It's beginning to look alot like Christmas....

Hello everybody,
Happy Hump today!  The month of October is almost done (can you believe it) and soon Thanksgiving and then Christmas.  Today's card focuses on the Christmas holiday.  This is the time when you are getting those holiday cards ready so that you will be prepared to send them out.  This was a supper easy card to make and I especially like the color of the ornament-I wanted something that would "pop" off the card and I think the yellow does just that.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Wednesday!
Kimba :)

What's Black, White, Grey, and Yellow all over????

Hey Everybody-

Today's card I am especially excited about because someone saw it and commissioned me to make her a set of invitations. It's not the same identical card, but the color palette and style would be the same.

I created this card for Embellish Magazine's contest. They asked that the colors within the card be black, white, grey, and yellow and they wanted background stamping to be highlighted in the card. These colors, for me, I would not ordinarily put them together, but in the end, the look is so classic and clean. Thanks Embellish Magazine for this inspiration as well as showing me a new color combination.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kimba :)

No Stress when Distressing...

Hey everybody!

Happy Monday! I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend. I know for me, it just flew by. The weekends are always so packed with stuff, that when you finally stop and take a breath, it's already Monday.

I was able to get some stamping done and boy did I have fun. I got to play with some products that I had not used in a long while - Alcohol Inks. I have them on my desk, in a storage drawer, and when I went into the drawer, looking for something else, I said to myself, "Kimba, you HAVE TO make a card using these inks" and that's is how today's card was created. It's the 3rd layer of the card. The finished product came out so nicely, that I plan on creating alot more using is product.

Below, are instructions on how I made the card and I hope that this will inspire you to pull out your alcohol inks and use them to create something awesome....or, better yet, give you a good excuse to go shopping and pick up some inks (wink...wink - I have to enable all of you...it's only fair) from your local craft store.

I hope you like the card, and thanks for stopping by!

Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base measures 4.50 x 5.75 (BLUE)

Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4.25 x 5.50 (WHITE)

Step 3: 3rd Layer measures 4 x 5.25 (ALCOHOL INK) - Use GLOSSY CARDSTOCK, and your blender tool, put alcohol inks Lettuce, Latte, and Sail Boat Blue. Adhere to card

Step 4: Stamp Flower Medley onto white cardstock. Ink up stamp using Distress Ink Peeled paint and Broken China, turn woodstamp over and spray the image with water. Stamp image onto cardstock. Distress edges and add pearls to center of flowers.

Step 5: Stamp word image and tie ribbon in a bow

PS - Here's a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOEu9RTI6Ww&feature=related.

to a video by Jennifer McGuire. She will show you how to create the alcohol background

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

Good Morning & Happy Labor Day!

Here in NYC it is clear, blue, sunny skies. A great day for a Labor Day BBQ! My In-Laws are having a little shin-dig and I was asked to bring my famous potatoe salad, and so this is going to be a really quick post. I haven't bought the potatoes as yet....LOL!

Okay, here is today's card - I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this flower stamp. There is so much surface area for coloring...which I love to do.

Enjoy your Labor Day and some great food! And if you can, try an squeeze in some crafting fun! Thanks for stopping by!

Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Card Base measures 4.25 x 5.5 - (WHITE)

Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4 x 5,25 - (GREEN) -adhere to base

Step 3: Cut piece of purple cardstock measuring 4 x 1.5. Punch using scallop punch.

Step 4: Adhere a coordinating ribbon across this scallop piece. Adhere to card.

Step 5: Stamp flower image. Color stamp using PrismaColor Pencils. Adhere using pop dots.

Step 6: Stamp word sentiment. Adhere to top of card.

Big Butterfly

Good Morning...

Here is another Butterfly card that I am posting. This card was way, way simple. I am so sure you could create this with one eye open...LOL! I have included the Supply List as well as the steps. Thanks for stopping by!


Kimba :)

SUPPLY LIST

Black Cardstock - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Anna Griffin Pattern Paper - 4 x 5 1/4

Black Grosgrain Ribbon

CuttleBug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Pink Cardstock

Gem Stones

HeroArts Clear Design Stamps Thoughtful Messages CL184

Marvy Uchida Square Punch (the Blue on)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Create Base of card by cutting 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock in half. Fold one of the halves in half.

Step 2: Cut pattern paper 4x5 1/4 and then adhere to the base card.

Step 3: Cut the Butterfly out using your QUICKUTZ system and then run the butterfly diecut through your CuttleBug machine using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Step 4: Adhere 5 gemstones to the body of the butterfly.

Step 5: Cut a slit along the folder edge of the card. This is so that you can slip the ribbon thru and then tie a bow on the right side of the card.

Step 6: Adhere the Butterfly to the card using foam adhesive

Step 7: Stamp Word sentiment on Pink Cardstock. Punch out the sentiment using your square punch. Adhere this to the upper right hand corner of card using foam dots.

If you have any questions, please email me. I would be more than happy to answer them. Happy Creating!