Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - June 29th

Happy Wednesday friends!!
It's time for another Wonderful Wednesday challenge
at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE Challenges.
The theme is  ANYTHING GOES - whoo hoo!
We hope you can play along!!  
Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

I LOVE to combine stamp sets on my creations
and with all the amazing stamp sets available by 
Kraftin Kimmie Stamps it's so easy and FUN to do!!

My card today features three stamp sets
The Ocean Background (sentiment on front &
scene on the inside of the card)
Oceans of Love (that adorable little octopus)
and 
Keep Swimming (the sentiment on the inside)
 here's the inside
See? Easy and fun!  

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - June - Lots of Layers

Now it's your turn to show us your krafty creation!
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 July 5th 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!!

Do you like surprises?  How about surprise stamp sets? 
There are still some Surprise Rubber Goodie packages left!  
Choose the price package that works for you!
Click the links as indicated to find out more. 

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today! 
Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Bugaboo Stamps - New Release Tuesday June 28th

Hello, Hello!  
So happy you are here to visit me today.  
Today is NEW RELEASE Tuesday at
This Bugaboo Stamps digital image
is soooo perfect for summer. 
It's called BUGBEACHGIRLZ
and I think she is gorgeous. 

I decided to practice my Clean and Simple skills
on my card today - take a peek.
Isn't she lovely? Wish my legs were that skinny :o)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Brown Sugar Challenges #204 - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft #323 - Summertime
Creative Moments challenges #96 - Summer
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges - #112 Girls of summer
613 Avenue Create #182 - ATG w/Optional Twist of
Sights, Tastes and Sounds of Summer
(I used Sights of beach & bathing suit and Sounds of
ocean waves and ocean breezes)


Thanks so much for visiting me today!
Have a great day and a great week!
Hugs! D

Monday, June 27, 2016

Kraftin' Kimmie - Tips and Tuts June 27th - Four techniques with four stamp sets

Hey everyone - happy Monday!!
I'm up on the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog
today with a Tip and Tuts for you using
four different techniques and four different stamp sets.
Yep...ALL on ONE card :o).

Here's the finished creation.  
 Can you tell me what four techniques and four 
Kraftin' Kimmie stamp sets I used?

I have a sweet little prize for those of you who are 
willing to take a guess.  Just leave me a comment
and tell me what you think.  I'll draw one name at random on 
Friday from my comments and send you a sweet little
surprise.  Make sure you leave me an email if you 
want a chance at the prize so I know how to reach you
if you are the lucky winner.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - June - Lots of Layers
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C#342 - Add a Butterfly
(each of my layered panels has piercing from the die cut)
613 Avenue Create #182 - ATG w/optional twist
of Sights,Taste and Sounds of Summer
(I used Sights of butterflies, blue skies and flowers) 
 

Psst....you can go here to find the answers if you 
are stumped.  You can also see how I made this card.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting me! 
Hugs! D

Saturday, June 25, 2016

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 
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
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

Friday, June 24, 2016

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #7 w/Viva La Verve Sketch

Happy Friday!  If you are
extremely happy to have made it
to the end of the week raise your hand!
Mine is wayyyy up in the air LOL :o)

Today is the last day of the 
and I have a fun card to share with you 
that I made using the digital stamp set 
offered as a very generous FREEbie
for this hop from Verve Stamps.
I also used the Viva La Verve June sketch
for my card today - take a look:

Aren't those little travel cups adorable?  They were 
surprisingly easy to cut around too.

I'd like to enter this card in these great challenges too:
Addicted to Stamps and More #199 - CAS
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #283 - Anything Goes

This is my last card for this fabulous hop -
don't forget to check out my first post where
I have the information on my Super Sponsor prize.

Thanks so much for popping in to see me today!
Have an awesome day!  Hugs D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #6 - Take Life One Cup at a Time

Well hello again :o)  
This is my second post for today in
celebration of the final day of the 
It's been so much fun to participate in this hop
and see all the amazing coffee/tea related
creations from so many talented crafters!

Before I show you this card I'd like to remind you
that I have a PRIZE as a Super Sponsor up for grabs.
You can find the details here

Now for my card to share with you...
this one features a digital image by Bugaboo Stamps
called Girlz Coffee paired with a sentiment 
from a stamp set by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 
called One Cup at a Time.  
 
Don't you love the bunny slippers? :o)
These beautiful papers are from Echo Park
summer collection.  I love the colors!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Brown Sugar Challenges #204 "Anything Goes"
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - June - Lots of layers
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges  - Use Patterned Papers
Two Paper Divas June 2016 Card Challenge (see sketch below)
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa theme



Gotta go for now peeps! One more post to
quickly get together and then off to work
I go.  But hey.. today's Friday!! yay!
Hugs D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #5 - Perk Up! {Bugaboo Stamps}

Hello there friends and followers!
So happy you are here to visit me today!
Today is the final day of the  

Somehow I managed to make a card for each
day of this fabulous hop - but am just now
posting the last 3 of them :o).

Did you see that I'm also a Super Sponsor for this hop?
You can find the details about my prize here.

This card features the hilarious Gus 
from Bugaboo Stamps.  It will be 
going to my brother-in-law who 
has been undergoing chemo and
radiation treatments for breast cancer.
He was talking about how his energy
is just so low and needs to perk up soon.
This image and sentiment is just perfect
for him based on that conversation.  
He has the best sense of humor and
I'm sure he will appreciate it.  

I used the sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges C4C341 
for the layout of this card.  The challenge has closed
but I still wanted to recognize it :o)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz #330 - Let's Button it
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Use Patterned Paper

Have a super duper Friday friends! Hugs D

Thursday, June 23, 2016

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

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

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday {Anything Goes}

Happy Wonderful Wednesday peeps!
I said Wonderful Wednesday because that's
what it always is at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE Challenges
(except for release week) where the challenge theme is
ANYTHING GOES!
Yep - you read that correctly.  Anything Goes!

I made a very colorful card using one of my favorite
clear stamp sets called "A Bit Smart Assy 2"
 for one of my daughter's gym teachers that she
was lucky enough to be a TA for that last semester.
  
This is just one of the 3 awesome ladies in the set.  
I just love this stamp set.  Oh - I already told you that :o)

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenges #111 Always Anything Goes

Have you seen the news?!?!?
 Kimmie's selling a SURPRISE RUBBER PACKAGE!!!
 You choose your price package and you're guaranteed at least double
the value in fabulous KKS Rubber stamps!  Oh WOW - what a FUN
and awesome surprise!  Head over to the Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Friends FB page
and read the ..."pinned post" for details!


I hope you will decide to 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 June 28th at midnight (EST)! 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 for stopping in to visit me today!
Til next time...sending you krafty, inky hugs! D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #4 - Coffee Saves Lives {Bugaboo Stamps}

Happy hump day friends!  
Thanks for popping in to visit me today! 
I've been very busy making cards in celebration 

For my 4th entry, I have a card that might seem funny 
to you at first...but trust me I think it is very real - LOL! 

This fun digital image is from Bugaboo Stamps and
it's called JJ Coffee.  She's brand new this month.
The papers I used are part of a 6x6 designer stack
from Stampin' Up! that I am offering as a FLASH
prize for this hop (see details on original post here).

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge#132 - Hip to be Square
Craft Your Passion Challenges #317 - always anything goes

Thanks so much for popping in to visit me again today!
There are a stunning amount of entries (nearly 500 last
time I looked) for this amazing hop.  I hope you will 
join the fun too with your own entry!  I need to stop making
cards and start popping around to leave some love for others
these next couple of days before the hop ends.  But for now 
I'm off to work (that place that helps me afford my crafty habit).  

Hope the rest of you day and week is wonderful. 
Hugs! D

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop Card #3 and Unity Show & Tell {Unity Stamp Co.}

Hi again!  I have another card to share with you 
tonight that I made for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.
Here it is :o)  I used colored pencils on kraft paper.

This one uses a stamp from the May 2016 kit of the Month
by Unity Stamp Co.  that is perfect for this fun hop and the
current challenge at Unity Stamps Show & Tell



It also uses some of the beautiful designers papers are from Stampin' Up! called
Night of Navy and Crumb Cake card stock (also Stampin' Up!)
and a retired wooden sentiment that I sponged ink on
 to create the ombre effect.

Did you know that I am a Super Sponsor of this hop
and am offering a fabulous FLASH prize???
See the original post here for details :o)

Thanks so much for hoppin' in to visit me today!
Hugs! 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 
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 
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   
Crafting from the Heart Challenges #117 - anything goes 

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Hugs! D

Monday, June 20, 2016

Awesome Dad - Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #41

Happy Monday crafty friends!  
Hmmm...when I say that I often wonder if there 
is any such thing as a happy Monday - LOL! 
Really any day we are alive and enjoying our
blessings can be a happy day - even Mondays :o)

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my hubby 
for Father's Day.  I used the Your Next Stamp
sketch challenge #41 for the design of my card
and a fun stamp set by YNS called "Dill-ightful".

Here's Sketch #41


and here's my interpretation and
card replacing the squares with
the dill pickles :o)


The little dills represent our son and our daughter.
My hubby loved this and laughed out loud!

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #282 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - #198 Holiday (Father's Day)
Come and Get it Challenges - Father's Day
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - #203 Father's Day
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges - #111 Use A Die Cut

That's all for now :o)  Thanks for stopping by to visit me today!
Have a wonderful day! Hugs D

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Super Teacher {SugarPea Designs}

Hello friends and followers!
A special hello to my two newest followers - 
thanks so much for joining my creative journey.  

Today I'm sharing a card I made for one of my 
daughter's favorite teachers - Mr. Straub. 
The stamp sets I used are from SugarPea Designs - main image 
& part of the sentiment "You're a SUPER" (my hero)
and Your Next Stamp - "Teacher" sentiment (A'dork"able).
The papers are from Doodlebug Designs and the little glasses
are from my local craft store.  I used a die cute for the 
double banner and colored the main image with copic markers. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar Challenges - June Challenge "Fathers Day/For a Male"
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - June - Lots of Layers

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!  
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Super Dad - Father's Day {SugarPea Designs}

Hello friends!  Happy Father's Day weekend.
We celebrated with a BBQ and ice cream
with my Dad, husband and brother in law today.  
It was a wonderful summery evening
and the food was good!

Here's a photo of one of my sisters and I
with my sweet Daddy-O
(my other sweet sister is in Oregon).
Isn't he cute?!  
He really is my Super hero - always has been.
We didn't have the easiest relationship when
I was young.  Let's just say I was a little
bit headstrong and maybe a bit too much like him :o)
He told me once that he always knew what I was
up to because "he was me once".
As I've gotten older and had kids of my own
I've come to appreciate him so much more.
He is an honest, kind and loving man.
I do hope I'm a lot like him!

I made this card for my dear Daddy
using a stamp set by SugarPea Designs
called "my hero" which is perfect for him.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #198 - Holiday
The Male Room Challenge #37 - Father's Day
Crafty Calendar Challenges - June "Father's Day/For a Male"
Brown Sugar Challenges #203 - Father's Day
Come and Get it Challenges - Happy Father's Day
SugarPea Designs Mix it Up Challenge #3 (June)
I used the sketch


Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me.
See you next time...hugs! D

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #336 - Flowers

Hello everyone! Welcome to the weekend and another
fun theme challenge at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!
Our hostess this week is Krafty Girl Alexis 
and her challenge theme for us is...FLOWERS!
The criteria are pretty easy for this one  - as long as we can see flowers 
somewhere on your creation you are qualified to link up your entry
(you can have flowers on the paper, on ribbon, in or on the image, 
or added flowers as an embellishment).  Easy peasy right?!

I used two beautiful summery stamps on my card today

I began by masking the flowers and heat embossing the 
stamped images on a panel of watercolor paper and
then directly dabbing my mini distress ink pads 
on the stamped/embossed images (using the corners of
the pads and dotting within the image with large and small
dabs - trying not to completely fill in the image).  
Then I spritzed the panel with water to let the colors
blend a little but the watercolor paper I used is very
heavily textured and the colors didn't spread out as much
as I anticipated that they would so I used a brush
and added more water to blend out the inks some more.
As a last touch I added some pretty sequins. 
Do you supposed I get bonus points for having the 
word "Flowers" on my card? :o)  
I'm really happy with how it turned out!  Hope you like it too! 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Challenge #180 "Anything Goes w/twist
of Create Your Own Challenge" 
 I chose A2 card type , with Thinking of You/Encouragement
for the event and watercolor and sequins for the trends. 
I used flowers, image (butterflies) and Summer theme
(I think it could also qualify for Sentiment, Flowers, Leaves)

Stamping Sensations - June Challenge "Feature a Creature"
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #430 - Little Bugs/Butterflies

Now it's your turn to create a card, scrapbook page or altered item
 with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use 
our THEME as a starting point for your creation!
We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them 
for a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!   
You have until June 24th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in.
Have some krafty fun and join us this week and show us your stuff! 

Don't forget to check out Kimmie's brand spankin' new
store website and the Frugal Friday specials this weekend.
There's also lots of inspiration to be found in the
Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group.  If you
don't belong to this you are missing out - so go Like and Join us!

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!  Hugs! D

Catch The Bug Challenges - BINGO w/Bugaboo Stamps

Hello! It's time for a new weekly challenge at 
and this week the theme is BINGO.


I chose to use the top row of Flower, Lace, Bright & Bold
Here's my card using Mini Sets - Flowers
My lace is a paper lace border and the colors are from copics.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
My Time to Craft #323 - Summertime

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today.  
I hope you will have some time to get crafty 
and join our BINGO challenge this week!
Hugs! D

Sketch Saturday #417

Hello friends and followers! 
It's time for a new sketch to inspire you 
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

Friday, June 17, 2016

2016 Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Super Sponsor and Flash Prize

Hello! So happy you are here to visit met today!
Today we kick off a week long event for 
all you coffee (and tea) lovers... it's the 
I'm so excited!  Coffee is one of my very favorite treats 
in this whole wide world :o)  and the Coffee Lover Blog Hops 
are always such a great fun with so much inspiration from so 
many talented people.  There are also lots and lots
of prizes to be had and guess what.....?????
I'm a Super Sponsor this time. Whoop Whoop!!

I'm also giving away this retired Stampin' UP! clear stamp set
called A NICE CUPPA. One random lucky commenter will WIN! 

 All you have to do to have a chance to win this is 
leave me some love in the form of a comment 
by 11:55 pm (MST) June 24th (the last day of the hop).

I also decided to sweeten the pot and offer a 
flash prize too.  One lucky winner will receive a stack 
of 6x6 tea related patterned papers - here's a peek 
at some of the pages  in this pack:






Here's my card for the start of the Summer hop

These gorgeous brand new summery/flowery
designers papers are from Stampin' Up! called 
with coordinating cardstock pack  (#141633)colors of 
Watermelon Wonder, Night of Navy & Mint Macron 
and a sentiment from  Suite Sayings #140712 (clear)
or #140709 (wood mount).  
Suite Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
I used my Stampin' write markers and colored right on the stamp 
to give the sentiment the two colors (Watermelon Wonder 
from the 2015-2017 in-color collection & Night of Navy 
from the Regals collection). The die cut word "coffee" 
(not Stampin' Up!) was added to complete my creation.  
I like how it turned out. Hope you do too!

Please join the hop and link up your own 
fabulous creation, or two, or more! 
Make sure you head over to the Coffee Lover's blog
to find out how you can link up your own creation to
play along with us and possibly WIN some awesome
prizes - there are a BUNCH of them offered by lots of
very generous sponsors - including me {smiley face}!!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Happy hoppin'!  Hugs D