Celebrate!

Abby and I have been crafting all weekend.  She made a wooden pen with her Dad last night.  It turned out to be a really cool result.  Here is a picture of the pen...

We have spent most of today sewing, but I finally got around to making a card for the Friday Free for All over at Stamp TV.  The theme is to make the focal image with a drop shadow.  Here is my attempt at making it look shadowed.  It sort of makes it look like you already began celebrating.  LOL!  At any rate, here is the card...

Have a great evening!

Kim

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

Stamp TV Free for All Friday Challenge

This challenge to create a baby card was a good one for me since I rarely create anything related to babies.  I used my favorite Stampin' Up color, melon mambo, and sprinkled in some pirouette pink for added interest.  I have been attempting to use my Cricut on most things so the Baby phrase is cut from the Cricut using the Cindy Loo cartiridge.  I hope you enjoy my card as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Kim

Bookmark!

Here's a change up!  The Stamp TV team challenge for Friday Free For All featured a bookmark instead of a card.  The challenge was to make any kind of a bookmark so I chose a traditional style.

I punched a border from Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant cardstock using my brand new border punch from Stampin' Up.  I am really liking this one!  :)  I then stamped an image on regular cardstock and colored it using my Memento markers.  You saw that right, Mementos, not Copics...I'm kind of feeling like a rebel today.

I then sprayed the stamped image using my Gold Smooch spray to give it some glitz.  I assembled the bookmark by layering a couple of layers and then attaching the punched border on either side of the base.  I finished by punching a hole in the top and tying on a So Saffron ribbon.  It was oh so quick, but still a fun challenge!

Kim

Simple Things

This is my card for the Gina K. Stamp TV Inspiration challenge for Mix it Up Monday.  This is the inspiration photo:

This photo really makes me think of simple, lazy days in the rocking chair surrounding with bright and cheering things.  In my card, I tried to capture this simplicity.  I hope you enjoy it...

Kim



Hello!

This is my entry for the Stamp TV Friday Free For All (STVFRICT5) to Case the Design Team.  I used Carolina's card "With Love" and changed coloring, the message, and the embellishments to arrive at the design.  Great challenge!

I cut the layers and then stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I then colored the flowers using my Copic markers (very lightly since this paper wasn't ideal for Copics).  I added some glitter accents on the sentiment and then cut the layers using my Spellbinders and Sizzix.  Finally, I added a ribbon to the bottom strip layer and pushed a stick pin with a heart on it through the tied part of the ribbon before assembling the card using standard scrapbooking adhesive.

Thanks for looking!  Take a look around the blog while you are here....There's some great ideas that's been posted.

Kim

Hoppy Hello!

This card is my entry for the Friday Free for All at Stamp TV.  The challenge was to pick a design in the gallery of a selected Gina K. Design Team Member and copy it, changing at least two of the elements in the card.  I chose the Nuts for You card created by the selected designer.  I then changed the stamp and the color theme to create this design.  I hope you enjoy it.  Take a look around....  Abby and I have created a ton of cards and we love to share them!

Abby is busy working with Shrinky Dinks and stamps.  It's quite an interesting medium.  Check back for more info and photos of the results!

Kim

Wear Your White

This simple and friendly card is my entry for the Gina K. Mix it Up Monday challenge - Wear Your White.  I used all scrap paper in designing this card and Stampin' Up ink.  The Scalloped Circle was cut using my Spellbinder Petite Scalloped Circle Dies and my Big Shot.  I embellished the card using a white button for the center of the flower and created a white buterfly with white pearl accents to complete the requirement for embellishing with white.  I hope you enjoy the card!

Have a great week!

Kim

Stamp Tv - Mix it Up Monday (Purples)

This card is my entry for the Mix it up Monday Challenge on Stamptv.com.

The card base is made of Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant smooth cardstock.  The second layer was created from white cardstock and inked around the edges with Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant ink.  The final layer is two different designer papers from DCWV.  One layer was cut away at an angle to reveal the other layer.

The focal image was colored using Copic markers and glittered using Copic Atyou Spica glitter markers.  I cut the image with my Spellbinders Petite Scalloped ovals.  (I know, I know...I always use these, but I absolutely love this design!)

Finally, I inked a piece of white cardstock with the same Elegant Eggplant to place into the interior of the card for easy writing of a special note.

This card will be for sale in our etsy shop at http://abbyscrafty.etsy.com/.  Remember to KRAFTYSALE through May 20 to receive free shipping on any purchase.

Happy Crafting!

Kim

Stamp TV Free for All Friday

This card is my entry in the Free for all Friday challenge for Stamp TV.  The card is made from Stampin' Up cardstock and Stampin' Up designer paper.  I stamped the background flowers using and focal image using the Just Believe stamp set from Stampin' Up.  I inked the background using a scalloped circle as a mask and sponging white and blue ink onto the cardstock.  To finish the card, I stamped and inked a "thanks" sentiment and cut it out using my Spellbinders Nestibilities Petite Scalloped Ovals.  Finally, to match the sketch, I attached three coordinating blue buttons to the bottom right corner.

This card will be available for purchase on our etsy shop at http://abbyscrafty.etsy.com/.