Day THREE! Lexi's Wheels and Lulu's Wheels are the NEW RELEASES at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome to Day THREE of our June Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Our sweet little girls by artist Cheryl Grant are out for a RIDE in these super fun stamp sets!
It's LEXI'S WHEELS and LULU'S WHEELS!!
Can't you just feel the wind in your hair?? What awesome stamp sets to send to encourage someone or as a pick me up! Or simply a thinking of you! Each set has a super fun image to colour plus several 'wheelie' cute sentiments!
 You will see both of today's sets in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs!

I think one of the newest "retro" color combinations lately is the turquoise/blue and red colors.  I luckily found some design papers that fit the bill exactly-I love combining different patterns on cards-think it gives them movement.  So after mounting my image with a narrow black edge and red mat, I adhered some loopy paper lace along the edge.  I stamped out a sentiment included, distressed the edge and placed 2 epoxy dots next to it.  It will be a great encouragement card to a dear friend.

You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and Krafty Guests below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop!
ALL FIVE of the new June clear stamp sets will be released on Sunday evening! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 7pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and hang out with all our krafty friends! Hope to see you there!

JUNE Guest Designer at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps-SO Excited! Theme this week is DIE CUTS!

I'm so thrilled to be asked to be the June Guest Designer for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  I LOVE all of her stamps, whether in rubber or clear acrylic.  And she has so many interesting Designers that contribute their work to her site!  The one I'm using as my introduction to the monthly Team is from the Let's Dish The Dirt Set, artist is Cheryl Alger.
Because I drew sunflower type flowers in the cart I used a complimentary paper for the square card.  This dp is reversible so I pulled up the corner in the front and secured it with my rolled flowers (there's my Die Cuts).  The sentiments that you see are also from this retired set.  On the inside liner, I HOPE that you see that I was trying to make it look like he was playing in the dirt with my distressing.  This stamped phrase is from another set from KKS--I use them everywhere.

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them for the Challenge so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In
keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!
Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!
Time for another Super Secret KRAFTY STAMP CLUB!! Click on the link for more details and to pre-order yours today!!! Pre-order closes on the 15th!
June Peeks start on Wednesday!! Tune in here each day starting on Wednesday to see what new pretties we're inking up!
In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!
Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until June 9th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!
Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

Cherly Algers' Snowman showing up at Squigglefly

This week at Squigglefly, we were asked to use "Dear or Deer" in our creations and I chose to use one of my favorite artist's Snowman creations. 

Cheryl Alger has many talents, but one of them is her heartwarming Snowmen.  You can't help but smile when you see them and so it is with me..This one is called Bashful Betty the Snowman and I'm so happy with the results!  I have the perfect friend to send this to for Christmas so it was easy to use the term "Dear" on my card.

This card was done on a packet of 6 x 6 scalloped card blanks that I ordered long ago from England of all places.  Lovingly using one of my fav color combo's. blue & green, I had the perfect matching paper!  I fancy cut Betty, used foam dots to elevate her and the sentiment (computer generated) and used a Jolly sentiment on the inside with a snowflake sticker.  I'm having such fun working on Christmas cards this early!  For a little sparkle, I put orange stickles on the noses.  Please come and join us this week and, if you use a SF image, you could win another one from the extensive shop there!  We'd love to see what you come up with!

One Layer cards at Squigglefly this week--Holy Cow!

The Challenge at Squigglefly this week was to create a 1 layer card....For me this was SO HARD!!  I simply love to create cards that build and build on top of each other.  I was never so glad to have png images so that I could "layer" them all onto 1 level.  The Image I'm using this week is Travel at Your Own Pace by Cheryl Alger-she's one of the talented artists at Squigglefly.  
I placed the digi onto a blue background, added a sentiment from my stash both to the outside and inside of the card.  The only fear that I had doing this card was that I would mess up the coloring of the digital image and have to start over again!  Oh the pressure lol!
We have three new artist making their debut this coming month at Squigglefly.  They are Tam Hess, Norma Burnell, and Angela Charles.  Each of them have their own unique style.  We are also welcoming a new design team member Jen Leeflang.  Jen's blog is http://jencraftsa.blogspot.com.  Be sure and watch her posts for some great ideas!

Yummy Yummy CUPCAKES at Squigglefly this week!

 At Squigglefly this week, they are asking you to use the Theme "Cupcakes"..whether it is in your paper, an image of the yummy treat, or...perhaps like I decided to use it--I used floral print mini
cupcake liners!

First I started with a great image from one of the Super Talented Artists at Squigglefly called "Whatcha Growin Maddie? by Cheryl Alger.  It comes with this great sentiment that could be used many ways as well as the potted flower.  I triple folded the liner and then folded the net/stamen/pearl pick into the centers.  I then used this great vine/leaf ribbon to "attach" them to the pot. 
Be sure to check out the ever expanding digital "Library" at Squigglefly to find just the right image for whatever "Life moment" you have in your life-they truly have the solution for your gifts!

Springtime Bright colors at Squigglefly-It's about time in the Midwest~

 This week's challenge is to use Bright Spring Colors on your Squigglefly entry!  Wow, that leaves you SO MANY choices to use and it just puts a "Spring" in your step to be working with them!
The image I'm using is Bloom Where You're Planted by Cheryl Alger.  She's one of the talented artists that lend their talents to this great site.  On top of that, the first weekend of each month is used to premier new designs by all of their artists and it's a great bargain for the great digital images that you get!  Be sure to check them out!  The set I used also included a sentiment.  Also for this card, I used a pre-scored card blank by The Paper Cut.  Normally you would use this card vertically but, I've been trying a different style with it horizontally.  I half attached the copic colored image so that the full image goes across the split front but, it allows the bottom panel to pull free and show your inside for your stamping, pictures, or sentiments.  This Bright Color is called Basis Magenta and I was so lucky to find a matching button for the front-my favorite embellishment! 
You have a whole week to get your entry in for the challenge-and the prize is a great image of your choice for your library! That would definitely be a hard choice-there are so many!!

Let's get fruity on Squigglefly this week!

 The challenge this week on Squigglefly is to use fruit on your card--it can be your image or embellishments.  Well since we're finally in Springtime it seems like a natural opportunity.  I tell you I was a little stumped by this at first, but when I started working on some cards this week, I found this great strawberry paper by The Paper Patch called Garden Strawberries. And~click~ I suddenly had the song "Strawberry Fields Forever" in my head!  This image called "Slow & Steady Sally by Cheryl Alger" actually shows her on a tightrope I believe with a ladybug.  I decided to use that curvy line as a guide for a Field of strawberries she was walking on.  With the blue sky background and the Juicy Birthday sentiment, I think it will be a big Smile Maker for a friend's young daughter!

I'm so ready for Spring & the Next Squigglefly Challenge

 Can you tell by the coloring I'm using in my "SF Digi & Sentiment" Challenge at Squigglefly that, I'M SOO READY FOR SPRING.  The cute image I'm using is by Cheryl Alger called First Love and I'm using a perfect sentiment for this Birthday Card from the collection called My Punny Valentines 4 by Lynne Stansbery.  This saying actually pairs with an electric fan--get it?? I accented the card with some over-sized eyelets and a embossed dragonfly brad.
If you use a Squigglefly image, you are placed in the random drawing for a free image from the SF shop.  Can't beat that!

RED & PINK Challenge at Squigglefly this week! Can you say Valentine's Day?

 What an adorable image to use for this great pre-Valentine's Day RED & PINK Challenge at my favorite Site- Squigglefly!!  The image is from Cheryl Alger's great collection and is called A Big Heart.  I just love coloring her designs!
I tried something new this time--striping the shirt instead of making it solid-I really like the effect.  Mounted it on pink paper and then onto the bed of red roses paper.  Because he was tall and narrow when I got done, I decided to create a little interest by narrowing the front flap of the card so that the "love sayings" paper would show through to the front.  It's by MMBI called Love greetings and could be used for so many card ideas.  I stamped HVD on a pink insert with enough room for a siggy and a personal thought.  I hope all of you are sharing your love thoughts with those that you care about!  Thanks for looking!
Carolyn
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Show Me Thursday
• Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog-anything but a Square

Clean & Simple at Squigglefly Challenge

While I find it a little hard to do a CAS card, I can say I was extremely happy that here at Squigglefly this week, that was the challenge.  With a bummed up knee and in extreme pain, I was thrilled to use the digi stamp from a group of images called Snail Mail Max by Cheryl Alger.  This talented artist is just one of MANY artists featured at Squigglefly.  We are so lucky to get to use them!  This is actually the postage stamp in the set.  I blew it up, used copics on the coloring and then stickles on the background.  Found these gorgeous bumpy, sparkly, gem-like buttons at HL in the sewing dept. made by sew-ology.  They come in deep red and this delicate pink and in 2 sizes.  I just cut off the plastic shank on the back and used a zot to attach. Was so happy to find these!  Can't wait to use them on some Valentine's Day images that are coming up.  Come and join us for the challenge this week-if you make an entry using a SF image, you could win a digital image of your choice.  Thanks for looking!

Christmas is coming to Squigglefly-show us your Christmas spirit!

 The theme this week at Squigglefly is use Christmas paper, ribbon or image on your creation that show the Spirit of Christmas.  Well, for around here, lately, it would be snow and frigid weather.  Go figure, right?  Thank goodness that Cheryl Alger, one of SF's top designer's, loves Snowmen and I am using her image called "Admiring the Star", sooo cute!  I'm loving these reversible papers by BoBunny in their Woodland Winter series.  I added a few extras: Ice Stickles on the Star, a snowflake die cut from one of my Memory Box dies, and, my fav, blue buttons cause they're fun.
 
I'd like to add that if you use a Squigglefly image on our challenges, you will be eligible for a prize for the week!  Also, the first Saturday of each month, new artists and images are previewed for your pleasure.  It's always an exciting time for all of us and we hope you will stop by also and Catch the Magical Spirit of Christmas.

Let's be SQUARE at Squigglefly-2x the Winner!

The challenge this week is called Hip to be Square.  So create a square card or perhaps a square tag, show us your Square side.   We'd love for you to use a Squigglefly image, to be prize eligible it's required, but everyone is welcome to play along.  AND the greatest thing is that last week we didn't have a winner, so this week's prize will be DOUBLE!  Two Squigglefly images or image sets for the winner of this week's challenge. WOW!

I'm using the image Noah's Prize Pumpkin by Cheryl Alger, one of Squigglefly's Premier Artists and the Sentiment Give Thanks by our own DT member, Charlene Mitchell.  My square was created by using a scallop square die which I elevated with pop dots.  I love making these seasonal cards during the Holidays.  I'd love to be a fly on the wall at my relatives' homes when they get my special cards just for them!  Pretty soon I will have to fill up all my Fall copics cause I'm using the heck out of them! 

Be sure and check out some of our newest artists and their original digitals as they join this great group of talented people.  They're so creative.  the husband and wife team of Carmen and Graham Gamble are sure to to make their way to your creations!

Remember to get your entry into this week's challenge so that you have a chance to win some of the images from our library~see you there!

Frankie wants his Cupcake for a Squigglefly Halloween Treat!

 It's almost time for all the spooks and goblins to come out to play for Halloween!  At Squigglefly, Frankie-the adorable image from Cheryl Alger, is going after a yummy cupcake for his treat!  I popped him up on foam dots for dimension, colored with copics.  The cupcake was cut out with an Impression Obsession die cut using Swiss Dot gold card stock from Bazzill.  The icing is from card stock called Ice Gold from The Paper Cut.  It's an iridescent shimmery gold color.  This pre-scored card blank is from The Paper Cut Company and is called the Cupcake Swinging Z-fold card blank  in the new color, Orange Fizz.  Just in time for Fall or Halloween!  I used a Bronze glitter from Martha Stewart.  I used a Batty paper from The Paper Studio matted in black on the inside.  In the die cut set from IO, there's an outline die of the whole cupcake so I like to use those as a small insert where I can stamp a picture or journal a verse, which is what I did with the pumpkin stamp.  The inside of the card makes a great place to use my larger Happy Birthday stamp with lots of room to write a greeting.
Be sure and check out Squigglefly's Latest Challenge where they want your Halloween cards!  If you use a SF image, you could win another one for your growing library.  They have so many new artists coming on board, there's tons of designs to choose from.  We'd love for you to join us! 

Squigglefly-Talk to Me Challenge- Oh What a mistake I made!!

Ok, I know this card is a bit weird for me....surely someone out there has experienced this before...I was determined to make the best of it...here's my story on how I was making a card for the Squigglefly's latest challenge- Talk To Me, and what happened. You have to use a sentiment on your card, whether it comes with the image, or an embellishment has a verse on it, or you make it up on your computer...Talk To Us!
Sooo...I'm coloring up my Image with my fav copics to use this week called Seriously Sally by Cheryl Alger, she's one of the contributing artists at Squigglefly.  I had the face roughed in and went back to shade the shadows when I noticed that...I HAD PICKED UP THE WRONG COLOR and now Sally had dirt smudges all over her.  When I realized my mistake, I was mortified!  Well what to do-make lemonade out of lemons!  I thought of that Peanuts character called Pigpen with the dirt devils all over the place and on the character.  So, that's what this is supposed to look like.  I tried a technique that I had seen where you wet your paper and then sprinkle coffee where you want it and watch it dissolve.  I think it looks kind-of like clouds of dust?  

So then I thought that maybe Sally didn't want to stop playing ball?...or tag?...and so "Seriously?" I have to Go Back to School?  Oh the stories that she could tell!  Well I hope you like my little story and that if anything happens to you like this-Don't despair. make lemonade!

Time to use Twine, Ribbon, Floss on the Challenge at Squigglefly

 This week at Squigglefly they would like us to use the 3 mediums that I listed in the heading--Ribbon, Floss or Twine.  Well, I chose to use a "ribbon" of raffia.  What with fall coming on shortly and kids going back to school, I thought it was a great chance to make an encouraging card for a little girl returning to school!  I love the look of Raffia on a card-makes it so down-homey!  This image is called digi pencil girl without glasses by Cheryl Alger, one of the many talented artists that you will find in the SF Shop.  I colored her with copics, double matted her and then attached the raffia ribbon and raffia bow with button attached.

Well, I had another image by Cheryl Alger called No. 2 pencil with Dream  so I created another card for the occasion.  You'll find SO many images at the Squigglefly Store by this wonderful Artist-can you tell she's one of my favorites?  Do know why the silver pen I used showed up so well on one picture and not on the other!    I wanted to use the yellow glittered circle brad as the Sun on the page and the flower petals are the sun rays.  I picked up some blue and white Baker's Twine as an accent on the end of the card.  Thanks for taking a look at my creations.  Come and play along with our latest challenge and check us out each week for a chance to win some free digital images!

Squigglefly Sponsors our Seems a Little Sketchy Challenge

Well my world is all in alignment now!  Squigglefly is sponsoring the bi-monthly challenge at Seems a Little Sketchy AND I'm on the Squigglefly Design Team!   

This sketch is our template to create with and it was so easy to use this layout! Sometimes sketches have so many  layers that it's hard to get it all on your card!  But not with this one.  This image is called You Better Not Pout by Cheryl Alger and can be found, along with many other great digital images, in the Squigglefly Shop.  I used a Spellbinder Renaissance die to create a great frame around this cute image.  A red glittered card stock snowflake as the circle.  There's a "ribbon" of gold geometric border by Paper Studio.  Then 2 gold snowflake accents at the top corners.
Come play with us at SALS and get a chance to win 3 images from Squigglefly!

Squigglefly wants us to GO MASCULINE

 I love this image from Cheryl Alger called "Come Here Often" and can be found at the Squigglefly Shop along with many other great designs.

This week's challenge at Squigglefly asked us to make a Masculine card and I'm always needing Thank You cards so this was a perfect chance.  I colored the image with Copics, found some vintage like paper, and added the goodies!  I especially like to use BUTTONS and found the perfect one with swirls! 


The first Saturday in each month you will find on Squigglefly new images and Artists launching their creations for very reasonable prices.  Come join us and take a peak!  They're so amazing! 
I'd like to enter it in this challenge:

Show me Thursday Challenge-What did you make this Week?