30 April 2010

Sale Alert!! Sale Alert!!

In order to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with the rest of the papercrafting community, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is having a Super Krafty Sale!!!

From now until Sunday night at midnight EST, save 25-50% off some of your favourite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

This sale includes images from each of our lines of stamps....Moonlight Whispers, Crissy's Cuties, Cindy and Mindy and even some of our fabulous Sentiment Sets!!


Be sure to scoop some up before the sale is over!!

Hope you have a very Krafty weekend!! And be sure to come back here tomorrow to join us for our next Krafty Challenge!!!

24 April 2010

Challenge #26 - Lots 'o Flowers!!

First of all, let me apologize for the lateness of this post! I spent six hours in the emergency room last night and so I wasn't able to get this preposted and of course, I slept in a tad this morning and have had a slow start getting going. Nevertheless, we have another wonderful challenge for you!

But first, our random winner of last week's challenge is............EMILY!!! Check out this awesome card she made using the swashbuckling Billy Blyth!!

This week our fabulous hostess Andrea is asking us to use lots of flowers!!! I think this may be because we just picked up a bunch of gorgeous new Prima blooms at Scrapfest and at our local sb store, Scrappin' Great Deals and we just need an excuse to use them! Right Andrea?? Anyway, it's a super easy challenge because who doesn't love flowers? So we hope you can all play along!

And if you link up your design to this post, you could be the random winner of the lovely Swingin' Emmylou stamp that is featured on Andrea's card today!!

Also I wanted to share that we are SUPER excited to welcome KRISTA as our newest Guest Krafty Girl!!! Andrea and I have known Krista for a while now through our local sb store and through doing classes together. Well, she is such a talented crafter in her own right that I just had to have her on the team....so when I saw her at Scrapfest last week, I asked her and she said yes!!! Thanks for joining us Krista....we're so glad to have ya!!!

NOW check out these amazing designs with Lots o' Flowers!!!






18 April 2010

A Krafty Girl Meetup!!

Whew!! What a weekend! I'm still recovering from our little trip to Kitchener for Scrapfest! So much fun, so many new goodies and so many wonderful friends!!!

Krafty Andrea and I went up on Friday so that we could stay overnight and be at the Auditorium bright and early on Saturday morning. We had hoped to meet up with a couple more Krafty Girls but things didn't seem to be working out for us. Tara had planned to come with her friend but then something came up. Vicki was sick with a stomach bug....blech...poor girl! And Melanie was coming, then couldn't come, then finally...she came!!

So while Andrea and I shopped and chatted and visited with people like Emily Bella, Linda Heavens, Paula Williamson, Kimber McGray....we were trying to keep our eyes peeled for Melanie's red hair! Haha! We didn't see her anywhere during the first part of the day, so when we met up with Angie and Lori, we were so hungry from all the shoppin' that we decided to leave the Aud and go out for lunch!! We went to Red Lobster....yummmmm! Anyway, the minute that we walked back into Scrapfest, we saw Melanie!!! Yaaaay! It was so wonderful to finally meet this amazingly talented woman! She's so sweet and we chatted and hung out and looked for new goodies together! Wish we could have spent more time together....but I'm hoping there will be more events for us all to meet up at.....hopefully Tara and Vicki can make it too next time!

Hey....how about a Kraftin' Kimmie event?? An all day stamping event.....what do you think?? Would anyone be interested in something like that??? Hmmmm....something to ponder.

Anyhoo, here's a shot of three Krafty Ladies!!



Probably THE most exciting part of my day.....was seeing Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps at the Scrapalicious booth!! What an absolute thrill!! I can't believe it....I may have even teared up a tiny bit! Of course I had to take pics! It was also pretty cool when people told me that they knew my stamps and love them! Super kool!!!



Be sure to check out my personal blog and Andrea's blog tomorrow for more fun deets and some super pics from our fabby day at Scrapfest!!!

17 April 2010

Challenge #25 - One for the Boys!!

Happy Saturday, stampers!!! I'm so glad you are all lovin' the new Medieval release of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We love them too! And we've got some more samples for you today with our challenge!

The random winner of last week's challenge is .... Ginny!! Take a look at her awesome card featuring Cuthroat Lizzie!! Congratulations Ginny and be sure to email me with your mailing address!!

This week's happenin' hostess is the incredibly talented, Melanie!! Who has trouble creating cards for the dudes in your life?? Well, this week's challenge is to make 'One for the Boys!'. Use any papers, embellishments, layout...just make for a man or boy in your life! And if you join our little challenge using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you could win the *new* Dexter the Dragon stamp, as featured on Melanie's GORGEOUS card!!

Be sure to use KKSC25 and KraftinKimmie as your keywords if you upload to Splitcoast and be sure to comment in this post, so that we can all see your creations!

Now check out this eye candy!!!


14 April 2010

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is Sponsoring CPS!!

Happy Wednesday, stampers!! Just thought we'd let you know that this week, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the awesome sketch challenge over at Card Positioning Systems!!

If you join in the sketch challenge (which I'll post here), and link it up over at the CPS blog, you could win some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! But I'm going to sweeten the pot JUST a little bit more!!! If you join in the sketch challenge using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, link it it up over at the CPS blog and then ALSO comment here with a link so we can see it too, you could be the random winner of some more Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! That's TWO chances to win!! A second helping of blog candy! How do ya like that??

You have until Saturday, April 17th at 8pm CST (whatever time that is in EST)! haha! Here's the sketch!



And here are some amazing samples using the fabulous CPS sketch by our very own Krafty Girls!!!





12 April 2010

April Krafty Hop Winners!

Thanks for joining us for our April release Krafty Hop!!! Don't forget that all the new images are now available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop! And each order placed until midnight EST tonight, is eligible to win one of three postcards featuring Annie Rodrigue's original painting, Le Messager!

Here are the random winners of our Krafty Hop!! Please email me right away with your mailing info, so that I can get your stamps out to you!!



11 April 2010

It's Time for the April Krafty Hop!!

Good morning, stampers!!! Glad you could pop by for our Krafty Hop featuring all the new April images!! Woohooooooooooooo, wait 'til you see what the Krafty Girls have in store for YOU!!

I'll post the complete list of hoppers, just in case you get lost along the way! And be sure to leave a comment at each and every krafty stop, because some random stampers are going to win some new rubbah!!!!

Don't forget that the April stamps are NOW available over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop and every order placed on Sunday, April 11th and Monday, April 12th are eligible to win one of three postcards featuring Annie Rodrigue's original artwork, Le Messager!!

Okey dokey....hang on to yer hats!!! Now geeeeeeeeeet hoppin'!!!


10 April 2010

Challenge #24 - Red, Black and White!

Happy Saturday, stampers!!!! And it's a good Saturday too because it's a release weekend!! That means we're showing some of the new images while challenging you!! Haha!

Firstly, the random winner of last week's 'punchy' challenge is.......KATHY!!!! Be sure to take a look at her lovely card featuring the lovely Lola! Congrats, Kathy!! Send me your mailing address and I'll get your prize right out to you!

This week our hostess is our stamper from 'down under', Donna!! And she has issued us a colour challenge featuring Red, Black and White! You can use whatever papers and embellishments you'd like, any layout, any punches etc.....just make sure to include Red, Black and White in your design! And if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie image, you could be the random winner of the new Cindy and Mindy image, You Make Me Happy, which will be available on Sunday along with the new Moonlight Whispers images!! So be sure to share your creations by leaving a comment here on this post and if you upload it to an online gallery, be sure to use the keywords KKSC24 and KraftinKimmie!

I also have something exciting to share!!! I have FOUR new incredibly talented stampers to introduce to you!! They are part of the Junior Kraftin' Kimmie Design Team!! I'm so thrilled that they have joined our team and can't wait to introduce them to you. So before I show you everyone's inspirational cards for the challenge, I'm going to post their bios!! Please meet the girls:


AINSLEIGH: Hi, I’m Ainsleigh! I am ten years old and in grade four. Dance is a big part of my life, and I spend many hours a week studying both Ballet and Highland Dancing. I also love anything “artsy”! I love to sketch and create my own characters. A little over a year ago, my mom started stamping and colouring with Copic markers. We enjoy creating cards together. Copic markers are my favourite way to colour stamped images! I love Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps, and am very excited to be a part of the Junior Krafty Girls Design Team!! Thank you to Miss Kimmie for letting me participate. I look forward to getting to know the other Junior Krafty Girls and to sharing my cards with you!

HANNAH:
Hannah is 10 years old and in Grade 5. She started colouring stamped images and making cards about 1 year ago. She really enjoys spending time with her Mom, Tara Godfrey, colouring and chatting in her craftroom. She also likes school especially art, gymnastics and taking family vacations. She also has a blog, Lucky Girl!!

JAIME:
Hi my name is Jaime and my mom is Andrea. I wanted to be one of Kim's Junior Krafty girls because Kim is AWESOME and I love her stamps. I enjoy making card designs and putting sparkles on everything. I also like long walks in the sunset lol!!!! My mom normally doesn't let me use her copics unless it's for Kraftin' Kimmie or a crafting emergency.


KAITLYN:
Hi this is Katie and my mom is Andrea. I called Kimmie and asked if I could be on her Design team because I really like to design cards because it's fun. If you practice it gets easier and easier and you find you come up with more good ideas for each card. It's also really fun to decorate the cards with flowers and stickles! Kimmie likes to think I am her daughter because we are a lot alike. I even made my mom flowers out of tissue paper for her birthday because she loves homemade presents the best. Every time I go into my mom's craft room I can't resist making a card.



Say hi to the girls and check out everyone's awesome cards!!!





09 April 2010

Some More Krafty Peeks!!

It's Day Two of our April Krafty peeks and the girls have outdone themselves again!!! Seriously....does this team ROCK, or what???


08 April 2010

April Krafty Peeks.....Day ONE!

Guess what time it is at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps?? Is that even a real question??? Silly me!!! You know what time it is!! It's the middle of the month, so that MUST mean it's time for some new stamps!!!

This month Annie's gone Medieval on us and Cindy and Mindy are showin' some love!!!

And today the Krafty Girls are starting to share some Krafty Peeks of the new stuff!!! We'll have new creations for you every day for the rest of the week, ending with an awesome Krafty Hop on release day, Sunday!!!

Check out these blogs today to see what I'm talkin' about!!!!


03 April 2010

Challenge 23 - A Little Punchy!

Well, hey there stampers! Long time no see, right?! Well, I'm back from holidays and we're back to our weekly challenges after a one week hiatus. So that means you had lots of time to do the previous challenge with eyelets!! Wasn't that fun, pulling out your old eyelets and eyelet setters? I know I had fun!! Our random winner of that challenge is.................STEPHANIE!!! Congratulations and be sure to email me with your shipping info so I can get your prize out to you right away!!

**Exciting Newsflash** Some of the new Tea Party images are sold out on the website for the moment, but I made a long trip up to my rubber lady's house yesterday and picked up some restocks, so they will be back in stock within the next three days...maybe sooner depending how much sleep I really need! Hahaha! ALSO, our April release is quickly approaching.....and you'll start seeing Krafty Peeks starting on Thursday!!!

Now on to this week's challenge from the ever so sassy Jeanne!! She wants us to use any punches or die cuts on your designs....that should be any easy one, right? If you're like me, you've got your shelves lined up with these babies!!

If you play along this week, be sure to use KKSC23 and KraftinKimmie as your keywords when uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast. Also you could win yourself the lovely Victoria fairy stamp, as featured on Jeanne's gorgeous creation!

Check out the Krafty Girls' amazing inspiration: