Krafty Bowl Challenge #4 - Something NEW!!

Phew!! Almost there!  It would only make sense that after Krafty Bowl Challenge #3 was old that Challenge #4 would be.... NEW!

Here goes, my entry for Kraftin' Kimmies Krafty Bowl Challenge #4 - Something NEW!!

Just like the last one where everything was old, everything on this one is new, including Tabitha! The die I used to create the peek a boo window is a week old hehe! Speaking of hehe... that one is from Kraftin Kimmie Sassy Sentiments!  The butterflies are an embosslits die/folder from Stampin' Up! As is the embossing folder I used.  Ok, enough of me, once again... Here's Tabitha!

And here she is on the inside. I chose to leave it blank for space to write... Maybe I'll add a couple butterflies in there too ;)

Krafty Bowl Challenge #3 - Something OLD!!!

Yay!! The fourth Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Bowl challenge I completed and my FIFTH post on the first day of blogging EVER!  Woo Hoo I'm on a roll!

The details: Krafty Bowl Challenge #3 - Something OLD!!! We were told: Get diggin' through your stash and use something on your creation that you bought a long time ago and haven't had a chance to use it yet!! Could be old paper, embellishments, dies, embossing powders etc. If it's been a long time since you used it and it's just gathering dust, put it on your card!!!

Well I did just that. The only thing not old on my card is.... Tabitha!

The frame she is in was cut with my favourite and oldest cricut cartridge - Sophisticated by Teresa Collins, the purple paper is from a pad bought at least a year ago, maybe more, same with the ribbon. Wait actually, I bought the ribbon to use in a wedding album I started making 3 years ago! The stamp is an old one from Close to my Heart that I ordered through my friend Denise (Hi!) and all the other paper is out of my scrap bin.  Yup, old stuff can be good stuff!

And now, presenting TABITHA..... 

Krafty Bowl Challenge #2 - Another Six Weeks of WINTER!!

Here we go! The 3rd Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Bowl challenge I completed (and my 4th post of the day!)

So, for Krafty Bowl Challenge #2 - Another Six Weeks of WINTER!! I decided to make a little gift bag instead of a card ;) The challenge was to create something to CELEBRATE WINTER!!! Use a winter image, some snow, some ice, warm beverages etc.

A snowflake print bag with a snowflake (thank you Cricut machine) that I dug out of a stash of stuff I made but didn't end up using, and Tabitha waving her little wand with the saying "Let It Snow" seems pretty wintery to me!

Here's Tabitha!! Well the stamp version of her anyway.... Miss you NPLL!

And a couple close ups to see the sparkly bits!

Krafty Bowl Challenge #1 - It's Ma Birthday!

Yay!! 3rd post of the day!  

For this Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Bowl challenge the mission was simple - create a special card, scrapbook page or altered item full of birthday wishes for someone special. I got to colouring up Margarita and added a little background work... need practice I think. Perhaps it's time to sign up for a Copic class ;) I was originally going to frame her, but it covered too much up so I went with something more simple and clean!  Really wish I was wherever Margarita is right now instead of stuck in winter, bleh!

Funny story.... When I went to add that teeny tiny little glitter glue dot in B Day, my glitter glue bottle EXPLODED!!!! I am sure I will be finding yellow glitter stuck to everything for months to come! Guess it had a slight clog as often happens with these things, at least in my little Kreation Zone and when I went to pull out the pluggy nibby end (technical term right there!) I guess I squeezed too hard and POP the bottle split! No more hello glitter for this gal...

Anyway, here's a closer shot of the mahvelous Margarita :)

Krafty Bowl Challenge #5 - Show Us The LOVE!

Ok, here goes, second post of the day. Number 2 out of 50! Mwahahahaaaa. Ok, not 50 exactly :)

I know, I know, these aren't in order. I decided to post them in the order I completed them so here goes, my entry for the Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Bowl Challenge #5 - Show Us The Love! The challenge was to create something with lots of LOVE!!!

This is only the second time I've attempted to colour "correctly" with my Copics but here is Hannah Hearts all purpled up!

First Post! (Exciting Title Right?!)

I am finally getting my butt in gear and starting this darn blog! It's my first time so please have patience with me while I figure out the ropes of blogland :)  I'm sure there will be changes in the first little while.

So why start this blog?? Well, I keep looking at all these scrapbook, cardmaking, stamping sites hosting numerous challenges and I always think to myself, "Gee, I should participate in some of those". So here goes!

This last weekend with Super Bowl Sunday, the wonderful Kraftin' Kimmie decided to be wayyyyyyy cooler than any Super Bowl (possibly not cuter than Puppy Bowl tho, sorry Kimmie) and hosted Krafty Bowl!  I was super excited to participate in the 5 separate challenges, but was waiting, IMPATIENTLY, for my first ever Kraftin' Kimmie stamps to arrive.  

This seems like a good time to confess.... I have luved Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps for, oh I'd say about 4 years, but it was a long distance online luv affair as the only places I ever found that sold them were online stores in the states that just wasn't worth it to buy the stamps because the shipping prices were so outrageous! Grrrrr to shipping from the states.  And grrrrr to my blonde moment of never Googling Kraftin' Kimmie until last month when I discovered through Canadian Scrapbooker that she was CANADIAN!  I immediately checked out the entire site and the blog and started following on Facebook. (Wow! Writing it out makes it sound like I'm a Kraftin' Kimmie Stalker!) I placed my first order, and recently my second.  I'm trying to narrow down what I want for a third!  Don't make the same mistake I did! Go check her out! I've never had better customer service or care from an online store

Oh! As for the stamps I ordered..... They finally arrived on Wednesday!!!! Hoping I will have enough time to finish and post all the challenges before the deadline tonight.  We'll see. Typical me.... don't just wade in gently, jump in to the deep end without looking! Hehe!