meet Kim Holmes – guest designer for December

We are so happy and excited to have Kim Holmes over at myStamp BOX this month. But before you get to meet her, we would like to announce the winner of the blog hop of of Dec. 7.

It is comment # 6 by Bev “such pretty colouring.. and fab detailing… awesome idea.” Congratulations and a big thanks to you and all participants who made the complete round and enjoyed our party projects. Bev, you will receive a “Let it Snow…” stamp set, just e-mail me at bettina@mystampbox.com and let me have your address information. Enjoy stamping with it and make sure to share your creations with us!

And now over to Kim, who is our guest designer for December.

Kim will share a variety of projects done with the HoHoHo stamp set. Thank you so much for being with us Kim! It’s great to have a look at your beautiful style and unique projects.

“Hi, I am Kim Holmes. Scrapbooking is both my obsession and my therapy and I can’t imagine my life without this creative outlet. I am fairly new to stamping, but adding stamps to my art is becoming an addiction for me! I love to steal away up to my scrap space and create for hours on end! When the mojo starts flowing, it is so hard to get me away from all my wonderful supplies. I have been married to my best friend for almost 23 years and we have 7 kids, 4 of which are still at home. I am never at a loss for photo opportunities or subjects and life is always exciting! My family is very supportive of my art and hobbies, and I love the satisfaction I get when I see them pick up one of their photo albums. It melts my heart!  I have been scrapping for about 9 years but became intrigued with the online aspect of scrapping about 3 years ago. I love the instant connection that you find between folks that share this hobby – I always tease that I love my computer because all my friends live there! One of my favorite things to do is attend that annual trade show, CHA. To be surrounded by people that love this hobby as much as I do and all that wonderful product is truly heaven on earth to me!”

“I am so excited to be December’s Guest Designer and to get a chance to work with the fabulous stamps at myStamp BOX, especially Christmas ones!I t was so much fun to work with the fabulous stamps in the HoHoHo stamps set:

For my layout, I stamped the reindeer on my favorite kraft cardstock with black ink. They looked so cute with their glittered bell collars and noses!  Santa and his sleigh were stamped and layered our of patterned paper and white cardstock.  I love the way that added dimension and character to my layout!”

“For my card, I created another Santa by layering products and added him to my card of hanging ornaments.  I love to stitch on my creations as well as add dimension-dots for extra pop!”

“My stocking stuffer is all about the candy or should I say, Reindeer Poo!  Malted Milk Balls are the perfect choice for this fun gag type gift!  Stamp the reindeer on craft cardstock with black ink and add some Stickles for fun accents!”

“Next Monday I will show you how to create a gift card holder from a paper bag – a great last minute project!”