Paperbabe Stamps August Release!

Hello everyone! It's time for our Paperbabe Stamps August Release Preview! And it's all about snowflakes! There is a fantastic set of gorgeous snowflakes in different sizes and matching MDF snowflake shapes too! Those snowflakes really are a must have for all your Christmas cards :) And they will be in the shop tomorrow morning here! 

I have made two cards using my stamp set :)

Stamps: Paperbabe Stamps Peaceful Flurries and Bottle Brush Tree 

Other: Versamark, Embossing Powder, gem, thread

I decided to use the biggest snowflake to make a CAS card on kraft, to really put the focus on the stamp which is so detailed. I embossed it in white and also embossed a sentiment from the Bottle Brush Tree set. I pierced my kraft base and then handstitched a white border - I really like handstitching and had not done it for a long time, it's very relaxing ;)

Stamps: Paperbabe Stamps Peaceful Flurries and Mayleedee Frost Fairy

Colouring: Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Canson Montval

Dies: MFT

I die cut a piece of white card and then used several snowflakes and embossed them in white. I stamped Mayleedee Frost Fairy on watercolour paper and coloured her in light colours in Zig, I was looking for a watercoloured "fresh" look. I added a few touches of pencil in her hair only. I covered her wings in Wink of Stella and added a little gem to the snowflake in her hand. 

For great inspiration, please visit my awesomely talented teamies here! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Penny Black Halloween Scene

Hello everyone! I'm back to share a Copic scene I made for Copic Marker Europe, a Halloween one this time using Penny Black stamps!

I stamped my Penny Black Dark House and die cut it with an MFT die. I created a background behind the house (moon, trees and hills) and coloured everything in Copics. On another piece of paper, I stamped the little hedgehog from the Bewitched stamp set, coloured him and then did some fussy cutting. I put him on foam pads and added a little black stitching thread behind the balloon -though you cannot really see it on the photo. 

Sky: B34, 37, 39, V22, 25

Moon: E40, 50, Y000, 00, 32, W1

Hills: YG03, 95, 99, C7, 9

Grass: C7, 9, RV99, YG67

House: E13, 19, 29, 50, 51, 51, W1, 3, Y000, 00, 15, 19, YR16

Hedgehog: E000, 01, 11, T1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Hat: V09, 15, 17, YR04, 07

Balloon: Y32, 35, YR04, 07, W1, 3

Challenges I am entering: 

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Your Favourite Technique (Colouring and making scenes)

Penny Black And More - Anything Goes

Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks Challenge!

Hello everyone! It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge at Tiddly Inks! This time our theme is "Back To School"... yes, it's almost time to go!!

Image: Tiddly Inks SchoolGirl and Extras

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

DPs: Doodlebug

Chipboard: Make it Crafty Mini Stars Chipboard Tinklings

I used the adorable image called SchoolGirl and Extras, coloured it in Copics and did some fussy cutting. I used a piece of Doodlebug DP and added three little Make it Crafty Stars Chipboard, coloured in black to match my DP.

Hope you can join me and my teamies for this challenge! Thank you very much for your visit, have  a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Crafts and Me - The East Wind

Hello everyone! I'm back today to share a little card using the East Wind "Untitled", one of the latest stamps released in the Crafts and Me store, available as digi and rubber stamp - and there are many more to see HERE! 

I love her beautiful eyes and long flowing hair! I coloured her using Copics and added a few details using Polychromos. The colours and colouring of her face were inspired by the fantastic Basic Techniques When Colouring Faces Ebook available from Make it Crafty, full of great tips and extremely clear step by steps, very easy to follow! 

Skin: E000, 01, 11, 13, RV32, 34 + pencil

Hair: E31, 33, 25, 49, 59

Eyes: B02, 37, BV04

Top: B63, 66, 69

Background: B63 + Distress Ink

Thank you very much for your visit, you can go HERE to see all the newest products from the Crafts and Me Store! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Kraftin' Kimmie Saturday Challenge!

Hello everyone! Today is the start of a new challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and our challenge this week is "MAGIC"!  

In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), one winner per month will be drawn from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 Gift Card to the Shop! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!

Have you joined the Kraftin' Kimmie's Krafty Friends FB group? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges and Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our challenges or WW's during that month, you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card. You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if you need it!

Here is my card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Make Your Own Magic

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Dies: MFT
Chipboard: Make it Crafty Mini Stars Chipboard
DPs: Prima, Toga

Skin: E000, 01, 11, 13
Hair: E31, 25, 49, 59
Black: T3, 5, 7, 9
Purple: V09, 15, 17
Star: Y11, 21, 26
Green: YG03, 17

I used a little wizard from the Make Your Own Magic set and coloured him in Copics. I die cut several brown DPs using MFT dies and stamped one word only from a sentiment in the set. For a nice finishing touch, I added a few Make it Crafty Mini Stars Chipboard, colored with a Posca pen and covered in Wink of Stella.

Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge!

Hello again :) Today is the start of a new challenge at Paperbabe Stamps and a chance to win a gift voucher to the store! This time we have a photo inspiration theme for you, with lots of possibilities:

I could not resist using my Whimsical Woodland sets again for another scene in the style of the one I did a couple weeks ago :)

Stamps: Paperbabe Stamps Whimsical Woodland stamp sets

Colouring: Zig on Canson Montval plus Posca

I used Whimsical Woodland Stamp Set 2 (leaves), Whimsical Woodland Set 3 (squirrel, mushrooms) and Whimsical Woodland Set 4 (bird, mushroom, fern) to create my scene. I stamped the elements in Memento Luxe and Versafine Inks and watercoloured everything using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush - going over the stamped images to add shading. 

My teamies have created gorgeous makes which you can see on the blog HERE! We hope you will join us! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks Fabulous Friday

Hello everyone! It's Fabulous Friday at Tiddly Inks, so there is plenty of inspiration on the Tiddly blog! For my make today, I used one of the newest Molly characters, just released - Molly's Cup of Love!

Image: Tiddly Inks Molly's Cup of Love

Colouring: Copics and Polychromos on Make it Colour Blending Card

Chipboard: Make it Crafty Delicate Love Oval Frame and Love Doodle Script Word

DPs: Bo Bunny

Other: Wink of Stella glitter pen, white gel pen

Skin: E000, 01, 11, 13

Hair: 100, BV04, T5, 7, 9

Red: R35, 37, 39, 89, W5

Cup: E50, 51, 53

I combined this adorable Molly with Make it Crafty chipboard which seemed meant for her :) I coloured Molly in Copics, added a few details in Polychromos and die cut her with a Spellinder Oval Die. I coloured the frame using a black Copic and then covered it in Wink of Stella. The love word is the thinnest word from the Love Doodle Script Word (1.75") - the words all come with a slightly larger word so you can layer and outline your word using 2 colours.

Thank you very much for your visit, have a fab day! 

Hugs

Delphine xx

Published in Craft Stamper :)

Hello everyone! A little post to share my excitement for being published in the current issue of Craft Stamper amongst AMAZING designers for the 3D Challenge, using Paperbabe Stamps Portrait Media Blanks! Huge thanks to Trish and Kim for this opportunity!! 

Here's a little sneak peek of my project...

Thank you very much for your visit, have a fab day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

August Release Day and Krafty Hop!

Hello everyone! It's finally here! The release of our August 2016 clear stamp sets at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! We've released ALL SIX of the EEK-TASTIC new clear stamp sets that we've been previewing all week and we're celebrating with a super fun krafty HOP!

There are TWO new sets from artist Annie Rodrigue called VANESSA VAMPIRE and VALENTINA VAMPIRE! We've got a fun new spooky set from artist Emillie Goulet called TOTALLY WITCHIN'! We have an adorable new set full of fall fun from artist Cheryl Grant called AUTUMN WISHES! And lastly, there are two new sets of sweet images from artist Becky Pearce called HARVEST BLESSINGS and HAPPY OWL-OWEEN! 

You will get to see all the new sets in action as you sit back and enjoy the hop! Then hop over to the Krafty Shop because ALL of the new stamp sets are NOW AVAILABLE! And if you HAVE to have it all, there's also our August Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all SIX of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time!

There are also a limited number of Kreepy Kits which will include an assortment of Halloween patterned papers, cardstock and embellishments! AND all orders of $50 or more will receive a FREE fall rubber stamp set!!! 

Here is my make for today, using Happy Owl-Oween!

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Happy Owl-Oween
Colouring: Zig and Tombows on Canson Montval
Other: Posca pens

I decided to use the 3 adorable owls from the Happy Owl-oween set and to create a background for them - I don't know why, I just kept seeing that roof in my mind, so I drew it! I coloured everything using Tombows and Zig pens and added a few tiny details using Posca pens and voilà :)!

Thank you very much for your visit, have fun hopping! Hugs,

Delphine xx

August Krafty Peeks... Day FOUR!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day FOUR of our August Krafty Peeks! It's almost time to release ALL the new SPOOK-tacular stamp sets that you've been seeing all this week!

We have TWO adorable new sets to share with you today from artist Becky Pearce! These sets can be used on their own or in combination with each other or even other Halloweenie type sets!
First is this sweet set of feathered friends called HAPPY OWL-OWEEN! The set features three main images, several smaller accessory stamps and five SP-WHOO-KY sentiments for a total of THIRTEEN fabulous stamps in the set! 

Next up is a fun set of GOURD-GEOUS images and friends called HARVEST BLESSINGS! The set features three main pumpkin images, faces that you can stamp on the pumpkins if you choose, several smaller accessory stampsand four sentiments for a total of THIRTEEN fabulous stamps in the set!

It's also Challenge Day and the challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)! So create a card a card, scrapbookpage or altered item with any stamp but if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp, you'll double your chances to win! We would love to see your KKS designs. At the end of the month, a WINNER will be announced from all the weekly challenges for August! We hope you can play along for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the krafty shop!

You'll be able to check out lots of inspiration in today's blog hop! Below you'll find links to all the Krafty Girls' creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop!

Here is my card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Harvest Blessings

Colouring: Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Canson Montval and Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

I decided to create a night background and I used water and Zig markers on a piece of Canson Montval for it. On a piece of Make it Colour Blending Card, I stamped and coloured three pumpkins adding faces, a bat and the sentiment. I then cut everything out to put them on my background.

Copics used:
Pumpkins: E09, Y19, YG95, 99, YR04, 07, 18
Cat: R20, W0, 1, 3, 5
Bat: 100, T5, 7, 9, Y11

All of our new August clear stamp sets will be released tonight! Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of gorgeous krafty creations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with us! Hope to see you there! Happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

August Krafty Peeks... Day THREE!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day THREE of our August Krafty Previews at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Have you beenenjoying the peeks so far? Well we are only half way done, there are more fantastic fall designs! 

Today's peeks feature a sweet new fall set by artist Cheryl Grant! Of course we've got our three fave kiddos, Lexi, Lulu and Lucas and they're having lots of fun at the fall fair! There's apples, cotton candy and furry friends! The set has four main images, a fabulous banner that you can stamp anything you want in... or hand letter a special sign PLUS five fabulous sentiments! It's called AUTUMN WISHES!!

You'll see this stamp set featured in today's blog hop! Below you'll find links to all the Krafty Girls' creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift voucher to the shop! 

Here is my card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Autumn Wishes
Colouring: Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Canson Montval, Posca

I stamped Lulu on watercolour paper and created a little background for her, using Zig wtc markers. I used some Posca pens too to add a few details. 

All of our new August clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night after the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!

Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of gorgeous krafty creations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with us! Hope to see you there! Happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

August Krafty Peeks... Day TWO!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day TWO of our August Krafty Previews at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! 

We are back again with more terror-ific stamps and designs and all of our new Halloween sets will be released on Saturday night! 

Today we are sharing an EEK-tastic new stamp set from artist Emilie Goulet! This fun set has two main images of a high-flying witch with her kitty cat friend and a whimsical bitty bat! The set also comes with EIGHT fun sentiments and it's called TOTALLY WITCHIN'!!

You'll see this stamp set featured in today's blog hop! Below you'll find links to all the Krafty Girls' creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop! 

Here is my card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Totally Witchin'
Colouring: Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Canson Montval, acrylic markers

Other: Versamark, Embossing Powder

I stamped my character on watercolour paper and created a scene coloured in Zig wtc markers, just like my character. I used some acrylic markers for the clouds and a Posca pen for the stars. 

All of our new August clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night after the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST!

Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of gorgeous krafty creations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with us! Hope to see you there! Happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

August Krafty Peeks... Day ONE!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day ONE of our SPOOK-TACULAR August Krafty Previews at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps for the fabulous new release of clear stamps! If you are a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps fan, you'll know that August is always our HALLOWEEN release and it's probably our most popular release of the year! If you're new to KKS, you're in for a fabulous treat! 

We're kicking things off with a couple of FANG-TASTIC sets from artist Annie Rodrigue! These two ghoulfriends are bloody amazing and are called VALENTINA and VANESSA VAMPIRE! Each set comes with a stunning new vampire image plus 5 or 6 coordinating sentiments! 

You'll see both of these stamp sets featured in today's blog hop! Below you'll find links to all the Krafty Girls' creations and while you're visiting the blogs, be sure to comment and leave some love because one lucky krafty person is going to WIN a gift card to the shop! 

Here is my card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Vanessa Vampire
Colouring: Copics and Distress Inks on Make it Colour Blending Card and Distress Inks on Canson XL Mix Media

Die: MFT and CC Designs (house - retired)
Other: Versamark, Embossing Powder

I coloured my character in Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card, then fussy cut it. I die cut a hill with an MFT die in a piece of Make it Colour Blending Card and coloured it in Copics. I also die cut a haunted house and coloured it in Copics too. For the background, I used a piece of Canson MM paper, die cut it with an MFT die and coloured it in Distress Inks.

Skin: E0000, 000, 00, 11, V20
Hair: E19, R89, YR04, 07
Black: 100, T3, 5, 7, 9
Purple: V09, 15, 17
Gold: Y11, 26
House: T9
Ground: T5, 7, YG03, 91, 95, 97, 99

All of our new August clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday night after the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 6pm EST! Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots of gorgeous krafty creations, have a chance to win some prizes and just have fun with us! Hope to see you there! Happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks Challenge!

Hello everyone! Today is the start of a new challenge at Tiddly Inks and our theme this time is UNDER THE SEA! There are tons of adorable images in the store, and I have chosen to use the super cute Amy and her Mini Mermaid Friends :)

Image: Tiddly Inks Amy and her Mini Mermaid Friends

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

Die: MFT

Chipboard: Make it Crafty Hello Brush Script Word Chipboard

I coloured Amy in Copics and die cut a frame for her. I added a Hello Brush Script Word Chipboard available from Make it Crafty, I love that there are 2 layers you can use to outline the word :) I painted both layers with acrylic markers and added Wink Of Stella on my word.

Skin: BV20, E000, 00, 11

Hair: RV04, 06, 09, 69, T7

Tail: B63, 66, 69

Sea: B04, BG07, 09 and B37, BG75, 78, T5

Sand: E51, 53, 55

Fish: B69, Y11, 17, R27, YR04, 07

Thank you very much for your visit, hope you can join us! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #39

Hello everyone! We are back with a new challenge for you at Paperbabe Stamps, an easy one, ANYTHING GOES!! We'd love to see your Paperbabe Stamps in action, but you can join us using any stamps you like! And as always, you could win a gift voucher to use in the store!

Have you seen last week's release? There are 4 new sets of the most adorable Woodland Friends and new MDF shapes too!
I had to use my Woodland sets again - I'm sooooooooooo in love with them, they really are the cutest!!

Stamps: Paperbabe Stamps Woodland Stamp Sets

Colouring: Tombows and Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Canson Montval

I created a scene using Whimsical Woodland Stamp Set 1 (fox), Whimsical Woodland Stamp Set 2 (branch and leaves), Whimsical Woodland Stamp Set 3 (bunny, mouse little mushroom) and Whimsical Woodland Stamp Set 4 (bird, butterfly and mushroom). 

I stamped all my elements using various Versafine and Memento Luxe Inks, then I used my Zig and Tombows markers to create the background and go over the stamped elements to add shading :)

Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday

Hello everyone! It's Wonderful Wednesday time and we hope you can play along!! And as always... it's ANYTHING GOES at Kraftin' Kimmie! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and get krafty!
And, get ready, the August peeks start next week on Wednesday - you're going to love that release!!! 

We want everyone to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style but it must be a NEW creation! At the end of the month, one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges and Wonderful Wednesdays, each month we will post a sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WWs during that month, you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if you need it!

Here is my little card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Snail Mail, Kaisercraft Background Postmarks

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Other: Versamark, Embossing Powder

I used two adorable characters from the Snail Mail set and had in mind to use the Krafty Mail sentiment, so starting from there, I took some dark kraft and created a background with postmarks on it. I coloured my characters in Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card, cut them out and popped them on foam squares for a bit of dimension.

We hope you'll join us! Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Crafts And Me August Challenge

Hello everyone! I'm very happy to be back to share my first card as a DT member for Crafts And Me, where we have challenges on the first day of every month! Thank you very much again Teresa for having me! Our theme this month is an easy one since it is Anything Goes! 

For today's card, I chose to use a digital image by Hannah Lynn whose gorgeous ladies I love :)

Images and stamps: Crafts And Me Expression Study 2, Paper Smooches sentiment

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card and Distress Ink on Canson Montval

I coloured Expression Study 2 in Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card then cut her out. For the background, I used several distress inks with a bit of water and added a sentiment stamped in Versamark and embossed in white.

Skin: E000, 00, 11, 71, R20, 22 (lips)

Hair: E25, 31, 59, 49

Eyes: BG000, BV00

Thank you very much for your visit, hope you will join us! Hugs,

Delphine xx