Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps #604 - Use Patterned Paper.

  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, Krafty Girl Karla is your hostess and her challenge theme for you is: 

PATTERNED PAPER!

Oh I LOVE this theme!! I don't know about you, but... 

I have a HUGE stash of patterned paper. In fact, 

since I've been building my stencil stash my patterned 

papers haven't been getting enough love and use.

I colored up one of the super cute little puffins from the 

PUFFINS AND PALS stamp set and some wintery papers

from my stash to create this clean and simple card. 

I added some Stickles to the snowflakes. I wanted to keep my 

card clean and simple, but I felt it was missing something. 

Why is sparkle so hard to photograph?  

Oh well, hopefully you can see it a little. 

The inspiration for my layout of this card is based on 

the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #508 (see below)

- but I flipped the orientation for my card. 

So I'm entering my card in that challenge too

I hope you like my card and that I've inspired you to 

grab some of your pattern papers and a 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps stamp set (or two) 

and create something to share with us!

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 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 if using KKS products,

you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!

Feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'!

Freshly Made Sketches #500

 Hello again, I'm back again with a second card to 

share that I made for the 

FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES Challenge #500

This time I used a fun new kit from Taylored Expressions

 (includes a stamp, stencil and dies) called In The Abstract. 

Taylored Expressions is one of the sponsors of

the FMS#500 celebrations.  

Here's the fabulous Sketch #500

And here's my card

I love the font on the sentiment. 

I was going for a fall type card but after I 

made it, I felt like it almost looked more like

Christmas colors.  That's the beauty of this set

really.  You could change the color of the leaft

sprig to green and add a different sentiment to

get a completely different look.

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

Little Red Wagon Challenge #616 - Stencil It.

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (8/5) - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting me today! Have a beautiful day!

Freshly Made Sketches #500!

Hello lovely crafty friends! Thanks for popping in to visit me today.

Today I'm sharing card I made for the celebration 

at FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES for Challenge #500.

The sketch is a classic clean style and there are 

lots of sponsors and prizes for this momentous accomplishment.

One of the sponsors is Gina K Designs. 

I recently attended an online crafting event and 

received this beautiful layering stencil set as part of 

the event package.  I haven't had near enough time to

play with it so I thought this was a great occasion to do so. 

Before I show you my card - here's the sketch #500

and here's my card based on it.

I'm also entering this in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon Challenge #616 - Stencil Power

and 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (8/25) - Anything Goes

Congratulations Freshly Made Sketches and thanks

for the continual inspiration.  Here's to 500 more sketches! 

July New Release Peeks DAY THREE and ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

Hello again! Happy weekend!

I'm happy that you're back to visit me today

because it's the final day of the Sneak Peeks

for the July 2020 Release at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

And a new weekly challenge starts today too.

I'll bet you can guess the theme because it's the

same every month during release week...

Challenge #539  is ANYTHING GOES!

Haven't you just LOVED each of these new stamp sets

and coordinating stencils, inks and dots?

Do you have a favorite yet? 

If not this one just might be it!!!

Our final stamp set of the July release 

is by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen 

and it's called LONG IN THE TOOTH!

 OH MY GOSH...isn't this awesome?! 

Just look at how CUTE they are and 

the fun sentiments and fonts! And

let's not forget about that leggy little bird. 

Before I show you my card today, I wanted to 

remind you of the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY

happening today in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group.

The FUN starts at 2pm EST - so hope you can be there.

AND...pretty quickly after the release party ALL

the new goodies will be loaded in the KKS shop 

and ready to jump into your shopping carts! 

Okay so are you ready to see what I've made?! 

Here it is...

This card features the SHE SELLS SEASHELLS stencil,

the PATTERN PARADE stencil, the new FRESH FIELDS

hybrid ink and the new SUMMER DOTS.  

My layout was inspired by the current

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge - #443.  

  After using the stencil the first time with the 

FRESH FIELDS ink, I then very very lightly spread some

Nuevo glitter paste through it again over the top of what I had

already inked.  The original green still shows through but now 

there is a lighter green shimmer on top of it. It's really cool in real life! 

Wish you could see that better!  I was tickled with how it turned out.  

Here's a couple more photos that show the details a bit better

So don't forget about the ANYTHING GOES challenge.

We love to see your creations in our gallery and

in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group too. 

Each time you enter a new creation you have a chance

to win the monthly prize of a $25 gift voucher to the KKS Store.  

When you use a KKS stamp, or other  KKS product 

(stencil, dots, inks) you double your

entries that week.  Wanna WIN - then come play!

I hope you've been leaving us comments as you visit 

our blogs because one lucky commenter will WIN

some krafty $$ to spend in the KKS Store. 

It could be you!  The DT loves to hear what you

think about the release products and our creations too!

Pop on down to the links to visit them - you'll be glad you did!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Graduation Celebrations - Happy Thoughts

Hi again - I'm back with a second post for the day.

We had a whopping six graduates this year between our

family and friends.  I was wayyyy behind remembering

that this was coming up (and honestly kind of shocked

because I still can't believe that some of these young

people are "old" enough to be graduating) and hadn't made

the cards yet.  So I started with some fun themed papers 

and looked for some sketch inspiration that would help

me keep the design fairly quick and easy to replicate.  

Here are two of the cards I made - both using the 

currently weekly sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, 

papers from my stash and two awesome stamp sets 

by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called YOU'RE A HOOT

and HAPPY THOUGHTS (sentiments).  

I've included a close up of each card too

I'm entering these cards in the following challenges:

little red wagon Challenge #552 - Patterned Paper or Make 

Your Own Patterned Paper.   Mine is of course

the actual kind pulled from my embarrassing large

patterned paper stash.  I bought several sheets of this 

6 years ago and am now down to two 12 x 12 sheets left. 

and Freshly Made Sketches #438 where I found

my inspiration for the design. 

Thanks for letting me share with you again today! 

Hope the rest of your week(end) is lovely. D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #515 - Love/Friendship!!

Hello friends - happy Saturday! 

It's time for another weekly theme challenge at

 KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS.

Krafty Gal Allison is our hostess this time and 

the theme for Challenge #515 is LOVE/FRIENDSHIP!

What a great challenge or this time of year!

With Valentine's Day coming up soon I used the 

brand new YOU'RE GNAW-SOME! for my card.

Isn't this sweet couple perfect for a Valentine's card?

I think they would be cute on an anniversary card too. 

They are colored on kraft paper with Prismacolor pencils.

After fussy cutting them, I popped them up with foam dots. 

A last touch was a few of the KKS Lovey Dots.

I hope that you'll decide to join the challenge this week and

enter your own fabulous creation using our Love/Friendship theme.

We love when you share with us!  There's a monthly prize

 of a $40 gift voucher to the KKS Shop up for grabs too! 

In addition to the KKS Challenge I'm also

entering this card in the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches # 419

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #373 Holiday

Krafty Chicks Challenges - KCC#491 Occassions

Your Next Stamp Challenge #131 - Share the Love

Thanks for visiting me today!
Hope your next week is crafty and happy! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #512 - Use the color BLUE

Happy New Year 2020!

It's a brand new decade and another

year of amazing creative challenges at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS.

Each and every Saturday we give you a new

challenge to spark your creativity!

You can enter as many times as you wish, but

each entry must be a new creation.  

You can use any products, but of course

We LOVE to see you use your KKS products!

AND you get double entries toward the monthly prize

when you use KKS and share with us.

So let's get this new year started shall we?

Krafty gal Keri's Challenge #512 is...

Use the Color BLUE!

My card features the super cute winter set called

ESKIMO PALS as the main image.  The 

sentiment is from Snow Buddies, and the tiny snowflakes 

are from Perky Penguins (stamped in Bubbly Blue).

I used the sketch from FMS#416 for my inspiration

(I just flipped the orientation).

I'm also entering this card in these challenges:

Winter Wonderland Challenge "Little Friends"

Krafty Chicks Challenges Week 1 - Stamp Act

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #615 "Anything Goes"

Just Us Girls Challenges Word Week #517 "Snowflakes"

Thanks so much for visiting me today!  

I hope I've inspired you to join our challenge this week. 

Hugs and happy crafting! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

FMS #412

Hello friends! Happy Monday!

Quick post from me before heading off to work. 

I found some time over the weekend to play and

make some Christmas cards for a fundraiser auction.

I used the Freshly Made Sketches #412 for my design.

Here are my cards (I made several of each design).

I apologize for the sub-par photos. The lighting 

last night and this morning wasn't optimal.

Thanks for visiting me today! Gotta run! 

Crafty Hugs! D

Loss of Beloved Pet

Hello crafty friends.

Today I have a couple cards I made for friends/family

who have lost beloved pets recently.

This is such a sad reason to make a card.

There's a perfect stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

called Furry Angels for these type of cards.

When challenged with making difficult subject

cards, I look for sketches to give me a framework

to focus on.  The current Freshly Made Sketches

sketch #382 was perfect for keeping it simple

and yet beautiful.  Both of the cards use it. 

Both images are colored with copic markers & fussy cut.

Here's the first one - I colored it to look 

like my sister's sweet Jack Russell Terrier

named Jackie Ringo.  He was such a sweetie. 

And here's the second for my friend

I'm sharing these cards in the following challenges:

Top card

Alphabet Challenge Blog - A is for Animals

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challeges FFC#276 - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Animal Antics

The Twisted Challenges #10 - Use Animals and Give Them Wings

Bottom Card

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #25 - April Challenge

Dare2BArtzy - April Challenge Animals

Fab N Funky Challenge #434 - Just Use Ink

Freshly Made Sketches #382 (see below)

Thanks for popping in to visit me today and 

allowing me to share my creations.  Hugs! D

Happy 50th Birthday

Hello friends - Happy Monday!

Friday was my middle sister's 50th birthday

and here is the card I made to help her celebrate 

this momentous occasion.  

the inside says ..."Like WHY did I walk into this room?!"

I tried to break it to her gently that yes this does happen

(and far more often than I'd like to admit) - haha!

This fun sentiment is from a set by Stampin' Up! called 

FIVE FOR ALL. 

I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #323

for the layout and the main color of pink because

well, because....I love pink lol!

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

Seize the Birthday - Topping option of Candles 

(see the three little candles in the top corner?)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenges CIC439 - photo inspiration
(color the pink frosting on the cupcakes)

That's all for today folks.  Thanks so much for popping in
to visit me again.  Crafty hugs to each of you! D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop 2016 - Thanks a Latte

Happy Tuesday friends! 

Hello to my newest follower from The Altered Paper :o).

Hope everyone's week has started off on a good note -

you got Monday out of the way so it can't be all bad - right?! 

I have a card to share with you today that I made 

for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Take a peek:

I think this little gal looks like my oldest niece.

The sweet little gal is part of a fun and adorable

stamp set from The Greeting Farm 

called "mini remix - brewtiful"

which comes with a matching set of dies. 

The wooden sentiment is from Stampin' Up!

& the papers are part of a 6x6 paper pad (both retired).

I'm offering a stack of some of these papers as a FLASH prize

for this hop.  I also have a tea-riffic clear stamp set

offered as a prize - see details on my original post here. 

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

Scribbles Design Challenge  #42 - Sip and Savour   

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - June - A.G.

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #117 - anything goes 

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

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

MTTC #268 - Time and/or Space

Greeting Earthlings!

Does that greeting give you any clues as to what
the challenge this week is at My Time to Craft?
MTTC#268 is TIME AND/OR SPACE.

We want you to create something with a time theme
or image such as clocks or a timeline, or a space
theme with images such as spaceships or aliens,
or planets...get the idea?

Here's my take on this challenge using "Space"
and an adorable little green alien:

Digital image by Bugaboo Digis

Can you see the sparkle on the orange planet ring
and stars?  I used Stickles glitter glue - LOVE that stuff :o)

My fabby DT pals at MTTC have also made some
wonderful and crafty creations to inspire you.
Please go visit them too and say "hi".
We'd love to see your entry in our gallery this week
depicting TIME AND/OR SPACE.

I'd like to also enter my card in the following challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches 163 (see below)

Creative Knockouts #64 - Bling is the Thing - Crafty Sentiments
Brown Sugar Challenges #121 - Use 2 or more Colors

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

Witchy Halloween Card

Hello everyone - Happy Monday!!

A quick post for me today with a card I made today.

Take a Look:

I think I'm just about done with my Halloween cards for the season.

I made this card for the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #159

 

Catch the Bug - October Color Challenge

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 234 - Piece of Sky (moon and clouds)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

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

Colorful Winter Combo for 52CCT January Color Challenge, FMS118, Merry Monday #90, CCAYR January and ABC Christmas "A" is for Anything Christmas

Hello dear friends and followers, hope this post finds you happy and warm.  I'm looking forward to the weekend and trying more recipes from my Pioneer Woman Cookbook.  My family is lovin' the returns that this gift is providing to them.  My daughter said "I'm just so glad that Mom is really cooking lately".   What???!! I said.  "What do you mean? I cook all the time".  She replied,  "Yeah but it's usually got some part of it from a box or drive through.  Everything you are making lately now is entirely from scratch".   I didn't know whether to laugh or be offended - couldn't really be offended though as it's true.  Hmmmm... just when you think they aren't noticing :o).   Anyway - tomorrow I think I'll make glazed donuts for breakfast and chicken and noodles for dinner.  Wanna join us? Friends are always welcome!

So back to why you probably dropped in to visit.  Today I'm sharing with you my DT card for the 52CCT January Color Challenge.  We would like you to use at least 3 of the colors noted below - but you're sure welcome to use all of them if you like.

I love this great wintry combo and reached for one of my favorite snowman stamps - take a look please:

I used a piece of double sided -patterned cardstock for the base (retired Stampin Up!) - those embossed dots are on the front and back.  The dots make me think of a bunch of snow balls flying around.  Kind of a fun and different use of the paper and it made me feel quite "thrifty" for getting good use of my paper :o).  It has a good solid feel to it and the reverse pattern on the inside is nice too - another bonus.  

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches (FMS118) - sketch

Merry Monday #90 - Use Ribbon or Twine (I used just a wee strip)

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Use Ribbon or Lace

Christmas Cards All Year Round - January - Anything Goes Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge - "A" is for Anything Christmas
and (because Hazel so kindly invited me)
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

I'm excited to see what you might make this week with these great colors. The other ladies on the DT of 52CCT  have also made some terrific cards to inspire you this week. Won't you pop on in and visit them to see? Soon we will be having more DT members join us too - Yahoo!    Til next time friends... hugs and happy crafting! D