Saturday, December 15, 2018

Favorite Color Krafty Challenge

Welcome to our final Krafty Challenge of 2018!
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 is all about....
YOUR FAVE COLOUR!
Every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you can enter as many times as you like! Each submission will enter you into the monthly prize......which is a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!


I used the Sweater weather stencil and Ruby Red reinker to die the embossing paste red.  I did not mix it well, so that it would have bits of white and red throughout.  I think that it looks like little hearts with the Amazing sentiment.  Can you guess my favorite color? ;)

ALSO don't miss the chance to get some January release goodies EARLY with our KRAFTY KLUB!!  It just went up in the shop yesterday so HURRY because there are a limited number of spots available!

Happy Holidays and Happy Kraftin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Day Twelve of the Twelve Krafty Days of Khristmas!

Welcome to Day Twelve of 
the Twelve Krafty Days of Khristmas!


We're continuing our recap of ALL of the amazing releases we've had each month of 2018 at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


***PLUS each and every day during the 12 Days Event, you can comment on our blog posts for your chance to WIN some prizes!  We will be giving away several gift vouchers to the krafty shop and YOU could WIN one just by showing some krafty love!



I get the privilege of featuring Perky Penguins!


I used the Kraftin Kimmie Wicked Black Ink with Mission Gold watercolors.  I've been playing with watercolors lately and have been having a lots of fun!  I mated the watercolor panel and finished it off with sugar glitter paste and the Kraftin Kimmie Snowflake stencil and sugar glitter on the bottom "snow" part of the image.  I just love this set!  What about YOU?

Please check out the Kraftin Kimmie Blog and check out all of the Design Teams Year in review creations!

Thanks for stopping by,

Inspirational Wednesday using Angel Voices

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday fellow krafters!!!Welcome to another Inspirational Wednesday post!


Each week one of our amazing design team members will be here to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week Krafty Girl, Keri is sharing her creation featuring  

Angel Voices

I am so excited to be able to share a new creations with you today.  


I colored the cute carolers with Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Hair and Fur: E29, E25 and E21
Red: R59, R29 and R22
Green: G28, G24, G21 and YG03
White: W5, W3 and W1
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
Jeans: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91
Caroles: E35, E33 and E31


I used a music Hot Foil plate to foil the pattern paper in matte black to create my own pattern paper.

I added some white glitter paste around the circle and the top edge of the Christmastree strip.  I added Ruby Red ink to the edges of the sentiment to give it a matted look and then matted it on glitter paper.

I finished it off with an Angel and music note buttons.

I just love these carolers and I hope you do too.

Happy Stampin!

Thanks for stopping by,

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Just Chillin' - Saturday Challenge

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!

We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!
This week is all about....    STENCILS!
We know how much fun you've been having making creations featuring our brand new Krafty Stencils and Hybrid Inks!

So that's this week's challenge!

Every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you can enter as many times as you like! Each submission will enter you into the monthly prize......which is a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!


I used the Bubbly Blue and Mermaid Melody inks to create the water.

I used the Bubbly Blue for the entire wave and then added Mermaid Melody to the tips.

I colored the penguins with Copics, added a glitter layer for snow and then used the same stencil to create the clouds in Bubbly Blue.
Copics:
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
White: W3, W1 and W00
Orange: YR09 and YR04
Yellow: Y17 and Y13
Ice: BG49, BG57 and BG53

The snowflake stamps are from the set and I stamped them in Purple Pansy and I stamped the sentiment in Mermaid Melody.

ALSO don't miss our 12 Krafty Days of Khristmas going on on this blog every day with chances to WIN prizes! PLUS our final Frugal Friday of 2018 is on right NOW with a selection of stamp sets on 40% OFF this weekend only!

Happy kraftin'!
Thanks for stopping by,

Monday, December 3, 2018

Day 3 of the Twelve Krafty Days of Khristmas

Welcome to Day THREE of 
the Twelve Krafty Days of Khristmas!



We're continuing our recap of ALL of the amazing releases we've had each month of 2018 at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


***PLUS each and every day during the 12 Days Event, you can comment on our blog posts for your chance to WIN some prizes!  We will be giving away several gift vouchers to the krafty shop and YOU could WIN one just by showing some krafty love!



I get the privilage of featuring the month of MARCH and Dino-Mite Pals!




I used the Kraftin Kimmie Wicked Black Ink with Mission Gold watercolors.  At the Kraftin Kimie Retreat I took a Watercolor class from Krafty girl Jessie and had a great time and it inspired me to use watercolors!  I mated the watercolor panel and finished it off with sequins.  I just love this set!  What about YOU?


In March we released:

DINO-MITE PALS and KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY!


Be sure to join our Krafty Friends Facebook page for more challenges and fun!


Thanks for stopping by,

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Cookie Elfie

Hi and welcome to Halloween Release from Simply B!

This cutie is Amy Cookie Elfie


I colord with Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Hair and Eyes: E29, E25 and E21
Red: R59, R29 and R22
Green: G28, G24, G21 and YG03
Cookies: E43, E42 and E41 with E59

I used a plaid Christmas print with a mate mirror red polarid frame.  I added some holly and a cookie cutter charm.  Around the outside I used white glitter paste.  All solid cardstock is FSJ.

Thanks for stopping by,

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Fall Colors Saturday Challenge

Ch #457 - Fall Colours!
Welcome to another great 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 is all about....  FALL COLOURS!!

I used Woodland Wonders & Grateful Pumpkins



I stamped the leaf swirl from Grateful pumpkins across the background to create the background paper.  I stamped the leaf in Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Patch and Yummy Yellow and then sponged over the top with Marvelous Mocha. 

I then colored the cute Raccoon with Copic markers:  
Sky: B00 and B000
Racoon: W9, W7, W5, W3 and W1
Log and dirt: E49, E44 and E42
Green: G28, G24, G85, G14 and YG03

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 November! 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!




Happy kraftin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Sunday, November 11, 2018

November Blog Hop

November Release Krafty Hop!


Yaaaaay! It's here! It's here!!  Today we are celebrating ALL the stamp sets from our November Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and all four of the new stencils!!!


ALL THREE new clear 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 adorable set of arctic friends by artist Emilie Goulet called
.....POLAR PALS!



Next is the super chill set of Penguins by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen
......PERKY PEGUINS!


And last up is a fabulous Krafty Set by artist Emilie Goulet called
.....KRAFTY LOVE!


Don’t forget we also have three new Krafy Kolours in Bubbly, Blue, Garnite Grey and Totally Taupe (perfect for no lines coloring)


Also in the shop are the four new Krafty Stencils in Beautiful Burlap, Krafty Scenery, Sparkling Snowflakes and Sweater Weather.





I colored the raccoon with Copics:
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
Grey: T5, T3 and T1 with blender solution
Purple: V9, V6, V4 and V1
White: W3 and W1

I added Tonic Nuvo fresh snowfall to the snowball and to the ground.  I used Bubbly Blue Kraftin Kimmie Ink for the background and then used the cloud stencil with Purple Pansy.



I used the Kraftin Kimmie Sweater stencil and Tonic Glitter paste through he stencil with silver over the top in some places. 

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our November Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new clear sets at a discount!


The Krafty Team and Guests have lots of goodies to share with you today and you'll find all the links below!!! Hop around to check these sweet sets in action!


Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Kraftin Kimmie November Sneak Peek # - Krafty Love

November Krafty Peeks...Day FOUR! Krafty Love plus a Challenge!
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
So glad you could come on back for
Day THREE of our NOVEMBER Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We've got a super AMAZING stamp set
to share with you today!
ALL of you will need this new set called....
KRAFTY LOVE!



The set features a krafty chick that could be you or me or any of our friends plus it comes with some fabulous sentiment stamps that will make you giggle!!
Just imagine all the fun cards, tags, boxes and bags you can make for your fellow krafty peeps! Not to mention any scrapbook pages featuring your krafty adventures!!


I colored her with my Copics and I stamped her in Totally Taupe:
I used the Totally Taupe for no lines coloring.
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000
Hair: E29, E25 and E21
Pink: RV09, RV06, RV04 and RV02
Blue: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

I also used the Totally Taupe reinker to dye the embossing paste and put it through the canvas stencil to create the adorable background.

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 Nov 16th) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for all of November! 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 and guests listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the KRAFTY LOVE 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! We hope you'll be joining us for all the krafty fun!

Happy hoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Friday, November 9, 2018

November Kraftin Kimmie Release Sneak Peek #3

November Krafty Peeks...Day THREE! Perky Penguins! 

Woot, woot! It's Day THREE of our
November Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today's set features some ADORABLE little characters by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!
It's called ..... PERKY PENGUINS!!

This fun set comes with lots of cutie penguins...big and small, several scenery accessory stamps and faby sentiments!! You'll be able to design lots of quick holiday/winter cards not to mention gift tags, bags and boxes and amazing scrapbook pages! Think of the possibilities!

All of the Krafty Krew design team members and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of great designs to share with you today featuring the PERKY PENGUINS stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because some lucky commenters will WIN some $$ to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE stamp release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!
The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!


I colored them with my Copics:
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
White: W3, W1 and W00
Orange: W7 and YR18
Snowballs: BG11 and BG10

I used bubbly blue ink and the new Krafty Scenery stencil.  Have you seen this amazing Must Have stencil?!?!?  I added fresh snowfall nuvo to the bottom and the snowballs.

You've been seeing all the incredible creations for November as we're 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 of the THREE new clear stamp sets, FOUR stencils, THREE inks and a partridge in a pear tree!! Plus we'll be sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

See you again tomorrow with a MUST HAVE stamp set for all you krafty peeps! 



Thanks for stopping by,

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Kraftin Kimmie November Sneak Peek #2 - Polar Pals

November Krafty Peeks...Day TWO!! Polar Pals!

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

So you've heard we are launching NEW Kraftin' Kimmie STENCILS plus THREE fabby NEW Krafty Kolours INKS!



Today let's kick off the THREE new stamp sets!!
Today we are showing you a wonderful winter set from artist Emilie Goulet and it's called.....
POLAR PALS!!


This snowy set features two main images of a raccoon having a ball and a sweet polar bear giving his penguin pals a lift!! Aren't they cute? Plus there are four sweet sentiments!

You will see these new images in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs in combination with the NEW Granite Grey and Bubbly Blue inks AND the NEW Sweater Weather and Sparkling Snowflakes STENCILS!


You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and Krafty Guests below so hop around 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 November stamp release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!

Head on over and find out how YOU can WIN!


I colored with Copics:
White: W5, W3 and W1
Black: W9, W7 and W5
Orange: YR09
Pink: R20 and E04

I used the Kaftin Kimmie Bubbly Blue on the entire background and then stenciled the Kaftin Kimmie Grantie Grey ink over the top of the Kaftin Kimmie Snowflake stencil.  I added Nuvo clear glitter to the centers. I added white glitter paper for the snow in the background.

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all THREE of the new clear stamp sets, the THREE new inks and FOUR new KRAFTY STENCILS, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!


Happy hoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Kraftin Kimmie Skrappy Challenge

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 Monday November 26th at midnight EST!

I inked my bookmark completely in Purple Pansy ink.  I then inked Wicked Black ink over the cobweb stencil over the purple pansy.

I then stamped the tree, cat and ghosts from the Spooky Silhouettes stamp set.  

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'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge Witches!

Ch #454-Witches! 
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 is all about....  WITCHES!!

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 colored her with my Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E020 and E000
Hair: V09, V06, V04 and V01
Orange: YR09, YR06 and YR04
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
Cat: C09, C07, C05 and C03
Broom: E29 and E23 with E15 and YR23

I used the Purple Pansy and Purple Petunia Kraftin Kimmie ink and a cloud stencil and then blended Wicked Black over the top to give it a foggy feel. 

I finished it off with some bat buttons and die cuts.  I added Nuvo Glitter drops to the back of the flying broom.

Don't forget to check out our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS this weekend! We have a selection of stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF but only for the weekend and only while supplies last!

Thanks for stopping by,

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Kraftin Kimmie October Release Hop

October Release Krafty Hop! 

Yaaaaay! It's here! It's here!!  Today we are celebrating the ALL the stamp sets from our October Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE new wintry clear 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 adorable set of woodland friends by artist Emilie Goulet called
.....COOL CRITTERS!


Next is the super chill set of snowpeeps and their friends by artist Cheryl Grant called
......SUPER COOL PALS!

And last up is a fabulous scene building set which coordinates with our Shake It Up sets by artist Becky Pearce called
.....HOLIDAY VILLAGE!



I colored this scene with my copics:
Red: R59, R29 and R21
Green: G28, G24, G21 and YG03
Yellow: YR23 and Y17
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3

I added white glitter paper for snow and added trees in the background with snow on them as well.  The acetate has the snowflakes printed on it to give it a nice snowy scene.  I stamped on the glitter paper with Kraftin Kimmie Ruby Red ink.

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our OCTOBER Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new clear sets at a discount!

The Krafty Team and Guests have lots of goodies to share with you today and you'll find all the links below!!! Hop around to check these sweet sets in action!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peek Day 3 - Holiday Village

October Krafty Peeks....Day THREE! Holiday Village! 


Welcome, welcome, welcome!
So glad you could come on back for Day THREE of our OCTOBER Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We've got a super AMAZING stamp set to share with you today! This one is from artist Becky Pearce and it's called
HOLIDAY VILLAGE!

If you've seen our SHAKE IT UP and SHAKE IT UP POLAR BEARS stamp sets, this new set coordinates perfectly with them both!!

The set comes with SO MANY main images, cute accessory stamps and sentiment stamps that will make you jingle all the way!! There are a total of TWENTY THREE stamps in the set!

Just imagine all the fabulous scenes you can create on your cards, holiday tags, gift bags and boxes, scrapbook pages....the possibilities are endless!!!

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 Oct 19th) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for all of October! 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??

I used both Shake it Up and Holiday Village for this card.  


I colored these cuties with my Copics:
Blue: B26, B24 and B21
Trees: G28, G24, G21 and YG03
Snowman: W3 and W1
Brown: E29, E25, E23 and E21
Lamp: W7, W5 and W3 with Y17
Red: R59, R29 and R21

All the Krafty Design Team members and guests listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the HOLIDAY VILLAGE 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! We hope you'll be joining us for all the krafty fun!

Happy hoppin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

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