27 March 2011

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and CPS-Card Sketches # 211!

Hey Krafty friends! Tara here again! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend! Just wanted to let you all know that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the challenge this week at CPS-Card Sketches! They have a great sketch too...nice and simple and of course, there is Krafty rubbah up for grabs too! So, I hope you can pop on over to the CPS blog, check out the sketch and join the challenge!

Here is a little krafty inspiration.....




26 March 2011

Challenge 71 - Welcome Spring with "Spring" Colours!

Hey Krafty friends! Thanks for popping by for another fun Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps challenge! You will love the great challenge we have for you this week but first things first, the lucky winner of last week's Big Buttons challenge is #16 Lisa Lynn with her beautiful card featuring Annie the Artist, from the Moonlight Whispers collection! Please e-mail Kimmie, Lisa Lynn, and Kimmie will get your prize out to you!

So this week, Funny Girl and oh so Krafty Girl, Andrea, is our hostess! She seems to be pining for spring just like the rest of us, so, she would like to see some beautiful "Spring" colours on your card or creation! If you join us for the challenge and use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your card then you will be entered into a random draw to win a Caroline stamp from the new March release, as featured on Andrea's beautiful card....such beautiful spring colours and Caroline is just glowing, isn't she!?

So, we really hope you can join us! If you need a little inspiration check out all these sweet "spring" inspired cards by our Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests!

ANDREA




MICHELE


KRISTA



DIANA




ANGIE


TRACY

KIMMIE



Krafty Guest

KERRY





24 March 2011

Cute Card Thursday...with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Hey Krafty friends! It's me, Tara! Just thought I would pop on here and let you all know that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is sponsoring the great sketch challenge that they have this week at Cute Card Thursday!

Here is the card that I made with the sketch, featuring Brigitte! We really hope you can find some Krafty time this week and join the Cute Card Thursday Challenge, as per usual, there is some awesome Krafty rubbah up for grabs! So swing by the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog and check out all the gorgeous inspiration by the CCT DT and the get KRAFTY!!!!


19 March 2011

Challenge 70 - Big Buttons!

Hey Krafty friends! It is me, Tara! I'm filling in for the Krafty boss, Kimmie, here on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog for a bit! Kimmie is hold up in a damp, dark dungeon somewhere, working her poor little fingers to the bone, cutting and packaging Krafty rubber! Poor thing! Anywho, I said I would lend a hand and do the challenge post for her since she has her hands full,lol!

The random winner from last week's Anything Goes Challenge is........# 12 Ina from Finland!!! Go check out her super cute card featuring Drucilla!!! Congratulations, Ina! Please e-mail Kimmie to claim your prize!!!

So This week the oh so sweet, Krafty Girl Krista, is the hostess with the mostest! She is asking to see BIG BUTTONS on our cards and creations. Now, I did clarify with Krista and she said any size button will do just fine! So big or small we want to see some buttons on your creations as your main embellishment!

If you join us and link up your card in the inlinkz below and you have used a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your creation, you will be entered into the random draw to win your very own Becky Broadsword as featured on Krista's super cute card this week! So what are you waiting for, join us for some Krafty fun!

So without further ado here are the gorgeous cards by the Krafty Girls and our special Krafty Guests, for your viewing pleasure and inspiration!!!





KIMMIE


Special Krafty Guests

KERRY











15 March 2011

March Hop WINNERS!!!

The winners of some brand new stamps from our March release are:


LISA

and

SPARKLY ENGINEER


Congratulations ladies and be sure to email me with your information so I can get your new stamps out to ya!!!

13 March 2011

It's Release Day!! Let's Hop!

Okey dokey!!! You've been waiting ALL week and it's finally here!! Release Day for the new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

As you’ve seen over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, Annie Rodrigue has created stamps just for YOU!! Whether you love coffee, love bubble baths, love to bake or love to read….we’ve got a stamp just for you! Our Everyday Girls include Angie, Agnes, Brigitte, Caroline, Diana and Lucy!! Each one comes with a bonus accessory stamp and TWO coordinating sentiment stamps!!

Well, shiver me timbers!!! Steven Leary has created an amazing collection of cute little PIRATES!! These little swashbucklers are perfect for all those kids cards and invitations, plus your Halloween scrapbook pages…..because who doesn’t love to dress up like a pirate? We have Barnacle Brad, Becky Broadsword, Cannonball Cameron, Cap’n Charlie and One Eyed Willie! Stinkin’ CUTE!!

We also have a brand new set of Krafty Quotes for you!! These stamps are larger in size than your average sentiment stamps and are perfect as the focal point of your scrappy cards and as an addition to your scrapbook layouts! This month’s set includes quotes from Mother Teresa, L.M. Montgomery, Bette Midler and Lauren Bacall!

Again we’ve got ‘Gimme Kimmie’s Kits’ for those of you who just HAVE to have all the new images! We’ve grouped each line of stamps together and called them the ‘Gimme Kimmies Kits’!!! Instead of clicking on each image that you’d like, you only have to click once to pick up a Gimme Kimmies Kit AND it’s at a discounted price!! What could be better???

You will get to see most of the new images while you sit back and enjoy our Krafty Hop! You’ll see all the Krafty Girls, as well as some very special Krafty Guests along the way!! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

Are ya ready??? On your mark, get set,.................HOP!!!

12 March 2011

Challenge 69 - ANYTHING GOES!!!!

Yippeeeeeee! It's challenge day again with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Combine that with the new release this weekend and we're talking total AWESOMENESS!!!

The random winner of last weeks twine challenge is..............SarahSassy!!! Check out the gorgeous creation she made featuring Puddles of Love!!! Congratulations Sarah and be sure to email me with you address so I can get your stamp out to you!

This week I'm the hostess and I want EVERYONE to come and play with us, so I've got a nice easy challenge for ya!!! ANYTHING GOES....which means you can use any papers, any colours, any embellishments, any layout....we just want you to play along with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Show us whatcha got!!! Be sure to share it will us too, by clicking on the little blue froggie at the bottom! And if you upload your pics to an online gallery, use the keywords KKSC69 and KraftinKimmie, so we can all check them out! You could WIN your choice of the stamps I featured on my cards....Brigitte or Cap'n Charlie!!

Now everyone's cards today will feature the new March release stamps which will ALL be available tomorrow!!! AND be sure to come back for the Krafty HOP, where you could win some of the new stamps!!

And here is a TON of inspiration from the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests:










11 March 2011

HEY!!! Is that YOU??? Krafty Peeks Day THREE!!

Woohoooooooo! So what did you think of those swashbucklin' pirates??? Pretty cute, right?? Well, hold on to your inkpads ladies, 'cause we've got MORE awesomeness for you today!!!

It's Day THREE of our March Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! And today we're featuring the artwork of the amazing Annie Rodrigue!!! And you just might see YOURSELF among the new images!!! That's right! This month's theme is EVERYDAY GIRLS!!! Do you like to read....do you like to cook? Are you a mom.....do you love babies?? Are you perhaps, NOT a morning person?? (pick me, pick me!) Or do you deserve a nice, luxurious bubble bath???? (Seriously, who doesn't?) Well, wait 'til you SEE what the Krafty Girls have to show ya!!

As with the Krafty Quotes #2 set and the new Pirate stamps....the lovely Everyday Girls will ALL be available on release day, Sunday, March 13th!!!


10 March 2011

Krafty Peeks Day TWO!!! Arrrrrr!!! Thar Be Some PIRATES!!!

Well blow me down and shiver me timbers!!! Thar be some dastardly pirates on the horizon!! Teehee! Today is Day TWO of our March Krafty Peeks and the Krafty Girls have lots o' booty to share!!

Blimey, Steven Leary has created a treasure of a collection of little Pirates for ya!! And they'll all be available on release day, Sunday, March 13th!!

Are ya ready to be captured by these little blighters???

09 March 2011

March Krafty Previews!!!! - Day ONE!

Yippeeeeeeeee! It's the first day of the March Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Previews!!! We've got some amazing new stamps for you this month.....we can't wait to show you all of them!

Today we are sharing the new set of amazing Krafty Quotes!! This month our new set, Krafty Quotes #2, features four wonderful quotes from Lauren Bacall, Mother Teresa, Bette Midler and L.M. Montgomery. They look gorgeous as the focal point of a handmade card or as an addition to a beautiful scrapbook page or altered item!

Check out the incredible creations from our Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests!!



Avast me hearties!! Come on back tomorrow, when we'll be sharing the new stamps by Steven Leary!!

05 March 2011

Challenge #68 - Twine or Floss!!

Woohooooooo! Well, the deadline to enter the Krafty Guest Spot contest was last night and let me tell you, this is NOT going to be an easy task!!! Thank you SO much to everyone who threw their krafty hat in the ring and we will be announcing the winner later this week!

The random winner of last week's scallop challenge is........Shanna Banana!!! Check out the awesome card she created using Rebecca Raspberry! Congratulations Shanna and be sure to email me with your mailing address!!

This week's hostess is the lovely Miss Jeanne!!! She has challenged us to use Twine or Floss on our cards!! Now that can be baker's twine, scrapper's floss, embroidery floss, jute, linen thread....anything stringy!! We can't wait to see it all!!

Be sure to join us for this week's challenge and link it up in this post! And if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you could be the random winner of the Stella Strawberry stamp as featured on Jeanne's delicious card! Be sure to share your creations over on our Facebook fan page as well!!!

Are you ready for some new stamps???? The Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests will be showing you some Krafty Peeks beginning on WEDNESDAY!!! Hang on to your inkpads girlies, because we've got another incredible release for ya!!! We've got a new set of awesome Krafty Quotes, we've got some awesome Everyday Girls and we've got a set of super cute new Pirates!!! *So excited!*

Anyway.....here is all the yummy eye candy to get you inspired for this week's challenge! Enjoy!!