Freshly Made Sketches #500

 Hello again, I'm back again with a second card to 

share that I made for the 

FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES Challenge #500

This time I used a fun new kit from Taylored Expressions

 (includes a stamp, stencil and dies) called In The Abstract. 

Taylored Expressions is one of the sponsors of

the FMS#500 celebrations.  

Here's the fabulous Sketch #500

And here's my card

I love the font on the sentiment. 

I was going for a fall type card but after I 

made it, I felt like it almost looked more like

Christmas colors.  That's the beauty of this set

really.  You could change the color of the leaft

sprig to green and add a different sentiment to

get a completely different look.

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

Little Red Wagon Challenge #616 - Stencil It.

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (8/5) - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting me today! Have a beautiful day!

Freshly Made Sketches #500!

Hello lovely crafty friends! Thanks for popping in to visit me today.

Today I'm sharing card I made for the celebration 

at FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES for Challenge #500.

The sketch is a classic clean style and there are 

lots of sponsors and prizes for this momentous accomplishment.

One of the sponsors is Gina K Designs. 

I recently attended an online crafting event and 

received this beautiful layering stencil set as part of 

the event package.  I haven't had near enough time to

play with it so I thought this was a great occasion to do so. 

Before I show you my card - here's the sketch #500

and here's my card based on it.

I'm also entering this in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon Challenge #616 - Stencil Power

and 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (8/25) - Anything Goes

Congratulations Freshly Made Sketches and thanks

for the continual inspiration.  Here's to 500 more sketches! 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #595 - USE A STENCIL!

  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 Keri P. is your hostess and her challenge theme for you is: 

USE A STENCIL!

My card features the brand new FALLING LEAVES stencil!  I think this is going to be my all time favorite stencil!  First I created a mask with a circle die cut (negative portion of the cut out). Then I inked through the stencil with the new COOL CANTELOUPE ink along with Marvelous Mocha, Berry Bold and Creamy Caramel inks.

 The beautiful pumpkin is the August Stamp of the Month - Thankful Pumpkin.  You can get it FREE with a $75 minimum purchase (before shipping). That happy little squirrel jumping in the leaves are two of the super adorable images from the new SQUIRREL FRIENDS stamp set.  

Here's another way I used that awesome stencil and the Thankful Pumpkin stamp set.

This time I stamped the pumpkin right on patterned paper to get a fun combo of patterns.

Thanks for popping in to visit me today. I hope you will join our challenge this week! 

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 a new sketch each month!

Feel free 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!!  

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 August 2021 Release Blog Hop!

 Woohoo!!!

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

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

All five 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 a spooky, but sweet, Krafty Komeback set by Emilie Goulet!

 and it's called.....
WITCH WAY!

Next, we have a wonderful set by 

Allison Cope

 and it's called.....

JUST DRIVIN' BY!

Third, is a fantastic Fall leaf set 

by artist Michelle Houghton

 and it's called.....

FALL BREEZE!

Fourth, we have a fabulous set

by Becky Pearce and it's called.....

SQUIRREL FRIENDS!

Lastly, we have an adorable set from 

artist Neda Sadreddin called...

HAY YOU!

We have a gorgeous new ink colour called 

COOL CANTELOUPE!

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....

FALLING LEAVES!

and TIRE TRACKS!

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:

• P13 Four Seasons Autumn 6x6 Paper Pad
• P13 Autumn Tags
• Fall Leaves Chipboard
• Prima Pumpkin & Spice Metal Leaf Charms
• Opal Blaze Sunset Orange

And don't forget our awesome Stamp Of The Month!! We have the perfect Autumn stamp - Thankful Pumpkin, which is FREE with your order of $75 or more before shipping/tax!  

My card today features one of the leaves from the stunning FALL BREEZE clear stamp set.

This leaf is heat embossed in copper on top

of a fine glitter paper (from the July Add On

Bundle) then fussy cut. The sentiment panel

is a piece of kraft cardstock with some of the 

gorgeous new Cool Canteloupe ink swiped

across the panel (and the edges). That

beautiful woodgrain embossing was done

with the Woodgrain Stencil.  

Thanks for popping in to see my 

card! Hope that you enjoy the rest of the 

hop and all it's inspiration. 

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

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps August NEW Release and ANYTHING GOES Challenge

Today is our final day of Krafty Peeks for 

the August Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are so excited to share a fantastic set 

by artist Neda Sadreddin called HAY YOU!

This fabulous Fall set is perfect for all your 

Autumn projects and with lots of fun 

sentiments you'll be using this set 

to send lots of hello's.

Here's my card to share with you today. 

All the images were watercolored with 

Karin Brushmarkers. I used the new 

COOL CANTELOUPE ink with the new 

FALLING LEAVES stencil on the main panel

(and the back panel too).  Take a look: 

I've been wanting to make a clear front card

(not at all sure that's the correct term) 

forever.  The front panel of the card

is a piece of clear acetate.  I adhered

one of the images and a few of those 

darlings floating leaves to that panel.

then the "inside" - which you can see

through the acetate - is the main card base.

I totally forgot to take a photo of the

front cover lifted up before I sent this

off in an envelope to Kimmie. 

Because I didn't want to write across the 

whole image I decorated the back panel of 

the card and left it open for the message. 

This leaf stencil is going to be 

one of my go to fall favorites for sure!

What do you think? Do you love this set?

As you hop around the design team's blogs today you'll be able to check out HAY YOU! in action in combination with a lot of our other new August Kraftin' Kimmie products!  

Of course today is also challenge day and as always during release week, it's Anything Goes!  So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item, planner page....with some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products for your chance to WIN the monthly prize! 

 We can't wait to see your creations and you have one week to enter!  Feel free to link up your creation at the bottom of this post and/or upload your pic to the folder in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  You could WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop!

We've also got a fabulous sketch for you!  If you're needing a little inspiration feel free to use this sketch any time you like!

Check out HAY YOU! in so many amazing creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs!  You'll also see the new stencils, TIRE TRACKS and FALLING LEAVES, our new COOL CANTELOUPE hybrid ink and the beautiful AUGUST ADD ON BUNDLE along the way! 

Everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party TODAY!  All the fun takes place in the Krafty Friends facebook group beginning at 2pm ET!  See you there!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - August release peeks - DAY FOUR!

 Today is our fourth day of Krafty Peeks 

for the August Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we are sharing a fabulous set 

from artist Becky Pearce and it's called.....

SQUIRREL FRIENDS!

These sweet squirrels are so perfect for all 

your Fall projects and they will warm 

your heart with their thankful sentiments!

Oh how I love these adorable little squirrels! 

They are perfect for mini slimline cards 

(my current most favorite type of card to make).

I used some fun fall papers and added three

of the new chipboard leaves from the 

fabulous August Add On bundle. 

I colored the leaves with a white craft ink

and then used the new Cool Canteloupe 

hybrid ink on two of them and the Creamy

Caramel ink on the smallest one.  To finish

the card off I heat embossed the sentiment,

and added a couple of the small accessory 

stamps to the strip in the orange ink. 

Here's a couple more up close views

So what'ya think?  Aren't they so cute?

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Use Heat Embossing

Addicted to Stamps and More! #411 - Make Your Mark

The Sisterhood of Crafters LEAF it to Chance (Leaves)

Check out SQUIRREL FRIENDS! in so many amazing creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs!  You'll also see the new stencils and hybrid ink along the way!  Be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop because there will be a giveaway of some krafty $$ to the shop! 

You'll see more of our August goodies tomorrow and then everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  

For now, check out all the creative goodness in today's hop!

See you tomorrow!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - August 2021 New Release. Day THREE!

Today is our third day of Krafty Peeks 

for the August Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we are 'peeking' a fabulous set 

from artist Michelle Houghton

and it's called FALL BREEZE!

We're so excited to bring you this gorgeous set of leaves and beautiful sentiments that is going to be a must have Fall set!

Check out FALL BREEZE! in so many creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs! You'll also see the new stencils, Add-Ons and hybrid ink along the way!  Be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop because there will be a giveaway for some krafty $$ to the shop! 

Here's my card to share with you today. I heat embossed on the leaves with copper embossing powder on the glitter paper from the awesome July Add-On Bundle. Each of the leaves has a soft beautiful shimmer . The patterned paper behind the main panel is from the August Add On Bundle.  The background was made by dry embossing with the new Falling Leaves stencil.  Lastly, I swiped some of the cosmic shimmer across the die cut sentiment for some additional fall colored shimmer (sadly no matter how I tried I couldn't get that to photograph well - so you'll just have to trust me LOL). 

Hope you like it - take a peek: 

Here's a look a little closer up to see the details

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Heat Embossing

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Leaf it to Chance (leaves)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #191 F is for F Words

(mine is Fall).

So what do you think? Can you see lots 

of ways to use these gorgeous fall leaves?  

You'll see more of our August goodies tomorrow, and then everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  

For now, check out all the beautiful projects in today's hop!

See you tomorrow!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - August 2021 New Release Peeks - DAY ONE!

 Who's ready for lots of brand new Krafty goodies?!

It's time for our August Release Peeks to begin

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today's featured set is a Krafty Komeback set 

with images by Emilie Goulet called WITCH WAY!

These images were originally released in rubber, 

and we're so excited to bring it back in clear for you!?

This bewitching set features two fabulous 

freaky friends with several awesome 

sentiments and two spooky seals.  

Perfect to celebrate with for Halloween! 

Here's my card to share with you today.

I made a spinner card using the sentiment seals.

Each picture shows you a side of the sentiment.  

When you open the card (after twisting the clear

line) the sentiment spins to the other side.

It's a fun surprise for the recipient. 

This side of the spinner sentiment was 

stamped in the new Cool Cantelope ink. 

I have to giggle at the name of this ink 

because it is such a warm, fall orange

color.  One of my new favorites for sure! 

The next photo is after the card has been

opened and the sentiment has flipped. 

Thanks for checking out my card today.

I'd love to hear what you think about it

and about today's stamp set. 

As you hop around the design team's blogs 

today you'll be able to check out WITCH WAY! 

in action in combination with a lot of our other new 

August Kraftin' Kimmie products!  

You will spot our newest addition to the Kraftin' Kimmie Hybrid Ink rainbow!  It's a gorgeous new mouthwatering colour.....called COOL CANTELOUPE! 

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 fun to your creations!  

They are called....
FALLING LEAVES!

and TIRE TRACKS!

Both designs are perfect for all your cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media and more!

Plus we have our exclusive AUGUST ADD ON BUNDLE!

Our exciting Add-On bundle this month features several amazing products which will coordinate with our new goodies and will help you enhance your new creations!! 

This month's special curated Add On Bundle includes:

• P13 Four Seasons Autumn 6x6 Paper Pad
• P13 Autumn Tags
• Fall Leaves Chipboard
• Prima Pumpkin & Spice Metal Leaf Charms
• Opal Blaze Sunset Orange

  This package is going to sell for the amazing price of $37.99CAN, and a limited number will be available in the shop on Saturday afternoon after our Live Release Party! Get ready to get krafty!!

You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of the August Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Release Party on  Saturday, August 14th @ 2 pm ET in the Krafty Friends group!

For now, hop around and check out some amazing creations from the Krafty Team and be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop!  Your comment could be a WINNER of some krafty $$ to use in the shop!  (Not to mention our designers are incredible and you should tell them so!  😉  )

Come on back tomorrow for some more krafty fun and goodness!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter