My Crafty Story

I currently live in Florida with my husband Jamie and our sweet dog Cookie.

I have been crafting since I was a kid. I was fascinated with art class and loved trying the different mediums and making new stuff and my parents acted like it was amazing and thus a crafter was born! I have tried everything from crocheting, knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, stamping and cardmaking.

When I stumbled upon stamped images that could be colored my brain was like "OH YEAH!" and card making has become my passion! I have been making cards for family and friends for the last several years and have decided to share them via the blogosphere.

I still scrapbook some of my pics and I still crochet but my PASSION is coloring images and making cards. It makes me happy, brings a smile to my face and makes me feel sunshine in my heart!

My hubby is super supportive and enjoys seeing my creations but there is just something special about sharing what you have made with others whether they are admirers because they don't craft at all but like what they see or fellow crafters who understand what goes into creating something and the time and energy that you put into it.

Whatever it is that brings you by, thanks for stopping. I hope you enjoy what you see and please feel free to leave a comment I would love to hear from you!

Wishing you sunshine and smiles,
Kim

LOVE THIS!!!

I have an obsession...it's not really a secret obsession especially since I am putting it out here on the web but still it's an obsession...are you ready?...(takes deep breath)...I am addicted to watching other cardmakers on YouTube! (Breathes sigh of relief)

There I said it...the first step is owning it right? Okay the people I am about to introduce you to are fabulous! They are inspiring, talented, down to earth, real women who love what they do and they inspire me so very much! I am going to include their YouTube links below so that if you are looking for some inspiration and would like to hear a voice and see a video you can head on over to them! I have also included their blog buttons if you would like to take a peek at their blogs. Enjoy!

Prairie Paper and Ink  by Amy Rysav

Kwernerdesign by Kristina Werner

Jennifer McGuire Ink by Jennifer McGuire

Oh and one more thing: my FAVORITE store is not one you can drive to you can only visit it via FaceBook and it is AMAZING! I do not say this lightly! I go into other stores now and look around and typically come out empty handed and think to myself "Wow, I've got it really good, my store has better products at better prices!"

Okay I won't hold back the name any longer my FAVORITE store is called Scrapping For Less. I have included a link to that site as well. The owner Teresa Russell is a friend of mine and she is a super sweet lady with an eye for what's trendy and what you will want. I lovingly call her my "enabler". (I love every minute of it though!) So head on over and take a look and see if you can go through the photos without finding something you just HAVE to have (I never can). Plus as an added bonus, if you've been looking for a good price for a particular item just ask her if she can get it. She has amazing acquirement skills at excellent prices! Happy shopping!

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I hope you love these sites as much as I do!