tagged.... {stencillove}

i made these tags using the woodland collection art pops card and traci bautista new stencil with some payne's grey acrylic paint and a little sewing with sari ribbon.

on this bottom one i also used RobenMarie's inked rubber stamp and a woodland collection mini circle sticker on my art pop.

mini..... {fido}

working in my mini art journal yesterday lead me to fido.

i made this art journal with "found" papers within my studio and i love the map image at the bottom of the paper and how the previous page shows as well. that is the far left edge- is actually the previous page.

the red/ pink strip is actually artpop tape (woodland collection) available at paperbag studios. 

the stamp at the top of the page is the inked rubber stamp set.

happy monday. 

xo. kristin

tgif..... {stamping}

crushing on Roben-Marie's newest stamps.....had used an Artpop card as a starting point.

circle is part of the Art Fusion stamp set

and the lines is part of the INKed stamp set

• artpop card
• gesso- just along one side
• random jumbled letter stickers
• masking tape & washi tape
• hi-flow acrylic- in favorite colors
• stamps- listed above and found at paperbag studios
• stabilo pencil

tgif.

xo. kristin

fairie {tea bag}

 when one is good, two must be better..... 

and especially with a woodland fairie and some black and white polka dots.....

happy wednesday.

xo. kristin

winner... {calendar}

thank you! thank you! for all the very kind comments and so many visitors! you have made this a huge success! 

i really couldn't be more thankful!

and now what you are all waiting for.....the winner.....is:

Sarah- will you send me an email with your address.

happy thanksgiving all!

i am so grateful for you!

xo. kristin

cutie patooties..... {on towels}

these woodland fairies stamp well on just about anything......

stamped onto dishtowels

remember that Roben-Marie and myself are both doing fantastic handmade original give-away's that will end tomorrow, 11/21/17 at 7 pm CST

xo. kristin

woodland collection.....{new rubber stamps}

oh my!! this has been soooooo hard to hold all of this in! cannot believe i made it.....pinch me!! there is some super good stuff going on today- you better grab a seat and an extra cup of coffee.... 'cuz have i got stuff to share with you!

stamps. my faces.... on stamps. 

for you. 

eeeek!

yep. for you over at Paperbag Studios.

so here is the whole scoop: 

• Artpop Cards, 
• Mini Circles, 
• Big Circles, 
• Sticker Tape, and 
• INKed Stamps, (these are super amazing!! love the shapes and variety!)
• my own Woodland Fairies Stamps!!

and..... that is not all....no, no, no, no..... i have a give away of all give away's. i am giving away my original handmade 2018 calendar. 

all finger painted, stamped, sticker'd, scribbled and collage'd up just for you.

check this out.... (why yes, that cover does have a little stitching.....)

yes i hand stamped every month....every month. just for you.

if you leave a comment here you are registered to win this original calendar. comments will be taken until tuesday, 11/21/17 at 7pm CST. i will do a randomize drawing tuesday night and announce the winner on wednesday!

and once you commented here....swing over to Roben-Marie's blog post- as she has a super creative give-away that she made to celebrate today as well!!

want to know more about the faces and how i got started? Roben-Marie will be hosting me Saturday morning at 10am CST on her Claim Your Happy FB Group live!! we will be showing off the products and visiting.... so grab your coffee and come and join us!

xo. kristin

PS- besides using all the new stuffs posted here today, i used artpop cards previously made by Roben-Marie. i used the Wait for Me and Lo's Serendipity.

hand stitched love {week of peeks}

some hand stitching sweetness to this cute little woodland fairy pixie

all details shared tomorrow!

happy thursday.

xo. kristin

great crush {week of peeks}

great crush.... she would be.

my art stickers and artpops are coming on nov 17.....

coming....available for you......seriously pinch me.

xo. kristin

dreaming {week of peeks}

a week of peeks.......release on nov 17........

dreaming....that is totally how i feel to have finally gotten to this point. 

i can hardly wait until friday!

and keep watching.... i have a killer give away.

not saying; but just saying......

xo. kristin

the look {week of peeks}

a week of peeks..... release on nov 17........

as she would never walk a straight line

#paperbagstudios #rubberstamps #stamps #woodlandfairies

xo. kristin

stamps.... {bran-new}

mounted and ready to cut......

(look closely; good stuff here......coming soon)

happy monday.

xo. kristin

stamped {art journaling & video}

loved the playfulness of these pages,... the colors and stamping; the pencil and scratches. 

i love the stamp's nondescript, abstract shape with misshaped circles.

some of the irregularity of the stamp is my ink pad....thinking i need a new one; but, didn't mind that on these pages.

like this stamp? it is part of my set of stamps i created and can be found at Roben Marie's PaperBag Studios.

below is a quick video of the pages. you can find me on youtube here.

happy wednesday.

xo. kristin

collage {Colette Copeland}

i had been coveting this paper collage piece from Colette Copeland and finally made the purchase. if you are not familiar with her work- click on her name to visit her blog; and here is a link to her etsy store.

(in the photo above- off to the right, Colette included a few postcards for me as well. the heart is part of my stamp set- DreamThicket which is available at PaperBag Studios.)

i love the photo of the mom and baby and the red velvet piece sewn and hanging from the photo. the postcard immediately below is written in french.

 i think part of the charm for me at least is the fact that she had sewn all of the paper together.

happy monday...

listed....

looking for a super cute lined square bag? this bag measures 7" x 6.5". i use mine for carrying along extra tubes of watercolor paints when going to class or painting with friends.

it has a striped fringe at the top....

it is hand stamped on the front with my dreamthicket stamps which are available at Paperbag Studios. do you have your set?

the back of the bag is a black and white polka dot- cuz who doesn't love polka dots?!....

the inside is lined with a plastic to protect the bag. i have also used my bag to carry extra spray inks like shown in the picture above. i have 3 spray bottles in the bag now, but, could put a few more in there.

this is the front of the bag.....hand dyed and stamped with some extra vintage fabric edging made just for you. (or someone very special to you......) this cute bag is available in my etsy shop.

tgif..... #dreamthicket #paperbagstudios

I was able to fix my postcard transformation video (with a little help from our youngest son.....)!! Take a peek to watch my process of transforming the Artpops card into the above mixed media postcard.

happy thursday!

Postcards

i love the look of this edge....

working off of Roben-Marie's ArtPop cards as the base to make all of these postcards. the ArtPop cards and Dream Thicket stamps are both available here at PaperBag Studios.

 i used watercolor to tint the card pink and started with a man's face from a magazine; but, he was a bit too masculine still- even with his pink cheeks and lips- so i found the eyes and added those. 

not into strange creatures? how about abstracts?.....

maybe a fairy?

happy tuesday....