tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81246418433447692 2013-05-23T12:14:44-07:00 Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Kristen Bryant 651-207-5152 TypePad StampingWithKristenhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c01901c7e988f970b 2013-05-23T12:14:44-07:00 2013-05-23T12:14:44-07:00

Lovely as a Tree has been a favorite stamp set of mine for years! I was pleased to see it made the new catalog. It is a great year round stamp set, and is also great for masculine cards. For this card I used Island Indigo as the base of the card, and stamped the tree image on glossy card stock (on the retirement list). I used sponges and ink pads to add color for the sky and trees. I used Lucky Limeade, and Island Indigo. The greeting is from Sweet Essentials stamp set. Happy Stamping! Kristen Bryant

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c01901c6e5d7d970b 2013-05-21T17:10:03-07:00 2013-05-21T17:10:03-07:00

My Daughter just celebrated her 12th birthday. I always have my kids send thank yous for the gifts they recieve. It is sad how few kids send them out! I am short on time so I used our Note Card and Envelopes. They are on the retired list, but do not worry, they have new ones in the new catalog. I had a bunch of designer series paper scraps from another project, so I cut some down and taped them on. To finish it, I stamped Thank You from the stamp set Perfectly Penned. Quick and easy! Have you received...

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c01901b6e29d9970b 2013-04-20T05:25:58-07:00 2013-04-20T14:12:32-07:00

I made my first bottle top necklaces this week to for my recruits at the regional seminar this weekend. They are really quite easy to make! I copied this idea from Tasha Schwecke. I used our Soda Pop Tops found in the Spring Catalog. For $3.95 you get 16. 8- 1" and 8- 1/2". Wondering where the Stampin Up logo is from? I cut it out from the back of the packaging that is on our designer series paper. I used our hearts framelits for the heart using our red glimmer paper. Once I had everything in place I put...

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017eea6586d8970d 2013-04-19T16:12:00-07:00 2013-04-20T14:13:33-07:00

I designed this gradution card for a card exchange this weekend in Madison, WI. This card uses several Big Shot items: Chevron embossing folder, Apothecary Accents Fremelits, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Typeset Alphabet Bigz click on the items listed above to shop now. The inside greeting is from the stamp set Word Play. Here is the same card with the glimmer paper used for the numbers. How many gradution cards do you have to make this year? Happy Stamping! Kristen Bryant

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017c3864c06a970b 2013-04-06T08:26:46-07:00 2013-04-06T08:26:46-07:00

I have to take a break from my Hawaii pictures to tell you about 2 important things. First of all there is FREE shipping on everything April 6-8! Shop now! With the free shipping offered this weekend, it is the perfect time to snatch up the colors that are retiring before they are gone. They are only available while supplies last.

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017eea060db7970d 2013-04-05T23:57:37-07:00 2013-04-05T23:57:37-07:00

Our hotel here is amazing, the Hilton Waikola. Here is the view from our balcony. We were surprised when we got here to have the option to walk, take a tram or ride a boat to our room! The resort is set up in like a horse shoe around the ocean. They have a dolphin experience at our hotel where kids can be with the dolphins. They have a big lagoon area where you can snorkle and see eels, turtles, and fish. You can also paddle boat, paddle board and swim in it. All ready to go out. We went...

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017eea0534e5970d 2013-04-05T20:50:37-07:00 2013-04-05T20:50:37-07:00

Our first full day here we drove to Kona to see where the Ironman Championship takes place. It is a 30 minute drive and this is what you see pretty much the whole way. Old lava. It seems like this is what it would be like on the moon. This sign shows where the swim starts. It is not at all what I had in mind. There were many triathletes there training, and not really a area for the "lazy wives" who did not care to swim. I sat on the ledge, and enjoyed listening to them share stories of...

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017eea035fe3970d 2013-04-05T13:45:03-07:00 2013-04-05T13:45:03-07:00

We went to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to get a closer look at the volcanoes. We started by looking at the Thurston Lava Tube. They say lava flowed through this 500 years ago. This is a steam vent. Rain that has seeped into the ground and is heated by Kilaue and comes out as steam. Looking across it looks like there could be a fire going on, but there are steam vents all over. Our next stop was to walk across a once-molten lake of lava in Kilauea Iki Crater. We took a 4 mile hike to see it...

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017c385bf4d8970b 2013-04-05T11:31:21-07:00 2013-04-05T12:39:05-07:00

Michael and I are in Hawaii on the Big Island for a medical conference. Today we went on my first helicopter ride. It was AMAZING! I am so glad we did it! On our way to the volcano we saw many waterfalls. This is looking over the top. Here shows a little remains from a Bed and Breakfast. This is miles of lava that has destroyed so many homes. Here is a patch of road that was spared. For the last 3 months you are able to see lava going into the water. If you look closely you can see...

Kristen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0120a52fe362970c017c384954fc970b 2013-04-02T07:20:08-07:00 2013-04-02T07:20:08-07:00

This is one of the designs from my last Stamps In The Mail. It uses Secret Garden stamp set and framelit dies. The greeting is from the stamp set called Feel Goods. I also used Simply Scored with the Borders Scoring Plate to add the raised part on the edge of the card. Here is a close up: The Borders Scoring plate fits right on top of the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. Happy Stamping! Kristen Bryant

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