Happy Anniversary

Hi Friends, I am thrilled to be asked to Guest Star for The Color Throwdown Challenge!

 They provided a elegant, colorful floral color palette and inspiration photo to work with. You've got to play this week!

I had to pull out my WPlus9 Ranunculus stamp set. The golden flatware inspired me to gold heat emboss my image and I colored the blooms with Copic markers. I used more gold powder to heat emboss the Verve sentiment. (The inside says ...a happy anniversary). The Pretty Pink Posh scalloped frame was die cut with gold foil cardstock. I added a few tiny black splatters and sparkling clear sequins to finish it. 

My in-laws our celebrating 70 years married next week! I was thrilled to use the Color Throwdown #558 to make their card. 

Make sure you check out the design teams' cards as well. Thanks for stopping by!

Kim

Inspired by all the little things 82

Hi, Friends, It's time for Inspired by all the little things #82. We have a GORGEOUS floral photo to be inspired by this week. I was inspired by the flowers and silverware. 

I stamped and die cut the beautiful WPlus9 Summer Southern Florals 2. I used many Momento Inks for that. I also die cut a white CS circle to set them on. I stamped my background with SSS gingham cling background stamp using the Misti for great coverage. 

I die cut the sentiment with SSS Sending/Wishing die with silver paper on top and 2 layers of white underneath. Instead of using the minuscule dots for the "i", I used tiny silver half pearl-type embellishments. Then I silver heat embossed the rest of the sentiment on white CS. 

Our guest this month is Kelly Lunceford. Come visit the blog and see what she and the rest of the talented team have made!

Thanks for stopping by.

Kim

Other challenge links below.

Simon says Stamp Wed. Challenge Easter Inspired (The colors on my card are easter-like)

Inspired by all the little things 73

Hi There, what a beautiful inspiration we have for you this week! Inspired by all the little things #73. 

I started out with a piece of Bristol paper and some sugary Zig markers. I stamped Wplus9 "Holiday Houses" in Versafine Black ink and colored the houses with similar colors to the photo, spreading and diluting the markers with water to get a pastel look. I did the same with the sentiment from the Wplus9 "Be Merry" stamps and dies. 

After attaching a nest of gold thread and adhering the background to a card base, I called it done. 

Susan Opel is our guest this week, Come join us this week, you can't resist those colors, can you?

Kim

Inspired by all the little Things #68

Hey Friends, We have another pretty inspiration photo for you this week at Inspired by all the little Things! I love the blue of the dress and the pretty floral bouquet. 

I started my card by inking up WPlus9 Southern Summer Florals 2 and die cutting them. The white embossed sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Floral Bliss set. I searched my 6x6 pads for a dusty blue to match the dress. This was as close as I could get, The grey wood grain is from the same pad. I die cut a scalloped border with Lawn Fawn dies. A gem brad from my stash anchors the natural twine bow. 

I was happy to give this card to my daughter this past weekend to give to her friends for their wedding!

Our Guest this week is Sandy Mathis, please come join us this week, won't you?

Kim

Inspired by all the little Things #66

Hi Friends, Welcome to Inspired by all the little Things #66! Isn't that flower beautiful in the inspiration photo? 

I was inspired by the shape of the flower. The shape of my flowers from the Wplus9 Beautiful Bouquet-Mums set is similar but that's were the similarity ends. I went with a different pink tone using zig brush markers to color my image. I made this several weeks ago and thus the bright almost summer colors. 

After heat embossing in white and coloring, I die cut the focal piece with the SSS Scalloped Border die. I then layered it over the polka dot paper and stamped the sentiment with SSS Thoughtful Messages. Sequins from a variety of manufacturers finish it off. 

Anita in France is our guest this week, Stop on by and check out the inspiration! We'd love it if you added a card to the gallery. :)

Kim

links to other challenges below

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge  -Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday Challenge Option:Anything Goes

Inspired by all the little Things #64

Hi Friends, Welcome to #64 of Inspired by all the little Things. I was a little bit challenged by the inspiration photo so I went pretty literal. I love the colors tho! I broke out my Lawn Fawn Jar stamps and dies to create the jars. I added copper embossing powder to look like the photo. 

For the flowers I used Wplus9 stamps and dies, called Southern Summer Florals 2 for the flowers stamped with Momento Pear Tart. The background was ink-smooshed with Peacock Feathers distress ink. The sentiments are from SSS. 

Our guest this week is Shannon Jaramillo. Being on this design team allows me to meet crafters I would not have known and I love that!

Come on over to the blog and see what else we're sharing this week!

Kim

Inspired by all the little Things #59

Hey Friends, Happy June! Can you believe it's June already? We have an oh-so-pretty Inspiration photo for you this week at Inspired by all the little things.

 I took out the Wplus9 stamp set again, Ranunculus,  so I could focus on those gorgeous flowers. I heat embossed it in gold and colored with Zigs and water. I splattered with gold paint and machine stitched the white panel. I adhered the white panel on blue card stock and tied blue twine around it. Finally I heat embossed a SSS sentiment on a label die cut. 

This week we have the talented Amy Sheffer as our guest and also our talented design team members. We hope you play along!

Until next time, 

Kim

Other challenge links below.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

Seize the Birthday Anything Goes option

4 Crafty Chicks Birthday

Inspired by all the little Things 43

Hey Friends, I'm loving this inspiration photo this week at Inspired by all the little Things 43. Home decorating is a passion of mine so I love pics of home decor. 

I chose to take the pink flowers, the fabulous black and white print and some silver from the photo for this week's card. I masked the beautiful WPlus9 Ranunculous with a Lawn Fawn jar stamp. The stems are from yet another set. I water colored the image with Zig markers and a water brush. I heat embossed (with Versafine Black Onyx and clear power)  the black sentiment from a SSS stamp designed by Kristina Werner. 

I set that on a panel on PTI patterned paper and wrapped some silver twine, made a separate bow from the same, and added a black enamel dot. That panel was set on a dark pink A2 card base. Oh, and of course PPP sparkling clear sequins! 

Michele Ferguson is our guest this week! You must go over to the blog and see her take on the challenge as well as the other wonderful cards from the team. 

Hugs, Kim

Other challenge links below

Seize the Birthday Challenge -Felt or Anything Goes (Mine is AG)

Inspired by all the little Things 25

Hey Friends, This week at Inspired by all the little Things #25 we have a pretty Chrysanthemum photo inspiration. It's Mum season here but I haven't planted any yet this fall, better get on it! 

I chose to play with this gorgeous WPlus9 Beautiful Bouquet Mums stamp set colored with Copics. The gold embossed sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Friendship Blooms set.

After die cutting the colored panel with Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die, I adhered it to a rust colored card base and added gold sequins. I like to keep my sympathy cards simple, not even sure if it is ok to have sparkles on this kind of card?

This week our guest is Bonnie Sharp. Come on over to the blog and see what we have cookin! 

Stampin Royalty 346 -Fall Theme

Inspired by all the little things #18

Hey there friends, Thanks for visiting and taking a peek at my card for Inspired by all the little Things #18. I love these colors and the pretty photo inspiration. If I could have a wedding do over, I'd pick these colors!

I started with Wplus9 Stamps Beautiful Bouquet: Ranunculus water colored with many Distress Inks on Strathmore Bristol paper. I then cut it on a diagonal but fussy cut the shapes above the diagonal line. I dry embossed a separate navy card stock mat and mounted the piece with black craft foam on a navy card base. 

I tucked a piece of doily under the diagonal line, tied a piece of gold twine around with a bow and added gold sequins. A Hero Arts sentiment was heat embossed with detail gold embossing power before adhering it all together. 

This is a fun one, why don't you join us this week?

Kim