Art Journal Garden Fairy

 Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger with 2 beautiful images from KCS Designs by Kim. The first collection is called WINGS AND WHIMSY and the other is called VINTAGE DOORWAYS.  Here is a link to her Etsy shop so you can look at all of her collections.

I love the colors in both of these collections and thought they would work magically together.  Today I used:

• IMAGES FROM KCS DESIGNS BY KIM (ETSY)
• 9" Wooden Circle (Dollar Tree)
• 3" Wooden Circle (Dollar Tree)
• Stamperia Media Stencil ( Alice in Christmas)
• Little Birdie Matt Chalk Acrylic Paint (MUTED TEAL AND TATTERED LACE)
• Brass and Bliss die (OPEN GREENERY)
• Paper Studio Adhesive gems
• Rub ons from 49 and Market (Moonlit Gardens)
• Spellbinders flower die (PLUMERIA)

It's all about layering starting with the acrylic paints and working my way to those plumeria flowers!  I really enjoyed putting this together.  I even printed out another image from the Vintage Doors collection on a 8 1/2 x 5 rice paper and used it for some of the flowers and the 3" circle.

Thanks for hanging out with me today...I hope I inspired you to get into your crafty space and be creative today.

Stay Crafty!

Kimberly

Coffee and Gansta Rap

Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger with this month's Just For Giggles IG hop.  If you know me you know that I just love funny and snarky cards!  If you love to make funny, punny or snarky cards this hop is for you.  It's once a month and anyone can join in the fun.  Click this LINK and head over to my IG to join in on the hop and get some giggles in today!

Today I decided to download one of the PNG's that I purchased off of Etsy.  Soooo, I am new to PNG's and I kind of went crazy on buying them.  I mean so inexpensive, you get multiple images and they take up zero room.  So the days I am not in a mood to pull out my Copic or Spectrum Noir markers I can reach into my newly acquired stash of PNG's.

I picked my latest download called FUNNY CARTOON CAFFEINATED QUIRKY BIRDS by HBM Clipart.  If you are interested in PNG's they have a lot to offer, just click on the link.

I used 2 birds for this caffeinated card.  The parrot is so vibrant and the cup it's holding left enough room for one of my stamps, COFFEE AND GANSTA RAP.  That stamp has been in my stash forever.  It was small enough to fit into that cup...but the great thing about PNG's is you can resize them to any size you need so if it didn't fit I could just adjust the bird to size!  The brown bird had a cup that already said "speed mode engaged" so I thought the two sentiments on the cups went well.  I did reach for my fine colored pens and just gave their feathers a little more dimension along with a bit of Copic to help.

After I printed and added some flicks of the markers I used a die from my stash that I had gotten off of Amazon...it's quirky so it went perfectly.  I also used a postage die from Scrapbook.com with papers from Whimsy stamps and Brass and Bliss.  Both are the top 2 companies I love to buy from!

After adhering everything together I printed out the sentiment and added some glossy accents to the whip, the eyes and the coffee beans and called it D-O-N-E!

I hope I was able to make you giggle with this card and don't forget to head over to the Hop for some more funny/punny/snarky inspiration.

Stay crafty!

Kimberly 

Sending Luck & Love

Hey guys, I'm up on the Blogger with a St. Patty's Card playing along with not one but two challenges this week.  Simon Says Stamp and Double Trouble Paper Crafting.  Both were a challenge and got me thinking outside the box.  To join in or to just get some inspiration click on the links I provided.

For Simon Says Stamp the challenge was WHEELS...so you had to make a card with wheels somewhere on it so when I saw this image I knew this would be the card to make.  For the Double Trouble Challenge boy those girls really make you work for it!  Here is the recipe:↓

So for my card I used a digi stamp I purchased off of Etsy...20 images for $2 and they are all St. Patty themed (click here for the shop).  I think this card hit on all of the 3,2,1 requirements and I am not mad at it.  I will say I put the pattern paper in the embossing folder wrong so I got a de-boss instead of an emboss but I still love the look and it still counts!

Thanks for hanging out with me and I hope I was able to inspire you to make a card and put a smile on someone's face.

Kimberly

Cheers! - Simon Says Blog Challenge

Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger with a St. Patty's card doing a challenge for Simon Says Stamp Blog.  This weeks Challenge is all about Spritz and Splatters!  To join in on the fun or just to get some inspiration Clink on the link and head on over.

I started out with an A2  size white card stock trimmed down an 1/8th of an inch. I went into all of my spritzes and sprays and grabbed a bunch.  I had mowed lawn, wild honey, rusty hinge, and even a color I made up!  I spritzed a color and then heat set it and moved on to each of the other colors doing the same.  After it was completely dried I added some white acrylic paint splatters along with some white acrylic paint mixed with a  little mowed lawn and splattered that.

I printed out an image I purchased off of Etsy. I got 20 of the cutest St. Patty images that are perfect for doing quick cards!  Here is a link to her shop if you want to head over and check them out. I printed this image out on a 3x3 watercolor paper and I loved the look.  I die cut it with one of my stitched dies (I really don't even know what to call that shape).

I die cut the CHEERS! from an alpha die from Recollections. I used the same color card stock that I used for the sentiment to back the card and adhered it altogether. My final step was to add glossy accents to the top of the beer and to the letters in the sentiment.  It really was a fun card to make.  I love playing with inks.  Do you use sprays and splatters on your cards?

I so appreciate you hanging out with me today and I hope I inspired you to make a card and put a smile on someones face today.

Make it a crafty day!

Kimberly

We are a Latte Like - Layout #21 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies,

I'm here working on number 21 of my 365 Page Layout Challenge 2019 (and the lessons I learned).  I will try to list everything I used below and try to link up to where you can purchase them if you happen to like any of them.

I decided to do a coffee card today!  Those gals over at Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group are so inspiring and it's all about coffee and I LOVE coffee!

This layout was pretty simple and quick!  I started off with a digi download.  If you don't know what a digi download is click here to read my blog about them.  I found these cutie pies at Crafting Desert Divas website. 

I downloaded them and then re-sized them, each a little different.  The Christmas coffee cups on each side is ribbon that I got from an amazing haul from Joann's!  I glued them down and had to lay them flat for a while because this ribbon is made of a burlap material so it was hard to keep it glued down.  

After the ribbon stayed put, I cut a pice of brown card stock for the face of the card.   I used some brown ink and went around the edges with my ink blending tool.  

I had these awesome alphas that are actually black and gold(ish) in a weave pattern that matched well.  I added 2 sticky brads, adhered the ginger girl and boy with foam dots to give it some dimension, then added the YOU WARM MY HEART stamp at the bottom (next to the...shall I say it...gingerbread cake😱).  

Lastly, and here comes LESSON 1 for this layout, I didn't measure correctly!  I had to improvise so I cut a strip from a border I had and placed it at the top.  It had gold(ish) brown diamonds and it worked!  So...DON'T FORGET TO MEASURE PROPERLY🤦🏻‍♀️ 

Well, there you have it...number 21 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!  

Please join our FB page for more challenges and to share your layouts with the group or come follow me on IG!  

Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly

Digi Downloads and what are they?

Hey there Newbies,

I wanted to blog about something I recently came across and new nothing about, Digi Downloads. Digi is short for digital downloads.  I've never heard of them before and came across something on facebook about a sale that Pink Gem Designs was having so it peeked my curiosity so off I went to check it out.  

I was hooked!  All of the awesomeness that they call digi downloads was amazing.  They are designs (think, coffee, Christmas, characters...the cutest stuff ever) that are already colored in beautifully AND you also get just the outlined of the design so you can add your own flare if you want.  

Why did I fall so hard for digi stamps?  Well, they are already in beautiful color, they are cheaper than stamps, you don't have to buy ink for stamping and you can manipulate them (think, size, lighten or darken the colors, print multiples at a time)!  They are great for cards or layouts, including project life!

Once you purchase them for say .99 (they start about that price and go up) they are yours forever!  The one draw back...fussy cutting.  I hate fussy cutting (because I'm not that great at it, nor was I great at staying in the lines when coloring at pre-school😁).

I found a few places to purchase them (even on Ebay) but I made this card using a digi from Pink Gem Designs on Etsy.  I mean how cute is that and who doesn't appreciate a handmade card from the heart!

Well, there you have it...digi downloads.  I hope that you learned a little about them and how to use them.  To find out more about how I made this card click here.  

To shop for this digi head over to Pink Gem Designs Etsy Shop!

Thanks for following along and please subscribe and follow along on my on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge 2019 that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!  

Please join our FB page for more challenges and to share your layouts with the group or come follow me on IG!  

Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly