Kim's Kreative Korner

I’m a Geek…Are YOU a Geek?

kimmer — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:02 +0000

I’m a Geek. An Art Geek, that is. And, you can be an (*official*) Art Geek, too. It’s easy. All you have to do is click on over to the Art Geeks’ official Ning site, and join. It’s free. It’s not only free….we pay YOU to join. Well, sort of. You gotta buy stencils. But, then you save 10% on said stencils. Wanna know more? Click. Now. :)

Are you still here? Okay, I’ll entertain you for a few minutes, but then you have to come back and click.

I’m continuing to LOVE Christy Sobolewski’s Art Journaling class – 30 Pages in 90 Days. Here are a couple more of my pages.

I used a couple of iStencils for this page. Do you see them?

Day 23 of 30 Days with Christy

kimmer — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:18:06 +0000

Process video of my Day 23 page of 30 days of art journaling with Christy Sobolewski.

You snooze, you lose…lol

kimmer — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:05:32 +0000

So, I still have not heard from Wendy. But, looking back at her comment, I am not even sure she meant to enter my giveaway. She didn’t say anything about “liking” the iStencils Facebook page, and she also said that she has “lots” of stencils. So, I’ve made a decision to choose another winner. So, I printed out all the comments, and numbered them randomly. There were 38 qualified comments. So, by way of Random Number Generator, the winner is:

And…..Number 2 is:

Debbie J! Congratulations, Debbie. Please send me an email (link in the upper right corner of this blog), and I will provide instructions to redeem your iStencils $25.00 coupon! :)

Wendy? Where are you?

kimmer — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:10:25 +0000

I chose the winner of my iStencils giveaway yesterday. See the post and video here. But, I haven’t heard from Wendy yet. If I don’t hear from her by end of day today, I will choose another winner.

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!

kimmer — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:47:22 +0000

The winner of my iStencils giveaway – a $25.00 coupon is…as chosen by my kitties…

Three More Days and Want Another Chance to Win?

kimmer — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:12:30 +0000

Hello my friends! I am just popping in to say that there are still three days left to purchase stencils from iStencils at a 15% Discount! Just click on over, and use the discount code “kimmerbe”. Offer ends on Monday May 6, 2013.

I am also giving away a $25.00 gift certificate towards your iStencils purchase. I will be choosing one lucky winner on Monday, May 6, 2013. Want another chance to win? Of course you do. Well, if you would like a second chance, just go to my YT video here, and “like” it. Come back here and leave a comment that you have done so, and that’s it. Double your chances. :)

More iStencils and Gulfsprite Love

kimmer — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:20:55 +0000

Hello my friends! I wanted to share my latest journal page from Christy Sobolewski’s 30 Pages in 90Days course. I am continuing to be inspired by Christy’s fabulous class. I used one of my new iStencils to create the focal image. *LOVE* I have so many ideas in my head for this stencil. I also love this journal page. I think it looks like it could be a piece of wall art (if not for the punched edge).

Timelapse Video and iStencils Giveaway! CONTEST CLOSED.

kimmer — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:36:24 +0000

Hello my friends! Spring finally seems to be here in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It sure took its time, though. Sheesh. We had SNOW last week! Anyway, I wanted to share another video I put together for you. I did a sponsored video for iStencils, and it ended up rather long – over an hour. So, after getting a couple of negative comments about it, I made another one, with the same content, but I time-lapsed it. I don’t know why I’m so concerned about what people think. I should just do my thing, and let the haters hate. Let the dislikers dislike. Right? After all, I got way more positive comments than negative. Yah…easy to say. Anyway, here’s the shorter version of my video. The long version, and details about iStencils is here.

15% Discount Code is

kimmerbe

For use on your ENTIRE ORDER from

www.istencils.com

April 29, 2013 – May 6*, 2013

There’s still time to enter to win a $25.00 gift certificate towards

iStencils product! The details are here.

istencils Discount VIDEO – AND GIVEAWAY!

kimmer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:09:26 +0000

The day is finally here! I know you have all been waiting with baited breath! I am finally able to release the discount on stencils from istencils, exclusively available to my blog and Youtube followers. Are you ready for the deets? Yah? Okay then.

15% Discount Code is

kimmerbe

For use on your ENTIRE ORDER from

www.istencils.com

April 29, 2013 – May 6*, 2013

*Oops. Artists aren’t good at math. lol. I put the wrong date in the video. So, you have an extra day to save 15%.

How AWESOME is that? I am so incredibly IN LOVE with their stencils. And, I am not just saying that because they have asked me to. (although they have) - I approached them, after ordering some of their stencils, and using them in my art journals. They are extremely high quality. They’re available in lots of sizes. There are over 2600 to choose from. Wow. Here’s a little blurb about them, copied from their website:

“We have one of the largest online selections of stencils for home decor, custom clothing and more, including many different wall stencils, letter stencils, graffiti stencils and airbrush stencils.

iStencils is a collection of select artworks of different artists from all over the world. Every iStencils stencil is masterfully laser cut from the highest quality materials by the friendly folks at stencilsonline.com, for user friendly, hassle free stencils that anyone can use. Most of our stencils are made from durable (yet highly flexible) 7 mil Mylar which is strong enough to use again and again, but thin enough to achieve incredible detail wherever you choose to stencil. All of our stencils are reusable, easy to clean, solvent proof and with proper care, your stencils will last a lifetime.”

With iStencils the possibilities are endless!

SIZES FROM 5″ TO 36″ AVAILABLE.

You can use any iStencils stencil to decorate any aspect of your life.

LASER CUT ON DURABLE 7 MIL MYLAR.

Each of our stencils starts at just $4.99, quite a bargain when you think of how many things you can do with stencils.

SOLVENT-PROOF – BUILT TO LAST.

Stencil Design Ideas:

Customize shirts, tank tops, hoodies, pants and even shoes.
Decorate your laptop or notebook.
Personalize a canvas bag or backpack.
Create colorful and innovative crafts with our art stencils.
Transform your boring white walls into a brilliant work of art with our large variety of stencils for walls.

Airbrush your car, truck or bike with professional looking graphics for a fraction of the price.
Paint a stencil on a glass door.

They also have EXCELLENT customer service. I am in Canada, and I received my stencils within a week! They offer flat rate priority mail shipping – ONLY $2.99 to U.S. customers.

So, I put together a video of me playing with my istencils, on my gelli plate. It ended up being rather long, but I didn’t want to cut anything out, and I decided to actually talk through the video (instead of time-lapsing). I hope you can hear me okay. I have a soft voice to begin with, and I’ve had a bit of a sore throat, so my voice is a little crackly.

In addition to the 15% discount with the discount code “kimmerbe” (April 29-May 5 2013 only), istencils has generously offered a

$25.00 gift certificate

to be used towards your purchase of stencils from istencils, for one of my blog readers! YAY! How awesome is THAT? What do you have to do to qualify? It’s easy. Just go to the istencils Facebook page, and “like” them. Then, come back here and leave me a comment to indicate that you have done so. That’s it. Easy peasy. I will choose one random winner on May 5, 2013. If you already “like” istencils’ Facebook page, no problem. You can still enter to win. Just leave me a comment here, and let me know that you are already a fan of these fabulous stencils.

And, last but not least – a completed art journal page, using two iStencils that I did not use in the video, on a background that I created in the video. The web is a Bad Ass stencil.

Art Journaling Pages

kimmer — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:21:40 +0000

Just a quick drive-by post to show you a couple of recent art journal pages. The first one is Day 17 of the fabulous Gulfsprite - Christie’s 30Pages in 90 Days class. This page is so NOT my usual style, in any way. The colors, techniques, etc., are all outside of Kim’s box. LOVED IT! It’s a page about my female kitten, Summer. She really does LOVE to play!

The other spread is in my Dylusions journal, using lots of Dylusions stamps and sprays:

I started it before my vacation, and did all the doodling and lettering while on vacation. I just basically used every artistic word I could think of, and got out all my paint markers and doodle pens, and played. It’s a bonus when something like this actually ends up looking good. :)

So that’s all for today. I’m working on my istencils video, and will be offering up a cool giveaway, too. In the meantime, the fabulous Patti Parrish has an istencils promotion on right now! Check it out here!