Saturday, December 14, 2019

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #511 - Anything Goes

Ho Ho Ho hello!  I'm in absolute 
shock that it's the middle of December already.
How about you?  It's just crazy how fast
Christmas sneaks up on a person (especially as
we get older lol).  

Today is the last challenge of 2019 at Kraftin' Kimmie 
as we will be taking a week break for the rest of this
calendar year and be back with some fresh and
awesome inspiration in January.  The theme for 
Challenge #511 is ANYTHING GOES!! 

One of my favorite stamp sets recently got
restocked and I couldn't wait to color it up.
It's called Made by Elves and here's my card

This particular image from the set reminds me
 of Buddy the Elf for some reason.  We watched that
movie last night - love it!  Anyway, I digress...
I love coloring on kraft with my prisma color pencils
and am really tickled with how it turned out.  

Thanks for popping in to visit me today. 
Please come play along with us for a chance
at a Kraftin' Kimmie Gift certificate.
You can enter as many times as you like - but
it must be a new creation.
Although not required, using Kraftin' Kimmie products
gives you an extra chance to win a $40 gift voucher to
the Kraftin' Kimmie Store.    
We love to see what you make with your 
Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, stencils, dots & inks!
The challenge will stay open for 3 weeks this time
while we take a little break.

Until next time friends - Merry Christmas and
may your new year be especially blessed. 
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Made by Elves - December 2019

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing a card I 
made with an image I colored during 
The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge in November.
I actually finally got two of the colored images on a card
and I'll be sharing the other one on Saturday.

One of my all-time favorite stamp sets is called Made By Elves
by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  It's just so fun and whimsical!

I absolutely love when I find papers in my stash that so perfectly 
work with the stamps I'm using!  I also found this adorable button 
in the bottom of a bin that was so fun for this card.  
Last night we watched ELF and this image makes me think
of Papa Elf for some reason LOL.  

Since I finally got this on a card I thought I'd share it
by entering in the following challenges.

and

Thanks for letting me share with you today! Hugs D

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Skrappy Challenge (Nov & Dec 2019)

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Hello friends! Today is the start of another monthly
challenge at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS
 where the theme is Anything BUT a card!
We call it the Skrappy Challenge and you have 
until next year to join in - the deadline is January 6th!

But before I share my creation with you, I want to
share an awesome SALE that will be coming up soon!
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This is a great opportunity to get some of the
KKS items that are on your wish list. 

For my project this month I'm sharing a desk calendar that
I've been working on.  For each of the months I've used
 KKS stencils, inks and of course stamp sets.  
My goal is to get through June by the end of December. 

Here's a look at all of them at once

and now here are each of them with details.
October 
The stamp sets used are Mini Monsters,
Pumpkin Kisses (Boo!).  The stencil

November
The sentiment is from Pumpkin Kisses,
the beautiful pumpkins are from 
Happy Fall Y'All. The leaves and swirls
are from Grateful Pumpkins

 December 
On this one I used Holiday Village
and a sentiment from
(stamped in Berry Bliss hybrid ink)

and here is January
Those beautiful snowy mountains were created
I used Bubbly Blue hybrid ink for the background
and the tiny snowflakes.  The sentiment is from
Shake it Up - Polar Bears. And of course the adorable
sledder is from the new Jolly Happy Snowmen set. 

Thanks for popping in to visit me today.
I hope you will decide to join us and find
some time to get Skrappy this next month!
You can enter as many times as you want
between now and January 6th.
Just make sure that its a new project and include
a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps product (or two).
As soon as we have at least 5 people entering
we will be offering a $20 prize to the KKS Shop!
And don't forget to share your creations in
the Krafty Friends Facebook Group too.
Hugs! D
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Monday, November 25, 2019

FMS #412

Hello friends! Happy Monday!
Quick post from me before heading off to work. 
I found some time over the weekend to play and
make some Christmas cards for a fundraiser auction.
I used the Freshly Made Sketches #412 for my design.
Here are my cards (I made several of each design).
I apologize for the sub-par photos. The lighting 
last night and this morning wasn't optimal.





Thanks for visiting me today! Gotta run! 
Crafty Hugs! D

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps New Release Blog Hop Nov 2019

It's here - Blog Hop day to celebrate the 
newest release (and last one of 2019)
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Do you have a favorite from this release?
All the new goodies are so perfect for
the winter and Christmas season!
Honestly, I really can't say what my
favorite it as it's all so wonderful!

To celebrate the end of an awesome release year
Kimmie is having a Customer Appreciation SALE
so after you HOP you can go SHOP!

If you haven't already, it's time to grab yourself a
steaming hot mug of tea, coffee, cocoa or maybe
a cool soda and a snack and hop along with the krafty
krew and guests to see some awesome inspiration.

My card today features the new
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This is on kraft paper with Totally Taupe, Marvellous
Mocha, Mossy Meadow, Mermaid Melody,
Sparkling Sapphire and Wicked Black KKS hybrid inks.
I also used some Liquid Applique for the snow.
I really love how this turned out.

Don't forget that the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE Party
is happening today at 2pm EST in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends
Facebook Group!  It's always a fun time
with Kimmie!  Hope you'll join us.
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ALL the NEW release goodies will be loaded in
the KKS Shop and ready for purchase immediately
following the release party.  You can buy things individually
or if you LOVED it all there's the special
GIMMIE KIMMIE KIT that has one of everything
from the new release (but only while supplies last)!
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Now hop on your way friends to the links below
for some more inspiration featuring the new release goodies!
Thanks for stopping by to visit me today! Hugs, D


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Jolly Happy Snowmen - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps NEW RELEASE PEEKS (Nov 2019) and ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

Hey hey!  Are you in for a treat today!
Not only is it the start of another weekly challenge
but it's also the final day of the November release peeks
for KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!
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The challenge theme this week is ANYTHING GOES
(as it always is during release week).

And the newest stamp set we are peeking is called
JOLLY HAPPY SNOWMEN by our very own
Krafty DT Gal Sabrina!  This one is SOOOOO CUTE!
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Here's my card to share with you.  I love this fun sentiment
which I stamped in the new Whimsical Wisteria hybrid ink.
And aren't those new POLAR DOTS gorgeous?!
The layout is from the October KKS Sketch.
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Don't forget about the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY
happening in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group
on Sunday at 2 pm EST.  Hope you'll join us!
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Don't forget that you have all week to play along with
the ANYTHING GOES challenge.  Any project, any
theme, any color or season or reason.  We especially love
when you use your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products
and that increases your chances of winning a gift card
to spend in the KKS Shop.  See challenge link for more details.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

Friday, November 15, 2019

YETI or Not! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps New Release Peeks - November 2019

Hello!  Today is the second day of the
November 2019 NEW RELEASE peeks
for KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!
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The set we are peeking today is a super fun winter
set called YETI OR NOT! by artist Neda Sadreddin.
If this set doesn't make your face smile you might just be
a true scrooge - LOL!  I mean how do you resist them?!
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Here's my card to share with you today.
I used the new Whimsical Wisteria hybrid ink for
the sentiment (so fun with the eyes!), and added a
couple of the pretty new POLAR dots.
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We'll be doing our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY
this week on Sunday at 2pm EST in the
Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group!
Hope you join us for some fun and prizes!
All the new release sets and products will be available
following the party! Start making your list!
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 See you tomorrow with another peek! Hugs! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

Thursday, November 7, 2019

2019 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge Nov 2019

Hello sweet friends! 
I've been coloring something each night since the 1st
Everything I've colored so far has had a coffee/tea/cocoa
related image in hopes that I would also actually get a 
card finished and entered in the 
Tonight I finally got one of the cards done!
And just in the nick of time because tomorrow is the 
last day to enter.  Whew!  

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is a super sponsor for this
hop and I am lucky enough to be on her design team.
Tomorrow is the last day for a special savings - check it out!


This card features an adorable stamp from 
You're a Squeak-Heart.  You can find it in 
the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop here.


Thanks for stopping by to visit me today! Hugs! D

Saturday, November 2, 2019

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES #505 - CHRISTMAS

Hello! I'm happy you're here to visit me!
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The theme for KKS Challenge #505 is 
CHRISTMAS! 

How have you been keeping up on your Christmas
cards so far?  I'm just getting a start on mine really.
The September and October releases from
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
are just perfect for this and I should be able to get 
a bunch done in a short amount of time.

I chose the super cute stamp set called
ELF-TACULAR for my DT card.

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

Did you know that the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop
has started?  Kraftin' Kimmie is a super sponsor for the hop  
and she's offering a 15% discount - check out the details!
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There are several stamp sets in the KKS Shop that fit 
the Coffee/Cocoa/Tea theme.  Here's some links to a few.

November also brings another  
The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge
(the FOURTEENTH one!)
 
The idea of this challenge is to get us coloring each
day - even if its only for 10 minutes.  I know that
coloring is the best therapy for me.  Use these two challenges
to get coloring and creative!  You'll feel better I guarantee!
Color up some of your KKS stamps and join the fun!

And if you need some extra inspiration here's an
awesome sketch for the month of November at KKS
that you might like.  I hope you'll color up a KKS image and 
join the CHRISTMAS Challenge this week.  
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 Thanks for stopping by! Hop on down to the
other links to find more Christmas inspiration.
Crafty hugs! D

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - October NEW Release Blog Hop

Hi!  Thanks for popping in to visit me today!
We at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps have a special
Blog Hop for you today in celebration of the
fantastic October NEW Release.  
Settle back and get comfy and then enjoy hopping
to each of the links below to see some awesome 
creations from the krafty krew and guests 
using the NEW products for this month.  

My card features a combination of 
Caroling Cuties (from Day Three) and
Snowflake Kisses (from Day One) stamped
with the new gorgeous Stormy Sky ink. 

Kind of makes you wanna sing doesn't it?! 
Maybe it's just me but suddenly I'm ready 
for Christmas music lol!

ALL the new products are in the shop now 
so you can go shoppin' after you go hoppin'.

And if you loved it all this month, you are in 
luck because there's the GIMME KIMMIE Kit
which is a fantastic deal.  


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Oct 2019 NEW Release - Sneak Peek and Anything Goes Challenge

The Sneak Peeks of the October 2019
NEW Release from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
continues!  I'm super excited about the 
stamp set we have to show you today!
It's called Caroling Cuties by artist
Neda Sadreddin.  Love, love, love it!
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It's also time for a new challenge theme
(as it always is during release week).

Just look at this adorable new set of
singing critters!  Wayyy tooo cuuuute!
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Here's my card using this group of adorable
animals and the NEW Brick Wall stencil.

Oh I had so much fun making this card!  I added a couple
drops of the Wicked Black and Marvellous Mocha inks
to some embossing paste and put it through the stenciled 
background (made using Totally Taupe & Berry Bliss
KKS hybrid inks).  The texture IRL is awesome.
The singing critters were masked, colored with 
Prisma Color pencils and fussy cut. As a final touch 
I dotted some snow all around using a puffy paint pen.  

We sure do hope you play along with us for
the ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE. 
We LOVE to see what you create with your
Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and other products.
You have until October 31st to enter your
own creation (must be a NEW creation)
for a chance to win some krafty kash to spend in the
the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps store.   

Oh and don't forget that today at 2pm EST is the
LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY with
Kimmie.  It's always a fun time with  Kimmie
and your krafty peers.  All the new products will
be released shortly after the Partay!
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Thanks for visiting me today! Hugs! D

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Sending you SNOW much love!

Hello crafty friends.  I'm back with another
card to share with you.  It's a one layer and CAS 
 card (gasp!) - and I love how it turned out.

The finished size is 3 1/2" x 5".   

I used a new stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
called Snowflake Kisses.  I  showed you another 
peek of this set early today on this blog post 
if you missed seeing it. The snowflakes are stamped
in three different pinks: Berry Bliss, Pink Pizzazz and
Pretty in Pink (all from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps). 
The enamel dots are also brand new and will 
be available Saturday afternoon - Festive Dots

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Thanks so much for visiting me today! Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Oct 2019 NEW Release Sneak Peek -DAY ONE

Hello! Welcome to my blog!
I'm happy to be sharing a card I made today
for DAY ONE sneak peeks of the October 
NEW RELEASE at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

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Winter is coming (are you a GOT fan)? and that
means snow - lots and lots of snow - in Montana.
I'm a total sucker for snowflakes even though 
I don't like to be out in the cold.  I love to watch the
snow drifting down while I'm snuggled up warm & cozy.

This new stamp set called SNOWFLAKE KISSES 
by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen is simply stunning!

To make this card, I first created the background
with Pretty in Pink and Bubbly Blue inks sponged
through the NEW Perfect Plaid Stencil.  Then I 
randomly stamped a variety of the snowflakes all 
over it using the NEW Stormy Sky ink (this is 
going to be one of my all time favorite blue inks!), 
and added one of the sentiments from the set.  
I absolutely LOVE how it turned out.  Hope you do too!

Thanks for visiting me today.  I'll be back with another
sneak peek on Saturday.

I hope you will join us on Saturday for the LIVE
ONLINE RELEASE Party with Kimmie!
The fun starts at 2pm EST.
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 Hugs! D



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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #502 - Autumn Colors

Hello crafty followers and friends.
Pardon my excitement but... IT'S THE WEEKEND!!!
We are going to watch some college football
and will get to see both my kiddos.  

Today is the start of Challenge #502 at 
KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES
and the theme this week is "AUTUMN COLORS".

Here in Montana we seem to have skipped right by
the beautiful season of Autumn.  The leaves had
barely started to change colors and two nasty snow
storms plunked upon us.  I don't mind winter but 
I LOVE Autumn and am really sad to have missed
all the beautiful colors and cool mornings with
warmer days and sunshine - especially the colors. 

My DT card for this challenge features a gorgeous
gourd  that symbolizes autumn for me
(I LOVE pumpkins) - take a peek

The background is created with the Beautiful Burlap stencil
Then I added some stems, leaves and a pumpkin from 
Grateful Pumpkins (on SALE this weekend) and a 
sentiment from Pumpkin Kisses right over the top of
the stenciled background.  Hope you like it!

Thanks so much for visiting me today. Hugs!




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