August Release Krafty HOP!

Woohoo! It's here! It's here!!
Today we are celebrating the  amazing release of ALL of our
New AUGUST Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

ALL FIVE new clear stamp sets, all THREE new Krafty Kolours INKS and TWO new Halloween rubber Rerelease stamp sets are available NOW in the Krafty Shop!
So let's have a big happy hop around the design team and guest blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!
First up are TWO fang-tastic stamp sets from artist Emilie Goulet......
it's our HAUNTED HOUSE...and SPOOKY SUCKERS!
Next up are two GORGEOUS new solid image stamp sets from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen.....it's GRATEFUL PUMPKINS........and SPOOKY SILHOUETTES!
Lastly for the clear stamp sets we have fabulous set of aliens from artist Cheryl Grant.....
....it's OUT OF THIS WORLD!

 I am so happy to be able to share with you the easel cards I made using SPOOKY SUCKERS!!!!!

I know I showed you previously ones I made with skin tone but these one I made as if they were real vampires!!!

I also picked some great black and white paper to go with the images. 
I only wanted one colour as the accents so of course it had to be RED!!! 
Bloody you know! LOL

I did two different takes, one using cool greys for the skin and one I played a little more on the whimsical side and went with green.

 On the little boy I stayed with the whole black and white theme and just accented his bow tie and buttons. 

With the girl since I already had green skin I also played with her clothes and went purple!!!

I think both ended up looking pretty awesome in the end. 

I have include pictures of both the front and the side views so you can see how they sit. 

I kept the layout the same on both to show you how just changing up the colours can change the look of a card! 

Don't forget that in addition to all the awesome stamps sets we have released a TRIO of brand new fall colours in our Krafty Kolours Hybrid INKS!

They are: Pumpkin Spice, Purple Petunia and Mossy Meadow!
AND we are also rereleasing TWO of our favourite Halloween sets in unmounted pretrimmed red RUBBAH!!!!

You can now purchase HALLOWEEN TRINKETS....
...and SPOOK-TACULAR SENTIMENTS!!!

ALL the new sets are NOW AVAILABLE individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our AUGUST Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FIVE of the new clear sets together and at a discount! PLUS a couple of add-on options featuring our new INK TRIO! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin'!

August Krafty Peeks....Day FIVE! Out of this World plus a Challenge!

Welcome back to Day FIVE of our AUGUST Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is

THIS AFTERNOON at 1pm EST on Facebook! 

Are you going to join in and help us 

celebrate ALL the new sets?

There's no stamp set on the planet quite like this one

from artist Cheryl Grant!

It's called OUT OF THIS WORLD!

I mean....come seriously! How cute are these little guys?? This adorable set contains a trio of fluffy little aliens, a planet to ground them, some fun little star accessory stamps plus three wonderful sentiments! And imagine all the scenes you'll be able to create when combining this fabulous set with our BLAST OFF stamp set!! Woohoo!!

OK so clearly I had way to much fun with this release and glow in the dark nuvo!!!!
This is also a really neat shaker card. I have several different pictures as both the inside and the outside glow in the dark and use this cute guy

Outside of card (without lights)

(inside of card, with lights)

(inside of card, without lights)

Now don't forget!!! It's also CHALLENGE DAY and as always, during release week the theme is ANYTHING GOES!!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp!! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play with this challenge (until August 24th) and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for all of August! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $40 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

All the Krafty Design Team members listed below have lots of super sweet creations to share with you today featuring the OUT OF THIS WORLD stamp set! Be sure to hop around and leave lots of love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the shop! 

The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party 

this afternoon, so don't miss it!

Happy hoppin'!

August Krafty Peeks....Day FOUR! Spooky Silhouettes!

Welcome back to Day FOUR of our AUGUST Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are back with the SECOND new set from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen for our Fall and Halloween release!
This one is called.....SPOOKY SILHOUETTES!

This totally BOO-tiful set by artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen is absolutely amazing! It features lots of halloweenie solid images which are PERFECT for using with our brand NEW Hybrid INKS!!! Especially the new trio of colours: Pumpkin Patch, Purple Petunia and Mossy Meadow! There is an awesome spooky tree silhouette, lots of solid image stamps and six fabulous coordinating sentiments!

Check out this versatile set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! 

Welcome back to another day of our release this month!!!! This is another great set we put out this month. 

I used some of the previous inks (Yummy Yellow and Marvellous Mocha) and our new inks to create this awesome sunset background on my card. Once it was dry I then added the tree and the accents using our Wicked Black ink.

To the right is the card with the lights out. The ghost glow in the dark!!!!
Aren't they awesome. I used the WOW glow in the dark embossing powder over top of the black ghosts I added to my card. Heat set them and voila! done!!!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for AUGUST as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all FIVE new clear stamp sets, two rubber rereleases, a trio of new INKS, we'll be sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!
Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow!

August Krafty Peeks....Day THREE!! Grateful Pumpkins!

Welcome back to Day THREE of our
AUGUST Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Today we are featuring the FIRST of two new sets from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen for our Fall and Halloween release!
This one is called.....GRATEFUL PUMPKINS!

This set of autumn images and sentiments is simply stunning! It contains several gorgeous solid pumpkin images, five lovely fall sentiments in a fabulous font and many little leaves and scrolly accessory stamps! 

These stamps go PERFECTLY with all three of our gorgeous new Hybrid Inks!!! You'll have so much fun stamping them up with the Pumpkin Patch, Purple Petunia and Mossy Meadow inks!!

I truly had some fun with these new inks.
The pumpkin on the card above is stamped once with Pumpkin Patch then I took the same stamp and just inked the outside of the stamp and stamped over the original image.
Isn't the effect neat!

On the card below I stamped the pumpkin using Marvellous Mocha and then used an embossing powder for a local Canadian company called Emerald Creek (sponsor for our weekend retreat!!!!) which is called chunky rust. What is neat with this embossing powder is not only the colours but there is flock in it too!!!!

Check out this versatile set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page! 

You'll get to see all the incredible creations for August as we share them each day this week! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all FIVE new clear stamp sets, two rubber rereleases, THREE new hybrid inks, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow!

August Krafty Peeks....Day TWO!! Spooky Suckers!

Welcome to Day TWO of our August Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
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!!

 

Aren't these the sweetest little vamps you've seen in a long time!

I wanted to play with these images and colour them as if they are dressed up for Halloween.

I like how the skin tone turned out on both the little girl and the little boy.

I used the same paper line (doodlebug but different patterns for each card) and the same layout  and they look completely different!

You will see these sweeties in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members below and 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!

You'll get to see ALL the new stamp sets for August as we share them each day this week! 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!
Happy hoppin'!

August Krafty Peeks....Day ONE! Haunted House and NEW Hybrid Inks!

Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Today we are kickin' off our AUGUST Krafty Peeks
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We've got a new background stamp set to share with you today! This super creepy set is from artist Emilie Goulet and it's our new HAUNTED HOUSE!

This fabulous image was included in our Halloween Krafty Kit along with THREE BRAND NEW Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks!!! The set features one large main image that is almost 4"x4" in size! It can be used as the focal point of your creation or in combination with lots of other spooktacular stamps!

The gorgeous new Krafty Kolours Hybrid Inks we are introducing this month are Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Patch and Purple Petunia!! You can get them in large ink pads, mini cubes and also refills!! They go perfectly with this release!!

I am so excited to share this creation with you. I have been sitting on my hands so I wouldn't post it...LOL

I have been playing quite a bit with the nuvo glow in the dark drops and couldn't resist using them on the windows and the moon on this stamp. Above is what the image looks like in light but to the right is with the lights out!!!!!
Isn't it totally spooktacular!!!!
 
Check out this haunting set and new INKS in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs today! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members PLUS special Krafty Guests below and be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky commenter is going to WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop! Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE release on the Krafty Friends facebook page!
We have a total of FIVE brand new clear sets PLUS TWO rubber rereleases AND THREE new Hybrid Inks being launched this week!You'll get to see all the incredible creations for August as we share them each day this week! 

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all FOUR new clear stamp sets, sharing fabulous creations, giving away prizes and having tons of krafty fun!

Happy hoppin' and we'll see you back here tomorrow for more amazing new stamp sets!

Saturday Challenge - Animals

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge!

We want you all to play along and we love to see your creations so let's get KRAFTY!

This week the theme is:   ANIMALS!

Ok so don't kill me guys but I am already planning my Christmas cards so
I whipped out FURRY HOLIDAY WISHES and made up this little cutie.

I even made the gardland sparkle with silver micro glitter :)
doesn't that stuff just get EVERYWHERE!!!
but you totally have to glitz up a holiday card :)

I can't wait to see what you guys create!  Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN!  You have until Friday, August 17th to enter this challenge!  Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!!  And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....

a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!

What do you think?  Worth playin' for?  ;)

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for August!  You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS  up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF!  Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, A BREW-TIFUL DAY is on SALE as well!

Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!!  Happy stampin'!

Inspirational Wednesday

Good morning krafty friends! 
Welcome to an Inspirational Wednesday post!

Each week one of our amazing design team members will be here to inspire you to get creative with your krafty stamps!

This week it is me!!! I will be showing you my creation with the A BREW-TIFUL DAY clear stamp set!

Doesn't coffee make everything better!
I went with a more rustic approach on this card using our awesome ink MARVELLOUS MOCHA with a stencil to create the background. I paired this with fabrics (ribbon and twine) and some little paper pieces I had. 
This turned out to be a pretty card which was easy to do and used up some scraps I had laying around.

As an added bonus Kimmie has put the 
A BREW-TIFUL DAY stamp set on SALE! 

Be sure to scoop it up today at a SPECIAL price and before it is gone forever!

Happy Kraftin'!

Saturday Challenge - Pearls!!!!

Hey Guys!!!

Welcome back for another saturday challenge 

which I get to host!

I wanted us to use something, which I generally don't use to much of myself and that is PEARLS!!!

I used TROLL TROUBLE on my card since we are getting closer to halloween and mixed it up with some fun doodlebug paper! I accented with these neat little black pearls I had in my stash.

We can't wait to see what you guys create!  Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN!  You have until Friday, August 10th to enter this challenge!  Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!!  And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....

a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!!

What do you think?  Worth playin' for?  ;)

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for August!  You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because we have the FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS  up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF!  Plus our Inspirational Wednesday featured set, Magical Friends is on SALE as well!



Can't wait to see your krafty kreations!!  Happy stampin'!