Let's Roll Dude...a Kraftin' Kimmie Preview!

Welcome back to day TWO of the JUNE Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! 

One of the biggest requests I get for stamps is sets for boys/guys/men!! Well, today we are SO thrilled to share this fabulous set of stamps by artist Emilie Goulet, perfect from all the boys in your life! It is called LET'S ROLL, DUDE!! This fun set includes THREE main images plus SEVEN perfectly coordinating sentiments!! They are awesome!!!

Here's my card featuring the awesome roller-blader from the new set. I stamped him in Memento Desert Sand on Neenah paper and coloured him with Copics. The sentiment is part of the set. 

Here's a shot of the full set:

All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Emilie! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment on all the preview posts for this week because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! {The winner will be announced at the party!}

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes SATURDAY beginning at 6pm EST at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

Thanks for joining us!

Blessings,

Melanie

Fin-Tastic Friends...a Kraftin' Kimmie Preview!

Welcome to Day ONE of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps JUNE 2015 previews!!!

Today the Krafty Girls and Guests are thrilled to share with you....FIN-TASTIC FRIENDS!! It's a fabulous new set by artist, Annie Rodrigue and we know some of you have been waiting for a NEW MERMAID set, so here it is! You'll find so many amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from this sweet summer set! We know you are just going to LOVE these beauties and you'll be inspired as you check them out today!! Each set comes with the two fabulous image stamps, three awesome accessory stamps plus EIGHT coordinating sentiments!!

Here's my card featuring one of the beautiful mermaids from Fin-Tastic Friends...as mermaids are one of my favourite images to colour, I know I will be reaching for this set over and over again! I stamped her in Memento Desert Sand for the no-lines look and coloured her with Copics. 

Here's a shot of the full set: 

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper from all the comments this week is going to WIN some $$ to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

ALL of our JUNE stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Saturday evening at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! Come hang out with the Krafty Girls, Guests and me!!

Thanks for joining us!

Blessings, 

Melanie

Chase Your Dreams...May Kraftin' Kimmie Blog Hop!

Welcome to the MAY RELEASE Day HOP with KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS ! 

I'm sure you've all seen the amazing Krafty Peeks shared over the past few days featuring all the brand new May stamps! Included in the release this month are:

•  Two fantastic sets from Annie Rodrigue called CHASE YOUR DREAMS and the adorable mini stamps called ITTY BITTY FRIENDS! 
• An awesome new masculine set from artist Emilie Goulet called WILD & CRAZY GUYS! 
• Wedding themed kids from Cheryl Grant called HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MAY Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will win a gift card to the shop! When you’re done hopping, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop to order the new May stamps. If you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features the entire May release at a discount, but only for a limited time!

Here's my card featuring one of the gorgeous images from Chase Your Dreams. I stamped her in Memento Desert Sand ink and coloured her with Copics. The little butterfly is an accessory stamp from the set. The paper is from Echo Park's I Love Sunshine pad which is currently in stock at the shop...the "summer time" sentiment was trimmed from one of the papers. I added a few pearls to finish it off. 

Here's the set: 

Oh, we've also got MORE new goodies in the shop including new paper pads, new Kimmie's Sparkles and a new section of fun embellishments called BEAUTIFUL BUTTONS!!

Here's the list for today's hop: 

Thanks for joining us!

Blessings, 

Melanie

Itty Bitty Friends! (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Preview!)

We are back again with a very special stamp set for Day FOUR of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MAY 2015 previews!!!

Today the Krafty Girls and guests are thrilled to share with you....ITTY BITTY FRIENDS!! I've designed a fun new stamp set featuring some of our original images by artist, Annie Rodrigue! It includes SEVEN images that are about 1.5 inches tall each plus some tiny sentiments AND some handcrafted by sentiments to add to the backs of your krafty kreations!! The exciting thing about this set is that five of the seven images are no longer available at the larger size and are retired but now you can get them again in this fun mini size!!

You'll find so many amazing creations on today's hop featuring all the new images and sentiments from this adorable new set! We know you are just going to fall in love with ITTY BITTY FRIENDS and you'll be inspired as you check them out today!!

Here are my cards featuring both Arianna and Clarabelle from the new set...I absolutely LOVE tiny note cards, so this set is definitely a new favourite!! I used some paper from Graphic 45 for both cards. Make sure to check out the amazing selection of paper in stock at the shop HERE. 

Here's the entire set:

Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN some $$ to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!

ALL of our MAY stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! Be sure to join us for an hour of celebrating the new stamp sets, fun and prizes on Saturday evening at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY on Facebook!! Come hang out with the Krafty Girls, Guests and me!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings, 

Melanie

Masquerade! (April release day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!)

It’s APRIL RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS and we’re celebrating with a hop!! 

Over the last few days the Krafty Girls and guests have shared beautiful creations featuring new stamp sets from all of our artists for our April release! First off, we are releasing the limited edition I {HEART} COFFEE! stamp set from Emilie! There's a cute new kids set from Cheryl called SWEET BIRTHDAY KIDS! And of course, we are thrilled to share a gorgeous new set from Annie called....LIFE IS A MASQUERADE! Lastly we are thrilled have another incredibly fun set from Emilie Goulet called, A BIT SMART ASSY!

You will get to see all of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy the April Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will win a gift card to the shop!! When you’re done hopping, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because all the new rubber stamp sets are available for purchase!! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new April stamps at a discount, but only for a limited time!

Here's my card featuring one of the fabulous stamps from Life is a Masquerade. I stamped her with Memento Desert Sand ink and coloured her with Copics. The background was made by first stenciling a damask pattern with a dimensional gel on plain cardstock. When that was dry, I applied swatches of colour using various Silks Acrylic Glazes. I then added some Blank Canvas background stamps from SCACD. To finish off the card, I added a few rhinestones. 

There are also lots of new goodies in the KKS Shop including new paper pads by Echo Park, Doodlebug, American Crafts and Chickaniddy plus MORE new Kimmie's Sparkles!! wink emoticon

**Local Krafty Friends!! If you wanna get krafty with some of the Krafty Girls and myself, I'm holding a SPRING SELFIE CROP! at Kraftin' Kimmie Headquarters in St. Thomas, Ontario on Saturday, May 9th! Get all the information HERE and register right away because there are only a few spots left! I am so excited for this event...I'm counting down the days until I get to go hang out with everybody attending! 

Here's the hop list: 

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Blessings, 

Melanie

Kiersten...Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Welcome to our MARCH RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS... we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP! 

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of amazing creations featuring new stamp sets from all of our artists for our March release! We know these new stamps will inspire you to make your own fabulous creations! We’ve got an elegant new sentiment set by Becky called RAIN OR SHINE!! There's a supah cute new kids set from Cheryl called SPRINGTIME FRIENDS! And of course, we are thrilled to share two new strong girl sets from Annie called....ELISHA THE MAGE and KIERSTEN THE KNIGHT! Lastly we are thrilled have another incredibly fun set from Emilie Goulet called, YOUNG AT HEART!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our MARCH Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will win a gift card to the shop!! When you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new rubber stamp sets are NOW available (after noon EST today)!! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new March stamps at a discount!! But only for a limited time!

My card today features Kiersten...isn't she awesome! I stamped her with Memento Ink and coloured her with Copics. I also used some General's Pastel Pencils to add some extra depth. The sentiment comes with the stamp. I used some old DCWV papers. 

Here's the hop list: 

Did you hear about the new COFFEE CARD KITS!! Some of you were lucky enough to scoop up one of the limited edition card kits that were available a couple of weeks ago, but they sold out very quickly! Well, since there has been so much interest in them, I am opening it up to preorders again TODAY! There will be a handful that are ready to go right now and the rest will be PREORDERS and I estimate them to be ready in about a week or so. But again, there are only a limited number so grab one while you can! You will also see some creations along the hop today featuring the Limited Edition I {HEART} COFFEE! stamp set which is in the kit! 

Now let's celebrate with our NEW RELEASE and get hoppin' and shoppin'!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Melanie

Laugh Often...February Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

It’s our FEBRUARY RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS and we’re celebrating with a hop!! 

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of amazing creations featuring new stamp sets. This month's sets are all about books and friendship...two great themes! We’ve got an elegant new sentiment set called HELLO, FRIEND!! There's a cute new kids set from Cheryl called BOOK PALS! And of course, we are SO excited to share two new Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit inspired sets from Annie featuring....GANDALF and GALADRIEL! Lastly we are thrilled have another incredibly fun set from Emilie Goulet called, SQUISHY HUGS!

You will get to see all of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our FEBRUARY Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will win a $10 gift card!! When you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new rubber stamp sets are NOW available!! Oh, don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features all the new February stamps at a discount, but only for a limited time!

I used one of the gorgeous images from the Squishy Hugs set...I really love this sweet friendship-inspired set by Emilie. I stamped the image in a light coloured ink and coloured with Copics. The sentiment is from one of last month's sets called Words of Inspiration. The papers are from a Little Yellow Bicycle pad...even though this one is not in stock, Kimmie has a TON of great paper pads that you can check out HERE. I added a few rhinestones for a finishing touch. 

Here's the list for today's hop: 

Thanks for visiting!!

Blessings, 

Melanie