Oldie but Goodie

I was cleaning my stamp room the other day when I ran across this card.

I jumped onto my blog because I couldn't remember if I had shared it with you.  Come to find out I had NOT.  Way back in September (seems like forever ago) when my sweet friend Cathy was here we had stamped our hearts out.  This was one of the cards that we made together.  It's a mish mosh of all kinds of products.  We even used a few different stamp sets and a sewing machine.  As you can tell I cannot sew a straight line.  Thankfully I just sew on cards and not clothing.  

Anyhoo, the card uses the stamp set Established Elegance and Notes & Details.  We used the Just Add Cake DSP and I loved how the numbers and lined paper went so well with the Typewriter image.  

I have more Valentines to share soon.  You can find these products in my Online Store.  Lots of great toys there and make sure to check out the Clearance Rack.  

Have a FABULOUS week!

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Wonderful You

Today is the first day I've felt HUMAN! Today I fee FANTASTIC! Over the weekend I thought I was dying from a sinus infection.  The bottom line is I figured out I cannot cure myself.  Grr! I had to drag myself into the Doctor's office over the weekend because I just felt terrible.  It's amazing what a good antibiotic can do. 

Today I jumped into my stamp room and stamped away.  YIPPIE! I couldn't stop with this card above.  I just kept adding new fun things.  Holy COW the products are fantastic to work with from the new Occasions Mini.  I did add a little sneak peek of a Sale-a-Bration set. 

I used the Attic Boutique Designer Paper with the Attic Boutique Side Notes (MUST HAVE!) and the new Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon.  It's all so pretty.  Very feminine.  The crown comes from an oldie but a goodie stamp set called Artistic Etchings.  This is a stamp set I have always adored.  I stamped the crown with VersaMark and then embossed the image using the Cherry Cobbler embossing powder.  What a rich looking powder.  I used it again on the sentiment.  The sentiment comes from the set Loving Thoughts.  Beautiful sentiments in this set.  I added a few pearls, ribbon and buttons just because we can! Overall, this card made me happy.   You can find all these beautiful products in my online store.  I hope you'll visit soon. 

Tomorrow is my little girls 9th Birthday.  I can't wait to share her Birthday Card with you! We have a big day planned for her.

XOXOXO

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Getting Back to Work!

I think I'm ready to say I'm going to jump in with both feet and start back to work.  Over the last month we've taken a lot of time for our family to readjust back to the normal family routine.  Like I said before transition is not always easy especially if you have a 10 year old son like mine who still believes he is the MAN of the house.  We asked Brandon a few weeks back while sitting down for dinner who the "man of the house" is now that Daddy is home.  Without hesitation he blurted out, "umm, of course I AM!"  I looked at Russ and he looked back at me and we knew we had a few things to work on.  All is well and Brandon is realizing (not always on a good note) that Dad is back! It's a process and it takes time but all will be good soon.

Our Christmas was extra special with Russ home and being in Florida with all my family.  The kids had a blast and seemed pretty happy with everything Santa and family had given them.  They played non stop with their cousins and I'm always grateful for how well they get along. Here are a few photos of the kids and my mom while we were in Florida. 

We are unpacked and all the Christmas decorations are put away until next year.  Sometimes I think Christmas is just a blur.  I hate that.  I want the spirit and season of Christmas to last forever.  The only thing I could do without is the sweets that come with it.

With all the craziness that has been going on in our little world the one thing that has been lacking is the stamping.  Today is the first day in three weeks that I came down into my stamp room and was ready to put a few stamps and ink together.  I felt the creative block coming on pretty strong but I finally pushed forward and just started grabbing new products from the Occasions Mini to play with.  This new mini is one of the best in my book.  Lots of great products.  The excitement of playing with the new stuff brought back all my warm fuzzies I have for Stampin' Up! products and the company.  I'm working on a plan to get back to my normal business schedule and start putting classes/workshops together again.  It's been a long time but I wouldn't change a thing. It's just time to get busy again!

I'm excited to show you what happened in my stamp room today.  Let me share!

As I was playing with all the new products in my room the one thing I kept saying over and over was WOW, I love this paper.  Stampin' Up! really tickled me pink with all the new DSP they have in the Occasions Mini.  It's just girlie and pretty. The base of the card is where the FUN begins.  I folded a piece of pool party cardstock in half and used my new Edgelits Die called Adorning Accents and the new Adorning Accents Embossing Folders. WOW WEE what a difference these little things can make to a card.  This card became elegant in a matter of seconds!  I think you have to have one!!  I used the new stamp set Apothecary Art.  Lucky for you I don't have to pronounce this set.  My tongue does not like to say Apothecary!  The beauty of this stamp set is how it coordinates with the Framelits Labels Collection on page 6 of your mini.  WOW. Love this label and love these dies.  I stamped the image with VersaMark onto Naturals White cardstock and then embossed the image with Pewter powder.  I colored in the small flowers with a blender pen and made this very simple. I used the Attic Boutique DSP which is stunning and pared it with the Pleated Satin Ribbon that makes me smile every time I touch it.  Gone are the days of pleating my own ribbon while I have this beautiful ribbon on hand.  I used the Pear Pizzazz ribbon. If you look closely enough you will notice that I used the scallop edge from Adorning Accents Edgelits  under my pretty Designer Series Paper too.  I dazzled the card with a few tiny pearls and a few of the new biggie ones too.  Last thing I added was a little shimmer and my Spritzer tool with Early Espresso and Pool Party markers.  Viola! Kimberly STAMPED!!

Hopefully by seeing all of these exciting new products you are ready for a few yourself.  You can find them all HERE! I like to call this my little Vintage Shop.  Boy is it filled with lots of things I love.  

I'm getting ready to turn the lights out for a few hours and then I'm coming back tonight to play a little more.  That's HOW excited I am!! 

XOXOXO

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Fall Pretties, Again!

You are probably still laughing from the previous post so let me calm you down with a pretty Fall card.  Hee Hee.  I'm also excited to tell you that I'm stamping this week with my girlfriend Cathy from Colorado Springs.  We were stamping maniacs last night. We belted out the coolest projects and we have lots more coming in the next few days. We literally have a list.  SO fun!!!

Here is the card for the day-

Yes, another Gently Falling stamp set card.  Good news… I've put the stamp set to rest for a little while.  We need to move forward to a few other holidays.  LOL! This is a  simple layout.  I added one fun product on this card to add texture to the focal point of the card.  My favorite wheel, Music Notes.  I wheeled lightly over the leaves using More Mustard ink.  I really like how that looks.  Hopefully those dang music notes are going the right way.  I can be silly like that. 

You can find Fall pretties like these above in my Online Store. 

Have a FABULOUS day.  I'm off to stamp like a crazy woman. 

XOXOXO

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Fall Furry Continued & Digital Fun!

Good morning!

I told you this is a week of FALL inspiration.  First I want to share a couple fast My Digital Studio pages. While these have nothing to do with Fall, I just had to share.  I'm no where even close to being a pro with this program but I love it.  It's so simple and every time I do a project or a layout I learn something new.  Let's just say I have many "A-Ha" moments.  It's a great day to share these because there are NEW Digital Downloads today too.  Click HERE to view them.  Love the new digital kit. 

After writing about the "Trinity" fiasco I wanted to do a scrapbook page to capture this memory FOREVER.  I am sure to hold this over his sweet little head one day.

Almost every day I get the pleasure of seeing this sweet face below on my computer screen.  The other day our big light bulb moment was when we both figured out how to take a screen shot of the two of us on skype.  Kinda stupid but it's amazing the little things that make us smile. Notice how clear this picture of him is? It's usually just a beige blog that moves on my computer screen.  I miss this great man!!

Lastly, let me share my Fall card:

This is a super simple card.  It uses two of my favorite tools.  Let me share.  First the stamp sets…The stamp set I used for the main focus of the card was Autumn Splendor #116503. 

I also used this A la Carte stamp set called Just Thank You #122911

My two favorite tools used on this card are the Spritzer Tool and the Gold Glow Smooch Spritz (118770). Right now there is not a project that can escape either of theses tools.  I love the Glow that the Gold Smooch Spritz adds to a project.  It's just beautiful. The inks used for the Leaf images was Soft Suede and Crumb Cake. 

There you have it.  That was a lot to take in today but I hope you enjoyed these projects.  You can find all these fun products in my Super Duper Cool Online Store. 

Time for me to get my stampin' groove on.  It's raining outside and I have lots to stamp!

Make it a fantastic Tuesday!

Big SUPER HUGE….XOXOXOXO

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