Blog Hop for Suzanne - You are Fabulous!

Hi everyone!!  It's almost Christmas and though we all have family and friends we enjoy spending time with at this time of the year, we also have family and friends that we don't see or visit with often enough but still mean just as much to us!  Us gals on the Design Team of Color Me Creative Challenge Site wanted to take a moment to say send a big HUG and a special thanks to our fearless leader, Suzanne Dean.

Suzanne HAS to be the easiest and sweetest person to work with and, as many of you know from reading her blog, about the funniest too (though sometimes we ALL think she'd be better off leaving the house in bubble wrap! LOL)  *Kidding!!*

As you may have figured out, Suzanne adores the time she spends with her family and quite often shares her travels and outings with us.  So, as a little way to encourage her to continue doing what she loves best AND to keep sharing it with us... the DT would like to invite you to share in our little blog hop sharing our creations for Suzanne that remind us of family, sharing, recording memories and love.  Suzanne is a perfect example of how to share as much time as you can with those you love and to create memories that will last a lifetime for generations to come.

So here's to you, Suzanne... we love you, your crazy ways and think you are just like family to us as well.

My card today for Suzanne is a bit tongue in cheek (not the "you are fabulous" part because Suzanne, you are fabulous!), but what the girl is doing . . . yep, she's talking on the phone :)  I have learned through the years of reading Suzanne's blog that she and I have quite a bit in common.  One kind of funny, slightly odd thing we have in common is that Suzanne and I both HATE talking on the phone.  I absolutely despise it.  Sometimes, I even break out in a sweat before making a phone call.  I'm an attorney and I have no problems at all speaking to a judge or in front of a jury or asking a defendant questions during cross examination on the witness stand, but I HATE talking on the phone :)  Anyway, Suzanne, I know you hate it too and I thought this image might make you laugh :)

This super sweet image is from Whiff of Joy.  I of course colored her with my copic markers.  Here are the colors I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Pinks: RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89

Blues: BG000, BG01, BG05, BG09

Puppy: C3, C5, C7, C9

Bag: E41, E42, E43, E44, E49

My cardstock is from SU.  My DP is from Doodlebug.  I added a ribbon and some bling (both from Michael's), pearls, and some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The dies were made using a Memory Box die.  The sentiment comes with the image. 

Now head on over to Julie Price's Blog to continue the hop and enjoy the awesome project she is sharing with Suzanne.  If you missed the beginning of the hop, you can head on over to TIna's Blog to start from the beginning.  I'll also have a complete Blog Hop list for you at the bottom of this post.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you have a VERY Merry Christmas and that you make all the memories and treasured times you can with your family and friends!

We love you, Suzanne and thank you for another fabulous year with the CMC DT "family"!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!

 

Hop order:  

 

Tina Gilliland

Linda Payne

Patricia St. Martin

Christine Riley (Me)

Julie Price

Marie Gamber

Michelle Spera

Kim DeRuosi

Shelby Goolsby

Jenn Cochran

Karen Gauthier

 

Winter Fun

Hi everyone and Happy Wednesday :)  It's Wednesday, so that means it's another Wonderful Wednesday Challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog.  This is our last Wonderful Wednesday Challenge for the year!  Wow, this year has truly flown by.  This challenge will be up for three weeks so feel free to enter up to three times over on the Challenge Blog.  As always, the theme for Wonderful Wednesday is Anything Goes! :)  Here's my card:

For my card today, I just had to ink up this adorable image.  She's from the I'm Snow Happy Stamp Set.  I adore this set, I truly fell in love with it the first time I saw it.  I of course colored her with copic markers.  Here are the colors I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Blues: BG000, BG01, BG05, BG09

Pinks: RV000, R81, R83, R85, R59

Shoes: E42, E43, E44, E47

Snow: W2, W4, Blender

My cardstock is from SU.  My DP is from MME.  I added some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, a ribbon, and some pearls for some finishing touches.  The adorable sentiment comes with this set.  What do you think? 

Well, that's it from me today.  Please head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to check out what the fabulous Krafty Girls and Guests have created and then join us in the challenge.  Have a fabulous day! :)

Booklover - Super Exciting News

Hi Everyone and Happy Tuesday!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week.  I have some super exciting news to share with you.  I have been asked to join the Crafty Sentiments Designs design team for a six month term!  I'm SO excited!  I have been in love with these adorable images for a long time now and I'm so honored to join the team :)  We have a new challenge up this week over at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.  Our challenge this week is birthdays.  Here's my DT card:

For my card today, I just had to ink up this adorable image.  She's called Schoolbook and I just LOVE her.  I of course colored her with copics.  Here are the colors I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Pinks: RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89

Blues: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Backpack: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47

Shoes: C3, C5, C7, C9

I created my card base out of SU cardstock.  My DP is from MME.  I know this isn't a typical birthday card so to speak, but I'm a huge booklover and many of my friends are too so we often buy each other books for birthdays so that was my inspiration for this card :)  I added a banner which was made using a La La Lands Die.  I also added a ribbon and a bow from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today.  Thanks so much as always for stopping by.  Have a fabulous day and make sure to head over to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog and join in this week's challenge :)

Happy Christmas All Dressed Up Style

Hi everyone and Happy Sunday!  This is my second blog post for today so if you are looking for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog Hop/Release Day celebration post, scroll down to the post right below this one :)  The new challenge is up over at the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and I have  my DT card to share with you today.  Our challenge is clean and simple . . . boy did I struggle with this :)  As any of you who have visited my blog in the past know, I don't really do clean and simple :)  The more embellishments the better as far as I'm concerned :)  But, I welcomed the challenge and I'm really happy with how my card came out.  Here it is:

Don't you just love this image?  She's called "All Dressed Up for Christmas"  and she's being released today over at the All Dressed Up Shop.  I of course colored her up with copics.  Here are the colors I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11
Hair: E21, E25, E29
Pinks: RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89
Blues: BG000, BG01, BG05, BG09
Tree: G21, G94, G99; E41, E42, E43, E44
Stars: Y36, Y38, E18
Shadow: W2, W4, Blender

My DP is from SU.  I ran the white cardstock through my Cuttlebug using my snowflake embossing folder.  The DP is from MME.  The glitter was added using Glossy Accents and then sprinkling glitter over top.  I also added a few pearls.  What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today.  Thanks so much as always for stopping by and make sure you stop by the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog to see the other DT members' fabulous creations and play along in the challenge. 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Release Day and Blog Hop

Hi everyone and Happy Sunday :)  Welcome to our DECEMBER RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!!  We’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So grab yourself a cuppa joe, sit back and be prepared for some krafty eye kandy! We're going to inspire your creations with our new stamps and MORE!  All the new stamps we've previewed this week as well as .  the amazing Krafty Kardmaking Kit are now available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Store

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our DECEMBER Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Store, because ALL the new images are available NOW!

OH WAIT!! There's one more thing!!! Santa has stopped by the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop and he's left a special gift for one lucky shopper!!! All orders placed by Monday night at midnight will be in the draw to WIN!! One random shopper will receive......a $50 gift certificate in with their package!!! What a fabulous prize!!!  Here's my card today:

How cute is this adorable image?!?!  He's from the brand new Great Adventures Stamp Set, available TODAY from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.   I just love him and he was so much fun to color.  I of course colored him with my copics.  Here are the colros I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Reds: R35, R37, R39, R59

Sand and map: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47

Chest: E21, E23, E25

Shorts and shoes: C3, C5, C7, C9

Blue vest: B91, B93, B95, B97
Sky and Clouds: B000, C1, C3, B60

My cardstock is from SU and my DP is from DCWV.  I added a chocolate ribbon and the adorable sentiment comes with this image.  What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today.  Let's celebrate this awesome NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!
 

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Great Adventures

Hi everyone!!!  Welcome back to day FIVE of our DECEMBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!

We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of THREE images with matching sentiments from Rachelle! This fabulous new boys set is called GREAT ADVENTURES!  Also, it's Saturday, so that means it's a new challenge over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog.  This week our challenge is ANYTHING GOES!!    So, head on over and play along with us :)  Now, without futher delay, here's my care showcasing one of the new images from Rachelle, which will be available this evening after our release party :)

How adorable is this image?!?!  He's from the brand new Great Adventures Stamp Set.   I of course colored him all up with copic markers. Here are the colors I used:

 

Dinosaur: G21, G94, G99, E25, E29

Boy: skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

hair: E21, E25, E29

Shirt: YR04, YR07, YR09

Pants and ground: E41, E42, E43, E44

Shoes: E21, E23, E25

Grass: G21, G94, G99

My cardstock is SU.  My DP is from Basic Grey, an old pad I've been saving called Archaic, which just went perfectly with this image.  I added a chocolate bow and the sentiment comes with the image.  What do you think? 

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Rachelle! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new collection of stamps!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! ALL the new stamps and the KRAFTY KARDMAKING KIT, will be available on Saturday night at the KKS Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Manic Monday

Welcome back to day FOUR of our DECEMBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are sharing two amazing images from the super talented Annie Rodriguez!  These images are so awesome.  I love every single illustrator that designs for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  They are all so talented and their images are dreams to work with.  But, I'd be lying if I said that Annie's images didn't have a special place in my heart :)  Some of very first stamps I ever bought were Annie's designs for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  I bought them before I could even pronounce "copic" correctly :)  So, it is truly an honor to guest design for KKS this month and to get to showcase this amazing Annie image :)  Without further delay, here's my card: 

Isn't she awesome?!?! :) She's from the brand new Hey Hot Stuff Stamp Set.  She looks just like me on a Monday morning (except I have longer hair) :)  I of course colored the image with copics. Here are the copics I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Pinks: RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89

Jacket: C3, C5, C7, C9

Newspaper: W2, W4, W6

Tea (I'm a tea drinker, I majorly dislike coffee :) ): E41, E42, E43, E44

I created my card out of SU cardstock. The DP is from Echo Park (last year's Valentine's stack).  The die cuts were made using a die from Memory Box. The adorable sentiment comes with this image. I also added a pink bow, some bling, some pearls, and some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring Annie's new images, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of EACH of the new sets!!! YOU could WIN one!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!} And of course, after the release party, you'll be able to purchase these adorable images over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  Please check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog for all the information about the party and go HERE for the Facebook release party.

Make sure to come on back tomorrow to check out the some MORE new stamps....this time from the wonderful RACHELLE ANNE MILILER!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!! Happy hoppin'!