This months Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a color challenge! This is not a color palette in my comfort zone of creating. I usually go for bolder color choices in the fall color tone family of colors. This felt like a challenge until I pulled out the Designer Series Paper that I got as the Product of… Read More »
I have two stamp sets that I’ve been playing with almost exclusively for the last month! They are the Lovely Arrangements stamp and die set and the Paradise Garden stamp and die set. I did the Stampin’ Up! Virtual Card Retreat about a month ago and then I took the Lovely Blossoms Virtual Class with Stampin’ Up! a… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is perfect for stash diving! As soon as I saw this, I knew that I wanted to use some older DSP from my stash for that big circle and to die cut the leafy stem from. I also pulled out a couple of old stamp and die sets to make… Read More »
Do you ever have those stamp sets that you just can’t stop playing with? Pop-Up Petals is like that for me. By the way, this stamp set is currently available for purchase in my Stampin’ Up! store online at ShopWithKim.net! I shared a card yesterday with this set, then today I made 6 more cards with… Read More »
Since I am totally in the mood to make very clean and simple (CAS) cards, I decided to pull out a stamp set that I got on a demonstrator preorder called Pop-Up Petals. This is a stamp and die set that I think will make some cute CAS notecards for my stash to send to friends and family.… Read More »
My Word of the Year for 2026 is Challenge. One of my goals is to play along with more card and scrapbook challenges this year. That will also help me to meet the challenge of posting more on my blog and YouTube channel. Today, I decided to start with the CAS of Friday Challenge. The rules and requirements… Read More »
This is the final sketch challenge for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for 2025, and I guess it’s also the first one for 2026! On to a new year and new adventures! This is a one-week challenge. It closes on Sunday night. We would love to have you join us for the challenge! I made a… Read More »
It’s the last day for the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar for 2025! I’m so happy I splurged and treated myself to this advent calendar. It’s the first time that I have ever purchased myself an advent calendar and I was not disappointed! Today we got 6 white embossed 3 x4″ cards and over 20 laser die cuts… Read More »
Wow! I’m almost done with the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar for 2025. Just today and tomorrow left. I have absolutely loved the items in the calendar. I have a wonder mini suite of coordinating products that I will play with all year long. Today’s goodie was a surprise! Stampin’ Up! doesn’t currently carry anything like this product. … Read More »
The 2025 Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar Day 10 reveal! What more can there be? This is a bag of true shaker elements. I know that I said I don’t love shaker cards, but I did see a cute idea on the Stampin’ Up! Official Instagram page. They created a banner set to hang that included shaker elements. … Read More »
I’m down to the last 4 boxes of Stampin’ Up!’s very first Advent Calendar. I have loved all the goodies so far and I’ve enjoyed creating with them every single day so far. Check out what Door 9 revealed: Today’s gift was 10 double sided 3 x4″ cards and 20 decorative die cuts and tags. … Read More »
Day 8 already!! December is flying and I’m three quarters of the way through this advent calendar already. Stampin’ Up! is doing a great job with it’s very first Advent Calendar. I feel like I have gotten great value for my money so far. If I add up what I believe they would charge for each item, the… Read More »
We’re on to the Day 7 reveal for the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar for 2025! Layering Postage Stamp dies! I love it! I put mine on a magnet sheet so I don’t loose them. I will store them in the vinyl sleeve with the stamps and the other set of dies. I love that they… Read More »
I can’t believe that I’ve opened up half of the goodies in the Advent Calendar already! Time is flying. I still haven’t put my tree up or decorated my house for the holiday yet! Today’s reveal: It’s Puffy Stickers! There are two sheets of tiny puffy sticker embellishments! I used one of them today on… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! came out with their first ever Advent Calendar this year. It’s the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar. The calendar came with a double stamp set. It include several images in one set and an entire set of sentiments in the other set. I’m now up to day 5 and I’ve been enjoying making a card… Read More »