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Guest post on Amy Tangerine's blog

Since Amy just had her first baby a few weeks ago she asked me to create a guest post for her blog. I wrote about how I find inspiration and keep my creative juices flowing. Check out the post on her blog.

new keyboard case

Since I've had another baby, I've been looking for new ways to try and get caught up on emails and other work in my free time. I have been lugging my laptop to the coffee shop when I need break from the home office, but that can be more trouble than it's worth. Recently I got an iPad mini & new keyboard case which has been so convenient to use. The Snugg iPad Keyboard Case is awesome! It clips onto the front of my iPad mini and protects the screen when I am not using it. When I need a keyboard to write emails or a blog post it sets up in just a few seconds, and it so much easier to type on than the keyboard on the tablet. Definitely one of my new favorite gadgets.

New stamps!

I'm so excited about these new stamps for the Recorded & It's Christmas collection. Shipping now:)

Harvest Faire & Etsy

Last week I was busy getting ready for a local craft faire. I was sewing onesies, wallets & pillows, plus made it back in the hot shop to blow glass. I hadn't blown glass in about 1.5 years, since I was pregnant with Aria. I ended up making some glass flowers and of course glass pumpkins. I forgot how much I love the process of blowing glass.

Here are a few pics at the art show. (Aira was there for a bit modeling one of the onesies I made)

I also put some stuff on etsy and reopened the shop. I changed the name, it's now AllisonKreftDesigns. Use code blog15 for 15% off orders.

Love these girls

I have been having more fun watching the relationship between these girls grow. It's so heartwarming. 

Here is a fun layout I created recently.

I used scrapbook attitude to cover these cute Amy Tangerine wood veneers with patterns & type I printed out.

Scrapbook attitude is such a cool product, be sure to check it out if you haven't tried it yet :)

Recorded Collection shipping now!

My new collection "Recorded" shown at CHA summer is shipping now. Check you favorite LSS or online stores for them. It's also available at Two Peas!

The layout below uses the paper, overlays, stickers, bags, paper clips & buttons all from the new collection. 

A few layouts using the new collections.

New collections shipping soon.

 

CHA craft-n-connect recap

We're home from CHA, and I've been catching up on all sorts of things since I've been back.

We had a great time at the show. I wanted to say thanks to everybody who stopped by my booth at Websters Pages. Here is a montage of pictures I pulled off Instagram taken from myself and others.  I'll be sending out a newsletter shortly. If you are a store owner, and want info on ordering the new collections or previous products, please send me an e-mail, or sign up for the newsletter (details will be included there.) 

Thanks, Allison

It's Christmas collection winner

Thanks for all your comments on new collection- I loved reading them.

Visit the Webster's blog for another chance to win the Recorded collection. 

The winning comment/post was: 

"wow!! i am in love with everything!! xmas is my fav scrapbooking style!!! i think i really love the cameos and the paper clips..sooo stinkin cute!!! amazing job!!"

 posted by  D | 07/11/2013 at 10:56 AM

Please email me with your address when you get a chance:) Congrats and thanks again!

-Allison  

Recorded

Introducing the "Recorded" collection. This is the first of my two collections for CHA summer. It includes 24 papers, plus overlays, mini paper bags, chipboard buttons, paper clips, cameos & more! Check out the entire line on the Webster's Pages blog.

What's your favorite product from the line?

Stay tuned tomorrow for "It's Christmas" plus a giveaway!

So excited, I can't wait to share more! #allisonkreft #websterspages

Baby Aria

We are happy to have our new little bundle of joy with us. 

Aria was born on May 26th at 12:31pm. She weighed 8 lbs 11 oz and 21" long.  

Our family of four is doing great. I had a natural un-medicated birth, and could not have done it without the support of my loving husband and wonderful doula. I'm so amazed from both of my children's births at what our bodies can do, and how quickly I can love another person more than I thought possible. I'm so happy to finally have Aria here with us, she was born about 10 days after her due date, and had us all patiently waiting for her safe arrival. 

Craft attitude winner & a little pic

Thanks for your comments on facebook & here. The winner for the Craft attitude is 

 

HowToMakeArt said:

These are awesome!! I can't wait to try making one. :)

 

Please send me your address, so we can ship your prize to you. 

Also here is a quick little pic from Mother's Day with me & my girl. I'm a little over 39 weeks pregnant so I'm not sure when I'll be posting next. 

Hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday!

-Allison

 

Mother's Day Gift: DIY Bangles - Plus...Craft Attitude Giveaway

I love making hand-made gifts whenever I get the chance. Since Mother's Day is coming up, I decided to use some Craft Attitude to make these bracelets as gifts. Craft Attitude is really easy (and fun) to work with for projects like this. Be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of this post.

Supplies:

• Craft Attitude  (I used wood attitude for this project) 
• DIY wood bangle or other wood bracelet
• Glue Stick
• Digital Images to print out (I used a variety of digital papers from Everyday Eclectic, Sweet Notes and Compositon & Color. 
• Scissors

Print the images you want to transfer onto your Craft Attitude product. I printed out a variety of images since I wanted to make more than one bracelet.  Apply glue to the bangle using the glue stick. I started buy putting it just around the outside of the bangle. Peel off the printed Wood Attitude film and smooth it around the bracelet.  The film is very forgiving when using a glue stick. You can realign it if the placement is off. FYI:You will see part of the wood showing through since the printed design is transparent.Use scissors to trim some of the excess film off. Using the glue stick add a little more glue to each side of the bracelet and wrap the design around the edge for a more finished look. That's it! Pretty easy and fun to make.  I made some extras with different patterns so I could keep a few for myself. Below is also an example of how the bracelet looks if you paint it white. I painted the wood white first for the Boardwalk pics design to have the images look brighter. I hope you enjoy this tutorial. I can't express how much I love using the Craft Attitude products!The links below are for the other blog hop projects using Craft Attitude. Be sure to check out their projects (and giveaways).

• Jonathan Fong
• Gloria Uhler
• Jaderbomb
• Megan Elizabeth
• Cyn Gagen
• The Graphics Fairy

To find out more about Craft Attitude, click here, plus they are offering FREE SHIPPING for this promotion!

*GIVEAWAY*

Leave a comment below to be entered to win. The lucky winner will receive all eight Craft Attitude products: Shoe Attitude, Scrapbooking Attitude, Wood Attitude, Jewelry Attitude, Decor Attitude, Magnet Attitude, Flower Attitude and Quilt Attitude!!
The contest ends May 12th, 2013. (I will announce the winner shortly after, unless my baby comes early. I'm due May 18th!) 

-Allison

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