September Krafty Peeks....Day THREE! Gingerbread Kisses PLUS a Challenge!

Welcome back to Day THREE
of our September 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?

We have yet another amazing stamp set from artist 
Cheryl Grant today for our last holiday set this month!

It's called GINGERBREAD KISSES!

How CUTE is this set of gingerbread cuties?!!
The set features a delicious candy covered house, a yummy gingerbread boy and girl, plus some sweet accessory stamp and several coordinating sentiments!
Imagine all the super SWEET scene you'll be able to create with this adorable set!

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 Sept 21st) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for all of September!  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 and guests listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the GINGERBREAD KISSES 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'!

September Krafty Peeks....Day TWO!! A Chat with Santa and Mr & Mrs Claus!

Welcome back to Day TWO of our 
September Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We've got not one but TWO more holiday stamp sets to share with you and they are both SO CUTE!

First up is an adorable set from artist Cheryl Grant
called......A CHAT WITH SANTA!

This 4x4 stamp set features a very large image with the man in red and two kiddos plus a furry friend!  It also comes with four fun sentiments!

Our second stamp set today is from artist Emilie Goulet
called MR & MRS CLAUS!

This fun set features two main images of the sweet Christmas couple and four fun sentiments!!!  Aren't they cute?

You will see these sweeties 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 gift voucher to the krafty shop!!

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

  Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST!  We'll be checking out all FOUR of the new clear stamp sets, plus two NEW INKS, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun! 

Happy hoppin'!

September Krafty Peeks....Day ONE! Holly Jolly Ornaments and NEW Hybrid INKS!

Welcome, welcome, welcome!
It's time for our September Release which means.....
CHRISTMAS!!!

 Today we are kickin' off our Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

And not only do we have an incredible new stamp set to share but ALSO we have TWO NEW Hybrid Inks to add to our Krafty Kolours kollection!  ;)

First up is a GORGEOUS new solid image stamp set by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!
It's called HOLLY JOLLY ORNAMENTS!

This amazing set features seven solid ornament stamps in different sizes and designs plus five different hanger stamps!  There are also four lovely holiday sentiments and to and from in a combination of beautiful fonts!
Just think of all the gorgeous cards, tags, holiday gifts, scrapbook pages and more you'll be able to make including different combinations of our INKS!

AND we are introducing TWO brand new colours of our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!
What would Christmas be with a beautiful combo of traditional green and red inks?!
Introducing RUBY RED and ENCHANTING EMERALD!

Check out this gorgeous font and new INKS in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today!  You'll see the list of Krafty design team members PLUS special Krafty Guests 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!  Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

We have a total of FOUR brand new clear sets PLUS TWO  new Hybrid Inks being launched this week! You'll get to see all the incredible creations for September 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 FOUR new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow for more amazing new stamp sets!

Inspirational Wednesday - Totally Witchin'

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday fellow krafters!!!
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, Alexis is sharing her creation with the TOALLY WITCHIN' clear stamp set!

Hi everyone!!! Who doesn't love Halloween! The store has lots of amazing Halloween stamps and today I picked the TOALLY WITCHIN' set. Oh to be off on a broom wherever you please!!! I think I would love that mode of transportation except in the rain.

 

 I had fun not only decorating the outside of the card but the inside as well. I really love putting just the image in black or whichever colour on the inside.

  As an added bonus Kimmie has put the 
TOALLY WITCHIN' stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price!

Happy Kraftin'!

Inky weekend

Good morning everyone and welcome to our Inky weekend!

Krafty Girl Melany here.  Let's have some Inky fun with the Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!  Today, I will show you how I made some backgrounds with the Krafty Kolours, rubbing alcohol and masking fluid.

Krafty Kolours work great with water, but I wanted to see how they were going to react with alcohol.

So first, here's everything you'll need (and, not shown on the picture: Wicked Black Ink pad, ink foam applicator, adhesive remover and paper trimmer)

I made 3 combos. The first one is made with Mermaid Melody, Lovely Lagoon and Yummy Yellow. The second one is made with Marvellous Mocha, Straw and Mossy Meadow. The third one is made with Raspberry Rose, Purple Pansy and Purple Petunia.

So, let's begin!

First, draw your pattern with masking fluid

And let it dry

Then, apply your inks on your block and drop some alcohol on it

Smooch your paper on it

Add inks and alcohol until you're happy with the look

I did the same thing with my other color combo

Remove the masking fluid with the adhesive remover or with your fingers

It reveals your white patterns

Outline the shapes to make them pop

Trim and ink the edges

Et voilà!

And here's what I did with them

So have fun with your Krafty Kolours Inks, try new things! Can't wait to see what you'll come up with!

Have a nice day!

Challenge #447 - Talk Nerdy to Me!

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:

Talk Nerdy to Me
OR
Back to School!


Hello! Larisa here and this week I'm challenging you to make a fun "nerdy" card.  With school starting back I thought it was the perfect time to create something that celebrates, glasses, books, learning, and pocket protectors!  Haha!
For my card, I chose one of the girls from Girl Power.  I stamped her out and colored her up with my Copics.  Then I die cut her into a fun shape and stamped out a sentiment from the Smarty Pants set.  I die cut several pieces of "school themed" patterned paper and layered them all to create the background of my card.  Then I popped my image on top and added a couple of fun embellishments. 

I can't wait to see what you all create!  Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN!  You have until Friday, September 14th 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 September!  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!

Don't miss our new RUBBAH RERELEASES!!!
Halloween Lulu and Cave Kids are BACK in pretrimmed unmounted natural red rubbah and you can scoop them up NOW along with this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!!!
Happy shoppin' and happy kraftin'!

Who Loves RUBBAH?!

Woot woot!  Y'all are really enjoying our latest rubber rereleases featuring Halloween Trinkets and Spook-tacular Sentiments.......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 THRILLED to be bringing back not ONE...but TWO
of our fabulously cute stamp sets by artist Cheryl Grant!

First up is.....HALLOWEEN LULU!!!

Little Lulu is all dressed up for some frightening fun!  This set includes three adorable main images plus four sweet coordinating sentiments!  It will arrive as completely unmounted PRETRIMMED high quality red rubbah!!!

And secondly we have......CAVE KIDS!!!

This fantastic set of prehistoric kiddos features Lulu, Lexi and Lucas and let's just say.....it ROCKS!!!
The set features the three kids plus their little dino pal plus seven coordinating sentiments!  The set will arrive as completely unmounted PRETRIMMED high quality red rubbah!!!

I ask you....what's better than pretrimmed rubbah?? 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!

And don't forget to join us on the Krafty Friends facebook page on Saturday at 9am EST for our Inky Weekend event!  There will be challenges, prizes, videos and specials!!!  Hope you can join us for all the Krafty FUN!

Happy stampin'!!

Inspirational Wednesday - Mini Monsters

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday fellow krafters!!!
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, Delphine is sharing her creation with the MINI MONSTERS clear stamp set!

Hello everyone! Delphine here, in Halloween mode! The store has lots of amazing Halloween stamps and today I picked the adorable Mini Monsters set - hard to resist those cuties, don't you think? I created a background in fall colours with Distress Inks, coloured my Monsters in Copics and added them to my background with foam squares for a bit of dimension. And the card base is a Doodlebug DP :) 

As an added bonus Kimmie has put the 
MINI MONSTERS stamp set on SALE! 
Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price!

Happy Kraftin'!

Skrappy Challenge!

Hidee ho, good stampers!!!
Welcome back to another month of Skrappy Fun
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

We challenge YOU to make Anything BUT a Card!!!
For this challenge you can make anything you wanna....except a card!  So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags, boxes...pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp!!

You have all month long to play AND you can enter as many times as you like! 

Here are some fabulous samples of bookmarks and tags by Krafty Girls Melanie and Melany!!  ;)

Just make sure to include a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and make sure it's a NEW creation!  As soon as we have at least five entries, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!!  yep!  One lucky krafter will WIN a $20 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

And our random WINNER from last month's entries
is.......WANDA TENSEN!!
Congratulations and be sure to message me for your prize!

You have until Tuesday, September 25th at midnight EST!
Also be sure to share your creations on the Krafty Friends facebook page because we LOVE to see your stuff!

Check out some incredible inspiration from the Krafty Design Team below, then join us for all the fun!!

Happy Kraftin'!

Challenge #446 - Ribbon and Twine!

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:

RIBBON and TWINE!

Hello all it's Krafty Girl Marieke here! I played with this weeks theme and used twine to make the line for the flags. I used one of the monsters from Out of this world set, combined with one of the sentiments from the Kick assy birthday, topped of with some star stamping using the Hybrid ink colors: Pumpkin Patch, Purple Petunia, Yummy Yellow and Mermaid Melody You see how easy it is to combine items together?! 

I can't wait to see what you all create!  Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN!  You have until Friday, September 7th 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?  ;)

And the random WINNER from all the entries in August is.....
Marianne Lorenz Campbell!
Congratulations and be sure to message me for your prize!

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for September!  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!

***Kimmie's Holiday SALE....EXTENDED!!

While the cat's away, the mice will play!
Don't miss the SALE going on NOW with 30-50% OFF a large selection of stamp sets until September 3rd!!!
All orders will start shipping after the long weekend!

Happy kraftin' and happy shoppin'!!