TCP Tuesday Challenge-Valentine Home Decor

This week's The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday Challenge is to make a Valentine Home Decor. I don't normally do "altered items", but something about them makes me super happy. I love love love making these shadow box wall hangings.

For my wall hanging, I used the super cute Honey Bear stamp set. I colored him on X-Press It blending card with my Copics. He was then layered with Bubblegum, Electric Red, and Black Licorice cardstock from MFT. I used an Echo Park paper pad, which I added some Michael's brads to the bottom of. My buttons are all from MFT, and they are in Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Electric Red, and Bubblegum. They have black twine through them, and to add just a little bit of me, I threw in some spiral clips....what can I say? I'm obsessed.

Here are the Details on how you can join in on the fun:

1. Each Tuesday a new challenge will be posted here on this blog as well as on ourSplitcoaststampers forum and our Facebook page.
2. If you want to play along you just upload your design using the InLinkz button below*. If you want to display your pretties on Splitcoaststampers use keyword TCPTUES254. Only the entries uploaded to the Inlinkz button will be considered for Swanky Stamper at the end of the month.
3. You must have your project posted by Monday, 12 midnight EST to be eligible to win the week’s Cat Cash.
4. Cards and projects must have at least one Cat’s Pajamas Stamp or CutUps die in the project.
5. On the following TCP Tuesday, the week’s winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10.00.
6. At the end of the month, The Swanky Stamper will be selected from all the weekly entries. The Swanky Stamper will receive some of the stamps from our next release and get to play along with us at our Pajamas Party and Blog Hop. AND… They’ll even get a special spot in the Gallery highlighting the project that won them the gig and a snazzy badge to display on their blog.
7. The Swanky Stamper will be announced the First Monday of the month on Splitcoaststampers, Facebook page and this Blog.

Well, that is it for me for now! Hope to see you playing along!!!

3-2-1 TCP Tuesday Challenge

I wanted to play along with this week's The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday  challenge, and this week's challenge was a 3-2-1 challenge. The rules were to use 3 different patterned papers, 2 different embellishments, and one type of twine or ribbon. The hardest part for me was chosing two different embellishments.....the rest was cake:)

I used the super cute Under the Stars set, and colored my image with Copics after stamping it on X-Press It blending card. I then layered my image with Gumdrop Green cardstock. My other colors are Lemon Drop and Smooth White, both from MFT, and my blue is Spring Rain from PTI. For my embellishments, I chose Gumdrop Green, Lemon Drop, and Berrylicious buttons from MFT, and spiral clips. I chose hemp cord from MFT, mostly because I could use it in my buttons, too. 

Here are the Details on how you can join in on the fun:

1. Each Tuesday a new challenge will be posted here on this blog as well as on ourSplitcoaststampers forum and our Facebook page.
2. If you want to play along you just upload your design using the InLinkz button below*. If you want to display your pretties on Splitcoaststampers use keyword TCPTUES253. Only the entries uploaded to the Inlinkz button will be considered for Swanky Stamper at the end of the month.
3. You must have your project posted by Monday, 12 midnight EST to be eligible to win the week’s Cat Cash.
4. Cards and projects must have at least one Cat’s Pajamas Stamp or CutUps die in the project.
5. On the following TCP Tuesday, the week’s winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10.00.
6. At the end of the month, The Swanky Stamper will be selected from all the weekly entries. The Swanky Stamper will receive some of the stamps from our next release and get to play along with us at our Pajamas Party and Blog Hop. AND… They’ll even get a special spot in the Gallery highlighting the project that won them the gig and a snazzy badge to display on their blog.
7. The Swanky Stamper will be announced the First Monday of the month on Splitcoaststampers, Facebook page and this Blog.

Well, that is it for me for now! Hope to see you playing along!!!

A Dream is a Wish...

Well, welcome back for more fun and krafty challenges and much more here at Kraftin' 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 TRACY!! And her challenge is called LOVE IS IN THE AIR!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with a lovey dovey theme!!! Sound supah sweet! 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! 

For today's Love is in the Air theme, I decided to use the ultimate fairy tale, Cinderella. I have ALWAYS loved the saying " A dream is a wish your heart makes", and I have never been able to say it without singing it ...I just wish I had a better singing voice, lol. They are both a part of the Once Upon A Time 4 set, and I stamped her on X-Press It blending card then colored her with my Copics. She was layered with Bubblegum, Berrylicious, and Hot Fudge cardstock, and my card base is Smooth White. The paper I used is from the MME Love Me paper pad, and I embellished it with a Bubblegum button from MFT, some Berrylicious grosgrain from MFT, brads from Michael's, and a spiral clip or two. 

My card today is also for the Crazy 4 Challenges, challenge, and we have a color challenge going on, so be sure to check that out as well!!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp! 

Happy kraftin'!!

For My Valentine- Wonderful Wednesday

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge for January!! 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 and you can enter on this post until Tuesday, January 28th!! What do you think.....wanna WIN??

**Please note that you are more than welcome to combine this Wonderful Wednesday 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.

I also used this week's Mojo Monday Challenge, which I adapted just a bit to add my main panel. 

For my card, I used the super cute Bear Hugs set from the Rachel Anne Miller line. It was stamped on X-Press It blending card, and then colored with my Copics. I then layered my super cute bear with Bubblegum and Electric Red cardstock from MFT. I added a circle panel in Smooth White under my main image using the Open Scalloped Doily Die-namics from MFT.  I used Sweet Tooth grosgrain and a button, as well as Bubblegum and Electric Red buttons. To finish, I used a spiral clip and some Michael's brads. My paper is from the Echo Park Love Story pad.

Well, that is it for me for now. Be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog for a look at what my rockin' design team members have in store for you!!

January Kraftin' Kimmie Release HOP!!

We're so excited! It’s our JANUARY RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So grab yourself a cuppa joe, sit back and be prepared for some krafty eye kandy! We're going to inspire your creations with our fun, new stamps!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists for our January release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We’ve got TWO sweet new FAIRYTALE sets featuring our favourite kiddos from Cheryl……ONCE UPON A TIME 3 and 4! There's an awesome new GIRL ADVENTURE set from artist Rachelle Anne Miller called DREAM BIG! Lastly, we are SO excited to share a SASSY new Moonlight Whispers stamp set....LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!

You will get to see ALL 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 available NOW!

For my card tonight, I used the Once Upon a Time 4 set, paired with some MME Happy Day paper. My cardstock colors are Orange Fizz, Bubblegum, and Berrylicious. I used Smooth White for my base, and some spiral clips, brads, and Orange Fizz grosgrain to embellish. My paper circle was cut out with the MFT Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics.

Now let's celebrate with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Four..and a challenge!!

Welcome back to day FOUR of our JANUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!

We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of THREE images with matching sentiments from Rachelle! This fabulous new girl set is called DREAM BIG!!

This week our challenge hostess is ALICE ! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! 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 NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we previewed this week???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until Saturday night at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! We'll be releasing all the new stamps you've seen this week after the party at 7pm EST!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!

I colored my super cute girl from Dream Big on X-Press It blending card with my Copics, then layered it with Bubblegum, Orange Fizz, and Berrylicious cardstock. My card base is Smooth White, and I paired it all with the my MME paper pad. My buttons, from MFT, are Bubblegum, Orange Fizz, and Berrylicous, and I used Bubblegum Grosgrain from MFT, and a spiral clip.

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Rachelle! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new collection of stamps!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Krafty Peeks Day Three

Welcome back to Day THREE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps JANUARY previews!!! We are back with a fabulous new Moonlight Whispers stamp set!! You'll love these two SASSY girls along with the FOUR fun sentiments!!

Today the Krafty Girls and I are thrilled to share with you.....LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!! There are lots of amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from the set!! We know you are just going to LOVE these images and be inspired by all the fun designs!!

For my card today, I used the SUPER cute girl on her Vespa. I layered her with Razzle Berry cardstock, after coloring her with Copics on X-Press It blending card. My card base is Smooth White cardstock from MFT, and I used Berrylicious and Lemon Drop cardstock as well. My brads are from Michael's, and the spiral clips I used are from Creative Express. To finish, I added a bow using some Razzle Berry grosgrain from MFT. 

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls 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 is going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our JANUARY stamps and our new Kardmaking Kit will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating at our LIVE 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'!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Two

Welcome back to day TWO of our JANUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share ANOTHER supah cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger!! Here comes another one.....FAIRYTALES!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......ONCE UPON A TIME 4!

For my card today, I have featured the super cute Price Charming set. He was stamped on X-Press It blending card and then colored with my Copics. I then layered him with Brick Red, Gumdrop Green, Kraft all from MFT, and I also used Smooth White from MFT. My patterend paper is from MME, and I embellished with a Creative Express Spiral clip, brads, and Kraft ribbon. 

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All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super CUTE 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 one away!!! 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'!

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!!