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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
This month’s theme for the Challenge YOUrself February challenge is meditation. I don’t meditate per se. I do activities that I find meditative. I often find that as I’m riding my bike I focus on the sights and sounds around me and the feeling of freedom and relaxation that I have while riding my bike. I find… Read More »
I was very excited to be invited to be a guest designer for the Not 2 Shabby shop for February! Jamie sent me the stamp and die for the month of February called Spread Your Wings and I was very excited to play with it today. I created 5 cards in total using this set with 2… Read More »