Hey everyone! It's time for a brand new Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge and this week's theme is "Girly Girl" hosted by Sherri!  So dig out all of your girly-girl KK Stamps and get busy this long weekend.  We are supposed to get rain most of the weekend (should have guessed) so I will be playing in my craft room - join me!!!

For my card, I used one of my favorites - an older Moonlight Whispers image - Alicia the Strawberry Pirate.  AND...if you love her as much as I do and NEED to have her come live at your house, she JUST happens to be on SALE this weekend as part of the Frugal Friday Sale at KKS!!!  There are some other ADORABLE images on sale - why stop at just one?

For my card, I combined this week's Color Throwdown combo with last week's Deconstructed Sketch - I love how it turned out!!!

Isn't she adorable!??? 

OK, everyone - enjoy your long weekend!  Don't forget to come back on Thursday for the first day of Sneak Peeks for the brand new KK release!  You're gonna love all of these new sets  - I promise!!  See you soon!

 

Wise Men... {CTD272} & {DS130}

Welcome back!  I hope the weather where you are is MUCH better than what we're experiencing here - snow, snow and more SNOW!  Mother Nature must really have her knickers in a knot.  But fear not ... this all means I must stay inside and cozy up in my craft room, right? 

I have a quick card to share with you today that combines this week's Color Throwdown combo with The Deconstructed Sketch - the result is a soft, subtle Christmas card that uses the TAWS set, Seek Him:

I am hoping to get all of my Christmas shopping done this weekend and help the kids finish theirs.  Have a great day everyone - only 11 more sleeps!  So excited!

 

Peace {Mojo322} & {CTD271}

BRRRRRRRR! It has been bone-chillingly cold here in central Alberta the last few days.  And before that, Mother Nature dumped MORE snow on us.  I've had just about enough of this darn winter and it's not even officially here yet!  I'm in trouble...

Today I've got a card that uses this week's Color Throwdown and the sketch from Mojo Monday.  It's been quite awhile since I've played along with Mojo Monday so it was nice to get back. 

The stamps are from the TAWS sets, Seek Him and Christmas Magic:

Thanks for stopping by today - see you tomorrow with a brand new BE Inspired Challenge!

 

The Alley Way Stamps Sneak Peek - Day Three {Gabfest}

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US!  I hope that you all will be able to take some time to relax and enjoy your families...and maybe find a few minutes to create something awesome.  :) 

Today is Day Three of the new release sneak peeks over at The Alley Way Stamps and today's peek is an AWESOME alphabet set that no craft room should be without.  Gabfest is a great mix of uppercase and lowercase alphabet letters, some numbers, and a couple other tiny images.  For my card, I used the only word in the set, "hi", to create my background and a sentiment from Petal Pushers on a die cut cloud finishes it off:

The color combo is from the week's Color Throwdown and the sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches:

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to head over to the TAWS blog to leave some comment love for your chance to WIN this awesome set...LOVE!!!  And make sure to come back on Saturday for the Blog Hop where one lucky commenter will win ALL THREE new sets!  See you then!

Woot woot! {CTD269} & {FMS113}

Hey all and Happy Thursday to all of you crafty peeps out there in Blogland!  Today I've got another quick,  CAS card to share with you that uses this month's free-with-$40-purchase set from The Alley Way Stamps, Pieces, as well as my new favorite set, Spell Check.  The sketch is from this week's Freshly Made Sketches and the color combo is courtesy of the Color Throwdown:

Thanks for popping by - see you tomorrow for a brand new BE Inspired Challenge!

Love You To Pieces {FMS112} & {CTD268}

Good morning, crafty blogging world! It's a lovely fall morning - ahhhhhh, who am I kidding? It's more like winter here in Central Alberta but the past couple of days have had the temperatures hovering at or a bit above zero so some of the blasted snow is slowly melting away.

I only had a few minutes yesterday after school to whip up a card for today because, yes, I procrastinated...and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly this one came together.  I will admit, the Color Throwdown combination really threw me for a loop but when I realized how cute the little heart bubbles from the TAWS set Spell Check would be in bands across the card (for Freshly Made Sketches), I was done in under 15 minutes:

The sentiment is from another one of the TAWS newest releases, In Stitches.  Aren't the images perfect together? 

Okie dokie - that's all folks!  I will be back next Tuesday (yes...a few days off to enjoy my family) with a brand new Colour Q combo - see you then!

BE Inspired # 41 & CTD267 & FMS111

Hello crafty friends! I'm back with another fun BE Inspired Challenge over at The Alley Way Stamps.  This week's photo is the PERFECT accompaniment to this month's new release, Breakfast Club - take a peek:

For my card, I combined this week's Color Throwdown with the new Freshly Made Sketches:

In addition to using the coffee cup and coffee beans from the Breakfast Club set, I used bits of words from In Stitches as well... I love how all the fonts blend together so seamlessly.  :)

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope you will join us and play along sometime in the next two weeks!  Have a great weekend!

 

CTD266 & FMS110

Hey everyone! So sorry this is late - I had it set for 5:00 pm, not 5:00 am! Oops! But better late than never, right?

I've got a quick card to share with you today that combines this week's Color Throwdown combo and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches - with the exception of the horizontal flag I omitted because it would have interfered with the awesome word bubble from the new TAWS set, Spell Check: 

Thanks for stopping by today - see you on Tuesday! :)

A Quick Christmas Card {CTD265 &FMS109}

Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping in today.  I've got a super-cute Christmas card to share that took less than 20 minutes to put together.  Actually, it took a bit longer because I had to let the Crystal Effects dry all day while I was at work, but other than that - less than 20 minutes. :)

I used this week's Color Throwdown and the sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches:

I used a roll of ribbon to draw my Christmas light strings and then used the little light from the TAWS set, Chill Out to finish it off.  I colored the lights in with Copics and used Crystal Effects to give them a shiny, glass-like look.  SO easy!   The sentiment is from Christmas Magic, also from TAWS.  :)

Okie dokie - that's it from me!  Have a fantastic Thursday and I'll be back in the morning with a new BE Inspired Challenge - I'll see you then!

 

Sunday Morning TWO-fer - TAWS Sneak Peek and SSSC-183

Happy Sunday morning, everyone!  I hope the weather is as blissfully beautiful wherever you are as it is in central Alberta this weekend...GORGEOUS!  I have been so busy studying for my last exam that I only got my card done in the nick of time.  BUT, on the positive side, I'm done my course and passed with flying colors.  WHEW!  Thank goodness that it's done.  Now maybe life can get back to *normal*... whatever that is!

So today I've got a double-duty card for you all to peek at.  It is Day Two of Sneak Peeks over at The Alley Way Stamps and we've got a lovely, lacy set called Delicate Doilies.  It is perfect for the more *feminine* cards you might make.  There is a nice variety of sizes and shapes and I can see them as more than just doilies...maybe flowers or snowflakes, anyone?

It's also time for a brand new Sweet Sunday Sketch and this one is, again, perfect if you want to go CAS or fussy it up:

I chose to keep it fairly CAS but added some jewels for a bit of sparkle:

How about all those doily shapes?  Don't you love 'em?  I thought the soft colors from this week's Color Throwdown were the PERFECT complement to this set:

All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop by and say hello to:

Dana White 

Dawn Easton 

Jackie Pedro 

Karen Giron 

Karen Motz 

Lori Tecler 

Lynn Put 

Sarah-Jane Kalé 

Tracy Clemente 

Vicki Burdick 

. . . and this week's AWESOME, AMAZING, UBER-talented guest Sweet Stamper - Arielle Gordon!  I have the pleasure of working with Arielle on the TAWS DT and love her to BITS!  :)  Make sure to stop in and see what everyone did with this sketch - they will not disappoint.

Have a great day, everyone!