Kraftin' Kimmie July Release - Day 1

Welcome to Day ONE of our JULY Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are kicking off this month's release of new stamps with a super cute set that is out of this world!

Today's set is by artist, Cheryl Grant!

It's called BLAST OFF!

This amazing set features our fabulous kiddos, Lucas and Lulu along with their puppy pal plus several awesome sentiments! These are perfect for the kid cards, invitations, scrapbook pages, tags, bags and so much more! And if you haven't tried a galaxy background yet, you can use our fabulous new Hybrid Inks and give it a whirl with this set!

I played around with my inks to create a galaxy background and coloured up the image with my coloured pencils. I kept my card design clean and simple only adding a few sequins and a heat embossed sentient on purple cardstock. 

You will see these fabby images in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members 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 EACH DAY this week!!

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 July 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 of the three new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! 

Happy hoppin'!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May Sneak Peeks - Day One

Hi Friends!

Today we are kickin' off our MAY Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

You *may* have seen a peek or two of today's stamp set over the last couple of weeks! That's because it was part of the latest Krafty Kard Kit AND it works in perfect combination with the brand NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!!

It's BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS!

This new floral set by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen is absolutely stunning! It contains several gorgeous large flower images....carnations, roses, daisies....oh my!

The set also comes with a choice of a few different leaf styles and stems! Plus the sweet sentiment, Bloom where you are!

For this card, I stamped the leaf image in Lovely lagoon Krafty Kolours ink. Next I used my Prismacolor coloured pencils to kick the image up a notch, adding more depth by using a dark, medium and light green coloured pencil.

To create my background, I did some ink blending using Purple Pansy Krafty Kolours Ink. I also tinted  Texture Paste using the Purple Pansy ink to get this awesome textured tone on tone effect.

Check out this versatile Beautiful Bloom stamp set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for May 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 FIVE new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - February Previews Day 3

Hi Friends and welcome to the final day of previews from kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 

I absolutely love this stamp set that was illustrated by artist Emilie Goulet called, "Wild World".

I stamped the image in VersaFine Onyx Black ink on Neenah Desert Storm card stock and coloured it up with my Prismacolor coloured pencils. I loved how my colouring turned out so much that I wanted to keep my card design very simple,  which allows all the focus to remain on the colouring. I fussy cut around the top portion of the image and used my paper trimmer to cut a straight line across the bottom.  I then added patterned paper with playful hearts on it to the background and adhered my image with foam tape to it. To finish my card off, I stamped the sentiment on the front panel and hand drew some loose line around the image to frame it

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – February Previews Day 1

Hi Friends! Welcome to day 1 of Previews for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Today I get to share a beautiful new sentiment stamp set titled "Baby Love" that is a definite must have for any stamp collection. This was designed by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen.

I kept my card designs simple which allowed me to easily pull colours from the pattern papers I used. I stamped the images on Neenah Desert Storm card stock using VeraFine Onyx Black ink and then did some quick and easy colouring using my Prismacolor coloured Pencils. I die cut out the images using some cross stitched rectangle dies and then matted it on some coordinating card stocks which I then popped up for some dimension. 

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All of the design team members and guests listed below have lots of great designs to share with you today featuring the BABY LOVE stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a $10 gift voucher each day this week 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 February as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Sunday morning at 11am EST! We'll be checking out ALL of the THREE new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

  

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - "Summer" challenge

Hi Friends! we are in the thick of Winter here in Ontario Canada and let me tell you, I am currently counting down the days till I head to Florida for some sunshine and heat - I can't wait!!

The Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge is "Summer"...So if you are sick of Winter too, you totally should join in on this weeks challenge 

I used the Beachy Keen stamp set (This set has been rereleased in RUBBER woot woot!!)

I stamped her with VersaFine Onyx Black ink on Neenah Desert Storm card stock then coloured her with my Prismacolor pencils.

Once the colouring was complete, I added some stitching with a stitched rectangle die as well as a yellow boarder.

I hope you like my card creation for this weeks challenge

Stay warm and heres to Summer <3

Until Next Time - Stephen 

About the challenge:

Create a card, scrapbook page, altered item etc. with a SUMMER theme and submit your design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, January 26th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....

a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!! 

What do you think? Worth playin' for?;)

We've also got a brand new sketch for your inspiration for January! You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Bellariffic Friday - Vintage

Hi Friends! 

Its Friday and that means its time for some Stamping Bella inspiration. Wait till you see what the rest of the Stamping Bella Design Team came up with for this weeks challenge...oh! I guess I should say what the challenge is...This weeks challenge is "Vintage". Vintage as in - use any Stamping Bella stamp that is not from the latest release. So I used Peyton loves to Pretend from the Tiny Townie Collection as well as its matching cut it outs dies . 

I decided to colour her with Prismacolor coloured pencils using the following colours

PRISAMACOLOR PENCILS

Skin - PC946, PC945, PC943, PC939, PC927, PC140, PC938

Hair - PC935, PC1067, PC1065, PC1061, PC938

Chicks - PC922,  PC918,  PC1002,  PC916,  PC915,  PC914,  PC938

Leggings -  PC1067,  PC1065,  PC1060,  PC938

To create my card layout, I used the meadow boarders dies from lawn fawn to create the grass and used my copic markers to add flicks of grass onto the cardstock. I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide overtop of Kraft Cardstock using Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, and Fossilized Amber. To finish off my card, I added some line detailing with a white as well as a black gel pen and a few sequins.

I hope you like my card creation for today! Be sure to check out the Stamping Bella blog to see what the rest of Bella design team came up with...get ready to be inspired!

Until next time - Stephen 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Saturday Sentiment Challenge

Hi Friends! 

I am honoured to be guest designing for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps all month long...I was so so excited when Kim asked me. 

I created a card for the first KKS Saturday Challenge of the year (Details about the Challenge and how you can enter below)

I kept my card design extremely simple as I wanted the focus to remain on the amazing image itself as I spent A LOT of time colouring it. The stamp set is called, "Cocoa Cozy" by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Be sure to check out the KKS store to see her amazing selection of stamps...I will warn you though, they are addictive and you will find yourself wanting them all. Back to my card... I have been really trying to challenge myself artistically by exploring different colouring mediums and Coloured Pencils (In particular, Prismacolor coloured pencils) are one thing I have wanted to play around with but I have always found them too hard...slowly I feel I'm improving with them and I so love the depth and detail you can get with Coloured Pencils. So get ready for lots of images coloured with pencils in the future because I'm really enjoying using them. What do you think of my card? Do you like the look of coloured pencils on Kraft Cardstock or do you prefer Copic colouring?

Details about the Challenge:

Today we are kicking the year off with our very first Saturday challenge of 2018! Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps decided to do away with the Wednesday challenges so we all can focus on the fun themes during our Saturday challenges! AND Kim is changing things up as far as prizes!!! Each Saturday she will post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!! What do you think? Worth playin' for?  ;) Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

We've also got a brand new sketch for your inspiration for January! You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

The challenge for this week is SENTIMENTS!! Create a card, scrapbook page, altered item etc. with a sentiment anywhere on it (it can be the focal point or just an addition to your creation) and submit your design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, January 12th to enter this challenge!

http://www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com

Stamp AnnieThing January Release - Day 2

Hi and welcome to our first release for the NEW YEAR!

We are so excited to share with you all the wonderful new stamps and other

wonderful products we will carry in our line this year!

Nicole will be available in the store Friday along with the other 2 stamps we showed you  this week!!

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OK, so I decided to try something totally out of my comfort zone for this card...coloured pencils. This is the first card I created using only coloured pencils exclusively as my colouring medium. I am pretty happy with the results and I think you will be seeing more images coloured with Coloured Pencils in the future. Did I mention that I received the 150 set in Prismas and the 120 set of Polychromos for Christmas...yup - I'm very spoiled.

So to create this card, I simply stamped the image on Kraft Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I then stamped it again but this time on masking paper. I cut out the image on the masking paper and then applied it overtop of the image on the kraft cardstock and Ink blended Broken China and Peeled paint Distress Oxcide Ink overtop to create my background. Once that was done, I started colouring...now this did take me some time as you have to slowly build up layer by layer of the pencil. Like I said, I am still learning but I really did enjoy doing something out of my comfort zone.

I hope you enjoyed our Sneek Peek for the release!

 Have a great day!