Stampotique SDC#14- Non-Girly Girl Card

 

This week over at Stampotique Designer’s Challenge, it is Kaz’s turn to pick the theme.  Here is what she wrote:

This month my eldest niece turns 16, but she's not your typical glittery shoes and handbags card kind of girl. In fact I bought my first Stampotique stamp, Moth Fab, for a card for her on a previous birthday as it is so her and I became hooked on them and here I am a year later on the DT! So I would like to see some (not so) sweet 16 cards for non-girly girls please!

This is a Stampotique Originals only week,
if you do not own any Stampotique Stamps yet, please join us the first Wednesday of the month for our any stamps goes challenge.

There is also some awesome news!  Carol and Jim, the owners of Stampotique Originals, have decided to give away a $25.00 Gift Certificate for each challenge now!  Woohoooo!!!

Here is my card:

I guess I took the theme a bit differently than the other design team members, but that’s ok…dare to be different right? lol  Stamps used are:

Twinkie, Daisy, Daisy, Splatter Long, French Text, and finally, Pull my Finger.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you have time to play in this week’s challenge!

:)
Kim

Back to Basics

 

I decided to make a few cards using inks only, no embossing!  I wanted to just make some cards that are fun and easy.  So, this is what I came up with.

    When I saw this set above, I HAD to have it, I know you understand what I am saying! lol.. 

It feels great to be stamping again…it’s been awhile!

Thank you so much for stopping by,

:)
Kim

Light up my life

 

Well hello there!

I made a tri-shutter card I think they are called.  I have to say, it was easy, but I think I am a bit of a lazy stamper, or card maker!  I don’t seem to get out of my box often. All my cards tend to be square, I think I am boring!  I have had a talk with myself and decided I should really venture out and at least try some new layouts!  Hopefully I will really do it…

Now for the card:

I made this card for some very awesome friends…they have been such a wonderful support system, and I just think they are the best!  You know who you are!

I gold embossed a flourish from Inkadinkado on the patterned paper I used, then distressed it a bit before adhering it all to the actual card.  The sentiment was cut out with my Silhouette.  The main image is from Stampabilities.  I just stamped it in a burgundy ink and added lots of bling to it. 

Have a wonderful evening,

:)
Kim

SDC13 - Stampotique Challenge – Wings

 

This week, Willy Anderson is excited to take her first turn to host the Stampotique Designer’s Challenge. In this challenge we are going to fly with the theme ‘Wings, wings, wings’. We'd love to have you play along with us! It is the first challenge of the month so you can use any stamps but if you have any Stampotique stamps then it would of course be great to see what you can come up with using those!

Here is my creation:

All stamps used are from Stampotique Originals.  You can find the stamps here: chair, Moon Girl, Even silence speaks, Long splatter, Splatter Blob. 

Please stop by the Stampotique Challenge Blog, and see all the gorgeous projects made by the Design Team!  If you have time, we would love to have you join us!

Thank you for stopping by today and have a wonderful day,

:)
Kim

Stamp and Supply Sale!

Hi There,

If you live in Halifax, and would like to drop by, I am selling hundreds of stamps and many stamping supplies!  Send me an email (link is in the sidebar) and I will send you my address and phone number!

I do have some cards to share, and will try to upload those later today!

Hope you are all well!!

:)

Thank you…and some news!

 

I bought this stamp a few weeks ago, and almost returned it.  After I got it home I decided maybe it just wasn’t my style.  A couple nights ago, I started playing, and decided I love this stamp!  I stamped with versamark, then embossed with detail white powder.  I used a sponge and distress inks to colour inside the image, the excess wiped off easily with a paper towel.  The Thank you is from Hero Arts, the background stamp is from SU.  The tag is a nestibility, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid in the UK.  I was so excited to get this box of flowers!  I have wanted them for so long, and finally decided to just do it!  They were here in 1 week!  How’s that for service… awesome!!!

I have had some wonderful news lately and thought it was time I shared!  I had a phone call just a while back, it was my oldest son Mike, telling me that he and his girlfriend are expecting a child!!  You can only imagine how excited I was!  My first grandchild!  2 weeks later I get a phone call from my youngest son Shawn, and he and his girlfriend are expecting a child as well!  OMGOSH!  2 grandchildren in one  year!!!  How happy am I?  lol    I couldn’t be happier with all this wonderful and exciting news!  The babies are due October 20th and December 7th.  Mike and Jen had an ultrasound done to find out the sex of the baby, and it’s a BOY!  Shawn and Brittany want to be surprised, so I will be patient! lol

I am going to finally have the surgery I have been waiting for!  It’s on Friday, and I will be in the hospital for 3 or 4 days, then home to rest, relax and heal for about 8 weeks.  I know this is going to be a huge help for me, and I will finally be able to go back to work.  I have been off since mid December. 

I am also going to school.  I started in February, and am taking Medical Transcription.  It is a year long course, and I am really enjoying it.  I am a bit ahead and will be writing my mid-term at the end of the month.  So far I am doing very well.  I am hoping I can keep it up, as I would love to graduate with high honours!  Wish me luck!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I will try to get some cards made and posted in the next few weeks, but that will really depend on how I am feeling.  I hope you will stop by and check often! 

Have a wonderful day!

:)

Kim

Stampotique Designers Challenge – What summer means to you

This week over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog the theme is “What summer means to you.”  I decided to have some fun and used a Stampotique frog, and some flowers!  You see lots of those during the summer season. All stamps are from Stampotique. 

Ok, now a funny….it was my friend Val’s birthday today, and when I was making this card, I was giggling, thinking it would be perfect for her, being the Diva she is.  We always try to outdo each other with bling, she once gave me a card with 17 crystals on it!  So this year I decided I was going to break her record big time!  I put a ton of pearls on this card, and knew she was going to crack up when she saw how many there were!  I was right, she just laughed when she saw it, and now is trying to figure out how she is going to top this!!  Happy Birthday Val!!

If you have a chance, we would love to see your summer creation over at the Stampotique designers challenge blog!  You can use any stamps this week, and you have a chance to win a 15 dollar gift certificate from Stampotique!!

Have a wonderful evening, and thank you so much for stopping by!

:)
Kim

Friendship

I made this card a couple nights ago, and really enjoyed making it.  I used a brayer, and it’s been a long time since I pulled that baby out!

I just adore this stamp from Stampotique Originals.  I also used a little flower stamp from Stampotique for the sun. If you can’t read the saying, it goes: Life is nothing without friendship.  How true that is.

Thank you so much for stopping by,

:)
Kim

 

Stampotique Challenge – Purple

This week over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog, I have challenged everyone to create a card using the colour purple as the main colour. You can use any shade or tone of purple, hopefully this will make it a bit easier on those who don't use a lot of purple on their projects. Please remember, this week's challenge is a Stampotique Originals only week! So get out your stamps and play with us! You could win free rubber from Stampotique!  If you play along and put your card on Splitcoast, please use SDC8 on your card so we can find your card easily!

This is my take on the challenge:

The stamps used on this card are all available from Stampotique Orginals.  

If you have time, we would love to you join us in the fun this week!

Have a beautiful day,

:)
Kim

Have a Magical Day…

 

Hello there,

I actually made this card awhile back and am just getting to upload it today.  The main image and sentiment are from Sweet Pea stamps.  They are just so much fun to colour.  I used my Copic Markers, and when the card was all assembled, I sprayed a bit of Smooch irredescent spray all over.  It’s very sparkly and shiny IRL.

Thank you for stopping by and have a beautiful spring day!

:)
Kim

Stampotique Designers Challenge – Use a template

 

It's time for another Stampotique Designers Challenge! Don't worry if you don't have any Stampotique stamps yet! Now's your opportunity to join our challenge using any stamps that inspire your creativity for a chance to win a $15 Stampotique gift certificate!

This week, Valerie Wilson challenges you to use a template for any part of your project (the card, something on the card, whatever) - or it doesn't have to be a card at all. If the mood strikes you to use a template that makes a box or a baggie or some other interesting project, please go for it! Let your creative muse guide you wherever it wants to go!

I decided to use my Silhouette to cut out a box with a belly band.  I used all Stampotique Originals stamps, honeycomb, happy, and smiling sun. I first stamped and embossed the honeycomb pattern with clear embossing powder.  I then sponged on different colours of Momento inks to create a resist.

This is how it turned out:

Please stop by the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog to see all the beautiful design team projects.  We hope to see your template project too! 

Oh, and while you are there, checkout the Stampotique Design Team call!  Carol is looking for 2 more members!  All the info is HERE!

Thank you for stopping by today,

:)
Kim

Jo Capper-Sandon – New Stamp Line!!!

Omgosh, I have some exciting news!  Jo Capper-Sandon has a beautiful new line of stamps just released today at Stampotique!!

 

I am loving these whimsical stamps!  Please stop by the unbelievably talented Jo’s blog to see her gorgeous samples using these new stamps!

These stamps are available for sale today at Stampotique Originals! I can’t tell you how excited I am that they are on their way to me!  Almost time to start stalking the mailman!

Have a beautiful weekend!

:)
Kim

 

Stampotique Challenge – Think outside the box

 

This week’s challenge on the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog is to create something you wouldn’t normally do.  Challenge yourself to try something new.  I decided to alter a wooden box.  I cut and glued patterned paper onto the box.  I distressed it a bit once it was all put together, using distress inks.  I then stamped Frida, from Stampotique Originals, onto a piece of paper and distressed it a bit as well.  I used the new Tim Holtz tattered flowers die to make the flower, and sewed a piece of lace to make a flower for underneath.  The feet and all other metal findings are Tim Holtz.

We would love it if you have time to play in our challenge this week!  You can find the details here.  It is Stampotique only stamps this time.  The next challenge will be open themed.

Thank you for stopping by tonight!

:)
Kim

Digital Image and Flower Challenge

Hi there,

I have a couple challenge cards to share with you.  I completely forgot to take pictures, so Val and Julie kindly took pictures and emailed them to me.  Thanks so much ladies!

This card was done for a Digital Image challenge, we were to use a digital image on our card.  I really like this Martini Girl from Sassy Studio Designs.  She was a blast to color and glitter up.

This second card was done for a flower challenge.  We were to make a flower of some kind and put it on our card.  I used about a million (ok..maybe not quite) pieces of tissue paper cut with a Nestibility, layered them up and crumpled.  I think it looks much better in person, but you get the idea.

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Have a wonderful evening,

Kim

Stampotique Designers Challenge – Girly Girl

 

This weeks challenge over at Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog is Girly Girl.  It was my turn to pick, and of course, you know me well enough to know I would pick something like this…lol

My card uses all Stampotique Originals stamps, and they can all be found here.  I just can’t help but giggle when using these quirky stamps, they are just so much fun.

I also used the new Tim Holtz distress inks and Tim’s new paper on this card!  Have you seen his new 12 x 12 paper pads?  Omgosh….they are just beautiful!

To play along with this challenge and have a chance to win some GORJUSS rubber, you can find all the details here.  This is the first challenge of the month which means this challenge is open to any stamps.  If you don’t have any Stampotique rubber stamps yet, this is the perfect opportunity to play…you may win some!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Stampotique Challenge – Can you see me?

 

This week brings up the second challenge over at Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog!  Drop over if you have time, you won’t be disappointed!  We hope you will play along with us!!

The challenge this week is a colour challenge.  We were asked to use these three colours, and blue was optional.

I never use yellow, so I cringed when I saw this.  Surprisingly, it turns out I like using yellow on a card!  It is so soft and pretty.  I think I was imagining canary yellow, or something like that. 

Here is the card I created for the challenge:

 

This stamp is a new release from Stampotique, she is aptly named Angel and can be found here. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Please stop over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge site, and don’t forget to check out the latest designs over at the Stampotique Designers Blog!

Have a wonderful, creative day!

 

I Feel Pretty…

Hi there,

I know it’s been a week since I have posted, but I have been crazy busy with school!  It’s been a very long time since I have been a student.  I have to say I had forgotten what it’s like! All is well though.

Anyway, ahhhh….the smell of new rubber!!  Carol from Stampotique has sent some GORGEOUS rubber.  If you haven’t seen the newest stamps, you really should check them out.  I am using older stamps on this card, but will be using the new ones tomorrow!  Yeah!

The girl is Moth Fab and the spider is Mr. Stripes, isn’t he adorable?  I know it’s hard to see, but there are stickles on both these characters, and Mr. Stripes has tiny crystals for eyes.  The images are coloured with Copic Markers, and both are cut and layered onto the background paper.

I am having a blast playing with the Stampotique stamps!  They are just so different, and fun!!

Have a great evening,

 

Oh my....I had to laugh!

Can you imagine??? hahaha.....

Stampotique Design Team Challenge - Love

I'm so excited to be sharing the first Stampotique Design Team Challenge with you today!

The incredibly talented design team will be bringing challenges to you on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, giving you the opportunity to be inspired by the beautiful cards created with Stampotique Originals Stamps. We hope you will play along with us!

This weeks challenge is to create a LOVE themed card! If you head over to the Stampotique Design Team Challenge Blog, you can get full details on how to participate and where to upload your creations. If you do decide to play with us, you could win a Gift Certificate to Stampotique Originals. One winner will be picked randomly from all the players and will be announced in the next challenge post.

Also, if you visit the site, you will see the fabulous creations of our Design Team and/or you can follow the links to their sites on my sidebar.

Sheesh, now that I have said all of that, and you have patiently read everything, onto the card!

Those of you who know me, know that I have a bit of a weird sense of humour. This saying with the awesome photo stamp called Newlyweds from Stampotique just cracked me up! Don’t you think they look grumpy and oh so serious! I was giggling the whole time I was making it. Ahhh…it doesn’t take much to amuse me!! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I do hope you come and play with us!! It’s going to be a blast!

:)

Hello again…

I have a few new things to share with you today as well as some great news! 

Firstly, I wanted to apologize for not posting for a bit there.  I had surgery on December 22, and it’s taken me awhile longer than expected to recover.  All is going well now, and I am hoping to get back to work soon.  Last year towards the end of the year, I decided that I wanted to go back to school, or at least take a course.  So, I have enrolled and am taking a Medical Transcription course!  I am so excited, as I love to learn, and the challenge is wonderful for me. 

Then earlier in January, I was asked to be on a design team for a wonderful stamp company!  Have you heard of Stampotique?  Well, if you haven’t, you should head on over there!  They have awesome stamps, and I can’t wait to show you at least one project tonight.  Tomorrow is the launch of the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog, so there will be another card tomorrow.  I will post the link to the challenge blog late this evening.  I sure hope that you will check it out and play along with us!  There will be tons of inspiration, you should check out who is on the design team!!!  Woohoo, I am so lucky to be working and creating with these very talented ladies!

A couple weeks ago, I got my mail, and I had forgotten about a couple cards being published in the Spring 2010 issue of Paper Creations!  I was so excited to see the magazine and quickly turned the pages to find my cards.  Imagine my surprise when I looked and each card has it’s own page!!  YEAH!!  I don’t think you ever get used to seeing your cards in a magazine, it’s a wonderful feeling!

Whew…I think that’s it for news!  Now, onto a few projects!

My friend Val and I decided to do canvases for our stamping girls get together.  We made one each for a sample, then had fun making another on stamp night!  We got the idea from the Hero Arts Blog, I don’t know exactly where it is, but I will link to it later when I have time to look.  Here are the pictures of them:

 This is the sample I made.  I like the one below better.  It’s the one I did on stamp night.

 

Then I found a Christmas card that I had forgotten to take pictures of.  Actually I don’t think I took any pictures of the cards I made this Christmas.  Will have to ask a few friends to take pics for me! lol

I know you can’t see all the sparkle on this card, but there are tons of stickles and the paper is from Bo Bunny, and has so much sparkle on it as well.  The main image is from Crafty Indviduals, I just adore their stamps.

Well, I must run and do a few things in town.  Have a wonderful day everyone, and I will see you back here tonight!

:)