A New Challenge at Kenny K - Anything goes!

Hey, everybody!  I promised you a new card last Thursday, but never got around to posting it.  I know, I am bad blogger.  I took a little blogging vacation and it was pretty nice, but I missed everyone, so now I'm back and ready to share some new stuff.  However...this first post is dedicated to the new Kenny K. challenge.  I'll be back this afternoon with a card using a line of stamps that are completely new to me, but OMG, are they fabulous!

Team B is in charge of the challenge this week and they are asking you to (drum roll, please) do whatever you want!  That's right, the theme this week is Anything Goes.  Create a card of your choosing and use a Kenny K. image on it, and you could be randomly selected to win a prize.  The prizes this week are nothing short of fantabulous!

A $15 gift certificate to 

Michelle's Scrapbooking Store

Your choice of 5 digital images from

Kenny K Downloads

Swing by Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge blog and check out the fabulous work of my talented teammates.  Have an extra pair of socks handy, because the ones you're wearing are going to blown off!

Check back later for a new card ;D  See you soon! 

A New Challenge At The Paper Shelter - A Sketch

Hello!  It's Wednesday and that means there's a new challenge at The Paper Shelter.  This week's challenge is a sketch created by our very own talented design team member, Kevin.  I love a sketch challenge because half the work has already been taken care of.  Use a Paper Shelter image in your creation and you could be randomly selected to win a $15.00 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter Shop.  There is a lot to choose from, but luckily, $15.00 goes a long way at TPS!

For my card, I used a new image called My Sweet Mommy.  Isn't this image adorable?  I just love it!    Pay a visit to The Paper Shelter blog and check out what my incredibly talented teammates have created to get you started.  Lots of inspiring eye-candy, folks!  

Well, that's all for now.  I have a brand new card for tomorrow, so please come back for a peak ;D  Until then, stay crafty!    

Help for Japan: A Very Special Whimsy Stamps Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to a very special blog hop today!  You may have been on the first hop that Whimsy put on for this special cause.  Well, there were so many who volunteered to join in that we had to do a second one!  The illustrators of Whimsy Stamps have come together to draw a special set of digi images for the purpose of raising money for the relief effort in Japan.  All proceeds from the sale of these images will be donated to that cause.   Kenny K, Raindrop Echo Designs, Meljens Designs, and Crissy Armstrong all contributed art work. 

For the whole month of April, you can purchase the images as a set or individually (your choice)  by visiting this page on the Whimsy store site.  Please consider helping this special cause by purchasing one or all of the digital images we are offering.  

If you have landed here from Angela's blog, you are right on track.  If you have come here randomly and would like to start hopping from the beginning, please go to Ann's blog.   She has the blog rotation order posted if you need to refer to it. 

The amazing ladies of two design teams have come together to host this blog hop for you!  Ann's team from Sentimental Sundays and the Kenny K Krafty Girlz have joined forces to design some amazing jaw dropping creations for you.  You have seven days to hop through all the blogs and enjoy all the lovely creations from these talented people. 

The hop runs from now through til Sunday April 17 at noon.  There will be several opportunities to win blog candy!  Four random commenters will get a chance to receive one of the three individual images or Ann's sentiment set.  So be sure to leave comments all along the way for your chance at a free digi!  Also, if you post the "Help for Japan" button on your blog's sidebar, you can enter into the draw for the grand prize!  The grand prize will consist of the entire digital set made just for this cause as well as a gift certificate donated by Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs worth 10$ to use at the Whimsy Stamps store! To enter, you must help us advertise for this cause by posting the "Help for Japan" button on your blog's side bar (just grab it from my side bar or from the top of this post) and then get your name on the Inlinkz option on Ann's post so we can be sure to find the winner.  

Now on to my project: 

I have used Kenny K's new Anime DJ in my project today. She is an absolutely adorable image and so much fun to color with Copics.  I added a bit of dimensional lacquer to her headphones and shoes.  I always feel compelled to give the shoes a bit of shine ;D  I also gave her highlights a bit of sparkle with the addition of a Clear Spica Glitter pen.   

Next you'll want to visit Sarah's blog to continue hopping.  Thank you so much for stopping by, and for your support of this very worthy cause. 

A New Challenge At Kenny K - Make it Spicy

Welcome to a new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girls!  This week, Team A is asking you to Make It Spicy.   Use spicy colors and watch your cards sizzle!  We have a couple of great prizes this week to get you in the crafting spirit.  If you use a Kenny K image in your card creation, you might be randomly selected to win this week's prize package and it's a good one.

$10 voucher to Crafty Emma's

Your choice of 5 imges from Kenny K's Downloads

Head over to Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge blog and check Team A's rockin' creations!  They'll knock your socks off!

Come back tomorrow afternoon for something special ;D  Until then, stay crafty!

Two for Spring

Welcome to the weekend!  I'm so happy the weekend has finally arrived that I am going to keep this post super short.  I made this Easter card at the request of a friend.  I used an older image by Penny Black.  I just love their line of animal images.  I know I don't use them all that frequently, but trust me when say that I have a storage container devoted just to them and most of them have touched ink at one time or another.  If you need a little something sweet to satisfy that sugary craving, turn to Penny Black.  

Well, that's it for now.  Come back Sunday when I will share the new Kenny K challenge theme with you .  Stay crafty!  Tootles!

Home is...

Hola, mis amigos!  I'm back today with a new card.  My lovely sister-in-law, Diane, asked me for a card for a friend who is moving into a new house.  She wanted a card identical to this one, here.  It certainly would have been easy enough to do, but somehow it felt like cheating.  Besides, I needed a new card for my blog, so I decided to change it up a bit.

I used different colors, in fact, the green, white, and red in the sky and on the mountains sort of mirror the colors in the Mexican flag.  Completely unintentional, but kind of cool.  The papers are a mish mash of things I had in my stash.  I decided not to cut into a new piece, so I pretty much just grabbed a couple of pieces and ended up with these.  They don't go together, they're not part of the same company or line, the red DP is REALLY old, and the aqua DP is relatively new, but they somehow work.  The stamped image is by Terry Medaris Art Stamps.  Such a fab image and it has so much potential.  I can tell I will be using this one over and over again.

Yikes, the witching hour is upon me ;D  It's midnight here and my goal was to be in bed asleep by now.  Hmmm, not working out so far.  I plan on being back tomorrow with something new.  Until then, stay crafty ;D    

Join us for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter!

Hello!  It's Wednesday and time to announce the latest and greatest challenge at The Paper Shelter!  Have you checked out this fairly new digi image shop?  Their designs are amazing, whimsical, fun, adorable, fabulous...I could go on and on.  There is truly something for everyone and every occasion.  This week's TPS challenge is going to spark your interest.  Are you ready?  Hold on to your seats...the theme this week is Anything Goes!  That's right!  You set your own theme and run with it.

If you use a Paper Shelter image in your creation you could be randomly selected to win a $15.00 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter Shop.  That's a lot of digis folks!  New images are being added to the shop frequently, so the selection is out of this world!  Check out the new designs...perfect for all your upcoming Mother's Day card needs.

I used a new image for my card called Teddy Bear with Flower.  He is so cute and a blast to color with my Copics.  I had a little bit of fun with the flower.  After I colored the petals, I went back in with my colorless blender and added dots.  It was super easy and I like the effect.  Have you played with your colorless blender ?  Lots of funs effects can be achieved with this hardworking tool.  It's not just for correcting mistakes or adding a highlight ;D

Please head over to The Paper Shelter blog and check out the fabulous creations that the Design Team whipped up for you.  This group of folks is so talented, you will undoubtedly be inspired to start working on your Anything Goes project.

Until next time, stay crafty!  

It's a Bombshell Sort of Day

Hello!  I hope your weekend was great!  Ours was super busy, but so fabulous.  Saturday morning I treated myself to a pedicure, which I desperately needed.  I was surprised that they didn't pull out a belt sander to work on my feet, but they were very kind and managed to make me look human again with only the normal pedi implements ;D  I feel like a new woman.  

That evening, Kirk and I attended a party that my buddy Chris threw in my honor for my birthday.  Actually, I had to share the honor with our friend Alex who also had a birthday earlier in the month.  I'm not really very good at sharing, but I let him bask in my limelight a wee bit out of courtesy...lol!  What a sweet gal I am ;D

Sunday, Kirk and I spent most of the day at the Disc-It video shoot.  Kirk was asked by the owner of the Disc-It company, here in Albuquerque, to shoot 2 cooking segments to promote the Disc-It.  For those of you who are not familiar with the Disc-It, it is sort of like a round grill that uses propane, but instead of a grate to cook on, it actually has a large, round, wok-like cast iron pan.  Anything that can be prepared on a grill or a stove top can be prepared on a Disc-It.  I'll post the videos when they air, but for now, here's a couple of behind the scenes shots.

Kirk used his special BBQ Rub to season lambchops for one segment and then roasted shrimp using the same seasoning in the second segment.  The photo above shows Kirk grilling up the remainder of the lambchops for some very hungry and impatient audience members...one of them being ME...lol!  Kirk's spice company is Albukirky Seasonings and you can find his amazing BBQ Rub in his shop.  Check out his blog for grilling tips and tricks.  

Before I get any more off topic than I already am, let me tell you about my card.  I used a fabulous Bombshell Stamps set called Rose's Portrait.  I just received this in the mail a couple of days ago and could not wait to get her inky.  I colored her with Copics using E13, E11, E00, and E000 to achieve a bit of a Latin skin tone.  Everything else is pretty much standard fair, but I did add a crackle stamp to my sentiment and then coat it liberally with dimensional lacquer to make it really shiny.  It might not be very noticeable in the photos, but in real like it looks very cool.  If you have not checked out Bombshell Stamps, you must do so right this very minute! I'm not kidding! Their images are edgy and retro, lots of bombshells (of course!), hot rods, motorcycles, and Dia de los Muertos (my favorite!).  Such a unique and fabulous selection. 

I'm sure I'll see you soon with something new!  Until then, stay crafty!

New Challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz!

Hello again!  A quick post to tell you about the latest and greatest challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz.  This week Them B is asking you to create something Pretty in Pink, so get out those pink inks, markers, pencils, papers, lace, and trims!  The design team has created some amazing art to get you started, so head over there and get some ideas.  You won't want to miss their wonderful work!

The sponsor this week is Wild Orchid Crafts and they certainly have a lovely assortment of flowers that will be awarded to one random winner.  Remember, you're only eligible to be entered in the random drawing if you use a Kenny K image on your creation.  In addition to the lovely flower assortment, Kenny K is offering the winner 5 digi images of their choice from his shop.  You can't go wrong with a prize like that!

Wild Orchid Crafts

Kenny K's Download Shop

Vagabond Class at China Phoenix 2

Hey, there!  Friday has snuck up on us and the weekend is here.  Not sure I'm ready for it.  Oh well, what's a girl to do, but make the best of it.  It is the weekend, after all ;D  

Gosh, I had big plans for this week.  I was going to mark off items on my "to do" list with the deft hand of Zorro slashing his whip through the air.  Swish (done), swish (complete), swish (made this item my bitch)!  Didn't happen.  My "to do " list is now longer than Antonio Banderas' Zorro hairdo and not nearly as stylish.  Nor does it have that sexy accent.  

I still have a boatload of class samples to prepare (5 to be exact), 4 custom cards, 3 design team cards, and a partridge in a pear tree.  I did manage to get a few things taken care of, though, and one of them was this sample for my Vagabond class on April 16th at China Phoenix 2.  Folks will bring their Vagabond's to class and I will provide the canvases, pre-painted by moi (nothing fancy; just a wash of acrylic paint), and a veritable smorgasbord of grunge materials.  We'll use a ridiculous number of dies and texture fades to create all of the elements to decorate our canvas.  The idea is to give everyone a chance to see what the various sandwich recipes are for the different dies and materials.  I have to tell you...my Vagabond is my greatest crafting acquisition since...um, well, my CuttleBug...LOL!  Oh, don't frown, I still love you, my little CuttleBug ;D 

Okay, better scoot.  My goal is to be in bed before midnight.  Can I do it?!

Catch you later.  Until then, stay crafty ;D