It's Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and the last one for March!! 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.

I've used an image from Pretty Little Pixies for my card.  Love this sweet set!  

**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.

By the way, I just want to take a quick second to say that this is my last card as a design team member for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  I'm trying to vary my DT load a wee bit and thought I would step aside after 2+ years and give someone else an opportunity to enjoy this team in the way I have.  Never has there been a kinder, sweeter, funnier, more talented  group of gals than the KKS DT.  I am just ever so grateful to them and their fearless leader, Kim, for allowing me to bask in their glorious presence :)  Thank you ever so...MWAH!   

Until next time, stay krafty!

A New Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Pretty in Pink!

Welcome back for another fabulously FUN challeng at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!! We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can WIN MORE rubbah!! Show us your stuff!!

This week our hostess is KIMMIE!! And her challenge is PRETTY IN PINK!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp that features the colour PINK in some way!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

Of course, we’ve got our FrugalFriday Specials on this weekend with 25-50 percent off some specially chosen stamps!!

We’ve also got LOTS of brand new 6x6 paper pads…and restocks of EZmount and HOT KNIVES, while supplies last!!  (P.s. Have you seen Kimmie's new video, Working with Unmounted Stamps?)

Now check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and special Krafty Guests featuring this week’s challenge!! We’re sure you’ll be inspired!! Then join us, play along and you could WIN!!

I've used a sweet sloth image from our new Wanna Hang set.  I just adore these little guys!  Find him in the shop along with LOTS of other wonderful stuff!

Until next time, stay krafty

Krafty Tips and Tuts: Dressed for Distress!

Hey, everybody!  I'm sharing a toot on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog today and thought I would share the post here, as well.  I'm quite fond of adding a little distress and grunge to a card.  Sit back and grab a cup o' joe, cuz I've got a few tips for making that pristine card look old and ratty ;)

I've gathered all my card elements and though they look like they're ready to assemble, I'm going to rough them up a bit to add more interest.

Here are some of my favorite tools for distress.  Distress Ink Pads in Pumice Stone and Gathered Twigs are a couple of my "go to" grunge ingredients.  I know you're jealous of my skully themed scissors!

I start with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and sponge it just on the edges of each of my patterned papers.    

Using those adorable skully themed scissors I scrape the edges of each of my layers, careful not to rip the sheets.  If you don't have skull themed scissors, regular scissors will do ;) 

Next, I sponge Pumice Stone Distress Ink onto a die cut panel with the die cut still intact in the die.  This will act as a stencil and give me a nice white border.  In order to maintain a smooth finish, I apply the ink using a circular motion starting off the die and gradually work my way onto it.  

Then I sponge Pumice Stone onto the edges of the die.  

I rim the edge of the die with Diamond Stickles glitter glue.  This has a subtle gold fleck in it and picks up whatever color you put it over.  In this case it picks up that Pumice Stone and the results are something in between a vintage gold and pewter.

I've distressed all my edges and let the Stickles dry, now I'm ready to get this show on the road.  Let's build this card!

I've adhered all my layers together, but added a couple of carefully placed tears in the polka dot panel to expose a gem stone.

I've continued my layering adding a bit of cheese cloth for more texture.  Cheese cloth is inexpensive and makes for a great unexpected detail.  My die cuts all have a layer of dimensional foam tape between them for depth.

I add my Show Stopper image also using a foam tape.

A few last minute additions and this card is ready to go!  Check out that old button.  I buy them by the jar at antique stores and always have a great assortment to chose from.

My card is finished and ready to be handed off to it's recipient :)  Notice how my Show Stopper is adorned in green in celebration of St. Paddy's day.  Are you wearing green?  Better put some on, 'cuz I've got my pinchers ready ;)  

Thanks for hanging out with me today :)

Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We're so excited! It’s our MARCH 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 March release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We’ve got a very unique new SLOTH set from Thai called WANNA HANG? There's an awesome new a-MOO-zing new set from Cheryl called DOWN ON THE FARM 2! Lastly, we are SO excited to share a SASSY new Moonlight Whispers stamp set....SHOW STOPPERS!

For my card today, I'm using an image for the new Moonlight Whispers set called Show Stoppers.  These feathered ladies are so sassy and gorgeous you will not be able to pass them by!  

You will get to see ALL 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 available NOW! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new March stamps at a discount!!

OH AND we have a bunch of new PAPER PADS in the shop for you today!! There are brand new lines by Simple Stories, Bo Bunny, MME, American Crafts, Graphic 45 and Kaisercraft!! There are also a bunch of restocks of most requested paper pads!!!

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

March Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day Three!

Welcome back to day THREE of our MARCH 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 CHERYL! With the popularity of a set we released last year, we have continued on with the farm theme so today we're showing you the new set called DOWN ON THE FARM 2!!

This week our challenge hostess is TANGII! 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've previewed this week???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT 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 on the blog.

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Cheryl! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new set 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 TONIGHT at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

March Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day Two!

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

Today the Krafty Girls are thrilled to share with you.....SHOW STOPPERS!! 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 classy, sassy ladies and be inspired by all the fun designs!!

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 MARCH stamps 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 there!!

Happy hoppin'!!

March Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day One!

Welcome to day ONE of our MARCH Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share a supah cute new set by artist Thais Narciso!! We'll guarantee you haven't seen anything like these adorable SLOTHS before!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......WANNA HANG?!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below 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 the new sets and YOU could WIN!! {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 MARCH stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

A new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Stash it UP!

Welcome back for another fabulously FUN challenge at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!! 

This week our hostess is STEPHANIE!! And her challenge is to Stash It UP!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp that uses some leftover stuff in your stash! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because not only can you WIN with us, but there’s something extra special going on!!!

Swing by the Kraftin' Kimmie blog and check out all of the details!  You won't want to miss a thing!

When I started digging around for stuff for this challenge (approximately 2 hours before this card was due), I came across this image of Chubby Unicorn already partially colored.  SCORE!  I used paper scraps that are eons old and the die cuts have been laying around gathering dust, as well.    

Don't forget, we’ve got our FrugalFriday Specials on this weekend with 25-50 percent off some specially chosen stamps!! We’ve also got LOTS of brand new 6x6 paper pads…
while supplies last!!

Now check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and special Krafty Guests featuring this week’s challenge!! We’re sure you’ll be inspired!! Then join us, play along and you could WIN!!

Stay krafty!

Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and the last one for February!! 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, March 4th when the winner for February will be announced!! What do you think.....wanna WIN??

I'm using one of the sassy, sweet images from the brand new Glamour Girls set!  This set is a MUST HAVE!

**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.

Let's see YOUR kreations!!

This is the second of 2 posts for me today.  Scroll down to see the first one ;)

Until next time, stay krafty!

Release Day and a Krafty Hop at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We're so excited! It’s our FEBRUARY 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 February release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We’ve got a purr-fectly sweet new KITTY CAT set from Thais called FELINE GREAT! There's an awesome new NERDY set from Cheryl called SMARTY PANTS! Lastly, we are SO excited to share a SASSY new Moonlight Whispers stamp set....GLAMOUR GIRLS!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our FEBRUARY 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! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new February stamps at a discount!!

I've used one of the precious new kitty images from Thais' set called Feline Great.  I've got 3 feline fur babies of my own, so this set suits me purr-fectly ;)

OH AND we have a bunch of new PAPER PADS in the shop for you today!! There are brand new lines by Simple Stories, Bo Bunny, American Crafts and we'll also be carrying Authentique!! There are also a bunch of restocks of most requested paper pads!!!

Now, enough chit chat, let's get hopping!

Day Three of Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and a challenge: Anything Goes!

Welcome back to day THREE of our FEBRUARY 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 CHERYL! This fabulous new NERDY set is called SMARTY PANTS!!

This week our challenge hostess is JENNY! 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've previewed this week???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT 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!!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Cheryl! 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 TONIGHT at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

February Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day Two!

 

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

Today the Krafty Girls are thrilled to share with you.....GLAMOUR GIRLS!! 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!!

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 FEBRUARY stamps 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!!

Happy hoppin'!!

February Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Day One!

Welcome to day ONE of our FEBRUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share a supah cute MEW set by artist Thais Narciso!! These little pussycats are just too cute!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......FELINE GREAT!

All the Krafty Girls listed below 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 the new sets and YOU could WIN!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

In addition to the fabulous new feline design by Thais, I added an Everyday Trinket.  So versatile and I love that it's a round sentiment.  It adds so much more interest.

Come back tomorrow to check out MORE fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new FEBRUARY stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

A New Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Unconventional Valentines!

Welcome back!  Today I'm sharing the new challenge happening now at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  This week our hostess is KAREN!! And her challenge is UNCONVENTIONAL VALENTINES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp featuring a stamp or style that you wouldn't necessarily think of for the LOVE theme!!! Sounds FUN! Be creative!! 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!!!

Today I'm using a recently released image by Annie Rodrigue from the Let the Good Times Roll set.  I love this image so much!  VROOM VROOM!  Find this image and LOTS of others in the Kraftin' Kimmie shop. 

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! Also have you heard about our KRAFTY KOVER GIRL feature?? Check out all the details on the blog!! It could be YOU!!

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

Happy kraftin'!!

A new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Love is in the Air!

Well, welcome back for a new krafty challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! 

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!!!  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!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls featuring this week's challenge!!  For my card, I've used an adorable image from the Dream Big set.  Find it in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop along with LOTS of other awesome images!

Happy kraftin'!!

Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

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!

I've used Prince Charming on my card today and he is a real cutie patootie!  You can find him in the shop!

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! 

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

Day 4 of January's Krafty Peeks and Anything Goes!

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!!

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'!

January Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: 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 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!!

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!!

Happy hoppin'!!

January Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: 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...FAIRYTALES!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......ONCE UPON A TIME 4!

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'!

A new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Inspiration Photo!

photo credits: shoes and decor: signedbytina.blogspot.ca dress: camillestyles.com

Well, welcome back for more fun at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! Hope you can play along as we've got yet another great challenge for you to share your mojo!  

This week our hostess is JENNY!! And her challenge is an INSPIRATION PHOTO!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp using the inspiration photo above 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!!! 

For my card, I've used an image from one of Cheryl Grant's latest sets, Once Upon a Time 2.  I took the Mad Hatter image and gave him center stage to show of his pizzazz.

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!

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

Stay krafty!