Sunday, May 17, 2020

Kraftin Kimmie May Hop Day!!

Today we are celebrating all the wonderful new things in our MAY Release that are NOW AVAILABLE in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!


All FOUR of our new stamp sets along with two new stencils, our stunning new hybrid ink colour, Summer Sunshine and sweet new krafty dots were released yesterday and we're excited to share everything with you in a fabulous blog hop!


So let's check everything out in action as we hop around the Krafty Design Team's blogs today! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while we take you on this krafty tour!

First up is an adorable set by artist Becky Pearce called UP, UP AND AWAY!

Next is a set a stunning floral creation from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen called PERFECT PEONY!
Next up w
have a set of homes for our adorable little pixies from last month! This amazing set is from artist Sabrina van Vloten and it's called FAIRY VILLAGE!


Lastly is a great new masculine stamp set from artist Cheryl Grant called....FARM-TASTIC!

Available now is our stunning new Krafty Kolours hybrid ink colour in the large ink pad, the mini cube and ink refill called ....SUMMER SUNSHINE!

We have two new stencils that coordinate perfectly with our lovely new stamp sets and they are....
RADIANT RAINBOW and SUMMER SUNBURST!

And lastly we have the perfect set of new Krafty Dots for this fabulous release!
They are....RAINBOW BRIGHT krafty dots!


I colored the little boy with Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair: E15, YR23 and Y23
Pants: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

Shirt: BG09, BG07, BG05 and BG01
Dog: W9, W7, W5 and W1
Pail: C5, c3 and C1
Boots:W5, W2 and W1
Bag: E44, E43, E42 and E41
I used pattern paper for the grass and sky and used a die to cut balsa wood for the fence. I finished the sky off with yellow stickles.



Also we have a SPECIAL PROMOTION going on for this weekend only and it's called SHARE THE KRAFTY KINDNESS! As so many people around the world have been affected one way or another by today's health concerns, I would like to send my heartfelt appreciation to everyone doing their part! Doesn't matter if it's a big part or a small part, we are ll in this together! For every Perfect Peony stamp set you purchase this weekend I will be adding another set to your package for FREE! Perhaps you have a krafty friend who is out of work right now or maybe you know someone who is struggling with isolation. This set is a friendship set and I'd love for you to give it away to someone of your choosing to Share the Krafty Kindness! This promotion will run until Sunday night while supplies last.

Now head on over to the Krafty Shop and have a look around!
Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Saturday, May 16, 2020

May Krafty Peeks...Day FOUR!! Farm-tastic PLUS a Challenge

It's our FINAL day of May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! Are you READY?!

Everything you've seen us share this week will be released this afternoon (Saturday) after our LIVE online party!


All the new goodies will be available at 3pm EST!
We are closing out the festivities with a brand new adorable stamp set from artist Cheryl Grant called....


Here's the perfect new stamp set for the dudes in your life! Lucas and his four legged pal are out for some adventures together! There are two main images plus several coordinating sentiments! Stamp sets for guys are often hard to come by and this set works for big dudes and little dudes!

I used some Farm themed pattern paper and a strip of denim on this card. I added a Polaroid die cut with the Summer Sunbeams stencil with our new Summer Sunshine ink. I finished it off with the new Rainbow Bright Dots.
I colored the image with Copics:
Red: R59, R29, R24 and R22
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
Blue: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91
Yellow: E15, Y17, Y15 and Y13
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000
Hair: Y15, YR23 and Y23

Of course, today is also Challenge Day and as always, during release week the theme is Anything Goes! So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item.....with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp! Use any sketch, design, colour scheme you want!

We can't wait to see your creations and you have until May 22nd to play along! Feel free to link up your submission at the bottom of the Kraftin Kimmie Blog post and/or by uploading your pic to the folder in our Krafty Friends facebook group! You could WIN a $25 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

We've also got a sketch for you! If you're needing a little inspiration, feel free to use this awesome sketch anytime this month!


You'll get to see all sorts of sweet creations featuring FARM-TASTIC! as you hop around the Krafty Team blogs today! PLUS you'll see some of the other goodies in action....like our new stencils, new ink and new Krafty Dots!

Everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group
this afternoon at 2pm EST!


For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!!

AND MAKE SURE YOU COMMENT ON EVERY BLOG from all the peek days this week for a chance to win Krafty $$$ in the shop!

See you back here tomorrow for our Krafty Release Celebration HOP!

Thanks for stopping by,


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Friday, May 15, 2020

Krafty Peeks Day THREE....Fairy Village!!

We are continuing our new release countdown today!
Are you lovin' what you've seen so far?
Because we've got MORE!


It's Day THREE day of May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!
Today we've got a magical new stamp set for you! Remember the FAIRY FOLK set that we released last month? Well you didn't think we'd leave them with no place to live, did you? We've got a brilliant new set from artist Sabrina van Vloten
It's called....FAIRY VILLAGE!


This set contains two gorgeous whimsical houses which can be used on their own as a focal image or in combination with our sweet Fairy Folk stamp set or many of our other fun sets!

I colored the scene with Copics:
Red: R59, R29 and R22
Green: G28, G24 and YG03
Brown: E49, E47, E44, E43 and E42
Stones: W3 and W1
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Hair: E15, YR23 and Y21
Wings: BG05, BG01 and shimmer

I masked off the stump and inked the Radiant Rainbow stencil in Crisp Crimson, Pumpkin Patch, Summer Sunshine, Goblin Green, Mermaid Melody, Stormy Sky and Gorgeous Grape over the top. I stamped the sentiment in Summer Sunshine ink and finished it off with Rainbow Bright Dots.
Check out FAIRY VILLAGE in action as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today! You'll also see the new stencils, new ink and new dots along the way!! Be sure to leave some love at each stop because I'm going to give away some krafty $$ to a lucky commenter!

You'll see MORE of our brand new goodies on Saturday and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, May 16th at 2pm EST!


For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!! See you again tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by,

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

May Krafty Peeks....Day TWO! Perfect Peony!

Well? Did you SEE all the AMAZING new goodies we previewed yesterday?
What do you think? Do you want some MORE?


That's good because we are BACK with Day TWO of our May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
Today we're sharing a stunning new stamp set by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!

It's called....PERFECT PEONY!




This gorgeous floral design is perfect for any time of year but especially for spring! Imagine all the friendship, thinking of you, sending thoughts creations with this design! And what a wonderful sentiment!
I used Gorgeous Grape refill to watercolor this beautiful flower.

I also used the Summer Sunbeams stencil and then stamped over the top with Wicked Black ink. I finished it off with Rainy Day dots.

Check out PERFECT PEONY in action as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today! You'll also see the new stencils, new ink and new dots along the way!! Be sure to leave some love at each stop because I'm going to give away some krafty $$ to a lucky commenter!

You'll see MORE of our brand new goodies tomorrow and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, May 16th at 2pm EST!

For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!! See you again tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by,

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

May Krafty Peeks...Day ONE! Up, Up & Away!

The MAY Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
begins NOW!
Welcome to Day ONE of our May Krafty Peeks!
We are ready to celebrate and inspire you with FOUR new stamp sets, TWO new stencils, a brand new INK color and some new Krafty DOTS!

Who's ready to PAR-TEE!!!?!

We're kicking off the krafty fun with an ADORABLE set from artist BECKY PEARCE and it's called..... UP, UP and AWAY!




What a fabulous and uplifting set of sweet images and sentiments to send to special people to let them know you're thinking of them, especially right now!

It's a 4x6 stamp set featuring several main images, some accessory stamps and some awesome sunshiney sentiments!

As you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today you will see the UP, UP AND AWAY stamp set in action in combination with our all of our other awesome new MAY Kraftin' Kimmie products!
You will spot our newest addition to the Krafty Kolours Hybrid Ink rainbow! It's an amazing deep yellow named SUMMER SUNSHINE!


As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, mini cubes and ink refills!
We've got TWO brand new Krafty Stencils for this month's release to help accessorize your creations!


And of course, we are adding the perfect new coordinating Krafty Dots for this release! The package includes 48 enamel dots in varying sizes in 6 different colors!
These ones are called RAINBOW BRIGHT DOTS!



I used the rainbow stencil in Crisp Crimson, Pumpkin Patch, Summer Sunshine, Goblin Green, Mermaid Melody, Stormy Sky and Gorgeous Grape for the background with the krafty scenery stencil to create the clouds with Salty Sea ink.
I colored the image with Copics and finished it off with Rainbow Bright Dots.
Copics used:
Red: R59, R29 and R22
Yellow: E15, Y17, Y15 and Y13
Grey: C7, C5, C3 and C1
Basket: E29, E25 and E21

You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of May Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, May 16th at 2 pm EST!

For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!! Be sure to leave some love on EACH stop on the hop because I'm going to be giving away some krafty $$ to the shop!! PLUS our designers are AMAZING and you should tell them so!
Come on back tomorrow for more BRIGHT, SHINY goodness!

See you then!

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Kraftin Kimmie Skrappy Challenge

Hidee ho, good stampers and krafty friends!!!


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 want to....except a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!!

I used Bugs & Kisses to create a lantern.



I used some Underwater dots and the cute little dragonfly and the Bee yourself sentiment. I used a battery tealight to sit inside the little lantern box.  I finished it off with some coordinating ribbon.  


Just make sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps product and make sure it's a NEW creation! As soon as we have at least five people playing, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!! yep! One lucky krafter will WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You have until Monday June 2nd to play along AND you can join as many times as you like as long as they are new creations! Also be sure to share your creations on the Krafty Friends facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff!

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

Happy kraftin'!

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Saturday, May 2, 2020

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Layers

Good Morning and welcome to another fabulous and fun Saturday Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


Are you ready for another fun and 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 week the challenge for you is ....
MULTIPLE LAYERS !


I colored her with Copics:
Hair: E18, E15, YR23 and YR21
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Red: R59, R29, R22
Blue: BG09, BG07, BG05 and BG01

I stamped the sentiment in Crisp Crimson ink and finished off the card with Krafty Basic Dots.  I foiled the dots around the circle in red foil to give some sparkle.  I also inked the canvas clouds with Salty Sea ink.

I hope you have fun with us! 

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 stamp and products will earn you double entries! 
The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!! Woohoo! 


There are two ways to enter... you can link up your creation on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group.


And don' forget to check out this weekend's SALE in the Krafty Shop!

We've put a selection of Krafty goodies on SPECIAL 40% off while supplies last!



If you need a little extra inspiration or a jumpstart to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month! Feel free to use it any time!



Happy Kraftin'

Check out the LAYERS creations from the Krafty Team!

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