February Krafty Peeks... Day FOUR! Pond Pals! Plus A Challenge!

 Today is our final day of Krafty Peeks for the February Release 

 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are so excited to share a fantastic set

by artist

Sabrina van Vloten called...

POND PALS!

Sabrina's musical frog friends are sure to bring a smile to anyone with their sweet melodies!

I totally love the little lightening bugs in the NEW Pond Pals set! As I was laying in bed the other night, the idea to make this card just hit me! I couldn't wait to get the idea out & turned into an actual card. I wrote up the sentiment "Let's Get Lit" myself because I had to have something to highlight their light up butts!

I love light up cards & the EZ Light from Pear Blossom Press makes them a snap!

As you hop around the design team's blogs today you'll be able to check out POND PALS! in action in combination with a lot of our other new February Kraftin' Kimmie products!  

Of course today is also challenge day and as always during release week, it's Anything Goes!  So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item, planner page....with some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products for your chance to WIN the monthly prize! 

 We can't wait to see your creations and you have one week to enter!  Feel free to link up your creation at the bottom of this post and/or upload your pic to the folder in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  You could WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop!

Check out POND PALS in so many amazing creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs!  You'll also see the new stencils, MUSICAL MELODIES and PERFECT POSTAGE, our new LAVISH LILAC hybrid ink and the beautiful FEBRUARY ADD ON BUNDLE along the way! 

Everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party TODAY!  All the fun takes place in the Krafty Friends facebook group beginning at 2pm ET!  See you there!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

February Krafty Peeks... Day THREE! Special Delivery!

   Today is our third day of Krafty Peeks for the February Release

 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we are 'peeking' a fabulous set 

from artist Michelle Houghton

 and it's called.....

SPECIAL DELIVERY!

These cute snails might be slow - but it's going to be worth the wait!! 

Check out SPECIAL DELIVERY! in so many creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs! You'll also see the new stencils, Add-Ons and hybrid ink along the way!  Be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop because there will be a giveaway for some krafty $$ to the shop!

I'll be honest...I wasn't sure what to make with this new set called Special Delivery. Then, it hit me...a sweet baby girl card! I used the Echo Park Welcome Baby Girl Mega 6x6 paper pad to turn Special Delivery into a card to celebrate a special delivery!! I think it turned out pretty perfect for celebrating the birth of a sweet baby girl!

For the outside & inside sentiment, I used sentiment boxes from the paper pack!

You'll see more of our February goodies tomorrow, and then everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  

For now, check out all the beautiful projects in today's hop!

See you tomorrow!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

February Krafty Peeks... Day ONE! You're A Rockstar Krafty Komeback!

  Who's ready for lots of brand new Krafty goodies?!

It's time for our February Release Peeks to begin 

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today's featured set is a Krafty Komeback set 

designed by Cheryl Grant

 and it's called.....
YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR!

Lexi, Lulu and Lucas are back and they are making music wherever they go! These images were originally released in rubber, and we're so excited to bring it back in clear for you!!

As you hop around the design team's blogs today you'll be able to check out YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR! in action 

in combination with a lot of our other new 

February Kraftin' Kimmie products!  

You will spot our newest addition to the Kraftin' Kimmie Hybrid Ink rainbow!  It's a gorgeous new colour.....called LAVISH LILAC! 

As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, ink cubes and ink refills!

We've got TWO new Krafty Stencils for this month's release to help add some funky fun to your creations!  

They are called....
MUSICAL MELODIES!

and PERFECT POSTAGE!

Both designs are perfect for all your cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media and more!

Plus we have our exclusive FEBRUARY ADD ON BUNDLE!

Our exciting Add-On bundle this month features several amazing products which will coordinate with our new goodies and will help you enhance your new creations!! 

This month's special curated Add On Bundle includes:

• Muscial Notes Brads
• Matte Violet Enamel Dots 
• Moondust Stickles Gel

  A limited number will be available in the shop on Saturday afternoon after our Live Release Party! Get ready to get krafty!!

You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of the February Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Release Party 

on  Saturday, February 12 @ 2 pm ET in the Krafty Friends group!

For now, hop around and check out some amazing creations from the Krafty Team and be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop!  Your comment could be a WINNER of some krafty $$ to use in the shop!  (Not to mention our designers are incredible and you should tell them so!  😉)

For my card, I used the new Lavish Lilac with the new Musical Melodies stencil to create a tone-on-tone background. To create this CAS card, I stamped Lulu & colored her up in a coordinating color. I stamped the sentiment also in the Lavish Lilac. Instead of backing it with a solid piece of lavender, I mimicked a musical staff! I used various purple Kraftin' Kimmie Dots as an accent.

On the inside, I again used the Lavish Lilac with the Musical Melodies stencil to create a fun border on the outside edges of card.

Come on back tomorrow for some more krafty fun and goodness!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Make It Monday-What's The Scoop??

Make It Monday is back!!! I've so missed sharing & showing & teaching!

I'm totally loving this adorable stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! I made this mini slimline using What's The Scoop?. It's got 2 main images (the girl in the innertube & a girl ready for some shopping fun), 5 adorable supporting images, & 3 sweet phrases. 

For the paper, I wanted to emulate her floating in a pool. I thought this paper from PhotoPlay's Tulla & Norbert's Excellent Adventure Tiny Prints did that perfectly. If you haven't checked out this fun paper pack, you are missing out! The great thing about it is that it is designed to be cut down to 6x6 pieces. Or, it can be used as-is in 12x12 format! And, of course, the cute little pink flamingo paper accented the pink of her innertube & the ice cream magnificently! I used the sweet little crab on the innertube & one of the hearts to create a fun background on the inside of the card.

To finish off the project, I had to make a coordinating envelope!! I used my new favorite toy, the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board, & some Bazzill that complemented her yellow polka dot bikini! I added the single crab to the bottom left corner of the outside of the envelope to add a little peek as to what is inside!

Let your creativity take flight!!

 

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge #515

Good morning and welcome to another Saturday challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Are you ready for some fun and krafty challenges 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 week your hostess is Krafty Girl, Allison and her challenge for you is....LOVE/FRIENDSHIP!!

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and 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 Stamps and products will earn you double entries! The monthly prize is a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!! Woohoo! There are TWO ways to enter....you can link up your creation at the bottom of this post AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends facebook group!

We also have a sketch to inspire you for the month of January! Feel free to use it any time you like when you need a little kickstart to your creative process!

Happy kraftin'!

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For my last post as a KKS January Guest DT member, I thought I would make this fun image from You Complete Me into a nice birthday card from brother to brother. I just kept it simple yet bright. Unfortunately, I colored this image a while back & didn't record the colors I used. :(

I used the first Krafty Scenery stencil to make the sun & the clouds in the background. For the inside, I kept it fun & simple. You know guys, most don't do "fancy". :D

If you have some free time today, don't forget to hop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Facebook page. We are doing an online crop all day! There will fun challenges throughout the day (my challenge will be posted at 10am Central)!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge #514

Good morning and welcome to another Saturday challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Are you ready for some fun and krafty challenges 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 week your hostess is Krafty Girl, Melanie and her challenge for you is....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and 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 Stamps and products will earn you double entries! The monthly prize is a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!! Woohoo! There are TWO ways to enter....you can link up your creation at the bottom of this post AND you can upload your photo to the album in our

Krafty Friends facebook group!

We also have a sketch to inspire you for the month of January! Feel free to use it any time you like when you need a little kickstart to your creative process!

Happy kraftin'!

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I choose to use Krafty Love for my fun craft-themed birthday card! I love this little lady & thought it would be fun to use for a birthday card for my crafty birthday twin! I stamped it on the always sparkly Sweet Sentiment cardstock! I accented the corner with the Kraftin' Kimmie Polar Dots.

Copic Colors Used:

Skin-E04, E11, E000

Pants-G46, G43, G40

Shirt-V28, V25, V22

Hair-R56, YR27, YR24

Shoes-E79, E77, E74

Ruler-YR18, YR16, YR14

You may notice that she has a little sheet of polka dot paper in her hands! I inked that small portion of the image on a scrap of polka dot cardstock & fussy cut it out! I think it worked out perfectly!!

The sentiment was created in Silhouette. I typed out my phrase, changed the font to a sketch font, & used PixScan to position the text where I wanted it. After positioning it appropriately, I ran through my Silhouette & let it write it all out for me! There was a little bit of drag on the pen but what do ya' do? Oh, well.

For the inside, I used the Silhouette, again. I choose a cute cursive font & a fun block font! The black is just plain ink. The teal is actually a sparkly teal to compliment the sparkly paper of the Sweet Sentiment cardstock I used on the front! I added the fun gift accent sketch at the bottom with my Silhouette, too.

I hope you enjoyed my card & encourage you to check out the other fun designs from the other DT members! You can catch their creations below! And, join in if you'd like!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Kraftin' Kimmie New Product Launch!!

I am blessed to be apart of Kraftin' Kimmie's new product launch--Krafty Kolours!! I have to say, this is some pretty AWESOME ink! I love that not only is it permanent but it's also perfectly "juicy"! Because of the "juiciness", you get a wonderful fully inked image every time! And, even though it's permanent ink, it's still able to be used to get a watercolor effect!

I hope you enjoy these cards!

To use Krafty Kolours as watercolors, I recommend stamping the ink pad several times on something plastic like an acrylic block. Then, use a paintbrush or watercolor brush to pick up the color & apply it to your project.

On the top card, I used the new stamp set Magical Friends & colored it with my PrismaColor pencils. This is my first time ever creating my own background. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out! On the bottom card, I used the new stamp set Beautiful Blooms. I stamped with Stampin' Up Craft Ink in Elegant Eggplant & embossed with clear Ultra Thick Embossing powder. I then used my watercolor brush pen to pick up the Krafty Kolours ink from my acrylic block to apply it over my embossed image on the card.

We've got some super exciting NEWS to share with you today!

You may have heard that we've been working on something top secret for the last few months and it's FINALLY time that we can share it with everyone!!!

Today we are introducing you to.....

Krafty Kolours Inks by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

We are thrilled to introduce a brand new product to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps line…..KRAFTY KOLOURS INKS!

These new inks are a Hybrid ink that combines the best of both dye ink and pigment ink!

- These beauties are acid free, archival and non-fading!

- This ink dries almost instantly on paper and non-porous surfaces and requires a heat set on 

glossy surfaces and fabric

- They have a raised felt pad that let you stamp any size stamp!

- They give a crisp, bright, non-bleeding impression!

- They come in full sized pads, mini cubes and ink refills!

With these inks you can ink directly, sponge, stencil, watercolour, you can do all sorts of techniques with them AND most exciting….the Krafty Kolours Inks are safe to use with pencils AND alcohol based markers!!

Today we are having a big Launch Party over on the Krafty Friends Facebook page with the Krafty Girls and Special Krafty Guests sharing information about the new products, sharing tons of new projects, live videos, youtube videos, we're doing giveaways, challenges and lots more!!

You'll be able to purchase all the large ink pads, mini cubes and refills individually OR in sets at a small discount! PLUS there are TWO brand NEW stamp sets that are from the May release and will ONLY be released as part of the special kits!

ALSO I've chosen some amazing coordinating Bazzill Bling cardstocks to match the coloured inks and you'll be able to scoop those up as well!! SO exciting!

So be sure to pop into the group today or hang out with us for all the fun all day long!! Let's get INKY!!!

Enjoy!!

Kraftin' Kimmie March Release Blog Hop!

It's Release Day! What better way to celebrate than with a Blog Hop!?!

Woohoo! It's here! It's here!!

Today we are celebrating the 

amazing release of ALL of our 

NEW March Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE new sets will be available this afternoon 

in the Krafty Shop!

So let's have a big happy hop around the design team blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is

KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY!

....then BIRTHDAY BIANCA....

and lastly....DINO-MITE PALS!

ALL the new sets will be available individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our March Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

I went in a little different direction than is typical for birthday cards. I went with a black & white theme & used a splash of red & orange for the candles, balloons, & cake! I thought it would be fun to go a little "outside the box" on this one.

I really hope you've enjoyed this months release! I know that I have really enjoyed being part of the team this month & seeing each members creations!

Enjoy!!

March Release of KKS-Kick Assy Birthday

Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Today we are kickin' off our March Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We have a theme for this month's stamp sets and it's a category that every stamper must have in their stash!
We're celebrating BIRTHDAYS!

Today we have a totally SASSY new set
by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!!
It's called KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY!!!

I'm super excited to share this set because.....some of you have seen it already! That's because it was the Super Secret stamp set that was included in the latests Krafty Kard Kit!!! So those who preordered it already have it in their inky little fingers and you'll get to see their creations today and on release day!

This totally awesome set comes with a bunch of sassy larger sentiments that work for boys, girls, men or women!
There are also a selection of birthday themed images including balloons, stars, cake, candles and ice cream! Just wait 'til you see all the totally different creations today!

Check out this versatile birthday set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and Krafty Guests below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing 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!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for March as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL three new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow!

Enjoy!!

Adorable Boxed Set of 3 Cards Using Girl Power

The last weekend in January, a friend and I went to a local (like 2.5 miles from my house) scrapbook retreat! We had a great time!! Of course I WWWAAAYYY over packed! Lol! However, I am really pleased with what I did accomplish. The first thing that I created was this super adorable card set! I even made the box!!

Copics Used:

Skin-E21, 51, 50

Hair-E29, 08, 13

Shirt-G07, 14, 12, C3, 1, 0

Glasses-BV08, 04, 02, 01 B0000

Purse- BV08, 04, 02, E37, 35, 33, 31

Capris-B45, 41

Socks-C1, 0

Book-W5, 3, 1, BV17, 11, 00

Shoes-100,W7, 5, 3

Copics Used: 

Skin-E15, 11, 51, 50

Hair-C8, E49, 44

Jacket-R85, 83, 81

Hat & Socks-YG67, 17, 03, 01

Skateboard-R24, YR07, 04, W7, 5, 100, N7, 5

Headphones-C5, 4, 3, 1

Shorts-B97, 95, 91

Backpack-R29, 27, 14

Boots-E47, 44, 43, 41

Copics Used: 

Skin-E15, 11, 51, 50

Hair-C8, E49, 44

Shirt-R85, 83, 81, R29, 27, 14

Socks-R85, 83, 81

Book-YG67, 17, 03, 01

Shoes-C5, 4, 3, 1

Capris & Glasses-B97, 95, 91

Purse-E47, 44, 43, 41

The stamps I used are from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. It's a set called Girl Power. I just love this cute set! The card bases & box are from the Silhouette Store. The cloud die cuts are my friends. But, I am ordering some of my own this week!! They are called Puffy Cloud Borders, I think from Lawn Fawn. I also made some pretty rockin' matching envelopes (if I do say so myself-unfortunately, they aren't pictured).

I'll bring you the other boxed set of cards I made that weekend plus one other card next week & the week following!

Enjoy!! Thanks for taking a look!
Charis