Kraftin' Kimmie July 2019 release Blog Hop

Today we are celebrating all the JULY Release at

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

All THREE new clear stamp sets are NOW available over at the Krafty Shop, along with the new Party Peach inks and new Pastel Krafty Dots!

I decided to play around with the "My Gnomie" stamp set again...I just love those Gnomes so much

I coloured this adorable image up with coloured pencils and did a quick ink blended background using Mermaid Melody and Sparkling Sapphire Krafty Kolours Hybrid inks

I hope you like my card creation for today!

Be sure to hop around and check out what the rest if the design team created using the amazing July release

Until next time - Stephen

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Stamp AnnieThing September Release Sneak Peeks - Day 3

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 play around with my Oxide inks and coloured pencils to create this one layer card. I finished off the card by adding Nuvo drops and some black and white bakers twine.

 Have a great day!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - March Krafty Peeks Day Two

Welcome back to Day TWO of the Kraftin' Kimmie March 2018 release

In keeping with the birthday theme for this month,

KKS is introducing a super fun set by artist, Annie Rodrigue!

It's called BIRTHDAY BIANCA!!!

I coloured Birthday Bianca up using my coloured pencils to create a clean and simple card that any recipient would love to receive. 

This lovely stamp set comes with one large main image and FOUR super sassy sentiments!!

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 BIRTHDAY BIANCA 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 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 March 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'!

Day 2 of Stamping Bella Sneak Peeks

Hi Friends! 

So excited to give you a sneak peek of the upcoming Stamping Bella release. Meet the newest line in the wonderful Stamping Bella universe...Rosie and Bernie. The stamp set I used is called, "Rosie and Bernie Plan a Trip"

I Coloured this awesome image with my coloured pencils, did some simple ink blending with Distress Oxides and lastly added accents of Nuvo drops.

Be sure to hop on over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more sneak peeks...you are gonna love this epic release of 49 new images. I will be back over the next few days to share more card creations I made for this amazing release.

Until next time - Stephen 

Bellariffic Friday - Balance

Hi Friends! Welcome to another Bellariffic Friday challenge. This weeks challenge is to use something from the Stamp of the Month collection. So I chose "Leo the balancing stuffie" 

I coloured Leo with my Copic markers using the following markers

Copics:

Lion - E57, E55, E53, , YR27, YR24, YR26

Nose/Tires - W9, W7, W6

Grass - YG13, YG11

Bike Seat - G29, G24

to create the cloud background, I used coloured pencils and blended it out with gamsol 

I was so happy with how the colouring turned out, I decided I didn't want to place the sentiment from the stamp set on the front so I put it on the inside of the card.

I hope you liked my card creation for this week.

Until next time - Stephen 

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!

Stamping Bella Friday Challenge

Hello Friends! Its Bellariffic Friday over at the Stamping Bella blog and this weeks challenge is a card sketch.

I decided to follow the sketch completely and I am really pleased with how it turned out. I used Tiny Townie Susie the Succulent and her adjoining die.

I coloured her with my copic markers as well as a little bit of coloured pencil to get a extra definition in the nooks and crannies of this sweet image.

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R2o

Hair - T7, T6, T4

Succulents - YG97, YG63, YG61, V91, RV95

Leggings - Y17, Y11, T4, T3, T1

Terracotta Pot - E19, E08, E97

Like I said earlier, I followed the card sketch completely and I kept the design pretty simple to allow the focus to remain on the image that I coloured. 

I created a simple background, I used Distress Inks and blended Tumbled Glass for the sky and Shabby Shutters for the grass.

for the final detail, I added some Nuvo drops in English mustard for an extra pop of colour.

Lastly, I stamped the image in a very light grey ink on the inside of the card and then stamped the sentiment overtop in black ink.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Let me know who you would send this card to if you could.

Until next time - Stephen