Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 33...Beachy Keen...Make a Splash!

Good Saturday Morning, Krafty friends! Are you ready for another krafty challenge today! Well I know we have been making a big splash this week with the previews, of the soon to be released, Mermaid Summer Stamp kit and Miles the Mouse stamps!!! Aren't they fabulously fun images!!! Well, only one more sleep and you can get you hands on these cuties too at the KKS on-line shop! Don't' forget tomorrow we have our Big ol' splish splashin' blog hop and you don't want to miss it!

This week the challenge has been set my the one and only, Kimmie, Head Krafty Girl, smile...and she would like use to make a beach or water themed creation! Kimmie is featuring Cordelia on her card....so, if you enter the challenge and use a KKS stamp on your creation you will be entered into the random draw for Cordelia! Sweet!

For my card I used the super cute Callipoe...I think she has some great moves goin' on and so does her eight legged friend,lol! Isn't she a cutie! I used Citronella paper again and lots of bling. The sentiment comes in the Kit and there are a ton of great summery/beachy sentiments to co-ordinate with all your sunmmer and mermaid images.

Here is the inside...another Mermaid sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek! I hope you can find some krafty time this week and join us at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge!

Hugs,

New BasicGrey Challenges # 22...A Colour Combo...Sunshiney Days!

Good Morning! I'm glad that we are back with another BasicGrey Challenge for you all to play along with! Heather has a selected a beautiful colour combo for us this challenge! I really enjoyed using it....turquoise, brown and cream!!!It was the perfect colour combo for my new Max & Whiskers BG paper too and I was anxious to crack open this paper,smile!

We also have a fabulous and generous $25 voucher prize by our one and only sponsor Simon Says Stamp...just so happens to be where I got my fab new Max and Whiskers paper that I used on this card,smile!

For my card I also used this sweet little guy from Belles n' Whistles that I coloured with my Copcis and cut out. I just love his goggles...this image reminds me of a layout I did of Kieran when he was wee, wearing goggles. He wasn't even swimming he just decided that he wanted to wear them....too funny! I used my new big Scalloped circle die and Catslife Press stamp. The sentiment is from C.C. Designs and it's stamped on a QuicKutz tag and attached with a BG Lemonade Glazed brad. I added some printed twill and bling for good measure!

Here is the inside...another C.C. Designs sentiment.

Well, I really hope you can join us and maybe swing by the BG Challenges blog and have a look at the gorgeous creations by the BG DT...sure to inspire!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...Summer Stamp Kit...Preview #3!

I hope you have been enjoying the Krafty previews of the Mermaids and Miles! I know I have been! Seeing all the gorgeous creations that the Krafty Girls have been sharing with us has me itchin' to get Krafty this weekend! I think I hear Cordelia calling my name,smile! Well, Chris and Kieran are going to a a local race track called Mosport and Hannah and I will be stamping and colouring and maybe even do a little "crafty" shopping too! Make sure you hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog, as, Kimmie has links to all Krafty Girls previews for the day!

Well, enough rambling...lets get to the card, already,smile! This is the very sweet, Nerrisa. Isn't she beautiful..love her to bits! Her hair is so pretty, Annie, really captured the movement and fluidity of hair under water! I coloured Nerrisa with my Copics and cut the image out with my Nesties. I used Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters, and peeled paint to colour in the background. I wanted to create the feel of the sun penetrating down to the bottom of the ocean. I made the cardbase with AC cardstock and used K&Co. Citronella pp again! Just had small scraps left of the great paper with all the fun summer words and phrases on it so I cut a QK tag and just used it as an embellie. No sentiment on the front of this card as I ran out of real estate,lol! I added lots of Star Dust Stickles to Nerrisa to really make her sparkle!

Here is the inside...the sentiment is from the Mermaids sentiment set that comes it the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Summer Mermaid Kit that is available this Sunday, June 13th only at the Kraftin' Kimmie on-line shop!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, having a wee peek and thank you so much for all the sweet comments! I really appreciate all the kind words! It's very sweet that you take the time to visit and comment!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...Summer Stamp Kit...Preview #2!

Welcome back Krafty Friends for day 2 of the KKS Summer Stamp kit previews! All the Krafty Girls have fabulous creations to share with you too, so, hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog to link up to all the Krafty Girls' blogs and to get all the dets on the the Summer Release!!! Make sure you mark this Sunday, June 13th on your calender as we are having a beachin' blog hop to celebrate the Mermaids and Miles the Mouse!

Today I'm featuring the cutie patootie, Arianna with her wee fishy friends! I made a little scene with a few of the fabulous accessory stamps that you will get in this great kit!!! I masked the sea horses and stamped the coral, added in some sand with my Copics and then I stamped some bubbles too. I used a Sakura Glaze pen on them to give them some sheen. I cut the image out with my Nesties and left it in the die and sponged in the background with Tumbled Glass Distress inks.

I made the card with American Crafts and Bazzill Basics cardstock and more K&Co. Citronella pp. I used my other new MFT Die-namics scalloped scallop die and some AC ribbon. The sentiment is from the Mermaid sentiment set that comes in the kit too! WOW!!! This kit is just chalked full of gorgeous stamps and fishy sentiments and it will be available for 20% OFF on Sunday, June 13th only at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps on-line store!!!

Here is the inside...another great sentiment from the Mermaid Sentiment set in the Summer Stamp kit!

Thanks for "swimming" by to have a wee peek, he,he,he!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...Summer Stamp Kit...Preview #1!

Good Morning Krafty friends! I am so excited to share my first preview with you today for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Summer Kit by Annie Rodrigue that is being released on Sunday June 13th! The kit contains 6 main mermaid images and 6 accessory stamps with a few extras thrown in for good measure and a fabulous coordinating sentiment set! This kit is sure to bring oceans of fun to your Summer stampin'!

There are also some super cute Miles the Mouse summer stamps that the Krafty Girls will be previewing that are illustrated by Kimmie's NEW Krafty artist Steven Leary...I know you are going to love these cuties too! So, all this week the Krafty Girls will be previewing the new images that will be released on Sunday June 13th and the stamps will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie on-line shop. We will also have a splashin' fun blog hop Sunday that you won't want to miss! Mark it on your calendar now!


So without further ado....please allow me to introduce, Cordelia! Isn't she just soooo gorgeous....I love her to bits and she is so much fun to colour...well all the Mermaid images in the Summer Kit are super fun to colour, I have to say! I have used K&Co. Citronella paper and my new MFT Die-namics die for the bottom scalloped border. I also added some Cloud 9 Designs Rain Dots. The sentiment is from Kimmie's Mermaid sentiments set that is being released on Sunday June 13th in the Summer Stamp Kit and other super cute Miles the Mouse images by the new KKS artist, Steven Leary!

Thanks so much for stopping by and please make sure you hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog as Kimmie has a list of all the links to the Krafty Girls...you don't want to miss the gorgeous previews that they have for you today and all this week....so come back tomorrow!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 32...Triangles...Sparkle!

Happy Saturday Krafty friends! Time for another fun KKS Challenge this week Krafty Girl Nana Diana has set the challenge and she would like to see triangles...yup triangles - isosceles, acute, obtuse, whatever you like, just use triangles on your card! Diana has used Bart from the Moonlight Whispers collection so if you join us and use a KKS stamp on your creation then you will be entered into the random draw for cute Bartholomew the Bard!


So I had to put my thinking cap on for this one! So, I did a little search and found a great tutorial by Jeannette for a Criss-Cross pocket card on the WOJ Inspiration and Tutorial blog! It was actually really easy to make even though it looks like it would be difficult and I'm really happy with how this turned out. I used K&Co. Wild Raspberry 8x8 papers and Kraft cardstock. The adorable image is the new Perfect Poison stamp from the Moonlight Whispers Collection by Annie Rodrigue. To embellish I used some ribbon and Prima flowers and BG brads. The Bottoms up sentiment is one of two that comes with Perfect Poison as well as two accessory stamps. "For you" is from Kimmie's Everyday Sentiments and Sparkle is from Kimmie's Holiday Sentiments.

I found this Copy Cat recipe for Milestone's Peach Bellinis...my fave! I think I'm going to give this to my friend Dana...we are in need of a Milesone's Bellini soon I think,smile!

Well, I hope you can join us and I hope you can stop by the KKS Challenge blog and see all the beautiful creations by the Krafty Girls!

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card!

Hugs,

Whiff of Joy # 80...A sketch by Donalda with a twist!

Good morning Friends! It is time for another challenge over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog! The sweet Donalda has designed a gorgeous sketch for us to use with the added twist of "lots of flowers" in honour of our wonderful sponsor Wild Orchid Crafts! Just remember you must use a WOJ stamp on your creation!

For my card I used this sweet image from the WOJ Get Well Collection called Little Nurse. I coloured my image with Copics and cut it out with my Nesties. I left the image in the die and inked with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I made the card 6x6 from American Crafts cardstock and used Chatterbox papers.

To embellish I used lots of Prima flowers and roses and a sprinkling of pearls. Sentiments are Melissa Frances rub-ons and a Catslife Press stamp.

Here is the inside....this sentiment is by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

I hope you can join us this week and I hope you hop on over to the WOJ Challenge blog and take a look at all the gorgeous creations by the DT!

Thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek!

Hugs,