Bring on the Bling

Bring on the Bling with the PPA!! Todays challenge was clean and simple and to accesorize with some bling, a lil pizazz. I chose Snow Swirled, still current but older set and a new hostess set, Peaceful Season, in the Holiday Mini, some new accesories and a very simple design. Matted my swirled tree image with a simple embossed/scored 'frame', jazzed it up with Silver Embossing Powder and a few Basic Pearls to add a tad more pizazz and I think it turned out to be a very pretty card. Hope you like it too!! Leave me a comment and let me know :) Love it when ya do

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Todays Challenges
PPA - Bring on the Bling
The Little Red Wagon - Something Old, Something New

Beautiful Butterfly CASE

First I have to say HI! to all my Convention going Pals!! I know you are all having a blast, can't wait to hear all about it!!

This card was CASED by DoStamper, Dawn Olchfeske. I loved the design, but to make it my 'own', I wanted to tweek a few elements!

* Very Vanilla cardbase
* Very Vanilla butterfly kreated with the Big Shot and Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die

My tweeks:
* Distressed the edges of my butterfly using a sponge dauber inked in Soft Suede ink
* GOLD EMBOSSED image and sentiment - the floral spray, as well as the sentiment, from Elements of Style, were inked in VersaMark and then sprinkled with Gold Embossing Powder. Then with my Heat Tool, heated for a beautiful shiny raised image. SO pretty and you'll have to trust me as it was very hard to capture the look of the embossing. TRY IT :) You'll like it! ;)
* Colored in the images with Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Old Olive inks using a fine tipped q-tip
* With my Color Spritzer, added some Soft Suede and Pretty in Pink speckles for a more aged look.

Without having to reinvent the wheel, a few little tweeks and I've added my own touch! Hope you like my tweeks ;)
Thank you to my faithful followers, I can't believe how quickly summer is going by! I'm glad to have taken this breather from blogging and really enjoy these lazy, crazy days. Unfortunately I know they are quickly running out - ugh, only about 6more weeks :( But that means back to more time for kreating and sharing with you :) Thanks for stopping by for a little dose of me ;)

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Wallet Card

We are off for the weekend to visit with family in PA to celebrate 'winter' b-days before my in-laws become the 'snow-birds' and leave for warmer temperatures down south for a few months. My nephew will be turning 16 - holy cow, I remember celebrating his 1st
b-day when he smooshed his cute little face into his teddy bear cake. Time goes by way too fast!
16!!! Masculine!!! UGH!!!! What to do for a card????? Simple and fits the bill- literally :) I decided to make a wallet card. Very very simple!!
* 4-1/4" x 11" Choc Chip cardstock scored in half. Corner punched each corner.
* Sponged the edges in Choc Chip and using my Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, I pierced around the entire card.
* Using my Basic Black Marker, the fine tip side, I connected the dots to look like faux stitching
* With my VersaMark pad, I blotted the entire front of the card and then sprinkled Clear Embossing powder on top.
* Using my stylus (or you could use your bone folder) I kreated random lines horizontally and vertically
* Then using my Heat Tool I heated up the front to 'melt' the clear powder. The end result with the lines makes it look a bit like leather.
* Cut a piece of Dusty Durango and again blotted it with VersaMark and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder
* Took the piece of Dusty Durango and bent in in different directions which 'cracked' the embossing and further gave it that rustic leather look.
* Using the Round Tab Punch, I followed the same technique to kreate the faux leather look for the 'closure'
* Using my Crop-a-dile, I set in a Pewter Jumbo Eyelet

Inside of Card
* Cut another piece of Choc Chip 3-1/2" x 11" and scored it in half and Corner punched bottom two corners
* Sponged the edges with Choc Chip ink and paper pierced.
* Applied Sticky Strip to the very edges (except along the top where you will slip in your gift)and placed along the bottom of the card.
* Inked up a retired happy birthday stamp in VersaMark and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder.

A wallet card :) Its a simple design,no froo froo, but I know he'll be more interested in whats in the wallet, than what it looks like (and thats just fine!!!) Happy 16th Birthday Troy Boy!

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Ice Ice Baby

Are you ready to play at PPA? This weeks challenge, PPA8, is to KISS - Keep It Simple, Sweetie. Lately, I am finding it more difficult to find the time to sit in my craft room and get in a zone. So I've been a little less than impressed by some of my more recent simple cards, BUT this one I really like. And it is SO pretty in person with all the sparkle, true holiday card. And as many of you know, I love my 'Ice':) I hope you enjoy this simple kreation as much as I do.

* Standard card base of Handsome Hunter

* My pine cones from Autumn Days, are inked up with my SU Markers in Handsome Hunter, Choc Chip and Close to Cocoa - given a huff of breath to remoisten the ink and stamped onto Very Vanilla. I am able to eyeball things pretty well and was able to stamp the pine cones again and 'connect' my branches. The Stamp-a-mi-jig is a great tool to use if you want precision and aren't so good at eyeballing things. It will be well worth your investment.

* Merry Christmas, from the All Holidays set, is inked in Handsome Hunter.


* The beauty of this card came after pouncing my VersaMark pad directly onto Very Vanilla and then covering it with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and using the Heat Tool, setting a stunning sparkle over the entire card. I think the angle of this photo may show a bit more of the sparkle TIP: This step could be eliminated an still be a pretty card with once less step

* A tiny Real Red ribbon adds a pop of holiday cheer :)

Go ahead, Keep It Simple, Sweetie! Have a wonderful day. Any questions, I'm a click away!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn Days (115452), All Holidays (114916)
Paper: Handsome Hunter
Ink: SU Markers Handsome Hunter, Choc Chip and Close to Cocoa, VersaMark
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Beautiful Butterflies

Hmmmm, life before computers... can you remember? After a very long 5 days, my computer is back and virus free! Thank you so much Tim for getting rid of that 'pesky little sucker'. Who knows how that little bugger got in, with all our anti-virus software etc - so be careful out there!!! Hopefully this will not happen again anytime soon!!!

Is anyone else out there lovin' the Cottage Wall DSP? I know more than a few of you are saying me, me, me :) This DSP paired with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive - its just so darn purdy!!!
* Started with an Old Olive standard size card base
* Added layers of Cottage Wall DSP, Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum
* Butterflies were popped out of Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum using the Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die
* The edges of my Pale Plum butterflies wings were lightly dragged over a VersaMark Pad. Sprinkled on some Iridescent Ice and heat set with my heat tool to give these wings some sparkle. The Rich Razzleberry butterfly got the full sparkle treatment and then some. A few non SU rhinestones kreates the body. Bling Bling :) love this butterfly!
* Set this beauty on Old Olive, given a decorative edge with my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, and gave her a 'flight path' with a sentiment from the Flight of the Butterfly set. TIP: If you don't own the Big Shot (why not?), but you have this stamp set, you could easily replicate the same idea. And if you have the Butterfly Punch (116629), well, a lot quicker than snippin' them out by hand :)
* An Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon and tiny bow add the final touch.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: Cottage Wall DSP, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Ink: Old Olive, VersaMark
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Old Olive Grosgrain

Snow is Glistenin'

Phew, it was a scorcher here today - HOT and humid! So when I sat down to look at the Clean and Simple card challenge (CAS27) on SCS it was to incorporate bling. So I cooled myself off with this simple and sparkling snowfall. It really is so pretty in person. I used my Christmas Punch Hostess Lev 2 set and finished this card in under 15 minutes.
First used the snowman head that appears in the tag image. Using my VersaMarker, I outlined his head and stamped him peering from the lower right corner. Made him dazzle with some Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and used my Heat Tool to set the sparkle.
My sentiment comes from a retired set of Rub Ons
Then inked up my snowflakes in VersaMark ink and randomly stamped around my sentiment and snowman. Turned them blingy with the same procedure above, adding Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.
Tied a Whisper White Organza Ribbon across the top.
The final bling, added a Filigree Brad and Clear Rhinestone brad to my knot.
Cooled ya down? I love the crisp white look and who doesn't love a little bling :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Punch (lev 2 115366)
Paper: Whisper White (100730)
Ink: VersaMark Pad(102283), VersaMarker(100901)
Accessories: Iridescent Ice (101930), Heat Tool(100005), Organza Ribbon (114319), Filigree Brad(112577), Clear Rhinestone Brad(113144)

Simply Vintage

I'm off for a long weekend, but I'll be back Monday - especially to announce the final Deal of the Week.
I think Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede gives a sense of vintage as does this set, Friends 24-7. Its been my go to set lately, this vintagey card being my favorite kreation with it thus far. The recipient of this card likes rustic, antique, vintage - I think she will like it. I thought I'd make a very simple, no layers, easy to replicate monogram card and if she likes them, she (or I) can quickly make some more.

* Bermuda Bay standard card base 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 scored at the top. Corners detailed with a Corner Rounder Punch. Hint: make sure to do the corners on both the front and back of the card
* Image (flourish?) from Friends 24-7 is inked in Whisper White Craft and then heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. Tip: You will need to use either VersaMark or Craft ink for your embossing as this ink is sticky and allows the powder to adhere to it before setting with your heat tool
* Inked in Bermuda Bay is my monogram from Lovely Letters onto Whisper White, then punched out with the Scallop Square Punch and placed it on my card with dimensionals
* The edges of my Scallop Square were given a deeper sponging of Soft Suede and then lightly I sponged over the entire square
* The edges of the card and card front were also sponged in Soft Suede, the edges given a little more attention for a deeper/darker look.
* Tied a Kraft Taffeta bow and adhered with a mini glue dot

Pretty quick card to kreate. Hope she'll like it

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Supplies:
Stamps: Friends 24-7 (113218), Lovely Letters (115030)
Paper: Bermuda Bay(115317),Whisper White(100730)
Ink: Bermuda Bay(115655), Soft Suede(115657), Whisper White Craft (101731)
Accessories: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon(109068), White Embossing Powder(109132), Scallop Square Punch(112081), Corner Rounder Punch (109047), Sponges(101610), Mini Glue Dots(103683)

Soft Silhouettes

A sketch is always a great place to start to get your kreative juices flowin'. This card was inspired by this weeks Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 238 (every Wednesday a new sketch is revealed if you need a little boost of kreativity).
* Soft Suede kreates my standard card base 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" folded at the top.
* A piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, cut approx 1/8" smaller, is run through the Big Shot with the new Perfect Details Texturz Plate
* An image from the Pocket Silhouettes set was inked out in Choc Chip Craft ink and stamped onto Very Vanilla three times and then covered with Clear Embossing Powder and using my heat tool to give it that embossed, shiny, raised look.
* Each image was punched out with the Scallop Square Punch
* The images were popped up on dimensionals on a Soft Suede panel
* 2 brads from the Neutrals Assortment were added to the end of the panel which was then layered onto the Very Vanilla.
* Adhered a little faux bow and piece of Soft Suede ribbon to the top of my Soft Suede panel
* My 'thank you' comes from the set Thank You Kindly, inked in Choc Chip Craft and again heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder

I really like how soft this simple color combo turned out. Whatcha think? Leave me a comment and let me know - love it when ya do :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (111672), Thank You Kindly (111700)
Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Soft Suede (115318)
Ink: Craft Choc Chip (101816)
Accessories: Scallop Square Punch (112081), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Big Shot (113439), Perfect Details Texturz Plate (115962), 5/16 Neutrals Assort Brads (112534), Soft Suede Grosgrain Ribbon (reverse side polka dots 115612), Dimensionals
(104430)

Friends 24-7

I started this card with the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 236 and decided I wanted to ink up my new set Friends 24-7. I'd been eying this set since it first came out and I'm so glad it stuck around in the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog. This card came together pretty quickly and I really like the old vintage feel it has.
My 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 Brocade Blue card base is given a vintage feel using a Dauber and the new In Color Soft Suede around the edges of the card.
The bird image was inked using Daubers and Craft inks: Brocade Blue, Choc Chip and Garden Green and stamped onto Very Vanilla. Sprinkled on some Clear Embossing Powder and with my Heat Tool gave it the shiny raised embossed look. TIP: Craft Ink or VersaMark must be used with Embossing Powder. Ripped and slightly distressed the top and bottom of this panel and again used my Dauber with Soft Suede Ink. Hint: Very inexpensive tool, your finger nail will do a great job distressing - can't promise you won't need a manicure after though :) Just kidding, my nail is just fine!
I inked my floral/fluerish/any suggestions what to call it?, image in Soft Suede on Soft Suede. And guess what, I tore the edges and again daubbed Soft Suede. FYI: Daubers are a great little tool to have on hand and 12 come in a pack - and the are reusable. I clean mine with a very little soap and water, let them dry and they are ready for the next time. They do get stained, but with 12 in a pack you can reuse the dark stained with dark colors, light with the light. Love them!!
Layered my bird and floral image over a torn and distressed piece of Kraft cardstock with some additional Soft Suede ink lightly daubbed. TIP: When using my Daubers to add 'depth' to my cardstock, beside inking the edges, I apply the ink in light circular motions.
I finally inked my sentiment in... Soft Suede. I'd love you to leave a comment and let me know what ya think of my vintagey card :)


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Supplies:
Stamps: Friends 24-7 (113218)
Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Brocade Blue Craft(101593), Choc Chip Craft (101816), Garden Green Craft(101841)
Paper: Brocade Blue (101166), Kraft (102125), Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650)
Accessories: Daubers (102892), Clear Embossing Powder(109130), Heat Tool (100005)

Notepad Holders

Ok, back to our regularly scheduled programming :) Wow, I'm sorry to not have posted any kreations since Friday - life happens :) I've been kreating lots of little gifts lately and this was one of the gifts for my daughters preschool teachers last week. The idea for a pocket/refillable notebook cover came from Lisa Somerville. I had to come up with my own dimensions as her notepad was much smaller and she could kreate the cover using 1 sheet of cardstock. I figured out how to fit my larger notepad using the same pocket concept. I picked up these monogram notepads at Michaels for $1, they were about 3-3/4 x 9 and I decorated them to be a very cute gift - BONUS, they color coordinated perfectly with our SU colors. I had to use 2 sheets of cardstock to get my desired pocket effect. You may be wondering what I mean by pocket - the back of the notepad which is usually a thin piece of cardboard, will slide into this pocket, so when the pad runs out, they can slip another notepad in its spot. These particular measurements fit my notepad, so you may need to alter them depending on the size you have. TIP#1: For any size pad, take a piece of copy paper and place your pad in the middle and mark approx 1/8" from the sides of your pad to kreate a template for your pocket piece.
*Take 1 piece of 8-1/2 x 11 cardstock and score it at 3-7/16 and 7-9/16. Fold pieces inward kreating a 'gate' type card and your soon to be pocket. TIP#2 Before adhering the 'pocket' make sure the cardboard backing of your notepad slides in. Then adhere with sticky strip to close pocket.
*Take an additional piece of cardstock for the cover that measures 4-1/8 x 9-3/4 (again this is for my pad). TIP: Whatever width your middle panel is for your pocket part, will be the width you will need for your cover. Then at one end I scored at 5/8" and 1-1/16" (depends on the thickness of your pad). This will wrap around top of pad.
*Next I decorated the front of the cover (supplies listed below)
*Placed sticky strip on the 5/8" portion and slide it into my pocket to kreate a flap/cover to my notepad.
*The final touch, adhered ribbon at the top with sticky strip (under the flap, between score marks). Cute right?! And funtional, gotta love it :)
I hope that you can understand my wordy (possibly too simple) directions. It really is simple though. I played around with copy paper until I got it right and then transferred my dimensions to cardstock. Give it a try! Totally transforms an ordinary notepad. By the way, they were a hit with the teachers!! :) I don't think the photos do them justice. I am more than happy to help, if my directions are too confusing, just email me! Sorry for the long post!

Tomorrow I'll show you the cute little paper clips that I made to go along with them too. Gotta run for now - dinner to prepare, some play time with the kids outside, 1 more load of laundry - life :)

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Supplies
Stamps: Soft Summer (Occasions Mini), Non SU Letters
Paper: Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Tango Tangerine
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1/4" White Grosgrain, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain, 5/8" Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain, Sticky Strip

Beautiful and Breezy

I'm loving the Parisian Breeze Designer Series paper. I thought my butterfly from Gods Beauty (hostess lev 1) would take flight on this breezy paper. A little late with last weeks Splitcoast Sketch 225, but I thought it would work well for this beautiful butterfly image to be a focal point. I actually stamped this image onto a pizza box with Choc Chip Craft ink ~ the pizza box is thick, so its a great dimensional look. TIP: When heat embossing, you will need to use either Craft Ink or VersaMark (both are a 'stickier' ink that doesn't dry as quickly as the Classic Ink) so your embossing powder will adhere to the ink before you use your heat tool to give it a very pretty shine. I then used my Blender Pens and ink pads to color in the wings. TIP #2: Kreate a 'pool' of ink inside your SU ink pad ~ Gently squeeze together the center of a closed pad and when you open it you will have your 'palette' of ink. Dip in you Blender Pen and you can begin to color. TIP #3: Blender Pens are wonderful, you get 3 in a pack and you can use them over and over and over!!! After picking up one ink color, simply scribble off that color on a piece of scratch paper and you are ready to pick up the next color- convenient! And don't worry if the tip of your Blender gets 'stained' - it will still work the same for you. TIP #4: If you don't have a specific ink pad color, but you have that color SU Marker, use your marker to kreate a palette on a piece of wax paper or even the plastic lid of your stamp set. Works great!
Hope those were a few helpful tips. The rest of the card is pretty explanatory. Thanks for taking a peek!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Gods Beauty (hostess lev 1 113222)
Paper: Parisian Breeze DSP (113993), Baja Breeze (111352), Kraft (102125), Choc Chip (102128), Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Baja Breeze(111833), Choc Chip Craft (101816), Creamy Caramel (103220)
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Heat Tool (100005), Blender Pens (102845), Sponge Daubers (102892), Clear Rhinestone Brads (113144)

Thinking of You...

I used this weeks SCS Sketch Challenge (SC221) to kreate this card for my Aunt who just had a total knee replacement. I finally inked up my Thoughts and Prayers set, used my blender pen to pick up some Baja Breeze and color the flowers on my stamp and then used my Choc Chip Marker to isolate the leaves and branches. I then used my VersaMarker to highlight some of the flowers and then sprinkled some Iridescent Ice embossing powder to give them a subtle shimmer. I also traced over the leaves and branches with my VersaMarker and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. You may think you are seeing double when you look at the sentiment, and I guess you are :) I inked up my stamp with Creamy Caramel first and stamped it out and then inked it again with Baja Breeze and offset it slightly to kreate a shadowed effect. This can more easily be done by using a Stamp-a-mi-jig (101049), but luckily I have a pretty good eye for my placement. I sponged the edges of both my Parisian Breeze DSP, with Baja Breeze, and my layer of Kraft, with Choc Chip, to give it a bit more depth. Gave the base of my Baja Breeze a soft embossed look with my Big Shot and Texturz Plates. After running through the Big Shot, I lightly sanded over the raised embossed image, which further 'highlights' the raised image. I have a busy weekend preparing for a workshop, but I'll be back Monday, hope you have time to kreate something great :)Maybe try out this sketch :)

Happy Stamping

Kim

Supplies:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers (113252)
Paper: Baja Breeze(111352) , Parisian Breeze Specialty (113993), Kraft(102125), Whisper White(100730)
Ink: Baja Breeze (111833), Choc Chip(100908), Creamy Caramel (103220)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Texturz Plates (114512), Corner Rounder (109047), Sponge daubers (102892), Blender Pens (102845), Sanding Blocks (103301), Heat Tool(100005)
Accessories: VersaMarker (100901), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Dimensionals (104430)

Fifth Avenue Simplicity

Isn't it great when we can make a SIMPLE, quick and beautiful card? I wish I could take full credit for this one, but I was totally inspired by the simplicity of this card. It's not my normal card and I don't usually CASE cards, but sometimes I have a hard time doing quick and simple - and those are important! So I decided not to reinvent the wheel and kreate this for our third card at my recent stamp a stack. And I'm happy to say it got lots of ooooos and aaaahhhs. Instead of adding rhinestones, I highlighted my stamins with the VersaMarker and heat set Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. The perfect little pizazz for this simple, under 15 minute kreation. I wish you could get the full effect, but photos rarely pick up the shimmer (if you click the photo to enlarge you may see it a bit better). It really is so pretty in person. The final touch, a piece of Pacific Point ribbon tied in a knot and adhered with some glue dots. Simple right?! Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by to visit.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral (113734)
Paper: Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Pacific Point (111837), Baja Breeze (111833), Old Olive (102277)
Accessories: 5/8" Pacific Point Grosgrain Ribbon(111370), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder(101930), Heat Tool (100005), Glue Dots (103683)

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! Happy Stamping :)

For now, go kreate
Kim

Flight of the Butterfly

Here is the 2nd of the 3 cards the ladies did at my Stamp a Stack. Funny cause this was my least favorite of the 3 and the ladies loved it (does look prettier in person with the sparkle from the Iridescent Ice). The Flight of the Butterfly set is a 2 step stamping technique, so those of you that like precision, you will want to line images up using your Stamp-a-mi-jig. I tend to wing it and eyeball it- works for me :)
Supplies:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Choc Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
Tools: Mat Pack and paper piercer, Button Latte, Choc Chip grosgrain ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, VersaMarker, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat tool


For now, go kreate
Kim

Echoes of Kindness

The images from this set, Echoes of Kindness (hostess Lev 2) were the perfect fit for this sketch. Pretty simple too, stamped the image in Basic Gray and used my SU Markers to color in the flowers and stamped the sentiment in Perfect Plum craft and embossed it with Clear EP. I then used my VersaMarker to highlight a few petals and then add some Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and heated it to set the sparkle. In person the card has a subtle but perfect shimmer. If you click on the photo to enlarge it, you may get a better view. The edges were also sponged with Perfect Plum Craft ink and given some shimmer again with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. Layered this on Pale Plum, which I gave decorative borders with the Eyelet Border Punch and placed on Perfect Plum. I used the perfect polka dot ribbon (non SU - shhhhhh, have had it forever in my stash) to accent the bottom and embellish with a little bow. Well, I am off to Florida in the AM. YIPEE!!! I hope to have a few more things posted for you while away, but I can't make any promises - sorry, it's been busy getting ready to go (hope you'll forgive me). Any questions, I will have access to my email - but be patient as I will be spending as much time outside in the warm sunshine as possible - hopefully basking in the sun on the beach !!!!!
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Kim

Heartfelt Thanks -Mojo74

After a 'make-up' class with one of my customers last night, I decided to kreate a card using the Mojo Monday sketch. I went back to an oldie, but goody set, Heartfelt Thanks. This is a great 2-step technique stamp set (if you like floral). Not sure if I'm in love with this one, but it was way past my bedtime and I think my mojo was already sleepin' :) Maybe it will grow on me!

Here's a close up of the flowers with a bit of sparkle that you can't see so good in the full photo. Sparkle is very difficult to capture, but I try. Click on the photo to enlarge more.

Supplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Sincere Salutations
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Raspberry Tart, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Old Olive Marker, Always Artichoke Marker, VersaMarker
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Clear EP, Iridescent Ice EP, Scallop Edge Punch, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Enjoy your day :) Happy Stamping
For now, go kreate,
Kim

Here Comes Santa

He'll be here before ya know it! Hope you haven't been naughty, or this sleigh might be filled with coal! I had seen this template by Sherry Graves on Splitcoast Stampers, but the link has since been removed (so glad I had printed it out way back when). The sides of my sleigh are kreated with Riding Hood Red and my So Swirly wheel inked with VersaMark and then heat embossed with Hologram Highlights Embossing Powder (retired, but Iridescent Ice EP would be just as perfect to make his sleigh sparkle) And boy does this sleigh sparkle -'sparkle' just never photographs well :( The sleighs runners were snipped out of Brushed Silver paper - just perfect. The inside of his sleigh was kreated using a piece of the Holiday Treasure designer paper. Isn't it so cute!

For now, go kreate
Kim

Stay tune and make sure to check back November 26th for the very secretive Holiday Extravaganza. If you are not sure what this means, check out the post below.

I Do Believe

When I picture Santa this is the face I see. I love this stamp by Rubber Stampede and couldn't be without it even if he isn't SU. I was hoping for something like him when the present catalog came out, but the closest I can get to this face is with the Old Saint Nick Rub-Ons (Holiday Mini #112844). He's a great Santa face too and I can't wait to see that UPS man with some new goodies. Don't forget you have until Nov 30th to place your orders for any Rub-On sets - Get 20% off all Rub-Ons when you spend $20 on Stampin’ Up! products. For only $8.76 per package (regularly $10.95), you can get any of Stampin’ Up!’s fun and unique Rub-Ons that can be used on cards, scrapbook pages, crafting projects, and more!
A Whisper White card base is decorated with the So Swirly wheel inked with VersaMark and then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice. Santa was inked with Riding Hood Red and the edges were sponged with more Riding Hood Red. Placed him on another piece of Whisper White and layered that on Riding Hood Red. Highlighted some Little Felt Flurries (Holiday Mini #113697)with a Two-Way Glue Pen and glitter. These little flurries are great accents and a GREAT deal, 69 total flurries in 3 colors and 23 designs- awesome!
I hope to continue to be very present here on my blog, but wish me luck (I'll need it), I've been asked to participate at a craft fair only 3 weeks away and I have a lot of stampin to do!!

For now, go kreate - that's where I'm headed :) LOL
Kim

Christmas Stamp a Stack

In preparation for my Christmas Stamp a Stack I made about a dozen different Christmas cards. After trying to narrow it down, I realized most were too involved for a SAS and most of my stampers are fairly new (but boy did they do great that night), - so I had to do things a bit simpler. Sometimes I have a hard time with simple... Am I the only one? I wanted to use the Snow Swirled set as some of my ladies had already purchased this set - I found this card on Splitcoast Stampers and thought it would be great for our 1st card. So this is my take on the card.Changed the colors slightly, used Silver Cord (from Holiday Mini)instead of paper piercing, changed the sentiment, and added a little festive sparkle to my snowflake and sentiment. Brilliant Blue base, with Brilliant Blue and Bashful Blue ornaments, snowflakes stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder and Iridescent Ice. The center ornament was punched out using the 1-3/8 Circle punch and the other snowflakes punched in 1-1/4 Circle punch and layered on the 1-3/8 circle. The sentiment was stamped with Brocade Blue and embossed with Iridescent Ice again - I like Christmas cards with a bit of sparkle (unfortunately you can't see the sparkle in this card, but its so pretty). TIP: Remember when embossing you will need to use either Craft Ink or VersaMark so your powder will stick to your image before heating.
Two of my ladies decided they wanted the more traditional Christmas colors, so we used Ruby Red and Mellow Moss - looked great and I could kick myself for not taking a photo to show you.
Isn't this a cute card? Even though I have a dozen of my own Christmas kreations, I'm so glad I found this one to CASE (Copy and Share with Everyone). At least I have some pretty Christmas samples to show you over the next few months. And can you believe I still haven't decided which one I will use! LOL Maybe this year everyone will get a little something different... we'll see.
For now, go kreate,
Kim

Snow Swirled Ruby and Olive

The Snow Swirled set always makes me think 'sparkle'. Must be the snow flakes. You can see my previous sparkly card with this set here. I went with the more traditional green and red Christmas colors (from the Earth Elements color family) for this kreation. The Ruby Red base was randomly stamped with the smallest snowflake using VersaMark and then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. A thin strip of Holiday Treasures DSP with the little snowflakes was placed under my main image. This gorgeous Snow Swirled tree was inked in Garden Green Craft ink and stamped onto Old Olive. TIP: When embossing, remember the only ink that will allow your powder to stick is VersaMark or Craft Ink. My tree was again heat embossed with some more sparkle with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. The edges of the Old Olive were sponged with Garden Green Craft ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice. I love the way it framed and accented my tree even more. Snazzy, right?! The tree was then layered with dimensionals on Ruby Red and one more piece of Old Olive slightly offset. The sentiment at the bottom from Warm Words, was given the same sparkle treatment with VersaMark and Embossing Powder. This photo doesn't quite do this card justice - it is such a pretty and sparkly card in person. I find these cards are the most difficult to show you - they end up looking so blahhhhh in the photo. Well, you are just going to have to go make one yourself to see how pretty it is :) Let me know if any of you have any great photo tips for the sparkly cards. It may be time to get a photo tent :)

For now, go kreate
Kim