Krafty Tips and Tuts: Mirror effect!

Hi everyone!

Krafty Girl Deborah here with a little tutorial for you!

It's almost Halloween, so I thought to share a little trick to give a mirror effect to your colouring.

I used the gorgeous stamp Witch Wanda.

First you have the colour the whole image or the mirror part, just like you coloured the main image.

After that you just start to flick some stipes on a corner of the mirror with the darkest colour ( Copic W5).

Of course you can do the same with pencils or other colouringmediums.

Next step is to flick the previous lines a bit further into the mirror with the medium colour (W3)

 Blend the colours out with a W1 marker and go a bit in the coloured part of the face in the mirror

 Blend everything a bit together with the lightest colour. (W1)

Add some white lines with Copic Opaque White or a white Shapie pen on the mirror and  erase it a bit with your fingers and tadaaaaa.... There's the effect!

 I said it was simple, right?!

Thank you for stopping by!

Deborah

October Release and Krafty Hop!!!

Woohoo!!!  It's finally here!!!
The October Release is NOW available!!
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL of the SIX new clear stamp sets that we've been sharing all week are now up in the krafty shop and we're celebrating with a Krafty HOP!

So grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations from the 

Krafty Design Team!!

Firstly we shared the adorable new nativity set
called CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS!

Next up is the coordinating sentiment set called
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS SENTIMENTS!

Also we have a sweet winter fun set
called COLD NOSES!

And an angelic new set called
HEAVENLY HOLIDAY!

And lastly there are TWO new winter sets from Annie called
COCOA COZY and GOT SNOW??

You will get to see ALL of the new sets in action as you sit back and enjoy the hop!  Then head on over to the Krafty Shop because ALL of the new stamp sets are NOW AVAILABLE! 

 And if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our October Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all SIX of the new sets together and at a discount!  But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin!!

October Krafty Peeks...Day FIVE! Cocoa Cozy & Got Snow? PLUS a Challenge!

Welcome to Day FIVE of the Christmas Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

ALL of the new stamp sets you've been seeing all week will be releasing THIS AFTERNOON after the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!  I hope you can join us for all the fun, beautiful cards, giveaways and more!

Today we are sharing TWO new stamp sets by our incredible artist, Annie Rodrigue!  And they will round out the October release!

First is COCOA COZY and I love this snow bunny relaxing with a warm cup of.....something!  (That's the way I ski!)  The set comes with the fabulous main image plus four coordinating sentiments!

Lastly is GOT SNOW? and this little person seems to be having a great ol' time making a snow fort!!!  Love that it can be a boy OR a girl!  The set comes with the main image plus SIX coordinating sentiments!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl,  TANGII!  And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES!  So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!!  Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes!   Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs.  You have a week to play with this challenge and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for August!  We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!!  Wanna win?? 

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes this afternoon beginning at 2pm EST!!  Hope you can come hang out with the me and Krafty Girls at our 

LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY! 

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Annie!  And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!!  You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!!  There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party in a few hours!

Happy hoppin'!

Now it's your turn... show us what you've got!

October Krafty Peeks....Day FOUR! Heavenly Holiday!

Have you been loving the release so far??  Well, we're only half way done!  There's more to come!

Welcome to Day FOUR of our October Krafty Peeks at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we have a joyful new stamp set to share with you!  It features two main angel images plus five coordinating sentiments!
It's by artist Emilie Goulet and is called
HEAVENLY HOLIDAY!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday night at 2pm EST!  We'll be checking out ALL the NINE new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of merry fun!

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of cheerful designs to share with you today featuring the HEAVENLY HOLIDAY 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 krafty shop!  The winner will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

October Krafty Peeks....Day THREE! Cold Noses!

Welcome back to Day THREE of our
October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We're back with another day of fabulous previews featuring lots of holiday inspiration!

Today we are sharing an adorable new set from artist Cheryl Grant!  It features two of our sweet kiddos, Lucas and Lexi....plus their furry little friends!  The set is called COLD NOSES and features two main images PLUS five coordinating sentiments!

You will see today's set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs!  You'll see the list below 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!

ALL of the new October clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday afternoon!  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release party beginning at 2pm EST!  Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and hang out with all our krafty friends!  Hope to see you there!

Happy hoppin'!

October Krafty Peeks...Day TWO! Christmas Blessings Sentiments!

Hello and welcome back to Day TWO of our
October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Did you LOVE yesterday's nativity set called Christmas Blessings?  Well today we are back with a coordinating set called
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS SENTIMENTS!

This gorgeous set is filled with spiritual sentiments in gorgeous fonts and can be used on their own as the focal point of your creations or in combination with any image!  The set contains EIGHT stunning sentiments!

You'll see the new stamps in action and featured in today's blog hop with the Krafty Girls and Guest!!  Their links are below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper from all the comments this week is going to WIN a gift voucher to go shoppin'! 

ALL of our new October stamps will be available on Saturday afternoon at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!!  Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Sunday at 2pm EST at our 
LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! 
 Come hang out with the Krafty Girls and me!!

Happy kraftin'!

October Krafty Peeks....Day ONE! Christmas Blessings!

Welcome to Day ONE of our
October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We're thrilled that you're with us today and be sure to pop back in each day this week because we have SIX brand new clear stamp sets to share with you and they'll ALL be released on Saturday!

We are kicking things off with a beautiful new nativity set by artist Becky Pearce!  It's called CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS!

This sweet 4x6 clear stamp set features Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and a little shepherd!  Plus adorable animals, accessory stamps, sentiments and more with a total of SIXTEEN stamps for an endless combination of design possibilities!

All the Krafty Girls and Guest listed below have lots of cheerful designs to share with you today featuring the

 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS 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 krafty shop!  The winner will be announced at the shop so don't miss it!

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm EST!  We'll be checking out ALL the SIX new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

KRAFTY TIPS AND TUTES - Keeping Track of the Supplies You Used

Hello there!  Larisa here popping in to share a Krafty Tip about keeping track of the supplies you've used on a card or project.  Personally, I create cards long before I ever share or blog them and I suspect many of you do too.  So, how do you keep track of the supplies that you used to create the card?  Today, I have a very simple, but helpful trick to help you stay organized and save time. 

First, I start with my project and a sticky note. 

For my little tag, I used the Make Your Own Magic Set and the sentiment if from Witch Willa. 

 

 

When I finish with my card or project, I just write down all the products that I used on the sticky note.  I write down the name of the stamp set, all the Copic Colors I used as well as the names of dies, patterned papers, and embellishments that I used.  Usually this doesn't all fit on the front so I write on the back as well. 

 

 

When, I've written everything down, I just stick the note on the back and store it for a later date when I'm ready to blog about it.  For a card, I just place the note on the inside. 

 

 

When it's time to share my project, I just remove the sticky note, take pictures, and post.  I don't have to hunt for what I've used or try to post from memory. 

 

So, just a quick little tip to save your time and keep you organized.  Hope you'll try it out! 

 

 

Challenge #352, Make it Sparkle!!

Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group??  It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

It's a SUPER-SIZED Frugal Friday!!  Kimmie's posted a HUGE ol' Frugal Friday!  This sale ends on Sunday... happy shopping!

As you may have heard, this past week marks the 7th Birthday of Kraftin Kimmie stamps!!!  There are several things going on in the KKS Friends FB group, including a super fun B-I-N-G-O game today!!!!  Head on over and check out the deets!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!  Here is October's sketch...

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!!  You will have until October 14th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Pull out those fabby stamps and play along!  Have some krafty fun and join us this week!! 

Hi! Krafty Girl Lisa here.
Don't you just love it when it sparkles? I do, and now I want to see everyone sparkle. LOL.
I've used the cute bears from Shake it up - Polar Bears on my card and lots of stickles!

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Spotlight on a Krafty Girl - Kraftin Kimmie!

Hey yall!  Krafty Girl Tangii here, we're starting a new feature here called SPOTLIGHT ON A KRAFTY GIRL!  We've sent a list of "We wanna know's" to each of the Krafty Girls and the beginning of each month we'll share their answers with you!  First on the list is Kraftin Kimmie herself!  Did you know that this week is the 7th birthday of Kraftin Kimmie stamps?!?!?

Kimmie wouldn't send me a "newish" photo of herself so I swiped this one from Facebook!  This is one of my faves of her and her cute hubby.

  

1. How long have you been krafting and what got you started? I’ve always been a crafter of some sort starting with knitting and crocheting when I was six years old. But I started scrapbooking about 20 years ago and quickly found that I could incorporate stamping into my books! Then it evolved into cardmaking because I could complete cards so much quicker than scrapbook pages!

2. What is your favorite Reason/Season to kreate? I love to create cards and gifts for people I love! My favourites are birthdays, Halloween and Christmas, of course!

3. What is your favorite krafty tool? At this exact moment….my favourite tool is my Brother Scan n’ Cut! I can cut out so many images to colour all at once!

4. What is your “go to” source for inspiration when your mojo has taken a vacay? I love to check out creations and designs on Pinterest for ideas and inspiration!

5. What is your favorite paper line? DOODLEBUG!

6. What is your favorite coloring medium, type and/or brand (markers, watercolor pencils, chalk pencils, combination of, etc.)? My favourite markers are my Copic markers!!! I never create without them! And colouring is SO therapeutic!

7. What is your biggest challenge when krafting? My biggest challenge when krafting is layouts and design! I need to stop putting so much pressure on myself to come up with new layouts and just stick with what I love and what works for me!

8. What other hobbies do you have? I am an avid reader! When I’m not kraftin’, I’m readin’! ;)

We also asked for some eye-candy!!! We ALL love pictures!!!  First off, let me just say that when I asked Kimmie for some photo's of her Krafty Space, she asked if I was insane!  In face she said those same words several times, lol!!!  Anyway, here is HER Krafty Space... plenty of space to make a BIG ol MESS!!!!  Er, I mean, plenty of space to have Krafty Friends over!

Of course it's PINK!!!!  What'd you expect?!? lol

Next up we have Kimmie's FIRST KKS Kreation... using Charlotte!!!!  (I miss Charlotte!)

And last, but certainly NOT least, we asked for something using either her favorite Stamp set or her favorite card...

Oh, and why not a picture of the Kraftin Kimmie Support Team...

Well that's a wrap!!!  We hope you enjoyed this Spotlight on a Krafty Girl, we hope you'll tune in every month!  Be sure to check out Kimmie's blog, here!  Don't forget to tell her "hi" when ya stop by!

Wonderful Wednesday

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!!  We hope you can play along!!  As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!  Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

Have you heard the news?!?  This week is Kraftin Kimmie's 7th birthday!!  Tune in all week to the KKS Friends FB page for events, giveaways, flash sales and MORE!! 

Don't forget, October Krafty peeks start right here next Tuesday!!!

The winner for the September WW's is Sheryl Hare!  Congratulations, please email Kimmie to claim your prize!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!!  It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until October 18th at midnight!  At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!!  What do you think.....wanna WIN??  Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!  Here is October's sketch...

Krafty Girl Deborah here with some inspiration. I love to make Christmas cards lately, I'm already in the mood! I made a mailproof card, that means it's completely flat. I used the adorable stampset "Shake It Up!" and the sentiment is from "The Magic of Christmas".

     

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KRAFTY TIPS AND TUTES - Using more than one stamp

Hi Krafty friends!

Krafty Girl Stephanie with you today :-) I wanted to demistify the use of multiple stamps from a same set and share how to create a scene with them.

You don't need anything special, just a stamping block and some ink! I would suggest to use an acrylic one, as it's easier for placement when you see through.

On this card, I used the A Purr-fect Day stamp set and stamped several accessories to create the scene. First, let's all agree that the designers do a fantastic job at creathing the sets, because every single item matches the whole thing. You don't even have to mask them!

As you can see, I used two cats, the thinking bubble, the aquarium and the wool ball.

On this one, I used the male gnome, the squirrel, the bushes, the clover, the mushrooms and the snail several times, along with the lady gnome from the Whimsical Gnomes set. I stamped everything on a large panel and cut it to size (4"x6") when finished so that it would look nice on the edges.

How about a classic touch? Black on white with every jewel from the Let Your Light Shine set. I stamped the whole panel, and then die cut through it, so we could see the sentiment that was stamped inside. Think about it; with this small trick, you can reuse the diecut piece for a second card!

Black and white can be classic, or trendy when seen through a piece of vellum, like this Butterfly Dreams card!

Just like the Whimsical Gnomes card, I stamped every image and resized the Buds and Bloms stamp set panel for a different look.

And a great favourite of mine with the Oceans of love set; everything is stamped with black ink, but coloured in monochromatic tones on the outside of the die-cut!

So, do you feel like you can tackle more than one stamp on a single card, now? I encourage you all to try it and share on the Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Friends Facebook group :-)