{RC} Teacher Thanks

Time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge- last week the team took a bit of a vacay, but we are back in (almost) full force :)

I've used Reverse Confetti products on my card today: Class Act stamp set, Class Act confetti cuts, and Office Edges Confetti Cuts.

Be sure to stop by and see what the Sweet Sunday Stampers have whipped up for you today:

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White (taking this week off)
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Giron
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick

 Thanks so much for stopping by!

{TI} Pastels

Hey there! This week our Tiddly Ink challenge is PASTELS ….I've used Wryn- Spring Bling on my card today, as well as some gorgeous girly DP, bling rhinestones, and MFT button and twine. I also added some white machine stitching.

Visit our Challenge Blog for more inspiration!!

{SPD} Hi There!

Hey there! Time for another SugarPea Designs 'Sugar Sketch' challenge! We are up to #4 now in our sketch challenge :) FUN FUN! I have used the sweet What's Mew? set…adore this lil girlie- her little face resting in her hands that gets me!! 

Here's the sketch! I see now that I have forgotten to add my banner, lol!! Whoops! 

·       Play along with any stamp you like - but if you use SugarPea Designs, we'll top your voucher up to $15!

·       Feel free to rotate/flip the sketch, or exchange any shapes for what works with your design, just make sure the sketch is recognisable!

·       Combine our sketch with any other challenge(s) (except another sketch!)

·       Upload to your blog or other online gallery using keyword: SPDSS02 so that we may check out your beautiful work

·       Add your link to the linkup on the SugarPea Blog. You'll find our current challenges on the sidebar.

{KKS} May Release Hop!

Welcome to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May release HOP!! For my card today, I have chosen to work with one of the cute kids from Ahoy, Sailor! by artist Cheryl Alger. I love the nautical look that's trending right now, so this was my fave set of the release!!

I chose a non-traditional colour palette to make my card a girly one :) I used a heavyweight vellum for the doily oval behind the image panel and the larger die cut portions of the flowers. The smaller flowers are a touch smaller and use various patterned scraps from the pad. I added some MFT buttons and twine, as well as a wooden veneer anchor charm.  I added the sentiment onto a vellum flag. The DP is by Simple Stories Homespun.

Check out the rest of the inspiration on the rest of the hop- all of links to the Krafty Girls and Guests can be found below….

{KKS} Under The Sea

Welcome back to day THREE of our MAY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!

We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of FOUR images with matching sentiments from THAIS! This FIN-tastic set is perfect for summer and it is called UNDER THE SEA!!

This week our challenge hostess is DEBORAH! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! 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?? It couldn't be easier!!

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 and it's all happening THIS MORNING!!! We'll be releasing all the new stamps you've seen this week after the party (beginning at 10am.....that's only a couple of hours away) at 11am EDT!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Thais! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN this new set of stamps!!!!! {This winner will be announced later this week!}

So come and hang out with us in a couple of hours for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! ALL the new stamps will be available TODAY at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hopping'!

{KKS} Beachy Keen

Welcome back to Day TWO of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MAY previews!!! We are back with a fabulous new Moonlight Whispers stamp set by Annie Rodrigue!! You'll love these two summer ladies along with the THREE fun sentiments!!

Today the Krafty Girls and I are thrilled to share with you.....BEACHY KEEN!! There are lots of gorgeous creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from the set!! We know you are just going to LOVE these summery ladies and be inspired by all the fun designs!!

I've coloured up my summer lovin' gal with Copics and pastel pencils. I added MFT flower and leaf dies and a button with a twine stamen (thats what they're called, right? haha). I also stuck some enamel dots on, and did some dry embossing on the white layer with a polka dot EF. The layout is a fairy recent Deconstructed Sketch (#150).

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our MAY stamps will be available on Saturday morning at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!! You can find more details here!!

Happy hoppin'!!

{KKS} Ahoy, there!

Welcome to day ONE of our MAY Kraftin' Kimmie Previews!!! Today we are excited to share a cute new set featuring Lulu, Lexi and Lucas! It's by artist Cheryl Alger and we're SURE it will 'float your boat' ! We are sharing samples today featuring.......AHOY, SAILOR!!

 I made this card for my son Jake, who turned 8 yesterday! I love this little wooden boat embellie with the '8' etched into it!! I used dies, buttons and twine from MFT…the paper is Kaisercraft (it's actually a space themed pad, but I thought some patterns worked nice with the nautical trend)…I did a lot of distress sponging on this one. He's coloured with copics and a wee bit of pastels. The sketch that I used for my LO is this week's SSSC #220…I was unable to participate in the sketch reveal with my SSSC teamies, but I finally made it to the party- just very late ;)
Check out Kimmie's HUGE selection of paper pads- tons at discounted prices! This pad is by Kaisercraft, which happens to be on SALE right now!! 

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of the new sets and YOU could WIN!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday morning!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new May stamps will be available on Saturday morning at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'! 

{SPD05} Oh, the places you'll go...

Howdy, friends! I have just returned from a jam-packed long weekend trip South-of-the-Border, to Montana! Full of water sliding, shopping, food and fun with the family! I am flat broke and exhausted :) Now to get back into the usual routine, which of course includes stamping for some great companies….SugarPea Designs for one!
Today we have a new challenge for our Sugarpeeps….Make it Masculine! 
I used a few of the accessory images from the set Hats Off To You and made a fun graduation card. I used this weeks Deconstructed Sketch #151 for my LO. 

·       Play along with any stamp you like - but if you use SugarPea Designs, we'll top your voucher up to $15!

·       Combine our challenge with any other challenge(s)!

·       Upload to your blog or other online gallery using keyword: SPD03 so that we may check out your beautiful work

·       Add your link to the linkup on the SugarPea Blog. You'll find our current challenges on the sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by! Today is my middle son Jake's 8th Birthday (WHATTTT?? Where did time go?? Seems like just yesterday I brought him home to his mermaid themed nursery- yep, thought he was gonna be a girl! Had to change a few things out! lol). I am off to buy some party supplies and a few gifts while he's at school! See ya soon!

{KKS} Zoom, Zoom!

This week our Kraftin' Kimmie challenge is hosted by the lovely Sheri, and she wants to see some Girly Girl creations!

I inked up the convertible girl from the set Let the Good Times Roll. Lots of extra details on this card- glossy accents, wink of stella, glitter, enamel dots, stitching and a HUGE pink bow!

Check out the KKS Blog for more feminine inspiration!

{KKS} The Sun'll Come Out!

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge- join us for this week's challenge and as always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!

Your submission must use at least one Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp but can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation. What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!!

I've used Little Orphan Annie for my card today. She is of course, coloured with Copics. The dies are by MFT, and I kept it simple and added some silver brads for embellishments. The DP is October Afternoon.

**Please note that you are more than welcome to combine this Wonderful Wednesday Share to Win challenge with other challenges, BUT not our regular weekly challenges. This must be a new and different creation than anything you create for our Saturday challenges.

Check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog for inspiration from our regular Krafty Girls, as well as this months GUESTS! 

{TI} Bless Your Nest

 

This week our challenge at Tiddly Inks is called 'head in the clouds', so interpret that however you want! I used Wryn-Eggcellent News and sponged some clouds in behind the image. I also did some sponging with grey ink around the edges of the layers, added some stitching, twine and a wooden button. The sentiment is from a SugarPea Designs stamp set. The DP is Pickled Pear from KaiserCraft and the 6x6 pad came with some fun die cut pages as well. That's where I plucked out the scallop border from.

We hope you'll join in with us this week! You can find all the details on the challenge blog HERE. Thanks for stopping by!! xo

{SPDSS03} Some bunny special...

Hey there! I hope all of you amazing mama's out there had a great day yesterday, and if you aren't a mom, then I hope you got to spend the day with your own mom!! 

My husband and I got up fairly early and cooked an amazing brunch for our moms (dads came too), including tons of fruit and chocolate for dipping (oh yeah!), eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles and these amazing muffins…it was my first time making them and OMG they were delicious!! My hubby did all of the dishes and the kids played while I had a nap on the couch. I took some time in the afternoon for myself to make this card and then my boys took me on a date to the new Amazing Spiderman 2 movie. All in all, it was a pretty fantastic day and I am so lucky that God chose me to be mom to these three amazing little boys! I am blessed beyond measure!!

Here is my card for you today, using SugarPea Designs new Sweet Sketch!

I used the new set Pure Magic, only using the lower portion of the stamp…..the sentiment is from One Big Hoppy Family.

The rules are very simple…

• Create a new card or project using the SugarSketch provided.
• SugarPea Design stamps are NOT required to play along or to win but would be appreciated 
• You may rotate/flip the sketch & replace shapes – so long as the original sketch layout is recognizable 
• Upload to your blog or other Online Gallery using Keyword: SPDSS03 so that we may check out your beautiful work
• Add your name and link to your project in the InLinkz shown HERE.

{TI} Birthdays and Books...

We've got another Fabulous Friday for you at Tiddly Inks- lots of cards to hopefully inspire you over the weekend! Maybe Mother's Day for you involves some uninterrupted crafty time? For me, I asked my hubby and boys to take me to The Amazing Spiderman 2 movie!! Ha! I am such a dude! I love movies like that, and with four males in the house and only one girl, I think that's okay :)

I've used School Girl on my card today- and guess what? She's a steal at only $1.00!! I actually used some Easter paper from Authentique, but these were the colours I was going for and I'm not one to really limit my seasonal paper to it's intended holiday :) If you look closely, you'll see the words from Peter Cottontail on the script DP- but hey, that was a pretty good story! 
This card is actually a Mother's Day/Birthday card for my Mother-in-law. Her birthday is Saturday, so she gets a combo gift and card! She's a teacher and an avid reader, so I'm sure she'll like this :) I got her a gorgeous pair of amethyst Pandora earrings and a GC to Chapters…aren't I the best Daughter-in-law?! I'll put hubby's name on the card too, I guess….after all, he'll be paying the MC bill next month;)

Other Supplies: MFT dies and button; Authentique DP; SU CS; natural jute twine; distress inks; diamond stickles; Verve stamps sentiment; versa fine ink; copics; pastel pencils; SU dimensionals; sewing machine and thread

{SPD} Pure Magic

Welcome to the fourth, and final day of SugarPea Designs Sweet Sneaks! Today we are showing you the cutest lil boy set: Pure Magic, from the Sugar Snap Collection.

Okay, I'm just gonna be honest with ya. I love this card. It came out better than I had even planned, so that always makes a person a wee bit excited about their work! Right? lol! or am I just a weirdo? So I am seriously going to bombard you with pictures, because I took a lot! Haha! Get comfy, grab a coffee.

I coloured him with copics, adding a bit of pastel pencil for darker shading. I covered the yellow on his vest and bow tie with gold spica pen. The dress shirt is paper-pieced and the bow tie is popped up on the edges. I added some gold paper and enamel dots and the dies are from YNS (stars), MFT (sentiment) and TCP (moustache). I also tied some jute twine in black around the card panel.

Glossy accents were added to the buttons, card, eyes and wand tip. I also added some to the stars and dots on the bow tie and sprinkled on some rock candy glitter.

Would you like to WIN the Pure Magic stamp set?! Hop along and visit with the SugarPeas and guests, leaving some comment love along the way! One lucky person will be randomly selected to win the Pure Magic stamp set!

We will be announcing the winner of today's stamp set AND the winner of the ENTIRE MAY RELEASE at our online release party on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page this Thursday night between 8:00 and 9:00 PM EST! We'd love to have you come chat with us, everyone is welcome!

Our fabulous May release will be available in the SugarPea Designs Online Shoppe at 9:00 PM EST this Thursday night!

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