Kraftin' Kimmie Skrappy Challenge

Hello everyone! We have a new Krafty Skrappy Challenge for you at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, this challenge is for ANYthing but a Kard! We challenge you to make ANYTHING BUT A CARD! So you can create anything you want as long as it's not a card! So that means bookmarks, gifts, scrapbook pages, journal art, planner pages, tags boxes... pretty much anything that includes a krafty stamp! You have all month long to play and you can enter as many times as you like! Just make sure to use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and make sure it's a new creation!
As soon as we have at least five entries, we'll be giving away a PRIZE! One lucky krafter will win a $20 Gift Voucher to the krafty store!

Also be sure to also share your creations on our Krafty Friends FB page! 

I've decided to make a couple seasonal ATCs using my KKS stamps and Distress Oxide Inks. Today is Halloween Day after all ;)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Grateful Pumpkins and Spooky Silhouettes

Ink: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Hybrid Ink

To create my ATCs, I started with a background in Distress Oxides then stamped my images in Wicked Black Hybrid Ink. I really like how striking the images are in black against a coloured background. The first ATC with Grateful Pumpkins would be perfect for Thanksgiving and the second one is of course for today, using Spooky Silhouettes.

We hope you can play along! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Glimps DT: Christmas in Copics

Hello everyone! I'm back to share a Christmas Copic card I made for my Glimps DT post, featuring an adorable Santa called Babbo Pacchetto!

Since I love making CAS scene cards, I decided to create a background for my Santa. 

I created the mountain adding a bit of G20 and BV20 to avoid having a flat white mountain, then I drew a few trees in E70, YG03, 17, 67 and then coloured the sky using B00 and B02. I have kept things simple, but I will add a few details to the background at the end.

I then coloured the skin (E000, 00, 11, 71 and R20 for the cheeks) and white for my Santa (W0, 1, 3 for the clothes and C0, 1, 3 for the beard and eyebrows). It's always best to colour light parts before colouring dark parts to avoid dragging dark colours accidentally with your light markers. 

I then coloured the white of the snow using BG000, C1 and B60.

Next I continued with my Santa. The reds are C5, R35, 37, 39, the black is C5, 7, 9, and the present is Y11, 23, 26, YG95, 99.

Now to add a few extra details: green Copic multiliner on the trees and a bit of snow in acrylic paint, a few highlights too and some dots on the present in gel pen.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 11, 71, R20

Beard: C0, 1, 3

Red Clothes: C5, R35, 37, 39

White on Clothes: W0, 1, 3

Black: C5, 7, 9

Present: Y11, 23, 26, YG95, 99

Sky: B00, 02

Trees: E70, YG03, 17, 67

Mountain: BV20, G20

Snow: B60, BG000, C1

And here is the final card with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps sentiment and a bit of Distress Ink around the edges of the sky:

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

Delphine xx

Beagle Baby Looooooove

Hello everyone! I'm sharing a very special card today, inspired by real life! People who know me a little know how much I love my baby beagles and I am extremely lucky to have had an image made by the fabulous Christy at Tiddly Inks, based on my second baby beagle who arrived home last month :) I can't tell you how blessed I feel!! Huge thanks again to you Christy!! 

So this is the image I'm using today - my Baby Beagle by Tiddly Inks!

I printed my image and die cut it with an MFT circle die, to then focus on the colouring.

I coloured the sky first, using B00 and B02. I added a cloud in BV20, C0 and C1 to avoid having a completely flat sky.

I then coloured my beagle with E30, 31, 34, 44 and 47 for the browns. I added shadows to the white colouring them in W00 first to see where I would place them and then W0, 1, 3.

Next I coloured the grass with my usual combo of G28, YG01, 03, 17 and 67.

So all the Copics I used are:

Sky: B00, 02

Grass: G28, YG01, 03, 17, 67

Beagle Puppy: E30, 31, 34, 44, 47, W00, 0, 1, 3

Now to add more depth, I added a few details to my image: birds in the sky with a Copic Multiliner, a bit of blue Distress Ink aroung the edges of my scene and I used Posca and gel pens to add blades of grass and dots for flowers.

I then mounted my image on another MFT die cut and on a piece of BoBunny DP. The sentiment was done using Make it Crafty Alpha Chipboard painted in white acrylic. 

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

Delphine xx

October Krafty Hop and Release

  Hello everyone! Today we are celebrating the release of all the stamp sets from our October Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! All THREE new clear stamp sets are now available in the Krafty Shop! 
So let's have a hop and check them out in action! 

First up is the adorable set of woodland friends by artist Emilie Goulet called COOL CRITTERS! Next is the super snow chill set of snowmen and their peeps by artist Cheryl Grant called SUPER COOL PALS!  Lastly, we have a fabulous scene building set by artist Becky Pearce... HOLIDAY VILLAGE! 

All the new sets are available individually but if you have to have it all, we also have our October Gimme Kimmie's Kit which includes all three of the new stamp sets at a discount! 

Here is my make for today, using Super Cool Pals :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Super Cool Pals

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Ink: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Hybrid Ink
DPs: Bo Bunny

Snowman: BG000, C0, 1, 3
Red: R35, 37, 39
Blue: B02, 04, 18, 37
Black: T5, 7, 9
Brown: E74, 79
Gold: YR23
Fox: W0, 1, 3, E95, 97, 99

Happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

October Krafty Peeks... Day THREE and a Challenge!

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to Day THREE of our October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We have a super AMAZING stamp set by artist Becky Pearce, called HOLIDAY VILLAGE!

If you've seen our SHAKE IT UP and SHAKE IT UP POLAR BEARS stamp sets, this new set coordinates perfectly with them! Just imagine all the adorable scenes you can create :)!

It's also Challenge Day and the challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)! So create a card a card, scrapbook page or altered item ! We would love to see your KKS designs. You have a week to play, until October 19th, and at the end of the month, a WINNER will be announced from all the weekly challenges for October! We hope you can play along for a chance to win a $40 Gift Certificate to the krafty shop!

Here is my make for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Holiday Village

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink
Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

Dies: Mama Elephant

Check out this sweet set in action today as you hop around the Krafty blogs :) You'll see the list of Krafty DT members below :) Be sure to leave some love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a gift voucher to the store!

And see you at the  LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY today 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all THREE new stamps sets and TWO Hybrid Inks!

Happy Hoppin'! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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October Krafty Peeks... Day TWO!

 Hello everyone! Welcome to Day TWO of our October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We've got a SNOW awesome stamp set by artist Cheryl Grant, called SUPER COOL PALS!

Here is my card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Super Cool Pals

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink
Colouring: Zig Clean Color Real Brush on Canson Montval

DPs: Bo Bunny

Check out this sweet set in action today as you hop around the Krafty blogs :) You'll see the list of Krafty DT members and Guests below :) Be sure to leave some love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a  gift voucher to the store! The winner will be announced at the Live Online Release Party tomorrow afternoon!

Happy Hoppin'! Hugs,
Delphine xx

October Krafty Peeks... Day ONE!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day ONE of our October Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps... We are super excited to bring you THREE new sets this week!! 

First up is a set of woodland friends having fun in the winter snow by artist Emilie Goulet, called COOL CRITTERS!

How adorable is it?!?

Here is my CAS card for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Cool Critters

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Ink
Colouring: Zig Clean Colour Real Brush on Canson Montval

Check out this adorable set in action today as you hop around the Krafty blogs :) You'll see the list of Krafty DT members and Krafty Guests below :) Be sure to leave some love at each and every stop because one lucky commenter will WIN a  gift voucher to the store!

Plus we're doing a GIVEAWAY of the ENTIRE October Release on the Krafty Friends FB page!

Be sure to join us for the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY on Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST! We'll be checking out all THREE new stamps sets!

Happy Hoppin'! Hugs,
Delphine xx

Krafty Tips and Tuts - Airbrushed Scene with Masking

Hello everyone! I'm sharing a little tutorial today - a simple scene with masking and airbrushing!

For my character, I picked a cute sweetie from the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Halloween Lulu set, just rereleased as rubber. I also used the KKS Spooky Silhouettes set, a fabulous set to create Halloween scenes!

I stamped my character in Wicked Black Hybrid Ink on my Copic card and on a Post-It to mask her.

I then stamped a tree from the Spooky Silhouettes set three times. 

I then placed a mask to mimick a hill.

I airbrushed the sky RV23 and 66 starting from the bottom and then I started from the top with YR18 then YR04.

I used the other part of my mask to then cover the sky and create the hill. I used G29, YG03, 67. 

Next I coloured my sweetie in Copics and went back on the trees with a black Copic multiliner to make them really black.

Skin: E000, 00, 11

Hair: BV04, C7, 9, 10

Outfit: C5, 7, 9, 10, R35, 37, 39

Pumpkin: Y35, 38, YR04, 18 

And lastly, I coloured a tiny piece of paper in YG03 and stamped a Halloween sentiment from the Spooky Silhouettes set, and voilà! 

Hope you found this little tutorial helpful! Have a great day everyone! Hugs,
Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks Challenge #218

Hello everyone! It's the start of a new challenge at Tiddly Inks and we have a beautiful colour palette for you today!

For my card, I decided to make a sweet Wryn in autumn colours, and I chose Wryn Smart Cookie, available as clear stamp or digi :)

Image: Tiddly Inks Wryn Smart Cookie (clear stamp or digi)

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

Die: MFT

Skin: E000, 00, 11

Hair: R37, RV99, YR65

Cookie: E13, 15, 18

Dress: YR00, 02

Background: YR16, 18, Y35, 38

We hope you can join us HERE too! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Delphine xx