Name The New Girlz Contest for Kenny K's New Release!

For my DT card for the Kenny K's Krafty Krew blog, scroll down to the next post.

Hello again KennyK fans! We've got a brand new collection coming out June 23rd, and we haven't got any names for these girlz yet.........so we're going to leave it in your hands and let you choose the names.

Now if you want to win one or more of these cuties, then get your thinking caps on and give us your best names you can come up with for them. Each girl has a number underneath them, so what we want you to do is.........

1. Write up a blog post with your name choices for each girl or just one girl as long as you put the number for them i.e. 3. Rachel

2. Copy the poster to your blog post, then come back here and link up your blog post with Inlinkz.

KennyK and Elena will be checking out your blog with your name choices and will choose the ones they think best match the girlz.
If your name/s are chosen, then you will win the girl/girlz for the winning names.

This contest will run until June 21st, and the winners will be announced on the day of release
JUNE 23RD.

GOOD LUCK!!!

And don't forget about the challenge going on right now too!

Until next time....

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Kenny K Father's Day DT Card

Happy Sunday to everyone! Here it is, the middle of June already and the days continue to fly by with no sign of stopping. I know our friends in the northeastern and midwestern states are more than happy to welcome summer at last but for me, I'm already yearning for cooler weather! It's not even officially summer and we have already reached temperatures in excess of 95 degrees!!! I'm afraid that as cold as the winter was up north, the summer will be equally hot down south.

Enough of my climate commentary. Now on to more fun things.... the new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew. This week is Team A's turn to wow you with their inspirational Father's Day projects. Next Sunday is the day we celebrate fathers, those amazing male figures that head up our family units and provide guidance and discipline for our children. They are often underappreciated and Father's Day is our time to remind ourselves, and them, just how much they mean to us.

For my own contribution to the design team examples, I used Kenny's Club Kid image. The Glam Gang collection are my favorites of all of Kenny's images because they are so versatile and fun to color, aside from being sassy and sexy. Our sponsors this week are Kenny K Downloads and Marianne Designs. So without further delay, here is my Father's Day inspiration.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

TBD

Please join us this week for a chance to win some fabulous prizes and an opportunity to appear in Kenny and Elena's Spotlight next week! Take care, have a wonderful week and Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Until next time...

Happy crafting!
Anniebee

A Steampunk Mother's Day at Kenny K's Krafty Krew

Hi, everybody! I know it's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything here. I have been extremely busy at work and just have not had the energy to do much crafting in the evenings. In fact, sometimes, I'm so tired when I get home that I am in bed by 8 PM!! Anyone who knows me very well, knows that I am a night owl by nature so going to bed that early is, indeed, a rare thing for me. It has become more routine lately, however.

Well, today is the start of a brand new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew and it's Team A's turn to host. The theme this week really has nothing whatsoever to do with Mother's Day and when you see my card, you'll see that it certainly played no part in my own creative processes this time!

Our sponsors this week are Kenny K Rubber Stamps and Marianne Design so you'll not want to miss this challenge! As mentioned, the theme this week although not related to Mom's special day, is nonetheless a fun one. We're doing Steampunk this week!! I know a lot of you love that style so we hope to see lots of awesome entries this time.

Not only is my card not related to Mother's Day (my own mom passed on several years ago), it also is a bit unusual for this time of year. I really don't care much for the summer months as it gets very hot and humid in Southeast Texas so I decided to make something to remind me of the more pleasant temperatures of winters here. I used Helga Frost of Kenny's Steampunk Burlesque collection as the focal point for my card and my snowflakes purposely look rather like gears to go along with the Steampunk theme. I used those cute screw head brads again to give them more of a metallic look and I even added a little spinner to one of them. So without further delay, here is the lovely Helga Frost.

Yeppers! A Christmas card in May! I used silver gel pen under my Aqua Copic marker to give parts of Helga's costume a metallic quality. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

TBD

If you have a few minutes to spare, please stop by the Krafty Krew blog to see the awesome projects created by my talented teammates! We would love to have you participate as well. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day and a great week as well. Until next time...

Happy crafting! 

Anniebee

DT Card for Kenny K

Happy Sunday, everybody! I hope it is starting to thaw out and warm up where you are. It's already getting to be summer here in southeast Texas! Yep, you read that right! It was 82 degrees when I left work this afternoon and I had to run the air conditioner all the way home. I love warm weather but I don't tolerate HOT too well so this time of year is almost perfect for me.

Okay, so there is a new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew that starts today and the theme this time is "Dies and Punches". This should be a favorite for a lot of people with all those gorgeous new dies from Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn and other companies that we drooled over during CHA. They are finally starting to appear in stores and online shops and if you're patient you can even find them on sale occasionally.

Here's my card for the challenge. I used "Miss Thang" and, as always, she is colored with Copics.

In case you weren't aware, Kenny K is now on Facebook and Pinterest!!! Woohoo! We would love to have all our ardent fans follow us so hop on over there and Like us on FB and follow us on Pinterest! You won't believe all the gorgeous creations posted on those pages.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mema's Crafts - April Challenge (Anything Goes)

My Grafico - #148 Anything Goes

613 Avenie Create - #15 Anything Goes (with an optional sketch)

Challenges for Everybody - #18 Anything Goes

Hobby Cutz - #4 (Monochrome)

Paper Crafting Journey - Monochromatic

If you have a few minutes, breeze on over to the Krafy Krew blog and see the fabulous creations made by the other mega-talented designers on Team A. And if you're inspired by what you see, by all means, we'd love to have you join the fun and play along with us this week!  The prizes are 5 free digis from Kenny's store and a $20 gift voucher from Flonz! Plus you have a chance at Top 3 and being chosen by Kenny himself and his lovely wife, Elena, to have your card appear in the weekly Spotlight! So c'mon by!

That's all for today, folks. So until next time, let your families know how much you love them, hug and kiss your kids and grandkids and do something crafty!

Hugs to all!

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

She's All That for WOW Embossing Powders

Hello, WOW fans! Today, I have a cute birthday card for you that I made for the WOW Embossing Powder Blog. It can be used for either a male or female birthday, which in my book, is always a good thing. The image I used is called "All That" by Kenny K and she can be purchased in Kenny's online store. The WOW Embossing Powders  I used were Cable Car Red from the Suzy West By The Bay Collection and Earthtone Blueberry from the Suzy West Pantry Collection. I also created the sentiment with a stamp from WOW's stamp set called "Everyday Sentiments". All of these items are available for purchase through many local scrapbooking stores as well as online. Amazon has them for a great price right now.

You can see the Cable Car Red powder around the outer edges of the yellow patterned paper as well as on the checked pattern on the banner. I used the Blueberry powder on the sentiment and outlined it with white gel pen to make it look hand painted (sort of graffiti-like) and also to make it show up better.

I didn't know if I would love the primary color palette but after I put it all together, I really did like it. Most of you who follow me know that I do love bright colors but I normally steer clear of the primaries with very few exceptions. I may have to rethink that approach now! LOL 

 

I haven't finished the inside of it yet as I was up against a deadline that I didn't want to miss.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (with optional sketch)

Crafting When We Can - #39 Earth, Air, Fire & Water (the colors in my card represent fire- those colors present in flames)

I hope you enjoyed my little WOW project and that you'll stop by the WOW Blog and leave a comment if you have a few minutes. Thanks for visiting me today. I'll be back soon with another new project. Until then...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Lace and Pearls at Kenny K this week!

Hello, all! The weeks continue to breeze past me like I'm sitting still! I can't believe we have already started the third month of the year! That means that we'll be a quarter of the way through the year at the end of this month! Oh, my gosh! Can you believe it? At this rate, I think I had better start on my Halloween and Christmas cards around June to ensure they're finished on time! LOL

Anyway, today starts a new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew and my team, Team A, is hosting this time. In case you missed it, I posted a card last week along with Team B too because Kenny released 3 new digis for the Steampunk Burlesque collection and I just HAD to make a card with one of them! I simply couldn't wait another week! You can find that post here.

Okay, this week our challenge theme is "Lace and Pearls" and those two words, especially when used together in the same sentence, always conjure up visions of weddings and bridal gowns for me! The traditional wedding month is June but I enjoy doing things in a non-traditional way most of the time so it bothers me not one iota to post a wedding card in March! LOL

Before I go any farther, I must inform you that our sponsors this week are:

with 5 digis of the winner's choice

AND

with a rubber stamp valued at up to $10 from their shop!! 

Awesome prizes, don't you agree?

And don't forget that we now have a Top 3 and a Spotlight for every challenge!

Now, about my card. I chose the image called "Wedding Garter" which is available to purchase in Kenny's online store. I said that I enjoy doing things in a non-traditional way which is very true but I still used traditional wedding colors of white and gold for my card. I like "dressing" my images in white because I only have to color the shadows and folds and the rest is already white... that's quite an ink-saver! Because I usually layer on the colors pretty heavily (I like rich, vibrant color), I use a LOT of ink so I embrace any opportunity I have to save a little bit!

I used the C1 and BG70 to create the shadows and folds on her sexy wedding gown.  

Metallic Gold Rich Pale Regular WOW Embossing powder was used on the sentiment and the raised areas of the "Love" postage stamp. The sentiment was stamped onto a die cut made using one of the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five die set.

The roses are from Wild Orchid crafts and the other flowers, from Recollections, were layered one on top of another with pearl centers added. The background was created using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The lacy ribbon as well as the white organza ribbon were from my stash. I also edged the background layer of card stock with gold gel pen.

Above is the inside of the card. The patterned paper is from DCWV's Modern Bouquet stack. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with optional Bingo (I used the 2 right hand columns- bling, green & ribbon and die cuts, digital or stamped image and free)

Challenges 4 Everybody - #15 Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - #51 Ribbon and Bling

No Matter Which Challenge - #7 Anything Goes

The Craft Place - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - March Card Challenge (Use ribbon or twine)

That's about it for today, my friends. I hope you'll get a chance to visit the Krafty Krew blog to see the wonderful projects created by my extremely talented teammates. A few of them used the brand new images and they are really awesome! We'd love to have you enter your own project in the challenge as well. Until next time, have a wonderful week and...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Layer It Up with Kenny K's Krafty Krew

Good day, everyone! It's Sunday again already and that means another new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew. This week is Team B's turn to show you their stuff but since Kenny is releasing 3 new digi stamps to go with the Steampunk Burlesque collection, I decided to make a card with one of the new images too. Being an old rocker chick myself, I knew the moment I saw her that I had to color Madame Axe and put her on a card right away.

This week's theme is "Layer It Up" and our sponsors are:

with a $20 gift certificate

AND 

our own Donna's prize of a gift voucher to her store!

How're these for fabulous prizes? Awesome, right?

So without further delay, here's my contribution to this week's challenge inspiration:

This guitar-totin' bad a$$ is only 4 1/2 inches tall (though you can make her any size you like) and that's a LOT of detail for so small a space, which made coloring her a bit of a challenge. Worth every painstaking stroke of the marker though (LOL)... I love how she turned out!

It's hard to tell in the photos but all of the metal pieces on the guitar and amp as well as Madame Axe's goggles, are colored in silver metallic ink and shaded with gray Copic ink to add the appropriate amount of dimension. The background paper is from the Colorful Life stack from DCWV and the gears die cuts are from Want 2 Scrap. If you haven't checked them out yet, they have some fantastic products! I also used WOW Embossing Powder in Metallic Copper Regular on the chipboard gears.

Here's a closeup of Ms. Axe so you can see the level of detail Kenny puts into these bold ladies. The Steampunk Burlesque digis are probably my favorite collection of all of his awesome images for that reason among others.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create Challenge - #8 Anything Goes (with option to Pile It On)
Challenges for Everybody - #14- Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge - #51 Ribbons and Bling
Glitter n Sparkle - #21 Bling It On
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Layer It Up
One Stitch At A Time - #152 Use a Digi
The Squirrel and The Fox - #38 Fairy Tale or Fantasy
Want 2 Scrap - Time2Create Challenge (using Shifting Gears Silhouette and Shifting Gears Small Chipboard Embellishments)

I hope you have enjoyed your visit today and that you'll take the time to visit the Krafty Krew blog to see all of the incredible art created by Team B. We'd love to have you join the challenge too!  Have a great week, my lovely crafter friends, and until next time...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Going Round in Circles at Kenny K

Good morning and happy Sunday, Kenny K fans!

I hope you have been enjoying your weekend. It's been a little cool here this week but for the most part the sun has been shining and the afternoons have been warm enough to go out without a jacket. You'll not hear me complain though. We have hardly had a winter at all this year and I haven't had so much as a runny nose the entire time, which is a miracle in light of the horrible flu season we've had.

It's time today for a new challenge from Team A and the theme this week is "Going Around in Circles". That is to say that you need to use a circle shape on your project. I used Kenny's Brooklyn Babe as my focal point for my card and a girlie pink and blue color scheme.

But first, a word from our sponsors. Our sponsors for this week's challenge are:

offering FIVE digi's of the winner's choice

 and

offering a $20 gift certificate to their shop

Okay, now here's my card!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges/ Linky parites:

Challenges 4 Everybody - #14 Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - #168 Rainbow Bright (Favorite Color Combo)

Crafting When We Can - #38 Birthstones (Pink Tourmaline)

No Matter Which Challenge - #6 Ribbons and Bows

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - #203 Two's Company (2 stamps, 2 colors, 2 embellies) I used Brooklyn Babe by Kenny K, pink and baby blue, pearls and ribbon.

I haven't added the sentiment inside yet because I'm not sure who will receive this card. I do this sometimes so I can choose a sentiment that fits the person or occasion. I hope you'll take a few minutes to visit the Krafy Krew blog to see the wonderfully creative projects my teamies have made. We'd love to have you join the fun and enter your own projects too! That's all for today, folks, so until next time...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Hearts and Flowers at Kenny K's

Good morning, all! It's a gorgeous day in Texas today! The sun is shining brightly, it's warm outside and today is Super Bowl Sunday! I understand that Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, which indicates that Spring is right around the corner. Now, where I live that's not a big deal because we rarely have any extended periods of cold weather but for some of you, I'm sure that's welcome news. 

Something else important is going on today too. It's the beginning of a new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew and I have a card for you that I made for the challenge. I love being part of Kenny's design team and getting to color his awesome images every other week (I usually color a lot more of them than you see on the Krafty Krew site). Anyway, the theme this week is "Hearts and Flowers" and our sponsors are:

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

And our second sponsor this week is 

is 

The prize form Laura is a stamp to the value of $10.00.

And here's my card. I used the image called "Queens Cutie" which is available for purchase in Kenny's online store.

Have you made your valentines yet? I only have a couple to make; one for my grandson and one for my son and daughter-in-law but I have 2 birthday cards I need to make for this month and the first one has to be mailed this week! I think I had better get on it, right? Don't forget to stop by the Krafty Krew blog to get inspiration for valentines for the special people in your life. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed your visit. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated. I am entering this card in the following challenges:

TBD

I hope to have another Valentine card for you in a couple of days, as soon as I finish coloring the image. So until next time...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee