Stamp AnnieThing September Release Sneak Peeks - Day 2

Hi and welcome to our September Release!

Its time to enjoy that crisp FALL AIR!!

This release we also have some new products in our line. 

 Stencils &  Dies!

Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!

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I decided to give the no lines colouring technique another try this month. I was pretty pleased with the results and decided to keep my card layout on the simpler side to let my colouring take centre stage. 

 Have a great day!

Stamp AnnieThing August Sneak Peek - Day 2

Hi and welcome to our August Release!

We have three new adorable and fun stamps for you to help you get ready for this month!

This release we also have some new products in our line. 

 Stencils &  Dies!

Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!

All Items are available in the store Friday! 

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 Have a great day!

Kraftin' Kimmie April Sneak Peeks - Day 2

Welcome to Day TWO of our April Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

You asked for it, so we've got it!

It's an amazing new TEEN BOYS stamp set

by artist Emilie Goulet!

Introducing.....WHAT'S UP, DUDE?

This totally rad set features two main images plus FOUR super cool sentiments! They're perfect for all the guys in your life!

I decided to do some no line colouring with my Copic markers to brung these super cool dudes to life.

You will see these handsome dudes in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs!  You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and Krafty Guest below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for April as we share them each day this week!  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST!  We'll be checking out ALL four of the new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! 

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January Previews Day 2

Hi Friends! We are on day 2 of previews for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

This stamp set is near and dear to my heart as I recently lost two of my precious furry friends - One in October and one in December. I think loosing a pet is one of the most heart breaking things you can go through and I am so happy that there is now a stamp set that shares the sentiments of loosing a furry family member.

I started by stamping the image of the dog in Dessert Sand ink by Memento. It is a very light ink, perfect for the no-line colouring technique I used to colour this card. If you would like to try no-line colouring for yourself, I wrote an in depth post on how to do it here. It is so fun and once you get the hang of no-line, you will want to do it again and again. 

I used the following Copic markers to colour this image

Copics:

Dog - E59, E57, E55, E53

Collar - B16, B14, B12
Wings - W7, W5, W3, W1
I also added the blush for the checks with a coloured pencils to warm the image up a bit

I used various stencils to create the background with my distress inks. If you would like to see how I created the cloud background with Distress Ink, click here

lastly, I added some shimmery gold dots with a gold gel pen for an added touch.

My "No Line Colouring" Adventure

Angelica Angel by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

So this past Saturday I had the pleasure to attend a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps event in Cambridge Ontario Canada. I had so much fun hanging out with my crafty friends, learning new techniques and going outside my comfort zone. One of the things that had me super pumped about this event was that Melanie Holtz was teaching one of the classes. If you haven't heard of her, you seriously need to look her up...her colouring is absolutely outstanding and no one can do no line colouring like this girl can!

Kraftin' Kimmie design team
member Melanie Holtz instructing
us on no line colouring

Melanie demonstrated no line
colouring on a projector so we
could colour along with her

can you spot me?!

If you have never heard of no line colour before, you basically stamp your image in a very light ink. In this case, the image was stamped with Memento Dessert Sand ink. Once the image is stamped you use your dark and light colours to make the lines disappear. I have included a number of photos of the entire process of me colouring this image. I think it is super fascinating...but I am a marker nerd 

skin and eyes coloured in

hair and crown coloured

gown coloured

completed image...I am so proud of it for my first attempt

Once the image was completed, I decided I was too nervous to try and fussy cut her out after all the time I spent colouring her. So I created a heaven cloud background using Copic markers. I kept my card layout very simple as I wanted the focus to be on my coloured image. 

I hope you like my card as much as I do. If you are wondering about the image, it isn't available yet...Kim said it is coming out in the next 2 weeks -sneak peek for you :)

Until next time - Stephen