Beary Love in Blue

Hello friends!
Popping in to share my newest card with you
for the current Anything Goes Challenge
at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
(All products used are from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps).

I made the background using a stencil first
(Beautiful Burlap) with a dollar store makeup
brush and Sparkling Sapphire hybrid ink.
Next I used my Stamping platform to make the
repeating heart pattern on top of the stenciled pattern.
First I used a medium sized heart from
Hearts and Stars! In Bubbly Blue ink.
Then I used a smaller heart and this time
used Sparkling Sapphire ink - again in a
repeating pattern. I colored one of the
adorable bear images from Beary Love
In a coordinating shade of blue for a
monochromatic effect. It might be difficult
to see but I stamped the image in the blue ink
too. Kraftin’ Kimmie hybrid inks are so fantastic
for all coloring mediums without bleeding!
Lastly the sentiment from Love Story Sentiments
Was also stamped on the Sparkling Sapphire ink
And cut in a flagged shape.
I really love how it turned out!
Take a look:

I’m entering the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #620 "Anything Goes"

Brown Sugar Challenges #298 "Anything Goes"

Krafty Chicks Challenges#493 Week 1 "Stamp Act"

Sketch Saturday Week #596

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "With Love"

YNS Fun Friday Challenge #132 "Create Your Own Background"

Thanks so much for visiting me today! Hugs! D

You're a Squeak-Heart - and ANYTHING GOES Challenge - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Welcome back to more krafty fun as the sneak peeks for
the September release from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS
continue!  It's also release week Saturday so that means
it's time for another ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE too.
We hope you'll play along with us this week
and share your own fantastic creation.
You can make any type project, with any type
theme - only limitation is to have krafty fun.

So now on to sharing the newest stamp set of the week.
EEEK - Oh my GOODNESS it's just the CUTEST!!!

And it's a super special one because its the debut stamp set 

designed by our very own krafty gal Sabrina Van Vloten!
It's called YOU'RE A SQUEAK HEART.

What do you think?! Are you squeaking with delight?
Look at those little round bodies and sweet faces.  Just too cute!

Here's what I made to share with you today

I stamped the images with the KKS Granite Grey

hybrid ink.  Love to use this for a softer effect when

coloring with my copic markers.  I added three enamel dots

from the Lovey and Springy Dots collections. The sentiment is

from the super cute Hip Hippo-Ray! stamp set (stamped

in Lovely Lagoon ink). 

I designed my card based on the current sketch from 

Sketch Saturday Week #580 (challenge ended just wanted to give credit)

Since my card also meets the current challenge themes at 

these fun challenges, I'm entering my card there too.

Crazy 4 Challenges #502 (International Dot Day)

If you Give A Crafter a Cookie Challenge #125

PS Happy 5th birthday to this challenge!

Brown Sugar Challenges #293 "Anything Goes"

Seize the Birthday Challenge #174 

The LIVE ON LINE PARTY is TODAY at 2 pm EST!

I hope you will join us for some lively interaction

with Kimmie and more peeks!    

And don't forget that you have all week to share your

own wonderful creation in the Anything Goes Challenge.

We love to see what you make with your Kraftin' Kimmie stamps!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Fairy Princess Emma (Paper Nest Dolls)

Well hello lovelies so happy you are here to visit me! 

  I think that was the fastest January on record in 

all of my 50+ years on this earth!  Whoosh... suddenly

it's "Welcome to February"  LOL! 

I've been taking kind of a crafting and blogging break lately.

I've managed to do a little coloring here and there for

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge 

but haven't been able to get a creation finished due to 

lack of time, energy and MOJO (sad face). 

BUT...I recently won a really awesome prize package

from Christine Young of Paper Nest Dolls that included

some awesome Echo Park papers, a Wink of Stella pen

and enamel dots (as well as a couple stamp/die sets)

and this beautiful digital image called 

Fairy Princess Emma.  After coloring her up the other

night for The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge, I found

myself in my craft room today actually finishing a project!! 

So Excited! It sure did feel good to get crafty again!

Thanks so much Christine (big puffy heart)!

Here's my finished card - hope you like it!

My layout design is from Sketch Saturday #500 

They are having very special celebration for the

500th Sketch at Sketch Saturday and 

The Paper Nest Dolls is one of the very 

generous sponsors offering a prize of 3 digital images

(like Princess Emma!!)  

I'm also entering this card in these challenges as well:

Sweet Stampin' Challenges "Girly" 

Crafty Catz Challenges #403 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations CIC439 - (color inspiration)

Crafting with Friends #60 - anything goes

Creative Knockouts #232 - Birthday Wishes

Cards 4 Galz  Challenges #64 - Think Pink

Thanks so much for visiting me today!  I'm off to 

watch another episode of Grey's Anatomy with 

my darling daughter (she has gotten me addicted)! 

Hugs and happy crafting! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday 11/22/17

Happy Wednesday crafty peeps!

I love Wednesdays for lots of reasons but especially

because at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

the theme for WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY is

ALWAYS Anything Goes!!  Whoo Hoo!

Because Christmas is just around the corner I'm 

still working on my card stash to send out.  

My card today features the uber adorable clear stamp

set called REINDEER GAMES and several of the 

festive words from the brand new stamp set 

just released called FURRY HOLIDAY WISHES

to create a fun word panel (see below for stamp sets used).
The idea looked much different in my head but I still like it. 

When I need inspiration I often look for a sketch  

and I found this one at Sketch Saturday Week #490

so I'm entering my card in their gallery this week. 

I'm also entering this card in these challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenges #43 Christmas is Coming

Cardz 4 Guys challenge blog #183 Reindeer

Crafting from the Heart - #184 Always Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Challenge #157 Use More than One Stamp

Thanks so much for visiting me today!
Come play along with us this week.  Every time you
enter any of the weekly challenges at KKS you get a
chance to win a gift certificate to use in the Krafty Shop.
One winner is drawn each month from all the entries submitted.

P.S. Here are the stamp sets I used on my card today (links above)
Reindeer Games

 

and Furry Holiday Wishes

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS - NEW RELEASE SNEAK PEEKS for November - DAY ONE!

Happy Wednesday - Whoo Hoo!  

I'm so happy you are to visit me today 

because it's DAY ONE of the 

sneak peeks for the November NEW Release

from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

The featured set today is so stinkin' CUTE!

It's called Eskimo Pals by artist Emilie Goulet

I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with this adorable new set!
Here's my card to share with you today:

Didn't I tell ya?!  Soooo CUTE! 

This is one of my favorite color combos for winter.

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

Sketch Saturday Week #438

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog - Snowflakes challenge

This sweet set features two main images of adorable eskimos
having some fun in the snowy tundra!
 It also comes with three COOL (pun intended) sentiments!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Sunday
afternoon at 2pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL the SIX new
clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes
and having tons of krafty fun!  I'll be there  :o)
So now you get to go hopping - Enjoy!

Sketch Saturday #422 - Drawn With Character Sponsor and Farewell

Hello friends!  

Today is kind of a bittersweet post for me 

as it is my last post as a Design Team member

for SKETCH SATURDAY.

Life has gotten too full for my lately,

especially with my job which doesn't 

leave me much time for much else. 

I feel as if I'm always cramming to get

my crafty stuff in and it's felt more like 

a second job than a joy lately :o(. 

So unfortunately I need to cut back 

on my DT obligations for a while and 

hope to get things back together again.

My last official DT card uses this fabulous sketch

and a few images from this week's sponsor

Drawn with Character - these are SO CUTE!!

I've been so thankful to be part of this wonderful 

and talented team (since January of 2015)

and I'm sad that I have to leave it. 

But, I also hope to be able to continue

to play along with the great sketches from 

time to time because I do love them - a LOT.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today.
Hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday #420 - Simon Says Stamp Sponsor

Hello crafty friends and followers! 

Happy weekend to each of you!

We have a new sketch up for you this week

at SKETCH SATURDAY

and a wonderful returning sponsor

SIMON SAYS STAMP!!

The Sketch Challenge Prize is a super generous 

$25.00 to spend in the 

Simon Says Stamp Store.

Wanna Win???  All you have to do

is play along this week for a chance!

Here's Sketch #420

I got this adorable Simon Says Stamp 

Christmas set last year late in the season and

didn't get a chance to use it.  I decided now is 

the time to ink it up and here's what I made!

The clear stamp set is called Retro Christmas.

Don't  you love the happy little face :o). 

Non-traditional colors are my favorite to use 

for Christmas cards.  I kept the card to nearly 

one layer (shocker!) and love how it turned out.  

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

Crafty Creations Challenges #319 - CAS

Winter Wonderland Challenges -
Let us see a Christmas Tree/Make it Cute
Either/or (I chose Make it Cute)
ABC Christmas Challenges - N is for No Rules

Come play along with us this week!
Hugs! D

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

Sketch Saturday #417

Hello friends and followers! 

It's time for a new sketch to inspire you 

at SKETCH SATURDAY!

This week the challenge is sponsored by 

and here is Sketch #417

I really like this one! I've used it on

about 3 cards over the past 3 days.  

You can really dress it up or keep it clean and 

simple.  You can also flip the orientation for

a whole new look.  I think its an awesome sketch.

Here's what I made with Sketch #417 this week:

My daughter just finished her sophomore year of high school.

She wanted to give each of her teachers  a thank you card.

This one was for her math teacher (her hair even looks like 

that in real life lol).  I can't believe she is going to be a

Junior (sniff, sob).  How does that happen so fast?
Oh well, it's how it's supposed to be but sometimes
it's hard on a mama's heart!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #282 - Anything Goes
The Alphabet Challenge Blog - H is for Hand coloured Image
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper June 2016 Challenge - A.G.

I hope that you will go visit the blogs of the ladies
from the Sketch Saturday team and our guest
designer Alexis Crossland-Smith too - they love to
have visitors just like me!!  Then, after you have
gotten all kinds of inspiration for the sketch
go get crafty and link up your own fab creation!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday #416 {Simon Says Stamp Sponsor}

Good day sweet friends and followers!

It's Saturday so that means we have 

another fabulous sketch for you at 

 SKETCH SATURDAY!

Back with us this week is our amazing sponsor... 

Simon Says Stamp who has offered a 

super generous Sketch Challenge Prize of 

$25.00 to spend in the 

Simon Says Stamp Store. NICE!!

Here's Sketch #416

I used a couple of the fun images and a sentiment

from the Simon Says Stamp exclusive set 

called "Choose Happy - Reason to Smile"

on my DT card this time - take a look:

Aren't those little coffee mugs adorable?! 

I know coffee makes me smile every day :o) 

I have three favorite mugs that I like to rotate

so that was my inspiration in stamping a trio of mugs. 

Thanks for visiting me today - I'm sure glad you did!

I hope you will go visit the rest of the ladies

on the Sketch Saturday team today.

They have some awesome creations to share

with and inspire you as well.  

Happy weekend peeps! Hugs! D

Sketch Saturday #415 {A Day for Daisies Sponsor}

Happy Saturday!
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
It's supposed to be really warm here 
and I'm happy about that :o)
I can't wait to be outside to soak up some sun!

It's time for another weekly sketch challenge 
at SKETCH SATURDAY!

 A Day For Daisies is back this week

to sponsor Challenge #415! 

The prize this week:
$12 A Day for Daisies gift certificate.

Here is sketch #415:

My card features a previous freebie from A Day for Daisies

This sweet little mermaid image is colored with

copic markers.   I'm loving the pretty color combo!

Do you like it too? This wonderful patterned paper

(from Echo Park) was just sitting in my stash waiting for me 

to use it.  I was excited to find it because it seemed so perfect

 for this image.  The strip of glitter ribbon is from 

Close to My Heart, and the sparkly gems were a $1 purchase

at my local craft store. There's a whole sheet of lots of

pretty sparkly colors.  That makes me happy!   

The sentiment is from one of the newest 

clear mermaid stamp sets at Kraftin' Kimmie

called Treena Twinkles.  

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

613 Avenue Create #178 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More #196 - Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenges - "G" is for Girlie

I hope that you will go visit the challenge blog today. 

My friend and Krafty Girl sister Alexis Crossland-Smith

 is our guest designer this month.  Pop in and say "hi" 

to her and the other lovely and talented ladies on 

the Sketch Saturday team.   And then...come back and

share your own fabulous creation using this week's sketch!

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Have a most awesome weekend! 

Hugs! D

Sketch Saturday #414 {Happy Print Club}

Good Morning All!

 It's Time for another awesome sketch challenge 
at Sketch Saturday.  This week the sponsor is 

Happy Print Club!


Here is Sketch #414

 I used this sketch to make a journal panel for a
scrapbook page using a digital papers and
a journal card from the Baby Dinos.
When my son was little he used to say
"RAWR" all the time.  I can't wait to
make a page of him with this!!

I hope you will go visit the rest of the team this
week and see what they've made too with this
great sketch as a layout!  You'll be glad you did!

Gotta run! Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Sketch Saturday #412

Happy weekend friends and followers!

 Welcome to another week at Sketch Saturday.

This week we have an amazing sponsor... 

Simon Says Stamp!

The Sketch Challenge Prize is a super generous 

$25.00 to spend in the 

Simon Says Stamp Store

Here is sketch #412

and here is my card using it

This is a brand spankin' new stamp set by

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called "Oceans of Love"

(available after 3pm EST today).  

I used some of my favorite patterned papers

from Doodlebug Design - aren't they fun?!

Please go check out the other creations from the
Sketch Saturday gals - you'll be glad that you did!
I hope you will join us this week too!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday Week #410 {Use a previous sketch}

Happy Saturday sweet friends and followers!

Here it is the last day of April 2016 already - wow!
Since it's the last Saturday of the month
you get to choose a previous sketch (#215 - 396)
to use for the weekly challenge at
SKETCH SATURDAY.

We have one of our favorites joining us as sponsor this week.

Bugaboo

The super prize offered this week is 

7 Bugaboo digital stamps of the winner's choice.

I used Sketch #276

and here's my card using it and a sponsor
image called Boy Roses

Isn't he adorable?  Wouldn't you love to
find him on your door step :o)

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes (4/27)
613 Avenue Create #173 - A.G. w/twist of orange and blue
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #191 - Anything Goes

I'm also sharing this at Catch the Bug Challenges
(where I'm on the design team) for the current
 April Recipe Challenge - 1 digital image, 2 pattern papers
and 3 embellishments (I used twine, enamel dots & metal clip)

Thanks for visiting me today!  I hope you have
a fabulous and crafty weekend!  Hugs! D

Sketch Saturday #408 (Robyn's Fetish Sponsor)

Hello and happy weekend crafty friendsl!

 It's time for another weekly sketch 

at Sketch Saturday.  We have a terrific sponsor

 this week...Robyn's Fetish!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More 
is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice 
to the winner of this challenge.

Here is sketch #408:

and here is my card using the fabulous sketch
and a sponsor image called Perfect Pair

I printed the image on designer paper (doodlebug designs)
and then colored in some of the parts 
(arms, cheeks, stems & leaf) with distress markers 
before fussy cutting it to add to my panel.
Did you notice the pear pattern on the paper? 
Fun huh?!  I think so :o)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenges - April 2016
The Brown Sugar Challenges #194 Anything Goes

Please go check out the lovely designs the rest 
of the Sketch Saturday DT gals have made
for your inspiration this week too.  And then
I hope you will decide to join us with your
own fabulous creation!  
Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Til next time...hugs and happy craftin'! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Bugaboo Stamps Freebie Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!

Each day this week I seemed to be off by one day.

Yesterday I thought it was Friday and was so bummed 

when I realized that it wasn't :o(.  But....today IS FRIDAY

so YAAAAY!!!  I have a fun digital image to show

you today that is this week's FREEBIE at 

Bugaboo Stamps - take a look:

Isn't she a cutie?  

The sketch is from this week's Sketch Saturday #406

I used three star die cuts to accent around her

and the die sentiment (both from Your Next Stamp).

You can get this week's Freebie by entering your information

in the Freebie Friday post linky and it will be 

emailed right to you. 

Go grab her and have some fun!

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

Creative Card Crew Challenge #110 - Die Cuts

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #272 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Happy Birthday"

Little Red Wagon Challenge #336 - Celebrate

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today.  I hope you

have the most wonderful weekends.  It's supposed to 

be nice here for the next several days so I plan

to be outside catching some rays :o) Ta ta for now! D

Sketch Saturday #406 {StarStampz)}

Happy Saturday All!

 It's time for another weekly challenge

 at SKETCH SATURDAY.  

This week our amazing sponsor is 

StarStampz!  They have a lot of 

really fun and whimsical images 

and are offering the winner of this 

week's challenge a terrific prize of

3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice.

Here's the awesome Sketch for this week

and here is my card using Sketch $406 and

one of the sponsor images called "Alice Chibi"

I colored this sweet image with copic markers

and added a touch of gold to the clocks w/a

wink of stella gold pen.  The papers are by Echo Park.

The gears are by Tim Holtz and the clock I picked up 

at my local craft shop.  The sentiment is by Kraftin' Kimmie.

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

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #169 - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges - Crazy Egg #292 "Anything Goes"

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #106 - Anything Goes

I hope that you will go visit the rest of my lovely DT pals

and see what they've made this week for your inspiration.  

And then...please link up your own fabulous creation

in our gallery to inspire us (& hopefully win a prize :o) ).

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