YNS Sketch and Color Challenge #38

I’m here today with Your Next Stamp (YNS) and the Sketch and Color Challenge #38!!

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

Take a look at the color combo:

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Take a look at the sketch:

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Take a look at my project:

Hello (YNS)

YNS Supplies: Word Critters – Cats and Dogs Stamp Set, Circles – Stitching Marks Die Set, Circles Die Set, Crystal Clear Gumdrops, Whatnot Sentiments Set Five

Other Supplies: Recollection Heavyweight White Cardstock, Stampin’ Up Retired Bakers Twine, Lawn Fawn Sunshine Cardstock, Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Petite Paper Pack, Tombow Irojiten Tranquil Colored Pencils

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

So are you ready for the new challenge?

You have until May 12, 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

8Apr2016

The Ton Spring 2016 Blog Hop

Posted in April 2016, Blog Hop, The Ton by Kreative Kymona

Second Post for today
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Hello everyone!! I’m super excited today. I was asked to participate in The Ton’s Spring 2016 Release Blog Hop!!! Yayyyyyy!!

I was totally siked when Effie reached out to me and asked if I would like to hop along with her team. I jumped at the opportunity to work with her fabulous team.

Enough about my excitement, lets get started on this hop!! If you arrived here from the talented Eunji blog then you are on the right track. If you arrived here on your own, you will want to start at the beginning, The Ton blog, as to not miss any of the amazing projects!

I’ve created two cards for this awesome hop.

Card Number One:

When I first saw this Bokeh Burs Star stamp set, I fell in love. Such a pretty stamp set with so many things that you can do with it.

I knew it would look super pretty embossed with some distress inks blended on top.

Here is how this card was created:

Stamp the image using Versamark ink in the center of the Recollection White Heavyweight cardstock.
Apply Hero Arts White Embossing Powder on top of the stamp image and heat set. This will resist the ink that will be added on top.
Lay your card flat on your table and start applying your first distress ink Mustard Seed. Tap off before you apply your first coating of ink.
Then blend the next color, Spiced Marmalade, to create a pretty blend between the two colors.
Next blend the last color, Festive Berries, to create a contrast between the other colors. Together all three of them are amazing.
Make sure you cover all of the white embossing powder with the distress ink so that everything pops.
Now you can stamp the sentiment in the center of the star using Versafine Ink for a clear, crisp impression.
To finish the front of the card off, add several Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequin randomly.

I hardly ever stamp the inside of my cards. I decided that this card would totally rock, with a sentiment on the inside.

Use Versafine ink again to stamp the sentiment for a crisp, clear impression.

What do you think? Isn’t this set fabulous!! I think so!!

Card Number Two:

Isn’t this just fabulous!! This stamp set is called Brushed Hello. I love everything about this card. From the background to the “HELLO” sentiment. Everything about this card screams BOLD!!! I love it.

Here is how to create this card:

Tape down the Clarity Stencil to the cardstock so that it lays flush over the paper.
Select two-three colors to blend. The colors used above Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon.
Use the Clarity Stencil Brushes to blend the colors over the stencil.
Check out the video below on how I achieved that look. Its a 5 minute video from start to finish in real time.

Trim the blended cardstock down to the desired size.
Stamp the Hello sentiment from the Brushed Hello stamp set using Versafine Black Ink. Then stamp another sentiment if you like.
Add rhinestones to finish the card front off.
Adhere the card front to your cardbase using Tombow Stamp Runner Adhesive.

Finished!! What do you think? I love both cards using both of these stamp sets. Such a great way to bring in Spring!!

Let me know what you think below!! I would love to hear from you.

Your next stop on this hop is the super talented Mayline!! You will want to see what she has come up with.

Giveaway!!

What is a blog hop without giveaway!!! In order to qualify for one of the three $25 gift codes to The Ton’s online store, you must leave a comment on each stop on the blog hop. The comment period will close on Wednesday, April 13th at 11:59pm EST. Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments left on all of the blogs.

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is the lineup:

The Ton
Ruby Naz
Lisa Harrolle
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Virginia Lu
Keeway Tsao
Amy Tsuruta
Emily Midgett
Laura Sterckx
Vera Yates
Laurel Beard
Enuji Jung
Kymona Tracey ← you are here
Mayline Jung

You will not be disappointed!! Have fun hopping!!

Supplies:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

1Apr2016

CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique Challenge

Posted in April 2016, CS Take It Make It Design Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Second Post for Today
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Hello everyone!! I’m here with CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique Challenge Inspiration for April.

Our theme is Take a Technique: Spring Flower!!

For this month’s challenge the technique we would like you to stamp a flower anywhere on your project, or even real ones!! Cover your art with flower embellishments, or make a flower shaped creation. Go crazy (or minimal if that’s your thing!) with the florals…and don’t forget to include stamping somewhere too!!

This should be super fun to see what you come up with.

Take a look at my card:

Hello (CSTIMI)

This was super easy technique this month. I love Spring Flowers because I’m a Spring baby!!

Here is how I created this card:

Cut the black card base to an A2 size, 4.25 by 5.50 scored at 5.50.
Cut the white card base using Mama Elephant Femme Frames.
Use Hero Arts You’re So Lovely Stamp set to stamp your flowers using Hero Arts Tide Pool and Bubble Gum ink.
Then stamp the sentiment two times using Versafine Ink.
Add small Stampin’ Up! Rhinestones to center of the flowers.
Finally adhere the white card panel to the black card base with Tombow Extreme Adhesive.

So what do you think? I love how this card turned out.

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 April: Traplet!

Trapliet Prize: All Six Kate Crane Art Journaling DVD’s

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:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

8Mar2016

Right At Home March Release Blog Hop

Posted in March 2016, Right at Home by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m excited to be here with you today to sharing an amazing project created for the Right At Home March Release Blog Hop!! This is the design team third blog hop and we are delight to full you with inspiration.

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The new Abstract Florals and Script Greeting stamp sets are so much fun to play with. I have to admit the Abstract Floral stamp set is totally out of my comfort zone. I can’t figure out which inks to use to build the flowers. Play with this set, has helped me a lot.

Take a look at my cards:

Hello (RAH)

I love how my flowers turned out. I shied away from building my flowers this go round but you will see that later this month.

Here’s how I created these cards:

Both cards are an A2 size cards, 4.25 by 5.50 scored at 5.50.
I used the Mini Misti to stamp the flowers, stem and sentiment all at one time using My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink. It saved me time on the second card as well, since everything was in the right place.
After the flowers were stamped, I used Tombow Recycled Color Pencils to color them in.
Once the flowers were all colored, I took Tombow Mono Sand Eraser and give the tip of the flowers some highlights.
I added some YNS Give Thanks for Sparkle and Candy Land Glittered Gumdrops and round the top corners to finish the cards off.

I’m going to make a couple more of these cards so that I can include them in the happymail packages that I send to my giveaway winners.

Your next stop on this awesome hop is Yuki’s blog! She is amazing!!

What’s a hop without a giveaway!! One lucky person who hops along and leaves a comment on each blog will win the Scripty Greeting stamp set.

So what do you think? Let me know below.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

9Feb2016

Right At Home Spring Release Blog Hop

Posted in February 2016, Right at Home by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m excited to be here with you today to share some amazing projects created for the Home is Where the Heart is Blog Hop!! This is the design team second blog hop and we are delight to full you with inspiration.

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The new Let Love Grow and Hoppy Easter stamp sets are so cute and playful. I used both to create my two tags.

Take a look:

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I just love these little tags. They are perfect for any Spring/Easter gift.

Here’s how I created them:

To create the tag, I used My Favorite Things Die-namics Tag Builder Blueprints 4 and die cut them out of Recollections White Cardstock and My Favorite Things Homespun Gingham Paper Pack.
The images and sentiment were all stamped using the Mini Misti with My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink, Lawn Fawn Celery Stick and Lawn Fawn Sunflower. The bunny and eggs were colored with Faber-Castel Polychromos Pencils and Gamsol.

Tag 2 (RAH)

To create the shaker pocket, I used the fuse tool and the tag die to make sure the pocket fits neatly behind the outside die. For a full tutorial on how to do that please click here.
Once the pocket is ready, I added the clear Lily Flower Sequins and sealed it up.
All of the pieces were adhered together using 3M Foam tape.

tag (RAH)

The bunny and eggs were placed on the front of the bigger tag.
White twine was added to the top of the tag to finish it off.

So tell me what you think? I can’t wait to hear what you think of these tiny tags!

Now onto my super cool and talented design team member Yuki to see what she has in store for you!! You will not be disappointed!!

What is a blog hop without a great giveaway!! Here are the rules: Leave a comment on all of the blogs participating in this hop for a chance to win a great prize. That’s it, super simple and easy!!

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Kymona

5Feb2016

CS Take It Make It: Take a Technique

Posted in CS Take It Make It Design Challenge, February 2016 by Kreative Kymona

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

Our theme is Take a Technique: Text Me!!

For this month’s challenge the technique we would like you to use text or script background stamps, or text paper in your projects. Any language, any style. Old book pages, bits torn from magazines, scrapbooking papers.. whatever you can find! … The ‘text’ part does NOT include sentiments, phrase or single word stamps…. think backgrounds!!

This should be super fun to see what you come up with.

Take a look at my card:

Hello (TIMI)

I am in love with this card! I love how stamped image looks on top of the text paper. Beautiful. I have to try this technique again.

Here is how I created this card:

I cut my card base out of Recollection Black Cardstock.
Then I cut retired Stampin’ Up! DSP to the size of the card base.
After that I stamped Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold and the Happy hello sentiment using My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink.
Then I used the huge flower from Simon Say Stamp/Winnie and Walter Big Bloom Stamp set.
I used one Copic R46 marker to color the flower in.
To add color to the DSP, I used Distress Ink Vintage Photo to add color to the edges of the card.
To finish the card off, I added Your Next Stamp Black Gumdrops.

So what do you think? I’m in love, are 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 February: A Sprinkle Of Imagination

The prize is a £25 voucher to spend in the online store.

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

Wait!! Wait!! I have more: ASOI are also offering an extra 10% off for my blog readers! The code is CSBlog10% and will work from 5-25th of February, with a minimum £5 spend excluding P&P.

Tell me that isn’t good!!

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

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

1Feb2016

So Suzy Stamps February 2016 Challenge

Posted in February 2016, So Suzy Stamps Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here with So Suzy Stamps and our second challenge for 2016!!!

Check out our new challenge:

Color of Love

Check out my mini notepad:

Hello Crafty friends (SSS)

Now let me tell you something before I start on how I created this card!! I love the new stencils and brushes Suzy has in her store!!

They are called the Clarity Stencils and Clarity Brushes!! They work wonders together!! Check out this quick video I posted on Instagram so you can see some of what I did.

After applying the ink on my Recollection White Card-stock, I trimmed it down to fit on the front of the Recollection Black Card-base.

Then I stamped So Suzy Stamp new Hello Crafty Friends stamp that is available today, on the front panel using Versafine Black Ink.

The black card base was cut to 4.50 x 8.50, scored at 4.50 and 4.

Inside

On the inside, I adhered a purple post-it note pad.

I stamped the corners of the post-it note using So Suzy Stamps Smile Stamp set.

I added Your Next Stamp Clear Gumdrops to finish the card off.

Nice, pretty and easy to create.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!!

~Kymona

19Jan2016

CASology 181 – Clear

Posted in CASology Challenge, January 2016 by Kreative Kymona

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

This week’s cue card is :

Week 181 - Clear

Take a look at my card:

Hello clear (CAS)

I couldn’t help myself when I saw the cue card!! I knew I wanted to use acetate as my card base. There is nothing like a clear card, LOL!!!

Creating this card was super easy. I just cut the acetate to an A2 card size, 4.25 by 5.50, scored at 4.25. Then I used Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Journaling Card Die set to cut out four speech bubbles out of Recollection black card stock. After that I die cut Lawn Fawn Scripty Hello out of a scrap piece of watercolor paper I create earlier in the week.

watercolor pieces

I also cut it twice more for dimension. I adhered the hello to the speech bubble using Tomow’s Stamp Runner then to the acetate. The extra speech bubble was added to the inside as to not show the adhesive and for a place for a message.

That’s it!! It took me less then 4 minutes to make this card and I photographed it at night!! It can’t get any better then that.

I absolutely love how this card turned out.

What do you think? Please leave a comment below letting me know.

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

Our Guest Designer this week:

Natalia

Our Sponsor this week is STAMPlorations!

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

~Kymona

17Jan2016

Hello – Muse Challenge

Posted in January 2016, Muse Challenge by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here today playing with the Muse Challenge!! I can’t tell you the last time I had a moment to play along with them. This was one of my favorite challenges to play in before I became super busy with DT work, LOL!!!

The Muse this week is Anita Bowden, here is her card:

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Take a look at my card:

Hello (Muse)

I decided to create this card because I looked out of my window about an hour ago and realized that it was snowing. This is our first snow fall for the winter season. I’m not happy about it. I’m not a fan of the snow. So I thought this scene went perfect with my how my outdoors looked like.

This card was easy to create. I just die cut Your Next Stamp Houses on the Hill Die and adhered it to a piece of Recollection Black Cardstock for contrast as did Anita. Then I used Tsukineko Radient Neon Amplify! to add my snow. My sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. It was a single hello stamp that I received as a thank you for ordering.

Super easy and fun. I made this card in 5 minutes.

Supplies used:

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

~Kymona

8Jan2016

CS Make It Take It: Take a Stamp Challenge

Posted in CS Take It Make It Design Challenge, January 2016 by Kreative Kymona

Second Post for Today
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Hello everyone!! I’m currently away at CHA. I promise to come back with tons of info to share with all of you.

I’m here today with CS Take It Make It Design Team for our CS Take It Make It: Take a Stamp Challenge for the month of January.

This month’s theme is Take a Stamp!! That means take any stamp and create something, anything goes!! Now if that isn’t easy, I’m not sure what is!!

Take a look at my card:

Hello (TIMI)

I have to say I’m in love with Purple Onion Design Stamps!!! They are too cute and fun to play with. This cute rabbit stamp is called Fawn. I love him!!

Here is how I created this card:

I stamped the tree line horizon first then I stamped Fawn using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for perfect placement.
I colored the images using Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and Gamsol.
The colors I used were 156 Cobalt Green, 124 Rose Carmine, 271 Warm GreyII, and 107 Cadmium Yellow.
Then I stamped the sentiment under the hill!

Super cool and fun to create a scene!!

Take a closer look:

Hello closeup (TIMI)

Prizes:

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 January is: Dail Art!

Dali Art

prize From left to right: assorted Indian ribbon and self adhesive Bindi embellishments, self adhesive gems in 5 colours and two sizes Indian Butterfly stamp.

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: