KennyK - A Farewell Party and a Mega Sale!

Well it's a sad, but happy time. After 6 years amazing years KennyK Stamps is closing it's doors at the end of the month. It's for happy reasons, but KennyK will be very very much missed. 

I've been a member of KennyK Stamps Design Team for over three years and it's been the most amazing time ever! Elena & Kenny are amazing & Regan is wonderful. The members of the DT - past, present & GDT have been the best to work with. Such talented and lovely people.

We're having quite a party over at Club KennyK to send us out with a bang. There is something going on each day so come across and join in.

Today is my turn to share and I wanted to show you this card I made using Naughty Nurse. My lovely friend Lou is going through treatment for Paget's Disease - a rare form of Breast Cancer. She's so incredibly inspiring with how she's tackling treatment and how open she's being. She's going such a long way to remove the fear about cancer treatment. I know she's made a difference to me and I'm sure she's made a difference to many other people. 

Naughty Nurse seemed just perfect for  a silly card about the Nivestim Injections that Lou has to give herself as part of her treatment.

She made her smile which is the main idea.

Make sure you pop over to Club KennyK to join in the farewell party and at KennyK Stamps there's an absolutely amazing close out sale so make sure to shop before the store closes on the 30th June.

  

St Patricks Day with KennyK

Yes I know it's early, but I couldn't resist sharing this St Patrick's Day card I made using Old Time Bartender from KennyK Stamps. Isn't he just perfect for a St Paddy's Day!

Green, green and more green!!! 

I really do love this image! He works so well in so many different colours.

I added Glossy Accent to the tankard so it looks like a true pint of 'the black stuff'.

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - YR12, YR14, E08, E18

Clothes - G14, G17, G28, W2, W3, W5, W7

Guinness - N5, N7, N9, 100, Glossy Accents

I hope he's bought a smile to your face x

Lucy Loves Insanity with KennyK

I'm totally in love with my 'Lucy' Digi stamp from KennyK. I mean I know I should be as it's based on a photo of me when I was a kid .... but even without that background I really really love it! 

I've used her on a few birthday cards so far but decided to do something different today and combine her with one of the sentiments from the Halloween Sassy Sentiments Set.

I decided to try a different colour combination - more pastelly than I normally go for. It's sort of two tone between the BV and RV Copics. It was an experiment, but I love how it turned out. I used the same two tone colour on the card mat.

Here's 'Lucy's close up.

It's hard to catch on camera, but the butterfly has a shimmer provided by clear Wink of Stella.

I added Sakura Stardust gel pen to the bolder words of the sentiment so they shimmer too. It only shows when it catches the light.

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E18, E29, E49

Dungarees - RV52, RV55, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08

Butterfly - RV52, RV55, Wink of Stella

Dandelions - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

I hope you like her x

My Own Mini Me from KennyK Stamps

Elena, Kenny, Regan and the amazing DT and GDT at KennyK Stamps gave me an amazing surprise on my birthday in December - my very own KennyK Mini Me! It's based on a photo of me when I was about 6/7 years old. How amazing is this!!!

Lucy Digi Stamp from KennyK Stamps

The amazing DT from all over the world got together and created the most incredible 'Lucy' garland. I was - and still am - blown away by all the effort and love that went into this. I'm a very lucky person to be part of such an amazing team. 

I've had a bit of a long break from crafting - my mojo has been missing and I've hardly made a thing since the end of September which is most unlike me. I think it's the longest break from colouring I've had for years!

Today was the day to get back into it - and what image could I use but Lucy - my Mini Me :D I thought I'd do a nice clean and simple card and got this far

 ...... then decided to try something a little different ......

Crazy or what! 

This was meant to be my gentle reintroduction to colouring!!!

It's not an exact representation of the original photo. but based pretty closely.

Here's my close up.

I added some Sakura Stardust sparkly highlights to the sentiment and two layers of clear Sakura Glaze. The font is the free version of Magnolia Sky.

Here's my colouring next to a canvas of the original photo. I really did love my 'Butterfly Dungalees'. I wore them for as long as I could fit into them and I think they're lined up for my niece when she's the right size. 

Elena and Kenny thanks again for this absolutely incredible gift.

Digi - 'Lucy' by KennyK Stamps

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

'Dungalees' - R35, R37, R39, R89, W7

Butterfly - R30, R32, BG11, BG72

Dandelions - Y02, Y15, Y17,YR04

G82, G46, G29

Socks - C2, C3

Sky - B000, B00, B12, B14

Hedge - W05, W07, W09, YG17, BG93, BG96

Tree - E42, E43, E44, E47, BG93, BG96, E33, E23

Grass - YG11, G82, G46, YG17, G29

Path - E30, E31, E33, E35

Sakura Stardust Gellyroll

Sakura Glaze - Clear

Font - Magnolia Sky

I would like to enter this into the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 'Krafty Guest' spot.

KennyK's Halloween Release - Book of Spells

I love love love the new Halloween Release from KennyK Stamps! I mean seriously love them! 

I love all of the new release, but Book of Spells just called to me. She reminds me of The Worst Witch series of books by Jill Murray - a series I loved when I was a kid.

I wanted to give Book of Spells a magical look so tried the background technique Zoe from Make it Crafty showed in her Periscope Video on the 10th September. If you've not signed up to follow her on Periscope do - she's so inspiring!

Here's Book of Spells close up.

.... and here's a close up of the sparkly swirl effect as taught by Zoe. I need to work on it to make it clearer, but I'm really happy with it as a first attempt. It's such a magical effect.

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - E53, E55, E57, E59

Clothes - Promarker Purple & Aubergine, Copic 100, 

C2, C3, C5, T5, T7, T9

Spell Book - E08, E19, E18, Gold Gel Pen

Cat - N5, N7, N9

Pumpkin - YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, YR24, E08, E18

Background:

BG53, BG05, BG07, B39

Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire

White Prismcolor Pencil

White Sakura Glaze Pen

Turquoise Sakura Tiara Pen

I really hope you like her. 

Pop over to Club KennyK and join in the fun - we've got two challenges running at the moment - a Halloween one for this new release, and a Birthday challenge to celebrate Mr KennyK's birthday :D

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Halloween Colours

Christmas with KennyK

I'm totally and utterly in LOVE with the new Christmas release from KennyK Stamps! I mean totally and utterly. I just love them to bits! There are three digi stamps in the release - Santa Baby, Santa Christmas Dance and Elfie Selfie. I couldn't resist playing with two of them straight away.

Here's my creation with Santa Christmas Dance. 

I love the love and fun that shines through in this digi. 

Here's their close up.

I coloured them using my Copics:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Her hair - E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

Her Clothes - G14, G17, G28, W7, 

C2, C3, C5, T3, T5

His hair - C2, C3, C5

His Clothes - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

C2, C3, C5      C7, C9, 100

 Now on to Elfie Selfie. This image is so much fun! So many funny details 

Here's a few close ups so you can see all the details.

I love the feeling of depth and perspective you get in this digi. I tried to reflect this in my colouring.

I typed the sentiment myself then highlighted the 'elf' in Selfie with Sakura Stardust gel pen.

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20

Hair: C2, C3, C5

E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24

Clothes: R24, R27, R29, R59, W5, W7

G14, G17, G28, W5, W7

I really hope these have made you smile. Come on over and join in the current challenge at Club KennyK - KennyK's fun Facebook Group.

Regan's Surprise Happy Birthday Blog Hop

It's our amazing DT Co-ordinator Regan's Birthday today and we thought we'd surprise her with a Birthday Blog Hop!

Happy Birthday Regan!!! 

Hope you're having a wonderful birthday!

KennyK DT and GDT have got together to create this hop. It's a bit like a game of Pass the Parcel - you hop from one stop to the next and find a little bit of birthday love on each blog. It's a present for Regan, but we hope you'll all join in the fun too. 

Leave a comment on each blog as you Hop and then leave a message for Regan in the comments on the KennyK Stamps Blog. We want to surprise her with lots of birthday love.  

We'll ask Regan to choose her favourite comment from those left on the KennyK Stamps Blog to receive a prize (make sure you've left a comment on all the stops on the hop too). Closing date is Saturday 13th Aug at midnight EST)

This is the card I made for Regan. I know that Lady Raven is a digi she loves. I stuck to my clean and simple roots, but went a little darker to reflect the rock chick that Regan is. 

I cut the shape on my Silver Bullet Cutting machine and coloured the bottom layer with my Purple Promarker.

Here's Lady Raven's close up.

I coloured her using a mixture of Copics and Promarkers

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks
Hair - C7, C9, 100
Clothes - T3, T5, T7, T9
C7, C9, 100
Promarkers Purple & Aubergine, Copic 100

I really hope you like it Regan. Have a wonderful birthday and thanks for being a great friend. Enjoy every single stop on your Birthday Hop xxx


The Hop starts here

Your next stop on the Hop is at Nick

Make sure you leave a comment on each blog & a special birthday message for  Regan on the KennyK Stamps Blog to be in with winning a prize. 

Blog Hop Order:

Lucy

Nick

Anne Lise

Dawn

Lina

Lisa

Andy

Erin

Sam

Shelley

Nicola

KennyK Stamps

New Angels at KennyK Stamps

It's time for a new release at KennyK Stamps and wow I love these new Christmas Angels! They're called the Christmas Angels, but I can see myself using these at all times of years. They work in Christmas colours and other colours too I think. 

This lovely is Angel Seraphina. I've coloured her in Christmas colours to go with the Club KennyK Challenge of Christmas in July. I've added some beautiful Petal Lu flowers for the Petal Lu Challenge

She's a dream to colour. It's hard to capture but I added some Wink of Stella to her wings and dress to give her a subtle shimmer.

Here are the beautiful flowers from the Petal Lu Lucky Dip box. I added some Wink of Stella to them too to add some shimmer.

I hope you'll love the other two fairies Angel Aurora and Angel Regan

I hope you'll come over and join us at

Club KennyK Challenge for Christmas in July

Petal Lu Challenge - Anything Goes

KennyK's Bathing Beauty with Petal Lu

It's time for a new challenge in Club KennyK and this time I've combined the KennyK newsletter Freebie with a lovely flower from Petal Lu for the Petal Lu Challenge (you did know you get a freebie each month for signing up to the KennyK newsletter).

Here's Bathing Beauty from KennyK with a beautiful small bloom from Petal Lu's Lucky Dip Collection. It was actually the bloom that determined the colour of her swim suit!

Here's her close up. How gorgeous is she!

I coloured her with my Copics

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - Y11, YR04, YR07, E08, E19

Swim suit - YG03, YG63, YG67, YG69, G28

I really hope you'll come over and join us in both challenges

Club KennyK

Petal Lu Challenges

New Releases at KennyK Stamps

It's new release time at KennyK Stamps and this time I've been cheeky and combined my creation for the new Flowers challenge at Club KennyK with my creation for Petal Lu Challenges who's theme is also Flowers. 

I chose to use the new Happy Hour. I loved the original, but love this one even more! She's so elegant, but fun at the same time. I've paired her with some lace from Brenda's Lace and Ribbons and some flowers from the Lucky Dip Selection of Petal Lu Blooms

Here's a close up of Happy Hour

It's hard to catch the shimmer on her dress on camera. I added a touch of Wink Of Stella for that subtle sheen. I mean every girl's favourite cocktail dress should have a lovely shimmer eh.

I love the lace and these flowers. They're so pretty!

So much dimension and lovliness!!!

I really hope you'll come over and join in the floral fun at both 

Club KennyK

and Petal Lu Challenges

One for the boys at KennyK

It's time for a new release at KennyK Stamps  and what a release it is! If you need an image for a classy gentleman in your life you've got them! As always there's a challenge going on for the next 2 weeks over in Club KennyK.

There are three new images - Old Time Bartender, Sophisticated Gentleman & Winery Background. I loved them so much I couldn't resist using all of them.

Firstly here's Old Time Bartender.

I've had that gift card for over a year! Unfortunately it's empty, but I knew it would come in handy for  a card at some point. and this seemed the perfect one! I now just need to wait for the right recipient and I'll add some money to the gift card and there we are  - sorted. 

I just love the expression on his face!

The sentiment from the Fiskars Quotes 'Make a Wish' stamp set. I doodles the border myself (as you can probably tell from how wobbly the line is :P 

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

R35, R37, R39, R59, W7

G17, G29, W7

E17, E19

E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

Now for the other new images - Sophisticated Gentleman & Winery Background. I paired them together as they just work so well together. It took a bit of colouring, but I'm so pleased with how it turned out. 

Here's a close up.

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Beard - T3, T5, T7, T9

Suit - R37, R39, R59, W7

Bow Tie - C5, C9, 100

Cigar - E25, E27, E29

Glass - YR23, YR27, E37, R32, Blender, BG10, BG11

Chair - N3, N5, N7, N9

Barrels - E53, E55, E57, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y38, E37

Walls - E11, E13, E15, E17, E18

Bottles - G17, G29, W7

PLants - G82, G46, G29, W5, W7