Hello! Today I'm sharing an adorable way to bring a smile to a friend - maybe even a new friend! I'm over on the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog with this sweet Gerda Steiner Designs Pen Pal Bear digital stamp that I used to decorate some fun stationary for my new pen pal! I think she's going to like the paper and matching card - be sure to check out the blog for a closeup of both with a coordinating watermark feature! I had fun pairing the cute bear with some circle Sizzix diecuts I ordered from Amazon with a gift card my family gave me for Mother's Day! I love the layers 💛
Thanks so much for stopping by! You can find all the details and closeups on this card on the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog - and check out the adorable clear and digis at the Shop. Thanks so much for stopping by - hope your day is crafty and fun!
Hello!! I'm so excited to be back today with a fun new Saturday Challenge from the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog. This week we are challenging you to Combine Your Stamp Sets. It's always fun to pick up new goodies, but when you can combine them with other sets you have - bonus! *Be sure to check out the code below for an awesome sale in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!!
I pulled out 5 different sets to use on this card!! On the front I'm using Snowflake Kisses- I embossed the snowflakes with Stampendous Shabby Blue embossing powder and used a sentiment from the set stamped in Crisp Crimson Krafty Kolours Ink, the adorable Jolly Happy Snowmen -coloured with watercolour markers (PS You can check out the colouring video for that HERE) and Solid Holiday to stamp the yummy cup of hot cocoa! I used Rainbow Krafty Dots to add three pops of red at the bottom of the card.
I coordinated the stamped images to match colours in the Crate Paper Snowflake Collection and added some puffy marshmallows and bits of snow on the sentiment strip with a snow marker, which puffs when heated.
Inside, I stamped a sentiment and another cup of cocoa with the 5th set - Beary Big Hugs using the Crisp Crimson and Marvelous Mocha Inks.
Of course you don't need to use more than 2 stamps, but I wanted to challenge myself, and I had fun mixing and matching sentiments and stamps!
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 $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!! Woohoo! There are TWO ways to enter....you can link up your creation at the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends facebook group!
We also have a brand new sketch to inspire you for the month of February! Feel free to use it any time you like when you need a little kickstart to your creative process!
It's ALSO Kraftin' Kimmie's Birthday!! So we have a special SALE going on this weekend! Feel free to MAKE YOUR OWN SALE by using coupon code HB2ME to receive 29% OFF anything in the shop! No limits! PLUS all orders $50+ will receive a FREE GIFT!
This fabby sale runs Jan 31st to Feb 3rd!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out all the fabulous inspiration from the Krafty Girls linked below, and have an amazing weekend!! Happy Krafting and Happy Shopping!
Good morning and welcome to another Saturday challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. This week the challenge is LOVE/FRIENDSHIP! Since Valentines Day is fast approaching I wanted to make a sweet Valentine using the adorable You're Gnawsome images along with a tree stump from the Whimsical Gnomes set. These cute beavers are one of the New Releases for January - and they sold out in record time - so thank goodness they are back in stock!!
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 $40 gift 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 facebook group!
I started off by stamping my images with Wicked Black Krafty Kolours Ink and then colouring with Copic Markers. I added a few white gel pen dots and dashes for highlights and fussy cut them out. This beautiful paper is designed by Nicole Wright and just released by Wild Whisper! I couldn't wait to use it on this card!! I love the way the sun turned out, stamped with Yummy Yellow Ink for an almost no-line look!
I used both Krafty Scenery Stencils to create grass, trees and clouds (sponged with Enchanting Emerald, Green Goblin & Bubbly Blue) on this fun textured paper that I cut into a heart shape with a Sizzix dotted die. The dots made it easy to add some neat stitching around the edge. The Tim Holtz Valentine Side Order dies worked great with the fun mixed media look papers, and the little envelopes were perfect to add a few stamped love notes to.
I tucked one of the cute love letters under this guy's tail and added glittery Stardust gel pen and Glossy Accents to various areas. I embossed the cute, punny sentiment with white embossing powder and added Pastel and Lovey Krafty Dots for even more embellishment!
Inside, I cut a banner from more of Nicole Wright's paper and stamped another sentiment from the set. This is such a great set and would be totally cute for Anniversaries, Birthdays, Woodland Themes and Friend Cards too!
We also have a sketch to inspire you for the month of January! Feel free to use it any time you like when you need a little kickstart to your creative process!
We've got a selection of our fun stamp sets on 40% OFF until Sunday night and while supplies last!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the amazing inspiration in the link below, and join us for the Love/Friendship Challenge - I can't wait to see what you create! Happy kraftin'!
Hello! Well things have been moving fast over the summer here with the kids out of school, but obviously slow on my blog! We've been doing lots of summer activities around our neighborhood and even went camping this past week. I really enjoyed taking to the time to create this cute snail mail card using the super sweet Snail Mail Digital Stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs.
I coloured the image with Copic Markers and added some white gel pen highlights. I used a nesting heart die from Sizzix that adds pierced holes around the edge. I just love sitting and stitching and this was so easy and relaxing! I used a Tim Holtz envelope die from the Valentine Sidekick set and added some Glossy Accents to the hearts. A few sequins scattered around the shaped card add just a little more bling!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Gerda Steiner Design Blog to see all the details and get lots of inspiration. You can find lots of fun stamps - digi and clear - in the shop. Hope you're having a great summer and having a little time to create as well!
Hello friends! Sometimes I sure feel like I need to cover myself in sticky notes to remember everything I need to do, lol! This cute Post It Notes Panda Clear Stamp from Kitty Bee Designs is sure to do just that 😉 I'm sharing him over on the Kitty Bee Designs blog today, so I thought I'd share him with you here and give you all the details.
I used some pretty papers from the Whimsical collection by Paige Evans for Pink Paislee. I love that she has coordinating stickers! I stamped this cutie onto a background cut with a Sizzix die and coloured him in with Prismacolor and Copic Markers. A bit of Glossy Accents over the sticky notes adds such a neat effect.
Inside, I added a thank you sentiment using an Altenew stamp set and coordinating die. I used some of the new Tim Holtz Metallic cardstock to diecut the word and I loved how it turned out!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a fantastic week friends!!
Hello sweet friends! I just love seeing all the lovely new images available in the Gerda Steiner Designs shop, and today I'm sharing this super cute Umbrella Mouse digi with you. This cutie could be used for many different occasions, but I chose a get well sentiment from Pretty Cute Stamps to coordinate with it. I decided to do some paper piecing to give her a trendy umbrella, scarf and jacket - and I'm sharing just how to do that in a little tutorial on the GSD Blog.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Gerda Steiner Designs blog to see closeups and details on this pretty card, and have a lovely weekend!
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Today I'm over on the Kitty Bee Designs blog sharing a cute little card with you using the Honu Seabuddies Turtle Digi Stamp from Kitty Bee Designs. (If you ever don't see a particular stamp you're looking for in the shop, be sure to send a message through FB or the Etsy Store!)
I layered up papers and a pretty flower sticker from one of the SCT Sampler Packs, along with the lovely Paige Evans Turn The Page print in the center, and coloured up this sweet little turtle to match with alcohol based Prismacolor Markers. I cut the pretty polka dot background paper with a scalloped stitched die from Your Next Stamp.
I layered several diecuts of the Hello Bluebird 'hello' die to create a chipboard look and placed it on a rectangle cut with a Sizzix die. Now this sweet card is ready to send to a friend for any occasion!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs blog for lots of inspiration from our amazing design team, the Aloha Friday Challenge blog for the latest challenges, and the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Shop for the adorable designs available! I hope you have a wonderful, crafty week ahead!
Well, I certainly hope you all had a great New Years! I feel like it's been ages since I posted, but I have been working on lots of fun things!! The girls went back to school today, and we were busy, but not crazy, over our holidays. I think we were all pretty much ready to get back to routine today, though I could definitely have slept an extra hour or two ;) Last month I was lucky enough to win the Let's Toast Lawn Fawn stamp from the LF Blog when they posted their new releases! They mailed it right out to me and I picked up the coordinating dies and Pull Tab add-on dies so I could get a head start on my Valentine Cards. Let me tell you, these are so cute! The pull tab is quick and easy to figure out and I had fun putting it together. I definitely wanted to share these two cute cards with you along with a video so you can see how they came together.
I just love how this little poptart peeks out of the toaster! I coloured the images with Copics and Prismacolor Markers and layered them on patterned paper by Pink Paislee/Paige Evans and Pink Fresh Studio for nontraditional Valentine colours.
The little faces that come in the set are adorable, and the sentiments are so punny!
Here's a look at the video where you can see it in motion!
And here's a bonus second card I created with this set, turning it into a Thank You card!
I love that the pop up mechanism works with both the poptarts and the toast! Here I used some pretty heart paper from Paige Evans' newest Whimsical collection.
You could turn this into a Hello card, Happy Birthday or Valentine!
The cute cheeks come as a stamp that fits perfectly - I always have to add rosy cheeks, so I definitely love these!
Inside, I added a gift card holder cut with a Sizzix/Tim Holtz die and a Thanks sentiment cut from a Sizzix die.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic week, and would love to know if you're thinking about creating Valentine Cards yet. 💗
Hello! I hope you all have an amazing Christmas! We sure did!! Even though the excitement of Christmas itself is over I love looking forward to the kids being off this week, relaxing, doing wintery crafts. Today, I'm sharing a cute interactive birthday card over on the Gerda Steiner Designs blog using the What's On The Table digital stamp. We have lots of winter birthdays in our house, so you can never have too many cards on hand!
Here's a look at the flip slider element in action -
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Gerda Steiner Designs blog for closeups and details. Enjoy your holidays and have a very Happy New Year friends!
Hello! I hope you have all had a wonderful week! I'm back today to share some awesome new Tim Holtz goodies that are now available in the Scrap Shotz store!! These fun crafty products are just perfect to get your Christmas crafting started!! I've got two videos for you showing you closeups, with lots of ideas on how to use them. The first one I'm sharing is Tim Holtz Sizzix Release.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope having a look at these goodies has inspired some Christmas crafting ideas. Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz Store where you can find these before they sell out - and have an wonderful weekend!!
Hi Friends! I hope you've been having a lovely week so far! I've had lots of fun creating projects lately and here's one more for you! It's time for the midweek inspiration for Challenge #130 over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!
Challenge #130
Halloween/Fall
Super big thanks to our sponsor for this challenge
For this challenge I'm sharing the adorable Winnie Wednesday Skull digi image from Polkadoodles! You can purchase her as a digital image either coloured or uncoloured. I decided to colour her in myself, but the precoloured image is really cute too!
I used some Prismacolor and Hobby Colour markers to colour her in after printing the image on regular white cardstock. I always print in 'fast draft' to lay down a lighter amount of ink and since the lines are fairly fine this resembles a no-line colouring technique, which is always fun to try!
I used some Lawn Fawn and Simple Stories papers and grabbed diecuts from Your Next Stamp, Kaisercraft, Waffleflower and Sizzix to cut out various elements for this card.
Inside, I stamped a cute greeting from a Lawn Fawn stamp set with Distress Oxide Ink.
I popped up some of the elements with foam tape and used the Simple Stories Vintage Halloween papers to add sentiments and those cute pumpkins. A bit of gel pen highlights adds some detail to the image to finish it off.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge to see all the inspiration from the other awesome Design Team members - and enter your own project HERE for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful weekend!
