Lulu and Friends (Day Two of the Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!)

Howdy folks and welcome to another round of sneak peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Today, the Krafty Girls are sharing projects featuring a brand new Lulu set by Cheryl Alger called "Lulu and Friends"! Lulu has become quite popular, and it's no wonder...she's absolutely adorable. :)  This set included three main image stamps and six coordinating sentiments.

This is one of the three Lulu stamps you will receive in the set. Isn't she cute?! And just take a look at that cute little froggie friend of hers. :)  The paper on my card is from My Minds Eye Quite Contrary...there are so many rain themed papers in this pad that were just perfect for this stamp! Her umbrella was paper-pieced with the MME paper. The image was cut out and matted with some circle and Lacey Circles Spellbinders. The sentiment is included in the set.

BLOG CANDY: Make sure to visit all the Krafty Girls sharing sneak peeks today and leave comments on their individual blogs. Kimmie will be drawing one lucky winner who will receive the complete "Lulu and Friends Set"! You can find a list of links to their blogs over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog, which is where Kimmie will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!


Thanks for stopping by!


Blessings, 


Melanie

"Sew" Excited to Kick Off the February Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peeks!!

Good morning friends! It's been a little while since I posted. I've been nursing an injury to my leg that turned out to be worse than originally thought...and much more painful that I anticipated. :(  I'm still hobbling around like I have a peg leg...thinking I should wear an eye patch and start using phrases like "arrrgh", lol. I've had to resort to crutches on and off to help me move around a little easier. I am starting to have some small improvements, but still experiencing quite a bit of discomfort and swelling. I just wanted to say thanks to all my lovely friends out there who sent along well-wishes...your kind thoughts and words have been much appreciated!

Enough of that. We have much happier things to talk about today...we're kicking off the February 2012 sneak peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! We will be sharing daily sneak peeks over at the KKS Blog leading up to the release day on Sunday. Oh, and did I mention there is BLOG CANDY being given away each day??

Today, the Krafty Girls are sharing projects made with the brand new "In Stitches Set". This set includes a fantastic selection of six "stitches" in different sizes and four coordinating sentiments. I absolutely love adding stitching to my cards, but it can be quite time consuming to pull out my big machine, so this set is a fantastic alternative! On most of my paper panels, I used the smaller straight stitch stamp. I also used the small cross stitch stamp on the horizontal pink panel. The stitches and sentiment were all stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink. The papers are from MME Madison Ave. I thought the design paper with the dress form and sewing machine were perfect for the In Stitches Set. I also used a pretty Kaisercraft wooden heart as an embellishment. It was first painted with an ivory acrylic craft paint. I stamped a pretty flourish design from Impression Obsession in Walnut Stain Distress Ink after the paint was dry. That was followed by applying some Spun Sugar Distress Ink with a make-up sponge and finally I used the brown ink to sponge around the edges. For finishing touches, I added a couple of snippets of crocheted trim and a few pearls created with a Viva Decor pen.

BLOG CANDY: Make sure to visit all the Krafty Girls sharing sneak peeks today and leave comments on their individual blogs. Kimmie will be drawing one lucky winner who will receive the complete "In Stitches" Set! You can find a list of links to their blogs over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog, which is where Kimmie will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!

LIVE DRAWING DEMONSTRATION BY ANNIE RODRIGUE!!

Yes you read that right!! Annie is going to show us her creative process live!! She will show us how she brings a character to life from start to finish. I had the pleasure of meeting Annie at our Krafty Day last fall, and was able to watch her work her magic there...she is so sweet and off the charts talented! This is one event you do not want to miss. It will all happen tonight from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm !! You can join in the live video feed HERE. You can also read more about it on Annie's Facebook page HERE. See you there!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you tomorrow for another sneak peek. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Fantastic New Finds at SCACD!

Hey friends! I've been kind of MIA on my blog due to an injury that has required me to take a bit of time off from my regular activities...other than work. :(  However, I have been getting back to my craft room and am gearing up for a busy week of posting! I will be sharing a card later this week featuring one of the newly released stamps from the "Fairylicious" collection available exclusively at SCACD. In the meantime, I hope you have been keeping up to date with the creative endeavors of the talented SCACD design team members over at the Store Blog.

Although I don't have a card for today, I though I would be a total enabler and let you know about some of the great new arrivals at SCACD!! Take a look:

• New My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pads (several of these are on my "must have" list!...and such a bargain at $5.99 USD)
• New Teresa Collins paper pads: 6x6 can be found HERE and 8x8 can be found HERE.
• My Mind's Eye Pins
• Prickly Pear Stamps and Dies
• My Mind's Eye and Teresa Collins Clear Stamps
• Crafter's Workshop Templates

Happy shopping! 

Melanie

Happy Birthday To Miss Kraftin' Kimmie!!!

Good morning and happy Saturday folks!! Did you all hear that Miss Kimmie celebrated her birthday yesterday??!! She is also playing hostess for the weekly challenge, and she wants to see Birthday Themed projects!! 

I actually do not have a card to share today. :(  I had full intentions of participating, but I had a bit of a glitch come up this week. I play in a volleyball league every Thursday. This week I showed up at our game, stretched, warmed up with my team and started playing. First game went well. However, half way through our second game something "POPPED" in my left calf when I lunged for the ball. It felt like somebody punched me in the back of the leg and I couldn't step on it, so I immediately hopped off the court. I spent the rest of the games on the bench in quite a bit of discomfort. I went home and iced it.  I figured that I probably pulled or tore something...which my doctor confirmed Friday morning. She said I definitely tore some muscle fibres. I'm not moving around very easily...I can walk, but with a terrible limp. So I gave up on crafting to park myself in bed with my leg elevated while I continued to apply ice. While it was not a complete tear, it sure was enough to cause quite a bit of pain. I'll be off volleyball for at least four to six weeks...not that I have any intention of trying to get back on the court anytime soon. lol  I can hardly even hobble across the room! 

Despite not joining in with my fellow Krafty Girls, I wanted to encourage all of you to play along with the challenge this week! Make sure to pop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog to check out their gorgeous Birthday cards. If you play along, you could win the stamp seen Kimmie's fabulous card!

SALE ALERT!! To celebrate her birthday, Kimmie is running an amazing Birthday Sale this weekend!! It ends Sunday, so don't miss out on the great deals! You can read all about the Birthday Sale HERE.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend folks! I'm off to ice my leg, lol.

Blessings, 

Melanie

It's a Double Release Day at SCACD!!

Good morning crafty friends and welcome to release day at SCACD!! Susana is releasing two collections of exclusive SCACD stamps, "Fairylicious" by Victoria Case and "The New Adventures of Loli and Poppy" by Sylvia Zet! The stamps in both collections are absolutely gorgeous and I know many, if not all, will be making their way onto your wish list. :)

To celebrate today's release, we are having a blog hop! If you arrived here after visiting with one of our lovely guests, Wendy, then you are right on track. If not, just pop on over to the beginning of the hop at Danni's blog where all the fun begins.

I have two cards to share with you today. Up first is a card featuring one of the stamps from "The New Adventures of Loli and Poppy". This pretty little hippy-chick is "Give Peace a Chance". I absolutely adore her! The papers on this card are from My Mind's Eye. For finishing touches, I added a few pearls and a flourish created with my Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die...I'm just a wee bit fond of my Memory Box Dies! These dies tend to fly off the SCACD shelves, so make sure to grab your favourites as soon as you see them in the store...you can find them all HERE.

Give Peace a Chance was stamped on Neenah with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. She was predominantly coloured with Copics. The exception would be her blouse for which I used three ShinHan markers.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02  Hair: E50, E31, E33, E37, E59  Jeans: BG0000, B32, B34, B37, B39, BV29, C5  Blouse: ShinHan Markers R11, R13 and BR94 Hair flower: R30, R32, R35, R37, R89  Large Flower: BV31, BV23, C00, C3, C5, colourless blender  Flower Centres: E50, Y21, Y26, E13, E17, E18 Stem: YG00, YG03, G85, G99

My second card features one of the stamps from "Fairylicious". These stamps have such a whimsical charm and are so much fun to create with. This is "Fairy Good Hair Day". I pulled out some older My Mind's Eye paper for this one. Although Susana does not have this particular pad in stock anymore, she has a fantastic selection of 6x6 paper pads HERE. The cute little chipboard dragonflies are Make It Crafty Chipboard. They were coloured with Copics and then coated with a Viva Decor Magic Pearl Pen. The little vine in the corner was created by using the "Savannah Border" Memory Box Die. I just snipped it apart and rearranged the pieces to fit in the corner. I tied a double bow with the help of my Bow Easy and centred it with a rhinestone.

Fairy Good Hair Day was also stamped on Neenah with Memento Ink and coloured with Copics. I used some Startdust Stickles on the fairy wings and on the detail work on the mantis. Unfortunately I was a little heavy handed with the Stickles and it ended up concealing some of the pretty design. I sponged in the sky with Memento Summer Sky. The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Labels 8.

 (Sorry...I'll try to pop on later to update my post with a Copic colour list for this image)

All of the new "Fairylicious" and "New Adventures of Loli and Poppy" stamps are available to purchase exclusively at SCACD and at Quixotic Paperie for all of our international friends. They stamps are available for individal purchase or you can purchase them as complete sets by artist. While you are checking out the new stamps, make sure to take a bit of time to browse around SCACD to see all the fantastic products Susana has in stock.

It is now my pleasure to send you off to visit with the lovely Crystal!

Thanks so much for joining us today. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

More SCACD sneak peeks and blog candy!

SCACD is having a huge release tomorrow featuring brand new stamps by two of the SCACD artists!! To give you a little taste of what you can expect, we've got a few sneak peeks to share with you today. Please make sure to stop by the Store Blog for all the details about tomorrow's release. Sharing some gorgeous sneak peeks today are:

• Lorraine
• Crystal
• Dianne

BLOG CANDY: While hopping around to visit our lovely designers who are sharing sneak peeks, make sure to leave them comments on their personal blogs. The ladies will each draw one lucky winner tonight! You will have until 9:00 pm EST tonight to enter. Good luck!

We hope to see you tomorrow for our release day blog hop!

Blessings, 

Melanie

SCACD Sneak Peeks and Blog Candy Start Today!!

Good morning crafty friends! Have you heard the exciting news?? There is a HUGE release coming this Friday to SCACD, and it will be featuring exclusive stamps by TWO of the fabulous SCACD artists!  Make sure to pop on over to the SCACD store blog for all the details surrounding the big February 2012 release.

Rather than keep you in suspense until Friday, we thought we'd share a few sneak peeks with you to give you a taste of what you can expect. Sharing sneak peeks today are Kim and Danni, so make sure to stop by their blogs to check out their gorgeous creations! Oh, and make sure to leave them comments on their blogs as there will be BLOG CANDY up for grabs! Each designer will draw one lucky winner from all their comments and post the name by 9:00 pm EST tonight...good luck!! (full details can be found at the Store Blog)

There will be more sneak peeks and blog candy tomorrow followed by our release day blog hop on Friday, so make sure to stay tuned to the SCACD Store Blog to keep up to date on all the excitement. :)

Blessings,

Melanie