Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 65 and Krafty Peek Day 4...A List...You're Nifty!

Good morning krafty friends! Are you lovin' all the fabulous previews of the Kraftin' Kimmie February release as much as I am? I know, the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests are ROCKIN' this release! So much gorgeous eye candy!!!! 

Well, it is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge day and Day #4 of the Krafty peeks! This week the oh sweet Donna is our hostess and she has a list for us to follow...3 different colours, 2 different patterned papers, 1 ribbon and 1 button....great challenge, eh? Well, I really hope you can join us this week! If you do and you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamped image on your creation then you will be entered into the random draw to win your very own Joanie stamp as featured on Donna's stunning card!

Well, for my card today I have used the cutie patootie, Judy! I think she might be my fave but hard to say, cuz I really love all the 50's inspired images by Annie in this new release. I coloured Judy with my Copics and I cut her out with my circle Nesties using the out of the box technique. I embossed and left the image in the die and inked with Worn Lipstick Distress ink. I matted the image with the Lace Circle Nestie. The 3 colours I used, I picked from the 2 gorgeous sheets of paper from my MME Tickled Pink 6x6 paper. I went with pink, orange and aqua. I used some of this gorgeous shimmery and crinkly orange ribbon from my stash and a BG button tied with hemp twine. 

I picked up some really neat transparent Ultra fine glitter at Crop Circles in Peterborough the other day called, Crystal Glitter Ritz. I had an idea how I could use it on this card. I die cut the QuicKutz cherries to pick up on the cherries in the MME paper and cuz I think Judy is enjoying a cherry Coke,smile.  I also cut the round circles from a 5x5 sheet of Score-Tape and placed the cut out adhesive over the round circles cut from the pink cardstock. Then I sprinkled on the clear Crystal Glitter Ritz and "burnished" it with my finger. This is an important step to get the super sparkly and velvety effect of the Glitter Ritz. It is sooooo sparkly IRL and just adds a little extra pizazz to the die cut cherries. I added some Twinery Twine in Mandarin. I struggled to find the perfect spot for my sentiment so I decided to not add one to the front of the card and just added it to the inside...this sentiment actually comes with Fanny!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my Kraftin' kimmie Stamps challenge card! Please hop on over to the KKStamps blog and take a look at all the gorgeous cards by all the Krafty Girls and Guests for this week's challenge! I am sure you will be inspired to join us! Don't forget to pop back again tomorrow, Sunday, Feb.13th as we have more fab previews, our Krafty Hop and all the stamps from the new February release will be in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!

Happy stampin'!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...February Release Krafty Peek #3!

Hey Krafty friends! I hope you have been enjoying all the sneak peeks of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps February release. The Krafty Girls and Guests have made such stunning creations with the new and totally inspirational Krafty Quotes and sweet springtime stamps from Steven Leary with Miles and friends. I'm finally joining in on the Krafty previews today featuring Annie Rodrigue's fabulously fun 50's style images from the Moonlight Whispers range. This collection totally makes me think of my favorite TV shows from when I was a kid, Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi.....ahhhh, the memories! I am sooooo smitten with these fun new stamps...so much fun to colour and they make you want to ROCK around the clock! All the stamps from this release will be in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop on Sunday, February 13th! We will also have our Krafty Hop on Sunday too. Make sure you come back and check it out!

So, for my card today I'm featuring Fanny and I used one of the two sentiment that comes with her! Isn't she fabulous! Gosh, I just love her to bits! I coloured her up with my Copics and cut the image out with my Nesties Labels 17, embossed and left the image in the die and inked with Pumice Stone Distress ink. I used some of my new fave paper, Echo Park Be, Mine paper! The black, grey and hot pink are just the perfect colours for these 50's inspired images by Annie. I also added some Prima flowers with pearls and American Crafts ribbon and cardstock. 

 Head on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog for links to all the Krafty Girls and Guests blogs and check out all the gorgeous creations they have featuring Annie's new 50's inspired images! Tomorrow is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Challenge day and we will have a fun new challenge as well as more previews of Annie's images and then on Sunday all the stamps will be available in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop and we have the Krafty Hop! Lots of krafty fun planned for this weekend! Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card!

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge... Anything but a card...Be Mine...Toilet Paper Roll Mini-album!

Hey! Happy hump day, stampin' friends! WOWZERS! Soooooo many folks joined us at Simon Says Stamp last week. I don't think I have ever seen so many people join a challenge before in my life! That was awesome!!!! We have a wonderful new designer joining the team too. Kathy is soooo super talented please check out her blog and give her a warm welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge DT.

So we have another fabulous challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog. This week we would like to see anything but a card! The Simon Says Stamp DT are featuring "All Things Tim Holtz" this week too. You can join us and use your Tim Holtz products too or not...your choice! 

We also have a fabulous prize again this week. A whopping $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore. I know you won't have any trouble spending it. The store is chalked full of crafty goodness!

So, I decided to channel my inner "Tim" and get really inky for this challenge! When I first saw this toilet paper roll mini-album, I knew I had to give it a go and that it would be perfect for this weeks challenge....Anything but a card!!!

So, I flattened and covered 4 toilet paper rolls with this luscious Echo Park Be Mine paper from the Simon Says Stamp store with Zip Dry. I painted the edges of 2 covered rolls with Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint and the other 2 with Pewter Distress Crackle Paint.  Then I took 4 shipping tags and I inked them with the Worn Lipstick and Black Soot Distress ink like Tim demonstrates in this video to get "The Perfect Distress" look. For the tag that is showing I used a Tim Holtz mini-mask and inked with Black Soot Distress ink using the blending tool like Tim demonstrates in this video. I then used various stamps on all the tags from this gorgeous Tim Holtz set called Urban Grunge and I especially love the text stamp in this set and will be using it more often. I added Perfect Pearls to the tags for a subtle shimmer. To embellish I used American Crafts ribbon from my stash and I also cut some Grunge paper with my Die-namics Little Open Scallop border die and rolled rose die. I then inked with Worn Lipstick. I added some of the stickers that come in the Be Mine paper pack by Echo Park and some bling and pearls. I  added some gorgeous Pink Prima flowers and Grey Prima Flowers that co-ordinate perfectly with the Be Mine paper. To attach all the toilet rolls I used my Crop-O-dile and attached extra large eyelets and use binder rings and then added lots of ribbon. 

For the tag I thought I would add King Tilda...she is so cute. I coloured her with Copics and cut her out and pop-dotted her on the tag. I also added Gold Stickles to her crown. You can also add small photos to the tags if you want. 

This toilet paper roll mini-album was so much fun to make and I really enjoyed getting really inky and creative with all the fabulous products that Tim Holtz has created for us! You can get soooooo many of his products at Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Just click on the "All Things Tim Holtz" link at the top of the side bar on the Simon Says Stamp SuperStore!  The new products just released at CHA are coming soon! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my Simon Says Stamp project. Please visit the other DT girls to see all their stunning creations!  I hope you can join us this week!

Get inky!

Hugs,

My Favorite Things...WSC Challenge # 5...Make A Wish!

Hey crafty friends! I hope you had a great weekend! Just a quick post this morning to share the card I made for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge! This week is Sketch # 5....really loving the WSC sketches! Well, I will apologize right now, as I'm afraid you will be seeing a LOT of this gorgeous Echo Park Paper, Be Mine. I got this paper pack at Simon Says Stamp and I'm totally in loovvve with it....so gorgeous! So, I needed to make a birthday card for my Mom, yup it is her birthday in about a week and I knew this paper would be perfect. It is totally her style and I thought this A La Mode Birthday Girl would be the perfect image too go with.

I coloured this A La Mode Birthday girlie with Copics and I tried to make her hair the same colours as my mom's, he, he, he, that is a bit of challenge my Mom is a hairstylist and she has her hair a funky purply red colour. I cut the image out with my oval Nestie and left it in the die and inked with Pumice Stone Distress ink. I used my Jumbo Scalloped and Scalloped Scallop Die-namics dies. The sentiment comes with this stamp and I stamped it on a Nestie Tag with London Fog Memento ink and inked with Spun Sugar Distress ink. All the cardstock is American Crafts as is this scrumptious ribbon.

Here is the inside...I used one of the sentiments from the A La Mode Time to Celebrate set. 

Well, I hope you have a great week and maybe getting some stampin' time!

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card!

Hugs,

Magnolia Down Under Challenge # 82...Love...You're Purr-fect!

Hey crafty friends! Hope you are enjoying your weekend and getting a little crafty! We have a great challenge this week at Magnolia Down Under Challenge. It is LOVE you can make a valentine or maybe a wedding or baby card, totally open to your interpretation as long as it is obviously about LOVE! We are looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations again! Please pop by the MDUC and take a look at all the stunning creations made by the MDUC DT...and leave them a little LOVE!!!!

For my card I used this cute image of Tilda with Cat that was on my desk and when I saw her I thought she would be the purrr-fect match with this K & Co. paper that I bought last year and still have quite a bit left over.  It came with tear-out valentines cards in the paper pad and I think it is so fun to add these children's valentines to a card. I think I will give this to my daughter, Hannah, for Valentines day... she is a real animal lover and she just loves our cat, Liam, to bits but she loves dogs just as much and knows all the names of the dogs that live in our neighbourhood,smile.  I coloured Tilda with my Copics and cut her out and pop-dotted her on the front of the card. I added some pearls and Prima Caboodles flowers, some American Crafts ribbon and Melissa Frances rub-ons.

Here is the inside...pretty simple. Another Melissa Frances rub-on and Prima flowers and pearls!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my MDUC DT card! Hope you can join us at Magnolia Down Under Challenge this week!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Big 40 B-day Sale and Krafty Girl Guest Contest!!!!!

Hey Krafty friends! I wanted to let you all know that to celebrate Kimmie turning the Big 40 today, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is having a SALE! You KNOW how much we love a SALE! Use coupon code BDAY and you will save.....40% on orders over $50!! Holy rubbah, Batman! That's right! But this sale is ONLY good for Feb. 3rd and 4th, so get shoppin'!

So, have you ever thought that you might have what it takes to be a Krafty Girl??? Well, we're holding a contest and YOU could be the winner of a Krafty Girl Guest Spot for the month of April!!! Here's what you'll need to know:

Krafty Guest responsibilities:

- provide samples and post on your blog for 4-5 days of Krafty Peeks leading up to and including the Release Day Krafty Hop for April (mid month)

- join in all Saturday challenges for the month of April and post them on your blog

- samples must be submitted in a timely fashion and blog posts must be up on time

Krafty Guest will receive:

- a package of April release stamps will be sent to you in advance of the release to play with and make samples with (top secret...keep them under your hat.....heehee)!

- you will get to be a part of the Krafty Girl yahoo group and hang out with the other designers for the month of April

- if local, you will get to join us in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps booth at Scrapfest in Kitchener on April 8/9th

- you will receive a discount coupon code, to use during the month of your guest spot

To Enter:

- you will need to submit a card/project for every challenge during the month of February and link it up to the appropriate post on the Challenge Blog

- let us know that you are applying for the Krafty Guest spot position by sending us an email at kraftinkimmiestamps@gmail.com and tell us a little about yourself, your crafting and include a link to your blog and and online galleries

- be sure that you can commit to the Krafty Guest responsibilities for the month of April

- EVERYONE is encouraged to apply....don't worry if you've never been on a design team before.....we wanna see your STUFF!!!

Happy Birthday Kimmie, MWAH!

Simon Says Stamp Challenge...Love is in the Air...I never knew love until...!

Good morning stampers! WOW! There were so many fabulously cute Animal Antics cards submitted for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge last week! Thanks so much for joining us! 

So are you snowed in??? I know many folks are getting hit with the blizzard of the year...we are getting a big dump of the white stuff here too. Well, if it is a snow day for you, why not you join us for another fun challenge this week! The challenge is perfect for you to get a few more valentines made up too...we have a lovely theme, he he, he....Love is in the Air!!! 

We also have a fabulous prize again this week....a whopping $50 voucher for the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!!!!! Lots of crafty goodness can be had with that and Heidi will have the superstore stocked with the latest and greatest product from CHA very soon!!!! So I really hope you can join us!

I used the fabulous sketch that they have over at Friday Sketchers by the super talented Journn for my card and I am also entering my card in the Going Dotty challenge at Just Magnolia!

I loved this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge and it was so much fun to use my new fave Tilda that I got at the Simon Says Stamp Superstore from the You' re so Special collection called, Tilda spread Love...ahhhh....how sweet! I love her boots and her turned up jeans...too cute! I teamed Tilda up with my new BasicGrey 6x6 paper pad Hopscotch and some various BasicGrey buttons with hemp twine and Prima Annalee Big and Small Flowers. I had some Martha Stewart seam binding in my stash and decided not to crinkle it and I love how it looks un-crinkled too. I coloured Tilda with my Copics and I stamped my splotch stamp with Desert Sand Memento ink around the edges of the image. My sentiment is from  Melissa Frances rub-on sheet called LOVE Transfers from Simon Says Stamps...they have a fabulous selection of the Melissa Frances rub-ons...the bestest rub-ons ever. The wee tag has a Melissa Frances rub-on it too from a sheet called WEDDING Transfers and I cut the tag out on my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter from craft cardstock.

Here is the inside of my card...I cut the sentiment up and used the other half for the inside. More gorgeous Prima flowers and BG buttons and the heart was cut on my Silhouette Digital Craft cutter too.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by having a wee peek at my Simon Says Stamp Challenge DT card! Please stop by the other lovely Simon Says Stamp Challenge DT gals' blogs and have a look-see....they have made such gorgeous creations to inspire you! I hope you can join us this week! 

Have a stampin' great day and be careful shoveling,smile!

Hugs,