Huge Blog Candy!

Kristin Wilson at Kristin Wilson Handmade is giving away $100 to Scrapbook.com!

Wow what a fantastic blog candy! Check out her blog here.

Winner!

I had said that there might be a surprise given away from the SSD blog hop........................................

I have an extra set of 2 perfect layer rulers and the name that was picked was Sara!

Sara said...

She's beautiful Kim, I love your coloring!

Sara if you would please email (kkelley1308@aol.com) me your address I will get it right out to you!

HUGS

FFF 4-27-12

Well I had started a post and scrappped it!

I was feeling so bad the last two days...with a horrible headache.

Anyway, I am so glad it is Friday!

Fabulous Freebie Friday!

You should get over to SSD on PCP and get this fabulous freebie before the day is up!

Here is what I made with Rah Rah Rhonda:

I used the colors from my high school days...

I was a Rowdy Rincon Ranger!

I gave this card to my friend Tara for her 41st B-day!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Just Inspirational Challenges                                                    Photo Inspiration (purples)

Southern Girls Challenge                                                         Get Your Girly On

Inky Impressions                                                                    Anything Goes

Just Keep On Creating                                                           Anything Goes

Way Cool Blog

I found this blog Designed to Color and in turn digital magazine thanks to Lizzie at OhSnapLizzie! You have got to check this out if you like to color, enjoy seeing beautiful projects, great articles and read cool tips!

http://issuu.com/designedtocolor/docs/dtc_aprmay this is the actual magazine...if I did it right! :)

HUGS!!

Sassy Studio Design New Release Blog Hop!

Hi all of you wonderful hoppers!
Do you have your comfy clothes on? Your cuppa whatever you drink?
This is a long post in a long hop!

Hopefully you came to my blog from the lovely and talented Kathy's blog.
If you stumbled across this post you may want to go to the

SSD Blog and start there...
We have a few new images to add to Lindsay's wonderful images!
Here is my card using the beautiful
Renaissance!

I popped her dress up to give it a bit more dimension.
I think she is such a lovely image!

OK on to the hop info!

We have been asked to list our favorite tool and least favorite and why.

So I will tell you my favorite...

It is called "Perfect Layers"

This was one of my very first tools I ever bought.

It came with a cutting mat, exacto knife and 3 rulers.

At that time I was more into scrapping and

putting frames around the pictures for my layouts.

There are good and bad reviews of this product but I have to say overall my review is great.

There are a few tricks to using them but it helps to make your

borders straight and neat!

I have never been able to find the set that I purchased that

came with every thing but you can find several different sets here.

Basically each ruler has four sizes 1/8, 1/16, etc... and you put your picture or whatever on the paper you want the mat to be and line up...forget it I am not going to try to explain it! LOL Too long and boring...there is a video on that site as well!

So this would have to be my favorite tool!

My least favorite is soooo hard to say. There are a few things that I wish I had waited to get or things I should not have bought because I already owned something that does the same thing.

My newest tool that I am disappointed in would have to be the i-magicut ribbon cutter.....

I think it does ok on regular ribbon, but try one with the painted on dots and it doesn't cut it very well and can even melt it a bit. Si I am going to go back to my old stand by called fray check...that stops the ends from fraying!

DEETS:    First prize will be 3 of the new images...BUT you must leave a comment on the SSD Blog stating YOUR favorite/least favorite tool...there will be 2 winners that will get 1 of the new images....BUT you must leave love on each of the DT's blog...you never know which comment from whose blog will be chosen!



From here you hop on over to Lori's blog to see what fabulous creation she has made!

Here is the hop order just in case!

SSD,  Abbie,  Angela, Ashley,  Belle,  Christine,  Christy,  Debbie,  Jackie  Jamie,  Jen,  Jovan,  Julie

 Karen,  Kate, Kathy Kim (me) Lori,  Mary,  Rachelle,  Rebecca,  Regan,  Ruza, Sara,  Shari,  Soma,  Starla 



I may just have a little surprise for some random commenter too!
And don't forget to join us on the PARTY BLOG tonight 10 pm eastern time!

Have fun!

HUGS



Look Down

I have two posts happening today!
One for the Fabulous Freebie Friday
and one for the newest challnge at Guylou's Inimtability!

Crazy Cat Lady Challenge

This weeks Guylou's Inimitability challenge is brought to us by the cat lover herself, Miss Gina.

Please check out her blog because she always rocks these challenges!

The theme is a color challenge this time around.

You must use the colors of a Siamese!

So the colors are brown, cream (off white) and blue (like their eyes)

I made a card that did not quite turn out what I envisioned but

overall I am pretty happy with it!

As you can see I created a scene using Frederic

my brown is the trees and the base of the card,

my cream is in the hamock and parts of the trees,

and of course my blue is his jeans and the sky.

I just got a hand held air brush

and the sky was my first attempt at using it!

Still working on it! LOL

Check out the rules on the challenge site

and all the other DT blogs!

Kate is our guest designer this week!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

FFF I Dream of Jeanie!

“Yes, Master”

No, I have not been taken over!

But Jeanie has!

Don’t you just love this week’s freebie from the FFF by SSD on PCP?

She is beautiful!
And only free for 24 hours

The theme is the same as last week:

Leather & Lace, Tassels & Tulle, Fringe & Fabric

Here is what I made:

inside

I used tulle for her pantaloons and the tassel is from

the ends of one of my Christmas table runners!

The papers are from Heirloom Stack by DCWV.

I colored her with copics.

And the flowers were from my stash!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Colour Create Challenge                                       Yellow Blue and White

Paper Crafting Journey                                          3 or more patterend papers

Oozak                                                                  Anything Goes

Shades Of The Past

OK I am really reaching for post titles!

This is a card that I made using the beautiful

Elizabeth "Laura" Bennet

She is one of the latest Sassy FAN-tastic Fan inspired images

Laura B is the one who suggest her!

I started out trying for a more pink dress but
ended up going browns...figured it looked  a bit more aged!

HUGE NEWS!
We are having a blog hop this Saturday the 21st!
And then a chat Saturday evening (10 pm est) on the PARTY BLOG!
Because of all the new members it is going to be a huge hop.
So make sure you have a cuppa something good to drink,
a snack and your fuzzy slippers.
Can't wait to see you hopping!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Art With No Boundaries                                           Anything Goes

Make It Monday                                                      Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion                                                   Die Cuts and Punches



Fabulous Freebie Friday!



Happy Friday the 13^th you beautiful bloggers!

With it being Friday, you know what that means…

Another gorgeous Freebie from SSD!

This week our image is called Queen Gorgo and the theme is:

Leather & Lace, Tassels & Tulle, Fringe & Fabric

Basically use any type of trimmings on your project!

Here is my card:

And the inside.

I used leather paper for the swirls and the background for the image.

And of course you can see the black lace!

Now because it is Friday the 13^th

you can even go a bit freaky with it.

The image is only up on PCP for 24 hours (all day Friday)

So make sure you scoot on over there and pick her up!

Don’t forget to link up your project

And have some fun with it!

I want to enter this into the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey                                     3 or more patterned papers

Crafts and Me                                                  3-D embellishments

Just Keep On Creating                                     Anything Goes

Paper Pretties                                                  2 or more DP

Scrapbook Sisters                                           Anything Goes

Never Too Late!

OK I should have posted these before Easter was over

but then the people who got them would have seen them before receiving!

Using 2 of the wonderful Easter image from Scrapper's Delights

So I finished my Easter basket:

I used Bunny Digi 1

and the added sign is from Dustin Pike.

The strap is from a belt...yes a belt...you know the ones

that come on shorts that you never use?? Well I use mine...

just not to hold up the shorts! 

Here is a card I made using Easter Bunny Egg 1:

 

There is some sparkle and shinr but I could not get the lighting

right to really make it show up!

Anyway hope every one had a wonderful Easter :)



It's Friday!

It's Friday and you know what that means...

A FABULOUS FREEBIE!

That's right...time for the Sassy Studio Designs

freebie on Paper Craft Planet!

The freebie is only good for 24 hours.

This week we have the gorgeous and sexy

Grecian Gracie!

And the theme is Anything Goes!

So I decides to do something a bit different

and made a SMASH book page.

Yes my first one!

I made this page as a kick in the butt, I am woman, hear me roar!

Seriously...there are times when I don't feel strong and need that

kick in the butt that says I am that and a whole lot more.

We women are all goddesses and deserve to feel that way!

So I hope you enjoy my SMASH pages and hopefully I will continue to make more!

HUGS!!!

I want to enter this into the following challenges:

Craft Us Crazy                                            Anything But A Card

Divas By Designs                                         Anything Goes

OOZAK                                                     Anything Goes

 

Let's Get Sketchy!

Today at Guylou's Inimitability we are starting our next challenge

and this week our fearless and most talented leader has chosen a sketch...

Pretty cool huh?

Here is my take:

 I tried to make it more 3-d but the picture doesn't allow that to really come across!

I used one of Guylou's latest images called cat in the window.

I used the sentiment Missing You because he looks like he is waiting for someone to come home!
I hope you like it!
Make sure you link up your projects on the challenge blog
and follow all the rules!

Another Scrapper's Delights Sponsorship!

Good Morning!

Scrapper's Delights is sponsoring

Do You Stack Up's

challenge this week!

The theme is Friendly Critters!

So Miss Janice made a fee BEE images to play with!

Here is what I cam up with using Bee 4

I was initially going to go with

"You stepped in it this time!"

But the flower paper did not go that direction! LOL

Now get to shopping at Scrapper's

and check out the DYSU challenge blog!

HUGS

I want to enter this into the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up                                   Friendly Critters

Just Keep On Creating                            Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop                            Easter/Animals

Papercraft Star                                       Anything Goes

Cupcake Craftroom                               Bugs n Birds n Wings n Things

Oozak                                                   Anything Goes

Scrapper's Delights Sponsorship!

Scrapper's Delights is sponsoring

Craft Your Passion

this week!

The theme is Dots and Stripes!

Here is what I made:

I have had these embossed cards from Micheals for soooo long

and finally had a chance to use one!

Janice has outdone herself with these new tears of a clown images....

I am not huge on clowns...watched IT and Poltergist BUT

these images are adorable.

I used papers from Bo Bunny and colored her

with Copics!

Check out the challenge at both

Scrapper's Delights

and

Craft Your Passion!

I want to enter this into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion                   Dots and Stripes

Make It Monday                        Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrappin Corner                Anything Goes

CDACPC-15

"Hey, Hey BooBoo"

"Oh, bother"

"But Yogi, the ranger's not going to like it"

So have you figured the theme for this week's

CDAC Progressive Challenge yet?

You guessed it!

It's all about bears!

I got to create something using Clown Bear

from Pixies Piecings...

I colored this little guy with copics and added smooch on his crown.

The bees are from Favorite Findings (bought at Joanns).

The flowers are from Oriental Trading

The papers and the ribbon came form my Taylored Expressions kit!

You know the drill....

link your project up at the CDAC site and have fun!

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

I want to enter this into the following challenges: