25 June 2011

Challenge #84 - Make a Splash!!

Happy, stampy Saturday everyone!!! Welcome back for another awesome challenge here at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! We've got a really fun one for you this week!

The random winner of last week's Cards for Little Peeps challenge is......a little person!!! The winner is .....MICHAEL....who is 8 years old!!! Check out his awesome creation featuring Billy Blyth!! Congratulations Michael and be sure to email me with your mailing address and your choices of Steven Leary stamps!

Our sassy hostess this week is the Magical Michele....(she sure creates magic with those markers, doesn't she?). Michele is preparing us for the warm summer months as she wants us to Make a Splash!!! Create a card or project with a water theme.....beachy, rain, underwater, pool...anything wet or watery! Sounds fun, right?!

We'd love for you to join us and play along! If you do, be sure to link us up in this post so we can all check them out! If you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll also be entered to win the lovely Nerissa the mermaid stamp as featured on Michele's gorgeous card!!

**Special Announcement** We are over the moon THRILLED to have a very talented lady joining the Krafty Girl team this week!! You probably already know her name from other design teams she has been on and she's also been a Krafty Guest a few times with us, but now she's joining us for good!!!! Give a nice inky welcome to our newest Krafty Girl....... Kerry Johnson!!!

Now let's see how the Krafty Girls......Made a Splash!!!






23 June 2011

Come Play with Us at Cute Card Thursday!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is so happy to once again be sponsoring this week's Cute Card Thursday sketch challenge! It's another fun one that fits our images perfectly!

We hope you find some inspiration here or over at the CCT blog and play along with us this week, as you could be the winner of some new KKStamps of your choice!!!

Here are a couple of designs from the Krafty Girls:





22 June 2011

Card Positioning Systems #223!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is excited yet again to be sponsoring this week's Card Positioning Systems sketch challenge, but sadly this will be our last one for a little while. So we'd love for you to join us and you could win THREE of your choice of KKStamps!!

Myself and Angie made a couple of samples for you using this week's sketch and if you hop on over to the CPS blog, there are lots more cards by the other designers for your inspiration!!!





18 June 2011

Challenge #83 - Cards for Little Peeps!!

Well, hello again and welcome.....to So You Think You Can Dance!!! Oh no, wait! I've got that show on the brain! Sorry about that!! heehee! I must be dreaming that I'm Kat Deely, the hostess, with her slender figure and looooooooooong legs!!! Silly me!

Welcome to another awesome challenge this week! First off though, our winner of last week's gorgeous Gold challenge is............Colien!!! Check out the lovely creation she submitted featuring the sassy Clarabelle!! Congratulations and be sure to email me with your info!!

This week our hostess is the Dazzling Diana (otherwise known at Stampin' Nana Diana, or...my Momma!). She is challenging us to make Card for the Little Peeps in our lives!!! So make a card, whatever theme you like....birthday, happy summer, love you....whatever, for a little person in your life!!

We hope you can join us for this superfun challenge and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you will be eligible to be our random winner who will recieve......not only the Dancing Dylan stamp as so beautifully featured on Diana's sweet card.....but ALSO ........FOUR MORE Steven Leary stamps of THE WINNER'S choosing!!! SCORE!!!! So get krafty this week!!

**Postal Strike update** Canada Post is still on strike at the moment. *grumblegrumblegrumble* So any orders that have been placed in the last week are being held at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps headquarters. Unfortunately we are at their mercy. If you would like to have your package shipped to you by courier, please email me with your order # and shipping address. Keep in mind courier service is extremely expensive and you will be responsible for the difference in cost. However....I believe that they may be forced back to work by the middle of next week, and believe me, I will have ALL of the orders out the day they go back!! So hang in there....we know what it's like to have to wait for your goodies! AND I will be extending the Gimme Kimmie Specials as well!

Now get ready to create!!!! Here we goooooooooooooooooooooo:






16 June 2011

WINNERS!!

The random winners from the June Krafty Hop are:


CINDI FLASS

AND

LOUISE NZ


Congratulations ladies and be sure to contact me with your shipping information! As soon as the strike is over (hopefully this weekend) we will get your prizes out to you!!

15 June 2011

**Canada Post Strike**

Ugh!! Unfortunately, Canada Post went out on a Nationwide strike this morning. As we ship all our packages through the regular postal service, your orders will be held until such time as they resume.

If you would like to ship your packages through a courier service (like UPS), please contact me directly at kraftinkimmiestamps@gmail.com to make arrangements, however there will be an additional cost for those services.

We hope that this strike comes to a swift conclusion.

12 June 2011

June Release Day AND Krafty HOP!!

It's finally Release Day for the June images at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! I know you've seen all the gorgeous projects from the Krafty Girls earlier this week and it sounds like you like 'em!! Yaaaay!!

Before we get started, did you want to know who the winners are from yesterday?? I bet you do! The winners are.......HEIDI and SHANNA!! Congratulations and be sure to email me with your shipping info!

We have FIFTEEN AMAZING new stamps for you to play with this month! We are thrilled to be introducing a NEW line of stamps from the incredible Emilie Goulet who has brought us lots of Beach Fun images! We have gorgeous Asian Inspired beauties from Annie Rodrigue! And there are some sweet and adorable little Spring Girls from Cheryl Alger!

You will get to see most of the new images while you sit back and enjoy our Krafty Hop! This is the start of the hop and I"ll post a list of all the stops here (just in case you are directionally challenged, like me, and tend to get lost)! 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!!

**Gimme Kimmies Kits** Again this month we have THREE Gimme Kimmies Kits for each of the new lines! One for Annie's, one for Emilie's and one for Cheryl's.....in case you want all the stamps in that particular line, you can choose the Gimme Kimmies Kit AND you'll receive a 15% discount!

**Gimme Kimmies Komplete June Kit** We've got something NEW for you this month! For those of you that HAVE to, sorry NEED to, have it ALL, you can choose the Gimme Kimmies Komplete June Kit!!! You will receive ALL FIFTEEN of the new stamps, plus the TEN coordinating sentiments.....and you'll get it at a 20% discount! Keep in mind that our kits are ONLY available for a limited time, so get them while you can!

So here is the list of blogs to hop through and once you're done commenting, be sure to HOP on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop because the new stamps are ALL NOW AVAILABLE!!!

The Challenge Blog (you're already here!)

MICHELE

JEANNE

ANGIE

CAROLE

ANNIE

ELAINE

TRACY

EMILIE

MELANIE

KRISTA

TARA

DIANA

DONNA

PEGGY

KIMMIE



11 June 2011

Annie's June Stamps......and Challenge #82!!

It's Saturday again folks!! Where does the time go?? Anyway, not only do we have a super shiny challenge for you (that was a hint there), but all the Krafty Girls are combining the challenge with Annie's NEW June stamps!! Yee-stinkin'-haw!!!

First off, thanks so much for all your kind comments on yesterday's Krafty Peeks featuring Cheryl's new stamps! We had so much fun playing with them and it sounds like you love them just as much as we do!! So the random commenter who wins the entire Cheryl release is......JENN!!! Congrats and be sure to email me with your mailing address so I can ship them out to you! Don't forget to leave comments on all of today's posts as well because TWO lucky stampers will each win THREE of Annie's new June stamps!! Eeeeeeek!!

ALSO, speaking of winners.....the random winner of last week's awesome paper piecing challenge is......ALBA!!! Congrats and again, be sure to email me with your mailing info!!

This week our hostess with the mostess is the Amazing Angie!! The challenge is called 24 Krafty Karats and she'd like us to use GOLD somewhere on our creations! It can be just a touch or a whole lotta gold! AND this challenge works well with the new Annie images which are......ASIAN INSPIRED!!! Heehee! You have GOT to see these....Annie's really outdone herself this time! LOVE them and I know you will too!

So join in the challenge this week and add some GOLD and if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll be entered to win either of the two stamps that Angie is posting today! And if you leave comments on everyone's posts today, you could be one of TWO lucky winner who will win some Asian Annies!! I'll post the winner's name tomorrow! Also be sure to come back tomorrow for our Release Day Krafty Hop when ALL the new stamps will be available!!

Now check out THESE for inspiration!!!





10 June 2011

June Krafty Peeks.....Day TWO!!!

Woohoooooo! So how did you like those incredible images from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps' new artist, Emilie Goulet?!! Incredible, oui?? I knew you'd love 'em!!! And you really wanted to win them too....there were so many nice comments on the samples yesterday! Sooooooooo...... the random winner of the ENTIRE Emilie release is..............LESLEY!!! Congrats girl and be sure to email me with your shipping info so I can get them right out to ya!!

Now on to today's Krafty Peeks!!! We are thrilled to share four ADORABLE new images from new artist Cheryl Alger!! This girl has such a flair for the charming and sweet, feminine images!! And this month we have four lovely girls for you to play with!! And they will be available on Sunday, along with all the other awesome stamps from Emilie and Annie!

The Krafty Girls have lots of eye candy for you today....and don't forget about the blog candy!!! Leave comments on all the girls' posts for lots of chances to WIN!! What could you win?? Well, I'm glad you asked! You could be the random winner of.....Cheryl's ENTIRE June release!!! Woohoo!! Want 'em??? Then let's get hoppin'!!!


09 June 2011

Introducing...........EMILIE!!!

Welcome to Day ONE of our previews for the June Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! And not only are we excited to share them with you, today is a very special day!! We are introducing an amazing NEW ARTIST!!! Meet Emilie!!!



Here is a little bit about Emilie in her own words:

I'm currently living in Quebec city, but grew up in Montreal. I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. After high school, I decided to study 2D animation in CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal and graduated in 2002. Since then I've been drawing for fun as I re-oriented my career in a very unrelated field: I've been sailing on Canadian Coast Guard Ships as a navigation officer. During that time I made a calendar representing funny coast guard moments (all the money went to the children's wish foundation).

However, the calling of drawing got stronger over the years, and in September I decided to go back to school. I will be starting a degree in graphic design at the Universite Laval hoping one day to illustrate children's books.

For now, I'm looking forward to designing stamps for you, hoping you will have as much fun coloring them as I have drawing them!


So today we are SO thrilled to finally be able to show you the new Emilie designs that we have been playing with!!! These fun BEACHY stamps are perfect for your summer cards or scrapbook pages!! They will all be available on Sunday, June 12th at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!


Here is the list of Krafty Girls who have Emilie creations to share with you today and be SURE to leave a comment at each and every stop, because one lucky commenter will receive the ENTIRE Emilie release!!! Get hoppin'!!

04 June 2011

Challenge #81 - Cut It Out!!

Happy Saturday, stampers!!! We've got another fun challenge for you this week and we hope you'll all play along!!

First of all, our random winner from last week's stitching challenge is...........EVELYN! Check out the gorgeous creation she made featuring the lovely Brigitte! Congratulations and be sure to email me with your shipping information!

Next, we'd like to say a fond farewell to Krafty Girl, Andrea! She has stepped down from her krafty position to spend more time with her family and we wish her nothing but the best!! It's been wonderful to have her fun sense of humour in this group and we'll miss her!! But we're sure she won't be far away!!! Hugs, Andrea!!

This week our hostess is the Dynamic Donna!!! She would like us to 'Cut It Out'!! And by that I mean.........paper piecing!!! What a fun way to incorporate patterned paper into your coloured images! Don't you love giving your images fancy dresses and things? It's almost like playing with paper dolls!!! We hope you'll join us for this fun challenge!

If you play along and use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll be entered in the random draw to win the Lilybelle stamp as featured on Donna's beautiful card!

OH and here's some news.....you'll start seeing Krafty Peeks with the new JUNE release this week!!! Keep checking this blog for all the details and you may even see some early peeks over on our Facebook fan page!!!

Now check out the lovely paper pieced creations from our Krafty Girls!!!!