A new challenge at Kenny K: Teenz Rock!

Team B is up at bat this week at Kenny K!  

   Teenz Rock! 

Our great sponsors this time are:

KennyK - offering 5 Digi's of the Winner's Choice

AND

Bearly Mine Designs offering a £10 Voucher

A New Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Color Challenge!

Well, welcome back for another supah fun challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We've got another fantastically FUN challenge for you this week, not to mention lots of other fun stuff!! Come along and play with us! 

This week our hostess is KAREN!! And her challenge is a Colour Inspiration challenge!! So create a card with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that is inspired by the colour block picture above! 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!!!

For my card, I used one of the fabulous new images from the You Know Whoo set.  Love, love, love these sweet owls!
Hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop because tomorrow is your last day to scoop up the June Gimme Kimmies Kits! Also we've got some great Frugal Friday Specials this weekend at 25-50% OFF!!

Now go ahead and 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' and happy SHOPPIN!!

Girlfriends...priceless!

Hey, all!  A blog post in the middle of the week for me is a rarity, but I fell in love with these Girlfriend stamps by Art Impressions and just couldn't contain myself!  I cajoled, begged, and bribed my boss at The Hen House Paperie to carry this line so I jumped at the opportunity to make a sample to use in the shop.  

When I look at this image I am reminded of all the crazy, fabulous, amazing friends I have and I just can't help but smile.  What a lucky girl I am!  By the way, I'm the one in the red dress on the left...LOL!  Which one are you? ;)

I know this post is brief, but I hear the Sandman calling my name.  Until next time, stay crafty!  

A New Challenge at Kenny K: Anything Goes and a New Release!

Hey, Kenny K Fans!  Welcome back for a new challenge!  Did you join the contest to name the OMG Girls?  Can't wait to see who the winners are and what sassy names you came up with for this awesome collection of images!  Join this week's challenge which is an Anything Goes theme and you could win 5 images of your choice from the Kenny K Download's shop!  WOO HOO!  Visit the Kenny K Krafty Krew challenge blog for all of the details and to link up your project.    

Kenny K Downloads

5 images of the winner's choice

Catch ya later!  Until next time, stay crafty!

A New Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Shaped Cards

Time for a brand spanking new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  Our hostess this week is Tracy and she is tasking us with creating a SHAPED CARD, so don't be a square!  LOL!!!  We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Today I'm using one of the delightful new images from the You Know Whoo set by Thais Narciso.  Too much fun!  

Be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop today as we've added a few new paper pads and also SIX new stamps to the KRAFTY SINGLES section!!

Also, if you'd like to be a Krafty Guest designer, you have until midnight tomorrow!! Check out all the details HERE!!!

Now go ahead and 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' !

Tales from the Garden

Hey, all!  Hope this post finds everyone doing well and soaking up the sunshine at your end of the keyboard.  We're on sunshine overload here in the Land of Enchantment and could use a little rain.  Or a LOTTA rain.  Let me know if you have some extra wet stuff laying around; maybe we can negotiate  a trade.

With the official start of Summer just a day away, my mind starts to drift and fill with thoughts of all the good things that arrive with that sunny season...the kiss of warmth on my skin as I spend more time outside, the heady fragrance of BBQ emanating from my husband's smoker, the romantic lure of dining alfresco (doesn't a meal always taste better when enjoyed outside?), the wonder of witnessing a fiery sunset, and the glory of beholding the bold blooms found on nature's floral gifts. 

 I don't really possess a green thumb.  If I had to assign it a color, it would be more of a brown thumb.  For those of you who speak Copic, it would be along the lines of an E37 (Sepia).  Not quite a 100 (black), as I DO manage to keep the poor things going even though they no doubt pray for death on a daily basis.  I am barely keeping the 3 medium sized planters in front of my house alive even though they are filled with sage and zinnias which I was assured were hard to kill.  Challenge accepted.

Fortunately for me, I have flower stamps and a boatload of Copics, so bold, bright, blooms are only just a few markers away.  The card I'm sharing today features a beautiful stamp by Penny Black.  Believe it or not, I actually made this card a while back and forgot to share it.  I love the collage-y (is that a word?) feel to the image and the fact that I can add color wherever I feel like adding it (or not adding it) and it still looks finished.

SO...even though my real life "garden" is a bit on the lean side, my Copic "garden"is plentiful (and harder to kill).  Plus, my "Sepia" thumb can be any color I want it to be ;)

Until next time, stay crafty!

Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

Well welcome back!! It’s our JUNE 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 fun partytime sets from Nicole.......HIP, HIP, HOORAY! and WINE ME, DINE ME!! We’ve got two sweet new sets from Cheryl……CARNIVAL FUN and HAPPY CAMPERS!! We have introduced new artist Thais Narciso with her first set YOU KNOW WHOOO! and also new artist Rachelle Anne Miller and her first set of CUTIE PIE GIRLS!! WHEW!!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our JUNE 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! 

I've used Sweet Little Princess on my card and I cannot stress enough how wonderful the new artists are!  This image is by Rachelle Anne Miller and it is absolutely a blast to color!

Since we LOVE our loyal customers so VERY much, we're doing a special FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE right now!!! The first 70 orders of $40 or more will receive a free package of adhesive pearls by Kaisercraft!! Who doesn't love an extra little giftie!!?!!

Ever thought you'd like to join us for a Guest Spot as a Krafty Girl designer??? Well, we're having a CONTEST and you can find all the details on the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog!! 

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

Day Five of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back to day FIVE of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! As if yesterday's announcement that we've added a new artist to the Krafty Krew wasn't enough ...today we are introducing you to ANOTHER of our brand new artists!!! You may have heard her name before and we are SO excited to welcome her to the team!! Meet RACHELLE ANNE MILLER!!! 

We are SO thrilled to share the very first trio of CUTIE PIE GIRLS from Rachelle!.......Birthday Girl, Dance for Joy and Sweet Little Princess!!

This week our hostess is ALICE!! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! 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 NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

For my card I have chosen to use Dance for Joy.  These images are so fun, they just make me smile every time I see them.  And of what fun to color!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these ADORABLE stamps from Rachelle! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new CUTIE PIE GIRLS stamps!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Day Four of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back to day FOUR of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! We have been waiting for this reveal for SO long it seems, and it's finally here!!! Today we are introducing you to ONE of our brand new artists!!! Meet THAIS NARCISO!!! 

Feel free to follow Thais on Facebook to stay up to date with all of her work. 

https://www.facebook.com/thaisnarcisoilustracoes

We are SO thrilled to share the very first set from Thais.......YOU KNOW WHOO!!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these ADORABLE owls from Thais! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of the new sets!!! You could WIN the new YOU KNOW WHOO! stamp set!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out the SECOND new artist we are introducing this month! Can you guess who she might be??? Teehee!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Day Three of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back to day THREE of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are sharing ANOTHER cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for your outdoor adventures with the kiddos!!! This one is called.......HAPPY CAMPERS!!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring Lulu, Lexi and Lucas, 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 the new HAPPY CAMPER stamp set!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out the FIRST of the two new artists we are introducing this month! Can you guess WHOOOO she is??? Teehee!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Day Two of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back to day two of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share a supah cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for summer adventures with the kiddos!!! This one is called.......CARNIVAL FUN!!

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 CARNIVAL FUN stamp sets!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

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'!

OMG...It's a Contest!!!

Hello KennyK fans, we've got a brand new collection coming out June 23rd, and we haven't got any names for these girlz yet.........so we're going to leave it in your hands and let you choose the names.

Now if you want to win one or more of these cuties, then get your thinking caps on and give us your best names you can come up with for them. Each girl has a number underneath them, so what we want you to do is.........

1. Write up a blog post with your name choices for each girl or just one girl as long as you put the number for them ie

3. Rachel

2. Copy the poster to your blog post, then head the Kenny K Krafty Krew blog and link up your blog post with Inlinkz.

KennyK and Elena will be checking out your blog with your name choices and will choose the ones they think best match the girlz.

If your name/s are chosen, then you will win the girl/girlz for the winning names.

This contest will run until June 21st, and the winners will be announced on the day of release

JUNE 23RD.

GOOD LUCK

Day one of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie's JUNE 2013 RELEASE!!!!! We've been dying to share this month's images with you!! We've got SO many exciting things going on....so let's get to it!

We are kicking off the *New* JUNE Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and we're SO excited to share these new stamps with you from artist, Nicole Aspinall!!! Today we’d like to introduce you to these PARTYTIME image sets ….Hip, Hip Hoory! and Wine Me, Dine Me!!!

After the success of our awesome Trinket stamps, we're thrilled to share these fun image stamps!! You can create either clean and simple cards with them or much more elaborate designs!! And you'll see this in the amazing samples today!

We have lots of inspiration from the Krafty Girls, so hop around....and be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN BOTH of the new PARTYTIME sets!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

OH YES!! We are having another amazing ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! It's happening this SATURDAY evening at our Facebook fan page!!! ALL the new stamps we're sharing over the next few days will be released on SATURDAY!!

Happy kraftin'!

A New Challenge at Kenny K: A card for Dad!

Welcome back!  Time for the weekly challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew!  We're celebrating Dad in a few days so what a great time for a Father's Day challenge.  If you join the fun and use a Kenny K image, you could win some great prizes!  I'm using Da Bomb on my card.  She has always been my favorite Kenny K image.  Grab your favorite and whip up a card for Dad and join the challenge!  Until next time, stay crafty!

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Marianne Design

A new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Paper Piecing!

Time for a new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  This one is brought to you by Kim O. and she is tasking everyone with adding paper piecing to their projects.  I have a confession to make...I have NEVER tried this technique before, but I have to admit, it was fun.  I was easily able to add a lovely printed pattern to Priya's sari with very little effort.  I may have to do this more often.

How about you?  Do you enjoy paper piecing?  If so, join this week's challenge and show us what ya got!  You could win some lovely rubbah!

ALSO, there's a spring sale going on now that you don't want to miss!  Over 150 stamps and sets are on sale for 20-50% off in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!  YOWZA!  The sale ends Sunday so act quick!

I better scoot!  Check back in tomorrow and I'll have a new project up for Kenny K.  Until then, stay crafty!    

A new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew: White on White!

Hey, all!  Welcome back!  Team B is up at bat this week and they have a pretty great challenge for you...white on white!  Share your white on white creations with us on the Kenny K Krafty Krew challenge blog and you could win something spectacular.  Visit the blog for all of the details!

A new challenge at Kratftin Kimmie Stamps: Movie Inspiration!

Time for a new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  

This week our fabulous hostess is Deborah and she is tasking us with creating a movie inspired card.  Fun stuff for me, because I LOVE movies!  But how do I choose which one?  I knew I wanted to use Melaina, so I opted for a movie with a few fairy characters in it.  That brought me to Pan's Labyrinth...one of my absolute favorite films.  Guillermo del Toro is a cinematic genius and unwraps this dark fairytale like gift for the viewer.  It's the stuff childhood dreams (and nightmares) are made of.  It's beautiful and surreal in the light of day, but when the lights go out there's a mystical creature around every corner and you can never be certain of its intentions.  A handful of tiny fairies guide the main character through a variety of adventures.  Plus, there's a villain so sinister you soon realize that the monsters are a welcome respite from the real threat in human form.  Truly a must see.  

Join the challenge this week and you could win something fun and rubbery from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

PLUS...who likes SALES???!! OOOHHH, me, me, me!!!  Well, Kimmie is having a WELCOME SPRING SALE on NOW with over 150 stamps and sets on 20-50% OFF!!! Also ALL the retired stamps that have been brought back for a short time will soon be leaving and they are all on SALE, too!!! But be warned, there may only be 1 or 2 of each, so if you want it, grab it!!!

Also this weekend is your last chance to grab the NEW May release stamps at a discount in the Gimme Kimmies Kits!!

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

Stay krafty!