7/4/11

Happy Independence Day

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Happy 4th of July all! I hope everyone is having a safe and happy weekend remembering why we are celebrating today! Because I am spending the day surrounded by family with lots of activity my post for today will be short and sweet.

I wanted the kids to have something fun to put their candy in at the parade this weekend so I made them all their own individualized bags. (no fighting over who's is who's, lol!)  I used K Andrew Design Art Stamps Freedom isn't Free stamp set, it just fit so perfectly! 




To make these cute little bags I bought some plain gift bags from the Dollar store (2 for $1) then I went to my trusty Silhouette store looking for the perfect cuts. Easy peasy 20 minutes later I had 4 bags finished. Now that's how I like it considering I sat down to make them at 1:30 in the morning the night before, lol!

Make sure you stop by tomorrow for another creation with K Andrew Designs Art stamps :)
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7/3/11

Fishings the life for me

What a fabulous weekend! I hope you are all having as great as a weekend as me :) I was so excited to have my friend and her family here for a visit this weekend to help us celebrate my littlest man's Birthday. We have been super blessed to be surrounded by good company all weekend. I'm sad it all had to come to an end, there is nothing like getting all the people in your life together in one place for a good time and good food! LOL, I'm going to have to get creative this week with leftovers because we had enough food to feed an army and we have lots of leftovers.

So my card for today's Simply Sunday Challenge over at Getting Cricky reflects my mood! I used another K Andrew Arts Design stamp to express myself :) Today I used her Splashtastic Summer Set. Atleast $1 from any purchase of this set will benefit the Autism Research Institute.

 

How true that sentiment does ring! We had such a great time at the parade and just sitting and visiting! I wish that I had a whole week with them so that we could have done more. I'm sure I will use this particular saying from Kristal's set a lot. 
 
Now please go link up to this weeks challenge over on Kristal's blog Getting Cricky our theme this week is Summer Fun you don't have to use Kristal's stamps to participate but it sure is extra fun when you do! So {HERE} is the link to her store so you can think about getting some goodness of your own! Next weeks challenge Simply Sunday challenge is Fashion-ista!! and Kristal's Fashionable Friends Set would be perfect for this challenge. Remember if you ever what to know what challenge is coming up next all you have to do is check the challenge tab at the top of Kristal's blog :) 

Now I hope everyone is having a very safe, fun and blessed holiday weekend! Make sure you check back here tomorrow for a cute project and maybe even some holiday candy :)
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6/29/11

God Bless the USA

Hello my fabulous bloggy friends :) It is a beautiful sunny day here in central Wisconsin FINALLY! I'm a busy little bee here at the Gromala household today getting ready for my littlest guys first birthday this weekend and some out of town guests. I'm super excited to be having one of my best friends that I met in college bring her family for a visit!!! Speaking of excited, yesterday I got happy mail from K Andrew Designs and I just couldn't wait to play lastnight.

I knew exactly what I was going to make because I had been at Archiver's the day before and picked up some of Bo-Bunny's new patriotic line. So naturally because of the holiday spirit I picked some up to go with Kristal's Freedom Isn't Free stamp set. A perfect Match! I'm also very excited to make some parade candy bags for the 6 or 7 kiddo's that we will be taking to the Parade on Saturday morning with this set but you will have to wait to see those. So here is my card....
I used my Amy Chomas Creations Silhouette gel pen holder to draw that wonderful star burst banner from the Silhouette store and then used some yellow stickles to add some bling. I just love how I was able to curve Kristal's stamp to fit in the banner portion :) That adorable little firecracker is a Peachy Keen image that Mrs. Kathy J. sent to me, isn't he just the cutest little stick of dynamite! I will be linking this card up over on the Peachy Keen Blog for their sketch challenge #55 since that is where I got my inspiration from for this card from.

Now don't forget that it is only Wednesday and you have till Saturday at 11:59 PST to link up with Kristal's Simply Sunday Challenge over at Getting Cricky. This weeks challenge is Get PENNED and Kristal's message is perfect this week!  

Now I hope you all have a Simply Fabulous Day :)
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6/28/11

Shell-o


Hehehe, I'm just in love with today's card :) What a cute little boy and turtle! I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by this stamp at first, so bare and so much coloring. Coloring scares me because I'm not that great at it, now don't get me wrong I can stay within the lines but things never turn out how I see them in my mind... well this one turned out and I broke all kinds of rules, hahaha. I used colored pencils (crayola because I'm cheap like that), copics and chalks. That cute little boy and turtle are from a local artist near me, her company is Door County Rubber Stamps and I bought a few while I was on vacation last week because you know a girl can't go in vacation without checking out the stamp stores in the area, lol. When I saw him I knew I wanted to use him with K Andrew Designs Art Stamps Splashtastic Summer set :) Isn't that sentiment just perfect for this?? At least $1 from this set benefits the Autism Research Institute.

Now don't forget you still have 4 days to link up to our Simply Sunday challenge this week and its all about pens! Go {HERE} to see all the entries so far.

Kristal is also looking for bloggers to feature on her blog now too! If you are interested check out the details {HERE}!
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6/26/11

Simply Sunday with K Andrews Designs and Amy Chomas

Welcome to another Simply Sunday at Getting Cricky! I hope you all have enjoyed your weekend, I know that I sure did :) As we speak I'm on my way home from the first couples only vacation we have taken since our kiddos were born almost 4 years ago. How refreshing!

Here is something else that is refreshing for you. K Andrew Design Art Stamps which donates $1 from EVERY package sold (wholesale or retail) to very deserving charities! How awesome is that? Kristal has researched all of her charities very carefully to make sure the monies are actually going to the people in need and all of them give at least 85% of monies received to the people in need. So you can know that every time you purchase from K Andrew Designs you will be getting awesome quality stamps and you will be helping someone in need!

Now this week Kristal asked us to make a project using pens for our challenge. I had NO problem with this challenge! Believe me when I say I AM IN LOVE with Amy Chomas Creations pen holder for the Silhouette!!! Her pens write so smoothly and catch every detail of your design with ease :) I love that I can turn any image that I would normally cut on my Silhouette into a drawing. Amy and her Husband also make embossing kits, sharpie, micro sharpie and pen holders for both the Silhouette and Cricut. Please make sure you stop over and check her out. I promise you won't be let down! So do you want to see what I made using these two wonderful products this week??

 For this fabulous card I used K Andrew Design Art Stamp set Amazing You. This set goes to benefit Doorways for Women & Families ( an organization helping those escape and survive domestic violence). I think this is my favorite set Kristal has put out yet. I love the size and font Kristal used to make it! If you are interested in purchasing I urge you to go {HERE} :)




Now to give you a better look at how wonderfully these pens work I took a close up for you. Look at ALL the detail they captured. I choose this image not only because I love Samantha Walker but also because it was one of the most detailed ones I could find. This image can be found in the Silhouette store for only .99 cents. How can you beat that? I used some color to pop certain parts of the design and my Viva Decor pearl pens (LOVE them too).


I hope you all enjoyed my project this week and that I've convinced you that you need to purchase 
K Andrew Design Art Stamps and Amy Chomas pens, lol! Not really my goal but I sure hope you will love the products that I love so much! 

Now go on and have a GREAT week! Love your life, yourself and everyone around you! Make everything you do the BEST! 

Don't forget to join us this week at Getting Cricky for our Simply Sunday Challenge, Penned!
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6/21/11

You Float my Boat

The very first time I saw the Splashtastic Summer set from K Andrew Designs I noticed this sentiment and knew what I wanted to make with it. You can head over to Kristal's online store here if you are interested in purchasing this set. I wouldn't wait too long I've heard rumors of her first order of stamps selling very well! I wouldn't want you to have to wait for the second shipment, EEEK! {Here is the link to Kristal's online store}


Since my Husband and I are headed out of town this weekend for a 5 year Anniversary vacation I wanted to make a card to leave with my in-laws to give to my oldest son while we are gone. I think it turned out pretty darn cute if you ask me!

Now don't forget to stop by Kristal's blog Getting Cricky and join in both the Link up the Love Party and the Simply Sunday Face It challenge this week. There is so much fun going on over there right now :)

Sorry to be so short this evening but I have a lot to get done before we leave tomorrow. I hope you all enjoy your week! Don't forget to stop back here to see this weeks Simply Sunday Challenge with a theme of Penned. Make a creations with some portion of it that uses pens.
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6/19/11

Simply Sunday Getting Cricky Challenge

Welcome to another Getting Cricky Simply Sunday challenge :) I hope you joined us and enjoyed the Ustream and Hop on Friday! If you missed it you can still hop through the list in the post below and see all the fabulous projects the DT made.

This weeks challenge at Getting Cricky was to use faces. Well that gave me the perfect excuse to ink up some of my Peachy Keen stamps. I am a huge fan of Peachy Keen stamps and its even better that they are about 45 minutes from my house. I've had the extreme pleasure of meeting and getting to know the Peachy Queen herself,  Mrs. Kathy J. She is truly just as sweet as our friend Kristal over at Getting Cricky :) I felt so surrounded by warmness as I created my card thinking of these girls!

I saw one of these tent cards made up the other night while I was hopping around the bloggy world looking for some inspiration and just couldn't wait to make one.  Now make sure you read through becasue at the end of I will tell you who my HOP winner is... So let's get a move on to the project that I had SOOO much fun making. I am in love with this card really! I even took a necklace apart because I didn't have any jewelry findings on hand to make the hanging flower.



I took lots of pictures so you could see all the important parts really well and  also so you could see all the dimension on this card. The sentiment on this card is from Food for Thoughts by K Andrew Designs you can order it by clicking on the link above. I hope you all will join us this week and play along!

Now before I get to the winner I want to share these adorable pictures my husband took of my oldest son and I before we left for our anniversary date. Happy Father's Day to the man who helped me create this wonderful little man!!!! We love you!


Alright ladies here is the number that Random Generator choose for me tonight.
Lucky #29 Kelly S said...

"More great projects today! I have loved all of your creations, but my favorite is the Orange You a-peel-ing treat holder. I am already a follower. And my favorite stamp set is the Food for Thought."

Congrats Kelly! Please email me at squirly_scrapper at hotmail dot com and let me know what your mailing address is. And I will get this set off to you as soon as they are shipped to me :)

Now run over to Getting Cricky and link up your project for us to see!



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6/17/11

Getting Cricky Blog Hop Release Party!

Welcome to the Getting Cricky Blog hop where we are showcasing the first 6 sets in K Andrew's brand new line of sentiment stamps! Don't forget to join us for our live Ustream with the whole DT at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gettingcricky at 6pm PST 7pm MST, 8pm CST, and 9pm EST!

If you came from Ericka's blog Cricut Love then you are in the right place! Welcome! If you are just joining me tonight, make sure to start with K Andrew's blog {HERE}.

Let me tell you a little bit about Kristal's stamps before we get to the projects. Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefits a charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to these charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time beleives this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!
K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.
Tonight I want to show you the Food for Thoughts stamp set which benefits Kristal's signature charity Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children.
Here is a little bit of information about StoreFront Shelter:
Night Shelter
The Storefront Night Shelter is a 20-bed emergency shelter--the only one in San Diego specifically designed for homeless and runaway youth. The goal of the Storefront is to stabilize the lives of vulnerable youth. 
  • Staff provide initial crisis assessment and intervention including provision of food, clothing, safe shelter and medical care referral.
  • Case management, drug and sexual exploitation education, and family mediation and counseling work to reunite youth with their family if it is safe and appropriate.  
  • Special arts programming funded by Photocharity encourage expression through music, dance, painting and other media. 
  • Referral to longer-term residential programs or transitional living programs when reunification is not possible.

StoreFront Shelter is so much more than just the little bit of information I have given you here. PLEASE go and checkout their website and see what ALL they do. Be warned some of the stories are sad, but they all have a happy ending because of StoreFront Shelter. It really is amazing what this organization does for kids! It has been a great inspiration to me to see how inspiring you to buy this particular stamp set will help these kids! Go here to see what they do! http://www.sdyouthservices.org/site/PageServer?pagename=storefront

Now on to the projects I've created for you guys :) I created several projects because I want to show you just how versatile this set is!

Project #1 was a fun little card I intend to send to my girlfriend this week.



I had to include this pic so you could see those fun Martini glasses that I made in the background :) They were not easy!
For project #2 I made some fun tags to add to gift bags. I like to have some pre-made tags for all occasions made up for easy additions to packages.


Now for hanging in this long I have a giveaway if you are still reading :) If you comment on this post (#1), tell me what your favorite stamp set is (#2) what your favorite project along the hop has been (#3) and become one of my newest followers (#4) you will be entered to win your very own set of Food for Thoughts. This is only one chance to win you need to do all 4 things list above for your chance to win. I will announce the winner in my Simply Sunday Challenge post. So come back to see if you are my lucky person :)

Now you can hop on over to Julie's blog Little Bit of Bling!

In case you get lost along the way here is our entire line up.


K Andrew http://www.gettingcricky.com
Becky- http://www.squirlygirlcreations.blogspot.com <---- You are HERE
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