Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday & CPS Challenge #251

This card is my entry for Suzanne's Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday challenge to make it LOVE-ly.  I used CPS Card Sketch #251 and created the card using some of my favorite items from Stampin' Up.  I love melon mambo and use this color as often as I possibly can!  It was a perfect color for this Valentine's Day themed card.  The card sketch looks like this:

I turned it sideways and came up with this card with a couple of twists on LOVE-ly!

I hope you enjoy the card!  Take a look around my blog for other card samples.

Happy Crafting!  ~Kim

Halloween is Coming!

Hello Crafters!

Who loves Fall?  Anyone that knows Abby and I know that Fall is our favorite time of year.  You can visit our houses anytime during Fall and find tons of foilage, fall colors, and the scents of Autumn decorating the house.  This week, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps released their August release and it was full of Halloween images.  I just couldn't resist ordering the whole collection!  I cannot wait for them to arrive.

The following card is my card entry for the CPS Card Sketch #232 and this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge - Make it Spooky.  The card sketch is below:

I started the card by cutting the base and then cutting a spider web from black using my Cricut and Wild Card cartridge.  I then used some scrap halloween themed paper to cut the three background squares.  Finally I colored my Kraftin' Kimmie stamp (Vic the Vampire) with my Copic markers and cut both the focal image and the focal image background using my Spellbinder Squares and my Sizzix Big Shot.  To finish off the card, I added a few embellishments I found lying around in my embellishment case.  I hope you enjoy it and Happy Crafting....maybe I'll keep making Halloween cards for a while...



The Places You Will Go...

Good Evening Crafty Friends!

Abby and I have had an exciting weekend.  We had our monthly stamp club yesterday.  We really had a good time.  We made two new cards and a small box to hold candies.  The candy box was a nice change of pace from all the cards.

It is hot again today in Dallas so we opted for staying in and crafting the majority of the day.  Well, Abby is still trying to organize her stamps and I am crafting.  LOL

This card is my entry for this week's CPS Sketch Challenge and Kraftin' Kimmie's challenge #91, which is a recipe challenge.  The card should have 1 flower, 1 ribbon, and 1 piece of chipboard.

I colored the awesome Lucy, a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, and cut her out closely to be able to place her over both of the layers of cardstock I had cut to mimic the sketch.  Since Abby and I both love to read, this is the perfect stamp for us.  She is most definately one of our favorite Kimmie stamps.  I added a sentiment, bow, and chipboard tag which has a "hello" sentiment stamped on it.

It was really fun to create this card.  I hope you enjoy it!

Kim

CPS Sketch #229 and Kraftin Kimmie Challenge #89

The following is my entry for the CPS Sketch #229 and the Kraftin Kimmie Challenge #89 - No Embellishments. 

The sketch for CPS #229 looks like this:

That's a pretty challenging sketch to begin with, but then when you add Kraftin Kimmie's Challenge #89 which requires a card with no embellishments....whew! that really gets you thinking...

So, I dreamed up this bright and cheery card using Kraftin' Kimmie's Nurse Nellie Stamp and a variety of Stampin' Up cardstocks and designer paper. 

I first punched the right edge of the base card with my Martha Stewart punch to add interest to the card since I couldn't add embellishments.  Next, I cut each layer from cardstock and designer paper following the sketch.  I airbrushed some ink from my Copic airbrush (I love this airbrush!) around all the edges of the top layers I had cut using my Sizzix and my scalloped rectangle Spellbinders.  Here's a tip:  Spellbinders make a great mask for the edges of the layers when airbrushing.

I then added my focal image, Nurse Nellie, which I had colored using my Copic markers.  Finally, I stamped my sentiment, which is a stamp from the Stampin' Up set, Curly Verses, with Cherry Cobbler ink from Stampin' Up (this is my current favorite ink color from Stampin' Up).  I believe this set is retiring with the arrival of the new catalog so if you like it, you may want to see if it is still available right away!

All in all, I think the card works, even without embellisments.  As you all know, I love my embellishments...this turned out to be a REAL challenge for me.

Thanks for looking!

~Kim

CPS Sketch #228

It's been a while since I participated in the weekly challenge, but I am back!  :)

The following is my entry for sketch #228:

I used a blue color pallette and kept the card very simple.  The single butterfly embellishment was added for contrast.

Thanks for looking and check out the rest of the blog for some great ideas!

Kim

Rosabelle

Happy 4th of July!

This magical little girl is Rosabelle.  She is from the Kraftin' Kimmie stamp collection.  I have created this card for the CPS Card Sketch #225. 

This was a great sketch to really get you to thinking about the colors you are matching together.
I started with a olive green card base and then added a second layer of ligher green and rounded all four corners for layer #1.  I colored Rosabelle using my Copic markers.  I selected a couple of the colors that I used in the image as the square layers behind the focal image.  I then chose a bright pink to coordinate with the inked edges I place around Rosabelle.  I think that really makes the image pop out from the card.  I used my white glaze pen on Rosabelle's eyes to give them a bit more dimmension.  Finally, I added eyelets to each corner of the focal image.

I hope you enjoy her....she was a blast to create!  Have a great day!

Kim

Cupcake Cory

The following is my entry for the weekly CPS card sketch #223 and the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #83 - Cards for Little Peeps.

The card was made with Stampin' Up cardstock and scrap designer paper for the layers.  I cut Layer #1 from scrap paper using my paper trimmer, then cut layer #2 using my Fiskars shape cutter.  Both layers corners were rounded.

The sweet little baker in the focal image is Cupcake Cory from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps.  This is the first time I have used her on a card, but I like!  :)  I colored her using my Copic markers then cut her into a square using my Classic Square Spellbinder dies and my Sizzix Big Shot.    I cut the second sentiment using my deckled rectangles dies from Spellbinder.  Yep, you guessed it...I love Spellbinders!!!

As a final glitzy touch I added some coordinating Imaginesence Hot Rocks using my heat setter tool to the corners of the final layer.

I hope you enjoy viewing this card as much as I enjoyed making it.  Please take a look around this blog and leave a comment or two.  My daughter and I have created many varieties of cards and we love to share them with everyone!

Have a great week!

Kim

Challenge Card for Kraftin Kimmie #82 and CPS Sketch #22

Good Evening Friends,

Abby spent the weekend with me, but we didn't get to craft as much as we wanted.  We had to celebrate Grandma's birthday on Saturday.  On Sunday, we went for a mani/pedi and that took for-EVER and that really cut into our crafting time.  We have decided we are going to devote some extra time to crafting over the next few weeks to get caught up with all our challenges.

The following is my card for the CPS card sketch #222 and it also fits with the Kraftin Kimmie challenge #82, which was to add a splash of gold to the card. 

I actually made the card for a friend.  Her husband is in the hospital and she has been a bit down.  I am going to send the card to her to wish her well.  She is a cross-stitcher...I bet she has been stitching away during those long hours of caring for her husband.  I hope he gets better really soon.  I miss seeing her every day.

This card was made using Stampin' Up Ivory Cardstock as a base and then I added some pink cardstock and a piece of blue stock with that splash of gold as 2nd and 3rd layers.  I embossed the pink stock with my Sizzix Big Shot and a circles embossing folder.  For the focal image I colored Goldilocks from the Kraftin' Kimmie collection with my Copic markers.  This is the first time I have used this stamp, but I bet it won't be the last.  ;-)  On the interior, I colored a small bear with my Copic markers, cut it out closely, and then affixed it with a message saying "thought you could you a little pick up!"  As a final touch, I rounded all four corners with my corner rounder punch.

Kim

CPS Sketch #222