Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #529 - Multiple Layers

Hello and a good happy Saturday to you!

It's time for another weekly theme challenge from 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Our challenge #529, should you decided to accept it,

is to USE MULTIPLE LAYERS on your creation.

I love layers! In fact, I really struggle with one layer

cards (love when others do them - but mine always seem 

to look plain or too simple to me) - so this challenge makes

me happy, happy, happy!   Really - no lie! 

My card features a big flower from the LOVE BUGS

stamp set and a hummingbird from HAPPY HUMMINGBIRDS

(the sentiment is from a retired KKS stamp set). There's also

a few of the Fruity Dots scattered on the front too. 

Both of the main images were colored with copic markers

and then enhanced with prisma color pencils. 

I sent this card to my sister who is quite the flower

gardener - she loved it! 

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

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More -Challenge #387 Make Your Mark

Krafty Chicks Challenge #505 Anything Goes

Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge #138 - Lots of Layers

I hope that you'll decide to join us this week too

and share your own Multiple Layer project.

Please make sure that it is a NEW creation

and if it features a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp or other product

your entry gives you a double chance at the monthly 

prize of a $25 gift certificate to spend in the KKS Shop!

And because it's International Scrapbooking Day

Kimmie has a special SALE going on. Check it out!

Thanks so much for visiting me today! 

I realized as I was typing this post that this month marks

eight years that I've been sharing my cards/creations on

this blog. Five of those years I've been designing for 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  How very blessed I feel!

Hope you have a peaceful, safe and krafty weekend! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #379 "Summer"

Hello wonderful crafty peeps!

It's the last Saturday of April already - wow!

Do you have any fun weekend plans?

It's supposed to be cold here so I made a big pot

of homemade vegetable beef soup. I'm not excited

about the cold - in fact I really am ready for the

warmer weather.  But the rain is making things green

and I do love homemade soup on a cold day :o).   

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

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #379 where the theme

this week is SUMMER!  Oh I am really looking 

forward to summer! Sunshine, flowers, popsicles,

time at the lake, warm weather, green grass, 

flip flops, and bbq time with family.  

 My card today features one of the beautiful lasses 

from  the KKS clear stamp set called Tweetie Birds.

I used lots of flowers on my card (and in the dsp) because 

summer to me means flowers, sunshine & birds singing!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #326 Anything Goes and DT Call

Crafty Creations Challenges #340 Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #42 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

I hope you will come join us this week and share you own

beautiful creation with a Summer theme.  

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie March New Release Peeks DAY ONE - Tweetie Pies

Hello sweet friends and followers!
Today is the first day of the fabulous sneak peeks
of the March release at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!

Today we're going to knock your socks off with a
super sweet set of lovely ladies from artist Emilie Goulet.
It's called TWEETIE PIES!

Some of you have seen it already because it was the
Super Secret Krafty Klub stamp set for January! Those who
preordered it already have it in their inky little fingers!
This adorable set features two main spring themed
images plus four fabulous coordinating sentiments!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party

on Saturday morning at 11am EST! We'll be checking out ALL
of the SIX new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations,
giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Here's my card to share with you today - I love her!

I used a sentiment from the February release "Sincere Thanks"

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart Challenges #149 - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs March 6 - 19th - Thank You Cards
Great Impressions - Happy Spring

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 405 "Spring Inspiration"

Hiding in My Craft Room - HIMCR #291 "Spring Colors"
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog - March "Springtime"
The Brown Sugar Challenges #240 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me! Don't forget to
hop on down to the links below to see what the rest of the
Krafty Krew and guests have to show you today!

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

Bugaboo Stamps - Oldie but Goodie Thursday at Catch the Bug Challenges

Happy Thursday everyone!

Hope you are having a most wonderful day!

Thursdays are fun days at 

CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES

where we feature an Oldie but Goodie 

from Bugaboo Stamps.  

My card today features Ruby Calendar Months - September

and was made for my daughter's French teacher.

The funniest thing about this to us was that 

this image looks very much like Mrs. Bartels :o). 

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

Crafty Creations challenges #318 "Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Use Patterned Papers

Hope you enjoyed my inspiration today!

Please go visit the blog and see the

other fun creations today by my DT pals too.

Thanks for stopping in to visit.  Hugs! 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