Simon Says Stamp...A Colour Combo + Penny Black...Let's Do Lunch!!

 Happy Hump day Stampin' friends! Yup! The long weekend is in sight! Whoo hoo!!!! Friday is Canada Day and so I would like to wish all my fellow Canadian Crafty and stampin' friends a very happy Canada Day long weekend! YAY!!!!! I hope you have lots of fun with friends and family and a little time to get crafty in between all the BBQin' and fireworks! Also, Sunday is my daughter, Hannah's 12th b-day and I can't believe how grown up she is now...where has the time gone!? She is almost as tall as I am now...how did that happen!? Well, I am kinda short so that isn't too difficult, smile! Well, the time sure flies by doesn't it!? 

Well, today I have a card to share for the new challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp Challenge! last week you all made such gorgeous creations with Jane's beautiful sketch! Thank you so much for joining us! This week we have a lovely colour combo....Lemon and Lavender! Isn't that a lovely combo!!!! The DT are also featuring Penny Black stamps and we would love to see your PB creations but it is not a requirement of the challenge!

We have a very generous prize this week! As always, Heidi, is offering up a fab $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!!!! There are so many beautiful stamps and craft supplies in the Superstore you should really check it out!!!

 So for my card today I have used one of the sweet PB Transparent stamps from the Mimi in Paris set. I love Mimi she is absolutely adorable! I love colouring her with my Copics too. She colours up  quickly and she always looks so cute! I stamped Mimi with VersaFine Black Onyx ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder to get a good crisp stamped image. I then coloured her with my Copics, cut the image out with my Circle Nesties and inked with Mustard Seed Distress ink. Don't colour with your Copics and VersFine ink as it is not compatable until your emboss with clear embossing powder. I matted the image using my Lacey Circle Nestie. I used LilyKate BasicGrey 6x6 pad. I stamped all the papers with my Kelly Panacci Stitching Stamps with Vintage Photo Distress ink. I added some yellow crinkled seam binding with a BasicGrey button! I added lots of purple bling here and there and all the way around the image. The sentiment is from a My Favourite Things Stamps set called Meet Me at the Cafe.

 Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you can squeeze in some crafty time and join the fun challenge that we have this week! Please stop by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and check out the beautiful Lemon and Lavender creations by our wonderful DT!

Have a Stampin' Great Day!!!!

Hugs,

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,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 84...Beachy Keen!

Hey Krafty Friends! Hope you had a great week and are all set for a very Krafty weekend!!! I know I am going to be getting my Kraft on today!

Well, today I'm sharing the card I made for the new challenge that we have this week at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog! This week Michele is the fabulously krafty hostess and she has set a water themed challenge called "Make a Splash" ( beach, rain, anything wet or watery is good). Michele made a stunning card, as always, with the gorgeous Nerissa stamp from the Moonlight Whispers collection! If you join the challenge this week and use a KKS stamp on your card or creation you will be entered into the random draw to win a Nerissa stamp of your very own! How fabulous is that!?

For my card I used more BasicGrey Sweet Threads 6x6 papers....absolutely love this BG collection! I cut several wave borders on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter and inked the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I used sweet Elanor...love her to bits. She is definitely one of my all time Favorite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I coloured her with my Copics and paper pieced her bathing dress and cap and coloured parts of the paper pieced dress with my Copic makers too. I added some Rose Viva Decor Pearl Pen to the centers of the flowers on the bathing cap. The flowers were cut with my MFT Flower and Leaf Trio Die-namics set, Perfect Petal Trio Die-nmaics set and Pretty Posies Die-namics set with BG Sweet Threads buttons in the centers. I added some Rain Dots water splashes here and there to continue on with the water theme. The sentient is from the Kimmie's Mermaid sentiment set and stamped on a tag cut with a QuicKutz die. 

Here is the inside of the card! I used another sentiment from Kimmie's Beachy Sentiment set and the Happy B-day sentiment is from an old MFT sentiment set and is stamped on another QuicKutz tag. 

Well thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my KKS Challenge card today! I really hope you can join the challenge! Please swing by the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog and see all the gorgeous creations by our super duper Krafty Girls and welcome our newest member to the Krafty Girls team, the super sweet and super talented Kerry Johnson! We are so thrilled to have her joining us permanently!!!

Have a stampin' Great day!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp...Jane's Gorgeous Sketch...Hello!

Happy Hump day, stampin' friends! Woo hoo, we're half way through the week and the weekend is in sight! 

Such stunning cards by all the the entrants of last week's Bingo challenge. Thank you so much for playing along with us! Well, I hope you are up for another fabulously fun challenge that we have this week at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog! We have a gorgeous sketch by our lovely and talented DT member, Jane! She has designed such a beautiful sketch! I LOVED using it and will definitely be using it again!!!!

If you join the challenge this week you will be entered into the random draw for a very generous, $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore, offered up by Heidi!!! How fabulous is that!? The Superstore is just full of gorgeous crafty supplies and beautiful stamps! Check out all the new goodies that are just in!!!

Here is Jane's beautiful sketch for you to use this week!!!!

Well, for my card this week I decided to use cute Edwin with Butterfly. I really do neglect poor Edwin and he is soooo sweet! I really love this cute image with the adorable little butterfly! I coloured him up with my Copics and cut out the image with my Circle Nesties and left the image in the die and inked with Pumice Stone Distress ink. I then cut a circle a little bigger than the image with my circle cutter to make a mat and distressed the edges with my Tonic Tim Holtz Distressing tool. For the card I used the My Minds Eye Lime Twist Happy Go lucky 6x6 paper pad. I added a little twill tape some Prima  flowers and the sentiment is made with the My Favorite Things Say What Die-namics Stamps and Die Set. I also cut a butterfly with the MFT Butterflies Die-namics from cork material. To finish the card off I sprinkled some green gems here and there and added some Stickles to the wee butterfly!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my Simon Says Stamp Challenge card! I hope you can join us and please swing by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and check out all the gorgeous inspiration from the super talented Simon Says Stamp DT!!!

Happy Stampin'!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 83...Birthday Wishes!

Hey Krafty friends! What a crazy week that was! Glad it is over and so glad that it's the weekend and time to get Krafty...we have another fun challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog this week! Sweet, Nana Diana, is the lovely hostess this week and she would like us to make a card for a kid...great challenge!!! Diana has made the most adorable card with Dancing Dylan from the Steven Leary collection. Kimmie is offering up a very generous prize this week too! If you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your card or creation and upload it to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog then you will be entered into the random draw to win 4 Steven Leary stamps of your choosing PLUS the Dancing Dylan stamp that Diana has used on her card! WOW! How fab is that!!!!

So, I made this card for my daughter, Hannah. She is turning 12 years old in a few weeks and I think this card is just perfect for her! I cut this cute cupcake treat box on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter and filled it with Cookies 'N' Cream Hershey Kisses...her favourite. I knew Francesca from the Moonlight Whispers collection would go perfectly with the little cupcake treat box. I coloured Francesca with my Copics and cut out the image with my Nesties and inked with Spun Sugar Distress ink. I made my card with MME 6x6 Stella & Rose paper pad called Hazel and cut two scalloped borders from a denim knee patch with my MFT Die-namics Simply Scallop Scalloped border die. I added some satin ribbon, a little gauze, a few Prima flowers and half-pearls. The sentiment is from Kimmie's Everyday Sentiment Set.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card today! Please swing by the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Challenge blog and have a look-see at all the cute kid cards the Krafty Girls have made...then join us!

Have a Stampin' Great Day!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp...Stampin' Bingo challenge + TGF...Little Miss all That!

Good morning stampin' friends! Well, I am back with another card to share. This time it is for the new challenge that we have at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog!!! This week the challenge is a Stampin' and crafty Bingo! Whoo hoo!!!! I really LOVE bingo challenges! so much fun and I love having the different options! So, just pick a line from the Bingo card either horizontally, vertically or diagonally and then use those items on your card or creation. The DT is also featuring The Greeting Farm stamps today. It is not a requirement of the challenge but if you have any TGF stamps we would love to see them in combination with the Bingo challenge!!!

We have a fab prize this week!!! As always, Heidi, has very generously offered up a $50.00 voucher to to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore. Just join the challenge and link you card up on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to entered into the draw for the 50.00 shopping spree!!!

Here is the Bingo grid for this week's challenge!!!

For my card I have used the 3rd vertical row...Flowers, Brads, Sentiment! I used my new and fave BasicGrey 6x6 Sweet Threads papers and brads for this card. I am afraid you will be seeing a lot of it as I just love the colours in these papers! I finally inked up this sweet Ebony stamp that I have had in my stash forever. She is so cute and I'm so happy with how she turned out. I'm especially happy with her hair....I don't always get the hair looking right. I coloured her with my Copics and cut out around her and for the sentiment I thought it would be fun to use this phrase circle that I cut on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter. I cut two scalloped borders with my MFT Die-namics Simply Scallops border die and layered them. I added the BG Sweet Threads brads to dot the "i"s and the exclamation mark. I added a few prima flowers with more brads to finish it off. I inked all the edges of the papers with Amaretto Powder Puff ink....love, love, love these Powder Puff chalk inks.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you can join the fun Bingo challenge and please swing by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and see all the fun and gorgeous cards made by the DT!!!

Happy Stampin'!

Hugs,

Quixotic Paperie's 2nd Anniversary Celebration...KKS Spotlight Day!

Hey Krafty friends! This month fellow Krafty Girl, Elaine Hughes, from Quixotic Paperie is celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of her fantastic on-line shop! As part of the celebrations she is throwing the spotlight on some of the fantastic stamp companies available in stock at Quixotic Paperie.

Today Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is in the spotlight, and some of the Krafty Girls have joined in to help celebrate!  There are some fab samples from both the Krafty Girls and the Quixotic Paperie DT, so we would love for you to hop through the list below to see all the gorgeous inspiration.

Kimmie started her stamp company in October 2009 and since then has brought us some wonderful images from some amazing artists: Annie Rodrigue, Steven Leary, Cheryl Alger, Crissy Armstrong and the latest addition Emilie Goulet!

The Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps range is available in the UK/Europe at Quixotic Paperie.  If you're in Canada/US then you can find the stamps at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps direct!

As part of the celebrations and the spotlight today, we have a PRIZE GIVEAWAY!  

Pop on over to the Quixotic Inspirations blog to get all the details and enter the draw to win some fantastic Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and more!

For my card today I used one of the new stamps by Annie Rodrigue from the June Release. This is Kimiko and I coloured her with my Copics and cut the image out and pop-dotted it on the card. The papers are BasicGrey Hello Luscious. I thought the flowers and patterns have an Asian feel to them and would go well with Kimiko. I cut the celebrate circle out on my Silhouette Digital craft Cutter. I added some brown seam binding ribbon and a BasicGrey Hello Luscious glazed epoxy brad and a few half pearls too.

Now for some more inspiration hop on over to each of the blogs below to see some yummy Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp goodness!

- Elaine - Judy - Kim Costello - Kim Dellow - Mary -

- Kimmie - Angie - Tracy -

Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoyed checking out Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with us!

Have a Krafty day!

Hugs,