KCC #494 {Christmas}

Happy "Krafty Chicks" Thursday! Nance is our challenge hostess for this week and since it's the 2nd week of the month, our challenge is CHRISTMAS which happen to be my favorite cards to make (along with coffee cards lol). I am very excited to see the gallery full of holiday greetings this week!   

KCC #494 {Christmas}

This card was so fun to make - I absolutely LOVE this deer die (Stampin' Up!) and this color combo:

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you! There is some awesome inspiration in the hen house this week! Cheers....

KCC #493 {Stamp Act}

Welcome to "Krafty Chicks Thursday." This is our "STAMP ACT" week, hosted by miss Leanne, so as long as you have some sort of stamping on your project (rubber or digi), you are good to go. 

KCC #493 {STAMP ACT}

My card was made with Stampin' Up! products at our ladies stamping group a while back...lots of stamping on this one with the background, the daisies and the sentiment.

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you! There is some awesome inspiration in the hen house this week! Cheers....

KCC #492 {Anything Goes}

Happy "Krafty Chicks" Thursday! This month there are 5 Thursdays so this week is an "ANYTHING GOES" being hosted by Leanne. The door of creativity is wide open for you with this one...I can't wait to see what all you come up with for us.

KCC #492 {Anything Goes}

For my card this week, I decided to use a very pretty card created at one of my ladies stamping group nights...I LOVE this daisy set from Stampin' Up! Here's a close up:

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you! There is some awesome inspiration in the hen house this week! Cheers....

Life Begins After Coffee

Happy Monday! I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today - letting the world know that life really does begin AFTER coffee ;) 

I made the background using my Versa Mark pad, a stencil and then heat setting some Northern Lights embossing powder - so fun! The cup and sentiment are from a set by Fun Stampers Journey...

Thanks so much for stopping in today - have an enjoyable Monday - cheers!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers and Cats Pajamas Collaboration!

Happy Thursday crafty PEEPS! Today, the Design Team from Coffee Loving Cardmakers is hopping with The Cat's Pajamas as they feature a new adorable stamp set called "Make Tea." It is available today over at The Cat's Pajamas store. 

This stamp set is so stinkin' adorable! I couldn't decide which image to ink up first so I did them all at the same time and whatever I didn't use on these cards, will for sure be used SOON ;) 

For my first card, I used this sketch from Sunday Stamps and colored in this sweetie with Copic Markers and used some circle dies to cut him out and layer. Although I am 85% team coffee and 15% team tea, this sentiment is adorable and I love it :) 

Here's a close up:

Here's a close up of my 2nd card:

I started by sponging the ombre background and placed it under the die cut heart panel, then assembled the card as usual. I colored in this sweet bunny and fussy cut him out to use with the hearts...and I fully agree with this sentiment 100% - there is no life before caffeine! ha ha



Be sure to hop along with us and the Cat Pack as we share some tea-lightful projects with you. Be sure to leave comments along the way as one lucky commenter will have the opportunity to win a fab prize from TCP! Thanks for stopping in. Cheers!

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KCC #491 {All Occasions}

Happy "Krafty Chicks" Thursday! It is my turn to play challenge hostess this week and since it's the 4th week of the month, our challenge is "All Occasions" so that can be Anniversary, Birthday, Halloween, Easter, whatever you'd like!   

KCC #491 {All Occasions}

For my card this week, I decided to use a birthday card created at one of my ladies stamping group nights last year...I LOVE this set from Stampin' Up! Here's a close up:

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you! There is some awesome inspiration in the hen house this week! Cheers....

Krafty Chicks Challenge #490 {Clean & Simple}

Happy "Krafty Chicks" Thursday! Tangii is our challenge hostess for this week and since it's the 3rd week of the month, our challenge is CLEAN & SIMPLE. I can't wait to see the gallery full of awesome ideas!  

KCC #490 {Clean & Simple}

For my card this week, the designer paper did all the work. All I had to do was add a stamped sentiment and it's so pretty! Here's a close up:

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you! There is some awesome inspiration in the hen house this week! Cheers....

Eat, Sleep and Drink more Coffee!

Happy Monday crafty friends! I sure hope you are warm where you are because here in central Alberta, CANADA, we are in a deep-freeze, to say the least. Daytime temps are near -30C with windchills around -40C and night time low's are -40C with windchills around -50C! BRRRRR!!! I am enjoying a lot of warm bubble baths, crocheting and coffee as soon as I get home from work lol...remind me again why I live where I live?!? hahahah...ok onto my card...

I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers today with this cute card made with some of my older coffee related stampin' stash. I came across this fun set from  Reverse Confetti - Drink More Coffee. Totally perfect for our winter right now ha ha! I decided to keep it fairly simple and clean - with some beautiful plaid paper.



I also die cut 2 coffee spoons from the Confetti Cuts that match this set from Early Espresso to add to the details of the card..so fun!



Thank you so much for stopping in to see what I've been up to - be sure to grab a hot cup of your favorite beverage and stay warm! Cheers!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #489 {Christmas}

Happy "Krafty Chicks" Thursday! Nance is our challenge hostess for this week and since it's the 2nd week of the month, our challenge is CHRISTMAS (my favorite kinda cards to make) and I am so looking forward to the end of the year, having a stash of cards ready to pop in the mail ;)  

KCC #489 {Christmas}

I made a bunch of these cards using various goodies from Gina K Designs - I got my order in and couldn't WAIT to try out this stencil and different colors of Glitz Glitter Gel! I absolutely LOVE this snowflake and had so much fun making it in gold, white, red, green, black, and teal. This one is done in a pretty pink:

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Add some Sparkle

Holly & Jolly Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

A Place to Start - Anything Goes/CAS

SSS Monday Challenge - Try Something New 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to check out what the rest of the Chicks have in store for you! There is some awesome inspiration in the hen house this week! Cheers....

"Stamp Act" with Krafty Chicks

Happy New Year everyone! Today starts a new year of challenges for us over at Krafty Chicks and we've got a few changes to tell you about:

We are now incorporating the same challenges each week, each month - and they will be the same all year. We only will have an Anything Goes challenge when we have 5 Thursdays in the month. Here is what each month will look like:  

Week 1

Stamp Act (must have a stamped image on the card/project)

Week 2

Christmas (must have something with Christmas on the card/project)

Week 3

CAS (Clean and Simple)

Week 4

All Occasions (Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Birthday, Valentine's etc.)

Week 5

When there are five Thursday's in the month,

Anything Goes/Crazy Egg Challenge

This is our "STAMP ACT" week, so as long as you have some sort of stamping on your project, you are good to go! My card was made with Stampin' Up! products at our ladies stamping group a few month ago...lots of stamping on this one ;)

Thank you so much for stopping in today and be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Chicks blog to welcome our Guest Designer for January - Jill Duplessie! Cheers!

KCC #487 {Sketch Challenge}

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and is enjoying a relaxing Boxing Day. I have a house full of company coming this weekend so I am still busy getting rooms ready and cleaning. I am getting a lot of purging done as I go from room to room getting things ready though - bonus!

The challenge twist this week over at Krafty Chicks Challenge is being hosted by our wonderful Nance and she's looking for cards made with the following sketch:

For my card, I went pretty clean and simple! And it turned out wonderful. Here's a close up:

Thanks for stopping in today - if you find some time to get crafty, come on over and join us this week! Cheers!

Joy, Love, Peace

Happy Monday everyone! The big day is only 2 days away - are you ready? I am - FINALLY! :) I spent the day with my kids yesterday (teaching Kim how to cook a turkey dinner - and man, was it delicious!) and then I will be having another large family gathering at my house on the 28th. I am hoping to relax a bit in between and do some crafting!

I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with this pretty Christmas card:

 

For this pretty Christmas card, I dug out this gorgeous stamp from Unity Stamp Co. It's one of my all-time favorite coffee stamps :)

 

You can use any color you wish with this stamp - it's such a bold, wow-factor stamp! I just love it. I added some puff paint to the bottom of the cup for some added fun!

 

Thank you so much for stopping in today. Cheers!

KCC #486 {SHAKER CARDS}

Happy 'Krafty Chicks' Thursday everyone! Today, it's miss Leanne's turn to play your challenge hostess and she's looking for some SHAKER CARDS: 

KCC #486 {SHAKER CARDS}

I never make enough of these fun cards and I am unsure as to why. They are always so fun to make and they are a great one to give away. Everyone loves them! Here's a close-up of my card:

Thanks for stopping in today - be sure to hop on over to the blog to see what the rest of the Chicks have created using Leanne's "SHAKER CARDS" twist. 

KCC #485 {Silver or Gold}

Happy Thursday! Today it is my turn to play hostess over at Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog and the twist to our Anything Goes challenge is "Gold or Silver." You do not have to use the twist, but we sure love it when you do...

KCC #485 {GOLD or SILVER}

For my card this week, I chose to use gold for this weeks twist. So pretty!

Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to hop on over to the hen house HERE and play along with my GOLD or SILVER challenge! Cheers...

Coffee and a Good Friend

Happy Monday folks! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. T'is the season for Christmas parties, get-together's and late nights lol...It has been pretty crazy for me the past couple weeks so I am hoping for some quieter evenings so I can finish up some Christmas cards and get to decorating my house! I am wanting to see my cute snowmen and my tree out and making my house festive :) How about you? Are you completely done and ready for the holidays or just getting started? I am just getting started....lol 

I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today featuring this super cute and fun card made from goodies from Your Next Stamp.

 

Coffee Cuties is the name of this super cute set - it features these 2 friends in the coffee cup and the sentiment. There is also a matching die for the coffee mug!



I used the Window Panel Die and layered a light yellow gingham designer paper behind then added the image with foam dots for dimension. Super cute and fun! 

 

Thanks for stopping in today - be sure to find some crafty time in among all the hustle and bustle of the very busy Christmas season! Cheers!