TSG191-It's Almost Time!!

Tomorrow we are starting our first day of FOUR Blog Hop Challenges from There She Goes, and today I have a super sneak peek for you!  Tomorrow we will be revealing the SUPER cute new The Doxie With Moxie set, and I couldn't help but use it today for our sketch. Come back tomorrow at 8amEST to hop along with us and see this SUPER adorable set in all it's CUTENESS!!! 

For today, I used this week's There She Goes challenge, which is this super fun sketch! I paired it with some MME Honey Cake paper, and my cardstock colors are Orange Fizz(MFT), Hot Fudge(MFT), and Baja Breeze(SU). My ribbon is Orange Fizz grosgrain from MFT, and I used brads from Michael's. The border I used is the Small Open Scalloped Border Die-namics from MFT.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to head on back tomorrow for our sneak peeks, and be sure to play along with this week's There She Goes challenge. 

KKS162-Embellishments

Welcome back for another awesome challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We are LOVING your submissions!!! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming! 

Have you ever thought you might like to be a Krafty Girl?? Well, if you'd like to try out for a Krafty GUEST SPOT, you have until Sunday night to submit!!! Go HERE for all the details!!!

First off, the random winner from last week's challenge is......BELLE! She made a gorgeous card featuring Glinda the Good Witch!! Congratulations and be sure to email me with your shipping information!

This week our hostess is Jessie!! And her challenge is A Trio of Embellishments!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item either with three different embellishments or even three of the same embellishment! Whatever you like! Get kreative!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along!!!

Don't forget about our Frugal Friday Specials that are on this weekend! Six of our favourite images on special 30-50% OFF but just until Sunday night!

Also our NEW January stamps are now available along with our Gimme Kimmies Kits....at a discount!! But only for a limited time, so grab 'em up!!

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 the gorgeous stamp from our new LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE stamp set, as featured on Jessie's beautiful card!

Happy kraftin'!!

For my card today, I used the super cute new Love is the Best Medicine set from Kraftin' Kimmie. I colored my girl with Copics, and paper pieced parts of her with some MME Howdy paper. My cardstock colors are Blush Blossom and Groovy Guava from SU, and my base and white background are Sweet Tooth and Fossil. I used a Kraft button with some hemp, Michael's brads, and Sweet Tooth grosgrain for my embellishments, and the MFT Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics for my background. 

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

MFTWSC107-Cool Beans

Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! That means it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! It's MY favorite

                                               sketch challenge!

For my card today, I used the new Doodle Garden set- Far Out. I stamped her on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. She was cut out with the Oval Stax Die-namics, and then layered with Fossil cardstock using the Oval Stax Die-namics too. My paper is from the MME Vanity Fair line. I used some of that paper and the Retro Rolled Flower Die-namics to create my flower, the Sentiment Strips Die-namics for my sentiment, and the Mini Double Dot Border Die-namics for my background. The two other cardstock colors I used are Orange Fizz, Sweet Tooth, and Bubblegum.

 Here are the Die-namics I have used:

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2013.

Check out the FAQ - Wednesday Stamp Club thread if you need any further info on this challenge or help on how to upload your card to the gallery.  Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC107 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, January 22nd to play along.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the MFT blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!

TSG190-Love is in the Air

This week our challenge at There She Goes is brought to us by Our Trendsetters! We are challenging you to make a card or project using our “Love is in the Air” theme!  

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project with a Love is in the Air theme, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (January 21st). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG190 so we can check out your beautiful work! 

Ready for my card?

I paired the SUPER cute Lovebots set with my MME Love Me paper pad. I used MFT's Sweet Tooth, Wild Cherry, Bubblegum, and Berrylicious cardstock for my  card base and layerd, My ribbon is Sno Cone from MFT, and I also used Michael's brads.

Well, that is it for me! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! I really hope to see you all playing along!

A Krafty Hop-Gamez R For Girlz!!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! It's our first release for 2013 and it's a doozy!!!

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........SWEET DREAMS and LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE! We also have a fun new set from Emilie Goulet called BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome NERDS AND GEEKS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply stunning! OH and don’t forget the incredible new Trinket stamps for the backs of your cards, envelopes,gift bags and tags .... called HANDMADE TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!! 

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our JANUARY 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!! 

**ALSO we are having a Krafty Guest Contest right NOW! So if you'd like to submit, please check out this POST HERE!

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

For my card tonight, I used the SUPER fun new Gamer Girl set. I just LOVE her, and I had SO much fun creating this scene. I mean, what girl WOULDN'T want polka dotted walls, and a amazing floor?? She was colored with Copics, then cut out and popped up on my scene. It was created with some MME Happy Go Lucky paper, and then layered with Sour Apple, Blu Raspberry(MFT), and Orchid Opulence paper(SU). I used Sour Apple grosgrain, Sour Apple, Blu Raspberry, and  Grape Jelly buttons, hemp cord, and some brads from Michael's for my embellishments.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Have fun hopping!

KKS161-We've Got Chemistry

Now how AWESOME were those robots that we previewed yesterday in the BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED stamp set?? So fun!! 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 on SATURDAY!!! Go HERE to get all the details!!!

So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out the brand new ANNIE stamps for JANUARY 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!!! 

This month we have a set of FABULOUS...... NERDS AND GEEKS!!! Don't we all know a few nerdy peeps in our everyday lives?? If you can't think of anyone in your circles......it's probably YOU!! Haha!

Just wait 'til you see all the FUN creations by the Krafty Girls and Guests featuring Astro Boy, Bookworm, Computer Nerd, Gamer Girl, Lab Geek and Robot Boy!! It's another incredibly fun release!! You will D.I.E.!!

Check out all the 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 GAMER GIRL, 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!!!

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

Happy hoppin'!!

For my card today, I used the SUPER cute new Lab Geek set...don't you just LOVE her??!!! I paired her with some Echo Park For the Record paper, and used Pacific Point(SU), Gumdrop Green, Black Licorice, and Sweet Tooth cardstock from MFT. My buttons and ribbon are Black Licorice from MFT, and I used black jute twine in my buttons. To finish, I added some silver brads from Michael's.

Well, that is it for me for now !!! Thanks for stopping by, and have fun hopping!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Three

Welcome back!! We hope you enjoyed all the sweet new designs we shared yesterday featuring the new LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE and SWEET DREAMS stamp sets! And before we go any further, would you like to know who won those sets??? Well, ALL the winners of this week will be announced at the LIVE online RELEASE PARTY on SATURDAY!!! Go HERE to get all the details!!!

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing a new set by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! We've got something super fun and so unique for you!! Let us introduce..... BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED!! Emilie has created a fun set of ROBOT images for your cards and scrapbook pages! You're going to get a real kick out of these guys!!!

Below you will find a list of all the Krafty Girls who are sharing PEEKS with you today!! And as you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each stop because someone will win a package of BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

All our new JANUARY 2013 stamps will be available on Saturday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And don't miss the online PAR-TAY to celebrate! Come on back tomorrow because not only will we have a fantastic new challenge for you, but we'll be revealing the NEW stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!! Get ready to celebrate with......NERDS and GEEKS!!

Happy hoppin'!!

I used the SUPER cute Bot holding a heart for my card today, and I paired it with some Echo Park For the Record 2 papers. My cardstock colors are Orange Fizz, Gumdrop Green, and Wild Cherry. I used Black Licorice buttons and grosgrain to embellish my card, and finished the buttons off with Maraschino twine.

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

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Two

Welcome back to our JANUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share TWO ADORABLE new sets by artist Cheryl Alger!!! You'll recognize these characters from previous sets.....Lulu, Lexi and Lucas! And they are just as cute as can be!!! These new sets are.......SWEET DREAMS and LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE!!

Would you like to know who won the new HANDMADE TRINKETS stamp set that we previewed yesterday???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until Saturday night at our very first ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!

All the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of super sweet 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 the new SWEET DREAMS or LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE stamp set!!!!!

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new stamps we have to show you , this time by artist Emilie Goulet!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

My first card uses the SUPER cute new Sweet Dreams set. I stamped my Lucas on the Moon stamp on X-Press It blending card, and then colored him with Copics. He was cut out using the Circle Stax Die-namics from MFT, then layered with the Open Scalloped Doily Die-namics in Hot Fudge cardstock. My other cardstock colors are Banana Split(Bazzil), Sweet Tooth, and Blu Raspberry from MFT. The paper I used is from the MME True Blue paper pad. I embellished my card with the Stacking Stars Die-namics from MFT, Michael's brads, hemp cord, and Hot Fudge cardstock.

For my second card, I used the Love is the Best Medicine stamp set. I stamped Lexi on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with Copics. Her shirt was paper pieced with some MME Tangerine paper. I paired my paper with Fossil and Sweet Tooth cardstock from MFT, Banana Split from Bazzil, and Groovy Guava from SU. My flower is the new Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose Die-namics. I also used the new Mini Double Dot Border Die-namics. To embellish my card, I used Michael's brads and some Sweet Tooth grosgrain.

Well, that is it for me for now! Have fun hopping!!

MFTWSC106-I Adore You

*** For my Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps post, please scroll down!!!*** 

  Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! That means it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! It's MY favorite

                                               sketch challenge!

For my card today, I used the SUPER cute new Doodle Garden set-I'm Raptor Round Your Finger. He was paired with some Basic Grey Archaic paper, and my cardstock colors are Orange Fizz, Jellybean Green, Hot Fudge, and Sweet Tooth. My image was stamped on X-Press It blending card, and then colored with my Copics. I used the Oval Stax Die-namics to cut him out, and layered him using the Oval Open Scalloped Doily Die-namics. At the bottom of my card, my sentiment was cut out using the Mini Tab Foursome Die-namics, and under that I used the Double Dot Border Die-namics. My finishing embellishment touches are hemp cord and Michael's brads.

 Here are the Die-namics I have used:

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2013.

Check out the FAQ - Wednesday Stamp Club thread if you need any further info on this challenge or help on how to upload your card to the gallery.  Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC106 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, January 15th to play along.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the MFT blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps-It's Time!!

Well it's 2013 and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is startin' things off with a BANG!!! We have tons of awesome new stamps for our first release of the year AND we're having our very first ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! It's happening this SATURDAY at our Facebook fan page....and you can get ALL the details HERE!!! All the new stamps we're sharing over the next few days will be released on SATURDAY NIGHT!

Now let's get on with our JANUARY 2013 RELEASE!!!!!

We are kicking off the *New* JANUARY Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and first off, we’d like to introduce you to a beautiful new set of Trinkets!!! We are very excited to share with you our GORGEOUS….HANDMADE TRINKETS!!

What a fabulous new set of Trinkets, wouldn't you say??? Here you are, creating all these gorgeous cards and gifts to give to your family and friends....and now you can stamp them up to show YOU made them!!

There are SIX fantastic stamps featuring images from our artists that you can use for the backs of your cards, for gift cards, altered items and all those baked goods you plan on giving out!! *wink*

These circular sentiment stamps have been created and designed by the totally talented Krafty Girl, Nicole Aspinall!! They are made especially to fit in your 1 3/8ths and 1 ¾ inch punches, for quick and easy cutting!!! This month we are releasing the Handmade Trinkets set which includes SIX trinkets in each set PLUS two tiny little copyright stamps so that you can stamp them in a tiny little obscure spot on your creations if you want! You will get the set as a completely unmounted full sheet of deeply etched grey rubber.

I gotta say....we love our TRINKET stamps, but we all absolutely ooohed and aaahed when these were unveiled!!! Heehee!

Today we have awesome samples that the Krafty Girls have put together for you....and be sure to comment on each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new HANDMADE TRINKETS set!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Happy kraftin'!

For my project today, I used a wax bag, along with some SUPER cute MME Playdate paper. I used Gumdrop Green cardstock, Wild Cherry cardstock, the MFT Circle Stax Die-namics,  and the MFT Rosette Die-namics to create my sentiment panel. My trinket was stamped on X-Press It blending card, and then colored with my Copics. For my bag, I used the Playdate paper, along with a Small Open Scalloped Border Die-namics from MFT, and some Wild Cherry grosgrain. 

Well, that is it for me for now!!