Tutorial: Short Box with Interchangable Fronts--Halloween Treat Box!

WITCHES BREW SHORT BOX!!

Hello all my creative bloggers and friends! I'm glad to be back with you today for a sweet & spooky FAST project! I'll show you how to take a SHORT box and a paper piecing and turn it into a super versatile treat box for every occasion!

Ingredients:
Short Box Cut File (CLICK HERE)   Comes with cupcake fronts!
Witches Brew Cut File (CLICK HERE)
Bazzil card stock in black, lime green, and purple

***YOU must have SCAL or MTC or another program (KNK, Robomaster, AI, Pazzles, etc) to CUT this***
I'll be back tomorrow with Exciting News and another GREAT Giveaway and the winner of the blog candy! Don't miss it!


To GET THIS FILE CLICK HERE  and don't forget to grab your FREE Hello Dearie Halloween file--LAST day to grab the file!

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Packages Going Out!

I currently have packages going out tomorrow for:
Gold Crowns
Happy Hauntings Cut Frames
Basketball Cartridge (and bonus glitter glue)

They will be mailed tomorrow first class--so if you won these things, please be on the lookout!
All other packages should be received, as well as all digital files--if you haven't received, buzz me. I always want to make sure you get your goodies!
So far everyone has received everything--wooohooooo! Let's keep those fingers crossed and keep a prayer going for the USPS!

All the best,
Kandrew

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K& Company Blog Candy--Update--

Hi girls--I just can't wait till Sept 15'th to give out this luscious Blog Candy--so I'm going to give it away September 1'st, because I just know we will be hitting 450 soon, and I'll need some yummy Halloween candy to give out!
So make sure you left your comments--because Sept 1'st I'm calling old Random up and asking him to choose one of you!
I'll be back in the morning with a fun project and tutorial!!

All the best,
KAndrew

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350 Follower BLOG CANDY!!!

WOOHOOO! We hit 350 blogs and my blog has been going for exactly 2 months! Thank you to all of my creative blog readers and friends. I'm so glad you come and share your day with me. I enjoy posting each day, and love seeing all of your many comments, projects, and talents. Thank you for sharing your time with me!

So I have this HUGE embellishment kit from K&Company to give out. I'll draw a winner Sept 15'th to the follower! The more you comment, the better your chances!
So make sure you check back each day and leave me some blog love, aka comments! I'm usually giving something away every day or two!
Please spread the word--by posting my badge on your blog--if you know anyone that would enjoy sharing their day with me over here at Kandrewdesigns--please make sure to pass my blog along.

TO QUALIFY:
Post my badge on your blog
Comment lotsa lotsa lotsa!

All the best-from my hands to yours,
KAndrew

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Mixed Media Monday: Marriage Joys!

Hi everyone!

Back with two quick mixed media projects! The first is a card I made. Marriage is a wonderful Insitution....but who wants to live in an institution? (This quote is by Groucho Marx). I made this card several years ago, when I fell in love with antique photos and was collecting them like mad from every avenue I could find!

(inside: but who wants to live in an institution?)

The next is an altered matchbox--complete with your very own Pocket Husband--now this would be quite handy if I do say so myself. You simply keep your key handy and pop him out whenever you need him. The best part? He says Yes Dear to every request! lol!

I hope you are all having a WONDERFUL Monday today! I'll be back tomorrow with a great tutorial! I have a class to teach tonight in Orange Park at Scrap and Stuff on the Cricut Expression--and a telephone conference with my publisher today--so it's a GRAND busy day!

All the best,
KAndrew

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What a busy weekend!

Hi everyone! What a busy weekend--we left Thursday to drive about 6.5 hours to NWF for my son's heart appt on Friday. Then Friday we drove another hour to get there, spent the day having tests run and meeting with the doctor. Then we rested, and traveled home today! But guess what  my dear creative friends? We received a wonderful report! Jasper's heart is in stable condition, and we will travel back again in 6 mths for another checkup and 12 months for a MRI!
Thank you to all of you who have prayed for my dear son Jasper! He has went thru 19 surgeries in his life, and is doing well! Thank you!
I'm a bit groggy--from everything. I think it's the LETDOWN affect--you know how that goes. You have so much on you, and then when it's over and you get the good news, you let down! WHIPPEE!
I'll be back on tomorrow for another tutorial and fun project!

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Tutorial: Halloween Lanterns--OH MY!!!!

HANGING OWL LANTERN

JACKY LANTERN

Hi everyone! I'm back with another fun and useful project for Halloween! I've made TWO lanterns! One is a hanging lantern that is meant to be hung from the ceiling, a hook, etc. The other is a lantern that is meant to sit on your counter, table, etc with a candle inside. ***NOTE: These lanterns SIT perfecty and HANG beautifully. I just couldn't get my cam to sit level with the lantern--as my cam was sitting on some stacks of books!

The cutting file for the lanterns can be found HERE
Ingredients Listed Below. If you happen to grab these lanterns from my shop, remember to get your FREE hello dearie file--it would look gorgeous on the lanterns! Our Hootie owl  a witch hat or our Other hallowen Files would look great too!  Enjoy!
UDATE: MTC files added--all formats available: ai eps gsd wpc knk svg scal mtc

INGREDIENTS:
Lantern set from Kandrew Designs
Owl from Happy Haunting Cart
Vellum or Glassine for inside panels
Black Cardstock
Halloween Ribbon-May Arts- to hang

LOTSA LOVE! Don't forget to leave me a comment! One follower will receive this FILE free--unless you already have it, then any comparable file you desire!

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Any Artists out there using my Files???

hello all my creative friends and bloggers! I've started a new link list on the left hand side of my blog that features artists that month who have used any of my cut files, other than the challenge! If you've used one, please email me at kristalstamper@yahoo.com so I can add you!

All the best,
Kandrew

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Let Go of the Ghosts-Personal Rambling

I thought I would post an ATC I did a couple of years ago. I actually drew this tree using solvent inks, and then alcohol inks for the backgrounds. I am often asked, how do you even think of things like that? Where does your inspiration come from? The truth? I really don't know--it just "comes" to me. It's almost like when you know you are hungry--and what you want to eat. I know I must create, and it just happens and flows on the paper. I don't have to think it out or make a plan.
I've come to the realization that being eccentric is okay. So today I'm letting go of the "old ghosts", the ones who worry me and say... "you are so different than other people" "Your son is so different--so eccentric. My son has Aspergers. Last night was the Orientation at school, and nothing makes you cringe and feel judged as when you are always "called out" on your child. My child or I will never be the popular "it" people. We care more about helping others, than trying to be something we are not. I'm tired of trying to conform him to a mold he will never fit well in. My son will be friends with anyone, he doesn't even notice clothing or name brands, and he doesn't make fun of others. However, it appears that is what it takes to be popular. Popular by whose standards. What is normal?
 Today, I'm okay with that. Yes I'm eccentric, but I am also passionate, artistic, caring, and a HUGE humanitarian who would give my last dollar or shirt off my back to one that needed it. I use my life for His purpose--and I'm okay with being different. I'm also okay with my son being different. We need more Einsteins & Van Goghs--who are passionate and not quite worried about fitting in and being "normal".
As Temple Grandin says, I'm different---not less.

All the best,
Kandrew

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Tutorial: School Owl Scal & Finished Layout

Whoooo's Ready for School???

Hi all my gracious and creative blogging friends! I'm at it again--making another super quick easy peasy layout--but let's not forget cutie patootie. Did I use enough "sweet" words there? Haha!
That is just what this layout is--super sweet for my youngest one who went to his first day of school last week!
This file is designed and created by me.  The first video shows you how to open, cut, and assign your file in SCAL. The second part shows how to assemble, and create a finished layout! This layout took me 20 minutes start to finish!

Leave me a comment, and I'll choose a follower who comments to receive some of these SUPER cute Silver Owl Charms! I think they just add such a kitschy charm! Don't forget your comments also count toward the K&Company Big Blog Candy package!

Ingredients for this Whoooo's Ready for School Layout:

Whoo's Ready for School Owl Cutting file set by Kandrew Designs
In a Roundabout Way Paper from Cloud9Design
Red Rick Rack, Turquoise wide Rick Rack
Silver Owl Charms (sorry these came all the way from Japan)
Hairpin from Walmart
Red Swiss Dot Ribbon from May Arts

You will need: SCAL or another Program to use my digital cutting file. the file is offered in ALL formats: ai eps svg scal knk wpc gsd, etc It also includes finished picture example, and step by step paper piecing/assembly guide.


Part One: Cutting the School Owl in SCAL



School Owl Part Two: Creating the Layout and Paper Piecing Owl

Enjoy, and thank you for letting me share your day--

All the best-from my hands to yours,
KAndrew

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Mixed Media Monday: Read a Book Today

Hi everyone! Quick Mixed Media Monday project. I made this several years ago, almost 6 years ago, when my son, was starting to kindergarten. We are HUGE book lovers in our house, and we love to read. There are books in EVERY room, stacks, and bookshelves in every room but the bathroom(s).
This beeswax canvas closes and opens like a book--and it's message is simple: READ

I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at my beeswax collage! Be Inspired! Read a book! Create something!

All the best,
Kandrew

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Winners!!!! YAY!

All winners, please email me within ONE week to claim your prize. If it is a physical item, please email me your mailing address.
If it is a digital cut file,please send me your email with your chosen format (ai eps svg scut wpc knk gsd,etc)

**Best Witches--Nancy and Renae have won!

**Gold Crowns--Aprill8

**Witches Brew--Annel and Momof5

**Happy Hauntings cut frames--Dawn & Rhonda Miller

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CHALLENGE using FREE School Days File

***This post will remain at the top---please scroll DOWN to see new postings***

I was blog hopping today and look what I found...one of my blog readers and friends, Brenda, has made a super cute altered clipboard using my free file! Isn't it the cutest? She did a GREAT job!
Here is a TINY peek of her amazing project--please hop over to her blog and leave her some warm thoughts--she just did a great job and she is giving it to her child's male teacher this year--what a welcome surprise that will be! We LOVE our teachers--education is something that can NEVER be taken away. A wealth untold.

If you made ANYTHING with this file, please link up here under Linkyz--everyone who plays and links up here or at the forum will be sent a FREE gift at the end of the month.If you don't have the file, but want it, email me at kristalstamper@yahoo.com with YOUR email and FILE format needed (knk, wpc, ai, svg, scut mtc, etc)

If you do not wish to participate in the challenge but would still like to have this file, it is available for purchase.

School Days (Purchase Here)
All my files can be seen in my Store: K Andrew Designs

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Tutorial: Shaped Halloween Cards: Frankie, Sugar Skull, Bat!

3 Shaped Halloweeny Cards

Hello all my super creative blog readers and friends! I am in the Fall mood, can you tell? I'm sure you couldn't tell with all these Halloween projects, could you? heehee!
I am still enjoying my new Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge--but alas, there is no card function on there! WAH! I love shaped cards--so I used my SCAL to cut out 3 super cute shaped cards that fold perfectly! I'm excited to make up a bunch of these and pop them in the mail! I hope you enjoy the quick video--sorry I'm a bit tired--so I'm a little jet lagged! hahah!
I hope you enjoy these sweet simple cards! Please make sure to leave me a comment--and I'll send one follower who comments my Halloweeny Shaped Cards file or cut out cards (if you don't have scal).
The "ingredients" for these 3 shaped cards:
Halloween Shaped Cards File
Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge
Cri-Kit pens
Bazill green, Bazill white paper
Black smooth cardstock
White signo pen

Halloween Shaped Cards: Frankie, Sugar Skull, & Batty! IT WORKS NOW!

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Tutorial: How to make an SVG from an Image using Inkscape

MAKE YOUR OWN SVG USING AUTOTRACE

First of all, please let me state that I do not trace any of my cutting files--I draw them all..which takes many hours of work. However, when people are new to the SCAL or MTC program, they often start out by tracing images to create SVG files, or they purchase them from designers.
I've had quite a few people ask me to create a tutorial on how to do this, and I am thrilled to be able to help you. I love to teach and share my knowledge. It's the way God uses me on this Earth.
I own both MTC  and SCAL. However, I prefer to use SCAL to cut all my files, as it's just my personal preference. I like to use Inkscape, a FREE program to create/edit my svgs. Then I import them into my cutting file program (scal/mtc) to cut directly to my cricut.
You can also trace directly into SCAL and MTC. This first video is HOW to trace in Inkscape, and save as an SVG.  Them import that svg into your SCAL.
Please remember that you must always use a Copyright Free, Royalty Free, image that is in the public domain if you wish to publish this on your blog, a site, or share with others. I do not want any of you to get into legal trouble for taking someone's coloring page, image, etc and making it into a cut file. This does happen, and I wouldn't want this to happen to anyone. So please please make sure you only get copyright free, royalty free, public domain images or coloring book pages. It's not fair to the artist or anyone else, especially you to get into legal trouble.
With that said, you will also end up with many pieces, and lots of nodes. The more nodes you have, the more bumps/jagged edges--the less, the smoother it will cut. So if you want a beautiful file, I suggest drawing it yourself, or editing your paths to remove some nodes making it cut nicer, welding pieces together using path union, and doing some cleaning and editing on any traced image.
I hope this helps some of you! Enjoy!

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Tutorial: Best Witches Halloween Scrapbook Layout

Best Witches Layout

Best Witches everyone! Isn't this layout a cutie patootie? The best part? It was quick and easy peasy! I hope you enjoy the quick layout tutorial! Enjoy!
Leave me a comment, and I'll send one follower who comments this file!
"Ingredients" listed below.



****Ingredients to mix up a Spooky n Sweet Layout*******

Happy Hauntings cricut cartridge (frame, tombstones in grass, photo mat)
Best Witches set from KAndrew Designs (Witch, title)
Raffia for broom
Cri-Kit pens for faces (drew on with cricut--faces included in Best Witches set)
Purple bazill paper, Black Recollections cardstock

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NIS: Best Witches

CLICK HERE FOR FILE

New in store is Best Witches--a sweet little witch with a very cute title! She matches our Witches Brew perfectly--and she is FREE when you spend $10.00 or more this month, on top of the FREE file Hello Dearie. She is also available for purchase alone for 2.49.

All my files cut extremely smooth--they are all created by me--no tracing! They include a finished picture, and step by step paper piecing/assembly directions. You will need SCAL or another digital cutting program to use these (ai eps svg scut wpc knk gsd, etc)

Enjoy!

Make sure to leave me a comment, I'll choose one FOLLOWER who comments to receive this file free! Or if you have it already, you may choose another file free!

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Tutorial: Vintage Halloween Cat Card, FREE cutting file

Boo! Halloween Cat Card

I have a quick card tutorial for you (2 part video series), and a FREE file for you! Please become a FOLLOWER and leave a comment if you grab the file. If you are interested in any of my files please VISIT ME and when you spend 2.00 or more you will receive a FREE Halloween set! You will need SCAL to use this file if you have a cricut--I also have it in these formats: WPC, KNK, GSD, AI, EPS, SVG, SCAL. If you don't have scal-I have a link on the right hand of my sidebar! I highly recommend it!

FREE CUT FILE LINK EXPIRED

CLICK TO GRAB

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NIS: Witches Brew

My newest file in store now, Witches Brew, dont' forget to leave a comment, and I'll choose one follower  who commented to receive this file FREE! If you already have this file, I'll let you have thew NEW upcoming release that matches this file! This file is available in ALL formats--if you have SCAL, I created the color layers--so its beautiful!! AI EPS SVG SCUT KNK WPC GSD

Witches Brew (CLICK TO SEE)

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Mixed Media Monday: Part Two: Winged Flight

Winged Flight 3d Collage

OOPS Forgot to embed VIDEO!!! HERE IT IS!!!

Hi everyone! I whipped this up this afternoon, while my boys played after school here in the loft area.  As promised, below is the quick video tutorial. It's so rewarding and fun to make your own 3d collages for your home--you can fit any theme or holiday--and it's from your hands!

I hope you enjoy--if you do, leave me a comment, and we will try to make Mixed Media Monday regular!

One winner will receive a set of gold dresden crowns from me thru mail. You MUST be a follower and comment to win.

All the best--from my hands to yours,

Kandrew

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Mixed Media Monday: Part One

Gypsy Circle

Okay as some of you know, I started out as a Mixed Media artist.. I taught at little stamp and scrapbook stores around the Seattle area. I was published in Somerset Studio. I still make collage canvases and decorations for my home..which is completely decorated in an old world French style.
However once starting scrapbooking, paper piecing became the mainly dominate craft I was blogging about. Yet I'm still quite active personally doing mixed media--it's just mostly for my home or classes I teach.
I thought I would do a Mixed Media monday and share some of my personal artwork I do for myself and my home, and sometimes classes I teach. My nickname was Gypsy and many called me the Scrappin' Gypsy. I had my own company that I sold via online called Eye Candy Originals, and mostly sold rare and hard to find supplies for mixed media. I also had an in-home studio in which I taught many weekend retreats.
The first project I'm going to show you each Monday is a project from the "Gypsy Wagon's Past", and most of my artwork if not all sold online or at art shows. The first one I'm going to show you today is called
Gypsy Circle. Personally, I'm a true gypsy at heart!

Let me know what you think about my Gypsy Circle book--the inside pages are as decorated as the outside ones, but out of courtesy to the indvidual who purchased my book, I'm only giving you a peek!

Come back this  afternoon for Part Two of Mixed Media monday, where I'll be "mixing up some media" for a great tutorial and project!

All the best,
Kandrew

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NIS: Hello Dearie, Spooky Sentiments, Haunted Greetings

These super cute designs are now available--my newest designs just in time for Halloween! All of my files are drawn and created by me to ensure a very smooth cutting file with as little pieces as possible. Also included is a paper piecing guide and picture to ensure you can easily piece your files. All scut, scal files are in colored layers so you only need to cut what you want on the colors you desire--seperated ones are available for scalone, and then of course ALL formats are available--ai, eps, wpc, knk, gsd, svg, scut

So who's ready to go spooky and sweet...I know I am!

Haunted Greetings (Click to See)

Spooky Sentiments--Click to See

Hello Dearie--Click to see

(She doesn't really have holes--it's polka dot paper!

This file is also FREE this month with any 2.00 purchase!)

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Winner for Basketball Cart & 2 Winners for my files!

Congrats to Teela who had left the most comments--she has won the Basketball Cart
There were so many that I decided to choose 2 runner ups to receive any 2 of my files FREE!
Those are Brenda and Kim!
Teela--send me your mailing address please
Brenda, Kim--send me your choices of files and the desired format (knk, wpc, svg, etc)

Congrats Ladies--you all commented ALOT--almost every post--obviously you increased your chances--and you totally deserve it. Thank you for being a loyal blog reader--it truly brightens my day to see your comments.

All the best,
KAndrew

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Scouting About: Christi Hicks

Mermaid Peace in the Ocean by Christi Hicks

Hi everyone! Guess what I found? An adorable mermaid card made with my Scrappy Sand by Christi Hicks. Isn't this absolutely beautiful? Christi embedded tiny shells and pearls in with the sand--brilliant!
Please hop by her blog and see her lovely blog. Christina Hicks

I'd love to see any of your work using my designs. Please make sure to share them with me, in case I don't see them out blog hopping.

Enjoy a beautiful Saturday with the ones you love!

All the best-KAndrew

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Tutorial: Quick Project: Game On! 3 Layouts in 1 Hr

Hi everyone! This month I'm one of the three designers whose work is featured in the August Grab Bag at VDBC. My part of the grab bag is video gaming! I decided to use the paper piecings I created on three super fast layouts--3 layouts in one hour!
Beware--there are a few falling ribbon bows. Note...zots do not hold on grosgrain ribbon. You must use something stronger-- lol
Enjoy! If you enjoyed the video, and can find a minute to leave a comment, I'll enter you in the drawing for the Free Cricut cart!
If you are interested in these cut files for your digital cutter, hop over to VDBC.

NOTE: I tried out a new video software and I did NOT like it for this video--it appears fuzzy and the time per frame is not fast enough, so it has me blurring alot! don't worry, I'll be back to my original software for the next video! I'm trying to find a good one--so if you know of one, drop me a line!
All the best-from my hands to yours,
KAndrew

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Tutorial Quick Project--Kitschy Layout "Orange you Sweet"

Orange You Sweet & Pucker Up layouts

NOTE: Sorry my titles appear mirrored in my videos--but my webcam is built into my laptop and makes writing appear backward! It's not though in real life! so thanks for bearing with me!

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in the past few days--I've been very busy preparing my boys for school, and paring down my personal things--to simplify my life. So exciting! You can tell by how much I'm gabbing--excitement & exhaustion--combined! lol
Come back tonight, and I'll have another quick layout project for you!

This is a very easy quick layout using my kitschy fruit lines: Lemonade Kisses and Orange You Sweet. Enjoy!
Leave me a comment, and I'll enter you for the Free Basketball cricut Cart on the 15'th!

Both Orange You Sweet & Lemonade Kisses sets (title and fruit/faces) are available HERE

All the best-from my hands to yours,
KAndrew

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Scrappy Sand now available!!

Hi everyone! I had SO many request for the scrapbook sand that I created--that I now have the "dry mix" available with directions, storage info, and application instructions for SALE in my store. This includes enough to make LOTS of batches of scrappy sand for all your papercrafting. You can make in any color imaginable, and all the information/directions are included with purchase. I will physically ship this to you first class!
Please click HERE to Purchase Scrappy Sand.

The project above was created with my Scrappy Sand mix--thanks all my creative friends for your interest. You are the reason I smile each day!

All the best,
KAndrew

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Tutorial: Make an Easel Card, and Decorative Display

Hi all my creative blog readers and friends! Tonight I needed to test out my By the Month: October file using and So Many Cards: Easel Card files, so I got in the Harvest spirit and created two sweet Easel cards. The first one I created was a small easel card, and the second a larger one that will make a great seasonal decoration on my counter! The best part? they fold flat for mailing and storage!
I hope you enjoy my quick project tonight, and if you are interested in either one of the files, please click below to purchase. Scroll down for video

Easel Card  (Purchase 1.49)
October set (Purchase 2.49)

Enjoy, and make sure to leave me a comment--they so brighten this Night Owl's day! I'll also enter you in the drawing for the FREE Basketball Cricut Cartridge on the 15'th!

Easel Card/Display Project

All the best-from my hands to yours,
K Andrew

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Winners for Night Owl!

Cindy has won the banana leaf paper!

Brenda has won the Night owl file.

You both have one week to contact me at kristalstamper@yahoo.com
Brenda, I just need your email and the file format you want Night Owl in and Cindy I will need your mailing addy!

thanks for playing along with me

All the best-from my hands to yours,
KAndrew

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Tutorial: Drawing Faces with Your Cricut

ORANGE YOU SWEET!

Hi ya'll--my dear creative blog friends!!  I'm back with a quick project and tutorial....showing you how you can DRAW faces on your paper piecings/diecuts with your cricut--eliminating the need for you to worry about stamping or drawing perfectly on your pieces. I hope this helps you to make super cute faces for your projects!
I'm using these two cutie pies I designed on a layout for my boys--we have some pics of them picking and eating fruit, and a pic of my oldest with my uncle AC who passed away. My uncle AC always owned a huge citrus farm--and this will perfect for us to scrap his picture, and for my boys to remember him for the SWEET man he was!

LEMONADE KISS

The files I used are called Orange You Sweet and Lemonade Kiss. The files are in ALL formats---and include the faces for you to draw in your program and then immediately cut out with your digital die cutter.

I hope this helps you and you enjoyed my super cute projects! If you did, leave me a comment, and I'll enter you in the drawing of the FREE Basketball Cricut Cartridge!

PS I found the leaf---guess where it was? under my laptop!!! hahahah!

Orange You Sweet (Purchase $1.99)

Lemonade Kiss (Purchase $1.99)

Kits and finished pieces are available. *Kits--all pieces are cut and doodled, all you have to do is assemble with the step by step guide* Finished pieces are inked, assembled, and decorated beautifully. Please email me for additional information on kits and finished pieces.

You can see all my original designs In my Store

REMEMBER: my webcam is built into my laptop--so it shoots mirror images--images are not really backward--my webcam just makes them appear that way.


All the best-from my  hands to yours,
Kandrew

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Quick Post: Hello Kitty Card Video Tut

Hello Kitty peeking out from behind a cloud

Okay if you are TOTALLY bored and have nothing better to do, you can watch a quick video I made. My niece who just turned 2 is going to preschool next week--and she is sooooooooooooooooooo excited! She is a spunky girly girl! She will absolutely LOVE this card. She loves to receive mail from Aunt Kissy and Jo Jo!
Here is the finished card--all made using the Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge. I bought this cartridge last year after my trip to Japan. Hello Kitty was EVERYWHERE--they even have a HUGE Hello Kitty store where I bought things for my favorite cousin Tiffany and niece Amelie!
I added 2 paws to Hello Kitty (off the same cart) so she is peeking out over the rainbow. In retrospect, I should have made the card a bit bigger so I could ahve shown off the rainbow behind Kitty better--but she will be able to see it beautifully when she opens the card to read her note from Aunt Kissy.
PS Sorry the pic is so bad--I just can't get a good pic late at night!

PSS I am wearing a coat--and I dont' know why--but I always only button the TOP one--never the rest--so go figure!


All the best-from my hands to yours,
Kandrew

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NIS: Queen's Garden of Wonderland Collection

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GET THE FREE SCHOOL DAYS FILE & GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!

CLICK HERE to see Queen's Garden

My newest release (ai, eps, svg, scut, gsd, knk, wpc) is the Queen's Garden--part of our Wonderland Collection. Each element is only 1.99 and then you can receive the ENTIRE MAD HATTER set free with min purchase.

Leave me a comment, and I'll give one follower who comments this file FREE! You know how I love to bless my blog readers and friends.

All the best-from my hands to yours,

Kandrew

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Tutorial: Quick Project: Night Owl Crafting, Review: Banana Leaf Paper

 I was in my LSS, and I saw some banana leaf paper. I absolutely have a HUGE obsession over paper--especially new types of paper. This is because I'm a paper piecer, and love textured papers that can give my piecings dimension. So I picked up this banana leaf paper.
The banana leaf paper comes in a few different colors--the one I chose is a dark brown called "Rugged". It tends to look like dark brown wood/bamboo! I picked it up for this reason--thinking it would make a great "tree" or branch paper piecing.
The 12x12 paper is banana leaf on one side and fusible webbing on the other...which makes it impossible to cut with a digital cutter. I tried! It splintered and made quite a mess! However, it is absolutely BRILLIANT to cut with scissors--and gives a truly wood "feel" as well as look!
It is by Creative Imaginations, made in the Phillipines, 12 x 12, and comes in a few different colors. There were about 6 colors that I saw--but I felt like brown was my best bet--I couldn't really get excited over green or blue "woodsy" paper! It retails anywhere between 1.99 and 2.99 per sheet.
Make sure to leave me a comment and I'll choose a follower who comments to receive a 6x6 sample of this Rugged Banana Leaf paper--just enough for a great paper piecing or sign!
I give this product a 9 out of 10 for quality, and 7 out of 10 for ease of use (just because I couldn't use my cricut to cut--as it splinters), and a 10 out of 10 for uniqueness. Would I buy this again? Absolutely!!!! It gives the look and feel of exotic wood for my projects--just like my sign that you see above, and below in my video!
If you enjoyed my "owl"some adventure today--(hahah) leave me a comment--it so brightens my day & night! I'll also send ONE follower who commented a banana leaf paper sample, and ONE follower this owl file FREE!

Night Owl (Purchase Here)
Owl can be purchased in my Store: K Andrew Designs

"Creating a "WOOD" sign for your door using your cricut & scissors!!!"

All the best-from my hands to yours,
Kandrew

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Quick Post: NIS--Card Guards!!

Wonderland Collection: Card Guards CLICK TO SEE

My newest cutting file: Card Guards--they are ready to guard the Queen of Heart's beautiful Rose Garden! Made to coordinate with our entire Wonderland Collection!

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Quick Post: Winners of Queen of Hearts & Mad Hatter!

The winners are....

Kim----Mad Hatter


Granny-----Queen of  Hearts


Please email your choice of format (ai eps svg scut knk wpc gsd) at kristalstamper@yahoo.com, and I'll get the file right out to you!

Congratulations!!! YAY!!!

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Quick Post: Winner!! $10.00 Gift Certificate VDBC

Congratulations to Tammy who is the winner of the 10.00 gift certificate! Please contact me at
kristalstamper@yahoo.com so I can get it to you!

all the best-kandrew

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Tutorial: Quick Project: School Days Journaling Spot

 Quick Update: Here's my finished page for the Challenge!

HI everyone! This week I'm hosting the Sketch Challenge at Visual Designs by Chris--so I wanted to do a quick tutorial of the FREE cut-file that I created for this challenge! If you want to grab this file for FREE--head on over to VDBC at the forum, register, and then PM me at the forum (send me a private message--or you can just reply to the challenge thread ) with your email address and desired format (svg, scal, knk, wpc, ai, eps, gsd). Then all you have to do is create something cute using the file and sketch from Becky Fleck's Page Map that is posted for you! If you do, I'll have a GIFT for you at the end of the challenge!
Here's a quick peek at the file, and the page map for the challenge! The VIDEO is at the bottom of the post!

 

School File: (Purchase)
You may see all my files here at my store: K Andrew Designs
Don't forget to leave me a comment, it brightens my day right to the core! **I'll choose one follower who comments to receive a finished journaling spot for FREE!** Don't forget each comment counts toward the FREE cricut basketball cart!

NOTE: the doodling in the video appears backwards because my webcam is built into my laptop--but in real life it is not!!



***The REST of the Story*** My son was telling us about the Cone of Shame. I could not figure out what exactly he was speaking about--till it hit me! The dunce cap! He said oh I hope I don't have to wear the Cone of Shame in school. Then I remembered he had finished reading Matilda by Roald Dahl, and in the book the headmaster is horribly cruel to the children. LOL. I explained I'm sure he would not have to wear the "cone of shame"--that he was brilliant, and as long as he remembered to be kind to his teacher and classmates, work quietly, stay on task--he should have no problem. He said, well mama, there is a chance that I might have to wear it, but I'm sure going to try hard not to have to wear it!*****





All the best-from my hands to yours,
Kandrew

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August Grab Bag: Back to School--Game On!

I love grab bags period--there's something exciting about getting products 80%+ of what they retail for. I think that's the bargain hunter in me! This month, I especially LOVE. My boys LOVE LOVE video gaming (when I let them on the weekeneds--when we are not camping).....so my contribution is ALL TECHIE!!! I can't wait for the reveal on the 15'th to show you! You are going to flip!
So if you want to get your game on and get ready for school--CLICK HERE--to check out the grab bag for only 7.00! I know that I did 3 file sets which has several piecings per set--and the rest of the girls did too! So it's a BIG set.

All the best-from my hands to yours,
KAndrew

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Quick Post: NIS The Mad Hatter cutting file

HI everyone! As you know I give away a free file every 2 weeks with purchase of my cutting files. This month I'm giving away an entire set! 5 pc set--and it's SUPER fast to piece. Hallelujah! I think there are only 9 pieces total on the Hatter himself--and as you can see the detail is awesome!
My boys and I love to read, we love the book by Lewis Carrol, and we always think we are a bit "odd"--so the hatter fits us perfectly!!!

Thanks for looking--and this set is FREE with any $3.00 purchase from Kandrewdesigns!

Leave me a comment, and one follower who comments will receive this file for FREE!!!

All the best-from my hands to yours-
KAndrew

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