Kristin Victoria Creates

I took more time with these cards than I do with most cards that I make.  I also included these cards in the Star Wars themed care package, to stick with the 'star' part of the theme. They would alternatively be great as 'just because' cards, love notes, thinking of you cards, anniversary, or whatever else fits your fancy. For this one, I used a star punch on various blues that I tore out of old magazines.  For the sentiment, I simply block lettered it with a Micron 03 pen, on top of torn blue printer paper that I went over with a Copic marker, Phthalo Blue - B23, to give it texture and depth. For this card, I used die-cut stars from old book pages.  I used a light blue Copic marker in Powder Blue, B41, and then roughly outlined each star with a silver Sharpie.  I used that same Copic marker to lightly dust the card base with blue before gluing down the stars.  For the sentiment, I took a line from one of Coldplay...

These cards were included in a Star Wars themed care package.  As with each care pack I sent, I love adding cards that are of a similar theme.  To make these, I started with pre-made, smooth, white cards and envelopes from Core'dinations in size A2; so your standard 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches.  I added patterned paper and then hand lettered the sentiment on the cards.  I finished the cards with going around the edges in a matching colored marker. I went in a very puny direction for these cards.  Hubby loves puns and sometimes I can't help myself either. For the dark side card, I wanted to stick to typical dark side colors: red and black.  I included cookies in the care package and couldn't help but make this card. For the light side cards, I took color inspiration from the green and blue light sabers from the movies, as well as continuing on with puns as the sentiments.  For the...

Celebrating Shakespeare Week Some of my Favorite Plays To help celebrate Shakespeare week this year, which is the 12 - 18th of March, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite plays by the bard himself.  I've read these throughout the years and with each reread and new interpretation they remain some of my all time favorites and go-to's when I'm in the mood for a great play. Hamlet Hamlet is one of the more dramatic plays that I adore.  It's twisted, grey, and greatly adapted in a variety of mediums.  Whether on stage or screen, I love it. Macbeth Similar to Taming of the Shrew, this is one of my most reread play.  I love the characters and their flaws. In any rendition, I'm always drawn to this play and it's players. Othello I love how dramatic and gritty this play is.  I love the characters and the raw wit and emotion. This one even made it onto my favorite books of 2017 post! The Taming of ...

PCS - Moving Cards - Change of Address Cards I wish I had this idea in 2016 when we had two PCS moves! But here it is for our next one and for anyone who has a move coming up.  This is a more or less a courtesy card, of 'this is our new address!' I know it can be one more thing to tack onto an already long and stressful list while moving, but my thought is if the cards are cute it's a great way to start to memorize your new mailing address.  I also love making cards in batches like this, the repetition is therapeutic.  With that being said, the map element I used was from two scraps from happy mail, so I needed to make a few variations of this simple card.  On the back of each card, I added some detail: a simple post stamp, with date and initials. And of course, more detail: the flap of the envelope. I really can't help myself. Happy creating, and happy card making! ...

Card Making : Crossword Themed  These cards I included in a crossword themed care package that you can check out here .  As usual, I got a little carried away with most of the things in this care package and with the card designs.  With each care package I like to pre-make cards that match that I can fill out later. For the cards, I couldn't help but make a few.  I generally stuck with a vintage and crossword theme style for the cards.  I kept it all to a very monotone palette of browns, tans, and creams.  For the envelopes, I used two brown ink pads to add a few little bits, as I just can't help myself.  For the front of the envelope, I used a lighter brown and a Tim Holtz layering stencil to add some letter texture to the corners.  For the back of the envelope, I used the lighter brown ink for adding some numbers underneath the flap.  Over the flap, I used a darker brown ink and...

Care Package: Crossword Themed Hubby's gotten more and more into crosswords and word puzzles.  Which makes a perfect theme for a mini care package! In the box, I included two crossword books, new pens, a few sweets, hand made cards, and a few hand made crossword puzzles.  As usually, I got a little carried away with most of the things in this care package. To see the cards that I made specifically for this care package, I'll be posting a new post next week. Happy creating, and care package creating! For business inquires, contact me at: KristinVictoriaArt@gmail.com To view prints on various items, visit: society6.com/KristinVictoria To view more photos from the studio and my life on flickr, visit: tinyurl.com/kvartflickr Follow me on Twitter, at: @KristinV_Art Find me on Instagram at: instagram.com/kvjaenicke17

Book Making: Deployment Gift Before hubby left for his deployment, I wanted to make him a notebook for whatever he wanted to use it for while he's gone.  I've made him books in the past, and he always finds a unique use for them that I never would have thought of. One of them, he's using to document native edible flora of all the places we've been too.  I'm sure he'll surprise me with what he ends up using this one for as well. To start, I took 40 blank, white, ordinary printer paper sheets and cut them down to 8 inches by 10 inches.  I then dyed the pages with loose leaf British Breakfast tea.  And folded them all in half with a  bone folder. This step isn't necessary, but I did evenly distributed the papers by texture and intensity of the dye that they took. This way I can more easily distribute papers evenly throughout the book.  I separated the sheets into three piles: one for splatters, one for wrinkle texture, and one fo...