Kraftin' Kimmie May Sneak Peeks...Round Three!! (and our weekly challenge!!)

Welcome to day three of the May sneak peeks for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! We're combining today's previews with our weekly challenge. Our hostess today is the amazingly talented Krafty Girl Elaine who has named her challenge "Anything But a Card"!

Now, if you have missed any of the previews, you can check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog...just scroll back to see which Krafty Girls were participating in the different preview days. On Thursday, I showed you the delightfully twisted "Perfect Poison" (click here to see that post) and yesterday I made a card with the lovely "Eleanor" (which you can see here). How about another peek at one of our gorgeous Bathing Beauties??

Now I have to admit, that Elaine's challenge had me a bit perplexed!! I always fall back on making cards, although I've seen some lovely creative projects out there in blogland! I decided to make a package for a sweet treat...who doesn't love candy?? I packaged up a little baggie of Starburst, as I thought the bright wrappers would go perfectly with the sunny theme! Allow me to introduce you to "Mae"!!



I stamped Mae on Neenah and coloured her with my Copic markers to match this great paper from TCP. Gosh I love the colour orange...so bright and cheery! Miss Mae seems like a sun-smart gal in her big hat!! Now, my intent was for Mae to be a redhead...although her hair turned out more auburn than red. Guess, I need to work on my colour combo for red hair! I used my circle Nesties to create a little window in the front of the packaging, and then made a frame with the scalloped circle Nesties. Finally, I just used my handy-dandy Cropadile to punch a couple of holes for a ribbon, tied a bow and voila!


Honestly, this was such a quick project to put together! I think I made it in under 1/2 an hour...well, not including colouring time of course. These would be fun to make up as party favours!

If you participate in our challenge this week, you could be the lucky winner of the stamp Elaine used on her gorgeous project!! Just make sure to use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp (go shopping here!!) and then link your project up to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow...it's MAY RELEASE DAY!! We have a fantastic blog hop planned that you will not want to miss! You will also be able to purchase all the amazing May stamps tomorrow!!

Blessings,

Melanie

ps...One of my lovely readers (Hi Sarah!!) thought that perhaps I used the colourless blender on Eleanor's orange swimsuit from yesterday's card. Actually, the highlight on her swimsuit was created by fading the orange out with YR00...no blender on this highlight!! I just left that area white, and only coloured over it very lightly when I was happy with the rest of the blending. The oranges I used for Eleanor's suit were YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07 and E08 (incidentally, that's the same combo of markers used for colouring Mae's outfit today!!). Hope that helps!

Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Stamps "Mae"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, TCP
Tools: Spellbinders, Cropadile
Embellishments: White satin ribbon, machine stitching

Kraftin' Kimmie's Spring Tea Party Stamp Kit Blog Hop!

(This is one of two posts today! If you are looking for my High Hopes challenge post, please scroll up, or just click here!!)

Whew! What a week of fun it has been showing you Kraftin' Kimmie's very first stamp kit!! When Kimmie first showed the Krafty Girls this Tea Party Kit, we all fell in love with it! I hope you have enjoyed visiting the Krafty Girl's blogs this week to see what they've made to get you inspired! This incredible kit is being offered exclusively at Kraftin' Kimmie's online store. In case you've missed all the buzz this week, here's what's in the Spring Tea Party Kit:

• 5 main images by Annie Rodrigue


• 5 accessories stamps


• 2 sets of coordinating tea and coffee sentiments (created by Jeanne Streiff) with 32 phrases in total!

This kit is being offered to you at an amazing price!! You should act quickly though stampers, as they've already been flying off the shelves! You don't want to miss out, so make sure to order your's today.

Ok, so we've been promising you a blog hop, and today's the day!! The talented artist of this kit, Annie Rodrigue, is joining us today for the fun! So, if you've arrived here from the fabulous and sassy Andrea's blog, then you're on the right track! If not, make sure to start at The Challenge Blog so you don't miss out on anything!!

Kimmie has listed the blog hop order on the Challenge Blog.

I decided to use Gabrielle again. I had wanted to use her with that French Flea Market paper from MME. I know you might be tired of seeing it, as I've been using it all week. Let me explain though! I picked this paper up with the intention of using it for this Spring Kit release! I just love the colours in it, and thought they were perfect for these images! Now, Kimmie's challenge yesterday did not allow me to use my new paper with Gabrielle, hence my decision to ink her up again for today!! (well, technically I didn't use these papers with Nadine, so perhaps I should make another card with her too...so I have a complete coordinating set!)

I also wanted to do something other than a card. I had picked up these fabulous wooden baskets at Michaels on a recent trip to London...perfect for a gift holder!! I covered one with Bazzill cardstock and MME paper. I sanded down all the edges. I also had a pack of wooden tags from Michaels that I covered the same way. This is a sentiment you will receive in the Spring Kit! I added a few Prima Hydrangeas, metal spacer beads, a bow tied with my Bow Easy, and VOILA!! I perfect little holder for some tea bags.

Now, from here you will be hopping over to visit the brilliant artist of these fantastic images, Annie Rodrigue!! Before you go though, did you know that there's a prize up for grabs?? You can't have a BLOG HOP without a prize right?? Kimmie will be randomly choosing two lucky hoppers to win some Tea Party stamps and accessories!! To get your name in the draw for this prize, all you have to do is leave a comment on every Krafty Girl's blog!! Easy peasy!

So, off you go to see Annie! Make sure to get over to Kimmie's online store after you are done hopping. It's the only place you will find this exclusive kit. They are moving fast stampers, so make sure to get one ordered now!

Have fun on the hop!

Have a blessed day!

Melanie

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Spring Tea Party Stamp Kit "Gabrielle" and Tea Party Sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
Paper: Bazzill, My Mind's Eye "French Flea Market"
Embellishments: Walmart ribbon, Prima Hydrangeas, metal spacer beads (umm...guess I should mention Twining's Tea too!)