Kraftin' Kimmie Koasters!

Well, hello to everyone, I hope you have all had a Blessed Christmas and that you are looking forward to a new year full of opportunities and adventures! Ours was a wonderful Christmas celebration complete with all of our family, little though it is, as our two kids are first generation Canadians, so we, they and their children are all of our family in Canada. Still, we are growing and we were blessed with a new darling baby granddaughter in September, so we were one more on Christmas, which is so special.

Anyway, it has been a very busy time and I had hoped to get this post up long before now. I made some winter tile coasters using some of my favourite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and since they are not just for Christmas, I decided I could still show them.

I used Ozzie and Harriet, Oliver, Maxwell Snowboarding and Bernadette. Poor girl was a bit too big, so I had to put her on diagonally!! I used Stazon Black Ink, coloured with my S.U. Markers, then sprayed 3 times with Plaid Patricia Nimocks Clear Acrylic Sealer. I have used it before on other coasters and it works great, keeps the marks off nicely. I had forgotten how much fun it was to stamp and colour tile coasters. I have made several sets in the past for other folks for Christmas, but had never done any for myself and by using these images, I can keep them out all winter.

Happy New Year everyone,

I hope to be back on January 2nd. with a new Challenge from Kraftin' Kimmie, so watch for it!

Blessings to you all,

Diana

Kimmie's Challenge #6, Lots o' Circles

Hi ladies, it's been a very busy week once again, I guess we all have that problem! Anyway, it's time for Kraftin Kimmie's Challenge #6. This week's hostess is the oh, so talented Andrea and she wants us to use 'Lots o' Circles' on our creations.

This gave me an excuse to use my Circle Nesties along with my Pinking Nesties. I used the very cute Maxwell Snowboarding stamp from the November Release of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. He looks every bit as adorable snowboarding on his leaf as he did leaning on a toadstool and toasting a giant marshmallow in the October Release.

I started out with some yummy shiny patterned paper from Me and My Big Ideas, matted it onto some Bashful Blue cardstock for the base. I coloured in Maxwell with my S.U. Markers and punched him out with my circle Nesties, then used Riding Hood Red for the Pinking layer behind. I used the Chill Out sentiment from Kimmie's Holiday Sentiments, (Maxwell comes with the accessory stamp, Snow Much Fun) and cut out the smallest Pinking Circle to mat it onto. I finished with some Riding Hood Red ribbon and a poinsettia with some M.S. leaves behind it. Oh, and I also put some Star Dust Stickles on the snow.

Well, I hope you all have a fabulous weekend with some time for stamping!! Don't forget to make a card using circles for Kimmie's Challenge this week. I'll be looking to check out yours!!

Blessings,

Diana