Stinkin' Cute Slimline Valentine Card

 Hello! Hello!

It's almost mid-February already and 

Valentine's Day is Monday! Yikes! 

I wanted to send out some cute love

themed cards this year and the stamp

sets I recently purchased from Lawn Fawn

were so perfect - and Stinkin' Cute - for this.

This is a Slimline Valentine card using

stamps and coordinating dies from 

Scent with Love and Scent with Love Add On.

The main card base panel is also from Lawn Fawn

it's the Scalloped Slimline With Heart - Portrait die.

 OMGosh don't you just love the heart shaped scent trails?!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Happy Little Stampers February Anything Goes w/a Die

little red wagon - Be My Love -Valentine #640

Creative Knockouts #439 Love/Valentine's Day

Cut it Up challenge blog Challenge #245 - Love or Valentine's Day

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #228 - Add A Heart

Thanks for visiting me today! Hope you have 

a wonderful Valentine's Day! Hugs! D
 

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - HEARTS!

  Good morning and welcome to another

fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps !

Are you ready for another fun and krafty challenge?

This week, Krafty Girl Rosie is your hostess and her challenge theme for you is: 

HEARTS!

My card features two of the sweet little images 

from ROYAL FAMILY and a sentiment

from the ROYAL SENTIMENTS. 

Notice the large die cut heart?  This was made using the

new Lots of Love Stencil and new Bashful Blush ink. 

Other products used are:

Large and small stitched heart dies (Pinkfresh Studio)

Border hearts die (Lawn Fawn)

Small heart "bubbles" (MFT Stamps)

Patterned paper (Doodlebug Designs)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - With Love

Moving Along with the Times Challenge 139 - Love/anniversary/wedding 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #597 - Stamp Act

Creative Knockouts #438 - Lots of Layers

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie 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.

And… since it’s Kimmie’s birthday week, we are celebrating with 

Kimmie's Birthday Event!

Make your own SALE and use coupon code KIMISOLD

to receive

25% off ANYTHING in the shop!

PLUS all orders over $100 will receive a FREE GIFT!

Feb 3 - 6, 2022

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #617 - Valentine Color Palette

   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 

get you creating with your krafty goodies? 

We've got some fabulous ideas for you 

and can't wait to see what you create!

This week, Krafty Girl Sabrina is your hostess and her challenge theme for you is: 

Valentine Colour Palette

It's already the last Saturday in January! 

How did that happen?  It's time to start

thinking of Valentine's cards and this 

color palette is so perfect for that. 

I love reds and pinks together with a splash

of brown - so I was all about using this palette!

My card features the brand new 

COFFEE & CHOCOLATE

stamp set with the new LOTS OF LOVE

stencil and BASHFUL BLUSH ink.

This is a mini slimine card (my current

size to make).  The images are colored 

with copic markers.  Now doesn't that

look yummy? Chocolate is definitely 

my go to when stressed.  Let's face

it that sentiment couldn't be more true...

Adulting is Hard! 

Thank goodness or chocolate!

I'm also entering this card in these great challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamping and More - Make Your Mark

Krafty Chicks Challenge: KCC#596 - Any Occassion

(mine is Valentine's day)

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.

And don't forget about this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!! 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #567 - LOVE

Hello friends! Happy Saturday!

Are you ready for another weekly theme 

challenge at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS?! 

The theme for Challenge #567 is.... LOVE!

How timely is that with Valentine's day right around the corner?

Usually I'm scrambling at the last few days to get my cards

done for this holiday.  If you are like me this is a great 

opportunity to jump in and join our challenge.

You can enter as many times as you like (as long as each 

entry is a new creation). We LOVE to see what you make! 

For my creation today I used the Chubby Cloud stencil

(with Bubbly Blue ink) and a sentiment from 

Together is Better! to make two quick, punny love cards.

This was a perfect design to use up some of my

extra die cut hearts that were scattered on my desk. 

I'd like to share my cards in the following challenges too:

Shopping Our Stash SOS 4438 "Love is in the Air"

Mod Squad Challenge Blog - All About Love

Crafty Catz Challenge #537 Anything Goes w/twist of Love, Valentine

Thanks so much for popping in to visit me today!

Don't forget too about the super sized SALE

for Kimmie's birthday weekend 

AND the new mini stamp set that you can get FREE 

(with a qualifying purchase) - you're gonna love it! 

Well that's enough from me for now. 

You will get more LOVE inspiration from the 

Krafty Krew by clicking on the links below. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #516 - Combine Two Sets (and a Birthday SALE!)

Haaaapppppyyyyyy Weekend friends!

I'm also so excited when the weekend is here - how about you?!

Holy cow and it's a new month.  Boy did January go by fast!

Today is the start of another weekly challenge for

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS.

Each and every Saturday we post a new challenge for the 

week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like!

The Theme for Challenge #516 is .....

COMBINE STAMP SETS. 

What does that mean?  Well, we'd like to see you

use at least two different stamp sets together on your

krafty creation(s). Kinda like mix and match!

There are soooo many awesome KKS stamp sets 

that compliment each other so well.  I hope you'll

give it a go and join us this week!  

Here's something else you might like to see. 

It's a MAKE YOUR OWN SALE.

There are no limits - if it's in the shop you 

can get it on sale.  Whoo Hoo! 

What a great opportunity to grab some more goodies

that have been on your wish list.  Happy Birthday Kimmie!

Here's my card the Challenge #516.  

I combined the very versatile and lovely 

HEARTS AND STARS! stamp set with the

newly released YOU'RE GNAW-SOME! stamp set. 

I used the NEW Crisp Crimson hybrid ink for the

larger hearts (and sentiment) and Ruby Red hybrid ink

for the smaller hearts on the background panel.  

I love the deep red color of the Crimson ink! 

The hearts were stamped with the assistance of my 

Stampin' Up! stamp platform. Made it easy peasy.

The wood strips are actually washi tape -something 

I seldom use but seemed like it fit perfectly for this

card design.  The beavers are colored first with copics

and then touched up with prisma color pencils for more

depth and detail.  The overall card size is 5 1/2" square.  

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - ALL LOVED UP

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenges #492 Week 5 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #619 - Valentines

Your Next Stamp Challenge #131 - Share the Love

Thanks for popping in to visit me today!
You'll find more inspiration in the links to the blogs
of some of the other Krafty DT below. Enjoy your
weekend. Big crafty hugs from me to you! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Baby Love - Kraftin' Kimmie Sketch Challenge

Hello friends! Happy Sunday!

I woke up this morning to a LOT of snow and

extremely cold wind/temperature - Yucky!

I knew it was coming but kind of thought 

it wouldn't be too bad.  Wrong lol! 

This chick is going to be staying home all day

crafting and snuggled up with my puppies!

Yesterday we kicked off a bunch of awesome challenges

 in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group

to celebrate reaching 6,000 followers and Kimmie's 

birthday.  Today I'll be catching up on a few more of 

those challenges while I'm staying in and warm. 

If you'd like to join the fun and have a chance for

some great KKS prizes, you have all week to enter

your own (new) crafty creation.  Hope you do!

The second challenge is a sketch challenge.

Here's the fun sketch

and here's the card I made with it for

an upcoming baby shower. I've had this stamp

set for a while now but it's the first time

I've had an opportunity to use it. 

To make this card I used the following products

(all are Kraftin' Kimmie unless noted otherwise):

Stamp set - Baby Love

Inks - Wicked Black (elephant), Granite Grey (sentiment)

Pretty in Pink (stenciled hearts) - all hybrid inks

Enamel Dots - Lovey Dots

Stenciled hearts - Happy Hearts stencil

Colored with Copic markers

Cardstock and ribbon - Stampin Up 

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

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #218 Anything Goes w/optional use a critter

(an elephant is a critter - right?)

Dragon Fly Dreams - Include a Heart

Pile it On! Challenge #151 - Pretty in Pink 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #23 A.G. w/a critter

Inkspirational Challenges #179 - Sweet Things Photo inspiration

(my inspiration was the pink hearts)

Krafty Chicks Challenge #440 - Crazy Egg Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #326 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I hope 

wherever you are, you are safe and warm.  Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #466 - LOVE/Hearts

Hi everyone thanks for stopping in to visit me today.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so as your

hostess for this week's challenge at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE Challenges I picked the theme

of Love and or Hearts for KKS Challenge #466.

The recent KKS January release has lots of great products
that you can use for this theme such as the HAPPY HEARTS
stencil, the Pretty in Pink ink, the Lovey Dots, and
the HEARTS and STARS and BEARY LOVE stamp sets.
Do you have any of those? If so, they would be perfect for this week.
We'd love to see your creations using a Kraftin' Kimmie
Stamps products (or two) but if you don't that's okay
just make and share a new creation that feature love (or a
loving message) and/ or hearts.

I hope that you'll decide to join us this week.  Each submission
you make (into any of the February challenges) gets your name
in monthly drawing for a $40 voucher to spend in the Krafty Shop.
You can enter two ways: 1) by linking up on the main challenge
blog or 2) by sharing your KKS creation in the
Krafty Friends Facebook Group.  Also, This weekend is
extra special as we're celebrating 6,000+ members in the
Krafty Friends Facebook group - AND it's Kimmie's birthday!
Join us today - Saturday, February 2nd for an all day on-line party
with special challenges, giveaways, prizes and FUN!

Oh...and one more tiny thing...there's a special discount code
in the Krafty Shop for this special event! Use code KIMIS48
to receive 25% off all regular priced items 
through Sunday! Isn't that awesome!!! Happy Shopping!

So now I get to show you my card which uses the super sweet
new stamp set from last month's release called BEARY LOVE
and some of the pretty enamel dots from the Lovey Dots collection.

I found the perfect piece of paper in my Doodlebug Designs

paper stash.  Do you see the little embossed hearts on the base?

I'm entering this card in these great challenges too:
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #326 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafting by designs - Animals
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Love is in the Air
Crafty Catz #447 - anything Goes with Lots of Layers option
My Time to Craft challenges #389: All you Need is Love

Allsorts challenge blog: Week 505 LOVE

Just Us Girls Challenge: JUGS Word Week #473 LOVE

Inkspirational Challenge #179 - Photo Sweet Things
(inspired by the LOVE theme and word)

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me! Happy Crafting! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps January 2019 New Release BLOG HOP

Hello, Hello! I'm so glad you're here to visit me today.

We have a terrific BLOG HOP from the Kraftin' Kimmie DT 

and guests featuring the awesome NEW products for this month
from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

ALL the NEW products are now in the Krafty Shop!
That's FOUR NEW stamp sets, TWO new stencils,
TWO new sets enamel dots and the PRETTY IN PINK ink!
Maybe you'll be making your wish list as you hop along :o)
If you love it all there's a special GIMME KIMMIE kit
that's available at a discount for a limited time.

I have a one layer card with some gorgeous gold embossing
to share with you today.

I used each of the star stamps from HEARTS and STARS

(which is quickly becoming my one of my go to sets)!

I'm loving how easy it is to create one layer cards

with this set (and the new stencils)! I used my stamp

platform to get all the stars on at once and then

heat embossed them in gold.  Then I added a sentiment

from Let Your Light Shine using the KKS Wicked Black ink.

Here's another look that shows the gold embossing better. 

Isn't it awesome how well these sentiments coordinate with this new set?!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
The Card Concept #106  - Photo Inspiration

(my inspiration is the gold and black in the photo and my style is CAS)
Make it Monday Challenge #87 Use Words or a Sentiment
Cupcake Inspirations Challenges CIC461 Sparkle and Sprinkle (photo)

There's a lot more inspiration waiting for you from the rest of 

the KKS DT and krafty guests - all  you have to do is click on

the links below.  Happy hopping and happy shopping!

Valentines Day Post #2 - LOVE you

Hello again!

I had the day off yesterday and got to spend some good 

crafty time to myself in my craft room yesterday 

(when I wasn't following my sick hubby around with the Lysol can). 

I'm back with a second post to share the card 

I made for my sweet daughter for Valentine's Day.

details: Mini Monster stamp set by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Papers and larger red enamel hearts by Doodlebug Design. 

Die cut "love" and tiny enamel hears by Stampin' Up! 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenges “Anything goes”

The Sketch Files - February ON THE SPOT 

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges #390 - Lots of Layers

My Time to Craft Challenges #364 Love is All We Need

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Add a Die Cut"

Little Red Wagon Challenges #433 "Luuurve"

 If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #87 (photo inspiration)

and

{PIN}spiration Challenges #209

I appreciate that you came to visit my blog today!

Thanks so much and have an awesome crafty day! 

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #367 - Hearts

Happy weekend crafty peeps! 

Any big weekend plans? 

Maybe watching the Superbowl?

Well...I know one thing you can do.

You can get crafty and join us at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES 

where the theme for Challenge #367 is HEARTS! 

Perfect theme with Valentine's day right around the corner!

(Ummm how weird is that? Wasn't it just Christmas?)

Here's my DT card to share with  you

using ONE CUP AT A TIME and a die cut panel

that has been sitting on my craft desk for over a year. 

I used a combo of watercolor (around the inside of 

the die heart shapes and the first layer of stripes on 

the cup) and colored pencils to make this card. 

If you follow my blog or pop in often to visit me then 

you know that I LOVE to color with my copics.

However, I've really been loving all the pencil

creations I've been seeing and I've kind of  challenged 

myself to learn how to use them better.  So I've purchased 

a few colors and have been playing with them a bit. 

Definitely not as easy for me as the copics.  

I tend to be kind of heavy handed I guess in 

my coloring as it is kind of "streaky" sometimes, 

but I'll keep trying.  Practice, practice, practice!  

I would like to enter the following challenges:
 Color Throwdown #428 where I got this great color combo to use

and
Crafty Creations Challenges #334 - Anything Goes
House of Cards February Challenge: Love Theme and/or Colors


Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #314 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: The Color of Love
Cute Card Thursday #443 "Be My Valentine"
{PIN}spirational Challenges #183
that cute little striped mug stole my heart

Crafty Rocket Challenges #32 - It's a Love thing

I hope that you will decide to join us this week and share your own
awesome creation featuring HEARTS!  The more times you enter the
challenges each month, the more chances you have to WIN
some Krafty Cash to spend in the KKS store!  See more details
on the main challenge blog post here.

And before I go I want to also share some special NEWS with you:
To celebrate Kimmie's birthday, instead of a "Frugal Friday", 
we're doing a CREATE YOUR OWN SALE! 
Use the code BDAYPARTY to get 25% off of your order 
(does not include the Secret Club set).
and.....
The Super Secret Krafty Stamp Club is open for preorders!  
You have until Feb 15th to get in on this fun deal!  
Check out the "Pinned" post on the KKS Friends' FB page.

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Hugs and happy kraftin'! D

Technique Tuesday - Cascading Card and Our Creative Corner Color Challenge

Hello friends - here it is Thursday already - Wow, where has the week gone?!  This card is a first for me - as it is the very first time I have made a cascading card!! Okay so I got a little overly generous with the hearts but I'm soooo excited that it turned out!  It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be thanks to the wonderful step by step tutorial by Mynnette at Technique Tuesday.  Honestly the hardest part for me was figuring out how to get the slots together - I'm kind of technically challenged that way - LOL!  Here are some more pics of this from different angles. 

This is what it looks like when it is laying flat - the overall finished size is 4" x 7" so it will fit in a 5x7 size envelope. 

So Mynnette, my dear, this one is for you!! Thanks for pushing me outside my box with your fun  Technique Tuesday- Cascading Card Challenge!  Hope you like this as much as I do! 

I'm also entering this card in the Our Creative Corner Color Challenge because I used the colors for their challenge of Pink, Navy and one other color of your choice.  My colors are Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy and Regal Rose - isn't it a lovely combo?  I'm sure to use this color combo again and again. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad you did!  If you would like to try this cascading card challenge, I would recommend that you pop into Technique Tuesday and follow the great tutorial that Mynnette has put together for you.  I'm sure she would love to see what you create with it!  Til next time - Hugs!!