Saturday, March 29, 2014

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Spring has sprung!!

Well, welcome back for another fabulously FUN challenge here at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!! We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can WIN MORE rubbah!! 

Show us your stuff!!

The random winner from last week’s challenge is up! Be sure to check and see if it's you!!!

This week our hostess with the mostest is KAREN !! And her challenge is SPRING HAS SPRUNG!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp that features spring in some way!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

Kim has the FrugalFriday Specials listed for this weekend with 25-50 percent off a FULL DOZEN of our fave stamp sets!

She's also has LOTS of brand new 6x6 paper pads…
and restocks of EZmount and HOT KNIVES, while supplies last!! 
(P.s. Have you seen our new video, Working with Unmounted Stamps?)

Now be sure to pop over to the blog and check out the wonderful creations by all the Krafty Girls and special Krafty Guests featuring this week’s challenge!! We’re sure you’ll be inspired!! Then join us, play along and you could WIN!!

Happy kraftin’!!


I made a very clean and simple card for you today featuring the set SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU along with SPRING SWEETIES





Supplies
images - Somebunny Loves You and Spring Sweeties colored with Copic markers
papers - Prima matted with Bazzill cardstock
Viva Decor pearl pen
ribbon from my stash

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Eva's Dream Garden

Hi everyone! We've made it half way through the week, so it's downhill from here to the weekend! WHOOT!  LOL!  Here's a card I made using the beautiful Eva from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps.







Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!

Supplies:
Image: Eva from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps colored with Copic markers
papers: Maja Designs from Little Darling Rubber Stamps
Die cuts - Silhouette
flowers - Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterflies - Prima  coated in Aged Rose and Shabby White Frantage
Dream Garden sign - Prima
Jeweled leaf - Prima
Ribbon and pearl brad from stash
Viva Decor Pearl Pen
Ranger distress inks
Distrezz-it-all machine

Guest design for The Paper Nest Dolls

Hey everyone! This is my second post today. If you're looking for my Papertake Weekly blog post, please scroll down. I'm excited today to tell you that Christine from The Paper Nest Dolls contacted me and asked me to guest design for them today! Thanks Christine!!  I chose to make an apron shaped gift box cut with the Silhouette. This was so much fun to color and make!!





Thanks again for the fun, Christine!! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Image: Chef Angelina from The Paper Nest Dolls colored with Copic markers
papers: Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock
May Arts silk ribbon
Wild Orchid Crafts flower

Papertake Weekly - It's sketch week!

Hey everyone!! It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly! And since it's the last Tuesday of the month, you regular Papertakers know that it's SKETCH week!! So you get to work with one of Dawny's awesome sketches. Now you can use the new sketch for this week, or any previous Papertake Weekly sketch (for your convenience, there is a tab with the sketches on the Papertake Weekly Blog). We are sponsored this week by the fabulous folks over at Simon Says Stamp!  I've used one of all time favorite lines of stamps Art Impressions! FUN FUN FUN!!



Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out my teamies gorgeous creations, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Supplies:
image: Sally Swimmer from Art Impressions colored with Copics
papers: Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock
sun - Silhouette
May Arts silk ribbon
flower from Wild Orchid Crafts
Viva Decor Pearl Pen

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Papertake Weekly For Mum

Hey everyone! It's time for another challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this week Dawny is asking either for a card for your Mom or for a female. We are sponsored this week by our very own Mary and Andrea from The Ribbon Girl, so a fabulous prize is up for grabs!! Do pop over and take a peek at all the wonderful things they have in their shop!  Here's what I've got to show you today






Image - Mo Manning colored with Copics
papers - Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments Collection matted with Bazzill cardstock
Butterfly border by Noor
Mar Arts silk ribbon
image panel and banner are from Silhouette
flower from Wild Orchid Crafts

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all the gorgeous creations, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - It's release day and blog hop time!

We're so excited! It’s our MARCH RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So grab yourself a cuppa joe, sit back and be prepared for some krafty eye kandy! We're going to inspire your creations with our fun, new stamps!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists for our March release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We’ve got a very unique new SLOTH set from Thai called WANNA HANG? There's an awesome new a-MOO-zing new set from Cheryl called DOWN ON THE FARM 2! Lastly, we are SO excited to share a SASSY new Moonlight Whispers stamp set....SHOW STOPPERS!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MARCH Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are available NOW! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new March stamps at a discount!!

OH AND Kimmie has a bunch of new PAPER PADS in the shop for you today!! There are brand new lines by Simple Stories, Bo Bunny, MME, American Crafts, Graphic 45 and Kaisercraft!! There are also a bunch of restocks of most requested paper pads!!!

Now let's celebrate with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!


For my card today, I used DOWN ON THE FARM 2.  This set is so much fun!!









Supplies:
Image - Down on the Farm 2 from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps colored with Copics
papers - Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock
flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterfly - Noor Designs
May Arts ribbon
button from stash
Memory Thread
banners from Silhouette

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peeks Day Three - Down on the Farm 2!!

Welcome back to day THREE of our MARCH Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!

SQUEEEEEEAL!!!!  We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of THREE images with matching sentiments from CHERYL! With the popularity of a set we released last year, we have continued on with the farm theme so today we're showing you the new set called DOWN ON THE FARM 2!!

This week our challenge hostess is TANGII! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! 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. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we've previewed this week???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! We'll be releasing all the new stamps you've seen this week after the party at 7pm EST!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Cheryl! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new set stamps!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! ALL the new stamps will be available on TONIGHT at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!


I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this new set!!! PURE FUN!!!! I even made a bottle of fake milk!! :D













Supplies:
image - Down on the Farm 2 from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps colored with Copic markers
papers: Nitwit Collections - Lilwimmin matted with Bazzill cardstock
glass vial - Tim Holtz    -  milk inside it is handmade
flourish - Magnolia Doohickey die
banner - Silhouette
image panel - Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle
ribbon from stash - bow is made using Bow Easy
Viva Decor Pearl Pen


Friday, March 14, 2014

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peeks Day Two!!

Welcome back to Day TWO of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MARCH previews!!! We are back with a fabulous new Moonlight Whispers stamp set!! You'll love these two SASSY showgirls along with the FOUR fun sentiments!!

Today the Krafty Girls and I are thrilled to share with you.....SHOW STOPPERS!! There are lots of amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from the set!! We know you are just going to LOVE these classy, sassy ladies and be inspired by all the fun designs!!

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our MARCH stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!! You can find more details here!!

Happy hoppin'!!







Thursday, March 13, 2014

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peeks Day One!!

Welcome to day ONE of our MARCH Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share a supah cute new set by artist Thais Narciso!! We'll guarantee you haven't seen anything like these adorable SLOTHS before!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......WANNA HANG?!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of the new sets and YOU could WIN!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new MARCH stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!





Happy hoppin'!




Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Papertake Weekly - Let's play BINGO!!!

Hey everyone!!! It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this week we are playing BINGO!!  We are being sponsored by the fab folks over at Whiff of Joy! So without any further ado...here's your bingo chart!!  Choose any three in a row!


Here's what I've come up with for you today

















Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all the gorgeous creations by my teamies and our fabulous guests! Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you tomorrow for some Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peeks! Hugs!

Supplies:
ballet shoes - Silhouette
Small butterflies and doily - Cheery Lynn Designs
Large butterfly - Noor 
flourish - Magnolia Doohickey
lace - Live and Love Crafts
Flowers - Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts
Viva Decor Pearl pen
Vintage Photo distress ink

Monday, March 10, 2014

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - in need of a teacher gift?

Hey everyone! I have a new tutorial posted over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog today to show you how to make a quick little gift of a notepad. These make awesome teacher gifts! The final size of this is 4" x 5". I used the adorable SMARTY PANTS set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, and she's colored up with Copic markers.


Please be sure to pop over to check out the tutorial and I'd love to see your version if you make one. Thanks for stopping by today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday!

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge and the FIRST one for MARCH!! And as always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!

Your submission must use at least one Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp but can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until Tuesday, March 11th!! What do you think.....wanna WIN??

**Please note that you are more than welcome to combine this Wonderful Wednesday Share to Win challenge with other challenges, BUT not our regular weekly challenges. This must be a new and different creation than anything you create for our Saturday challenges.

Don't forget....we've got a bunch of new 6x6 paper pads in the shop AND some new limited edition stamps in the Krafty Singles section! Happy shoppin'!! 

Pop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog to see all of this week's Wonderful Wednesday inspiration from the Krafty Girls and Guests to get you kraftin'!! Then....let's see YOUR kreations!!





Supplies:
Papers - Prima Cartographer matted with Bazzill cardstock
flowers: Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts
Postcard, ticket, and wooden trinket all from Prima
Viva Decor Pearl Pen
Ranger Vintage Photo distress ink