Challenge #357, Use NON-Traditional Christmas card colors

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!!!

Frugal Friday specials are up yall!!  Happy shoppin'!

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 November'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 November 18th 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!! 

Hey yall, Krafty Girl Tangii here as this week's fabby challenge hostess!!  This week's challenge theme is actually Miss Martha's idea... NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLORS!  So I chose pink, green & white!  I LOVE this idea, while I absolutely love a rich red and deep green combo, sometimes by the time Christmas gets here I'm a little burned on it! I used THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS set.  Oh yes, and I used this month's sketch!

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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!!

There are still a few days left to pre-order your Surprise Krafty Guest Kit!!!  Head on over to the KKS Friends FB page for deets!  While you're there, Kimmie's also doing a Dear Santa giveaway!!

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 November 22nd 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 November's sketch...

Hi! Krafty Girl Lisa here. Today I've made very small cards... ATC!
ATC stands for Artistic Trading Cards, and you swap them among friends. You know - like "baseball cards", but this is something for us crafters. So much fun, and so much inspiration!

Join the fun and swap some inspiration!

Hugs Lisa

   

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Spotlight on Krafty Girl Alexis!

Hey yall!  Krafty Girl Tangii here, next up on our NEW feature here called SPOTLIGHT ON A KRAFTY GIRL is Alexis!  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!  

This is Alexis with the "love of her life", Auggie.  He's trying to play it cool, he secretly LOVES the camera! 

  

1. How long have you been krafting and what got you started? I started krafting mainly in 2001 after a trip to France, although I had been making paper collages before then LOL. 

2. What is your favorite Reason/Season to kreate? How about a favorite time lol – late at night that is when I have my mojo time. I do really enjoy krafting on rainy days and I love making Christmas cards.

3. What is your favorite krafty tool? Stamps….lol…no but seriously they are super versatile and fun to use ;) I also like my Silhouette and my dies.

4. What is your “go to” source for inspiration when your mojo has taken a vacay?     PINTERST and our FACEBOOK group. Everyone is so talented and you can find some really awesome ideas there.

5. What is your favorite paper line? DOODLEBUG !!!! I love their fanciful paper lines but I am also partial to Simple Stories.

6. What is your favorite coloring medium, type and/or brand (markers, watercolor pencils, chalk pencils, combination of, etc.)? Copics, however I have been getting back to using my watercolors off and on.

7. What is your biggest challenge when krafting? Card layouts. I find that part the most challenge and will often create the card and get it all ready and then color the image up.

8. What other hobbies do you have? Reading and drinking coffee!

We also asked for some eye-candy!!! We ALL love pictures!!!  Here's a pic of Alexis' Kreative Space!

Proof that a Kreative space doesn't have to be pink to to be able to make amazing projects!!

Next up we have Alexis' FIRST KKS Kreation... Look at sweet Willard's face! <3 <3

And last, but certainly NOT least, we asked for something using either her favorite Stamp set or her favorite card... Alexis' favorite kreation is this great Steampunk card using All Steamed Up (this set is retired).

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 Alexis' blog, here!  Don't forget to tell her "hi" when ya stop by!

Welcome our newest Krafty Krew member...

Please join the Krafty Girls in welcoming Alberto Gava to the team!!!  I'm sure you've seen his amazing works over the past month as our guest, and he's got mad skills with Kraft cs and pencils!!!   We are all elated to have him joining us as a "full time" Krafty Krew member!!  Here are a few words from Alberto...

I'm alberto, I'm 21 years old and I've been into craft for 8 years now! I've always been in love with kraftin kimmie since a long time now and I'm super happy to have been chosen as dt member and share with you all my love for kks!

PBe sure to pop on over to Alberto's blog and say "hey"!  Here are a few of his Kreations from last month...

Tune in tomorrow (Tuesday) for our next Spotlight on a Krafty Girl!

KRAFTY TIPS & TUTES - HOLIDAY ORNAMENT TAG

Hello!  This is Krafty Girl Becky from Cards by Becky 

with a guide for how to make a holiday tag,
which can be used as a gift tag or ornament for the tree!

SUPPLIES:

KKS Christmas Blessings Sentiments set ( just released - new! )
Melissa Frances Large Frames, purchased from Amazon.com

Paper, Memento Ink Pad, etc.

 

STEP 1
Measure the paper to fit inside the frame and stamp.
I used Memento Brown Ink to make it pop on the blue pattern paper.

STEP 2
Cut ribbon and fold in half to make a loop for hanging.
Tip!  Use pinking shear scissors to stop the ribbon edges from fraying.


STEP 3
Glue the paper to the frame and hot glue gun the ribbon loop.

 

Thanks for following along!   Happy Holidays!

 

 

CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS SENTIMENTS

 

OCTOBER  -  NEW RELEASE

Now Available!   Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop

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  Check the KKS Blog for more Tips & Tutes!

 

      

Challenge #356, Use KRAFT Cardstock

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!!

The winner of the October challenge entries is AMY YOUNG!!!!  Congratulations, be sure to email Kimmie to get your KKS Giftcard!

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!!!

Frugal Friday specials are UP!  Happy shopping :-)  Every Friday Kimmie puts some stamp sets on sale and the sale lasts through Sunday... this is a great way to build up your collection or to cross a few off of your wishlist!!

While you're shopping be sure to grab your Surprise Krafty Guest Kit!  The details are on a pinned post on the KKS Friends FB page, read the deets then grab  yours!  The Krafty Krew has such a great time with these Krafty Guests!!

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 November'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 November 11th 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!! 

Krafty girl Brianna here hosting this weeks, use Kraft cardstock challenge. I've always loved the look of Kraft cardstock on cards, weather it's just used as the card base or used as the focal point on your creation, I think it adds a softness to any creation. So here we go, I challenge you to use Kraft Cardstock anywhere on your creation.

I used the super adorable, Heavenly Holiday stamp set.

A good majority of my card is assembled using my kraft cardstock. I added some pops of red and green throughout by using some floral die-cuts to give a little more contrast. I finished it off by adding some red adhesive pearls and doodles using my white gel pen.

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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!!

There's a NEW Surprise Krafty Guest Kit in the store!!!  Check out the pinned post on the Krafty Friends FB page for details!!

The winner of the October WW's is ZUBAIDA, congratulations!!! Please email Kimmie to collect 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 November 8th 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 November's sketch...

Hi, it's Krafty Girl Marilyn here and it's my turn to host this WW challenge!  My card features the Christmas Blessings Sentiments stamp.  I really loved using distress ink to create the background and it helped make the sentiment pop!  I hope you can get krafty with us this week!

     

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