Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO sweet new summertime sets from Nicole.......GOOD VIBRATIONS and SUMMER LOVIN’!! We’ve got two sweet new sets from Cheryl……SHELL ME A STORY and TOTALLY TUBULAR!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our BEACHY GIRLS collection and they are simply A-mazing!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MAY Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are available NOW! 

On my card today I've used the sun worshipping Sunnie.  She's an absolute delight!  She has a frothy, high-octane beverage in that coconut shell and she's ready to hit the beach.

In the shop, we also have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!!

We’ve also rereleased some of our favourite Retired Summer stamps….Eleanor, Florence, Jack and Mae which you can pick up right now! AND we’ve put our awesome BEACHY SENTIMENTS and MERMAID SENTIMENTS on special right now to coordinate with ALL of our new stamps!!

Have you seen our new section…..KRAFTYSINGLES?? Well, we’ve had some people asking for some of our sets of stamps as single images…and while we can do it on an ongoing basis, we’ve split a few of them up for you but only while supplies last!! So head on over and check out which ones are up this week!

Now let's celebrate summer with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!

Day Four of May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Hey, all!  Welcome back to Day FOUR of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May previews!  Yesterday we shared 3 of the lovely BEACHY GIRLS and today we're showing you the rest...Mararita, River, and Sunnie!  They are equally as beautiful and you are going to love them!  

I am featuring Margarita on my card today.  Isn't she fun!  I have to tell you, I am not much of a water person, but I am loving these stamps!  I would rather have my eyes devoured by fire ants than be caught dead in a swimsuit and trust me, if you ever saw me in a swimsuit, YOU would probably go hunting for some fire ants to chomp on yours, as well...LOL!  

Anyway, I digress.  Back to our hop!  There are lots of amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely KAREN is our hostess this week and her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! We want EVERYONE to play along and have a chance to win the new SUNNIE stamp, as featured on Karen's gorgeous creation!!

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our MAY stamps will be available TONIGHT at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating at our ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!!

See you tonight! Happy hoppin'!

Day Three of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back!  It's Day Three of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and we are super excited to unveil 3 of the latest designs from Annie Rodrigue.  Meet the BEACHY GIRLS...Gabby, Jacquie, and Leilani!  So much fun!  There are 3 more fabulous images in the collection, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see those lovely ladies!! ;)

I'm using the beautiful (and a tad sexy) Jacguie Cousteau for my card today.  I could have used a few small shells to embellish this card for a fun beachy theme, but instead I opted for my good ol' standby...buttons, because as you know, no self-respecting scuba diver leaves home without them.  Actually, I must be in a button phase right now, because I just can't get enough of them.  My craft room is like a rousing game of "Button, button, who's got the button."  Guess what?!  Cheryl has them!  ALL of them!  LOL!!!

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because ONE lucky stamper is going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our MAY stamps will be available TOMORROW night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating tomorrow evening at our ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page!

Happy hoppin'!!

Day Two of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back to day two of our MAY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are sharing TWO darling new sets by artist Cheryl Alger...SHELL ME A STORY and TOTALLY TUBULAR!!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of EACH of the new sets!!! You could WIN one of the new SHELL ME A STORY or TOTALLY TUBULAR stamp sets!!!!!

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new summery stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!
Happy hoppin'!

Flower Charm by Mo Manning

Hello, bloggers!  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I spent a crafty weekend with my buddy Shay at a retreat in Capitan, NM a couple of weeks ago.  This is one of the cards I made while I was there.  It features a wonderful image illustrated by Mo Manning for Penny Black and I just fell in love with it the moment I set eyes on it.  

I was trying to hold off posting it as it was intended for my mom for Mother's Day, but unfortunately mom wasn't home over Mother's Day so I didn't mail it out.  She's comfortably back at home now, so I'll pop this in the mail tomorrow.  Of course, now the card is not a surprise, but Mo's Digital Pencil is having a DT call and that's a team I would give my right arm to be on, so I thought I would share it.  Unfortunately, that's my Copic hand and having to do without my right arm would not be a good thing...LOL! Let's hope it doesn't come to that ;)  Anyway, sorry mom.

Wish me luck...with my mom and the DT call!  

Day One of May's Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Summertime and the living's EZ!  Guess what time it is!!!  Time for a new release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  Today we're sharing 2 new sets designed by Nicole Aspinall...GOOD VIBRATIONS and SUMMER LOVIN'!

The Krafty Girls are sharing lots of inspiring designs today!  Be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to win BOTH of the new sets!  

You'll find all of the new stamps available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop on Saturday.  

OH YES!! We are having another amazing ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! It's happening this SATURDAY evening at our Facebook fan page!

Until next time, stay krafty!

A New Challenge at Kenny K: Steampunk!

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Hey, all!  Thanks for stopping in today.  It's time for Team A at Kenny K's Krafty Krew to share a new challenge and this week it's STEAMPUNK!!!  Create a fun Steampunk project and you could be randomly selected to win some fabulous prizes!

I used Capt. Locke for my card.   She is one sassy lady!  I printed her out sort of large, so she takes up a majority of my card, but I did manage to fit in lots of Steampunky gears and cogs, plus lots of bling.  There's ALWAYS room for bling!

Visit Kenny K's Krafty Krew challenge blog and check out the fab creations of my teammies and if you're looking for Kenny K's incredible images, visit the Kenny K Download store.  Lots of amazing stuff there!  

I best be scootin'!  Until next time, stay crafty!  

Challenge #142 at Kenny K's Krafty Krew: Flowers, Flowers, Flowers!

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Hey, all!  Team B is up at bat this week and they are sharing some wonderful projects with you featuring flowers.  You'll want to join the fun and possible win some amazing prizes!  Visit Kenny K's Krafty Krew challenge blog for all of the details!  We can't wait to see what you create!  While you're out and about Blogland, be sure and stop by Kenny K Downloads and pick up some of these wonderful images!  

See you soon!  Stay crafty!   

A New Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Use Banners!

Well, welcome back for another fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

This week our hostess is SHARON and her challenge is BANNERS!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that features a banner of some sort!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!! 

Are you coming to our National Scrapbook Day Krafty Krop??? It starts this morning on the KKStamps Facebook Fan page!!! We've got fun challenges for you every couple of hours starting at 10am EST....lots of chit chat with the Krafty Girls.....krafty fun and PRIZES!!! You'll have almost a week to upload your submissions! Come join the fun!!

**NSD SALE!! Kimmie also put a BUNCH of stamps on SALE!  There are about FIFTY of our fave stamps and stamp sets on SPECIAL 20-50% OFF for this weekend only!! PLUS so many of you have requested to see some of our RETIRED stamps back in the shop, so guess what?!  Kimmie just *might* have some in the shop this morning BUT there are very limited quantities....so if you want it, scoop it up before it's gone!!! (To bring up all the retired stamps in one spot, just search 'retired' in the search bar!!)

PLUS there are lots of brand NEW 6x6 PAPER PADS in stock and some 8x8s!!! {Canadian shipping will remain the same right now, but US/International customers, please check with Kimmie first as there may be extra shipping charges because of the weight.} We've got new Bo Bunny, Carta Bella, Websters Pages, Best Creation, Fancy Pants, Graphic 45, Cosmo Cricket, Echo Park and Simple Stories...soooo many fun designs! Scoop some up along with your new stamps!!! OH and a few of them are on SALE too!

ALSO have you heard about the new section in the shop.....called KRAFTY SINGLES?? Some of you have asked about purchasing some of the images from sets of stamps and while we can't do it on an ongoing basis, Kimmie will be putting some singles in there occasionally....feel free to make requests! Right now we have the single stamps from LOVELY LULU and WORLD OF WONDER but only for a limited time!!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Lonesome Dove? No, it's a Saturated Canary.

Copic colors used:  skin- E00, E000, R20, E11 hair- C7, C5, C3, C1 eyes- YG67, YG41 dress/flowers- R59, R29, R24, R22, R20 halo/dot background- BV01, BV000, BV0000, V0000

Hey, all!  Did you have as good a weekend as I had?  I hope so!  My good friend, Shay (hey, girl!) took me on a crafty getaway to a retreat at Fort Lone Tree near Capitan, NM.  It was a blast!  I met lots of new friends, ate some great food, chit chatted up a storm, and was able to color a few images and turn them into cards.  It was fabulous!  I took a few pics when I remembered to:

This is what greeted us as we arrived.  Only in New Mexico can you find a sky that beautiful.

Our view from the fort.  Pretty outstanding if you ask me.

So flippin' cool!  Looks like we're the early birds!

This building is the Dining Hall.  The Dining Hall and I would become very well acquainted  before the weekend was over.  

The crafter's start arriving and unloading their supplies.

Our room is the one upstairs and to the left.  

All the space anyone could ever want.  Yep, that's a massage chair in the middle and it stayed occupied the entire time. I wonder who the masseuse goes to for a massage?

My happy space was at the back table on the left side.  You can see my buddy, Shay, working away.

We drove in on Thursday, arriving in Carrizozo around lunchtime.  Always guided by our stomachs, we spent a bit of time driving around this tiny town in search of a place to nosh.  Just when we thought we were going to have to throw in the towel, we ended up at the very intersection that we first arrived and low and behold, a humble diner sat on the corner.  We were skeptical at first, but were surprised when a couple of tasty cheeseburgers arrived at our table to quell our appetites.  This would be just the right amount of sustenance needed to see us through to the end of our journey, which ended up only entailing about 25 more miles of travel distance.  And guess what, in Capitan there's a cute little diner on practically every corner.  Who knew?

We arrived at Fort Lone Tree roughly 30 minutes later and were greeted by expansive blue skies that created an impressive backdrop for a series of lovley log cabin-like buildings.  A beautiful setting, indeed.  Our room consisted of bunkbeds designed to sleep 10, but since there were only 4 of us, there was plenty of space to spread out and make ourselves comfy.  Fort Lone Tree is primarily used by kids and teens during the Summer months, so beds and showers were a little on the snug side for this plus-sized body, but I tell you what...I slept like a baby the whole time I was there.

After we had settled into our room, we moved onto the even more important task of setting up our crafting space.  When I packed for this trip, I was certain I was taking too much stuff.  I felt like a hoarder with a mobile transport unit.  This feeling changed immediately when I spied the stashes of the arriving groups.  Have you heard the phrase "She who dies with the most craft stuff, wins."  Well, some of these ladies were neck and neck for first place.  I was a bit jealous to say the least.  Extra tables were unloaded to support laptops, cricuts, Cameos, sewing machines, etc.  Impressive!  

A tinkling of a bell called us to dinner and over the course of the weekend we would develop a Pavlovian response every time that lilting jingle summoned us.  I set my expectations on the low side, this was, after all, a camp that catered to a younger clientele with a simpler palette.  Boy, was I wrong!  The meals were diverse consisting of steak, grilled chicken, shrimp skewers, BBQ ribs, and an abundant brunch bringing it all to a close on Sunday.  Myself having more than one sweet tooth, I felt the star of the show was dessert, one night apple crisp a la mode, the next, a superior key lime pie complete with merengue...delicious.

Other trip highlights included lots of laughs with new friends, hours of creativity, and a hysterical zip line adventure for Shay.  I did not participate in the zip line event other than to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground filming the whole hilarious episode with my iPhone.  I fully intend to blackmail her with it.  I don't know if you've ever heard of a teensy little video site called You Tube, have ya?  LOL!  Kidding.  I would never...or would I? ;)

Anyway, I managed to do a little coloring and card making in between laughing, chatting, and feasting.    The card above features Isabella from Saturated Canary and she was a blast to color.  I tried to convert some folks to Copics while I was there, but it turns out we all have our own form of crafty crack we're addicted to whether it's fabric, yarn, paints, paper, Copics or all of the above.  However, I know if just one person caves and buys even one itty bitty marker, within 6-months they'll be drinking that rainbow hued elixir of the Coloring Gods straight from their Various Ink refill bottles, and I will have done my job ;)  Completely evil, I know.

And with that, I bid you good night!  Until next time, stay crafty!