Merry Christmas

Hi - I've got another card for my stash. This time I finally used my Kraftin Kimmie stamp Sending Winter Hugs. Paper is Echo Park's Season's Greetings and I used my new doodlebug washi tapes and sprinkles which I picked up from The Scapbook Cottage at our Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop & Create last month.  I love the clean look of this card and how quick it was to whip up :)

I used Mojo Monday's Sketch #320.  

I'm entering this in Kraftin Kimmies Challenge #206 'Let It Snow' and Christmas Card Challenge #52

Stamps:  Kraftin Kimmie Holiday Winter Hugs

Paper:  Echo Park Season's Greetings, PTI Stamper's Select Choice white cs

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black ink, copics

Accessories:  Doodlebug washi tapes and sprinkles

Happy Halloween

And another Halloween card - this one is for The Less is More challenge - One Layer Witches and Wizards.  I'm also entering it in Kraftin Kimmie's Clallenge - Back in Black. Hope this one counts lol, not a lot of black other than his nose and the sentiment. We'll see :)  I'm also entering in Ribbon Carousel's Challenge - RCC 86 - Fall and Halloween and The Shabby Tea Room's challenge #188 - Fall. 

It was fun just doing the one layer and best of all super fast. And I got re-acquainted with my copics :)

Stamps:  Kraftin Kimmie Pumpkin Miles, SU Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select white cs

Ink:  Nemento Tuxedo Black, copics

Not Afraid of Storms

Today I decided to join Kraftin Kimmies Challenge 168 - Springy, Pastel Colours.  My mother in law is going through a really tough time now.  I just wanted to pick her up a bit.

Stamp:  Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Quotes #1

Paper:  My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up, Kraft

Ink: Stampin Up Soft Suede

Accessories:  button - MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up, twine - MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody Like, tape - MME Indie Chick Pictures, Nestabilities, Papertrey Ink Edgers die #2

World Card Making Day

I want to share some cards I made on World Card Making Day. I spent the day at Dat's for a christmas card workshop which highlighted Kraftin Kimmie's Stocking Miles and Hero Arts Holiday Sayings stamps. I enjoyed it so much. I now have six cards to add to my stash since we had supplies to make two of each card. I loved that we used the same stamp and made very different cards with different textures of cardstock and several techniques including embossing, colouring with copics and creating unique shades of colours and different styles of cards. A couple of the cards also used some design elements from the new CTMH Cricut cartridge, which I can't wait to get my hands on! Now if only I had a Cricut!! But, Christmas is coming.........Now to decide who gets which card..........

Love Yourself First...

Hello - I wanted to share a card I made for a friend. She hasn't been feeling well lately and I just wanted to give her some well wishes. Remember a while back, I said my new favourite card was a card I made at a stamp class at Dat's with Stamping Banana (that card went to another friend who is recently seperated from her husband). Well, I decided to follow the same paper/colour scheme and make one along the same lines. I really didn't want to do any colouring today, I just wanted to stamp and I just wanted to make a card so here is what came about :)

First I stamped Brigette on kraft cs with Jet Black Stazon and then inked the edges with some Distress Ink in Pumice Stone and then distressed the edges. I then stamped the sentiments on some white cs with Stampin Up Sage Shadow and matted them with black cs. (This sentiment has been perfect for these cards and the reasons they were given!) I decided I was going to paper piece the towels for a splash of colour on the image since I wasn't going to colour her and then I used a white gel pen and some Glamour Dust for the bubbles. We used glamour dust on the first card as well. Love how that turned out!! Actually I love the whole card and I can see myself doing more like this.

I will probably continue with this paper/colour scheme when I need another pick-me-up card with Brigette, and I will definately stamp an image and leave it uncoloured again, or I might try a bit of colouring with pencils or light copic colours.

Off to bed now, can feel my eyelids starting to droop..........

Paper: Echo Park For the Record dp, Coordinations Valentine cs, black cs
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Brigette, Kimmie's Krafty Quotes #1
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin UP Sage Shadow
Accessories: CTMH Pearl Opaques, Black ribbon, distresser tool, Inksentials White gel pen, DecoArt Glamour Dust

Happy Halloween

I never ever thought I'd do a Halloween card, but yes, I got caught up in the idea and now I love it!! I picked up a couple new Halloween stamps the other day from Dat's, like this little Kraftin Kimmie Pumpkin Miles stamp and couldn't wait to ink him up!! I love the Stickles on his hat and the charcoal coloured twine :) - actually I love the whole card!!

I used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch #124.


I also entered this week's Catch the Bug Challenge - September Anything Goes.

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Matilda dp
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Pumpkin Miles, Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Stazon Jet Black, Wild Honey Distress Ink, copics
Accessories: Basic Grey brads, The Twinery charcoal twine, nestabilities, Diamond Stickles, Bo Bunny Rub-Ons

Happy Belated Birthday

Here is the third card of four birthday cards I need this month. Actually the birthday was in July but luckily we haven't got together yet so I'm good!!

I continued with the Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss paper pack. This time I used Kraftin' Kimmie's Eleanor. She was fun to colour. I used a bit of some homemade glitter spritz on the flowers and some Hero Arts gems for the center. And for a bit more bling, I added some Diamond Stickles to the flowers on Eleanor's hat. The sentiment was popped up using some mini pop dots.

I finally made my own cloud background with some sponge and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I simply cut out a piece of cardstock in the shape of a cloud and sponged around it all over the white background of the stamped image. I'm very happy with how it turned out and it's actually not so intimidating like I thought :-)

I used I Love 2 Stamp's August Sketch for You to Try.

I'm also entering this in the Crafty Calendar's August Challenge - Hot Colours and The Crafty Pad's Challenge #134 - Cute n' Girly and of course I also entered The Spotted Chick's That's Krafty Thursday #53.

Paper: Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss, Stampin Up Night of Navy cs, kraft cs
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Eleanor, Amy R's Birthday Sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Copics
Accessories: glitter mist (flowers), Diamond Stickles, Hero Arts gems, flowers from stash, Mini Pop Dots

You're Fin-Tabulous!

Hello - well before I'm off to enjoy this beautiful long weekend I wanted to share a birthday card I made for a friend last night. I used last week's Sweet Stop Sketch but unfortunately I was too late to enter :(

No worries though, it was the perfect sketch for this card. I am entering this into Paper Sundaes Challenge #79 - Beachy or Summer and the Crafty Calendar Challenge for July - Under the Sea or Water.

This is my first time inking up Arianna from Kraftin Kimmie and using Amy R's Summer Sentiments. I used my new paper pack from Bo Bunny - Barefoot and Bliss. The sparkly starfish is from their matching button collection as well.

Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Arianna, Amy R's Summer Sentiments
Paper: Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss, Stampin Up Night of Navy and Marina Mist cs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, StazOn Jet Black, Copics
Accessories: Crystal Stickles, Prima Crystals. twine from stash

My New Favourite Card!!

I wanted to share with you my new fav card!! I attended Shanna's card class at Dat's last weekend and made this awesome card!! I don't know what it is, the paper, the image, the layout, the colours, maybe all of it together? I just love it! And I plan to make a few of these, I can think of a few women who could use this little pick me up :-) We used Kraftin' Kimmie's Krafty Quotes #1 and of course Brigitte enjoying a bubbly bath! The dp is awesome, had to get me some. It's from Echo Park's For the Record line.

You Know You Love Me

This is my first Valentine card for this year. I had my hubby in mind when making it :-).

So this is Betty! I love this paper pad, Bo Bunny Crazy Love and I always knew I'd use Kraftin Kimmie's Betty with it. The little pearls are mocha coloured Opaques from CTMH and that adorable brad is from the coordinating set of brads from Bo Bunny's Crazy Love line. The Hugs and Kisses image is from the Hero Arts Valentine Sayings set. I used some Ranger Distress Ink to distress the sentiment and the background to Betty. Betty was cut out and adhered to the background and then I used some pop-up dots to adhere the image to the card. I also used some really cool adhesive called Kool Tak Micro. It is adhesive dotted sheets which were recommended to me at one of my card classes at Dat's. I used it to adhere the two ribbons and the bottom half of the image. The cotton lace ribbon is from one of the local dollar stores. Can't beat that!! I used some Crystal Stickles on Betty's eyelids and the flower on her sleeve and then my clear Glitter Spica Atyou Pen on her stockings. She's pretty hot I think!!

I used this weeks Sketch #136 from Friday's Sketchers.

I'm also entering this card for Paper Sundaes Challenge #51 - Circles. If you look closely you'll see the background dp is full of all kinds of little circles.

Paper: Bo Bunny's Crazy Love dp, Stampin Up Close to Cocoa and Pretty in Pink cs
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie's Betty, Hero Arts Valentine Sayings
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Phota and Antique Linen Ranger Distress Ink VintCopics
Accessories: Bo Bunny brad, CTMH Mocha Opaques, ribbon from stash, Crystal Stickles, Clear Atyou Spica glitter pen