And To All A Good Night

Merry Christmas!!  It's that wonderful time of the year when we often find ourselves one present too short, but no time to go shopping. Usually, that's when the cash starts to look appetizing, but the presentation can be lacking.

Faced with this situation myself, I decided to devote just a little time, effort and thought into the packaging of a stash of cash. I needed something for a 13 year old boy who loves his doggie, and loves to give generously to others.

I used a video instruction by Gina K Designs on Stamp TV for making a quick and easy masculine money holder. You can find the video and the measurements HERE. It took less than a half a sheet of cardstock, and just scraps to decorate the panels. I changed up the inside so I would have an overlapping piece of coordinated paper to tuck in the bills.

I love using this set by Tami Mayberry. She created Warm Winter Wishes with her grandmother in mind, and dedicated 100% of her proceeds to the Alzheimer's Association. How's that for a gift that keeps on giving! 

I think I'm going to hang this on the tree with the ornaments so it doesn't get lost amongst the ripped papers from other gifts. I might make a game out of helping him find it. Hee hee! Wouldn't that be a fun tradition!

I hope you have enjoyed your holiday festivities, whatever form they take for you. Some of our designers are taking a break this week, and we'll be back in the new year with a new format. Stay tuned!

With warm regards,

~ky

Recipe: 

Cardstock, Gina K Designs Pure Luxury

Patterned Paper, Basic Grey Max and Whiskers

Stamp Set, Warm Winter Wishes by Tami Mayberry through Gina K Designs

Coloring, Copic Markers and Stardust gold pen

Ribbon, Gina K Designs

for-EVA!

Howdy folks! It's Ky here with another little project to inspire you. Eva sent papers out to our team to use this month. How sweet is that? Gifting us during the gift month? Smart cookie, that lady! I enjoyed playing with these papers.

It might be a little hard to see, but there's a ton of glitter embedded in these papers. I do not usually get along with glitter, but I could handle this. So lovely! I used Tami Mayberry's Dreams set (through Gina K Designs) and some distress inks to create the image and sentiment. A few touches of bling, and two colors of matting - Wine with Everything, and Dark Chocolate dress it up just fine. I had to do a little distressing around the focal image because the stamped frame is well worn. Love it!

The sentiment, so appropriate in so many of my dear friends and family's mind, is

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~Maya Angelou

I hope your holiday plans are shaping up, and that you have a little time for yourself, to savor the season.

Ta!
~ky

Hey Girlfriend!

Hello friends! It's Ky again, here with a little inspiration for you. Do you know there are tons of new challenges on Splitcoast Stampers website? Yeah, the cards we make are sent to MD Anderson for cancer patients to use, and about $6500 worth of prizes being given away, too. The event is known as Hope You Can Cling To or HYCCT. Once you're done here, go check them out! There's a new challenge every day.

My project today was completed for one of those challenges. This is Tami Mayberry's awesome set - You Go Girl, by Gina K Designs. It's filled with great sentiments of encouragement, perfect for Breast Cancer Awareness month, or anytime. It's really easy to paper piece with, too. I've paired it up with more old Basic Grey papers, and a little faux stitching.

Ok - I'm off to play more challenges. If you decide to make something, link it up here, in the comments, so we can enjoy it too! Have a great day!

Ta for now,
~ky

Gadget-a-holic

Hi again - it's me, Ky. I'm letting you peek into my warped world today. They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. But what if you *like* your problem? Love your problem?? You FEED it, that's what you do.

I started papercrafting out of necessity - I had a need to chronicle my life in scrapbooks. My needs changed, and I found card making, a wonderful way to use my extra papers, and feed my inner demon. I love gadgets. Transitioning from scrapbooks to cards wasn't easy. In fact, some of us scrapbookers considered ourselves purist, and cardmakers were just hacks that couldn't focus long enough to make bigger scenes with journaling and all that stuff. Trust me - cardmakers are not slouches in any sense of the word.

I had the hardest time making that change from my 12 x12 world to half-sheet projects with no title, no journaling, nothing. But... there were all these fun TOYS! Gadgets galore! I was bringing my paycheck home in bags with no idea what to do with the things I found, but I had TOYS!

I found this thing called a Cuttlebug. Then there were embossing folders, and next were Spellbinder's Nestabilities! I learned how to paper piece, fussy cut images, and heat emboss to seal in glitter!

I was hooked. I still am! There's hardly a week that goes by that I don't find something new to do with my older gadgets. People are coming up with new gadgets, but the cool thing? We keep learning new ways to use our same old things!

So, join us. Come out and play with your older gadgets or techniques. Dust off that heat gun, pull out your old adhesive letters, get in there and find your mojo! Check us out tomorrow. Sherry will have something cute and newly old!

Ta for now,

~ky