Kraftin' Kimmie April 2023 Challenge- Stitching, Stencils and/or Orange

  Good morning and welcome to our  

Monthly Saturday Challenge Mid Inspiration Post

at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are back today with an inspirational post showcasing more ideas to inspire you and help get your creative juices flowing!

We can't wait to see what you create!

This month the challenge themes for you are: 

STITCHING, STENCILS AND/OR ORANGE!

You can choose any or all - whatever inspires you!

I went with the orange theme for my card today! I used the fun Out of This World stamp set and had so much fun with these aliens/monsters!!

Our Ink Of The Month, which will be on sale all month long, just happens to be a lovely shade of orange!! This month features the gorgeous Cool Canteloupe Ink Pad, Cube and Reinker! Grab it now to add to your collection.

Every month we post a brand new challenge with three themes to choose from, and a mid month inspiration post with even more creative ideas! You are welcome to enter as many times as you like.

This month's challenge will remain open until May 5th.

These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp products will earn you double entries!

The monthly prize is a $25 voucher to the Krafty shop!!!

Woohoo!  There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the  Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page and if using KKS products,

you can upload your photo to the album in our 

Krafty Friends FB group.

And don't forget about this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!! 

We've got a selection of gorgeous stamp sets on SALE 40% OFF this weekend while supplies last!!  

Be sure to check out all the fun projects the Design Team has come up with in the links below! Happy kraftin'!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Supplies~

Kraftin' Kimmie Out of This World Stamp Set, Catherine Pooler Cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copics, Su 2018-2020 In Color 6x6 Designer Series Paper, SU Cardstock, Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Tri-Frame Dies, Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Dots, 

November 2022 Tag A Day- Day 22

I am so excited to be doing a Tag A Day in November!! Each day I will share at least one tag and hopefully have a short video up each day sharing them too!! Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you don't miss a thing!!

I do have a series intro video up telling all about this HERE!

And I have a playlist to make it easy to find all my tags HERE!

See all my TAG blog posts HERE!

For today's tags I used the Little Monsters stamp set from Taylored Expressions and dies. I paired the monsters with some papers from Simple Stories SN@P! Color Vibe 2 Paper Pad. My tag dies are MFT Tag Builder Blueprints 5.

Such fun monsters!!

Have a happy day!

Supplies~

Taylored Expressions Little Monsters Stamp & Die Combo Stamp Set, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Catherine Pooler Cardstock, Copics, MFT Tag Builder Blueprints 5 Dies, Simple Stories SN@P! Color Vibe 2 Paper Pad, SU Cardstock, Gina Marie Designs Enamel Dots, Ribbon,

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Kraftin' Kimmie August 2022 Release Day 4- Little Monsters

      Today is our final day of Krafty Peeks for the August Release 

 at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We are so excited to share a wonderful set

by artist

Neda Sadreddin called...

LITTLE MONSTERS!

This adorably cute and not too scary set has so many creepy characters ready for Halloween fun! They have lots of accessory images and pair perfectly with the MONSTER SENTIMENTS set from Day ONE!

As you hop around the design team's blogs today you'll be able to check out LITTLE MONSTERS in action in combination with a lot of our other new August Kraftin' Kimmie products!  

I had fun with this stamp set, the new Dazzling Diamonds stencil, the new Alluring Amethyst ink and the Monster Sentiments stamp set!!

Of course today is also challenge day and as always during release week, it's Anything Goes!  So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item, planner page....with some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps products for your chance to WIN the monthly prize! 

 We can't wait to see your creations and you have one week to enter!  Feel free to link up your creation at the bottom of this post and/or upload your pic to the folder in the Krafty Friends facebook group!  You could WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop!

Check out LITTLE MONSTERS! in so many amazing creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team's blogs!  You'll also see the new stencils, DAZZLING DIAMONDS! and our 2 piece layering stencil PUMPKIN PATCH!, our new ALLURING AMETHYST hybrid ink and the beautiful AUGUST ADD ON BUNDLE along the way! 

Everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party TODAY!  All the fun takes place in the Krafty Friends facebook group beginning at 2pm ET!  See you there!

*Be sure to join us for our Live Release Party as one lucky Facebook commenter will win Krafty $'s!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Supplies~

Kraftin' Kimmie Little Monsters Stamp Set, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, VersaMark Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Kraftin' Kimmie Dazzling Diamonds Stencil, Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Kolours Alluring Amethyst and Pumpkin Patch Ink, Bristol Smooth Paper, SU Elegant Eggplant Cardstock, This Calls For Confetti Glossy Black, 

Monstrous Birthday

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Facebook group has some fun challenges for World Cardmaking Day so I knew I wanted to play along. Lucky for me they are open for a week so I can get them all done!!

This card is for the first challenge which is Celebrate! I thought since October is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps birthday that a birthday card would be perfect. I chose the Mini Monsters stamp set as those monsters are so cute and perfect for an October birthday!

I haven't made a slimline card in awhile so I thought it would be fun to make this card a slimline. Those little monsters just make me smile, they are so cute!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!! I'll be back soon!

Supplies~

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Mini Monsters Stamp Set, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copics, SU Bumblebee Cardstock, Whimsy Stamps Slimline Card Builder Die, SU It's My Party 12x12 Designer Series Paper Stack, Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Kolours Wicked Black Ink, Kraftin' Kimmie Rainbow Bright Dots, 

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Copic Colorless Blender Tutorial with TLC Designs Digis

I'm up on the TLC Designs Blog today!! Are you following the TLC Designs Blog? If not, you should! The other design team members post some of the most inspiring creations plus you don't want to miss any TLC Designs news!!

Today I thought I'd show you some of the fun things you can do with a Copic Colorless Blender. I only use copics so not sure if other brands of alcohol markers have this type of marker/refill or not. I have tried some of the techniques with rubbing alcohol and it did provide some results.

These techniques are not ones that I've come up with on my own. Over the many, many years that I've been using copics I have taken many online coloring classes and this is always something that is discussed. I just thought I'd share as there are always new crafters who might not know about these techniques or maybe it's a technique you've forgotten about.

Here's a sample sheet of some of the fun things you can achieve with colorless blender. Some you use the marker and then many you use the refill on a textile surface, like a cloth, denim, etc. or even use stencils!

To begin with I printed out a sheet of various TLC Designs digital stamps: One Eyed Harry, Fancy Fin, Festive Friends, Foraging Fairies, Dragon Baby Greetings, Ink Me In Pink Freebie and Poetic Pixie. 

If you are using the colorless blender marker for your effect you can color up the entire image first. I did this technique on One Eyed Harry, Ink Me In Pink Freebie and Foraging Fairies. Here you can see them all colored up, which looks good but with a few little touches you can add to them!

My next step using the colorless blender marker was to just have fun! I started with One Eyed Harry and added lots of dots. 

You can vary the appearance of the dots by how long you leave the marker on the image and also how hard you press. I just think it's so fun to see the texture appear. It does take a few seconds for the alcohol to dry so it doesn't appear instantlly. You can also go back and do it over again if the effect isn't quite what you want.

I added some dots to Foraging Fairies flower and outfit and some designs in the wings. So fun!!

Ink Me In Pink Freebie was perfect for adding some stripes to her dress and some dots to her boots.

Next comes some of my favorite ways to use the colorless blender refill. For this technique you need to just color the area you are going to add texture to first. With this technique the colorless blender goes over other parts of the image so you don't want it to be colored. Once the colorless blender dries, you can color over it like normal.

You can use any number of "cloth" for this technique. Each one will yield a different texture. Here's a few of what I typically use- an old dishcloth, both sides give different looks, an old towel and a piece of denim that I use for when I want to add texture to "jeans". 

I colored up the whale from Fancy Fin and then added some colorless blender to the towel. You don't need much of it and it will evaporate quickly so be sure to apply it to your image quickly. Just like with the marker, you can achieve different effects for how hard you press and also how long you leave it on the image.

Next I used the smoother side of a dishcloth for the cute koala from Festive Friends.

For Dragon Baby Greetings I used the "scrubby" side of the dishcloth. I love how this particular dishcloth gives a rougher, scaly look.

My last example uses the cute Poetic Pixie. I used the towel again for some fun texture on his hat. Be careful if using reds, they tend to bleed quite a bit so I always leave a little extra space to compensate for that. After the image is dry, then you can go back and fill any any spots by the edges that might be blank.

I hope this inspires you to try some new things and add texture to your creations! If this is a new technique, take some time to just practice and play around first!

Be sure to share whatever you create in the Facebook group- TLC Designs Creative Sharing.

Have a super day!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Be sure to follow the TLC Designs blog, join in the Facebook group- TLC Designs Creative Sharing and the TLC Designs YouTube Channel!! Lots of inspiration and fun!!

Surprise!

It's my turn on the TLC Designs Blog today! Are you following it? If not, you should! The other design team members post some of the most inspiring creations plus you don't want to miss any TLC Designs news!!

I had a blast with the digital stamp, One Eyed Harry! I printed him out and then colored him up with my copics. I know his name is Harry but I just couldn't resist going a bit girly with him as I wanted to use the Perfectly Precious Paper Pad!!

I used the Aztec Sunshine Circle die for the circle elements on my card. I used an embossing folder on the inner circle to add some dimension.

To complete the card I added the sentiment on a banner, added sparkle and some rhinestones. Such a pretty but yet fun, card!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Be sure to follow the TLC Designs blog, join in the Facebook group- TLC Designs Creative Sharing and the TLC Designs YouTube Channel!! Lots of inspiration and fun!!

All the TLC Designs products used on today's card~ One Eyed Harry Digital Stamp, Perfectly Precious Paper Pad, Aztec Sunshine Circle Die

Boo!

Sharing another card from last year when I was on the SCS Dirty Dozen. The 2017 October Fan Club theme was Creepy Crawlies. This card uses a stamp from The Greeting Farm's Spooky Kit.  I thought today was a great day to share this card!

Happy Halloween! Have the most wonderful day!

Stamps- The Greeting Farm- Spooky Kit

Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Elegant Eggplant

Cardstock- Copic Xpress-it, SU Wisteria Wonder

Designer Paper- Doodlebug- Haunted Manor     

Others- Copics, sequins

Phyllis

Hello friends! So happy you're here!

I have a somewhat free weekend so I'm hopeful to get very crafty! I thought I'd start off with a fun little monster from There She Goes called Phyllis. I sure do miss There She Goes stamps but I'm thankful I have a few to still ink up.

I'm entering this into the following challenges~

• 4 Crafty Chicks~ Polka Dots
• Simply Papercraft~ Anything Goes

Stamps~ There She Goes~ Phyllis,

Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark,
Cardstock~ Copic Xpress-it, SU Dapper Denim, SU Marina Mist, 
Designer Paper~ a muse polka dots, 
Other Goodies~ copics, MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges, black fine detail embossing powder, Wink of Stella clear pen, SU enamel shapes, 

Yummy in My Tummy

I couldn't wait to ink up these cute monsters from the new Yummy in My Tummy stamp set from Stampin' Up. They just make me smile and make me happy!

My first card uses some designer paper that is retired but I just thought it was the perfect match for this fun monster. 

I made the second monster, although he looks like an alien, sparkly with a Wink of Stella Clear pen.

For my second card I used a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches~

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll see you back here real soon with more craftiness!! Have a happy day!

Stamps~ SU Yummy in My Tummy, 
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Watermelon Wonder, SU Cucumber Crush, SU Crushed Curry, SU Wisteria Wonder, SU Tempting Turquoise, 
Cardstock~ Copic X-Press It, SU Cucumber Crush, SU Whisper White, SU Wisteria Wonder, 
Designer Paper~ SU retired Cherry on Top,
Other Goodies~ copics, SU Subtles Enamel Shapes, Wink of Stella,

All current Stampin' Up products can be found on my website: HERE!!

Sorry you feel so icky

One final get well card for my theme this week. This is an old Paper Makeup Stamps stamp called Flubu. I just wanna give him some chicken soup and a hug!

I found the big banner/pennant already cut out in the paper pad so I figured I'd just use it! I like the way it turned out.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate it!! Have a happy day!

Stamps~ Paper Makeup Stamps- Flubu
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Early Espresso
Cardstock~ misc white, SU Early Espresso,
Designer Paper~ Basic Grey- Marjolaine
Other Goodies~ copics

Boo!

Whew! I finally got a card finished!! My mojo was seriously hiding! I am very hopeful it's here to stay for awhile now!

This fun little monster is from The Greeting Farm's Spooky Kit. It was a limited time only kit and one I'm thankful that I got as all the stamps are so cute and fun!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges~

• The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Challenge~ Black, Orange & Purple
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog~ Halloween
• Simply Papercraft~ Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge~ Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown~ Too Cute to Spook
• Craft Your Passion~ Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap~ Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes

I used the current Sweet Sunday Sketch, Sketch 292, for my layout~

Have a simply fabulous day!!

Stamps~ The Greeting Farm- Spooky Kit, 
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock~ SU Basic Black, misc white
Designer Paper~ Doodlebug-Haunted Manor 
Other Goodies~ copics, La La Land Stitched Nested Circles,