Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps November Release Sneak Peeks Day One

Well, it's that time again!! Time for lots of wonderful NEW STAMPS at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! Get ready for our NOVEMBER 2012 RELEASE!!!!!

We are kicking off the *New* NOVEMBER Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and first off, we’d like to introduce you to a beautiful new set of Trinkets!!! We are very excited to share with you our….TRAVEL TRINKETS!!!

These circular sentiment stamps have been created and designed by the totally talented Krafty Girl, Nicole Aspinall!! They are made especially to fit in your 1 3/8ths and 1 ¾ inch punches, for quick and easy cutting!!! This month we are releasing the TRAVEL Trinkets set which includes EIGHT trinkets in each set with four of each size and they come as both positive and negative images, so you can use your black or brown ink with the positive stamps and use your coloured inks with the negative ones!! You will get the set as a completely unmounted full sheet of deeply etched grey rubber.

A lot of the Krafty Girls are cardmakers and we have found these to be such a quick and easy way to add a sentiment to our creations or to use as the focal point on your cards! They are also perfect for your Smashbook pages and your scrapbook pages, not to mention your altered items and tags!! No stamper's stash is complete without them!

Today we have awesome samples that the Krafty Girls have put together for you....and be sure to comment on each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new TRAVEL TRINKETS set!!! {And just WAIT 'til you see how they combine with our other NEW November stamps!!!}

Supplies: 
Stamps: KKS Trinkets
 Kraft/White Card
Inks: Distress Ink (Pumice Stone, Pine Needles & Festive Berries)
Ink Distresser
Dies: Spellbinders Postage Stamp & Classic Circle Nestabilities

Yumi & Fumi New Winter Release Previews

It's a VERY special day at Yumi & Fumi Handmade and you are in for a treat!! It’s WINTER RELEASE PREVIEW DAY!!! We just couldn't wait for RELEASE DAY to share, we had to do it today! We are thrilled to introduce our new Winter images, and two new characters.

Along with the Yumi & Fumi design team ladies we have some amazing guest designers showcasing the new stamps, which are...


Winter Yumi
Winter Fumi
Yeti Yumi
Yeti Fumi
Yeti
Winter Chuckles

My card features Winter Yumi

Coloured with copic markers

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: E21, E23, E27

 Skirt/Boots - E41, E43, E44
Jacket: B00, B12, B14, B16
Scarf: R00, R43, R46
Hat: E51, E53, E55.

The new release will be available to purchase from the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Website on Monday, November 26th. Until then you can check out the fabulous makes from the designers and guest designers over on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Blog

Also, don't forget about our November challenge, you can find all the details HERE

Thanks for dropping by!
Sandie
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Yumi & Fumi Handmade Challenge - Use Ribbon or Lace

Hi everyone! We have a new challenge starting over on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog. We want you to use Ribbon or Lace

My card today features Fumi with Messenger Bag & AJ from the Back 2 School collection. 

This Challenge will run for 3 weeks to give you time (with the holidays) to play along with us!! You have until Saturday, December 1st, 11am PST to link up your new project below (one entry per blog.) Don't forget.....there's a prize involved! :)

Remember you don't have to use a Yumi and Fumi image to participate. You can use any images from Sister Stamps, La-La Land Crafts and The Greeting Farm also!! I'm sure you have at least one of those to work with. :) You can see all of the Challenge Rules HERE to make sure you qualify.

Challenges - 

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz -  Anything Goes 

Simply Create Too -  Use your stash

Crafty Ann's - Tic Tac Toe

Basic Grey Challenges - Three S's (Swirls, Scallops & Stitches)

We have a new challenge starting over on Basic Grey Challenges today, and the theme for the next fortnight is.... 

The Three S's - Swirls, Scallops and Stitches

My card today uses Basic Grey Figgy Pudding 12 x 12 papers. The stamps I've used are Holiday Ornaments and Compact Family Sentiments from Waltzingmouse Stamps. The sentiment stamp was actually Grandmother but I masked the 'grand' when I inked it up so that only MOTHER was laid down (I just liked the font of this particular stamp :)  )

Before stamping out the ornaments I cut the shape using Spellbinders Heirloom Ornaments dies. I adhered the ornaments to the card with 3D pop dots for dimension. 

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and the prize for one lucky random winner is a $25 store voucher. Please remember that you do need to use at least one Basic Grey product on your creation to qualify for our prize !

Challenges - 

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - must be Christmas – Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes 

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Happy Crafting!

Sandie

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La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday - Fall Colours

Howdy!! It's Friday Saturday (yikes!!) and that means we have another Inspiration Friday showcase for you over on the La-La Land Crafts Blog. This week our theme is Fall Colors. 

My card features Outlaw Luka, one of my FAVOURITE LLLC boy stamps ever!! 

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: E71, E74, E79

Clothes: B91, B93, B95, B97. YG91, YG93, YG95. Y21, Y26, Y28. E42, E43, E44

Tricycle - E07, E09, E18. YR23, YR24, YR27. C1, C9.

My papers are MVP from We R Memory Keepers. I love these papers and have them a long time - alas I am down to mere scraps now.

Challenges - 

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - Stitching

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - My favourite things

Crafty Creations - No flowers

Thanks for dropping by!!

Sandie

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DT Quixotic Paperie - Little Darlings Tag Album

Morning!!! Today, over on the Quixotic Paperie Store Blog, I am sharing a quick mini tag album I created recently featuring the new Graphic 45 Paper Pad - Little Darlings. 

This is a very simple album to create using just papers and a few embellishments. 

Tip: Cover both sides of each tag and sand them down for smooth edges

Use smaller tags for journal spots. 

Some word/quote stickers are an easy way to add a little extra. Naked chipboard works just as well as painted/inked chipboard.

Make the most of your paper by positioning them correctly before adhering them to the chipboard. 

Use the other side of double sided papers, ripping or distressing them for texture. Buttons are always a great thing to add - floss them with twine first ;)

A fun album and like I've said, so quick to make too!! 

Hope you enjoyed your visit here today

Sandie

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DT Quixotic Paperie - It's Beginning to look at lot like...

............CHRISTMAS!! 

Oh my word, am I late with this one. The days are just melting into weeks gone by and there is very little being done :/ Today I am sharing a little CHRISTMAS inspiration with you and the stamp I am featuring is  from Saturated Canary and is called Trimming the Tree 

I stamped her out onto Make it Colour Blending card with Memento black ink and coloured her up with copic markers. 

I used one of the new Make it Crafty chipboard collections - Holly Decorations. First I coloured them up with copics then I heat embossed them with hologram embossing powder. They SHIMMER!!

I layered the image onto the card base with 3D foam for extra dimension. To finish my card I added a sentiment and some pearls made from Viva Decor paper pen - Opal.

Challenges - 

Touch Twin Challenges and More - Photo Inspiration

Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping by!

Sandie

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