push & pull {second one}

this was the second card yesterday. the first one.....yikes- just needs to be thrown away. seriously.

i can't decide if i just was in a funk, or if overall, i was just off due to the nature of the day. our last child graduated and as we were sitting in the gym, i was thinking how only 5 years earlier we sat in the same gym with our oldest graduating. we will be empty-nesters and although i am excited to be at this point, i felt emotional last night....so silly. our kids all have a plan, but, now what the heck do we do? we have lived where we live in the past due to our work and kids. now my husband doesn't work close to here and the kids have all graduated....so if the good Lord is speaking to me, he needs to speak louder- apparently my hearing isn't as good as it was.

xo. kristin

wet and dry

was working on cards this weekend. 

• acrylic paint
• washi tape, masking tape
• pencil
• oil pastel
• hi flow acrylic, water

above -early; very wet.

below- dry; finished.

happy wednesday.

xo. kristin

quick view{grad card}

this is the match to another card i made- similar yet different posted from my youtube channel. 

we still have a few parties to go....which means (sorry- dammit-you know it's graduation season).....more cards will be coming. 

stay tuned.

happy monday.

xo. kristin

makin' cards {graduation}

making graduation cards like a mad fool here..... this one was for our oldest son who graduated from college this past saturday from SD School of Mines and Technology

#proudmomma

happy monday.

xo. kristin

grad cards #tistheseason

as i am sure you are aware, graduations are in full swing. we have only had a small handful this year; but, i expect many next year as our youngest will graduate then. he and all his peeps....cannot believe our youngest is a senior. ok, ok- back to the task at hand....grad cards.

i did gesso each card with a thin layer covering the fronts in an irregular hap-hazard way. if you don't cover it all- it creates even more interest as the paint, or ink spray, or whatever you are using looks different on gesso versus no gesso.

i put down base colors of acrylic paint first and then, started adding some collage with the number tape. i used that on all of the cards. as well as pencil, stabilo pencil, and oil pastels.

i did also use a stamp on each and black ink spritz with water to diffuse and run. have you ever thought you were done with something and then added some black? if you have not added black, i will almost guarantee whatever it is is not done. 

the final piece was to add a few doodles.

so sorry i can only show 2 of the 3 cards- as i didn't get a better pic of the other one.

'tis the season {grad season cards}

yep....she is now done. i used this pic in black and white in her graduation party invitations- they turned out so well!

1. senior prom- check
2. baccalaureate- check
3. MN True Team track meet- check
4. graduation ceremony- check
5. graduation party......quickly approaching (this sunday) and creating a whole 'nother list to do

here is our whole clan with the graduate.....

with the ceremony yesterday, we made the rounds yesterday to grad parties; so i have another round of some cards to share with you.

this card was for a lovely young lady....

and both the upper and lower were for two young men....

just surviving this grad season.....soon. all this craziness will be done (and i will probably be a little sad).

happy monday!

grad card with sewing- a video

trying hard to get this whole video thing down....thank goodness i have kids!! once again, they were able to help me get the editing done.

i have had several people ask about the sewing on paper and how it works and if it is hard on the sewing machine- so i thought i would show a demonstration through video.