My Happy Place - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Hello again and Happy Friday!!

It's DAY TWO of the May New Release sneak peeks

for KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Today we are featuring a sweet stamp set by artist

Cheryl Grant called MY HAPPY PLACE.

This set really speaks to me because I'm a book

lover and a coffee lover!! If I have each of these

things then I'm definitely in my happy place.

In addition to the new stamp set there's also a gorgeous

new hybrid ink "PINK PIZZAZZ" and some pretty enamel

FRUITY DOTS.   I used both of these products on my card today.  

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz Challenge #461 - Anything Goes w/Option "Feminine"
DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #243 Coffee, Tea or Chocolate
2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop
Crafting with an Attitude Challenge #51 - Always Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - "For a Special Lady"

Here's a look at the whole stamp set - SOOOOO CUTE!


Did I already tell you how much I LOVE this set??!!
Tomorrow there's another really awesome set  to
share with you. But until then hop on down
to the links below and see some more awesome
creations from the Krafty Krew using this set.

ALL new products will be available following the
LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY Sunday the 12th!
It's always a fun time, so I hope you'll join us!


Links are here

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Guest Designer - Krafty Chicks Challenges #448 - Coffee, Tea, Cocoa

Hello!  Today is my last week as a Guest Designer 

for the KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGES.

What a fun month this has been for me! 

Thanks to all the Chicks for having me in the hen house.

The theme this week is near and dear to my heart

Challenge #448 is Coffee, Tea, Cocoa

I love all three of these things but most especially

Coffee.  I'm not even human in the morning until

I've  had at least 2 big cups of joe! 

Then I usually have a cup of tea with honey before bed 

to relax me and unwind. 

Cocoa and buttered toast is a favorite snack at my house

(especially in the winter).  

So as you can now tell, this theme is definitely in

my wheel-house.  For my last guest designer card
I chose a super cute set from Your Next Stamp

called Sprinkles - Coffee and Tea for this challenge.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Just Us Girls - Photo Week #480

I was inspired by the birthday theme
(what goes better with cake than coffee or tea?)
Sketch Saturday Week #556

Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge #110 - Pastels
Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenge #274 - Always Anything Goes
STAMPlorations March Challenge - Stamps & Coffee/Tea

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes (3/27)
Little Red Wagon Challenge #490 - Hop to It!
Mod Squad Challenges - Pastel Fun 

So that's all from me today! Thanks so much for
taking the time to stop in and visit me! Hugs! D

A CUPPA THANKS

Happy Wednesday crafty friends!

I'm sitting here sipping on my first cup of coffee

and getting ready for the work day.  

Feeling especially grateful to the wonderful

person that came up with coffee - what a lifesaver!

I made a coffee related card to espresso my

love of coffee (see what I did there?) 

The sweet stamp set is called 

Sprinkles - Coffee and Tea by Your Next Stamp

Sometimes I feel like that's how I want to drink

my coffee - just dive right in LOL.

I'm sharing this card in the following challenges. 

Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge #110 - Pastel Colors

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenges #428 - Pastel Colors

Sketch Saturday Challenges Week #556

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today!

Hope the rest of your week goes smoothly.  

Hugs! D

Inspirational Wednesday - Perky Penguins

Hello krafty friends! 

It's time for another Inspirational Wednesday
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Each Wednesday one of the talented Krafty Krew DT members inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps.

This week it's my turn to share and I've made a 

sparkly winter creation (in honor of all this

crazy snow we are getting in the states) using the

super duper adorable PERKY PENGUINS stamp set. 

If winter were as fun as this card makes it feel

I'd stop complaining about all the snow (and cold)

we are getting blasted with in Montana - LOL!

I used the SPARKLING SNOWFLAKE STENCIL with 

some BoBunny glitter paste on the background.  The glitter

paper was in my stash. I was completely surprised at

how well the paper and past matched up.  

I also used the LOVELY LAGOON hybrid

ink for the stamped snowflakes.  

Oh and guess what??? The stamp set featured in 

the Inspirational Wednesday is on SALE all week

in the Krafty Shop!  So waddle on over (or maybe just 

click the link hahaha) and grab it for  yourself!

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #237 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #570 Buttons/enamel dots

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in the visit me today.

I hope I've inspired you to go get creative and krafty!

Stay warm and happy! D

2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - A Sweet Hello

Hello lovely friends and followers!

Hope you're all having a most wonderful day!

Thanks for taking a little time today to pop in 

and visit me - I'm glad that you did.  

I'm participating in the 2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. 

If you haven't heard of this before please go check it out. 

There are an amazing number of sponsors offering prizes

and lots and lots of fantastic inspiration featuring 

all kinds of different creations.  If you LOVE coffee,

tea or cocoa it's a very fun event.  The past two seasons

I've only been able to hop and enjoy the lovely creations

by all the participants, but this year I found some time to

make three of my own WINTER themed coffee, cocoa creations 

(so far) to share with you.  Here's my first one featuring an 

adorable stamp set from YOUR NEXT STAMP (one of the 

hop's Super Sponsors) called ELLIE LOVES LATTES 

(and the coordinating die cut).  I also used some gorgeous 

plaid papers from the 6 x 6 paper pack Winter Plaid.

  So....drum roll....here's my card. Hope you like it!

In addition to the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop I'm 

also entering this card in the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #79

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #187 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges- Christmas
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Christmas Card Day $100 Giveaway

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Anything Christmas Goes

{PIN}spirational Challenges #205 (Photo inspiration - see below)

I took inspiration from the plaid scarf and Christmas theme

Merry Monday Christmas Challenges #269 Color Challenge

(I used light green, dark green and red)

ABC Christmas Challenges - Y for Yummy (what's yummier 

than a latte on a winter day - especially for Christmas holiday?!)

Okay so that's all from me on this post.  Thanks again for

popping in to visit me.  I hope I've inspired you a little today.

I'll be back soon with my other coffee/cocoa creations :o).  

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #409 - Christmas

Hello everyone.  I'm glad you've taken a break from 

the Thanksgiving weekend shopping to visit me.
It's time for another weekly challenge at
KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES
and this week the theme is CHRISTMAS!

I completely avoided the stores on Black Friday but 

did some internet shopping.  Found one gift for me family

and a couple for myself fell into my cart(s) too. Oops! 

Speaking of Sales...Did you see this from 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS?!!

This is an awesome time to get some of the krafty goodies you've

been wishing for.  You can wrap them and put them under the

tree from "Santa" (winky face).  

Okay so back to the reason for my post today and that would

be to share my Krafty DT card with you that was made for

the current KKS Challenge #409!

I used the brand new A Brew-tiful Day and added a 

"Christmassy" (um..yes that is a word) sentiment from 

Reindeer Games to make a Clean And Simple (shocker!)

and festive Christmas card.   This is a super easy and fun

to make for my coffee (or cocoa) loving friends. 
It will be very easy to tuck a coffee shop gift card inside. 

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

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #269 - CAS

Happy Little Stamps November CAS Challenge - Christmas
Fusion Challenges - Red Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Food and/or Drink
Winter Wonderland challenges - Traditional Christmas Colors Red and Green
If you Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #82 (photo inspiration)


So that's all from me for today!  My daughter has been
dying to put up the Christmas decorations for a week now
but my hubby refuses to let Christmas invade Thanksgiving.
Tomorrow he can stop us no more bwahahaha. 
I hope you will find time to join us this week and
link up your own Christmassy creation.  Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps NEW Release Sneak Peeks DAY THREE

Welcome back to my blog for DAY THREE 

of the sneak peeks of the NEW release

this month at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Today we are featuring a clear stamp set that

just makes my heart as happy as the subject

it's called A BREW-TIFUL DAY!

This totally awesome set comes with lots of different coffee
cup images, beans, hearts and a bunch of GORGEOUS sentiments!

I really enjoyed creating with this set - take a look:



I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft #56 Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #41 Always anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - Nov 2017 Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #354 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenges #393 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #355 Anything Goes

Check out this fabulous set in action as you hop around
 the Krafty blogs today (see links below)! Be sure to leave some love
at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN
a gift voucher to the krafty shop!

ALL FIVE of the new November clear stamp sets will be
released on Saturday afternoon! Be sure to join us at the
LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 2pm EST!
Hope to see you there!

Krafty Komeback - Angie

Today a retired favorite from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS
 has made a krafty komeback!! You might remember
this sassy lady who was one of the most popular images
from artist Annie Rodrigue.  Say "Hello" again to ANGIE!!
The new sentiments match Angie's attitude perfectly!!

My card uses the original Angie.  As you can see she isn't 

too much different in the newer version.  She does have
a bigger cup though :o).  The sentiment I used here 

is from ONE CUP AT A TIME.

  

I loved her then and I love her now!

I can so relate to her messy hair, big bathrobe and both hands 

wrapped around the coffee cup. I think I need to have 

both sets - just because I love her so much!

I am linking up with the following challenges today:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #317 - Anything Goes

Connie Can Stamp Monthly Challenge #55 - Stamp your Heart Out

Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog #4 - Add A Sentiment

House of Cards Challenges - February - Love Theme or Colors

Thanks so much for visiting me today! I hope you will 

hop on down and go visit the blogs of the Krafty Krew next!

And oh by the way... Angie is available in the shop NOW! 

Go grab her while you can!  Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #367 - Hearts

Happy weekend crafty peeps! 

Any big weekend plans? 

Maybe watching the Superbowl?

Well...I know one thing you can do.

You can get crafty and join us at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES 

where the theme for Challenge #367 is HEARTS! 

Perfect theme with Valentine's day right around the corner!

(Ummm how weird is that? Wasn't it just Christmas?)

Here's my DT card to share with  you

using ONE CUP AT A TIME and a die cut panel

that has been sitting on my craft desk for over a year. 

I used a combo of watercolor (around the inside of 

the die heart shapes and the first layer of stripes on 

the cup) and colored pencils to make this card. 

If you follow my blog or pop in often to visit me then 

you know that I LOVE to color with my copics.

However, I've really been loving all the pencil

creations I've been seeing and I've kind of  challenged 

myself to learn how to use them better.  So I've purchased 

a few colors and have been playing with them a bit. 

Definitely not as easy for me as the copics.  

I tend to be kind of heavy handed I guess in 

my coloring as it is kind of "streaky" sometimes, 

but I'll keep trying.  Practice, practice, practice!  

I would like to enter the following challenges:
 Color Throwdown #428 where I got this great color combo to use

and
Crafty Creations Challenges #334 - Anything Goes
House of Cards February Challenge: Love Theme and/or Colors


Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #314 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: The Color of Love
Cute Card Thursday #443 "Be My Valentine"
{PIN}spirational Challenges #183
that cute little striped mug stole my heart

Crafty Rocket Challenges #32 - It's a Love thing

I hope that you will decide to join us this week and share your own
awesome creation featuring HEARTS!  The more times you enter the
challenges each month, the more chances you have to WIN
some Krafty Cash to spend in the KKS store!  See more details
on the main challenge blog post here.

And before I go I want to also share some special NEWS with you:
To celebrate Kimmie's birthday, instead of a "Frugal Friday", 
we're doing a CREATE YOUR OWN SALE! 
Use the code BDAYPARTY to get 25% off of your order 
(does not include the Secret Club set).
and.....
The Super Secret Krafty Stamp Club is open for preorders!  
You have until Feb 15th to get in on this fun deal!  
Check out the "Pinned" post on the KKS Friends' FB page.

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Hugs and happy kraftin'! D

Kraftin' Kimmie - Coffee and Friends

Hello friends and followers!  

Hopefully you had a awesome Thanksgiving!

We have a wonderful surprise for you

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE today.

Kimmie has brought back a favorite retired

stamp set but this time it's in clear rubber!!

As many of you know, lots of the KKS rubber stamp sets have
long retired and are not available for purchase anymore.
But Kimmie decided to switch some things up and re-release
a few of your faves in clear! And today we're announcing the first one!

To celebrate the revival of Gilmore Girls coming out this weekend

 we're giving one of our awesome coffee stamp sets a Krafty Komeback!!!

You might remember it...it's called...

COFFEE AND FRIENDS!

This is one of my favorite sets!  I added a sentiment from

another coffee inspired set called One Cup at a Time. 

That pretty paper is from My Mind's Eye "Hello Gorgeous".

Isn't it perfect for two ladies having coffee? 

The set is NOW available in the shop!

ALSO we have our Black Friday SALE going on ALL weekend long
 with many rubber and clear sets on SALE 30-75% OFF while supplies last!

PLUS if you shop between 7-10am EST on Friday morning,
you can use coupon code BF2016 for an additional 10% OFF!!
(For those early risers!) Happy shoppin!

The Krafty Krew design team members listed below have new
samples to share with you featuring the Coffee & Friends stamp set!
Be sure to hop around and check it out in action!

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Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #7 w/Viva La Verve Sketch

Happy Friday!  If you are

extremely happy to have made it

to the end of the week raise your hand!

Mine is wayyyy up in the air LOL :o)

Today is the last day of the 

2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

and I have a fun card to share with you 

that I made using the digital stamp set 

offered as a very generous FREEbie

for this hop from Verve Stamps.

I also used the Viva La Verve June sketch

for my card today - take a look:

Aren't those little travel cups adorable?  They were 

surprisingly easy to cut around too.

I'd like to enter this card in these great challenges too:
Addicted to Stamps and More #199 - CAS
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #283 - Anything Goes

This is my last card for this fabulous hop -

don't forget to check out my first post where

I have the information on my Super Sponsor prize.

Thanks so much for popping in to see me today!

Have an awesome day!  Hugs D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #6 - Take Life One Cup at a Time

Well hello again :o)  

This is my second post for today in

celebration of the final day of the 

2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

It's been so much fun to participate in this hop

and see all the amazing coffee/tea related

creations from so many talented crafters!

Before I show you this card I'd like to remind you

that I have a PRIZE as a Super Sponsor up for grabs.

You can find the details here! 

Now for my card to share with you...

this one features a digital image by Bugaboo Stamps

called Girlz Coffee paired with a sentiment 

from a stamp set by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 

called One Cup at a Time.  

 
Don't you love the bunny slippers? :o)
These beautiful papers are from Echo Park
summer collection.  I love the colors!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Brown Sugar Challenges #204 "Anything Goes"
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - June - Lots of layers
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges  - Use Patterned Papers
Two Paper Divas June 2016 Card Challenge (see sketch below)
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa theme

Gotta go for now peeps! One more post to
quickly get together and then off to work
I go.  But hey.. today's Friday!! yay!
Hugs D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #5 - Perk Up! {Bugaboo Stamps}

Hello there friends and followers!

So happy you are here to visit me today!

Today is the final day of the  

2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Somehow I managed to make a card for each

day of this fabulous hop - but am just now

posting the last 3 of them :o).

Did you see that I'm also a Super Sponsor for this hop?

You can find the details about my prize here.

This card features the hilarious Gus 

from Bugaboo Stamps.  It will be 

going to my brother-in-law who 

has been undergoing chemo and

radiation treatments for breast cancer.

He was talking about how his energy

is just so low and needs to perk up soon.

This image and sentiment is just perfect

for him based on that conversation.  

He has the best sense of humor and

I'm sure he will appreciate it.  

I used the sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges C4C341 

for the layout of this card.  The challenge has closed

but I still wanted to recognize it :o)

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

Crafty Catz #330 - Let's Button it

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Use Patterned Paper

Fab N Funky Challenges #310 Boys/Men

Have a super duper Friday friends! Hugs D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop #4 - Coffee Saves Lives {Bugaboo Stamps}

Happy hump day friends!  

Thanks for popping in to visit me today! 

I've been very busy making cards in celebration 

of the 2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

For my 4th entry, I have a card that might seem funny 

to you at first...but trust me I think it is very real - LOL! 

This fun digital image is from Bugaboo Stamps and

it's called JJ Coffee.  She's brand new this month.

The papers I used are part of a 6x6 designer stack

from Stampin' Up! that I am offering as a FLASH

prize for this hop (see details on original post here).

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

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge#132 - Hip to be Square

Craft Your Passion Challenges #317 - always anything goes

Thanks so much for popping in to visit me again today!

There are a stunning amount of entries (nearly 500 last

time I looked) for this amazing hop.  I hope you will 

join the fun too with your own entry!  I need to stop making

cards and start popping around to leave some love for others

these next couple of days before the hop ends.  But for now 

I'm off to work (that place that helps me afford my crafty habit).  

Hope the rest of you day and week is wonderful. 

Hugs! D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop Card #3 and Unity Show & Tell {Unity Stamp Co.}

Hi again!  I have another card to share with you 

tonight that I made for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.

Here it is :o)  I used colored pencils on kraft paper.

This one uses a stamp from the May 2016 kit of the Month

by Unity Stamp Co.  that is perfect for this fun hop and the

current challenge at Unity Stamps Show & Tell

It also uses some of the beautiful designers papers are from Stampin' Up! called

Affectionately Yours (#141632)

Night of Navy and Crumb Cake card stock (also Stampin' Up!)
and a retired wooden sentiment that I sponged ink on
 to create the ombre effect.

Did you know that I am a Super Sponsor of this hop
and am offering a fabulous FLASH prize???
See the original post here for details :o)

Thanks so much for hoppin' in to visit me today!
Hugs! D

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop 2016 - Thanks a Latte

Happy Tuesday friends! 

Hello to my newest follower from The Altered Paper :o).

Hope everyone's week has started off on a good note -

you got Monday out of the way so it can't be all bad - right?! 

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

for the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Take a peek:

I think this little gal looks like my oldest niece.

The sweet little gal is part of a fun and adorable

stamp set from The Greeting Farm 

called "mini remix - brewtiful"

which comes with a matching set of dies. 

The wooden sentiment is from Stampin' Up!

& the papers are part of a 6x6 paper pad (both retired).

I'm offering a stack of some of these papers as a FLASH prize

for this hop.  I also have a tea-riffic clear stamp set

offered as a prize - see details on my original post here. 

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

Scribbles Design Challenge  #42 - Sip and Savour   

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - June - A.G.

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #117 - anything goes 

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

Hugs! D

2016 Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Super Sponsor and Flash Prize

Hello! So happy you are here to visit met today!

Today we kick off a week long event for 

all you coffee (and tea) lovers... it's the 

2016 Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!! 

I'm so excited!  Coffee is one of my very favorite treats 

in this whole wide world :o)  and the Coffee Lover Blog Hops 

are always such a great fun with so much inspiration from so 

many talented people.  There are also lots and lots

of prizes to be had and guess what.....?????

I'm a Super Sponsor this time. Whoop Whoop!!

I'm also giving away this retired Stampin' UP! clear stamp set

called A NICE CUPPA. One random lucky commenter will WIN! 

 All you have to do to have a chance to win this is 

leave me some love in the form of a comment 

by 11:55 pm (MST) June 24th (the last day of the hop).

I also decided to sweeten the pot and offer a 

flash prize too.  One lucky winner will receive a stack 

of 6x6 tea related patterned papers - here's a peek 

at some of the pages  in this pack:

Here's my card for the start of the Summer hop

These gorgeous brand new summery/flowery

designers papers are from Stampin' Up! called 

Affectionately Yours (#141632)

with coordinating cardstock pack  (#141633)colors of 

Watermelon Wonder, Night of Navy & Mint Macron 

and a sentiment from  Suite Sayings #140712 (clear)

or #140709 (wood mount).  

I used my Stampin' write markers and colored right on the stamp 

to give the sentiment the two colors (Watermelon Wonder 

from the 2015-2017 in-color collection & Night of Navy 

from the Regals collection). The die cut word "coffee" 

(not Stampin' Up!) was added to complete my creation.  

I like how it turned out. Hope you do too!

Please join the hop and link up your own 

fabulous creation, or two, or more! 

Make sure you head over to the Coffee Lover's blog

to find out how you can link up your own creation to

play along with us and possibly WIN some awesome

prizes - there are a BUNCH of them offered by lots of

very generous sponsors - including me {smiley face}!!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

Happy hoppin'!  Hugs D