Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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.

Monday, April 26, 2010

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

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

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 ;)

Monday, April 12, 2010

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.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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 :)

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Caardvarks Challenge - JustRite!


Here a card that I am submitting for a challenege.

Thanks for stopping by!
Kimba