{Clean and Simple} CASology 230 – Cold

Posted in CASology Challenge, January 2017 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone and Happy New Year CASology Family!! It’s CASology Tuesday!! We are back with another Clean and Simple Cue Card just for you!!

This week’s cue card:

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Take a look at my card:

happy-winter-cas

For this week’s cue card I used the snowman and sentiment from the Rubber Dance Stamp Frosty Friends stamp set. I picked up my Copic Markers again this week. I actually miss using them so it was fun to play with them for this challenge.

I simple stamped the snowman and the sentiment using the Mini Misti for precision stamping. I love seeing crisp black edges so using the Misti is so important.

I colored the snowman with BG0000,B000, C4,C6, R37,R39, R89, E37, Y38 and YR68.

Nice and easy!

Are you inspired to play along? Please let me know below!

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

Our sponsor this week is Rubber Dance Stamps!

I’m playing along with Rubber Dance Stamps Challenge too!!

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

24Jul2016

Your Next Stamp July Feature Day

Posted in July 2016, Your Next Stamp Feature Day by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!!! I’ here today with another YNS creation to inspire you and a chance to win a stamp set of your choice!!

On the 24nd of the month, YNS Design Team creates more samples featuring YNS products and shares them with all of you!!

The super duper awesome part of it all besides our awesome samples, you could win a stamp set of your choice!! Now how super cool is that!!

Scroll to the bottom to find out how!!

This month we are focusing on “Water”!! The DT created projects featuring water or watercoloring on them.

Now take a look at the card I created to inspire you:

Happy Hello (YNS)

YNS Supplies: Fairytale Friends

Other Supplies: Recollection Heavyweight White Cardstock, Derwent Watercolor Pencils

What do you think? Let me know below.

Now on to that prize!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on the YNS blog by July 26th for a chance to WIN a YNS stamp set of your choice!! Super simple and easy!! You will get to see my fellow DT’s projects as well.

So head on over, you don’t want to miss this one!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

2Jul2016

Simple Stamping with Your Next Stamp July 2016 Release

Posted in July 2016, Your Next Stamp Sneak Peek by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!!! I’m back again for this month’s Your Next Stamp Sneak Peek!!

We are getting ready for our July Release Blog Hop tomorrow with a sneak peek today. Are you excited? I am!!

Take a look at my card that I’m giving you a sneak peek of:

set of stamped cards

YNS Supplies: Fairytale Friends

Other Supplies: Recollection Heavyweight White Cardstock, Copic Markers, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, Mini Misti, Versafine Ink

Who needs a set of just because cards? I always do!! My family members are always asking me for cards that they can send to people so sets like these are perfect for those times. They are also great to give away as gifts.

To create these cards:

Cut your cardstock to 4 x 8 card size, scored at 4.
Using the Mini Misti, place the stamps exactly where you want them to appear on your card front.
Ink the stamps up and stamp!!
Change out the sentiments and stamp.

Super easy and fun!!

I hope I see all of you tomorrow for the July 2016 Release Hop.

~Kymona

24Jun2016

YNS Sketch and Color Challenge #42: Shape Card

Posted in June 2016, Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge by Kreative Kymona

I’m here today with Your Next Stamp (YNS) and the Sketch and Color Challenge #42!!

Each challenge has a sketch and a color combo to choose from.

Take a look at the color combo:

YNScolor-42

Take a look at the sketch:

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Take a look at my card:

YNS Supplies: Happy Everything Stamp Set, Happy Die, Cool Tag Three Die Set, Candy Corn Gumdrops

Other Supplies: Recollection Heavyweight Cardstock, Colorbox Black Embossing Powder, BoBunny Believe Pattern Paper

What do you think? Did I follow the color photo? Let me know below.

So are you ready for the new challenge?

You have until July 7th, 2016 at midnight EST to play along and submit your project on the YNS Blog post. One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp Store. If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives and additional $5 gift certificate f0r a total of $20. The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.

I hope to see your projects!!

I’m also entering Virginia’s View Challenge #22 (Summer Challenge)

Supplies listed above!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

16Jun2016

Summer Fun with Your Next Stamp!!

Posted in June 2016, your next stamp by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! Its Feature Week on the YNS blog this week and the theme is Summer Fun!! I LOVE the summer!! It is the best time of the year for me. The weather is fantastic and I get to stay outside and grill!! Perfect for me!!

This week the Design Team has been challenged to create a project that is all about summer fun. I wanted to used the Zero Calories stamp but wasn’t sure what to do. As I was sitting at my desk, a new youtube video popped up in my cue and it was Nichol sharing how she created a watercolor card using a set of popsicles. I couldn’t believe it. I watched it and said yes, she gave me an idea.

Take a look:

Inside of creating a card, I decided to create a postcard that could go right in the mail. I too decided to watercolor my popsicles. I used Tombow Dual Brush Markers Primary and Brights to watercolor. I’ve never used them in this way before so this was fun.

I simple stamped the images with Versamark ink and covered them with Clearsnap Colorbox® white embossing powder.

Then I heat set it.

After that was set, I used Tombow’s Dual Brush Markers to watercolor the popsicles.

Then I let the postcard air dried before attaching the happy die cut. I adhered that die cut with liquid glue.

Then I realized I didn’t watercolor the sticks, so I went back in and watercolored around the die cut.

I added the gumdrops and that was that.

tombow watercoloring (YNS)

This postcard is on it way to a friend. I hope she likes it.

What do you think? Would you give this technique a try? I would love to hear from you below.

I’m all entering Virginia’s View Challenge!

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

10Jun2016

YNS Sketch and Color Challenge #41

Posted in June 2016, Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge by Kreative Kymona

I’m here today with Your Next Stamp (YNS) and the Sketch and Color Challenge #41!!

Each challenge has a sketch and a color combo to choose from.

Take a look at the color combo:

YNScolor-41

Take a look at the sketch:

YNSSketch41

Take a look at my card:

Happy we're friends (YNS)

YNS Supplies: Happy Everything Stamp Set

Other Supplies: Recollection Heavyweight Cardstock, Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, My Favorite Things Stencils Circle Burst, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Versafine Black Ink

What do you think? Did I follow the color photo? Let me know below.

So are you ready for the new challenge?

You have until June 23rd, 2016 at midnight EST to play along and submit your project on the YNS Blog post. One random participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Your Next Stamp Store. If YNS stamps or dies are the focal point then the winner receives and additional $5 gift certificate f0r a total of $20. The winner will be announced on the YNS Blog the Sunday after the challenge closes.

I hope to see your projects!!

Supplies listed above!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

4Jun2016

Your Next Stamp June 2016 Release

Posted in June 2016, Your Next Stamp Blog Hop by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! Yayyy, I love this blog hop featuring new products from Your Next Stamps makes squeal!! LOL!!

This release is super cute!! Yesterday’s sneak peek was fun.

If you’ve been hopping along, you would have arrived from Tracey’s blog and if you’d like to start from the beginning, you can click on over to the linky at the bottom of this post and start at Anita’s blog.

My favorite set from this release is the Sports Fanatics – Lacrosse stamp set! I shared my tags yesterday. My son plays lacrosse and this set was made just for me, LOL!!

Are you ready for my big reveal?

Take a look at my cards:

Card 1:

Sending Snuggles

YNS Supplies: Snuggles

Other Supplies: Copic Markers, Recollections Heavyweight White Cardstock

I love how simple this stamp set it. It shows the love between a mother and child or even a father and child!!

My card size was to wide for the stamp set so I used portion of the stamp so that the image stretch from one side to the other. I used Copic Markers to color this image in. Nothing to fancy.

Card 2:

So Very Happy For You (YNS)

YNS Supplies: Happy Everything, Circus Fun Matte Gumdrops, Circles Die Set, Circles Stitching Marks Die Set

Other Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Pixie Paints Ruby, Cosmo Cricket Pixie Paints Pool, Recollections Heavyweight White Cardstock, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder, 3M Foam Tape

This stamp set is very playful, so why not watercolor with it. I just received some new Cosmo Cricket Pixie Paints so I wanted to try them with this stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment, heat embossed it then watercolored on top of it. Super pretty!!

Watercoloring

So, what do you think?

I had so much fun creating these cards to inspire all of you and show you the versatility of the stamp sets! Which one of these items are favorite? I would love to hear from you!

Be sure not to miss any blog along the way, because one lucky commenter will have a chance to win a $25 YNS gift certificate. Winner will be announced on the YNS blog on June 7th. So don’t forget to leave a comment on each of the blogs participating in the blog hop.

Don’t forget to take advantage of the special promo code to get
20% off your entire purchase!!

June2016SALE

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Kymona

15Apr2016

Clean and Simple Copic Coloring

Posted in April 2016, Sparkle and Shine Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Second post for today
If your looking for Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge, click here

Hello everyone!! I’m here today with the Sparkle and Shine Challenge!!! How exciting is this!!!

Since its the fifteen of the month, its time for our new challenge!!!

Here is the inspiration photo that guided us this time around:

color image

Take a look at my card:

Happy Day (SS)

I was so unsure what I was going to create for this challenge. Then my new stamp set from Darkroom Door Fine Flowers arrived and I had to try it out.

I love this whimsical flower and thought it would be perfect for this challenge.

To create this card, all I did was score the top of the card front randomly. Then I stamped the flower image using My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink. After that I colored the flowers using Copic V15, V06, V09 and Y19. Once that was completed, I used Concord and 9th Sophisticated Script stamp set to stamp the sentiment.

What do you think?

Now its your turn to give this challenge a try!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Right At Home!!

The winner of this challenge will receive a $25 gift card to their online store and will be asked to be our Guest Designer for the next month.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much!!

~Kymona

27Oct2015

CASEing Kelly Blog Hop!!

Posted in Blog Hop, October 2015 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here today with a group of talented ladies who wanted to say “Thank You” to Kelly Latevola for all of her generosity and kindheartedness!! We thought a Blog Hop would be an awesome way for everyone to say good bye and send her best wishes as she parts ways with some of the amazing Design Teams she was on.

If you arrived from Kristina Beagle blog, your on the right path. If this is your first stop, there is a complete list at the end of this post so that you could start from the beginning and not miss out on any of the fun.

The best way to send her off, would be to CASE her!!! LOL!! Yes, my dear teammate, Kelly, we are CASEing YOU!!

For those of you who don’t know Kelly, she has a CASEing Genius feature on her blog. She always takes THREE cards from the designer she is CASEing, and makes ONE card inspired by those three cards.

Take a look at the three cards that I used:

I love how Kelly raised the flower by added those square panels. So pretty and dimensional.

I love the colors Kelly used on these flowers. I also love how she tried colors she wasn’t use to using.

I love how Kelly’s image was placed to one side of the card. It keeps her card CAS, which is my style of designing.

The CASE:

I used the green color from card number 2 to color my leaves. I totally love this color combo (YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67). Thanks Kelly. I position my images the left side of my card stock like her card 3. I used my Brother Scan and Cut and cut out addition leaves so that I could lift some of my leaves to mimic Kelly’s raised panel on card 1!!

Take a closer look:

I totally loved this challenge. It was a challenging but well worth it!! I had fun trying to come up with a card that suited my CAS style.

Thanks Kelly, for being a great teammate over on the a2z Scrapbooking blog. I love watching your periscopes as well.

What is a blog hop without some fun prizes?! Leave a comment by 11:59 pm EDT on Thursday, October 29th along each stop in the hop to increase your chances of winning a prize from one of our sponsors: a2z Scrapbooking, Altenew, Create a Smile Stamps, Dee’s Art Impressions, DJ Kard Kreations, Hero Arts, Ink Road, Lia Stampz and Simon Says Stamp,! Winners will be notified by email after October 29th.

CASEing Kelly Sponsors

Just in case your just arriving or your lost along your way here is the entire list of blog participants!!

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

~Kymona

19Mar2015

Crazy Birds…

Posted in Less Is More, March 2015, Watercolor by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here today with the Less is More challenge. Its One Layer Week and the subject should include an Animal.

I’ve been playing along with Kathy’s 30 days of coloring challenge and I finally got my hands on Tim Holtz Crazy Birds stamp set and had to color them in.

Take a look at my card:

Don’t you just love these birds?? When I first saw these birds, I wasn’t a fan but then I saw all the amazing things everyone was creating with them. So I decided that I need to get this set and I made the best choice ever.

I used my new Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor set. Can I just say these are so yummy!! Totally cream.

The stamped sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Flowers On My Mind stamp set.

All I did was take my time and watercolor each image and letting it dry.

So what do you think? Let me know. I think they are so cute, LOL!!!

Supplies used: