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!

:)

Glitter Ritz Cards

Here are a couple cards that I taught at the LSS last week.  They are done using Glitter Ritz and Sookwang Tape. This was the last Glitter class until the New Year.  Then I will change things up and hopefully do something a bit more colourful! lol 

 

I have a few things I have been working on, hopefully I can start sharing them tomorrow. 

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

:)

And the winner is…

I used a random number generator and the winner of the Quietfire Grab Bag of Rubber is:

Sandi, who said,

Hi Kim ~ Really love this card. The stamp you chose is perfect, the colors are great and the ice sickles on the bottom look so real! Great job Kim. Hugs, Sandi

Congratulations Sandi!  Please contact Suzanne at suzanne@quietfire.com to collect your prize!

Thank you everyone for joining us in our first ever blog hop!  Be sure to stop over at Deborah’s blog to enter today’s draw for more free rubber!

Have a wonderful day!

Quietfire Design Blog Hop!

Good Morning,

My card today is for the Quietfire Design Blog Hop.  If you haven’t heard about it yet, you can read the directions below on how to enter the daily contests and grand prize draw!  You won’t want to miss out!

I used one of Suzanne’s new Christmas stamps, Snowflakes are the fairydust of winter.  Oh, I love it!!!  Of course I had to add a whack of snowflakes.  Even though I love winter, I am glad that we are having such beautiful weather here in Nova Scotia!  The snowflakes will fall soon enough!

Please leave your comments in the comments section to enter to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design Rubber Stamps. A name will be chosen randomly from the list of comments from this blog entry.  The name of the winner will be posted on this blog tomorrow.  Then hop on over to the next blog on the list tomorrow and enter to win more rubber.

The winner must contact Suzanne at suzanne@quietfire.com to claim their prize.


Here is the list of those participating:

Monday, Nov 16th - Yogi Grunwald

Tuesday, Nov 17th - Kristy Christopherson

Wednesday, Nov 18th - Kim Prince

Thursday, Nov 19th - Deborah March

Friday, Nov 20th - Suzanne Cannon

Saturday, Nov 21st - Wanda Hentges

Sunday, Nov 22nd - Becca Feeken

Monday, Nov 23rd - Monica Black

NOTE: You need to take note of all the rubber stamps used on each DT's blog.  At the end of the blog hop, go back to Suzanne’s blog and list all the stamps used this week on everyone’s card and enter to win the GRAND PRIZE!!

Good Luck everyone, and thank you for stopping by today!

Edited to add:  A few people have asked questions about my card.  The large snowflake is done with the Cuttlebug combo, there is a die and an embossing folder.  The icicle border is a Martha Stewart border punch.  The patterned paper is from the Bo Bunny Christmas Line, and I believe it’s the special glitter line.  If you have anymore questions, please feel free to ask, I will answer asap.  Thank you so much for all the kind words!

Quietfire Christmas

I made this card a while back, and I finally get to share it with you.  I recently bought a Silhouette cutter, and have been having so much fun with it.  It’s an amazing machine and you can make your own design files out of vector images, or any .jpg images as well.  I can’t take the credit for this cutting file though, my friend Val’s husband made this cutting file for us.  The Poinsettia is cut on the Silhouette.

 

The beautiful sentiment is from Quietfire Design.  Suzanne has the most gorgeous calligraphy stamps. If you haven’t been to the Quietfire site yet, you really should!  I also used a small snowflake Quietfire stamp on the background, it may be hard to see in the picture though. 

For instructions and supply list, please go here.

Urgh…looking at this now, I see that the saying is a bit lopsided…too late to fix it now!  Try to not notice it, especially now that I have pointed that out to you! LOL

Thank you for stopping by today,

:)

Christmas at Photo Memories

Hello there,

I have been so busy lately designing cards and teaching at one of the LSS.  If you are in Halifax, come join us!  There are tons of classes at Photo Memories, something for everyone.

These are the cards for the November 13th class.  All Christmas cards, tis the season! lol

This reindeer card is an easel card.  I completely forgot to take a picture of it open to show you.  I really like the simplicity of this card.  After I took the picture I did add a tiny little champagne coloured gem to his nose. 

The tree card is a recessed window card.  Very fun and really quite easy!  I love the look of the recessed window cards, just makes the card a bit more special.  I used glitter embossing powder on the tree, so it really sparkles in real life.

The penguin card is a stair step card.  I really like the nice bright colours on this card, makes me feel cheery!  The snowflakes are covered with Sookwang Tape, then run thru the cuttlebug with the nesties, and then glittered with Glitter Ritz.  Fun fun!

Lastly, we will be making a card using acetate as our base.  I had such a hard time taking a photo of this card…urgh!  And I tried to clean the acetate when I got home, there was dust and fingerprints on it, and I think I only made it worse!  I will make sure we start out with nice clean acetate for sure!  The snowflakes are stamped with White Stazon ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

:)

Created Byhand Challenge – Halloween

This week it is my turn to do the challenge card over at the Created Byhand Challenge blog.  The theme is Halloween.  I used some of the Quietfire Design wings as bats, cut out some crows, and used the word tapping from the crow plate.  I tried to get it too look creepy with adding the haunted looking house and graveyard border.  If you have a chance, stop by the Created Byhand blog and try your hand at this weeks challenge!

Here is my card:

Thank you for stopping by!

:)

Card Swap – 5 layers or more

We had our monthly stamping night last week, and our swap cards for this month were to be 5 layers or more.  I like this swap as I love to layer! lol 

All stamps used are from Impression Obsession.  I just love their girly stamps! 

 

I know it seems like I haven’t been doing any stamping lately, but I have been!  Some things I just can’t show you yet, and I have been getting ready for many classes.  It’s been a bit crazy actually!  Hopefully I will be able to post more on my blog soon! 

Thank you so much for stopping by,

:)