Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge - Summer

This is my last creation for my month as GDT at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps. I've had a wonderful month and have loved being part of such a great team. Thank you so much for having me. 

This week's Saturday Challenge has the theme 'Summer'. I know you'll laugh at my choice of image - Rainy Day Lulu - but I do live in the UK so rain is usually a part of our summer! I love this image so couldn't resist using her again.

I started off making a clean and simple card ...... then decided some sunshine would be nice

 ......... well you can't have sunshine without a bit of blue sky 

.......... but she wouldn't have her umbrella up in the sunshine ..... so better add some rain clouds 

Bang goes the clean and simple card - but I love how it turned out. That mix of weather is so true of a British Summer time.\

Here's her close up. Hopefully you can see the shimmer on the sun thanks to the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen and the glints of glitter in the falling rain and puddles courtesy of Stardust Stickles.

I hope she's made you smile. Have a happy day whatever the weather brings you.

Don't forget to join in the Saturday Challenge at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E18, E29, E49

R25, R27, R29, R59

Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24

G14, G17, G29

B16, B18, B99

W7

Dog - W2, W3, W5, W7

Bird - E53, E55, E57

Sun - Y00, Y02, Spectrum Noir Sparkler Pen - Clear

Sky - B000, B00, B21, B23, C1, C2, C3, C5

Rain - Stickels Stardust

New Stamps! Stacey Barrass from Crafters Companion

A new range of stamps are released by Crafters Companion today but new artist Stacey Barrass. 

I had a chance to play with them as a member of the Spectrum Noir TV DT.

I used the stamp sets:

Find Your Wings

Beautiful Bloom

In Full Bloom

Better Together

It was a new challenge for me as we were using Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers and Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils. I've not used watercolours before so this was a chance to play and discover what I could do with them.

Here's what I've created. 

The first stamp I used is Find Your Wings.

 I stamped the image onto Crafters Companion Watercolour card with Stazon ink. I then coloured the image with my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers and spritzed it with water in a spray bottle. 

I love the effect of the bird like a phoenix rising from the frame.

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers:

Yellow, Amber, Scarlet, Burgundy

I added a touch of Clear Spectrum Sparkle pen over the top.

For my second sample I used the Find Your Wings stamp set again but went for a much more muted colour scheme from the Spectrum Noir Aquableand Pencils - Essentails set.

I stamped the image into Crafters Companion Watercolour card with Stazon. 

I used a waterbrush to pick up the pigment from the core of the pencils and 'painted' it onto the image.

Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils:

Fossil Grey, Dark Slate, Ebony, Squash

My third creation with Find Your Wings uses the AquaBlend Pencils from the Essentials set, but with a little more colour than the first pencil one.

I used the same technique as before - using a waterbrush to pick the pigment from the pencil core and 'painting' it onto the image. It's amazing how the same image can look so different with different colours chosen from the same set of 24 pencils.

Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils:

Apricot, Coral

Nutmeg, Tobacco

Now onto the second stamp - Beautiful Bloom.

For this first sample I stamped the image onto Crafters Companion Watercolour Card with Stazon ink. I scribbled the Aqua marker onto a spare stamp block and then used a water brush to pick up the pigment and 'paint' it onto the image. I then used the fine tip of the Aqua marker to add the detailed cast shadow on the petals.

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers:

Blossom, Begonia

Moss, Leaf Green

Clear Spectrum Sparkle Pen

Now this card came about a bit by accident - I was trying to make a mat for the phoenix version of Find Your Wings but decided it didn't work ...... a little later I looked again at the base and realised it would be perfect with the Beautiful Bloom stamp over the top of it! A very lucky accident I think.

I created the background buy scribbling Aqua markers around the outside of the card and then spritzing with water. Once it was dry I stamped the flowers and sentiments over the top with Stazon ink. Simple, easy, but really effective!

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers:

Yellow, Amber, Scarlet, Burgundy

I tried a different technique for this card. I applied the Aqua markers directly to the Beautiful Bloom stamp & then spritzed the stamp with water before stamping it onto Crafters Companion Watercolour card

It gives a gentle finish which I think looks nice.

Spectrum Noir Aqua marker:

Heather, Orchid, Moss, Leaf Green

For my final card I went back to the AquaBlend Pencils Essentials set and made this clean and simple little card with the small bloom from Beautiful Bloom.

I used the same technique - lifting the pigment from the pencil core with a waterbrush and then painting them onto the image.

Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils:

Apricot, Coral

Nutmeg, Tobacco

These stamps and Aqua markers and AquaBlend Pencils will be featured on the Hochanda One Day Special this evening 26th April at 8pm and tomorrow 27th April at 9am, 12, 4pm and 7pm, and will be available from the Crafters Companion Website.

Kraftin Kimmie Release Blog Hop!

Woohoo!!!  It's finally here!!!
The April Release is NOW available!!
at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!

The FOUR new clear stamp sets that we've been sharing all week are NOW up in the krafty shop and we're celebrating with a Krafty HOP!

So grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations from the
Krafty Design Team and Guests!!

First up we have TWO magical new stamp sets from artist Annie Rodrigue!  First is SNOW WHITE!

And of course, CINDERELLA!

Then we shared the sweet RAINY DAY LULU from artist Cheryl Grant!

And lastly these adorable PUDDLE PALS by artist Emilie Goulet!

You will get to see ALL of the new sets in action as you sit back and enjoy the hop!  Then head on over to the krafty shop because they are ALL available NOW!

 And if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our April Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FOUR of the new sets together and at a discount!  But only for a limited time and while supplies last.

Happy hoppin' and happy shoppin!!

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Well here we are - my final creation as part of the April New Release. Today it's time for the massive Blog Hop and I decided to go full on and create a scene for Cinderella. I was intending making a clean and simple card but sort of got carried away! I drew the steps myself and sort of made it up from there!

I'll admit I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It's more vibrant and sparkly in real life, but hopefully it shows well enough in the photos.

I used Sakura Glaze pens, Sakura Tiara Pens and Clear Wink of Stella to add shimmer and sparkle to her dress.

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - Y11, Y02, Y15, Y17, YR24

Dress - B21, B24, B26, B29

Sakura Stardust, Sakura Tiara Blue & Turquoise, Sakura Glaze White, Wink of Stella

Sky - BV08, N9, 100, Sakura Glaze White, Sakura Stardust

Steps - W3, W5, W7, W9, E30, E31, E33, E35

I hope you like her.

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Release - Day 4 - Puddle Pals

Welcome Day FOUR of the APRIL Release

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Can you believe that the springtime sweetness that just keeps on comin'!!?

Today is the final day of peeks and the release party is this afternoon at 2pm EST on Facebook! Our final set is from artist Emilie Goulet! 

It's called PUDDLE PALS!!

This sweet set features two main images of some super adorable woodland creatures in the rain! It also comes with two coordinating sentiments!

It's also challenge day and our hostess is Krafty Girl, Jammie! And as always during release week, the challenge is ANYTHING GOES! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you'll double your chances to WIN!! 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 and at the end of the month, we'll announce a WINNER from all of the weekly challenges for April! We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN a $20 Gift Certificate to use on ANYTHING you want in the shop!! Wanna win??

I hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes this afternoon beginning at 2pm EST!! You can come hang out with the me and Krafty Team at our 

LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!

All of the Krafty Krew and Guests listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps! And while you're hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift voucher!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!!!! There will be one winner from all the comments this week and it will be announced at the party today!

Happy hoppin'!

I decided to make something different today - a bookmark for my diary. I've had a diary from The Bright Side for the last two years - not because I keep track of dates in it - but because the fun things on the days make me laugh so much! What better than to have a Puddle Pal to help mark my place?

Here's a close up. Doesn't he look like he's having fun!

Copics used:

Fox - E13, E15, E17, E08, E09, E18, E29, E49

Raincoat - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

Grass - G40, G82, G46

Sky - B000

Puddle - B00, B21, B24, R24, G82

Mat - B05

I hope he's made you smile.

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Release - Day 3 - Rainy Day Lulu

Welcome to Day THREE of our Krafty Peeks

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

What's springtime without a little rain to bring up those beautiful new flowers and buds? And you know there's always sunshine after the rain! So here's our new set from artist Cheryl Grant!

It's the adorable RAINY DAY LULU (and friends)!!

This sweet new set features an adorable main image of Lulu in her raincoat plus three fun sentiments! Such a perfect spring set to send sunshine to a friend!

You will see today's set in action as you hop around the Krafty blogs! You'll see the list of Krafty design team members and 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!

ALL FOUR of the new April clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday afternoon! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release party beginning at 2pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes and hang out with all our krafty friends! Hope to see you there!


Here's what I created with Rainy Day Lulu. I used the April Sketch to help design my card.

Here's her close up. I love this stamp so much as it's such a lovely image. 

I added small drops of Stardust Stickles to the rain droplets so it really looks as if it's wet as it falls.

I used papers from the Echo Park Splendid Sunshine pack and the Kraftin Kimmie April Sketch. I edged the shapes with Copics to coordinate them with the image.

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24

RV23, RV25, RV29, RV32, RV34

BG53, BG57

B21, B24

B95, B97, B99

E53, E55, E57, E59

E53, W3, W5, W7

Hope you join in the Hop!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Release - Day 1

Welcome to the April Release of amazing new spring stamp sets at 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!

The first stamp set we are sharing with you might look a little familiar because you may have seen a little peek of this gorgeous new set by artist Annie Rodrigue! It just happens to be the Secret Krafty Klub set that we sent out to the members in February!

It's SNOW WHITE!

What a precious scene of this sweet princess with her woodland friends! It's a beautiful big image to colour up along with three sweet new sentiments! And think of the fabulous scenes you could make with clouds and grass and some background dies and stamps!!

All the Krafty Team and Guests listed below have lots of joyful designs to share with you today featuring the SNOW WHITE 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 krafty shop! The winner will be announced at the LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday, so don't miss it!

WOOT, WOOT!

 I kept my card clean and simple as the stamp is lovely on its own.  

I love this take on the classic. Here's what I have created.

Super clean, super simple with the focus on the gorgeous Snow White.

The sentiment is from the stamp set.

I thought the flowers worked perfectly with the card.

I coloured her with Copics

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - 100, N9, N7

R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

B14, B16, B18, B99

Y02, Y08, Y17, YR24

Rabbits - W2, W3, W5, W7

Squirrel - E17, E19, E18

Deer - E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

Grass - G40, G82, G46

Flowers from Petal Lu

I hope you like her.

Yellow-ish Challenge with Kraftin Kimmie

Eeeeekkk!!! I can't believe it, but it's April and my GDT month at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

I've loved Kraftin' Kimmie's images for ages so to be picked to have a GDT spot is a dream come true. There are exciting things coming up during the month with a new release in the middle of the month and challenges on Saturdays and Wednesdays. I'm planning on joining in as many as I can.

So here we go - my first GDT creation  - for the challenge Yellow-ish.

I've used an older stamp from the set Lulu and Friends.

Here's a close up. I just love this image.

I coloured her with my Copics:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - N7, C9, 100

Coat & Umbrella - Y02, Y08, Y17, YR24, E37

Dress - B24, B26

Frog - G14, G17, G28

Puddle - B12, B14, B16, G14, Y02

Rain - Stardust Stickles

I hope she makes you smile and hope you'll come and join in the Yellow-ish challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps