SPRING is HERE!!!

Good morning & Happy Monday!

Here in NYC it is a beautiful clear day. Today's high is 58 degrees and I am sooo happy that Spring is here. So, in honor of such a bright, beautiful, sunshining day, I have a created a card to match. I used yellows, greens, black & white. the stamp that I used is a HeroArts Block Stamp - A Real Poppy H2660. I stamped the flower using ColorBox Canary Yellow and I loved the way it came out!

So, I am outta here to run some errands and enjoy this day. Where ever you are, enjoy your day too! Thanks for stopping by!

Kimba :)

FLOWER WEEK - Hey! Hey! Hey! - HAPPY MONDAY!

Hello all-
I hope that you had a great weekend. This weeks theme is going to be FLOWERS. Flower stamps, prima flowers, flower punches, and the like. I am very excited about this because I plan on doing some techniques like watercoloring, using prismacolor pencils and gamsol, and using alcohol inks....so stay tune and be sure to come back!

Thanks for stopping by!
Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measures 5 x 5.5 (Green)

Step 2: 2nd Layer - 4.75 x 4.5 (Brown) - Punch side border with Martha Stewart Floral Lace Border Punch. Attach to Base card.

Step 3: 3rd Layer - 4 x 4 (Beige) - Run this thru your CuttleBug using the TEXTILE Embossing Folder. Use Tim Holtz's Distress Inks in Peeled Paint & Vintage Photo to distress the embossed image.

Step 4: Wrap pink ribbon arond this layer and tie a bow. Attach on top of the brown paper.

Step 5: Ink up A REAL POPPY stamp on beige cardstock using ColorBox Queue Rose Coral and Stampin' Up Pink Passion. Stamp two images for each color. Cut out the flowers. Set aside.

Step 6: Cut out a stem and two leaves out of green cardstock. Set aside

Step 7: Adhere the stem to the embossed layer of the card. Attach the 1st Poppy image on top of the stem. Next, take the Rose Coral flowers, add pop dots and attach on top of the Poppy flower. Last, take the last Poppy flower and place pop dot behind it and adhere. (See card above)

Step 8: Adhere the leaves to the flower.

Step 9: Add Pearl Gemstones

A Card of THANKS!

WOW! Happy TGIF! This week went by so fast for me and now it's the start of the weekend. Here in NYC it is a stunning 80 degrees, sun shining, and not a cloud in the sky! This is definitely a great day to get some crafting done!

Okay, let's get started with out card for today. The card may look like it to a while to make, but it was pretty easy. I hope that you like it. Have a great weekend all and thanks so much for stopping by!

Kimba :)

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base Card measures 4.25 x 6

Step 2: The 2nd Layers (the 3 panels) - Get coordinating pattern paper. Each measures 1.25 x 4

Step 3: Punch out Scallop Edge on Yellow Cardstock and adhere to the Base Card.

Step 4: Tie Yellow pattern ribbon to the card above the attached scallop edge to create a finished look

Step 5: Stamp the word sentiment on Yellow cardstock. Mat this using the pattern paper you have on your card. Punch out a butterfly, add Pearl Gemstone and attach to card.

Step 6: Punch out a Scallop Square. Set aside.

Step 7: Stamp, on white cardstock the HeroArts 'A Real Poppy' flower TWICE. One of the stamp images, you will punch out and place on top of the already punched out scallop square. The 2nd stamp image, you will cut out the flower, back it w/a foam dot and adhere it exactly on top of stamped flower image to add dimension.

Step 8: Adhere the finished scallop embellishment to the card.