My Favorite Things...WSC Challenge # 5...Make A Wish!

Hey crafty friends! I hope you had a great weekend! Just a quick post this morning to share the card I made for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge! This week is Sketch # 5....really loving the WSC sketches! Well, I will apologize right now, as I'm afraid you will be seeing a LOT of this gorgeous Echo Park Paper, Be Mine. I got this paper pack at Simon Says Stamp and I'm totally in loovvve with it....so gorgeous! So, I needed to make a birthday card for my Mom, yup it is her birthday in about a week and I knew this paper would be perfect. It is totally her style and I thought this A La Mode Birthday Girl would be the perfect image too go with.

I coloured this A La Mode Birthday girlie with Copics and I tried to make her hair the same colours as my mom's, he, he, he, that is a bit of challenge my Mom is a hairstylist and she has her hair a funky purply red colour. I cut the image out with my oval Nestie and left it in the die and inked with Pumice Stone Distress ink. I used my Jumbo Scalloped and Scalloped Scallop Die-namics dies. The sentiment comes with this stamp and I stamped it on a Nestie Tag with London Fog Memento ink and inked with Spun Sugar Distress ink. All the cardstock is American Crafts as is this scrumptious ribbon.

Here is the inside...I used one of the sentiments from the A La Mode Time to Celebrate set. 

Well, I hope you have a great week and maybe getting some stampin' time!

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

Hugs,

Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 82...Love...You're Purr-fect!

Hey crafty friends! Hope you are enjoying your weekend and getting a little crafty! We have a great challenge this week at Magnolia Down Under Challenge. It is LOVE you can make a valentine or maybe a wedding or baby card, totally open to your interpretation as long as it is obviously about LOVE! We are looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations again! Please pop by the MDUC and take a look at all the stunning creations made by the MDUC DT...and leave them a little LOVE!!!!

For my card I used this cute image of Tilda with Cat that was on my desk and when I saw her I thought she would be the purrr-fect match with this K & Co. paper that I bought last year and still have quite a bit left over.  It came with tear-out valentines cards in the paper pad and I think it is so fun to add these children's valentines to a card. I think I will give this to my daughter, Hannah, for Valentines day... she is a real animal lover and she just loves our cat, Liam, to bits but she loves dogs just as much and knows all the names of the dogs that live in our neighbourhood,smile.  I coloured Tilda with my Copics and cut her out and pop-dotted her on the front of the card. I added some pearls and Prima Caboodles flowers, some American Crafts ribbon and Melissa Frances rub-ons.

Here is the inside...pretty simple. Another Melissa Frances rub-on and Prima flowers and pearls!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my MDUC DT card! Hope you can join us at Magnolia Down Under Challenge this week!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Big 40 B-day Sale and Krafty Girl Guest Contest!!!!!

Hey Krafty friends! I wanted to let you all know that to celebrate Kimmie turning the Big 40 today, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is having a SALE! You KNOW how much we love a SALE! Use coupon code BDAY and you will save.....40% on orders over $50!! Holy rubbah, Batman! That's right! But this sale is ONLY good for Feb. 3rd and 4th, so get shoppin'!

So, have you ever thought that you might have what it takes to be a Krafty Girl??? Well, we're holding a contest and YOU could be the winner of a Krafty Girl Guest Spot for the month of April!!! Here's what you'll need to know:

Krafty Guest responsibilities:

- provide samples and post on your blog for 4-5 days of Krafty Peeks leading up to and including the Release Day Krafty Hop for April (mid month)

- join in all Saturday challenges for the month of April and post them on your blog

- samples must be submitted in a timely fashion and blog posts must be up on time

Krafty Guest will receive:

- a package of April release stamps will be sent to you in advance of the release to play with and make samples with (top secret...keep them under your hat.....heehee)!

- you will get to be a part of the Krafty Girl yahoo group and hang out with the other designers for the month of April

- if local, you will get to join us in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps booth at Scrapfest in Kitchener on April 8/9th

- you will receive a discount coupon code, to use during the month of your guest spot

To Enter:

- you will need to submit a card/project for every challenge during the month of February and link it up to the appropriate post on the Challenge Blog

- let us know that you are applying for the Krafty Guest spot position by sending us an email at kraftinkimmiestamps@gmail.com and tell us a little about yourself, your crafting and include a link to your blog and and online galleries

- be sure that you can commit to the Krafty Guest responsibilities for the month of April

- EVERYONE is encouraged to apply....don't worry if you've never been on a design team before.....we wanna see your STUFF!!!

Happy Birthday Kimmie, MWAH!

Simon Says Stamp Challenge...Love is in the Air...I never knew love until...!

Good morning stampers! WOW! There were so many fabulously cute Animal Antics cards submitted for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge last week! Thanks so much for joining us! 

So are you snowed in??? I know many folks are getting hit with the blizzard of the year...we are getting a big dump of the white stuff here too. Well, if it is a snow day for you, why not you join us for another fun challenge this week! The challenge is perfect for you to get a few more valentines made up too...we have a lovely theme, he he, he....Love is in the Air!!! 

We also have a fabulous prize again this week....a whopping $50 voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!!!!! Lots of crafty goodness can be had with that and Heidi will have the superstore stocked with the latest and greatest product from CHA very soon!!!! So I really hope you can join us!

I used the fabulous sketch that they have over at Friday Sketchers by the super talented Journn for my card and I am also entering my card in the Going Dotty challenge at Just Magnolia!

I loved this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge and it was so much fun to use my new fave Tilda that I got at the Simon Says Stamp Superstore from the You' re so Special collection called, Tilda spread Love...ahhhh....how sweet! I love her boots and her turned up jeans...too cute! I teamed Tilda up with my new BasicGrey 6x6 paper pad Hopscotch and some various BasicGrey buttons with hemp twine and Prima Annalee Big and Small Flowers. I had some Martha Stewart seam binding in my stash and decided not to crinkle it and I love how it looks un-crinkled too. I coloured Tilda with my Copics and I stamped my splotch stamp with Desert Sand Memento ink around the edges of the image. My sentiment is from  Melissa Frances rub-on sheet called LOVE Transfers from Simon Says Stamps...they have a fabulous selection of the Melissa Frances rub-ons...the bestest rub-ons ever. The wee tag has a Melissa Frances rub-on it too from a sheet called WEDDING Transfers and I cut the tag out on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter from craft cardstock.

Here is the inside of my card...I cut the sentiment up and used the other half for the inside. More gorgeous Prima flowers and BG buttons and the heart was cut on my Silhouette Digital Craft cutter too.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by having a wee peek at my Simon Says Stamp Challenge DT card! Please stop by the other lovely Simon Says Stamp Challenge DT gals' blogs and have a look-see....they have made such gorgeous creations to inspire you! I hope you can join us this week! 

Have a stampin' great day and be careful shoveling,smile!

Hugs,

MFT GD...A Recipe for Love...You're TOO Sweet!

Hey crafty friends! I have a quick post tonight to share the card I made for the February GDT challenge over at My Favorite Things Stamps! The Challenge is a Recipe of Love...

Valentine's theme

One Patterned Paper
Two Cardstock Colors(not including neutral base)

Three Embellishments(three types, not just three of one thing)

So, I thought I would give it a go again this month and keep my fingers, toes and well, everything crossed! I would be so psyched to be the GDT for February!

For my valentine card I used this super sweet PI stamp called Lollipop. You can get lots of these cutie PI Girlies at Simon Says Stamp Super Store. I coloured her up with my Copics and teamed her up with this gorgeous new BasicGrey 6x6 paper pad called Hopscotch...I am soooo in love with this paper but I only used one sheet of it as per the recipe. I used yellow and blue American Crafts cardstock and Bazzill Kraft cardstock as my one neutral. For embellies I used, gems, Prima flowers and some trim (MFT twill and My Favorite Felt). I used my MFT Die-Namics Scalloped Scallop die to cut the felt. I added some sparkle with a Sakura Stardust pen and spread it around with my finger. I used my Glaze pen on her Lollipop, shoes and hair clip. I stamped one of the sentiments on some Kraft cardstock and cut it out with a QuicKutz tag die!

Here is the inside....I cut the heart shaped valentine lollipop holder with my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter. When I saw this cute GSD file, I knew it would be perfect for this card! I matted it on a Kraft scalloped Nestie heart and added one of the sentiments on a Nestie tag from the Lollipop Stamp set!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card for the GDT Challenge at My Favourite Things! 

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs,

My Favorite Things...WSC Challenge # 4...Time to...!

Good evening crafty friends! Hope you are enjoying the weekend and keeping warm. I decided to make my card for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club challenge this afternoon and I couldn't wait to share it with you. When I saw this week's fabulous sketch last week, I instantly knew what I wanted to do with it and that I wanted to use this sweet A La Mode stamp called Take Time. I love how she is posed....so sweet and I just loved colouring her up with my Copics. I teamed this A La Mode girlie up with some of my MME Fine and Dandy, Tickled Pink papers....they are just so pretty and I thought they would be perfect for this card! 

I have a Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter...one of the old ones from when they were owned by QuicKutz. I still love it but I haven't been using it very much lately. Well, I decided to make a bit of a new years resolution to use it more often. So, I used this GSD clock face file and I cut it out from black cardstock and then I cut the "scalloped" Nested circle GSD file...I think that it actually looks like hearts more than  scalloped. I added some pearls and this gorgeous MFT striped twill. I stamped one of the sentiments that comes with Take Time set on a QuicKutz tag. 

and here is the inside.....the inside sentiment is from the same MFT Take Time set. 

I'm really happy with how my card turned out I love the black with the soft pink and blue and I am so glad that I got to use my Silhouette!

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

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 63....Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...Sending my Love!

Good morning Krafty friends! Is it just me or did this week just zip by at breakneck speed or what? I didn't even get around to visiting all my lovely krafty peeps like I wanted too. I will make sure to pop by and say hi very soon though! 

Well, today I'm sharing the card I made for the fun challenge that we have this week at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog! Firstly, I wanted to say, I did take a look at all the gorgeous cards submitted for my KKStamps Fiary Tale challenge last week. WOWZERS!!! You all made such beautiful cards and it was amazing to see all the beautiful and creative uses of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Well, I hope you join us again this week as the uber talented, Krafty Girl, Melanie, has set the challenge and this week Melanie would like us to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle...this is such a fun challenge!!!  Melanie has used the gorgeous Stella Strawberry from the new January release, on her creation, you must check it out, her project and her colouring are simply divine and what a fabulously krafty project! If you join us and use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your creation then you will be entered into the random draw to win a Stella Strawberry stamp of your very own.

So, onto my card....I have to admit I wasn't all that creative with my 3 R's for this one but I am still quite happy with how my card turned out. I coloured up this sweet image, Rebecca Rasperberry with my Copics and I used my PrismaColored pencils and OMS to add in the blue shadowing and grass, à la Krafty Girl, Michele Boyer. I also used my new beloved "splotch" stamp from Frog's Whiskers ink stamps and stamped with Memento Dessert Sand ink. I love the way this splotch looks and have always admired this effect on Inge's beautiful cards where I've "lifted" this idea from, hope you don't mind, hun! I decided to team up Rebecca with some 12X12 BasicGrey Bittersweet papers that I had in my stash for a while and I also thought this brown grosgrain ribbon would be perfect for my card!  It was from the packaging of my Prima Painterly flowers and was perfect for my recycled item, in keeping with this week's challenge. I also, "reused" or more like "repurposed" some ugly dollar store chipboard photo turns and covered them with the BG Bittersweet paper.  I already had this Catslife Press stamp label stamped out on BG Bittersweet paper so I used it too and I added some Pretty pink Prima Painterly flowers with brown glittery domes and some Sakura Stardust pen to finish it off. The bottom sentiment actually comes with the sweet Stella Strawberry. 

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I really hope you can join us this week! Please make a stop by the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge blog for links to all the Krafty Girls cards. They have made stunning creations, as always, and they are sure to inspire you to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! 

Have a stampin' great weekend!

Hugs,