Inspirational Wednesday - Beauty!

Good morning krafty friends! 
Welcome to an Inspirational Wednesday post!

Each week one of our amazing design team members will be here to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week Krafty Girl, Jessie is showing her creations with the gorgeous BEAUTY clear stamp set!

I kept this card super clean and simple, colouring her up with my copic markers and adding the sentiment from the set to the top of the card front. 

Copics used:
Green - YG97,  YG95, YG93
Skin - E04, E13, E11, E21, E00, E000
Grey - C7, C5, C3, C1, C0, 0

And guess what??!! Kimmie has put the BEAUTY stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price and before it is gone forever!

Happy Kraftin'!

KRAFTY TIPS AND TUTORIALS! - Retiform Technique!

Hello, it's Krafty Girl Marilyn here, and today I'm going to show you how to make a "Retiform" card.  It's super easy and it's a perfect time to use some of those gorgeous inks Kimmie offers in her shop!  I have to say this will be a long and picture heavy post, but well worth it!!

Retiform is just geometrical shapes that intersect one another.  It can be done with any kind of inks and stamps.  Here's the one I will be showing you today!

You can make the shapes any size and any type.  I used the ink Marvellous Mocha to create the shapes/forms.

Now here comes the pictures....lol.

The supplies needed for this card were the inks, paper, post-it notes and stamps.  I've used Beautiful Blooms and Butterfly Dreams.  Now lets get started.

You'll need a piece of scrap paper to create the lines when you are applying the ink.

The first one is made, and then you just continue in this fashion till you have made all the shapes you want in various sizes.

Second one made!  The next picture shows all the shapes I have created.  I chose to do part of the page, but you could fill the whole page with shapes.

Now comes the fun part and will take a bit more time to do, because you have to mask off each section with post-it notes before you stamp.

I'm going to use the Yummy Yellow ink and the Beautiful Blooms stamp for the first triangle.

Here's another masked off area in which I used Mermaid Melody and another Beautiful Blooms stamp.

So, you just continue to mask off and stamp until all the shapes are filled.  There's no precision stamping, it's almost like doing decoupage!

The butterflies from the stamp Butterfly Dreams were stamped using the Purple Pansy Ink. The leaves are also from the Beautiful Blooms stamp set and they were stamped with the ink Lovely Lagoon.

I left the white space to stamp a sentiment from the Butterfly Dreams using the ink Wicked Black.  Here is another card I created using the same inks and the Butterfly Dreams only this time I did the whole card in Retiform.

As you can see I chose to stamp in black ink this time and used the Lovely Lagoon to create the shapes and then I used the Purple Pansy ink to cover any white.  I really love how they both look!

I hope you will give this technique a try and if you do please don't forget to share on the Facebook group!  We love to see what you create!!

July New Release Krafty HOP!

Woohoo!  It's here!  It's here!!
Today we are celebrating the 
amazing release of ALL of our 
New JULY
 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

 ALL THREE new stamp sets are available NOW 
in the Krafty Shop!

So let's have a big happy hop around the design team and guest blogs and check them all out in action!   Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is a set that's out of this world...

....it's BLAST OFF!

Next up is this amazing STRONG women set....

....called FRIENDS TO THE FINISH!!

And lastly our cute little pudgy underwater friends....

....it's MANATEE PALS!

We've also added some fun new goodies to the shop!
Who loves SPARKLE?  We've got fabulous sets of....
....SEQUINS!!

Don't forget to grab your SECRET KRAFTY KARD KIT!
It's Halloween themed and FULL of krafty goodness!
PLUS you'll be invited to a private facebook group and asked to join us as a Special Krafty Guest to help release the new stamp set with the whole Design Team!!!  Be sure to add it to your cart when grabbing your new release stamps!!

And if you've been waiting to try out our NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks....now's your chance!  For this weekend ONLY, grab any of the large ink pads at 15% OFF!  But only until Monday morning!!

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our 
JULY Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new sets together and at a discount!  But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

July Krafty Peeks....Day THREE! Manatee Pals! Plus a Challenge!

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

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is
 THIS AFTERNOON at 1pm EST on Facebook!  
Are you going to join in and help us 
celebrate ALL the new sets?

Our last stamp set for this month is a
'one of a kind' stamp set from artist
Melissa Baker-Nguyen!

It's called MANATEE PALS!

I mean....come ON!  This adorable new set contains several pudgy little manatees, an underwater background stamp, lots of fun little accessory stamps plus two wonderful sentiments! 

Now don't forget!!!  It's also CHALLENGE DAY and as always, during release week the theme is ANYTHING GOES!!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp!!  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 (until July 27th) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for July!  We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $40 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!!  Wanna win??

All the Krafty Design Team members listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the MANATEE PALS 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 shop!  The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party 
this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

July Krafty Peeks....Day TWO! Friends to the Finish!

Welcome to Day TWO of our July Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

You asked for it, so we've got it!
It's an amazing new STRONG LADIES stamp set
by artist Emilie Goulet!

Introducing.....FRIENDS TO THE FINISH!

This sassy set features three tough chicks plus SEVEN super cool sentiments! The perfect set for all those amazing women in your life!

You will see these awesome gals in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs!  You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE July release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for April as we share them each day this week!  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST!  We'll be checking out ALL three of the new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! 


Happy hoppin'!

July Krafty Peeks.....Day ONE! Blast Off!

Welcome to Day ONE of our JULY Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are kicking off this month's release of new stamps with a super cute set that is out of this world!
Today's set is by artist, Cheryl Grant!

It's called BLAST OFF!

This amazing set features our fabulous kiddos, Lucas and Lulu along with their puppy pal plus several awesome sentiments! These are perfect for the kid cards, invitations, scrapbook pages, tags, bags and so much more!  And if you haven't tried a galaxy background yet, you can use our fabulous new Hybrid Inks and give it a whirl with this set!

You will see these fabby images in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs!  You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a $10 gift voucher to the krafty shop EACH DAY this week!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

The winners will be announced at the party so don't miss it!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for July as we share them each day this week!  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST!  We'll be checking out ALL of the three new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! 


Happy hoppin'!

Inspirational Wednesday - Ewe's Fluffy

Good morning krafty friends! 
Welcome to an Inspirational Wednesday post!

Each week one of our amazing design team members will be here to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week Krafty Girl, Keri is showing her creations with the beautiful Ewe's Fluffy clear stamp set!

 

Hello all! Krafty girl Keri here and today it's my turn to show you some inspiration. I made a fun card using the Ewe's Fluffy stamp set. Doesn't she look cute!  This is an Annie Rodrigue stamp set, so that means, once she is gone, she is GONE FOR GOOD!

All Colored with Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00 and E000 with R20

Hair: E29, E25 and E21

Red: R59, R29 and R22

Jeans: B99, B97, B95, B93 and B91

Boots: R29, R27, R22 and YG17, YG13

Stool: E18, E15, E33 and E11

Drirt: E35, E33, E31 and E30

Sky: B0000 and B000

Cloud: C3 and C1

Sheep: W9, W7, W5, W3, W1 and W00

And guess what??!! Kimmie has put the Ewe's Fluffy stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price and before it is gone forever!


Happy Kraftin'!

Krafty Tips & Tutes

Good morning everyone! 

Welcome to a Krafty Tips & Tutes post!

This week, Krafty Girl, Melany, is showing you how to use stamps as a scrapbooking layout embellishment.

She used an older rubber stamp that is not available anymore, but any cute, sassy and fun stamp could do the trick.  Maybe Darling Dragon, Mini Monsters, Smell Like Teen Spirit, Troll Trouble or anyone that would fit your layout's mood.

Hi there, it's Krafty Girl Melany and I'll show you some ways you could use your KKS stamps on scrapbooking layouts.

For this layout, I used Angry Ballerina with Wicked Black Ink

Just like we would do for a card, I color my image with coodinating colors and I fussy cut it. On this layout, I used it in an embellishment cluster; I put some thread behind to make it pop. This becomes my major cluster.

Here's my layout

In bonus, here's how I made my handstitched title:

First, I print my title on a regular paper and cut the words to play with the placement. When I'm happy with it, I glue it down with repositionnable tape on my layout

Then, I pierce my stitching holes, following the printed letters

It's time to stitch

Here's the result

You could use your stamps as a layout embellishment in many ways.

You could make your stamped image interact with your pictures like I did in this layout

Or you could use it multiple times to nest your picture in like I did in this one

Your imagination is the limit!  Can't wait to see how YOU will use your stamp in a scrapbooking layout. Come to show it on our FB group.

Happy scrappin', Happy kraftin'! 

Have a nice day

Challenge #439 - Christmas in July!

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!

Are you ready for some krafty fun??

We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is: 
CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!

So pull out all those holiday stamp sets and join in the fun!

Hello all! Krafty Girl Marieke here and today it's me again trying to inspire you this week! Also the theme totally fits me, because some of you might know i make Christmas card during the whole year. So get you krafty stuff out and play along!

We can't wait to see what you guys create!  Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN!  You have until Friday, July 20th to enter this challenge!  Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!!  And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....

a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!

What do you think?  Worth playin' for?  ;)

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for July!  You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS  up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF!  Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY is on SALE as well!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!!  Happy stampin'!

Inspirational Wednesday! - Kick Assy Birthday!

Good morning krafty friends! 
Welcome to an Inspirational Wednesday post!

Each week one of our amazing design team members will be here to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week Krafty Girl, Marieke is showing her creations with the beautiful KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY clear stamp set!

Hello all! Krafty girl Marieke here and today it's my turn to show you some inspiration. I made a fun card using the kick assy birthday set combined with the Darling dragons. Does he not look cute! He is all ready to party. The background i stamped using our own Purple Pansy hybrid ink! So don't be afraid to pull out some stamp sets and combine them together!

And guess what??!! Kimmie has put the 
KICK ASSY BIRTHDAY stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price!


Happy Kraftin'!

Challenge #438 - What's your FAVE Colour?

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!

Are you ready for some krafty fun??

We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is: 
USE YOUR FAVE COLOUR!

Hey everyone! It's Mindy and I'm hosting today's challenge. I decided to color up the super 
fun Monkey Business stamp set. I'm using my favorite color cardstock
 for my cardbase which is this amazing Cilantro green! 
It seems to just match everything! 

We can't wait to see what you guys create!  Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN!  You have until Friday, July 13th to enter this challenge!  Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!!  And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....

a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!

What do you think?  Worth playin' for?  ;)

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for July!  You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS  up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF!  Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, ENDURING LOVE is on SALE as well!

AND we've also rereleased a super sweet RETIRED stamp set, HAPPY CAMPERS by artist Cheryl Grant!  So if you missed it when it was released a few years ago, you can snap it up NOW!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!!  Happy stampin'!

We've got some HAPPY CAMPERS!!!

So it seems that you've been rather enjoying our recent rereleases of World of Wonder and Totally Tubular since they are both almost sold out!!!  SO we decided it's time for another
 Rubber Rerelease!!

As you know, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has been going strong for 8.5 years and we have produced hundreds of amazing stamp sets but we can't keep them all in stock forever!  So sometimes we have to retire them....but once in a while, it's super fun to bring back an older stamp set in red rubber!!

We are SO excited to be bringing back the adorable
HAPPY CAMPERS!

stamp set by artist Cheryl Grant!

What says SUMMER more than camping?!  This super sweet stamp set is fabulously fun to use in create cards, scrapbook pages, tags, altered items and more!

HAPPY CAMPERS includes three adorable main images featuring those kiddos.....Lulu, Lucas and Lexi.....plus FIVE perfectly coordinating sentiments!  And this set comes in high quality unmounted PRETRIMMED natural red rubber for beautiful crisp images! You can use these stamps with double sided tape and an acrylic block OR we also carry EZmount foam sheets if you prefer to mount your rubber with that little bit of extra cushion!

And guess what else??! We've got MORE amazingness in store for you because our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS are also up in the shop!  A small selection of stamp sets on up to 40% OFF but only for the weekend and only while supplies last! So load up those carts and get FREE SHIPPING too when CAN/US customers reach $100!

Happy stampin'!!

Inspirational Wednesday - Enduring Love!

Good morning krafty friends! 
Welcome to an Inspirational Wednesday post!

Each week one of our amazing design team members will be here to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week Krafty Girl, Marilyn is showing her creations with the beautiful ENDURING LOVE clear stamp set!

Hi there, it's Krafty Girl Marilyn and I've chosen the stamp set Enduring Love for this weeks Inspirational Wednesday!  I've stamped the quote using the brand new ink Lovely Lagoon.  I've used a piece of scrap paper from my stash and finished the card using a large Butterfly die.

Best of all this stamp set is on SALE!  Be sure to grab it before it's sold out!

And guess what??!! Kimmie has put the 
Enduring Love stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price!

Happy Kraftin'!