Kraftin' Kimmie - A Special Celebration and Happy Birthday Kimmie! - Tracy's Challenge

Oh my goodness.... we have such a fun day planned today

over at Kraftin' Kimmie.  We are CELEBRATING that the 

 Kraftin Kimmie Friends Facebook Group 

has reached more than 2,000 Followers 

AND it's almost Kimmie's birthday!!!!!

Today we're kicking things off with an all day Krafty Krop!!
 Every two hours the Krafty Girls will be posting a challenge for you to try!
 Each challenge includes a sketch plus an extra element!
 If you use the sketch AND the extra element and submit your creation,
that's TWO chances to WIN! There will be Krafty Ka$h vouchers up for grabs
AND you have all week to play along! It's going to be so much FUN!
 I hope you can get krafty with us!

The party started at 10:00 AM EST - with this sketch by Krafty Gal Tracy Penny

and she's added an extra element to her
sketch challenge of "distressing".

 BONUS: if you add the extra element to your 
creation you will double your chance to win!!

I LOVE Tracy's sketch and just had to join the fun too!
Here's my Krafty creation using one of the sweet images
and sentiments from "Lulu and Friends"

This darling image reminds me of my son's sweet girlfriend
who is going to culinary school.  What do you suppose she is making?

I'm entering this card in the following challenges today:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday "Anything Goes/AG"

Crafting From the Heart #44 - Anything Goes

I hope you will be joining us for the PARTAY and submitting your own

wonderful creations.  To play along and have a chance to win some FaBulous
prizes you can link up your fabulous Krafty creations here

in the KK Facebook group.
Remember...you have one week to submit your creations.
Good luck and happy kraftin'! D

Sketch Saturday #346 - We Go Together Like...

Hello sweet friends!

Hope you are having a fabulous day wherever you are!
It's time for another great sketch challenge at
Sketch Saturday
and since it's the 5th Saturday in a month
that means it's Anything Goes using a sketch
from Week #215 to Week 345.
Please include an image of the sketch you chose in your post! 
Visit the Sketch Saturday Archive to see the sketch options.

My DT card for Sketch Saturday #346 uses a previous
sketch from September 2012 (Week #225)

and used a supah cute image from this week's
sponsor Drawn with Character

Take a look:

This image is called "Coffee and Doughnuts" .  
I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it.
What can possibly be better than that??

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Stampin' Royalty #264 - Love/Valentines!!
The Pink Elephant Challenge #283 - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #75 - Love is in the Air
Fusion - Heartful


Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
I hope you will find some time to get crafty this week and
hopefully share you gorgeous creation with us at SS.
The rest of the talented DT gals at Sketch Saturday have
also made some gorgeous creations to share with you
please go visit and leave a little love there too!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

My Time to Craft #277 - Bugs and Insects

Howdy sweet friends!

Time for another fun challenge at My Time to Craft (MTTC)

and this time I get to be the hostess for MTTC #277

with the theme of Bugs and Insects.  

No need to be afraid - bugs and insects can be quite cute -

like this little fella - take a look:

I've had this lovey bee colored up for quite some time

just sitting on my craft desk waiting to be put on a card.

I actually colored it before I started taking the coloring

classes at Kit and Clowder and I can now see that 

my shading is a bit off (but at least it's consistently off) - lol!

Still a super cute image - don't you agree? 

My son's sweet girlfriend loves bumblebees so this was made

with her sweet self in mind.  

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More! #129 - Clean and Simple
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes (no topping)
Sister Act Card Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

I hope you will join us this week for MTTC#277.
The rest of my lovely teamies have made some gorgeous "buggy"
creations to share with you as well. Please go visit them too!
Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! S

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday - Thank You Beary Much!

Happy Wednesday sweet krafty friends!
Wednesday's are one of my favorite days of the week
because it means the weekend is close and because
Wednesday's are Wonderful over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

where it's always an ANYTHING GOES Challenge.

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your krafty creation
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 have until February 3rd at midnight to enter!
You could win a $20 gift card to the KK Shop.

For my Krafty Guest creation today I used a darling image

and sentiment from the sweet stamp set in the KK Shop 
by artist Cheryl Grant called "Lulu and Friends"

Don't you just want to hug these two? 

LOVE her bunny slippers - wish I had a pair :o)

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge #263 - Oh My Teddies!

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #44 - AG

Dragonfly Dreams - January - What's Your Favorite Color (Pink!)

Just Us Girls Photo Week #277 - red hearts = my inspiration

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #243 "Anything Goes"

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Cute and Cuddly

Kit and Clowder challenges - January "Anything Goes"

The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings "Anything Goes"

Sassy Cheryl's Neighborhood (Facebook group) January - A.G

Are you joining us on Saturday - January 31st
for Kimmie's Birthday & 2000 friends celebration BASH??
 It's an all day party with challenges, prizes, chatter & hanging with your Krafty friends!!!
 Head on over to the Krafty Friends FB Page for all of the details!

I sure hope you will go visit the other Krafty Gals and Guests this
week to see what they've created for your inspiration!
I can't wait to see what YOU make too!! So go get krafty!
(sorry if that sounded bossy :o) )!
Til next time sweet friends...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge - All About Boys

Hello again!  This is my 3rd post for today (whoo hoo)
so if you are looking for my Sketch Saturday #345 post - click here
or my My Time To Craft #276 post - click here.

If you are here for my Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Krafty Guest DT post for the Saturday Challenge then
you are in the right place and I'm happy you are here!

Some weeks seem longer and crazier than others

but then thankfully the weekend always comes

and I can usually get some crafting therapy in :o)
Are you planning on getting krafty this weekend?
I sure hope so because the new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie
is All About Boys!!
You can make a creation using a boy/male image
or for a boy/man or with a masculine theme.
You can WIN a $10 gift card to the Shop by entering
the challenge and showing us you stuff!!

My Krafty Guest card today uses a 

stamp set called DANNY - take a look:

This is a birthday card for my Dad, whose name is...Dan!
I knew as soon as I saw this set that I MUST have it

as it reminds me of my Dad. He was called Danny as a young man
and I have a photo of him with his hair looking very much like this. 

He was more into fast cars than motorcycles and was known to
win a few races :o).  Too fun - right??!!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
Kit and Clowder - January - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #96 - Masculine Birthday

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!

This week's FRUGAL FRIDAY specials are up
and available until the end of the WEEKEND!! There are some great deals.
Also available are the JANUARY RELEASE
as well as the GIMMIE KIMMIE kits.

Now 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.  Have some krafty fun & join us this week!
You will have until January 30th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

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

MTTC #276 - Two or more people

Hello and Happy Saturday friends and followers
so happy you are here to visit me today!

This is my second post for the day so if  you've popped
in to see my Sketch Saturday #345 post - click here.

This week at My Time to Craft (MTTC)
we have a fun challenge for you.  MTTC #276 is to use
an image with two or more people in it.

I have a bright and colorful card to share with  you this
week for my DT card - take a look:


This fun image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps called "Girls Happy Trio"
it totally reminds me of myself and my two sisters.
The sentiment is part of a brand NEW set at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called "Words of Inspiration".

When my sisters and I get together there is lots and lots
of giggling and teasing fun going on.
My sisters are my very best friends!

Please go visit my talented DT pals at MTTC
and see their gorgeous creations for your inspiration.
I sure hope you will decide to join us this week -
I can't wait to see what you make using an image with 2 or more people.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #43 - AG
4 Crafty Chicks #230 "Best Friends"
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #211 - AG
The Outlawz Challenges - Wednesday Sketches


Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!
Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sketch Saturday #345 - My Snowman

Hello again dear friends and followers!

Saturday are a busy day for me this month

with 3 DT posts for 3 fabulous challenges.

If you are looking for my MTTC#276 post - click here

For my Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge post - click here

This post is for Sketch Saturday #345

and not only do we have another terrific sketch 

to spark your creative MOJO, 

we have a great sponsor this week:

Sami Stamps!

 The prize this week is $12.00 to spend in the

 Sami Stamps Store.

Here's our fabulous Sketch #345 by Alex

and my card using "My Snowman" from Sami Stamps

We still have plenty of snow where I live,

however the last couple of days have been in the forties

and we went from lots of snow to lots of ice  - boo :o(

We haven't even been out yet to  make a snowman 

as I've been so busy at work lately.  Kind of hoping for 

another great snow so we can make a snowman like this one :o)

I am entering this card in the following challenges

613 Avenue Create Challenge #107 "Anything Goes" (no extra option)

The Corrosive Challenge Blog Challenge #216 - Winter Blues

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - January AG

4 Crafty Chicks #230 "Best Friends"

Papertake Weekly - Get in Shape
 (3 or more shapes - circle, rectangle, square, snowflakes)
The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings "Let it Snow"

I hope that you will go visit the other lovely ladies
 on the Sketch Saturday team and see their gorgeous creations
using Sketch #345.  We'd love to see your creations liked up too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D