4/13/11

A quickie hot air balloon card

I have been on full blown lazy mode for quite some time now. I'm guessing it has something to do with the gloomy weather that's blanketed New York for the last couple of weeks. I think I am a very weather-moody kind of person. When the sun is shining, so am I. And vice versa.

I don't like walking in the rain, but I've have had to to get Audrey to school everyday. Confession, on her short days (2.5 hours), and it's nasty out, we play hooky and stay home. *GRIN* Just don't tell her teachers, okay?

I've been thinking... I think most of us fit into a category of what type of artist we are as cardmakers/scrapbookers. Are our styles a direct reflection of our life? Take myself for example, I consider myself 'clean and simple' -- but frankly, I am 'clean and simple' mostly because of time constraints. My time is limited and I'm always on the edge because one of the little people would come into my room and disrupt my flow in a number of ways. I speed through my creative process, racing to finish and then moving onto the next project. Even if I have a whole day to myself, I still find myself rushing all the time. I usually skip the elaborate layering and details in favor of a quickie. I've conditioned myself to be quick, therefore my finished product usually falls under the 'clean and simple' category. But I digress. Most often than not, I like and prefer clean and simple.

Like this little card...


I 'nub' it. :)


Stamps are from Pink Paislee's Daily Junque line. I want to mention that the stamp quality is not at par with the stamps I'm used to (not made from photopolymer), but I love the images too much and bought it anyway!

13 comments:

  1. love your card- really liking the layers of white.

    Hope the sun comes out for you!

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  2. Cute card Kryssi! I love the CAS look - you nailed it ;)
    And I like the look of the not-quite-crisp stamping here. It suits the vintage style images.
    TFS, hugs, Ruth S

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  3. this is droolingly beautiful, Kryssi! i admire anyone that can do CAS (since I don't seem to be able to do it well) and your are one of the bests, girl!! Love this!

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  4. I love it, Kryssi! It's stunning in its simplicity!

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  5. I'm with you, Kryssi, the weather really does affect how I feel. Your card is really cute and I wish you luck in the challenge!

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  6. I 'nub it too:)! And I totally know what you mean about clean & simple by necessity...my issue exactly!! And you do C&S perfectly Kryssi!

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  7. Hey Kryssi, super cool card! I have been wanting to buy the stamp set today, but am unsure because of the quality issue you brought up. How is the quality different from what you're used to? Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for helping me deciding on this one :)

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  8. I LOVE your card...so wonderfully clean and crisp.

    Interesting reading about why you think you are a cas crafter...I wonder if that will change as your kids get older?

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  9. As always, I love your clean style, Kryssi! Hope you get nice warm weather soon! Hugs!!

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  10. Fab-O!!! Love the clean graphic look! Wonderful :)

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  11. Oh I hear you on stamping and creating with kids around!!! :> And sometimes when they are in bed your just too tired! Love your card today! :>

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  12. Hey Kryssi! Thanks for linking this up to the In My Beautiful Balloon Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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