Sexy Wedded Bliss

Hello, everyone! Are you ready to hear about our new challenge over at Hobbycutz! Our theme, this week, is Something Old, Something new. We want to see you use something old and something new on your project. Remember, there's a prize up for grabs, too, so you won't want to miss out on your chance to win! This week, we're being sponsored by the oh so awesome Kenny K. Come play with us! We'd love to see what you create!

I have a glittery, sparkly wedding card to show you, today. My card uses the image Wedding Garter, by Kenny K. My something old are my papers, as they are all from my sash. Don't you just love the brown, gold and black color combo? For my something new, I used this gorgeous wood die cut from Hobbycutz. To add color and sparkle, I painted to heart diecut with two colors of gold Twinkling H20's, by Luminarte.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #25 Get Sentimental at Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Challenge #45 For The Boys at Creative Moments
Weddings at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #182 Use Your Favorite Embellishments (Die Cuts) at Penny's Paper Crafty
3 Or More Designs at Divas By Designs
IIC#164 For The Boys at Inky Impressions
Challenge #94 Wedding at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #6 Anything Goes at Ditzie Digi Designs
Challenge #174 Anything With A Twist of Brown at Kenny K's Krafty Krew
Lots of Layers at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #76 Masculine at Pumpkin Spice
Challenge #218 Anything Goes at One Stitch At a Time
For A Man at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #77 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #40 Masculine at Fitztown Challenges
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society

Chic Sparkly Christmas

Good Morning!

I have a cute card for you, today! Another Christmas card! Can you tell I am getting into the Christmas spirit?! I hope you are, too, because Christmas will be here before you know it! If you haven't started your Christmas cards, yet, you better get busy!

For today's card, I am using the October freebie from KennyK Downloads - This cute snowman, colored with Promarkers. All my papers are glittered, to add sparkle, and are scraps from my stash.  I also added glitter to the snowman, as well ad embellishing with two shiny sparkly snowflakes, and a snowflake button.  The bottom panel has three recycled buttons, threaded with baker's twine. My sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches. I put some wiggly eyes on the snowman and tiny black pearls down the front, for his buttons.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #100 Celebration (Christmas) at Fussy and Fancy Challenges
Early Holiday Wishes For Kids at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #158 Holida Chic: Sparkle at Kenny K's Krafty Krew
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #43 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Inspired By A Film (The Snowman) at Eclectic Ellapu
Glitter at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge
Day 301: Starts with C (Cardstock, Christmas) at 365 Cards
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Tammy's Scrappin Corner
MIM #164 Anything Goes at Make it Monday
CHallenge #112 Use Your Scraps at Paper Make Up Stamps
Anything Goes at Scrapbook Stamp Society
PND#16 Anything Goes at The Paper Nest Dolls
PTT#144 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #63 Button It Up at Deep Ocean
Challenge #77 Anything Goes at LEJ Designs
TTCRD Ootober 29 - Nov 4 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
Challenge #62 Free For All at Twisted Tuesday Challenges
Challenge #82 Clean and Simple at Let's Craft and Create
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #192 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #92 Christmas at Aud Sentiments
IIC#132 Traditional Christmas at Inky Impressions
Challenge #151 Black or Bling (Pearls for buttons on image) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #79 3x DP, 3x Layers at Digistamps 4 Joy
Challenge #231 For The Boys at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #293 Sparkles at Cute Card Thursday

Kenny K Christmas

I was so excited to see that Kenny K's Krafty Girlz is having a DT call! It's always been my dream to be on the Kenny K DT, ever since I discovered his stamps! I applied once before and didn't make it.... But, you know what they say, if at first you don't succeed Try try, again!

And so, I have to try, again!

Here is my DT call submission:





I've been into shaped cards, lately, and the tee pee card is one of my favorites! I love that it is 3 dimensional and sphere shaped so that it stands up independently so all 3 sides can be decorated. These also make great centerpieces for holidays and parties. I'm going to be giving this card to a coworkers granddaughter for Christmas.

This tee pee is 5" tall. The card closes with a very thin velcro oval by Tombow. I'm using Kenny K's Hot Weave image, colored with Promarkers. She's had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen. All papers are scraps from my stash.

I made a triangle shaped banner with polka dot paper and pink and white baker's twine, then stretched it around the top of the tee pee on all three sides. The banner has silver metal snowflakes attached to each triangle. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. I've added some punched branches of greenery behind the sentiment. The image and sentiment are attached with foam mounting tape for Dimension. The red DP has snowflakes on it

I am entering this card for kids in the following DT call:

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz DT Call


I am also adding this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #32 Mix and Match It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #70 Kidz Rule at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz
Challenge #40 Snowflakes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #125 Let It Snow (Snowflakes on banner and on red DP) at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Challenge #13 Christmas Theme at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Die Cuts at Frosted Designs
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #62 Snowflakes at Crafty Emma's
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #66 Let It Sparkle at Two Sisters
Challenge #47 Anything With A "P" (punches) at Pile It On
Challenge #36 CAS Christmas at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #83 Red and Green at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #46 Shaped Cards at Paper Play
Challenge #37 Three Dimensional at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #15 Shaped Cards at Little Claire's
Christmas Crackers at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #61 More Than One Fold at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #169 Christmas Card a Everybody-Art
Challenge #24 Favorite Things (Tee Pee cards, Punches, Banners) at Bearly Mine Challenges
Metal (Metal Snowflake) at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #138 Sparkle And Shine at Digital Tuesday
Christmas Girls at By The Cute and Girly

Is That A Mouse In Your Pocket ?

Is that a mouse in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

Here I am, again, with another pocket card! Told you I'm on a roll! LOL

For this pocket Christmas card, I went with this adorable Mouse image from Kenny K. This cutie is colored with Promarkers. My card layout follows the Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches and the Sketch at The Pixie Cottage. I used white cardstock embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflakes folder, as well as some fun Christmas papers. The corners are also embossed, as well. The center panel has an embossed pocket, and I've slid the little mouse down inside the pocket. Glitter and sparkle has been added to the embossed panel with a clear star gelly roll pen and to the mouse's eyes.

I love how this turned out! This mouse is a cute and was so much fun to work with!


I am entering this pocket card in the following challenges:


Pocket Cards at Catch The Bug
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #46 Whatever Lights Your Candle at Crafty Hazelnut's
A Christmas Mouse at Winter Wonderland
Challenge #46 Traditional Christmas at Pile It On!
Challenge #69 Emboss Away at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz
Challenge #25 Gold or Glitter at Heart Song Inspirations
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Embossed Snowflakes) at Crafter's Companion Monthly
TPE125 Embossing at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #84 Let It Snow (Embossed Snowflakes) at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #23 It's Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #140 Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches.
Challenge #21 Texture (Embossing) at Cardmadfairy's
Challenge #137 Christmas Time at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #23 Embossing at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #61 Simples at Crafts And Me
Challenge #96 Sketch at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #40 Snowflakes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers

Let It All Hang Out

Whoo Hoo! Are you ready to Let It All Hang Out, with Craft Your Passion?! The DT had the opportunity to work with some fabulous images by our sponsor, KennyK, this week, and we're all letting it all hang out, in one way or another!

We want you all to come over and join is in this week's challenge, "Let It All Hang Out." There are so many fun ways to incorporate this theme into your creations! You could use an image, that has something hanging out. Or hang a charm on your card or project. Even something hanging over the edge of your card! (Like in my card, above). Be creative, play along with us at Craft Your Passion this week, and show us how YOU "Let It All Hang Out!" You could win some awesome digi's from KennyK!

For my card today, I used this sexy Maggie Mayhem Digi, from KennyK. She is definitly letting it all hang out! I love KennyK's sexy sassy images! They are fabulous, and so much fun to create with! I've colored this sexy little vixen with Promarkers. I'm trying to perfect the coloring of Black hair, to get a look that I really like, and I'm pretty happy with this one. I used a dark grey and a fine line 0.3 Letraset marker, for her hair. I wanted to give it a special look, since her hair is blowing in the wind. Not sure I managed to get the effect I want, but I like how it turned out. Ive used a combination of two fabulous papers... The purple and white animal print, and the purple embossed crocodile patterned paper. (It has checks on it if you enlarge the pic) I love love love these two together! Of course, I had to add some lace to this sexy sassy lady. The lace, ribbon and rhinestones are all from my stash. I added glitter and sparkle to the image with a clearstar gelly roll pen. The wings are hanging over the edge of the card just slightly. The rhinestones and irridescent wings are from Pizzazz Aplenty. I beleive my card this week definitely "Lets It All Hang Out!" The image is mounted with foam mounting tape for Dimension and Pop Up effect.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Sexy) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #28 No Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Mono Moments at The Crafty Purple Frog
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #10 Sassy & Sparkly at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #20 Recipe: 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Different embellishments at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #26 Spots And/or Stripes at Mami Doodles
Goin' Digital at Stamps R us
Challenge #40 Spot And/Or Stripes at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #152 Anything Goes at A Spoonfull of Sugar
Colors at Clear It Out
Sparkle and Shine at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #18 Teens/Kids (kids) at Whimsie Doodles
Challenge #2 One For The Girls at Divas By Designs
Challenge #59 Embossing at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at Crafty Catz
Challenge #41 Frames at Sarah Hurley
Mono Moments (Purples) at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #10 Sassy & Sparkly at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #37 Embellish It (Ribbon, Lace, Rhinestones, Wings) at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #7 Sparkle at Little Claire's Designs
Challenge #14 So Girly at KB Cute Monday
Challenge #12 Lace at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Challenge #63 Bling It On at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #24 Anything Goes at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #40 Bling It On at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Woodware USA
Challenge #64 Make It Sparkle at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #68 1,2,3 Recipe ( 1 image, 2 papers, 3 colors – Purple, white & Black) at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #59 Check It Out (Checks are on the crocodile embossed paper)at Alota Rubber Stamps

OMG!!! Kenny K Is Having A DT Call!!!!

Anyone who knows me knows that Kenny K is one of my most favorite Digi companies! His images are so "me" in style! When I found out Kenny K is having a DT call, my first thought was, "OMG, I have to apply!" But then I got to thinking about how many people would be applying and figured I wouldn't really have a chance. So I thought about it and tossed the idea around in my head...

Around, and around, and around...

I tossed the idea around so much, that I felt like I was tossing a salad!

You know what they say though, we're our own worst critics! And mama always said, "You will never know, if you don't try." And mama was right. I have to try, or I'll always wonder, "What if I had..."

So, here I am Kenny K!


My first example is one of my new favorites. This is my first attempt at doing an altered clock. My friend, Dan, loves Mystical, Magical and Fantasy themed items, so I wanted to give him something different, this year for Christmas. The image is from Rick St Dennis. I apologize that the image in the photo isn't super clear to show off the coloring, but It took me several attempts to get a decent picture of it. All the sparkle on the image, plus the glare on the glass made it difficult to get a perfect photo of the clock.






This next one is one of the most favorite cards I have ever made. My first attempt at a side step card! This one was so much fun to make, and plus I love Halloween! I even incorporated acetate into this card, to be different. I made another of these that I love, also, but I don't want to bore anyone with posting two types of the same card. The images on the card are from Stamping Dragon Designs.





And, since this post is for the Kenny K DT call, and Christmas is fast approaching, it's only fitting that I show you my Christmas cards for this year. Sometimes I think simple is the way to go. Some images and papers go so great together, that you just don't need or want to add a lot of "extras." I love Kenny K's new Santa image and found this awesome glittered cardstock that I knew would look great with Santa. The layout, I felt, was perfect for Santa and the papers, so all I really needed was a little extra "bling" from the silver Christmas tree trim.





Now, the waiting begins. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll get to be one of Kenny K's Krafty Girlz!

Thank you, Kenny K, for the opportunity to apply!

I'm Naming The Kittenz!

Kenny K has an upcoming release of these sexy Krash Kittenz girls, and they need names!

I just couldn't let the poor girls go without names, so I decided to help Kenny out with name suggestions.

Here are the names I chose for the girls:

A. Pitstop Polly
B. Bootyful Brandie
C. Racin' Rhonda
D. Giddyup Gidget
E. Start My Engine
F. Legalicious
G. Quickdraw Kelly
H. Bikin' Betty
I. Softail Sally
J. Highway Hottie
K. Bust E. Chaps

I'm entering this in the Name the Krash Kittens Contest at Bearly Mine Crafts blog.

Celebrate Christmas with Kenny K and Stamping With Dragon

Whooo Hooo, it's challenge time at Stamping With The Dragon. and we have a fabulous sponsor this round. You are going to love love love this prize! But first, let's talk about our challenge theme. We have a fun sketch for you, this time. And, we are so so thrilled to announce that we're being sponsored by the awesome Kenny K!!!! How awesome is that?! Kenny K is giving the winner of our challenge some of his fantastic images, as a prize!

First prize: 3 images of the winners choice!
Second Prize: 2 Images of the winners choice!
Third Prize: 1 image of the winners choice!

That's right! There will be three winners! Be sure to join us, this week in our sketch challenge, at Stamping With The Dragon. You won't want to miss out on your chance to win one of these awesome prizes!

I can't even begin to tell you all how excited our DT was, about this sponsor. Kenny Khas so many cool images! We couldn't wait to play with them! Kenny K gave us images from his new Christmas collection, to play with, and we all had so much fun! Some of us got so excited, that we forgot to include the sketch in our project, and had to make a second card! Not mentioning any names... Ahem *ME* LOL!

Okay, okay, let me stop babbling and tell you about my card. I used this fabulous new glitter paper that I found on sale at Joanne's on a recent shopping excursion. The image, as you know, is by Kenny K and is colored with Promarkers. I've used the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Christmas Sentiment Pack #1 at Stamping Dragon Designs. My card fits the sketch at Inspirational Sketches, Sweet Stop Sketches, Friday Sketchers , Stamps R Us and the simple sketch at Priscilla's Styles. I used some new silver ribbon that I just bought. Oh, and I found some cool silver christmas tree tree and thought... That might look cool on a card! (How's that for using something on a craft item, that isnt normally used as one?!)

I love the way this turned out.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #82 Use A Non Craft Item at Digital Tuesday
IC89 Sketch at Inspirational Sketches
G is for Glitter at The ABC Challenge
Challenge #46 Keeping Clean & Simple at Fab 'n' Funky
Challenge #114 Christmas at Stamp With Sarah Kay
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Cards For Men
Week #28 My Guy (Gotta love Santa!) at Scrap It With A Song
Challenge #7 Sketch at Stamps R Us
Square at Paper Pretties
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Inktegrity
Challenge #41 Christmas at Bee Crafty
Challenge #53 Sparkle at Totally Gorjuss
SSS79 Sketch at Sweet Stop
Challenge #106 Manga at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #28 Cute Holidays at Wee Memories
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #36 All Celebrations at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up!
Challenge #4 Winter at Gingerloft
Challenge #16 2 x 2 (2 silver items-trim & ribbon)at KennyK's
Challenge #9 Glitzy Glittered Christmas at Making It With Meslyn
Challenge #94 Christmas at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #26 Surprise Me at I Did It Creations
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #73 Things That Go Bump In The Night (Santa sliding down chimney) at The Treehouse
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #41 Male Project at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #40 Bling It On at Totally Papercrafts
Challenge #126 Sketch at Friday Sketchers
Week #22 Winter Wonderland at Fussy and Fancy
Name That Card (smile) at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #77 Midnight Madness Sketch at Priscilla's Styles

Happy Birthday

I made this card for a good friend of mine, who's celebrating his birthday next week. I know he's going to be laughing when he sees it, but he will love it.

I used the Sketch at Sketch And Stash. The DP is all from my stash. The image is called Miss Fortune and is from Kenny K. She reminds me Lady Gaga in her Bad Romance video. (I Cant remember where the round Happy Birthday sentiment is from.. I forgot to write it down. I'll look through my files and then edit the post to give credit to the creator, once I figure out who it is. Sorry about that.) I punched the image and matting with a ticket corner punch from Stampin Up. I wanted to keep the card clean and simple, since it's for a guy.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #79 For The Guys at Corrosive
Challenge #18 Fussy Cutting at Just Scraps
Challenge #18 Clean & Simple at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #43 Sketch at Sketch and Stash
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #28 Video Inspiration at Crafty Cardmakers
Week #20 Isn't She Lovely at Scrap It With A Song
Just The One (One DP) at Papertake Weekly
CHallenge #37 Birthday at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #22 Celebrations at Creative Cottage
Challenge #35 Inspired By A Song (Happy Birthday) at Charisma Cardz
Challenge #23 Write Me A Message at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
SISC25 Birthday at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Just Inspirational
Challenge #7 3D at Sarah Hurley Challenges
Something Cute at Stamp Something
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Bee Crafty
Get The Music In You at Stamping Vacation