Fruits, Fruits and more Fruits!!

Hello everyone!! I’m back again for the third DoubleClick Challenge! The theme is, you guessed it, its fruit!!

The summer time is full of delicious fruits from all over the world.

Let me tell you what surprised me the other day. My friend who lives off of one of the busiest streets in Queens, has a neighbor who has a pear tree in the front of their house. I was blown away. I never saw a fruit tree in city, upstate yes, but not down in the city. Can you eat the fruits? Are they sweet? I wanted to know but was too scared to ask for one. So what I did was take a picture of the tree as proof that it exist.

Take a look for your self:

How beautiful is that tree full of fruit!! Makes you want one. Ok, ok I digress! On to the challenge. Its all about fruit!

I choose to go with tangerines! They are so delicious and you can peel it by yourself. The sweeter the better for me.

Take a look at my card:

These tiny tangerine halves look so good, you almost want to eat them all. Let’s talk about how I create this nice CAS card.

1. My Stampin’ UP! Tangerine Tango card base is an A2 card which measures 4.25 x 5.50 scored at 5.50.

2. My Neenah Solor White card panel measures 4 x 5.25. I rounded the corners with a retired Stampin’ Up! punch.

3. I used Stamp’ Up! retire Tart and Tangy Stamp Set to stamp my tangerines 3 times out of Tangerine Tango ink.

4. I used Stampin’ Up! 1-1/4″ Circle Punch to punch out my tangerines.

5. I adhered the tangerines to the card panel with Stampin’ Up! Dimensionals.

6. I used Stampin’ Up! Hi There Stamp Set to stamp the Hello at the bottom of my card base with Versafine black ink.

7. I adhered the card panel to the card base using Stampin’ UP! Dimensionals.

7. I added Wink of Stella to the tangerine petals for added glare.

8. For my finishing touch, I added my PUMPKIN SKITTLES to the center of my tangerines and after my hello.

Clean and Simple at its best.

So tell me what do you think?

Now its your turn to play along. You have until September 2 to enter the challenge.

The lucky winner will win the nice prize pack you see below:

Good Luck to all of you!

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!

~Kymona

17Jul2014

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

26Jun2014

Fresh & Fun Watercoloring!

Posted in Blog Challenge, CASology Challenge, June 2014, Watercolor by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! Yes, yes, more water-coloring for me. I love it.

I’m here today with CASology and their Cue Card is Wood!

Yes, wood. I was wondering how can I use my favorite technique (WATERCOLOR) and wood. Then a light bulb when off and I knew what I wanted to do.

Take a look at what I came up with:

Yayyy, I was able to combine my water-coloring with woodgrain!! I love it.

1. I used Simon Says Stamp woodgrain cardstock.

2. I stamped Papertrey Ink Splat hello stamp with Distress Inks.

3. I used my paint brush to smear the circles, so that they have a spilling look from one side of the circle.

4. I added some sequins and WALA, I was done.

So tell me what you think. I would love to know.

Supplies used:

Thank you for stopping by!

~Kymona

8Jun2014

Do You Have Petal Power?

Posted in 3-D, Blog Challenge, Hello, June 2014, Papertrey Ink Make It Monday by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone, I guess your asking yourself what is petal power? Guess what I was wondering the same thing. I thought it was a cute title so I decided to go with it. LOL, LOL!!!

No for real, petal power is when a flowers petal stand out from the rest of the flower. What do you think?

Well my notebook today, has petal power. The petals are so vibrant and rich, I just love it.

Papertrey Ink’s Make It Monday #167 Challenge is DIY Notebooks! Yes, notebooks. So cute and irrepressible. I couldn’t wait to participate.

Take a look at my Mini Notebook with tear out pages:

This mini notebook was so easy to make, I just love it.

Here’s how:

1. I cut all of my card stock and back chip board to 2-3/4 by 4-1/4.

2. I stamped “read this” sentiment from PTI’s Clip Tips on all of my colored card stock inside my notebook.

3. I stamped my flowers, butterflies and hello sentiment on my front cover.

4. I attached a piece of pattern paper to the top of the cover and to the back of the book with glue. The pattern paper will hold all of my pages together.

5. I added double-side adhesive to the middle of the pattern paper.

6. I made sure all of the pages of my books were attached to the adhesive.

7. Then I used my hand to crease the front and back of the book. All of the inside pages should be adhered to the double-sided tape.

WALA, your book is made and ready to use! The double-sided tape allows you to tear the pages out of the book and put it back.

Isn’t that amazing!

Supplies used:

Please let me know what you think of my Mini Notebook!

~Kymona

31May2014

Hello World, How are you?

Posted in Hello, May 2014, Muse Challenge, Watercolor by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone! I’m in such a great mood today, I can’t stop smiling. I’ve been working really hard at my craft and slowly by surely its paying off. So, I’m really proud of myself.

I’m here today with a card for the Muse Challenge #69. This is my first time playing along with them so I hope I don’t disappoint them.

Cornelia was chosen to create the Guest Muse this week and her card is full of bright colors, a cool technique and FUN!

Here is her card:

My job is to use the Muse card as inspiration and create one of my own.

When I looked at Cornelia’s card, it reminded me of my all time favorite technique, WATER-COLORING!!! I love how she made the colors mix with one another and the splatters across the card.

So I knew right away that I had to pull out my Koi watercolors. I decided that I wanted to use colors I hardly use that are bright and will stand out on the black cardstock I wanted to use.

Before I painted, I scored the watercolor paper to give it added texture.

I used colors #3, 12, and 16 to create my sentiment and hearts. You can see the colors on my swatch here.

Like Cornelia’s card I wanted to create a one layer card so I decided to create an inlay card with my sentiment and hearts. So, I die cut my sentiment and hearts from the watercolor piece.

After I cut out all of my pieces that I need to create my card, I realized that I wanted my card to have a stitch edge so to create that I had to use my large journal stitch die, which in turn cut off a portion of my card. I was ok with that because I love the stitch edge. That idea came from Nichol Magouirk.

After that cut, my card was no longer a one layer card. I put all of the piece together and here is what I came up with.

Here is my card:

I added sequin, enamel dots and rhinestones to resemble Cornelia’s paint splatters. I choose colors that were close to my watercolor sentiment and hearts.

Sooooo, what do you think? No stamping required. I love how it came out.

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kymona

20May2014

Watercolor Background: How Playful!!

Posted in Blog Challenge, May 2014, One Layer Card, Online Class Homework, Stencils, Watercolor, Watercolor Backgrounds by Kreative Kymona

I can’t believe my Watercolor for Card Makers class is coming to an end. This Friday is the last day to submit all of our homework. I have so much left to do.

It was truly an amazing class! I learned a lot about water-coloring. I was granted the opportunity to try different types of watercolors mediums (watercolor pencils and crayons, transparent water colors, opaque watercolors, kids watercolor, shimmer watercolors).

I’m hoping to make at least one water-coloring card a week. This will allow me to spend more time with my daughter who also loves water-coloring.

Today’s watercolor technique was taught by Tim Holtz himself. Truly fun and amazing. He taught us how to make amazing backgrounds using “watercolor stamping or monoprint” using a stencil.

I had so much fun creating my card, that I made two cards.. I’m also submitting this card into the Papertrey Ink’s Make it Monday #165: Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds Challenge. Betsy showed us how to create watercolor backgrounds using our current stamps. I’m excited!!

So, what do you think of this card? It looks so delicious to me. The colors are so vibrant. My flower was punched from a watercolor background that I created. I thought that bought more balance to the card.

For my second card, I wet the outer edge of the flower to create the watercolor effect surrendering each individual flower. That gives each flower a beautiful soft and subtle effect.

I love how both of my cards turned out. I am going to try to create a couple more cards with this fun effect!!

Please let me know what you think.

Supplies used:

~Kymona

24Apr2014

My Daughter’s Water Splats

Posted in April 2014, Blog Challenge, Sanaa's Cards, Watercolor by Kreative Kymona

I’m so excited today!!!! I have a guess designer visiting my blog. Let me introduce my special guest.

Sanaa is a 7-year-old crafter. She is new to the public eye. She wanted to debut her first appearance here on the Kreative Kymona blog. I’m so happy she choose me to showcase her. She is also my beautiful daughter.

Sanaa wanted to play along with Papertrey Ink’s Make a Monday #161 Water Splats challenge. She had a lot of fun creating her card.

Take a look:

Take a look at her final card:

She used Papertrey Dye Ink Aqua Mist and Berry Sorbet to create her card. Sanaa had a blast adding her Water Splats. She was totally amazed at how the ink reacted to the water. Once she started adding water, she couldn’t stop. The look came out so good.

After adding the Water Splats, she die cut Lawn Fawn Hello die and Papertrey Ink’s Sketched Stars Die Collection and adhered it to her card base.

I love how her card came out. This was her first time working with her inks and water. She said she wants to do another card.

Supplies used:

Please leave her a comment, she would love that!

-Kymona for Sanaa

14Mar2014

Clean and Simple 3 Card Class – Day 4 Optical Illusion

Posted in March 2014, Online Class Homework, Optical Illusion by Kreative Kymona

Did I say how much I’m enjoying this online card class. Well here it is, I’m having an awesome time in this CAS 3 Card Class. I’ve learned so much so far and we have weeks to go. Enough about me, today’s card focused on a different type of optical illusion, Masking!! Jennifer McGuire taught us how to use our die cuts to mask of areas and apply ink. I had fun, so much so, that I ink the side of my card stock with the distress ink that I had to ink the sides of the cards too. I love how it came out, despite my mistake.

Take a look:

Supplies Used:

classic crest solar white CS

Labels Collection Framelits Die 125598

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

Ink Blending Tool

Post-It Full Adhesive Roll

SSS Hello You

Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper

Please let me know what you think about my masked card.

18Nov2013

Holiday Card Workshop Day 3 – Clean and Simple

Posted in November 2013, Online Class Homework by Kreative Kymona

I have to tell you that I’m loving my online card class. I’m learning so many different techniques that I can’t wait to share them with you. Today’s card theme was clean and simple. I must say clean and simple is easy and delightful. I want to make more cards using this style.

After making this card, I decided to make a couple more for the ladies that I swap with. I hope they love the card as much as I do.

Kreative Tip: White on white is always classy!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Hearts of Flutter Stamp Set (129252) and A Dozen Thoughts (131056)

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar (131174), Coastal Cabana (131175), Crisp Cantaloupe (131176) and Basic Black (126980)

Cardstock: Whisper White (100730)

Tools: Hearts of Flutter Framelits (130159) and the Big Shot (113439)

Accessories: Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (119261), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), and the Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)

Happy Stamping!

13Sep2013

Hey. Hello. Hi there. Howdy. Hola!

Posted in September 2013 by Kreative Kymona

What a title!!! Look at all the ways we can say hello. I love it! So you guessed it – today’s card is a Hello Card. We all have friends and family members that we haven’t spoken to in a long time. How about sending them a really nice card that says that for you.

Take a look at the card for today:

I made this card using my favorite new Stampin’ Up! tool, the Envelope Punch Board (133774)! I’ve made more cards then envelopes with this tool. My fellow demonstrator, Kelly Gettelfinger, gave me the idea for this card.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Casual Monogram Stamp (131146) (This stamp was custom made)

Cardstock: Crumb Cake (120953), Perfect Plum (101889), Raspberry Ripple (126842) and Birthday Basics DSP (130145)

Ink: Raspberry Ripple (126859)

Accessories: uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (105021), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Snail Adhesive (104332) and the Envelope Punch Board (133774)

All of these items can be purchased at my online store, located on the right sidebar. Please feel free to leave a comment or any questions below.