Author Archives: Kimberly
I’m so excited! There are a couple of great sales at Stampin’ Up! this month and they have some new Online Exclusive Kits that look amazing! Sales: Sale 1: 10% Off Bundles Stamp and Die Bundles are 10% off until June 30th, 2024! Find them here: SHOP BUNDLE SALES Sale 2: 10% Off Cut & Emboss Machines… Read More »
I love a good sketch! This week’s sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a good one! I love when a sketch includes a basic shape behind a focal image. It always provides a nice anchor for my decorative stamped and die bits. It also provides an opportunity to use some go to dies. In my case,… Read More »
I decided to place my June order on May 21! That’s right! I absolutely want to save a bundle with free shipping! This is a ONE DAY ONLY deal. Free shipping on orders of $75 in product before tax will receive free shipping. No code needed. Go to SHOPWITHKIM.NET to place your order on May 21! … Read More »
Yay! It’s time for a new sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! I loved this weeks sketch! I used a stamp set I bought to make scrapbook layouts of my husband and kids fishing. I have quite a lot of fishing photos! As soon as I saw this stamp set and designer series paper, I had… Read More »
Hi friends! Today starts the April scrapbook challenge at Challenge YOUrself. This month not only do you need to include YOU in the photo, but you also need to include fussy cutting on your layout. I used all new goodies from Stampin’ Up! for this layout. Tomorrow, I will have a video to share with my… Read More »
In 2012 I joined Stampin’ Up! and remained a demonstrator for 6 years. By 2018, I felt like it was time to spread my wings and try out some of the new stuff that was out in the crafting world. At that time, you were not allowed to use other company stuff on your blog and YouTube and… Read More »
It feels like April is flying! I can’t believe it’s time for another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This is another great sketch to play with. I had so many ideas for this one, but I wanted to make a birthday card for my daughter later in the month and I wanted to play with the CTMH Honey… Read More »
This month’s challenge at the Challenge YOUrself monthly scrapbook challenge is a layout featuring your favorite animal! I don’t currently have any pets, so I thought I would share my latest obsession…Iguanas! That’s right! My latest hobby allows me to sit on the dock and look for iguanas sunning themselves in the mangroves across the canal. It… Read More »
I absolutely love this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch! It’s so pretty, I actually want to use it in a scrapbook layout to create an Easter layout. Won’t this make a perfect title piece for a scrapbook layout? I didn’t even bother to add my creation to a card base. I’m going to create a layout and… Read More »
Hello friend! I’m so delighted that you stopped by to visit today! I am sharing my card for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I absolutely loved the sketch and couldn’t wait to play along with the challenge this week. I don’t have any scraps of patterned paper so I elected to create watercolored stripes for my… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is a sketch challenge…and as always, YOU need to be in the photo on your layout! I had fun with this layout! I pulled out some of my Vicki Boutin papers that I’ve had in my stash. (Now that I know Close to my Heart is closing, it seemed okay… Read More »
The name of the game is to USE YOUR STASH! That’s right! Use what you have to create useful tools to help you on your creative journey. My organizing project of the month for February was to swatch my distress oxide inks. I also needed to label the new ink oxide ink pads that I just got and… Read More »
Calling all traveler’s notebook newbies! I share how I go about creating my traveler’s notebook layouts with some tools that are quick and easy to create from your stash. A little of that scrap paper goes a long way here! I created a traveler’s notebook sketch template with a marker and a ruler to illustrate the basic… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is to create a layout with your favorite memory from 2023. Of course I have to create a layout from our daughter’s wedding! It was such a beautiful event and a nice getaway vacation with family combined! For this layout, I used the CTMH Sweet Memories scrapbook workshop kit and… Read More »
Hello friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. I must confess that I haven’t been feeling at all creative for the last several months. I just couldn’t motivate myself to do any papercrafting projects at all. I have an autoimmune illness that I have been battling… Read More »