Howdy Pardner! A Basically Bare Summer CHA Release!

Hi Everyone! Today I'm sharing my first project using the new Basically Bare summer release products!

Today I'm going to be showing off some of the Hats from the Hats & ‘Staches embellie collection.

Each of the hats have their own personality, so I thought I would make cards showing them off. I used the black hats, and chose not to embellish them at all and let them stand on their own. It's a great way to quickly add some dimension to any project.

A Bonjour Card using the beret.

Hats off to you using the Top Hat.

 Howdy Pardner using the Cowboy Hat.

All cards are 4 1/2" by 5 1/2" and fit into a standard size note card envelope.

Supplies Used: Basically Bare Hats & Stashes, My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline, Lace Washi Tape (Love My Tapes), Paris Book of Labels (Galison), Amy Tan Muse Thickers, October Afternoon 9-5, October Afternoon 9-5 Alphas, Echo Park - Yardsticks

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Quick Card - Adore

Happy Tuesday everyone!

January is coming to a close, and I'm definitely ready for some warmer weather. Today I wanted to share a quick card with you. I've been trying my hand at cards again, they don't come naturally to me, but it has been important for me to push myself outside my comfort zone.

I cut out the sentiment from some MME paper, and used several punched images to add some interest. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it again lol.

Reminder: I'll be drawing a winner for my birthday giveaway sometime after midnight EST tonight, post a comment HERE  if you'd like to be entered

Thanks for stopping by!

-- Kristin

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Heat Embossing

Heat Embossing: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Heat embossing used to scare me to death. Come to think of it, stamping used to scare me to death. Now I've come to love the effect of embossing powder and its awesome grainy texture. Today I'd like to show you exactly how easy it is. 

Supplies:

A Stamp (I used a Studio Calico 4x6 starburst pattern stamp)

Smooth cardstock (with textured cardstock it can be harder to get a crisp image)

Embossing ink (I picked mine up at Michael's) 

Embossing powder (I used American Crafts Zing) 

Step One: Get your supplies ready. Clean your stamp if needed. Ink the stamp very well, make sure to get all of the stamp covered with the embossing ink. 

Step Two: Stamp your image onto the smooth cardstock. Embossing ink is a bit stickier than regular ink, so don't be worried if its a bit harder to come off at first. Just pull slowly and you should be fine. 

Step Three: Cover your image with embossing powder. Go wild, use as much embossing powder as it takes to cover the entire image. Don't worry, most of it will go back into the jar. 

Step Four: Tap the excess powder onto a sheet of paper and return it to your jar. You can tap the sides of your paper, or shake it gently; the powder will stay stuck to your image and fall off the rest of the paper. 

Step Five: Grab your heat gun and start move it slowly around your image. This part can take a minute or two, so be patient. 

Step Six: When the powder starts to change consistency, you'll see the individual drops of powder start to become one cohesive image. It will look wet at first, but dries very quickly. 

Step Seven: Add whatever embellishments you'd like, and you're good to go. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

PS: I created this card for the Wonderful Wednesday card challenge over at ScrapFreak. They have a new card challenge each Wednesday, check them if you're ever in need of good card inspiration!

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Broken Netbook :/

Jeff accidentally broke the screen on my netbook the other night, so it's out of commission for a while. We are supposed to be getting a replacement screen next week, but until then it's pretty much unusable. At least I can still blog from my phone and the other computers. There's just something really comfy about sitting on the couch with a blankie and my netbook--just blogging away. I have some exciting news coming up; hint--it involves sketches. I'm super excited about this project, and I really think people will like it! Here's a card I made Jeff last night, just to let him know I wasn't mad about the netbook. He was taking it a lot harder than I was.

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