Monthly Archives: March 2010

Kraftin’ Kimmie’s Tea Party, Day 2

Posted on March 3, 2010 | 14 comments

Hi everyone!  I’m back today to share the second image from Kimmie’s Spring Tea Party kit.  Meet Giselle.

Care for a Spot of Tea?

  KKGSOT

Isn’t she fancy?  Once again, I really like the hair.  I don’t know what it is about Twisty hair, but I love it.  (Not that I want MINE like this, but on HER, it’s fabulous!)

KKGSOTCUI colored Giselle with Copics, then cut her out.  This is something I haven’t done much in the past, but I seem to be on a “cutting it out” kick lately.

After cutting the circle(s) with my Nesties, I adhered Giselle, allowing parts of the image to extend past the border.  To add a bit of dimension, I placed a small dimensional booster beneath her tea pot.

I cut several strips of the tiny pearls and adhered them around the edge of the circle, omitting the areas where Giselle extends past the border.

          KKGSOTIN

I placed the sentiment on the inside of the card, used the little teapot accessory stamp in the corner and added more tiny pearls on the doily/scalloped border.

The kit is available now (only from the Kraftin’ Kimmie store) HERE, for a limited time only.

Want to see more of Giselle?  Check out my fellow design team members’ blogs.  Links are on the right sidebar under “Kimmie’s Krafty Girl.”  🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Kraftin’ Kimmie “Spring Tea Party Kit”  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Prism Black, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream  Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Origins 6×6 paper pad  Accessories: Copic markers (E000, E00, E33, E35, E50, E57, YG03, YG05, R20, W3, W5), Recollections adhesive pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities, slot punch, Stampin’ Up Ivory Taffeta ribbon, Martha Stewart Doily border punch, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

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A Special Release from Kraftin’ Kimmie

Posted on March 2, 2010 | 13 comments

Back again!  I’ve been chomping at the bit, awaiting the moment to share some exciting news!  Kraftin’ Kimmie has a special  Spring Kit release and it’s available right HERE, right NOW, for a limited time.  Five new images, five accessory stamps and two new sentiment sets (32 phrases in all).  What’s the theme?  Coffee and tea with an Alice in Wonderland spin! 

The design team is revealing and sharing samples of one image each day for the next five days.  Today, meet Nadine. 

Sweet!

    KKSN

Is she cute or what??  I just love her pigtails! And she was so much fun to color!

“Sweet!” is from the new Tea Sentiments set.

The whole team was so excited about this kit, we ALL made samples, so be sure to check them out!  You can click on the links on my right-most sidebar under “Kimmie’s Krafty Girls.” 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!  (And please let me know what you think of the kit!)  🙂

Stamps: Kraftin’ Kimmie “Tea Party Kit” (Moonlight Whispers)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Prism Island Mist Dark, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream  Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Material Girl 6×6 mini deck  Accessories: Copic markers (E000, E00, E33, E35, E77, BG23, BG49, R14, R17, R20), ribbon, button, white string, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

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MFT Previews, Day 4

Posted on March 2, 2010 | 15 comments

Hi everyone! I’m back with another preview of an upcoming set from My Favorite Things. This month we have two new Jolinne images.  I chose to share Best Friends Always.

Heart to Heart

   MFTHTH

Because the size of the image is a little bigger than usual, I decided to keep the layout very simple. 

MFTHTHCU2This cute set comes with the girl and dog on the rock, the left and right sprays of grass and five sentiments.  I had a hard time choosing which of the five to use first.  I love them all.

I colored the image with Copics and colored in the ground with pencils.  For a bit of additional shading on the image, I colored over some of the markered areas with pencils as I sometimes find it easier to blend with the pencils.  (I was very happy with the shading on the rock.)

I kept the inside of the card as simple as the outside.

        MFTHTHIN

For a list of direct links to more design team samples, please check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps: MFT “Best Friends Always” (Jolinne)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, MFT Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg 6×6 mini deck  Accessories: Copic markers (E000, E00, E08, E33, E35, E43, E57, R14, R20, YG91, YG93, YG95, BG0000, W00), Prismacolor pencils, Prima “Jaqueline” trim, Zva Creative felt flower, button, sewing machine, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

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MFT Previews, Day 3

Posted on March 1, 2010 | 23 comments

Today the My Favorite Things team is previewing all the new Pure Innocence sets to be released on Wednesday, March 3rd.  There are five and all are absolutely adorable (of course).  Today I chose to share Happy Mail.  🙂

Sending Some Happy Mail

      MFTSHM4

This set comes with the image seen here plus two sentiments, the one you’ll see on the inside of my card as shown below and “You’ve Got Mail.”

MFTSHMCU2I stamped the mailbox with bird a second time, colored, cut it out and popped it up.  Then I stamped the letters a second time, cut them out and stuffed them in the mailbox.  I clipped the line between them and slightly bent up the edges to add just a bit of dimension.

To finish the inside I stamped the tiny bird in the lower right corner.

     MFTSHMIN

Be sure to check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST for direct links to more design team samples!  I think you’re going to like them!  🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Happy Mail” (Pure Innocence)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Garden Green, MFT Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety and Material Girl 6×6 Mini Decks  Accessories: Copic markers, Fiskars Apron Strings border punch, Maya Road crocheted trim, brads, Zva Creative felt flowers, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”.

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