TImeless Twine & Lawn Fawn Cross Promo!!

Hey Everyone!! 

Hope all is well with everyone! Today I'm sharing some awesome projects with all of you for the Timeless Twine and Lawn Fawn Cross Promo! How fun is that?!?! Both companies have some AMAZING products AND they coordinate so well together!! 

So, let's go ahead and take a peek! 

For this card I took the insta camera from the new Lawn Fawn #awesome set and created a background paper on plain white cardstock. I stitched around the border of the pink patterned paper with Timeless Twine Simply white, and then I stamped out the "I'll follow you anytime" and cut the word into single strips, added some patterned paper and adhered them to the card. All the patterned paper is from the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine stack. Caaaaute!!! 

For this card I used some Aqua Timeless Bakers Twine, the #awesome Lawn Fawn stamp set, and the Hello Sunshine paper stack by Lawn Fawn. I used the frame from the #awesome set and added a piece of the patterned cardstock behind the frame. I fussy cut the frame out (outside and the middle) and stamped the awesome on some white cardstock, which I then adhered on top of a die cut banner. I punched a half circle and hand wrote the words "you are", wrapped my twine around and tada... simple, fast and #awesome. 

Here are the products I used: 

Timeless Twine Aqua Blue 

Timeless Twine Simply White

Lawn Fawn #awesome stamp set 

Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine Paper Pad 

Thanks so much for checking out the Timeless Twine and Lawn Fawn cross promo today! I hope you all have a twine-tastic day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

My First Snowman

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!! 

Well, as usual we're gearing up for yet ANOTHER winter storm here in the midwest. We're expecting another 2-6 inches of snow. I'm not quite sure where it is going to go when they plow... there is just WAY too much! I don't think I have EVER seen this much snow in my lifetime. Seriously! So, that leads me to share a "winter" themed layout with all of you today. 

Here is a layout of my oldest, that is now 16, when he was approximately 2. Can you tell I'm quite behind in my scrapping?? This was his first snowman, and I think it was the first REAL accumulation of snow we had since he was born. But, look at it out there today. You can go out and make a gazillion snowmen and still have tons of snow left, lol. 

I chose to dig in my stash for this layout and use up some very OLD supplies, well a few old supplies. The red snowflake paper is at least 5 years old! I am such a paper hoarder, but I'm changing that this year! I just purged a whole jet max cube of patterned paper that I will never use. 

For this layout I used the following: 

Echo Park Paper 

Crate Paper 

Misc Patterned Paper (old stash)

Basic Grey Embellishments 

Timeless Twine - Firecracker 

Bella Creationz - White Bags 

Studio G - Bling Snowflakes 

American Crafts Precision Pen 

Rangers Dylusions Mist Sprays

SVG Cutting File from Scraptastical Kreations 

Recollections Stamp Set 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and taking a peek at my layout. I hope you all have a scrap happy day! : )

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Simply White Blog Hop

Happy Sunday, Everyone!!

Welcome to the Simply White Blog Hop!!

Today the Twine-istas are sharing some FABULOUS projects using the all new "Simply White" twine.

If you have made your way from Karen's blog, you're on the right track. If you happen to just come across this blog post, be sure to head back to the Timeless Twine blog and hop from the beginning. You do NOT want to miss all the amazing projects everyone has to share!! 

Here is the complete line up just in case you lost a long the way 

Timeless Twine - www.timelesstwine.blogspot.com

Brianna - http://bloeffelbein.blogspot.com

Cassandra - http://www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg

Debbie - http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com

Isha - http://hobbyandideas.blogspot.com/2014/02/simply-white-timeless-twine-hop.html

Julie - http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com/2014/02/simply-white-blog-hop-with-timeless.html

Karen - http://karey2005.blogspot.com/2014/01/timeless-twine-simply-white

Kristy (You are here) http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

Madge - http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/

Rose - http://roseshappyplace.blogspot.com/2014/02/timeless-twine-simply-white-blog-hop.html

Ruthie - http://www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Shannon - http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com

Tara - http://secretbeesstudio.blogspot.com

Now, let's take a peek at my project for today. 

(my apologies for the blurry photo. It was snowing and my lighting was NOT playing nice today)

For this card I used the following

Simply White Timeless Twine

Michael's Cardstock - Black & White

Recollections - Gold Embossing Powder

Studio G - Hello Stamp

Gold Sequins 

*************** BLOG CANDY ***************

One lucky winner will win 1 spool of Simply White and a $10 GC to the store. 

To win you must: comment on EACH blog in the hop. The winner will be chosen from all comments and announced no later than 2/16/14. 

Be sure to head on over to the Timeless Twine Facebook page HERE and follow the on Twitter HERE, and check out their Pinterest board HERE. So much inspiration to be seen!! You'll be so happy you're following!! 

Now it's time for you to head on over to Madge's blog to see her fabulous creation!! 

Thank so much for hopping along with us today.I hope you have a scrap happy day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

One of a Kind Boy

Hey Everyone!! 

Well, we're gearing up for yet ANOTHER snow storm here in the mid-west, which will hopefully mean MORE crafty time for me. Although I am beyond over the snow, it does give me a great reason to hibernate down in my igloo and craft the day away!! 

Today I am here sharing a layout with all of you that I created last week when we were stuck in the house with the below zero temps. If it's not snow, it's below zero temps. This sure has been the WONKIEST winter I've seen in my life time!! 

Let's go ahead and take a peek at my layout 

For this layout I started with the base yellow cardstock and then trimmed the gray cardstock down about a 1/4 of an inch and placed that on top of the base. I distressed the edges of the gray cardstock and folded up some of the sides and edges as well. I added a bit of later, twine, and Echo Park stickers. 

Products Used: 

Bazzill Cardstock 

Coordinations Cardstock 

Echo Park Paper - About a Boy Collection 

Echo Park Cardstock Stickers - About a Boy Collection 

Timeless Twine - Lemonade Yellow 

Ranger Dylusion Spray 

Recollections Stamp Set 

Staz-on Ink 

American Crafts Precision Pen 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and thank you for stopping by to take a peek at my project today! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Puppy Cuddles

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!! 

I hope you all are staying warm in this crazy weather we're all experiencing!! Today is my Timeless Twine DT day and I am SOOOO excited to share my layout with all of you. To keep with our "new" theme, I have been dying to scrap a layout of our "new" puppy, Sadie. She has brought us so much joy since we got her on Christmas Eve and when I captured this photo of her a few days ago I was anxious to get it scrapped. Since Sadie is a SHE, I finally get to use some girly colors on layouts. Yay!!! It was quite difficult to do that when my three main subjects for my layouts are boy/man themed, I hardly ever got to use pinks on a layout. Not any more! So, let's go ahead and take a peek at my layout. 

I am SO in love with this layout!! And, I'm so proud of myself for pushing myself beyond my comfort zone and out of my box of what I would normally do! I love how the sequins and splatters go so well with each other and I love the bling, and the gold gives a great accent to the entire page. 

Here are a few close ups 

Those gold letters - to die for! 

I misted the wood veneer, but I think I should have colored it with a marker instead, or just have inked the edges black or done something different. It's hard to see what it says, which is "The Sweetest Thing". On the hearts, I used stickles and I'm VERY impatient when it comes to waiting for things to dry, so I heated it with my heat gun and low and behold I got this really cool "crackle" type effect on them. I love the texture it gives! 

I LOVE how the Timeless Twine Tuxedo Black and the Bella Creationz Valentine Parcel Tags add the perfect touch to this layout. 

For this layout I used the following

Bella Creationz Valentine Parcel Tags 

Timeless Twine Tuxedo Black Twine 

Scraptastical Kreations - Love Elements SVG

Scraptastical Kreations - Everyday Word Arrows

Coordinations Cardsock 

Recollections White Cardstock

The Paper Studio Patterned Paper 

The Paper Studio Puffy Alpha stickers (Gold) 

Recollections Bling Clips

Recollections  Bling 

American Crafts Precision Pen 

Signo White Gel Pen 

American Crafts Remarks Alpha Stickers 

Studio Calico Wood Veneers

Stickles - Gold 

Sequins 

Thank you all for stopping by and taking a peek at my layout today. I hope you all have a scrap happy day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Love Mini Album

Hey Everyone!!

Today I'm going to be sharing bits and pieces of my new en-devour; a mini album. I have always LOVED mini albums, but I have always been intimidated by them at the same time. So, this year I'm putting my mind to trying new things and this is one of them! {**Confession**} I LOVE making them! I don't know what I was so scared about to begin with, but man-o-man, I was really missing out! However, I have not completed the whole album as of yet, but I will have it done very soon. I will be sharing the entire album via You Tube, as well as here on my blog so if you would like to see the finished product, be sure to follow my blog if you don't already and I will be posted the completed album soon! 

 So, let's get to it and take a peek!

This is the inside cover of the album. 

This is the first page in the album 

Now we're going to flip the page; this is the left side. 

I have a little more to add to this side, but I ran into a roadblock and had to walk away for a bit. 

Here's the right side 

Now you want to know all the fabulous Timeless Twine and Bella Creations goodies I used on these mini album pages? LOTS! 

Glassine Bags 3" x 5.5"

I used these on the inside of the front cover to hold the tags/photo mats. 

Bubble Gum Pink - Timeless Bakers Twine

This is used on the first page of the album on the top note die-cut. Perfect touch! 

4" Paper Lace Doilies

Also used these on the first page as well. I spritzed them with some mist, let dry and cut them into quarters. I added them to the corners of the first page. 

Graphite Gray Timeless Bakers Twine

I used the Graphite Gray on the left side of the second page to hold the charm. 

Valentine's Day Timeless Bakers Twine

Cherry Red Timeless Bakers Twine

Both of the Valentine's Day twine and the Cherry Red twine will be used through out the entire album, as they match my paper and theme perfectly. 

Well, that's all for now. I hope I have inspired everyone to try something new this year! Don't let those things you THINK you cannot do get the best of you. You can do it, so go for it and step outside of that comfort zone and go for it!

Thanks for stopping by today to peek at my project. I hope you all have a twine-tastic day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Hello Card

Hello, Everyone! 

Happy Monday to you all! I hope you're having a great day thus far. Today I'm here sharing a "hello" card with all of you. 

For this card I started off with the card looking like this 

I liked it, but thought it needed something else. Something to make it "pop" just a bit more. So, I decided to do some misting, well that misting didn't turn out the way I had anticipated it to so I had to revamp the whole card. 

Here is what the new version looks like 

Because my misting went astray, I had to cut my tag off of the first version to adhere to this one. I added a few more sequins and called it a day. I actually love both versions now. It's amazing how they're the same, but so totally different. I LOVE that it is so CAS too! 

For this card I used: 

Michael's Brand 110 lb cardstock 

Timeless Twine - Key Lime Sorbet 

Sequins - Pink 

Scraptastical Kreations SVG - tag 

Silhouette Cameo 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you all have a scrap happy day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

{Heart} This Life

Hey Everyone!! 

Today I wanted to share a layout with you that I've been wanting to share for SO long, but I used this for a DT submission, so I wasn't able to share until now. This is one of my FAVE layouts.

This photo was taken when the hub's surprised me with Bruno Mars tickets in July of '13. It was the BEST day ever. YES... I'm a HUGE Bruno fan!! I really love how this layout came out. I'm always trying to push myself outside of my comfort zone, and this one really pushed me! Even if it takes me 2 or 3 hours to do it, I love that I am able to challenge myself to go above what I'm used to. 

For this layout I used the following products 

Kraft Cardstock

Crate Paper 

Basic Grey die-cuts & chipboard

Scraptastical Kreations SVG - Totally Fun Squares

Timeless Twine - Kraft Black

Bella Creations - Decorative Kraft Label

Unity Stamp Co Stamps

Misc Wood Veneer

A few other misc work stickers and sayings. 

I had a list of the product I used, but unfortunately it has gone MIA in among my creative chaos. 

Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peek at my layout. I hope you all have a fabulous scrappy day! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Merry Christmas Box

Hey Everyone!! 

Well, I'm running a bit behind on sharing all my Christmas goodies with all of you. I crammed for a craft show two weeks before Christmas, which was a vendor show; Tupperware, Tastefully Simple, etc. So, needless to say that show was a total bust. 

Then, Christmas Day night my youngest son and I came down with the flu. We were in the ER that Friday, sigh. That flu/virus/bronchitis/head cold had us down for almost two weeks! It was horrible! So, that is why I haven't been able to share any of my Christmas creations with all of you. So, I'm slowly getting them posted now. 

Here is a Merry Christmas Box that I whipped up. These boxes from Bella Creations fits the Bath and Body Works mini candles perfectly. This is a great little co-worker gift or a small, fun gift to use for family and friends. 

For this I used the following products 

Timeless Twine - Cherry Red 

Bella Creations - Kraft Pinstripe Boxes

Scraptastical Kreations SVG - Tag 

Jaded Blossom Stamps 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a scrap happy day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Oh Christmas Tree

Howdy, All!! 

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year!! Our New Year is starting off with my son and I being a bit under the weather. Boo!! But, I wanted to quickly share a card with all of you today. 

 I'm sharing a Christmas card... Yes, Christmas, I know it's over, but I wasn't able to share this card for a while because it was used for a DT submission and having the flu, I just wasn't able to do much at all. But, I wanted to be able to share it with all of you anyway. 

I love how the look that the twine gives the entire card. I think it's super cute, simple but elegant. 

For this card, I cut the tree out of a 4 in x 5.25 inch piece of cardstock. I then cut a TON of pieces of the Olive Green twine from Timeless Twine (perfect for Christmas anything!). I ran my ATG adhesive around the edges of the tree and adhered each piece of twine vertically. I also cut the star with my Cameo and added that to the top. Then I found some super cute glittered circle flat backs that fit perfectly as ornaments and added my sentiment. 

For this card I used the following products

Paper Tray Ink Cardstock 

Timeless Twine - Olive Green 

Jaded Blossom Stamps 

Recollections glitter dots 

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you all have a scrap happy day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Christmas Candy Dispenser

Happy Thursday, Everyone!! 

I hope you all are recovering from a fantastic Christmas! I'm sure everyone is out taking advantage of all the great sales today!

Today I'm sharing with all of you a super cute way for you to share some mints or candy with everyone during the holiday season. You can even use this for other holiday's or everyday uses through out the year. And, the twine adds the perfect touch to it! 

For this I used the Olive Green Twine and Cherry Red twine. Both of these are perfect for the Christmas season. 

The box I created using a file from the Silhouette store. I love this box and it goes great with ALL the Timeless Twine, and you can use it for ANY occasion you need to.

I hope you all have a twine-tastic day and thank you for stopping by to take a peek at my project today!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Timeless Twine & PPPR Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!!

Welcome to the Timeless Twine and Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons blog hop! 

Today you will see an array of super cute and creative ideas using Timeless Twine and PPPR Graphics and Cutting Files.

If you've come from Melisa's blog, you're on the right track, but if you've lucked up on this blog post, be sure to head back to Lisa's blog to hop from the beginning. 

Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way 

Lisa - www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Amy T - www.tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com

Candace - www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

Brianna - www.bloeffelbein.blogspot.com

Shannon - www.designsofapaddymack.typepad.com

Debbie - www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com

Melisa - www.melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com (came from)

Kristy - www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com (you are here)

Nicole - www.teachdanz.blogspot.com (next stop)

Stacy - www.timelesstwine.blogspot.com

Now, let's take a peek at my project today 

For this I used the following: 

Cherry Red Timeless Twine 

Olive Green Timeless Twine 

PPPR Jolly St. Nick Cutting File 

PPPR K-Cup holder 

NOW on to some... BLOG Candy!! 

There are two prizes up for grabs; a $20 Timeless Twine GC and a $20 PPPR GC. 

In order to be eligible to win you must do the following:
1) Comment on each blog in the hop 

2) Be a follower of each blog in the hop

Happy Hopping and I hope you all have been inspired today! Have a twine-tastic day!

Hugs, 

Kristy 

25 Days of Christmas - Day 4

Hey Everyone!! 

Today is Day 4 of the 25 Days of Christmas hop. I hope you all have enjoyed the last 3 days! 

If you've come from Sharon's blog, you're in the right spot, but if you just stumbled upon this blog post, be sure to head back to Dana's blog and hop from the beginning. 

Here is the complete line up 

Dana - www.danascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Mandy - www.scrappykins.blogspot.com

Suzelle - www.stylishpartsupplies.blogspot.com

Debbie - www.scrapmequickdesigns.com

Sharon - www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com

Kristy - You are HERE

The theme for today is Teacher's Gifts!! How fun, right? We could all use some great teacher giving ideas! 

Here's mine! 

Here's the entire set 

Here is a close up of one of the note holders. 

Here's a close up of the altered binder clips. 

I used an ARRAY of papers and products for these items, however I did not right it all down as I did these for a craft show and have been in such a rush. I have listed what I do remember, lol. I would also like to thank Kerry's Paper Crafts for these fabulous ideas and inspiration! 

Hobby Lobby Paper Stack
DCWV Paper Stack 

Timeless Twine 

Scraptastical Kreations SVG's

Silhouette Cameo 

(the print and cut has has a workout!)

You are at the last stop for the day. I hope you have enjoyed all of the fabulous teacher gift ideas today!! 

Have a fantastic day! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Christmas Layout

Happy Tuesday!! 

Today is my DT day for Timeless Twine and I cannot wait to share my layout with all of you. I pushed myself, as I have been lately, to go out of my comfort zone and let me tell you, I LOVE it!! Pushing myself has truly made me grow more creatively!

So, here is my project for today 

I seen this idea on Two Peas and just HAD to try it! They did it with a Halloween theme, but I have these B/W photos of my boys, and I thought it would be fun to do a layout similar with these photos. I just cut the background out with my Cameo and attached different patterned papers from My Big Ideas mini stack. I really LOVE how this layout turned out! 

For this layout I used the following: 

Timeless Twine Cherry Red

Paper - My Big Ideas mini stack 

Paint - Making Memories 

SVG stars and tree - Scraptastical Kreations

I am also entering this layout into the Paper Issues Link Party!

Well, that's all for today. Thank you for stopping by and taking a look at my layout today. I hope I've inspired you to go beyond your comfort zone and try something you normally wouldn't. Have a fabulous day!! 

Hugs, 

Kristy 

Tis the Season...

Happy Sunday, Everyone!! 

I hope you all are having a blessed day!! 

I have been working with vinyl the last few days, and I decided last night that it was time to switch it up and play with some paper, so I decided to play along with the Peachy Keen challenge and a few linky party's as well. This week they have a sketch challenge up, and I'm a sucker for sketches!! 

Here's the sketch for the challenge 

And, here is my take on the sketch 

Here is a closer view of the bottom portion of the tag 

For this I used the following: 

Peachy Keen - PK-570 Basic Paper Doll Faces

Paper - The Paper Studio Christmas Stack 

Twine - Timeless Twine Watermelon Sorbet

Bling - Studio 112

I am also entering this card into the following challenges/linky parties

Just B Creative link party 

Everyday is an Occasion - Sunday Fun-day link party

Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes challenge

Well, that's all for today. Thank you all for stopping by and I hope you all have been inspired in some way. 

Hugs, 

Kristy