Getting Cricky Promo Week day 2/ lead up to Friday's Blog Hop!!!

Okay so here is day 2 of the Promo Week.  Again, the K. Andrew stamp set that I chose to use this week is Winter Wishes.  I created this card using some craft cardstock as the base and I cut the 3 squares with the images out of K & Co.'s Life's a Journey Stamp Collection 12" x 12" cardstock.  I tore 3 different pattterned papers, inked the edges and placed them down as part of the base.  I added some Mulberry paper also in the backround.  Then some pearls, buttons and bling.  Stamped my sentiment and...Violla!!

Check it out.

These are the stamps that I used.

Please hop on over to K. Andrew Designs and use the below code to receive FREE SHIPPING!!!

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These are a few of her new releases!!

Don't forget to check out all the other wonderful projects the Getting Cricky DT has put together for you!!!  Don't forget to follow me and leave a comment for your chance to win some suprise Blog Candy!!  I'll post the lucky winner on Monday 1/23/12.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll see you tomorrow!

Hug's and Happy Craftin!!

 Ildi

Getting Cricky NEW VALENTINE/LOVE stamp sets! Preorder--FREE Key to My Heart

HI everyone!  Kristal just finished some amazing new stamp sets that will be shipping January 22'nd just in time for Valentines! They are pretty versatile and she is super excited with how they turned out!

Key to My Heart Mini Set (Mix & Match) 5 stamps total

She want's to share them with you first!  So if you order BOTH Valentine themed sets or spend $25.00 or more in her store, she'll include the mini stamp set: Key to My Heart (mix and match).
So what do you think?

It's Valentines stamp set (26 stamps)

We will be featuring Valentine themed projects in our blog hop at the end of the month!

Mark you calendars!!
1/20/12

I Heart You stamp set (23 stamps)

Most sentiments fit inside the hearts!

ALOT of Kristal's stamps have great mix and match stamps that are perfect for Valentine projects. Dont' forget Hooty Owl & Accessories has images/sentiments for EVERY Holiday/Season. It's like a little owl doll you can dress up for any theme! I love it!!!

Hooty Owl (Dress Him Up with Hooty Accessories for EVERY occasion!)

Hooty's Accessories & sentiments for EVERY occasion!

Owly Hoo Sentiments (Lots of Love sentiments!)

Dont' forget you can click on Kristal's Gallery tab & see lots of projects created with K Andrew Design stamp sets for inspiration. You can also visit our Facebook Page and see fabulous projects posted too! Be sure to go to Kristal's blog and post your favorite project that you've made with her stamps, because one lucky contestant who posts their project will win a set of ALL of her NEW releases planned for February! Woot! More to come on the Favorite KAD projects contest coming soon! She will have it set up for voting too! Wooohooo!

This is what Kristal requires you to do to qualify for her Blog Candy!!

**BLOG CANDY: VALENTINE BUNDLE (ALL 3 sets!)**

Be a Follower of her blog (One entry)
Leave her a comment (One Entry)
Post this Giveaway to your blog with a LINK back to Kristal's blog (One Entry)
Post her blinkie with a Link back to her blog (One Entry)
Post a link to her stamp store on your blog or Facebook (One Entry)
Like her facebook page (One Entry)
TELL as many as you can & have them tell Kristal that you sent them (One entry for every person who comments on Kristal's blog)
Post this to your Facebook Page or Twitter and let Kristal know you did (One entry each)
Post to pinterest and let her know you did (One entry)

**MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL OF THE ABOVE ON THE GETTING CRICKY BLOG!!**
CHANCE to win the entire VALENTINE release set FREE--if you send people over, have them say you sent them--that is also extra entries.

Please be sure to go to the Getting Cricky blog to get all your chances to win the GREATEST stamps out there!!

Hugs and Happy Craftin!!

Ildi

"Happy New Year" Simply Sunday Challenge

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Well I have to say that I just cannot believe that it is January 1st 2012!!  Where has this last year gone??  I feel like the days just fly by!!  My kids are getting bigger and older and my husband and I...well we are just getting older!!!  Many wonderful things have happened this last year for me like the start of my blog, meeting many wonderful bloggers and becoming friends with alot of them.  Also becoming part of Kristal Andrew's wonderful Design Team, the Getting Cricky family, a family of such wonderfully crafty and caring women that I am just so happy to have ever met!!  On that note, it is that time of the month again, it's Simply Sunday Challenge time and this weeks theme is "It's a Celebration"!!  As always this is up to your interpretation so here is mine!

 I used Gold and Black paper from Stampin up (the Gold I have had forever so I am not sure if they even still carry it).  I cut slits into strips of paper the measure 3", 4" and 5", I then just wrapped them around a wooden skewer.  I used my Gypsy for the large 2012 sign, just welded the 2012 into the tag shape and cut it at 5 1/2".  I cut another tag shape at 3" and an oval at 2" and stamped and embossed the ready...set...Party using K. Andrew stamps from the Crafty Friends set and the Pirate Tales and Fish Scales set.  Added some Bling to the two signs and just stuck into a vase for last nights festivities!!!

I want to take a minute to Thank all of my wonderful followers.  My blog would be nothing without you!!!  I am so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful world of crafty women, some I know in person and many I just know from online, either way I love you all!!!  I wish you all a new year full of Love, Prosperity, Health and God's Blessings!!

Hugs and Happy Craftin!!

Ildi

"Link Up Love Party" with K. Andreww, Anything Halloween

Happy Tuesday all!!  It's time to "Link up some Love" again.  This weeks theme is Anything Halloween being that Halloween is still about 2 weeks away!!  So I decided to make treat bags for my little guy's pre-school class.  I made the candy man (CLICK HERE) that Kristal did a tutorial on a few weeks ago along with a pencil and little pad, some chocolates, a blower and a Halloween straw!  I think that they came out great, what do you think??

I only had to make 8 so I decided to use various Halloween papers as the toppers.  I punched the one edge with the Martha Stewart "Drippy Goo" punch.  I used a Sizzix die to cut the Ghost, two tag punchesn in two different sizes for the tag.  I used Candi's and a brag to attach to the tag over the ribbon that I added and of course I stamped the "BOO too you!!" using my "Fall-o-ween" stamp set from K. Andrew Designs!

I would love to hear about the last minute projects you are working on for Halloween!! 

Don't forget to "Link up the Love" over at Getting Cricky!  

 Have a great day and Happy Craftin!

Ildi

Wonderful Weekend with Megan Elizabeth and family!!

I want to thank Megan from Above Rubies Studio and her family for a great weekend!!  We got to hang out and just have fun!!  Had a great breakfast this morning with a great talk, then a little shopping!  Once we got back to her house we did a little crafting!  I couldn't think of a better way to spend such a beautiful weekend!  Hugs and Kisses to Jenna and Benson!!  Can't wait to do it again!!

Little blurry...ooops!!

Sweet little Bug's!!

Getting crafty!!

I want to appologize for being scarce this week but I was very busy with my daughters spirit week and Homecoming!!  I promise to have lot's of fun projects for you this week and don't forget the "Link up Love Party" on Tuesday here and at Getting Cricky!!

Until then, Happy Craftin!!

Ildi

Getting Cricky "Simply Sunday Challenge" Halloween Treats Holders & Things!!

Welcome to the Getting Cricky "Simply Sunday Challenge"!!  This weeks challenge is HALLOWEEN projects , A Halloween CANDY HOLDER !! Wither it be a BAG, BOX , DECORATED PILLOW CASE , Anything that your child could use to carry that Halloween candy!! or even a decoration for Halloween ..

This is what I came up with:

This little monster bag looks like he has pony tails!!  Heheheh...

Hershey bars...Yummmm!!!

I created the little monster bag using the Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge, cut at fit to page which came out to 5 3/4".  The wrappers were made out of toilet paper rolls covered in Halloween paper!!  I cut the tags at 2" and 1 3/4".  Stamped the sentiment using K. Andrew Designs "Fall-o-ween" stamp, then added the ribbon!!  Easy Peasy!!

(CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL K. ANDREW STAMPS)

You have no idea how hard it was for me to make these...Hehehe..everyone in my house wanted to eat the candy bars!!!  Now they will just have to wait!! BWHAHAHA.....

Kristal and the whole Design Team would love to see your Fall Treat projects too! Simply create a treat holder or decoration with a FALL theme!!!

Challenge Details:

Grab Kristals Blinkie (Getting Cricky) and become one of her followers.

Make any fall treat related project and link up via the inlinkz tool by October 23rd; you must put a link back to http://www.gettingcricky.com/ in your blog post.

Be sure to visit all the wonderful members of the design team and leave them a comment that you did.

MY BLOG CANDY!!

In all the fun of Halloween and the challenge, I will be giving one lucky winner some SURPRISE blog candy!!

  All you have to do is:

1) Leave me a comment.

2) Grab my button from my sidebar and put on your sidebar (let me know you did).

3) Become a follower and tell me you did.

Winner will be picked by RANDOM.ORG on October 24th. 

That's it!!  So share the word and have fun!!!

Until next time, Happy Craftin!!

Ildi

Halloween "Simply Sunday Challenge"

Hello friends, hope you are doing well.  "Kick up Your Heel's"...Today is "Simply Sunday Challenge" day over at Getting Cricky and the theme is Halloween.  I have to tell you, Halloween is not one of my favorite holidays.  I usually just put up a few decorations, I buy candy and watch the kids enjoy the day.  This challenge made me really think, I really had to dig deep, into that deep creative zone!!  But I think I pulled it off.

I used Stampin Up confetti paper for the base of the card along with paper that I had from a Halloween kit for the backround.  I cut the Witch and the broom from Cricut's Mini Monsters cartridge @ 4 1/2" and 3 1/2".  I used Paprika, Lavender and Glam pink Stickles.  For the sentiment I used Kristal's Fashionable Friends stamp set.  Did you know that for every set she sells she donates $1.00 to it's own specific charity.  I know that you can't tell from the picture but I made my own action wobble and the witch actually moves!!

So please stop by Getting Cricky and play along with us in the "Simply Sunday Challenge".

Have a great Sunday and Happy Craftin!!!

Ildi

"Beautiful" card

Hello Bloggie friends, hope you are all well.  I just want to share a quick card that I put together using the new "Flower Shoppe" projects cartridge.  This cartridge has so many really great cuts on them that can be used in so many different ways.  I used Stampin up paper, Stickles, embroidery floss and The "Amazing You" stamp set from K. Andrew of Getting Cricky.  She donates $1.00 from every stamp set she sells to it's own specific charity!  Please go visit Kristal and check out all of her stamp sets. (HERE)

I hope you have enjoyed today's project.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding any of my projects.  I am always here to help anyone who asks.  Thank you for visiting with me today.  Have a wonderful Happy Craftin Day!!!

Ildi

"Winged Things" Simply Sunday Challenge

Hello bloggie friends and Happy Sunday to you all!! For those of you on the upper East Coast, I pray that you are all safe and well during this crazy hurricane!! We have battened down the hatches here and are doing well so far!! So onto some fun stuff, I'm not sure how many of you know but I am now a proud and honored part of the Getting Cricky with K. Andrew Design Team...Yayyyyy for me!! Today is the Simply Sunday challenge-"Winged Things"- over at Geting Cricky and Kristal wanted me to let you all know that if you come and play with us She will give away a set of Creative Charms butterflies to one lucky person who comments. Kristal is such a wonderful person, always so uplifting and inspiring to everyone, no matter what the situation!! And if that is not enough, she also has a wonderful-quality line of Clear Polymer Stamps that not only helps us crafters to create beautiful projects but they also help others too!! She donates $1.00 of every stamp set sold to a specific charity-each stamp set has it's own charity!! Come on, that is a very giving person, always thinking about others!! So please, stop by, visit and check out what all the other wonderfully talented DT members have cooked up for the challenge. One lucky winner will receive a $15 Gift
Certificate and a guest design spot at Getting Cricky just for participating in the challenge and don't forget to leave Kristal a comment to try to win the Creative Charms butterflies that she is giving away!!

So as I stated before, todays theme is "Winged Things". I decided to make a card using butterflies from the Paper Pups Cartridge cut at 2 1/2", Kristal's Fashionable Friends stamp set (pictured below), AC , Stampin up and Colorbok cardstock, blue ribbon with light blue Stampin up organza ribbon layered on top and black Stampin up ink.

(CHECK OUT ALL THE STAMP SET'S HERE)

I cut 6 of the butterfly shapes @ 2 1/2" out of white cardstock and 3 of the patterned paper butterflies at the same size. I layered one of the patterned paper butterflies onto one of the white butterflies, I then folded and bent the wings up and then pop-dotted it to the other white butterfly which then was glued to the front of the card. I attached the light blue ribbon and then the organza ribbon on top of that. Stamped my sentiments onto white cardstock, added some bling and Presto...you have a "Winged Things" card!!!

I just love the way this card came out, the colors are so clean and classy together!! Have a great time over at the challenge and don't forget to let the DT know how great they did!!

Until next time God Bless and Happy Craftin!!!

Ildi

Guest Blogger on Getting Cricky with K. Andrew

Hello Blogger friends!! I am so EXCITED and honored to be the Guest Blogger for Kristal Andrew at Getting Cricky with K. Andrew today!! She is such an inspiration to me and to sooooo many others!!!

So today I have a video for all of you on how to make your own low cost Fabric Memo Board. I purchased the foam core poster board at the Dollar Tree, the fabric was purchased at Wal-Mart, the fiber fill I already had as well as the ribbon. The pink flat backed marbles were purchased at Michaels Crafts. I think the whole project cost me about $5.00!!! I hope you enjoy the video and please do stop by and see me over at her blog!! Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day!!

I want to thank Kristal for having me today!! I know that I have a friend in her!!  Until next time friends Happy Craftin!!

Ildi 

"Getting Cricky Giveawy"

Hello everyone, hope you are having a great day.  I just want to share a great giveaway that's going on over at Getting Cricky with K. Andrew at  http://www.gettingcricky.com/.  Today she hit over 2100 followers and she is giving away a Wild Prize Package that consists of  the following:

One Cricut Lite Zoo Day Cartridge (Limited Edition)

One Yard of Pink Giraffe Ribbon (May Arts)

One Yard of Blue Giraffe Ribbon (May Arts)

One Yard of Original Giraffe Ribbon (May Arts)

So head on over to her site and show her some love and tell her I sent you!!  So until next time Happy Craftin!!

Ildi

"Love Link Up" Blog Party

So I know I promised a video on Sunday but it took me a little while to edit and upload it!  It is now ready to go!!  The video is a step by step of the Easter card that I made for my family this year.  Sorry if it's hard to see some parts but I kept forgetting to make sure the card was in the eye of the camera!!  Promise that I will get better at it! 

I used Stamping up Paper and Rubber stamps, the Bunny was cut from Cricut's Create a Critter cartrige at 5 inches.  If you have any other questions please feel free to leave a comment with a way to contact you and I will get back to you as soon as I can.  Hope you enjoy, Happy Craftin!!

Ildi







Just wanted to share some fun stuff with you all.  K. Andrew of  "Getting Cricky with K. Andrew" is hosting a "Love Link Up" Blog Party!!  What a great idea, this helps bloggers find other bloggers that they may have never heard of!!  It has sent a number of new people my way and I am soo greatful!  Thank you to everyone who has stopped by and thank you to K. Andrew for hosting such a great thing.  If you want to join in the fun just stop by her site at http://www.gettingcricky.com/ and just follow the directions under her post. 

**Guidelines**

1. Follow EVERYONE's blog in the Linky Tool
2. Leave a comment
3. Add the link below to your blog post
4. Get ready for lots of new blog friends!

Link Your Blog Here!! Visit http://www.gettingcricky.com/ for details!!!

Happy Craftin Everyone!!

Ildi

Sunday Morning!!!

     Good morning everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend, I know I am.  I want to appologize for not posting this last week!  Sometimes you just get caught up in all the everyday life stuff, especially with three kids, time just flies by!!!
     I want to send a shout out to Kristal Andrew of  "Getting Cricky with K. Andrew".  I want to thank her for having the Love Link Up Party last Thursday, I got to meet soo many new people and it sent soo many new people my way!  She is such a nice person and she always has such great things on her site.  Thank You Kristal for being an inspiration to soo many!!
     Also want to say thanks to Robyn at "My Pink Stamper" for having her My Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday.  Robyn is the reason I sarted blogging, I was looking for ideas one day and happened to come upon her site and fell in love!!  She's just soo fun and cute, especially when she is with her bestie Karlee!!  She has a tremendous amount of videos and ideas on her site, and for those staring out it is a big help!!  Thank you Robyn!!          
     So anyway, I will be posting a video later on today of the card I am making for Easter to send to my family.  Until then Happy Craftin!!

     Also want to let my craftin peeps know that Misty over at "Sweet Magnolia Rose" http://sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/ is having a contest, she has to give away her Cricut Cake machines, so head on over to her site for chances to win!!! 

Ildi