Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Thank You Trinkets!

I can't believe another month has passed and that it's time again for peeks into the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June release!  You can find links to all the Krafty Girls & Guests over on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog.  You'll want to leave comments as you visit because one lucky stamper will win their very own set of Trinket stamps.  

Our very own Nicole is the illustrator behind these trinkets and this month she's created a set perfect for all the thank you cards you could ever need!  I decided to do something a little different and used one of the larger stamps as a center for my flower.  I framed my 1 3/4" circle with my blossom Nestabilities and created a stem out of ribbon.  I also added a page pebble to the middle of the trinket for embellishment.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll see you back here later for more peeks!

Sketch For You To Try Meets Kraftin' Kimmie Sea Jewels

Happy Saturday to you!  I'm back today with a card that fits both this weeks Kraftin' Kimmie challenge as well as June's Sketch For You To Try.  

This week Jenny is our fabulous hostess and our challenge is "Under The Sea".  You can see all the fabulous cards cooked up by the Krafty Girls and Guests over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge Blog.  We've all used images from the brand new Sea Jewels Krafty Klubhouse set just released yesterday, but you can interpret the challenge however you see fit!

I've also used this month's Sketch For You To Try for my layout.  The stars fit perfectly into my card, but of course you can switch them out for flowers, or buttons, or whatever fits your design.

Remember you can enter over on Jen's blog and you can see what the some of my sketch sisters have created for you on their blogs.

Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer - sitting today out!
Becky Carafa
Megan Lock

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Sea Jewels Krafty Hop!

It's time! It's time! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has some beautiful new MERMAIDS!!!

Today Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is releasing an EXCLUSIVE Moonlight Whispers stamp set! SEA JEWELS is the second of our special Krafty Klubhouse Kits…..we'll be releasing a new one every few months.

Be part of the Krafty Klub and order your exclusive set (NOW up on the site) which features THREE special edition stamps designed by Annie Rodrigue PLUS SEVEN coordinating sentiment stamps! Sea Jewels will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop.  Not only will you get this special set, but you will also receive a special coupon code for 20% OFF, to be used on your next online order.

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…..SEA JEWELS! 

Please join us today for a special Krafty Hop to celebrate today's release!! Be sure to leave some love at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will receive the new set, SEA JEWELS!!! Let's go!

I chose this whimsical image to work with today.  I love how she's hugging her knees (do mermaids have knees?).  I coloured her up to match my older Echo Park papers and used this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  I added some chunky glitter to her tail for a bit of sparkle too.  

Well - that's all I've got for you - but keep hopping!  I've seen some of the cards you're about to see and they are amazing!  Your next step along the hop is over to the fabulous Pam!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Krafty Klubhouse Kit!

There's more fun goin' on at Kraftin' Kimmie's Klubhouse!

Okay, all you Kraftin' Kimmie KEENERS (and you KNOW who you are), we have some VERY exciting news to share with you today!!! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is releasing our second Krafty Klubhouse Kit!

We had such an amazing response to our first kit, Going Places and you all have asked for MORE, and we aim to please! So we're bringing you our second kit VERY soon!

On Friday, June 8th, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps will release an EXCLUSIVE Moonlight Whispers stamp set. SEA JEWELS is the second of our special Krafty Klubhouse Kits…..we'll be releasing a new one every few months.

Be part of the Krafty Klub and order your exclusive set which features THREE special edition stamps designed by Annie Rodrigue, PLUS SEVEN coordinating sentiment stamps! SEA JEWELS will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop.  Not only will you get this special set, but you will also receive a special coupon code for 20% OFF, to be used on any additional online order at the Shop during the month of July.

The Krafty Girls have been busy playing with the new stamps and creating gorgeous samples which we will preview on Thursday at the KKS Challenge blog, with the release going live in the Shop on Friday, July 8th. We know you'll be as excited as we are to see these gorgeous new stamps! See you Thursday.

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - Oh Canada!

Happy Monday!  I'm back today with a super fun post.  A while ago I received an email from the lovely Taylor VanBruggen asking me if I'd like to join in to show you a very special new Moka stamp being released this month.  Would I?  I think it took me all of a nanosecond to reply with a big yes!   Here's some details of what you need to know:

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Monday through Wednesday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, June 7th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store. 
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, on Wednesday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.

Here's the card I made with the new Moka Karen illustrated by fellow Canadian Nancy McKinney.  This super cute rubber set has six sentiments/images and is perfect for all the Canucks in your life or even just those who love the Great White North!  I just love seeing the Mounties in their red serge uniforms and I think this image is just fabulous.

One of my best friend's daughter has a birthday on July 1st - which is Canada Day - so this card will be perfect for her!

I used the "out of the box" Nestabilities technique to allow her flag to peek out of the image panel and paired her with some My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dilly Dally papers.  I used a banner die for the sentiment and added some twine, buttons, and rhinestones for embellishment.

Thanks so much to the TE crew for inviting me to play along!  You'll definitely want to hop over and see what all these amazing stampers have cooked up for you to see.

• Charmaine Ikach
• Christine Okken - Special Guest
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz - Special Guest
• Kerry Johnson - Special Guest
• Melissa Sauls
• Melody Rupple
• Michele Boyer - Guest Designer
• Nancy McKinney - Illustrator
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Sherrie Siemens - Special Guest
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by - eh?!

June Sketch For You To Try

Welcome to a new month and a new sketch over at Sketch For You To Try!  This month's sketch is pretty simple - but fabulous as usual and we're sponsored by Lil' Inker Designs.  Big THANKS to them!  They not only have super cute stamps but amazing dies as well!  

For my card today, I used a Lili of the Valley stamp and paired it with a sentiment from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Everyday Trinkets set.  I paired it up with some Doodlebug Sugar & Spice papers and added some twill ribbon and a die cut daisy for embellishment.  I also gave her jumper some white brads for buttons to add a bit of dimension.

Here's this month's sketch!  All of the details and the widget for linking up can be found over on Jen's blog.

You'll also want to head over and see what the rest of my sketch sisters have cooked up for you!  They're incredible talented and I'm so blessed to see my name alongside of theirs!

Jen del Muro with guest designer Julie Elak

Amber Hight

Amy Sheffer

Becky Carafa

Carole Burrage

Jen Tapler

Jodi Collins

Megan Lock

Susan Liles

Tracy Schultz

I'll see you back here Monday for a little bit of fun!  Have a great weekend!

May SFYTT Recap

Hey all!  Just wanted to pop by and remind you that you still have a couple days left to play along with May's Sketch For You To Try!  Here's the sketch as a reminder, and here's my two cards that I created.

Huge thanks to our sponsor this month, Skipping Stones Designs.  All of the details and the Mr. Linky to enter can be found on THIS post over on Jen's blog.

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Get Sentimental!

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge!  This week our hostess with the mostess - Sharon - has challenged us to "get sentimental".  Our cards/projects must include a sentiment.  Easy peasy, right?

I had this cute little fairy from Flirty Fairies #2 and paired her up with some MME Sweet Caroline papers.  Instead of using a phrase sentiment, I decided to use another of these awesome Everyday Trinkets!  Our very own Krafty girl Nicole designed this set and I think it's fabulous and will definitely get tons of use on my cards!  I mounted my trinket onto a die cut flower and added some stitching and brads for embellishment.  

Don't forget to hop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful creations from the Krafty Girls and Guests.  And you could win free stamps just for playing along!  

As usual, the Frugal Friday specials are up too. There are 6 fabulous stamps on sale for 30-50% off but only for the weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

May Krafty Hop - Happily Ever After

Do YOU know what day it is?  It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!  And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!  There are SO many incredible new stamps to SEE this month, so let’s get started.  

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of ADORABLE new stamps from all our artists.  We’ve got something for everyone.  Lulu is back from Cheryl Alger.....we know how much you love her.  So we have a new set called LULU ON THE MOVE!  We also have TWO fantastic sets of whimsical FAIRIES from Emilie Goulet called FLIRTY FAIRIES 1 AND FLIRTY FAIRIES 2.  And of course we have an amazing new set of six EVERYDAY GIRL stamps from Annie Rodrigue, featuring stamps for the teacher, nurse, wedding/anniversary, graduation, I love you cards and get well cards.  OH and don’t forget the BRAND NEW line of stamps called EVERYDAY TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MAY Krafty Hop.  If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog.  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!

For my card today, I used Happily Ever After.  I think this stamp is perfect for weddings, engagements, or really any type of formal event.  I paired it up with some MME papers and some pearls and rolled roses - just to repeat some of the elements in the stamped image.  I kept my layout pretty simple so as to keep the focus on the image panel.

Well that's all I've got for you today.  Now you're headed over to the amazingly talented Cheryl.  Have fun hopping!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Under the Weather?

Welcome back to Day 4 of Kraftin' Kimmie peeks for the May release.  Today we're not only showing you the new Moonlight Whispers stamps, we're also using a sketch as this week's challenge.  

I've used this new image Under The Weather and paired it with some Echo Park This & That papers.  I just love that this stamp could either be a male or female and I also love the expression on his/her face.  

You'll definitely want to head over to the challenge blog to see all the new stamps, as well as the amazing creations from all the Krafty Girls and Guests.  You'll also find the sketch there and I hope you'll play along with us.  Don't forget to leave comments along the way as 2 lucky people will each win packs of Annie's new stamps.  

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Hoopy Birthday!

Happy Thursday all!  Are you ready for this month's Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Lulu peek?  Well you're in for a treat because this month she's "On The Move"!

I chose this cute Hula Hoop image for my card and coloured her up with my copics.  I matched her to my Doodlebug Sugar & Spice 6x6 pad and used three of the patterned papers.  I layered her up and added a felt flower with a sentiment flag.  

You can find links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests sharing peeks today over on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog.  And don't forget to leave comments along the way because one lucky stamper will win their very own Lulu set.

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Trinkets!

We are kicking off the *new* May Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps release today and first off, we’d like to introduce you to a whole new line of stamps!  We are very excited to share with you our….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 3/8 and 1 ¾ inch punches, for quick and easy cutting.  This month we are releasing the Everyday Trinkets set which covers Birthday, Thank You, Friendship and Just Because.  There are 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.  And keep your eyes peeled for more themes because we’ve got lots more Trinkets on the way.

I wanted to pair the trinkets with an image, so I pulled out Dorothy who was released last month, but I hadn't had a chance to get her inky.  I coloured her with my copics and pulled some various patterned papers to match.  I added some die cut clouds and flowers as well.  Now I don't have a 1 3/8" punch in my stash, but I was able to use the second smallest size of circle in the Large Circle Nestabilities set - and I think it's a perfect fit!  I then used the next size up in the Small Circle Nesties for my matting layer.

You can find links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests over on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog.  And make sure you leave comments as you hop along because one lucky stamper will win their very own set of trinkets!

I'll see you back here tomorrow for more Kraftin' Kimmie peeks - it's Lulu day!

May SFYTT - Take Two!

Hello there!  This is my second post for today so if you're looking for my Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps post you'll want to scroll down.

I'm back with my second card for May's Sketch For You To Try.  I kept my card super simple and used a sentiment stamp from MFT on some patterned paper.  The patterned paper is Simple Stories Fabulous and the panel that I stamped my sentiment on came in the 6x6 pad.  It happened to be the perfect size for my stamp!  I also used some corrugated cardboard strips for the horizontal elements in the sketch.

  

Make sure you check out Jen's blog and also hop over to see what my sketch sisters have created for you.

Amber Hight

Amy Sheffer

Becky Carafa

Megan Lock

Also, big thanks to our sponsor this month: Skipping Stones Design.

KKS Challenge - How Many Layers?

Happy Saturday friends!  It's time for another Kraftin' Kimmie challenge and this week our hostess Alice made me really think!!  Alice challenged us to create a 1 layer card.  That's right - one layer!  CRAZY!!  Although I love the look of these cards - they're definitely not something I try on a regular basis.  But I was up for the challenge!  

I decided to use the Cowardly Lion stamp and wanted to jazz up my cardfront just a little.  So I dug out my embossing mat and used it to emboss my Nestability circle into my cardstock.  I also sponged some ink around both the insides and the outsides of the embossed circle.  And that's it!  That's all I've got to tell you about my card.  Crazy simple!  

Don't forget that you can see what the Krafty Girls and Guests have created for you over on the challenge blog.  And you can link up your entry there for a chance to win free stamps!


Also, don't forget this week's Frugal Friday specials!  They're available until the end of the weekend and there's deals to be had!

May Sketch For You To Try and a KKS challenge

Good morning friends!  Happy Saturday to you!  I have a card to share with you that I created both for the May SFYTT and this week's Kraftin' Kimmie stamps challenge.  This month at SFYTT we're sponsored by Skipping Stones Designs stamps.


I used one of the newest Lulu's on my card for today from the Playtime Lulu set.  The KKS challenge is to create a Mothers Day card and what could be more perfect that a little girl dressing up in her Mom's clothes?  I paired her with some Crate papers and white cardstock and flower trim.

Here is this month's sketch.  You can find all the details over on Jen's blog as well as the widget to link up your entry!  And if you want to play along with our Kraftin' Kimmie challenge, you can link up over on the challenge blog.  As well, you can find cards from the fabulous Krafty Girls and Guests.  

And don't forget to hop over and see what my sketch sisters have created for you!  We're also welcoming our newest sister - Tracy Shultz!  

Jen del Muro with guest designer Annie Rosenstiel

Amber Hight

Amy Sheffer

Becky Carafa

Carole Burrage

Jen Tapler

Jodi Collins

Megan Lock

Susan Liles

Tracy Schultz