Life Can Be Prickley!

  Hi friends!  Have you ever needed an encouragement card and just didn't know what to do?  That was me, until I saw the "coming soon" Cactus Brads from Eyelet Outlet!  I knew that they would be a perfect match for the Prickly Pear Catcus Clear Stamp Set from Prickley Pear Stamps!

I colored the Prickly Pear Cactus Image with Copic markers, die-cut it and set it aside. I used the amazing Glitter Washi Tape - Copper to cover the edges of a cardstock panel.  You'd never know it, but I just grabbed the first piece of card stock I could find.  It's yellow (haha), but since the washi covers it, it doesn't show.

I layered a piece of digital paper with the washi panel and adhered them to my card base.  I added my focal image to the front of the card.  I embossed the sentiment on a strip of cardstock and added a couple of Cactus Brads before adhering it to the front of the card.  To complete the card, I created a bow and using my glue gun, I glued one of the brads to the center and then to the front of the card. 

I love how this came together!  The brads and the stamp set paired beautifully!

Make sure to check out the shops at the links above to see these beauties!

Thank you so much for hanging out with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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You're Pawsome!

Hi friends!  Happy Monday and Happy Halloween! I hope that you had an amazing weekend and that your week is off to a good start.  Today, I am sharing the last card that I made to celebrate the Kat Scrappiness Pawsome Dog Re-Release.

I started by selecting a patterned paper from the Pawsome Girl 6 x 8 Paper Pad so that I could choose my cardstock colors to coordinate. I used a sandpaper block to rough up the edges of the paper and then added some Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Using the In the Dog House Dies, I created a doghouse and food and water dishes.  I also die-cut several grass pieces and the little poop pile.  (Yes, that is my FAVORITE die!)

I used the Build a Pawsome Dog Dies to create this adorable pupper!  Before building my elements, I used Distress Ink to add some depth to them.  I used a white Posca Paint Pen to add polka dots to the dishes, draw a heart on th ebone, and add freckles to the puppy face.  I also used a black pen to draw in the eyes, nose, and mouth.  I arranged my elements on the card front and adhered them.

I stamped the sentiment from the Pawsome Dogs Sentiments stamp set in Walnut Stain Distress Ink, trimmed the panel and backed it with pink cardstock.  Lastly, I added some White AB Glass Bubbles to the front of the card.

Make sure to check out this amazing release!  It makes my dog mama heart so happy!  

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes of your day with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Be Pawsitive!

 Hi friends!  Today I am sharing another card that I created for the Kat's Meow Release from Kat Scrappiness.  I seriously love this release!   It is also perfect for the 2022 Cat Lover's Hop, which if you haven't checked it out, it is a TON of fun!  There are some amazing projects being shared and some super cool giveaways! 

For my card, I colored this adorable kitty and his accessories from the Pawsome Cats Stamp Set with Copics (listed below), cut them out using the coordinating dies, and set them aside.

 I paired a few of the patterned papers from The Kat's Meow 6 x 6 Paper Pad and some glitter washi tape to create a "chair rail" effect.  I used the Stitched Nesting Hexagon Dies to create a background for my furry friend and arranged him and his treats on top.  I really love how versatile the hexagon dies are!  You can create frames using two of the dies or create a panel using one die.

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Pawsome Cat Sentiments Stamp Set and used the coordinating dies to cut it out.  To complete my card, I layered the sentiment over a loopy bow of metallic baker's twine using foam dots.

Colors Used: 

Stripes - N10, N8, N6, N4

Body/Milk Carton/Fish - C3, C2, C0

Yarn/Milk Label - R85, R83, R81, RV00

I had a lot of fun creating this card!  I hope you have been inspired to do something crafty today! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  
Xoxo, Kim

Even Superheroes Have Bad Days!

Hello crafty friends!  Do you have a superhero in your life?  I am over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog today, and I wanted to make a card that acknowledges that even heroes, such as this one, can have challenging days, also!   

When I saw the Eyelet Outlet Super Hero Saying Brads, I couldn't wait to use them!  I knew that they would be amazing with this cute image of my favorite female superhero!  I colored up the image from the You're My Hero stamp set from Scrappy Boy Stamps with Copics (listed below), cut her out and set her aside.

I layered up some of the fun patterned papers from the Superheroes 6 x 6 Paper Pad, inking up the edges first, and I used the Kindred Stamps Card Basics Dies to die-cut my circles and stars.  

I wrapped the center cardstock strip with gold thread to go along with her whip.  The brads paired perfectly with my image and patterned paper!  I also added the beautiful Red Glitter Enamel Dots to complete my card! 

Colors Used: 

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20
Hair - N10, N8, N6, N4

Skirt - B29, B28, B24

Boots/Bodice (Red) - R59, R29

Boots/Bodice/Headband/Gloves/Whip/Hilt - YR24, Y26

Blade - N6, N4, N2, N0

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Please make sure to head over to the Eyelet Outlet Blog and check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the Design Team!  I would love it if you would leave me a comment and tell me who the superhero in your life is!  

Xoxo, Kim

Sip Happens!

 Hi friends!  I am just popping in to share this fun shaker card that I made for the Kat Scrappiness Perk Up Release.  This release is perfect for coffee lovers like myself!  

Using the Cuppa Love Shaker Dies, I die-cut my shaker elements - the top layer was cut from the Cuppa Love 6 x 6 Paper Pack and I cut the background from holographic paper that I had in my stash, along with a spoon from the holographic paper.  I filled the shaker with some chunky glitter and the Coffee to Go Sprinkles and I set it aside.

I layered several card panels together and wrapped them with irridescent white embroidery thread.  I adhered the spoon and my shaker to the card front.  I embossed the sentiment from the Perk Up Stamp Set and die-cut it using the coordinating dies. Lastly, I added a loopy bow.

I hope that you love this card as much as I do!  Please head over to the shop and check out all of the amazing goodness!  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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For 10/2 - Dream Big, Little Cowgirl!

Good morning, friends!  I hope that your week is off to an amazing start. 

Today, I am sharing a fun Book Fold card starring the adorable Little Cowgirl Birthday Collection from Keep It Simple Paper Crafts.

I really love this fold, because it is super simple, but incredibly fun.  I paired two of the papers from the Little Cowgirl Birthday 6 x 6 Paper Pack with some lilac card stock. 

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Little Cowgirl Birthday - Sentiments stamp set and die-cut it.  I popped it up on the card front with foam dots and added the sweet bunny die-cut from the Little Cowgirl Birthday - Die-Cut Pieces by doubling the foam dots.  I added some white linen thread and lilac ribbon, along with some Pastel Heart Enamel Dots from Eyelet Outlet.

Here is a look at what makes this card fold so fun! 

I hope that you love this card as much as I do!  It was so much fun to create, and it was really quite quick.  Please make sure to head over to Keep It Simple Paper Crafts and check out the whole collection!  

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

Work Hard, Dream Big!

Hi crafty friends!   I know that we have already established that I hate housework.  Who's with me?   I do think that if I had the help of these adorable Chore Gnomes from Keep It Simple Paper Crafts, I might not mind so much.  OK, let's be real.... I would still hate it! 

I sure did love creating this adorable fun Double Z Fold Card using this fabulous collection! This was a mostly simple card to create, thanks to the die-cut embellishments and perfectly coordinated papers in the collection. 

I paired several of the patterned papers from the Chore Gnomes 6 x 6 Paper Pack with red, yellow, and navy cardstock.  I really enjoyed working with the primary colors - they are just so cheerful.  I inked up the edges of all of my panels using yellow distress ink before adhering them.

I used one of the gnomes and a few of the cleaning supplies from the Chore Gnome Die-Cut Pieces and stamped the Work Hard Dream Big sentiment from the Work Hard Stamp Set in navy blue. To complete my card, I added some enamel dots from the Back to Basics  - Royal Enamel Dots.

I really love this card!  I especially love that it stands on its own, but it folds flat for mailing!  

Please head over to the Keep It Simple shop and check out the collection! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

The Sky's the Limit!

Good morning, friends!  I had so much fun creating this cheerful mini slimline card using the Blue Skies stamp set from Lawn Fawn and I have been DYING to share it with you!  

I loved coloring up these beautiful hot air balloons with Copic markers (colors listed below) and I used the coordinating Lawn Cuts to cut them out. 

I die-cut the grass, sun, and clouds using the fabulous Up In The Clouds dies from Whimsy Stamps.  I paired the grass and sun dies with some cute polka dot digital papers that I found on Etsy and used them to create my scene.  I stamped one of the sentiments from the set and cut it up, and then backed each piece with the yellow polka dot paper and I popped the word "sky's" up on foam dots to make it stand out.  Lastly, I added some Dew Drops. 

Colors Used: 

Red - R59, R29, R27, R24

Orange - YR09, YR07, YR04

Yellow - Y17, Y15, Y11

Green - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Blue - B18, B16, B14

Brown - E18, E15, E13

A HUGE thank you to Lawn Fawn for providing such a fun product to craft with!  Your generosity is so appreciated!  

I hope that this card serves as a reminder that there is NOTHING you cannot accomplish!  The sky is truly the limit!   Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

Artful Angel July Release - Stand Tall

 Hey friends!  I have been dying to share this card that I created for the July Release over at Artful Angel!  I created a Twist Pop Up Card using the adorable Stand Tall and High There stamp sets. When I saw this stamp set, I knew exactly who I needed to make a card for, and I wanted to do something extra!  I found a tutorial on YouTube from Maymay Made It.  It was so incredibly fun and easy to make!  Ok, enough yammering... let's get to the details!  

I started by coloring up the cute giraffes in the stamp set with Copics (colors listed below), cutting them out and setting them aside to create the card.  

Seriously, this card is magical!  It makes me smile every time I look at this!  I decided to start with a base of kraft card stock and combined it with some olive green card stock and some super cute digital papers from Scrapbook Gem's In the Wild kit.  

For the front of the card, I needed some jungle leaves, so I used the Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Tropical Leaves Add-On and I added a stitched circle die-cut.  I distressed the edges of most of the panels using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.  I adhered the giraffe and added a jute bow to his neck. 

For the inside, I distressed the edges of the panels, stamped my sentiments and adhered the giraffes to the two end panels.  Funny story, after I had finished this card, I found out that there are dies that will do all the hard work for you.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  LOL... I did have a blast making this though!  Keep reading to see the GIF I created of this card in action. 

Colors Used: 

Body:  E44, E43, E42, E41, R20

Spots:  E37, E33

Mouth:  R83, R81

Eyeballs:  C1, C0

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this card!  I am beyond pleased with how it turned out!  
Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

Lili of the Valley (LOTV) - Flower Girl

 Hello lovelies!  Today, I am sharing this cheerful card that I created using the sweet Flower Girl digital stamp from LOTV.

I colored in this image with Copic markers (colors listed below).  I die-cut the image using a stitched square using the Card Basics Die Set from Kindred Stamps.  

I paired the image with some digital papers from Polkadoodles and I used my Cricut to die-cut a square doily.  I distressed the edges of the printed papers using Distress Inks (Squeezed Lemonade and Tumbled Glass).  I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Sentiment Strips stamp set and made a banner.  I added some white grosgrain ribbon, paper flowers and dew drops to complete my card. 

Colors Used:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair - E13, E55, E53, Y32, Y13, E00

Dress/Socks/Shoes - Y08, Y02, BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11

Flowers - BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11, Y13, Y08, Y00, R85, R83, R81, BV17, BV13, BV02, BV00, BV000

Greens - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Ground - W9, W7, W5, W3, W1

Sky - C1, B00, B000, BG0000

If you aren't familiar with Lili of the Valley, please head over to her shop and check out her designs! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

PPC&F - Catherine Pooler - Scatter Sunshine

 Hello friends!  I am so excited that Catherine Pooler is our sponsor this week over at Passionate Paper Creations and Friends!  I have never worked with Catherine Pooler products, so I might have been a little crazy when I went shopping.  It was totally worth it, though! 

For my first project, I used the Scatter Sunshine stamp set to create this bright and cheerful card!  When I saw this stamp set in the shop, I just couldn't pass it up.  I am dreaming of sunny days right now (I don't think our area is ever going to dry out) and this stamp set has everything I love - lots of different sunshine images and GORGEOUS hand lettered sentiments. 

I paired this stamp set with a die-cut rainbow, using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Rainbow Dies, added some Dew Drops from Honey Bee Stamps and voila!  I am ready to send some sunshine to someone in need! 

I hope that you will join us over in the PPC&F Facebook Group!  Catherine Pooler has graciously offered up a generous surprise for our members to use in their shop!  If you aren't a member, all you have to do is click the "Join" button, answer a few questions and you will also be able to take advantage of the surprise! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, Kim

Meribelle Mermaid Swishy Tail - Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Week 27

 Happy Saturday, lovelies!  You know what that means!  It's time for a brand new Anything Goes Challenge on the Polkadoodles blog. 

This week, the Design Team was given the theme of "ocean" so I jumped right into coloring up this darling Meribelle Mermaid Swishy Tail digital stamp. I love this because it has three images - black and white, colored, and black and white image with a colored background.  I used the colored background and focused on coloring in the main image with Copic markers (colors listed below).  I nearly threw the image away and started over, because I used my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen to add some sparkles to the bubbles and the tail, but when I did, I ended up painting the tail pure silver... no color was showing through.  I was so upset!  I decided to try to dab some of it off carefully, and thankfully, I was successful! 

I wanted to create a circular card, so I used my Scan 'N Cut to cut out the circular card base.  That was an adventure as I had never done this before, but I basically used two circles, overlapped them, and melded them together.  I used my favorite dies (you all are going to get so sick of hearing me say this LOL) from C.C. Designs - the Circle Dies - to cut out the violet scalloped circle.  My husband chose the color, so I have to give him props!  I was going to go with pink, and he insisted that I used the violet color to match her hair.  I think he made a great choice!  

I inked up my sentiment in Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay Ink and then I embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I die-cut the sentiment using the C.C. Designs Rectangle Dies and the violet panel using the C.C. Designs Scalloped Rectangle Dies.   To complete my card, I added a bow that coordinates with the card stock. 

Colors Used:

Skin - E13, E31, E02, E00, E000, R30

Lips - RV09, RV06

Eyes - BG15

Hair - V09, V17, V15, V12, BV00

Flower - RV09, RV06, RV04, RV02

Bodice - BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10

Tail - BG49, BG57, BG53

Rock - W7, W5, W3

Grass/Leaf - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Starfish/Coral - R08, R05

Octopus/Coral - R35, R14, R20, YR20

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

White Gel Pen

I absolutely love this sweet card and I hope you do too! 

Make sure to hop over to the Polkadoodles blog and share your creations with us!  There are prizes and bragging rights to be had!  

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

The Greeting Farm - Donut Worry

 Hi friends!  I am popping in to share a card that I made for fun!  When I saw the Donut Worry stamp set from The Greeting Farm, I knew I had to have a play.  I mean, this girl loves donuts!  Don't you? 

I colored the images with Copic markers (colors listed below), cut them out and set them aside.  I wanted to create a fun, cheerful card to send to a friend, so I decided to go with the bright pink, black and white. 

I created lots of layers with my paper and stamped the sentiment on the right side of the white panel. 

I adhered the main image using liquid adhesive, and then I used foam squares on the smaller images to create some dimension.  To finish it off, I added a bow using some Stampin' Up Bakers Twine. 

Colors Used: 

Skin - E04, E13, E31, E00, E000, E0000, R81

Hair - E55, E53, Y35, Y13, E00

Dress/Donuts/Headband (Bright Pink) - RV09, RV06, RV04, RV02

Dress/Donuts (Light Pink) - RV55, RV52

Boots/Cat - N7, N5, N3, N1

Donuts - E55, E53, E51, E50

Chocolate Icing - E18, E15, E13

Additional Supplies:

Photo Play Brights 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Stampin' Up Card Stock Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Neenah Solar White 110# Card Stock

Stampin' Up Bakers Twine (possibly retired)

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a few minutes of your valuable time with me!  I hope that you found something to inspire you! 

Xoxo, Kim

PPC&F - KLM Designs - Snoozing Gnome

 Hi crafty friends!  This week, KLM Designs is sponsoring us over at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends!  I had never worked with their designs, so I was super excited to color up this adorable Snoozing Gnome digital image! 

This cute guy was truly a dream to color up!  Not only had I never worked with their designs, but I had also never colored a gnome.  I colored him in using Copic Markers (colors listed below).  I was a bit intimidated by his beard, as hair is such a huge challenge for me, but I am thrilled with how he turned out.  I wanted the mushroom to have polka dots, so I turned to an old school technique that I haven't used in more years than I want to admit to.  

I got out some regular old household bleach and a pencil with an eraser and carefully dabbed the eraser into the bleach and then daubed it straight down onto the mushroom.  This was terrifying, because spilled bleach would have destroyed all that hard work!  Once I was finished, I cut him out and set him aside. 

I die-cut a white panel and stamped a sentiment from The Greeting Farm Cute Script stamp set.  I also die-cut a plaid panel and a black panel and adhered the three panels together and then to the card base.  I added my gnome image and finished the card off with a bow of black and white baker's twine.  I love how the card turned out!

Colors Used:

Hat - YR07, YR04, YR02, YR00

Shirt/Socks - G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Pants/Boots - B29, B26, B24, B23, B21

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Beard - N9, N7, N5, N3, N1

Mushroom - E13, Y17, Y15, Y11

Mushroom Stem - E55, E53, E51, E50

Make sure to head on over to Passionate Paper Creations & Friends and check out all of the amazing inspiration from the Design Team!  Oh, did I mention that KLM Digital Designs has a surprise for our members that you will not want to miss?   Not a member?  That's A-OK!  Click the "Join" button and answer the question, so that you can take advantage of the surprise too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, Kim

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