Saturday, January 2, 2010

Just Us Girls Challenge #14

Hi all!  I'm back with what has turned into a weekly post!  Just Us Girls is being hosted by sweet Lisa who came up with this amazing sketch:

I'm sooooo thankful for the easy, inspirational layout, let me tell you!  I had to whip my card up in about 45 minutes.  Anyone who knows me well knows that a good card from me normally takes at least 3 hours.  BUT, I LOVE how this one turned out!  It has to be the color...that deep red is my absolute FAVORITE!  I think it reminds me of my favorite wine, Syrah ;]  LOL  Today, it is representing my cute little teapot (PTI) though!  I stamped the teapot in Scarlett Jewel (PTI) on DP from SU!, cut it out and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I popped it up on dimensionals.
 
Here's a close up of the card.  How about that daisy, huh?  I LOVE LOVE LOVE gerber daisies...my all time favorite flower.  Naturally I wanted to pair this awesome daisy with my favorite color and make it kind of a second focal point for my card.  Let me explain how I came about owning this pretty little daisy...


Ms. Canda at http://www.candacraft.com/ GENEROUSLY offered Lauren's DT members' free SCAL software the other day!  I was one of the lucky members who hadn't purchased it yet, so I went home and downloaded it to my computer straight away.  I have an OLD Cricut, mind you, BUT, after a day or so, I figured out that I need to upgrade the firmware on my machine in order for it to communicate with the SCAL software and to begin cutting files from my computer.  Let me tell you...I cannot believe I have had a Cricut this long that I haven't put to the use it should have been put to!  I WILL be upgrading to a Cricut Expression THIS MONTH!  Yes, Lauren...I'm jumping into the 21st century ;]  LOL  The SCAL software is sooooo user friendly, AND it comes preloaded with a bunch of cute images and tags...and an alphabet.  I haven't even figured out all of the bells and whistles, but it has been a God-send this week! 

Soooo, here's a HUGE THANK YOU to sweet Canda at http://www.candacraft.com/ for making my life less stressful and more productive!!  Oh, and I see around blog land where everyone promotes a specific company that sells SCAL, but I don't quite understand why when Canda sells it for about $20 cheaper!  CRAZY, right?!  Oh and I'm a day late and a dollar short but Canda is also offering a coupon for $3.50 off of the purchase of a SCAL through midnight tonight (yeah, yeah...I know...thanks for the notice :). 

Oh wait, I was supposed to be telling you about my daisy.  Welllll, after checking out some free svg files on the web, and some other files for sale, I thought...how hard can it be to make my own?!  Not very...let me tell you.  I decided to whip up a gerber daisy for the heck of it and see if it would work, and it DID!  Yay!!!  So, here we are with a gorgeous daisy adorning my card.  I have three other layers, but I needed a big enough center for my label, so I left the extras off (even though they make it look sooo full and pretty!).  Anywho, keep an eye out for more details on my daisy ;] 

Okay, boy that was long winded.  Oh wait, I have to give props...the striped and polka dotted paper are from the That Hit the Spot© and Throw Me A Line© collections I created for My Time Made Easy ™ LLC.  Don't they look pretty with my daisy and my teapot?!  I love how this turned out!

Please be sure to stop by the JUGS team blogs to spread some love and gain some amazing inspiration!  Their links are in my left sidebar <-----  This month JUGS is welcoming our very first Guest Designer, Ms. Gabby Arriaza!  Please give her a special welcome and extend a big congrats!  Her work truly is unique and beautiful every time.  She is also a sweetheart with a GREAT sense of humor!  Do you know she was soooo thoughtful this Christmas, she sent me the card she made when I selected her as Chic of the Week!!  It's even MORE beautiful in person!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you find time over this holiday weekend to play along!  If you do, be sure to leave a link to your project using Mr. Linky over at Just Us Girls and use keyword JUGS14 if you upload to any online galleries!  Happy New Year to you and yours, I wish you all peace, love, and prosperity ♥

16 comments:

Sue Lelli said...

I just LOVE your card with the embossed teapot and the gerber daisy! Just lovely! I'll be playing with my stuff tomorrow! I LOVE all the different co-ordinating DP and LOVE the leaves on the teapot! FAB!

Kathryn B said...

I love your card Kristin! Love your colors and I love that DP. Digital paper is awesome.:) I like how you put the stamp in the middle of your flower too! Great job!

Lauren (mytime) said...

SUCH a Kristin card! Love it, love the paper (of course) the colors and the Daisy. The tea pot popped up is so pretty too. AMAZING!!

Lisa Kind said...

I LOVE this card, Krisitn! I'm a total tea lover, so it's perfect image to pair with my sketch! And that flower? Amazing! I have yet to unpack my Expression and I haven't downloaded my SCAL yet either! I have to do that this weekend! Thanks for making my sketch look so fabulous! Happy New Year, my friend!

Alicia Weiman said...

Love your card Kristin and the paper is wonderful! That is great that you got your Cricit up and running....I'm just excited to get my Pazzles working! I have an expression on my wishlist though too! I got to play with your papers a lot this week and I LOVE them. You are too talented! Hope you had a Happy New Year!

LeAnne said...

Wow, Kristin, this is quite pretty, but you're talkin' greek to me with the Cricut. But that's okay, I will just enjoy the creations you make! Love the paper, VERY nice!!!

Tammy Hershberger said...

Beautiful card, Kristin! LOVE the "special friend blend" sentiment. But I'm with LeAnne... that Cricut talk might as well be Japanese! LOL

AKiteFlier said...

Freakin Fine young lady! Love that gerber daisy - and that you did it with your cricut. COOL beans - can't wait to see what else you come up with. Love the teapot all embossed and the papers - Divine!!! Keep up the great work Kristin!

Mona Pendleton said...

Gorgeous card Kristin! That large Gerber Daisy is to die for! I love the overall look of your card - the embossing & that beautiful DP! You did an awesome job with Lisa's sketch!

Canda said...

I'm so glad you like SCAL! I can't wait to see the gorgeous things you'll create with it!

Cardmaking-Companion Susan said...

What a great card - I love your colour scheme - the teapot and the daisy - I have a couple of friends I'd love to send this to!

Maria said...

Kristin! I LOVE the colors! As soon as I saw that daisy I knew where it came from as I just got back from visiting the store!Awesome stuff!

Great job with the sketch you rocked it.

Unknown said...

BEAUTIFUL Kristin!! Just love the colors, those papers, and the flower of course ;). Love it all!!!

Dana Gustafson said...

Ummmmmmmm...I don't even know where to begin! Let me just say that you are clearly in a very good place and I am continually blown away by EVERYTHING that you are doing right now. Just amazing!!!! So excited for you!

Gabby said...

I love this Kristin! The paper...the flower...the image...everything! Love it!

Davi said...

Love the teapot, and the wonderful stripes and of course my fav "the flower"!! :)

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