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Kat Scrappiness + Hello Spring Card

5/27/2022

It's Springtime in the South and has been raining ALL week, but clear skies are ahead for the holiday weekend! And I'm loving everything is green and blooming around here! Which inspired me to create this floral beauty.
So great for upcoming occasions like Graduation, Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You, & more! I used amazing products from Kat Scrappiness (KS), an online one stop shop for so many crafty products out of Washington. Check them out!

KS products I used:
KS-Spectrum of Love Slimline Paper Pack (yellow)
KS-Friendship Greetings Stamp Set
KS-Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangle Dies
My Valentine pink Enamel Dots

Other supplies (some found in KS Shop):
Ranger Ink-Distress Oxide Inks: Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Rustic Wilderness, & Broken China
Sponge
Memento Black Tuxedo Ink (a good dye ink for watercoloring)
MISTI stamping tool
Big Shot die cutting machine
Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock
Papertrey Ink white card base and coral cardstock
Scor-Tape (tear tape) from Scor-Pal available at Scrapbookpal
*Butterflies from Unity Stamp kit: Eeyore

Supplies from KS & affiliate links below,
at no extra cost to you.
Happy Shopping!

Thanks for stopping by!
Click "here" for more KS inspiration.
Have a Safe, Happy, & Crafty Holiday weekend!
~Kim

I'm proud to announce I have been chosen as a Kat Scrappiness Influencer. Which means I'll be sharing projects each month using their amazing products. And if you shop any of the affiliate links I'll receive a small commission, that helps support my arts n' crafts.

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks Challenge #613 {ALL OCCASIONS}
Red Wagon Challenge # 655 - Sentiment as Main Focus
LTCCB #68 Anything Goes
Retro Rubber Challenge 183 | Anything Goes! (this stamp set is at least 3yrs old)
HLS May Watercolour Challenge (I water colored the flowers with Ranger Oxide Inks and sponged/spritzed the background with water)
LTSCB #155 Anything Goes

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Special Delivery Baby Card with Seashells and Mermaids

7/20/2020

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Hi everybody! After receiving an overwhelming response on social media about this unique baby card I made and several requests, I created a tutorial below on how to make this special card. I am truly moved by your sweet comments supporting my creations. It was very heartwarming and I thank you for your kindness! And if this is your first time seeing this card or visiting my Blog...Welcome and I hope you stay awhile & follow along!

I made this special card for some friends of ours that were married on a beach a few years ago and are expecting their first child next month. So, I knew I wanted a beachy theme with blue for a boy and these Unity stamps delivered! What do you think?!?

Let's get started...

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5x11" piece of turquoise 110lb card stock, cut in half, and folded for an A2 (5.5" x 4.25") card base. Next I took out my MISTI original stamping tool, a half sheet of 8.5x11" white cardstock, and stamped this amazing seashell background stamp with clear ink 2-3 times to get good ink coverage. Removed the image from the MISTI, sprinkled with gold embossing powder, and heat set. And trimmed down the seashells image to 5" x 3.75."

Then using the Distress Oxide inks shown above (and listed below in supplies) and a blending brush, I added browns to the bottom half of the seashell image and blues to the top half. And using a speckled stencil, added brown and blue Distress Oxide inks in the darker colors with a blending brush. It added little dots to the top like bubbles and specks to the bottom like sand. And adhered the seashell image to black cardstock cut 5.25" x 3.5" to matte/frame the image and adhered the whole piece to the card base.

Next using the MISTI stamping tool again and the other half of white card stock, I stamped this amazing mermaid tail and sentiment together with clear ink twice to get a good ink coverage. Removed from the MISTI, sprinkled with gold embossing powder, and heat set. Just look at all that shimmer!!!

Then I cut out the mermaid tail image out using a die cutting machine and a stitched oval die. And using the same ink blending process as the seashells above, I added blues and browns to the oval and stenciled only some darker blue speckles for bubbles. I know it's hard to see, but I also added some clear sparkle to the mermaid tail, just on the tips. I couldn't resist, it needed some bling. And adhered the image to the card base.

I could have added more bling to this card with pearls or rhinestones or maybe a ribbon, because I LOVE those things and it's kinda my style...but it's a baby card. So I didn't want any type of choking hazard on the card, just in case. It really didn't need anything else ...it's pretty shiny just the way it is. So special for a new mom to welcome a baby boy, birthday, or any occasion. I just love how it turned out, don't you?

Here is another look...

I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, maybe try new products, and see what you can create.
The possibilities are endless!

I used these Unity Stamp Sets:
She Sells Sea Shells (border backgrounds), She Mermaid (tail), and the sentiment is from Love in the Air.

Click pic below & check out the Birthday SALE too!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a safe, happy, & crafty week!
~Kim

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Supplies: Unity Stamp Company stamps: She Sells Sea Shells (border backgrounds), She Mermaid (tail), and Love in the Air (sentiment); Papertrey Ink 110lb turquoise cardstock card base; American Crafts black 4x6 cardstock pack; HL thin White cardstock; MISTI original stamping tool; Versamark clear ink; Ranger Ink Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder; Marvy Heat tool; Ranger Ink/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon, Faded Jeans, Brushed Corduroy, and Walnut Stain; Tim Holtz Speckled Stencil; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blending Brush (small); Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs-Stitched Oval die set; Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen-Clear; and 1/2" Scor-Tape adhesive.

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Craft Challenges:
LTCCB #48 - July Anything Goes
LTSCB #135 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Mon Challenge: A Day At The Beach
Simon Says Wed Challenge: For A Child (baby boy card)
Lil Red Wagon Challenge # 558 - Fantasy (mermaid)
WWC280 - Kath's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist (baby boy card)
Color Throwdown #602

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Wings + Giveaways

6/6/2020

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Hello everybody! Happy June! How are you doing?
I hope this finds you all healthy and safe as our hearts and prayers
go out to all of you. Hang in there!
Because we're in this together!!!

Thank you for joining our June Friends of Unity Blog Hop
where several amazing designer friends & myself share
our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps!!!

Scroll down for new tutorials, enter our many GIVEAWAYS, &
get hopping to the next blog for more amazing inspiration!!!

Theme for June is... Wings!
Well, that could be many different things, so be prepared to be amazed. As usual, it was really hard to choose just one. Which is why I have (4) fabulous things with wings to share with you today!

So grab your favorite beverage, sit back, relax, and
enjoy the hop...

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Natasha Vacca
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for May 2020!
Congratulations!!!
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Card #1 is 'Feel the Freedom' stamp kit in Patriotic colors in honor of our upcoming US Independence Day. I wanted to create a card that added color without any actual coloring. As many people struggle with coloring. For this card I used ink splatters and two stencils to achieve this festive fireworks celebration. A wonderful stamp for many occasions and I can't wait to color it up too! So fun!

Click the pictures for tutorials!

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5” x 11” red 110lb cardstock, folded in half, for the card base. I’ve been making a lot of “not quite” square cards lately, but larger than the usual A2. So I leave them folded until I have everything else adhered in place, then I trim it down. So, this base will be 5.5” wide. Next I chose two 6x6 pattern papers from the same pad, that I thought resembled a vintage flag, cut them on the diagonal, and trimmed off ¼” from the inside angles to fit, and adhered to the card base. Cut a piece of blue ric rac ribbon and adhered on an angle across the card using liquid glue. Click or hover on pictures below for more directions...

Card #2 is 'Scattered Pieces' stamp kit in bright and cheerful colors using an ''ink smooshing technique" and some glitter pens. That's it! Another great technique using colored inks, but no actual coloring. And I really love the variety of feather stamps and beautiful sentiments that speak to your soul. This one is so uplifting and encouraging to send to friends/family. It's one of my 'new' favorites!

Tutorial: I started with 8.5” x 11” white 110lb cardstock, folded in half, and cut in half, so the top folds down and opens from the bottom, but still an A2 size card base. And set aside for a bit. Using a MISTI stamping tool, I lined up the feather and sentiment on a piece of white watercolor cardstock. And inked them up with Gina K amalgam black ink, because remember it’s a friendly ink with any coloring medium. Then took the stamp out of the MISTI and put it on an acrylic block, inked it up again, and stamped the feather two more times. Then I used a die cutting machine and a stitched rectangle die to cut out the image. Click or hover on the pictures below for more directions...

Card #3 is 'Beauty Beyond Words' and it is a beauty. I can't believe I've never inked it up until now. It just screams "color me," but would be pretty black/white or on kraft too! I'll have to try that next while I still have it out on my craft table. Just wonderful for many occasions and all kinds of coloring mediums too!

Tutorial: I started with 8.5” x 11” light gray 110lb cardstock I had leftover that was cut as an A2 size card base. I love notebook paper, so I cut this light blue piece the same size as the card base, inked the edges with distress oxide ink in faded jeans and blended a bit more around the edges with a blending brush and adhered to the card base. And set aside for a bit. Using a MISTI stamping tool, I lined up the jar and sentiment on a piece of white alcohol marker friendly cardstock. And inked them up with Gina K amalgam black ink again, because it won’t bleed when you color with alcohol markers. Click or hover on the pictures below for more directions...

Card #4 is last, but not least using this fabulous 'Migration of Beauty' border backgrounds stamp two different ways. Along with 'All Smiles' itty bitty stamp inside with the other sentiment from the 'Beauty Beyond Words' set to create this amazing Gate Fold card. Click "here" for more folded card ideas. Here is the front...

And when you untie the bow, slip off the belly band, the card opens like a gate, and the inside is revealed...

Tutorial: Click or hover on the pictures below for a complete step by step directions...

I hope I've inspired you to play with your winged stamps, or get a few new ones, to color or not color, try some new things, and see where it takes you! The possibilities are endless!

And if you use Unity stamps...share your creations with us by using the hashtags: #friendsofunity #unitystampco

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Eileen Mathys
Dawn Bryson
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Robyn Jordan
Dawn Fields
Amber Trubiak
Joyce Verdon

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a safe & crafty weekend!
And don't forget Fathers Day is Sunday, June 21st too!
~Kim

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Supplies mentioned in tutorials and below for all cards:
Unity Stamp Company: click for ALL stamps used; Purple Tape; Spectrum Noir markers and Spectrum Noir clear Sparkle marker/brush; Spica Atyou clear and red glitter pens; Spectrum Noir White cardstock, Copic white cardstock or X-Press It white cardstock (for alcohol marker coloring are my favorites); Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock; Distress Oxide inks-faded jeans, candied apple, wilted violet, and mermaid lagoon; MISTI stamping tool; Papertrey Ink 110lb cardstock for card bases; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blending Brushes; Trinity Stamps-Fireworks double Stencil; Tim Holtz Stencil-Speckles; Versamark clear ink; Ranger clear embossing powder; Marvy heat tool; Gina K Amalgam black ink; Big Shot die cutting machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle die set; EK Success edge border punch; Fiskars large squeeze corner rounder; Authentique 6x6 patterned paper-Anchored; American Crafts (AC) solid colored cardstock (for mattes), AC Mayberry 6x6 blue notebook patterned paper, AC ric rac ribbon, and AC bakers twine; Polka Dot Orchard-purple crinkle ribbon; enamel dots and gems from my stash (probably from Michaels or HL); Craft Fantastic-Angel wing charm; Tombow mono multi liquid glue; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

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Challenges:
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Masculine - Card #1
Lil Red Wagon Challenge #552 - Patterned Paper - Card #1
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper June 2020 challenge - Card #1
RRCB136 Challenge 136 | Summer Time!- Card #1: "Feel the Freedom" feather stamp was made in 2018 and I had never used it until now. And we love to see the firework shows every Friday night on the river here and on the 4th of July in the summer time.

Simon Says Mon Challenge: Make Your Own Background - Card #2
HLS June Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes + Layers - Card #2
TTTC067 – Featured Designer- Card #2 (ink blending, 3 of a kind-feathers, heart-many hearts within the feathers)

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #392 - Make Your Mark - Card #3 (colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and sparkle brush pen)
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #510 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) - Card #3

WWC274 - Dawn's Challenge: Anything Goes w/ Feminine Twist - Card #4 (is a gate fold card, with feminine butterflies and ribbon on the outside and feminine beauty on the inside)
LTCCB #47 - June Anything Goes - Card #4

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Designers Choice + Giveaways

3/7/2020

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Welcome to our March Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several of my amazing designer friends and myself share our love
(and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps!!!
Each month we create handmade cards, paper crafts, or projects
with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and we
GIVE AWAY lots of Unity Stamp prizes too!!!
So, scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways & get hopping
for some amazing inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check here ==> February Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

Elizabeth R.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for February 2020!
Congratulations!!!
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Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Designers Choice!
Well, let me tell you...having free reign to create anything isn't easy either. So many ideas running through my head was kind of overwhelming.
But I narrowed it down to a stamp set I hadn't used before and
combined that with a few of my favorite things.
Can you guess what those might be???

Well, if you follow me, you may know what they are. But if you don't yet...click the pink "follow me" button below or to the right sidebar, and follow us, so you don't miss our monthly hops and giveaways!

Anyhooo...I'll tell ya...I LOVE to heat emboss in all kinds of different ways, which I'll share in more detail next month, I LOVE die cuts, and I LOVE bling and sparkle. Because what girl doesn't, right?

Today I'm sharing this magical beauty using some of my favorite things: gold/clear heat embossing, die cuts, distress oxide inks, and sparkle to complete this mystical shaker card.

For a complete step by step tutorial...hover over the pictures below or click on them for details. Scroll down to bottom for a complete supply list.

I hope I've inspired you to "shake shake shake" and make shaker cards. Also, see how fun it is to mix and match your stamps and techniques, try some new things, and see where it takes you!
The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a happy crafty weekend! ~Kim

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Crystal O. Minkler <= go back here
Eileen Mathys
Amber Trubiak
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Bryson
Robyn Jordan
Dawn Fields
Alaine Tanner
Jeanie M. Hays
Joyce Verdon

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Supplies {affils}: Unity Stamp Company Products: She Mermaid stamp set, Circle Scalloped (border stamps), Pink & Blue Watercolored Paper Pack (patterned paper), Cinderella Sequins, and FolkArt Extreme Glitter Paint; Papertrey Ink Navy Cardstock; HL "thin" White Cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink- Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Faded Jeans; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Gold Embossing Powder and Clear Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Big Shot machine; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blending Brushes; Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border Die (to create waves in water); Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Die and Stitched Rectangle Die; Tim Holtz Speckled Stencil; Clear pouch; 3D Foam tape; 1/4" and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
International Women's day bloghop
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Something Feminine
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #497, WEEK 1 STAMP ACT
HLS March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge (circle die cut shaker card)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March 2020 challenge
LTCCB #44 - March Anything Goes
LTSCB #131 - Anything Goes
Creative Embellishments March Challenge- (I was inspired by all the blue and aqua colors and the sparkle)

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Monochromatic + Giveaways

2/1/2020

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Welcome to our February 2020 Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several of my amazing designer friends and myself share our love
(and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps!!!
Each month we create handmade cards, paper crafts, or projects
with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and
GIVE AWAY lots of Unity Stamp prizes too!!!
Scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways & get hopping
for some amazing inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check here ==> January Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

Joyce C.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for January 2020!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Monochromatic!
Which means the creation of something made from one color hue or one color family. Fun, right? Well, I'll tell you, this was quite challenging for many of us. It's really hard to just stick to one color family and not add black or some other color, as we love all colors and pretty patterned paper. Shown above are the purple and red color palettes I chose to work with this month. Pretty, right?

My first card is a pretty passionate purple beauty...great for any occasion!

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” piece of purple cardstock, folded in half and set aside. I used an A2 white watercolor cardstock. (I know, I finally used watercolor cardstock (lol) And I know it will shock you, but I don’t have a fancy media mat, and that’s ok, so I ink up the clear lid to my MISTI stamping tool when I want to do some “ink smooshing.” It works just fine. Today I stamped down two different purple oxide inks and spritzed with water mist and ran a Q-tip through it to get some variations. Then dragged my cardstock through the colors. Dabbing the cardstock back and forth, here and there, in a triangle like pattern. Heat setting between layers and dabbing back through the colors, until I achieved the desired look I wanted. And heat set again until completely dry or overnight. Wipe up the MISTI with baby wipes or paper towels and it cleans up nicely. Next place the butterfly stamp in the center of the purple panel and attach to MISTI lid. Brush over panel with a static buddy to eliminate embossing powder sticking where you don’t want it. Which is also why you want to make sure your purple panel is completely dry, because embossing powder will stick to oxide ink. And we don’t want that. Then ink up the butterfly stamp with clear embossing ink. Sprinkle with purple embossing powder, and heat set. Using a die cutting machine and a border die cut, I cut the bottom of the purple panel, and set aside. I used a scrap piece of vellum, using the MISTI, I stamped a sentiment, from the same kit, with one of the purple oxide inks, clear embossing powder, and heat set. Trimmed into a banner. Then took a scrap piece of purple polka dot paper and adhered to our cardbase. Adhered our sentiment. And adhered our purple butterfly panel to our card. Trimmed down the card base. And added a few purple glitter enamel dots for some bling to complete this royal purple beauty.

My second card is a fiery red beauty in honor of Valentines or my single gal pals for Galentines Day or any occasion!

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” piece of red cardstock, folded in half and set aside. Repeat the same “ink smooshing” techniques as our purple panel above, except I used a red and pink distress oxide inks. Heat red panel until dry or overnight. Using the MISTI tool I stamped the mandala image three times with red oxide ink and heat set. It's an older stamp from 2016 and I've never used it. So, it was time for some love. Using an acrylic block I stamped a heart background with the tattered rose distress ink (not oxide ink), I spray misted the stamp and stamped it onto our red panel in the top right corner, the left middle, and the bottom right corner. Dab off excess water. And heat set. To give our panel some depth and interest. Using a die cutting machine and a border die cut, I cut the left side of the red panel, and set aside. I used a scrap piece of vellum, using the MISTI, I stamped a sentiment from another kit, with clear embossing ink, sprinkled with red embossing powder, and heat set. You could certainly use the red oxide ink and clear embossing powder too. I just wanted to try this red embossing powder on vellum. Trimmed vellum to fit across the red panel. Trimmed a red and pink striped patterned paper and adhered to the card base. Adhered the red panel to card. Adhered vellum sentiment on both ends and attached to red panel and concealed adhesive with red glitter enamel dots and for some bling, of course. Trimmed down the card base. And wrapped some red/white bakers twine around our card three times and tied into a bow to finish this fiery red beauty.

And there you have a couple of ideas of monochromatic cards!
I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, techniques and maybe try some new things and see where
it takes you! The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a happy & crafty weekend! ~Kim

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To enter this GIVEAWAY use the
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One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway, contacted via email or private messaging, And announced in our next Blog Hop on Feb. 1, 2020
Good luck!!!

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==> The HOP starts below <==
go back to the beginning & hop with ALL of these talented
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Crystal O. Minkler <= go back here
Eileen Mathys
Amber Trubiak
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Bryson
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Jeanie M. Hays

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Supplies {affils}:
(Purple Card #1): Unity Stamp Company: Allow Yourself stamp kit (butterfly and sentiment); Papertrey Ink Purple Cardstock and Vellum; BoBunny 6x6 Double Dot patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink- Wilted Violet and Seedless Preserves; Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper; Ranger Mini Mister; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Purple Distress Embossing Powder and Clear Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Big Shot machine; Simon Says Stamp-wavy scallop stitches wafer die; purple glitter enamel dots; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Red Card #2): Unity Stamp Company: Bohemian Backgrounds, Say it Big sentiment kit, and Love (in the background-hearts stamp); Papertrey Ink Red Cardstock, Vellum, and Round Off Edgers Dies #1346; Carta Bella-Devoted, red/pink striped patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink- Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, and Distress Ink (not oxide)-Tattered Rose; Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper; Ranger Mini Mister; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Red Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Big Shot machine; Red glitter enamel dots; AC red/white bakers twine; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
Simon Says Mon Challenge: All Loved Up (red card)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes (purple card)
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #492 WEEK 5 (ANYTHING GOES)
HLS February Watercolour Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February 2020 challenge
LTCCB #43 - February Anything Goes (purple card)
LTSCB #130 - Red and/or Pink Equals Love
RRCB127 Tic Tac Toe Challenge: My red card, I used a stamp from 2016 with twine, a die cut, and vellum.

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Creativation 2020 Industry Trade Show-New Craft Products

1/15/2020

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The Association For Creative Industries (AFCI), formerly known as (CHA) the Craft & Hobby Association is a HUGE crafty Trade Show Convention that has been coined "Creativation" the last couple years. It's the largest craft marketplace in North America and will take place in Phoenix, Arizona from January 16-20, 2020.

All of your favorite craft manufacturers from all over the world will come together this week to conduct business under one roof. They will teach over 3000+ Retail Buyers and Store Owners how to use and sell the new craft products with lots of demos, take orders, make connections to grow their business, have face time with designers, and make new professional relationships.

Unfortunately, we, the general public are not invited, but if you are a craft store owner, design team designer, or blogger you can attend this Mega Craft show to learn, touch, and see all the brand new products, place orders, attend many classes and make and takes, network with the experts, and strengthen your skills for today’s economy. So, you can sell and teach your customers how to use the products. Want to go? Details "here"

Click "here" to follow along "Creativation 2020" as I post as many new product videos, product pics, and collections as I can. To show you what will be arriving in your favorite craft stores very soon. Comment below and let me know what new products you are excited about? Or want to see? Or what new crafty technique do you want to learn this year?

Thanks for stopping by! Have a happy & crafty week! ~Kim

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Friends of Unity Jan 2020 Blog Hop + Favorite Stamps

1/4/2020

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Happy New Year!!!
Welcome to our January 2020 Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several of my amazing designer friends and myself share our love
(and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps!!! Each month we create projects with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and
GIVEAWAY lots of Unity prizes too!!!
So, scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways &
get hopping for some amazing inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check here ==> December Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

Faith R.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for December 2019!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months
Blog Hop is our...
Favorite Unity Stamp of 2019!

Well, if you're anything like us, then you know how hard it is to choose just one. It's like choosing a favorite child...you just can't!!!
So, you'll probably see more
than one project :) we just can't
help ourselves!

For this months project I dug through ALL my 2019 stamps I hadn't even used yet or hardly ever used. If you're new here, welcome! And if you follow me, "thank you" as you probably know my favorite season is Fall and reminds me of my childhood. I'm just crazy about ALL of it. So, I couldn't wait 8-9 months to break into this beautiful new leafy border stamp and play. I knew when I saw it, I just had to have it and use it for my first card today. It's so beautifully detailed and one of my absolute favorites. Wouldn't you agree?

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” kraft cardstock, folded in half, and set aside. Opened up my mini MISTI stamping tool and used the inside of the lid to ink up with several distress inks (not oxide inks) and misted the colors. Then used my favorite “ink smooshing technique” by running a piece of watercolor paper through the colors a few times, dab excess with a paper towel, and heat set dry. Wiped off the inks from my MISTI and placed the dry inked up panel in the MISTI stamping tool, adhering the back with purple tape to hold it in place. Lined up the leaf border stamp over the panel. Inked up the stamp with clear ink and stamped twice to get a good impression, as it’s a big stamp. Took image panel out of the MISTI and sprinkled with gold embossing powder, and heat set. Placed panel back in the MISTI, inked up the sentiment from the same stamp set, with clear ink, sprinkled with gold embossing, and heat set. Cut a piece of kraft cardstock ¼” larger than image, but it was too light, so I inked the edges directly with a brown distress ink and heat set. Adhered the image to the kraft cardstock. Then cut a piece of gold glitter paper ¼” larger than the kraft matte, adhered the image to the gold paper, and adhered it all to the original kraft card base and trimmed to fit. Added a few gold metallic adhesive gems for some more bling. And look at all that sparkle. Isn’t it gorgeous? I just LOVE it!!!

My 2nd project was inspired by these BIG words and nature stamps. I thought these would be perfect for the "thank you" cards I make every January to send our gratitude to everyone who gave us wonderful holiday gifts.

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” dark green cardstock, folded in half, and set aside. Using a die cutting machine and a stitched rectangle die I cut out a panel from white cardstock. Using an acrylic block and distress oxide inks, I inked up a pine bough stamp that is a few years old, but I love it, and created my own unique border. Then for my next favorite stamp of 2019 I am using a super BIG sentiment. I just love it for so many occasions. I placed the pine panel down in my mini MISTI stamping tool, lined up my sentiment, and stamped it a few times in black ink to get a nice dark image. And matted and adhered to a black cardstock and set a side. Took a piece of white cardstock and stamped randomly around the edges in black ink to create another border panel. Adhered green pine panel to black pine panel and trimmed to fit. Adhered the whole piece to the dark green card base. Added tree ribbon and a button for interest. Fun right? See how easy this came together by creating your own borders with stamps you already have. Be sure to check out all the BIG words in this set, because you won’t be able to stop making cards or great in scrapbook layouts too. They are amazing for all year long!

And there you have a couple of my favorite Unity Stamps from 2019!
What is your favorite Unity Stamp?
Because these cards really say it all for me. I am full of gratitude and so thankful for each of you following my crafty adventures
and stay tuned for more to come!

I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, techniques and maybe try some new things and see where
it takes you! The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by! I wish you a Happy New Year filled with happiness & craftiness!
~Kim & family

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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1 Gratitude): Unity Stamp Company: Frondescence (border backgrounds stamp) and Purple Tape; AC gold glitter cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Ink-Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door, and Vintage Photo (kraft edges); Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper; Ranger Mini Mister; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Ink Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Brutus Monroe Lunchbag cardstock; gold metallic adhesive gems @ Michaels; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #2 Thank You): Unity Stamp Company: Say it Big (May 2019 Sentiment Kit) and Winter Blessings; Papertrey Ink dark green cardstock; AC black cardstcok; Big Shot machine; MISTI stamping tool; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Die; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Inks-Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, and Lucky Clover; Versafine Onyx black ink; Acrylic rectangle block; AC ribbon and button; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
LTSCB #129 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #42 - January Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #488 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)
Little Red Wagon Challenge #529 - Use Your NBUS ( I never used the pine bough stamp that is at least 2yrs old and the ribbon and button are too old to remember)
WWC252 - Marsha's Special 3-Week "Anything Goes" Challenge
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Something New (I used NEW stamps)
Repeat Impressions DCC J120 ~ Stamp A Childhood Memory (leaves, pine, nature, and the colors remind me of growing up in Michigan and Colorado)

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Friends of Unity Dec Blog Hop + Anniversary Giveaways

12/7/2019

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Welcome to our December Friends of Unity Blog Hop as we celebrate our 2nd Anniversary!!! We have had so much fun blog hopping together, sharing our themed projects each month with you all, building new friendships, and supporting one another!

And to thank you for supporting our crafty adventures we are excited to GIVEAWAY (2) super HUGE craft prize packages on 12/14/19, generously donated by Unity Stamp Company (see winners link below), and introduce you to: (3) Fabulously talented Guest Designers: Donna Baes, Shannon Edwards, and Jessica Pickeral who are joining us this month;
and a wonderful Blog Hop with even more giveaways to win along the way and tons of amazing inspiration!!! Scroll down and get started...

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But before I get started...check back to all of our November Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Christine K.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for November 2019!
Congratulations!!!
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Now onto the Blog Hop! Where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme.
And this months Blog Hop theme is... All is Calm!!!

I start every theme with "what does that mean to me?" As it can be interpreted in so many different ways, which you'll see along our hop. I focused on the calm and the peace I find in winter. And was inspired by nature, a beautiful forest, the first snow glistening, and snowflakes, that all remind me of my winters growing up in Michigan and Colorado. And there is nothing like that first snow. Everything covered in a fresh blanket of pure white frost. So calm, peaceful, sparkly, and magical!

I started with white cardstock and blended a few distress ink colors to create the wintry sky. Using a MISTI stamp tool to line up my scene. Rubbed with an anti-static pouch, and I inked up the trees with clear ink, stamped on the right, and sprinkled with silver embossing powder, and heat set. Then lined up the deer and stamped and embossed in silver. And stamped another row of trees on the left and embossed in silver. Then blended blue ink below the tree line to create the snow line and snow banks. In a contained box, sprayed white pearl mica sparkles over scene to create snowflakes and sparkle of the snow. Dab to dry and heat set, because all embossing will stick to distress oxide inks. Once dry, stamp sentiment with blue distress oxide ink, sprinkle with clear embossing powder, and heat set. Added glitter glue below the trees, a few snowflakes, and created a snow bank of sparkle. Once dry, adhered scene to a navy cardstock matte border ¼” larger, and a silver glitter cardstock ¼” larger, then adhered to a white card stock base (not shown) to complete.

Here is a close up of all that shimmer and shine of the silver embossing powder, the diamond stickles glitter glue, and the clear embossing on the sentiment over distress oxide ink.

My second card continued that peace with lots of glistening snowflakes on this amazing background stamp, heat embossed, and ink blended on kraft cardstock.

I cut a piece of kraft cardstock A2 size and blended with a few distress oxide ink colors around the edges. And added white ink with some blue in the center. Using a MISTI stamp tool, lined up the snowflake border stamp, inked up with clear ink, stamped, sprinkled with white embossing powder, and heat set. TIP: heat set the distress oxide inks BEFORE you heat emboss or it will stick to everything and use an anti-static pouch. Luckily, it had dried enough that it didn’t stick everywhere, but just a few strays added to our flakey panel. Next stamped sentiment with blue distress oxide ink, sprinkled with clear embossing powder, and heat set. Trimmed off ¼” on two sides and adhered to an A2 navy cardstock base. Adhered a band of silver glitter cardstock across the front. Added sequins and a snowflake brad to complete.

And there you have it...my version of all is calm in winter!
I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, and techniques and try some new things and see where it takes you!
The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by!
Happy Holidays & a Crafty New Year!
~Kim & family

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Eileen Mathys
Joyce Verdon
Dawn Bryson
Alaine Tanner
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Amber Trubiak
Jeanie M. Hays
Dawn Fields
Robyn Jordan
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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1): Unity Stamp Company: Northwoods Peace and Cheerful Prancing; Papertrey Ink white cardstock; AC glitter cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide ink-Faded Jeans (sentiment), Ranger Ink Distress Inks-Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Shaded Lilac, Milled Lavender, & Spun Sugar; Versamark clear ink; Ranger Ink Super Fine Silver embossing powder and clear embossing powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Ranger Ink Diamond Stickles glitter glue; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Picket Fence - Life Changing Blending Brush; Splat Box; Tattered Angels-Glimmer Mist white pearl spray; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #2):
Unity Stamp Company: Burst of Flakes (border backgrounds), sentiment from A Christmas Hello, and Cinderella Sequins; Papertrey Ink navy cardstock; Brutus Monroe lunch bag kraft cardstock; AC glitter cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide ink-Faded Jeans and Salty Ocean; Ranger Ink Distress Inks-Blueprint Sketch; Versamark clear ink; Gina K Designs-white pigment ink; Ranger Ink Super white seafoam embossing powder and clear embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Picket Fence - Life Changing Blending Brush; Tombow Mono Liquid adhesive; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge # 61 - Anything Christmas Goes
MLCCB #17 - December Anything Christmas Goes
All Sorts Challenge Week 549 -Snowmen and/or Snowflakes
LTSCB #128 - Christmas Bingo-(I used letter N: blue, snowflake, silver)
LTCCB #41 - December Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #484, YEAR END-YOUR FAVORITE STAMP-(I love this reindeer stamp for many occasions)
WWC250 - Helen's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Lets Sparkle (both cards sparkle and I used Brutus Monroe Lunchbag kraft cardstock on 2nd card-snowflakes base)
52cct Dec-Pick a Previous 2019 Challenge (heat embossing Jan 2019)

Dec 2019 Challenge Winner

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(2) HUGE Unity package winners will be selected randomly from the comments on each of our blogs and will be selected/notified on Dec. 14th.
Winners for the Unity Prize packages will be announced on December 14th in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group... are you a member of the group? You can join by clicking ---> here!!
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Friends of Unity Blog Hop-Autumn Colors

9/7/2019

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Welcome to our September Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme and lots of Unity GIVEAWAYS too!!! And we're excited to announce two more amazing designers joining our team this month too! Welcome Dawn Bryson & Alaine Tanner!!! So scroll down to enter & get hopping for some colorful Autumn inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check back to all of our August Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!
Sharon H. is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for August 2019!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Autumn Colors!!!
I love all holidays, but Autumn is my favorite time of year with all the leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice everything appears, and we have lots of family birthdays to celebrate too! So, that means...I make A LOT of cards!
This month I was inspired by the 200 foot trees in the park by my house. And I kid you not, they are really that tall and surround our neighborhood too. I took this picture last Autumn when the trees were full of all the colors of autumn and it was magnificent.

So because this is my favorite time of year, I couldn't help myself and made a few cards with some old and new to me techniques to share with you all!

My 1st card I knew I wanted lots of leaves and color with ink smooshing, alcohol markers, and die cuts on a fairly large card.

My 2nd card I used masking, ink blending, and distress micro glaze techniques on a layered card with die cut frames.

My 3rd card is similar to my 2nd card with masking, ink blending, and distress micro glaze techniques on a layered card with die cut frames, but slightly different with a mix of Autumn patterns and colors.

Below is another peak at all 3 of my Autumn cards for this month!
I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, and techniques and maybe try some new things and see where it takes you!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

Hover over the pictures below or click on them to get a complete tutorial to re-create these cards! And see supply lists below.

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Eileen Mathys
Robyn Jordan
*Dawn Bryson
*Alaine Tanner
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Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Jean ie M. Hays
Bobbie Sue McConathy

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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1): Unity Stamps: Obsessively Grateful by Graciellie Design; Papertrey 110lb Orange Cardstock; White X-Press It cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); BoBunny Very Vintage Orange Dot 6x6 patterned paper; 3x4" Acrylic Block; Ranger Ink Mini Mister; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Lucky Charm, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade; Gina K Designs Amalgam black ink;  Spectrum Noir markers; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Label Dies; Glue Dots on the button; Glitter enamel dots; Tim Holtz Ideology Twine; 3D Foam Tape; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

(Card #2): Unity Stamps: Autumn Grunge and sentiment from Nuts but I love ya; Papertrey 110lb Dark Orange Cardstock; White X-Press It cardstock; BoBunny Very Vintage Brown Dot 6x6 patterned paper; Carta Bella (Echo Park Paper Co)-A Perfect Autumn 6x6 yellow patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, & Walnut Stain; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Brushes; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Rectangle Stitched Dies; Kat Scrappiness Postage Die;  Purple Tape; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Micro Glaze; Glitter enamel dots; AC natural Twine; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

(Card #3): Unity Stamps: (leaf) Full of Fall and (sentiment) Warm and Cozy KOM 8/19; Papertrey 110lb Peach and Black Cardstock; White X-Press It cardstock; Carta Bella (Echo Park Paper Co)-A Perfect Autumn 6x6 tree patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, & Walnut Stain; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Brushes; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Rectangle Stitched Dies; EK Success Notebook Border Punch;  Purple Tape; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Micro Glaze; Graphic 45 metallic pearl gems; AC Ric Rac Ribbon and Bakers Twine; Glue Dots on the Buttons; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #357 - Make Your Mark (I used markers, inks, and brushes)
LTSCB #125 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #38 - September Anything Goes
HLS August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
FUSION - Autumn
The Paper Girls Challenge #183 - Falling in Love (Fall inspired)
Double Trouble Challenge #37 "Fall Theme" Partnering w/The Paper Girls "Falling For You"
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Stamp It
Repeat Impressions DCC S419 ~ Things That Start With “B” (Card #1-#2 I used Buttons)
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Something Clear ( Card #2 and #3 I used Tim Holtz "clear" Distress Micro Glaze, to brighten up the cards colors)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September 2019 challenge
Brown Sugar Challenge #293 - September 2019

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Polka Dot Orchard + Birthday Roses

8/31/2019

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Happy Labor Day Weekend!!! I'm popping in today to share one last project for August as a Guest Designer for Polka Dot Orchard. I hope you've enjoyed seeing all of my digital projects for July and August, because I had tons of fun layering, learning, and creating with them! As they really have beautiful digital images.

And Jessica, the owner of Polka Dot Orchard liked my projects and team support so much, that she invited me to join her Design Team!!! Yay!!! I'm so excited!!! So you're going to be seeing a lot more digi (digital) creations and we can learn together, because I'm fairly new to digital stamps!!! And let me tell you, in just 2 short months I've had some trials and tribulations on my digi journey, that I will share with you, because you are not alone!

If you missed any of my Polka Dot Orchard projects, don't fret, you can click "here" and see them all or on my other social media channels too!

I'm once again honored to be using these digi stamps designed by my crafty friend, Jeanie May Hays, of Washi Horse Designs, and you may recognize her name from our monthly 'Friends of Unity' blog hops we do together too! (Pssst... we'll be hopping again next Sat, Sept. 7th)

For today's project I'm using Jeanie's gorgeous rose stamp again because I just LOVE it!!! Isn't it gorgeous? The colors and stripes on this card reminded me of a carnival or fair days, which to me signifies the end of summer. So, I thought it was only fitting to share this beauty on the last day of August, as summer is winding down.

Check them out and Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

How I made this card: Birthday Roses
I started with a 110lb navy cardstock 8.5x11" folded in half and trimmed down to 7 3/4" x 5 1/2." And two 6x6 striped pattern papers trimmed down to 4x6" and adhered to cardbase, not overlapping, but meeting in the middle, that will be covered up with the sentiment panel, and trimmed one side off, so it's 7 3/4" across.

I knew I wanted 3 roses across, so I needed a fairly large card base. When you get your Polka Dot Orchard digital sets, you can then copy and paste the images into other programs to layer or manipulate or resize your images to however you want. Not all digis are like this, some are already preset and sized for you, but I love that these aren't. I'm not very high tech and like things easy to use and easy to explain to others.

I opened this gorgeous rose image, right clicked my mouse, copied and pasted it into a blank WPS Office 2019 word document three times and saved this document with a new edited name, in case I wanted to use it again someday. Then you can play with sizing, layering, and all kinds of things. For today, I just copied and pasted 3 roses onto a page, getting them as close to each other as possible, and resizing them enough to fit across a 7" card. There are all kinds of neat and fancy photo programs out there to buy and use, but using what you've got works too! Now you're ready to print...which is where most of my trial and tribulations have occurred. I have an HP allinone inkjet printer, nothing fancy, very fussy about paper thickness, but gets the job done! I have tried all kinds of cardstock from thin to thick, cheap and expensive, and what works well for alcohol markers, water coloring, and colored pencils with my HP ink cartridges.

I'm sharing my own personal experiences and I'm not endorsing or disrespecting any companies products, because I used all good products that I will still use for traditional rubber stamping. This is just simply what worked for me on my digital stamp journey with my HP printer and what I like to color with, based on those experiences.

I have found the X-Press It brand white cardstock works the best in my HP printer, with my ink cartridges, and with alcohol markers, water coloring with dye ink pads, or water color pencils. I found the American Crafts and Stampin Up white cardstocks also worked really well. And I found The Paper Studio thin white cardstock from Hobby Lobby fit through my printer, but didn't work well with alcohol markers, because the ink bled or smeared some when colored. So, it's a good back up for maybe colored pencils and certainly rubber stamping.

I read somewhere to let the image "cure" or dry after you print it. So I usually print my images and let them "cure" for 1-2 hours or even a day or two, until I'm ready to color. And it seems to work. I'll have to experiment and see what happens if I don't let it "cure." And get back to you next time.

I colored with Tim Holtz water color crayons. Remember those? I know right, it's been awhile since we've played with those, so I got them out again. And they're so bright and fun. Water color cardstock is recommended for any water coloring projects, but I can't get watercolor cardstock through my printer...yet! I'm still on the look out for a thin water color cardstock and any recommendations are welcome! So, I kept it simple and just used these 3 colors shown above and mentioned in my supply list below. I colored them directly on acrylic blocks, dipped a water brush into the color to dilute and began to color the roses and dab off any excess water quickly with a paper towel, as to not buckle the paper. If it does, allow to dry, and place a heavy book over the top to flatten. I fussy cut the roses out. But if you have a fancy machine that scans and cuts, that's awesome, and will certainly work with these images too! I do have a Silhouette machine with a pixscan mat that will also scan and cut images, but these were fairly easy to hand cut with scissors. Then I brushed on some Wink of Stella-clear sparkles and some stickles glitter glue for more sparkles. And set aside to dry.

Next I printed a nice big sentiment on the same white cardstock as our focal point, and my color ink cartridge was running out, which created a bluish lined design that still worked with my card colors. So I used, as to not waste anything. Using a die cutting machine and a stitched die I cut out the sentiment and adhered to the stripe panel. Once dry, adhered the roses and added some glossy enamel dots like confetti.

Here's another look at this beautiful birthday roses card all done with digital stamps, so fun to color with many mediums, and great for any occasion.
I hope I've inspired you to give digital stamps a try, as I'm still
learning and we can learn together!

Check them out and Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

Have a Safe & Happy Labor Day Weekend!!! ~Kim & family

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Supplies (affil):
Polka Dot Orchard Digitial Stamps: A Sprinkle of Flowers-rose digi stamp and sentiment; HP Home Printer; Papertrey Ink 110lb Enchanted Evening (navy) Cardstock for card base; Doodlebug: Color in Kraft 6x6 striped patterned paper; X-Press It white Cardstock; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, and Peeled Paint; Water Color Brush; Big Shot Machine; Tim Holtz Scissors; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Die; Ranger Diamond Stickles glitter glue;Wink of Stella-glitter clear; My Minds Eye Jubilee enamel dots; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive; and Tombow Multi Liquid Glue.

Challenges:
Addicted To Stamps Challenge #356 - Anything Goes
KCC #470 CRAZY EGG/JUST A SENTIMENT
WWC236 - Heidi's "All About Occasions" Challenge (birthday)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes (showcasing Tim Holtz products) - I used Tim Hotlz water color crayons
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ A2819
Simon Says Mon Challenge: ‘S’ is For: (Sprinkles of Flowers digital Stamp Set)

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Polka Dot Orchard + Rose Card

7/10/2019

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Hi all! I'm back again this week Guest Designing for Polka Dot Orchard with another fabulous digital stamp collection. I'm honored to be using another digital set designed by my crafty friend, Jeanie May Hays, of The Washi Horse Blog! I totally picked this stamp set at random too, not knowing Jeanie designed it, but I just love it! Isn't it beautiful? Go check them out today & many more. Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

How I made this card: I started with an A2 card base in kraft cardstock that folds down and opens at the bottom. A little different for me, but thought I'd give it a try. And using a die cutting machine, I cut out this darling yellow orange floral patterned paper with a scallop stitched rectangle die and adhered to the card. Then I printed out this beautiful rose and sentiment on white cardstock from my HP home printer. I was almost out of ink, as you can see on the sentiment, but thought it looked neat and used it anyways. Currently I can only get AC white cardstock to go through my home printer to print digital stamps, so I'm making it work. I knew I wanted to water color this week, and to do that on this type of paper, you can, but you must work very quickly and not use a lot of water. Because the paper will warp or pill. Today, I dug out my Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons!!! Remember those? I forgot how much fun they are to play with.

I chose only two colors (really, not even yellow): orange and green and colored directly onto an acrylic block and took a water brush and added a drop of water and swished it around, dabbed off the excess water onto a paper towel, and proceeded to add color to the rose. I did this in layers onto the petals and the leaves, to build up the color and shading as it dried. Tip: You can color directly onto the image with these crayons (as I did with the darker shades of orange on top), but once you add water you have to move fast, as it's quickly absorbed and it's hard to move around and spread upon your image. So work in small areas at time, like one petal at a time. Or you may not get the shading you want or you may end up with hard lines that won't blend out. I totally recommend using watercolor cardstock for any water coloring, IF you can get it to go through your printer! Also using a die cutting machine again, I cut the rose and the sentiment out with stitched dies and adhered them to the card. Adhered three gold gems to the sentiment. And added a touch of glitter glue and shimmer to the rose for some extra sparkle to complete this gorgeous rose that symbolizes friendship!

Here's another look at my rose card all done with digital stamps and so great for many special occasions.

I hope I've inspired you to give digital stamps a try. Jessica, the owner
of PDO is so sweet and available to answer any of your digital stamp questions, anytime.
Tune in this Friday, July 12th for more digi inspiration
& a special digi stamp fundraiser!
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Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

Thanks for stopping by!!! ~Kim

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Challenges:
HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
LTSCB #123 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #36 - July Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2019 challenge

Supplies (affil):
Polka Dot Orchard Digitial Stamps: A Sprinkle of Flowers-rose digi stamp; HP Home Printer; Papertrey Ink 110lb Kraft CS for card base; Doodlebug: Color in Kraft 6x6 floral patterned paper; AC White Cardstock, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint; Water Color Brush; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Scallop Stitched Die, Stitched Square, and Stitched Rectangle Die; Ranger Orange Peel Stickles glitter glue; Wink of Stella-glitter clear; Graphic 45 matte pearl gems; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

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Friends of Unity-Rainy Days Blog Hop

4/6/2019

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Welcome to our Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps with all of you every month and share lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Get ready for some amazing inspiration as we pull out all the stops!!!

But before I get started...check back to all of our March Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!
Congratulations!!!
Meghan Kennihan
she is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for March 2019!!!
Thank you all for participating!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Rainy Days!!!
Which means to me: April showers, bring May flowers. And it's starting to green up and bloom here in the South. And where there is rain, sometimes there are rainbows, which was the inspiration for my project this month. I wanted "Harmony Girl" to appear like she's strong and confident, dancing in the puddles, and she's coming through the storm into the big bright happy rainbow of life.

I had to be creative, as I wanted to create a "rainy" effect to my card and I achieved that by using a few "new to me" techniques and products and mixing stamp sets I hadn't used before either. As shown on my "Harmony Girl" card below...

Today's project...
I started with a 5x7 white card base, because this girl is tall and I wanted the background to show too! And inked the card base with a few distress oxide inks in blues and purple by dragging the ink pads from the top to the bottom of the card stock, spritz with water, let it run a bit, and added ink back on where needed. And when it dried it was too light, as it oxidized, so I dragged some regular distress inks in two blues to darken it up to look more stormy.

Tip: if you use water color card stock, your paper won't buckle. I just grabbed what was handy to use it up and it did curl a little, but I put a heavy book on it and it flattened out.

Next I blended several colors of Distress Oxides inks in a ROYGBIV color sequence across a piece of white card stock to create a rainbow using these amazing blending brushes. So great when you're using a lot of colors, just brush it off on a paper towel between colors, and continued blending away with no contamination of colors. Love them!!

And then I trimmed down the rainbow panel.

Using my MISTI stamp tool, I placed the rainbow panel down with a piece of purple tape folded behind it, to hold the panel in place, because you can't use the magnets from the MISTI for this project.

Then inked up this "new to me" Dance with Denim background stamp with clear ink and stamped directly over the rainbow panel and leave stamp in MISTI.

Carefully take the panel out of the MISTI and sprinkle with clear embossing powder all over it and heat set. This created my "rainy" effect. Can you see it???

Next I placed an edger die across the bottom of the rainbow panel and put a piece of purple tape down to hold the die in place and cut out with a Big Shot machine to create a rounded edge at the bottom.

I Stamped this "new to me" Harmony Girl in black ink compatible with alcohol markers and colored her with the colors shown above. I wanted her to have girly colors. Isn't she pretty and feminine? She is one of the many "Angiegirls" that I love to color up for friends and family!

Next I blended some Distress oxide inks around her to create a stormy look with the blending brush. Added a touch of watered down white ink around her and blended it in a circular motion a little at a time. Let it dry a little and went back and blended a little more to get that "cloudy" coming through the storm effect. Cool, right?

Once dry, I placed her in the MISTI with a piece of purple tape folded behind her, to hold her in place, again using no magnets. Then inked up the "dance with denim" background stamp again, that we left in the MISTI from before, and inked up with clear ink and stamped directly over the Harmony Girl panel.
Then carefully took her out of the MISTI and sprinkled clear embossing powder all over and heat set. This created a "rainy" look all over her too. Can you see it?

Tip: If you don't have clear embossing powder or these tools or stamps to create this "rain" effect, you could use Ranger Goosebumps Spray to create a similar effect too! That was my original plan, until the denim background stamp worked perfectly! We are Always experimenting, right?

Adhere Harmony Girl to the rainbow panel with liquid glue, because it's textured. Then adhere the whole piece onto my card base with liquid glue, because it's strong too! And I used my big heavy book again to press all these layers in place and flatten the card. Can you see all that "rain?" I'm so pleased how it turned out!

Next I stamped out the sentiment from the same kit in black ink. Blended some Distress oxide inks in a few bright colors, trim to fit, and adhered to card base with liquid glue. Tied a red piece of twine in a bow and added a few glitter "rain drops" for some sparkle to complete this strong willed girl, dancing in the rain, and coming through the storm. I just love her!

I hope I've inspired you to try "new to you" techniques or mix and match products in new and creative ways. The possibilities are endless!
Happy Spring!!!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

Pssst! There are several GIVEAWAYS along the way, but you have to Blog Hop below to find them all. Here is one of them now...

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Crystal O. Minkler
Eileen Mathys
Jeanie M. Hays
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Robyn Jordan

Chosen April Top Pick WWC #215

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Supplies{Affils}: Unity Stamps & Products: Harmony Girl and Dance with Denim background stamp by Brutus Monroe (as the rain) and Gina K Designs-White Pigment Ink; a MISTI Stamping Tool; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers; Neenah white cardstock for alcohol markers; Papertrey Ink white card stock; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Versamark Clear ink; Ranger Clear Embossing Powder; Marvy Uchida Heat Tool; Sizzix Big Shot Machine; Reverse Confetti-Edgers Confetti Cuts die; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blender Brushes; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: ROYGBIV (the rainbow colors): Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Lucky Clover, Faded Jeans, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire; Ranger Mr. Mister water spritzer; Tim Holtz Ideology colored twine; glitter adhesive enamel dots; Purple Tape; and Beacon 3 to 1 liquid adhesive.

Challenges:
Challenge #289 April 2019 (spring theme)
WWC215 - Donna's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
LTCCB #33 - April Anything Goes
Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #25 - Springtime!
HLS April Watercolour Challenge

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CAS-ual Fridays Stamps New Spring Release-Just Breathe Card

3/29/2019

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TGIF everybody!!! I hope you're enjoying our amazing *NEW* Spring Release from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps this week who are debuting 6 new Fri-Dies, including two Cover Dies, and 5 new stencils, designed in Colorado and made in the USA!!! Are you loving all the projects??? Be sure to find them all on Pinterest and Instagram and pin your favorites! Because today is sure to inspire you too!!!

And guess what???
They are ALL available to buy right NOW in the
CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Shop => "here"
And
Here they ALL are...

SAVE even more with this discount code on all your CAS-ual Fridays purchases...anytime...every time!

AH-MAZING, Right??? Which one is your favorite???
Tell us below...we LOVE comments!!!

Check back daily everyday thru Sat on the
CAS-ual Fridays Blog => "here"
for daily inspiration from our wonderfully talented
Design Team showcasing these wonderful new products.
And enter to WIN one of two BIG GIVEAWAYS!

Are you still with me??? Yay!!!

Today's Project: Just Breathe Fri Die & Tin Roof Cover Fri Die
Cut a piece of 8.5x11" smooth white cardstock in half. Blended Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Weathered Wood and Scattered Straw and created an awesome ombre water color effect with a blending brush. And used the other half of the cardstock to blend a section, a little larger than A2 size, with just the Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pine Needles Ink and spritzed with water for an oxidation water color effect. It looks almost teal. It's so pretty!

Once dry I placed the new "Tin Roof Cover Fri Die" over the newly blended Pine Needles cardstock and ran through my Big Shot Machine. Adhered the cover die with a clear liquid glue over the ombre piece of cardstock and glued them together. Then adhered the whole panel to an A2 white cardstock base, not shown. Pretty, right? I love how this cover die looks like little flowers all over. It's just stunning for so many projects!

Next I cut the new "Just Breathe Fri Die" words from gold foiled cardstock and ran through the Big Shot machine. And be sure to keep track of the dot for the "j" because it's tiny and easy to lose. Then I die cut the words again on black cardstock, glued the two sets together a little offset with liquid glue to make them pop. And adhered the finished words to the cover die with liquid glue. And added a coordinating fabric glitter flower and an adhesive glitter enamel dot to the the center to complete this card. Look at that shine and sparkle. Isn't it pretty? I love the way it turned out!

And that makes another card using only dies and inks, and no stamping. Because sometimes it's just plain fun to play with your die cuts and see what you can create. The possibilities are endless!

Happy Shopping at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps => "here"

Thanks for stopping by & have a great week! ~Kim

For more inspiration check out the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Pinterest, including All the new release projects!

Supplies: Shop Here => (Affil) for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and Fri Dies: the Tin Roof Cover Fri Die and Just Breathe Fri Die; Papertrey black cardstock and white cardstock base (not shown); Hobby Lobby White Smooth Cardstock used for blending and cover die; DCWV gold foiled cardstock; Big Shot Machine; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blender Brushes; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides: Weathered Wood, Scattered Staw, and Pine Needles; Petaloo flowers; Adhesive glittered enamel dots; Beacon 3-1 clear glue; & Scor-tape 1/2"

Challenges:
HLS March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes (Tim Holtz Products-oxide inks)
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ M2719
LTSCB #119 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #32 - March Anything Goes
WWC214 - Marsha's "All About Occasions" Challenge (this card is great for many occasions: birthday, graduation, mother's day, thank you, etc...)

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Friends of Unity Friendship Blog Hop

2/2/2019

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Happy February everybody!!! Welcome to our Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps with all of you every month and have lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Get ready for some amazing inspiration as we honor "friendship" this month!!!

But before I get started...check back to our January Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes! Congratulations!!! Karen Ladd is the Winner here at My Kraft Kloset Jan. 2019 prize!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Friendship!!!
Which is very special to me, as I've made a lot of amazing friends along my crafty adventures and I'm honored to know each and every one of you. You inspire me daily, we encourage, support, and cheer for one another too! Our craft world is the kindest place I've found to be apart of something online or in person that is so positive. You are all remarkable and talented people that I'm glad are in my life! And thanks to Unity for building such a wonderful community of inspiration, kindness and supportive followers that are truly amazing!

Today's project is inspired by the beauty of this new floral border stamp by the talented Angie Blom and combined with this meaningful sentiment by Graciellie Designs to create this amazing card honoring my many friendships in this big beautiful crafty club!

This card is a little bit bigger than I usually make, so it may require a special envelope or a handmade envelope. And possibly extra postage. I started with an 8.5" x 11" piece of quality sturdy cardstock, folded in half and trimmed off 2 3/4" off the length, to give you a 5.5" x 4.25" card base. Then I cut two vintage dot patterned papers 3" x 4.25" in pink and green and adhered to card base. One of my favorite color combos.

Using a MISTI stamp tool, I stamped this stunning floral border stamp on water color cardstock in clear ink, carefully take out of the MISTI, sprinkle with gold embossing powder, and heat set. Then tapping directly onto my Distress ink pads with a water brush and colored in the stamp image with just two colors. If you dab with a paper towel as you go, it drys a little and you can add more color to add dimension and shadows. Set aside to dry.

Once dry, adhere to black cardstock and trim a 1/4" border around all edges to create a frame and make those colors pop. Look at that sparkle...

Next stamp the sentiment with black ink onto smooth white cardstock, trim into a strip, fussy cut the ends into banners or you could use a punch or die cut, and adhere to floral panel with foam tape. Then adhere the whole image onto the card base.

Adhere floral ribbon to the top, add adhesive gems to the bottom, and added this sweet colorful foil butterfly sticker to the sentiment. I also, added liquid pearls in pink randomly, but as you can see, they dried kind of pointy. Not sure why, but I flattened them down with my bone folder and that seemed to help.

Here's another look at all that shimmer...isn't she gorgeous in gold?
I'm just obsessed with this border stamp. It's so versatile for so many upcoming occasions like Mother's Day, Birthdays, Graduation, Wedding and more. And to make it even sweeter...both the sentiment and the floral stamp are ON SALE this weekend!!!

I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps in new and different ways. And to play with embossing powder and water colors to see what you can create. The possibilities are endless!

Happy Love & Friendship Month!!!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Kim

Pssst! There are a few GIVEAWAYS along the way, but you have to Blog Hop below to find them all. Here is one of them now...

To enter this GIVEAWAY use the Rafflecopter box below.
The more boxes you check the greater your chances.
The information you provide is confidential,
but I need some way to contact you if you win,
either via email or social media messaging.
One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway and
announced in our next Blog Hop in March 2, 2019.
Good luck!!!

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so go back to the beginning & hop with all these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
for even more Inspiration, Giveaways,
and leave us some love in comments to win!

Crystal O. Minkler
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Eileen Mathys

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Supplies {Affils}: Unity Stamps & Products: Delectable {border backgrounds} and Here's to Love & Friends; a MISTI Stamping Tool; Papertrey Ink Cardstock in white and black, 15% off thru Jan. 8th; Bo Bunny Double Dot Very Vintage 6x6 pad; Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Gold Fine Detail embossing powder and Liquid Pearls in Ballerina Pink; Versafine Black Onyx on the sentiment; Marvy Uchida Heat Embossing Tool; Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn; Water Brush Pen; Adhesive gems @Michaels;May Arts-rose ribbon; Butterfly Sticker sheet @Hobby Lobby; Scotch 3D Foam Tape; and Scor-Tape ½" on Sale @Papertrey thru Jan 8th.

Challenges:
PCC324: Tic Tac Toe Challenge-(Vintage (lace and roses), Valentines, and Texture with the gold heat embossing)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2319
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Love Is In The Air

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Sugar Plum Fairy Holiday Card

12/12/2018

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Who LOVES the Nutcracker??? This girl right here does. I could listen to this story over and over again! And for many years I've introduced my kids to different versions of the Nutcracker presented by professional ballet troops, city ballets, or local dance groups. They are all priceless family holiday memories.

So I was inspired to create this sugar plum fairy card with these amazing CAS-ual Fridays Stamps to honor our family traditions. Isn't she pretty? She is great for a holiday card, but also a thank you card, or even a wintery birthday card too! So fun!

For more inspiration check out the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Pinterest

SAVE with this discount code on your CAS-ual Fridays purchases...anytime...every time!

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Spooky Halloween Card Challenges

9/12/2018

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Hi everybody! Today I'm trying to get in the mood for Fall projects, even though it's 90* here in the South, but I found pumpkin spice creamer for my morning coffee (Yay!) and that's a good start!!! As I'm trying to get a jump on some Halloween projects and sharing this darling card with you all today that hides a spooky surprise too!

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Happiness Blooms Flower Cards

7/15/2018

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Hi everybody! Today I'm sharing three floral cards you can use for Birthdays, Mother's Day, and many occasions any time of year. And daisies always remind me of long sunny summer days and mountain wildflowers just swaying in the breeze. And I'll show you how to use the same stamp set and get three different looks. Easy peasy! Right?

One of my favorite cardstocks for card bases is from Papertrey Ink, because it's sturdy, strong, and a very good quality. I got a huge variety pack of colors a while back of 8.5x11" (when they were on sale) and cut in half it will give you two A2 card bases. So, that's how I started these card bases.

Next I cut scraps from pattern papers, some the same size as my base or cut in half and mix and match. It's a great way to use up your scraps we all horde. Once you decide, then adhere to the card base.

Then I stamped several daisies on white water color paper in pink and yellow on the left and right sides. Leaving the centers empty. As you can see in the pictures above, I left the daisy stamp in place on the MISTI tool, marked a corner of my white paper and just flipped the paper over, lined it up with the mark. And it was ready to ink up and stamp the other side perfectly even. Then adhere to the card base. And stamped a few single daisies too for my centers.

I am in no way a water color expert...but I am still learning too and I'm always trying new things. So, for these daisies I experimented with Distress Markers and colored my paint palette a few like colors, added some water, and used an H20 brush to blend and color just one of the daisies for the centers of the cards and set aside to dry.

Added some glitter glue or sequins to make them sparkle, of course. Once dry, fussy cut the daisies out. And adhered to centers of the cards with foam tape.

Then I took a coordinating strip of pattern paper and stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the same stamp set and adhered to the front of the cards. You can make a lot of these cards to have on hand for any occasion, just by using coordinating papers, colors, or scraps and the same stamp set.

Have a great summer and be sure to stop and smell the daisies!
~Kim

Challenges:
HLS July Watercolour Challenge
Simon Says Monday Challenge: Summer Fun!
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Fun In The Sun
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2018 challenge

Supplies (Affil): Papertrey Ink Cardstock; Unity Stamp: A Daisy & A Lady; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Markers; MISTI Tool; Colorbox Chalk Ink; Ranger Stickles glitter glue; Sequins; Versamark clear ink; Ranger embossing powder; Heat Tool; pattern paper scraps; foam tape

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Christmas in July Giveaway #2

7/11/2018

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We are celebrating our second week of Christmas in July, because I am so incredibly humbled we have reached TEN THOUSAND+followers on Pinterest!!! Which has lead to so many crafty friendships and amazing opportunities.

And to "thank you" all for following all my crafty adventures we are celebrating with a GIVEAWAY every week in July. Yep, you heard me...EVERY week this month is a chance to win a super duper crafty prize!!!

So, be sure to share, tag, and tell all your friends & family so they can get in on the fun too!

Week #2 Prize: is for an awesome Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker Set, as shown below. These are dual tipped water base dye markers, which are washable. Great for coloring on your stamps or coloring in your stamped images, water coloring, doodling, journaling, and creating awesome backgrounds and so much more!

To enter use the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances. One winner will be selected randomly and
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Now go share/tell all your crafty friends & family to join us on our
crafty holiday adventures.
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Happy Merry Christmas in July! ~Kim

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Monsterous Birthday Card

5/19/2018

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Happy Saturday everybody! Who said monsters where just for Halloween?Well, they're not. I love to use stamps for other occasions and this card is no exception...it's for a special birthday boy! How fun, right?

I kept it simple and used one manufacturer, Reverse Confetti, for the paper, stamps, and die cuts for their NEW "Stock Your Stash" Monthly Challenge with a Birthday theme for May.

I started with an A2 white card base. Stamped the monsters on a piece of water color white cardstock and colored them with markers and water. They look a little blurry or blobby, because they're monsters and not meant to look perfect. And die cut the monsters out and set aside.

Cut three strips of patterned paper (purple chevron, green dot, gray stars). Adhered two strips (purple and green) to the card base on the left side as shown above. And take the gray with the stars piece and die cut three circles out. And save the cut out circles.

Next I placed the monsters where I wanted them, peeking out of the circles, and adhered in place. Then adhered the leftover gray circles behind the monsters and adhered the whole panel to the card base.

How we EVER lived without this MISTI tool I will never know, but it truly is a stamping game changer. Click "here" for more details. With my MISTI tool, I was able to line up the sentiments exactly where I want them and stamped on the front and the inside with two different stamps with ease. And if my image wasn't dark enough, the stamp stayed in place, and I could re-ink it and stamp again right over it to make the sentiments darker. Amazing!

I hope I've inspired you to get out your holiday papers and stamps and make birthday cards too. Or try other occasions and see what you come up with. We'd love to see them. Post and share with us every Saturday for the "Share It Saturday" post over on Facebook.

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Thanks for stopping by! Happy Birthday, May babies!
~Kim

Challenges:
Reverse Confetti May Challenge: STOCK YOUR STASH-Birthday Theme
THTSB: Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ M1618
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2018 challenge
HLS May Anything Goes with Dies
LTCCB #22 - May Anything Goes
CropStop: May Link Party - #39: Anything Goes
So Suzy Stamps: MAY | JUNE CHALLENGE - MASCULINE
Pink&Main: Challenge #30-Anything Goes

Supplies (Affilinks): Reverse Confetti products: Fright Night 6x6 pattern paper, Monsterous stamps and matching Monsterous Confetti die cuts, and Detailed Circles Confetti Cuts; Ranger Tim Holtz Water color paper; MISTI Tool; Memento Black Tuxedo Ink; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Markers; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink-Wilted Violet; and a Sizzix Big Shot Machine

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A Golden Floral Eclipse Card

5/11/2018

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Hi everybody! This week I'm sharing an Anniversary card I made for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary! Which is a fantastic feat in itself these days. Congratulations!!!! And this stunning card could also be a 50th birthday card for someone special too! It's gorgeous and elegant in gold.
For tutorial and more details click read more>>>

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Feb. Burger Theme Craft Challenge

2/16/2018

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TGIF everybody! I thought we'd have a little fun this month and have our very first ever Craft Challenge with a Mystery GIVEAWAY prize package! You know it will be great, because you know I LOVE to give away good stuff and "I LOVE your buns" for following my crafty adventures. {lol}
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Hugs & Kisses Valentine Cards + Craft Challenges

2/14/2018

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Happy Valentines Day from our home to yours! Today I'm sharing two adorable "hugs & kisses" cards I made for my two older kids that no matter how far away they are or how old they get, they still get a Valentine from their parents. And my two youngest kids will get the upcycled handmade treat boxes I made in last weeks tutorial. See those "here."

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Holiday Craft Giveaway #1

12/6/2017

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Happy Holidays everybody! As my personal "thank you" for your kind words and support over the years, I'm sharing another year of month long holiday GIVEAWAYS to give back to YOU, my loyal followers!!! And if you are new here..."welcome" to a crafty month of giveaways every week in December!!! Tis the season of givin'...

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Holiday Greetings + Copic Markers + CardMaker

11/10/2017

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Hi everybody! This month I’m a guest designer over on the CardMaker Magazine Blog and I'm sharing another way to use your Copic Markers or other alcohol makers to change the color of your glitter paper cardstock. It's a unique way to create special embellishments, like these snowflakes, to match your projects and save a little money too. Click "here" to get supplies and instructions on how I created this clean and simple (CAS) card for the holidays.

Challenges:
Simon Says: Snow White (snowflakes)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #175 - Anything Goes with Ribbon

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Autumn Moose You So Much Card

10/27/2017

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Hi everybody! Sorry I've been a bit out of touch this month. It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my dear sister who lost her battle with breast cancer. I will miss her yesterday, today, forever, and always. She was a mother of twins too, a very special bond we both shared; a very talented graphic designer and an avid card maker; and she just loved the craft world.
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