Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps February Skrappy Challenge!

Good morning krafty friends!

It's February, 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!

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!

Here's some fabulous inspiration this month! 

I created bookmarks with my Cricut for this challenge and stamped them with the Happiness Is Reading sentiments!

They are stamped in Magical Midnight Krafty Kolours Ink, and I added some inking around the edges.

I seem to have lots of ephemera in my stash, lol, so I grabbed paper flowers and butterflies to accent the bookmarks.

I added some pretty stickers and washi to finish them off! These were then bundled up and sent off to Kraftin' Kimmie for her birthday! She is an avid reader, so I know she'll love them!!

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, March 6th 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 all the details from the Krafty Team below and be inspired to get skrappy!!

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Wild Whisper Wild Child Layout with Cut Files!

 Hello friends! I'm back today with a bright summertime layout over on the Wild Whisper Blog! I had so much fun using the fabulous Lake Life Cut File Bundle and the pretty Lake Life Paper Pack! I love being able to use cutfiles to embellish my layouts and especially for titles. They were easy to upload and cut with my Cricut Maker. I also cut the circle elements on the left with a file from Design Space and inlaid the Lake Life paper, inspired by the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine June Sketch. 

You may also want to check out the Life Life Card Pack!! as well as the large selection of Cut Files available!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to use the code DTKARLA at the Wild Whisper Shop to save 10% and have an amazing and creative day!!

Stay Home Haircut with Wild Whisper Designs & A Challenge!

Hello friends! I'm over on the Wild Whisper Blog today with a mixed media layout using some fun stencils, papers and ephemera! I used my Cricut Maker to cut out my stitched and stenciled background as well as to cut out the cutfiles for the title. My daughter was very excited to get a new look!

Be sure to use the code DTKARLA at the Wild Whisper Shop to save 10%!

Supplies:

Nicole Wright Stencils: Circlet & Fanciful Blossoms

6 Feet Apart Ephemera

Play In The Dirt Ephemera

Child At Heart Ephemera

Pam Bray Nature's Bliss Paper Pack

No Place Like Home Paper Pack

We also have a brand new Monthly Challenge for you in the Wild Whisper Community Facebook Group! I'm challenging you to use Stencils on your project and you'll have until the end of the month to enter. Check out all the details and closeups on the Wild Whisper Blog . Thanks so much for stopping by, and have an amazing and creative day!!

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!

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 Saturday Challenge #554 Make Your Own Background!

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 your own background! You can really take this challenge in so many different directions! You could make an inky or stencilled background, you could create a scene with diecuts, you can get out your stamps... I decided to create a patterned paper look by using various little Halloween images from Mini Monsters, Owl-Chemy, I Want Candy and Too Cute To Spook and colouring them in with a no-line colouring look!! I first stamped all the fun images in with various colours of Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Kolours Inks - and I could have left it there - but I decided to colour the images in with Copic Markers. I love it when I find little accessory stamps in sets - they are perfect to add in to little areas!! 

I stamped this adorable little monster from the Mini Monsters Stamp Set and coloured her in with  Copics. I added a little bit of a 'furry texture' by dotting my darkest purple marker over top. I love the adorable accessories in this set!! I stamped the balloon, treat bag and bows and layered her over a spooky fence diecut with my Cricut Maker. 

I love the sentiments in this set and chose this cute one to heat emboss on a black banner, adding some orange and white bakers twine around the top. I added some tiny Halloween Dots and some Glossy Accents to finish off the card!

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 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 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!!  Plus our new October Release is NOW available and everything is in stock! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the other projects our fabulous Design Team has come up with - and get started on your own background project!! I can't wait to see what you share! Happy kraftin'!

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Layer It Up

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Card!

Hello friends! I'm over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog today with a fresh fall card - perfect to celebrate cooler weather - and I'm thinking you could even tuck a coffee gift card for a special teacher inside! I am using the beautiful Grateful Pumpkins Stamp Set, which is 40% off all week!! It's a fabulous set to have for the upcoming autumn season. I used a Pumpkin Spice Latte coffee cup cutfile and my Cricut Maker along with paper from the P13 The Four Seasons - Autumn paper pad. 

Be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog for details and closeups! I'd love to know if you're looking forward to fall or hanging on to summer. Have an amazing week friends!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps August New Release Sneak Peeks - Day 3 Owl-chemy & Saturday Challenge!

Who's ready for more MAGIC??!! Are you lovin' what you've seen so far? Because we've got MORE! It's Day THREE day of August Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! It's our FINAL day of peeks and everything you've seen us share this week will be in the online shop this afternoon!

We are closing out the festivities with another very MAGICAL set from artist Sabrina van Vloten called.... OWL-CHEMY! We're so excited to share this fabulous set with you-hooo!  So many gorgeous designs featuring our feathered friends, plus accessory stamps and fun sentiment sets!

Of course, today is also Challenge Day and as always, during release week the theme is Anything Goes! So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item.....with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!  Use any sketch, design, colour scheme you want! We can't wait to see your creations, and you have until next Friday night to play along!  Feel free to link up your submission on the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog and/or by uploading your pic to the folder in our Krafty Friends facebook group!  You could WIN a $25 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You'll get to see all sorts of sweet creations featuring OWL-CHEMY as you hop around the Krafty Team blogs today!  PLUS you'll see some of the other goodies in action....like our new stencils, new ink and new Krafty Dots! I decided to create a wonderful Halloween box card using my Cricut Maker and a Box Card in Design Space (#M504CC66), which is included in Cricut Access. These are fun because they open up to create a 3D scene, but fold closed to fit into an envelope for mailing! If you don't have an electronic cutting machine there are lots of tutorials on-line too!

I stamped all my images with Totally Taupe Ink for a no-line effect and coloured them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I layered them to fit on the inserts so that they appear staggered - there are so many fun images and accessories that this set is perfect to create awesome scenes with!

I used the tiny star included in the set to stamp inside some of the circles on the Simple Stories Say Cheese Halloween paper I used. I love the books from the stamp set - you can lay them flat or stand them up! Super cool!

I stamped the spooky sentiment in our NEW TEMPTING TANGERINE Ink and added more of the tiny stamps included - how cool would these be to create your own patterned paper!! 

Here's the Day 3 Sneak Peek Video where you can see this fantastic set and the card I made close up! 

We've also got a sketch for you!  If you're needing a little inspiration, feel free to use this awesome sketch anytime this month! 

Everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group this afternoon at 2pm EST! For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!! AND MAKE SURE YOU COMMENT ON EVERY BLOG from all the peek days this week for a chance to win Krafty $$$ in the shop! See you back here tomorrow for our Krafty Release Celebration HOP!

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Indoor Adventure with Wild Whisper!

Hello!! I hope you're all doing well! I'm over on the Wild Whisper Blog with a fun layout using the fabulous NEW Adventure Collection to create a layout about my daughter going to a local play area when she was in Kindergarten. It's amazing how quickly the time passes!! I thought it would be fun to take some indoor pics and use them with the fun papers and sentiments. I cut the Indoor part of the title with my Cricut Maker using the Adventure paper. The May Creative Scrapbooker Sketch was perfect to pull it all together!

I've got all the details and closeups on the Wild Whisper Blog, and don't forget to use the code DTKARLA at the Wild Whisper Shop to save 10% off your purchases!! Have an amazing weekend friends - and if you're looking for even more inspiration, check out the latest Live Videos I've done by scrolling down on my Facebook Page! 

Sew Sweet Pea Love Pattern with Cricut and a Giveaway!!

Hello friends! I hope you had a great weekend! I'm back today with a fun project you just might want to try, and a fun GIVEAWAY below!!  I made this as a gift for my niece and actually used this Canvas Tote as the gift bag to give her birthday gifts in! If you haven't heard of Sew Sweet Pea, you'll definitely want to check them out! They are a family run business with beautiful sewing patterns that can be cut with your electronic cutters using the SVG pattern file! Now, if you don't have an electronic machine you can still cut out their beautiful patterns by hand using the downloadable PDF. They also include lots of information on how it goes together and even give you instructions on how to applique and what kind of stitches you can use! I decided to cut the Love Cushion Applique Sewing Pattern pieces out of Natalie Malan Patterned Iron-On Vinyl using my Cricut Maker, but you can just as easily cut them from fabric. 
 I love that the Love word and hearts actually form a heart! I thought these pretty Patterned Iron-On colours actually looked like fabric! Don't forget to mirror your cuts when you're using Iron-On! One of the files that comes in the download is actually mirrored so you won't forget - and yeah I'm saying that because you know I forgot, lol! I left my hearts 'backwards' but I had to recut the Love... Oh well!

Here's a quick video where you can see how easy it is to upload this pattern into Cricut Design Space! Don't forget after you have it you can use it to cut fabric, vinyl, iron-on, paper and more!!

I trimmed close to the backing material so I could layer each heart and letter on and iron them on at one time with my Cricut EasyPress 2 and the EasyPress Mat. I'm telling you the EasyPress 2 and Mat is a game changer! I pressed for the recommended time and then removed the liner pieces and I love how it turned out!!

Now for the Giveaway!! I have 3 vouchers sponsored by Sew Sweet Pea!

Leave a comment telling me if you like to use fabric or iron-on vinyl (or something else!) to make a special gift for yourself or someone else.... Extra entry if you tell me what your favourite Sew Sweet Pea Pattern is!!

3 Vouchers to be won 1) 50% off your order, 2) $10 Gift Voucher, 3) $25 Gift Voucher!! -Leave your comment(s) by Friday May 8 @ 11:59 MST - winners announced Saturday, May 9th!

There are 4 places to leave comments for a chance to win - 1)On the YouTube video 2) On this blog post, 3)On the Sew Sweet Pea Post on Instagram and 4) On the Sew Sweet Pea Post on Facebook

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope your inspired to get creative this week, and have an amazing day! 

Two Layouts Using Scrap Shotz March 2020 Kit!

Hello! I hope you're all doing well! We had a lovely Easter Weekend and even though we didn't get to see family in person, we chatted on the phone and dropped off a few care packages. The girls were so excited to find Easter goodies waiting for them and of course we had turkey dinner. :) I also had fun putting two layouts together for the Scrap Shotz Blog using the beautiful March 2020 Kit featuring the absolutely gorgeous Pinkfresh Studio My Favorite Story collection!! I decided to start with the  Creative Scrapbooker Magazine April Sketchy Challenge. If you're ever stuck or just enjoy starting with a sketch like me you'll find tons of sketches in this Facebook Group!

Here's a look at the Video where you can see how this layout came together and how fun it is to use the Tim Holtz Embossing Glazes to embellish your diecut ephemera!

And I had so much fun I had to create one more layout! This one is a special one of myself and my husband on a date night a few years ago. I loved being able to document these photos in such a beautiful way! I was able to grab the cutfiles for FREE from the Pinkfresh Studio Fan Group! The albums in the group have all the available files free to download and there is lots of inspiration, as well as challenges in their group! I used my Cricut Maker and Design Space to cut out the flowers and the leaves from cardstock that was in the kit! I decided to play along with the Fan Group's Sketch Challenge for this week and make it even more fun!

Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz Blog to get all the closeups and details for both these layouts, and check out this pretty kit in the Shop! We also just started a new Scrap Shotz Paper Crafting Group on Facebook, and we'd love to see you over there!  Have a happy and safe week my friends!

50 Rocks Birthday Card!

Hello! I have an exciting card to share with you from the Wild Whisper Blog today!  I pulled out the Masculine Collection from Wild Whisper and my Cricut Maker and got busy making a card for my husband's...50th birthday! He's an amazing guy, and we are so lucky to have him, and he really does rock - so this card was perfect!!

Inside, I used a frame cut from one of the 12x12 pages and stamped it with a birthday sentiment. I really am loving using my Maker to cut shaped cards and then putting my own touch on them!

Thanks so much for stopping by! You can find the cutfiles on Cricut Design Space HERE ready to customize, and be sure to use the code DTKARLA to save 10% in the Wild Whisper Shop. All the details as well as closeups can be found on the Wild Whisper Blog. Have an amazing weekend friends!