Challenge #19 Pop Up Box Card

Hello and thanks for stopping by! 

This is my first ever pop up box card, I was super excited to give it a try. Our sponsor is DRS Designs and I love, love, love their stamps! The stamps I used on this card are both from DRS Designs and my sentiment was great but my main image was a bit bigger than what I really needed for the size of my card.

One of the really great things about this card is that it fits in a regular envelope, so I was determined to use the stamps I had chosen and finagled with it enough until I found a way to get that sassy little cat to work! 

It turned out very cute and I will be working on another one that I will be adding more elements to so check back in and see how I progress along. Try it for yourself it was a fun project and has a great wow factor for the recipient. 

If you are interested in giving it a go here is the tutorial that I followed, you can enter our challenge at Scrapbook Blessings Club here with anything that you have created recently. 

Thanks again for stopping by and keep on crafting! 

-Kimmy

Make A Picture

Make a Picture Challenge #18

Hi Everybody! 

Today I bring you a cute little girl from Bugaboo Stamps who is our sponsor this week for Scrapbook Blessings Club. 7 wonderful digital stamps goes to the winner of this new challenge. The challenge that the team took on was to make a picture for your background. This is something I had never done with inks before and it was so much fun (love the chance to get a little messy!)! 

I also got to play with my Spectrum Noir markers. I have heard how wonderful they are and when I ran out of ink in my skin tones for my promarkers I decided to make the switch. One of the selling points for me is that the Spectrum Noir markers are refillable and you can now get a brush tip end if you choose to and you can replace whichever end you wish (I plan to replace the chisel tip end since I don't ever use that side). 

Alrighta roony onto the card...and heeere she is!

So here is the tutorial that I watched for the technique if you would like to check it out, I have since watched several more of her videos and I think I might be hooked now.

Supplies:

• white card stock paper ( Georgia Pacific, I made a card front in case the inking had to be redone.)
• inks and sponge (I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in China Blue for the sky and Tea Dye for the ground)  one thing I would note is make sure you do your ground dyeing before you stick anything down, I was so focused on making sure that she was actually sitting on the bench that I missed a whole step!) 
• cut out the clouds from white cards stock paper using my Slice machine and the Zootopia card
•  the bench is a die cut from La La Land Crafts which I cut out using my Big Kick
• the image is from Bugaboo Stamps colored with Letraset Promarkers and Spectum Noir markers
• I used my Xyron adhesive machine (I have the small purple one) to run the image through and make a sticker out of it
• once I had stuck the image to the bench I used Mono multi adhesive from Tombow to glue the bench down
• used ATG Gun to adhere the card front to the base of the card
• not sure where the Hello sentiment stamp came from it was in my stash and I acquired it back before I was in the habit of trying to put down what I used...sorry 

So let us see what you've been up to and if you are looking for a little inspiration check out the tutorial video I for one will making a few more in the future! If you are looking for a new digi stamp head on over to Bugaboo Stamps they are having a 25% SALE off all of their EASTER STAMPS!!!

We would love for you to enter the contest and be our winner for this challenge you can do that right here.

Happy Easter! Hope it is a beautiful day for you and your family no matter the weather! 

Keep on Crafting,

 Kimmy 

Is That Christmas Paper!?!

I am taking on this week's challenge from Cuttin'and Stampin' and the challenge is to use Christmas Paper in a non traditional, non Christmas way. I am currently working on building my card stash so I decided to make a birthday card. It just worked out that the paper I wanted to use would go super cute with the image I wanted to use as well (love it when things come together!).

  

The paper that I used for the background is from the Holly Jolly {with glitter} paper back from the Paper Studio which I purchased from Hobby Lobby a couple of years ago.

The image that I colored is Sugar n' Spice Marci from La la land Crafts, if you are not familiar with them they offer digi stamps and rubber stamps, I have a mix of both it just depends on how impatient I am! ;) I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored it in with Letraset Promarkers.

I used pink paper from my stash I think it came from a huge pack of Costco that I bought about seven to eight years ago and I am still trying to go through it. I used a Martha Stewart border punch to punch out the little flower borders and then I inked them up with Chestnut Roan cats eye.

I punched out the little design for the sentiment with an EK Success punch. The stamp set I used for the sentiments on the front and on the inside of the card come from Amy R Stamps Sweet Sentiments. 

 I used Stickles on her bow, her apron and the little heart on the cupcake. I also use my white Jelly Roll pen from Sekura to lighten up the whites of her eyes. I then use Glossy Accents by Inkssentials to place on her eyes and her lips to make them glossy. I'm sure I saw it in a video and I really liked the effect it created.

Does this happen to any of y'all? This card was supposed to go toward building my stash of cards to be able to pull from later, but as soon as I was finished with it I thought of a friend to give it to and her birthday is like next week. I am so glad that I thought of her but I never seem to be able to get ahead, that is a goal for me this year. I need a stash of cards to be able to pull from!

Keep on crafting,

Kimmy