Wednesday 30 November 2011

One Crazy Krafty Hop

Welcome to One Crazy Krafty HOP!!  Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is combining forces with One Crazy Stamper to bring you an incredible blog hop filled with lots of krafty goodness!!
Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is an online Canadian stamp company with whimsical stamps from several different artists, catering to cardmakers and scrapbookers with lots of different styles!  If you like to colour….you’ll love our images!  Check us out at our krafty SHOP!  www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com
One Crazy Stamper is a fantastic Canadian crafting store with an online site as well as a brick and mortar store located in Bolton, Ontario!  They carry all kinds of paper, embellishments, Copic markers and SO much more!!  Check them out here:  www.onecrazystamper.com
Our blog hop today features both Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and crafting goodies from One Crazy Stamper with projects created by design team members from both teams!!  Be sure to hop around from blog to blog and leave a comment at each stop, because some lucky random commenters are going to win some krafty goodies!

As soon as I saw this gorgeous BoBunny Snowfall paper (from the 6x6 pad) in my goodie package, I knew exactly which image to use.  This is Eva and I coloured her up to match the paper.  I added some glitter for the snow and even added white flock to her earmuffs and to the cuffs of her sweater.  I did lots of stitching and added a wonky scallop border and a snowflake cut from some glitter paper.  I added some matching rhinestones from this fabulous coordinating embellishment pack


What a fun hop this was!  One Crazy Stamper has quickly become my go-to store for online ordering here in Canada.  Lora has fabulous customer service and lightning fast shipping.  In fact, I may have just received an order from her on Monday (although I can neither confirm nor deny on advice of counsel!  LOL!).  


Your next stop along the hop is over to Sue!  Thanks so much for hopping by!

MFT Teasers - May I Have This Dance

Welcome to Day 1 of MFT Teasers for the December release.  December?  Where did the year go?  Holy cow!  Anyways, what a treat it is to show you this month's Who's That Girl set.  The WTG set is traditionally the set that is offered early as part of the VIP kit, but this month, MFT shook things up a bit and so this is the first glimpse you've had!  Cool!

I paired my image with some Basic Grey Little Black Dress papers and paper pieced the background.  I coloured the image with my copics and coated her dress with some stickles.  It's much smoother in real life - the light is making it look really uneven.  I layered the image panel on the new Oval Open Scallop Doily die and ran the new Skyline Border die across the bottom of the card.  I stamped one of the sentiments from the set on the new Mini Tabs Foursome die and added a flower cut with the new Fringed Perennial die.  Whew!  That's a whole lot of new!


I finished the inside off with another sentiment from the set and another border cut from the new Skyline Border die.  





Here are the details about the upcoming release on December 6 at 10 PM EST:
  • You can attend the New Release Party on December 6th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
  • The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on December 6 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
  • The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
  • If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on December 6 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.
I'll see you back here tomorrow for another teaser!





Tuesday 29 November 2011

MFT November Creative Chat

It's time for the MFT Creative Chat. The My Favorite Things Design Team Creative Chat is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative spaces and share valuable organizational methods, tools, and shopping strategies with you. You'll be able to peek into our creative spaces, ask questions, and share your own ideas in the MFT forum.  This month, we were asked the following questions: 

Show us your desk.  How do you have things set up, and why?  
What are your "go-to" tools?  Tell us what you can't live without.

Visit Kim's Blog for a full list of designers that have taken up the challenge and get ready to delve into the minds of our creative team.

It's been a bit since I've participated in the Creative Chat - and I'm afraid I might have gone a little overboard with the pictures, so you'll just have to bear with me.  In my defense though. I have a U shaped work area so that's a lot of desk to show!

Here's my main work area.  I stamp in our unfinished basement.  We do have some remnant carpet down and I did paint the parging a couple of years ago - just so my little corner would look a little cleaner and brighter (I only painted the corner - not the whole basement).  Because the walls are cement, it's hard for me to attach anything to the walls - what's there has been drilled in with a masonry bit and although I would love nothing more than to cover the walls with storage solutions, it's just not going to happen. 


I happen to be left handed, so I store most of my go-to tools on the left side of my desk.  Not to say I haven't played around with placement though.  For a while I had my big 12x12 tonic trimmer on the right side, but I would lose my cut pieces down the side of my desk.  It's all trial and error for me!  So here you can see my full size trimmer, my smaller Fiskars trimmer, my new Scor Buddy (that I am loving), and my ATG gun.  These things pretty much live here.


Behind that are my copic markers.  I had originally wanted to get those nifty wood towers that looked similar to this, but by the time I was ready to bite the bullet and pay shipping to Canada, they stopped making them.  So I handed my hubby the directions off this blog and he made me these out of foam core board.  Love them!  On top I have my refills stored in the pink basket and my Prismacolor pencils/stumps/gamsol in the can.


Immediately to the right of my markers I have an Ott Light and a couple baskets (from the dollar store) that hold my acrylic blocks and stamp pads, as well as some of my most used basic sets (i.e. alphas, tag sets).  


I protect my work surface with a self-healing mat but I also use this purple foam pad to stamp on and colour on as well.  I keep another little green bucket on my desk for small scraps of paper - saves me from searching for the garbage.  


At the back of my desk, I have a couple of these tiered shelves (I think they're actually for spices) and a couple clear baskets to sit on top of the tiers.  Here you can see I have my piercing mat and inks and sponge daubers in one.  And in the second I have a whole schwack of embellishments.  These are things that I use frequently, or things that are new and that I want to use.  At the moment there's lots of brads, rhinestones, pearls, and some linen thread among other things.


Above my desk I have a couple of Bygel Rails from Ikea mounted on the wall.  I have some storage cups and a basket right now hanging from the rails.  The one on the left (remember I'm left handed?) holds my most used stuff.  Notably my ruler, micro tip scissors, piercing tool, and sanding block. 


Here's another basket with glue dots, glitter, and some other stuff.  I love the way that the punches can sit on top of the rail.  These particular ones are corner rounders and ticket corner punches.


The right side of my desk with my laptop


Ooh this one looks messy.  It's filled with more adhesives (red line tape, scor tape, tape runners, and liquid glues) as well as some replacement trimmer blades.  There's also some painters tape that I use to secure dies to paper and some Eclipse masking tape.  The green basket holds stamps that I want to use - usually ones that I haven't had time to ink up yet or new purchases.  And you can see just to the right of my desk there's a pile of fabric and denim waiting to be used on cards.


More baskets!


Underneath my desk I store my cardstock.  This is my overflow box.  I'm trying to decide how to deal with it, but for now this is working o.k.


Here's my main collection of cardstock.  It's full.  Too full - thus the overflow.  Hmmm..


To the immediate right of my desk is a high storage cabinet with counter.  The very top holds my Cuttlebug and embossing folders.  It was too messy to show you!  Ha!  These shelves are less than an arms length from my desk and I grab these baskets of dies constantly while constructing cards.


The bottom shelf holds the bulk of my patterned paper pads. 


This sewing desk completes the U shape of my work area.  It's immediately behind my main work desk, which means I only need to swivel my chair 180 degrees and scootch it in a little to reach my sewing machine.  This is my second Janome Sew Mini.  I bought a new one this summer after mine finally gave out.  But it worked hard for almost 4 years so I have no complaints!


The drawers to the left of the sewing machine store my ribbons.  They're separated by colour, but are just shoved in the drawers.  


And on top of the drawers is a button organizer (that one of my good friends made me) as well as my twine.


Phew!  I'm exhausted!  If you've stuck around this long - thanks!  I hope that you found it interesting and maybe even helpful.  I can't wait to visit the rest of the team to see where they work!  I'll see you back here tomorrow for the first day of MFT Teasers!!

Saturday 26 November 2011

Kraftin' Kimmie Gratitude Challenge

Welcome back for another Kraftin' Kimmie challenge.  This week I'm your hostess and I'd like to challenge you to make a Thank You/Gratitude card in honor of American Thanksgiving.  If you play along with a KKS stamp,  you could be the random winner of this image from the new Snips & Snails set - illustrated by Cheryl Alger.  

I stamped this cutie on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured him with my copics.  I did use some Prismacolor pencils and gamsol for the ground though.  The papers are all from the new Basic Grey Picadilly pad and for the layout I used November's Sketch For You To Try again.  


I hope you'll play along with us over on the Krafty Blog.  The Krafty Girls and Guests have some amazing eye candy for you over there!  And don't forget that Kraftin' Kimmie is having a huge Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale.  Virtually EVERYTHING is on SALE 25-75% OFF at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! That's right!!! This is the BIGGEST sale we've ever had and aren't likely to repeat it anytime soon!! So take advantage while you can!! We are talkin' serious savings here!!
Thanks for stopping by.  I'm so grateful for you!

Friday 25 November 2011

Holiday Hugs Sketch For You To Try

Happy Black Friday to my American friends.  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  

I just wanted to pop by and share another card I made using November's Sketch For You To Try!  There's still time to play along and all the details can be found right HERE on Jen's blog.  I used this new Holiday Hugs stamp from MFT and paired him with some Echo Park Holly Jolly papers.  I also used the Icicle Border die and the Let It Snowflake die and cut some white glitter paper.  I topped it off with some twine and a button.    


I decided to finish the inside off as well since that snowman is so dang cute!  I stamped him in Memento London Fog ink and then used one of the sentiments in the set over top.


Thanks for stopping by!  I'll see you back here tomorrow for the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge.  I may have used November's sketch again for tomorrow's card as well (wink).  

Wednesday 23 November 2011

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #47

Happy Wednesday all (I'm sorely tempted to write y'all, but I think there's some rule somewhere about Canadians using that word! LOL)!  It's time for another MFT sketch challenge and I must admit that this one challenged me a bit.  I think mainly because I was set on using this Pure Innocence Precious Little Lamb Upon A Star stamp.  And I didn't want to cut it out.  So I may or may not have omitted at least one of the horizontal strips on the tag.  But it's all good right?!  There's room for interpretation in there!  

I cut the Tag You're It die out with some Fossil cardstock and coloured my little lamb with a combination of copics and Prismacolour Pencils.  Behind my tag I used the Die-namics Star border cut from some silver glitter paper and added some stitching and brads.  The papers are some older MME Christmas ones.  


I finished the inside off with more of the Star Border and a fabulous Christmas sentiment that comes with this set.  



Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog and the MFT forum on SCS (look for the most recent WSC thread). You'll need to upload your card in the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch. You will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money. One winner is chosen at random each week!

 


Sunday 20 November 2011

Kraftin' Kimmie Hop

Do YOU know what day it is??? It’s Krafty RELEASE Day!! Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new NOVEMBER stamps and there’s SO much awesomeness to SEE!!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of FUN new stamps for you to get inky with! We’ve got something for everyone!! There is a fun new SET by Cheryl Alger for the DUDES in your life!! It’s called SNIPS AND SNAILS! We also have TWO fantastic sets of FURRY FRIENDS from Emilie Goulet called CANINE CAPERS 1 and 2!!! And of course we have an amazing new set of six GOTHIC GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue! PLUS we are also releasing the BEST FRIENDS stamp that was our special commemorative stamp from Krafty Day last month!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our NOVEMBER Krafty Hop! If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!!

I made a card using Tabitha and some Basic Grey Little Black Dress patterned papers.  The layout is one of Karen's Sweet Sunday sketches (from a couple weeks back) and I added some lace and bling as well.  I covered some of the image with some Sakura Stardust pen as well for a little more glitter.  I broke the sentiment up and arranged it in the bottom left hand corner of the image panel.  


Your next stop along the hop is over to Annie's blog!  Make sure you tell her how much you love her new Voodoo Girls!  Thanks for stopping by.  

Saturday 19 November 2011

Krafty Peeks - Bella

Welcome to Day 2 of Krafty Peeks for the November Kraftin' Kimmie stamps release. All of the new stamps will be released on Sunday Nov. 20th and until then we get to show you previews. Head over the the Krafty blog for links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have projects to share today. And don't forget to leave comments along the way because two lucky stampers will each win 3 of Annie's new stamps.  

Also, as it's Saturday, it's also challenge day over on the challenge blog.  This week Pam has created a fabulous sketch for us and I played along using a new Moonlight Whispers stamp - Bella.  Annie has drawn 6 new "Gothic" girls for this month's release.  I paired Bella with some Authentique papers and some pretty rose trim.    


Also being released this month is the "Best Friends" stamp.  This was the commemorative stamp that was given out at this year's Krafty Day and will now be available to purchase!  I split the sentiment up on my card and the inside reads "with a little help from my friends".  


Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll see you back here for the new release hop!

Friday 18 November 2011

Krafty Peeks - Canine Capers

Welcome to Day 2 of Krafty Peeks for the November Kraftin' Kimmie stamps release. All of the new stamps will be released on Sunday Nov. 20th and until then we get to show you previews. Head over the the Krafty blog for links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have projects to share today. And don't forget to leave comments along the way because two lucky stampers will each win one of today's sets.

Today we're showing you two new fabulous sets illustrated by Emilie Goulet.  Are you a dog lover?  Then you'll be tickled with Canine Capers 1 and Canine Capers 2.  I fell in love with this image and had to make it into a card.  Then I fell in love with this MME paper and couldn't bear to cover it with anything more so kept it pretty simple.  


Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you back here tomorrow for Moonlight Whispers peeks!

Thursday 17 November 2011

Krafty Peeks - Snips & Snails

Welcome to Day 1 of Krafty Peeks for the November Kraftin' Kimmie stamps release.  All of the new stamps will be released on Sunday Nov. 20th and until then we get to show you previews.  Head over the the Krafty blog for links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have projects to share today.  And don't forget to leave comments along the way because one lucky stamper will win the whole Snips & Snails set.    

Today we're showing you images from Cheryl Alger's new set Snips & Snails and I chose to use this cutie boy with his dog.  I paired this sweet image with some My Mind's Eye papers and used one of the sentiments from the set along the side.  I did some stitching and distressing as well and added some twill and twine for good measure.      


Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll see you back here tomorrow for more peeks. 

Tuesday 15 November 2011

MFT Pure Innocence Winter Cuties VIP Collection

It's that time of month again over at MFT - time for the VIP Collection release.  We have a twist for you this month because usually the VIP kit contains the new Who's That Girl set.  Well this month, just to shake it up a bit, it contains two of the new Pure Innocence sets!!  How cool is that?

I made a card to show you the new Ice Princess set.  I paired her with the new Oval Open Scallop doily die that also comes in the kit - doesn't she fit perfectly?!  The papers are all My Mind's Eye and I added the Icicle Border die, the Snowflake Trio die, and the banner from First Place Award Ribbon die to embellish.  This layout is also this week's sketch challenge over in the MFT forum.  



You can find the Winter Cuties VIP Collection right HERE in the MFT store.  And don't forget to check out Kim's blog as she has links to all the designers sharing projects with you.  I know this kit will sell out quickly - so what are you waiting for?  Go grab one now!  


Saturday 12 November 2011

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Make It Masculine

Happy Saturday everyone!  And of course Saturday means it's time for another Kraftin' Kimmie challenge and Angie has challenged us to make a masculine card.  I decided to colour up Toymaker Elf and pair him with some Echo Park Seasons Greetings papers.  I kept it simple with just a circle die behind my image panel.  I didn't want to girly it up with ribbons and the like!  


Make sure you head over to the Krafty blog to see what the Krafty Girls and Guests have created for you and don't forget about the Frugal Friday specials too!

Wednesday 9 November 2011

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #45

Well hello there!  Today I have a card to show you for the MFT stamp club sketch challenge.  I (along with many of my fellow team members) used the new Pure Innocence Christmas Caroler and paired her with some Echo Park Seasons Greetings papers.  I took some liberties with the scallop section at the bottom and used the Woodgrain Fence die as well as the Wonky Scallop Border die.  I was hoping it would suggest snow piled up against the fence.  I still had my twine and lace trim out from doing the Creative challenge the other day so I used that for the top horizontal element and to embellish the top of my tag cut with the Tag You're It die (which can now be purchased on its own as well!).  A snowflake from the Snowflake Trio die finished it all off.  I must admit that I thought this sketch would be easy - until I started making my card - my desk now looks like a hurricane hit it!


Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog and the MFT forum on SCS (look for the most recent WSC thread). You'll need to upload your card in the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch. You will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money. One winner is chosen at random each week!







Tuesday 8 November 2011

MFT Creative Challenge - Vintage

In 2011, MFT is working harder than ever to inspire you, and we have come up with something we think you'll really enjoy. Our Design Team Creative Challenge is a new monthly feature, where we challenge our design team to explore their creative side using a specific theme, product or technique. This month, we're exploring the lush vintage style. Please visit the MFT Blog to see exactly what we've been up to, you'll find a full list of designers that have taken up the challenge!

Oh man!  Vintage - really?  I almost didn't take up this challenge.  I don't have the easiest time with that style.  But since the gauntlet was thrown down, I had to!  I pulled out an old favorite - the Dienamics Just My Type die and stamp set.  I love the look of this set and it is super easy to line up the stamp with the die.  I did lots of distressing and stitching and added a Faux Crochet border layered with some lace trim and some twine.  I also added a Rolled Flower on top of my twine bow and stuck a Maya Road Trinket pin behind it all.  I'm not quite sure that this is vintage, maybe it's more shabby chic - but it's my go at it.  




Thanks so much for stopping by!




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