Krafty Komeback-Witchypoo

It's time for a Krafty Komeback!!!

How about a HALLOWEEN Komeback??

As you know, lots of our rubber stamp sets have long retired and are not available for purchase anymore. Well, we've decided to switch some things up and rerelease a few of your faves in CLEAR! And today we're announcing a new one! You all have been loving these, so here we go again!

Our amazing artist, Annie Rodrigue has revamped this fabulously spooky image and I've changed up some sentiments, so even if you have the original from years ago, you'll want to grab the new one!

It's WITCHYPOO!

The Krafty Krew design team members and guests listed below have created some fabulous creations to inspire you so be sure to hop around and check it out in action! Then hop on over to the Krafty Shop because WITCHYPOO is NOW AVAILABLE!

It's also Frugal Friday and we've got FOUR of our fabulous sets on SALE 40% OFF! But only for the weekend and only while supplies last! So be sure to check them out and make the most of that shipping!

Here's my creation with this adorable set! Be sure to follow the links to the other great creations from the rest of the fabby Design Team!

Copics Used:

Skin-E11, E21, E00, E000

Hair-YR24, YR21

Skirt-BV25, BG78, BG75, BG72

Shirt & Boots-B39, B97, B95, B60

Hat Ribbon-E08, E15, YR07, YR04

Hat-100, C7, C5

Skulls-E42, E41, E40

Broom-E79, E57, E35, E31

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KKS Release Hop Day!

Woohoo! It's finally here!!

Today we are celebrating the release of ALL of our 

NEW August

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE new sets are NOW available 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 the amazing scene building set called

HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!

Next is this fun and versatile set called

TROLL TROUBLE!

And lastly is a wonderful set featuring our feathered friends

called YOU'RE A HOOT!

ALL the new sets are available now individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our August 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'!!

For this fun Autumn layout, I used the wagon, one of the pumpkins, & the girl to make as an accent!
I began by stamping the wagon, first. Then, I used a "mask" & stamped the girl. Lastly, I inked only one of the pumkins & stamped it in the wagon the same way I did the little girl. Using a "mask", allows you to build a scene by making the pumkin & the girl appear as though they are IN the wagon.

Copics Used:

Skin-E11, E21, E51, E50
Hair-E09, E57, E35, E33
Shirt, Hair Acces-RV14, RV13, RV23, RV34
Wagon-E59, E39, RV29, RV35, N7, N5, N2, 100
Pumpkin-R39, YR17, YR02, E77, E74, E71
Grass-G29, YG67, YG17, YG03

Have fun Hoppin'!!

KKS August Release Day 3-You're A Hoot

Welcome back to Day THREE of our AUGUST Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is THIS AFTERNOON at 2pm EST on Facebook! Are you going to join in and help us celebrate ALL the new sets?

Our last stamp set is from fabulous new artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!!!

It's called YOU'RE A HOOT!

These feathered friend and accessories are so much fun to colour and play with! Think of all the quick and simple cards and tags you could design OR all the fabulous scenes! 

It's totally up to YOU what you create!!

The set comes with main images, several accessory stamps and also some fun coordinating sentiments! There's a total of FOURTEEN stamps!!!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Tangii! And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for July! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

All the Krafty Design Team members and Guests listed below have lots of stunning creations to share with you today featuring the

YOU'RE A HOOT! stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

Copics Used:

Owl With Glasses: BV25, BG78, BG75, BG72, R59, R29, R27

Girl Owl: RV09, RV06, RV04, RV02

Beaks & Feet: YR18, YR14, YR12

KKS August Release Day 2-Troll Trouble

Welcome to Day TWO of the AUGUST Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Are you ready for something totally ADORABLE!!??

How about this new stamp set by artist Emilie Goulet!

It's called TROLL TROUBLE!

This set is SO versatile!!! It can be used for Halloween but also for birthdays, thinking of you, encouragement and just picture these cuties as holiday ELVES!!!

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes tomorrow afternoon beginning at 2pm EST!! You can come hang out with the me and Krafty Team at our

LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

All of the Krafty Krew and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these SWEET new stamps! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party tomorrow!

Happy hoppin'!

I made this adorable little note station using a cut file that I bought in the Silhouette Store! The paper is a super fun line that I found several years ago & couldn't resist buying. Lol. This would be such a fun teacher gift!

Copics Used:

Girl

Skin: RV66, RV55, RV52

Hair: Y08, Y06, Y02, Y11

Shirt: YG67, YG17, YG13

Skirt: YR18, YR14, YR12

Suspenders: R83, R81, RV02, RV000

Sucker: G29, YG67, YG17, YG03, E35, E33, E31

Boy

Skin: BV08, V17, V15

Shirt: R59, R46, R35, YG67, YG17, YG13

Pants: B34, B32, B41  

Sucker: G29, YG67, YG17, YG03, E35, E33, E31

KKS August Release Day 1-Happy Fall Y'all!

Happy Thursday!! It's the first day of Release Week at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! What does that mean, you ask?? Well, each month Kimmie releases new stamps to her fabulous line. This month, I am privileged to be part the release! I'm feeling so excited & blessed to be part of this. 😀

Good morning and welcome to

Day ONE of the August Krafty Peeks

with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

We are kicking things off with an incredible new set from artist, Cheryl Grant! You may recognize it if you purchased the Secret Stamp Set from June! If not, you're going to  it so much!

It's called HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!!

This set is full of scene building elements to create amazing designs! Of course Lulu is the center of attention along with a fun wagon which you can fill with some of the other images like pumpkins, puppies and kitties!! So cute!

Check out Lulu and her pals 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!

All THREE of the new August clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday afternoon! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 2pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and hang out with all our krafty friends! Hope to see you there!

Copics Used:

Skin: E11, E00, E000

Hair: E19, E09, YR07, YR02

Shirt: YR24, YR21, Y23, Y21

Pants: B26, B24

Shoes: B24, B23, B21

Pumpkins: R39, YR07, YR02, G99, G94, 

YG03, E79, E74, E71

KKS Wonderful Wednesday-Let Them Eat Cupcakes

It's Wonderful Wednesday, again, Anything Goes! Join in the fun & use ANY stamps you have to make a card, a scrapbook page, a bookmark, or whatever strikes your fancy. Link it to the KKS blog & enter for your chance to win a $20 gift card to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until August 15th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will 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!

PEEKS START tomorrow!!!!!!!! Be sure to tune in here and on the FB Friends page for the first set of peeks!

Let's get this started! Here's my Wonderful Wednesday Challenge!

For today's challenge, I wanted to make something different. So, I went for this cute little Tic Tac holder that would have been so much better had I purchased the right size of Tic Tacs for the holder! Lol. 🙄 I used my Cricut Explore Air & a file from Narelle Darley to make the holder. I colored the Let Them Eat Cupcakes image from KKS with Copics. The "You're Sweet" was done on my Silhouette Cameo 3.

Copics Used:

Skin-E000, E00 E11

Hair-V06, E35, E53

Shirt-YG06, YG23, YG03

Headband & Shoes-100, C7, C5

Cupcakes-E39, E35, E33

Apron-C3, C0, C00, RV55, R83, R81

Pants-B45, B95, B41

Mitts-E93, E51, E50, V06, V04, V01

Muffin-W7, W5, W3

Shadow-N5, N4, N2, N1

KKS Saturday Challenge #393 Pearls & Enamel Dots

Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends FB group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

Frugal Friday specials are up and there's a new Krafty Komeback in the house!! The super cute Smarty Pants set has made a comeback in CLEAR!!!

Don't forget peeks start this coming week, this time on THURSDAY! Mark your calendars and see ya here!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will 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!

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until August 11th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

This weeks Saturday Challenge is challenging us to pull out those pearls & enamel dots that you've had in your stash! This time, I used the KKS sketch as inspiration

to make this card. I love how it turned out!

I hope that you join in & play along!

Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stampss

Good morning!! It's Wednesday & here's my first participation as a Guest Member of the KKS Design Team. 😊 I hope you can play along!

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

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 on this post until August 8th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will 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!

I didn't use the sketch for this card but I sure love how it turned out! I just love this little set by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called Let Them Eat Cupcakes. There are 2 main images & 5 fun phrases.

Please play along with this challenge & have some fun! Remember, your project doesn't have to use a KKS stamp! We want everyone to be able to play along!

Enjoy!

T-Shirt Giveaway!

I just got back from our annual trip to Nebraska last night! We try to go once a year to visit family & friends. This year also happened to be my 25th high school class reunion! Say what?!? We had a great time reminiscing & catching up. There was only a few of us that were able to attend but we still had a wonderful time!

While I was there, I was able to spend some time with my friend, Gretchen Garrison. We did lots of visiting. While we were visiting, she asked if I'd be willing to sponsor a giveaway on her blog, Odessey Through Nebraska. I gave her a resounding, "yes"! The fruits of our labor have resulted in me offering a t-shirt that can be won by merely commenting on her blog! If you would like to enter her drawing, please go to her blog here. While you are there, check out her posts & have a look at all the neat things you can do when you visit Nebraska!

Thanks, Gretchen, for allowing me to sponsor this giveaway for you!

Enjoy!

Cuteness Overload!

These cards using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps sets came out so cute! Kimmie is running a contest this month for a Guest Design Team spot. To enter, I needed to make two projects using KKS stamps. I have several sets so it was hard to choose. I decided to use 4 different sets to make these two adorable cards!

First up is You're Nifty. I thought this was a really sweet set. It comes with a great main image & 7 phrases! After coloring it, I used my Silhouette Cameo 3 to cut around the image. I pop-dotted  the image onto the square of turquoise paper that I had stamped with the '50's-style glasses from Love Chemistry in turquoise ink. The "Thank You" greeting is from Sincere Thanks and "You Are Spectacular" is from You're Nifty. The card cut is from the Silhouette Software. I really love how this card turned out!

Unfortunately, as I was literally putting the final touches on the image I had just colored, I got red ink on his white shirt! I had some on my finger that I didn't know was there & touched his shirt! I almost cried. Well, what do I do? I used my Copic blending pen to get out as much as I could & then changed the color of his shirt! Thankfully, his shirt was white so it wasn't too big of deal. Here's the before & after of what I did!

Copic Colors:

Skin

Girl~E11, 21, 51, 50

Boy~E43, 53, 50, R000

Hair

Girl~E09, YR24, 21, Y23

 Boy~E79, 57, 35

Clothes

Girl~Sweater-E57, V17,15    Top & Bow-RV66, 55, 52    Skirt-E79, 57, 35, 33, 31    Socks-C3, 1, 0    Shoes-100, C8,7, 5

Boy~Pants-B26, 23, 21     Shirt-C3, 1, 0, 00 (first color) R29, 05, 02 (new color)    Shoes-C3,1, 0, C8, 7, 5, 4, 1

Sundae

R59, RV29, C3, 1

Table & Chairs

C7, 5, 3, 1, 100, R59, 46, 35

Second card is Fancy Francy. She is so cute! I love the armoire & the shelf of crowns. She gave me some good hair practice, too. The armoire took some thinking to make sure I got it right. The "Happy Birthday" phrase is from another company. The flowers have been waiting in my studio for some time waiting for just the right project!

 I really like to use sketches when designing my cards. Sometimes I follow them to a "T", sometimes I just use them for inspiration. I got this one from Freshly Made Sketches. I'm also entering this card in their contest! Here's the sketch I used:

Copic Colors:

Skin

E11, 21, 51, 50

Hair

E79, 25, 33

Armoire

E79, 57, 35, 33, 31

Bloomers & Corset

C3, 1, 0, 00

Dress

R83, 81, RV02, 000

Crowns

YR24, 21, Y23, 21, RV55, Y08, 06, 02

I really hope you enjoy these super fun cards! All products link directly to Kraftin' Kimmie's site. Please feel free to check them out!

Enjoy!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Saturday Challenge

Kraftin' Kimmie's Saturday Challenge

As you know, one of my favorite stamp companies, right now, is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! She runs challenges on her blog. I am entering this card in her Saturday Challenge which is Spring themed! I also used her card sketch as inspiration.

This cute little Spring Girl is from Treasure Box Designs (I am on the Design Team for this company). I colored her up with Copics & used some paper that I actually won in a Facebook contest a couple of years back. I think that it came together nicely & could be used for pretty much any occasion.

Enjoy!

Unicorns Exist!

Unicorns Exist!

So, this happened last week!

After 10+ years as a loyal & faithful Cricut user, I got a Silhouette Cameo 3 as a birthday present from my sweet hubby & daughter! I had kind of started thinking about getting one a few months ago. Then, I started telling my hubs about some of the cool things that Silhouette does that Cricut doesn't do, yet. He told me to order one for my birthday! Yay!! So, now, here sit with my two machines, side by side!

I'll tell you what, the software for the two machines is so completely different that I've been playing with my Sil every chance I get. The first two things I made (forgot to take pictures of them), were birthday cards for my aunt. For my third project, I thought I'd try out one of the features that drew me to Silhouette, PixScan & the ability to cut out around something!!

This cute little unicorn on the front of  this Unicorns Exist gift tag gift card holder is from Treasure Box Designs. You will soon be able to get it here. And, the gift tag gift card hold is from Jamie Cripps. I altered it by removing some of the design elements that were included. I think it's super cute! You can purchase it in the Silhouette Store or on digiplayground.com. (The one on Digiplayground is Snowflake instead of Love.) I colored her up using Copics & then made the tag with some fun paper that I bought several years ago.

Copics used:

Body - W7, 5, 3, 1

Nose, Ears, Heart - RV13, 21, 10

Mane - BV05, 01, 00

Horn - BV08, V17, 15

Hooves - G05, 14, YG03

ENJOY!!

Buddy Bears

Buddy Bears

Hi, ya! Remember that adorable "Just Chill" card from a few weeks back? Well, this little buddy bear is from the same set! Is he not the cutest?!

Again, I used retired papers from Close To My Heart. I thought the blues & browns were great colors! I kept the inside simple on this one.

This one is also colored with Copic Markers. I think over the summer, my 13 year old daughter & I are going to take the Colored Pencil class over at Kit and Clowder. I have a good collection of high-quality PrismaColor colored pencils that I'm anxious to use!

Anyway, here's the colors I used for this card:

Bear~E37, E35, E33, E31

Belly, Snout, & Paws~B97, B95, B91

Bow & Patch~B18, B45, B23

Ears & Nose~R22, R21, R20

Wagon~R59, E08, E35; 100, C7, C5; BV29, BV25, BV23

ENJOY!

Party Animals

Party Animals

This is a fun set! Great for making birthday cards for kids, adults, or "from the group"! The challenge with this card was the colors. Because I'm trying to do the best I can to coordinate the colors of the paper to those in the images, this one was really limited to yellows, greens, & browns. I do LOVE how it turned out, though! And, I got this fun card idea from one of my favorite places to get card & layout ideas~PageMaps!

Copics used:

Giraffe~YR24, YR21, Y21; E37, E35, E33, E31

Monkey~E79, E29, E25, E71; E37, E33, E31

Elephant~W5, W3, W1

Bird~E57, E35, E33

Hats~G85, G94, YG03; YR24, YR21, Y23, Y21; Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11; R59, E08, E35

ENJOY! 

Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice

This little cutie is a digi stamp instead of a physical stamp! Isn't she cute? Do you know what I love most about digi stamps? You can size them to whatever size you need! This one is from Treasure Box Designs. I love the images from Treasure Box Designs!! Dina, the designer, does such fabulous work! As a matter of face, I am on the Design Team for Treasure Box Designs! TBD not only has digi stamps but also tons of adorable svg's for cutting with your Cricut Explore (my personal choice), Silhouette, or other brand of electronic die cut machine that accepts SVG's.

Copic used:

Skin~E35, E33, E31, E00

Hair~E15, Y38, Y21

Wings~C3, C1, C0, C00

Wand~100, C8, C7, C5, C4, C3, C1; YR18, Y17, Y15, Y13

Dress~RV09, RV14, RV13

Shoes~E39, E37, E35, E33, E31; E04, E02, E00

Garland~YG06, YG03, Y11; BV08, V17, V15; RV13, RV21, RV10; Y08, Y06, Y02, Y11

ENJOY!

Another Fun Card

Ready for another fun card??

Again, this one was made with CTMH (Close To My Heart) papers from ages ago! And, it's so much easier to match the colors of the image to the papers I choose rather than trying to find papers that match my colored image!

Pretty Kitties

Another adorable KKS set! This is an 8-piece set. It contains only 1 image but has 7 super cute cat themed phrases! The design of the card is inspired by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday Blog Challenge & uses her monthly sketch as inspiration!

After coloring the image, I fussy cut & adhered it to a piece of solid red to help make it stand out from the card. Then, I fussy cut that, too. The image is pop-dotted to make it stand out above the rest.

Very simple inside for this one. Plenty of room to write a note!

Skin: E11, 21 51, 50

Mouth: R22

Cheeks: R20

Hair: E59, 57, 35

Kitties: C5, 4, 3, 2, 0, R22, 21, 20

Shoes: E37, 35, 33, 31

Shirt: R59, 29, 27, Y17, 15, 02, YG85, 94, 03

Shorts: Oops! Forgot to write those down!

Craft On!

Charis

Trying A New Tactic

I've been really working on my coloring, lately! Now, I have a bunch of images & nothing to do with them. After visiting with some of my fellow coloring friends, I tried a new tactic. I picked out a card idea that I liked thinking through the stamps (digi & physical) that I had or wanted to use. Then, I went to my paper stash to choose some papers. For these first few cards, I have chosen to use papers left over from paper kits that I bought from Close To My Heart YEARS AGO! Probably close to 10 years ago. I've gotten lots of good use out of these kits but still had plenty of paper left. That's one of the things I love most about card making. You can use small scraps that are left over to make adorable cards!

Over the next couple of days, I'm going to share some cards that I've done! I hope that you enjoy them. When possible, I will add product links so that you can purchase the products, too. And, if you see a card that you like, I can say pretty certainly that I will sell it to you!

With all that said, are you ready for the first one? Here goes!

Buddy Bears

This adorable stamp is part of a 6-piece set by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! There are two bears and 4 phrases. It's so versatile because it can be for boy or girls! I geared this one toward girls just by using pink and brown papers and coloring the bear and the pillow using coordinating pink and brown.  KKS is one of my new favorite stamp company's! 

I saw this technique of stamping the image or a coordinating image on the inside from one of the groups I'm in on Facebook. I thought it was a such a fun idea that I gave it a shot! I think it turned out great!

I used my Copic markers to color this little cutie up!

Pillow: R22, 21, 20

Tummy/Paws/Mouth: E11, 21, 00, 000

Ears/Nose: R02, 00, 000

Bear: E33, 43, 31

Craft On!

Charis