Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #559 - Red & Green OR Purple & Blue

Welcome to my blog on this last Saturday of November 2020.

Does that sound as odd to read as it did for me to type?!

Saturday always brings a new weekly theme challenge

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Our hostess this week is krafty gal Allison and she has

chosen a fun color combo theme for you. 

Challenge #559 is to Use EITHER 

Red & Green OR Purple and Blue. 

For my DT card I went with the Red & Green combo

and used the super CUUUUTE BELIEVE IN YOUR ELF

clear stamp set (colored with copic markers).

I so adore the look on this mischievous elf's face.

And the reindeer seems to be thinking "oh boy we're 

in for some ride" LOL.  This image is as fun to color

as it is to use on Christmas cards!  The photo 

doesn't show it very well but there's red foil 

cardstock around the base and on the word die. 

If you have been doing some Black Friday shopping 

you can also take advantage of a super sized 

FRUGAL FRIDAY in the KKS Shop.  LOTS 

and LOTS of great bargains for  you.  

Here's a link to help you get there - you're welcome! 

We sure do hope that you'll join us this week and 

enter your own Red & Green OR Purple & Blue

creation.  Maybe you'll make one of each!  You

can enter as many times as you wish - just link up a NEW 

creation each time.  There's a monthly prize of $25

for those who play along.  You might be the lucky

one who has some Krafty $$ to spend on yourself! 

So off I go for now! Hope you are having a great

weekend and enjoying some peace and good health

going into the Christmas month. 

Thanks for stopping by! Cyber hugs! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #501 - Black & White Only

Good happy weekend crafty friends!

Today is the first challenge of October

for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 

(where has the year gone?) and the theme for 

CHALLENGE #501 is "BLACK & WHITE ONLY".

I was intrigued and pushed a bit by this challenge

as I love color so much.  But hey...that's what 

challenges are for, to help us stretch our creative

muscles and try something new.  So, I looked 

through all my KKS stamps and realized that 

there were many that would work nicely for 

this theme but I settled on an image from 

POLAR PALS.  Take a look:

 The whole image is colored with copic markers in different

series of the blacks/greys.  The polar bear is colored with

the T series, the penguin bodies are colored with the

N series.  It actually looks very striking IRL. 

As a last touch I added 3 black dots from the 

SPOOKY DOTS series (also from KKS). 

I am also entering my card in 

The Rainbow Card Challenge 10 - Brazenly Black

October is a very special month at KKS

as you might see by the banner below.  TEN 

awesome years to celebrate.   This weekend

we have some awesome deals for you ! Hope you

find some krafty products you've been wishing 

for in this SALE.  

I hope you will join us this week for the challenge.

I can't wait to see how you interpret the B&W only theme!

Thanks for visiting me! Krafty hugs! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #383 - Color combo PINK, ORANGE & GREEN

Hello friends! Happy weekend!
I'm looking forward to busy weekend of family
and fun! We have some nieces, nephews, cousins
and kids of friends graduating from high school over the
next couple of weeks and there are lots of celebrations
happenin'!  Hoping for lovely weather too so maybe
I can get some flowers for my front porch.
Whatcha' got going on this weekend?

I hope whatever it is you also have some time to
play along with our newest challenge at
KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES!

Krafty girl Jasmine is the hostess and she has
picked a pretty color combo that's perfect for
either spring or summer.  For challenge #383
we want to see you use the colors PINK, ORANGE & GREEN.
 You can use other colors too but we'd like these three to
be the predominate colors on your creations pretty please!

My creation this week features the uber adorbs mermaid
FLORENCE FINBOTTOM.  She was so much fun
to color with my copics.  Do you like her hair?

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

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #124 "2 or more Designer Papers"

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenges #190 Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #44 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Use up Your Stash 

(Doodlebug stickers and doilies)

I won't keep you here reading when you have lots 

of stuff (including crafting) to do!  Remember that  every 

entry you submit at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges for ANY 

of the challenges puts you in the running to WIN a $20 

gift card to the Krafty Shop!  Come play along with us!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #369 - Sketch and/ or Color Combo

Hello friends and followers,

I'm happy you're here to visit me!  

I'm your hostess this week at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES!  

For my challenge you have three options to choose from: 

 1) You can use the February Sketch shown below 

OR....

2)  or  you can use a WINTER COLOR Combo 

of Dark Blue, Light Blue and Silver or Grey -

of course, skin tones and hair and other neutrals (white, black, tan or brown)

 are also acceptable to add to the color palette, 

OR..... 

3) you can COMBINE THE SKETCH AND WINTER COLORS like I did.   

This is the birthday card I made for my sister 

This adorable little guy is from ICE, ICE, BABY (as is the

sentiment on the inside of the card (below).  The sentiment

on the front is from A FURRY SURPRISE.  

Those fun wintery papers are from Carta Bella "Snow Fun".

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Stampin' Sensations Challenges - February "Animal Magic"
Crafty Creations Challenges #335 - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart Challenges #146 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #316 - Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #167 - No Red or Pink
Crafty Rocket Challenges #33 -Anything Goes
The Alphabet Challenge Blog - Y is for You Choose
The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #238 "Birthday"

So that's enough for me today.  I hope you will decide to join us this week.
We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can
have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!
You can create a card, scrapbook page or altered item
with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp
You have until February 24th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?
It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well,
share YOUR creations and get inspired by other Krafty Friends'!

Oh and if you don't know the Frugal Friday Sales are up
and good through the weekend (crafty enabler I am!)

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me!
I hope you will decide to join  my challenge this week!
Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #338 - Get Patriot! Red, White & Blue {4th of July - USA} or Red & White {Canada Day July 1st}

Happy Fourth of July weekend to my USA friends!

And happy belated Canada Day to my Candian friends!

This week I'm your hostess for the Saturday theme challenge

at  KRAFTIN' KIMMIE  

and I've chosen a COLOR CHALLENGE  

in honor of these two holidays. 

I'd like to see you use either

Red, White and Blue

or 

Red and White 

as the main colors on your creations this week.

I chose the Red, White and Blue color scheme 

and used an adorable whale from the 

 OCEANS OF LOVE clear stamp set 

and a sentiment from KEEP SWIMMING

 On the inside I used KEEP SWIMMING again.

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges #305 - Anything Goes

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?  

It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as 

sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired 

by other Krafty Friends' creations!

Come play along with us this week!  We love to see 

what you make and you have an opportunity to WIN a

fabulous krafty prize too just for entering our challenge. 

So many exciting things!!!  First off, did you see 

the CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE?!?  

It starts today!!!  

Next, Kimmie will be releasing the 

SURPRISE CHRISTMAS KRAFTY GUEST KIT 

for preorder!  We had such a great time with the last Surprise Guest Group!!  

And last but most certainly NOT least... PEEKS START NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!  Wednesday to be precise!  See ya then!!

Sketch Saturday #418 - Bugaboo Stamps Sponsor Catch the Bug Challenges - Color challenge

Happy Saturday friends and followers!

It's time for a new sketchy challenge 

at SKETCH SATURDAY! 

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful 

BUGABOO STAMPS

The super prize offered this week is 

7 Bugaboo digital stamps of the winner's choice.

There's also a new weekly challenge up at
CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES
and this week it's a color challenge

 What a pretty color scheme - don't you think?!

Here's Sketch #418 

and here's my card using it 

with the color scheme and 

featuring Ava Mermaid by Bugaboo Stamps

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

Crafty Creations Challenges #318 - anything goes

The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday challenges w/

optional twist "Show Us Some Water"

Creative Fingers Challenges #112 "anything goes"

Thanks so much for visiting me today.

I'll be working for a while and then volunteering

at a Lion's Club fundraising event.  It's a car 

show so that should be fun!  

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

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop Card #3 and Unity Show & Tell {Unity Stamp Co.}

Hi again!  I have another card to share with you 

tonight that I made for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.

Here it is :o)  I used colored pencils on kraft paper.

This one uses a stamp from the May 2016 kit of the Month

by Unity Stamp Co.  that is perfect for this fun hop and the

current challenge at Unity Stamps Show & Tell

It also uses some of the beautiful designers papers are from Stampin' Up! called

Affectionately Yours (#141632)

Night of Navy and Crumb Cake card stock (also Stampin' Up!)
and a retired wooden sentiment that I sponged ink on
 to create the ombre effect.

Did you know that I am a Super Sponsor of this hop
and am offering a fabulous FLASH prize???
See the original post here for details :o)

Thanks so much for hoppin' in to visit me today!
Hugs! D

Catch the Bug Challenges "Christmas Chaos - Color Challenge"

Oh hello again! I see that you are back to visit me
for another fun challenge for Christmas Chaos 
at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES.

Have you been enjoying the challenges so far?
I hope that you are playing along with us too!

Today we have a color challenge for you.
I think it looks particulary yummy myself


Today I'm using one of the more recent releases
called "Girl Gingerbread - Cocoa" with
this awesome color combo.  And...I used the
Christmas Chaos sketch from yesterday again.

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

Come and Get it Challenges - Anything Goes Christmas

The Corrosive Challenge Blog Challenge #239 - Merry Christmas 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #138 - Use Die cuts and/or Punches

I used both (dies = circle, shape of main image, sentiment. punch = tiny tag)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
See you tomorrow for more Christmas Chaos FUN!

Catch The Bug Challenges - 11/28/15 Color Challenge

Happy Saturday friends and followers!
Have you been doing some Black Friday shopping?
If so, hopefully you've gotten some great deals.
I had to work yesterday and by the time I got done
the last thing I wanted to do was go be in crowds
of people. So instead I came home, got in my
sweats and went up to my craft room to play for awhile.
Much less stressful and I didn't spend any money :o)

So anyway...today I'm here to inspire you to play along
with us this week at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES
where we have a beautiful festive color pallet for you to try.



Isn't it yummy?  I love non-traditional colors for
Christmas cards - especially pink and blue together.
Here's my card using Christmas Mouse - Candy Cane

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

Addicted to Stamps and More #172 - Make Your Mark

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 289 - Snow Queen

(my inspiration - blue snowy background and snow on the ground)

Creative Knockouts #117 - Festive Fun

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday "anything goes w/ AG twist"

Fab N Funky Challenges #283 - Christmas

I hope that you will join us this week and hey...

here's some exciting news...Christmas Chaos is starting Dec 5th!!

Mark it on your calendars - it's gonna be FUN!

Catch the Bug Challenges - Color Inspiration

Happy weekend friends and followers!
I have a super busy weekend and am hoping the
weather is really nice.  How about you?
Any special plans for you?

Summer goes by so quickly here in Montana so
we have to enjoy every bit of it that we get.
Today's challenge at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES
is a fabulous color palette that totally makes me
think about all things summery - take a look:

We'd like to see at least 3 of the colors from this photo
as the main colors on your own creation this week.

Here's my card using a wonderful digital image
called AKV boy - beach and this color palette
(I used orange, blue and green) to make a FUN summer card:

I tried a different skin combo with my copics to create a
suntanned look and am happy with how it turned out.
The beach is one of my favorite vacation spots but to
be honest I also really wish I lived by a sunny, sandy beach...
I'd be there every day!

I used the MOJO Monday Sketch #407 (see below)

I would also like to enter this in these following challenges:

The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday w/optional "water" theme

(I hope beach counts as water)

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - A Day at the Beach (July 21st)

Ruby's Rainbow #109 - Vacation

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #256 - Sun, Sea and Sand

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today! 

I hope that you will decide to join us this week 

at Catch the Bug Challenges! Please go visit the rest of 

the talented team and see what they've made too. 

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

Catch the Bug Challenges - Christmas in July {Color Challenge}

Hello friends and Happy Monday!!
Today's Christmas in July challenge at
CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES
is a Color Challenge using some awesome
greens and blues (see below)

Usually Monday's are Anything But a Card days
for the DT projects so I stayed with that theme
and made a Christmas tag - take a look:

This cute little elf is from the Mini Set - Christmas Blocks
The other images are Santa, Mrs. Clause, Rudolph, Frosty
Gingerbread Pal and an Angel - Adorable and perfect for
making your own tags for gifts.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenges - N for Not a Card
Creative Card Crew #91 - Die Cuts

For those of you who are just finding me and/or
Catch the Bug Challenges, this whole week is chock
full of Christmas Challenge themes to help you get ahead
on your Christmas cards/creations.  There's an awesome GRAND
PRIZE up for grabs for one lucky participant who participates
in ALL the challenges this week.  More information is on the
main blog.  I hope that you will join us!!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today.
Please go visit the rest of the talented DT and
see their creations for your inspirations.

I'll be back tomorrow with another Christmas creation
to share with you.  Hugs!! D 

FMS167 and City Crafter Week 242 - Christmas tree

Hello friends! 

Are  you almost ready for Christmas?

I have a couple more gifts to get yet 

and need to sit down and address 

envelopes to send my cards out.

I have two more cards to make for the season

so I chose the great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

to help me get 'er done.

This card took me forever to make!! I thought I'd just 

whip it together but I really struggled with it.

I think it was because it was outside my normal

"cute" with lots of bright colors style.

But it is good to stretch ourselves sometimes 

and the person I had in mind for this card

is not a "cute" card person :o)

I'm also entering this card in the following challenge:

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 242 - Christmas Color challenge

Thanks for stopping by to visit me today -

I'm sure glad that you did.

Til next time friends...hugs and merry crafting! D

52CCT - November Color Challenge

Hello dear friends and followers.

The clock is ticking down to Christmas...

are you making cards to send out?

With the help of my DT duties on

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown (52CCT)

I have a good stash ready to go already :o)

This second week of November 2014

the challenge at 52CCT is a Color Challenge

take a look:

The colors are Red and Green (very traditional) 

and your choice of either Gold OR Silver. 

You can use cream or white in addition to the colors

and black for outlines of images - but other than that

please stick to the colors noted. 

I had kind of a crazy week that didn't allow for much

crafting so I kept to a CAS style card - here it is:

I found a stamp set in my basket that I had never used

with this tree on it and the thought for my card 

popped right into my head.  I added some left over

gold enamel dots (love these things) to the tree 

and a strip of embossed card stock to represent snow.

Quick and easy this week :o)

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round - No Patterned Paper

Addicted to Stamps and More! - Photo Inspiration

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - November Anything Goes

Please go visit my lovely DT pals over at 52CCT to see their

lovely creations for this Color Challenge. 

I hope to see your card in the gallery too!

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

Christmas Greetings!

Hello friends!

After I finished my chores last night I sat and did some

browsing through my favorite challenge sites to see what I've

been missing lately.  I came across a couple that I just couldn't 

resist this week - so I quickly put together this card to play along:

Please ignore the crooked sentiment - arghh!! 

I stamped it the first time and it was way off - so I flipped the 

panel over and tried again and I still got it a bit off.

I even used my Stamp-m-Jig but I must have been had my head tilted.

 In any event - I didn't want to waste the cardstock

so I decided that the crooked sentiment would just have to 

add some "homemade" charm to the card - ha ha!

As soon as I saw the sketch at The Paper Players Challenge #215,

I remembered that I had these left over snowflakes from a previous class project.

They were just perfect for this - take a look

 

I also used the colors from The Challenge #15 (Always Playing with Paper)

which is one of my favorite color combos - especially for Christmas!

 

And last but not least...I'd like to enter this at 4 Crafty Chicks - 4 CC #213

where they want to see a Trio of Pairs (3 pairs of snowflakes).  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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

52CCT - September 2014 Color Challenge {Warm Winter Wishes}

Hello dear friends and followers - happy weekend!

This 2nd week of September our hostess at 52CCT, Asha,

has chosen a terrific COLOR Challenge

To help you interpret this chart we want you to use

Red  OR  Blue  +  Black  AND  White  +  Silver  OR  Gold.

You may use various shades of Red (such as burgundy, poppy, crimson, scarlet, excluding pink) OR Blue (royal blue, sky blue, cornflower blue, navy excluding purple).

We have a fabulous sponsor this week again - Deedee's Digis - 
and some of the team will be using digi images on their cards.


I chose to use Red, Black and White and Gold
with one of Deedee's darling images called "Snowman Tags".
Take a look:

I did something that I seldom do...

hand wrote my sentiment. 

Hmmm...not too sure about that part, but it's done so I'll be okay with it.

Thankfully I'm happy with how the rest of the card turned out :o)

I'm entering the following challenges with my card:

MOJO Monday #362 (sketch)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Sept. Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge Choose R or E or D

(My R is the color red, E for embossing and D for die (heart))

The rest of the lovely ladies on the 52CCT DT  have made some wonderful 

Christmas creations using Asha's color challenge.  I hope that you will go 

visit them to see what they've done and then decide

to link up your own beautiful creation. 

Thanks so much for visiting me today!
Til next time...hugs and merry crafting! D

52CCT August Color Challenge

Hello friends, hope each of you are doing well!

This week at 52CCT our hostess Gill has chosen a very elegant

color combo for us to use. 

Here's my DT card for this week:

I'm still wearing the splint on my thumb and searching for creative ways

to continue crafting and keep up with my DT responsibilities til it comes off.

Fortunately for me I had these die cut ornaments and punches snowflakes 

in my stash pile just waiting for me to use.

I stamped my sentiment in the middle of a larger piece of ivory cardstock

and then embossed it.  I wanted to have lots of room around it to 

cut it down as I'm doing what little stamping I can do with my left hand 

and it usually is crooked :o)

The rest of my lovely 52CCT DT pals have made some
gorgeous Christmas creations with Gill's color combo.
Please go visit them and say "hi" and then link up your
own fabulous creation to share with us.

Thanks so much for visiting me today.
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sending Many Thanks

Hello friends!  A quick post from me tonight to share a card I made but have almost 

forgotten to get posted in time for the deadline - yikes!  I was so busy this weekend with

taxes (mine and family members) that it almost slipped right by me.  

No worries though - looks like I'll just make it!

Here it is - hope you like it :o):

Stamp by Kraftin' Kimmie - part of the Dream Big set

I made this card for my Grandma as a thank you for a recent birthday gift.  

 I used my cupcake punch to make the clouds - feeling pretty crafty about that :o) 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

colourQ #236

and

House of Cards Sketch #4 - using Cute and/or Shabby/VintageStyle

 and

Sister Act Card Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!  

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

Christmas Greetings

Hello friends! Happy weekend :o)  According to the weather channel we are going to have a cold and snowy day (after nearly 70 degrees on Friday).  What a perfect time to share a Christmas card with you!  This second week of April at 52{Christmas} Card Throwdown, our hostess Deborah has a color challenge for us to try.  

Take a look at the 52CCT April Color Challenge:

To be eligible for TOP Honours you must use at least 3 of the colors in the photo.  

Neutrals such as white, cream, black, grey, gold or silver can be used on your card base,
embellishments or inks.  However the main colors must come from the photo.

Deborah has kindly given us a reference of Stampin Up colors that are very similar

to the dots in the graphic (sometimes computers show the colors differently):

Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, River Rock

Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue

Here's my card using Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate
and some copic colors that are in different shades of blues.

Digital image by Bugaboo Digis

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Catch the Bug Challenges - Stella Says Sketch #207


Christmas Card Challenges #19 - No Patterned Paper
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for April - Anything Goes

Please go check out the lovely creations from the rest of our talented DT at 52CCT!
Our Guest Designer this month is Pat Couder - so excited to have her with us.
I hope to be seeing your lovely Christmas card in our gallery this week.
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D