Help! My craft room has been taken hostage by my husband!!!!

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

I am freaking out right now! Our challenge for Kraftin' Kimmie stamps this week is for the men in our life to make a card. So this is Jason's card that he made almost completely by himself- I only cut the paper for him- and he decided he really like my copic markers. NNNOOOOOooooooooo.......

I can just see it...my craft studio will become 'our' craft studio. My copic markers will become 'our' copic markers. I am getting sweaty just thinking about it. I better start messing around with his video games so that the world is all right again. 

Okay- drama aside tee hee. Jason was up for the challenge this week and used Willard. He chose Willard because he looked 'all stressed out' and his card is titled 'I shouldn't have had that 3rd frappacino'. Snicker. He picked out his own paper and colours and they had to be very manly. Apparently yellow Christmas paper says man to him lolz! I am very proud of his card and don't really mind sharing my markers with him at all. 

I would also like to mention that this will be the last challenge for 2010 and it will remain open until our first challenge of 2011, which will be on January 8th. Also today (Saturday) will be the last day to take advantage of the Kustomer Appreciation Special. So go shopping while you can for great deals.  

I am happy to share that many of the men in our lives played along with this challenge for our DT and Guest DT members. Click here to go to the challenge blog and see more eye candy and also how the man in your life can help you win your own Clint the Cowboy stamp. 

Cheers! Andi

Oh Alice in a Winter Wonderland....

 

CHAPTER 44: `Curiouser and curiouser!' 

 

`Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); `now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!' (for when she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight, they were getting so far off). `Oh, my poor little feet, I wonder who will put on your shoes and stockings for you now, dears? I'm sure _I_ shan't be able! I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you: you must manage the best way you can; --but I must be kind to them,' thought Alice, `or perhaps they won't walk the way I want to go! Let me see: I'll give them a new pair of boots every Christmas.'

 

Hello from all of us here in Wonderland! This week we are curiouser and curiouser to see if you are willing to play along with our weekly challenge. The challenge is a simple one, and one that most of us should be able to play along with, we would like to take Wonderland and turn it into a Winter Wonderland! Yes, that's right.....put your boots on, hats, mittens and lets play in the snow! Alice, with a hat on? Rabbit in the snow? Anything that reflects a Winter Wonderland. Have fun with it!

This week we are being sponsored by SUGAR NELLIE / FUNKYKITS. The prize for this week will be 1 set of 6, Leanne Ellis Alice in Wonderland stamps. I think the whole DT wishes we were able to win this one. This set of stamps are fantastic!

I used a Whiff of Joy image I had stamped recently from my good friend Krista and I couldn't wait to colour it up. I have to admit it is now on my must own list tee hee! Then I used some of last year's basic gray Christmas paper and my card base was shaped using one of the new Grand Calibur Spellbinder dies. Sheila has them out at her store to try so try it I did. I *may* have cut a few card bases out to use lolz. I can attest it works great. 

PLEASE NOTE~We will be taking a short time away to play in our Wonderlands through the holidays. We will resume in the new year with more challenges and fun giveaways!  

Cheers! Andi

EAD Designs Blog Hop featuring PaperCrafts magazine's Betsy Veldman

This week's E.A.D Designs blog hop is inspired by Betsy Veldman from PaperCrafts Magazine. You can see her card which I used for inspiration above.

This is my card using Celebrate the Season stickerz. I have to say this card only took 20 mins. I adore stickers but I have wrecked them many times when I put them on- usually crooked- and when I go to move them they tear. I tried it with these stickers and they peeled off so easily and went right back on! Andrea- I mean- mistake proof! One more Christmas card down and 30 to go lol!

Betsy actually has 2 cards for inspiration today! To start at the beginning of the hop and see both cards click here to go to the E.A.D. Designs blog or if you are already hopping along click here to go to Amy T's blog. I am heading there myself to see her lovely creation!.

Hope you have a fabulous winter day. Cheers, Andi

It's Release day for Kraftin' Kimmie stamps

Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new December images! As you’ve seen over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, Annie Rodrigue has created some totally awesome DUDES this month! There are six images in the complete set and they are Clint the Cowboy, Curtis, Prince Charming, Private Message, Raymond the Golfer and Valentine Willard! Each one comes with one or two bonus sentiment stamps!!

And if you’ve been hammered with the white stuff over the last week or so, like we have, Steven Leary’s images will be right up your alley!! He’s back with MILES THE MOUSE and his pals and they are having some frosty winter fun! You’ll get to check them all out in today’s December release day KRAFTY HOP!! You’ll meet Sharin’ Some Cocoa, Sledding Pals, Shovelling Miles (as seen on my card), Snowmobilin’ Fun and Snowshoe Fun!

If you are already hopping along your next stop after me is one of my fave people in the world- Pam. 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 we’ve got ‘Gimme Kimmie’s Kits’ 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???

**ALSO** for the next week, we are having a little special to thank all of our loyal customers who shop with us throughout the year!!! It's called Kimmie's Kustomer Appreciation!!! And all orders of $50 or more before shipping and taxes, will receive a FREE STAMP of our choosing!!! That's right!! It will be a surprise gift, so no requests, please. This special runs from Sunday, December 12th to Saturday Decemer 18th!!!

Last sneak peek before the release! Introducing Valentine Willard

This is my last sneak peek before KKS's Sunday release and I saved one of my fave cards evah to share to help build the anticipation. I am going to toot my own horn here- I am so proud of the way I coloured Willard! I owe it all to Krista my fellow Krafty girl as she took some time to show me her colouring techniques and I feel I have learned so much from her. Thanks again Krista!

Now back to Willard. Poor Willard. He is just trying to be someone's sweetheart and there was a bee in his bouquet. Just like last month's Willard who looked all bundled up then he realized he needed to use the washroom this month's Willard has him finding trouble again. I used my copics to colour him and then used some of my fave DCWV Linen Closet paper. I added some of my treasured brown glittered candy dots and then left it at that to help keep in theme with this week's challenge of using 'manly' colours. I hope you like him too.

For more eye candy and deets on this week challenge click here to go to the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge blog. I hope you have a great winter weekend! Andi

Oh Alice Challenge- Red, Green + 1

CHAPTER 43:CHRISTMAS-GREETINGS. [FROM A FAIRY TO A CHILD.]

LADY dear, if Fairies may
For a moment lay aside
Cunning tricks and elfish play,
'Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

We have heard the children say—
Gentle children. whom we love—
Long ago, on Christmas Day,
Came a message from above.

Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,
They remember it again—
Echo still the joyful sound
"Peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Yet the hearts must childlike be
Where such heavenly guests abide;
Unto children, in their glee,
All the year is Christmas-tide!

Thus, forgetting tricks and play
For a moment, Lady dear,
We would wish you, if we may,
Merry Christmas, glad New Year!

Christmas, 1867.

Welcome down the rabbit hole once again my friends. For our challenge this week let's get into the Christmas spirit. The challenge is to use red, green, + one color. You can still use other colors for hair and skin. Just make the main use of color red, green, + one (I used white).

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Pixie Dust Studio. The lucky winner will receive your choice of 2 digital images.

Click here to see what our DT have created for you this week!

So get your Santa hat on, turn on your favorite holiday music and get crafty for your chance to win your choice of 2 digital images! You have until Friday the 17th of Dec to play long with us!

Merry Christmas from my family to yours

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