Hey Pumpkin!

Hi friends!  I am over on the Eyelet Outlet blog today!  I had so much fun creating my last Memory Dex Card that I decided I needed to create a fall-themed one to share with you!   I also am participating in a Dex swap, so this was a great opportunity to kill two birds with one stone!  

I colored up these cute images from the Happy Fall Y'all stamp set from Scrappy Boy Stamps with Copic Markers (listed below), cut them out and set them aside.   I knew that I wanted to pair her with some fall brads, so when I die-cut my Memory Dex card, I knew that I would need multiple layers so that I could add some foam to leave room for the brads in back.  I die-cut one card from heavy-weight card stock, and I cut two more from two different patterned papers.

I used my paper trimmer to cut the plaid card to 2" and I adhered it to the leaf patterned card.  I wrapped them with Sparkle Copper Glitter Washi Tape (this is literally my favorite washi ever!) and then I adhered my colored images to the card front.  

I added a Pumpkin Brad at the base of her feet and scattered some Mini Leaf Brads all around.  Once they were in place, I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to the heavyweight dex card.   Lastly, I stamped my sentiment, and I bordered it with a layer of cardstock that I wrapped with the washi.

Colors Used:

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

Hair/Squirrel - E29, E27, E25

Squirrel Face - E04, E11, E21

Sweater/Hat Band - BG49, BG57, BG53, BG11

Hat/Boots/Pumpkin - E09, E08, E15

Pumpkin - YR18, YR27, YR24

Pants/Pumpkin - YR24, YR26, YR23, YR21

Shopping List

Pumpkin Brads

Mini Leaf Brads

Sparkle Copper Glitter Washi Tape

My swap partner already received my Dex Card.  I hope that she loved it as much as I do.  I honestly hated to send it in the mail!  LOL  I hope you are inspired to try your hand at creating your own Dex card!  

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

You're Too Glamourous for Words!

Happy Friday, friends!  I am over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog today sharing a card that I am so ridiculously proud of!  

I colored up this beauty and her fan from the Scrappy Boy Stamps Burlesque Beauty stamp set with Copic markers (colors listed below), cut them out, and set them aside. 

I began with a base of shimmery black cardstock, a red panel, and a panel of patterned paper from my stash.  I inked up the edges of the panels with Black Soot Distress Ink. I also diecut a circle from the shimmery black, and a piece of tracing paper (I couldn't find my vellum, so I used what I had on hand LOL) and inked up the edges of those. 

I heat embossed my sentiment onto the shimmery card stock, and bordered it with the red.  I wrapped the card panels with silver metallic thread before adhering them to the card base.  Once I had placed all of the elements on to the card, I added my embellishments.  My new favorite - the Red Glitter Enamel Dots from Eyelet Outlet were PERFECT for the jewel and the tips of the feathers.  I also placed some around the image to draw the viewer's eye to the focal point.  Lastly, I used the Gray Pearl Strips in two different ways.  I added three to each side of the card - I left them together as part of the strip before applying them to the card front.  I also separated a few of them and added them to the fan. 

Colors Used:

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

Hair - E09, E08, E13

Clothes/Boots/Lips - R59, R29

Feathers - N10, N8, N6, N4, N2, N0

I hope that you love this card as much as I do!  It was so much fun to create!  Please hop over to the Eyelet Outlet shop and check out all of the amazing embellishments that they carry!   While you are there, stop by the blog and be inspired by all of the amazing creations from the Design Team! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

 

I am Grape-ful for you!

Happy Fri-Yay, friends!  I am up on the Eyelet Outlet blog today sharing this ridiculously fun card and I wanted to share it with you too!  

I don't know about you, but I grew up watching I Love Lucy re-runs with my dad and so this crazy redhead always brings a smile to my face.  

When I saw the Wine Washi Tape and Grape Brads, I instantly KNEW that I needed to create a card with the fun Chocolate, Wine, and Best Friends Stamp Set from Scrappy Boy Stamps!  Every time I see this image, it takes me back to watching this episode. 

I colored the images with Copic markers (listed below), cut them out, and set them aside.  I trimmed the front of my card base along the bottom edge and adhered the washi tape to the bottom edge of the inside.   I inked up the edges of several layers of card stock and patterned paper and layered them up.  I added the grape brads to the left side and wrapped the top three layers with gold thread.  I added the stamped images and popped the whole panel up on foam squares to allow room for the brads.    I then heat embossed the sentiment, cut a banner and adhered it.  Lastly, I added a loopy bow and some white pearls that I separated from the strip and glued down. 

Copics Used: 

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

Hair - E09, E08, E13

Lips - R59, R29

Purple Clothes - V17, V15, V12

Green Clothes/Grapes - G24, G21, G20, YG00

Purple Grapes - V09, V06, V05

Leaves - G99, YG67, YG63

Barrel - E18, E15, E13, W6, W4, W2, W0

Shopping List: 

Scrappy Boy Stamps Chocolate, Wine, and Best Friends Stamp Set

Eyelet Outlet Wine Washi Tape

Eyelet Outlet Grape Brads

Eyelet Outlet Pearl Bling Strip - White

I cannot even tell you how much fun it was to create this card!  I hope that you are inspired to get creative!  Hop on over to the Eyelet Outlet Shop, pick out a washi tape and some brads and see what you can create! 

Make sure to leave me a comment and tell me your favorite I Love Lucy episode!  

Xoxo,  Kim

Coffee... Because!

Hi friends!  I have been dying to share this fun project that I made recently, and FINALLY I can!  Scrappy Boy Stamps hosted a Memory Dex Swap and I had had to make sure that my partner received it before I posted it. 

I colored up this adorable girl from the Cute Girls - Coffee stamp set with Copic markers (listed below).  This is literally one of my FAVORITE stamp sets, and I was lucking enough to buy it from Sean at the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo!   If you know me even a little, you know that for me, coffee is life!  I drink it for the protection of everyone around me.  I cut her out and set her aside to create my Dex card.  

Sean (Scrappy Boy) and I at the Puyallup Stamp & Scrapbook Expo in May

I die-cut the Dex car several times - twice from red card stock, and twice from the I love Coffee 6x6 Paper Pack using the Stitched Memory Dex Cards Dies.  I wanted to be sure that the stitched edges all lined up.  I trimmed down the coffee bean patterned paper and adhered it to the red card base, followed by a strip of the polka dotted paper. 

I heat embossed the sentiments from the set in white and trimmed them down to adhere to the card front.  I added a red heart using one of the dies from the Memory Dex Essentials Die Set, followed by my coffee loving friend.  Before I glued her down, I drew in the white stitching and the heart on the coffee sleeve to make it stand out. 

 I added a bow using my absolutely favorite ribbon, which unfortunately was retired probably 20 years ago.  I don't know what I will do when I run out of it.   I also added a coffee bean brad from the Eyelet Outlet Coffee Brads that I also picked up at the Expo.   Lastly, I adhered the second red Dex card that I cut out to the back.  

Colors Used: 

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

Hair - E29, E08, E13

Shirt - G99, YG67\, YG63, YG61

Pants - B29, B26, B24, B21

Cup - C2, C0, 0

Sleeve - E43, E42, E41 (I think)

Heart - R59, R29

Posca Paint Pen - White

I literally love this card so much that I had a terrible time sending it; however, my swap partner loved it, so I am thrilled!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope your day is amazing! 

Xoxo, Kim

Make Me Coffee and Tell Me I'm Pretty!

  Hello friends!  I am so excited to share my first ever project for Eyelet Outlet!  One of the things that I love most about Eyelet Outlet is all of the amazing embellishments that they carry!  There is literally something for every single project you can think of. 

Have you jumped on the Memory Dex train yet?  I am just getting started and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to use some of the fun embellishments that they have to offer in the Eyelet Outlet store.  If you know me, you know that I love everything about coffee, so this adorable image and sentiment from the Cute Girls Coffee stamp set really resonated with me!

I colored up this little cutie with Copics (colors listed below) and cut her out.  I embossed my sentiment in white and cut the strips into banners.  I die-cut three Memory Dex cards - two from solid card stock and one from patterned paper.  I trimmed the patterned paper dex card to 2" tall and adhered it to one of the solid cards.  I wrapped Sparkle Pink Glitter Washi Tape around the card and adhered the other solid card to the back.  I fun flocked the little puffs of steam, to add some texture to them and adhered the sentiment flags to the back of my main image and then adhered it to the card.  Lastly, I added some pretty pink pearls as embellishment. 

Shopping List: 

Scrappy Boy Stamps Cute Girls - Coffee Stamp Set

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Memory Dex Card Dies

Doodlebug Lots of Love 6x6 Paper Pad

Eyelet Outlet Sparkle Pink Glitter Washi Tape

Eyelet Outlet Pearl Strips - Pink 5mm

Colors Used: 

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

Hair - E18, E15, E13

Shirt - R85, R83, R81

Cup - BG49, BG57, BG53

Coffee - E44, E43, E42, E41

If you haven't tried making a Memory Dex Card, I highly recommend it.  They really are a ton of fun to create, and such a great way to display your fun creations!  

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

Altenew Craft Your Life Kit - Never Stop Dreaming

 Hello crafty friends! I hope that you are having a fabulous weekend! 

I was able to spend Friday with my best childhood friend at the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo.  What fun we had, and let's be honest!  We definitely did our part to help stimulate the economy! But, more about that later!

When your bestie calls and needs cards, you jump on it!  She needed some cards for her grandmother, and let me know that she loves pink and roses, so I immediately picked up the Altenew Never Stop Dreaming Embossing Folder and Dies.  They make beautiful cards in no time at all!  

I dry embossed a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" panel of hot pink card stock.  I love the beautiful texture that this embossing folder provides. I die-cut the center element from a shimmery black card stock using the coordinating dies and I die-cut the sentiment using another Altenew die. 

I wrapped a length of sheer black ribbon around my pink panel and adhered it at the back of the panel with tape.  I then adhered the panel to shimmery black card base with liquid adhesive.  I added the rest of my elements and then finished the card off with a bow. 

I hope that the card will bring her grandmother some cheer and that she will know that she is loved! 

You have survived this long, so more about the Expo!  I had the pleasure of doing some fan-girling while I was there!  It really is a lot of fun to be able to meet the creators of some of your favorite stamps and supplies! 

Meeting the amazing Sean Covert (@scrappyboy_losangeles) of Scrappy Boy Stamps was no exception!  Of course, I had to get a photo of the two of us to share with some friends! 

Sean's stamps, dies, papers and stencils are some of my absolute faves!  If you have not checked his work out, please do!  I can not rave enough about Scrappy Boy Stamps!  

Ok, thanks for allowing me my moment!  As always, I am grateful that you too some time out of your day to check out my creation! 

Xoxo, Kim

Scrappy Boy Stamps - Curve Appeal

Hi friends!  I hope your week is off to a great start!  I have something super fun to share with you!  My friends, Kim (@canterburycarddesigns) and I decided to challenge each other to create something and then share the results.  Hopefully, this will be a regular thing, as I had a ton of fun!  For this week, we decided to use a sketch to create a card. 

I found a fabulous Mojo Monday sketch on Pinterest, and we both liked it, so we decided to have a go.  I have been dying to use the Curve Appeal stamp set from Scrappy Boy Stamps and thought this would be the perfect opportunity!  

I chose my color palette based on the amazing paper pack that coordinates with the stamp set, so I started with a black card base, and I die-cut two panels (one from Stampin' Up Blackberry Bliss card stock and one from the patterned paper pack using the Elizabeth Craft Stitched Indented Rectangles Dies.  I also cut a stitched circle out using the new C. C. Designs Circle Dies.  Have I mentioned that I LOVE these dies?  I have used them several times recently and they do NOT disappoint!  And PS - if you purchase them from Artful Angel, use coupon code KIMSIMPSON to save 10%!)

I colored this beauty and the cute top hat with my alcohol markers (colors listed below) and added some sparkly details using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.  I fussy cut the images out (I was too lazy to get my Scan n' Cut out) and started to put my card together. 

I heat embossed the sentiment in black and layered a few strips and added the hat.  I decided that I would add a Tammy Wilson (@stamppaperscissors) style bow that matches the beautiful blackberry card stock and then popped my diva up on foam squares.  

Copics Used: 

Skin:  E0000, E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair:   E43, E53, E57

Outfit/Hat:  Stampin' Up Stampin' Blends - Blackberry Bliss Light and Dark

Black Accents:  C0, C2, C4, C6, C8

Flower:  RV00, R81, R83, R85

I hope that you have found something to inspire you!  I can't wait to do another project with Kim!  Please make sure to pop on over to her blog, take a look at her spin on the sketch, and leave her some love!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, Kim

 

Halloween Card - Tomb Town from Scrappy Boy Stamps

 Hi lovelies!  I am back again with  another fun Halloween card.  I recently discovered Scrappy Boy Stamps, and I fell in love with this darling Tomb Town stamp set.  

I was dying to color up these little cuties so I pulled out my Copics and had a blast!  Coloring the face of the little vampire was a bit scary, as I deviated from normal skin tones, but I love how he turned out.  I have to admit, though, that I am obsessed with the mummy!  It is the cutest thing ever!  

I did some quick ink blending for my background with Distress Oxides and then finished it off using the Mystic Moons Stencil from Kindred Stamps and Black Soot Distress Ink.

I die-cut the fence from black card stock using the Honey Bee Stamps Horizon Slimline Dies.  I had the grass die-cuts left over from a previous project so decided to make use of them.   I heat embossed my sentiment in white and die-cut the banner using the Sentiment Strips Dies from Kindred Stamps.  

With all of my elements complete, I assembled my card.  I felt like it was missing something, so I pulled out the To the Moon stamp set from Altenew and stamped the base layer in gray, and heat embossed the detail layer in Lawn Fawn Glow in the Dark embossing Powder.  I fussy cut the moon, because I couldn't be bothered to dig out my circle punch, and adhered it to the front of the card.  Lastly, I popped up the sentiment banner with some foam tape. 

Sorry for the terrible photo quality.  It is hard to take a dark photo in broad daylight, but I wanted you to see the moon glow!  I am in love with this card and I can't wait to add more to my Scrappy Boy Stamps collection!  Thank you so much for popping by!  Xoxo