joy fairy

I want to get back to creating stuff, playing with what I have and using up all this awesome stuff I have...so I dug out my viva las vegas stamps and created an ATC!

I was inspired by the current challenge over at viva las vegas stamps blog, I used the blue colors, and the white at the bottom...and then for my flying fairy image I used greys and pinks just like the mermaid! so in keeping with trying to get rid of stuff if anyone out there wants this ATC I'll happily mail it to you. we can even swap if you want ;)

winners

We have a winner...or two!

 thank you everyone who commented on my posts! and the winners are 

Arianna Barbara, and Wilma 

Ladies, give me your mailing addresses (kapreec at gmail dot com) so I can pass them on to Unity so they can send you your prize. Congratulations winners, and thank you everyone who left such encouraging comments last week. You made my day!

GIU day 5

Today is my last day as a GIU gal and I'm so excited I got to share with you this week! Thank you all for the comments! I really do appreciate it! I wish I could post more than one project a day (like I planed) but I just ran out of time...a 6 yr old, 3 yr old and a 2 month old baby will do that to ya I guess :)

for my final card I created a background and did some paper punching and then made a...what is this called keyhole..whatever I did it was fun, and my little girl loves it...and that's who it was for...so I guess that's all that matters right?

Thanks again, I'll look over all the comments and put names in the random generator and get some winners selected and let you all know ASAP! 

much love
Kapree

GIU day 4

This is the journal cover I created that yesterday's project is in.

I stamped my unity stamps then just went crazy with inks and paints, then I couldn't think of how to attach this to my composition book...so in came staples to the rescue! I really like this quote on the front of my journal "forget all the reasons why it wont work, and believe in the one reason why it will." I have such a problem with my art and posting it in fear of being rejected but then I figure I wont grow if I don't try, and I do love sharing my work and I love creating things...just sitting down and creating without rules. I think that's what I'm going to fill this journal up with is just some crazy art work and just allot of fun! Do any of you journal?

GIU day 3

Today I have a journal page to share with you.

I did the background with acrylic paints, stamped some unity stamps in the background, got some big flower pics and my girl and a quote, I realized to late that I should have only done a one page spread and I didn't have enough for 2 pages, but hey I'm learning, I also think this page isn't done but I don't know what to add to it...any ideas?

GIU day 2

and if you were here yesterday you know how it works...so I'm just going to jump right in

this is a little junk journal that I made with some old junk mail, the cover is the only "new" paper I used...and I painted the background, then stamped my unity stamps and I only added a little color to my lil flower at the bottom with some fingernail polish (it I wanted a pastel color and somewhat of a transparency and there was nail polish in front of me so...why not?) I have wanted to make one of these kind of journals for a while now and I'm so glad I did, now I'm creating art and recycling at the same time!
have any of you made a junk journal? If so please leave a link I'd love to see...I'm new to junk journaling and love inspiration!

GIU day 1

I am so excited to be one of your GIU gals this week! I'll be featuring stamps from the Unity Stamp Company, so be sure to leave a comment and you will have a chance to win a grab bag of Unity Stamps.  I will randomly pick two winners from all the comments made during the week. 

So onto my first project for the week!

I have created this card for...well I don't know who it is for yet..just one of those cards to keep on hand just incase!

I stamped my unity images with stayzon ink and the did some water coloring...I wanted to try my hand at some clean and simple and I love how it turned out!

And that's all I have for you today, leave me some love for your chance to win...oh and by the way I will pick a winner kind of at random...it kinda bugs me when people just comment to win, I like sharing my art, and I like to know what people think. So please help me grow as an artiest and let me know what you think. 

Thanks!

Smeared Ink Reunion Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be a part of this blog hop, getting back together with old friends just like when I was pregnant the first time :) this is such an amazing group of artists and I'm not just saying that I really do love them, I have been inspired by them and they have been there for me for all my hard times! I got some amazing gifts for my first baby, some from across the pond (my kids have an aunt that is a dragon...you should be jealous) even just the hand made cards were enough to make me feel special and loved, and then not to mention these girls being there for me when my mother inlaw and best friend died, just wow I love these guys! but you probably aren't here to hear me reminisce about the good old days...so lets get on with the hop.

So like I said I'm pregnant again (32 weeks today) so I made some baby stuff...again :) 

So I used one of my all time favorite stamp sets Grumpies and lil grumpies and then me and my kid's favorite stamp Stumpy (I have a key-chain with this lil guy on it...my kids call it an owl) and I have made this little outfit for my new addition and then I made some shoes to match (the onsie/vest I purchased, the slippers/shoes I made) 

I just stamped him on there with some stayzon ink...I made some clothes the same way for my now 5yr old and they still look good so I know it works :)

I also was playing around and stamped on a bib with the candy is dandy set...can't read it very well but it says sweet nightmare...lol this I stamped with acrylic paint.

here are past things I made for my other babies (they are now 5 and 3!!!)

thanks for stopping by...have fun on the rest of the hop!

Terra

Alison

Leigh

Leigh SB Designs

Fiona

Shell

Kim

Kapree

Julia

​Val

​Dream In Darkness

​Ike

Kelli

Milo

Nan

Monique

Susan

Kristy

​

Sorry

Sorry no post yesterday, I thought I'd be able to do this, but with my husband getting a new job, a misscarriage, and the death of my step father I'm just really struggling getting my shit together.
Thanks to everyone who commented, I hope I inspired you or tought you something new.
I did a botique this last weekend and so I have some parties still open if you want more info, or to place an order please let me know.
Moji is a new fragrance device that is blue tooth compatible brand new and super cool, and then I'm still selling awesome usborne books I love them and think they are making my kids super smart.
Follow my Facebook pages and be sure to ask if you have any questions :)
Kapree's moji FB
Kapree's usbourne FB

Thank you and much love! Happy Halloween!!!

Day 8

More halloween pads YAY!

I'm doing a botique today can't wait till its all over and I can get back to normal...crazy week!

Thanks for stopping by.

Day 7

Today I have a Lil halloween decoration I made for my rat babies :)

Emmylue was more interested in getting her picture taken than in her new double decker hammock.

Day 6

Ok, so according to comments not everyone is on board with my cloth pads, but hey being different is what makes me me, and they are healthier, cheaper, and funner. Like these that I made.

My Lil halloween set :) I just love bats and these make me so happy :)
Thanks for stopping by!

Terra | Sarah | Alison | Amanda | Lyneen |  Susan S | Shell | Susan R | Lost Coast Portal To Creativity | Monique | ​Dream In Darkness | Airless Chambers | ​Jessica | ​Michelle | Kelli | Kapree |Genny | Sue | Lisa

Day 5

Another fun art project with the kids...a water color resist card for memaw.

Thank you for the kind comments and understanding the situation...I should be back to making awesome art in no time...but for a 2 and a 4 yr old this isn't that bad...and I also realized why I use stamps...I can't draw!

Day 4

Glad to see you back after yesterday's post :)

As some of you may know, I have a funeral and family stuff going on (auto posting this) so these posts aren't going to be my best work... I did some halloween art stuff to keep the kids busy while arrangements were made. I made one too so it totally counts...right.

Here we have glue+salt=cool spider web...anyone recognize my Lil spider stamp?!? Double points if you know the spiders name :)

Oh and millie drew a face with glue.

Day 3

Ok today's post is kinda out there for some of you...sorry if it's tmi but I'm with friends right?!?

So I use Reusable Menstrual Products (RUMPS) or mama cloth as it is sometimes called too...I started cloth diapering my boy and figured why not me :) so here is one of my awesome halloween pads!

This is top bottom and snapped closed

For more info on this I made a post earlier you can click here or ask questions, or do an Internet search...I can tell ya they are a life changer!

Terra | Sarah| Alison | Amanda | Lyneen |  Susan S | Shell | Susan R | Lost Coast Portal To Creativity | Monique | ​Dream In Darkness | Airless Chambers | ​Jessica | ​Michelle | Kelli | Kapree |Genny | Sue | Lisa

Day 2

So most of you know I have 2 kids...(I had one during 31 days 5 years ago) :) anyways so now I have 2 more babies...check them out!

And these are all my babies together :)

 Ok, now onto my project!

I made this cute little hammock...it has a little hole for them to hide in. Oh and their names are emmylue harris and Loretta lynn...if you were wondering :D

Terra | Sarah | Alison | Amanda | Lyneen |  Susan S | Shell | Susan R | Lost Coast Portal To Creativity | Monique | ​Dream In Darkness | Airless Chambers | ​Jessica | ​Michelle | Kelli | Kapree |Genny | Sue | Lisa

Day 1

Welcome to day one, I thought I would have to back out of this (I even emailed terra in the middle of the night) but I'm going to do my best...luckly I had some projects already made...like this one

 Bats rats and the #31 all on some awesome zentangled shoes!

And then of course a piece full symbol just to have with me through my days :)

I'm having a hard time linking the blog roll...will try again tomorrow...so sorry.

winners!

thank you all for your sweet comments!

the winners are....

Sherig47

and

WindyCindy 

 

please post your email address and I'll get back to you.

Day 5

for my final project another art journal page :D they are just so fun!

I thought what better way to end my GIU week with a super good quote from my favorite kit "fill your heart with what's important and be done with all the rest" so there you go friends, do what makes you happy! thanks for stopping by and thanks for all the lovely comments!

GIU day 4

another art journal page,

 I just love my art journal its so relaxing and such a great way for me to chill out at the end of a long day.
speaking of chill I just love this quote and my little girl stamp reminds me of my little girl (that's why I bought it) thanks for stopping by, see ya tomorrow.

 And thanks for all the lovely comments, even though all my art isn't the most conventional :) oh speaking of I made a post the other day if you are curious about cloth pads...just sayin :)

GIU day 3

I have another Art journal page to share with you...using the Crazy, Tragic, Magic life kit

I just love crating art journal pages, because you can just add layers and layers until you like what you get :)

thanks for stopping by...be sure to check out the unity blog today to see a little bit more about me :)

cloth pad info

Photo from Grayson Street Emporium

but look at that...Daryl, Ghostbusters, Jason, even van gogh

there were allot of questions about my post earlier today, and that makes me happy, I'm glad some of you are curious, and if I don't answer all your questions please feel free to email me {at Kapreec at Gmail.com}
so here are some sights to look at if you have lots of questions about cloth pads
http://lunapads.com/learn/why-switch
http://www.treehugger.com
 but the reason I switched is
-for starters they can be so cute! any fabric I want, and its just there, it kinda makes my time of the month exciting...ohhh which one do I get to wear today :)
- with disposables I was always itchy and uncomfortable, and by the end of my cycle I would have a rash on my legs from where the pad would rub...made me wonder...what the heck is in these things..answer: allot of harsh chemicals.
- I was using cloth diapers for my son, so why not for me too ;)
- shorter cycles!!
- great for my 72 hr kit :)
these are just some of "my" reasons, there are a ton out there and I have more reasons I wont get into here, but just know I'm not crazy, I love to sew and this is what I choose to sew right now :D

Unity girl day 2

so I have been more into sewing lately, more than crafting, and I'm slowly converting my craft room into a sewing room, so I thought I would combine the two, I went and got some fabric markers and colored on my unity stamps and created some reusable cloth menstrual pads.

these are actually just pantie liners, but I took some stamps I think all these ones were from the Gina and me set...the stamping is very faint but its hearts and butterflies.

thanks for stopping by on day 2...if you have any questions about my project or Cloth pads please let me know...because I love talking about it :D

Day 1 of growing in Unity!

So happy to be a GIU gal...
here is a journal page I created using some of my favorite stamps! from the Crazy, Tragic, Magic Life kit

just a bunch of paint and spray, masks and paint pens...just allot of fun on this page!

Winner and a bit about me

Thank you for all your sweet comments! I really enjoyed reading them, they make me feel better about my art!

as promised here are the winners!!

Sharon g

Aimee phillips

oh and it has come to my attention that I never elaborated on what a "book lady" means (in reference to my bio on the unity blog) I sell Usborne books if you'd like to check it out here is the site (click here), and if you want to follow me on FB here is that link (click here) :)

thanks again and congrats to the winners! and have a happy new year!

winners please comment below with your email addy and I'll be in touch.

GIU girl day 5

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
sorry I don't have a Christmas card to share with you. But go on over to the Unity site and they have all sorts of great Christmas creations there for you!

here is today's creation...this one is using the Lilli girl and the quote that came with it.

thanks for visiting with me this week! be sure to comment for your chance to win 25 stamps!

Day 4 GIU girl

another lovely snowy day here in Utah...and here I am making a valentines day card...man do I have my holidays messed up or what?!?

here I am using the main image in the gina and me kit...the heart is from that set too I just added some bling :)

I made a holiday card for the current Be inspired challenge also I used the sketch from the current sketch Saturday challenge

GIU girl day 3

today I have a set of cards to share with you...wow this has been a versatile week so far :) these cards are using one of my fave stamps! "Wishing you joy" I just love poppies! I'm not sure if I'm going to keep this set or give it away?!? hmmmm

oh and today I'm featured on the Unity blog...check it out

Day 2 GIU girl

today I give you an art journal page...the 19th was a rough day for me...I had plans to go up north with family but some sick kids changed that, and some family got mad...but I ask you what would you do? I want to be the best mother I can be so I stayed home, and then I made this page...I saw the quote on Facebook and used it...the stamp is called faceless beauty...and she came with a quote that is more faint in the pic than in real life but its next to her...this page just made me feel better, it just made me happy! which is what art journals are for right?!? oh and I used some butterflies from the Gina and me kit.