Springtime Events

My Granddaughter turned 4 last week.   The kids had a lot of fun at her party.   

What could be more fun than a mouth full of candy and playing in the water fountain?

Possibly blowing giant bubbles?

Carter has started playing baseball.  It sure is fun watching seven year olds play.

                       

 

There is always silliness!!

My friend Melissa sews the cutest outfits.   Her business is Bella Grace Creations.  She made this cute little Foxy Roxy skirt and top for me to give Kendall.  You can also find her  HERE on Facebook.

I learned a fun new stamping technique thanks to another CTMH consultant.  It looks like bokeh.   I will use as a card background.  I haven’t decided what to add to it yet. I love to learn new things!

I hope you’re enjoying your Spring.  I’m looking forward to my Southern California beach adventure to Coronado Island in a couple of weeks.   I better try and get a little sun before then.

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Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be part of the first ever Krafty Friends Blog Hop featuring Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps' Krafty Friends! The blog hop is filled with creations by customers, design team members and friends of KKS and we're so excited to share some of our creations!
Feel free to start the hop from the beginning at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog Then hop around and check out all the fabulous designs! Be sure to leave a comment at each stop because there will be prizes and giveaways to some random commenter's !
                                                                           

Not only can you comment to win, we'd love to have you JOIN the blog hop by posting your own design!! Just post a new creation featuring a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and link it up to the main blog post and you'll not only be a part of this fun hop, but you'll be entered to WIN more goodies!! You have until February 28th!

I used my new Kraftin’  Kimmie stamp JULIE.
 
I cut the base into a 4x4 card using plain white cardstock.   For the patterned paper, I used CTMH – X7194B Hopscotch.  This paper is available from the seasonal expressions book which is only good through March 31st.    Colors include Colonial White, Flaxen, Glacier, Indian Corn Blue, Ponderosa Pine, Smoothie and Sunset.  I love this My Reflections set of paper.

                                   

I stamped the image on plain white cardstock using black Momentum ink.  I have the best luck with this brand of ink when using copic markers. The image is colored with Copic Markers.    I added a little bit of Seam binding ribbon, a button, twine and and some bling.
                                                                             
   
I hope you enjoy my card along with the rest of the Blog Hop. 
                                                                         
                                                                               

Cards, and more cards

Not much to say except that I’ve made a few cards the last several weeks.    I’ve been trying to use up supplies and stamps.  I miss the time working in my craft room.   I love sitting down, thinking about the person who will get the card and make it special for them.   I also love using my copic markers and the blending and shading.  It can be quite a challenge. 

 

 

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No Place Like the Nest

 

Recently I purchased several stamp sets from Taylored Expressions.   I love this set – Bless Your Nest.   I also purchased the matching die cut.   Don’t you just love the nest?

I don’t always make the traditional card for a holiday.   I made this one for my Mama for Mother’s day.   After all she is the mother bird that raised me.   There were times she told us as children that we reminded her of baby birds with our mouths open; always hungry..

I colored the leaves with my copic markers and added some fun washi tape to help embellish the card.

Products used:   Lime twist – My Minds Eye.  CTMH – Tulip. Chocolate. Breeze. Desert Sand. Cashmere. TE – Bless this nest and matching die cuts. Distress ink – Vintage Photo. Sewing tool. Washi tape. CHF – Mothers Day Centers. Spellbinders – Labels 6.

 

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Play Ball

I know several people that love baseball.   This stamp set from Crafty Secrets is a great set to use for your favorite baseball fan.

This is a fairly simple card with not a lot of bling.  Guys don’t always like that sort of thing.

I  cut out the window using my Silhouette Cameo and layered some designer paper behind. The image is stamped and colored with water colors and copic markers.

Products used:   CTMH – D1475 – Card Chatter – Birthday. Bamboo. Cashmere. Crafty Secrets – Play Ball. Silhouette Cameo. SU – Watercolor wonder. Copic Markers. Sewing tool. Distress ink – Vintage photo.

 

 

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Beautiful Blooms

I love flowers,  birds, pink, etc…  What’s not to love?

I made this pretty pinkish card a few weeks ago and the recipient just received it.  So now I get to share it with you!

I know she loves birds, and I just happen to have this cute little bird stamp.   My tulips were in bloom at the time and the colors were so vibrant I tried to match a couple of them.

Products used: PTI – Beautiful Blooms II, Kraft cs.  CTMH – white craft ink, bubblegum. Spellbinders – Fancy tags 2.  PTI – Take 3 – summer.  Verve – Making a statement. Washi tape.   Stretchy pink ribbon.

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I made a Card!

Let me repeat it…..

I made a card!  I made a card!    Somehow I found a few spare minutes to make a card! 

I love the color combo with yellow and grey!    I have so many favorite color combos and would love to incorporate so many of them in my house but … I can’t even imagine how that would look.  HA!  

Isn’t that a fun little branch punch that I added on the corner?  It’s real delicate.  This is a pretty basic card.  It has a 4 x 4 base.  I cut out four little squares and embellished each of them separate then attached.

Products used:   Teresa Collins – Carolina Breeze.  Handmade flower – old book, scallop punch, glittermist, brad. TE – Adventureland. Seam binding ribbon.  CTMH - black cs.  MS – branch punch.  Distress ink – Vintage photo. Button. Pigma pen. Old sewing tool.

 

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