Kraftin' Kimmie May Release BLOG HOP!!

We're so excited! It’s our MAY 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 May release! We know these new stamps will 'float your boat'!! We’ve got an adorable new nautical kids set from Cheryl called AHOY, SAILOR! There's a FIN-tastic new set from Thais called UNDER THE SEA! Lastly, we are SO excited to share a GORGEOUS new summer stamp set from Annie called....BEACHY KEEN!

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!! 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 May stamps at a discount!! But only for a limited time!

SO??? Whaddaya think? Awesome release, right? I have to say I had a LOT of fun playing along with these amazing ladies this month - a HUGE THANK YOU to Kimmie and the rest of the girls for allowing me to join you all this month!

For my final card, I used only a sentiment from the "Under the Sea" set - a lovely quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson...combined it with a Freshly Made Sketches sketch from a couple weeks ago and came up with this CAS card:

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


 

Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peek Day Three - And an ANYTHING GOES Challenge!

Hello again, everyone and welcome back to day THREE of our MAY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!  We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of FOUR images with matching sentiments from THAIS! This FIN-tastic set is perfect for summer and it is called UNDER THE SEA!!

Isn't it adorable???  The sentiments are absolutely perfect for these images and can also be used with many other sets - I've got some of the KKS mermaids and will be combining these two sets for sure!

I've got a fun, CAS card to share with you - so many of the girls had already done amazing things with the other images so I wanted to use one that hadn't been showcased yet...

Are you planning to join us for our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!???!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes and it's all happening THIS MORNING!!! We'll be releasing all the new stamps you've seen this week after the party (beginning at 10am.....that's only a couple of hours away) at 11am EDT!!

Not only is it time for the online release party, it's also time for a new KK Challenge and this week our hostess is DEBORAH 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 a $10 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win?? It couldn't be easier!!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Thais! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN this new set of stamps!!!!! {This winner will be announced later this week!}  So come and hang out with us in a couple of hours 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 TODAY at the KKStamps Shop!!
Happy hoppin'!




 

Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peek - Day Two!!

Hello again and welcome back to Day TWO of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MAY previews!!! We are back with a fabulous new Moonlight Whispers stamp set by Annie Rodrigue!! You'll love these two summer ladies along with the THREE fun sentiments!!

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

I LOVE the images in this set and got a really "retro" vibe from the images so I decided to go with a black-and-white-with-a-pop-of-yellow color scheme and found some awesome patterned papers that worked perfectly:

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 MAY stamps will be available on Saturday morning 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!  Happy hoppin'!!

 

Kraftin' Kimmie May Release - Sneak Peek Day ONE!!!

Welcome to day ONE of our MAY Kraftin' Kimmie Previews!!! Today we are excited to share a cute new set featuring Lulu, Lexi and Lucas! It's by artist Cheryl Alger and we're SURE it will 'float your boat' ! We are sharing samples today featuring.......AHOY, SAILOR!!

For my card, I used the adorable little boy - I tried to keep the colors somewhat nautical and rustic.  The addition of a weathered button and twine in the top right corner give it that little bit "extra:"

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 morning!}

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

 

Hey everyone! It's time for a brand new Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge and this week's theme is "Girly Girl" hosted by Sherri!  So dig out all of your girly-girl KK Stamps and get busy this long weekend.  We are supposed to get rain most of the weekend (should have guessed) so I will be playing in my craft room - join me!!!

For my card, I used one of my favorites - an older Moonlight Whispers image - Alicia the Strawberry Pirate.  AND...if you love her as much as I do and NEED to have her come live at your house, she JUST happens to be on SALE this weekend as part of the Frugal Friday Sale at KKS!!!  There are some other ADORABLE images on sale - why stop at just one?

For my card, I combined this week's Color Throwdown combo with last week's Deconstructed Sketch - I love how it turned out!!!

Isn't she adorable!??? 

OK, everyone - enjoy your long weekend!  Don't forget to come back on Thursday for the first day of Sneak Peeks for the brand new KK release!  You're gonna love all of these new sets  - I promise!!  See you soon!

 

Kraftin' Kimmie Guest Designer & CQC241 & SSSC219

Good morning, everyone!  Remember WAYYYYYY back in January/February when I was in the running for a Guest Designer spot over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps?  Well, I was lucky enough to win one of the spots for the month of May and this is my FIRST post!!!  :)  The upcoming new release is amazing - I know you're going to love it...but for now, you get to see a card using one of the older sets, Perfect Poison.

It is also the time of the week for a brand new Colour Q challenge and this week's combo sure had me scratching my head...metallics are not a usual "go-to" color for me:

I also used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch but made mine a square instead of the rectangular size in order to fit the image:

I hope you will play along with us over at the Colour Q Challenge as well as the Kraftin' Kimmie Anything Goes challenge!  We'd love to see your creations!  I will be back on Saturday with another Kraftin' Kimmie post - see you then!


 

{CQC240} & {RS113} . . . Another Birthday Card :)

Hi everyone! Happy May!!! It sure didn't seem like May on the weekend here in central Alberta - Mother Nature thought she'd give us another taste of winter... woke up to snow on Saturday morning and, let me tell you, I was not a happy camper. ;)  Thankfully, it has mostly all melted but that means more mud...ugh. 

Enough of my moaning and groaning, you came to see a new Colour Q combo, didn't you?  This week's inspiration is a lovely, little teacup...perfect for afternoon tea parties:

I used this week's Retrosketches for my quick and CAS card that uses images from one of my favorite Verve sets, Hope Blooms:

Yes, I know it's ANOTHER birthday card... you're going to be seeing a lot of those in the coming weeks!  ;)  Anyhow, that's just about it for me - I will see you next week!