Papertake Weekly sketch week!

If you're looking for the latest Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog post, please scroll down. This is my second post for today. And VERY late at that!!

It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and those of you that are fans of the challenge blog, knows that since it's the last Tuesday of the month, that means it's sketch week! We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and it's a sketchy free for all. So you're free to use any Papertake Weekly sketch from the blog. Just click on the page of sketches and have lots of fun! Here's what I came up with for you today

 Pink and orange! I'm so in love with this color combo and I can't get enough of it! LOL! I used the adorable new image #3007 Tilda Decorate Easter from the brand new Easter Collection available right now at Magnolia-licious! I don't know how these keep getting cuter and cuter!! This entire collection is fabulous!!

The papers are Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The flower is Wild Orchid Crafts, and the ribbon and buttons are from my stash.

Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all the gorgeous creations by my teamies, and then we'd really love it if you'd 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!

Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge time!

Hey everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog! This time, the challenge is "All About Boys"!  This is what I came up with

 Just a plain and simple card for a boy...no ribbons, no flowers, but I still think it came out pretty cute. I used the adorable #127 Edwin with Airplane from Magnolia-licious and I totally LOVE him!! He was so fun to color, too! I set him on the Madison Window and Madison Window shutter frame by Poppystamps, and then topped it off with a Magnolia Doohickey fence die. Did you know that Magnolia-licious carries a wonderful selections of your favorite dies by Memory Box, Marianne, Cheery Lynn Designs, and others, as well as the Magnolia Doohickey dies!! At Magnolia-licious, you'll not only find the best prices, but amazing customer service as well!

So please be sure and pop over to the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog to see all my teamies gorgeous creations, and then we would really love it if you'd play along with us making a card for one of the boys in your life! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Welcome back for another awesome challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We are LOVING your submissions!!! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming! 

This week our hostess is Amanda!! And her challenge is to Fussy Cut your image!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item either with an image that you have had to cut out! 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 images on special 20-50% OFF but just until Sunday night! 

Also our NEW FEBRUARY STAMPS are also available now! You can order them individually or in Gimme Kimmies kits grouped by artist at a discount....but only for a limited time! 

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 used the adorable Lulu from the new Lil' Buckaroos set which I absolutely ADORE!!  See that funny cow to the left of the card? LOL! I cut that with the Silhouette just to use as a prop for the card. I will attache a circle card to the back of it now, and put a sentiment inside that says "what's moo?". Fun stuff! Please pop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to check out all the amazing creations, and then we'd love it if you'd join us!! Can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs! 

Papertake Weekly - Buttons and bling!

Hey everyone! It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and this week Dawny's challenge is a simple one...buttons and bling! And we're sponsored by our fabulous Mary and Andrea at The Ribbon Girl! For my card today, I used another adorable image from the new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps release called Somebunny Loves You.

Isn't little Lucas so adorable?? The frame and sentiment label were cut on the Silhouette.

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'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you again soon! Hugs!

It's time for a Krafty Hop to celebrate the February release of new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

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........SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU and LIL' BUCKAROOS! We also have a fun new set from Emilie Goulet called WORLD OF WONDER! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX awesome stamps in our LOVELY LITERATURE collection from Annie Rodrigue that are simply A-mazing! OH and don’t forget the incredible new BOOKWORM TRINKET stamps and the new SPRING SWEETIES set by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!!
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You will get to see most 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 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 the moment, due to the extra weight of the paper. But 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! OH and to celebrate this new feature, we've even got a few of the pads ON SALE!!

**Who likes FREE? Well, the FIRST 30 orders of $30 or more before shipping and taxes, will receive a FREE package of either Pearl or Glitter Candy Dots by American Crafts!!! Just an extra special gift for our extra special customers!!!

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

Isn't she the cutest thing??? I love her! She's from the new World of Wonder set from Emilie. The Butterflies are a Cheery Lynn Designs set, and the flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts. The papers are Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock.

Welcome back to Day FIVE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps February 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 the brand new ANNIE stamps for FEBRUARY 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!!!

This month we have a FABULOUS collection called...... LOVELY LITERATURE!!! If you are a total book lover, like most of the Krafty Girls, you are gonna LOVE these familiar characters!!!

Just wait 'til you see all the FUN creations by the Krafty Girls and Guests featuring Anne of Green Gables, Little Orphan Annie, Mary Poppins, Nancy Drew, Scarlett O'Hara and Sherlock Holmes!! It's another incredibly fun release!! You will love it!

Check out all the amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely JENNY 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 Anne of Green Gables, as featured on Jenny'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 FEBRUARY 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 will receive a package of Pearl or Glitter Candy Dots by American Crafts for FREE with their order!!! Just 'cause we loves ya!! See you TONIGHT! 

Happy hoppin'!!

I used the fabulous Nancy Drew!! LOOOOVE her!!  All the frames and shapes were cut using the Silhouette Cameo. 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - More sneak peeks!

Welcome back to day four of our FEBRUARY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share TWO ADORABLE 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!!! These new sets are.......LIL' BUCKAROOS and SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU!

Would you like to know who won the new World of Wonder stamp set 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!

Not only do we have all these supah cute new stamps to share today BUT we are also thrilled to share that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring this month's SKETCH challenge over at the Designed to Color blog!!! You have a whole month to join in the fun and you could WIN your choice of THREE single stamps!!! Woohoo!!! Get krackin'!!

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 the new LIL' BUCKAROOS or SOMEBUNNY LOVES YOU stamp set!!!!! {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!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Papers are digital from Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill Cardstock. Fence and tag are from Silhouette Cameo . Doily is a Cheery Lynn Designs.  Thanks again for stopping by to see me and hope to see you back again tomorrow! Hugs!

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps - The Beauty of Blanche

Hey everyone! If you're looking for more sneak peeks for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, please scroll down as this is my second post for today. This is a card that I made for CHA for the Little Darlings Rubber Stamps booth. It features the beautiful Blanche from the Saturated Canary line of stamps, and I also used the amazing papers Fruit Basket designed by Mindy Baxter! The papers are PERFECT for both card makers AND scrapbookers! If you are a card maker, you know how hard it is to find papers that don't lose all the detail when cut down for a card! And the weight of the paper is amazing! Nothing but HIGH QUALITY here, folks!!

Please be sure to visit Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Inspiration Blog for lots of wonderful eye candy! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Sneak Peeks for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Day three!

Welcome back!! We hope you enjoyed all the sweet designs we shared yesterday featuring the new BOOKWORM 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!! I'll be posting all the details for the party later on today!! So keep your eyes peeled!

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..... WORLD OF WONDER!! 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!!!

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 someone will win a package of WORLD OF WONDER!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

All our new FEBRUARY 2013 stamps will be available on Saturday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And don't miss the online PAR-TAY to celebrate! {Details to come shortly!} Come on back tomorrow because we'll be revealing two new stamp sets by Cheryl Alger!!!

Happy hoppin'!!

I am madly in love with this set! I hope you're enjoying all the wonderful inspiration from the Krafty Girls and Guests! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back again tomorrow for more peeks!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peeks Day Two!

Well it's Day TWO of our Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps !! Are ya ready for more???

Today we’d like to introduce all you READERS to a beautiful new set of Trinkets!!! We are very excited to share with you our GORGEOUS….BOOKWORM TRINKETS!! Eeeek!! Who's been waiting for these?? I know I have!

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 BOOKWORM TRINKETS set which includes EIGHT trinkets in each set! You will get the set as a completely unmounted full sheet of deeply etched grey rubber.

Today we have awesome samples that 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 BOOKWORM TRINKETS set!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Happy kraftin'!

I featured one of the Bookworm Trinkets (a quote from Dr Seus) with Lucy from the Moonlight Whispers line at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. She's colored with Copic markers and accented with Conte Crayon.  The papers are from Authentique matted wth Bazzill cardstock. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Thanks for stopping by today and fun hopping around!! Good Luck! 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peeks and Papertake Weekly!!

Hey everyone! If you're looking for my Magnolia-licious post, please scroll down as this is my second post for the day.

It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and we're also starting our sneak peeks of the new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps February release a day early!  So I've combined my first sneak peek card for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with the new challenge at Papertake Weekly! This week Dawny is asking for Hearts and/or Flowers. Well it IS almost Valentine's Day after all! :)      My grandsons and I call it "mooshy gooshy love day".  LOL! We are sponsored this week at Papertake Weekly by Whiff of Joy and J & C!!

Over at Kraftin' Kimmie, we have tons of awesome new stamps AND we're excited to have another ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!!  It's happening this SATURDAY at our Facebook fan page....and we'll post more information later in the week! We did this for the first time last month and it was a HOOT! So much fun, so many giveaways and of course, the NEW STAMPS!! So all the new stamps we're sharing over the next few days will be released on SATURDAY NIGHT! Now let's get on with our FEBRUARY 2013 RELEASE!!!!!

The set we're showing you today is the SPRING SWEETIES by our wonderful artist Nicole Aspinall, and we are very excited to share them with you!! You can see all the details at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog!

 Be sure to comment on each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new SPRING SWEETIES set!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Isn't this soooo sweet?? It sure makes me long for spring time and warm weather, that's for sure!!  The list of materials is at the bottom of the post.

Now please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out the rest of my teamies gorgeous creations, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue along with your hearts and flowers and play along with us!

And then please check out all the gorgeous creations all the Krafty Girls and Guests have created using the fabulous Spring Sweeties! And be sure to leave comments at every stop as one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new SPRING SWEETIES set!!!!! (All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!)

Magnolia-licious - It's all about Birthdays!!

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! There are some amazing changes going on at Magnolia-licious!!  Have you heard that Diana is now carrying Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet?  What a fabulous addition to her shop!! These stamps are gorgeous and we're all so excited to get to work with them along side our beloved Magnolia images!!  (by the way...have you seen the new Easter Collection??? OMG!!! I want them ALL!!!)  And with Diana's fantastic prices combined with her outstanding customer service. you won't want to shop anywhere else!!  Another change is that we now have one design team, and today is our big debut! You can check out all the fabulous details at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog. Our very first challenge is ALL ABOUT BIRTHDAYS!  You've got two weeks to enter for a chance to win a fabulous prize from Magnolia-licious!! Here is what I've got to show you today.

Products used:

#273 Princess Party Tilda

DH#4 Leaf and swirl die

Magnolia Doohickey Butterfly die

digital paper

Silhouette Cameo for flower arrangement, tag, and frame for Tilda

Ribbon by May Arts

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!

Welcome back for another awesome challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We are LOVING your submissions!!! It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming?

This week our hostess is Sandie!! And her challenge is Love is in the Air!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item either with love as the main theme! That should be easy this time of the year!! 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! Did you know that we've got a few of our most LOVERLY stamps on SALE in our VALENTINE SPECIALS right now??

Don't forget about our Frugal Friday Specials that are on this weekend! Six of our favourite images on special 30-50% OFF but just until Sunday night!

Also our NEW Krafty Klubhouse Kit called FEATHERS AND FUR is now available! PLUS, if you order now, you'll receive your CHOICE of a free stamp! See the website for all the details!

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'!!

For my card, I used the adorable little Cupid from the Lots of Love Set 2, and it's on special right now, too!! He's colored with a combination of Copics and Spectrum Noir pens. The papers are digi, and that fabulous banner is from the Silhouette Store cut with the Cameo. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the heart is Melissa Frances. Oh and the pearls were done with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen. That pretty little angel was a gift from a friend, and she is always watching out for me when I craft. This time I decided to pull her into the picture. :)  So please head on over to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog to see all my teamies gorgeous creations, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

 

Lots of Love 2 Stamp set

Copic and Spectrum Noir pens

Silhouette Cameo

Wild Orchid Crafts

Viva Decor Pearl Pen

May Arts Silk Ribbon with Bow Easy

Melissa Frances glitter heart

 

 

Papertake Weekly and Peggy Loves Vintage

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a marvelous start to your week! It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and this week it's Anything Goes with the option of using Yellow. Of course as you can see, I didn't take advantage of using yellow, which surprises me immensely as it's my favorite color. Sheesh!! I need to get with it!! :)   We are sponsored this week by Lili of the Valley!

For my card today, I've chosen to work with my fabulous sister's images from Peggy Loves Vintage!! It feels like it's been forever since I've used one of her awesome images!!  This adorable scene is from her Collection of Cuties Volume 2 cd! She has a number of ways you can purchase from her.... there is her Etsy shop, her Ebay shop, her own web page, and she also has an Art Fire shop. You'll find links to all of them on her blog!

Isn't it precious? It truly looks SO much better in person as I had a hard time with the lighting for my pic. If you love vintage images, you're going to love Peggy Loves Vintage! Please check out her blog, and you'll find she likes to give away freebies..... in fact there's one on her blog right now!! Don't forget to leave her some love to thank her, and be sure to follow her so you don't miss out on the next one!!! So that's it for me today. Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all my teamies gorgeous creations. And then we'd really love it f you'd grab your paper and glue to play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Feathers and Fur!!

Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing an EXCLUSIVE Moonlight Whispers stamp set!! FEATHERS AND FUR is the newest of our special Krafty Klubhouse Kits…..we’ve been releasing a new one every few months including Going Places , Sea Jewels and Three Wishes!

Be part of the Krafty Klub and order your exclusive set (it's available NOW!) which features THREE special edition stamps designed by Annie Rodrigue PLUS SEVEN coordinating sentiment stamps! FEATHERS AND FUR will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!! {It will be released to some of our retailers in a few months.} Not only will you get this SUPAH CUTE new set, but you will also receive a sweet treat if you order this set before February 17th!! When placing your order for this Krafty Klubhouse Kit, you will get to pick out your choice of an $8 stamp from any of our lines....for FREE to be included with your order!!!! Say what???! That's just cuz we love our customers SO much!!

Now let me be clear…..there is NO club to join or sign up for! ANYONE from ANYWHERE in the world can order this special set but ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!! These images will not be sold individually, but only as the complete set called…..FEATHERS AND FUR!!

And while you're shopping, take advantage of this weekend's FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS with several of our favourite stamps on 25-50% OFF!!

Check out the links below because all these Krafty Girls have gorgeous creations to share, featuring all three of the new Krafty Klubhouse images! And be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new set!!

Happy kraftin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie - It's new challenge time!

Welcome back for another awesome challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! And today we have an extra special treat! We are releasing our new Krafty Klubhouse Kit this weekend, so we've combined the new images with this week's challenge! Just wait 'til ya see!

This week our hostess is Kimmie herself!! It's her birthday weekend and so she is doing a special little giveaway! So the winner of this week's challenge will receive a goodie package of some of Kimmie's  personal favourite stamps....plus a few embellishments as well! This week's challenge is TEXTURE!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item using some texure....burlap, embossing, linen, fabric, anything that adds some texture to your creations! Get kreative!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along!!! As many times as you like!!

Don't forget that our Frugal Friday Specials are up this weekend with several of our stamps on 25-50% OFF for a limited time!! 

Also our new Krafty Klubhouse Kit, called Feathers and Fur will be available tomorrow! Be part of the Krafty Keeners Klub!! Haha!!! 

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!!

Happy kraftin'!!

For my card today, I chose to feature the gorgeous Sophia! Isn't she fabulous?? And so versatile!  You can use her for anything!!  She stamped onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copics and Conte crayons. I cut her out and then popped her up from a frame cut with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment banner was cut using the Cameo and the flourishes were done with a Magnolia die. The flower is Wild Orchid Crafts and the tulle and ribbon from my stash. The pearls were done using the Viva Decor pearl pen. 

Now please check out all the rest of the Krafty Girls and Guests gorgeous creations!! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back tomorrow for our Krafty Hop to release the new Feathers and Fur kits!! Hugs!!