'Tis the season....

Hello friends~

Today's card is from the Jillibean Soup- Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup pack.  I can't get enough of this set!  The variety of papers are awesome!  Here is the sketch I used from sweet stop sketches:

Here's my card:

Aren't the stockings and the houses so cute!  Love those papers!

Thanks for stopping! ~Kim

Christmas Tag

How's everyone doing?

It's late but I wanted to post the tag I made tonight.  I saw a challenge (ok...a few) and I was thinking about them throughout my women's class tonight at church (addicted, yes) so i came home, put my baby girl to bed (whom I should say was exhausted.  She decided not to take a nap today) and beau bear and I went into my scrapping room.  He made a Christmas card for his daddy and I made this little guy:

The sketch came from Skipping Stones Designs and and here's their sketch.

Then I saw the colors at Color Throw Down:

Here is a close up of the trees:

  I'm also entering this little guy into these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- Trees

Stampin' Royalty- Tags

See my friends, I tell you....ADDICTED.  The papers were from Jillibean Soup- Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup~  The tree was cut from the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  I cut 5 of them and adhered them together to get the 3D effect.

Well, I've had quite the day today so I'm off to bed!

Have a good night!

~Kim

**Please note, I uploaded this to Stampin Royalty and didn't realize it couldn't be in more than 3 challenges.  Sorry- this was entered in 4 challenges. 

Believe

Howdy! 

I'd like to share another Christmas card with you- I used a sketch from Waltzing Mouse Sketches.  The banners and circle mixed is what caught my eye- the circle snowflake dimensional element from ctmh looks perfect there! :)  Plus I was able to use up some scraps!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping! ~Kim :)

Sketch Saturday

Hi there!

Today I have a Christmas Card I'm entering into a few challenges.  The sketch over at Sketch Saturday caught my eye over the weekend.  I knew what I wanted to do too after seeing a photo inspiration challenge over at Just Us Girls.

Do you just love the warm Christmas feeling this photo gives you?  So pretty! 

Here's my card:

Poinsettia flowers are so fun to make!  I used the Artiste Circut Cartridge to make it.  The paper is also from ctmh- Pear and Partridge.  You might be wondering how I came up with this card after seeing the above picture....well, I went with the red, green and bow.  If you look closely at the red in the window, the pattern resembles the pear and partridge red paper.  I also thought the stamp was perfect.

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kim

Happy Birthday My friend!

Hi there!

First off I want to thank all of you that stopped by on the Rose Blossoms Blog Hop!  Wasn't everyone's creations just gorgeous!  Thank you for taking the time to stop at everyone's blog.  We appreciate it!

Over the weekend I was able to make some cards and used sketches from various challenge blogs.  I've scheduled the posts throughout the week.

My mom's birthday is on Tuesday so I'm mailing the card below today!  I pulled out an older stamp- Aspiration (ctmh).  It's retired but still one of my favorites!!  I decided to use up the rest of my Flirty paperpack too (ctmh).  For my card, I used a sketch from the Craft's Meow: View it HERE!

Since I paper pieced the flower, I'm also entering this card in the challenge over at Pink Gem Challenge.

I also have some very exciting news to share with you!  I've been accepted to be on a Design Team for Stuck on U Sketches!  Check it out HERE!

I'm super excited to be apart of the such a talented and fun group!  I'll be joining in December and would love for you to join in on the fun!  Watch my blog for challenge details!

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great Monday!

~Kim



ROSE BLOSSOMS BLOG HOP!!

Hello friends!  Did you eat lots of turkey yesterday?  Hope you had a great thanksgiving!

How would you like to win this?

I'd like to welcome you to the Close to My Heart Rose Blossoms Blog Hop!  Sit back and enjoy our creations!  To qualify for the above prize, you need to comment on EACH blog AND become a FOLLOWER if you aren't already.  Easy Peasy Right?!  Brenda Rose (last on the blog list) will draw for the Grand Prize!

If you just came from Crystal's Blog- All Things Crafty then you are on the right track!  Wasn't her creation beautiful!?

Here is the blog order for you- stop on over and check out everyone's creations!  Don't forget to leave your comments and become a follower too~

1.  Marg- ididnthavepotatoes

2.  Tammie- tchelberg- I love to craft

3.  Crystal-craftinginlove

4.  Kim- agirlandherstamps- THAT's ME :)

5.  Lynn- frommybungalow

6.  Kim H- violetsandsunshine

7.  Brenda- roseblossomlegacies

I'd like to share with you my creations.  For a busy mom like me, I'm showcasing Close to My Heart's Dimensional Elements- In Color Holiday and Pear & Partridge Complements Glitter Rub- Ons. 

First up are the cards using the rub ons:

Isn't it great how cute your card can look using rub- ons!

How about a card using non traditional colors and the circut:  (Stella and Pear & Partridge paper):

And here are my cards using the Dimensional Elements:

 

(Pssttt- this one is my favorite!)  YES, that is Avonlea Paper!  That is just another cool thing about ctmh- you can mix and match all of their papers!  I love Avonlea's paper!  This pattern is so rich!  Perfect for Christmas!

Of course I have to share a page I completed too:  I have a Christmas Album and this will be perfect for the kids santa picture or our family picture this year:

Here's another secret- that pink/red paper in the background is from Stella :)

I hope I left you feeling inspired for this Christmas!  Now hop on over to Lynn's Blog!  I know you will LOVE her creation!

Here is my supplies list:

Paper

Stella

Avonlea

Pear & Partridge Workshop on the Go

Embellishments

Dimensional Elements- In Color Ready

Rub Ons Holiday

Red, Pink & Purple Sparkles

Rhinestone Designer Brads

Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Designer Ribbon- Red Collection

Paradise Twine

Neutral Twine

Green Assortment- Buttons

Clear Sparkles

Opaques Pearls

Stamps

Pear & Partridge Workshop on the Go

Art Philosophy and Artiste coordinating stampsets (2 of them)

Ink

Cocoa

Cartridges

Art Philosophy- Trees on the 3rd card

Artiste- Large Holiday Ornament on scrapping page

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

~Kim

Give Thanks/BLOG HOP

Hi there,

I thought I'd share a card I made for a few challenges.  With Thanksgiving around the corner, I wanted to make a fall/thankful card.  I also wanted to thank all of my followers!  I'm a newbie to this whole blogging thing but am sure having fun with it!  Thanks for following my blog and leaving comments :)  I sure appreciate it!

There are 5 challenges I'm entering the following card in:

*NOTE* On the card below I used the Artiste Cartridge and Art Philosophy Cartridge- both of with are ctmh circut cartridges.

The sketch is from fetch-a-sketch.  A new challenge for me but I loved the sketch!

Then the colors came from ABC Challenges.  I love fall colors!

The following challenges have themes:  You should check them out!  Fun!

bittenbythebug2- use circut "Gratitude"
createdwithlovechallenges- Fall
The Pink Elephant- Thanks

I also wanted to tell you about the Rose Blossoms Blog Hop that's taking place Friday - Sunday!  Rose Blossoms is the Close to My Heart team that so kindly accepted me as a team sister!  You don't want to miss it!  There are tons of creative ladies and prizes!  Stop on by between Friday - Sunday! 

Here is a picture of the prize you could win!!  This is a $38 value!  How cool is that!

Have a great night and Thanksgiving!!
~Kim