August 2020 Release Blog Hop at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

 Today we are celebrating the AUGUST Release 

NOW AVAILABLE in the 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!

You will see all the products in action as we hop around the Krafty Design Team's blogs.

First up we have this fabulous Thanksgiving set by artist Neda Sadreddin called IT'S TURKEY DAY!

Next up we have not one but TWO fabulous stamp set from artist Sabrina van Vloten called TOO CUTE TO SPOOK

and OWL-CHEMY

Our stunning new additon to the Krafty Kolours hybrid ink, TEMPTING TANGERINE, is available in the large ink pad, the mini cube and ink refill.

We have two new stencils that coordinate perfectly with our lovely new stamp sets called

GHOULISH GHOSTS and GORGEOUS GAUZE!

And lastly we have the perfect finishing touch for your magical creations with our new Krafty Dots called

HALLOWEEN DOTS!

For today's hop, I created a watercoloured bookmark featuring one of the magical owls from Sabrina's Owlchemy set. The image was stamped in our Wicked black ink and painted with Daniel Smith watercolours on cold pressed paper. I edged the bookmark in Stardust Stickles...I also added some to the magic potion.

Here is the list for today's blog hop...when you are done, make sure to hop over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps SHOP to place your orders!

Thanks for visiting...blessings!

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps August 2020 Release Sneak Peeks...Day 2!

Welcome to Day TWO of our August Krafty Peeks at

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Today we're sharing a sweet new stamp set by artist

Sabrina van Vloten!

It's called....TOO CUTE TO SPOOK!

 

This adorable new set features our cute little mice Trick or Treating. We've got a vampire, pirate, witch, fairy and of course a little ghost mouse along with sentiments AND accessories!

I love making little 4x4 note cards and these little mice lend themselves perfectly to smaller scale card bases. I stamped two of the images in our Wicked Black ink, added a coordinating sentiment and coloured them with Copics. I also added some of our brand new Halloween Dots.

 

Check out TOO CUTE TO SPOOK in action as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today!  You'll also see the new stencils, new ink and new dots along the way!!  Be sure to leave some love at each stop because I'm going to give away some krafty $$ to a lucky commenter!

You'll see MORE of our brand new goodies tomorrow and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on

Saturday, August 15th at 2pm EST!

 

For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!! 

See you again tomorrow!

  

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Halloween challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Hello and welcome to fun
Saturday Challenge at Kraftin'
 Kimmie Stamps!

Our challenge this week is....
HALLOWEEN!

I used several KKS products with two stamp sets for my card this week. I started by using our SO MANY CIRCLES stencil to create a moon by lightly sponging some GRANITE GREY ink. I then added a bit more shading to the moon with some copics. I then sponged the sky with Granite Grey' ink and stamped the tree and cat from SPOOKY SILHOUETTES and the sentiment from PUMPKIN KISSES in WICKED BLACK ink. I added some additional depth to the sky with Wicked Black and PURPLE PANSY. The grass was done in MOSSY MEADOW ink. The sky was finished off with some bats sponged in Wicked Black ink with our BATS AND MOONS stencil and I added a touch of white coloured pencil to the moon.

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 Stamps and products will earn you double entries!  Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 gift voucher to the krafty shop!

Don't forget to check out this weekend's SPECIALS!  We've got FOUR of our fabby stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF  in our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS so hop on over to the shop to check them out!

We've also got a sketch to inspire you for the month of September! 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!

Happy kraftin'!

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You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

August 2019 release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

WOOHOO!

Today we are celebrating all the 

new goodies that are available NOW
 from our AUGUST Release at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

All FOUR new clear stamp sets are NOW available over at the Krafty Shop, along with our new Goblin Green inks, TWO new Krafty Stencils and our new Spooky Krafty Dots!  So let's have a fun hop around the Krafty Team's blogs and check everything out in action. 

First up we have TWO sets from artist, Neda Sadreddin called....
SCAREDY CATS....

and I WANT CANDY!

Plus we have TWO new clear stamps set for August from our  artist, Melissa Baker-Nguyen called.....
PUMPKIN KISSES.....

and MONSTER MASH!

We also have a brand new Hybrid Ink in the large ink pad, mini cube and ink refill and it's called....
GOBLIN GREEN!

We have two new stencils that are perfect for all your creepy creations called....
BATS & MOONS and CREEPY COBWEB!

And lastly we've got new KRAFTY DOTS!!
For the fall we're adding...
SPOOKY 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!

I created a card featuring the little witch from I WANT CANDY and some kitties from the SCAREDY CATS sets (the sentiment is from Scaredy Cats). I stamped my images in Wicked Black ink and masked them before applying a background sky in Purple Pansy and Purple Petunia inks. The grass in a combo of our new GOBLIN GREEN ink and Mossy Meadow with some blades of grass added with copics. I also used our BATS AND MOONS stencil to add a couple of bats to the sky. All images were coloured in copics on Hammermill paper.

Thanks for visiting...blessings!

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I Want Candy...a Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peek

Welcome back to our fourth and FINAL day
of August Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we have another fantastic stamp set from our

newest artist, Neda Sadreddin!
It's called I WANT CANDY!

This adorable set features some sweet little trick or treaters plus a bunch of awesome accessories plus super fun 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!

You have all week to play along (until August 23rd) and we'll announce the winner at the end of the month.  Feel free to link up your submission at the bottom of the post on the KKS blog 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!

I used the little devil along with the bat and spider accessory stamps from I WANT CANDY in conjunction with the SPOOKY COBWEB stencil. All images were stamped in our Wicked Black ink on Hammermill paper and then coloured with Copic markers. The background was also created with our Krafty Kolours inks. The grass was done in our new GOBLIN GREEN ink paired with Mossy Meadow (blades of grass were added on top with copics). The sky was done in Purple Pansy, Purple Petunia and Marvelous Mocha. 

Be sure to join us at our LIVE Facebook Release Party this afternoon (Saturday, August 17th) at 2pm EST where we'll be celebrating ALL the new goodies and they will be released at the online shop!

Happy hoppin' and thanks for visiting!

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Monster Mash...A Kraftin' Kimmie Sneak Peek

Welcome back to Day THREE of our
AUGUST 2019 release at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today's set is another amazing set
from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!
It's called
MONSTER MASH!

Check out this build-a-monster stamp set...you can mix and match different heads, different bodies, different legs!  Imagine all the endless designs of crazy combinations you can make!  

As I wanted to pair this set with our fun new CREEPY COBWEB stencil, I decided to use one of the monster heads with the legs stamps to create a funky little spider. I started by creating a background with the stencil using our Yummy Yellow, Mossy Meadow and brand new GOBLIN GREEN inks. I also added a spritz of a green Dylusions shimmer spray. After removing the stencil, I traced around the cobweb with a copic multiliner. I then stamped the monster head and legs in Wicked Black ink on Hammermill paper, coloured the creature with copics, fussy cut the image and adhered him with tombow mono glue. A trio of our new SPOOKY DOTS finishes it off. 

As you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs today you will see the MONSTER MASH stamp set in action in combination with our awesome new August Kraftin' Kimmie products.....ink, stencils and krafty dots!

You'll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, August 17th at 2pm EST!

For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team.
Thanks for visiting...blessings!

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Spooky Suckers...August Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!

***Welcome to the August Krafty Peeks....Day TWO!! ***

We've got a couple of Halloween cuties for you in today's peeks by artist Emilie Goulet...introducing SPOOKY SUCKERS!

This adorable set features two tiny vampires plus three fun sentiments. You'll 'vant' this set to use on all your creepy creations! They are super fun on their own but imagine them in combination with the Haunted House set that we shared yesterday.

You will see these images in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs. The list of Krafty design team members is at the end of my post. 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 August 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 FIVE of the new clear stamp sets, plus two rubber rereleases, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

I have been on a bit of a watercolour kick lately...heck, it's a full blown obsession, lol. I stamped the female vampire from Spooky Suckers on watercolour paper and painted the entire scene with watercolours (combination of Daniel Smith and M. Graham). I also used a bit of gouache on the moon and clouds as I needed some more opaque coverage to go over the dark sky. 

Here's the full set:

Here's the hop list for today:

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings, 

Melanie

My Best Friends are Witches...the Kraftin' Kimmie Vault is Open!

 The Krafty Vault is being opened again!

As you know some of our old stamp sets have been retired and hard to find for quite some time. Well, we've opened the krafty vault and today we are rereleasing MY BEST FRIENDS ARE WITCHES!!!

This fantastic and spooky set comes as completely unmounted pretrimmed natural red rubber. There are only a FEW available right away and then we will be taking preorders for this fabulous set. My Best Friends are Witches comes with two large witchy images by artist Annie Rodrigue plus a selection of five coordinating verses and sentiments. This particular set will be going live in the krafty shop at 9am EST on Friday morning!

We have also released a few others from the Krafty Vault! Sea Jewels, Beachy Keen, Oh Snap! and Let the Good Times Roll are all either available for purchase or preorder right NOW!

We've also added EZmount foam in the shop for those who want some for their unmounted stamps, however you can use your stamps without it by using products such as double sided tape, Tack it Over or Tack 'n Peel.

Don't forget about the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS that are up in the shop...a selection of FOUR fabulous clear stamp sets are 40% OFF but only for the weekend. 

I didn't make any new cards featuring My Best Friends Are Witches, but thought I would share my cards from when this set was previously released...I LOVED these fun witches!!

Here's the full set: 

Here's the hop list for today...you'll get to see some brand new creations along with revisiting some of the other designers' previous projects!

Blessings, 

Melanie

Witch Wanda

Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...this week our theme is HALLOWEEN! 

We invite you to play along by submitting your project at the KKS Blog. One winner per month will be drawn from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card, and you can enter as many times per month as you'd like!! October 28th at 11:55 pm EST is the deadline for this month.

A few KKS news items: 

1. To keep up with all the latest KKS news, make sure to join the Krafty Friends Facebook group! 
2. Frugal Friday Specials are UP and the October release sets are in the Krafty store NOW! 
3. In addition to our Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesdays, each month KKS will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if needed! ;) You can find the sketch at the KKS Blog. 

My Halloween challenge card features Witch Wanda by Krafty Artist Annie Rodrigue.  She was stamped in Memento Desert Sand Ink and coloured with Copics. The Halloween Banner was a dollar store find and the flourish is an MFT die. 

Hope you plan to play along this week!

Thanks for visiting...blessings! 

Melanie 

spWHOOky Halloween Wishes...a Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge

Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...this week we want to see you use BLACK on your creations!

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Frugal Friday specials are UP! Happy Shopping!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our colour theme of BLACK as a starting point for your creation!!! You will have until September 30th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

A month ago, Kimmie tipped us off that Dollarama stores in Ontario were carrying a variety of K & Company Halloween embellishments...I rushed right out to snag some! These krafty deals were a perfect fit with our Halloween release last month...love when that happens! When I saw this quirky owl in the K&Company die cuts, I though it would pair perfectly with our new clear stamp set Happy Owl-oween...I used the "spWHOOky Halloween" sentiment. The little bat is from Harvest Blessings, another set released last month. I LOVE that Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps can be combined with so many other products...these die cuts allowed me to create a super quick and fun little card. 

Here's a shot of the inside of my card...I used an image and sentiment from Happy Owl-oween to finish it off. 

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings, 

Melanie

Magic! (A Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge)

Good morning and welcome to our weekly challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Our lovely hostess this week is Delphine and she has conjured up a them of MAGIC!

Delphine's theme was perfect for so many stamps released over the last two months. I used a combination of sets on my card. To create my focal image, I stamped Lexie from Make Your Own Magic, masked her, then stamped the pumpkin and kitty from Harvest Blessings. The sentiment is from the Witch Willa set. The images were stamped in Memento Desert Sand Ink and coloured with Copics. I added some sparkle to Lexie's "spell" with Stickles, Zigg Wink of Stella and white acrylic paint.

For more magical inspiration, hop on over to the KKS blog to see what the other crafty girls and crafty guests have created. Then it's your turn to get inky! Make sure to submit your entry for your chance to win the monthly draw for a gift card to the KKS shop.

If you need a little kick start to your mojo, check out our August sketch...you can use it in any challenge or Wonderful Wednesday submission. You don't have to use the sketch, but if you do, you will get an additional chance to win the monthly gift card!

Take some time to browse the shop...all the newly released August stamps are in stock. The August Gimmie Kimmie's Kit is also still available...this kit includes the entire release for a discounted price but only for a limited time! Kimmie has also selected several stamps for this week's Frugal Friday sale...check them out HERE.

To keep up to date on all the latest KKS news, make sure to LIKE our Facebook page...we'd love to have you hang out with us!

Thanks for visiting. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Valentina Vampire...Kraftin' Kimmie August Release Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the release day blog hop for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! This past week we have shared projects featuring all the new August stamps that are now available for purchase at the KKS Online Shop! As always, the August release is Halloween themed to allow you lots of time to order your stamps and get creating before October!

This month's release includes: 

• 2 sets from Annie Rodrigue: Valentina Vampire and Vanessa Vampire
• 1 set from Emilie Goulet: Totally Witchin'
• 1 set from Cheryl Grant: Autumn Wishes
• 2 sets from Becky Pearce: Happy Owl-oween and Harvest Blessings

Today's hop will showcase projects by the Krafty Girls and Guests featuring all the new August stamps. The full hop list will be included at the end of my post.

When you are finished hopping, make sure to visit the KKS Shop to order your stamps! For those stampers who want it all, check out the August Gimmie Kimmies Kit...it included the full release at a discounted price, but only for a limited time! 

Kimmie has also put together Mini Kreepy Kits consisting of Halloween krafty goodies including patterned paper, cardstock and various embellishments. They are priced at only $9.99 (Canadian) so act fast if you want one! These kits are a great addition to your order...you'll be all set to create when your package arrives!

My card for today's hop features the ghoulish but gorgeous Valentina Vampire! 

I stamped the image in Memento Desert Sand ink on Neenah paper and coloured with Copics. Her eyes were shaded with Polychromos coloured pencils and I added some additional shading with a black Conte crayon applied with a paper blending stump. I added some decorative elements cut with a flourish die and the Ornate Hinge Die from SCACD.

Here's a look at the full stamp set:

As promised, here's the full hop list for today: 

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings, 

Melanie