Author Archives: Kimberly
I have another sketch challenge from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This isn’t one of the weeks my team is scheduled to create a card for the sketch challenge, but this is one of my favorite card layouts. I decided to play along! I’m still playing with the Mix & Match Christmas cards & envelopes, tag… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a slimline style card sketch! I decided to create a Christmas card since my craft table is literally filled with Christmas papers and ephemera! I added lots of dimension to this card, along with some ink blending for the background. I used Soft Sea Foam ink with a blending… Read More »
If you are looking for some easy and whimsical Christmas card ideas, check out the Gift of Joy stamp set from Stampin’ Up! Add some of the Specialty Christmas Cards and Envelopes and keep it simple! I made 6 quick cards using 2-1/2″ white card stock squares, 2-3/4″ Real Red card stock squares, and the Christmas Greetings cards… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has a fun torn paper detail! I think this is one of the go to techniques for paper crafting lately and I love the touch it adds to my projects. I think this is a lovely sketch and a quick one to create as well. I pulled out the Peaceful… Read More »
This month’s scrapbook challenge for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is a black and white challenge…with a splash of color! I love a black and white layout. It was a fun twist to be able to add a splash of one color. Ordinarily with a black and white challenge, I would use black and white photos. This… Read More »
There is a new sketch challenge for theAtlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week. For this challenge, I wanted to do a little watercoloring with my watercolor pencils. I used the new Amber Autumn stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. I stamped my image in StazOn ink and the added color with my watercolor pencils. I used my blender… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge gave me an opportunity to highlight one of the gorgeous new papers from the Lights of Aurora DSP set from Stampin’ Up! When I was thinking about what I wanted to create with this sketch, I didn’t notice that all the rectangles were different lengths. When I cut my paper, I… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is all about using those paper strips you have sitting in a pile somewhere in your craft room! I actually don’t have a big pile of paper strip scraps sitting around, so I decided to try a twist on this sketch. I pulled out one sheet of pretty Beautiful Gallery Designer Series… Read More »
This week’s Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a sketch challenge using a PageMaps Sketch!! I love a good PageMaps sketch! I print out each month’s sketches and keep them in a binder. I have all of the scrapbook sketches going back to 2006! They are very inspiring, and they are FREE. Here is my take on this… Read More »
Welcome to the Something Old, Something New YouTube Hop. This month’s theme is Gardens and Bugs. The challenge is to use some new products and to shop your stash for something you haven’t used yet or maybe haven’t used enough. Use your stash and get creative! This hop has a different theme each month and it takes place… Read More »
The Spooky Sweet Halloween suite of products and the Sweet Halloween Scrapbook Workshop Kit and the coordinating stamps are hard to put down once you start playing with them. I used the Berry Burst card stock for this layout. To tone it down a little, I chose a second patterned paper with a white background and a… Read More »
I have been having so much fun with the scrapbook workshop kits from Stampin’ Up! I’ve used 4 complete kits in the last couple of months. I also add products from the coordinating suites of products. I absolutely love that Stampin’ Up! creates scrapbook workshop kits to coordinate with suites of products. I feel like I have so… Read More »
Have you ever loved a sketch so much that you made two cards inspired by it? Check out this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge: I used the ephemera sets from Stampin’ Up! to make my cards this week. I was playing with Say Something and Good Times ephemera sets. I loved this little vase of flowers with… Read More »
The double page layout that I am sharing today is made using the soon to be released Lovely Florals Scrapbook Workshop Kit from Stampin’ Up! I also CASEd a double page scrapbook layout that we made during Stampin’ Up!’s Virtual Album Retreat. I used the July layout as an inspiration for my layout here today. I added some… Read More »
I decided to make a year in review type double page layout to use some of the photos my daughter has been sending me over the last 10 months. One double page layout has turned into two double page layouts. I prefer to have just a few photos on each page, so the layout that I’m sharing today… Read More »