Elephant Card

Happy Hump Day!

We are almost half way to the weekend and I can't wait! Here in NYC, we are expected to have nice weather and I am sooooo ready for the heat!!!...and to pay tribute to this Spring/Summer weather, I decided to do a fun card today. I have had this elephant stamp for quite some time now, but had never used it...but today is the day! I think that elephant is too cute!!! I stamped the image out and then colored it in using my colored pencils. I did some distressing using Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint and I loved the way it came out. I hope you do too!

Thanks for stopping by!
Kimba

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measuring 4.25 x 5.5 - BLUE

Step 2: 2nd layer measuring 4 x 5.25 - run this thru your CuttleBug using the Distress Stripes. Distress this using Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint

Step 3: Stamp image and color it in and tear edges and distress the edges

Step 4: Mat the stamped image onto green cardstock and adhere to card

Happy Mother's Day! - Distress Inks and CuttleBug Embossing Folder

Hey all-

This is the last of my Mother's Day cards, so I decided to go out with a bang!...LOL! This card I made in LITERALLY 5 minutes!...YES...you READ correctly...5 mins.

Head on down to the How-To Instructions and you will see just how quick you can create this card. As always, thanks for stopping by!

Kimba

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measures 4.25 x 5.5 (TURQUOISE)

Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4 x 5.25 (WHITE cardstock) - Run this thru your CuttleBug machine using the embossing folder STYLIZED FLOWER

Step 3: Using Tim Holtz Distress Ink - DUSTY CONCORD, cover the embossed image and watch it pop! Add purple gemstones in the center of the flowers

Step 4: Stamp word sentiment and create a mat for it. Tie a bow and attach.

Happy Mother's Day - Purple Flowers

Hello all-

I hope you had a great weekend. I know that I have been busty making cards for friends and family for Mother's Day. I hope that when you stop by, you are being inspired to start making yours too!

Today's card is pretty simple. I created a row of flowers and then stamped the word sentiment. Quick and easy. I hope you like the card and thanks for stopping by!

Kimba

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measuring 4.25 x 5.5

Step 2: Pattern paper measuring 4 x 5.25 (STRIPES)

Step 3: Scallop edge measuring 5.25 in length. Create scallop edge using Fiskar scallop punch

Step 4: Stamp a row of flowers A

POSH DESIGN SCRAPBOOKING Link

Hello,

So sorry...I forgot to give you the link to the BLOG CANDY.

Enjoy!
Kimba :)


http://poshscrapbookstore.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

BLOG CANDY sooo SWEET, it'll give you a TOOTH ACHE!!!

Hello all-

I hope that you are enjoying your Sunday. I am posting this post because I just could not keep it to myself. There is a blog that is amazing and they are offering some really "delicious" Blog Candy. I just had to share it with you. Please, check out the site- POSH DESIGN SCRAPBOOKING STORE They are giving away nearly 200 sheets of 6x6 pattern paper. That's a lot of paper-so many things you could create with it! So, when you get a chance, stop on by and check them out! Click on the link below!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Sunday!
Kimba:)

http://http://poshscrapbookstore.blogspot.com/2010/04/pdss-csc12-winner-candy-alert.html

Happy Mother's Day Theme - Card #4

Hello everybody,

Today's card I am showcasing a new stamp thet I bought - it's a HeroArts wood block stamp - Long Stem Flowers. I thought that this would be a great stamp to use to follow the Mother's day theme. I hope you like the card and thanks for stopping by!

Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measures 4.25 x 5.5 (BLUE)

Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4 x 5.25 (WHITE)

Step 3: 3rd Layer mesures 3.75 x 5 (GREEN) Run this through your CuttleBug using the Textile Embossing Folder. Adhere to card.

Step 4: Stamp the long Stem Flower on white cardstock. Color in the image and then cut. Tie a ribbon around the lower part of the flower portion. Adhere to card using foam dots.

Step 5: Stamp happy Mother's Day sentiment and adhere to card.

Happy Mother's Day Theme Week - Card #3

Hello all-

Happy Wednesday.....two more day til the weekend and I can not wait! I plan on attending a 8 hour crop and boy I am soooo ready for it. I will be able to get loads of layouts and cards created so watch out next week.

Today's card is following the Mother's day card theme. This is a quick and easy card to create and I believe it has the "less is more" look. I am loving working with kraft color cardstock and so I decided to create a Mother's Day card using ust that. I hope you like it and as always, thanks for stopping by!

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measuring 4.5 x 6.25 (KRAFT) - Tie a ribbon around the card and then tie it using a piece of white string.

Step 2: 2nd layer (TURQUOISE) measures 2 x 4.5 - Round the corners using your corner rounder and then run it through your Cuttlebug using Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Step 3: 3rd Layer (WHITE) I used my Scallop Edge Rectangle Nestabilities to cut and emboss. I stamped the image and then colore it in using Prisma Colored Pencils.

Step 4: I stamped the bird again and colored it. I cut it out and added foam dots and adhered it on top of the bird image. This allows the bird to stand out.

Happy Mother's Day Theme Week - Card #2

Happy Tuesday!
Today's card is going to follow the Mother's Day theme - I want to inspire you to get crackin' on making your Mother's Day cards early. I tried to keep this card super simple because I know that you all are busy and so this card can be created very quickly.

Thanks for stopping by and remember, with the HOW-TO Instructions below, you can tweek it and make it your own. Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measures 4.25 x 5.5.
Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4 8 5.25. Run thru CuttleBug using Swiss Dots-WHITE
Step 3: Cut pattern paper 1.75 x 4 and adhere to 2nd Layer.
Step 4: Cut Cardstock (PINK) 3x4 and punch a scallop edge. Stamp word sentiment along the side. Stamp word MOM using HeroArts Monogram Alphabet and then punch out using a circle punch. Adhere the word MOM VERTICALLY down the scalloped edge using foam dots.
Step 5: Adhere PINK cardstock to the card using foam dots.

Happy Mother's Day MOM

My Motherboard Died

Good morning all & welcome to the weekend. I sure hope you had a better week than I did because when it rains, it pours!

I haven't been able to post any cards to my blog because my laptop died. I called DELL and it seems that my Mother Board died and now it will no longer power up. I'm not sure if anyone can undrrstand this but I feel so out of sorts without my computer. No connection to the "Cyber World" is no fun!! I plan on taking her in to get serviced, so I am hoping that this won't be that expensive to fix (fingers, toes, and anything else that can be crossed crossed) Thank goodness to my Blackberry phone. I am able to go online and this is how I am able to post this.

In any case, gotta run and ready to take her in. I'll be back to let you know what the bottom line is - TTYL.

Thanks for stopping by!
Kimba ;)

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!

Happy Monday all...
Hope you had a great weekend!

This card is inspried by all the Mother's Day commercials that I have been seeing regarding ideas on what to give your mom. I decided to start early w/creating Mother's Day cards or the women in my life. I hope you like the card and remember, I am going back to inclding the HOW-TO's s that when you can, you can create the card yourself!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measures 4.25" x 5.5" - (Blue cardstock)

Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4" x 5.25" - (White Cardstock) - Adhere to Base card.

Step 3: 3rd Layer measures 3.75" x 5" - (Orange Cardstock) Run this through your CuttleBug using the SWISS DOTS folder. Adhere to White cardstock

Step 4: Cut a strip of Green Cardstock measuring 1" x 5" and punch scallop edge. Adhere to Orange cardstock.

Step 5: Stamp 5 Flower images and color in using PrismaColored Pencils. Punch images out using scallop rectangle punch and then add gem snes to the center of each flower.

Step 6: Add foam dots to the flower images and adhere to the card.

Step 7: Stamp Happy Mother's Day sentiment. Tie ribbon on the end and adhere to card.

SEIZE the CUPCAKE!!!

Hey all-

I hope that you are all doing well! I am running out so this post is going to be short but sweet!!!

Here is my card for today. It is a birthday card for a friend. I hope she likes it!
Also, I have been getting email regarding wanting to know the step in how I make my card. That is typically how I would post, but for some reason, I stopped (and now that I think about it, I have no reason why I did that..hmmmm), but now, thanks to all the request, I am going back to that.

Thanks for stopping by, and please come back later today to get the HOW-TO's of this card!

Kimba :)

Caardvarks Challenge - JustRite!

Here a card that I am submitting for a challenege.

Thanks for stopping by!
Kimba