Sketchy Piecing Challenge!

Hey all!  I'm back today with a card that fulfills not one but two challenges.  This week's challenge over on the Krafty Blog is to use paper piecing.  And as usual, I usually post my second Sketch For You To Try card which is super convenient since Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is our sponsor for September!  A match made in heaven!

I stayed true to the sketch this time and paired sweet Lola Lollipop up with some papers from MME.  I added some stitching and some trim as well as a crocheted and resin flower.

Don't forget to hop over and see what my sketch sisters have cooked up for you as well.  And you can visit Jen's blog to link up your card for your chance to win big at the end of the year!

Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer
Becky Carafa
Megan Lock

A Krafty Sketch For You To Try

Happy long weekend friends!  In addition to the holiday weekend, it's also the first Saturday of the month which means it's time for a new Sketch For You To Try!  This month we're sponsored by a company near and dear to my heart - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  In fact, I've combined this week's Krafty challenge with the sketch to make this a two-fer!  

This week's Krafty challenge is to use Kraft cardstock - easy peasy!  I coloured up this fortune teller image from the brand new Krafty Klubhouse Kit Three Wishes.  I matched her up with some MME papers (Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks) and cheated a bit by adding a sentiment panel to my card.  I used some gold ribbon for the vertical element in the sketch since I had coloured the fringe on her tablecloth gold as well.

I hope you'll come and play along with us this week over on the Krafty blog.  And you have all month to play along with Sketch For You To Try and link up over on Jen's blog.

You'll definitely want to hop over and see what the rest of my sketch sisters have cooked up for you - they're amazing!

Jen del Muro with guest designer Leslie Good

Amber Hight

Amy Sheffer

Becky Carafa

Carole Burrage

Jen Tapler

Jodi Collins

Megan Lock

Susan Liles

Tracy Schultz

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Three Wishes Release Hop

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

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 SIX coordinating sentiment stamps! THREE WISHES will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!! Not only will you get this MAGICAL new set, but you will also receive a sweet treat if you order this set before September 9th!! 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…..THREE WISHES!

Here's the card I created for our release hop.  I must confess that I desperately wanted to make my unicorn into one of the "My Little Pony" unicorns, but I lack the artistic ability to do so!  I think it would have been super fun to draw some designs on her flank, just like the toys have.  But alas, I had to settle for giving her rainbow hair.  The horror!  LOL!  

Now that I'm done with the dramatics, I coloured her up with my copics, using mainly the E41, 42 43, 44 combo for her body and snout.  I picked some Echo Park Everyday Eclectic papers to match and added some brads and a crochet flower.  I'm not sure you can really see, but I added lots of glitter to her horn and her mane and tail.

Not only do we have this fantastic new set available for you....there's MORE!! To celebrate the end of a fabulous summer AND the fact that those kiddos are starting a new school year (let's face it, you need to reward yourself for the fact that you made it through all those weeks with them home...heehee!), we are having a BACK TO SCHOOL SALE! We've got over 40 fabulous stamps on special 20-50% OFF this weekend only!!

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!!

Krafty Kit Peek - Three Wishes

Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is previewing an EXCLUSIVE Moonlight Whispers stamp set!! THREE WISHES is the newest of our special Krafty Klubhouse Kits…..we’ve been releasing a new one every few months!!

Be part of the Krafty Klub and order your exclusive set (it will be released tomorrow!!) which features THREE special edition stamps designed by Annie Rodrigue PLUS SIX coordinating sentiment stamps! THREE WISHES will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!! Not only will you get this MAGICAL new set, but you will also receive a sweet treat if you order this set before September 9th!! 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…..THREE WISHES!!

I chose to use the genie image from the set and coloured her up to match my Basic Grey Serendipity patterned paper.  I coloured all her sequins and lamp with a clear spica pen to make them all shiny.  I used one of the sentiments in a circle in the corner, and although I chose this one in particular, there were many that suited.  I love that everything coordinates!

Check out the links below because all these Krafty Girls have gorgeous previews to share, featuring all three of the new images! Then come on back tomorrow for the release and Krafty HOP!!

August Krafty Release Hop

Welcome back! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS and we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP! There are SO many SPOOKY and SWEET new stamps to SEE this month and we've got them in a fabulous showcase just FOR YOU!

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!! Lulu is back from Cheryl Alger.....and she's all dressed up in her costumes....it's HALLOWEEN LULU! We also have an adorable set of trick or treaters from Emilie Goulet called TOO CUTE TO SPOOK 1 AND 2!! And of course we have an amazing new set of six scrumptious CANDY GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply DELICIOUS! OH and don’t forget the BRAND NEW line of stamps that will coordinate with ALL your images.... called HALLOWEEN TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall.

You will get to see most 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 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!!

I used one of the new images from the Too Cute To Spook 1 set for my card.  I just love the grin on this little ones' face!  I coloured my image up with copics and used some older Halloween papers from My Mind's Eye.  I also used one of the fabulous new Halloween Trinkets for my sentiment.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Candy Girl Peeks

Hello all!  I hope you've been enjoying the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps peeks for the August release.  I've been under the weather and haven't had a chance to play along until now.  Today is Saturday which means it's challenge day.  On release weeks, we try to stick to a sketch and we've got a great one for you this month!  It's also Moonlight Whispers preview day and this month we're all about the candy!

I've chosen to use Cocoa Chocolate and I coloured her mup in racy red and black!  I absolutely love this sentiment that comes with her.  I used some Echo Park This & That papers and some suede ribbon and felt flowers for embellishment. 

Hop over to the challenge blog to see what my fellow Krafty Girls and Guests have created for you.  And don't forget to leave comments on the blogs with peeks as two lucky stampers will each win some of Annie's new stamps!  And if you join us in this week's sketch challenge, you could win free stamps as well!

August Sketch For You To Try - with Verve!

It's the first Saturday in August and that means it's time for a new Sketch For You to Try!  Jen has another fabulous sketch for us and this month we're sponsored by Verve Stamps!  I'm a big Verve fan!  Love their Plain Janes and all their fabulous sentiment stamps.  I chose to use the Words of Wisdom set for my card and paired it up with some MME Lost & Found papers.  I sponged each layer, stitched almost every layer and made my own flower out of burlap.  This isn't my usual style, but I'm happy with how it turned out!  I also combined a whole bunch of Dare to Get Dirty challenges for this card - fun stuff!  

Here's this month's sketch.  I hope you'll play along with us!

You'll definitely want to hop over and see what the rest of my sketch sisters have cooked up for you - they're amazing!  

Jen del Muro with guest designer Peggy McCurry

Amber Hight

Amy Sheffer

Becky Carafa

Carole Burrage (sitting out this month)

Jen Tapler

Jodi Collins

Megan Lock

Susan Liles

Tracy Schultz

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Out of The Box

Hey everyone!  I'm back with a card for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge.  I'm your hostess this week and my challenge to you is to use the "Out of the Box" technique.  This is where you leave a portion of the image outside the shape of the image panel.  A tutorial for this technique can be found HERE.

So I pulled out this rocker image from the Smells Like Teen Spirit set and paired him up with some Doodlebug papers and a hexagon die.  I also did some distressing and added some brads.  It's also Dare to Get Dirty time over at Splitcoast and I'm submitting this card for a couple of the challenges over there as well!

I hope you'll come and play along with us.  If you use a Kraftin' Kimmie image on your card, you could win the stamp I've used above. And don't forget to check out what the amazing Krafty Girls and Guests have created for you as well over on the challenge blog!  Thanks so much for stopping by! 

July SFYTT Recap

Hey friends!  I wanted to pop by and remind you that there's still a couple days left to play along with July's Sketch For You To Try!  A humongous THANK YOU to this month's sponsor - My Favorite Things Stamps.  They still hold my heart although I'm no longer on the design team.  Their quality and service are top notch - you should definitely check them out if you haven't done so already!

Here's the cards I created this month pairing up the July sketch and products from MFT. 

Don't forget to link up your entry over on Jen's blog, and I'll see you back here on Saturday with August's sketch!  Ciao!

Ribbon Carousel Blog Hop

Oh BOY!  Hang on to your hats!  We have a TREAT for you today!

The Ribbon Carousel Crewmates are teaming up with the designers from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps to bring you a blog hop that is sure to knock your socks off!  

I must admit that I sighed a happy sigh when I got my ribbon package.  Such pretty ribbons and such pretty packaging!  Now although it might be unexpected, I chose to pair my ribbons with a boy image.  Shocking, I know!!  I used an older Deconstructed sketch and some Doodlebug papers that happened to match my ribbon almost exactly!  I layered 3 of the yummy ribbons together along the top of my lined paper panel and I love the way it turned out!  This image is from Smells Like Teen Spirit set and pretty much looks like my son.

Lets talk prizes!

Hop along and leave some blog love for our designers for a chance to win one of two great prizes!  The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to the store and Kraftin' Kimmie will be giving away a winner's choice of 1 stamp set or 3 individual stamps!  The winner of the carousel on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog and the winner of the Kraftin' Kimmie stamps will be announced right on the Ribbon Carousel blog!  

Ready to hop?

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Get Stitchy!

Hello Krafty Peeps!  Happy Saturday!  And that means it's time for another Kraftin' Kimmie challenge!  I'm your hostess this week and I challenge you to get stitchy!  Use either real or faux stitching on your creation.  I am rather fond of my sewing machine, so I did lots of stitching on my card - there are 3 panels that I stitched around.  I used one of the new Birthday Trinkets instead of an image and paired it with some Doodlebug papers and this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  

By an amazing coincidence, Kraftin' Kimmie is also sponsoring the Crazy 4 Challenges blog this week and their challenge is also stitching!  Crazy, right?!

Make sure you visit the Krafty blog to see all the amazing creations by my fellow Krafty Girls.  And while you're there - give a shout out to our 4 new Krafty girls!  We're thrilled that Kim, Sheri, Jessie, and Alyce are joining our Krazy team!  

Also check out the Crazy 4 Challenges blog to see their fabulous cards as well!  Remember that you could win just for playing along and linking up over on the Krafty blog.  Someone will win a selection of trinkets!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kraftin' Kimmie Release Hop!

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 and we’ve put them all together in a fabulous showcase JUST FOR YOU!!    

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our JULY 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 hop card I decided to use Marilyn in her iconic skirt flying up pose!  Just love her!  I paired her with some Basic Grey Little Black Dress papers and added some ribbon and a sparkly ribbon slide.  I also added some spica pen to her dress and shoes, but I'm not sure it shows in the picture.  

Well it's time for you to hop along over to one of our fabulous Krafty guests - Alyce! I know she has an amazing card for you to drool over and she's our next stop along the hop!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

July SFYTT - It's Getting Deep!

This is my second post today - if you're looking for my Kraftin' Kimmie card, please scroll down or click HERE!  Thanks!

I'm back again today with my second Sketch For You To Try card for July.  You might remember that we're sponsored this month by My Favorite Things Stamps - who are one of my favorite companies!  I pulled out this new to me a la mode stamp - It's Getting Deep.  I also used the Fishtail Flags Stax and one part of the Chevron Stripes die.  The papers are Echo Park Take Note that I paired with some Hot Fudge cardstock.

Don't forget to hop over and see what my sketch sisters have cooked up for you as well.  And you can visit Jen's blog to link up your card for your chance to win big at the end of the year!

Amber Hight
Amy Sheffer
Becky Carafa
Megan Lock

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Old Hollywood!

Hey everyone!  Welcome back to Day 4 of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps peeks for the July release.  Today we're showing you the new Moonlight Whispers stamps as well as playing along in our weekly challenge.  The fabulous Cheryl is our hostess this week and she wants us to go dotty!  Polka dotty that is!

Although most of the new stamps are old Hollywood women - there's one guy in the midst too!  I love this image of Gene Kelly from Singing In The Rain and I coloured him up with my copics, staying pretty true to the movie.  I paired my image with some MME Stella Rose papers (there's my polka dots!) as well as some twine and crystal embellishments.

Remember that you can find links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests over on the challenge blog.  If you leave comments as you visit the blogs, you'll be entered to win a pack with some of Annie's new images!  There will be two lucky winners today!  As well, if you play along with our challenge, you could win one of the stamps Cheryl has used on her gorgeous card (your pick!).  


All of the new stamps will be released tonight at midnight and will be up in the Kraftin' Kimmie store for purchase.  I'll see you back here tonight for the new release hop, k?

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Birthday Buddies!

Welcome back to Day 3 of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps peeks for the July release.  All of the new stamps will be available for purchase on Sunday July 15th.  

Today we have a fabulous new set to show you illustrated by Emilie Goulet called Birthday Buddies.  The images are all adorable but I've chosen to use this cutie eating her way through an entire birthday cake!  

I coloured her up with my copics and paired my image with some Basic Grey Shine On papers.  I coated her balloons with Glossy Accents to make them nice and shiny and added a sentiment banner and stars.  The layout is from Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch.

Don't forget to check the challenge blog for links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests sharing peeks today.  And you'll definitely want to leave comments as you visit, because two lucky people will win their very own new Birthday Buddies set!  

Thanks for stopping by - I'll see you back here tomorrow for an Annie peek and our weekly challenge!