CYCI126- Dies....Shoot For the Stars!

Hey there friends, and fellow stampers, hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! I am super excited to be posting my VERY first challenge as a DESIGN TEAM member with the fabulous crew at Can You Case It!!!

This week we have a fun DIES challenge for you, so you know I had a little bit of fun with this one...in fact, it was like an EXPLOSION of stars!!

For my card today, I used the super cute new LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, which I paired with the Star Die-namics from MFT. My paper is from Echo Park called Party Time! 

I sure hope to see you playing along in our wonderful challenge, and joining me in this new adventure...pretty exciting, right??!! Be sure to head to the CAN YOU CASE IT blog for all the details!!

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

Wonderful Wednesday-Beach Day

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!!  We hope you can play along!!  As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!  Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

I've been on a bit of a crafty break...I didn't mean to be, it just sort of happend. But never fear, I'm back...did you miss me?

Today I have a card for you made using the super cute Lucas image from the new You're Sun-sational set! I paired it with the Beach Day paper pad from Carta Bella. 

Have you seen the news?!?!?  Kimmie's selling a SURPRISE RUBBER PACKAGE!!!  You choose your price package and you're guaranteed at least double the value in fabulous KKS Rubber stamps! Head over to the Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Friends FB page and read the "pinned post" for details!!!!

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 28th 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!!

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and see you around here soon! Have a great day!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June Hop and Shop!!

It's finally here!!! The release of our JUNE 2016 clear stamp sets!!! 

We've released ALL SEVEN of the new clear stamp sets that we've been previewing all week and we're celebrating with a BEACHY krafty HOP!  So grab a nice hot beverage and put your feet up because you will need a few relaxing minutes to enjoy all the underwater fun by our design team and guests!!

My card for this month's hop uses Cheryl Grant's new set YOU'RE SUN-SATIONAL!! This fantastical new set has three main images, and some fun sentiments to go along with it. Doesn't Lulu look like she's having fun hangin' ten?

We've got a cheeky new set from artist, Emilie Goulet called SANDY TOES!

There are THREE new sets from artist Annie Rodrigue
called FLOATIN' FIONA, DOLLY DIVER and a fabulous new background stamp set called AT THE BEACH!

And lastly there is a hilarious new set of feathered friends from artist Becky Pearce called FANCY FLAMINGOS...

AND a gorgeous gem and sentiment set called

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!

You will get to see ALL of the new sets in action as you sit back and enjoy the hop!  Then head on over to the Krafty Shop because ALL of the new stamp sets are NOW AVAILABLE! 

 And if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our June Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all SEVEN of the new sets together and at a discount!  But only for a limited time!

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

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks Day Six...and a Challenge!!!

Welcome Krafty Friends to Day SIX of our JUNE Krafty Previews!!! Plus a Challenge!Welcome back for our final day of June krafty peeks!  And not only do we have a fabulous new set of stamps to share with you....it's challenge day!!

Today we are previewing an elegant new set of images and sentiments by artist, Becky Pearce!  This new 4x6 clear set is called LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!

So, by now you are wondering....am I lost? Did I stumble upon the wrong blog? Is the link not working? Nope, I made this....all by my big self. I hand colored, then cut out, and then applied Diamond Glaze to all of those gems...and then I waited for them to dry like a patient person.

I KNOW, RIGHT??

I even took some seed beeds, and silvery white cord, and created the beaded tassels that are hanging from my fancy bow. I used some pom pom trim....all sorts of stuff that was out of character!!

Oh, and ya'll, my paper all came from the Paper Garden, which is a company out of Canada!! If you live in Canada, and you are looking for some amazing quality paper, and a great company to work with...look no more, they are TRULY fabulous!! I used their Stardream Aquamarine and Kunzite from their Metallics selections, and some Aura Pink from their Matte selections.

There are several large script words plus so many smaller sentiments that you can mix and match to create amazing combinations!  Plus five lovely gem images for a total of TWENTY TWO amazing stamps!

It's also Challenge Day and as always, our challenge is ANYTHING GOES!!! So, create a card, altered item, scrapbook page with any stamp BUT if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll double your chances to WIN!  Use any sketch, any design, any theme because anything goes!  Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we love to see your creations!  At the end of the month we'll announce a winner from all the creations submitted for the month of June!  We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the krafty shop!

You'll be able to check out lots of inspiration using the new set from our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team!  Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new June clear stamp sets will be released TONIGHT!  Be sure to join us at the
 LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 2pm EST! 
 Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June Peeks Day Five!!

Hey there Krafty Peeps, and welcome to Day 5 of our June Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!!!

Are you ready for another amazing day of June krafty peeks!?
  Have you been enjoying all the underwater creations so far?
Did you think we were done with the beach theme??? 

 No way!!  
Today we are sharing previews featuring a set that FLOCKS of you are going to love!  We're so excited to share the new set of fun images by artist Emilie Goulet called 
FANCY FLAMINGOS!!

This set...well, it's just pretty Flockin' Fun....amirite?
I was TICKLED when I saw it, and it made me think of so many things!! It made me think of Disney World...I mean, who has left there without a dozen pictures of the flamingos??? It made me think of vacation, and fun....of course! But most importantly, it made me think of a fundraiser they do to raise money for Relay for Life. They put Flamingos(the lawn ornaments) in your yard, and you have to pay to have them removed...all the money, of course, goes to charity.

The 4x4 clear stamp set features two sassy feathered friends PLUS six accessory stamps PLUS five awesome coordinating sentiments!!! So there's a total of THIRTEEN stamps in this 4x4 clear set!  They're such fun!

You'll be able to check out lots of inspiration using the new set from our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team in today's blog hop!  Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new June clear stamp sets will be released TONIGHT!  Be sure to join us at the 
LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!  

Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Four!!!

Hey there Krafty Friends, and Welcome back for Day FOUR of this month's Kraftin' Kimmie June Peeks!!

Welcome back to another to the amazing Krafty Peeks for our fabulous new June release of clear stamps!!  Have you been enjoying them so far??  Today we are previewing TWO MORE summer designs to inspire you this month from artist, Annie Rodrigue!

The first set we are going to introduce, and the one I have used today is Dolly Diver...and well, if you don't think that squid sitting on her butt is hilarious, well, you can't sit with us.

So....look at that little squid...just LOOK AT IT!!! I paired this gorgeous diver with some yummy Fancy Pants Summer Fun paper, and cardstock from Michael's, Bazzill, and MFT. My buttons all come from MFT, and my ribbon is either from MFT or Etsy(the ruffled came from there!!)! I even threw some Bella Baubles on there to make some bubbles...I mean, she is under water, right?!

 This new 4x4 clear set includes the main image plus SIX fin-tastic sentiments!

We also have a fabulous new background stamp that will go with all your summer creations!!  You can use it on it's own as the focal point of your design or combine it with other splish-splashy images!!  This new 4x4 clear set is called AT THE BEACH and it also includes two fun sentiments!

You'll see all the stamp sets featured by our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team in today's blog hop!  Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new June clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night!  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!  

Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June Peeks-Day Three!!

Welcome back Krafty Friends to Day Three of our June Krafty Peeks!!!!

Today is a special day of peeks, so let's not waste any time getting started....are you ready to go back to the beach???!!!

A couple of months ago there was a Surprise Krafty Guest Kit available for a couple of weeks as a pre-order and the kit included a never before seen NEW clear stamp set and the ladies who were lucky enough to get one of the kits have been invited to join us as Suprise Krafty Guests for June!

The fabulous new stamp set that we are all previewing today is called FLOATIN' FIONA!  This gal is relaxing at the beach and waiting for her cabana boy!!  

For my card today, I used Floatin' Fiona with some fun Echo Park Summer paper. I used cardstock from Michael's for the base, Orange Fizz from MFT, and from Bazzill I used Juicy Pear and Candy Hearts. My embellishments included brads, buttons, spiral clips, ruffled ribbon, twine, and a sun cut from Bazzill Banana Split using the MFT Sunshine Die-namics

This is a look at the entire set. It is a 4x4 clear stamp set comes with the fun main image PLUS five fun coordinating sentiments(I bet you can't guess which one I came up with, haha)!

As you hop along, you'll see all the stamp sets featured by our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team and Guests in today's blog hop!  Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new June clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night!  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!  Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

TCPTUES316- Hang Ten, Dude!

Hey there party people, and welcome back to my blog. It's busy around here, so make sure you are checking out all my work, because let's face it...I need you to see what I make, and tell me it's fabulous or else I get sad.

Nobody wants me to be sad, do they? Ok, good.

Now, onto my card!!!! 

What I have for you today is for the new challenge from THE CAT'S PAJAMAS!! Our new challenge is summer themed, so I though maybe we could go surfing!!

I am STOKED to show you my card using the STOKED set today.  I paired it with the Catch a Wave paper pad from Fancy Pants. Of course, there are buttons....and ruffled ribbon...and brads......buttons...ruffled ribbon. I also used the Wavy Stitched Border CutUps. 

Here is a look at the products I have used:

And you only have a couple days left, but here is all the need to know info!!

1. Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat's Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
2. If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat's Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button by the Monday, 11:55 EST before the next challenge.
3. You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die on your project but if you have them we would love to see them.
4. On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

Well, that's enough nonsense from me for now! Thanks for stopping by and looking at my stuff. You're the best. 

Yeah, you. 

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks-Day Two!!

Welcome Krafty Friends to Day TWO of our JUNE Krafty Previews!!!

Are you ready for another amazing day of June krafty peeks!  We're excited to share MORE beachy creations with you today!

Our theme this month is at the BEACH!  Today we are sharing previews featuring a set that I KNOW will help you take your selfie to the beach!!  We're so excited to share the new set of images by artist Emilie Goulet called SANDY TOES!!



This new set is too fun....just too fun. I want to go to the beach! That's a lie. No I don't. It's too hot at the beach, and there's sand, and speedos, and it's hot.

Did I mention it might be hot?



The 4x4 clear stamp set features two beautiful girlfriends hangin' out at the beach on a summer day!  Plus the set comes with four fabby sentiments!!! They're such fun!

You'll be able to check out lots of inspiration using the new set from our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team in today's blog hop!  Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

All of our new June clear stamp sets will be released this afternoon!  Be sure to join us on Saturday at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!  
Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

Let the June Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks begin!!

***Gosh, I hope you are here to bid on my Blogs 4 Boobies card.....otherwise, I have failed at fundraising!!!***

Welcome Krafty Friends to Day ONE of our June Krafty Previews!!! It's time for the June Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  I hope you're ready for a week full of AMAZING creations because that's what's in store for you!!!  We have SIX full days of Krafty Previews so hold on to your ink pads, ladies!  Just wait 'til you seeeeeee!

Today we are sharing a sweet summer set by artist,  Cheryl Grant!  It features our fave kiddos Lulu, Lexi and Lucas and they're having a ball at the beach!!!  The set is called YOU'RE SUN-SATIONAL!  

I'm walking on sunshine, wooooaaaaahhhh....
Sing it with me, why dontcha!! Or not, whatever.

Anywho, I wanted to start off this week's release with a bang, so I three everything I had at this card: dies, ribbons, brads, buttons, twine...all of it! The Doodlebug summer/beach/ocean/mermaid paper pads are just the best, right?

Here is a look at the full set...there are three main beachy images plus FIVE coordinating sentiments! Isn't it just the CUTEST!!



You'll see today's set featured by our amazing Krafty Girl Design Team in today's blog hop!  Below you'll find links to all the gorgeous creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love for our designers because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop! 

All of our new June clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night!  Be sure to join us at the

 LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!  Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with the Krafty Girls and me!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

June Paper Nest Dolls Challenge

***Gosh, I hope you are here to bid on my Blogs 4 Boobies card.....otherwise, I have failed at fundraising!!!***

Hey there party people, and welcome to this month's Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Challenge! Our challenge is ALWAYS anything goes, so we do hope to see you playing along!! 

You can find all the details about the challenge HERE!

For my card today, I used the super adorable new Avery in Oz set. Isn't she fabulous??!! she was paired with some fun paper from MME, and cardstock from both MFT and Bazzill. My colors are Bazzill Icy Mint, Michael's White, and MFT Wild Cherry and Kraft. I used buttons from both MFT(Sweet Tooth and Wild Cherry), and some from misc. companies for my blues. I added some Wild Cherry MFT grosgrain, spiral clips, brads, and some red ruffled ribbon to finish it off. 

I am also going to put this card in the Can You Case It? challenge, which was to make a card using Red, White, and Blue....fun, right??!!

Well, that is it for me for now! Have a crafty day!

Blogs 4 Boobies Blog Hop-Day 2!!!

My post is now closed for bidding, thanks to everyone for their participation!!

Welcome to the 3rd Annual "Blogs 4 Boobies" blog bounce(hop)!

This is day 1 of a 7 day event! Be sure to come back the next seven days for more cards/projects and fun!

We are so glad that you joined us today. This is a one-of-a-kind-blog (hop)bounce! Every card/project that is show here in the "B;ogs 4 Boobies" blog bounce is up for auction! All of the money raised through the silent auction, on our blogs, will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Skipping Stones Design is also donating $2 to the cause for EVER stamp set sold during June 1st-14th. SSD is celebrating "Blogs 4 Boobies" with the release of 6 ALL NEW Stamp sets.

There are 3 ways that you can help, and join in on the fun(draising)!

1. You can help by Shopping!

For every stamp set that you purchase during June 1st through the 14th SSD will donate $2 to the Komen Foundation. Stamping and shopping that you can feel good about ! 
Skipping Stones Design is celebrating "Blogs 4 Boobies" with the release of two new stamp sets!!! 

Here is your first look at the new "Let it Be" set, I think it's STUNNING!

2. You can help by Bidding!

Another way you can help us raise money for the Komen Foundation is to *bid on a project or card along the blog bounce(hop). YES! EVERY Single card/project along the blogs for boobies bounce is up for auction. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. Your *Bid not only includes the card or project but shipping to your home as well. Please Note IF you want to bid, and live outside the U.S. we would request that you pay the difference of shipping charges between where you live and what it would cost to ship within the US. *See how to place a bid for more detailed instructions.

If you are the highest bidder 7 days after the first post date 8:00 p.m. mountain time then you WIN the card/project that you bid on. So for my project, bidding will end on June 9th!!!

3. You can help by Telling Your Friends

Help us spread the word about "blogs 4 boobies" the more people that know, the more money we can raise!!!

How to place a bid on my card/project

Step #1

Find the comment section of the blog that shows the "Blogs 4 Boobies" card or project that you want to buy. *Please note you may only bid on the card/project shown in the specific "Blogs 4 Boobies" post. *Any bids not placed on the correct post will be considered invalid.

Step #2

Once you are in the "Blogs 4 Boobies" comment section fill in the dollar and cents amount of what you are willing to pay for the card/project. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. Remember your bid includes shipping as well as the card/or project. 100% of the money your bid will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation

Step #3

Along with the $ amount you are bidding, be sure to include your email address so that we can contact you when you win!!

Step #4

Watch and wait.

Once you have entered your bid/comment sit back and wait. If someone out bids you then you may bid again. Bidding will continue until 8:00 p.m. Mountain time 7 days after the first post. 

* Please note that the participating stampers/bloggers will probably re-post their Blogs 4 Boobies card/project on the during the week of bidding in June. When the blogger re-post their project then the bidding will continue on the NEWEST post and that comment section.

"What do I do once I place a bid"

Watch and Wait

The "Winner of the Auction" Will be the highest bid (that includes an email address)in the comment section of the MOST RECENT blogs 4 boobies post at the end of the silent auction. Please note that ALL cards/projects WILL BE REPOSTED seven days after their initial post. The auction will end at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time seven days after the first post, so again the bidding on my post will end on 06/09/16!!

Things to keep in mind:

Near the end of the bidding you may not see bids as they come in. Most blog have a comment feature where the blogger must approve comments before they are published. So bid high. You might have the highest bid 

The "Winner of the Auction" Will be the highest bid (that includes an email address)in the comment section of the MOST RECENT blogs 4 boobies post at the end of the silent auction. Please note that ALL cards/projects WILL BE REPOSTED seven days after the first post. The silent auction will end at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time on the seventh day following the initial post .

Things to keep in mind:

Near the end of the bidding you may not see bids as they come in. Most blog have a comment feature where the blogger must approve comments before they are published. So bid high. You might have the highest bid that is published, but someone might have outbid you in an unpublished comment/bid.

The blogger/designer will declare who has won the silent auction. Skipping Stones Design will send you an invoice for your donation/bid ammount. Please pay that invoice as soon as possible, so the designer can get your card/project in the mail to you.

Here is the amazing lineup of designers for day 2:
Skipping Stones Designs
Karen Hasheck
LauraJane
Stasia Sloma
Larissa Pittman
Jessie Rone-Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Kelly Gettlefinger
Heather Pulvirenti
Tonja Kabel

Ok, now, you want to see what you will be bidding on?

I made a set of 4 cards that you can bid on today, and remember, the bids start at $5....but really, you know this is worth WAY MORE!! This set is called Sassy Cats, and is quite frankly, hilarious!

I've used the two main cat images twice, with different coloring. For both of the cards with the cat showing it's butt, the inside has a sentiment included. For the inside of the forward facing sassy cat, the inside is blank. 

So, now you need to go see what everyone else has made, but make sure to help us out with this great cause by bidding, spreading the word, and shopping!!

Thanks so much for your support, and have a great day!!

Wonderful Wednesday-Shore Do Miss You!

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!!  We hope you can play along!!  As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!  Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

There's still time to enter the KRAFTY GUEST CHALLENGE!!!  Click here for details and to load up your entry!

I am this week's hostess, but as always, the theme is anything goes, so we hope to see lots of you playing along!! I have used Serena Sparkles for my image, and paired her with some MFT cardstock in Blu Raspberry and Orange Fizz, and Bazzill. My DP is from a Graphic 45 paper pad.

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 7th 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!!

Well, that is it for me for this week's Wonderful Wednesday challenge! Can't wait to see what you come up with when you play along! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!