PurpleFuntastick Creations

DT Thursday! 3-1-12

2012-02-29T23:40:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today I have my Design Team doing a sketch challenge and I will include the sketch and check it out below and see all they created!! So neat how everyone has their own thing...and I asked my Sr and Jr team to join the challenge...have fun and try the sketch yourself! :) If you click on their names it will take you to their blogs and give the recipe for the sketch challenge project that they had to do. Give them some love! :)

Sketch Challenge

Senior DT

Kimberly

Carolyn

Shawnee

Lynne

Susan

Tina

Junior DT

Lisa

Rachelle

Jackie

Andrea

As always friends thanks for stopping by and be blessed and have a great weekend and don't forget the love and stop by their blogs as well :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Creations Guest Designer - Tues Feb.28th, 2012

2012-02-28T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today I have a wonderful and talented Lisa Woodward who is also on my DT she is so wonderful and I think you will enjoy her project today as my wonderful guest!! Don't forget to give her the love and check out her blog here: -http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

She made this wonderful telescoping card and I have never heard of it let alone make one...but I have it on my list of things to try now!! WOW!! check it out below...

I am so pleased to be a Guest Designer today for my dear friend and Queen Purplie, Kari Sanchez on her Purple Funtastic Creations page. Today, I am going to instruct you on how I made this beautiful telescoping card.

All of the papers used are from a great little find…The Girlie Paperie, Vintage Floral. (Recipe continues below! )

I used Lacey Labels to cut 3 lacy circles, in 6”, 5 ½” and 5”. For a telescoping card, it is important for the sizes to only be a little bit apart. I cut a second 6” circle in a complimentary patter and cut it in half. When adhered to the largest circle, this becomes the pocket for the message tag. I love message tags. Very often I receive a beautiful card, only to tuck it in a drawer because I don’t want others to read the personal message from the sender. I have found that using message tags is a great way to allow the card to be displayed while keeping the message private. The message tag was cut using George Shapes set on 4”. I lined the pocket with Pearlescent paper trimmed with my Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch. The ledger style paper also came with The Girlie Paperie, Vintage Floral. The birdcage and the vines were cut from the Bloom cartridge. The 3-D roses, flowers and leaves were made using my FAAAAVORITE flower die…Spellbinders Rose Creations by Donna Salazar. This die is so versatile, depending on how loose or tight your fold and the types of paper used.

On a telescoping card, you want to design and put together each layer individually and then join them. You want to try to contain your design on your paper (not oozing out of the edges) so the card has a very neat and tidy look when closed. On the bottom layer, I attached my pocket by running a dot runner along the very edge of the half circle. Everything else was adhered using my Xyron Sticker Maker.

On the second layer, I enlarged a bird diecut from KC&Company and reprinted onto heavyweight white cardstock. I found a vellum sentiment that, surprisingly, went along with my pre-defined bird theme. There is a lot to do about how to properly adhere vellum so the adhesive doesn’t show thru. I have even purchased specialty vellum adhesives, only to find out that adhesive applied to the entirety of the back with my Xyron works fantastically. I adhered more flowers made using the Spellbinders die.

I cut a 2” circle using my Sizzix Circle Die and Big Kick. I then pressure embossed “Thinking of you” and used my Tim Holts Distress Ink in Tea Dye to make the embossing stand out and distress the cream stock. The outer frame was also cut using Lacy Labels and adhered with 3-D Foam Squares. I laminated these two items with my Your Story machine, as this is where the pull/hanger would be attached. Once you have your 3 layers completed, take large brads and attach the layers together. In order to get the correct effect, lay the top and bottom layer where the design in towards you, and the middle layer away from you. You will use a small punch and brad to attach the bottom of the top layer to the top of the middle layer and bottom of the middle layer to the top of the bottom layer. Use the last brad at the top of the top layer and attach a pull ribbon. You MUST use brads to complete the connection process. You need to have the freedom they allow in the swinging and closing process. Once it’s completed, position it closed and pull open to make sure everything hangs in the correct manner.

I hope you have enjoyed how to make this beautiful telescoping card. Many thanks to Kari for having me today.

Until next time-Happy Crafting

Lisa Woodward

Wow...isn't that amazing or what???? I got to make one of these...and thanks so much Lisa for being my guest today! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Altered Journal Design Team Project for Purplefuntastick Creations

2012-02-27T12:35:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog!!! :)

Nice to see you again... Today I am sharing my DT projects and I told them to make an altered journal using the 3-dimensional flowers that they had made last week. . .

Now enjoy some wonderful creations from my DT! and don't forget the love and then check out their blog! just highlight their name and it will take you to them... :)

Carolyn

Lynne

Susan

Kimberly

Tina

Shawnee

Thanks for stopping by friends as always...have a blessed week! and don't forget the love! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Scooby Doo Where are you? Blog Hop! February 23, 2012

2012-02-23T00:00:00.004-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Welcome to Scooby Doo Where Are You???? Sew glad you could join us today on this adventure in the Mystery Machine. We're en route and the Mystery Machine breaks down . . . oh no, what can we do???? We need to investigate to see what craftiness is available not to mention Scooby treats as Scooby and Shaggy are always hungry.... lets drop some Scooby treat crumbs along the way as we discover the adventure of not only the four teenagers (Freddy, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy) but also of our hero - Scooby Doo!!!!!

We have a wonderful line up for you today to just follow along and enjoy our Scooby. If you just happened to be visiting me ---If you are here today and started with me then you are in the right place..hehe...since I am at the beginning of this fun hop! You should have arrived in the Mystery Machine which means you are on the right trail to solve the mystery of crafting!!!!!!!! I have included the line up for the hop in case you need to find your Scooby snacks again....

Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Gill - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
Jen - http://memorieswithjen.blogspot.com/
Jamie- http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com
Kimberly (KPKre8tions) Pate ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com
Colleen - http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Shannon Leffew Keith - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

We have wonderful treats from our sponsors:

Lucy Kelleher, an Independent Consultant from CTMH is giving away the February Stamp of the Month - Thoughtful Tidings - a $17.95 value in her capacity as a consultant
Shannon Leffew Keith: beautiful flowers that she makes - check out her esty shop at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shannleffew2?ref=si_shop
Scrapbook Stamp Society at http://www.facebook.com/ScrapbookStampSociety and webpage is http://scrapbookstampsociety.com/ are giving away 3 free digi stamps from their store
Susan Bermudez is offering a $20 gift card for Creative Memories - check out her website: http://www.mycymsite.com/sites/susanbermudez/

Now sit back and enjoy my crafting adventure in which I created a card and a journal cover.... Its for another child in the children's hospital.

I had some Scooby stickers and fell in love with this cute 3-D one since I couldn't find any others available at the time I went shopping...I used dark pink cardstock and then stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment and then put the stickers on and the inside a little note...and then I used a coloring page to make a journal cover on a composition notebook as a gift to go along with a card and used my water color pencils and stickles and then just used the flower stickers to embellish it some more and voila!...easy peasy...now off you go to find some more Scooby snacks! :)

You next stop on our adventure with the Mystery Crew is talented Susan! :)

Thank you for taking part in our wonderful adventures with Scooby Doo Where Are You????? Hopefully he's not hiding somewhere snacking on those delicious Scooby treats. We would love for you to leave a comment as to your favorite Scooby treats ..... until the next episode we thank you!!!

Thanks for stopping by friends and hope you have a blessed week and don't forget the Love! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Its mardi Gras - Beads, Jazz, Floats and Masks Blog Hop - Feb. 21, 2012

2012-02-21T00:00:00.030-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Its Mardi Gras - Beads, Jazz, Floats and Masks Blog Hop

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Today I am in one of the coolest blog hops ever I think...and I was so excited when I signed up for this that I knew what I wanted to make...my dream one day is to visit New Orleans...hope that maybe a mission that is planned for this will be the way soon for it to happen...keeps fingers crossed but in the mean time enjoy the party here today and if you came from Inga's blog then you are in the right place but if you happened upon my blog please start Lynne's blog because I don't want you missing anything from the party! :)

Welcome to our Mardi Gras parade. I must warn you though while you may enjoy jumping up to catch beads, doubloons, cups, stuffed animals--whatever! Please yell at the float riders "Throw me something, Mister!" Bring a large, sturdy plastic or cloth bag to hold all the treasure you'll be catching - if you try to put all of your beads around your neck, you'll have a hard time standing up straight! Be prepared: some people get so overcome with excitement they will occasionally jump in front of you to grab what a rider has thrown to you. Don't get into a tug-o-war....there are many more floats on the way! If you're from far away, some visitors hold up a sign saying where they are from.. our local riders love to see people from far away have a good time and will throw to them to make sure they do!

The colors of Mardi Gras are: Purple which reprsents justice; Green which represents faith; and Gold which represents power.Mardi Gras is always held the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is music, parades, picnics, floats, excitement ... and one big holiday in New Orleans! Everyone is wearing purple, green, and gold; and adorned with long beads caught from the beautiful floats. They sit on the ground throwing balls, playing music, having a picnic, and watching the crowds walk by between parades.

Instead of beads, coconuts (which apparently is the most prized throw from floats) and other baubles, we have a great sponsor:
$15 Gift Card for Treasure Box Designs (http://www.treasureboxdesigns.com/). They are asking you to stop by their blog and become a followr of their blog at http://treasureboxdesigns.blogspot.com/. They are having issues with their blog at this time but asking you become a follower! $50 Gift card from Anita Meadows Cannon
Sew, sit back with your beverage of choice, just keep in mind the police will be in full force watching for drunken lewdness as this is a family event! Feel free to watch in costume, as this is a festive hop!!

My project today is a homemade mask!! :)

The Recipe is ...I used a cardboard from one of those shirt packages you get that thing in...hehe...and took a mask template off a coloring page...and copied in my printer and cut it out...then I modge podge it to make it all so glittery! use two different kinds pink and purple! :) (wouldn't be me if no purple on it!) then I use my black stickles to outline it and then I embellished it with more bling...gems and a pretty flower (Shannon Leffew Kieth) then I am using wires for the butterfly antennas and then I used a and put some pretty ribbons on it so I can carry it with me and use it to cover my face whenever I need to...don't want that mystery man to know my name...hehe and voila! :) Hope you loved it and I had fun making it though it took time to dry!

Now your next stop is talented Dena...off you go to collect more beads! :)
Thanks friends for stopping by as always and don't forget the love! have a blessed week! :) hugs

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Special Project DT Monday! :)

2012-02-20T00:00:00.082-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today I have my Sr. and Jr. Design teams together in this post....I gave them a challenge to come up with making a flower...had to be something different and give the recipe...so check out the awesome flowers they came up with ...WOW!!!!!!! you are gonna love some of these new ideas to make flowers!! :) Have fun! :) and now check them out! :) By the way you can click on their names and it takes you to their blog...some even have a video to see how they were made! ... (me grinning really big) hehe

Sr. DT

Kimberly

This is my all time favorite flower from the Cricurt Cartridge Flower Shoppe. It is so simple to make as well.

I simply cut out 6 pieces for this flower starting with size 2.5 and working my way down in ½ “ increments.

2 layers at 2.5”

2 layers at 2”

1 layer at 1.5”

1 layer at 1”

I inked the edges of each layer, curled them under with the smallest end of a paint brush and glued them together. I added a brad to the center for added color.

Lynne

Cricut Pagoda Cartridge cut at 1.75 inches
K & Co. Flower Garden paper

Four (4) flowers were cut at 1.75 inches.
One flower is kept whole with five (5) petals and the other 3 flowers have 1 piece cut off each of the flowers.
There has been (1) extra flower cut for the one additional piece cut.
Curl the petals with your fingers to give some shape and curl. The more the pieces are curled and handled, as long as they are handled GENTLY, they will take shape!
The two (2) pieces that have four (4) petals are then hit with the hot glue to hold the ends together with a slight seam.
The three (3) single petals that are left are folded in half with the point at the bottom.
Grasp one part of the petal and glue to another part to half of the petal first and hold together.
Fold this center section in half and glue to the final single petal.
At the bottom of this center section, where the point is located cut off the point where it gives a triangular piece.
Put a dab of hot glue in the center of the bottom petal which is the five (5) piece petals and attach one of the four (4) piece petals to the center.
Place another dab of hot glue in the center of the two pieces that have been glued together and add the other four (4) piece petal to the center.
The triangular piece then gets glued to the very center of the three (3) pieces that have been glued together. Hold this last section together to make sure all is held togeth

Tina

* Took the Giant Sheet (that's what the package said) All Occasion Wrapping paper out of package

*Unfold Once

* Cut two 12x4 Strips (Still folded from pre-packing, causes for more layers)

*Stack them on top of each other

*Accordion fold from one side of the 4" side to the Other

*Wrap a piece of wire around the middle

*Open the flower by gently pulling up one layer of paper at a time toward the center

* Spray with Tattered Angel Glimmer Mist

*Add embellishments in middle of Flower

EASY PEASY!

Zenita

Here is my flower. The recipe is an SVG file from Penny Duncan Creations, hot glue, bazzill paper, and tweezers. I have a video showing how they are made on my blog.

Carolyn

I started with a rough circle of cream cotton, mug sized (in fact that is what I drew round), a slightly smaller circle of hessian with a backing to stop it fraying too much (iron on stuff), a smaller one of denim and even smaller one of patterned cotton. I used stazon to stamp on the plain cotton and then a distress ink to colour it slightly. I snipped into the edges of each circle at random places. To join it all together I started by putting some tacking stitches into the largest circle and pulling in a few gathers, without fastening the thread off I then moved onto the next circle, doing the same and so on until all 4 circles were joined in one place and all slightly gathered. I left the needle and thread ready to carry on sewing. I then took a strip of netting and threaded it through the shank of a white button and tied it a couple of times. Using the still threaded needle I secured the button to the flower with a few stitches that went through all four layers and fastened off on the back. I then ruffled up the flower in my hands and made a second one because flowers need friends.

Susan

Flower was cut using Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge at 3.25", 2.75", 2.25" and 1.75". The leaves were made using my Stampin' Up heart punch. I folded the heart in half and then folded the crease again. I used my bone folder to make the "veins". All was attached with adhesive.

Jr. DT

Andrea

I stamped this flower using 2 Martha Stewart stamps. I stamped the larger flower in black ink on red card stock then stamped a smaller flower twice. I colored all three stamps with Copic R29 and cut them out. I stacked the largest flower then the smaller using a pop foam to adhere. I cut the second small flower and reduced the number of petals then stacked it on top matching up the remaining petals. Using a fine tip glue pen I added some black glitter to the center.

Rachelle

For My flower I really wanted to try something different and I decided to crochet a flower.
I looked and found 3 different patterns and found that this one was the easiest one of the 3.
I really love how this rose turned out.
I used a strawberry yarn, then rolled the yarn and sewed it so it would stay the shape of the rose.

You can find the pattern over here at
http://media.leisurearts.com/downloadfiles/N_05_06_Rose.pdf

Lisa

Red Fused Plastic (will post instructions prior to Thursday)

Black Glitter Cardstock (solid core)

Spellbinders Rose Creations Die

Tim Holtz script stamp

Black embossing powder

Cranberry Embossing Powder

Glossy Accents

Perfect Pearls Powder in Pewter

Tsukineko Walnut Ink in Java

Hot glue gun

Heat gun

Jackie

Recipe

Flower shoppe cart

{sunflower} 2 @ 3inch

{sunflower} 1 @ 2 1/2

<scallop1> @ 2 1/2

4 pearl picks, silver glitter glue, white,red and distressed ink pads

Layer petals, largest on bottom. roll scallop cut into flower, add glue as you go. dab with different inks for diminsion and glitter edges add pearle picks to center.easy peasy :)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the flowers and makes your heart sing for spring! :) don't forget the love and come back to visit me again soon...in the meantime be blessed! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

February Calendar Girls Blog Hop - Feb. 18th, 2012

2012-02-18T00:00:00.042-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today I am in a different hop that celebrates all kinds of holidays and stuff so check it out below and don't forget the love! :) First off if you came from Lynne's Blog you are in the right place but if you happened upon my blog please start at Janet's blog...don't want you to miss a sing occasion! :)

Papercrafts Presents 365 Cards magazine which is our inspiration for these monthly hops which thus became the Calendar Girls. The magazine has Creative Ideas for every day of the year: occasions, holidays, and celebrations including 42 unique holidays!!! These unique holidays are our inspiration. The February unique holidays are:

February:
American Heart Month - Janet - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
Groundhog Day (February 2) - Edwina - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
Thank a Mailman Day (February 4) - Nikki Heat - http://twoscrappinlawyers.blogspot.com/
Super XLVI (February 5) - Laura - www.lauraleesdream.blogsot.com
Kite Flying Day (February 8) - Lynne: http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Make a Friend Day (February 11) - Edwina - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
Valentine's Day (February 14) - Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
Presidents' Day (February 20) - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com
National Margarita Day (February 22) - Lynne:http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Leap Year (February 29) -Kimberly - http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/

Stop by and check out these holidays as I am sure you are going to want to remember these holidays and include them in your card making projects!!!!!

We will have blog candy to the lucky recipient that remarks on each site along the way!

My holiday was Valentine's Day and since I love to make cards more than anything this is one I can!! so this is my project...check it out below and the recipe is below the pic...

I used white cardstock...I used my stampology Valentine stamps...used black ink pad to stamp them and then I used my water color pencil green for the leaves then I used my small heart puncher on some leftover scrap papers to glue to the heart flowers and also use stickles on many of them...to make them pretty of course...then I used my Stamps of life Butterfly swirly stamp to make the butterfly path for my butterfly that I also punched out with another butterfly puncher that my friend has on left over scraps once again then used stickles on the body of the butterfly then I used another Stamps of Life stamp for the sentiment "I love you because..." in red ink pad. Voila! simple card but cute I think...had to make this last minute from another project that I didn't have a chance to finish but I think you can use this anytime for a love one!

Hope you enjoy my project! and thanks for stopping by...and now time to flutter to Kimberly -

Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month on March 10th!

As always friends thanks for stopping by and giving the love and wish you blessings! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Design Team Monday!! Feb. 27, 2012

2012-02-16T02:10:00.003-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog!!! :)

Carolyn

Lynne

Susan

Kimberly

Tina

Shawnee

Thanks for stopping by friends as always...have a blessed week! and don't forget the love! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Were Off to see the Wizard Blog Hop - Feb. 16, 2012

2012-02-16T00:00:00.027-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today we are off to see the Wizard but if you came from Lynne's blog then you are in the right but if you happened upon my blog please start at Lynne's blog because I don't want you missing a thing!! :) Now lets go down the yellow brick road! :)

We're Off to See the Wizard the wonderful Wizard of Oz to hopefully get the Tin Man a heart, the Lion courage, and the Scarecrow a brain! But there's the poppy fields to beware of as you could get very sleepy! The Wicked Witch but we know she's afraid of water. The flying monkeys . . . just totally freaky looking!!!! You're probably still dizzy from the spinning whirling twirling house and watching all those things passing by like a nightmare expecially that Miss Gulch on her bicycle! Poor Toto hiding in the basket, but can you blame him? Don't pay any attention to the man behind the curtain as he knows not what he speaks! And then there are the delightful munchkins that sing 3 octives highly than humanly possible. I almost forgot the good witch Glinda - how could I forget her --- she was just too sugary sweet to my standards but as a Good Witch goes, she was the best, but why didn't she just tell Dorothy she had the power to return all along and wait until the end - geesh!And then only bad witches are ugly --- come on now! Its the Merry Old Land of Oz! I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore Toto. . . .

We're paying homage to the Wizard of Oz today with our blog hop! So, grab your beverage of choice and those ruby red slippers of yours, click them twice and repeat after me - "there's no place like home, there's no place like home"!

We have a generous sponsor of Creative Kuts of http://creativekuts.com/ who is offering two (2) $10 Gift Certificates to two (2) lucky winners - winners will be selected by Random draw BUT you must leave comments on all the blogs today along with leaving a comment that you are visiting from We're Off to See the Wizard on their blog page, http://creativekuts.blogspot.com/, and/or like their facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Kuts/130937843644274

Also Paper House Productions 7 - piece paper assortment of 12 x 12 pieces of paper!

Today I did a frame picture frame and planned on giving it to someone in the Children's hospital...I printed off a coloring page and use my water color pencils and blender and then stickled Dorothy's shoes and the tin man (he is the only one I did use my metallic silver pencil in), then I cut the pic out and then popped dotted it and also cut out Toto to make it look 3 D affect....then I added gems as they are singing down the yellow brick road...

As every good story, it has a beginning and a happily ever after - Dorothy went home and all was well with the world and Dorothy told Auntie Em - there's no place like home!!!!!! AWWWW how sweet! Hope you enjoyed my project and I must send you along your way to Amy's blog and a place beyond the rainbow -

As always friends thanks for stopping by and be blessed along the rainbow! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Creations Guest Designer - Tues Feb. 14th, 2012

2012-02-14T00:06:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

I have my wonderful friend and guest designer Susan Bermudez as my guest today for our PurpleFuntastick Creations! go check it out...thanks Susan! :)

I am a guest designer for my friend's Kari's Purplefuntastick Creations blog. I had so much fun with this card. I am all about the bling and this butterfly is just too sweet. I know it is not purple but the theme was Valentine's Day. Here is my card:

I received the butterfly and heart bling in an exchange. I used my Creative Memories Double Heart Chain Border. The papers were scraps and the crochet border is from Stampin' Up. The sketch was given to me by my friend Julie and I made this card a Valentine's order. I have several more to do and am looking forward to it. Thanks to Kari for having me as a guest designer today. Please stop by her blog and show her some love...

Until next time...
Susan

Thanks Susan once again for being my guest designer today...and thanks friends for stopping by and as always please be blessed! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Junior Purplies Design Team Introduction

2012-02-09T00:00:00.003-05:00

Hello Friends! and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today I am really excited to introduce you to my wonderful talented Junior Purplies Design Team from near and far...a wonderful group of dynamic, fun and talented ladies! :) Check them all out below with their project to show a few things we are going to be showcasing on my blog in the next few months....have fun and come back for some new adventures. I am going to be showing through tutorials and some other surprises this year. Now are you EXCITED!!! :) Now go check out my wonderful DT!!! :) I have posted their pics and bio first for you to get to know them and their creation for all to see some of their talents they have and to show some of what we will be doing...OH YEAH I am definitely going to be pushing them out of their comfort zone!! They are going to ride along with me to step out this year!!! hehe...don't forget to show the love! and thanks for your support...and look forward to some blog updates on my blog...will be changing some things around as we go...so looking forward to you sharing the journey with me! :) hugs friends! Be blessed in the New Year of 2012! :)

The Junior Design Team consists of along with their blog - so be sure to stop by and congratulate them along with giving them some bloggie love!!!!

Andrea Stradley-http://astateofgracie.blogspot.com/

Jackie Lodge-  http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

Lisa Woodward-http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

Rachelle Larsen-http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com

I must tell you that this isn't Kari and I apologize for that --- its Lynne and I'm filling in as our Miss Kari is having computer issues .... with that being said, I don't have the bios for the Jr. Purplies and that will be posted next week!!! I do though have their picture so that you can associate a name to a picture along with their project.

Andrea Stradley

http://astateofgracie.blogspot.com/

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Jackie Lodge with her charming husband

http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

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Lisa Woodward

http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

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Rachelle Larsen

http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com

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Next week, not only will you get Kari back, but you will have bio's, pictures and complete listings.

I'm asking that you say prayers for our Miss Kari as their has been a death in her family and she has computer issues.

Thank you for putting up with me with today's posting and please, for complete information, stop on over and give bloggie love to the Jr. Purplies!!!!!

God Bless and thank you for stopping by

Lynne (aka Miss Kari)

PurpleFuntastick Creations Guest Designer - Tues Feb. 7th, 2012

2012-02-07T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today is PurpleFuntastick Guest designer day...and I have the wonderful and talented Kimberly Pate of Scrapping Rookie! she is also one of my Purplies! :) Make sure to check out her blog! :) and don't forget to give her the love here and there! :)

Now Kimberly take it away! :)

Today I am honored to be a guest Designer for Kari Sanchez. I am also one of Kari’s Purplies, so I am having double the fun with my crafting.

Today I would like to share with you a Candy Box I made and decorated. The candy box is a file I got from SVGcuts and is called “One Piece Boxes”.

This is the second box I made. The first one I made from designer paper, and I felt it was too thin and weak to be supportive of the candy I plan to add. This box is made from a white sheet of ColorBok Paper that I printed through my Print Master application. Sometimes, I just like to make my own paper.

I embellished my candy box with three tiny silk pink roses, some greenery, and a pink bow. Someday, I hope I learn to make much better bows.

My candy box has four pieces of homemade chocolate candy my husband and I made. I make candy at Christmas time, however, this is the first time I have made Valentine’s Day candy. I just buy the Wilton’s heat and melt chips at JoAnn’s. We melt them in the double boiler in the Wilton squeeze bottles. This makes it very easy to get the small amounts of liquid into the heart areas. We then top it off with either dark chocolate or milk chocolate, shake the molds to get rid of air bubbles then refrigerate for about 30 minutes. These are very fast and easy to make.

Thank you Kari for allowing me to share my Valentine’s project with you and your readers. Thank you for stopping in today, I look forward to reading your comments.

Kimberly

Wow and yummmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyy! I don't know about you but chocolate gets me every time but the box she put it all in would be fun to open and have too!!! :) what a great job Kimberly and thanks for being my guest designer today! :)
As always friends thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week and don't forget the love! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Black, White and a Splash of Color Blog Hop - Feb. 4, 2012

2012-02-04T00:00:00.004-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today I am celebrating Ashley's birthday and her theme for her party was black, white and a splash of color...how fun! First off, Happy Birthday Ashley!! may you have a blessed and happiest one ever! :) Now if you happened upon my blog then start at Ashley's blog but if you came from Zenita's blog then you are in the right place because I don't want you missing anything from the party! Now let's get this party started...

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Here is my project and it is a card I made for her...hope she likes it! :)

Recipe: I used a cranberry cardstock that I had in my paper stash...then a scrap of one of my fave printed paper left over from a Theresa Collins collection the used a double sided piece cut in half and each side was used on the card cut to fit card as well...in the middle the white is actually white suede paper so Ashley can touch it...hehe...I stamped a "Happy Birthday" sentiment (HA) and cut the paper to size and then inked it up a bit and then popped dotted it and then I used a ribbon and made a bow and then put a bling gem in the center of it...andof course what is a card without my purple or butterfly so a butterfly was used! voila!...Happy Birthday Ashley! :)

Thanks as always for stopping by and don't forget the love and happy birthday wishes for Ashley today and your next stop is talented Liz.

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

My post of my Creation !! yes me!! hehe....Feb. 3, 2012

2012-02-03T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today I am posting my project I made for the post to go with my DT but it didn't happen that way for some reason blogger was being a bother again....but as my team yesterday did I used the digi paper and digi designs she has on Friday Freebies day...go check out the blog it is an awesome site...Far Far Hill....now check it out below...

I used a metal file box and decided to use one of the digital prints she had and I just loved the pink paper with the polka dots and then the vintage pics of the little girls so I choose one to be on the box as well and also used a lacy trim and flowers (little ones) that is from one of my favorite online shops...Ooh la la Vintage and I have the button on my right sidebar to take you there....then I embellished with a red flower and a punched out heart (one of my favorite punches I own) and stamped with my sentiment I have from Stampology in red ink and use a red bling gem on it then popped dotted it to a red flower and I did modge podge the papers and lace so it would adhere really good and will last forever...hehe...then to seal it I used my sparkle mode podge...love that and it is one of my gifts mom gave me for Christmas...I am thinking of giving this to my mom for Valentine's day...but I am not sure if she would like this but I think she will...hehe...she loves old things...

As always thanks for stopping by friends and have a blessed weekend! :) Don't forget to come by tomorrow I am in another hop to celeberate Ashley Townsend's birthday! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Design Team Thursday!! - Feb. 2nd, 2012

2012-02-02T00:00:00.090-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today we are doing digis and digi papers from Far Far Hill that I just love and I want to thank her for letting us use the Freebies she posts on her blog every Friday for us to use on our design post today and I wanted the girls to try digital and vintage in their own creative way...please check them out...you will fall in love....literally...I had a hard time choosing which one to use for this post along with my wonderful DT! So check it out below and don't forget to stop at Far Far Hill and check out her awesome freebies she has on Friday! and Instore for others. :) (If you want to check out these wonderful ladies awesome blogs click on their names and it will take you there. :) ) I am going to have to show you mine on Friday for some reason it would not load my picture...grrr...but at least you get the chance to see my DT!! :) don't forget the love! :)

Carolyn P

Lynne K

Well that is all for today and I hope you enjoyed the creations and the chance to check out Far Far Hill digis and digital papers and don't forget to give her the love!

Thanks friends as always for stopping by and be blessed! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Kimberly's Anniversary Blog Hop - Jan. 31st - Feb 1st, 2012

2012-01-31T01:00:00.030-05:00

If you are here for Hop then you are in the right place but if you are here for my PurpleFuntastick Guest Design post please scroll down...thanks! :)

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today we are celebrating Kimberly's Blog Anniversary ...Happy Anniversary Kimberly and I wish you many more years of fun, creativity and blog happenings !! :) So if you happened upon my blog please start with Kimberly's blog and because I don't want you missing a thing...and if you are here from Kimberly then you are in the right place! :)

What is a blog hop without candy! so make sure you comment! Now lets get this party started and check out the rules and all the info below! :) have fun hopping! :)
Welcome to Kimberly's Blogaversary. I'm tired of winter and thought it was time for a "spring fling"!!! All I asked for the crafters was to do something that reflects birth which is what spring means to me in pastel and floral colors!

We have a wonderful group of sponsors that want to have "Spring" too ..... I would ask that each of you take the time to stop and visit each one of the sponsors. They have graciously donated their talent for this hop.

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Mickie Burks Osman ~ a paper pack and some stamping goodies
Lucy Kelleher ~ Close To My Heart ~ December Stamp of the Month (http://love2createitall.blogspot.com) Nikki Schiltz Calmes ~
Paper Piecings by Nikki ~ $25 credit to Paper Peicings by Nikki (www.paperpiecingsbyNikki.com ) Scraptastical Kreations ~ $20 Gift Certificate (http://scraptasticalkreations.com/ )

There are a lot of great gardeners along the path, so this hop is two days, so, so sit back, relax and take your time browsing each garden. To be eligible for the blog candy, you must follow Kimberly’s blog. Other bloggers may have additional requirements if they offer individual blog candy.

I don't want you to miss a single spring project and want you to start at the beginning of spring at Kimberly (http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/)
I can hardly believe I have been blogging and showcasing my crafts for a year now!!! I've grown just like spring and learned so much as I have traveled the crafting path. I am sure you will be as impressed with the talent from these crafters as I am.

Sunshine, Raindrop, and Rainbows and Flower
Now the only requirement she made was to have Theme ~ Spring/Colors are pastels to signify life, growth, spring (florals/paisley)

Here is my project: I decided to do an altered frame of spring...of course I had to use my favorite color and I was lucky I had a frame in my stash...hope you like it and the recipe is below the picture. :)

My recipe: I used a purple frame and then I glued down the pearl string with my Aleene's Tacky glue and then let it dry and then added the embellishment of flowers and butterflies...these flowers and butterflies were given to me from Shannon Leffew Keith (who makes wonderful flowers! and butterflies too!) and glued them to the frame to...to make them like they were flying around the flowers and wanting attention...hehe...the one butterfly in the left hand corner I attached to a glitter green cs punched out butterfly I love to use! gotta have bling and a butterfly punch...hehe...hope you enjoy smelling the flowers and seeing the butterflies. :)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget the love and well wishes for Kimberly and remember "think spring" and have that "spring fling"!!
Your next stop along the way on the garden path is: Lisa

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Creations Guest Designer - Tuesday Jan 30, 2012

2012-01-31T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today my wonderful guest designer Zenita Barnes is my guest and when you see this reminds me of when I was a kid! hehe.... Please don't forget to stop by her blog and give her some love! :)

Now check out below the project and recipe:

Wow!! Where did January 2012 go? I can’t believe that today is the last day of January, it went so fast!! This New Year is going to be great! I get to be guest designer today for my friend Kari here at Purplefantastick Blog!! I’ve been named to her Design team and another design team and so much more.

Kari asked me to go with a New Year’s theme on resolutions or changes or something like that. I thought long and hard about what to do and thought “I don’t like making resolutions because I know I won’t keep them.” So I decided to do a page that I can also put in my 52 weeks of Me Album that I’m working on. This page doesn’t have any pictures or really any journaling on it. The page has things that I love and like to do in 2012. I hope you try this sometime. Just doodle the things that you like on a piece of paper and put it in an album go back later and see if you still like those things or if you like more or less. It’s fun to see what you like at certain times of your life. As of January 12, 2012 I’ve started my last year of being in my 40’s and I plan on spending 2012 to the fullest and I hope you all come along with me and have FUN!!!! Hope you come on over and visit me at my blog sometime soon http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by as always friends and have a blessed day! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop - Day 2

2012-01-29T00:00:00.003-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to My Blog! :)

Welcome to Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop Day 2 --- don't be late for this very important date and just to be sure you're not late, we're serving tea for not one day but two!! Watch out for rabbit holes, and those drink me and eat me potions as you must do them in moderation. You'll never know what you will see beyond the looking glass --- sew, sit down a spell and enjoy the talented ladies as we hop along in Wonderland. Warning, watch out for the Queen of Hearts as she is losing in the game of croquet and its off with your heads!!!!!

If you stopped at my blog to just visit today, I don't want you to miss a single thing along the way and you need to start at the beginning which is two hares by the Cheshire cat who is grinning at you and that darn caterpiller smoking her pipe at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/!!! But if you came from Kimberly then you are in the right place...now lets have some tea....or cookies if you prefer....hehe

Rather than cake, crumpetts, tarts and cookies, we have blog candy and I mean some sweet treats that are being offered by our great sponsors:

Pat Catan's has donated a $25 gift card for shopping at their store, if there isn't a Pat Catan's in your area, we can transfer that out for you
Karber Digital Images at http://www.karberdigital.com/ has offered 2 digital designs of the winner's choice
Digi My World at http://digimyworld.com/shop/ has offered a $10 gift card
SVG Attic at http://www.svgattic.com/ has offered a $20 gift certificate
PSA Stamps at www.psastamps.com.blogspot.com has offered a 1 stamper, 2 Peel & Stick packs of winner's choice. MSRP for each package is $55.
Creative Kuts has offered a $20 Gift Certificate to http://creativekuts.com/
Deborah Marie Foti of http://www.scrappingmamma.net/ will make one of her original birthday cards, Crafty Friends Sentiments Large Sheet by www.gettingcricky.com AND $10 Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Gift Certificate

To be eligible by posting you must comment and post on each stop of our tea party along the way --- now remember to hold your pinky out when drinking your tea --- will that be 1 lump or 2?

If you stopped at my blog to just visit today, I don't want you to miss a single thing along the way and you need to start at the beginning which is two hares by the Cheshire cat who is grinning at you and that darn caterpiller smoking her pipe at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/!!!

Here is my project and I decided to make a really cute card for her since I am sending the frame to her from yesterday's party....got to love that "tea mouse" that well had a little too much tea and crumpets! :) hehe

( I am not sure why the pic is showing up cloudy but I have made several attempts to fix this...sorry not a very well done :( )

I used a glittered Navy cardstock from my stash and then I used a different coloring page as my digi and cut it out and I am trying to make it look a little 3-D by cutting out the teacup and saucer but you can't tell her and then I popped dotted it and I colored it with my water color pencils and then blinged it up with my stickles ands...then stamped the sentiment "happy birthday that I had and oh yeah...I used my white jelly roll pen to make the stitches on the rim of the card...and inside is a personal note...

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your tea and crumpets and your next stop is not Twiddledee and Twiddledum but at Digi My World - http://digimyworld.blogspot.com/
Sad to say but the party must come to end and don't forget the love! :) Thanks for stopping by and be blessed! :)

Hugs, Love, Tea Cups and Crumpets (hehe),
Kari

Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop - Jan. 28-29, 2012

2012-01-28T02:28:00.003-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to My Blog! :)

Welcome to Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party Blog Hop --- don't be late for this very important date and just to be sure you're not late, we're serving tea for not one day but two!! Watch out for rabbit holes, and those drink me and eat me potions as you must do them in moderation. You'll never know what you will see beyond the looking glass --- sew, sit down a spell and enjoy the talented ladies as we hop along in Wonderland. Warning, watch out for the Queen of Hearts as she is losing in the game of croquet and its off with your heads!!!!! First off if you came from Jamie then you are in the right place but if you happened upon my blog please start with tea at Lynne's blog...don't want you missing the party! :) Now lets get this party started.

Rather than cake, crumpetts, tarts and cookies, we have blog candy and I mean some sweet treats that are being offered by our great sponsors:
Pat Catan's has donated a $25 gift card for shopping at their store, if there isn't a Pat Catan's in your area, we can transfer that out for you Karber Digital Images at http://www.karberdigital.com/ has offered 2 digital designs of the winner's choice Digi My World at http://digimyworld.com/shop/ has offered a $10 gift card SVG Attic at http://www.svgattic.com/ has offered a $20 gift certificate PSA Stamps at www.psastamps.com.blogspot.com has offered a 1 stamper, 2 Peel & Stick packs of winner's choice. MSRP for each package is $55. Creative Kuts has offered a $20 Gift Certificate to http://creativekuts.com/ Deborah Marie Foti of http://www.scrappingmamma.net/ will make one of her original birthday cards, Crafty Friends Sentiments Large Sheet by www.gettingcricky.com AND $10 Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Gift Certificate
To be eligible by posting you must comment and post on each stop of our tea party along the way --- now remember to hold your pinky out when drinking your tea --- will that be 1 lump or 2?

If you stopped at my blog to just visit today, I don't want you to miss a single thing along the way and you need to start at the beginning which is two hares by the Cheshire cat who is grinning at you and that darn caterpiller smoking her pipe at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

I did a frame digi thingy...for I have no other name for it...hehe...but it is tribute to Lynne's sense of humor...I did a scene from the Alice In Wonderland story...the Tea Party...

My recipe is the fact I took an old broken frame and used the Red Carstock as the backdrop for my digi coloring page I made of the scene...I took it and cut it out and then I water colored it...then I stickled the main characters and few things to make it stand out and then I used the sentiment from my Frog Stamp collection from the Stamp of Life set that I had ...thought it was appropriate for "Hoppy Birthday" well...since we are hopping along with the Mad Hatter and his friends...hehe...I embossed with silver emboss powder and cut it out in a square and inked it up with Purple to stand out (my signature is purple of course...as mine...hehe) Then I decided to cut another square to fit the bling square to make Lynne the limelight and for the year of her celebration so when she receives it from me she will remember she was the star of the show...Happy Birthday my dear friend and sister! Love ya! :)

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your tea and crumpets and your next stop is not Twiddledee and Twiddledum but http://digimyworld.blogspot.com/
Remember to stop by again tomorrow and check out all the tea parties!!! As always friends thanks for stopping by and sharing the love and now have fun drinking more tea or having crumpets! :)

Hugs, Love, Tea Cups and Crumpets, (hehe)
Kari

Rosie's Rockin 45th Birthday Blog Hop - Jan. 27, 2012

2012-01-27T00:00:00.006-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today we are here to celebrate Rosie Mini's 45th Rockin Birthday! Happy Birthday Rosie! and wish you many years of blessing and happiness on your birthday today and always! :) hugs! Now let's get this party started...if you came from Rosie's blog then You are in the right place but if you happened upon my blog please start at the beginning of Rosie's blog...don't wanting you missing any fun of the party! :)

Today my project was for a card for Rosie! I wanted to do something upbeat...yep you know what I mean...hehe...she loves concerts and music so I decided to use the theme and run with it....check it out below! :)

Recipe: I used a glitter navy blue cardstock that I had in my stash...and made it A2 size...then I used a digital scrap paper I have from I can't remember who...(The brain is fried) but it is an awesome sight but it is vintage too ...will get it for you all later...anyways I got the blue one printed in the size I needed for my card as a background paper then I use a coloring page for the electric guitar and cut him out and colored it with my water color pencils and then I sizzled it up with Blue glitter stickles and then blue pearl stickles also ...got to have a HOT guitar! ...hehe...then I popped dot it and added to my sentiment I took off a stamp and made it look like it was hooked to the guitar thingy that gives it sound...and inked the sentiment up with a few brown dots to look like those buttons on the box...then I used blue stickers for "Rockin" and then added a few left over gems I had in my stash too and voila! :) pretty cool...hope Rosie has a Rockin birthday! :)

As always thanks for stopping by friends and be blessed and don't forget to give the bloggy love! Don't forget to wish Rosie a great birthday! :)

Your next stop is Zeni! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Creations Design Team Introductions - Jan. 26, 2012

2012-01-26T00:08:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends! and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today I am really excited to introduce you to my wonderful talented Purplies Design Team from near and far...a wonderful group of dynamic, fun and talented ladies! :) Check them all out below with their project to show a few things we are going to be showcasing on my blog in the next few months....have fun and come back for some new adventures. I am going to be showing through tutorials and some other surprises this year. Now are you EXCITED!!! :) Now go check out my wonderful DT!!! :) I have posted their pics and bio first for you to get to know them and their creation for all to see some of their talents they have and to show some of what we will be doing...OH YEAH I am definitely going to be pushing them out of their comfort zone!! They are going to ride along with me to step out this year!!! hehe...don't forget to show the love! and thanks for your support...and look forward to some blog updates on my blog...will be changing some things around as we go...so looking forward to you sharing the journey with me! :) hugs friends! Be blessed in the New Year of 2012! :)

Hi There! I'm Tina. I'm an energetic SAHM of two active Kiddos. My daughter Lizzy is four and my son, Jimmy is three. I've been married to my Disabled Veteran Hubby for five and half years and we bought a new home in Marlboro Township, Ohio last Winter. I originally started scrapbooking 8 years ago when my hubby and I were just engaged and he was in Iraq. It's something I did with the other moms, wives & Girlfriends to pass the time while the guys were deployed. Once I got married & Pregnant, I stopped crafting since I was so busy. I Just started crafting in June again and that's when I started my blog.I have now fallen in love with Stamping, card making and of course my new found obsession with Copic Markers. When I started back to crafting in June, I started with just Cricut Crafting, but found that I love coloring stamps & digi stamps. Everyday I'm learning! I just love seeing what others make and taking an idea & tweeking it to be my own! I do have a busy life outside of the Crafting world as well. I Organize a Large Mom's Group, I'm involved in a Book Study and also co-chair a Music Ministry. (My other passion besides crafting is SINGING!! Thanks again for joining us! I can't wait to craft with you all!!

Many Blessings,
Tina
Crafty and Green
http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com
tinakeller.gogreen@gmail.com

Kimberly Pate

I am what I consider to be a Rookie at Paper Crafting, I have been doing this for just a year’s time. As a web designer, creativity comes somewhat easy for me, and I try take that creativity and put it to use in my paper crafting. While I do mostly cards and scrapbook pages, I am learning to take baby steps out of my comfort zone and take on new challenges. Each new project teaches me something new.

When I am not creating, I am an online instructor, a wife with a supportive husband, a grandmother of three and an avid sports fan.

http://scrappinrookie.blogspot.com/

Kimberly Pate

Shawnee

I am a blessed wife to my dh Jason of 15 years. I am a mom to 9 wonderful children - Eight wonderful boys and one beautiful baby girl. I have been crafting since my son Liam was born in 2001, but when I got my first Baby Bug Cricut in 2010. My husband surprised me with it by setting it outside on our porch. He kept telling me that I needed to go outside but it was really cold. I was like No, it's cold out there. He said, okay. Finally, he brought it inside and said so you don't want this do you? I was so excited. I couldn't believe that he had gotten me a Baby Bug. Since then I have been an active part of the Cricut message board and have learned so much. My style is plainly me. I don't know what else to call it. I like to keep things simple yet, make them beautiful as well.

I love to make cards and projects to encourage others. I started Hope and Faith Cards Ministry along with my friend Rachelle, this year just for that purpose. The goal of the ministry is to encourage sick children and families providing them with Hope through faith. My favorite scripture verse is Jeremiah 29:11. It reminds me that God has a wonderful plan and purpose for our lives. We just have to be obedient and continue to walk in His ways.

In my spare time, I like to design websites, make others smile, spend time with my family, and read on my Kindle.

Blessings
Shawnee
http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com

Susan

Hello everyone. I am so happy to be a part of this wonderful design team! My name is Susan Bermudez and I have been papercrafting for almost 4 years now. I started with rubber stamping for cards and then became a scrapbooker. Although new to papercrafting, I have been crafting since a very young age. I started sewing little felt frogs and then progressed to various types of needlework, then knitting, crocheting and quilting. Digital scrapbooking and Digital stamping have joined the ranks now.

I am the wife to my wonderful husband, Alex, who wholeheartedly supports all my creative endeavors. I am also mom to my 3 amazing two legged children (Melissa, Alex Jr and David) and our four legged one (Tina). I am also a grandma to Elijah who is 3. My family gives me the best scrapbooking material and I could not do it without their love and support. I hope you will come by my blog (Susana's Scrappin' Corner) and see what I have made recently. Until next time, I wish you a scrappingly good day :)

Happy Scrappin'http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Sue B

Lynne

Hi, I’m Lynne and I’m from Pittsburgh, PA. I’m new to the paper crafting world and only have been dabbling for almost 2 years when I purchased my first Cricut and I must admit it was love at first cut. Through much insisting, I started my first blog called Her Crafiness May 2011. I have crafted in many mediums ranging from doll sculpting, quilting, sewing, soft-dolls, embroidery, crochet, knitting, counted cross-stitch and machine-embroidery and now, lets add to my repertoire paper crafting. I prefer to make cards which my grandchildren love!!!! I have 6 grandchildren ranging from age 10 months to 6 years of age with our blended family! I’m now on permanent disability due to fibromyalgia and herniated discs just to name a few!!! Thanks Kari for adding me to your team as I’m thrilled to see what I can design and incorporate for you!

This is my first Design Team Project for Kari’s Purplies. Her instructions were simple – work outside our comfort zone. Now, that leaves a lot of room for design and creativity and believe it or not, it wasn’t an easy project!

Now, all little girls love paper dolls and I’m no exception to the rule! I also love the antics of doll making with eleanor peace bailey. I have a delightful pattern of her’s which is called Exploring the Flat Doll and the Playful Use of the Figure and used this as my inspiration.

Hope you enjoyed my very first project for Kari’s Purplies and please stop by and see what comes from my crafting fantasies next!!!! Don’t forget to leave some bloggie love and comments as I would love to know what you think!!!!!

http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

God Bless

Hugs, Love, and Pixie Dust

Lynne

Carolyn

Hi, I’m Carolyn and I’m thrilled at the opportunity to stretch myself and meet new friends by being on Kari’s design team. I live in the North-West of England, am 43 and mother to two teenagers, one of whom has special needs. I started crafting with scrapbooking and soon moved into cards, ATC’s, altered art, and mixed media. I love to combine odd things or use old papers in my projects and love buttons! I am also a keen photographer, studying at the local adult college to learn to use my dslr. In my other time I love to make handmade felt, both art and small gifts and often use small pieces of my felt on cards or in other crafts. I have a great belief that everyone has a creative side to them and that there is great freedom to be found in playing.

My project is an art journal page. This is something of an experiment and a newer field for me. I started with a layer of green paint on a canvass page, and then added distress stain around the edges to tone down the brightness a little. The petals of the flower are cut from old dictionary pages and some are coloured with distress ink and others with writing in sharpie pens. The spikes and centre are made from recycled sari silk yard and an old jeans button. The journaling goes around the edge of the inside petals and talks of the different roles I play, the different parts of my life and how none of them alone says who I really I am. My identity is not in roles or achievements, but as a child of God, loved and created for purpose. Each petal is important, but they make up a much greater whole.

It isn’t a perfect piece of work, it didn’t come out exactly as I planned, but that is life. It is why I believe everyone can have a go at these things, just pick up a pen or a paintbrush and relax.

http://messmuddleandfun.blogspot.com/

Carolyn Phillips :)

Hi my name is Zenita Smith but I'm known around the scrapping world as ScrappinwithZ. I'm a substitute teacher which works great because I have time to do what I love which is Scrapbooking and playing with paper. I started collecting scrapbook products over 10 years ago and then 8 years ago when we received two little boys that we wanted to adopt I started to actually use the products that I had been collecting. Today my 2 older boys plus their wives along with the two boys that we adopted give me plenty of photos to play with. In May we will be getting our first grandchild and I'm sure I will have even more fun there. I'm Copic certified and have fell in love playing with Copic markers and stamps (digital or rubber.)

http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Zenita

Please WELCOME these wonderful ladies on my Design Team! :) As always friends thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week! :) hugs

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Creations & Faith Verse Guest Designer - Jan 24, 2011

2012-01-24T00:14:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today I am excited to introduce you to a new Guest Designer that recently joined my Purplies group! :) and she is so sweet and very talented Tina aka Crafty and Green! :) Make sure you give her some love and check out her blog. Now check out below what she did for us today! :)

Tina take it away...

I feel so Blessed to be able to be a Guest Designer for one of my crafty friends, Kari at Purple Funtastick Creations!! I also was supposed to do a Guest Design spot for her Faith Verse Group on Monday, so I decided to combine the two into one project for your viewing pleasure today!

The Theme for January's Purple Funtastick Guest Designers is New Year/Goals/Party/Invite/Party appetizer. As much as a yummy appetizer sounds so appetizing, I'm doing weight watchers and really trying to get healthy, hehe!! So I decided on Goals. One of my goals is to start writing in a prayer journal. I have attempted this many times, but really would like it to work this time. So I thought I'd make a cool Prayer Journal! That's where one of my Favorite Bible Verses come into play!

As Always, I craft as Green as I possibly can!! All of the papers I used for my project are from my scrap bins! The flower I used is from a flower swap I participated in a few months ago (The colors went perfectly!)

Close up of the Bible Verse, Luke 1:46 --Just love this!!

Thank you Kari for Allowing me the Opportunity to Guest Design on your Blog!! I really love this project I did and I hope you enjoyed it as well!! Thanks Again!!

Many Blessings,

Tina

Thanks for joining us today and wasn't Tina's project awesome and thanks Tina for being my guest designer today and looking forward to more of you crafty projects in the future...and thanks friends for stopping by and have a wonderfully blessed week...I am so sorry I am a little behind but the shoulder is not help me at all...but I will be back more I promise!! :) hugs

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

NOTICE

2012-01-22T00:18:00.000-05:00

I was originally suppose to be in "Show me your Craftroom" blog hop but I couldn't since I didn't finish my room due to my shoulder injury but I will show you my "craftroom" in the future so stop back and check it out! :)

Kari

I am a Guest Designer for Her Craftiness Today! :) Jan. 20, 2012

2012-01-20T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today I am a guest designer for my friend and sister Lynne Kirsch at Her Craftiness and today the theme is Winter! woohoo! and of course I have to have purple snow in my dreams...hehe...check out my project below...

I have done a winter card...not sure who I will send this too yet...but I am sure there is someone...

Here is the recipe: Took a beige card stock as my A2 size, then I stamped a Snowman (with one of my fave stamps) on a white cardstock...then I watercolored him...hehe...then cut him out and then popped dotted him on the card...I punched some snowflakes for the card but blinged it out with purple gems (the flakes are not showing up well in the pic)...then I stickled with my grape color for purple snow...so you know it is from me...hehe...I had a small double sided tape (didn't realize I was almost out...oye...sigh) on it originally for purple glitter I had but it didn't stay on too good so I had to re-do it...so this is it ...a simple card hope to get fancy again soon but with a painful shoulder currently it is going to have to be a wait yet...thanks for letting me show you some "purple" snow...and well it is better than "yellow" snow...ugh...

Thank you Lynne for letting me be your guest designer today! as always friends thanks for stopping by and be blessed! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

2012-01-19T01:33:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :) Welcome to my Blogaversary party! :)

Today my friends and I are having a hop to celebrate my one-year anniversary of my blog which is Jan 20th. I can't believe how fast time has flown by!! I am thrilled to say that it was an exciting and amazing year...I have met some of the most wonderful friends in the crafty world and there were many that helped me on my crafting journey...thanks to you all! and my followers who supported me and cheered me on as well! I am excited to continue the journey and share with you the amazing talent that is out there as well as my own creations...you are all a blessing! :)

If you came here you started in the right place, because I want you to have a chance to win some blog candy. Don't want to miss the fun either! :) So don't fly away and enjoy sitting on the flower and hopping along the way to some talented designers I know! :)

We have the best sponsors for our hop that will just blow your mind!!!
Shannon Keith Leffew has a gift certificate for flowers in her Etsy Shop Creative Kuts a $20 Gift Card at http://creativekuts.com/ 2 birthday cards made by her, Stamp Set from www.gettingcricky.com PLUS $10 Gift Certificate for Little Scraps of Heaven
Positive Thoughs Stamp Set
all that she is asking that you stop by her blog at http://www.scrappingmamma.net/, become a follower if you aren't already at her blog, and leave some bloggie love telling her that you are hopping with Butterfly Kisses Blogaversary.
So, make sure you give bloggy love to all my guest designers and of course me! ...hehe...and have fun hopping along the way.

In case you flew away and went in the wrong direction here is the line up in case you need to fly your way back! :)

So without further ado lets get ready to soar and get the party started. The only requirement I made for this party was that everyone had to put a butterfly or butterflies in their creation.

Here is my project which I changed to last minute due to some unfortunate happening that we can do without hearing about it...hehe...oye...hope you like that I made a tag! :)

Recipe: I use this tag from a sizzix die cut from my friend Sis...then I outlined a printed paper to paste on it then I added some fringe, lace ribbon then tied it with a bit of pearl string...then I punched out a butterfly out of a dark pink card stock (not sure where it is from but from my stash) then I blinged it up with Sweet Pea glimmer mist (ty Donna! :) ) and also with some sparkles from CTMH then glued it down on the tag and then added some purple flowers (didn't think I would forget my purple did ya?) and then I used one of the stamps from my Grunge Inspirations stamp set from Kinderstampo (I just love this set) and embossed the "SOAR" wtih silver embossing and then inked it up with some pink versa mark ink pad then popped dot it on the tag...and then finally pink ribbon in the hole of the tag...voila! pretty simple but pretty I think and it reminds me of spring instead of the winter blues...hehe

Thanks for stopping by as always...and don't forget to give some bloggy love and may you have a blessed day! :) Now your next stop is : Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Come Baby Blog Hop - Jan. 17, 2012

2012-01-17T02:20:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends and welcome to my blog!

Since there are two posts today one being my PurpleFuntastick designer and the hop make sure you go to the right post...the one below this hop is my guest designer for the day....thanks! :)

Today we are doing a Baby Hop for Ashley Gray since she had a wonderful baby boy on January 12, 2012! Congratulations Ashley! :) If you came from Jen's blog then you are in the right place but if you happened upon my blog please go to the beginning at Ashley's blog. Don't want you missing a thing! :)

I wanted to do a card and check it out below:

Recipe: I am not a big fan of blue...hehe...so I decided to do something a little different and put a little green and yellow printed paper with blue on it to go with the blue color cardstock but still honor the baby blue! and I stamped the images with dark blue ink pad and the sentiment as well and then also use the stamp on a wht cardstock and inked the edges to give it a boy's touch...like he dirtied it up! hehe...sweet....and then I used my white gel marker pen and touched it up like I sewed it.

Hope you like it and congrats again Ashley! :) hugs

Thanks for stopping by as always and your next stop is : Indira blog so don't forget to give the Love and congratulations to Ashley's new arrival! :) hugs and be blessed! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

PurpleFuntastick Creations Guest Designer - Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012

2012-01-17T00:51:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today is PurpleFuntastick Guest Designer day! and today we have talented Carolyn Phillips....she has an awesome project and her blog is ..... ....so check it out! :)

Carolyn take it away....

I am really pleased to have the opportunity to be guest designer for my friend Kari today, pleased for so many reasons; I am excited at her plans for this coming year and thrilled at the opportunity to be part of them; I love her new year theme this month, it always excites me; I have plans of my own for the year and this project is another step towards them…lots of reasons.

I love New Year because of the thrill of the blank slate, new possibilities, plans and dreams. This time of year is full of hope and adventure. No matter what happened last year or the year before, this year, today, can be different. The rest of our life is waiting. My own plans for the year include pushing at my boundaries, doing new things or old things in new ways. I wanted my project to reflect that so I turned to my felting, and for design started with a sunburst, a symbol of a new day dawning. Then I added in some new things, I used small wool nepps in the background which I have had sitting waiting to be used for ages and never touched, and I experimented with ways to add some dimension to the foreground. As it developed, esp once it started to felt together, I decided it was more like a blooming flower than a sunburst, but the same symbolism can be read there so it doesn’t matter. (And I like projects that start one way and finish another, when they take a life of their own they always seem to come out better!)

I want to encourage you at the start of the New Year to push yourself. Whatever form your creativity takes, and I strongly believe we are ALL creative in some way, try something new. Take a step forward, and then another one. See where you can go. It doesn’t matter what the result it, the adventure is in the trying.

God bless,

Carolyn.

Wow...what an awesome project and thanks Carolyn for all your support! and you are correct sometimes when it starts it isn't what you always have in mind or mistakes are made and well you sometimes have to adapt and sometime it is for the better! :) as always friends thanks for stopping by and come back again and have a blessed day! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Faith Verse Guest Designer.... Jan. 16, 2012

2012-01-16T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my blog! :)

We have Faith Verse Guest designer today! welcome talented and wonderful Tammy Garnett! :) she has an awesome testimony and project...check it out below! :)

Hey Scrappers

This is my first blog post of the year here at PurpleFuntastick and I am excited! I wanted to share with you my favorite bible verses! It is found in Philippians 4:4.."Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice." In our daily walk we must learn to Rejoice in Lord always. The Message version of this scripture says Philippians 4:4 MSG
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him!
Well all will encounter trials, heartache and heart break in our lives. But if we learn to celebrate God, He will ease the ache and in rejoicing he can make us whole. We have so much to thank God for. So much to be grateful for. So much to praise Him for. So my challenge to you is to celebrate in spite of! Rejoice in the Lord regardless of what the situation may seem like!

Here is a card with the scripture from Philippians I made to encourage a friend who recently lost her mom. I hope this card will help her to know even after the relatives have left, the flowers have wilted, the sympathy cards have stopped coming.....there are friends in the body of Christ that are still praying for her strength.

So do you have a REJOICE IN YOUR HEART TODAY! I DO!
TAMMY G
www.fromme2upapercrafting.blogspot.com

Thanks friends for always stopping by and I sure will have to remember the word "REJOICE" ...will you do that too! Thanks Tammy for a wonderful card and testimony and so true we have to rejoice in our Savior! :) hugs and thanks for all you and have a blessed week my friends! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Valentine's Hop - January 14-15, 2012

2012-01-14T04:01:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

Today we are celebrating Valentine's Day and one of my favorite holidays of the year...although I am a single mom I am okay with it and I can still share love with my children and friends...maybe God will bless me this year finding me someone I am destined to be with...hehe...now let's get down to business...if you came from Nicollete then you are in the right place but if you have happened upon my blog please start at her blog. :) Don't want you missing a thing! :)

I have decided to do something different...I love to Modge Podge and this is fun and well I was at my dr this morning and stopped by Wal-mart and found this cute wooden heart frame and my mind started taking off and I thought yep especially for 97cents and some embellies and paper I had in my stash this would be a cute project and I was right! :)

Recipe: A wooden frame (mind is has a heart shape), modge podge the paper on the frame...let it dry...then I used stickle glitter glue to make the pretty red and pink swirly all over the frame, then add embellies (stickers, my homemade flowers, gems), stamp some sentiment "i love you, and I added a butterfly of course...hehe...then voila! pretty simple...and I really love this...not sure if I will keep it or not...I really love giving things away...hehe...so we will see what I do...hope you like it and inspired to make your own sweet frame for a few dollars that is a great giving item! :)

Hugs to you and thanks for stopping by my blog and your next stop is talented Gill.

In His Love,
Be Inspired,

Kari

The Muppets back Together Blog Hop - Jan. 12-13, 2012

2012-01-12T01:07:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends and Welcome to my Blog! :)

I am excited about this blog hop of an oldie but a favorite and it brings back memories for me and my children...check out below the rules and have fun hopping! :) If you start here you are in the right place...hehe...you love me and I know it and thank you! ; but let's get this party started and check it out below!

Don't you just love remembering the Muppet Show that was on TV back in the 80's? Ok, showing my age here but the theme song still runs through my head!!!! The Muppets are just as popular as in the 80's with the movie that came out at Thanksgiving of 2011! The Muppets are Back Together Again. To show tribute to our love of Jim Henson's Muppets, this hop is dedicated to the Muppets Back Together Again!

Sit back and recall your youth of the 80's and remember your favorite Muppet! And we have retro blog candy two 8.5 x 11 tie died paper, two 12 x 12 Groovy Baby tied die paper, Just Add self-stick peace sign gems, Scrappy Cat Peace Sign, Peace, wit bling, and Jolee's by You Dimensional New York Sticker along with a yard of some tie-die ribbon to "tie" your project together!! What a groovy candy for all you special people.

Also, we have some beautiful flowers that Shannon Leffew Keith makes at http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
A paper piecing from http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/
Be sure to remark on each of the hops along the way while we show you our favorite Muppet, with your remarks.

Here is the line-up in case you get lost in Vaudville lane...don't want that happening and see some of the fantastic designers and their projects... :)

Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com
Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Christel - http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com
Sher- http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com
Jamie- http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Shannon Leffew Keith - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
Erin - http://comfyonmycloud.blogspot.com/

My favorite Muppet is Gonzo!!! I think he is fun, loveable and sweet and yeppers he has a little purple color on his beak!! hehe

Project: Journal

Recipe: I use a composite book to make a journal book for a sick little boy I know to give him some fun to write in it and or doodle for that matter. I use a color page and copied him to size to fit the book and trimmed it to fit perfectly...I colored it with my water color pencils which I love to do...feel like a kid again...hehe and then after I colored that I use some stickle on his helmet, stars, and then I used pear stickle on his cape to make it light and real, then I put some Aleene Crafting glue and stick the paper on the book and then I punched a circle to put the little boy's initial to fit it and then inked it up...I wish I would have thought to inked up the edges of the big one but oh well...my brain was fried by this time but I plan on making some more of these to have on hand for other children for my church who get ill and need a little cheering up...and ink it up the next time around...hope you liked it! :).

NOW, it's on with the show with Scooter and Kermit being the emcee . . . just don't pay attention to the hecklers up there in the private booth - they're just too opinated and OLD!!

Your next stop along the Vaudeville show route is : Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Hope you enjoyed our tribute to the Muppets and don't forget to let us know your favorite Muppet character!!!!

Well friends thanks for stopping by and hope to see you all again soon! :)

In His Love,

Be Inspired,

Kari

Guest Designer Tuesday - Jan. 10, 2011

2012-01-10T02:38:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends and welcome to my blog!

If you haven't noticed but I got a new updated button and please take it for yourself to add to yours! I love it and my dear friend Christel did it for me...she knows me well...hehe...got two of my favorite things on it...purple and butterfly! :) Thanks so much Christel! :) hugs...now unto business ...today I have my guest designer day and today it is my dear friend/sister Lynne Kirsch from Her Craftiness ...I have her button on my side bar ...check it out...and her project for the day below...

Just imagine, I the Guest Designer for my dear friend and sister, Kari Sanchez, today. Her theme for January is New Year, Goals, Party, Invite, or Party Appetizer. Well, these themes in mind, I thought I would create a party invitation. Now, mind you, not just any invitation. I will be reaching a milestone on January 28th and will turn 60!!!! There is a blog hop commemoration of my birthday with Lynne's Mad Hatter 60th Birthday Tea Party on January 28th and 29th. WELL . . . I am making an invitation to invite each and everyone one of you to attend my tea party! Don't forget to get your white gloves, hat and of course, practice drinking your tea holding out your pinky finger!!!

For my invitation, I have used the SVG Attic Mad Hatter Tea Party invitation which is a pocket watch which was cut out of gold card stock with the lettering, clock hands, and numbers in black on white card stock!!!! The front and back of the clock is held together with a brad! This was cut at 6-inches!

Check it out and don't be late as it is a very important date!!! There will be tea, crumpets, tea and of course blog candy!!! Be there or "off with your head"! Ok, just kidding, wouldn't be doing that to my wonderful friends!

Thanks Kari for allowing me to be your special Guest Designer today and hope you enjoyed my pocket watch invitation!

God bless my bloggie friends

Hugs, Love, and Pixie Dust

Lynne

Thanks so much Lynne and what a cute project! :)

Thanks for stopping by today and as always may God bless you! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari