute. Have a great day!

Kris