Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Koffee Krop - Special Challenge 1:1:1

Oh hello again!! Today is a super special day

at Kraftin' Kimmie!  While Kimmie and her peeps are

partying and crafting at the LIVE Krafty Koffee Krop 

the rest of us get to play along too in a couple 

SPECIAL ON-LINE Koffee Krop challenges!!

I'm delighted to be a hostess for the second challenge

of this special event and my challenge is 1:1:1.

To decode this for 'ya it means...make a 1 layer card 

(or use just 1 layer) with 1 sentiment and 1 image. 

Hopefully you've already seen the first challenge from 

Stephanie which is paper piecing.  If not, pop on

over to the KK challenge blog (click here) and

check it out.  But....not before you check out my

challenge below - LOL!! 

Here's what I came up with for 1:1:1

(I went w/the only 1 layer option)

Don't  you LOVE the happy faces on that sweet 

Punkin Family?  To keep my card as a 1 layer only

I stamped and embossed the image first then added 

some color with my watercolor pen and inks.  After drying the
panel w/my heat gun the sentiment - from the NEW
"My Best Friends are Witches" stamp set - was added and
embossed.  I'm pretty tickled with how this turned out since
this is a style that is a challenge for me too 

(what WAS I thinking?) LOL!!

Oh HEY did I tell you that there are some AWESOME PRIZES 

up for grabs for each of the special challenges by some
wonderful event sponsors!!! For example this

 $20 Gift Certificate from Paper Temptress - WOW!

Next up will be Kelli at 2pm EST.
Make sure you check it out and play along
with us at Kraftin' Kimmie!

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz #292 - Autumn Colors

Creative Knockouts #106 - CAS
Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Use a Stamp
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #161 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in to see me! Have a wonderful
weekend! Hugs! D

My Time to Craft Challenge #304 - Owls

Happy Saturday lovelies!

I'm sharing my DT card today for the

newest challenge at MY TIME TO CRAFT.

Wow! You loved our last challenge theme of flowers

with over 100 entries! Let's see if you like this one as much!

The theme for MTTC Challenge #304 is Owls.  Very popular and on 

trend right now.  I found an image by Bugaboo Stamps that now only

meets this theme but also shows my love of coffee.

Take a look:

Hahahaha - that's how I look in the morning sometime

before my first 2 cups of joe!  I used the sketch from 

MOJO Monday #414 for my layout. 

I'd also like to enter this at Papertake Weekly for "Things with Wings".

Thanks so much for visiting me today! The rest of my lovely teammates

have also made some wonderful OWL inspired creations.  Please go 

visit them too and then play along with us too!  

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #297 - With Sympathy

Hello sweet friends and followers! 

It's Saturday and you know what that means at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS

a new weekly challenge!

But here's a couple special announcements first...

Did you hear about the Krafty Koffee Krop this weekend?
There is a LIVE event at Kimmie's place and four SPECIAL ON-LINE challenges.
There are some amazing sponsor prizes for these challenges - so make sure
 to check it out between 8AM and 4:00 PM EST to play along.
Join us on the Event Page for some fun chatter & challenges
 with prizes from some great sponsors!

To celebrate the Krafty Koffee Krop, all stamps on sale for 20% off!!!
All you have to do is use the code KOFFEE when you check out!
FINE PRINT... when using the code, please only have stamps in your order.
If you'd like to also order non-stamp items, please place a 2nd order for those
items.  The sale starts today and ends Sunday night!

Today the NEWEST Sentiment set called SINCERE SYMPATHY 

(designed by Becky) is being released.

Isn't it gorgeous?  Such beautiful sentiments and fonts!

Here's a card I made with it:

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - September
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #76 - Anything Goes

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!! Show us your stuff!!
Til next time peeps...hugs!! D

Sketch Saturday #378

Hello friends!  It's time for another weekly 

challenge at Sketch Saturday.  Our amazing sponsor

this week is Simon Says Stamp!

The Sketch Challenge Prize is a super generous 

$25.00 to spend in the 

Simon Says Stamp Store

And here's Sketch #378

I made a very sweet and feminine card to

share with you today.  

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

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #99 - Fancy & Feminine

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie - Challenge #27

The colors are my inspiration

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today! 

Please go visit my lovely teammates too and say "hi".

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

King of the Crib - Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #22

Hello friends! Things have been a bit quiet on my blog

this past week.  I thought once school started things would 

kind of slow down again but things have gotten a bit crazier

and busier instead.  Hmmm...what's up with that?  

I did find time to make a special request card for a

new baby boy that is on his way soon.   Take a look:

The nursery is decorated in a jungle theme. 

I used the super sweet stamp set from Your Next Stamp

called "King of the Crib, a fun die cut set from SugarPea Designs

called "Baby Diaper Pin", some ribbon from my stash and some super 

adorable Doodlebug Patterned Papers - Baby Boy. 

It's a bit difficult to see in the photo but I double layered the lion's head

(stamped it twice and fussy cut around one of them) and popped it up 

with glue dots for extra dimension.  It's way cute IRL! 

Here's the inside too:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp Sketch challenge #22 (see below)   

and

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges -  Use a Stamp

Thanks for stopping in to visit me! 

Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday Challenges {Anything Goes}

Hellooooooooo and Happy hump day!

Wednesdays are Wonderful at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges 

 as it's always ANYTHING GOES for the theme!  

Before I get to sharing my card for this week I have a 

couple important happenings at Kraftin' Kimmie to tell 

you about. Are you ready?? Here goes...

The Krafty Koffee Krop is this Saturday! I hope you will come and party 

with Kimmie and the Krafty Girls!  There's special on-line challenges, 

prizes and lots of fun conversation. I'll be therefor sure! 

Just click on the link for times and details! 

Another awesome little piece of news is that Kimmie has also announced 

a Christmas Holiday Card Kit!  Kimmie puts together some awesome kits -

 cardstock, fun papers, all kinds of fun embellishments and a special stamp 

that will make you jump for joy when you see it!  She makes up a limited 

amount so grab yours quick...I know you're gonna want one :o)!

And...... next week the NEW RELEASE Peeks start!!! Whoo Hoo!!

I promise you that you will find this month's release to be Ahhhmazing!

If you want to keep up with all the news and exciting stuff, be sure to 

LIKE the Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Krafty Friends Facebook page! 

Ok, so now let's get to the business of sharing my card with you

This is a special card I made for a really lovely lady to

 celebrate the birth of her newest niece.  She saw another card

that I had made with this layout and requested that I make one 

just like it but for a baby girl.  I was delighted to be asked! The

 precious image is from the stamp set called "Welcome to the World".

The papers are from Simple Stories "Enchanted". The ribbon is from

my stash. I was really tickled with how it turned out!

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

Addicted to Stamps and More #161 "anything goes"

Clear it Out Challenges - Theme and Stash are "Anything Goes"

Papertake Weekly - Things with Wings

Fan-tastic Tuesday "Anything Goes w/twist of Feminine"

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges #99 - Fancy & Feminine

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges!  

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 though.

You can enter until September 15th 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! That's good incentive to get krafty!

Til next time...hugs!! D

Sketch Saturday #377

Happy Saturday crafty peeps! 

Can you believe that it's the first Saturday in September?

I am having a really hard time understanding how it is

that time goes by so fast.  I swear that I blinked and

August was gone!  Before you know it Christmas will be here.

Hey...it's not polite to swear (you didn't think I heard you

cussing me for saying the "C" word already did ya?? Hahaha!!

So the good news (aside from it's the weekend) is that

it's time for another fabulous sketch challenge at

SKETCH SATURDAY!

Here's Sketch #377

and here's my card using it

That fabulous sentiment is from a stamp set called

"Spook-tacular Sentiments" by Kraftin' Kimmie stamps

(the twine, black dots and cat button are also from the KK Shop).

I remembered that I had these fun Sizzix dies for the pumpkin 

and the faces that seemed so perfect to go along with this sentiment.  

The papers are from my older stash. Kind of an eclectic mix

of patterns that I used on this card - not sure I'm in love with it, 

but it's done now so I guess it will have to grow on me :o).

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Clear it Out Challenges: Theme and Stash are both Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge #291 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #243 - Use a Sentiment
The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greeting: Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #76 - AnythingGoes w/Sentiment

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please go visit my lovely
teammates at Sketch Saturday and see what they have made too.
 I hope that you enjoy the long labor day weekend
and find some time to get crafty! Hugs D