05 August 2019

Krafty Tips and Tuts - Mixed Media Halloween


Hello everyone! Krafty Girl Delphine here today to share a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a Mixed Media Halloween scene. I chose to use 3 super cute Halloween stamps sets from the store - MINI MONSTERS, HAUNTED HOUSE and HARVEST BLESSINGS. I stamped elements from the Mini Monsters and Harvest Blessings set in Wicked Black Ink, did some fussy cutting and colored them in Copics.


Skin: E21, 50, 51
Purple costume: V09, 15, 17
Red Costume: C7, R35, 37, 39
Horns: E41, 43
Balloons: G28, YG01, 03, 17
Pumpkins: Y35, YG95, 99, YR04, 07, E08, 19 
Cat: C2, 4, 6, R20

Now to the background:) 


I used a square grey board and covered it in red, orange and yellow paints applied with a sponge.


To add a bit of interest to my scene and really have a Halloween feel to it, I stamped the HAUNTED HOUSE in Versafine.


I then coloured the house using Pitt pens and gel pens. I also created a hill using acrylic paint and a sponge so the house would not be floating in the air ;)!


Next, I decided to add a bit contrast to the sky, so I added a bit of Ruby Red Hybrid Ink with a sponge dauber on the edges of my sky, then some Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I also stamped a little ghost and 2 stars, coloured with Posca pens.


I then glued my elements on my board. The only character which I put on foam squares for a bit of dimension is the little purple monster.


And lastly, I added a bit of gold to the edges of my board and some gel pen touches here and there. And voilĂ  :)!


Thanks for stopping by, have a fab Monday everyone! 

03 August 2019

Challenge #492 - GREEN!

Hello and welcome to another fun
Saturday Challenge!
Are you ready for some krazy krafty fun?
We can't wait for you to play along and share your amazing krafty kreations!  We are here to inspire your creativity!



Our hostess with the mostess this week is
 Krafty Girl, Allison!
And her challenge for you is to use the colour
GREEN!


That's right everyone... GO GREEN! 
I chose to feature the adorable "Life is a Joy" and our fun green inks including "Charming Chartreuse" and "Enchanted Emerald". Plus I used a little "Bubbly Blue" for the sky and "Totally Taupe" for the pathway.  I also used the "Krafty Scenery Stencil", "Leaves & Vines Stencil" and the "Sweater Weather Stencil" too!

Now... go and create using LOTS of GREEN!

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like! These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!




We've also got a sketch to inspire you for the mo
nth of July! You don't have to use it but it's there for you to use if you need a little kickstart....feel free to use it any time!




Of course, head on over to the Krafty shop for our
 FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS !
A selection of our fabulous stamp sets are 
on SALE 40% OFF but only for the weekend 
and only while supplies last!


Happy kraftin'!



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31 July 2019

Inspirational Wednesday - Spooky Suckers

Hello krafty friends!
It's INSPIRATIONAL WEDNESDAY,
the day we provide you with a bit of extra
krafty inspiration to help you get creative
with your krafty stamps!


Good morning everyone! Krafty Girl Keri here with the Spooky Suckers stamp set.


I decided to make a spider web shaker for this card.


I colored the cute little Dracula with Copics:
Hair: C9, C7, C5, B26 and C3
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11 and E04 with W1
Black: W9, E7, E5 and W3
Red: R59, R229 and R22
White: C5, C3 and C1

I heat embossed Good Eeeeevening onto the bottom of the card.  I added some Kraft Dots to finish off the card.

I cant wait to see what you create with the Spooky Suckers stamp set.

Guess what??  This super sweet stamp set
 is on SALE 40% OFF right NOW!!


Hop on over to the shop to scoop it up this week!

30 July 2019

A New Skrappy Challenge For AUGUST!

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!!

The random WINNER for the month of July is....
MARGARET ERIKA!!
Congratulations!


Check a couple of samples from July 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 people playing, we'll be giving away a PRIZE!!!  yep!  One lucky krafter will WIN a $20 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

You have a whole month to play along until 
Monday, August 26th 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'!

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27 July 2019

Challenge #491 - Stitching!

Hello and welcome to another fun
Saturday Challenge!
Are you ready for some krazy krafty fun?
We can't wait for you to play along and share your amazing krafty kreations!  We are here to inspire your creativity!


Our hostess with the mostess this week is
 Krafty Girl, Melanie!
And her challenge for you is to
STITCHING!

Happy Saturday krafters!! I thought it would be fun to add STITCHING to our projects. I used to add stitching to nearly every project several years back as it adds a lovely finishing touch. However, it's something I rarely do anymore...time to fix that! I pulled out our adorable WILD WORLD set and stamped the rhino image in our Totally Taupe ink on watercolour paper. The image panel was done in watercolour paints. I added a bit of machine stitching, crocheted trim and pearls to finish it off.


Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like! These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!



We've also got a sketch to inspire you for the month of July! You don't have to use it but it's there for you to use if you need a little kickstart....feel free to use it any time!



Did you know....for the month of July we've got lots of fun stuff going on over at the Krafty Friends facebook group?!  We are celebrating Harry Potter's birthday with giveaways, challenges, a guest designer contest, prizes, sales and more!!




Of course, head on over to Diagon Alley to shop our
 FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS !
A selection of our fabulous stamp sets are 
on SALE 40% OFF but only for the weekend 
and only while supplies last!
ALSO all orders during July will receive a COUPON for a discount when shopping in August!!


Happy kraftin'!

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Click here to enter

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24 July 2019

Inspirational Wednesday - Happiness is Reading

Hello krafty friends!
It's INSPIRATIONAL WEDNESDAY,
the day we provide you with a bit of extra
krafty inspiration to help you get creative
with your krafty stamps!


Hi Krafty girl Sabrina here! This weeks its my turn to inspire you!
I used the Happiness is Reading stamp set stamped in our Wicked Black ink!

I masked of the trains text in the book, because I was going for a Harry Potter feel.


I used my Daniel Smith watercolours to colour him up!
I choose yellow and black because they are the Hufflepuff House colours and I went with brown leatherbound spellbooks.

The yellow paper is doodlebug and I used some suede leather straps. The brown enamel dots are from our Lovey Dots and Earththone Dots sets.

I hope you are inspired!

Guess what??  This amazing stamp set
Hop on over to the shop to scoop it up this week!

20 July 2019

Challenge #490 - Focus on a Sentiment!

Hello and welcome to another fun
Saturday Challenge!
Are you ready for some krazy krafty fun?
We can't wait for you to play along and share your amazing krafty kreations!  We are here to inspire your creativity!


Our hostess with the mostess this week is
 Krafty Girl, Alexis!
And her challenge for you is to
 FOCUS ON THE SENTIMENT!

Hey All! Alexis here!
I thought it would be fun to play along with the Christmas in July together with my challenge to you this Saturday. I made this cute little picture frame using our  
CHRISTMAS CHEER SENTIMENTS
I paired this with some fun glitter paper, flowers, gold stars and leaves, and some cute holly paper.


Elf is one of my favorite Christmas movies and I just love this sentiment. Great piece to add to my Christmas decorations.

Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like! These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!


We've also got a sketch to inspire you for the month of July! You don't have to use it but it's there for you to use if you need a little kickstart....feel free to use it any time!


Did you know....for the month of July we've got lots of fun stuff going on over at the Krafty Friends facebook group?!  We are celebrating Harry Potter's birthday with giveaways, challenges, a guest designer contest, prizes, sales and more!!


Of course, head on over to Diagon Alley to shop our
 FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS !
A selection of our fabulous stamp sets are 
on SALE 40% OFF but only for the weekend 
and only while supplies last!

Happy kraftin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
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17 July 2019

Inspirational Wednesday - Mr & Mrs Claus

Hello krafty friends!
It's INSPIRATIONAL WEDNESDAY,
the day we provide you with a bit of extra
krafty inspiration to help you get creative
with your krafty stamps!


Hello All, Krafty girl Marieke here and today i have a Christmas card for you. Like most know i tend to make two to three cards a month so i don't have to rush at the end of the year. For this weeks inspirational Wednesday i used Mr & Mrs Claus stamp.


First of for my background i used Enchanting Emerald en Charming Chartreuse hybride inks. I blended them together and with the Charming Chartreuse i lifted my blending tool at the end so it would fade out on my paper. With some silver glitter paper i die cut the some snowflakes and placed them on the panel so i would know were i wanted what. I always make a photo of it so i know were to place when i'm done again. Before i glued the snowflakes i splattered some white paint splatters on the base to give it a bit more interest. Glued the snowflakes and die cut it using a rectangle stitched die panel. 


I used Mrs Claus and stamped here using Wicked Black ink. I Colored her up using my Copic markers and ended up fussy cutting here. The Christmas sentiment comes from the Shake it up stamp set.

Used Copic Colors:
Red - R59, R29, R27, R24
Green - YG67, YG63, YG03
White - C3,  C1, C00
Brown - E37, E35, E33
Skin - E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20



Guess what??  This super sweet stamp set
Hop on over to the shop to scoop it up this week!

14 July 2019

July Release Krafty HOP!

WOOHOO!
Today we are celebrating all the 
new goodies that are available NOW
 from our JULY Release at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!




All THREE new clear stamp sets are NOW available over at the Krafty Shop, along with our new Party Peach inks and our new Pastel Krafty Dots!  Yaaaay!


So let's have a fun hop around the Krafty Team's blogs and check everything out in action!  Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you enjoy this kreative tour!

First up is a set from artist, Cheryl Grant called....
LIFE IS A JOY!




Next up is a bookish set from artist, Emilie Goulet called....JUST ONE MORE PAGE!



And the last clear stamp set for July is from our  artist, Melissa Baker-Nguyen called.....
MY GNOMIES!



We also have a brand new Hybrid Ink in the large ink pad, mini cube and ink refill and the colour is called....PARTY PEACH!



And lastly is our newest product in the Kraftin' Kimmie line and that's our new KRAFTY DOTS!!
This month we're adding...

PASTEL KRAFTY DOTS!




Everything is NOW available at the krafty shop!  All the new products are available individually but if you HAVE to have it ALL this month, you can pick up our GIMME KIMMIES KIT which contains one of EVERYTHING we released this month and at a discount but for a limited time!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!
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13 July 2019

July Krafty Peeks....Day THREE!! My Gnomies PLUS a Challenge!

Welcome back to the Krafty FUN!
It's our third and final day of Krafty Peeks for the
July 2019 release at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


Our last stamp set is a CUTIE!
And I have a feeling you're going to NEED it.....
gnome matter what!  ;)
It's called MY GNOMIES and is by our fabulous
artist, Melissa Baker-Nguyen!



This adorable set is just too fun for words!!
It features several main images plus accessory stamps and awesome sentiments!  



Of course, today is also Challenge Day and as always, during release week the theme is Anything Goes!  So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item.....with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!  Use any sketch, design, colour scheme you want!

We can't wait to see your creations and you have all week to play along (until July 19th) and we'll announce the winner at the end of the month!  Feel free to link up your submission at the bottom of this post and/or by uploading your pic to the folder in our Krafty Friends facebook group!  You could WIN a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!


We've also got a sketch for you!  If you're needing a little inspiration, feel free to use this awesome sketch anytime this month!

You'll get to see all sorts of sweet creations as you hop around the Krafty Team blogs today!  PLUS you'll see some of the other goodies in action....like our new stencils, new ink and new Krafty Dots!


Be sure to join us at our LIVE Facebook Release Party this afternoon (July 13th) at 4pm EST where we'll be celebrating ALL the new goodies and they will be released at the online shop!

Happy hoppin'!


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12 July 2019

July Krafty Peeks....Day TWO! Just One More Page!

Welcome back to Day TWO of our
July Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!



Today we are sharing a stamp set that has me super excited because it features one of my favourite things....
READING!
It's from artist Emilie Goulet and
it's called JUST ONE MORE PAGE!



This super cool stamp set features a reader who looks so peaceful to be starting an adventure! She's all set with her comfy pillow chair, noise cancelling headphones and of course, her BOOK!  Plus three amazing sentiments!



Don't forget about the JULY Ink of the Month!

The colour this month is MOSSY MEADOW and you can scoop up the large ink pad, the mini cube and the ink refill
for 15% OFF while supplies last and until July 31st!




You'll get to see ALL the new goodies....stamps, ink and dots over the next couple of days! Then everything will be released at our LIVE Facebook Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 4pm EST in the Krafty Friends group!


For now, hop around and check out some amazing designs featuring JUST ONE MORE PAGE from our Krafty Team!
See you back here tomorrow for our final peek day!


Happy kraftin'!


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11 July 2019

July Krafty Peeks....Day ONE! Life is a JOY!

Welcome to  our favourite time of the month
It’s time to begin the
JULY 2019 release at 
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

It’s Day ONE of our Krafty Peeks and we are jumping up and down with excitement to share all of our new goodies!
We've got new stamps, new hybrid ink and new enamel dots!
Hang on to your inkpads people....here we GO!



The first stamp set we are previewing for you is
called
LIFE IS A JOY 
and was designed by our fabulous
artist, Cheryl Grant!





This lovely stamp set is full of encouragement and love....not to mention adorable images and sentiments!
The complete set features TWO large main images plus several sweet sentiments!



As you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today you will see the LIFE IS A JOY stamp set in action in combination with the rest of our awesome new JULY Kraftin' Kimmie products!



You will spot our newest addition to the Krafty Kolours Hybrid Ink line!  It's a super soft pastel colour that combines so well with lots of our other current colours and it's called 
PARTY PEACH!




And of course, we are adding some lovely new Krafty Dots for your embellishment needs!  These ones coordinate with lots of our ink colours including Pretty in Pink, Purple Pansy and Mossy Meadow and this set is called PASTEL DOTS!
The package includes a total of 54 dots in six different colours and three different sizes!




You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of July Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, July 13th at 4pm EST!
For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!!

See you back here tomorrow!

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