KKS Release Day!!!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! 

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got a sweet new set with the kiddos and their pets from Cheryl Alger........it's BEST FUR-IENDS! We also have an adorable set from Emilie Goulet called PARTY MONSTERS! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX gorgeous CIRCUS GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply stunning! OH and don’t forget the exclusive line of sentiment stamps that will coordinate with lots of images but especially our new circus girls.... called CIRCUS TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!! 

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our DECEMBER Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

Today I have two cards to share with you. First a card with Lexi and her cat. I'm really happy with the way this card turned out. The papers are again from my big box of misc. scraps so I'm not sure what line they are from. I think I even mixed and matched from different companies. I coloured Lexi using my copics. My biggest struggles with colouring are with fur, and my grass techniques need some work. Didn't turn out too badly. Just don't look too closely. ;) 

I added a border using a MS punch, a couple of flowers with some orange brads to match and voila.

My second card is one of my favourites from this release, Arielle. I wanted to use papers that would look like she was up in the sky so I came across these. I punched out the stars onto some silver sparkly paper and pop dotted them randomly. Added lots of bling around Arielle and created the jagged border with an EK border punch and added even more bling. I coloured Arielle with my copics but her clothing was all done with Stardust gelly pens  I also gave her eyelids and lashes for a sexy look. 

And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!!

***ONE LAST THING!!! Our HUGE RETIREMENT SALE is still going on right now at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with so many stamps up to 75% OFF and some stamps as low as $1.50!! Say what?? Yep!! We need to make room for all the new stamps coming our way in 2013, so we're retiring a lot of stamps!! Keep in mind, once they're gone, they're gone and some have already sold out!!! So scoop up the ones you've had your eye on or pass your wishlist over to a loved one!! What a great way to fill your stocking!!!

Now let's get hoppin'!!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using all sorts of the NEW December release stamps that are NOW AVAILABLE!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because two lucky stampers will WIN a package of stamps from this release !  Happy hoppin'!  And happy shoppin'!!

1.	Marilyn Webb (Guest Designer)	9.	Cheryl Valadez	17.	Jenny Peterson
2.	Kim O'Connell	10.	Karen Hanson (Guest Designer)	18.	Sandie Dunne
3.	Amanda Reed	11.	Jessie Rone	19.	Krista Ewer
4.	Elaine Hughes	12.	Sharon Caudle	20.	Peggy Marsh
5.	Kerry Johnson	13.	Alyce Keegan	21.	Cheryl Alger
6.	Pam Varnell	14.	Melanie Holtz	22.	Alice Wertz
7.	Diana Pickering	15.	Anita Madden (Guest Designer)	23.	Kimmie Reid
8.	Sheri Willshire	16.	Angie Baker	24.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog

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Day three of KKS Sneak Peaks and a Krafty Challenge

Welcome back to Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps December release!!! 

So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out the brand new ANNIE stamps for DECEMBER???? Well, either way, we've got ya covered!! Not only do we have a new weekly challenge but we also have SIX new AWESOME stamps!!! 

For this weeks sketch challenge I chose to use Clementine. I came across these papers from my "scrap box" and thought they were so bright and fun they'd be a perfect fit for this Circus theme release. And these embellishments that I've never known what to do with I thought were kinda fun too, so I added them as well. Added a little decorative rick rack strip from Just the Edge. And Tah Dah!!! :)

Check out all the amazing creations on today's hop in combination with this week's challenge!! The lovely ALICE is our hostess this week and her challenge features a fantastic SKETCH!! Use the sketch she has provided as inspiration for your card or scrapbook page! And the random winner of this week's challenge will receive the new ARIELLE, as featured on Alice's gorgeous creation!! We really hope you are inspired by this week's challenge and share your inky creations!!! We SO enjoy seeing your beautiful designs inspired by our challenges!

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 TWO lucky ladies are each going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our DECEMBER stamps will be available TOMORROW at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! So be sure to come on back to enjoy our Release Day Krafty HOP!!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new CIRCUS GIRLS!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because TWO lucky stampers will each WIN a trio of Circus Girls!  Happy hoppin'!!

1.	Alice Wertz	8.	Elaine Hughes	15.	Sheri Willshire
2.	Amanda Reed	9.	Cheryl Valadez	16.	Sandie Dunne
3.	Kim O'Connell	10.	Krista Ewer	17.	Alyce Keegan
4.	Kerry Johnson	11.	Sharon Caudle	18.	Marilyn Webb (Guest Designer)
5.	Jenny Peterson	12.	Melanie Holtz	19.	Karen Hanson (Guest Designer)
6.	Angie Baker	13.	Pam Varnell	20.	Anita Madden (Guest Designer)
7.	Jessie Rone	14.	Kimmie Reid	21.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog

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Kraftin' Kimmie Previews....Day TWO!

Welcome to day two of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps December release. Today I will be sharing two cards with you.

My first card is with Lexi and Libby. I embossed the background with a cuttlebug folder that I thought resembled bubbles onto some glossy white card stock. I added some fun double patterned ribbon that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.

My second card I used Lucas. The paper is Paws and Claws from TPC Studio. I coloured the image with my copics and added a Thank You Trinket.  The silver rim around it i made with this old tool from making memories that kinda squeezes the metal edges to together to create a tag. Haven't used it in years but thought it would look cute, kinda like a dog tag.

Check out the list of Krafty Girls below who each have a project to share with you using the new set.....Best Fur-iends!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because one lucky stampers is going to WIN a set!  Happy hoppin'

1.	Amanda Reed	8.	Sandie Dunne	15.	Peggy Marsh
2.	Jenny Peterson	9.	Krista Ewer	16.	Diana Pickering
3.	Cheryl Valadez	10.	Alyce Keegan	17.	Anita Madden (Guest Designer)
4.	Jessie Rone	11.	Pam Varnell	18.	Karen Hanson (Guest Designer)
5.	Sharon Caudle	12.	Sheri Willshire	19.	Marilyn Webb (Guest Designer)
6.	Kim O'Connell	13.	Angie Baker	20.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog
7.	Kerry Johnson	14.	Alice Wertz

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KKS challenge #157

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge is Baby It's Cold Outside.  I chose to make a tag using one of our Holiday Trinkets. With the holidays approaching rapidly it will make a nice addition to any gift. The background of the tag I made awhile ago as a make n' take but never really completed so I added to it. I think we made it by stamping the snowflakes with versamark ink and then using panpastels over top of it. It was along time ago so I kinda forget the steps of this technique.

I heat embossed the trinket with silver embossing powder onto navy blue card stock and used my spellbinders to cut it out. I then added some more layers behind it using my new spellbinders that I picked up at Winners for $9.99! Sweet deal, so I got two. :)

I finished it by adding some sparkly ribbon and some gem flourishes which made me think of  the snow being whipped around on a blustery day.

Don't forget about our amazing RETIREMENT SALE going on NOW! There are over 200 of our stamps on SPECIAL 20-75% OFF and a good bunch of them are retiring, so scoop them up while you can! They are SELLING OUT!! 

Also our November Gimme Kimmies Kits are only available until Sunday night, so grab the new stamps at a discount now!! ALSO we are releasing the December stamps a little early so that you can order them in time for the holidays!!! Krafty Peeks start on WEDNESDAY!!!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and Guests featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN the gorgeous stamp of EVA, as featured on Cheryl's beautiful card!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge #156

Welcome to this week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge and this week our challenge is to make it Festive.  I love this elf tangled in the lights, he is called Deck the Halls. I'll have this same expression on my face when I try to get my decorations out of storage. Lol

I had the perfect paper from Echo Park's, Holly Jolly Christmas and I also used a sheet from MME, 12 days of Christmas.  I coloured the elf with my copics to match the papers and added some white ric rac ribbon that I picked up at winners. I believe it's from Martha Stewart. To complete my card  I added a trinket from the  Holiday Trinket set.

***ONE LAST THING!!!   We are having a HUGE SALE right now at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with over 200 stamps up to 75% OFF and some stamps as low as $1.50!!  Say what??  Yep!!  We need to make room for all the new stamps coming our way, so we're retiring a lot of stamps!!  And in doing our inventory, we've also discovered a few of our previously retired stamps that people have been asking for, so we have a FEW of those up too!  Keep in mind, once they're gone, they're gone!!!  So scoop up the ones you've had your eye on or pass your wishlist over to a loved one!!  What a great way to fill your stocking!!!

KKS Release Day is HERE!!!

Welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got two new sets from Cheryl Alger........it's OFF WE GO and DELITGHTFUL VERSES!! We also have an adorable set from Emilie Goulet called CUTE-A-SAURUS!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX gorgeous new TRAVEL GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply stunning! OH and don’t forget the exclusive line of sentiment stamps called TRAVEL TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!! 
You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our November Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!! 

And if all that isn't enough for you, Kimmie has put OVER 200 stamps on special!!!! And some of them are retiring! So hurry over so you can scoop up those stamps you've been wanting. Or hand a list to your loved ones with that pleading look in your eye. :)

I have a Lexie card to share with you and a another Dino card as well. Let's start with Lexie because I love her to pieces.

I created somewhat of a scene which would have worked very nicely with a challenge we had not so long ago that I skipped out on because I felt rather intimidated by it. But after putting together this card I'm very happy with the results. So here she is.

The paper is from MME, Happier. The clouds and grass are from MFT die cuts and the dirt path I made by tearing some brown cardstock and embossing it with a cuttlebug folder. I wasn't really sure where to put the sentiment but then thought maybe it would look alright as a sign. So there you have it.

Then we have a Dino in her egg. I really liked this fun paper and I love pink with black so I coloured her with my  my copics to match. I then used my scalloped spellbinders and inked the image with some pink chalk ink before removing it from the die.  I created the border using a ek border punch and added a bit of ribbon.

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using all sorts of the NEW November release stamps that are NOW AVAILABLE!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because two lucky stampers will WIN a package of stamps from this release !  Happy hoppin'!  And happy shoppin'!!

1.	Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Blog	9.	Sandie Dunne	17.	Krista Ewer
2.	Sheri Willshire	10.	Sharon Caudle	18.	Cheryl Alger
3.	Elaine Hughes	11.	Pam Varnell	19.	Melanie Holtz
4.	Kerry Johnson	12.	Cheryl Valadez	20.	Kim O'Connell
5.	Alyce Keegan	13.	Jessie Rone	21.	Kim Reid
6.	Angie Baker	14.	Jenny Peterson	22.	Mary J. (Our Krafty guest designer)
7.	Peggy Marsh	15.	Amanda Reed
8.	Alice Wertz	16.	Diana Pickering

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Day 3 of KKS Sneak Peaks

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing a new set by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! We've got something super cute and so unique for you!! Perfect for the little kidlets in your life....and maybe some old fossils too!!! It's CUTE-A-SAURUS!! Emilie has created a fun set of DINOSAUR images for your cards and scrapbook pages!

Ain't this a cute lil guy, and he could be used for many occasions.  The sentiments that come with this set are fun and witty especially this one.
I found this paper in my stash of misc. stuff, I think it's from a DCWV slab. I coloured the dinosaur in using my copics and framed him with the loopy scalloped spellbinders added a few flowers that I found from the $ store. The leaves I made myself using my paper crimper and cutting them into the shapes I wanted.

Below you will find a list of all the Krafty Girls who are sharing PEEKS with you today!! And as you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each stop because someone will win a package of these fun stamps!!

All our new NOVEMBER 2012 stamps will be available on Sunday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And come on back tomorrow because not only will we have a fantastic new challenge for you, but we'll be revealing the NEW stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!! Get ready to take a trip around the world!!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls below who each have a project to share with you using the new set.....CUTE-A-SAURUS!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN a set!  Happy hoppin'!!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	7.	Jessie Rone	13.	Mary J. (Our Krafty guest designer)
2.	Kim O'Connell	8.	Kim Reid	14.	Pam Varnell
3.	Sandie Dunne	9.	Sheri Willshire	15.	Sharon Caudle
4.	Angie Baker	10.	Jenny Peterson	16.	Melanie Holtz
5.	Kerry Johnson	11.	Alice Wertz	17.	Krista Ewer
6.	Amanda Reed	12.	Cheryl Valadez

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Day 2 of KKS Sneak Peaks

Welcome back to our NOVEMBER Krafty Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share the TWO new SETS by artist Cheryl Alger!!! First we have some characters that you are already familiar with.....Lulu, Lexi and Lucas! And we are very excited to share a sweet new inspirational set by Cheryl!!! It's OFF WE GO!! and DELIGHTFUL VERSES!!!

For my first card I used Lucas and the papers I used are from a 6x6 MME pad that is called Away we go. Kept it pretty simple cut out the image with my spellbinders and inked the image with some soft sky SU ink before removing it from the frame. Then I traced the spellbinder onto some kraft cardstock and cut it out to create the small frame around it.

With Lulu the papers are from Blink of an eye from MME frames lulu with my scalloped spellbinders ink it with some wheat chalk ink and punched out some flowers using the same dp added some buttons and twine.

 All the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of super designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of EACH of the new sets!!! You could WIN the new OFF WE GO! or DELIGHTFUL VERSES set!!!!! Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new stamps we have to show you , this time by artist Emilie Goulet!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Sunday at the KKStamps Shop!! Happy hoppin'!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls below who each have a project to share with you using the two new sets.....Off We Go! and Delightful Verses!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because two lucky stampers are going to WIN a set!  Happy hoppin'

1.	Amanda Reed	8.	Sandie Dunne	15.	Jessie Rone
2.	Jenny Peterson	9.	Kim O'Connell	16.	Pam Varnell
3.	Sheri Willshire	10.	Alice Wertz	17.	Peggy Marsh
4.	Melanie Holtz	11.	Alyce Keegan	18.	Mary J. (Our Krafty guest designer)
5.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	12.	Cheryl Valadez	19.	Kim Reid
6.	Kerry Johnson	13.	Angie Baker
7.	Krista Ewer	14.	Sharon Caudle

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KKS Challenge #154 Food/Drink

This week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge is to use food or drink in your card. So I decided to use Agnes because my girlfriends birthday is coming up and she's a chef. So it's perfect!!

I was inspired by this cute chipboard sticker that I had picked up ages ago in the $1.50 bins at Michael's so I searched through my papers trying to find some that would match, and I found some in my odds and ends scrap pile. Added a prima flower with a Spare parts brad, some $ store pearls and some rick rack ribbon. I also added the drippy border using my MS punch.

Check out what the rest of the Krafty gals came up with as well as what's on the Frugal Friday sale.

Have a great weekend!!

KKS Challenge #152 - Musical

Hey there my Krafty friends and welcome to this week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge which is to make a card with a musical theme. So I had this paper from Echo Park, Holly Jolly Christmas. It has all kinds of awesome prints and colours in it, including this Christmas carol paper. Perfect for this challenge and goes quite nicely with Lexie, from the new Winter Fun set.

I've been inspired by some of my fellow krafty girls to try using some cheese cloth on my cards. So i gave it a try...I think I need a lil more practice but a good try.

I added a snowflake border using my Martha Stewart punch and a couple of pearls.

To see what the rest of the team came up with check out the KKS challenge blog, and also the Frugal Friday specials are also up now.

Have a great weekend :)

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! We've got two new characters from Cheryl Alger........it's LEXI'S WINTER FUN and SNOW DAY LUCAS!! We also have an adorable set from Emilie Goulet called OH BABY!! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX elegant DASHING DANCERS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply stunning! OH and don’t forget the exclusive line of sentiment stamps that will coordinate with ALL your images this season.... called WINTER TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!!

 OH AND there is a SPECIAL image we are releasing to you today and we haven't shared it with you yet! See if you can find it along the hop! It's the AWESOME new stamp that the participants at yesterday's Krafty Day received in their goodie bags!! It's called KRAFTY KATASTROPHE and we know you'll love it!!

 I kept both my cards very simple letting the main focus be on just the image with just a few cute details so it wasn't completely plain. With Lucas I added some crystal lacquer underneath his sled and then sprinled some chunky glitter for snow. On Lexie's card I cut out some felt to mimic the snow. The sparkle on my trinket I achieved by stamping the image on white and then covering it completely with an adhesive sheet and then covering it in glitter. I really love the way it turned out.

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our OCTOBER Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available! And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!! Now let's get hoppin'!!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using all sorts of the NEW October release stamps that are NOW AVAILABLE!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because two lucky stampers will WIN a package of stamps from this release !  Happy hoppin'!  And happy shoppin'!!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	8.	Amanda Reed	15.	Cheryl Valadez
2.	Kim O'Connell	9.	Pam Varnell	16.	Jessie Rone
3.	Diana Pickering	10.	Elaine Hughes	17.	Sheri Willshire
4.	Cheryl Alger	11.	Sandie Dunne	18.	Melanie Holtz
5.	Angie Baker	12.	Peggy Marsh	19.	Jenny Peterson
6.	Alice Wertz	13.	Alyce Keegan	20.	Sharon Caudle
7.	Kerry Johnson	14.	Michele Boyer

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More KKS Sneak Peaks...Day three

Welcome back to day three of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps sneak peaks. Today we are sharing with you Emilie's latest creations. Babies :)

With my card today I kept it simple with the focus on this cute lil babe. I trimmed him out carefully not to give him his first haircut ;) The paper's I used are from a 4x6 Nana's Nursery by DCWV. I framed the baby using my spellbinders, and a little ribbon and some dew drops in each of the corners. 

Sweet and simple. 

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new OH Baby! stamp set!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because YOU could WIN this awesome new set!!  Happy hoppin'!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	4.	Pam Varnell	7.	Angie Baker
2.	Alice Wertz	5.	Kerry Johnson	8.	Jenny Peterson
3.	Jessie Rone	6.	Sharon Caudle

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Day 2 of KKS Sneak Peaks....

Welcome back to our OCTOBER Krafty Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share the TWO new SETS by artist Cheryl Alger!!! We have two NEW characters to introduce you to! Meet Lexi and Lucas in their own new sets!!! It's LEXI'S WINTER FUN and SNOW DAY LUCAS!!! 


So first of all aren't these kids the cutest?!! I love them! Great for cards and perfect for adding to some fun winter layout pages. I used Lexie first and paired her up with some soft snowflake paper from Imaginisce, Cottage Christmas. Distressed the edges, added some glitter and a few buttons and twine. Sweet simple card.

There's also Lucas who just as cute, maybe a little more mischievous  with that snow ball in hand...lol.
I used some papers from The Snowfall Collection by BoBunny. I loved the browns and blues. Some kraft cardstock was the perfect base and accent colour. Some snowflakes from my CB dies, a lil bling, bakers twine and Voila. I also used my SU punch for the sentiment. So many of the KKS sentiments fit perfectly in it, I use it alot. 


All the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of super designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of EACH of the new sets!!! You could WIN the new LEXI or LUCAS set!!!!! 

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new stamps we have to show you , this time by artist Emilie Goulet!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Sunday at the KKStamps Shop!! Happy hoppin'! 

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new Lexi's Winter Fun and Snow Day Lucas sets!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because we're giving away each of these sets!!  Happy hoppin'!

1.	Alyce Keegan	7.	Angie Baker	13.	Sharon Caudle
2.	Kerry Johnson	8.	Jenny Peterson	14.	Jessie Rone
3.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	9.	Michele Boyer	15.	Sandie Dunne
4.	Sheri Willshire	10.	Alice Wertz	16.	Kim O'Connell
5.	Elaine Hughes	11.	Cheryl Valadez	17.	Peggy Marsh
6.	Amanda Reed	12.	Pam Varnell

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KKS October Sneak Peaks, Day one...

We are kicking off the *New* OCTOBER Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and first off, we’d like to introduce you to a beautiful new set of Trinkets!!! We are very excited to share with you our….WINTER TRINKETS!!! 

These circular sentiment stamps have been created and designed by the totally talented Krafty Girl, Nicole Aspinall!! They are made especially to fit in your 1 3/8ths and 1 ¾ inch punches, for quick and easy cutting!!! This month we are releasing the WINTER Trinkets set which includes EIGHT trinkets in each set with four of each size and they come as both positive and negative images, so you can use your black or brown ink with the positive stamps and use your coloured inks with the negative ones!! You will get the set as a completely unmounted full sheet of deeply etched grey rubber.

All of the Krafty Girls are cardmakers primarily and we have found these to be such a quick and easy way to add a sentiment to our creations or to use as the focal point on our cards! They are also perfect for your Smashbook pages and your scrapbook pages, not to mention your altered items and tags!! No stamper's stash is complete without them! 

Now just you wait 'til you see the awesome samples the Krafty Girls have put together for you....and be sure to comment on each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new WINTER TRINKETS set!!!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new Winter Trinkets!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN this set!  Happy hoppin'!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	6.	Jessie Rone	11.	Sandie Dunne
2.	Alice Wertz	7.	Kerry Johnson	12.	Sharon Caudle
3.	Amanda Reed	8.	Kim O'Connell	13.	Sheri Willshire
4.	Angie Baker	9.	Melanie Holtz
5.	Cheryl Valadez	10.	Pam Varnell

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KKS Challenge 149

Welcome to this week's Kraftin Kimmie Stamps challenge, which is to use skulls on your card. I decided to play with Moira I thought she looked most suitable to have skulls hanging about. Plus I love her :)

Also you may have read on our Facebook fan page, we are having a little online party to celebrate our THIRD Anniversary AND World Cardmaking Day, which both happen to be this weekend! 

The first part of our celebration has already begun!! We've got over 140 of our most popular stamps on SALE 20-75% OFF, but only while supplies last! So hop on over and scoop up some inky savings!! 

Next up, we will be posting TWO extra special Challenges today!!! We've got some prizes here to give away, so play along with as many of our Anniversary challenges as possible! Not only will you be in a chance to WIN, but you be asked to join the Krafty Girls as a Krafty Guest for the month of December!!! 

Then we'll post TWO MORE extra Challenges tomorrow for more chances to WIN! AND we always have our regular weekly challenge on Saturday with lots of awesome samples from the Krafty Girls! 

Also we'll be having some random trivia questions and games posted here and on our Facebook page, so be sure to stop in often to join in the fun and even WIN some rubber goodness!!!

KKS Challenge#148

Hey there my Krafty Friends and welcome to this week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge which is a super easy one this week because all she's asking is for us to use our Favourite KKS Stamp. Easy Peasy!!

So I starting looking through all of my KKS Stamps and it was actually harder then I thought, just to pick one...maybe I should have done a collage. But then I came across Judy.

I loved her hair, I loved the way she was posed with her milkshake, I loved her heels! :) Definitely a favourite.

I bought this cherry charm ages ago especially to use on a card with Judy, and I've finally used it quit hoarding it. lol

The papers I used are from Life of the Party by Lime Twist (MME) I added some baker's twine and also one of our Every Day Trinkets from one of the first releases. Such handy little sentiments for the perfect finishing touch.

To see more off this week's challenge cards pop on over to the KKS Challenge blog.
Also Frugal Friday Specials are UP!!  Several of our most popular stamps are on special 30-50% OFF.

KKS Challenge #147

Hey there and welcome to Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge. This week's challenge feels very appropriate because our temperatures have certainly dipped and the fall season is upon us. So our challenge is to use fall colours on our cards this week.

I decided to play with Nettie from our latest release.

I was going through all my 6x6 pads trying to find some nice fall papers and came across the perfect one, All Spice from MME. Perfect rich warm colours to play with. I  paper pieced her dress and hair bow, but it probably kinda hard to see that.  Added a bit of cream lace and a flower from Michael s Recollections line.

To see more of this week's challenge cards or to play along, pop over to the KKS Challenge blog,  Also this week's Frugal Friday specials are now up.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

KKS Release Day is here!!

Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! We're deckin' our halls and jinglin' our bells with the NEW Holiday Stamps for you to SEE this month and we've got them in a fabulous showcase just FOR YOU! Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists! We’ve got something for everyone!! Lulu is back from Cheryl Alger.....and she's all dressed up for the holidays with her little sister....it's HOLIDAY LULU AND LIBBY!!

We also have an adorable set of SIX images from Emilie Goulet called SANTA AND HIS ELVES! And of course we have an amazing new set of SIX super sweet HOLIDAY GIRLS from Annie Rodrigue that are simply precious! 

OH and don’t forget the exclusive line of sentiment stamps that will coordinate with ALL your images.... called HOLIDAY TRINKETS by the lovely Nicole Aspinall!!! You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our SEPTEMBER Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available! And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!! Now here we go............let's get hoppin'!!

KKS Challenge day

Today we are sharing with you Annie's newest creations. She has designed some sweet girls that are all in the holiday spirit. Today's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge is a sketch and I chose to play with Penelope. I didn't use any Christmas paper because I thought this Sweet Tooth collection from BoBunny worked perfectly. Plus it matched my little dimentional sticker perfectly. :)

So here's the sketch...

and here's my card.

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new Holiday Girls stamps by Annie Rodrigue!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because two lucky stampers will  WIN a package of stamps from this set !  Happy hoppin'!

1.	Kerry Johnson	8.	Sharon Caudle	15.	Michele Boyer
2.	Sheri Willshire	9.	Nadia	16.	Sandie Dunne
3.	Angie Baker	10.	Cheryl Valadez	17.	Kim L.
4.	Amanda Reed	11.	Melanie Holtz	18.	Alyce Keegan
5.	Lori Tecler	12.	Diana Pickering	19.	Kim O'Connell
6.	Elaine Hughes	13.	Pam Varnell	20.	Jenny Peterson
7.	Jessie Rone	14.	Alice Wertz

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Day Three of KKS sneak peaks...

Welcome back!! We hope you enjoyed all the sweet as pie cards we shared yesterday featuring the new HOLIDAY LULU & LIBBY set! Totally adorable, wouldn't you say?? Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing SIX new individual stamps by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! Get ready to meet SANTA AND HIS ELVES!! We've got the most awesome elves in some sticky situations, the big man himself *may* have gotten himself in some trouble....there's a reindeer and a cuddly little kitten!! Just wait 'til you see them all!!

Below you will find a list of all the Krafty Girls who are sharing PEEKS with you today so grab a cup of coffee and check them out! And as you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each stop because two winners will each win a package of some of these fun stamps!! All our new SEPTEMBER 2012 stamps will be available on Sunday (late Saturday night) at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And come on back tomorrow because not only will we have a fantastic new challenge for you, but we'll be revealing the NEW stamps by Annie Rodrigue!!! Now get ready for some super fun holiday creations!!!

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new Santa and His Elves stamps by Emilie Goulet!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because two lucky stampers will  WIN a package of stamps from this set !  Happy hoppin'!

1.	Jenny Peterson	8.	Diana Pickering	15.	Melanie Holtz
2.	Alice Wertz	9.	Kerry Johnson	16.	Cheryl Valadez
3.	Jessie Rone	10.	Sheri Willshire	17.	Nadia
4.	Michele Boyer	11.	Lori Tecler	18.	Sharon Caudle
5.	Pam Varnell	12.	Kim L.	19.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog
6.	Amanda Reed	13.	Angie Baker
7.	Kim O'Connell	14.	Sandie Dunne

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Day Two of KKS Sneak Peaks...

Hi there and welcome back to day two of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps sneak peaks. Today I am sharing with you a very festive Lulu. She's all set for Christmas and looking super cute.

I had this striped paper in my stash that I thought really looked like wrapping paper so I went with and made my design look just like a gift. The Flower/bow I made using my scalloped Stampin Up punch. Just punch three to five circles onto your choice of DP and scrunch them up a bit. Adding a bit of water has a nice effect as well. Add a brad to the middle and shape the layers how you desire. Super easy too :)

To see more of today's peaks check out the link below.

Check out the list of Krafty Girls and Guests below who each have a project to share with you using the new Holiday Lulu and Libby set!  Be sure to leave some love at every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN this set!  Happy hoppin'!

1.	Sharon Caudle	7.	Jenny Peterson	13.	Pam Varnell
2.	Kim O'Connell	8.	Sandie Dunne	14.	Sheri Willshire
3.	Jessie Rone	9.	Kerry Johnson	15.	Michele Boyer
4.	Amanda Reed	10.	Nadia	16.	Angie Baker
5.	Alice Wertz	11.	Cheryl Valadez	17.	Alyce Keegan
6.	Kim L.	12.	Lori Tecler	18.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog

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Day One of KKS Sneak Peaks.

Welcome to this months Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps release. We're starting the sneak peaks off with our Holiday Trinkets.

I like to keep my Christmas cards sweet and simple as I have so many to make. So what I did was start with some embossing with my CB snowflake embossing folder. I wanted a little bit of colour to make it pop a little so I sponged some Stampin Up Soft Sky around the edges. Still looked like it needed a little some so I added a flourish from Cheery Lynn.

To see more sneak peaks head over to the KKS challenge blog.

Be sure to come back for more sneak peaks tomorrow.

KKS Challenge #145

Hi there and welcome to this week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge which is to do paper piecing on your cards.

I chose to use this cute little gnome from the set Hangin' with my Gnomies. I paper pieced her hat and her skirt and did a touch of shading with my copics.

The Thank You sentiment is from the Everyday Trinkets set.

Check out what the rest of the Krafty girls created over at the KKS challenge blog, or create your own card and play along with us.

Have a great weekend. :)

KKS Challenge 144

Welcome to this week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge which is to use kraft on your cards this week.

So a long time ago I had Mad Hatter  all coloured, but sadly never got around to using him on a card. As I was frantically running out of time this week to do anything but back to school hair cuts,  he came to my rescue. :)

So here he is.

Also Kimmie has a great Back to School sale now on, including Mad Hatter and many, many more.

As well as the sale there is also another special release going on right now. Here's what Kimmie has to say....


Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing an EXCLUSIVE Moonlight Whispers stamp set!! THREE WISHES is the newest of our special Krafty Klubhouse Kits…..we’ve been releasing a new one every few months including Going Places and Sea Jewels!!

Be part of the Krafty Klub and order your exclusive set (it's available NOW!) which features THREE special edition stamps designed by Annie Rodrigue PLUS SIX coordinating sentiment stamps! THREE WISHES will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!! Not only will you get this MAGICAL new set, but you will also receive a sweet treat if you order this set before September 9th!! When placing your order for this Krafty Klubhouse Kit, you will get to pick out your choice of an $8 stamp from any of our lines....for FREE to be included with your order!!!! Say what???! That's just cuz we love our customers SO much!!

Now let me be clear…..there is NO club to join or sign up for! ANYONE from ANYWHERE in the world can order this special set but ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!! These images will not be sold individually, but only as the complete set called…..THREE WISHES!!

Not only do we have this fantastic new set available for you....there's MORE!! To celebrate the end of a fabulous summer AND the fact that those kiddos are starting a new school year (let's face it, you need to reward yourself for the fact that you made it through all those weeks with them home...heehee!), we are having a BACK TO SCHOOL SALE!!! We've got over 40 fabulous stamps on special 20-50% OFF this weekend only!!


Check out the links below because all these Krafty Girls have gorgeous creations to share, featuring all three of the new Krafty Klubhouse images! And be sure to leave some love at each stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new set!!

KKS Release Day!!!

• Well welcome back!! It’s Krafty RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! There are SO many SPOOKY and SWEET new stamps to SEE this month and we've got them in a fabulous showcase just FOR YOU!
  
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  You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our AUGUST Krafty Hop! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available! 

  
  

  
  

  

  
  
  And of course, as always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!!

So glad your are hopping with us!  Be sure to leave comments along your way!  The more you comment, the better your chances of winning!  You have until Tuesday, August 21st at 6:00 PM EST to comment.  Winners will be annouced on Wednesday!

1.	Angie Baker	9.	Emilie Goulet	17.	Cheryl Alger
2.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	10.	Sandie Dunne	18.	Kim O'Connell
3.	Alice Wertz	11.	Elaine Hughes	19.	Pam Varnell
4.	Jenny Peterson	12.	Alyce Keegan	20.	Jessie Rone
5.	Amanda Reed	13.	Melanie Holtz	21.	Sharon Caudle
6.	Cheryl Valadez	14.	Diana Pickering	22.	Sheri Willshire
7.	Peggy Marsh	15.	Kerry Johnson	23.	Kimmie Reid
8.	Michele Boyer	16.	Beate Johns

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KKS day four of Sneak Peaks and a Challenge

Hey there and welcome back for some more Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps sneak peaks. Today we are featuring Annie's latest fabulous creations and you're gonna love them. I think they are definitely one of my favourite release!!

Today is also challenge day and the challenge this week is a sketch.

And here's my take on it....

The paper is from Marcella K, Lemon Drops mat deck. I added a couple of tickets from a Tim Holtz pack. after scrunching them up and adding some distress ink.  For the sentiment, I flipped one over and tried to replicate what the original ticket looked like. Not too shabby. I used my Martha Stewart drippy goo border punch to make it look like dripping butter and then found some Sculpture flowers in my stash from Prima that I thought kinda looked like popcorn.

My girlfriend was here visiting from Vancouver and she really liked this card, and beings her birthday was in June, this card now has a happy new home. Again Happy Belated Birthday Erin. xo

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to pop over to the KKS challenge blog to play along and to see more of this week's challenge.

Below is the list of Krafty Girls who have projects to share with you. Be sure to leave coments on their blogs to be eligible to win! Winners will be announced on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog on Sunday, 8/19!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	8.	Sandie Dunne	15.	Alice Wertz
2.	Michele Boyer	9.	Sheri Willshire	16.	Diana Pickering
3.	Cheryl Valadez	10.	Jenny Peterson	17.	Beate Johns
4.	Amanda Reed	11.	Elaine Hughes	18.	Jessie Rone
5.	Kim O'Connell	12.	Kimmie Reid	19.	Pam Varnell
6.	Sharon Caudle	13.	Angie Baker
7.	Kerry Johnson	14.	Alyce Keegan

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KKS Sneak Peaks Day three...

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps we are sharing TWO new sets by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! They are super cute!! These ghoulish new sets are called TOO CUTE TO SPOOK 1 & 2!! Each set features THREE cute little people and five coordinating and spooky Halloween sentiment stamps!!

I decided to do an 8x8 layout to showcase Emilie's latest creations. The papers are from a multi themed DCWV paper stack that I got ages ago. Kept it very simple to focus on these cute lil fella's and to the pics once I get around to adding them. But anyway have a look...

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Below is the list of Krafty Girls who have a project to share with you today.  Be sure to leave comments on ther blogs to increase your chances of winning!  The winners of the Too Cute to Spook stamp sets will be announced Saturday, 8/18 on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	6.	Jessie Rone	11.	Jenny Peterson
2.	Kim O'Connell	7.	Kimmie Reid	12.	Sheri Willshire
3.	Angie Baker	8.	Diana Pickering	13.	Sandie Dunne
4.	Amanda Reed	9.	Cheryl Valadez	14.	Pam Varnell
5.	Sharon Caudle	10.	Alice Wertz

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Day two of KKS sneak peaks

Welcome back to day 2 of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps sneak peaks. Today we are sharing with you the newest Lulu's designs. She's out trick or treating this month so lets see what costumes she has...

First Frankenstein,

Next, a witch

and last but not least, a Ladybug.

Be sure to leave comments along the way for a chance to win this awesome new Lulu set and the more you comment the better your chances are to win.  To see more sneak peaks check out the KKS challenge blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Below is the list of Krafty Girls who have a project to share with you.  Be sure to comment along the way to increase your chances of winning the Halloween Lulu set!  The winner will be announced on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog on Friday, 8/17.

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	7.	Kim O'Connell	13.	Sheri Willshire
2.	Sharon Caudle	8.	Angie Baker	14.	Alyce Keegan
3.	Michele Boyer	9.	Jenny Peterson	15.	Peggy Marsh
4.	Alice Wertz	10.	Jessie Rone	16.	Pam Varnell
5.	Amanda Reed	11.	Sandie Dunne	17.	Beate Johns
6.	Cheryl Valadez	12.	Kimmie Reid

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Day One of KKS Sneak Peaks...

Hi there, today is day one of Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps sneak peaks. Starting off with the newest Trinkets, and the theme is....Halloween!!! Kinda scary to think that it's really not that far away. Kids will be back in school in just a few short weeks and the Fall festivities will be upon us. :)

But let's just think about Halloween for now. The trinkets come in a set of six and I've made two cards to show you.

I typically just stamp the trinkets onto some coloured paper but this time I've coloured them with my copics. I really like the way they turned out. Very vibrant. I matched the colours with some paper's from an old 4x6 DCWV paper pad. I added some net like ribbon and a bit of wire and curled the ends.

For my second card, again pretty simple. I don't know if you can see it very well but the black piece I embossed with my cobweb Cuttlebug folder, added some bling and voila. Easy Peasy.

Be sure to leave comments along the way one random winner will have the chance to win the new Halloween Trinket set. Check out some more sneak peaks at the KKS challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow.

Below is the list  of Krafty Girls who have a project to share with you.   Be sure to comment along the way! The more you comment, the greater your chances to win the Halloween Trinkets Stamp set!   The winner will be announced on 8/16 on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog!

1.	Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog	4.	Angie Baker	7.	Sharon Caudle
2.	Alice Wertz	5.	Cheryl Valadez	8.	Jessie Rone
3.	Amanda Reed	6.	Kim O'Connell	9.	Pam Varnell

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KKS Challenge 131

Hey there Krafters and welcome to this week's Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge. This week I am the hostess and I've challenged you to use an animal or insect as your image on your cards. Easy enough right? Kimmie has all kinds of fun characters to use.

I have chosen to use these cute little bears from the Lots of Love set 2, and if you are the lucky winner this week Kimmie is giving the winner the whole set. Yeah!!! Right?!!

I made this card not only for the challenge but for my hubby, it was our 9th anniversary on Thursday. He surprised me with an early gift that he thought I might make use of while my girlfriend was here visiting from Vancouver, a couple of zero gravity chairs. I love these chairs, especially this summer cause I'm constantly outside watching my girls playing on their new trampoline. I'll bounce with them too, but then I need a place to rest and catch my breath. lol

The paper's I used are from Bobunny Crazy Love collection. I coloured the image with my copics and inked around the edges before removing it from my spellbinder. I added a couple of hearts, some ribbon and a few pearls and my Happy Anniversary card is complete.

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie's store because she's got a huge sale on that you won't want to miss.

Have a great weekend. :)