Introducing... My Happy Place!

Welcome back to Day TWO of our May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Today we are sharing a fabulously fun stamp set from artist Cheryl Grant!
It's called My Happy Place!

This set features two main images plus several coordinating sentiments!

I love reading but I don’t take enough time to do it as much any more so I decided to focus my card using the little girl with the book.

I used the “Krafty Scenery Stencil” to highlight the sentiment on my card today too!

Don't forget about the MAY Ink of the Month!The colour this month is YUMMY YELLOW and you can scoop up the large ink pad, the mini cube and the ink refill for 15% OFF until May 31st!

You'll get to see ALL the new goodies....stamps, stencils, ink and dots over the next couple of days!

Then everything will be released at our LIVE Facebook Release Party on Sunday afternoon at 4pm EST in the Krafty Friends group!

For now, hop around and check out some amazing designs featuring My Happy Place from our Krafty Team!

See you back here tomorrow for our final peek day!  Happy kraftin'!

~ Ally ~


Stamps: KKS (My Happy Place)
Inks: KKS (Wicked Black), Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections (110# White), MFT (Cotton Candy, Nightshift Blue)
Patterned Paper: Photo Play Paper Co. (Thinking of You 12x12), MFT (Proper Pinstripe Pastels 6x6), Your Next Stamp (Hugs & Kisses 6x6)

Dies:  Catherine Pooler Design (Circles)

Dots:  KKS (Lovey Dots)

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Christmas Card Series 2018: Day 2 ~ Bad Christmas Kitty

Welcome to Day 2 of my Christmas Card Series for 2018.  Today I’m going to combine a non-holiday themed stamp set with a Christmas one to create today’s card.  I love being able to re-purpose stamps in this way.  It sure makes them more worth while to spend money on.

So come and join me at my crafty desk for another fun Christmas card.  Grab a coffee and let’s go play!

Watch in HD.

Here’s another look at both of the cards that I created today…

The red gingham…

And the green…

So what do you think about combining your step sets?  It’s super fun!  Now, go check out your stash and see what you can come up with!

Happy creating!

~ Ally ~



stamps: Your Next Stamp (Scratch Pad), My Favorite Things (Merry Christmoose), Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps (Dear Santa)
inks: Versafine (Black Onyx), Ranger Distress Oxide (Dusty Concord), ZIG Clean Color Markers
patterned paper: MFT (Tiny Checks Brights 6x6)
paper: Strathmore Water Color Paper (140#)
dies: Pretty Pink Posh (Scalloped Frames)
other: Nuvo Drops (Ruby Slippers), Glossy Accents

Happy Bee-Day

Happy last Friday of August everyone!  I’m here along with the Bloom Brigade from Power Poppy to share some fun inky inspiration!

I needed to add some birthday cards to my stash so I decided to pull out the “Bee Kind Toile” stamp set to create with today.

I kept my card very simple and just coloured up the beehive cake and sentiment for the focal image…

And I proceeded to decorate the inside of my card too!

Allison Cope

Christine Okken – go here next!

Cindy Lawrence

Julie Koerber 

Katie Sims

Kathy Jones 

Stacy Morgan

Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope you get some time to create too!

~ Ally ~


stamps: Power Poppy (Bee Kind Toile)
cardstock:  Recollections (White 110#), Catherine Pooler Designs (Sand Dunes Cardstock)
dies: MFT (Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Ovals), Honey Bee Stamps (Hexagon Bunches)
patterned papers: Your Next Stamp (Happy Spring 6x6), Lawn Fawn (Perfectly Plaid:Fall 6x6)
inks:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers
thread:  Sulky (Gold Metallic), Studio Katia (Shimmering Ice Fusion Sequins)
other:  Stickles (Star Dust)

Bees, Bears & Unicorns

Can I just tell ya… I’ve had the most creative days I’ve had in a long time this past few days.  I’m having a ball colouring and cutting!

First off, I want to share my card for my Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch for this week.  It’s my turn to create and share a sketch.  You can check out this week’s sketch HERE (SC681).

My cute little card features the “Bee Mine” digital stamp image from Mo Manning.  I just adore all of her drawings and to colour them just makes me happy!  I just had to layer over top of the cool hexagon die cut background too by Honey Bee Stamps.

I’ve also been trying to get some Valentine’s Day cards done for friends and family so I can actually mail them off on time this year.  Here are two more cards featuring the sweet “Kobi’s Hugs & Kisses” stamp and die set from Studio Katia.

Here he is in red…

And here he is in light brown…

Which bear do you like better?

And last of all, I saw a post about a girl from my birth town of Brantford, ON (where Wayne Gretzky grew up!) and her Mom was hoping that people would send her beautiful daughter Kaitlin some birthday cards.  To read more about Kaitlin’s story, click here.

So since her favourite colour is purple and she loves unicorns, I thought I’d make her a card.  This card features the “Magical Ponies” from the Your Next Stamp company.

If you too would like to make and send Kaitlin a birthday card.  Here is her mailing address:

Kaitlin Coghlin 

267 Brantwood Park Rd. 

Brantford, Ontario

N3P 1P2 

Canada

If you’re interested in the colouring of my little unicorn, I’ve posted a video on all of that over on YouTube.  Just click the image below:

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope you too are getting crafty this week!

~ Ally ~


“BEE Mine?” Card
Stamps: Mo Manning (Bee Mine), Honey Bee Stamps (Bee-you-tiful Sentiments), Catherine Pooler Designs (all the hearts)
Paper: Recollections (110# White)
Inks: Copic Markers, Catherine Pooler Designs (Rockin' Red), Versamark
Dies: Honey Bee Stamps (Hexagon Dies)
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh (Red Heart Confetti)  

“Bear Hugs & Kisses” Card
Stamps: Catherine Pooler Designs (The World Awaits, Bon Voyage, Happiness Enclosed, And Sentiments, Plaid Back Ground), Studio Katia (Kobi's Hugs & Kisses)
Cardstock:  MFT (Grout Grey, Vellum), Recollections (White #110)
Dies:  Catherine Pooler Designs (Postage Stamp Dies), Studio Katia (Kobi's Hugs & Kisses)
Inks:  Catherine Pooler Designs (Rockin' Red), Simon Says Stamp (Fog), MFT (Black Licorice), Copic Markers, Copic Multiliner Pen (0.05), Sakura (White Gel Pen)
 
“Unicorn” Card
Stamps:   Your Next Stamp (Magical Ponies)
Cardstock: Recollections (White #110)
Inks: MFT (Black Licorce), Catherine Pooler Designs (It’s a Girl, Party Dress), Sakura (White Gel Pen), Spectrum Noir (Sparkle Pen)
Patterned Papers:  MFT (Hearts & Stripes 6x6)
Stencil:  MFT (Mini Cloud Edges)
Sequins:  Little Lucy’s Things (Bright White)

Power Poppy: Mini Holiday Wreaths

Howdy all!  Happy Friday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the brand new Power Poppy “Power & Spark Challenge” for October.  This month Stacy has challenged us to make our creations “Mini & Mighty”…

For challenge details, please visit the Power Poppy Blog.

Today I chose to use some fun digital stamps!  I have used “Wreath: Birch & Evergreens” for my first card.  I printed it out onto a light weight kraft cardstock and then colored it with Prismacolor Pencils.

Prismacolor Pencils: White, Cream, Crimson Red, Light Umber, Black, Chartreuse, Apple Green, Grass Green 
Copic Markers: E30, E31

For my second card I used the fun “Wreath: Boxwood & Cranberry” and also colored with Prismacolor Pencils.  I just love the touch of blues with all the greens on this wreath.

Prismacolor Pencils: Light Aqua, Crimson Red, Chartreuse, Apple Green, Grass Green, True Green 

Check out what my fellow Bloom Brigaders created to share with you…

Allison Cope -- you are here!
Christine Okken -- go here next!
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

Tomorrow is World Card Making Day!  I hope you all get a chance to have some fun creating with some fun papers and stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!  Leave a comment… I’d love to hear from you!

~ Ally ~


Stamps: Power Poppy (Wreath: Birch & Evergreens, Wreath: Boxwood & Cranberry)
Cardstock: Recollections (110# White, Kraft)
Ink: Prismacolor Pencils, Sakura (White Gel Pen), Spectrum Noir (Sparkle Pen), Versamark 
Patterned Paper:  Lawn Fawn (Perfectly Plaid: Christmas 6x6), Your Next Stamp (Winter Plaid 6x6)
Embossing Powder:  Stampendous! (Detail White)
Dies:  Simon Says Stamp (Stitched Squares)

Light Posts & a LOT of Giveaways!

Happy Thursday all!

I’m almost ready with all of my Power Poppy creations for our 5 day new clear stamp release beginning tomorrow!  I have one more card I want to create but I wanted to share one simple card plus a few giveaway details!

So my card today features the digital stamp set called Wreath: Succulents and Baubles and the sentiment is from the Simple Joys stamp set.

The beauty of digital stamps is that you can resize them to suit your needs.  Since my little lamp post was so small in scale, I knew I’d have to make my little wreath quite small.  It actually measures just under 3/4”… it’s so cute though isn’t it?  LOL

Don't forget to load up on digi's to colour too...

I’m also playing along with the Merry Monday Challenge this week, #238; Light Posts…

Now, there are a few things I also wanted to share with you about some cool GIVEAWAYS going on right now…

The Daily Marker 30 Day & Power Poppy Giveaway

(comments due March 11 at 12 midnight CST)

My Power Poppy Instagram Giveaway

(comments due March 10 at 11:59pm MST)

My Early Power Poppy Birthday Giveaway

(comments due TODAY by 11:59pm MST)

...and finally… one last giveaway…

Your Memories with Ally – Facebook Giveaway 

featuring Wild Whisper Designs.

(click the pinned post and comment to win by March 10th at 11:59pm MST!)

Now…
TODAY’S GIVEAWAY:

Power Poppy will be celebrating their THIRD birthday in the not too distant future so I thought I’d share some Power Poppy gifts with YOU!  Today I’m giving away the stunning “My English Rose” clear stamp set.  All you have to do is leave a comment below to WIN!  A random winner will be chosen and posted here on the blog on Friday March 17th.

Thanks for stopping by!  Good luck!

~ Ally ~


Stamps:  Power Poppy (Wreath: Succulents and Baubles, Simple Joys)
Cardstock:  Recollections (110# White)
Patterned Papers: Your Next Stamp (Winter Plaid 6x6)
Dies: My Favorite Things (Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges, Streetlights)
Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers
Tools: Copic Air Brush System

Snowy Scenes and Sketches!

I've been on roll and this sketch from Card Patterns got my creative juices flowing again today.

Click the sketch to go directly to the sketch blog post.

So I decided to combine it with the new challenge over on the Your Next Stamp challenge blog today. This week's challenge was to create a snowy scene on your card. So I grabbed my new "Ellie Building a Snowman" stamp and set to work combining the two....

Winter Scene

supplies: stamp, Your Next Stamp; patterned papers, Lily Bee Design; ink, Copic, Memento, Ranger; cardstock, Gina K. Designs; edge punch, Fiskars; die cut snowflake, Spellbinder's; carrot pin, My Little Bit of Whimsy; twine, The Twinery; other, thread, mini snowflake.

I bought these cute little carrot pins from My Little Bit of Whimsy in the fall and I knew it would be perfect on this card... I mean what would a snowman be without a carrot nose???

I hope your Saturday is going snowing-ly!!! Happy stamping!!

Oh Yes! Oh Yes! Oh Yes!

I'm joining in on the fun over at the Your Next Stamp challenge blog today. This week's challenge is a fun sketch.

This is the card I cam e up with...

Oh Yes!

supplies: stamps, Your Next Stamp; myStamp BOX, Hero Arts; cardstock, Bazzill; patterned papers, stickers, Fancy Pants Design; ink, Memento, Copic; pen, Sakura, Copic; die cut shapes, Spellbinder's; edge punch, Fiskars; other, thread.

This is the first time I've used this new stamp and papers so I'm entering it in with the Copic Creations challenge #42 this week of "What's new?!".

I even decorated a bit of the back of my card...

To add some dimension to my little girl, I paper pieced a few parts of her... her hair, her shoes, her shirt collar, the table and scrap bag. I also used my Copic Spica and a glittery Sakura pens to add some touches of sparkle!

I used the "Bold Blocks" stamp set from myStamp BOX to put the sentiment across my card.

Come and join me in some sketchy fun over at Your Next Stamp today!