INSPIRATIONAL WEDNESDAY - Whimsical Gnomes

Hello krafty friends!

It's INSPIRATIONAL WEDNESDAY on the Kraftin Kimmie Blog,

the day we provide you with a bit of extra

krafty inspiration to help you get creative

with your krafty stamps!

Hi everyone!
I'm on the Kraftin Kimmie Blog today with an fun card for you from Whimsical Gnomes. 

I used the Woodgrain Stencil and embossing paste mixed with Marvellous Mocha ink refill and Creamy Caramel ink refill to create the raised woodgrain border.   I also used Lovey and Fruity Krafty Dots.

I colored the scene with Copics:
Beard: W5, W3 and W1
Green outfit: G28, G24 and YG03
Yellow: E15, YR24, YR23 and Y15
Red: R59, R29 and R22
Squirrel: E49, E47, E44 and E43
Log: E29, E27, E23 and E21
Grass: G85, YG97, G94

Thanks for checking out this adorable set.  

If you want to add this stamp set to your 

collection just hop on over to the KKS Shop
and find it for 40% OFF this week!  

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie January Release and Hop!

WOOHOO! Today we are celebrating all the new goodies that are NOW available from our JANUARY Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

All THREE new clear stamp sets are available over at the Krafty Shop, along with our new CRISP CRIMSON inks, TWO new Krafty Stencils and our new HEARTS Krafty Dots! Yaaaay!

So let's have a fun hop around the Krafty Team's blogs and check everything out in action! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you enjoy this kreative tour!

First up we have a krafty new set from artist,
Sabrina van Vloten called.... LOVE BUGS!

The second set is by artist Neda Sadreddin and it's just DAM cute!
It's called.....YOU'RE GNAW-SOME!

And our last stamp set is a sweet set of chubby little creatures by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen called.... HAPPY HEDGEHOGS!

Available today is our brand new Hybrid Ink colour in the large ink pad, mini cube and ink refill and it's called.... CRISP CRIMSON!

We have two new stencils that are perfect for all your new creations called....

PETITE POSIES and TRIPPY TRIANGLES!

And lastly we've got an exclusive new set of Krafty Dots for you called... HEARTS DOTS!

Everything is NOW available at the krafty shop! All the new products are available individually but if you HAVE to have it ALL this month, you can pick up our GIMME KIMMIES KIT which contains one of EVERYTHING we released this month and at a discount but for a limited time!

I used the cute little beaver holding a flower. I used the single flower stamp to create a fun background on the yellow paper. I embossed the sentiment in white and finished it off with Krafty Dots.

Copics used:

Light brown: E29, E25 and E21

Dark Brown: E79, E77, E74 and E71

Red: R59, R29 and R22

Green: YG67 abd YG63

And don't forget to grab the INK OF THE MONTH! This month all in stock products in the PRETTY IN PINK color are on SALE 15% OFF while supplies last! And it coordinates SO WELL with our new Crisp Crimson ink and Hearts Dots!

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Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peek #3 - Happy Hedgehogs

It's Day THREE day of January Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

It's our FINAL day of peeks of our first release of 2020 and everything you've seen us share this week will be in the online shop this afternoon!

We are closing things out with a brand new adorable stamp set by Melissa Baker-Nguyen called.... HAPPY HEDGEHOGS!

Check out these sweet little chubby creatures!! I'm so in LOVE! So many ways to mix and match them or use them on their own! You QUILL have so much fun creating with them!

I colored the flowers to match the beautiful floral paper and used some fun mat foil in pink to accent this adorable stamp. I finished off the heat embossed sentiment with a Krafty pink heart.

Copics used:

Pink: R89, R85 and R81

Yellow: YR23 and Y13

Blue:BG07 and BG02

Red: R29 and R22

Hedgehog: E79, E77, E74 and E71

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, color scheme you want!

We can't wait to see your creations and you have until January 17th to play along! Feel free to link up your submission on the Kraftin Kimmie blog and/or by uploading your pic to the folder in our Krafty Friends facebook group! You could WIN a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You'll get to see all sorts of sweet creations featuring HAPPY HEDGEHOGS 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... Saturday, January 17th at 2pm EST!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

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Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peek #2 - You're Gnaw-some

Did you enjoy yesterday's previews?? Did you SEE all the new goodies?? Are you ready for MORE?

Well, that's good because we're back with more inky goodness for our JANUARY 2020 release for

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we have a sweet new valentine set by our amazing artist Neda Sadreddin!

It's called....YOU'RE GNAW-SOME!

What a fun set of sweet little beavers!
There are several main images and accessory stamps plus some super coordinating sentiments! These little sweethearts make my heart happy!

I sponged the Crisp Crimson ink through the Trippy Triangles stencil on the pattern background paper. I colored the beaver with Copic markers and finished off the card with Krafty Dots and the Heart dots.

Check out YOU'RE GNAW-SOME in action as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today! You'll also see new stencils, new ink and new dots!! 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 over the next couple of days of Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, January 11th at 2pm EST!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

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Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks #1 - Love Bugs

Hello and welcome to all our Krafty Friends! We are ready to kick off a brand new year with our January Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

The brand new products for January are all about LOVE! So let's get started because
we're so excited to share everything with you!

We are starting things off today with a super sweet new stamp set from artist,

SABRINA VAN VLOTEN!! It's called....LOVE BUGS!

Check out this sweet set of little bugs and friends!
It's a 4x6 stamp set with lots of little characters, flowers in several sizes for creating scenes and of course, some perfect sentiments! How cute!

As you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today you will see the LOVE BUGS stamp set in action in combination with our all of our other awesome new January Kraftin' Kimmie products!

You will spot our newest addition to the Krafty Kolours Hybrid Ink line! It's a gorgeous new rich red named CRISP CRIMSON!

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! They are called PETITE POSIES and TRIPPY TRIANGLES!

And of course, we are adding the perfect new coordinating Krafty Dots for this release! This is an exclusive set and will not be available once sold out so be sure to grab some! These ones are called HEARTS DOTS!

You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of January Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, January 11th at 2pm EST!

I used one of the flowers and the little lady bug with the petite posies stencil.

I used the Krafty Scenery stencil for the clouds in the background and then colored with my copics.

I used a red sparkle paste for the posies stencil and then added nuvo drops to the centers. I finished off the card with Krafty Dots and a heart dot.

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! ;)

Thanks for stopping by,

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Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Use the Color Blue

Good morning and welcome to our very first Saturday challenge of 2020 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Are you ready for some fun and krafty challenges
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!

My challenge for you is....

Use the color BLUE!!

For this challenge I used Merry & Bright!

Instead of making red Cardinals I made bluebirds!

I colored these birdies with Copics:
Blue: B28, B26, B23 and B21 with W9, W7, W5 and W3
Red: R59,  R29 and R22
Yellow: YR23 and Y13
Teal: BG07, BG05 and BG01

I die cut the tree branch and covered in texture paste with both Creamy Caramel Ink refill and Marvellous Mocha Ink refill.  I created an uneven texture with the ink refills and texture paste.  I finished it off with sequins and twine.

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 Stamps and products will earn you double entries!  There are TWO ways to enter....you can link up your creation at the bottom of the Kraftin Kimmie Blog and AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends facebook group!
  

We also have a sketch to inspire you for the month of January!  Feel free to use it any time you like when you need a little kickstart to your creative process!

Happy kraftin'!

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Jaded Blossom - Cow Patties

Hi Everyone, I'm excited to share that I am taking over the Jaded Blossom blog today and I have an Ador-a-bull Cow card for you today.

Recipe:

I used the following Jaded Blossom Supplies:

Cow Patties

Card Layers 1

Card Layers 2

Card Mat Dies

I also used Doodlebug down on the farm paper pad and black glitter cardstock.

I used Copics to color the cow:

Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3

White: W3, W1 and W00

Pink: R01, R00 and R000

Gold: YR24, YR23 and Y13

Red: R59, R29, R24 and R22

Horns: E87, E84 and E81

I used one of the banners from the Card Layers 1 die to stamp the Happy Birthday to Moo sentiment and then added glitter around it.  I finished off the card with Nuvo drops in Ruby Slippers, White Blizzard and Silver Crystals.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello and welcome to another fun Saturday Challenge!

Are you ready for some krazy krafty fun?
We can't wait for you to play along and share your amazing krafty kreations! We are here to inspire your creativity!

This week Krafty Girl Marieke is your hostess and her challenge for you is.... ANYTHING GOES!

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 Stamps and products will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

And this time you have THREE WEEKS to play along and enter as many times as you like!!

I used Snowflake Kisses and Stained Glass Stencil:

I used Chromo Glaze from Brutus Monroe with the Stained Glass Stencil for the background. I die cut snowflakes out of glitter paper and heat embossed the sentiment to finish off the card.

We also have a SKETCH for your inspiration if you need some extra mojo! Feel free to use it anytime!

Happy kraftin'!

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Twelve Krafty Days of Khristmas! - Day 12

Welcome to Day TWELVE of 

the Twelve Krafty Days of Khristmas!
It's our FINAL DAY!

We've had such fun sharing ALL the incredible new releases we've had at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps in 2019!
And we hope you've enjoyed revisiting all our wonderful new sets!  It's been an incredible year!

We're going to leave you with a few more goodies featuring MORE of our amazing stamps from EACH of our fabulous Design Team members from each month of 2019!  
Check them all out on the Kraftin Kimmie Blog!

MAY - Make a Wish!

I used Salty Sea ink with the Krafty Scenery Stencil to create the cloud background.  I colored the boy with Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000
Hair: E29, E25 and E21
Purple: BV17, BV13 and BV11
Red: R59, R29 and R22

I added some stickles around the shape and glitter cardstock banner to finish off the card. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Challege #510 - Texture

Hello and welcome to another fun Saturday Challenge!

Are you ready for some krazy krafty fun?
We can't wait for you to play along and share your amazing krafty kreations! We are here to inspire your creativity!

This week Krafty Girl Melany is your hostess and her challenge for you is....

TEXTURE!

I used Holiday Wishes

I created the background with the Perfect Plaid stencil and flock! I finished it off with Krafty Dots and Red foil cardstock.

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 Stamps and products will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

Happy kraftin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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