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Distinctively Diana

Creating hand-designed touches for everyday life & festive occasions

Cute critter challenge accepted!

It’s Saturday (thank goodness, I think this was the looongest week ever!) and that means the start of another challenge at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Krafty Girl Brigette is the hostess this week and she chose the theme this week: Critters! I always say the cuter the better when it comes to critters, and there is no shortage of cute critters when it comes to the selection of stamps at Kraftin’ Kimmie!!

I chose to use the newly released Awesome Possums because I just think these little guys are way too cute! And they colour up so fast and that was really nice today I have to admit. Did I mention it was a long week? I literally pulled an all-nighter…and I’m the professor! Yes, it was that kind of week!

So, I wanted to quickly create a card, but have it still be awesome possum…ya I know, but I couldn’t resist!

I cut a quick 6×6 square cardstock base, and used a dark navy smooth cardstock for the bottom layer. I used a Your Next Die and diecut a layered large fishtail out of some Recollections blue foil paper and Rose Gold cardstock from Michaels. I first ran the blue foil through my Big Kick with the Happy Hearts Kraftin’ Kimmie Stencil to emboss it. Next, I used a YND die and cut out the windows. I glued it all onto the card base. I also used a die to cut out the letters. It is a brand new die from Picket Fence Studios. Just arrived in the mail today.

I stamped my little possums up using Kraftin’ Kimmie Kolours hybrid ink in Wicked Black and then coloured them in with my Copic markers. I used R20 on the nose, R000 in the ears, tummy, tail and paws. I used N0, N1, N2 & N3 for their fur. I’m liking that colour combo for these little guys.

I tied some gold and white twine onto the card and then tucked the one hanging little guy onto the twine, using foam dots. I actually cut under his chin to stick it onto the twine. The single head I popped foam dots on and placed him in the box.

I added some other interest by using the cut out squares unde the twine and then popped some sparkly embellishment candy dots on them. Final finishing touch was Stickles in Stardust on the edges.

A little hello for a friend…just what we all need these days!

You can have so much fun with this week’s challenge theme – using adorable little animals or sweet little bugs! Each and every Saturday, we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like. These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp https://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com/ products will earn you double entries! The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!! Woohoo!

There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page https://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com/and/or you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/703784819658640/

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month! Feel free to use it any time! And don’t forget about this weekend’s Frugal Friday Specials!! https://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com/product…/specials/ We’ve got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!! Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below!

Happy kraftin’! And thanks for spending some time with me today. Take care of yourself.

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Sassy as Ever!

What a time we are living through right now. We’re starting June 2020 and we have endured living with the Covid-19 Pandemic since March, actually longer, but the lockdowns sending us into our homes and out of our workplaces and our social and public lives really started around mid-March. That’s when my face-to-face classes that I was teaching as a professor ended and I started teaching remotely online. It’s a whole different style of teaching! And quite frankly, it’s exhausting. It’s harder on the students and harder on the teachers. We’ve all had a learning curve. I’m now into Week 3 of the Spring Semester, which is really the summer session at the college I teach at, and I am taking a series of about 33 workshops to teach me how to be a better teacher remotely online. I haven’t had time to get bored at home! I haven’t even had time to get into my crafting studio yet!

I thought I would steal a few minutes away tonight and update my website and my blog. I couldn’t believe how long it had been since I had written a blog. Since I started teaching last Fall, my life has been a lot of marking! No markers and all marking!! But, I have realized that I really need to be taking more time for me. Self-care. And that means more time in my crafty studio.

One thing I thought I would share is that I had one of my cards published in the Winter 2019/20 Issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! I was so excited to get the issue when it was finally published. I have been in the magazine before, when I won the Layout Contest at Kitchener Scrapfest in April 2015. They published my layout in the Fall issue. But, this is the first time one of my cards has been published. And, it is a saucy little card.

Here’s the way it looked in the magazine along with the info on the materials I used to create the card. It’s a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp.

We all know somebody that we just oh so want to send that card to, don’t we?!! But, we just take another sip of our wine and maybe pop another chocolate into our mouth.

I have a whole bunch of wonderful new goodies I’m just itching to play with waiting for me in my crafty studio, so I am going to be getting in there and then I will be posting here again soon.

Take care of yourself, stay safe and make time for you in your crafty haven.

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head…

It poured here this afternoon. Absolutely poured…and that was the inspiration for the card I created this evening.

I decided I would use the Kraftin’ Kimmies Stamps set “Puddle Pals” and choose the little mouse. Carrying the beautiful little tulip, one of my favourite flowers and using a leaf as shelter, he’s just so darn cute!

I used blue stock paper as the base on my card and then cut out some square stitched frames using dies from Your Next Die to use as accent pieces under the stamping image stitched rectangle I die cut.

I stamped my little friend using Memento Black Tuxedo ink and coloured him in with my Spectrum Noir markers. I added some Glossy Accents on the leaf and water droplet to add highlights. I then edged the rectangle in Distress Ink Oxide Faded Jeans.

I then pop dotted the coloured rectangle. I stamped the sentiment on another die cut piece and then edged it as well. I taped it on flat under the edge of the image.

My final step was to add some gumdrops from Your Next Gumdrop.

One little cutie ready to play in the rain!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to take time to splash in the puddles!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spoil Yourself!

Day 16 of the Kolour It Up Challenge and I’m still going strong!

Today, I decided to use another stamp I haven’t used before: Brigette.

She’s also been on my list to use, but was one of those meant for a card for a girlfriend to remind her to slow down and just relax, look after herself…maybe with a glass of wine in her hand! Seems like I’m always running to get a card done for a very specific reason — a birthday, anniversary, thank you — and I never get around to doing these special cards.

So, this challenge has been wonderful for creating these kinds of cards.

DistictivelyDiana.com says it’s very important to slow down, relax and spoil yourself!

I started by using soft papers that I had in my collection, with an almost “boudoir” feel. I cut several with my Your Next Die stitched rectangular die and layered them over the card base. I also cut out an oval to stamp Brigette onto, using Memento Black Tuxedo ink.

Next, I coloured in Brigette using soft Spectrum Noir and Copic marker colours and edged the oval with Distress Ink in Tea Rose. I pop dotted the oval onto the card.

I used my Gelly Roll pen in Stardust #725 for the tub faucet and on the towel trim.

I used Marvy Liquid Applique to create the bubbles in the tub and sprinkled Glamour Dust on them to add some glitter. I then used my heat embossing tool to get the bubbles to puff up. I love doing that! It’s like magic how that happens.

I added Recollections ribbon on the 3 sides. It has a some glitter to it and just adds some additional sparkle to the card.

I also stamped a sentiment stamp onto a smaller stitched rectangular and edged it in Distress Ink Tea Rose as well. I pop dotted it onto the card.

The final touch was the two bubble embellishments that I glued on above Brigette in the tub. I love how they just finish the card!

Now I have at least one card in my stash that I can send to a friend in need!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Some Days, Our Brain Is Just Flying!

It’s Day 15 of the Kolour It Up Challenge over at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and I have kept up with it! Yay me! I have really enjoyed getting into my craft studio every day and being creative.

I did realize that I forgot to post what I did yesterday — it was just such a busy day!

Well, today’s creation kind of reflects that!

Isn’t this how a lot of us feel some days??? Too much to do, too little time!

Busy Beatrice is one of the spring release stamps from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and she was on my list to play with. And the sentiment I chose was one that I think reflects how many of us feel a lot of the time. So many things to do and all at the same time!

I chose papers from a 6×6 Kaisercraft pad called Miss Match and decided to do a half and half tone to go with the theme of the card.

I stamped Beatrice with Memento Black Tuxedo ink onto a diecut card and then coloured Beatrice with my Spectrum Noir and Copic markers.

I then edged the diecut card with Distress Ink Oxide in Faded Jeans. I stamped and edged the sentiment card with the same ink which I then fussy cut.

I glued on the peachy doily and tied some hemp twine in the centre of the card. I diecut a couple of other doilies using my Big Kick from the same paper pad to use as accent pieces. I glued the larger one in the upper right hand corner and then pop dotted the image diecut onto the card. I then added the smaller doily flower onto the image diecut and added a gumdrop in the centre. I also added three gumdrops to the other doily.

My last step was to pop dot the sentiment card on in the upper left corner.

Whew! A quick little card that shows how busy this week has been!!

Thanks for stopping by!