Hello….

Posted in Blog Challenge, CAS(E) this sketch!, Clean and Simple, July 2014, One Layer Card by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here with CAS(E) this sketch #84. I only have 8 hours to post this card.

I created a one layer card. I wanted to keep it very simple.

Take a look at my card:

(Sorry about the photo, no natural lighting it is 1:26 in the am)

Edited to include this better photo at 6:30am

My card is pretty clean and simple. I used there Stampin’ Up! colors to create my card, crisp cantaloupe, pistachio pudding and basic black.

The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up! Hi There stamp set.

The scallops are from Papertrey Ink’s Ombre Builders stamp set.

1. I masked 1inch of space at the top of the card using the post-it tape.

2. I stamped my image 1/8 from the top and bottom of the post-it tape.

3. I removed the tape and added my sentiment.

4. I added rhinestones and WALA my card is done!!

What do you think? Please lave a message.

Thank you for stopping by.

~Kymona

11Jul2014

Giving Thanks

Posted in Blog Challenge, Clean and Simple, July 2014, Less Is More by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m here today with the Less is More Week 179 Challenge. I haven’t played with them in awhile so I decided to join them with their Earth Tone Color Challenge.

So, you guessed it, it’s the tenth hour and I have to hurry to submit my card. So, no long talking today.

Take a look at my card:

I just received my new order from Simon Says Stamp Kelly Purkey’s sale. I ordered the feathers die and thought it would work well with this challenge.

I die cut the four feathers from Lawn Fawn’s Into the Woods pattern paper.

Then I attached them to each other using a Stampin’ Up! glue dots.

Then I added Stampin’ Up! linen thread to a retired Stampin’ Up! naturals button, tied a bow and adhered it to the top of my feathers.

I stamped my sentiment giving thanks from Simon Says Stamp Giving Thanks Stamp Set with Colorbox Chestnut Roan chalk inkpad.

Nice, clean and simple card with a lot of white space.

What do you think?

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

6Jul2014

Oh Happy Day

Posted in Blog Challenge, Clean and Simple, July 2014, Muse Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I haven’t posted in the last couple of days because my camera card refused to work. What nerve!! We spend all of this money on these cards and they want to act funny. Luck for me I do not reuse cards. Once a card is full I buy another, so I have plenty on hand. Unlucky for me I had to go through one of them and delete some photos so I can take these photos. Yes, Oh Happy Day for me. LOL.

Ok, on to why I’m here today.

I’m here today playing with the Muse Challenge #74. The Muse for this week is Jennifer Wills!

Check out her card:

I have to say, when I saw this card I was a bit intimidated. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, what I can do or what I should do. My brain was on frozen mode. Then I thought I want to keep my card clean and simple. Then I thought maybe I will die cut, but I knew everyone else would, so I didn’t want to do that.

I decided that I would only die cut my center piece and then add embellishments to give the card dimension.

Take a look:

I die cut my square then added pattern paper.

I rounded the corner, stamped my sentiment, added my twine and button.

Clean and Simple to the max.

By the way, I have been playing with my camera, trying to get brighter pictures that are sharp and crisp. What do you think? Any suggestions.

I used my:

Canon 40D

Shooting Mode: AV (Aperture Value)

50mm lens f/1.4

Aperture: 1.4

Shutter speed: 1/80

Exposure Compensation: +1

White Balance: Daylight (I will try Auto next time to see what results I get)

Please let me know what you think.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

2Jul2014

Huh..Black Butterfly?

Posted in Blog Challenge, Butterflies, Clean and Simple, July 2014, One Layer Card, Papertrey Ink Make It Monday, Stampin' Up! In Colors by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m here today with Papertrey Ink’s Make It Monday #170: Masking with Die Cuts.

How cool is this effect! What you have to do is cut masks out of dies that have matching stamps. You create an easy one-layer card that will be striking.

Have you ever seen a black butterfly? They are just as pretty as the colorful ones.

Photo credit

So for those of you who know me, knows that I’m going to draw for my beautiful butterfly stamp and die set. I have to say this is my favorite set. It works with everything.

Take a look at my card:

Here are the steps to creating this beautiful one layer card.

1. I cut my butterfly out using my Papertrey Ink’s Life is Beautiful die and some Inkadinkado masking paper.

2. I place the masked butterfly down on my cardstock where I wanted it to be.

3. I sponged Stampin’ Up! Daffodil Delight, Mellon Mambo, and Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad with sponge daubers.

4. I removed the masking to reveal the colorless butterfly surrounded by the beautiful background.

5. I stamp the butterfly detail in Versafine Onyx Black Ink using Papertrey Ink’s Life is Beautiful stamp set.

6. Then I stamped the sentiment using Papertrey Ink’s Wet Paint stamp set using the Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

I decided to use the black ink for my butterfly and sentiment so that they will really pop out of the colorful background.

What do you think? Let me know by leaving a comment below.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

1Jul2014

Cherry Berry FLOAT..

Posted in Blog Challenge, CASology Challenge, Clean and Simple, July 2014, One Layer Card by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m here today playing along with CASology Week 102: Float!!!

I have to admit when I saw this cue card, I wanted to do a hot air balloon or just regular balloons. I thought that would be easy.

Then I said to myself, why not be different. Why not be unpredictable. So, I went through all of my stamps to see what would float? What could give the feeling of floating?

Guess what! I found something. Yes, yes, yes! What could we all use on a nice summer day to cool us down?

Yes, yes, yes!! A float! Not just any float or the most common one, A CHERRY BERRY FLOAT with two straws!

Take a look:

D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S

How cute is this!!! Did you see the sparkle on my ice cream!!! I was going to add some other embellishments but decided against it since this is a clean and simple card challenge and white space matters, lol.

The Copic colors I used were R29, BG49

So0000, tell me what you think. Really, let me know. What is a good idea or what!

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

29Jun2014

Shaker, Shaker…

Posted in Blog Challenge, CAS(E) this sketch!, Clean and Simple, Copic Coloring, June 2014 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!!! I’m super duper excited!! My card was chosen as one of the CAS(E) this Sketch Favorites yesterday!!! I have to say this card is one of my favorite cards of all times. The white and gold are so pretty together. I’m so glad I participated.

I’m back today with CAS(E) this Sketch #82. This sketch was created by N@ Ali.

When I saw this sketch, I know I wanted to play with Mama Elephant’s Just Hatched stamp set. I ordered it back in March when it was release but haven’t had a chance to use it. So I saw it fitting to use it today.

Take a look at my card:

It’s a shaker card!!! This is the first time I’ve created a shaker card. It wasn’t hard at all. I have to thank Laura Bassen for the inspiration. She always makes shakers cards look so easy to make.

1. I colored my chick with Copic markers # YR16, Y13, Y19, YG17.

2. My speech bubble was created using a die from Lawn Fawn’s Large Stitched Journaling Card Dies.

3. I stamped the sentiment on the card base using the die cut speech bubble as a reference so that the sentiment was centered.

4. A piece of acetate was attached to the front panel.

5. I added a lot of foam adhesive around the speech bubble so that the sequin wouldn’t fall out. Adhesive was also added to the edge of the panel so that it will sit nice and neat on the card base.

So what do you think? I’m impressed at my first shaker card. I can’t wait to try this with a watercolor panel.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!

~Kymona

28Jun2014

Air Mail..with LOVE!

Posted in Blog Challenge, Clean and Simple, June 2014, Simon Says Stamp Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! Good Afternoon on this bright and sunny day. I love days like this. The sun is out and I can bask in the sunshine. I just love that.

I’m here today with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. The theme is ANYTHING GOES! How great is that. You can create anything you want.

Since I received my July Card Kit this week, I decided that I wanted to create my card with the Sending Happy Thoughts Stamp Set that is included in the kit.

I wanted to create a clean and simple card for this challenge.

Take a look at my card:

1. I used the envelopes from that stamp set, water-colored each envelope then cut them out.

2. I adhered them using dimensionals.

3. I stamped the sentiment and hearts.

4. I added rhinestones to envelopes and around the greeting.

I like how the card turned out but I can’t help but feel like something is missing from the top right corner. Do you feel the same way? If so, please let me know what you think should have gone there or if it is fine just the way it is.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!

~Kymona

27Jun2014

WOW! What Color Is That?

Posted in Blog Challenge, Clean and Simple, June 2014, Muse Challenge, One Layer Card, Stampin' Up! In Colors by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m back again today, this time for the Muse Challenge #73. The Muse for this week is Beverley Brown!

Take a look at Beverley Brown’s card:

Now take a look at my card:

I wasn’t sure which picture I wanted to use so I decided to add both of them.

Beverley created a CAS card that I love. I love the simplicity of her card.

Beverley used multicolor in her butterflies, so I wanted my flowers to have that same multicolor look. I used the baby wipe technique to create my multicolor flowers.

Then I stamped my sentiment with the same multicolor ink.

I had fun creating this card. Soooo, what do you think?

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!

~Kymona

25Jun2014

Beauty Defined By You!

Posted in Blog Challenge, Clean and Simple, June 2014, Less Is More, Watercolor Backgrounds by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m so excited!!!! Do you want to know why? Well, I’m about to tell you.

I was up all night last night working on……Yes, you guessed it..WATER-COLORING!!! Yes, I have so much fun when I’m working with watercolors.

I was so excited to see that Less Is More Theme Challenge this week is WATER-COLORING. How could I not join in on the fun. I might have to create more than one card for this. I have so much fun with this technique.

Well enough talking take a look at my card:

For this card I used my Koi Watercolors and a 1/2″ flat paintbrush. The colors that I used were #7, #4, #20 and #19. To see what those colors are you can click here to see my swatch.

I also used my new Simon Says Stamp Set that came in the mail today. I couldn’t wait to try it out. It’s from their July Card Kit.

I added some sequins, rhinestones and rounded the corners.

I added my watercolor panel to my watercolor card base using Copic Marker -X-Press It High Tack Double Sided Tape. I received this tape in my Copic Certification class and wanted to try it out. It is super easy to tear and it holds the watercolor panel down, no lifting. I will keep trying it out and let you know if it’s a good buy.

Easy Breezy 1-2-3!!!

So what do you think?

Supplies used:

Thank you for visiting me!

~Kymona

20Jun2014

Pop of Color!

Posted in Blog Challenge, CASology Challenge, Clean and Simple, June 2014, Watercolor Backgrounds by Kreative Kymona

Third Post for the day!

Hello everyone! I’m back again today for the third time. Can you tell I’m having fun!!! Yes, I was up late last night playing around with my stamp supplies in my little stampin corner. I created a couple of watercolor backgrounds and I knew I need to use one of them for my next card.

I’m here this evening with CASology. They are celebrating their 100th challenge and all of the friendships they’ve made throughout this time. I wanted to join in on this celebration so I created a card celebrating them!

So the cue word is CELEBRATE!! So fitting for this great accomplishment.

Here is my clean and simple card:

I love how the gold matches the watercolor background. I decided to use black ink for the sentiment because I wanted it to stand out from the background.

What do you think?

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