KKS October Challenge - Mid Month Inspiration #673 Pumpkins & Stencils!

Good morning and welcome to our

Monthly Saturday Challenge Mid Inspiration Post

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

We are back today with an inspirational post showcasing more ideas to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing!

We can't wait to see what you create!

This month our Saturday Challenge themes for you are: 

Pumpkins & Stencils!

You can choose one or both - whatever inspires you!

I've created a card that does use both themes! I love Halloween and this was such a fun card to make! I started off by spraying Distress Mica Stains over the Ghoulish Ghosts Stencil  and then turned the stencil over to press against some watercolour paper to get the negative effect. After that dried I stamped the googly eyes from the Little Monsters stamp set! 

I used an orange Mica Stain background from my stash and stamped Boo from the Pumpkin Kisses set (a great fall stamp set!). I added some fun Halloween patterned paper - along with pumpkins of course!  

You can check out THIS VIDEO on Facebook where I create some fun backgrounds and make even more Halloween Cards! 

Our Ink Of The Month, which will be on sale all month long, features the gorgeous Goblin Green Ink Pad, Cube and Reinker! Grab it now to add to your collection.

Every month we post a brand new challenge with two 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.

This month's challenge will remain open until October 31st.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

*NEW - 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!  There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and if using KKS products, you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group.  *These are all challenges we have done in the past but now when you upload them, please put them all in the one challenge album!

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Wild Whisper Designs - You Grow Girl Card!

 Hello my friends! I'm popping back in to share a card that I've posted on the Wild Whisper Designs Blog today! I'm using some gorgeous stamps, paper, stencils, sequins and cards from their Newest Collections to make a pretty mixed media card that would be perfect to give to a special girl or friend! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Wild Whisper Designs Blog for details and closeups - and don't forget to use the code DTKARLA to save 10% off at the Wild Whisper Shop!! Have an amazing weekend friends! 

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps April New Release Hop & Shop!

Woot!  Woot! Today we are celebrating all the wonderful new things in our springtime April Release that are NOW AVAILABLE in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

All three new stamp sets along with two new stencils, our stunning new hybrid ink colour, Gorgeous Grape and sweet new krafty dots were released yesterday, and we're excited to share everything with you in a fabulous blog hop! Today, I'm sharing a sweet shaker sloth card using our NEW Rainy Day Stencil & A Slothsome Day and Here Comes The Sun (🠜sold out!! but more on the way!) Stamp Sets! If you missed the Live Shaker Card Class I did in the Krafty Friends FB Group yesterday, be sure to check it out and you'll see how I created a similar card for a challenge for this weekend's Spring Krafty Krop. There are lots of challenges going on from yesterday and again today - and you'll have all week to play along!

Here, I created a stencilled background that almost looks like patterned paper by individually brushing on Krafty Kolours Inks in Lovely Lagoon, Pretty In Pink, Purple Pansy & our NEW Gorgeous Grape using the NEW Rainy Day Stencil. I added in white gel pen lines and dots to give dimension to the drops and even brushed on some sparkly mist that I put into a water brush! After I coloured this cutie in I added a layer of Gina K Iridescent Glitter Glitz Gel over the top to give a frosted, glittery effect.

Inside, I stamped the Thanks A Sloth sentiment from the A Slothsome Day using the NEW Gorgeous Grape Ink and flowers from Here Comes The Sun, which will be back in stock soon. I finished off the flower centers with some pretty NEW Rainy Day Dots!

So let's check everything out in action as we hop around the Krafty Design Team's blogs today! First up is a sweet springtime set by artist Neda Sadreddin called HERE COMES THE SUN! (sold out, but more on the way!)

Next is a set of adorable little pixies from artist Sabrina van Vloten called FAIRY FOLK! (currently sold out, but more on the way!!)

And our third set is a set of slow moving friends from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen and it's called A SLOTHSOME DAY!

Available now is our stunning new Krafty Kolours hybrid ink colour in the large ink pad, the mini cube and ink refill called ....GORGEOUS GRAPE!

We have two new stencils that coordinate perfectly with our lovely new stamp sets and they are.... RAINY DAY STENCIL and BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES!

And lastly we have the perfect set of new Krafty Dots and they include some glitter!!! They are....RAINY DAY dots!

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Exciting News!!

We also have some exciting Klass Kits in the shop that will be taught Live in the Kraftin' Kimmie Friends FB Group on May 9/10 weekend!! I'll be teaching this adorable Birthday Card Klass on May 9 at 3 pm EST, and you can get a kit with product to make three cards!! You also get a package of Polar Dots & a Confetti Stencil!! This is an amazing deal! 🤩 Pick up your kit HERE while supplies last and see details of what's included and anything you'll need, and we will make these cards together in the group!

Birthday Kard Klass with Karla

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Remember, if there's anything you're looking for that is currently sold out, be sure to add your email to Get Notifed as soon as it's back in stock!! ** We also have tons of sales on this weekend - so check out the Specials Section for deals ** Now it's time to check out all the amazing projects the Design Team has come up with for this new release - linked below. Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Scrap Shotz Chat & Craft Ep 2 - Deco Foil Transfer Gel & Foils!

If you didn't catch Episode 2 on the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page, here's a look at all the fun we had with the NEW Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo, Adhesive Pen and Foils!

Click the video to watch all the fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you're around tomorrow - that's Tuesday at 11 MST, I'll be LIVE again doing an Alcohol Ink demo with the NEW Inks and Alloys on the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Saturday Challenge #524 - Party Animals!

Good morning and welcome to another Saturday challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Are you ready for another fun and krafty challenge to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing? We've got some fabulous ideas for you and can't wait to see what you create! This week our challenge for you is to make a project with the theme "Party Animals"!

I thought the adorable little hedgehog with his balloon & cute sentiment from the Happy Hedgehogs Stamp Set would be perfect for this challenge theme! I stenciled on some Ruby Red Krafty Kolours ink using the Confetti Stencil and stamped the image and sentiment with Wicked Black Ink, before colouring with Copics. I added NEW Party Time Krafty Dots and some puffy clouds to finish off the scene.

Inside, I stamped a festive sentiment using the NEW Party Time Sentiments Stamp Set and the Ruby Red Ink along with fun stars from the set and the NEW Morning Marigold Ink.

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 Kraftin' Kimmie stamp and products will earn you double entries! The monthly prize is a $40 voucher to the Krafty shop!!! Woohoo! There are two ways to enter... you can link up your creation on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page AND you can upload your photo to the album in our Krafty Friends FB group. If you need a little extra inspiration or a jumpstart to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month! Feel free to use it any time!

We've also got lots going on this weekend!! Be sure to join our Virtual Spring Retreat on Saturday and Sunday in the Krafty Friends facebook group! We've got lots of challenges, live videos, tutorials and FUN!

Here are a couple of Live classes I'll be hosting for the Virtual Retreat. Hope to see you there!! 

ALSO enjoy this weekend's Make Your Own SALE! Use the coupon code SPRING20 to enjoy 20% OFF whatever YOU want in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you share for the Party Animal Challenge - and I hope to see you for the Virtual Krafty Retreat this weekend! Happy kraftin' friends!

Linked to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Have a Holly Jelly Narly Christmas!

Hello! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! We went to a Christmas Market here, which may seem a little early, but if you're a crafter you've probably been making Christmas cards for a while now 😉🎅🎄 - and speaking of Christmas cards I'm sharing two over on the Scrap Shotz Blog today! I pulled out my old and new Lawn Fawn Stamps along with some fun Lawn Fawn Paper, Distress Oxide Sprays (love!) and a cool stencil from Southern Ridge Trading Company and had fun creating.

Inside, I stamped a sentiment from the Winter Narwhal set - gotta love the puns...!

I love how the new and old stamp sets coordinate so well together! I really love feeling like I'm not forgetting my older sets.

I switched up the sentiment inside the second card with a greeting from Christmas Fishes... too cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have you started your Christmas cards yet? Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz store to see what's new and fun - and don't forget to check out all the closeups and lots of details on the Scrap Shotz Blog! Have a wonderful week friends 💜

Sweet Wishes Baby Card with Video!

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a pretty baby card with you on the Emerald Creek Dares blog for the new March challenge - Ordinary Day. For this challenge you can share a project inspired by a regular day in your life or even one of your best or worst days! Some of my best days definitely include when my three girls were born, so I'm sharing a baby card using a beautiful Vintage Baby Pram stamp from the Emerald Creek Shop. You can find links to all the supplies on the EC blog linked below!

Here's a look at the video where you can see all the fun techniques I used to create this pretty card!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Emerald Creek Dares blog to see closeups, the inside, supplies and get all the details on how to enter your own project for a chance to win a sweet gift certificate to the EC Shop! You'll even find a code to save 10% just for linking up your project!

Linked to:

SSS Monday Challenge - Vintage/Past times

SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Southern Ridge Trading Company -

Hello friends! I'm over on the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog today sharing this adorable mini album. I just love creating mini albums and wanted to use this one to share our fall family photos from last year. It was such a beautiful day and we got lots of lovely shots. I pulled out the older Pumpkin Spice collection from Simple Stories and started crafting!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog to see a closeup of each page and a list of supplies. Have an awesome, crafty week!

Kitty Bee Designs #112 - AG with optional Love/Marriage!

Hi Friends! I hope you've been having a lovely week so far! I've had lots of fun creating projects lately and here's one more for you!  It's time for the midweek inspiration for Challenge #112 over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!

Challenge #112

Anything Goes

Optional Love/Marriage

Super big thanks to our sponsor for this challenge:

Bugaboo Stamps - http://www.bugaboostamps.com

and

MMedel Illustrations - https://www.etsy.com/shop/MMedelIllustrations

For this challenge I'm using a pretty digi image from Bugaboo Stamps - Live Laugh Love Rose Block. I wanted to create a vintage mixed media tag using this image, so I grabbed some fun supplies and got inky! I printed the digi image onto white cardstock and coloured in the flowers, butterflies and leaves with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers (alcohol based) before using Distress Inks to sponge a blended ink layers over the background. I heated the image first with my heat gun to help prevent ink bleeding. Then, I added Versamark Ink over top and shook on clear UTEE, which is a thick embossing powder. I layered on 3 coats of the UTEE, heating and melting the powder each time, and then after it cooled completely I bent it carefully in different directions to add vintage cracks in the surface. 

I started out by stenciling the background of a black chalkboard paper tag with Distress Oxide Inks for a subtle hint of colour. Then I used a craft stencil from Little Birdie Crafts and some of their Wild Wasabi paint to add some pretty leaves over the background. 

I inked up the edges of some Canvas Corp Brands Tan & Ivory French Script paper to tuck behind the digi stamp and then layered it over a piece of tissue from my stash and a pretty floral Tim Holtz diecut from the Botanical collection. The Vintage Tim Holtz Collage Medium was a great glue and added a subtle sepia tone to the ephemera I glued down. A piece of green jute twine from Little Birdie Crafts ties a pretty bow at the top and a lovely Architextures Findings Vintage Key hangs down. I think this sentiment is probably a very important 'key' to a happy marriage... 😉

I added a Tim Holtz Paper Doll image, which I coloured in a bit with Prismacolor Markers, some pretty blue glitter from Little Birdie Crafts, and some lovely Chocolate Cookies Sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps to finish it off!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge to see all the inspiration from the other awesome Design Team members - and enter your own project HERE for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Linked to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background
SSS Monday Challenge - Grunge It Up

Easter Greetings!

Happy Saturday! I've got a bright Easter treat bag and tag as well as a few more cards to share with you before Easter.  These sweet digital stamp images from Pretty Cute Stamps were so fun to work with I ended up making lots of fun projects this week. Just check the last few days for more ideas on how to use the new March release stamps!

I always make a special treat bag up for my niece, Sydney, for Easter, and of course I wanted to decorate it! I took a gift bag and layered some papers on it before adding some images from the EGGSellent digi stamp set. Adding some foam dots on different areas always adds some interest.

I've been playing with my Distress Oxide Inks lately and had this tag in my stash just waiting for the right project! I used a stencil, adding some purple dots and used a bit of washi tape on the bottom before layering a sentiment from the digi set. Some pretty sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps  added sparkle to both my tag and bag. I absolutely love the little mini flowers <3

Next up, I made these three cards for my youngest daughter, Erica's, preschool teachers using the EGGSellent digi stamp set and colouring with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers.

I used PicMonkey to layer the eggs, add the cracks and even colour the sentiment before printing them on a lightweight white cardstock.

I had some pretty Easter coloured papers in my stash and combined them to create a pretty card front. A few foam dots pop up different elements on the cards.

Inside, I used sentiments from the Pretty Cute Stamps Chocolate Bunny and Easter Blessings digi stamp sets. I print them all out of white cardstock at once and cut them out individually before using some Distress Inks to add some shading.

The last project I used the EGGSellent digi stamp set on was these quick and easy cards for some little family friends. Some pretty sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps adds a bit of bling! Aren't these colours beautiful?!!

I opened up a Project Life card (from the PL app on my phone that I had previously saved) in PicMonkey and then added the digital images from the Pretty Cute Stamps sets. By choosing the PNG version of each sentiment and image I was able to layer them, similar to a masking technique with traditional stamping. It really is very easy and fun! I changed the colour of the sentiments as well. When the stamps were layered as I wanted I printed them out, four to a page on white printer paper and glued them to my card bases.

Here's a look at the finished cards, with sequins and a bit of colour using coloured pencils on the bows.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Wishing you a very Happy Easter!!

Linked to:

SSS Wednesday Inspiration - Spring Color Inspiration

FFC #184 AG
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - April Challenge

DL Art - Thankful Thursday April Linky Challenge

Word Art Wednesday - #278/#279 AG

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - photo inspiration

Sunny Day Crafting - Spring

Craftaholics R Us - Easter

Always Fun Challenges - #1 AG

Let's Craft & Create - #124 Easter/April Showers/Spring