Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May Release!!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!!
 
Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO sweet new summertime sets from Nicole.......GOOD VIBRATIONS and SUMMER LOVIN’!! We’ve got two sweet new sets from Cheryl……SHELL ME A STORY and TOTALLY TUBULAR!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our BEACHY GIRLS collection and they are simply A-mazing!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MAY Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are available NOW!

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

We’ve also re-released some of our favourite Retired Summer stamps….Eleanor, Florence, Jack and Mae which you can pick up right now! AND we’ve put our awesome BEACHY SENTIMENTS and MERMAID SENTIMENTS on special right now to coordinate with ALL of our new stamps!!

Okay, that's the important stuff from headquarters, ha ha!!  Now to my li'l card.  I used Lucas and his tube from the Totally Tubular set.  The other two lovely images are of Lexi in her blow up pool and Lulu wearing sunglasses and carrying her pail.  These Cheryl Alger images are always fabulous.   So I coloured Lucas and made a little sand beneath his feet.  I happened to find a cute little crab in my embellies stash so I put it right by his toes.  Do you think it will nip him?  The papers I used are 'Destination Paradise' by Me and My Big Ideas.  I matted them onto some Pumpkin Pie and the card base is Gumball Green.  Love that colour.  I used the sentiment 'Hope Your Day is Totally Tubular' and stamped it on a cloud made from a die.  I added a little pair of sunglasses and there you have it.
Now let's celebrate summer with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!

Diana

Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge 177. Banners!!

Well, welcome back for another supah fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We are LOVING your submissions!!! You're rockin' these challenges!! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming!

This week our hostess is SHARON!! And her challenge is BANNERS!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that features a banner of some sort!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Are you coming to our National Scrapbook Day Krafty Krop??? It starts this morning on the KKStamps Facebook Fan page!!! We've got fun challenges for you every couple of hours starting at 10am EST....lots of chit chat with the Krafty Girls.....krafty fun and PRIZES!!! You'll have almost a week to upload your submissions but a bunch of us are hangin' out and gettin' krafty together TODAY!!! Come join us!!

Also, Kimmie has a great sale going on for National Scrapbooking Day.  There are about 50 stamps and stamp sets on sale, from 20 - 50% off.  You can even find some retired stamps that Kim has brought back into the shop, but there are only a few of each, so you will want to check it out.

Now to my little effort.  I used one of the very cute stamps in the Sunshiney Day set.  I really need to play with the other two, I just love them.  For my card base, I used YoYo Yellow and matted some really yummy Fruit Stand patterned papers by Doodlebug and some Green Galore cardstock onto it.  Of course Lexi was coloured with my Copics and I used my square and scalloped Nestie Dies to frame her.  I put a strip of Fruit Stand down the left side on a piece of orange cardstock, then I tied some YoYo Yellow ribbon down the strip.  I don't really have anything for making banners, so I used a little flag die from my collection and adhered 3 of them against a piece of embroidery cord and stuck a few green gems on them.  I added the sentiment 'Have a Bright Sunshiney Day', which is one of several sentiments which come with the set  I think that's it.

 Be sure to link up your creations to Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog for a chance to win the stamp Sharon is using.

Have a fabulous weekend,

Diana   

Tic Tac Toe Challenge with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Well, welcome back for another supah fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We are LOVING your submissions!!! You're rockin' these challenges!! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming!

This week our hostess is KAREN!! And her challenge is TIC TAC TOE!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that features elements that you will find on the tic tac toe board below! Use three in any line....straight or diagonal! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Don't forget....our NEW April Release stamps are now up! You can purchase them singly or grouped together at a discount in our Gimme Kimmies Kits! ALSO this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials are available.....six stamps/sets on for 25-50% OFF!! AND we've brought back some of the highly requested Retired stamps for a limited engagement!!!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and Guests featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!!! http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/

Now you will find the Tic Tac Toe plan at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog.  I'm afraid I'm technologically challenged and every time I try to add something on here, I mess it up.  There are lots of ways you can go with this and in fact my card works two ways.  Quite by accident, I might add.  I chose Blue, Gems and Dies for my card, but it also works for Ribbon, Gems and Pink.

 I used the 'Under the Weather' stamp on my card. In fact I coloured it up some time ago, but when phoning a very dear friend in England this week,  I learned that she is bedridden with a nasty back injury and feeling very low.  As soon as I got off the phone, I pulled out the coloured image and made it into a card.  I hope it gives her a bit of a chuckle when she opens it.  Feel better soon, Maureen.  Love you lots!!  So that's it for me, hope you have fun playing Tic Tac Toe.

Happy kraftin'!!

Diana

Yay, it's April Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO sweet new sets with the kiddos from Cheryl Alger........A SUNSHINEY DAY and LET'S DISH THE DIRT!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our NURSERY RHYMES collection with a coordinating FABULOUS FRAMES 2 set and they are simply A-mazing! OH and don’t forget the incredible new set of TRINKETS .... BFF TRINKETS!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our APRIL Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

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

And there ain't no party like a Kraftin' Kimmie PARTY!! I told you we'd be rockin' it with another ONLINE PARTY, didn't I??!! Well, we're doing it again with another LIVE online RELEASE PAR-TAY!!!!

If you aren't already a fan of our KKS Facebook page.....head on over and 'like' us and that's all you have to do to hang out with the cool kids at the party! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kraftin-Kimmie-Stamps Just show up at the facebook page THIS AFTERNOON and come ready to party!

Come hang out with us on Sunday, April 14th at 1pm EST where you can chit chat with Kraftin' Kimmie and some of the AMAZING Krafty Girls And you can chat with each other and get to know some other Krafty fans!! We'll share pics of some of the new April stamps and sets that will be going LIVE on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop at 2:30pm EST that afternoon!
Join in the chatter, answer some fun trivia questions and YOU could WIN some new rubbah!!! 'Cause that's what it's all about, no?

So tell your honey to watch the kids, grab some yummy snacks and make plans to hang out with the Krafty Girls on SUNDAY!!!!! See YOU there!!!! 
Now to my card.  I used the adorable Jack and Jill stamp for this one.  It was perfect for an Anniversary card, which I needed for some very close friends in England.  It was their 45th., which you can see I put on the card.  I used some Prima 'Jack and Jill' papers, punched out some flowers using the papers and used Gable Green and Groovy Guava cardstock, finishing off with some Groovy Guava ribbon.  Jen and Mike have received the card and were very pleased with it, I'm glad to say.



Now let's get hoppin' and shoppin'!!  Have fun everyone!!

Diana

Welcome back to Day FOUR of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April previews!!! Now how CUTE were those sets by Cheryl Alger yesterday??? The Krafty Girls cards were SO awesome!! Wanna know the random commenter who is getting a set of those cuties?? Well, ALL the winners of this week will be announced at the LIVE online RELEASE PARTY TOMORROW!!! Go HERE to get all the details!!!

So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out some more brand new stamps for APRIL 2013???? Well, not to worry! We've got BOTH!! Not only do we have a new weekly challenge but we also have SIX new AWESOME stamps!!!

Today we have a FABULOUS collection ...... NURSERY RHYMES!!! Oh these sweet images bring back such memories and the sentiments are fabulous for some great creations!!! Just wait 'til you see how the Krafty Girls and Guests have used them!!

Check out all the sweet designs by the Krafty Girls featuring Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Little Miss Muffet, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary and Mother Goose!! It's another incredibly fun release!! You will love it! There are lots of amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely JENNY is our hostess this week and her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! We want EVERYONE to play along and have a chance to win the new Jack and Jill stamp, as featured on Jenny's gorgeous creation!! We really hope you are inspired by this week's challenge and share your inky creations!!! We SO enjoy seeing your beautiful designs inspired by our challenges!

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because TWO lucky stampers are each going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

Well, for my card today I have used the cute Mother Goose.  Not ever being one to do things the normal way, I decided to TRY to make her a Canada Goose.  I'm not sure how well I did, but I made the effort.  I did try to go by some pictures of real Canada Geese, but I am certainly no artist as you can tell.  It was fun anyway.  The patterned papers I used are from The Paper Loft and the pad is called Huckleberry Pond.  I do love all the ducks, frogs and butterflies etc.  Not sure if any of them are actually geese, but close enough, I think.  The cardstock I used was More Mustard for the card base and for the sentiment, which comes with the main stamp along with 'Have a Happy Honkin' Day'.  I love that one too.  The papers were matted onto some retired True Thyme, as was the image layer.  I added some More Mustard ribbon, a couple of eyelets to the sentiment and Bob's your Uncle!!  Very simple, but I'm a simple kind of gal.  Just ask my family, lol!

ALL of our APRIL stamps will be available TOMORROW afternoon at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating tomorrow afternoon at our ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!! You can find more details here!!

See you tonight! Happy hoppin'!!

March 2013 Kraftin' Kimmie Release and Hop Day!! Whoopee!!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO sweet new sets with the kiddos from Cheryl Alger........DOWN ON THE FARM and FAIRY FRIENDS!! We also have a fun new set from Emilie Goulet called PRETTY LITTLE PIXIES! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our SASSY SPRITES collection with a coordinating FABULOUS FRAMES set and they are simply A-mazing! OH and don’t forget the TWO incredible new sets of TRINKETS ...... SPRING TRINKETS and FAIRY TRINKETS!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our March Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

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

The Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp shop now carries a selection of 6x6 paper pads!!! We are happy to offer these to our Canadian customers at regular shipping prices but due to the extra weight of the paper, if there are any International/US customers that would also like to take advantage of the paper pads, please email us for a quote on the extra shipping costs involved! We've got lots of new ones in and even a few ON SALE!!

**Who likes FREE? Well, the FIRST 30 orders of $30 or more before shipping and taxes, will receive a FREE package of 20 yards of assorted TWINE! Just an extra special gift for our extra special customers!!! 

Phew!!  That was a lot of info. Now to my little card using one of the Pretty Little Pixies.  Actually I made this one for my darling daughter's birthday and I think she was happy with it.  I have to confess I can't remember what papers I used.  It was a while ago and Kimmie has the card, so I can't look at it to check.  It's pretty simple and I love the image, so I was happy.

Now let's get hoppin' and shoppin'!!

Diana

Challenge 168 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! Spring or Pastel Colours.

Hi and Happy Saturday everyone!  I am not here as often as I'd like to be these days, but that's another story.  I'm so happy to take part in this week's challenge, which is from our Happy Hostess, Pam Varnell.  She would like us all to create something using spring or pastels colours.  I know I'm ready to think about spring.  I don't know about you, but I'm heartily sick of winter although it hasn't been a really bad one here in S.W. Ontario.  We've been through much worse ones.

I am using what I call Dress Up Lulu from the Playtime Lulu set.  Isn't she cute?  Aah, I remember those days.  I must say my Mum didn't have fancy things like a boa to wear, that would have been awesome.  It was fun anyway.  I remember shoving soft things like cotton hankies in the toes of her shoes to try to keep them on.  Anyway, I had fun colouring her and although not all of the colours are pastel, I still think the card is springlike.

So now let's see what wonderful creations you will have to show us using spring/pastel colours.  Just think, it will give you a headstart on cards for spring or maybe for Easter.  Be sure to link your card or other item to the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog for a chance to win the stamp that Pam is using on her card.  It's one of the Cute A Saurus set and it's adorable.  And be sure to surf around and look at the lovely cards the other girls have made.  They are sure to inspire you.

Also, don't forget that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has the Frugal Friday Specials up and they are:-    Bambi Bubblegum, Angry Ballerina, Snow Day Lucas, Winter Trinkets, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Holly Hip Hop.

See you on the Challenge Blog,
Happy Stampin',
Diana   

Kraftin' Kimmie's February Release is Here!!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO sweet new sets with the kiddos from Cheryl Alger........SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU and LIL' BUCKAROOS! We also have a fun new set from Emilie Goulet called WORLD OF WONDER! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our LOVELY LITERATURE collection from Annie Rodrigue that are simply A-mazing! OH and don’t forget the incredible new BOOKWORM TRINKET stamps and the new SPRING SWEETIES set by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our FEBRUARY Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

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

The Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp shop now carries a selection of 6x6 paper pads!!! We are happy to offer these to our Canadian customers at the moment, due to the extra weight of the paper. But if there are any International/US customers that would also like to take advantage of the paper pads, please email us for a quote on the extra shipping costs involved! OH and to celebrate this new feature, we've even got a few of the pads ON SALE!!

**Who likes FREE? Well, the FIRST 30 orders of $30 or more before shipping and taxes, will receive a FREE package of either Pearl or Glitter Candy Dots by American Crafts!!! Just an extra special gift for our extra special customers!!!

Well, that's the important stuff, now just a brief word about my card.  I used one of the Spring Sweeties, which are so neat, you can combine them or use them separately and they are all adorable.  I used the cute little bunny with the basket who is standing on one leg.  Since they come in a set, they don't have individual names!!  I used some gorgeous MME Happier patterned papers, I thought they looked very springlike with the snails and butterflies.  I used Pixie Pink and Barely Banana cardstock.  The sentiment 'Happy Spring' comes in the set.  I added some bright pink ribbon, a heart button and a little linen thread through the heart.

That's it for me, now have fun doing some more hopping and shopping!!

Diana  

Something Old and Something New! At Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Hi to all you stamping folks out there!  It's Saturday again, I can't believe the week has gone by already.  This week our Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps hostess is the lovely and so talented Sharon Caudle.  She would like us to use something on our card that is at least a year old and something that is brand new.

I am using one of the very adorable dinosaurs in the Cute a Saurus set.  I can't wait to use the other two.  I used white as my card base and the frame around the dino is Chocolate Chip and so is the matting around the patterned papers and the strip along the bottom.  The papers are MME Lime Twist, which I have had much longer than a year.  I've also had my heart punches for much longer and my Circle Heart Nesties are at least a couple of years old.  For my new, I have used some yummy brown S.U. brads which were given to me for Christmas by one of my design team sisters, Kerry Johnson.  There are several other colours, which I haven't used yet.  I love them, Kerry, thanks again!!  I added some brown and white Baker's Twine and a heart charm, which was silver, so I covered it with orange stickles.

So now Sharon would like you to create a card or whatever using something old and something new.   She has used the new Gamer Girl on her creation, so that's what you will receive if you are the lucky winner.  So come on, let's see what ya got!

Also be sure to check out Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog to see the 6 stamps she had put on sale today as her Frugal Friday Specials.  

Have a wonderful weekend,
Diana 

 

Oh Baby! From Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Good morning to all you krafty peeps out there.  I know it's very unusual for me to post on a Monday, but I have a card I'd like to share.  I made it for a very dear young friend and her husband who recently had a beautiful baby girl named Claire.

I'm using the lovely set of stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called 'Oh Baby!'  Don't you just love this little sweetheart?  I kept the colours very soft and pastel on this one, somehow it seemed very appropriate for our sweet Alecia (the mom).  I used a base of Pretty in Pink and used it also on the strip near the bottom of the card.  The papers I used are Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl by K & Company.  I framed the image layer and matted the papers using Barely Banana, which is retired now, I don't know what I'll do when it's all gone, I love that shade.  I used some Pretty in Pink GG Ribbon across the strip, stamped 'Oh Baby' using my Modern Labels Window punch, I also added a scroll type die cut and added some pink pearls here and there.  I hope you like it, I loved making it.

Be sure to go over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop and see the gorgeous new January Release, you will be glad you did.  There is a set of robots which are hilarious, you will see one of them a couple of posts down here, then there are Nerds and Geeks, which are amazing. My favourite is Computer Nerd, you can see him on my second last post.  Then there is an adorable set of Lexi and Lucas stamps called 'Sweet Dreams'.  I have used one of them on my last post.  They are just too cute for words.  To top it off we have a new set of Handmade Trinkets, they are fabulous.  You can used them for so many things.  There is one to put on your baking gifts, there are a couple that are great for teens.  Well, I guess I should stop, why don't you go and see for yourself if I'm not right?!!

Have a wonderful day, hope you find some time to craft.
  
I'll see you here again soon,
Blessings,
Diana