Challenge #687 - Snow and/or Stencils

 Good morning and welcome to our 

New Monthly Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

 Are you ready for another krafty challenge to inspire you and help get your creative mojo going? We've got some fabulous prompts for you and can't wait to see what YOU create!

This month our challenge themes for you are:

Snow/Stencils

You can choose one theme or combine them!
Enter as many times as you like all month long!
It's a Choose Your Own Krafty Adventure!

I used both themes - snow and stencils.  I used the image from 'Frosty Fun'  for my main image. Frosty Fun! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps After stamping the image in Kraftin Kimmie wicked black ink, I coloured it with my Copics and then fussy cut.  I dry embossed a piece of white cardstock using one of the stencils from the 'Let it snow' layering stencil set.  Let It Snow Layering Stencils! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps  I found a cute die in my stash with snowflakes that made a perfect shaker card.  The sentiment is from 'Snowball Fight' Snowball Fight! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps and stamped in Dapper Denim ink.  The shaker fill was in my stash as well.  I am trying to use what I have.

Every month we post a brand new challenge with a choice of themes to choose from, and a mid month inspiration post with even more creative ideas! You are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

*Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Skrappy Challenge (first Tuesday of the Month)

and the Christmas Challenge In the Krafty Friends FB group! Be sure to enter your creations there in the designated album! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!! Woohoo! 

We also have a NEW Ink of the Month which will be on SPECIAL all month long!  November features the gorgeous Crisp Crimson ink pad, ink cube and ink refill! Grab it now to add to your collection!

Happy kraftin'!

October Krafty Peeks…Day ONE!

  Who's ready for some brand NEW Krafty Goodies?

It's time to bring you NEW stamp sets and layering stencils

from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

In case you haven't heard, we have moved the releases to every other month but the same number of wonderful products!

So we will be sharing FOUR new stamp sets (including a Winter Krafty Komeback) and TWO new sets of stencils over the course of this week!

Today we are SO excited to kick things off with these fiery dragons and naughty elves from artist Sabrina van Vloten called 

FLAMING HOLIDAYS!!  

I made this cute and simple fun fold card using, Flaming holidays, and the holiday ornaments layering stencil.  I coloured up the dragon images with copic markers.  The stencil was inked up using Kraftin Kimmie inks in Magical Midnight (which is also the ink of the month!) and Lucky Limeade.  For the ornament tops I used stickles glitter gel in gold.  The inside of the card was made with a mix of Magical Midnight ink and clear glimmer ink mixed together and then splattered.

 

As you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of amazing creations from our Krafty Team featuring FLAMING HOLIDAYS and our totally unique new HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS layering stencil in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

 

 Be sure to come back to the blog each day this week to see new products from our October Release and then join us on Saturday, October 12th at NOON ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available!

 

Happy hoppin' and see YOU tomorrow for more awesome goodies!

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August Krafty Peeks...Day TWO!

  Welcome back!

Did you enjoy yesterday's Peeks?
Well, we are back with MORE fun stuff!

Today we are spotlighting a new stamp set
from artist Neda Sadreddin called 
Air Mail!

Eeeee!  Such cute and fluffy little characters in the sky!!

Head out on today's krafty hop and you'll see so many fun creations from the Krafty Team that are just.....plane amazing!

I used the rocketship image from "Air Mail" to make this card today.  I coloured this image with my copics after stamping with Kraftin Kimmie Wicked Black Ink.  I also dry embossed with the stencil for the inside of the card.  The 'moon' die was used to create a hole in the front of the card that I made into a clear peek a boo using clear acetate in between the card base and the front patterned paper of the card.  I cut another moon shape from matte silver cardstock for the moon and added a few stars.  You can now see the moon behind the images that are on top of the acetate.  

Be sure to come back to the blog again tomorrow to see new products from our August Release and then join us on Saturday, August 17th at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our 
LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available!

Happy hoppin' and see YOU tomorrow for more awesome goodies!

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July Skrappy Challenge!

  Good morning, my Krafty Friends!

It's JULY and that means it's time for a new
Skrappy Challenge
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

The theme of course is ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

For this challenge you can make anything that strikes your fancy....except a card!  So design a new scrapbook page, bookmark, tag, altered item, planner page, art journal, ATC cards...whatever you like! 

Just make sure to include some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products and make sure it's a new creation!  

I chose to use our new Stamp Set, Sum-sum-summertime **NEW Sum-Sum-Summertime! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps to make this ATC.  The image was stamped with Kraftin Kimmie Wicked Black ink Wicked Black Ink Pad! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps and coloured using Copic markers.  I used the Summer Sunburst stencil and inked it up with a light layer of Sandy Shores ink Sandy Shores Ink Pad! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps, and then a little Bashful Blush ink Bashful Blush Ink Pad! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps to fill in and edge the outside of the white cardstock.  After fussy cutting the images were placed onto the cardstock and the sentiment was added with Wicked Black Ink.  This image reminds me so much of Neopolitan Ice cream.  Yummy.  What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?

*NEW - Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Saturday Challenge and the Christmas Challenge in the Krafty Friends FB group! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!  Woohoo!  

There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page (at the bottom of this page) and/or upload your photo to the June album in our Krafty Friends FB group.  

You have until July 31st to enter, and you can submit as many new creations as you like for more chances to WIN!  Also be sure to share your designs on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps' Krafty Friends facebook page because we love to see your stuff!

Check out some awesome creations from the Krafty Team below and be inspired to get skrappy!

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You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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June Krafty Peeks.....Day TWO!

  Welcome back!

Did you enjoy yesterday's Peeks?
Well, we are back with MORE fun stuff!

Today we are spotlighting a new stamp set from artist Sabrina van Vloten called I BEE-lieve in YOU!

Look at those adorable fluffy bees!! 

As you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of gorgeous creations from our Krafty Team featuring I BEE-lieve in YOU! and our incredibly adorable new BUMBLEBEE set of layering stencils in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

    I used this cute stamp to make a mini slimline card. The image was stamped in our incredible Kraftin Kimmie Wicked Black and coloured with Copic markers.    I used Kraftin Kimmie Granite Grey and Kraftin Kimmie Summer Sunshine and Kraftin Kimmie Ocean Opulence Inks with our amazing stencil.   I added some Stickles on top of the wings to give it that glitter that I love.  These bee images are a great size too.

     Be sure to come back to the blog each day this week to see new products from our June Release and then join us on Saturday, June 15th at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available!

Happy hoppin' and see YOU tomorrow for more awesome goodies!

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April/May Release Recap!

  

This weekend we are having a very special

RELEASE RECAP EVENT!!

In case you missed it, our most recent release featured
FOUR brand new stamp sets and TWO sets of layering stencils
and we're going to celebrate them today!

First up we have a blog hop that starts here!
Our incredible Krafty Design Team has all new projects 
featuring the latest krafty goodies and you can find
the links to their blogs below!
So grab a beverage and sit back to enjoy all the inspiration!

Then join us in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group
today for several FREE Kolour Along Klasses
with some of our designers as they play with
these awesome products!

11am ET - Fruity Fun & Hello Little One with Danielle
1pm ET - Look Out World with Karla
3pm ET - Fruity Favourites with Patti

We hope you'll join us and help us celebrate!

I used the stamp set, Look Out World, to create a simple welcome baby card . This set is full of must have baby images for whatever you need.

I used the New Baby Layering stencil in non-traditional colours for the 4 x 4 size cards I made-this size is also perfect for gift enclosures. I used Designer Denim and Lovely Lagoon inks for the first card, and the second card uses Lavish Lilac and Mostly Melon. I popped up a sentiment in co-ordinating ink and my card is done.

Everything is available in the shop. https://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com/

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May Skrappy Challenge!

 Good morning krafty friends! 

It's MAY, 

and that means it's time for a brand new

SKRAPPY CHALLENGE

with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

The theme of course is ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

For this challenge you can make anything that strikes your fancy....except a card!
So design a new scrapbook page, bookmark, tag, altered item, planner page, art journal, ATC cards...whatever you like!

Just make sure to include some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products and make sure it's a new creation!  

*NEW - Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Saturday Challenge and the Christmas Challenge In the Krafty Friends FB group! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!  Woohoo!  

There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page (at the bottom of this page) and/or upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group.  *These are all challenges we have done in the past but now when you upload them, please put them all in the one challenge album!

You have until May 31st to enter, and you can submit as many new creations as you like for more chances to WIN!  Also be sure to share your designs on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps' Krafty Friends facebook page because we love to see your stuff!

I started out my crafting journey as a scrapbooker. Saturday was National Scrapbook Day.  Recently, I have began to scrapbook again and I am enjoying using Kraftin Kimmie stamps and stencils for my layouts.  In this layout I used Krafty Tools Layering Stencils! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps  for the scissors that I stenciled .  I used lunar paste and granite grey ink.  The other stencil, Splish Splash Stencil! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps I used for colour splashes with lunar paste.  The splish splash stencil is not just for water splashes.  

Have you tried using stencils on your layouts?  They are so versatile and can be used with just about every medium.  Stencils are a great way to add pizzaz to a simple layout like mine. 

Check out some awesome creations from the Krafty Team below and be inspired to get skrappy! 

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April Mid Month Challenge Inspiration!

 Good morning and welcome to our  

Saturday Challenge Mid Month Inspiration Post
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

We are back today with an inspirational post showcasing more ideas to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing!

We can't wait to see what you create!

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This month our Saturday Challenge themes for you are:

Something Old/Something New 

and/or Something Blue!

You can choose one or both - whatever inspires you!

Our Ink Of The Month, which will be on sale all month long is the gorgeous GLORIOUS GRAPEFRUIT Ink Pad, Ink Cube and Reinker! Grab it now to add to your collection!

Krafty Girl Heather is hosting the mid-inspiration post today!

Yes, I used all of the prompts to make this card. I used something old which was the paper and the Pawprints stencil which I used to dry emboss my background paper.   Pawprints 2 Stencil! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps  

I also used the adorable stamp set, Furry Angels! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Furry Angels.  I have had this set for a while but this is the first time that I have inked it up and used it.  (gasp) This is a set that you need to have.  Pets have become part of our family.   

I also used the stencil, Krafty Scenery 4, for the background clouds  Krafty Scenery 4! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps  and I used Blue Bay Ink to add the clouds to my image mat. Blue Bay Ink Pad! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps  Of course I added some glimmer to the wings. I love doing challenge cards.  They certainly make you go through your stash/supplies to find and use what we have. 

Every month we post a brand new challenge with two themes to choose from, and a mid month inspiration post with even more creative ideas! You are welcome to enter as many times as you like. This month's challenge will remain open until the end of the month!

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Skrappy Challenge (first Tuesday of the Month)

and the Christmas Challenge In the Krafty Friends FB group! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and if using KKS products, you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group.  *These are all challenges we have done in the past but now when you upload them, please put them all in the one challenge album!

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'!

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April Krafty Peeks...Day TWO!

  Welcome back!

Did you enjoy yesterday's Peeks?
Well, we are back with MORE fun stuff!

Today we are spotlighting a new stamp set from artist Michelle Houghton called FRUITY FUN!

Who doesn't love fruit?
  And fruit plus puns.....equals tons of FUN!

As you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of gorgeous creations from our Krafty Team featuring FRUITY FUN and the FRESH FRUIT stencil in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

I used the grapes image from the Fruity Fun stamp set (purple grapes of course!) along with the Fresh Fruit stencil inked up with so many fresh colours of Kraftin Kimmie Inks.  I used Ruby Red, Luscious Lemon, Summer Sunshine, Purple Pansy, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Patch and Wicked Black to ink up the stencil.  All of these amazing inks are a must have for your crafting and can be found here Krafty Kolours Inks – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps 

I used the stamp set "Birthday Bash" for the sentiment.  Birthday Bash Sentiments! – Kraftin Kimmie Stamps 

Be sure to come back to the blog each day this week to see new products from our April Release and then join us on Saturday, April 20th at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for our LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be available!

Happy hoppin' and see YOU tomorrow for more awesome goodies!

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March Hop & Shop!

     Woohoo!!! 

Today we are celebrating all the fabulous new goodies in our March Release that are NOW available in the

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

and we're excited to share it ALL with you in a fabulous krafty HOP!

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

First up we have a beary adorable set for you,

designed by Neda Sadreddin,

 and it's called.....

Stu-pand-ous!

Next up we have a magical set

by artist Sabrina van Vloten

 called...

Fairies & Furries!

We've got two brand new Krafty Stencils for this month's release to help add some funky flair to your creations!  

They are called....

Swirling Stars!

and 

Wonderful Wildlife!

And.... if you need it all... 

We've got the March Gimmie Kimmies Kit! 

And don't forget our awesome Stamp Of The Month!! We have the fabulous Gnome One Like You stamp, which is FREE with your order of $75 or more before shipping/taxes all month (while supplies last!)

I used the cute stamp set, Stu-pand-ous, for this step card featuring all 3 of these Red Pandas.  Pandas are one of my favourite things and these little Red Pandas have made their way into my heart, too.  I love how the accessory stamps just add the right amount of detail to this card.  I used the Wonderful Wildlife stencil to dry emboss the green cardstock for more texture underneath the die cut bamboo.  

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

Happy Krafting!

PS. You can see everything up close in the Live Release Replay on Facebook with a sneak peek of the Spring Retreat Goodies!!

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