Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #379 "Summer"

Hello wonderful crafty peeps!

It's the last Saturday of April already - wow!

Do you have any fun weekend plans?

It's supposed to be cold here so I made a big pot

of homemade vegetable beef soup. I'm not excited

about the cold - in fact I really am ready for the

warmer weather.  But the rain is making things green

and I do love homemade soup on a cold day :o).   

I have a card to share with you that I made for 

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #379 where the theme

this week is SUMMER!  Oh I am really looking 

forward to summer! Sunshine, flowers, popsicles,

time at the lake, warm weather, green grass, 

flip flops, and bbq time with family.  

 My card today features one of the beautiful lasses 

from  the KKS clear stamp set called Tweetie Birds.

I used lots of flowers on my card (and in the dsp) because 

summer to me means flowers, sunshine & birds singing!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges as well:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #326 Anything Goes and DT Call

Crafty Creations Challenges #340 Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #42 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

I hope you will come join us this week and share you own

beautiful creation with a Summer theme.  

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Krafty Komeback "Alice in Wonderland"

Hello friends! Happy Friday!

Wow another month has just about flown right on by.

It's been a crazy month for me and my crafty MOJO

seemed to have flown off too ;o(.  

Are you familiar with the Kraft Komebacks

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS?

These are some very popular rubber stamps that have 

been retired previously but were so requested that 

the artists re-work them a little and Kimmie

releases them in a new (and awesome) clear 

stamp version.  This month's Krafty Komeback set is 

ALICE in Wonderland by artist Annie Rodrigue!

Such a gorgeous design with lots of pleats to colour! And look at that HAIR!
 A perfect image for lots of different card sending occasions!
I was so disappointed that I missed out on her

previously and super excited that I have the opportunity

to design with her this month!  That's a great way

to get my crafty MOJO jump-started again!

Take a look at what I made :o)

I'd like to enter ,my card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft Challenge #344 Sequins or Buttons

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #326 Anything Goes and DT Call

Crafty Creations Challenges #340 Anything Goes

Be sure to check out the Frugal Friday specials this weekend!

PLUS if you'd like to get your hands on some older, retired stamp sets
be sure to join us this weekend for a LIVE Facebook Party
in the Krafty Friends page for our RUBBER PARTY!

Get all the details on how YOU can scoop up some of the
hard to find rubber stamp sets in the group and join us
 at 2pm EST on Sunday afternoon for all the FUN!

The Krafty Krew design team members and guests listed below
have created some fabulous creations to inspire you so be sure to hop
around and check it out in action! Then hop on over to the Krafty
Shop because ALICE in WONDERLAND is NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Thanks for stopping in to visit me!  Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - April Release Blog Hop Celebration

Well hello there!  Happy Easter to each of you.
I hope you have a very blessed day.

So happy you are here to visit me

because today is the special blog hop celebration for 

the NEW clear stamps release this month at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!
So grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax
while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations
from the Krafty Design Team and Guests!

The FOUR new clear stamp sets that we've been sharing all week 
are NOW up in the krafty shop!  So after you hop around you
can jump right on over to the KKS Shop and grab 'em!

Today I'm sharing another card using another of  the
adorable animal stamps in the
PUDDLE PALS set by artist Emilie Goulet!

For my layout I used the MOJO MONDAY #492 Sketch

I'm also entering these great challenges:
Stamping Sensations: April Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: Spring Color Inspiration


FUSION - Truck Bouquet
(the colors were my main inspiration)

Keeping my post kind of  short and sweet today.
But before I go I wanted to remind you of the
**SUPER SECRET KRAFTY KLUB** for this next month.
You have until MONDAY to get your order in for the Secret Klub set
(Kimmie has extended the deadline). She is giving you two clues
for this set 1) the artist is Emilie Goulet and 2) the theme is BEACH!
 Now it over to you...Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April 2017 NEW Release peeks - DAY FOUR & Anything Goes Challenge

Happy weekend friends!
It's the final day of the fabulous sneak peeks
of the NEW April clear stamps
at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Can you believe the springtime sweetness revealed this month?
All of the new stamp sets will be available in the KKS Shop
this afternoon following the LIVE ONLINE PARTY at 2pm EST
in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Friends Facebook group.

Our final set is from artist Emilie Goulet - called PUDDLE PALS!

This sweet set features two main images of some super adorable
woodland creatures in the rain! It also comes with two coordinating sentiments!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Jammie! And as it always
is during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card,
scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use
a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!
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.  You have a week to play with this challenge
and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all
of the weekly challenges for April! We hope you can play along for
your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING
you want in the shop!! Wanna win??  Then go get busy on your entry :o)

Here's my card to share with you today.  I am in love with this
sweet little fox.  His (or maybe her) face just makes me
want to smile and break out in song - like the papers
is used in the one panel "singing in the rain"!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenges #366 Anything Goes w/optional twist of animals

The Crazy Challenge CCH#246 Spring is Coming

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: Spring Color Inspiration

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenges #184 Anyting Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week #15 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create #196 - Anything Goes w/option Twist of Spring

Addicted to Stamps and More #237 "Make Your Mark"

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today! Don't forget to click on one

of the links below to see what my super talented teammates and our

April guests have to show you as well. You'll be glad that you did! 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April 2017 NEW Release peeks DAY THREE

Hello krafty friends! Happy Friday!

Have you been enjoying the sneak peeks from the NEW

Releases at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS this month?!

Today we have another super sweet set from 

artist Cheryl Grant that celebrates spring!

It's the adorable RAINY DAY LULU (and friends)!

I'm a huge fan of artist Cheryl Grant - her images
always make me smile.  Here's my card using this set.


I am entering my card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create #196 - Anything Goes w/option Twist of Spring
Addicted to Stamps and More #237 "Make Your Mark"
Crafting from the Heart Challenge #154 - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations: April Anything Goes

This sweet new set features an adorable main image of Lulu

 in her raincoat plus three fun sentiments! Such a perfect
spring set to send sunshine to a friend!

ALL FOUR of the new April clear stamp sets will be released
on Saturday afternoon! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release party
beginning at 2pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release,
check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes
and hang out with all our krafty friends! Hope to see you there!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April 2017 NEW Release peeks Day TWO

Oh hello and welcome back for DAY TWO

 of the fantastic April release sneak peeks 

from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Yesterday we showed you a favorite fairytale princess

and today we have another - EEEEEeeeee!

It's my favorite princess - CINDERELLA by artist Annie Rodrigue!

This is such a magical image featuring the sweet princess and her
gorgeous ball gown! Plus the set comes with three fabulous sentiments!

I'm just so excited about this set!  I knew I wanted to

make it extra sparkly like the scene in the movie where

her dress gets transformed right before our very eyes. 

Here's my card to share with you:

I colored her with copic markers and then enhanced some of

the shadows and shading with prismacolor pencils.   I added

some liquid pearls to her dress and when that dried added 

a healthy dosage of frontage all around her.  I LOVE 

how she turned out and plan to frame her later.

Here's a close up of all that sparkle

I'm entering this card in these awesome challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #237 "Make Your Mark"

Crafty Creations Challenges #339 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenges #154 - anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty challenges #324 - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges #36 Inspired by a Book or Movie

Don't forget to join us for the LIVE Online Release Party 

on Saturday at 2 pm EST (in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends 

Facebook group).  It's always lots of fun!  

Now off  you go to see some more beautiful creations from the Krafty

team and guests.  I think you are gonna LOVE what  you see! 

Kraftin' Kimmie April 2017 NEW Release Peeks Day ONE

Whoo Hoo it's April and a new month of

NEW releases from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Oh we have the sweetest sets EVER to show you over the course

of the next few days.  If you are a fan of fairytales then today's

new stamp set is sure to make you feel very happy :o)

The first stamp set we are showing you is SNOW WHITE by  

artist Annie Rodrique.  This stamp set might look a little familiar
because you may have seen a little peek of this gorgeous new set
which just happens to be the Secret Krafty Klub set that was sent
out to the members in February (such lucky crafty peeps)!

What a precious scene of this sweet princess with her woodland friends!
 It's a beautiful big image to colour up along with three sweet new sentiments!
 And think of the fabulous scenes you could make with clouds and grass
and some background dies and stamps!  I know that I'm going to
be coloring up this sweet set a lot!    Here's my first card using her:

I'm entering this card in these awesome challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #237 "Make Your Mark"

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: Challenge #245 Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge #115 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you go visit the others

shown in the links below cause they have some awesome 

creations to share too!  See you tomorrow! D

YNS Sketch and Color Challenge #61

Hello friends and follwers!

Today is my birthday - whoop whoop!

Family are coming over and hubby is making

my favorite Rocky road cake - so yummy!!!

Today is totally going to be a cheat day as

I plan to enjoy all my favorite food and sweets.

Tomorrow at the gym I'll probably regret it - but

oh well...you only live once so I'm going to 

celebrate and eat the cake :o)  

Anyway.... thanks for visiting me today!

I have an Easter card to share with you.

Last month I participated in 

The Daily Marker 30 Coloring Challenge.  

I colored each day but didn't get an actual project

done but twice.  The sweet images on my card 

were some of the ones I colored.  So excited to 

have a finished project now :o)

Stamp set and coordinating dies (Your Next Stamp:Sprinkles - Eggstra-Awesome) 

Papers: Doodlebug Designs Easter Parade (main panel) & Happy Spring. 

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight.

Grass die (YNS - Chunky Grass Die)  

Colored w/copic markers.  Extras: YNS gumdrops. 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

YNS #61 where I used the current sketch challenge

 (see below) for my design.

Crafting with Dragonflies #78 - Easter Cards

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #472 - Easter

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #66

 

The Alphabet Challenge Blog B is for Bunny

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenge #183 "Anything Goes"

That's all from me today!  I'm so glad
you popped in to visit!  Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #376 "Easter"

Happy weekend lovely crafty friends!

Wow what a week I had this past week!

Let's just say I'm so happy that one is in the 

books and I have today to relax a little bit :o)

Today is the start of the first Saturday challenge of
April 2017 at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES.  

Our first challenge theme for this 

month from our hostess Jasmine is #379 "Easter"

I used a sweet little stamp sets that was one of the 

first that "hooked" me on Kraftin' Kimmie

called Somebunny Loves You.  

This stamp is from a rubber set.  Many of the rubber sets are in 

very limited quantities as Kimmie has gone clear.  

I must apologize because when I made this card there was 

still a couple of them in stock but it appears that now they

have sold out.  The unfortunate part of that is when these older

rubber sets are gone they are gone. I'm sorry for tempting you 

but I hope you like my card anyway and it has inspired you to 

make an Easter card of your own to play along with us.

You can use the April sketch (like I did) for extra chance to WIN

a gift certificate to the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop.  You don't have to

use it but it's up all month to help inspire you or give 

your MOJO a boost if needed.  Sketches really help me to

get a card together quickly or when my creativity is lagging. 

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

The Alphabet Challenge Blog: B is for Bunnies

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - #245 "Anything Goes"

Crafty Catz Challenges #365 - Anything Goes w/optional Easter

Fusion Challenges - Easter

Cute Card Thursday  - Challenge 472 "Easter"

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #66 

Little Red Wagon #388 "Egg-cellent"

Crafting by Designs - April Edition "Anything Goes"

So now it's back over to you!  Hope you have some 

good crafty fun this weekend!  Thanks so 

much for stopping in to visit me today!

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday - {Look for Rainbows}

Hello lovely crafty friends - Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another ANYTHING GOES Challenge

for Wonderful Wednesday at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!

My card today features the beautiful young 

gal from Look for Rainbows along with a retired

sentiment from a previous set (sorry about that) that 

has been laying on my craft desk for awhile and seemed

so perfect for this.  That small grass piece on the bottom

was also on the desk waiting to be used :o). 

Are you like me and seldom throw your bits and pieces

and/or rejects away in the hopes that some day you will use them? 

 In this case I'm really glad that I did :o).  

I had colored this image as practice for a color-along that I did

last month for Kraftin' Kimmie in the Facebook Friends group.

I later fussy cut around her and placed her on this card.  

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

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #236 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #185 Spring into Spring

Make My Monday Challenges #43 April Showers

613 Avenue Create Challenge #196 Anything Goes w/optional 

twist of Anything Spring (spring showers & umbrellas) 

I hope that you will decide to join us this week! 

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 April 18th at midnight! 

 At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from 

all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a 

$20 Gift Card to the shop! The more you play the better your chances

are of winning! What do you think.....wanna WIN? Let's see your krafty stuff!

Thanks for popping in to visit me today! Hope the rest of 

your week is a good one! Hugs D