I am in the midst of tidying up my craft cabinet and cleaning out the drawers. In the process, I always seem to find things I’ve forgotten about, and I always seem to find stuff that has been sitting on the shelf for a couple of years. That always makes me feel a little guilty. I decided that… Read More »
I’ve been creating a new card sketch every week to try to challenge myself to try different card layouts. It’s so easy to fall into a pattern of creating the same few cards over and over again. I pulled out the Beautiful Butterfly stamp set and the Bloom Impressions FREE Sale-A-Bration DSP to play with for the new… Read More »
I have participated in several of Stampin’ Up!’s Creating Connections Virtual training sessions over the last few months and I’m loving the virtual stamp nights that I have been invited to. They always show us some sneak peeks and they do a Mystery Stamping event each time as well. I wanted to share the clever project that I… Read More »
I love single layer cards. There is something so elegant about simply stamping on the front of a card and calling it done. I used the Elements of Text stamp in Gray Granite to create a subtle background. The large image from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set was stamped on top of the background in Blueberry Bushel. … Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbooking challenge is to create a page that is all about YOU! I decided to focus on something new about me for this layout. Of course, the newest thing about me is that I now have a granddaughter!!! So my layout focused on that! I fell in love with this new Mixed… Read More »
I’ve been creating sketches and making card recipe cards for card layouts. I have the digital version to share with my January customers! I wanted to create some cards that would use the new Toadstool Gardens DSP from Stampin’ Up! as my focal point. This is one of the Sale-A-Bration freebies that you can get with a… Read More »
There is so much going on at Stampin’ Up! today! It’s crazy! The new Spring Mini Catalog was released and it’s good!! The catalog runs from January 7-April 30, 2025. Sale-A-Bration starts today! This is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year. You get free stuff with qualifying orders. Details below! New Online Exclusives were released today. So… Read More »
I love FREE SHIPPING! Stampin’ Up! is giving FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75 in the US from December 9-11, 2024. You can shop online at ShopWithKim.net and get all the stuff you want! Shipping is 11-12% of your order so to get that in savings at this time of year is amazing! Don’t forget to check… Read More »
It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. This is a great sketch for using that scrap strips of card stock or DSP that you have left over from your projects. I used the Decorative Trees Dies to create my focal point and the Christmas Labels stamp and die set… Read More »
I so love this new kit from Stampin’ Up! This is one of their online exclusives kits and it is one of my favorite kits. I loved the A Look Back Kit from October. This one is just as fun! The kit comes with a 24 page coloring book that has 2 each of 12 different images. … Read More »
Hello Friend! I’m currently staying in an Air BNB apartment in Michigan. My daughter and her husband both had to go back to work after having their first child, so I’m helping out during the day! I am spending my day snuggling my sweet little granddaughter! Is there anything better than rocking a baby? I just don’t think… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! just announced the Annual Seasonal Sale for three days only! Starting today, November 13 through November 15, you can save 10-20% on selected items! Important Details: From the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog: 10% off ink, including pads, refills, markers, and Stampin’ Blends. Ink pad bundles and third-party ink pads are NOT included. 10% off cardstock. Close To My… Read More »
It’s time for this month’s challenge on the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge! This month’s theme is to use a grid! The design team layouts are so fun. Everyone used a grid in a fun unique way. I decided to use mine for a traveler’s notebook layout. I used some scraps from the Autumn to… Read More »
There are a few new goodies in the Stampin’ Up! store today. I played with one of them to make my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge card for this week. Here is this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch for the Challenge: Here is my card: This is a gorgeous bundle! The bundle has a stamp set, die… Read More »
The October Specials end on October 31, 2024. The Specials include the Kit Sale and the Starter Kit Special! I am loving the new A Look Back Kit that just came out in October. I’ve actually purchased 3 of those kits. 2 for me and one for my daughter for Christmas. I’m using one to document the… Read More »