Thursday, 13 November 2025

Coffee Themed Fun with KCS Designs by Kim

   Hello, my friends!

Today I'm back with a fun new project for KCS Designs by Kim!

Kim has recently released some fabulous coffee themed digital. 
I've made several projects, and will be sharing them with you in the weeks ahead. 
Remember...these are all digital products.
That means no shipping costs and instant access!

Today's project is a tag pocket with tag:


Isn't he cute?! lol
I think the flair button expresses the perfect sentiment.

Then I added a larger cup, that is revealed when the tag is pulled out.


There are so many fun images and designs in the shop.
The creative possibilities are endless!

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KCS Designs by Kim Products Used:

Brew & Blend Craft Papers;

Autumn Coffee Cups;

Before Coffee Crew II Clip Art;

Coffee Flair Buttons. 

Other Materials Used:
Tag and Pocket Template;
Walnut Stain Distress Ink;
Jute Twine.

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Thanks for stopping in today!
I'll be back with more coffee themed fun very soon!

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Here Are Kim's Links:

KCS Designs By Kim Etsy Shop

KCS Designs By Kim Instagram

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Card Series Part 2 for Crafty Critta

   Hello, my friends! 

I'm back with Part 2 of my Crafty Critta card series! 

I've created two more space themed cards, using the same products that I used in Part 1.

Again, both cards were made using one piece of foil.
The first pass through my Your Best Mate Machine adheres the foil to the Art Foil Design.
The second pass adheres the relief of the foil to the Toner Sheet I use.

Here is the first card:


These new space themed products are so much fun!
The background papers are stunning double-sided galaxy images. 

I used another one of the fabulous foil art pages.
I ran in through my Your Best Mate Machine, and the foil adhered to the space design.



Here is the second card:


On this card the foiling is the opposite of the previous piece.
I used the leftover foil, and ran it through the machine on a coloured toner sheet. 
It's hard to see the design details in the photo but they're very evident in person.

I fussy cut one of the images, and adhered it in place using foam tape.
I did the same with the foiled sentiment.
Isn't that background paper gorgeous?!


I think foiling is so much fun!
The products from Crafty Critta make it super easy to make very effective cards!

Crafty Critta Products Used:

Foil Art - T0162 Space;





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Thank you for stopping by today!
I hope you come back next week to see the next two cards!

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Here are all the links for you:

Crafty Critta Website

Crafty Critta Facebook

Crafty Critta Instagram 

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Christmas Notecards for Lavender Blu Journals

  Hello, my friends!

I'm back with a fun new project for Lavender Blu Journals!

I have made a set of eight Christmas Notecards,
using only two listings from the shop.

I fell in love with the gorgeous Christmas Toile Digital Paper Pack.
There are 16 pages in the kit, and they're all beautiful.

All the sentiments used came from the wonderful Christmas Labels and Fussy Cuts Pack.
It's a full page of images - in seven different colour options.

Here's a closer look at the cards:





These would also make great tags or gift enclosures!
The variety of images and sentiments combine for multiple creative options!


Lavender Blu Journals Products Used:



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Thanks for stopping by!
I'll be back soon with more fun to share!

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Here are all the links for you:

Lavender Blu Designs

Lavender Blu Journals Shop

Lavender Blu Journals Facebook Page

Lavender Blu Journals Instagram

Monday, 27 October 2025

Card Series Part 1 for Crafty Critta

  Hello, my friends! 

I'm back with a new Crafty Critta post!
I'm using some of the wonderful newer products in the shop too.

Over the next several weeks I will be sharing a number of new cards with you. 
I will be sharing them two at a time, with all the product links listed below.

If you have watched my foiling video,
then you know that I can create 2 cards with each piece of foil.
The first pass through my Your Best Mate Machine adheres the foil to the Art Foil Design.
The second pass adheres the relief of the foil to the Toner Sheet I use.
This is the process I have used to create my first two cards. 

Here is the first:


The first cards are created using some of the fabulous new space themed products.
The background papers are stunning double-sided galaxy images. 
One of the pages includes all the fun fussy cut images.

They coordinate with the wonderful space themed toner art.
For this card I used this cosmic swirl toner image.
I ran in through my Your Best Mate Machine, and the foil adhered to the swirl. 


Here is the second card:


On this card the foiling is the opposite of the previous piece.
I used the leftover foil, and ran it through the machine on a coloured toner sheet. 


I fussy cut more images, and adhered them in place using foam tape.
The sentiments for both cards were foiled using the same foil. 


I think foiling is so much fun!
The products from Crafty Critta make it super easy to make very effective cards!

Crafty Critta Products Used:

Foil Art - T0162 Space;





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Thank you for stopping by today!
I hope you come back next week to see the next two cards!

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Here are all the links for you:

Crafty Critta Website

Crafty Critta Facebook

Crafty Critta Instagram 

Saturday, 25 October 2025

Fun Fall Cards for KCS Designs by Kim

  Hello, my friends!

I have some fun new Fall themed cards for  KCS Designs by Kim!

Both cards use a fabulous combination if digital designs from Kim's shop!


Aren't those background papers fabulous?
Ideal for a Fall themed journal as well.

The girls are just too cute, and so much fun to fussy cut.
There are 27 sweet girls in the collection.


Head on over to Kim's shop and check out the wonderful products!
She's adding more great items every day!

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KCS Designs Products Used:



Other Materials Used:
Recollections Cardstock;
EK Success Circle Punches;

Walnut Stain Distress Ink;
Tim Holtz Distress Tool.

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Thanks so much for stopping by!
I'll be back with more fun cards very soon!

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 Here Are Kim's Links:

KCS Designs By Kim Etsy Shop

KCS Designs By Kim Instagram

Friday, 3 October 2025

World Cardmaking Day with KCS Designs by Kim

 Hello, my friends!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Today we're celebrating with KCS Designs by Kim!
Everything in the shop is 50% off!

The design team will be sharing some really fun cards with you,
all created with Kim's fabulous digital products!


Here are my cards:


Aren't those owls adorable? 


I had so much fun with this combination of products from the shop.
I printed two of each of the background papers.
From the second print, I fussy cut all the leaves.

The owls were printed and fussy cut.
To adhere them to the page, I used foam tape in the center, and then liquid glue around the edges.
It doesn't show that great in the photo but he's nicely rounded. 



I followed the same process for the second card.


The flair bits were printed and punched out.
They were added with foam tape, and then matted with larger cardstock circles.

Both cards have some wonderful dimension!


KCS Designs Products Used:

Background Papers: Autumn Junk Journal Papers;

Owl Collection:  Whimsical Owl Fussy Cuts;


Other Materials Used:
Recollections Cardstock;
Walnut Stain Distress Ink;
Circle Punches;
Foam Tape.

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Please pop over to visit my Design Team mates and see what they've created for the event!
Follow along in whatever media you prefer, as we'll have lots more to share in the coming weeks!
Here are all the links for you:

KCS Designs by Kim
Michael Trent
Debra Davison

Thursday, 25 September 2025

House Memory-Dex Box for Clear Scraps

   Hello, my friends!

I'm back with a new project for Clear Scraps!
This time I have decorated the House Memory-Dex Box.
I wanted to keep my box very clean and simple, as it will be filled with cards.

Here is the finished box:

Here is how I made it: 


I began by staining all the pieces white.


I then inked the Brick Wall Stencil around the inside edges of the house piece.
Then I stenciled the brick over the entire outside of the house piece. 


 For the grass, I combined two colors of stain. 
This was added to the portion right under the fence, on the outside of each piece.


I repeated this step on the outside of the house piece.


I then grabbed a variety of pretty colors of acrylic paint, along with a stylus.
I added several dip dot flowers in all the "grass" areas.


All that was left was to assemble all the pieces and glue them in place. 


It's very easy to put together and all the pieces fit perfectly.


Since I love to use Scripture verses on my memory-dex cards,
I decided to add a Scripture verse to my box.


I printed this verse out on my computer, die-cut it, and matted it with kraft cardstock.
I adhered this in place on the outside of the house.
Now I can add taller cards to my box, and they won't interfere with this verse.


Here is my finished box filled with several of my Clear Scraps memory-dex cards:


There are LOTS of great memory-dex items in the shop;
both cards, dividers, and boxes!
You can find them all HERE.

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Clear Scraps Products Used:

House Memory-Dex Box;


Other Materials Used:
Distress Stain: Walnut Stain;
Distress Stains: Picket Fence, Forest Moss, Weathered Wood;
Acrylic Paint: Yellow, Pink, Turquoise, Purple, Green;
Large Round Stylus.

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Thanks for stopping by today!
I'll be back soon with another fun project share! 

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Here are all the links for you:

Clear Scraps Shop

Clear Scraps Facebook

Clear Scraps Instagram

Clear Scraps Pinterest


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