Cheers! October giveaway ends Tuesday!

Hello and welcome!

Just popping in to remind you that the October giveaway ends this Tuesday, October 18th! You have until midnight Alaska time Tuesday night! Here's what you can win:

 Go to the original giveaway post here to see how to enter!

I did this birthday card for a friend and co-worker! I just love these ladies from Impression Obsession! This one is from the set called "Wine Diva" and I stamped it in Ranger archival jet black ink. I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens to color with but didn't use water, just the pens for blending. I added Nuvo crystal drops in red. I stamped the inside with the same ink and two sentiments from the same stamp set! My co-worker loved it!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!
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CHALLENGES:
Impression Obsession Challenge: Fall Birthday
Virginia's View Challenge #24: Focal Point
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes

July Giveaway Starts Today... Best Wishes Bird!

Hello and welcome!
Happy Independence Day... probably a day late as I am writing this the evening of July 4th!

This is hopefully a quick post about the July giveaway (see how to enter below) and a quick card that's for sale at the arts and crafts fair called Friday Fling in Palmer, Alaska!

My card is pretty simple in that it has some blue glitter washi tape on the side and a simple stamped image from the set by WPlus9 called "It's a New Day". I colored it with Zig Clean Color Brush Pens and it was a practice piece for using these and getting blending down. Not sure I accomplished the correct blending but I am practicing! I left the branch uncolored to give the bird center stage and you can't see by this photo but he's sparkly with Wink of Stella glitter pen. I added a sentiment from the set that is mislabeled and it was from a blog hop I won a lot of stamps in so I'll have to add the company name when I find out! If you recognize the set please leave me a comment below and tell me (and that will be an entry into the giveaway too!!). I, of course, used Gina K Designs base weight card stock as my base for this card!

July giveaway: Heidi Swapp stencil; Technique Tuesday: Learn Something by Ali Edwards stamp set; Gossamer Blue stamp set from January 2014 main kit; Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts Dainty Doily 4" x 4" die; and multi-color sequins.

This giveaway will run through July 18th and I will pick a winner on July 19th!

To win all you have to do is:

1. Comment on this post below for one entry.

2. Comment and/or like giveaway photo on my Instagram account for one entry (Alaska.Kris)

3. Comment and/or like giveaway post on my Facebook page for one entry. (Alaska Forget Me Not Designs)

4. BONUS ENTRY: For a bonus (4th) entry, repost on your blog, Instagram account or Facebook page about my giveaway and leave the link in the comments on this post only.

That is four entries total per person. You have until midnight Alaska time July 18th to do one or all four ways of entering for this giveaway. I will pick a winner and contact them on July 19th. Sorry USA entries only due to shipping costs.

I would love it if you followed me on all my social media but it isn't required for the monthly giveaways. I make cards for the love of creating and love to follow, like and comment on the blogs and other social media accounts of those who love to do the same. That is all.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!

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CHALLENGES:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Red, White and/or Blue

Seize the Birthday: Birds, Bees & Butterflies
CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: Stamping, Markers, & Your Choice (glitter & washi tape)
Addicted to CAS: Challenge #91 Fly
The Daily Marker: 30 Day Color Challenge

GIVEAWAY WINNER... and CHEERS!

 Hello and welcome!

Yes, we have a winner of May's blog post giveaway!! But first...

My cards! I sent these two cards to my sisters because I am getting together with them (and our brother) in Nevada in a week (I leave in a few hours to fly south!!!).

I love these Art Obsession "Wine Diva" ladies together and tried to make them like us (although we are more gray than blond these days) and of course, we are toasting each other! The inside sentiment is from the same set and says "At our age we need glasses... lots and lots of glasses!" and I crossed out "at our age" and added "on our road trip" instead!

I used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens for my color on watercolor paper that I stamped the image on using my MISTI (Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented). The MISTI really helps when you are stamping on rough watercolor paper because getting a good image is hard the first time around.

I backed these two cards with black and white diagonal or piano keyboard paper and some strips of black glitter tape at the bottom! My middle sister, Debbie, said she got her's today... and she called me silly for sending it! LOL

And now the winner of the May blog giveaway is...

REGINA RIOUX

who I happen to know from Haines! She liked my post and it was an easy entry too! Congratulations Regina!

My June blog giveaway will be starting late because I don't return from vacation until June 2nd but I will let it run a little longer to make up for the delay!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!
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CHALLENGES:

GIVEAWAY Ending May 14th! Eagles and Father's Day

Hello and welcome!

Just a quick reminder about there's only five more days to enter my giveaway! Read all about the giveaway on the May 1st giveaway post here!  Here's a photo to remind you what's in the giveaway!

I'm in the process of making lots of Father's Day cards to sell at the Friday Fling arts and crafts fairs every Friday during the summer in downtown Palmer, Alaska! (Since the Fling hasn't started yet I couldn't get any Mother's Days cards created for it!) So I start out with the (Deep Red) eagle above and used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens to color only the beak and eye the brilliant yellow! To give some depth and "life" to them I covered the beak and eye in Glossy Accents... the white "gleam" in the eye is actually the reflection of the light from the window onto the Glossy Accents! Both the base weight white and kraft card stock are from Gina K Designs. I splattered some Ranger distress black paint and Vintage Photo distress ink over the cards to also add some interest. You probably can't see but I did a few dots of Glossy Accents over the cards as well. The sentiments are in Ranger black ink (stamp set info coming soon!).

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!
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CHALLENGES:
The Male Room: Shakespeare (“Yet looks he like a king; behold! His eye, As bright as is the eagle’s, lightens forth Controlling majesty.” [ Richard II – III, 3])

April Giveaway Ends April 15th... and Wine Diva!

My older sisters birthday card: Art Impressions "Wine Diva" stamps, Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Ranger watercolor paper. Sentiment embossed with Hero Arts white powder on My Favorite Things Die-Namics Blueprints #26 ribbon die. Wink of Stella glimmer pen and Glossy Accents on wine glass.

Hello and welcome!

Just a quick post to remind you that the April giveaway ends this Thursday at midnight, Alaska time! Here's what you can win:

Waffle Flower "RAIN CHECK" stamps, Freckled Fawn FUN paper clips and FRAMES wood chips embellishments, October Afternoon SUMMERTIME pillow puffy stickers, and Sizzix BRANCH WITH LEAVES die.

I'll be announcing the winner on Saturday, April 16th! You can enter in four different ways so go to this blog post to see how!

My card is for my OLDEST sister's birthday tomorrow. I really LOVE these sets from Art Impressions that have the older ladies laughing it up! It reminds me of my two sisters and I when we get together... which we are doing next month and I'm so excited to see them! I'm enjoying watercoloring even though I'm not very good at it (practice makes perfect... right!?). This piece turned out better than I thought it would and I'm learning the way the Zig brushes work and I really like how easy they are to work with compared to Copics. I just can't seem to get the blending down well with Copics! Maybe they aren't my thing and I need to realize that! But watercolor is very forgiving so I think my Copics may be in one of my giveaways this year (or I'll be selling them)!

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to enter to win the April giveaway!

God bless your day!
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CHALLENGES:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes (no topping)
AAA Cards Game #62: Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamping Challenge #189: CAS