Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 111, BG Challenges # 60 & Guelph Mega Crop Dets!!!

Hey Krafty friends!!!! So, do you wanna hang out with Kraftin' Kimmie and the Krafty Girls this weekend??  If you live in Southwestern Ontario you can join us at the Guelph Place Banquet Hall at 425 Michener Rd. in Guelph from 9am to midnight on Saturday, January 21st!!  There is an all day crop event going on but you do NOT have to be part of the crop to come and join the fun!!!  You can shop to your inky heart's content....we'll have the newest release of Goddesses, Kitty Kapers and Lovely Lulus on hand as well as many more of our most popular stamps!!  AND some of our amazing and talented Krafty Girls will be teaching four different classes throughout the day!!! I am planning on attending as long as the weather cooperates...fingers crossed!!! I would love to see you there!!!  For the class lineup and to sign-up, go to The Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps website here!!! Can't wait to see you there!!!

I also made a card tonight for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 111. They have a fantastic sketch by Krafty Girl, Nicole, and I have been dying to ink up, the super sweet, Bella, so I thought I would play along!!! I also made this card for the challenge over at BasicGrey Challenges, Something New...(I have used my new Mini Tab Die-namics Foursome and Bella is a new stamp).

I made my card base 6x6 from American Crafts cardstock and used BasicGrey Piccadilly 6x6 paper pad. I also used the Crown Die-namics border on my card. I coloured Bella with my Copics but I had some problems with my Neenah card bleeding. I am usually pretty happy with the results that I get with the Neenah cardstock. I guess it was a bad sheet or something. Well, this was the second image I coloured for this card and I was getting frustrated and tired, so, please don't look too closely at the colouring job on this one....no my best work.  I left the image in the die and inked with Old Paper Distress ink. The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub-on. It is on white cardstock cut with one of the Mini Tab Die-namics Foursome.  I also added some bling, lot of Stickles and ribbon from my stash with a BasicGrey button. 

Here is the inside...I stamped Bella again with Ladybug Red Memento ink and used a sentiment from Kimmie's Everyday Sentiment set.

Well, I really hope you can make it to the Guelph Mega Crop on Saturday and hang out with Kimmie, the Krafty Girls and me too!

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card with this week's sketch at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge and for BG Challenges!

Hugs,




SUPPLIES:

Pink Ink # 4, Just Magnolia # 121 and BG Challenges #51...Happiness!

Hi stampin' friends! This morning I have a card to share that I made yesterday for 3 challenges. I followed the great sketch that they have at Pink Ink Sketch Challenges by Cheri. I also played along with the Bingo Challenge at Just Magnolia and hAngler sTangler. I love Bingo Challenges and for my card I used the diagonal line, Gems, Flowers, Lace and Ribbon and finally I used some gorgeous BasicGrey Oxford 6x6 papers so I would like to enter my card in the Anything Goes Challenge at BasicGrey Challenges. 

I started out colouring up this image, Tilda Gone Fishing, using the No Black Lines technique that is everywhere in blogland and looks so gorgeous! It is really tough to do though and I ended up tossing the image in the bin it was so terrible. I will try again and hopefully I will end up with something worth putting on a card. I had to colour up another image of this sweet Tilda and went with lines this time, lol! I am not into fishing but for some reason I just adore this image. I coloured Tilda with my Copics and did that spotted background around her with some Warm Grey Copics. I also inked with Pumice Stone Distress ink.

I love the BasicGrey Oxford papers they are such beautiful papers and I love the colours. I used some Melissa Frances rub-ons for the sentiments and the one on the image says....A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work! I suppose that is true even if you aren't much into fishing, he, he, he. I added a few small flowers, some brown seam binding and cotton lace trim and a sprinkling of blue gems.

Here is the inside....pretty simple. The sentiment is from the MFT More Essential Sentiments set.

Well, Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! 

Hope you have a stampin' great day!

Supplies:

BasicGrey Challenges # 47 and Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 102...Happy Birthday!!!

 Me again! Yup, I am back with another card to share with you this morning! Today we have more fun challenges over at BasicGrey Challenges and at Magnolia Down Under Challenge. I thought I would combine my cards this week as the challenges went perfectly together! Over at BG Challenges we would like to see Stitching on your card or creation and at MDUC the challenge is Stitching and Swirls. Sounds like fun, eh!? 

Well, I hope you can mange to squeeze in some stampin' time and join both challenges! Just remember that at BasicGrey Challenges you must use at least one BasicGrey product on you card or creation and please list that item in your post so it easy for the DT to see what BG product you have used as there are so many gorgeous BG products available now! Over at MDUC the requirement is to use a Magnolia stamped image on your creation ( it doesn't have to be Tilda or Edwin it can be an accessory stamp)!

If you join us at BasicGrey Challenges we have a fabulous prize....a random winner will be selected to receive a $25.00 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Superstore....Whoo hoo!!!!!!

For my card I used BasicGrey Life of the party 6x6 papers. I stamped my stitiching with trusty and beloved Kelly Panacci Acrylic Stitching stamps. I stamped around the edges of the papers with Vintage Photo Distress ink. The image I used is this cute Tilda with Heart Package from the Magnolia Spring 2008 release. I think I have only inked her up once before, which, is a real shame as she is just soooooo cute! It's nice to use our older Tilda stamps too, isn't it!? So, I coloured her with my Copics, of course and cut the image out with my Nesties and inked with Spun Sugar Distress ink. I cut a smaller mat from red American Crafts cardstock with my glass mat and Fiskars Finger Tip Craft knife and cut around the outer edge of the die. The swirls were cut on my Silhouette Digical Craft Cutter and I added a few red half pearls on the swirls.  I tied some crinkled seam binding around the card and tied a double bow and added a BG button and some twine. The label sentiment is from Catslife Press stamped with Ladybug Memento Ink on Kraft cardstock and the other sentiment is a Melissa Frances Rub-on.

Well, thanks so much for swingin' by again and having a wee peek at my BG Challenges and MDUC card today! I hope you can join the challenges! Please pop by the challenge blogs and have a look at all the gorgeous inspiration by the BG and MDUC DTs too!

Have a Stampin' Great Day!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge...Let's Get Fruity Photo Challenge...Lazy Days of Summer!

Hey stampin' friends! Time for another fun challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog! This week we have a photo/theme challenge! We would like to see your make a fruit inspired card or project....so, Let's get Fruity!!! 

As always, Heidi has a very generous prize up for grabs!!!! Just join the challenge and link up your card on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to be entered into the random draw for the $50.00 gift voucher at the Simon Says Stamp Superstore. There are loads of crafty goodies and super cute stamps in the Superstore and you can always check out the This Just In for all the newest products! I hope you can join us this week! 

Here is the inspirational picture....so Let's get Fruity!!!!!

For my card this week I decide to use my new BasicGrey, Sweet Threads, 6x6 papers, painted brads and a Glazed Epoxy brad...such lovely fruity and summery colours in this collection...love it....my new fave BG papers, for now anyways,smile. Then I went in search of a stamp in my stash with fruit in it. I just so happened to have this absolutely adorable Belles N' Whistles stamp called Sunshine and Apples, on my desk and so I inked it up and coloured it with my Copic markers. I cut the image out with one of my older Nesties Label 1 that I haven't used in a while but it is one of my all time favourite label Nestie. I left the image in the die and inked with Spun Sugar Distress ink and I used my glass cutting mat and Fiskars Finger tip control craft knife to cut around the outer edge of the Nestie die to get the slim mat for my image.  

I used a MFT Die-namics Scalloped Ribbon border die and also added some natural twill tape, some Prima flowers and a sprinkling of pink gems here and there. The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub-on.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card for this week's fruity Simon Says Stamp Challenge! I hope you can join us and if you need a little more inspiration then pop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and check out all the pretty and delicious fruit inspired creations by the Simon Says DT!!!!

Happy stampin' great day!!!!!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp....Father's Day or Masculine card....I {Heart} My Daddy!

Good morning stampin' friends and Happy Hump day! Today I'm sharing the card that I made for the fun challenge that we have this week over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog! This week the DT is featuring Tim Holtz products and the challenge is to make a Father's Day card or a Masculine card! We would love to see what you create with your Tim Holtz products but it is not a requirement of the challenge.

As usual, Heidi, is offering up a fabulous $50.00 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Superstore. I know you won't have any trouble spending the voucher in the superstore as it is full of gorgeous stamps and crafty supplies! I hope you get some time to make a Father's day or Masculine card and join us for the challenge!

For my card this week I used BasicGrey 6x6 Marjorline papers and this super cute Magnolia stamp called Brother and Sister from the Cozy Family collection. I decided to use this stamp as I thought that Tilda and Edwin could represent my kids, Hannah and Kieran and they can give this card to their Dad for Father's day! I'm so thankful that Chris is such an amazing and involved Father and a wonderful Hubby too...we are so lucky to have him!

So....back to my card....I stamped the papers with my Kelly Panacci stitching stamps with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress ink and inked all the edges of the papers with Vintage Photo Distress ink with my Ranger blending tool and foam pads. I LOVE the blending tool and foam pads and I LOVE  my Craft Spinner that I bought at Simon Says stamp Superstore to store them. I coloured Tilda and Edwin with my Copics and cut the image out with my Circle Netsies and then used a script stamp from a Tim Hotlz stamp set called Urban Grunge and stamped it with Tea Dye Distress ink around the edges of the image.  I also used my My Favorite Things Simply Scalloped border die. The sentiment is 2 different Melissa France rub-ons that I cut up and combined to make the perfect sentiment for my card. I added a stitched BasicGrey brad and then a few half pearls here and there.  

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I really hope you can join us and I'm looking forward to see all you great Father's day or masculine cards! Also, swing by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see all the gorgeous cards that the DT have made to inspire you....then join us!!!!

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs,

BasicGrey Challenges # 45 and Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 98...Cherish!



Hey stampin' friends! I am back with another card today.  I made this card for BasicGrey Challenges, which is, is Shabby Chic and at Magnolia Down Under Challenges, Kylie, has designed a gorgeous sketch for us to use! I will definitely be using this gorgeous sketch again, Kylie!!!

Once again we have a fabulous prize at BasicGrey Challenges. To be eligible for the generous $25.00  gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore you need to make a Shabby Chic project and use at least one BasicGrey product on your card or creation and indicate in your post what BG item you have used. For the MDUC challenge we ask that you use a Magnolia stamp on your creation and we have a wonderful prize up for grabs this week too from our very own talented Denise, a set of her new gorgeous papers!!!

For my card this week I used this sweet stamp, Tilda with Butterfly Jeans. She is just too cute for words! I coloured her with my Copics and cut her out and then pop-dotted her on the rectangle mat cut from a rectangle Nesties.  I used BasicGrey Cappella 6x6 papers and 3 painted BG brads but I am not sure which line they are from. I roughed up the edges of the papers with my Tim Holtz Paper Distressing tool and then pained the papers with Picket Fence Distress Crackle paint. I am really loving the gauze that I am seeing on so many gorgeous vintage and Shabby cards out there in blogland. So, I raided the first aid kit and used some gauze on this card for the first time and I love it....I spritzed it with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist first and let it dry. I added some cotton lace trim, crinkled seam binding and I also used my Magnolia Tilda Lace border die. I pained the Prima flowers with the white crackle paint too and then added the BG brads to the centres. The butterflies are cut from QuicKutz cork material with my Martha Stewart Butterfly punch and then pained with white crackle paint. I added a few half pearls here and there. The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub-on, on a tag cut with a QuicKutz tag die.  

Well, thanks so much for popping by again to see my BG Challenges and MDUC Challenges card! I really hope you can join both challenges! Please visit the DTs too and check out the gorgeous creations that they have made to inspire you!

Happy stampin'!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge...Sparkle and Shine...Friends Forever!

Hey stampin' friends! Time for another fun challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog! This week the challenge is Sparkle and Shine and the DT is featuring Tattered Angels/Glimmer Mist this week! We would love to see how you use your Glimmer Mist or any of the Tattered Angles products that you have in your stash on your creation but it is not a requirement....just make them cards and projects sparkle and shine!!! 

Once again, Heidi, has generously offered up a $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore...whoo hoo!!!!  There are lots of fabulous new products in the superstore. If you join us this week you could be the lucky winner of the prize....so why not give it a go!!!! 

So, for my card I used this pretty paper that has such a sweet country feel to it called Emma's Shoppe by Crate paper.  I also, inked up this adorable Tilda from the Butterfly Dreams collection called Hello Little Butterfly. I coloured the image with my Copics and cut it out and pop-dotted it on this fabulous doily that I cut out on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter. I love this doily and it looks so much like the My Favorite Things Dizzy Doily Die-namics too. I cut a Nestie circle for the middle of the doily from patterned paper and the sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub-on. To add to the country feel of this card I cut a denim Knee patch that I had in my stash with my My Favorite Things, Perfect Bracket Edge Die-namics border die. I added some Prima flowers and spritzed  them with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist, which, unfortunately, doesn't show up in my pics but adds a nice sparkle IRL and this pretty ribbon also adds some shimmer! To finish this off I added a sprinkling of pretty soft green half pearls here and there. 

Here is the inside...the sentiment is also a Melissa Frances Rub-on!

Well thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my Simon Says Stamp Challenge card! I really hope you can join us for the challenge this week! Please swing by the other Simon Says DT blogs and check out all the gorgeous card they have made this week to inspire you! 

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge... 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop....You're my inspiration!

This week the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog is having a special anniversary blog hop to celebrate our 2nd year of fabulously fun challenges....whoo hoo! The challenge is Anything Goes and we would love for you to celebrate with us!!!! As you hop from blog to blog you will have the opportunity to win a $10 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore from each DT blog along the way, but you MUST have completed the hop by commenting on each and every DT blog stop in the hop and entered the challenge with a card or creation to win the prize! 

So if you have arrived from Mandy's gorgeous blog then you are in the right spot! If not then you will want to start at the beginning at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog. 

So for my card I have used this sweet Tilda with Butterfly Dress from the Magnolia Butterfly Dreams collection. I coloured Tilda with my Copic markers and cut them image out with my Nestibilities and then cut a mat with my Fiskars Circle cutter and distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz paper Distressing tool. I also inked with Pumice Stone Distress ink. I used Echo Park Paper Co. For the record papers. I inked all the edges of my papers with Powder Puff Amaretto ink.  I used some Twinery Twine and a BasicGrey button. I Added some Prima flowers with one WOC flowers. and some half pearls.  The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub-on and I also used my My Favorite Things Die-namics Notebook Edge border die along the edge of the sentiment. I have also added Stickles to the image. 

Here is the inside...another Melissa France rub-on and more Prima flowers!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join the challenge and blog hop! Please remember to comment on each and every stop along the way.

The next stop on the hop is the super talented and oh sweet, Dawny P!

to be entered into the random draw for the $10 gift voucher from my blog please link up with the little blue froggie....but remember you still have to comment on each blog stop and enter the Anything Goes 2nd Anniversary Challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog!

Happy hoppin'!

Hugs,

Magnolia Down Under Challenges # 92 and BasicGrey Challenges # 42...Happy Easter!

Hey stampin' friends! I am so glad that it's the weekend aren't you? I know that the weather has been getting better and more spring like and Easter is just around the corner. I know everyone is so busy but I do hope you are able to get a little crafty time this weekend. If so, please join the new challenge that we have at Magnolia Down Under Challenges and BasicGrey Challenges....Easter/Spring! To join the BasicGrey Challenge remember that you need to use al least one BasicGrey product on your card and if you can mention the item you used in your post that helps the DT so much as there are so many products in the BG line, for the MDUC all we ask is that you have one Magnolia image or Doo Hickey Die on your card and that you coloured the image yourself.

At BasicGrey Challenges our wonderful sponsor Simon Says Stamp Superstore has once again offered up a very generous $25 voucher for the Simon Says Superstore. The superstore is just chalked full of gorgeous stamping and crafting goodies. I know you won't have any trouble spending your winnings... if you are the lucky random winner!

So for my card I used my fave BasicGrey Hello Luscious 6x6 paper pad again...sorry but I just cant get enough of this gorgeous paper...it is so luscious!!! I have been dying to ink up this adorable image, Tilda holding egg basket, from the Butterfly Dreams collection. I cut an egg shape on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter from Neenah card and a mat from American Crafts cardstock. I stamped Tilda on the paper cut into the egg shape with Memento ink and coloured her with my Copics. I finally used my Stempelglede Grunge collection stamps that I just had to have after admiring all of Inge's gorgeous cards for so long and how she uses the Grunge stamps. I stamped the grunge stamp with Memento Desert Sand ink around the image and I added some shading and grass with my Prismacolour pencils and odorless minerals spirits. To embellish I added Martha Stewart seam binding, Prima flowers with BasicGrey Hello Luscious painted brads and some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers. The sentiments are Melissa Frances rub-ons from the Spring Fling sheet and I added just a bit of bling here and there. 

Well, thanks so much for popping by and having a wee peek at my Easter card for the BasicGrey Challenge and Magnolia Down Under challenge. Please visit the MDUC DT and BG DT and see all their gorgeous Easter creations, leave them some love too and then join us!

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs, 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 73...Michele's Fab Sketch...Happy BIRTH Day!

Hey Krafty friends! I am so excited that it is the weekend!!! Today Hannah and I are heading to Kitchener for ScrapFest to help out with the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps booth! I hope to see many of the local Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps fans there!!! If you are going to ScrapFest Please stop by booth # 220 and say hi!

It's also time for another fun Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge! This week Michele has designed a beautiful sketch and she used the super sweet Lucy from the Moonlight Whispers collection on her gorgeous card! So, if you join us for this week's challenge and you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on you creation then you will be entered into the random draw to win your very own Lucy stamp! So what are you waiting for....get krafty!!!!

So, for my card I used this darling image called Diana from the Everyday Girls March release. I coloured her with my Copics and cut the image out leaving a small white border around the edge.  I used, what few scraps, I have left of the scrumptious Echo Park, Life is Good paper....I am so sad that this pretty paper is all gone! I added some Prima Flowers and American Crafts ribbon. The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub-on. I also cut a few hearts using QuicKutz dies and added a wee button. 

Here is the inside....I stamped a shadow image with Memento Rich Coca ink and used one of the sentiments that comes with the Diana stamp as well as an accessory stamp. I used one of the dies from the My Favorite Things Sweet Stack Die-namics set and the Die from the Polka Dots Greeting Stamp and die set. 

Well, thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you get a chance to try Michele's fabulous sketch! Please swing by the Krafty Girls' and Krafty Guests' blogs and check out the gorgeous creations they have made to inspire you!

Hope to see you at Scrapfest!

Have a scrappy Day!!!

Hugs,

BasicGrey Challenges # 41...More than one FOLD...Celebration!

Well, I am so glad it is the weekend, aren't you!? The weekend means crafty time for me...well, I should squeeze some house work in there too, I guess, smile, but mostly stampin' and colouring, lol!!!  It is also time for another great challenge over at BasicGrey Challenges! This week the challenge is More than one FOLD!!!! Remember that you also must use at least one item of BasicGrey product on you card and please state in your post what BasicGrey product you have used.

As always, our wonderful and generous sponsor Simon Says Stamp Superstore has offered up a $25 dollar gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! The superstore is just chalked full of gorgeous crafty goodies! 

So for my card I made an easel card and I used my new fave BG Hello Luscious 6x6 paper pad.....I love this paper it is just so gorgeous!!! Sorry, but I think you will be seeing a lot of it over the next while, smile. I made this card for my friend and co-worker, Julie, it was her b-day this week and I wanted to make her a special card. I was so happy she liked it and I know her daughter Olivia will love it too as she is a big fan of Tilda. 

 I used this sweet Balloon Tilda from the You're So Special Collection. I coloured her with my Copics and I added Glossy Accents to the balloon. I also used a Melissa Frances rub-on and a Magnolia sentiment from the Butterfly Dreams collection. There is lots of bling on this card and I also added some crinkled seam binding and a BG button. Flowers are mix of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts flowers. The sentiment on the bottom of the easel is from My Favorite Things, Die-namics Polka Dots Greetings die and stamp set. 

Here is a pic that shows how glossy the balloon looks. 

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you can join the BasicGrey Challenge over the next 2 weeks! Please stop by the BasicGrey Challenge blog and check out the gorgeous and inspirational creations from our talented DT!

Hugs,