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!

July Kraftin' Kimmie Release Hop - Cherish the Little Moments!

Welcome back!! It’s our JULY 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 fun sets from Nicole.......FLOWERS FEED THE SOUL and YOU'RE A PEACH!  We’ve got THREE sweet new sets from Cheryl……GOOD SPORTS, LIL' ATHLETES and YOU'VE GOT GAME! We have a cute furry critters set from Thais Narciso ...... WOODLAND FRIENDS, and artist Rachelle Anne Miller has some awesome new stamps of SUMMER FUN!  WHEW!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our JULY 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 hopping, 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 hopping and shopping!

I pulled out one of Rachelle Anne Miller's new stamps - Cherish the Little Moments and coloured it up with my copics to match my Little Yellow Bicycle papers.  I also used some prismacolor pencils for the grass and sky.  These two are SO cute!

Krafty Peeks - Summer Fun!

Welcome back to day FOUR of our JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!  We are SO thrilled to share the newest trio of stamps from Rachelle!  Let's call the collection......SUMMER FUN! Cherish the Little Moments, Fishin' Friends and Summer Swingin'!

This week our hostess is AMANDA 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.

Would you like to know who won the new Woodland Friends stamp set that we previewed yesterday?  Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT 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!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these ADORABLE 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 SUMMER FUN stamps! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

I've used Fishin' Friends and kept it pretty simple.  Just a couple of patterned papers, some piercing, twine and a simple layout.  I just love this image - we did a bit of fishing just last week on our vacation so this reminds me of good times!

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! And ALL the new stamps will be available on TONIGHT at the KKStamps Shop!

Krafty Peeks - Good Sports!

Welcome back to day THREE of our JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!  Today we are sharing ANOTHER cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger (because the two from yesterday just couldn't hold all the fun) and we're also previewing another GORGEOUS set from artist Thais Narciso! They are called.......GOOD SPORTS! and WOODLAND FRIENDS!!

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!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these fun new sets, 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 sets!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

I've used this super cute Lulu golfing image and paired it up with some Echo Park Beautiful Life papers.  This set has a couple of sweet golfing sentiments to go with the images (and they're punny to boot!).  The layout is an older Deconstructed sketch and I added some ribbon, brads and a flower behind my sentiment.

Come on back tomorrow to check out the some MORE new stamps....this time from our new artist RACHELLE ANNE MILLER!  And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!

Krafty Peeks - You've Got Game!

Welcome back to day two of our JULY Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks! Today we are excited to share TWO super cute new sets by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for summer SPORTS!!! We are sharing samples featuring.......LIL' ATHLETES and YOU'VE GOT GAME!!

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 LIL' ATHLETES or YOU'VE GOT GAME! stamp sets!  {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

I've used the basketball image from the set and paired it up with some Little Yellow Bicycle papers.  I added a die cut basketball in the same patterned paper and some twine.  I think it looks a bit like my son!

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 - You're a Peach (or a pear)!

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

We are kicking off the *New* JULY 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 sweet image sets ….Flowers Feed the Soul and You're a Peach!

We have lots of inspiration from the Krafty Girls, so hop around....and be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN BOTH of the new Fruit and Flowers sets!

I used the pears image from Nicole's new fruit set!  I have a weakness for pears, especially since I have a good friend with a pear tree in her backyard.  Come late August and early September, I'm usually busy making pear butter and pear jam.  This jar in my picture is actually the last jar of last year's batch and I decided to make a gift tag for it.  I love to give away jars of my jam and this will come in so handy!

I used some Doodlebug Fruit Stand papers and die cut the pear pattern into a tag.  I paper pieced my pears out of a couple different papers and shaded them with copics.  I added some burlap ribbon and some sueded ribbon as well for texture.  

Krafty Challenge - Guns 'n Roses!

Well, welcome back for another supah fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  We've got another fantastically FUN challenge for you this week, not to mention lots of other fun stuff.  Come along and play with us!

This week our hostess is DIANA and her challenge is Guns 'n Roses!  So channel your inner rocker and create a card with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that contains some metal and some flowers! 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 used this super cute Rachelle Anne Miller stamp Birthday Girl and paired her with some Echo Park papers.  I used the Mojo300 sketch for the layout and added some flowers and white brads for my metal.  

Don't forget about the awesome SALE we've got going on at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!! For the very first time EVER, we are having a CREATE YOUR OWN SALE!  Use the code MOJO300 to receive 20% OFF your order of $30 or more!  And yes, you can use the code on ANYTHING in the store.....any of our amazing stamps (even the brand new ones, retired ones, by ANY of our awesome artists), on EZmount, on storage panels, on paper pads....you name it!!! So take advantage now because this discount is only good until July 7th and while supplies last!! And you MUST use the coupon code upon checkout to receive the discount!
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!

Krafty Challenge - Shaped Cards!

Well, welcome back for another supah fun challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  We've got another fantastically FUN challenge for you this week, not to mention lots of other fun stuff!! Come along and play with us!

This week our hostess is TRACY!! And her challenge is SHAPED CARDS!! So create a card with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that features a shape for the base OTHER THAN a square! 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!

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!

I used my top note die for my card shape and pulled out Nicole's Hip, Hip Hooray! set.  I just love these balloons!  I paired them with some Echo Park Here & Now papers that I got from KKS, and added some ribbon and twine.  I kept it pretty simple as I didn't have a lot of room left on my card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

June Krafty Release Hop - Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Well welcome back!  It’s our JUNE 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 fun partytime sets from Nicole.......HIP, HIP, HOORAY! and WINE ME, DINE ME!! We’ve got two sweet new sets from Cheryl……CARNIVAL FUN and HAPPY CAMPERS!! We have introduced new artist Thais Narciso with her first set YOU KNOW WHOOO! and also new artist Rachelle Anne Miller and her first set of CUTIE PIE GIRLS!

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

Since we LOVE our loyal customers so VERY much, we're doing a special FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE right now!!! The first 70 orders of $40 or more will receive a free package of adhesive pearls by Kaisercraft!! Who doesn't love an extra little giftie?!  Ever thought you'd like to join use for a Guest Spot as a Krafty Girl designer?  Well, we're having a CONTEST and you can find all the details HERE!  Now let's celebrate with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!

I pulled out Nicole's new Hip, Hip, Hooray set and decided to step out of my box a little.  I'm not really a technique person - they scare me quite honestly!  But I've been dying to try the chalkboard technique and I figured this would be a great set to try it with.  I decided to make a whole set of cards.  I used the same supplies and layout for all 3 cards.

I pulled out my black cardstock and Versamark, white embossing powder, white chalk ink, and my prismacolour pencils.  I used the Doodlebug 6x6 Fruit Stand paper pad and matching cardstocks from my stash.  I die cut some scallop borders and added some buttons and twine.

They were actually super fun and pretty fast to make!  I forgot how much fun it is to heat emboss!

Krafty Peeks - Welcome Rachelle Anne Miller!!

Welcome back to day FIVE of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! As if yesterday's announcement that we've added a new artist to the Krafty Krew wasn't enough ...today we are introducing you to ANOTHER of our brand new artists!  You may have heard her name before and we are SO excited to welcome RACHELLE ANNE MILLER to the team!

We are SO thrilled to share the very first trio of CUTIE PIE GIRLS from Rachelle ......Birthday Girl, Dance for Joy and Sweet Little Princess!

This week our hostess is ALICE!  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.

Would you like to know who won the new YOU KNOW WHOO stamp set that we previewed yesterday?  Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT 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!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these ADORABLE 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 CUTIE PIE GIRLS stamps! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

Ack!!  Isn't this little cutie adorable?  I have been a RAM fan for quite a while and am so super EXCITED that she's joining KKS as an artist!  I've used Dance for Joy and paired it with some Echo Park Bundle of Joy (girl) papers.  The layout is from the Deconstructed Sketch and I've added some rose trim and pearls for embellishment.  There's also some Sakura Stardust pen all over her ribbon, but I'm not sure if you can see it well in the picture.

We hope you'll 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! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Krafty Peek - Happy Campers!

Welcome back to day THREE of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are sharing ANOTHER cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for your outdoor adventures with the kiddos!  This one is called.......HAPPY CAMPERS!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring Lulu, Lexi and Lucas, 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 HAPPY CAMPER stamp set!  {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

I stamped out this super cute Lulu image and paired her with some Fern & Forest papers from Little Yellow Bicycle!  I sponged all my edges with distress ink and added some twine and die cut leaves topped with a button.  I also die cut some grass for the bottom of the image.

Come on back tomorrow to check out the FIRST of the two new artists we are introducing this month! Can you guess WHOOOO she is?  And don't forget - ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!

Krafty Peeks - Carnival Fun!

Welcome back to day two of our JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks! Today we are excited to share a supah cute new set by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for summer adventures with the kiddos.  This one is called.......CARNIVAL FUN!!

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 CARNIVAL FUN stamp sets!  {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

I used this adorable Lucas image from the set and coloured him up in bright colours to match the Doodlebug Take Note papers that I wanted to use.  I used the "out of the box" technique for the balloons and an older sweet Sunday sketch layout.  With all that colour and pattern going on, I kept it simple with just a little bit of twine and a button for embellishment, and grounded everything in black so that it wouldn't appear day-glo!

I coated the balloons with my Sakura Clear Glaze pen so they'd appear smooth and shiny!

Come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new summery stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!