The beginning of the end.........

So..........I think I'm going to give up the blog for a bit.  There are a couple of reasons to do so and I'm not finding the time and energy to do it much anymore........so......I think at the end of the week Crafty Cre8tions blog will go dark for a bit.  I might pop in here and there (and I'll still be creating) but my postings and blog visits will be dropping off.

I think I'll probably post some pictures on my Crafty Cre8tions Facebook page because it will be easier and faster - so if you're on FB and want to 'like' the page.........feel free!

These last few posts will be super quick too:

Here's a card I made for Cindy's birthday two week's ago:

Have a great day!!!!!!!

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Sending Hugs

Happy Friday!!!!!!!!  I've had a couple of friends needing some hugs and encouragement lately - so I colored up this Penny Black image with my prisma pencils and sent it off to one of them this week.

I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder in the background and my Lawn Fawn banner die cut and sentiment. I actually forgot I had the banner outline stamp so it looks a little bland, but I did ink the edges so it pops out a bit!

Have a great weekend!!!!!!

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Sent with Love.......

I really love Distress Inks!  The simplest way to use them is the 'smoosh' method.  Emboss a stamp on watercolor paper, smoosh a few colors on your craft mat, spritz with water and smoosh your watercolor paper on top!

That's exactly what I did with this Penny Black stamp and I love the result!  I cut out the card base from a Nestability die and added some stamps to that for some background!

Hope you play with your Distress Inks this weekend!!!

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CAS(E)#19 - Happy Birthday

Good morning all!   Today's card is for the CAS(E) this Sketch#19 and I was in need of a masculine birthday card - so it was a good match:

I grabbed my Skipping Stones wine glass stamp and used my new Lawn Fawn banner die cut! (So happy those came out!)

I added a few score lines and called it a day!

Here's the sketch:

Keepin' it short! See ya!

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STB#7 - Happy Birthday

I'll admit - I'm not sure how I feel about this card.  I don't really love how my butterfly goes with the patterned paper -but I'm posting it anyways!

This layout & challenge is for the Seize The Birthday#7.  Here's the sketch:

Ho-hum............


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STB#6 - Masculine Birthday

It's another card for Seize the Birthday and it's 'masculine' week.  Here's an image I colored up watching the Grammys and put the card together during the week.

I didn't go too crazy on the card but used MME paper and a Stamping Bella image.  I wanted my little boy to have red hair - so I gave that a whirl coloring it up!

Here's the sketch if you want to play along!!!

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STB#5

Yah! I was able to make a card for the Seize the Birthday challenge#5 - feminine card.  This will also work for Stamping Bella's Bellarific Friday of "anything goes":

Here's little Millie with her balloon!  She's colored with Prisma pencils and I popped up her balloon extending it from the original stamp.  For the background - I embossed Hero Arts and Impression Obsession stamps with white powder.

Here's the sketch - but you've got to submit by 12 noon today!

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TSOT#104 - You make Life Bright!

Happy Sunday to you!!!!!!  I'm writing this up on Friday and we're about to get hit with 12" - 18" of snow!  This should make for a GREAT crafting day - but I'm still not 100% so it might turn into a great sleeping day :(.

I did have time this week to play along with the Try Stamping on Tuesday Sketch #104:

This is a Lawn Fawn lantern embossed on watercolor paper and then colored in with Distress Inks.  The sentiment is from the Verve and wow - that paper is ancient!!! LOL

Here's the sketch:

Have a great day!!!!!

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LC51 - Love from all of us!

Happy Saturday to you!!!!  So Lea was selling a few of her stamps and she had some that I was interested in! I placed an order and she shipped them right out to me!  I got working on a card for the Lawnscaping Challenges#51 - which was an inspiration photo.

If you follow Kristina Werner's blog - you'll notice that I shamelessly recreated the background she did on her MACM post using my Distress Inks on watercolor paper.

I embossed this Lawn Fawn bouquet and colored them in with Distress Inks too.  Then I used my embossing pen and covered the bouquet with clear powder so I could ink up the background with no bleeding.

Such a fun card to make.  Here's the inspiration photo. You have until the 13th to play along:

Have a great Saturday!!

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Saturday to you!!!!!!  Hope you had a great week!  I'm finally over my sickness - so I'm thrilled.  I have to say - I was a lucky girl this past week.  Per my hubby's orders to "take it easy" - I didn't set an alarm for 4 out of the 5 days!  Reality will be brutal on Monday......but I enjoyed it while I could!

Here's a card I made two weeks ago and is finally making its appearance on the blog:

This is a Penny Black image colored up with my prisma pencils.  I've mentioned my love of poppies right?  I used a Nestie die cut and then masked the inside and colored up the outer scallops for some definition.

Well - I hope you have a great day!!!!


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Poppy Thank You

Happy Monday!  I missed last week's deadline entry for the Dynamic Duo's green/yellow challenge.  I had an hour before the deadline and I was going to race and take a picture, edit, post to blog, enter challenge and then I thought........REALLY?  All for a challenge?  Perspective Maria.......perspective!

So....a few days late...here's the card anyway!

I LOVE this Lulu with Poppies! One of my FAVORITE Stamping Bella images!  This time I colored her with Distress Markers and I really have to admit........I still don't LOVE these markers!  I feel I get better watercoloring with the Distress Ink Pads. Oh well!

I embossed a Nestie die on the green layer and then layed the die cut layer on top! I really like this look!  I added a few gems and a Hero Arts sentiment.

Hope you have a great day!!!

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STB#1 - Happy Birthday

Hello again!!!!  Next card up is for the Seize The Birthday Challenge#1.  If you haven't heard of this challenge blog yet - it's pretty cool.  For the first week - you create a feminine card based on their sketch. The second week - you create a masculine card based on the same sketch.  I know I always need help with masculine cards - so I'm excited to have found this new challenge blog.

Here's my feminine card:

I recently got some Dylusions spray inks - so I wanted to try them out.  I embossed this Penny Black flower with white powder on watercolor paper.  Then I spritzed them with teal and blue inks.  It will take a bit to get use to the spray (and the blue fingers I went out to dinner with) - but I'm happy with the result!

I used a PTI sentiment that I bent to fit that layer and a PTI impression plate that I dotted with my white gel pen.

I added a few gems to the flower and dew drops to the right side!

OK - well - go check out this challenge blog if you haven't already!  Here's the sketch:

ONE more card to come!!!!!!!  See you again soon!

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Bellarific Friday - Serenity Now!

TGIF to you out there!!!!!!  Today's card is one I made following this week's Stamping Bella sketch challenge:

This definitely was a 'different' sketch, but I had fun with it!  I stamped one of Paula Williamson's images and then ever so carefully punched it into a circle.  The image comes with a square outline  - so I had to line it up just perfect!  Then I colored it with my Distress Markers.  I used a Stampin' Up background stamp I got at my LSS thrift sale.  I finished off the card with PTI diecut flowers and a MFT sentiment.

Here's the sketch:

Hope you have a terrific day!!!!!!!!!

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I'm so sorry

Hiya Friends!  Hope you are well today.  I made this card last week for a friend who had to put her dog Brandy down.  She was 14 years old, which is quite old for her breed, but even still - it is a tough loss for them.

When I saw the Mojo#270 sketch - which was two week's ago - I kept it unread in my Google Reader because I liked the sketch and knew I wanted to use it even if I missed the deadline.

I used papers from My Mind's Eye pack, which I just love the pink/brown combo.
I die cut hearts from a Verve die and the heart border is Memory Box die.
The sentiment is Studio G and I forget who makes the pawprints.

I hope this gave some comfort to my friend.  Have a great day!


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TSOT#96 - Sky's the Limit

Before I get to my pre-scheduled card - I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the tragedy just 40 minutes north of me in Sandy Hook, CT.  Just unspeakable and my prayers and thoughts are with all of those parents who have lost their children in what is supposed to be a safe place and for those adults who lost their lives as well.  I know Connecticut and the entire US will pull together in thoughts and prayers for these families, first responders and anyone else affected by this.


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So......I'm really LOVING coloring on Kraft with the pencil over pencil technique.  Here's another Stamping Bella image I colored on Thursday.  It's just so vibrant!

I used My Mind's Eye paper and followed the Try Stamping on Tuesday Sketch # 96.  I cut the card base from a Nestie die and then used my Sizzix stars and layered three of them.  I finished it off with an Amuse sentiment and the stars are glistening with glitter!

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!!!!!


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Santa Teddy

Hello!!  Today's just a quick post showing another Christmas card I made using a Stamping Bella image:

Does the paper look familiar?  Yes - same paper as yesterday's card - since I only have one Christmas paper pack! LOL  Might have to change that if I run to Michaels!

For this card I did the "out of the box" technique - see how his bag is off the Nestie die cut?  I like this technique, but I don't know why I can never remember HOW to do it! Always takes me so long once I decide that I want to do it. YKWIM?  

Anyway - he's colored with my prisma pencils and has a lot of glitter on the 'white' parts of his outfit.  It was a rainy day when I took the picture - so once again - not the best showing of the card!


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SFYTT - December Birthday & Year Review

Happy Friday to you - although I'm little sad.  This is the final Sketch For You To Try - December challenge and forever :(   Jen decided it's time to stop the monthly challenge.  But all good things must come to an end, I guess.   So, based on the December sketch, here's my card:

This is a Stamping Bella image colored with my prisma pencils.  I popped up the tag for dimension and then added a There She Goes sentiment.

I forgot to take a picture of the inside of the card before writing it out.......so forgive the note inside, but I had to share it:

Backstory:  Our friend Nick is a funny guy.   One of his common sayings is:  "I love you, but I'm not IN love with you" - which we just crack up about.  He LOVES LOVES LOVES Cindy's dog Toby (who only has one eye) - so I knew the image on the front of the card would be perfect for him and I knew what I wanted this inside to say too!  So I used my Lawn Fawn alphabet to create the inside sentiment.  LOL - at least I had a good LOL about it :)

Continuing on.............

I submitted cards every month of 2012 for Sketch For You To Try and as per Jen's requirements to be eligible for prizes, we have to share our cards/links for the year:

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Not sure if you stuck with this whole post or not! It was a long one! But if you did - have a GREAT Friday!!!


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