Top Three Awards: Red, White or Blue Challenge

Each week our Kraft Outlet team of Designers personally select the Top Three Awards for last week's challenge. Their selections are based on style and technique(s) used on the project, as well as compliance with the challenge rules. With that said and before we announce this week's awards, we would like to thank everyone who participated!  We appreciate your entries and also love to see the use of Kraft cardstock and products from Kraft Outlet on your projects too!

The top three from each week's challenge receive this Top Three button for their blogs. (Top Three winners should feel free to right click on the image and save it to post on your blogs if you wish - previous winners, please feel free to exchange this new winner's button for your old button too!).

Please help us to congratulate our Top Three Award winners for our last challenge, they are (in no particular order):

12. Jeanne J.
14. Martha H.
15. Kathy Jo

 

Don't forget to visit The Kraft Journal on Wednesday for our weekly Watch Us Wesnesday tutorial! By the way, you still have plenty of time to take part in our current challenge and entering your projects this month makes you eligible to win a store voucher from Kraft Outlet in a random drawing that will take place at the end of the month. Please remember to be eligible for prizes you must use Kraft cardstock or products purchased from Kraft Outlet and be a follower of this blog as well!

Happy Krafting!

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Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: Celebrations Challenge

Welcome to Make It Monday with Kraft Outlet.  Use this week's   "Celebrations" to inspire you to create your project and then link it up at the bottom of this post before 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Sunday May 26, 2013.  Remember your projects MUST include the use of Kraft cardstock and/or items that can be purchased at Kraft Outlet! Also, all of our followers who participant in our challenges this month have a chance to be featured on our "Feature Me Fridays" posts as well as be entered to win a $15.00 Kraft Outlet Store Voucher!  Please limit your weekly challenge entries to your TWO best creations and thank you for your participation!

Kraft Outlet DT Reveal for "Celebrations" Challenge

 

Jan Del Bone

This week Jan did a graduation card for a guy, using the Celebrations theme.  She began with a Kraft Note Card, and adhered a piece Kraft and Black Cardstock to the top.  She added three banners of Washi Tape, adhered to some Kraft Cardstock, and black paper.  The sentiment was stamped on a Memo Book Sticker, and mounted on more black and Kraft Cardstock.  Earthy Hemp Cord was wrapped around the card, and bowed atop a button.  She completed the inside with more Washi Tape.  This was a very easy card to make for a man, and very quick !!  Stop by Jan's blog, chai tea 'n me, and say Hullo !!

Tammy Hobbs

For today's "Celebrations" challenge, Tammy chose to make a graduation card.  It's that time of year, and she created a card using some wonderful goodies from The Kraft Outlet.  She started with a Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock as her base onto which she added her pieced patterned papers. She added a gray die-cut trim to the left side of her card front next adding a doily to go underneath the Grungy Stained Hangtag which has a layer of Vintage Dictionary Pages and stamped images from DeNami Designs.  She further embellished the tag by adding some buttons and a paper bloom. Her final finishing touch includes adding a length of Natural Twill Tape which she has tied off in a bow embellished with a button and Natural Hemp Cord. Please visit Tammy's blog, Creating Somewhere Under The Sun for additional pictures and information.

 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

For today's 'Celebrations' challenge, Debbie created a card to celebrate a special friend!  She began her card with a base of Buff Ivory Cardstock onto which she added a layer of pink and then a layer of Brown Kraft Cardstock.  Debbie added a darling layer of Pink & White Polka Dot Decorative Tape to the top of the card and then layered a sentiment stamped with the You Are The Most Wonderful stamp set from Paper Sweeties.  Debbie adhered some pretty blossoms and added some Natural Hemp Cord to the nosegay on the left side of the card.  Next Debbie stamped 'Friend' from the same stamp set, added it to a Memo Pin and attached it behind one of the flowers.  Last, Debbie die cut a pretty decorative border from a snipett of Buff Ivory Cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the card.  Please visit Debbie's blog to view additional pictures of today's project.

 

Karen Letchworth

For this week's CELEBRATIONS Challenge, Karen decided to make a card to celebrate the birth of a special baby boy.  She started with a Lunch Bag Kraft Note Card and then placed a few strips of Blue and White Polka Dot Washi Tape to a based made from Buff Ivory Card Stock that she machine stitched.  Next, she added some embellishments including a Tim Holtz Memo Pin, a Silver Bottle Cap (painted cream), and some various colors of Baker's Twine.  Grab yourself some great new goodies at The Kraft Outlet and come play along in our Celebrations Challenge this week.  For the complete supply list of products used on her card, please visit Karen's blog, My Cup Runneth Over.
 

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Feature Me Friday: Jessi of One Crafty Mama Blog



Each week we choose one project submitted to one of our challenges to feature on The Kraft Journal "Feature Me Friday" post sponsored by Kraft Outlet. This week we are showcasing this stunning card created byJessi that features the use of kraft cardstock at it's best! We were drawn to the entire project , from the white on kraft color combination to the gorgeous use of die cut flowers topped with pearls. We also loved the special box she created just for this beautiful card. To see the box, more detailed images of this project and to learn more about our Featured Artist, visit Jessi's blog.



Created by Jessi

Crafters whose projects are posted on "Feature Me Friday" receive this pretty little button for their blog.  Featured crafters should feel free to copy and post the button on their blogs. Please join us in congratulating our Featured Artist for this week! 

There is still time to join this week's challenge (the link is located in our upper-most right hand sidebar) and please visit us again this weekend for news from Kraft Outlet!

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Watch us Wednesday with Tammy: DYI Baker's Twine Pom Poms

It's Tammy, and I am going to share with you how to make pom pom's out of Baker's Twine that can be purchased from The Kraft Outlet.

Let's get started shall we?

You only need a few supplies, but I am going to also give a supply list for the final card.

For the pompom's you will need
Baker's Twine from The Kraft Outlet
A Fork
Scissors

Products for Final Card
Brown Craft Cover Weight Cardstock
Jenni Bowlin Memo Book
Tim Holtz Journaling Tickets
Crayons
Patterned Paper
Stamps
Button

To start, wrap the Baker's Twine around the fork tines several times. I am demonstrating mini pompoms here, so I only used two of the four fork tines. {Say that 10 times fast :-)))} Depending on how big you want the pompoms depends on how many to use.

After you have wrapped it around multiple times, tie the twine in the middle and make sure it's tight. 

After you pull it off the fork, you want to double check and make sure it's good and secure by pulling on the ends. 

Next you will put your scissors through the loops at the end and cut. 

Repeat on the other side.

Now fluff your pompoms.

Below is a card I created using the pompoms. 

For more pictures and product information not included in this post, please visit Tammy's Blog, Creating Somewhere Under The Sun.  I hope you will stop by The Kraft Outlet to pick up some fabulous products.

~Tammy~

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Top Three Awards: Just for Her Challenge

Each week our Kraft Outlet team of Designers personally select the Top Three Awards for last week's challenge. Their selections are based on style and technique(s) used on the project, as well as compliance with the challenge rules. With that said and before we announce this week's awards, we would like to thank everyone who participated!  We appreciate your entries and also love to see the use of Kraft cardstock and products from Kraft Outlet on your projects too!

The top three from each week's challenge receive this Top Three button for their blogs. (Top Three winners should feel free to right click on the image and save it to post on your blogs if you wish - previous winners, please feel free to exchange this new winner's button for your old button too!).

Please help us to congratulate our Top Three Award winners for our last challenge, they are (in no particular order):

#12 - Jessi Fogan

#14 - Jennifer T.

#5 - Gail Scott

 

Don't forget to visit The Kraft Journal on Wednesday for our weekly Watch Us Wesnesday tutorial! By the way, you still have plenty of time to take part in our current challenge and entering your projects this month makes you eligible to win a store voucher from Kraft Outlet in a random drawing that will take place at the end of the month. Please remember to be eligible for prizes you must use Kraft cardstock or products purchased from Kraft Outlet and be a follower of this blog as well!

Happy Krafting!

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Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: Red, White or Blue Challenge

Welcome to Make It Monday with Kraft Outlet.  Use this week's   "Red, White or Blue" to inspire you to create your project and then link it up at the bottom of this post before 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Sunday May 19, 2013.  Remember your projects MUST include the use of Kraft cardstock and/or items that can be purchased at Kraft Outlet! Also, all of our followers who participant in our challenges this month have a chance to be featured on our "Feature Me Fridays" posts as well as be entered to win a $15.00 Kraft Outlet Store Voucher!  Please limit your weekly challenge entries to your TWO best creations and thank you for your participation!

Kraft Outlet DT Reveal for "Red, White or Blue" Challenge

 

Jessica Esch

For today's Red, White or Blue Challenge, Jessica is sharing this fun birthday card she made for her son's upcoming 10th birthday and incorporated all three of the challenge colors. She started out with a Brown Kraft Cardstock base and added a mat of red, white (cream) and blue pattern paper from Peebles. She die cut 2 stars, one using the matching Brown Kraft Cardstock and the other using blue Bazzill cardstock that matches her pattern paper. Since the colors from the pattern paper are cream, Jessica added some white gel pen doodles to follow along with the challenge. Since her son is turning the big double digit, she added the numbers "1" and "0" using Tim Holtz Mini Numerals and popping them up using some foam adhesive. For the sentiment and additional embellishments, Jessica stamped "happy birthday" on some Cream Twill Tape using Stazon Black ink and used 2 Custom Fasteners  with matching star stickers. For more details on her Red, White or Blue  inspiration card, you can visit Jessica's blog~ Chick-n-Scrap. 

Jan Del Bone

Jan chose red for her color for the red, white or blue challenge this week.  She began with a Kraft Lunchbox Note Card, and adhered some design paper.    She added Black & White Script Washi tape across the top, and a button tied with Earthy Hemp Cord.  C-Flute Corrugated Kraft Paper formed the base of the sentiment portion, with a Town Square Journaling Card and "a magical possibility" from the Chitchat Word Stickers.  Atop is a "real life" Lille Tag, threaded with a piece of Ruler Ribbon.  Stop by and say hello at Jan's blog, chai tea 'n me !

Tammy Hobbs

For today's "Red, White, or Blue" challenge, Tammy went with the color RED as she loves the way Red looks with Kraft. For today's card, she started with a Kraft Cover weight card base onto which she added the red and white stripe patterned paper. She die-cut an oval using a Floral Oval Nestabilities die out of red card stock and placed in the center. Next she cut various lengths of banners and stamped sentiments from Paper Sweeties in red ink. A row of paper flowers was added along the center. To complete the look, Tammy tied a double bow by using a length of Natural Twill Tape which she further embellished with a button and Red and White Baker's Twine. Please visit Tammy's Blog Creating Somewhere Under The Sun for additional pictures and information. Be sure to stop back by on Wednesday as Tammy has a fun little tutorial for you.
 

Karen Letchworth



For this week's fun Red, White or Blue Challenge, Karen decided to use RED with some touches of white, brown and of course, Kraft.  She started her card with a 5 x 7 Lunch Bag Kraft Note Card and added a few embellishments from The Kraft Outlet including a Mini Kraft Merchandise Bag, a Red Apothecary Sticker, a snippet of Red and White Polka Dot Washi Tape, and some red and brown Baker's Twine.  There are lots of great supplies at The Kraft Outlet to get you started on a creative card for our challenge this week.  We look forward to having you play along!  For more details about Karen's card, please visit her blog My Cup Runneth Over.

 

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Feature Me Friday: Kathy Jo of I'm a Little Teapot Blog



Each week we choose one project submitted to one of our challenges to feature on The Kraft Journal "Feature Me Friday" post sponsored by Kraft Outlet. This week we are showcasing this uniquely designed card created by Kathy Jo. We were drawn to the beautiful pop of color as well as the creative design. To see more images of her card and learn more about our Featured Artist, visit Kathy Jo's blog.



Created by Kathy Jo

Crafters whose projects are posted on "Feature Me Friday" receive this pretty little button for their blog.  Featured crafters should feel free to copy and post the button on their blogs. Please join us in congratulating our Featured Artist for this week!

 

There is still time to join this week's challenge (the link is located in our upper-most right hand sidebar) and please visit us again this weekend for news from Kraft Outlet!

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