Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Challenge #608 Monochromatic Colors

   Good morning and welcome to another

fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps !

Are you ready for another fun and krafty challenge to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing?

We've got some fabulous ideas for you 

and can't wait to see what you create!

This week, Krafty Girl Rosie is your hostess and her challenge theme for you is: 

MONOCHROMATIC COLOURS!

My card features the super cute stamp set

called Narly Dude!  and the Whimsical Winds

stencil on a slimline card. 

Don't they look happy?! 

They sure make me smile!

Hope you will decide to join us with your

own monochromatic colors creation. 

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and if using KKS products,

you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!

Feel free to use it any time!

And don't forget about this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!! 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Masculine and Monochromatic

Hello friends - thanks for being here to visit me.

Lately I've been better at coloring images than 

I have at getting them on finished cards.  

Do you ever go in spurts like that? 

A few weeks ago I colored this awesome guy image
in a sepia monochromatic style (using copic markers). 

 I finally got it on a finished card for my husband.
I told him it's celebrating our anniversary (end of March),
his birthday (end of April) and for Father's Day.
Hey...one of three occasions on time - and even early
for one isn't too bad right?!?  He said he was impressed 

that I didn't wrap 4th of July into it too. LOL!

Here's the finished card - I'm really in love with the

monochromatic effect of this.  (I used copic markers).

Sadly I had a terrible time getting a good photo of 

this today with the gloomy weather. 

Stamp sets used are Good in the Woods 

(main image) and the stars in the background

and sentiment are from Party Time Sentiments
(all from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps).

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenges: Masculine

Sweet Stampin' Challenges Blog - Masculine/Father's Day

Krafty Chicks Challenges #510 Week 1 - Stamp Act.

Thanks for taking the time to stop in. I hope you'll leave 

a quick comment and say "hi" as it really makes my day. 

Crafty (social distanced hugs)! D

Beary Love in Blue

Hello friends!
Popping in to share my newest card with you
for the current Anything Goes Challenge
at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
(All products used are from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps).

I made the background using a stencil first
(Beautiful Burlap) with a dollar store makeup
brush and Sparkling Sapphire hybrid ink.
Next I used my Stamping platform to make the
repeating heart pattern on top of the stenciled pattern.
First I used a medium sized heart from
Hearts and Stars! In Bubbly Blue ink.
Then I used a smaller heart and this time
used Sparkling Sapphire ink - again in a
repeating pattern. I colored one of the
adorable bear images from Beary Love
In a coordinating shade of blue for a
monochromatic effect. It might be difficult
to see but I stamped the image in the blue ink
too. Kraftin’ Kimmie hybrid inks are so fantastic
for all coloring mediums without bleeding!
Lastly the sentiment from Love Story Sentiments
Was also stamped on the Sparkling Sapphire ink
And cut in a flagged shape.
I really love how it turned out!
Take a look:

I’m entering the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #620 "Anything Goes"

Brown Sugar Challenges #298 "Anything Goes"

Krafty Chicks Challenges#493 Week 1 "Stamp Act"

Sketch Saturday Week #596

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "With Love"

YNS Fun Friday Challenge #132 "Create Your Own Background"

Thanks so much for visiting me today! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges Wonderful Wednesday (12.6.17)

Happy Wednesday friends and followers! 

It's time for another WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY weekly challenge

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES.

You know what that means...the theme is ANYTHING GOES!

You can create and share any type of project with any theme!  

We would love for you to play along with us! It's a great excuse to find

some more crafty time to finish those last minute cards and/or gifts.

To give you even more incentive you get a chance to WIN 

some krafty $ to spend in the KKS Store (see challenge blog 

for more details)! 

Each month there is also a sketch that we provide to give you a  

little extra MOJO if you need it.  I tend to use these sketches a lot

because not only are they great, they also help me create quicker

because I then have one less thing to decide on. With a sketch I have 

the structure/layout already there and then can decide on my papers 

and colors much easier.  Here's the December 2017 Sketch  

This is one of the last Christmas cards I'll be making 

(I have a couple others yet to share that I've already made

this week) because I have to stop and start getting them in 

the mail.  Are you done with your Christmas cards and/or

gifts?  I'm always last minute Lucy myself lol!! 

My card today features one of the the super "tweet" images

from MERRY AND BRIGHT BIRDIES.  Each of these

little fellas are just awesome but I think I'm just a teensy

tiny bit partial to this one with his big ol' candy cane. 

I used the December sketch and a fun mix of red Christmas papers.  

Here's a little closer view too

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #83 (photo inspiration)

Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C414) Color Something

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #186 - anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges #356 - anything goes

Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenges - Y for Yummy

Addicted to Stamps and More #271 Anything Goes

Well lovelies I don't have much more to say today so I'll close 

with a holiday (cyber) hug and a wish that you have the 

most wonderful and blessed holiday season.  

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today! 

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday

Hello sweet friends and followers! 

It's WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

so you know what than means....

the theme is "Anything Goes"!

You can make ANY type of creation (card, scrapbook page

3D item, tag, ATC, etc.) and you can use ANY 

theme or color combo and any stamp set.  But we LOVE
when you use Kraftin' Kimmie stamps of course :o)

I think the Christmas Blessings Sentiments 
set is so elegant and wonderful!

Here's my card using one of the gorgeous sentiments.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #216 Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - Q is for Quick & Simple

(this card took me about 12 minutes to make)

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #132- Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Oct. A.G.

Creative Knockouts Challenge #163 - Anything Goes 

 In case you didn't know...the entire October release
 is in the Krafty store NOW! I'm so glad I have this set
because I plan on using it a lot!

I hope you will be joining us this week with your own fabulous creation.
With Anything Goes as the theme you have lots of options :o)
Your creation MUST be a NEW one (no back linking) and you 
have until October 24th at midnight to link up!  
At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen 
from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive
a $20 Gift Card to the shop!  Another great reason to join the fun!
  Let's see your krafty stuff!!

Thanks for visiting me today! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #340 - Create a Stamped Background

Happy weekend friends and followers!

Today is the start of another great theme challenge

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE Challenges and this

week our hostess is the lovely Krafty Girl Martha

who has selected the theme this week of

"Create A Stamped Background".

I'm a self-proclaimed patterned paperholic but I think that 

making your own background (or patterned paper) is SUPER FUN! 

There are so many awesome Kraftin' Kimmie stamp sets

that can be used for this - either individually or combined,
as I'm sure you'll see if you visit the blogs of the other
Krafty Girls who have made creations to inspire you this week.

Today my card features the stamp sets called

"Totally Paw-some " and "Sincere Sympathy" which
I used to make a card for a friend who recently
lost her dog (her first baby).  

I'd love to enter this card in the following challenges:

Fab N Funky Challenges #313 - Add a Sentiment

Craft Your Passion Challenges #320 Always Anything Goes

Ruby's Rainbow Challenges #133 Make Your Own Background

Come play along with us this week - we LOVE to see 

your creations in our gallery and oh by the way you

also have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the KKShop

for playing along (see challenge post for details).

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?
It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as
sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other
Krafty Friends' creations!

Time is almost out! If you want in on the
Surprise Christmas Krafty Guest Kit,
you'd better pop on over and order NOW!
This weekend is your LAST CHANCE!!
While you're ordering your kit, take advantage
of the Frugal Friday sale! It ends on Sunday too!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #309 - Winter Birthday

Happy weekend krafty peeps!

Wow how time is flying by right now.  

Just a couple more weeks and it will be Christmas!

I don't know about you but I'm no where near ready yet.

I will be putting up my tree and decorations this weekend.

But I still have a lot of gifts to make and buy, cards to 

finish and the holiday baking that I love to do.  

Not sure how it's all gonna get done but I'm going

to try and enjoy it as much as I can :o).

We have a new Saturday challenge up at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES!

Have you been following along with our 12 Days of Handmade Giving? 

The Krafty Girls have come up with some spectacular handmade gift 

giving ideas, tune in to the blog to check them out!

I've been so impressed with the gifts so far and hope to try them all. 

Our THEME for this week's challenge is "Winter birthday".

I have several friends and family members with 

birthdays in December and January so I love the

opportunity to get a card done for one of them. 

My card today features the beautiful Snowball Fairy

from Kraftin' Kimmie - take a peek:

I actually surprised myself and used a monochromatic

color scheme.  I can only seem to do this when I don't

think about it.  When I'm told to use that my brain freezes LOL.

Can you see her sparkly wings and stars? It's kind of hard to see

in the photo but it's gorgeous IRL (courtesy of Wink of Stella pen).

I also added lots of bling with some clear rhinestones layered

on my snowy die cuts.  I think my recipient will love this card :o).  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #175 - Anything Goes

(my second entry to this challenge)

The Card Concept #45 - Let it Snow

I was inspired by the snowflakes. My style is Classic & Elegant (I hope) 

Crafty Catz Challenge #304 Let it Snow

Creative Card Crew #101 Cold Outside

4 Crafty Chicks #275 Winter

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Let it Snow

The Outlawz Challenges - Friday Coloring "Let it Snow"

CAS-ual Chic Challenges #6 - Snowflakes

I hope that you will decide to join us this week for the Winter Birthday theme.  

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can 

have a chance to WIN a gift card to the Shop! We will be drawing one winner

 per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!

 You can enter as ...many times per month as you'd like!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook group?

It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing

 YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!

Frugal Friday specials are up in the store!There's some awesome stamp sets

on sale for 25% - 50% off this weekend!! 

Will you be joining us for Kraftin with Kimmie Live on December 10th?

See more details in the Facebook group.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

ATSM Challenge #82 - Make Your Mark

Hello friends and followers - thanks for stopping by to visit me today!  

Time for another weekly challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! 

This week ATSM #82 is "Make Your Mark".  

This challenge is your opportunity to "color" in any form that suits your creative nature. 

Lots of options available to you for this one.  You can use pencils, crayons, alcohol ink markers (such as copic or spectrum noir), chalks, watercolor or gelatos. 

We have a wonderful sponsor again this week who is offering a prize to our TOP ADDICT.

Check out the challenge site here for more details.

  

I've used one of Kathryne's darling digital images to make my DT card this week. Take a look:

Isn't this just the sweetest little image?  It can be used for a variety of reasons such as valentines, Easter, Mother's day, birthday, thinking of you, get well and hello.  For that reason I left the sentiment off the front.  But...I do think I just might have to send it to my sister for valentine's day since it has all that lovely pink.

  

I chose to color this image using my copic markers (my favorite form of coloring). I used R81, R83 and R85 on the bunny and her clothing. I used RV02 and RV21 on the tulips and the green is YG13. No patterned paper for this card - instead I used washi tape (I'm starting to understand why people love it so much :o) ).

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at ATSM for Challenge #82 - "Make Your Mark".

Dawn from Lily Pink Scraps is our guest designer again this week - her cards are so awesome!

Please go visit the rest of my DT buddies and see what they have made to share with your.

I am entering the following challenges that I got inspiration from to make this card:

The Card Concept 3 - Use monochromatic pink. 

My card style is Clean and Layering (my white space is pink).

I did put just the tiniest touch of green in my card too from the wall in the photo. 

House of Cards - February Challenge #1 Color and/or Photo Inspiration w/Cute/Fun or Shabby Chic.

I picked up on the 3 lovely shades of pinks.

My card meets the Cute and Fun type. 

Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

January Recipe challenge - 52CCT, ABC Christmas Challenge - "A", CCAYR - January Challenge

Hello - made it to the weekend (seemed like a long stressful week to me) and now it's time for another January challenge at 52CCT.  This week we have a recipe challenge for you.  Before I show you the details of the challenge please take a look at the card I made using the recipe:

And here's the recipe I used.

Isn't this little guy just the cutest? I think this might be my very last piece of that darker purple paper.  I actually had the embossed piece sitting on my desk from another scrapped project.  That was my inspiration for the color to use in the monochromatic scheme.  I think this penguin looks darling in purple. Don't you think so too? 

I really struggled with where to put my ribbon and still keep it CAS.  Finally decided to tuck a couple pieces in at the edge.  I'm almost embarrassed to say how long I fussed around with that one aspect.  CAS doesn't always mean quick in my case - LOL.  But I do like how it turned out - finally :o).  

I'm also entering my card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'A" is for Anything Christmas'

Christmas Cards All Year Round - January Challenge, Anything Goes Christmas

So glad that you came by to visit me today.  I hope that you will go visit the rest of our team at 52CCT and see what they have made as well.  We have a couple new DT members starting this week.  How lucky for us :o)  Hope to see your wonderful Christmas card(s) in the gallery this week. Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

ABC39 "Monochromatic Color"

Hello and Happy Monday!! The start of a new week and a new challenge at 'ABC' Challenges.  This week's challenge (ABC39) is to make a card using 1 color of your choice (white doesn't count as a color for this challenge).  That's right, the DT want to see your beautiful Monochromatic Color cards.

The most challenging part of monochromatic cards for me is to first pick which color I want to create with. Then I have to decide what sorts of elements or embellishments I want to add that stays in that color family. My card for this week was made for my darling niece.  I seriously don't know where the time disappeared to.  It seems like not that long ago she was a tiny preemie princess and now she is no longer a teen - makes me a bit teary really.  She is such a beautiful young lady. I wanted to make a card that reflects her a bit so I chose her favorite color for my monochromatic card.

I used a retired embossing folder from SU for the top layer then cut out a window and then layered a second die within that window for the sentiment.   and popped it up a bit with some dimension  dots.  The flowers were an after thought as I felt that the card was too plain and needed some more. I was pleased to find these blue flowers in my stash - sweet! After I made this I wished I had used flat brads for buttons for the flower middles.  But the first thing she did was touch the shiny brads and say "how pretty" - so I'm glad now that I chose them.

What will you make this week for the 'ABC' Challenges - Monochromatic Color theme?  I love visiting your blogs and seeing your beautiful creations each week.  My other lovely DT friends have also made some beautiful cards to share with you. I hope you will pop on over to ABC Challenges to see what they've done and visit them as well.

Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

Addicted to Stamps and More! CAS #5, CAS-ual Fridays #86, and Paper Players #129 (CAS Sketch)

Hello dear blog friends and followers! Thanks so much for coming by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did.  My card today is for Addicted to Stamps and More! CAS #5 .  Many of  you had read me say that CAS is super challenging for me - argh!  But... I must say that I LOVE how this card turned out this week - Whoo Hoo!  I think that I am living proof that if you keep practicing something you will get better.  Not perfect - but better :o).  This darling image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps who is the sponsor this week at ATS&M.  I colored it with my copic markers. I also used my Stamp-a-MaJig to line up the sentiment (from Stampin Up!) that was in block form (another practice pays off technique).  So far I haven't fallen off the New Year's resolution wagon and am continuing to decorate the inside of my cards as I make them. Here's the sentiment on the inside - one I picked up at a garage sale last year (kind of wish I would have put a brown layer on the inside too - oh well... baby steps):

I used the sketch from The Paper Players Clean and Simple Sketch #129 (see below) to help me make this card.  And I made it longer and narrower than usual so I can enter it in the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #86 (CFC86)" Long and Short" - meaning it has to have one long side and one short side (no standard A2 size this week) - this card is 3 3/4" x 6 ".

Whether you are a CAS master, a practicing CAS cardmaker like me, or a newbie to CAS cards, I really encourage you to check out our challenge this week at Addicted to Stamps and More! and hopefully decide to play along. I would love to come visit your blog and see your lovely creations!  The other ladies on the DT at ATS&M have prepared some more inspiration for you too - won't you go visit them and maybe leave them a note?  

Til next time... hugs and happy crafting!  D

Freshly Made Sketches (FMS#49) and Dynamic Duos (DD17)

Hello friends - Happy Monday! This card is based on two great challenges - Freshly Made Sketches #49 and Dynamic Duos #17 - Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush - loving those purples! 

 

 

 

This card is 5 1/2 square (I LOVE to make Square cards!).  I used some of my favorite retired DSP called Sweet Shop for the Wisteria Wonder.  I also pulled out and inked up another retired item that I had never used before called "Baby Blossoms" (the flowers).  This is a two step stamp set that is actually surprisingly easy to use (don't know why I never did before now).  First I stamped the shadow part of the flower in Wisteria Wonder and then I stamped on top of that the detailed part in Concord Grape.  I just love how it turned out!  I used three different punches - the modern label punch for the sentiment (one of my favorites), the new mini scallop circle (from the holiday mini) and the 1" circle.  The pretty border is from the finishing touches edgelits - really love the delicate, elegant look of this one.  I layered the reverse side of the polka dot paper behind the punched border so that it would stand out a bit better, and tucked my sentiment down into it a bit.  The sentiment is from another new set called "Sweet Essentials".

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm so glad that you did!! Please come back again sometime.  'Til next time... Hugs and Happy Crafting!

ATS - Addicted to {Gold} Color Challenge #2 and Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Monochromatic Christmas

Hello friends - another quick post today.  I didn't sleep well last night as I was making cards in my head all night.  Do you do that too??  So, instead of starting my housework and laundry as I planned last night, I ran right up to my craft room and put my visions together in real life.  It's frusterating when you want to sleep but sooo much fun when you get up the next morning and the card you made in your head turns out exactly like you envisioned it - like this card did for me :o) 

The reason I made this card was to enter it in the ATS Addicted to {Gold} Color Challenge #2. I love to make metalic cards but they are so hard to photograph.  I made my own patterned paper background by stamping the snowflake in gold ink and heat setting it (really tickled with how it turned out!). I lined the cs up against my grid paper so I could eyeball the lines and keep my stamping somewhat straight.   I used a Brushed Gold cardstock base and one layer behind the tree.  I did use gold embossing powder on the tree to give it a bit more dimension and shine.  Wouldn't this be extra pretty with some randomly placed red rhinestones?  Hmmm... should have thought of that earlier (maybe I'll still add them).  I am also entering this in the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Monochromatic Christmas. 

Well... really must start my housework (drat!) and spend some time with my kiddos :o) It's a beautiful day here so I don't want to be inside all day...well... maybe I would if I could just keep playing :o)  Thanks so much for stopping by to visit - I'm sure glad that you did.  Please come back again soon. Til next time... Hugs and Happy Crafting!

Supplies (all from Stampin Up!): Cardstock - Brushed gold and Basic Black.  Stamp - Snow Swirled. Sentiment - Border Banter (NEW in the Holiday mini catalog) - I masked off two of the "merry" words to put on this space.  Other - versamark ink and gold embossing powder set with a heat gun. 

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #85 {Monochromatic} and Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge {photo inspiration}

Hello friends!   You know those 10 minute or less cards that you see in the card magazines?  Well this could easily be one of them as this card took me about 8 minutes to put together.  I used the five little trees across the mantle in the inspiration photo from the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge as the inspiration for my card. 

Since the colors were mostly white and green, I decided to just go with that and use Always Artichoke to make a monochromatic card.  I am also entering this card in the Lollipop Crafts Challenge #85 - Monochromatic.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit - I'm sure glad that you did!  Hope you liked this card - I really enjoyed making it to share with you.  Til next time - Hugs! 

Details and supplies (all from Stampin Up!):  Finished card size is 6 3/4" by 3 3/4".  I used a piece of left over glossy white cardstock to stamp my trees on and then matted with a piece of Always Artichoke cardstock before adhereing to the whisper white card base.  The trees are from a retired set called Contemporary Christmas.  The sentiment is from the Curly Cute stamp set.

ATS - Sketch #1, Dynamic Duos #13 and Paper Players #106

Hello friends, I'm so glad you've popped in to visit my blog today!  My dear Daddy is going to be 70 in just a few days.  He loves old cars, trucks and tractors.  I purchased this Tim Holtz stamp to use for his birthday last year and then forgot that I had it until his birthday had passed - so I made a note in the calender for this year to "use old car stamp".  Geeze, you'de think the way my memory is I was the one turning 70 (or older!). 

In any event... I found a couple challenges today to help me turn my idea into a card that he will really enjoy.  My card layout is from the sketch by Kylie at Addicted to Stamps - Sketch Challenge #1.  Even though she calls it "a bit unconventional", I liked it the minute I saw it and have several other ideas for what I could do with this sketch (see below).

The colors for this card were inspired by the Dynamic Duos Challenge #13 - Monochromatic (Early Espresso and Crumb Cake) - so perfect for a masculine card, I think, and I also used the Tic Tac Toe board from The Paper Players Challenge #106 (see below). 

I'm pretty sure you can figure out two of the items I used for this card (hint... it's the column on the right).  The favorite color is not mine - I like deep pink, but my dad doesn't - lol, so I used my favorite colour to used for masculine cards - dark brown - which is also so conveniently one of the colors for the Dynamic Duos challenge this time ;o)  I don't really know what my Dad's favorite color is -  he has never said but I know he likes to buy black cars and green tractors.  The punches I used on this card are the curly label and a retired gear punch (both from SU).  I punched the small gears out and then spritzed them with brown to create a rusted look.  

I sponged around all the edges with Espresso ink to age everything a bit (since Old Guys Rule) to match the style (era) of the truck and the age of the recipient (don't you dare tell him I said so - lol!).    Here's a pic of the inside too (the sentiment is from a Fiskars clear set):

Hope you like today's card and thanks again for stopping in to visit.  Til next time - Hugs!!

MOJO250

Hello friends!  Do not adjust your monitor... there really is that much blue on this card - LOL! If you read down below you'll see why I chose to use blue. 

I LOVED the sketch this week from MOJO Monday 250 with all its wonderful layered elements and just had to use it for this card.  I did take a couple small liberties with the sketch by adding a couple extra elements - top flower and extra flower on side to help balance out the blues used and bring in the border a bit.  I used the Bitty Banners Framelits to make two banners and then snipped them in half for my four flags at the bottom.  Those little flags at the bottom were not easy to line up - I got that last one a bit off (in fact as I look at this everything is a bit too far to the right -  so just don't look too hard and you won't notice - wink,wink).

There is a newer challenge called Addicted to Stamps (the name alone made me want to check it out :o) ). I participated in their very first challenge and the challenge this week Addicted to Stamps {BLUE} Challenge #1 is to make a creation using BLUE - so I complied and used LOTS of different blues :o) - I used pacific point, midnight muse, not quite navy, night of navy and island indigo.  However, I missed the deadline for this challenge due to an incorrect time zone conversion on my part.  It said by Tuesday 11:59pm so I thought I was ahead of the deadline.  I missed the part about AEST for the time zone.  Have to be more careful next time.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit - I'm sure glad that you did! Hope you saw something that inspired you today! Hugs! 

Supplies (all from Stampin Up!): Cardstock - Pacific Point, Whisper White, and Midnight Muse.  DSP - International Bazaar (new) and Patterns Designers Series Paper Stack (striped navy, regals collection). Sentiment stamp is from Pursuit of Happiness.  Punches used - Boho Blossom (bright blue flowers), scallop circle punch (dark blue) and 2 1/2" circle punch (sentiment).  Sizzix Framelits - Bitty Banners (small flags at the bottom).   I layered a paper daisy on top of the scallop circle punch and added a designer printed brad (island indigo) to the middle.