Hectic Holidays and a WINNER!

Good morning, today finds me madly finishing up Christmas cards and *finally* printing out the pics to place inside them.  Here's what friends and family will get this year...

Do you know how long it took to get a decent pic?  Patryk is going through this awkward smile phase, and it's quite annoying when you are just trying to take a nice pic!!  I'm hoping I can finish up today and get the cards all out in the mail this weekend.  Yeah, I know, wishful thinking....but a girl can dream, right?

Anywho, you want to know who won the Crafter's Companion Blog giveaway, don't you?  The winner of the stamp set given away by yours truly, the Humphrey Meeting Santa stamp set, is:

 ‪Priscilla said...

Cute card. The colors are so vivid and blend so well. My favorite memory is the cat attacking the tree and bringing it down and the look on my daughters face as it came down!

Congrats, Priscilla!  You have 48 hours to contact me via email, at kcraftroom at gmail dot com. If I do not hear back, I will choose a new winner.

Don't see your name above?  Head over to the Crafter's Companion Blog to see if you won another DT member's giveaway, or even the main prize!  I'm off to hobble my way upstairs (I sprained my ankle last week and have been laid up on the couch for the most part) to collect addresses and print out some pictures.  I've missed my craft room!!  I hope you are all having a great start to the week, and don't forget to stay tuned to the Crafter's Companion Blog this week as we are showing off our soon-to-be-released S.W.A.L.K. Winter collection.  They are ADORABLE, you won't want to miss it!

xx

Crafter's Companion Blog Hop!!

Welcome, welcome to the Crafter's Companion Blog Hop!!  If you have come here from Denise's blog, you are on the right track.  If not, head back to the first stop, the Crafter's Companion Info Blog, to play along and see some fabulous Crafter's Companion creations.  If you choose to accept the mission of commenting on every single blog post at each DT member's blogs, not only will you have a shot at winning the grand prize (all 72 of our very own Spectrum Noir markers, not yet released so you will receive the prototypes just like the DT has), you will also be entered to win one of the Humphrey the elephant Christmas stamp sets as well.  Each DT member is giving away a set!  Amazing, can't beat the odds :)

A little about Spectrum Noir:

Spectrum Noir pens are alcohol ink based which have been designed specifically for crafters, but these affordable markers are also great for beginners, students and hobby artists alike.  Each pen is double-ended, with a broad chisel nib for large area fills and a fine bullet tip for detailed work.  Spectrum Noir marker pens will soon be available in 168 colour shades including a colourless blender.  The colours blend seamlessly and can be mixed or layered over each other.  These fast drying, alcohol based markers are acid-free and non-toxic, and the coloured ends of the pen allow for easy colour identification.  (Please note: The design of the pen, color names and numbers may be different than the pens that will be released in January.)  The image colour has been reproduced as accurately as possible

You want these markers, trust me...just look at my project today, featuring the Humphrey Christmas stamp set Meeting Santa (which, by the way, is the stamp set I have chosen to give away!)  

This is one of my favorites from the collection.  I imagine my own kids running into Santa looking something like this...absolutely adorable!  I used my Ultimate Crafter's Companion tool to create the rounded rectangular opening on the card base, colored a piece of white cardstock mounted to the inside for the background using the chisel tip of one of the Spectrum Noir markers, and adhered the elephants after coloring them with foam circles.  I love how rich the colors in the set are, and how perfectly they coordinate with one another!

 See how wonderful the colors here look?

 A twisty Christmas-y ribbon, complete with a star stick pin complementing Santa's suit.

 The inside, ready to be signed and delivered to someone on my Christmas card list :)

There it is!  If you want a chance to win this stamp set, leave a comment below telling me your favorite Christmas memory.  If you want a chance to win the marker set, be sure to comment on each and every blog, heading back to the Crafter's Companion Blog when you have done so.  If you skip a blog, you are not included in the drawing!

Get lost along the way?  Here's a sort of roadmap:

Crafter’s Companion News Blog - http://crafterscompanion.blogspot.com/

Lisette - http://totallyinkspired.blogspot.com/ 

Holley - http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/

Lynda - http://positive-force.blogspot.com/ 

Amy - http://yorkieluver2.blogspot.com/

Denise - http://lalasworldblog.blogspot.com/ 

Khristen - http://khristenscraftroom.blogspot.com/ 

Stacy - http://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/ 

Ann - http://stampwithme-ann.blogspot.com/ 

Jinky - http://www.jinkyscrafts.blogspot.com/ 

Crafter’s Companion News Blog - http://crafterscompanion.blogspot.com/

Your next stop along the way is Stacy.  Good luck, and happy hopping!  You have until 12/11 to play along :)

xx

Khristen

Humphrey Gift Tin

A good morning to all of you, Crafter's Companion posting day! It was a crazy week, but Sunday night marked the end of the November birthday insanity as we celebrated Patryk's 4th birthday with family and friends. He got so much great stuff, and has been quiet all morning playing with all of his new toys while watching Cars 2, one of his many gifts.

Here he is on his actual birthday, 11/30, when we went to Toys R Us so that he could pick out anything he wanted. He chose this Cars 2 acrylic painting set with 4 canvases, my little crafty boy :)

This is from last night, blowing out the candles. He is always pretending to be shy when all eyes are on him (here, we are singing Happy Birthday to him.) :)

It is usually around this time I freak out, realizing that Christmas is just around the corner, and here I am just now beginning to shop and prepare. With 3 kids, there's always someone I forget, and it requires a last minute trip to purchase a gift in a hurry (normally on our way to the party the gift must be given at!) I had saved this old liquor tin earlier in the year just for this reason. What better last minute gift than an indulgent bottle of liquor and something to mix it with?

I started by adhering this My Mind's Eye Lime Twist patterned paper to the tin using Crafter's Companion spray adhesive.

I chose this adorable Humprey stamp set, Auld Lang Syne, part of the Humphrey Christmas collection, coloring it in with Crafter's Companion's own Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers (available for pre-order.) Rounded the corners with a CM punch and matted to another piece of Lime Twist and finished by adhering it to the tin with foam strips.

See those Stickles in the image? I thought it was perfect for the confetti :) Twinery twine and a matted sentiment.

Here's the finished tin. See the awesome stacked flower on top? That's another beauty from The Chip Chop Shop!

Well, I've got a bazillion things to get done, but all so that I can relax for the next few days and craft my little heart out...Christmas card time!! It is also crazy Christmas concert time (both of my daughters are in band, and one is also in chorus.) I hope to have some time to fit some shopping in there...although I've bought a few major things for the kids, I have a looooong way to go to be done, and it's starting to give me panic attacks!! SOOOOO MUCH TO DOOOOO!

Have a great day,

xx

Khristen