Kraftin' Kimmie stamps- bling it up baby!!!

Oh Josephine.....you be all bling bling baby!!!! I am honoured to be the hostess for this week's challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie stamps. Click here to go to the blog and read more details and see what the dt has created this. Can you say eye candy! These ladies are soo talented I am honoured to be on a team with them. If you would like a chance to win Josephine yourself all you have to do is follow the challenge details and use sparkles, glitter...anything with bling! And don't forget to add the keywords KKSC10 if you upload your creation to an online gallery, so we can all see them!!

Quick details for this card. I used Basic Grey DP, May Arts Ribbon, lace, crystals, copics and I paper pieced the skirt. Funny story--now---.. I paper pieced the skirt first then I was colouring sweet Josephine. My E00 ran out and I had to refill it. No problem..refilled and started colouring again THEN apparently I over-filled the marker and it threw up extra ink all over my image. After spending 30 mins paper piecing it I was devastated. I then had the idea to cut out the skirt and and glue into on top of my newly stamped image. So I paper pieced what I had originally paper pieced lolz!!! I then painstakingly added glue section by section to the fumes coming out of her potion bottle and added the different colours of glitter. The card took awhile to make but I am happy with how it turned out.

I hope you like Josephine- she's one of my absolute favourites!! Take care and enjoy the creations today!

Whimsie Doodles Christmas card- soooo schweet

I have only used digi stamps a few times but I love the ones that Whimsie Doodle offers. Because I am an awesome enabler you can find them by clicking here, lolz!!!! I used some of my cherished Purely Pomegranate card stock and ribbon and paired it with some My Mind's Eye colorful Christmas which I picked up at my fave store www.scrappingreatdeals.com and oh I got the snowflake Martha Stewart punch there too. This digi is called Snow friends and was offered for free to their Papercraftplanet members but I missed joining while it was offered HOWEVER I had to have it so I bought it. They are super cheap so I didn't bother finding ways to justify the purchase to myself. FYI- if you ever need help justifying a craft purchase I am really talented in that area and I offer this skill up for free to my fellow crafters tee hee!!! I added some snowflakes, glitter and polar white flower soft and then stopped before I went into embellishment overload. Sooo easy to do and I am prone to it. Many times my friends have had to yell at me to walk away from a card before I add so many embellies that it would cost $10 to mail and likely won't stand up without tipping hee hee.

If you are not one of my subscribers you may want to check back in as I will soon be offering some schweet blog candy to celebrate Christmas. I already know there will be some adhesives and some Kraftin' Kimmie stamps- yep I said some not one :). I am gathering up some more stuff to make it awesome! If you want to become a follower there will be extra chances to win. I am trying to build my blog readership back up after moving here from Typepad. I kinda feel like I have started a new school in a different city and I am making up a new circle of friends with the support of my old friends who came along already (luv you guys :).

Btw...I want to share some pics of my friend Jen while we tried to figure out how to use the Bow Easy...as you can see if was so NOT easy to follow using their explanation and thankfully I found this video (click here) and this lady made it easy...Jerri Kay you saved me from going absolutely insane!!! Thank you!

Kraftin Kimmie weekly challenge- make a gift card holder...

This week's challenge is to make a gift card holder for Kraftin Kimmie stamps. Click here to go to the challenge blog to read more of the deets and see what stamp is up for playing along this week. I used what I like to call the gift card 'classic'. This is the first style I learned and it is super easy. You take a piece of paper cut in a square or rectangle shape (cut it the same size as your card or close to it) and then cut it down the middle to make it into a triangle. You then put adhesive close to the edge of the paper on two sides of the triangle on the outside edges of the card leaving the inside adhesive free. This creates a pocket for you to slip a gift card or cash to help complete the card. I used Maxwell to decorate this card as it's for one of my nephews and Maxwell seems like such a cool dude.

I hope you get a chance to play along and have a great weekend!!

Bella Christmas Card and a huge anniversary sale at Scrappingreatdeals!

I made this card from a Bella image my friend Judy gave me awhile back that I was hanging onto until this time of year. Luckily I found it today as I usually tuck it away until the season and then lose it and don't find it till the season has passed lol!!! Please tell me someone else does that tee hee. It was just a quick and simple card using what I think is last year's holiday collection from MME and lots of stickles. Scrappingreatdeals carries Bella's, MME paper and stickles and is having a massive anniversary party and sale. Read on for the info PLUS and hubby shopping night info below that to help get what you really want for Christmas.

Happy Birthday To Us!! - Save 20% Storewide!!

It's been ONE full year!! Oh my gosh, can you believe it .... our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of having the store is here!! Join us in an all-day celebration here at Scrappin' Great Deals!!

Saturday, December 5th: 10am - 5pm!!

Free make and takes ... demos ... cake ... goodies ... refreshments ... all day long!

LOADS of door prizes, including a CRICUT machine!!

Every 30 - 45 minutes we will be drawing for door prizes!! We are giving away TONS of stuff!!

When you come on Saturday, enter your name - you do not need to be present to win

(must be 10 years of age or older to enter draw)

Our talented designers will be on hand offering FREE make and takes from 10am - 5pm!! Join Kimmie, Angie, Andrea, Rose, Carol, Kim, Marie, Cheri & ME for a day full of fun!!

Whether you come at 10am or 4pm - there will be FREE events happening!!

All shoppers; both online & in-store, will receive a 20% discount off all regular-priced merchandise!!

this is valid until Sunday, December 6th @ midnight!!

To redeem online, enter the code ONE-YEAR (all cap's) into the coupon box

(coupon box is located at the bottom of your shopping cart)

Men's Night at Scrappin' Great Deals!!

Oh and love this!!!! Check out the info below on their men's night. Send them on over and not only will they help him fill your wish list but they wrap it for him too- we make it soooo easy for them don't we ladies lolz!!!

Men's shopping night..

Ladies, fill out your wish lists & send your partner on over! Don't worry, we'll tell him EVERYTHING you need!

Free gift-wrapping!

Thursday, December 3: 5pm - 8pm

Thursday, December 10: 5pm - 8pm

Thursday, December 17: 5pm - 8pm

Papertake Weekly Challenge and Kraftin' Kimmie team up

Good morning to you all! I woke up today to find snow on the ground finally. I was beginning to wonder if I lived in Canada after all with the warmer weather we have had till now. I have been able to just wear a sweater outside most days which is crazy! I have to say I love snow up until just after New Year's then...well it's time for it to go. Nothing beats spending an afternoon with a hot drink, good book and being able to watch big fat fluffy snowflakes coming down. bliss...

Today Kraftin' Kimmie stamps is hosting the weekly challenge over at Papertake Weekly. You can click here to go on over and enter for your chance to win a 'bundle' of Kraftin' Kimmie stamps- schweet! I have to say I am finding more and more inspiring challenge blogs to help the ole mojo trucking along. Here is my take on the sketch and I used Shy Emmylou. I also used one of Kimmie's cheeky new sayings because many of my sweet nieces look at me like this before they fess up to something or sweet talk me into doing something with them and I am a puddle in their wee hands lolz!!!

Hope you have a winter fun filled day!

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps- Maxwell slicing thru some snow...

Good day fellow card makers! Did you not just fall over yesterday with all the gorgeous creations from Kraftin Kimmie's new stamp line. Let me tell you that not only did my fellow Krafty girls rock but the guests we had....lets just say after I saw this one card coloured I told Kimmie I am selling my copics on ebay and quitting lol!!! Click here to see the card I am talking about...holy cow...Linda I bow to you...

Here is a card I hadn't posted yet made with Maxwell who was released last month. You can click here to go to the store and check him out. I challenged myself to add as much texture as I could after last Saturday's challenge on the blog. I added flower soft polar white, crystals, die cut stickers, buttons and ribbon. Even though the mittens are pink this one is for my 12 year old nephew who lives up North. This nephew is a total skater dude and sooooooooo pretty tee hee. He doesn't like to hear that but he has gorgeous pretty eyes.

I have such a soft spot for this nephew because as cool dude'ish as he is...he keeps all the cards his auntie makes for him...sigh...luvs him...here's a quick pic of him just for embarrassment's sake lolz. Oh and my sis is an AMAZING photographer and actually has her own show now on Cogeco cable. Here is her website if you want to check it out...click here.

Kraftin Kimmie's Dec release...it's here...it's here!!!!

Today marks the release of the December images from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps! There are 4 new images from Crissy Armstrong, 4 new images from Annie Rodrigue, two new sets of sentiments and two new images from a brand new artist, Jean Grant! Today's card uses one of Jean's delicious new images and one of Kimmie's new sentiments. You’ll get to check out all the images throughout our fabulous blog hop!! Also if you want a closer look at the card just click on it and it will come up larger. I actually put a lot of detail into this card but unfortunately I can't make the picture larger on blogger in the post. I added glitter to her shoes and hair bow and used clear liquid dimension on the birdie and the leaves. I also didn't have any red crystals so I used my copics to colour this crystal decoration to match. This card size is actually 5x7.25. I made it this size to fit all those weird shaped envelopes I have that someone gave me for free lol. I also used a sketch from Mercy to help design this card. Thanks Mercy!

If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because three lucky stampers will win packages of stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie store, because ALL the new images are NOW available! Click here to go right to the store and shop right from your couch and hopefully still in your pj's lol. If you are already hopping along next stop after me is Linda's blog, click here to go on over and say hey!

Here are all 18 participants today....the talent on this list is OUTSTANDING!!!

1. Challenge blog
2. Vicki 
3. Lacey
4. Jeanne
5. Lori  -
6. Nikki 
7. Elaine
8. Cindy Haffner
9. Diana
10. Michele
11. Paula Williamson
12. Niki
13. Tara
14. Andrea- Me!
15. Linda Heavens
16. Annie Rodrigue
17. Kimmie