Hogs and Kisses - Cute and Clean Birthday Card & Giveaway!

Hello Everyone,
Today I decided to share a cute card I made the other day using embossing paste, embossing powder and my Cricut. I think the card came out super cute:

I first used white embossing paste (light modelling paste) and a triangle pattern stencil to create the background. While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled on gold embossing powder, which was then left overnight to dry. In the morning, I used my heat tool to melt the powder; the triangles have a great sheen and sparkle to them... they turned out great! 

This cute pig was cut out using the Create a Critter 2 cartridge. Assembly was easy as always, and I adhered her to the card with dimensionals. 

I finished the card off by adding a sentiment from a retired My Pink Stamper stamp set, rounding the corners and adhering a little heart punch out (from a Studio G punch). All in all, I am very happy with the way this card turned out. 

Giveaway Alert: 

Since I am almost at 500 blog followers, I thought I would do a giveaway for you all! To enter you must enter below. All instructions are provided in the Promosimple app below (NOTE: make sure to look for more ways to enter after completing the form)! I'd also appreciate if you all FOLLOW my blog.

Reminder: 
For all my Canadian crafty followers, I still have my Stampin' Up promotion happening. Click HERE for more details.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Tuesday. I hope you enjoyed my card and giveaway! Good luck to everyone :)

Stampin' Up! SALE

Hello Everyone, I have new and exciting news for everyone... I am now officially a Stampin' Up Demonstrator! I am so excited to venture on this new journey with all of you. As most of you know I am currently enrolled in university... paying for university can get very expensive so I joined the Stampin' Up team to help pay my tuition and other expenses! That being said, I live in Canada, and am limited to selling product to people who live within Canada - but this does not mean you cannot still be inspired but what I create with their product! Now because I am a new demonstrator and have virtually zero clientele... I am going to do a little special for all my loyal Canadian followers. The following picture highlights the "sale" I will be having for you all. Since this sale is not administered through Stampin' Up, I will refunding your wallets via Paypal - see below for a thorough explanation.

Requirements:  1) Live in Canada  2) Have an active Paypal account 3) Place an order through Stampin' Up!  with me as your demonstrator
What to do?  1) Place an order through Stampin' Up! with ME as your demonstrator (link to MY shop can be found HERE) 2) Make note of how much you are spending BEFORE TAXES AND SHIPPING 3) Email me at kyledadgar@hotmail.com OR kraftykyledesigns@gmail.com telling me that you have made a purchase through ME, and how much you have spent 4) After your order has been processed by Stampin' Up and verified by me, I will administer a refund to your Paypal account based on how much you spend (example: if you spend $125, I will refund $18.75 to your Paypal account)
If you have any questions, or concerns please feel free to email me anytime! I am not sure how long I will offer my "sale" but I hope you all take advantage of this amazing deal! I thank you all for supporting me along the way :) I know I have been teasing about upcoming giveaways, and I promise one will happen this week... so stay tuned. I hope everyone has an awesome week. Crafty wishes! 

Welcome Back! "Hang In There"

Hello Everyone,

It's been over three years since I have posted on by blog; crazy isn't it! I am no longer in high school, and have moved onto University. Life has been busy but fun at the same time. Over my absence of blogging, I have not stopped crafting; my passion for creating and "Cricut-ing" never seemed to stop. As you can see, thanks to Jessa from Caked Designs, my blog has a new layout and name: Krafty Kyle Designs. Doesn't it look great?!

Now onto my future plans for this blog. The bottom line is I want to start posting on my blog again! Yipee :) I am going to aim for at least ONE post a week and work from there. That being said, I am only 95 followers away from 500; once we reach 500 I have a mystery giveaway planned, so don't forget to invite your friends to visit and follow my blog. Remember you can always follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or email me directly (links on the right). 

Now, onto today's card. I re-created a card that I loved from Kristina Werner. The card is simplistic and let me experiment with my Inktense watercolour pencils. 

I stamped the cute dog image onto watercolour paper with StazOn ink, so the water would not make the colour bleed. I coloured the darkest part of the image with my Inktense watercolours, and blended the colour out with my waterbrush. The background was made by brushing Inktense watercolours where I wanted the sky to be; very simple! 

I finished by doodling with my black gel pen, adding crystal stickles and rounding two corners of the card with my Corner Chomper. All in all, a very quick and cute card to make :)

PRODUCT LIST

*SSS White WATERCOLOR PAPER 6 x 9 *Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05013 New 2012 *Tiddly Inks FLYING HIGH Clear Stamps TI012 *Martha Stewart MEDIUM FOOTED STAMP MOUNT 40-24029 New 2011 *Tsukineko JET BLACK STAZON Ink Pad Permanent SJ001 *Derwent 12 INKTENSE COLORED PENCILS Watercolor 0700928 *Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger Watercoloring TIP33080 *Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2 Pack Wendy Vecchi *We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER *Ranger STICKLES CRYSTAL White Clear Glitter Glue

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I hope everyone enjoyed the card I shared today; it feels great to be back to blogging. As always, feel free to comment and/or email me if there are any questions regarding todays project or the future of my blog.