A Huge Thanks

I am a VERY lucky girl! At the beginning of August, my Mom and I went across the line to do some back to school shopping at the Chelsea Outlet Mall in Marysville, WA. The girls got loads of great clothes, shoes and great priced school supplies AND I got my first Coach purse and my Mommy bought it for me . Oh my god, it's beautiful! And it's not the type of Coach purse that had shelves of them either. heehee. It was regular $409.00 and got it for $160.00. Wicked deals that day. My Mom had a lady following her around hoping she put down her purse and a lady in line was saying "I want yours" to me. Too funny! So, maybe sounds petty all that over a purse, but when your a purse girl... it's a big deal. :o)

Anywho, marvelous Mel had stamped me some Miss Anya images for my Bday pkg and I had already coloured this image, so how perfect to put on a card for my thank you card to my Mom.
The inside says: "A girl can never have... too many fabulous handbags, too many stylish shoes, or too many incredible friends", from Purple Onion Designs. Talk about the best saying ever and so fitting for my great marathon weekend of shopping.

I've gotten new Copics for my Bday and bought myself some new ones. So much more fun when ya actually own more then 12. I really enjoy colouring the Anya's with Copics. I think I need me some of these gals.

Ingredients:

Stamps - Greeting Farms - Miss Anya Collection, Purple Onion sentiment, So Many Scallops
Papers - Rose red, Bo Bunny Back to Basics, Soft sky and Neenah
Accessories - Copics, clear EP, Cuttlebug Argyle Folder, gem, scallop circle punch

Thanks for reading my blah blah blah about a purse. ;o)

Enjoy your last few weeks of summer!
Kim

Gramps Bday Card

I got this Grampa digi image in my Bday package of goodies from Mel that came from the Little Paper Shop. I thought I'd use him for my Dad's Bday card. This guys came out looking like Dr. Phil to me! I just threw this together quickly with whatever came to mind which is so not like my usual. I usually struggle forever and copy a layout and colours from a sc or cc. Inside it says - At your age isn't happy hour nap time? He likes his naps. Off for a few weeks of vaca! Looking forward to it and then want to use my other Anya for a card for my Mom and all the shopping we did in the States this past weekend and all the goodies she brought us all.

Happy last month of school holidays ladies!

Kim

My First Anya

Marvelous Mel gave me a few stamped images in my little Bday package from her. It's so hot here in Vancouver and I was tired of sitting on the couch in the basement, so I made myself go into my dungeon to create. I saw Anya sitting there and thought let's get out the new copic markers. I have been wanting to do a pink/orange colour combo lately. Found this piece of pp in my stash and thought perfect colours and sentiments for a shopping sassy girl. I still need more practice on the copic colouring and these Anya's are perfect for it. You can purchase Anya's at Paper Garden Projects.

The inside of the card says: too many fabulous handbags, too many stylish shoes, or too many incredible girlfriends!

Ain't that the truth!

Thanks for taking a look at my blog. I'd love to hear what you think and take a visit to your blog!

Kim

Coolcat for Kat Bday!

I haven't been crafting much these days with having the kids home from school and not feeling the crafting creativity either. I needed a Bday card for my friend Kat and soon as I saw this chill looking cat back in June, I knew it was perfect for her card. She just loves cats. I grabbed some summery looking pp from Michaels and pulled the colours from it for the rest of the card and used SCS sc237 for the layout.

I just received a bunch of new copics from Kat for my Bday. Yippeee! Too fun! I just now need to practice with them. The sentiments is a Stampendous stamp that I thought was perfect for this cat. To get this free great digi: CoolcatbyHambo. I haven't used many digital images yet, but I find if you set the ink with your heatgun, you will have very minimal if any running with your copics and the printer ink.

I hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Kim

SC233 Changito Monkey BBQ'ing for Father's Day!

I finally got into the dungeon. I actually made 4 cards last night, two being of this layout SC233. Woot woot! Boy do I need to to buy some masuline papers. I had to use BG Figgy Pudding Tinsel PP. I picked up this little Changito monkey when I was on the Island for my girls spa weekend at Michaels. I really enjoy these Changito's! Thought this guys was perfect for Fathers Day and male Bday cards. I was actually happy with how these turned out.

Ingredients:

Stamps: Stampendous Changito BBQ, Canvas BG
Papers - Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Ridinghood Red, Cool Carib., BG Figgy Puddings Tinsel and ? PP's, WW
Ink - SU blk craft, cool carib.
Accessories - BBQ sticker, ribbon, brads, Copic markers and SU markers, clear ep

Thanks for taking a peak!

Kim

BG Birdie Stamp Set

I'm not sure the name of this little Basic Grey birdie set as I don't see a name on this one or my fishie one. They are great value little stamp sets. I stamped in SU blk craft and then embossed. I used a couple different sketch challenges. SC223 and WSC80. I used BG Wisteria 6x6 paper pad and pulled the colours from the pp's. I stamped the one image on pp and used copics to colour the birdies in. Added some ribbon and a couple eyelets and a brad to the one card. Kept these really simple. I have such a hard time with simple, mine seem to come out blah instead of ahhh! I love this paper pad. Great fun!

Happy stamping gals!

Kim

Basic Grey Gone Fishing

I used up my xmas gift certificate at a LSS a few weeks ago and bought my first BG 6x6 paper pad - Wisteria. I also bought two little BG stamp sets. This fishie one and a birdie one. Great value priced. I tried to match up some Bazzill papers and SU papers to the Wisteria pp. Not the easiest. I used sc226 from SCS for the layout. This card and 3 more were made a couple weeks ago (and are sold) but, I just can't seem to get my butt into the dungeon lately to make cards. Sigh. I do need to get one made for next Fri. for my 9th Wedding Anniversary. Yikes! Maybe, after this spa weekend, I'll be refreshed and come back with some creativeness in my brain, instead of laziness in my bones.

Could also be all this beautiful weather to enjoy!

Thanks for peaking in!

Kim