Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April Release Hop

Today we are celebrating all the new fabulous goodies in our April Release that are NOW available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

All five of our new stamp sets, plus two new stencils and a new hybrid ink colour were released yesterday along with our exclusive ADD ON BUNDLE and we're excited to share it ALL with you in a fabulous krafty HOP!

So let's check everything out as we hop around the Krafty Design Team's blogs today! Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while we take you on the krafty tour!

 

So I want to take you to my Spring garden.  This is how I saw my newest stamp set, "Spring Scenery" used.  A nice soft watercoloured scape... 

 

I love the soft fade of the fence line in the back ground.  I used all Bubbly Blue ink to stamp out all of my images today.  I also used some ribbon from our April Add-On Kit today too.

First up we have an amazing Krafty Komeback set by Emilie Goulet and it's called... WILD AND CRAZY GUYS!

Next, we have a beautiful Spring sentiment set by Melissa Baker-Nguyen and it's called... SPRINGTIME SENTIMENTS!

Third, is a fabulous set from artist Sabrina van Vloten and it's called... FOREST FRIENDS!!

Fourth, we have a beautiful floral scene set by from artist Allison Cope and it's called... SPRING SCENERY!!

Lastly, is an adorably cute set by Neda Sadreddin and it's called... LUCKY DUCKS!!

We have a gorgeous new ink colour called MELLOW MUSTARD! As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, ink cubes and ink refills!

We've got TWO new Krafty Stencils for this month's release to help add some funky fun to your creations! They are called... DARING DIAMONDS...

and ORIGINAL OVALS.

 

We've again carefully curated an awesome ADD ON BUNDLE featuring several amazing products which coordinate beautifully with our new goodies!! You're going to hit the ground running when your package arrives! This month's Add On Bundle includes:

• A Spring Butterfly Chipboard Wreath
• Forest Babies Button Set
• 5 sheets of 6x6 Spring Glitter Cardstock
• A coordinating jar of Spring Glitter
• A coordinating colour of Pastel Ribbon
  

And don't forget our awesome Stamp Of The Month!! We have Squirrel Friend, designed by Allison Cope, which is FREE with your order of $75 or more before shipping/tax! He's the perfect addition to your Spring projects!!

Now head on out on today's celebration blog hop and check out all the new products in action as the Krafty Team shares their incredible designs! Then jump on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop and grab some of these fabulous goodies for yourself!

Happy kraftin'! 

 

~ Ally ~



stamps: KKS (Spring Scenery)
cardstock: Strathmore (Bristol White), Recollections (110# White)
inks: KKS (Bubbly Blue, Magical Midnight), Derwent (Inktense Pencils), Polychromos Pencils
patterned papers: Mintay by Karola (7th Heaven 6x6)
stencils: Original Ovals
other: ribbon from Add On Kit

Craft Roulette #52 ~ Blue & Balloons!

Happy Sunday all!  Today I'm sharing my Craft Roulette card with you for this week's game.

This week's perimeters were for challenge #52 are:

• 5x7 sized card
  
• Balloon(s)
  
• Blue plus 2 more colours (neutrals are okay!)
  
• Pencils
  

So I found some cute animals from My Favorite Things celebrating a birthday to make a card for a friend's up and coming 45th birthday!  I used a number of different stamp sets; "Pawty Time", "Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes" and "Scene Builder" all by Stacey Yacula, one of my favorite stamp designers.

I used Derwent Inktense Pencils to color in all of my scene.  It was fun to use something I haven't used in awhile.

I just love creating using the Craft Roulette game!  It always gets me out of my comfort zone!

And SURPRISE... I will be one of Mary Gunn's guests!  Coming April 30th!!!  I'm so honoured and excited to join her!

For more information, check out these links:

Craft Roulette Facebook Group

MaryFunnGunn.com

Happy creating!

~ Ally ~

stamps: My Favorite Things (Pawty Time, Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes, Scene Builder)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White)
ink: Versafine (Onyx Black), Derwent (Inktense Pencils)

Power Poppy: Introducing... Tiger Lily XL

Hey all!  Welcome to Day 5 of the Power Poppy “Spring Fling” Collection clear stamp reveal.  Today is our final day of sneak peeks.  We have shown you a whopping EIGHT clear stamp sets.  Here are the first seven sets to gawk at…

Natural Beauties*

Burst of Kindness

Succulent Singles*

Loving Tulips*

Sweet Memories

Peony Muse*

Artful Display 

*have coordinating dies available for pre-sale beginning today.

and finally for today, our amazing new Tiger Lily XL…

You may have already seen this beauty as it was used by Kathy Racoosin on Day 1 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge!  Isn't it a beaut?!?!

For my final card of the release I chose to watercolor this big beauty with my Derwent Inktense Pencils and then add some details back in using my Prismacolor Pencils.  This image was a pleasure to colour!!!

I know it's extremely hard to see but I created a background using the beautiful sentiment included in the stamp set, distressed it a bit using some Ranger Distress Inks and then did a whole lot of stitching over top and then added the Chevron Segments Die from MFT over top.

A few things you need to check out before you go…

Our Power & Spark Challenge – our theme this month is Go Green!  You could win a stamp set of your choice!

And our digi sale going on… all month long! 

And my Early Power Poppy Birthday Giveaway – comment HERE to win.

Now check out what my fellow Bloomies have created for you to check out today showcasing any one of our eight new stamp sets…

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken – go here next!
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims

Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

Thanks again for joining us for the last five days of reveals.  All eight clear stamp sets go on sale today plus their coordinating dies will be up for pre-order.  Happy shopping!
 
~ Ally ~


Stamps: Power Poppy (Tiger Lily XL, Peony Muse)
Cardstock: Arches (140lb Cold Press Water Color Paper), Recollections (140lb White), MFT (Vellum, Persimmon)
Ink: Versafine (Onyx Black), Derwent Intense Pencils (Sun Yellow, Tangerine, Poppy Red, Chilli Red, Iron Blue), Prismacolor Premier Pencils (Canary Yellow, Poppy Red, Crimson Red, Tuscan Red, Dark Brown), Ranger Distress (Hickory Smoke, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo), Versamark, Sakura (Jellyroll White Pen)
Die: My Favorite Things (Chevron Segments)
Sequins: Studio Katia (Crystal Rainbow Fusion)
Embossing Powder: Stampendous! (White Detail)
Other: Imagine Crafts (Gold Sheer Shimmer Mist), Thread

Power Poppy: Nature & Nurture Collection Blog Hop

Today’s the day!  The Nature & Nurture Collection from Power Poppy is finally here! This collection consists of three clear stamp sets…

Prairie Cheer

In Praise of Sunflowers

Feeling Fall

Each of these new clear stamp sets is packed full of detailed, gorgeous images and verb-acious sentiments!  Each one of these stamp collections is now available in the Power Poppy Shop!

For my final card, I wanted so badly to go back and create with the gorgeous new wheat image so I took it and paired it up with the lovely Coneflower also included in this same stamp set.  Doesn’t it just stay “Fall” to you?!?

Derwent Pencils: 0200, 0240, 0300, 0400, 0600, 0700, 1310, 1320, 1400, 1530 

I played around with my Derwent Inktense Pencils and some watercolour paper for my card front.  I really wanted the texture of the paper play with my pencils so I only added a small amount of additional texture using an embossed piece of water colour paper to the edge.

Now come and check out what the rest of the Bloom Brigade has been up to using these glorious new stamp sets…

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims

Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Power Poppy Blog

Today is the LAST DAY to enter my giveaway...you have FOUR chances to WIN!

Click here for Day 1 - "Prairie Cheer".

Click here for Day 2 – “In Praise of Sunflowers”.

Click here for Day 3 – “Feeling Fall”.

Good luck! 

Some MORE GOOD NEWS!!!  Beginning TODAY, Marcella has a SALE going on for this today through Monday ONLY!

• FREE SHIPPING for US & Canadian orders when you spend $50 or more + a discount for International customers!  See the Power Poppy Blog for details!

• Select discounts on clear stamps throughout the shop!

• Download frenzy: All Digital Stamps 25% off

Find out more on the Power Poppy Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy the Blog Hop today!

~ Ally ~


Supplies:
stamps:  Power Poppy (Prairie Cheer)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White), Arches (140# Watercolor Paper)
ink: Versafine (Black Onyx), Versamark, Wink of Stella (Clear), Derwent Inktense Pencils
embossing powder:  Stampendous! (Clear)
embossing folder:  ProvoCraft (Herringbone)
sequins:  CraftMedley (Rouge).

Happy Mail!

TGIF!  Thank goodness it’s almost the weekend!  I could use a nice relaxing one!  Last weekend I took 14 kids and 6 other Scout Leaders to camp and we had a blast.  Camp is always fun but exhausting!!

So a few weeks back I received a lovely card from my friend Susan in Aussie land.  It was simply a card to say “Hey Friend…” and it totally made my day.  I have been meaning to send a very similar card right back to her and so that task fits in perfectly with our newest Power Poppy “Power & Spark Challenge” for June…

For further challenge details, please click here.  You do not need Power Poppy images to play along to win!!!

So here’s my card going to my friend Susan featuring the “Sunny Harvest” stamp set…

Derwent Inktense Pencils: 0240, 0300, 0400, 0610, 1200,1530, 1600, 1700 

I just love the subtle shimmer on all the Chinese Lanterns…

I hope you’ll join me in sending out some happy mail today!  You know... just because!

Before I go, make sure you check out all of my fellow Bloom Brigaders and their blogs today…
Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber

Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy the creative journey today!

~ Ally ~


Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Sunny Harvest)
cardstock:  Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Recollections #110 White Cardstock
patterned paper: Echo Park (That’s My Boy 6x6), BasicGrey (Aspen Frost)
ink: Versamark (Black Onyx), Simon Says Stamp! (Cloudy Sky)
die:  Simon Says Stamp! (Stitched Rectangles)
gems: Queen & Co. (Twinkle Goosebumps)
border punch:  Fiskars
twine:  Darice.

Tulip Wishes

Howdy all!  Happy Good Friday to everyone!  I hope you get today off to spend with all the amazing people in your life.  I’m lucky enough to have my son AND hubby home this weekend so I’m planning a low-key weekend full of laziness, crocheting and colouring!

Today the Power Poppy Bloom Brigade and the Instant Gardeners are sharing the newest digi release… introducing “Tulips in Hobnail-Pitcher”.

Derwent Inktense Pencils: 0100, 0300, 0400, 0500, 0610, 0740, 1320, 1400, 1500, 1530, 2000, 2200 

Isn’t it darling? For my card today I used Derwent Inktense Pencils and can I just LOVE the end result.  The colour you get using these beauties is amazing and so rich and vibrant but can pulled out and made to be light and gorgeously translucent.

For my greeting, I used a sentiment from the equally gorgeous “Simply Camellias”. 

Here’s a little close up of my water colour effect…

I used some Copic Multi-liners and a Sakura Jellyroll White Pen to add some of the speckled details to my background.

Don't forget to enter our Power & Spark challenge for the month!  This month our hostess, Stacy, has a fun sketch for you to try out.  For more details and the rules, please click HERE.

Now... come and join my fellow Power Poppy designers and check out what they have created to share with you today...

Allison Cope – you are here!
Cindy Lawrence
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker
Cheryl Scrivens 
Broni Holcombe 
Debbie Olson 
Barb Walker
Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy the creative journey today!

~ Ally ~
 
Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher, Simply Camellias)
cardstock:  Canson 90# Watercolor Paper, Recollections #110 White Cardstock
ink: Versafine (Black Onyx), Copic Multi-liners (0.05, 0.25, 0.5), Derwent Inktense Pencils
die: Simon Says Stamp! (Stitched Rectangles).

Power Poppy: My English Rose

Welcome to Day three of our Power Poppy February release!

Today we’re featuring this beauty… My English Rose...

Today I used my Derwent Inktense Pencils.  I just love the colour I get with is colouring medium.

For my rose image, I used the following colours: 0400, 0510, 0600, 0740, 1400 and 1530.

Now, check out what the amazing Bloom Brigade has created for you to check out today using this new beautiful stamp set…

 

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken

Kathy Jones
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Power Poppy Blog


Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy all these new inky creations from the Bloom Brigade today!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy
 
Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (My English Rose)
cardstock:  Canson 90lb Water Color Paper, SU! (Very Vanilla), Recollections #110 White Cardstock (card base), vellum
patterned paper:  Echo Park  (Love Story)
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Derwent Inktense Pencils
die: Pretty Pink Posh (Stitched Duo 1)
sequins: Pretty Pink Posh (Sparkling Clear 4mm, 6mm)
ribbon:  Offray
other:  thread.

Switch Up Your Shades!

TGIF everyone!  It’s a new month and so that means it’s time for a new challenge over at Power Poppy! Today’s it’s my month to host!

Your Power & Spark challenge is...
 

This month I want you pull out a coloring medium that you don't use that often.  So if you tend to use Copic Markers for instance, pull out your water color paints or your colored pencils instead!  Let's see you use up some of those not-so-used mediums this month.

For further challenge details, visit the Power Poppy Blog here.

Today I'm also joining along with Kathy Racoosin’s “30 Day Coloring Challenge” over at Kathy’s blog, “The Daily Marker”.  And my challenge falls in perfectly with Kathy’s challenge too! For more about Kathy’s challenge visit her blog here.

So if you follow my blog, you all know I LOVE my Copic Markers so in keeping with my theme of using a colouring medium that I don’t tend to use a lot, I picked up my Derwent Colored Pencils.

Plus, I also printed out the newest digi stamp released TODAY called “Magnolia Sunshine” and sunshine indeed!  Isn’t it darling and sunny?!?  awwww!

Marcella always makes the most amazing bouquets to colour!  She took inspiration for this beauty from all of her Mama’s favourite flowers…

My simple circular sentiment is from the “Azalea” stamp set!

Derwent Colors used:  Sun Yellow, Sherbet Lemon, Apple Green, Felt Green, Iris Blue, Fuchsia, Chilli Red, Sienna Gold, Baked Earth 

Now, off you go and check out what the amazing Bloom Brigade has put together for you today using these five new beautiful stamp sets…

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Cheryl Scrivens
Barb Walker 
Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy all these new inky creations from the Bloom Brigade today!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Magnolia Sunshine, Azalea)
cardstock:  Canson 90lb Coldpress Watercolour Paper, My Favorite Things (Tickled Pink), Stampin’ Up! (Very Vanilla)
patterned paper: MFT (Homespun Gingham 6x6), My Mind’s Eye (Collectable)
ink: Derwent Colored Pencils, Simon Says Stamp (Willow), Sakura (Gold Calligrapher Pen)
dies: MFT (Stitched Circles), Spellbinders (Scalloped Circles, On the Edge – PageMaps), Pretty Pink Posh (Mini Tags)
ribbon:  Offray.

Rustic Christmas & Elfy Greetings

The Dream Team over at StampNation is in fine form this week!  For our challenge this week, we were challenged to make a rustic themed card. Get a load of this…

I think we were all are right in sink with one another this week! Don't ya think? 

Here’s a closer look at mine…

I pulled out my Derwent pencils and stamped my chickadee image in “Desert Sand” Memento ink, like in a no-line stamping technique and coloured in my image with pencils.  I love how it turned out!

Plus, this week it’s my turn to post the Card Sketch over at Splitcoaststampers and here’s my card for this week… isn't he adorable?

And here’s the sketch.  I didn’t completely follow it but close enough…

I hope you'll give StampNation a chance, even only for one month!  Especially for January as Catherine will be revealing the new Stamp of Approval box and it's our StampNation Birthday celebration too!  And our birthday bash is always amazing!  Come and join us...

Thanks for stopping by! 

~ Ally ~