Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January 2018 Sneak Peek

Hello sweet friends and followers! 

Welcome to Day ONE of the first release of 2018

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Before I tell you about this amazing stamp set being featured 

today I'd like to digress just a tiny bit and share some other 

news with you.  After four years of being a Krafty Girl

I decided to step down for a while and catch up on 

all the other things in my non-crafty life that have been 

needing more of my attention.  This was such a difficult

decision for me because I love, love, LOVED being a 

Krafty Girl and my wonderful Krafty teamies - but

sometimes real life has to take precedent and 

that doesn't mean I can't still sometimes play along!!

I'll always be one of Kraftin' Kimmie's biggest fans!

 So...back to this new release.

I'm delighted to be a guest designer for today's release peek

 which is an amazing winter set by artist, Annie Rodrigue

called STACEY SLAPSHOT!  I just adore her!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges "Use Pattern Paper"

Just Us Girls Challenge Word Week #422 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #189 anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges #358 Anything Goes

This strong girl stamp set comes with one large main image 

and FIVE awesome sentiments!!

 Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday 

afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the FOUR 

NEW clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes 

and having tons of krafty fun! There's a GIVEAWAY

of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

PLUS  there's a Winter Krafty Krop running all day on Saturday

 on the Krafty Friends facebook page with challenges, prizes and
lots of fun so we hope you can join us! The fun starts at 10am EST 

If you can't join us during the day, the challenges will be open 

for a full week so everyone has a chance to WIN!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - July NEW Release Blog Hop

Happy Sunday sweet friends!

Boy are you in for a treat today!

We are celebrating the NEW release from this month

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS with a

fantastic blog hop of all the new sets!

You'll see so many awesome creations 

that will wow and inspire you from the 

Krafty Krew.  Make sure you get good 

and comfy and have your favorite beverage

and/or snack on hand as you begin hopping

to each of the blogs of the team listed below.

ALL the new sets will be available in the KKS shop

so grab 'em while you can.  I have a feeling they

are going to go fast!  

My card today features the adorable Lexi

and her faithful little pal enjoying so 

reading time under a tree.  

This is READING LEXI by artist Cheryl Grant.

I hope you've enjoyed your stop here!
Thanks for popping in to visit me!
Have a most wonderful day and remember
to relax "read" and repeat!

Last of the Christmas cards for 2016

Hello friends hope you had the most blessed Christmas holidays!

Things have been very quiet on my blog lately as I've

been really busy with lots of family stuff and the holidays

these past 3 weeks.  Good stuff - just really busy! 

Today I'm sharing the last of the cards I made for Christmas 2016. 

I didn't get nearly as many Christmas cards done this

year as I had planned :o(.  How about you?  

Here's card #1 

I'm entering this card in these great challenges:

Cute Card Thursday #457 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts #173 - Christmas Delight

613 Avenue Create #192 - Anything Goes w/twist of Holiday Happiness

Christmas Card Challenges #2 - Photo Inspiration

And here's card #2 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #59

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - For Someone Special

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - December Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - U for Use something Red

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges #86 - Two part Challenge

(Create a Christmas Card or Anything But a Card)

And card #3

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #309 - Anything Goes

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #230 "Christmas"

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - December Anything Goes

And finally card #4

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges #331 - Any Holiday

Come and Get it Challenges "Christmas Challenge"

Christmas Card Challenges - December "Anything Christmas/Holiday"

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Wishing  you and your family a very blessed 2017!

Hugs D

Whimsical Gnome Santa

Hello friends and followers! Happy Sunday!

Whimsical Gnomes was one of my favorite stamp sets

released this year from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. 

I decided to color one of the adorable gnomes up like

a Santa gnome and make a fun Christmas card.

I was kind of proud of myself because I used two 

die cut trees and the snow hills that I had laying on my 

table from a previous card.  I love when I actually use 

some stash and/or extras laying on my craft desk!  

One of the trees has an embossed pattern on it which I

was going to leave just as it was and then somehow I

got black ink on my finger and on the tree.  So...

then I grabbed a sponge dauber and added a little green

ink to cover up the black boo boo.  Crafters are so

good at thinking of plan b :o).  The sentiment

is from "Shake It Up!" also by KKS.

This card is being shared on the 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS BLOG

as my DT card for 12 days of Christmas.  

I would also like to enter this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - O' Christmas Tree

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #222 Make Your Mark

52 Christmas Card Throwdown -December Pick a Previous 2016 Challenge

( I chose June 2016 - Christmas Landscapes)

Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Christmas/Holiday

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - T is for Trees

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #227 - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #365 (C4C365) STAR

S = Snow, T= trees, A=aqua (the paper is a light aqua) R= Red, 

Just Us Girls - JUGS 372 Word Week "Christmas Tree"

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Let it Snow

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today! 

Hugs to each of you! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges - Wonderful Wednesday Nov 23rd

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today :o)

Wednesdays are always Wonderful at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

because the theme is Anything Goes! 

I fell in LOVE with the NEW Eskimo Pals 

stamp set that was just released last week!

So I used it for my DT card to share with you today.

I stamped the image in grey instead of black and then colored

it with my copics.  It's a baby step for me toward the 

no-lines coloring technique that I really admire. 

I also used the November KKS sketch 

but I flipped it on its side

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Trio Tastic

(use 3 of something - I used 3 enamel dots)

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenges #221 "Anything Goes"

TheBrown Sugar Challenge Blog #225 "Anything Goes" 

Craft Your Passion Challenges #339 Always Anything Goes

I hope you will find some time this week to get krafty and

enter your own fabulous creation! 

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, 

each month we post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long 

and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's 

during that month you will get an additional chance to win 

a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, 

it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

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 

November 29th at midnight (EST)! 

I can't wait to see what you make!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!