Caardvarks Xmas Tag Challenge - Card #2

Here's my 2nd tag. If any of you want the supply list and items used, please leave me a comment and I would be more that happy to send you the info.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kimba :)

Caardvarks Xmas Tag Challenge - Tag #1

Hello all-

Have you ever had Christmas in August? I haven't either, but Caardvarks has. They are hosting a Christmas Tag Challenge and here is one of the tags that I am submitting in the contest. Fngers & toes crossed that I win!!! The prize package is AWESOME. If you get a chance, stop on by http://www.caardvarks.blogspot.com/ and check out their site. It is chock full of talented, creative artist that I know you will love so much, they'll make you come back for more.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kimba :)

THANKS for HANGING in there with ME!!!

Hello all-

I know that it's been a long time since you have heard from me, but I want to say thanks so much for hanging in there with me. So many changes have been happening in my life which has caused me to sorta shift my focus...but the great thing is that things are getting back to normal. The summer is winding down and Back-to-School for us here in NYC is quickly approaching. I plan to be back up and running by September 1, 2010 with loads of New Cards, Scrapbooking Layouts as well as Home Decor projects that you will be able to create for your personal use or as gifts.....so PLEASE, come on back and visit me.

So, please continue to enjoy the rest of your summer and thanks so much for stopping by!
Kimba :)

Happy Birthday - Candles Sideways

Hello all-
Today's card is also another birthday card. I hope that I am giving you ideas on how to create really easy cards that you can make - all yu have to do is change the sentiment to suit the occassion.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Kimba

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base card measures 5x5 - BLACK

Step 2: 2nd Layer measures 4.75 x 4.75 - WHITE - stamp the word sentiment on the card.

Step 3: Stamp the candles, color them, and then cut them out. Adhere them to the card sideways between the Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Hello all-

Today's card is another Happy Birthday card. What I have learned from making these Happy Birthday cards is that this is a card that I always need to have pre-made and ready to send. This way, when someone birthday comes, I am seconds away from signing it and sending it!

Today's card I used the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment as a background stamp. I stamped the words in different colors to make it fun and cheery! I used HeroArts Big Candles as the focal point of the cards. I colored them I and then added foam dots to add dimension. As always, thanks for stopping by and remember that the How-To instructions are below so have some fun creating this card!

HOW-TO Instructions

Step 1: Base measures 4.25 x 5.5

Step 2: 2nd layer measures 4 x 5.25 - WHITE - stamp the HAPPY BIRTHDAY word sentiment in different colors. Adhere to Base card.

Step 3: Stamp the candles. Color them . Cut them out and adhere using foam dots.

YOU SAY IT's YOUR BIRTHDAY.....

Hello all-

Happy Monday! I hope that you all had a great weekend! This week, the theme for cards is going to be Birthday cards. Over at Heroarts.com, they are having the same theme and since I participate in their month challenges, I decided to use those same cards on my blog.

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

HOW-TO Instructions

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

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

Step 3: Punch out a Yellow circle and adhere it to the center of the card.

Step 4: Cut out a strip of turquoise paper and punch scallop border. Tie orange ribbon and then adhere the 2nd layer to base of card

Step 5: Stamp Peacock image and color it. Cut it out and adhere it to the center of the yellow circle.

Caardvarks MONOCHROMATIC Challenge - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hello all & Happy Monday!

I hope that you all had an enjoyable weekend! I am finally back after a long weekend off. I was under the weather and busy at the same time, but the good thing is that I am back and I have been back in my craft room creating.

Today's card is for a challenge that I am entering. The challenege was to create a Monochromatic card ( that means a card in one color or shades of that specific color - all blue, all red, etc) with any theme. My card is a Happy Birthday card. My new favorite tool or thing to use is this Inkssential Glossy Accents. It's a clear, 3 dimensional glass medium that gives a shine to whatever you put it on. This is what I did to the cupcakes on the card. This is a great tool to have in your arsenal because you can make all your embellishments 3D and it dries fairly quickly.

I hope that you like the card and fingers crossed that I get selected as the winner! thanks for stopping by!