Laugh and Smile!

Thanks for peeking in today. I've been playing around with this sweet High Hopes  "Little Miss Spring Time" stamp. She is so sweet, I want to squeeze her!!!

 

Did a bit of fussy cutting and added pop dots for dimension.  The background paper was picked out after I had this gal coloured and it seemed to be a good match with the flowers in her hair and the one she was holding. 

The little hill was created with paper pinking scissors and sewing stitches using a thick button thread.

 

Once again added eyelashes with a fine copic pen which is good because it does not smear when Copic are used over it.

 

Pop by the High Hopes blog and play along in the latest challenge. If your short on a stamp there is a digi offered at no charge :)

 

Wishing you a happy Wednesday!

 

Made With..

 

High Hopes Little Miss Springtime

Copic Markers E50 E21 E33 R20 Y21 Y23 BV000 BV00 BV01

Sharpie White Pen

Black Copic Pen

Janome Sew Mini

Coats Button Thread White

Misc Button,pop dots

Cloud Die Cut from Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge

Words Stickers MME

Maya Road Twine

Fiskars Paper Pinking Scissors

Pom Pom Trim Recollections

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Tim Holtz Tag die



Think Spring -- xox

We've made it through Valentine's and the next stop should be Spring, Easter, St Patty's day? Well .... maybe I am looking a little too far ahead, but if wishful thinking will help get us there sooner I will think Spring!

 

This little cutie is from High Hopes Stamps new release called Taking a break and can be found here. I coloured her with copics and created the background by adding  clouds, grass and ground covering.

 

Some extra added touches like the little bow, eyelashes and tiny little flowers which by the way were handmade by a friend (thanks Denise)! The pleated ruffle was also hand made and is super easy to create.

Fold, staple and repeat to create a pleated effect.  I like using Tim Holtz tiny stapler as I find the pleats sit nice and its less bulky.  Although a regular stapler would also work.

Once you have the desired length you can trim the edge for a neater effect.

My tag was created using the old typewriter. Since the tag is so tiny I used low tac painters tape and adhered it to a bigger paper to type the sentiment.

 

Thanks for peeking in and be sure to play along in this weeks challenge on the High Hopes Blog.  If your short on stamps there is a digi offered so you can play along!

Enjoy the rest of the week!
Made with ..
High Hopes Taking a Break cow
Copic Markers C0,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9,0, 100,B0.B1.B2,R20,R21,R22,E31,E33,Y21,G
Generals black pencil
misc Ribbon,Big Flower,doily
small flowers made by a friend
Autumn Crisp American Crafts paper pad
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
Craft Smart Ribbon
Maya Road Twine
 Vintage Typerwriter



Happy Valentines Day!

 Super quick card to share today.  Of course its for my honey! He's a no frills type of guy so I thought  he would get a kick out of this card! :)

...it's one of those cheapie dollar stamps, but still fun I think!



 Spotted these cuties on a walk up to the store for chocolate today very temped to buy them but I didn't! :)

picked hubby up a 02/14 lotto ticket too...

 

Sending you lots of love and hugs this Valentines day! :)

 

Made with ..

 

Craft Smart dollar stamp

Archive Ink Ranger

Recollections cardstock

Stampin' up Paper piercing template

pop dots

made with love too! :)



Tea 4 Two -- High Hopes

Thanks so much for peeking in today.  I adore this sweet couple (Tea for Two) and have many ideas to create cards with this fun stamp! I decided to make an outdoor scene and have the tea cup riding a wave! Silly right?  I know but it makes me smile and hopefully the person that receives this card will be smiling too.

The background was created using a circle die cut for the sun and cloud die cut too.  I did airbrush using a Copic airbrush system but you can totally create the same effect using Tim Holtz distress inks and a distress tool.

A little bit of fussy cutting, sewing stitches and we are done! The sentiment is hand made using old fashion rub-ons!



Stop by the High Hopes Blog and join in on the anything goes challenge.  If your short on stamps there is a free digital stamp that you can use.  Check it out here :)

Hope your week is going good!

Smiles :)

 

Made With ..

High Hopes Tea For Two

Copic Markers

W0,W1,W3,RV000,RV0000,RV02,BG0000,BG10,BG11, BG15

Generals Black Pencil

Janome Sew Mini

Coats Button Thread White

misc Pop Dots Clear Gems, rub on letters

Copic Airbrush

Copic Xpress Paper

 

Little Miss Springtime -- High Hopes Stamps

I've totally fallen in love with the new release over at High Hopes Stamps. This gal goes by the name "Little Miss Springtime" which is perfect timing for me since we had a huge snow storm last night. I need thoughts of Spring to keep me going these days. I could just squeeze this little cutie, she's so adorable!! :)

I tried to use light and airy Spring colours (to match her name) and added Glossy Accents to the polka dots on her dress.

 

I'm also happy to announce that I will be joining the designing gals over at High Hopes Stamps, I'm totally excited!! :)

 

Pop by the blog and check out the creations and this weeks challenge, I would love to see yours!

 

Made With ..

High Hopes Stamps -- Little Miss Springtime

Copic Markers

Copic Multiliner

Ranger Glossy Accents

Janome Sew Mini

Coats button thread

 Memory Box fence die (purchased at One Crazy Stamper)

misc Button

Recollections Brads

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

retired Daisy Dee's pattern paper

 

 

Thanks for peeking in,  I hope Little Miss Springtime has helped with the Winter Blues!

 

 

Love you with all my heart!

 

Its been a pleasure joining the Krafty gals for the month of January over at Kraftin Kimmie :) A huge thank you for all the inspiration and encouragement over the past month!

Please check out the celebration and events over on Facebook for Kraftin Kimmie's 2000 friend celebration.  There is tons of challenges and prizes too!

 Inside the... card

 

Made for Christine's challenge found here :)

 

Thanks for looking!  I'm looking forward to visiting your blog soon (it has been a super busy week.)

Be my valentine -- Wonderful Wed

It's another Wonderful Wed over at Kraftin Kimmie.

Hope you can play along :) I used a heart doily from the baking section of my local craft store for a lacy effect :) Lots of sewing stitches and Copic colouring too.

The ribbon is a fave of mine, its plain white and has a silky feel with a nice weight to it.  It goes with all projects, Its always nice to have a go to ribbon in a neutral colour!

close up :)

Made with ...

Kraftin Kimmie's Valentine Kids

Target red twine from the dollar spot

Copics

Janome Sew mini

Coats Button thread

misc buttons

heart doily

old photo corners painted white

recollections valentine papers

Old Daisy D's gingham papers

Vintage photo distress ink

All about Boys!

 

 Happy Saturday and thanks so much for peeking in today :) This weeks Kraftin Kimmie Challenge is "all about boys" and I hope you will be playing along.  I had to use my Sherlock as I am totally lovin' this guy and I have a lot of guy birthdays coming up in the months ahead so .... I think he works out pretty darn good :) 

 

I did  lots of distressing with Vintage photo and black soot to give a deep muted feel to the design. The paper stack is an old Butcher block papers      
from Michaels that had lots of blue and kraft colours included. 

 

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!





Wonderful Wed - Elementary

It's wonderful Wednesday  over at Kraftin Kimmie.  I made this card for a Guy birthday and plan on sending it to someone special.  Wood grain background papers, twine and Sherlock I hope give a "manly" feel to the design. The canvas tags are different but I think it works okay with this design! 

Hope you play along over at Kraftin Kimmie!! :)

Thanks for peeking today.  Hope you have a great week ahead! :)

Made with ...

KK Sherlock Stamp

Coats Button thread brown

canvas tags -- Creative Bag

misc buttons

Maya Road Twine

Recollections Cardstock

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Recollections Brads

For a girl -- High Hopes Challenge

Thanks so much for peeking in today,  I am super excited to be a guest over at High Hopes Stamps!!Their challenge for today is to create a card for a girl, and this is what I came up with :) 

 

I tried to use lots of pinks and white along with a neutral  black for a pop of contrast.Thought this would be fun for a Winter Girl theme card.

 Do you colour your image first then create your card design? Or the other way around? I usually colour my image first but in this case I wasn't sure of the colours I should use so I mocked up a card then started pulling Copic colours from the design.  I seemed to get somewhat of a good match ... I think??

 

 

mocked up card .... and yes that's painters tape under the ribbon lol! I like tacking everything together first and it may not even be the end result but it gives me an idea of how the card will look and if I need to make changes before everything is hot glued down!

Anyways I hope your Tuesday is a good one and please check out the High Hopes blog for more inspiration and awesome stamps!!

Heart shaker card

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope your enjoying the hop! I've really been loving these new sentiment stamps and thought I would make a soft pink and grey design that may be nice for Valentines day. I added the acetate and sequins to create a shaker card for added fun! :)

stitching added around the heart and outside circle for added detail :)

Woohooooo!!! We're so excited! It’s our JANUARY RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So grab yourself a cuppa joe, sit back and be prepared for some krafty eye kandy! We're going to inspire your creations with our fun, new rubber stamps!
Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of amazing creations featuring new stamp sets from all of our artists including ...a new one, for our January release! We know these new stamps will inspire you to make your own fabulous creations!! We’ve got an elegant new sentiment set called WORDS OF INSPIRATION!! There's a supah cute new kids set from Cheryl called IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY! And of course, we are SO excited to share a new steampunk stamp set from Annie called....ALL STEAMED UP! Lastly we are thrilled to introduce Emilie Goulet to you with her gorgeous new set, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our JANUARY Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will win a $10 gift card!! When you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new rubber stamp sets are NOW available!!
And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new January stamps at a discount!! But only for a limited time!
Now let's celebrate with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!

Believe

Hey everyone!! Welcome back to day FOUR of our JANUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Have you been enjoying the peeks so far?? All of our brand new rubber stamp sets will be released TONIGHT!

I tried to use happy colours on this design.  I love the bright yellow against the sweet pink :) Makes me happy!!

The flowers are hand made with added pearl gems for the centers along with a zig zag stitch created with the Janome sew mini.  The sentiment is one on Kraftin Kimmies new sentiments and I am so happy to get my hands on this stamp!  :)

Today we are SO thrilled to share the newest set of elegant sentiments by artist BECKY PEARCE! This set features some thoughtful quotes in beautiful fonts and is called WORDS OF INSPIRATION!! This set includes NINE lovely sentiments!

This week our challenge hostess is JENNY! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)!! 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. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $10 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

Are you planning to join us for our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes TONIGHT beginning at 6pm EST!! Hope you can come hang out with the me and Krafty Girls!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Becky! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift card!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! {This winner will be announced at the party tomorrow!}

Happy hoppin'!