Rollin' By With Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Two!!

Hey stampers, friends, followers, and people who googled something completely random and wound up here on accident...welcome back to day TWO of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!!  Have you been enjoying the peeks so far??  All of our brand new rubber stamp sets will be released on Saturday night!

Today we are SO thrilled to share this fabulous set of stamps by artist Emilie Goulet, perfect from all the boys in your life!  It is called LET'S ROLL, DUDE!! This fun set includes THREE main images plus SEVEN perfectly coordinating sentiments!! They are awesome!!! I love it because the three main dudes in MY life have birthday's all in the next three week's, so I know what I will be using for them...they're getting so big!!

So, for today's card, I paired my dude with the MME Adventure paper pad, and used some MFT cardstock in Hot Fudge, Tangy Orange, and Jellybean Green. I also used Bazzill Banana Split. My embellishments are buttons from MFT in Hot Fudge, Tangy Orange, and Jellybean Green, Hemp Cord, Michael's brads, and spiral clips....I'm nothing if not predictable.  

I also used this month's sketch finally, pictured below!!!

 I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes  SATURDAY beginning at 6pm EST!!  Hope you can come hang out with the me and Krafty Girls at our
 LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY! 

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Emilie!  And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment on all the preview posts for this week because we are giving away a gift voucher!!!  You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! {The winner will be announced at the party!}



Well stampers, have fun hopping....but before you go, bask in the cuteness of the three little boys who have me wrapped around their cute little fingers. That red hair, those big blue eyes, those chubby cheeks....yeah, I didn't stand a chance!! 

 (Jared-7 today, Happy Birthday baby, you will always have a piece of my heart!!!)

(Ian-soon to be 5, Marcus-soon to be 4.....I'm so old, I'm like the CRYPT KEEPER)

Ok, now go...hop....leave me here to clutch onto what's left of my youth.

It's Time To Have a Release-Kraftin' Kimmie Style!!

Hey stampers, friends, followers, and people who googled something completely random and wound up here on accident... welcome to this month's release from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

Today the Krafty Girls and Guests are thrilled to share with you....FIN-TASTIC FRIENDS!!  It's a fabulous new set by artist, Annie Rodrigue and we know some of you have been waiting for a NEW MERMAID set, so here it is!  You'll find so many amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from this sweet summer set!  We know you are just going to LOVE these beauties and you'll be inspired as you check them out today!!  Each set comes with the two fabulous image stamps, three awesome accessory stamps plus EIGHT coordinating sentiments!!

What can I say.... Mermaids bring out the over achiever in me....that or it was seeing the ridiculously amazing creations from my teammates. I mean really, these women are off the HOOK talented. I used a ton of different dies-MFT Sunshine, Leafy Flourish, Sea Charms Die-namics, and the TCP Stitched Clouds CutUps. I paired all of this with the Here is Happy paper pad from MME, and used Michael's brads and pearls, hemp cord, spiral clips, and some glitter.

You can see the glitter a little better on this photo...right?

If not, I tried. Give me an E for effort, would ya?

 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 one lucky stamper from all the comments this week is going to WIN some $$ to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!  

ALL of our JUNE stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!  Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Saturday evening at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!  Come hang out with the Krafty Girls, Guests and me!!

Well, that is it for me, now you know what to do, right.....Hop...Hop, HOP I SAY!! Oh, and pity me and leave a comment....please?

Summer Breeze, Makes Me Feel...Hot. It's Hot.

Hey stampers, friends, followers, and people who googled something completely random and wound up here on accident... welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
Today's challenge is a fun one, to make a card inspired by Summer, and since we always enjoy your creations, be sure to submit them so you can WIN a $10 gift card to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop!!  You know you like free money, whooooo doesn't??  My card is also for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge, to make a card that has sunshine, or a sun, or a lot of yellow, basically....something that makes you think of the sun...so, I put a sun. :) Honestly, I kinda have a love hate thing with summer....I love it because it isn't winter, but I don't because the heat and my MS don't see eye to eye. 

I used the new Itty Bitty Friends set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, and paired it with the MME Here Is Happy paper pad. It hasn't left my desk, even though I swear I have cleaned....I just can't get enough of it!  I paired with MFT cardstock in Blu Raspberry and Razzleberry, and Bazzill Banana Split. My image was cut out using the Oval Stax Die-namics, and layered with the Decorative Doily Die-namics from MFT.  My sun was cut out using the Sunshine Die-namics from MFT, and I used Michael's brads, spiral clips, and some Blu Raspberry grosgrain to embellish with.

I decided to add some sparkle to my image, too, so I added some sparkle to my mermaid...isn't she sparkly??!! Oh, and those dots...their my bubbles....also know as Bella Baubles. I've been cleaning my stamp area and whoa, I have some stuff I didn't remember owning.....like those little glass bubble thingies of joy.

 So, let's take care of some business,  shall we??

First, have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group??  It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!! We share, you share....and you know what they say, sharing is caring!! Unless it's a cold, keep those to yourself, noone wants your germs.

We are also having another  Krafty Guest Contest!!  Pop on over to the Krafty Friends FB page and enter your fave creation for your chance to hang with the Krafty Girls for the month of July!!!  Deadline to enter is SUNDAY JUNE 7th!!!!!!!

As always FRUGAL FRIDAY specials are up!!!!!!!  So many cuties on sale this weekend only!  Sale ends on Sunday!!


In addition to the great Krafty Challenges &Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it! As you can see, I completely forgot to use it, so, you can too...but if you don't, you will be way ahead of me, seeeee!!
Here is June's sketch...

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!!  You will have until June 10th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Pull out those fabby stamps and play along!  Have some krafty fun and join us this week!! 



Well, I think I have babbled long enough. Hopefully some of you actually read this and get to appreciate how much work I put into these posts. It's hard work being this witty, ya know.

Have a great day, and be good to yourself...you only get one life, live it well!!
Love and squishy, stampy hugs!

Camping Crazy-Saturday Challenges

Hey friends, followers, fellow crafters, and other awesome people who accidentally stumble upon my bloggity blog....welcome to another challenge with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

First things first, have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group??  It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!! I share my stuff, you share your stuff, you like my stuff, I like your stuff....it's a love fest, and let's face it....who doesn't need a little love?:)

And now, a card...

For my card today, not only did I make a card for today's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie to use DISTRESSING, but I also made this card for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge-to make a card inspired by summer vacation.  I used the super cute Happy Campers set from Kraftin' Kimmie, and paired it with the MME Adventure paper pad. My cardstock is Tangy Orange, Jellybean Green, and Kraft all from MFT. I used the Fresh Cut Grass Die-namics which is where the distressing came in....that and the idea of distressing something on a card distresses ME, so I was under distress while making this card.:)
I used buttons in my cardstock colors from MFT, and Tangy Orange grosgrain from MFT as well. The brads I used are from MFT, spiral clip from Creative Expressions, and hemp cord.

When I was a girl, one of my favorite things to do during the summer was go to summer camp with the girl scouts. I still love to camp out, but sadly my body can not handle the heat very well anymore. I do hope to be able to camp in the future though, so all hope is not lost!!


Oh, and guess what? The FRUGAL FRIDAY specials are UP, and Happy Camper is one of them!!!!!!  Happy shopping!  Speaking of shopping, have you heard Kimmie's working on another FABULOUS kit?!?   Be sure you've liked the Krafty Friends FB group and you'll be amongst the first to know when it's available!!  OH!  and have you seen all of the super cute buttons Kimmie's gotten in???  I'm tellin' ya, ya gotta go shop!! lol

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!!  You will have until June 5th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Pull out those fabby stamps and play along!  Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!   We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can WIN a $10 gift card to the Shop!!  Show us your stuff!

Don't forget, head on over to the Crazy 4 Challenges blog as well to see what my fellow Crazies have created for today's challenge, and to play along there!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

Putting It All Together

On Monday of this week I put together a little tutorial basically explaining my thought process behind how I put together my cards. I shared this post on the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog.

I get asked a lot how I do things, or where I find things, and it's not that I don't want to answer, but a lot of times those questions are in comments and there is no way to contact the poster back. So, if ever you have a question about how I do something, where I purchase something, or anything at all, I am ALWAYS around to help out, or answer any questions you may have, so please feel free to email me, or leave a comment, but be sure to leave a way for me to contact you back so I can answer your questions!!

Thanks so much for supporting me throughout my crafty journeys, and I hope you are having an amazing week. 

I started Botox treatments for my migraines last week, and up until today, and a major weather change, it has been working splendidly. Going from having a headache everyday, and a migraine at least 2 to 3 times a week, to having several headache free days, and one migraine in a week....well, to me, that is a miracle. I also started pretesting to get changed to a different MS medication due to a recent flare up, so I should be getting ready to start that soon as well.

Wish me luck, and thank you again for all of your continued support and love. I love sharing with you, and hope to continue to do so for a long time!!

Hugs!!

Wonderful Wednesday-You're The Best

Hey Krafty Peeps, it's time for another Wonderful Wednesday!! Wonderful Wednesday is one of my favorite challenges with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Why you ask, well, because it's ANYTHING GOES!! 

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and 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 and you can enter on this post until June 2nd at midnight!  At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!!  What do you think.....wanna WIN??  Let's see your krafty stuff!!

For my card, I used the new Wild & Crazy Guys. I decided to play along with the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge, which was to use green as the main color on your card. I have been on the team there since it started, and can honestly say I am the worst DT member ever, but now that I am getting to a better place with my health, I am hoping to be able to get back to a place where I'm NOT so terrible...wish me luck!  My cute buttons are from Kraftin' Kimmie...right now they are out of stock, but she has SO many cute buttons, that you should totally check them out anyway....trust me!!

Well, that is it for me for now, thanks for stopping by and checking out my work....I love that you do!! I hope you continue to do so! 

Have a great day!!

TCP May Shop And Hop!!

Well we made it, and I would like to personally thank you for hanging out with us for this whole week!! We have had TOO much fun with this month's new sets from The Cat's Pajamas, and we think you have enjoyed seeing them....and now it's time for the best part, the NEW RELEASE HOP!!

That's right, that means all the new sets are available, and we are hoping around showing them off tonight, so  if you didn't get started at Nancy's blog, head back there for the full experience. If you are following along the hop, you should have come here from Lori's Blog!!

For my card, I used the new Drop In set. I just LOVE this hot air balloon, super cute bunny, and of course....I had to use the Stitched Clouds CutUps(our free set if you spend over $65). Prepare to see them a lot, I'm kind of addicted. I paired it with a new MME paper pad I picked up at Michaels, and used MFT cardstock in Spearmint, Banana Split, and Bubblegum. I used buttons in those colors from MFT, and Banana Split grosgrain from there as well. The only other embellishment I used was my go to brads, and that's just because I can't seem to live without them, lol. 

 Here are the products I used: 

Don't forget, it's time for another TCP Tuesday Challenge, and this month's challenge is Anything Goes, so be sure to play along with that as well!!

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog, and I hope you have fun on the hop....next stop-Tammy's Blog!!

TCP Sneaky Peeks-Day 6-We're a Bunch of CutUps

That's right, we are on day SIX of our Sneaky Peeks at The Cat's Pajamas, and tonight we are featuring the awesome CutUps being released this month!! So sit back and enjoy all the awesomeness the Kitty Kat Pack and I have created for you!

For my card today, I wanted to use the FUN new Stitched Fly CutUps. It's no secret that I am in LOVE with the new Stitched Clouds CutUps, and this die not only includes it's own clouds....SO MANY CLOUDS. I decided to pair this CutUp with the Drop In set, using just one of the sentiments from it. I paired it with some MFT cardstock in Tangy Orange, Blu Raspberry and Lemon Drop. I also used buttons in those colors, and grosgrain in the Tangy Orange as well.

Here are The Cat's Pajamas products that I used:

Here are some details you need to know:

1. All the new stamps and dies will be released on Tuesday,  May 26th.

2. Save the date for the Pajama Party on Monday, May 25th from 8-10pm EDT on our Facebook Page.

3.The Stitched Clouds CutUps is the FREE die set given away starting on May 26 for any order over $65.

4. We are giving away something special each day of Sneaky Peek Week. You could win this set just by leaving a comment. We will announce the winners daily on our Facebook Page. Just look for this graphic.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out the Cat's Pajamas blog so you can see the list of other girls in the Cat Pack that are participating today!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

TCP Peeks-Day Five- Constellation Prize

 It's Day Five of this month's The Cat's Pajama's Peeks, and our favorite Penguins are back and up to their old antics!! Constellation Prize is  fun, cute, and full of funny sayings and sure to be a favorite!!

For my card today, I paired my Constellation Prize set with some MME paper and MFT cardstock in Berrylicious and Nightshift Blue, and Bazzill in Banana Split. I used the 3x3 Star CutUps along with my new favorite Stitched Clouds CutUps. Unlike normal, I only used a few embellishments, some Nightshift Blue grosgrain, Michael's brads, and a spiral clip.

Here are The Cat's Pajamas products that I used:

Here are some details you need to know:

1. All the new stamps and dies will be released on Tuesday,  May 26th.

2. Save the date for the Pajama Party on Monday, May 25th from 8-10pm EDT on our Facebook Page.

3.The Stitched Clouds CutUps is the FREE die set given away starting on May 26 for any order over $65.

4. We are giving away something special each day of Sneaky Peek Week. You could win this set just by leaving a comment. We will announce the winners daily on our Facebook Page. Just look for this graphic.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out the Cat's Pajamas blog so you can see the list of other girls in the Cat Pack that are participating today!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

TCP Peeks Day 4-Take Flight!

Well, we've made it to day four of peeks from  The Cat's Pajamas, and tonight's set isn't cutesy like the other set's from this week, but it's beautiful and elegant and amazing in it's own right. The new Take Flight features gorgeous silhouette images, amazing sentiments, and matching CutUps  that make this set an instant winner. 

For my card today, I paired this gorgeous new set, with the colors from this week's Color Throwdown Challenge...my first, actually. I also paired it with a few older Dies, along with the new Bird Friends CutUps. I used the Wavy Stitched Border CutUps in Hot Fudge for my border, and the Fancy Flip Frames CutUps and some MME paper for my sentiment. My sentiment was stamped with Hot Fudge ink. To add some embellishment, I used Michael's brads, a spiral clip, and some Hemp Cord. My other cardstock colors are Bayou Blue and Berrylicous(MFT), as well as Banana Split from Bazzill. 

Here are The Cat's Pajamas products that I used:

Here are some details you need to know:

1. All the new stamps and dies will be released on Tuesday,  May 26th.

2. Save the date for the Pajama Party on Monday, May 25th from 8-10pm EDT on our Facebook Page.

3.The Stitched Clouds CutUps is the FREE die set given away starting on May 26 for any order over $65.

4. We are giving away something special each day of Sneaky Peek Week. You could win this set just by leaving a comment. We will announce the winners daily on our Facebook Page. Just look for this graphic.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out the Cat's Pajamas blog so you can see the list of other girls in the Cat Pack that are participating today!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!