Beach Pin-Up

I am back with another incredibly cute image from SBS!

This is Beach Pin Up!

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin:  E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Hair:  E15, YR23, Y23 and Y21

Green: G28, G24, G21 and YG03

Blue:  BG07 and BG02

Lips: R29 and R22

I added some paper flowers that match the pattern paper.  I finished it off with a green and white stick pin.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kaftin Kimmie Challenge - Fairies/Fantasy/Magic

hallenge #441 - Fantasy/Magic

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!
Are you ready for some krafty fun??
We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is: FANTASY/MAGIC!

So pull out all those magical stamp sets.....fairies, witches, dragons etc., and join in the fun!

We can't wait to see what you guys create! Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, August 3rd to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!
What do you think? Worth playin' for? 

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF! Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, BEAUTY is on SALE as well!

I used Fairy Loved

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair: BG09, BG05 and BG01

Coral: R39, R37 abd R32

Wings: YR27, YR23 and Y15

White: W3 and W1 with Blender pen

I added a layer at an angle with glitter paper scallops and then trimmed it even with the bottom layer.  I added glimmer pen to the fairy wings and to the clouds.  I finished it off with gold and white pearls.

Thanks for stopping by,
Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!! Happy stampin'!

I Heart Coffee - Rubber release!

I Heart Coffee! Are you ready for another Rubber Rerelease!?!

We've been getting an amazing response to the rereleases of some of our most popular sets because some of the recent sets are currently SOLD OUT! But we have reordered them so sign up for a notification if you don't want to miss out!

We are SO excited to be bringing back the amazing
I HEART COFFEE! stamp set by artist Emilie Goulet!

Can there ever be a coffee mug big enough?? Not in my book!  This awesome stamp set is fabulously fun to use in your card creations, scrapbook pages, tags, altered items and more!  Even if you personally don't love coffee, I bet there are people in your lives that you create for that DO!

This fabby set includes a large main image plus three sassy sentiments! And this set comes in high quality unmounted PRETRIMMED natural red rubber for beautiful crisp images! You can use these stamps with double sided tape and an acrylic block OR we also carry EZmount foam sheets if you prefer to mount your rubber with that little bit of extra cushion!

PLUS our Halloween Krafty Kard Kits are NOW available!! Who doesn't love krafty mail surprises.....and NEW Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products??? Receive a box of krafty goodies including a never before seen 4x4 clear stamp set for our August 2018 release along with THREE brand NEW HYBRID INK MINI CUBES to help inspire you to create amazing designs! PLUS a full 6x6 Halloween paper pad and LOTS of fabulous embellishments and goodies for lots of krafty fun!! As a special bonus you'll be invited to join a private facebook group and will be asked to help us LAUNCH the new products mid August.....IF you want to join us! Would you like to be invited to join us as a Krafty Guest Designer! AND get lots of new spooky goodies to get krafty with?? I know you do! Order yours now!

I love this adorable set.

I colored this cutie with my Copics:

Green: G28, G24, G21 and YG03

Red: R59, R29 and R22

Blue: BG57 and  BG53

Coffee: E49, E47 and E44

I Coffee: E79, E74 and E71

I used Stampin Up coffee themed paper to finish off this card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stampin'!!

July Skrappy Challenge

July Skrappy Challenge!

Hidee ho, good stampers!!!  Welcome back to another month of Skrappy Fun at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

We challenge YOU to make Anything BUT a Card!!!
For this challenge you can make anything you wanna....except a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!! You have all month long to play AND you can enter as many times as you like!

Just make sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and make sure it's a NEW creation! As soon as we have at least five entries, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!! yep! One lucky krafter will WIN a $20 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You have until Tuesday, August 28th at midnight EST!
Also be sure to share your creations on the Krafty Friends facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff!

For this Anything but a Card Challenge I used Oceans of Love and used the Dolphin and colored him to look like a Whale.  

I colored him with my Copics:

Black: C9, C7, C5 and C3

Water: B39, B34 and B32

I sponged the clouds with Tumbled Glass Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  I have an intern in my department this summer and I thought this would make a cute end of summer gift with a GC tucked inside.

Check out some incredible inspiration from the Krafty Design Team below, then join us for all the fun!!

Happy Kraftin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie July Release Hop

Krafty Hop! 

Woohoo! It's here! It's here!!  Today we are celebrating the amazing release of ALL of our New JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL THREE new stamp sets are available NOW in the Krafty Shop! So let's have a big happy hop around the design team and guest blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is a set that's out of this world...

....it's BLAST OFF!

Next up is this amazing STRONG women set....

....called FRIENDS TO THE FINISH!!

And lastly our cute little pudgy underwater friends....

....it's MANATEE PALS!

We've also added some fun new goodies to the shop!  Who loves SPARKLE? We've got fabulous sets of........SEQUINS!!

Don't forget to grab your SECRET KRAFTY KARD KIT! It's Halloween themed and FULL of krafty goodness! PLUS you'll be invited to a private facebook group and asked to join us as a Special Krafty Guest to help release the new stamp set with the whole Design Team!!! Be sure to add it to your cart when grabbing your new release stamps!!

And if you've been waiting to try out our NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks....now's your chance! For this weekend ONLY, grab any of the large ink pads at 15% OFF! But only until Monday morning!!

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our JULY Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

I couldn't decide what set to use, so I used both Manatee Pals and Friends to the Finish.

Manatee Pals:

I colored this cutie with my Copics:

C9, C7, C5 and C3

Green: G28, G24 and G21 with YG03

Water: BG34, BG32, B01 and B00

I added some water and shell paper and finished it off with some enamel dots.

For this adorable image I tired water-coloring.

I'm new to water-coloring, but I really like the way this turned out.  I put more of a shadow in the back, like she is in the spotlight.

Thanks for stopping by,

July Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peek Day Three Manatee

July Krafty Peek....Day THREE! Manatee Pals PLUS a Challenge!

Welcome back to Day THREE
of our JULY Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is
THIS AFTERNOON at 1pm EST on Facebook! 

Are you going to join in and help us celebrate ALL the new sets?

Our last stamp set for this month is a 'one of a kind' stamp set from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!

It's called MANATEE PALS!

I mean....come ON! This adorable new set contains several pudgy little manatees, an underwater background stamp, lots of fun little accessory stamps plus two wonderful sentiments!

Now don't forget!!! It's also CHALLENGE DAY and as always, during release week the theme is ANYTHING GOES!!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp!! 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 (until July 27th) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for July! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $40 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

All the Krafty Design Team members listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the MANATEE PALS stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the shop! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party
this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

I used Manatee Pals

I used my Gel Press and Krafty Kolours ink in Mermiad Melody, Lovely Lagoon, Purple Pansy and Raspberry Rose.  I then lightly brayered the colors together and then stamped into the ink on the Gel Press.  

Then I laid my white paper on the Gel Press and pulled the print up.

When you stamp into the ink, it removes the ink in the section and looks like a resist.

I matted the print and then colored the Manatees with my Copics.  W9, W7, W5, W3 and W1 with some R20.  I also stamped some of the shells and seaweed on the Spring Paper Panels Kit and then cut them out.

Thanks for stopping by,

July Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks Day Two Friends to the Finish

July Krafty Peeks....Day Two! Friends to the Finish! 

Welcome to Day TWO of our July Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

It's an amazing new STRONG LADIES stamp set
by artist Emilie Goulet!

Introducing.....FRIENDS TO THE FINISH!

This sassy set features three tough chicks plus SEVEN super cool sentiments! The perfect set for all those amazing women in your life!

You will see these awesome gals in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE July release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for April as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL three of the new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin'!

I used Friends to the Finish

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 and R20

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Blue: BG09, BG07, BG05 and BG01

Green: YG09, YG07, YG05 and YG03

Glass: B00 and B000

Wine: R39 and R35

I added some floral pattern paper, a glitter doily die cut and a butterfly shaker.  To finish off the card I added Nuvo crystal drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

July Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks Day One - Blast Off

July Krafty Peeks...Day ONE! Blast Off! 

Welcome to Day ONE of our JULY Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are kicking off this month's release of new stamps with a super cute set that is out of this world!
Today's set is by artist, Cheryl Grant!

It's called BLAST OFF!

This amazing set features our fabulous kiddos, Lucas and Lulu along with their puppy pal plus several awesome sentiments! These are perfect for the kid cards, invitations, scrapbook pages, tags, bags and so much more! And if you haven't tried a galaxy background yet, you can use our fabulous new Hybrid Inks and give it a whirl with this set!

You will see these fabby images in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop EACH DAY this week!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for July as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the three new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin'!

Blast Off:  I created two cards one with Krafty Kolours ink background and one with Alcohol ink.

Finished Background

I colored them with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair and Fur: E29, E25 and E21
Grey: C9,C7, C5, C3 and C1
Purple: BV08, BV04 and BV02
Blue: BG57 and BG53
Cat: E08, YR18 and YR14

I then stamped the planets in Watering Can Archival ink and then rubbed off the ink with a towel.  It removes the alcohol ink and leaves a ghosting image.  

I colored them with Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000

Hair and Fur: E29, E25 and E21

Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3

White: W3 and W1

Grey: W5, W3 and W1

Red: R29, R24 and R22

Gold: YR27, YR23 and Y23

I used the Krafty Kolours ink to create the space background and once it was done, I splattered Copic white over the top to create stars.

I added a die cut space ship, planet and stars as well as a planet for them to stand on.  I stamped the sentiment onto the flag to finish off the card.  The blue layer is the Kraftin Kimmie pearlized paper pannel.

Thanks for stopping by,

Inspirational Wednesday at Kraftin Kimmie

Good morning krafty friends! 
Welcome to an Inspirational Wednesday post!

Each week one of the Kraftin Kimmie design team members will be on the Kraftin Kimmie blog to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week it’s my turn, I am showing the beautiful Ewe's Fluffy clear stamp set!

 

Hello all! Krafty girl Keri here and today it's my turn to show you some inspiration. I made a fun card using the Ewe's Fluffy stamp set. Doesn't she look cute!  This is an Annie Rodrigue stamp set, so that means, once she is gone, she is GONE FOR GOOD!

All Colored with Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Red: R59, R29 and R22

Jeans: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

Boots: R29, R27, R22 and YG17, YG13

Stool: E18, E15, E33 and E11

Drirt: E35, E33, E31 and E30

Sky: B0000 and B000

Cloud: C3 and C1

Sheep: W9, W7, W5, W3, W1 and W00 

And guess what??!! Kimmie has put the Ewe's Fluffy stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price and before it is gone forever!
Happy Kraftin'!

Thanks for stopping by,

Bell Shaped Card - Cutting Cafe

Be sure to visit the Cutting Cafe Blog on the 7th and 21st of every month for our design teams inspirational post in which by leaving a comment you will be entered into a drawing to win 3 FREE sets of your choice from the online store. Now on to this weeks inspiration!   

For this week it was a free week using any Christmas Set.  I used the Bell Shaped Card!

I added gold accents and lace to make this bell come alive.  I love this little set so much I'm going to use it for my Christmas cards this year.

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Santa's Little Helper

I am back with another incredibly cute image from SBS!  

This is called Santa's Little Helper!  I love this image so much!!

I colored him with my Copics:

Fur: E29, E25, E23 and E21

Antler: E31 and E30

Grinch Hands: YG09, YG07, YG05 and YG03

Tree: G28, G24, G19, G16 and G14

Red: R29, R24 and R22

Star: E15, YR24, YR23 and Y15

I foiled the doily in red foil as well as the sentiment.  I added ribbon and some Nuvo glitter drops.  The Grinch's cuffs are Liquid Applique and puffed!

Thanks for stopping by,

My Besties International Challenge - Under the Sea!

Hi and welcome to a new challenge at My Besties International Challenge Blog.  This month challenge is all about Under the Sea!

Please come play with us!

I used Enchanted Magical Unicorn

I colored her with my Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Purple: V09, V06, V04 and V01

Blue: BG18, BG15, BG13 and BG11

Orange: YR09, YR04

Yellow: Y19 and Y15

Green: G28, G24 and YG03

I used Mermaid paper, FSJ purple ribbon, a new die cut and a mermaid die cut splashed with FSJ Sparkle Silk.  I finished it off with Nuvo glitter dots.

Thanks for stopping by,

Christmas in July! - Kraftin Kimmie Challenge

Challenge #439 - Christmas in July!

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!
Are you ready for some krafty fun??

We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is: CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!

So pull out all those holiday stamp sets and join in the fun!

We can't wait to see what you guys create! Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, July 20th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!
What do you think? Worth playin' for? 

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF! Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY is on SALE as well!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!! Happy stampin'!

For this Challenge I used Furry Holiday Wishes.

I colored this cutie with my Copics:

Fur: E29, E25 and E21

White: C3 and C1

Red: R39, R29 and R22

I added sparkle pen to the snowball and the sentiment and mounted that on white glitter paper snow drifts.  I finished it off with some snowflake buttons and Nuvo White Blizzard glitter drops.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - YOUR favorite color

Ch #438 - Fave Color, Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!

Are you ready for some krafty fun??
We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is:
USE YOUR FAVE COLOUR!

We can't wait to see what you guys create! Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, July 13th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!
What do you think? Worth playin' for? ;)

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for July! You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF! Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, ENDURING LOVE, is on SALE as well!

AND we've also rereleased a super sweet RETIRED stamp set, HAPPY CAMPERS by artist Cheryl Grant! So if you missed it when it was released a few years ago, you can snap it up NOW!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!! Happy stampin'!

I chose to use this super cute image From the Otter Side

My Favorite color is Red!!  I thought these otters would be so cute colored up with red hearts!  I stamped the Otters in Marvellous Mocha Kraftin Koulors Ink.

Copics:

Otters: E29, E25 and E21

Red Hearts: R59, R29 and R22

Nose: R22 and R20

Water:BG49, BG45, BG23 and BG11

I die cut three waves plate dies and layered them all together in FSJ Blue Lagoon, Cool Pool and Whip Cream.  I then used Pomegranate Splash for the card base and scalloped circle mat.   I finished it off with red seam binding ribbon and sequins.

Thanks for stopping by,

Witchy Pin Up!

I am back with another incredibly cute image from SBS!  These images are from the new Pin Up Girls collection.

I used Witchy:

I colored her with my Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20
Hair: E29, E25 and E21
Black: W9, W7, W5 and W3
Lime: YG09, YG07, YG05 and YG03
Broom Handle: E29, E25 and E21
Broom: E15, Y17, Y13 and YR23
White: W03 and W01 with Blender

I used tree print pattern paper and then added the yellow moon, a cloud cut out of vellum and some bat and spooky eye buttons.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Campers Rubber re-release

HAPPY CAMPERS Rubber Rerelease 

So it seems that you've been rather enjoying our recent rereleases of World of Wonder and Totally Tubular since they are both almost sold out!!! SO we decided it's time for another Rubber Rerelease!!

As you know, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has been going strong for 8.5 years and we have produced hundreds of amazing stamp sets but we can't keep them all in stock forever! So sometimes we have to retire them....but once in a while, it's super fun to bring back an older stamp set in red rubber!!

We are SO excited to be bringing back the adorable
HAPPY CAMPERS! stamp set by artist Cheryl Grant!

What says SUMMER more than camping?! This super sweet stamp set is fabulously fun to use in create cards, scrapbook pages, tags, altered items and more!

HAPPY CAMPERS includes three adorable main images featuring those kiddos.....Lulu, Lucas and Lexi.....plus FIVE perfectly coordinating sentiments! And this set comes in high quality unmounted PRETRIMMED natural red rubber for beautiful crisp images! You can use these stamps with double sided tape and an acrylic block OR we also carry EZmount foam sheets if you prefer to mount your rubber with that little bit of extra cushion!

And guess what else??! We've got MORE amazingness in store for you because our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS are also up in the shop! A small selection of stamp sets on up to 40% OFF but only for the weekend and only while supplies last! So load up those carts and get FREE SHIPPING too when CAN/US customers reach $100!

Happy stampin'!!

I used the adorable little boy toasting marshmallow with my Copics: 

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 and R20

Hair: E08, YR18 and YR14

Fire: R29, YR09, Y17 and Y13

Grass:YG67, YG63, YG17, YG13 and YG03

Hat and boots: E37, E35, E33 and E31

Shorts: YG97, YG95, YG93 and YG91

Logs: E29, E25, E23 and E21

Marshmallow: C9, C7, C5 and C3

I added blender solution to a piece of burlap and pressed it into his hat to give it that woven look.

I used camping papers and a bit of burlap ribbon to finish off this card and attached it with mini staples.

Thanks for stopping by,