August Krafty Hop

August Release Krafty HOP!

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

ALL FIVE new clear stamp sets, all THREE new Krafty Kolours INKS and TWO new Halloween rubber Rerelease 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 are TWO fang-tastic stamp sets from artist
Emilie Goulet......

it's our HAUNTED HOUSE....

....and SPOOKY SUCKERS!

Next up are two GORGEOUS new solid image stamp sets from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen.....

it's GRATEFUL PUMPKINS....

....and SPOOKY SILHOUETTES!

Lastly for the clear stamp sets we have fabulous set of aliens from artist Cheryl Grant.....

....it's OUT OF THIS WORLD!

PLUS we have released a TRIO of brand new fall colours in our Krafty Kolours Hybrid INKS!
They are: Pumpkin Spice, Purple Petunia and Mossy Meadow!

AND we are also rereleasing TWO of our favourite Halloween sets in unmounted pretrimmed red RUBBAH!!!!

You can now purchase HALLOWEEN TRINKETS....

...and SPOOK-TACULAR SENTIMENTS!!!

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our AUGUST Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FIVE of the new clear sets together and at a discount! PLUS a couple of add-on options featuring our new INK TRIO! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

For this card I used both the Out Of This World Set and the Spooky Silhouettes set.

I used one of the backgrounds that I made with the Krafty Koulors reinkers and the Gel Plate.  I used the one in the upper left corner.

I then stamped the tree and cat from the Spooky Silhouettes directly onto the background.  I love that these sets can be used so easily together.  

I then colored one of the little monsters and popped him up on the card and stamped a sentiment from the set onto the moon.  I also stamped a few of the stars in Yummy Yellow ink onto the moon and background.

I added a cemetery border and some Nuvo glow in the dark enamel drops.

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie August Sneak Peek Day 5 - Out of the World

August Krafty Peeks....Day FIVE! Out of this World plus a Challenge!

Welcome back to Day FIVE of our AUGUST 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?

There's no stamp set on the planet quite like this one
from artist Cheryl Grant!
It's called OUT OF THIS WORLD!

I mean....come seriously! How cute are these little guys?? This adorable set contains a trio of fluffy little aliens, a planet to ground them, some fun little star accessory stamps plus three wonderful sentiments! And imagine all the scenes you'll be able to create when combining this fabulous set with our BLAST OFF stamp set!! Woohoo!!

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 August 24th) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for all of August! 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??

Out of this World

I created the background with Alcohol inks and added sequins.  These are the sequins in the Kraftin Kimmie Store!  I used the Beautiful Blues and Poppin Purples.

I colored the little monster with my copics:

Blue: B29, B26, B24 and B21

Mouth and Tonge: E04 and R20

Plant: BV17, BV13 and BV11 (I also took a Copic multi-liner and extended the planet down, so it would be larger.)

I stamped the stars from the set in archival ink to remove the alcohol ink and then I stamped again in Yummy Yellow Krafty Kolours ink.

All the Krafty Design Team members listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the OUT OF THIS WORLD 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 shop! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie August Sneak Peek Day 4 - Spooky Silhouettes

August Krafty Peeks....Day FOUR! Spooky Silhouettes!

Welcome back to Day FOUR of our AUGUST Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are back with the SECOND new set from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen for our Fall and Halloween release!

This one is called.....SPOOKY SILHOUETTES!

This totally BOO-tiful set by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen is absolutely amazing! It features lots of halloweenie solid images which are PERFECT for using with our brand NEW Hybrid INKS!!! Especially the new trio of colours: Pumpkin Patch, Purple Petunia and Mossy Meadow! There is an awesome spooky tree silhouette, lots of solid image stamps and six fabulous coordinating sentiments!

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

 I used Spooky Sillouettes and Krafty Kolours ink

I masked off the sheet and left a circle and inked it with Yummy Yellow and around the edges Pumpkin Patch. 

Then I masked off the moon and inked Mossy Meadow, Purple Petunia and Purple Pansy.

Finally I stamped the Spooky Silhouettes in Wicked  Black.

I think that it is funny that the moon looks orange until you add the purple and then it looks yellow with just a hint of orange around the edges.

I finished this card off with some pattern paper, a tombstone border and a glittery bat button.

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for AUGUST 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 FIVE new clear stamp sets, two rubber rereleases, a trio of new INKS, we'll be sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

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Kraftin Kimmie August Sneak Peek Day 3 - Grateful Pumpkins

August Krafty Peeks....Day THREE!! Grateful Pumpkins!

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

Today we are featuring the FIRST of two new sets from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen for our Fall and Halloween release!

This one is called.....GRATEFUL PUMPKINS!

This set of autumn images and sentiments is simply stunning! It contains several gorgeous solid pumpkin images, five lovely fall sentiments in a fabulous font and many little leaves and scrolly accessory stamps! These stamps go PERFECTLY with all three of our gorgeous new Hybrid Inks!!! You'll have so much fun stamping them up with the Pumpkin Patch, Purple Petunia and Mossy Meadow inks!!

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

 I used both the plain and flourish pumpkins

I stamped the regular pumpkin three times in Pumpkin Patch and Mossy Meadow and created a border on the card.  I then stamped the focal pumpkin in Pumpkin Patch and added a few leaves in Mossy Meadow.

I used Marvelous Mocha over the acorn embossing folder for the background and fished it off with some button leaves. 

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for August 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 FIVE new clear stamp sets, two rubber rereleases, THREE new hybrid inks, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peek Day 2 - Spooky Suckers

August Krafty Peeks....Day TWO!! Spooky Suckers!

Welcome to Day TWO of our August Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

We've got a couple of Halloween cuties for you in today's peeks by artist Emilie Goulet!

Introducing.....SPOOKY SUCKERS!

This adorable set features two tiny vampires plus three fun sentiments! You'll 'vant' this set to use on all your creepy creations! They are super fun on their own but imagine them in combination with the Haunted House set that we shared yesterday!!

You will see these sweeties in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE August release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!

I used the little boy from Spooky Suckers

I colored him with Copics:

Skin: E000, C5, C3, C1 and C00

Eyes: R22, R20 and YR23

Hair: C9, C7, C5, B39 and B16

Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3

White: W3 and W1

Red: R59, R29 and R22

I used black Nuvo glimmer paste through a stencil to create the background.  I then popped the little vampire up and added a spider and bat button.

You'll get to see ALL the new stamp sets for August 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 FIVE of the new clear stamp sets, plus two rubber rereleases, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Bestie Baseball Boy!

Hi and welcome back to another My Besties International Challenge reminder post.

This months challenge is Boys will be Boys and I have this super cute Big Eyed Bestie Bats.

I colored him with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Blue: B99, b97, B95, B93 and B91

Red: R59, R29, R24 and R22

White: W3 and W1 with Blender 

Dirt: E35, E33 and E31

Sky: B000 and B0000

Bear: E29, E25, E23 and E21

Mitt: E35, E33 and E31

I found some vintage baseball digital papers on Etsy for the pattern papers and I also used some buttons for the mitt, cap and pennant.  FSJ enamel dots and stars finish of this card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie August Sneak Peek Day 1 - Haunted House

August Krafty Peeks....Day ONE! Haunted House and NEW Hybrid Inks!

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

We've got a new background stamp set to share with you today! This super creepy set is from artist Emilie Goulet and it's our new HAUNTED HOUSE!

This fabulous image was included in our Halloween Krafty Kit along with THREE BRAND NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!!! The set features one large main image that is almost 4"x4" in size! It can be used as the focal point of your creation or in combination with lots of other spooktacular stamps!

The gorgeous new Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks we are introducing this month are Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Patch and Purple Petunia!! You can get them in large ink pads, mini cubes and also refills!! They go perfectly with this release!!

Check out this haunting set and new INKS 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!

Background featuring the Krafty Kolours reinkers

I brayerd out a layer of hand sanitizer and then added drops of Krafty Kolours reinker in Wicked Black, Purple Petunia, Mossy Meadow, Pumpink patch and Yummy Yellow.  I then brayerd the colors together and placed a piece of white cardstock on top.  I then pressed down on the back of the paper to pull all the ink into the paper.

I did this a few times without cleaning my Gel Plate so that the later prints were more distressed.

I picked the final print, for my haunted background.

I added the haunted house on top of the die cut embossed fence (highlighted embossing with Marvelous Mocha KK ink).

I colored the Haunted house with Copics:

Black: W9, w7, W5 and W3

Moon: YR24, YR23 and Y15 with YR18 and YR14

Bushes: YG99, YG95, YG93 and YG91

Purple: V09, V06, V04 and V01

Fence: E18, E15 and E33

Clouds: W3 and W1

I finished off the card with buttons that spell BOO and Happy Halloween!

We have a total of FIVE brand new clear sets PLUS TWO rubber rereleases AND THREE new Hybrid Inks being launched this week!You'll get to see all the incredible creations for August 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!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Animals

Ch #443 - ANIMALS! 

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: ANIMALS!

We can't wait to see what you guys create! Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, August 17th 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? ;)


I used A Furry Surprise

I colored this cutie with my Copics:

Fur: E27, E25, E23 and E21

Bone: E43. E42 and E41

Ears and Nose: R02 and R01

Collar: R29, R24 and R22

Tag: YR24 and YR23

I stamped the Woof continuously across the strip of white in Marvelous Mocha Kraftin Kimmie Ink.  I added some die cut grass and clouds to the center circle.


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, A BREW-TIFUL DAY is on SALE as well!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Pearls

Challenge #442 - Pearls!

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: PEARLS!

We can't wait to see what you guys create! Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, August 10th 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? 

I used Mermaid Friends

I colored this adorable set with my Copcs:

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

Hair: C3, RV19, RV17, RV13 and RV11

Tail: B39, B37, B34, GB07 and BG02 with YG09, YG07, YG05 and YG03

Turtle: G29, G24, G21 and YG03 with YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93 and YG91

Background: B00, B000, BG01, BG000 and BG11

I added a string of flat back pearls to both sides of the ribbon and then added pink and blue pearls around the card for accents.  

I stamped the High Fin on a scrap of the background to give it the same water feel.

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, Magical Friends is on SALE as well!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

SBS August 1 Halloween Release

Hi and welcome to Halloween Release from Simply B!

This cutie is Crooked Smile Witch

Copics used:

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

Hair: E18, E08, YR18 and YR14

Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3

Green: G28, G24, G21 and YG03

Orange: YR18 and YR14

White: C3 and C1

I love this Zombie Rising.  I think he is my favorite.

Copics used:

Skin: YG99, YG95, YG93 and YG91

Hair: C9, C7, C5 and B16

Red: R59, R56, R39 and R37

Grey: W7, W5 and W3

Chair: E59, E57, E55 and E53

Table: E57, E55, E53, E51 and E50

I Love this adorable release!  Get yours today!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Fore!

Hi and welcome to My Besties International Challenge Blog August 1st Challenge!

This month's Challenge is Boys will be Boys!

I used Golfer IMG 579

I colored him with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair: E15, YR23 and Y23

Shorts: E37, E35. E33 and E31

Green: YG97, YG95, YG93 and YG91

Eyes: BG57 and BG53

White: C3 and C1

Tee: YR24 and YR23

Vest is paper pieced from the digital paper as the background paper.

I cut the golf club and the Fore! out on my Cricut Maker.  I added FSJ ribbon and some enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by,