June Color Challenge

 Summer is finally here!

What’s a better way to kick of summer than a day at the beach?!?!? This months color palette was inspired by this incredible beach picture (that our very own Sandy photographed)! Now surf on over to the Sweet Sentiment Stamps & Friends Facebook Group and join our June Coloring Challenge.

Busy Box Blends has put together the perfect Fiber Blend to coordinate with this months color challenge!

If anyone has an amazing iced coffee recipe make sure to share it because we all know I am not going to give up my coffee even on the hottest of day! Toodles!

A day at the beach

Hey Oddies and Sweeties!  I'm here today with another card featuring an incredible digital image from Some Odd Girl!   Ok, so I'm actually not a HUGE mermaid fan.  I LIKE them, but it's not a big  "OMG it's a mermaid I MUST have it or I will surely die," type scenario.  With that being said, Kristy has some of the absolute cutest mermaids out there.  The one I'm sharing with you today is one of my favorites! Here she is:

She's rightfully named "Mermaid Queen" given that she is wearing a crown and a lot of other jewelry. Lol! I just picked up a piece of Sweet Sentiment Coloring paper and went to town with my Copic markers!  I love orange and rarely see it used in cards, so I decided to use it as a focal point for her tail.  Man, I'm sure glad I did, because I totally love how it came out. I used a combination of Nuvo Drops and Stickles and a paint brush to make the ocean foam, added a bunch of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Magnolia, I stuck on some enamel dots from Doodlebug design.  Boom! Done! The papers are from First Edition and Graphic 45.

Well, as much as I wish I was at the beach hanging out with mermaid royalty, I'm still in Idaho, and it's January and cold.... so I'm going to go make a cup of coffee!  See you all soon my friends, Toodles!

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!!!

Mermaids!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Day FOUR of the MAY Releaseat Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
Can you believe the gorgeous stamps that just keep on comin'!!?

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is this afternoon at 2pm EST on Facebook! Our final sets are by artist Annie Rodrigue! And who keeps asking for more MERMAIDS?

We've got TWO! First up is FLORENCE FINBOTTOM!!

And the second one is SANDY SEAWATER!!

Each set features a GORGEOUS new mermaid image plus two coordinating sentiments!

I decided to make this sweet mermaid fully embody the rainbow theme.  I made her a redhead, orange shirt, yellow tail, green fins, and blue flippers, with a purple braid to bring it all back together.  Also, can you believe it?  I actually colored a background!!!!!!! Gasp!!! I know, don't fall over. he he he! I added a few flowers and stems from Wild Orchid Crafts and I called it a day..... mainly because I didn't wanna take the focus off of this incredible stamp.  I mean really, a new MERMAID!!!!!!!! woohooo!!!! 

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Danielle! And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for May! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win?? 

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes this afternoon beginning at 2pm EST!! You can come hang out with the me and Krafty Team at our
LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

All of the Krafty Krew and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party today!

Happy hoppin'!

It's Saturday.....

.... stop and smell the flowers!
Hi 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!!
Saturdays bring us "Themed challenges" and I love me some themed challenges! They are so open, but give me just that tiny amount of guidance so I know what direction to go in. The theme this Saturday is.... you've guessed it.... FLOWERS!!! So, glue them, color them, draw them, whatever you think will work for you, but show us some FLOWERS!!!! Here's my card for you to see:

I used Miss Floatin' Fiona, who is not particularly a "floral" type stamp. But I wanted to show you all that you can use ANYTHING for the flowers challenge.  I colored her up on a FB LIVE video for you all (well I colored her hair and eyes and skin on the live video), then cut her out with an oval die from Gina Marie.  I added some Doodlebug paper (from the we are mermaids 6x6 paper pad) and 7 bazillion flowers and leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I finished it off with a few enamel dots from Echo Park and a couple of seashell shaped buttons (you can't really see them as they are sorta under the flower petals, but trust me, they are there).  I really hope you like it! So BRIGHT and fun! 

Ok, back to business.... 

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!!! Frugal Friday Specials are UP!!! Every Friday Kimmie grabs a handful of sets to put on sale! (secret tip... if you tune in to the KKS Friends fb Group, on Thursday's she frequently asks for requests!!). This is a great way to build up your stash and save some $$$. In addition to the great Krafty Challengeswe also have Wonderful Wednesday, plus 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!
Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until April 28th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

Fireflies at the beach!

Well hello there Fireflies! I'm so excited about the August challenge.... it's "A day at the beach!"  (You can find more info about the challenge here.)  Being as I moved from California to Idaho about a decade ago, it's been a while since I've seen the beach.  (Insert sad face here.)  But with the challenge for Firefly Crafts, I can remember what it was like to be there! (smile) So, here's my project:

Items Used:

   

I ADORE the wooden embellishments from Firefly, they are so awesome and add just a touch of whimsey.  I used a ceramic plate and my Distress Ink minis and literally just rubbed them on the plate, then i spritzed it with water and laid the yardstick on it, squished it around a little and then pulled it up and set it to dry.  Once dry (well mostly dry, because I'm totally impatient like that) I stamped some words using a stamp from Kitchen Sink (also found in the Firefly Craft store, but out of stock at the moment) .  

I rarely do the mixed media type of cards, so this is WAY outside of my comfort zone.  I'll have to keep practicing! ha ha ha 

Happy crafting Fireflies!!!