Kraftin' Kimmie - show us your favorite!

Happy Weekend! It's time for a new challenge from Kratin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog! And this week our hostess with the mostest is my friend and Krafty Girl, the amazing Sheri Willshire!! Sheri's challenge is to use your favorite Kraftin' Kimmie image. Well to be honest, I have so many favorite Kraftin' Kimmie images! So I chose to color up this adorable Christmas elf from the latest release called DECK THE HALLS.  Oh my gosh, I just love him to pieces!!!

Please be sure and pop over to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to check out all the gorgeous creations by my talented teamies, and then we'd love it if you'd play along with us for a chance to win the image that Sheri used on her card! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Supplies
Image and sentiment: Deck the Halls from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
papers: Cyrogen White, Nitwit Collections, Bazzill cardstock
ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copic markers
Die cuts: Nestabilities, Silhouette Cameo
Viva Decor Pearl Pen
twine and lights from my stash

Papertake Weekly - a little late :)

Hi! Sorry I'm a little late posting my Papertake Weekly card this week! So with it being the last Tuesday of the month, you Papertakers out there know what that means...yep...it's sketch week!! I And this week Dawny is giving you another sketch free for all! You can use any Papertake Weekly sketch, just make sure you tell us which sketch it is! We're sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp!  Simon Says Stamp is This is what I did with sketch# 67

Is this cute little guy FUN or what?!! He's in a kit called Too Cute to Spook 2 from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. He's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White and colored with Copics. The papers are a mix of Halloween ones from my stash matted with Bazzill cardstock. The sentiment is a Halloween Trinket, also from Kraftin' Kimmie. The bats are my favorite bat stamp ever by Magnolia!! AND, I just so happen to have an extra one that I will be giving away next Tuesday with some other Magnolia and Kraftin' Kimmie stamps for the 5th BIRTHDAY OF PAPERTAKE WEEKLY! We are going to have TONS of yummilicous prizes to give away, so be sure to check in!!

Th pumpkin border was cut with the Cameo and a file from the Silhouette store. So that's it for me today! I hope you pop over to Papertake Weekly to take a glorious peek at all the amazing cardage my teamies have to show you today! And then of course grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

New Kraftin' Kimmie challenge





Hi friends!! Sure hope you're having a fabulous start to your weekend! It's time for a new challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog, and this week our fabulous hostess with the mostest is the awesome Kim O'Connell! Her challenge is to use fall colors. This is what I've come up with for you today

I used the gorgeous Nettie image from the newest release over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. She's stamped on to Cryogen White paper and colored with cool gray Copic markers. The sentiment is from an old clear stamp set I've had for years on a flourish label from the Silhouette Store. I added some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers onto a bow made with May Arts ribbon, a few black pearls from a Viva Decor Pearl Pen, and called her done!

Please be sure and pop over to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to check out all the gorgeous creations by all the other Krafty Girls and Guests, and then grab your Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and play along with the challenge for a chance to win the stamp Kim used on her project today!

Don't forget about Kimmie's Frugal Friday specials this weekend! There are SIX fabulous stamps for sale from 30% to 50% off!!!! You can find them by clicking right HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Little Darlings Stamps!!

Hey everyone!! Happy Friday! (WHOOT WHOOT!) :)  I'm excited today to let you know that I have the honor of being a guest designer for Little Darlings Stamps! I LOVE these precious images, and for those of you that are not aware, not only do they have Little Darlings and Cutie Pies, but they also now have Saturated Canary in rubber!! The challenge for September is Fall, so this is what I've created for the challenge today

For my card today, I chose Little Darlings An Apple A Day! Isn't she adorable?? She' stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white paper and then colored with Copic markers. Please be sure and head over to Little Darlings Inspiration Blog for lots more beautiful Fall inspiration!!

Little Darlings Stamps - An Apple A Day
apple shaped card - Silhouette store
Designer Papers - Papertrey Ink
Ribbon - The Ribbon Girl
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Viva Decor Pearl Pen
Leaves - Martha Stewart Punch
mesh - gift from a friend

Papertake Weekly - A hazy shade of autumn

Hey everyone! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week Dawny is challenging us to use the shades of Autumn in your project. We are being sponsored by the lovely Mary and Andrea from The Ribbon Girl! (LOVE that shop!!)  Here's what I've come up with for the challenge

The dino is by Dustin Pike and the balloons is a Silhouette cut. Added some twine and a computer generated sentiment and called her done! The DP's are from Simple Stories.  Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all my teamies gorgeous creations, then we'd love it if you'd join us in the fun! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Time for a Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!! Two for One!!

Hey everyone! Happy Monday! It's the third Monday of the month, and that means it's time for the Magnolia-licious Design Team to have a blog hop! WHOOT WHOOT! For the hop this month, we are doing "Two for One"! We took a holiday image and used it for he holiday it was intended for, and then switched it up to show you how you could stretch your stash and use it for something else too! FUN, huh??!!  Now if you've made your way here from the amazingly talented Norma, then you're on the right track. If not, then you'll want to start at Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog so you don't miss a thing! Here's what I made

I used the adorable #287 Dancing with Stars Tilda in two way. I first put her on a Christmas card (which she was meant for), and then also used her on a birthday card. She would be perfect for ANY occasion, or for no occasion at all, such as a Thinking of You card.  Dancing With Stars Tilda is from the new Little Christmas Collection 2012. I love every one of the stamps in this little collection which you can order right now at Magnolia-licious!!  Diana has a vast collection of Magnolia images in both the regular size as well as the mini versions!! And not only does she have loads of Magnolia goodness, but she carries an awesome selection of the most popular Dies available today! So please be sure and visit Magnolia-licious today and check out all the wonderful selections!! Now I'll just shut up and show you some pictures. :)

So now it's time to hop on to see what gorgeous creation Tracy has for you today! Thanks so much for hopping along with us today and enjoy your week!! Hugs!

Time for a Krafty Hop - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! We're deckin' our halls and jinglin' our bells with the NEW Holiday Stamps for you to SEE this month and we've got them in a fabulous showcase just FOR YOU!

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!! Lulu is back from Cheryl Alger.....and she's all dressed up for the holidays with her little sister....it's HOLIDAY LULU AND LIBBY!! We also have an adorable set of SIX images from Emilie Goulet called SANTA AND HIS ELVES! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX super sweet HOLIDAY GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply precious! OH ...

and don’t forget the exclusive line of sentiment stamps that will coordinate with ALL your images.... called HOLIDAY TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!!

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

 

I've got two different cards to show you today! The first one features the adorable PENELOPE  by Annie Rodrigue!

 

 Isn't she just too cute??!! She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White and colored with Copics, The frame is cut with the Cameo.  The papers are Nitwit Collections and I added some pearls with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen. The ribbon is May Arts topped with a button and some charms from my stash.

 

 

 My next card features O CHRISTMAS TREE from Emilie Goulet! She's soooo FUN!!

 

 

Once again, she's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  I love adding jingle bells onto Christmas cards. You get that little tinkle sound when you move it. :)  STOP it Sheri!! HAHA!  So that's it for me today! The list of Krafty Girls and Guests are below!
 Now here we go............let's get hoppin'!!

 

Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peeks Day Four and a brand new challenge!

Now how totally awesome were those ELVES by Emilie Goulet that we previewed yesterday?? So fun!! The Krafty Girls cards were SO awesome!! Wanna know the random commenters who are each getting a few of those cuties??  Hop on over to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to find out if it's YOU!!

 So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out the brand new ANNIE stamps for SEPTEMBER???? Well, either way, we've got ya covered!! Not only do we have a new weekly challenge but we also have SIX new AWESOME stamps!!!
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Now if you are an Annie FAN, you know that she's been doing some illustration work for a children's book!! And she's tried out a new style lately! Well, we LOVED the new style SO much, that she's done her new HOLIDAY GIRLS stamps in that sweet style!!! We KNOW you'll LOVE them as much as we do!! Just wait 'til you see all the incredible creations by the Krafty Girls and Guests featuring Gemma, Grace, Joy, Madeline, Nettie and Penelope!! Prepare your pocketbook.....because you're gonna want them ALL!

Check out all the amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely SHERI is our hostess this week and her challenge features a fantastic SKETCH!! (it's posted over on the challenge blog)  Use the sketch she has provided as inspiration for your card or scrapbook page! And the random winner of this week's challenge will receive the new GRACE, as featured on her 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 ladies are each going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our SEPTEMBER stamps will be available TOMORROW at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! So be sure to come on back to enjoy our Release Day Krafty HOP!!
 

I'm showing the BEAUTIFUL image of NETTIE today. She's perfect for so many different things, not just the holidays. I mirrored Sheri's awesome sketch cause of the way she's facing.

 

 

She's stamped onto Cryogen White and colored with Copics. I also used one of the gorgeous HOLIDAY TRINKETS stamped onto kraft cardstock. The DP's are from Lili of the Vaelly matted with Bazzill cardstock. The flourish is from Cheery Lynn and the border punch is Martha Stewart.

 

 

 

Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peeks Day Three!!

Welcome back!! We hope you enjoyed all the sweet as pie cards we shared yesterday featuring the new HOLIDAY LULU & LIBBY set! Totally adorable, wouldn't you say??

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing SIX new individual stamps by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! Get ready to meet SANTA AND HIS ELVES!! We've got the most awesome elves in some sticky situations, the big man himself *may* have gotten himself in some trouble....there's a reindeer and a cuddly little kitten!! Just wait 'til you see them all!! 

I fell madly in love with this image SANTA BABY the moment I laid eyes on this jolly old elf. It's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white and colored with Copic markers. Most of the papers are Bazzill cardstock, but there is a layer of paper in there from jillibean soup. The sentiments are my own printed on a banner and word bubble  that were cut with the Cameo.

 Below you will find a list of all the Krafty Girls who are sharing PEEKS with you today so grab a cup of coffee and check them out! And as you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each stop because two winners will each win a package of some of these fun stamps!!

All our new SEPTEMBER 2012 stamps will be available on Sunday (late Saturday night) at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And come on back tomorrow because not only will we have a fantastic new challenge for you, but we'll be revealing the NEW stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!!

Now get ready for some super fun holiday creations!!!

Day two of Kraftin Kimmie sneak peeks!

Welcome back to our SEPTEMBER Krafty Peeks from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! Today we are excited to share the THREE new images and SIX matching sentiments included in our new Lulu set by artist Cheryl Alger!!! This ADORABLE new set is called HOLIDAY LULU AND LIBBY and the whole set is too freakin' CA-UTE!

All the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of super 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 one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new HOLIDAY LULU AND LIBBY set!!!!!

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new stamps we have to show you as the Happy Holidays theme continues, this time by artist Emilie Goulet!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Sunday at the KKStamps Shop!!

I used the adorable LULU WITH STAR, and yet another gorgeous HOLIDAY TRINKET! She is stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white paper and colored with Copic markers. The papers are jillibean soup matted with Bazzill cardstock.

ACK! I'm so excited!! It's time to start sneak peeking the brand new Kraftin' Kimmie stamps!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!! Well....not if you look outside. But it is at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps !! Get ready for our HOLIDAY 2012 RELEASE!!!!! We are kicking off the *New* September Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and first off, we’d like to introduce you to a beautiful new set of Trinkets!!! We are very excited to share with you our….HOLIDAY 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 HOLIDAY 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.

A lot of the Krafty Girls are cardmakers and we have found these to be such a quick and easy way to add a sentiment to our creations or to use as the focal point on your cards! They are also perfect for your Smashbook pages and your scrapbook pages, not to mention your altered items and tags!! What a great way to make a bunch of gift tags for all those presents under the tree!! No stamper's stash is complete without them!

Now just you wait 'til you see the awesome samples the Krafty Girls have put together for you....and be sure to comment on each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new HOLIDAY TRINKETS set!!!
 

 

 

This card was so easy to put together!!! Not only did I use one of the gorgeous new HOLIDAY TRINKETS, but I also used the cutest Santa on BOTH sides of the Mississippi!!! OMG! I am so in love with this fantastic stamp!! It's Santa's Heavy Load and is available right this very second at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!  He's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white and then colored with Copic markers. The papers are Bo Bunny matted with Bazzill cardstock, and that North Pole sign is from Nitwit Collections.

 

 

 

Papertake Weekly - things that make you go "awwwww"

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a fantastic start to your week! With it being Tuesday, it's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly. And this week, Dawny is challenging you to make anything that makes you go "awww". :)  What a fun challenge!  We are sponsored this week by The Stamp Fairy.

Now is there anything that makes you go "awwww" quite like a teddy??? Isn't this precious little one so adorable? I LOVE him! He's from the new Little Christmas Collection of Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious. I love this collection of six stamps! In case you weren't aware, Magnolia-licious has a vast collection of Magnolia images in both regular AND mini sizes! Diana also carries a wonderful array of beautiful cutting dies from some of the most popular die companies around! Please be sure and pop over to visit today for ALL your Magnolia needs!  He's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. The DP's are from Nitiwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaves are from a Martha Stewart punch. The border is a die from Magnolia-licious as well, and it's topped off with some gorgeous ribbon that was gifted to me from my friend Suzan.  That yummy snowflake was cut from a Silhouette file and topped with some Stickles and a pearl from a Viva Decor pearl pen. That bow??? OMG! That ribbon for the bow! What can I say....other than I am headed back to The Ribbon Girl to see if they have any in gold or any other color! Believe me when I say this picture does NOT do it justice! It is a dream to work with and makes the most lucious bow!!! With the holidays coming up, I will be using a LOT of that! So you better hurry before I buy it all! LOL!

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all my talented teamies gorgeous creations, and then we'd love it if you would grab your paper and glue and play along with us. Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!
 

Where did the weekend go??

Hey everyone! Sheesh...where in the world did the long weekend go? I can't believe it's already Tuesday!! With that said, it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and since it's the first Tuesday of the monh, that means it's an "anything goes" challenge which is sponsored by Lili of the Valley! The added option for the challenge is to use a non square based card (as you can see, I didn't do the option). So here is what I've come up with you today. Sorry...I was making this VERY last minute, so threw it together very quickly.

This adorable image is one I saw when a friend sent me a card, and I HAD to hunt it down and ended up having to buy it used from Ebay. The papers I used are from my scrap bin, I added a cute sentiment from Paper Smooches, a bow made from May Arts silk ribbon, and some pearls made with the Viva Decor pearl pen. That's it! Oh, the little wooly is stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white paper and colored with Copics. My grass look s horendous, and I deeply apologize. I just didn't have time to redo it. *sigh*  Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out my teamies gorgeous creations and then we'd really love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Time for a new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge!

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a fantastic start to your weekend! It's time for a new challenge from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog! This week our hostess with the mostest is the awesome and amazingly talented Amanda, and she has asked us to use kraft cardstock on your krafty kreation using a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp! Don't forget that there is a brand new Krafty Klubhouse kit that is available exclusively at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called Three Wishes !! Amanda used the Fortune Teller on her card, so if you're the lucky winner, you'll get her for free!!!  Here's my card for today:

I used the Genie from the Three Wishes kit and colored her with Copic markers on Cryogen White paper. The DP is Bo Bunny Smoochable matted with Bazzill cardstock. The tab and border with cut using the Silhouette, the flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is May Arts. I also added some pearls with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen and a button threaded with some pink floss. The kraft cardstock is used as the base of the card and also for the little tag down in the corner that says "Happy Happy" which came from an old clear stamp set.

Please be sure to pop over to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog to check out all my teamies gorgeous creations, and then grab your Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and play along for a chance to win! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!