Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps October Release Krafty Hop

We're so excited! It’s our OCTOBER RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So grab yourself a cuppa joe, sit back and be prepared for some krafty eye kandy! We're going to inspire your creations with our new stamps and MORE!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists for our October/Winter release! We’ve got something for everyone!! Not only do we have amazing new rubber stamps for all your winter creations.....but we've made your creating even EASIER with our *exclusive* new KRAFTY KARDMAKING KITS!  We've designed our OCTOBER KARDMAKING KIT specifically with super cool cards and tags in mind!  And we've also got ADD ON packages, in case you want MORE of the goodies found in your kits! Not only that but if you order the October kit, you'll receive 15% off the August OR September kit when you order at the same time!!

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

I've used Rachelle's new Cuddle Up and Keep Warm stamp and paired it with some old Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather papers.  I added some burlap trim as well as some ribbon and a button to finish it off.  I left the sentiment off so that I can personalize the card when I need it - but it comes with a super sweet sentiment!

And here's the card I made with this month's Krafty Kardmaking Kit!  Such a fabulous kit with coordinating everything!  

Krafty Peeks - Snow Much Fun!

Welcome back to day FOUR of our OCTOBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!  We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of FOUR stamps from Rachelle! Let's call it the CUDDLE UP collection!  It includes stamps called.... CUDDLE UP & KEEP WARM, FRIENDSHIP IS TWEET, SNOW MUCH FUN and SNOW WONDER.

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 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!!! We'll be releasing all the new stamps you've seen this week PLUS our fabulous new WINTER Kardmaking Kit!! 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 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 CUDDLE UP collection of 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!!

I've used this cutie from Snow Much Fun and combined my image with some Bella Carta Winter Fun papers.  I did some sponging and added some yarn trim as well as a button.

Krafty Peeks - I'm Snow Happy!

Welcome back to day THREE of our OCTOBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!  Today we are sharing TWO super cute new sets by artist Thais Narciso!  They are called.......I'M SNOW HAPPY! and YOU'RE SO TWEET!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these ADORABLE 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 one!  {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!!

I've used one of the new images from Snow Happy and paired it with some older BoBunny papers.  I added some Flower Soft Polar White around the bottom of my image and used one of my leftover buttons from this month's Krafty Kardmaking Kit!  This set comes with some fabulous sentiments but I left this one blank, so I can personalize it later.

Krafty Peeks - Have an Ice Day!

Welcome back to day two of our OCTOBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share TWO super cute new sets by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for holiday fun!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......HAVE AN ICE DAY! and YOU'RE SO COOL!

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 HAVE AN ICE DAY! and YOU'RE SO COOL! 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 AND the new OCTOBER KARDMAKING KIT will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!

I used this super cute hockey image from Have an Ice Day!  I felt it was fitting since I'm Canadian and all.  I matched up some Echo Park Winter Park papers to my copics and added a die cut snowflake, button, and some leftover twine from my Krafty Kardmaking Kit!  I just love his look of intense concentration!

October 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!

We’ve taken our krafty know-how and done all the designing for ya!! We’ve chosen and coordinated patterned papers, cardstocks, envelopes, cork adhesive paper and several different types of embellishments including glittery snowflake buttons and charms..... and you’re ready to go!! With the October 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!

Check out everything you get in this month's kit:

- Six 6x6 cream cardstock bases (precut and prescored) featuring Bazzill cardstock
- Six 6.5 x 6.5 square white envelopes
- Twelve 6x6 patterned papers – 2 of each of 6 different designs featuring the Snow Day collection by Bo Bunny!
- 8 6x6 coordinating coloured cardstock sheets (Aqua, Spring Willow, Burgundy, Mysterious Teal) featuring Bazzill Card Shoppe 100 lb Cardstock and regular Bazzill
- 8 yds of twine (4 yds each of blue/green and tan/white by Maya Road)
- 1 sheet of coordinating TAGS by Bo Bunny
- 2 6x6 sheets of adhesive CORK paper!
- 1 pkg of assorted glitter snowflake buttons and charms!
- YOUR CHOICE of any $8 stamp from ANY of our lines of stamps....including the new ones!!

Additionally, our Krafty Girl design team have taken ONLY what's found in this kit (plus their own white cardstock, ink and colouring medium) and created SIX amazing card samples for you (you'll get to see them all as you hop around the links at the bottom of this post)!!! And with this kit you'll receive a gorgeous colour handout, emailed directly to you, featuring pictures of the six cards PLUS some extras and the sketches to go with each creation!! It couldn't be any easier!!

Your Krafty Kit will be shipped in a sturdy box so that your goodies are nice and safe!! The VALUE of each kit is over $32 but our price this month is $25!! Shipping in Canada and the US is $12 PLUS when you order the kit, we are offering FREE additional shipping on anything else in the shop that you order at the same time! So go ahead and load up with paper pads, ezmount, more stamps etc. because the shipping is covered! All your goodies will be shipped together in a box for only $12. (International customers please email me directly to go over your options for the kits!)

Not only that, but here’s a little special for all you krafty peeps ordering the October Kit: when you order the new kit, you will also receive 15% off the August kit and/or the September kit when ordered at the same time!!! And again, only the ONE flat rate shipping!

And this fantastic kit will be released on Saturday night at our LIVE online release party starting at 6:30pm EST on our facebook page, along with all of our new stamps being previewed this week!! We hope you'll join us for all the fun!  Now hop around and check out the SIX awesome cards and a couple of insides plus some extra things like some sweet tags, that the Krafty Girls have made to inspire you!

I had so much fun playing with all the goodies is this month's kit.  And see that stamp up there?  Yup - it's a special sneak peek of one of our new sets releasing on Sunday!  BONUS!!  (shhh...don't tell the boss lady that I spilled my beans early)!  I kept my card simple and let the patterned paper do the talking for me!  I couldn't help but add some of that yummy twine, fabulous cork, and gorgeous button from the kit to my card.  I had to stop myself from trying to fit everything onto there!!

Well peeps!  Hope you've enjoyed!  I'll see you back here tomorrow for the beginning of our Krafty peeks!  Toodles!

September Kraftin' Kimmie Release Hop!

It’s our SEPTEMBER RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS and we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So turn up those Christmas tunes and make yourself some egg nog!! We're going to inspire your Holiday creations with our new stamps and MORE!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists for our Holiday release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got TWO Vintage Postage sets from Nicole.......BUILD YOUR OWN TRINKETS and SLEIGH MAIL We’ve got TWO sweet new sets featuring our favourite kiddos from Cheryl……CHRISTMAS CHEER and JOYFUL HOLIDAY! And we have TWO new set of fun winter animals from Thais Narciso called...... GO WITH THE FLOW and JUST CHILLIN'! and also artist Rachelle Anne Miller has a trio of awesome new stamps we'll call the DEAR SANTA TRIO! Eeeee!!
You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our SEPTEMBER Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each an 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! OH AND...one more thing.......every order of $50 or more between now and Sunday, September 22nd will receive a FREE retired stamp of our choice in with your package!!! Who doesn't love FREE goodies?!!

I used sweet little Lucas from the Christmas Cheer set!  I paired him with this week's Mojo Monday sketch and some Basic Grey papers.  I also added some yummy felt ribbon and one of the awesome sentiments from this set!  

Not only do we have amazing new rubber stamps for all your Christmas creations.....but we've made your creating even EASIER with our *exclusive* new KRAFTY KARDMAKING KITS!!! We've designed our SEPTEMBER KARDMAKING KIT specifically with your holiday cards and tags in mind!  Here's a card I made with elements from the Krafty Kit and Santa Baby!

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

Krafty Peeks - For Someone Special

Welcome back to day FOUR of our SEPTEMBER 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......DEAR SANTA!!!  It includes stamps called.... A Letter to Santa, Santa & Pup and Someone Special!

It's also Challenge day at KKS!! This week our hostess is JESSIE!! 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!  We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubber!

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 Dear Santa stamps! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}

I've used Someone Special and paired it up with some older Echo Park papers (This & That).  I decided to use some less traditional colours along with my red and green (pink and dark brown) and I love the way it turned out!

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! 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 - Just Chillin'

Welcome back to day THREE of our SEPTEMBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are sharing TWO super cute new sets by artist Thais Narciso! They are called.......GO WITH THE FLOW! and JUST CHILLIN'!

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 ADORABLE 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 set!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

I used this cutie pair from the Just Chillin' set and matched them up with some older Echo Park papers (Winter Park).  I pulled out some felt snowflake trim that I had stashed away and added some rhinestones and stickles.

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 - Joyful Holiday!

Welcome back to day two of our SEPTEMBER Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!  Today we are excited to share TWO super cute new sets by artist Cheryl Alger just in time for holiday fun!  We are sharing samples today featuring....CHRISTMAS CHEER and JOYFUL HOLIDAY!!

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 CHRISTMAS CHEER and JOYFUL HOLIDAY! stamp sets!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

I pulled out Lulu from the Joyful Holiday set and paired her up with some older Echo Park papers.  I just love her footed pj's!  The layout is an older Mojo Monday sketch although I moved my embellishment and added the sentiment.

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

September Krafty Kardmaking Kit Peek!

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 Holiday stamp release so the September 2013 kit is so fun!! 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 September 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!

I pulled out my Santa Baby stamp and coloured it with my copics to match the super cute papers in the Krafty Kardmaking Kit!  I loved the super glittery cardstock that was included, and I ran it through my Big Shot with an icicle die.  And can I tell you how nice and thick that twine is?!  Swoon!  I added a cardstock sticker and one of the metal charms as well.  Super fun!

Don't forget - with this kit you'll receive a gorgeous colour handout, emailed directly to you, featuring pictures of the six cards PLUS some extras and the sketches to go with each creation!! It couldn't be any easier!!  Your Krafty Kit will be shipped in a sturdy box so that your goodies are nice and safe!! The VALUE of each kit is over $32 but our price this month is $25!! shipping in Canada and the US is $12 PLUS when you order the kit, we are offering FREE additional shipping on anything else in the shop that you order at the same time! So go ahead and load up with paper pads, ezmount, more stamps etc. because the shipping is covered! All your goodies will be shipped together in a box for only $12. (International customers please email me directly to go over your options for the kits!)

Not only that, but here’s a little special for all you krafty peeps ordering the September Kit: when you order the new kit, you will also receive 10% off the August kit when ordered at the same time!!! And again, only the one flat rate shipping!

And this fantastic kit will be released on Saturday night at our LIVE online Holiday release party along with all of our new stamps being previewed this week!! We hope you'll join us for all the fun!

Krafty Challenge - Fall Fun!

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 and her challenge for you this week is FALL FUN!  So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item (with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp) and share it with us here!  Get creative and show us how FALL inspires you! 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 inked up this cutie Rachelle Anne Miller stamp from last month called Pick of the Patch.  I hadn't had a chance to ink her up yet and she was super fun to colour!  I paired her with some Simple Stories papers and a bit of burlap.  I added some felt leaves and a button as well.  

Hop on over to the Krafty blog to check out all the gorgeous projects from our Krafty girls and our special Krafty guests! Don't forget to check out this week's FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS which are up until Sunday night with a selection of our favourite stamps on 30-50% OFF!

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'!!