Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas 2011

Hi Everyone,
Just popping in to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Here's an amazing display of lights with the Amazing Grace music!


Maggie
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I’m back yep I am!

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Maggie





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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Ready for Christmas

This is a fun altered Printer's Tray box I have done to get in a Christmas spirit.
 This is the completed box!
love the faux scrabble tiles!

Dreamweaver Stencil with Crackle Paste and some color brushed on top.  Add a bottle of snow, some mosaic tiles and Goosebumps from Tsukineko, you have a fun area created!

Snowflake Stencil and Glitter

Fun Paper, Bottle of "ICE" and Scrabble with Goosebumps!


Dreamweaver stencil with fun Glitter

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Art For Joplin auction is now under way!  Please hop on over there and bid!  Share the link!  Let's raise as much money as possible for this great cause. These are a few of the items listed!  Happy Shopping...Kristi












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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

New Posting...Finally

Hi all!  Yes, finally doing a new post.  Life has gotten super busy and Maggie and are having a great time planning!  So since I have last posted...

So I am just going to post some of the new things I have been doing.  I painted my first face...

I did my first Encaustic with just wax and tools to actually manipulate the wax, not just paint it on...

Made a necklace for my mom.....
Made a fun frame:
And did some cool keepsake/jewelry boxes...

So I hope you have enjoyed the new photos!  Hope to post much sooner next time!

Happy Creating
Kristi


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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Dreamweaver Stencils and Joplin Relief

I have been very absent for a bit but wanted to share a Dreamweaver Stencil card.  I have been having so much fun playing with metal fro Mercart!  I have just been having too much fun with new designs to be shown at CHA!  This is an older design done with a new twist!  Zentangle is is a new fade in the industry and it is a lot of fun.  Hopefully some of my cards will be in a new Zentangle book being published by Design Originals!  






Also...don't forget the upcoming event....

I personally live about an hour away from Joplin, MO. I am wanting the art community to band together to raise money for this terrible disaster. If you have not heard, the death toll is now at 116. I am asking for donations of anything. The sale/auction will take place right before CHA summer or following so I can get more items for auction. I am working on a certificate of sorts for you to display in your booth if you are a vendor in Chicago or if you have helped in any way. There will be a list of all people that have donated. There is not a donation that is too large or small. There may be some items bundled.




If you have items you would like to donate them send to me . I will be posting on my blog and encouraging others to post as well.



Please send them to:

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Joplin Relief Auction

3438 S Clifton Ave

Springfield, MO 65807



Many of you were so kind to donate for our kids camp crop and if you were not able to participate in that event, jump in on this one! I can hardly believe the amount of distruction.



Thank you all in advance for taking time to donate. Please forward this to anyone you think would be interested...



Thank you all!



Kristi Parker Van Doren

more info on my blog

kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com and my FaceBook page
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Art for life - Joplin Relief

Hello all,


I personally live about an hour away from Joplin, MO. I am wanting the art community to band together to raise money for this terrible disaster. If you have not heard, the death toll is now at 116. I am asking for donations of anything. The sale/auction will take place right before CHA summer or following so I can get more items for auction. I am working on a certificate of sorts for you to display in your booth if you are a vendor in Chicago or if you have helped in any way. There will be a list of all people that have donated. There is not a donation that is too large or small. There may be some items bundled.

If you have items you would like to donate them send to me . I will be posting on my blog and encouraging others to post as well.

Please send them to:
Kristi Parker Van Doren
Joplin Relief Auction
3438 S Clifton Ave
Springfield, MO 65807

Many of you were so kind to donate for our kids camp crop and if you were not able to participate in that event, jump in on this one! I can hardly believe the amount of distruction.

Thank you all in advance for taking time to donate. Please forward this to anyone you think would be interested...

Thank you all!

Kristi Parker Van Doren
more info on my blog
kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com and my FaceBook page 



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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Time to Purge!

I have been going through all my crafty supplies and decided I needed to purge.  I had a big sale today at my home and got rid of a lot and am amazed there is still so very much!  This brought me to many thoughts!

1. Why do we see something and say "oooo pretty, I have no idea what I will do with this, but I must have it!"      FACT:  It is not true that if you die with the most stuff you win!!!  All you have is a lot of stuff your family now has to go through and get rid.  A dear friend of mine shared with me what her husband has planned to say in her obit...Jo died, stamp sale following the funeral!!!

2. I am an ink ho!  You must have the correct ink for the project you are working on.  You DO NOT need every ink pad ever made.  I finally found the ink company love of m life and they make an ink that is suitable for every single need I could ever have.  I have gone to Tsukineko on all pads.  The rest went in the sale! (Some are still left!)

3. Just because you have a coupon you do not have to use it!  I used to get 2 or 3 papers a week to get the coupons.  Then I would go to Michael's or Hobby Lobby and find something to buy.  At times I had an item in mind, but many time walk around until I bought something AND ended up with a bunch of little $1 items I didn't need any way.   FACT: It is for this reason that many of the local,private owned stores are going out of business.  One item does not make a huge difference, but many complain about the store prices but also do not support the stores so the stores close and then the same people complain about the stores being closed!  Don't shop more or use coupons more...shop smarter!

4. Focus on the task at hand.  For me, I am working on things for submissions or companies a lot these days.  I don't buy extra items for a "maybe" future project any longer.  I have 2 large tubs full of future projects so I try to turn a blind eye to other objects/items I can change or decorate.   What are you creating today?  Scrapbooks are different a bit, but don't overwhelm yourself!

5.  If you have too much STUFF around you it is very hard to create!  Although I am many times in the midst of clutter, I try to make sure that clutter is items I can use in my current creations.

6.  Use what you have before you go buy the new next awesome thing!  You may have a new product you forgot you had...CREATE!

7.  Magazines are a wonderful resource.  When is the last time you looked through yours?  Do you have every issue of some?  Are you  inspired by the projects on the pages?  Do you have a subscription and just keep getting more?  Find your favorite issues and share your fun periodicals with someone else.  I have even gone as far to pull some of my favorite projects and file them.  I then pass of the ideas I may not want to save but someone else may LOVE.  I love the extra cleared out space...and on a side note, I will not ever part with my Expressions magazines!  They each speak to me so I am more picky about other publications!

I think over all...have fun and don't stress.  By getting so much clutter and excess out of the way I can focus more on the task at hand.  If you don't want to have a sale then donate some items to a local school, church or nursing home.  I will be giving all of my leftover items to a local university that is raising money with a garage sale in the fall for a student directed play. 

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR CRAFT SUPPLIES TO BETTER YOUR LIFE OR THOSE AROUND YOU?

Good luck and if you choose to purge, do it with a happy heart.  I still think there should be a 12 step program for us creative types!  Or insurance should cover our issues with "collecting" the best and new stuff!

So these are some of the leftovers from a great day of purging!


go through your stamps to and PURGE




some ink and other fun ready to make crafts! 

I think you understand what I am saying! LOL If you do need to have some of my stuff check me out on Facebook under Kristi Parker Van Dorn.

 Hope this is somehow helpful and very happy creaing!
Kristi


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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

New Design from Dreamweaver Stencils!

I am so honored to be part of the Dreamweaver Stencil design team.  All my DT mates are fun and it is such a family feel.  We have been given permission to share some of the new designs so I am sharing here first. 

I am going to share a couple of cards made with the NEW Japanese Maple Leaf.  Any one that knows me knows that I love leaves of any kind!  This design is awesome so let me show you the first card!

I used a "sludge" technique with gold and copper embossing paste over the stencil.  While the paste was still wet I added some clear micro beads.

I trying to make sure that the leaves were not completely covered by the beads but more on the edges!  I love this new stencil!  And of course, I had to had the rhinestones to the side! 

This is a little bonus card using the leaf and fan stencil.  I used the double glitter technique on the background.  Then I used PanPastels on the fan to stencil the leaves on the fan.  I finished the fan off by going over the image with translucent paste.  Love this design!  Thanks Lynell for coming up with great designs!

Don't forget to check out my blog for other GREAT projects and more from Dreamweaver!  Also, be on the look out for 2 new DVD's from Dreamweaver!

Supplies:
Papers by Worldwin
Stencils by Dreamweaver
Glitter by Art Institute
Micro Beads by Judikins
Rhinestones by Kandi Corp

Happy Creating!
Kristi



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Friday, April 22, 2011

Kanban Creative Papers and punch outs!

I have to tell you, I was so very excited after seeing Kanban at CHA winter and was thrilled when my local stores, Scrapbook Generations   (Springfield, MO) and Scrapbooks Forever (Branson, MO) started to carry this GREAT product line.  Some of the punch outs have matching paper and some have a base card.  They are just so cool.  I am going to share a couple of cards I made in the last few days!


These are GREAT designs to play with and create some wonderful 3D cards and scrapbook pages.  Other than papers that came in the Kanban packages, all paper is by Worldwin!  I love the Petallics by Worldwin and they really set off some of the cards.  My other fav is DoubleMates, two sided paper with no white core~!  Hope you enjoy the eye candy and have a wonderful Easter Weekend!

Happy Creating,
Kristi

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Fun With Dreamweaver and Goosebumps!

Love the April Showers!!!
This is a card I am teaching later today at my local Scrapbook Store!  It is so fun to find new and exciting ways to use Dreamweaver Stencils! I started by actually tracing the stencil and then colored in the umbrellas.  Next I used my glossy black paste to emboss the single umbrella.
Add a little ribbon and a phrase from Nikki Sivils "It's Raining, It's Pouring" collection and the card is done.  Well so I thought!  I found  a new little touch.  Susan at Tsukineko has introduced me to Goosebumps!  It is a fun texture spray and I love it!
On this card it actually looks like rain drops!  And this is DRY!!!  I am learning more about this GREAT product.
I just can't get over how much it looks like rain drops! 

I hope you liked this card and this fun new product.  As always, Tsukineko is on top of the game with fun new innovative products! 

More later!


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