Make It Monday - Puppy Mail

It's Make It Monday!! Hope your weekend went well & the team you were rooting for in The Big Game. I just watch it for the commercials. Lol. My favorite this year was the Rocket Mortgage commercials. 😆 Ok, the M&M, Flat Matt, & Ashton Kutcher commercials were close behind!

This week I played with Puppy Mail from Gerda Steiner. It's a newer release from August of the year we won't mention. 😉😆 I used My Dog from Echo Park for the paper on this one. I'm not really a dog fan but I thought this card turned out super cute! I love the paper!

These little pups can't help but pull at your heartstrings! And, the paper is so much fun! The card is such a simple design but looks so more than it really is due to being able to use the double-sided cardstock! I cut the 4 rectangles to 2 5/8x2 & folded up the inside corner of each piece to create the "opening" for the howling pup. The diamond in the center is cut to 2.25x2.25. After stamping & coloring the pup, I added the dash lines for some detail. I used the Neenah 110 for the white but the Sweet Sentiment would be great, too! On the inside I stamped, "It's a good day for happy mail". This is a really simple yet fun card for any dog lover!

Copics Used:

E37, 35, 33

110, C8

R59, 39, 37

I have 3 more of the Puppy Mail set on the way so I've already added them back to the shop. They will be here later this week.

Let your creativity take flight!!

Outer Space Card

On May the Fourth, Craftin Desert Divas had a one-day sale that I couldn't resist! It arrived this week!

They have this simply adorable set called Troll Wars & a super fun Outer Space Stencil!

Yesterday, I decided to try my hand at playing with the stencil. I had an idea of what I wanted to do. For Mother's Day, my hubs & daughter got me some of the Distress Oxide inks by Tim Holtz. I am in love with these inks!! So, I gave my idea a shot & it exceeded my expectations!!

I chose a nice piece of black smooth Bazzill cardstock from my scrap stash. I placed the stencil so that I could get as much of the three planets on the scrap. I used Stampin 'Up White Craft Ink for the stars & far off planets. I then used the Distress Oxides Seedless Preserves, Salty Ocean, & Peacock Feathers for the planets & shooting star.

I think it turned out AWESOME!! I'm excited to get this made into a card using Troll Wars! Please head over to my Facebook Group Artful Angel & vote on which Troll Wars character you want to see on this card. While you're there, feel free to join my group AND invite your friends, too! Voting will most likely close tonight as I'd like to make the card tomorrow!! I will post the resulting card here, when it's completed.

Kraftin' Kimmie March Release Blog Hop!

It's Release Day! What better way to celebrate than with a Blog Hop!?!

Woohoo! It's here! It's here!!

Today we are celebrating the 

amazing release of ALL of our 

NEW March Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE new sets will be available this afternoon 

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

KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY!

....then BIRTHDAY BIANCA....

and lastly....DINO-MITE PALS!

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

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

I went in a little different direction than is typical for birthday cards. I went with a black & white theme & used a splash of red & orange for the candles, balloons, & cake! I thought it would be fun to go a little "outside the box" on this one.

I really hope you've enjoyed this months release! I know that I have really enjoyed being part of the team this month & seeing each members creations!

Enjoy!!

March Release of KKS-Kick Assy Birthday

Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Today we are kickin' off our March Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We have a theme for this month's stamp sets and it's a category that every stamper must have in their stash!
We're celebrating BIRTHDAYS!

Today we have a totally SASSY new set
by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!!
It's called KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY!!!

I'm super excited to share this set because.....some of you have seen it already! That's because it was the Super Secret stamp set that was included in the latests Krafty Kard Kit!!! So those who preordered it already have it in their inky little fingers and you'll get to see their creations today and on release day!

This totally awesome set comes with a bunch of sassy larger sentiments that work for boys, girls, men or women!
There are also a selection of birthday themed images including balloons, stars, cake, candles and ice cream! Just wait 'til you see all the totally different creations today!

Check out this versatile birthday set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! 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! 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!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for March as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL three new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow!

Enjoy!!

Kraftin’ Kimmie January Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the January Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Release Party Blog Hop! This release has had some pretty super stamp sets & some really awesome creations!! I hope you've enjoyed the week and been able to hop around & see some of the great cards and scrapbook pages.

Today, I have for a you a super cute bookmark made with Stacey Slapshot! I colored her with Copics, this time!

Copic Markers

Skin-E11, 21, 51, 50

Hair-E57, 43, 53

Eyes-B34, 32, 41

Uniform-BV17, 11, 00; C1, 0, 00; BG18, 15, 13; E49, 47, 43, 40; B0000; N4, 2, 1

Enjoy!!

Krafty Komeback-Witchypoo

It's time for a Krafty Komeback!!!

How about a HALLOWEEN Komeback??

As you know, lots of our rubber stamp sets have long retired and are not available for purchase anymore. Well, we've decided to switch some things up and rerelease a few of your faves in CLEAR! And today we're announcing a new one! You all have been loving these, so here we go again!

Our amazing artist, Annie Rodrigue has revamped this fabulously spooky image and I've changed up some sentiments, so even if you have the original from years ago, you'll want to grab the new one!

It's WITCHYPOO!

The Krafty Krew design team members and guests listed below have created some fabulous creations to inspire you so be sure to hop around and check it out in action! Then hop on over to the Krafty Shop because WITCHYPOO is NOW AVAILABLE!

It's also Frugal Friday and we've got FOUR of our fabulous sets on SALE 40% OFF! But only for the weekend and only while supplies last! So be sure to check them out and make the most of that shipping!

Here's my creation with this adorable set! Be sure to follow the links to the other great creations from the rest of the fabby Design Team!

Copics Used:

Skin-E11, E21, E00, E000

Hair-YR24, YR21

Skirt-BV25, BG78, BG75, BG72

Shirt & Boots-B39, B97, B95, B60

Hat Ribbon-E08, E15, YR07, YR04

Hat-100, C7, C5

Skulls-E42, E41, E40

Broom-E79, E57, E35, E31

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KKS Release Hop Day!

Woohoo! It's finally here!!

Today we are celebrating the release of ALL of our 

NEW August

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE 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 the amazing scene building set called

HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!

Next is this fun and versatile set called

TROLL TROUBLE!

And lastly is a wonderful set featuring our feathered friends

called YOU'RE A HOOT!

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

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!!

For this fun Autumn layout, I used the wagon, one of the pumpkins, & the girl to make as an accent!
I began by stamping the wagon, first. Then, I used a "mask" & stamped the girl. Lastly, I inked only one of the pumkins & stamped it in the wagon the same way I did the little girl. Using a "mask", allows you to build a scene by making the pumkin & the girl appear as though they are IN the wagon.

Copics Used:

Skin-E11, E21, E51, E50
Hair-E09, E57, E35, E33
Shirt, Hair Acces-RV14, RV13, RV23, RV34
Wagon-E59, E39, RV29, RV35, N7, N5, N2, 100
Pumpkin-R39, YR17, YR02, E77, E74, E71
Grass-G29, YG67, YG17, YG03

Have fun Hoppin'!!

KKS August Release Day 3-You're A Hoot

Welcome back to Day THREE of our AUGUST Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is THIS AFTERNOON at 2pm EST on Facebook! Are you going to join in and help us celebrate ALL the new sets?

Our last stamp set is from fabulous new artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!!!

It's called YOU'RE A HOOT!

These feathered friend and accessories are so much fun to colour and play with! Think of all the quick and simple cards and tags you could design OR all the fabulous scenes! 

It's totally up to YOU what you create!!

The set comes with main images, several accessory stamps and also some fun coordinating sentiments! There's a total of FOURTEEN stamps!!!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Tangii! And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for July! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

All the Krafty Design Team members and Guests listed below have lots of stunning creations to share with you today featuring the

YOU'RE A HOOT! 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! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

Copics Used:

Owl With Glasses: BV25, BG78, BG75, BG72, R59, R29, R27

Girl Owl: RV09, RV06, RV04, RV02

Beaks & Feet: YR18, YR14, YR12

KKS Wonderful Wednesday-Let Them Eat Cupcakes

It's Wonderful Wednesday, again, Anything Goes! Join in the fun & use ANY stamps you have to make a card, a scrapbook page, a bookmark, or whatever strikes your fancy. Link it to the KKS blog & enter for your chance to win a $20 gift card to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until August 15th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

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!

PEEKS START tomorrow!!!!!!!! Be sure to tune in here and on the FB Friends page for the first set of peeks!

Let's get this started! Here's my Wonderful Wednesday Challenge!

For today's challenge, I wanted to make something different. So, I went for this cute little Tic Tac holder that would have been so much better had I purchased the right size of Tic Tacs for the holder! Lol. 🙄 I used my Cricut Explore Air & a file from Narelle Darley to make the holder. I colored the Let Them Eat Cupcakes image from KKS with Copics. The "You're Sweet" was done on my Silhouette Cameo 3.

Copics Used:

Skin-E000, E00 E11

Hair-V06, E35, E53

Shirt-YG06, YG23, YG03

Headband & Shoes-100, C7, C5

Cupcakes-E39, E35, E33

Apron-C3, C0, C00, RV55, R83, R81

Pants-B45, B95, B41

Mitts-E93, E51, E50, V06, V04, V01

Muffin-W7, W5, W3

Shadow-N5, N4, N2, N1

Party Animal from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps-Guest Design Team Spot

Good morning, Friends! Last week I was a Guest Design Team Member for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! She was releasing some adorable new stamps last week & I was blessed to be able to part of the Sneak Peek release before the stamps went up for sale this past weekend!

I stamped the image & colored it with Copics. I also used several of the cute papers & embellishments that Kim sent with the kit!

Woot, woot! It's time to start the PARTY!!!
Welcome to Day ONE of the first first release of 2017 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we're kickin' things off with a a very appropriate set of ADORABLE animal stamps by artist Cheryl Grant! It's called PARTY ANIMALS!!!

This sweet new set features a large main image of some sweet animals getting ready to celebrate! It also features FIVE awesome sentiments in a mixture of fun and funky fonts!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the SIX new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

All the Krafty Krew design team members PLUS some special guests listed below have lots of WILD creations to share with you today featuring the PARTY ANIMALS 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! The winner will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You can still hop on board the Blog Hop & check out what the other members came up with!

Start here, at the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog:
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com/2017/01/january-krafty-peeksday-one-party.html

And, don't forget to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie store, here:
http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com/

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Welcome To Artful Angel

Welcome to my blog for Artful Angel!!

My goal is going to be to share a post with you each week. It might be a new item, it might be to share information with you, maybe just a post to show what I'm working on! Who knows!

If you don't know me, let me introduce myself. My name is Charis Young. I am a work-at-home mom & wife. I also own two businesses. Artful Angel (one of the two) is my "passion" business, so to speak. I love all things crafty & Artful Angel allows me to let my creative juices flow! I love to create things that make people smile.

I love to scrapbook & make cards. I like to make gift items, baby items, decorations for special events, & home decor. Recently, I have rediscovered my love for coloring! I like to make so many different things that I often have a hard time focusing on one project at a time! Lol! And, one of my main goals for 2017 is try to get focused on Artful Angel a bit more!

I would love to have you join my Facebook group, follow me on Instagram (Artful.Angel), & follow me on Pinterest! You can also feel free to email me at artfulangel16@gmail.com. I love to do custom work! If you have an idea & don't know how to proceed, please feel free to ask! Need a gift for someone special but don't know what to get them, ask me how I can help!

I can't wait to get to know each of you better! Looking forward to an awesome 2017!!