Oh S%!#!!!

Yeah, so at some point this whole Coronavirus thing is going to end.... so I decided to make a card that reflected THAT sentiment exactly..... here it is:

The image is a Digi from Moonlight Whispers by Annie Rodrigue which was printed on Xpress it Blending stock.... Wow I haven't used that paper for a long time, and let me tell you.... I used to be a snob and only use that paper! NOT ANYMORE!!!! I HATE it now.  I'm a Sweet Sentiment Paper Snob in every sense of the word!  

Anyways, I busted open a new doodlebug paper pack and went to town with it.... So happy I did, these super bright colors and geometric patterns are perfect for the layers of this card. 

I heat embossed the sentiments which are from Ink Road Stamps. Then I added Stickles to it, because it needed a little sparkle. 

I hope you love this card.  I thought it was kind of hilarious.  I tend to handle the most serious of situations with humor, so this was totally right up my alley.  

Ok, I need more coffee.... as usual... talk to you all later... toodles! 

The Mistress of the Dead

Quite the ominous title huh?  Well, that's the name of the newest digital image from Annie Rodrigue over at Moonlight Whispers.  Just check out this creepy lady.....

I'll admit that this image was a challenge to color.  But a lot of that had to do with the fact that I chose to color her using the "no lines" technique.  I'm a glutton for punishment like that. 

I used two Authentique paper pads to make this card.  Nightfall and Romance.  Yeah, they do not sound like they go together at all, but I think, given the subject matter of this card, they worked out just perfectly.  I also created a couple of flowers using the Sweet Peony stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations, and paired them with some flowers I had from Wild Orchid Crafts. I accented with Distress oxide ink in Candied Apple, a black satin ribbon, and Nuvo drops. 

Copic Markers used: 

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, FYG1, YG0000

Hair: T9, T7, T5, T3, T1, Jelly Roll silver glitter pen

Eyes: YG0000, E37, YG99, C2, 0 colorless blender

Dress: BV25, BV34, BV13, BV23, BV01

Chair: YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, E37, E34, E31, E30

Skulls: W3, W1, W00, Y08, FYG1, YG0000

Walls: C3, C1, C00

Carpet: R89, R39, R29, R24, R14

If you're interested in this, or any of the images (both physical and digital) from Moonlight Whispers, please visit Annie's Etsy store at this link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/moonlightwhispers

Hope you all enjoyed today's post, and I hope to see you all back here agin soon! Toodles!

I like flowers

I"m sure it's not any surprise to any of you all that I'm totally into flowers on my cards.  Like, I sorta LOVE them.  A LOT! hhahaahaha! So much so, that I decided to invest a lot of money to buy dies and stamps to make my own flowers!  I enjoy it so much that I now find myself creating cards around my flowers.

When I was blessed with this new image from Moonlight Whispers by Annie Rodrigue, I KNEW I was going to go heavy on the florals. It just HAD to be done!  So...... here we go!

I began the process by stamping the flowers onto Sweet Sentiment Coloring Paper along with printing the Digital Image on the coloring paper.  I then used the coordinating dies from Heartfelt creations to cut out the flowers.  I used Distress Oxide inks to match the Graphic 45 papers I planned on using. I hand formed the flowers and then dipped them in clear glitter (of course). I colored the image with my trusty Copic markers. 

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, G00

Hair: E29, E27, E25, E23, E31

Eyes: E57, E23, E31, G000, C2

Headband: RV69, RV66, RV17, RV55, RV02

Shirt: YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91

Pants: 100, N9, N7, N5

Banner: E53, E51, E50

0 Colorless Blender

After coloring and fussy cutting the main image, I used the sketch from Sweet Sentiment July Sketch Challenge to create the layout for the card.  I matted everything with black card stock, and distressed all the edges of the papers with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and a sponge. I tied the organza black bow on before I glued everything down.  Then.... well you all know what happened then.... I added flowers!!!!1 Lots and lots of flowers! 

I hope that you check out all the new images from Moonlight Whispers by Annie Rodrigue. She is my absolute favorite artist ever and I know that one day I'm going to meet her..... it's on my bucket list! hahahaha!  I also hope you all join in the Sketch Challenge from Sweet Sentiment this month!  Have a wonderful week!  Tootles! 

Moonlight Whispers Beachy Release

Today is going to be a great day.  Why? Well let me tell you why....

 There's a new release from Moonlight Whispers!!!!!!

Yeah, I'm just slightly excited. Annie Rodrigue is a good friend and, like, my favorite artist EVER!!!!! I just adore her and her artwork!  So, let me stop fangirling and show you the new images. 

First up is an image you may have seen before, as it's appeared on her facebook page in the past. But, she's decided to make it into a digital stamp for all of us! Here it is:

I love creating dimension on cards, so I may have gotten a little carried away with the foam squares.

 Ok, so the process: First I got out a piece of Sweet Sentiment coloring paper and printed this awesome digi up.  I printed her at an opacity at 20% because I love creating that "no lines" look to my coloring.  Once I completed the coloring, I fussy cut her..... forever..... and ever..... ok, so it wasn't THAT bad.  But it did take a little bit to get into all the little tight spaces that the chair creates. I added some Glossy accents to her sunglasses and to her beverage glass, and I used some Nuvo drops on her necklace and sat her aside to dry.  I then used a piece of watercolor paper to create a Distress Oxide ink background.  The Inks used are Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick, and Scattered Straw. I got out some of my Doodlebug die cuts to see what worked with the image, and I tied a bow with this amazing organza ribbon that was sent to me from a friend in England.

Copic Markers used:
Skin: E15, E13, E11, E21, E00, E000
Hair: BV29, RV66, RV17, RV14, RV04
Lips: R89, R29, R81
Bathing Suit/Sunglasses: C8, C6, C4, C2, C0
Banana: E13, YR31, Y13, Y11
Lines: G28, G19, YG09, YG25
Date: V99, R56, R83
Pineapple: E39, Y28, Y11, YG95, YG93, YG01
Hat: E53, E51, E50
Chair: E27, E31, Y17, Y06, Y00
Drink: BG18, BG49, BG45, Bg10, R85, R83, R81

Next up is a super fun little image of a kid.... well, being a kid!

I decided to color a background on this one because I felt like it really needed more of a story.  I added the cloudy sky and the turquoise water and some mountains far off in the distance.  I was imagining this family to be on a bit of a holiday enjoying the beach. This little rascal is dumping a pail of sand on her Dad's (or big brother's) head! I used some papers from the Beach Days 6x6 paper pad from Echo Park and some red card stock from The Paper Studio.

Copics used:
Girl's Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20
Girl's Hair: E55, E53, E51
Bathing Suit: R89, R29, R27, R24, R05, B97, B95, B93, B91
Man's Skin: E15, E13, E11, E21, E00, E000
Man's Hair: W10, E49, E29, E39, E35
Sand: E33, E31, E30, E50
Bucket: Y17, Y15, Y02, BG49, BG45, BG11
Ocean: BG45, BG53, BG15, BG11
Sky: B23, B21, B12, B41
Mountains: C6, C4, C3, C1

And, last, but certainly not least... I think this is my favorite image of this release!  I have to say it just makes me smile! Hopefully it makes you smile too!

That little pup just being playful, and that look on her face! Ha ha ha! Just so adorable! Again I colored her up on Sweet Sentiment Coloring Paper, and again she was printed at 20% opacity.  I added a scene to the image because I wanted to tell a little story with this.  The girl was walking by, all calm on the empty beach, enjoying her day, when out from behind this palm tree her little pup pops out and wants to play!  After coloring, I raided my ribbon stash and found this crazy bright pink ribbon and tied it around the image.  I also used some DSP from Doodlebug Designs (because I'm an addict) and added some of their sprinkles as well.  Then I went for the flowers!  I raided my flower stash and found this huge teal flower from Magnolia, and a handful of tiny roses from Wild Orchid Crafts. I don't know if you can see it, but at the top of the flowers is a cute "Bubble" button from Dress it Up!

Copics used:
Skin: E15, E13, E11, E00, E000
Hair: BV29, BV25, BV23, BV20
Beach: E33, E30, E31, E50, E81
Bathing Suit: RV19, RV17, RV14
Cover up: BG49, BG45, BG53, BG10, YR15, Y19, Y13
Sky: B00, B000, B0000, 0
Dog: W9, W7, W5, E15, E13, E11
Palm Tree/Mts.: E74, E71, E70, G12, G00, G29, YG95, YG67, YG63, YG25, YG21, YG01

Ok, well I truly feel like I want to go spend some time at the beach now. I could really use some sunshine and quiet.  I hope this release inspires you and I cannot wait for you to get these images from Moonlight Whispers as well! Here's the link for you: https://www.etsy.com/shop/moonlightwhispers
Hope you have an awesome day! Tootles!!!

What's new?

Hello blog land, I have not been active on here for a long long time.  That doesn't mean I haven't been crafting.  I have just gone through a few (let's call them) challenges in the crafting arena as of lately and I haven't had it in me to blog.  I think I'm back.... maybe... sorta.... well, we will see how it goes.

I'll be posting some things here to keep you all informed of what's happing in Sweet Sentiment and what is NEW and also what you can look forward to.  I'm going to be giving you all a big announcement tomorrow so be sure you're a member of the Sweet Sentiment Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SweetSentiment/).  I hope you will all be as excited as I am for this announcement.

In the mean time, here's a little bit of eye candy for you that I've been working on.  Thanks for stopping by!

These are all pages from my new Bullet Journal (the Canvo Journal from Catherine Pooler).  It was a Christmas gift from my mother, and I must admit, I'm falling in love with it!  So much fun and a way to be creative that is functional and useful (well other than the cards that I usually do.)

Talk to you all soon! Tootles! 

Winter is coming

Welcome to Day ONE of our November Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

This is our FINAL stamp release for 2017 at KKS, and we've got FIVE fantastic new sets for you!
This month we've got a mixture of holiday, winter and....COFFEE! Because.... well, winter is coming! 

Today we have a fun winter wonderland stamp set by artist Annie Rodrigue and it's called WINTER WHITNEY!

This gorgeous clear stamp set features a funny main image featuring a snow shoveller with her freshly made snow-cat! The set also comes with three awesome sentiments!

...and.... here's my creation!  I decided to go with a whimsical color pallet.  I mean, the pinks and blues and lime splashed in there, and who can color up this fun girl without some purple as well?!?!?!  I'm not gunna lie, I sorta want pink hair too! Maybe if my hair ever gets this long again I'll do something crazy like that. 

Oh, and P.S., this card is an easel card! Gasp!

Be sure to hop around to the different blog links below as our Krafty design team members and guests have lots of creations to share with you today featuring the WINTER WHITNEY stamp set! Be sure to leave a comment at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!! Woohooooooooo!
Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FIVE new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! The winners of all our giveaways going on this week will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

Tootles!!!

Snow Days!

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get crafty!!

I decided that with the cooler weather, it means that the snow is imminent, ha ha ha! So I went with this super fun set to make a fun card to send to a friend in California to remind her what snow looks like! He he he he! Here's my card! 

The October release is now available in the Krafty store! Happy shopping!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until October 24th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

Evangeline Angel

Welcome back to Day TWO of October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Did you love yesterday's peek?? So beautiful, right?! Well then you're going to love today's peek too because we've got another gorgeous ANGEL!

It's EVANGELINE ANGEL!

This adorable new stamp set comes with one large main image and three holiday sentiments!!

All of the Krafty Krew design team members and Special Krafty Guests listed below have lots of sweet designs to share with you today featuring the EVANGELINE ANGEL stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop EACH DAY of the peeks this week! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

Here's my card with this silly girl! 

I had so much fun coloring her and finding these bold bright papers to go with it! Seems strange to be pushing aside the halloween papers to make room for Christmas papers... but it's a very welcome change of pace! 

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

See ya back here tomorrow for more cute Christmas goodness! Tootles! 

A little something angelic

Welcome to Day ONE of our October Krafty Peeks for the amazing Christmas release! 

We hope to get you in the holiday mood this week with four days of magical stamp sets! Are you ready to deck the halls and spread Christmas cheer?

This gorgeous clear stamp set features a sweet, lovely angel with her birdie friend plus three coordinating sentiments! Just think of the beautiful holiday creations you could make featuring this set!

Be sure to hop around to the different blog links below as our Krafty design team members and guests have lots of creations to share with you today featuring the ANGELICA ANGEL stamp set! Be sure to leave a comment at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop EACH DAY of the peeks this week!!! Woohooooooooo! Plus, Kim is doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!

Did you know that October marks EIGHT YEARS of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps??! Yep! It's our ANNIVERSARY!! We are celebrating with lots of fabulous specials, prizes and giveaways! 

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! The winners of all our giveaways going on this week will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

Ok so you ready to see my card?  Here she is: 

I had so much fun coloring her up in this beautiful teal dress and yellow blonde hair.  I just adore her and you'll see many more cards with her in the future for sure! 

Ok below you'll find the links for the blog hop... happy hoppin' everyone!  Tootles! 

That be Treasure!!!!

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

Be sure to tune in here next Wednesday as we kick off our October Peeks!!!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until October 17th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

I chose to use  the amazing Krafty Comeback set called Bootylicious Pirates! I just ADORE thesis girls! So, so so so so much!!!!!

I actually made this card as a gift certificate for my friend who has her own business. She wanted a special card to send to a friend. So, I went with pirates!!! Arrrrggghhh!!!!!

I hope that you play along with us this week, anything goes is always so much fun!  Can't wait to see what you make! Tootles! 

Saturday Challenge

So it's saturday morning and the challenge from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps is to make a holiday card.  This can be ANY holiday... just whatever you want it to be......

Well, you all know me and you know who I like to make things different... soooooo....... I took little miss Devilish Deborah here....

...and I made her into a CHRISTMAS CARD!  Yup I did! 

She's all dressed up in her holiday best and she's ready to come to that Christmas Party! I hope that you like what I did here and I hope that it inspires you to use your stamps in all sorts of fun ways!  Enjoy! 

P.s. you have all week to play along so come one over to the KKS friends group on FB and gather more inspiration then hop not he KKS blog and enter your card there!  Hope you have an awesome weekend! Tootles! 

Wonderfully Spooky Birthday

Oh yes, it's Wonderful Wednesday again and that means that ANYTHING GOES!  ..... and you know what???? When ANYTHING goes.... I do crazy things.... like make halloween stamps into birthday cards! Yup, it happened!!!!!

Here's the amazing Electric Evelyn, in BIRTHDAY FORM!

I colored her up with my Copic markers and added some graphic 45 papers.  I used my Cricut to letter the sentiment and my distress Oxide inks to add that blue haze around it.  Then I guess on a bunch of flowers from Wild orchid Crafts and that's about it! Fun huh?

This is Evelyn in her original form. just FYI and you can get her from the shop by clicking here. 

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until October 3rd at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

Have fun, and be creative! Tootles! 

Spooky clouds

Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

SO, let's get down to the good stuff shall we?  The theme this week is.... Distress Inks!  Since I've just been getting my feet wet with the distress ink thing, I thought this would be a super fun challenge to join in on!  Here's my creation:

I used black soot distress ink and a sponge to get the cloud effect in the background of little miss Witchy-Poo here. I colored her up with my Copics and cut her out using a stitched circle die from Gina Marie Designs. I even added a few glittery Nuvo Drops! Oh so fancy! 

Well, I hop to see you joining on the fun this week!  Post your awesome creations so we can all see!  Have a wonderful weekend!  Tootles! 

A tiny little pumpkin carving witch

Here's the blurby...
It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

The shiney new September release is LIVE in the Krafty Store! 

I'm keeping it halloween this week with this adorable little witch from the "My best friends are witches" set.  You've seen me color the other girl from this set, now it's time to give this sweet one some love!

I just adore her and her fun little attitude!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until September 26th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

A Devilishly Good Time!

Woohoo! It's finally here!!
Today we are celebrating the spooky release of ALL of our 
NEW September
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL FOUR new sets are NOW available in the Krafty Shop!

So let's have a big happy hop around the design team blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is GRIM GRETCHEN...

....then DEVILISH DEBORAH....

And here's my card using the amazing Deborah! 

and ELECTRIC EVELYN!

Lastly we showed you the fabulous MINI MONSTERS yesterday!!! Eeeeee!

ALL the new sets are available now individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our September Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FOUR of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Don't forget that there is an awesome hope today with new cards and projects from the Krafty Krew for you to get even more inspiration using these sets!  Hope you have an ultra spooky Halloween! 

Happy hoppin' and happy shopping!! Tootles! 

An Electrifyingly awesome release!

Did you love yesterday's peek?? Well guess what? We've got TWO MORE ladies from artist Annie Rodrigue for you today!

First up is DEVILISH DEBORAH!
This creepy chick has a few little ghoulish friends! Also her hair and dress are SO fun to colour!! Plus there are three fun sentiments!

Next is ELECTRIC EVELYN!
Check out this hilarious image featuring the Bride of Frankenstein!! Not only is the image amazing but the sentiments are HILARIOUS!!! Don't you love this fabulous new stamp set?!

All the Krafty Design Team members and Guests listed below have lots of gorgeous creations to share with you today featuring the DEVILISH DEBORAH and ELECTRIC EVELYN stamp sets! 

I chose to use Miss Evelyn today and made this sweet gift bag to fill with candy and give to a friend as a treat. Check it out! 

I got the paper piece from Paper Creations By Mindy, and the stitched oval die from Gina Marie Designs, I colored Evelyn with my trusty Copic markers and glued the whole thing to the front of a paper gift bag.  I filled it with treats and it's ready to go! 

Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Also we're giving away the ENTIRE new release over on the Krafty Friends Facebook page!! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

Spooktacular Release!

Woot, woot! It's time to start the SPOOKY PARTY!!!  
Welcome to Day ONE of our Halloween release of at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we're kickin' off the party with a totally creepy set by artist Annie Rodrigue!
It's called GRIM GRETCHEN!!!

I adore this girl and her spooky eyes and that dress was sooooo much fun to color! I love her attitude and the font on this sentiment is AWESOME! he he he! 

This ghoulish stamp set comes with one large main image and three fabby sentiments!!

You'll get to see all the SCARY stamp sets as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

All of the Krafty Krew design team members and Special Krafty Guests listed below have lots of sweet designs to share with you today featuring the GRIM GRETCHEN stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

A little something spooky

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get crafty!!

I decided that I couldn't go any longer without showing you guys the Witch I began coloring on a color along not so long ago.... so here's the finished card! 

I use a TON of Stickles on this card, and it's a shame you can't see it in the photo, but this thing glitters like there's not tomorrow... the background is made with the distress inks you see in the photo and then i used a flat paint brush to paint streaks of glittery Stickles behind this sweet little witch. The papers are from Doodlebug.

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until September 19th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

Use a what?!?!?!!?

Ok, we all know that Saturday Challenges at KKS mean a "themed challenge." It's fun, it gets you creative, makes ya think...... but when I read that I had to "use a doily" on my card I thought, "what the heck?!?!?"

Ok, so I scoured my house, craft stashes, asked a few friends, went to the craft store (twice) (both times I got a lot of other things, then got home and realized that I forgot to look for doilies) and still had no doilies.  What the heck is a girl to do?  OOOOHHHHHH!!! IDEA!!!!!

Ya see what I did there? I used my Cricut machine to cut a "doily" into a piece of acitate! Oh yeah! I colored up Alice in Wonderland all Halloween style and fussy cut her, because I'm pretty sure that fussy cutting is my new form of therapy. 

Ok, so I was a little bit of a rebel yet again, I'm sure that doesn't surprise any of you at all. But I couldn't find a real doily and this was a creative way to still be able to play along.  I hope that you can use this as inspiration and play along in the challenge with us this week!  Have a great weekend... Tootles!

A Sweet Little Zombie

Welcome to Wednesday, ain't it grand?  I'm so glad that this week is half way over! ha ha ha! Seriously though, I'm just ready to lock myself int he Room of Requirement and have a little me time.

I think that my mood was a little dark when I sat down to make this card.... because our sweet little Rosie Fairy has taken a turn to the dark side.....

I found this scrap of vivid damask print paper and used it as my inspiration for this card.  I figured with Halloween just around the corner, that this little fairy could dawn some grey skin and be thinking of sinister things. I added a few flowers because, I mean, she IS a fairy after all. I stamped the sentiment directly on a little wooden sign that I've had in my crafty stash for years.

I hope that this little card inspires you to play along with us this Wednesday, remember it's always "anything goes." make something fun and spooky and just have a good time. I know I feel better now after creating something a little "different." Can't wait to see what you make! Tootles!