Color Challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew

Good morning and Happy Memorial Day's Eve to all of my U.S. bloggy friends! The summer months are upon us already and I am not at all prepared for 5 months of hot, muggy weather. People ask me all the time why I live in Texas if I hate hot weather so much and truth of the matter is that my family and friends are all here and I can't bear to leave them behind as much as I would love to live in a cooler climate. 

Well, today is the start of another challenge hosted by Team A of Kenny K's Krafty Krew and this week, we're doing a color challenge. Below is the color chart for this challenge.

Our sponsors this week are:

with a $20 gift certificate

and 

with 

Now for my bit of inspiration for this challenge. I chose to use one of my favorite images from the Glam Gang collection, Brooklyn Babe. You can find her here.

 

I hope to see all of your entries for this challenge over on the Krafty Krew Blog but even if you don't enter, please stop by and see the wonderful contributions from my awesome teammates.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

TBD

That's all I have for you today. Please have a safe and fun holiday weekend with your friends and family and don't forget to remember those who made it possible for us to enjoy the many freedoms we have in this country, our service men and women. Until next time...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Time for Tic-tac-toe at Kenny K's Krafty Krew

Good Sunday morning to you all!

As all of you Kenny K fans know, today is the start of a new challenge at the Krafty Krew blog! This week, the theme is Tic-tac-toe, an all-time fave of many paper crafters. I know I enjoy this kind of entry immensely because sometimes it's a challenge in itself to use all of the elements in a given row together on a single project. The original tic-tac-toe game had 3 squares going across and up and down, making a total of 9 squares in all. This one has 4 each way, for a total of 14! That just adds to the fun for me.

I thought you might be interested in knowing some history on the simple game so I did a little research and found this at Wikipedia, which is, as often as not, anything but the expert on any given topic but in this case, I think it will suffice. Here's what it had to say about Tic-tac-toe, also known as Naughts and Crosses:

"An early variant of Tic-tac-toe was played in the Roman Empire, around the first century BC. It was called Terni Lapilli and instead of having any number of pieces, each player only had three, thus they had to move them around to empty spaces to keep playing. The game's grid markings have been found chalked all over Rome. However, according to Claudia Zaslavsky's book Tic Tac Toe: And Other Three-In-A Row Games from Ancient Egypt to the Modern Computer, Tic-tac-toe could originate back to ancient Egypt.^[1] Another closely related ancient game is Three Men's Morris which is also played on a simple grid and requires three pieces in a row to finish.^[2]

The different names of the game are more recent. The first print reference to "Noughts and crosses", the British name, appeared in 1864. The first print reference to a game called "tick-tack-toe" occurred in 1884, but referred to "a children's game played on a slate, consisting in trying with the eyes shut to bring the pencil down on one of the numbers of a set, the number hit being scored". "Tic-tac-toe" may also derive from "tick-tack", the name of an old version of backgammon first described in 1558. The U.S. renaming of Noughts and crosses as Tic-tac-toe occurred in the 20th century.^[3]

In 1952, OXO (or Noughts and Crosses) for the EDSAC computer became one of the first known video games. The computer player could play perfect games of Tic-tac-toe against a human opponent.

In 1975, Tic-tac-toe was also used by MIT students to demonstrate the computational power of Tinkertoy elements. The Tinkertoy computer, made out of (almost) only Tinkertoys, is able to play Tic-tac-toe perfectly.^[4] It is currently on display at the Museum of Science, Boston." 

Well, I thought it was interesting! LOL Anyway, I digress once again. Here is the grid for this week's challenge:

This week, we have 3 incredible sponsors, each offering up an awesome prize for one of our challenge entrants. They are:

with a $20 gift certificate,

and 

with the following prize pack

Now, on to my card. I used the bottom row of the grid going across for my card. I also used one of Kenny's new images being released today, called "Tomboy Trouble". I'm certain you'll recognize that sassy face! Yep! it's Troublemaker with a makeover! Isn't see a cutie? Because she's supposed to be something of a tomboy, I didn't want my card to be overly feminine so instead of using the usually bling, lace and ribbons, I used screwhead brads, colored hot pink with a Copic marker and hemp twine. I couldn't eliminate all indications of femininity though so I used lots of pink and included a paper heart doily and a butterfly and a bit of Stickles on the sentiment banner to add the slightest bit of sparkle.

Here's how it turned out!

As you can tell, the last image is a closeup. I can't say this is my favorite card of all times but Tomboy Trouble is definitely one of my favorite Kenny K digis!! That's all I have for you today. In a couple of days, I should have a Saturated Canary card. My poor SC digis have been neglected lately and have put up a bit of a fuss about that so I finally broke down and made a card with one I had colored a while back but never used on a card. If you have a few minutes to spare, please pop on over the the Krafty Krew blog and see the incredible work done by my talented teamies as well as the other new images Kenny is releasing today. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - #17 Anything Goes (with optional photo inspiration)
Dream Valley Challenges - #55 Things with Wings
Eclectic Ellapu - Purple's Challenge
CMC Copic Challenge Group - #67 Celebrations
Dilly Beans - Think Pink
Challenges for Everybody - #19 Anything Goes

Until next time, take care of yourselves, tell your families and friends how much you love them and do something creative!

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Being Square with Kenny K

Hi, everyone! It's Monday and I'm late posting this because we had some big storms roll through here yesterday and I was without internet service until I got home from work this evening. So to save a bit of time, I'm going to cut to the chase today. It's time for another new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew and the theme this time is "Being Square". As you can see from the cool skater dude I used for my card, he is anything BUT square! What IS square however is the shape of my card. It's 6" x 6" to be exact. Before I show it to you though, I need to tell you about our sponsors for this week.

 we have KennyK Downloads offering a $20 Gift Certificate

AND

Bearly Mine Designs offering a £10 Voucher

Okay, now that's done, here's my card.

Surprise!!! Only one view this time! Haha! Bet you thought you'd never see it, right?  The image I used is called "Airborne" from the Kid Nation Collection, which I colored with Copics, and is available for purchase in Kenny's shop. The patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey line. The "Super Star" and "birthday" 3-D embellishments are actually stickers from my stash. 

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Marker Pop - #20 Anything Goes

Mema's Crafts - April Challenge (Anything Goes)

My Grafico - #148 Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations Challenge - A Colorful Challenge

Simon Says Stamp and Show - April 1 (Absolutely Anything Goes)

Challenges 4 Everybody - #17 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - #13 Anything Goes

 

Well, that's all for now, folks! Thanks very much for visiting my blog today. You comments are always welcome and I appreciate every single one of them. I hope you'll take a few minutes to visit the Krafy Krew Blog to see the fantabulous projects from my incredible teamies! They really are awesome! Until next time, stay calm and ...

Keep crafting!

Anniebee

Something Special for the Ladies...

Hi there, crafty peeps! The time has come again for Team A of Kenny K's Krafty Krew to "shock and awe" you with our renditions of some of Kenny's cool images. A new challenge begins today and this time the theme is "One For the Girls". Before I go any farther though, I need to tell you who our sponsors are this week. First up is our own incredibly talented Kenny K.

with 5 free digis of the winner's choice

AND

with a $20 gift voucher for her shop!!!

Now that's done, let's talk about the challenge and my inspirational project for it. When one of my close girlfriends has a birthday or some other auspicious occasion, I tend to create a special card for her like one I would want to receive. Now, how I design it depends completely on the recipient's personality. Most of the people I gravitate toward are a bit on the quirky side, mostly personable and outspoken, somewhat artsy fartsy and a tiny bit mischievous (okay, yes... like ME)! I knew you weren't going to allow me to cop out on that one! Sooo... anyway, the card I made for this challenge is definitely one I wouldn't mind receiving.   

I used one of Kenny's very sexy men in the Heartbreakers Collection called "Romeo". This dude is one hot hunk, let me tell ya! As a wise woman I once knew used to say, "He can eat crackers in my bed any time!" That wise woman was my lovely mom. Right again! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Heh heh!

So without further ado, here he is... the beautiful, sexy Romeo!

Just look at those pecs and that six pack!! Whew!

And the eyes! I don't know about you but the eyes are what always get to me!

I purposely kept the design simple as I didn't want anything to detract from the focal point... (as if anything could!). In case you're a newer follower or for some other reason aren't familiar with my work, I colored this glorious digi with my Copic markers.

And a closeup just to tease you a little!

And here's the unfinished inside. I'll put a sentiment of some sort in here when I decide who the card is going to and for what occasion.

Okay, ladies (and gents too if you're of the persuasion)... tell the truth! Raise your hands if you wouldn't mind having a boy toy that looked like this guy! Of course, I'd be hard pressed to keep up with one like him these days but I'd sure love to give it a go just once! LOL! I'm probably a lot more talk than action but a girl can dream, can't she? 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Cards by Lady Anne - #6 Anything Goes (must use a stamp)
The Crafting Cafe - Favorite Color (I used teal)
NanaVic's Challenge - #4 Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - #220 Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - March Challenge - The Color Blue

also this Linky Party:

Sarah Hamer Designs - Link Up Tuesday

I hope you'll visit the Krafty Krew blog to see what my very talented teamies and our lovely guest designer, Mandy of A Sprinkling of Glitter fame, have created to inspire you and we'd all love it if you find the time to join the challenge this week! Thanks for stopping by today. I always enjoy reading your comments. Until next time...

Have a wonderful week, be sweet and find time for your family and friends. They're what's most important in this life and once they're gone, you can't make up for all the special moments you may have missed. 

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

New Challenge Day at Kenny K!

It's Sunday again!! Already this year is flying and it has barely taken off! Today marks the start of a brand new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew. The theme this time is "Vintage" which really did make it a challenge for me; not because there isn't a plethora of Kenny's images that will work for this purpose but because I always find it a bit troubling to make something LOOK vintage, even when I use elements that plainly are just that... old.

I chose "Socialite" for my image and focal point for this card. partly because I have had her for ages and had never gotten around to coloring her and also because I thought she was a perfect fit for the challenge theme. I bought the paper as a single sheet a couple of years ago and had cut the manufacturers name off so I don't remember who made it but the soft color tones makes it feel vintage to me. I like that the flowers aren't a true pink but more of a peachy pink because I wanted to create a vintage Valentine card.  I just wish that our lovely Miss Socialite wasn't smoking a cigarette, albeit with an elegant-looking holder. I gave up that nasty habit several years ago and as it goes with most ex-smokers, I really detest it now! The mere smell of tobacco makes me nauseous. Okay, enough of that mess! LOL

Let's just get to the point, shall we? Here's my card for the challenge.

The lovely lace border stickers as well as the adorable heart-shaped buttons were part of a blog candy I won from my friend, Vicki, at Stamp Smiles. Thanks so much, Vicki!

The greeting was created with 2 stamps from a Fiskars stamp set called Lasting Love Quotes. First, I stamped the heart in Quick Quotes' Mango Mai Tai Powderpuff Chalk Ink and colored it in with Copics R22 and R20. Then I stamped the word "ADORE" over that in Memento Black Tuxedo ink. The cute butterfly is from my stash.

I didn't have the exact shade of ribbon I needed so I used a very pale pink organza as it tends to pick up some of the colors around it. It looks better in person than it does in these photos but it's not so bad that I have the urge to change it out! Too much work!

The flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaves were created with a Sizzix die . 

Here's a closeup view of the lovely Socialite. She can be purchased from Kenny's store.

 And here's what I did with the inside of the card. Again, the 2 heart doilies were part of the candy I won from Vicki. The heart die cut is the smallest Spellbinders Nestie from the scalloped hearts set and the sentiment was made from a Studio G clear stamp set that I got from Michael's for $1.00. I cut it to the size I wanted, mounted it on a piece of scrap card stock from the base card and applied adhesive to 3 sides to make a little pocket to hold the tickets. I colored it both the stamp and the inside part of the heart with the R20 and R22 Copic markers and used a white Jelly Roll pen to create the highlights. The Kiss tickets were made with the same Fiskars stamp set I used on the front greeting.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Shelly's Images - Easy As 1-2-3 (one word sentiment- ADORE; 2 pieces of patterned paper - background and butterfly; 3 pieces of bling - 2 rhinestone flourishes, butterfly body).

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I love reading your comments and appreciate that you take the time to let me know what you think of my projects. I have topped 300 followers now and I'm thinking about hosting a candy giveaway to try and get to the next major milestone.... 400! So look for that very soon! I'll be back in a day or two with a layout and after that a couple more Valentine's Day cards. Yep, it's right around the corner, my friends! Until next time, have a lovely day and a wonderful week!

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

A Hunky Kenny K Cowboy and a Candy Giveaway for the New Year!

If you're looking for the Kenny K blog candy post, this is it!

Hi, everybody! I hope you enjoyed your holidays as much as I have. This is the first year in many that I have been able to spend the entire holiday season with my grandkids and I have loved every minute of it. I was pretty busy part of the time making Christmas cards, gifts and Victorian treat cones for the tree in addition to my design team projects for the month. But that's all finished now and even though Christmas is my favorite holiday, I'm always glad when it's over.

Kenny K is releasing 3 new images this week and wait until you get a load of these guys!!! That's right, I said GUYS! These lads are total hunks and are they ever fun to color! We've been needing some sexy men to go with all the sexy ladies Kenny has given us and these really fit the bill. In addition to the new release, the design team is giving away some awesome candy! Details are at the bottom of this post.

I chose to color "Tex" because I have lived in the great state of Texas all my life. Several of my teammates seemed to take a likin' to him too as you'll see when you visit the Krafty Krew blog! Is he not one of the hottest cowboys you've ever seen? The other 2 gents in this release, titled Heartbreakers, are named "Romeo" and "Playboy" and they're just as sexy as Tex is. You can see and purchase them all from Kenny's online store.

So here he is, in all his leather and denim-clad glory!

 

 

Doesn't he go perfectly with Kenny's hot and sexy cowgirls, Mae Western, Cheyenne and Jessi Jane? I made a card using Mae Western and these same papers they look awesome side by side. I kept the design rather simple, despite the fact that it's a lady's card. I just didn't think flowers and lace would look all that great with this guy, if you know what I mean. LOL!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

The Outlawz Friday Copic/Promarker challenge - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Your Favorite Things 

Challenges 4 Everybody #10 - Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu #10 - Anything Goes

So there you have it! Be sure to visit the Krafty Krew blog to see what my incredibly talented teammates have created. There's a new challenge starting and we're also having a fantastic candy giveaway on our individual blogs that you won't want to miss!! Some of us are giving away 3 free Kenny K digi stamps and others are giving away Kenny's designs in RUBBER!!! How cool is that? You'll need to leave a comment on this post between now and 11:59 PM on January 12th to be eligible for the drawing and on January 13th, I'll let Randy (Random Number Generator) choose a winner... easy peasy, right? The more designers' blogs you visit and comment on, the more chances you have to win some free Kenny K art! Now, for the challenge this week!

This weeks first sponsor is Kenny K's Downloads

The prize from Kenny is the winner's choice of 5 digi's.

And our second sponsor this week is

Leo at Flonz

The prize from Flonz this week is $20.00 gift voucher for Leo's store.

Our theme this week is:

Its Party Time!

Happy New Year Celebration cards or party Invites!

Until next time, have a safe and happy New Year! And happy crafting!

Anniebee

Time For A New Challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew

Hi, all! It's that time again! Yepper, time for a brand new challenge at Kenny K and this week, the theme being presented by Team A is "Monochrome". That is to say that we want you to create your project using varying shades of the same color. I have to admit here that this was a huge challenge for me too! Anybody who knows me knows that I am ALL about color so using only one, even in multiple shades was way outside my comfort zone. But I did it and I am quite tickled with the outcome... so much so, in fact, that I created not one but TWO cards using the same basic design and the same digi stamp but in different colors. Once I got started, I couldn't stop and I was very tempted to make a third but I thought my time might be better spent working on future assignments instead. LOL

So, here are two color variations using Frieda Flapper. I had not colored this image before so I had lots of fun with her. She's a party girl to be sure! The first one I did in shades of teal using paper from K & Company and the second is done is shades of red using a combination of DCWV and K & Company papers.  

Which one do you prefer? I can't decide! For more inspiration, visit the Kenny K Krafty Krew blog and see the incredible examples created by my talented teammates. Also, if you're up for making your own New Year's Eve party invitations, see my post for yesterday. I used another of Kenny's awesome designs, "Happy Hour", to make a set of party invitations using WOW Embossing Powders and a non-traditional color palette. I love how they turned out! 

I am entering one or both of these cards in the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - # 78  Tic Tac Toe (I chose Gens, Ribbon, Flowers)
Crafty Catz Challenge - #158 Anything Goes
Fat Pages and Cards - #26 Add a Sentiment/Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - #56 - Birthdays
Challenges 4 Everybody - #7 Anything Goes

I'll be back in a couple of days with an entry for Saturated Canary's new challenge and no telling what else. It's so great having a space dedicated to my crafting addiction! So, until next time, have a wonderful weekend and...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee