La-La Land Crafts : Spooktacular!

Good morning in La-La Land, friends!

As I'm getting ready to start my last day of internship (such an AMAZING experience!!!), I thought I'd share this spooky card for La-La Land Crafts. Because as always, Friday means La-La inspiration! I went a little different with this one, focusing more on masking and colouring than creating a full scene like usual. The stamps I used are : Witch Marci, Baby Pumpkin Luka and Baby Pumpkin Marci.

Here's the Copic list:

Skin (E000-00-21-11-13-04, R20)
Hair (E13-15-18)
Clothing (YG21-23-25-97-99, E30-31-33-35-70-71-74-77-79, W1-3-5-7-9, V000-01-04-06-09, Y21-23-26-28, YR15-68-27)

La-La Land Crafts : Anything goes with glitter!

Good morning and happy Friday!

I have a card to show you for the new inspiration post at La-La Land Crafts, made with the lovely Witch Molli that is now available in store!

I'm running short on time, but I'm pretty sure you can guess all the lovely products I used ; if not, well hurry up and grab your special Halloween 2016 bundle kit of dies!

La-La Land Crafts : New SPOOKIE release!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the last day of an EXCITING 
NEW RELEASE SHOWCASE from La-La Land Crafts

~  HALLOWEEN 2016  ~

Just in time for you to start making your Halloween cards and projects!

This release is NOW AVAILABLE in our online store!
Click HERE to go shopping!



Now here's my card featuring Halloween Frenchie!

Remember these new stamps and dies are AVAILABLE NOW in our online store HERE!

Don't forget to keep popping back throughout the week to check out the rest of the DT's beautiful work with this gorgeous new release.

Also don't forget to join in all the La-La Land Crafts fun by adding

your creations to our Facebook Page and Instagram(@lalalandcrafts).

For more Inspiration we are now on Pinterest.

Also, did you see the amazing embellishments that are peeking here and there on my card? They're all part of a kit at Mimosa Embellishments, available on Etsy!

Get yours quickly!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release blog hop!

Hello, hello!

It's time, it's time, it's time! Okay, enough with the repetition, lol. We had an amazing party last night in the Krafty friends group on Facebook, at the end of which the entire release was made available. Sooooooo, time to shop!

As you all know by now, I truly adore my friend Becky's sets, and this one is no exception! I created a little halloweeny scene  with the Harvest Blessings set by stamping the pumpkin and cat first, and then masking them with some masking paper from Simon Says Stamp. Inkadinkado also has a great one! Then, I stamped the different pumpkins on each side of the primary image, added the bats and the sentiment. All images were done with Memento Ink Tuxedo black for Copic colouring, but the sentiment and "facial features", in Ranger Archival black (the blackest ink I found on the market!).

The set: 

Now, time to hop!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release day 4, Happy Owl-oween!

Good morning everyone!

Welcome back to our FOURTH and final day of August Krafty Peeks! It's almost time to release ALL the new SPOOK-tacular stamp sets that you've been seeing all week!

We have TWO adorable new sets to share with you today from artist, Becky Pearce! These sets can be used on their own or in combination with each other or even other Halloweenie type sets!!

First is this sweet set of feathered friends called

HAPPY OWL-OWEEN!

The set features three main images, several smaller accessory stamps and five SP-WHOO-KY sentiments for a total of THIRTEEN fabulous stamps in the set!

Next up is a fun set of GOURD-GEOUS images and friends called HARVEST BLESSINGS!

The set features three main pumpkin images, faces that you can stamp on the pumpkins if you choose, several smaller accessory stamps and four sentiments for a total of THIRTEEN 

fab-BOO-less stamps in the set!!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, ! And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for August! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes TONIGHT beginning at 6pm EST!! Hope you can come hang out with the me and Krafty Girls at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Becky! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party tonight!

Now for my card, I have to admit that from the first time I saw the stamp set, I had this kind of sketch in mind. No idea where it comes from, but it just felt so right, like I was seeing it in my mind. I started by sketching a circle with one of my dies and a pencil. Then, I stamped several ghosts (from both sizes) in Memento ink and a few masks, before colouring them with my Copic markers. Now, if I had to do it again, I would definitely wait on stamping the masks AFTER the colouring, to make sure the ink wouldn't "fade" out when in contact with the alcohol ink contained in the markers. Any how! After this step, I cut the circle, and placed it on my cardbase that had previously been die-cut too with a Double stitched circles set from La-La Land Crafts, keeping only the negative part (and yes, this month is all about negative die-cutting, lol!). The next step was to emboss with Versamark ink and Wow! Super fine white powder the Trick or Treat sentiment from the stamp set, and to fussy cut a coloured owl. Voilà!

Here's the set:

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release day 1, Valentina Vampire!

If you are a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps fan, you'll know that AUGUST is always our HALLOWEEN release and it's probably our most popular release of the YEAR!!!

If you're new to KKS, you're in for a fabulous TREAT!!

Welcome to a week of SPOOK-TACULAR designs featuring our NEW August Release stamp sets!!!

We have absolutely incredible creations ready to share with you, 

so welcome to Day ONE of our August Peeks!!!

The Krafty Girls are kickin' things off with a couple of 

FANG-TASTIC sets from artist Annie Rodrigue!

I'm sure you'll agree that these two ghoulfriends are bloody amazing!!

They are called VALENTINA and VANESSA VAMPIRE!

Each set comes with a stunning new vampire image plus 5 or 6 coordinating sentiments!!

Below you will find links to all the Krafty Girls and Guest who have goodies to share with you today and while you're there, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Who doesn't want to spend some krafty dollars??!

ALL of our brand new clear August release stamp sets will be available on Saturday night after the LIVE Online Release Party which begins at 6pm EST! I hope you can come hang out with us and have lots of krafty fun!!!!

Now, for my card, I kept it very simply with Valentina Vampire stamped on Cryogen White cardstock and coloured in a no-line scheme with my Copic markers. After that, I used a die from the new release at LDRS Creative to frame my image and added a sentiment on top of it. 

The rest was a simple kraft cardbase with scraps from an old Teresa Collins halloween pad and a flair from Accent Scrapbooking. Hope you like it!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release blog hop!

It's finally here!!! 

The RELEASE of our JULY 2016 clear stamp sets!!!

We've released ALL FOUR of the MAGICAL new clear stamp sets that we've been previewing all week and we're celebrating with a super fun krafty HOP! So grab a nice hot beverage and put your feet up because you will need a few relaxing minutes to enjoy all the magical creations by our design team and guest!!

There are TWO new sets from artist Annie Rodrigue

called WITCH WANDA and WITCH WILLA!

We've got a new reading set from artist, Emilie Goulet called BOOK DRAGON!

We have a new set of wizards from artist, Cheryl Grant called MAKE YOUR OWN MAGIC!

And lastly there is a new set of magical creatures from artist Becky Pearce called UNICORNS & RAINBOWS!

You will get to see ALL of the new sets in action as you sit back and enjoy the hop! Then head on over to the Krafty Shop because ALL of the new stamp sets are NOW AVAILABLE!

And if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our July Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FOUR of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Now let's celebrate with our NEW release and get

hoppin' and shoppin'!!

p.s. Can you guess which set I used? Yep, that's right, one of the witches and a super-duper cool coordinating sentiment! She was stamped with Desert Sand memento ink on Cryogen White, then coloured with my Copic markers and die-cut with a tag die from La-La Land Crafts. All the stitched circles were also die-cut from the same company.

Ooooooh and I've used the monthly sketch, too!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release, day 2, Book Dragon!

Hello!

Welcome Krafty Friends to Day TWO of our JULY Krafty Previews!!!

Are you ready for another amazing day of July krafty peeks!?

How many of you are readers??? How many people you know are book nerds?? Well we've got a fabulous new stamp set for you in today's preview! We're so excited to share the new set by artist Emilie Goulet called BOOK DRAGON!!

This 3x4 clear stamp set features a gorgeous and magical dragon image PLUS four awesome coordinating sentiments!!! Think of all the opportunities for texture colouring on this fabby guy! He's such fun!

You'll be able to check out lots of inspiration using the new set from our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team in today's blog hop! Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new July clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night! Be sure to join us at the
LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!
Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me! Hope to see you there!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release, day 1, Witch Willa & Wanda!

Hello!

Welcome Krafty Friends to Day ONE of our JULY Krafty Previews!!!

Welcome to the very first day of our Krafty Peeks for the fabulous new July release of clear stamps!! The theme is totally MAGICAL!

Today we are sharing TWO wicked new stamp sets by artist Annie Rodrigue!! The first is a hauntingly cute witch called WITCH WANDA! This 4x4 clear stamp set comes with the sassy main image PLUS three fun coordinating sentiments!

The second set features another silly little witch called WITCH WILLA! This 4x4 set comes with the sweet main image PLUS five coordinating sentiments!

You'll see both of these fun stamp sets featured by our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team and Guest in today's blog hop! Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new July clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night! Be sure to join us at the
LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!
Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me! Hope to see you there!

Andddd I am also entering the I Am Roses monthly challenge, because I can't get enough of their gorgeous flowers on all of my cards!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : Halloweennnnnnn challenge!

Good morning krafty peeps!

Are you up for a new challenge with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps? Here's my take with gorgeous Tabitha, stamped and coloured with a no-line technique for this week's Halloween challenge!

I kept her very CAS, as she was first supposed to be published in a magazine, but hey, she's still cute, right?

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : Circles challenge!

Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

Frugal Friday specials are UP!!! While you're shopping, be sure to grab YOUR Super Sized Holiday Kard Kit!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME (CIRCLES) as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until October 2nd at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!
Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

I used the lovely Priscilla with a no-lines colouring technique on a very simple sketch to make sure she would pop!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : First Wonderful Wednesday of September!

Good morning!!

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

Will you be joining Kimmie at the Krafty Koffee Krop? Well if you can't be there in person, then join us on Facebook!!! Kimmie, the Krafty Girls and several Krafty friends will be hanging out on the Krafty Friends FB page, here, for a day of fun, challenges, chatting and prizes!!! Hope to see you there!!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until September 8th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

Here's my card using Lexi from the You're a scream set that was released in August, I find her freakin' cuuuuuute!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : Wonderful Wednesday!

Goooood morning!

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

Have you ordered your Halloween Krafty Kit yet?!? There are still a few kits left, remember once these are gone... it's GONE!!!!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until August 25th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

Now this week, I still got my halloween cap on and went for a cozy card featuring the A Treat for Someone Sweet set from our latest release!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release day 4, You're a Scream + challenge!

Hey everyone!! Welcome back to day FOUR of our AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! All of our brand new rubber stamp sets will be released TONIGHT! Are you excited? Are you coming to the party?? Woohoo!

Our final spook-taculour stamp set for this release is by artist Cheryl Grant! It is called YOU'RE A SCREAM!! This adorable set features our fave kiddos in their Halloween costumes!! It includes THREE main images plus EIGHT coordinating sentiments!!

This week our challenge hostess is Lee Ann! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for August! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes TONIGHT beginning at 6pm EST!! Hope you can come hang out with the me and Krafty Girls at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Cheryl! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party tonight!

Here's the full set...

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release day 3, My Best Friends are Witches!

Hidee ho!! 

Did you enjoy yesterday's peeks....so cute, right?? 

We are back with Day THREE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps AUGUST KRAFTY PREVIEWS!!!

Today we have a witchy new set by artist, Annie Rodrigue!! I think you'll agree that it is FA-BOO-LOUS!! The set is called MY BEST FRIENDS ARE WITCHES! and it has two gorgeous main images plus FIVE coordinating sentiments! You'll find so many spell-cial creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments!! I promise that you'll be inspired as you check them out today!!

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper from all the comments this week is going to WIN some $$ to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop!!

ALL of our AUGUST stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin’Kimmie shop!!! Not only will you be able to purchase the NEW spooky stamps but we are also releasing a Limited Edition Halloween Kard Kit! !!! There are only a certain number available so if you want one, you'd better be at the party!! Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Saturday evening at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! Come hang out with the Krafty Girls, Guests and me!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release day 2, A Treat for Someone Sweet!

Hey everyone!! 

Welcome back to day TWO of our AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! We are back again with more terror-ific Halloween creations and all of our brand new rubber stamp sets and a limited edition Halloween Kard Kit will be released on Saturday night!

Today we are sharing a super cute set of stamps by artist Emilie Goulet, perfect for all the sweet little goblins in your life! It is called A TREAT FOR SOMEONE SWEET!  This fun set includes THREE main images plus NINE perfectly coordinating sentiments!! They are ADORABLE!!!

Be sure to join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes on SATURDAY beginning at 6pm EST!! Hope you can come hang out with the me and Krafty Girls at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Emilie! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment on all the preview posts for this week because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! {The winner will be announced at the party!} Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps : New release day 1, Spook-tacular Sentiments!

Good morning everyone!

Welcome to a SPOOK-tacular release week!!! We've got an incredible week of goodies lined up for you and we are thrilled to welcome you to Day ONE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps AUGUST 2015 previews!!!

Today the Krafty Girls and Guests are kickin' things off with a BOO-tiful new set featuring some awesome large sentiments in beautiful fonts from artist, Becky Pearce!! The set is called....SPOOK-TACULAR SENTIMENTS  You'll find so many amazing creations on today's hop featuring this stunning set! We know you are just going to LOVE these creations and you'll be inspired as you check them out today!! There are EIGHT sentiments in the set!!

Below you will find links to the blogs of all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper from all the comments this week is going to WIN some $$ to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

ALL of our AUGUST stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Saturday evening at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! Come hang out with the Krafty Girls, Guests and me!!

pssssst! I am also entering this card for the Tie it Up challenge at Simon Says Stamp!

La-La Land Crafts : Inspiration friday with a monochromatic image!

Hey everyone!

Another inspiration challenge for La-La Land Crafts today, this one being using a monochromatic image. I giggled when I saw what image my colleagues used, because without even talking about it, we all chose the same girl, named FLAMENCO MARCI!

I paired her with a couple of dies (Stitched Nested Circles, Masquerade Mask, Chandelier, Stitched Elements (set of 7)), and halloween papers to be ready for trick or treating this fall, eheh!

Copic used :
T2-4-6-8-10

Some Odd Girl : Hopping with the Oddies for Halloween! Trick or Treat with The ODD GIRLS!

We’d like to welcome you to Some Odd Girl‘s 2nd annual Trick or Treat Halloween Hop! 

Thank you so much for joining us!  All of the Odd Girls have concocted a creepy little creation to inspire you today, and you’re invited to visit each blog to see what’s been brewing!   You might have arrived from Mary Pat’s blog – if so, you’re on the right track!  If not, you’ll want to CLICK HERE to get things started, because you won’t want to miss a thing!

We’ll be sharing some of these pretties are the Some Odd Girl blog over the next few days, but TODAY, we kick things off!  So you might be wondering what this Trick or Treat stuff is all about, yeah?  Well, in addition to amazing papercrafty goodness you’ll see at each stop, you’ll get tricks along the way, too!  Simple tips and tricks to little secrets we papercrafters have figured out that we want to share with you!  That covers the Tricks.

**My trick is to sketch your frame/shape surrounding the stamp before starting to colour it, that way you'll be sure about the background to cover, etc.**

And then there are TREATS! 

As you hop, you’ll come across some Treats, located at random Odd Girls‘ blogs.  We have some clear stamps, some Odds & Ends, some digi stamps and lots and lots of inspiration for you!  AND, as if that wasn’t exciting already, we have a discount code for you! 

Be sure to leave a comment at each stop, and if YOU have any tricks you’d like to share, we’d love to hear them!  There might just be a prize in it for one commenter who leaves us a trick!  Okay.  So have you got all that?  Are you ready?  Well allllll righty!  LET’S HOP!   Here’s your hop order:

Some Odd Girl blog

Paola

Mary Pat

Stephanie (It's me! You're here!)

Lenny

Anna

Judy

Brianna

Melissa

Katie

JoAnn

Linda

Leah

Suzanne

Alexis

Tabbatha

Nicole

Kristy

And there you have it!  We will hop now through October 31st at midnight Eastern, and our winners will be announced back here on the Some Odd Girl blog on Monday, November 3rd.  Happy Haunting – I mean HOPPING!    Your next stop is my sweet friend Lenny!

And a very Happy Halloween from all of us at Some Odd Girl!

Chi Chi Memories : Trick or treating ghost!

(english version follows) 

Bonjour tout le monde!

Petite publication pour Chi Chi Memories! Voici ma carte du jour comme dt invitée pour l'halloween, version masculine en plus!

Hello everyone! 

Halloween is right about the corner, so get ready for trick or treats with this stamp from Chi Chi Memories !! 

Merci du coup d'oeil! Thanks for stopping by :)