Kraftin' Kimmie's Saturday Challenge #44-It's a sketch!

This week our ever so talented Michelle brings us this fabulous sketch! I LOVE sketch challenges! When you have a sketch in front of you, it's so much easier to get a card together in a snap! So Thanks Michelle for helping me out, especially this week as I was running behind! For my challenge, I used Batty Princess. I coloured this image with Prism Pencils and Copic Markers!



If you'd like to play along, I've added the sketch for you below! Make sure you link your card up on Kimmie's Challenge blog to ensure that your name goes in the draw for the stamp that Michelle has used on her Project! To get the full deets on this challenge, head on over to the Challenge Blog

The winner of my blog candy is Sew ink............... please contact me at vickig@kos.net with your snail mail and I'll mail out your punch along with another surprise as we added an additional 5 followers this week!

Happy Stamping!


Supplies:

Batty Princess, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
DP: Imaginisce, CS-Bazzill, Gemstones-Dollar Store
Circle Punch: SU!

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Kraftin' Kimmie's Saturday Challenge #41-Bling, Buttons and Scallops!

This week, Krafty Krista challenge us to use Buttons, Blings and Scallops on our Cards! In addition, these two sweet images are Hattie and Horace, two fabulous images available for this August Release.

I coloured my images with Prism Pencils and Gamsol. My button, I covered in super cool Purple Glitter by running it through my Xyron Machine and dipping it in the glitter. I then ran a line of Sticky Strip over top of the MS punched border and sprinkled with MORE GLITTA! One can never get enough Bling on a Card!!!! The flower is from Prima!

If you play along with the challenge, you could win the stamp that Krista is featuring on her blog for the challenge! Sooooo pull out your finest Krafty Stamps and Link up your creations on the Challenge blog!

Don't forget to come and hop with the Krafty Girls and the Super Talented Krafty Girl Friends!!! It all starts tomorrow!

Kraftin' Kimmie's July Release Previews-Hey there Little Red Riding Hood

I've always had a fascination with Fairy Tale and Fantasy Characters.......for those of you who've been following for awhile, you know that I LOVE all things Disney and the The Wizard of Oz is my favourite movie of all time!


Sooooo you can imagine that I was OVER THE MOON to see these amazing images by Annie that Kimmie is releasing this month! In addition, you will see some sweet Miles and Maisie images as well!

Little Red Riding Hood is a wee bit embarrassed that she forgot a Birthday as you can see in the blush of her cheeks!!!! I absolutely ADORE the wee Picnic Basket that comes as an accessory stamp!




Little Red and all the rest of the July Release will be available to you this Sunday! Watch the DT Blogs for peeks through Sunday and don't forget to Hop on Sunday for a chance to win some of the new release images! For Full Details, be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog!!!

Stamps: Little Red Riding Hood
Paper: Red CS-DP from Bo Bunny
Accessories: Bo Bunny FLowers, Wide Red Grosgrain, 7/8" circle punch, White Gel Pen, Large Oval Punch and Copic Markers

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge#37 Let's get Pinky!

This week one of the Kraftiest of Krafty Girls and My Sweet Long Distance Friend Andrea is challenging us to get Pinky with it! Use lot's and lots of Pink on your card. Do you think that sweet Florence looks pretty in pink? I coloured her with Copics....... The DP is from K&Co and the Border Punch is EK Success.

Make sure you pull out your Kimmie Stamps and Play along. Link up your creation HERE on the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog!

Happy Stamping!

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge #36

This week, Super Talented Krafty Girl Donna has challenged us to a sketch! What a fun sketch it is too! I love using Basic Grey Paper for these types of sketches because the patterns always match so well! I used Lillith for my card! I love this little bundle of mischief!




Here is the sketch! Make sure you pull out your KK stamps and play along! You can win the stamp that Donna is featuring on her blog today! Head on over to the KK Blog for more details!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Krafty June Blog Hop!

Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new June images! As you’ve seen over the last few day in our Krafty Peeks, Annie Rodrigue has created the MOST MARVELOUS MERMAIDS! They are part of our Summer Mermaid Kit which includes SIX stunning Mermaid images, SIX matching accessory stamps (plus a few bonuses) and a coordinating Mermaid Sentiment set with over 20 perfect phrases!! This kit is only available as a set and only at the Krafin’ Kimmie Shop for a limited time!

We are also THRILLED to bits to introduce our newest artist, Steven Leary!! He has brought us some super cute images featuring Miles the Mouse!! He’s having lots of fun at the beach this month and we know you’ll love him!! And you’ll get to check them all out in today’s June release day KRAFTY HOP!!

If you've been Hoppin' already, you must have just arrived from Melanie's Blog who also has a fabulous creation from Miss Ainsleigh! Next Stop: The Super Talented Kimber McGray

If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! 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 stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie store, because ALL the new images are NOW available! OH and did we mention? Each and every order placed this week, will receive a little goodie bag of random bonus accessory stamps in your package! How about that???

Here's the Hop list in it's entirity~!




I'm off to hop, how about you??? But Before I do..........a little about my simple card. As with Sandcastle Miles, I used the same Bo Bunny Pre printed sheets to do my card! Tubing Miles is so darned cute!!!! The sentiment is from Every Day Sentiments, also available at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Kraftin' Kimmies Saturday Challenge #31 Rough it up a little

This week our newest Krafty Guest Designer Girl Krista, has us using distressing on our cards! Yep! Rough it up a little! I used Billy Blythe on my card......argh! DP is from Rusty Pickle! The Skull stamp around the main image is an accessory to Lizzie and the sentiment is also available in a yummy group of hearty Pirate Phrases!

Be sure to hop over to the challenge blog to get all the deets on the challenge, kay.....sorry I'm short and sweet.........have to run and pick up Jon at Football Practice. But you can win a prize and PLEASE PLEASE follow the links on my sidebar to check out the Krafty Girls creations. I've had a sneaky peeky and my oh my, they are Fabby!

Happy Stamping

Krafty Girl Teaser's Day Two

Here's another sneaky peek of the Vintage Beach images that will be available this Sunday as part of the May release over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! This image is Jack! How cute is he??? I just LOVE LOVE LOVE his bathing suit! I'd take a guy in a Bathing Costume like that over a fella in a Speedo ANY DAY.........KWIM????

Other than the supplies listed for the Front page of the Book, I added a Beach Border that I punched with an EK Success Border Punch!

I'm off to see what the other Krafty Girls have designed. Want to come along?

Come by tomorrow for another Sneak Peek and It's Challenge Day for the Krafty Girls and of course we'll have a HUGE Blog hop on Sunday, where you'll be eligible to win some Krafty Loot!

Happy Friday and I'll see you tomoz!

Kraftin' Kimmies Challenge 22- An Eyelet HERE and Eyelet THERE!

Got Eyelets??? I have thousands of them, a multitude of colours gathering dust on my shelf!!!! Krafty Girl Michelle challenged us to haul them out and use them on a card......gee I wish I could have used a hundred or so, I'd still have a multitude to spare!!!!

As with my card I posted earlier today, this card also features the same Bo Bunny Paper! Such Pretty Colours! The Image is coloured with Copics.Heart eyelets are from Stampin' UP!

Do you like how I did the Eyelets and Ribbon??? I LOVE it! The reason being is that I totally cased the idea from one of my Crazy 4 Challenges Team Members......Barbara has an amazing website and is just so darned talented! When I saw this method of doing ribbon on her card last week, I knew I had to give it a try!!

This image is Let's do Lunch, one of the newest Kimmie Stamps!

So grab your favourite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, dig out your eyelets and play in the challenge! You could be the lucky winner of the stamp that Michelle is showcasing on her blog today!

Happy Stamping

Kraftin' Kimmies Saturday Challenge 21-Just Bead it!

Today's challenge is to use beads on your card. Tara is our hostess this week and if you pull out your Kraftin' Kimmies stamps and play along, you could win the set that she is showcasing this week.

I'm showcasing one of the new March release sets that will be available on Sunday over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I coloured the Gwendolyn image in both Copics and Prism Pencils. The Horse and Dress are coloured in Prism Pencils and her hair in Copics. The Paper is from the DCWV Fairy Tale Stack, which is quite dated, but pretty!!!!

Be sure to check out the Krafty Girl Sites today for some amazing Peeks!

Happy Stamping!

You're invited..................

To Kraftin' Kimmie's Spring Tea Party! With 5 Images, 5 Accessories and two matching sentiment sets, you won't want to miss out on these adorable images! Gabrielle has the grace and elegance of the perfect Tea Party Hostess, doesn't she.......... I'll give you all the details on my project tomorrow!!! I have to tell you, it was a BLAST to create. I hope you've enjoyed all the sneak peeks this week!!! Don't forget about the HUGE Hop tomorrow, leave some love and you can have a great chance to win some fantastic prizes!

Holy Henry!!!! You're a Handsome Gent!

There's a handsome fellow amongst our Sweet Ladies in the Kraftin' Kimmie Spring Set. Dashing Henry and his bevy of beauties can be yours as part of a special spring release available online at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Again, I'll give you the details on the whole project on Blog Hop Sunday!

Happy Stamping~

Kraftin' Kimmies Sneaky Peeky!!!! Bench Friends

Kraftin' Kimmies February Release came on so fast for me! With Christmas just out of the way and a week in California, I can't believe that we're almost halfway through February already! Where DOES the time go!!!!

I absolutely LOVE bench friends. These whimsical images from Jean really touch my heart! I used to be an avid Teddy Bear Collector. It wasn't a particular brand, although I was partial to Gunds and Boyd's Bears, but really it was more about the connection with the Bears.......okay so here's where I reveal one of my beliefs........

A Teddy Bear will call out to you............yes, really, they will. First of all they catch your eye. Whether they're sitting amongst a whole bear family, in a showcase or display on their own, they make eye contact (not the creepy chucky kind out of a horror movie, but just a sweet sweet glance) You look away, but for some reason you're compelled to have another glance.....they're looking right back at you, almost as if saying...........pick me, take me home.

Are you following? or do you think it's time to run away as fast as you can from the crazy ladie's blog, never to return??? When I was first dating my ex husband, he showered me with bears......lots and lots and lots of bears............a LOT of bears..........but none that really captured my heart.........pink bears, blue bears.....multicoloured bears..........lol!!! He was definitely attempting to please me with quantity........and then I told him my belief about bears....yeah, he still married me. Of course he quickly raised an eyebrow, smirked and gave me one of those "get real" looks...........I insisted that my theory is true.............. a bear will hand pick it's owner, if they (the purchaser) are attuned!

I gently directed him away from Kmart and to a couple of stores that carried the bears that spoke out to me............lol! The next occasion...... I am thinking it was Valentines Day, I received the most pleasant surprise! A Beautiful Black Bear........soft and cuddly, plush and expressive. Even more exciting was the expression on his face when I opened the parcel and he said "you're right" (well I LOVE hearing that!!!! not just about Bears!) He went on to tell me that he was in the store carefully choosing my gift. He had a pretty White Bear all picked out, when he caught this sweet little fella looking at him. He looked and thought he was nice, but picked up the white bear..........he said it was almost as if this little guy said "put that bear down" it's ME you need........being a little stubborn, he was still going for the other one, but he felt that this guy was being quite persistent and finally gave in. He was a perfect Bear!!!

Now either he bought into my belief or he was just trying hard to impress me in his courtship, but I truly believe that he was,captivated by that little guy!!! I know that I was and although I didn't receive as many bears after that, the bears that did make it home, were meant to be there!

I think sometimes stamps speak out to me too.............but that's a story for another time!

I love the intimacy of this stamp set and the sentiment that accompanies it... Friendship needs no words.............a pretty stamp, a beautiful saying

This stamp is my favourite out of this months release, but just WAIT until you see what else Kimmie has for you this month! All I can say is the images are INCREDIBLE!!!! Head on over to the Krafty Girls sites to see their fabulous creations and stay tuned for more sneaks this week, followed by a huge blog hop on Sunday!

Supplies:

Bench Friends-Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Paper: Neenah White, Mustard, Blue and Country Red

Designer Paper: Basic Grey

Acc: Buttons, CTMH Flower, Embroidery Thread, Copics, Sakura White Gel Pen

Happy Stamping!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge 15-Take a Peek (It's an Aperture Card!)

Take a peek and what do you see? Aperture cards are basically window type cards! This is our challenge week, brought to you by one of our Fabby Guest Kraftie's Melanie. Forget me not Fairy was perfect for me for this challenge. She's dancing on her pretty toesies !!!

I remembered to colour Miss Forget me not with Copics! I LOVE purple and don't use it often enough!

My awesome nestabilities allowed me to do the layered cutout and I found some Fabulous CTMH daisy type of flowers to match the Eggplant Paper. Daisy Cuttlebug was used to create some dimension on the white background and the DP in behind her is from BG!

Well as you're reading this I'm probably on the plane back home! I'm sure hoping that it's not too cold and that I can get myself adjusted to the time change and the cool weather

Take a peek at the Kraftie's blogs to see what they designed for you this week! If you check Melanie's blog and play along, you could win the image that she's been playing with this week!

Happy Stamping!
Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog

Good Morning!!! Hope you're all getting your week off to a great start!!!! Over at the Pink Elephant, we're making Birthday Cards!!! Our Sponsor this week is Kraftin' Kimmie and as you have seen if you've been following, her January Release is Out of this World!!!!

Want to win some Kraftin' Kimmie images? Head on over to THE PINK ELEPHANT Blog and Upload your finest Birthday Creations!!!

Genevieve is the subject of my card today! I coloured her with Copics and pretty much kept this card simple. I just picked up this wide border stamp at M's yesterday as they had a great sale on!

I did read a tip on someone's blog..........sorry, I can't remember exactly who, but if you're reading this, leave a comment and I'll edit my post to give you credit. Anyway, the Tip was on Haircolour............. I didn't have the exact markers, but I used E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige and a touch of E33-sand to create this Ashy Blonde Hair. I am LOVIN this combo as I find that when I use Yellows, I don't get the blonde hair that I'm striving to achieve!

The crocheted flower on my card is from my dear friend Andreanne, who has been creating these pretty embellishments for some time.......gee, I wish I could crochet

Hope that you'll play along!

Counting down the days until CHA............ 13 more sleeps and i'll be in Anaheim! I can hardly wait to see some of my favourite peeps and to meet some of my internet buddies for the first time!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge12-Heavy Metal

Tara is our Hostess this week and came up with a fabulous challenge-Heavy Metal....being a rocker, I made sure that I listened to AC/DC when creating this project! lol........The challenge is to use Metal Embellishments. I've had this board from the Dollar store for quite some time. After I coloured up this sweet new Wagon Ride image and cut it out, I decided I like it too much to simply use it on a card. I dug through my collections of frames to see if I had one that would compliment the size of the image, but really couldn't find one to work. Thus the Board!

Wagon Ride will be available this Sunday! Did you ever have a little red wagon mishap?? I had a red wagon, but was fortunate enough not to have endured any trauma in it........but Bicycles, well that is a totally different story..........our family didn't have too much luck with bicycles. While racing around the Church Gravel covered parking lot one day, I took a curve too fast and DOWN I went!!!! OUCH.........I hobbled on over to my friends house, where her mom slapped a bandaid on it..........having had 6 kids, I guess she didn't think it was a big deal.

When my mom got home and had a look, well that was a different story.........and thus a trip to the emergency dept..............Fourteen stitches and a cast later..........I had to stay off my bike.

Well and then my Mom got the bright idea that she would purchase Bicycles for her and Dad so that we could do family Bike Rides. Not just any bikes.........matching PURPLE CCMS.......lol....my Dad was REAL impressed with the colours. So one fine sunny Sunday morning, we all set out for a leisurely ride........Me, Mom, Dad.................one Happy Family.......NOT for long!!!

Mom and Dad hadn't even gotten to the end of the block when the COLLISION occured......I'm really not sure who caused it, but all I remember is the two of them in a heap on the ground, my dad, knees drawn up, clutching well..........you know.........my Mom, yelling at him saying that he cut her off........him insisting it was she that drove in front of him and announcing that he had scraped his "hind wheels!" HONESTLY...........It wasn't so amusing at the time, but I kind of chuckle when I think about it now........Dad seemed to recover........Mom continued to blame....for weeks and weeks actually and Dad's posterior never gracing that Bicycle seat again......we went back to Sunday Drives in the Car, listening to Merle Haggard on the 8 Track and stopping for some Fish & Chips and Orange Pop!

Hope that you'll play along with us this week! Head on over to the Challenge Blog to get all the deets on the play and how to hook us up with your creations!!

Supplies:

Plywood Wall Hanging from Dollar Store

Wagon Ride-Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

DP-K&Co.

CS-Chocolate Brown

Chatterbox Scrapbook Rivets

Copic Markers

Chocolate Brown Satin Ribbon

Bazzil Big Brad

Silver and White Gel Pens

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~