{KKS} Fun in the Sun!

Welcome back for another week of krafty fun! This week our hostess is MELANIE! And her challenge is FUN IN THE SUN! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that features the beach, the sun, outdoor scenes of some kind!! 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 Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

I used the super cute new Lulu from the set Totally Tubular. I coloured her up with Copics, and added a lot of spica glitter to her! I also gave her shades a coat of glaze pen. The banners were cut using Fishtail Flags STAX and Layers from MFT. I added a bunch of silver brads. I faux-stitched around the flags with a white sharpie paint pen to help them stand out a bit more. I used Deconstructed Sketch 101 for this card, although I did change up the round element to a rectangle panel to suit the image.

Don't forget to check out this week's FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS with several of our fave stamps and stamp sets on 30-50% OFF, but just for the weekend!!

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!!! 

{TSG} Happy Birthday Jessica!

I am so excited to be participating in today's TSG Blog Hop! We have planned a fun Birthday Hop for our friend and fearless leader Jessica Knutsen! 

Of course it was a no-brainer which TSG set I'd be using for Jessica! When a bunch of crafty friends met in Florida in February, there was some mischief (I won't name any names) and the HOA Ninja's undertook their first mission! Jessica gave me a black T-shirt that read 'Budget Ninja Costume'!!! LOL!!! I still have it and it cracks me up whenever I pull it out! My hubby's even been known to swipe it on occasion ;)

So here is my Birthday card for Jessica, using Ninja Skillz.

Here's a closeup of my sneaky ninja girl ;)

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday Jessica! You have been a treat to work with at TSG and you deserve every bit of happiness! xoxo

{TSG} Miss you tons!

Wendy Leach’s newest addition to her Sock Goblin line, Gloria…well, she is sure to find her way into your heart, and make you love her just like you love Phyllis and Larry!

I can't help but think of Gloria from Madagascar! I don't think it's a coincidence ;) lol! Remember the part when the male hippo Moto Moto was hitting on her? 'Girl, you HUGE!' and 'You so plumpin' and 'I like 'em BIG, I like 'em CHUNKY!' Bahahaha! Definitely my fave part of the movie :D Here's a clip I found on youtube!

I coloured up Gloria with my copics. I actually made a more masculine card, since Gloria is kind of a unisex looking character ;) I used MFT's Circle STAX 1 and 2 and the sentiment was stamped and matted onto Fishtail Flags STAX and Layers. I added a tangy orange button tied with hemp twine. The CS colours I used are X-press it Blending Card (I always use to colour on), Black Licorice, and Steel Blue.
I love this new Teresa Collins 'He Said' 6x6 designer paper pad.

Gloria is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 stamps and will sell for $9.00. This set will be available for purchase on Saturday, May 25^th at 11pmEST.

Would you like to win the new Gloria stamp set? 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, May 25^th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

{MFTWSC125} Direction of Your Dreams

Howdy friends! Time for another sketch challenge from My Favorite Things! This weeks sketch is sure to be one that you add to your library! It is so simple and clean, yet you can add a lot of details (like I did) to make it work for the more-is-more kind of stamper! It is just a really versatile and all round awesome layout!

I pulled out some new and old MFT goodies to give this card a country charm appeal....You'll see the new set, Life's Direction as well as the Chicken Wire die-namic (which I am practically have an affair with, I love it soooo much! Seriously, if you can only afford ONE product from our last release THIS needs to be IT! lol! It has a permanent position beside my Bigshot!)

And my usual go-to die set, which I use on literally almost EVERY card- Fishtail Flags STAX and Layers. I stamped the sentiment on there in Black Licorice ink. I added that delicious Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose in Electric Red and threw in a big Hemp bow tucked under and knotted in the centre of the rose.

MFT CS colours used were: Electric Red, Whip Cream, Gumdrop Green, and Hot Fudge.

On the inside, I stamped the rooster from the set in Gumdrop Green ink and the sentiment in Black Licorice. I sponged the edges in Kraft Ink.

You can see what the other girls on the team have done with the sketch, as well as deets on how you can participate and WIN at the MFT BLOG!!

Here are links to the MFT boutique products I've used today:

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{TSG} Amalia Ballerina and Poppy

This month we have two new sets from Megan Suarez: Amalia Ballerina and Poppy. I just LOVE Megan’s style, and we hope you do too! Amalia is the sweetest dancer, and Poppy is the newest of our Spice Girls.

First up is my card using Amalia Ballerina. She is coloured with Copics, and I added spica pens for some subtle glitter. I added a bow with sheer white ribbon with glittery edges to keep in line with the tutu. Some SU rhinestones and silver CS add more bling. The sentiment was added onto a MFT Fishtail Flag STAX die.

Here you can see a bit more of that sparkly sheen that Spica pens provide.

Next I made a card featuring Miss Poppy! She reminds me of Princess Leia from Star Wars with her big side buns ;) She is also coloured with Copic markers. I added more SU rhinestones to her hair bows and outfit, as well as spica pens.

I used the layout from this week's Retro Sketch challenge #64, which my friend and fellow Trendsetter, Danielle, designed! Danielle is a master at sketches! Just this past February when I had the pleasure of meeting Danielle (and eating her cookies, nom nom) she whipped up a cute sketch for me in a matter of seconds when I was stumped on a card layout! I love the sketch she came up with this week and I can see using it over and over! LOVE the polaroid element and the flag strip tucked in!
I used MFT dies for this card (Polaroid, Fishtail Flags STAX, Circle STAX 1 and 2)

Poppy is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

Amalia Ballerina is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 stamps, and will sell for $9.00.

Both sets will be available on Saturday, May 25^th at 11pmEST.

Would you like to win both the new sets from Megan Suarez? 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, May 25thwith the winner being announced during the release party chat.

{TSG} Aquaholics

Melyssa is back from a short break with a new set for us, and we were so excited about it, we had to show it off day one of our peeks!! She is getting us ready for summer with her signature style, and I’m just not sure if it can get ANY cuter than this!! With three adorable character images, and lots of accessories and sentiments, she will have you using this set for everything from party decorations to greeting cards!

Aquaholic is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 26 stamps and will sell for $24.00. This set will be available for purchase at 11pmEST on Saturday, May 25^th.

Would you like to win the new Aquaholic stamp set? 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, May 25thwith the winner being announced during the release party chat. 

I combined todays peek with this week's TSG challenge: A sketch! Be sure to play along for your chance to win some TSG bucks :)

Here is the sketch, if you haven't already checked it out!

{KKS} New 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 summertime sets from Nicole.......GOOD VIBRATIONS and SUMMER LOVIN’!! We’ve got two sweet new sets from Cheryl……SHELL ME A STORY and TOTALLY TUBULAR!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our BEACHY GIRLS collection and they are simply A-mazing!! 

I've use Margarita for my card tonight! I stamped her on X-press Blending card in Memento ink. She is coloured with Copics, and her bikini top and headband were pieced. I added some bubbles to the waves with a white paint pen. I've paired Marg up with some MFT dies (circle STAX, Fishtail Flags, and Catch a Wave) I wrapped some pink bakers twine around the card and tied and October Afternoon button with it, and anchored the sentiment. It was stamped in Black Licorice ink.

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

We’ve also rereleased some of our favourite Retired Summer stamps….Eleanor, Florence, Jack and Mae which you can pick up right now! AND we’ve put our awesome BEACHY SENTIMENTS and MERMAID SENTIMENTS on special right now to coordinate with ALL of our new stamps!!

Have you seen our new section…..KRAFTYSINGLES?? Well, we’ve had some people asking for some of our sets of stamps as single images…and while we can do it on an ongoing basis, we’ve split a few of them up for you but only while supplies last!! So head on over and check out which ones are up this week!

Don’t forget we’ve also got fabulous newPaper Pads, EZmount, Tack N Peel and Storage Panels for all your krafty needs!!! {US and International customers *may* have extra shipping costs if ordering paper pads due to the weight.}

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