KKS Saturday Challenge! Halloween and/or Fall!

 Good morning and welcome to our 

New Monthly Challenge

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

 Are you ready for another krafty challenge to inspire you and help get your creative mojo going? We've got some fabulous prompts for you and can't wait to see what YOU create!

This month our challenge themes for you are:

Fall Activities and/or Halloween

You can choose one theme or combine them!
Enter as many times as you like all month long!
It's a Choose Your Own Krafty Adventure!

I'm using a little of both fall and Halloween! I chose the Autumn Pumpkins stamp set combined with the Little Monsters stamp set to decorate my card! I coloured these sweet stamp sets up with Copic Markers to create a cute fall scene, perfect for Halloween!

For the background I used our new Birch Trees stencil - perfect for so many things, and inked it with Granite Grey ink. I stamped the spiderwebs and stars from the Little Monsters stamp set directly on the background and then added the fall sentiment from the Autumn Pumpkins set. 

 Are you doing some fall crafting?  
Every month we post a brand new challenge with a choice of themes to choose from, and a mid month inspiration post with even more creative ideas! 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 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

*Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Skrappy Challenge (first Tuesday of the Month)

and the Christmas Challenge In the Krafty Friends FB group! Be sure to enter your creations there in the designated album! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!! Woohoo! 

We also have a NEW Ink of the Month which will be on SPECIAL all month long!  August features the gorgeous MAGICAL MIDNIGHT ink pad, ink cube and ink refill! Grab it now to add to your collection!

Happy kraftin'!

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KKS New Release Hop! Birch Tree Stencil Tutorial!

 Woohoo!

Have you enjoyed all the incredible Krafty Peeks this week?
So many amazing designs and samples from our Krafty Girls featuring our Holiday & Winter Release, wouldn't you agree?

Well....ALL the new stamp sets (including a Krafty Komeback) plus the new sets of stencils are all NOW AVAILABLE in the Krafty Shop!

We are so excited to recap everything and celebrate with you today in our KRAFTY HOP!

So grab a beverage, sit back and relax and head out on today's tour and get ready to be inspired!

First up is a magical new Christmas stamp set from artist Sabrina van Vloten called FLAMING HOLIDAYS!

Next is HOLIDAY POSTAGE by artist Michelle Houghton!

And here's a stunning new layering stencil set to coordinate

called HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS!

Next up is an adorable winter set of chubby little snow-peeps by artist

Neda Sadreddin called....

FLAKY FRIENDS!

And here's our KRAFTY KOMEBACK which was originally released in 2013 and it's called

HAVE AN ICE DAY!

And our final krafty stencil to help create amazing winter scenes is called

BIRCH TREES!

Of course you can purchase each of the new goodies individually but it you NEED it ALL...hehe...you can grab this month's GIMME KIMMIES KIT which includes all SIX products and at a DISCOUNT!

PLUS you'll automatically receive our October Stamp of the Month for FREE when you spend $75CAN or more before shipping and taxes!

Here are the steps I used to create this background using the new BIRCH TREES Stencil:

1) Brush Magical Midnight ink over a Kraft cardstock panel.

2) Use a slightly damp sponge and Beluga Solar Paste over top of the blue stencilled areas to create a fabulous shimmer.

3) Use a white gel pen to add birch tree details along the tree trunks.

Now you're ready to add stamped images and/or a sentiment to create a fantastic wintery card!!

If you'd like to check out our August Release Party which happened yesterday in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group, you can watch the replay here:

Now head on out for today's celebration blog hop and check out all the new products in action as the Krafty Team shares their incredible designs!  Then jump on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop and grab some of these fabulous products for yourself!

Happy hoppin'!  And happy shoppin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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KKS October Krafty Peeks... Flaky Friends!

  Goooood morning and welcome back to

Day THREE of our October Krafty Peeks!!

Today we are thrilled to share a super fun winter themed stamp set by artist Neda Sadreddin called FLAKY FRIENDS!!

And ALSO we have a brand new wintery stencil for you called

BIRCH TREES!!!

I absolutely love this adorable snowman stamp set!! So cute! And I love how many awesome accessories are included 💗I stamped a couple of the flaky friends along with snowballs and clouds and coloured them with Copic Markers. 

I stamped one of the punny sentiments with Magical Midnight ink and added it to the background stencilled with the amazing new Birch Trees Stencil. Be sure to check back for the new release hop on Sunday to find out exactly how I created this shimmery background! I diecut the skating rink from a silver foil cardstock and used foam dots to create dimension! 

Check out both these fabulous new krafty products as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today!  I promise you'll be SO inspired!

Then don't forget to join us on Saturday at NOON ET in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group for the LIVE Release Party when all the new goodies will be released!!

See you there!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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KKS October Krafty Peeks... Holiday Postage!

Welcome back!

Did you enjoy yesterday's Peeks?
Well, we are back with MORE Christmas fun!

Today we are spotlighting a new stamp set 
from artist Michelle Houghton called HOLIDAY POSTAGE!!

Who's totally into the postage craze right now?

I'm in LOVE with Michelle's images and sentiments that fit inside the frames!

I stamped the images to fit in the postage stamps and coloured with Copic Markers. I love these adorable images that are so awesome on their own, but also fit perfectly into these stamps! 

I created a background with the new Holiday Ornaments stencil and Krafty Kolours Inks in pinks and blues, coordinating the colours for both the background and the stamped images! I added the 1¢ and sentiment stamps using Festive Fuchsia and Tranquil Teal inks. 

Here’s a closeup of my stencilled background. I used Ocean Opulence, Tranquil Teal and Sparkling Sapphire blue inks on one layer, sprayed overtop with Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz. On the second layer I used Pretty In Pink, Raspberry Rose and Berry Bold sprayed overtop with Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz. 

As you head out on today's Krafty Hop you'll get to enjoy lots of gorgeous creations from our Krafty Team featuring HOLIDAY POSTAGE and also our incredibly festive new HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS set of layering stencils in combination with some of our other incredible products such as our Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!

Be sure to come back to the blog and/or the Krafty Friends facebook group each day this week to see all the new products from our October Release!  Then join us on Saturday, October 12th at NOON ET (note the time change from our usual) for our LIVE Release Party when all the new stamp sets and stencils will be available!!

Happy hoppin' and see YOU tomorrow for more awesome goodies!

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KKS September Mid Month Challenge #684! Back to School Card!

Good morning and welcome to the 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

September Monthly Challenge 

Mid Month Inspiration! 

Every month we post a brand new challenge with a choice of themes to choose from, and a mid month inspiration post with even more creative ideas! 

This month our challenge themes for you are:

Back to School/Primary Colours and/or Circles!

You can choose one theme or combine them!
Enter as many times as you like all month long!
It's a Choose Your Own Krafty Adventure!

I'm using the sweet S'more Fun stamp set, which is a super cute camping set - but as you can see these kiddos with their snazzy back packs can also be used for back to school! I really wanted to create a back to school card, so I coloured these cuties up with Ranger Distress watercolour pencils on Strathmore Bristol Vellum cardstock. 

I also wanted to use the circle theme and did a layered stenciling spotlight technique with the Lots of Dots and Classic Circles stencils and Lovely Lagoon Krafty Kolours Ink. I added a sentiment that would be great for back to school from the Air Mail stamp set and Sandy Shores Ink. 

The monthly challenges are a great way to inspire you and help get your creative mojo going!  We've got some fabulous prompts for you and can't wait to see what YOU create!

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 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

*Our Challenges are now combined with the 

Skrappy Challenge (first Tuesday of the Month)

and the Christmas Challenge In the Krafty Friends FB group! So feel free to enter any or all of these - the monthly prize is a $20 voucher to the Krafty shop!!! Woohoo! 

Happy kraftin'! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

KKS Release Recap! Stenciled Backgrounds!

This weekend we are having a very special

RELEASE RECAP EVENT!!

In case you missed it, our most recent release featured
FOUR brand new stamp sets and TWO sets of layering stencils and we're going to celebrate them today!

For today's recap hop I'm sharing closeups of the backgrounds I created with the August Release stencils! Stencils are always so fun and can be used with so many different mediums.

For the first stenciled background I used the cute new Here For The Candy stencil and the following KKS Krafty Kolour Inks: 

Festive Fuchsia, Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Patch, Mellow Mustard, Summer Sunshine, Goblin Green, Charming Chartreuse, Tranquil Teal and Alluring Amethyst!

Find all the Krafty Kolour Inks in the shop HERE!

I used a sticky note to mask off any areas I didn't want to get ink on so that I could use so many different colours. Here's a look at the card I created with this background - KKS Day 3 - Sweet & Spooky!

I love the shading you get when you use stencils, and as you can see - just using ink is a very non-messy way to create with them too!

For the second background, I decided to get messy though! I wanted a mixed media galaxy  background so I pulled out all kinds of mediums. I created a fun galaxy background with the new Out Of This World stencil, using various sprays and pastes and then sponged over everything with Wicked Black Krafty Kolours ink to highlight the raised areas. 

Here are the steps I used:

1) Spread Ranger Distress opaque texture paste through the stencil.

2) Sprinkle on Lindy's Gang powders, mist with water. Spray on Ranger Distress Mica Sprays. Dry.

3) Highlight raised areas with Wicked Black Krafty Kolours ink.

4) Use a sponge with add highlights of Ranger Gold Lunar Paste to create shine!

I love how many layers of colour and depth you get this way!

Here's a closeup. You can check out the card I created for the August Release here in the KKS August Release Hop & Shop. 

We have a blog hop that starts here!
Our incredible Krafty Design Team has all new projects 
featuring the latest krafty goodies and you can find
the links to their blogs below!
So grab a beverage and sit back to enjoy all the inspiration!  The team will also be sharing them in the Krafty Friends Facebook Group and on other social media channels!

PLUS we have something very special as well!! 
Krafty Girl Patti will be doing a LIVE on Sunday morning at 11am ET featuring our S'MORE FUN stamp set so we hope you can join us!!

We hope you'll join us and help us celebrate!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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KKS August Shop & Hop

 Woohoo!

Have you enjoyed all the incredible Krafty Peeks this week?
So many amazing designs and samples from our Krafty Girls featuring our Autumn Release, wouldn't you agree?

Well ALL the new stamp sets (including a Krafty Komeback) plus the new sets of stencils are all NOW AVAILABLE in the Krafty Shop!

I'm using the cute new Air Mail stamp set, and how adorable is the sweet monkey peeking out of the Rocket?!! I stamped the images on Bristol Smooth Cardstock and watercolored them with Zebra Pen Mildliners.

I created a fun galaxy background with the new Out Of This World stencil, using various sprays and pastes and then sponged over everything with Wicked Black Krafty Kolours ink to highlight the raised areas. 

I added a Doodlebug Design sticker at the top of the card and stamped one of the coordinating sentiment stamps at the bottom, finishing with some Stickles and sequins.

We are so excited to recap everything and celebrate with you today in our KRAFTY HOP!

So grab a beverage, sit back and relax and head out on today's tour and get ready to be inspired!

First up is the adorable S'MORE FUN by artist Neda Sadreddin!

Next is AIR MAIL, also by the talented Neda!

And here's a fabulous stencil to coordinate called...

OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Next up is a totally BOO-tiful set of little ghosties by artist

Sabrina van Vloten!

It's called SWEET & SPOOKY!

Last stamp set is our Krafty Komeback stamp set which was originally released in rubber back in 2014!!  Can you believe it?!

It's called HEY THERE, PUNKIN!

And check out this brand new YUMMY set of layering stencils called...

HERE FOR THE CANDY!

Of course you can purchase each of the new goodies individually but it you NEED it ALL...hehe...you can grab this month's GIMME KIMMIES KIT which includes all SIX products and at a DISCOUNT!

PLUS you'll automatically receive our August Stamp of the Month for FREE when you spend $75CAN or more before shipping and taxes!

Now head on out for today's celebration blog hop and check out all the new products in action as the Krafty Team shares their incredible designs!  Then jump on over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop and grab some of these fabulous products for yourself!

Happy hoppin'!  And happy shoppin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter