"Getting Cricky With It"- Surprise Blog Hop

Welcome to the “Getting Cricky With It” Surprise Appreciation Blog Hop for Kristal!!! Today the Design Team is bringing you some very special projects created for our wonderful and amazing leader Kristal! Our term is almost over and we wanted to show her just how much we appreciate ALL that she has done for us this term. The projects that we will be sharing with you will also be sent to Kristal. We encourage ALL of her fans to join in on the fun as well! Be sure to add your card/project to the link below and then be sure to mail it off to her! If you've hopped along from the blog of the AMAZING Kristal then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)... Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help! K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs: I'm featuring the following sets in my project: For my project I have made a card and a gift bucket full of wonderful things to help Kristal to relax and rest. She does SO much for everyone that I thought this special gift would be just fitting for her! :) This is the card that I made. The patterned papers and images are all cut from the Enjoy the Seasons cartridge for the Imagine. The sentiment was created by combining the Coffee & Tea for You & Me set and the Winter Wishes set. This is the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the Scripture Sayings set and the images are from the Winged Things and Crafty Friends sets. This is the bucket of relaxation that I put together for Kristal. Inside are some nail files, a manicure set, some eye masks including a gel one, a candle & holder, bath confetti, and a cd of relaxing music! This is the top of the bucket with a paper flower that I picked up at Michael's. I hot glued it to the lid for some added fun! Here is the total package! I really hope that Kristal takes some time to get some much needed R & R! She is SO very deserving of it!!! Thanks so much for taking time to join us for this very special hop! Don't forget that if you want to join in the fun of this hop, you can create something just for Kristal and send it off to her. Be sure to link up your project below! Now you can dance on over to your next stop : CHARLOTTE! Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way: 1.      Kristal 2.      RhoLynda 3.      Charlotte 4.      Cheri 5.      Linda 6.      Amanda 7.      Debbie 8.      Vero 9.      Lisa 10.  Jennie 11.  Kristan 12.  Jamie 13.  Christel 14.  Jana 15.  Patti 16.  Heather 17.  Miranda 18.  Ildi 19.  Jessie 20.  JoAnn 21.  Letillia 22.  Larelyn 23.  Anita 24.  Laura 25. Sherry 26.  Shawn 27.  Faith 28.  Amy Until Next Time... Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs!!!

Let's All Give Thanks

Well hello there crafty friends! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed spending time with thier loved ones and most importantly taking time to think about all that we have to be thankful for. I am so blessed to be able to wake up each morning and see all this beautiful world that God has created for us. I'm reminded each and every day that without Him, nothing would be possible!

I just wanted to share a super cute banner that I created to use at a feast that we had for the Mentoring program that I co-run at my school and after I used it for our feast, I sent it to my grandmother so that she could have it to use at our family dinner, for hopefully many more years! :)

This sentiment and image are from the K.Andrew Designs Fall-O-Ween set

This handsome guy was cut from the Create A Critter cart.

Here is the banner hung above my fireplace.The base, layers, and letters were all cut from Birthday Bash, I love that cart when making banners!

Another close up

And the other side.

I also wanted to share a centerpiece that I created for the feast that we had at school. Basically, as each guest arrived they had to take one of the leaf sticks and write something that they were thankful for. Then the centerpiece came together as each person added thier leaf. Everybody really enjoyed this part of the feast and it was great to see the beautiful decoration that we created as a group!

I used my Gypsy to make the cards and then attached them to bamboo skewers. I used Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo to ink around the edges of each leaf. The basket was purchased at Michaels for 40% off!

This is a close up of the tag that I added to the front. The sentiments and image are from K. Andrew Designs Scripture Sayings and Winged Things Sets

Here is a view of the full basket, this was pre-feast so I could transport it to school.

Well that's all I have for today. I'm going to be entering these into the current Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge- Give Thanks! Be sure to check out Kristal's awesome stamp sets! They are AMAZING! Best of all they are made right here in the USA and $1 from each set sold is donated to a charitable cause! How awesome is that! Head on over to her store, K. Andrew Designs, to see exactly what I'm talking about. You will be glad that you did! :)

 I am so thankful for each of my followers who take time out of their day to stop by to see what I have been up to! Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to stop by later this week to see what other crafty things I've got up my sleeves! I'm off to start working on some Christmas decorations and cards! I can't believe I'm actually getting started early, I am definitely in the spirit already! :)

Until Next Time....

Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs...

My Hope & Link Up the Love Party with K. Andrew

Greetings Crafty Friends!

I hope everyone has had a great week and that your weekend is off to a great start! I just wanted to quickly share a card that I created to share virtually with everyone who has helped me to get through the past few months as I dealt with "feeling blue".

Because of my personal beliefs of the symbolism of butterflies, I thought that this card was absolutely appropriate for the message that I wanted to send to thank those who have stuck by me and been so supportive!

The sentiment is from K.Andrew Designs-Scripture Sayings Set. It was the PERFECT sentiment to express what I was feeling. The butterfly was cut from a Sizzix die that I got on clearance last year. I added some stickles to give it some bling!

This is the inside of the card and the sentiment is also from the Scripture Sayings Set! I just love this set!

If you enjoyed the sentiments that I used, there are more where these came from! Be sure to check out K.Andrew Designs to see all of the wonderful stamps that Kristal has created! They are so versatile and they are so easy to mix and match, best of all they are made right here in the USA and Kristal donates $1 from each set, to charity! You will definitely be happy that you stopped by her store and picked up a set or two or three :)!

I'm entering/sharing this in this week's Link Up the Love Party with K. Andrew! Be sure to join the party! You have until Tuesday November 22nd to submit your post!

Until Next Time...

Big Crafty Butterfly Hugs