Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Sneak Peeks Day one!!

Hey everyone!! Welcome to day ONE of our AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! We have so many goodies in store for you and we've been dyin' to share them! So here we GO!!
First off is a fun fall set from artist CHERYL GRANT! It features three sweet images with our fave kiddos.....Lexi, Lulu and Lucas!! There are also NINE....yes, NINE awesome coordinating sentiments! This fabulous set is called HEY THERE, PUNKIN'!!

Are you planning to join us for our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes on Saturday night beginning at 6pm EDT!! Be sure to come hang out with the Krafty Girls and Guests!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Cheryl! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift card!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! {This winner will be announced at the party!}

 

Happy hoppin'!

I love the rich colors of fall! How about you? I got this gorgeous pack of Bo Bunny Autumn Song Collection paper last fall from my good friend Dori! Thanks so much girlfriend! I am loving every sheet of this collection!!

As you can tell, I used my Silhouette a lot for this card. LOL!  every shape on this (except for the Martha Stewart border punch peeking out from behind the image) was all done with the Silhouette.  Janie, I'm going to have to get you back to Reno so you'll use your machine! :)  Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back tomorrow for day 2 of sneak peeks! Hugs!

 

 

Papertake Weekly - are you seeing spots???

Hey everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this week Dawny is asking for spots and dots. So use something dotty on your project. We are sponsored this week by the fab folks over at Whiff of Joy!  Here's what I've come up with today

Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team, and then we hope you 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!

 

Supplies: 

image: Lili of the Valley colored with Copic markers

papers: Bazzill Basics matted with Bazzill cardstock

lace from my stash

twind - May Arts

button from stash

Viva Décor Pearl Pen

distress ink

Grounding your image - a tutorial for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Grounding your image - by Sharon Caudle

 for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

 

Hey everyone! I wanted to take a minute today to show you how I usually ground my images. Grounding your image is important! It gives your image a base to stand on, allows you to create wonderful backgrounds for your images, and keeps them from looking like they're just floating in mid air. As you can see, I've finished coloring up this cutie patootie from the awesome Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Set OH SNAP!  I haven't grounded her yet, so she looks like she's just floating out there.

 

My favorite colors to use for grounding when I'm not placing my image outside on grass, is E21 and E23. You can ground your image with something as simple as placing a touch of color under each individual foot or object that is touching the ground as below.

 

You can see the difference immediately from the first picture. I use this method every once in a while, but I usually like to expand it. When you create your ground, be sure to color from side to side, not up and down. Make the ground furthest away from the eye the widest, and gradually bring it forward making it narrower as it gets closer to you.

 

After you've established your base, then take the darker color (in this case E23) and go along the furthest point (gets darker as it moves away from you), and add a shadow under your image.

 

 Then blend!   Add a little more shadow if desired, and always blend with the lighter color of the two colors that meet.

All finished and no longer floating in air!

 Hope this helps you achieve a base for your images! Thanks so much for stopping by to see us, and  have an awesome week! Watch for my completed card using this cutie in an upcoming Wonderful Wednesday challenge! Hugs!  Oh!! And the Copics used are listed below

 

Skin: E000, 00, 11, 04, R20

clothing: R81, 83, 85, and 89

BV02, 04, 08

hair: E51, 53, 23, and 57

Grounding: E21, 23

Phone: E81, R27, C5

I used a Copic multi-liner to create the flowers on the phone case

Kraftin' Kimmie Outdoor Activities!!

This is my second post for today. If you are looking for my Art Impressions post, please scroll down to the next post.

 

 

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Welcome back for another fabulously FUN challenge here at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!! We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can WIN a $10 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!!

 

 

This week our hostess is Krafty Girl, TANGII!!! And her challenge is OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp, with some sort of... outdoor theme!! Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

We've got a dozen of our fave stamp sets on SALE this weekend in our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS at 25-50% OFF so be sure to check them out! Happy shoppin'!

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!!

Happy kraftin’!!

 

For my card today, I used the awesome set called Happy Campers by Cheryl Grant!

 

 

 

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

 

Supplies:

 

image:  Happy Campers from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps colored with Copic markers

papers: Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock

tree and grass are cut using the Silhouette

 

 

Hello AI Fans!!

It's my turn to post for Art Impressions, so today I'm showing a fun all occasion card I made using the cutie patootie from AI His and Hers Gardeners that is available at Michael's!! The little seed packet was made using a print and cut from Silhouette.

 

 

Copics used:  E000, 00, 11, 04, R20;   YG 11, 13, 17, 21;   E31, 33, 35;  YR21, 23, 24;  B91, 93, 95;   C1, 3;  ;  E51, 53, 55

Thanks so much for stopping by today and hope you get some time to get crafty! Hugs!

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Art Impressions Like an Emboss challenge and new AI People release

Hey AI fans!! It's week two for the embossing challenge going on right now over at Art Impressions blog! If you haven't entered yet, you still have a week to get your card done and entered for a chance to win an awesome prize package of Art Impressions stamps!  Today we are also celebrating the launch of three brand new AI People!!! If you recognize them, it's because they are the three most popular from the recent AI Pop Ups release! I used the Loungers Set for my card today. Please be sure and pop over to the AI Blog to check out the other two sets and to see the gorgeous creations by the design team using them!

What can I say...I love these ladies!!!!! I will apologize for the photo. I have the hardest time photographing these bright, vivid colors. The colors just come across so harsh and you really can't see the shading on them. Personally I think the card looks MUCH better in person.

Copics used:  E000, 00, 04, 11, 17, 30, 31, 33, 35, 97, and 99  ;  C1, 3, and 5;   YR04, 07, and 09;    Y32, 35, and 38;   R20;   RV13, 14, and 17;   YG11, 13, and 17;   B000, 00, 02, 04, and 06;   Blender pen, and multi liner

 

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

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes!

Hey everyone! It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and since it's the first Tuesday of the month, it's anything goes with an option of using torn paper on your project. We are sponsored this week by the awesome Lili of the Valley! I was looking around the Silhouette store the other day and came across this awesome crab! Couldn't have found anything any better to use with torn paper, right?  A very simple and quick card to throw together in the blink of an eye!

The sentiment was also created on the Cameo and done as a print and cut.  Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all the fabulous designs by my teamies, 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 back again soon! Hugs!

Art Impressions - Tillie says gimmie hugs!!

Hello AI fans!!

Today I've got a card featuring the lovely Tillie  from Art Impressions, and I think she's pretty excited about seeing someone! I don't know about you, but I'm definitely a hugger.  So I thought that the sentiment "gimmie hugs" would be perfect paired with her.

Copics used: E000, 00, 11, R20;  B91, 93, 95; E37, R11, 20;  R22, 24, 27, B000,  T1, T2, and blender

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you get some time to be crafty this weekend!

hugs!

 

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday!!

Welcome to the first Wonderful Wednesday challenge for August and we hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!
We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and 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 August 6th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

 

Did you know that we released THREE new rubber stamp sets for July??! You have until this Sunday to grab them all together in the July Gimme Kimmies Kit at a discount!! Or you can buy them individually too! Kimmie has just posted a NEW RELEASE video where you can check out all the new sets and see some fabulous samples to inspire you!!
 

For my card today, I pulled out an oldie but goodie set called WORLD OF WONDER. I truly do adore this entire set! Every image is adorable and so fun to color!

I stamped her onto Cryogen white cardstock and colored her up with Copic markers. The papers are American Crafts Lucky Charm and the flowers were cut with the Silhouette. Please be sure and pop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog to see all the gorgeous creations by my teamies, and then we'd love it if you'd join us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Hello AI Fans!!

Today I'm showing you a card I made simply for fun! This little cutie pie is hiding away in the Valentine's Day stamps at Art Impressions called Show the Love set, but I think she can be used for much, much more!! I just decided to put her in purples and pinks instead of red, and plopped her beautiful image right on this every day card! I paired her up with the very appropriate sentiment of Don't Hate Me.  Of course she required just a touch of bling, so I used just a smidge of Wink of Stella too. :) Hope you like her as much as I do!!!

 

 

Copics used: E00, 000, 11, and R20;  C1, 2, 3, and 5;  V91, 93, and 95;  R81 and 83;  R27

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Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today and hope you get some time today to get crafty!! Hugs!