Author Archives: Kimberly
This month’s Star Stampz Challenge is a Happy Birthday Challenge! These are digital stamps that you can purchase on Etsy. I really enjoy using digital stamps. I like to purchase them and use them immediately. When I feel like creating something, it is fun to browse through digital stamps so you can download your purchase and create right… Read More »
This month’s scrapbook Challenge YOUrself challenge is to create a page about what helps you find balance in your life. I found it very challenging to keep a balance in my life while I was working and raising kids. I don’t think I ever really mastered making enough time for me. I used to get up before… Read More »
It’s time for a new Challenge YOUrself scrapbook layout challenge. This month’s them is to create a layout about a time you had to dress to impress! Mine was easy this month! We just got back from our daughter’s wedding. One of Katie’s friends snapped a picture of me, my husband and the bride! That’s the one… Read More »
I used the fabulous Cozy Up scrapbooking workshop kit from Close To My Heart to create several double page layouts. In today’s share, I used a sketch from the Stuck?! Sketchbook on Pinterest to force myself to keep lots of white space on my layout. The sketch also forced me to edit down my embellishments. My new goal… Read More »
Hello crafty friend! Welcome to my new video series: How to Scrapbook! I will be walking you through the basics of scrapbooking and showing you some of the amazing tips and tricks I’ve learned from so many of the industry experts! This is a really incredible hobby. So many scrapbookers and artists freely share their expertise and experience… Read More »
I found some really inspiring sketches scrapbook layouts on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago. You can see my Pinterest scrapbook layouts board HERE! I selected a sketch by Laura Whitaker’s Stuck! Sketchbook and decided to use the Close To My Heart Hello Darlin’ scrapbook workshop kit and stamp set to create a layout today. I love… Read More »
The Love To Scrap Challenge for May and June is live! In the midst of moving, unpacking, and having my son here for two weeks, I’m a little late sharing my blog post! As always, this is an anything goes challenge as long as you use scraps! I created a quick Traverler’s Notebook layout: I decided to… Read More »
This month’s Star Stampz challenge is all about nature! I used one of the Star Stampz digis to create an art journal page. I really felt like playing with mixed media and making a mess. It is always a relaxing thing to do! I have some go to stencils and stamps in a basket that I use… Read More »
Oh how I love to play with ink! This month’s challenge for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is to get messy! Of course I wanted to play with some splatter! I had some scraps from the Flea Market scrapbook collection that I had used for the Crop & Create event over the weekend and decided to use… Read More »
Have you seen the newest edition of Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine? The spring issue is packed full of lots of beautiful inspiration. I couldn’t wait to scraplift Nathalie DeSousa’s double page layout! It was covered in florals with lots of empty white space on the pages. I also recently received the Close To My Heart Cosette Scrapbooking… Read More »
We have an Anything Goes theme this month for the Star Stampz Challenge. The design team is using new release digis for our creations! You can check out the challenge HERE. This fabulous digi is the Flower Fairy Daisy digi. Isn’t it dreamy? It’s perfect for spring and summer as well! I love a beautiful digi. I… Read More »
I am sharing cards created with SKETCH #2 today: #KCC10GiveawayHop Details: I used papers, a stencil, and a die set from Scrappy Tails Crafts. I so love the scene building stamps and dies that Scrappy Tails Crafts carries. The designs are always beautifully created and detailed. This may be my new favorite stencil. This is the chevron… Read More »
You have two more weeks to join Kendra’s Card Challenge #9. This challenge ends on March 31 and then challenge 10 starts! There are so many great prizes available to challenge winners. You can participate by joining Kendra’s Card Challenge Facebook Group. Make your 15 cards with the FREE Cutting Diagrams and Card Sketches and share them with… Read More »
This month’s theme for the Star Stampz Challenge is an encouragement or friendship theme. As always, it is an anything goes challenge, so I created an art journal layout! The challenge starts now and ends on at the beginning of April. You can find the challenge on the Star Stampz Blog. I really enjoyed creating this. I… Read More »
The theme for this months scrapbook Challenge YOUrself is to create a sports themed layout. Remember that YOU have to be in a photo on the layout! For my layout, I used the Close To My Heart Flower Shoppe scrapbook kit. This kit came with a fabulous variety of patterned papers, lots of great embellishments, and a nice… Read More »