Handmade Cards a special issue from Paper Crafts Magazine

Handmade Cards is a new and fantastic issue from Paper Crafts Magazine! Its chalk full of ideas about how to use all the wonderful goodies we have in our crafty stashes! Its really clever. The ideas are way outside the box and will inspire you greatly! Its one of those keeper issues, the one you refer to for years!

Stamps: JustRite Poppies Labels Twenty-Nine

It was hard to pick just one of my projects to share with you from the issue, but this card ended up the winner. The poppies were stamped onto a canvas ATC and colored using Distress Inks, that were misted with water. Its basically creating your own watercolor paints. Pretty beautiful effect, isn't it? Easy to do. And that's the best part about the issue, all easy and really clever ideas that you can re-create at home.

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

P.S. Busy, busy, busy. I have many fun things coming up soon, so the old blog is going to be less quiet.

• Oct. 31-the end of a week long blog hop with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Clearsnap
• November 1-the start of the month of gratitude
• November 5th-a special guest design blog post
• November 6th-another special guest designer announcement
• November 8th-Caring Hearts Blog Hop

Whew! And that's just the start! Did I mention we are leaving on vacation on the 15th? I better get to work!

ice cream party ensemble

This ensemble was so much fun to make! And honestly, pretty easy with the stamps and coordinating  dies from JustRite Stampers and Samantha Walker!              
     


These darling little ice cream cups were picked up at Michael’s on clearance at the end of last summer. They were not pretty. But by adding strips of patterned paper, much better! The little banners are a pretty touch too. And easy. Simply stamp the border onto cardstock. Then place the die template over the top, lining it up evenly (open dies help), and hold each end of the die template in place with low tack tape. Pass through your die cutting machine and adhere to the project.


Little wooden spoons! Nothing like customizing your spoons with stamps! Lots of ideas there…names, polka dots, hearts, happy birthday…


And the card. Where the whole ensemble began. I was looking at the stamps upside down. Just a little game I play when trying to come up with something creative. :) And I saw an ice cream cone. So, I took the pennant stamp and turned it into an ice cream cone and the buttons into the scoops of ice cream.

Hope you are inspired to have an ice cream party…as soon as the weather warms up! :) thanks for stopping by!

~Kimberly

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happy birthday butterfly

Hello! Does anyone else have spring fever? I do. And it was made worse by my first sightings of robins this past weekend!
Today I am sharing a card that didn’t make the cut for a pub call. And hey, that’s always ok, because I really like this one and get to share it with you.

To create the gold foil background, I started by applying a 4x6 adhesive sheet from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L onto a piece of white cardstock. Then I die cut it using Spellbinders Fancy Lattice Expandable Patterns. The backing was peeled off, leaving behind a fun sticker. Then I applied the gold foil to the entire surface
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The sentiment is from a fantastic new set from JustRite Stampers called, Buntings and Banners. Its darling. And I will be sharing more of it later this week!

The rest is just some doo-dads from patterned paper and kits. Be sure to check out the supply list for more details. (And for those of you who read this via an email or Google Reader, remember to please click through for those specifics.)

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

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Top 10 Favorites from 2012

Happy New Year!

Well. This year didn’t quite go as planned. There have been more downs than ups, but through patience and prayer, we are making it day by day. And each day seems to have better and better moments. I can honestly say that we are looking forward to 2013 and all the adventures we have planned!

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of my favorite projects from the year. Honestly, it was easy pickings, without much creating happening this year! :)

Snow Globe Tutorial

Hero Arts, Graphic 45, Michael’s Arts and Crafts

Treat tin and coordinating card

Technique Tuesday, Spellbinders, Studio Calico, My Mind’s Eye

No Place Like Home; Guest Designer for Technique Tuesday Studio AE

Technique Tuesday, Basic Grey, Spellbinders

Halloween Décor created for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L,

Includes the large frames, plate, and apothecary jars.

Carta Bella, Michael’s Arts and Crafts, My Mind’s Eye, Spellbinders

Forever and Always with Simon Says Stamp monthly kit

Simon Says Stamp monthly card kit

Old Friends

Jillibean Soup, Donna Salazar, My Mind’s Eye, Spellbinders

Thinking of  You

Hero Arts,  Basic Grey, Ranger

Spellbinders class projects

Spellbinders, Echo Park, Bo Bunny

Just Saying Hello

Hero Arts, Lily Bee, Spellbinders

I Love You: Custom Wood Button Tutorial

Hero Arts, Technique Tuesday, JustRite Stampers, Fancy Pants, Spellbinders, Ranger, Michael’s Arts and Crafts

If you would like more information about each project, including supply lists and instructions, be sure and click the links provided under each project.

Have a wonderful 2013! Here is to happiness, health, and many more blessings!thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly