Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 374...Clouds...Friendship is a Gift

Hi Krafty friends, Welcome to challenge # 374 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

Frugal Friday Specials are up!! 4 super cute sets are 40% off!! The sale ends on Sunday (or while supplies last)... Happy Shopping!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

I "followed" the KKS March sketch for my card but I took a few liberties here and there...but I think it still works. I made a 5X5 square card and instead of three large circle elements I placed 3 sparkly blue Gumdrops along the side of the image.

The month of March has had a "cloud" hanging over it for me. Unfortunately, I, along with 226 of my fellow co-workers have gone on strike (if you're friends with me on Facebook you may have seen my posts and pics from the picket line). It has been a very difficult time, taking a huge toll on ALL involved, in SO many ways, some I never would have imagined. But there has been a silver lining...the solidarity, support and friendship of my brothers and sisters standing together for what is fair and just. It has been getting to know those that I don't work with on a regular basis and it has been an opportunity to grow even closer to those that I work alongside, day in and day out. It has been time spent networking with those from the trade unionist movement and a chance to engage with others who have an activist heart. It has been the little things like a big squishy hug and a thank you from my mentor, colleague and good friend, or a honk and a thumbs-up by a passing car. It has been the sheer kindness of strangers dropping by with hot chocolate on a bitterly cold day...all of this and much, much more is getting me...getting us...through this cloudy month of March.         I made my "cloud" card with the Squishy Hugs Stamp set and coloured it with Copics, cut it out with my Pierced Square STAX Die-namics, left the image in the die and inked with Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters Distress ink. I used Blueprints 3 and 8 for the larger square panels cut from Sno Cone and Paver Red Heavyweight Cardstock and used Blueprints 7 to cut the small square panel from plaid patterned paper from the Simple Stories Winter Wonderland 6X6 paper pad. The clouds are cut from Primitive White Heavyweight Cardstock with the You Move Me Die-namics and I cut the pierced scallop border from Sno Cone Heavyweight Cardstock with Blueprints 14. I stamped a sweet little sentiment from the Squishy Hugs Stamp set on Primitive White Heavyweight Cardstock cut with the circle charm tag from Howdy Frames Die-namics. I wrapped the card wit hemp twine and added a smattering of sparkly blue Gumdrops.  I finished off the inside of the card too...I stamped a shadow image with Paver Red Premium Dye ink and stamped another sentiment. Thanks So much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my card for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 374.  Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until March 31st at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!  

**New Squishy Hugs! - Kraftin Kimmie Stamps	Die-namics Blueprints 3	Die-namics Blueprints 7	Die-namics Blueprints 8	Die-namics Blueprints 14
MFT Howdy Frames	Die-namics Pierced Square STAX	MFT Square STAX 1 Die-namics	MFT Square STAX 2 Die-namics	Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SHABBY SHUTTERS Ranger TIM21490	Premium Dye Ink Pad Paver Red	Heavyweight Card Stock Primitive White	MFT Replenishments Cardstock - Kraft	MFT Paver Red Heavyweight Card Stock
Sno Cone Heavyweight Card Stock	Hemp Cord	Sparkly Teal Gumdrops

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 373...Things with Wings

Hello Krafty Friends! Welcome to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 373 - Things with Wings! When I saw this challenge I knew I would be inking up this sweet girl from the NEW Tweetie Pies Stamp set. 

We always enjoy YOUR creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!! 

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends Facebook group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!! 

Frugal Friday specials are UP!!! Every Friday Kimmie puts a handful of stamps on sale, but it only lasts through the weekend!! This is a great way to build up your collection and save some $$$!

I adore this sweet Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Tweetie Pies Stamp set...I just had to ink this girl for the Things with Wings KKS Challenge # 373. I coloured her and her feathered friend up with my copics, cut the image out with the MFT Pierced Traditional Tags and Traditional Tags STAX Die-namics, left the image in the die and inked with Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters Distress inks. I added in some grass and ground with my Prismcolor Pencils. I also stamped the adorable little clouds from the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Darling Dragons stamp set, coloured them with my Copics, fussy cut them out and popped them up on the tag. 

I did more "Smooshing"...I'm a little obsessed with this easy technique...this time I used my Peerless Watercolors instead of using inks. I then used the pretty blue "smooshed" watercolored paper for the background panel and cut the Reverse Confetti Wreaths Confetti Cuts from the "smooshed" paper too. I stamped a sentiment from the Tweetie Pies stamp set with Sweet Tooth Pigment Ink and heat embossed it with American Craft Zing White Embossing powder. I tied some blue American Craft Twine on the tag and embellished sprinkling of sparkly blue Gumdrops from Your Next Stamp.  
 Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my card for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 373 - Things with Wings.  

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges and Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it! 
Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until March 24th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! Pull out those fabby stamps and play along! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

**New Tweetie Birds - Kraftin Kimmie Stamps	Wreaths Confetti Cuts | Reverse Confetti | Reverse Confetti	Tag Me | Reverse Confetti, LLC	Die-namics Pierced Traditional Tag STAX	Die-namics Pierced Traditional Tag STAX
Die-namics Horizontal Stitched Strips	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SHABBY SHUTTERS Ranger TIM21490	Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass	MFT Replenishments Cardstock - Whip Cream	Sparkly Teal Gumdrops

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Day 5 March Peeks & Challenge - Hoppy Friends

Welcome to Day FIVE of the March Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We have another AMAZING day! Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is this morning at 11am EST! We've got a second set from Artist Cheryl Grant!  It's called HOPPY FRIENDS!!

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes this morning beginning at 11AM EST!! You can come hang out with the me and Krafty Team at our  LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

This sweet set features two main images of some super fluffy bunnies! It also comes with several smaller fun images plus FIVE awesome sentiments!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Tangii! And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! 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. You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for March! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

I made my card with MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Natural, Whip Cream, Lemon Drop, Nightshift and Blue 

I coloured up the sweet bunny from the Hoppy Friends Stamp set with my Copics cut the image out with my Pierced Rectangle STAX Die-namics and then left the image in the die and inked with Squeezed Lemon, Scattered Straw and Tea Dye Distress ink. I stamped my fave sentiment from the Hoppy Friends Stamp set in Nightshift Blue Premium Dye Ink and added a Lemon Drop button tied with Navy Hemp twine. 
I finished off the inside of the card...I adore the little bird in the set and stamped a shadow image of him and another sweet sentiment from the Hoppy Friends Stamp set. 
All of the Krafty Krew and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party today!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 371 - For the Boys

Hello Krafty friends! I'm SOOOOO thrilled to be back hangin' out with Kraftin' Kimmie and the Krafty Girls as a Krafty Guest for the month of March and with the super talented Marieke Slaats!  We have a such a FUN Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 371 - For the Boys/Men. I hope you can join us! 

 We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop! As with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card! You can enter as many times per month as you’d like. Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to share your card for the boys/men with us. 

 Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME - For the Boys/Men - as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until March 10th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in! You will have one week to get your entries in at Kraftin’ Kimmies blog.

I don't make a lot of "boy" cards. I find it a wee bit challenging but I knew if I used some "boy" colours and these spooky sweet Owls for a owl-vampire birthday card this challenge would be a breeze! I started out by making my background paper with the Smooshing Technique with Chipped Sapphire Distress ink. I used Heavyweight Cardstock in Nightshift Blue, Jelllybean Green and Kraft!    

I stamped the images of the Owl from the Happy Owl-een Stamp set and the little bats from the Harvest Blessings Stamp set in Archival Brilliance Black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I find that it is SO much easier to colour with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens when I clear emboss as the raised embossed lines keep the colours from bleeding together...it is totally a stress-free approach to using these pens/markers. I then coloured my images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers/Pens. I cut them image with Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics and left the image in the die and inked with Chipped Sapphire and Forest Moss.   I finished the inside of the card too....I stamped a shadow image of the cute little Happy Owl-een vampire Owl and the sweet sentiment.   Thank you SO much for popping by and havin' a wee peek at my "boy" birthday card for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 372 - For the Boys/Men! Please make a little Krafty time and join the challenge!   Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends FaceBook Group? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!! Frugal Friday specials are up!! These sets are on sale, but only for this weekend!! Happy shopping!  OH!!! Guess what?! Guess what?! Guess what?! MARCH PEEKS START NEXT WEEK!!!!! EEEEEEPPPPPP! Yeah, I'm just a little excited! 

**New Happy Owl-oween - Kraftin Kimmie Stamps	**New Harvest Blessings - Kraftin Kimmie Stamps	Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 48VRB-6000AT/48V	MFT Nightshift BlueHeavyweight Card Stock	MFT Jellybean Green Heavyweight Card Stock
MFT Replenishments Cardstock - Kraft	Premium Dye Ink Pad Nightshift Blue	Hemp Cord

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