tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90121186088847854282012-03-02T18:26:44.987-07:00"The world is but a canvas to the imagination." ~ Henry David ThoreauChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-42062641057185535162012-03-02T06:00:00.000-07:002012-03-02T06:00:05.543-07:00

Good Morning!  I would like to share with you a card I made for a friend's son's birthday, who will be turning 16 this month!! I used the Kenny K image, Golfer from the All Stars collection and colored him with marker.  I added some small white brads to the finished card.  I also used my Cuttlebug for the embossed dot background.  The number "16" was cut out using my Cricut.  The large white

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-50389872963947740232012-03-01T06:00:00.000-07:002012-03-01T06:00:19.967-07:00

Good Morning!! I made the following card for There She Goes Challenge 145 as well as for my sister, who just moved away this past weekend.  The challenge: a sketch.  Here is what I created! I used TSG's Thinking of You mini set, which you can purchase HERE.  I loved the look of the black and white flowers and felt as though it added to the elegance to the card.  My bottom is embossed using

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-10790079547383582202012-02-29T11:42:00.002-07:002012-02-29T11:43:54.997-07:00

Good Afternoon!! I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!  I wanted to share with you the card I made for the Kenny K Krafty Girlz Challenge.  The challenge: Bright and Springy. I used Kenny K's Troublemaker image from the Glam Gang set, which you can buy HERE.  She is colored in marker.  My image is inked in yellow.  The sentiment is from a collection of miscellaneous stamps my daughter

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-85903477495947305042012-02-10T09:36:00.006-07:002012-02-24T19:48:42.574-07:00

Good Morning!! I will have a couple of cards posted today to share with you !! The first card I would like to share with you today is for The Greeting Farm's Monday Funday #19 challenge: Stitching. For my design inspiration, I chose to use the Sweet Sunday Sketch #151. Here is the sketch and here is what I created:Recently I bought Piper and so far she ranks VERY high on my favorite list. She

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-37486846858992464982012-01-25T10:15:00.001-07:002012-02-24T19:48:57.397-07:00

Good morning!! I wanted to share a card I made for my nephew's birthday using the Sweet Sunday Sketch 150 from The Sweetest Thing blog. This is the first time I've done any of these sketches and I have to say that I really love them!! Here is the sketch and here is what I created!!My image is Dustin Pike's Monster 4 from the August 27th Set. Monster was colored in marker and then paired up with

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-55272200605928560952012-01-22T21:02:00.003-07:002012-02-24T19:49:35.054-07:00

Hello and Good Evening!! I created this card for the Simply Betty Challenge as well as the CAS153 challenge on SplitCoast Stampers. The challenge for Simply Betty was to use any Betty image on your card. The CAS153 challenge was a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch and here is what I created:My image is Betty Valentine and she is colored in marker. I pulled some fun Valentine paper from my

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-43212271419223743202012-01-22T20:17:00.001-07:002012-02-24T19:49:47.370-07:00

Good Evening!! I wanted to share a card I made for the Some Odd Girl challenge of "Bling it Up". I love bling and I love bling challenges!! Here is what I created:I used Dressy Kaylee and colored her in marker. Then I added crystal effects to her shoes and stickles to her shirt. My background paper is Core'dinations embossed with a flower cuttlebug folder and sanded. To finish off the card I

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-51698124765400050702012-01-17T10:20:00.004-07:002012-02-24T19:49:57.679-07:00

Good Morning my fellow stampers & crafters!! Wow!! The new year has started off great and I have been wrapped up in so many crafty projects that I haven't had time to post since New Year's Eve!! I have a fun card I created for you today. It was for the Bow-Dacious Challenge at Kenny K Stamps. The challenge: Use bows, the bigger, the better!! Here is what I created:I used my Allegro Cuttlebug

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-26674789008543302222011-12-31T09:53:00.001-07:002012-02-24T19:50:11.453-07:00

Good Morning on this last day of 2011. I'm looking forward to 2012 and have many new things I am going to try, craft, etc. Today I want to share with you a card I created for the There She Goes Challenge 136: Thank You Cards. I recently purchased the HSH Holiday Additions stamp set, which you can purchase HERE, and I have to say I had so much fun playing with this set. Here is what I created

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-87930307323448285092011-12-21T08:02:00.006-07:002012-02-24T19:50:21.845-07:00

Good Morning!! I hope you are having a wonderful day. It's snowing here and I love the snow! School gets out today for Christmas break and I can't wait to spend time with my family over the break. My daughter has a party at school today and wanted to have Christmas tree cupcakes. I found an awesome picture online but didn't have the right tip to make the trees tall, so I improvised. Here's

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-66598170999368689652011-12-19T05:00:00.000-07:002012-02-10T09:50:24.300-07:00

Hello!  It's Monday and this is my last post for the Creative Vision Stamps design team.  This has been a wonderful journey for me and I am grateful to Laura for choosing me to be part of her team!  Thanks Laura!! For my last card I used the wonderful Let It Snow set, which I have had my eye on for a long time.  Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE snowmen.  This is an amazing set with

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-42256826877947445432011-12-16T05:00:00.005-07:002011-12-16T05:00:02.837-07:00

Good Morning! I hope you are happy and well today!! I have a fun tutorial for you called stamp masking. Stamp masking is used when you want to create a scene for a card or layer some images together. For this particular project I used Creative Vision Stamps Lemonade Stand set, which you can buy HERE. This is a great set for so many projects I would recommend if you don't have it

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-24361365523640947722011-12-06T19:45:00.000-07:002011-12-06T19:45:48.012-07:00

Hello my fellow bloggers!! Don't miss the fun at Clear Creative Stamps this week where the Grinch Game is currently going on.  Hop on over to the blog and enter for your chance to win awesome prizes!!

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-27630765270068084882011-12-02T05:00:00.011-07:002011-12-10T08:33:21.090-07:00

Welcome to another Creative Vision Design Team Themed Blog Hop. The hop today is VERY special because it is the team's final hop. PLUS we have a guest designer on the company blog PLUS Laura Lou Who goes LIVE with THING 1 and Whoville ACTION NEWS! Yes the GRINCH GAME begins TODAY!! For this hop I made a card organizer. This is a wonderful, economical gift for anyone who sends cards for

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-56593861894478211412011-11-23T05:00:00.002-07:002011-11-23T05:00:01.809-07:00

Good Morning!! I have a fun winter card for you today as the holidays are right around the corner. It's hard to believe that Christmas is only 31 days away. Hopefully you are hanging in there and enjoying the holiday season.I used Clear Creative Stamps set Hello Hunny and colored my cute bird in grey and blue marker. Then I enhanced his scarf with some crystal stickles. For the first time too, I

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-19748389126857278812011-11-10T05:00:00.001-07:002011-11-10T05:00:20.774-07:00

Good Morning!! Anyone who knows me knows that I am a cat lover. So, when I came across some of my pictures of my cat being lazy I decided to put them together with the awesome "Nappy Hour" sentiment from Creative Clear Stamps, which you can buy HERE.Hope you have a wonderful scrappy day!!Page Elements:Sentiment: Nappy HourPaper: Green, patterned green, black, whiteInk: BlackEmbellishments: cat

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-39224746917795299892011-11-02T05:00:00.010-06:002011-12-10T08:44:42.798-07:00

Welcome to another Creative Vision Team Themed Blog Hop. Today we are sharing a themed project, "Tags". With Christmas right around the corner we hope our creations inspire you to create some tags of your own!  As you hop hop hop your way around, make sure to become a Creative Vision Blog follower if you are not already, (you have to be in order to win) then leave some love for a chance to WIN a

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094553066602386376noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-59059302634385602282011-10-10T05:00:00.033-06:002011-10-30T21:30:35.724-06:00

Good Morning!! I hope this Monday morning is finding you happy and well. Today I have created an altered item for you using the Hello Hunny set from Creative Vision Stamps. I took a large light switch plate in white, covered it with white tissue paper then covered with mod podge. I did this twice to get two strong layers of tissue paper on the cover. After it was dry I stamped my image in

Christynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-61464956118903500692011-10-02T05:00:00.072-06:002011-12-10T09:34:55.002-07:00

Welcome to another Creative Vision Team Themed Blog Hop. Today we are sharing projects made with "My Favorite Things". As you hop hop hop your way around, make sure to become a Creative Vision Blog follower if you are not already, then leave some love for a chance to WIN a Shopping Spree to the Creative Clear Stamp Store!I absolutely love fall!! It is my favorite time of the year. I love the

Christynoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-72161431470012228292011-09-12T10:12:00.001-06:002011-10-30T22:06:50.955-06:00

Happy Monday Morning Stampers!! It's Christy here easing you into the week with a fun little birthday invitation. I used the Surprise Party set to complete this project. This is such a fun a versatile set which can be used for any birthday or anniversary occasion. The design for my card comes from the criss-cross tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers, which you can find HERE. These cards are so fun

Christynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012118608884785428.post-67040282469801851542011-09-02T05:00:00.019-06:002011-12-10T08:50:49.860-07:00

Good Morning Stampers!  Today is the official kickoff for Creative Vision's brand new design team! Together we will hop our way around the blogs and meet the very special and talented members of Design Team 6. There will be random prizes awarded to bloggers who post comments. Be sure to become a Creative Vision blog follower, if you are not already, in order to be eligible for those prizes.

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