Spring has sprung!

Well, welcome back for another fabulously FUN challenge here at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!! We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can WIN MORE rubbah!!
Show us your stuff!!

This week our hostess with the mostest is KAREN !! And her challenge is SPRING HAS SPRUNG!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp that features spring in some way!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week!!

I have used one of the images from the Fairy Friends set, I just love mushrooms! I have also used on of the BFF Trinkets for my sentiment colored in with some wink of stella pens for a little glimmer.

Of course, we’ve got our Frugal Friday Specials on this weekend with 25-50 percent off a dozen of our fave stamp sets!
We’ve also got LOTS of brand new 6x6 paper pads…
and restocks of EZmount and HOT KNIVES, while supplies last!!
(P.s. Have you seen our new video, Working with Unmounted Stamps?)
Now check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and special Krafty Guests featuring this week’s challenge!! We’re sure you’ll be inspired!! Then join us, play along and you could WIN!!
Happy kraftin’!!

"K" is for... Karma!

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great week and enjoying our new facebook page! We have had an overwhelming response and absolutely LOVE seeing your enthusiasm and Mo creations!

Today starts our challenge for the next two weeks and the super talented Anja would like us to use something on our cards that starts with "K". This one was tough for me, I never realized how limiting that darn letter is! But as I thought about it I realized how blessed I am to have so many crafty friends, to be on the teams I am on and to have the support of the crafting community in general so I went with "K is for Karma" and hoping this is what is bringing all of this goodness into my life.

 

This image is one of the very first Mo images I ever purchased and she is called Soaking up the Joy, does she not just make you grin? Papers are new by Simple Stories and I apologize, I have been trying to incorporate my Shinhan markers more and have just been grabbing whatever I think will work. If you truly want to know what colors I used I am sure I can figure them out for you. Some stickles on her skirt and she is good to go. My piercing is actually from my sewing machine as I didn't have the bobbin threaded correctly so the thread was a mess. I just ripped it out and went with the pierced look instead.

 

Oh, and see that green butterfly in the corner? I am going to show on the facebook page how I made it last week. They have become a bit of an obsession lately and are simple and lots of fun to create! Alright, lets see how creative you can be with the letter "K" and you will be in for both a chance to win a $5 voucher to the store and the top three and get a banner for on your blog!



Whimsy blog hop!

Welcome to the first Live Release Party over at Kit and Clowder! Today we are teaming up with Whimsy Stamps to bring you a showcase of their new products and a chance to win some amazing goodies.

If you are here right now you should be following through on the Blog Hop to win a $25 Whimsy Stamps voucher! You should have arrived here from Alyce's blog, but if you are new, head over to the Kit and Clowder event page here to get started!

I have used this pretty little girl for my card today and added a few handmade flowers for some dimension.

The papers are by Bazzill called Vintage Lace, they are so pretty, you will be seeing a lot of cards with these from me!

Copics

Skin E000-00-11-04  R02

Hair  E31-35-57

Dress B91-93-95-97-99

Leaves and tree are Shinhan Touch Twin markers

Your next stop on the hop is Amy. Make sure to check out the Release page for more fun competitions and chances to win, and don't forget to join up to the Kit and Clowder Facebook Group for even more chances to win!

Check out the full list of the participants sharing projects in the blog hop! Make sure you hop around each one for your chance to win!

Kit and Clowder Release Event - Start Here

Alyce

Amanda

Amy

Andrea

Danielle

Debbie

Ellie

Faye

Jenny

Jodi

Kathy

Rita

Shannah

Jacque

Kraftin Kimmie Blog Hop!

We're so excited! It’s our MARCH RELEASE Day at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!! And we’re celebrating with a KRAFTY HOP!! So grab yourself a cuppa joe, sit back and be prepared for some krafty eye kandy! We're going to inspire your creations with our fun, new stamps!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of AMAZING new stamps from all our artists for our March release! We’ve got something for everyone!! We’ve got a very unique new SLOTH set from Thai called WANNA HANG? There's an awesome new a-MOO-zing new set from Cheryl called DOWN ON THE FARM 2! Lastly, we are SO excited to share a SASSY new Moonlight Whispers stamp set....SHOW STOPPERS!

I have used another Cheryl image from the Down on the Farm set, just love these images!

Aren't these papers gorgeous! The blue dot is an old echo park basics but the beautiful floral is from one of the new paper pads Kimmie has in stock, this is Vintage lace by Bazzill and the sheets inside are wonderful!

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

Down on the farm!

Welcome back to day THREE of our MARCH Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! The awesome new stamps just keep on comin'!!
We are SO thrilled to share the newest set of THREE images with matching sentiments from CHERYL! With the popularity of a set we released last year, we have continued on with the farm th...eme so today we're showing you the new set called DOWN ON THE FARM 2!!
This week our challenge hostess is TANGII! And her challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp with no restrictions! Use any sketch, any design, any embellishments because Anything Goes! 

I love Cheryl's images and these are no exception. This card is a special one for my niece McKennah, she is an awesome kid and I am really proud of her and I thought this sentiment would make a great card for a 7 year old.

 Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some NEW Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!
Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we've previewed this week???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until TONIGHT at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! We'll be releasing all the new stamps you've seen this week after the party at 7pm EST!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!
All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these sweet new stamps from Cheryl! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away some stamps!!! You could WIN the new set stamps!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party tonight!}
So come and hang out with us tonight for all the LIVE action krafty fun at the release party and then come on back here tomorrow to check out the release day blog hop! ALL the new stamps will be available on TONIGHT at the KKStamps Shop!!

Show Stoppers!

Welcome back to Day TWO of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MARCH previews!!! We are back with a fabulous new Moonlight Whispers stamp set!! You'll love these two SASSY showgirls along with the FOUR fun sentiments!!

Today the Krafty Girls and I are thrilled to share with you.....SHOW STOPPERS!! There are lots of amazing creations on today's hop featuring both new images and sentiments from the set!! We know you are just going to LOVE these... classy, sassy ladies and be inspired by all the fun designs!!

I have used the short haired lady for my image today because as much as I would love to have long hair, it will never happen for me, my hair grows slow as a snail.

My papers are new Kaisercraft and I have added some pearls and a couple of feathers for a little "ooh la la". I have also tried to go with purple hair but am thinking it is a bit much. Oh well, better on a card then in my hair right? My markers are a bit of a mish mash of copics and Shinhans as I have been trying to use both but I do have a list of them somewhere if anyone wants to know what I used.

 Below you will find all the Krafty Girls 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 a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our MARCH stamps will be available on Saturday night at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!! You can find more details here!!

Lots of embellishments

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful week! We have finally had a couple of nice days here so I am hoping that perhaps spring is trying to make an appearance.

Todays card is for the new Mo's DP challenge and I am the hostess. I always have trouble adding embellishments to my cards. not enough, I don't like to cover up the paper or the image, not good with stuff hanging over the edges, yes I have issues haha! So my challenge is to use "lots of embellishments". Of course, that will be different for everyone but fun to push ourselves a bit.

This lovely image is called Spring for sale and I think she has become one of my favorites. I would love to have all of those tulips! She is colored with copics and I watercolored the background with some twinkling H2O's. My butterflies are made using inkjet shrink art film and the sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp. I know it isn't a lot of embellishments compared to some people but I pushed myself to add on more then I normally do and I am really pleased with it.

Be sure to come check us out on facebook this weekend at the new Bella and Brontes Clubhouse! It will be a lot of fun with chatting, challenges, tutorials and some stuff you may not have seen before. And remember, you now have two weeks to play along with the latest challenge.

Wanna Hang?

Welcome to day ONE of our MARCH Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks!!! Today we are excited to share a supah cute new set by arti...st Thais Narciso!! We'll guarantee you haven't seen anything like these adorable SLOTHS before!!! We are sharing samples today featuring.......WANNA HANG?!

I haven't used many copics on this, just the E40 group and some greens for the leaves plus some Shinhans for the branch. I am trying to use them more as I really like them and they have some different colors then Copic. I have also, finally, used one of my MS punch around the page punches, they really are pretty, should have used them before!

 All the Krafty Girls and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN 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 the new sets and YOU could WIN!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE fun new stamps we have to share with you! And ALL the new MARCH stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!

Anything Goes and some exciting news!

Bronte & Bella are "building" a new CLUBHOUSE...
on FACEBOOK!

That's right!! Since so many Bloggers also spend time on Facebook, Bronte & Bella have decided to spend a bit of time on Facebook too! Here are the details...

On March 15th, Bronte & Bella will open their Facebook "Clubhouse"!!
*Info on how to become a member will be posted on the main blog!*

As a Clubhouse member, you will get to...

1. Participate in monthly "Showcase" challenges (beginning April 1st)...with a chance to "win" a Guest Designer spot for a month!
2. Hang out with fellow artists and crafters (card creators and non-card creators!)
3. Meet new friends and reconnect with old ones!
4. Learn new crafting techniques!
5. Participate in games & contests...with prizes!
6. Have access to surprises you won't find anywhere else!!
7. And so much more!

No worries...we'll continue having challenges here on Mo's Challenge Blog too...plus some other fun changes!  

This weeks challenge is "Anything Goes" and I was asked to make a first birthday card for a little boy whose parents are Ohio State fans, so gray, white and red was the theme of the day.

The name of this image is Victory and fit the order to a tee! Very simple coloring and embellishments as I said, the little boy is turning one. I was able to cut his name out to personalize it a bit too. I haven't listed my copics as really, there were only a few.

Okay, make sure you check out the Challenge blog for all of the details on how to play along with us on facebook and enter your card for your chance to win some credits over at the store!

Wonderful Wednesdays

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday challenge and the FIRST one for MARCH!! And as always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!

Your submission must use at least one Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp but can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until Tuesday, March 11th!! What do you think.....wanna WIN??

I have used one of our newer releases, this is one of the new Glamour Girls images and I love her sassiness!

I have used a chicken wire die from MTF (thanks Patty!) and some flowers from WOC. I put a bow in the upper corner but it was just too much so she gets a chipboard bird for a friend.

 **Please note that you are more than welcome to combine this Wonderful Wednesday Share to Win challenge with other challenges, BUT not our regular weekly challenges. This must be a new and different creation than anything you create for our Saturday challenges.

Don't forget....we've got a bunch of new 6x6 paper pads in the shop AND some new limited edition stamps in the Krafty Singles section! Happy shoppin'!!

Flowers and wings

Well, welcome back for another fabulously FUN challenge here at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!! We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so ...you can WIN MORE rubbah!! Show us your stuff!!

This week our hostess is SHERI!!! And her challenge is FLOWERS!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp that features flowers in some way! So in the image itself, in the patterned paper, add flower diecuts or flower embellishments!! Woohoo! We love to see flowers!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because not only can you WIN with us, but there’s something extra special going on!!! 

I have used the sweet Pretty Little Pixies set for my image today. I was hoping the spring theme would notify Mother Nature to get on with it already!

I have used a butterfly die (thanks Elaine! again haha) and added some blue frantage to it plus some stickles for the bodies. Flowers are WOC.

 

Copics

Skin  E000-00-11-21-04  R02

Hair and outfit  C1-3-5-7-10

watering can  B000-01-02-04

bow  R22-24-29

 



We are ALSO sponsoring the challenge over on the Kit and Clowder blog!!! Their challenge is WINGS so if you create a card featuring FLOWERS AND WINGS, you can enter it into BOTH challenges for DOUBLE the chances to WIN!!! How awesome is THAT?!?

Also BIG NEWS is that Alyce from Kit and Clowder will be doing a LIVE COLOUR ALONG online on March 29th and she’ll be using the HANNAH HEARTS stamp set by Kraftin Kimmie Hearts!!! So if you’d like to join this fabulously fun and FREE feature next month, be sure to scoop up Hannah who just happens to be ON SALE 20% OFF right now!!! Be sure to order her right away so that she has time to arrive in your mail!!

Of course, we’ve got our Frugal Friday Specials on this weekend with 25-50 percent off some specially chosen stamps!! Since our challenges this week are flowers and wings, I thought we’d have a theme going for our specials!!! Enjoy savings on fairies, pixies, sprites and flowers! We’ve also got LOTS of brand new 6x6 paper pads…while supplies last!!

Now check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and special Krafty Guests featuring this week’s challenge and head over to the Kit and Clowder blog for their challenge!! We’re sure you’ll be inspired!! Then join us, play along and you could WIN!!

Happy kraftin’!!