Kraftin' Kimmie JUNE NEW RELEASE Blog Hop!

Hello! Today is the day for the Kraftin' Kimmie

June NEW RELEASE Blog Hop!

Wow...what an awesome new release this month

has been! Hope you've been enjoying all the krafty

inspiration from us Krafty Girls and Guests! 

Do you have a favorite stamp set from this release?

I think mine is Fin-tastic Friends - but I LOVE them all!!

Let's recap...first we showed you the fabulous new mermaid set from
artist Annie Rodrigue called FIN-TASTIC FRIENDS!
Then we brought out the awesome new boy set from artist
 Emilie Goulet called LET'S ROLL, DUDE!  Plus...who can resist the sweet
and magical set from Cheryl Grant called BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES!
We know these new stamps will inspire you to make your own fabulous creations!

Here's my card to share with you today using another of 

the gorgeous mermaids from FIN-TASTIC FRIENDS.

I did some masking and a whole lot of coloring on this one.
When I was little I used to imagine that there was a whole
underworld area full of mermaids like this.
I still think it would be amazing to find out that
they really do exist (and not completely surprised - lol).

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cards in Envy - Girls, Girls Girls Challenge
Cute Card Thursday - #377 "Beside the Seaside"
Through the Purple Haze - June challenge "Use Bright Colors"
Sister Act Card Challenge #110 Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Friends or Superhero

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy
our JUNE Krafty Hop! When you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the
Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new rubber stamp sets are NOW available!!

CASology Week #6 - School

Hello!  The challenge CASology Week #6 is to create a clean and simple card using the word "School" as your inspiration.  My daughter will be starting 7th grade next week and she is a total bookworm.  I've had a bit of a challenge getting her out and about this summer because she has her nose stuck in a book most of the time (I was just like that as a kid too!).  But.... it's hard to complain too much when your kids love books - I mean REALLY! 

I used a making technique to get my darling little worm right in the corner (this time I used dotto to hold the mask in place before stamping over it with the book page).  I think I am getting better at this whole CAS thing.  I really resisted the urge to add  more embellishments and layers.  Ultimately though I just couldn't resist adding the googly eyes to the bookworm.  Here is what it looked like before I added the eyes:

I think it really made a fun difference and didn't take away from the CAS style.  What do you think?  Here's how I finished the inside (please ignore that smear, and the crooked cutting (how come we don't see these things til we post the photo? - urgh!):

Brooke is not too happy about starting school next week - she has had a great lazy summer that she doesn't want to end. Hopefully this card will cheer her a little (gonna put it in her bathroom so she sees it when she is getting ready).  I know that once she gets there and sees all her friends she will soon be back in the swing of middle school life. 

Gotta run for now.  Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today!  Hugs!

Supplies (all from Stampin Up except noted):  Cardstock - Whisper White and Real Red.  Stamp is a retired set called First Day (bookworm is colored with Copic markers).  Those googly eyes are a NEW product in the SU Holiday Mini catalog - you get 50 adhesive eyeballs on a sheet.