Paper Romance Challenge 21- A circle card with a Unity Itty bitty....

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This week's challenge is brought to us by the uber talented Cindy Haffner and she'd like us to make a circle card. I used one of Paper Romance's new Itty Bitty stamps- Happy for This- from Unity Stamps as the focal point for my card. I then used my spellbinders and some of the new Pink Paislee Parisian paper...yummmm....sorry this paper is delectable...to help give my card a romantic edge with the French writing in the background. I then added gems to my card and coloured ever second one dark grey with one of my copics. Love making my embellies match on my own. Makes me feel thrifty even though I own an immense amount of craft supplies hee hee!

Hope you like  my challenge card. Hop on over to the Paper Romance challenge blog to see the other DT creations and see how you can play to win. Also Amy's Design Team call is still open and looking for applicants. We would love for you to join us! Cheers..Andi xoxo

Blog Candy in honour of my BSF- Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps giveaway....

I have been holding onto some Kraftin' Kimmie stamps to give away in honour of my BSF Kraftin' Kimmie and her successful first year of business. Last month we celebrated our one year anniversary with sales, prizes and hops and I just wanted to stretch out the party a bit longer. I mean- I celebrate my birthday MONTH not day hee hee!

So I may  have shared before that I met my BSF Kimmie online at splitcoaststampers and after deeming each other 'safe' and 'harmless' except for enabling wild craft spending we met in person and friends since then. What I would like to know for a chance to win is how you met your BSF? Any more cool online stories or craft store encounters where you rejoiced at finding a kindred soul whose heart beat faster at finding ribbon spools on sale?

For a second chance to win leave me a second comment if you share this on your blog to help spread the word. Please note you must leave your blog addy to be verified and make sure you leave 2 comments in total.

I will pick the winner on Nov 8th so there is lots of time to enter and win.

So what will you win? To celebrate I am giving away 2 stamps from our first release- Charlotte and my fave- Lillith. In fact in the colour picture of Lillith below and on the KKS website features my colouring. It 'may' have something to do with her being my fave but not the only reason :)

So leave a comment following the criteria above and good luck!!

 

Kraftin' Kimmie stamps October release blog hop....

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Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new Sweet Holiday October stamps! As you’ve seen over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, Annie Rodrigue has created some amazing festive characters this month! There are six images in the complete set and they are Christmas Clara, Nick, Noelle, Merry, Willard and Virginia and each one comes with it’s own matching accessory stamp and a bonus coordinating sentiment!

And Steven Leary is back with Miles the Mouse and his pals, having some jolly winter fun! You’ll get to check them all out in today’s September release day KRAFTY HOP!! You’ll meet Miles and Maisie Claus, Squirrel’s Gift, Mistletoe Miles and Maisie, Stocking Miles and Frosty the Snowmouse!

I have had so much fun cracking open my Christmas paper to make these sneak previews and buying new embellishments. Like the sparkly candy dots from SGD that you see on my cards and my daughter's cards today. Yep those girls are just like their mom- they saw those candy dots and HAD to use them!! I understand :) Oh and I have to point out that Nick on my card is of course hoping you read that sentiment on the front and that your Christmas wish is a kiss from him hee hee!

If you are already hopping on your merry way today your next stop is Michele. 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 some 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 shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

Also, you’ve been enjoying the ‘Gimme Kimmie’s Kits’ so much, that we’re doing it again!! For those of you who just HAVE to have all the new images, we’ve got the perfect thing for you! It’s called the ‘Gimme Kimmies Kit’!!! Instead of clicking on each image that you’d like, you only have to click once to pick up a Gimme Kimmies Kit AND it’s at a discounted price!! What could be better???

Sneak Peek for today...Miles and Maisie Claus from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

HO HO HO...

It's Miles Claus from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps here...have you been naughty or nice this past year? Do you deserve for crafty items such as the Cricut Expression, more Spellbinders, more stamps and perhaps a freshly painted craft room? Oh wait, that's not your list- it's Andrea's list hee hee. Btw- feel free to pass it on to my hubby. Just sayin' ;)

This Miles and Maisie image was so fast and fun to colour. I had said I wasn't going to hand colour my Christmas cards this year because it takes too long but these ones didn't at all. I paired it with some of my new Christmas paper from SGD and also some of their uber sparkley candy dots- schweet!

For more sneak peeks before the big launch tomorrow hop on over to challenge blog and feel the Christmas spirit...while munching on all the fun Halloween bite size candies most of us have already starting filling our houses with hee hee! Cheers, Andi

Sneak Peek for today...Clara

Today I am sharing a card I made with Clara one of the new releases available this coming Tuesday from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps. Clara luvs her nutcracker sooo very much! I loved the Nutcracker Suite growing up- such a dark but romantic holiday story. I coloured her with my copics and used some of last years Basic Grey holiday paper in pinks, blues and greens. I almost forgot to use one of the matching brads that I picked up last year and immediately got put into the hoard pile. I am getting much better at making myself use craft items I would have previously just owned to look at and love it's prettiness. I know some if not all of you understand :)

Hop on over to the KKS challenge blog to see more DT sneak peeks and amazing creations!

I also want to give a shout out to my oldest DD who turned 14 this Saturday and is growing into an amazing young woman. I love you girl!

Cheers...Andi

KKS Challenge- Using Non-Traditional Christmas Colours

**Please note this is my second post for today. Please scroll down for my Oh Alice post**

This week's challenge is to use non-traditional Christmas colours on our cards. I used...like most of the KKS DT...the new Bo Bunny line of paper I grabbed from SGD with yummy purple, turquoise and green colours. It's nice to have something different to use besides the red and green I will be using tons of in the coming months. Oh and did you notice that this was a new Miles image? You betcha! We are starting our sneak peeks today as well for the release on Tuesday next week.

So hop on over to our challenge blog see how many of us used this same paper. I think it was a favourite for a few of us for this challenge lolz! Cheers...Andi

Oh Alice...KNocK..KnOcK..

"Alice laughed so much at this, that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her; and when she next peeped out the Fish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring stupidly up into the sky.

Alice went timidly up to the door, and knocked.

`There's no sort of use in knocking,' said the Footman, `and that for two reasons. First, because I'm on the same side of the door as you are; secondly, because they're making such a noise inside, no one could possibly hear you.' And certainly there was a most extraordinary noise going on within--a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash, as if a dish or kettle had been broken to pieces.

`Please, then,' said Alice, `how am I to get in?' ~Chapter 6, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Have you ever felt like Alice? Not sure which door, window, or keyhole will be opened or closed next? Not sure which direction you're going but curiouser and curiouser about them all?

What a PERFECT opportunity to explore some new avenues,and walk through new doors we bring you at Oh, ALice this week. Thats right! Your challenge this week is to create a card or project using a Door, Gate, or Keyhole. Now, you can also get creative and do a gatefold technique, etc. As long as we can see it's a "Gatefold" or that there is a door, gate, or keyhole somewhere on your project! How FUN is this?

The best part? There's no time limit to play this week, so have fun and here's to opening lots of new doors in the future! So click here to go to the challenge blog and see what other eye candy the DT has shared to help get your mojo going! Cheers....Andrea