Kimberly

I am a lifelong teacher and mixed media maker with a passion for DIY projects, stamping, scrapbooking, sewing and paper crafts.

Author Archives: Kimberly

Paper Craft Crew Challenge: Case the Designer

This week’s Paper Craft Crew is a 2 week challenge and this is the second week of the challenge.  I just wanted to remind you that this is the CASE (copy and share everything) one of the Design Team members.  Pick a card that you love from their blog and create your own version of it. Perhaps you… Read More »

30 Day Craft Room Clean Up: Day 5 PAPER!

When asked what my greatest organizing challenge is whether it is household organizing or craft room organizing, my answer is always the same.  PAPER! My nemesis! By nature I pile things when I get busy or don’t feel like dealing with something and that something is almost always paper.  (Although clean laundry would be a close second.) I’ve… Read More »

30 Day Organizing Challenge: Marker, Ink Pad, And Embossing Powder Storage

  I have a product review for you today using the Totally Tiffany XL Pen and Ink Palace.  I made the video almost a month ago and I have had this on my craft table and I absolutely love it.  I have all of my Altenew Alcohol Artist Markers, my marker paper pads, my Memento ink pad, my… Read More »

Quick Card With Background Stencil Ink Blending

This card today is super quick and it uses a stencil to create an ink blending background for a fabulous sentiment from Pink Fresh Studios Word Series Believe Stamp Set. I used an old favorite Catherine Pooler stencil called Perfect Vines and the Real Red, Sauna, and Blue Suede Shoes CP inks with my Picket Fence blender brushes… Read More »

Create Custom Color Card Stock For Layering Dies

I’ve had Altenew’s Rose Flurries 3D Die set on my wish list for almost two years!  I finally splurged when I saw they created a creativity kit and it was part of the bundle. Altenew bundles products into Creativity Kits that they release weekly with a set of instructional videos that you can purchase to get your creative… Read More »

Kim’s 30 Day Craft Room Clean Up Day 3: Mini Ink Pads

When I said I was doing a 30 Day Craft Room Clean Up, I hope you realize that I am not doing 30 consecutive days.  Mostly because it is the end of the school year and it has been very hectic.  I don’t really have a good excuse! Once you start cleaning up and working on fine-tuning your… Read More »

When You Have Just The Perfect Cover Die For A Sketch Challenge

I was excited to see this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge because I have the perfect cover die from Altenew for this sketch.  I also found a box of happiness from Catherine Pooler’s latest release on my doorstep when I drove into my driveway.  WIN-WIN! The background paper is a fun 6 x 6″ paper stack that I… Read More »

You Matter

What a fantastic sentiment for a card!  Who wouldn’t feel good when they opened that envelope and saw those words? One of the first stamp sets that I purchased from Catherine Pooler was on of her early Stamp of Approval sets called Count Your Blessings.  The stamp and die set here is called Bloomin’ Bouquet. This is a… Read More »

Playing With Alcohol Pearl Inks

Another fabulous card kit with some new products that I had not planned to try showed up on my doorstep.  What’s a person to do? I had to play with the kit and the new Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearl Inks. I had not planned on purchasing them because I already have a hearty collection of alcohol inks and… Read More »