Giveaway...Hooray!:) 10/22/2010
Here is a Simply Sassy stamp I made into a little card for my hubbyJ...HAHA...Actually, I thought it would make a cheeky, sort of joking with you (wink) card for a husband...I don't have all the fancy cardmaking skills I've seen on the Sugar Nellie blog (Everything posted on there is AAAAmazing!), but I liked coloring her in...She has the hair I dream aboutJ...  I am going to do a fun, sort of secret giveaway for this month...The only thing you’ll know for sure right now is that you’re getting to choose any one character from my shop in a size 5x7...The rest of the goodies are up in the air...(not really, I know what I’ll sendJ)...I’m going to send the winner a little tiny box of surprises...just a girly, fun thing to get in the mailJ...I will close the giveaway in one week, Friday Oct 29th. Then I’ll post a pic of all the fun things the winner will receive!... A pretty package filled with sweet, girly, beautiful goodies...What you need to do to enter is *LEAVE A COMMENT* and *BECOME A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG.* Those are the two things to do in order to enter the random drawingJ... Thanks...and good luck to everyone!! Hugs, Krista  6 Comments Hangin Out With My Boys:)... 09/22/2010
Right now, Philly is totally into anything and everything military. He sets up his little army guys a few times a day, plays his army video game, and even watches the documentary shows about training the different branches. Phil and I decided to surprise him with a fun trip to the Battleship New Jersey while Niamhy was in school last week. HE LOVED IT!!!...I think he told us it was "awesome" at least 40 times on the boat:)...We played like we were a squad of soldiers moving through the ship shooting enemy invaders;)..It was a blast (except for the guided tour we kept accidently running by:) shooting our pretend guns...Yeah, we might have been a tad annoying to them;)  AHHH...Such a nice pic of my guys:)!!    Steering the ship:)  Philly with the city named after him;) in the background! I finished up a military illustration after our trip...It's in my ETSY shop now and 10% goes to a great charity for military children, Dog Tags for Kids. I used brighter colors than I normally do (I like my neutrals:)...and I think it is sweet and meaningful:)...Check it out!  I also found some time to add a pumpkin print to my shop (which I had wanted to do for quite sometime:)...And a fairy that I started on became, well...a lovely wishing girl:)...   I am so excited by the slow and teasing reveal of my rubber stamps by Karen on the Sugar Nellie blog...I just love them all and think her design team is AAA-mazing!!...I'm so excited to look each morning at the new cards they have made...Really beautiful!! Well, here's my favorite pic of our battleship trip...I can't stop looking at it:)...He is just so cute. I know I am going to have to cut that beautiful hair sometime, but I haven't been able to do it-- and this picture isn't helping:)...We've shaved it, mohawked it, and now let it grow out-- this is my fave...He is so kissable:):) Night, Krista   'Cheribaby and Tonza' Here is my take on the winning artwork character(s)...I have to say, I really love both of them:)...I better, cuz it took me a few tries to get it just right:)...And since I don't do boys as often as girls, I always get a bit nervous when I start to draw one out...Tonza came out (on maybe the third try:) just as I imagined...a super cute Italian kid...totally into football...probably not scared of anything...except this super pretty redhead who plays football almost;) as good as him!...And she is actually talking to him...Let's just say, he is a little nervous...:) I am putting it in my ETSY shop later today...Check it out if you'd like:D I have a few new illustrations I'd like to do this week...Need to finish up a soldier one...(this piece is another boy and girl-- sister/brother pair), would like to do a small set of twilight-inspired characters (but I may wait to show them for a while), and would like to do a fairy and 40's pinup style girl (I use to draw them all the time)...Hopefully I can get to them all:) I had a really nice, way to fast weekend...Went to the church crab dinner...Philly tried eating crabs for first time (thumbs up!!)...Niamh wouldn't even consider it (she is way to picky an eater)...I don't even know how many I ate. They just don't seem to EVER fill me up:)...It was soooo delicious! And football season officially kicked off, too......I'd just like to ask the NY Giants to please win every game this season so I have a happy hubby for the next few months:)...So far, so good:)...I'm still stuck in baseball mode. I hate when baseball season gets close to the end. There is still plenty of ball left to play, but I'm already dreading no Yanks on at night:(...Love listening to them in the background while I work...Hopefully they make it a very LONG post season!!...Okay, enough sports talk;)... Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend as well!!...XOXO Krista The House of Sugar Is Filled With Sweeties!! 09/09/2010
 Wow...I think my cheeks are sore today from having smiled all day yesterday!!...Everyone connected with Sugar Nellie has been so welcoming and encouraging!! I am so happy to be doing artwork for a company and their customers who are truly one super sweet bunch!! Thanks for all the comments-- even my mom and dad called up last night excited for me!! You all are wonderful and have left INSANELY good ideas for new artwork!!...I am going to have a super tough time picking only one winner...Rest assured, even if you don't win the free print, many of your ideas will sporadically appear in my shop over the next weeks!!...Everyone has a beautiful girl or boy in their life who inspires them-- and now me, too!!:) Comments are open till Friday...I think I will announce the winner around 10am Eastern time....So, keep 'em coming ladies!!:D On a final note, it's been such a thrill to meet women from across the globe this week-- Seriously, I get such a kick out of receiving notes and comments from so many of you in the UK...Even Australia!!...I am mostly Scottish, German, and English myself...So, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic over meeting so many girls from Scotland!!...And having packages now being mailed with UK addresses-- So FUN:)...My post office man is staying busy!:D Well...have a great day everyone...I'm going to spend the morning doing something fun with my little guy...Niamh will be off to school-- so it's our special time-- I only have him home for one more year, so I want to make the best of it!!:)...And tonight I will be sending the rest of a batch of artwork to HOS:)...What an exciting time!! XOXO, Krista  Isn't he cute!!...I kiss his chubby cheeks a hundred times a day!!:D Back to School it is... 09/02/2010
I know it's just September...and the New Year is still months away-- but this is always when I feel like the year is starting fresh:)... My daughter started 2nd grade yesterday...I almost cried, but am proud to say I held it in:)...She is my little girlfriend...so fun to be around, I'm sad to have to give her up each day...She was pretty okay with going back, though...She gave me "the EYES" in the hallway when I took my 1,556th picture...Like, 'Mommmm!!...Get outta here:)' I'm glad she is so independent and such a friendly, outgoing girl, or else I probably have grabbed her and ran back to the truck!!  She's too cute in her frilly socks and chucks:) I have lately become obsessed with all things NERDY...I ordered a faaaaAAAAbulous pair of nerdy looking glasses from UO and can't stop wearing them...They are the perfect dose of geekiness...And they make me feel all down to business while I sit and check my Etsy store/ emails in the morning;)  Speaking of which...I have a few nerds/geeks in my store...and this particular one is being made into something cute and wearable by little girls....Yes, collaborating with another ETSY artist to put my girls (and boys) onto clothing!!....Will keep you updated-- I can't wait to see the finished product!!...  So, here goes another school year...:)...Good luck to all the geeks out there!:) haha XO, Krista Halloween on My Mind... 09/01/2010
I love the fall... Although I'd like to keep the summer weather year-round (I think I may be the only person who loves 99 degree heat:), fall is just so exciting each time it rolls around. I love my house decorated with the little things I've collected over the years...witches, pumpkins, skulls-- and especially things that light up at night. ( I am OBSESSED with such decorations!...I find ways to leave up Christmas light strands all year long...Maybe it's just the redneck:) in me...but I love it!) So, I am finding myself constantly thinking of new Halloween inspired artwork to create...I've done two series this summer, a "Creepies" collection and a "Sisterhood of Witches" series. The Creepies are a bit more childish and sweet...The witches are inspired by my two sisters and soon to be sister-in-law (made one for myself, too...the messy witch;). They are currently for sale in my ETSY shop...Take a look...   These are just two of the characters...I'd still like to add a frankenstein girl to the Creepies... Now to get ready for decorations...Promised the kids we'd put it all up this weekend:)...They can't wait-- neither can I!...I'll post pics of the transformed abode:D.... Night!!:)... Krista |  My name is Krista. I am an artist and this is my blog about lovely things in life that inspire me, make me laugh, and keep me a kid at heart. Enjoy!
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