Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - October NEW RELEASE Peeks Day THREE - Merry and Bright Birdies

Oh my goodness...what a week so far at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS! 

The new holiday stamps being released this month 

are just way too awesome!  We've shown you a couple

beautiful and fun winged ladies and today we have

some more winged creatures for you nature lovers too.

It's an AH-may-ZING new set by artist
Melissa Baker-Nguyen and it's SO unique!
Check out our holiday feathered friends!
It's MERRY & BRIGHT BIRDIES!

This fabulous set comes with FIVE main images of these fluffy peeps,
plus super fun sentiments and accessory stamps! I just adore this set!

For my card today I combined the gorgeous wreath from
Holly Jolly with one of the sweet little birds - take a peep
(oops...I mean peek LOL)!  If  you just pretended to laugh
then you are my new bestest friend :o)!

Id like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #263 Holiday

ABC Christmas Challenge- U for Unlimited (Anything Goes Christmas)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Oct. Anything Goes

Fusion Card Challenge - Striped Wreath

I used the wreath element with the big yellow bow
as my inspiration (but Christmas instead of Halloween)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #350 Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Distressing
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #499 - Circles

If you click on the links below you'll get to see lots of fabulous
creations from the Krafty design team and guests using these little peeps.
Be sure to leave some love at each stop because You might be chosen
 as the lucky one who commented and WIN a gift voucher to the
KKS Shop. There is a prize opportunity for EACH DAY
of the peeks this time! Whoo hoo!

And if that isn't exciting enough there's also a HUGE GIVEAWAY!!
 You can WIN the ENTIRE new October Release! To find out the deets
just hop on over to our Krafty Friends facebook page!

ALL FOUR of the new October clear stamp sets will be released
tomorrow afternoon! The LIVE Online Release Party starts at 2pm EST!

 Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots
of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and hang out
with all our krafty friends! Hope to see you there!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #402 - Fall Colors

Howdy all you crafty peeps!

Thanks for popping in to visit me today!

Happy World Card Making Day!

My very favorite holiday next to Christmas :o)!

Fall is now upon us so the theme this week

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES

for Challenge #402 is to show us FALL COLORS!

I love love love the colors of fall - especially

pumpkins!  My card today features one of the stamps

from the the ever so sweet (and not spooky) clear stamp set 

called MINI MONSTERS with some fun fall
Doodlebug Design papers and some distress inks.
  

I seriously just can't get enough of these adorable little monsters!

In fact I'll be doing a live color along in the 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Friends Facebook Group

on Monday evening about 8pm EST.  

I hope you'll join me for some coloring fun!

In the mean while go check out this fun crafty group to see

all the specials that Kimmie has in store for you to 

celebrate World Card making Day and her 8th birthday 

with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  

Here's my card to share with you today - hope it makes you smile

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #79 (photo inspiration)

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #498 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #262 - Make Your Mark

Craftaholics R Us Challenge #39 - Halloween

Crafting By Designs - October Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts ChallengeBlog #41 - Anything Goes/Autumn Colors

Double "D" Challenges  - Fright Night Challenge

Paper Sweeties Challenge #60 - October 2017

(inspiration photo)

See you again soon!  Hugs! D 

Krafty Komeback June 2017 - Let Them Eat Cupcakes

Happy Fri-YAY everyone!

Today I have a card to share with you

which features another of the fabulous

stamp sets that have been pulled from the

retired rubber vaults at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS

and remade into the awesome clear rubber.

This was one of the favorites that quickly

sold out. Are you ready for the reveal???

I think you might remember this one. 

It features two sassy, curvy gals with some

yummy treats and fun sentiments. 

Here's the newest Krafty Komeback set

LET THEM EAT CUPCAKES!!

And....here's my card

I love love love this fun set and I'm sure you will 

too!  It's available today in the KKS Store!  

Don't miss out this second time around :o)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #247 - Make Your Mark 

and 5th Birthday Celebration (Congrats to the ATSM team!) 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #334 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Use Patterned Paper
Seize the Birthday challenges (6/22) Anything Goes

The Krafty Krew design team members and guests listed 

below have created some fabulous creations to inspire you
so be sure to hop around and check it out in action!
 Then hop on over to the Krafty Shop
and grab this set as well as a couple from the fabulous
Frugal Friday specials and you will be in krafty heaven!

Have an awesome weekend krafty peeps!

Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps NEW Release May 2017 DAY THREE Peeks {Just Chicken In}

Hello Hello Hello sweet friends!

How's  your week been?  Who's glad it's Friday?!

Oh yessssss my hand is way up in the air!

I'm so happy you are here to visit me again today because

the sneak peeks of the NEW clear stamps sets release

for this month at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE continue and
today we are featuring a couple super cute NEW animal sets
 by artist Cheryl Grant. What's springtime like down on the farm? 

Lots of FUN according to these kiddos and animals!


I'm featuring one of the sets called JUST CHICKEN IN.
Oh my goodness I just LOVE this set!
There's a main image featuring Lexi feeding her chicks
(with a lending paw from her kitten), and two additional
animal images  with a mother hen and a gorgeous pony!
And there's four punny coordinating sentiments!



Here's my card to share with you today:


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More #241 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenges #158 Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon challenge #393 Punny Projects

You will see both of today's sets in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs!
 You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and Krafty Guests
below 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!

ALL SIX of the new May clear stamp sets will be released on
 Saturday afternoon! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party
beginning at 2pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release,
check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes
and hang out with all our krafty friends! Hope to see you there!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April 2017 NEW Release peeks - DAY FOUR & Anything Goes Challenge

Happy weekend friends!
It's the final day of the fabulous sneak peeks
of the NEW April clear stamps
at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Can you believe the springtime sweetness revealed this month?
All of the new stamp sets will be available in the KKS Shop
this afternoon following the LIVE ONLINE PARTY at 2pm EST
in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Friends Facebook group.

Our final set is from artist Emilie Goulet - called PUDDLE PALS!

This sweet set features two main images of some super adorable
woodland creatures in the rain! It also comes with two coordinating sentiments!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Jammie! And as it always
is during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card,
scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use
a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!
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
and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all
of the weekly challenges for April! We hope you can play along for
your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING
you want in the shop!! Wanna win??  Then go get busy on your entry :o)

Here's my card to share with you today.  I am in love with this
sweet little fox.  His (or maybe her) face just makes me
want to smile and break out in song - like the papers
is used in the one panel "singing in the rain"!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenges #366 Anything Goes w/optional twist of animals

The Crazy Challenge CCH#246 Spring is Coming

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges: Spring Color Inspiration

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenges #184 Anyting Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week #15 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create #196 - Anything Goes w/option Twist of Spring

Addicted to Stamps and More #237 "Make Your Mark"

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today! Don't forget to click on one

of the links below to see what my super talented teammates and our

April guests have to show you as well. You'll be glad that you did! 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January NEW Release Peeks and Anything Goes Challenge

Hello again sweet friends and followers! 

Today is the final day of the NEW release peeks

for January AND...... it's also challenge day at

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE!!! Whoo Hoo! 

ALL of the new stamp sets you've been seeing this week

will be available THIS AFTERNOON after the 

LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!
Please come join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes 
starting this afternoon at 1pm EST! 

Today's peek is a sweet little Thank You sentiment set by Kimmie! 

Thank you sentiments can be used all year but especially 

after the holidays with all those thank you cards to send out! 

I think you love the new SINCERE THANKS set!

The set is 4x4 and comes with a total of THIRTEEN stamps!

For my card today I stamped with several of the sentiments

from this set all over the main panel and then added

an older favorite set for winter called ICE, ICE, BABY

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #233 - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls (JUGS #376) Trend Week - All Over Stamping

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#171 Always Anything Goes

Come join us this week for the ANYTHING GOES challenge! 

 You can create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with
any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double
your chances to WIN!  Have some krafty fun and join us
 this week because we LOVE to see your beautiful creations.

Now on your way you go on to see what the other
talented members of the Krafty Krew and guests have
made to share with you today! Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January NEW Release Day Five Peeks

Hi again friends and followers! 

Welcome back to my blog today for 

another sneak peek at the brand

NEW clear stamps being released this month

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

Today we're making your jaw drop yet again with a set
of cuddly teddy bears from artist Emilie Goulet called
BUDDY BEARS! It comes with 2 bears & FOUR sentiments!

 I just heard you say "Ahhhhhhh!" :o)

Here's my card to share with you today.
How can you not smile when you see this
adorable bear?  He's just so sweet!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge #239 - 3 of a Kind (I used 3 red enamel dots)

Crafting When We Can Challenge  #135 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Be Square 
(the blocks in the patterned paper panel are my square element)
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #142 - Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #344 - Blue Monday
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #311 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party
on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out
ALL the SIX new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations,
giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Last of the Christmas cards for 2016

Hello friends hope you had the most blessed Christmas holidays!

Things have been very quiet on my blog lately as I've

been really busy with lots of family stuff and the holidays

these past 3 weeks.  Good stuff - just really busy! 

Today I'm sharing the last of the cards I made for Christmas 2016. 

I didn't get nearly as many Christmas cards done this

year as I had planned :o(.  How about you?  

Here's card #1 

I'm entering this card in these great challenges:

Cute Card Thursday #457 Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts #173 - Christmas Delight

613 Avenue Create #192 - Anything Goes w/twist of Holiday Happiness

Christmas Card Challenges #2 - Photo Inspiration

And here's card #2 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge #59

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - For Someone Special

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - December Anything Goes

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - U for Use something Red

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges #86 - Two part Challenge

(Create a Christmas Card or Anything But a Card)

And card #3

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #309 - Anything Goes

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #230 "Christmas"

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - December Anything Goes

And finally card #4

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges #331 - Any Holiday

Come and Get it Challenges "Christmas Challenge"

Christmas Card Challenges - December "Anything Christmas/Holiday"

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Wishing  you and your family a very blessed 2017!

Hugs D

Keep Your Face to the Sunshine - Watercoloring w/distress inks

Hello friends hope you are having a wonderful day!

I'm sharing a card that I made today using one 

of my newest crafty purchases from Unity Stamp Co.

called "Face the Sunshine". Take a look:

Lately I've become obsessed with water coloring with

distress inks.  It's so satisfying to create this way!  

I'm also kind of obsessed w/plaid paper lately :0).
I guess there are worse things to be obsessed with - right?? 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Unity {show & tell} - Unity Girl Challenge March 24 - 31

My Time to Craft #318 - Girlie

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges #271 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon #335 - For the Love of Water

(use water coloring or water color techniques)

Try it On Tuesday "Add a Quote 29th March"

Thanks for stopping in to visit me today.
Gotta go get ready for my date with the hubster
to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
He's taking me to a really yummy restaurant.
I've tried not to eat too much today so I can
really enjoy tonight!!
Til next time...hugs and happy craftin' D

Kraftin' Kimmie - March NEW Release Sneak Peek DAY ONE - Teacup Fairy

Hello! hello! Hello!

So happy you are here to visit me as today is the start of  

another month of amazing NEW clear stamp sets that will be 

released at the end of this week at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!  

I know I say this almost every month but SERIOUSLY

this month is really something special!!

Our first day of Krafty Peeks has TWO new sets from artist, Annie Rodrigue!
These sweeties are perfect for spring and I mean, who doesn't love FAIRIES?!

 The first set, ROSIE FAIRY, features the sweet main image
PLUS FOUR fabulous coordinating sentiments!

And the second set, TEACUP FAIRY, features the lovely
main image PLUS FOUR fun coordinating sentiments!

My sneak peek today is of the TEACUP FAIRY

OH MY GOODNESS... Isn't she something AWESOME??

Here's a look at the inside too:

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #3 "Anything Goes"

Craft Your Passion Challenges #303 - Anything Goes

Crop Stop Blog Linky Party #14 - Anything Goes

All of the new March clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday afternoon! 

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 2pm EST! 

Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, 

have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun 

with Kimmie and the Krafty Girls! Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie December NEW Release Peeks DAY FIVE - Beauty

Ahhhhh hang on to your hats friends...

you are gonna be blown away by today's NEW release 

from KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!!

It's a tale as old as time and there's a Beauty and a BEAST!!

We have been asked SO many times for this theme and we are finally
able to share the TWO new GORGEOUS sets from artist Annie Rodrigue!
 It's BEAUTY and THE BEAST! East set includes the amazing main image
 in fabulous detail! The set featuring BELLE includes one sentiment plus a
fabulous rose archway image! The BEAST set includes FIVE perfectly 
coordinating sentiments!! They are FABULOUS!

This week our challenge hostess at Kraftin Kimmie  is Martha and her
challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)!
 So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if
you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!
 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
and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all
of the weekly challenges for December! We hope you can play along for
your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING
you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

Here's my card to share with you today using Beauty

 I added some distressing and some frantage (2 things I seldom
do together for some reason) and I'm so happy with how it turned out!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart #89 anything goes
Craft Your Passion Challenges #291 - Anything Goes

Be sure to join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes
TOMORROW beginning at 2pm EST at
the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!
Happy hoppin! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Christmas in July {Humor Me Wednesday & BINGO}

Hello friends hope you're having a wonderful day!

It's another day in the CHRISTMAS IN JULY event

at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES.

Today we have a BINGO challenge for you.

Choose a row or column or go diagonally with the options 

and create a Christmas card or project using your choice.

My Guest Designer card uses the middle row
of funny sentiment, player choice (distressing) and
stripes - oh and of course a Bugaboo image but that's
kind of a given - hehehe.  Take a look:

Have you been playing along with us?  There's some awesome

prizes for each of the challenges and there's also a 

GRAND PRIZE opportunity for one lucky player who

joins us for ALL of the challenges during this week.

I entered the 2014 Christmas Chaos challenges and 

was the grand prize winner - thus how I got my GDT slot.

I'm so glad I played along and have had this opportunity!!

Maybe you will too?? You can't win if you don't play :o)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenges #153 - Holiday

Christmas Cards All Year Round - July challenge "Dots and Stripes"

Come and Get it Challenges - Christmas in July

Crazy for Challenges C4C294 "Critters"

Crafty Calendar Christmas in July

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today! 

I'll be back tomorrow with another Christmas creation

to share with you!! Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie - A Special Celebration and Happy Birthday Kimmie! - Tracy's Challenge

Oh my goodness.... we have such a fun day planned today

over at Kraftin' Kimmie.  We are CELEBRATING that the 

 Kraftin Kimmie Friends Facebook Group 

has reached more than 2,000 Followers 

AND it's almost Kimmie's birthday!!!!!

Today we're kicking things off with an all day Krafty Krop!!
 Every two hours the Krafty Girls will be posting a challenge for you to try!
 Each challenge includes a sketch plus an extra element!
 If you use the sketch AND the extra element and submit your creation,
that's TWO chances to WIN! There will be Krafty Ka$h vouchers up for grabs
AND you have all week to play along! It's going to be so much FUN!
 I hope you can get krafty with us!

The party started at 10:00 AM EST - with this sketch by Krafty Gal Tracy Penny

and she's added an extra element to her
sketch challenge of "distressing".

 BONUS: if you add the extra element to your 
creation you will double your chance to win!!

I LOVE Tracy's sketch and just had to join the fun too!
Here's my Krafty creation using one of the sweet images
and sentiments from "Lulu and Friends"

This darling image reminds me of my son's sweet girlfriend
who is going to culinary school.  What do you suppose she is making?

I'm entering this card in the following challenges today:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday "Anything Goes/AG"

Crafting From the Heart #44 - Anything Goes

I hope you will be joining us for the PARTAY and submitting your own

wonderful creations.  To play along and have a chance to win some FaBulous
prizes you can link up your fabulous Krafty creations here

in the KK Facebook group.
Remember...you have one week to submit your creations.
Good luck and happy kraftin'! D

My Time to Craft #271 - Make a Scene

Hello sweet friends and followers!

Time for another fun challenge 

at My Time to Craft (MTTC).

This week the challenge is to make a scene.
It can be snowy or sunny.
I chose Snowy - take a look:

I apologize that this photo is of such poor quality.
I tried a couple different times and ways with this
one but couldn't seem to get a good shot.

Nature and/or scenes aren't usually my
strong suit when it comes to making cards.
But I am happy with how this one turned out. 

I am also entering this card in 

Virginia's View December Challenge #10 - All Things Distressed

I hope that you will join us this week at MTTC#271

and share your lovely scenic creation with us. 

52CCT - December Pick A Previous

Hello friends!

A little late with my DT post for this month's 

challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown.

I've been staying up late this whole

week working on a project for

a local craft store.  In my mind I had

done my card last week but realized last

night as I was getting ready to dash off to bed

that I had totally soooo forgotten to get it done.

Gulp!! 

We are usually at weekly challenge at 52CCT

but since December is such a busy month

we decided to do just one challenge 

and give you LOTS of room 

for creative choice by 

offering a Pick ANY Previous Challenge.

That means you have free range to 

use any theme, color or sketch challenge

in the archives to make a Christmas card creation!

(Please just tell us which one(s) you used).

Here's my DT card to share with you

using a Sketch Challenge from February 2014

and a digital image from our very

generous challenge sponsor - Deedee's Digis.

digital image by Deedee's image - Country Christmas

I did some distressing around all

the edges of my card.  I wonder why I don't do 

this technique more often as I love the look of it.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Virginia's View Challenges - December - All Things Distressed

Christmas Card Challenges #53 - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges #213 - Happy Everything 

Divas by Design - Feeling Festive

Inkspirational challenge #71 - Anything Goes with Gold

The December challenge runs from the 6th to the 19th.

My lovely and talented 52CCT DT pals have also

made some gorgeous Christmas creations for your inspiration.

Go check them out and say "hi" while you are there.

Did I mention that our sponsor for this month's challenge

is offering a terrific prize to the TOP HONOR?

Check out the details on the 52CCT challenge site.

What are you waiting for - get crafting - you can 

always use another Christmas card for your stash :o)

Til next time...hugs and merry crafting! D

Just Chicken in... cQc#229, The Card Concept #4, 4CC #182

Hello friends - a quick post for me tonight as I'm right up against the deadline to participate in 

the ColourQ Challenge #229.  

I just fell in love with this wonderful color combo and I had just gotten this great digi at From the Heart that I knew was perfect for these colors.  I'm practicing my shading techniques with my copics - getting a little better I think. Practice makes perfect they say :o)  Hope you like it!   

I am also entering this card in these challenges:

The Card Concept #4 (Use a floral theme) and the style of one of the DT members. 

 I used the shabby chic style this time. 

and

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #182 - Things with Wings (4CC #182) .

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did!

Til  next time...hugs and happy crafting! D