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!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Saturday Challenge #530 - Flowers!

Good Morning and welcome to another fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 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 .... FLOWERS!

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 page AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group.

For this challenge I decided to use the sweet You're Pretty Fly Stamp Set. These adorable birdies just make me smile! I coloured them up with Copic Markers and added some white gel pen highlights. I used the Chubby Clouds stencil with some Bubbly Blue Krafty Kolours Ink to add some subtle cloud details in the background. This cloud stencil is one of my fav's - I love how you have so many sizes and shapes to choose from!

I thought this lovely floral paper was perfect for this flowery challenge - and a cute little flower sticker popped up in the corner adds a bit of dimension and some bright colour.  A few of the Heavenly Krafty Dots finish off this cute card - perfect for Springtime!

And don' forget to check out this weekend's SALE in the Krafty Shop!  We've got several of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF while supplies last. Be sure to check them out!

Also we are doing lots of fun stuff in the Krafty Friends group this weekend for May Madness!  We've got live videos, tutorials and lots of fun!  Be sure to join us! You'll find a list of all the classes going on in the EVENT.

Here's the Birthday Kard Klass I'll be teaching LIVE at 3 pm EST today! You can always catch the replay if you aren't able to see it live. You'll find the list of exactly what you need to complete each of these sweet birthday cards here.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Kraftin' friends!! Be sure to check the links below to see all the Flower Inspiration from the Krafty Girls and enter your own for a chance to win!

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Fancy Floral Watercolour Card!

Hello! I hope you're all doing well. I'm over on the Wild Whisper Blog today with a beautiful watercoloured card that looks like it was a lot more work than it actually was - due to the beautiful mixed media papers from the Fanciful Florals Collection by Nicole Wright! She has again come up with a gorgeous collection, and this time she has handdrawn florals on the back of each paper - so beautiful!! I used some Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to watercolour the fussy cut florals and coordinated them with this pretty paper - and even incorporated an embossed background created with her stencil! You'll definitely going to want to check out the Blog for details!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to use the code DTKARLA to save 10% off all the fabulous goodies in the Wild Whisper shop - and  to all my mamma friends out there - have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Skrappy Challenge - Sticky Note Holder!

Hello good stampers and krafty friends!!! Welcome back to another month of Skrappy Fun at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We challenge YOU to make Anything BUT a Card!!! For this challenge I decided to create a cute and easy Sticky Note Holder decorated with adorable images from the Happy Hedgehogs Stamp Set and the Fancy Florals Stamps. I used the basic instructions from this Pin HERE and added my layers and images. I coloured this sweet little hedgehog up with Copics and tucked it into a diecut embroidery hoop. I left a little of the hoop unglued on the bottom so the flap could tuck in and stay closed.

For this challenge you can make anything you want to....except a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!! Just make sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps product and make sure it's a NEW creation! As soon as we have at least five people playing, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!! yep! One lucky krafter will WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

I love the beautiful flowers in the Fancy Florals Stamp Set! I stamped them with Lovely Lagoon, Pumpkin Patch and Pink Pizzaz Krafty Kolours Inks and then used coloured pencils to shade them in. I added a few pops of colour with the Fruity Krafty Dots.

Inside I added a few more stamped flowers and a sentiment from the Fancy Florals Set. I glued in the back of the sticky note pad to the base, but a new pad could easily replace the old one when it was finished!

Thanks so much for stopping by! You have until Monday June 2nd to play along AND you can join as many times as you like as long as they are new creations! Link up on the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog and/or the Krafty Friends facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff! You can check out some more incredible inspiration from the Krafty Design Team below, then join us for all the fun!! Have an amazing day friends!

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SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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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! 

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Saturday Challenge #529 - Multiple Layers!

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 .... MULTIPLE LAYERS! 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! For this week's challenge I started off with a rainbow cloud background using the Chubby Clouds Stencil and a rainbow of Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Kolours Inks! I splattered on some shimmery mist and then added my layers... shiny thread and stamped images from the super sweet That's A Wrap! Stamp Set. I coloured everything in with Copic Markers before using foam dots and glue to layer it all on.

I even tucked a layer of coordinating paper behind my stenciled background! I used white embossing powder to add a sentiment from the That's A Wrap! set and added Heavenly Krafty Dots for the finishing touch!

Inside, I added another sentiment and a fabulous accessory image, and my card is ready to send off to a special friend!

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.

And don' forget to check out this weekend's SALE in the Krafty Shop!  We are celebrating International Scrapbook Day with a HUGE selection of items on SALE this weekend! Be sure to check them out!

Also if you need a little extra inspiration or a jumpstart to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month! Feel free to use it any time!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the LAYERS creations from the Krafty Team linked below and have an amazing day!

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Mixed Media Birthday Card!

Hello! I hope you are all doing well. I'm over on the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog today with a cute mixed media birthday card using the Cat With Balloons digital stamp from the Gerda Steiner Designs Shop! I had fun with Dina Wakley Gloss Spray paints and Distress Oxide Mists to create an awesome background before adding this adorable kitty coloured with Copic Markers. I added some cardstock stickers with a birthday sentiment that arrived in the latest SCT Sampler pack! And, in case you're wondering - that fabulous blue splattered paper in the background is from my friend, Nicole Wright's newest collection from Wild Whisper - Fanciful Florals!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog to get closeups and details - and check out the Shop for all kinds of fun clear and digital stamps!

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SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG