Yippee, Krafty Blog Hop!

Okay, so today we are having a Blog Hop! First I'll tell you a little bit about my card. We have revealed all of the Spring Kit images and Accessories, but I have to admit that I didn't get to use all of the accessories on my cards. Sometimes you run out of room or they just don't work with your design. Soooo, I decided to showcase all of them on one card. I had great fun colouring them and I set them on little Blossom Nesties, the second smallest size. I wanted some contrast to the black and white DP I was using, which is DCWV Glitter paper. I'm using that a lot lately, it's all so sparkly and pretty. I also used my brand new Modern Labels Punch, which I know is going to come in so handy. I put some organdy ribbon across the middle and made a bow with my bowmaker, I love that thing! Of course I made this card wide as I wanted to do something different. I haven't made this size of card for years. I made it to fit a 4 x 9 1/2 envelope.

Anyway, back to our fabby blog hop! If you haven't started at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog, then you might want to go there and start the hop. If you have come here from the uber talented Jeanne's Blog, then you are in the right place. From here, your next stop is the Vivacious Vicki's Blog, where I'm sure she has something wonderful to show you. Make sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way as two lucky ladies will win stamps from the Spring Kit, which is available right now at Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps, for a limited time and is discounted 10%. They are going fast too.

Well, happy blog hopping girls,

Blessings to you and your families,

Diana

Last Spring Kit Cutie and Saturday Challenge!!

Good day ladies,

I'd like you to meet our last sweet image from the Kraftin' Kimmie's Spring Kit! This is Gabrielle and I think she's just too cute in her lovely dress with the ruffled petticoats and the card thingies on the skirt. (Sorry, I just can't think of what you call them collectively. Somebody enlighten me, I mean I know they are spades, hearts etc., but there must be a name for them!!)

Anyway, I also made this card for Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #20. Our fearless leader Kimmie is the hostess for this week and she wants us to use old papers and embellishments from our stash, nothing new. I didn't have a problem with this as I have lots of stuff that I've had for a long time. The DP is Bali Breeze from Stampin' Up. I'm not sure exactly how old it is, but it's a few years. I'm sure any of you S.U. demonstrators or former demos will attest to that. The ribbon is Baja Breeze, also from S.U. and it was one of the In Colours maybe last year or the year before. Also my flowers have been hangin' about for years too. Hey, I do use the stuff, but it takes a long time to get through it!!

Anyway, to get back to the card, I coloured Gabrielle and cut her out, then put her on an oval of the Bali Breeze DP, then set it on a scalloped frame of Pumpkin Pie cardstock. I also used the accessory stamp, which is a little cup of tea (or coffee or whatever you want it to be). I used my Circle Nesties for it and the smallest Nestie Scalloped Circle in Regal Rose. I pop dotted both the main image layer and the teacup one. I added a little shoe charm to the BB ribbon and put a little sparkle on Gabrielle's hairband and the hearts etc. on her skirt. I used the sentiment 'You're Tea-riffic' from the Tea Sentiments, also on Pumpkin Pie.

Be sure to check out all the Krafty Girls Blogs to see what they have done with Giselle, then go to Kimmie's Challenge Blog tomorrow to join in our fun Blog Hop. At least one somebody will be winning stamps, not quite sure of those details yet.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Diana

Kraftin' Kimmie's Spring Kit Day 4. Lisette!!

Well, here we are, back again as promised with another awesome Kraftin' Kimmie's Tea Party character! Today we are featuring Lisette. I just love her outfit! Lisette is eating some yummy cake and so she comes with an accessory stamp of a cute cake. I wanted to use it, but once again I felt I had enough on the card without adding more!

I used some matching DP from the DCWV Glitter Stack. I love those papers. I like to sew on my cards, but I have never done this much on a card before. I used my Curved Rectangle Nesties to put Lisette on and then matted her on a larger one in Lavender Lace. I put the sentiment on Bashful Blue to match the card base. Of course the sentiment is from the either the Coffee Sentiments set or the Tea ones, I've forgotten which now.

I hope you like Lisette, I think she is my favourite. Make sure you check out all the other Krafty Girls blogs and come back tomorrow for the revealing of the final image, then on Sunday be sure to join us for a fabulous blog hop featuring our favourites from this kit.

Have a great weekend,

Blessings,

Diana

Handsome Henri! 3rd. Spring Kit Sample

Welcome to day 3 of the Kraftin' Kimmie Spring Kit reveals. This is Henri, isn't he just dapper? I love him, it's great to have another masculine stamp, he can be used so many ways. It was fun to colour him to match my papers. I have to confess I don't know what they are as I scrounged them from my sweet and generous daughter while I was at her house a week or so ago. I thought they were great for a masculine card.

The base is Chocolate Chip and the squares are all matted onto Always Artichoke. Henri was of course coloured with Copics and I matted him onto Baja Breeze, then Chocolate Chip. I made the tag with my new Tags Trio (well, one of them) from Spellbinders. The sentiment is from the Tea Sentiments, which of course come with the kit, along with the Coffee Sentiments and of course, the 5 main image stamps and accessory stamps.

Don't forget, the kits are only available at Kraftin' Kimmie's Store and for a limited time. Make sure you check out the Henri creations that all the other girls have made for your viewing pleasure. See you back here tomorrow for yet another image from this amazing set.

Have a great day,

Diana

Isn't she adorable? This is Giselle and she is the second member of Kraftin' Kimmie's Spring Kit! I just love her outfit, don't you? She is carrying a teapot and the accessory stamp she comes with, is of a cute little teapot. I wanted to use it, but I kind of ran out of room!!

As I mentioned yesterday, the Spring Kit is only available from Kraftin' Kimmie's store and Kim has it on sale for 10% off, so it's a great deal. 5 main images and believe me, they are all just as adorable as Nadine and Giselle. Of course there are also the 2 sets of sentiments, one all tea sayings and the other set is all coffee ones. At some point Kimmie may make some of the stamps available individually, but for now they all come in the kit. I know all we Krafty Girls have had a lot of fun playing with them.

I won't bore you with the details of how this card was made, you can see I used my one set of Nesties, for all the pieces, it was fun to just use several different sizes on one card.

Make sure you visit all the other Krafty Girls Blogs and see what they have done with Giselle, then come back tomorrow and see who else we have to show you.

Have a blessed day,

Diana

Kraftin' Kimmie's New Spring Kit, 'Tea Party!!'

Well, hello all you stampers out there! Finally we get to start showing you what we've been sneakily hinting about. Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is releasing a new Spring Kit today and all we Krafty Girls are so excited.

The kit is called 'Tea Party' and consists of 5 awesome new stamps, each coming with it's own cute accessory stamp. There are also 2 sets of sentiments to go with all the images, consisting of 32 phrases in all.

We have all had so much fun playing with the images (we have the best job!!) and coming up with designs to showcase them. These images were all created by the wonderfully talented Annie Rodrigue.

If you go to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps website, you will find that the kits are available starting today and only for a limited time and this is the only place you will find them. Now the Krafty Girls and I will be showcasing a new image from the kit each day this week and finishing things off with a super fun Spring Kit blog hop on Sunday!

Today all the girls are showcasing Nadine, isn't she adorable with her plate of cookies?!! The milk pitcher on the image layer is the accessory stamp she comes with. Make sure you go and visit all the other Krafty Girls and see what fabulous creations they have come up with.

Be sure and come back tomorrow and see what gorgeous stamp we all are using, you won't be disappointed!!

Blessings,

Diana