Top Dog Dies – October 2015 Release

Second post for today
If your looking for the Your Next Stamp October 2015 Release, click here

Hello everyone!! I’m Top Dog Dies Wednesday and their October 2015 Release!!

This one is a good one. You’re going to love these dies!

Take a look:

Don’t you just love these dies!!!

Check out a couple of cards I created using three of these sets:

TDD Supplies: Top Dog Die Polar Bear Die Set

Other Supplies: Mama Elephant Smitten Stamp Set, Bo Bunny Altitude Pattern Paper, Ranger Distress Glitter and My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink

TDD Supply: Top Dog Dies Snowman Die Set

Other Supplies: Lawn Fawn Toboggan Together Stamp Set, Ranger Distress Glitter, The Ton Holiday Lyrics, My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink and Distress ink Chip Sapphire and Salty Ocean

TDD Supplies: Top Dog Dies Cardinal Die Set

Other Supplies: Mama Elephant Smitten Stamp Set, Copic Markers, My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink

Supplies:

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

~Kymona

14Jul2015

CASology 155 – Cupcake

Posted in CASology Challenge, July 2015, Top Dog Dies New Release by Kreative Kymona

Second Post for today

If your looking for Creative Chick 10th Blogiversary Celebration post, click here

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

This week’s cue card is so super cute, fluffy and good to eat! I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with.

This week’s cue card:

Take a look at my card:

Tell me that cupcake doesn’t look delicious!!

Well I have a secret for you!!

The die that I used is a super sneak peek from Top Dog Dies August release!! Its their New Cupcake Die. The set comes with 9 dies and its the cutest set I’ve seen!

They will also release 4 other die sets that will knock your socks off! Stay tune I will have a full revive in August plus a giveaway!! You don’t want to miss that.

This card was very easy to do.

I simply die cut all of my cupcake pieces out of different cardstock. I used Mama Elephant Femme Frames die cut to die cut my card base. I assembled the cupcake and adhere it to the card front. I used Mama Elephant Photo Bomb stamp set to stamp the sentiment. Finished under 5 minutes!! I love these types of card.

Super easy card!!

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

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

Kymona Tracey ←Me

Our Guest Designer this week:

Ksenija

Our Sponsor this week is STAMPlorations.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

19May2015

CASology 147 – Wedding

Posted in Blog Challenge, CASology Challenge, May 2015 by Kreative Kymona

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

This time of year is awesome! I love graduations, proms, birthdays, and wedding. I love seeing all of the buzz and pretty dresses. This week’s cue card is sure to please.

Now take a look at my card:

Now I know your wondering, what in the world does my card have to do with the cue card.

The umbrella’s are not for a baby shower but for a bridal shower!! Yes, the bride-to-be has to have a bridal shower!!

Congratulations on her wedding to be!! This is the place where she gets all of those sexy gifts.

Amazing right! Are you wondering if this card is simple? It took me all of five minutes to finish this card.

Here is how:

1. I cut my card base to an A2 size card, 5.50 by 4.25 scored at 4.25.

2. I cut my card panel to 5.25 by 4.00.

3. I used the 3rd largest Simon Say Stamps Stitched Circle die and the umbrella from WPlus9 Love Showers Layers Die to die cut both piece together at the same time. I die cut those 3 times.

4. I used the same circle die to cut the 3 circles out of My Mind’s Eye Fancy That pattern paper found in the Simon Says Stamp May 2015 card kit.

5. I adhered the circle together making sure the gold dots on the pattern paper was showing through the die cut umbrella.

6. I attached the 3 circles to the card panel with foam tape.

7. I stamped my sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Congratulations stamp set using the new Simon Says Stamp Blush Pink Ink Pad found in the May 2015 Card Kit.

8. I adhered the card panel to the card base using fun foam.

That’s it! I told you it was simple. Just some die cutting and stamping only once. You too can achieve this look.

What do you think? Let me know below.

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

Kymona Tracey ←Me

Our Guest Designer this week:

Carol

Our Sponsor this week is Whimsy Stamps.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much!!

~Kymona

21Apr2015

CASology 143 – Ombre

Posted in April 2015, CASology Challenge by Kreative Kymona

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

I love this week’s cue card. Creating ombre cards are always fun. I love how the colors go from dark to light or vise versa.

Its all about baby stuff for me this week so I decided to stick with that theme. Last week I received the new Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints 8 stamp set and I fell in love with the onesie stamp!!

Take a look at what I created this week:

I just love how this baby onesie turned out, don’t you? Soooo, do you want to know what colors I used on my onesie?

To color my onesie, I applied the 10 + 2 rule to my Copic coloring!!

What is that you ask? Well instead of staying with the natural color blend, I decided to step it up a notch.

1. I started with B00 then add 10 to those zeros then I added 2, which gave me B12.

2. Then I add 10 to the 12 then add 2, which gave me B24.

3. That gave me B00, B12 and B24 – 10 + 2!!

By do that, I intensified my colors. The darker color is truly dark and will stand out more. That goes for the mid-tone color as well.

I’m totally impressed by those colors. I want to practice that technique with other colors to see how it looks.

The rest of the card was easy to pull together. My card base and card panel were die cut with My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax.

I mounted the card panel to the card front using a piece of white fun foam.

I stamped the sentiment using So Suzy Stamps Welcome Baby stamp featured in her new Baby Featurette Series which you can find here.

Super doper cute and simple.

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:

Vicki

Our Sponsor this week is Avery Elle.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Kymona

22Mar2015

Online Card Class Homework – Day 2

Posted in March 2015, Online Class Homework by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here today with another card I created for my Stretch Your Dies homework!!

Kristina Werner taught us how to die cut within larger dies. I thought this was totally awesome.

Take a look at my card:

For this technique:

1. I die cut our leaves out of watercolor paper.

2. Then I arranged the leaves the way I wanted them to appear on my card.

3. I covered the arrangement with masking paper so that the leaves stay in place.

4. I ran the masked leaves through my big shot to cut out a circle.

5. Before moving the mask, I added foam tape to the back of each leaf.

6. I placed my masked piece down and then took my time and lifted the mask.

7. I die cut my thank you, added Wink of Stella to all of my piece and my card was done.

Super easy and fun.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

15Mar2015

Winter Watercoloring

Posted in March 2015, So Suzy Stamps Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m over on So Suzy Stamps blog today sharing a watercolor card that I created with her new Snow Girl stamp and my new Tombow Brush Pens!!

Take a look:

Head on over to So Suzy Stamps blog to see how I created this card. I included some great tips too!!

Our challenge is Watercoloring and you have 16 days left to enter for a chance to win a So Suzy Stamps gift certificate. You can enter here.

So Suzy Stamps is also having a Design Team Call!! If you love her stamps and want to join a fabulous team click here.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

8Feb2015

Elephant Type of Love

Posted in AAA Cards Challenge, February 2015, Less Is More by Kreative Kymona

Second Post for the day

If your looking for my Valentine Tag, click here

Hello everyone!! I’m back with another challenge that I haven’t played with in a very long time.

The Less is More Challenge is celebrating their 4th Year! How exciting is this!! I’m so glad I get to play along with them this week.

This week is a color challenge and the color are Pink and Grey!

I love these colors. My high school uniform was pink and grey and I loved wearing it!! The colors just matched perfectly. LOL!!!

Take a look at my card:

OMG!! Isn’t that little baby elephant the cutest animal you’ve seen!!! I love it!!

Here’s how I created this card:

1. I cut Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock to an A2 size(4.25 x 5.50) top folding card.

2. I cut a flower using Waffle Flower Craft Flower Circles Die Set out of Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy cardstock and some scrap white card stock for depth.

3. I used Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles Wafer Die to cut a circle out of Authentique Classique: Pretty Pattern paper.

4. I cut my baby elephant from Top Dog Dies Elephants Die Set out of fog cardstock and the little heart out of the cotton candy cardstock.

5. Now its time to put the card together. I adhered the stitched circle to the card base first. Then I attached the flower die. Then I adhered the elephant and heart inside the flower circle. I used foam adhesive.

6. I added the love sentiment from Crate Paper Kiss Kiss Rub Ons.

7. I adhered Stampin’ Up! rhinestone to both sides of the sentiment.

That’s it!! I think this card is so cute!! What do you think? Let me know.

I’m also linking up to AAA Card Challenge. The theme is Love. I’m super happy that I get to play along with them this time.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

3Feb2015

CASology 132 – HOT

Posted in CASology Challenge, February 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! Its Tuesday so you know what that means. I’m here with the new CASology Challenge today.

The Cue Card is super interesting this week.

Take a look:

Here is my interpretation of the Cue Card:

This snowy cold weather calls for a super warm beverage with a good book. Hot apple cider hits the spot for some.

Let me share with you how I created this card:

1. I used My Favorite Things Die-namics Mini Album Square Scallop STAX to create my card base (the second largest die).

2. I used Stampin’ Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss the front of my card base.

3. I used Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles Wafer Die to cut the third largest circle.

4. I stamp my cup image from Newton’s Nook Designs Apple Delights onto Neenah 80lb Solar White Cardstock.

5. I colored my image using Copic Markers: BG05, BG07, R24, R46, E18, E15, E21, E23, Go7, T0

6. I attached the stitched circle to the front of my card panel with foam adhesive.

7. I stamped my sentiment on the inside of the card from the same stamp set.

That is my card for today. I hope you play along with us this week.

Check out what my fellow DT Members have created!!

Kymona Tracey ←Me

Our Guest Designer this week:

Penny Ward

The prize this week is a special stamp set designed by our very own May Park called Jump Start My Heart by Neat and Tangled.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Kymona

27Jan2015

CASology 131 – Birthday

Posted in CASology Challenge, January 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! It’s Tuesday and you know what that means, its CASology time. Yayyyy!! Last week, there were so many fabulous cards, it was super hard to choose one card.

This weeks cue card it fabulous too. Check it out:

Such a fun word. The possibilities are endless. I saw a card Laura Bassen created and I and wanted to make a card similar to hers.

Take a look at my card:

(this photo doesn’t do this card justice, its so pretty in person)

This little lady is all dressed up and ready to attend a birthday party. Isn’t she the cutest little you’ve seen!!

Here is how I created this card:

1. I cut my card base to an A2 (4.25 x 5.50) size card. I cut my card panel to (4 x 5.25).

2. I used Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle die to create an opening on the card panel.

3. I use the cut circle to draw a circle on my card base to guide where my stamped imagine should be placed.

4. I stamped the little girl from Penny Black Cool Chicks Stamp Set within the drawn in circle on my card front. Once the ink dried, I erased the circle.

5. I colored the little girl with Copic Markers.

Hat: BG11, BG 13, BG15, R24, and Y06

Dress: R22, R24, and R27.

Necklace: BG34

Stocking: R24, and BG34

Shoes: R20 and R24

Skin: E00 and E11

6. I used Copic BG 34 to color a piece of cardstock to match the color in the little girls dress.

7. I die cut Simon Says Stamp Wishing Die 4 times (3 black die cuts and one out of the cardstock that I colored.

8. I stacked that word die on top of each other and adhered it to the front of my card.

9. I stamped the rest of the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Sending and Wishing stamp set.

What do you think? What about my coloring? I would love to hear from you.