Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Komeback Set - Smarty Pants

I'm so thrilled that you're here today to visit me!
There's SO much going on this weekend
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
Let me tell you all about it!

I'm especially excited about this first piece of news,
the newest KRAFTY KOMEBACK set that is being re- released
is one of my very very favorites!
It's SMARTY PANTS!

AND... Kimmie has opened the Chamber of Krafty Secrets
which contains some of the RETIRED older stamp sets that have
been reproduced in high quality red rubber!
This weekend you have the opportunity to get your very own
 OH SNAP!
and LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!
(there's just a limited number in stock at the moment and then
Kim will be taking Preorders after that)!

And of course there's also the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS

with FOUR clear stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF
for the weekend while supplies last!
You can find ALL the SPECIALS in the Krafty Shop right HERE!

Here's my card to share with you today using
SMARTY PANTS - EEEeeeee did I tell you how much
I LOVE this set?!  Oh yes...I guess I did :o)

Some of my lovely Krafty teammates have also 

made some fun creations to share with you 

today in celebration of these re-released sets.  

Pop on down to the links below and go see :o).

Then you can go visit the KKS Shop

to get some of them of your very own.

Sweeeet - ness!  

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hugs and crafty kisses :o). 

KRAFTIN KIMMIE STAMPS NEW Release Feb 2017 BLOG HOP

Happy Sunday and Hello!

Today we have a really fun BLOG HOP 

for you showcasing the awesome NEW Release 

this month at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS! 

Woohoo! It's finally here!
ALL of the FOUR new clear stamp sets for February
are now in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop and

we're celebrating with a Krafty HOP!
So grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop
around and enjoy all the amazing creations from the
Krafty Design Team and Guests!!

Such a terrific month - especially for those who like masculine

images.  I think Kimmie and her artists have knocked it out of the park!

My card today features another fantastic guy image from

"SPORTY BOYS" which I've colored up like my

best friend's son's uniform so I can send it to him.

I didn't have any baseball papers so I made my own

using this terrific die cut panel (Your Next Stamp) as

my guide.  I cut the sentiment into individual words so 

it would fit on the large baseball (Simple Stories "So Rad" collection).

I did some more doodling to make the baseballs and added 

my favorite embellishment to use on cards - enamel dots.

Kinda fun huh?!  

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

Crafty Creations Challenges #334 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #315 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Masculine

Oh hey.... check this out too before you go!

*SUPER SECRET KRAFTY KLUB!*

Don't forget the you have until the 15th to get your order in for the Secret Klub set! 

The only clues you get for this set are 1) it's a set by artist Annie Rodrigue 

and 2) the theme is fairytales! Check out the main KKS blog for more details.
Thanks for visiting me today! Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie NEW Release PEEKS Feb 2017 - DAY TWO {SKY'S THE LIMIT}

Hello crafty friends!

It's DAY TWO of the NEW RELEASE PEEKS

from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS 

and we have another adorable boy set

by artist Cheryl Grant called "SKY'S THE LIMIT". 

It will make your heart soar!

This fun new boy's set features Lucas and his furry pal!
It features one large main image plus FIVE coordinating sentiments in a fabulous font!

I had A LOT of creative fun with my card - check it out!

I colored the main image and road with copics, The sky and  

little town scene were sponged with distress inks (die cut 

is from Your Next Stamps). The white on the road and plane wings

is from a white sharpie paint pen.  Finally I added some puffy paint

around the die cut clouds (My Favorite Things) for more texture. 

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CUTE

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #315 - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #371 - Creation w/an animal on it

ALL SIX of the new February clear stamp sets will be released 

on Saturday afternoon after 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!

Now hop on down to check out the other creations by the 

Krafty Krew and Guests - you'll be so glad you did! 

Thanks for visiting me today! 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - September NEW Release DAY FIVE

Hello again krafty friends!

I'm back today with another peek at the 

NEW release stamp sets for September 

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

What a terrific week it's been so far and 

we ain't done yet!!!!!

Hope you are ready for some more inspiration 

and temptation cause there's a bunch today from
the Krafty Girls for you to see! 

Today we are sharing TWO MORE new stamp sets
by the amazing artist, Annie Rodrigue!

My card today features HOLIDAY LITTLE BRO 

Oh my gosh he is so FUN!! Totally makes me think of 

my son when he was little.  And my bro-in-law now

who is not so little but still the crazy one at every 

family gathering!  There's always one!
I LOVE this stamp set and the fun sentiments too!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #103 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenges #329 Always Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #15 - Use Buttons

HOLIDAY LITTLE BRO comes with the main image plus
SIX coordinating sentiments! And don't you love that kitty?

The other stamp set for today is HOLIDAY SISSY.
This set comes with the main image plus FIVE sentiments!

These two sets will round out the family theme stamp sets by Annie!

 You will be able to purchase all the new stamps sets tomorrow

after the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY that starts at 6pm EST!

We will be discussing ALL the NINE new clear stamp sets, 

sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having 

tons of merry fun! Hope you will join us!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #293 "Back to School"

Hello krafty friends! 

Are you ready for the weekend?  I'm usually ready

by Thursday and can hardly wait - LOL! 

Yesterday it was 96 degrees and a bit humid (odd for Montana)

and then last night the sky opened up with the most amazing

lightning and thunder show I've seen in quite awhile.  This 

was followed by the most gorgeous rainfall.  I stood on my front

porch for quite awhile and just reveled in the sound and smell of it!

Not sure what the weather will be today - but I'm hoping not as hot.

So I'm here today to share my latest creation for the

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGE #293 - Back to School.

School starts here at the end of the month. Parents all over

are celebrating and kiddos are mourning this event :o)

Alexis is our hostess and she says that your creation

can be anything that reminds you of school. That's easy - right?!

My card today features the adorable Lulu from  "Smarty Pants" and

some fun papers from Doodlebug 6 x 6 paper pad called

"Back to School". The cute little glossy "School Sprinkles" are also

from Doodlebug. You can get all of these in the KK shop.   

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

Ruby's Rainbow CH#110 "Something for a Little Girl"

(this card is for my daughter on her first day of school)

Sister Act Card Challenges  #119 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges #97 - Frame it
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #157 - Make Your Mark
Brown Sugar Challenges #159 - School
Crafty Catz Challenge #288 - New Beginnings (Back to School)

Now it's your turn to create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME 

as a starting point for your creation! We always enjoy your creations so be 

sure to submit them so you can WIN a $10 gift card to the Shop!!  

Show us your stuff!!You have until August 21st at 11:55 pm EST 

to get your entries in! 

Frugal Friday specials are up!!!!  Get while they're hot!  

These stamps are on sale only through the weekend!!  

While you're there be sure to grab the Halloween Kard Kit... this too  

will only be available for a limited time!  Once they're gone, they are GONE!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

CCC49 - Use a Tag, Nacho Average Challenge #56 - Sketch, C4C206 - Halloween 4CCC#162 - Fall/Autumn

Hello friends and followers, so happy you've stopped in to visit me today.  A quick post to share a fun card I made for the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew #49 - Use a Tag (CCC49)

Nacho Average Challenges #56 - Sketch (see below)

Crazy 4 Challenges #206 (C4C206) - Halloween

4 Crafty Chicks #162 (4CCC) - Fall/Autumn

This card will be going to my son's girlfriend.  I hope she likes it :o)  

I used a combo of old and new products on my card. Cardstock colors: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, and Rick Razzleberry (all SU!).  The coloring of the cute little witch was inspired by the colors in my DSP (SU!).  I used copic markers - kind of wish I hadn't made her face so dark - but it's still fun. The ribbon is also some left over from a couple Halloween's ago (SU).  The ticket punch and dies are from Stampin' Up! and the stamps are from Paper Smooches (a new recent purchase).  

Lots to do this last day of the weekend, so off I go.  Thanks for letting me share with you :o)

ATS&M #42 - Make Your Mark

Hello friends and followers - so nice to have you visit me today.  Time for one of my favorite challenges at Addicted to Stamps and More - #42 - Make Your Mark.  I love this challenge because it gives me a chance to pull out my markers and color to my heart's content.  This week I used another darling digital image from Heather Ellis who is the sponsor for ATS&M this month.  We still have snow here in Montana so I decided to go with a very cheery color scheme to perk up my mood.  I've used some retired SU papers from my stash called Cheerful Treat (2011/2012) and a couple newer Sizzlit framelits die cuts (Labels) to make my card. The green cardstock is called Gumball Green - it's one of my favorite greens. 

I apologize for the rubbish photo this week - both my cameras ran out of charge at the same time (do you think I could find my charging cords - no!) and my phone just refused to take a decent pic until about the 10th try (this one is still a bit out of focus).  I know better than to wait until the last minute to get my cards done and the photos taken - but yet again here I was rushing at the last minute and swearing like a sailor (yes, I'm embarrassed to say that I do do that on occasion) as I was trying to figure out how to get my card in in time.  Does anyone have a magic PAUSE button that I can borrow for when life seems to be moving faster than I have the energy for?  If so... please let me know - I'll be indebted to you forever LOL.  Too much stuff that has to be done and not enough time for the fun stuff - like paper crafting and card making. What's up with that anyway??? I'm sure that I'm not the only one who suffers from this ailment :o)  Finish this sentence... "You know that you are obsessed with Papercrafting when..."  I could come up with a whole bunch of sentence enders - LOL.

Ok, so let's get back to the challenge at hand before I drive you bonkers with my complaining.  Won't you please pop on over and see the fabulous creations the rest of the ATS&M design team has come up with for your delight and inspiration?  I hope your life isn't moving too fast to allow you to join us this week 'cause I can't wait to see what you make and share with us.  Til next time... hugs and happy crafting! D 

Stampendous - Focus on the Sentiment, Sweet Stampin - Out of the Frame, CSAYL #25 - Non traditional Colors, CCAYR - Kids and Unscripted Sketches #173

Hello friends -  I'm really excited about this card as it turned out exactly as I had "dreamed" it and I think it is just too cute (sorry to toot my own horn - just can't help it)!  Hope you like it too. 

I am entering this card in the following five challenges:
Sweet Stampin' - Out of the Frame where they want to see part of the image sticking out of the frame. My image (the three wise men) is sticking out of the word frame.

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Kids

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #25 - Non Traditional Colors (mine are blue, yellow/gold and razzleberry).  I think my pattern is a bit non-traditional too. 

Unscripted Sketches #173 (see below) which I have flipped and loosely interpretted the four squares in the sketch to be the three wise men and the gifts they are bearing. 

 

I'm also entering this card for the first time over at the Stampendous  Challenge Blog where the theme for August is Focus on the Sentiment.  

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see my card - I'm sure glad that  you did!  Til next time... Hugs and Happy Crafting!

 

Supplies: Cardstock (base and layering) Rich Razzleberry (SU) and Summer Sun (a retired SU color) and Neenah Solar White.  DSP - International Bazaar (SU).  Stamps - "First Christmas" and "Wise Kiddos" both from Stampendous.  The poem is colored and stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink (SU). I tore the edges around the poem and ran a copic marker around the edge for some definition.  The darling kids were stamped with Memento Ink (black) and colored Copic markers and Spica gel pens.  I also added a touch of glitter around the trim of their coats with my SU dazzling details white glitter glue.  I popped the three wise men (kiddos) up with SU dimension dots (got them a bit crooked from where I initially wanted them - but they were not coming back up without a fight - so you might need to tilt your head just a bit to get the best view of my card - lol).

Mo's DP2 Challenge #142 - "Anything Goes w/a Mo's image"

Hello friends and Happy Monday!  Today I woke up to beautiful sunshine and a very light breeze.   Took the dogs to get groomed, dropped my daughter off for her summer camp and grabbed a cup of coffee and life was good.  Then I arrived at my hairdressers to get a cut and color (a much needed color I might add) only to find out that I had the right time but the wrong day! Oh Boy!! Sometimes I really wonder about myself!  So back I go tomorrow - LOL.  So I used my time to get some errands done instead.  By 1 pm it was so blasted hot outside (93 degrees) that I decided it would be much more fun to stay inside in the air conditioning and make some more cards ;o) 

I have a dear friend who has been going through some rough times lately. She recently had to put her beloved dog down due to cancer which was very, very hard for her.  Her normal response when things get tough is to laugh - deep belly laughs. But when she get over the top with everything she laughs in more of a histerical manner. I've heard that in her voice quite a bit lately and decided that I need to make her a card to let her know how much I appreciate that she just keeps laughing, and that eventually it will be better (somehow by the grace of God it always is). She loves bold, bright and rich colors so that was the inspiration for my color theme as well.  Here's a peek at what I did on the inside:

The theme this week at Mo's DP2 Challenge #142  is "Anything Goes w/a Mos image".  I have been fussing around with this card for about three days trying to get it just right.  I think this newer large shaped Sizzix die kind of threw me for a loop and I had a hard time trying to fit embellishments around it.  It was either too much or too little it seemed.  So... I finally decided I liked the more rather than the less and to just go with it. I don't think it's my very best work, but I'm pleased with how my coloring turned out and I'm sure it will be appreciated by my friend when she opens it.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did!  Hope you enjoy this card as well.  Hugs!

Details and Supplies:  Finished card size is 5 1/4" square.  This darling Mo's image is called "I Dunno - reduex" and it can be found at Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored her and her friend Bronte with Copic markers.  The DSP is a retired stash from Stampin Up called Tea Party.  The flowers were made with the following punches - Blossum (larger red flowers), Boho Blossoms (medium sized flowers) and the triple flower punch (small flowers - retired).  Sizzix die - Apothecary Accents Framelits. The conversation bubble is from Close to My Heart - I inked it up with Daffodil Delight from Stampin Up before adding my own saying.  The final embellishment was some bright buttons in Real Red and some basic pearls for the flower centers.

Mo's DP2 Challenge #138 - Anything Goes w/a Mo's Image

Hello Friends - Happy Monday to you!  Monday's can be happy right?  Today I am entering this card in the DP2 Challenge #138 - Anything Goes w/a Mo's Image. I like to participate in the Mo Manning DP2 Challenges because I love the darling images and I get to color them with my copic markers.  This darling image is called "Done" from Mo's digital shop and she just  makes me smile.  I printed her twice and cut out the front part of her skirt to layer it on top of the original one.  It doesn't show up at all in this picture (darn!) but in real life it has an almost 3D effect. The sentiment is from Stampin Up.  By keeping this card quite simple the cutie on the front is the first thing you notice. It wasn't my original intent to keep it that simple - I had all kinds of great ideas but... I printed her too big and wasn't up to the task last night of fussy cutting around her - LOL.  I also started out going for a monochromatic theme but then decided that a pink star just wouldn't do :o).  I do like this card though - sometimes Plan B is just as wonderful if we are willing to adapt.

Hope this card makes you smile too!  Thanks for stopping by to visit - I'm sure glad you did.  Happy Monday to you - Hugs!