Scrapping For Less Proudly Introduces "My Favorite Things"

Have you ever wanted something so very bad that you could taste it? Well, that is how I was with wanting to carry My Favorite Things products on the Scrapping for Less website. I am so extremely excited to announce that we are focusing on "MFT" products for the month of April! This is a fabulous company and one that is very near and dear to my heart! (In more ways than one! I live in FL and have been to their store). So, join me along with the DT in providing some inspiration for this wonderful company with a wide variety of projects!

 Hi, hi, hi! What a better way to kick off a Friday than to celebrate with a blog hop! I am so excited to be featuring My Favorite Things!!! I was contemplating what my favorite item is from My Favorite Things and I could NOT pick just one. Stamps, Die-namics (what a clever name, right?), stencils, inks, and paper pads MFT has got you covered! And now Scrapping For Less can be your one stop shop for all things MFT! So, so, so exciting!!! 

"Space Explorer" Stamp, "Space Explorer" Die-namics, "Stars/Sky-Vertical" Die-namics

Let's get hopping! 

Scrapping For Less 

Teresa: Fresh and Renewed

Yvonne: Adventures of the Creative Mind 

Sandy: Scrapbook Blessings Club

Jessica: Stampin'and Craftin'  

Tanya: Crafting on Caffeine

Stacy: Craft-A-Holic Momma  

Kim: Sunshine, Smiles and Cards (You are here!) 

Valentine's Day Card Series 2017 Begins!

Hi ya!

Valentines are so much fun to make! I love cute and when making Valentine's Day cards there is no reason to dial down the cuteness. I have mentioned before on this blog that I tend to make cards just to make them because I enjoy it not because I necessarily have anyone to send them to. That being said this go round I have a purpose for these cards and I am so excited to send them on where they will hopefully put a smile on someone's face.

A YouTuber I follow is Christy Gets Crafty and while I was watching the first several of her Valentine's Card Series for this year she announced The "Cards From the Heart Card Drive" which is ran by her friend Winter Sims, I am including the link so that if you are interested in participating.

So here is the run down for card #1:

• Lawn Fawn stamp "Love You Tons"
• Zig Clean Real Brush Markers 
• Papermania "Serendipity" 6x6 paper pad
• Bristol Smooth paper (really great for coloring with the Zig Clean Real Brush Makers) 
• Gina Marie Designs "Dot Studs Circle" Die

I feel like there should be more because I think it's such a sweet little card but it really was a simple card to make but uber cute! I have included links to scrappingforless.com where you can find similar items.

Thanks so much for stopping by and if you can I hope you participate in the card drive.

Wishing you sunshine and smiles,
Kim :)

Halloween Card #1

I LOVE Halloween! I love the colors, the costumes, the makeup and the candy. That being said I don't do gory or gruesome. I like cute! Cute, cute, cute! We don't get trick or treaters in my neighborhood and haven't for years (which is probably for the best since we would eat a good portion of the candy that we had meant to give out).

Here's a bit of the conundrum that I am in...I really enjoy making Halloween cards but I don't send Halloween cards to anyone. I know, what a problem right? Well some might decide that since I don't send Halloween cards to anyone then there's no reason to make them and they would certainly have a good point. Not me though! I refuse to be deterred, I so enjoy making them and I so enjoy the adorable stamps and embellies that are out there to be used that I have decided to make them anyway!

I have so many cards that I want to make and so many different techniques that I want to try that I will have more than I will need for my own family and friends so I have decided to put the extras up on Etsy, hopefully my cards will find a home.

I am so excited about Halloween that I have already started making cards! So here is the first one to kick it off!

This little guy, Darling Dragon Luka, is a stamp from La La Land Crafts (have I mentioned I LOVE dragons, oh and La La Land Crafts?) I colored the image using Letraset Promarkers and used Wink of Stella on the dragon's tummy, horns and pads of his feet.

I really like the look of cards that have a finished inside I first saw Amy Rysavy on Prairie Paper and Ink finish the inside of her card and I was smitten! I think it's such a nice touch. I do have a few cards that I haven't finished the inside but when I can I certainly prefer to.


I cut the spooky house with my Slice machine and used one of the dies out of Blueprints 19 from My Favorite Things, it cuts this perfectly wonky little shape out and fits just right on a card. I also used a banner die for the inside sentiment. For the outside sentiment I just eyeballed it and cut the fishtail flag by hand with scissors (always a trial and error).

The polka dotted paper came out of my stash but I am pretty sure it is Doodlebug Design paper. Now THAT'S a paper company that's got some cute paper!!!

Thanks for stopping by, gotta go color something else that's too cute to spook!  :)

Wishing you sunshine and smiles,
Kim