Birthday Happy Hour

Hi!  Yes, I really do still have cards left to show off!  Lol  It's been quite the busy blog week for me!  Next up is a birthday card I made for a co-worker.  I selected Happy Hour from KennyK Stamps because she reminds me of the recipient.  She is colored with Copics and then matted with Fleur De Lis Squares (Spellbinders).  

The card is then dressed up with several other dies from my collection.  Here you will find French Pastry (Cheery Lynn Designs) as well as Lattice Doily Border, Lattice Border, Scallop Border, Dress Form, and Scroll Banner (La-La-Land Crafts). Some flowers and paper straws from my stash complete the card.

Cheers!

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Regan

Club KennyK Challenge #15 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Die Cuts

Hi there!  You might think it's hard to get in the Christmas spirit when it's a hot and steamy 90 degrees outside (and worse inside as I opted to skip the AC this year as a cost saving measure!), but KennyK Stamps has three new Christmas images being released today that will have you singing "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" in no time!

Introducing Elfie Selfie, Christmas Dance, and Santa Baby!  Visit the shop HERE to drop one or all of them into your cart and check out!  It's never too early to start those holiday cards!

 I opted to work with sassy Santa Baby for our new challenge over at our Facebook group, Club KennyK!  It's one of my favorite themes of all times!!!  Can you guess what that is?  DIE CUTS, of course!  Our Anything Goes challenge has an optional twist to use one or more die cuts on your project.  I'm pretty sure I met the requirement...  What do you think?!?!

Santa Baby is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I then added Snow Writer texture to all the "fur trim" parts of her outfit.  She's popped up on foam squares for dimension.  And yes, I used a few dies on my creation!  

-Tim Holtz Picture Wheel and Star Cluster Border (Sizzix)
-Lattice Doily Border, Street Lamp, Christmas Tree, Hello Tag, Snowflake Scallops, and Filigree Crown (La-La-Land Crafts)
-Star Circles and Small Labels Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

The snowflake and branches are Martha Stewart punches.  The big sentiment is from Studio G (Hampton Art) and the small one on the tag is from My Favorite Things.  I used a Stampin' Up punch to cut that one out.  Flowers, pearls, and the metal Tim Holtz Word Token are from my stash.  

Come visit us at Club KennyK to see the Krew's Christmas cheer!  And play along with the challenge for your chance to win!  Winner gets 3 digis of choice (5 if the optional twist is used!) and each of our Top 3 picks receive one digi of their choice each!

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Regan

Club KennyK Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Hello!  I know I have been very bad about blogging my creations, but I'm hoping to get back in the swing of things!  Today I'm here to share my card for the inaugural Club KennyK Facebook group challenge!  Our theme is Anything Goes and the team is featuring some of KennyK Stamps awesome clear stamps! 

I opted to work with Soccer.  He colored with Copics and cut with Labels Seventeen Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I used another Spellbinders die (Stars Five) and a few of my La-La-Land Craft dies as well (Stitched Bracket Border, Fancy Doily Border, and Flag Banner).  The sentiment is actually from the KennyK Soccer Girl clear stamp set and is cut with my Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things).  Designer paper is Champs (Me & My Big Ideas), and my only embellishments are a paper straw and a couple of buttons.

We hope you'll play along!  All you have to do is join the group and add a new creation to the challenge photo album.  The prize is 2 clear stamp sets OR 5 digis of choice!  PLUS a Top 3 selected by the design team will each receive one digi of their choice!  You have until January 30th.   Remember: you MUST use a KennyK digi or clear stamp!

Come join us on Facebook for challenges, contests, freebies, discounts, and more!  Chat with the Krafty Krew and meet other Club Kids!  And most importantly of all, ROCK YOUR CRAFTS!

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Regan   

Introducing Club KennyK

Happy New Year!  Welcome to 2016!  I know I have been MIA for months and I do apologize!  I have been crafting, truly I have!  I just haven't had time to blog.  You may not see much of me here on the blog in the new year either but please come check me out at Charmed Stamping on Facebook where I will be sharing my creations.  Also, there are new and exciting changes at KennyK Stamps, including a new online store (where you will find both digis and clear stamps) AND a newly launched Facebook group, Club KennyK!  

Join us behind the velvet rope at Club KennyK for challenges, prizes, freebies, and more! Share your KennyK Stamps creations and mingle with other fans!  Hope to see you there!

Here are two recent KennyK creations that I never had a chance to share.  The first was a Christmas card for Kayne's teacher and it features the image Dancing Reindeer.  They are colored with Copics.  I used a couple of La-La-Land Crafts dies (Lattice Doily Border and Lattice Border) as well as one from My Favorite Things (Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics) and a Martha Stewart border punch (Ornaments).  Flowers and Santa's Workshop sign are from my stash,

The second was made for a coworker's birthday using Boy Snowboarder.  He is also colored with Copics.  I used a Snowflake border die from La-La-Land Crafts (available only to their club members), Dizzy Doily from My Favorite Things, and a few punches (Icicles border and snowflake from Martha Stewart and mitten from Stampin' Up). 

Thanks for stopping in and don't forget to join us at Club KennyK!  Also, visit the store and receive 30% off your first order using the code MYFIRSTPURCHASE!  I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday season and is looking forward to a bright new year!

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Regan

Happy Birthday, KennyK!

Today someone special is celebrating a milestone birthday...  The awesome and talented KennyK has hit the half century mark!  The BIG 5-0!  Naturally we, the Krew part of KennyK's Krafty Krew, could not let this day go by without fanfare and fuss!  So we decided to surprise Kenny with a blog hop in his honor!  We wanted him to know that we consider ourselves SO lucky to be a part of his team and to get to work with all of his amazing images! 

Visit each Krew members blog and leave a comment!  Then visit KennyK's Krafty Krew and leave some birthday wishes for the man himself, KennyK!  One lucky participant who has visited every blog will be selected for a special prize from our fabulous DT Coordinator (that's me)!  You have until September 25th to hop along!  

KennyK's Krafty Krew

Regan

Dawn

Annette

Nick

Rebecca

Erin

Vicky

Lucy

Rachelle

Olivia

Lisa

I used Rock Dude from the Rock Squad collection over at KennyKdownloads for Kenny's card.  I colored him with Copics and cut using Labels One Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I selected a black and white zebra print paper (Canvas Corp) and used a pop of red with it.  I love when I get the chance to use the Accent It - Rock and Roll Die-namics (My Favorite Things)!  Here I incorporated the flames, star, guitar, and guitar pick.  The Steampunk border, Diamond Wire, and Wrought Iron Fence are all from La-La-Land Crafts.  Virtuoso Music from Memory Box was also used.  I added a Crossbones metal embellishment (Tim Holtz) and used glitter sticker alphabet and numbers to personalize the card.  The circle sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Circle of Friendship.     

Happy 50th, KennyK!!!  Hope you have a rockin' day!!!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E79, R20, R35, R37, R39, R89, Y28, B32, B34 

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Regan

KennyK's Krafty Krew Challenge #202 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Halloween

Hello!  Welcome to the first day of September and, despite the balmy temperatures here, the beginning of the Fall season in my mind!  And we all know that Fall, and in particular Halloween, are favorites of mine!  So let's dive right in here at KennyK's Krafty Krew and have the twist to our newest Anything Goes challenge be... yup, you guessed it, HALLOWEEN!  We are of course sponsored by the epic KennyKdownloads!  The prize is 3 digis of choice, but you can up the ante to 5 digis by using the optional twist!

My card features Mad Mummy.  He is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  Papers are from my voluminous Halloween paper stash.  I added a spider web border punched with a Martha Stewart punch, some sheer ribbon, and a fun Jolee's Boutique sticker.   

I already bought and displayed my first new Halloween decoration of the year so you know I'm ready!  Are you?  I hope so and that you'll play along with this frightful fun!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous week!

{hugs}
Regan 

KennyK's Krafty Krew Challenge #200 - Banner Day

Hello!  Ready for some fabulous and exciting news?  Drum roll please... welcome to KennyK's new release AND our 200th challenge!  Two hundred!!!  Can you believe it?!?!  This is certainly cause for celebration so we have upped the prize factor and the fun!  

As always our challenge for KennyK's Krafty Krew is Anything Goes with a twist!  The twist is optional, but remember you MUST use a KennyK digi or clear stamp to enter.  And the theme for this momentous occasion?!

Banner Day 

Make or use a banner or bunting on your project.

In addition to our usual prizes, we have FIVE fabulous gift certificates to give away!

$25 from our very own Dawn Lewis for Copic markers 

$25 from Dies To Die For for dies

$25 from Stampin' Up for paper and/or ink

$25 from KennyKdownloads for digis

 $50 from KennyK Clear Stamps for clear stamps

Excited yet?!?!  We are!  Not only do we have all these fabulous prizes to share with you, but we also have one new release image!  He's called Valet and he fits in perfectly with a few others from our KennyK collection.  We affectionately refer to them as "The Estate".

I have used Socialite for my card.  I started with a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch and went from there.  The image is colored with Copic and fussy cut.  I popped her up on foam squares for dimension.  I didn't add as much as usual to this one.  I went with a classier, more sophisticated look this time.  I added flowers, a Tim Holtz memo pin holding a Tim Holtz chit chat sticker, a vintage looking medallion and jewel from my stash, antique looking lace with pearls, and a few dies.  Used here are Flag Banner (La-La-Land Crafts), the pennant flag from a castle (Magnolia Doo-hickeys), and feather (Hot Off The Press).

  

You simply must visit the blog to see what our guest desingers and krew have created!  And don't forget to color up a KennyK image to play along for a chance at winning one of those amazing prizes!  You have until August 13th to join the fun!

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, Y28, R20, R22, R32, BG10, BG72, N0, N2 

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Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #228 - Hot, Hot, Hot!

Hello!  I hope all my US followers had a safe and happy 4th of July!  We enjoyed a low key cookout at my brother's.  I then came home to work on my card for today's challenge while Kayne played Xbox.  I was then able to enjoy some fireworks out my window as I colored and put my project together.  And not just because this is the most skin I have ever colored...

The Corrosive Challenge welcomes back favorite sponsor KennyK for a "Hot, Hot, Hot!" theme!  We're bringing SEXY back and KennyK's got a smokin' collection of sexy images just perfect for this challenge!  But if smoldering sex appeal isn't your cup of tea, we offer you the alternative to use "hot" colors: red, orange, yellow - any combination, or all of them!

Elena and KennyK are offering a fabulous prize of our winner's choice:

 2 clear stamp sets OR 4 digis!!!

Elena picked my image for me as I couldn't decide what I wanted to do.  She selected this Playboy image (from the Heartbreakers collection), who she said reminds her of Channing Tatum.  I am off to see the Magic Mike movie this weekend so I figured it was a fitting choice.  I was still at a bit of a loss as to what to DO with him after I colored him up with my Copics and fussy cut him.  I don't have a lot of truly masculine papers so I settled on this Diamond Plate paper.  I then cut up a pair of my son's old jeans for the pocket.  I stamped a My Favorite Things sentiment, and another from Stampin' Up, and put them together with the My Favorite Things Smart Phone Die-namics and a couple of ones from my wallet.  The button in the corner is also from Kayne's jeans.

Be sure to check out KennyK Clear Stamps , KennyK's Krafty Krew Challenge blog, and the KennyK Facebook page (plus don't forget to follow them on Twitter and Instagram @kennykstamps)!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E55, E57, E59, R02, R20, B00, B32, B34, B37, N0, N2, N4, N6

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Regan

Last Day of School

Schoool's out for Summer!  Today is Kayne's final day of Kindergarten.  I'm not sure where the time has gone, but my little boy is moving up to the next grade.  After a Summer full of fun first, of course!  I made a little sign for him to celebrate this special occasion. 

He's looking forward to camp and the other joys of Summer only a kid can fully enjoy and appreciate.  Except for maybe the teachers...  I'm sure they are just as excited about this!  To thank them for their efforts this year I decided to give Kayne's Kindergarten teacher and aide a humorous card and gift.

I went clean and simple (CAS) with these as I was pressed for time.  My craft friend Lucy does this style to perfection and I attempted to take a page out of her book.  Sadly, though she was a wonderful inspiration, I feel mine lack that special something that give her cards this amazing WOW factor.

I colored up a KennyK digi image (Cheers Dude) for his teacher and a Saturated Canary one (Wine O'Clock) for his aide.  The sentiment I found on Pinterest and was computer generated by me in the Castellar font.

The gift certificates will be put to good use, I'm sure.

Thanks for popping in and hope your Summer is going swimmingly so far!

{hugs}
Regan

KennyK's Krafty Krew #197 - Anything Goes

Hello!  Apparently when you have a school age child, June is just as hectic as the holidays!  I have been running around non-stop since Wednesday and this week looks like a repeat performance!  With the school year wrapping up and activities coming to an end I'll be needing a few cards.

Luckily, KennyK's Krafty Krew has the perfect challenge for you if you'll be in a crafting frenzy like me!  We usually have a twist, an optional theme that can earn you additional prizes, but this time there is NO TWIST!  Just "Anything Goes" with a KennyK Downloads digi or Clear Stamp!  Our awesome sponsor is none other than KennyK Downloads with a prize of 5 digis of choice for our winner and 1 digi each to our Top 3 picks!

I needed a card for Kayne's tee ball coach.  The season is over and we had a party/award ceremony on Saturday.  I thought it was really something special that he donated his time and effort to these kids in the instructional league and I wanted to thank him for it.  I colored up the super cute Batter Up for the occasion!

He is colored with Copics and cut using Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I kept it simple since I was pressed for time.  The layout is courtesy of Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (HERE).  Papers are American Crafts and the sticker is a Snap Shot from Paperhouse.  I added a piece of jute string and a few red adhesive pearls to finish it off. 

And here's the gift we gave the coach!  I went with mostly baseball themed goodies: peanuts, Cracker Jacks, sunflower seeds, Baby Ruth candy bar, Big League Chew bubble gum, and a Dunkin Donuts gift card. 

I have another busy week ahead so stay tuned to see what I'll be creating along the way!

Thanks for popping in and enjoy your Monday!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E31, R20, R24, R27, R29, R46, R89, N0, N2, N4, N6

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Regan

KennyK's Krafty Krew #196 - Anything Goes with a Twist: One for the Boys

Hey there!  June 1st means another KennyK's Krafty Krew challenge is upon us!  Want to win 3 digis?  Play along with any KennyK Downloads or Clear Stamps image.  Better yet, want to win 5 digis?  Use the optional twist to add 2 extra digis to your prize!

Super heroes seem like they are everywhere these days.  Maybe it's just because I'm the mom of a little boy.  Maybe it's because I recently went to the theater to see the new Anvengers movie at the theater and then not long after watched Guardians of the Galaxy on DVD.  I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do the myriad super hero themed Lego sets and action figures that litter my house.  Whatever the case may be, the small man had a classmate's birthday party to attend and the invitation featured classic comic book words and lettering.  So I was glad that the optional twist for our Anything Goes challenge is "One for the Boys" because KennyKdownloads has some AWESOME super hero images!

I selected Fist Hero to work with and colored him with Copics.  I fussy cut the image and used foam squares to pop him up on the card.  I sponges some ink to make a cloudy sky then used the Skyline Border Die-namics (My Favorite Things) to create a city scape for him to fly over.  Sketch Saturday is letting you choose from archived sketches this week so I went way back with #216 from 2012.  Papers are Comic Heroes (Recollections).  A few other dies were used in the making of this card as well including Mini Film Strip (Tim Holtz), Stars Five and Classic Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders), and Fishtail Flags Banner Die-namics (My Favorite Things).  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Boys Will Be Boys.

Hopefully the birthday boy liked it.  I think he will because when I was finished with it Kayne said, "Momma, it's so cool!  You are good at making cards!"  He knows just what to say to make my heart melt!  Pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the Krew's take on man town!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, R35, R37, R39, R89, Y35, N2, N4, N6, N8, B02, B04, B06, B37

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Regan     

PS I celebrated five years of blogging on Saturday!  I thought that was a blogiversary worth mentioning!