Up To Snow Good..

I don't personally love snow. In fact, I kinda hate it. It's pretty to look at, and makes the world look like a magical fairy land...then you step out in it and it's cold, wet, sticky, and gross. Bah Humbug, right?! LOL! With that said, I do LOVE snowmen, so the new Snowbuddies set from There She Goes is PERFECT for me, and for all you other snowman lovers out there. With over FIFTY stamps, you can create your own snowmen, or use the pre-made ones, but that's entirely up to you!! I decided to pair this super cute set with not only this week's There She Goes challenge(an Inspiration challenge), but with this week's I Spy Sketch. This week we are featuring  Christine Okken ( ChristineCreations at SCS) and is inspired by this card.

I started by stamping my snowman on X-Press It blending card. It was just the body of the snowman, so I added the eyes and nose, and then did the hat on a separate piece of blending card, and cut it out. I colored it all with Copics, then cut it out with my Oval Stax Die-namics. My Fossil layer was cut out with the Oval Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics. I used the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather paper pad for my card, along with Grapesicle card stock from MFT, and Gummybear from Bazzil. To finish my card, I used several, different embellishments. I used Michael's brads, White Twill ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel(May Arts), some hemp cord from MFT, the Let It Snowflake Die-namics in Sweet Tooth cardstock from MFT, and a Grapesicle button from MFT. Under my ribbon, I used another piece of the Cosmo Cricket paper, which was cut out with the Small Scalloped Border Die-namics from MFT. My sentiment is from the Snowman Sentiments stamp set, also from There She Goes.

Well, that is it for me for now  Be sure to check out the creations from my fellow I Spy Secret Agents, and the Trendsetters from There She Goes.

MFTWSC100-Little Elf

Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! That means it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! It's MY favorite sketch challenge.

For my card, I used the SUPER cute new Pure Innocence Elf Girl set. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending card and then colored her with my Copics. She was then layered with some Sour Apple, Gumdrop Green, and Red Hot cardstock from My Favorite Things. I used the Sweet Stack Labels Die-namics for my sentiment and tab, and I used the Let It Snowflake Die-namics For my embellishments, I used  a spiral clip, Michael's brads, and some Red Hot grosgrain.

For the inside, I used the Jumbo Rounded Banner Die-namics to cut out my paper panels, and some more of the snowflakes from the Let It Snowflake Die-namics.

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2012.

Check out the FAQ - Wednesday Stamp Club thread if you need any further info on this challenge or help on how to upload your card to the gallery.  Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC100 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, December 4th to play along.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the MFT blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!

November Creative Challenge- Home Decor

The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, we were challenged to create Holiday Home Decor using our MFT Stamps and Die-namics.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all participating designers who have a project to share with you today.

For my project today, I decided to do a wall hanging using a few Die-namics. What I LOVE the most about Die-namics is the fact that they make it so easy to create FABULOUS projects with out having to buy a fancy cutting machine!! I'm still cranking away at my old Cuttlebug, and I still LOVE it as much as I did when I first got it. 

I started by cutting my stockings out of some Lilybee Designs Holiday Cheer paper, and out of Wild Cherry, Berrylicious, and Sour Apple card stock. I used one of the patterned paper for the front of my stocking, and the cardstock stocking as a backer to attach it to the ribbon using the Jumbo Stocking Die-namics. My ribbon is a combo of Wild Cherry, Berrylicious, and Sour Apple. At the top of the hanging, I used Sweet Tooth grosgrain to create a loop and bow.

For the tops of my stockings, I cut the scalloped part out of Sweet Tooth cardstock, my holly berries out of Wild Cherry, and my holly leaves out of Sour Apple.

To add my Ho Ho Ho to the stockings, I used the High-rise Uppercase Alphabet Die-namics. I cut it out of my cardstock colors-Berrylicious, Wild Cherry, and Sour Apple. My finishing touch was to add snowflakes using the Let It Snowflake Die-namics in Sweet Tooth, which I added a Michael's brad to.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Well that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!! Be sure to check out the My Favorite Things blog to see a full list of designers participating in today's challenge!

Snowman Sentiments and Snow Buddies Blog Hop Challenge

Our final day of Blog Hop Challenges for this release, and we have two FABULOUS sets from Melyssa!! Let's get started!! I don't have a card for today yet, so you don't HAVE to comment until I do, but I have company, so I will be stamping tomorrow!!

Snowbuddies, the new set from Melyssa, has SO many possible ways to be used; we can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are about it! With a whopping 57 stamps, you can build your own snowman, use one provided, or a little of both. It’s the easiest way to build a snowman, and you don’t even have to get cold to do it. ;)

Snow buddies  is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 57 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

What’s a snowman, without a SUPER cute and TOTALLY clever sentiment to go with it…well, we don’t want to know! The Snowman Sentiments set has 9 fabulous sentiments to coordinate with your Snowbuddies set, or any holiday set you want! 

Snowman Sentiment is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

Would you like to win the new Snowbuddies or Snowman Sentiments stamp sets? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. 

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

MFTWSC99- You Shine

Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! That means it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! It's MY favorite sketch challenge.

For my card today, I used the new a la mode-You Shine stamp set. She was stamped on X-Press It blending card, and then I colored it with my Copics. Her shirt was paper pieced with some Lilybee Designs Christmas Cheer paper pad. My cardstock colors are Wild Cherry, Sour Apple, Berrylicious, and Sweet Tooth. For embellishment's, I used Wild Cherry Grosgrain, Michael's brads, and a creative express spiral clip. The Oval Tab Die-namics was used for my sentiment, and I used the Scallop Ribbon Die-namics for my scalloped panel.

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2012.

Check out the FAQ - Wednesday Stamp Club thread if you need any further info on this challenge or help on how to upload your card to the gallery.  Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC99 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, November 27th to play along.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the MFT blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!

Snow Globe Blog Hop Challenge

Our second day of our regular release Blog Hop Challenges at There She Goes, and today is EXTRA special!! 

I told you yesterday that you had to wait until today to see WHY the new Holiday Cheer set was so versatile…well, wait no more! Not only is it a set that stands alone, the SUPER cute images were designed to fit into today’s set, Snow Globe! Along with a matching die, Torico has really out done herself!!

Snow Globe and Die is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 4 stamps and will sell for $28!

For my card tonight, I paired the new Snow Globe and Die-namics with yesterday's peeked set, Holiday Cheer. I stamped the globe and image on X-Press It blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. My snow globe was also stamped on Fossil cardstock, and just the base was cut out. I added some shading, and some hemp cord around the base. On my snow, and Santa's hat, I used the Sakura White Glaze pen. My paper is from the Basic Grey Aspen Frost paper pad, and I paired it with Wild Cherry, Jellybean Green, and Fossil card stock. The snowflake's I used were made with the MFT Let It Snowflake Die-namics, and I used Michael's brads as well.

Would you like to win the new Snow Globe and Die set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Holiday Cheer Blog Hop Challenge

Hey TSG fans!! It's time for our regularly scheduled release, and this month, we are getting a head start on Christmas!!  Torico and Melyssa have done created some AMAZING sets for us for this month, so let's get started, shall we?

Torico is at it again, bringing us another SUPER cute Holiday set to love and adore, and this one has a twist…but you will have to wait until tomorrow to see WHAT the twist is!! Just take it from me, this set is so versatile, you will be turning to it again and again for all your holiday needs! With four ADORABLE scenes, and four fabulous sentiments, you are sure to fall in love.

Holiday Cheer is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for $15.00.

For my card today, I paired my image from Holiday Cheer with the Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas paper pad. This week's sketch from There She Goes is perfect for these images, so I had to use it!! I stamped my girl on X-Press It blending card, and colored her with Copics. My cardstock colors are Gumdrop Green, Pink Lemonade, Hot Fudge, and Sweet Tooth from My Favorite Things.  I used the MFT Icicle Die-namics for my border, and the Let It Snowflake Die-namics for my snowflakes. To embellish, I used a Creative Express Spiral Clip, Michael's brads, and some Hot Fudge Grosgrain from MFT.

Would you like to win the new Holiday Cheer stamp set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. 

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Kraftin' Kimmie Release Day HOP!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got two new sets from Cheryl Alger........it's OFF WE GO and DELITGHTFUL VERSES!! We also have an adorable set from Emilie Goulet called CUTE-A-SAURUS!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX gorgeous new TRAVEL GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply stunning! OH and don’t forget the exclusive line of sentiment stamps called TRAVEL TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!! 

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our November 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 NOW available!

And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!! 

And if all that isn't enough for you, Kimmie has put OVER 200 stamps on special!!!! And some of them are retiring! So hurry over so you can scoop up those stamps you've been wanting. Or hand a list to your loved ones with that pleading look in your eye

For my card tonight, I used the gorgeous new Travel Girl-Priya from India. She is STUNNING, and I LOVE everything about her. I stamped her on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. Her dress was also paper pieced with the MME Indie Chic paper pad. I used more of the paper to make my rosette, which I added a Whip Cream button from MFT to, with some hemp cord tied through it. My ribbon is Kraft from MFT, and it was added using a Creative Express spiral clip. On the side, I used the Simply Scalloped Medium Border Die-namics with Fossil cardstock, which I tied some hemp cord around as well. My other cardstock colors are Sno Cone from MFT, and Gold Coin from Bazzill. To finish, I used the MFT Circle Stax Die-namics to cut out my sentiment and it's layer. 

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

KKS155-A Sketch and a Preview

So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out the brand new ANNIE stamps for NOVEMBER???? Well, either way, we've got ya covered!! Not only do we have a new weekly challenge but we also have SIX new AWESOME stamps!!! 

This month we are adding to a theme that we've already started.....TRAVEL GIRLS!!! I posted a question on our Facebook fan page about what travel girls you'd like to see and we have SIX of your most popular answers in today's previews!!!! 

Just wait 'til you see all the incredible creations by the Krafty Girls and Guests featuring Carmen from Spain, Felina from Mexico, Helena from Greece, Myriam from Switzerland, Priya from India and Svetlana from Russia!! Prepare your pocketbook.....because you're gonna want them ALL!

Check out all the amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely SHERI is our hostess this week and her challenge features a fantastic SKETCH!! Use the sketch she has provided as inspiration for your card or scrapbook page! And the random winner of this week's challenge will receive the new MYRIAM, as featured on her gorgeous creation!! We really hope you are inspired by this week's challenge and share your inky creations!!! We SO enjoy seeing your beautiful designs inspired by our challenges!

For my card today, I used the gorgeous new Carmen from Spain set. She was stamped on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored with Copics. I paper pieced her dress with some MME paper from The Sweetest Thing line-Honey. I paired her with Black Licorice, Steel Gray, and Lemon Drop card stock. My flowers were cut with the Mini Royal Roses Die-namics out of more of the paper, and I used Black Licorice Grosgrain and Michael's brads. Under my main panel, the black lace paper layer is edged with the MFT Scalloped Edge Ribbon Die-namics, and I used the new Medium Fancy Flourish  Die-namics for my swirl.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the rest of the Krafty Girls' creations, and we hope to see you playing along!!

C4C163-Snowflake Tags

Hey everyone! It is time for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges, challenge! This week's challenge was to make a tag. If you decide to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C163. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.

For my tags tonight, I used the There She Goes set, Stick Together. My sentiment was stamped on Sweet Tooth cardstock with Jellybean Green Ink from MFT. My paper is from the Basic Grey Aspen Frost paper pad. I used Fossil cardstock for my tag bases, which were cut out with the MFT Rounded Banner Stax Die-namics. I used Jellybean Green cardstock and the Small Open Scalloped Strip Die-namics for my border, and the Fancy Flourish Die-namics in Wild Cherry for my swirls. The snowflakes I used were cut out with the Let It Snowflake Die-namics from MFT, and I used Michael's brads, Wild Cherry Grosgrain, and Hemp cord.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out the Crazy 4 Challenges blog to see what the other Crazies have come up with, and have a great day!!

Cute-a-saurus Previews

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing a new set by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! We've got something super cute and so unique for you!! Perfect for the little kidlets in your life....and maybe some old fossils too!!! It's CUTE-A-SAURUS!! Emilie has created a fun set of DINOSAUR images for your cards and scrapbook pages!

Below you will find a list of all the Krafty Girls who are sharing PEEKS with you today!! And as you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each stop because someone will win a package of these fun stamps!!

All our new NOVEMBER 2012 stamps will be available on Sunday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And come on back tomorrow because not only will we have a fantastic new challenge for you, but we'll be revealing the NEW stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!! Get ready to take a trip around the world!!

For my card, I paired the super cute new Cute-a-saurus image with some yummy School Daze paper from MME. I stamped my dinosaur holding a baby on X-Press It blending card, and then colored him with my Copics. The image was then cut out using my Circle Stax Die-namics, and then layered with a Open Scalloped Doily Die-namics cut out of Fossil cardstock. My other cardstock colors are Bazzil Gumdrop and Sour Lemon, and MFT Sweet Tooth. I used the MFT Rounded Banner Stax Die-namics for my green panel, and the Small Open Scalloped Border Die-namics for my yellow layer border. To finish, I added some Kraft ribbon, and Michael's brads.

Well, that is it for me for now! Use the list below to hop around and see all my teammate's creations!

Happy Holidays

Hey everyone, and Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a good week so far!! Today, I have a card that not only works for this week's There She Goes challenge, but it also is for today's I Spy sketch challenge. ISSC42 is by Anya Schrier and is inspired by this card. 

I started by stamping my penguin from the Penguin Pals set from There She Goes on X-Press It blending card, and then colored him with my Copics. I added glitter to the snow, and then layered my image with Berrylicious, Gumdrop Green, and Wild Cherry cardstock from MFT. My paper is part of the Lilybee Designs Christmas Cheer paper pad, and I used the MFT Little Open Scalloped Strip Die-namics for my scalloped border. The other embellishments I used are Sweet Tooth Grosgrain, Maraschino Twine,  and Michael's brads.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out the There She Goes blog for a look at some FABULOUS new cards made by our Trendsetters this week, and the ISpy blog to see with my teammates did with this week's sketch!!

Have a great day!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Two

Here we are on day two of this month's Kraftin' Kimmie peeks, and today we have the SUPER adorable new Off We Go set!! Off We Go features Lulu, and her brother and sister Lucas and Lexi. They are all ready to take a trip, whether it be for a slumber party, or off to see Grandma and Grandpa. 

For my card today, I stamped my Lulu on X-Press it blending card, and then colored her with Copics. She was layered with Orange Fizz, Wild Cherry, and Fossil card stock from MFT. I paired her with one of the MME On The Bright Side paper pads. My ribbon is Wild Cherry from MFT, and I used a spiral clip from Creative Express, and Michael's brads. Isn't she just ADORABLE!!

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the other Krafty girl's peeking along with me today!!

MFTWSC98 Angel

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Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! That means it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! It's MY favorite sketch challenge!

For my card today, I couldn't resist using that SWEET Pure Innocence Angel set again. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. She was then cut out, and added to my Sweet Tooth layer cut out with the Circle Stax Die-namics. I then added it to the Pink Lemonade layer cut out with my Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics. On my card base, I used the Rounded Banner Die-namics, and the Open Scalloped Border Die-namics. My paper is from the MME Be Merry paper pad, and I embellished my card with Let It Snowflake Die-namics in Berrylicious, Michael's brads, and Sweet Tooth Grosgrain. For my final finishing touch, I added my sentiment with the Sentiment Strips Die-namics.

For the inside, I have used more of the same supplies and a sentiment from the Pure Innocence Elf Girl set.:)

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2012.

Check out the FAQ - Wednesday Stamp Club thread if you need any further info on this challenge or help on how to upload your card to the gallery.  Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC98 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, November 20th to play along.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the MFT blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!