Never Give Up Hope!

Hello again!   Thanks for stopping by!  Today I have a card to share using items from the Calling All Sistahs collection by CAS-ual Fridays.    Since October is breast cancer awareness month, if you purchase any items from this fabulous collection this month, 75% (rather the usual 50%) will be donated to nationalbreastcancer.org.   Pretty awesome, I'd say!  

I created my card by stamping the back side of the Hope Ribbon with Versamark and heat embossing it in white.   After it cooled a minute, I stamped the front side of the stamp  with Versamark, and heat embossed with several shades of pink glitter embossing powder from WOW.   I added the sentiment on a cardstock strip and stacked several of the Hope Fri-Die for dimension.   

Hope you've enjoyed my card today!   Head over to CFS to check out all of the awesome things going on this month - it's our 5th birthday and there is an awesome sale going on! You can stack the awesome deals by using my coupon code, KIMBERLY2017, to save an additional 15% on everything in the store!   Woo-hoo!!   

Calling All Sistahs! It's Time For The March Hop!

Hello my friends!   It's March 17  - not only is it St. Patrick's Day, it's also Calling All Sistahs Hop day, so we are hopping along to remind you that it's time to do your monthly self-breast exam!   

**In case you aren't aware, every month on the 17th, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps hosts a fun blog hop to remind you that it's time to do a self-breast exam.   This helped Michele, the owner of CFS, find and have her breast cancer diagnosed in a timely manner - and she's doing GREAT now!    You can find out more HERE!**  Want to be part of next month's hop?   We'd love to have you!   For more info, visit our Facebook group!

For my card today, I stamped the flowers from Loving Thoughts  with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink and then heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.    They sparkle and shine so much in real life - I tried my best to capture it for you in the photo ;)   I stamped the sentiment (from Calling All Sistahs ) and the butterfly (from Be) with Versafine Onyx Black and then heat embossed with clear powder.   I cut the sentiment strip, cutting around the top part of the butterfly, and adhered it to the card with foam tape.     I wanted to let the background shine, so to tie the sentiment strip in with the rest of the card, I heat embossed a single butterfly (also from Be) directly on the card base.   

Be sure to hop along for the chance to win a prize from CAS-ual Fridays!   Comments must be made by 12 a.m. EST on March 19.   Now head over to Penny's blog to see what she's created!!

As always, if you'd like to do some shopping over at CAS-ual Fridays, be sure to use code KIMBERLY2017 to save 15% on ANYTHING your heart desires!   

Calling All Sistahs! February Blog Hop

Hello my friends!    Today is February 17, so we are hopping along to remind you that it's time to do your monthly self-breast exam!    Join us as we hop along sharing cards inspired by the theme 'With Love From Your Sistah'.  

**In case you aren't aware, every month on the 17th, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps hosts a fun blog hop to remind you that it's time to do a self-breast exam.   This helped Michele, the owner of CFS, find and have her breast cancer diagnosed in a timely manner - and she's doing GREAT now!    You can find out more HERE!**

I heat embossed the Full On Floral background stamp onto a piece of white cardstock and added color with Catherine Pooler's new inks - they blended fabulously!   I  used the Ruffled Ribbon Fri-Die to cut the ribbon from the inked background.   I added some sparkle with a Spectrum Noir clear overlay marker.   

I stamped the Full On Floral background again, and adhered the ribbon on foam adhesive right on top.   The sentiment was created using the Hope Fri-Die and Calling All Sistahs stamp set.   That fun sparkle on the sides is glitter washi tape!

Thanks for hopping along with us - remember, if you'd like to join in the fun and be a stop on next month's hop, check out our Facebook group for more info!   One of our participants will win a $15 gift certificate to CFS!   There are prizes for commenting too!   Two random commenters from along the hop will also win a $15 gift card to CFS!   Woo hoo!   The fabulous Penny Ward is your next stop on the hop!   For a full link list, or to start at the beginning of the hop, head to the CAS-ual Fridays blog!

Use this code to save 15% on ANYTHING & EVERYTHING in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps shop!!! Yay!!!!!!!

January Calling All Sistahs Hop

Hello there!  It's January 17, and that means it is time for a self-breast check!!   Michele, owner of CFS is a breast cancer survivor, all because she found it early by doing a self check.   Every month,  CFS hosts a blog hop as a friendly reminder to do a self check.  We'd absolutely love it if you joined in  our monthly hops - head over to our Facebook group for more information!!

And did you know that 50% of the profits of the Calling All Sistahs products available from CFS go to the NBCF!   There is an awesome new sequin mix created just for CAS-ual Fridays by Pretty Pink Posh added to the shop this month too....so pretty!

For my card, I stamped the flower & leaf images from Mon Ami  with a light shade of Memento ink and then added some shading to them with matching shades of pink Copic markers.   When I was done, I stamped again with Versamark ink and heat embossed them with WOW Glitter Embossing Powder in Mulberry Mist.   This process took some time, but my MISTI made it easy!   I heat embossed the sentiment, from Word Ribbon,  on a strip of vellum and added a few sequins from the new Sistahood Sparkle sequin mix to complete the card!

Be sure to stop by Susan's blog next, and keep hopping and leaving comments along the way for your chance to win one of two gift certificates to the CAS-ual Fridays store!   Here's the full link list in case you get lost!   Happy hopping, everyone!

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

Rahmat Gouse

Penny Ward

Gwendolyn Estrada

Vicki Dutcher

Ceal Pritchett

Kara Stainbrook

Sue Nagata

Kimberly Rendino

Susan White

Shona Chambers

Lori McAree

Nora Noll

Melissa Miller

Lori Kobular

Lydia Evans

Sandi Pressley

Lisa Lahiff

Mary Moisan

Claire Apostoloff

Kelly Griglione

Theresa Knopf

Jeanne Jachna

Heather North

Go ahead and use my special coupon code to save 15% at the CFS store!   You know you wanna shop! ;)

Calling All Sistahs December Blog Hop

Hello there!  It's December 17, and that means it is time for a self-breast check!!   Michele, owner of CFS is a breast cancer survivor, all because she found it early by doing a self check.   Every month,  CFS hosts a blog hop as a friendly reminder to do a self check.  We'd absolutely love it if you joined in  our monthly hops - head over to our Facebook group for more information!!

And did you know that 50% of the profits of the Calling All Sistahs products available from CFS go to the NBCF!   That's so awesome!

This month, the theme is 'Make Time' - how perfect for December, when we are all super busy getting ready for the holidays, right?!   

I wanted to create a really quick and easy card, showing that you don't have to spend hours on something - there is time to make a quick card to send off to a friend!

I used the heart images from Calm & Loving to create an ombre of falling hearts.   I die cut the Friend Fri-Die from black paper and added aqua glitter to the bottom half and stamped the rest of the sentiment from the Calling All Sistahs stamp set.  A few Nuvo drops completed the card!

Be sure to hop along, starting at the CAS-ual Fridays blog.   Leave a comment at all the stops for your chance to win some awesome CFS prizes!  Your next stop on the hop is Ceal's awesome blog!

Be sure to use my coupon code, KIMBERLY16 if you want to do any shopping in the CFS store - you'll save 15%!

November Calling All Sistah's Hop

Hello there!  It's November 17, and that means it is time for a self-breast check!!   Michele, owner of CFS is a breast cancer survivor, all because she found it early by doing a self check.   Every month,  CFS hosts a blog hop as a friendly reminder to do a self check.  We'd absolutely love it if you joined in  our monthly hops - head over to our Facebook group for more information!!

And did you know that 50% of the profits of the Calling All Sistahs products available from CFS go to the NBCF!   That's so awesome!

My card uses the Hope Ribbon stamp and Ruffled Ribbon die from the CAS Collection, as well as the Sassy Smiles stamp set and Smiling dies.   

I love how awesome that sparkle embossing powder looks!   

Be sure to hop along, starting at the CAS-ual Fridays blog.   Leave a comment at all the stops for your chance to win some awesome CFS prizes!  Your next stop on the hop is Laurel's awesome blog!

Be sure to use my coupon code, KIMBERLY16 if you want to do any shopping in the CFS store - you'll save 15%!

October Calling All Sistahs Hop + CAS-ual Fridays New Release!

Hello  my friends!  It's October 17, and that means it is time for a self-breast check!!   Plus, it is October, breast cancer awareness month.   Michele, owner of CFS is a breast cancer survivor, all because she found it early by doing a self check.   Every month,  CFS hosts a blog hop as a friendly reminder - and guess what!   It's working!   One of our awesome hoppers found and addressed her cancer as a result of this monthly reminder!   We'd absolutely love it if you joined in  our monthly hops - head over to our Facebook group for more information!!

More fun news!   There's a new CFS release starting today with the awesome Word Ribbon set, an addition to the Calling All Sistahs line of products.   50% of the profits of the Calling All Sistahs products go to the NBCF!   That's amazing!

The theme of our hop this month is  'Encourage a Sistah" - and this new set is perfect!   I stamped the word ribbon with Versamark onto kraft paper and heat embossed it with a mixture of white and pink.   I love the speckled look!   I die cut the ribbon, and adhered it to another die cut ribbon offset just a bit.   I stamped the sentiment in kraft ink in the lower right hand corner.

There are prizes to be won by hopping along - one person will win the new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps release for commenting along the blog hop.  Comments must be made by 12:00am EST on October 19th, 2016 to qualify.  If you can't wait to see if you are the winner and want to get your shop on, use code KIMBERLY16 to save 15% on your entire purchase!  Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Laurel Beard!

Calling All Sistahs Blog Hop - September!

Hi there friends!!    It's the 17th of the month and you know what that means, right?   Time for a self-breast check.    The theme of our CAS-ual Fridays Calling All Sistahs hop this month is "Girl Power"!

I created a shaker card this month - so fun!   The sentiment is from Calling All Sistahs, and I die cut the heart using the Heart Board Fri-Dies.    The sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh!

Be sure to check out CAS-ual Fridays Calling All Sistahs collection of stamps and dies - a portion of all sales will be donated to breast cancer research and awareness programs!!!   Also, be sure to hop along and leave comments at all the stops - there will be three $15 prizes awarded to lucky commenters!!    And if you'd like to do some shopping, feel free to use my code, KIMBERLY16, to save 15% off at the 

CAS-ual Fridays store!!    Your next stop is Sue's blog - happy hopping, friends!!  

Calling All Sistahs August Hop!

Hi there friends!!    It's the 17th of the month and you know what that means, right?   Time for a self-breast check!    The theme of our CAS-ual Fridays Calling All Sistahs hop this month is "Remind a Sistah", so I thought a nice (and pretty!) reminder would be a bookmark!

I used some pretty paper from Jillibean Soup  and cut it down to make a bookmark.   The edges were distressed with a sanding block,  and I added some Antique Linen Distress Ink to the edges.   I stamped the sentiment, from Calling All Sistahs, with Versamark ink onto a strip of vellum cardstock and heat embossed it with rose gold embossing powder.   I stitched the edges with a zig zag stitch for some interest, and then adhered it to my patterned paper by wrapping it around the edges and adhering to the back side.    I adhered this piece to a sturdy piece of cardboard so it can take some abuse, lol!  

I wanted the message to be visible as needed (i.e., that time of the month!), so I created a band to go around the sentiment using another pretty piece of patterned paper from Jillibean Soup.   I adhered the strip to itself loosely enough so that it can be slid on and off, and then tied a pretty twine ribbon around it as well.   

Hope you've enjoyed my project!   It's such a pretty reminder to do your monthly check!   Be sure to check out CAS-ual Fridays Calling All Sistahs collection of stamps and dies - a portion of all sales will be donated to breast cancer research and awareness programs!!!   Also, be sure to hop along and leave comments at all the stops - there will be three $15 prizes awarded to lucky commenters!!  Comment by midnight on August 19th to enter.  And if you'd like to do some shopping, feel free to use my code, KIMBERLY16, to save 15% off at the CAS-ual Fridays store!!    Your next stop is Lisa's blog - happy hopping, friends!!  

LINK LIST 

Casual Fridays Stamps 

Kara Stainbrook

Susan White

Nora Noll

Vicki Dutcher

Lori Kobular

Lydia Evans

Shona Chambers

Lisa Harrolle

             Kimberly Rendino  (you are here!)

Lisa Lahiff

Penny Ward

Jennifer Ingle

Joanna Harty

Claire Apostoloff

Diane Jaquay

Rahmat Gouse

Jeanne Jachna

Gwendolyn Estrada 

Archana Bhurke

Sue Nagata

Bonnie Sharp

Heather North

July Calling All Sistah's Blog Hop!

It's that time, ladies!   Time to check yourself!   I'm here (along with a bunch of talented ladies joining us for the hop) to share some inspiration and provide that important monthly reminder, brought to you by CAS-ual Fridays!

I used a stencil along with Distress Ink and Bo-Bunny Glitter embossing paste to create the background for my heart.   I die cut the heart with the Heart Board Fri-Die from the center of my panel and then stamped the sentiment from Hope Ribbon directly below it.   I also added a strip from the background I created along the bottom edge.   I mounted the background piece to my cradles and then I used foam tape to add the die cut piece, giving it some fun depth.

I die cut the friend twice, once from black cardstock and once from white using  the Friend Fri-Die and adhered them to one another, offset just a bit.   I the word added across the heart (using foam tape for the middle section).   

That completes my card!   I hope you've enjoyed....your next stop is the fabulous Lisa Lahiff's blog!  Be sure to leave some love as you go, as CAS-ual Fridays will be giving away prizes to several lucky commenters! (If you've lost your way, head over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog for the complete hop list!)

June Calling All Sistahs Blog Hop!

It's that time of the month, ladies!    I'm here with a reminder to check yourself....it could just save your life!   I'm sharing an encouraging card - perfect for a friend or loved one who has been dealt a tough hand.  I love this sentiment!!   

To create my card, I used the Ruffled Ribbon Fri-die to do some  partial die cutting.   I cut just the top portion of the ribbon and then scored my piece of cardstock and folded so that the ribbon stands straight up and is part of my card base (the card is still 4.25 x 5.5" from the top of the ribbon to the bottom of the card).   Here's a side view picture to show you what I mean!

I  used some pale shades of Copic markers to color a diagonal rainbow on some cardstock and then stamped and heat embossed the ribbon from the Hope Ribbon die over the top with white EP.    I die cut the ribbon, again with the Ruffled Ribbon Fri-die and adhered it to the card just at the top, leaving the ribbon ends free of adhesive for some cool dimension.

The sentiment, from Calling All Sistahs, was heat embossed with silver embossing powder, and a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh finished off the card.

Hope you've enjoyed my card today, and that the monthly hop has served to remind you to take a few minutes and do a self-breast exam!   Be sure to hop along and leave comments - I hear there will be prizes to be won!  :)

And if you'd like to do some shopping, please feel free to use my coupon code, KIMBERLY16, over at the CAS-ual Fridays store - you'll save yourself 15%....woo-hoo!!!     Be sure to head over to Susan's blog next to see what she's created!!

 Here's the full hop list!  

CASual Fridays Stamps  <<<Start Here<<<

Shona Chambers

Lori McAree

Nora Noll

Claire Apostoloff

Lisa Lahiff

Lydia Evans

Ceal Pritchett

Vicki Dutcher

                  Kimberly Rendino (you're here!)

Susan White

 Kelly Griglione

Alanna Moses

Jeanne Jachna

Jennifer Ingle

Lisa Harrolle

Diane Jaquay

Penny Ward

Bonnie Sharp 

Lori Kobular

Archana Bhurke

Sue Nagata

Kim Sherrod

Heather North

May Calling All Sistahs Blog Hop!

Hi there!!   Thanks for joining us for the May Calling All Sistahs Blog Hop!  It's such an awesome reminder for you to CHECK YOURSELF each and every month!!  Kudos to Michele & Heather for everything they've done to organize this hop!!  I personally had to have breast surgery in April 2014.   I can't tell you how very relieved I was to hear the doctor say "no cancerous cells were found".   I'll never forget it!

My card uses one of the Scallop Tag Fri-Dies as the focal point.  I covered a piece of cardstock with strips of pink and silvery grey washi tape, then die cut the tag.   I also die cut the Hope Fri-Die from the tag so that I could use the die cut inlay technique.   I replaced the word with a cut from pink cardstock.  I stenciled the background with grey ink and added the supportive sentiment from the Calling All Sistahs stamp set, heat embossed with grey.  I finished the card with a bit of grey baker's twine and silver sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.  Did you know that  CFS  donates 50% of the profits from items in the Calling All Sistahs collection to breast cancer research and awareness programs?   That's so awesome right?!?! Woo-hoo!

  Want to win the 'hope' Fri-Die I used on this card?   Follow me on Instagram (@kimpletekreativity) and comment on the picture to win!  

Be sure to leave comments on all the blogs as you hop for a chance to win some awesome prizes!! Your next stop on the hop is Ceal's blog!  

HOP LIST

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps 

Archana Bhurke 

Nora Noll 

Susan White 

Shona Chambers
Bonnie Sharp 

Lori Kobular
Diane Jaquay 

Jeanne Jachna 

Theresa Knopf 

Alanna Moses 

Jennifer Ingle 

Joanna Harty 

Kristie Goulet 

Kelly Griglione 

                 Kimberly Rendino ( <-- you're here)

Ceal Pritchett 

Lisa Lahiff 

Lydia Evans 

Lori McAree 

Claire Apostoloff 

Vicki Dutcher 

Channin Pelletier 

Lisa Harrolle 

Heather North 

Remember you can save $$$$ on your CFS order by using my special coupon code!