The Shabby Shoppe & Pure Innocence Hybrid cards...You're the Best Teacher set!

Hope you are enjoying the weekend! I have been so lazy this weekend, it isn't even funny. I've done nothing around the house but I was able to make up some cards for the kid's teachers since it is almost the end of the school year and I don't want to be scrambling at the last minute!

We have been blessed with really great teachers this year and if your child has ever had, a not so great teacher, then you know what a blessing it is, to have a great one. I wanted to make some cute cards to say thanks! I decided to the make "hybrid" cards...I used a digi paper kit called Summer Cottage from the Shabby Shoppe that I absolutely love and the tags are from the Summer Cottage Teacher's Pet gift set. I also used Digi Pure Innocence images from Heather Ellis Etsy shop.

This card is for Hannah's teacher, Mr.Ryan. She also had him in grade 2 and we just love him to bits! He is such a wonderful teacher and really brings out the best in Hannah. I really struggled on how girlie to make this card and if I should use the PI girl or boy but this little girl is suppose to be Hannah so I went with her! I printed the digi papers and used the brown pattern, again, to lessen the girlie factor, then used some brown cotton trim brads and a button with twine....no flowers.

Here is the inside.

This card is for Kieran's classroom teacher, Mrs. Poechman and I made the other one for his Resource teacher Mrs. Brownson. I got my Prima flower fix on these two cards, lol and I used this cute little Boy with Dog image and coloured all the images with my Copics and used Melissa Frances rub-ons, MM letter stickers, MM buttons with Scrappers Floss and some Kaisercraft pearls.

Well, thanks for stopping by and havin' a wee peek! Maybe I should really muster up some energy and tidy up around her or something....yuck,he,he,he!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 34...Summer Colour Challenge...Have a Ball!

YAY!!! It is the weekend! I am soooo glad for that! I haven't had the best week really but I won't bore you with the details and even though I am not feeling so great (have a bit of a sore throat) I'm very excited that it is the weekend! So, one of the bestest things about the weekend is the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge! This week Krafty Girl, Jeanne, come up with a great Summer colour challenge for us...Blue, Yellow and Tan!

If you join us and and use a KKS image on your creation you could be the lucky random winner of, Tubing Miles, featured on Jeanne's super cute and summery card!

For my card, I used Jack from the Moonlight Whispers May Beach release! I think he so cute and he is quite quick to colour up if you are pressed for time! I coloured him with my Copics and cut him out and pop dotted him on the circle!

I made my cardbase 6x6 and mixed and matched some sheets from my BG Max and Whiskers and Kioshi pads. I also used some Kraft cardstock and stamped some of the fish and other accessory stamps from the June Release Mermaid Stamp kit. I cut two circles with my Nesties one in a blue sheet from the Kioshi pad and the other from Kraft cardstock and cut the blue sheet in half and adhered it onto the Kraft. I used some gorgeous MFT Twill tape to cover the seem between the two. On the bottom of the Kraft sheet I used Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder in Tea Dye for the sand. I haven't really used the Distress Powders very much but this Tea Dye powder makes great sand. It adds some texture and just a little sparkle too!

Here you can see a close up of the "sand". I also used one of Kimmie's Mermaid sentiments from the Mermaid kit stamped on Kraft and cut out with a QuicKutz tag die. The Beach sentiment circle is a digi embellishment from The Shabby Shoppe in a digi paper kit called Summer Cottage!

Thanks so much for stopping by, friend...hope you can join the summer fun and I hope you can bounce on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog and have a peek at the gorgeous creations by the Krafty Girls...I know you'll have a ball, smile!

Hugs,

New BasicGrey Challenges # 21...a sketch and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps # 31...Rough it Up!

Good morning Krafty friends! Are you glad it is the weekend?! I sure am! I had another crazy week at work so it is going to be so nice to just relax and maybe do some stamping,he, he, he! Well, I have a card to share with you this morning that I made for both the Basic Grey challenges and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge! At BG Challenges we have another one of Martine's fabulous sketches for you to use and over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge the very talented, Guest Krafty Girl, Krista, has set the challenge...Rough it Up...add any kind of texture or distressing! Krista has made the cutest card featuring the fabulous new stamp Perfect Poison from the May release. If you join the challenge and use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp on your creation you will be entered into the random draw to win a Perfect poison stamp...how cool is that!?

So I made my cardbase 6x6 from American Crafts cardstock and I used BG Recess pp and the green sheet is from Sugared. I followed Martine's fabulous sketch and I added texture by using a piece of a corrugated box and I painted it with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle paint in White Picket fence. I stamped this sweet Kraftin' Kimmie stamp from the Crissy's Cuties collection called Gone Fishin' with Memento Ink on Neenah card and coloured Huck and Lady with my Copics.

I stamped the Autumn Leaves ticket stamp on pp and cut it out with my Ticket punch and then wrinkled it to add to the distressing.The sentiment on the QuicKutz tag is a Melissa Frances rub-on and the flower and brads are from a Chatterbox scrapbooking kit.

Here is the inside of the card...I used a Digi Embellishment circle that comes in the Summer Cottage kit from The Shabby Shoppe. "Hugs" is from Kimmie's Everyday Sentiment set and is stamped on a QuicKutz tag!

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you join us for both the Basic Grey Challenge and the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge and make sure to pop on over to the challenge blogs and have a look at the fabulous creations both DTs have made to inspire you!!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 26...Lots of Flowers....Sweet Wishes!

Good Morning Krafty friends! It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge and this is a scheduled post so I hope you are reading it right now and that it worked...fingers crossed! This week Krafty Girl Andrea set the challenge and she would like to see lots of flowers on your card...a minimum of 3 and they can be layered! That is no problem for me!!! I love to pile on the Primas, he, he, he! I hope you get a chance to join the challenge and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your creation you could be the lucky random winner of the ever so sweet image Swingin' Emmylou that Andrea has used on her creation this week!

For my card I used sweet Gabrielle...just love her. She is from the Tea Party Stamp Kit but you can get the Tea Party stamps individually now! I teamed her up with this yummy American crafts patterned paper and American Crafts cardstock and American Crafts ribbon...gee, do you think I might like American Crafts stuff...yeah, just a titch, eh?! I used this great Prima flower cuz I thought it looked like it's sprinkled with sweet sugar. This tea Party digi embellishment circle from the Shabby Shoppe was just perfect for this card and I love that it says tea and crumpets on it...yum...love crumpets,smile! I stamped the Kimmie's Tea Sentiments set with VersaMark ink and used American Crafts Zing White embossing powder...I just love having a white sentiment for a change and it is almost impossible to get a good impression with white ink so I love the AC Zing White embossing powder for this!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek! I really hope you get a chance to play along with this weeks challenge and pile on the flowers!

Hugs,

Just Magnolia # 44...BFF-Birthday Wishes!

Just a quick post this morning to share the card I made for the Just Magnolia challenge. This week the theme is Birthdays. I have had Tilda Picking Peaches for a while now and not inked her up so I thought I would use her for this card as she is just so darn cute! I picked out these papers from a 12x12 MME Totally Girl stack that matched this ribbon that I bought at Micheals in the sale bin. I also used one of the round digi lables from The Shabby Shoppe that just happen to match perfectly.

I stamped Tilda on Neenah card and coloured her with my Copics and Prisma pencils. I tried my hand at putting in some grass with pencils as per Linda's instructions on Saturday and Paula's grass tutorial...I still need a lot of practice with it. I left the image in the die and inked around the image with one of my new Distress inks, Wild Honey!

The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie's Everyday Sentiment set, I added a few Rain Dots, these pretty flowers and a little Stickles for some sparkle!

Well, Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek! I hope you can come back tomorrow as I

have something special to share with you!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 16...Be A Little Ripper....You're So Special!

Thanks for stopping by again! It is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge day and I have another card to share with you! This week Krafty Girl, Nana Diana, is hosting the challenge and she is asking us to "Be a Little Ripper"...ripping and tearing....what a great idea!
I love how tearing looks on a card but rarely think to do it myself! Well, I guess I do pull out my Tim Holtz Distress tool from time to time and do a little ripping around the edges,smile! 

Diana has also made a fab card with Emilia from the SteamPunk collection by Annie! If you join the challenge this week and rip and tear up you creation and include a KKS image then you will be entered into the random draw to win an Emilia stamp!  

So, for my card I used this sweet image by Crissy Armstrong called Shy EmmyLou! I just adore her and I had so much fun colouring her with my Copics. I also used this yummy K&Co. valentines paper called KaZoo and American Crafts cardstock! I sure am getting a lot of use out of this 12X12 KaZoo pad....love it! Again, I used a Shabby Shoppe Round Label Digi embellishment, American Crafts ribbon, Prima flowers and some roses and gems from Dollarama. 

Here is the inside...this sentiment is from the Kimmie's Holiday Sentiments set!  

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek! I hope you go check out the wonderful creations by the Krafty Girls and I hope you can play along!

Hugs,

New BasicGrey Challenges # 13...A Sketch by Martine...So Happy We're Friends!

Well, 2 weeks have passed and it is time for another BasicGrey Challenge! We have a fabulous sketch by the wonderful and talented, Martine, for you to use and we also have a fabulous prize sponsored by Simon Says Stamp...there are lots of great goodies in this bundle. The BG DT also made gorgeous creations with this sketch and I hope you go have a wee peek and then join the fun!

For my card this week I used BG Nook and Pantry and American Crafts cardstock! I just got this 6x6 paper pad so this paper is new to me but I am sure many of you have had it for a while now! Such gorgeous papers in this pad...just lovin' 'em! I decided to use this sweet Magnolia stamp called Dragonfly Tilda. Of course, I coloured Tilda with my Copcs, cut the image out with my Neties and then used the die as a template and sponged in the background with Distress inks!

I ended up piling on the embellies on this one and I am not sure if Martine's fab sketch is still visible under all that stuff....sometimes I just don't know when to stop,lol! I used Prima flowers with brown half pearls from the dollar store, American crafts ribbon and some lace trim from stash. I also used a Shabby Shoppe Digi Round Label, a Stampin' Bella sentiment and a Autumn Leaves ticket stamp.

Here is the inside...this is Kraftin' Kimmie Holiday Sentiment stamp!

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you get some stamping time this weekend! I hope to but I feel like I am getting the sniffles...hope I don't get too sick as Monday is my B-day and I am taking the day off work and spending it in my stamp room!

Hugs,

Just Magnolia # 21 and Cute Card Thursday # 76....Tilda rides her bike to school!

Here is my card that I made for the Just Magnolia challenge with Mina's fabulous sketch and for the Cute Card Thursday challenge....Back to School!!

I had to ink up this sweet Tilda with her bicycle that I ordered from Simon Says Stamp...a really great on-line shop! The services is really fabulous and they shipped it so quickly too! Well, I stamped her on Neenah paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. Since Tilda is heading to school she needed to bring her books and an apple for her teacher. I stamped the books and apple from the Magnolia desk stamp, coloured it in and cut it out. I cut a slit in the image where the basket is and tucked the books and the apple in the basket.

I cut a 6x6 carbase from light blue Bazzill Bling cardstock and used patterned paper by Flair Designs from the Fresh and Fabulous collection...I really love this paper...such pretty colours!
I printed, cut and inked the edges of one of the round labels from the Shabby Shop..this one is from the Child's Words collection! To finish it off I added some ribbon from Micheals, some Primas and a Melissa Frances rub-on....I have to tell you I had originally cut a rub-on that said I heart recess...well I lost it in my scrapbooking room...it's gotta be in there somewhere but I looked high and low for it...well I finally had to pick a different sentiment,smile.

Here is a close up of the books and apple tucked into the bike basket!

Well, there you have it...another card...this one was a lot of fun to make, well, except for loosing my rub-on...I'll probably find it stuck to my butt or something like that, SNORT!

Well, thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek!

Hugs,

Just Magnolia #1...a sketch....Bugs & Kisses!!!

I made this card tonight for the first Just Magnolia challenge! They have a great sketch over there so if you love Magnolia stamps, as much as I do, then you need to pop on over there and play along!

I used this new paper that I picked up at Crop Circles in Peterborough the other day! It doesn't have the manufactures name on it anywhere, so unfortunately I can't tell ya who makes it but it is really fun brightly coloured paper and has a beautiful texture and is nice and heavy...really nice paper! EDIT: I found out who makes this fabby paper. It's by Die Cuts with a View and is from The Green Stack...I used Air Words and Wild Flowers!

I finally got my Magnolia Spring stamp set...let's just say there was a little issue with it! I owe a big, huge, gigantic thank you to my dear friend, Anki for all her help in sorting things out with my order!!! Thanks to her it finally arrived this week!!!! I was so super psyched to play with all the cute stamps!

The cuddle circle element is from The Shabby Shoppe and I printed it out on the computer on Prism Simple Smooth cardstock and cut it out then cut a scalloped circle with my Nesties to mat it!

I stamped Tilda on Prism Simply Smooth card stock and masked her and then stamped the butterfly grass with Memento Tuxedo black ink! I coloured her with my Copics and inked around the edges of the main image with Distress inks. I typed up the sentiment on my computer and printed it on Prism Simply Smooth card stock and cut it out with my Qk tag!

So, there ya have it!!! I am quite happy with how this card turned out and it was lots of fun to make and play along with the very first Just Magnolia challenge!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek!

Hugs,