June Card Kit Time!!

Well, it's time to reveal the monthly Andrea and Kimmie Card Kits over at Scrappin' Great Deals! And this month you have THREE images to choose from for YOUR kit!

I created cards using two of the three choices and Andrea has the other one over on her blog.


This first one features Ladybug Nora from CCDesigns! Don't you love the bright pretty colours, ribbon and pearls? I used my Nesties and have her perched inside the circle, then added the ribbon and bow and the sentiment is from my Fairy Sentiments set.





My second card features Willow Kneeling from Whiff of Joy and I went with the browns and oranges and pinks from the patterned paper and cardstocks that come in the kit. I used my Nesties, sponged around the main image, added some pearls and the sentiment I used is actually from Daphne the fairy!




Each kit comes with your choice of stamp, plus:

6 - 6x6 Bazzil card bases
6 - 6.25x6.25 envelopes
6 - sheets of gorgeous double sided paper pre-cut for you!
2 -1/2 yards of two styles of satin ribbon!
1 - various bling, flowers & brads
several die-cut shapes that coordinate perfectly with your kit!!


Now there are only a limited number of card kits available, so hop on over to SGD and pick out which one you'd like!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kard Kit Time!!

I hope you've all been enjoying the lovely spring weather we've been having! I think it may sprinkle a little bit this weekend....figures as it always rains over the May long weekend! *sigh* Well, it's the perfect time to share this Rainy Day Emma card!!

Once again, we have a great Card Kit to share with you that is available over at Scrappin' Great Deals! This month you have a choice between this image from CCDesigns or Zoe by Sarah Kay. I have used Emma on my design!



All the supplies I used will be in the card kit! Here is what the kit includes:

6-6x6 Bazzil card bases
6-6.25x6.25 envelopes
6-sheets of double sided paper from the following October Afternoon collections (Fly a Kite, Thrift Shop, Farm Fresh)
1-1/2 yard of stretchy creamy lace ribbon
1- pearl straight pin
1- strip of pearls
1-strip of pearls and crystals
2- white flowers
1- rosebud flower
3- mini brads



Andrea will be showing her sample using the other stamp that is available in this kit, so you can see what each of them look like! And if you'd like to scoop up a kit before they are all gone, just hop over to Scrappin' Great Deals!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Time for some Card Kits!!

Okay, so I'm a little behind with this post....sorry about that!! The card kits that Andrea and I do for Scrappin' Great Deals come out each month around the 15th. Well, obviously I'm a tad late with my post. Well, you'll be happy to know that there are a FEW kits left!!



This month the kits contain some wonderful stamps from Unity, along with some gorgeous vintage papers, cardstock, envelopes, buttons, flowers, twine, even a little ink spot!!! Lots of fun goodies!

Well, these stamps and supplies are a little different from the stuff I usually play with, so I decided to stretch myself and make some cards that are a little different from the stuff I usually create!! I made two cards in a more 'scrappy' style....and I really like how they turned out! They were super quick to put together, once I had an idea in my head!

I really love the sentiment in this kit: Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go. Such a positive sentiment!

Hope you like them! There are lots of fun things to play with in this kit, but like I said, only a few left! So zip over to Sheila's shop and scoop yours up!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Kard Kits!!

haahaaaa! How fun is that title?! As some of you probably know, each month Andrea and I put together card kits for Scrappin' Great Deals. We choose stamps, designer papers, cardstock, envies, embellishments etc. and put them all together in a limited edition kit! Everything coordinates so you don't have to think about what goes together....you just stamp!

Well, this month, Sheila asked us to use some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! The December Card Kits include your choice of either Josephine or Daddy's Little Girl....or you can always get both kits!!



We chose some GORGEOUS new Bo Bunny papers along with some delicious Bazzill cardstocks and added some flowers, brads, buttons and some TOTALLY luscious chocolate ruffled ribbon!! You can see it all on my sample!

I used Daddy's Little Girl and stamped her using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah cardstock and coloured her in using my Copic markers. Here are the colours I used: E00, R21, R27, BG0000, E43, E44, YG03, G20, YG25 and 0.

I made the layout to look something like a window and added the scrumptious ribbon as a 'curtain'! hehe. I attached some of the pink flowers with large red brads and added one of the sentiments that comes with the stamp!!



The kits go on sale today at the store, but with our large number of Kit Club members, there are only a few extras for sale, so be sure to call Sheila to order/reserve yours. OR you can also become a member and get the kits for 15% off each month!!

Well, I'm off to do some Christmas shopping today....hopefully I'll get it all done and I won't have to worry about it! Then I'm coming home to cut and package January release stamps.....yes, I already have the January stamps in my inky little fingers. Was that teasing?? Hmmm....it just might have been. *giggle*

Have a wonderful day!!

Happy Anniversary Scrappin' Great Deals!!!

Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary that Scrappin' Great Deals has been in their store location and we're havin' a PARTY!!!

There will be FREE make and takes, cake, refreshments, goodies and loads of door prizes, including a Cricut machine!!!

All shoppers, both in store and online will receive a 20% discount on all regularly priced merchandise!



I will be there tomorrow morning (Saturday, December 5th) to do a little make and take and you can join in on the fun! You can choose to use either Gift Emmylou or Shy Emmylou! I've got all the supplies cut up and stamped and ready for you to play with!!

Stop on by and join in the party!! See you there!!

It's Card Kit Time Again!!!!!!

It's that time of the month again........time for another awesome Card Kit from Kimmie and Andrea!! Hehehe!

This month we have featured the adorable Kiki LaRue stamps from CCDesigns!! Your kit will include either Coffee Kiki or Shy Kiki!! Here's what else you'll get:

6- 6x6 papers from Basic Grey Wisteria
6- 6x6 Bazzil Card bases
6- Envelopes
3- Glazed brads from Basic Grey Wisteria collection
3- Flowers
1 yard of satin ribbon
Assorted Basic Grey buttons
Assorted brads from Basic Grey Wisteria collection

Here's my sample using the November Kit!!! I stamped Kiki on Neenah white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. Here's a list of the ones I used that coordinate with the Wisteria designer papers: E00. R20, E55, E25, BV20, BV23, B52, G12 and V09!



I used my new Martha Stewart border punch and I just loved the glazed brads that come with the kit, so I used them in the centers of my flowers. Isn't she adorable?? That's me in the morning...minus the rollers!!

So hop on over to Scrappin' Great Deals and pick up a Kit before they are all gone!!! Or better yet, sign up for the monthly Card Kit Club and never miss another kit!!!

Have a Krafty day!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Kopic Klass!!!

Hahaha! I just had to do that....all K's!!

This Sunday morning, November 8th, we're teaching a Copic marker card class at Scrappin' Great Deals featuring.....drum roll please..........Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! How fun is that??



My first card features the lovely Antoinette!! I've paired her up with the bright and whimsical My Mind's Eye Colourful Christmas papers and brads! Looking at this design just brightens my spirits! The marker colours I used are: E000, E00, E11, R20, BG0000, BG000, BG01, E42, E43, R83, R85, YG23 and YR12!



My second card features the new cutie-patootie, Oliver....or should I say OLIVIA!! Haha! I used the lovely new Cosmo Cricket papers, some frilly ribbon and some shiny snowflake brads! I also used some white flocking on her hat rim and pom pom! The markers I used are: C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, Y32, R11, R12, R43.



These are just two of the fun designs we'll be creating....we'll also be using Ozzie and Harriet and Piper!! So if you'd like to join us, you'll need to call Sheila right away as the class is filling up!! See you then!!

Class Time!!!

Well, Andrea and I have another Copic class ready to go for this Sunday, October 25th!!! This month we are featuring some adorable images from The Greeting Farm!



This is Megan and I think she looks SO saucy!! The cardstock is all Bazzill and coordinates perfectly with the sparkly patterned paper by Best Creation Inc. I looooove the pinks and purples! I stamped Megan on Neenah cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. Here's a list of the colours I used: E000, E00, E11, R20, E42, E43, E44, BV01, BV31, V000, V01, V06, RV32 and RV34.



I cut her out using my Creative Memories cutting mat and circles. I added some fantastically bright pink grosgrain ribbon across the middle and attached some pretty pink flowers around the edge with tiny brads! Isn't she adorable?



Then I decided to do a real boyish card, because I know I am always struggling to do manly cards...how about you?? I used the Hello Ian stamp on Neenah cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink....again...hehe. Again the cardstock is all by Bazzill and the patterned paper is by Pink Paislee this time. Here are the copics I used to colour Ian: E000, E00, E11, R20, R29, R59, YG91, BG93, BG96, YR21, YR23, E31 and E55.



I added some lovely green grosgrain ribbon and tied it in a bow. I then took a clear button and traced it on some coordinating dp and cut it out. I attached it to the button and added some linen thread. I sponged around the edges of the focal layer using a chalk ink and a sponge dauber. I attached the button and some Prima leaves to the corner of the image and pop dotted everything!!

So these are two of the fabulous cards that you will be creating yourself if you come to our Copic class on Sunday at Scrappin' Great Deals! There are several spots left, so be sure to call Sheila at the store and reserve your spot!!

See ya then!!

It's Time to Crop!!

Good Wednesday morning, stampers!! Well, we are almost halfway through another week, so yaaaay!

I thought I would share some details with you about a super fun event I am organizing at the St. Thomas Public Library on Saturday, November 7th from 9am-5pm!! It's the first event of it's kind at the library and I hope it will become an annual one! It's a fundraiser for the library with all proceeds going to the Revitalization Fund....we need to revitalize the library....badly! And hopefully this day will revitalize you too!!! Come on out to our first ever Scrapbookin' and Papercraftin' Crop!!!

It’s a full day of uninterrupted creative cropping time to work on your scrappin’ and cardmakin’ projects! (which means no laundry, no cooking, no dishes, no husbands and no kids!!) So bring your scrapbooks, your rubberstamps, your cardmaking and other papercrafting projects to work on your own or with friends! I’ll also be there all day for any advice and hands on assistance that you may need!

Each cropper will get her own workspace (2 people to a table at the very most), use of all provided punches, tools, cutters, etc. for the day! (I’m bringin’ a bunch of my goodies for you to play with!) Snacks and refreshments are provided, but it’s Bring Your Own Lunch. I will have a display of crafty idea books and magazines available for your use and for checkout! There will be FREE make and take projects featuring Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! And there will be door prizes!!

AND...here's the best part....there will be convenient on-site shopping as Scrappin’ Great Deals will be hangin' out with us and they'll have lots of crafty items for purchase!!

The cost for this full day of fun and creativity is only $25!! Now the space for this event is very limited, so see me at the Information Desk in the library to purchase your tickets and to reserve your spot! It will be a fun day with sharing of ideas and creativity!! Did I mention the uninterrupted cropping time and NO husband or kids?!! That alone is worth the price of admission!! Hahaha!!

Thank YOU!!

What a fantastic weekend! I know it's almost the weekend again, but I'm only now getting a chance to post pictures!!

Sunday was the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps release party at Scrappin' Great Deals and it was so much fun!! A bunch of the Krafty Girls were there, Crissy Armstrong was there, there were make and takes and snacks and refreshments....and of course, the new stamps were there!!!



There were SO many stampin' ladies there, coming to help us celebrate and to get their inky fingers on new rubber.....my kinda gals!! heehee! We had a beautiful display of sample cards made by the design team, along with printed copies of cards that the Krafty Girls who live far away had sent me, so we ooohed and aaahed over them all afternoon! Everything was beautiful!!

Lots of people did the make and takes....in fact, there were none left after all was said and done! They must have had fun playing with all the new images! Thank you SO much to Andrea for preparing all the supplies and stampin' up all the images....you did a great job, girl!

Crissy, Moi and Andrea

Crissy did a couple of colouring demonstrations....one with Copics and one watercolouring with Tombows. Everyone was crowded around her table the whole time. Thank you SO much Crissy for sharing your time and talent with everyone. You make it all look so easy! I am SO grateful to be working with of the most fantastic illustrators, helping to make my visions turn into rubber stamps!! Crissy and Annie, you are both oozing with talent and it's such a joy to work with both of you! I count myself very blessed!!

Tracey, Nicky, Brenda, Mom and Me

It was fabulous to spend the afternoon with so many wonderful ladies that came out to celebrate with us!! There were some old friends, some bloggin' friends that I finally got to meet in person, and some brand new friends!! My pals Nicky, Brenda and Tracey came from far and wide just to see little ol' me.....well, and maybe my new rubber goodies too!

And thank you to the local (and not so local) Krafty Girls that travelled to come and hang with us at the party!! Tara, Vicki, Diana and Andrea....you all mean the world to me!! We have got to get together more often for some serious stampin' time!!

Andrea, Tara, Mom (Diana), Vicki, Me, Sheila and Crissy!!

Thanks so much to my entire design team of Krafty Girls.....Andrea, Diana, Elaine, Jeanne, Niki, Tara, Vicki....I cannot put into words how much I appreciate the generosity of your time, your talent and your spirits! It's been such a joy to share this with you. I want to especially 'shout out' to my girl Jeanne, who is my right AND left hand gal! I could not have figured out half of this stuff on my own. I love ya, girl!

Thank you to my family....Al and Emileigh are my 'employees' and will cut or package whenever I put scissors in their hands and they are so into the whole stamp company thing! They are having as much fun with it as I am, I think! Mom and Dad, you are so supportive and I appreciate that more than words can say.



But the biggest thanks has to go to Sheila for offering to throw me this awesome launch party to help kick off my new company!! It truly was an amazing afternoon of fun, laughter, new friends, old friends and lots of inky goodness!! I absolutely adore you Sheila and can't thank you enough for being such a loyal and supportive friend in helping me start Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

*sniff, sniff* Okay...enough sappiness....I gotta hit the hay!

September Card Kits....Mooooooo!

The September Card Kits by Kimmie and Andrea are NOW available over at Scrappin' Great Deals!! They feature the adorable CCDesigns fall stamps and the gorgeous Bo Bunny designer papers!! We are so excited about the amazing amounts of fabulous goodies that are packed into these babies...I kid you not!! While Andrea and I were putting them together, we kept lookin' at each other and sayin' "These kits ROCK!!"!

Here is the full list of supplies that you will get with this kit:

1 Cow Emma stamp and three coordinating sentiments OR 1 Apple Emma stamp, apple accessories, one sentiment
6 – 6x6 Bazzill cardstock bases
6 – 6x6 square white envelopes
6 – 6x6 sheets of Bo Bunny patterned paper
1 – strip of adhesive pearls
10 Assorted mini brads
2 Fancy Bo Bunny brads
Assorted Prima flowers
Assorted Foofala buttons

SO much stuff, right??

Well, I made this sample card for ya, using only contents from the kit and my fun bat punch from EK Success!! Also here are the Copic colours I used on Cow Emma: E00, E11, R20, E30, E33, E35, E37, C3, C5, C7, YR04, YR07, V06, YG23 and YG25.

Now hop on over to Scrappin' Great Deals to pick yours up or give Sheila a call! There are already a bunch sold to the monthly card kit members, so get yours before they are all gone!!! Or why not become a monthly member yourself??

Off to work again for me today....*sigh*.....how's a girl supposed to get any stampin' done with all this 'work' stuff getting in the way??? Have a super duper day!!

P.S. JEFF AND JORDAN CLEANED UP ON BIG BROTHER!!!! WHO'S AS EXCITED AS I AM???????

Frightful and Delightful!!

So the kids are back to school now, so it's officially fall. *sigh* I'm sad to see the summer weather go, but I must say, I LOVE autumn. It's my favourite season. AND that also means that Halloween will soon be here!

I've got a superfun Halloween card for ya today, featuring another one of those fun Sugarplum kids by CCDesigns!!! I used this adorable Mummy Trevor image stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah white cardstock. I only used a few Copic markers to colour him...mostly different shades of grey. In case you are curious, I used: E00, E01, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, E33 and E35.

The card base is a 6x6 black square card by Bazzill and I used a lovely olive green cardstock for matting and accenting. The patterned paper is by Bo Bunny and I added some strips of white cardstock to mimic Trevor's bandages. I added the sentiment from the Autumn Sentiments set and pop dotted everything. I finished it off by adding four glitter brads, one in each corner of the main layer!



This is also another card that I will be teaching in the two Copic classes coming up this month at SGD. The other one I am doing can be seen here. Of course there will be two more for a total of four! Lots of fun with CCDesigns! Be sure to call Sheila to reserve your spot!!

Have a super stampy day!!

I Got Some Kikis!!!

Yesterday I went to the mailbox to find some lovely little Kikis in there!! Of course I had to let them out right away...they were suffocating in that envelope!! I stamped them out immediately and opened up my new package of Ooh La La papers and went to town!!

I stamped Kiki on Neenah white cardstock and coloured her in with the following Copic markers: E00, R20, E55, R17, E25, E31, BG11, BG15, R12 and E30. The card base is Kraft cardstock and I matted with Bazzill Bling rosey cardstock behind the patterned paper and Blush Blossom for Kiki. I added some sheer green polka dotted ribbon and pop dotted Kiki. I stamped a birthday sentiment on the bottom and finished it off by adding a trio of green half pearls.



Today we are heading to Toronto to take Emileigh and her BFF Kelsey shopping at the Eatons Centre. We need to do some serious back to school shopping!! We have to hit Hollister and Abercrombie for sure!! Me, I`ll be happy with one of the fabulous smoothies you can get in the food court there, because you know they don`t have any ink or rubber there!

Hope you have a fabulous Saturday! Stamp something special!!

Bringin' You Sunshine!!

Another quickie post ladies.....I'm busily preparing for tonight's Copic class and remembered that I hadn't posted my other card for the class!! Silly me!! Well here she is!!

It's super hot and sunshiney here, so this card reflects the day perfectly! It's the summer Anya stamp from The Greeting Farm! She's just so sassy and cute! I used all Bazzill cardstock and some sweet Doodlebug patterned paper. I zipped up the pink colour by adding some Bazzill flowers and attaching them with big brads! I also dressed it up a little by using my Apron Lace border punch along the bottom.

The Copic markers I used are: E00, YR20, YR21, G20, R83, R85 and since the sunglasses didn't come out solid black, I went over the area with W7.



Well, I'd better get back to it!! Hope you have a wonderfully sunshiney weekend!!