Make Your Own Background - Kraftin' Kimmie Celebration weekend Challenge #1

Goooood Day sweet crafting friends!

This weekend we have some really fun challenges 

in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group

to celebrate Kimmie's birthday and reaching more than 

6,000 followers in the group! We have a series of
challenges for you to participate in. You have all
week to enter and there's prize opportunities!

The first challenge is to make your own background. 
I usually default to patterned papers (I have an embarrassingly
large amount of that stashed in my craft space), but
lately I've been having a lot of fun using stencils instead.

My first card to share with you today uses the 

HAPPY HEARTS STENCIL with the inspiring

stamp sets YOU ARE SUPER and 

HAPPY THOUGHTS (all from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps)

I started with a watercolor wash on the base

with two different colors.  After that dried 

I used some Bobunny glitter paste with the

stencil.  A little different style from my

usual but I'm really happy with how it turned out!

This second card was made using Brusho Crystals

on a watercolor paper panel (yellow, orange and red)

and again the YOU ARE SUPER stamp set.

Both of these cards are going to two amazing women

who have or are fighting against breast cancer.  I'm truly

in awe of their strength and positive attitudes. 

I'm entering the first hearts card in the following challenges as well:
Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges #46 - anyting mixed media goes 
Crafting with Friend Challenge 79 - Anything Goes

Inkspirational Challenge #179 - Photo Sweet Things

(inspired by the pink and hearts)

and
TIME OUT Challenges #128 - Home Sweet Home Photo inspiration
(I was inspired by the hearts)


And I'm entering the second card in these challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenges #267 Always Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks Challenges  #440 Crazy Egg Anything Goes

If you like these products I've shown you, there's a special
SALE code for this weekend only KIMIS48 to get
25% off your entire order (regular priced items only).

Thanks so much for visiting me today! I hope you are getting
some good crafty time in this weekend! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #466 - LOVE/Hearts

Hi everyone thanks for stopping in to visit me today.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so as your

hostess for this week's challenge at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE Challenges I picked the theme

of Love and or Hearts for KKS Challenge #466.

The recent KKS January release has lots of great products
that you can use for this theme such as the HAPPY HEARTS
stencil, the Pretty in Pink ink, the Lovey Dots, and
the HEARTS and STARS and BEARY LOVE stamp sets.
Do you have any of those? If so, they would be perfect for this week.
We'd love to see your creations using a Kraftin' Kimmie
Stamps products (or two) but if you don't that's okay
just make and share a new creation that feature love (or a
loving message) and/ or hearts.

I hope that you'll decide to join us this week.  Each submission
you make (into any of the February challenges) gets your name
in monthly drawing for a $40 voucher to spend in the Krafty Shop.
You can enter two ways: 1) by linking up on the main challenge
blog or 2) by sharing your KKS creation in the
Krafty Friends Facebook Group.  Also, This weekend is
extra special as we're celebrating 6,000+ members in the
Krafty Friends Facebook group - AND it's Kimmie's birthday!
Join us today - Saturday, February 2nd for an all day on-line party
with special challenges, giveaways, prizes and FUN!

Oh...and one more tiny thing...there's a special discount code
in the Krafty Shop for this special event! Use code KIMIS48
to receive 25% off all regular priced items 
through Sunday! Isn't that awesome!!! Happy Shopping!

So now I get to show you my card which uses the super sweet
new stamp set from last month's release called BEARY LOVE
and some of the pretty enamel dots from the Lovey Dots collection.

I found the perfect piece of paper in my Doodlebug Designs

paper stash.  Do you see the little embossed hearts on the base?

I'm entering this card in these great challenges too:
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #326 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafting by designs - Animals
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Love is in the Air
Crafty Catz #447 - anything Goes with Lots of Layers option
My Time to Craft challenges #389: All you Need is Love

Allsorts challenge blog: Week 505 LOVE

Just Us Girls Challenge: JUGS Word Week #473 LOVE

Inkspirational Challenge #179 - Photo Sweet Things
(inspired by the LOVE theme and word)

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me! Happy Crafting! D

Blast Off - Love you to the Moon and Back!

Hello and happy Wednesday!

Today I'd like to share a clean but layered card I made

using a fabby Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps set 

called BLAST OFF and a galaxy background

(made with distress oxide inks). This stamp set is perfect

for that fun technique.  I wish you could see the 

different colors behind the dark overall color

a little better in the photo - it's so pretty IRL!

I colored this sweet spaceship image during a video on 

Monday in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group. 

Now I can share the finished card using that image.

If you're interested in seeing the video you can click here

(if you aren't a member - just ask to join).

This super duper adorable stamp set also has two more main images

of a boy astronaut and his astronaut pup with a couple

more fun sentiments.  AND guess what... it's on SALE this week

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps for 40% off.  Wow - that's a great deal! 

Need I say more - hehe!  

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #326 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

The Card Concept Challenge #107 - Rainbow Cupcakes

I was inspired by the fun bright colors, the layers and the dark

background in the photo below. My card fits the Clean and Layered style. 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #235 - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Love in in the Air

My Time to Craft Challenges #389 - All You Need is Love

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

Krafty Skrappy Challenge - January 2019

Hello sweet blog friends and followers.

It's the end of the month so that means we have

a new Krafty Skrappy Challenge starting again

at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges.

What's a Krafty Skrappy challenge you might ask?

The short answer is that it's a challenge where you can make 

ANYTHING BUT A CARD.  But that's really the only limitation.

Scrapbook pages, bookmarks, gifts, gift bags, tags,

journal pages, planner pages...you get the idea I'm sure.
Just be sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp (or
stencil).  When we get at least five entries there will
be a prize opportunity for a $20 voucher to the KKS shop. 

I recently made up some fun tags to put on goody gifts bags
for my daughter and several of her friends to support them

during their first ever finals week at college. 

I put all kinds of treats in each of them. It was so much fun
and they loved it! I have a feeling I started something that

they will now hope I continue each semester end.  

I used the NEW Hearts and Stars clear stamp set

and combined it with sentiments from Happy Thoughts
to make the tags for each of the gift bags. 

Here they are on some of the bags 

So what will you make to share with us this?

You have until Feb 25th to play along.  

Looking forward to seeing your entry! 

Hugs D!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #495 - Layers

Hello!  Hope you're having a fantastic day!

I'm happy you are here because it's the start of 

another fun challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges. 

The theme for this weeks Challenge #495 is LAYERS.

I love layers - the more the better as far as I'm concerned. 

I pulled out some of my favorite Doodlebug patterned papers and
stamped one of the adorable bears from the fun NEW stamp
set called BEARY LOVE in  KKS Marvellous Mocha ink
which is fantastic for a little lighter outline to color in
(the sentiment is from a retired KKS set).
Then I added lots of layers with colored cardstock.
Viola! Hope you like it!

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafting With Friends Challenge #78 - anything goes
Creative Fingers Challenge blog challenge #156 - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack #266 - Anything Goes
STAMPlorations January Challenge - theme Stamps & Animals

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #566 - Critters
Crafting by Designs: Layer it UP!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Have A Heart
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #325 - photo inspiration
My main inspiration from this is the theme of love and the heart
shaped key hole surrounded by the red door.


Thanks for visiting me today! Now please go visit the
rest of the krafty DT to see some more fantastic
krafty inspiration with LAYERS.  Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #464 - Flowers

Hello crafty friends - Happy Weekend!

The theme for this week's challenge at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

is.... FLOWERS. 

You can interpret this however you wish...

as long is you include flowers.  You can add flowers 

to your creation, you can make a flower shaped creation,

you can use flowered papers on your creation, or of course

you can use flower images on your card, scrapbook page

3D or altered item.  We just wanna see some flowers

somewhere, somehow on your entry.

And of course, we especially LOVE it when you share 

your creations with us using Kraftin' Kimmie products!! 

My creation is a sympathy card for a friend.

The background was made using the NEW

Happy Hearts Stencil (just released last week) 

with Bubbly Blue hybrid ink.

The pretty blue flowers are from Buds and Blooms

(the green leaves were stamped with Mossy Meadow KKS ink).

The sentiment is from a retired KKS rubber stamp set.

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

CAS on Friday Challenge #149 "FLOWERS"

Just Add Ink #440 Add Something NEW

(my new is the heart stencil)

Moving Along with the Times 89 - Have a Heart

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #324 - Clean and Simple

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges (1/16/19) CAS

  Thanks so much for visiting me today. 

Take time to smell the flowers (even the imaginary ones).

Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps January 2019 New Release BLOG HOP

Hello, Hello! I'm so glad you're here to visit me today.

We have a terrific BLOG HOP from the Kraftin' Kimmie DT 

and guests featuring the awesome NEW products for this month
from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

ALL the NEW products are now in the Krafty Shop!
That's FOUR NEW stamp sets, TWO new stencils,
TWO new sets enamel dots and the PRETTY IN PINK ink!
Maybe you'll be making your wish list as you hop along :o)
If you love it all there's a special GIMME KIMMIE kit
that's available at a discount for a limited time.

I have a one layer card with some gorgeous gold embossing
to share with you today.

I used each of the star stamps from HEARTS and STARS

(which is quickly becoming my one of my go to sets)!

I'm loving how easy it is to create one layer cards

with this set (and the new stencils)! I used my stamp

platform to get all the stars on at once and then

heat embossed them in gold.  Then I added a sentiment

from Let Your Light Shine using the KKS Wicked Black ink.

Here's another look that shows the gold embossing better. 

Isn't it awesome how well these sentiments coordinate with this new set?!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
The Card Concept #106  - Photo Inspiration

(my inspiration is the gold and black in the photo and my style is CAS)
Make it Monday Challenge #87 Use Words or a Sentiment
Cupcake Inspirations Challenges CIC461 Sparkle and Sprinkle (photo)

There's a lot more inspiration waiting for you from the rest of 

the KKS DT and krafty guests - all  you have to do is click on

the links below.  Happy hopping and happy shopping!