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Challenge 43 - Let's See Your Pearly Whites!!!

Posted: August 28th, 2010, 6:03am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week's challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog is from the wonderful Jeanne!! And she'd like to see your Pearly Whites!! No, not your teeth, silly! She'd like you to use pearls and white on your design!!

Well, I think I've got the pearl part down but the white.....well, not so much! I decided to play with my Basic Grey Kioshi papers and fabric flowers. The papers I chose we all soft greens and blues and I paired them up with the lovely Swan Princess!

I stamped her on Neenah and coloured her up with my Copic markers, then sponged around the frame with some soft blue chalk ink. The card base is Chocolate Chip with Baja Breeze for matting. The sentiment I used comes with Daphne. I added a spray of pearls along the side and a couple of biggers ones on the right side of the main layer. I finished this baby off with some sparkly Stardust Stickles on her wings!!

So pull out your pearls and your white paper and your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and let's see whatcha got!! We'd love for you to play along, so hop over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog and check out what the Krafty Girls and Guests have created for your inspiration, then be sure to link up your design there! Also, you can used the keyword KKSC43 when uploading to an online gallery!

Have an awesome weekend!! And happy kraftin'!!

Time for Cute Card Thursday!!! and Extra Blog Candy!!

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 5:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the Cute Card Thursday challenge....and it's a fabulous sketch!!! And I've added to the blog candy! Not only can you enter to win the CCThursday challenge when you use their sketch, but if you ALSO use a KKStamps image on the same card, you can enter to win over at the KKStamps challenge blog!! That's TWO chances to win your choice of rubbah!!! Come on....you know you wanna plaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

I used the *new* Mitzi the Mummy from our Halloween release! Isn't she a hoot? The papers are all from the Boo to You collection from My Mind's Eye! I stamped her on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copic markers. I sponged around the main image with two different colours of chalk ink.....a warm yellow and a rusty orange.

I followed the sketch pretty much to a T....which is pretty good for me....you know how I like to bend the rules a bit! I added some lovely green ribbon across the middle and then the spider is actually a cardstock sticker from the Boo to You collection. I finished it off by added the Trick or Treat saying from the Halloween Sentiments set.

The sketch for this week's challenge is perfect for so many of our images, so I hope you can play along! You could win some KKStamps rubbah!!

Also, our new release images that came out on Sunday are all available at the shop, as individual stamps OR in Gimme Kimmies Kits! For a very limited time, you will be able to scoop up the new images in a kit AND at a discount! These kits won't last long so be sure to hop on over and pick them up for yourself!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Release and KREEPY Krafty Hop!!

Posted: August 14th, 2010, 10:00pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Happy Release Daaaaaaaay!! Haha! It's time to finally release all the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps August images!! Woohoo!! And of course, this is the final stop on today's KREEPY Krafty Hop!

If you want to start the hop from the beginning, just go over to the KKStamps Challenge Blog and hop around to see all the SPOOKY goodness! Be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop, because some lucky random stampers are going to win some of the new images!

My card today features the *New* Witchypoo!! She's definitely not like the creepy, gnarly witch on the Wizard of Oz, is she?? This gal's cute and sexy, I think!! She also comes with two accessory stamps....a kitty cat and a bat!!

I stamped her on Neenah cardstock and coloured her up with my Copics, then cut her out....not an easy job, let me tell you! The papers I used are from the Boo to You line by My Mind's Eye. The card base is a black 6x6 and I also used some yellow and rust cardstocks for matting. The clouds are die cut from some white felt and I added some sparkle around the edges of the clouds using my Sakura Stardust gel pen. There are two large green sparkly brads in the top corners and I added some black rick rack which pops right off the card! Lastly I added the PERFECT sentiment for little Witchypoo, which is in the Halloween Sentiments set!

And that's that!! ALL the *new* images and sentiments are now available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! You can get them all individually and we're also doing something new this month with......Gimme Kimmies Kits!!! You can get the new images in Kits and at a discount too!! Head over to the store for all the details!!

Happy Haunting!!

Krafty Peeks...Day THREE!! And Challenge #41!!

Posted: August 14th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Are ya back for more??? Well, we've got lots more gruesome samples for ya!! Today is our Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge and our spook-tacular hostess is KRISTA!! She has given us a recipe to follow.....BUTTONS, BLING and SCALLOPS!!! What a super combination and we'd love for you to play along.....you could win a stamp from the *NEW* images that are released tomorrow!!!!

I used the awesome new Mitzi the Mummy from Annie Rodrigue! Isn't she fun?? The card base is 6x6 Basic Black and the designer papers I used are from the Midnight Spell Stack from DCWV. They are so fun!

I stamped Mitzi on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copics! What a shock, I know! I used my CM circle cutter to cut a nice big circle out of the spooky forest paper and then used a circle punch to cut a moon out of some So Saffron cardstock and sponged around the edge to give it some definition. I have lots of this awesome velvet scalloped ribbon which I put along the top edge of the card and also attached some fun orange star buttons beside Mitzi. I sponged all around the main layer, added some coloured cardstocks and added some bling to her hair with my Sakura Stardust gel pen. The perfect finishing touch is this fun phrase from the new Halloween Sentiments set!!

Wait 'til you see all the gorgeous creations the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests have ready for ya over at the Challenge Blog!! Please join us for this week's challenge and be sure to share your creation!!

Make sure you come back tomorrow for our Krafty Hop and RELEASE DAYYYYYYY!!!

More Krafty Peeks??? Okay!!!

Posted: August 13th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

From all the comments we received yesterday, I'd say you all are enjoying our Kreepy Krafty Peeks!!! How do you feel about a couple more??? Well, alright then!!!

This first card features another of Annie Rodrigue's original paintings.........it's Batty Princess!!! I've been WAITING to make this one into a stamp! Isn't she magnificent?? Kinda creepy but totally cute!!!

I used some new foil papers from the new Midnight Spell Stack by DCWV that I picked up at Joann's last weekend! I coloured her up with my Copic markers and sponged around the edges with some Basic Gray ink. I used Basic Black and Orchid Opulence cardstocks, added some black rick rack and a couple of MS bats. Lastly I added the sentiment that comes with Batty Princess and then sparkled her dress up a bit with my Stardust gel pen.

Next up is Tommy Treats by artist Steven Leary! This little dude is collecting his candy door to door and he can't wait to get home and dig into it!! I coloured him up with my Copics and again, sponged it with chalk ink. The papers I used for inspiration are from last year's My Mind's Eye...I think it's called Spooky. The bats on the card are actually clipped from some batty ribbon and they are totally 3-D. I added some black Scrapper's Floss and some rhinestones, then stamped another fantastic phrase from the Halloween Sentiments set!!

Now hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and see what all our Krafty Girls and some very special Krafty Guests have to show you!!! Be prepared to be SCARED!!! heehee!

Kreepy Krafty Peeks!!! Day One!!

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is gettin' kreeeeepy!!! heehee! We've got THIRTEEN new Halloween' images and SO many spooky sentiments to share this month!!! Today and every day until Sunday, we'll show you lots of fun samples and on Sunday, you can join us for our Release Day Krafty Hop!! Woohooooooo!

So I've got a purple theme goin' on today....purple is my fave colour!! First I'm playing with one of Annie Rodrigue's new scaaaaary images...this is Hattie the Ghost! I stamped her on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copic markers.

I sponged around the frame of the oval Nestie with a soft purple ink. I can't tell you what papers I used because they were loose in my 'holiday drawer' of papers. But I love the combo of purple and black! I added some pretty Prima flowers and the perfect phrase from our new Halloween Sentiments set!!

Next up is Halloween Miles and Maisie!! Looks like they're on their way out to a costume party, doesnt' it?? Hehe! It's Dracula mouse and the mouse Bride of Frankenstein!! Haha! How fun!! I used the same sort of papers, but this time added green to the mix!

I used my new Martha Stewart cobweb punch and a cute little Doodlebug bat button with black Scrapper's Floss. I added a bit of polka dotted ribbon, some sparkly purple brads and another fantastically spooky sentiment!!!

Be sure to hop on over to the KKStamps Blog and check out what the other Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests have to show you!!

Challenge # 40 - It's a Boy Thing!!

Posted: August 7th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

This is going to be a super quick post done in record time!! I'm heading out the door around 5:30am today to head out on a bus trip to the Stamp Show in Novi, Michigan! Anyone else going too??

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge is brought to us by the lovely Vicki, and she'd like us to create a Boy card!! I'm always in need of a dude-ish card, aren't you??

So I used Billy Blyth....can you believe I hadn't inked him up yet?? *GASP* And since my nephew is totally into pirates, I thought this would be a perfect card for him. I used some Granola patterned papers by Basic Grey and coloured him up with my Copic markers. I used my Nesties to cut him out and sponged him while I still had the frame on. I tied on an anchor charm with some brown linen thread and then added a fun sentiment from the Pirate Sentiments set.

Be sure to join in our challenge this week and you could win some new rubber! Hop on over to the challenge blog and check out all the inspiration from our Krafty Girls!

Kay, I'm outta here!! I think I'm going to need a nap on the bus ride, but once we get to the Stamp Show, I'll be a shoppin' machine!!!! Woohoooo! Have a super weekend!!

Happy kraftin'!!

The Chicago Supershow is SUPER!!!

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 8:41pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Today was another AWESOME freakin' day in Chicago!! These krafty gals are krazy!! haha!! I got to see tons more peeps and take lots more pictures, in between my shifts helping out at the Flower Soft booth! Wanna see some????

This sweet gal is my girlfriend, Colleen Schaan! We have 'known' each other through SCS and online, and then through blogging, etc. It was so amazing to finally meet in person....I love her! What a doll!

Me and Beate....she said she LOVES my stamps!! heehee!

Since the picture from yesterday sucked so bad, I took another one with my MFT pal, Joanne Basile!

Here's me with the sweet Christina Fischer...we are pals from my CCDesigns design team days! And Kerry Johnson....we live only a couple of hours from each other but had to come all the way to Chicago to hang out!!

There is a hilarious story behind these pictures....short version, Kerry and I got bamboozled into doing an 'American's Next Top Krafter' contest! Haha! We were lured into the challenge, which included a loud speaker, a photographer and videotaper and judges....*eyeroll*....under the pretense of prizes!!! We both decided the humiliation was worth the gift cards and free titanium trimmers!! Baaaahahaaaaa!

Me an' Mercy!!! Man, this woman makes me pee my pants.....NOT kidding!

The SUPER sweet Pam Varnell!

Ask me how much I love Jessica Diedrich!!!

The hugger.....Sara Henton!

How beautiful is Cammie?? We were on MFT together....such a fun girl and I'm thrilled we've finally met...and hugged!

And Tori Wild and I practically screamed and we DID jump up and down when we saw each other!!! We were on CCDesigns dt way back when! She's so adorable!!!

Can't wait to see who else we run into tomorrow. It's our very last day here in Chicago and we'll be sorry to say goodbye to everyone but Andrea and I are missin' our families!! Can't wait to see them!

Day 2 of the Chicago Trade Show!!

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 7:11am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

It was another super fun day at the trade show yesterday!! We were up and at 'em early yesterday and toured the convention center, checkin' out the booths we didn't get to see on Wednesday.

We met up with LOTS more krafty friends!!! What a hoot! It's just so incredible to meet up with girls I've known online for years, literally, and we finally get to hug it out!! Heehee!

Unfortunately, my camera would not cooperate yesterday so all of my pictures are blurry....I mean, seriously blurry. It COULD be the operator....(Andrea).....but I'm not pointin' fingers! So I'll post the best ones out of the crappy pics!! hehe! Hopefully today's pics will be better!!

Andrea and I with our pal, Suzanne Dean

Finally got to hug Joanne Basile...we've known each other since our days on MFT together!

The lovely Jenn Balcer...love that girl!

The sweet and adorable Joy Kennedy from Our Craft Lounge!!

These girls are the BEST!!! We got along like a house on fire!! You know those people that you just meet and instantly hit it off and have a connection?? That's these ladies!! We were so LOUD and laughing so HARD!! Then we had lunch together......I pity the people sitting around us!! hehe!
Pam Varnell, Mercy Kerin, me and Jessica Diedrich!!

Crazy bunch!

Hopefully I'll get lots more pics today....and hopefully they won't be BLURRY.....ANDREA!!! *giggle*

Kraftin' Kimmie's in CHICAGO!!!

Posted: July 28th, 2010, 9:17pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, we've been up since THREE A.M.!!! And I'm ready to crash!! It's been a super long day but our first day at CHA has been SO much fun!

We had a quick trip on the airplane.....got lost in O'Hare looking for the hotel bus shuttle (that was fun....can you say flat hair and sweaty bodies?)....and when we finally got to the hotel, there was Jeanne-baby, waiting to welcome us!!! Heehee!

So we've been wandering the show floor ALL day....we've met up with some awesome peeps! But I'm too tired to give you a witty commentary.....so I'm just postin' the pics!!! Check 'em out!!

Me and my BFF, Kimber McGray!!

Maren Benedict, Jeanne Streiff, Andrea, me, Jimmy Mayo

Me and Harry

New Three Bugs in a Rug Christmas papers (that I must own)

New GIGANTIC Spellbinders and machine (that I must also own!)

Gorgeous new Cosmo Cricket papers (and guess what....I MUST own them!)

Will be back tomorrow night with LOTS more pics!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

A Krafty Day of Fun!!! Here are all the Details!!!

Posted: July 24th, 2010, 10:36am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

First Annual Krafty Day with Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!!
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 9am-5pm
in London, Ontario
at the FCCChurch 3725 Bostwick Road
Cost: $55

- join us for a whole day of Krafty fun!!
-each participant will receive an exclusive Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Tote Bag filled with stampin’ goodies!
- a special edition Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp to commemorate the occasion!
- a lovely catered lunch, snacks and refreshments!
- make and takes, demonstrations, etc.
- meet some of the Krafty Girls Design Team!!
- enjoy lots of kroppin’ and kraftin’ space!
- Door Prizes!!
- Scrappin’ Great Deals on site for all your Copic needs!
- And of course, lots of Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps on hand for all your stampin’ needs!

This will be a Krafty event that you won’t want to miss! It is being held at a gorgeous location that is easily accessible and near to hotels

Space is limited, so please contact Kimmie directly to reserve your spot (kraftinkimmiestamps@gmail.com)
OR tickets will soon be available at Scrappin’ Great Deals (519) 473-5751

Challenge #39 - Mostly Monochromatic!!!

Posted: July 24th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week's challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog is from the lovely Michele! She'd like us to keep it Mostly Monochromatic! That's a tough one for me...so I was glad when she said mostly!

I chose to use the new Snow White image that was released last week. I wanted to colour her up like a regular princess....could any princess really be called regular?? I think not. Especially a KKStamps princess!!

The paper is some long retired SU designer paper and it's probably my most favouritest ever...so that's why I hoard it. Hehe. I love the colour combo of tan and blue, so that's what I coloured miss Snow White!

I stamped her on Neenah, coloured her with my Copics and added some Stardust Stickles on her hairband. I used a MS border punch, added some crocheted ribbon and used the sentiment from the Swan Princess. I layered up some perfectly coloured flowers and attached them with glittery brads and added a trio of pearls to the scalloped sentiment layer. Voila!!!

Hope you can join us for this week's fun challenge.....actually, it will be open for TWO whole weeks!! That's right and you can join in as many times as you like with new creations!! You see, we won't be uploading a new challenge next weekend because....Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is attending CHA in Chicago!! We're going to be checkin' out all the new products, doin' some make and takes, meetin' lots of krafty peeps!! It's going to be FUN! But don't worry, we'll be taking lots of pics and sharing them with you while we're away!!!

Now hop on over to the KKS Challenge blog and check out this week's gorgeous creations by the Krafty Girls!!

Mark Your Calendars!!!

Posted: July 21st, 2010, 8:25am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

For all those krafty people in the Southwestern Ontario area.....the date is set!!! So mark your calendars for Saturday, September 25th!!! We're having the First Annual Krafty Day with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! Woohoooo!!!

It's going to be a day jam-packed full of krafty goodness!! Every participant will receive LOTS of stampin' goodies....a super cute tote bag.....lots of krafty space to play.....a special edition Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp to commemorate the occasion....there will be make and takes and demonstrations....and some of the amazing Krafty Girls will be there too!!!

We'll have more details and signup information as we get things prepared, but jot the date down on your calendar and tell all your friends!!!

You won't want to miss this Krafty Day of INKY FUN!!!

JULY RELEASE DAY!! and Krafty Hop!!!

Posted: July 17th, 2010, 10:00pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Welcome to the end of the rainbow....so to speak!!! I'm the very last blog on today's Kraftin' Kimmie Hop!! If you just happened to stop here today and would like to start the hop from the very beginning (and believe me, you do), just go to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog!! And while you're drooling at the eye candy, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop along the way because some lucky stampers are going to win some of the new release rubbah!!!

So today, we're releasing the new July images at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! As you’ve seen over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, Annie Rodrigue has created the MOST FANTASTICAL FAIRYTALES! There are six images in the complete set and one very special one that we have created from Annie’s original painting, Little Red Riding Hood.

And Steven Leary is back with Miles the Mouse and his cute girlfriend, Maisie! They are having a lot of backyard fun by the pool this month and you’ll get to check them all out in today’s July release day KRAFTY HOP!!

Today I have another couple of designs to share with you! First is my favourite of the new Steven Leary Designs!! Meet Lounging Miles!! Isn't he a hoot?? He's maxing and relaxing with some tunes and a nice cool beverage!!

I used some sparkly patterned papers by Best Creation Inc. The card base is Brilliant Blue and I accented with some Tempting Turquoise and some Bazzill Bling in a peachy colour. I tied some twine around the middle and added a sentiment from the Beachy Sentiments set!

Next up is the lovely Snow White!! I decided this time that I wanted to colour her up in the traditional Snow White colours, but I can't wait to dress her up as a gorgeous princess with brown hair and a pink gown!! So fun!

I used some patterned papers from my stash that were perfect for this! I coloured her up with my Copic markers, then cut her out and embossed with my Nesties. While the Nestie frame was still on her, I sponged around the frame with some Fire Brick Red distress ink. Snow White also comes with the lovely apple accessory stamp, as well as the coordinating sentiment I've used here! I finished it off by adding a trio of brads, a big red bow and then finished it off with some Stickles on her bow and on the edge of the apple!

So that's the end of our July Krafty Hop!! Now jump on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Shop where all these lovely images are waiting for you to give them good homes in your craft rooms!! Heehee! OH and did I mention...each and every order placed this week, will be entered into a draw?? One lucky customer will win a 5x7 print of Annie’s Little Red Riding Hood!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Challenge 38 - Beautiful Bows!!

Posted: July 17th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

t's Saturday again....really? When did that happen?? Anyway, Saturdays are my favourite days because it's always time for a Kraftin' Kimmie challenge! And this week it's a double whammy....because you also get to see the challenge samples from the Krafty Girls featuring the soon to be released *new* July stamps!!!!

So this week our hostess is the incredibly Krafty Krista! This week she's challenging us to use some Beautiful Bows!! It can be tying some bows with your ribbon, it can be bows in your patterned paper or simply a bow in your stamped image! Just be sure to include some in your creation!

I have two cards to show you for the challenge and the first one features another one of the BEAUTIFUL images created by Annie Rodrigue! This beauty is the Swan Princess!! I pictured using her with the new Kioshi papers by Basic Grey. So I coloured her up with my Copics using coordinating colours and I chose to do her hair black to make the colours pop!

I added some satin ribbon with a pretty bow and a glittery Prima flower. The Swan Princess also comes with a lovely swan accessory stamp and the sentiment you see on my card!

Next I have the sassy Bikini Maisie....she's Miles' girlfriend! Isn't she a hoot? I used some We R Memorykeepers summery papers with Krafty cardstock for the base. I coloured her up with my Copics, then cut her out with some oval Nesties and sponged around the frame with some chalk ink. I used a border punch, added a trio of rhinestones and I finished it off with some sheer polka dotted ribbon!

These and all of the July release images will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Shop on Sunday morning!! Now hop on over to the challenge blog and check out all the goodies the other Krafty Girls have to show ya!!

Happy kraftin'!

July Krafty Peeks....Take TWO!!

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Back for more, are ya??? Well, I just happen to have some more!! Today I have two more incredible designs that will be released at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps on Sunday!! Yeehaw!

First of all, let me introduce you to one of the new Miles the Mouse images by Steven Leary. This is BBQ Miles and he is having some backyard fun, barbecuing his yummy piece of cheese! Mmmmm! (Not sure what kind of beverage he's got in his other hand, but let's assume it's a thirst quenching one, on this hot summer day!) I chose to use some super fun new Imaginisce patterned papers and a Kraft card base. I used one of my Nesties to cut him out, emboss him and then while the Nestie frame was still on there, I used some chalk ink to sponge around him. Really makes it pop, doesn't it? I added one of the awesome Beachy Sentiments at the bottom, a scalloped border punch and finished it off by adding some matchy matchy buttons with linen thread!

Next up is the gorgeous Rapunzel by Annie Rodrigue!! I just couldn't wait to colour this girl's hair! I used some glittery Bo Bunny papers as my starting point and used Perfect Plum and Old Olive cardstocks to mat. I did the same framing work with the Nesties and ink for this gal and added some velvet crocheted ribbon, some Prima roses, some lovely little pearls and some Stardust Stickles on her crown. Isn't she lovely?? And this image comes with a hairbrush accessory stamp as well as the sentiment I used!!

Now head over to the KKStamps challenge blog to see who else has some fun stuff to share!!!

Happy kraftin'!

It's TIME!!! July KRAFTY PEEKS!!!

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Today begins the wonderful Krafty Peeks of the *new* Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! I've seen what the Krafty Girls have done and let me tell you....THEY ARE GORGEOUS!!! Wait 'til ya see!!

Okay! Okay! Enough teasing.....this month we have THREE new summer images from the fantastic Steven Leary featuring Miles the mouse and his new gal pal, Maisie!! They are having some backyard barbecue and poolside fun!! And there are SIX fantastical Fairytale stamps from Annie Rodrigue!! And they've all been SO much fun to colour!!

Each day of the Krafty Peeks, I'm going to have TWO creations to share!! Yep!! I just couldn't stop colouring!!

First of all, I will share a very special stamp...it's Little Red Riding Hood! This image was created from one of Annie's original paintings and she's shared it with us so we can all play with it!

I used my favourite Bittersweet papers from Basic Grey to start off my card and I stamped Little Red on Neenah paper using Memento ink. I coloured her up using my Copic markers, o' course! I used some new Nesties to cut her out and then I used some Spun Sugar distress ink to sponge around the image. This image also comes with a basket accessory stamp and the sentiments....Oops! Did I forget your birthday? So cute!

Secondly, I have the quirky Goldilocks and her three little bears! I had a HOOT colouring her hair!! Love it! I used some new We R Memorykeepers papers, some taffeta ribbon and a lovely heart charm. Goldilocks come with a baby bear accessory stamp and TWO sentiments.....Sending You Bear Hugs and You're Just Right! Adorable!!

All the new images will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop on Sunday! Now if you hop on over to the challenge blog, there's a list of all the Krafty Girls who are revealing some new stuff for ya today!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Challenge 37 - Let's Get PINK!!!

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Are ya beatin' the heat?? I sure hope so! It's been a rather steamy week here in Ontario but it seems to be cooling down a bit thank goodness. I'm SO grateful for central air conditioning!! Especially at night!

Well, it's the end of my first week working from home full time and I can already see how much more work I'm able to get done without have to drop everything and go to that pesky library! Heehee! I've even worked ahead on most of my sample cards for next weekend's July release. What?? I didn't mention that next week we start the Krafty Peeks for our next release?? Well, goodness me!! How rude!! Start lookin' for samples from all the Krafty Girls on Thursday with the Blog Hop and Release on Sunday!! Yeehaw!! We've got some super new images in store for ya!

Okay, so back to my card for the challenge! This week our hostess is the ever-so-cheeky Andrea!! Hehe! She has chosen to ask us to Get PINK!! Well, that's an easy one for me because I LOVES me some PINK!! And there are so many shades to choose from! I decided to use my new fave pink from SU, Rich Razzleberry!!

I stamped little Miss Alicia the Strawberry Pirate on Neenah and coloured her with my Copics. Then I used my Nesties AND used some Spun Sugar distress ink using my Tim Holtz distress ink applicator thingie! I've had it and the fancy mat and a bunch of the inks for ages, but I've never used them! So I pulled them out this time and man, do I love it!! Gonna use them more often!

So I used black for the card base and the main patterned paper has shiny silver skulls and bones on it and I added a beautiful rhinestone bling and some velvet rick rack. I used one of the phrases from the Pirate Sentiments set AND this awesome iron on pink skull doodad that my pal, Krista gave me when she was here a few weeks back. Perfect!!!

So be sure to join us for this week's challenge and you could win some rubber goodness! Now go hop on over to the challenge blog and check out the perfectly pink samples from the Krafty Girls!!

Have a super week!!

Fun in the Sun!!

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 5:11am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Good Thursday morning, stampers!! It's the middle of the week and I'm posting!!! Will wonders never cease?? I can't tell you how long it's been since I posted more than just once a week and I'm hoping to change that now that I am working full time from home! I plan to get to create with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps more often and be able to share more often too!

So recently I got to play with the beautiful Calliope!! Right now, I feel just like her...so happy and carefree....I even dance around the house a bit too!! Heehee! I feel so FREE!! I stamped her and her little friend on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers.

I picked up this fun summer foiled paper at Scrapfest in the spring. (Hey....guess what?? I'm planning to have a booth at the next Scrapfest which is in October in Oshawa!! It will be my very first show....hope you can come!) I used Brilliant blue for the 6x6 base and Real Red and Green Galore for matting. I attached a cluster of Prima flowers in the corner using a Basic Grey brad, then tied some twice around the middle and added a super fun octopus charm that I found at Walmart (thanks to my Mom). Lastly I added one of the awesome phrases from the Mermaid Sentiments set. Isn't she pretty???

Well, I'm off this morning to do a little investigatin'! I'm working on planning an event of sorts for the fall. If you're in the Southwestern Ontario area, you will totally wanna come!! I'll post more details as I get them pinned down. Have a wonderful summer day!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Challenge 36 - It's Sketchy Time!! and a BIG Announcement!!

Posted: July 3rd, 2010, 2:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Happy Saturday, stampin' friends!!! First off, I bet you are wondering about my little...or rather, BIG announcement, aren't you?? Well, I just wanted to share the fact that...Monday will be my very last day at my job at the library!! Why, you ask? Well, it's thanks to all of you..my stampin' friends!! Hehe. No really, it is! It's all your fault! Truthfully, I just couldn't continue to work my job at the library and run Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I was just too busy working from morning until night each and every day. I've also been missing out on so much with my family and friends. It finally came to the point where I had to make a choice. Guess what I chose?? You got it!! So now it's Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ALL the time!! Woohoo! Just wanted to share my joy and excitement!

Now for this week's challenge....we have an AMAZING sketch from the dazzling DONNA!! And you know how I love sketches!! It's a fabulous one too...and it inspired me! And it will inspire you too!!

I pulled out a stamp that I hadn't inked up yet...Cutthroat Lizzie! She's so sassy!! I pulled out some new papers from the Bo Bunny Sophie collection! I used Kraft cardstock for the base and Rich Razzleberry for matting. I added the matching polka dot ribbon and made a pretty little bow. Then added a wonderful skull and crossbones charm!! So cute, right?! I also just had to attach a lovely bling swirlie thing that I picked up at the dollar store. And to finish it off, I added one of the fantastic phrase from the Pirate Sentiments set!!

Now be sure to hop over to the challenge blog so you can check out the gorgeous creations by the Krafty Girls, using this week's sketch!! And if you join in the fun, you could be the random winner of Mae, which is featured on Donna's inspirational card!!

Best wishes for a wonderful weekend and happy kraftin'!!

Newsflash

Posted: June 27th, 2010, 6:21am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Just a quick note to let you all know (especially those who have been emailing me and chompin' at the bit....teehee!), that the *New* Mermaid stamps are NOW available as individuals, along with the *New* Mermaid sentiment set!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Krafty Challenge #35!!

Posted: June 26th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

This is going to be a super short post this morning and I apologize!! But I'm on my way out really early to be at work for 8am. The library has a booth at the local farmer's market....don't ask me why. Well, actually I think it's to have a presence in the community etc., but honestly, we're only located two blocks over!! Anyhoo, it's my turn to go! yippee.

So the challenge this week is a hard one for me, because I'm not that comfortable with cards that are anything other than the traditional square or rectangle. But Melanie wants us to use some shapes or just do something a little different. So I pulled out my old Creative Memories cutting system and all the shapely templates I have to go with it and decided that this wavy circle was perfect!!

I used the adorable Tubing Miles and one of the many perfect phrases from the new Mermaid Sentiments set and there ya have it!! A super summer card!! How fun!! I guess it really wasn't THAT hard! Oh and I used some crystal lacquer stuff on his mask to make it all shiny!

Oh and for those that have been wondering (read hounding me...hahahahaaa!), the new Mermaids and sentiments will be available as individual stamps....very soon! Like, in the next couple of days! So keep yer eyes peeled!!

Now hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog and get an eyeful of shapely creations!!

Happy kraftin'!

June Card Kit Time!!

Posted: June 21st, 2010, 8:48am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, it's time to reveal the monthly Andrea and Kimmie Card Kits over at Scrappin' Great Deals! And this month you have THREE images to choose from for YOUR kit!

I created cards using two of the three choices and Andrea has the other one over on her blog.

This first one features Ladybug Nora from CCDesigns! Don't you love the bright pretty colours, ribbon and pearls? I used my Nesties and have her perched inside the circle, then added the ribbon and bow and the sentiment is from my Fairy Sentiments set.

My second card features Willow Kneeling from Whiff of Joy and I went with the browns and oranges and pinks from the patterned paper and cardstocks that come in the kit. I used my Nesties, sponged around the main image, added some pearls and the sentiment I used is actually from Daphne the fairy!

Each kit comes with your choice of stamp, plus:

6 - 6x6 Bazzil card bases
6 - 6.25x6.25 envelopes
6 - sheets of gorgeous double sided paper pre-cut for you!
2 -1/2 yards of two styles of satin ribbon!
1 - various bling, flowers & brads
several die-cut shapes that coordinate perfectly with your kit!!

Now there are only a limited number of card kits available, so hop on over to SGD and pick out which one you'd like!!

Happy kraftin'!

Sorry....

Posted: June 19th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

So with the other two challenges I did this week AND all the orders for the new Summer Mermaid Kit and the new Miles the Mouse stamps (not to mention working full time), I just did NOT have time to make a card for this week's challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog! But a bunch of the Krafty Girls did, so go check 'em out and then join in the fun and you could win yourself some rubber goodness!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Cute Card Thursday Fun!!

Posted: June 17th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Another post from me this week?? What's going on!!? Haha! I'm super excited to share that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the sketch challenge over at Cute Card Thursday!!

Now you know sketches are my favourite type of challenge, right?? So I HAD to play along and it's a super fun sketch and perfect for our images too!

I used the lovely Aurora from our Summer Mermaid Kit, which is still available for a short while longer! I stamped her on Neenah with Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. Now, I'll share a little secret with you.....I was adding some scales to her lovely fin and I was using my BG75 for some darker flecks and just as I got to the curve at the bottom of her tail....my marker barfed all over my beautifully coloured image!! I may have shrieked out loud....I may have. Well, wouldn't you?? So, this type of colouring mishap calls for some strategically placed embellishments. Prima flowers to the rescue!! Haha! Anyway, you can't tell the blob is there, so all is well.

I finished her off by pop dotting the main layer and adding some sparkle to her little starfish hair ornaments with my Sakura Stardust gel pen. Lastly I added one of the fantastic phrases from the Mermaid Sentiments set, which also comes with the kit!

A couple of other Krafty Girls played along with this week's CCT challenge, so hop around and see if you can find them!! Then play with us and you could be the random winner of some new KKStamps!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Card Positioning Systems....Challenge 171!!

Posted: June 15th, 2010, 7:28pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Hey guess what?? Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the Card Positioning Systems blog challenge this week! It's a fabulous sketch!!

I used the new Surfing Miles for my creation! I took a few liberties with the original sketch, but hey...that's what a sketch is for, right?? Inspiration!

This is a super quick post because it's waaaay past my bedtime! I've been up late the last few nights, working on cards for midweek posts and challenges, not to mention packaging and shipping all your orders for the *New Mermaid Kit*!!

Anyhoo, if you'd like to play along with the CPS challenge this week, you could win some awesome Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!!

Happy kraftin'!

June Krafty Hop!! It's Finally HERE!!!

Posted: June 12th, 2010, 10:00pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

You've finally reached the end of the Kraftin' Kimmie June Release Krafty Hop!! (Say that 10 times fast!) Wasn't it absolutely incredible?? Let me tell you, I'm always in awe of the talent these people possess!!

Now if you just happened upon my blog today, you can start the hop at the beginning over at the Challenge Blog...and be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop so that you are in the running to win some new rubber goodness!

If you've been through the whole hop, then I'm your last stop!!

My card features the adorable Tubing Miles designed by our newest artist, Steven Leary! I'm so excited to introduce him to you! Miles is having a ball getting ready to get in the water! He's perfect for a quick summer greeting card or as an accent to your summer scrapbook pages.

I stamped him on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured him with my Copics. The patterned paper I used is some retired SU paper and I thought it looked like fun beach colours! I sponged the main image using some tangerine chalk ink while it was still in the Nestie to give it a fun glow.

I used a new EK Success border punch which kinda looks like bubbles, right?! Then I added some blue satin ribbon and attached a button with some linen thread. Lastly I used a fun sentiment from the Mermaids sentiment set!!

The new Miles the Mouse stamps and the Summer Mermaid Kit are all available NOW over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Challenge #33 - Beachy Keen, Jelly Bean!!!

Posted: June 12th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Okay, so one of my favourite sayings when someone asks me how I'm doing, is 'Peachy keen!' and sometimes I even add on the 'Jelly Bean!' part....but usually it's someone at work that's asking and I'm usually being sarcastic, because I'm at work. And now I'm rambling. But I told you that to explain why I named the challenge this week what I did

Anyhoooo, since I'm the happenin' hostess this week, I decided to have a beachin' challenge!! So go ahead and think summer! Use summer colours, images, embellishments...think beach, think water, think fun!!! If you play along you could win one of the images I'm using on the cards I made!! heehee!

So first up is the fantastic Surfing Miles!! he's chillin' on the beach, gettin' ready to catch some waves and Hang 10!! I just love his little board shorts, don't you?? I made a regular A2 sized card, since these smaller Miles images are perfect for them, and used some sparkly surfboard patterned paper from a DCWV Stack. I coloured Miles with my Copics and used my Nesties to cut out the image and emboss the frame.

I added some wide grosgrain red ribbon, tied a bow and attached a green button with some linen thread. Then I stamped the PERfect sentiment and pop dotted it. This sentiment is one of 21 awesome phrases that come in the Mermaid Sentiments set!

Next up is probably my favourite Mermaid from the Summer Kit!! This is the gorgeous Cordelia!! Doesn't she just look like an underwater princess??? I used some coordinating patterned papers and one of them has gorgeous foil running through it. I stamped her on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured her in with some rich coloured Copics. I sponged around the edge of the main layer using some blue chalk ink

I attached some Prima flowers with yellow brads and added some grosgrain stitched ribbon and a bow. Of course I had to use one of my lovely seashell charms and tied it with some linen thread. Lastly I stamped another fantastic fishie phrase!!!

Check out the other awesome beachy designs from our Krafty Girls and be SURE to come back tomorrow!! All the new images will be released at the Krafty Shop and we'll also be having our usual release day Krafty Hop!!

Happy kraftin'!

Meet Marina and Aurora!!

Posted: June 10th, 2010, 7:23pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Today I have two gorgeous images from the Summer Mermaid Kit to share with you!! Can I just tell you how much fun I've had colouring these beauties up?? They are so magical!!

First, this is the marvelous Marina!! I decided to go a little unusual with the colours! I wanted Marina to be funky! I used these new Cosmo Cricket papers as my inspiration, so I coloured her tail in bright pinks and her hair in shades of green! A mermaid can be any colours in your imagination...yes?

I did the 'out of the frame' thing with the Nesties.....I do that a lot with these large images, I'm finding. And I coloured them up with my Copic markers. I added some gorgeous matching Prima flowers and some green rick rack. Lastly, I used the perfect phrase from the Mermaid Sentiments set!

Next I played with the amazing Aurora!! I just LOVE the starfish Annie used in her hair and for her earrings! I also used the starfish accessory stamp to make a couple of extra little decorations!

The patterned papers I used are some new We R Memorykeepers papers and I pulled the colours for the Copics from there. I cut Aurora out with my Nesties and sponged around the fram with some green chalk ink. I added some Prima flowers, some blue ribbon and a lovely starfish charm from Walmart!! I used another fabulous phrase from the Mermaid sentiments set and then put the finishing touches on by adding some little dots of sparkle on her tail and all the stars using my Sakura Stardust gel pen!

Don't you love them?? Don't forget that the new Summer Mermaid Kit and all the new Miles the Mouse stamps will be available on Sunday morning at the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!!

Now go check out the other awesome creations the Krafty Girls have for you to see and come back tomorrow when we'll post another Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!

Happy kraftin'!

MORE June Release Krafty Peek Goodness!!

Posted: June 10th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Welcome back for Day TWO of our Krafty Peeks!! So what do you think of the June KKStamps images so far?? Pretty darn incredible, wouldn't you say??? Heehee! I hope you love them HALF as much as I do!!

Today I have another Mermaid and another Miles the Mouse for you to see!!

Kay, so I decided that I wanted to step outside the box as far as colouring Miles goes! I figured, he's a cartoon mouse, so I can colour him pretty much whatever colour I want, right??? Right! So I pulled out these beachy papers and decided that Miles was going to be a mustardy, saffrony yellow to match! I was thinking, we could also colour him purple or blue or pink or LILAC!!! hehe!

I used Kraft cardstock for the A2 sized base and did a very simple layout. I coloured Miles using my Copics (of course) and coloured in some sand. Then I took my handmade little cloud template and used some chalk ink to sponge in some clouds. I added some pretty aqua ribbon and a trio of green rhinestones. Lastly I added one of the sentiments from Perfect Poison, because it was just too perfect for Beach Bum Miles!! heehee!!

This Mermaid is the beautiful Nerissa!! Isn't she just a gorgeous image??? I adore her long slender tail with the pretty fins and her luscious hair!! I look just like that when I get in the water..... What? Don't believe me?? Alright, FINE! Maybe I look more like Nerissa's chubby distant cousin. Whatever.

Anyhoo....I chose these sparkly My Mind's Eye papers because I love the colours and I thought they looked like rather fun underwater colours. I stamped Nerissa on Neenah and then cut her out with my Nesties, doing the 'outside the frame' technique again, which is so fun! I coloured her with my Copics....not exactly happy with the way her hair turned out, but....I do love the way her tail turned out. I coloured it with different shades of YG markers and then dotted in certain areas with G's and even an E marker to get more depth. I attached some Prima flowers with glittery brads and then added another one of my Walmart find seashell charms (thanks Mom). The final touch was the sentiment, which comes in the Mermaid sentiments that comes in the Summer Mermaid Kit!!

Now hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog to see who else has some Krafty Peeks for ya!!

Happy kraftin'!

IT'S TIME!! IT'S TIME!!!

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Yaaaaaaaaaaay! The day is finally here!! I've been waiting SO long to show the incredible June images to you! Honestly, it feels like for-EVAH!!! Okay, I MAY be a tad dramatic, but I've been DYING to share them!!! Your jaw will drop when you see 'em....no joke!!

Kay, so first off we have a brand new artist at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! I discovered Steven Leary online on his website and was struck by the amount of humour in his paintings and how these simple images made me giggle! So I found a little character in one of his drawings and asked him to create some stamps featuring that dude! He's a super cute mouse and I've named him MILES!!! This month, he's doing some fun summer thangs......like surfing, playing in the sand, suntanning and going snorkeling!!! I can't wait for you to meet him!! heehee!

So I'm sharing Sandcastle Miles with you today!!! I stamped Miles on Neenah cardstock, cut the scene out with my Nesties and coloured him in using my Copic markers. The card base is Kraft and I used Tangerine Tango and Certainly Celery for matting. The cool patterned paper is from a bunch of coordinating summer papers that I got last year from Inque Boutique. I used a Martha Stewart border punch and added some wide twill and a bow. The finishing touch is the sentiment I used and it's from the new Mermaid sentiment set!! What??? I haven't mentioned Mermaids yet!!? OH! Well, let me tell you about them............*giggle*

Our second surprise is that we are releasing our second KIT!!! yeppers! So many of you loved the Spring Tea Party Kit that we've done it again!! Annie Rodrigue has created the most incredible.......MERMAIDS!!!! Just WAIT 'til you see 'em!!! You'll pee.....I'm not even joking!!!

The Summer Mermaid Kit comes with SIX gorgeous Mermaid stamps, SIX different accessory stamps (PLUS some bonus extra accessories.....if I could fit anything extra on the plates as the rubber was manufactured, I did and you'll be getting some doubles and extra accessories because of that!! Waste not, want not!!! Especially when it comes to stamps!!!)....AND you'll also receive a coordinating set of Mermaid sentiment stamps (there are 21 phrases in the set), made specifically for summer fun!

This set is ONLY available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop and only for a limited time. Eventually they may be released as individual images, but for now they are only sold as a kit. AND when you order it, you get 20% OFF the kit!!! YES!! New rubber AND a discount!! What could be better??

Soooooo...here is my card featuring the beautiful Arianna!! Isn't she beautiful and those seahorses.......SO CUTE!!! The scrumptious patterned paper that I used, I found at Scrapfest a couple of months back. I saw the beautiful foil papers and knew they were perfect for my mermaids! So I used the paper as inspiration and coloured the image in with coordinating Copic markers. I used my Nesties to cut it out and emboss the frame, then while it was still in the frame, I sponged in the waves. I fashioned a little 'wave template' from a scrap piece of scalloped paper and sponged with some blue chalk ink to create the background for Arianna and her little friends. I used some frilly orange ribbon, some big yellow brads and added a lovely starfish charm! The sentiment is one from the fantastic set of Mermaid sentiment stamps and I finished it off by adding a little silver fish brad!

Now listen, I realize she ended up looking a lot like Ariel! It was totally unintentional, I swear! I was just colouring to match the papers....must have been subliminal. I love The Little Mermaid...it's one of my favourite Disney movies....but I haven't seen it in years. It was a happy little accident, honest!

Whew!! That was a lot for one day, don't you think?? So much excitement and fun! But wait!! You have to hop around to the Krafty Girls' blogs too!!! They've got even MORE krafty goodness to show ya!!! Go on!!! Their links are in my sidebar....or go to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog to see who's got stuff to show ya!

See you tomorrow!!!

Challenge 32 - Tricky Triangles!!

Posted: June 5th, 2010, 6:46am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

WOW! Sorry I'm late with today's post, but I slept in!!! Woohoo! I NEVER get to sleep in on the weekend because I'm either getting up to go to work or driving someone else to work early. Plus my body usually just wakes up even if I don't have to go anywhere but not today! I must have been tired!

Anyhoo, this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge is hosted by my wonderful Momma!! Diana would like you to use triangles on your card! So it can be in your image, in your paper, it can be the shape of your card if you're really adventurous! Just make sure there's a triangle somewhere....and if you join us, be sure to link it up on the blog so that you are in with a chance to win some rubbah!

For my design I pulled out my new Kioshi papers by Basic Grey and one of my original favourite images, Lillith! She just has such an attitude! I stamped her on Neenah and coloured her with my Copic markers in some lovely violet shades. The card base is Chocolate Chip and I used a soft green and light pink for matting and accents.

One of my favourite techniques is to sponge around an image while it is in a Nestie, which just really makes it pop, don't you think?? I used a purple chalk ink for Lillith. I also used my new Martha Stewart border punch, added some swirly bling and some two sided satin ribbon. Also Mom and I found some awesome charms in the jewellery department at Wal-Mart and I used this cute little froggy for Lillith. Lastly I used this fun sentiment from Kimmie's Fun Sentiments!

This week, there's lots going on at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! We are releasing the new June stamps next Sunday, the 13th and there are SO MANY new images, that we're starting our Krafty Peeks a day earlier!! You will start seeing them on Wednesday, so mark it on your calendars! Also we are thrilled to introduce you to a brand new artist!!! Heehee! I can't wait!

Anyway, be sure to HOP on over to the challenge blog to check out the inspirational designs created for your viewing pleasure by our lovely and talented Krafty Girls!!!

Quixotic Paperie Anniversary Blog Hop!!

Posted: May 31st, 2010, 11:00pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

I am super excited today because I was asked to be a part of an anniversary blog hop to help celebrate Quixotic Paperie's first year in business!! As you know, I am thrilled to call Elaine Hughes, the owner of Quixotic Paperie, my friend AND one of my Krafty Girls!! I am thrilled to be able to celebrate with her today!!

If you arrived here from Kathy's blog, then you are right where you should be! If you just happened to stop by here today and would like to start the hop from the beginning, just head over to the store blog.....don't worry.....I'm not going anywhere....I'll wait here for ya! heehee! You won't want to miss a stop, as in addition to lots of fantastic inspiration, there are some prizes up for grabs (full details on the Quixotic Paperie Blog).

Quixotic Paperie was started on June 1st 2009 by Elaine Hughes. Having been an avid crafter (and craft shopper!) for a number of years, Elaine wanted to share her passion and see where it might take her - so, Quixotic Paperie was born! Since then, the store has grown, and now stocks a fabulous range of rubber stamps from around the world: The Greeting Farm, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, SCACD Stamps, Paper Makeup Stamps, Belles 'n Whistles, the Mo Manning for Stamping Bella range, Stempelglede and more! In addition, the store carries a large range of charms and embellishments, and a host of gorgeous papers for all your crafty projects! If Elaine loves it, you will probably find it at Quixotic Paperie!

In November 2009 the Quixotic Challenges blog was started, where you can find weekly inspiration from the wonderful Quixotic Paperie Design Team, and join in for the chance to win a monthly prize. It has been a fabulous and wonderfully crafty year and here's to another one and hopefully many more to follow!

For my card, I used the gorgeous Gabrielle from the Kraftin' Kimmie tea party release! This is actually a birthday card for my Momma (her birthday was actually May 30th but I wasn't able to be there with her but this card is on it's way to her....she knows it's coming, so no surprise there!). I pulled out some lovely and sparkly princess papers from Best Creation and some coordinating Bazzill cardstocks. I stamped Gabrielle on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her up with my Copics. I used my new Nesties and sponged around the frame while she was still in there with some purple chalk ink to give the image a nice glow. I added the sentiment which is from our Tea Sentiments set. I found these lovely big flowers and ric rack that matches, added some lovely filigree bead caps and attached them with silver brads. Now I think she's ready for a party, don't you??

Congratulations to you ELAINE!!! I'm so thrilled that you asked me to join you in this celebration!!

Thank YOU for hopping by and now you need to hop over to Tasha's blog!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Let's Rough It Up!!

Posted: May 29th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

OH how I love weekends.....I'd like it better if I wasn't working....but alas, I'm spending my Saturday at the library. *poo* But I do have a card to share with you for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!!!

Our wonderful guest Krafty Girl, Krista is our hostess this week and she has asked us to 'Rough It Up'!! I love distressing, so I was more than happy to oblige! Feel free to distress your card using sponging, a distressing tool, ripping, tearing...whatever you like, just make it rough looking!!

For my card I used the lovely Lisette! I stamped her on Neenah with Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copics....surprise, surprise! I pulled out some of my favourite My Mind's Eye papers from the Pretty Please collection....aren't they sweet?? I coloured Lisette up and then, while she was still in the Nestie frame, I sponged her with some chalk ink.

I roughed up all the patterned paper edges....love that look....and put it on a Sparkle Bazzill Bling card base. I made this card while playing at my Mom's house, so I pulled out this gorgeous ribbon which matches perfectly!! I also used some of her pink flowers and put some Prima fairytale roses in the centers. I used this sentiment from our Tea Sentiments set and added some orange rhinestones!!

I hope you find some time this week to play along with our super fun challenge! If you can, be sure to link us up over at the KK Challenge blog and you could be the random winner of some new rubbah!!!

Happy kraftin'!

How Charming!!

Posted: May 22nd, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

How are you all doing this weekend?? I'm a little tuckered out! I'm still not totally back to myself yet and I seem to get tuckered out pretty easily still. So today was my first day off....I get a loooong weekend....and I took two naps! Can you believe it? And I'm still a little tired! Sheesh!

This week our hostess for the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge is the totally terrific TARA!!! Her challenge is called 'How Charming!' and if you've ever met Tara, you'll agree with me that she is quite charming herself!! She would like us to use a charm of some kind on our creations this week. Well, I LOVE charms, so that was no problem......well, you would THINK it wouldn't be a problem, but like I said...I'm not quite 100% yet and I had a small snafu.

So I decided to play with Marie Antoinette for the challenge since I hadn't inked her up yet. *gasp* I know!! She definitely needed some lovin', but to be honest, I was a little intimidated. I'm not exactly the best colourer (is that a word?) and images that require a lot of detail and shading really kind of freak me out. It also doesn't help that most of the other Krafty Girls have coloured her up and they look like pieces of art, for Pete's sake!! So how am I supposed to follow that?? But I thought I'd give her a go.

So I pulled out the new Capella 6x6 pad by Basic Grey, as I thought these colours would be nice for Marie. I stamped her on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copics. I think she turned out pretty nicely and I was quite happy with her. I used this week's lovely sketch from over at Cute Card Thursday! I added some amazing Prima ribbon from SGD, added a sparkly Prima flower and finished it off by adding one of the sentiments that comes with Marie. I took a bunch of photos in my photo box, edited the photos and got ready to post it. It was THEN that I realized I hadn't done the challenge at all!! I totally forgot to put a charm on her!!! How silly! So I added a heart charm and attached it with brown linen thread and then redid the photos!! *sigh*

I hope you can join us for our 'charming challenge' and be sure to pop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog to check out the lovely creations from our Krafty Girls!! If you play along, be sure to link us up and show us your design because you could be the random winner of some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps yummy rubber!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kard Kit Time!!

Posted: May 21st, 2010, 4:14pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

I hope you've all been enjoying the lovely spring weather we've been having! I think it may sprinkle a little bit this weekend....figures as it always rains over the May long weekend! *sigh* Well, it's the perfect time to share this Rainy Day Emma card!!

Once again, we have a great Card Kit to share with you that is available over at Scrappin' Great Deals! This month you have a choice between this image from CCDesigns or Zoe by Sarah Kay. I have used Emma on my design!

All the supplies I used will be in the card kit! Here is what the kit includes:

6-6x6 Bazzil card bases
6-6.25x6.25 envelopes
6-sheets of double sided paper from the following October Afternoon collections (Fly a Kite, Thrift Shop, Farm Fresh)
1-1/2 yard of stretchy creamy lace ribbon
1- pearl straight pin
1- strip of pearls
1-strip of pearls and crystals
2- white flowers
1- rosebud flower
3- mini brads

Andrea will be showing her sample using the other stamp that is available in this kit, so you can see what each of them look like! And if you'd like to scoop up a kit before they are all gone, just hop over to Scrappin' Great Deals!!!

Happy kraftin'!!

May Release Day and a Krafty Hop!!

Posted: May 15th, 2010, 10:00pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Yaaaaaaay! You've made it to the final stop on our Krafty Hop!! haha! Now if you've just landed here by accident, you may want to start from the beginning over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog!! Then hop around to the Krafty Girls' blogs in order and be sure to leave a comment on each and every stop, because you could be the random winner of some of our yummy Krafty Kandy!!!

Today I have two creations to share....I got to play with ALL of the new release images this month...yay me! And the last two are Mae and Jack!!

For sunshiney Mae, I chose some yellow, red and orange papers from the Citrus DCWV stack and coloured her up with my Copic markers! I used my new fancy Martha Stewart border punch and added some wide red grosgrain ribbon across the middle and attached a big fat bow! I used my nesties to cut and emboss Mae and sponged around the frame. Then I whipped up a layered flower and added a sentiment from the new Beachy Sentiments set!

Fancy fellow Mr. Jack is, I think, my favourite card from this release! I only needed this single sheet of patterned paper because it is so sparkly and beautiful, don't you think? It's from the Mango Twist DCWV stack and I coloured up Jack according to the colours in the paper. I created a cloud template from a piece of scrap cardstock and sponged in the cloudy sky with some chalk ink. I added the little accessory sandcastle stamp which comes with Jack too! I finished off the design with some orange rick rack, a trio of brads and another Beachy Sentiment!

Well, I hope you enjoyed our Krafty Hop and now all these amazing images and sentiments are available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! And all orders placed today and tomorrow by midnight EST, are eligible to win a 5x7 print of Annie Rodrigue's original painting, Perfect Poison!! Cool!!

Happy kraftin'!!

May Release Krafty Peeks....Day Three and a CHALLENGE!!!

Posted: May 15th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Kay, so have you seen all the gorgeous creations out in blogland where gals are using this fabulous dotty background technique?? So I've been dying to give it a try but terrified that I'd make a big mess and wreck my image. Well, when I was trying to figure out what to do for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge, which is to make Anything BUT a Card, and how exactly I was going to colour this amazing Perfect Poison image by Annie Rodrigue, I decided to take the plunge and give the fancy background a whirl!!!

So I stamped up the image on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink. Then I pulled out the markers that I wanted to use in my background and worked on that first....'cause I figured that if I coloured the main part of the image and then totally screwed up the background and it was ugly, I'd be more likely to hurl it across the room in anger. This way I could just start again if I messed up and I wouldn't be spittin' nails and spewing profanities.....as much.

I started with the darkest colour first and dotted close to the image and all around it, as that's where I wanted it to be the darkest. Then I did the same with all the other colours, adding more shading as I went....with the lightest colours filling in the white spaces and all the way out to the edge of the paper. I went back and did this a couple of times with each marker to get the dotty background to look just the way I wanted it to. It took me probably an hour or more just to do the background....but I just LOVE the way it looks!!! I won't be doing it on all my cards from now on, or anything crazy like that...but I do love the way it turned out! Doesn't happen very often, but my colouring mojo seems to be workin' right now. Yay!

Anyway, I matted the main layer on a couple of coordinating colours and then pop dotted it on this wine bottle tag that I made. The Perfect Poison image, which will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop tomorrow, comes with two fantastic sentiments and two bonus accessory stamps!! I used one of them on my tag and added some super sparkly ribbon at the top! What a perfect hostess gift, yes??

Be sure to join us tomorrow for our Krafty Hop where you'll see lots more kreations featuring the new stamps....including a fabulous design by our very own Annie Rodrigue!!!!

Now hop on over to the Challenge Blog and check out the incredible samples made for you by the Krafty Girls to inspire you to make Anything But a Card!! And if you join our little challenge, you could win some fun new KK rubbah!!!!

May Release Krafty Peeks....Day Two!!

Posted: May 14th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

So you're likin' the 'beachy' new images, huh?? Makes you want to head to the seashore, right?? Haha! Well, we've got more fun creations to share with you today!!

My sample today features this lovely lady....Florence!! Doesn't she remind you of Sophia Loren with her stylish sunglasses? I just adore her vintage bathing outfit and headband! I was inspired by the colours in the patterned papers that I got from last years Summer Stack by DCWV. I created some sand by ripping some sandy coloured paper and distressing the ripped edges. Then I used my wave punch to create the surf at the bottom of the card!

The card base is Brilliant Blue and I used Green Galore for matting. I cut Florence out and pop dotted her on the beach! I also stamped, coloured and cut out the shell accessory stamp that comes with Florence! I also made a sun using my I-Topper punch and then used the tool to make the brad that I put in the centre. Lastly, I stamped the 'Pass the Sunscreen' sentiment which is from the new Beachy Sentiments set that will be available on Sunday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, along with all of the wonderful new images!

All the Krafty Girls have Krafty Peeks for you today, so you can get to each of their blogs from the list in my sidebar or you can head over to the Challenge Blog for the complete list!

Be sure to come back tomorrow as we'll have a new and awesome Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge for ya featuring more May release images!!! See you then!

May Release Krafty Peeks - Day One!!

Posted: May 13th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, it's that time again, isn't it??? It's SO hard to play with the amazing new images each month before they are available and then SUCH torture not to be able to show them to anyone!! Well, it's been the same with the new May Kraftin' Kimmie images!!! Just WAIT 'til you see!!

This month Annie Rodrigue has given us an awesome bunch of vintage Bathing Beauties to play with!!! It's time for warm, sunny weather and days spent at the beach...wouldn't you agree?? These characters are perfect for summer cards, creations and to help display all those awesome photos on your scrapbook pages!!!

For my first Krafty Peek I chose to use Eleanor!! She is so lovely in her bathing suit and flowered bathing cap! Guess she doesn't want to mess up that gorgeous hair! I stamped her on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copics. I chose the colours to coordinate with the DCWV glittery papers from last year's Summer Stack. The layout is just one I whipped up....feel free to borrow it....I'll use it again for sure!!

The super sentiment is from the new Beachy Sentiments set that goes with the new images perfectly!! I created the sand under Eleanor by dotting all different browns and creams and then adding a little sparkly by dotting with my Stardust gel pen! I also added lots of layered flowers, attaching them with sparkly brads and adding more bling by using some Stardust Stickles on the petals. Hope you like her as much as I do!!

Now be sure to check out the other incredible samples by the rest of the Krafty Girls today! Then come on back tomorrow for some more summer fun!! And then these super cute images will be available on Sunday!!!

Happy kraftin'!

A Paper Sundaes Challenge!

Posted: May 10th, 2010, 7:28am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the sketch challenge over at the Paper Sundaes blog! And they made the sketch especially for our images ('cause ya know, they are nice sized images) and it's super cute!!

For my design, I used the new You Make Me Happy image from our Cindy and Mindy collection of images. This was the first chance I'd had to get it inky....and it turned out to be the perfect one for this layout!

I used this pretty patterned paper from the Green at Heart pad from Basic Grey....love the colours. I stamped the image on Neenah using Memento ink and coloured it in with my Copic markers. Then I used an oval Nestie to cut it out and emboss it, then used a sponge dauber and some Wheat craft ink to sponge around the frame while I still had the nestie on there. I pop dotted it and the sentiment and then finished it off by adding some yellow rhinestones in the corners.

If you play along with this simple sketch this week, you could be the winner of your choice of Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!! Be sure to hop on over to the Paper Sundaes challenge blog and check out the gorgeousness that the design team created.....and ALL of them used Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! They're awesome!!!

OH and be sure to keep your eyes peeled because starting on Thursday, the Krafty Girls and I will begin showing some Krafty peeks of the new May release stamps!!! Heeheeeeeeeeeee!!!

Have a krafty week everyone!!

Who Loves Ice Cream???????

Posted: May 8th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Okay, this is going to be a super quickie post this morning as it's not yet 5am and Andrea and I are getting ready for a bus trip to see Tim Holtz. Okay, not just Tim but a whole bunch of krafty people!! There's going to be lots of vendors to buy from and lots of people to see!

Anyhoo, on to the card....this week's challenge is from the lovely Vicki and she has chosen Neopolitan ice cream as our colour inspiration!! So use Pink, Chocolate and Vanilla for your colours!!

I used the sweet Princess Petunia for my card and some older DCWV sparkly paper, which is so delicious! I used a new Martha Stewart punch for the border and added some lovely thick twill with a button and some linen thread. Isn't she yummy??? Hmmm.....I wonder if ice cream is good for breakfast......I haven't had my coffee yet and I'm starving!!! Haha!!

Be sure to hop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful designs by the Krafty Girls! Then join in our challenge for your chance to win!!! We'd love to see what krafty-ness you have up your inky sleeves!!!

Have a wonderful week!!

Challenge #27 - Let's Get Sketchy!!

Posted: May 1st, 2010, 6:26am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Sorry I'm a little late this morning. Al and I stayed up late to watch a movie and by the time I finished up the post over at the KKS Challenge Blog, it was after 1am....and that's waaaay past my bedtime!! hehe!

This week the wonderful Jeanne has put together a great sketch for us to use!! I LOVE using sketches because it always gives me that inspiration to start off my design! It's like a no-brainer! Sketches are my very favourite challenges!

For my card I used the lovely Miss Charlotte!! I had a baby card that I needed to make, so this was perfect! I hope my friend's poor kids turn out better than Charlotte's!! Haha! I stamped the image on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. The cardstocks are by Bazzill and the patterned papers are from the Pitter Patter line. I used some Doodlebug star buttons that I've had for ages and tied some scrapper's floss through them. I stamped the sentiment from our Everyday Sentiments set and punched it out. I added some Martha Stewart ribbon and lastly I sponged around the image using some chalk ink, then pop dotted everything!!

If you'd like to play along with our sketch, be sure to link us up over at the challenge blog so we can check it out and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you could be the random winner of the Queen Guinevere stamp as featured on Jeanne's amazing card!

OH and don't forget that to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day, KKS is having a fantastic sale!! Some of your favourite images and sentiment sets are 25-50% off but only until Sunday night, so be sure to head over there and scoop some up!!

Now hop on over to the Challenge Blog and check out the Krafty Girls' amazing designs using the sketch!!!

Happy kraftin'!

Super Krafty Sale!!

Posted: April 30th, 2010, 1:02pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Just thought I'd let you know that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is celebrating National Scrapbooking Day, along with the rest of the papercrafting world!!

From now until Sunday at midnight EST, save 25-50% off some of your favourite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

This sale includes images from each of our lines of stamps....Moonlight Whispers, Crissy's Cuties, Cindy and Mindy and even some of our fabulous Sentiment Sets!!

Be sure to scoop some up before the sale is over!!

And pop back tomorrow to check out this week's Krafty Challenge!!

Lots 'o Flowers!!

Posted: April 29th, 2010, 9:34am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Hidee ho, good stampers!! First of all, let me apologize profusely for my absence. I've been rather under the weather, spending six and a half hours at the emergency room last Friday night/Saturday morning. It's taken me several days to even get back to feeling remotely human again. I can't thank everyone enough for their messages and concern and good wishes! Also my wonderful Mom stayed with us for several days and it was so comforting. She cooked meals and cleaned and helped with cutting and packaging stamps!! She is the BEST!!! Thanks Mom!

My card for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge features the beautiful fairy, Daphne! Andrea is our hostess this week and she wants us to use Lots 'o Flowers! Totally easy for me!!

I used some gorgeous new, sparkly Bo Bunny papers along with Pale Plum and Perfect Plum cardstocks. I coloured her up with my Copic markers, of course and drew in some grass. I added some lilac and green pearls, some satin ribbon and the gorgeous new Prima flowers! The sentiment I used actually comes with Daphne, along with a second sentiment!

So I'm sure you can play along with this week's challenge....I mean, who doesn't love using flowers?? Be sure to hop over to the challenge blog and check out the amazing creations from the Krafty Girls and play along so you could win!!

Happy kraftin'!

A Challenge for the Boys!!

Posted: April 16th, 2010, 7:19pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Kay!! Can I tell you how excited I am?? I'm in a hotel room in Kitchener, on my laptop with Andrea! We are getting ready to go to Scrapfest tomorrow morning!! We're going to see a bunch of people that we have met online and others we have met before but haven't seen in ages!! I can't wait!

Anyway, I'm in a hotel room and my mouse isn't working, so this post is going to be short and sweet!

So this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge is from the amazing Melanie and she wants us to make 'One for the Boys'! So for my card I used the *new* Bartholomew the Bard! He's so cute!

I'll come back and post more info later....but we're runnin' down to grab some breakfast before we try to navigate our way to the Kitchener Auditorium for SCRAPFEST!!!

Have a krafty day!!

Kimmie

A CPS Sketch Challenge!!

Posted: April 14th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Hey, guess what?? Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is the sponsor this week over at the Card Positioning Systems blog!! And they have a really cool sketch this week and it certainly inspired me!

If you play along you could win some awesome new KKStamps rubbah! And if you check out the KKS Blog, you'll get details on how you could have TWO chances to win!! haha!

For my card I decided to play with the lovely Monique!! I hadn't inked her up yet and she was just beggin' to play!! I pulled out some new glittery papers from the new Mango Frost Stack from DCWV! Perfect colours for this sassy gal!

I stamped the image on Neenah cardstock and coloured her in with my Copics, 'o course! The coordinating cardstocks are Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango and Orchid Opulence! I even dusted off my sewing machine (and I do mean that literally) and sewed around the frame. I found some matching buttons for the side and used the sentiment that comes with Monique....When in doubt, DANCE!

Hop over the the KKStamps Challenge Blog to see more samples from the Krafty Girls using the CPS sketch and get details on how YOU could win!!

Happy kraftin'!

April Krafty Hop.....Meet Dexter!!!

Posted: April 10th, 2010, 10:00pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, I'm so happy that you've made it to my blog today....but sad to tell you that this is the end of the Kraftin' Kimmie April Release Krafty Hop!!! Awwww...I know! Now if you've just happened to stop by here, you might want to go back to the beginning of the hop, which starts over at the KK Challenge Blog, so you can see all the amazing creations from the Krafty Girls! They are simply incredible!!!

Also, be sure to leave a comment on each blog when you are hopping around because some lucky random comments will win some new rubbah!!!

Now, look who I have for you to meet today!!! It's Dexter the Dragon!! The minute I 'met' him, I knew exactly how I wanted to colour him and how I'd be colouring up his scales!! Coooooool!!!

First though, I picked out these great papers from a new DCWV stack (can't remember which one, so don't ask) and made this simple layout. The cardstocks are from Andrea's stash, as I was crafting over at her house at the time. I believe I used Bazzill for the 6x6 base, Prism for the matting and some Kraft cardstock for the middle piece. I used a border punch, her circle maker and added some So Saffron ribbon.

Now I stamped Dexter using Memento black ink BUT this time I used some Canson drawing paper. It just gives a different look than the Neenah when the ink is laid on it. I coloured Dexter with my Copic markers and when he was finished, I started on his scales. First I used my colorless blender pen in dots to take away some of the ink and make it lighter in spots. Then I took a darker marker and made really tiny dots over top. Finally I made him sparkle a little by adding some dots with my Stardust Sakura gel pen!! AND I cut him all out and pop dotted him on the card!

The Time's a Dragon Without You sentiment is one of the bonus sentiments that comes with Dexter!! The other one is You Slay Me!! So funny! I stamped it on So Saffron cardstock and punched it out with a new EK Success punch and added some little pearls!

All the new April images are NOW available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop! This includes a new image featuring Cindy and Mindy, plus Dexter, Sir Galahad, Bartholomew the Bard, Princess Petunia, Queen Guinevere AND another stamp that is inspired by one of Annie Rodrigue's amazing illustrations!! We created Marie Antoinette from her painting called Le Messager!! And every order placed at the KK Shop on Sunday, April 11th and Monday, April 12th are eligible to win one of three postcards featuring Annie's artwork!

Happy kraftin'....and happy shoppin'!!

Challenge #24!! A Colour Challenge!!

Posted: April 10th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Hidee ho good stampers!! It's time for another fantastical Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge!!! This week our hostess is the dazzling Donna and she's given us a colour challenge! She would like us to use Black, White and Red on our designs this week! I hope you can join us for the challenge and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, you'll be eligible to win the blog candy of the new Cindy and Mindy image that's featured on Donna's card! It's called You Make Me Happy and it will be available at the Shop on Sunday!!

For my card, I used the handsome new Sir Galahad!! Isn't he studly?? Hehe. I stamped him on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink and coloured him in with my Copic markers (you guessed that, didn't you?). I used some older DCWV Glitter Stack paper that has fantastic greys, white and black on it AND it's sparkly!!! I added the sentiment that comes with Sir Galahad....You're My Knight in Shining Armor!!

Be sure to head over the the challenge blog and you can check out all the inspirational cards made for you by the Krafty Girls AND our new Junior Krafty Girls!!! Then join in the challenge and show us your creations!!!

ALSO come back tomorrow for an amazing Krafty Hop, featuring all the new images for April and they will ALL be available too!!! See you then!

Krafty Peeks....Day TWO!!!

Posted: April 9th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

So what did you think of yesterday's Krafty Girl peeks? Well, if you think they were good....they get even better!!!

Today my card features the elegant Queen Guinevere! She comes with not one but two sentiments of her own! You are the Queen! and It's Good to be Queen! Wouldn't she make the perfect Mother's Day card???

Anyhoo, I decided to use her with these soft, pretty new Kioshi papers by Basic Grey along with the matching brads and buttons. Don't you love the glittery flowers in the corner and the sheer ribbon? I also used my new Large Scalloped Oval Nesties to make her background layer and sponged it with purple ink while I still had the frame on. I finished it off by adding a touch of Stardust Stickles!

Well, I'm takin' off early today....no I'm not working!! I'm spending the entire day with my stampin' soul sistah, Andrea!! It's her birfday!!! And we are shopping, eating and stampin' ALL day long!! I can't wait! Be sure to hop over to her blog and give her some birthday wishes! In fact, be sure to hop around to all the Krafty Girls' blogs and check out the amazing new designs they have to share!

Don't forget, these new April images will be available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop on Sunday!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Have a Magical Day.....with some Krafty Peeks!!!

Posted: April 8th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Helloooooooooo! I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!! It's been too long...I know, I know! It's been crazy busy since I got back from vacation and it all has to do with this new release!! YES!!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has our April Release this Sunday!!!

So here's my story.......as always, I open the preordering up to the wonderful Retail Stores that carry KKStamps a couple of weeks before the release, so they can have the stamps in time to sell. Well, I sent out the email.....and within a few days....like three....I was SOLD OUT!!! So I had to place another order right away, drive to Oshawa to pick a portion of it up and cut and package ALL weekend last weekend!!! The rest of my order will be here on Friday, so guess what I'll be doing all weekend again, so that I can fill all of your orders of the new images on Sunday???? Yep! You guessed it! Cutting and packaging! Guess that really wasn't a tough question, now was it??

So that's my excuse for not posting lately....does it cut the mustard???

Anyhoo.....on to the card!! This month we have six images from Annie Rodrigue and one new Cindy and Mindy image! Annie has gone Medieval on us this month and we have a princess, a queen, a minstrel, a knight and a DRAGON!!! Ewwwwwwww! *so excited*

The card I've got for you today features the lovely Princess Petunia! Isn't she SWEET??? It's actually a sample card for a class! I've been asked to be the featured guest at an amazing Crop coming up in the Mildmay, Ontario area! If you know where that is and are signed up already....good for you!!! Because the crop is FULL!! But you can still come to shop (we'll certainly have stamps for sale)!!! And we're taking signups now for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Class!!! I will be bringing a couple of my Krafty Girls with me.....Andrea and Diana....and we're going to have a blast! We're so excited!! If you'd like more information, just zip me off an email!!

So this is one of the cards you'll get to make, along with another card that Andrea has created and posted on her blog today!!! It features the Marie Antoinette stamp we've made featuring Annie's painting, Le Messager!!!! It rocks!!

Anyhoo, lots of the Krafty Girls have more Krafty Peeks for ya today, so be sure to hop around and check 'em out!!!

I'm off to work.....boooo! But then I'm off for the weekend...yaaaaaaaaaaay!! Toodles!

Quick Announcement!

Posted: March 28th, 2010, 1:39pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Hidee ho, good stampers!! My family and I are back from our lovely vacation in Florida! But can anyone tell me why I'm more tired now, than when I left?? Seriously! I need a vacation to recuperate from my vacation!!

Anyhoo, I'd like to celebrate with a quick little announcement!! The Spring Tea Party images and sentiment sets are NOW available individually in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

Gabrielle, Nadine, Henri, Giselle and Lisette are all there, along with their bonus accessory stamps! Also the Tea Sentiments and Coffee Sentiments are available to coordinate with your images as well!

These images will also be available to our fine retailers soon!!

Happy kraftin'!

Hello from Sunny Florida!

Posted: March 24th, 2010, 7:21pm PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Just thought I'd pop on and say hello!! Our week of rest and relaxation in Florida has been most enjoyable!! The weather has been fantastic and we've been doing lots of fun stuff! And I thought I'd show you a few pics!

It's been nice and sunny....I'm so thankful to be here in the sunshine and wearing shorts and t-shirts, rather than the cooler temperatures I hear they are having at home. I miss all my stampin' pals and I'm having withdrawals from stamping. But I must say I haven't been fretting and worrying about Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and the website and stuff, like I thought I would. I've really been able to relax so it's been awesome!

One thing you should know about my family is that we are shoppers! All of us! Not just myself and Emileigh but Al too. We all love shopping and we're good at it! Well, there's no shortage of fantastic outlet malls and shops around here. Emileigh and I have scooped up some fantastic stuff at the Guess stores (yes, we've enjoyed shopping at Guess more than once...heehee), Emileigh has been picking up awesome deals at her fave store, Hollister, I got some great deals at the Disney store and Al is scoring at all the sports stores with t-shirts and shoes. And just when I thought we couldn't shop anymore, today we shopped some more!! Haha! I even found a Joann's down here! Woohoo! I scooped up some of the new DCWV stacks that I hadn't seen yet! Can't wait to use them!

Here are a few pics of us on different beaches down here. We've been to Bonita Beach, Barefoot Beach and Sanibel Island! I think we'll spend tomorrow on the beach too! Aaaahhhh!

Sandy hugs to all my stampin' pals!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #22!!

Posted: March 20th, 2010, 4:00am PDT by Kraftin' Kimmie

Saturdays are the best days of the week...don't you think? Not only is it the first day of the weekend but it's also the day we post Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges!!

This week our hostess is the loverly Michele!! Her challenge is called An Eyelet Here, An Eyelet There...! Do you have a stash full of eyelets in your craft room?? I know I do. I went through a phase where I just had to have them all....every colour, every size! Now they just collect dust in my SU spinner! So this was a fantastic challenge....I love using up stuff from my stash!

So I used Puddles of Love for my design! I stamped Emmylou on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. I used my new Nesties to cut her out and emboss her and then I used a sponge and some chalk ink to shade around the frame while I still had the Nestie on it. I used Basic Black for the 6x6 card base and for matting. The gorgeous sparkly dp is some new stuff from the Lucy Bird line by Imaginisce. I used some large grommet sized eyelets in the four corners of the main layer and I love the way it looks! I stamped the sentiment, that comes with the image and punched it out. Finally, I added some layers of Prima flowers with a sparkly black brad!

I hope you can play along with this great challenge and use up some of your eyelets! This challenge is going to be open for two weeks, so I'm sure you can find the time to join us!

Now hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and check out the gorgeous creations from all the Krafty Girls!

Well, I am off for a week.....yes, we are taking a family vacation and my plan is to lay in the sun and do nothing but relax! Maybe we'll hit a few stores and do some shoppin' but other than that, it's going to be stress free! At least that is my hope.....I'll let you know when I get back how it worked out! Ciao!!

Last Stop on the Krafty Hop!!! And NEW Stamps!!

Posted: March 13th, 2010, 10:00pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

You've arrived at the last stop on today's Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Hop!! Heehee! If you landed here randomly in your blurfing (blog surfing) today, you may want to go back to the KKS Challenge Blog and start the hop from the beginning....and be sure to leave comments at each and every stop, because some lucky stampers will be winning some of the new rubber!!!

Well, my design today is rather special to me. This incredible fairy design is by the wonderful Crissy Armstrong! And I named her Victoria after my new baby niece!! My brother and his wife had a little baby girl last fall and she is just SO precious, so I wanted to name this beautiful butterfly fairy after her!

These sweet papers I had been saving, because they're so pretty and sparkly....they are called Delightful by Little Yellow Bicycle! I coloured Victoria using my Copic markers, of course, in coordinating colours. I used Bazzill and SU cardstocks for the base and matting and tied some Martha Stewart ribbon across the middle. I added two pearls in the upper left corner and some of these luscious, sparkly new prima flowers in the corner. The finishing touch was the little bit of glitter I added to her wings and the butterflies with my Sakura Stardust gel pen!! Isn't she lovely??

Now you are done hoppin', so now you can start shoppin'!! All the new images are up in the SHOP and I will let you know that there are only a few Spring Tea Party Kits left, so if you want one, you'd better be quick!! Heehee!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge 21! And Meet Suzette!!!

Posted: March 13th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

It's Saturday....so that means another awesome Krafty Girl Challenge! PLUS we're showing previews of the new Krafty stamps that will be available TOMORROW!!! Heehee!

Our schweet hostess this week is the wonderful Tara and she's named her challenge Just Bead It!! Well, let me tell you, I had to really dig in my stash to find some beads. I knew I had bought some (and had never used) and I finally found these black ones, which went perfectly with the papers I wanted to use!!

Meet the very vivacious SUZETTE!! She is our Can-Can girl from the Dancing Girl release by Annie Rodrigue! Suzette is quite a large stamp and she has quite a large personality!! Heehee! I stamped her on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her with my Copics, o' course! The papers I used are by My Mind's Eye and the pattern is very glittery with lots of stars!

I used Basic Black for the 6x6 card base and matted with some Bazzill cardstocks. I laid down a strip of double sided adhesive tape across the bottom of the main image and smooshed down a layer of the black glass beads. it worked pretty well and I'm surprised how well they stick. I added some satin scalloped black ribbon and a pretty bow. I stamped Suzette's sentiment, which comes with the image....Yes You Can-Can!....and punched it out. I pop dotted everything then finished it off with a little bit of glitter by using my Sakura Stardust gel pen on her lips, hairclip, garters and shoes.

I hope you can join in our challenge this week...you could win one of the new images!! Make sure to show us what you've made and if you upload it to an online gallery, be sure to use the keywords KKSC21 and KraftinKimmie! Now hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and check out the Krafty Girls' creations!

And don't forget.....these will all be available for your inky pleasure tomorrow morning!!

Meet ...... Angry Ballerina!!!

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, it's Day Two of our March Release previews at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and have I got an adorable image for you!!

This month we have made Annie Rodrigue's painting, Angry Ballerina, into a stamp!!! Isn't she a hoot? I just love the attitude on this girl!!

I stamped her on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her with my Copic markers. The colours I used are taken from the Bittersweet patterned paper by Basic Grey. I used Chocolate Chip for the 6x6 card base and Regal Rose for matting.

I cut out the main image using my Nesties and sponged around the frame using Wheat chalk ink and a sponge dauber. I added some of my favourite pink ribbon (that I have been hoarding) and tied a couple of pretty bows. I layered a bunch of pink Prima hydrangeas and attached them with Basic Grey brads. Then I stamped one of the fabulous sentiments that come with the stamp, 'Just Dance', and used my label Nesties to cut it out. The other sentiment that comes with Angry Ballerina is 'Just One of Those Days!'....perfect for her!

How many of us have photos of our little ones at dance class, making a fuss or crying because they don't want to perform? Isn't this a great image for those scrapbook pages? Heehee!

Now, all of the images you are seeing over the next few days are previews for stamps that will be released at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps on Sunday, March 14th! You can see samples at all the Krafty Girls' blogs AND we'll be having a fun blog hop on Sunday.....where you can win some of the new images!!

Not only that......but every order placed on Sunday or Monday, is eligible to be the random winner of one of Annie's 5x7 prints of her original painting, Angry Ballerina!!! How cool is that???

Now hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and see who else is posting some samples today!!

Happy kraftin'!!

March Release.....Shake Your Tailfeathers!!!

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

I can't believe we're creeping up on the middle of March already!! Where has the time gone?? But it's almost spring, so that is awesome! I'm so sick of snow and cold weather!

The middle of the month also means one very important thing in my little stamping world.....it's time for another Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Release!!! We have a bunch of awesome new images being released on Sunday, March 14th!! And for the next few days those busy little stampers, the Krafty Girls, will have incredible samples for your viewing pleasure!! heehee!

We will have new two new Cindy and Mindy designs by Jean Grant, four new exquisite fairy images from Crissy Armstrong and four new wonderful images by Annie Rodrigue....PLUS we've made another one of her amazing paintings into a stamp, just for you!!! Wait 'til you see which one!

My card today features one of Annie's sexy new Moulin Rouge inspired dancers!! This lovely lady is Vivienne!! I knew exactly the papers I wanted to use with this gal! I pulled out these dark, rich, sparkly patterned papers by Best Creation!

I stamped Vivienne on Neenah white cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her with my Copic markers. I tried to achieve black hair using all my dark C-grey markers. I used one of my new sets of Nesties to cut the main image out and emboss her, then with the frame still on her, I sponged around the edge with one of my dew drop chalk inks.

This fabulous sparkly ribbon that I got at the dollar store matched perfectly and Miss Andrea helped me make the fancy triple bow with my Bow-Easy. I added some bling in the corner with a rhinestone swirl and then the sentiment! Vivienne comes with two sentiments actually! Shake Your Tailfeathers! and Strut Your Stuff!

Now hop around to the other Krafty Girl blogs (links are in my sidebar) and check out some of the other AWESOME new stamps that will be available on Sunday!!

Happy kraftin'!

Tea Party Krafty Hop!!!

Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:00pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, you've finally arrived at the last stop on our Tea Party Krafty Hop! Awwww! I know....over so soon!? But hasn't it been incredible?! The Krafty Girls and our totally talented artist, Annie, have had SO much fun creating stuff featuring these quirky characters!!

For my project I made a little giftie! The card features the gorgeous Gabrielle! I used some lovely new K&Company patterned papers that my wonderful Mom shared with me. The 6x6 card base is textured SU cardstock and I used some of my Nesties to make the backdrop for Gabrielle. I added some off white lace across the bottom, attached some delicious Prima hydrangeas with vintage brads and added one of our sweet little sentiments!

Then I altered a mini notebook (got them 4/$1) using the same papers and some more Nesties. The image is Gabrielle's accessory stamp...a lovely little teacup! I added this luscious velvet ribbon and finished it off by adding another of our perfect sentiments!! Voila! The perfect little friendship gift!

Now the Tea Party Kit is only available at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Shop, but we ship worldwide. And it's only available for a limited time, so head on over and grab one before they disappear! Go here if you'd like to check out everything that comes in your kit!!

Well, I'd like to thank you for attending our Tea Party Krafty Hop and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Don't forget to leave comments at each and every stop because you could win some sweet new rubbah!

Have a krafty day!!

Spring Kit Final Reveal AND a Couple of Challenges!!

Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

I think I've saved the most awesome image for last...........meet GABRIELLE!!! Do you LOVE the big hair???

Gabrielle is the final main image included in our Spring Tea Party Kit! You can see ALL five main images, all five accessory stamps and all 32 sentiments in a special post over at the challenge blog! And while you're there, check out this week's awesome challenge.....called Something Old!!

We've all got lots of nice, new, flashy stuff that we just bought last week at the local scrapbooking store...but what about all that old, unloved stuff we bought and haven't used yet? Your challenge is to use some old stuff on your designs this week! And if you're the random winner, you'll get your very own GABRIELLE!!

For my card's oldness...I used the deckled rectangle Nesties that I had to have and have only used once, I think. I also pulled out a bunch of Prima hydrangeas and a dollar store flower for the center. And the cardstock I used was from the leftover stash of cardstocks on my craft table.

I also created this card for this week's challenge over at Oh Alice!!! This week is an inspiration challenge featuring this image:

OH and hey!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps just happens to be sponsoring this challenge...so there's another chance to win yourself some Tea Party goodies!!

Don't forget that the Spring Tea Party Kit is only available as a kit and only at the Kraftin' Kimmie Store! It's 10% off right now but will only be around for a limited time, so hop on over and check it out!!!

Now go see what the other Krafty Girls have done with this week's Something Old challenge!!

Spring Kit Day FOUR ......meet LISETTE!!!

Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

If you've been following the Krafty Girls this week, you've seen some AMAZING samples featuring the Kraftin' Kimmie Spring Kit!!! Today is Day Four and we've got another gorgeous lass to introduce!!!

This is the sweet Lisette! (Can I just say how much I thoroughly enjoy naming these lovelies?) I think this is my favourite girlie from the collection. I mean, look at that gravity defying hairdo! Imagine the hairspray I'd need to achieve that! And her outfit is to DIE for! Don't you love her jacket and pants! AND she has CAKE! Yummmmmmm!

I used a selection of patterned papers from this great K&Company stack that I bought a few weeks ago when I went shopping with me Mommy! I coloured Lisette with my Copic markers in coordinating colours and added some of my Prima Caboodles flowers. Then I stamped Lisette's bonus accessory stamp and put it on a scalloped circle layer in the corner! It's making me hungry just looking at it!! Then I finished her off by adding one of the fabulous sentiments that come with the kit!! Sweet Wishes!!

Now, like I've said before....these images are available only for a limited time as a kit and only at the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!! AND it's on at a discount right now!! So if ya like 'em, you'd better scoop one up!

Be sure to hop around to all the Krafty Girl blogs today (links in my sidebar) and check out other incredible designs featuring my girl, Lisette!!!

Happy krafting!!

Spring Kit....Day THREE!!!

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, now you know we had to have us a tea drinkin' fella, right??? Meet HENRI!! He is the third main image in our Kraftin' Kimmie Spring Kit!!! Actually I shoulda named him Al because my honey pie is my tea drinkin' fella, but I thought this guy looked more like an Henri, with his little mustache and goatee.

I found some dapper but dazzling patterned papers by My Mind's Eye! I love the rich boyish colours, but they are nice and sparkly and glittery too! I coloured Henri up in coordinating Copic markers and I think he looks oh so fine in his orange vest and blue hat!

The 6x6 card base is black and I added some big black rick rack across the middle to really make it pop! I added a bunch of Basic Grey buttons with some natural twine and attached them in the corner. I used one of the fabulous sentiments that comes with the kit (32 phrases in all). Java Great Day! I love it!

Don't forget that all of the Krafty Girls are posting creations made with Mr. Henri today (links are in my sidebar), so hop around check them out! They are all so different....and so dashing!!!

Happy krafting!!

Spring Kit Day TWO!!!

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 3:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Are you ready for more??? I think you are! Welcome to Day Two of our Spring Tea Party Kit previews!!!

Today we are featuring........GISELLE!!! What an absolute sweetheart! Every time Annie sends me a new sketch, they just crack me up! And Giselle was no different! I love her sweet dress and apron, I love her little hat, her teapot, her socks.....and of course, that HAIR!!! Am I right???

I had the perfect papers to use for this image....I had picked up a DCWV pad a while back called the Whimsy Stack and I thought the colours and patterns would go perfectly! I used all Bazzill textured cardstocks for the card base and the matting. I coloured Giselle with coordinating Copic markers and then cut and embossed her using my Nesties and then sponged around the frame!

I used a new border punch across the yellow layer, added some celery twill across the center and a big beautiful bow! Then I mixed up some Prima hydrangeas with some Imaginsice fuzzy flowers and attached them with glittery brads. I stamped one of the fabulous sentiments that come with the kit, You're Tea-riffic! and then finished it off with this awesome teacup charm!!!

Isn't she a hoot??? She is but one of FIVE fabulous main images that come in the Spring Kit! And this is only day two of our samples! Just wait 'til you see the rest!! Honestly!!

If you want all the details about the Spring Kit, go to this post! Also be sure to hop around to all the Krafty Girls' blogs as they all have Giselle samples for ya today!!

Happy krafting!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Spring Kit!!!!

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 3:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

It seems like we've been sitting on this secret for SO long!!! That's because we have!! It's been SO hard to keep these gorgeous images to ourselves! But today the Krafty Girls and I can start showing you what we've been doing!!!!!!

Today is a special release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and we hope, one of many! We are officially releasing our first KIT!!! If you've seen the little snippets we showed on the company blog, you may have guessed that the theme is TEA PARTY!!! Annie Rodrigue has designed the most wonderful, quirky images for our Spring Kit and each day from now until Saturday, the Krafty Girls and I will be highlighting one main image per day, then finishing with a spectacular Blog Hop on Sunday!!

The image we're showing off today is .........Nadine!!! I knew this girl needed some rich, bright colours so I used this great Razzleberry Lemonade patterned paper and coloured her up with coordinating Copic markers. I used my Nesties and sponged around the frame, then attached some yummy Prima hydrangeas with sparkly brads!

The sentiment is from one of the two sets of sentiments that come with the kit and they were created by Jeanne Streiff! I finished off the card by adding the matching polka dot ribbon and hanging a teapot charm with linen thread! Ain't she sweet???

The Tea Party Spring Kit includes 5 main images, 5 accessory stamps, a set of Tea sentiments and a set of Coffee sentiments for a total of 32 coordinating phrases to go with all your awesome images!!

So the kit is now available in the store, but you don't get to see all the images right away! You'll have to check all the girls' blogs all week to check out a new image each day!!

Now make sure to hop around to all the Krafty Girl blogs (list is on my sidebar) to see lots more designs made with Nadine!!!

And I'll see you back here tomorrow!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #19!!

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Welllllllll......what do you think of our exciting news??? What?? You didn't hear about it?? Make sure to check out the post with all the details!!

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge is a fun one....and and easy one for me! Andrea is our hostess this week and her challenge is Buttons and Bows! If you've followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that I LOVE ribbon and include some on just about every card I make!! And buttons....I love my buttons! And to combine them on the same card? Well, that's just heaven!

For my design, I decided to use one of my older images....I thought Lola needed to be inked up again!! I pulled out some scraps of designer paper that were in my pile o' papers stash on my crafty table....and I wonder why I only have a tiny area to work on my cards....and coloured her up using my Copic markers. I cut her out and embossed her using some of my Nesties and then sponged around the frame while it was still in the Nestie. I used Chocolate Chip for the 6x6 card base and used some soft yellow Bazill for matting.

The ribbon I tied around the middle is a chocolate satin and the buttons are all by Basic Grey. I tied the big one on the ribbon with some chocolate linen thread. Finally I used the perfect sentiment, which is from the Kimmie's Fun Sentiments set!

Now be sure to hop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie blog and get some inspiration from the fantastic samples made by the Krafty Girls!! Then go ahead and join in the fun and create one of your own....you could win the Puppy Love stamp set if you are the random winner!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!!

Time for some Card Kits!!

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 7:21pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Okay, so I'm a little behind with this post....sorry about that!! The card kits that Andrea and I do for Scrappin' Great Deals come out each month around the 15th. Well, obviously I'm a tad late with my post. Well, you'll be happy to know that there are a FEW kits left!!

This month the kits contain some wonderful stamps from Unity, along with some gorgeous vintage papers, cardstock, envelopes, buttons, flowers, twine, even a little ink spot!!! Lots of fun goodies!

Well, these stamps and supplies are a little different from the stuff I usually play with, so I decided to stretch myself and make some cards that are a little different from the stuff I usually create!! I made two cards in a more 'scrappy' style....and I really like how they turned out! They were super quick to put together, once I had an idea in my head!

I really love the sentiment in this kit: Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go. Such a positive sentiment!

Hope you like them! There are lots of fun things to play with in this kit, but like I said, only a few left! So zip over to Sheila's shop and scoop yours up!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #18!!

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 5:44am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Good Saturday morning friends!! It's another cold but sunshiney winter day in southwestern Ontario. I like those kinda days.....especially when I don't have to go out to work! haha!

This week has been a rather busy one and the next two will be more of the same. I haven't had time to make a card for this week's challenge....I know, baaaaad stamper! Sorry about that but not only have I been busy at work, but also busy with lots of new rubber to cut and package!! Hahaa! That got your attention! Not only am I working ahead on March's release of images, but I have something SUPER exciting coming up for you BEFORE that!! Can't tell ya what it is yet.....I'm such a tease! But you will be getting more details over the next week or two!

Anyhoooo, this week's challenge is from the sassy Krafty Girl, Vicki and she has asked us to Make a Scene!! .....with your stamps, that is! Take two or more Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and put them together in a scene on your card or scrapbook page! Now don't panic! It doesn't have to be two main images....you can use a main image and one of our cute little accessory stamps if you like!! I am so excited to see the scenes that you all create from your imaginations!! heehee!

Now be sure to hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out the utterly fantastic scenes that the Krafty Girls have designed.....you won't believe your eyes.....I'm not kidding!! hehe!

Happy krafting!!

New Release and Kimmie's Krafty HOP!!

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 10:00pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, this is the very last stop on the Krafty Hop!! Awwww....I know. Sorry it has come to an end. Wasn't it incredible, though??

I have a couple of final creations to share with you! And both of them feature the two new images of our pals Cindy and Mindy!!

This first one uses You Lift Me Up! Such a fun image! I used several new papers from Pink Paislee and I think the blue with white hearts design sort of looks like little clouds. I stamped Cindy and Mindy on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured them with my Copic markers. I used Sparkle Bling cardstock for the 6x6 base and chocolate chip and real red for matting. I tied some red polka dot ribbon across the middle and used some Prima hydrangeas with some dollar store red flowers for the centers.

Then I threw a bunch of turquoise rhinestones around, which I totally copied off Krafty Girl Tara...she does that on lots of her cards with rhinestones or pearls and I just love it! Yes, I'm a copycat! I'm okay with that. Then I added the sentiment, which comes with the image and pop dotted everything up!!

My second card features the sweet image called Bench Friends. I just love the quiet sweetness of friendship that this design captures. Two friends...not saying a word...just being there for each other. I used Kraft cardstock for the 6x6 base of this card and used some wonderful textured papers by My Mind's Eye (that I've had in my stash for ages). I added some velvet ribbon across the middle and used some rhinestone brads in the centers of the hydrangea flowers, then added some bling in each corner. I also stamped the sentiment, which comes with Bench Friends!

Well, that's all we've got for you today! We hope you've enjoyed our little display of kraftiness! All these stamps are NOW available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie website, so what are ya waitin' for?!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #17!! And MORE Krafty Peeks!

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Oooooh the excitement is mounting!!! Release day is almost here!! Tomorrow morning all the new images and sentiments will be available at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! AND we'll have our Krafty Blog Hop, complete with random prizes!!

For today, we've got this week's challenge over on the KKS Challenge Blog!! This week our hostess is the incredibly talented Melanie Holtz who is one of our Guest Designers! She's called her challenge...Stash the Booty!! haha! The title totally fits with our release of some swashbuckling pirates this month, doesn't it?? Actually what she's challenged us to do is have a hidden component somewhere on our design!

I have to admit, this was a toughie for me....I was having a mental block with it but finally decided on pulling out my mini envelope template and creating a pocket to slip a little tag into! It's not super creative, but I'm not really good with the 'out of the box' type challenges!

Anyway, the image I used is a new Crissy Armstrong design for the Emmylou line of images and it's called Puppy Love! As you probably know, the Emmylou characters are made with my daughter Emileigh in mind. We used to call her Emmylou when she was little and Crissy drew these images after her. I LOVE this one especially!

I stamped Puppy Love on Neeneah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. The papers I used are from my stash....and they are by Dream Street. The card base is Kraft cardstock and I also used some soft yellow cardstock and some Sparkle Bazzill Bling for matting. I sponged around the main image with Thatched Straw chalk ink and the layout is a Kimmie Original....feel free to borrow it...bahahaha!

I added some wide yellow grosgrain ribbon, added some Prima Caboodles flowers and threw on some pretty pearls. The hidden element is the little pocket I made and put in the corner and inside is the little tag with the sentiment, Happiness is a Warm Puppy! This sentiment, along with another one, both come with this image!

The second card I have for you today is another Emmylou stamp! This one is SO sweet! It's called Swingin' Emmylou and she's just SO precious! I used Kraft cardstock again for the base and the papers are by Three Bugs in a Rug, I think....again, large stash of papers. I stamped the image on Neenah with Memento ink and coloured her with coordinating Copics. I cut her out and embossed her with my Nesties and then sponged around the frame with blue chalk ink.

I stamped the sentiment, which comes with Swingin' Emmylou, across the bottom. I added some pink rick rack across the middle and pop dotted the main image! What a doll!!

So do you want to play along with our challenge this week?? Just put a hidden element on your card and then show it to us! Link it up in a comment over at the Challenge Blog (while you're there, check out the AMAZING creations brought to you by the Krafty Girls) . And if you upload your creation to an online gallery, like Splitcoast, be sure to include the keywords KKSC17 and KraftinKimmie!!

Let's see YOUR booty!!!!

Your Ship or Mine??

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Time for another fun preview of Kraftin' Kimmie February Stamps!! I've got another fantastic image from the pirate line by our artist, Annie! This sassy gal's name is Polly the Bar Wench! Whenever I look at her I remember all the scenes at the port of Tortuga in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies....you know, with all the rum and bar brawls....and the sexy wenches!! haha!

So I stamped her on Neenah using memento ink and coloured her up with my Copics. I used E00, R20, R81, R83 and R85. For her hair I wanted to make it look black with a bit of a white/grey stripe up the side, so I used a bunch of the warm greys....W1, W3, W5, W7.

The papers I used for inspiration were ones I had in my gigantic stash o' papers and the line is called, appropriately enough, Pirate Princess by Rusty Pickle. I added some black rick rack, some layered flowers attached with glittery black brads and some black rhinestones at the bottom. The perfect finishing touch is the sentiment...hehe...which is from the new Pirate Sentiments set. All the stamps will be available on Sunday morning!!

I love the way this card turned out and needless to say, I'll be giving it to my honey pie on Valentine's Day! *wink, wink*

Now hop on over to the challenge blog where I've listed all the Krafty Girls that have more amazing samples to show ya!!!

February Kraftin' Previews....Start TODAY!!!

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

It's finally here!!! We can finally show you the awesome new images that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has in store for you for February!!! Eeeeek! Personally, I just have to say....this might be my favourite release YET!!! I'm DYING to know what you think!!

Okay, so I have an exciting announcement to make! Those of you who are in love with Annie Rodrigue's artwork as much as I am.....I mean, who isn't, right?....well, you are going to LOVE this!! We are releasing the very first of Annie's original illustrations as a STAMP!!! Woohoo! Yep! One of the first illustrations of hers that I saw on her website and said to myself, 'That girl is a perfect illustrator for fun and wacky stamp images!!'. Do you wanna know which illustration it's gonna be?????????? Well, she's on my card!!! It's Alicia the Strawberry Pirate!!!

You may have seen this image on Annie's website before....isn't it fantastic?? Well, to celebrate this awesome day, I'm going to do something a little special!! I have a 5x7 print of this illustration.....that I'm going to GIVE AWAY!!!! yeppers!!! Each and every order placed at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps from Sunday, February 14th to Monday, February 15th is eligible to WIN!! One random winner will be receiving this illustration in with their package!! Here is a link to the print of Alicia that you could win: [www.moonlight-whispers.com]

Wow! How's that for excitement? Well, we've got more in store! Today is the first day of previews for our February release stamps! We've got lots of new Annie images, four new Emmylou and Friends images from Crissy Armstrong and two adorable Cindy and Mindy images from Jean Grant! OH and there's another FAB set of sentiments to coordinate with a certain theme we've got goin' on, by the totally awesome, Jeanne Streiff!

Now on to my card featuring Alicia!! I stamped the girlie on Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured her with Copic markers! Shocking, I know! The papers I used for inspiration are from Doodlebug and I was fortunate enough to find some with strawberries on it! (If you saw my craft room, you'd know what a feat that was!) The card base is Close to Cocoa with Pixie Pink for matting. I used some new Nesties to cut out Alicia and emboss her and then sponged around her with some chalk ink. I tied on some polka dotted pink satin ribbon and added a fun strawberry charm! I stamped the perfect sentiment (from our new Pirates Sentiments set) on some Soft Sky cardstock, added some Prima Caboodles flowers and finished it off with a few pink rhinestones! Ain't she a sassy wench??! So cute!

Head on over to the other Krafty Girls' blogs and you'll get an eye full of gorgeousness today! They've each got new stamps to show you! And all of them will be released on Sunday morning!! Their links are in my sidebar or you can hop over to the KKS Challenge Blog where I've got them all listed!

OH and I almost forgot! I've got a winner to share from my Birthday challenge from last week!! The winner is.................actually I decided to choose not one, not two , but THREE winners!! They are.....Melissa....Caz....and Nadia!!! Be sure to email me and I'll get your prize out to you straight away!!

Okey doke!! I hope you have a super fantastic Thursday!! I've got the day off from the library, so I plan to pack up some orders, maybe colour a card or two and get ready for SURVIVOR tonight!!! Oh I love my Colby......hehe.

Have a krafty day!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #16!! - Be a Little Ripper!!

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Yesterday was a hoot and a half!!! I took some time out to do some stampin' and colourin' with my two best gal pals.......my Momma......and Andrea!! We giggled and stamped and giggled and coloured and....eventually we each got two cards done.....and it only took us ohhhhhhh...about 9 hours!! Baaaaahahahaaaa!

Actually, we did a few other things during the day too, like eat, chat, made a little trip to the dollar stores in town to pick up some cheap rhinestones and pearls!! Heehee! We had fun creating cards for today's challenge....which I'll soon get to....and also working with some of the new images that will be released next weekend!! That's right! We'll start previewing the February stamps this coming Thursday!! Woohoo!

Anyway, the hostess for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge is.....Nana!!! Otherwise known as DIANA!! She's called this challenge 'Be a Little Ripper!' so this week we want you to rip it up on your cards!!! Rip your cardstock, rip your patterned papers...just be sure to include some on your design and you could win the image featured on my Momma's card!!

For my card, I used the lovely Genevieve from our Steampunk collection, by Annie Rodrigue! The patterned paper I used is some other stuff from my stash by My Mind's Eye. I coloured her with my Copic markers using: E00, R20, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E53, E55, YR12, YR14, YR21, R29 and BG10.

I distressed most of the layers with my distressing tool and sponged lots of the edges with some brown chalk ink. I ripped the bottom of the middle red strip, attached some gorgeous Prima flowers with glittery brads and added the perfect phrase from our Steampunk Sentiments set! So fun!

Now be sure to hop on over to the KKS Challenge Blog and check out the loverly cards that the Krafty Girls made!! Then be sure to join us for this week's challenge and have a chance to win!!

ALSO, I've got my birthday challenge going on too in THIS POST!! Hope you can play along!!

It's Ma Birfday!!! And a BLOG CANDY CHALLENGE!!

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 4:56pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Haha! It's ma birfday!! Yep!! All day! Sadly, I had to work...that's why I'm just posting this now! After work was great! I came home from work and the house smelled.....like yummy FOOD!!! I walked into the kitchen and my Momma jumped out and surprised me!! She lives about an hour and a half away, so this was a big surprise!!! She made roast beef, roast potatoes, gravy and YORKSHIRE PUDDING! All my faves!! Oh yah, and there was some broccoli too!

Anyhoooooo, I thought we should celebrate for my birthday....PLUS, this Friday is the third anniversary of my blog! SO in order to do this right, I'd like to give away some KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!!! How about that?????

But in order to have a chance to win, you have to take my challenge!!! It's easy, really. You need to make a birthday or anniversary card.....using the sketch on this card for inspiration:

I made this card featuring the adorable Shy Emmylou, using SU cardstock and these sparkly My Mind's Eye designer papers! Of course, I coloured her with my Copic markers! I added some Prima flowers with a glittery brad and that velvet ribbon you see is also sparkly!! I added the sentiment that comes with the image and I think she looks SUPER cute!

So the rules are: make a birthday or anniversary card using the sketch on my sample....it has to be a NEW card and not combined with any other challenges!! You can use any stamps you want to be included....but using KKStamps will get you extra points!! And instead of a random draw, the Krafty Girls and I will choose the winner(s). Depending on how many people play, that winner could be plural!! AND you have until Wednesday evening, Feb. 10th to join, as we start showing you sneaky peeks for the February release stamps the next day!!!! That's coming up soon......and the release is on February 14th!! Heeheeeeeee!

So just link us up here in this post....we can't wait to see your designs!

Happy birfday to me and happy krafting to YOU!!

My Last Card Class.....

Posted: January 31st, 2010, 6:30am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

I wasn't able to get a card done for yesterday's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge this week. It was a rather challenging week...in more ways than one. Time ran out. But I did want to share this card with you that I made using Lavinia from our Steampunk line of Moonlight Whispers stamps!

I made this card for the last Copic class that I taught at Scrappin' Great Deals. Sadly..*sniff*.. this was the last class I'll be teaching at the store. With working at the library, running the new business, keeping up with a house and family, I just had to give some things up. I will miss it dearly, but I really have to focus on running Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and my customers come first!! Love you guys!

Anyhooooo....I used some lovely Fiskars designer papers and all the cardstocks are by Bazzill. I stamped Lavinia on Neenah cardstock with Memento ink and coloured her in using the following Copic markers: E000, R20, E50, E51, E53, YG63, BV20, BV23, V91, V93 and V95. I cut out the image with my Nesties and embossed it, then while the frame was still on it, I sponged around the edges with some purple chalk ink. I added one of the fun sentiments from our new Steampunk Sentiments stamp set and attached some lovely flowers with green brads.

Be sure to hop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog and check out our fabulous window card challenge! If you join us and use a KKStamp, you could be a random winner! Go check out the fabulous designs that the Krafty Girls put together!!

Happy kraftin'!!

Sugarplums Birthday!

Posted: January 27th, 2010, 4:40am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Good Wednesday morning, stampers! I've got a little preview for you from the new CCDesigns release from All That Scraps! You know how I love the Sugarplum kids....well, this month, they are having a birthday party!!

I used Trevor on my design, along with some awesome new glittery My Mind's Eye papers! They were just perfect for a fun birthday card!

I stamped the image on Neenah white using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured him in using the following Copic markers: E000, R20, C3, C5, C7, W0, BG72, BG75, BG0000, R29, YR15, YR18, YG03, YG25, E13 and E15.

The card is a 6x6 black square and I used Real Red and Green Galore for matting and the sentiment. I also punched some stars out of a stack of glitter papers by DCWV. I pop dotted everything and voila! A perfect boy's birthday card!!

Also the fabulous sketch I used is from the Truly Scrumptious challenge for this week!

You should hop on over to the ATS blog to check out more samples using this set and also leave a comment for your chance to win them!!!

Have a krafty day!!!

My Nekkid Kard!!

Posted: January 23rd, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

I have to say that I was having heart palpitations at the thought of this week's challenge...brought to us by the lovely and amazing Donna!!! She decided that her challenge would be......get this.....NO EMBELLISHMENTS!!! *gasp* I know, right?! That's just plain crazy talk!! I mean, no ribbon, no brads, no bling?! Is she insane?? I think she is! But...being a gal who'll try just about anything once....I took the challenge!

I chose to use the new Flower Fairy image by artist Crissy Armstrong! LOVE these new fairies! I pulled out some awesome My Mind's Eye papers and coloured my fairy with my Copic markers. The fantastic sketch that I used is actually today's challenge from Sketch Saturday and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is this week's sponsor!! You could win yourself some awesome rubber by joining us!

Let me tell you, it was tough not using any embellishments on this card, but I was able to use my scalloped border punch and my new label punch for the sentiment, which is from the Fairy Sentiments set. It was literally painful for me not to add ribbon to it....or brads....or bling...but I did it! And I'm proud! Even though it does feel kinda nekkid! Haha!!

Now hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out the fantastic creations by the Krafty Girls! Then take the challenge with us and you could be a random winner of some new KKStamps!! And if you upload your cards to Splitcoast, be sure to use the keywords KKSC14 and KraftinKimmie (no spaces) and your design will show up in our very own gallery!! Woohoo!

Have a Krafty weekend!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #13!!

Posted: January 16th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

It's Saturday again, and you know what that means!! Time for a super fun Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge and this week, I'm the hostess!! heehee!!

It's getting closer to the lovey holiday, so I think we need to make some V-Day cards, don't you?? So this week's challenge is to use Pink and Red and Chocolate on your card....AND as an added challenge, use some Hearts too!!!

For my card I used the ever so adorable, Bonnie and Clyde! I think they are porcupines, but some say they are hedgehogs! Whatever you like, they're cute and they are in looooooove!!

I stamped them up on Neenah and coloured them with my Copics. The card base is chocolate bazzill with red matting. The adorable patterned paper is by Bo Bunny and don't you LOVE that scrumptious ribbon??? I added a trio of brown pearls and some punched hearts! The sentiment is from Kimmie's Sassy Sentiments set! OH! And I used this week's wonderful Mojo Monday sketch #121!!

Now hop on over to the KKChallenge Blog and check out the designs the Krafty Girls have made! Then join us for the challenge and you could win!

Happy krafting!!

It's Sketchy time....at Papertake Weekly!!

Posted: January 12th, 2010, 5:03am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Guess what?? We're sponsoring another challenge! Last one this month though, so you'd better jump in and join us if you'd like to win some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! haha!

We're sponsoring over at Papertake Weekly and we were given this fabulous sketch to play with and I used Forget Me Not Fairy and some new Kaisercraft papers!

Unfortunately, I'm running out the door to work...again....so I can't add all the details right now. I'll try to come back later with Copic colours etc.

Have a Krafty Day!!

Pink Elephant Meets Kraftin' Kimmie!

Posted: January 11th, 2010, 6:03am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Good morning, stampers!! Wow, what a busy weekend! It's Monday again...time for work! Blech! Well, maybe this will start your week off well!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring this week's challenge over at The Pink Elephant blog! The theme this week is Birthday and you should see the fabulous designs that their design team made! Wow! And I'll be posting the Krafty Girls creations over at the KKS Challenge Blog in a bit. Fantastic!

Of course, our new Cindy and Mindy image called Party Time is perfect for this challenge! So I stamped them on Neenah with Memento ink and coloured them in with Copic markers. I coordinated the colours with this fun new Pink Paislee paper. The colours I used are: E00, R20, R22, R29, E50, E53, BG11, BG13, E13, E25, G20, G99 and RV11. After I coloured it, I covered the balloons in crystal lacquer and then sprinkled glitter all over them and set it aside to dry.

The card base is a deep red Bazzill cardstock and the size is 5 1/4 square. I also used Sparkle Bazzill Bling cardstock for layering underneath the patterned paper and used my favourite MS border punch across the bottom. I added some chocolate satin ribbon, tied it in a bow and added a pink button with linen thread. I pop dotted the main layer and the sentiment, which happens to be the bonus sentiment stamp that comes with the Party Time stamp and finally added a couple of green rhinestones in the corner!

I also created this card for the Copics class that I'm teaching over at Scrappin' Great Deals later on this month. The class is almost full, so be sure to give Sheila a call at the store if you want to sign up for one of the last spots!!

Now if you decide to join in this week's Pink Elephant Challenge, you'll be in the rand

om draw to win THREE Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps of your choice!! So get stampin'!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps January Release Krafty Hop!!

Posted: January 9th, 2010, 10:00pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

It's FINALLY here!! It seems like forEVER since the December release, which was technically at the end of November! And we are super pumped to feature all the gorgeous new images!!

Now this is a Blog Hop of course, so if you are just landing on my blog, you may want to start at the beginning which is over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog! Start there, then hop from blog to blog and check out all there is to see. Be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because three lucky stampers will each win a package of stamps from the new release!! Every comment gets you another chance to win!!

If you are landing here from the wonderful Michele's blog, then you are in the right place. Actually my blog is the end of our tour today! So let me share my two creations with you!!

First I have used the adventurer Emelia from the Steampunk line of images from the terrifically talented Annie Rodrigue! Isn't she awesome?? I pulled out some colourful papers by Basic Grey and coloured her in accordingly with my Copic markers. The colours I used are: E000, E00, R20, BG10, BG11, E53, E55, E44, B37, G20, G21, G82, G85, YR09 and W00.

Al the cardstock is SU and the rest of the papers are Basic Grey. I used a fun border punch on the Chocolate Chip layer and added some striped twill across the middle. I used some Basic Grey brads and a button tied on with twine. I also stamped the airplane accessory stamp that comes with Emelia, coloured it up, cut it out and pop dotted it. Finally, I stamped the Just Plane Fun sentiment from the Steampunk Sentiments set that was created by my sassy pal, Jeanne Streiff! This set of phrases is so much fun and was made specifically to coordinate with the new images!!

My second card is a very girlie card....just like me! These images are by the wonderful Jean Grant!! I stamped the new Dance Recital image with Cindy and her teddy bear Mindy on Neenah white using Memento ink and coloured them in lots of pinks!! I used: E00, E43, E44, R81, R83, R85, G20 and C00.

The card base is Chocolate Chip and the patterned papers where out of my stash....and they use my fave colour combo by the way, pink and brown! I'm not sure of the brand of papers...maybe MME? Anyhoo, I used a scalloped border punch on the brown polka dot strip and I distressed the edges of some of the layers with my distressing tool. I used Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette to mat the main layer and pop dotted it.

I dressed up the card by adding some satin and sheer pink ribbon and a little bling at the bottom. The sentiment I used is actually the bonus sentiment stamp that comes with Dance Recital. I then added the final sparkly details with my clear Spica pen.

Well, that's it! That's the end of the hop! Now ALL 12 of the new images and both sets of new sentiments are up on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps website! And be sure to read the homepage as there are some Customer Special details that you don't want to miss out on!

Have a Krafty day!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge 12!

Posted: January 9th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Back in the day....I really loved my Heavy Metal....you know, the cute guys with the long hair and tight pants?? I know you do!! Some of the music was alright too!! hehe!! But this week, for our Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge....Tara wants us to use Heavy Metal on our cards!!! Pull out those charms, those brads, eyelets, grommets, metallic paper, do the faux metal technique...whatever you like! Use a little or a lot! And if you join us for the challenge, you could be the random winner of a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!!!

For my card I wanted to use the GORGEOUS new Bird Fairy image by the terrifically talented Crissy Armstrong!! I think I say this every month....but I think these are her best images YET!! I stamped the Bird Fairy on Neenah cardstock using Memento Ink and coloured her in using the following Copic markers: E00, R000, N0, E50, G20, YG03, RV32 and RV34.

I used SU cardstock and the glittery patterned paper is by Imaginisce. I pulled out this sweet pink ribbon and ran a strip along the bottom and then made a pretty bow for the corner. I added some white pearls, added some sparkle to her lovely wings using my Stardust gel pen and stamped the sentiment (which comes with this image) on blue and pop dotted it. The finishing touch was the fantastic fairy ornament hanging from the bow! And that's the Heavy Metal part of my card!

Be sure to hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out the gorgeous designs from our wonderful Krafty Girls!! Then join in the challenge and you could win the new image, Dance Recital, as featured on Tara's gorgeous card!!! Then don't forget!!! ALL the new images for January, 12 in total AND the 2 new sets of sentiments, Fairy Sentiments and Steampunk Sentiments, with be available on Sunday!!! So come on back for our January Release Blog Hop tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!

Seeya tomorrow!!

January Release Previews.....Day 1!!

Posted: January 8th, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

So here is our official first day of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps sneak peeks....though you may have seen a few here and there over the last week! We just couldn't help ourselves! We are starting 2010 off with a bang, I must say!

Today I have TWO cards to share with ya.....once I started creatin', I just couldn't stop!

The first one features one of the new images from Crissy Armstrong! I wanted Crissy to go in a totally new direction this month and try something new.....and I think you are going to be amazed!!! She has done four GORGEOUS Fairy images!!! They are so elegant and magical and the one I've used for this card is Flower Fairy.

I pulled out some colourful designs by Crate Paper and got colouring with my Copic markers. I used: E00, G000, G12, E42, E43, Y32, RV32, RV34, BV01, BV02 and BV31. I used Almost Amethyst cardstock for the square base and the rest of the papers are from the Kaitlyn collection. I added some SCRUMPTIOUS velvet ribbon and attached some Prima hydrangeas with glittery brads! I pop dotted the main image and added some sparkly on her wings with my Clear Spica gell pen. I finished it off by adding the sentiment, which just happens to come as a bonus with the Flower Fairy image!!

The second card I have today is using one of the Steampunk line of images by Annie Rodrigue! I just LOVE colouring this one up! Her name is Genevieve! The fabulous patterned papers are by Bo Bunny and the card base is a Chocolate Chip square. I also used Pink Pirouette and some rosey bling cardstock for matting. I stamped Genevieve up and coloured her in using: E000, E00, R20, R000, RV32, RV34, E40, E41, E43, E44 and E47.

Do you love the embellishments on this gal?? That big, beautiful bow was actually made from some lovely ribbon that was tied around a pair of pajamas I got for Christmas....thanks Mom! And I added a corduroy button with some twine. Then I added two corduroy brads at the bottom . The main image is sponged around the edges and see that little map?? Well, that's the bonus accessory stamp that comes with the Genevieve image! Lastly I added the sentiment, which is one from the fabulous set of Steampunk Sentiments created by Jeanne Streiff to coordinate specifically with this release! Do you love her as much as I do??? heehee!

Anyhoo, hop on over to the Challenge Blog and there is a list posted of all the Krafty Girls who have samples for you to drool over today! Be sure to cover your keyboards ladies!!! And come on back tomorrow for our Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge and more previews!!

Cute Card Thursday Meets Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

Posted: January 7th, 2010, 1:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, I told you that you might get to see some of the new release images soon! Heehee! I can't wait to show them to you....and hear what you think of them!! They are ALL out of this world!!!

I'll copy here what I posted on the KKS Challenge Blog about the new release:

First off, have you ever heard the word Steampunk??? Well, if you have, you've never seen any Steampunk stamps!!! And that's what we're here for!! Annie Rodrigue has been having fun with this theme and these unique images are gonna rock your socks!! Think Victorian England, think gadgets and mechanics, think goggles, time travel and airships!! Have any of you seen the new Sherlock Holmes movie with my boyfriend, Robert Downey Jr. yet?? He's so handsome...... and buff...... and totally charming................hehem! I digress....well, THAT's what this new release is all about!! You're gonna love it!!

Secondly, Crissy Armstrong has TOTALLY outdone herself! She has gone in a totally new direction and her new line of fairies are so fantastical and flowy! When I look at these images and see the gorgeous creations that the design team has made using them, I feel like I'm in a meadow in springtime with a little bit of magic all around! They are absolutely incredible!!

And Jean Grant has the most adorable duo of Cindy and Mindy in some incredible fun situations!! They'll make you feel like dancin'.....or havin' a party......or shoutin' out loud......or goin' for a ride!!! Just wait until you see Cindy and her teddy bear Mindy, getting into some trouble this month!!

Now, I was serious about everything....including that Robert Downey Jr. is my boyfriend....has been since I was a teenager and I saw the movie 'Chances Are'....do you know that one?? Yep...it may be only in my head that he's my hunka hunka....but that's okay!!

Today's card is made for this week's Cute Card Thursday challenge!!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is the sponsor for this week's challenge and the theme is 'NEW'! Well, all of our new stamps fit that category perfectly!!! If you want to join the challenge, you could win some new KKStamps rubbah!!!

So my card features one of the images from our Steampunk line!!! This saucy gal is Lavinia!! (Don't you love the names I choose??? *giggle*) She's a Victorian lady in a corset and bustle....also with goggles and gloves! I think she's a time travelling adventurer myself!

I chose these scrumptious Eva papers by Basic Grey and some purple and olive cardstocks. I stamped Lavinia on Neenah white cardstock using Memento Ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. Here are the colours I used: E000, E00, R20, RV91, RV93, RV95, E42, E43, E44, E47, YG93, YG99, BV23, BV29 and C00.

I sponged all around Lavinia using an olive chalk ink and pop dotted her. I added some satin ribbon, a button with linen thread and some pearls. Then I used one of the amazing sentiments from the Steampunk Sentiments set (created by the oh-so-talented Jeanne Streiff), that were made specifically to go with this line of funky images!!!

So go and hop on over to the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog and check out what all those talented gals have done! OH and several of the Krafty Girls have joined in this challenge and they've ALL used new images!!! GO! RUN!!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge......#11!

Posted: January 2nd, 2010, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Woohooooo! Happy New Year to all my stampin' friends!!! Lots of inky wishes for each and every one of you! Lots of ink, rubber and time to use them!! Haha!

Today marks the first Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge of 2010! Not only that, but you get some EARLY sneak peeks of the January stamps!!! That's right! A couple of the Krafty Girls asked me if they could use the new stamps for today's challenge, since they had them in their hands already! I said, what the hey! (I really wanted to use mine too!) So you're going to see a few images that are new today!!

The uber-talented Michele is our host this week and she chose one of my favourite techniques! Paper piecing!! I love to cut out little clothes for my images using fun patterned paper, don't you?? It's little being a little girl again!

One special note! Anyone and everyone is encouraged to join in our weekly challenges, but in order to be eligible to win our blog candy, you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie image on your design. Also be sure to use the keyword KKSC11 and KraftinKimmie (all one word) when uploading to any online gallery, such as Splitcoast.....we've got our own gallery there now, didja know???

So the image I used for my design is a new Cindy and Mindy image by our newest artist, Jean Grant! This one is called Shout Out and I think it's perfect for Valentine's Day or just telling someone that you love them! It comes with the bonus coordinating sentiment too!!!

I stamped the image on white Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and then stamped it again on my patterned paper. I coloured the image in using my Copic markers: E00, R20, C00, E42, E44, E47, RV32 and RV34. The base is a 5 1/4 ins square of chocolate cardstock and I used blue bling for matting. The dress is cut out of the same dp as the matting for the main image. I pop dotted everything, added the sentiment and tied some yummy green twill in a bow for the final touch!

This image, as well as 11 others, plus two sets of sentiments, will be available on Sunday, January 10th!! Keep your eyes peeled as there will be more previews of the awesome new images beginning on Friday!

Well, I'm off early this morning....on my way to WORK!! Can you believe I have to work on a holiday Saturday?? It's not right, I tell ya!

CCDesigns Preview!

Posted: December 30th, 2009, 5:45am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Hey there all you stampers! Hope you had an amazing Christmas holiday! Ours was wonderful! Parts were quiet and relaxing and other parts were busy and wonderful and filled with family! Perfect!

Today I have a CCDesigns Preview for ya! New stamps, both digital and rubber, will be released on January 4th at midnight and today begins the previews!

I got to play with the adorable new Swiss Pixies....this is Miss Rosalie!! I stamped her on Neenah white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. I pulled out some SU designer papers that I had yet to use and coordinated my markers with the colours in the paper. If you are interested, I used: E000, E00, R20, E41, E42, E43, V000, V01, V12, V15, RV19 and YG95.

I cute Rosalie out and embossed her using my Nesties and then sponged around the edges while she was still in the frame. The card base is a 5 1/4 inch square card of Rich Razzleberry with matching polka dot ribbon. I used Orchid Opulence for matting and Pink Pirouette for the sentiment (which is from the AmyR Friend Sentiment Set) and pop dotted everything. Finally I attached some rich Prima hydrangea flowers with some Basic Grey brads! Isn't she a doll?

Hop on over to the ATS Blog to check out the wonderful creations made by some of the other DT gals and then leave a comment to win some of your own rubber goodness!

Well, I'm off work now until Saturday, so I've got a couple of free days to get inky!!! yaaaaaaay! It's been so long, I hope I haven't forgotten how. It's like riding a bike, right?? Anyhoo, the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges start up again on Saturday and you JUST might see some previews of the new January Release images!!!! OH there I go, bein' a tease again!! Heehee!!

Have a Krafty day!!

Merry Christmas All!!

Posted: December 24th, 2009, 8:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Just a quick note to wish everyone a joyful holiday season filled with family and friends!!

I don't have any new creations to share with you today, as I've been workin' my little tail off....well, I guess it's not so little....but I'm hoping to take a couple of days off and get inky!!! I'll be playin' with the new January release stamps!! Yes, I am a tease....I can't help it! heehee!!

Speaking of which, I need to make room for all the new rubber....so I'm having a Boxing Day Sale at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Selected stamps will be on sale for December 26th and 27th only, so be sure to zip over and pick some up!!

Again, best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and an Inky New Year!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Kard Kits!!

Posted: December 16th, 2009, 5:37am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

haahaaaa! How fun is that title?! As some of you probably know, each month Andrea and I put together card kits for Scrappin' Great Deals. We choose stamps, designer papers, cardstock, envies, embellishments etc. and put them all together in a limited edition kit! Everything coordinates so you don't have to think about what goes together....you just stamp!

Well, this month, Sheila asked us to use some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! The December Card Kits include your choice of either Josephine or Daddy's Little Girl....or you can always get both kits!!

We chose some GORGEOUS new Bo Bunny papers along with some delicious Bazzill cardstocks and added some flowers, brads, buttons and some TOTALLY luscious chocolate ruffled ribbon!! You can see it all on my sample!

I used Daddy's Little Girl and stamped her using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah cardstock and coloured her in using my Copic markers. Here are the colours I used: E00, R21, R27, BG0000, E43, E44, YG03, G20, YG25 and 0.

I made the layout to look something like a window and added the scrumptious ribbon as a 'curtain'! hehe. I attached some of the pink flowers with large red brads and added one of the sentiments that comes with the stamp!!

The kits go on sale today at the store, but with our large number of Kit Club members, there are only a few extras for sale, so be sure to call Sheila to order/reserve yours. OR you can also become a member and get the kits for 15% off each month!!

Well, I'm off to do some Christmas shopping today....hopefully I'll get it all done and I won't have to worry about it! Then I'm coming home to cut and package January release stamps.....yes, I already have the January stamps in my inky little fingers. Was that teasing?? Hmmm....it just might have been. *giggle*

Have a wonderful day!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #10!!

Posted: December 12th, 2009, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, since December seems to have crept up on us this year and everyone is so busy with holiday preparations, I decided that this would be our last challenge for 2009! I wanted to give the design team a few weeks off, to have a little rest and relaxation (not to mention getting them all rested up for the amazing new stamps we have in production for you in 2010!! hehe!

This week's challenge is brought to us by Krafty Girl Andrea and her theme is Sparkle, Baby!!! We've all got lots of sparkly stuff, don't we girls??!! So pull out your glitter, your rhinestones, your shiny, sparkly schtuff and get creatin'!!

For my card, I used the lovely Clara!! I wanted to use this new glittery Bo Bunny designer paper that I got a couple of weeks ago! YUM-O!! The card base is a 6x6 purple card with olive green and red matting cardstocks. I coloured Clara with my Copic markers in coordinating colours....E000, E00, E41, E42, BG000, BG0000, BG72, BG75, YG93, V06, V09, R46 and R59.

I cut out and embossed Clara using my circle Nesties and attached some glittery holly leaves from my stash with some red brads. I tied a bow with some beautiful silvery purple ribbon and added stickles around the frame of the main layer! And I finished it off by adding a sentiment from Kimmie's Holiday Sentiments set.

Be sure to hop over to the challenge blog and check out what the gang made....be warned....it's preeeeety sparkly!! Then join in and make yours too! Be sure to link it up to the blog to be entered in for some rubber goodies!

Have a Krafty weekend!!

Wags n' Whiskers Blog Hop!

Posted: December 10th, 2009, 9:00pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

I was so thrilled to be asked to join in the Wags n' Whiskers Blog Hop today!!! It was such a thrill to play with yet another of Crissy Armstrong's wonderful images!

There are a bunch of wonderfully talented people along the hop today so be sure to start at the beginning, at the WNW Blog!!

I used this image called With Love and I absolutely adore her! I used my Basic Grey Bittersweet paper pack for inspiration to colour her up! What a perfect Valentine creation, don't ya think??

The card base is 6x6 Chocolate Chip cardstock and I coloured her using my Copic markers! (Are you surprised??) In case you are interested, the colours I used are: E00, R20, E 41, E42, E43, E44, R81 R83, R85, R46, R59, G20 and W000. I used one of my new Nesties to cut out the main image and emboss it.

I used my slot punch on the side to allow me to thread the yummy pink ribbon through and tie it in a bow on the other side. I also layered some older Prima flowers that I still had, to make them look like carnations and attached them with some glitter brads. Then, for the finishing touch, I used the I Love You sentiment stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and pop dotted everything! I love the way it turned out!

Now before you leave here to continue the hop, be sure to leave a comment as there will be four random winners who will get choose two of their fave stamps from the Wags n' Whiskers line! Woohoo!!

Don't forget...these awesome new images will go on sale today at 7am EST!!

There! Now you can hop on over to Deb's blog and see what she's got to show ya!!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #9!!

Posted: December 5th, 2009, 5:03am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Good Saturday morning stampers!! Can you believe it's December already??? I just can't wrap my tiny brain around it....only 20 days until Christmas!! I have SO much to do!! It's certainly starting to feel like winter around here too....yesterday was so cold and we even had a few flakes last week! Yikes!!

This week's super fun challenge is brought to us by my sassy Krafty Girl, Vicki!! She'd like us to make a Gift Card Holder!! Well, that's perfect for me because I'm definitely giving some gift cards this year to some people on my list!!

I decided to use the adorable pair of skating bears, Ozzie and Harriet!! And I paired them up with some of my favourite non-traditional patterned papers by My Mind's Eye! I coloured them in with the following Copic markers: E30, E31, W00, B00, E44, R81, R83, R85, R29 and G94.

I coloured the image, then cut it out and pop dotted it on a circular layer that I made using my Nesties. I sewed a little bit on the main decorated layer and the cardstocks I used were Bazzill Bling! I added some pink taffeta ribbon and a charm that says Joy! For the card itself, I made it a regular A2 sized card but added an extra flap on the bottom and folded it in. I tacked it down on the sides, decorated the flap and tucked the gift card inside. Super easy!

Now head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out the awesome designs by our Krafty Girls!! Then be sure to create one of your own and show it to us! Don't forget to add the keywords KKSC9 if you upload it to an online gallery, such as SCS...that way we can all check them out!! And if you join in the fun, you could win some rubbery goodness from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!!

Happy Anniversary Scrappin' Great Deals!!!

Posted: December 4th, 2009, 8:40am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary that Scrappin' Great Deals has been in their store location and we're havin' a PARTY!!!

There will be FREE make and takes, cake, refreshments, goodies and loads of door prizes, including a Cricut machine!!!

All shoppers, both in store and online will receive a 20% discount on all regularly priced merchandise!

I will be there tomorrow morning (Saturday, December 5th) to do a little make and take and you can join in on the fun! You can choose to use either Gift Emmylou or Shy Emmylou! I've got all the supplies cut up and stamped and ready for you to play with!!

Stop on by and join in the party!! See you there!!

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Kraftin' Kimmie Style!!!

Posted: December 1st, 2009, 5:25am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring a fabulous sketch challenge over at Papertake Weekly!! I absolutely ADORE their sketches and this one is no different!! I love having a starting point with a sketch and then most of my guesswork is done!!

I decided to use Lola Davinci for my card, since she's the only image from the newest release that I hadn't inked up yet! Just ran out of time....haha! I stamped Lola on Neenah white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copics.

The cardstock is all SU and the papers are by Imaginisce. I sponged around the frame of Lola, added some ribbon and some buttons. The sentiment is from the new Kimmie's Fun Sentiments set! In case you are interested, the Copic markers I used are: E00, E11, E42, E43, E44, E47, B14, R29, G14, Y11, Y15 and YR15.

Be sure to head over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog and join in the challenge, as you could win a bundle of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! And take a look-see at all the wonderful samples...even a couple of the Krafty Girls made some!!!

Have a super Krafty day!!!

The December Krafty Blog Hop!!!

Posted: November 28th, 2009, 10:00pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, most of you probably know that today is the release of Kraftin' Kimmie's December images!! Yes, we know it's still November but we wanted to help you get a jump on ordering any gifts for the papercrafters on your holiday list this year!! (Even if it is yourself!)

If you'd like to start the hop from the very beginning (trust me, you don't want to miss any of the stops!), you can do that by starting at the Challenge Blog! It's an especially long hop with all the Krafty Girls and several Krafty Friends hoppin' along with us, to give you just a taste of the beautiful creations you can make with our new images!!

These first little cuties are called Lucy and Ricky and they were designed by Crissy! I think they are just adorable and perfect for a lovey card, whether it be for the big V-day or an anniversary card! The image actually comes with the bonus sentiment stamp that I've used on the card. I used some Daisy Bucket patterned papers, Bazzill Bling cardstock and attached some lovely Prima hydrangeas with a rhinestone brad. And well, you KNOW I used my Copics!! heehee!

Next, we've got another awesome design by Crissy and I'd like you to meet Bonnie and Clyde! Have you ever thought about how these porcupines might give each other a little kiss?? Haha! Veeeeery carefully! And do you love the sentiment....I'm Stuck On You! How fun!

I used some Doodlebug papers (I think...they are from my stash) and just love this colour combo! I added some heart punches, some velvet ric rack and of course, some more Prima flowers!

Lastly, I want to show you an odd little character that I think will become a fast favourite!! Her name is Drucilla and she is from the quirky mind of artist Annie Rodrigue! (If you followed the hop in order, you will have just hopped over here from Annie's blog! Did you see her first ever card creation?? Awesome, huh?!)

I used Drucilla with my Blush papers by Basic Grey. I coloured her with my Copic markers and used some Bazzill Bling cardstocks. I distressed all the paper edges with ink and added this absolutely decadent chocolate ruffled ribbon!! I finished this design off by adding the sentiment Mad About You (perfect, right?) from the new Kimmie's Sassy Sentiments set.

All the images and sentiments are now up on the website and available! This is the last stop on today's Krafty Hop! Wasn't it over the top amazing??? Now don't forget to leave a comment at every blog, because three lucky random winners will be getting some of the new release rubbah!!!

Now hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Store and pick up some of the new images....ya know ya wanna!!! Hehe.

Winter Sugarplums Blog Hop!!

Posted: November 28th, 2009, 9:30pm PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

The Winter Sugarplums stamp release is so large the entire team is participating in a blog hop to give all of you just a taste of the fabulous creations you can make with these stamps!

If you didn't start the hop from the beginning, you might want to, by starting here.

I've actually made two cards to share with you on this CCDesigns blog hop!! First off we have the lovely Emma, who is all dressed up in her winter wear! I thought she would look great in the fun colours from the My Mind's Eye papers! I used Bazzill cardstocks and of course, my Copic markers to colour her up! I added some of the diecuts from the paper pack and some scrumptious ribbon! I finished the card off by making the snow she is standing on all sparkly with some Stardust Stickles!

The second card uses Trevor with his ornaments! I pulled out some retired SU papers from last year and coloured the image accordingly using my Copics...again! The cardstocks are all SU and I attached some sparkly fabric snowflakes with snowflake brads and then added one of the new sentiments!!

Don't forget to comment! ONE random comment from one of the blog hop posts will be chosen to win the ENTIRE Winter Sugarplums stamp collection!! So make sure to leave a comment on each post to increase your chances of winning!

Now you can continue on the blog hop by heading over to Lesa's blog! I know she has lots of fun stuff to show ya!!

Be sure to check out my second post today with another awesome blog hop for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Introducing Jean Grant!! AND Cindy and Mindy!!

Posted: November 28th, 2009, 11:17am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

I am so thrilled to introduce you to the newest artist to join the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps team of illustrators!! Her name is Jean Grant and she has such a unique style! As soon as I saw her drawings of her main characters, Cindy and Mindy, I fell in love....and you will too!!

Drawing from a very young age, Jean watched her sister and her mothering love of her beloved bear, Mindy. Jean on the other hand was more of a tomboy. Not having a 'motherly' bone in her body. She was more interested in playing baseball, fishing, building things, and hanging out with the guys. Girls were boring, and too prissy for her. And while her sister was having tea parties with her bear and stuffed animals, Jean would sit for hours under her favorite Dogwood tree and draw and paint.

Cindy is a sweet little girl that is a blend of both her sister and herself (Jean). She has unusually long legs and unkempt braids. At times, one of them may not even be a braid. All frazzled and stringy. She is usually sporting Mary Janes, and her favorite colors are red, blue and green. She is both a little 'prissy' and a little 'tomboyish'. . .but NEVER without her bear Mindy.

We are releasing two of Jean's images tonight, along with 4 by Annie Rodrigue, 4 from Crissy Armstrong and 2 fabulous sentiment sets.

The first image I worked with is the adorable Daddy's Little Girl! I stamped Cindy and Mindy on Neenah white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. The papers I used are from Pebbles Inc. and the cardstock is Bazzill and SU. I used my D'vine Swirls embossing folder and Apron Lace border punch. I used my Nesties to cut out and emboss the main image, added some Prima flowers, some celery twill and pop dotted everything. Daddy's Little Girl comes with the sentiment that I used, Beary Special Friend, as well as Thanks!

The second image we are releasing is called Small Talk and I think it is just precious! Cindy and Mindy are having a little chat with their feathered friend! It comes with the sentiment I used, You're Tweet!, as well as the sentiment Happy Birdday!! I used all Bazzill Bling cardstocks, some frilly ribbon and another border punch. I attached some big Prima flowers with a large glitter brad and pop dotted everything again!

I know you will love these fun images by Jean as much as I do!!

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for an awesome December Release Blog Hop and check out a bunch more samples using the new images AND you'll have a chance to win some of the new images!!! The fun starts over at the Challenge Blog tomorrow morning!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #8!!

Posted: November 28th, 2009, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

How precious is she??? This is the second image drawn by the talented Crissy Armstrong that was inspired by my gorgeous daughter, Emileigh!! I just can't stop looking at her!!

Today's card is not only a preview of one of our soon-to-be-released Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, but it also does double duty for two challenges!! This week's challenge on the KKS Challenge Blog is brought to us by Crissy Armstrong herself! She calls it Touchy Feely and wants lots of textures on our designs! So pull out your flock, your flower soft, distressing tools, embossing folders...etc.!

Also this is my last week of sponsoring the challenges over at Crazy4Challenges and their challenge is called Punch Happy....so I made the flowers on this design using punches! Oh and be sure to check out their challenge blog, as several of the gals have made samples using some of our new stamps as well!!

So this is Gift Emmylou and she comes with the bonus sentiment stamp that I used on this card too!! I used kraft cardstock and some retired SU designer papers that were super fun to rough up with my distressing tool. I coloured Emmylou using my copic markers, of course! then I sponged around her and distressed some more. (I will come back and post the colours in the morning....it's 2am right now and I'm knackered!)

I'll be back later today with another post to tell you about a brand new artist that we have on board at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! I can't wait to share all about her AND show you some samples made with the two images we are releasing from her this month!!! heehee!!

Krafty Previews....Day One!!

Posted: November 27th, 2009, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

Are ya ready??? Ready for some new stamps??? I know you are!!! Today is day one of the Krafty Previews for the December Release of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

All the members of the Krafty Girls Design Team are just dying to share the amazing new images with you!! And I've got THREE to show you myself today!!

Now Crissy and I have been working on a couple of images inspired by my daughter Emileigh, from when she was a little girl! And today I'm showing you the first one! Her name is Shy Emmylou! (That's what we always used to call her, well not the shy part..she definitely wasn't that. The Emmylou part....in fact I often call her Emmylou-hoo....especially at Christmas time!) I just adore this precious image of my little girl and Crissy has done such a wonderful job making her come to life...and I LOVE the way she's done the eyes, don't you????

In case you are interested, the Copic colours I used are: E000, E00, R20, E51, E53, E55, Y28, B91, V09, BV20 and BV23. Shy Emmylou also comes with the sentiment You're So Special!

Next up, I have two adorable images from Annie!!! These Moonlight Whispers girls are only two of four of the images we have for you this month!!

First up is Yvette who is the perfect girl for spring!! She comes with a flower accessory stamp and two sentiments....Happy Spring! and Happy Everything! She is a bit bigger than the other stamps and is soooo much fun to colour!! The Copic colours I used are: E000, E00, R20, E34, E37, E31, G40, G82, YG99, Y38, R39, BV02 and BV04.

Next is the lovely Josephine!!! She is using her fancy love potion to ensure that she has a wonderful Valentine's Day!! haha!! I just love this image....she's so fun!!! Didn't Annie do a fantastic job?? She comes with a love potion accessory stamp as well as two fun sentiments....I Love You and Love Potion #9!

I also used one of the awesome new phrases that goes just right with this image! It's from the new Kimmie's Sassy Sentiments set that has over 20 super sentiments...with a little edge!! It includes things like I am Woman Hear Me Roar, I've Been Bad, I'm Tempted to Cause a Scene and Here Comes Trouble!! They are a hoot, let me tell ya!!

Don't forget....all these amazing images and sentiments will be available on Sunday, in time for Christmas shopping!!!

Anyhoo, hope you enjoyed today's delectable delights and that you'll come back tomorrow for MORE!! Also, you can check out all the Krafty Girls' blogs today for more snippets of amazing new images!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #7!!

Posted: November 21st, 2009, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week my Mom is the super special hostess!! I love that we share this love of papercrafting and we can do it together...and this week, we did!! She came to our house and stayed for a couple of days! We did lots of fun stuff, got some Christmas shopping done and we got to colour together! So fun!!

Anyhoooo, Mom decided that this week her challenge would be a theme challenge....Merry Christmas, Happy Winter!! Well, I know I'm waaay behind on my Christmas card makin'....aren't you? Well, if you're not behind and you've got your cards all done....well, I just don't wanna know ya!! hahahahaaaaaaa! No, if you'd rather, you can make a wintery card instead!

SO for my holiday card, I chose to use the ever so elegant, Holly! I used Bazzill cardstocks and some rich, glittery patterned paper from last year...I think it's from Sandylion. I stamped Holly on Neenah smooth white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with my Copic markers! You're shocked, I know!! The colours I used are: E000, E00, E50, E51, E53, BG96, R39 and R89. I sponged all around the main image using some chalk ink and a sponge dauber. I added some lovely shiny ribbon and a flourish of rhinestone bling! I attached a few layers of poinsettia flowers with some Basic Grey brads and added the sentiment at the bottom!

Now Holly is a special gal from the Moonlight Whispers line. Because not only does she come with a bonus holly accessory stamp, but she also comes with TWO sentiments....Holiday Wishes and Peace & Joy!!

Be sure to hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog and check out all the gorgeous designs that the Krafty Gals have to share! Then go ahead and make your own and you could win some yummy rubber goodness!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

It's Card Kit Time Again!!!!!!

Posted: November 16th, 2009, 8:51am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

It's that time of the month again........time for another awesome Card Kit from Kimmie and Andrea!! Hehehe!

This month we have featured the adorable Kiki LaRue stamps from CCDesigns!! Your kit will include either Coffee Kiki or Shy Kiki!! Here's what else you'll get:

6- 6x6 papers from Basic Grey Wisteria
6- 6x6 Bazzil Card bases
6- Envelopes
3- Glazed brads from Basic Grey Wisteria collection
3- Flowers
1 yard of satin ribbon
Assorted Basic Grey buttons
Assorted brads from Basic Grey Wisteria collection

Here's my sample using the November Kit!!! I stamped Kiki on Neenah white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. Here's a list of the ones I used that coordinate with the Wisteria designer papers: E00. R20, E55, E25, BV20, BV23, B52, G12 and V09!

I used my new Martha Stewart border punch and I just loved the glazed brads that come with the kit, so I used them in the centers of my flowers. Isn't she adorable?? That's me in the morning...minus the rollers!!

So hop on over to Scrappin' Great Deals and pick up a Kit before they are all gone!!! Or better yet, sign up for the monthly Card Kit Club and never miss another kit!!!

Have a Krafty day!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Challenge #6!!!

Posted: November 14th, 2009, 4:00am PST by Kraftin' Kimmie

This week we have a challenge that will have you going round and round in circles!!! Haha! We'd like you to use CIRCLES on your card.....one, two or ten! We don't care how many, just make sure that circles are the main focus of your design!!

For my card, I chose to spotlight Clara in my round Nesties! I stamped her on Neenah smooth cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Copic markers. I used E00, E42, E43, YG93, YG95, B52, B91, B93, B95, and B97. The fun winter papers I used are by Pebbles Inc. I made the 6x6 card base from Old Olive and accented with Blue Bayou and Not Quite Navy. I used my new Scallop Dot punch on the bottom of the middle strip and added some lovely green ribbon and tied it in a bow.

I was also sure to add some acetate to this card as that is this week's challenge at Crazy4Challenges!! The lovely, sparkly snowflakes are acetate, covered in glitter and I attached them with silver glitter brads. I pop dotted the main image and Bob's yer uncle...I'm done!!

Be sure to hop on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge blog and check out the Krafty Girls' amazing creations and then play with some circles yourself. If you do, be sure to link it up in the comment section of this week's post and if you upload it to an online gallery, be sure to use the keyword KKSC6, so we can all check 'em out!! Who knows....you could be a Krafty winner!

Have a super Saturday!!