Autumn Harvest

I got my inspiration from this past weeks sketch challenge, not exactly the same as the sketch, but it was the start to my inspiration as was this card by Lynn from The Queens Scene. The base of this card is Creamy Caramel. My images from the Autumn Harvest set were inked in Real Red, Really Rust, Summer Sun, More Mustard, Choc Chip, and Pumpkin Pie and stamped across my panel of Apricot Appeal squares. I layered the squares on Pumpkin Pie and gave it a decorative edge using my Scallop Edge Punch. Added a Choc Chip Grosgrain Ribbon across the bottom of the squares as not to hide the pretty scalloped edge :) Snipped out a More Mustard leaf to embellish and add alittle dimension to the card and placed it over the ribbon. The sentiment from Holidays & Wishes was stamped in Choc Chip. Hope you like it! Please let me know by leaving me a comment - love it when you do! Here is the sketch if you'd like to give it a try.

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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 :)

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Kim

Little Bundle

I love this Hostess set (lev 2), Serene Spring. When I saw that little bunny peering out of the basket, I just had to have it. So I finally got around to introducing it to some ink :) I inked in Basic Brown and stamped onto Whisper White. TIP: In order to do any type of watercoloring you want to make sure you stamp your image in a waterproof ink to avoid your image bleeding. SU has 3 colors to chose from: Basic Black, Basic Brown, and Basic Gray. So after stamping my image, I took my Blender Pen to various inks and colored in my image to give it that watercolor effect. TIP: Squeeze a closed SU ink pad together and when you open the lid, there will be a pool of ink in the lid ~ dab your Aquapainter or Blender Pen in that ink and you can begin to color. Pretty neat, huh!? My Little Bundle of Joy sentiment came from another Hostess set (lev 1) , Punches Three. Inked in Close to Cocoa first and then again in Pretty in Pink. Used my paper snips to cut out the middle sentiment, added some brads and layered that with dimensionals on the top of the Close to Cocoa piece. Don't have the new Large Oval punch, yet :) , but easy enough to snip this out as well. If you read my post yesterday, I gave you a tip on using VersaMarker and Embossing Powder, well, once again I was able to use this technique. Hard to see in the picture, but the little carriage in the sentiment was embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Love it! Placed my oval on Choc Chip Grosgrain Ribbon and this baby is ready to be delivered :)

If you'd like to get these adorable Hostess sets, well, save your pennies and treat yourself to lots of fun loot, OR get some friends together and host a party at your home OR get some orders together and reap the benefits of a party without the actual party. Free stamp sets and free merchandise start with a minimum $150 product purchase. If you live in my area, I would be glad to come and party with you :) If you're not in my area, we can still party - contact me and I'll tell you how!

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Kim

No Frills

Not a whole lot of planning or anything for this card, hence my title. I wanted to keep it quite simple, no layers or embellishments, and I think it turned out ok. Makes me think of a crisp fall day. The base of the card is Apricot Appeal and is stamped with the Autumn Harvest set. Pumpkins were inked in Pumpkin Pie and Glorious Green and the lone gourd inked in Summer Sun and kissed slightly with Pumpkin Pie. The leaves were stamped with the same inks and then added Riding Hood Red. The sentiment from Holidays & Wishes was also stamped in Pumpkin Pie. All inks, with the exception of Riding Hood Red, were craft ink so that I could heat emboss each image with Clear Embossing Powder. Using Craft ink or VersaMark is the only way your embossing powder will stick to your image. My little hint, on the Riding Hood Red, I traced over the image with my VersaMarker and quickly covered it with clear embossing powder - the marker dries much quicker than your Craft ink or VersaMark ink, but it can be done!! Unfortunately you can't really see the embossing, but it really does make the card pop in person. Just stamps, ink and clear embossing powder - no frills! Definitely under 15 minutes to kreate! Let me know what you think?

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Kim

Too Cute to Spook

Ut Oh! Computer glitch! I was away and came home today to see that I forgot to pre-post to you all. Sorry!! I was sad that I didn't get to spend World Card Making Day (10/4) a full day event in my stamping room, but my hubby and I and the kids got to have a VERY fun weekend visiting my brother and going apple picking, pumpkin picking, a horse drawn carriage ride - a fun filled weekend. So back to stamping - this is what you should have seen on Friday. A few more Halloween treats to show you all. I'm not much for Halloween (I could actually do without), but I've seen many a cute Frankies, many varieties of cutsy spiders and a few mummys - nothing too spooky (and I think I've seen each in an array of kreations from boxes, cards, bags, treat covers, to pencil toppers and notebook covers - so have fun) :) I just had to make these little goodies for someone(s) special :) So here are my too cute to spook treats. Frankie card is made with circle punches (except his hair is hand snipped for his bangs and his scars are drawn on his face). Spiders are kreated with the Scallop Punch and Oval Punch- (and have a yummy peppermint patty inside). My yummy mummy pull treat is kreated by tearing paper and sponging the edges and randomly placing the paper at different angles to kreate a cloth like wrapping. Told ya, too cute to spook!!

OK, so even though I missed World Card Making Day on Saturday, you all have this week, until Oct 11th to enjoy the World Card Making Promotion and of course to stamp your hearts out and send that special someone a handmade card!! Make sure to check the promotion and if you'd like to place an order, you can contact me or shop online at any time - click on the Shop Online Icon in the upper right of my blog.

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Kim

Sour Cream Containers

This is the final project from my Sweet Treats class. I had kreated these Sour Cream Containers before, you can see them here, but for my class we used Ghostly Greetings DSP (some of the ladies who are class moms are using these for the Halloween party in their child's class - fun, fun, fun!!) The one in the middle was my sample using the retired Jersey shore paper. You can follow this tutorial, change the DSP and make a favor for any occasion . All I added to my containers, beside the yummy M&M's inside (seems appropriate for the paper we used, don't ya think? - you can click on the picture to enlarge and you may be able to see along the grayish line the words YUM YUM YUM...) my little gogglie eyed Halloween friends from the Batty for You set - punched out with 1-1/4" circle punch and then mounted on a 1-3/8" circle. Have fun with these, they are so simple to make and oh so cute!!

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Kim

Make sure to check my post below for the new Holiday Mini and purchasing gift certificates from me :)

The Holiday Mini Catalog & Gift Certificates Available

Today is the day - yippeeeeee - you may begin ordering from this fabulous little Holiday book!! You have from now until January 18th to stock up on some of these adorable products. The stamps sets are so fun, but wait until you see all the other fun stuff: the ribbons, the felt snow flurries, the holiday rub-ons, the new pattern papers, the new BIG SHOT machine and all different die cuts, there is so much - this little book is packed with a punch!
For you that want it all, start a wish list and send it to me via email and I will keep it on file, then send all your loved ones my contact info and let them know I have some great ideas that YOU are sure to love for the holiday or any other occasion. One stop shopping with me! I will gladly send out adorable gift certificates; imagine a gift certificate inside apull treat, that is hand stamped and customized per your occasion. OR with a predetermined amount and your wish list I can make it easy for your spouse or anyone else who has the hardest time deciding what to get you. I'll have your wishes granted :)
I'm utilizing my own services ... my wish list is ready for my hubby :)
I'll be back a bit later with the final sweet treat project from my class. Now go start your WISH LIST!!!!!!

Kim