Krafty Challenge - Embellish It!

Welcome back for another totally fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We've got a great challenge for you again this week!! Come along and play with us!

This week our hostess is SHERI and her challenge for you this week is EMBELLISH IT!  So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item (with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp) and share it with us here! Get creative! Add lots of fun embellies!! 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 rubber!

I decided to use a Christmas stamp this week!  Actually - true confession time, I had this image coloured up for a challenge this summer that I never ended up completing!  LOL!  But I finished it this week and added some jingle bell brads and some buttons with twine for embellishment!  This stamp is called Deck the Halls and I also snuck a Holiday Trinket on there as well.

All our new AUGUST STAMPS are available now!  We've got so many amazing new Halloween and Fall stamps from each of our artists!! And this week is your last chance to scoop them up at a discount in our GIMME KIMMIES KITS!! ALSO our new Krafty Kardmaking Kits are available filled with patterned paper, cardstock, card bases, envelopes, twine and lot of fun embellishments!! Be sure to check them out!! AND this week's FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS are up with and extra big helping of our favourite stamps on 25-50% OFF!! OH YEAH!! We've also got lots of NEW PAPER PADS!

Now go ahead and check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls over on the Krafty Blog, featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!

YNS After Party!

Hey everyone! Time for the YNS after release party!  We had so much fun that we want to keep the fun going! 

I used this super cute new set called Surprise and paired it with the sketch from this month’s YNS challenge (o.k. I might have tweaked the sketch just a little, but the basic layout is there!).

The papers are Doodlebug Flowerbox and I added one of the die cut shapes from Whatnot Seasons Set 1 with a button on top for embellishment.  

Hop over to the YNS blog for links to all the talented designers playing along today!  And don't forget to shop! 

Your Next Stamp August Release Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Your Next Stamp August New Release Blog Hop!!! August is our birthday month and we are having a month long celebration with store specials and a second release - Woohoo!

If you’d like to hop along with us, the hop starts on Maureen’s blog. If you’ve been hopping then you should have arrived from Julie’s blog. FOUR random winners will receive a $10 YNS gift certificate, but you must comment on all of the DT blogs for your chance to win!

Onto my project - I've used this cutie penguin (with a scarf - swoon!) and paired him with some My Mind's Eye Kate & Co. Cambridge Court papers.  I just love the hot pink - it's definitely a girl penguin, no?!  I added a button and some brads - and I absolutely adore the sentiment that comes with this set!

Karen is also offering some fabulous Hop Specials at the YNS Store! Any orders over $25.00 will receive a FREE YNS Birthday Stamp!!! Plus, YNS is having a month long sale so make sure you take advantage of these special offers!

Now it’s time to hop on over to Suzanne’s amazing blog, but don’t forget to leave a comment before you go! Thank you so much for stopping by and as always, happy hopping and shopping!

August 2013 Krafty Release Hop!

Well welcome back!! We're so excited! It’s our AUGUST 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 for our Halloween release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO WICKED new sets from Nicole.......FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE! and TIME FOR A COFFIN BREAK!! We’ve got TWO sweet new TRICK OR TREATER sets from Cheryl……HEY GHOULFRIEND! and YOU'RE FANG-TASTIC! We have a spoooky but cute new set from Thais Narciso ...... HAPPY HAUNTING! and also artist Rachelle Anne Miller has a trio of awesome new stamps of FABULOUS FALL ! WHEW!!

Not only do we have amazing new rubber stamps for all your fall and Halloween creations.....but we've made your creating even EASIER with our *exclusive* new KRAFTY KARDMAKING KITS!!! And we've also got ADD ON packages, in case you want MORE of the goodies found in your kits!

I grabbed some of the leftovers from my Krafty Kardmaking kit and both of Nicole's new sets to make a couple of treat bags!  The haunted house is from Time for a Coffin Break and the candy bag is from Beyond the Grave.  These will be super cute for teacher goodies or even for my kids' lunch bags!  

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

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

Krafty Peeks - Fall Fun!

Welcome back to day FOUR of our AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!

We are SO thrilled to share the newest trio of stamps from Rachelle! Let's call the collection......FABULOUS FALL!!! It includes stamps called.... Fall Fun!, I pick YOU! and Pick of the Patch!!!

This week our hostess is DEBORAH!! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! 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 NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubber!

I've used this super cute new Fall Fun image and paired it up with some more of Simple Stories Harvest Lane papers (available here in the KK shop).  I added some burlap ribbon, felt flowers and brads for embellishment.  I just love fall colours!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Rachelle! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new FABULOUS FALL stamps!  {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! ALL the new stamps AND our amazing new product, the KRAFTY KARDMAKING KIT, will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Krafty Peeks - Happy Haunting!

Welcome back to day THREE of our AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!  Today we are sharing a super cute new set by artist Thais Narciso.  It's called.......HAPPY HAUNTING!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets 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!

I used this adorable girl hugging a pumpkin and matched her up with some Simple Stories Harvest Lane papers. I added some natural trim and some felt leaves.  I must admit that fall is my favorite season!  While I'm not ready for summer to disappear, I'm anxious for fall!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring this ADORABLE new set, 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 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 the some MORE new stamps....this time from Rachelle Anne Miller in combination with this week's challenge. And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!

Krafty Peeks - You're Fangtastic!

Welcome back to day two of our AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share TWO super cute new sets by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for Trick or Treatin'!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......HEY GHOULFRIEND! and YOU'RE FANG-TASTIC!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets 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!

I pulled some OLD Cosmo Cricket Halloween papers out of my stash and paired them up with some purple cardstock to showcase this cute wizard from the You're Fangtastic set.  I used some Sakura Stardust pen on his stars and the band on his hat.  And the star behind the sentiment is cut from some sparkly cardstock as well.

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN 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 one of the new HEY GHOULFRIEND! and YOU'RE FANG-TASTIC! stamp sets!!!!! {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 fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Krafty Peeks - Beyond the Grave!!

It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie's AUGUST 2013 RELEASE!!!!! We've been dying to share this month's new STAMPS with you!! We've got SO many exciting things going on....so let's get to it!

We are kicking off the *New* AUGUST Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and we're SO excited to share these new stamps with you from artist, Nicole Aspinall!!! Today we’d like to introduce you to these spooooooky new sets ….FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE! and TIME FOR A COFFIN BREAK!

These fabulous images are perfect for your Halloween cards, tags and treat bags!! And you'll see this in the amazing samples today!

I've used the jack-o-lantern stamp from Beyond The Grave and matched it up with some older MME papers.  I left a sentiment off my card since the background paper says Happy Halloween - but this set has a fabulous font and awesome sayings!

We have lots of inspiration from the Krafty Girls and special Krafty Guests, so hop around....and be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN BOTH of these new SPOOOOOKY sets!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Krafty Kardmaking Kit!

Do you live far away from the nearest Krafty store?? Is it hard to choose all your krafty goodies online without seeing them in person?? Or do you ever feel like you’re running out of krafty mojo?? Need a little help putting things together to make a fabulous card?? Or maybe you don’t have the time to design something yourself and want to just be able to put things together quickly! Well, we’ve taken out all the guess work for you and designed a Krafty Kardmaking Kit with everything you need to make SIX awesome cards AND have some goodies leftover to whip up some extras!

This month is our Halloween stamp release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, so the August 2013 kit is spooky and cute!! We’ve taken our krafty know-how and done all the designing for ya!! We’ve chosen and coordinated patterned papers, cardstocks, envelopes, twine and several different types of embellishments and you’re ready to go!! With the August kit, you’ll also receive YOUR CHOICE of one of our gorgeous $8 stamps!! Choose whichever one you like from our many lines and styles of rubber stamps!

Head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie blog for the complete list of what's in the kit as well as all the other exciting deets!

I used some of the items in the kit to create this halloween card using one of the images from Too Cute to Spook 2!  Everything on my card came from the kit except for my white cardstock, the ink, and of course my copics.  Other than that, I didn't add a single thing!  How cool is that?!  And wait till you see what some of the other Krafty girls have done with the rest of the kit!

Exciting, no?!  I'll see you back here tomorrow for the start of our August Krafty peeks!!

Slippery When Wet!

Welcome back for another totally fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  This week our hostess is ME!  My challenge for you is SLIPPERY WHEN WET!  So pull out those mermaids, those beachy stamps, summer papers and embellishments....then create a card (with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp) and share it with us!  Get creative!  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 rubber!

We've been working on some special stuff at Krafty Headquarters!  Do you sometimes feel like you're floundering?  Do you feel like you've lost your krafty mojo?  Or does it just take you too long to create something....you need some help?!  Well, we've got something up our pretty little sleeves and we'll be sharing it with you next week!   PLUS next week we'll be starting our AUGUST STAMP PREVIEWS!  Lots of new goodies!  Spoooooky goodies!

For my card, I pulled out this cute Lexi image from the Totally Tubular set!  I paired her up with some Simple Stories Vintage Summer papers and added a sentiment from the Summer Lovin' set.  I also added a die cut swirl and some brads in the corners.

Now go ahead and check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!  See you soon for August Krafty peeks!

Your Next Stamp In Vogue Hop

Happy 4th Birthday YNS!!!! 4 years ago we opened the virtual doors to the YNS store and are so excited to have all of you celebrating with us!  We are so pleased to be celebrating this special day with an introduction to a fabulous new stamp line from Omnia designs - 'In Vogue' designed by Penny Johnson!  You'll see all 4 new stamps as you visit each stop on the blog hop.  And don't forget to leave comments along the way because 4 lucky peeps will win some new stamps!  The winners will be posted on the YNS blog on Aug. 11th.  

And since August is a special birthday month make sure you stop by the YNS store to grab some AMAZING deals on all in stock stamps and dies!

I used this super cute new gardening girl and paired her up with some Simple Stories Vintage Summer papers.  I had so much fun colouring her baskets of produce!  This is what I look like coming home from the Farmer's Market (o.k. maybe not so much, but a girl can dream, right?!).  I used the August sketch from the challenge blog and added some twine and a couple of candy dots.  Let's not talk about the big gap between her lower legs, k?!  I'm going with "it looked better in my head".  Regardless, the stamp is ADORABLE!

Alrighty!  You're done here!  Go forth and comment!  And hop some more!  And shop!  If you're lost, you should be on your way to Peggy's blog!

Your Next Stamp Tease!!

Remember yesterday when I told you that Your Next Stamp had some exciting things to share for their 4th birthday?  Well here's a hint!

Hop over to the YNS blog for all the details and I'll see you back here tomorrow for the full reveal!

Your Next Stamp Guest!

Hey all!  Just wanted to pop in really quick to share THIS.  I'm super thrilled to be working with Your Next Stamp this month!  I just love that there are amazing Canadian companies like this out there!  YNS is celebrating their 4th birthday this month so stay tuned for some fabulous celebrations!

I used Madison for my card and paired her with the YNS July sketch (with a couple tweeks of course!).  You can find the August sketch and inspiration photo over on the YNS Challenge Blog!  I hope you'll play along!

Feeling Fruity!!

Welcome back for another totally fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We've got a great challenge for you again this week!! Come along and play with us!

This week our hostess is KAREN!! Her challenge for you this week is FUN WITH FRUIT!  So pull out those fruity stamps (remember the fruity girls.....Rebecca Raspberry, Stella Strawberry) and our new YOU'RE A PEACH stamp set or grab some fruity patterned paper, embellishments, dies etc........then create a card (with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp) and share it with us here! Get creative! 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 rubber.

Have you heard?  We're having an incredible SUMMER STAMPY SALE right NOW with EVERY single stamp in the store ON SALE 10-50% OFF!  Even all of our newest releases!!  And not only that, because our shipping rates are based on the value of your order, while you're saving on stamps, you'll ALSO be saving on SHIPPING! How's that for awesome!  But only while supplies last!!

I pulled out the new You're a Peach set and paired it up with some Doodlebug Flowerbox papers from the 6x6 pad.  I kept my card super simple, using only some patterned papers and paper piercing.  I must admit, that I sat for quite some time trying to decide whether to add anything, and in the end, decided to leave it as is.  

 

Go ahead and check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!