Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday Challenges - Aug 31st {Happy Autumn}

Hello!  Happy last day of August 2016!

Kids are mostly back in school. The evenings

are getting cooler and darker sooner and

fall is on it's way.  I LOVE fall - everything

about it!  My favorite time of the year!

This week I get the pleasure of being the hostess

for the WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY challenge

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES.

The theme, as it always is on Wednesday,

is ANYTHING GOES!  Who doesn't love

that? You can make any project, use any

theme or design or colors.  So many options!
Come play along with us this week! 

The adorable new AUTUMN WISHES 

(released this month) is so perfect for fall themed

creations.  Here's my card featuring Lexi and her

little friend with a wagon full of apples (yum!).

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

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #125 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #293 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges (8/31) - Anything Goes

Do  you want to be a Krafty Guest?!?  

Visit the KKS Krafty Friends FB page and check out 

the pinned post about how YOU can be a Krafty guest!!  

Also...Kimmie and the Krafty Girls are planning an all day

online Krop!  Watch the KKS Krafty Friends FB page for details!

Hugs! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - New Release Tuesday (Aug. 30th)

Hello sweet friends and followers!

Today is a bittersweet post for me

as it's my last official DT post for

CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES.

I've had the pleasure of being on the Bugaboo Stamps 

design team for nearly a year and a half (total with 

guest designer spots) but lately life and work has 

been knocking me for a loop and I find it very hard 

to keep up with everything.  Something has to

give for a while so I've decided I need to step down 

from the team as I can't continue to give it my

best attention - even as much as I love being part 

of this amazing group. Thank you Jodie and 

crew for having me with you and for being so 

understanding and supportive of my decision. 

So...back to the fun part of this post

and that would be to show you

the fabulous NEW Release digital image

for this week featuring flowers and butterflies!

It's so beautiful!! 

This is colored with my copics but I also

want to try it with watercolors too. 

Go check out the creations from the other 

ladies and see what they've done with this 

image as well.  You'll be glad you did! 

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #346 - Distressed

Happy Saturday sweet krafty friends! 

There's a new weekly challenge starting today

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES!

 The theme for Challenge #346 is "Vintage or Distressed".  

This is not my typical style but when

I do it I love how it looks.  It's also a 

lot of fun to get inky and scruff up 

the edges of my papers.  Very theraputic :o)

Here's my card to share with you today 

using the brand spankin' NEW stamp

set called AUTUMN WISHES.

This stamp reminds me of my friend's kid
who loves pigs and raises them for both
4H and for breeding stock.  I didn't know
how adorable pigs could be (even though they
are definitely stinky) until I got to go see them
and hear all about their stories.  Still I think
I'd rather go visit them than raise my own :o)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 326 - It's all about You
(I have two "you"s on my card)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - Aug A.G.
Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 440 - Words/Numbers

Thanks so much for visiting me today!
I hope you will link up your own fabulous creation.
There's a Kraftin' Kimmie Gift Certificate as a
prize opportunity for playing along (check out the
main blog post for details).
Hugs! D

Crazy4Challenges C4C351 "Holiday"

Hello and happy weekend!

Today is the last week of my 

Guest Designer month at 

CRAZY4CHALLENGES.

It's been such a fun month and

I'd like to thank the ladies for 

having me with them! 

The theme for C4C351 and the last Saturday

of  August 2016 is "Upcoming Holiday". 

We'd like to see your cards for one of 

the many holidays coming up soon.  

What holiday is your favorite to craft for?

I love both Halloween and Christmas.

I've been pressed for time this week so I went with a
quick design that uses a piece of patterned paper
and a large sentiment stamp.  Then I added some
ink distressing around the edges.
Viola!  A quick halloween card done!

Supplies: patterned paper (retired Stampin' Up!)

Sentiment from Spook-Tacular Sentiments

by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

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

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #208 - Holiday

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

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges #313 "Let's Get Sentimental"

Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #346 - Vintage or Distressed

Thanks for popping in to visit me today!

Go see what the lovely gals at Crazy 4 Challenges 

have made to share with you and then come play 

along with us too!  Hugs! D

Freebie Friday August 26th, 2016 {Bugaboo Stamps}

Happy Friday or should I say Fri-YAY!

What a crazy week it's been for me.

I'm so looking forward to the weekend 

and hopefully some good crafting time.

How about you?

If you are able to get some good crafty time

there's an adorable FREEBIE available 

today at Bugaboo Stamps that you can 

go download for your very own to use.  

This is the super sweet image

and my card using it

If you'd like more inspiration just pop on over to 

the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and

see what some of the other DT members

have made to share with you!  

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

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #292 Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges #22 Thing with Wings

Moving Along with The Times Challenges - CAS

Thanks so much for popping in today to see me!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs to each of you!  D

Crazy4Challenges C4C350 "Sketch Time"

Hello friends and followers!

It's time for another great challenge

at CRAZY4CHALLENGES!

I'm really enjoying my month of being 

a Guest Designer with this talented group!

This week there's an awesome sketch.

and here's what I did with it

That adorable owl is from the brand NEW stamp set 

called Happy Owl-oween and the the sentiment 

is from the set called Spook-tacular Sentiments 

(both from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps).  The paper 

is from Doodlebug designs and those cute buttons

have been in my stash for a while just waiting to be used.

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

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #291 "Anything Goes"

Creative Moments Challenges #100 - Anything Goes

Art Impressions Challenges #191 "Too Cute To Spook"

Fab N Funky Challenges #316 Anything Goes

Come play along with the Crazies and use the

awesome sketch for inspiration.  I can't wait to see 

what you make!  Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday sweet friends and followers!

Pat yourself on the back because you have now

made it to mid work week and are now on the 

down hill slide to the weekend - whoo hoo!  

It's time for another Wonderful Wednesday

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES.

The theme on Wonderful Wednesday is 

ALWAYS Anything Goes (except release week).

 I'm playing with one of my favorite NEW

stamp sets that was just released this weekend 

called Harvest Blessings (by artist Becky Pearce)

Such a fun and adorable set! 

I LOVE anything to do with pumpkins -

the color, the shape, the way they symbolize

fall and Thanksgiving. Oh and of course

pumpkin beer, bread, pie, muffins, lattes... :o) 

I'm really trying to take better photos.  It always seems as if

something is off a bit though.  If it's not the lighting, it's the 

angle or in this case the camera focused on the wrong part

of the card and the main image isn't as crisp as I would have 

liked.  Oh well, by the time I got home and discovered it 

wasn't perfect it was too dark out to try another photo.

So...I'm embracing this as it is.  And I hope you like it! 

My design comes from the great sketch at 

MOJO Monday #461 which I varied just a bit

I'm also entering the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create #188 - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More #207 - Make Your Mark

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #123 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenges #325 - Always Anything Goes

I hope you will join us this week!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your 

submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, 

any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, 

an altered item....you name it! It must be a NEW creation 

and you can enter until August 23rd at midnight! 

 At the end of the month one random winner will be 

chosen from all the submissions for the whole month 

and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! 

 What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D