Kraftin' Kimmie's Korner

Handmade Embellishments!!

2012-01-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge is brought to you by the loverly Melanie Holtz!!! She'd like us to made our own embellishments!!! Say whaaaat!?! I thought this was going to be difficult....but actually, not so much!!

As usual, if I think too much about things, I make them more difficult for myself!! If I had just moved a bunch of the ......stuff.....on my craft table right off the bat, I would have found the crocheted flowers I had made months ago!!! Would have made things much easier. Oh well!!

I decided to play with one of the adorable Lovely Lulu images.....I call her Tutu Lulu!! heehee! I decided to go very clean and simple with this card, as I thought the image and the embellishment should really take center stage.

I coloured up Lulu on Neenah cardstock with my Copic markers and paper pieced her sweet little dress! I used kraft cardstock for the A2 sized base and just a trio of strips of different MME designer papers. I stamped one of the sentiments that comes with the Lovely Lulu set directly on the card base. And lastly I attached a double set of crocheted flowers to the image panel and pop dotted it!! Voila!!

In case you like Lulu, hop on over to the KKStamps Shop and scoop the set up which is a Gimme Kimmies Kit at a discount but only until Sunday! Oh and our Frugal Friday Specials are also up for the week!!!

Hope you are feeling creative and would like to join us for this week's challenge.....you have a whole week to play along!! Hop over to the challenge blog and check out the Krafty Girls' creations!! Can't wait to see your handmade embellishments!!!

Happy kraftin'!

End of our Krafty Hop!!

2012-01-25T07:00:00.000-05:00

Well, you've finally reached the end of our Krafty Hop! And I have one last creation to share with you!

I used one of the adorable new images from the Lovely Lulu stamp set....I call her Tubby Lulu!! The designer paper, flowers and ribbon are all from the Art du Scrapbooking store.

Using black cardstock for the card base and for matting is one of my favourite things to do....it really makes the colours pop! I stamped Lulu on Neenah which cardstock and coloured her up with my Copic markers. I used E000, E00, E11 and R20 on her face, then E42 for the bear and E43 and E44 for Lulu's hair. The bows were done with YG91, YG93 and YG96 and I added some BG0000 to the tub!

I added some ribbon and the bow was made with my Bow Easy template......covered the bubbles in crystal lacquer so they shine.....attached some pretty gem centered flowers and lastly added one of the sweet sentiments that comes with Lovely Lulu!!

Head on over to the Kraftin' Kimme Stamps Shop where ALL of our new stamps are available AND for only a couple more days, you can get our January Gimme Kimmies Kits at a discount!! Get them before they are gone!

Thanks for hopping with us and come back in a couple of days to see who won some krafty goodies!!

Come PLAY with the Krafty Girls!!

2012-01-17T09:59:00.003-05:00

Wanna hang out with Kraftin' Kimmie and the Krafty Girls this weekend?? If you live in Southwestern Ontario you can join them at the Guelph Place Banquet Hall at 425 Michener Rd in Guelph from 9am to midnight on Saturday, January 21st!!

There is an all day crop event going on but you do NOT have to be part of the crop to come and join the fun!!! You can shop to your inky heart's content....we'll have the newest release of Goddesses, Kitty Kapers and Lovely Lulus on hand as well as many more of our most popular stamps!! AND some of our amazing and talented Krafty Girls will be teaching four different classes throughout the day!!

For the lineup and to signup, go to this link at our website! Can't wait to see you there!!!

Last Stop on the Krafty HOP!!

2012-01-15T01:00:00.000-05:00

Sadly, this is the final stop on today's Kraftin' Kimmie HOP!!! But wasn't it fantastic!?! SO much to see!! And that means your next hop is over to the SHOP where ALL the awesome new stamps that you've just seen are NOW available!!!! Woohoo!!

But before you go, I have two little projects to show you featuring the new Lovely LULU set and anyone that's coming to hang out with myself and the Krafty Girls next weekend at the Guelph Mega Crop, will get to see them in person! Heck you can even take the class and play with the new stamps yourself!! heehee! There are still a couple of spots available, so go HERE to sign up to come and PLAY!!

They are two very simple cards featuring Tutu Lulu (love that name)....

and Tubby Lulu!! My favourite cardstock right now is kraft and I use it on almost every card....and black always makes your patterned paper pop!!! You can purchase the Lovely LULU stamp set today and at a discount, but only for a limited time!

Hope you've enjoyed today Krafty Hop....now you can head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop where ALL our awesome new stamps are NOW available!! Happy kraftin' and happy shoppin'!!

Life is Hard.....Then You Nap!!

2012-01-13T07:00:00.000-05:00

I think this should be my motto! Work, work, work....then crash!! haha! Today is Day TWO of our January Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! We're sharing some awesome creations featuring the art of Emilie Goulet!

This month we have TWO purrrr-fectly awesome stamp sets called KITTY KAPERS 1 AND KITTY KAPERS 2!! Each set has THREE cute kitties and five or six coordinating sentiments!! And you'll get a chance to check them all out today as you hop around the Krafty Girls blogs! Be sure to leave some love at each and every stop because two lucky stampers are going to win some kitties!!!

My card today features a sleepy calico cat from the Kitty Kapers 2! I had so much fun colouring him up with my Copic markers....there's a lot of opportunity for shading on the big areas on him. I used some fun My Mind's Eye papers and my new flower dies. I wanted to make the image the main focus so I didn't go overboard with the embellishments. Lastly, I added this fun sentiment!!!

Now head on over to the challenge blog and check out the other kitties!! And be sure to come on back tomorrow to check out our new weekly challenge AND the new stamps from Annie Rodrigue!!! Eeeeeee!

Happy kraftin'!

Meet Lulu!!

2012-01-12T07:00:00.000-05:00

Today is our first day of Krafty Peeks for the January Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps release!! Woohoo!! And we're so excited to introduce you to....LULU!!

This lovely little lady is Lulu and her set comes complete with three images and five sentiments! I'm using the Birdie Lulu image today in my Smashbook!!

I did up the beginning pages of my book, starting off the year with a few goals. One of them is to spend a little more time outside, instead of indoors, so I thought this sweet image would go well on the page.

I coloured her up with my Copics to match the papers I used, added some tickets, some rick rack and some tags with my thoughts for this year!

Be sure to head over to the challenge blog to see what all the other Krafty Girls have to show you featuring LULU!! And leave some love at each and every stop because YOU could WIN her!!! The come on back tomorrow for some new sets by Emilie Goulet!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kimmie

The End of our Krafty HOP!!

2011-12-11T01:00:00.000-05:00

Sadly, this is the final stop on today's Kraftin' Kimmie HOP!!! But wasn't it fantastic!?! SO much to see!! And that means your next hop is over to the SHOP where ALL the awesome new stamps that you've just seen are NOW available!!!!

I have just one more project to show ya!! This quick little card features one of the sweet little lovelies from our new Sugar and Spice set by Cheryl Alger!!!

I stamped the image on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copic markers and then cut it out. I kept it very clean and simple, as this design was actually submitted to the Paper Crafts Magazine call but it didn't get picked up....so technically it's a reject....but I love the way it turned out! {And another one of my cards got chosen anyway, so it's all good!}

The card base is kraft cardstock and I stamped the image directly onto the kraft as well and then paper pieced the cut out image on top. I added some pink twine from The Twinery across the top. Lastly I stamped one of the fun sentiments from Sugar and Spice to finish it off!

Well that's it! So we hope you enjoyed the HOP and have lots of fun when you SHOP!!!

Challenge 108 - A Royal Sketch!! heehee!

2011-12-10T07:00:00.000-05:00

I know a lot of you who will be hyperventilating as you hop around the Krafty Girl blogs today, checkin' out the AMAZING Alice in Wonderland stamps that Annie has created this month!!! I know I did!! We're very excited at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, for you to see all six of the new stamps plus the coordinating Wonderland Sentiments set combined with the fantastic Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge for this week, which is a fabulous sketch!!

I couldn't wait to play with this beautiful Red Queen stamp!!! I had the perfect papers and idea for my card!! I was so excited and I coloured it up when the girls were here at my house for our Krafty Khristmas party! I was really happy with the way she turned out. So I created the card using black, white and of course red...I added some wide grosgrain ribbon and tied a double bow using my Bow Easy.

The element that I really wanted to add was the hand of cards behind the main image layer so I cut them out of the patterned paper and arranged them......I think that's a royal flush, isn't it?? I added a crown charm and some pearls!!

Now, remember how I said I was super excited about the Queen and had this great idea for my card, meaning the cards?? Well, I was so focused.....that I forgot the challenge this week was a SKETCH!!! Well, thankfully it turned out relatively close to the sketch .....so I'm going to say that this design was 'inspired by' the awesome sketch!! hehehe!

Now head on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and see who else has creations to share today featuring these amazing Alice in Wonderland stamps! Then be sure to join us for tomorrow's Release Day and Krafty HOP when ALL the new stamps will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

Lots of Love!!! with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

2011-12-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Day Two of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps December Krafty Peeks!! Today we are featuring TWO fantastic new stamp sets by the awesome Emilie Goulet!! These sets that will be available on Sunday are called Lots of Love 1 and Lots of Love 2 and feature some super fun Valentine images!!! Each set has a trio of images plus either five or six coordinating sentiments!!

The stamp I used on my card today is the sweet little princess from Lots of Love 1 and she's dreaming of her prince!! heehee! I stamped her on Neenah and coloured her in with my Copic markers and then cut her out. The card base is kraft cardstock, the patterned paper is some of my favourite Basic Grey, Bittersweet!

The doily is from my stash....I'm not sure where it came from, but I have a couple more and plan to use them soon! So cute! I added the frilly ribbon at the top and made a pretty bow with my Bow Easy! Then added one of the matching sentiments on a little tag with a button and linen thread! Lastly, I added a little bit o' sparkle with Stardust Stickles on the hearts! Doesn't she look sweet??

Now head on over to the KKS Challenge Blog where you'll find a list of all the Krafty Girls and Guests with *LOVE*ly creations to share featuring these new sets!! Your imagination will run wild with the fun Valentines and loving cards, packaging and altered items you'll want to create!!! And be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because TWO lucky stampers will win these new stamp sets!!

Tomorrow you'll want to come on back because not only will we have a new KKS Challenge for you, but we'll be previewing the incredible new December stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!

Happy kraftin'!

Last Stop on the HOP!!

2011-11-30T07:00:00.000-05:00

Well, you've reached the final stop on today's Crazy Krafty HOP!! We hope you've enjoyed all the awesome projects that our design teams had to share with you!!

I have one last card to show you......featuring the lovely PRISCILLA!!! She is from the latest Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps release featuring the Gothic Girls!! You can purchase her individually or if you want the entire set, it's available as a Gimme Kimmie Kit at a 15% discount but only for a few more days!!

The card I created uses these awesome black and white patterned papers from the Kaisercraft Timeless 6.5x6.5 pad from One Crazy Stamper!! They are so elegant!! I coloured Priscilla in warm grey tones and added a punch of colour with fuchsia hair and shoes and book!! Gotta say I love the way it turned out!

So I added the matted with matching cardstock, added some black crocheted trim and then the most beautiful ZVA rhinestone swirl! It's gorgeous! Lastly I stamped the sentiment that comes with Priscilla!

Now if you haven't checked out the rest of the hop, head on over to the KKS Challenge Blog where you can find all the hoppers! And make sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky peeps are going to win some goodies!!!

Happy krafitn'!!

The END!!!!

2011-11-20T01:00:00.000-05:00

Sadly, this is the final stop on today's Kraftin' Kimmie HOP!!! But, that means your next hop is over to the SHOP where ALL the awesome new stamps that you've just seen are NOW available!!!!

I have just one more project to show ya!! This quick little card features one of the sweet little dudes from our new Snips and Snails set by Cheryl Alger!!!

I stamped the image on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured him up with my Copic markers! I figured this awesome Happy Day paper that I scooped up from One Crazy Stamper, was perfect for this image!! So fun!!

The card base is kraft cardstock and I distressed all the paper edges with chalk ink and added a button and some brown linen thread. Lastly I stamped one of the fun sentiments from Snips and Snails on one of the little calendar squares I cut from a page of the 6x6 Happy Day pad! Perfect for a birthday sentiment!

Well that's it! So we hope you enjoyed the HOP and have lots of fun when you SHOP!!!

You're Such a Doll!! And so are these GOTHIC GIRLS!!!

2011-11-19T07:00:00.000-05:00

So you've seen that the new Annie release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is GOTHIC GIRLS!!!! What do you think of them so far?? Super cool, right??

This week's challenge at the KKS Challenge blog is a cool SKETCH from my little Pammy-poo!! Heehee! I love her sketches....it makes my creative process so much less labour intensive!! It's a fantastic design that fits so many of our images, so I hope you can play along! And if you're our random winner for the week, you will win this awesome new stamp that I've used today...........it's WEDNESDAY!!! No, no...it's actually Saturday today, but that's the name of the stamp!! haha!

I stamped this little cutie on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copics! The gorgeous patterned papers I used are from the Lost and Found - Breeze 6x6 pad from My Mind's Eye!! I'm lovin' their pads lately....in fact I *may* have ordered a whole bunch of new ones recently....*cough*. I need more paper like a hole in my head.....but I digress......

I just love distressing my paper and I don't do it nearly enough, so this time I distressed all the edges of all the patterned papers and the main image. I attached some pretty flowers cut from the papers and also tied some wrinkled binding ribbon across the middle. Lastly I added one of the TWO sentiments that come with Wednesday!!! So cute, right???!

Head on over to the KKS blog to see who else has new Gothic Girls to share today and be sure to leave some love at each stop! You may be the winner of some of these new cuties! Then come on back tomorrow when ALL of the new stamps we've shown you over the last few days will finally be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! Eeeeee! I'm so excited!!! OH and we'll have a super awesome Release Day Krafty HOP!!

Happy kraftin'!

I WOOF YOU!

2011-11-18T07:00:00.000-05:00

Woof!!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has some fabulous new stamps from Emilie Goulet to share today, featuring our FURRY FRIENDS!!! Heehee!!

The image I've used is from the new CANINE CAPERS 2 set (yes there is also a Canine Capers 1 set!)!! Is this little dachshund just the cutest?? This particular set comes with THREE doggie images (the dachshund, a pretty poodle and a shaggy dog with his head hangin' out of the car window) and also FIVE coordinating sentiments!! So fun!!

My card is fairly simple as I wanted to create a scene of sorts for our little puppy pal!! I stamped the image on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured him up with my Copic markers and then cute him out. The card base is kraft and I embossed another layer of kraft cardstock using the D'vine Swirls folder and matted it on red. I created the grass using some green patterned paper from the Friends Furever 6x6 pad by We R Memorykeepers that I scooped up at One Crazy Stamper! (Fantastic service and SO much choice!!)

I tied some red twine and dangled a cute little doggie charm from the bow. And lastly I stamped one of the fun sentiments on a cloud die! I think it turned out quite cute, if I do say so maself!! Hehe!

So if you'd like to see the other two images from this set and all three from the Canine Capers 1 set, head on over to the KKS Challenge blog! And while you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop, because we're giving away BOTH of these fabulous sets!!! Then come on back tomorrow when we'll be sharing a new challenge AND the new stamps from Annie Rodrigue!!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Krafty Peeks Day ONE......Snips and Snails!!

2011-11-17T07:00:00.000-05:00

Well, it's day ONE of our fabulous November Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and BOY are we excited!! Heehee!!

Today we are sharing a brand new SET of stamps by the lovely Cheryl Alger!!! This set is called SNIPS AND SNAILS and I'm sure you can all guess what the theme is!!! Let's hear it for the BOYS!!!

This SET features THREE sweet images by Cheryl, along with SIX coordinating sentiments....all together in one fantastic SET!!

The image that I used on my design is this shy little guy who is showing is love for someone!!! Can't you picture him shuffling his feet back and forth, looking down at the ground, hiding those posies behind his back?? SO cute!!!

The colour scheme was inspired by the soft pastels in the patterned paper that's in the Summer's End line by Fancy Pants! The card base is a 6x6 square in dark brown. I stamped the image on Neenah white cardstock using Memento ink and coloured him up with my Copic markers!

I used a fun new wonky scallops border die from MFT, then tied some orange taffeta ribbon across the middle and added a brown corduroy button with some linen thread. Lasatly, I stamped the perfect sentiment and cut it out with an oval punch!

There are two more fantastic images that are in this set and you'll get to see them all today! Head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog to see who has stuff to share and while you're bee-boppin' around, be sure to leave a little love because one lucky commenter is going to WIN the whole SNIPS AND SNAILS SET!!!!

Then come on back tomorrow to check out the gorgeousness we have to share featuring stamps from the amazing Emilie Goulet!! And ALL the stamps we're previewing will be available on SUNDAY at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Frosty Winter Friends!

2011-11-12T07:00:00.000-05:00

This is going to be a super quickie post because we are flying out the door!! The fam is heading to Niagara Falls for a little Christmas shopping today!! (And I hear there's a Coach outlet store there....teehee!)

The Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge this week is to Make It Masculine!! So make sure you've got boyish colours on your card and you're all set!! I used the new Frosty Winter Friends image and matching sentiment on my card! I pulled out some retired SU papers that i love and coloured the image up with my Copics!

I used brown cardstock for the base and matting, added some brown felt ribbon, a large button and some thick jute for the bow! I separated the sentiment to make little tags and love the way it turned out! Lastly I added some sparkle to the image with my Sakura Stardust gel pen!!

Hope you can join us for this week's challenge!! There's lots of great inspiration over at the Challenge Blog! And don't forget all the new fun stuff we've added to the KKS Store this week! We've got EZmount now! And lots of peeps have been asking for the awesome new KKS Tees and Tote Bags, so they're up too! Lastly, don't miss our Frugal Friday Specials and Retirement Sale, all going on now!!

Have a super weekend and happy kraftin'!

Stamping....JUST BECAUSE!!!

2011-11-07T09:34:00.002-05:00

Yesterday morning, I woke up early and decided that since I had an extra hour with the time change and all, I would STAMP!! Yep! For no good reason either....just BECAUSE!!! Not for a deadline, not for a preview or a release....just because! And it was so much fun!!

So I pulled out the new Sending Winter Hugs stamp from the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps October release (since I knew how quick he would be to colour up) and got busy!! I was trying to get something done while everyone else in the house was still sleeping!!

I grabbed some retired SU patterned paper that was handy and coloured up my snowman in matching Copic colours and then stamped a blotchy stamp in Soft Sky around the edges. The sketch is the new Sketch For You To Try and as soon as I saw it, I knew this stamp would be perfect!!

The card base is krafty and I used just some red for matting the main layer. I added some olive seam binding ribbon and a little tag with some twine. The PEACE word comes in our Holiday Sentiments set but this stamp actually comes with the Sending Winter Hugs sentiment as well and the whole thing is only $6! Lastly I added some Stardust Stickles to sparkle him up!!

Well, that's it....just wanted to share my 'just because' card! What did you do with YOUR extra hour???

Cheers to YOU!! and a Challenge!!

2011-11-05T06:00:00.000-05:00

I have to be honest....when I started to work on this week's challenge from Michele....I was a little worried. She wants us to use a pin on our cards. I mean a pin? I've never used one on any of my designs before, although I've loved seeing them on other creations! I always wonder, how am I supposed to send this to someone?? It might hurt somebody. Do I only send it to someone I don't like???? *evil laugh* So I asked the girls what they do. I was told that you can put an earring back on the sharp end, or hot glue a bead on the end.....OR just take the pin out when you want to send it! haha! All great ideas!!

So with these tips in mind, I decided to start my card using the SASSY new Sophia stamp from our October release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Isn't she just so sexy?! She comes with two sentiments and I think her dress would be just perfect to paper piece.....which I thought about AFTER I'd already coloured her. I'll try that next time!

The papers I used are from the Basic Grey Indie Bloom 6x6 pad and I just love the pinks and turquoise and I decided to go with black as the base and for matting to really make them pop! I added some pink satin ribbon across the middle with a pretty bow! The pin was found in my stash of goodies that people have given me, so I couldn't even tell you where it came from....but I do remember now that I have a Pretties Kit from SU hidden somewhere in my craft room that has a lot of cool pins in it, so I will definitely use this idea again! The pin I just slid through the middle of the bow.

Lastly I stamped one of the sentiments on the turquoise layer and then added some sparkle to Sophia's martini and of course, her eyeshadow!!

Now head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog and check out how the other Krafty Girls used their pins!!

Happy kraftin'!

Monochromatic Seraphina!

2011-10-29T06:00:00.000-05:00

Today's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge is to make a Monochromatic creation!! I have been dying to colour up the lovely Seraphina for some time now!! I think she is my favourite of the new Angels by Annie Rodrigue!!

I decided that I would use neutral colours for everything except those cute, pudgy birdies!! The card base is a 5.5 inch square of kraft cardstock and the patterned paper is a single sheet from My Mind's Eye.

I coloured up Seraphina with my Copic markers and cut her out using a circle Nestabilies set and then cut out the scalloped circle to go around her in Pool Party by SU, which is such a nice soft colour. I pulled out the matching ribbon that goes with it and layered it over some fancy lace trim. Using a large brad, I made the bow to go on top. I also used my new fancy flourish die but found it difficult to not only get out of the die itself but to find some adhesive to hold it down properly. I used my quickie glue pen but it didn't seem to hold it too well. I'll have to do some research on that to find something better because I love the die itself!

Lastly, I sparkled up the little birdies a bit by dotting some glitter with my Stardust gel pen and smudging it around with my finger. Also I added it to her wings! So soft and pretty...I love the way it turned out!

Hope on over to the KKS challenge blog and check out the Monochromatic marvels that the other Krafty Girls have to share! Then grab your stamps and join us for this fun challenge!!!

Happy kraftin'!

The End of the Krafty HOP!!

2011-10-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

Well, you've reached the final stop on today's Krafty HOP!! (In case you just happened here today and you wanna start the hop from the beginning, head over to the Challenge blog!) And I have one more creation to share!!!

For my card I used one of Emilie Goulet's awesome new Winter Wonderland stamps!! This one is called Chillin' with My Peeps! Isn't it just the sweetest image? The snowman and those pudgy little birdies have such personality!!

I stamped it on Neenah white cardstock with Memento ink and coloured it up with my Copic markers. The papers I used are from the Echo Park 'Tis the Season collection and are so colourful and bright! The finished card is 5.5 square and has a kraft base. I added some green baker's twine across the middle and hung a snowflake charm. Lastly I added the sentiment that comes with the image!!! SO cute!!

Now, head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop because ALL the new stamps (along with the Gimme Kimmies Kits) are NOW AVAILABLE!!!!

Happy kraftin'!

C'mon, C'mon...Rock That Body!!!

2011-10-22T06:00:00.000-05:00

Heehee! Love that song!! Today I have an awesome new ANNIE image to share with you and it goes right along with this week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!!! All the Krafty Girls have new stamps to share and you are gonna LOVE 'EM!!

This month, Annie has designed the perfect stamps for YOU and ME!!! It's the EVERYDAY GIRLS Collection! These saucy girlies could be any of us, doing everyday things!! Going to a birthday party, shoveling snow, having a BAD hair day, SHOPPING, working out and going out on the town!!! Just wait 'til you see them ALL as you hop around the Krafty Girls' blogs today!! And don't forget to leave comments at every stop because TWO lucky comments are going to WIN some NEW ANNIES!!!

The challenge this week is a sketch by my PRECIOUS PAM!!! heehee! Love the layout and it has one of my favourite elements.....a circle!! And the layout fits our stamps perfectly!! Hope you can play along!

I used the new MISSY stamp....love this workout girl!! Wish I looked that pretty when I work out....sigh. I used some new papers from the Garden Girl collection by Bo Bunny! Just love those colours! I stamped Missy on Neenah white cardstock with Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copic markers!! I used my new Nesties for the circle layer and I wish they came a bit bigger in size but the edging is nice on it. I followed along with Pam's sketch, added some brown glitter dots in the corners and finished it off with the fun sentiment that comes along with Missy!!

Now go and check out the other FIVE new images from Annie!! I bet you find they look a lot like you and your friends!!! Heehee!! And be sure to come on back tomorrow for our Krafty Release Day HOP when all the new stamps will be available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Making a Friend!! Krafty Peeks...Day TWO!

2011-10-21T06:00:00.000-05:00

Today the Krafty Girls are sharing peeks featuring the new October stamps by the lovely Emilie Goulet!!! This month she's created five adorable stamps featuring some animals that are having a lot of snowtime fun in her WINTER WONDERLAND collection!! Check out all of them in today's hop....they are so full of expression and personality!

My card features the new Making Freinds stamp!! Is this little squirrel just the cutest?! The determination on his face, mixed with the joy of playing in the snow! (Can't say that's the look that you'll find on my face when I'm knee deep in the white stuff in my driveway!) He's just having a ball building that snowman!!

I stamped him on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured him up with my Copic markers. The papers I used are from the Echo Park Season's Greetings 6x6 pad and I coloured the scarf to match the plaid pattern on the paper. I wanted the image to be the focal point of the card, so I didn't get too fancy with the layout or the embellishments. I just added a poinsettia with leaves attached with a glitter brad and the sentiment I used comes with Skiing Miles and I put it on a little flag and added a couple of red rhinestones. That's it!! But I love the way it turned out!

Head on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog and see who else has stuff to share today! Be sure to leave comments too, because tomorrow we'll announce one lucky stamper who will WIN all FIVE of these new stamps!! And don't forget that they'll ALL be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Shop on SUNDAY!!

Happy kraftin'!!

A Cup of Cozy Wishes!! Krafty Peek Time!

2011-10-20T06:00:00.000-05:00

I can't believe we're over halfway through October already!! And the weather has really started to turn here in Ontario! Brrr! The only good thing about time moving so quickly is that it's once again time for NEW Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

We are starting this month's Krafty Peeks off with some adorable Snowpeople stamps from Cheryl Alger!! There is a cute little trio of fluffy winter friends to share today....and you will see them all as you hop around to the Krafty Girls' blogs today! The entire list of stops is over at the Challenge Blog! Be sure to leave comments at each and every stop too, because one lucky stamper will win the whole trio of today's stamps!!! EEEEEEEE!

Now, I have to preface my card unveiling with the fact that I'm sick. So because I've been under the weather for over a week now (not to mention completely wiped out from our Krafty Day event over the weekend), I'm not really thrilled with the way my card turned out. But hey, it doesn't have any cough syrups stains or kleenex debris on it, so let's call it a win!!

The stamp I used is called A Cup of Cozy Wishes and comes with the coordinating sentiment! I just love the scarf and skirt on this snowlady, not to mention the gigantic cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream on top!!! Mmmmmm! I stamped her up on Neenah cardstock and coloured her up with my Copic markers.

The patterned paper I used is from the new Holly Jolly Christmas 6x6 pad from Echo Park....such fun colours! I used bright pink cardstock and matching wrinkled ribbon across the middle. I cut out and embossed the image with my Nesties and sponged around the frame while it was still in the die. Then I added some Stardust Stickles on the snow and on her hat pompom. I really love the layers of snowflakes cut from glitter paper and attached with a red glitter brad. Lastly I stamped the sentiment on the bottom!

These stamps, along with all the other new ones we'll be sharing this week, will be available on SUNDAY at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

Come on back tomorrow to check out the new stamps from Emilie Goulet! Get ready for more winter fun!!

Do You Know What DAY It Is???

2011-10-16T06:00:00.000-05:00

It’s KRAFTY DAY!!! Asmost of you probably know, we are putting on a fantastic event today with allthe local stampers and scrappers!! Sincemost of our online friends aren’t able to join us, except in spirit, we thoughtwe’d do something special!!

The attendees of Krafty Day will enjoy a lovely KKS tote bagfilled with goodies and one of those goodies is a special commemorative stamp,created especially for the event!! It’scalled Best Friends created by our amazing artist, Annie Rodrigue! Well, how would YOUlike to get one too?!! Beginning todayand running only until Friday, October 21^st, each and every orderover $75 before shipping and taxes will receive this stamp for FREE!! (value $10) How about that??!!

Would you like to see what the stamp looks like?? Well it just so happens that the Krafty Girls have been playing with the new stamp and are sharing their creations today!! Hop on over to the KKS Challenge blog and see who's sharing!!! Then head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop and get yours!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge #100!! And our SECOND BIRTHDAY!

2011-10-15T06:00:00.000-05:00

It’s celebration time at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps today!! Do you know why??? Well, actually it’s for a couple ofreasons!

Firstly, if you’ve noticed thechallenge number.....today is our 100^th KKS Challenge!!! Woohoo! And secondly, this month marks Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps’ SECONDBIRTHDAY!!! Can you believe it?? So we’re doing something special to mark theoccasion!

Have you ever wanted to be a Krafty Girl?? Think ya got what it takes?? Well, here’s your chance to show it!! Our challenge for this week is to USE YOURFAVOURITE KRAFTIN’ KIMMIE STAMP! That’sit...nothin’ fancy! Just make us acreation featuring one of your fave KKStamps and share it on the KKStamps blog! Link it up with the little blue froggie andleave us a message in the comment section telling us that you’re applying forthe job! The winner will receive apackage of new release stamps and will be joining us for the challenges andkrafty peeks for the month of December!! (You can still play along if you’re not applying to be a Krafty Girl andwe’ll have our regular weekly winner!) You have until October 31st to apply!!

Also, you’ve probably heard that tomorrow is our annual KraftyDay that we are holding for the local stampers and scrappers!! Well, we thought we’d like to do somethingspecial for our online krafty friends who can’t be with us in person......socome on back tomorrow to find out what we’ve got goin’ on!!! It’s exciting!!

So my favourite stamp?.....it changes all the time! Haha! With each new release, I have a new favourite! But I wanted to go back to some of the older stamps and one of my favourites has always been Lavinia! I just love the dress on this girl and her cool 'tornado hair'....it's so much fun to colour!

Plus this card has one of my favourite colour combinations....blue and brown! I had so much fun making it! I added some funky trim across the middle and added a felt rolled flower with a pearl in the middle. Lastly, I added my favourite phrase from the Steampunk Sentiments set....Girls can do ANYTHING!!! Yepper!

Now I hope you can join us for this week's challenge AND hope you try out for the Krafty Girl Guest Spot!!!

OH and be sure to come on back tomorrow for MORE big news!!

You've Got the Power!!!!

2011-10-11T04:00:00.000-05:00

I'm SO thrilled that Taylor Usry asked me to be a part of the Hope You Can Cling To event over at Splitcoast!! Have you heard about it?

Splitcoaststampers is proud to partner with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center for our second annual month long card drive to benefit those affected by breast cancer.

Whether your stamps cling to acrylic, wood, or to your hard drive, they hold the power to convey hope and lift the spirits of anyone who sees what you create with them. That is the inspiration for our “Hope You Can Cling To” stamping campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Many in our community have been affected by breast cancer, directly or indirectly. We would love for each of the patients at the UT MD Anderson cancer center and their families to feel this same encouragement and inspiration and we know this community always rises to a challenge.

There are special challenges throughout the month with wonderful prizes and I'm so happy to be a part of it!!

My card is a sample for Taylor's challenge which is called Fight Like a Girl and the challenge is to use lots of girlie embellishments like ribbon, lace, flowers, pearls etc. And I thought, what better image to use than our Janelle!!

I used the yummy new Bo Bunny papers because I simply adore this colour combo! I coloured Janelle up using coordinating Copic markers and added some sparkle to her pink 'do' using my Spica glitter pen. I added some chocolate lacey ribbon, some pink felt flowers and some lovely pearls!! Lastly, I added one of the awesome sentiments that come with Janelle!!

I think it's the perfect combination of strength (because we all know women can deal with anything) and femininity!!! Gotta be girlie!!

I hope you can join in the fantastic HYCCT challenges!! Here is the direct link to this challenge!! And if you happen to join in this challenge.....please let me know over here at my blog by clicking on the little blue froggie and sharing your card! If you do, YOU could be one of the random winners of the prizes I'm giving away!!! Would you like to win a JANELLE!!?!! I'll give away TWO of them......so let's see what you've got!!! You have a week to join in!!

Happy kraftin'!

WINNER!!

2011-10-04T08:03:00.001-05:00

The random winner of the World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop candy giveaway is..............DONNA from Burlington, Ontario!!! Congratulations and be sure to contact me with your shipping information!!!

Hope everyone enjoyed the hop!!

A Challenge and a World Cardmaking Day HOP!!

2011-10-01T02:00:00.000-05:00

Well, today is super exciting for me!!! Not only is it Krafty Challenge day but I'm also part of an amazing blog hop for World Cardmaking Day!!! A bunch of Canadian crafters have gotten together to share some super creations and some of us even have goodies to give away too!! *wink*

Top all that fun stuff off with the fact that we are having a HUGE KRAFTY SALE at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop this weekend!!! Woohoooooo!! Over 100 of our images are on sale 25-50% off!!! Not only that, our new September stamps are bundled together in this month's Gimme Kimmie's Kits and all this fun stuff ends Monday night!!! So scoop up gifts for your krafty friends or your krafty self!!! hehe!!

This week's Krafty challenge is to PAPER PIECE on your creation!! I love this technique and I have to admit I rarely think of doing it!! Shame on me!! So I had a great time using it on my card today!!

This creation features one of our new stamps called Giftwrap Elf!! Doesn't she look so joyful in her job??? We should all be like that, shouldn't we?! I coloured the image up using my Copic markers and then paper pieced the wrapping paper on the gift, the elf's shirt and skirt!! heeeheee! I just couldn't stop myself!

The patterned papers I used are from the My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas 6x6 pad. The patterns are nice and small for this technique! I added one of the sentiments from our Holiday Sentiments set, tied a pretty wide grosgrain ribbon around the middle and finished it off with some red rhinestones!!

Be sure to check out all the samples for today's challenge by our amazing Krafty Girls and then join in the fun!! If you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your project, you could be the random winner of this stamp!!! **Also be sure to leave me a comment here on this post because I will be picking a random comment to WIN a package of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! Yaaaay! Who doesn't love free rubbah!?!! You have until Monday night to participate!

If you want to start at the beginning of the blog hop, go to Tara's blog! Lastly, make sure to hop on over to Becky's blog, as she's next on the hop and see what fun stuff she has to share!!(**Hint - there may be MORE Kraftin' Kimmie Kandy along the way!!)

Happy World Cardmaking Day......and happy kraftin'!

Seriously?? It's Saturday already???? Challenge Time!

2011-09-24T06:00:00.000-05:00

I can't believe this week went by so quickly!! Honestly, I think I skipped the middle of the week entirely!! *sigh* Oh well, one good thing about the weekend.....it's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge time!!! yaaay!

This week our hostess is the PRECIOUS PAM!! *giggle* She's gonna kill me when she sees that! She calls me precious all the time and so I call her silly names back! But really I love the sweet things she calls me!! Warms my heart!! Anyway....on to the challenge!! Pam has designed this gorgeous sketch to inspire us!! And it really inspired me!!

I absolutely adore sketches because it takes all the guesswork out of the design of the card, which is often the hardest part! I don't think I've ever had a card whip up so quickly! To be honest, and don't spread this around because I'm usually SO ultra organized, but I didn't start my card until about 7pm last night!! Eeek! Like I said, my week just disappeared somewhere along the line and I ran out of time! But with this sketch, I had this card done in an HOUR!! For me, that has got to be some kind of record!!!

The image I used is one of the three stamps that comes in the O Holy Night Nativity Set by Cheryl Alger! I LOVE IT!! The papers I used are from the Mitten Weather Cosmo Cricket line....love the soft colours! I coloured up the shepherd and his flock with my Copic markers and drew in some grass. The card is a 5.25 ins kraft base and I used Wild Wasabi for matting.

To complete this design I stamped one of the phrases from our Nativity Sentiments set and then added a trio of buttons! These two sets of stamps are put together in a Gimme Kimmies Kit right now and at a discount, but only for a limited time! All our September Gimme Kimmies Kits are now available, so hop on over to the Shop and pick 'em up!!

I will also be entering this card in the Touch Twin Markers Challenge!!

Now head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out what the other Krafty Girls have to share! Then be sure to join us for this week's challenge and YOU could win some new rubbah!!

Happy kraftin'!

A Cute Card Thursday Sketch!

2011-09-22T07:36:00.004-05:00

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is excited to once again be sponsoring this week's sketch challenge over at the Cute Card Thursday blog! They've got another awesome layout to play with and it fits a lot of our images just perfectly!

For my design I used the Potionmaster who had yet to see ink.....*gasp*! She's such a hoot! I decided to play around with her skin colour as I wanted her to look a little....creepy, shall we say! So I used E0000, C00 and C1 to give her that grayish skintone.

The card has a 6x6 black base with green matting and the patterned papers I used are by Echo Park....so fun! I added some black rick rack, a cobweb punch in the corner and then sponged around the edges of the main layer with black soot distress ink. Lastly I stamped one of the super sentiments that comes with the Potionmaster!!

So head on over to the CCT blog and check out the other samples that the team has for you and then be sure to lay along because YOU could win some new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps rubbah using this fabulous sketch!!!

I'm also entering this card into the challenge over at the new Touch Twin Markers challenge blog!!

P.S. Did you know that our new September stamps are now available, along with this month's Gimme Kimmies Kits?? But only for a limited time.....so if you're starting on your Christmas cards, you'll want to scoop these up!!

Happy kraftin'!

The END of our Holiday HOP!!

2011-09-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

Well, that's it!!! You've reached the end of our wonderful Holiday HOP!! Did you enjoy yourself?? Did you deck those halls and roast those chestnuts along the way?? Go ahead and close your eyes now.....do you hear sleigh bells jingling and smell that holiday baking??? I know I do!! Does Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps know how to do Christmas or what???

Before I let you go though, I have two creations to share with ya! The first features JOLLY old St. Nicholas!!! Haha! This is one of Emilie's Happy Holidays stamps and is called Santa's Heavy Load and isn't he just so happy in his work?? The patterned papers I used are from the new Blitzen collection from Bo Bunny. I stamped Santa on Neenah cardstock with memento ink and coloured him up with my Copic markers. I used my circle and scalloped circle Nesties to cut him out.

I added some brown felt ribbon, a button with twine and some small jingle bells that I got at the dollar store. I used glue dots to stick them on there and they really do jingle when you move it! I added a flag for the sentiment which is from our Holiday Sentiments set!

I finished the inside of this card with one of the six fun phrases from our new Christmas Interior Sentiments set!! We've got everything in this release for you to complete your holiday creations!!

The second card I have to share with you today is the lovely Persephone! She is one of Annie's Angels and one of the things I love about her (along with some of the other angels) is that you can use her for more than just a holiday card! The one I've made is a winter card but not necessarily for Christmas. She can be a thinking of you or thank you card too!

I love the colour combo in these papers which are from the Midnight Frost Bo Bunny collection. I used navy blue and kraft cardstock and then some maroon sheer ribbon across the middle. I attached a snowflake charm with silver thread and added sparkle to her wings and stars with my clear Spica pen. Lastly I stamped the sentiment that comes with her on the bottom!!

Well, that's it folks!! That's the end of the Holiday Hop.......so you can head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!

And if you're looking for a deal, don't forget about our Gimme Kimmies Kits that are available at a discount for a limited time!!

For Unto Us, a Child is Born....

2011-09-17T06:00:00.000-05:00

Have you seen them??? All the new Kraftin' Kimmie ANGEL stamps from Annie?? Aren't they GORGEOUS?!!!

For this week's challenge we're doing Christmas in September....obviously!! If you're like me, you need to get a bit of a head start on your holiday cards because before we know it, it will be December!! AGH!!!

The stamp I used today is probably my favourite of the new Angels for making elegant Christmas cards! This is ELYSIA! I pulled out some Basic Grey Wassail papers and coloured her up with my Copic markers to match. I like to cut out images when there isn't too much fancy cuttin' to do and Elysia was quite easy to cut around. I made an oval base for her using some musical paper from another pad of papers and popped her up on it with foam squares.

I added some sparkly poinsettia flowers, lots of pearls and a trio of pearl sprays that I actually picked up in the floral section at the dollar store...aren't they pretty? For the sentiment on the front I used one of the verses that comes in the new Nativity Sentiments Set.

And on the inside, I used one of the new larger phrases from our Christmas Interior Sentiments set! SEE! This whole release has everything you need to make ALL your Christmas cards and creative gifts!!

Head on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog to check out all the Krafty Girls blogs who have Angels to share today and be sure to leave comments so that you can WIN some! And be sure to come back tomorrow to check out our Krafty Day Release Hop when ALL the new stamps will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!

See you then!!

Reindeer Games!!!

2011-09-16T06:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday, everyone!! It's Day TWO of our September Previews at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and we've got SO much fun stuff to share!!!
Our featured artist today is the sweet and lovely, Emilie Goulet!!! Her new Happy Holidays line of stamps literally made me *squeal* when I saw them!!! And I've had so much fun playing with them, I have TWO projects to share with you!!!

The first one is probably my absolute favourite stamp of the whole release this month!!! She is called Baking Elf!! Isn't she gorgeous? And I simply LOVE her hair....so much fun to colour!! I decided not to make this one a Christmas card but rather an everyday card that you could give at any time!

I pulled out my new Sweet Tooth 6x6 pad by Bo Bunny as it has my most favourite colour combo.....pinks, teals and browns!!! Yummmmmy! Baking Elf was stamped on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and I coloured her up using my Copic markers of course! The card base is 6x6 and I used the new Pool Party cardstock by SU for the matting and the matching ruffled ribbon across the middle. I added some flowers, some buttons and a sentiment that goes with Agnes, another baking stamp! Isn't she just precious??

My second card features the hilarious Rudy the Reindeer!! Isn't he a hoot? I used papers from the Cottage Christmas 6x6 pad from Imaginisce as I thought they were so colourful and fun! I coloured up Rudy, sponged around the main layer and used kraft cardstock and matted with red. I added some scalloped polka dot ribbon, a button and some twine! Rudy also comes with this fun sentiment that I stamped at the bottom! What a fun Christmas card!!

Head on over to the KKStamps challenge blog where you'll find a list of all the Krafty Girls who have projects to share featuring Emilie's new stamps! Be sure to leave a comment at each stop because....of course, there are stamps to WIN!!! There will be three winners.....two will each receive 3 of Emilie's new stamps and one will receive the new Christmas Interior Sentiments set, which you will set in action as you hop around!

All the stamps we are previewing this week will be available on SUNDAY at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop! And be sure to come on back tomorrow when we'll have a new weekly challenge up for you to play along with AND we'll be previewing the gorgeous new stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Wise Men Still Seek Him

2011-09-15T06:00:00.000-05:00

I've been DYING to share these stamps with you since they arrived on my doorstep over a month ago!! That's probably the hardest part of this job....having all these awesome images from all of our incredible artists so far in advance....and NOT being able to share them with anyone!! I just wanna show them to everyone!!!

Today begins the September Previews for the new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps that will ALL be available in the Stamp Shop on Sunday!! And today's previews feature the art of the sweet Cheryl Alger!

The images Cheryl has created for the holidays have been put together in a fabulous set called the O Holy Night Nativity Set! There are three beautiful images including Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, the three Wise Men and a Shepherd guarding his flock! You can use these images separately or put them all together to recreate the original manger scene! This set ALSO comes with three coordinating sentiments!!

I chose to use the Three Wise Men for my design! I pulled out my Wassail Basic Grey 6x6 pad and coloured this trio up in coordinating colours with my Copic markers! The card base is kraft cardstock and I used a brownish red cardstock for matting.

The image was cut out using a Spellbinder and then embossed and while the image was still in the frame, I sponged the edges with Wheat chalk ink. I stamped one of the sentiments that comes with the set for the front of the card and added some wrinkled hand dyed ribbon.

And lookie here....I also finished the INSIDE of the card!! Haha! I had been getting SO many requests for larger sentiments to include on the INSIDE of your Christmas and holiday cards, I just had to put together a full set of Christmas Interior Sentiments! There are SIX fun larger sentiments to compliment any of your holiday stamps and help complete your greeting cards!!

As you hop around to the Krafty Girls' blogs today you will see all the O Holy Night images in action on their gorgeous projects! On some of them you will ALSO see another NEW set of sentiments that completes this set perfectly....it's called the Nativity Sentiments Set, which includes a total of eight phrases and bible verses to compliment our new images and all your other Christmas stamps! ALL the stamps we're showing you this week will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop on SUNDAY!!

Head on over to the KKStamps Challenge blog to see who has peeks to share today! And while you're hopping today, be sure to leave comments at each stop because one lucky commenter will WIN the O Holy Night Nativity set AND the Nativity Sentiments set!! And be sure to come on back tomorrow as we'll have MORE Krafty Peeks featuring the art of Emilie Goulet!!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Challenge #95 - A Blast from the Past!!

2011-09-10T06:00:00.000-05:00

This week's KK Challenge is from Angie and she'd like us to take a trip down memory lane!! Pull out one of your very first Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get busy creating!!

I decided to use Francesca as she was the VERY first image I ever coloured up....I can remember just how excited I was! I hadn't made the announcement yet that I was starting my own stamp company and it was top secret....only a few people knew about it and I was over the moon excited! I was giddy!

This card was created for my niece who turns two years old next week! I decided to crack open my new Bo Bunny Sweet Tooth 6x6 pad, with those lovely pinks, browns and teal! I coloured Francesca up and then sponged around the frame with chalk ink. The base is a 6x6 dark brown card with a deep pink cardstock for matting. I used a new Martha Stewart border punch along the bottom....such a pretty design!

I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from our Everyday Sentiments set and added a trio of pink pearls. Lastly I dressed it up with some frilly pink ribbon across the middle with a sweet little bow! A frilly, girly card for a sweet little girl!

There's lots going on at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps right now.....the Gimme Kimmies Kits are up along with the Frugal Friday Specials, but only until Sunday night. There's also a FREE GIFT with purchase event going on now....you can read about it HERE. And also you only have a week left to score your spot to our Krafty Day event at the early bird price! It's gonna be an absolutely amazing day with lots of surprises in store!!!

Now hop on over to the KK Challenge Blog and check out what the other Krafty Girls have in store for you!

Happy kraftin'!!

Show Us Your Office Supplies!!! Challenge 94!

2011-09-03T06:00:00.000-05:00

It's finally the weekend! Agh! It's been such a long week here at the Reid house. Our little Emileigh (she's really 19, but I can pretend, right?? Good thing she doesn't read my blog!) came down with strep throat so we spent a few germ filled hours waiting at the emergency room to see a doctor who didn't even need to use the tongue depressor to see Em's swollen throat! So she's been recovering from that all week. At least it happened this week though, so she'll be healthy and able to start her first year of college next week! Did I say college?? Can that be right?? Like seriously, when did that happen?? I'm the mother of a college student. *looooooong silence* No. That's not acceptable. On to another subject before I tear up.....again.

This week's Krafty Challenge is from Kerry!!! She'd like us to use some office supplies on our creations......just in time for back to school! So pull out your staplers, hole punches, paper clips etc. and get krafty! You could win some new rubbah if you join us!!

I'm still in the Halloween mood and haven't yet used all my new stamps from the August release (which by the by, is all back in stock), so I pulled out the lovely Haunting Hilda!! Isn't she a cutie pie with her little batty friend??

I used my favourite papers from Echo Park and coloured her up with matching Copic markers. It's a regular A2 sized black card base with purple and green for matting. The sweet little sentiment comes with Hilda, so I stamped it and punched it out and then clipped it to the main layer with a library clip! I added some black ribbon across the middle and tied a little bow and lastly I made my own border at the bottom using tiny staples!! I FINALLY got to use my little stapler from Tim Holtz! (Bought it months ago and never used it! Ha!)

The Krafty Girls have some awesome cards to share with you for inspiration, so be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Challenge Blog to check them out! And don't forget, the August Gimme Kimmies Kits are only available for a few more days, so scoop them up before they are gone!

Happy kraftin'! And happy long weekend!

Challenge 93 - Michele's Gettin' Sketchy!

2011-08-27T07:30:00.003-05:00

It's Saturday again, which means it's time for another fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge! Who wants to play???

This week our fabulous hostess is Michele and she has created an awesome sketch for us to use!! It's perfect for lots of our stamps and I had a great time using it for my inspiration. Sketch challenges are always my favourite because it takes all of the guess work out of creating the card, which is always the hardest part for me! So go ahead and use Michele's sketch as your starting point and join us for some fun!!! And if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your creation, you could be the random winner of the Potionmaster stamp that she's used on her card!

For my creation, I pulled out the lovely Elaine! I hadn't had a chance to ink her up yet and I hadn't cracked open my new Fancy Pants 6x6 pad called It's the Little Things yet either! Yaaay! I love playing with new stuff, don't you?

The card base is a 6x6 black square and I used Wild Wasabi and the new Calypso Coral colour, with coordinating ruffled ribbon....it's so pretty! I also added some rolled roses in black cardstock. Lastly I stamped the matching sentiment that comes with Elaine! What a perfect card to wish someone a nice day and let them know you're thinking of them!

Now hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and check out the other sketchy cards that the Krafty Girls and Guests have created for you!!! Then play along with us!!

Happy kraftin'!

A CCT Challenge and a GIVEAWAY!!!

2011-08-25T07:16:00.006-05:00

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is happy once again to be sponsoring this month's Cute Card Thursday sketch challenge!!! It's a super fun sketch and works so well with a lot of our images!

I decided to play with the new Punkin Family stamp by the wonderful Emilie Goulet! I hadn't coloured this gourd-geous trio yet....heehee! These Echo Park Halloween papers are my favourite at the moment, so I used them again as the colours are perfect!!

I stamped the punkins on Neenah white cardstock using Memento ink and coloured them up with my Copics. The base is a 5.5 ins square and I used some purple and green cardstock for matting. All the 'stitching' was done by hand using a Copic multiliner (so much quicker than pulling out my sewing machine) and the bats I added are actually cut from a fabric ribbon. Finally I added the simple little sentiment which comes with Happy Vampy!

I hope you can join us for the CCT challenge this week.....you could win two stamps of your choice!!

AND we also have some more exciting news!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is excited to have a full-page feature in the fall issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine and we want to celebrate! TEN lucky stampers will each receive all four of the main images used on the four cards. All you have to do is leave a comment on THIS post telling us which KKStamp is your absolute favorite. You have until September 10th at midnight EST to leave your comment. Winners will be announced on September 11th. You can check out the page, see close-ups of the four cards, find instructions to make each and leave your comment, all on that post.

Good luck and happy kraftin'!

The End of the KREEPY KRAFTY HOP!!!

2011-08-21T00:00:00.000-05:00

We hope you've been thoroughly BEWITCHED by today's Kreepy Krafty Hop!!! Aren't the new stamps SPOOKTACULAR!??! Well, I've got one more card to share with you!!!

I decided to play with the lovely Moaning Moira!! Hehe! Isn't she a hoot!? Yes, she's a bit kreepy but doesn't she look happy about it?? I used a mixture of scraps of Halloween papers that I had leftover from last year and mixed them up to make a funky layout. Then I coloured Moira up to match with my Copic markers.

I used my Nesties to cut and emboss Moira using the 'out of the box' technique and then I sponged everything with a nice ghoulish layer of Black Soot distress ink. The stitches were drawn on by hand with my Copic multiliner, I added a big bat punch, some black ric rack and sprinkled a few black rhinestones here and there.

I had to make Moira look a little sparkly, so I added Stardust Sakura gel pen to her little wings. Then I finally finished off the card by adding the sentiment that comes with Moira!!!

Well, that's it for our Kreepy Krafty Hop!! Now hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop where ALL the new stamps are available!! And don't forget the Gimme Kimmies Kits which are only around for a short time!

Happy haunting!!!

Happy Vampy!!!

2011-08-19T06:00:00.000-05:00

Today it's time to see what Emilie Goulet has for us!! There are FIVE adorable new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps from her for our Haunting Halloween release!!!

Meet Happy Vampy! I think this little vampire girl and her kitty cat are SO happy that it's Halloween! Are they smiling so big because it's time for candy?? I think so! Don't you just love it when kids smile so big that they close their eyes?? Such pure joy, written all over their faces! And that cat is just cute as a button!!!

I pulled out my favourite Echo Park ghoulish papers and coloured Happy Vampy up in coordinating colours using my Copic markers! I used my wonky (or are they reverse wonky?) rectangle Nesties and cut her out. The I traced the same Nestie onto orange cardstock and cut it out by hand, that way I had a matting layer that was close to the same size. I do this often when the set of Nesties has too much space between each size. Fun little trick to make the most of your Nesties!

I sponged some of the patterned paper with Black Soot distress ink and matted using textured purple cardstock. I added some lovely folded ribbon across the middle, attached two black cat buttons on the right and stamped the sweet little sentiment that comes with Happy Vampy!! Ain't she sweet?!!

Hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and see who else has stuffs ta shows ya today!! And be sure to leave comments at each stop for that chance to WIN all FIVE of the images you'll see today! And come on back tomorrow when we'll have SIX Batty and Friends stamps from Annie Rodrigue to share PLUS a brand new KKS Challenge!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Frightful and Delightful!

2011-08-18T06:00:00.000-05:00

Woohooooooooooo! It's time to finally share our krafty kreations featuring the new August stamps!! And do you know what theme they are??? Only our most popular theme each year!! It's HALLOWEEN!!! And they will ALL be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop on Sunday!

Today we are sharing designs featuring three ADORABLE WITCHES from artist, Cheryl Alger!!! They are THE cutest little witchies I have EVER seen!!!

The one I used is called Frightful and Delightful and I combined it with the Sketch For You To Try that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring this month!! It's a great sketch and works with these images perfectly!!

I stamped the image on Neenah with Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copics. The card is a regular A2 sized black base and the patterned papers are from Echo Park. I added some purple twine and then stamped the sentiment that comes with the image and created a little flag and attached it with a glittery purple brad!!

Now be sure to hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and check out who else has kreepy kreations to share!! AND don't forget to leave a comment on each and every stop because one random commenter will WIN the complete set of ADORABLE WITCHIES!!

Then come on back tomorrow to see more frightening images from Emilie Goulet!!!

Challenge 90 - Are You Distressed???

2011-08-06T06:00:00.000-05:00

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge was perfect for me. I'm stressed. Haha! Who isn't, right? Well, I've got a lot on my plate right now, so taking it out on my card for this week was perfect!!!

Our hostess this week is the always enchanting, Melanie!! She has asked us to DISTRESS our creations.....be it inking them up, distressing the edges, makin' it grungy and dirty....just be sure to get rough with your stuff!! haha! We hope you can play along this week and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you could be the random winner of the stamp used on Melanie's card.....just WAIT 'til you SEE it!!!

I hadn't had a chance to play with Melanie yet (convenient isn't it, that I used Melanie for Melanie's challenge? Bahahahahaha!), from our newest Travel Girls release! Shame, shame! So I inked her up and started colouring with my Copics! It's a 6x6 card with dark brown for the base and red and green for matting. The papers I used are from the new Oxford collection by Basic Grey. The edges of every piece of patterned paper and the main layer were all inked up with Walnut Stain distress ink and then everything was roughed up with my distressing tool. You can also just open up a pair of sharp scissors and use them....it does the same thing and that's often what I do (when I can find my tool).

I added a little cluster of red flowers with leaves and tied some red twine around the bottom of the main layer. And lastly I stamped the sentiment that comes with Melanie and added it at the top!

You will notice the lovely sketch that I used today....in fact several of the Krafty Girls used it! That's because Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled and excited to be sponsoring the August Sketch For You To Try challenge!!! Hop on over to their blog today and you'll find your way to some MORE creations featuring our stamps! And you can join in the sketch challenge too!!

Hop on over to our challenge blog and check out all our inspiring cards from the Krafty Girls today....and join us.....and get distressed!!

Lots of fun this week! Happy kraftin'!

Challenge 89 - WHAT????

2011-07-30T06:00:00.000-05:00

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! That's me screaming after finding out the challenge for this week! Started having heart palpitations and everything!!! hahaha!

Our fabulous hostess this week (and big ol' meanie....*giggle*) is DONNA!!! She has asked us to make a card with NO EMBELLISHMENTS!! Say whaaaaaaaaaaaat??? That's right....NO embellishments!! No ribbon, no buttons, no brads, no twine, no nuthin'!! We are allowed to use any kinds of paper....punches....and sewing, but that's pretty much it. Now do you see why I screamed?

I honestly can't make a card without most of that stuff on it...at the same time. So this was obviously a super hard challenge for me. But I did it! yaaaay! I used the lovely Mizuki for my creation and I pulled out some fun shiny papers from the Taj Mahal collection from DCWV. They have pretty gold flowers on them and I thought they looked perfect with the image.

I coloured Mizuki up using coordinating Copic markers and only decorated my card with strips of paper and a few flower punches. I think the papers were fancy enough that I didn't really need much else! I also decorated the inside of the card (which I never do) and added the sentiment that comes with the stamp!

Now hop on over to the challenge blog and check out the other embellishment-less cards for your inspiration!! And don't forget that this week's Frugal Friday specials and also our July Gimme Kimmies Kits are only available until Sunday night!!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge 88 - A Sketch by TARA!!

2011-07-23T07:00:00.000-05:00

I LOVE me a sketch....don't you?? Takes all the guesswork out of creating a card. For me, the creative process just seems to run so much smoother when I have a sketch to start things off!

This week the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge is a fantastic sketch from the one and only, TARA!! It's got lots of layers, which I love and the main panel is the perfect size for any of our stamps!!

I decided to use one of the new Cheryl Alger stamps from the July release, because I hadn't had a chance to ink her up yet! I used the adorable, Bookworm Jaime, which I happened to name after a little friend who happens to be almost as much of a bookworm as I am!! hehe.

With the sketch already out of the way, all I really had to do was choose the image and the papers! The patterned papers are from one of my many My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads and I coloured the image up with coordinating Copic markers. I used my oval Nesties to create the main panel, added lots of layers of papers, added some matching bakers twine and a corduroy button! Lastly, I added the fun sentiment that comes with Bookworm Jaime!!

I hope you'll play along with this week's sketch challenge and you can hop on over to the challenge blog to check out more creations to inspire you by the lovely Krafty Girls! And don't forget that not only are our new July Stamps available, but we have this weekend's Frugal Friday specials available until tomorrow!

Happy kraftin'!!

Last Stop on the HOP!!

2011-07-17T00:00:00.001-05:00

Well, you've reached the last stop on today's July Krafty Hop!! Wasn't it amazing?? Such gorgeous creations from all of our Krafty Girls and Special Krafty Guests!!

Well, I've got one more! This is the Partridge Family! Aren't they a HOOT? I just love this trio of birdies! They are just so joyful in son!!

I used some papers from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad and coloured them up with my Copics to coordinate. This is a regular A2 sized card and I used a deep blue for the card base. I popped up a couple of star punches and added some red twine with a pretty bow! Lastly I stamped a sentiment that comes with the Jukebox from our 50's release! I thought it was perfect!

Now you can head on over to your final destination, the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop, where ALL the new stamps are NOW available!! And I'm happy to tell you that once again, we have the Gimme Kimmies Kits available, but only for a limited time! So scoopy them up before they are gone!!

Happy kraftin'....and happy shoppin'!!!

Have a Picture Perfect Day!

2011-07-16T06:00:00.001-05:00

Meet my friend, JEANNIE!!! This is one of the awesome new Traveling Girls from Annie Rodrigue for our July release......which happens to be TOMORROW!!! All six of these lovely ladies will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop tomorrow and we'll be doing our usual Krafty Hop with prizes to celebrate!!

It's also time for a new challenge over on the blog and this week we need to finish the inside of our cards. This is definitely a challenge for moi!! I NEVER finish the inside of a card unless I am giving it away that very day!! Haha! I see my pal Michele always finishing her cards completely and they look so gorgeous and.....well, complete! I'm envious! So I took this challenge on!!

I used the new US travel girl, named JEANNIE!! I actually named her after one of my dearest stampin friends....and fellow Krafty Girl, Jeanne Streiff!! I love this gal in front of the Statue of Liberty! She looks like she's having a great day touring around, doesn't she?? I like how these images can be used on cards or also on travel scrapbook pages! Or if you didn't want the statue, you could just cut out the girl part of the image!

The papers I used just arrived on my doorstep this past week! They are from the Travel Forever 6x6 papers by Best Creation and I ordered them from One Crazy Stamper....another fabulous Canadian online store! I made a green card base, added some peach matting and used a diecut sheet with the scalloped edge, glitter and car image across the bottom. I added some wrinkled ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique, some button brads and a 'travel' diecut from the pack.

Then I finished the inside rather simply, with some glittery patterned paper across the bottom, attached with four brads and I stamped Jeannie again in coordinating ink, leaving room for a note to the recipient!!

So I hope you can join us for this week's super fun challenge and be sure to hop around the Krafty Girls' blogs to see how they finished the inside of their cards. And come on back tomorrow for our Release Day Krafty Hop with prizes and of course, all the new stamps will be available at the SHOP!!!

See you then!!

Here's......Back to School Katie!!!

2011-07-15T06:00:00.002-05:00

Today we're sharing Krafty Peeks from the July Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and they'll ALL be available come Sunday!! This day is dedicated to the lovely art from...Cheryl Alger!! This month's new stamps are so sweet and fun to play with!

I used Back to School Katie for my peekie card! I actually named her after a sweet little girl I know.....*wink*!! I stamped her up on Neenah cardstock and coloured her with my Copics. I found this fun alphabet paper in one of the new My Mind's Eye pads, so it was perfect!

I used these lovely Nesties to create the frame for Katie, added some large felt rick rack that I picked up at a dollar spot and added a trio of felt flowers. I attached them with large brown brads and then added the sentiment that comes with Katie! Isn't she cute??

Hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog and you'll find the list of Krafty Girls and Guests who are sharing peeks today! Would you like to win some?? Simply leave a comment at each stop and you'll be entered to win the entire release of Cheryl Alger July stamps!!

Then be sure to come on back tomorrow as we will not only have a new weekly challenge for you.....but we'll also be showing you the new Annie Rodrigue images!! Woohoo!

Happy kraftin'!!

Meet Speedy the Turtle!!

2011-07-14T06:00:00.001-05:00

Today we're sharing Krafty Peeks from the July Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and they'll ALL be available come Sunday!! This day is dedicated to the uber talented....Emilie Goulet!! Can I just say.....what a creative genius?!! Her designs are so creative and each image has such personality....especially the one I'm sharing today!

Meet.....Speedy the Turtle!!! Don't you LOVE him??? Last month we debuted Sunny the Turtle and I think Speedy is his athletic cousin, what do you think? And he was a real hoot to colour!

The card base is a 6x6 square in chocolate chip and I used red to mat. The patterned papers are from one of the new My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads...which I LOVE! I used a green piece and cut out three layers using a grass border die and layered them over one another, tied some red twine and added a red button.

For colouring Speedy, I had fun because it's not a huge image but there is enough of each area to do some shading. I think his shell turned out well and his green skin was especially fun. I coloured and shaded it and then went back over and used the dotting technique to add some texture in the shaded areas. Lastly, I used one of Roxy's sentiments, because it is perfect for Speedy!

Now if you head over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog, there's a list of all the Krafty peeps who have peeks to share and be sure to leave comments at each one, because somebody is going to WIN the whole set of five new stamps from Emilie that are being shown today!!! It could be YOU!!

And come on back tomorrow because we've got new stamps from Cheryl Alger to show ya!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kimmie's New Sympathy Set!

2011-07-13T06:00:00.000-05:00

Today is the first day of Krafty Peeks with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and we are kickin' things off with a brand new sentiment set!!

Now, no one likes to have to make sympathy cards, but unfortunately, it's necessary. And so many of my customers have asked for an elegant set of stamps to make sympathy cards with and you know I aim to please!!!

Soooo.....today we are sharing our new Sympathy Sentiments set. The beautiful floral image with this set was drawn by the talented Emilie Goulet! It's a really nice size and fun to colour. The set comes with eight thoughtful phrases in different fonts.

I stamped the image on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink and used my Copic markers to colour it up. I used BG70, BG0000, BG000, BG72 and BG75 on the petals. I coloured the petals in flicks and then went back over it and used the dotting technique as well to give it more texture. I did the same thing on the stem and leaves, using G20, G24, G82, G85 and G99. On the center of the flower I used Y21, Y26 and Y28.

I cut out the main image with my square nesties and sponged around the frame with wheat chalk ink. Then I used my new fancy nesties and cut out this elegant frame from Blue Bayou cardstock. I'm really happy with it. It's the first time I've used these particular nesties and I think it's a perfect style for an elegant card.

The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye and I had originally planned to use several pieces of different patterns from the pad, but I ended up just using the one. The finished card is 5.5 ins square. I added some white ribbon and a bow and then a trio of pearls. Lastly I stamped one of the sentiments on the bottom corner.

I think this flower is just stunning and I've seen some of the other Krafty Girls' creations with it and they are incredible, so be sure to hop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog to see who has peeks to share today!

I like that this image can be used with the sympathy sentiments but also for any elegant card! You can change it up just by switching out the sentiments......say, a Thinking of You card....a congratulations card, an elegant Happy Birthday...and lots of others!

So how would you like to win this set??? Just leave a comment on each of the Peek posts today and you could be a random winner! I'll announce the winner on the KKS blog tomorrow!! And come on back for more peeks from our July release!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

TAG!! You're IT!!

2011-07-09T06:25:00.003-05:00

This week I'm the hostess over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge blog!! And I wanna play TAG!! haha! And you're IT!!

So this week we'd like you to either make a tag or include a tag of some sort on your card or scrapbook page! That's easy, right?!

I whipped up a cute little gift tag to include on a birthday gift! I used Becky Broadsword for my main image, along with some scraps of paper from my stash....I think all the papers are from My Mind's Eye.

I started out with a medium sized shipping tag and altered it with the paper and distressed everything with my scissors. I added some kraft cardstock, a little bit of brown crochet lace, a button and some linen thread.

I coloured up Becky with my Copic markers and cut her out with a Nestie and then sponged around the frame with wheat chalk ink. I added some felt ribbon at the top and tied a bow with brown linen thread. And lastly, I finished off the tag with a sentiment from our Pirate Sentiments set!!

We hop you can play along with us this week.....I mean, you are IT! And if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your creation, you could win Becky Broadsword PLUS two more Steven Leary stamps of your choice!!! That's awesome!!

OH! And don't forget about our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS that are up right now, but only until Sunday!!

Now hop on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog and check out all the other Krafty Girls' inspirational creations!

TAG!! You're IT!!

'Cause we are living, in a material world....and I am a Material Girl!!

2011-07-02T06:00:00.000-05:00

Man, that song brings back the 80's!!! Oh how I loved Madonna and her music is the soundtrack to my high school life! So funny!

So this week our hostess is the incredible Melanie and she wants us to use some sort of material or fabric on our creations!!

I pulled out the lovely Eleanor, since it is summertime now! I love her old fashioned bathing suite and cap, don't you!? I used some lovely sparkly papers from DCWV with coordinating cardstocks and coloured her up with my Copic markers to match.

For the 'material' on my card, I used some matching felt and made a trio of rolled roses! I love the way they turned out and will have to make them again soon! I added some pearls in the felt flowers as well as the ones on Eleanor's cap! Then I added some white satin ribbon and a bow. The sentiment is one from our Beachy Sentiments set!

Hope you can join us for this week's fun challenge and perhaps you can win some new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps rubber! Don't forget to scoop up this week's Frugal Friday specials, also this is your last chance to grab the June Gimme Kimmies Kits!!

Now be sure to hop on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog to check out more inspiration from our wonderful Krafty Girls!!

Happy kraftin'!

FRUGAL FRIDAYS!!!

2011-07-01T07:20:00.003-05:00

We've got something NEW and EXCITING for all our wonderful customers!!! If you like a SALE, raise your inky fingers!!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is starting something fun this weekend! Because we love our customers SO much, we're saying 'thank you' with FRUGAL FRIDAYS!!! Each Friday we will be posting 3-4 stamps that will be on sale at LEAST 40% off!! These items will be on sale until Sunday night ONLY, so be sure to scoop them up! Just click on the SPECIALS button each weekend to see what's on SALE!!

The stamps on sale this weekend are: Barnacle Brad, Buster the Bulldog, Patsy and Sir Galahad!

ALSO, we have extended the June Gimme Kimmie's Kits but only until Sunday, July 3rd! So get them before they're gone!!

Challenge 84 - Sunny Makes a Splash!!

2011-06-25T06:00:00.000-05:00

*SIGH* Oh how I love Saturdays!!! Not only because it's the weekend, but also because it's challenge day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! Gotta say, I love to have an excuse to colour up any of the new KKStamps!! And this week, we're makin' a splash!!

Our wonderful hostess this week is the loverly Michele and she wants us to create anything with a water theme....so beachy, mermaids, poolside, rain....anything wet or watery!

Sooooooo.....I was thrilled to be able to ink up one of my new stamps from our newest artist, Emilie Goulet! This is Sunny the Turtle and isn't he just a pip?? Just love that cheesy grin and I can almost see him wiggling his eyebrows at me!!

I stamped him on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink and used my Copic markers to colour him up. I'm quite happy with how it turned out but I'm not sure you can see all the dotting I did on him to accentuate the shading. It took a long time but I'm thrilled with how it turned out. I'm not so thrilled with the water....I'm not too skilled at creating water with markers just yet....practice, practice I guess.

I cut the main image out and embossed it using one of my newer Nesties and then I sponged in the clouds with a hand cut cloud template that I made. I think they look pretty cool.

So that was the hard part of the card made......and then I decided to challenge myself a little more! I mean, why not?! Well, my poor sewing machine hasn't been used in......at least a year, so I dusted her off and after a couple of practice runs and adjustments........I sewed on both layers......and IT DIDN'T EAT MY CARD!!!! Will wonders never cease?? I couldn't believe it! I'm not the best seamstress to say the very least, and usually I'm cursing at the darn thing but this time...no problemo!!!

I added some ribbon, a turtle charm, some glittery candy dots in the corner and then stamped one of the many perfect sentiments from our Beachy Sentiments set!! Voila!!

Now I really hope you can join us for this week's challenge.....and if you use one of your own Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, you could win the beautiful stamp featured on Michele's gorgeous card! Now hop on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the Krafty Girls have to show ya!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and Cute Card Thursday!

2011-06-23T07:08:00.002-05:00

We are thrilled once again to be sponsoring this week's Cute Card Thursday sketch challenge! It's another fun sketch to play with that fits our images perfectly!!

For my card, I used the lovely new Butterflies Flutter By from one of our newest artists, Cheryl Alger. This little cutie was so fun to colour! And I sponged around the main image with brown ink to distress it a little bit.

The card base is a 6x6 in chocolate brown and I used red and a pale green for matting. The pretty patterned papers are from one of my new Lime Twists pads by MME. I found a cute polka dotted one that I used to paper piece her shirt!

I added some of my new ruffled ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique and a trio of Prima roses. Lastly I stamped the sentiment that comes with the image and cut it out with my scalloped oval punch.

Now be sure to join us for this fun sketch challenge and hop over to the CCT Challenge blog to check out some lovely inspiration! If you play along, you could win some new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps of your choice!!

Happy kraftin'!

CPS 223 - Dance in the Rain!

2011-06-22T07:23:00.003-05:00

This week Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the Card Positioning Systems sketch challenge again! We'd love for you to join us, as you could win your choice of three KKStamps!!

I used one of our new Cheryl Alger stamps....this one is Dance in the Rain! I just love the joyful look on her face!

I made a 5.5 inch square card base using Kraft cardstock and the papers I used are from one of my (many) My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pads. Love the colours in these ones! I stamped the image on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copic markers.

I admit the layout of the sketch had me stumped at first but once I turned it on it's side, it was perfect for one of our images! I decided to distress the edges of most of the layers with my distressing tool....love that look and I don't do it nearly enough. I added a trio of Prima flowers at the top and a whole bunch of pearls! Lastly I added the sentiment that comes with the stamp, Dance in the Rain!

Hop on over to the CPS blog and check out what all the other designers have done with the sketch! We'd love to see what you create with the sketch and you could win some new stamps!! Come on back tomorrow for this week's Cute Card Thursday challenge for more chances to win!!

Happy kraftin'!

Mojo Monday - Oceans of Love!!

2011-06-19T09:08:00.003-05:00

First of all, a very Happy Father's Day to my Daddy-o who is the best father and grandfather two lucky girls could ever ask for! And also to my hunny, who is the best husband and father the same two lucky girls could ever ask for! We love you!

I'm pretty stinkin' excited today because I have a card that I created for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge! This is rather a momentous occasion for me because....well, I haven't done a card for anything but Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenges or KKS sponsored challenges since.....well, I really can't tell you when! It feels pretty cool to do a card just for fun and I gotta say, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! Don't you love that feeling!? I used to play with the Mojo Monday sketch a lot, but since I started my own business....not so much. :(

The sketch is a good one...perfect for lots of KKS images, so I decided to play with one of our mermaids, Marina! I also cracked open my Happy Go Lucky Lime Twist paper pad for the very first time and played with the gorgeous colours in there! LOVE the colour combos in this pad!

I stamped Marina on Neenah with Memento ink of course and coloured her up with my Copic markers. I thought she would look pretty funky with fuchsia hair and I spent some extra time dotting the shaded parts of her lovely tail.

Now I don't usually cut the mermaids out because the images are so intricate but I decided that I wanted to try with this one.....guess I was feeling adventurous!! Note to self: next time I want to cut an image out, don't use the super thick Neenah cardstock! My hand was so sore and cramped afterwards, not to mention I was all sweaty, stressing about accidentally lopping her head off or slipping on the narrow part of her fin! And that little fish with all his fins? Aagh! But it all worked out and she's still in one piece!

I used my Nesties to cut out and emboss the circle and scalloped circle layers, then added some narrow grosgrain ribbon across the middle. I had some fun glittery dots to add the trio in the top corner and then I used the Oceans of Love sentiment from our Mermaid Sentiments set. Lastly I just added a bit of sparkle to the fishy and to Marina's tall with my clear Spica pen!!

Whew!! So the card is done AND it's posted in time for the Mojo Monday deadline!! Double cool! Hopefully I can try it again next week! Fingers crossed!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge #83 - Cards for Little Peeps!

2011-06-18T06:00:00.000-05:00

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge is brought to you by.......Stampin' Nana Diana.....otherwise know as....me Ma!! Haha! She'd like us to make card for the little people in our lives!!! It can be any theme you like.....birthday, congratulations, thinking of you.....anything! Just make it for a little peep that you know!

The prize this week is a SWEET one! Not only will you get the Dancing Dylan stamp as featured on Diana's card....but the winner will also receive FOUR MORE Steven Leary stamps of their choice!!! Cool, right?!

For my card I used the wonderful Curtis!! Not only is this stamp one of my favourite stamps...it was designed and named after my nephew.....Curtis! He loves to fish! Hehe! So I plan on giving this card to him this weekend when I see him! He doesn't know yet.....shhhhh!

The papers that I chose are from one of my (many) My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads. Lots of boyish colours in these papers...and I coloured Curtis up with my Copic markers, using my Stardust gel pens to add some little dots of sparkle to the fishie! Then I cut him out and embossed him with my square Nesties. And while the image was still in the die, I sponged around the edges.

I added some yummy brown giant rick rack, a button and some linen thread. Lastly I stamped up the great sentiment that comes with Curtis!

Hope you can join us for this week's challenge! Happy kraftin' with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Happy Anniversary......Quixotic Paperie!!!

2011-06-15T01:00:00.001-05:00

This month Quixotic Paperie are celebrating their 2nd Anniversary! As part of the celebrations they are throwing the spotlight onto some of the fantastic stamp companies available in stock.

Today Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is in the spotlight, and some of the Krafty Girls have joined in to help celebrate! There are some fab samples from both the Krafty Girls and the Quixotic Paperie DT, so we would love for you to hop through the list below to see all the inspiration.

Kimmie started her stamp company in October 2009 and since then has brought us some wonderful images from some amazing artists: Annie Rodrigue, Steven Leary, Cheryl Alger, Crissy Armstrong and the latest addition Emilie Goulet!

The Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps range is available in the UK/Europe at Quixotic Paperie. If you're in Canada/US then you can find the stamps at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps direct!

As part of the celebrations and the spotlight today, we have a PRIZE GIVEAWAY!

Pop on over to the Quixotic Inspirations blog to get all the details and enter the draw to win some fantastic Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and more!

The card that I'm sharing with you to help celebrate today, features one of our new release stamps from the Asian Inspired line by Annie Rodrigue. She is called Natsuko which means Summer Child.

The papers I used are from a DCWV pack and all the papers are shiny and sparkly! These ones even have gold and glitter! I coloured her up with my Copic markers, added some wrinkled ribbon and added some Prima flowers in the corner. Lastly I added a sentiment layer featuring the one that comes with Natsuko!! Isn't she sweet??

So now for s0me more inspiration! Hop on over to each of the blogs below to see some yummy Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp goodness!

- Elaine - Judy - Kim Costello - Kim Dellow - Mary -

- Kimmie - Angie - Tara - Tracy -

Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoyed checking out Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with us! Congratulations again to Elaine for having such a fabulous store and for reaching the TWO year mark!!! Happy Anniversary!!

The End of the June Krafty Hop!!!

2011-06-12T00:00:00.001-05:00

You've reached the final stop on our Krafty Hop ......awwwwww! But I have a couple of cards still to share with you!

First off, I have the awesome Carlos the Crab!!! What a fun little dude to colour and I enjoy trying to add texture to the sand and ground with my Copics and then sponging the sky to look like clouds. Such fun! This is one of the great June stamps from the Beach Fun Collection by our newest artist, Emilie Goulet! Isn't she fantastic??

Secondly, I have this simple card featuring Takara! Her name means Treasure in Japanese and I just love this image. The dragon was fun to colour up and I added some glitter to his scales with my Spica pens! I made the card fairly simple as I really wanted the focus to be on the image. Takara is just one of the new stamps from the Asian Inspired Collection by Annie Rodrigue!

So now that you've reached the end of the HOP, what did you think?? Pretty cool, yes?? Now, I hope you've left comments on all the stop on the hop, because a couple of lucky stampers are going to win some packages of the new stamps!! Yeehaw!!

Now head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Shop where ALL the new stamps are now available! And be sure to take advantage of our Gimme Kimmies Kits while you can! AND for those that have to, I mean NEED to, have it all....we've got something new! It's called the Gimme Kimmies Komplete June Kit! You will receive the ENTIRE June release.....that's FIFTEEN stamps and TEN sentiments from all three lines!! Woohoo!!

Happy kraftin'.....and happy shoppin'!!

24 Krafty Karats ..... and Annie's NEW STAMPS!!!

2011-06-11T06:00:00.000-05:00

My goodness this day seems like such a long time in coming! It's only been about 3 months since Annie and I decided on an Asian Inspired theme for June but it feels like SO much longer!! I'm SUPER excited to share these elegant, gorgeous girls with you!! And we're combining them with this week's Krafty Challenge!!

Our hostess this week is ANGIE!! The challenge is called 24 Krafty Karats and we need you to use gold in some form on your creations! I don't have a whole lot of gold in my stash, but that's why it's called a challenge, right?? I was lucky to find some gorgeous designer paper with gold in it, but you can also use gold twine, gold paper, gold brads, gold embellishments or even just some gold glitter!!!

The image I used is the stunning new SAKURA! Her name means Cherry Blossom. Doesn't she look so sweet and demure, but also like she might have a little secret?? I went with the colour combination of red, gold and black and coloured her up with my Copic markers. The designer papers are by DCWV and I think they look perfect with Sakura!

I coloured her up and then used one of my new Nesties to cut her out and emboss her. While she was still in the frame, I sponged around the edges with some black distress ink and then I added some gold sparkle to her bow, hairpins, comb and fan using my gold Spica pen. The sentiment that I used at the bottom comes with Sakura!

Lastly the charm that I used at the side is an antique gold coin of sorts that I found in my stash of goodies. Not sure where I got it or when I thought I would ever use it, but see how it came in handy?? I think it really makes the card!

So join us for this week's challenge and you could win one of the stamps that Angie used this week. AND if you leave comments today on each of the Krafty Girls' posts, you could be one of TWO lucky winners who will each receive THREE of these lovely new Asian Inspired stamps!!!

Be sure to come back for tomorrow's Krafty HOP and ALL these amazing new stamps will be available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!

Friends are For Hugging!!

2011-06-10T06:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Day TWO of our June Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Today we are sharing the *new* images from our lovely artist, Cheryl Alger!!!

There are FOUR new sweetie pie girls this month and they are SO much fun to colour!! I chose to play with this adorable girl and her furry friend! It's called Friends are for Hugging!

I pulled out one of my (many) My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads and chose these particular patterns because I just love the rich, deep blue, red and yellow combination. I coloured up the image with my Copic markers and cut her out and embossed her with my oval Nesties. I added some delicious wrinkled ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy shop....love this stuff....and added some clusters of flowers. Lastly I stamped the sentiment that comes with her, Friends are for Hugging! and pop dotted everything. So fun!

And because I'm in a giving mood again today, make sure to leave comments on all the Krafty Girls' blogs today for a chance to win.....the ENTIRE Cheryl release!!! Yup!! So hop on over to the KKStamps blog and see who has stuff to share with ya!!!

Be sure to come back tomorrow when we'll have a new Challenge for you....not to mention......the NEW ANNIE STAMPS!!!! Eeeeeek!!

We've got a NEW Artist!!!

2011-06-09T06:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Thursday, stampers!!! Guess what today is?? It's Day One of our June Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! AND we are super thrilled to introduce you to the newest addition to our artistic crew..........EMILIE!!!

You can learn more about Emilie over on the KKStamps blog! Just WAIT til you see the images she has drawn for her very first release!! The Krafty Girls and I have been having a blast playing with these BEACHY themed stamps!! We've got some really awesome characters for you to see!!

My card features the footloose and fancy free......DOLLY the Dolphin!! Heehee! Just looking at her makes me want to smile! I knew immediately which new papers I wanted to use with her.....these are from the 6x6 pad of Beach Babe by Fancy Pants. So fun!

Right off the bat, I knew that I didn't want Dolly to be coloured like a normal dolphin....in grey. So the first time I coloured her, I made her green. Didn't look so hot. One of the other Krafty Girls suggested that Dolly's momma had an affair with a frog. Hmph. How rude. So this time I coloured her PINK!! And I think she looks awesome!! I sponged in some waves with blue ink and matted her on a green scalloped circle.

Then I made a circle card using my CM cutting system from Kraft cardstock. I added some blue ribbon and a tiny bow and then a flourish of rhinestones. Lastly I used one of the awesome sentiments from the Mermaid Sentiments set on pink cardstock and cut it out using one of my new ribbon banner Nesties. You will find that both the Mermaid and Beach sentiments set are PERFECT for Emilie's new summer stamps!!

Don't you love Dolly?? I think she makes fun summer cards, invitations and can't you just picture her on a summer, poolside scrapbook page??? Love her! And I can't wait to colour her up in other colours......like purple!!! Dolly will be available, along with all our June stamps on Sunday, June 12th at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

Now hop on over to the KKStamps blog to check out who else has a summery creation to share! **And be sure to leave comments at each stop because one random commenter will WIN the ENTIRE release of Emilie's new stamps!!!! Woohooooooo! Then come on back tomorrow for some more peeks!!

Happy kraftin'!

Time to Relax!!

2011-06-07T07:52:00.002-05:00

Good Tuesday morning, friends! How are you all doing today?? It's a rather dreary morning here in Ontario after a lovely thunderstorm last night. Worst night sleep ever. Our Jack Rusell Terrier, Daisy is afraid of thunder so she jumped up on our bed, wiggled down between us in the covers and shook for most of the early morning hours. *sigh* I think this afternoon will be calling for a nap, methinks.

I thought I'd share a card with you that I made featuring one of the awesome Sporty Girls from our May release. This is Mandy! Doesn't she look so relaxed and serene....not to mention, flexible!?! I used some papers from a new My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad and I love the colours!

The card base is a 6x6 in black cardstock with dark blue and warm yellow for matting. I added some seam binding ribbon and flowers from Stampin' Up. I also added one of the two perfect sentiments to go with her. I sometimes have to remind myself to relax....how about you??

Right now I'm finding it hard to relax because the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June release is this weekend!! Which means we start posting previews on Thursday!!! I've even started posting teaser snippets on our Facebook fan page!! Have you seen them?? So exciting! Did I mention we've got a fabulous new artist?? heehee!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge #81 - Cut it Ouuuuuuuuuuuuut!!

2011-06-04T06:00:00.000-05:00

Everytime I hear this phrase, 'Cut It Ouuuuuuuuuuuuut'....I am reminded of the show Full House with the Olsen twins. Well, Uncle Joey used to say it all the time.....and yes, I used to watch Full House. Don't judge me. Hehe.

Anyway, this week that is the name of our challenge!!! Our wonderful hostess Donna wants us to use paper piecing on our creations!!! Honestly this is one of my favourite techniques yet somehow I always forget to use it! What a great (not to mention easy) way to add interest to your images by giving them some patterned clothing! It's almost like playing with paper dolls....yes I used to do that too! What? Didn't you?? I bet you did!!

I used the lovely Caroline on my card and the papers are from the Stella Rose Hazel line by My Mind's Eye! They have nice little patterns in those 6x6 pads and small patterns are usually best for paper piecing outfits, I've found.

I coloured up Caroline using my Copic markers then stamped her again on the patterned paper. I cut out her dress and attached it over top of the original one. I used my Nesties to cut her out and emboss the frame. The card base is a coral Bazzill Bling cardstock in 6x6 finished size and I used Kraft paper for matting and accents.

The sweet wrinkled ribbon is from a wonderful little Etsy shop called Prairie Bird Boutique!! She has all sorts of gorgeous colours and I have to admit that once I got my first order, I turned around and ordered more! SO yummy! I also added a pink through the ribbon's bow at the side and the sentiment on a scalloped oval punch. Lastly I added a sweet little flower in her hair with a white brad.

Now hop on over to the Krafty Girl Challenge Blog and check out the other samples from the Krafty Girls! Then be sure to join us this week for the challenge and if you link it up to that post and use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you could be our random winner of some new rubber!!

Oh and by the way......you might start seeing some Krafty Peeks later this week on the blog! Or you might see some even earlier over at our Facebook fan page!! So keep yer eyes peeled!!

Now go on.....CUT IT OUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!!

OH How I Love Reading!!

2011-06-01T07:30:00.003-05:00

Good Wednesday morning, friends!! Looks like it's going to be another steamin' hot day in Southwestern Ontario! Yeehaw! I'm so ready for summer...how about you?? Can't wait to sit out on my deck under the patio umbrella and READ!!

I'm very excited because I bought a Kobo ereader a few weeks back and I've been thoroughly enjoying it! To be honest, I haven't been reading much lately at all, because I just haven't had the time.....and this is tragic because most of you know how much I LOVE to read! But now that I have this new ereader, it's really made me take some time out to do something I love. (Actually, it's just making me stay up an hour or two later at night! Heehee!)

Anyway, about a year ago, a friend of mine who reads the same kind of things I do, recommended a trilogy to me and said that I would really like it. So when I got my Kobo, the first book I bought was The Hunger Games. Well, let's just say that I only started reading it about a week and a half ago and now I am halfway book number 3! Seriously. Such good books!

So in honour of my return to reading, I'm going to share this card with you featuring the lovely LUCY! She's from the Everyday Girls release of Moonlight Whispers stamp from a couple of months back....and she's probably my favourite from that release! Doesn't she look like she's in her own little world?!

I used some papers form the Tickled Pink pad by My Mind's Eye.....love their stuff! I coloured Lucy up using my Copic markers in coordinating colours, cut her out with one of my Nesties and sponged around the frame while she was still in the die. I added some fun green crocheted lace trim and the sentiment is one of two that come with Lucy. Lastly I made up a little punch/button/twine embellishment layer a la Joanne Basile, one of my fave stampers and a sweet person. Love how she adds these cute little features to her cards!

Anyway, I'm busy packing up the new June stamps! Eeeee! We'll be starting Krafty Peeks next week, so stay tuned! OH! And did I mention.....Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps will be introducing another new artist?? Shhhhh! Keep it under your hats! haha!

Have a wonderful day and happy kraftin'!!

Challenge #80 - A Stitch in Time!

2011-05-28T06:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Saturday, stampers! I hope you get some time to kraft this weekend. It's awfully yucky and rainy here in Southwestern Ontario, so I'm thinking some fun colouring time is just the ticket!! hehe!

We've got a fabulous challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog for you this week from our newest Krafty Girl.....Carole!! I must say, her name was on my lips several times this week as her challenge to us is to HAND STITCH on our creations. Let's just say, sewing is not my strong suit. I curse enough at my sewing machine, but doing it by hand?? I mean, seriously. You think she'd be nice for her first challenge with us, not make any waves and give us a nice, easy challenge. But OH no! She comes out with guns blazin'! Sheesh. Who invited her to the party, anyway? *wink*

SEW....or should I say, SO.....I did the only thing I could do...a trio of little x's stitched with dark brown linen thread. Obviously I wasn't all too creative with this one, but I didn't want to wreck my image either, as I kinda like it. The other girls have done MUCH more creative things with their stitching!

I used the lovely Emelia...who will always be one of my favourite images. The papers are some from the It's Your Day collection from Fancy Pants. The card base is a 6x6 in chocolate cardstock, along with red and olive green for matting. I added some wide stitched red grosgrain ribbon and also discovered that I still have some metal photo turn embellishments (along with about four full tins of the rest of the stuff) from SU. Don't judge me. I finished off the card by attaching a sentiment flag with a coordinating brad, featuring a sentiment from the Steampunk Sentiments set.

Now, you can hop on over to the KKStamps Challenge blog and check out all the awesome (and much more creative) stitching samples the Krafty Girls and Guests have created for your inspiration! And we hope that you can join us!! You have one week to take part and upload your design....and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll be in the random draw to win the lovely new Roxy stamp as featured on Carole's gorgeous card!! I'd LOVE to see your hand stitched creations!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Tallulahbelle Meets Cute Card Thursday!!

2011-05-26T08:13:00.005-05:00

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring this week's Cute Card Thursday sketch challenge and it's a good one!!!

I used Miss Talullahbelle from our Fairy release last month.....I just love colouring up that corkscrew hair!! The patterened papers I used are from the Safari Girl 6x6 glitter pad by Best Creation Inc. So sweet and sparkly!

Talullahbelle was coloured up with Copic markers in coordinating colours and then cut out and embossed using one of my fun Nesties, then sponged around the frame with a lilac chalk ink. The 6x6 card base is done with Kraft and I used some Bazzill cardstocks to matt. The sentiment was stamped and then the cardstock snipped into a flag and all the Prima flowers were attached with orange brads. Finally I added a tiny bow at the bottom using a scrap of gingham ribbon and then I added some more sparkle to her wings and antennae using my Copic Spica pens!

Hop on over to the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog and check out more samples made by their fabulous DT and then join the sketch challenge! You could win some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps rubbah!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Krista....meets CPS!!

2011-05-24T08:05:00.003-05:00

Good Tuesday morning stampers!!! I hope all my Canadian friends had a nice long weekend! It rained a little bit here but was generally a lovely weekend...especially with the warm weather and sunshine on Saturday! Yay! But it's back to work today!

This week, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled to sponsor the Card Positioning Systems challenge again! It's a fabulous sketch and one that works really well with our images, so I hope you will play along!

I inked up the lovely miss Krista for this one....she is from our brand new May release of Sporty Girls from the Moonlight Whispers line. Isn't she a cutie??

I pulled out some of my all time favourite papers, Pixielicious by Cosmo Cricket (which are almost all gone...*sniff*) and coloured Krista up with my Copic markers. For embellishments I added some white rick rack around the middle, some fuzzy Prima flowers at the top and a scalloped circle sentiment layer for one of the fun sentiments that comes with Krista!

Some of the other Krafty Girls have played along as well and you will see them featured on the CPS blog later this week! We hope you'll join us for this challenge, as well as our Text Me challenge at the KKStamps Challenge Blog this week! That's two chances to win some new rubbah!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge 79 - Text Me, Baby!!

2011-05-21T06:00:00.000-05:00

Woohoo!! I love Saturdays!! Because it's Krafty Challenge Day....and also it's a long weekend! Yeeehaw!

Today we have a fantastically fun challenge from the totally terrific TARA!!! She says....*Text* Me!! So you must use text in your patterned paper or in some way on your card. When I thought about this challenge, I wasn't sure if I had any pp with text on it, but I was pleasantly surprised when I actually went looking through my stash. It seems that a lot of paper collections have text pages! (Shows how well I really know what's in my stash!) You could also use music sheets or newspaper on your card.

For my card I used the sexy Joanie!! I pulled out the lovely MME paper pad and found the script paper which I used as the main layer on the card. I coloured her up in coordinating colours.....love the aquas and oranges together! The card base is a black 6x6 and I found some matching aqua textured cardstock for matting. I attached some layered flowers with silver flower brads and finished it off by adding one of the sentiments that comes with Joanie!

I'd love for you to play along with us this week and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you could be our random winner for some new rubber!! Who wouldn't like that???

Have a fabulous weekend and happy kraftin'!

That's How I ROLL!

2011-05-18T07:29:00.002-05:00

Good Wednesday morning, all! It's another wet and dreary day here in Southwestern Ontario, but that's okay because I have lots of stuff to do indoors!

Now before I tell you about the card I have to share this morning, I just want to tell you to go see the movie, Bridesmaids! I went with some girls last night and I honestly think it is the funniest movie I've seen in a very long time! It's one of those movies that you'll have to watch a couple of times because everyone was laughing so hard, that we probably missed a good portion of the movie. And I don't mean just laughing....I mean rocking back and forth in my seat, with tears streaming down my face and no sound coming out of my mouth!! SO funny! Kristen Wiig and the ensemble cast are just a riot! Grab your girlfriends and go see it!! Seriously!

Okay, back to the card!! Honestly, I've had so much fun playing with the new May stamps, that I have several cards coloured up from the Krafty Peeks and Release that I haven't shared yet! And today I thought I'd show you ROXY!!!

She is a strong chickie, but cute too! Plus I think anyone who can stay upright on roller blades is pretty cool.....personally, I'd permanently injure myself if I tried those things out. I love her hair and headband too.....so I decided to make her even more cool by giving her pink hair!

I pulled out a 6x6 pad of some We R Memorykeepers papers and coloured Roxy up with my Copic markers in these fun colours! The card base is a chocolate 6x6 and I used some pink and blue for matting. I stamped one of the fun sentiments that comes with Roxy and then cut up the sentiment, attaching it haphazardly along the side. I found this fun pompon trim in my stash...don'tcha love it!? And then I finished it off by adding some bright pink gems!

So have you played along with this week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge yet?? You're missing out if you haven't! It's a fun one, called GIRLS ROCK!! Just use a girl image on your card or make a card to encourage a girlfriend and tell her how fabulous she is!! Hope you can join us!!

Happy kraftin'!

It's RELEASE DAY!!! Yaaaay!

2011-05-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

Woohoo!!! What an awesome Krafty Hop, yes?? Such an incredible group of talented ladies, wouldn't you agree?? Well, I'm sorry to say that this is the last stop on today's hop....but I promise, I'll make it worth your while! I have TWO cards to show you before you go shopping!!!

Now if you've just happened upon my blog and want to start the Hop from the beginning, just head over to the Challenge Blog. And be sure to leave some love at all the stops because some random commenters are going to win some of the new stamps!!!

This first one is probably my favourite card of this release!! This is Cupcake Cory!! Isn't she sweet?? She is actually named after Angie's adorable daughter and really, she looks just like this...especially before she's about to devour something sweet! heehee!

I pulled out some Doodlebug paper from my stash that I remembered I had. Perfect images and colours! I stamped up Cory and coloured her with my Copics. The card base is Kraft and I used a couple of different pink cardstocks and an aqua for matting. I added some pink satin ribbon and a glittery cupcake button to the bow. The sentiment is from our Fun Sentiments set. Lastly I added some sparkle to her cupcake with my clear Spica pen.

My second card features one of the adorable new images from our newest artist, Cheryl Alger! This is Little Summer Girl! I used some new papers that I just picked up at Scrapfest. The are from the Beach Bum line by Fancy Pants....perfect summer papers!

I coloured her up with my Copics and added some crystal lacquer to the water to make it shiny. I found some thin brown ric rack and added some orange flowers, buttons and brown linen thread. The sentiment is from our Beachy Sentiments set but she does come with her own matching sentiment!

SO all of our new stamps are NOW available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! And for a short time we have our Gimme Kimmie Kits at a discount for you! You can get all the stamps in each line in a kit AND at a DISCOUNT! Don't miss them, because they aren't around for long! If you want them all, get them in a kit!

So that's it for the HOP! Now you can SHOP!!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge 78 - GIRLS ROCK!!!

2011-05-14T06:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome back for some more Krafty goodness!! Today we are not only posting our weekly super fun Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge....but all the samples feature our NEW Moonlight Whispers stamps for May!!! You'll get to see ALL SIX of the new Sporty Girls by Annie Rodrigue!! *squeal*

So your Krafty Hostess this week is ME! Hehe!! And I believe that GIRLS ROCK!!! Don't you?? We are ALL strong and powerful individuals and I think we need to celebrate that fact with a challenge!! Let's make cards featuring GIRLS....and if you'd like to go one step further, make a card for a girlfriend and celebrate her strengths....or send her some encouragement! Let's support each other!!

For my card this week I just HAD to play with the new.....JANELLE! She is just the perfect image for a strong woman card....a card to encourage someone, don't you think?? She's tough! It looks like I was also channeling the amazing Tara this week, as I made an easel card...love those!

So I pulled out some older papers from my stash and I believe they are from DCWV but don't quote me on that. They are all sparkly and glittery and perfect for this tough chick! The base of the easel card is made with black cardstock and I used red and also a deep pink for matting.

I added some yummy wide rick rack ribbon across the middle and also some glittery dots in the corners. Then I finished the inside as well with a popped up sentiment layer. Both of these awesome sentiments come with Janelle!!

Now hop on over to the Challenge Blog so you can see all the other samples and then join in this rockin' challenge!!! You could win Janelle and her sentiments and you have all week to play!

**Also if you leave some love on all the Krafty Girls and Guests posts, you have a chance to WIN some of the Sporty Girls!!! I'm giving away 3 each to two random commenters!!

Then be sure to come on back tomorrow for our Krafty Hop and Release Partay, which starts at the Challenge Blog!! You could win some MORE Krafty goodies!!! See you then!

Krafty Peeks, Day Three!!! Dress Up Kiddos!

2011-05-13T12:48:00.002-05:00

OHMYGOODNESS!!! Sorry we're a bit behind today but in case you didn't know, Blogger has been down for almost a full day! So most of the Krafty Girls have been unable to post new Krafty Peeks for you! But we're back now with lots of adorable goodness for you to drool over!!

Today we are sharing new Dress Up Kids from Steven Leary! There are five in total in this month's set and they all measure about 2.25 inches tall, so they're quick to colour up to use on cards, decorate scrapbook pages and make awesome party invitations!! And these stamps, along with all our other new stamps, will be available on release day, Sunday, May 15th at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

My card features the sweet little Kitty who I must say reminds me of my Emileigh when she was 4 or 5 with her side pigtails! So cute!! The papers I used are from DCWV Nana's Nursery....I just love the colour combo!

I stamped Kitty on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copics. Then I cut her out and embossed her with my Nesties and while the image was still in the die, I sponged around the frame using Wheat chalk ink.

I used my scallop border punch on some yellow cardstock and the card base is Krafty....I'm really liking playing with Krafty cardstock lately. I added some seam binding ribbon in Krafty and added a corduroy blue button with linen thread!! So sweet!!

Now, I'm feeling like giving away more stamps today.....so be sure to leave a comment on each of the posts today featuring Steven's Dress Up Kids and you could win! The complete list of posts is over on the KKStamps Challenge Blog but keep in mind that some of the posts might not be up until later today (thanks to Blogger...sigh!). I'm going to give away TWO full sets of Dress Up Kids, so I hope you play along!!

Come on back tomorrow for our weekly Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge AND to see peeks of the new Moonlight Whispers stamps!! *squeal*

Peekies Day TWO!! Scripture Quotes!

2011-05-11T21:21:00.000-05:00

Welcome back for some more Krafty goodies!!! Today we are sharing gorgeous designs featuring our a new set we're adding to the Krafty Quotes section of our shop!

I have to say, as much as I love colouring our awesome images with my Copic markers, I'm really enjoying changing things up and trying stuff that is new (and sometimes uncomfortable) for me. As I do it more and more, it's getting to be lots of fun and less stressful for me. Because it's out of my comfort zone, I freak out about it looking right but I thoroughly enjoyed making this card!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled to introduce our very first set of Scripture Quotes! I'm sure that you'll see more in the coming months and if you have a favourite quote or passage, let us know! This set features four scriptures in larger fonts, some of them you'll recognize and a couple of them are more unique and they are all so lovely.

They can be used on scrapbook pages and altered items as well as elegant and special cards. I've seen lovely designs already from the girls made for friendship, encouragement and even wedding!!! Imagine some gorgeous wedding cards or even invitations featuring the Love is... passage! That season will be soon upon us!

For my creation I chose to use the Mark 9:23 passage which is always a source of encouragement for me, especially when things are frustrating and I'm feeling down. I used vanilla cardstock and these patterned papers are from the Prima Botanical collection. I inked the edges of all the papers using Vintage Photo ink and the ribbon is Aqua Mist satin ribbon from Papertrey Ink which matched perfectly

I picked up some tubes of that Viva Decor stuff and this was the first time I have used it. I'm having a hard time finding those flourishes lately...you know, the pearl ones? I can find the rhinestone/blingy ones but the pearl ones are harder to find and when I do find them, so expensive. So I tried to make my own flourishes using the Viva Decor pen, making my own little pearls with the pen. It's not perfect but I don't think it turned out too badly for my first try! (The pic hardly shows them but they do look better in real life!)

***So....do you want to win this new set of Scripture Quotes??? Well, you can! Just leave some love on all the blogs today featuring Krafty Peeks and you could win! Hop on over to the Challenge Blog to see the list of links to our Krafty Girls and Guests and be sure to comment on each one....you never know who'll have the prize!!!

Then come on back tomorrow when we'll share some new Dress Up Kids from Steven Leary!!!

Happy kraftin'!

May Krafty Peeks....Day ONE!!!

2011-05-11T06:00:00.000-05:00

It's Day One of our Krafty Peeks featuring the new May images at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! And we're going to kick things off big time with a NEW artist AND the chance to win some of her new stamps!!! **All of our new May stamps will be available on release day, Sunday, May 15th!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled to introduce a new artist to our krafty mix....her name is Cheryl Alger! You may recognize her name from Sassy Cheryl's where she creates digital art. Cheryl is creating a brand NEW line of images, specifically for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! These stamps will ONLY be available at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and ONLY as unmounted rubber stamps! Now here's a bit about Cheryl!

I grew up outside of Staunton, Virginia, but now live in the Richmond, Virginia. I absolutely LOVE to draw and always carry a small sketchbook with me in case inspiration strikes me while I'm out and about. I have been creating digital art now for about 12 years now and have licensed my work to companies such as Kohl's, Hobby Lobby and Shopko, among others, for over eight years. I started creating digital images about two years ago. It's been a lifelong dream to become a working artist, and besides deadlines, I LOVE everything about what I do! It really helps that I have a very supportive husband and son (they also can be my biggest critics! I have to admit, I LOVE my job!

And I have one of the new images to share!!! Meet Spring Friends!! Totally cute, right??

I stamped this lovely little girl on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copic markers. It was so much fun! The image is about 3 inches tall so it's not too small and also not too large so it's overwhelming to colour! Just right!

The papers are some from My Mind's Eye and are some of my favourites. Sadly, I don't have much of it left. *pout* I used coordinating cardstocks for matting and added some wide grosgrain ribbon and a big ol' bow! I also attached some orange Prima flowers with some corduroy brads in the corner and I finished off the card by stamping the sentiment that comes with Spring Friends!

Now be sure to hop over to the KKS Challenge Blog to check out what the other Krafty Girls and Guests have creations to share with you. AND **be sure to leave comments on all the blogs because one lucky winner will receive the whole set of Cheryl's new stamps and I'll announce the winner in Thursday's post! Eeeee!**

Then come on back tomorrow for our previews of this month's new Krafty Quotes!!

A KRAFTY Challenge!

2011-05-07T06:00:00.000-05:00

Well, it's Saturday and I'm back with another awesome Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!!

This week our hostess is TRACY!!! Since we ALL are krafty girls, she figured it only appropriate that we GET KRAFTY this week!! So let's see you use that kraft cardstock on your creations....use kraft coloured ribbon, embellishments, patterned papers, whatever! But just GET KRAFTY!!

For my card, I actually cheated. This is a card that I made....oh about six months ago....and I've been hangin' onto it because it got picked up by Papercrafts Magazine!!! It was finally published in the May/June issue which is out right now! It's on the first page of the guy cards section (page 57)....I'm SO excited!

I made a very clean and simple card (which is SO not my style), but I figured it was a guy card and I didn't want anything too busy. Plus I wanted the card and sentiment to speak for itself.

I used Private Message (which just happens to be on sale this weekend) and stamped him on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink and coloured him in with my Copic markers. I only used Krafty and brown cardstock, distressed the edges of the main layer and attached some punched out stars with tiny brads. I also finished it off by accordion folding a strip of the brown cardstock rather haphazardly and adhering each fold down to keep it in place. Oh and the sentiment comes with Private Message, along with We Salute You!

(OH and don't forget about our awesome SALE going on this weekend....check the post below for details or just go to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!)

(OH and one more thing.....Krafty Peeks for the May release start on Wednesday!! Eeeeee!)

Happy kraftin'!

Exciting News.....and a SALE!!!

2011-05-06T09:29:00.003-05:00

There's LOTS of exciting stuff going on at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps these days!! SO much!

First of all, we have some fabulous Krafty Guests for the month of May!! One is a great friend and repeat offender.....my pal Kerry Johnson!! She's guested for us before and her Kraftin' Kimmie kreations are awesome! Next up is the sweet and lovely Taylor Usry! We were on a design team together once upon a time. And last but definitely not least....the incredibly talented Inge Groot! Inge and I have been on a couple of design teams together and I admire her gorgeous style SO much! Just wait 'til you see what they've been doing with the new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! heehee!

Also, I am so thrilled to announce that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has a new permanent Krafty Girl! Carole Burrage and I have known each other for a couple of years, starting on the MFT design team around the same time. You know those people that you just hit it off with instantly?? That's how I feel about Carole. In fact, we've said that it's a good thing we don't live near each other or we might wreak a little havoc when hangin' out together! But hey...I like havoc...in fact I pretty much live in a perpetual state of havoc......

Which brings me to my next announcement! I'm running out of roooooom for all these stamps!! Seriously....you should see my basement....actually you probably shouldn't. I just took delivery of yet MORE stamps yesterday and have nowhere to put them. So what do you say we have a sale?? Haha! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is celebrating National Scrapbooking Day and Mother's Day by having a big ol' SALE!! There are over 100 stamps from all of our lines on SALE 25-75% off!! Yes, you read that right! The sale is from today until Tuesday, May 10th, while supplies last! Some of these stamps will be retired shortly, so get them before they are GONE! (Cannot be combined with other discounts and coupons.) Here are some pics of just a few of the sale stamps!

Last but not least....I just wanted to tease you a little bit! Next Wednesday the Krafty Girls and I will start previewing the NEW May Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Eeeek! Yes, we have some fun new stamps from Annie (think sporty/outdoorsy), a new set of Krafty Quotes, some more Dress Up Kids from Steven AND....a new artist!!! Heehee! You'll have to wait and seeeeeee!

So now you're all caught up with the news at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Come on back tomorrow for another fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!!

Happy kraftin'!

2011-04-30T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hidee ho, good stampers!! It's Saturday which means it's time for another awesome Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!!

This week we are getting ready for May Flowers!!! That's an easy challenge for me as I used flowers on just about every creation I make!! So be sure to include flowers on your card somewhere and then share it with us over at the Challenge Blog and you could win some new rubbah, baby!!

Now, as I've been super busy the last couple of weeks with Scrapfest, catching up after Scrapfest, getting ready for the May release, taxes...blah, blah, blah....I haven't had time to whip up a new card. Sooooo, I thought I'd share one with you that was recently published in the Jan/Feb issue of Through the Craftroom Door. I submitted it for a sketch that they provided and it was chosen as one of the feature cards! Yay!

I used the lovely Drucilla and one of the sentiments from the Sassy Sentiments set. I used some of my favourite Basic Grey Bittersweet papers....and I'm almost out...eeek! Of course I added some Prima flowers and this lovely satin polka dot ribbon from Papertrey. Lastly I added some teeny tiny pearls as the pin heads.

Now hop on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog and check out the cards that the Krafty Girls and Guests have made for you and then be sure to join us!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and Pick Your Own Sketch!!

2011-04-28T07:15:00.003-05:00

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring yet another fun challenge this week! Over at Cute Card Thursday you can pick your favourite sketch from them or from another challenge blog and play along!! And between our own challenge, yesterday's CPS Challenge and today's CCT Challenge, you've got THREE chances to win some KKStamps rubbah!!!

The sketch that I chose to use is a previous CCT sketch and I was away on holidays when it was up so I didn't get a chance to play along! It's a fun one too!

I used one of the new fairies on my card....this is Rosabelle! I used some lovely, springy Echo Park papers and coloured her up with my Copics to match. I used some retired Soft Sky stitched grosgrain ribbon, some Prima hydrangeas and lots of rhinestones! I also added some Stardust Stickles to the flowers and of course to Rosabelle's wings and antennae. Doesn't she look cute!? Lastly I used the sentiment that comes with her on a scalloped punch!

Now hop on over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog to check out what the other Krafty Girls did and then be sure to play along!!

Happy kraftin'!

A CPS Sketch!

2011-04-27T06:00:00.000-05:00

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled to be sponsoring the Card Positioning Systems challenge this week! Several of our very talented Krafty Girls have created some inspiring samples for you and today we're going to share them!

This week's sketch is absolutely perfect for our images! You can use pretty much any one of our stamps on this sketch or even turn the sketch and use one of our Krafty Quotes!! So easy to play along!

I used the lovely Lilybelle on my image and coloured her up to coordinate with the Echo Park papers that I used. I used my mat pack to do some paper piercing around the frame of the main layer and of course added the sparkle to her wings using Stardust Stickles!!

The sentiment I used on the flag is from our Fairy Sentiments set! Lots of fun phrases to use with our new little fairy stamps! Lastly I added some glittery dots to the corners and on the sentiment flag!

Now hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog to see the cards made by our Krafty Girls and and then go check out some more samples over on the CPS challenge blog. Then JOIN US with this fabulous sketch and you could win some new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Korner

Handmade Embellishments!!

End of our Krafty Hop!!

Come PLAY with the Krafty Girls!!

Last Stop on the Krafty HOP!!

Life is Hard.....Then You Nap!!

Meet Lulu!!

The End of our Krafty HOP!!

Challenge 108 - A Royal Sketch!! heehee!

Lots of Love!!! with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Last Stop on the HOP!!

The END!!!!

You're Such a Doll!! And so are these GOTHIC GIRLS!!!

I WOOF YOU!

Krafty Peeks Day ONE......Snips and Snails!!

Frosty Winter Friends!

Stamping....JUST BECAUSE!!!

Cheers to YOU!! and a Challenge!!

Monochromatic Seraphina!

The End of the Krafty HOP!!

C'mon, C'mon...Rock That Body!!!

Making a Friend!! Krafty Peeks...Day TWO!

A Cup of Cozy Wishes!! Krafty Peek Time!

Do You Know What DAY It Is???

Challenge #100!! And our SECOND BIRTHDAY!

You've Got the Power!!!!

WINNER!!

A Challenge and a World Cardmaking Day HOP!!

Seriously?? It's Saturday already???? Challenge Time!

A Cute Card Thursday Sketch!

The END of our Holiday HOP!!

For Unto Us, a Child is Born....

Reindeer Games!!!

Wise Men Still Seek Him

Challenge #95 - A Blast from the Past!!

Show Us Your Office Supplies!!! Challenge 94!

Challenge 93 - Michele's Gettin' Sketchy!

A CCT Challenge and a GIVEAWAY!!!

The End of the KREEPY KRAFTY HOP!!!

Happy Vampy!!!

Frightful and Delightful!

Challenge 90 - Are You Distressed???

Challenge 89 - WHAT????

Challenge 88 - A Sketch by TARA!!

Last Stop on the HOP!!

Have a Picture Perfect Day!

Here's......Back to School Katie!!!

Meet Speedy the Turtle!!

Kimmie's New Sympathy Set!

TAG!! You're IT!!

'Cause we are living, in a material world....and I am a Material Girl!!

FRUGAL FRIDAYS!!!

Challenge 84 - Sunny Makes a Splash!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and Cute Card Thursday!

CPS 223 - Dance in the Rain!

Mojo Monday - Oceans of Love!!

Challenge #83 - Cards for Little Peeps!

Happy Anniversary......Quixotic Paperie!!!

The End of the June Krafty Hop!!!

24 Krafty Karats ..... and Annie's NEW STAMPS!!!

Friends are For Hugging!!

We've got a NEW Artist!!!

Time to Relax!!

Challenge #81 - Cut it Ouuuuuuuuuuuuut!!

OH How I Love Reading!!

Challenge #80 - A Stitch in Time!

Tallulahbelle Meets Cute Card Thursday!!

Krista....meets CPS!!

Challenge 79 - *Text* Me, Baby!!

That's How I ROLL!

It's RELEASE DAY!!! Yaaaay!

Challenge 78 - GIRLS ROCK!!!

Krafty Peeks, Day Three!!! Dress Up Kiddos!

Peekies Day TWO!! Scripture Quotes!

May Krafty Peeks....Day ONE!!!

A KRAFTY Challenge!

Exciting News.....and a SALE!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and Pick Your Own Sketch!!

A CPS Sketch!

Challenge 79 - Text Me, Baby!!