Birthday Wishes

Hello Everyone!

As some of you may have noticed, I was invited to the Little Miss Muffet Stamps DT. Thank you so much Barbara Sproat for the invitation and Kathy Curry for all of your help. Lately I've been coloring with mainly Pencils. I know I need to go back to Copic every now and then otherwise I'll loose my touch. LOL I've just been practicing and having fun with my Prismacolor Pencils  on Kraft paper that  I've neglected my Copic markers for a bit.

Here is my inspiration card for the week. 

I don't have many boy cards so I wanted to work

on a card with a little boy. I used two images
Polka Dot Pals Eric and Polka Dot Pals-Add on Faces (digital)
When I put it together it actually reminded me
of my two boys especially with the pajamas, holding books and toys,
the big brown eyes and curly hair.

Polka Dot Pals Eric and Polka Dot Pals-Add on Faces (digital)

Items used:

Prismacolor pencils

Doodlebug Design paper Hip Hip Hooray

Kraft Paper

Recollections black cardstock

A little close-of the coloring.

Don't forget that Little Miss Muffet Challenges 

are Always Anything Goes,

so take some time to make a little card or project if you'd like.

Next week we are going to have some extra fun and show some previews of some new and fun stamps- you won't want to miss.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  

Katya Bess

A Very Merry Christmas

Hello Everyone! Happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a card I made using mainly one color family... purples... 

I had particularly colored the image a long time ago and set it aside but finally took the time to complete a card with her. I bought the rubber stamp from the https://thegreetingfarm.com/

The rubber stamp is called Holiday Anya 4

The paper is from Doodlebug Design called Frosty Friends

The sentiment is from a stamp set I bought at Michaels and I'll have to

come back with the name once I find it under all of my crafty mess. 

I used a Sakura Gelly Roll to glitter up the star and her boots.

The cutting die is from Craftin' Desert Divas.

Thank you for stopping by.

Katya Bess

I'll be entering my card at: 

https://thegreetingfarm.com/?p=9198

Monochromatic

LMMS Guest DT Inspiration card using Zappa

Hello Crafty Friends,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week! I have joined the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Guest Design Team. I am honored to be invited as Guest DT and feel very welcome. I have an inspiration card that I can't wait to show you. I have used Polka Dot Pals Zappa and one of the Polka Dot Pals Add-On Faces (Digital). If you have a program such as Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor or anything similar you can definitely used them. I have even used the faces on another LMMS stamp with a word document program such as LibreOffice. With Photoshop though you have more freedom to size, move the faces, tilt or rotate.

Polka Dot Pals Zappa and one of the Polka Dot Pals Add-On Faces (Digital)

 I used Prismacolor Pencils to color this image

I am pleased the way she came out.

The Little Miss Muffet Stamp images make it easy to 

add facial features such as a puffy or child-like face. 

The papers are from Doodlebug Design Inc: October 31st

Here is the my coloring early on...  99% of the time I color the face first 

and then the rest of skin. I colored it a little more after this 

but I just wanted to show a little bit of the process in the beginning stage.

The Prismacolors I used are

PC: 109, 140, 901, 908 915, 926, 929, 935, 938, 

942, 943, 945, 946, 947, 995, 997, 1012, 1056, 1078, 1102

and I used Uni-ball Signo Angelic white pen

For the background I used a Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Please check out Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog for

Challenges (Always Anything Goes) and for more inspiration.

I hope you liked my card. 

Thank you so much for visiting!

Katya Bess 

Kraftin' Kimmie October Release Hop

Woohoo! It's finally here!!

Today we are celebrating the 

amazing CHRISTMAS release of ALL of our 

NEW October

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL FOUR new sets are NOW available in the Krafty Shop!

So let's have a big happy hop around the design team blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is ANGELICA ANGEL!

Next, another sweetie....EVANGELINE ANGEL!

Then our feathered friends in

MERRY & BRIGHT BIRDIES!

And lastly we shared the adorable new

REINDEER GAMES!

ALL the new sets are available now individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our October Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FOUR of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Here's the card I created for the hop.

EVANGELINE ANGEL
She is so fun stamp to color! :D 

She's so adorable!

Thank you for stopping by

-Katya Bess

*** And don't forget the ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!!

All orders of $80+ get to CHOOSE

one of FOUR FREE stamp sets!!

(You are My Sunshine, Ewe are Amazing, Book Dragon

or Christmas Blessings Sentiments!)

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin!!

Kraftin' Kimmie October Crafty Guest Bloghop

Good morning!

Welcome back to Day TWO of our October Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Did you love yesterday's peek?? So beautiful, right?! Well then you're going to love today's peek too because we've got another gorgeous ANGEL!

It's EVANGELINE ANGEL!

I'm super excited to share this one because.....some of you have seen it already! That's because it was the Super Secret Krafty Klub stamp set that was included in the Khristmas Kard Kit!!! So those who preordered it already have it in their inky little fingers and you'll get to see their creations today because they are our fabulous GUESTS!

This adorable new stamp set comes with one large main image and three fabby sentiments!!

All of the Krafty Krew design team members and Special Krafty Guests listed below have lots of sweet designs to share with you today featuring the EVANGELINE ANGEL stamp set!

Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop EACH DAY of the peeks this week! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin'! 

Here is my card for the hop! Hope you like it!

I colored her up with Prismacolor Pencils

I added glossy accents to the lights and ornaments. The flowers are

from a poinsettia bunch from Michaels (originally white) the flowers are

from the Not2ShabbyShop, the papers are from Photoplay: Holiday Cheer

(the papers were included in the Super Secret Krafty Kit)

I lightly sprayed Tattered Angels Shimmer Mist around the background

and on the poinsettia.

I took the photos outside and got this warm glow from the sun.

Here's a close-up

I had these leftover white poinsettias from a project I worked on two years ago.

Originally I planned on using two poinsettia flowers but I changed my mind

and added smaller roses to sit next to one poinsettia.

I colored them with Copic refills and green details with a copic marker,

the center I added Nuvo Glitter drops called Ruby Slippers

that was included in our Super Secret Krafty Kit.

Thank you so much Kim Reid for letting us do this fun hop.

Thank you all for stopping by.

 If this is your first stop remember to hop along, 

the list of all of the all of the mega krafty ladies is right below.

Thanks,

Katya Bess

A little birdie told me...

Good morning everyone!

This month I'll be participating as a Guest DT for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Woot Woot!
This week the theme is Fall / Autumn colors. When I think about Fall/Autumn colors I think about the changing leaves, colors of the sky but I also think about the harvest and fruits that were planted in the spring and fall. (I think I'm always thinking about food though. hahaha) Therefore, I was inspired to make this card. The image reminds me of my Mom, she's always in the garden. She gardens at home and she also teaches and maintains a garden at an elementary school in her local neighborhood. The food my mom grows is for the community she lives in. Many children and their families get to take home what they helped grow at their school. Every time I visit her in the garden there is always something I can just rinse off and nibble on.

I used this little girl with fresh picked vegetables from the garden

it's a retired Rubber Stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie's artists: Cheryl Grant

I got it from Facebook Rubber Party, Kim Reid had on the Kraftin' Kimmie

Facebook Fan page. Rubber Parties are really fun and sometimes sad (LOL  ) if you 

aren't quick enough or if your internet or Facebook is lagging.

I don't remember the name and I don't have the packaging printout

since it was sort of a online yard sale.

When I find the name I will update the info.

The Spanish sentiment is from

a Dilo En Español set called Set #2 Queremos Pastel

I colored the image with Copic markers

and used a Doodlebug Design paper stack called Friendly Forest

the banner die is from My Creative Time.

That is all folks! 

Thank you for stopping by.

Katya Bess

I will be entering this card at:

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/2017/10/challenge-402-fall-colors.html

Fall/Autumn colors (GDT)

Snowball Fairy

Good morning!

Last night I was working on this fairy that I've had for a while now but I hadn't trimmed it. I don't know why I don't do it when I first get my stamps..... I need to get better with that. This one is a retired gray Rubber Stamp but it may have been re-made into clear or revamped I'm not sure.  I found  a photo of the insert online so you can see how it looked on the shop. I also took a picture of a fraction of the mess I had created while trimming and coloring this fairy. No, It's not cute but when I get most creative the results for my desk are spread out and messy. At the end I might start a new coloring with the same pencils or markers or I'll put everything away and start fresh.

The Flowers are from Not2Shabby Shop (I just colored them a little),

 The corner Snowflake die is from LaLa Land Crafts,

and the Oval dies are from Spellbinders and from Avery Elle.

The paper is from Doodlebug Design

 close-up

I used Sakura gel pens for some of the shimmer 

I also used iridescent Chunky Glitter from Recollections.

Here's some of my kreative mess

These are most of the Copic makers, a Copic Multiliner, a Sakura Gelly Roll,  

a Uni-ball Signo Angelic, and one Prismacolor pencil

Here is how the stamp set looks (only mine is lavender)

I used Kraftin' Kimmie's September Sketch 

I hope you liked my card. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Katya Bess

I will be entering my card at:

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/2017/09/challenge-401-holiday-card.html

Holiday card

For a Purr-fect Friend

Gooooood Morning!

Today I finished a Christmas card I started working most of the night....(shhhhh don't tell my Hubby LOL   ) and I finished this morning. The clear stamp I purchased from  Kraftin' Kimmie and it's called Purr-fect Princess. It's not a holiday stamp but I sort of sketched out and drew a Christmas tree in similar style to Annie Rodrigue (no as nice as hers but I wanted to give that playful look.) I colored everything in bright cheery Christmas colors that I would pick for my Christmas balls and Christmas lights. ha! I used Prismacolor Pencils from my 150 set on Kraft cardstock.

I was so happy to get some sunlight for my picture! Woohoo!

Here's a close-up 

And here's another close-up where you can see some of my scribbles that are 

caused by the wax from the Prismacolor pencils. ha!

Oh yea! I used the sketch from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps as well.

I hope you liked my Christmas/Holiday card. :)

Thank you for visiting.

Katya Bess

I will be entering my card at:

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/2017/10/wonderful-wednesday.html

Anything Goes + optional monthly sketch

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/challenge-32.html

Anything Goes

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2017/10/challenge-498-anything-goes.html

Anything Goes 

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2017/10/u-for-unlimited-v-for-vibrant.html

U for Unlimited V for Vibrant 

http://www.happylittlestampers.com/2017/10/hls-october-christmas-challenge.html

Christmas challenge

http://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.ca/2017/10/challenge-7-sponsored-by-mhk-designs.html

Must have a creature. (mine has a kitten)