A new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Things with Wings!

Hey, all!  It's Saturday and that means there's a brand spanking new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  I hear the hostess this week is lovely, talented, oh and quite humble...!  I wonder who it could be?  Oh yeah, it's me!  LOL! Just having a bit of fun :)  I really am the hostess this week and my challenge for YOU is called Things with Wings.  Create a project featuring an image, paper, or  embellishment sporting wings and you could be our randomly selected winner!  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has LOTS of designs with wings...check them out in the KKS Shop.

For my card, I've used Naida.  She was part of the Sassy Sprites release and I just love her and all of her fabulous friends.  They are so much fun to color and low and behold, they all have wings!  LOL!  

While you're poking around the store, be sure and check out the Frugal Friday specials and the Gimmie Kimmie Kits.  If you loved the last release, the Gimmie Kimmie Kits are the way to go, but you have to hurry, because they are only available for a limited time.  

Okay, I best scootin'!  Until next time, stay krafty!

Release Day at Kraftn' Kimmie Stamps!

Copic colors:  skin- E00, E000, R20, E11 hair- E18, E07, E02 tire- C7, C5, C3, C1 rope- E37, E35, E31 shirt and bird- YR68, YR21, Y000 jeans- B97, B95, B93 red accents- R59, R29, R22 halo and dotty background- BG13, BG01, BG000, BG0000 

The moment you've all been waiting for!  Welcome back to Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  You've seen LOTS of fabulous new images this week and they are now available in the KKS stamps shop.  

Lots of new stuff this month including 2 fabulous flower and fruit sets by Nicole Aspinall,  adorable woodland critters from Thais Narciso, 3 sets of sporty images featuring Lulu and her friends by Cheryl Alger,  and 3 super sweet summer scenes from Rachelle Anne Miller!  We love them all!  Which ones are YOUR faves?  

Leave comments at every stop while you're checking out the fabulous work of the Krafty Girls and you could win a package of these wonderful new images!  WOO HOO!  

Also, for those of us who have to "have it all" be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop for special collections available for a limited time.

Today I have used Summer Swingin' by Rachelle Anne Miller and I have to tell you...I adore these images!  They are so sweet and carefree, they just make me super happy every time I see them! 

Okay, enough jibber-jabbing, let's get to hopping!      

Mid-challenge Inspiration at Kenny K!!!

Hey all!  It's time for Team A to provide some mid-challenge inspiration.  As you may recall the challenge started last Sunday and folks are being tasked with creating a project using the lemonade photo for inspiration.  I chose to use Wasn't Me for my card.  It's a fabulous image and it's still available in the shop.  Be sure to link up your creation on the Kenny K Krafty Krew challenge blog, because there are some fabulous prizes to be had!  Visit the blog to catch all the details!    

Okay, that's it for me!  Until next time, stay crafty!

July Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day Four!

Welcome back to day FOUR of our JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!

We are SO thrilled to share the newest trio of stamps from Rachelle! Let's call the collection......SUMMER FUN!!! Cherish the Little Moments, Fishin' Friends and Summer Swingin'!!

This week our hostess is AMANDA!! 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!!!

Would you like to know who won the new Woodland Friends stamp set that we previewed yesterday???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!!

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 SUMMER FUN 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 TONIGHT at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

July's Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day Three!

Welcome back to day THREE of our JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are sharing ANOTHER cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger (because the two from yesterday just couldn't hold all the fun) and we're also previewing another GORGEOUS set from artist Thais Narciso! They are called.......GOOD SPORTS! and WOODLAND FRIENDS!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we previewed yesterday???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until Saturday night at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! 

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these fun new sets, 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 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 the some MORE new stamps....this time from our new artist RACHELLE ANNE MILLER! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

July's Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day 2!

Copic colors:  skin- E00, E000, R20, E11, hair- E18, E15, E13, Y21, Y000, jersey- C5, C3, C1, C00, 0, R59, R29, R22 shorts- B97, B95, B93, R59, R29, shoes- B97, B95, B93, R59, R29, C5, C3, C1, C00, basketball- E18, E07, ground- C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, halo and dotty background- B01, B000, B0000 

Welcome back to day two of our JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share TWO supah cute new sets by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for summer SPORTS!!! We are sharing samples featuring.......LIL' ATHLETES and YOU'VE GOT GAME!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we previewed yesterday???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until Saturday night at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!

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 LIL' ATHLETES or YOU'VE GOT GAME! 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 fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

July's Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day One!

It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie's JULY 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* JULY 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 sweet image sets ….Flowers Feed the Soul and You're a Peach!

After the success of our awesome Trinket stamps, we're thrilled to share these fun image stamps we've designed!! 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 Fruit and Flowers 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: Lemonade Inspired Photo!

Team B is kicking off a new challenge this week at Kenny K's Krafty Krew challenge blog using the fabulous photo above as inspiration.  Grab some amazing images at Kenny K Downloads and play along!  We can't wait to see what you create!

Mid-week Challenge Inspiration at Kenny K: Teenz Rock!

Copic Colors Used:  skin (E00, E000, R20, E11), hair (E15, Y21, Y000), top (YG17, YG13, YG01), skirt (BG09, BG05, BG10), boots (C5, C3, C1, C00, 0), halo and dots (R22, R20, R000, R0000)

Hey, all!  I'm back today to remind you that the Teenz Rock Challenge is still going on at Kenny K's Krafty Krew Challenge Blog, now that we are keeping the challenges open for 2-weeks.  That gives you plenty of time to enter.  Grab your favorite Teen themed Kenny K images and whip up a card, layout, or project to share with us!  There are always fabulous prizes to be had!  

Choice of 5 digis 

Kenny K Downloads

Bearly Mine Designs

Gift Voucher

I've used Vanity on my card today and she is part of the OMG Generation.  Find all sorts of other cool images at Kenny K Downloads!

Until next time, stay crafty! 

A new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Guns and Roses!

Copic colors used:  skin (E00, E000, R20, E11), hair (C5, C3, C1, C00, 0), wings and bat (C7, C5, C3), dress (YR68, Y35, Y32, Y00, BG09, BG05, BG10), halo and dots (BV02, BV000, BV0000, V0000)

Welcome back to a new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  This week our hostess is DIANA!! And her challenge is Guns 'n Roses!! So channel your inner rocker and create a card with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that contains some metal and some flowers! 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!!!

I was hankering for something with a Halloween flair, so I jumped into the Wayback machine and decided to use Batty Princess.  She's an oldie, but a goodie!  I've never actually colored her up before, so this was fun!  I paired her with some of the paper from the G45 Steampunk Spells collections and pulled the colors directly from there.    

Don't forget about the awesome SALE going on at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! For the very first time EVER, Kimmie is having a CREATE YOUR OWN SALE!!!! Use the code MOJO300 to receive 20% OFF your order of $30 or more!! And yes, you can use the code on ANYTHING in the store.....any of our amazing stamps (even the brand new ones, retired ones, by ANY of the awesome artists), on EZmount, on storage panels, on paper pads....you name it!!! So take advantage now because this discount is only good until July 7th and while supplies last!! And you MUST use the coupon code upon checkout to receive the discount!

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!!

Card 2 for my class at CP2

Copic colors used:  fruit (R59, R29, R22, R000), leaves (G28, G24, G21)

Hey, all!  I just want to pop in to share the second card I'll be teaching next Friday at China Phoenix 2.  Still playing with those wonderful fruit themed stamps by Stampendous, this image is Cling Pomegranate.  

This time I relied more on creating a colorful background instead of coloring the entire image with Copics.  I love this technique and I try to use it frequently...I laid out a craft sheet and swiped Distress Stains in Peeled Paint and Fired Brick directly on the sheet.  Next I added Peacock Feathers, but I only had this in a reinker, so I took the dropper and randomly swirled it around the sheet and generously misted everything with water.  Now, when I use this method, I pretty much just use what I have on hand.  Sometimes I will swipe Distress Ink Pads directly across the sheet.  In this case, I wanted more intense color, so I opted for the Stains and Reinker.  Because the color from these sources is so much more concentrated, I really had to apply quite a bit of the water to dilute it enough so that it wasn't too vivid and would still allow my stamped image to be the focal point.  Otherwise my stamped image would have disappeared into the background.  Once I've misted everything with water, I laid my white panel face down on top of all that lovely color.  When I lifted it up, it was covered in this wonderful palette.  If I wanted more color in areas, I just laid it down again.  I also let it dry naturally for a bit and went back in to pick up more of those fabulous drips.  It's really fun to do this, because you never know what you're going to end up with.  I just love it!

Once my panel had dried thoroughly, I stamped the Cling Pomegranate on top using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  I also stamped the image on a scrap panel and colored up the fruit and leaves, and trimmed them out.  The rest of the card was easy to assemble and a small square of burlap seemed like an appropriate detail to finish with.  Of course, I added a black button because I'm completely obsessed with them right now.  I buy them by the jar full at a local antique store.  Last time I dropped in, I also picked up a huge jar of keys, so you'll probably start seeing keys on all my cards, too.  It's a good thing I didn't pick up anything larger, like a box of cheese graters.  That would make for a very interesting card...LOL!

Pop in tomorrow for the new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  Until then, stay crafty!        

Upcoming Class at CP2

Copic colors used:  pears (YG67, YG17, YG13, YG01, Y000), leaves (G28, G24, G21), branch (E37, E35, E31), flowers (R29, R22, R000), label (E35, E31, E50, R59, R22), blue green accents (BG09, BG05, BG10), yellow halo (Y35, Y32, Y000)

Hey, all!  I just wanted to share 1 of 2 cards I will be teaching in a class at China Phoenix 2 on Friday, June 12th, at 10:30am - 1:30pm.  I've been playing with these wonderful fruit themed images from Stampendous lately, this one is called Cling Pear Blossom.   They remind me of the vintage advertising labels found on fruit crates up until the 1950's.  The images I've seen online are usually brightly colored and very eye-catching, and I can't help but be drawn to their retro appearance.

Though this is a fairly bright palette, I tried to keep the coloring quick and simple.  Also, I topped off the YG colors on the pears with a generous layer of Y000 dotted randomly over the image to give them that slightly dappled appearance that pears seem to have.  I picked up muslin fabric at an antique store and stamped it with a Stampendous background called Cling Seed Background.  A touch of Gathered Twigs Distress Ink sponged onto the edges makes it look a bit old, which is good.  Overall, a very simple card to put together.        

 Now that I have the mechanics of this card laid out, it's time to discuss something more important.  Have you ever tried a Harry and David Royal Riviera Pear?  A friend of mine gifted me with a box of these delectable fruits last year for Christmas.  At first I wasn't sure what was in the box, but once opened, there sat 9 of the largest, most perfect pear specimens I have ever laid eyes on.  Weighing in at around a 1/2 lb each, these pears were almost too pretty to eat.  AND...to further gild the pear lily, one lone pear was ensconced in gold foil.  How elegant!

I know how extravagant a gift of this nature can be, so I had my doubts as to whether these would taste any different than the standard working class pears found in WalMart.  Boy, was I wrong!  I picked one up and held it in my hand.  It appeared to be ready to eat.  No need to wait for that brief 15 minute window of ripeness, that if missed, leaves you with a disappointing piece of overly soft fruit bordering on the verge of rot.  Nope, these were ready to go.  One joyous bite and immediately that sweet pear elixir ran down my elbow.  Good gracious, I have NEVER tasted a pear so delicious!  I wanted to hide them and keep them for myself, but I allowed my husband to have one, JUST one, and I actually gave my sister one, as well.  Pretty generous, if I must say so myself.  My sister later told me that she took the pear to work to eat the next day and a co-worker caught her in her office cradling it and calling it "my precious".  What can I say?  We're a family of foodies.  I'm actually considering heading to the Harry and David website to order myself a box.  I'm sure I can come up with a "special occasion" reason that I need to do this.  When is Arbor Day?  Have I already missed Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day?  Darn, that's in January!  I'll keep trying ;)

Tune in tomorrow and I'll share card number 2 for my class.  Until then, stay crafty!  

It's a Girl!

Hey, all!  Just a short post to share a card I made for my husband's boss.  He and his wife recently had their first child and Kirk asked me to make a card welcoming the little one into the world.  As you know, my timeline is not quite in sync with everyone else's timeline, so I was pleased that I was able to complete it before her first birthday.  Actually, she's only about 6-weeks old now, so I'm not doing too badly...right?  

I used a super sweet image by Mo Manning for Penny Black called An Angel Among Us.  Mo creates such amazing images, I just can't get enough of them.  Plus, they're an absolute joy to color.  This image is a bit on the large side, so a lot of extra embellishments were not needed.  I'm in a button and twine phase right now, as you have probably noticed.  

I have more cards to share this week, so please pop back in.  Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty!  

Mojo Monday 300 and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome back!  This week Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is helping Mojo Monday challenges to celebrate their 300th challenge!!! 

They're having a bit of a celebration and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is joining in the fun by donating some prizes to the pot! Here are the details on how YOU could win: 

1. Use the sketch as inspiration to create any kind of paper craft.

2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword Mojo300 if you post to an online gallery.

3. Link your post back to the linky widget on the Mojo Monday blog.

4. Check the Mojo Monday blog on Tuesday, July 9 to see if you’re a winner!

Entry deadline to be eligible for the prize drawing is 11:59PM Mountain on Sunday, July 7.

Also be sure to post your challenge card featuring a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp  on the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge blog because Kimmie will  be giving away a prize as well!!

AND Kimmie has also decided to do something EXTRA special at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! For the very first time EVER, we are having a CREATE YOUR OWN SALE!!!! Use the code MOJO300 to receive 20% OFF your order of $30 or more!! And yes, you can use the code on ANYTHING in the store.....any of our amazing stamps (even the brand new ones, retired ones, by ANY of our awesome artists), on EZmount, on storage panels, on paper pads....you name it!!! So take advantage now because this discount is only good until July 7th and while supplies last!! And you MUST use the coupon code upon checkout to receive the discount! 

I am using the ever fabulous Gabby on my card today.  You can find her in the shop!