A Kraftin' Kimmie New Year's Resolution

After trying to decipher my first class assignment, I figured I'd run and take solace in posting another card.  This image is Carole from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps:

I have followed this week's sketch challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog.

This is another image that I coloured during my hiatus and made into a card Friday night at Christine's house.

Although I love the yellow-green copics, I find blending them a tad difficult.  I look forward to Copic adding more colours to their YG range.

I hinted at a story involving the whole application process at the Glenrose.  Well, my son's teacher nicely agreed to fill out the two page teacher's questionnaire and two page short answer teacher's assessment.  She filled it out one evening and handed it to me the next morning.  I was so grateful for her taking the time to complete it - I imagine it wasn't much fun.  At work I decided to use my lunch time to assemble all the necessary documents for submission.  I looked through my bag - no teacher's portion.  I looked through the car - no teacher's portion.  That made no sense.  I pulled apart all the contents of my bag...then I went back through the car.  I was just about in tears.  It was gone.  I sat down at my desk and tried to figure out how I could have lost the teacher's portion between the short hours betwen 9am and noon.  I'd dropped my son off at school, stopped at the post box on the way to work to mail T4s and invoices for work, I arrived at the office - where could it possibly be?!  OMG!  I mailed it!  I stuffed it into the post box with the T4s!  No address on it, just a brown T4 envelope with the teacher's name on the outside.  I called Canada Post in tears - could they find my envelope??  Yeah right.  Might as well search West Edmonton Mall for a tooth pick was the polite response I got from Canada Post.  So, then I had to explain what I had done to my son's teacher and ask her if she had made a copy.  No such luck.  I then proceeded to beg her to complete the form a second time...  And would you believe something happened to that form too??  But I'll save that for another day.  :)

Carole will be entered into the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - sketch

Crazy for Challenges - stripes and polka dots

CES Challenges - spots and dots

Thank you for looking!

You Make Me Smile

Oh Happy Thursday!  Friday is almost here and I will be re-arranging furniture like a crazy woman all weekend - yikes!  On the plus side, we are getting all new windows on our house Monday and Tuesday - and a new front and back door.  So, my craft room is now a craft basement as I have stuff spread across two rooms now.

Tonight I put together a card with an image I coloured at Christine's on Monday - Eleanor from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps:

The layout is from Card Positioning Systems and I combined that challenge with the *Text* Me challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog - the words 'Flip Flop Fun' can be found on the paper.

Eleanor is coloured with copic markers.

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00

Swimming Cap: BG0000/BG10/BG15/BG18

Flowers: YR12/YR14/YR16  Y0000/Y00/Y06  Y15 

Swimsuit/Leaves: YG11/YG13/YG23

The inside is made complete with a humorous sentiment from a little one:

Eleanor will be entered into the following challenges:

Card Positioning Systems - sketch

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - *Text* Me

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Humour

Thank you for looking! 



Princess Petunia and May Flowers

Happy Saturday!  Today I'd like to share a card with one of my precious Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Princess Petunia!

I followed the sketch at Card Positioning Systems which is currently being sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  Last week when my daughter and I went on the kindergarten tour at the neighborhood school, we met a little girl who lives right around the corner and will be in my daughter's class!  Exciting times for my little princess and to celebrate, she wanted Mom to make a card to give her new little friend.

As both girls are very "girly", I chose this beautiful yellow and pink floral paper from Crate Paper.  I added some Wild Orchid flowers and Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds.  Princess Petunia is coloured with copic markers - of course!

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/E000/E00

Dress/Hat: R81/R83/R85

Veil and dress trim: RV00/R81

Princess Petunia will be entered into the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - A right Royal knees up!

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes!

7 Kids College Fund - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Creative Inspirations - Spring Colours: Pink/Yellow/Green

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch (I used Card Positioning Systems here)

Charisma Cardz - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - May Flowers

Thank you for looking!  Check out Paper Sundaes Design Team call details here!

You are the Queen!

I just love that sentiment from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  The sentiment comes with the beautiful Queen Guinevere:

I intended to enter Queen Guinevere in last week's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog, however my husband had other plans last night.  He arranged for the babysitter to watch our two cute little monsters for a couple extra hours so that he could take me out for supper - how could I refuse such an offer??  So, sadly with his romantic gesture I did not make the cut-off for their challenge but I did follow the current sketch at Friday Sketchers.

I followed the recipe challenge at Simon Says Stamp - 1 image, 2 patterned papers + 1 cardstock (the wine layer is not cardstock, rather the second patterned paper), and three different embellishments (lace, pearls, and flowers).  The Bo Bunny papers inspired me to enter the Mardi Gras colours challenge at 7 Kids College Fund.

Queen Guinevere will also be entered into the following challenges:

Cupcake Crafts - anything but square (card is just under 5 x 6 inches)

Papertake Weekly - anything goes (optional old - older stamp and left over paper)

Copic Creations - complimentary colours (violet and gold/mustard)

Thank you for looking!  I'll see you tomorrow with a new sponsor at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!

A Kraftin' Kimmie sketch with Lillith

Good evening!  It's Friday, so I have another Kraftin' Kimmie creation for you.  This week's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog is a sketch by Elaine.  Today I've used one of the first KKS which caught my eye - Lillith.

The patterned papers are from Basic Grey's Marjolaine collection and the cardstock is Bazzill.

Lillith was cut out after a failed attempt at doing a dotted border around the image - yikes!  She is coloured with copic markers.

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/000/00

Hair: E50/Y21/Y26/Y28

Barrettes: Y17

Dress/Tights/Shoes: BG10/BG72/BG75  G20/YG23  E40/41/43

Frog: YG11/03

Thank you for looking!  See you Sunday!

Happy Anniversary Honey

This week's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog was a recipe: 3 main colours, 2 patterned papers, 1 ribbon, and 1 button.  I decided it was a great opportunity to create an anniversary card for my hubby using the sexy Annette :

The patterned papers are from Webster's Pages.  I cut different elements from the first paper out to create a scene.  The ribbon is from Stampin' Up and the button is from Bazzill. 

Copic Details

Skin: E0000/000/00

Hair: E50/41/35

Dress: B91/93/97

Stockings: E41/43/44

Lips: R35

Shoes/Belt: E43/44/47

A better angle for the Crystal Effects on her lips and shoes:

Annette will be entered into the following challenges:
Cupcake Crafts - I Heart You
Simon Says Stamp - Make Your Own Embellishment (flower, butterfly, dress form were cut out to create embellishments)
7 Kids College Fund - Calling All Squares (card is 6.5 x 6.5 inches)
All That Scraps - For the Guys (anniversary card for my hubby)
Cute Card Thursday - Shiny Happy Cards (glossy lips and shoes)

Thank you for looking!

A Kraftin' Kimmie Valentine

Over a year ago I decided to try to attain a coveted design team position with a fabulous Canadian stamp company - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  Needless to say, that did not go so well.  I was new to the world of blogging and new to copic colouring.  A year later, I am ready to try again - and to demonstrate my improved copic colouring skills with red and black!  The challenge this week at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog is "Red".  And this beauty is Giselle:

The sketch is newly posted today from Friday Sketchers.  The papers are from Bo Bunny and the cherry blossoms are from Wild Orchid. 

Sadly, I must admit that it has been a while since I've played with my Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and that I have several who have never seen ink! 

Copic Details

Skin: E00/E000/E000

Hair: E50/Y21/Y26/Y28

Hat/Apron/Bows/Shoes: R59/R46/R27/R24

Skirt: T08/T07/T06/T05/T04

Stockings/Apron trim/Gloves/Shirt: T0/T01

Tea pot: R85/R83/R81

Giselle will be entered into the following challenges:

Craft Your Day Away - Photo Inspiration (Red, White, and Ribbon)

Stamptacular Sunday - Hearts Gone Wild

Cupcake Craft - Seeing Red

Papertake Weekly - Have a Heart

7 Kids College Fund - I {Heart} You

Cute Card Thursday - Hearts and Flowers

Thank you for looking!

Celebrating Mother's Day with Paper Sundaes!

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Sunday!  What a terrific start to another week!  This week the challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is a sketch and the sponsor is the utterly fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  I am obsessed with the images from the Moonlight Whispers line and the fairies by the talented Crissy Armstrong.  I own all nine of her sentiment sets and love the cute antics of Cindy and Mindy - a girl and her teddy bear.

The sketch was specifically chosen to work with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps:

One of my favorite things about KKS, in addition to their images and reasonable shipping rates, is that they are Canadian!  Not only am I supporting a Canadian company and even some Canadian artists when I purchase from them, but the shipping times are super fast!  I placed an order May 1st and received my goodies May 6th - so I am excited to feature the beautiful Queen Guinevere on my card: 

I really wanted to make her extra special for my Auntie, aka Mom #2, so I created her as an easel card.

Queen Guinevere is coloured with copics and features papers from Basic Grey's Bittersweet collection.  She will be entered into this week's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog - Neopolitan Colour Challenge - Pink, Chocolate and Vanilla.  She will also be entered into the challenge at The Pink Elephant (Mommy I Love You) while my Mom is alive and we are close, when my mom is unavailable (like now, currently sailing in the Virgin Islands), it's my Auntie who checks in on me and to whom I chat almost daily.  My Mom and Auntie are sisters and best friends and I am ultra lucky to have two "moms".  I know they both read my blog so I'll take this opportunity to just say "Love you Both"!

Thanks for looking!  I look forward to seeing your interpretation of my sketch this week at Paper Sundaes!

A Krafty Challenge with Emelia

Oh joy!  Hard to imagine that I started colouring Emelia over three weeks ago with the intention of entering her in Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge.  Well, I finally found the time to put her into a card.  This week's challenge at KKS Challenge blog is "A Little Punchy" so I combined it with the make your own flower challenge at Cupcake Crafts and the sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches.

I popped the flowers and Emelia with foam squares for extra dimension.

It's been a while, but I found time to finish the inside of the card too!

Have you seen the upcoming releases at Kraftin' Kimmie??  Oh my!  Check out KKS blog for sneak peeks that are fantastical!  My son has already insisted that the dragon is a MUST!  I have not shown my darling daughter the princess and queen as I already know her opinion!

Thanks for looking!  Check out Saturday's post for an extra special announcement!!!

Details

Stamp: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Emelia
Ink: Memento
Paper: Bazzill, My Minds Eye
Embellishments: copic markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Paper Shapers flower punches, Making Memories Vintage Findings pins, Kaisercraft pearls, unknown ribbon

Francesca and Cara Chatting

Trying to sneak in a few more challenges this week.  First up, is another of my beloved Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Francesca:

Last week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge was buttons & bows.  I used the basic layout on the inside too:

I'm not satisfied with the next card, I think it needs more bling, but I'd like to enter it in a few challenges so I guess it is going up as is for now.  The image is one of my favorite Mo's teenage images - Cara Chatting.

This layout is from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge.  Well, there was a mainly pink challenge going on but I hummed and hawed so long over the card that the challenge closed.  The inside is also heavy emphasis on the pink:

Thank you for looking! 

Details for you copic enthusiasts:

Cara Chatting - Skin E000/00/02; Lips & nails RV21; Hair Y23,YR21,YR12,E35; Dress R81/83/85 and C0/01/5, trim R59; Boots C3/5/7/10; Sweater R59/85; Phone RV02/04

Francesca - Skin E000/00/02; Strawberries & hat R21/22/24; Shirt Y00/02; Shirt E31/33; Skirt BG10/13; Pockets E35/25; Hair E31/35/25; Socks YG03,BG10,Y00,R21,E31,repeat; Cupcakes R21/22/27, B26, YR68,E25,YG03,G14/21,Y02.

Further details to follow tomorrow!

Lavinia has something to hide!

The challenge this week at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge blog is to "Stash the Booty"!  The theme compliments their soon-to-be released new pirate stamps by artist Anne Rodrigue.  I have used Lavinia from the Steam Punk release by the same artist last month.  My will power escapes me whenever KKS releases anything by Anne Rodrigue as will be evidence by my disappearing bank balance when the new releases become available at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

And here's her secret, which will still remain a mystery as I am undecided as to what I want her to share - or who the recipient of this lovely lady will be!

I was inspired by this beautiful paper from webster's pages Postcards from Paris line.  After a fantastic class at the local scrapbook store, I really look at their paper differently.  I cut out several of the hot air balloons from all over the 12 x 12 paper and adhered them, some with foam squares and some not, on the front and the inside of the card. 

The inside of the card begged to use the remainder of the beautiful paper so I willingly obliged.

I apologize for the lack of sentiment, but I'm not sure where she's headed yet.  I coloured Lavinia with copic markers on Prism paper, once again using the feather blending technique.  I am not satisfied with the results on the Prism paper.  Generally I love the Prism with the limited amount of ink required to achieve a nice blend, but it appears to oversaturate with any technique which requires back and forth blending.  Lavinia will also be entered into the challenge at Copic Creations. 

Join me tomorrow for another Paper Sundaes Challenge!  Boy, does the design team have some glittery creations to share tomorrow - and another fabulous sponsor too!

Thank you for looking!

Simply Chester

This latest release from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is amazing!  I bought all four additions to the Moonlight Whispers line, a couple fairies by Crissy Armstrong, and the matching sentiment sets.  KKS can be found at Kraftin' Kimmie or Stamp and Create. 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge blog was a stretch for me this week - no embellishments!  Thankfully the design team was positively inspiring and Friday Sketchers provided the perfect sketch. 

Thanks for looking!  Only one more day to enter the challenge at Paper Sundaes!  This week's prize is provided by Ildi Co and next week - you'll have to wait and see Sunday! 

Flutter By Wednesday

Good evening and welcome to another wonderful, flutterful Wednesday!  This week I'm participating in Flutter By Wednesday and watching the fluttering from the sidelines with this adorable little angel.

I have been drooling over these beauties at Inky Impressions for months however until a friend came up this weekend, I never had any of their images.  This is fairy LiLi and I will be entering her into the challenges at Cute Card Thursday (fairy fantastic), Charisma Cardz (fruity colours), Crazy4Challenges (pink) and Papertake Weekly (sketch).

As per my usual, I continued decorating the inside - although I kept it to a simplified version of the sketch.

Thank you for looking!

Details

Stamps: Inky Impressions (Fairy LiLi), Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (sentiment)

Paper: Paper Pretties, Bazzill cardstock, Bazzill bling cardstock

Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Stampin' Up dazzling diamonds, unknown ribbon, Sizzix lots of tags, copics

Flutter By Wednesday DT

Good morning!  Today I am excited to post my creation as a guest designer for Flutter By Wednesday.  This week's challenge with Danni and her wonderful FBW team is embossing.  Monday my Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps from their new release arrived including the beautiful Bird Fairy by artist Crissy Armstrong.

She was coloured with Tim Holtz distress inks.  The brown cardstock has been dry embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folder D'vine Swirls.

The sentiment "Imagine" was heat embossed with Close to My Heart embossing powder.

I continued embossing on the inside of the card, using the left over embossed cardstock from the front and embossing the sentiment and wing.

My original idea for the inside was to go over the wing with a pink marker and stamp it - too dark.  Then I tried stamping on scrap first and making a lighter image - still not right.  Then I got the idea to emboss the wing with Stampin' Up irridescent ice - can't find it and my SU demo next door is out too.  She suggested mixing clear embossing powder with dazzling diamonds - the result was amazing!

The sentiment, also from the new KKS release, was stamped in Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa classic ink pad and quickly covered with clear embossing powder.  Granted craft ink is recommended for the clear embossing technique but I own every SU colour in classic ink pads and only two or three in the craft.  Bird Fairy will be entered into this week's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge blog, A Spool Full of Sugar (lots of layers) and Papertake Weekly (pink).

Thank you for looking!  Please check out the fantastic creations by the rest of the Flutter By Wednesday design team.  Also, the challenge at Paper Sundaes is open until Saturday night with a random winner receiving a $15 gift certificate to Stamp and Create - and Lacey carries the complete new release from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Paper Sundaes First Challenge

Another exciting Sunday as Paper Sundaes launches their first challenge today! 

I have created two cards for this occasion.  I am combining my first PS card with the challenges at Simon Says Challenge, Creative Inspirations Challenge (distressing) and A Spoon Full of Sugar.  Here is Piper which is just one of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps available at Stamp and Create.  Lacey has IN STOCK the new releases from KKS!

The sentiment is from the Kimmie's Fun Sentiments set available here.  I used another of the sentiments on the inside:

 

I love the new release from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and have a rather large order arriving any day.  Sadly it did not arrive prior to this post however the last release was just as amazing and included Drucilla.

Drucilla is slated not only for PSC1 but also for the weekly challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog (pink/red/chocolate).  My order from Stamp and Create arrived Friday so I was able to use my new double heart charms and pearls.  The fancy tags nestabilities used to showcase the sentiment is currently on sale here.

This card is destined for my darling husband, my valentine, for our upcoming Anniversary (yes, we are one of those couples who got married on Valentine's Day).  Both sentiments are from Kimmie's Sassy Sentiments.

Thank you for looking!  Now check out the fabulous sponsor and challenge at Paper Sundaes and top your Sunday with a smile!

Winner of last week's blog candy drawn by Random.org is comment #3:
ScrapinShana said...



LOVE your cards! I really like how you decorated the inside of the cards too, super cute!

Congratulations Shana!




Details for Piper
Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps available at Stamp and Create
Ink: Versafine, Colorbox Chalk
Paper: Canson watercolour paper, Bazzill cardstock, October Afternoon Weathervane collection
Embellishments: Prima flowers, unknown buttons and ribbon, Sizzlits Lots of Tags, Tim Holtz distress inks

Details for Drucilla
Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps available at Stamp and Create
Ink: Memento
Paper: Gina K, Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey Bittersweet collection
Embellishments: Double heart charms, pearls, and Fancy Tags nestabilities, unknown ribbon, copics