Monday, April 15, 2013

Another Art Tag...

Here is another art tag from my slowly growing 'tag book'.  This is one of my favourites, and I was really pleased how it turned out.  I usually am drawn to different colours (like pink, purple turquoise etc)...but I decided to push myself to try something out of the norm for once!
 
 
Here is a list of supplies I used for this project:
Ranger Tag, Scroll stamp for the background, Blue Archival Ink, Dylusions Ink Sprays (I dropped a few big blobs and blew them around the tag with a straw to make those cool funky 'lines'.  Peerless watercolors, Tim Holtz stamp set.
 
This is also perfect for the challenge over at Sentimental Sundays the challenge is 'Tag You're it'!
 
Thanks for stopping by, have a great week!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

I'd be lost without you.....& a blog hop!!!

It's blog hop day!!!  Welcome to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Release Day Blog Hop!!! 
 
I hope you've enjoyed this week's release previews!  All the stamps will be available today in the Kraftin' Kimmie Shop!  
 
For my hop card today I've used Little Bo Peep from the new Nursery Rhymes stamp set.  She also comes with the sentiment seen on my card.  Makes for a sweet friendship card, I think!   
 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Life is full of ups and downs....KKS peeks continue...oh, and another challenge too!

Welcome back to another release peek from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  Today we're featuring new 'Nursery Rhyme' Stamps from Annie Rodrigue!  How cute!!! 
 
Today is also the start of another weekly challenge.  This week's hostess is Krafty Girl Jenny!  And ANYTHING GOES!!!  Yep, all you have to do is create any kind of project using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and you could win some free stamps! 
 
For my card today I used the sweet Jack and Jill stamp.  I coloured them up with copic markers and added the sky with my cloud stencil and the grass was done with Prismacolour pencils and gamsol.  The big flower is from Stampin up!  I love that sentient!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
 
 

Friday, April 12, 2013

Loving Nature! A new KKS release peek...

TGIF!!!  Today is another 'Peek Day' for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps April Release!  There's two new sets from Cheryl Alger this time around!  I've used an adorable image from the new Sunshiney Days  stamp set. 
 
Since I had a bunch of tags laying on my desk I thought, what's one more?  I applied a thin layer of gesso since the tags are manila and I knew I wanted to add a sky for the background.  I stamped Lulu Hugging the tree directly onto the tag and coloured her in with copic markers.  I found some green patterned dp in my stash and went to work cutting out some leaves to finish off the tree.  I sponged the background with my cloud template and some blue chalk ink, added some grass to the bottom using an MFT grass die,  then finished it off with the sentiment!  She's pretty cute!  Perfect for the nature lover in your life.
 
 
I'll be back tomorrow with another 'peek'!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

True friends are never apart....

It's time for Kraftin' Kimmie's APRIL 2013 RELEASE!  We are kicking off the *New* APRIL Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps previews today and of course we're starting off with new TRINKETS!!
 
Today we’d like to introduce you to an awesome new set of….BFF TRINKETS!!   These circular sentiment stamps have been created and designed by the totally talented Krafty Girl, Nicole Aspinall!!  They are made especially to fit in your 1 3/8ths and 1 ¾ inch punches, for quick and easy cutting!
 
This month we are releasing the BFF Trinkets set which includes EIGHT trinkets in each set with four of each size and they come as both positive and negative images.  You will get the set as a completely unmounted full sheet of deeply etched grey rubber.  Today we have lots of inspiration from the Krafty Girls, so hop around....and be sure to comment at each and every stop because one lucky stamper is going to WIN the new BFF TRINKETS set!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Sunday afternoon!}
 
OH YES!  We are having another amazing ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!  It's happening this SUNDAY afternoon at our Facebook fan page....and you can get ALL the details HERE!  All the new stamps we're sharing over the next few days will be released on SUNDAY!
 
I created a few tags using two of the new BFF Trinkets.  These trinket stamps are so versatile, they can be used on any of your crafting or art projects!
 
This was another double tag project.  I love how you can have a different layer on the bottom and have the sentiment peeking through. 
 Here is a close-up of my hand drawn heart and the layers of watercolour and of course lots of glitter!!!
 
 
 For  this tag, I  used mostly acrylic paints and one of my favourite flower stencils. 
  
Here is a close-up of the sentiment, which was coloured using Faber Castell Pitt Pens.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

You put the happy in my day....

I know I've been missing in action lately, I have a lot going on and really have had no extra time to take a deep breath let alone get busy in the craft room.  I was however, able to whip up this quick tag card using a By LORi Designs (Bug & Roo) image I already had coloured up months ago.  I love it when that happens!  It's not from the new release but from the adorable Bug & Roo stamp line.  Her name is Vivi2 and can be found {HERE}
 
The really cool thing about digital images is that you can cut them out using your Silhouette machine!!!  I found a great tutorial on the internet and got busy a while ago playing around.  She turned out quite big (approx. 4" high), but how cool is it to have a perfectly cut out image!!!  I  love how she turned out, even if after I coloured her up, her hair (to me) looked like popcorn... 
 

I've recently come into possession of a massive amount of paint chips.  I couldn't see them go to waste and I've seen some really cool and fun creations using them.  I used a Stampin' Up Butterfly  punch (thanks Ria ;) and a variety of  colourful paint chips to create this multi layered butterfly to accent my card.
 
Don't forget to check out the By LORi Designs Blog to see what the rest of the design team have to show you today!  You'll think spring is in the air! 
 
Thanks for stopping by, have a great week!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Let the fairy in you fly....another KKS challenge...

 Welcome back to another fun challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!  Today I'm playing hostess and I challenge you to use flowers on your project.  I rarely use actual 'flower embellishments' on my cards or projects so this really was a challenge for me.  You can use any kind of flower, it can be on your designer paper, embellishments, incorporated in the stamp/sentiment etc...we just want to see those flowers!  Maybe it will nudge spring along because it sure is taking it's sweet little time around here!!!  Play along with us using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and you could win some Krafty Rubber!!!

I created another mixed media tag for my project today...yep, I'm on the 'tag train' and not sure when I'm getting off!  lol...anyway, for my project I've used the newly released Tatiana and an older sentiment 'let the fairy in you fly'.  On the original stamp for Tatiana, she is holding a mirror but I wanted her to be holding some flowers so I just simply cut the mirror part off during the 'fussy cutting' stage. 
Here is a close up of how I cut out the 'mirror' and added my own glittery flowers.  Her wings were paper pieced using some old book paper.  I added a bit of colour with my peerless watercolors. 
And another close-up of the sentiment and the cabochon flower. 

I also used lots and lots of  Glimmer Mist and Stardust Stickles which is hard to see in the first picture of the whole tag.  I added glitter to the edges of the 'torn' parts, the flowers, and some random dots scattered around. 

Here is a list of some of the supplies I've used on my tag.  Tags (x2 Canvas Corp), old book paper, flower stencils, text stencils (The Crafters Workshop), peerless watercolors, glimmer mist, copic markers, stickles, gesso, faber castell pitt pens, flower embellishments, archival ink, mod podge.
Also there's a big Springtime Krafty Krop goin' on today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps for even more fun and chances to win some prizes.  You can check out all the information HERE!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Dream....

Hi Everyone, back again to show you some more mixed media art!  My mom and I along with a friend, attended a super fun Tag class with Anna at The Scrapping Bug a few weeks ago.  We experimented with a bunch of different techniques for art journals and canvases etc..and put them on our tags with step by step instructions on the back.  So when ever you are stuck or want to recreate something and you can't remember how you did it, you can go to your 'tag book'!  Genius I say!!!  Anyway we had a blast and had great company and learned a bunch of fun new techniques! 

This tag was made using a big butterfly stencil (The Crafters Workshop) and some tinted molding paste.  We filled in the stencil with the paste and let dry for the remainder of the class.  I finished it the next day at home using some Dylusions Ink Sprays and more TCW stencils, gesso, some Faber Castell Pitt Pens, a Dream sentiment stamp and some archival ink. 

Needless to say I'm totally completely addicted to TAGS now!  They are so much fun to play with and are a snap to finish.  You'll be seeing many more 'Tag' posts in the future...they're all photographed and ready to go, just a matter of finding time to blog about it!!! 
Thanks for stopping by...