Lucky Duck/ Hooked On Quack Blog Hop Challenge

It's time for our March release, and we are SUPER excited!! Not only do we have all our fabulous new designers, but starting tomorrow we will be FINALLY introducing the new sets from our two FABULOUS new artists. Today, we have a new set from Torico, and one brainstormed by our snarky and hilarious Trendsetters, so let's get to it!!!

If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck…well, it’s probably a Lucky Duck!! Ok, that was corny, but this SUPER cute set by Torico will make you squee with delight…could it get any cuter? Lots of ducks, and stamps to build the perfect scene, it’s so versatile.

Lucky Duck is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 24 stamps and will sell for $18.00.

While brainstorming the sentiments for Lucky Duck, as always, we took a turn for the dark side…..what else can I say besides this set is duck-ing awesome.

Hooked on Quack is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 7 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

For my card today, I used one of the SUPER cute ducks from the Lucky Duck set, and a saying from the Hooked on Quack set. I colored my Duck with Copics, and drew the grass in with Copics. He was cut out and placed on a circle cut out of X-Press It blending card using the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics from My Favorite Things. The paper circles were cut out with the MFT Circle Stax Die-namics, and the paper came from the Lilybee Designs Buttercup paper pad. I used Michael's brads, and Sweet Tooth Grosgrain to embellish my card. My sketch is this week's sketch challenge from There She Goes.

Would you like to win the new Lucky Duck /Hooked on Quack stamp sets? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, March 30^th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Crazy 4 Kraftin' Kimmie

Well, welcome back for another awesome challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We are LOVING your submissions!!! You're rockin' these challenges!! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming! 

This week our hostess is SHERI!! And her challenge is to use your FAVE KK image!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that is either your favourite...or maybe one you haven't even used yet that you've been dying to play with!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along!!! 

Hey! Have you heard about our Frugal Friday Specials that are on this weekend! SIX of our favourite stamps and stamp sets on special 25-50% OFF but just until Sunday night!

PLUS we've got lots of brand NEW 6x6 PAPER PADS in stock!!! {Canadian shipping will remain the same right now, but US/International customers, please check with us first as there may be extra shipping charges because of the weight.} We've got new Doodlebug, Basic Grey, Fancy Pants, Graphic 45 and Echo Park! And there will be MORE arriving this week!!!

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'!!

I combined my card today with this week's Crazy 4 Challenges, challenge. I LOVE this set from Kraftin' Kimmie...and I ADORE the Sweet Dreams set, and picking your favorite set would be a crime against my nature, hehe, I decided to play with her today. I colored her with Copics, and paper pieced her cute little jammies with the Hattie paper pad from MME. I used Steel Grey grosgrain from My Favorite Things, along with some Michael's brads for embellishments. My stars were made using the Stacking Stars Die-namics, and I used the Wonky Scalloped Border Die-namics for my border. The Crazy 4 Challenges challenge was to make a card using a triangle, so I cut my paper into a triangle...that counts, right? Stars are made up of triangles? Yes, no...work with me here people!!!

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie blog, and the Crazy 4 Challenges blog for more details!!

MFTWSC116-Feeling Sassy

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 Feeling Sassy Pure Innocence set from My Favorite Things. I stamped her on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. She was then layered with Bubblegum and Steel Grey cardstock. My white is the new Smooth White cardstock from My Favorite Things...it's AMAZING!! I embellished with the Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose Die-namics, a spiral clip with some Steel Grey grosgrain, and some Michael's brads. I added my sentiment onto my spiral clip with the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics.

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 MFTWSC116 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, March 26th 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!

March Kraftin' Kimmie Release Hop

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!!

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........DOWN ON THE FARM and FAIRY FRIENDS!! We also have a fun new set from Emilie Goulet called PRETTY LITTLE PIXIES! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our SASSY SPRITES collection with a coordinating FABULOUS FRAMES set and they are simply A-mazing! OH and don’t forget the TWO incredible new sets of TRINKETS ...... SPRING TRINKETS and FAIRY TRINKETS!!

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

The Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp shop now carries a selection of 6x6 paper pads!!! We are happy to offer these to our Canadian customers at regular shipping prices but due to the extra weight of the paper, if there are any International/US customers that would also like to take advantage of the paper pads, please email us for a quote on the extra shipping costs involved! We've got lots of new ones in and even a few ON SALE!! 

**Who likes FREE? Well, the FIRST 30 orders of $30 or more before shipping and taxes, will receive a FREE package of 20 yards of assorted TWINE! Just an extra special gift for our extra special customers!!! 

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

For my card tonight, I used the SUPER cute new Fairy Friends set again. I stamped her on X-Press it blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. She was layered with PTI Plum Pudding, Bazzil Banana Split, and MFT Fossil cardstock. My paper is from the MME Fiddlesticks paper pad, and I used the MFT Small Double Dot Border Die-namics as my border. I embellished with Sweet Tooth Grosgrain from MFT, and Michael's brads. Her wings are accented with Sakura Glitter pen to make them sparkle.

KKS170-Sassy Sprites

Welcome back to Day FOUR of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps March previews!!! Now how CUTE were those sets by Cheryl Alger yesterday??? 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 TONIGHT!!! Go HERE to get all the details!!!

So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out some more brand new stamps for MARCH 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 AND a new coordinating SET!!! 

Today we have a FABULOUS collection called...... SASSY SPRITES!!! If you love fairies and pixies and sprites....this release is just for YOU!! Also we have an incredible coordinating set of FABULOUS FRAMES that can be used on their own or with ANY of your stamps! There are so many ways to use them AND the set comes with TEN phrases and sentiments!! Awesome!! Just wait 'til you see how the Krafty Girls and Guests have featured them!!

Check out all the FUN creations by the Krafty Girls and Guests featuring Ivy, Isadora, Melaina, Naida, Rayne and Tatiana!! It's another incredibly fun release!! You will love it! There are lots of amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely ALICE 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 ISADORA, as featured on Alice'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 MARCH stamps will be available TONIGHT at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating tonight at our ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!! You can find more details here!! 

OH and here's something exciting!!! The FIRST 30 orders of $30 or more after the new stamps are released tonight AT 7:30pm EST will each receive a package of 20 YARDS of assorted coloured TWINE for FREE with their order!!! Just 'cause we loves ya!!

See you tonight! Happy hoppin'!!

For my card today, I used the gorgeous new Rayne set. She was colored with Copics, and then I added a lot of glitter using a glitter pen. She was cut out using the Designer Label 1 Die-namics, and embellished with the Prima Donna Petals Flower Die-namics, the Fancy Flourish Medium Die-namics, and the Dainty Lace Border Die-namics. 

Here is a picture of the sparkle, just so you can see how super sparkly this is!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Day Three

Welcome back to day three of our MARCH Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share TWO supah cute 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, perfect for springtime!!! These new sets are.......DOWN ON THE FARM and FAIRY FRIENDS!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we previewed yesterday???!! 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!!! 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 one of the new DOWN ON THE FARM and FAIRY FRIENDS 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 new stamps we have to show you , this time by artist Annie Rodrigue, along with a new CHALLENGE!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

For my card tonight, I used the Lexi fairy stamp from the new Fairy Friends set. I colored her with Copics, then layered her with Bubblegum, Banana Split, and Fossil. I used the MFT Cloud Trip Die-namics, and the Jumbo Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics. To finish, I used Bubblegum Grosgrain and Michael's brads.

Pretty Little Pixies and Fairy Trinkets-Kraftin' Kimmie

Welcome back!! We hope you enjoyed all the sweet designs we shared yesterday featuring the new SPRING TRINKETS stamp set! And before we go any further, would you like to know who won that set??? Well, ALL the winners of this week will be announced at the LIVE online RELEASE PARTY on SATURDAY!!! Go HERE to find out all the details and come party with us! 

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing a new set by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! We've got a perfect set for spring!! Let us introduce..... PRETTY LITTLE PIXIES!! Emilie has created a fun set of outdoor adventure images for your cards and scrapbook pages! You're going to get a real kick out of these girls!! PLUS we are sharing a SECOND set of TRINKETS to go with the Pixie (and maybe some other stamps you have yet to see).....it's FAIRY TRINKETS!!!

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 TWO stampers will win some of these stamps!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

All our new MARCH 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 we'll be revealing two new stamp sets by Cheryl Alger!!! 

Happy hoppin'!!

For my card today, I paired my super cute fairy, and Fairy Trinket, with the MME Notable paper pad, Tangy Orange and Sour Apple cardstock from MFT, and Banana Split from Bazzil. I used Sweet Tooth grosgrain, Michael's brads, and spiral clips to embellish. My images were stamped on X-Press It blending card, and then colored with my Copics.

MFTWSC115

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 GORGEOUS new set, Inspired by the Front Porch-Spring set. I stamped my image on X-Press It blending card, along with my sentiment, and then colored it with Copics. It was then layered with Steel Grey cardstock. I used a Pink Lemonade Flourish cut out with the Sentimental Flourish Die-namics. My paper is from the MME Ruby paper pad, and I also used Wild Cherry cardstock, along with my Steel Grey and Pink Lemonade cardstock. The bow I used was created with the Beautiful Bow Die-namics, and I also embellished with Michael's brads.

For the inside, I used the same supplies.

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 MFTWSC115 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, March 19th 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 Release Time-Spring Trinkets

It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie's MARCH 2013 RELEASE!!!!! 

We are kicking off the *New* MARCH Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and we're excited that this month we have TWO sets of fabulous TRINKETS!! We'll share one set today by itself and one set tomorrow in combo with some new images!! Today we’d like to introduce you to a beautiful new set of ….SPRING TRINKETS!!

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 SPRING Trinkets set which includes EIGHT trinkets in each set with four of each size and they come as both positive and negative images, so you can use your black or brown ink with the positive stamps and use your coloured inks with the negative ones!! You will get the set as a completely unmounted full sheet of deeply etched grey rubber. They're just PERFECT for all your springy creations!!!

Today we have awesome inspiration from the Krafty Girls and Guests so hop around....and be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new SPRING TRINKETS set!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

OH YES!! We are having another amazing 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!

Happy kraftin'!

For my card today, I paired one of the SUPER cute new Trinkets, which was cut out after coloring on X-Press It blending card, with last month's Somebunny Loves You stamp set. He too, was colored with Copics on X-Press It blending card. I then layered it with Banana Split(Bazzil) and Berrylicious(MFT). My paper is from the Lilybee Designs Buttercup paper pad, and  I added Sweet Tooth Grosgrain, a spiral clip, and Michael's brads.

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the other Krafty Girls creations. :)

March New Product Tour-My Favorite Things :)

That's right everyone, we have made it through teasers, and now, all the new sets are available in the My Favorite Things Store!!!! Before you go shop, be sure to hop around to all the designers and leave them some love! You never know who has the candy!!

This month, I am showing off the new Big Birthday Numbers set, which will sell for 17.95. It was illustrated by the same artist that does our super cute a la modes line!! I did do two cards today, mostly to show off how versatile they are...you can use them as a stand alone image, or with a character of your chosing:)

For my first card, I decided to pair my Big Birthday Numbers set with the new Doodle Garden Party Time set. My paper is from the MME Notable paper pad, and I paired it with Tangy Orange, Blu Raspberry, and X-Press It Blending card. For my image, I colored her on X-Press It blending card with my Copics, and then paper pieced her dress. My numbers were also paper pieced, and then cut out. I used the Blueprints 1 Die-namics for my  layout, which involved more of the Notable paper, a Sweet Tooth button with hemp through it, and some Sweet Tooth ribbon. In the corners, I used some Michael's brads.

For the inside, I used a sentiment from the Big Birthday Numbers set, a scrap from cutting off the scalloped piece from the Blueprints 1 Die-namics, and some more of the Notable paper.

For my second card, I decided to use the a la modes Big Birthday Numbers  set all by itself. I used the Blueprints 1 Die-namics to layout my card. My paper is from the MME Oliver collection(Lost & Found 2), which I paired with Banana Split(Bazzil), Berrylicious, Steel Grey, and X-Press It Blending card. My numbers were cut out from the Oliver paper. I used some Michael's brads, Sweet Tooth grosgrain, and I stamped my sentiment on one of the Blueprints 1 Die-namics tags. 

For the inside, I used more of the paper, and another sentiment from the a la modes Big Birthday Numbers set. 

And if I haven't mentioned before---I love the new Blueprints 1 Die-namics,LOL!! I used TWO of the sketches from the downloadable PDF offered along with this FABULOUS Die-namics. It will sell for $33.95

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have fun hopping around to all my teammates blogs! Head on over to the MFT Blog for the official list!