January Krafty Peeks-Day One

Welcome to day ONE of our JANUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share a supah cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger!! You enjoyed last month's sets so much that we are continuing with a fabulous theme.....FAIRYTALES!!! We are sharing samples today featuring ONCE UPON A TIME 3 !

For my card today, I used the SUPER cute Jasmine stamp from the Once Upon a Time 3 set. I paired it with MFT Blu Raspberry and Smooth White, SU Groovy Guava, and Bazzill Butter Mint. My buttons are from MFT, and are Blu Raspberry, Orange Fizz, and Sweet Tooth. I used some Blu Raspberry grosgrain from MFT, Michael's brads, and spiral clips. 

All the Krafty Girls listed on the KKS blog have lots of super FUN designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of EACH of the new sets!!! You could WIN one of the new FAIRYTALE! stamp sets!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new JANUARY stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

TCP Tuesday-Paper Piecing

Welcome to the second TCP Tuesday Challenge of 2014! We have decided to go back to a weekly challenge, so we hope you all will join us!! Our fabulous group of designers will take turns hosting a challenge, and I am up this week!!

My challenge for this week is to use Paper Piecing. 

I decided to paper piece the SUPER cute Take Off set using some MME Kate&Co Oxford Lane paper. I paper pieced the airplane, then colored the rest with my Copics. My brads are from Michael's, and my spiral clip from Creative Express. I did some paper piercing, and used Gumdrop Green and Nightshift Blue cardstock.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out the TCP blog for more details!! Have a great day!

Krafty Tips and Tuts-Paper Piercing.

Hey crafty peeps, and happy Monday!! Today is my turn to share a Krafty Tip and Tut over on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog, so I decided to do something that I get asked about a lot...paper piercing!!

First things first, I get my image, or card base, that I want to pierce ready to go, including ALL layers I want to include. Piercing through all the layers you plan on having allows the holes to stay open, and more pronounced. If you only do them through one layer, when you attach the next layer, it pushes the holes back together.

You will need a paper piercing tool, a foam mat to pierce into, and a guide of your chosing. I use the Stampin' Up piercing guide, but you can use any kind of guide you wish(Tim Holtz has a GREAT ruler for this). Line your guide up in the corner, so that the holes will punch evenly around the edges.

Be sure when piercing, you hold the paper piercing tool upright, and hold your guide tightly in place so it doesn't move when you are piercing your holes. 

Use your guide to go all the way around the image, or card base, so that all the corners meet evenly. 

And here we are, with my finished card....the image I used for this card is from the Sending All My Love stamp set. I paired it with some MME Kate&Co paper. My cardstock colors are Smooth White, Nightshift Blue, Razzle Berry, and Lemon Drop all from MFT. I added some Nightshift Blue grosgrain, a spiral clip, and some brads from Michael's.

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Tutu Cute with KKS and C4C

Well, welcome back for more fun and krafty challenges and much more here atKraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!  Hope you can play along as we've got yet another great challenge for you to share your mojo! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!!  You ROCK!

This week our hostess is JENNY!!   And her challenge is this INSPIRATION PHOTO!!

   

So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp using the inspiration photo as a jumping off point!!! Sounds fun....and sparkly!!  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!!!  

We've also got our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS up right NOW!!  Several of our fave stamp sets are on 25-50% OFF for this weekend only!!  Go check 'em out! 

We're also excited to welcome Nicole Nastali as a special Krafty Guest for the month of January!  Help us welcome her!

My card today is also for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge, to make a card that is 3.5x5.5. I started with a Smooth White base, and layered it with MFT's Lemon Drop and Black Licorice. My paper is from the MME Meadowlark paper pad, and I used the blocking style of the photo as my inspiration for my layout. The colors were also inspired by the photo. My cute little Ballerina is from the Lil' Athletes stamp set, and I colored her on X-Press It blending card with Copics. To finish my card, I did some paper piercing and added a flower using the MFT Rolled Daisy Die-namics and some Sweet Tooth felt. To accent my flower, I used a Lemon Drop button from MFT with some Black twine. I also used a spiral clip with some Black Licorice grosgrain from MFT, and finished that all off with some Michael's brads.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out both the Kraftin' Kimmie blog, and the Crazy 4 Challenges blog to see what my teammates are up to, and remember to play along with BOTH challenges! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

You Make Me Melt

Hey there crafters, didn't want you to miss me, and I have been on a roll, so I decided to play along with a few challenges and make this SUPER cute card using my Lickable stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas.

This week's challenge from The Cat's Pajamas is an anything goes challenge, so don't be afraid to play along...there are LITERALLY no rules!!:)

I also played along with two challenges from Split Coast Stampers: The Way's to Use It challenge to use something "cold", and this week's sketch challenge. I altered it just a bit to add in my larger square panel, but the sketch is definitely still there.

For my card, I used the Lickable stamp set with some Papermania Happy Days paper. I colored my image with Copics, then layered it with Groovy Guava(SU), Tangerine Tango, Smooth White, and Berrylicious cardstock from MFT. My buttons and ribbon are from MFT, as well. I used Sweet Tooth grosgrain and button, paired with a Berrylicious, and Tangerine Tango button. My brads are from Michael's, and my spiral clip is from Creative Express. I did use the Oval Dainty Doily Duo Die-namics from MFT for my oval panel.

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Wonderful Wednesday

Welcome to our first Wonderful Wednesday challenge for the year!!  And as always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!

Your submission must use at least one Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp but can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!!  It must be a NEW creation (so you can't submit something you made last year...haha!), we'll have it up for TWO whole weeks (over the new release which is next week) and you can enter on this post until Tuesday, January 21st!! What do you think.....wanna WIN??

**Please note that you are more than welcome to combine this Share to Win challenge with other challenges, BUT not our regular weekly challenges.  This must be a new and different creation than anything you create for our Saturday challenges. 

Here is this week's Wonderful Wednesday inspiration to get you kraftin', thanks to our fabulous Krafty Girls!!  Then....let's see YOUR kreations!!

For my card today, I used the I {heart} You! stamp set from our Rachel Anne Miller line. I stamped my cutesy little bunny on X-Press It blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. I used Lemon Drop and Black Licorice cardstock to layer my image, and some MME Meadowlark paper for my base. To embellish my card, I used Lemon Drop, Black Licorice, and Steel Grey buttons with Black Twine through them, some Lemon Drop grosgrain, brads, more Black Twine, and a spiral clip. 

My card is also for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge...I'm only a few days late to the party...right??

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Seize the Sketch with Kraftin' Kimmie!!

Today Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is excited to be sponsoring the Seize the Sketch challenge!! 

Our Krafty Girls and the Seize the Sketch design team have combined their fabulous sketch with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and what they've come up with will knock your socks off!! 

For my card today, I paired the Mad Hatter from the Once Upon a Time 2 set with some MME paper. It's from the Oxford Lane paper pad, and I used Lemon Drop, Gumdrop Green, Nightshift Blue, and Smooth White cardstock from MFT. My ribbon is Sweet Tooth grosgrain, and I also used a spiral clip, and some brads from Michael's as embellishments. To finish, I used the Stars Die-namics from MFT to make my stars.

The challenge will run for two weeks so you have until January 19th to play along! Link up your creations to the STS Blog AND then link them up on this post as well! That way you'll have TWO chances to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps goodies!!! 

Well, that is it for me for today! Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

So..It's Been Awhile...

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge is a White on White challenge. Luckily, I have a ton of SUPER awesome dies to use to make this not so painful!!

A "white on white" challenge is where you can use only white cardstock and embellishments...but luckily, she allowed us to color our image...or else I would just not make it.

I started by coloring the SUPER cute image from my Together is Better set. I stamped him on X-press It blending card, and then colored him with my Copics. He was then layered on top of two Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics from MFT. I then used the Dots Cut Ups from the Cat's Pajamas. My heart was cut out with the Hearts a Plenty Die-namics from MFT. I added a Sweet Tooth button, and my sentiment flag. The only embellishments I used, aside from the button, are some Sweet Tooth grosgrain and spiral clip. For my white cardstock, I used Smooth White from MFT.

Well, that is it for me for now! Can't wait to see you play along with this week's challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! 

KKS210- A Sketch

Well, welcome back for some krafty fun and the last challenge of 2013 here atKraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!  Hope you can play along as we've got another great challenge for ya! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!!  Keep them coming! This challenge will stay open for TWO weeks!

This week our hostess is .....ME!!  And my challenge is a FUN SKETCH!!   So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that is inspired by this sketch!!!  Sounds fun!!  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!!!  

For my card today, I paired the Rachel Anne Miller Snow Wonder set with my MME Merry Little Christmas paper pad. I used Electric Red, Bubblegum, Smooth White, and Gumdrop Green cardstock from My Favorite Things.  My buttons are from MFT as well, in Bubblegum, Electric Red, and Gumdrop Green. I used Sweet Tooth grosgrain, a spiral clip, and some brads to finish my card.

Did you hear about our new SHARE to WIN challenges??  We introduced the newWONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS a few weeks ago, so go HERE to get all the information and play along with us!!  Now you have MORE chances to play with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and more chances to WIN!! And the current WW challenge is open for THREE weeks over the holidays!


**Special News Bulletin!  Here's a little secret....we'll be having our Annual BOXING WEEK SALE starting on December 26th!!  So if you happen to get a little $$ for Christmas, here's the perfect way to spend it!  On Krafty goodies for YOU!! Almost EVERYTHING will be on SALE!!

Now on to the challenge!! 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!
  

Happy kraftin'!!

December TCP Tuesday-Signed, Sealed, Delivered

This month's The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday Challenge is called Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and we were to make a gift to give this holiday season.

I decided to make a gift for someone special to me, who loves snowmen. The Let the Flakes Fly set was PEFECT for creating my gift!!

I started by creating a gift back using my Let the Flakes Fly set, and the Celebration Toppers Cut Ups. I used some MME Winter Wonderland paper, paired with MFT Cardstock in Smooth White, Electric Red, Sour Apple, and Berrylicious. I added buttons in Sweet Tooth and Berrylicious, with Hemp Cord tied through them. To finish, I used Michael's brads, and Sweet Tooth grosgrain to finish.

My tags were created using the same cardstock, stamps, and cut ups, but I added a Sweet Tooth ribbon hanger, and covered it with another piece of cardstock to keep it secure. 

I hope she likes them!!

Now it's your turn!  Do you have an idea for a quick or even not so quick gift??  We'd love to see it - and you could win this month's Swanky Stamper title just for sharing your fab idea!!  

Visit us on the TCP blog and in the TCP Member Forum at SCS!  Have a great day!