Kraftin Kimmie - At the Beach

Challenge #437 - At the Beach!

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!
Are you ready for some krafty fun??
We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is: AT THE BEACH!

Submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, July 6th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!
What do you think? Worth playin' for? ;)

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for June! You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF! Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, TWEETIE PIES, is on SALE as well!

AND we've also rereleased a super sweet RETIRED stamp set, TOTALLY TUBULAR by artist Cheryl Grant! So if you missed it when it was released a few years ago, you can snap it up NOW!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!! Happy stampin'!

I used Sandy Toes

I paper pieced the towel and drew in the flowers on her bikini.

Copics:
Hair: E29, E25 and E21
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Flowers: R29, R24, YG17 and YG13
Sand: E37, E35, E34, E33 and E31

I used Tumbled Glass distress ink for the clouds and cork for the sand and palm tree.  I inked the palms with Lovely Lagoon Krafty Kolours ink.

Thanks for stopping by,

Totally Tubular Rubber Rerelease

TOTALLY TUBULAR Rerelease 

Since you enjoyed last weekend's rerelease of the World of Wonder stamp set, we decided it's time for another Rubber Rerelease!!

As you know, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has been going strong for 8.5 years and we have produced hundreds of amazing stamp sets but we can't keep them all in stock forever! So sometimes we have to retire them....but once in a while, it's super fun to bring back an older stamp set in red rubber!!

We are SO excited to be bringing back the adorable
TOTALLY TUBULAR stamp set by artist Cheryl Grant!

This super sweet summer stamp set is fabulously fun to use to create cards, scrapbook pages, tags, altered items and more!
TOTALLY TUBULAR includes three adorable main images featuring those kiddos.....Lulu, Lucas and Lexi.....plus SIX summer sentiments! And this set comes in high quality unmounted PRETRIMMED natural red rubber for beautiful crisp images! You can use these stamps with double sided tape and an acrylic block OR we also carry EZmount foam sheets if you prefer to mount your rubber with that little bit of extra cushion!

And since you'll already be shopping, don't forget about the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS that are up in the shop also! A selection of FOUR of our fabulous clear stamp sets are 40% OFF but only for the weekend! Hop on over to check out if any of them are on your wishlist!

Happy stampin'!!

I colored up the little girl in the pool with my Copics:

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 and R20

Pool: B28, B26, B24 and B21 with RV17, RV14 & RV13

Lemonade: Y17, Y15 and Y13 with B01 and B00

Grass: G28, G24, YG67, YG63, YG17, YG13 and YG03

Sky: B00 and B000 with C2 and C0 clouds

I added a sun shaker to the the summer themed papers and finished it off with some blue sequins.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Skrappy Challenge

June Skrappy Challenge!

Hidee ho, good stampers!!!
Welcome back to another month of Skrappy Fun at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

We challenge YOU to make Anything BUT a Card!!!
For this challenge you can make anything you wanna....except a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!!

You have all month long to play AND you can enter as many times as you like!

Just make sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and make sure it's a NEW creation! As soon as we have at least five entries, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!! yep! One lucky krafter will WIN a $20 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You have until Tuesday, July 24th at midnight EST!
Also be sure to share your creations on the Krafty Friends facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff!

Check out some incredible inspiration from the Krafty Design Team below, then join us for all the fun!!

Happy Kraftin'!

For this Anything but a Card challenge I decided to make a tile coaster for my Scraproom.

I started with a plain tile.  These are unsealed Travertine type tiles.

I then stamped a few of the stamps from Totally Paw-some on the coaster with Krafty Kolours Wicked Black ink.

I then colored the dog with my Copic markers.

Dog: W9, W7 and W5

Red: R39 and R29

Bone: E55, E53 and E51

I finished off the bottom by using a piece of self adhesive cork.

Here is another picture as I decided it needed more paw prints.

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NEW HIPsters

I am back with another incredibly cute image from SBS!  These images are from the new HIPsters collection.  

First up is Lemonade Bernadette

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Yellow: E15, Y19, Y15, Y13 and Y11

Green: G28, YG17 a,d YG13

Pitcher: B00 and B000

I added some yellow and green papers and finished it off with yellow ribbon and Nuvo enamel drops.

Next up is Strawberry Daiquiri Bianca 

I colored this cutie with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Red: E29, E24 and E22 with C3

Green: G28, G24 and YG03

Box: E29, E25, E23 and E21

Glasses: BV23 and BV20

Shorts: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

I added some strawberry pattern paper and some wood pattern paper and FSJ Limeade Splash and Cranberry Bliss cardstock.  I finished it off with some enamel strawberries and sequins.  I used red foil on the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Finish the inside of a card

Challenge #436 - Finish the Inside of Your Card!

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!
Are you ready for some krafty fun??
We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week we want you to
FINISH THE INSIDE OF YOUR CARD!

Submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, June 29th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!
What do you think? Worth playin' for? ;)

AND we've also rereleased a super sweet RETIRED stamp set, WORLD OF WONDER by artist Emilie Goulet! So if you missed it when it was released in 2013, you can snap it up now!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!! Happy stampin'!

I used the Cute as a Bee stamp set for both the outside and inside of my card. 

For the outside of my card I used the Yummy Yellow and Wicked Black over an white embossed sheet of cardstock.

I added Queen and Company Flowers is Yellow, Black and White to finish on the front.

Thanks for stopping by,

World of Wonder

World of Wonder - Fri June 22

It's time for a Rubber Rerelease!!

As you know, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has been going strong for 8.5 years and we have produced hundreds of amazing stamp sets but we can't keep them all in stock forever! So sometimes we have to retire them....but once in a while, it's super fun to bring back an older stamp set in red rubber!!

We are SO excited to be bringing back the adorable WORLD OF WONDER stamp set by artist Emilie Goulet!

These sweet girls are busy having an adventure and discovering nature in our amazing world! Imagine the wonderful card creations, tags, bookmarks, scrapbook pages and more that you'll create with this fabulous set!

World of Wonder includes three main images, plus a couple of accessory stamps and SEVEN sentiments! And this set comes in high quality unmounted PRETRIMMED natural red rubber for beautiful crisp images! You can use these stamps with double sided tape and an acrylic block OR we also carry EZmount foam sheets if you prefer to mount your rubber with that little bit of extra cushion!

And since you'll already be shopping, don't forget about the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS that are up in the shop also! A selection of FOUR of our fabulous clear stamp sets are 40% OFF but only for the weekend! Hop on over to check out if any of them are on your wishlist!

Happy stampin'!!

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Backpack: R59, R29 and R22

Shirt: B05, B01 and B00

Earth: B26 and B23 with G17 and G14

Shorts and boots: E37, E35, E33, E31 and E30

Socks: C3 and C1

I used camping theme pattern paper to give it an outdoors feel to it.  I finished it off with Nuvo enamel drops.  

I love this set and so happy that it has been re-release!  Grab yours now before they are gone again!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Coffee Cup Card and a Winner!

Today we are using one of our favorite sets and giving that set away to one of our readers! What do you need to do to win this set? All you have to do is leave a comment and subscribe to this blog and I will choose one lucky person to win! Please leave me your email address so that I can contact you!

For today's post I am using The Coffee Cup Shaped Card Set and the Got Coffee printables for the sentiment.

I added Mud Puddles glue and their sand to the two accent pieces to give them a beachy 3-D look. I die cut the sentiment with a circle and added 2 Queen and Co. flowers.

Now don't forget to subscribe and leave me a comment with your email and you could win these two sets! I will draw a name this coming Sunday the 24th of June. Please be sure to leave your email address as well.

Now I am going to send you off to the talented Robyn Weatherspoon, I am sure she has something awesome for you.

Here is the complete list if you get lost in the hop.

Regina Easter -

Martha Lucia Gomez -

Maria Pilar -

Gail Scott -

Chauntelle Lee

Keri Parish - YOU ARE HERE

Robyn Weatherspoon-

Lisa Bzibziak -

Mitra Pratt -

Audrey Long

Sheryl Wilder

Lisa Snowdy

Debbie Fisher

Maria Luisa

Shanta Newby

Krista Norman

Tina Goodwin

Christi Steinbeck

Thanks for stopping by,

Beauty comes in all Shapes

I am back with another incredibly cute image from SBS! 

This is the Progressive Challenge Image Beauty Comes.

I colored them with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Short Hair: E37, E35, E33 and E31

Long Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Red: R59, R29 and R22

Purple: V09, V06, V04 and V01

Blue Shorts: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

Black Shorts: W9, w7, W5 and W3

I mated the pattern paper on FSJ Cranberry Bliss Paper and added that to Green Olive FSJ paper.  I added Stampin Up Ribbon and bow.

Thanks for stopping by,

June Kraftin Kimmie Krafty Hop

June Release Krafty HOP! 

Woohoo! It's here! It's here!!  Today we are celebrating the
amazing release of ALL of our New JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL FOUR new stamp sets are available NOW
in the Krafty Shop! So let's have a big happy hop around the design team and guest blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is the BEE-utiful set that's on everybody's list....
SWEET AS CAN BEE!!!

Next up are the LAST TWO stamp sets from Annie, so scoop them up before they're gone.....
SASSY SOPHIE.....
and MELINDA MERMAID!

And lastly is the OTTER-ly adorable stamp set....
FROM THE OTTER SIDE!!

Also we have released TWO NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks in YUMMY YELLOW and MARVELLOUS MOCHA!! So be sure to add them to your stash!

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our
JUNE Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FOUR 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 used Sassy Sophie.  I love all the sassy greetings on this set, its so hard to choose just one!!

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Hair: E18, E08, YR18 and YR14

Red: R59, R29, R24 and R22

Blue: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

Green: C7, G28, G24, G21 and YG03

Rust: E99, E97, E95, E93 and Y21

Bottle: B000, E27 and E25

I added are we there yet papers, lace ribbon and a charm with keys.  I then added a die cut gas nozzle to finish off the theme.

Thanks for stopping by,

June Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks - Day Three!

June Krafty Peeks....Day Three plus a Challenge featuring FROM THE OTTER SIDE !

Welcome back to Day THREE of our JUNE Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is
THIS AFTERNOON at 1pm EST on Facebook!
Are you going to join in and help us
celebrate ALL the new sets?

Our last stamp set for this month is a FURRY fabulous set by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!!
I mean HOW absolutely adorable is this???

It's called FROM THE OTTER SIDE!

This adorable new summer set contains several fluffy little otters, lots of fun little accessory stamps plus FIVE otter-ly wonderful sentiments! ;)

Now don't forget!!! It's also CHALLENGE DAY and as always, during release week the theme is ANYTHING GOES!!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp!! 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 (until June 22nd) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for June! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $40 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

All the Krafty Design Team members listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the FROM THE OTTER SIDE stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN this stamp set! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'

Don't forget about the New Krafty Kolours Ink!

I stamped the otter in Krafty Kolours Marvelous Mocha ink and water-colored him with the same color.  His cheeks are done with Raspberry Rose and his nose and shell are done with Wicked Black.  The fish and shells were stamped with Wicked Black Krafty Kolours ink and water-colored with Raspberry Rose, Mermaid Melody and Lovely Lagoon.

I created the water background paper using Yupa paper and alcohol inks.  I used various blues and one blue-green to give it a dark water look.  

I die cut some cloud pattern paper and added it to the top of the water and added a piece of mirror cardstock over the seam. I stamped the sentiment and hearts from the set in Mermaid Melody and Raspberry Rose to finish off the card.

Thanks for stopping by,

June Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks - Day Two!

June Krafty Peeks...Day Two at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  Sassy Sophie and Melinda Mermaid!

Welcome back to Day TWO of our JUNE release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We have TWO new stamp sets from artist Annie Rodrigue and these are the very LAST images from this artist.

As she has chosen not to do stamps anymore and has ended her contract, we can no longer restock/reorder ANY of her stamp sets. Once ANY of the sets in the Annie category in the shop sell out, they are gone for GOOD so be sure to snap them up!

The first one is SASSY SOPHIE!

And the second is MELINDA MERMAID!

The Krafty Krew design team members have lots of great designs to share with you today featuring these cute stamps! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!
And the winners will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this Saturday at 1pm EST so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

I used Melinda Mermaid

I colored this cutie with my Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Hair: E29, E25 and E21
Purple: V09, V06, V04 and V01
Blue: BG18, BG15, BG13 and BG11
Anchor: C5, C3 and C1
Rust: E99, E97, E95, E93 and Y21

I added pattern paper, a fabric net and some assorted die cuts.   I added some Nuvo glitter drops and a bow to finish off the card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Fluffy Bestie - June 15th

Hi and welcome to a new reminder post at My Besties International Challenge Blog.  Please come play with us!

For this card I used IMG005.  This is one of the Fluffy Besties and I just love her.

For the first time I created a pattern versus just coloring her dress solid.
I colored her with my copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000
Hair: E29, E25 and E21
Roses: R85 and R81
Leaves: YG67 and YG23
Shadow: C3 and C1
Stool: C5, C3 and C1

Here you can see a close up of the pattern

I added some flowers and die cuts to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by,

June Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks - Day One!

June Krafty Peeks...Day One at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  Sweet as can BEE!

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

We've got a super sweet stamp set to share with you today!
This one is from artist Becky Pearce and it's called
SWEET AS CAN BEE!

This BEE-utiful set was included in our Summer Krafty Kit along with TWO BRAND NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!!! The set comes with SEVEN main images, some cute accessory stamps and FIVE fabby sentiment stamps for a total of FIFTEEN stamps in the set!

The gorgeous new Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks we are introducing this month are YUMMY YELLOW and MARVELLOUS MOCHA!!! You can get them in large ink pads, mini cubes and also refills!! They go perfectly with this release!!

Check out this BUZZ-worthy set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members PLUS special 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!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for June 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 FOUR 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 for more amazing new stamp sets!

This set is Bee'utiful!

I colored the black with my Copics W9, W7 and W5.  I then took the Yummy Yellow and added some water on my glass mat and then water-colored the bees.  I added more water to lighten the wash for the face and wings.  I also added a slider so the bee could buzz on over to the hive.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Water

Challenge #434 - WATER! Welcome to another fabulous Krafty Challenge!

Are you ready for some krafty fun??We've got a super easy theme for you this week and we hope you can play along!

This week it's all about.....WATER!

Submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, June 15th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!
What do you think? Worth playin' for? ;)

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF! Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set is on SALE as well!

Not only that...we've just rereleased our FAIRY TRINKETS stamp set in natural red rubbah and we're super excited!

If you've never heard of our trinkets, you're in for a treat! This set contains EIGHT round stamps in a fairy fantastical theme which can be used as the focal point of your creation or as an addition to other magical images! You'll notice that there are four designs in total with two of each size! And one is outlined for colouring and the other is solid for use with our fabulous Krafty Kolours INKS! Not only that but they fit circle punches in sizes 1 3/4 and 1 3/8 for easy trimming!!! They're fabulous for cards, tags, boxes, bags, planner pages, scrapbook pages and MORE! And they are available NOW!!!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!! Happy stampin'!

I used The Oceans of Love stamp set

I colored the cute little whale with Copics:

Whale: W9, W7, W5 and W3

Water: B39, B34 and B32

I sponged some tumbled glass Distress Ink over a cloud stencil to create the background and then colored the water in with Copics.  I added a black pearl pen drop to the whales eye, to make it pop since he was colored in black.

I added some pattern paper in a wave die cut and finished the card off with the enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by,