Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps- Embellish It!

Welcome back for another totally fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We've got a great challenge for you again this week!! Come along and play with us! 

This week our hostess is SHERI!! Her challenge for you this week is EMBELLISH IT!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item (with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp) and share it with us here! Get creative! Add lots of fun embellies!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

All our new AUGUST STAMPS are available now!!! We've got so many amazing new Halloween and Fall stamps from each of our artists!! And this week is your last chance to scoop them up at a discount in our GIMME KIMMIES KITS!! ALSO our new Krafty Kardmaking Kits are available filled with patterned paper, cardstock, card bases, envelopes, twine and lot of fun embellishments!! Be sure to check them out!! AND this week's FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS are up with and extra big helping of our favourite stamps on 25-50% OFF!! OH YEAH!! We've also got lots of NEW PAPER PADS! Wheeeee!

Now go ahead and check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Supplies:

Ballet Lulu from Lil' Athletes available at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Al die cuts from the Silhouette Store cut with the Cameo

Card shape created using the Silhouette store and Cameo

Papers: Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock

ribbon from stash

flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment comes with the image

Viva Decor Pearl Pen

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - More sneak peeks and a new challenge!

Hey everyone! It's day four of sneak peeks for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps new June release! And since it's Saturday, you know what that means!! It's time for both a new challenge with a sketch AND the sneak peeks for the new images by Annie Rodrigue!! Now yesterday we gave you peeks of  teenagers (who always think they're completely grown up), and today it will be all about not wanting to grow up! YUP! Annie's images this month are Peter Pan!!!!! So here we go!  My card today features both Wendy and the Neverland Sentiments!!

 Wendy is stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. The papers are Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The bow is made with May Arts silk ribbon topped with a Wild Orchid Crafts flower. The rose ribbon is from my stash and was a gift from a friend. The "once upon a time" sentiment comes with Wendy, and the "dreams" sentiment is from the Neverland Sentiments set.

Please be sure and pop over to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to see all the amazing creations by all the Krafty Girls and Guests!! You will be blown away!! And then we'd really love it if you'd join us in the challenge. Don't forget to visit everyone's blog and leave some love and Kimmie will be giving an awesome prize to one lucky person! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and please join us again tomorrow for the blog hop! All of these fabulous images that we've been showing you for the past few days will be up in the shop and available for purchase!  I'm sure ready to go shopping, how you you?? Hugs!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - More Sneak Peeks!

Hey everyone! Happy freakin' Friday!!! YAAAAY!!! I'm definitely ready for the weekend, how about you? It's day three of sneak peeks for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June release! Today we are showing you TWO awesome sets of TEENS illustrated by the amazing Emilie Goulet!!! I will have to have every single one of these, without a doubt! The first set is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and the second set is Smells Like Teen Spirit. FUN! I chose one from Smells Like Teen Spirit to show you today.

LOL! Does this look familiar to anyone that's ever been around a teenager? I love this image!!! He's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white paper and then colored with Copic markers. It's then cut out using Nestabilities and popped up from the card base which is papers from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The stars and TV were cut using the Silhouette Cameo and the sentiment comes in the set. The pearls were done using the Viva Decor Pearl Pen and then I just added some twine and a button from my stash.

Please be sure and pop around to all the Krafty Girls and Guests to see all the sneaks for today! You can find a complete list at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog. And don't forget to leave some love at every stop, cause Kimmie will be giving away one each of these sets by picking two random commenters! Somebody has to win, so why not you??!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again tomorrow for some sneak peeks of the new images by Annie Rodrigue!  Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Three....Two....One!!!

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday! Just a little more than two weeks, and my Grandson JJ will be here to visit! Those of you that have known me for a while know exactly how excited I get about this visit every year. He's our first Grandson and he and my daughter (his mom) lived with us for the first four and a half years of his life. So when they moved away, it was pretty hard. So we bring him out every summer to get a little taste of home again. This year, the visit will be way too short for me, but we'll make the most out of every minute. So you think our house would be noisy now with all of us here, well add one more 8 year old boy on top of the two we've already got, and I start being afraid that OSHA will visit and fine me for unsafe noise levels. LMBO!  So anyway, it's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and this week Dawny is asking us to use three of one thing, two of something else, and one thing of yet another. We're being sponsored by Whiff of Joy!  Here's my take on the challenge this week.

I used #265 Summer Flower Tilda from the Summer Memories Collection. I don't see her in stock right now in the regular size at Magnolia-licious, but Diana does have her in the mini size! She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. The frame she's in was cut with the Cameo. The DP is Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill Cardstock. I added a couple layers of lace along with a bow made with some May Arts silk ribbon. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts with some leaves from a Martha Steward punch. The pearls were done using a Viva Decor Pearl pen.

Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly to see what my teamies came up with for you this week, then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play long with us. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!  Hugs!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp - Under the Sea

Good morning everyone, and happy Saturday! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's time for a new challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog, and this week our fabulous hostess with the Mostest is the awesome Jenny! Jenny's challenge this week is "Under the Sea" which is perfect for the brand new Krafty Klubhouse Kit of Sea Jewels! So if you play along with the challenge this week and use a Kraftin' Kimmie image, you will have a chance to win the beautiful Mermaid that Jenny used on her gorgeous card! Here's what I've created for you today using one of the new Sea Jewels Mermaids!!

Isn't she fabulous?? She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and colored with Copic markers. I kept this card VERY simple. I added some pearls with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen and lots of machine stitching. The papers are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The sentiment banner is cut by hand.

Please be sure and visit Kraftin Kimmie's Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous creations all the Krafty Girls and Guests created for your viewing pleasure! Their talent is unbelievable!!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! And don't forget that there's a brand new release of fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps coming out next week!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Big hugs!!

It's Kraftin' Kimmie time!

Hey everyone! Happy weekend, and if you're in the states, happy THREE day weekend!!!  It's time for a new challenge from Kraftin' Kimmie  Challenge Blog, and this week, the hostess is me! The challenge I chose for you this week is "Get Sentimental". So please use a sentiment on your project.  For my card today, I've used the new set Lulu on the Move and chose Lulu on her Tricycle.  I also added one of the fabulous new Everyday Trinkets that were just released last week, which are a brand new line for Kraftin' Kimmie!! LOOOOOVE them!!!

She's stamped with Memento ink onto Copic X-Press It Cardstock and colored with Copic markers. The DP's are from Nitwit Collection (Toadally Yours) matted with Bazzill cardstock. I used a punch around the page set from Martha Stewart while I'm VERY IMPATIENTLY waiting for my Cameo to ship to me. LOL! The layers are all machine stitched and popped up from one another for lots of dimension. The Trinket is stamped using my Tim Holtz Distress markers and then cut out with Nestabilities, and once again popped up. The bow was made using May Arts silk ribbon and then I added some pearls with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

Please be sure and join us over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog where you can see all the fabulous sentimental projects from all the oh so VERY talented Krafty Girls and Guests! And then we'd love it if you'd join us in the challenge for a chance to win Lulu on her tricycle!

And before I forget....Kimmie has her Frugal Friday Specials going on as well! She has six fabulous stamps and/or sets on special for 30-50% off the regular price!!!!!  You can find them HERE! And I do believe I will have to pick some of these up! 

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Enjoy your weekend!

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop Time!!!

Hi everyone! It's time for May's Blog Hop for the Magnolia-licious Design Team! This month it's all about sporty images!  Now if you've arrived here from visiting my very talented friend Angie, then you're on the right track! If you find you've lost your way, you can find a complete list of the hoppers at Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog.  Here is what I've created for you today

I used one of my older images from Winner Takes It All collection, #3024 Cheerleader Tilda. She's stamped with Memento ink onto Copic X-Press It card and then colored with Copic markers. I layered quite a few different reds and earthtones to get her shirt to match the papers. The papers are from Nitwit Collections (puppy love) matted with Bazzill cardstock, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I've also added a flourish from a Magnolia Doohickey die. Have you checked out all the wonderful dies Diana has in stock over at Magnolia-licious?? She carries Magnolia,  PoppyStamps, Marianne, Cheery Lynn, and Memory Box too!!  So not only can you find the largest selection of Magnolia stamps in North America, but you can also find a glorious selection of dies.

So now it's time to hop on to visit my friend and extremely talented DT Sistah, Barb!    Thanks for hopping with us today!! To find out how you can join us with this challenge and have a chance to win a wonderful prize from Magnolia-licious, please visit Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog. Hugs!

It's Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps HOP and RELEASE time!!

Do YOU know what day it is??? It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! There are SO many incredible new stamps to SEE this month, so let’s get started!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of ADORABLE new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! Lulu is back from Cheryl Alger.....we know how much you love her!! So we have a new set called LULU ON THE MOVE! We also have TWO fantastic sets of whimsical FAIRIES from Emilie Goulet called FLIRTY FAIRIES 1 AND FLIRTY FAIRIES 2!!! And of course we have an amazing new set of six EVERYDAY GIRL stamps from Annie Rodrigue, featuring stamps for the teacher, nurse, wedding/anniversary, graduation, I love you cards and get well cards!!! OH and don’t forget the BRAND NEW line of stamps called EVERYDAY TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MAY Krafty Hop! If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!!

So hopefully you've arrived here from the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog, and don't forget that if you lose your way, you can always pop back there for a coplete list of all the Krafty Girls and Guests that are hopping today.  I have two different cards to show you today featuring the AWESOME new stamps that are being released this month! The first is featuring the fabulous Nurse Nightingale from Annie Rodriguez and her Moonlight Whispers collection!

She is stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment comes with her! The papers are Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock.

Skin: E11, 01, 00   Reds: R22, 24, 27, 39   Whites: B000 and Blender pen.

My next card features one of the fairies by Emilie Goulet from Flirty Fairies 1 and also contains one of the amazing Trinkets by Nicole Aspinall.

They're both stamped with Memento Ink onto Cryogen White paper. The papers are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The banner is made using dies from Papertrey Ink and a small flower punch. Then I used a Viva Decor Pearl Pen for the center of the flowers. The ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I also used a bit of embroidery floss to tie the banner together.

Look at the Trinket! Isn't it fabulous? I ADORE the font on it!!

Copic markers: Skin: E11, 01, 00, R02  clothing G11, 13, 17, B00, 02 , C3, C5  Hair: E33, 35, YR21

So now it's time to move on to see the one of my favorite artists Cheryl Alger! Thanks so much for hopping with us today, and don't forget that the images are available right now at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Hugs!!!

Sneak Peeks of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May release day 2

Hey everyone! Did you enjoy looking at all the gorgeous creations using the new Trinkets yesterday from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps??? They give such an amazing impression! So now it's time to move on to day two of sneak peeks! Today, you will get to see sneaks of the new set of Lulu on the Move, illustrated by the amazing Cheryl Alger!! Everyone loves Lulu!! This set comes with THREE adorable images and SIX matching sentiments!!  My card features Lulu moving her hips with a Hula Hoop! Now does it get much more fun that that??

She's stamped onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. The papers used are from Nitwits Collections (Beesknees) matted with Bazzill cardstock. I also pulled out some felt for both the flower and the clouds.  The clouds are a mixture of different dies, and the flower is one of those scalloped circle flower dies..

The frame that Lulu is cut out with is a petite circle Nestabilities set, and then I also used a Martha Stewart border punch on the vertical panel. All layers are machine stitched.  Please be sure and work your way around to see all the Krafty Girls and Guests that are showing peeks of Lulu today, and be sure to leave some love at all the stops cause Kimmie is going to pick one lucky random commenter to receive the brand new set of Lulu on the Move!! You can find a complete list at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog.  Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again tomorrow for more sneak peeks! Hugs!

Kraftin' Kimmie - Heavy Metal

Hey everyone! I hope you hopped around yesterday to see all the wonderful creations for the new exclusive kit by Annie Rodrigue called GOING PLACES! It's part of the new Krafty Klubhouse sets which are exclusive to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! There's still time to make the rounds of the hop and leave some love all along the way, cause Kimmie will give one random commenter a set of GOING PLACES!  But for now, it's time for a new challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog, and this week your hostess is none other than me! And the new challenge is called Heavy Metal!  So you can use any kind of metal, real, fake, or illustrated (such as the bicycle on my card). Here's what I've got to show you today

I've used another cutie pie image from Going Places. She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. The DP's are Nitwit Collections matted with Raven Bazzill cardstock and Lemon Tart PTI cardstock. The bow is made with May Arts silk ribbon topped with a big ole' button tied with twine from The Twinery. The angle of this pic is terrible as it makes the sentiment look very crooked, but I promise it's nice and straight. LOL!

Please be sure to visit Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog to check out my talented teamies gorgeous creations, and then we hope you join us in the challenge this week for a chance to win the image I used!  And don't forget to check out Kimmie's Frugal Friday Specials! There are SIX awesome stamps that are on sale for 40 to 50% off!! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

We've been teasing you Krafty Keeners all week, so finally….here it is!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled to introduce the first of our *NEW* Exclusive Krafty Klubhouse stamp sets!!! Today we are sharing previews of all THREE new images by Annie Rodrigue included in this special edition set, along with FOUR coordinating sentiment stamps!

Now let me be clear…..there is NO club to join or sign up for! ANYONE from ANYWHERE in the world can order this special set but ONLY at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! These images will not be sold individually, but only as the complete set called…..GOING PLACES! ALSO if you order this set before April 20th, you will also receive a special coupon code for 20% OFF your next online order!

The set goes live on the shop website at midnight (eastern)  tonight!!! We will also be celebrating with an awesome Going Places Krafty Hop and giving away a set to one lucky stamper, so be sure to join us for more gorgeous samples tomorrow!!!
So here is what I've got to show you today. I am soooo LOVING this set, and I think you will too!

I stamped her with Memento ink onto Cyrogen White paper and colored her with Copic markers. It's then cut out and popped up from a base of Nitwit Collections papers matted onto Bazzill cardstock. The letters were cut with the Expression and the cloud is from a die from PTI. Other than machine stitching, that's compeltely it for this very simple card.

Please be sure and visit Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog to see the rest of my teamies amazing creations, and then stay tuned for tomorrow! We're having a blog hop to celebrate the release of this brand new exclusive kit from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again tomorrow!  Hugs!

PaperPlay Challenges - Spring Colors

Hi friends!! Happy Friday Eve! heehee...my daughter gets a big kick out me saying that. She thinks it's ridiculous, but whatever helps me get through the week a little easier, I say hurrah for it! LOL!  It's time for a new challenge over at PaperPlay Challenges, and the challenge is to use Spring colors! That's a pretty easy challenge for this time of the year, I think. *smiles*  We have an awesome sponsor this week, Whiff of Joy! So if you're interested in winning a wonderful prize, be sure to link up your spring projects!

For my card today, I used this fabulous new flower girl from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called Dandy Lion!! She's illustrated by the amazing Annie Rodrigue and is part of the brand new release last week.

I can't even begin to pick a favorite among all these flower girls, as I love each and every one! Here's a link to see all of them at a special price. But this special won't be available for very long, so be sure to get it while the gettin' is hot!! Dandy Lion is stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. I covered the dandelion part of her outfit and her hair pom poms with Flowersoft. I couldn't make my mind up if I wanted to flock it or Flowersoft it. I settled on the Flowersoft, but next time I will try the white flocking.  The sentiment came with her. The papers are Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock, and the bow is made with May Arts silk ribbon which came from Stamp and Create as well as the charm. All the layers are machine stitched.

Please be sure and visit PaperPlay Challenges to see the rest of my teamies gorgeous creations. Then we'd love it if you'd play along with us for a chance to win a prize from Whiff of Joy.

This will be my last post for PaperPlay Challenges as I've made the difficult decision to step down from the team. I want to say a huge THANK YOU to Sandie and Julie and all the rest of the team. They've been amazing to work with, and I'll miss them!
Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks - Day 1 !!!!!

Hey everyone!! It's that time again! It's time for some sneak peeks of the new release of Kraftin' Kimmie stamps! WHOOT WHOOT!!  So for day one we're featuring the new set called Springtime Lulu, illustrated by the amazing  Cheryl Alger!  There are three adorable Lulu images with a total of six coordinating sentiments, and each one is cuter than cute could ever even think of being!! For my card today, I used Lulu with Birdhouse. Precious!!!!

She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. The DP's are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock, and then cut out using Nestabilities. All the layers are machine stitched, and the image panel is popped up from the base for dimension. The buttons and ribbon are from my stash, and the flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts carnations backed with a Magnolia Doohickey rose leaf die.

Please visit Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog for a complete list of Krafty Girls that are showing sneak peeks today. And while you're visiting them all, be sure to leave them all some love, as Kimmie will give away a complete set of Springtime Lulu to one random lucky commenter!!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back tomorrow for some more sneak peeks!  Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Hey everyone! March weather is always fluctuating so much, and this year is no different. It was 70 deg here today, and tomorrow they're calling for a high of 40 with morning snow. BRRRRR!!!! You can wear shorts one day, and long johns the next! LOL! Anyway, I hope you're having a wonderful start to your week. It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and since this is the first Tuesday of the month, you regular Papertaker's know what that means. It's ANYTHING GOES sponsored by Lili of the Valley. YAY!!! Who doesn't like an "anything goes" challenge? The option for this week is to use shrink plastic on your project. I didn't have any, so that was a "no go" for me, but I'm excited and hoping to see some cool options for shrink plastic!  So anyway, here is my creation for our anything goes challenge.

I totally fell in love with this adorable image, #3084 Wild Tilda from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection over at Magnolia-licious! Is she not the cutest thing west of the Mississippi??!! I'd even say the cutest East of the Mississippi too! LOL! I stamped her out with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and colored her with Copic markers (R80 series and cool grays). She's also available in the mini size as well! How cute would that be to use the mini on the inside sentiment panel?!!  I then cut her out and and popped her up onto a frame cut out with Nestabilities.

The papers are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. I also made a vertical strip using a Magnolia Doohickey die. Did you know that Magnolia-licious is carrying all kinds of dies now? She has Magnolia, Marianne, Memory Box, Cheery Lynn, and Poppystamps!!  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the bow was made using May Arts silk ribbon with a heart and key charm hanging from it (which were a gift from a wonderful friend - THANK YOU!!) 

So that's it for me today.  Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly and check out what my talented teamies created for your viewing pleasure today, and then we'd really love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

PS...please see previous post for winner of the Magnolia-licious blog hop!!

Magnolia-licious DT challenge - fall colors or back to school

Hi everyone! There's a few days left for you to enter the Magnolia-licious Design Team Challenge over at Magnolia-licious Highlites! It's to make either a fall or back to school project using the rich colors of fall.  This is what I came up with.

I used the Fall Background from the 2008 Fall Collection, Tilda with wood basket from the 2008 Winter Collection, and #642 Heart fence which I fussy cut twice and popped it up for dimension. The background and Tilda are not in stock at Magnolia-licious right now. If you're interested, please talk to Diana and I know she'll do her best to try and help you. The images are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-Press It card and then colored with Copic markers.  The papers are from Nitwit Collections, and I used a small flower punch centered with my Pearl Pen. The swirl die is from Cheery Lynn Designs.

Added a bow made with some silk ribbon and a Maple leaf charm and called her done! We'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us for the challenge! The prize is three images of your choice from Magnolia-licious!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! We went to see Harry Potter yesterday and it was awesome! I went with my oldest daughter and son (we're all Harry Potter freaks - LOL!)  It's so sad though, knowing that this is the last one.  So anyway, it's time for a new challenge from Dawny at Papertake Weekly, and this week it's "Getting Cute". This challenge is being sponosred by Wendy's Digital Delights.  For my card this week, I totally fell in love with Dawny's card HERE, and CASEd it. Thanks (as always) for the wonderful inspiration, Dawny!

I colored this little cutie hAnglar & stAnglar about a month ago, and have been wanting to use her on a card. Usually I work the other way around, pick the papers and then color the image. It's so much easier that way!  This layout was a Papertake Challenge a couple weeks ago that I missed, and I so love Dawny's sketches! So I simply utitlized it for this weeks challenge. She's colored with Copic markers and then cut out and popped up off the panel. The DP's are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. All the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the ribbon is May Arts from Stamp and Create, as is the charm. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and cut out with Nestabilities. I machine stitched the panels, and added a couple buttons from my stash. I've had some of you ask questions about my stitching and how I do it. I use a cheap machine I bought from Sears about three or four years ago (It's a Kenmore brand). It only does a couple stitches, but all I wanted was straight and zig zag so the lack of fancy stitches was not important to me. It only cost me about 70 bucks, and it's probably the best 70 bucks I've ever spent. It is constantly used, and the stitches always look fabulous.

So that's it for me today! Please pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all the wonderful inspiration, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs! 

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop if you're interested!

Paperplay Challenges - Anything but a card

Hi everyone! I'm back from my week with my family which went WAY too quickly. I miss everyone already. We brought JJ (our grandson) back with us to spend the next four weeks. So needless to say my hands will be full for a while. He's getting so big and growing up way too quickly, which they all do. But it seems so much more apparant when you don't get to see them all the time.  Anyway, it's time for a new challenge from Paperplay Challenges. They have a brand new sponsor, La-La Land Crafts! They generously offered the DT some images to play with, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get one done since I've been out of town. 

For my "anything but a card" challenge, I created a tag using one of the hAnglar & stAnglar images. She's colored with Copic markers and then popped up from the tag.  The papers are from Nitwit Collections, the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the ribbon is May Arts Silk from Stamp and Create. That's it for me today! Please be sure and pop over to Paperplay Challenges and we'd love it if you'd play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Fun and Exciting news!!

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a fabulous week! I'm really excited as I've been invited to join Sandie and the amazingly talented team over at Paperplay Challenges, and this is my first card for them! Today's challenge, "At The Beach", was chosen by our wonderful Mandy and is being sponsored by...wait for it....Just Inklined!!! I love that company!! Sure wish I had a chance to win! LOL! Anyway, I'm super happy to join the talented team of designers at Paperplay!  

For my card, I used one of my brand new images from the Sweet Rainbow collection from Magnolia-licious. She's #353 Sweetie Tilda, and they named her appropriately as she is indeed a sweetie!  I paper pieced her dress and colored the rest of her with Copic markers. Sorry I don't have the list of markers I used on this one. I also used the background stamp #655 Romantic sunset. Both of these images are in stock right now over at Magnolia-licious!  The DP is from Nitwit Collections Summer Splash, and it's matted with Bazzill cardstock. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the ticket is from a set from Whimsy, and the yummy ribbon is from Stamp and Create.

So that's it for my card. I hope you pop over to Paperplay Challenges and check out all the lovely pojects from the rest of the design team. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! You might get lucky and win a voucher to Just Inklined!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Dad and lads

Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday! It's time for another new challenge from Papertake Weekly and this week the challenge is Dads and lads! With Father's Day right around the corner, it's the perfect time for you to get your cards made and be able to join in the challenge too!  We're being sponsored this week by Whiff of Joy.  For my card, I used this adorable image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Harvard. Isn't he so adorable?? My grandson Chris graduated from Kindergarten last week, so I just had to use this cute little guy on his card. He's colored up with Copic markers.

Being a card for a young man, of course I had to refrain from all the ribbon and flowers. so I kept everything nice and simple, but tried to add lots of interest using bright colors and placing everything a little wonky on the card.  I cut the A+ with my Cricut Expression using my Gypsy to weld the shadow of the two together, then cutting and popping up the top layer of them.  The papers are from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock.  I wrapped some PTI twine around one of the layers and tied it in a simple little bow.  All the panels are machine stitched. The "let's celebrate" stamp is from an old Kim Hughes set and I stamped it on some school paper that is actually on my printer. I just printed it on cardstock.  I wish I had taken a picture of the inside top cause I put a cute Kim Hughes owl wearing a little grad cap on another piece of the school paper. It turned out really cute, but I didn't capture it with a pic.

So that's it for my card this week. Please be sure to hop over to Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the fabulous creations by the design team. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us for a chance to win a wonderful prize from Whiff of Joy! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!