Monday 24 December 2018

A Warm and Toasty Hello

Hi everyone! 
It’s Stephen here with you today to share a fun shaker card design. I must admit, I love making holiday cards and I am sad that its almost over...although, who says you can't make Christmas cards all year round ;) 

I used Annie -  Warm and Toasty and coloured her up with Copic markers.
To create the shaker element, it was as easy as 1,2,3! I simply used the Shaker Basics 1 die set and the Winter Add On - Candy Cane Frame die set.
To finish off my card I did very simple ink blending to create my scene in the background and BOOM! done!
I just want to take this time to wish everyone a very happy holiday season. May 2019 be filled with nothing but good things!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Stephen

Monday 10 December 2018

Lucille - Relax and enjoy

Hi Friends!! 
Today I have a card to share with you that I created for the new theme challenge happening over in the Stamp Anniething Stampers Facebook group. The Challenge for this month is to create a Gift Card Holder.


For my card, I coloured up "Lucille - relax & enjoy" with Copic markers. Since I was creating a gift card holder, I just had to use the new "Winter Add On - Present" die that coordinates with perfectly with "Shaker Basics - set 2" die set.
I did some simple ink blending using Stamp Anniething hybrid inks to create the background of my shaker then added some iridescent sequins. I layered it on some pattern paper and stamped the sentiment that comes with the "Lucille - relax & enjoy" stamp set.

I hope you love my card creation for today!

Until next time - Stephen

Friday 7 December 2018

Stamp AnnieThing December Release - Day 3



Hi and welcome to our last release for 2018!
This release is "die" heavy and co-ordinate with last months Shaker Basic Dies!
Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!



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Thursday 6 December 2018

Stamp AnnieThing December Release - Day 2



Hi and welcome to our last release for 2018!
This release is "die" heavy and co-ordinate with last months Shaker Basic Dies!
Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!


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Otter-ly Adorable!!


I must admit, the moment I first laid eyes on the "From the Otter Side" stamp set I fell in LOOOOVE! This set is so fun to colour and I was so excited to get to create another project using it. 
With the holidays approaching, I love creating clean and simple  card designs and I feel like "From the Otter Side" lends itself perfectly to that.
To create my card, I started by ink blending a background using Purple PansyMermaid Melody, and Bubbly Blue Krafty Kolour inks. To achieve the water droplet effect, I used an aqua painter that is filled with bleach and simply dropped the water and bleach mixture onto the ink blended background.
To colour the super sweet otter, I used the following Copic markers E49, E47, E57, E35.
I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday season and that you all get some time to get Krafty!!
Hugs 
- Stephen

Wednesday 5 December 2018

Stamp AnnieThing December Release - Day 1

Hi and welcome to our last release for 2018!
This release is "die" heavy and co-ordinate with last months Shaker Basic Dies!
Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!








We also have some lovely sequins and confetti in the store to make your shakers more festive!




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Saturday 1 December 2018

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Snow Challenge

Hi Friends and today we get to kick off another fun Krafty Challenge!

I want you all to play along and would love to see your creations!


This week is all about....
SNOW!!



I coloured up the Fairy Loved stamp set and made her into a Winter Fairy. I had a lot of fun turning this spring image into a winter one. I used the Krafty Kolours inks in Bubbly Blue and Mermaid Melody to ink blend the background as well as to tint the texture paste into a matching blue colour. I then applied the texture paste onto the Sparkling Snowflakes Stencil and added a few iridescent sequins to finish off my card.

Every Saturday Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps posts a brand new challenge for the week and you can enter as many times as you like! Each submission will enter you into the monthly prize......which is a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!
We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for December! 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!

ALSO don't miss our 12 Krafty Days of Khristmas going on on this blog every day with chances to WIN prizes!
Happy kraftin'!

Monday 26 November 2018

Sam - Best Buds

Hi Friends!!
I have a fun card to share with you today featuring Sam - Best Buds from Stamp AnnieThing


I started by colouring Sam with Copic markers. I added some highlights and shadows using coloured pencils...I really love the extra depth that the pencils add to my Copic colouring. 

I created a very simple card layout which allowed my coloured image to take centre stage. I heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder and to finish off my card, I used some black gems and a few dots using a white gel pen

I hope you like my card creation for today!
Until Next Time - Stephen 


Monday 12 November 2018

Stamp AnnieThing - Thanks So Much

Hi Friends! Today I created a quick Thank You card that you can whip up in no time at all.

I coloured up Brook - Panda with Copic markers. I did some simple ink blended to create the background and then die cut out the "Thanks" word die cut which I then heat embossed the bottom half using gold glitter embossing powder. I finished off my card by adding a few Nuvo drops and a black boarder on my card front to frame my card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until Next Time - Stephen 

Sunday 11 November 2018

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps November Release Blog Hop

Today we are celebrating ALL the stamp sets from the November Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and all four of the new stencils!!!

ALL THREE new clear stamp sets are available NOW in the Krafty Shop!
I decided to colour up the adorable Polar Bear with his Penguin friends from The Polar Pals stamp set. I used The Krafty Kolour Inks to ink blend using the new stencils to create this scene card.

Now here is a recap of the cards I created using the new stamp sets

First up is the adorable set of arctic friends by artist Emilie Goulet called
.....POLAR PALS!


Next is the super chill set of Penguins by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen
......PERKY PEGUINS!


And last up is a fabulous Krafty Set by artist Emilie Goulet called
.....KRAFTY LOVE!


Don’t forget we also have three new Krafy Kolours in Bubbly, Blue, Garnite Grey and Totally Taupe (perfect for no lines coloring)

Also in the shop are the four new Krafty Stencils in Beautiful Burlap, Krafty Scenery, Sparkling Snowflakes and Sweater Weather.

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our November Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new clear sets at a discount!
The Krafty Team and Guests have lots of goodies to share with you today and you'll find all the links below!!! Hop around to check these sweet sets in action!
Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

Saturday 10 November 2018

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps November Sneak Peeks - Day 4

 Welcome back for
Day THREE of the
NOVEMBER Krafty Peeks
happening over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We've got a super AMAZING stamp set 
to share with you today! 
ALL of you will need this new set called....
KRAFTY LOVE!



The set features a krafty chick that could be you or any of our friends plus it comes with some fabulous sentiment stamps that will make you giggle!! 

I used the amazing Krafty Kolour inks to create the background and then added some Nuvo Glimmer Paste overtop using the burlap Krafty Stencil. 

Just imagine all the fun cards, tags, boxes and bags you can make for your fellow krafty peeps! Not to mention any scrapbook pages featuring your krafty adventures!!


All the Krafty Design Team members and guests listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the KRAFTY 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 gift voucher to the shop! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party this afternoon, so don't miss it! We hope you'll be joining us for all the krafty fun!
Happy hoppin'!

Friday 9 November 2018

Stamp AnnieThing - November 2018 Previews Day 3




Hi and welcome to our November Release!
We have 3 new cuties for you this month! Sit back, relax and enjoy!
This release we also have some new products in our line. 
 Stencils &  Dies!
Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!








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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps November Sneak Peeks - Day 3


It's Day THREE of

November Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


Today's set features some ADORABLE little characters by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!


It's called ..... PERKY PENGUINS!!
This fun set comes with lots of cutie penguins...big and small, several scenery accessory stamps and sweet sentiments!! You'll be able to design lots of quick holiday/winter cards not to mention gift tags, bags and boxes and amazing scrapbook pages! Think of the possibilities!


All of the Krafty Krew design team members and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of great designs to share with you today featuring the PERKY PENGUINS stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because some lucky commenters will WIN some $$ to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE stamp release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 
The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You've been seeing all the incredible creations for November as we're 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, FOUR stencils, THREE inks and a partridge in a pear tree!! Plus we'll be sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!
See you again tomorrow with more yummy Krafty goodness!!

Thursday 8 November 2018

Stamp AnnieThing - November 2018 Release Day 2



Hi and welcome to our November Release!
We have 3 new cuties for you this month! Sit back, relax and enjoy!
This release we also have some new products in our line. 
 Stencils &  Dies!
Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!








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 Have a great day!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps November Sneak Peeks - Day 2



Welcome to Day TWO of the 

November Krafty Peeks happening over
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


If you haven't heard, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps are launching NEW Kraftin' Kimmie STENCILS plus THREE amazing NEW Krafty Kolours INKS!
Today let's kick off the THREE new stamp sets!!

Today we are showing you a wonderful winter set from artist Emilie Goulet and it's called.....
POLAR PALS!!


This snowy set features two main images of a raccoon having a ball and a sweet polar bear giving his penguin pals a lift!! Aren't they cute? Plus there are four sweet sentiments!


I coloured up the adorable raccoon image using Copic markers and decided to go for a Fall themed look rather than Winter. I used leaf die cuts to cover up the snowball that the raccoon was holding and created a matching background using the sweater weather stencil.

You will see these new images in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs in combination with the NEW Granite Grey and Bubbly Blue inks AND the NEW Sweater Weather and Sparkling Snowflakes STENCILS! 

You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and Krafty Guests below so hop around 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 November stamp release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 
Head on over and find out how YOU can WIN!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all THREE of the new clear stamp sets, the THREE new inks and FOUR new KRAFTY STENCILS, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! 
Happy hoppin'!