Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!

We're so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  We have an EXTRA SPECIAL hop for you this month -- For the past week we've been celebrating the BRAND NEW additions to our Getting Cricky team by showcasing some of our FAVORITE K Andrew Designs Stamp Art Sets...  And NOW, we'd like for you to get to know more about us and our very special Guest Designer (and former Getting Cricky Design Team Sister), Larelyn from Handmade from My Heart!!  Throughout the hop you'll be introduced to each of the Design Team Members who will each share a little about their styles and preferences for stamping!!  We hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way, so let's get hopping...

If you've hopped along from the talented Miranda then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

                                         

Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

For my project, I'm featuring the "Of Mice and Lil' Men" Stamp Set.  For more details or to make this set YOURS, please click on the preview:

I made this little box using the Art Philosophy cartridge from Close To My Heart.  I cut the box out at 6" and then layered some coordinating papers from my scrap box.  The little fireman is a paper piecing I made from Paper Piecings By Nikki.  I had fun distressing his edges with 'soot' from my brown stamp pad.  Of course, I had to add some stickles and give this some 'pop'. 

Kristal's "Of Mice and Lil' Men"  "You're My Hero" stamp is just perfect for this little guy and say's all it needs to say!  I put a bit of white netting in the bag - the perfect thing to hold the little treasure I will put in this box.  Can't tell you what, cuz it's a surprise!

This is a second project I created for this hop.  A scrapbook layout using the same set of K. Andrew Design Stamps "Of Mice and Lil' Men" and another Paper Piecing By Nikki set.  I have two amazing grandest daughters that I do daycare for.  This is going to be a page of my little princess's just as they are on this date. 

I am going to write them both a letter and place behind the scrapbook page.  Something I do from time to time, so that they have something personal from me.   I've left space on this page for the pictures and for journalling.

*** Remember -- As a special THANK YOU for joining us in welcoming the new team this week, you can use the promo code "letshavefun" at checkout for 20% OFF your ENTIRE stamp purchase!!  Woot-woot!!  Be sure to take advantage of this special before it's GONE!!  :)

Now you can hop on over to your next stop: The talented, Diana.