FMS #412

Hello friends! Happy Monday!

Quick post from me before heading off to work. 

I found some time over the weekend to play and

make some Christmas cards for a fundraiser auction.

I used the Freshly Made Sketches #412 for my design.

Here are my cards (I made several of each design).

I apologize for the sub-par photos. The lighting 

last night and this morning wasn't optimal.

Thanks for visiting me today! Gotta run! 

Crafty Hugs! 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

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges {4CC #344} - Crazy Egg/Anything Goes

Well here it is the end of March and my 

last post as a guest designer for 

4 CRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGES! 

It's been such a fun month of challenges and 

again I'm so thankful to the lovely chicks 

for inviting me to play alongside them! 

This last challenge of March is #344 CRAZY EGG!

That means ANYTHING GOES is the theme!

Here's my card to share with you today -
I gave this to a friend for her birthday recently.

All the products used on this card are from 

Stampin' Up!  I love this soft Sugarplum color! 

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today.
I hope you will go visit the chicks and leave them a
little love while you're there.  Hugs! D

4 Crafty Chicks Challenges {4CC #341} - Spring Fever with Sponging

Hello! Happy Thursday! 

This is my second week of guest designing for 

4 CRAFTY CHICK CHALLENGES! 

This week the theme challenge from Nance for 

4CC #341 is "Spring Fever with Sponging".

I woke up to about 2 inches of new snow today - bah!

Oh boy do I ever have spring fever! 

Can't wait to see the pretty flowers poking their

colorful faces out of the ground! 

Come on Spring!  I'm ready!

Here's my card to share with you for this challenge

I used a panel of cardstock (Stampin' Up!) that had 

the pattern already on it.  Then I used a sponge to rub 

different colored inks (also Stampin' Up!) around the panel 

to magically make the pattern appear.  I got a little heavy handed 

a time or two in spots - oops.  I also used sponge daubers to

get the spots of color in places.  The sentiment is one from 

 a set called "Sincere Thanks" by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

 I finished the inside too with an extra piece of the panel

and a second sentiment from "Love Story Sentiments" 

also by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. 

So until spring actually shows up here I can

look at this and dream :o).  

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

Double "D" Challenges - Think Spring

Crafty Sentiments Designs (3/7) Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs (3/6 - 3/19) Thank You Cards

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Make your Own Background

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - For a Special Lady/Girl

Crafting From the Heart Challenges #149 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More #232 - Make Your Mark

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!

Hope you will join the chicks this week

and share your own beautiful creation!

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday

Happy hump day crafty peeps!

You know what Wednesday means - other than 

it's the middle of the week and the weekend is

on it's way - right?!  It's Wonderful Wednesday at 

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES.
Wednesday's are Wonderful because the theme is
Always ANYTHING GOES!!!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your entry

must be a NEW creation and you can use ANY stamp 

with any theme, any style, any design. It can be a card or a

scrapbook page or an altered item....you name it! 

You have until February 28th at midnight to link up! 

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? 

Then let's see your krafty stuff!

My card today uses a fantastic sentiment from 

LOVE STORY SENTIMENTS with a springy theme. 

I am also linking this card up in the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart #147 - Anything Goes

MOJO Monday #485 (sketch)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Transport It!
Stampin' Royalty Challenges SR#363 - Dies!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (2/22) - Anything Goes

Did you know that on Monday's the Krafty Girls host a Krafty Kolour Along?
 Kimmie posts ahead of time the stamp set  and marker colors used
ahead of time so you can prep if you want to. Of course you can always use
 ANY image you have handy!! Tune in to the KKS Friends' FB page for details! 
You can also always go back and see past Kolour Alongs too, 
their in the VIDEOS section of the FB Group.

That's all from me for now! Happy a happy and krafty rest of the week!
Hugs to each of you! D

Sweet Valentine's Love

Happy Valentine's Day crafty friends!

Hope you had a wonderful day and felt very loved.

I made some sweet little valentine's treats for 

my staff and co-workers.  First there are these:

These tags (using Stampin' Up! tag punch) are a CASE of some 

adorable CAS valentines that I saw on the SugarPea Designs Blog 

by Tracey McNeely who used the Barn to Be Wild stamp set 

and coordinating dies,  Click on the link above to see Tracey's 

creations that inspired me. 

And I also made these ones using a sweet little stamp set 

from Neat and Tangled called "My Favorite Nut"

I stamped on Kraft paper with a brown ink and 

then filled in the sweet squirrel with copics.  The 

one darker brown tag I tried colored pencils on

just to see how it would look.  I put a piece of cardstock

matting on the back of each panel so the coloring

wouldn't show through, and wrote a little message on the back. 

I found the jars and twine in the $1 bin at Target. SCORE!
The jars are filled with conversation hearts, sweet tart hearts
and valentine M&Ms.  I can tell you that these were a hit today!
I love to make people happy :o)

I'd like to enter the barnyard tags in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CUTE
Pile it On Challenges #126 "Hearts on Fire"
Addicted to CAS Challenge #104 "Pets" 
(I hope barnyard pets count)
Come and Get it Challenges - Love is in the Air
Stampin' Sensations Challenges - February "Animal Magic"

I'd like the enter the squirrel tags in these challenges:

Cards and More Challenge Blog Challenge #178 - Valentine's Day

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #141 "Love"
My Time to Craft #339 "Anything But a Card"

Tag You're It Challenge #65

I'm glad you stopped in to visit me today!
Have an awesome day today and rest of the week.
Hugs! D

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

Affectionately Yours (#141632)

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 

for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

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 

called "mini remix - brewtiful"

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   

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

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #117 - anything goes 

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

Hugs! D

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 

2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!! 

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 

Affectionately Yours (#141632)

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).  

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

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #333 - Summer

Hello again friends!  Three posts from me in one day.

I haven't done that in a while - kind of a shocker!

The newest weekly challenge at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE 

has a fun theme of SUMMER!  

Pull out your pretty, bright inks and markers, and 

papers and summer dies and make something 

that says or means summer to you!  

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them 

so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop! 

There is one winner drawn per month from all the Saturday Challenges. 

You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Show us your stuff!! 

I made a super CAS card to share with you today

(another shocker as I don't usually do CAS)

using the Sweet Summer Sentiments stamps.

Ohhhh I just can't wait for the weather here to get nice

enough to pull out my flip flops and sit in the sun! 

I used my Stamp-m-jig to line up the flip flops

(there is no way I could have stamped so straight without it).

These pretty ink colors are the newest In Color collection

from Stampin' Up!  (same for the papers). 

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

Crafty Catz #327 - Get Ready for Summer

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges (5/25/16) - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - May Challenge "Anything Goes"

Stampin Royalty Challenge SR331 - photo 

(I was inspired by the oranges and pinks)

{PIN}spirational Challenges #166 - Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday #414 (I reversed/mirrored the sketch)

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group? 

It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as 

sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!

Oh and hey pay attention to this next part....

Kimmie has posted a Krafty Guest opportunity!!! 

Have you ever wanted to be a Krafty Guest? Well now's your chance! 

 Click on over to the Krafty Friends Group and read up on the details 

on how YOU can be a Krafty Guest! 

We :LOVE our krafty guests so give it a try won't you?

And...Frugal Friday specials are UP! 

Remember these specials end on Sunday evening, so get shopping!

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!

You will have until June 3rd at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

I can't wait to see what you make! 

Til next time...hugs! D