Glitter and Bling - Kenny K

This week's challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz is glitter and bling so grab those Stickles, sparkles and anything else that has a little glitz and glam to it.  Your entry into the challenge gives you a chance to win a couple of great prizes.  Kenny K is giving the winner 5 digis of your choice

and Donna from Bearly Mine Designs  is offering 2 of her gorgeous Christmas digi sets of your choice

I chose to use the Reindeer digi from Kenny K's newest Christmas release and proceeded to colour those reindeer  with Copics.  The papers are all Basic Grey from a fab little 6 x 6 pad called Wassail.  I've used that stack over and and over so will have to look around for a new one shortly.  The sentiment is half a circle from a CatsLife Press stamp and the chipboard corners are from Make it Crafty.  I love using their laser cut chipboard and for these, I just dabbed them in glue and used Martha Stewart glitter to jazz them up.  The snowflakes were cut with a Martha Stewart punch and then gold Stickles around all the edges to finish it up.

Be sure to head on over to see what the rest of the Krafty Girlz have designed for you to check out - I've seen some of them already and they are gorgeous.

Asha with Friends - Whimsy Inspiration

To me,  this image is just the funniest ever... I grin every single time I see it because this is what my grandkids look like when I try to sneak some kisses (I'm the one in the black hair.... haahahahahha).  The digi image is called Asha and Friends by the artist Lia and is available at Whimsy Stamps.  The sentiment is from the Grab a Hug collection by Kathryn and is also at Whimsy Stamps.  The papers are all from a 6x6 pad made by Prima from their Sweet Fairy collection.  The glittery flowers are Petaloos... I love those sparkly little flowers!  The brads are Basic Grey and I used Copics to colour the image.
Challenges:
Pollycraft - Girls, Girls, Girls

Hallowe'en Frames - Whimsy Stamps

This week's challenge at Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Blog is to use a sentiment and make your own flowers.  Up for grabs is a $15 gift certificate to the Whimsy Store and also...As well as a random winner being chosen, one entrant who has used a Whimsy image will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge.  Be sure to head on over to see what the rest of the gals have come up with for inspiration.

For my card, I decided to use the witch from Whimsy's Raindrop Echo Designs Halloween Frames and it was perfect because I get both an image and sentiment in one digi.  The image is coloured with Copics and the papers are Echo Park.  I used a flower punch and some scraps of black and white paper for the flowers and a Marianne Creatable die for the flourishes.
Challenges:
Emerald Faeries - Flowers
Crafting for All Seasons - Hallowe'en
Divas by Design - Something Spooky



Rock Roller - Kenny K

First of all, I apologize for being late with my post.  I did not have it scheduled and would't you know it, I lost my internet connection and haven't had it all weekend so this had to wait until I got into work this morning.  More proof that I need to be more organized! 

Now, onto the card - there's a new challenge going on at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz and the theme is Autumn Colours, so go on... use those reds, oranges, browns, yellows and greens and check out what the rest of the DT has done, there's some great inspiration there.  Your entry into the challenge gives you a chance to win 5 Kenny K digis of your choice

plus a gorgeous assortment of Autumn Cascade Ribbons from Crafty Ribbons

For my card, I chose Rock Roller which can be found at Kenny K's Downloads and coloured him up with Copics  The sentiment is Whimsy Stamp's Party Mini Letter Seals and I mounted it on a star I'd cut with a Sizzix die.  The paper is some scraps I'd saved and I don't remember who made them but I do know the brads are Basic Grey.  I inked a little Burnt Umber over the jute to give it some colour  and stuck it down.

Autumn Friends - Whimsy Challenge

The challenge this week at Whimsy is to use punches and die cuts.  For my card, I chose to use one of the new October digis by KKD called Autumn Friends.  The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo's Autumn Sentiments collection and I thought it was perfect for the image and fall theme.  I used my Marianne Creatables die for the swirly flourish and Nestabilities for the ovals.  The papers are from Basic Grey's Eerie 6 x 6 paper pad and the brads are also Basic Grey and the colouring medium I used is Copics.
Challenges:
One Crazy Stamper  Hallowe'en or Autumn

Hockey, Hockey, Hockey! - Kenny K Krafty Girlz

Time for a new challenge over at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz and this week's them is Girls and use your die cuts and punches.  I merged Hockey and Hockey Girl images using Paint.net.  Both are available at Kenny's store.  The papers are from Bo Bunny's Gabrielle collection.  Nestabilities were used to cut the ovals and a combination of Nesties and punches for the little tabs and then I coloured the image with Copics. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo's City Talk Collection at Whimsy Stamps.

 I still cannot figure out how it seems straight when I put it together and then sometime between then and when I take my picture, the card gremlins come along and move everything around so it is crooked!  I hadn't noticed my oval and the string was not straight but it is oh so obvious now! 
There's a couple of great prizes up for grabs this week - a $15 gift certificate fromWhimsy Stamps

  

and  5 Digis of the Winner's Choice from Kenny K Downloads

Be sure to head on over to the Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the Girlz have ready for you.

Challenges:
Card Cupids - Create a card for a Random Act of Kindness
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Emerald Fairy - use punches &/or dies
The Paper Shelter - for the girls

Whimsy Blog Hop

Where does the time go?  It's October already and I think I've missed September... but the good thing is that with a new month, there's another new digi release and a blog hop at Whimsy stamps and this month is no exception. 

The hop starts today and runs for one week, ending on Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 12:00 noon EST.

To have a chance at winning, you need to leave a comment on each of the design team blogs as you hop because there are two random blogs among the DT posts who each will select a comment and the winner will get to choose a digi of their choice.  The Grand Prize winner of the hop will receive 5 new digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy and will also get a chance to use those new digital images as a guest designer for Whimsy for an entire month.  And it's fun... the team has come up with some fabulous inspiration for you to check out plus you get a look at the new digis for the month which will be available in the store today at 10:00.  You should have arrived here from checking out Heike's creativity and in case you lose your way, simply go back to the Whimsy Inspiration blog for the order.

For my card, I chose Moon Cookie Gallery's (MCG) Sparkly Tree digi and I'm loving those little trees she's created.  They work up quickly and I like the whimsical style.  The papers are from Basic Grey's 6x6 Wassail pad.  I used gold embossing powder for Whimsy's Winter Letter Seals sentiment and the snowflake die is also from Whimsy.  Everything was then outlined with gold Stickles (and I covered the brads with the Stickles as well), plus my hand caught a gob while it was still wet and I ended up with a smudge up by the star that will not come off.

 From here you want to blast on over to see what the fab Pattie has planned for you.

Challenges:

Cardmad Fairies - Too Early for Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Scrapalicious - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - use 3 different design papers