Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #557 - Fall or Winter!

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, our challenge for you is to make a Fall or Winter project! I decided to do a fall spread in my mini traveler's notebook with A Brew-Tiful Day Stamps and the Sweater Weather Stencil.  

I created a gratitude notebook - perfect to document our Thanksgiving and all the things I'm thankful for. Coffee is one of my all time favourite things and I'm very thankful to wake up to the smell of a fresh cup! I'm so lucky my hubby makes me a latte almost every morning - and it's amazing!! I started by stamping a sentiment from the Grateful Pumpkins Stamp Set with Marvelous Mocha Ink (how perfect, hey!) I added the Sweater Weather Stencil and some Totally Taupe Ink and then created a flap with a tiny index card ephemera piece.  I stamped the wonderful coffee images from the A Brew-Tiful Day Stamp set, colouring some in with Copics and layered them onto the page.

Inside the flap I added another sentiment from the Grateful Pumpkins set and some coffee beans from the A Brew-Tiful Day. I added some stickers from the Carta Bella Hello Autumn sticker pad and wrote in my journaling. I thought it would be fun to look back on this page in the future to see how my mornings may or may not have changed! 

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I also thought I'd share a page I did inspired by Kraftin' Kimmie's FB Live in the Krafty Journaling Fun Group where I used the Grateful Pumpkins Stamp Set along with the Wonky Chevron Stencil and Kraftin' Kimmie Inks. 

I think it's so important to keep a gratitude list. It's so easy to get down with all the day to day hardships, big and little, and I know it definitely helps me to focus on the good things that make life so amazing.

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 Stamps and 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 don't forget about this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!! 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the awesome projects our Design Team has come up with in the links below. Have a wonderful weekend and happy kraftin'! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Mixed Media Fall Layout with the Scrap Shotz October Kit!

Hey friends! I'm over on the Scrap Shotz Blog today with a mixed media layout using the beautiful October Scrapbooking Kit featuring the awesome Carta Bella Hello Autumn Collection! I actually made this layout Live on the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page last week - don't forget to check out all the Live Videos HERE! Below, I've uploaded an edited version to YouTube. 

Here's a look at the Process Video-

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to visit the Scrap Shotz Blog to see all the closeups and details on this fun layout - and check out the October Scrapbooking Kit in the Shop! Have a wonderful week friends!

Fall Layouts and Video with Scrap Shotz October Kit Club!

 Hello friends! I'm over on the Scrap Shotz Blog today with another Fall layout using the fabulous October Scrapbooking Kit featuring the beautiful Carta Bella Hello Autumn Collection! I based my scrapbook page on the November Sketch from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine and added lots of the fun kit supplies and add-ons plus a title and journaling using my Cricut Maker!

Here's a look at the video where you can see this layout come together!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the closeups and details on the Scrap Shotz Blog, and have an amazing week!!

One More Family Game Night Layout plus Video!

Hello! Whew there's a lot going on this week!! And I'm super excited to share this fun layout using the Family Night collection from Carta Bella again for the Scrap Shotz Blog! Today I'm using the fun papers and ephemera packs for an actual trip out - before... you know! As soon as I saw these cute ice cream pics I had to pair them with the awesome food paper from the Family Night Collection.

Here's a look at the video where you can see how this layout came together! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check my posts on the blog all week for some really fun stuff happening!! Don't forget to check the Scrap Shotz Blog for all the closeups and details, and have an awesome week friends!

Family Game Night Scrapbook Layouts!

Hello! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I had a very special Mother's Day and even though I didn't expect to see my oldest daughter, she made a surprise visit to see me and we had a wonderful socially distanced visit. I sure do miss giving her hugs though 💗 If you want to check out the pics from my day you can find them on Instagram here or Facebook! We have definitely been having more family game nights since quarantine and I'm sharing some cute scrapbook layouts on the Scrap Shotz Blog today using the very timely Family Night collection from Carta Bella. In this first layout the girls are playing Apples to Apples, which always gets a lot of giggles!

And in this second layout we are playing Jumanji, which is fun too - and of course you never know what might happen!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Scrap Shotz Blog to see all the closeups and details on these two fun layouts. Have an amazing week friends!!

Save The Crafty YouTuber Hop!

Hello friends! I'm so happy to be participating in the fabulous Save The Crafty YouTuber Hop on YouTube today!! The Save the Crafty YouTuber Video hop is a celebration of cardmaking video tutorials created by a group of talented crafters of all different styles. We are coming together to give our viewers a chance to discover other amazing cardmakers and help reach monetization goals! All you have to do is GO TO YOUTUBE, watch, like the video, consider subscribing, and click the link in the video description to hop to the next video. Just by leaving a comment on the video you'll be entered to win many prizes! (check out details below or in the video description) Let yourself be inspired!

I'm using the adorable Friends With Pep digital stamps from Kindred Stamps and the Carta Bella Family Night collection to make a fun card with a vintage vibe! My daughter loves Archie comics and as soon as she saw these guys she wanted me to make something with them. This set comes in a very easy to print PDF with all the characters and a bunch of sentiments.

Inside, I love this sentiment, he he-

Be sure to check out the VIDEO to get all the details, see how I coloured these cuties and put this card together!

Find Justine's Blog with full details and a full list of participants HERE.

To be eligible to win prizes from our amazing sponsors comments must be left by April 5th ON THE YOUTUBE HOP. Prizes will be announced April 10th on Justine’s channel and blog‎ Be sure to mention if you reside in USA or INTERNATIONAL to be chosen for physical prizes (Gift certificates will be awarded to anyone). You DO NOT have to comment on every video but the more you comment, the more chances you have.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope this hop gives you lots of inspiration to get crafty 💗 Have an amazing day friends!

Smile Layout & Card Set!

Hello! Well, I cannot believe it is August already! We've really been enjoying the finally warm weather and the girls have had fun being home from school. We fully intend to enjoy this month before heading back to routines in September! I'm over on the Emerald Creek Craft Supplies blog today with a layout for the new High Hopes Anything Goes challenge this month. I used lots of fun Emerald Creek powders to customize diecuts so they matched the Carta Bella En Vogue papers I used. This is a great way to make your own embellishments! I cut my titles and all the diecuts with my Cricut Maker and had fun getting melty.

I even created two cards using the cut apart journaling card sheet from Carta Bella. I used the Glistening Glass Embossing Powder to create a faux epoxy sticker look on the fussy cut purses and added them to the cards for a pop of dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to head over to the Emerald Creek Craft Supplies blog to get a full supply list, closeups and details on how to enter the challenge! Remember, it's Anything Goes!!

Southern Ridge Trading Company - A Frosty & Fun Layout!

Hello! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! We got our tree decorated and put up lots of fun Christmasy decor in the house and spent Sunday making Christmas Cards with some friends - so we are definitely in the spirit! Today, I'm over on the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog with a lovely winter layout using a photo of the girls and their sleds on one of our first snow days in Alberta, which was quite early - in October. While the adults were all grumbling a bit, the kids thought it was fantastic and spent their time after school sledding down the nearby hills! I used some beautiful chipboard and wood veneer embellishments from the SRTC Shop to add to the snowy, sledding theme and had so much fun creating!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog to get all the details and a supply list. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

SSS Monday Challenge - B is for.... Brrr!

Scrap Shotz - Happy Lakeside Adventure Layout!

Hi friends! I'm back today to give you a look at a camping layout using the Carta Bella Gone Camping collection that I'm sharing on the Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz blog today. I really love the Carta Bella papers - so textured and thick! I added some stencils, inks, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, wood veneer and SpiegelMom Scraps sequins to all the fun papers and really love how this turned out!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz blog to see closeups and details on this fun layout - and check out all the awesome new items in the Scrap Shotz Store!

Linked to:

Creative Scrapbooker July Sketchy Challenge

Bimini Moose Scrapbook Challenges

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Scrap Shotz Product Reveal - Creating a Camping Pocket Page and VIDEO!

Hi there! I'm over at the Scrap Shotz blog today sharing a fun camping pocket page I've created using the awesome Carta Bella Gone Camping Paper Pack, Ephemera and Designer Stamps and Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Lumber Embossing Folder from Sizzix. If you haven't see Friday's post on the big reveal of these products and two more layouts, be sure to check that out HERE.

Here's the video where you can check out the process I used to create this page -

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz blog to see details and closeups - and be sure to check out what's new in the Scrap Shotz Store. Wishing you a very happy and very crafty week!

Scrap Shotz - New Product Reveal with 2 Layouts and a Video!!

Hey friends! Hope you've had a wonderful week!! Today I'm over at the Scrap Shotz Blog to share a New Product Reveal - showcasing a few of the fun items that are new in the Scrap Shotz Store - Carta Bella Gone Camping Paper Pack, Ephemera and Designer Stamps, Tim Holtz 3-D Texture Fades Lumber Embossing Folder from Sizzix, and Pink Fresh Puffy Alpha Stickers. Here's a look at a couple layouts I created using these fun supplies to document a camping trip we went on last year. I'm so excited to get these photos in my album and get ready for another summer of camping!

I used the Creative Scrapbooker June Sketch to start off my first layout, layering the wonderful papers, ephemera and stamps. The lumber embossing folder works perfectly with the outdoorsy theme! 

For the second layout, I used journaling cards from the cut apart sheets and layered elements to add to a pocket page. I love using pocket pages when I have lots of photos I want to include! Of course, I also added in some gorgeous SpiegelMom Scraps Sequins!

Here's a look at the Reveal Video where you can get a closeup of these fun products-

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz Blog to get full details and see closeups of the scrapbook layouts I created with these fun products, and have an awesome weekend!

Linked to:
Bimini Moose - June Scrapbook Challenge
Creative Scrapbooker June Sketchy Challenge

Scrap Shotz December Monthly Kit Club - Scrapbook Layout & Pocket Pages!

Hello! I'm back today to share the beautiful Scrap Shotz December Kit  and some of the fabulous kit add-on's again, and today I've created a 12x12 layout as well as a pocket page layout for you! We live in Canada, and we get a lot of cold weather in the winter, so we might as well make the best of it and get out to do activities while we can. This kit, which includes lots of awesome elements from the Carta Bella Cabin Fever collection, is so perfect for all those winter pics!! On the first layout I used a sketch from one of the Scrapbookin' Adventures UYOP workshops and layered all the pretty elements from the Scrap Shotz kit.

For my pocket page I tucked my photos and decorated cards from the cut apart sheets into the Project Life Pockets.

If you missed last week's post showing my first project, as well as a process video and an unboxing video of the kit, you can find that HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz blog to see all the details and closeups on these two pages. To subscribe to the Scrap Shotz kit club, you can check out this month's kit at the store, and the coordinating add-on's can be found here by scrolling down to the December 2017 section. Have a wonderful week and upcoming weekend!

SpiegelMom Scraps - Trick or Treat Layout!

Hi friends! I'm over at the SpiegelMom Scraps blog today sharing a Halloween layout with pics of my two littles a couple years ago. I grabbed a sketch from the Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine October Sketchy Challenge to use and some halloween papers, stickers and diecuts from my stash.

Be sure to check out the SpiegelMom Scraps blog for all the details and closeups - and don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off all your purchases at the SpiegelMom Scraps store!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful week and weekend ahead!

Linked to:
CSM Sketchy Challenge

Carnival Birthday Card!

We have been having some lovely weather the past couple days! It was perfect for the Carnival themed birthday party my 9 year old went to over the weekend. I immediately grabbed the Carta Bella Summer Fun collection to make this card for her to take!

The cute food cart was a sticker on the sticker page, which I layered on a white circle and popped up on some red wood grain paper also cut into a circle. The Fabulous Friend stamp is from CTMH and looked fun in this pink ink that I also used in the ticket stub below.

I added sequins from the 28 Lilac Lane embellishment collection on the card and envelope. It's fun to add a few extra dimensional embellishments on a card that will be hand delivered! I found the ticket stub stamp on a Tim Holtz set and used some fun colours from the new Dylusions 4 pack coordinating archival ink pad. A few more CTMH stamps and a ticket sticker from the sticker sheet finished my card and envelope off!

Thanks so much for joining me today. I hope you'll dig into your scrapbook papers and sticker sheets and see what kind of cards you can create this week!

Linked to:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG

Paper Play Sketches - #6