Be Mine Bunny!

Hi friends! I hope you're all staying warm! It's been really cold here - today it felt like -40C with the windchill.  Brrr! Well, a good day to stay in and have some crafty fun! I'm sharing a cute Valentine card with you all, and if you want to see all the details just click to go to the Instagram link!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Wishing you a very Happy New Years!!

SpiegelMom Scraps - Thanksgiving Card!

Hi friends! I hope you're having an awesome week 😁 I'm over at the SpiegelMom Scraps blog today sharing a cute Thanksgiving card. Canadian Thanksgiving is this Monday coming - I can't believe how soon it seemed to get here! I definitely wanted to get some cards ready to give out, and since we're having family over for dinner on Sunday I needed to stock up!

For all the details, inside and closeups be sure to check out the SpiegelMom Scraps blog! And don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off all your purchases at the SpiegelMom Scraps shop!

Linked to:

Pink & Main - Challenge #26 Fall (Thankful stamp set used -scrolls on front and sentiment inside shown HERE)

Craftin' Desert Divas - October Monthly Challenge (Pumpkin Patch Digital Stamp)

DL Art - Thankful Thursday October Linky Challenge

CNHC Patterned Paper - October Link Up

Kitty Bee Designs - #100 Challenge Celebration!

Hello! I hope you've been having a wonderful week! It's been really hot here, and I'm not going to complain at all because our summer is so short! So we've actually been inside a lot during the hottest parts of the day. Thursday, the girls and I went to our local scrapbook store for a card make 'n take, which was fun, and I got to visit with a couple of my besties- also fun! And then we did some shopping ;) After supper we had family movie night and watched ET. My two younger girls had never watched it and I hadn't seen it in a long time. They loved it!

So, today I'm popping in to share a cute Kitty Bee Designs card using the Happy Birthday digital stamp to celebrate the 100th Challenge Celebration Post for the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge Blog!! They are celebrating 4 years of challenges - so amazing! 

I printed this cutie out on kraft cardstock and coloured her in with Jane Davenport Magic Wand coloured pencils. Then, I used a square Kaisercraft stitched die to cut her out. I am absolutely loving these stitched dies!! 

I added a couple cute paw prints with my new Antique Linen Distress Oxide (I'm going to love this ink!) and a birthday sentiment from a Your Next Stamp set.

I layered some Kaisercraft Wildflower paper (love!) on a kraft base along with a scalloped Spellbinders Nestabilities diecut and used some SpiegelMom Scraps string and sequins along with a pretty 28 Lilac Lane button. A touch of Glossy Accents and Stickles finishes it off, and now she's ready to help somebody special celebrate their birthday!

In honor of our 100th challenge celebration, we’d like to invite you, our amazing fans and friends, to join in for a special round of amazing giveaways!! There’s a ton of ways to win one of NINE different sponsored prizes... NINE of them!!!

Here's a list of the fabulous sponsors we have:

1. All Dressed Up 
2. Bugaboo 
3. Crafty Sentiments Designs
4. Ppinkydolls
5. Scrap N’Dipity 
6. The East Wind
7. The Paper Shelter 
8. Sasayaki Glitter
9. Kitty Bee Designs 

Be sure to head over to the Aloha Friday Challenge blog for details on how to enter to win - open between July 28th to August 9th, with the winner being posted there on Sunday, August 13, 2017.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and thanks to Kitty Bee Designs for hosting such a wonderful giveaway - and to our super sponsors for their support!

Linked to:

DL Art - Thankful Thursday July Linky Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - July Linkup

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Craftaholics R Us - #29 AG

Kitty Bee Designs - Cotton Candy Panda Birthday Card!

Hello friends! I'm posting over at the Kitty Bee Designs blog today and featuring this adorable Cotton Candy Panda Digital Stamp from Kitty Bee Designs! The Carta Bella Summer Lovin' papers I had in my stash were perfect to coordinate with this cute stamp, and just right for my 5 year old, Erica's, little friend's birthday!

I used two Spellbinders Nestabilities dies to cut out my image and a coordinating mat from the patterned paper before popping them up on foam dots for dimension. A bit of Distress Ink added some shading around the edges.

Inside, I used a Happy Birthday stamp from the Waddles Bring On The BBQ stamp set by Your Next Stamp and decorated with some pretty sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Linked to:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June Linkup

DL Art - Thankful Thursday June Linky Challenge

Camp Scrap with May Flaum - June 27 Use A sentiment Stamp

Your Next Stamp - June Guest Designer!

Hi there friends! I did say I had some exciting news to share with you today, and here it is! I'm so so excited to be Guest Designing with Your Next Stamp this month!! They have the CUTEST stamps and dies and they also carry papers, inks and embellishments! I can't wait to share all the wonderful creations I've made with you all month long. Today, being the first, there's a fun INTRO on the Your Next Stamp blog which introduces any of the Guest Designers for the month - and I'm so honoured to be a part of it.

For my card today I used the Waddles Rainbow Fun stamp set. It is so adorable :) I stamped this cutie and the rainbow on watercolour paper and coloured him in with some Twinkling H2O's and Shimmerz Inklingz watercolours and then used some Distress Ink for the background. The Swoosh sentiment just goes perfectly!

I popped up Waddles sliding down the rainbow as well as one of the clouds included in the stamp set to add some dimension and also added a cute little wood veneer heart. My Spellbinders Nestabilities dies worked great to cut out my little scene and add a border with some pretty spring paper.

I added a loopy bow with a pretty button from Buttons Galore and some sparkly SpiegelMom Scraps sequins to embellish, along with some layers of paper punched with an AC border punch.

Inside, I used this awesome sentiment from the set, more sequins and this cute penguin image! 

Here's a look at everything you can find on the Waddles Rainbow Fun stamp set:

You'll definitely want to put the Your Next Stamp blog on your list to check out - every month they have new releases, sales, colour and sketch challenges (where you can use whatever stamp you have), giveaways and tons of inspiration! There are so many chances to win with them each month, it's amazing! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll see you back soon :)

Linked to:
Die Cuttin' Divas - AG
FFC #190 - AG

Word Art Wednesday - AG

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Circles (sequins!)
Craftaholics R Us - Spring Flowers/Colors

Kitty Bee Designs - Bunny Gift Card Holder!

Hello crafty friends! I'm posting over at the Kitty Bee Designs blog today and showing off this adorable Sleeping Mushroom Bun Kitty Bee Designs Digital Stamp on this cute folded gift card holder!

We are coming up to the end of the school year, and I have lots of gift cards to give out to teachers. I thought this would be a cute way to dress them up and add a special touch to their end of the year gifts! I coloured this cute digi stamp in with my Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers, added white gel pen for highlights, and then used a Spellbinders die to cut him out.

I embellished the box with SpiegelMom Scraps sequins and a sparkly clear jelly roll pen for some sparkle, a loopy ribbon bow, and a button from Buttons Galore and More.

Here's a look at the box opened up. I added a little adhesive Velcro tab to keep it closed and wrapped the gift card in some pretty patterned tissue paper wrapped with bakers twine and a tag.

 If you want directions to make your own folded box you can follow along with this video by Angie from Chic'n Scratch!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Kitty Bee Designs store to pick out your favourite stamp, and I hope you have a great week!!

Linked to:

FFC #189 - AG

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - May Challenge

Word Art Wednesday - AG
Pile It On - Animals
DL Art - Thankful Thursday May Linky Challenge

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Furry Friends

SSS Monday Challenge - Little Critters

Kitty Bee Designs - Snow Bun!

Howdy crafty friends! I'm back today to share a cute little winter snow bunny card using the Snow Bun digital stamp from Kitty Bee Designs. We are set to get more snow this week, and I figured I might as well enjoy what's left of the season! I coloured this super sweet image in with Hobby Colour and Prismacolor Markers and added some white gel pen highlights and Stickles before cutting him out with a Spellbinders Nestabilities die and my Cuttlebug.

I am really loving purple lately, and I was excited to use this pretty paper from a Heartfelt Creations paper pad - Celebrate The Season. It has lots of gorgeous blues and purples, and even though there are wonderful Christmas images in it, there are also lots of snowy winter papers and images. I fussy cut out the mittens and skates and used the papers from the pad. I sponged Distress Inks around the edges and used my sewing machine to stitch around my layered papers. A few pretty sequins from the SpiegelMom Scraps Plum Dreamsicle sequin collection, a bit more Stickles and a couple drops of some Silver Nuvo Drops add some bling!

Inside, I used a stamp from my stash and another strip of that beautiful paper!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs store HERE and the Kitty Bee Designs blog HERE for lots of adorable images and sweet ideas on how to use them!

Linked to:
SSS Monday Challenge - Transport it - Use your skates to get around!!
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - February Challenge
Die Cuttin' Divas - Animals (used Spellbinders Nestabilities die)
DL Art - Thankful Thursday #197 AG

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #88 - Color Challenge!

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 #88 over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!

Challenge #88

Use At Least 2 Colors From This Image:

Image from Design Seeds

Super big thanks to our sponsors for this challenge -

 A Day For Daisies

All Dressed Up

For my project this week I'm using an adorable image - Warm Hands Warm Heart from All Dressed Up that I coloured with coloured pencils. I love the look of this cozy knitted hat! I added some shading with a few darker coloured pencils and added some white gel pen for highlights. I cut her out with one of my favourite tools - my Cuttlebug, using a Spellbinders Die and then traced around the outside of the die to create a black border that is slightly larger, fussy cutting by hand.

 For my pink background I sponged on Distress Inks and added a row of pink stencilled hearts on the left hand side, adding a subtle effect. I grabbed some ribbon flowers, lace and a paper flower from my stash along with some lovely SpiegelMom Scraps sequins to embellish.

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!

Linked to:

DL Art - February Linky Challenge

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - February Challenge

All Dressed Up - #66 AG w/ All Dressed Up image

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Fantastic Florals

FFC #175 - AG

SSS Monday Challenge - Fav Tool - My Cuttlebug

Die Cuttin' Divas Guest Design - Happy HOWLoween Plus Bonus Card and Video!

I'm super excited today to be a Guest Designer and share a 'not too scary' 😉 HOWLoween card with you using this week's sketch over at the Die Cuttin Divas' challenge blog!

I started off by layering my Halloween papers over an orange cardbase and then added my diecut cut from the Pumpkin Carvings Cricut cartridge, which I cut with my Explore.

I coloured this adorable werewolf from the Werewolf Digital Stamp set by Pretty Cute Stamps using Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers and popped him up with foam dots to give him a bit of dimension.

I printed the digital sentiment, included in the set directly onto my patterned paper and added some handdrawn stitching lines around a banner diecut with a Spellbinders die and my Cuttlebug. The cute little pawprints are cut with my Cricut again using the SVG file from the coordinating PCS Fur Baby stamp set and stamped with the little paw print.

Inside, I used another sentiment included in the set along with a sweet sucker from the PCS Candy Faces Digital Stamp set and I diecut the white background using another Spellbinders die.

I added a few tiny star sequins from the SpiegelMom Scraps store.

Here's a look at the awesome sketch they are using over at the Die Cuttin' Divas blog:

The first Halloween card was so fun to create that I decided I would whip up another one using the PCS Mummy Digital Stamp set and make a little YouTube video for you!

Inside:

You can check out the video here with all the details on the second card or watch it below!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Be sure to check out what all the amazing Design Team members have come up with this week at the Die Cuttin' Divas blog and enter your own project! 

Don't forget you can follow me at the following places - Instagram, Facebook and YouTube!

Linked to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG
SSS Monday Challenge - Halloween
Sunnyday Crafting - AG
PDE Linky Party - AG
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge Blog - Oct challenge

Halloween Gift Set with Kitty Bee Designs!

Howdy Friends! I've got some exciting news to share with you today! I'm a new Design Team Member over at the Kitty Bee Designs blog!!

For my first project, I decided to use the adorable Halloween Mr. Bitty digital stamp to create a card and treat box holder gift set!

For the card I used an orange cardbase and inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink before layering on some Jillibean Soup papers, a pretty doily and some awesome sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps. I coloured the cute bat and pumpkin digi image with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers and popped it up with foam dots to give him some dimension.


I found some awesome black ribbon in my stash and tied it around the border. The Happy Halloween sentiment comes with the image and I cut it apart to add it under my ribbon.

These cute tags were included in a Jillibean Soup paper ephemera pack and coordinate with the 6x6 paper pack. I added more Distress Ink and layered on some diamond sequins with a brad in the center - I think it totally looks like a bat ;) and a paper star and wooden bird with glitter.

For the treat box I followed along with a video from Chic'n Scratch on YouTube where she shows you exactly how to cut and score your cardstock to create this cute little box! I layered on another one of the Halloween Mr. Bitty stamps, printed smaller - one of the awesome things about digi stamps!! and cut it with a Spellbinders die and my Cuttlebug.

I filled the little glassine bags from SpiegelMom Scraps with candies and attached a Jillibean Soup label from that 6x6 paper pack and some washi tape. These cute little bags are food safe, and adorable ;) - and you can see them close up along with the sequins I've used in my YouTube video here on my New YouTube channel!

I added more of that awesome ribbon and a little spider web from the ephemera pack.

Here's one more look at this cute gift set! I love how it turned out and I'm so excited that I'll be bringing you more Kitty Bee Designs goodies in the future!

You can check out the Kitty Bee Designs blog here, the Etsy shop here, and the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge blog here where you'll find tons of amazing inspiration and a chance to link up your own projects! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have an awesome week!