It's a Krafty Klear-Out!

I actually have a few more cards I made with the most recent release that I hadn't posted yet. I have to say this planning my colouring days has really kept me ahead of the game- so unlike me! I paper pieced most of this image using my DCWV Linen Closet paper and of course Raymond here- he's a handsome fella eh!

Right now Kimmie is having a sale and Friday is the last day. I have shared the deets below to help you celebrate ringing in the New Year! Happy New Year!!!

**Krafty News!**

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is having a

Boxing Week Sale!!!

From Dec. 26th-31st

most of our inventory is

20 to 50% off!!

This is our BIGGEST sale of the year!!

The store will be closed from December 23rd to December 27th and again from December 30th to January 4th. You are free to place orders during these times and they will be shipped out as soon as we are back in the office!!

High Hopes....Love is in the Air....

It's High Hopes Christmas break but I can't stop playing with the December new releases. It was fun to colour something different than Winter images for a bit and these Valentine ones hit the spot. I used Tip Toe Hippo, Wild Flower Froggy and Ton of Love Ellie. They are smaller stamps that are just perfect for note card sized Valentine's day cards or any card that you want to share with someone you love. My youngest DD is already in love with them and wanting to make special cards for her bff's this year. How can I say no? That's right...I can't lol!

Yesterday more members of the DT also shared some creations they made over the holiday break. Click here to go to the High Hopes Stamps blog and see more delish eye candy! Don't forget you can always pick up your High Hopes stamps from the site directly or also at SGD and Paper Romance.

Oh and I have to share this photo of my youngest DD with one of her 2 ginormous chocolate bars she received for Christmas. From us. Her parents. What on earth where we thinking????

I call this photo....."No such thing as too much chocolate...or is there?" You can click on it for a closer view- to see the chocolate all over her teeth even! Oy!

 

EAD Designs Monday Hop

How was your Christmas? I hope you had a fabulous time surrounded by those you care about. We did and then some lol! I think I have a turkey hangover lol! Just can't stay away from turkey with cranberrys..mmmmmmm. And stuffing....oooooohhh the stuffing......Jason put dried cranberries, toasted pinenuts, sausage in with a homemade loaf of stuffing bread (thanks mom) and I polished off the last of it last night. Sitting right under my new Cafe sign in my kitchen actually! This is actually the very first thing I picked out when joining the team and it really goes well in my kitchen which I like to think I have a Parisian Cafe theme going on. Barely but its there lol! I literally had this prepped and up on the wall in under 10 mins- gotta love that!

It is my last week with EAD so I have some more creations to share throughout the week so I am not saying goodbye yet. In fact, I am already lusting after some of the new stickers they have now in the store- so super cute. They are Bee Mine, Keys to my heart, neverland, ohlala, Peacock Love, Postage Love, Sweet Treats, Valentine Friends, Valentine Garden and Nightmare town. I have shared them below so you can check them out. Also if you are already hopping along you would have came from Jenn's page and her lovely creations. If you are just starting then go to the EAD Designs blog to get started otherwise I am your last stop! Feel free to hop on over to the EAD Designs store and perhaps spend some of your Christmas money if you were lucky enough to get some. Cheers!

EAD Designs Monday-Blog Hop

Today is Monday so it's EAD Designs play day for me! EAD has a colour challenge on right now that you can play along with. It's using the fun colours you see above.I used the 'Peace in the Hood' stickers and still have tons left to work with. Everyone who plays gets a 25% off Coupon and one lucky winner will get a $25 Gift Certificate!! Click here to see the picture to inspire you and also the challenge deets. If you are already hopping along you would have come here from my friend Stephanie's blog. Your next stop is Amy T. And of course if you are just starting click here to go to the challenge blog to begin. 

Happy Crafting! Cheers, Andi

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