Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #611 - Blue Christmas

  Good morning and welcome to another

fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps !

Are you ready for another fun and krafty challenge to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing?

We've got some fabulous ideas for you 

and can't wait to see what you create!

This week, Krafty Girl Brigitte is your hostess and her challenge theme for you is: 

BLUE CHRISTMAS!

My card features the super cute stamp set

called Beary Big Hugs with my current

favorite KKS stencil Sweet Snowflakes

used as an embossed background.  

I added a large blue die cut sentiment

for my Blue Christmas element. 

I'm also entering my card in the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #515

Krafty Chicks Challenge #589 - Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #541 Anything Christmas

little red wagon challenge #630 NBUS

Never Before Used Stuff - mine is the die

cut sentiment (just got) and 

the washi tape (in my stash for awhile and not used)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Cold as Ice

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #420

Die Cuts and/or Stencils (mine uses both)

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and if using KKS products,

you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have had a new sketch each month all year long - and this month we are sharing them all with you!

Feel free print this to use it any time!

And don't forget about this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!! 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

Plus!! We have a special coupon code for you to use today and tomorrow for even more Krafty Fun!! 

Don't forget to check out our 12 Krafty Days Of Christmas happening on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog NOW! You'll find inspiration to use all the amazing products we've shared with you all year long and each day our designers have been sharing a New project!!

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps October New Release Hop!

  Woohoo!!!

Today we are celebrating all the new fabulous goodies in our October Release that are NOW available in the

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

All three of our new stamp sets, plus two new stencils and a new hybrid ink colour were released yesterday along with our exclusive ADD-ON BUNDLE, 

and we're excited to share it ALL with you in a fabulous krafty HOP!

So let's check everything out as we hop around the Krafty Design Team's blogs today!  Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while we take you on the krafty tour!

First up we have an adorable Arctic set 

designed by Neda Sadreddin

 and it's called.....
PUFFINS & PALS!

Next, we have another wonderful winter set by 

artist Sabrina van Vloten

 and it's called.....

FROSTY FUN!

Third, is a fantastic set

by artist

Melissa Baker-Nguyen called...

NARLY DUDE! 

We have a gorgeous new ink colour called 

FESTIVE FUSCHIA!

As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, ink cubes and ink refills!

We've got TWO new Krafty Stencils for this month's release to help add some funky flair to your creations!  They are called....

WHIMSICAL WINDS!

and SWEET SNOWFLAKES!

We've again carefully curated an awesome ADD ON BUNDLE featuring several amazing products which coordinate beautifully with our new goodies!! You'll be all set to start your fall crafting with this month's Add On Bundle, which includes:

• Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste
• Exclusive Charming Christmas Chipboard
• KKS Classic Krafty Dots
• Iridescent Sequins
• Metal Snowflake Charms

And don't forget our awesome Stamp Of The Month!! We have the sweetest Sealed With A Kiss stamp, which is FREE with your order of $75 or more before shipping/tax!  

Here’s my card to share with you today. I used one of the sweet images from Frosty Friends w/both new stencils, the new ink and some of the Add On Bundle Goodies. 

Do you have a favorite from this release? Have you already shopped? All the new goodies are now available for purchase in the KKS shop! Happy hopping and shopping friends! 

Now head on out on today's celebration blog hop and check out all the new products in action as the Krafty Team shares their incredible designs!  Then jump on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop and grab some of these fabulous goodies for yourself!

Happy kraftin'! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Heard you Got a Bug! Feel Better Soon.

Happy Monday! Hope the day has been good to you.

Although I don't make new year's resolutions,

I have challenged myself to try and use up some of my crafty

 stash (old, new unopened items, and started but never finished

creations).   In keeping with that personal challenge, I found this 

watercolored panel in the pile things I've colored but 

never actually made it on to a finished creation.   

I had never really loved how it turned out but couldn't seem

to throw it away.  Time to challenge myself to use it. 

Then I dug through my stash of (very neglected) embossing folders 

and found one that I thought would work well.  Here's what

I ended up creating to share with you today. 

 

 

The original watercolored panel was much larger. I cut it down 

to fit on the embossed panel and added the punny sentiment. 

Suddenly I liked it much better! Funny how that happens.

I never seem to have "Get Well" or "Feel Better Soon" cards

on hand when I need them.  But I'll have one now! 

Really so glad I used this panel instead of tossing it.

And I had honestly forgotten how satisfying it is to use 

an embossing folder!  Instant gratification with a few

cranks of the handle!  Pretty sure I'll be using some of the

other embossing folders in that box soon too. 

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit O' Green

"Just Us Girls" Challenge Trend Week #575 - Use an Embossing Folder

Simply Create Too Challenge #168 Dry or Wet Embossing

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges "Anything Goes - March 13th"

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Recycle

Thanks for popping in to visit me today! 

Crafty cyber hugs! D

 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #571 - GLITTER

Good morning and welcome to another fabulous 

and fun Saturday Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Are you ready for another fun and krafty challenge to  

inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing?

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for

the week and you're welcome to enter as many times as you like.

We've got some fabulous ideas for you (check out the links

below to each krafty DT blog) & can't wait to see what you create!

This week, Krafty Girl Melanie is your hostess 

 and her challenge theme for you is GLITTER!

My card features the Funny Fishes stamp set by

krafty girl artist Allison Cope.  Take a peek!

Doesn't this fish just make you want to giggle?

This card is going to a gal friend so I added some

eyelashes :o).  I used the new Smokin' Squares stencil

with the new Aqua Adventure hybrid ink to create

the water around the fish. Turned out super fun! 

Personally I love the look of glitter but am not a 

fan at all of the mess of it.  When I want glitter

I tend to us glitter glue (like stickles on the hat) 

and glitter paper so I don't have glitter everywhere 

for weeks when I'm done creating Hahaha! 

 

We sure hope you will be joining us this week and 

sharing your own GLITTER creation! 

Remember your entries must be new creations and 

you are welcome to use any stamp, however, 

using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  There are two ways to enter: 

you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page 

and you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start 

to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!

Feel free to use it any time!

And don't forget about the Frugal Friday Specials!! 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets 

on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the 

Design Team has come up with in the links below! 

Happy kraftin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #570 - Something Yummy!

Happy Saturday crafty friends!

It's time for another weekly theme challenge at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

For Challenge #570 we'd like you to use the

theme of "SOMETHING YUMMY" .

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge 

for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be NEW creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, 

however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

There's so many images that have food, cooking, baking

drinks (coffee, tea, wine) to choose from. 

My card features the newly released 

Baking Bonanza stencil and one of the images

and sentiments from Happiness is Homemade! 

I used the stencil to make an embossed background.

Then I added some Cosmic Shimmer in Sunset Orange

with the touch tip applicator through the stencil on top 

of the embossed areas.  After that dried I sponged

some Sandy Shores KKS hybrid ink over the top of the

entire panel.  The shimmer still shows through but it's 

much more subtle (see photo below). 

You can see that I also used the stencil in the usual

way to ink another layering panel.  The image is 

colored with a combo of copics and Prisma color pencils

(and a touch of white Sharpie paint pen). 

So that's all from me today. Now it's your turn to 

create something with our theme and join

the challenge.  Full details can be found on the 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps main blog (click here). 

Don't forget the new Frugal Friday Specials are loaded

in the KKS Shop too. Some great deals to be found!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January 2018 Sneak Peek

Hello sweet friends and followers! 

Welcome to Day ONE of the first release of 2018

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Before I tell you about this amazing stamp set being featured 

today I'd like to digress just a tiny bit and share some other 

news with you.  After four years of being a Krafty Girl

I decided to step down for a while and catch up on 

all the other things in my non-crafty life that have been 

needing more of my attention.  This was such a difficult

decision for me because I love, love, LOVED being a 

Krafty Girl and my wonderful Krafty teamies - but

sometimes real life has to take precedent and 

that doesn't mean I can't still sometimes play along!!

I'll always be one of Kraftin' Kimmie's biggest fans!

 So...back to this new release.

I'm delighted to be a guest designer for today's release peek

 which is an amazing winter set by artist, Annie Rodrigue

called STACEY SLAPSHOT!  I just adore her!

I'd love to enter this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Use Pattern Paper"

Just Us Girls Challenge Word Week #422 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #189 anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges #358 Anything Goes

This strong girl stamp set comes with one large main image 

and FIVE awesome sentiments!!

 Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday 

afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR 

NEW clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes 

and having tons of krafty fun! There's a GIVEAWAY

of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

PLUS  there's a Winter Krafty Krop running all day on Saturday

 on the Krafty Friends facebook page with challenges, prizes and
lots of fun so we hope you can join us! The fun starts at 10am EST 

If you can't join us during the day, the challenges will be open 

for a full week so everyone has a chance to WIN!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - July NEW Release Blog Hop

Happy Sunday sweet friends!

Boy are you in for a treat today!

We are celebrating the NEW release from this month

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS with a

fantastic blog hop of all the new sets!

You'll see so many awesome creations 

that will wow and inspire you from the 

Krafty Krew.  Make sure you get good 

and comfy and have your favorite beverage

and/or snack on hand as you begin hopping

to each of the blogs of the team listed below.

ALL the new sets will be available in the KKS shop

so grab 'em while you can.  I have a feeling they

are going to go fast!  

My card today features the adorable Lexi

and her faithful little pal enjoying so 

reading time under a tree.  

This is READING LEXI by artist Cheryl Grant.

I hope you've enjoyed your stop here!
Thanks for popping in to visit me!
Have a most wonderful day and remember
to relax "read" and repeat!

Last of the Christmas cards for 2016

Hello friends hope you had the most blessed Christmas holidays!

Things have been very quiet on my blog lately as I've

been really busy with lots of family stuff and the holidays

these past 3 weeks.  Good stuff - just really busy! 

Today I'm sharing the last of the cards I made for Christmas 2016. 

I didn't get nearly as many Christmas cards done this

year as I had planned :o(.  How about you?  

Here's card #1 

I'm entering this card in these great challenges:

Cute Card Thursday #457 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts #173 - Christmas Delight

613 Avenue Create #192 - Anything Goes w/twist of Holiday Happiness

Christmas Card Challenges #2 - Photo Inspiration

And here's card #2 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #59

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - For Someone Special

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - December Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - U for Use something Red

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges #86 - Two part Challenge

(Create a Christmas Card or Anything But a Card)

And card #3

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #309 - Anything Goes

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #230 "Christmas"

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - December Anything Goes

And finally card #4

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges #331 - Any Holiday

Come and Get it Challenges "Christmas Challenge"

Christmas Card Challenges - December "Anything Christmas/Holiday"

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Wishing  you and your family a very blessed 2017!

Hugs D

Whimsical Gnome Santa

Hello friends and followers! Happy Sunday!

Whimsical Gnomes was one of my favorite stamp sets

released this year from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. 

I decided to color one of the adorable gnomes up like

a Santa gnome and make a fun Christmas card.

I was kind of proud of myself because I used two 

die cut trees and the snow hills that I had laying on my 

table from a previous card.  I love when I actually use 

some stash and/or extras laying on my craft desk!  

One of the trees has an embossed pattern on it which I

was going to leave just as it was and then somehow I

got black ink on my finger and on the tree.  So...

then I grabbed a sponge dauber and added a little green

ink to cover up the black boo boo.  Crafters are so

good at thinking of plan b :o).  The sentiment

is from "Shake It Up!" also by KKS.

This card is being shared on the 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS BLOG

as my DT card for 12 days of Christmas.  

I would also like to enter this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - O' Christmas Tree

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #222 Make Your Mark

52 Christmas Card Throwdown -December Pick a Previous 2016 Challenge

( I chose June 2016 - Christmas Landscapes)

Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Christmas/Holiday

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - T is for Trees

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #227 - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #365 (C4C365) STAR

S = Snow, T= trees, A=aqua (the paper is a light aqua) R= Red, 

Just Us Girls - JUGS 372 Word Week "Christmas Tree"

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Let it Snow

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today! 

Hugs to each of you! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday Nov 23rd

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today :o)

Wednesdays are always Wonderful at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

because the theme is Anything Goes! 

I fell in LOVE with the NEW Eskimo Pals 

stamp set that was just released last week!

So I used it for my DT card to share with you today.

I stamped the image in grey instead of black and then colored

it with my copics.  It's a baby step for me toward the 

no-lines coloring technique that I really admire. 

I also used the November KKS sketch 

but I flipped it on its side

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges;

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Trio Tastic

(use 3 of something - I used 3 enamel dots)

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenges #221 "Anything Goes"

TheBrown Sugar Challenge Blog #225 "Anything Goes" 

Craft Your Passion Challenges #339 Always Anything Goes

I hope you will find some time this week to get krafty and

enter your own fabulous creation! 

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, 

each month we post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long 

and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's 

during that month you will get an additional chance to win 

a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, 

it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along 

so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be 

any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, 

a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!  

It must be a NEW creation and you can enter until 

November 29th at midnight (EST)! 

I can't wait to see what you make!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!