Day 3 March Release Sneak Peek -Zoodles! And Anything Goes Challenge

Hello peeps!  It's Day 3 of the 

March 2020 New Release for

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

 AND...it's also the start of  a new weekly

challenge.  The theme for Challenge # is 

ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week).
We love to see you use your KKS goodies so please join
in and show us what you've made (new creations only -
no backlinks) with ANY theme, ANY type of project! 

We hope that you've been enjoying the inspiration from the 

krafty team.  Today we have another adorable and FUN stamp

set to show you called ZOODLES by artist Nedra Sadreddin.

Sooooo FUNNNNNN - right???!!

Here's my card to share with you. 
The KKS Stencils such as the NEW Confetti stencil
are so great for making your own custom backgrounds.
That Morning Marigold ink is soooo gorgeous -
it literally changes depending on how much pressure
or layers you use through the stencils.  It ranges from a
subtle yellow to an almost orangey yellow - it's truly
adequately named.  I also used Goblin Green (my
favorite KKS green) as it's the ink of the month (hint...
that means it's on a special price this month only).
Oh! Did you notice those fun Party Dots too? 

This sentiment would be fun for a retirement, moving

or job change event.  

I'm also entering this card in the
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Use Some Green 

If you haven't already visited the rest of the krafty team,
please pop on down to the links below to do so.
Before you go though...I want to remind you of the
LIVE Online Release Party
happening Sunday morning, March 15th at 9 am EST.
All the new products will be available in the shop immediately
after that.  I bet you can hardly wait!!


Thanks so much for visiting me today! Hugs! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps NEW Release DAY FOUR and ANYTHING GOES Challenge

Happy weekend crafty peeps! 

I get the pleasure of being your hostess for this week's 

challenge and because it's peek week for the May NEW releases

at KRAFTIN KIMMIE the theme is ANYTHING GOES!

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party
is this afternoon at 2pm EST on Facebook!
I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes! 

Our final sets are by artist Annie Rodrigue! We know that so many
of you LOVE Mermaids And we've got TWO new one for you!
 First up is FLORENCE FINBOTTOM!

And the second one is SANDY SEAWATER!

I used Sandy Seawater on my card today - take a peek:

I stamped these images in Memento London Fog (light grey) ink
so I could try the no-lines technique.  Many of my krafty DT
teammates have this technique mastered but I've only done it one
other time before.  I'm pretty happy with this second attempt, but then
I think it would be hard to mess up this beautiful image too much :o)!

I'd like to also enter this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Going Dotty
Craft Rocket Challenges #37 - Fantasy
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #328 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenges 4CC #350 "Celebrating Women

Okay so it's back over to you now!  Remember it's ANYTHING GOES
so you can create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp
but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!
Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments! Have some krafty fun
and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs.
You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month,
we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for May!
I hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate
to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop! Wanna win?

Don't forget to pop on down to the links below and visit the
Krafty Krew and Guests listed below.  They have lots of super FUN
designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps!

  

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps NEW Release PEEKS Feb 2017 and ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

Hello Hello Hello! 

Today at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

we have the ANYTHING GOES theme for
this week AND another PEEK at the awesome 

NEW RELEASE stamps for February 2017.

AND the  LIVE Online Release party is this afternoon!

Aren't you just loving the peeks so far? 

Today we have another awesome set for the boy atheletes
by artist Emilie Goulet called "SPORTY BOYS".

An awesome set with two boys and some
very fun sentiments!!!

Such a great set to use for boys - but I'd love to receive a
with one of them on it too!  I absolutely adore this set!

Here's my peek card to share with you today
 

This is my year of trying things that push me a bit

out of my comfort zone creatively.  I love the look

of doodling but always struggle with it.  I decided 

to just go for it and not to try and  make it "perfect".

It is, after all, doodling :o).

The other thing I don't do a lot of is CAS and leaving a 

a borderless card base.  With this card it was easy because 

I used a panel of patterned paper sized was 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" 

(Your Next Stamp) that looks very much like a card stock base. 

I popped up the main panel with a foam sheet (SugarPea Designs)

for more dimension.  I really do love how it turned out <3.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge #175 "Anything Goes"

Crafting with Friends Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #145 "Anything Goes"

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog (2/11) - "Masculine"

As I mentioned above the challenge this week (and every Saturday 

during release weeks) is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook 

page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie 

stamp you'll double your chances to WIN! 

Have some krafty fun and join us this week!

Please plan to join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes 

this afternoon beginning at 2pm EST! You can come hang out Kimmie  

and the Krafty Team at our  LIVE Online Release party! 

So enough from me for now.  Hop on down and go visit the 

rest of the Krafty Krew and Guests to see their peeks and

then come join us with your own creation for the 

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE this week! 

See you tomorrow for the Blog Hop! D

Wonderful Wednesday 1/18/17 - Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges

Welcome to my blog and to

another weekly challenge from 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!

I get the pleasure of being your hostess this

week for WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY. 

In case you don't know, every Wednesday 

the theme challenge  is ANYTHING GOES!  

That's right...a card, a scrapbook page, a

3D project with any color, any layout, any

holiday or theme - ANYTHING goes!
Please come play along with us too.
We LOVE to see your creations!
AND you have a chance to WIN
a fabulous prize from KKS!

I'm still in the mode of making some winter themed
Thank You cards for the wonderful gifts
I received over the Christmas holidays.
I used one of the sentiments from the
brand spankin' NEW Sincere Thanks
stamp set with my favorite winter stamp sets
(at least it's my favorite this week - lol)
called Beary Big Hugs
which is perfect for this - take a look:

and here's the inside too

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges too:

Come and Get It Challenges - Good Ol' Winter

{PIN}spirational Challenges #182

("winter" is my inspiration from this photo)

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #143 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - January AG

Little Red Wagon Challenge #377 - Thank You

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #165 - Photo Inspiration

(my inspiration was "winter"

So that's all from me today :o)

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit!

Til next time...Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January NEW Release Peeks and Anything Goes Challenge

Hello again sweet friends and followers! 

Today is the final day of the NEW release peeks

for January AND...... it's also challenge day at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!!! Whoo Hoo! 

ALL of the new stamp sets you've been seeing this week

will be available THIS AFTERNOON after the 

LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!
Please come join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes 
starting this afternoon at 1pm EST! 

Today's peek is a sweet little Thank You sentiment set by Kimmie! 

Thank you sentiments can be used all year but especially 

after the holidays with all those thank you cards to send out! 

I think you love the new SINCERE THANKS set!

The set is 4x4 and comes with a total of THIRTEEN stamps!

For my card today I stamped with several of the sentiments

from this set all over the main panel and then added

an older favorite set for winter called ICE, ICE, BABY

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #233 - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls (JUGS #376) Trend Week - All Over Stamping

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#171 Always Anything Goes

Come join us this week for the ANYTHING GOES challenge! 

 You can create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with
any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double
your chances to WIN!  Have some krafty fun and join us
 this week because we LOVE to see your beautiful creations.

Now on your way you go on to see what the other
talented members of the Krafty Krew and guests have
made to share with you today! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps October NEW Release and Anything Goes Challenge

Hooray! We've made it to the weekend and it's time

for another ANYTHING GOES challenge  AND

the final sneak peek of the NEW Release stamps

this month at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!!

It's been another great month of NEW sets!

I honestly am not sure which one is my favorite.

Hmmm....I think they all are :o).  

ALL of the new stamp sets you've been seeing all week
will be releasing THIS AFTERNOON after the
LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

Please join us for all the fun, beautiful cards, giveaways and more!
The PARTY starts at 2 PM EST!  Hope to see  you there!

Today I'm sharing a card made with GOT SNOW?
by artist Annie Rodrigue! This little person seems to be having
a great ol' time making a snow fort! The image could be used
as a boy OR a girl! I LOVE that!

The set comes w/ the main image plus SIX sentiments!

During release week, the Saturday challenge is ANYTHING GOES!
So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp
but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!
Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes!
Have some krafty fun and join us this week! You have a week to play
with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce
a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for October!
We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN
a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday March 30th

Happy Wednesday krafty peeps!

Nearly the last day of March 2016 already - wow!

Wednesday's are Wonderful 

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

because the THEME is always "Anything Goes"

That's always a good thing as you can use ANY stamp

ANY theme, ANY style, ANY kind of creation (card, 

3D item, altered item, scrapbook page, tage, etc.).  

 It must be a NEW creation though and you have until 

April 5th at midnight (EST) to enter your fabulous creation! 

 At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen

 from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive

 a $20 Gift Card to the shop! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? 

 I hope you will decide to play along with us this time!
Let's see your krafty stuff!!

Today is my 25th Anniversary so I made a card for my
very patient, helpful and loving husband.  It's so amazing
how fast 25 years together goes by!  What a ride marriage is,
so many ups and downs and in betweens but as this card
says "Together is Better"!  I hope he likes this card.

Supplies:  Stamp set "Together is Better"
Papers: Simple Stories
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Whisper White & Riding Hood Red
(all from Stampin' Up!)
Colored with Copic markers

Do you recognize this layout?  It's the March sketch

at Kraftin Kimmie Challenges.  In addition to the great 

Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month 

we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long 

and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's 

during that month you will get an additional chance 

to win a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, 

it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #187 - Make Your Mark

613 Avenue Create Challenge #169 - Anything Goes no twist.

Crafting from the Heart challenge #105 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - March 2016

We are going to celebrate with a bottle of wine and a really
nice dinner at one of my favorite local restaurants tonight.
Hope that you have a wonderful rest of your week and thanks
so much for stopping in to visit me today! Hugs D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Anything Goes

Oh hello! Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!

It's the start of another weekend and that means it's time for
another fun challenge at Catch the Bug Challenges.  

This time we have the very popular "ANYTHING GOES" theme.
That means any theme, any colors, any design, any project
any image...you get it :o).  You don't have to use a
Bugaboo digital stamp but we LOVE it when you do.

You are probably aware of all the CUTE images that 

 Jodie has in the Bugaboo Stamps store but there are

also many elegant and beautiful digital images as well.  

 Today I'm sharing a beautiful card that I made for a friend's 

birthday using a Bugaboo Stamps image called "Rose Tag"

(don't worry she has already received it)

Can you tell her favorite color is purple?  I found

this perfect paper in my stash. I have no idea how long

I've had it but I was delighted to find it for this card! 

I colored the image using copic markers in the following colors:

Rose (V22, V25 and V28) 

Petals and stems (G21, G24)

Shading (W00 and W01).

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Just Us Girls Challenges JUGS #333 - Word Week "Flowers"

Craft Your Passion Challenges #301 - Always Anything Goes

The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings "anything goes"

Seize the Birthday - anything goes 

Creative Moments Challenge #88 - anything goes

I hope that you will be joining us this week at Catch the Bug Challenges.

Have a wonderful weekend! Til next time...hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie January NEW Release - DAY FIVE peeks and ANYTHING GOES Challenge

Oh my heavens...it's DAY FOUR of the 

January NEW Clear stamp set releases

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!

Have you been enjoying our peeks so far?

Are you as happy as I am that the new sets celebrate the

furry and fuzzy animal friends that so many of us are

fortunate enough to have in our lives?
I bet you can't wait to see what today's peek is all about!

It's called TOTALLY PAW-SOME! and has so many images
and fun extra stampy elements to play with plus a bunch of sweet sentiments
 for a total of EIGHTEEN stamps including a fun thought bubble!

It's also Challenge Day and our hostess is JESSIE!
 The challenge is Anything Goes (as it always is during release week)
so create a card, altered item, scrapbook page with any stamp
BUT if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll double your chances to WIN!
 Use any sketch, any design, any theme because anything goes!

Here's my card featuring this adorable set and the January sketch

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - January 

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #120 - Show Something New

(stamp set and patterned paper)

Through the Purple Haze Challenges - #93 Anything Goes

Here's the awesome sketch for this month.  You don't need
to use it but feel free to do so it it will give your MOJO
a little extra boost.  I LOVE to use sketches :o)

 Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we love to see
your creations!  At the end of the month there will be a lucky winner from
all of the creations submitted for the month of January!
 You can WIN a $20 gift card to spend in the Kraftin Kimmie Shop!

All of our new January clear stamp sets will be released THIS AFTERNOON!
 Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 2pm EST!
 Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of
 krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have
fun with us! Hope to see you there!

Catch the Bug Challenges - Anything Goes

Hello, hello, hello!! 

Happy weekend - whoo whoo :o) 

It's the start of November and a whole new month
of awesome inspiration at  Catch the Bug Challenges.

This first Saturday of the month we have an "Anything Goes" theme

for you and the DT have made some terrific creations to share with
and inspire you to play along.
  

My card for you today uses the adorable digital image called 

"Frame it - Have a Spooktacular Day"

Aren't these cute little monsters (my favorite kind of monster)?
Halloween has now passed but this was my last halloween card for 2015.
I was happy to have several this year to send out to friends :o). 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Girlz Challenge #8 - anything goes w/twist of bewitched
Crafter's Cafe #136 - Inspired by a Song (Monster Mash)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
I hope you will join us this week with your own fab creation.

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday - Sending Squishy Hugs

Hello sweet friends and followers! Happy hump day!

I had Monday off from work and now all my days are 

messed up! Does that happen to any of you?

It's Wonderful Wednesday time at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! 

Our Krafty Gal hostess this week is Alexis.

As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!
 We hope you can play along!! 

My card today features another darling stamp & sentiment

from the brand spankin' NEW Release - "Squishy  Hugs"

and the Wonderful Wednesday sketch for this month.

All of the BRAND NEW February stamps (including this one)
are in the store, as well as some other new goodies! 

I think this is my favorite set from the New Release.

Don't you just love the look on that cat's face?

We had cats when I was little - LOVED them, but I 

developed allergies to them and can't have them anymore :o( 

My littlest sister used to grab the cats and 

carry them around like this. Really, I swear she did!!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #111 Anything Goes

(with optional twist of Random Acts of Kindness)

Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #132 Make Your Mark

Inky Impressions Challenge #197 - Cute and Cuddly
Simply Create Too - Challenge #79 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #249 - Always Anything Goes

Have you seen the news?!?!? Wanna be a Krafty Guest? 

 Head over HERE for all of the deets!!

The Krafty Gals and Guests have made some awesome creations
to inspire you this week.  Please go visit them too and say "hi"!
I hope that you will decide to play along with us this week.
Your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any
design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! 
It must be a NEW creation and you can enter until January 6th at midnight! 
At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the 
submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! 
What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

Will you be joining us for the Krafty Friends Blog Hop???
 We'd love to have you join us! 

I think it's going to be a whole lot of FUN!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

ATSM #91 - Anything Goes

Hello friends! Time for another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! 

ATSM Challenge #91 is "ANYTHING GOES" - Yahoo!! This is a very popular challenge.
I'm already getting my fingers all nimbled up to be leaving lots of comments this week :o)  

We have a fabulous sponsor this week - ARandomFan

Here's my card using the sponsor image called "Underwear Hero":

This image reminds me so much of my own son (who is now in college).
He used to grab the underwear out of the basket (usually clean ones :o))
and put them on his head racing through the room dressed much
like this image is (no shoes though).  He might be a bit mortified that
I shared this with you but it's a wonderful memory!

I've mentioned a time or two that I've been taking some on-line skin and hair

coloring classes.  I actually colored this image quite early on before

I had gotten too far into the hair tutorials.  Kind of disappointed with how

the hair turned out - but then I have to remember that I'm still learning

and this image is just too cute not to share with you.  

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

FUSION - I used the sketch (rotated)

and
Feeling Crafty Challenge #27 - Anything for a Child
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - April

I hope that you will go visit the rest of my lovely DT pals at ATS&M and
see their wonderful creations too.  I can't wait to see what you make!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATS&M #86 - Anything Goes

Hello friends and followers, so nice of you to stop by to visit me today!  Time for another weekly challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!  This week Darnell is our guest designer - love her work and so glad to have her with us :o).  Oh and did I mention...she is darn funny too?

ATSM #86 is the ever popular "Anything Goes" - whoot woo!  You know you love it and we definitely love seeing what you come up with.  Here's my Anything Goes to inspire you to play along with us this week:

This is my second birthday box card.  I decided to go "springy" this week for a special friend in mind.  Here's a couple more views:

I used a combo of 4 different stamps and 3 different die sets and 2 punches to make this card.  

I LOVE this new watercolor wonder designer paper.

Short post for me today as it's early in the week and already a bit crazy for me.  I didn't sleep well last night. I think it's that darned leap forward time change.  Kicks my fanny every year for about a week afterward - just seems to throw everything out of whack.  I am however, really looking forward to spring and the pretty flowers that will start poking their pretty faces out of the ground. That thought makes me happy!

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at ATS&M Challenge #86 -"Anything Goes".  My lovely DT buddies have made some gorgeous creations to share with you and our new sponsor this week is (drum roll please) is STAMPlorations.

Thanks so much for stopping by friends, I'm sure glad that you did. Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Anything Goes - ATS&M Challenge #71

Hello friends and followers - hope each and every one of you is doing well and feeling healthy!! I got a wee bit of time to play in my craft room over the weekend and got caught up on a couple of my DT posts. Feels good to be a bit ahead instead of a lot of bit behind :o)  

So enough about me, let's talk about the current challenge starting today at Addicted to Stamps and More!  ATS&M Challenge#71 is ANYTHING GOES.  We are very happy to have a new sponsor for this challenge - Sami Stamps - that is offering a wonderful prize for our challenge winner.   Our DT member Nonni uses a lot of these images and I've admired them for quite some time.  I've made a card using one of their great digital images called "Little Acorn Bird".

 

Couldn't resist this great fall image! I fussy-cut around the image, added some distressing with Soft Suede ink (Stampin Up), and a few candy dots for texture (SU as well).  Did I mention that this is one of Sami Stamps recent freebies! Who doesn't love FREE??   

 

I'm finding that I need more practice with the coloring of nature images. I'm not super happy with my color choice for the acorns - they turned out more grey than brown - but oh well, I'll live with it.  Browns are hard for me.  I'll just keep practicing until I feel comfortable with the color choices and blending to look "natural".  Get it... nature -  look "natural"? :o) LOL

 

The other lovely ladies of the ATS&M DT have  also made some great projects to share with you during the ATS&M Challenge #71 - "Anything Goes".  I hope that you'll go visit them too and then decide to play along with us.  Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - sure glad that you did. 'Til next time... hugs and happy crafting! D

 

 

ATS&M #66 - Anything Goes and Sweet Stampin - Autumn

Hello friends and followers - so happy that you've stopped by to visit me today - Thankful really!! A couple weeks ago I watched a video on the sunburst technique.  My first couple of attempts looked like a 5 year old did it - a tad heavy handed with the sponge dauber. After a few botches attempts I finally got the feel for it (it really wasn't as hard as I was making it) and the result is what you see above.  

I made this card because I've been inspired many times by the beautiful sunsets that we see each night out our back patio door.  I also wanted to reflect on my favorite time of year - Fall/Autumn - and the fact that I have so very much to be thankful for.  The sentiment "thankful" is one of three new ones in a new thinlits set I got from Stampin Up! and it sums up perfectly how I feel.  I feel this way when I get up each day, when I get a big hug from my daughter (who is now taller than me), when my puppies are sitting on my lap while I watch tv, when I see a gorgeous sunset, when my pantry is full of food, when I make an especially good dinner for my family, when someone else makes me dinner, when I get a good night's rest, when I hear my son's voice on the phone, when I take a long hot bath, when I see the smiles on the faces of my friends, and when I get to craft and share that with each of you as part of my wonderful and extended support network of lovely people in my life.  The list could go on and on - but you get the idea :o)

I'm sharing this with you today for my DT card for Addicted to Stamps and More! (ATSM) - Challenge #66  "Anything Goes".   This is a very popular theme each month and we get so many wonderful entries.  The rest of the DT ladies have also made some amazing creations to inspire you.  I hope that you will pop on over and visit them and then decide to join us this week.

I'm also entering my card at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Autumn is here!

Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you take a minute or two to reflect on what makes you feel thankful. Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATSM #61 - Anything Goes {PaperNest Dolls Sponsor} & Seize the Birthday "Anything Goes"

Hello dear friends and followers - so happy that you've stopped by to visit me today! Can you believe it's September already?  Just a couple days ago it was still 90 plus degrees here - August wasn't giving up without a fight for sure.  I have noticed that the mornings are now crisp and cool so I'm sure that Fall is definitely upon us.  I LOVE Summer, but must admit that Fall is my second favorite season and I am ready for it to be here now. It's much nicer to sleep at night with the windows open - ahhhhh, so lovely.

So...back to the reason you came to visit me.  This week at Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #61 is our ever popular ANYTHING GOES!  That's right - any theme, any color, any layout, any occasion or reason - a card, a 3D project, a scrapbook page that you've stamped on or created digitally - Anything Goes!  We also have a new sponsor for the month of September - The Paper Nest Dolls - who is offering a very nice prize (check out the challenge site HERE to get more details). 

I have a card that I made for my Aunt using a darling Paper Nest Dolls image (colored with copic markers) for my DT contribution to ATSM#61 Anything Goes.  I'm also entering this card in the Seize the Birthday "Anything Goes" challenge.  Drum roll please....

 

Okay - so it might seem as if this card was made for a kid, but my Aunt actually loves clowns and she's still a big giggly kid at heart - so I think she will like it.  One of my new purchases in the Archivers Store in the Mall of America (first time I had ever been there, or to an Archivers store) was some Stickles glitter glue.  This stuff is so much fun!! Wish I had bought a few more colors. I added a glimmer red dot from Close to My Heart on the clown's nose that fit just perfectly.  The papers are some retired DSP from my Stampin Up stash (I knew someday I'd have the perfect reason to use them again).  Usually I do pick my papers first but this time I just started coloring. If I had picked out the papers before I colored the image I would have colored the coat blue and the balloon red.  The sentiments on the front and inside are both from Stampin Up! I especially love the one on the inside - take a look:

Well that's enough from me today.  I'm sure that you would like to go see what the other lovely ladies on the ATSM design team have made for your inspiration - they are awesome as usual.  I hope to see your entry in our challenge this week - so go get crafty!  Til next time... hugs and happy crafting. D



Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #56 "Anything Goes"

Hello friends and followers, hope that all is well with you.  I have a question for you..."How did it get to be the last week of July already?"  Soon our summer flowers will be fading and the fall will be upon us.  My how time flies - especially as you get older!

The theme this week at Addicted to Stamps and More! is the ever popular "Anything Goes".  That's right - anything! Any color, any style, any shape, 3D projects, any theme - you get it "Anything Goes" :o). 

My card this week is made using a sweet little image by Mo Manning called "Ben". Looks like Ben likes summer as much as I do.  This image reminds me of my own son when he was about 3 and wanted to help me with the flowers.  One time he "helped" me pull up my seedlings because they looked like they needed to breathe. LOL it wasn't as funny to me then as the memory of it is now :o)

Well... gotta get going for  now.. I sure hope that you will decide to play along with us this week at AST&M Challenge #56 - Anything Goes.  The rest of the fabulous DT has made some great projects to share with and inspire you.  Please go visit them and say "hi". 

Thanks so much for stopping by today to visit me - I'm sure glad that you did. Til next time...hugs and happy crafting. D

'ABC' Challenges - Anything Goes!

Hello dear friends and followers - Happy 1st day of July!  We have had a rainy month of June here in Montana and as a result everything is very green and lovely.  Lots of pretty flowers and bushes right now practically everywhere you look - it's wonderful.  I used the beautiful summer scenery for my inspiration this week for  'ABC' Challenges - Anything Goes.  Oh boy... this is always a popular challenge and we see so much creativity and beautiful cards in our gallery.  I'm doing my finger and wrist exercises to get ready for all the comments I plan to be leaving for our participants this week. We love visiting you and seeing  your beautiful cards, but get very disappointed when we absolutely LOVE an entry that has broken the rules and therefore can't be chosen for our Top Award and guest designer slot (and its really not fair to the others who have entered).  So please remember to follow the rules (your entry must be a card, the number of challenges you can enter in addition to ours is limited to 10 and no back-linking is allowed).

So enough chit-chat from me.  Here's my card this week - enjoy!

I've really been into making large square cards lately (this one is 6"x 6").  Those fun colored dots that look like little brads are actually some new self-adhesive dots from Stampin Up! I love them. They come in each color combo family so there are lots of options.  Often it seems that I decide I want to add a brad after I've glued everything down and don't want the prongs poking through into the inside of the card - so then I just have to forget it.  With these great dots I no longer have that worry :o).  The stamp is one that I've had in my drawer from quite some time.  It didn't stamp well in the middle so I used my copic liner to fill in the spaces (thank goodness for that little marker).  I used glittery copic Spicas on the butterflies (that doesn't seem to show up too well in the photo).  As a last minute touch, I crimped the edges of the paper corners so that it didn't look so neat a tidy. Kind of a combo of different styles -but it seems to work (at least to me).  

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For more inspiration from the other talented DT members at ABC Challenges - just click here and it will take you right to the challenge site.  Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #46 - Anything Goes

Oh boy it's time for the most popular challenge each month at Addicted to Stamps and More! - Challenge #46 "Anything Goes". Whoo Hoo.  My Anything Goes this week is driven by the fact that we got two graduation notices in the mail last week.  I used the Stampin Up! My Digital Studio program for the owl image and made it larger to fit on these cards (the original image is about 1 1/2" tall and these are 3 1/4" tall).  I colored each with my copic markers. The Report card papers are ones I've had in my paper stash pile for awhile (probably had some scrapbooking idea that I've long forgotten) and I thought they'de be perfect for this theme.  The orange and black card is actually one of the girl's school colors.  I don't know the other one's colors so I stuck to a neutral grey base with the green report card.   One of the cards is 6' square and the other is 5 x7 leaving lots of room to tuck in a check or gift card before I mail.  Did you notice the google eyes on one of the owls?

So... what will you make this week for the ATS&M Anything Goes challenge?  This is always a fun one for the DT members as we get to see some amazing creations - cards, boxes, scrapbook pages, other 3D projects, jewelry using stamped images, etc.  We aren't fussy at all about what type of creation you make - but we do want to see stamping somewhere on your project (after all we are Addicted to Stamps you know :o) ).  My fellow DT members have made some gorgeous creations for your inspiration - you can go see them by clicking here.  

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did.  Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D