Mermaid Friends!

 Hello!

It's the month of May (it may snow, it may rain, it may be sunny)

and it's a great time to celebrate with Mermaids

(since it's also Mer-May in lots of crafting circles).

I saw the gorgeous color inspiration from 

The Color Throwdown Challenge #793

 and decided that I needed to play along this week.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps also has a challenge theme

(one of 3 to choose from) that inspired me.  

I used the "Use Bright Colors" theme from that challenge.

Here's my card for these challenges

Although it's difficult to see, I added a spritz

(or 10) of soft, shimmery glitter over the top of the

stenciled panel to make it feel more "magical".

The stamp set, Mermaid Friends, and the 

gorgeous Mermaid Scales stencil as well as the

ink I used (Tranquil Teal) are all from 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

I colored the beautiful mermaid and her sweet friend

with copic markers (BG45, BG53, YR09, YR07, YR04,

V12, V15, V17 and BG 70, BG72).

For a final touch of sparkle, I added some 

gems from Pink Fresh Studios. 

Hope you liked my card! Thanks for stopping by! 

You are One in a Melon!

 Hello! Hello! I'm glad that you've stopped by my blog 

to visit and see my newest creation.

Today I am sharing a card I made with one of the 

amazing April/May release stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

My card features the super cute Fruity Fun stamp set.  

Watermelon is one of my favorite things about summer 

- especially on a hot day! 

And how fun is it that I found the exact perfect

papers to use too?! 

Isn’t this Fun?! I colored the watermelon pieces with 

copic markers (RV14 and RV13 for the flesh or "tasty part" 

and G09, G05, G03 and G000 for the rind and inner part).  

I also used a black gel pen on the seeds to give them a little extra pizzaz. 

I just wanna take a big bite and celebrate summer!  

I'm sharing this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Use Patterned Paper

and

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - May Challenge 

(I chose the theme of Bright Colors)

 

If you are interested in how I made this card, you can catch my 

Colour-a-long in the Krafty Friends Facebook group (look in the Media

and Videos section).

 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps May Challenge - Flowers or Something that reminds you of Mom

  Good morning and welcome to our new 

Monthly Saturday Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Are you ready for another 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 month our Saturday Challenge themes for you are: 

Flowers OR
Reminders of Mom!

You can choose one theme or incorporate both themes - whatever inspires you!
It's a Choose Your Own Krafty Adventure!

Hello friends! Thanks for popping in to visit me today. These are great challenge themes to choose from. I chose “Something that reminds you of Mom” as the inspiration for my shaker card. Every mom has something special and unique about her - truly one of a kind - just like the beautiful butterflies that I used on this card.

Here’s a list of the supplies used

Krafty Scenery 4 (clouds)

TRANQUIL TEAL hybrid ink

Butterfly Dreams stamp set

Mini butterfly shaker pieces (All Dressed Up)

Curvy dies (Lawn Fawn).

I used the Ink Of The Month, TRANQUIL TEAL, which will be on sale all month long!! You can get the

Ink Pad, Ink Cube and/or Reinker! Grab it now to add to your collection - you will be happy you did!

We also will be back later in the month with 
a mid-month inspiration post for you!

Every month we post a brand new challenge with a choice of themes to choose from, and a mid month inspiration post with even more creative ideas! 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!

*Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Skrappy Challenge (first Tuesday of the Month)

and the Christmas Challenge In the Krafty Friends FB group! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps April/May New Release Hop and Shop

 WOWZERS!

Have you enjoyed all the incredible Krafty Peeks this week?  SO many fabulous creations from the Krafty Team featuring ALL of our new products and they are
NOW AVAILABLE
in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

We are SO excited to recap everything and celebrate with you today in a Krafty HOP!

So grab a beveragino and a snack and let's head out on today's tour to enjoy and be inspired!!

First up we have a super sweet stamp set from artist Sabrina van Vloten called FRUITY FAVOURITES!

Next up is a delicious and punny stamp set perfect for this time of year from artist Michelle Houghton called FRUITY FUN!

And to coordinate with both these sets, a yummy layering stencil called FRESH FRUIT!

Then for our baby theme we've got the perfect stamp set from artist Neda Sadreddin called LOOK OUT WORLD!

Aren't these babies so CUTE!?!

Our final stamp set is a set of huggable fluffy, stuffies from artist Sabrina!
It's called HELLO LITTLE ONE! 

And to finish things off the perfect set of layering stencils to coordinate called NEW BABY!

Of course you can purchase everything individually....but if you NEED IT ALL you can grab this month's 
GIMME KIMMIES KIT which will get you ALL six products but at a discount!!

And don't forget about our April Stamp of the Month when you spend $75 before shipping and taxes! 
You'll automatically get this adorable stamp set added to your package! 

WAIT!  One last thing...Kimmie became a grandma today soooo....it's a celebratory weekend!  So in honour of her new grandson, EVERY single order is going to receive our DARLING DASHES stencil as a FREE GIFT!!!
You don't have to do anything special, it will automatically be added to your package when you order before Sunday night!!

So so much to enjoy and celebrate today! 

This month’s entire release is just amazing! 

I’m sharing another card using the FRUITY FAVOURITES stamp set. 

This really cute (and ambitious) caterpillar is really enjoying a delicious summer strawberry. 

The strawberry pattern on the main panel was made with the new FRESH FRUIT stencil (I double heart LOVE this new stencil!). 

Isn’t it sweet? 

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 Krafting!

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Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps final day of the April/May New Release peeks

Good morning and welcome to our FINAL day of 
April Krafty Peeks!

Today we are previewing our last stamp set that will be releasing TOMORROW!

This one is from artist Sabrina and is called
HELLO LITTLE ONE!

Eeeeek!  So cute!!  It features all those fluffy little stuffies that kids and adults alike LOVE! (Who is in love with Jellycats or Squishmallows? heehee)

ABSolutely adorable!!  And as you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of gorgeous creations from our Krafty Team featuring HELLO LITTLE ONE and NEW BABY stencil in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

I’m delighted to share the card I made for today’s peek using this extremely CUTE stamp set. 

It went so well with some Doodlebug Designs 6x6 baby themed papers that I’ve had in my paper (hoarding) stash. 

 This is currently my favorite card size to make - it’s 3 1/2” wide x 6” long. Which one of this trio is your favorite? That’s not really fair if my to ask is it? Honestly, I can’t choose either lol! 

There’s lots more inspiration from the Krafty Team today so hop on down to the links and visit their blogs too. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Be sure to join us on Saturday, April 20th at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available! (That's tomorrow!)

Happy hoppin'!

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Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps April /May NEW RELEASE Peeks!

Good morning and welcome to

 Day THREE of our April Krafty Peeks! 

Today we are sharing an ADORABLE new stamp set from artist Neda!

It's called LOOK OUT WORLD!

Sooooooo cute....and the sentiments are just the best!

Who doesn't need a new baby stamp set for welcoming babies, baby showers, birthdays and fun scrapbook pages! (I can tell you I've used this set so much already!)

PLUS check out this amazing new set of layering stencils to coordinate called NEW BABY!

Oh good golly - the cuteness is off the charts with today’s perks! 

I love babies and I love making baby cards! My family (and friends have given me plenty of reasons to use this stamp set - yahoo)! 

My peek card today features a peekaboo card style (I thought that was pretty clever - a peekaboo baby card!). 

Thanks for popping in to visit me today! I hope you 

Enjoyed this inspiration. There’s lots more to see, just click on the links below. 

As you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of gorgeous creations from our Krafty Team featuring LOOK OUT WORLD and NEW BABY in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

Be sure to come back to the blog each day this week to see new products from our April Release and then join us on Saturday, April 20th at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available!
See you there!!

Happy hoppin'!

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Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps April/May new release peeks - Day 2!

Welcome back!
Did you enjoy yesterday's Peeks?
Well, we are back with MORE fun stuff!

Today we are spotlighting a new stamp set from artist Michelle Houghton called FRUITY FUN!

Who doesn't love fruit?
  And fruit plus puns.....equals tons of FUN!

I absolutely LOVE this new

Fruity stamp set! So fresh and perfect 

for spring and summer creations! 

Today I’m sharing a set of ATC’s (artist trading cards) that I made using this stamp set and the new layering stencil. Take a peek… 

To create the base of the card, I used clear heat embossing and then brushed or sponged Kraftin’ Kimmie inks over the top of the embossed images and wiped off the extra ink. I tried to stay monochromatic on most of the cards but the watermelon one was just too fun to mix the colors. 

Then I colored and fussy cut some stamped fruit images and added them to the panels. I colored all of them with copic markers. A final step was to stamp the sentiments on black cardstock and heat emboss in white. Then I cut into strips and added to the ATCs. I love how these turned out! I hope you do too! 

Now go check out some more Krafty Team inspiration. You’re gonna love it! 

As you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of gorgeous creations from our Krafty Team featuring FRUITY FUN and the FRESH FRUIT stencil in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

Be sure to come back to the blog each day this week to see new products from our April Release and then join us on Saturday, April 20th at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available!

Happy hoppin' and see YOU tomorrow for more awesome goodies!

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