Explosion Boxes with Wild Whisper Paper and WRMK Explosion Board!

Hello friends! I'm over on the Wild Whisper Blog today sharing some fun explosion boxes!! These are seriously so awesome to make with the New We R Memory Keepers Explosion Board! I got out some of the beautiful bright Pam Bray Sensations and Simplicity Paper Collections along with some Play In The Dirt Ephemera and Sequins. I originally filmed this Live on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Facebook Page and decided to share it today here!

I used some of the cut apart elements in the paper packs for the lid and added ephemera and sequins. I love the sentiments that come in the ephemera pack!

You can create boxes & lids in 7 different sizes, explosion boxes with instructions for flaps for pockets, gatefold cards and squash cards with the Explosion Board! I decided to go with a motivational/nature theme for these boxes. You could add photos and many more embellishments.

Here's a look at one more explosion box I created with these same supplies!

I just love the bright colours and how the different Wild Whisper collections can mix and match!

Here's a look at the VIDEO where you can see exactly how to put an explosion box together and get a closeup look at both these pretty boxes!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to use the code DTKARLA to save 10% off at the Wild Whisper Shop and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Magical Memories Collected Layout!

Hello friends! I'm back today with a magical layout using some fun Close To My Heart products!  I've been doing a fun collab with my friend Jennifer Smith and sharing some creative projects using some of the awesome supplies in her Shop!! I'd love for you to check her out - you can find her online at her Blog, Website, Facebook page and Instagram! The December SCT Sampler also had some fun CTMH products included this month and I thought it would be fun to combine them!! A friend gave me a beautiful gift basket this year, which included so many thoughtful items! One of them is this fabulous nutcracker. She has given me various nutcrackers over the past few years and now I officially have a collection!

I used the CTMH Wood Grain Paper as the background for my layout. I absolutely love this paper pack!! There are so many wood grains to choose from in many different shades! I also love using them as backgrounds to photograph cards on, so I'm very happy there are two of each double sided paper per pack! I pulled some snowflakes out of the Jolly Characters Stamp Set and heat embossed them with Wow Wanderlust Embossing Powder, which is glittery and almost iridescent. 

The  Jingle Joy Paper is so beautiful, with soft colours on one side and black and white prints on the other! This can definitely be used for any season just by flipping it over to use the other side. I followed a Sketches In Thyme scrapbook sketch and added in some Oh What Fun Complements Stickers. I do love the Stamp Of The Month feature from CTMH where each month you can get a beautiful full size stamp set at a fabulous discount with a minimum purchase. I used the September 'Here For The Memories' stamp set around the page.

I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the Nutcracker Soldier design #MF9C5BCB in Cricut Design Space - free with Cricut Access, using the Jingle Joy and Wood Grain Papers to add a finishing detail to the page. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out Jennifer and all the fun things in the CTMH Shop! I hope you have an amazing week friends!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #561 - Make a Birthday Card!

Good morning and welcome to another fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ! Are you ready for another fun and krafty challenge to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing?

We've got some fabulous ideas for you 

and can't wait to see what you create!

This week, I am your hostess and my challenge theme for you is:

....Make a birthday card!

Since it's my birthday month I decided to challenge you all to create a birthday card. I'm usually so busy with Christmas Cards that I forget to have some extra birthday cards on hand!! My youngest also has a birthday this month - so I think this is a card she'll love!!

I decided to use the adorable Party Piggies stamp set and create a fun slimline card! I love how much space there is on the slimline giving you the option to add extra images. I decided it definitely needed to be a party!!

I pulled out my Krafty Kolours Inks and the fun Party Time Banners Stencil for some party decorations - finishing everything off with some sparkly Dazzling Dots! Now, let's get this party started!! 

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and

you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!

Feel free to use it any time!

And of course, don't miss our last day of the 12 Krafty Days of Christmas for specials, inspiration and a chance to win!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'!

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Backyard Winter Layout with Wild Whisper!

Hello again my friends! I'm over on the Wild Whisper Designs Blog today with a backyard firepit layout! We put up Christmas lights around the yard this year and decided to make the best of it!! Here's a look at the layout I created with fun Wild Whisper supplies! I combined various collections and used the SCT365 2020 Layout Sketch for December to make this fun winter layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Wild Whisper Designs Blog for all the details and a list of supplies used - and use the code DTKARLA to save 10% off in the Wild Whisper Shop!!

So Many Projects!! Let's Get Crafty!

Hello friends! I hope you've had a great week. I am over on the Scrap Shotz Blog today and I thought I'd share an assortment of crafty things that you might have gotten a peek at in this week's Facebook Live video! First I demoed this adorable box card using MFT Outside the Box dies and the MFT Winter Songbird stamps. There are so many ways to use this set!!

The We R Memory Keepers Explosion Board is really cool and I shared how easy it is to create an exploding box!! Be sure to check out the Scrap Shotz Blog post for all the details!

I love how it opens up to reveal the exploding surpise!

And lastly, I created a super cute little squash card with the We R Memory Keepers Explosion Board! It pops open for a whole lot of fun!! 

To watch the Facebook Live video click the link or watch below!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to check out the Scrap Shotz Blog for full details on all these projects and links to supplies used! Have an amazing week friends!!

December Album with Simple Stories Winter Cottage - Foundation Pages and Day 1-6 with Videos!

 Hello friends! I'm excited to be on the Scrap Shotz Blog today sharing my December Album with you today using the Winter Cottage collection and a Simple Stories Flipbook. 

You can see just how I put together days 1-6 in this video HERE or watch below!

If you didn't catch the Live video where I'm putting together foundation pages for this album, watch below or click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz Blog to get all the details and products used, and remember to follow me on Instagram to catch the rest of this awesome December Album!! Have an amazing week friends!!

Christmas JOY Card!

Hello friends! I'm back today with a cute Christmas Card using the adorable Jolly Characters Stamp Set and Comfort and Joy Paper from Close To My Heart! Now this particular paper has sold out, but there are so many beautiful paper packs to choose from - you could easily create this project using any of them! Over the past couple months I've been doing a fun collab with my friend Jennifer Smith and sharing some creative projects using some of the awesome supplies in her Shop!! I'd love for you to check her out - you can find her online at her Blog, Website, Facebook page and Instagram! These adorable mini characters are so quick to colour to make up some quick and easy cards! I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the shaped card design #MB2A9C in Cricut Design Space - free with Cricut Access -and used the pretty Comfort and Joy Paper to cut layers for a candy cane that looks good enough to eat! 

I used some Distress Oxide Ink to stamp the little shining star stamps from the Jolly Characters Stamp Set in the background before layering on some stickers to spell the word JOY. I added in the adorable reindeer coloured with Copics and used foam dots to pop them up to add dimension. Some pretty Stickles decorate the holly berries, and I even used some of the white, clear and silver sequins from the Got Candy Sequin Pack to finish up with a little more bling. If you still have a few more cards to get out you might just want to try this one for a fast and fun project!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out Jennifer and all the fun things in the CTMH Shop! I hope you have an amazing week friends!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps December Skrappy Challenge!

Good morning krafty friends! It's December and that means it's time for a brand new SKRAPPY CHALLENGE with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! The theme of course is ANYTHING BUT A CARD! I decided to create a planner spread - because I definitely can use a little extra organization as December begins!! I pulled out the brand NEW Planner Doodles stamp set along with the fabulous Perfect Planner set and the adorable Krafty Elves. You'll even get a peek of that fantastic Magical Mosaic Stencil and various Krafty Kolours Inks!! 

I started off by stencilling with the Magical Mosaic Stencil and by using a small dabber I was able to control where I stencilled - using the snowflake pattern you can see in this awesome design. I then added some Mildliner Highlighter and various images and sentiments from both the Planner Doodles and Perfect Planner sets. 

Lastly, I stamped the sweet Krafty Elves onto white sticker paper, coloured them with Copics and fussy cut around them for custom stickers. I grabbed a few Doodlebug stickers from my stash and finished up the week. I feel ready to start December off on a roll!!

For this challenge you can make anything that strikes your fancy....except a card!
So design a new scrapbook page, bookmark, tag, altered item, planner page, art journal, ATC cards...whatever you like!

Just make sure to include some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products and make sure it's a new creation!  As soon as we have at least five people playing along, we'll be giving away a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop as the monthly prize!  

You have until Monday, January 4th to enter and you can submit as many new creations as you like for more chances to WIN!  Also be sure to share your designs on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps' Krafty Friends facebook page because we love to see your stuff!

Check out some more inspiration from the Krafty Team below and be inspired to get krafty!!

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Christmas!

Hello friends! I'm so excited to be kicking off the 12 Days of Krafty Christmas over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog with Day #1!! Each day, for the next 12 days, the KKS blog will be featuring cards from the last year and today I'm sharing a new creation I've made with one of last January's stamp sets - You're Gnaw-some, along with the Petite Posies stencil. I decided to make this card into a Christmas card by adding some festive stamps from the Elf-tacular stamp set too!! 

I used some Bubbly Blue Krafty Kolours Ink behind the beautiful Petite Posies stencil and then added Nuvo Moonstone Glitter Paste for extra sparkle. I glued on some pretty pearls in the center and I'm thinking they look like gorgeous snowflakes!! 

I love these two characters and how much they are obviously in love!! I tucked in some accessories after colouring everything with Copics and placed them on a snowy bank. Obviously, this set is not just for Valentines, but is super cute for that too!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog over the next 12 days, where you'll find a link to enter your own creations you made with fun goodies from 2020 from the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop and you'll be able to leave a comment for a chance to win Krafty $'s!! 

Wild Whisper Gardening Journal!

 Hello! I'm over on the Wild Whisper Blog today with a continuation of my Gardening Journal Travelers Notebook! If you haven't seen the pretty handmade journal and video check that out HERE. Today, I'm sharing the next page spread with some photos of our plants we lovingly cared for all summer!!

Supplies:

Play In The Dirt Garden Edition Ephemera, Card Pack & Sequin Pack 

Pam Bray’s Simplicity Paper Pack

Pam Bray Honeycomb Flair Stencil

PS Don't forget to check out the fabulous Black Friday Sale for special deals!!

*Be sure to use the code DTKARLA to save 10% in the Wild Whisper Shop

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the closeups and details on the Wild Whisper Blog, and have an amazing, crafty weekend!!

Handmade Travelers Notebook Gardening Journal with Video! Watch Now!

 Hello friends! I'm popping in today to share a project I made Live on the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page last week. I shared how to make a travelers notebook with the We R Memory Keepers Book Binding Tool and NEW Wild Whisper Designs Supplies! I decided to use this journal to document the plants and flowers we planted this summer, and add in any nature we see that makes us happy, flowers on a walk, trees with fall leaves... I can't wait to fill it up with beautiful things! Here's a look at what I have done so far.

Here's a look at the video with exact dimensions to use if you want to create one of these yourself!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'd love to hear if you use travelers notebooks!! You can find the one I created as a book journal HERE!

Jolly Character Christmas Card!

Hello crafty friends! I'm back today with a sweet Christmas card using the adorable Jolly Characters and Comfort and Joy Paper from Close To My Heart! Over the past couple months I've been doing a fun collab with one of my friends Jennifer Smith and sharing some creative projects using some of the awesome supplies in her Shop!! I'd love for you to check her out - you can find her online at her Blog, Website, Facebook page and Instagram! I couldn't wait to colour up these super sweet mini characters to add to this cute Christmas card. I used my Cricut Maker to cut out a scallop edged rectangle and a frame with 9 circles cut to fit these cute images using the Comfort and Joy Paper.

I even used the Maker to draw a circle frame with one of the gold Cricut pens. After colouring in the Jolly Characters images - and they colour up quick! - I popped up the frame with foam tape. I even cut a coordinating bow and then added some Nuvo glitter drops for shine! This set is going to be perfect for a December album, journaling, calendars, tags and mini cards too!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out Jennifer and all the fun things in the CTMH Shop! I hope you have an amazing week friends!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps November New Release Hop & Shop!

Woohoo!!! Today we are celebrating all the new fabulous holiday goodies in our November Release that are NOW available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop! All three of our new stamp sets, plus two new stencils, a new hybrid ink colour SOFT SAGE and new DREAMY DOTS were released yesterday and we're excited to share it ALL with you in a fabulous krafty HOP! So let's check everything out as we hop around the Krafty Design Team's blogs today!  Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while we take you on the krafty tour! Today I'm using a little bit of everything from our new release to create a gift card holder and bookmark set! I decided to start off with the adorable images from SAVE MY PLACE. This bookworm is seriously cute!! I added some googly eyes to his little glasses for even more fun! 

I used my gelli plate and the gorgeous New SOFT SAGE ink refill and STUDY BUDDY Stencil to create a fun background for the gift card holder diecut. Some pretty P13 paper was just right for paper piecing the awesome book stamp and I stamped a sentiment from the set. I created a bookmark from more gelli plate paper and stamped on the adorable reading chameleon and some images from the New PLANNER DOODLES Stamp Set. If you look closely, you'll even see a tiny stack of books I stamped on shrink plastic hanging from the ribbon!!

On the back of the bookmark I had to use one of the amazing New HANDMADE SENTIMENTS stamps, and I added some of the awesome DREAMY DROPS on the holder for the finishing touch! This is going to be wonderful to give with a gift card to a favourite bookstore!

The entire release of stamp sets this month was designed by artist,
Melissa Baker-Nguyen!
The first is called SAVE MY PLACE!

and the second is HANDMADE SENTIMENTS!

The last stamp set is PLANNER DOODLES!

Available now is our stunning new yummy green hybrid ink colour called SOFT SAGE! As always it's available in large ink pad, ink cube and ink refill!

We have two new AMAZING stencils called STUDY BUDDY and SPLISH SPLASH!

And lastly we have the perfect finishing touch for all your creations with our new Krafty Dots called DREAMY DOTS!

Now head on out on today's celebration blog hop and check out all the new products in action as the Krafty Team shares their incredible designs!  Then jump on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop and grab some of these fabulous goodies for yourself!

Happy kraftin'!

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