Kraftin' Kimmie Skrappy Challenge

Hello everyone! We have a new Krafty Skrappy Challenge for you at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, 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!

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!

You have all month long to play, until Monday June 24th at midnight EST! Also be sure to also share your creations on our Krafty Friends FB page! 

I've decided to decorate a little pillow box using my Krafitn' Kimmie Stamps :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Hearts and Stars and Kick Assy Birthday
Box: Toga
Colouring: Gel Pens

I stamped in Wicked Black Hybrid Ink on my pillow box, using hearts from the Hearts and Stars set. The sentiment and the balloon are from the Kick Assy Birthday set. I then coloured everything in gel pens and added dots here and there, plus a bit of faux stitching in Copic multiliner.

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

Delphine xx

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Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #482

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

Bonjour à tous! Nouveau challenge chez Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps et cette semaine notre thème est de "CREER UNE SCENE"! Vous pouvez utiliser tous les tampons que vous souhaitez mais un tampon KRaftin' Kimmie doublera votre participation et donc chance de gagner. A la fin du mois, vous gagnerez peut-être un bon d'achat de $40 pour la boutique! 

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like. You are welcome to use any stamp, however a KKS stamp will earn you double entries! Each submission will enter you into the monthly draw of a $40 Gift Voucher to the Shop!

Also don't miss our Frugal Friday Specials! There is a selection of of our fabulous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF but only for the weekend and while supplies last!

Here is my make for today, featuring You are Super!

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps You Are Super
Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Hybrid Ink
Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Other: Gel pen, KKS Dots

I used a character from the You Are Super set and did some fussy cutting. On a piece of paper, I drew a background in Copics multiliners and I I coloured everything in Copics. I added touches of gel pen here and there! I added a sentiment from the You Are Super set and a couple of Dots.

J'ai utilisé un personnage du set You Are Super que j'ai découpé. J'ai dessiné un fond au Copic Multiliner et j'ai tout colorié au Copic. J'ai ajouté quelques touches de stylo gel sur mon fond, un sentiment du set You Are Super et deux petits embellissements. 

Merci de votre visite et bonne journée!

We hope you can play with us! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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Paperbabe Stamps Challenge

Hello everyone! We are back with a new challenge at Paperbabe Stamps and our theme is "ANYTHING GOES"! By joining us, you could win a Paperbabe Stamps Gift worth up to £20 for the store! So get those entries in ;)!

Here is my make for today:

Stamps: Paperbabe Stamps MayLeeDee and Quote sentiment

Colouring: Graph'O on Canson Montval

I stamped MayLeeDe in Versafine Onyx Black on Canson Montval and created a scene for her. I coloured everything in Graph'O watercolour markers and added a few touches of gel pen. I then added a beautiful Quote sentiment by Paperbabe Stamps too. 

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

Delphine xx

BIG colouring!!

Bonjour à tous! Grand format aujourd'hui! Plutôt que de faire une carte, pour changer et remplir un de mes cadres, j'ai décidé d'utiliser un tampon Gorjuss XL, que vous pouvez voir sur ma feuille A4 ci-dessous pour vous donner une idée.

Hello everyone! Today, I've decided to go BIG! Yes, instead of making a card, I had a frame to fill so decided why not colour a big A4 image to go in it? I used an XL Gorjuss Girl stamp, which you can see below on an A4 sheet to give you an idea. 

Après avoir tamponné mon image, j'ai tracé un cadre au Multiliner Copic gris pour délimiter ma zone à colorier, l'idée étant ensuite de couper un peu de blanc sur les bords.

After stamping my Gorjuss Girl, I traced a rectangle using a Copic grey Multiliner to determine where I would stop my colouring - the idea being to just cut off some of the white edges to frame my girl in an 18x24 frame. 

J'ai commencé par le fond sans essayer de fondre les couleurs, avec du V12, 15, 17. Résultat très brouillon, mais pas problème!

I started by colouring the background without trying to blend the colours. I used V12, 15, 17. Very messy, but not a problem!

Avec ma recharge d'encre de Blender et une éponge naturelle, j'ai tamponné mon fond jusqu'à obtenir un résultat qui me convenait.

I then used my Blender 0 Refill on a natural sponge and dabbed until I was satisfied with the background. 

La Gorjuss - peau d'abord avec du YR000, 00, 01, E11, E71 et un peu de RV02 pour les joues.

Now to the colouring of my girl itself - I started with the skin as usual, in YR000, 00, 01, E11, E71 and a bit of RV02 for the cheeks. 

Les vêtements ensuite, je voulais rester dans les mêmes tons que mon fond, donc V09, 12, 15, 17 pour le violet. Pour le noir de la robe, C5, 7, 9 et pour les chaussettes C0, 1, 3. Je n'ai pas fait attention à préserver les détails comme les pois car je savais que j'allais les couvrir de stylo gel à la fin.

I then focussed on the clothes using the same colour family as my background - the purple is V09, 12, 15, 17. For the black of her dress, I used C5, 7, 9 and for the socks C0, 1, 3. As you can see, I did not pay too much attention to the little dots on her dress since I knew I would cover them in gel or paint pen at the end. 

Pour les cheveux, toujours pour préserver une certaine harmonie, j'ai utilisé mes C - C5, 7, 9, comme pour la robe.

I coloured the hair using my C markers to really have harmony in the picture - so C5, 7, 9 too, as for the dress. Here is a recap of all the colours I used:

Skin/ Peau: E11, 71, YR000, 00, 01, RV02

Hair/ Cheveux: C5, 7, 9

Dress/ Robe: C5, 7, 9, V09, 12, 15, 17

Socks/ Chaussettes: C0, 1, 3, V12, 15, 17

Ground/ Sol: C3, 5

Background/ Fond: V12, 15, 17

Et pour terminer, j'ai fait des coeurs avec un pochoir Kraftin' Kimmie et un stylo gel Pentel, puis j'ai ajouté un peu de blanc et doré au Pentel et Posca.

As a final touch, I added hearts using the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Happy Hearts Stencil and a Pentel gel pen, and I also added a bit of white and gold highlights in Posca pen and gel pen too.

Merci de votre visite et bonne journée! 

That's all from me today, thank you very much for your visit! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Inspirational Wednesday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Hello everyone! It's Inspirational Wednesday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and my turn to share a card with you! For my make, I chose to try and spread some sunshine using a set I love called Beach Blanket Bingo:)! AND it's ON SALE 40% OFF!!

Bonjour à tous! Je vous amène un peu de soleil aujourd'hui avec la carte que j'ai faite pour Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps :) J'ai utilisé un renard rigolo du set Beach Blanket Bingo - en promo à -40%!!

Stamp: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Beach Blanket Bingo

Colouring: Graph'O on Canson Montval

I stamped my fox in KKS Wicked Black Hybrid Ink and decided to create a background around him. I coloured everything in Graph'o watercolour pens and added a bit of handwriting as a final touch.

J'ai créé une scène autour de mon renard et j'ai tout mis en couleur avec mes Graph'O et j'ai ajouté un peu d'écriture à la main. 

Thank you very much for your visit, have a fantastic day! Hugs,
Merci de votre visite et bonne journée! 

Delphine xx

May Release Krafty Hop

  Hello everyone! Today we are celebrating the release of all the new goodies from our May Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! All THREE new clear stamp sets will be available today in the Krafty Shop, along with our new Pink Pizzazz Hybrid Inks, TWO new stencils LOTS O' DOTS and WONKY CHEVRONS and our new FRUITY DOTS!!

As for the stamp sets, first up is the magical set from artist Neda Sadreddin called MAKE A WISH! Next is our set by artist Cheryl Grant, MY HAPPY PLACE! And the last set is from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen, called BERRY SWEET! So let's have a hop and check them out in action!

Everything will be available individually but if you have to have it all, we also have our Gimme Kimmie's Kit which includes one of everything we released this month at a discount, but for a limited time! 

Here is my make for today, using Make A Wish :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Make A Wish

Colouring: Graph'O on Canson Montval
Ink: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black Hybrid Ink
Other: Pentel Gold pen

This image called for watercolour, for a hazy, misty feel, so I stamped my image in KKS Wicked Black Hybrid Ink and watercoloured it using Graph'O pens. I simply added a few highlights and dots in a gold gel pen here and there.

Happy hoppin'! Hugs,

Delphine xx

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May Krafty Peeks... Day THREE and a CHALLENGE

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to our third and final day of Krafty Peeks for our May Release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! We have another fantastic stamp set from artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen called BERRY SWEET!

It's also Challenge Day and the challenge is ANYTHING GOES (as it always is during release week)! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a KKS stamp! You have all week to play along, until May 17th, and at the end of the month, a WINNER will be announced from all the weekly challenges for May! We hope you can play along for a chance to win a $40 Gift Voucher to the krafty shop!

Here is my make for today :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Berry Sweet

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black and Yummy Yellow Hybrid Inks
Die: MFT

I used 2 different lemons from the Berry Sweet and one of the sentiments. The lemons were stamped in Yummy Yellow Ink which is our Ink of the Month ;)!! And I decided to remain very CAS and simply added a frame.

Check out all the creations as you hop around the Krafty blogs :) You'll see the list of Krafty DT members below :) And be sure to join us at the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY tomorrow starting at 1pm EST! See you there!

Happy Hoppin'! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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May Krafty Peeks... Day TWO

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day TWO of our May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps... Today we are sharing an fabulous new stamp set from artist Cheryl Grant, called MY HAPPY PLACE!

And don't forget about our INK OF THE MONTH! The colour of the month is YUMMY YELLOW and you can scoop up the large ink pad, the mini cube and the ink refill for 15% OFF while supplies last until May 31st!

Here is my make using today's set :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps My Happy Place

Inks: Kraftin' Kimmie Wicked Black and Pink Pizzazz (heart) Inks
Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card
Die: Mama Elephant
Other: KKS Wonky Chevron Stencil and Heart Stencil

I stamped my girl on a bookmark die cut and coloured her in Copics. I then stamped a sentiment from the set and, using my KKS Wonky Chevron Stencil and a mutliliner, I added chevrons. The heart was done with my HEart Stencil and the new Pink Pizzazz Ink.

You'll get to see ALL of our new goodies in action today and they will all be released at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY on Sunday May 12th at 1pm EST!

For now, have fun hopping! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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May Krafty Peeks... Day ONE

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day ONE of our May Krafty Peeks at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps... We have lots of NEW things for you!!!

Bonjour à tous! C'est le moment de partager les nouveautés à sortir dimanche chez Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Tampons, pochoirs, encre, embellissements... plein de choses!

We are kicking things off BIG today with a fabulous new stamp set from artist Neda Sadreddin,
MAKE A WISH...

And there's a new bright pink Krafty Hybrid ink... PINK PIZZAZZ!

And we have TWO NEW STENCILS for you this month! LOTS O' DOTS and WONKY CHEVRON!

And of course, new dots... FRUITY DOTS!

And now, my card using today's set, MAKE A WISH :)

Ma carte, avec le set Make a Wish :)

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Make a Wish

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

I stamped 2 characters from the Make a Wish set and die cut my paper with a die matching the scene in my mind ;) I coloured everything in Copics and drew a simple background. I then mounted my scene onto an MFT scalloped die that I coloured with a metallic Pitt pen.

J'ai tamponné 2 personnages du set Make a Wish et j'ai utilisé une découpe qui laissait l'espace nécessaire à la scène que j'avais en tête. J'ai tout mis en couleurs au Copic et dessiné un fond simple. J'ai ensuite placé ma scène sur une découpe MFT, coloriée avec un Pitt métallique. 

You'll get to see ALL of our new goodies in action today and over the next few days and they will all be released at our LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY on Sunday May 12th at 1pm EST!

For now, have fun hopping! Hugs,
Delphine xx

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Tiddly Inks Challenge #225

Hello everyone! I'm back with our new challenge at Tiddly Inks and this time it's LET'S GET DOTTY! You can see lots of inspiration on our challenge blog HERE :)

Bonjour à tous! Nouveau challenge chez Tiddly Inks and le thème est DES POIS! 

I used a super cute Wryn, just released - Spring Wryn :)

J'ai utilisé Spring Wryn pour ma carte :)

Image: Tiddly Inks Spring Wryn

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

Other: Basic Grey DP

Skin/ Peau: YR000, 00, E11, 71

Hair/ Cheveux: E33, 49, 59, YR21

Dress/ Robe: B32, 34, 37, 39, W1, 3

We hope you will join us for this challenge! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great day! Hugs,

Merci de votre visite et à très vite! 

Delphine xx

Krafty Tutorial - Savannah!

Hello everyone! I'm back to share a step-by-step tutorial on a savannah scene make. I have used a super sweet giraffe from the Kraftin' Kimmie Wild World set and decided to give it a background.

Bonjour à tous! Petit tutoriel aujourd'hui, je vous emmène dans la savane! 

I die cut a piece of paper and airbrushed it using my Copics. I used YR07, 16 then Y15, 11 to suggest a sunset scene.

J'ai utilisé une découpe Lawn Fawn et créé un fond avec mon airbrush et mes Copic YR07, 16 puis Y15, 11.

  

I then drew a background, using the chisel nibs of my C7 and C9 to create the ground, then I doodled the rest in Copic multiliners. For the blades of grass in the foreground, I used my Copic Small Brush Multiliner.

J'ai ensuite dessiné une scène, avec les pointes biseautées de mes Copic C7 et C9 pour le sol, puis j'ai dessiné les formes au Multiliner. 

I stamped the giraffe from the Wild World Set in Wicked Black Hybrid Ink, did some fussy cutting and coloured it in Copics. Quick tip: I coloured the whole body without paying attention to the dark "spots" of the giraffe, much easier to place the shadows than going around all the little details ;)! On the photo above, I used E41 and E50 only - you will see the rest of the colouring below!

J'ai tamponné puis découpé une girafe rigolote du set Kraftin' Kimmie Wild World Set et je l'ai coloriée au Copic. Plutôt que d'éviter les taches de la girafe, j'ai placé mes ombres et fait le blanc en coloriant par-dessus les taches. Juste du E41 et E50 ci-dessus - voir ci-dessous pour la colo en entier:)

I put my savannah background on a card base, then added my coloured giraffe on foam pads for a bit of dimension. Here are all the colours I used:

Giraffe: E29, 41, 50, 99, W1, 3

Background/ Sky Y11, 15, YR07, 16

Background/ Black: C7, 9, Copic multiliners

J'ai collé mon fond et ajouté ma girafe sur carrés mousse pour un peu de relief. 

Girafe: E29, 41, 50, 99, W1, 3

Fond/ Ciel:Y11, 15, YR07, 16

Fond/ Noir: C7, 9, Copic multiliners

And I thought why not put a frame? That would make a nice gift! 

Et finalement, j'ai mis un cadre pour faire un petit cadeau sympa ;)!

Thank you very much for stopping by, have a great day everyone! Hugs,

Delphine xx

Vamos A La Playa!

Hello everyone! Dreaming of holidays and nice weather? Well, let's got to the beach today ;)! I'm sharing the sunny card I created for my Glimps DT post, using the sweet Vamos A La Playa digi image. I did some fussy cutting and coloured her in Copics. 

Skin: E71, YR000, 00, 01

Hair: Y11, YR21, 27

Clothes: BG11, 13, V01

Hat: E50, 51, 53, 55

Bag: BG11, 13, 45, 49

Glasses: C7, RV52, 55

I then picked some DPs to create a backgroudn for my character. From the top, I layered 2 different Bella Blvd DPs, and added an MFT brown DP to suggest the sand - a piece I cut with a Martha Steward border punch.

I then put all my elements together: background on the card base, a sentiment I cut from a Doodlebug pad that I put on foam for a bit of dimension. I put my character on foam too, and as a final touch, I added a few sequins and dots. 

Image: Glimps Vamos A La Playa

Colouring: Copics on Make it Colour Blending Card

DPs: Bella Blvd, Doodlebug, MFT

Other: KKS Dots, sequins

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

Delphine xx