Li’l Lilian

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Can you believe we are heading into April tomorrow? The year just seems to be flying by.

I’m feeling a tad sorry for myself today as I’ve got a sinus and throat infection, so after the school run I may just put my feet up, have a rest and do a little colouring…..the house work can wait…lol!

Anyhoo, enough waffle! I’ve made another page for my colouring journal. This one uses the Li’l Lilian Digi Stamp from Elisabeth Bell:

I’m trying out some new hair colour combinations, as since changing to Copics a few months back I’ve been sticking to browns and blondes. This is a nice vibrant red, maybe a little brighter than I was aiming for, but I like it anyway. It uses E49, E08, R08 and R02. 

Supplies:

• Image: Li’l Lilian from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Petal Fresh’ 8x8 Paper Pad
• Card: Blue and Pale Blue card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: EK Success Border Punch, Spellbinder Plain and Big Scalloped Ovals.
• Embellishments: Pearls, Paper Flowers, Tim Holtz Chit Chat Stickers, Ribbon and doodling/faux stitching with a blue fineline pen.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Henry with Skiff

Morning All. It’s Monday again and I’ll be off to do the school run in a while (roll on Friday and the Easter Holidays). Here is a quick make using the fabulous Henry with Skiff from Whiff of Joy:

The patterned paper reminded me of driftwood so I thought it fitted perfectly with the image.

Supplies:

• Image: Henry with Skiff from Whiff of Joy 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eyes
• Card: Silver card, white card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiments and anchor from a previous Secret Stamp Kit
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Decorative Labels 22
• Embellishments: Rope knots and black enamel dots

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Spring Like Lilybelle

Afternoon all! It’s time for another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and I’m joining in as a Krafty Guest.  This week's challenge is for Easter/Spring Krafty Kreations! And if you thought it couldn’t get any better than playing with your Krafty Stash, think again as there is the chance to WIN a $10 gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie shop.

I don’t send (or make) Easter Cards so I have made a spring themed card and I’ve used ‘Lilybelle’ again…..I just love fairies:

I dug deep into my paper stash and re-discovered a much loved Echo Park paper pad that I haven’t used in a long time. It’s very aptly named Springtime and the colours are so pretty and perfect for a Spring themed card

Supplies:

• Image: Lilybelle from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Sentiment: Springtime Friends from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Echo Park ‘Springtime’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Lilac Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Large Circle Dies and Fiskars 3-in-1 Heart Corner Punch (for the little hearts)
• Embellishments: Pearls, Glitter Glue, Clear Wink of Stella Pen, Ribbon and Doodling with a Black Fine Line Pen

If you are in need of a bit more Krafty Stash there are loads of fabulous NEW goodies in the Krafty Store and the Frugal Friday goodies are listed here. So now is as good as time as any for a shopping trip. Make sure you take a peak at the March New Releases as well while you’re there!!

Also the fabulously awesome Coffee Kits are available, the pre-orders sold out so quickly but Kimmie was able to get more goodies and make more kits. This is the last weekend they are available for purchase and they can be found here.

Now it’s your turn, 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! You have until 3rd April at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! And don’t forget to share your makes over at Kraftin’ Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook Group!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Easter Cuties – Digi Bells New Release Hop

Afternoon all. Two posts in one day….go me!!!

I’m back to share the wonderful new digi image that has been released by Elisabeth Bell called Easter Cuties. This image was once available through SCACD, but was far too adorable stay hidden so Elisabeth has released it as a digi and I for one am so happy. Here is my card:

I have left my card without a sentiment at the moment. I toyed with using a Happy Easter sentiment but I don’t send Easter cards so I think she will become a birthday card eventually. It’s a shame Mother’s Day has passed here in the UK as I think she would have been lovely for that occasion.

The blog hop will will run for one week and will end on Friday 3rd April at 9:00am Arizona Time (4pm for us UK ladies).

If you have stumbled upon this post and would like to join us on the hop you will find the line up below. However if you are already hopping along your next stop will be the fabulous Lynda for some more inspiration.

Blog Hop Line-up

• Sebrina
• Linda
• Lisa (Me)
• Lynda
• Maya
• Mary Lou
• Pauline
• Alethea
• Linda S
• The Digi Bells Blog

Supplies:

• Image: Easter Cuties from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Fabrications by Teresa Collins (Free with a past issue of Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine)
• Card: Dark Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Lili of the Valley Corner Stamp
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Large Oval Dies, Britannia Small Elvendene Butterfly Die and Tonic Simplicity Doily Border Punch
• Embellishments: Paper Flowers, Glitter Glue Ribbon & Pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Fancy winning this new digi? All you have to do is hop through and leave comments on EACH blog. Two blogs at random will be chosen, and the winners will be picked from the comments and posted to the Digi Bells Blog shortly after the end of the hop.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Sweet Nora

Morning all. Early start for me today and for once I’m not going to be decorating! I’m taking a break and heading into the garden as my Dad is going to be helping me to build a raised vegetable plot for me and the children to grown our onions, sweetcorn and other stuff in.

Anyhoo, enough waffle from me. Here is some inspiration using Sweet Nora from Whiff of Joy:

I’ve shared this card over on the Whiff of Joy Blog and as today is Colour Me Friday I’ve actually made a note of the Copic colours I used. They are:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, Eoo, E000 & R20
• Lips: E04, R85 & R20
• Eyes: C7, C5, C3 & B24
• Hair: C7, C5, C3, C1 & B00
• Hat & Shoes: R89, R85, R83 & R81
• Shirt: BV20 & BV0000
• Dress: G99, G94, YG63 & YG61

Supplies:

• Image: Sweet Nora from Whiff of Joy 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye ‘Vanity Fair’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Dusky Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Make a Wish Stamp Set from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Gems, Mini Stapler and Doily

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Rachel Little Angel

Afternoon all….me again!! It’s time for a new challenge at Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge and lucky old me gets to play along as a Guest Digi Bell. Our theme this time around is Lace and Pearls.

I’ve used Rachel Little Angel and made a reasonably CAS birthday card:

Bit of a dodgy photo on this one. I’ve managed to pick up the shimmer on her wings but the four smaller pearls look a right odd colour….I swear they match in real life!!!

Supplies:

• Image: Rachel Little Angel from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Patterned Vellum (make unknown)
• Card: Pink and White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Personal Impressions Double Sayings Stamp Set
• Dies & Punches: EK Large Border Punch
• Embellishments: Lace, Ribbon, Pearls and a Wink of Stella Pen

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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If you want to play along just head over to Elisabeth Bell’s World Challenge Blog for the full details.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Elisha the Mage

Morning All…..it's Wonderful Wednesday time and as a Krafty Guest over at Kraftin' Kimmie  I get to play along…whoot whoot.  As always on Wonderful Wednesday it's ANYTHING GOES! So I hope you have some Krafty Fun with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and play along.

I’ve used Elisha the Mage one of the newest stamps from the March release:

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Elisha the Mage from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye
• Card: Grey card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Plain and Pinking Circles, Sizzix Framelits Stars and an X-Cut Corner Rounder
• Embellishments: Gold Doily (Distressed with Gesso), Ribbon, Glitter Glue, Pearls and Gems

As well as the NEW stamps, there are MORE Coffee Kits available! The last time the kits were listed they sold out super QUICK! There are limited quantities, so get yours before they are gone!

We love having Krafty fun and want as many people as possible 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....anything you fancy! So hop over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Blog to see all the details and join in the fun! Plus if you do play along don’t forget to share with us over in the Kraftin’ Kimmie Krafty Friends FB Group.

 

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Beach Pretty

Afternoon all. As I need to do the school run in a littlw while there really isn’t enough time to pick up the paint brush and carry on with the decorating ;-) So I’m having a rest with a cuppa and thought I would pop on here and share my latest make!

The wonderful Krista at Saturated Canary is hosting a colouring competition and you can read all about it on her post here. You have to use one of two specific digis, available at 50% off in the shop. I’ve used Beach Pretty (but I bought both!!!) and created another page for my colouring journal:

I’ve coloured the image using Copics and the no lines technique and as you may be able to tell from the picture I now to to hurry up and decorate the covers!

Supplies:

• Image: Beach Pretty from Saturated Canary  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye ‘Bloom & Grow’ 8x8 Paper Pad
• Card:  Orange Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiment from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Set
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Large Oval Dies and Concentric Tag Dies
• Embellishments: Paperflowers, Gems, Pearls, Glitter Glue, Ribbon and Charm

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

•  Saturated Canary Colouring Challange

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Lilybelle

Afternoon all! It’s time for another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and I’m joining in as a Krafty Guest….whoop whoop I’m having so much Krafty fun!!  This week's challenge is for Birthdays but no Pink or Blue on your Krafty Kreation! And if you thought it couldn’t get any better than playing with your Krafty Stash, think again as there is the chance to WIN a $10 gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie shop.

This was a good challenge to push me out of my comfort zone as one of my go to colours is pink, but I searched my patterned papers until I found something I liked, coloured up the magical ‘Lilybelle’ to match (using the no-lines technique) and here is my card:

 

I wasn’t sure this card was going to come together. The colouring was quite tricky as I’m new to Copics and for oranges and greens don’t really have any tried and tested go to colour combos, but having said that I am really pleased with the final card.

Supplies:

• Image: Lilybelle from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Sentiment: Make a Wish from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eye (very old…will see if I can find the name!)
• Card: Kraft card, Black card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Square Punch and Small Scalloped Border Punch
• Embellishments: Paper flowers, Pearls and glitter glue

If you are in need of a bit more Krafty Stash there are loads of fabulous NEW goodies in the Krafty Store and the Frugal Friday goodies are listed here. So now is as good as time as any for a shopping trip. Make sure you take a peak at the March New Releases as well while you’re there!! Also the fabulously awesome Coffee Kits are available, the pre-orders sold out so quickly but Kimmie was able to get more goodies and make more kits. These are available now for purchase.

Now it’s your turn, 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! You have until March 27th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! And don’t forget to share your makes over at Kraftin’ Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook Group!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Let’s Party

 

Morning All…..it's Wonderful Wednesday time ( sounds a lot nicer than Happy Hump Day…lol)! And as a Krafty Guest over at Kraftin' Kimmie  I get to play along…whoot whoot. As always on Wonderful Wednesday it's ANYTHING GOES! So I hope you have some Krafty Fun with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and play along.

There is a wonderful sketch this month, you don’t have to use it but it’s fabulous so you may want to ;-) I used it for one of my March New Release creations but I just had to use it again. Talking about New Releases THEY'RE HERE! The March New Release stamps are in the Krafty store and ready to find a new home!

And here is my card using the fabulous Julie:

I stuck very rigidly to the sketch last time so this time thought I would change it up with a shaped base and instead of having gaps in between the 4 sections I used ribbon instead. Plus I got these fabulous new dies as a Mother’s day present :-) Most of the cards I have seen with them are very Frou Frou and whilst I thing they look stunning it’s not a look I find easy to achieve so this here is my CAS take on it!!

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Julie from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Papermania Spots & Stripes Festive 12x12 Paper Pack
• Card: Blue and Yellow card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate XXL Frilly Frames #10 Dies and X-Cut Square Punch( For the Fishtail Banners), Fiskars 3-Way Heart Corner Punch (to make the little Hearts)
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Glitter Glue, Gems and Doodling with a fineline black pen

As well as the NEW stamps, there are MORE Coffee Kits available! The last time the kits were listed they sold out super QUICK! There are limited quantities, so get yours before they are gone!

We love having Krafty fun and want as many people as possible 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....anything you fancy! So hop over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Blog to see all the details and join in the fun!

Back to my decorating now….thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Little Friends

Happy Tuesday Everyone and Happy St Patrick’s Day!

More news I have forgotten to share is that I’m joining the Digi Bells again as a guest designer….Whoot Whoot!!!  I had a fabulous time last time and absolutely love colouring Elisabeth’s images so I’m over the moon excited.

Anyhoo, enough waffle! This is my card using the super cute Little Friends Digi Stamp:

I’m so pleased with my colouring on this one and I think the classes at Kit & Clowder are really starting to show….I’ve finally got the hang of those flicks…hehe.

Not quite sure I’ve got the card layout right on this though. I was aiming for something a little pretty with ribbon, lace, etc, but I was so  desperate to use the little poem that was on the sheet of patterned paper (as it’s about a little bird) that I added it and now it just looks ugly stuck there. Here is a close up of the poem:

Originally I was planning to leave the card without a sentiment and then add one at a later date, but I think I may just go straight back into the craft room, remove said ugly lump and replace it with a cute little ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment….lol!

Right, best get on as I have decorating to be getting on with. I finally decided on paint colours for our hallway….. it’s only taken three weeks and more tester pots than you care to imagine!!!

Supplies:

• Image: Little Friends from Elisabeth Bell 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Melissa Frances 5th Avenue 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Navy card, Pearlescent Cream Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Doily Square Dies.
• Embellishments: Pearls, Ribbon, Lace and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Spider Andy

Morning All. Super Heroes seem to be all the rage at the moment for 5 year olds and as my boy has had a few more parties to attend I just had to fall back on Spider Hero Andy from Pink Gem Designs as it fits the bill perfectly.

Fairly CAS and using classic Spiderman Colours, I think this one is one of the favourite cards I have made recently.

Supplies:

• Image: Spider Hero Andy from Pink Gem Designs
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Make Unknown (may have been a craft pack from Lidl)
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card, white card and blue pearlescent blue card.
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Labels 18 Dies, Sizzix Framelit Star Dies, 5 and today dies from All Occasion Dies and a small circle punch (used on corners
• Embellishments: Button, Twine, Felt and Gems

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Off on the school run now and then on with the housework but hopefully might squeeze in a little crafting time later.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Kraftin’ Kimmie March Release Blog Hop

Morning all! Hope you have enjoyed the peaks we have been showing you so far? Well today’s the day…..it’s the MARCH RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS! We are celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP! So grab a cuppa , put your feet up and be prepared for some Krafty Inspiration!

Over the last few days we have shown you Krafty Peeks featuring new stamp sets from each of the Kraftin' Kimmie artists. There’s the the elegant new sentiment set from Becky called RAIN OR SHINE!  There's the adorable kids set from Cheryl called SPRINGTIME FRIENDS!  There’s the new strong girl sets from Annie called ELISHA THE MAGE   and KIERSTEN THE KNIGHT! And an incredibly fun set from Emilie Goulet called YOUNG AT HEART! 

Here is my card for the Hop using the character Lulu from Cheryl’s Springtime Friends stamp set:

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back, relax and enjoy our MARCH Krafty Hop! When you’re hoppin’  be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will win a gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop. 

Once you’re done hoppin’ head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie shop….ALL the new rubber stamp sets are NOW available (after noon EST today)! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, there is a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new March stamps at a discount….but only for a limited time!

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiments: Springtime Friends Stamp Set 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Cloud Paper is a Magazine Freebie and the Dotty is from Simple Stories ‘Summer Fresh’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Kraft, Brown, Yellow and Pink Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card.
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Corner Rounder, Blossom Punch and Circle Punch
• Misc: Tim Holtz Edge Distresser, Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and Blending Foam

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin’ (or should that be shoppin’!!!)

Lisa

Springtime Friends…Kraftin’ Kimmie New Release!

Morning All. Welcome back to day FOUR of the March Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks! It’s the weekend hurrah, so if you haven’t had time to see the previous days releases now would be a perfect to grab a cuppa and put your feet up for some Krafty Inspiration.

Today we are excited to be sharing projects made with the newest set from CHERYL GRANT! This adorable set features Lucas, Lexi and Lulu and is called SPRINGTIME FRIENDS! Let’s hope we get some nice Spring Weather to go along with the new stamp set. The set has a stamp of all three characters and sentiments and here I’ve used Lexi:

It’s also challenge day and our hostess this week is DEBORAH and her challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!  As it’s the weekend treat yourself to a little Krafty time and join us this week because all the Krafty Girls (and us Guests) LOVE to see your KKS designs. And what’s better than playing with your KK stamps…well that would be the chance to WIN a $10 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the Kraftin' Kimmie shop!

Love all the new releases and not sure which to buy then how about a chance to WIN the ENTIRE March release? Sound good? Then hang out with the Krafty Girls and Guests at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes Sunday morning beginning at 11am EST! (3pm GMT for any UK ladies). Hope you can come hang out with the Krafty Girls and Guests!

The rest of the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have awesome designs to show you featuring the new stamps from Cheryl! And don’t forget while you're hopping around to leave a comment because Kraftin' Kimmie are giving away a gift voucher! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the Kraftin' Kimmie shop! {This winner will be announced at the party on Sunday!}

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Springtime Friends stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Simple Stories ‘Summer Fresh’  6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card and Yellow, Green and Black Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Decorative Elements Fleur de Lis Square Dies, Papercraft Essentials Flourish Die and Britannia Multi-Flower Die
• Embellishments: Gems and Pearls

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin’

Lisa

Chloe with Bunny

Morning All! Whoohoo….it’s the weekend. I only gone and caught a cold so I’m looking forward to a lovely lazy weekend with the family and no school runs!!

Anyhoo, enough waffle it’s time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the theme this time is ‘PRETTY IN PINK’. I’ve used one of Janet’s super cute and newish images…Chloe with Bunny and this card was made for my Mum’s Birthday:

I’m not sure I managed to capture it in the photo but this little cutie has been Paper Pieced and Decoupage'd. It was quite fiddly to do but looked really effective in real life!!

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe with Bunny from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Perfect Pair’ Paper Pad
• Card: Anna Marie Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Clearly Whimsy Stamps ‘Family Words’ Stamp set (bought from My Mum's Craft Shop) and Paula Pascal Double Saying Stamp Set
• Ink: Memento ‘Paris Dusk’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Plain and Scalloped Circle Dies
• Embellishments: Velvet Ribbon

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Young at Heart…Kraftin’ Kimmie New Release!

Morning All. Welcome back to day THREE of the March Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks! I Hope you have been enjoying the sneak peaks so far, I know I enjoyed playing with all the new sets!

Today we are showcasing creations with a fabulous new set from artist, Emilie Goulet.  This one is called YOUNG AT HEART and features THREE sweet images plus TEN coordinating sentiments!!

My children absolutely adore their Granddad, so although Father’s Day isn’t until June here in the UK I have made a card for the children to give to their Granddad:

I love making cards for men and I’ve added my go to masculine embellishment of stars die cut from co-coordinating patterned paper! 

Love all the new releases and not sure which to buy then how about a chance to WIN the ENTIRE March release? Sound good? Then hang out with the Krafty Girls and Guests at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes Sunday morning beginning at 11am EST! (3pm GMT for any UK ladies). Hope you can come hang out with the me and the rest of Krafty Girls and Guests!

The rest of the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have awesome designs to show you featuring the new stamps from Emilie! And don’t forget while you're hopping around to leave a comment because Kraftin' Kimmie are giving away a gift voucher! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the Kraftin' Kimmie shop! {This winner will be announced at the party on Sunday!}

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiments: Young at Heart from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Pink Paisley ‘Old School’ 6x6 Paperpad
• Card: Chocolate Brown Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: X-Cut Large Corner Rounder and Sizzix Framelit Stars
• Embellishments: Card Candi

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin’!

Lisa

Rain or Shine…Kraftin’ Kimmie New Release!

Morning All! Welcome back to day TWO of our March Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks! Have you been enjoying the peeks so far? We've got more beauties for you today!

Today we are thrilled to share the newest set of elegant sentiments by artist BECKY PEARCE! This set features some lovely words about friendship in beautiful fonts and is called RAIN OR SHINE! This set includes NINE lovely sentiments and is designed especially to brighten anyone's day!

This stamp set is absolutely gorgeous and I knew straight away what I wanted to create. As you may have seen above,  I got a little carried away and made two cards. This one:

I thought the Sunburst paper went perfectly with this sentiment.

And this one:

Very CAS but I like out it turned out.

Are you planning to join us for our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY? Hope you can join us for all the fun, excitement and prizes Sunday morning beginning at 11am EST! Hope you can come hang out with the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Rain or Shine Stamp Set from Kraftin' Kimmie
• Ink: Archival ‘Jet Black’ Inkpad
• DP: Crate Paper ‘DIY Shop’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Ivory Linen Texture Card and Grey Card
• Dies & Punches: Memory Box Puffy Cloud Dies, Spellbinder Plain Circle Dies and Spellbinder Label 18 Dies
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Button, Twine, Pearls and Doodling with a Fineline Pen.

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN some $$ to spend at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop……Woohoo! {This winner will be announced at the party on Sunday!}

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin'!

Lisa

Kiersten the Knight…Kraftin’ Kimmie New Release!

Me again! Two posts in one day….wonders will never cease! I’m really really excited to be joining in with the NEW RELEASE as a Krafty Guest at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today is Day ONE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MARCH 2015 previews! It's going to be another amazing month with so many fabulous designs! I couldn't be more excited to share them all with you!

Our first day of previews features two exceptionally strong women characters from artist, Annie Rodrigue! Today the Krafty Girls and Guests are sharing with you two incredible new stamp sets called KIERSTEN THE KNIGHT and ELISHA THE MAGE! You'll find so many amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from these fabulous new sets!

My card uses the Fabulous KIERSTEN THE KNIGHT:

ALL of our MARCH stamps will be available on Sunday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop! Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Sunday morning at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! Come hang out with the Krafty Girls and Guests.

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Kiersten the Knight from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (available Sunday)
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: My Minds Eyes ‘Nostalgia’' 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card and Anna Marie Designs Kraft Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain Circle Dies, X-Cut Corner Rounder and X-Cut Square Punch
• Embellishments: Gems and Glitter Glue

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN some $$ to spend at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop……Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin'!

Lisa

Flowerpot Bow

Morning All. It’s time for another Digi Stamp Challenge over on the Little Claire Blog.  Our new theme is SHAPED CARDS and the lovely Gill from Little Claire has offered a wonderful prize for the winner of this challenge…… FIVE Little Claire Digi Stamp images of your choosing.

Here is my card using Flowerpot Bow:

I’ve gone for a scalloped circle card base and layered up plenty of die cut circles to frame the gorgeous digi.

Supplies:

• Image: Flowerpot Bow Digi from Little Claire 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: 12x12 Patterned Paper from Craft Creations
• Card: Dark Pink Core’dinations card
• Stamps: Sentiments from another Little Claire stamp set
• Dies & Punches: Britannia Small Ivy Flourish Die, Go Kreate plain circles, Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles and Spellbinders Plain Circles.
• Embellishments: Hessian Trim , Flat Back Pearls and Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

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Please hop over to the Little Claire blog and take a look at the cards my teamies have made to inspire you. And if you want to join in you have until 4pm (GMT) on Tuesday 14th April

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Hannah Hearts her Mum

Afternoon all! It’s time for another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and I’m joining in as a Krafty Guest. This week's challenge is a colour challenge and we are asking you to use PINK, BROWN and TURQUOISE in your Krafty Kreation! And if you thought it couldn’t get any better than playing with your Krafty Stash, think again as there is the chance to WIN a $10 gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie shop.

I’ve used Hannah Hearts for my card today but I thought she would be cute on a Mother’s day card (which is 15th March here in the UK) instead of a Valentine’s creation:

Supplies:

• Image & Sentiment: Hannah Hearts from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Lili of the Valley ‘Pastel Dreams’ 8x8 Paper Pad
• Card: Brown Linen Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Papercraft Essentials Freebie Corner Die and X-Cut Heart Dies.
• Embellishments: Pearls, Ribbon and Doily

If you are in need of a bit more Krafty Stash there are loads of fabulous NEW goodies in the Krafty Store and the Frugal Friday goodies are listed here. So now is as good as time as any for a shopping trip.

Now it’s your turn, 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! You have until March 13th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Have you joined the Kraftin’ Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook 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!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin’ Kimmie

Afternoon all.

You know me and that I’m not great at sharing my own fabulous news….well this month I’m a Krafty Guest at Kraftin' Kimmie! Wowee am I over the moon. I’m new to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (thanks to the enabler Alyce over at Kit & Clowder for introducing me to them :-)) but I have fallen for the Moonlight Whispers stamps, they are so fabulous to colour.

Well my first post is for Wonderful Wednesday! We hope you play along and as always it's ANYTHING GOES! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!

I’ve been thinking about making an album for a while, but I don’t really scrap and I’m not into Art Journaling so I’m making an album of my colouring journey and card style, here is my album page using Moonlight Whispers – Sophia:

Supplies:

• Image and Sentiment: Moonlight Whispers - Sophia from Kraftin' Kimmie  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• DP: Crate Paper ‘Random’ 6x6 Pad
• Card: Grey Linen Card and Copic X-Press it Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Sizzix Fancy Tag Framlits and Brittania Small Ivy Flourish Die
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Paper Flowers and Pearls/Gems

Be sure that you are one of our friends on the Krafty Friends FB page... not only will you be up to date on all of the goings on, but you can share your Kraftin Kimmie creations! Let's see your Krafty Stuff!

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa