Impression Obsession and Cuttlebug

Well, I guess I will upload this for now, but will aim for a better picture tomorrow. I didn't have enough light and it was so dark and rainy outside today. Plus I must have been shaking cause it's a bit blurry! lol Sheesh...one day I will learn how to take a good picture!

The snowflake stamp is a new one from Impression Obsession. I just love their new stamps! I just embossed with silver and put stickles in a few of the ends, and a flat back pearl in the middle. I ran the card base folded thru the cuttlebug with the snowflake background. Then I cut slit in the edges to run the silver ribbon thru. I then stamped and silver embossed the snowflake saying on a piece of white linen, then did the edges with silver krylon pen and adhered to the inside covering the back piece of ribbon. After all of this I put doublesided tape on half of the back of the snowflake square and centered it and voila...lol This card was inspired by Dejah.

Thanks for looking and hopefully a better picture will show up tomorrow!

:)
Kim

Edited to add: Took a new pic this morning of the outside of the card, hope it's better than the last one!

Baroque Motif

This is the first card I have made with this set and it's so fast and easy to do a card with these! I am loving this set! Anyway, it's nothing to exciting and the colours didn't scan quite right, but I do like it! I have some more cards to upload but have to wait to take a GOOD picture!! Maybe tomorrow will be a better day for that!

Have a great evening everyone!
Kim

CD cards

I just wanted to share a couple CD cards that I have made with you. They aren't new, but I was browsing thru my files and saw them, and thought why not show them! lol....It's kinda fun to venture outside your box once in awhile and try something new! lol And these were VERY out of the box for me! lol

The first cd is painted with metallic acrylic paints, then stamped and embossed with black. Then I set the cd on a pop can and poured Envirotex over it. I then dropped some crystals into that while it was still good and wet. They are nice and shiney irl, but in the scan it didn't show to well, a couple just look black. While it was wet, I took a straw and gently blew the bubbles out, then let it dry. The background of the card is done with versamark and pearlex. I had alot of fun making this card! It was refreshing to try something a bit different!

The second CD was fun too! Tried something else I had never done, embroidery on a CD! lol....First you have to drill your holes, I have a Rotary Drill with an engraving bit, which is tiny and won't break the cd. Then I embroidered with Metallic Sulky thread. Then stamped on a spirelli shape and fit that in. The backgound was done with soft metallic inks. I think I could have done a better job stamping the center, done something a bit more fancy, but it turned out alright! lol

Thanks so much for dropping by!

:)
Kim

Acetate Doodle Card

I know this card is almost exactly the same as a previous card I made, but I really wanted to try using acetate with the Stazon! I love it! I have now bought a few more colours of the pastel Stazon! lol I really am trying to learn how to use my camera, but as you can tell I haven't mastered that yet! But scanning doesn't work at all for some cards, so excuse my photo skills! Lol

All stamps are from SU. I stamped the background paper with doodles and coloured them in wiht Tombow markers. I stamped the SU flower twice on pink shimmer paper, and then did a bit of a wash with twinkling H2o's for more shimmer! I put a big crystal in the center of the flowers once it was adhered to the card base. Gotta love bling of any kind! lol I then stamped the doodles on the acetate in white, and assembled the card. Wherever I used tape, I covered with a matching piece of cardstock on the inside of the card. I used sweet little button brads for the corners, and then put Swarovski crystals inside the rim! That was Deborah idea (and so were the crystals! LOL) as I was doing this card while at her place. Thank you Deborah!

Not sure who does the verse stamp, but I love that stamp. I coloured in the little flowers and used crystals in the centers as well.

Thanks for looking!

:)
Kim

Calgon....take me away!

Have you ever had one of those days? Where you say inside your head "Calgon, take me away?" LOL...Lately it's been so hot & humid here, I have been almost living in my bath or shower! I really wish it could take me away! lol...It's even been to humid to stamp, my hands start sweating and then I wreck the c/s. And embossing is awful as well. But I am trying to get some stamping time in later in the evening. I have a bunch of cards that are partly finished but only this one that is done to show you! lol

For this card I stamped on white cardstock, then coloured Bubblebella in with prismacolour pencils and gamsol. I then put stickles on the bubbles. I used the SU tag punch and their new tag stamps for the tag. I then put a little crystal in the middle of the flower, and stamped the verse (Viva Las Vegas). I also stamped the background of the card with a bubble stamp from Rubber Stampede with versamark. All other papers are Bazzill, and the light purple is the Bazzill Bling.

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer day today!

:)
Kim

Winner of the "Blog Bling"

The random # generator picked #22, and that is Jennifer, she said:

"Kim, that is wonderful! Congratulations. I can hardly wait to see your designs for The Queen! I think Heather should get the blog bling because she was so creative in her answer that I was giggling reading her solid reasoning for being the one to receive it.(OK...how was that? Did I sound like a gracious person who'd forgo getting bling herself so someone else could? That's a good reason for me, eh?!)Congratulations again and looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful work. "

Congratulations Jennifer! Please email me (link at the right side of my blog) your snail mail address and I will get that out to you right away!

Thank you to everyone for playing along with me! I loved reading all your reasons and wish I could send each and every one of you some bling....but alas, I am not rich! LOL...But I will have more blog bling when I hit 15,000 posts, and that's not too far away!

Hugs!
Kim

Celebrate with me! Blog Bling!

I was so excited today to get an email from Jo at The Queen's Dresser Drawers! I am officially going to be designing for her! YEAH! She has the most amazing stamps and they are just up my alley! It will probably be close to a month before I get any new rubber, but I tell ya, I can't wait! The Queen's Dresser Drawers stamps really are delicious and I saw a quick peek of things to come, very exciting!

Sooo....of course I had to go out for awhile to shop to celebrate! I know, I know, I am sick right? LOL....I know you all understand though! I went to Michael's and they had the new clear stamps in, and I thought I should pick some extra's up for BLOG BLING! Yup, that's my new name for Blog Candy! I have to give the credit to Catherine though, she thought up the name, and said I could use it! lol

I have 4 sets of the new clear stamps and the Cuttlebug Formal Squares little embossing folders to send out to one lucky person! All you have to do is post a comment and tell me why you think I should send these items to you!! lol....Any excuse will do! LOL If you are leaving a comment anonymously, please leave your name or email addy so I can reach you if you are the winner!

I will draw a winner using a random # generator tomorrow about 7 pm....not much time to post!

So....hurry up, what are you waiting for! LOL

Let the games begin! LOL

:)

Kim

Edited to add: OMgosh, you guys are making me laugh here! I can't wait to see more of your replies! Stampers really are the best ya know!

Thank you Catherine

I received an awesome blog candy package from Catherine! She brought it over when she came to my SU party, and I have yet to thank her on my blog! Shame on me! lol...I received a purple paper holder (you know how much I love purple!), some prima flowers, 2 packages of rub-ons, and a gift certificate for Michaels! Woohooo!! I love it all!

Thank you so much Catherine!!! I will put it all to good use!
:)
Kim

The Promise

This card is for my best friend who recently lost her father. She has been in my thoughts constantly and I wish there was something I could do for her, but I am too far away. So I am sending her this card for when she gets back home. I thought the saying was perfect. If you can't read it clearly is says " It's the simple joys, the simple pleasures the heart remembers and dearly treasures." I think that says it all. The main image is from Paperbag Studios, and the flourish is from POD. Distressed the edges of the card with Tim Holtz distress inks, tea dye. Not sure where I got the embellishments from! lol...The papers used on this card are all Cosmo Cricket...I just love their papers!

This card was totally inspired by Deborah. She did a card quite like this one and I loved it, so borrowed some of her ideas! Thank you Deborah!

Thanks for dropping by,

:)
Kim

Doodle This

Wow, I think I am the only person that doesn't own this set, and I just LOVE it! I borrowed this set from Deborah (thank you!), and had fun creating with it last night, even though I have been sick! I first stamped the flower on pink shimmer paper 2 times, then painted over with a bit of twinkling H2O's. When that dried, I put stickles on all the little dots on the flowers. I then stamped the vine on white shimmer c/s and colored it in with tombow markers. Then I stamped the verse on a piece of white shimmer and added a couple flowers, and coloured them in with tombows as well and put stickles in the centers. All I had to do now was attach my big flower, and I did that with Mrs. Glue and adhered a big crystal as well to the center. I just love this card, it's so cheery and the colours soothing! I was actually trying to make this into an acetate card, but just couldn't figure out how to attach without showing glue somewhere, but I will figure that out eventually! lol

Thanks for coming by!

:)
Kim

Tagged Again....

I have been tagged again by Julie . I am to name 7 unknown facts about myself! lol...Only 7?? LOL Here I go:

1. I eat my popcorn with a spoon (hate getting my fingers greasy)!! lol

2. I can't stamp in my space unless it is clean and organized. So if I made a mess last time I have to clean it up first! lol

3. I can't eat oatmeal or eat raw tomatoes, the texture of them in my mouth grosses me out.

4. I love the smell of coffee and sometimes make a small pot just to smell that aroma, but I hate the taste of it.

5. I don't like the dark.

6. I am deathly afraid of spiders.

7. I will not go in a restaurant by myself, I like the person to go with me or meet me outside.

Hmm...I must sound a bit nutty! But hey, that's me! LOL I think most everyone I know has told 7 things about themselves already, but if you are reading and haven't, I am tagging you!!

I am off to stamp a bit! Have a great evening!
Kim

Glamour

On Wednesday night, I had some of the ladies over to stamp! It was so great to see what everyone was creating and the different styles! Julie, Louise and Val came over. I only got one card partially done, and finished it last night. I received the beautiful woman stamp as a RAK from Sheila, and have used her card she made as inspiration. I did a reverse mask as she did to put flowers on her dress, and glittered in a few spots as well. I feel bad for not coming up with my own ideas, but sheesh, Sheila's work is gorgeous, I don't think I could come up with anything nicer after seeing her card! lol...Thank you so much Sheila for the stamps, and your beautiful card!

I am having a SU Party on Tuesday night! I just received the new catalogue yesterday and have my wish list started already! I really need a couple sets....have you all seen Baroque Motifs?? Now that is GORGEOUS! urgh.....there goes my paycheck! LOL

Anyway, I am off to work! Have a great day everyone! And I hope to have more to share with you later this evening! Oh yeah, I will also try to take a better picture tonight and change the pic, it's not the best! LOL

:)
Kim

Blog Candy Winners!!!

Morning Ladies,

I completely forgot to do this yesterday, was a crazy day around here! But I used a random number generator this morning and these are the 2 winners!

#3 - Maiahs_momma
#49 - Melanie Kuzik


Could you ladies please email me with your snail mail addresses and I will get your prizes off to you right away!

Thank you to everyone who played!!! I just loved reading all your stories, and felt good knowing I am not the only one who has those moments!

When I hit 15,000 hits, I will give away more blog candy for sure!

:)
Kim

Blog Candy!!!!

Evening Everyone!

First, let me thank you all for coming and visiting my blog, and for your wonderful comments! It is so nice for us to all be able to share our love for rubberstamping and cardmaking! So many of you have been so encouraging, and I just wanted you to know that it has meant the world to me!

Second, thank you so much for being so patient! I finally had a chance to scan (I took some lousy pics, oh what a surprise! lol ) of the 2 prizes that I have for the blog candy!

To enter for the blog candy giveaway, just answer the following question, leaving a comment on this post.

Tell us about 1 of the funniest or most embarassing moments in your life. LOL I have many of these to choose from....so I am hoping you all have at least one! lol

I will close the giveaway on Monday July 2nd at midnight my time (Atlantic), and will randomly pick 2 winners on Tuesday afternoon and announce it then. I am going to try and find out where everyone does their random # winners, and do it that way!

So......GOOD LUCK everyone!!!! Can't wait to laugh with you all! I will even post one of my moments below! lol

:) Kim

Prize #1: Unmounted plate from Articus Studios, K & Co. Metal Art, Package of Collage Papers.

Prize #2: Unmounted plate from Pink Cat Studios, K & Co. Metal Art, Scrapbook Rivets and Prima ribbon with flowers.

Ok, here goes! One of my many most embarassing momemts...lol

While living in Calgary, I was asked out on a date by a Police Officer. He was such a cutie, and I was SOOOO nervous about going out with him. He took me out for a beautiful dinner, then asked if I would like to go see a movie, I said sure. We got to the theatre and were getting out of the car, and OMGosh, I slammed the door shut, ON MY FINGERS!!!! I was crying so hard, and I think I screamed! He came running over, and first reaction, tried to pull my fingers out, he then realized that wouldn't happen and had to UNLOCK and OPEN the door to get them out! He asked if I was going to be ok, I said sure, as I am wiping my tears away...lol So we get in the theatre, and I get a cup of ice to put my fingers in, and we go start watching the movie. About 1/3 of the way thru he had a look at my fingers, and decided he best take me to the hospital. Fun fun....I broke 2 fingers....lol Nice first date hey? I was mortified that I had done with on a date with a COP! lol Good news though, we ended up seeing each other for quite awhile....lol...so it wasn't all THAT bad! lol

Can't wait to hear more of your stories!

Yeah, I really did stamp today!!

LOL....How often do I say I am going to stamp, then something comes up? OFTEN! lol...But today I really did get to stamp! I made 4 cards (well, 5 if you count the one I am going to pitch....it's bad...lol). I did 2 cutesy ones and 2 more my typical cards! I have to say it felt so good to get back to it today. I had no idea I missed it as much as I had. I just want to keep going...ahhh...but gotta work in the morning, so best not be doing that! I also didn't use purple or pink today...now how amazing is that! lol....Oh be nice Holly....lol

I also wanted to say thank you to Paula W. Paula does such amazing cards and she has inspired me in so many ways. I didn't realize I had made 2 of these cards using the same stamps and papers as she did, that means her cards really stuck in my head! They are still different than hers, but I just noticed this and thought I should point that out! lol

I will give stamp credits tomorrow evening. I am going to check my email and pick out a stamping magazine and read for a bit before falling asleep! lol

Thanks for stopping by!

:)
Kim

Pictures from back home

My son Shawn Dad and Mom

My son Mike and his girlfriend Deb.

Shawn and his cousin Andrew.

Mike and Deb

Hannah, Shawn and I (Hannah was Shawn's Prom Date)

Shawn - ready to go

Close up of Shawn

I was back home in Vernon, B.C. for a couple weeks! My youngest son graduated, he finished school in February, but it was his official graduation at the end of May. It was a beautiful day, everything was perfect! My camera was giving me some grief so I don't have any of him in his cap and gown, will get those from the school. But here are some pics of the special day and of both my boys, Mike (the oldest) and Shawn (my youngest). Also a pic of my Dad Mom. I can't believe how much warmer it was there than it is back east! Their flowers were in full bloom, and we didn't even have leaves on our trees yet! lol....But there were leaves when I arrived back home! I had the best time ever spending time with my boys and family....I hope to go back soon to see them! Mike lives in Fort McMurray, AB, and Shawn is living in Vernon for now, so it's harder to get to see them both at the same time, but what can you do! I will have to make more trips! LOL

Miss You

I know I have been slack on my blog, life has been busy! I am planning on stamping all day though, so hopefully I will have more to share with you later today! I also was away visiting my family out in BC for a couple weeks, and have a few pics to share with you! I promise to get on that later this afternoon after stamping! lol

This is a really simple card I made to do in a class. I am going to be teaching 2 harder cards, so this will be the last card and the fastest on to make! I have to say I am loving the Hero Arts birds! I need more....lol...yeah like I NEED another stamp! lol....It's a sickness I tell ya! lol I painted in the bird with radiant pearls, so it shimmers very nicely irl. I also used the cuttlebug for the background and one of the scalloped circle punches, the next size down from the biggest! lol I completely forget to scan the cards I made, but Dejah scanned this one for me and sent it along. Thanks Dejah!

I sure have missed you all, and happy to be back in the land of blogging once again! LOL

Have a great morning!
:)
Kim

Hero Arts Trifold Cards

Morning Everyone,

I bought this Hero Arts stamp a couple months ago, and just didn't get around to using it yet! So yesterday I played a bit. I have never made a trifold card before, and kept goofing up the dimensions, wasted alot of paper! LOL....But in the end it all worked out! The patterned paper is from The Paper Loft, I am loving the polka dots. I stamped the flower on white c/s, then on the patterned paper, and cut out the petals and layered them over top with 3d foam tape. A brad from K & Co. is the center of the flower. The card does line up properly, but I guess I didn't have the ribbon tight enough for the photo! I have to say, I have been seeing this stamp used alot lately, and some gorgeous cards made with it, one of them must have inspired me to buy the stamp, and make this card!

My camera and I are starting to get along a BIT better....I have been practicing alot more, in hopes of learning how to take a decent picture! lol...I took a pic of this card as it would never scan well with the layering. I will get there! LOL

I have another card using different papers, and some more cards to upload later! Thanks for hanging in there with me everyone, I know it's slow going for me right now! I really appreciate your patience!

Have a wonderful day!

:)
Kim

Thank you Flower!!!

OMGOSH! Thank you so much Flower, you are the BEST!!! I came online this morning and she sent me a file, I had a look and it was a new banner! Oh how exciting! I just love it, so I put it up right away! She actually said I didn't have to use it, she was just playing around....yeah whatever, I LOVE it!! The colours, the women, the swirls, the writing, and even a dragonfly (my fav).....awesome!!!!!

THANK YOU Flower!!!!
Kim

I'm baaaack.....lol

Whew, felt like I was gone forever! Ahhh...what can you do, sometimes life gets in the way! I am starting to feel alot better and actually played this weekend! I made some cards for a swap and started a couple more cards for samples. The stamps in the card below are from Inky Antics (the diva) and Hero Arts (word border). I used glitter for her dress and twinkling H20's for the scarf and gloves. Then I used Autumn Leaves swirl for the background of the card and layered. Used alot of glittery embossing powders for the background! Also put a bit of stickles in the center of the little flowers on the border.

Some more news, I was asked if I would like to teach classes at Michael's. There is a store in town and a new store opening about 15 minutes away this week. So I would be able to teach at both stores. I am excited about this, and can't wait to get started making my samples boards! Guess I best get my act together and stay feeling better! LOL

I sure have missed you all....hope life is treating you well!

:)
Kim