Circle Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...a Zoodles Birthday!

 Good morning and welcome to another

fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps !

This week our challenge theme is:

Circles

I pulled out our adorable Zoodles stamp set for this week's challenge. I started with an A2 sized card base in plain white cardstock. The background was created in two simple steps. First I placed our So Many Circles stencil and applied Charming Chartreuse Ink with a blending brush. Keeping the first stencil secured in place, I layered our Leaves and Vines stencil over top and applied Mossy Meadow Ink with a blending brush. Remove both stencils and voila, a fun circle-y background to fit with our challenge theme! I then stamped the animals from Zoodles in Wicked Black ink on Neenah paper and coloured them with Copics and a few coloured pencils for additional shading. I fussy cut the images, went around the edges with a dark marker to hide the white paper core and adhered them to the card base. The sentiment is from the Party Time Sentiments set and was stamped in Wicked Black ink. 

Each Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!

There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and

you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!

Make sure to check out all the amazing things happening this weekend during our online crop on the Facebook group!

And don't forget about this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials. 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created!

Thanks for visiting...blessings!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Inspirational Wednesday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...What's Up Dude

It's INSPIRATIONAL WEDNESDAY at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

It's my turn to play hostess for this weeks's post. 

My card features this cool guy from our What's Up Dude stamp set. I started by creating an inked background using our Brick Wall stencil. I first inked a panel of Neenah cardstock in our Granite Grey ink. Next I placed the stencil and inked over it with Ruby Red ink. To "grunge" up the bricks, I then added touches of Marvellous Mocha and Wicked Black ink while the stencil was still in place. After removing the stencil, I further distressed the brick by sponging around the edges with more brown and black ink, added some black coloured pencil and finally splattered some black acrylic paint to complete the wall. I stamped the sentiment from the set in Wicked Black ink to look like graffiti. I then sketched in the sidewalk and coloured it with copics. Our "dude" was stamped on a separate piece of Neenah cardstock in Totally Taupe ink, coloured with Copics, fussy cut and adhered to the background.

If you want to add the What's Up Dude stamp set to your collection,

visit the KKS Shop

and find it at 40% OFF this week!

Thanks for visiting! 

Blessings :)

Party Animal...A Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge

Good morning and welcome to another Saturday challenge 

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

This week's theme is "Party Animals"!

You are welcome to enter as many times as you like with new creations. You are welcome to use any stamp however using Kraftin' Kimmie stamp and products will earn you double entries for the monthly prize of a $40 voucher to the Krafty shop!

There are two ways to enter... you can link up your creation on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group.

I used a combination of three sets for my card. I stamped one of the adorable beavers from You're Gnaw-some and coloured him with copics. I also stamped the hat from Party Piggies and positioned it on the beaver's head. These images were both fussy cut and put onto a background made with our Sprinkles stencil and Mermaid Melody ink (I also added a bit of sparkle by adding Stardust Stickles while the stencil was still in place). The sentiment (stamped in Wicked Black ink) is from Party Time Sentiments (this set is currently out of stock, but you can add your email address to the store page for notification when it restocked). Finally, I edged the panel in turquoise stickles.

If you need a little extra inspiration or a jumpstart to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!  Feel free to use it any time!

We've also got lots going on this weekend!! Be sure to join our Virtual Spring Retreat on Saturday and Sunday in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  We've got lots of challenges, live videos, tutorials and FUN! 

ALSO enjoy this weekend's Make Your Own SALE!  Use the coupon code SPRING20 to enjoy 20% OFF whatever YOU want!!

Thanks for visiting...blessings!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Birthday Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Good morning and welcome to another Saturday challenge 

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Our challenge this week is....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I used our adorable Hip-Hippo-Ray stamp set for my card this week. I stamped the hippo in our Wicked Black ink and coloured her with Copics. I then masked the image and used our Sprinkles stencil along with the following Krafty inks for the background: Raspberry Rose, Mermaid Melody, Charming Chartreuse and Yummy Yellow. For a little pizzazz, I spritzed some glimmer spray over the stencil and edged the panel in Stardust Stickles. The sentiments are from the set and were stamped in Wicked Black ink. I also used some of our Rainbow Dots as accents.

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp. However, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and products will earn you double entries...the monthly prize is a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop! There are TWO ways to enter....you can link up your creation at KKS blog AND you can upload your photo to the album in our 
Krafty Friends facebook group

We also have a sketch to inspire you for the month of January.  Feel free to use it any time you like when you need a little kickstart to your creative process.

Don't miss our Frugal Friday Specials this weekend.
We've got a selection of our fun stamp sets on 40% OFF until Sunday night and while supplies last!

Thanks for visiting...blessings!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

June 2019 Release Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...Hip Hippo-ray!

It’s our favourite time of the month…
it’s time to begin the
JUNE 2019 release atKraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

It’s Day ONE of our Krafty Peeks and we are over the moon excited to share all of our new goodies!
We've got new stamps, stencils, INK and enamel dots!
Hang on to your inkpads people....here we GO!

The first stamp set we are previewing for you is
called HIP HIPPO-RAY and was designed by our fabulous
artist, Melissa Baker-Nguyen!

I bet you didn’t even know you needed a HIPPO stamp set!! These hilarious images are just too fun for words!!
The complete set features several main images plus accessory stamps and awesome sentiments!

As you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today you will see the HIP HIPPO-RAY stamp set in action in combination with the rest of our awesome new JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie products!

You will spot our newest addition to the Krafty Kolours Hybrid Ink line!  It's an absolutely gorgeous blue-green calledSALTY SEA!

Just the perfect colour for all your summer/beachy/underwater creations!  As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, mini cubes and ink refills!

We've got TWO brand new Krafty Stencils for this month's release to coordinate with our stamp sets!

They are called WONDERFUL WAVES

and MERMAID SCALES! 

And of course, we are adding some lovely new Krafty Dots!

These ones coordinate with lots of our ink colours and are called UNDERWATER DOTS!

You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of June Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, June 15th at 1pm EST!

For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!!

Here's my card featuring the new set. I stamped the Hippo in our Totally Taupe ink and coloured him with Copics. I sponged the entire background in our new SALTY SEA ink, placed our new WONDERFUL WAVES stencil over top (masking the hippo) and went over it with our Sparkling Sapphire ink. The sentiment was stamped in our Wicked Black ink.

Here's the links for today:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Blessings, 

Melanie

Birthday Bianca...March Kraftin' Kimmie Release Blog Hop

Today we are celebrating the amazing release of ALL of our NEW March Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE new sets are NOW AVAILABLE in the Krafty Shop!

We are celebrating with a big happy hop around the design team blogs to check out the stamps in action! Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

This month's release includes: 

1. KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY!
2. BIRTHDAY BIANCA
3. DINO-MITE PALS!

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

I made a little 4x4 card with Birthday Bianca. As I wanted to make a mini-card, I cropped most of the image and used a spellbinders circle die to frame her. She was stamped on Neenah paper and coloured with Copics. The fun sentiment comes with the set. 

Here's the set: 

Here's the hop list: 

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,

Melanie

Introducing Another New Artist at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Welcome back to day FIVE of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! As if yesterday's announcement that we've added a new artist to the Krafty Krew wasn't enough ...today we are introducing you to ANOTHER of our brand new artists!!! You may have heard her name before and we are SO excited to welcome her to the team!! Meet RACHELLE ANNE MILLER!!! 

Hi everyone!! My name is Rachelle and I am a mother of two little boys and I work part time as an illustrator and designer. My work can be seen in children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room decor, and more! My art has been featured in various international magazines and websites. My boys inspire my work tremendously and my husband is the emotional (and technical!) support that I need to make it all happen! I am just thrilled to be designing for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and can't wait to see you all get 'krafty' with my art!

We are SO thrilled to share the very first trio of CUTIE PIE GIRLS from Rachelle!.......Birthday Girl, Dance for Joy and Sweet Little Princess!!

This week our hostess is ALICE!! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! 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. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Would you like to know who won the new YOU KNOW WHOO stamp set that we previewed yesterday???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!

All the Krafty Girls listed at the end of this post have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these ADORABLE stamps from Rachelle! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new CUTIE PIE GIRLS stamps!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Here's my card featuring Birthday Girl. Seriously, how unbelievably cute is she??? I love Rachelle's sweet sketchy style. :)  I stamped her on Neenah and coloured her with Copics. The papers are MME. 

Ok, here's the list of today's sneak peeks:

Blessings,

Melanie

Hip Hip Hooray...It's time for the June Kraftin' Kimmie Previews!!

It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie's JUNE 2013 RELEASE!!!!! We've been dying to share this month's images with you!! We've got SO many exciting things going on....so let's get to it!

We are kicking off the *New* JUNE Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and we're SO excited to share these new stamps with you from artist, Nicole Aspinall!!! Today we’d like to introduce you to these PARTYTIME image sets ….Hip, Hip Hooray! and Wine Me, Dine Me!!!

After the success of our awesome Trinket stamps, we're thrilled to share these fun image stamps we've designed!! You can create either clean and simple cards with them or much more elaborate designs!! And you'll see this in the amazing samples today!

Here's my card featuring one of the three images from the Hip, Hip, Hooray! This is such a fun set...I absolutely love it! It also comes with a slice of cake, a bunch of balloons and three sentiments (one of which I used on this card). The papers are Simple Stories I Heart Summer that I picked up from Kimmie's selection of paper pads in the online shop. The image was stamped on Neenah and coloured with Copics. 

We have lots of inspiration from the Krafty Girls, so hop around....and be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN BOTH of the new PARTYTIME sets!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

OH YES!! We are having another amazing ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! It's happening this SATURDAY evening at our Facebook fan page....and you can get ALL the details HERE!!! ALL the new stamps we're sharing over the next few days will be released on SATURDAY!!

Here's the complete list of today's previews: 

  Thanks for stopping by!

 Blessings,

 Melanie

Have a Monster of a Good Day!

Hi folks! I wanted to share a card featuring one of the Oddly Sweet Curiosities Collection, part of the exclusive Susana Loves Stamps from SCACD. This little guy is called Monster Bash and he comes with the fun sentiment used on my card. The flourish was cut with the Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die. The corner embellishment was cut with a Classic Corners Die by SCACD.

Monster Bash was stamped in Memento Ink and coloured with Copics. I gave him a bit of a speckled look by dotting on various greens after colouring him in teal.

Monster: BG000, BG70, BG72, C5, C7, G24, YG11, YG63, YG95, G99, YR31, YR23, E17, E18

Here are a few items of note to check out at SCACD:

• New Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Bazzill 6x6 Design Papers
• Tim Holtz Stamps (including some fantastic Halloween stamps!)
• Viva Decor 3D Stamp Paint
• Melissa Francis decorative hangers for projects or photos...these are absolutely gorgeous!
• New Spellbinders

If you haven't already, make sure to become a follower at the SCACD Store Blog to keep up to date on all the newest products in the store. This is also where you'll see all the latest projects by the SCACD design team using products available at SCACD...there's always tons of inspiration to be found there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Melanie

A Present For You...another Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps sneak peek!

Today we're sharing sneak peeks featuring a brand new set from Krafty Artist Cheryl Alger..."Birthday Lulu". The set includes three main image stamps and several coordinating sentiments just perfect for all your birthday cards.

I used the image with Lulu holding a tower of presents...isn't she sweet? :) The papers are from MME. She was matted on a Spellbinders Lacey Circle and the pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen. The decorative border was made with a Martha Stewart border punch.

Lulu was stamped on Neenah cardstock and coloured with Copics. The sky was sponged in with blue ink and I added some grass. I paper-pieced her dress and shaded the paper-piecing with Copics.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, RV95, R20  Hair: E50, E31, E33, E37, E59  Sock and bows: RV000, R81, R85, R59, C9  Boxes: R81, R85, R59, C9, BG72, BG75, BG78, C9, YG03, YG25, G17, G20

On the inside, I used one of the new "Birthday Trinkets" which will also be released this Sunday. (We shared previews of the Birthday Trinkets yesterday)

SNEAK PEEK BLOG CANDY: Pop on by the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog for links to all the Krafty Girls sharing sneak peeks today. Then hop around to their individual blogs and leave comments for your chance to win a "Birthday Lulu" set! Kimmie will draw one winner who's name will be announced tomorrow on the KKS Blog. Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Melanie

Birthday Trinkets...a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peek!

Hi crafty friends! It's almost time for another release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and we're kicking off the sneak peeks today with a brand new set of "Birthday Trinkets" designed by Krafty Girl Nicole Aspinall! The Trinkets are so versatile. They are perfect to use in combination with your stamped images or just on their own as the focal point of your card. They are also great in scrapbook layouts, journals, tags and smashbooks.

I made a little 4x4 card so that I could use up some scraps of MME paper. I stamped out this fun Birthday Trinket on kraft cardstock  with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I thought I'd try my hand at making some little pinwheels with toothpick handles to go along with the fun sentiment and font...I love that the Birthday Trinkets have a variety of fonts and designs! I used my Spellbinders Circles to cut it out and matted it with brown cardstock and a Lacey Circle cut out of kraft cardstock. The flourish is an MFT die and the pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen. I also pulled out the In Stitches Set to add some faux stitching in the Memento Ink. This is such a great set to have on hand for when you don't feel like pulling out a machine. :)

SNEAK PEEK BLOG CANDY: Pop on by the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog for links to all the Krafty Girls sharing sneak peeks today. Then hop around to their individual blogs and leave comments for your chance to win a set of "Birthday Trinkets"! Kimmie will draw one winner who's name will be announced tomorrow on the KKS Blog. Good luck!

Stay tuned this week for more Krafty Peeks coming your way!

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Canine Capers...Day Two of the November Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peeks!

***This is my second post of the day...please scroll down or just click HERE for the SCACD Release Day Blog Hop!!!***

Welcome to day two of the November sneak peeks for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Today we are introducing the newest offerings of Krafty Artist Emilie Goulet...she has created two fabulous sets featuring a variety of adorable pooches!!  The sets are called "Canine Capers 1" and "Canine Capers 2". Each includes three main image stamps and an assortment of coordinating sentiments.

This playful Dalmatian is from "Canine Capers 1". As always, Emilie's characters have such personality...I absolutely love this spotted pooch!! The plaid paper is a scrap of October Afternoon paper that I had kicking around. The other design papers are from My Mind's Eye "Breeze"...I love that the papers in the collection lend themselves so well towards masculine cards.

Ummmm....looking at this picture I just realized that I coloured the ball to look like Earth. lol 

The Dalmatian was stamped on Neenah with Memento Ink and coloured with Copics. After using my markers, I added some additional shading with a brown Conte Crayon applied with a blending stump. Can you spot the HUGE mistake I made??? It's really obvious on this close up. The teal polka-dotted MME paper has lettering in the dots...and I glued it on UPSIDE DOWN. DOH! I managed to accomplish this feat even after telling myself REPEATEDLY to make sure that I glued it on the right way! lol This pooch was pop-dotted for a bit of dimension.

Copics: W00, E40, E42, E43, C3, C7, C9, R22, R27, R46, R59, Y17, BG000, B32, B34

Here's a look at the inside where I used one of the sentiments that comes with Canine Capers 1:

***BLOG CANDY*** Make sure to visit the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog to check out what my fellow Krafty Girls and our Krafty Guests have created for today sneak peeks. Oh, and don't forget to leave comments on everybody's blogs today for your chance to win...and this time there will be two lucky winners! Kimmie is giving away one set of Canine Capers 1 and one set of Canine Capers 2!! The winners names will be announced on the KKS Blog tomorrow morning.

The Krafty Girls will be bringing you another round of sneak peeks with our weekly challenge tomorrow. I'll be sitting that one out due to a crazy busy week, but I will be back on Sunday for our release day blog hop!! Hope to see you then. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Material Girl

Good morning and happy Saturday! It's my turn to play hostess this week for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge. I recently heard one of my favourite Madonna songs on my local radio station, and thought it would be fun to have a "Material Girl" challenge (lol, admit it...you're all singing that song now, right?!)...so dig through your crafty treasure troves and find some fabric to incorporate into your project...just how you choose to use that fabric is totally up to you. :)

I inked up Kimiko from the latest collection of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps by Annie Rodrigue. (Just out of interest, did anybody ever watch a cartoon called Xiaolin Showdown?? There was a character called "Kimiko" on it. It was such a funny cartoon...my son and I loved it!) My card base is a 4.5"x6" rectangle. I used Spellbinders Labels 8 to cut a window in a layer of cardstock to frame a panel of fabric cut from a dollar store drawstring gift bag. The blue and red matting around the actual black frame was made with two consecutive sized dies from the Labels 8 set...after cutting the black section by running the dies through my Cuttlebug, I traced around the outer and inner edges of the dies and then handcut the blue and red cardstock. The green organza ribbon flower was handmade from the lining of the drawstring bag. (You can find a fantastic video tutorial on these flowers HERE. I used my circle Spellbinders as a template for cutting the circles before sewing them into petals.) I finished off this handmade flower with a Prima Hydrangea glammed up with some Stardust Stickles and topped it off with a Prima "Say It In Studs" embellishment. The rhinestone swirls and blue ribbon are from the dollar store.

Kimiko was stamped on Neenah cardstock in Memento Ink and coloured with Copic markers. I did a little altering on her eyes...gave her slightly larger pupils and added irises to colour a pretty blue. Oh, and I extended her lash line just a little bit. I popped her up on some foam squares for a bit of dimension.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20 Hair: C9, C7, C5, C3, B60 Clothing and Umbrella: YG00, G20, G82, G85, G99, B23, B21, B23, B37, B99, R22, R27, R59, C5, C7

If you play along with the "Material Girl" challenge this week, you could win Kimiko, the stamp I used on my card today. Just make sure to use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your project to be eligible. Need a little inspiration?? Hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog to see the gorgeous projects made by my fellow Krafty Girls...those gals never cease to amaze me with their talent and creativity. :)


In need of some new stamps?? Make sure to visit the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Online Store! Oh, and did you see Kimmie's announcement yesterday about Frugal Fridays?? Take a look:

We've got something new and exciting for all our awesome customers! Frugal Fridays start today!! Every Friday we'll have several stamps on SALE at least 40% off!! But only for the weekend! Click on SPECIALS (at the Online Store) to see what's on sale this weekend!!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend, and thank you so much for stopping by today. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps "Kimiko"
Paper: Bazzill, Neenah
Ink: Memento, Versafine, Copics
Embellishments: Organza material for handmade flower, Prima Hydrangea, dollar store rhinestone swirls, dollar store ribbon, Prima Flower Centre, Stardust Stickles
Tools: Spellbinders

"Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" Release Day at SCACD!!

Good morning and welcome to release day at SCACD!! First of all, I must apologize as yesterday I had posted that we were having a blog hop today...I completely forgot that we're changing things up a bit for this release, and trying something a little different! Today, the final three images in the Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2 are being revealed over on the store blog Follow Your Heart by:

Suzanne

Colleen

Anki

The exclusive Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2 was illustrated by artist Victoria Case for SCACD. It actually includes two separate sets, "The Retro Crew" and "Heart and Hugs The Fun Collection". (when purchased as complete sets, you will receive a bonus sentiment stamp!)

A few other member of the design team decided to make an extra card to celebrate today's release...including me. My card today features the adorable new stamp named "LOL"...she's part of the "Hearts and Hugs" set. This is such a cute image, and so perfect for today's generation of youth...well, actually it's not just the youth who are permanently attached to their electronic devices!! You can't get through a day without seeing someone texting or emailing...remember the days when we didn't all need to be accessible 24/7?? Makes me feel old, lol. But we all adapt right? Quite honestly, I rely on texting and emailing more often than actual telephone calls anymore, as it is usually more convenient...and yes, I'm completely guilty of adopting the short forms used in this method of communication as well. :) See...I even do the sideways smiley face!! The patterned papers are Basic Grey (Olivia)...the red panel is a scrap of MME paper. The flourishes were cut with Spellbinders Doodle Parts. The pearls were created with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White. I did up the sentiment on my computer and chose a font that looked like typewriter print. It was matted on a Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio.



"LOL" was stamped on Neenah cardstock in Memento Ink and coloured with Copic markers. I added some Stardust Stickles to her slippers...just because all girls need a little "glam". :) The image was cut out with some oval Spellbinders. I sponged around the image and sentiment with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.



Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20 Hair: E50, E31, E33, E37, E59 Shirt: R22, R27, R46, R59, B91, B93, B95, B97 Pants: B91, B93, B95, B97, C5, C7 Slippers: BG10, BG11, BG15, BG09, C5, C7, blender Stool: G20, G82, G85, G99, C5, C7, R22, R27, BG10, BG11, BG09 Laptop: C5, C3, C1, C00

If you have not yet visited the store blog Follow Your Heart, please make sure to pop over there to see those gorgeous projects by Suzanne, Colleen and Anki! While you're there, make sure to check to see if you were one of the lucky blog candy winners from this week's sneak peek giveaways.

Then it's time to do some shopping! Head on over to SCACD to purchase these gorgeous new stamps. You can also find them at Quixotic Paperie if you live over in the UK.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Melanie

Stamps: SCACD's "LOL" from the Hearts and Hugs set (Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2)
Ink: Memento, Copics, Distress Ink
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, Basic Grey, MME
Embellishments: Ribbon, Viva Decor, Stickles
Tools: Spellbinders

Naturally Styled

Good morning to all my crafty friends out there!! Hope you're all having a fabulous week so far. :)

I've got a card to share with you today featuring one of the exclusive SCACD stamps from the Natural Beauty collection...this is "Naturally Styled". How gorgeous is this dressform?? I think it's such an elegant image, and I love the pretty vines entwined around the image. The papers are from an MME Stella and Rose pad (Hazel). Susana has an incredible selection of 6x6 paper pads, and her prices are amazing...you can check them out HERE.



"Naturally Styled" was stamped on Neenah cardstock with Memento Ink and coloured with Copic makers. The image was cut out with my oval Spellbinders. I sponged around the image with a combination of Antique Linen, Bundled Sage, Victorian Velvet and Walnut Stain Distress Inks while it was still in the die. I wasn't quite happy with the depth of shading on the dress, so I pulled out my Conte crayons and paper blending stump to add some more dimension. The pearls were created with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in "Cream". The decorative "frame" around the image was created with a Martha Steward border punch. This is by no means my own idea. I've seen this technique used by many very talented papercrafters on my travels around blogland, and think it's a wonderful way to stretch the possibilities of your punches. After punching a strip of cardstock, you simply cut some "V" shaped notches in your carstock so that you can curve the cardstock to the shape of your image panel. In the close up below, you can see the small "gathers" or folds in the punched cardstock ...I used Scor Tape to attach the "frame" to the image.



Copics: Dress: BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG72, BG75, C5, C7, RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89, E40, E41, E43, E49, E50, E59 Vines: YG00, YG03, G28, G99, B31, B34, B37, C5, C7 Mannequin: E50, E31, E25, E29, E59 Bird: B000, B60, C00, C3, C5 Additional shading added with black and brown Conte crayons

The "Natural Beauty" collection of stamps is available exclusively at SCACD. (For our UK friends, you can purchase exclusive SCACD stamps at Quixotic Paperie.)

Make sure to take a bit of time to browse around SCACD, as Susuna is always adding fabulous new products. Take a look at some of the new arrivals at the store:

New Stamps from: Kraftin' Kimmie and Emerald Faerie Garden

Viva Decor Gel and Molds

Make It Crafty Stamps and Chipboard Embellishments

***CANADIAN POSTAL STRIKE*** Ok, so the latest news update this morning is that the strike has escalated to a full shut down of postal services. I encourage my fellow Canadians to check with the businesses they are ordering from for shipping options before placing your orders. Hopefully, this strike will be resolved quickly, but in the meantime we do appreciate your patience and understanding as all businesses are dealing with the complications of this postal strike. Most importantly, I want to encourage you to continue to look to SCACD for all your crafty needs! :)

I hope you all have a fantastic week. I'll be back on Friday with a another fun post for SCACD...just wait until you see what the design team has been up to!! ;)


Blessings

Melanie

Stamps: SCACD's "Naturally Styled" (from the Natural Beauty Collection)
Ink: Memento, Copics, Distress Ink
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, MME (Stella and Rose, Hazel)
Embellishments: Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Cream, machine stitching
Tools: Spellbinders