Wonderful Wednesday with Pretty Kitties!!!

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge at 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

My card features the precious new PRETTY KITTIES clear stamp set which I absolutely love!!!  I used the super sweet Kitten Smitten paper pad by Doodlebug as my colour palette and coloured up the adorable main image with my Copic markers!

The layout is pretty simple but I used lots of layers because I adore these patterns!  And then to finish it off I just stamped one of the sweet sentiments and added some coordinating Doodlebug Sprinkles!

Be sure to join us on the Krafty Friends facebook page this Saturday for a fun online Spring Krafty Krop!!
We'll be posting challenges, doing live videos, giving away prizes and having lots of krafty fun!!!  Hop over and spend some time with us beginning at 9am EST!

Now head on over to the KKS blog and check out what the design team and guests have to inspire you for this week's challenge!
Happy kraftin'!

Autumn Wishes!

It's time for August Krafty Peeks and I'm so excited!  Fall is my favourite time of year and the new clear stamp set that we're previewing today by Cheryl Grant is perfect for those crisp, wonderful days!

It's called AUTUMN WISHES!

The set features our fave kiddos Lulu, Lexi and Lucas and this time they are having fun at a fall fair type event and they have fun animals joining them too!

I used Lexi on my creation!  I love this sweet image of her pulling a wagon full of apples with her little fluffy puppy pal!
The papers I used are from the Fall Friend 6x6 pad by Doodlebug along with some coordinating embellishments.  I coloured up the image with my copic markers and cut her out with a small white border around the entire image.  

I created the scene with a blue background for the sky, green grass die at the bottom and a brown wooden fence die across the middle.  I added some burnt orange ribbon from SU and the final touch was to add some white cloud dies with one of the sweet sentiments stamped on the largest cloud and popped up!!

ALL of the new stamp sets will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party which begins at 6pm EST tomorrow night!!  I hope you can join us for all the fun and prizes!  Then all the stamp sets that we've been sharing this week will be released and available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

Below you will find links to all the other girls from the design team who have beautiful creations to show you using the 

AUTUMN WISHES stamp set!  Be sure to hop around and leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to spend at the krafty shop!!!

Happy hoppin'!

Hope Your Day is MAGICAL!!!

Welcome to another week of Wonderful Wednesday challenges and as always, it's Anything Goes!!  Today I'm sharing a card I made a couple of weeks ago featuring the BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES stamp set!  

This was actually the VERY FIRST time I tried the no lines technique!  I was sooooo super scared of doing it that I put it off and put it off.  And when I finally did it, I was so thrilled with how it turned out!!

I stamped the little princess on Copic Xpress paper using Desert Sand Memento Ink (which can usually be found in the store but I'm sold out but will have more back in soon).  Then I went about colouring the image with my Copic markers exactly as I normally would if I had been using black ink!  I coloured with markers that coordinating with the papers I used from the Sew Lovely paper pad by Echo Park!  I also coloured up the sweet little froggie....isn't he cute? I just love that the images look almost watercoloured with this effect!

Using some distress ink, I gently sponged around the paper layers, added some eyelet trim, ribbon, flower and pearls, then I popped up the two focal layers and stamped one of the sentiments! Oh and I added a bit of sparkle on the crowns and the wand using my Sakura Stardust gel pen!

 Lastly I stamped the prince and another sentiment for the inside layer as the finishing touch!

You probably know that the NEW August Release of spooky stamp sets has just been released!  One of the sets has already sold out but I'll have more early next week!  I've also released a limited edition Halloween Kard Kit and it looks like you all are lovin' it!!!  Have of them are already gone!!   

I hope you can join us for this fun challenge!!  Happy kraftin'!

 

Krafty Friends Blog Hop!

Woohoo!!  I'm so happy to be part of the first ever Krafty Friends Blog Hop which you can check out from the beginning at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog HERE!!

I actually had some time to create last weekend with some krafty friends and here's my card featuring the new SQUISHY HUGS! stamp set, just released this month!

I stamped this awesome image on Copic Xpress It paper using Memento ink and coloured it up with my Copic markers.  It's a 6x6 kraft base card and I used the pretty new Serendipity paper pad by American Crafts!  I added some wrinkled ribbon, a bunch of pretty flowers and the Serendipity enamel dots.  I finished off the card by doodling freehand around the frame of all the layers with a Copic multiliner, stamping one of the sentiments that comes with the set and then adding some polka dots to the pink sweater using my white Sharpie Poster Paint pen!  

 

If you just want to hop around and be inspired by all the design team and Krafty Friend customer creations, feel free to check them all out and more will be added each day so be sure to come on back!  Leave a comment at each stop because next week I will announce some random winners who could receive some krafty goodies, a krafty tote bag or a gift voucher to the shop!!  

If you want to join in the Krafty Friends Blog hop and invite people to check out YOUR krafty creation, all you need is a new creation by you featuring a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!  Just post it on your blog and link it up in the inlinkz on the KKS blog!!  There will also be some winners chosen from those who participate!  We can't wait to see YOUR creations!!!

If you want to enjoy more fun and events like this, be sure to join our Krafty Friends facebook group!!  We have so much fun chatting and sharing our creations and everyone is welcome!

The Krafty Friends Hop is open February 23rd-28th!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Last Stop on the Krafty Hop!!

I'm so super excited about the NEW July rubber stamp release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.....which is NOW available!!  I just love each and every set we've got for you and I'm sure you'll agree now that you've hopped around the Krafty Girls' and Guests' blogs today and seen them all in action!!!

This is the last stop on today's celebratory HOP and I'm sharing with you this card featuring the new OH, SNAP! stamp set!!!  I think this might be my fave image EVAH!!!  

I used my new paper pad by First Edition called New Bloom.  I simply adore the colour combination and all the glittah!!  Using the colours as my jumping off point, I coloured up the sweet girlie image with my Copic markers and used my Spellbinder dies to cut her out and layer up the image.  I used SU cardstock for the base and matting and then used a die to create the heart border.  I used a combination of Prima, Petaloo and Wild Orchid flowers and pearl brads and lastly added one of the fabulous sentiments!!  Have I said that I {heart} this stamp set!!!

Not only are all the new stamp sets available, but I've got lots of paper pads on SALE 20-40% OFF right now, so scoop them up before they're all gone!!  Gotta make room for the new stuff coming down the line!  ALSO every order will receive a COUPON tucked inside with a code for a discount on your next order.....just 'cause I loves my customers!!!  ;)

I hope you've enjoyed today's krafty goodness....now you can head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop and find all the goodies!!  Happy kraftin' and happy shoppin'!!

 

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

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'!

A Cup of Cozy Wishes!! Krafty Peek Time!

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!!

Challenge #100!! And our SECOND BIRTHDAY!

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

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

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 YOUR FAVOURITE KRAFTIN’ KIMMIE STAMP!  That’s it...nothin’ fancy!  Just make us a creation featuring one of your fave KKStamps and share it on the KKStamps blog!  Link it up with the little blue froggie and leave us a message in the comment section telling us that you’re applying for the job!  The winner will receive a package of new release stamps and will be joining us for the challenges and krafty peeks for the month of December!!  (You can still play along if you’re not applying to be a Krafty Girl and we’ll have our regular weekly winner!)  You have until October 31st to apply!!

Also, you’ve probably heard that tomorrow is our annual Krafty Day that we are holding for the local stampers and scrappers!!  Well, we thought we’d like to do something special for our online krafty friends who can’t be with us in person......so come 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!!

Challenge 93 - Michele's Gettin' Sketchy!

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!!!

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'!

Frightful and Delightful!

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???

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????

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!!

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'!!

Have a Picture Perfect Day!

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!!!

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'!!