Day 3 of KKS sneak peeks!

Today we are sharing sneak peeks from Steven Leary's May 2011 KKS collection. Phew that was a mouthful! I totally had to colour up this cute little piggytailed girl with her kitty as I am one of those crazy cat ladies myself. I have 2 cats and a dog who thinks she's a cat. They rule our house and you often see the cats in our windows when you drive by. I coloured her up with my copics to match some misc. papers I had collected over the years featuring cats (of course) and some of my hoarded cat themed buttons and words. I also collect cat stamps. I am kinda worried that I will wear cat themed sweaters when I am older and have pictures of them in my wallet- all 20 of them- but I have made my friends promise to not let me get to that point lol! I even have one of my fur babies beside me all curled up right now as I write this post. sigh...nothing like a soft kitty belly which I think this cutie in the image is showing us that her cat's belly needs to be scratched too. Whether they want it scratched or not ;P

Come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks and in the meantime pop over to the KKS challenge blog to see what DT members are sharing sneak peeks today now that blogger is back online.

Cheers, Andi

Who has Kraftin' Kimmie sneaky peeky's...ME!

Today marks the first day of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps sneak peeks before the big release on Sunday. Today the DT is sharing cards made with stamps from a BRAND SPANKING NEW KKS ARTIST...Cheryl! Here is the 'official' welcome blurb :)

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is thrilled to introduce a new artist to the mix....her name is Cheryl Alger! You may recognize her name from Sassy Cheryl's where she creates digital art. Cheryl is creating a brand NEW line of images, specifically for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! These stamps will ONLY be available at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and ONLY as unmounted rubber stamps! Now here's a bit about Cheryl!

I grew up outside of Staunton, Virginia, but now live in the Richmond, Virginia. I absolutely LOVE to draw and always carry a small sketchbook with me in case inspiration strikes me while I'm out and about.

I have been creating digital art now for about 12 years now and have licensed my work to companies such as Kohl's, Hobby Lobby and Shopko, among others, for over eight years. I started creating digital images about two years ago. It's been a lifelong dream to become a working artist, and besides deadlines, I LOVE everything about what I do! It really helps that I have a very supportive husband and son (they also can be my biggest critics! I have to admit, I LOVE my job!

**be sure to leave comments on all the blogs because one lucky winner will receive the whole set of Cheryl's new stamps and Kimmie will announce the winner in Thursday's post! Cool!!**

To see who is sharing sneak peeks today featuring Cheryl's images hop on over to the KKS challenge blog!

Cheers! Andi

KKS Weekly Challenge Kraftin' with Kraft!

Today's challenge is right up there as one of my fave's. Make your KKS creation with Kraft paper. I went nuts. Not only did I use kraft paper as my base and around my image but I also found some new FancyPants papers in a 6x6 pack that have the kraft colour all through it. Drooool. I also used one of my fave KKS stamps and its from the very first release- Charlotte. Love her and her twisty hair and quirky expression.

Just a quick post from me today- tackling cleaning my craft studio- ugh. Basically so I can justify that I need more supplies hee hee!

For the full challenge deets pop on over to the KKS challenge blog and also to see some beautiful Krafty Kraft creations. Don't forget there is a HUGE National Scrapbook sale at KKS stamps- more for your money- gotta love it!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is having a sale!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is celebrating National Scrapbooking Day and Mother's Day by having a big ol' SALE!!! There are over 100 stamps from all of our lines on sale 25-75% off!! Yes, you read that right! This sale will run from Friday May 6th - Tuesday May 10th! And some of these images will be retiring shortly, so get them before they are GONE!!! (Cannot be combined with other coupons/discounts!)

I have reposted some of my cards that have some of the sale images featured...just to help enable ;P

New Krafty items available at Kraftin' Kimmie stamps!

Kraftin' Kimmie stamps is pleased to share that we are now carrying a selection of Annie Rodrigue's 5x7 prints, magnets and keychains....including a SPECIAL EDITION keychain featuring Rebecca Raspberry that Annie made just for us as seen above. Click here to go to the KKS store to grab these items! I have mine already ;P hee hee.

Whipper Snapper Stamps- May all your weeds be Wildflowers

Those of you who know me well know that I am in love with Ireland and Irish culture. That includes the wee folk- like this Leprechaun called Frick. He is one of the new Whipper Snapper Spring releases and is not just for St. Paddy's day! On this card I paired him up with the beautiful sentiment 'May all your weeds be Wildflowers' from the Sweet Expressions set. Love it! I coloured him up with my copics and spent hours on this little man. I couldn't stop so I actually coloured up more Leprechauns which I will show you in future posts. I have family in Ireland and Irish family  here in Canada so I have lots of reason to keep these gingers in circulation throughout the year.

Sigh...seriously...Whipper Snapper stamps are amazing!!!! I will NEVER own enough of them hee hee!

Cheers, Andi

HHS Challenge- Anything goes....

Time for another challenge to help inspire you and your inky fingers! High Hopes Stamp's challenge is an easy one..."Anything goes!". Feel free to use any of your HHS images to play along.

Today I used a stamp that I have been itching to use since I got it- Duckie Flying Kite. Not sure which grabs me the most- the great kite or the sweet ducky tushy lol. Coloured him up using my copics then made some scalloped layers with white paper and some rainbow striped patterned paper. I had some great yellow seam binding ribbon given to me and it looked perfect for the card. Thank you Prairie bird Boutique for the beautiful ribbon. Actually all the seam binding you have been seeing on my blog is from this super cute Etsy shop. Love them! Just suited my fluffy ducky card wonderfully :).

The HHS Divas have been hard at work making some amazing samples to help inspire you for this week's challenge. Pop on over to the challenge blog to read more about how you can play along with us to win and see some great eye candy!

Cheers, Andi