CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique Inspiration Photo

Posted in CS Take It Make It Design Challenge, June 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m here today with CS Take It Make It Design Team for our CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique Challenge Inspiration Photo!!!

This month’s theme is Take a Technique: Embossing!!This means using texture paste or embossing paste on your project or using a technique such as embossing, either embossing powder or embossing folders. Anything that gives your project a “touchy-feely” style!!

Take a look at my card:

I am so tickled about this card! That little giraffe from Wplus9 Party Animal Stamp Set is the cutest little thing I’ve seen lately.

I original colored this image for Kathy’s 30 day coloring challenge this past Wednesday.

I colored this image while on the train to work. Coloring everyday had made my commute to work that much easier!!

When I was done, I was happy about the giraffe, but not with the balloon. I used my Derwent Intense Watercolor Pencils with a water brush. I wasn’t happy with the water brush. So, when I arrived home I used a small paint brush for a smoother effect.

Totally love how that turned out.

To create the rest of the card:

I embossed my card base with Stampin’ Up! Decorative Dots Textured Embossing Folder.

I fussy cut my giraffe and balloon and adhered the entire piece using 3M foam tape.

I used my Misti to stamp my sentiment that came from the stamp set with My Favorite Things Hybrid Black Ink.

Nice and easy!!

Now its your turn to play along with us.

We have a great prize pack for you.

We have two prizes to offer this month, the first is our sponsor prize. This winner will be chosen randomly from all of the entries in the challenge! The sponsor for June is:

Rubber Dance

Random Winners will win a voucher worth £20!

Our second winner is our Design Winner. This winner is chosen by our DT, who all vote for their favorite design from all of the entries. This winner will have their winning project published in Craft Stamper Magazine, they will have a GDT slot for an upcoming challenge, and will also feature in their very own Winners Profile blog post!

Now if that isn’t a reason to play along I’m not sure what is!!

I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

9Jun2015

CASology 150 – Graduation

Posted in CASology Challenge, June 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! It’s CASology Tuesday!! We are back with another Cue Card for you!!

I totally loved last week’s cue card. That stamp is my favorite. She is so full of detail and intense. I hope you enjoyed it!

Now on to this weeks cue card:

Now take a look at my card:

I love this wavy graduation card. Graduations are suppose to be fun and exciting.

My son is graduating high school next year and I can’t wait. We are going to have so much fun. I can’t believe he is heading to college already. I had him while I was in college so this has come full circle for me. I’m so excited.

He is a great kid and I know he will do great things!!

Here is how I created this card:

1. I cute my card base to an A2 size card 5.50 by 4.25 scored at 5.5o.

2. I used My Favorite Things Die-namics Ride the Wave Die to cut the four waves out of Stampin’ Up! in colors cardstock.

3. I attached the two bottom waves first then I stamped my sentiment from My Favorite Things Wavy Greeting Stamp Set using My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink.

4. Then I adhered the next two waves.

5. I added Your Next Stamp Crystal Clear Gumdrops in random places.

Super Smooth!!!

Nothing to it!! I hope you join us this week!!

For more inspiration, check out my fellow Design Team members blog for more awesome work.

Kymona Tracey ←Me

Our Guest Designer this week:

Sarah

Our Sponsor this week is STAMPlorations.

I’m also linking my card up to Viginia’s View Challenge #15.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

~Kymona

8Jun2015

Waffle Flower Crafts – Photo Inspiration

Posted in June 2015, Waffle Flower Craft Blog Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here with our new Waffle Flower Crafts Photo Inspiration Challenge!!!

This is our tenth challenge for 2015 and this happens to be my favorite photo to date.

Take a look:

Look at how vibrant those colors are!

Take a look at my photo:

Oh man, I couldn’t help myself with this card. I love those ombre colors in the photo above that I had to recreate the same look with one of the colors.

Here’s how I created this card:

1. My card base is cut to an A2 size card (4.25 x 5.50 scored at 5.50).

2. I cut the card panel to 2.25 x 5.50

3. I used Distress Ink Salty Ocean to create my ombre look. I started with the full strength of the ink to the paper. Then I tapped off on the side before added the color to the paper. Then I lightly add color to the bottom of the paper.

4. I place my panel into my Misti and stamped a flower from Waffle Flower Crafts Flower Circles Stamp Set with Versamark Ink.

5. I added Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

6. I used the same stamp set to stamp my sentiment with My Favorite Things Hybrid Black Ink.

7. I pop my card panel up with fun foam and I added Pretty Pink Posh Winter Snow Mix sequin randomly.

Super cool!! I love how this card turned out.

So what do you think? Please let me know.

Now its your turn!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

I’m also linking this card up to Virginia’s View Challenge #15.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

7Jun2015

Super Star

Posted in June 2015, Watercolor Backgrounds by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here today with a watercolor card for the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop!!

Take a look at my card:

Take a look at that vibrant crimson color!! I totally love it. That watercolor background was so easy to create.

I used Ken Oliver Color Burst – Alizarin Crimson!!

This little bottle is full of power!! All it takes is a small amount to create the background above.

Ken Oliver has 6 colors!

Take a look at what I created:

Totally love this new way of watercoloring!!

Lets take a closer look at my crimson piece.

Here is how I created these watercolor pieces:

I didn’t take pictures of the crimson color, sorry about that. You can follow with these photos below.

1. I placed my watercolor paper in a shoe box and add a good amount of crimson powder to my paper, similar to what you see in the photo below.

In this photo I added two colors inside of one.

2. I took my spray bottle and sprayed a lot of water on my paper to activate the powder.

The more water sprayed the more the color moves. Much like the crimson I’m showcasing.

3. I used my heat tool and heat set my watercolor paper because I couldn’t wait.

4. Once the paper dried, I added fun foam behind it and added it to my card base.

5. I used Papertrey Inks Enclosed Star Die Set and die cut the star heart.

6. I added the die cut to the front of my watercolor paper with liquid glue.

7. I used Papertrey Inks Enclosed Star Stamp Set and stamped my sentiment on black cardstock using Versamark ink.

8. I added Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

9. I cut the strip down, flag the end and added it to the front of my card base.

The watercolor paper that I used was from The Ink Pad in Manhattan. Its the stores paper. Its super smooth, so I think its hot press. The weight is lighter then the Canson paper that I usually use.

That was super easy to do and all of you should give these new powders a try.

I only have one compliant. When I add the powder to the paper, it comes out thick in some places and when wet with water, it didn’t react. So the powder stayed on top of the paper.

Look here:

After it dries, it doesn’t spread its just textured. I’m not sure what to do about this but I will figure it out.

So what do you think? Let me know below.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

6Jun2015

So Suzy Stamps Gift Tag

Posted in June 2015, So Suzy Stamps by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here with So Suzy Stamps today!! The June release is so cute I couldn’t resist playing with them again.

Take a look at what I created:

Isn’t this little dino just the cutest creature you’ve seen!! LOL! I colored him with Copic Markers and so much fun doing it.

I’m playing along with Kathy’s 30 day coloring challenge again this time around and this is day 5 for me. I’m excited about that.

What do you think? Please let me know below.

I’m also linking my tag to the Tag Your It Challenge.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

5Jun2015

Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Posted in Blog Hop, Coffee Lover's Blog Hop, June 2015 by Kreative Kymona

This is my second post for the day

If your looking for the CS Take It Make It Post, click here

Hello everyone!! I’m so excited to be apart of this fun Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop again!!

I love this hop because I love Mugs!! Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate Lovers all need great mugs to enjoy their morning, afternoon and evening hot beverage.

I’m here today representing Top Dog Dies, who is a Super Sponsor. They recently released a Mini Coffee Die Set that is to die for.

Lets take a look at my card that I created for this hop:

For those of you who follow me know that I have this new found love of shaker cards. I couldn’t help myself to create one for this hop!!

Here is how I created this card:

1. I cut my Neenah Desert Storm cardstock to an A2 size card (4.25 x 5.50).

2 I stamped My Favorite Things BG Pinstripe Background using Simon Says Stamp Khaki Stamp pad unto the card base.

3. I cut my card panel out of Neenah Solar White cardstock to a size smaller then the card base.

4. I centered the largest Simon Says Stamp Circle Stitch Die in the middle of the white card panel and die cut it out.

5. I used my We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool to create my shaker pocket.

(To see how I did that check out this post.)

6.I added Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Metallic Bronze to the shaker pocket and then I used the Fuse Tool to seal it close.

7. I attached the shaker pocket to the back of the card panel with tape.

8. I added foam adhesive to the card panel to pop it off of the card base.

9. I die cut my coffee cup, lid, wrapper and heart.

10. I put the coffee cup together and adhered it to the front of the shaker circle.

11. I stamped a sentiment using Lil inker designs Seriously Awesome Stamp on the front of my card panel.

13. I added some of the same sequin to the front of the card.

That’s my card!! So what do you think? I would love to here from you!

Now on to the blog candy giveaway!!

I have this awesome prize pack that includes 3 Kelly Purkey Dies and this super cute coffee ribbon that So Suzy Stamps recently released. I think is so cute and so fitting for this hop!

All you have to do is leave a comment below for a chance to win this blog candy!!

You also have a chance to winning something from any one of these sponsor’s below!!

Here is a list of all the Super Sponsor’s this year!!

All you have to do is link up a newly created project on the Coffee Lover’s Blog. These prizes are picked by random drawing from linked hop participants only.

The linky for this party will end Friday, June 12, 2015 at 11:59pm PST.

I hope to see you there!! Remember have fun!!

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Kymona

5Jun2015

CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique Challenge

Posted in CS Take It Make It Design Challenge, June 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here with CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique Challenge for our June.

Our theme is Take a Technique!

This months challenge is going to be super fun!! Its all about texture!

This means using texture paste or embossing paste on your project or using a technique such as embossing, either embossing powder or embossing folders. Anything that gives your project a “touchy-feely” style!!

Wait, don’t forget the stamping, that with your texture should be fun!!

Take a look at my card:

Take a look at that textured background!! I love it.

Here is how I created this card:

1. I taped my card base down to my work surface to keep it from moving.

2. I taped the Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil on top of my card base.

3. I spread Wendy Vecchi White Embossing Paste on top of the Grid Stencil from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.

4. While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled some Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy on top of the paste for a glittery look.

5. I set the card base down to dry.

6. I die cut Stampin’ Up! Butterflies Thinlits Dies out of a watercolor piece that I created awhile back.

I love keeping scraps, you never know when you will need them.

7. I attach the butterfly with Glossy Accents.

8. I stamped the sentiment using Simon Says Clear Stamps Happy and Smile to the bottom right side of his card.

Nice and easy!!

Now its your turn to play along with us.

We have a great prize pack for you.

We have two prizes to offer this month, the first is our sponsor prize. This winner will be chosen randomly from all of the entries in the challenge! The sponsor for June is:

Rubber Dance

Random Winners will win a voucher worth £20!

Now if that isn’t a reason to play along I’m not sure what is!!

I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

I would like to link this card up to Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

3Jun2015

Top Dog Dies – Celebration

Posted in June 2015, Top Dog Die by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!!! It’s Top Dog Die Wednesday!! I’m here today showcasing Top Dog Dies Pennant Banner Die!!

I have to admit, this is the first time that I’ve worked with a Pennant die set. I really rattled my brain on what I wanted to create! I decided to keep it super CAS.

Here goes:

So what do you think? I think for my first try, they came out good.

To create these cards:

All I did was die cut the pennant out of pattern paper.

Then I taped down the pennant with take.

Then I stamped the sentiment out of different color inks.

Easy Peasy!!

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Kymona

2Jun2015

CASology 149 – Vintage

Posted in CASology Challenge, June 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! It’s CASology Tuesday!! We are back with another Cue Card for you!!

How did you like last week’s cue card? I had so much fun coloring that image!!

Now take a look at my card:

I have to say this Tim Holtz stamp is my favorite! Look at all of that detail in the face.

This card was super easy to create.

I used my Misti to stamp the face image from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Daydream Stamp Set using Distress Ink Walnut Stain.

I used Tim Holtz Perspective Stamp Set to stamp my sentiment in the bottom left corner of the card.

I used a mini blending tool and add Walnut Stain to the edges of the card front.

I think this card is totally vintage!! What do you think? Let me know below!!

I hope you join us this week!

For more inspiration, check out my fellow Design Team members blog for more awesome work.

Kymona Tracey ←Me

May Park (on a break)

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

Our Guest Designer this week:

Kelly

Our Sponsor this week is Waffle Flower Craft.

I’m linking my card up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

1Jun2015

So Suzy Stamps Challenge Blog Hop

Posted in Blog Hop, June 2015, So Suzy Stamps Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Third post for the day

If your looking for a2z Scrapbooking June 2015 Challenge, click here

If your looking for So Suzy Stamps New Release, click here

Hello everyone!! I’m here with So Suzy Stamps! Welcome to our challenge blog hop! This is the last stop on this hop!! I’m super happy you made it here.

If you arrived here from the talented Jennifer‘s blog, then your on the right track. If you arrived randomly, the blog hop starts at So Suzy Stamps blog. You don’t want to miss out on any of my design team members cards. The did a fabulous job.

Check out the card I created for this hop:

Once again a shaker card!! My favorite card type to make these days!!

Here is how I created this card:

1. I used Mama Elephant Sew Fancy Die to cut out to my card panel.

2. I used Lawn Fawn Scalloped Circle Stackables Die to cut out the shaker window.

3. I stamped So Suzy Stamp Pretty Baby Carriage in the center of the shaker window using Stampin’ Up! Lost Lagoon Ink.

4. I used my We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool to create my shaker pocket.

5. I added Stampin’ Up! 2013-2015 In Color Sequin in my shaker pocket.

6. I adhered the shaker packet to the back of the card panel with tape.

7. I added foam adhesive to the card panel and adhered it to my card base.

8. I stamped So Suzy Stamp Welcome Baby on the front of the card using Stampin’ Up Lost Lagoon Ink.

Super Doper Easy!! Now its your turn to play along with us!! You can link up your project on So Suzy Stamps blog.

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a complete list of blog hop participants:

ShaSharon ron

Kymona ← Your here

Speaking of design team members, we have three new members joining us!!

First up is Payel Ray from Beau Monde Design.

Second up is Amy Almeida from Lil Cutie Creations.

Third up is Amy Davis from Amy’s Artsy Stuff.

You can read all about them here.

What is a blog hop without a Giveaway??

Giveaway:

So Suzy Stamps blog is hosting a giveaway, she will be giving away a $15 Gift Certificate to a random winner who comments on all of the blogs in the hop!

The Giveaway expires June 3, 2015 at 11:59pm. The winner will be posted on So Suzy Stamps Blog and Facebook page on June 6th, 2015.

I hope you enjoy what you see and hop along with us. You won’t be disappointed!!