Super Cool Pals

Hello friends!  How's the weather in your neck of the woods?

Today was very cold but no snow.  I'm hoping that the

snow holds off for a couple more weeks until both my

kiddos are home for the holidays.  I'm generally not a fan

of snow UNLESS it's at Christmas AND I can build a

snowman.  Speaking of snowmen check out this adorable

fella from the UBER Cute stamp set called SUPER COOL PALS

from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  I LOVE this set!

Those sweet sparkly snowflakes were made using the brand 

spankin' NEW Sparkling Snowflake Stencil  and some 

 BoBunny glitter paste in Torquoise.  The strip of snow along 

the bottom was made using Liquid Applique (all can be found in    

the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop  - follow the links to get your own).   

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

Cardz 4 Guys - Challenge #209 Snowman

Kraftin Kimmie Challenges #459 SNOW 

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog - Winter Wonderland

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #42 - Anything Christmas Goes

Try it On Tuesdays - Winter Wonderland at TioT's 

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog #431 Crazy Egg Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Team Abi Snowmen and Snowladies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

and last but certainly not least

{PIN}spirational Challenges #230 (see photo below)

My inspiration is the snow and the scarf

Thanks so much for visiting me today!  

Have a wonderful rest of your week! 

Happy Fall/Thanksgiving

Hello friends!  Thanksgiving is just around the corner

are you ready?  I have my stretchy pants in the closet just

waiting to jump into them on Thursday morning.

Ohhhh I literally can hardly wait for my favorite dish

PUMPKIN PIE - yum!! I could be happy with just 

that and sweet potatoes and scalloped oysters. 

What's your favorite?

I only made two Fall/Thanksgiving cards this year. 

I thought it would be fun to share them with you

and join a couple challenges too. Hope you like them.

Here's the first:

Details: Stamp set "Grateful Pumpkins" (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)

Inks: "Mossy Meadow", "Pumpkin Patch" and "Marvellous Mocha"

(all from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps). Cardstock (Stampin UP!)

Designer paper and twine from stash.

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

 Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #222 Lots of Layers

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Challenge #457 Fall Colors

Cardz 4 Gals Challenge #84 Pumpkins

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #318 Holiday

Crafting by Designs - Give Thanks or Autumn Colors

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Mood Board

and here's the second

 Details: Image and sentiment stamped with Marvellous Mocha

hybrid ink (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps) and colored with copic markers.

Stamp set: "Happy Fall Y'All"  (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)

Designer papers from my stash. Cardstock from Stampin UP!

I'd like to enter this card in these challenges

Through the Purple Haze Challenges #150 Everything Fall

Crafting with an Attitude -Challenge #45 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - November Anything Goes

Thanks so much for letting me share with you. 

I hope that your Thanksgiving holiday is full of love,

blessings and good food (including my favorite pumpkin pie)!

Stenciled Background Sympathy Cards

Hello sweet friends,

I'm sharing a couple sympathy cards I made yesterday

using a beautiful and versatile new stencil called Sweater Weather 

from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I also used the hybrid inks from 

Kraftin' Kimmie - Bubbly Blue (brand new) for the background, 

Purple Petunia for the setiment, and Purple Pansy for the 

floral image on the second card.  I love these new inks. 

Here's the first card.  I sponged a little "heavier"

on the stencil to get a deeper background color. 

For this card, I wanted the background to be very subtle

so I sponged very lightly through the stencil.

The sentiment on both of these cards is a retired 

rubber stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie. 

The flower image on the second card is from Stampin' Up.

 I tend to only make sympathy cards as I need to send them out.  

Making sympathy cards seems to be such a struggle for me. The reason 

for them makes me so sad, and yet I know that they are probably

some of the most appreciated cards that I send out. Do you 

struggle with making these as well?   

I was seeking inspiration to help me make these cards and found the 

following card challenge themes to help me 

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C460 "Use less Stuff Day - One layer cards"

Little Red Wagon Challenges #471 "Just A Sentiment"

I'm also entering the Kraftin' Kimmie Release Week Anything Goes Challenge 

and Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #317 Make Your Mark

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today.

Big crafty hugs to each of you! D

Guest Designing for the Card Concept #100 challenge celebration

Well hello crafty friends!  So nice of you to visit me today.

After many months of a crafting break, I was thrilled when

 the lovely Kim asked if I'd like to be a guest designer 

for the Card Concept #100 challenge.

And when I saw the beautiful inspiration photo 

for this challenge I was even more excited. 

Oh my gosh! Seriously sooo many things

you can take for inspiration from this.  

I was drawn to the pink and gold colors

and the pumpkins (I LOVE pumpkins!)

I pulled out a bold sentiment stamp called 

called Be Full from Neat and Tangled and

made this Clean and Graphic card. 

I swished pink distress ink around on my

base panel and then heat embossed the 

gorgeous sentiment in gold.  

Here's a close up so you can see the embossing a little better

There's a special celebration for this 100th challenge going on

over at the blog so be sure to check it out as well

as the amazing inspiration from the DT there!

Hope my card inspired you in some way. 

Hugs and happy crafting! D

Pugs and Kisses

Hello!  I'm so happy to be blogging today after about 

6 months of very little crafting time and no blogging. 

Our family has had a LOT of changes since February.

I started a new job, we sold our house, downsized into a 

new place, our daughter graduated high school, our son 

finished his first year of graduate schooling and got married.  

And...tomorrow we move our daughter to college and become 

empty-nesters. EEEK!  I'm not so sure I like the sound 

of that last part of the sentence above.  It will be a change for 

us to be sure!  Thankfully she isn't moving terribly far away.   

Anyway...back to the reason for this post.  I was asked by 

a friend to make a small card for one of her friends who loves pugs.
 I jumped at the reason to get crafty and color with my copics again.

She wanted it to be small (less than 4 inches) to fit on a special gift 
she was making, a pug on it ( I chose three  because she has three)
and lots of glitter. Oh dear... anyone who knows me knows that
I'm not a huge fan of glitter. I can't handle the mess it leaves
everywhere and it seems like you find it forEVER - LOL.

But I do like glitter paper (much cleaner), so that's what I used.

I used the sketch from the Mix It Up Challenge #46 at SugarPea Designs. 

I used the Caring Critters clear stamp set and dies from 

SugarPea Designs. I love this sweet set! 
I made the sentiment on my computer because that's what
she wanted it to say.
I found some glittery washi tape to add to the sentiment too. 

Here's the finished 3 1/2" square card. She loved it! 

I'm entering the following challenges too that fit for this card:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #17 August 2018

Crafty Animals Challenges #17 Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More #306 Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenges #51 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
I hope to be back soon and sharing more of my crafty
makes!  Hugs and happy crafting to all of you.  D

PaperNest Dolls March 2018 NEW Release - BABY WORDS

Hello sweet friends!  

Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you

a brand NEW digital image from PaperNest Dolls
called BABY WORDS!

This image is so stinkin' CUTE!  I'll be using it a lot
in the future.  Here's my card using it: 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

2 Crafter Critter Crazies - Challenge #12

Creative with Stamps Challenge Blog #20 - Bunny
Crafty Catz Challenges #406 - ATG w/Baby optional
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #519 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More #281 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

For those of you who prefer actual stamps this image is also
available as part of a special animal pack. AND there's a 20% off
SALE going on until 11:59 pm EST today.  Code is pndmar20.

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

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

Valentines' Day 2018 - My Feelings for You are STRONG

Hello sweet friends!

Did you have a good Valentine's Day?

We kept it low key this year.  I had planned

to make a special dinner since I had the day off

but then the hubster woke up with the flu. 

Poor guy!  I followed him around everywhere he 

went with the Lysol spray - LOL.  Very romantic, right?!

 I'm so freaked out abut getting this as I'm starting a 

new job on Tuesday and I need to stay well.  

Hopefully we will have our dinner on Friday.

Today I'd like to share the card I made for my husband.  

Details: heart beat die cut and Stay Strong stamp set 

and coordinating sugar cut are from SugarPea Designs

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

SugarPea Designs Mix It Up Challenge #40

(I used the sketch and the hearts for inspiration)

The Male Room Challenges #79 "Sport/Winter Olympics"

Body Building/Power Lifting = sport

Fab N Funky Challenges #381: babies,children or....men!

The Little Red Wagon challenges #433 - Luuurve

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Add a Die Cut"

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

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges - #390 Lots of Layers

If You Give a Crafter A Cookie #87 (heart inspiration)

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

Hugs and happy crafting! D

Happy 50th Birthday

Hello friends - Happy Monday!

Friday was my middle sister's 50th birthday

and here is the card I made to help her celebrate 

this momentous occasion.  

the inside says ..."Like WHY did I walk into this room?!"

I tried to break it to her gently that yes this does happen

(and far more often than I'd like to admit) - haha!

This fun sentiment is from a set by Stampin' Up! called 

FIVE FOR ALL. 

I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #323

for the layout and the main color of pink because

well, because....I love pink lol!

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

Seize the Birthday - Topping option of Candles 

(see the three little candles in the top corner?)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenges CIC439 - photo inspiration
(color the pink frosting on the cupcakes)

That's all for today folks.  Thanks so much for popping in
to visit me again.  Crafty hugs to each of you! D

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 Stamps - January 2018 Sneak Peek

Hello sweet friends and followers! 

Welcome to Day ONE of the first release of 2018

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Before I tell you about this amazing stamp set being featured 

today I'd like to digress just a tiny bit and share some other 

news with you.  After four years of being a Krafty Girl

I decided to step down for a while and catch up on 

all the other things in my non-crafty life that have been 

needing more of my attention.  This was such a difficult

decision for me because I love, love, LOVED being a 

Krafty Girl and my wonderful Krafty teamies - but

sometimes real life has to take precedent and 

that doesn't mean I can't still sometimes play along!!

I'll always be one of Kraftin' Kimmie's biggest fans!

 So...back to this new release.

I'm delighted to be a guest designer for today's release peek

 which is an amazing winter set by artist, Annie Rodrigue

called STACEY SLAPSHOT!  I just adore her!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Use Pattern Paper"

Just Us Girls Challenge Word Week #422 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #189 anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges #358 Anything Goes

This strong girl stamp set comes with one large main image 

and FIVE awesome sentiments!!

 Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday 

afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR 

NEW clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes 

and having tons of krafty fun! There's a GIVEAWAY

of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

PLUS  there's a Winter Krafty Krop running all day on Saturday

 on the Krafty Friends facebook page with challenges, prizes and
lots of fun so we hope you can join us! The fun starts at 10am EST 

If you can't join us during the day, the challenges will be open 

for a full week so everyone has a chance to WIN!